Elizabeth City High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Elizabeth City, NC)

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Mid-term and final examinations passed and we began to look forward to the time when we would be Juniors. Our Junior year was one which we will always remember. Another step upward to- ward the high estate of a Senior and to the goal for which we were working. The officers elected for that year were: Mahlon Raper, President: Julian Guard, Vice- President: and John Kramer, Secretary-Treasurer. Gu February 26 we entertained the Seniors with a party which they returned in the spring by a delightful picnic at Chantilly. Then came the all-absorbing task of selecting our class rings. After much considera- tion, we selected one which we think the prettiest ever had by any class. That year we took our placd in dramatics, as well as in athletics. We also were re- presented in the Triangular Debate. And now we were nearing the beginning of our last year in high school. How proud we were to enter again the familiar halls, this time as dignified t?J Seniors. We chose as our officers, to represent us in this last year: John Kramer, President, Tyer Sawyer, Vice-President: and Flora Griggs, Secretary-Treasurer. This year the Senior class has worked hard to make our school paper, Thc Loud- .vpval2v1', ' a success. We increased the size of the paper and have tried to set as a goal for those who take up the work where we leave it, the state championship in school newspaper work. The usual class parties were exchanged between the Junior and Senior classes. This year we have among our number those who have starred both in athletics and in the realm of drama. As the curtain goes down upon this. our last year in high school and the places we leave vacant are filled by others. the Class of '27 wishes to be remembered as having done cheerfully the tasks assigned to it and as having come through with flying' colors. To whatever heights we may climb in later life, we shall always look back with affection upon our high school days as the happiest and best of our lives and upon E. C. H. S. as our beloved Alma Mater. May she ever prosper and attain even greater success in the future than she has in the past. Hzlrtorifizz-GERTRUDE TEMPLEMAN. Page twenty-eight

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SENIOR HISTORY GW has come the time when we must leave our high school for a larger place in life. Some of us will continue our studies and some will take up positions in the great world of business. How long it seemed as we looked ahead, and yet, as we look back, how short a time it has been since we entered upon our high school career as Freshmen. The first weeks were busy ones in which we tried to adapt ourselves to our new surroundings. The Sophomores, with true class spirit, loved to lord it over us and make our lives miserable. They took every opportunity to show us how insignificant and green we appeared to them. But there is an end to everything and when the novelty wore off we were left in peace. The officers elected for that year were: Tyer Sawyer, President: Alma Mann, Vice- Presidentg Wesley Sheep, Secretary: and Mahlon Raper, Treasurer. We chose as our colors, White and Gold: and as our flower, the Daisy. The motto adopted to be used through high school was, VVe learn to do by doing. One of the most important events of that year, to the Freshman class at least, was the party given us on November 16 at the Red Men's Hall by the Sophomores. Our first school party! Of course we all went and had a good time. The new high school building was finished by the first of the year and we proudly took possession on January 2, the first Freshman class to enter. Mid-term examinations safely over, we entered with more confidence upon our sec- ond term as members of the student body of the Elizabeth City High School. We returned the party of the Sophomores. Our class did not furnish many stars for the Literary Society that year, but we took our part in the field of Athletics, having one of our number on the football squad and one on the Girls' Basket Ball Team. Final examinations marked the close of an eventful year and we turned our attention toward higher things. After three months of rest and play we again took up our work in school. This time we entered as Sophomores. Of course we knew it all! VVhat Sophomore doesn't? And if we didn't, the Freshmen were led to believe we didg which was as it should be. Patterning after the preceding classes, we took great delight in giving the Freshmen a cordial CFD welcome. Soon, however, our studies laid claim to most of our time. 'We elected as our officers for that year: Gertrude Templeman, President: Robert Williams, Vice-Presidentg and Isadore Farrow, Secretary-Treasurer. We entertained the Freshman class with a party which they returned after Christmas. In May of that year we had a class picnic at Chantilly which we greatly enjoyed. Page twenty-seven

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PROPHECY OF CLASS OF '27 N 1952 I was delivering a series of lectures on How To Eat and Grow Thin, in my old home town. l was very tired, both mentally and physically. I decided to take a night off and go to the moving pictures. The first theater I came to I stopped and looked at the sign board. Imagine my surprise when I saw in big letters, SECOND RUDOLPH VALENTINO-TYER SAVVYER with N.-XOMI JACKSON, in THE GRANDSON OF THE SHElK. Thrt settled it. Of course I was going to see my old classmates play. I walked up to the ticket office to buy my ticket, and who should be there but my old friend, Edna Sanderlin, talking as usual. Edna seemed very glad to see me. She told me that Andrew Bailey was the sole owner and operator of the theater. l always knew Zip would amount to something in the dramatic world. I asked her if she knew anything about any of the rest of our class. She told me that Ruth Scott was now business manager of The .-ldtiurzcr. So Chick had finally succeeded in news- paper work. I knew she could do it for I remembered how hard she used to work when we were in school together. l was also told that Robert VVilliams was now Dr. R. Williams and had taken for his life companion, his schoolmate, Lillian Boyce. My old friend, Gerald Shannonhouse, who had been so bashful, in his high school days, had at last gotten up enough courage to ask Margaret Fearing to be his wife. Gerald was also owner of the biggest grocery store in town. I was blocking up the ticket office: so I went on in the theater. I got in just in time to see Tyer in the midst of making love to Naomi. Tyer had gotten some of that practice in school, I knew. The picture was soon over and I watched with interest the advertisements, hoping to see some more of my classmates. Yes, there was an advertisement from Miladie's Shop, Beauty Parlor-Myrtle Simpson, proprietor. Next I saw VVest Cleaning VVorks -Claude West, proprietor. It did me good to see what a success some of my class- mates had made. The next thing they had was the vaudeville. The first thing on the program was a song and dance act by Charles Hollowell and Bruce Overman. The chief selection was Bye, Bye Blackbird. I saw that at last Snoozie and Bruce had acquired per- fection on that song. The next thing on the program was a solo dance by Miss Floria Griggsky who was none other than my friend Flora Griggs. Her graceful dancing astonished me. l'age twenty-nine