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

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X V. m PROPHECY After being in Charlotte for quite a while, Mildred Barrow and 1 had saved a large sum of money and decided to take a trip. We took a plane to New York piloted by Obie Woodall. After ar- riving there we thought we would do some shopping. We saw a very attractive fa ion shop. We went in and were surprised to see Cleatis Gauldin as owner and Helen Hall and Gertrude Coleman as her models. We went to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and saw Douglas Gerringer, an Ensign. Taking a train from there, we stopped over in Washington. Sur prised to hear Marie Grant was the head nurse in large hospital there; Leroy Smart, her husband, a doctor; Mary Willard, Marie’s assistant nurse. Taking a bus from there, driven by George Law, we went to Reno, finding Wayne Samuels there getting her third divorce, this time from Eugene Setliff. We took a plane from there to Tennessee to visit Lillian Nolan, a Bible Teacher in Bob Jones College. From there to Miami, Florida, where we saw J. B. Harris, an artist, painting pictures of his models, Maggie Reynolds and Peggie Sig mon. They told us Raymond Smith was in the Merchant Marinos and was across. We also saw Herbert Clarke, a bum, to keep from paying income taxes. At Daytona Beach was Katherine Seal, a WAC. Then to dear old Draper we came — home. We visited Draper Hi, finding Elizabeth Clifton ‘teaching, Eugene Setliff, director of athletics. We had our hair fixed at Draper Beauty Salon, owned by Lucy Walker, and Lucille Griffith, her helper. They told us Ruby Spain. Lorene Funderbuck, and Jacqueline Blackwell were married and with their husbands who remained i n service. Ralph Hodges is married to Erie Hanks and a proud papa of four children, two girls and two boys. We found Marvin Pruitt as Superintendent of Marshall Field, and Orene Hopkins, his stenographer. Melvin Pruitt is manager of Belk Cline. Billie Hairfield is owner of Hairfield’s Dime Store. Eu- gene Meade was playing over W.B.B.B. with Jim Hall. After a very enjoyable vacation, Mildred and I returned to Char- lotte to continue our work as secretaries. Virginia Hopkins, Prophet