Durham High School - Messenger Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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s And then, the last yveelcl Ayvawls Day, tllass Night, the Baeealaiireate Serrnoii, and Gralhiatioii itself. cllll' last page was the marveloiis llratliiatioii Daiiee. This yvas the encliiig' of our YV01lllCl'flll hook ol' high sehool days, Now that we are Alumni, it is haul to believe that yve eaimot relive our woiicler- ful times. iWe eau only read about them, hoping that others o11 their l'0?lll 110 Sueeess may he reyvarcleml with as magiiitieeiit a11 ethieatioa in hooks aml good times as we. L1 'l'he1'e is 110 yvay to live again The time that we have lost, And all our riehes on this earth lfoulfl never pay the eost q Eaeh hom' aucl eaeli seeoml is lieyoml the last recall, NYith every movemeiit ol' the eloeli 'Phat hangs upon the wallg We eaimot lllI'll the miimtes bar-li To slay the haiicls of time, Ui' melt away the mouutaiii that XVe mlirl not t1'y to elimbg Eaeh moment is a partiele That quielily disappears. Aml every moment multiplies By mlays aml lll011lllS and yearsg So let 11s make eaeh seeoml eomit And let us 4'0ll1'011ll'2llll O11 cloiiig all the good we eaa Before it. is too late. -James J. Metealfe.

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.illllllOl' Year. XV1- hail tl1e11 l1it a liappy Illttllllllll i11 that we were 1l0l' leaders but lllt'll we XYOl'L'll'l SlilllS. NYe started o11r year hy eleetiiig Morris Xkveisuer, Presi- lltlllll -l0llllSOll Koss, Vice-l'resi1le11t: Ear- lmara l'l0l'llllll', Secretary: tllltl Michael May, Vll1'U2lSlll'Ul'. Florence fil'2llllll2lI11 was o11r eaiicliclate lor llomecomiug Queen. Agai11 our elass wo11 top l1Oll0l'S i11 tl1e Parade. Ulll' wo11- 1lerl'11l toothall team XYOII lfleasterii AAA honors, only to lose to lil'OO11SlJ0l'O for the Stale title. Next we atte111le1l the flll1'lSlIT12lS Dame, Silver Belles, witl1 tl1e girls asking the boys. Boys, tlo yo11 rememlmer l1ow sweet yo11 were l1et'orel1a111l? I11 early SIJl'lI1g' we preseilteml o11r -l1llll0l' 'll2ll0llt Show, Our liest to You. The highlight ot' tl1e show was tl1e Freiieh Cilllf t'a11 Girls. NVith Olll'YI1011Uy we macle from the Show, we gave the Seniors a NV0lltlG1'flll going-away llilllil' i11 tl1e form ot' the Jllllltll'-Sfllllfll' l'1'o111. 'ft'l1erry l'i11k a111l Jxljlllt'-l'ilOSS01I1 XVhite was llllf theme. Klueh to Olll' ilelight, the Seniors 0'-11'e a g. SlllJl'l'lJ 13Ul'll01'II'12lllL'U ot' the l'llft'l'l'illlllllg' play, UO111' 'l'ow11. Seven ot' our classmates were i111l11ete1l llllil the National llO1l0I' Society, which was quite a11 ho11o1'. Also mlelegates were C'llOS0ll for Girls' and Boys' State. l11 May we Zlgillll elected otticers, this time for the Sllltl011l t'o1111c-il and tl1e S011- ior t'lass. -lim Herring, .lol111so11 Ross, l+llle11 llarris, Zlllll fllllitmilll Markham were i'llOSOll for the Sllllllqll i,lOllllCll1 while Cer-il Vooke, Jr., Morris Weisner, Gail Joyiier, illlil J. D. XVl'll0llS held ll01101'S for tl1e Senior Class. i The 11ext eliapter ot' o11r hook will he tl1e most rememhereml. lt was o111' lllll'tl-Zllltl last. XY1- llUg'2U1 tl1e year as l02lll01'S-l,l'USl- 1le11ts ot' V2ll'lOllS Ol'g'illllZ2lll0llH, eaptaius of teams, illlll leamlers i11 Ulll' Sl'llKlUlll g'0VCl'll'A me11t. The Class ot' '56 was aeeremlitell with the first Fall Festival tl1at was ever held at ll. H. S. Again eleetetl hy l1er classmates, Floreiiee l'Ulg'llULl as l all l estival Queen. For the third year, Olll' elass walked olt' with the Paramle prizes. fllll' foothall team came lllI'0llg'll with the lflast- 01'11 AAA flllilII1IJlOllSl1lIJ ll11Ll0l' tl1e exeel- le11t leadership ol' i'ElPl'ZllllS J0llllSO1l Ross illlll Jimmy Ali1l'lill2lII1. lll 1111 i111111'essi1'e eamlleliglit eeremoiiy, l.0l'lj'-lllllt' Seniors were tappeml llllfb tl1e National llO110l' Society. Soon l'ollowe1l tl1e first Senior Day at IJ. H. S. NVith l'e0il presitliiig, tl1e Senior t'lass gave to tl1e school a XV0ll-l'QI'Ul'H1lT0l'0ll a11clito1'i11m program. All Seniors wore their Hsllllllilj' l1est a111l really lookell W0l1lll'l'li1ll. 'Lfi0li,lG1l l'l2llltilSj'H was the theme ot' Ulll' l'hristmas lJ2ll1C'C. Amicl golll Zllltl g'I'0l'll fleeoratioiis, the Sllltlillll Holly tl2lllC'Ull to Seventh lIeay'e11 Elllil lmaek. 'l'e11Liltle l111lia11s was Cll0Sl'l1 forthe Senior Play. NYith Beverly ltlyeritt illlll ill'2ll111Y Cl'2lllf0l'll i11 llll' ltliltllllg' roles, a111l tl1e capable direetiiig ot' Mrs. Sorrels, we really t'1li1l Ourselves lll'Ol1Ll.H Our elassmales 11ow heeame tl1e stars ol' the baskethall a111l baseball teams. All ot' a SllllKll'll it was time for the H.l1111io1'- Senior. Now we were the guests, Ellltl it almost seememl like a t'arewell party. lYe li11ally were eallocl to tl1e otliee to he meas- lll'0Ll for Ulll' eaps a111l gowns. PXVI4' '71 .n...

