Darden High School - Trojan Yearbook (Wilson, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 54 of the 1950 volume:

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Chorus: Dear ole Darden High! We laud thee to the sky. We sing thy name in reverence, praise Darden High, Darden High, we praise Our Alma Mater, Darden High! dd zdiaation. Pictured above is a representative group of parents of members of the senior class. Others were unable to be present for the picture. the members of the 1950 Senior Class of Darden High School, do with due reverence and profound respect, dedicate this, our third issue of the Trojan, to our parents, who have zealously nurtured us with guidance and inspiration to bring us to this great turning point in our lives. AUflNISTKATIMf AX 9 fACUITY WC on (litij ScPl oo i iHoaxa of Jzuitzzi Seated, left to right: Mrs. A. W. Fleming; Mr. J. L. Farmer, Chairman; Mrs. C. A. King; Dr. J. V. Turner, Vice-Chairman. Standing: Dr. R. I.. Fike; Dr. G. E. Bell; Mr. N. M. Schaum (recently deceased); Mr. S. G. Chappell, Secretary. Mr. S. G. Chappell Superintendent of Wilson City Schools “Then, welcome each rebuff That turns earth's smoothness rough, Each sting that bids nor sit nor stand but go l Mr. E. M. Barnes Principal Darden High School Be your joys three parts pain Strive, and hold cheap the strain; Learn, nor account the pang; dare, never grudge the throeV' —Robert Browning - Mr. M. D. Williams Supervisor Wilson Negro Schools 7 MRS. ETHEL D. ALEXANDER Seventh Grade MR. DAVID H. ATKINSON Health and Physical Education, Football Coach MRS. BEATRICE T. BARNES Seventh Grade MRS. ODELLE W. BARNES English, Oratory MRS. FLORA C. BETHEL Sixth Grade MR. CHARLES R. BRANFORD Mathematics and Health, Basketball Coach MR. ELLIS BROWN, JR. History MR. ERDMAN R. BRYANT Science, Sports MISS BERNICE A. CARTWRIGHT History and Typing, Journalism MRS. ZELMA C. DANIELS Sixth Grade MR. JOHN E. DIXON Science, Student Council Adviser MRS. ANNIE M. DUPREE Sixth Grade MRS. DOROTHY H. ELLIS History and Mathematics MR. JAMES C. ELLIS Seventh Grade, Basketball Coach MR. JULIUS F. FREEMAN Trowel Trades, Student Patrol Adviser MISS DORIS G. GASTON Librarian MRS. JOHNNIE B. HARRIS Home Economics, N.H.A. Adviser MR. OSWALD W. HARRIS Mathematics, Industrial Arts Adviser MR. CARL W. HINES Mathematics, Band Director MRS. LOUISE M. JENKINS Home Economics MRS. ALICE H. JONES Sixth Grade MR. FRISSELL W. JONES Diversified Occupations MISS ORRIS L. LANGLEY Secretary MRS. MARIAN H. MILLER English and French, Yearbook Adviser MRS. MABEL A. MORGAN Seventh Grade | MR. SPENCER J. SATCHELL Vocal Music, Glee Club Director MRS. MAMIE E. WHITEHEAD English MRS. HELEN D. WHITTED Sixth Grade MRS. ROSA L. WILLIAMS English, Dramatics 9 Left to right: Mrs. Lavady Bowens, Mrs. Jessie Jenkins, cooks; Mrs. Lessie Mercer, Mr. Nathan Sanders, custodians. OL dxovjn Of Ok ozn± d)acu[tij 23 xama Characters (left to right): Stephen (Mr. Ellis B own), Mara (Miss O. L. Langley), Classius (Mr. C. E. Branford), Pontius Pilate (Mr. J. F. Freeman), Cornelius (Mr. O. W. Harris), Gaius (Statin Davis—9th grade), Claudia (Mrs. M. A. Morgan). (flood 3 ood an cL Cts.anHi.nz5.iL fffood cCfsattfi Q J ait on HBotfi 1950 SenLoz CL an Officizii. Artheneus Dew Vice-President History Club 2; Trowel Trades Club 3; Dramatic Club 2,4; Science Club 1; Trojan Staff. B. Hildagarde Melton Secretary Basketball 2; Cheerleader 2; Glee Club 3,4; Dancing Class 2; Trojan Staff Journalism Club 4; Chapel Commit- tee 3,4. Jannie Lou Stokes President History Club 3,4; Majorette 1,2,3; Dramatic Club 3; Trojan Staff; Presi- dent Junior Class. Alice Monthell Foster Assistant Secretary Majorette 2,3,4; Glee Club 3,4; Home Ec. Club 4. Mae Bertha Hargrove T r casure r Home Ec. Club 1,2,3,4; N.H.A. Club 3,4. Ctas± jCatjoz C n . 