Elm City High School - Bear Trap Yearbook (Elm City, NC)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAME T ELM CITY, NORTH CAROLINA WILSON COUNTY We, the Senior Class of the Elm City High School, being of sane mind after twelve years of unceasing laborious grind, do hereby declare this document to be our last will and testament. Article I- - We give and bequeath to the school our undying loyalty. The school has held before us con- stantly the principle that an ounce of loyalty is worth more than a pound ofcleverness. We there- by trust that the school can use our loyalty as a leaven in graduating the incoming Senior Class. Article II-- To Mr. Fugate, our Superintendent, we wish to leave the thought that there was never a truer, more understanding friend to each of us, than he. May his life be filled with the best of every- thing. Article III-- To our understanding Faculty we bequeath our wholehearted appreciation for their patience during the past few years. Article IV-- To the members of the graduating class of 1954, we hope that you may realize sooner than we did the importance of your Senior year. Though it may be full of joy, the last few days will be laden with tears of happiness and sorrow. To the up and coming Juniors we leave best wishes that your prom will be a great success and our sincere hope that youwill miss as many classes as we did and have as much fun as we had in planning ours. To the sophisticated Sophomores, who think they know all the answers, we leave this thought-- you have a lot to learn! To the incoming Freshmen we leave the assurance that they are enteringthe first of four glor- ious years. Our experiences in the past show thatschool days which are well spent pay high divi- dends. Fill each day with periods of serious work and determination. Include music, athletics, and club work to make your program varied and well rounded. This is a means ofdeveloping personality and desirable character traits. Don't be too hard on our Sponsors, Mrs. Farmer and Miss Bland, who have guided and watched over us with constant care. We, the class of '53, having come to a great intersection in our road of life, do hereby, and in witness thereof, set our seal upon this document on this the twenty-sixth day of May, 1953. CLASS OF '53 Janet Williams, TESTATOR

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Most Conceited IEANNETTE PITTMAN REX WIGGS Friendliest IO ANNE CRUMPLER CUYLER FARMER Most Courteous JO ANNE CRUMPLER-BILL SHARPE Most Athletic BETSY WELLS I A MES PA RK ER Biggest Flirts JO ANN FLOWERS REX WIGGS

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C ASS PROPHECY As we the Sen1orClass of 1953 stand onthethreshold of graduatron we look down the corrrdor of trme to a door marked Future For many years we have journeyed toward Ih1S door wrth an rndomrtable sprrrt that has enabled us to cope wrth every obstacle that has la1n1n our pathway We have clrmbed the h11l of knowledge and have left our pr1nts rn the sands of t1me And now wrth consternatron we pause before proceedrng determrnedly mto the realms of the unforeseen If by chance rt were possrble for us to defy nature s laws of trme and to behold our destrnres we would doubtless be astonrshed at that whrch awarts us Nevertheless we shall attempt to go 1nto the far reaches of trme and come up wrth what we procla1m as our class pro phecy As the door rs slowly opened we see our classmates engaged rn dr verse occupatrons Some have been successful rn farmrng others rn law medrcrne teachrng and prrvate busrness Wesee many as house wrves and homemakers The wheel of fortune has V1S1ICd some who we notrce are well on therr way to hrgh polrtrcal offrces whrle ad verse clrcumstances prevarl w1th others May we have the foundatron of character so well formed that when we place our feet strarght and sure and l1ft our heads rn the golden sun and breathe the arr fresh and pure we can endure the hardshrps and accept the good fortunes wxth no weakenrng 1n character! We realrze that we are to be the workers and leaders rn tomorrow s world May the frurts of our efforts be rrch rn good deeds We prophesy that the class of 1953 w1ll take 1ts place rn lrfe and shoulder well the responsrbrhtres that the future holds rn store CLASS OF 53 Class Prophetess Jeannette Prttman