Central High School - Pemican Yearbook (High Point, NC)

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.fff X ..- I. -v rZ4P2'P5 'I , 4 . v, cl 'J ks ? -gunman? X f t X 4 l . N X i ' Xi N Q ji It is the aim of the 1946 PEMICAN staff to memorialize in words and pictures, a year in the life of a student at High Point High School, and we hope that through our efforts, this yearbook will have a special significance for you in future years. Though unusual in its interior aspects, the 1946 PEMICAN was planned to be more than merely a souvenir item , which would promptly find its way into the bottom of some desk drawer. To the contrary, it was planned as a book which we hope will never grow entirely out of date, one which you will be proud to show your friends tomorrow or in twenty years, a symbol of what High Point High School means to each student who has passed through h-er doors, never to return as a member of her classes. n f THE EDITOR -I 6 I-

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voice: for the great industries which furnish employment for our people: for the parks and playgrounds which con- tribute so greatly to the health and happiness of the nation: for our doctors Nx and scientists who Work unt' n!iE'e'5 . -'NV' 'ls 1QX our physical Well being: above -jxmfw Xxx 1 for our schools and churches, ' 'c . . is . - TJ. J rich and poor alike may learrfho tllive 'sv 'r life at its fullest and highest- - el. - g 'T l ' l. It is in fhankfuiness, therefor FSE fi these bounteous mercies, that we de cat the 1946 PEMICAN to Life the Pursuit of Happiness. May we eve keep in mind the debt which we owe to our armed forces and to others who have sacrificed even life itself to make possible the peace which We now enjoy. May we prove ourselves Worthy of this, our heri- tage, and, moved by the spirit of inter- national good will, find happiness in sharing it With others less fortunate than ourselves.

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The class of 1946, X.. i f' As juniors the class -ar -if - - - ----M - . . . .X ,.-.- . ,,,.,..-., A --,..A,,.. WY... Y rf- - W1-mc.- -A-W-. ...,.,..r.,,,,. INTRODUCTION TO THE CLASSES - ' ' 'j '1- 'W nil- 7 ff- ' 5 - W -- -- A --- -- -A -- -- --.Y . Y . rn.. ...r....-...-....-.m...,,. .,- ....... I... ............ S... . . - ..,...... .-. N OPENING this written section of the second annual of High Point High School, it is appropriate to begin with the members of the student body. They are the ones, who, through their combined efforts and wholesome spirit, made the school year 1946 one of unforgetable achievement. The senior class held the position of being the smallest one in recent years and the first, as a whole, to complete a full twelve years. However, the juniors had a comparatively large class. The role of the underclassmen was assumed by a fully capable sophomore class. Half, the older group, of the freshmen did their part in sharing the re- sponsibilities and privileges as the youngest class here. The average high school student belonging to any class did both study and play through the year. On the following pages are preserved the main undertakings of each class. oU sam R Cf.A If x X X I ff!! , x XX X one of the smallest g r o u p s to graduate Xe- ..,. X 5 X within recent y e a r S. holds a somewhat unique position in the X X ' ff annals of the high T366 XX FX school. Four years ago when the members of the class were given the choice of taking either eleven or twelve years of school, some one hundred and fifty of them decided in favor of the extra year of study. As a class we are proud of having initiated several events which are likely to continue as part of the annual program. Ours was the first class to hold a sophomore-freshman prom. After a successful magazine campaign, which had made us the richest class of sopho- mores in the history of the school, we met with the first year students and decided to have a dance of our own. This prom, held in the gym, Which had been decorated in Mexican fashion under the direction of Miss Eloise Best, was a great success. xx 7 ill 1 i' c t ey 1 . ,.f-f stood squarely behind the seniors on the ques- tion of bringing out a school annual. That the I first issue of the PEMI- CAN was a wonderful success was due in part to the support given by the class of 1946. During this same year, we again took the lead by successfully presenting the first junior play, Spring Green, and thus establishing another annual event. This dramatic produc- tion, coupled with the magazine drive, made us the most moneyed undergraduate class ever to attend this high school--another 1'irst. As a consequence, the group paid for the photographs of all its members in the PEMI- CAN of l945. Another event of this year was our participation in the beautiful junior- senior prom. As seniors and leaders in school during the past year, the class has achieved much through cooperation within its own ranks, with the other classes, and with the faculty.