Cannon High School - Cannon Report Yearbook (Kannapolis, NC)

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DEDICATION John L. Dupree To John L. Dupree, Principal of Cannon High School, because of his momentous efforts in the expansion of Can- non High School to the high position it now occupies ; because his first thought has always been of others — be it the lowliest freshman or the highest senior; because where duty stops, he has continued beyond unselfishly and sym- pathetically; because of the esteem in which he is held by those who know and work with him, and because he has carved a place in our hearts which time cannot erase — we, the seniors of Cannon High School are proud to dedicate this 1944 yearbook. Page Four

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oo ovfa SWSV -Ui ' f) Ed Shinn Colleen Barnett Frances Williams Mrs. Glass Dot Klutz Harry Lloyd Freeze Elva Hipps Dot Cooke Maggie Perkins Jimmy Martin Helen Powell STAFF y Sarah Collier Clarice Morris Ruby Weaver Margaret Collier Verna Mae Pethal Gilda Wagoner Barbara McDonald Business Manager Advertising Manager Circulation Manager . Faculty Adviser Helen Hyman Juanita Sifford Earl Cooke Janieve Staley Betty Goodwin Rebecca Towell Julia Ann Nimer Page Three

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HISTORY OF SENIOR CLASS ’44 Little did we as puzzled, perplexed, and bewildered freshmen realize that in four more or less delightful years we would be graduating into a world filled with the chaos of war. The fact has prevented many of our former classmates from being with us this year. Here, may we pause to remember those who are now in the uniform of our country serving on the battlefronts of the world. On a September day four years ago we entered the sacred halls of Cannon High. Frightened as we were, we soon became accustomed to the routine of high school. Our first task after adjustments were made was to select our officers. These were Margaret Fisher, president; Bobby Phillips, vice-president; Hazel Roberts, secretary: Betty Sue Crenshaw, treasurer. As freshman advisers ready and able to help us in any way we had Misses Emma Burns, Peggy Columbus, Mable Livingston. Crystal Henderson, Mrs. Fred Dennis, Messrs. Norman Miller, Harry Sanders, and Lester McCarn with Mr. Dupree as principal. Under their capable direction the year passed smoothly. Soon one year of high school had gone. Then, after a brief respite from school, we again entered Cannon High, this time as sophomores. Again we had the privilege of electing officers. This year we had Hazel Roberts as president, with Leonard Bassinger, vice-president, Earl Critz, secretary, and Jesse Thomason, treasurer. As advisers we had Misses Dorothy Aycock, Crystal Henderson, Grace Frazier, Ruth McKeithan, Edith Reid, and Mrs. Harry Jackson. Ever ready to aid was Mr. J. L. Dupree, principal. Two years had passed, and now we were members of the Junior class. Thus with thoughts of the important year ahead we elected as officers: Genevieve Parks, president; Hazel Roberts, secretary, and Evelyn Oates, treasurer. Our advisers this year were Misses Thelma Callahan, Grace Frazier. Jams Viser, Mesdames W. G. Coleman, Thurman Frye, W. B. Heyward, and Mr. Charles P. Turner. This year was a most important one. For the first time we attended the Senior-Junior Prom which was one of the highlights of the year. Later the Junior Class Play Don ' t Take My Penny, directed by Mrs. W. B. Heyward, was presented. Then in the closing days of our Junior year came the Junior- Senior Dance. For us, this, our junior year, had been a most enjoyable one. In the autumn of 1943 we, the Seniors, thinking ahead, elected as our leaders: Bobby Phillips, president; Gratton Mann, vice-president; Betty Jane Compton, secretary; and Earl Critz, treasurer. More cherished this year than others are our advisers, who are Misses Thelma Callahan, Loraine Gray, Amy Harrington, Vera Jean Kearney. Sue Ratchford and Helen Wofford. Mr. J. L. Dupree, as always, has been ready to aid us. Our last year is passing swiftly. This year for the first time our Senior-Junior Prom was a masquerade which was enjoyed by everyone. Next there was our Senior Class Play, Pride and Prejudice, directed by Miss Amy Riser Harring- ton. Then Senior Day, Junior-Senior Dance and other activities ever climaxed by commencement. In the first days of the month of June we became graduates of J. W. Cannon High School. Now graduation is over and fond farewells to high school have been said. May we, the Seniors of Cannon High School, ever look forward with the same true spirit which has carried us through four years of academic training. Mary Evelyn Childers. Page Five