Elise High School - Elysian Yearbook (Robbins, NC)

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C7L!ZL1fo'zy Now, the h1story of the class of five and forty of El1se H1gh School of the clty of Robbins, county of Moore, State of Lorth Carollna, 15 ln thls wise Chapter I In the beg1nn1ng, ln the f1rst and fortleth year of our Lord 1n the nlnth month and on the eleventh day of the month, there entered into h1s Land of Learnlng, one and fifty seekers of knowledge And lt cane to pass as they did enter th1s land that they were received wlth ma1lC1OUS glee by a certain band of w1ld be1ngs, who were called Sophonores and who because of the1r f1erce taste for Freshman blood did pound upon ther damly and n1ghtly and did cause then to suffer great things and to say ln their hearts 'Behold, blessed be the name of EdUCBt1CH endured great torment, both of the body and of the rlnd Verily have and noble cause And as they dwelt long 1D the land they fell 1n with the customs and thelr strangeness wore away and they each became as one among the And it came to pass that they were so d1vided 'nto two groups of for because of lt we have we been martyrs to 1ts great of the 1nhab1tants thereof, rest learning and each d1d gather together to appoint the1r leaders, and of the flrst group, who were called the A class they dld appolnt as follows Willard Lewls, Presldent, Betty Jean Pendleton, Vxce Presldert Paullne Williams, Secretary, Janle Lee Phillips Treasurer And of the B class they did appoint: Charles Maness, Presldent Frances Jackson, Vice Fresxdent, Faye Yarborough, Secretary Chapter II Now it came to pass certaln band of warr1ors paign of mercy for there and mighty 1n battle and Now lt so tappened that was great PEJOICIHQ and they chapter III at the beg1nning of the second year they were agaln pounced upon by a were called seniors and did compete with them in each and every cam a great war throughout the entire world and Lo! they were strong triumph over that band of warrlors in th1s land they were again as one group and because of th1s there d1d elect thelr leaders as follows: Wlllard Lewis, Pres1dent, Ra who was did Now lt came to pass that at the beglnnlng of the third year a great cry d1d come up from the throats of the greedy class, saying 'Lo' if it doth happen that we are to graduate after nany days it appeareth that tnere is much need of many dollars wherewith to provide the Song and Feast thereof And so, tY1Hk1Ug these thlngs the class of f1ve and forty d d give a party and the public was bldden that noney rlght be brought 1nto the treasury, and the coffers be fllled, and tP1s party was held in the three and fortietl year, IH the house on that Land of Learnlng Lo' great crowds d1d core to that party a d much money was taken 1nto the treasury and they called 1ts name a Box Party because they d1d auction boxes And agaln they d1d labor that the treasury mlght be more fllled And they went out lnto the entlre community surroundlng thls land of learnlng and d1d sell magazlnes that the treasury might be nore filled And agaln they dld gather together at the beginrlng of the third year And d1d elect their leaders as follows Willard Lewls, PP6S1dEHt Largaret Hunsucker, Vlce Presldent, Paullne Wllliam Secretary, O'neil Benson, Treasurer Now when the four and tenth day of the fourth month of the year of four and forty was fully come thls class d1d g1ve a great feast and d1d send messages all over that land of 1earn1ng, east, west north, and soutr to tte 1nhab1tants thereof say1n , 'Come ye, and make merry wutl us, for the class of four and forty 15 to depart and all things are now ready for a feast sh I .n AA C v . ' , . . . . . . . . . y Lewis, Vice President, Pauline Williams, Secretary, Janie Lee Phillips, Treasurer. 4 ' l . . , A. . ' . ' . .

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Q3 ofzfrecy It was the happy sprlnc tlme all nature was sheddln forth Above the llttle blrds were sweetly peellng forth the r U910d1CUS llttle flowers were peeplng from thelr wlrter cover and blddlrg a her rays of llght and good cheer songs of love whlle below the welcome to all The day to whlch I refer vas unusually brlrht, but though I strange and pecullar feel1rv had crept over ne and I wondered wiy I could not feel happy llke the blrds and flowers At last I declded to take a walk, tklnklrg tlat perhaps a few hours spent out lH the ooen a1r m ht revive ry Sp1T1tS knew not why, I was sm Lary years rad passed slrce the year of 1945, but lt seered that my every thought was of that year and of my happy days s ent at Ellse K gh vhere were ry classrates9 fou d I ever see the all aga1n9 ould ve ever spend laL,y hours togetrer llke the ones ve used to spend on the old hllltopq And whlle I slowly wandered down trrou h tle o d meadow across the llttle brook and through a narrow strlp of woods wnlch brought ne agaln 1nto an open f1eld, dotted here and there with w1ld VlOIFtS, I was drearlng rus ng tr Iklf of the past But look' Yhat was th s v1s1on wT1ch had so sudderly and mysterlously appeared before ry eyes? Nas 1 dreamlnrq Indeed all day I had felt as 1f 1n a drear and had only rannta red sufflclent COHSClOUSH6SS to know that I was really awake ard now wtat was thls? At least I w1ll approach and see 1f my eyes decelve we Draw1ng nearer I found to ry great Joy that ny eyes were Y91t1Hg upon nDame Future She was about to gllde from ly Slgft, when I rave a startled cry, 'Oh stay I pray Please of tle class of l945 of EIISB lgh School ' 'Of Ellse Ilgh Schoo'?n 'The class of lQ45?n she repea ed UY s ye I pleaded nlt IS my class and I pray you tell re all Where are they now' has happened slnce we parted lure l l9459u nwell lf you would know, be seated and see that you do rot lnterrupt me wills I tell you 'PerYaps you would be 