Fountain High School - Echo Yearbook (Fountain, NC)

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I j ! I I J- mi Vfe, the Class of 19 2, stepped iipon the deck of the big steamer, Ejpih School, in 1938. Just a fev7 more years, and our vcyaje v o-ld bo cnl a gliiiiiiier of history. The sailing was to-jgh the first 3 ' ' ear, hLit under the guidance of o ' r car-tain, liss ' a ' -ie Popp, nost of us ■■ ' .anaged to rull through. Then v. ' e f eached be ' D ' cem.cer , bers of the class easier this year. 193 , which for.nd raost of the ' leri- rcill sailing. The going The crev; had become i sed to ■ and sto: ms and tides, such as math and science, Imev; how to battle thom until they T:cre conquered. climax of year ' as I ' rhen the gang got tO ' gether with their new ca :.nd had a v eirja-.r roa-t, by and befoi e ' o knew it In Septo ' ; ' ' ! ;;l ' .- ' ' ptain, ' Ir Ei F. Brooks, The year see .ied to fly us. ICAO ro ' ci ' .oT ' year was ' :pon soling very proud of e took our positions as jan: or seamen, we had to assuj.ie more responsibil: ty, the following cla-s officers? president, offer sbnt vice-president, Lymon Gay? secre- tary-trer surer , Janie Holland, Our Captain this 3 ear was Mr. H, V, Parker. One of the outstanding c mts of the year was the Jujii or -Senior Eanqu.et • hen ' .-e invited the senior seamen to gather v.n th ■■s as our gu.eats. In the fall of 19 15 ' e had reached the goal for which v e had been striving for three years. The sailing v as still tough; but our new commander, hiss Poxie Vi; or thing ton, managed to guide us into calmer ■ ' -raters. Class officers for the year i:ere ■ resident, Janie Holland; vice-president, Lilli an little: secretar3 ' --treas ' :rer , Guy Eagles. The -time wh.ich cliriaiied all else v as the night of ha 1 1942, when t--elve happy seniors ■ ' ere given diplomas as full-flegded soamen and stepped from the deck of High School upon the plat- formi cf life to take their rlaces wn the world, Ann: e Jane Causey, Historian,

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While making a tour over the world, I came to a large city, I stepped into a restaurant for limch. As I was dining, I saw a World Newspaper with events of the day. Here are some of the pub- lications that interested me most: Martha Jefferson has just composed a ne ' dance that is knocking the Jitterbugs crazy, Mary .3idams Edwards has been elected Pre- sident of the Old Maids ' Club of Albany, Curtis Lee Dozier has been elected chief cook and bottle washer of Davis Hotel in Farn- ville, Archie Lewis has jii.st become President of the Greyhoimd Bus Lines, His m.otto iss If the bus doesn ' t run fast enough, get out and ush . He -has appointed as his Secretar ' , Lillian iLittle, Beasley Bailey rc ached the ; ' eak cf his am- ■ bition v hen he v as promoted chief flag holdeD? for t e W.P.A, Guy Eagles has v on great fame as the law- yer who has never lost a case and ' Thy be- c. ' -e he just won ' t ever stop arguing, Kay Lang Jefferson, one of Lucky Teeter ' s Hell Drivers hn.s been injured, Lorraine Peaden jr ' -st com p ' .eted a book call- ed If Ynu Want Love, Here ' s How To Get It , Annie Jane Cau.sej ' - and Lucille i!nrm.an were married yesterday ' - in a double cerem ny. Jani e Holland is teachj. ng geometry in Forntain High School, John Joyner is Star Catcher on the New York Yankee Baseball League, Mary Agnes Lewis, the great cosmetologist, has learned a new method for making dov ble chins d: ' sr T ear . L rajne Jefferson, a n .rse, is on a ti ?p aroiuid the world with her wealthy patient, Loraine Jefferson, Clasp Pro het,