Dillard High School - Dillardites Yearbook (Goldsboro, NC)

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(?lei44 5 % On September 3, 1952, a group of boys and girls, from different sections of the city, assembled in the Dillard High School auditorium - eager to be enlisted as THE GRAMMAR GRADE OF DILLARD HIGH SCHOOL. After enlistment we began to get acquainted with the teachers and the fact that for the first time in schooling we were to begin changing classes. After getting accustomed to the changes taking place, we began to work very hard because we wanted to uphold the name of Dillard High Grammar Grades! With the election of officers, we began to work hard for ’’Promotion Day” which meant that we were to enter high school. In high school it was harder to get along with each other because we thought we were the greatest! But our principal talked to us and told us that we must work hard to continue our education in high school. His talk set the pace for our studying and reading more each day. During Freshman Year we were able to take a part in our Student Government, Student Day Activities, and all school activities. We were also able to voice our opinions about the school as a whole - our new HANDBOOKS assured us of this right. From the handbook we learned that high school prepares one for any field in life that he might choose to enter, and that high school does not say who can or cannot enter college, but it prepares all students if they are willing to cooperate with the teachers. As Sophomores we continued to work hard because we were well on the way to the Junior Class. During our sophomore year Jean Swinson was crowned ’’Miss Homecoming. ” We had James House, David Baldwin, Jean Swinson, and Barbara Clarke to win ’’The World Peace Speaking Contest. ” It goes without saying that the Junior-Senior Prom, the writing of Term Papers, and our Junior Play, ’’Happy Days” (Directed by Miss S. E. Jones) were the outstanding events of our Junior Year. Thelma Moses and Ray Gavin will surely remember having the leading roles in the play. The promotion from the Junior Class to Senior Class was most impressive, because we moved into a modern and spacious building, leaving the old building to be named ’’West Elm Street Junior High” with Mr. E. K. Harris as principal. As Seniors, we journeyed to A T College for the Annual ’’Senior Day” activities. Barbara Howell was elected ’’Miss Student Council, ” and Barbara Clarke and Angeline Rowe were her attendants. David Baldwin wrote the class song, and James House served a successful year as president of the student organization. Now, as a token of our esteem for Dillard, we leave behind a stage fully equipped with modern furniture; and carry with us a jovial spirit of high school days-for DEAR OLE DILLARD WE LOVE!