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Class H lstor On a sunny September mormng ln 1950 we all found ourselves arrlvmg at a br1ck bulldmg called Helmsburg Hzgh School When we entered we dzscovered that Mr Ollver the prmclpal and the faculty were m charge of the whole affazr As we gathered more facts and flgures on th1s strange place called Helmsburg H1gh School we found that the followmg people were called Freshmen Ronald Anderson Frances Beals Clarence Brummett Ronald Ch1twood Duane Clenedenen Russell Clme Sh1rley Collms Martha Durham Shlrley Earl James Earl Ronald Emberton Dudley Graphman Glenn Henderson Robert Holman Roy Hughes Jackle Inclenrock Lawrence Isley Partlcla Jones Margaret Joy Margaret Kelso Rosalyn Klng Roy Kmg Jean Logsdon LaDonna Long Lrllard Long Jr Carol Lucas Alxce Mannmg Eugene Merrxman Jerry Messer Lee Percufleld Melvln Polmg Lols Porter Elmer R1chards Dlana Rlehardson Marlon Rxchhart Allen Schrougham Wllma Shelton Phyllls Sxsson Chester Smzth Lester Smzth Robert Splllman Phyllls Tutterrow George Watson R1chard Watson OrvalWh1te and Yvonne Yoder The offlcers of the class were Presldent Duane Clenedene Vxce Pres1dent Yvonne Yoder Secretary Ronald Chltwood Treasurer Clarence Brummett Thelr Sponsor was Mlss Young Durmg the course of the year we gamed two new members Shlrley Robmson and James Hawley After a lot of hard work and no play we were gxven a four month leave of absence but wlth the commg of the next September we were all back and ready for more Because of our sklll ln acqulrmg the customs of the school we rece1ved a new name Sophomores At the begxnnmg of the new year we found that we had gamed a few new members They were Lavella Reed Carol Marshall and Marllyn Clme Durmg the course of th1s The class organ1zat1on of the Sophomores was as follows Presxdent Ronald Ch1twood V1ce Presldent Russell Cline Secretary Lavella Reed and Treasurer Clarence Brummett Our Sponsor was Mrs Clmgler In the thlrd year owmg to an educatlonal custom the Sophomores became Jun1ors and the1r promotlon made thelr sense of lmportance mcrease out of all due proportlon Th1s was a year of hard work Durmg th1s year the class offzcers were as follows Presxdent Lavella Reed V1ce Presldent Ronnze Chltwood Secretary Yvonne Yoder and Treasurer Jlmmle Hawley The Sponsors were Mrs Wh1te and Mr Bussell Mr Bussell reslgned at mxd term and Mrs Wrxgley took h1s place The mam events of thxs year were the Jumor Class play Grandma s Best Years and the Junlor Sennor Receptlon The recept1on was held at the Skyland Lodge U1 Spencer It was seml formal w1th the gxrls ln party dresses and the boys U1 sults Everyone had a very nzce tlme Ai the and Of thlS year UM ordeal of exammatlons was passed w1th few casualtnes When we returned the next year we had become Senlors through no fault of our own On October 50 we had our Sr mor play R1 st Assured The offzcers of the class were Presxdent Marllyn Clme Vxce Pr s1dentSh1rley Robmson Secretary Margaret Joy and Treasurer LaDonna Long We end th1s hlstory of our h1gh school career when we rece we our dxplomas on May 7 Two former classmates Roy Hughes and Robert Sp1llman are xn the MGTIHPS Bhd Navy respectlvely i I I I ' . , . : ' 1 1 . D I 5 l . I I . I I I 1 I I I I O I I l D I I I . I . I I . II I I I I . I , . . i . . , . i , . . y . . y ' . , . . , . , . I I I . I I I I . . . I . , . - . I I I . I I Q ' , . , , . . . . . year we lost quite a few of our members. I 1 . ' 1 . l . n 1 I , . , . I . . . : . I . - . y . . I i 1 . . . - . . . I I I . , x M Z . ' . . , . - C I I I A I I I
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C ass Wlll We the Senlorg do hereby W111 to the oncommg Senlors our worn out government books our left over typlng paper used only on one sldej also all the penc11s that we stole from them durmg the year of 1953 54 We the Sen1ors w1ll to the Junlors our th1rd of the stage scenery Take good care of It We the Sen1ors leave to the Sophomores th1s word of good adv1ce Do not sk1p school t1ll you re sure the coast 15 clear then sk1p out the door and run l1ke a deer I Red Brummett w1ll my ab111ty to smoke w1thout gettmg caught to B111 Bond Make good use of It B111 Ronnle Chltwood w111 my w111 power to quxt smok1ng to Farrell George and m ab1l1ty to get along w1th Mr Novak to Mlss Young Mar1lyn Cl1ne w111 my red ha1r and freckles to Phy1l1s Coulter and Wanda Rose Parsley Don t f1ght over the freckles g1rls there are enough for both of you Russell Cl1ne w111 my wavy ha1r to Lee Waltman and Ke1th Walker also my ab1l1ty to copy 1n Health and Safety to B111 Bond Jlm Hawley w111 my ab1l1ty to get along w1th Mrs Helms to Charley Robertson Good luck I Glenn Henderson w1ll my good conduct grades to the whole Jun1or class I Margaret Joy do hereby w1ll my 3rd seat of the Znd row m the front study hall to anyone who can get out of s1tt1ng 1n It as much as 1 d1d I Margaret Kelso wzll my long ha1r to Mary Ellen Mann and Pearl Ann Pelko I .lean Logsdon w111 my mterest 1n Bargersv11le to anyone who feels l1ke a good f1ght and my n1ckname Slugger to Jean1e Abbott LIVE up to It k1d I Buckshot Long w111 my ab1l1ty to keep my grades up every week to be on the basketball team w1thout sweatmg It out to Gary Snyder and my curly ha1r to Farrell George I Carol Marshall w1ll my short blonde ha1r to Sandy Coffman Take good care of It I Lee Perc1f1eld w1ll my he1ght to Jerry and Larry Frownfelter I Loxs Porter do hereby Wlll my ab111ty to get an A 1n conduct most of the t1me to anyone who wants or needs It I Mar1on Rzchhart wzll my ab1l1ty to sleep U1 government class and st11l keep my grades up to Jan1ce Emberton I Shlrley Robmson do w111 my ab111ty to get mto the l1brary w1thout a key to Lee Waltman and Rex Hornaday Be careful boys I W1lma Shelton do hereby w111 my ab1l1ty to become a tyP1st to Helen I-lay I Phyl11s S1sson w111 my ab111ty to get bookkeepmg to Ann Hughes I Red Sm1th do w1ll my red ha1r to Jerry Frownfelter and my Sousaphone to Gene Campbell I Phyll1s Tutterrow w111 my 1nterest 1n Monrov1a and Fords to Irma Lee and Janet Rzchards I Yvonne Yoder leave my whlte bucks to Audrey Myers I hope you keep them cleaner than 1 d1d Audrey I LaD0nna L01'1g do hereby w111 my ablllty to get to school on t1me to Marqane Yoder and my brother George P . , I , . . .: ii I I, . . , . . . . Y I, . . , . . . l - . I, . I . . . ' . . . ll ll- . I, . i . . . . a I brush it nightly girls. u 4 , 1 a 4 . ll . l . . . II u . l l I ll 1 I I ! A s
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