Chapel Hill High School - Hill Life Yearbook (Chapel Hill, NC)

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Senior Prophecy Here we are, squaws and braves, assembled on the old stomping ground of the CHHS Wildcats for the first reunion in ten years of the Heap Big Senior Class of 1951. Many members of the tribe have journeyed into the wilderness and strayed far from the reservation, but nevertheless, everyone is here and accounted for. Mr. Franklin Giles and his wife, the former Miss Janet Merritt, now own and manage a chain of night clubs through- out the country. Janet's tap dancing act, which she presents once a week, is accompanied by Mr. Richard Vaughan and his clarinet. Richard has won national fame through his rendition of Moonshine. Mr. Ralph Blackwood has made his fortune selling hair tonic and cure-all on the corner of Hillywood and Pine. Mrs. Peggy Clark is a famous model for the Hungover company in New York. She and her husband Bobby rent an apartment on Fifth Avenue. Mr. Henry Edwards is now the chief illustrator for the magazine for old men, Sirrah. Miss Opal Wright is employed as an expert soda jerk at a fashionable joint on Broadway. She made her millions inventing a sooper pooper sundae. The former Stanford twins, Jean and Jane, and their respective husbands, Eddie and Hamp, are operating a bus which runs weekly to South Carolina for the benefit of enterprising young couples. Mr. Lee West, who resides with his wife Betsy in Las Vegas, has gained a widely reknown reputation as a commence- ment speaker. He sings at the Metropolitan and teaches dancing at the Murray studios in his free time. Mr. Matthew Bolanis, known as the Personality Kid , appears on his own TV show every Thursday night at 9 :30, assisted capably by Miss Frances Owen, who is rapidly gaining fame with her impersonation of Judy Canova. Miss Miriam Lewis, the talented piano player, will make her debut at the Philharmonic next spring. Mr. Ronald Shearin is the manager and trainer for the new champion heavy-weight, Shmoe Palooka. His wife, the former Miss Barbara Cline, amazingly finds time to be in the center of society and still do an excellent job of raising their twelve children. Mr. Cecil Duncan is the agriculture instructor at the University of Southern California. At the time he is working on a special experiment, concerning the growth of pink popcorn, for the government. Mr. John DuBose has taken over John D. Rockefeller's title as the Bull of Wall Street. His wife, the former Miss Lucia Johnson, has just completed her second autobiography, which is now ready for press. Mr. Noel Sullivan is the owner of the famous six-ring circus, Snatchem and Sackem Sisters, Inc. Due to the illness of his chief clown last month, Noel substituted for him and put on a top performance. Miss Ann Woodard, top-flight actress, received this year's Oscar for her performance in the movie Never Say Don't. Although she uses her maiden name in public life, she is in private life Mrs. Tom Maultsby. Mr. Don Vance was just recently elected to compete on this year's Olympic swimming team. Mr. Paul Williams was presented with a medal last week for a clean record of no accidents while driving a hearse. Miss Jane Lanning is making her fifth trip to Reno this month. It seems that she just can't get along with any of her husbands. Miss Bonnie Baker was crowned Miss Washington State of 1961 several months ago, and she is now preparing to go to Atlantic City for the Miss America contest. Mr. Tommy Gardner has taken over the job of Secretary of the Treasury in the President's cabinet. The former treasurer was killed recently by an unknown assassin. Mrs. P.H. Quinlan, the former Miss Carol Hunt, has gained a reputation equal to that of Hattie Carnegie in the dress designing business. Her latest creations from Paris are due any time now. Mr. Joel Hackney has just been appointed head mattress-tester for the Sleep Ten Winks Bed Company. Miss Mildred Wright announced recently the opening of her new beauty salons, located in New York and Paris. Miss Margaret Whitt has just returned from Florida where she has been redecorating numerous summer houses. l21l

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Class Histor Seniors. The class of 1951-that's us. Although the pull has been long and hard, we finally made it. Now that every- thing is almost over and we are graduating and leaving CHHS, let's look back on what has happened. Remember the new building and how lost we were as freshmen? After a few weeks of wandering about like straying souls, we finally settled down and began to get acquainted with our surroundings. The Student Council was led by Neal Creighton and the assemblies in the elementary school auditorium were thrilling even though we had to sit on the side rows. Ralph Bland was our class president, and we joined in to help on the paper drives. We saw the reopening of the Recreation Center and the re-establishment of the snack shack. We remember Coach Cecil Longest and Up, Up, and Over, and Mr. Bill Flowers and general science. Remember how as sophomores we began to have more self-confidence, so we entered into the swing of things with a bang, starting off the year by sponsoring a Sadie Hawkins Dance in order to raise money for our Junior-Senior. Pat Webb was our class president and he led us through a year in which we helped with the first Freshman-Sophomore, the first Stunt Night, the enlargement of the Proconian, and the revival of the Scroll. Members of our class were stand- outs in athletics, and all three of CHHS's major teams reached the state playoffs. We had a new coach, Mr. Bill Grice, whom everyone adored. Remember how we worked all through our junior year to raise money for the Junior-Senior? R.B. Fitch was our president and he carried us through many turbulent class meetings. By selling magazines and Howers and by general penny-pinching, we collected enough money to give the seniors one of the best J unior-Seniors in school history. The theme was Over the Rainbow and the Bull City Night Hawks played for us. During this year we witnessed the ormation of a band, led by Mr. Hubert Henderson, and the set-up of a new athletic field. Most of our memories come from 1950-51, our final year in high school. Remember the mad scramble on Thursdays to see who would get the front row seats in assembly? The construction of the new building continued throughout the year, and we envied the underclassmen who would have a new school. We worked on the annual, on the Proconian, on anything else we found time for, and we still outshone the underclassmen in the matter of grades. Franklin Giles was class president and R.B. Fitch headed the Student Council, that worked all year to int' oduce an honor system. We cheered our athletic teams on, and we were proud of our classmates who were playing their last year for CHHS. We were finishing school at a crucial time, and all of us realized it because so many of our friends and classmates had joined the service. These four years at CHHS have been a short period in our lives that we'll never forget. Good luck to all senior classes yet to be, and to our friends, our teachers, and our school-good-bye. Eleanor Saunders, Historian l 20 l

