Boyden High School - Echo Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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1927 THE ECHO Tage 29 Class History f Four years ago in the fall of 1923, we, approximately 200 students who had, the preceding spring, received our diplomas from the four different elementary schools of this city, began again our school career which was to mean for us a new and differ¬ ent work in school life. The Assembly Hall of the old Salisbury High School was thronging with new and expectant pupils. The important question for debate that morning was whether we should take Latin or science. Friends tried to persuade each others to take the course to their liking so that they could remain in the same room. It was this way, however, that many intimate frienes became separated from each o.her. The grief caused by these separations was not of long duration, however, as new friends were soon made. Mr. John assigned us, that morning, to our rooms where we became acquainted with our home-room teachers. There were three science rooms and three Latin rooms which shows that the students were about equally divided in their preferences for the two courses—Latin and science. The number of Latin students out-numbered the science students by a small number, however. One thing that was especially new and indeed much to our liking was the fact that we did not have to look at one teacher’s face all day but we had a very nice variety. Our daily routine finally, after many amusingly green acts, became settled and our freshman year passed away without many very definite happenings. The outstanding event, however, was the examinations. It was at this time that some of our school mates really started down the road to failure. It was in the summer before our entry to school again, as sophomores, that our well-loved superintendent, Mr. Andrews, left us. His position was taken by Mr. Phillip whom we have all learned to love and esteem. When we entered school in September 1924 we were sophomores and indeed we felt our importance. We felt perfectly at home now and there were not any days lost in becoming acquainted with new regulations. Our school work became for us a little harder but not hard enough to burden any of us greatly. As sophomores we began lo take more interest in the social and athletic affairs of the school. Some of the students went out for the various athletic games while practically all of us became acquainted with more students. It was also in our sophomore year that we were bereft of Dr. Harpham, a great science teacher. Every one loved Dr. Harpham, and when the news of her death reached the scholo every one was greatly shocked. Our junior year proved to be a greater year for us than any before. It was then that we organized and took our place among the leaders of the school. We, as juniors, began to work on the Echo, our school paper; then too, a greatei numbei ot our boys and girls were picked for the highly esteemed varsity teams. The new high school which had been anticipated while we were yet sophomores was beginning to be realized and the student body was informed that they w ' ould enter the new building at the beginning of the second term. Everyone was overjoyed at this news oi enter-

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THE ECHO 1927 WILLIAM WHITE Spec”—Entered ' 23, Latin; Triangular De¬ bate Alternate ' 26; Triangular Debater ' 27; Latin Club ' 2G- ' 27; Debating Club ’25-’27; French Club ’2G- ' 27; Associate Editor “Echo” ' 26- ' 27; National Honor Society ' 27; Athletic Asso. ' 25- ' 27. “Whose little body lodged a mighty mind.” SAMUEL WILEY Sam”—Entered ' 23, Latin; Hi-Y ’24- ' 27 (Vice Pres. ’26- ' 27); Marshal ' 26; Athletic Asso. ’25- ' 27; Debating Club ’25-’27 (Reporter ’26-’27); Ticket Manager Senior Carnival ' 27; Triangular Debater ' 26- ' 27; Editor in Chief Echo and Annual; Pres. National Honor Society ' 26-’27. Of me you may write in the blackest ink;’ ' I say what I mean and I know what I think ' .” MARGARET WORKMAN Peggie Entered ' 23, Science; Associate Edi¬ tor Echo ’26-’27. “The girl who wins is the girl who works, The girl who toils while the next one shirks.” MARY CATHERINE WEST “Tommy”—Entered ' 25, Science; Girl Re¬ serves ’25- ' 27; Dramatic Club ’26-’27; Chief Marshal ' 26; Treas. Senior Class ' 27; Asst. Busi¬ ness Mgr. Echo” ' 25 - ' 26; Advertising Mgr. ’26-’27; Girlss Council ' 25; Athletic Asso. ' 25-’27; Asst. Cheer Leader ’27. “Hoy-day, what a sweep of vanity comes this way!”

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Page .- 0 THE ECHO 1927 in.tr the now high school. Still our joy was mingled with sadness, for we were loth to leave the old building which had for so many years been our school home. At the beginning of the last term, we came into the new building and we are now proud to say that we have the honor of being the first juniors to enter this high school. The last half of our junior term brought us still closer to the burdens of the school which were to fall on our shoulders the coming year. But then mingled with these deeper thoughts came the more joyful ones—the result the most outstanding pleasure of the year, the Junior-Senior Rec eption. It was a decided success and we hope that those Seniors, now scattered may always remember it as a farewell party given by us to them. At he close of school came commencement. The Juniors had never felt greatly enthusea over the graduating exercises until that year. A certain number of lb were chosen as marshalls for the commencement and practically all of us had some part to perform in the preparations for the commencement which after it was over left us the seniors of Salisbury!! igh. We again in 1926 returned to school, this time as seniors. No greater joy or honor can be felt by a student than the privilege of being called a senior. It means a lot to us. It means three years of hard work have been accomplished satisfac¬ torily and also that we are now assuming the responsibilities of the school. No year of our school life has been so full of activities as our senior year. To us fell the work of publishing the paper, of carrying on the athletic association, and of working in various clubs. Thus with our many duties the first term of senior life passed very quickly. To their great disappointment and also to the disappointment of us their fel¬ low classmates some of the students failed their first term and thereby lost their chance of graduating with the rest of the class. The last term brought us still greater problems. Our thoughts of graduation became clearer and our hopes stronger. We found that school life as a senior is hard and a diploma must be worked for. We all looked toward the same goal—graduation —and strove toward it. Toward the close of this term came the problems of com¬ mencement which were to be settled. It also brought the serious ever-lingering prob¬ lem of exams—“Would we pass?” This question was on the lips of every senior. The exams were taken but not without many quick beatings of the heart and also many tear-stained faces when told the fatal words—“I failed.” But still the majority of our class passed and with smiling faces went toward the future—Commencement— one of the greatest movements in a boy’s and a girl’s life. Now that it, commence¬ ment, is over we face a distant goal seen but dimly in the distance—a goal to be attained as all others are—by hard work. —EVELYN THOMAS.