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

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Our Class Poem As we walked along the hallway, Which rang with shouts and cheers, We know we will be leaving soon The joys of so many short years. As we talked to friends so loving A tear comes to our eyes, For soon we would part Soon we would say good-bye. Then down to the task of study Good grades we must achieve, Our diplomas we will hold proudly, No one will we deceive. Ah! Now the task is over, A nightmare of scores, then thrills Our exam we took with eagerness And passed with all our skills. As we walked into the auditorium With music sweet and clear, We breathed a prayer to God For He was standing near. Upon the still firm earth, We tread with heads held high Into the future dark and drear We'll go without a sigh. By Irene Williams Our Class Motto He is strong who conquers others; he who conquers himself is mighty. c tn Our Class Colors Our Class Slower Pink Blue Pink Carnation Our Class Song Tune: Beautiful Dreamer Parting from Dunbar is hard to do Because it's from something that you hold so true. To dear ole Dunbar, we hate to say A good-bye to you, we'll be on our way. Chorus : So dear ole Dunbar, we'll think of you As one of greatness all the day through We'll honor, love and cherish thee, As down life's rugged path we'll flee. We've come through trial with vim and zest.- Through days of hardship, we have done our best. Now comes the end and we must leave you Heartbreaks to go, but we have more work to do. By DeElla Davis

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Our Class History (All That's Past) In the fall of 1953, we entered the portals of Dunbar High School. Seventy-two wide-eyed frightened students from the Dunbar elementary department and the Granite Quarry School, had begun the journey that so many other students had traveled before us. After a week of adjust¬ ment, we were well on our way toward becom¬ ing the young men and women we are today. We were divided into two divisions, of which Maggie Robinson and Betty Shuford were elected presi¬ dents. Our scholastic progress was excellent, and many of us were represented on the honor roll. We also joined various activities such as, The Coral, Dramatics Club, Basketball, N.H.A., Student Council, and other extra curricular ac¬ tivities. Leroy Peay was elected Treasurer of the Student Council, and we were also repre¬ sented on the basketball team. Nellie Austin was our attendant in the Miss Dunbar Contest. By the end jof the year we gave a sigh of relief for we had really worked hard. As Sophomores we were more determined than the year before. Elizabeth Mackey and Ralph Keaton were elected presidents of the two sections. Imagine having William Barbour, Ray Ferrens, Tommy Ferrens and Richard Gaston on the basketball team; they were excellent players, and Miss Holmes organized a cheering squad on which Olean Massey, Wilbert Robert¬ son, Irene Williams and Leroy Peay were a running success. Returning for our Junior year, we put to¬ gether all we had learned from our past expe¬ riences, and were ready for another year of hard work under our presidents, Elizabeth Mackey and Thomas Jeter. We were no longer green , but worthy of the title Juniors , and Olivia White was elected Vice President of the Student Council, with Maggie Robinson and LaVerne Brannon as representatives. The Council did a magnificent job, and gave out handbooks as a guide, to each member of the student body. These books were greatly appre¬ ciated. William Barbour, Olivia White, LaVerne Brannon, Kathleen Charleston and Richard Gaston were represented on the basketball team. Olean Massey and Wilbert Robertson were rearing to go on the cheering squad this year, and we had made such an improvement, that Miss Holmes then organized a pep squad, and the members from our class were Virginia Ford, Jennie Davis, Olean M a s s e y , Varnetia Aiken, DeElla Davis, Nella Ree Austin and Maggie Robinson. The Homecoming was an overwhelming success, and we were all thrilled to see The Dunbar Tigers defeat Dunbar from Lexington. We were then looking forward to the Junior- Senior Prom, and the advisors, Mrs. Vails and Miss Taylor, with the assistance from Miss Holmes helped us with new ideas for this glori¬ ous affair. We were very excited as we worked hard to make it a success, and it was. Our theme was Moonlight and Roses, and we danced in an Oriental Garden under the Moonlight. Our evening was truly an enchanting one. Florine Corpening was crowned Miss N.H.A. and after the ceremony, she was given a reception in the Home Economics Department, and Mr s . Shelton, the Home Economics Advisor, served refreshments to the guests. The Commercial Club journeyed from Dunbar to North Carolina State in the early spring of 1956. We had participants in the typing contest, and by no means were we left behind. We won second place in the contest. While this great event was taking place, the rest of the students toured the city, and had a wonderful time. We visited the Ligget Myers Tobacco Plant to see how cigarettes were made, and to say nothing about the machines. We then visited the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, and we were surprised to know that the whole company was ftilly operated by Negroes, and we were also amazed to find out what we didn't know before. We cannot tell all the things we saw, but I can say we fully en¬ joyed ourselves. After a brief pause and re¬ laxation, we journeyed to Chapel Hill to the Planetarium, and there we were inspired by the heavenly bodies, and what happens during Easter and Christmas. To sum it all up, we felt that no trip could have been better. With deepest enthusiasm, we returned in the fall of 1956 to take up the responsibility of being a Senior. Realizing that this was our final year here at Dear Ole Dunbar to prepare ourselves for leadership in the world, we re¬ solved to make it our most profitable year. Our class officers for '56 and '57 are Pre sident Clarence Hailey, Vice President LeRoy Peay, Secretary Nella Ree Austin, Assistant Secre¬ tary Jennie Davis, Corresponding Secretary Irene Williams, and Treasurer William Barbour. Olivia White is President for the Student Coun¬ cil, with James Ford as representative. We elected our Bar Staff in the early autumn of '56; LeRoy Peay was elected Editor and Maggie Robinson, Assistant Editor. We participated in the Livingstone College first Senior Day on October 27th, 1956, along with other Seniors from other schools. Their kind hospitality was appreciated by all of us. We were also invited to Senior Day at A and T College, which was very enjoyable. We have spent many happy and pleasant days beneath the blue and white, and as we leave our happiness is also sorrow, but we realize as Shakespeare has said, All the World's a stage, and each must play a part. Each has his en¬ trances and his exits. So it is that we have entered the doors of DUNBAR, ascended its stage and now we are about to make our exit, only to enter into the stage of realities. The Class Historian Olean Massey

