Henderson High School - Pep Pac Yearbook (Henderson, NC)

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Senior Issue THE BULLDOG Page Three William David Payne To Mr. W. D. Payne, Principal of Henderson High School, we dedicate this 1943 Senior Issue of The Bulldog, in appreciation of his understanding, guidance, and untir- ing efforts in our behalf, particularly with the undefeated football team of 1942.

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Page Two THE BULLDOG Senior Issue The Bulldog Staff Henderson High School, 1942- ' 43 Editor-in-Chief Billy Daniel Managing Editor Ed Bagwell News Editor Florence Glenn Business Manager Joe Mayo ADViaiTISING STAFF Jo Freeman Jensen Yow Jessie Hamlett reporters Helen Lowby Cassie Ayscue Charlotte Hobgood Blanche Adams Billy Hight Faculty Span., Miss Eleanor Green Technical Adviser Mr. M. L. Finch Adios, Hasta Manana Once more, the bond which ties each senior class to Henderson High School is to be severed by graduation. Our high school life, so enjoyed by all, has reached its termination. No longer may we tread the halls and enter the classrooms in pursuit of knowledge. Gone are the days of work and play here. We have climbed another rung in the ladder of life. This senior year has been the cli- max of the years of our school ex- perience. We are now on the highest peak of our life and from that peak we look back on past years and with a sigh, long to be able to live them again. Yet, from that peak, too, we gaze toward the future in hopeful anticipation of the years to come. We cannot bring back the past and we cannot escape the future, hence, we must live for the future; that it may be promising, that it may be worthy of the training we have received here. As we say farewell, our hearts swell up within us, and yet we look ahead with a smile. We must leave, but you are left to take our places. May you carry on, befitting the traditions of Henderson High School. May you act well your part on the stage of life. We will watch your growth and the t i ' owth of our school even though we may no longer be a part of it. So, with the greatest hope for your success and a cherry Good Luck we say, Adios, hasta manana. (Goodby, until to- morrow.) Where Do We Go From Here, Boys? The foremost question in our minds at this period of advancement is, After graduation, what then? It is perfectly in line with human nature that this question should come up, for all of us have the fundamental desire to plan our future, that we may attain the highest and st which the wokI — ' — ■ Our generation has before it pro- bably the most difficult and compli- cated world which any generation has had to face. In making our decisions, we will have to take into considera- tion circumstances and situations which have never before arisen. We must be broad-minded, open-minded, and clear-headed as we face the mor- row. Never before have such diffi- cult problems and enigmas of a world-wide scope rested upon the shoulders of a generation as they do upon ours. The planning of a lasting peace, the bringing together of labor and capitalism, the paying of our na- tional debt, the determining of Amer- ica ' s future position in world affairs are a few of the many which appear on the horizon. But what of the immediate future? As to that, there will be three main classes into which most of us will fall: those who will become, if you iiardon the expression, liberal arts business men, such as lawyers, educators, and the like; those who will become technicians in a broad sense of the word, engineers, artists, or musicians; and those who will re- main in the military field. Into the first of these classes will fall fewer of our members than of any preceding generation, because of our war-time jioint of view. We can ' t help feeling a preference for posi- tions which have been emphasized as necessary for a better world and a better America. However, it is well that some of us adopt the customary procedure of taking over the father ' s business and becoming a sedate and calm partisan of life as usual, be- cause those of us who take the glit- tering positions of war-time impor- tance will need to have one foot kept on the ground. Those technical posi- tions are necessary also. The improve- ment of our world depends entirely upon those engineers, scientists, and artists which our generation will pro- duce. We must strive to forge ahead into a better life. It is inevitable that as we pass through a compulsory military train- ing period as most of us will, some will find the life of the army or the navy most suitable for their future. The professional fighters are al- ways needed in this world of continual strife and tribulation. It is a good lil ' e, if you like it. So keep your world down to earth with every decision carefully made, if you feel that ' s your place in life. Be a rock upon which all may find assurance. But if you ' d rather be a go-getter, lift your world to the skies. Improve, enrich it, bet- ter it in every way, if that ' s your goal in life. Or keep a watchful eye for those who would destroy us. Be the man behind the gun, if that ' s your place. History of Class of 1943 ' ' EVSHMAN YEAR members, the largest class eve-.