East Spencer High School - Torch Yearbook (East Spencer, NC)

Page 30 text:

CLASS HISTORY It was August of 1942 and lxttle boys and gmrls were answermg the beckomng of the school bells Many of these boys and gxrls were gomg to East Spencer School Yes, thxs llttle group headxng for East Spencer School was to be the Semor Class of 54 Twelve of this group wxll graduate wlth us They are Nathan Thomason Barbara Lyerly Jean Earn hardt Donald Goodman Donald Gheen,Donna Goodman, Shxrley Smder B1ll1e Kluttz Juha Nanme Glener Burns Margaret Ellmott and Donald Ludwmck T h e reto gulde us through our f1rst year was Mrs Larry Folger Our favor1te story book character was Epammon das and Mrs Folger read us many stones about hnm Jerry Dees Jomed our small group at the end of our fxrst year Soon our fu-st year was ove r and at the end of a short summer vacatmon we entered the second grade where we settled down and began learmng our readmg, rxtmg and r1th metxc Betty Koontz Allen Jomed us from Spencer thls year M1ss Helen Waller was our second grade teacher Wlth Mrs Brockman as our teacher we moved on to the third grade where we began learmng our multxpllcatxon tables Charles Culp Jolned us there Fmally we r e a c hed the fourth grade where we were Joined by George Small Mrs Fred Bankett was our teacher Stxll more mult1pl1cat1on tables' We were fortunate m havmg Paul Smxth Jom us IH the flfth grade Agaln Mrs Brock man was our teacher Th1s year we had our fu-st c our s e m North Carolina Hlstory and each of us made a hlstory notebook Our class was d1v1ded IU the slxth grade and as our teachers we had Mrs Brockman and Mrs James Mes1mer Poems' We learned them all Next came the s e venth grade and we had as our teacher Mlss Ruby Flemmg Thms year we orgamzed a Cltxzenshlp Club, whlch we enjoyed very much, especxally the plays and part1es on Frrday afternoons Coy M1senhe1mer and Ellen Honeycutt Jomed us m the elghth grade Our teacher was Mr Clarence C Boyan Thls year was hlghllghted by the Hallowe en party whlch our class had nn the gym We all m ade history scrapbooks and wrote a blography this year Se ptem be r 50' We were Freshmen at last For years our hopes and ambltrons were to be a part of the hlgh school student body We contrlbuted several new members to the basketball and baseball te a m s and the cheermg squad th1s year Mrs Hugh Sldes was our homeroom teacher Jul1a Nanme Jomed us from Dukevmlle thls year The summer passed quickly and we entered another yea r of school our Sophomore year Upon returmng to school we found that many of our classmates had left us Several of our gn-ls were honored by being asked to serve at the Jr Sr banquet thls year Among these were Margaret Ellmott, Barbara Lyerly, Donna Goodman Shlrley Sm der Bxllxe Kluttz and Glener Burns Many of us received mv1tat1ons to Jom the Beta Club We thoroughly enjoyed our ID 1t1at1on Our homeroom teacher was Mr Thomas Glles At last we were Jolly Junxors Mrs Rankm was our homeroom teacher We had a full year wlth our Jumor play Young and Llvely and the Jumor Semor banquet We fmanced a banquet wxth profxts from a candy sale and square dances Showboat was the theme we chose Our class also sponsored the school newspaper The Beacon And at last m September, 54 we became dxgmfxed Semors Upon returmng to sch001 we were Jomed by Ma ry Gardner and Dlck Alexander Th1s bemg our last year, we have trled to make the best of It We have worked very hard on our annual The fun we have had together thls year wxll long be remembered Now that we a r e on the brmk of graduatxon we look back over our years together and realmze that they have been happy ones As we b1d farewell to our school days we thmk of the poem At the Crossroads by Rlchard Hovey You to the left and I to the rmght For the ways of men must sever And xt well may be for a day and a mght And lt may be forever But whether we meet or whether we part For our ways are past our knowmg A pledge from the heart to its fellow heart On the ways we all are gomg Here s Luck' For we know not where we are gomg. Glener Burns H1stor1an , . . . . v . 0 1 l ' 1 I I I 1 1 ' . . ' , . Q . r . . , . . , . , - . 1 . 1 . - . . 1 . u Q ' - . 1 . . ... . u . . . . , . . . - . - , . . , . a v . . . - . , . .' . . , ' 1 Q . - . . Q on ' vu - . - . - ' u - n - - , 1 - ' ' ' U 11 u u e , . . , . . . . . , . . . Q - u an n - 1 , . 1 1 . 1 1 1

