Buckland High School - Eagle Yearbook (Gates, NC)

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Seniors ROSA MAE MATTHEWS S15 Glve to the world the best you have and the best wmll come back to you CHARLIE RAE ROBERTS Bro If I cannot do great thmgs I can do small thmgs m a great way MARGIE MARIE BOONE Marge 5 I envy no man that knows more than myself but plty them that know less ELWOOD RAY DILDY Snlpper I h ve but one lamp by wh1ch my feet are gumded and that IS the lamp of experxence EMMA I EE EURE Bundy There ms a destmy that makes us brothers none goes h1s way alone Q

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Scmars 'Q'--.bfi X E Lu' H ENRY BOND Jack A good name IS rather to be ch osen than great r1ches DOLLIE MAE ROBERTQ D011 Iam a great fr1er1d t o publmc amu ements for they keep people from v1ce HARVEY RIDDICK Gabe I nexther complaln of the past nor do I fear the future LILLIAN MAE HINTON L11 No matter ho w grouchy you're feelm if: g, you'11 fmd a smlle more or less healmg CALVIN SCOTT PILAND L1tt1e B Three may keep a secret mf two of them are dead 1

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6111.95 I-llstary lt was August 26 1949 that 98 seekers of knowledge boarded the good ship T S Cooper High It was the same old ship that carried many passengers to safe harbor so we stepped aboard and assembled in the lower deck where we were to begin our voyage of High School Life We were naturally very enthusiastic and asked many eager questions of our Captain Mr R S Cooper, and were assured that if we were persevering in our duties we would reach our destination at the end of four years So with happy hearts and smiling faces we said good bye to those left behind in the Grammar Grades as we steamed away from the wharf and out of the harbor on our voyage of High School Life Our class was organized with the following officers President Rosa Matthews Vice President Henry Bond Secretary Lillian Hinton with Mrs E S Bowser as our advisor She explained that our voyage was to be over four seas and we had just entered upon the first and smallest of these which was called the Freshman Sea We had not sailed very far when we were joined by two new sea mates Lillian and Alberta Boone who came to us from East Suffolk High School Suffolk Virginia During our voyage over the Freshman Sea Samuel Jones Calvin Piland Henry Bond Rachel Hurdle Rosa Matthews and Charlie Roberts represented us in athletics Virginia Dotson Emma Hall Lillian Hinton Rosa Matthews Dorothy Hoffler Henry Bond and Alfonzo Harrell were members of the Choral Club We were equipped with more knowledge and a higher scholastic attitude with many things in mind to accomplish At times the sea was very rough but with sincere coaching from our advisor the waves seemed to become smobth However there were naturallya few cases of sea sickness Rosa Walton Catherine Riddick Gladys Walton Willie Williams Melvin Eason and Ed gar Nowell felt they could no longer digest Mathematics History and other disagreeable subjects so they got off on a rescue boat that carried them back to shore We sailed on until we reached the other side of the Freshman Sea Thus when we anchored our ship for a rest period of three months our number had de creased to ninty four At the end of our rest period our Captain blew the whistle and we continued our voyage into the Soph omore Sea Mrs V B Riddick was our advisor It was her enduring patience that gave us courage to sail on to the end of our voyage We felt highly honored to have Bennie Bond as Vice President of the Stu dent Council and Rosa Matthews as Secretary By this time we had become loyal shipmates but some of our members felt the voyage was much too long so we stopped at a port along the way to bid goodbye to Joyce and Ledora Parker We sailed into the Junior Sea with hearts overwhelmed with joy for it was this year that twenty of us got aff the good ship T S Cooper and got aboard the Buckland High It was September 3 1951 a calm peaceful morning radiant with hope cheer and joyous promise that this ship stood at anchor at the wharf of its first school year It did not take us very long to become acquainted with our new fellow passen were entirely wiped away in the assurance that so able a staff of seamen had us in their charge Our imagi nation was almost beyond reasoning thinking of the distance that we had come and how near we were to the end We again entrusted the office of President to Rosa Matthews and felt fortunate in having Mrs B S Barchffe as our class advisor We were thrilled and filled with excitement as we sailed over the Junior Sea, for it was durmg this voyage over this sea that we were chosen the class of the year Rosa Matthews was crowned the first Miss Buckland High and Emma Hall reigned as May Queen It was with pleasure that we watched Dollie Roberts Dorothy Hoffler and Alfonzo Harrell represent us in dramatics at Elizabeth C1ty while Rosa Matthews Emma Hall Calvin Piland Harvey Riddick and Dorothy Locke starred in the High School play The Calamity Kids Mary F Bowser received a beautiful watch for her cooperation in helping the seniors to raise money for a gift to be left to the school Fmally the great event that we had looked forward to arrived It was now our time to entertain the Seniors We entertained them by taking them on a trip to visit the beautiful Caverns of Luray Virginia This was a most pleasant and educational experience that was enjoyed by both classes This brought to a close the activities of our Junior year but we sailed on to a more pleasant dream After passmg triumphantly through the trials and tribulations of our Freshman Sophomore and Junior Seas we entered proudly into the sea of Seniority This time it was Mr C C Bryant our advisor who helped us through another successful year with members of our class taking leading parts in dramatics athletics and the choral club After working hard through four long seas we were rescued by the Juniors who took us on a sight seeing trip to Washington D C How nice it was to be the guest instead of the host It would take too long to write the complete log of this eventful voyage It would be interesting to tell the many delightful experiences the many wonderful lessons the changes in the passenger list at the various ports along the way the parting of this one and the welcoming of that one but after all it has but little vital significance except to ourselves the few who still remain together to land at Commencement Wharf It has been a wonderful voyage and we have accumulated many souvemrs from every port The billows of exam ination questions have sometimes tried to overwhelm us but none of them has succeeded We have been able to procure the necessary passport at the entrance of each succeeding sea, and have been able to pay the price in good hard work for every part of the passage We have sympathized with the sea sick passen gers who could not make the voyage all the way with us We have enjoyed the experiences of those who held out to the end Now that things are over we see the blue skies We see the Gleammg Light O say what may it be? It is the Lighthouse on the shore that has guided us from the sea to the land we have long been seeking We regret very much that our voyage has come to an end We hate to leave our Captain other faculty members and school mates but we must for our purpose is to sail further into the Sea of Adventure and equip ourselves to meet the needs of a changing world, so that we may be able to offer a happier life to our fellowman ROSA MATTHEWS - - .. - .. , . . - , , - . . I . . . . Z . y Z . , 1 5 . , . . . - , , . . . 7 . . , , , - , . , , , - . , . . , , . . Q y ' i I D l I - I I ' 1 1 ' 1 - . y I . . . I . - .. .. .. - .. . . . , , Y I I gers, nor to feel very much at home with our new Captain, Mr. I, R, Barcliffe. Our fears of shipwreck , , . . . . .I . . Q, . ' . , . I I , , , -- ,, . . .,, . . . . , . . , . . . . . y . . , 1 , . . . . , , , . I . , . - . . . . . . , , , , , , I A. . . , . , . , . . , . I ' , , ,