- to en- ' ' er high school up to this time, came in the portals of Henderson High School, we were probably the green- c.--;t of the green. It took us a while to get used to the many things and the upper class- men, particularly the sophomores who laughed up their sleeves at our futile efforts to open the new, baffling lockers. But we soon became used to things and settled down to some hard, steady work. The days flew by and with each passing day we realized how fortunate we were in having such wonderful opportunities, and we real- ly enjoyed our work. We were disap- pointed when we learned that we wouldn ' t be able to have a freshman play, but that was soon forgotten with the coming days of spring. The summer vacation was soon here and we realized that a year of high school had flown by. SOPHOMORE YEAR Officers President jcll Wester Vice-President rjstLLY Teagub Secretary Ed BAGVPBajL Treasurer Billy K. Slack When the fall of 1940 rolled around we returned to ye old high school, ery proud of the fact that we were the mighty sophomore class and tried to act dignified in the face of the other students, pai-ticularly the in- ccming freshmen. As sophomores we thought we knew it all but soon realized that we didn ' t. Being more familiar with the faculty and school than we had been the preceding year, we soon fell into the motion of our glorious second year in high school. Soon the time rolled by for our sophomore play and we were all very excited over this fact because it would be our first production. The play Ann of Green Gables was selected by our class to be given, and Flor- ence Glenn was chosen to play the leading role. With the aid of excellent faculty coaching and admirable work cn the part of the cast, we turned in a wonderful performance. Soon spring rolled around again and to many sophomores a very important event. Twelve couples were chosen by the junior class to serve as waiters and v aitresses at the Junior-Senior Banquet. This closed our sophomore year, and we all went away happy at the thought of summer vacation and returning next year to be sophisti- cated juniors. JUNIOR YEAR Officers President Grady Tharrington Vice-President Florence Glenn Secretary Weezie Teiseb Treasurer Ed Bagwell When we returned to school for our third year we were beginning to rea- lize just how important ouq: high school education was. Our junior i v, The Patsy, in which Billy - nd Laura Jane Crabtree took ig roles, was received very Page Four)

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Page Four THE BULLDOG Senior Issue enthusiastically by an appreciative audience. On December 7, 1941, we were treacherously attacked by Japan and our nation was soon at war with all Axis nations. This had a great effect, not only on our high schools, but on all schools in the country. Quite a few of our boys in Henderson High School en- listed in the armed forces, but the rest of us resolved to redouble our efforts and stick to our studies. Soon another spring was here and this time we, as juniors, were to pre- pare a Junior-Senior ourselves. Due to the war we decided to conserve on all materials and to hold the Jun- ior-Senior as a carnival. This change in the historical, almost sacred, Jun- ior-Senior was cheerfully accepted by the seniors and a good time was had by all at the new type of Junior- Senior. Before we could ever turn around, vacation time was here again and everyone was looking forward to the summer. SENIOR YEAR Officers President Jo Freeman Vice-President Ed Bagwell S ecretary- Treas Florence Glen n When the fall of ' 42 rolled around and we turned our heads again to school we could hardly realize that we, only three years ago freshmen, were now the powerful, dignified sen- iors. I The year started off with a bang, and when the football season was ended, the Bulldogs had an undefeat- ed record of ten wins and no losses, something never before achieved by Henderson High School. Many of the boys from our class were on the team and contributed to this record. We felt extra proud of these fellows. Our senior play was a patriotic comedy, American Passport, with Calvin Faulkner taking the leading role. The play was a success and was enthusiastically received by a large audience. The changes of the year brought with them the election of the senior superlatives of which there were thirty-two couples. We suddenly realized that our days in high school were numbered and began to look back over our achieve- ments. Only 106 out of the 179 stu- dents that started will graduate. Some have just dropped out, while others have enlisted in the armed forces. One of the unique things about this year ' s graduating class is that it