Fuquay Springs High School - Greenbriar Yearbook (Fuquay Springs, NC)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Freshmen! A word that brings back memories of utmost tortures and persecution at the hands of our hated superiors, Sophomores and Juniors. But the Seniors whom we idolized con- soled us. Despite these circumstances Eleanor Clark and Jeanette Saunders managed to help out with the school operetta. The girls turned out in great number for the basketball team. Carolyn Pritchett, Barbara Thomas, Helen Rowland, Gloria Pearce, Peggy Guthrie, and Shirley Sherron made up the majority of the squad. The boys had not matured as rapidly as the girls and their sports activities were confined mostly to Mr. Weede ' s health classes. Most of them went in for the less hazardous sports, such as ping pong and badminton. By the spring of the school year, however, Mickey Smith, Buck Adcock, Glenn Powell, Ben Bennett, Henry Law- rence, and Marshall Currin managed to make the baseball team. Nancy Tilley, Carlyle Page, and Marshall Currin, Latin students, said Latin made them dizzy. Mrs. Haddock said they made her dizzy. Ah, ha, Sophomores! We fiendishly rubbed our hands as the Freshmen paraded past. On F. F. A. and F. H. A. initiation night, Betty Lou Coats, Phyllis Jones, Frances Clark, Roy Mor- ton, Thomas Coats, and Buck Rowland gleefully explained to some of the cringing Freshmen how to shampoo their hair in flour and water. Mickey Smith and Jimmy Norris earned their let- ters in basketball. We were proud of Roy Morton, Peggy Kesler, and Frances Clark for their outstanding work on the Student Council. Peggy Kesler was elected Secretary of this organiza- tion. The F. H. A. girjs and F. F. A. boys attended Tom Brown ' s Camp. The Sophomore class was very well represented. Nancy Tilley, Virginia Aiken, and Allie Mae Hester seemed to have a very good time. Our Junior year was filled with many happy events. Twenty-one members of our class earned Beta Club membership and were duly initiated. Glenda Ferrell served as a very capable Beta Club secretary. Thomas Coats, Marshall Currin, and Proctor Taylor, dependable bus driv- ers, won safety awards. The Junior Class basketball players contributed to the winning of the Western division of the Wake County Championship. The baseball players won their second consecutive County Championship. Glenn Powell led the team in batting percentage. The foot- ball team won their fifth consecutive Wake County Championship. Stars of the football team were Charles Garrison, Buck Adcock, and Glenn Powell. The Junior play, Our Town, under the direction of Miss Vivian Burton, was a great success. Charles Parker certainly proved his acting ability. That the Junior-Senior Banquet with the theme of Under the Sea was worth all the time and effort spent in making it a great success was finally agreed. It was hard, but we finally became accustomed to our new title, Seniors. Our class, however, was not quite the same. Louise Lee, Shirley Duke, Gerry Stephenson, Melba Smith, Marilyn Griffin, Betty Jo Myatt, Doris Stephenson, and Dorothy Stephenson had decided that married life would be more interesting than school, so we had to do our best without them. Nancy Cooke, our well-remembered Junior Class president, was also mourned. She had found it neces- sary to go to Greensboro to finish school. Despite the loss of our friends it was a thrilling experi- ence to show our class rings to the underclassmen and to exchange calling cards with class- mates. Eleanor Clark again led the cheerleaders for her fourth year. Betty Lou Coats, Frances Clark, and Jeanette Saunders also wished to support their school teams. They decided they could do their best by being cheerleaders, so Mrs. Council decided that since their ambition was so great they could try. Much to the amazement of many they became cheerleaders. Jean Myatt was chosen as the football Sponsor at the home-coming game with Apex. Our Senior class of- ficers were Jimmy Bowling, President; Jean Myatt, Vice-President; Golda Ferrell, Secretary, and Allie Hester, Treasurer. Allie Mae made such a good Junior Class Treasurer that we decided to let her handle all our money henceforth. Mickey Smith was elected as President of the Student Council, so Mr. Farnell gave him the responsibility of preparing assembly programs. Eleanor Clark continued to display musical talent at the piano in chapel, Glee Club, and all other pro- grams which needed her assistance. Although our four years at Fuquay High have drawn to a close, the many happy experiences and acquaintances shared there will remain a part of us forever. We, the Senior Class of ' 53, wish to express our gratitude to the faculty and our fellow students for helping us get the most out of our days spent in Fuquay High School. Page Twenty-

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CLASS OF 1953 BARBARA JANE THOMAS With sincerity, truthfulness, and softness in her eyes. Latin Club 1, 2; F.H.A. Camp 2; Book Club 3; Mono- gram Club Treasurer 3; Junior Editor of GREENBRIAR; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; F.H.A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Monogram Club 3, 4; Beta Club 3, 4; Advertising Manager of GREEN- BRIAR 4; Dramatics Club 4; Student Council Repre- sentative 4; Student Council Secretary 4; Superlative (Most Athletic). HUGH THOMPSON Men of few words arc the best men. Civics Club 1; F.F.A. Camp 3; F.F.A. 1, 2, 3, 4. NANCY WRAY TILLEY Congenial, loyal, steady— a rich likable personality. Toke Editor of HI-TIMES 1; Piano 1; Latin Club 1. 2; F.H.A. Song Leader 2; Book Club 3; Junior Plav; Bible Club 3; F.H.A. Camp 3; Glee Club 1, 4; F.H.A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Office Clerk 3, 4; Advertising Staff of GREEN- BRIAR 4. PATSY ANN WALTERS A peace above all earthly dignities, A still and quiet conscience. Glee Club 1; Music 2; Softball 1, 2; Trip to Washington 2; Book Club Secretary 3; Junior Play; National Poetry Award 3; F.H.A. 1, 2, 4; Book Club 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; F.T.A. 3, 4; Monogram Club 4; Editorial Staff of GREENBRIAR 4; Dramatics Club 4. FRANCES WOOD A sweet, .attractive kind of grace. Civics Club 1; 4-H Club 1; Junior Play. SUSIE MAE WOOD Those about her From her shall read the perfect ways of honor. Civics Club 1; Clee Club 1; Junior Plav: F.H.A. 1. 2 .3, 4; Beta Club 3, 4; Office Clerk 4. JAMES HOWARD WORTHAM Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy. Civics Club 1; F.F.A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Dramatics Club 4. NOT PHOTOGRAPHED: MARIE JORDAN Pleasant, quiet, and patient. Page Twenty

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THROUGH A DAY AT FUQUAY HIGH 1. Soon be 8:30! 2. Morning, Pal! 3. First Class— First Error! 4. Where does that participle go? 5. Boy! I ' m starved! 6. Time to breathe after lunch. 0O0OU 7. Research in the library. OQGQQ n 8. 3:10 at last. 9. The basketball game at night.