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eniors LUCY JANICE ABERNATHY KlJ'anl7 'fllopw fl1'j'1'1'1'wfl IIlIlL'l'f7l flu' hrurf sn-Lg but zrlwlz Thr flrxirr' f'0Nl!'Ul, if is Il fl'I'1' of Iif1'. 'l'rni'li1- Vrnnlniih-n-, 12, 23. 4: Athena l.II1'l'ill'y Society. Sl: U'IIn-nry Litwanry Socix-ty. -11 Svrgezull-:lt-Arrns, -1: l.iln':'u'y Club, 2: l-'u- ture llUllll'IIlElkl'l'S of .Xlm-rim. 4: tinlll IA-tier flPl'lll'l1'Ilft'. 2' Su1ulmn1ur4' Stunt llaly, 2. EANNE MARIE ADAMS J 4 Lllillll H1:l'llf'l'f' Hull if is impo.w.-fiblv fo failf' Iluusv :mml Gl'UIlIIilS flhlllllllfllm. bl: XVrit0rs Sm-iuty. -IZ Upl-rw-11:1 l'ol1x11xllt4-v Hmxllu-l', -li Sm-nirn' Plzly I'UllIlIllIfPf' Mmnlwr, -8. A I f bAAA A Wives , 515, 'H--JY -1 YIM ? vw-H-I if. 4 11 L,,L n ,Z f I K JA X V,VV BIRD ANDERSON Tweets Don 'I pu! ojj' nnlil IOlIl0?'l'0Il' mlm! you can 110 f0!If14If.'l Point SXSIUHI Vurxmmlmittvu, Ii, -I: Blunllm-rs llraunutim-s Vluln. 11, 123 Manila Vluln. -11 Tillvtt I.itol':u'y Su:-ivty, 25, -4: Atlwnu l.iIl-rury Sm-in-ty, 2: l'lllllll'k' 'l'P:n'l1l-rs of .AIIll'l'll'il. 2, 4: lIislnri:m4 -tg Snplmnmrv Stunt lluy, 2, GAIL PATRICIA ARNOLD expat!! 'AH1'I1'I1 -IIUIII' ll'llfl0ll fu I1 sfflr. ILM, Vlulv. -l: 0'llvnrv l.lll'l'Ill'j' Suvivty. 4: Svniur Play Vmlunil- im-U, 4. huriul Clx l'ln JOHN CARL ADAMS AlJ0hn!7 U You only 111-r' 07ll'l'.ll lluusv :mel Grounds llllllllllllI4'i', -1: livmimxw-r's Club. Zig P1 mill :N ll: xuutivs Clulm, -11 Nutinnzll l7m'011siv lA'Il,LfIl1'. J: 'Ile urvr. -I: Hi R All In-v M1 -, cwkvt Stuff. 4: Blurslml. fi: Up:-rvtlzx l'umm1tte2m -mlwr. 41 Senior Play .Xl-mr, -L: Junior Tull-nt Slum' Vmnx L, ll, -mlmv' FRANCES LOUISE ADKINS Frances Tin l1r1ppinw.w.s of liff' ix mrlflf' up of lilllrf j'r'uf'fio s , lfinrl Irmlf. ' ' fl xmzlw, fl 1'U7IIl?IlNlf'l1f ll Qmrllxxxllttn-11.41 l'l'll2I'illlI lrlllllllllllllt ' ' lm hx lim llllllllx .-.-1.-r,r I lh, 2, JS. -Lg 'l'r1-:xsul-v1'. 4: f'm'm-lin Sw-In-vm' l,iIe1'ax1-5' Smutx 2, .L 4, lllfl I rv 'l'l':lclu-rs of Anwriwzl. -1: Vllzlplnill. 4 Ill lxmknt fluff. 35, -11 Hnlcl lmttvx' l'0l'Ii1'lL'altv ' Vllm-l'lq-'lllm' 1' ll: ul .-1. . -erleuxlm-1'. -I: Slllbllllllllll? Stunt lmy. 2: Sm-nior lfu' llpeu-tin 4'ummittn-.- Nll'lllllUI'. -lg .luniur 'l':ul--nt Slum' An-tm 1 Svllllll' Plnx' lnllnlntlu 4 ll..X..X., J. ' A .IO-If is flu' JERRY THOMAS ALDRIDGE Bevo llrflll nf man ,w Zlfw. . f 1 lllv 1 ll.lu. llulv 1' Xrt Vlull lu umm P1 s l,it--raxrx No mu-tv 4: turn' l.1te1':xrx' An 5. .,:' .,.4:7. gf, vi--ly. Zig Sopllonmcnw- Nix 1lp1'l'l'Il1l l nnlmllvi- Blmuxln-1' 1' H1 ml Ilan ' 15-'s Munugrzun Vlulm, bl: 'lx U J. .,, -1. lv .L lmnlmll. ' lntuanmurzll lizulwllmll. J. .,, 4 A'C1lI'I'I' fl Iilllr lnl vjj Ihr' lop for mf HICKMAN LEROY ALLEN ULee!7 veg-np I1 73