2oL oz± OCV£Z 12 PINK AND BLUE WHITE CARNATION Ethel M. Anderson Glee Club 2,4; Home Ec. Club 3; Commer- cial Club 2,4; Stu- dent Council 4; Journalism. Club 4. Fred A. Barnes Clee Club 2, 3; Sportsman’s Club 2, 3; Debating 3; Stu- dent Council 4 (President, 1 semes- ter). Rudolph (dee Club Club 4. Robert L. Anderson Library Club 1,2; Trowel Trades Club 2,3; Glee Club 4; Trojan” Staff 4. Leonard Barnes, Jr. Sportsman’s Club 3, 4; Clee Club 2.3,4; Dramatic Club 1,2. Ara M. Atkinson Dramatic Club 3,4; Choral Club 4. Lonnie G. Barnes Library Club 2,3; Dramatic Club 4. Edna D. Autry Dramatics 1,2,3; D. O. Club 4. Margaret H. Barnes Dramatic Club 1; Home Ec. Club 2; Clee Club 3,4. Milton J. Baines Glee Club. 4; Sports- man’s Club 1; Sci- ence Club 2; Drama- tic Club 3,4. • Hilda F. Battle Home Ec. Club 2; Library Club 3,4. E. Carter Club 4 Patrol (Cap- 2,4; 3,4. Boykin Paul Bryant 3; D.O. Commercial Club 3, 4; D.O. Club 4; Sci- ence Club 2; Sports 1. Willie L. Carr Sportsman’s Club 2; Science Club 3; Foot- ball 4; Basketball 4; Patrol Force 3,4; Journalism Club 4. William Dramatic (President); Force 1,2,3,4 tain); Oratory Student Council 13 Offie E. Clark Basketball 3,4; Foot- ball 4; “Trojan” Sports Staff 4; Jour- nalism Club 4. Floyd B. Davis Student Council 1,2; Pep Squad 2,3,4; Journalism Club 4; Dancing 2; (dee Club 3; Athletic Committee 4. Mildred L. Cobb Dancing 1,2; Major- ette 2,3; Glee Club 3; D O. Club 4. James D. Delaney Patrol Force 2,3,4 (Lieutenant) ; Edi- tor-in-chief “Trojan” 4; Student Council 4 (President 1st sem- ester) ; (dee Club 4. Alice T. Cooper Dancing 1; Dramatic Club 1; History Club 3; Glee Club 3.4; Majorette 1,2, 3,4. Dorothy E. Dew (dee Club 1,2,3,4; Commercial Club 3, 4. John Henry Cotton Football 2,3,4; Bas- ketball 3,4; Sports- man’s Club 3; D.O. Club 4. James E. Dew Band 1,2,3,4; Patrol- man 2,3,4; Football 2; Trowel Trades Club 2,3 (Presi- dent); Ass’t Editor “Trojan” 4; Senior Class Reporter. Mildred Darden Dancing 1,2; Band 3; Basketball 2,3,4; D. O. Club 4. Katoria Dew Science Club 1; Home Ec. Club 2; Glee Club 3; Pub- licity Comm. 4; “Trojan” Staff 4. Robert J„ Dixon Band 3; “Trojan” Art Staff 4; Com- mercial Club 3,4. Willa D. Edwards Home Ec. Club 1,2; Library Club 3,4. Gerlean Farmer Home Ec. Club 3,4. W. W. Farmer, Jr. Band 3,4; Commer- cial Club 3,4; Jour- nalism Club 4; Bus Driver 4. 14 Joseph K. Gay Science Club 3,4; History Club 3,4; Trowel Trades Club 2,3. Clayton Hargrove Dramatic Club 4. Johnnie M. Harris Home Ec. Club 1,2, 4; Glee Club 3. Gloria W. ’Haskins Girls’ Glee Club 1, 2,3,4. Patrol Force 3. Doris L. (Hyman Glee Clu' 1; Jour- nalism Club 4; Li- brary Club 3; “Tro- jan” Staff 4; Ath- letic Committee 4; Pres. Commercial Club 3. Vivian W. Hill Library Club 4; Hobby Club 3. Eddie J. (Hilliard Sportsman’s Club 2; Science Club 3. Bessie M. HiHnant Library Club 3,4. Theodore Jackson Sportsman's Club 2, 3,4; Boys’ Glee Club 3,4 (Vice-Pres.); Sci- ence Club 1. Herman E. JJames Football 2,3,4; In- dustrial Arts 4; Pa- trol Force 3,4; Trowel Trades Club 3,4. Joseph F. Knight Cdee Club 2,4; Intra- mural Basketball. Laverda May “Trojan” Typist 4; Home Ec. Club 1.2, 3; Student Council 1,2,4; N.H.A. Club 2,3; Journalism Club 4; Commercial Club 3,4; Athletic Com- mittee 4. Bessie L. McCowan Dancing 1.2; Athletic Comm. 3; Girls’ Glee Club 3,4; Dra- matic Club 1. Leander vMcKeithan Choral Club 3; D.O. Club 4; Boys’ Glee Club 2,3. 