Drexel High School - Cavalcade Yearbook (Drexel, NC)

 - Class of 1948

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(Spas wi tory Twelve years ago forty-five boys and thirty-six girls entered the Drexel school with the desire to begin the process of learning. Our teachers that year were Mrs. Odes Huffman and Miss Jenny Lee Wilson. We wish to express our sincere grati- tude to our teachers from the first grade up for their kindness and patience in preparing us for high school. When we entered the eighth grade our enrollment was lowered to forty boys and twenty-five girls. This was an ex- citing year for us. We were divided into two classes that year. One class had Mrs. Clapp for its teacher; the other began the year with Mrs. Penny as its teacher. At the end of the first term Mrs. Penny resigned and Mr. Raney from Jonas Ridge came to be our teacher. Mrs. Boutilier was our next teacher that year. She and Mrs. Clapp helped us with our eraduation into high school, which-was an exciting moment for all of us. When we entered the ninth grade our enrollment had dropped to thirty-eight boys and twenty girls. During this year we were known as “Knot-Heads’”’. Under the guidance of Mr. Hallyburton and the Faculty, we hope we have improved a ereat deal. In the tenth grade we gained three girls and lost sixteen boys. This year we had six members on the baseball team of whom we are very proud. In the eleventh grade our enrollment dropped to thirty-eight. We were rep- resented in the debating contest by Bob Maye who was very good. Our Dramatic Club gave a three act play to raise money for our Junior-Senior Banquet. In our last year we gained Eleanor Settlemyre from Marion who had been with us in the first grade. We lost four girls and two boys, which left us thirty- two pupils. This is only forty percent of the number starting in the first grade. We are happy to be the first Seniors to have the privilege of entering and graduating from our “NEW” High School Building. We are planning to spend our “SENIOR WEEK” on a trip to Wash- ington, D. C. We will visit all the old battle grounds and all the historical monuments and buildings. We will visit the Capitol of the United States and we hope to visit Congress while it is in session. Now we are looking forward to the last months of our high school days, which we hope will be pleasant ones for us. Class Historians Jack Burns PHILBERT HALLMAN

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REECE WILLIAMS EnULOVS JAMES EDWARD REECE HERBERT EUGENE WILLIAMS “Huggie”’ “Hubby” Band 1, 2, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4. Book Club 4; Treasurer 2. CLASS SONG Fond memories come to us, of years we have spent. And among these, our classmates, and friends we love true. No longer we linger, our task here is through, And our future’s before us, our place we must choose. Chorus: These friends and our school, we'll never foreer And oft, when alone, we'll remember those years, We'll think of those there, who, our places have filled, And our hearts will be with them forever. 10



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Prophecy Evelyn! Evelyn! Wake up! The bell’s ringing ... huh... er... um, what? Quit your aieaniiee the bell’ s ringing.—What bell, Colleen? The school b ell. Classes are changing. paeleclori,t want to, why didn’t you leave me alone, Colleen, until I had finished my dream? What were you dreaming, Evelyn? I was dreaming about the members of this Come on! . senior class ten years from today. Sit down and let me tell you about it. You and I were Army Nurses— Captains of course. Clifford Cooper was a big game hunter (when he wasn’t being hunted). Doris Buff had been happily married for ten years! (Wonder if she could stand ten more? ) Nick Chapman, the main attraction on the “Grand Ole Opera”. Eleanor Settlemyre was the popular new Grammar Grade school teacher in Drexel. Herbert Williams was a trapper in Alaska, famous for his “Skunk” furs. Josephine Bass—married and had a couple of kids—six to be exact. Jack Burns was a famous comedian and has his own program over “W M NG, Lloyd Powell an outstanding milliner from Drexel, now in Paris, is famous “kinds” of hats he produces. Jean Poteat is his private secretary. Rawlin Mull—A door-to-door sales- man sells mostly “Man to be Linament.”’ (Manufactured in Drexel.) for the Rondal Mull—A famous tree doctor, now working on his “Family Tree”. Ollie Powell was a famous Girl’s Coach at the Mary Washington College in Virginia. Gaynell Page—A private nurse to Jimmy Durante, especially his nose. Jack Poteat, Hubert Powell and J. C. Lowdermilk were pinch-hitting for the “Three Stooges” in Hollywood. Allen Page had his own band. Did you know he seemed to be one of the top band leaders ? Bob Maye a senator from North Caro- lina, famous for “pestering” Congress. p James Reece a stunt pilot. He had per- formed for the King of England. Bonnie Baker a Power’s Model, voted the Bathing Beauty of 1958. Mary Elva Reece was a journalist for that well-known magazine “The Drexel”. Tommie Lane was the editor. Vernon Craig and Philbert Hallman were owners of “The Body Works” shop. They must have been good. I could see oodles of big fine cars around. Bill McCall was the pastor of the Second Baptist Church in Drexel. George Hipps was the owner of the “Slip “em—Jip Cleaners in Drexel. “em—Rip fem” Dry Romilda Baker was a missionary in the wilds of Africa. Ola Mae Bumgarner was a second Mrs. Russell. She was teaching English in a great college in Texas. Juanita Watts was working in London at the American Embassy. Jack Miller had a big practice. Yes! You guessed it! He was one of the most prominent lawyers in Pennsylvania. Gosh! What a dream, Evelyn! I hope it comes true some day. Listen! That’s the tardy bell. Come on, let’s get to Chemistry or we'll both be dreaming! COLLEEN COOPER EVELYN HowlE

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