Franklin County Training School - Fracotrasco Yearbook (Louisburg, NC)

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There are several members of our class who have achieved in particular fields. In athletics we have Betty Hawkins, Celestine McDowell, Ruth Williamson, Alice Milon, Wilson Davis, Henry Foster, Thomas Brown and Harry Hill became members of the basketball teams, Bennie Foster, Jimmie Rodwell, Elisha Webb, Wilson Davis, Henry Foster, Jimmie Rodwell, Elisha Webb, Wilson Davis, Henry Foster, and Harry Hill represented in football. Esther Saunders was Miss F.C.T.S.,7 1950. Henry Foster, Ollie Milon, Wilson Davis, Elisha Webb, Bennie Foster, Elvery Lemay, For- rest Anderson and Harry Hill represented the class in baseball. Inez Wilkins, Mamie Dunston, Betty Hawkins, Wilson Davis, Thomas Brown, Velma Lewis and Annie Man- ley were members of the Dramatic Club. We were proud to see Mildred Green, Celestine McDowell, Betty Hawkins, Mamie Dunston, Mamie Gill, Irene Green, Mary Johnson, Altha Lee Johnson, Inez Wilkins, Esther Saunders, Carrie Blacknall, Gerldine Foster, Alice Milon, Catherine Leonard, Annie Manley, Wilson Davis and Thomas Brown become members of the Choral Club. In looking over past records of our class, we found some of our members have very high scholastic records. Inez Wilkins, Emily Dunston, Annie Manley, Betty Hawkins, Esther Saunders and Alphon za Harris became members of the Crown and Scepter Club. Annie Manley won the honor of being Miss Debutante” at the Debutante’s Ball held in the Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 24, 1950. After having worked hard through four years, we were guests of the Juniors at a very elaborate Junior-Senior Prom in the Gymnasium. Now that these things are about over, we are faced with graduation - the end - or is it really the end? No, it is not. We are looking forward to a much brighter age, the age of success and happiness. Annie Manley

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“He can who thinketh that he can,” was adopted as our guiding principle, there fore, we plunged into our Junior year in the fall of 49, full of confidence in our ability to uphold the dignity of our position, and reach our cherished goal-Seniority. We entrusted the office of presidency to Alphonza Harris, Inez Wilkins, Yice President: Esther Saunders, Secretary; Henry Foster, Treasurer. We were fortunate in having Miss L. S. Bradshaw as sponsor and Mr. N. H. Harris, Jr., as co-sponsor. Their en- during patience caused us to maintain our confidence. As we entered our year's work we found ourselves faced with problems. We had to maintain our scholastic standing; remain outstanding in all activities in which we had formerly participated, and raising money for our prom. It was with pleasure that we watched Inez Wilkins, Emily Dunston, Ruth William- son, Alphonza Harris, Esther Saunders, Betty Hawkins and Annie Manley become mem- bers of the Crown and Scepter Club. We had to represent us in basketball: Celestine McDowell, Betty Hawkins, Ruth Williamson, Thomas Brown, Wilson Davis, Henry Fister, Dorothy Macon and Harry Hill. It was quite a pleasure to see Betty Hawkins, Inez Wilkins, Mamie Dunston, Annie Manley, Wilson Davis and Thomas Brown became members of the Dramatic Club. Mary Johnsou, Carrie Blacknall, Mamie Gill, Irene Green, Alice Brodie, Cath- erine Leonard, Mary A. Brodie, Mamie Sunston, Esther Saunders, Annie Manley, Inez Wilkins, Betty Hawkins, Wilson Davis, Harry Hill, Forrest Anderson and Thomas Brown became members of the Choral Club. The members of the Advisory Committee were: Inez Wilkins, Esther Saunders, Mamie Dunston, Alphonza Harris, Ruth William- son and Henry Foster. The Junior-Senior Prom was given in the gymnasium on May 12, 1950. The theme was Moonlight and Roses. It was the most spectacular and memorable event that has been witnessed at F.C.T.S. This brought to a close the activities of our Junior year and so we passed into more pleasant dreams. r having passed triumphantly through the trials of former ye

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CLASS PROPHECY We were born 1947, yet I bring you doings, not of the Legislature, but the 1951 graduating class asI see them in 1961. How canI see them hence? The atom bomb went off in Louisburg, North Carolina and time went with it for ten years. What do we have? We have: Yours truly Mamie Dunston, Dorothy Wiggins and Esther Saunders living a rich and full life of service doing research in, The Relationship of Environment and Hereditary Condition Among the Homo sapiens. Our work has been fostered by the Reverend Jim- my Rodwell, LLD, Ph. D, whose philosophy is “Somebody had to do the job” - to bring men and women closer to the earth. He has certainly enjoyed much success. It was our good fortune to be sent to Red Oak, North Carolina in line of duty. To our surprise we found two former classmates, Rosa Harris and Josie Tucker in cosmetol- ogy- They informed me that the University of North Carolina had conferred the degree upon them in 1958. There was to be a conference held in the Franklin County Training School in Louis- burg of outstanding Specialists in the field of Entomology. We were full of enthusiasm when we noted on the program the appearance of Mr. Alphonza Harris and his wife the former Catherine Leonard. It seems that they had a collection of insects common to Franklin County. The significant aspect of this collection was the fact that no boll weevils were included, that insect had become extinct in the county due to the vigilant work of Harry Hill as County Farm Agent and Home Demonstration Agent, the former Alice Brodie. It was explained by Mr. and Mrs. Harris just how the agents had used an insecticide discovered by Betty Hawkins, the Chemistry Instructor, at St. Augustine College in Raleigh, North Carolina. This insecticide had gained much popularity throughout the Counties of Franklin, Wake, Nash and Warren. We, Mamie Dunston, Dorothy Wiggins and Esther Saunders were taking a moment to rest after attending the great conference in Louisburg and it was Esther who suggested that we have a °51 Class Rol Call and really find out just how much fame and service realized by its members. She had a record of members in which she began to read off names. We being very busy with our research in “The Relationship of Environmental | and Hereditary Conditions Among the Homo sapiens, were not able to contact each member but we wrote ten letters and sent them to ten members of our class. In these letters we asked them if they would send us any information concerning the named mem- 4 The ten people sent us a full report of the doings of classmates on thei decantation paones 5 valuable to us in that we were able to enrichen our