China Grove High School - Parrot Yearbook (China Grove, NC)

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T he PARROT Ralph Wilhelm Baseball (3-4); Young Tar Heel Farmers’ Club (1-2-3-4); Physical Ed. Club (3); Mono¬ gram Club (3-4). Ralph has made a good rec¬ ord at C. G. H. He is a true friend and doesn ' t mind doing his part. Ralph is great things in You’re doing well, it up! going to do the future. Ralph, keep CLASS POEM Janie Wilkie Glee Club (1-2-3-4); Track (1) ; Tennis Club (2-3-4); Treas. of Class (1); Home Eco. Club (2) ; Basketball (2); Pen and Ink Club (3) ; Monogram Club (2); Marshal (3); Beta Club (4); Sec. of Class (4); Dra¬ matics Club (4). Mix one part of beauty with two parts of intelligence, add a dash of artistic ability, a big pinch of mischievousness, and combine all with some essence of common sense and we have Janie. We guarantee our recipe to be one of the best. A ship comes sailing into port, Bells ringing and sailors carefree; Their voyage is done, with the set of the sun; They have fought and they’ve conquered the sea. The ship is the good class of ’35; The sailors none other than we; The voyage-—the course of our high school years; We have won and the port we now see. Many times we’ve encountered hardships That have taxed our brain and brawn, But with the last of the gale we tightened our sail As our cry was ever “Sail On”. Sometimes the day was all sunshine; Our spirits and hopes rose high As we basked in sweet contentment, Our eyes on the blue of the sky. Now we embark on the voyage of life, A part of the journey past; Some will sail on with the courage they have While others will shrink from the blast. The weakest will aimlessly drift here and there, Torn and tossed bv the moving tide, While the strong will steer a course that’s clear With the Pilot o’er all as their guide. —Fred Peacock 20 19 3 5

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T Clement Murray “Clem” has gained many friends because of his love for humor. He is very original and resourceful. We are depending on his making a big success. Jasan Park Young Tar Heel Farmers’ Club (1-2-3-4), President of Club (4); Dramatics Club (3); Hi-Y Club (4). Jasan is quiet but this doesn ' t keep him from being liked by the student body in general. Jasan has been a most depend¬ able bus driver and is a very likable young fellow. Keep gain ' , Jasan! Fred Peacock Football (4); Basketball (4); Baseball (4); Glee Club (4); Dramatics Club (4); Monogram Club (4); Vice-Pres. of Class (4); Alternate Captain of Bas¬ ketball (4). It didn ' t take Fred long to win a host of friends because of his humor and unexcelled abilities. Good luck, Peacock! Josephine Rankin Vice-Pres. Class (1); Glee Club (1-2-3-4); Tennis Club (2); Sec. of Class (2) ; Sec. of Home Eco. Club (2); Cheer Leader (3) ; Vice-Pres. Class (3); Assis. Editor of PARROT (3); Chief Marshal (3); Pres, of Beta Ciub (4); Pres. Dramatics Club (4) ; Editor-in-Chief of PARROT (4); Last Will and Testator (4). “Jo” has meant much to her class and the school as a whole. Our best wishes are yours. Homer Safrit Young Tar Heel Farmers’ Club (1-2-3-4); Debating Club (3-4) ; Hi-Y Club (2-4) ; Physi¬ cal Ed. Club (1). Homer is liked by everyone. He is quiet, sociable and has a magnetic personality. He is sure to succeed. Armon Sasser Young Tar Heel Farmers’ Club (2-3); President of Club (3); Debating Club (3-4). Armon has been a very de¬ pendable member of the bas¬ ketball team. Real service will be given in a forceful way when Armon undertakes the tasks of life. Elizabeth Silliman Home Eco. Club (2-3-4); Beta Club (4). Elizabeth is a girl who pos¬ sesses all the qualities that go into the making of a superior student. She likes to talk about Mr. Bostian. All joking aside, we sincerely wish yon LUCK. Maxine Sloan Sec. of Class 1 ): Home Eco. Club (2), President of Club (2); Debating Club (3); Pen and Ink Club (3), Sec. and Treas. of Club (3), Treasurer (4) ; Vice-Pres. of Girl Reserve Club (4); Sec. of Beta Club (4); Librarian (4); Debating Team (4). Intelligent, original and de¬ pendable partly describe Mar¬ ine. She thinks for herself an d that ability has enabled, her to become a. real conqueror in every field. Rachel Sloop Dramatics Club (2-3-4). Pres, of Club (4) ; Sec. Girls’ Athletic Club (4); Basketball (4); Ten¬ nis Club (2-3-4); Chief Cheer Leader (4): Track (1); Home Eco. Club (2). All right. Miss Sloop, will you be seriousf She has an over flow of friends (especially near lunch time) who think she ' s the top. Luck to you! Junior Wilhelm Young Tar Heel Farmers’ Club (2-3-4); Physical Ed. Club (3). Junior is a willing worker and a loyal comrade. He has kept at his work for the past four years without a pause. He is one of the future “big fann¬ ers” of Rowan County. Don ' t work too hard. Junior!