15 Georgia L„ McNeil Glee Club 4; Home Ec. Club 3. Mary E. Moore Hand 1; Glee Club 1,2; Home Ec. Club 3; DO. Club 4; His- tory Club 2,3,4; “Trojan Staff 4; Commercial Club 4. Clarence F. McPhail Science Club 1; Sportsman’s Club 2, 3; Football 3; Jour- nalism Club 4; Choral Club 4. Rosetta Parker Dramatic Club 1,2,3; Music 1; D.O. Club 4; Commercial Club 3,4; Pep Squad 3. Jesse McPhail Dramatic Club 1,2; Band 2,3,4. Irene Pender Glee Club 4; Li- brary Club 2; Home Ec. Club 3. Edna G. Mitchell Home Ec. Club 1,2; History 2,3; Glee Club 3; Dancing Class 1,2; “Trojan Staff 4; N.H.A. Club 4. James Pender, Jr. Library Club 3; Dra- matic Club 4; Chor- al Club 4’ Georgia Moore Glee Club 1,2,3,4. Luvenia Pender Choral Club 3; Com- mercial Club 3,4. Bernice Purdie Dramatic Club 1; Glee Club 2,3,4. Jessie Lee Reeves Dramatic Club 1; Science Club 2; Li- brary Club 3; Glee Club 4. Mary E. Roberson Music Class 1; Li- brary Club 2,3; Commercial Club 3, 4; D.O. Club 4. Queen Esther Sauls Dramatic Club 1; Dancing Class 2; Glee Club 3; D.O. Club 4. 16 Willie L. Smith Sportsman’s Club 3, 4. Marie Warren Glee Club 3,4; Ma- jorette 2,3,4. Clyde Speight Sportsman’s Club 2, 3,4; Football 2,3,4 (Captain; Trowel Trades Club 2,3; Intramural Basket- ball. Alphonza Watson Glee Club 3,4; D.O. Club 4; Intramural Basketball. Thomas W. Stokes Football Capt. (’44); P r e s. Sportsman’s Club 3; Pres. Li- brary Club 4; Glee Club 3; Dramatics: Veteran. Marvin Weaver Boys’ Glee Club 2,3, 4; Trowel Trade Club 2,3; D.O. Club 4. Joe H. Ward Band 4; Intramural Basketball. Esther Williams Basketball; Dramatic Club 3; History Club 3,4; Business Mgr. “Trojan” 4. Ruby N. Ward Glee Club 3,4; Pep Squad 3,4. Geraldine Williams Dramatic Club 1.2; Glee Club 3; Li- brary Club 4. Lee J. Williams Library 2,3,4; Foot- ball 3; Basketball 3; Patrolman 3,4; Stu- dent Council 3; Vet- eran. Ruth B. Wilson Glee- Club 1; Band 2,3,4; Student Coun- cil 3; Dramatics 2; Commercial Club 3, 4. Loraine Woodard Home Ec. Club 3, Library Club 2,4; Choral Club 4. Roosevelt Wright Boys’ Glee Club 3,4; Pep Squad 3; Band 1,2,3,4; D.O. Club 4; Dancing Class 1,2. t 4 ■r P ; • $ r ■st i in| ► m % jh-CVP� it % p - Hr w ■K. m f | ♦ • % t -W «. ; n L r $ |i o p ■ i i f 1 .••;■ � W -� . w 8� jft i m ■jiy «fct a In the year 1946, the present Senior Class entered high school as freshmen. Being a large class, we were divided into three divisions under the guidance of Miss C. M. Washington, Mr. J. E. Dixon, and Mr. S. J. Satchell. Thelma Rountree, Jannie Stokes, and Geraldine Sutton were presidents of the respective divisions. The most important event of the year was our annual Dramatic Tournament. With unusual talent, the ninth grade won the Junior Trophy for the best play, “The Boor.” The best actor and actress, William Carter and Jannie Stokes, came from our class. Esther Williams was chosen the best actress lor the year of ’46 and '47. The successful class finished the freshman course and climbed to the sophomore year. This time we were under the supervision of Miss J. R. Taylor, Mrs. E. D. Foster, and Mr. S. J. Satchell. Mildred Darden, Elizabeth Dew, and Geraldine Sutton were presidents of the respective groups. The class was out- standing in several activities during this year. We won the Senior trophy for the best play, “The Bond Between,” starring Jannie Stokes, who was chosen best actress; Alice Cooper was attendant to “Miss Home Coming”; Gloria Haskins won first prize as the most outstanding vocalist, and Esther Dixon won first prize for excellence in Home Economics. The next year, 1948, the