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Horoscope SENIORS COULD BE SHOULD BE WILL BE Varnetia Aikens Dancer Nella Ree Austin Actress William Barbour Teacher LaVerne Brannon Mortician Claudine Bush Model Kathleen Charleston Doctor William Click Chauffeur Florine Corpening T eacher James Corpening Teacher Bernice Davis W riter DeElla Davis Doctor Jenny Davis Teacher Joan Dixon Pianist Joe Farrar Husband Virginia Ford Model James Ford Lawyer Richard Gaston Mechanic William Graber Preacher Nathaniel Green Lawyer Jimmie Hackett Lover Clarence Hailey Druggist Bishop Hall Sportswriter Lelia Jackson Secretary Thomas Jeter Stenographer Issac Jumper Mechanic Ralph E. Keaton Singer Elizabeth Mackey Typist Florence Massey Seamstress Olean Massey Model Eugene McCullough Mechanic Priscilla Miller Singer LeRoy Peay Mortician Leonard Phillips Mechanic Maggie Robinson Actress Sylvia Simon Dietician Warren Simpson Lover Ruth Smith Nurse Betty Shuford Pianist Olivia White Actress Irene Williams Math. Teacher Juanita Worth Seamstress Julia Wylie Policewoman Teacher Secretary Dancer Secretary Barber Lover Secretary Nurse Singer Model Model Nurse Mechanic Husband Beautician Nurse Brickmason Baseball -Player Housewife Nurse Singer T eache r Housewife Model Nurse Beautician Dancer Professor Singer Teacher Pre sident Baseball -Player Dance r Band Leader Dentist Pilot Mechanic B rickmason Barber Electrician Lawyer Doctor Teacher Baseball -Player X-Ray Technician Teache r Pilot Lover Farmer Writer Accountant In Business Secretary Beautician Doctor Nurse Decorator De signer Brickmason Poli ceman Actress T ravele r Lawyer Technician Chauffeur Baseball - Player Model Nurse Barber Nurse Policeman Technician Dance r W ave Housewife Nurse Home -Demonstrator Psy chiatri st Mother Beautician Stenographer Beautician Secretary Beautician By Sylvia Simon