Draper High School - Crest Yearbook (Draper, NC)

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u SENIOR CLASS HISTORY On September 9, 1940, ninety timid youngsters with frightened faces entered a new and a more adventurous school life. This year proved to be a pleasant one with a new school, sis kind and capable teachers, and new fellow students. During this year there were many hardships but guided b.y the love of the teachers and compassion for each other, it proved to be a successful one. The months passed by and many hated to see vacation time come again. The fall of 1941 found a new principle in eur school and several new teachers. Fifty-nine of these pupils came back not as freshmen, but as sophomores, with Jimmy Perry as president, who proved to be an excellent leader. Again we faced hardships, b ut seeing what had been accomplished the year before, we were encouraged to work harder. Along with our work we had fun too. Basketball, football, and other activities were coming into the spotlight with many of our students proving to be excellent sports. Once more it was Commence- ment time again and we were out of school for a few months. When the class returned in the fall of 1942, we found that several of our fellow students had dropped from the ranks. Only forty-seven of the original remained. The president of the Junior class was Peggy Hall. The Dramatic Club and Glee Club Avere making a big success, Avith Miss Cobb, the leader of Dramatics, and Mrs. Wilson, the eader of the Glee Club. The class rings were bought in the mid- dle of the year and the Junior and Senior Banquet proved to be one of the best. One of our class, Eli zabeth Clifton, won the medal for making the highest grades in American History. All of us Avere proud of her success. The months passed SAviftly and soon these pupils Avere Seniors. In the fall of 1943 there Avere thirty-six Seniors Avho returned to school. Many of the felloAv students did not return but joined in the ranks for Uncle Sam. We were sad but proud of these boys. Many of the pupils that did return kneAV that Uncle Sam Avould be calling them as soon as Commencement is over. In the face of this, they proA’ed their patriotism. Avorked hard and did their best. And with their motto, “To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield,” they leave their dear school. Draper Hi, prepared to face life and never to for- get the best days of all, their school days. Orene Hopkins, Historian