Biscoe High School - Yearbook (Biscoe, NC)

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June, 1948. Dear Reader: It is with a peculiar sense of pride that we, the Seniors, present to you, The Twelve Years, the first annual to be published by the Biscoe High School. We wish first of all to express our deep appre- ciation to the many who have made our annual possible, to those contributing to the advertis- ing, to Mr. Lamm and Mr. Switzer for their photography and help in planning the book, and to Mrs. Connor and Mrs. McDuffle for helping us on every opportunity. The Twelve Years contains a complete record and history of the Senior Class of ' 48, as well as a picture of the school activities of the past year. We hope you will like it. Sincerely yours, Bill Skeen. William Waldo Skeen Editor-in-Chief of The Twelve Yeahs; Vice- President 2, 3; Biscoe Hi-Lites Staff 2, Sports Editor 4; F. F. A. 3, Vice-President 4; Boys State Convention 3; Basketball I, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2; Glee Club 3; Beta Club 4; Citizenship Medal 4. Bill Skeen, Editor-in-Chief Florence Monroe, Business Manager Vernon Tyson, Sports Editor Doris Greene, Art Editor Daisy McNeill, Typist Loreene Parsons, Typist ADVERTISING Rebecca Saunders Florence Monroe Martha Buie Doris Greene Daisy McNeill Carol McAlister Mr. J. E. Switzer, Supervisor Winford Batten PHOTOGRAPHY Curtis Crotts Harold Johnson Ingram Jenkins Jimmy Shuping JOURNALISM CLUB Mrs. Fuller McDuffie, Mrs. R. H. Kissell Supervisors — Responsible for grade news and records. -44 J -

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A MESSAGE FROM THE SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT Vernon Cephus Tyson Secretary-Treasurer 3, President 4; Citizen- ship Award 3; President of M. Y. F. 4; Glee Club 3; F. F. A. 4; Journalism Club 2, 3, 4; Hi-Lites Staff 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Base- ball 2, 3, 4. The Biscoe BULLDOG -€{ 3)3- June, 1948. Greetings: We, th e Seniors of Biscoe High School, have a heritage of which we are justly proud. As we reflect upon the years which have gone be- fore us, we are grateful to the indomitable spirit of courage and for the inspiration that the early founders of our Alma Mater have bestowed upon us. We face the future calm and unafraid, because our paths have been di- rected into pleasant channels for us by our predecessors. We are confident and happy, but we owe a debt to the past that we can repay in only one way — by measuring up to what they expect of us. To the past, with its storehouse of treasure, To the past, with its glories untold, To the past, with all its experience, Which its dusty locked covers unfold. As stepping stones to things that are higher Our past has guided our way; We would pledge with our love and devotion In the dawn of a future ' s day. So with courage we look to the future, To see what its shadows forecast, And with joy or with tears, For all the long years, We will offer our best to the past. Our Alma Mater was the first state-supported consolidated school in the state. In 1908 our one building and the grounds were valued at $7,000, while now they are worth many times that amount. Since that time we have added to our plant a gymnasium, lunchroom and kitchen, fully equipped, a cannery, an agricul- ture building, a potato house, and a principal ' s home. In this year we have made and equipped a visual aids room and a dark room for the developing of films. Not only in material improvements have we made progress. Our course of study conforms to the entrance requirements of any of the col- leges of our state. Our Commercial Department more than adequately meets the needs of a larger group of students who do not go to col- lege. Our school administration realizes that the only education is that which trains a student to think for himself and to adapt himself to the conditions that one has to face daily. May our Alma Mater continue to be a place where high ideals are cherished and noble purposes are en- visioned for the youth of our land. Very truly yours, Vernon Tyson.

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ADMINISTRATION County Superintendent J. S. Edwards Principal G. B. Lamm BISCOE SCHOOL BOARD W. I. Jenkins C. G. Buie Secretary C. E. Freeman E. R. Burt, Jr Chairman H. L. Williams