Grantham High School - Grannawayne Yearbook (Grantham, NC)

Page 27 text:

SENIOR SNAPS f 4 ps. 639 1 x L S.. -4'-.I pw-..,..,,. .7 'H N if , -5. y . -.. 2 --..-...... 5 -........ ' itdili ' lin' un-nil ,............... .........-.. ................ . ....... ..... , . '-'H'-.. '.:3.. --. ' ' :ui-U-L-naive L -.-. .-.. '.-. 1 itil .f liil ......-- . ..,.,..-,.,. '5 .-.- ..... '... -... , .... .,,. .-....- .- . - .. '.... --...ag . A -...-, .. . .. .. I - mf? wi, Q tll

Page 26 text:

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT State of North Carolina County of Wayne Grantham School We, The Class of 1950, of the aforesaid state, county and school, being of strong bodies and sound minds, realizing that we shall soon depart from our Alma Mater to begin duties in various fields of our profession, do hereby make and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament. and do will and bequeath our vices, virtues, and our most highly esteemed possessions to members of the incoming Senior Class, and to others of interest thereabout Grantham School. ARTICLE I To each member of the Junior Class, we bestow our good times, a successful Senior Play, Class Night, our love for Grantham High School and all the hours of happiness we have enjoyed while we were still Seniors. ARTICLE II To Miss Kathryn Chason, who has spent innumerable hours working on the annual, serving as advisor to the senior class, and director of the Senior Play, we, the Seniors, will our imperishable gratitude and everlasting love. We, the Seniors, wish to express to Mrs. Don Casey, Jr., our thanks for her thoughtfulness and kind consideration shown us during the past two years. With definite appre- ciation we thank you for assisting Mr. Parker with the Junior Play. To Miss Frances Glenn we leave our sincere appreciation for helping us this year. May our properties be pleasing to you in the future. To Miss Marie Shuffler who spent innumerable hours working with the Basketball girls and serving as Home Eco- nomics and F. H. A. advisor we are very grateful. To Mrs. H. N. Spain we expres our thanks for the interest she has shown us and for the help she has so willingly given us during the past four years. We are greateful for her untiring patience in our efforts to sing. To Mr. Wiley Braxton Parker, we leave our ardent love and devotion for his constant interest in us as coach and teacher. Our studies have been made more enjoyable with his assistance. To Mr. Mac Donald, we the seniors wish to express our thanks for the interest he has shown us and for the help he has so willingly given us during the past four years. To Mr. Edgar Sasser, we, the Senior Class wish to express our deepest appreciation for the heart-felt support he has given our basketball teams during his years at Grantham School. He has been of great benefit to the school in keeping the grounds so clean. ARTICLE III We, the class of 1950, bequeath to our beloved school our undying devotion and lifelong memories always. To our parents and friends, we, the Seniors, bequeath our heart-felt gratitude, unlimited love, and sincere appre- ciation for the untiring efforts they have put forth in help- ing us reach our present position. ARTICLE 'IV I, Nelson Best, will my athletic ability to David Jackson. I, Arnold Casey, will my ability to aggravate people to Shelton Weaver. I, Jack Denning, will six inches of my height to Gene War- rick, in order that he may play basketball. I, Thomas Godwin, will my sense of humor to Adell Hart- ley. I, Jack Goode, will my talent of music to Cleo Thompson. I, Earl Holloman, will my ability of Calling All Girls to Albert Mills. I, Alton Hood,'will my position as president of the Beta Club to Verme Brock to be a great success. I, Sf3Uf0l'l Hood, will my dry wit to Denver Lee Cotton. I, Billy Jernigan, will my dancing skill to Shelton Jordan. I, Carl Massengill, will my love for slick chicks to Gel!! Warrick. I, Elton Thigpen, will my winnig smile and cuteness to Ray' Stevens. I, George Albert Warrick, will my curls to Mildred Jernis gan. I, Huey Weaver, will my intelligence to Estelle Westbrook so she may indulge in her studies more deeply. I, lPexAcy Thornton. will my chemistry ability to Hilda Hol- an . I, Temple Barwick, will my skill of getting a man to Jean Jernigan. I, Elaine Capps, will my everlasting smlle and grin to Anell Flowers. I, Dorothy Hollowell, leave my ability to get around to Beba Gray Best. E I, Jewel Grady, will my narrow escapes to Patricia Hood. To Albert Mills, I, Edna Johnson, will my ability to have a good time. I, Geneverette Keene, will my curls to Margaret Lee Stevens. To Egbert Thompson, I, Angeline Lewis, will my courage for speaking in front of the class. ,, Janet Massengill, will my skating ability to Delores Best. I, Daisy Moore, leave my power to sing Heart Stealing Mama to Bronnie Jernigan. I, Ethel Odom, will my privilege to speak my mind to Deliot 4 Cotton. To Marie Brown, I, Frances Rutter, will my fondness for hill billy music. I, Annie Lou Sasser, will to Herman Porter my shyness so he may benefit the rising Senior Class by being quieter. To Anell Flowers, I, Sarah Tart, will my ability to keep one man. I, Della Frances Westbrook, will my skill for driving a car to Estelle Westbrook. V I, Gwendolyn Williams, will my ability to stay out of trouble to Vernie Brock. I Ruth Williams, will my skill to play the guitar to Janet y Britt. I, Peggy Williams, leave my athletic ability to Dollie Mae Walters, so she may be the most athletic girl in the Senior Class. I, Christell Denning, will to Ellis Earle Harrell my ability to stay out of schooltwo days each week and still pass my studies. I, Frances Rutter, will my power to keep from teasing David Jackson to Janet Britt. I, Ethel Odom, wish to wil my diamond to Elise Wise. I, Dorothy I-Iollowell, will to Virginia Godwin my office as treasurer of the Senior Class. We, the graduating senior class of 1950, do charge the Junior class to execute faithfully, and to the best of their ability, this last will and testament is to become effective on the day of our graduation. Testators Elaine Capps Peggy Williams Witnesses Geneverette Keene Billy Jernigan

