Davie County High School - Clarion Yearbook (Mocksville, NC)

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CLASS HISTORY Ah, there's good news tonight. Yes, it is with great pride and anticipation that the realization of our graduation draws nearer with the termination of each new day. As each of you may well know there are certain distinctions that have set our class aside as one by itself. Due to the consolidation of the four high schools of Davie County, our class not only is the largest to graduate from any one school in Davie, but it is also one with a high percentage of honor roll students. We have the privilege of being the first senior class to enter and to graduate from Davie. For this, many gracious thanks are due to Mr. Curtis Price, County Superintendent, for his integrity and intelligence in the planning of this new school . Let us now draw back the curtains of this past year of school life and take a brief resume of the activities of the Class of 1957. Before entering Davie, as juniors we were well aware that at the beginning of our senior year we would be required to leave behind our individual schools and the history that we had written there. Upon the opening of school in August of 1956 we were looking forward with great anticipation to going into our new con- solidated high school, which is one of the finest constructions in the country. We were a graduating class of one hundred and seventeen eager and ambitious seniors. So it wasn't unusual at all a few months ago to see members of our class, running down the corridors, shouting, Hey, look at me, everybody, l'm a SENIOR! We regret to say that since the beginning of school we have lost four of our classmates, leaving us with only 113. Two have moved away. One stopped due to illness and another stopped to begin work. Before proceeding further, the senior class would like to pay tribute to our County Superintendent, Mr. Curtis Price, our Principal, Mr. D. F. Stillwell, to theseniorhomeroom teachers: Mrs. June Hicks, Mr. Walter Morris, Mrs. Helen Crenshaw, Mr. James Wall, and to other members of the faculty who have so willingly given to us their time, help, and patience in all matters which have confronted us this past year. Now that we are seniors, we can hardly realize that this our last year, the one for which we have looked forward to for such a long time, has finally rolled around. We have had many new things to do: electing officers, ordering caps and gowns, invitations and cards, diplomas, publishing an annual, and besides all this, taking part in all the school activities. This was the year that we were graduating, so we immediately began to make all our plans. Rings were not ordered our iunior year as was formerly the customary procedure, therefore, we were looking forward as seniors to receiving new ones with our new school's name engraved upon it. Shortly after school started, a delegation of seniors met with ring officials and decided the style and kind of ring. On Wednesday, December 5, Mr. Stillwell called a meeting of the seniors. He announced that our rings should arrive by December 16. We were then thrilled to know that our rings were on the way. Our next event was to choose and elect senior officers. The following were selected: Mackie Deadmon, President, Carmen Rice, Vice-President, Joan Shore, Secretary, Johnsie Ellis, Treasurer. Sometime later the seniors were photographed as individual groups for the annual. It was thoroughly delightful to see everyone dressed in his Sunday best. The photographers later returned to make group pictures of all the various clubs and activities. The sports scene at Davie has proven itself to be very favorable thus far. Many of our seniors have upheldthe Rebels' hame in football, basketball, and baseball. Credit should be given to the coaches, Mr. Jack Ward, Mr. Peeler, ond Mr. Frank Hardin, for the fine job they have done in the direction of our teams. We, too, have had a fine group of cheerleaders to lead the Rebel cheering section. You underclassmen, however, know and realize the many and different ways in which the senior class of '57 has served you this year. You have, as do we, fond memories of this first year in Davie. This past year has written for our class an illustrious history. May the coming years write for you underclassmen a history fully as worthy. And now if you will kindly excuse me, l have iust time to send this document by special messenger to the Hunter Publishing Company, so that in years to come the students of Davie may turn to page 33 of their texts on American History and read to their hearts' content of the first and greatest senior class to graduate from Davie High. CAMILLA JARVIS Historian

