Granite Quarry High School - Quarrier Yearbook (Granite Quarry, NC)

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DELORES MARCELL WILLIAMS GEORGE BARRINGER “Who can foretell for what high cause “Where did you get your eyes so blue? This darling of the gods was born?” Out of the’sky as | came through. ” CESS, WOU Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.” Gita See G@rOrs CLASS FLOWER Green and White White Rose

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NELLIE ELIZABETH TEAGUE “Her pleasant manner and smile will long be remembered.” Music Student 2, 3; Glee Club l, 2, 3, 4. ROY LEON TREXLER T exist as I am, that is enough.” Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball Manager 3; Baseball Team 3, 4. BETTY ROSE THOMAS She's the sweet and quiet kind, whose nature never varies.” Sezretary of Class 1; Glee Club 1, 3, 4; Music Student 1, 2, 3, 4; Author of Class Song 4; ''Friendliest’’ 4. ERVIN KENNETH TROUTMAN ''K jolly-good sport wherever he goes.” F. F. A. Club 3; Glee Club 1, 4; Fun Club 3; Vice-President of Variety Club 3. JOHN WILLIAM TREXLER Every man is a volume if you but know how to read him.” Halloween King 2; Good Sports Club 3; Ee Ei Aw ClubiionBoysess JASPER COLUMBUS WILLIAMS, JUNIOR “Pjeasure fills our youthful hearts, Why study if it interferes?’’ F. F. A. Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball Team D, Sy4- Speech Chub: se; Bus Driver 3, 34; “Most Original’ 4.

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Se OK CEA Sonn ORY Dear Diary, The time finally arrived for our entrance into the higher halls of learning. With the aid of Miss Annie Lee Cress and Miss Rachael Crowell, we sixty-two Freshmen soon grew accustomed to the tasks and sur- roundings of our new undertaking. Gradually various classmates began to participate in school activities, such as the May Day Program. Madeline Fink, June McKenzie, Voight Basinger, and Philip Holshouser rep- resented our class in this event... . Having accomplished the work and duties assigned us Freshmen, we found ourselves thinking a bout the second step toward learning when our names became ‘‘Sophomores.” For this account we shall again turn to our diary for the school year of 1946-1947. Dear Diary, We quickly overcame all inferior feelings of being awkward and “green” in order to make marked progress in our work. Under the leadership of Mrs. Russell Felts and again Miss Annie Lee Cress, we carried out our requirements effectively and efficiently. The following received the distinction of being elected class officers: Philip Holshouser, President; Bobby Lee Cruse, Vice-President; Madeline Fink, Secretary; and Donald Richardson, Treasurer. Half our goal had been attained and we could now see the top rung of the ladder that would be reached in two years. From our diary it is noted that our Junior year, 1947-1948, was an all-important one. Dear Diary, This was a year we shall always remember; one filled with outstanding happenings and events. First of all, the Junior Class production of ‘Bound to Marry’ was a tremendous success due primarily to the un- tiring efforts of Miss Rachael Crowell and Mrs. Nancy Bostian. When we honored the Seniors at the annual Junior-Senior banquet, the same degree of periection was again noted. Miss Pearle Kluttz assisted us in car- rying out our “April Fool’ theme on this occasion. It was our pleasure to be the first class at Granite Quarry to stage the banquet at the Yadkin Hotel. We were also the first to order class rings while members of the Junior Class. The notable success of the basketball team during this school year was due in part to the hard fighting ball players who were members of our class: Joe Kluttz, Wallace Gaither, and Philip Holshouser. The following officers served faithfully: Donald Richardson, President; Madeline Fink, Vice-President; and Voight Basinger, Secretary and Treasurer.... With anticipation, we classmates looked to the final year, the remaining days of studying and roaming in these halls. These were red-letter days that we would remember al! too well. Let us read an‘ excerpt from the diary for a clearer picture of our activities and a few of our sentimenis. Dear Diary, Yes, we had anticipated a great deal of happiness to be wrapped into the last days of school; days when we actually realized that our goal had been accomplished and that we had ended one era of our lives. It seemed that all forty-eight of us became a little more serious as we took on extra-curricular activities. The first team in basketball was made up solely of Senior boys; it was a team about whom the whole school could boast. Several class members displayed outstanding dramatic ability in the Senior play which was presented in the spring. Mrs. J. L. Sowers, our class advisor, directed this successful play in the same unfail- ing manner in which sne led us through other undertakings. It was then our turn to be honor guests at a most enjoyable Junior-Senior banquet. The class officers who directed the selection of mascots and invita- tions were: Philip Holshouser, President; Wade Fisher, Vice-President; and Kitty Allen, Secretary and Treas- TCTs oa). Now that our high school days are ended, the realization is before us that this is truly a new beginning. Let us sum up our sentiments by saying, “Calmly we look behind us, on joys and sorrows past, We know that all is mercy now, and shall be well at last, Calmly we look before us,—we fear no future ill, Enough for safety and for peace, if Thou art with us still.”