Edneyville High School - Whispering Pines Yearbook (Edneyville, NC)

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AND RELINQUISH We, the Seniors of the Class of ' 54, Edneyville High School, State of North Carolina, United States of America, being of reasonably sound mind, do hereby declare this our Last Will and Testament. Bill Barnwell wills his outrageous laugh to Jim Bondurant. Jerry Beddingfield wills his knowledge of block laying to Gaither Stepp. Mavis Bradley wills her many hair colors to Catherine Rhodes. Tillie Brown wills her charming smile to Betty Jean Rogers. Betty Jean Clingenpeel wills her school-girl complexion to Doris Freeman. Elizabeth Freeman wills her ha ha ha ' s to Jean Hill. Amanda Com leaves her neat black loafers to Ethel Byers. David Corn and Frank Hill will their abilities to baffle Mrs. Burroughs during English class to Harris Pryor and Mack Brown. Sue Dalton, Phyllis Cole, Lois Merrell, and Elena McMinn will their abilities to stay out of trouble to Joyce Kidd, Edith Paris, and Mary Ellen Lyda. Joan Wilson wills her baby-like ways to Betty Brown. Mary Jane E)rake and Jean Coreill will their positions as office girls to Millie Corn. Virginia Ann Enloe wills her friendliness to Georgia Edney. Eulane Flynn wills her artistic qualities to Joan Jackson. Etheleen Fowler and Peggy Saunders leave their quiet ways to Iris Laughter. Mildred Freeman and Bobby Messer leave their title Best All Around to Mary Ada Gebe and Kenneth Justus. Dollene Freeman wills her athletic qualities to Doris Lyda. Jo Ella Garren and Winona Hudson will their positions as cheerleader captains to Peggy Hudson. Viola Garren and Gail Maxwell will their beautiful clothes to Clara Mae Hoots and Carol Burch. Dean Griffin leaves his worn-out broom to Gerald Rogers. Peggy Hill wills her brilliant mind to Reginald Martin. Curtis Holbert wills his knowledge of agriculture to Douglas Hill. James McCraw bequeaths his pool-shooting ability to Donald Gentry. Freddie Lindsay leaves his helpfulness with the Quill to Albert Alexander. John Rhodes and Keith Moss leave their love for ' possum huntin ' to Hal Edney and Johnny Warren. Bobby Lancaster leaves his Saturday night hay rides to Fred Hoots. Mack Jackson leaves his great sense of humor to Bill Corn and Frank Drake. Larry Lynch wills his many freckles to Ted Davis. J. Z. Maxwell wills his Plymouth to Ray Hyder. Jack Jackson and Beatrice Jackson will their bashfulness to Jesse Duncan and Doris Engle. Shirley Lyda and June Laughter will their love for the ball games to Carolyn Morgan and Janie Nix. Sylvia Jones and Gwenn Burnett leave their knowledge of home economics to Jane Laughter and Shelba Jean Merrill. Glenn Stevens and Jimmy Stepp will their knowledge of science to Richard Corn and Charles Freeman. Ann Newman, Betty Jean Rhymer, and Julia Owensby leave their daily excuses to Dorsie Jones and Lula Belle Williams. Betty Aim Rhodes wills her angora sweaters to Peggy Potts. Carroll Neal leaves his dried-up jokes to Weldon Nix.

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SENIORS REMINISCE One-half score and two years ago, during the year 1941, our excursion into edu¬ cation began. Even during our primary years, when we were taking our first steps to¬ ward more knowledge, such terms as leadership, initiative, good character, and a- chievement were being introduced into our slowly expanding intellect. Our class con¬ sisted of a much smaller group than now. We not only lacked pupils but were sorely lacking in facilities. We did not have the modern high school building which we enjoy today; instead both the upper and lower grades were established in one overcrowded building. We were most unfortu¬ nate in not having a suitable auditorium, so our grammar grade productions were given in the incon¬ venience of the gymnasium. We were also lacking in commissary facilities, so we ate in the old build¬ ing, remodeled into a lunchroom. Oh, those memories of struggling up the stairs to the old lunchrooml As the years passed in elementary school our classes became more crowded and we realized the desperate need for a new building. Then our opportunity came; and we, in our insignificant manner, helped to carry the school bond election. This was a goal we had been trying to achieve for such a long time that we could not allow it to slip through our fingers now. Finally, when we were Sophomores in high school, our dreams had come true. We now had a new school building and an auditorium, something every other school in the county envied, and something we were extremely proud of due to our long need. But before this event we might do well to mention our entrance into high school. Who can describe the gay, giddy feeling that comes to every Freshman? Fortunately, some of us remained normal enough to counterbalance the irresponsibilities of the others. Perhaps the acquisition of a new building helped improve our morale and school spirit to some extent. During our Junior year we were greatly saddened by the loss of our beloved homeroom teacher, Miss Mattie Sue French. Her untimely death was a great blow, and her memory will remain in our hearts forever. After determining the cast and two weeks of hard work at rehearsing, we presented our Junior Play, There Goes The Bride , under the direction of Mrs. Burroughs, who replaced Miss French as director of the play. The play was quite a success, and we were able to give the Seniors one of the most elaborate ban¬ quets held up to that time. Hawaiian Paradise was the theme, and the gymnasium was beautifully decorated to achieve that effect. We now entered into our fourth and final year of high school as Seniors where amid fund raising campaigns, picture taking, Career Day, College Day, measuring for caps and gowns, and several diffi¬ cult subjects we found complete absorption. Two other delightful episodes are worthy of being recorded here: namely, Senior Play and perhaps the most delightful of all our exclusions, our educational trip to Washington. As this period of school life draws to a close, we find it rather difficult to realize that we must leave the school of which we are so proud, the friends and classmates to whom we have become so close, and the faculty and principal we admire and respect. We have spent twelve years in preparation; now it is up to us to fulfill our class motto, AIM HIGH AND HOLD YOUR AIM .

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Marshals for ' 53 Trophies to our Supersalesmen: Bill and Bob ... Camera for JoElla v 1 I• , Our Jackson twins: Jack and Mack Romeo and Juliet Handy Andy Curtis, Champion Dairyman Shall we call him, Mr. Atom and Mr. Bomb Teacher ' s Pet ? Perfect Attendance Others Among Us Who Have Had A Brosh With Fame