class moved successfully a step higher to the junior class. We realized that our high school days were gradually coming to an end. We were then under the leadership of Mrs. R. L. Williams and Miss C. M. Washington. Laverda May and Jannie Stokes served as presidents of the two divisions. The most important event this year was the “Prom”. With hard work and cooperation, the affair was a great success. As juniors the class, again outstanding, won the trophy in the Dramatic Tournament for the best play, “The Violin Maker of Cremona,” William Carter was honored best actor; James Delaney won the prize for excellence in Chemistry and U. S. History; Alfonza Watson won. first prize as the most outstanding vocalist; Laverda May and Elise Moore, because of high grades had the distinction of being heralds to the graduating class of '48; and Hilda Melton was voted “Miss Home Coming”. Now we are seniors, one big happy family. We are divided into sections for the convenience of keeping records, but we are considered as only one homeroom class under the guidance of Mrs. M. H. Miller and Mrs. R. L. Williams. Jannie Stokes is class moderator. In keeping with Child Accident Prevention Week, Laverda May won second prize in the Fire Prevention Week Contest; Alice Monthell Foster was chosen “Miss Home Coming for ’49”; Gloria Haskins won first prize as the outstanding vocalist in the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity’s local talent hunt; Clarence McPhail won third prize in the same contest for his violin selection; Clyde Speight won the trophy for the most valuable football player of ’48-’49. This senior class has surpassed all others in its accomplishments. It now goes on record as the most talented and the largest senior class in Darden High’s history. $JH ■ Lm ♦ � n U§ - ■ ¥ I I mi m « j Ifr i$ • r J ♦ 4f JK. m im m■ ■ m '!■ (lHaii. CPxO flS-GXj • p t « n m ♦ |QFhT! 4 1 D JU i ' • kO u«C ■ o « j b h - I ♦ Hr � ] j0 Q € ] jOyl i i «Q EW ♦ 4 '+o j � • ' .-i � ‘7 am g ac daylong for the gift of song, For time and change and sorroiv; For £ ?.£ sunset wings and the world-end things Which hang on the edge of tomorrow. ” We, the Senior Class of nineteen hundred and fifty, are on the edge of that tomorrow of which the author spoke in the above verse. We pause here to look into the future to see what this tomorrow holds. We realize that the future holds sorrow as well as happiness, failure as well as success, for as the poet has so aptly phrased it “a minute to smile and an hour to weep in, a pint of joy to a peck of trouble—that is life!’' Because we have traveled to this point with an undaunted spirit, we shall take the joy and trouble of our future in our stride. In light of this we shall prophesy only the success of the Senior Class of nineteen hundred and fifty. Peering into the tomorrow, one can see that years from today, our class will be represented in all walks of life. From it will come the largest and most efficient group of nurses. In hospitals and private offices they will work with outstanding doctors who also are former classmates. We are happy to say that a number of seniors will be in the field of theology. This is a wise choice and one in which they will realize exceptional achieve- ments. Bright lights will mark the real estate offices, stores, and shops of those who will enter business. From several studios will float sounds of vocal strains, pianos, orchestral and band instruments througout the day. Some Seniors of the class of nineteen hundred and fifty will be engaged busily in preparing for concerts for which they will become