Biscoe High School - Yearbook (Biscoe, NC)

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A Senior Looks At Basketball 1 Yes, it's been loads of fun, plenty of heartaches, but many more surprises and joys. The day I got my first suit-it was an old one, used years before me, but I never thought of that-it was brand new to me. That first night I warmed up with the team-in front of a crowd. , Did I feel im- portant! Practicing after school every afternoon with the seniors-they were tops in my eyes . . . I wondered of I'd ever by that good and maybe play on the regular team! Half my time at ball practice must have been spent dreaming- - Trips away from home were few and far between-freshmen usually had to stay here-the night I went to Richfield I would like to have been in Biscoe . . . it was the coldest night in the year and the gym was like a barn without doors. Thanks to the heater on the car we survived. ' As a sophomore, I progressed some in the realm of basketball-that year I got a suit to match the others and even rated a warm-up jacket. . . The first game in which I ever played was out of the county-I'm sure We were ahead . . . if not, there would have been no place for me-I was scared so bad I hoped no one threw me a ball . . . I would have been afraid to have caught- - Oh yes, I did lots of bench-warming this year too . . . Sometimes a regular was sick and I even started the game . . . perhaps my chances for team weren't so bad after all - - Although I hated to see those seniors graduate, I knew that now was my big moment-I worked hard and never missed practice . . . At least I'd be faithful ! Remembering those fifty laps around the gym, I don't see how I made it . . . some iv-,J-'-Wi ' ' ' ' days it felt as if I would collaspe with the next step . . . somehow or another I never did though . . . I suppose it really did me good. I was a junior now and the coach could really use me-I practiced all summer and felt that I was a pretty good shooter and perhaps could guard too, if given a chance -there was plenty of room for improve- ment but working hard I could make it. The whole team improved and I felt con- fident that by the next year we could pro- bably be Montgomery County Champs! Coach Mathews had really done a won- derful job-he started out with a green bunch of kids and he deserves a lot of credit for the teams we have. As a senior, I was playing on the first team-of course some days I didn't show up so well in practice and someone else started the next game-that hurt but it also made me work harder before the next game - This year our team worked hard and won most of its games . . . those that we lost were only by a small margin. . . The girls won the Montgomery County Champ- ionship and the Lions' Invitational Tourn- ament-Yes they were really champions. Mr. Lamm really put some polish on the girls and they reached their goal. Mr. Lamm was wonderful and shared our dis- oppointments as well as our joys! Basketball is a wonderful sport and I have thoroughly enjoyed it .... I shall never forget those days I spent in the gym trying hard to make our team a winning one! I'll miss the trips and the home-games but ever in my heart and wherever I may go I'1l be pulling for a wonderful crowd of athletes and hoping the years ahead may be full of joyous victories!

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Juniors Entertain Seniors On Tuesday afternoon, May 9, the juni- ors and seniors in their dungarees and sport shirts and carrying fishing poles and bait took off from school at 2:15 p.m to spend an afternoon of fun and hilarity at Dr. McDuffie's lake and cabin, located about eight miles from Biscoe. Special guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lamm, Mr. and Mrs. Matthews, and Ricky, Mr. and Mrs. Connor and Johnny, and Mrs. McDuffie and Sarah. Although the water proved to be a bit chilly, several members of the party in- dulged in swimming while others tried to entice the fish. Still others preferred cruising down the river in the row boat. Horse-shoe pitching held everyone's inte- rest until we were called to supper by a come and get it . Rushing to the fire where we were to roast weiners, we were greeted by a song by the juniors. Every- one had plenty to eat, including hot-dogs, marshmallows, patoto chips, pickles, and cookies. The seniors enjoyed themselves immensely. This trip will always be one of our cherished memories of our days with the juniors. If thou hast yesterday thy duty done, And thereby cleared firm footing for today, Whatever clouds make dark tomorrow's sun, Thou shalt not miss thy solitary way. W p g g Goethe , ,-,, Seniors See Shakespeare's The Taming Of The Shrew William Shakespeare would have had reason to be just a trifle more proud of himself if he could have seen how excited the seniors of Biscoe High School were on the morning of January 17, 1950 because they were going to make a trip to Greens- boro to see one of his well-loved comedies, The Taming of the Shrew . This exper- ience was a new one-never before had they seen one of Shakespeare's plays acted on the stage. Mrs. Connor read them a brief sketch of the play before the trip in order that they might meet the characters and have some idea as to what the play was based upon. The dramatization proved to be even better than the sketch. The Margaret Webster Playmakers cer- tainly did a wonderful job of enacting this comedy. The audience found it fun to re- lax and forget studies for awhile. Laughter rang through Aycock Auditorium at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina as Katherina's husband, Petruchio, tried to tame her, whom he call- ed a shrew. He finally succeeded. Seventeen tired Seniors returned home laughing and talking about their trip and the comedy which had proven to be so amusing to them. In spite of the rainy weather, they enjoyed every minute of it thoroughly. Look up and not down, look forward and not back, look out and not ing and lend a hand. Hale m,

