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

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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

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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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The next feature and the last o11e on the program was a Spanish Fantango by Ger- trude Templeman and Oscar Meiggs. VVell, I saw that Gertrude had changed her ambition somewhat from being a missionary to Africa. The dance was very graceful and thrilling. The lights went off and the Fox News began. The first thing I saw was- .Vczv York, N. Y. Francis G. Jacocks, Jr., elected head of photographing staff of the celebrated Fox News amid great cheering. Next, who should I see but the smiling face of my old classmate, Kate Hall. She had been captured by the Chicago Chief of Police, Blackwell Barkley, for her daring holdup, of a mail truck. I saw that Katq was still up to her old tricks of golddigging but in a more daring manner. Dozer, England. Miss Ruth Dozier landed here late this afternoon after her record- breaking swim of the English Channel. She made the trip in five hours and fifty-nine minutes. I saw that Ruth was still prominent in athletics, as in the old high school days. IVaslzingtou, II. C. Miss Margaret Wells, beautiful private secretary to United States President Julian Guard, was today presented with a gold medal for bravery, which she won by saving Mrs. Guard's, nee Mildred Tatum, beautiful Persian cat from drowning in the goldfish pond. IfVaslz,ingt0n-, D. C. Miss Virgilia Banks, famous interior decorator, has just arrived at the White House where she will redecorate the dining room. as Mrs. Guard is tired of the present color scheme of nile green and pink. New York, N. Y. Keith Saunders, editor of Times, and his assistant, Julian Raper, left on the steamship 'Majestic' for Paris to get the latest news of the marriage of the famous opera star, Nancy Harrell, to U. S. Ambassador Julian Aydlettf' Nfltlanlic City, N. J. Miss Lucille Gregory won the international beauty contest held at Atlantic City last week. She is now 'Miss Universe' Her most dangerous rival was Miss Helen Leigh. Paris, Fraairc. The beautiful portraits of Misses Lydia Cohoon and Vivien Turner, prominent society belles, painted by Miss' Pearl Skiles, won the prize here for the most beautiful pictures presented at the Paris Art exhibit. P1zi!adclplz-ia, Pu. Randolph Dozier, alias 'Little Dick,' famous light-weight cham- pion of the United States, is to fight here tomorrow night with William Meekins, better Page thirty