nationally famous. Others will be making recordings to meet the great demands of the public. A few of the seniors will find their experience with the high school paper and the yearbook has given them a background in the field of journalism. Several of them will be reporters and editors of widely published papers and magazines. Headlines will frequently tell of the work done by lawyers who were once seniors of this class. They will be successful in both the fields of com- mercial and criminal law. Among the specialists in the field of social work will be found several members of the senior class. They will do a great service in helping people to become adjusted. There are those of the Senior Class of nineteen hundred and fifty who will hear the call of the classroom. As teachers they will live up to the slogan, “Our teachers mold our nation’s future. The vision now fades as the members pass down the road of tomorrow. May we prophesy that we will undertake the responsibilities that await us; then each in his own way, and by his task, will be an asset to Darden High, to his community, and to America. • L □Ol«OC v . m m m . � L M St m M dm ■r «tTb t m J UPL JK m [ % $ . w Jjfcf I r in % ♦ f $ ■ qr $ -41 I. I 4 In | • m r ji� ■ ♦ 0 and Zlsilamsnt XD m M 0 1 • .«. • : ‘Mjh We, the Senior Class of 1950, have toiled and labored many long but profitable years in Charles H. Darden High School, and have at last come to the cross roads of a period of life we can never forget nor regret. With our hearts filled with deepest gratitude, we do hereby declare this our last will and testament. Our beloved parents shall be the recipients of our heartfelt congratulations that they are at last rid of a troublesome proposition—one which has called for much labor and great sacrifice. For our beloved Alma Mater, for whom we have the deepest respect and admiration, and to whom we shall always be loyal, we leave our sincere gratitude for the many happy and enjoyable experiences shared here. To our most respected principal, Mr. E. M. Barnes, to whom we are indeed grateful and thankful for his keen understanding, his helpfulness and his atten- tive consideration during these four years, we leave our very best wishes for success in anything he may undertake. To our senior advisers, Mrs. Marian H. Miller and Mrs. Rosa L. Williams, words cannot possibly express the thanks we have in our hearts for your un- divided efforts that you have extended so willingly, nor can we ever forget that you have worked so diligently and earnestly with us in our last years to prepare us for the unpredictable future that we must surely face. We promise upon our honor that we shall do all within our power not to fail you as you have not failed us. To our faculty, for your unfailing leadership and profound understanding, we leave to you a promise that we shall always bear in mind the many things you have done for us. We shall also remember that you have taught us that one should climb the rounds of life’s ladder one by one .however slippery. To the Junior Class, we leave the hope that you will be even more energetic and willing to learn than the classes who have gone on before you, and that you may profit by mistakes that have been made. We bequeath our rank as seniors and all the best wishes, the dignity, the prestige and privileges that go along with it. May your senior year be as pleasant, as exciting, and as profitable as ours has been. Our deepest sympathy is bestowed upon those sophisticated sophomores who think they know everything. That is indeed sad. We should like to add as a matter of advice the “tip” to “keep cool” as there is yet much to learn. The Freshman Class inherits our belief in looking upward and forward. On them we bestow tenacity for the great tasks that lie ahead, with the reminder that the “green” twig is alive and shows promise of beautiful blossoms. We do hereby sign and seal this on the fifth day of April nineteen hundred and fifty. The Senior Class of 1950 Darden High School Wilson, North Carolina • m Hi • - ♦ '..................... 