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We, the 1 O Last W ill and Testament 951 graduating class of Chapel Hill High School, being of sound mind and beaten body, do hereby give, devise, and bequeath the following items: 3 1 lItem 1. We, the senior class, do leave our one remaining ability, that of being able to stand alone, to the junior c ass. Item 2. I, Anne Mackie, do leave my fondness for UNC football players to Libby Whitfield. ' Item 3. I, Bill Fyfe, do leave my ability to pester everyone to Jay Demerath. Item 4. I, Doris Alexander, do leave my quiet and reserved manners to Sandra Mann. Item 5. I, Herman Husbands, do just leave Carolyn with my regrets. Item 6. I, Marcelle Smith, do leave my cheerleading ability and my ever-sweet personality to Julia Voorhis. Item 7. I, Jimmy Neville, do leave my position on the football team to anyone who can fill it, with best of luck, Item 8. I, Ruth Eatmon, do leave my love for French to Ronnie Mann. Item 9. I, Rodger Logsdon, do leave my height to Tommy Lloyd. Item 10. I Purabi Bose, do leave my usage of correct English to Gerald Cheek. Item 11. I, Ralph Bland do leave my ability to sleep in class to Hampton Teague. Item 12. I, LaRue Clark, do leave my love for giggling and telling jokes to Jane Hogan. Item 13. I Raymond Brewer, do leave my courtesy and knack for giving compliments to Lindy Pendergrass. Item 14. I, Susan Fink, do leave my love for swimming to Butch Capps. Item 15. I, Charles Wolf, do leave my ability to carry on long debates in history to Barry Winston. 1 Item 16. We, Patsy Sherrill and Eleanor Saunders, do leave our UNC men to Anne Jacobs and Mary Haley, with imitations. Item 17. I, Ralph Boggs, do leave my love for going to Durham and for staying out late to Bob Baker. Item 18. I, Tootsie Perry, do leave my dancing ability to all the cats of CHHS. Item 19. I, Pat Webb, do leave my speed in typing to Borden Abernathy. Item 20. I, Peggy Zachery, do leave my quiet and sweet ways to Evelyn Matthews. WI1tem 21. We, Franklin Whitfield and Donald Lloyd, do leave our interest in agriculture to Charles Best and Eddie 1 rams. Item 22. I, Doris Blake, do leave my ability to blush to Tom Maultsby. Item 23. I, R.B. Fitch, do leave my worries over the point system and the honor system to future presidents of the Student Council. Item 24. I, Pat Cambron, do leave my happiness in married life to Alyce Hobson. Item 25. I, George McGinty, do leave my accuracy in basketball shots to Brownie Fitch. Item 26. I, Ed Johnson, do leave my laziness to Jack McLaughlin, Item 27. I, Jackie Butler, do leave my ability to hold my man to Betsy Fowler. Item 28. I, Joe Hoenig, do leave my long hair and sideburns to Bucky Vickers. Item 29. I, Martha Pierpont, do leave my love for dramatics to Diana Whittinghill. Item 30. I, Jimmy King, do leave my cheerleaders' uniform to Mickey Sparrow. Item 31. I, Patsy Noah, do leave my picture in the annual for all the boys to remember me by. Item 32. I, Marvin Morris, do leave a little of my quietness to Wilton Andrews. Item 33. We, Peggy Roberts and Stella Ellington, do leave to all CHHS old maids advice on how to catch a man, Item 34. I, Joel LeMay, do leave my skill at the monotype to anyone who can master it. Item 35. I, Rebekah Williams, do leave my golden earrings to Charlotte LeClaire. Item 36. I, Tina Perry, do leave my basketball ability to Pat Cook with the warning never to let her guard down. Item 37. I, A.J. Johnson, do leave my fiirting ways to Nathale Crittenton. Item 38. I, Bettie Canada, do leave Don with a standing date for every Saturday night. Item 39. I, Betty Sue Blackwood, do leave my curls and my quiet ways to Betty Lou Moody. Item 40. I, Barbara Bynum, do leave a little of my thoughtfulness to Jim Brauer. Item 41. I, Merle Hackney, do leave CHHS still undecided between Allan and Howard. Signed, sealed, published, and declared to be the last will and testament of the 1951 graduating class of Chapel Hill High School. l22l