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

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CLASS HISTORY This was a year of ad work. We found ourselves faced with many and greater problems. We dort ee outstanding in all activities in which we had formerly participated plus being host to the Seniors at the Senior Prom. We were indeed a proud and happy class. It was with pleasure that we watched olen aahniere snr Betty Brodie, Evelyn Chavis, Johnnie Jeffreys, Elaine Strickland, Alice Stokes, Laura Le — eae Raymond Alston, and Ralph Brown Become members of the Crown and Scepter Club. Gladys roud, oa Whitaker, and Elaine Strickland were still doing their bit on the basketball team. Hazel Eaton, Virginia Ea oy Margaret Branche, Harvey Spivey, Johnnie Jeffreys, and Betty Brodie became members of a new group, the Dramatic Club. CHAPTER IV — And now we come fo the fourth and greatest year in the history of the class. With only 46 of us gaining the title, Seniors, we began to take ourselves seriously. For the last time, as a group, we elected with great care, the following people to office :President, Ralph Brown; Vice President, Elaine Strickland; Secretary, Evelyn Chavis; Treasurer, Frances Whitaker; Sponsor, Mrs. V. H. Levister. Juanita Young, Evelyn Chavis, and Elaine Strickland represented us at the Shriner's Debutante Ball in Louisburg. Their escorts were: Plummer Williamson, Ralph Brown, and Joshua Levister, respectively, Frances Whitaker represented us at the A.K.A. Debutante's Ball in Raleigh. Her escorts were Kenneth Harris and Joshua Levister. Johnnie Jeffreys, Harvey Spivey, Rueval Jones, Carter Lewis, Robert Lee Alston, Joshua Levister, Raymond Yarborough, Plummer Williamson, Kenneth Harris, completed their third and fourth years on the football squad. Elaine Strickland, Matilda Macon, Hazel Eaton, Alice Stokes, Bettye Brodie, and Johnnie Jeffreys received Crown and Scepter Certificates. Our Student Council members were Virginia Eaton, Elaine Strickland, Johnnie Jeffreys, and Joshua Levister. We journeyed to A. T. College, Greensboro, N.C. for Senior Day. A good time was had by all, The Juniors, treated us to an evening of fun and gaiety at the Junior-Senior Prom. Our work is almost over, for the shadows of graduation have cast their glow. What shall the future be? For some there will be college, for others marriage, the armed forces, or jobs. Whatever we do and wherever we go, we shall be making history for Dear Old F.C.T.S. MATILDA MACON LAURA P. WRIGHT Historians

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CLASS HISTORY — CHAPTER I oe : Four years ago, early one September moming in 1953, we, Training School with our appearence. Whether we didthis by ch to discuss here. (The point is that we came in number). who are now seniors, honored the Franklin County oice or because we had to is a point that we refuse We soon found out that we were to have two capable leaders, Mrs. Marguerite Evans and Mr. James M. Ridley. Right away we got the ball rolling by electing class officers, and just to show from the beginning who would be boss in this class we elected 4 girls and one boy: President, Gladys Stroud; Vice President, Hazel Eaton; Secre- tary, Matilda Macon; Assistant Secretary, Evelyn Chavis; and Treasurer, Joshua Levister, Jr.; also to show that we meant business from the start we sent out participants to the following activities: Basketball-Virginia Webb, Gladys Stroud, Frances Whitaker, Matilda Macon, to the girls team, Kenneth Harris, Joshua Levister, to the boys team. Choral Club-Frances, Gladys, Elaine, Matilda, Laura, Juanita. Student Council - Elaine Strickland, Virginia, Eaton and Joshua Levister. Although many of us managed to complete our Freshman year successfully, disaster befell others of us. A few had their growth retarded a year, others dropped out of the Freshman Class: forever. CHAPTER II With the coming of the next September, we received a new name-Sophomores. We entered this year a liftle wiser and with more confidence than we hadhad during the previous year. Even though our number had decreased to sixty, we were better represented in the extra-curricular activities. We sent out seven cheerleaders twenty Choral Club members, seven Varsity Club members, some Band and Student Council members. Our clase officers vi lous! Virginia Eaton; Vice President, Hazel Eaton; Secretary, Margaret Branche; Assistant Secretary, ; aaa eee Whitaker and Joshua Levister. This was a most distinguished body and re- CHAPTER III In the third year, owing to an old educati onal cust t i i made our sense of importance increase out of all due ly ce eine eee eee ee Suddenly we found that another chan ge had taken place in our i i 7 4 t important lives. We h = rah i pillage — in her place, we found another, Mrs. V. H. Levister ia ale ee aos y a his fhe ld “ yy the guidance, sincerity and irleaedhto hat ae eerie : ‘ e following officers: Presid i i ;Vi i Gladys Stroud; Secretary, Evelyn Chavis; Assistant Secretary, Elaine Shiki andi kl allstar ; , Frances itaker.

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t oe (Goecmnetenomnmennaneseee. | — LAST WILL did’ TESTAMENT State of North Carolina; County of Franklin: coer, | ; : hool, 1958, about to pass from these halls of learning, a See ath ately do hereby, make and publish this last will amember us for all our good and bad qualities. We, the Senior Class being in full possession of our mental capacl . and testament for you to carry out after we have gone and Ff: Article 1. To Mr. Harris, our principal, we bequeath our best wishes vi : better pra a ie ite i : Af i t deed or noteworthy a ur fu- alization ofhis dreams for a new cafeteria, We also leave any grea : ‘ ture may bring, realizing that such achievement will be due largely to his own example and guidance. Article Il. To our advisor, Mrs. Levister, we bequeath our gratitude and thanks for being our rock and mainstay, and wish her success with other students in the years fo come. we leave a vote of thanks for their untiring efforts to i i d Mr. C Article Ill. To our deans, Miss Bradshaw and Mr. Conway, Flalan af ner manhaodand seananhone help us overcome our difficulties, and their attempt to instill within us prin Article IV. To the entire faculty, we bequeath our love, regard, and appreciation for what they have done for us through the years, and hope that their efforts to raise cultural standards and standards of scholarship will mate- rialize. We leave many thanks for their conscientious efforts in preparing us for better citizens. Article V. To the juniors, we leave the name seniors, quietness, and all dignity, and responsibilities of the same. Article VI. To certain individuals, we, hereby, bequeath the following: To Carl Davis, RALPH BROWN wills his land and money . To Joe Hawkins, ROBERT LEE ALSTON wills his football suit. GLADYS STROUD wills to Eunice Perry the key to Earl Johnson's heart, and to Renee Edgerton, her ability to become captain of the majorettes. ALICE STOKES wills Madie Lee White her ability to write shorthand. To Herbert Littlejohn, PERNELL HARTSFIELD wills his ability to sleep in class. JUANITA YOUNG leaves to Francine Hazelwood her size and shape. To Frances Ann Perry, ELAINE STRICKLAND wills her ability to sew. FRANCES WHITAKER leaves her popularity and ability to ballroom dance to Mary A. Hawkins. KENNETH HARRIS bequeaths his versatility to J. T. Hill. PLUMMER WILLIAMSON and REUVAL tabby Parry. JONES bequeath their positions on the football team to Frank and HAZEL sill leaves to Florine Edgerton her height in order that she may catch up with her twin. HARVEY SPIVEY leaves his sense of humor to William Hockaday VIR GINIA EATON leaves her class ring to David Moss, and her art of dressing hair to Phyllis Robinson. LOIS MOORE and GLADYS W Pabst ILLIAMS will their quiet and sedate ways to Shirley Lemay and Pearlie Gray BETTIE BRODIE wills her undying love for one man to Josephine Perry,