Boyden High School - Echo Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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TCUO YEAR 1929 PAGE 29 VIRGINIA OWEN Entered ’25 ; Latin Course: Class Basket Ball 25-’26 ; Varsity Basket Ball ’27-’28 ; Vol¬ ley Ball, ’25-’26 ; Varsity Hockey ’27-’28 ; Big: Sister ’28 ; Athletic Association ’28-’29 ; Dra¬ matic Club ’25-’28 ; Secretary Monogram Club ’27-’28 ; Tennis ’28 ; Baseball ’25-’26 ; Chairman Home Room Program ’28. Virginia is certainly one of the best all-round girls of our class. She is a girl full of life and pep. When it comes to sports, well, she can surely make those balls fly. And She’s in for endurance-capable of anything, that Virginia ! Here’s hoping she will win the hearts of others as she has won ours. RUBY PARRISH Entered ’25 ; Latin Course ; Athletic Associa- t’on ' 25-’29 ; Home Room President ’25-’26 ; Basket Ball ’25-’26 ; Secretary Home Economics Club ’25-’26 : Home Room Secretary ’26-’27 : Hockey ’26-’27 ; Girl Reserves ’26-’27 ; Room Cashier ’27-’28 ; Cheerio Club ’28-’29 ; Secre¬ tary Nurses’ Club ’28-’29 ; Big Sister ’28-’29. Here’s a girl who mixes work with pleasure and enjoys both. She s frank, friendly, and a good sport. “Shag’s” pleasing temperament has won her many friends. She is popular among her classmates, and everybody admires her. The college to wh ' ch she goes may expect much of her ; we wish her great success through life. PHILLIP PEACOCK Entered ’24 ; Latin Course ; Editor Echo ’29 ; Managing Editor Annual ’29 ; Hi-Y ’27-’29 ; Dramatic Club ’29 ; Cast of “Up in the Air” ’29 ; Cast of “Economical Boomerang” ’29 ; Debating Club ’27-’29. Here’s to Phil! a living speciman of personi¬ fied optimism. Phil’s apparent philosophy of life is a good one ; he works when he works, and plays when he plays. Philip is headed for the best that is in the paper business. With his fine re¬ cord here as a sample of future work, we believe that he is on the way to success. JESSIE PITMAN Entered ' 25; Summer School Graduate; Gen¬ eral Course; Girl Reserves ’25-’26, Secretary and Treasurer ’27-’28, President ’28-’29 ; Stu¬ dent Council ’29, President ; Girl’s League ’29 ; Home Room Chairman ’29 ; Treasurer ’27-’28, Senior Dramatic Club ’29 : Poetry Club ’29 ; Chairman Room Program ' 28 ; Poster Club ’28. Jessie’s sweet personality and attractive, pleasing ways have won for her a host of friends. She is an honest-to-goodness worker and enters heartily into everything she under¬ takes, for which reasons we feel sure that the problems of life will be no task for her. CLYDE W. PLYLER Entered ’24; Latin Course; President Junior Class ’27 ; Business Manager of Echo ' 27-’28 ; Manager of Football ’27-’28 ; Capta ' n of Base¬ ball ’27-’28 ; Baseball ’25-’28 ; Vice-President S’thlete Club ’26 ; Member of Letter Club ’25 -’26 ; Chairman Home Room ’26-’27. Clyde is one of the outstanding men in the senior class, strong and handsome—one of Salisbury’s own. He was also one of the out¬ standing baseball players of the “Golden Tide”. Clyde is a typical man-about-town whose great¬ est aim is to become a husband.

