Cooper High School - Angel Yearbook (Clayton, NC)

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CLASS HISTORY Se!tz'ng.' Cooper High School Characters: Class of 56 ACT I: Elementary School The day we walked up to the gates of Cooper in '44 holding our big sisters hands, showing our snaggle-teeth and acting babyish, we felt wonderful to be going to school at last. It was nice meeting new friends and exchanging our babyish ways for more fascinating and memorable occasions. After studying came the enjoyment of sliding down the new sliding board and swinging in the new swings that had seemingly been bought just for us. Our only regret was to hear the ringing of the bell, telling us play time was over. The passing years gave us time to get accustomed to all new situations. ACT ll: junior High More experiences came when we entered junior High. We had always watched the High School change classes, but our experience in changing classes came earlier than we expected. It was wonderful to pattern after high school students. Our penmanship improved because of the bean throwing battle held during the absence of our teacher, Mr. D. Saunders. Each member will never forget the 1,000 sentences he had to write saying I will not throw beans in class. ACT III: High School Scene 7 After eight years of training our class was ready to participate in the school activities and organiza- tions. It was a very promising year for us. We started out by having our representatives, Vernal win the title of Miss Cooper High and Connie, the title of Miss May Queen. They represented our school in the parades at Selma and Smithfield, North Carolina. Cne of the outstanding events during our Freshman year was our visit to the Deaf and Blind School in Raleigh, North Carolina. At the end of this year, we began to feel as one Class for up to now we had been separated into two groups. As we began our second year in high school, we had great responsibilities. Intramural basketball games were played. Our class was victorious in this sport. We also became more engaged in the choral club, band, 4H club, dramatic, and other school activities. Seemingly all the competitors of queen and Miss Cooper High from our class came out on top. Miss Cooper High was Etheleen and Miss May Queen was Callie, Etheleen represented us in Selma, North Carolina. To show our love for our sister class, the Seniors, we gave them a Tea.', Preparing for the Junior-Senior Prom was one of our biggest responsibilities. The theme was Under the Sea. It was a wonderful affair. Scene 2 ' In 1955 the greatest gift to William Mason Cooper High School was the 1956 Seniors. Our first day of excitement was the selecting of our rings, the blue stones with white vertical strips. The second excitment was the choosing of our commencement invitations and name cards. Later our caps and gowns which were girls, white, boys, blue. At the end of the first semester we had two Aw students, Betty and Ruth, and most of the other members had high averages. The Seniors of ,56 are very glad to be the first class to graduate from the new modern Cooper High School. Because of marriages, moving to other districts, Arm Forces and other interests, the membership which once was 73 gradually decreased. '4Our Gal Sal was our Senior Class play. Every one had a part and it was a grand success. Every drama has its endingg, but as the curtain closes, our lives are just beginning. As we go forth to write the finishing chapters of our lives we shall always look back. 20

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Oo-P' M5 ,lg xii 0.14 --E BABY SNAPS 1. Connie Watson, 2. Ernest Evans, 3. Emma Sanders, 4. Harold Hood, 5. Shephard Sanders, 6. Donzo Tomlinson, 7. Clara Watson, 8. Ruth Spells, 9. Ralph Bell, 10. Dorothy Watson, 11. Doris Penny, 12. james Sanders, 13. Edward Winston, 14. Renzo Wall, 15. Vertabell Exum, 16. Mary Williams, 17. Theodore jones, 18. Betty Tomlinson, 19. Vernal Heath, 20. Mary Mangum, 21. Betty Laws, 22. Louis Cannady, 23. Lynzo Wall, 24. Robert Hood, 25. Maddie Wiggs. 19,

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