5 r % ii , Hi « '. i m m I «OKS! QK = □ • Q n r ffaf 2 . (D. President .......................................Alphonza Watson Vice-President ..............................................John Cotton Secretary ........................................ Elise Moore Treasurer .................................................Marvin Weaver President .......... Vice-President ........ Secretary ............ Adviser and Treasurer Af. d. zStucUnt± jJnduibiiaL (UrganizaUon (Darden High School Unit) ....Herman James .....Willie Barnes . . . . Fred McMillan Mr. Julius Freeman Vztzxani dLan j-j-LCZl± (2ommibtzz (2(zaLzmsn ° resident ......... Vice President . . Secretary .......... Assistant Secretary Treasurer .......... Robert L. Murphy .... Daniel Wright . ., . .James Cannon .....Vance James ......J. E. Dixon Sick ........ Social ..... Recreation Reporter . . . Sgt. at Arms Judiciary . Willie Townsend . . . Charles Lewis . .Harlie Bynum . .Ernest Edwards .Winfield Telfor .. . Claude Parker Artis, Ernest Artis, William Atkinson, Bennie Barnes, Fletcher Barnes, Herman Barnes, John D. Barnes, Toney Bass, James Best, Moses Bowens, Leo Brown, Allen Brown, George Brown, Joseph Bullock, Ed Bullock, Arthur Bowden, Roland Bvnum, Willie OA Cox, Johnny A. Currie, Wilbert Dew, Ernest Dortch, Andrew Davis, Willie Graham, Charlie Green, Henry Hines, Robert Hinnant, William Hines, James Hinnant, Charlie Johnson, John T. Jones, Cle A. Latham, William Myles, James O. Newsome, Fred Parker, Arthur Parker, William Pender, William Reynolds, Jessie Reynolds, Leroy Reynolds, Frank Stevens, Paul Simms, A. C. Simms, Sargent Speight, Charlie Speight, Herman Scarbourough, Robert Swinson, Aaron Swinson, Frank Ward, Columbus Ward, Coy Williams, John Williams, Frank Williams, James Woodard, Johnny Webb, Robert Williams, Edwards Mrs. J. B. Harris Mrs. L. H. Whitehead Miss M. L. Whitehead z:A [zmljzx± 'Mrs. M. J. Haskins Mr. S. J. Satchel 1 22 Mr. F. W. Jones Mr. J. E. Dixon William E. Brodie President Sylvia Carter Secretary and the best tuill come back to you.” George Cooper Treasurer Delores M. Anderson Willie Barnes Willie Battle Eddie Best Geneva Best Emma Bowens Jean Bryant Myrtle Carter Leo Dancy Richard Dixon William Ford Walter Gibson Dorothy Goodman Isaiah Goodman Ada Harris Elizabeth Hobbs James Holiday Harry Hyman Barbara Jones Fannie Joyner Brownie Moore Ruby Moore David Parker Henry Simon Sudie Thomas Fannie Woodard George Woodard Mr. Ellis Brown, Jr., Class Adviser Charlie Floyd President Thelma Rountree Secretary J. Irving Farmer Treasurer Give to the world the best you have, Bea Esther Applewhite Naverro Artis Delores Barnes Virginia Barnes Juanita Batts Mary Lou Blount Charlie Cannon Maxine Carr Dardress Coley Harold Darden Mary Davis Sudie Davis Beatrice Dew Edgar Diggs Robert Dudley Lilliam Freeman Thelma Hagans Dorothy Hargrove Purcell Harper Artelia High Ernest Holiday Dorothy Hoskins Ellaworth Kirby Fred McMillan Clarence Reid Raeford Rountree Lucille Singletary Annie Thomas Penina Weaver Delores Wilson Mary Woodard Minnie Ziegler Mrs. O. W. Barnes, Class Adviser Uzntti zaas - Station (Dm