Grifton High School - Griftonian Yearbook (Grifton, NC)

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READIKG LEFT TO RIGHT: LOUIS GRAY CAKNON, BILLY SMITH, ALBERT JOYNER;, VELVIH DENNIS, JAiiES CANNON, JEAN MOORE, PEGGY BURNEY, GLADYS MILLS, FRANCES BUCK, EDNA EARL GARRIS, VIVIAN TURNAGE, WALENAH QUINERLY, MARY ELIZABETH NETHERCUTT, IDA CLYDE DAWSON, IDA MARGARET HART, ANNE STUART, DEL ZORA MILLS, ELSIE MCLAKHORN, MYRTLE RUTH COLLINS, SHERMAN MCLAWKORN, LOTTIE MARIE STOCKS, RUTH KITRELL. ‘ ' % . .- 4.

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f- 111 In the fall of 1934 the present ninth grade started to school. We were a group of chirping, jolly faced boys and girls. There were so many of us that our teacher didn ' t know where to put us all. At last someone had an idea to divide us in- to two grades, so that our class was split half and half. During the second year, we all met again and were permitted to share the same room, since our members had sufficiently diminished. Each year v e lost a few of our class members; however, we were picking up new ones also. We didn’t have na.ny social activities until we entered the sixth and seventh grades. In these grades we went on long hikes and had a few picnics at one of our favorite spots, the valley. In the seventh grade w e ere planning to take a trip to Raleigh, but our plans failed. In the fall of 1941 we entered high school. We found out the first day that high school was very different from grammar school. IVe stood in the hall and didn’t know just where we belonged. At last a teacher came to our rescue and showed us where to go. Although high school was differ- ent, we all liked it vury much. V e liked the idea of changing rooms as well as teachers. We had the nickname of ’’Freshies”, but we didn ' t mind that so much. We entertained the beniors during the year, and we also entertained our- selves by still having picnics at the valley. We v on $5.00 from the Write-Right Company ing their coupons. w.