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T li e PARROT CLASS HISTORY The effort of every historian should be to make the past live again in his pages. As I take up my pen and turn my thoughts back over the past four years. I see our senior class again in various roles. In the fall of ’31 we entered China Grove High School a bunch of “green”, but eager, freshmen. In fun we submitted to the inevitable initiating, thus prov¬ ing ourselves good sports. For a time we thought ourselves perhaps inferior to the upper classmen, but as the months passed away we became accustomed to the high school routine and life took on a new aspect. The following year we returned feeling ourselves a step forward in our high school career. With Lamar Morgan as our president and Miss Mackie and Miss Bernhardt as our advisors, we had quite a successful year. By way of entertaining the seniors of that time, we gave a “weiner” roast which everyone enjoyed immensely. For our motto we adopted “Ever Upward Still We Climb” and agreed to keep it throughout the remaining years. As always, the last two years proved the most crowded and eventful. As juniors, we elected Clement Murray as our president, and started the year off right by sponsoring a Hallowe’en Carnival under the guidance of our advisors. Miss M arshburn and Mr. Tingle. It proved a grand success as so many turned out to see it in their most appropriate costumes. In the spring we began our preparations for the Junior-Senior banquet, which was the climax of our junior year. For our theme we chose “The Last Round Up”. Our school colors, red and white, were carried out in the color scheme. The evening closed with a squai e dance, much to everyone’s delight. At last our senior year rolled around, and then began a series of various activities. We elected Lamar Morgan as our president, and under the leadership of Miss Neely and Mr. Bostian we began our final year. At the Hallowe’en Carnival sponsored by the junior class we carried off the prize for the best stunt, with Mr. Bostian playing the leading part. On many occasions we had difficulty in agreeing, but when our mascots, Peggy Jo Lipe and Arthur Davis, invited us to a theater party at Kannapolis, we agreed unanimously and enjoyed it greatly. The senior girls were also invited to another theater party by our grade mothers, Mrs. H. C. Corriher and Mrs. J. N. Fleming. This also was enjoyed very much. Our senior play “The Brown Mouse,” under Mr. Wanner’s excellent direc¬ torship proved a huge success. The most enjoyable event of the year was the Junior-Senior banquet given by the juniors in our honor. It was held at the Salisbury Country Club, with quite a number in attendance. The scene represented a Captain s Dinner held on a huge ocean liner. The sailor caps which everyone received gave the desired effect and all enjoyed the occasion greatly. You see us now with our faults and glories confessed. Me have at last reached the goal toward which we have been striving. But in our minds we re¬ member that there is a greater goal for which we are striving; and it we keep our feet planted firmly upon this foundation and keep climbing we will reach it. Remember that “lie succeeds who keeps keeping on. —Lucille Henrickson. 21 19 3 5