1nterested 1n see rg Charles Laness, your class presldent, at tell What the uOf course you knew you had trree artlsts IH your class The nexi t re you are ln Washlngton be sure to look for the palntln s of D J Tate, Betty Ray Butler and Carlton 1n the Luseu of Arts nAnother trree who have chosen the sane pTCfSSSlOn are O're l Benson, ulllard Lewls D R hall They nave a drug store of the r own nGrace J1ll1arson, who was the valed ctor1an of your class lS back at your Alfa 'ater as the head of the Cor erclal Departnert nYou renenber how dlfflcult lt was to get an appolntment at the Beauty Parlor 1n 19 9 o new operators are row rel1ev1ng the s1tuat1on, Helen Burrs and Ellzabeth Rlchardson nwillis Anne LcLeod and Betty Lewis are botr teachlng at Flora lacDonald College uJanie Phlllips, nstelle Garner, Pattle t1111BFS and Etta mae Furr are now telephone operators ln Iew York uEns1gn Roger Wall and Captaln Ray Lewis are engoyln a vacation at hone Carlton Butler, who 1S a comrerclal pllot, 1S also at hone on a vacat1on 'Tune ln tonlght at 7 o'clock to rear Rlchard Tate, who is substltuting for Jac? Benny Then 1f you want some real opera, at ll o'clock set your dial on New York and hear Louvene Lanes and hargaret dunsucker raullne n1ll1ams and Zona Wall have married n1ll1ona1re and are now tour1ng Europe 'After flB1Sh1HV ?1gh School Betty Pendleton, Doris Younger, Vlfglnlh Tall, Pearl Allen, and E11zabetn Iorvan served their country by 101R1Hg tre Cadet Wurses 'Odessa lonroe and adna harley are teach1ng at the same school Odessa has ckarge of the MUS1C Departrent and Edna, the home Economics 'hae Allen has a grand Job as secretary to the Goverror of horth Carol1na nV1r nia harley 1S now a U1SS1Onafy 1n Chlna and all the peopl there love her very ruch nNow, this last remark and I rust ro Puston laness, the boy who took a post vraduate course that year 18 now in Cal1forn1a teacn1ng danclng after offlce rours Wlth that she turned to gc but I frant1cally cr1ed 'Or please tell re SOF6tI1Dg of my own future She stopped while I stood breathlessly wa tlng to hear my doom You, she sa1d you are Frances Jackson Yes, but my future, I plea e nYou will, in the future, she cont1nued, 1n the future, you w1ll ever be Frances Jackson Lasslter an If 2 W . 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And as they were bidden so came they in large numbers to the place set apart in the land called the Comrunity Bu1ld1ng and d1d eat of the good thlngs of the land and d1d rejoice with the class of four and forty at the good fortune which had come to them 1n return for all thelr long and patient laboring at the task that had been set before them And men of high standing 1n the land d1d speak unto the people words of wisdom and of cheer and of encouragement, and did in many feeling words say farewell to the class that was departing And Lo! the class of four and forty did give much thanks to the class of five and forty for the pleasure they had provided and did g1ve them a fish fry And it came to pass that at the end of these three years that Edwin A West, the professor who had thus far traveled in their lead did go fro this country to far dlstart places a.d there was much gr1 f and sorrow 1n the land For verily, had he made hlmself dearly beloved by the class of f1ve and forty Chapter IV Now this, the fourth year of this great and wonderful class of five and forty has been one of much hard labor, and but l1ttle resting by the wayside for preparations have been mak1ng ready for them to take thelr final departure from the land Now, lt so happened that there dwelt 1n the adJo1n1ng territory, J W Puckett, a nan of much learnlng and good repute Who, hearlng of the departure from his post of Edwin A West, removed fron his f1eld of labor and dwelt in the land of 1earn1ng that the travels of the class of f1ve and forty mlght oontlnue for many days And it came to pass, that their eyes were turned toward graduat1on, but nany with one consent had made excuses The f1rst sa1d, 'I must needs toll at home Therefore I cannot graduate ' Another sa1d, 'I am dull and cannot learn I pray thee have are excused ' A thlrd said, 'I am go1ng to be marrled, and therefore I need not graduate And stlll another sa1d, 'My country hath need of me therefore I must depart from th1s band of learning So thus did th1s class decrease 1n number until the whole number at the erd of the last year was four and thlrty Now, the officers for this fourth year were as follows: Charles Maness, Pres1dent, Frances Jackson, Vice Pres1dent, D J Tate, Secretary Treasurer And lt so happened that the class did find themselves most brave, chose to be one of their colors the blue of the sky which was to be unto them a symbol of truth, and for the other, wh1te, a symbol of purity They also chose thelr flower, the pale blue forget re not And it came to pass that on the tenth day of April of the year forty and f1ve th1s class d1d go to a place set apart, by their leaders, and lo' they did eat and be merry and they d1d call th1s a welner roast Now the class of seven and forty, seeing that this class was to depart from this land of learn1ng, d1d give them a great feast on the twenty seventh day of the fourth ronth of the year of flve and forty at a place chosen by this group wherewith to b1d then farewell So lt has come to pass that of the one and fifty that entered this land, only th1rty four shall depart, for verily I say unto you, that narrow 15 the way that leads to graduatlon and few there be who flnd lt And now may the bless1ngs that ever attend the noble and good and true, follow and abide with us, each and all, now and forevermore llen K . ., D . . . ' . n ' e . V . . ' . I C . . . . . I . A . O 0 . . . . . . , . . ll . . ' 1 . C 0 - I . I I I -ll - O . O . ' -. , . . . O l f