Emmett Scott High School - Rattler Yearbook (Rock Hill, SC)

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6111.95 Hzstary On September 1 1951 a g r oup of one hundred and f1fty four eager freshmen entered the doors of Emmett Scott Hxgh School Even though we had gone thr ough these doors to Elghth Grade lt was an ent1rely new adve ntu re to become h1gh school students However, we were prepared for lt by our parents the commumty and our teachers At f1rst the way was rough but after a week of or1entat1on we be c ame acqua1nted w1th the rules and regulat1ons for the new school year Due to the number, we were d1vxded 1nto four sectxons Des1r1ng to see some of our state, we V1S1t6d our state cap1tal Columb1a, and toured Fort Jackson We were repre sented 1n var1ous organ1zat1ons mclud1ng the basketball team, the Glee Club the band and G1rl Scouts Th1s year was a happy and successful one The mxghty sophomores as we were called our second year started the term offwlth a bang by elect1ng Verda Cooper a sophomore to represent us as Mzss 1952 1n our annual Chrlst mas parade Our class was then d1v1ded mto three sectlons We then V1SltCd South Carollna s oldest c1ty Charleston to see the h1stor1c scenes A new comer to our class was Mable Jones we became very fond of her At the end of the year Mary Knox and Alburn Chxsholm were se lected to serve as hostesses at the Juruor Sen1or Prom Charles Sm1th and Grover Dav1s served as hosts Our th1rd year found us at the mldpolnt of our h1gh school educat1on, and to our regret we had lost many m e mbe r s of the class Only seventy s1x remaxned, mak1ng only two sect1ons Later a fe w Jomed us but d1d not c are to cont1nue We saw Alburn Ch1sholm crowned Mmss Homecommg w1th Margaret Roach as one of her attendants Th1s was at the close of our football season dur1ng wh1ch Grover Dav1s Charles Sm1th and Ward Morrow played an lmportant part In the Chr1stmas parade Ed1th Fraz1er was crowned Chrlstmas Queen Later on 1n the year all thoughts turned to the on com1ng basketball season The members of our class who part1c1 pated 1n 1nter scholast1c c o m pe t1t 1 o n were John T Bone' Crawford, Ward' Dub 'Morrow Page Nell1e Mobley and Johnme Mae Jxmerson Our team won the 1ntramural class tournament After basketball season ended, our thoughts turned to the fxnal events of the school term The Jumor Class presented a play ent1t1ed Go1ng Places It was a grand adventure stag1ng a playfor the f1rstt1me The Jumor Sen1or Prom was a boom1ng success' We hltched our wagon to a star and took a tr1p 1nto the 'W1de Blue Yonder to enjoy an evemng of hllarxous enterta1n ment wh1ch was 1n mght club style w1th an orchestra, s1ngers and comedlans Flnally we reached the last year of our h1gh school educat1on wxth only fxfty f1ve members left wh1ch were two sectlons We who showedfaxth and courage have fulfxlled our desxres There was an atmosphere of galety that even the thought of study could not d1spel' Many have won fame th1s ye a r 1n var1ous act1v1t1es For 1nstance James Lowery pres1dent of the Mathemaucs Club Frank Berry Jr pres1dent of the Student Counc1l James Bowens and Charles Smlth pres1dents of the Sen1or Class Joseph Stmson and Ward Morrow v1ce pres1dents of the Sen1or Class Margaret Roach and Verda Cooper secretar1es of the Sen1or Class and W1ll1 am Page and Grover Dav1s treasurers of the Sen1or Class Margaret Roach Fleda Sharpe and Amanda Page were flag bearers Mary Knox, Alburn Chl sholm Emma Benson Frexda Allen and Edna Vaughns were letter glrls Our Sen1or Class Queen was Verda Cooper Wlth Ola C Colvln and Ibra Jeanne Wh1te as her attendants Helen Edwards Ola Colvln W1ll1e F Ander son, andW11l1am Page were chosenas cheer leaders The other members of our class have won fame ln other act1v1t1es, such as Football basketball the band and choral umon Our years at Emmett Scott H1gh School have been very eventful the many exper1ences we have had here w1ll help us dur1ng decxsxve moments 1n years to come . 1 1 ' 1 V A I ' I i ' I D Y . . . Y . I - vw . ' 11 ' I I ' lv ' ll ' ' - I I . l 1 . ' ' Q c 1 - - . 9 . . I . . . . I . H . ' 11 ' ' I V I 1 I I . U 3 ' I ' ' , ' ' ' . .vu - u 1 1 ' D Grover Hawk Davis, and James Time Lowery. The girls were Helen Sook Graham, Amanda 1 1 - - ' ' ll ' ll ' . . , . H . . . . . , . I - . , . . 5 , . -- ' ' s ' -- 3 -- - Q -- 5 '- - I 1 F 1 1 3 Q . l u y y 1 ' ' ' ' ' 1 , . , ' . S

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Semars IDA MAE AGURS Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wlsh them to be slnce you cannot make yourself as you w1sh to be FREIDA SONJA ALLEN To speak le s s and perform more shows the character1st1c of a great mxnd WILLIE FRANCES ANDERSOIN There xs always workto be done there IS no tlme to dr1ft WILLIAM BRIDGES BARNETTE The prlce of w1sdom IS above rubles Q9 MAE FRANCES BASKIN The mold of a man s fortune IS xn h1s own hands JOHN FRED BAXTER EdUCat1OD1S the passageway to sue cess EMMA FEW ELL BENSON Tomorrow's unfinishe d work is easy- -provided we do today's today. FRANK WELDON BERRY,JR. No one knows what it is that he can do 'til he tries.