Drexel High School - Cavalcade Yearbook (Drexel, NC)

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Class Colors: Powder Blue and Navy Blue. Class Flowers: Red and White Roses. Class Motto: To Thine Own Self Be True. Class Song: Thanks and Farewell” As we go along in life’s pathway, may we seek the best. Now we must leave the school we love; This we all regret. Thinking o’er our days at Drexel High, Our hearts swell with pride, As we recall the things we’ve done —Side by side. Chorus: In this world we must make our own way, Without our parents to guide us each day, To the teachers and friends we say, . . . Thanks and Farewell .... 12

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CLASS HISTORY Looking back twelve years ago co 1941, we saw thirty-five bright-eyed girls and thirty-six clean-faced boys begin the long difficult voyage of learning. As we walked up the gangplank with our paper and pencils, we saw none other than two pretty hostesses who were Mrs. Jenny Lee Wilson and Mrs. Mary Huffman. All our teachers from the first grade through the twelfth, we thank you for all your kindness, thoughtfulness, and the wonderful guidance extended us throughout this voyage. After our stop at the eighth port, we boarded a larger ship The Drexel Hi.” Our captain was Harry L. Hallyburton and his crew of nine members were: Mrs. Stover, Mrs. Russell, Mr. Abernathy, Mr. Teerns, Mrs. Bounous, Mr. Patton, Mrs. Dellinger, Mr. Smyre, and Miss Silvers. As we stopped at the ninth port, we found many of our passengers leaving the ship: Leeuna Nichols, Helen Huffman, Lloyd and Harmon Clontz, Ruth Ollis, Ralph Stamey, Howard Secrest, Annie Cooke, Leroy Cooke, Bernard Powell, Buddy Fender, Richard Bowman, Mary Etta Powell, Alma Maye and R. C. Anthony. As we pulled into our tenth port our most exciting adventure was cutting frogs with Mr. Patton as our guide. We lost no members at this port. Instead our captain, Mr. Hallyburton, welcomed Walter Butler from Valdese and Betty Keller who had decided to rejoin us. At the eleventh port we found Blondell Isenhour from Georgia waiting for us at the dock. There two passengers disembarked—Perry Cope and Myrna Trumble. Iris Saunders and Sandra Baker rode with us for just part of this trip. Mr. Abernathy had been transferred and Mr. Teems, Mr. Patton, Mrs. Dellinger, Mr. Smyre, and Miss Silvers had taken leave. To begin this voyage, we gained Mrs. Sutton, Mr. McBrayer, Miss McCreight, Miss Siphers, and Mr. Vallone as new crew members. The main event was the Junior-Senior Banquet that the captain gave his passengers special permission to prepare. Betty Jane Stamey and her committee gained our eternal gratitude for the beautiful, elaborate banquet with an Arabian motif. At the twelfth port other passengers were waiting for us. Thomas Poteet and Charlene Fletcher boarded the vessel when Blondell Isenhour left. Later Mary Alice Rogers decided to change from our vessel to the Gamewell.” This trip has been the most exciting of all. We have sold magazines, Christmas cards, candy, furniture polish— all with the Washington trip in mind. The Nutt Family” proved to be an interesting play—one easy to cast in such a class as ours. So ends this log of our journey with the final port, graduation, almost in sight. With our sincerest appreciation to our guides, we say farewell and Ship Ahoy to those beginning this long, but fruitful, voyage—Happy landing! 14 Class Historians: OLETA AIKENS MAXINE SWINK