Columbia High School - Columbian Yearbook (Columbia, NC)

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SENIORS :I955 CAROLYN SWAIN You think she ' s brilliant? Just ask her! Basketball 1.2.3.4; Beta Club President 4; F. H. A.;4-HClub; Monogram Secretary-Treasurer 3,4; Junior Play; Student Coun¬ cil; Cheerleader 4; Bus Driver; Annual Staff;Chief Marshal; Girl ' s State. CHARLES SWAIN A carefree lad, he can be good but he ' d rather be bad.” F. F. A. 1,2,3,4; Football 4; Monogram Club 4; 4-H Club 2. NINA SWINDELL She ' s just what she is; she ' s nothing she ' s not. 4-H Club; F. H. A. 1; Elemen¬ tary Library 1,2,3; Softball 1; Basketball 1,2,3,4; Cheerleader 4; Photographic Editor of Annual 4. LOUISE WALKER Anyone can dream, if it doesn ' t cost too much. F. H. A. 1,2,3; 4-H Club 1,2,3; Glee Club 1; Annual Staff. GLENN W. WOODLEY Just call me Einstein! E di tor -in -Chief, Annual 4; Editor-in-Chief, Newspaper 2, 3,4; Beta Club 2,3,4; President 3; F. F. A. 1,2,3,4; President 4; Student Council Treasurer 1; 4-H Club 1,2,3,4; Boys’ State; Junior Class Play; Monogram Club 3.4; Football 3; Cheer¬ leader 1,2; Bus Driver 3.

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SENIORS =1955 COLLON E. SNELL He rum by electricity. F. F. A.; Vice President 4; 4-H Club; 4-H Council 3,4; Football 3,4; Beta Club 2,3,4; Vice President 4; Bus Driver 3,4; Monogram Club 3,4; Student Council 4; Annual Staff 4. ANNETTE SPENCER Happy go lucky and fancy free, nothing ever bothers me. F. H. A.; 4-H Club; Softball 1; Newspaper Staff 2,3,4; Basket¬ ball 1,2,3,4; Junior Play; Glee Club 1. VERNA SPENCER She ' s always ready and right F. H. A. 1,3; Dramatics Club. AUDREY SPRUILL Never trust a red head. Glee Club 1,2; 4-H Club. CHARLES SPRUILL Never think; you might disturb your mind. Monogram 3,4; F.F.A. 1,2,3,4; 4-H Club 1,2,3,4; Football 3; Basketball 2,3,4; Baseball 1,2, 3,4; Junior Play. ADA B. STEVENSON I have seen yesterday, I know today, and I ' m waiting for to - morrow. 4-H Club 1,2,3,4; F. H. A. 1,2, 3,4; Music 1,2; Basketball 1,2, Softball 1; Newspaper 4; Junior Play.

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CLASS HISTORY We, the Seniors of ' 55, have reached the summit of our high school days, as we are about to graduate from our beloved school. Our hearts are filled with fond memories as we look back on past experiences. It seems as if it were just yesterday that we were little tots being welcomed by Mrs. Everton and Mrs. Love into the first grade, where we got acquainted with our classmates and were taught our ABC ' s. We were then promoted to the second grade where we were greeted by Mrs. Spencer and Miss Holder. There we learned how to read and write. Then we were ready for the third grade where Mrs. Melson and Mrs. Combs took us deeper into school life. Miss Martha Sykes, our fourth grade teacher, helped us rid ourselves of the childish ways we had kept through our first three years. Our fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grade teachers, Miss Rose Bateman, Miss Magnolia Owens, Mrs. Florence Chaplin, and Mr. Norman Knight, not only taught us the 3R ' s, but also the fundamentals of being young men and women. Then came the most exciting time of our lives. Forty-seven of us entered high school and were met by Mr. E. E. Chesson, Jr., whom we all learned to love and respect. We lost six members of our class. They were Dora Lee Merrit, Julia Ann Rayburn, Ruby Jean Payne, N. P. Ralph, Guy Sawyer, and Jimmy Simmons. After passing all our subjects, we were then Sophomores. Mr. W. H. Westall was our home room teacher. We proudly welcomed two new members into our class: Ruby Jane Perry and John Robert Fleming. We lost ten: Margie Ainsley, Faye Gibbs, Mary Elizabeth Hollis, Frances Oliver, Billy Reynolds, Jimmy Spencer, Juanita Simmons, Gene Rhodes, Nellie Ann Armstrong, and Marvin Cohoon. Then came the Junior year - the year most waited for. Yes, we had Mr. E. E. Chesson, Jr. back with us for our Junior Advisor. We were really excited about our class rings. Then came our Junior Play, entitled Gangway For Ghosts , which was a real success. There was our Junior and Senior banquet with a Hawaiian theme. During the year Ada Basnight became Mrs. Billy Stevenson. We gained two new members, Jackie Davis and Audrey Spruill, and lost five, Rosaline Armstrong, Delories Brickhouse, Hilda Brickhouse, James Pledger, and Vera Patrick. It is hard to believe that we are now dignified Seniors with Mrs. Van Horne as our advisor. We have all worked hard on the annual. We have welcomed two new members in our class this year. Syble Smith and Verna Spencer. Patty Kight became Mrs. Gary Johnson. There are twenty-nine of us to graduate in May. with many pleasant memories of a happy school career. Betty Reynolds Historian