Page 28 text:

CLASS HISTORY For six long years we toddled behind our Mutder's, asking the same eager question, When can I go to school? Finally the day of the long awaited years arrived. With a tinge of great excitement we approached Ole Grantham Hi with 122 eager faces and sparkling eyes. As we walked into two separate rooms, who should be standing before the two desks but Miss Wells Cnow Mrs. Dunnj and Miss Prescott. The first day, tears streaked many of our little innocent faces. As the days continued, we began to feel at home and much different. Somehow with the help and patience of our teachers, we managed to get tlaigough. During the year we lost some of our students and ended with With high spirits and hopes for the coming year, we entered the second grade. There to Miss Williams and Mrs. Kirby we really became a prob- lem. At the end of the year, the little troublers were reduced to 100. We were proud bcause our teachers thought so much of us that they asked to be promoted along with us. In the third grade, by becoming very wise, we began to ask for passes to the store: of course sometimes we were refused and we weren't nervy enough to slip then. We guess we became more of a problemi to Miss Williams and Mrs. Kirby that year. By the proudness we felt the first three years, it was nothing compared to what we felt in climbing the stairs to the fourth grade. By the end of the first week, it would have been much better if we could have crawled up instead. But to Nelson it was much more fun to slide down the bannis- ters until he slid into Mr. Crouch's arms one day. Our teachers that year were Mrs. Loftin and Miss Lawrence. We shiver with fear when we think of the fourth grade, because it was then that the World War II began. Gee Whiz! The fifth grade found us in Miss Wilson and Mrs. Loftin's room, and with our noses in rings on the black-board. Neither believed in sparing the rod and spoiling the child. This year is when we got grown enough to start passing notes, and don't think we got by with it every time, because our teachers had very sharp eyes. The sixth grade found the boys admiring the teachers, Miss Deans and Miss Mitchum, and found the girls slipping around trying out their older sister's or Mother's lipstick. We became very patriotic by helping aid the soldiers abroad, and buy- ing war stamps and bonds. By noticing our records we found at the end of the year our students had dropped out until we only had 63 left. Upon entering the seventh grade, we had a different expression on our face, because we realized that we had completed half of our school days. About half of our class were surprised to find a man for a teacher and he was none other than Mr. J. I. Dunn. The rest of our class found Miss Whitaker as their teacher. The high light of this year was the day a cat got into Mr. Dunn's room and began clawing on his chest. The class really had a laugh as he shouted Scat, Seat. His favorite expression was, The lightning flashed and the thunder roared. The students in Miss Whitaker's room were very disturbed the day they didn't hear the bell ring when it was time to go home. Some were left and other buses had to carry them.