Page 29 text:

M, 2' 5,3 41 Q52 f . 1 V 1 O J f 1-' 1 ,K 1 5, I -A J VN TARDIEST Shirley Snider and Donald Ludwick PER LATIVES BEST ALL AROUND Julia Nannie and Paul Smith . . X , ' - . :Az . x . S S, I 5. . 1 e - ,,, . , .. ,i . 31 LA. i I Q 4 A v ff Vg' 3 E E f? 93 . , . .' ' I' f X 3 3 X 5 Z g X GRQ w -J N xx f r f 5 lg , Q 1 3 YL 3 'fm' 13 g Ml' 2 Q :Q- Y' '4 . 1 At: - Q k, Y SQ f 'fa L ff P 2' 2 +7 f Q uf 3 L . 2 C . k. l' My I D .. . . . . ,J is

Page 31 text:

CLASS PROPHECY Whmle we were travelmg around the world, we V1 s lte d a Perslan street bazaar As we had been wonderxngwhat had happened to our fellow classmates smce 1954 we decxded to purchase a crystal ball for a souvemr m order to gaze mto the llfe of each classmate Th1s ms what we saw Paul Smxth slavmg away at the Spencer shops f1x1ng a generator on an atomlc power ed d1esel Slnce Barbara Lyerly has graduated from Lenolr Rhyne College we see her as a pro fessor at the Hollywood Dramatic School for movle stars Belleve It or not, D1ckAlexander has just been asslgned pmlot of the most powerful Jet plane built by the alr force George Small has just recelved a patent on a new tractor whlch needs only water for fuel and tts excellent runnlng condltxon guaranteed for seven years Shmrley Smder has Just announc ed her marrlage plans to the Vlce Presxdent of the Umted States Smce Glener B urns became Mrs Jxmmy Gxlland she has really led an mterestmg l1fe carmg for the Methodlst Parsonage 1n New York and keepxng her ten chlldren out of m1sch1ef Belk Harry s has Jus t elected a new president, Charles Culp I suppose he ll enjoy that Job so that he can keep an eye on Dot A new tra mle r camp has just opened IU Seattle, Washmgton, w1th propnetors Bnllxe Kluttz and her husband, a servxce man she was wrttmg to wh1le ln hlgh school Nathan Thomason always seemed to enjoy h1s Job at the A 81 P Food Store and dream ed of be c omlng the manager he has Just been promoted to produce manager of the new Ch1cago mar et Mary Gardner has Just been s e le c ted as the best 1nter1or decorator ln the state f Florlda Gee you have traveled fast' lt IS the flrst game of the World Serles so let s go enjoy the e xclte ment between P1 tt s b u r gh and Phxladelphxa w1th a very powerful fxrst baseman, Donald Goodman who We see Jean Earnhardt and Donna Goodman waltxng anxiously for the1r sailor hus bands who are on sea duty That s s txll better than wr1tmg letters and waltmg too lxke they were domg 1n hlgh school In the huge new Ketner s Store m East Spencer whom do we see as manager'7 N other than Donald Gheen' We ll have to agree he worked there long enough for a b1g pro motlon The USO has really begun to l1ve smce Ellen Honeycutt Blackwelder Jolned the enter tamment staff Comlng back through Europe we see Jerry Dees on an extended tour after havmg ln herlted a mlllxon dollars from a rlch relatlve It seems hrs luck has changed As we were pulllng thru a b1g c1ty, we read an advertisement m the paper of a great revlval that was to begln the next week at a Nazarene Church and the specxal musxc was bemg furmshed by the great song evangellst, J'ul1a Nanme CoyM1senhe1mer has really clxmbed the ladder of success recently He as now fore man of the North Carolma Fmlshmg Company Congratulatlons, Coy, we knew you were amb1t1ous We go pa st a small whlte house wlth the name Allen on the mall box We soon learn thxs IS the home of Betty and Ervm Allen and thelr cute lxttle boy, Ervin III Donald Ludwlck has Just become the manager of the Natlonal Western Auto Assoc1a t1on We knew he d make lt The servmce of the Bell Telephone Company ha s 1m pr oved greatly smce Margaret Elllott has Jomed the staff We understand however that she w1ll be rettrlng soon to Jom her husband who IS statloned m Hawau We now leave ou r former classmates of 1954 and contmue our world tour Unfortu nately we are not real prophets but lf we were we could really foresee the future of each of you and wlsh you all the best career posslble a home and happmness to the hmghest de gree Margaret Ellmott Donald Ludwmck Prophets . . 1 n . O is batting a .408 clip with the lowly A's. D : ' , . o