Dunbar High School - Tiger / Bar Yearbook (East Spencer, NC)

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CLASS HISTORY On August 26, 1951, seventy proud freshmen entered Dunbar High School. We were very happy for the students of Granite Quarry to join us. All of us were determined to adapt ourselves to the ways and conditions of high school, and to try to learn the things which were taught. As sophomores we found ourselves more accustomed to high school ways: Our class had become an important one and we took part in the leading activities of the school, such as , the Glee Club, the Basketball team, and many others. Bernice Eddleman and Truitt Roebuck participated in a speaking contest. In April, France Chambers received an honor rating of 1 , in the Salisbury District Musical Festival. Our class always de¬ lighted in taking part in all the activities. Another year rolled around and we had become Juniors. We had many activities to raise money for the Junior -Senior Prom, which was the biggest social event of the year for us. The theme of the prom was The Love Shop ; it was successful and enjoyed by everyone . At last we h ave become what we have been working and waiting for, for so long, Seniors . A class song, a class will, and a motto were adopted and used on every oc¬ casion, to the despair and annoyance of other members of the school. But it was deemed advisable for the sake of peace for the class to ignore them as far as possible. With the help of our advisor, Mrs. Kelly, we sponsored a party Evening in Paris , and a play The Red-Headed Stepchild , .to help raise money for our year book. A number of Seniors gained unusual distinction during the year. Mary Allison, Gertie Trueblood, Theresa Ford, and Truitt Roebuck participated in a typing contest. Some of the best bus drivers were the following seniors: Bernice Eddleman. France Chambers, Sylvester Caldwell, and Wilbert Smith. Willis Broadway, our representative for Miss Homecoming, won second place. Most of all we are looking forward to our commencement exercises. We hate to leave this school, but we are leaving it to you Juniors, Make the best of it! Class Historian Bernice Eddleman CLASS PROPHECY In this machine, industrial, and atomic age time seems to have wings, and thus, our four years have flitted by. Everyone seems to enjoy looking into the future, 1960! My, how times and people have changed! According to Who's Who and Why Mary Allison is working in Casper’s selling shoes, Willis Broadway has always wanted to be that ambitious nurse and now she's nursing in the largest hospital in Denver Colorado. Imagine the new boss at the transfer-shed, Roosevelt Krider. France Chambers is making beautiful corsages in Arkansas; he owns the largest florist shop in Little Rock, Bernice Eddleman is an outstanding attorney in New York City. Theresa Ford is now a famous singer in Paris, France. Ruby Gaston is the most popular and most successful Coiffeur in Hollywood, I understand that Sylvester Caldwell is teaching Aeronautic at Harvard University. Johnnye Mae Ingram sits back in her delicatessen and seems to be enjoying serving the public. Truitt Roebuck is now a research chemist for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. May Ola Washington is the director of dermatologists in Sioux Falls, Iowa George Bates is a prominent opometrist in Boston. John Ferguson is a writer of delightful short stories. Before returning this Who's Who and Why on the library shelf of the future, may I congratulate the class of 1954 on the brilliant success each of its members is about to achieve. Class Prophet Theresa Ford 19

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of Dunbar High School, East Spencer North Carolina, being in good mental condition as usual, and in much better temper than usual, do hereby make this, our last will and testament: ARTICLE I To our Principal and Faculty we leave our gratitude and sincere appreciation for their patience, time, and efforts in helping us to successfully complete our High School career. ARTICLE II To those who serve in the lunch-room, we bequeath our sincere thanks for the many hearty meals that they prepared from Fall until late Spring. ARTICLE III To the Junior Class, we bequeath: I, Mary Allison, will my typing ability to Mannie Martin, and my shortness to Dorthy McCollough. I, George Bates, will my ability to drive a car to Lawerence McCollough. I, Walter Boler, will my neatness to Robert Green, and my ability to cut classes to Elva Wiley. I, Willis Broadway, will my charming personality to Doretha Davis. I, Sylvester Caldwell, will my ability to drive a car to Barbara Boler, and my neat¬ ness to Walter Jeter. I, France Chambers, will my bus. No. 34, to Robert Green, and my voice to Billie Faggart. I, Bernice Eddleman, will my bus. No. 110, to Etta McKenzie, and my speaking ability to Willie Sifford. I, Ida Ree Corpening, will my typing seat to Doretha Davis, and my beautiful eyes to Bessie Hackett. I, John Fitzgerald, will my dancing ability to Joe Kelly, and my height to Alfred Wil¬ liams. I, Theresa Ford, will my music ability to Rosetta Robinson, and my ability to play basketball to Delores O’Kelly. I, John Fergurson, will my ability to play basketball to Alfred Williams. I, Marcell Graham, will my ability to cut classes to anyone who does not have the ability to do so. I, Henry Hall, will my ability to cut classes to anyone who does not have the ability to do so, without getting caught. I, Johnnye Ingram, will my typing ability to Rosetta Robinson, and my slimness to Jean Carol Davis. I, A. G. Kelly, will my neatness to Lawerence McCollough. I, Roosevelt Krider, will my ability to play basketball to Etta McKenzie. I, Edna McDowell, will my poor thinking ability to Elva Wiley and my good think¬ ing to Avery Stoner. I, Arthur Montgomery, will my ability to dance to Willie Mae Burnon, I, Margaret Moss, wi ll my sewing ability to Helen Roberts. I, Addie Nichols, will my large vocabulary to Etta McKenzie. I, Mary Jean Ross, will my thinking ability to Roy Clodfelter. I, Truitt Roebuck, will my ability to study to James Sheck, and my ability to make money to Walter Jeter. I, Wilbert Smith, will my height to Joe Kelly, I, Gertie Trueblood, will my seat in Physics to Robert Ford, and my neatness to Lu¬ cille Frost. Finally I, Ruby Gaston, will my neatness and ability to match colors to Theresa Par¬ ker, my ability to work without getting bored to Loretta Mack, and my Sarah Vaughn hair style to anyone that can wear it. Class Lawyer Ruby Gaston Class Witnesses Theresa Ford Gertie Trueblood, 18

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SUPERLATIVES Best All Around Smartest Best Dancers Most Handsome Modest Most Musical Most Studious Biggest Flirts Quietest T allest Shortest Shyest Most Lady-Like Best Athletes Neatest Most Talkative Friendliest Most Likely to Succeed Most Playful Most Popular Oldest Youngest Girl Ruby Gaston Mary Allison Edna McDow ell Willis Broadway Theresa Ford Gertie Trueblood Ruby Gaston Mae Ola Washington Addie Nichols Mary Allison Johnnye Ingram Ida Ree Corpening Ruby Gaston Gertie Trueblood Margaret Moss Edna McDowell Ruby Gaston Theresa Ford Theresa Ford Edna McDowell Mary Allison Boy John Ferguson Truitt Roebuck John Fitzgerald Walter Boler John Ferguson France Chambers George Bates Roosevelt Krider John Fitzgerald John Fitzgerald A. G. Kelly John Fitzgerald John Ferguson Roosevelt Krider Wilbert Smith John Ferguson John Ferguson Arthur Montgomery John Ferguson Truitt Roebuck Marcell Graham 20