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PAGE 2S ECHO YEAR 1929 MARIE MORGAN Entered ’25 ; Home Economics Course; Glee Club ’28-’29 : Secretary Novelty Art Club ’29; Treasurer Home Room ’29 ; Big: Sister ’28-’29 ; Class Prophet ’29 ; Traffic Committee ’29 ; Operetta, Up In The Air”. Although Marie is one of our smartest stu¬ dents, she is by no means a bookworm. She is one of the most active members of the senior class and is always willing to take part in anything. She has a winning personality and a friendly disposition. Marie’s gradua¬ tion w.ll be a great loss to Boyden High. NELLIE MORGAN Entered ’25 : Home Economics Course ; Presi¬ dent Civics Class ’26 ; Home Room Secretary ’26-’27 : Dramatic Club ’26-’27 ; Treasurer Nov¬ elty Art Club ’28 ; Glee Club ’28-’29 ; Big Sister ’28-’29 ; Traffic Committee ’29 ; Operetta, Up In the Air” ’29. Nellie is one of the quiet members of the class of ’29, but shows herself to be a con¬ scientious worker. She has a pleasing per¬ sonality which both teachers and pupils ad¬ mire. B. H. S.’s loss will be some college’s gain. MARY DAN MORRIS Entered ’24 ; General Course; Girl Council ’26 ; Girl Reserves ’24-’28 ; Dramatic Club ’25 -’28 ; Basket Ball ’25 ; Glee Club ’28-’29 ; Chair¬ man Home Room ’26-’27 ; Delegate to All Southern Music Convention” ’29 ; Big S ' ster ’28-’29 ; Operette Up In The Air ’29 ; Girl’s League ’29. Dan” as she is familiarly known to her fellow classmates, entered high school with a determination to succeed in her work. She not only did this, but she also became an active member in several school activities. She has been an outstanding member of the girl’s glee club especially for several years. She has become very popular with everyone with whom she has worked. FRANCIS JOHNSTONE MURDOCH, JR. Entered ’25 ; Latin Course: Hi-Y ’27-’29 : Midget Football ’27-’28 : Debating Club ’27-’29 : Triangular Debate ’28 ; President Debating Club ’29 ; Dramatic Club ’28-’29 ; Candidate for Varsity Basket Ball ’26-’28 ; State Dramatic Contest ’29 ; Glee Club ’27-’28 ; Poetry Club ’29 ; Radio Club ’26 A strong will-power and good, sound judg¬ ment make Francis an admirable character. He was elected the most conceited boy in the class, and rightly so. He is envied by all the girls—What wouldn’t they give to have his beautiful curly locks? Francis has some un¬ known power of attracting friends, and he truly has lets of them. WOODROW MYERS Entered ’25 ; Science Course; Camera Club ’27-’28 ; C-Why Science Club ’28-’29. Woodrow hails from out in the sticks; he is the fellow that chauffeurs the bus from up the country”. He has put it here every day there was school, even if he has been just a little late sometimes. Woodrow is one of these fellows that you see every day but still do not see all of his worth. He is a fellow that works, but few people realize the work that he completes. He is one of the high lights of the Physics Class this year.

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PAGE 30 ECHO YEAR 1929 NAVA POWLAS Entered ’25; Lat : n Course; Girl Reserves ’25-’29 ; Y. W. C, A.; Cabinet Member ' 28-’29 ; Traffic Officer ’28-’29 ; Home Room Banker ’28; French Club ’27-’29 ; Music Club ’28-’29 ; Big Sister ’28-’29 ; Cheerio Club ’29 ; Tennis ’29. “Niver’s” high school career has a varied selection c.f activit es. She is a Big - Sister to be proud of, and a Girl Reserve member well worth having. “Niver” is very popular with certain bovs and girls of Bovden High, especially with her gang —“Fan”, “Issy”, and “Bessie.” The school w 11 not seem like the same place without her chatting and giggling. Here’s wishing you the best of everything as you go through life! GUY PROPST Entered ’25 ; Latin Course; Debating Club ’27-’28 : Latin Club ’28-’29 ; Dramatic Club ’28-’29 ; Hi-Y, Secretary Sen ' or Hi-Y ’28-’29 ; Home Room President ’28, Home Room Treas¬ urer ’27-’28 ; Traffic Committee ’28-’29 ; Stu¬ dent Council Citizenship Committee ’28-’29 , Cheerio Club; Athletic Association. If honesty, persistency, congeniality, and pleasantness are characteristics of greatness, then Guy belongs to the truly great. He is schol¬ arly and gentle, yet firm in his convictions. He meets the problems of school life with the same congeniality that he exercises toward h s friends. We wish you the greatest of success, Guy ! MILDRED QUEENSBURY Entered ’25; Latin Course; Girl Reserves ’25-’28 ; French Club ’28-’29 ; Big Sister ’28-’29. Mildred has a pleasing personality with which she has won many friends. She is one of the hardest workers in the senior class and deserves the goc.d grades she makes in her stud es. Mildred, we wish you success! FANNIE RAINEY Entered ’25 ; Latin Course; Girl Reserves ’25-’29, Treasurer Girl Reserves ’25-’26 ; Liter¬ ary Society ’2G-’27 ; Home Economics Club ’2G-’27 ; French Club ’27-’28 ; Traffic Commit¬ tee ’28-’29 ; Secretary Home Room ’29 ; Presi¬ dent French Club ’28 ; Music Club ’28-’29 : House Keeping Committee ’28-’29. “Gentlemen Prefer Blonds,” at least that is what a certain person in 217 thinks. However, Fannie does not let this interfere with her studies in the least. Besides being an able worker, Fannie is full c.f fun and pep. Here’s hoping that she will make as big a success in life, in future years, as she did in B. H. S. BRUCE RIDENHOUR Entered ' 24 ; General Course: Football ’27 -’28; S’thlete Club ’29; Science ' Club ’29; Hi-Y Club ’2G-’29 ; Athletic Association ’2G- ' 29 ; Glee Club ’28 ; Aviation Club ' 29 ; Class Baseball ’25 ; Class Basket Ball ’29. Bruce wears a Big Block “S” on his sweat¬ er won on the football field fighting for BLACK and GOLD. Although he has not worked very diligently in high school, we be¬ lieve that he will do good work at Carolina next year. Remember the race of the Tor¬ toise and the Hair” Bruce? It’s not the start that counts so much, but the finish.