Mr. D. H. Atkinson, Adviser; Evangeline Reid, President; Herman McNeil, Vice-President; Eloise Ward, Secretary; Roosevelt Ellis, Assistant Secretary; James E. Farmer, Treasurer. DJzntfi action DJojo Mr. C. W. Hines, Adviser; Joan Bynum, President; Rosalyn Taylor, Vice- President; Mamie Reynolds, Secretary; Bernice Pitt, Assistant Secretary; Tru- miller Simms, Treasurer. czAfintfi (3f zaclz - JbEction CToro I Mr. E. R. Bryant, Adviser; Fay Bryant, President; Gladys Bridgers, Vice-Presi- dent; Annie Coley, Secretary; Dorothy Jackson, Assistant Secretary; James Braswell, Treasurer. dVlntfi (f zaclz - faction Mr. O. W. Harris, Adviser; Gibson Butler, President; Vandahlia Harris, Secretary. !ZIzntfi ladz - Station ■ . f1 tlM i i r tt r, ixj li txrt :prr Miss B. Cartwright, Adviser; Arnold Walker, President; Lettie Simmons, Secretary. Mr. J. E. Dixon, Adviser; Mildred Blue, President; Esther Smith, Secretary; Louise Boddie, Treasurer. {Zicjhtfi (f fxcLciz - Jbzction Mrs. M. E. Whitehead, Adviser; Robert Davis, President; Roland Simms, Vice- President; Erlene Sherrod, Secretary; Willie Melton, Assistant Secretary; Eugene Reid, Treasurer. tads - Station Dojo Mrs. L. Jenkins, Adviser; Levi Carter, President; Marjorie Bynum, Secretary; Robert Brodie, Treasurer. 'Zicjhtfi (fjzacla - faction 'dJfizaa Mrs. D. H. Ellis, Adviser; Howard Atkins, President; Walter Robinson, Vice- President; Daisy Wilder, Secretary; Ruby Jenkins, Assistant Secretary; Geraldine McPhail, Treasurer. EjJLCjPltfl zada - faction ouz Mr. C. R. Branford, Adviser; Prentiss Price, President; Margaret Pittman, Secretary; Ruby Fuller, Assistant Secretary; Addie Ward, Treasurer. sSe.VE.nbh lads.- SzctLon One. Mr. J. C. Ellis, Adviser; Velma Ricks, President; Geraldine Harris, Vice- President; Leatrice Speight, Secretary; Alma James, Assistant Secretary; Betty Jean Handy, Treasurer. Mrs. E. D. Alexander, Adviser; Charles Randolph Speight, President; Yvonne Blue, Vice-President; James Powell, Secretary; Eva M. Gray, Assistant Secretary; Best Stewart, Treasurer. E j£ntfi zadz - Jbzction !Z7(zzee Mrs. B. T. Barnes, Adviser; Joseph McNeil, President; Barbara Jean Ward, Vice-President; Inez Davis, Secretary; Elmo Roberson, Treasurer. cJbzvEntfi zac u - Station douz Mrs. M. Morgan, Adviser; Dorothy McNeil, President; Alexander Young, Vice- President; Alberta Bullock, Secretary; Earl Rountree, Treasurer. ixtfi xads: - Szction nz Mrs. H. D. Whitted, Adviser; Tom Clark, President; Yvonne Ricks, Secretary; Virginia Greenfield, Treasurer. zSixtfi (f raclz, - nation Mrs. Z. C. Daniels, Adviser; Mary Funches, President; Estella Jones, Vice- President; Doretha Ferguson, Secretary; Johnny Brunson, Assistant Secretary; Addie Ward, Treasurer. cSixtfi xacLz - zSsctLon Z7fiZ££ Mrs. A. Jones, Adviser; Margaret Wells, President; Thelma Batts, Secretary; Patricia Wimberly, Treasurer. fracU. - Section oui Mrs. F. C. Bethel, Adviser; Charles Hargett, President; Delores McNeil, Vice- President; Joyce Marie Hodge, Secretary; Lillie Mae Jordan, Assistant Secretary; Lila Farmer, Treasurer. cSixtfi 'ladz - Station Mrs. A. M. Dupree, Adviser; Henry Freeman, President; Fred Woodard, Vice- President; Margaret Ward, Secretary; Carrie Rountree, Assistant Secretary; Joshua Winstead, Treasurer. ACTIVITIES Oxo, an Left to right, front: James Delaney, editor-in-chief; Robert Dixon, artist. Second row: James Dew, assistant editor; Doris Hyman, typist; Laverda May, production manager, typist, secretary; Jannie Stokes, business assistant; Esther Williams, business manager. Third row: Elise Moore, typist; Robert Anderson, business assistant; Edna