will be the last eleventh grade graduating class in the history of our school, as we are adding a badly needed twelfth grade. Although all of us are looking for- ward to graduation, we have sudden- ly realized that our daily life will seem strange without Henderson High School, and we all have a twinge of sorrow at the thought of leaving high school. We are now writing finis to a four-year period of high school and soon each of us will go his separate way, but I am sure that in every one ' s heart there will always be a big place for Henderson High School and the memories of the happy days of play and study that we spent here. Ye Olde Prophet Gives A Peek At The Future By IRV Ten Years From Now During the past months I have spent many hours in silence and deep concentration looking at t h e future of a few Seniors. A few times I have seen things that I have not under- stood and could not figure out. I have to admit I had a little help from a higher source of understand- ing. (I wanted to be sure about your future.) Read forth and see what the future holds for YOU. (As we did not plan your future, only foretell it, don ' t blame us if it doesn ' t suit you.) Ed Bagwell, head of the Boy Scouts of America. Pickney Barrier, head signal man on the Seaboard Railroad. Allen Brady, just plain old Gat. Grace Bryan, probably Mrs. Buzz Hicks. Mary Ann Bullock, quiet as ever. Marion Calloway, Queenie, queen of them all. (Gaiety ' Theatre, New York.) Laura Jane Grabtree, doing a little piano playing and singing. Billy Daniel (Sil), taking over Einstein ' s place. Edith Davis, Mrs. Bruce Collins, mother of nine children. Edith Dickerson, world ' s biggest flirt. S. G. Edwards (Dude), head soda jerker at Page-Hocutt and still the Dude of the town. Dorothy Eubanks, still looking for a tall six-footer with bags under his eyes. David Evans, running a grocery store (with help). Calvin Falkner (Cotton), running the world ' s largest dairy. Stewart Fogleman (Fogie), Phy- sical Education Director at Aycock School. Jo Freeman, just as successful as ever. Florence Glenn (Flossie), taking care of about 35 children (teaches the second grade) . Ronald Gilliland (Gillie), with Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (would ' s fattest man). Sidney Green, world ' s smallest aviator. Albert Grissom, great orator. Ann Haithcock, helping to run a grocery store. Jesse Dale Hamlet, making her debut on a New York stage. Irene Hamm, still blonde, pretty and shy. Furman Harper (Speck), dancing instructor. Frank Harris (Country), still a farm boy. Mary Cooke Harris, displaying fashions in New York. Hilda Harte, head nurse at Watts Hospital (has been secretly married for nine years). Clair Hedgepeth, drum major of the United States Army Band. Frank Hester, about twice as tall as in ' 43 and still on the farm. Frances Hight, married, with three giggling kids. Billy Hight (Stinky), great scoop- er for New York Times. (Still Wolf- ing.) Minnie Hughes, designer of modern Zoot-Suits. Sidney Jennette, engineer in Uni- ted States Army. John LeMay, still plowing his old mule. Jane Lowry, finally caught herself a soldier. Lyman McLean, assistant to Ed Bagwell in Scouts. Joe Mayo, country doctor. Carlos Mills (Peter), digging dit- ches in Japan with the United States Seabees. Mabel Neathery, still chasing the men. Vashti Newman, caught one. Ann Nichols, doing secretarial work and wooing her boss all at the same time. Pete Parham, writing wild west stories. Peggy Parker, making her debut in Radio City Music Hall. Edward Pruitt (Peter) , still hounding the women. Sonny Randolph, Professor of chemistry. Annie Ross, Mrs. Robert Ridgely. Bobby Sanders (Jix), Major in United States Army. Billy Slack (Kozar), Commander in the United States Navy. Christine Snead (Chris), star of The Victory Girls. Ann Rose Southerland, married to ??????? and has seven children. Brady Stainback (Monk), plenty cars and gas to ride the women around in. Edna Taylor, Mrs. Red Falkner. Billy Teague (Fritzie), one of the bosses in Germany sent by the Unit- ed States Government. Louise Teiser (Weezie), living in an apartment above Ann Southerland and looking after her six children. Grady Tharrington, still combing that wave in his hair. Charles Trescot (Slick), desi gner of Slick Airplanes. Robert Turner (Unie), Colonel in United States Army Air Corps. Irvin Turner (Irv), ???????????. Elizabeth Upchurch, blondest blonde in town. Majorie Van Dyke, still carrying the torch for ???????????. Hailey Vickery, still shooting bull. Janice Way, the biggest little thing on earth. Catherine Weaver, we wonder ?? ???????. Thad Wester, king of the clarinet. Bill Wester, still wooing the wo- men and doing a little politicking on the side. Wilbur Williams, the laziest white man in the world. Raymond Wilson (Red), after completing his tenth year with the United States Marines, has been pro- moted to rank of Corporal. William White (Boo), still being late as ever.