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Family as our junior play. This will al- ways be among our fond memories. We must not forget to mention our class rings. We have never been so glad to see anyone as we were the ring salesman. We were even more excited the day that they were here and flashing on our fingers. And now, we are on the top round of our ladder. We have reached the first stepping stone of our lives. We realize that this is our last year at B. H. S., and we have con- stantly tried to deepen our well of know- ledge. Fred Staley signed his name to the class roll and completed our compact group of seventeen. A notable event of the year was our eve- ning on The Enchanted Island given by the juniors on April 21, 1950. We have never been so happy and content. This banquet will always remain clear to our minds and close to our hearts. Mrs. Connor was our sponsor this, our senior year. Under her direction we pre- sented the play Lena Rivers . The entire class took part in this event and it was a great success. Through hardships, failures, trials, en- joyments, and success, we are about to lower curtain on our last class meeting. It is true that we leave behind us only a few memories that will bring cheerful smiles in our future life. As we anchor our ships and wade to shore, we pray for your progress, peace, and happiness. We shall always think of our Alma Mater as a garden of dreams and She will always be firm and serene in our hearts. Class Prophecy These are the chronicles of 1960. Being news comments on the seniors of 1950, of the Biscoe High School. 1. The International championship bas- ketball game will be played in Madison Square Garden next week on Thursday night. Americans Underfeated captained by Vernon Myrick and coached by Dickie Poole will defend their title. 2. Studios are now filming a new film to be released soon. A new star Bernice Cog- gins by the name of Glamour Gussie will have the lead. 3. Our wanderer of '60 seems to have settled down, Blanche Chriscoe finally got her a man. 4. Barbara Maness always said she did not like to cook, but she seems to be enjoy- ing it. She is married and living on a peach farm in the country. 5. Universal Soap Laboratories will soon put on the market a new cleaning fluid taking the place of all soaps. Melted snow is the principal ingredients, it is said, and is a product of the work of the famous chemist Carol McAlister. 6. Leading the pastry sales for the month is the whole wheat bread roll baked in the ovens of Britt's Bakers, Inc. Howard's real- ly in the dough now! 7. The fleets in! Anchors Aweigh! Ad- miral Staley and his fleet have just arrived in New York, some say Fred will be Me- gellan II. 8. The supreme court of the U. S. will convene tomorrow with judge Maness pre- siding. Marshall always said he would like to ba a patrolman, but we see he has reach- ed an even higher goal. 9. Estelle Dyson is now a prominent me- mber of society, and is taking that long- wanted vacation in Florida with her weal- thy husband John D. Rockefeller VII. 10. Edenton Street Methodist Church is well pleased with the fine work that the former Martha Buie and her husband, the Rev. Cephus are doing. ll. Mary Anne McKinnon and Doris Greene graduated from nurses training at the same time and got together and have set up a clinic specializing in neura-surgery. 12. Trust and Loan Inc. have just report- ed that they have two competent secretar- ies who have been a credit to the firm. Plus helping business with their beauty, the justice of the peace will be honored with a double wedding ceremony. Virginia Davis and Blanche Goodman are to marry their bosses. 13. Paul Maness is now the manager and owner of the Maness Dairy Farms, Inc. He is very proud of his fine herd of Guernsey cows. 14. Billy Saunders is situated on a large modern farm, and is a top-rated peach and tobacco farmer.