SENIOR CLASS HISTORY We, the Senior Class of 1954, began our high school days in the fall of 1950 with an enrollment of fifty-three proud freshmen. Many have dropped out for various reasons, leaving only twenty-seven of us. During our freshman year we were glad to have Mrs. Norma Jones from Garner and Mr. Dewey Huggins, Jr. from Clayton as our home room teachers. For the first few days we were all green, but as we became accustomed to the many changes, we liked high school very much. Being more familiar with high school, we were ready to begin our sophomore year. There was little activity for us that year. We had only one girl, Callie Sanders, on the basketball team and one cheerleader, Shirley Beas- ley. Rochelle Allen from Benson was welcomed to our class. When we returned as Juniors in the fall of 1952, we really felt our importance. We started off the New Year with a party at the home of Mrs. Helen Gulley, our French teacher. Our Junior play, Willie rfiilfsllk, under the direction of Mrs. Henry Diggs, was exciting as well as difficult. We made over 3208. 00. Never will we forget the Junior-Senior Banquet which was held on April 10, 1953, at the Women's Club in Clayton. Our class rings were ordered near the end of the year so they would arrive at the beginning of our Senior year. We participated in the Class Night exercises by presenting a rose chain to the Seniors, At last the most dreamed of time of all had arrived, We were Seniors! One of our biggest thrills occurred the day we received our class rings, Everybody thought his was the prettiest. Another event that we will always rem- ember was our trip to see the Ice Capades of 1954. We had a most colorful and exciting time. We welcomed another new classmate, Rudolph West from Smithfield. Many other events which we are looking forward to include the Junior-Senior banquet, the Senior play, Class Night exercises, the class trip, and last but by no means least, graduation! We especially want to thank Mr. Woodlief, our principal, and all the faculty for their kindness, patience, and understanding which have made our graduation possible. We will always cherish the memories of dear old Cleve- land, and the ,principles taught will guide us throughout the future. And so to you our Alma Mater, farewell. Betty Lois Stephenson
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CLASS PRGPI-IECY IN l964 WE PREDICT THAT THESE THINGS WILL HAPPEN: At Duke we find two outstanding nurses. Willie lean Honeycutt is superintendent of nurses, while Rochelle Allen is head of the baby ward. After June Sauls finished her business course at Peace College under Joyce Johnson, her commercial teacher, she finally settled down to farming with Max. Captain Mannford Price is directing new recruits on an army base in Fort Benning, Georgia, where Charles Roberts received his rank as a lieutenant. While I was standing in the Wachovia Bank in Raleigh, Norma Faye Stephenson, an English teacher at Hugh Morson High School, came in with some of her students. As we passed by our dear old school, we found thatMedwick Byrd was teaching agriculture and Janice Lang- don was president of the P, T, A, Roger Barbour is learning how to fly a jet. His instructor is Bobby Coats. After Leo Watkins completed his military work, he settled down with his wife in Clayton. Rudolph West is leader ofan orchestra that appears on television every Sunday night. I. A, McGee, a come- dian, also appears weekly. Reba Stephensont, who is a telephone operator, calls Pernell Canady every day to see how she and Junior are getting along. Bobby Austin broke the world's record for the New York Yankees by hitting the most home runs in one season. Ann Talton and Callie Sanders are now modeling clothes at Macy's Department Store in New York. Betty Lois Stephenson enjoyed reading Macbeth so well that she has become an actress for the Shakespearean Players. Barbara Smith and Louise Barbour enjoy her performances. Shirley Ann Beasley and Shirley Faye Langdon couldn't finda job in North Carolina, so they are working for the F, B. I. in Washington, D. C. Melvin Love was such a good bus driver at school Mr. Woodlief recommended him to the Greyhound Bus Company, where he is now employed. Faye Bailey and Shelby Jean Ennis, who liked French so well, are now designers in Paris. Faye Bailey and Shelby Jean Ennis
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