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

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FOUR STEPS TOWARD THE FUTURE In the fall of the year 1959, an excited noisy group of students from Dunbar and Granite Quarry Elementary Schools were united to form the Freshman Class of Dunbar High School. The first step made by our administration was to divide us into three sections. Our advisors were Mr. Harry Koontz, Mr. Jesse Corry and Mr. James Pem¬ berton. We were, by all means, inspired and all of us were determined to adapt to the ways and conditions of high school. We worked like eager beavers and played twice as hard. Glowing with the golden rays of pride and beaming with joy we elected our class officers. Fortunately, George Brannon, Roosevelt Ingram and Calvin Cockerl became our Presidents for the Fresh¬ man Homeroom Classes. The greatest honor of all was bestowed upon the Freshman Class that year. We were the first Fresh¬ man Class to have a student achieve the title of Miss Dunbar, in five years or more. Elaine Heath was crowned Miss Dunbar for the years 1960-61. Each member of the class worked deligently along with Mrs. Lois Heath- the mother of Elaine-towin such an honor for our contestant and for our class. Another achieve¬ ment was the winning of the intramural championship. Our class participated in a number of extra-curricular activities: Basketball, N.H.A., N.F.A., Band, Glee Club and the Cheering Squad. In fact, we were enthusiastic¬ ally a part of Dunbar's activities; however, we did not lose sight of our objectives-Scholarship-for many of us made the honor roll. August 1961. As Sophomores we were more accus¬ tomed to being high school students and became a more integral part of the school, its activities, and objectives. The second big step of the administration was to divide us into two sections instead of three. Our advisors were Mr. William Smith and Miss Cyphese Redfern. The Presidents of our classes for that year were Bertha Sullivan and Carl Simpson. During that year, many of us were trying to raise our scholastic averages. Betty Greenard, George Brannon, Calvin Cockerl, Elaine Heath, Jewell McKee, Roosevelt Ingram, Roderick Fitzgerald and Carolyn Dixon, were selected according to their scholastic averages as waiters and waitresses for the Junior-Senior Prom. Step number three was in order. We were Juniors, the year was 1962. Our advisors were Mrs. Winifred Poe and Mrs. Lavolia W. Vails. We had only two more wonderful years of High School to go ! We had an en¬ rollment of approximately fifty- seven students. Calvin Cockerel and Lonnie Kluttz were elected as Presidents of our classes. Our aim as Juniors was to maintain our scholastic average and to develop more in leader¬ ship. Again we were quite active in extra-curricular activities. The task of conditioning ourselves for our Senior year was a difficult one, but we realized that we were climbing the ladder of our educational goal and there was no need to fear. We had the honor of entertaining the Seniors at the Junior-Senior Prom. Our theme was April Showers . It was a night that will be long remembered by many and forgotten by few! As leaders, George Brannon was the Vice-President of the Student Council, Betty Green¬ ard, Roderick Fitzgerald, Elaine Heath and Carolyn Dixon were our representatives. The Marshals for the Commencement were George Brannon, Betty Green¬ ard, Calvin Cockerel and Carolyn Dixon, who were chosen on the basis of scholarship. The Ushers were Ruby Barton, Elaine Heath, Roderick Fitzgerald and Roosevelt Ingram. We realized during the summer vacation that our foot-prints would soon be on the sands of time and that we would soon complete the last step toward a hard- earned graduation. We are now Seniors under the guidance of Mrs. Julia B. Kelly and Mr. Jesse Corry. We are proud and are positively armed in dignity. We are facing our last year of high school. Yes! as we pause to lookback let us remind ourselves to look for¬ ward to new and great horizons and appreciations. Some of our activities so far have been Senior Day at Fayetteville State Teachers College, Fayetteville, North Carolina and Senior Day at Livingstone College, Salisbury, North Carolina. Since this is our last year of high school we are trying to excel in everything. George Brannon is the President of the Student Council, our representatives are Evelyn Abel, Lovette Gaither and our officer is James Massey. Our outstanding players on the Basketball teams are: Elaine Heath, Nellie Dav idson, Lonnie Kluttz, Richard Faulkner, and George Brannon. Other Seniors on the teams are Calvin Cockerl, Jewell McKee, Har- mond McClinton, Elizabeth Webb, and Lovett Gaither. During football season our football players were: Lonnie Kluttz, Calvin Cockerel, Charles Robinson, Ronald Roberson, Roderick Fitzgerald, Joe Jackson, Frazier Beatty, James Evans and William Atkins. The Seniors who are on the cheering squad are Patricia Mallet, Bertha Sullivan, George Brannon, James Massey, Robert Scotton, Roosevelt Ingram, Dorothy Hammonds, Betty Barnes, Foster and Ruby Barton. Together the girls and boys make a very good representation of the Senior Class. In the Miss Homecoming event each member of the Senior Class worked again with delight and our class contestant won second place. Our contestant was Bertha Sullivan. Our class President and editor-in-chief of the Bar is Betty Greenard, our co-editor-in-chief is Evelyn Abel. We have representatives in every extra-curric¬ ular activity in the school. In December we received our class rings. Our ring finger just would not stay in place! We selected our Bar staff and began to work on our annual. The years seemed to have flown by, yet the class of 1963 has terminated twelve years of schooling, how¬ ever, the journey is yet before us and time stands still for no one. To our principal, advisors and parents we leave our sincere appreciation for the patience, time and effort in helping us to a successful completion of our high school careers. May we undertake the responsibilities that await us with maturity and pride, each in his own way, and by his own loyalty uphold the name of Dunbar High School, his community and his race. Class Historian, Nellie Davidson 27

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NAME: Bertha Mae Sullivan AMBITION: Secretary ACTIVITIES: Glee Club, N.H.A., Dramatics Club, Class Officer, Keys' Club, Bar Staff. NAME: Juanita Verdell AMBITION: Nurse ACTIVITIES: N.H.A. NAME: Elizabeth Webb AMBITION: Cosmetologist ACTIVITIES: N.H.A., Basketball. NAME: Thomas Ralph Wilson AMBITION: Mechanic ACTIVITIES: N.F.A., Bus Driver. NAME: Rosiland Wood AMBITION: Secretary ACTIVITIES: Keys' Club, N.H.A., Glee Club, Class Officer, Safety Patrol, Big Sister Club. NAME: Lonnie Gene Kluttz AMBITION: Basketball Coach ACTIVITIES: Basketball, Football, French Club, Math. Club, Library Club, Class Officer. 26

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CLASS POEM Dear ole Dunbar is the name We’ll cherish with all our hearts, We’ll miss you, oh we’ll miss you The very day we part. Year after year has come and gone We’ve struggled through it all. With peace, love and harmony Throughout the spring and fall. That school that we all call our home Is warm, friendly and gay We’ll shed a tear with our good-bye On our Graduation Day. Now the time has come to say Its been nice knowing you To faculty, students, principal We all must say Adieu. Though leaving with a broken heart We’ll remember with a sigh Our love will always be the same For Dear Old IXmbar High. Evelyn Abel 28