Durham High School - Messenger Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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WQNSMNSMWMNSMESQMESQMNSMESSMNQWSW 4 Jfuretnurh The old order changeth, yielding place to new -TENNYSON Vklhere the van-guard of civilization camps today the rear-guard camps tomorrow. Life's steady stream flows on with the passing years. The brooks of the past are closely followed by the rivulets of the future. No single generation could, even if it would, stay the onward march of progress-and the class of 1927 is only too proud to add to that progress-and to be an integral part of it. We realize clearly that we represent the present-which is only a connecting link between the standards of the past and the progress of the future. It is our privilege therefore to turn our minds to the past. Even in this age when life's swift waters run on with incredible speed it is with pride that we view the changes and the progress of the years. And so, dear reader, we have striven to turn your thoughts to the vision of the hills of the past in whose lights and shadows are lurking memories of true ideals of golden youth-the memories which shall inspire us to a yet more glorious future. I Page Three 1

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HlTf0ljf of Zlfflfllli High School Chapter 1 CJUR l'llSTtlRY MX Brief Sketchy Great oaks from little acorns grow. The present city school system was first organized in 1332, a little less than ii fty years ago. Then the newly formed Board of Education, with Mr. Eugene Morehead as its president, began the great task of popular education. lt elected Prof. li. XY. Kennedy as the principal and superintendent of the school, which consisted of nine grades. In the beginning the building was situated near the present site of Duke's Factory on Pettigrew Street in a two-story building. .Nt that time all the rooms were not needed. By 1334, however, the attendance had so increased that the graduating class was compelled to recite in the principal's othce, which also served as a library. The first class to receive diplomas graduated in 1834. lt consisted of: Misses Kate Cox, Etta Fanning, Jessie Llewellyn, Marion Fuller, .Xnnabel Mctiary, and Mr. Charles Barham. Miss Cox had the honor of delivering the salutatorv b . J and Mr. Larnham the Yaledictory. The growth of the school necessitated a new building, which was erected in 1893 and named in honor of Mr. Morehead, who had been a great benefactor of the system since its inception. ln September, 1906, a separate high school building was erected on Morris Street. Since this time the Morehead School has been used as a graded school. In 1922 the Durham High School was opened on North Duke Street, and is today unable comfortably to house the enrollment. To accommodate the increased enrollment, the hrst unit of a junior High School was erected in 1925 on the south end of the High School grounds. At the recent election the citizens voted a bond issue for 31,500,000 with which to provide for the rapid growth. Since the extension of the city limits, the city system includes: Durham Central High School, Durham junior High School, XYatts Street, North Durham, Fuller, East Durham, Edgemont, l.akewood, Morehead, VVest Durham Southside, VVest Durham Northside. The Durham High School now ranks among the leading High Schools, not only of the state, but of the south. Chapter H QUR C.xifET12RIA Of course, there was in the old days no up-to-date cafeteria as the one Durham High now has. The children used to bring their lunches in little baskets. Henry Faucette, our faithful janitor, saw his opportunity and began to sell apples and oranges in the spare room. This was the beginning of the cafeteria in the Durham High School! I Page Five 1