Goldston High School - Gold Stone Yearbook (Goldston, NC)

 - Class of 1950

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CLASS HISTORY The history of our class is like a long piece of music and every student is a member of the band that played it. Thirty-six of us entered high school in 1946 with our own little theme songs, and these songs were all orchestrated by the teachers into the production you hear tonight. This pro¬ duction is hard to name. It is certainly not an opera, for there is nothing very grand about it. Neither is it sparkling and gay enough to be called an operetta. It may be a prelude to living or a march through the years, but we’ll call it an opus which means work and we certainly had an opportunity to work. Our opus, like all good pieces of music, has an introduction, a body, and a finale. Our first band leader was Miss Elizabeth Holder. The introduction is rather slow for we had a lot to learn and a few sour notes are heard, but the tempo increases and is soon moving along on a regular time schedule. We got along well with our first male conductor, Rev. Carl Bjork, who helped with our first issue of the Gold-Stone that we were all so proud of. Some of the band mem¬ bers got to be well-known and at times during the opus were allowed or even urged to take small solo parts such as, basketball players, club members, and speakers in the recitation declamation contest. Billy Joe Harris won first place in the high school declamation contest. By our second year we got into the body of the opus—the student body. From then on the music becomes almost symbolic. The conductors varied during the next three years of composition, but they all had much in common. Groans of those preparing for the dread exams, the shouts of vic¬ tory from those who passed, and the wails of anguish from the poor wretches who failed are heard. Through it all is the steady beat of marching feet, back and forth, from classi ' oom to class¬ room, and the hum of many voices at work and at play. Since we were more advanced in high school and acquiring greater skill, we had more opportunities to play solo parts and among the lucky ones were John Henry Oldham, Class President; Manie Lou Adams, Vice-President; Betty Jean Willette, Secretary. Our class continued to furnish players on the basketball team and five boys and girls took parts in the recitation-declamation contest. In this contest Billy Joe Harris won first place and Charles Barber won second place. Six girls helped serve at the Junior-Senior ban¬ quet. Many received letters for athletic activities. The library club was organized this year and John Henry Oldham was President. The third movement is almost a repetition of the second except for an increase in intensity and vigor and louder groans and wails of anguish. During this time, alas, certain members of the orchestra were fired, their work not being up to the conductors’ standard. Other members married and our band grew smaller in size. Officials to assist the conductor were Grade Mae Jones, Presi¬ dent; Eleanor Kirkman, Vice-President; Floyd Caviness, Secretary; Billy Joe Harris, Treasurer; and Charles Barber, Room Representative. We enjoyed giving the seniors a banquet in which the rainbow theme was carried out in all decoration plans. At last the finale is reached—a joyous song, signifying the end of our labor and the approach of graduation. The former theme, the shouts of Victory, recurs and is heard very clearly. Practically each class member is playing solo parts by now—Ann Marie Moses as editor of Goldston Hi-Lites, Charles Barber as editor of the Gold-Stone, Billy Joe Harris as president of the Boys’ Monogram Club and captain of the boys’ basketball team, Floyd Caviness as class President, Angelette Old¬ ham as Girls’ Monogram Club President, Beta Club President, co-captain of the girls’ basketball team, and Student Council President; Mary Alice Fields as co-captain of the girls’ basketball team; Louise Hilliard and Grade Mae Jones, as head librarians, and Eleanor Kirkman as office girl. Even we who play second fiddle ourselves, as the music nears its close are filled with joy in our work. Thrilling notes are sounded. We hear lively voices on our to trip to Washington last Thanksgiving. The notes become more vibrant and pulsating with life and reminds us of the gaiety of the Junior- Senior banquet and our trip to the Chowan river. The music ends on a note of triumph. We proud¬ ly feel that Opus 50 is no disgrace to band or conductors. We hope you share our opinion. Class Historian, Louise Hilliard Page Thirteen

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SENIORS VISIT WASHINGTON Page Twelve



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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA County of Chatham Town of Goldston We, the Senior Class of 1950, being of sound mind and never failing memories for chemistry notes and diagraming English sentences, hereby make and declare this our last will and testament. ARTICLE 1 To Mr. Cullipher, we leave our gratitude and sincere appreciation for everything he has helped us accomplish. To Mrs. Byerly, we leave our thanks for being so understanding and, also, a large Senior class next year. To Mrs. Oldham, we leave our promise that our parts of speech will never fail us in the time of need. To Mrs. Leonard, we leave just one health class with the hopes that they will be as healthy as we are. ARTICLE II To the incoming Seniors, we leave our home room, our teacher, and the hope that they will learn everything that we didn’t. To the Sophomores, we leave some “good, common horse sense.” To the Freshmen, we leave our ability to concentrate so that in four years they will be standing in our shoes. ARTICLE III I, Floyd Caviness, do leave my position as captain of the football team and my ability to get a “busted” nose at every game to Richard Baker. To my brother, George, I leave my ability to get along with everyone. I, Gracie Mae Jones, do leave my place in the Beta Club to anyone who is willing to work as hard for it as I did. I, Ann Marie Moses, do leave my position as editor of the Goldston Hi-Lites to Bill Cullipher, hop¬ ing that he will publish a paper every week. I, Billy Joe Harris, do leave my position as quarter-back on the football team to Donald Barber. To Jimmy Baker, I leave my personality. I, Billy Oldham, do leave my good looks to Jackie Jourdan. My place in Franklin’s Model A and my path to Sanford, 1 will keep. I, Betty Lou Rogers, do leave my typewriter to Alma Thomas with the desire that she will teach it to spell correctly. I, Sally Faye Campbell, do leave my “best all-aroundness” to Lois Mashburn; Pete, I will keep for myself. I, Clyde Watson, do leave my place in the Beta Club to Lynn Moses. My ability to learn, I leave to Bill Thomas. I, Eleanor Kirkman, do leave my place in the office to Sally Herron, with the hope that she will do better than I. To Sara Jane Fields, I leave my ability to “catch a man.” I, Louise Hilliard, do leave my place as librarian to Bobby Jean Phillips. To Jean Talley, I leave my ability to translate French. I, Billy Sipes, do leave my place in study hall to Gordon Elkins. My gift of gab, I leave to my brother, Jack. I, Elbert Pilkington, do leave my dependability to Gilbert Oldham. I, Josephine Gaines, do leave my ability to sing to Mary Ruth Fields. My carefree ways, I leave to Katherleen Hutchins. I, Mary Alice Fields, do leave my secret for being late for school everyday to Jean Cheek. To Jean Taylor, I leave my long curly eye lashes with instructions as to how to keep them curly. I, Charles Barber, do leave my charming ways to Phillip Gaines. To my brother Donald, I leave my ability to ask questions on class with hopes that he will understand better than I did. I, Angelette Oldham, do leave my place as co-captain of the basketball team to Katie Mae Wilson. To Victoria Moore, 1 leave my cramming ability. 1, Vergie Mae Caligan, do leave my curly hair and my ability to sing to Marlyn Wilkie. To Vir¬ ginia Clark, I leave my intelligence. Signed and sealed this the ninth day of February in the year 1950. Testator, Eleanor Kirkman Witnesses: Sally Faye Campbell Billy Oldham Puye Fourteen

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