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Last Will We, the members of the Senior Class of nineteen hundred fifty-seven, being of sound mind, and realizing that weare I about to depart from this place, do therefore make, ordain, publish, and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament. I, Mary Katherine Baity, will my many iokes and my friendliness to Jess Ruth Jones. I, Allen Blakely, will to Archie Potts, my good disposition. I, Flake Blackwood, will to Mike Osborne my ability to make passing grades. I, Carolyn Boger, will to Edith Smith my ability to play basketball. I, Sue Browder, will to Kermit Ratledge, my dramatic's club membership with the hope that she will someday become a great actress. I, Amos Brown, will my ability to make good grades in algebra, to anyone who can make them. I, Joe Brown, will to Z. N. Anderson my title of Best Dressed. I, Floretta Collette, will to Linda Garwood, my love of sports, especially basketball, to add to her own. I, Dorothy Cook, will to Carolyn Allen my ability to get along well with others. Good luck, Carolyn. I, Nuncy COZGFI, will my place in the office club to anyone who needs the experience, and who is willing to work. I, Donald Joe Danner, will my position on the annual staff to anyone who will stay after school and work on it. I, Sue Daywalt, will my cheerleading uniform to anyone who can be at all the ballgames and have as much fun as I did. Happy Gheeringl I, Winifred Davis, will my title of Prettiest to Sylvia Phelps., I, Johnsie Ruth Ellis, will my position as editor of the annual to anyone who doesn't mind hard work. I, Ronnie Freeman, will to Donald Spry my ability to come to school every day. I, Joan Frye, will to Alice McDaniel my beloved shorthand and typing book, providing she will make A's as I have. I, Gail Furches, will to Carolyn Allen, my quietness on class. I, Evonne Gaither, will to Carol Munday my ability to pass shorthand, although she probably has enough ability of her own. I, John Gaither, will to E. R. Silliman, our faithful mechanic, my bus No. 40. I, Shirley Gough, will to Barbara Canter my ability to not study and still pass. I, Ruth Green, will to my sister, Janie, my membership in the Beta Club. I, Gary Groce, will my English book to anyone who will use it. I, Ed Hellard, will to Freddie Pierce my position on the football team. I, Vernon Hendrix, will to C. W. Foster my seat in Miss Martin's study hall. Helen Hepler, will to my brother Moody, my ability to get along with teachers. Pansy Howard, will my smile and my way with the boys to Geraldine Campbell. I, Sue Howard, will my ability to sit on the bench to anyone who can do it for three years as I have. I, Camilla Jarvis, will to Kermit Rutledge my position as Class Historian. I, Leonard Jones, will to Mary Nell Shutt my streamline, luxury-liner school bus and hope she will always get to school on time. I, Margaret Jones, will to Mary Jane Whitaker my quietness and ability to study. I, Elizabeth King, will to Allen Bailey my ability to get along with people. I, Lucy Jean King, will to Loraine McDaniel my ability to play basketball and to get a back seat on the activity bus under the watchful eyes of Mr. Ward. Peggy Lambe, will to Linda Garwood my ability to giggle even in the quietest classes. Carolyn Latham, will to Gail Jones my seat in the English class. I, William Long, will to Leon Carter my motorcycle cap and my drums provided he will enjoy them as much as I have. I, Johnny McBride, will my broken tooth to Linwood Lipscomb, who has no front tooth at all. Martha McDaniel, will to Dianne Snipes my title of Cutest. Monroe McDaniel, will to Ticy Miller my ability to be football captain. I, Vivian McKnight, will to Dianne Snipes my place on the Annual Staff. I, Jim Miller, will to John Miller my football iersey No. 36. I hope he shows it more action than I did. I, Alvin Myers, will to Evonne Hendrix my bus No. I5 and my ability to get to school on time. I, Lester Myers, will to Velda Sue Howard my bus No. 28. Good luckl I, Chiquita Lynn Murray, will my position of Co-chief to Polly James provided that she will not forget Cheerleading I, I, I, I, I, I, practices. I, Dickie Nail, will my iob as a soda ierk to Lloyd Junker providing he breaks as many glasses as I did. I, Patsy Nail, will to Margaret Jo Harpe my ability to be loyal to my boyfriend, and also I will my position on the Annual Staff and my iob as Class Historian.