Mitchell, yearbook sales; Katoria Dew, class editor. Standing: Offie Clark, sports editor; Artheneus Dew, publicity director. Not shown: William Brodie and Woody Farmer, snapshot photographers; Mrs. Marian H. Miller and Mrs. Rosa L. Williams, advisers. czStudznt douncid OFFICERS. Seated extreme right: Fred Barnes, president (1st semester); seated extreme left: James Delaney, president (2nd semester) ; with hook: Lillian Freeman, secretary; seated center: Mr. J. E. Dixon, adviser. OFFICERS. Seated, left to right: Lt. Alphonza Watson, Mr. J. F. Freeman, adviser; Captain William Carter; Ruth Hart, secretary; Lt. James Delaney. Standing second from right: Lt. James Dew. £ fi±toXlj dtutj Jannie Stokes, President; Esther Williams, Vice-President; Elise Moore, Secretary; Evangeline Reid, Assistant Secretary; Joseph Gay, Treasurer; Mr. E. Brown, Jr., Advisor. William Carter, President; Lonnie Barnes, Secretary; Ada Harris, Treasurer; Mrs. R. L. Williams, Advisor. Thomas Stokes, President; Willie Barnes, Vice-President; Hilda Battle, Secretary; James Braswell, Treasurer. Sfiozt±man±izLfi dtulj John Hargett, President; LeRoy Hardy, Secretary; Miss Langley, Treasurer; Mr. D. H. Atkinson and Mr. E. R. Bryant, Advisors. a azvzz cizncz Bea Esther Applewhite, President; David Edwards, Vice-President; Mary L. Blount, Secretary; Jessie McNeil, Treasurer. i7ndu±tzia£ fzi± ■ ‘ Willie Battle, President; Frank Barnes, Vice-President; Addie Clark, Secretary. (JfioxaC dLi(j Alphonza Watson, President; Milton Baines, Vice-President; Delores Autry, Secretary; Mae Berta Hargrove, Treasurer. Hildagarde Melton, President; Dorothy Dew, Vice-President; Gloria Haskins, Secretary; Ruby Ward, Treasurer. C.flS.E.% J2zacL %± Left to right: Dardress Coley, Fannie Woodard, Jannie Stokes, Thelma Hagans, and Ruby Delaney. l aiorMs,± Left to right: Joan Bynum, Myrtle Lynch, Mary L. Woodard, and Delores Anderson. H3oy± Club Marvin Weaver, President; Theodore Jackson, Vice-President; Milton McPhail, Secretary; Leander McKeithan, Treasurer. H3and Lillian Freeman, President; John Cotton, Vice-President; Helen Barnes, Secre- tary; Evangeline Reid, Treasurer. Jannie Stokes (right), receives award for her exceptional essay on Child Accident Prevention. The award is being presented by Mr. E. M. Barnes, the principal. A Senior, Clyde Speight, receives a trophy for being the most outstanding football player for the year, 1949. The trophy is presented by Coach D. H. Atkinson. Crowning of Junior and Senior Homecoming Queens by Principal, Mr. E. M. Barnes. Left to rightj First Row: Junior Attendant, Van- dahlia Harris; Senior Attendant, Fay Bryant. Left to right, Second Row: Senior Miss Home- coming, Monthell Foster; Junior Miss Home- coming, Ruby Wallace. 51 Reading clockwise beginning at top center, inner circle: Floyd, Herbert Hall, Leroy Hardy, Benjamin Knight, Fred Barnes, Clyde Speight (Captain), Booker Briggs, Herman McNeil, Johnnie Moore, Charles Rountree, d- Willie Carr. Outer circle: Otfie Clark, George Cox, Leo seph Tucker, Isaac Ward, William While, Jesse Williams, Left to right, first row: Mr. J. C. Ellis, Coach; Hattie M. Henderson, Lillie Pender, Delores Wilson, Alberta Cooper. Second row: Marjorie Farmer, Mary Moore, Dorislene Dew, Ellaworth Kirby, Mildred Darden (Captain), Dardress Coley. . . ___ Left to right, first row: Harold Darden, Olfie Clark (Captain), Charlie Floyd. Second row: Mr. C. E. Branford, Coach; Joseph Hunter, George Woodard, fames Holiday, Levi Batts. Third row: Raymond Harris, Nathaniel Robinson, Herman McNeil, Willie Carr, Clarence Reid, John Cotton. 'r