Hookerton High School - Ho Hi Echoes Yearbook (Hookerton, NC)

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SEN IORS SARA JANE PHILLIPS Basketball 1 2,3; Glee Club 1,2; Home Economics 1,2; PaperStaff 4; Class Play 3,4; 4-H Club 2. EDNA FRANCES WHITFIELD Shorty Basketball 1,2, 3, 4; Paper Staff, Editor 4; Class Officer 1,2, 3, 4; Music 1,2, 3,4; Glee Club 1,2,3, 4; Class Play 3,4; Home Economics 1 , 2 . CUNETA SPEIGHT Paper Staff 4; Class Play 3,4; 4-H Club 1; Glee Club 1,2, 3, 4; Home Economics 1,2. MARY ELLEN WILLIAMS Basketball 1,2, 3, 4; Captain 4; An- nual Staff, Business Manager 4; Pa- per S ta ff 4; Class Play 3,4; Class Officer 1,2, 3, 4; Bus Driver 3,4; Home Economics 1,2; Glee Club 1,2,3, 4; Music 1,2,3, 4. MERCEL EUGENE STALLINGS Mert F.F.A. 1,2, 3, 4; Volleyball 2; Pa- per Staff 4; Class Play 4. SHIRLEY MAE WILLIAMS Basketball 1,2, 3, 4; Annual Staff, Editor 4; Class Officer 3,4; Paper Staff 4; Class Play 3,4; Music 1,2, 3,4, Glee Club 1, 2,3,4; 4-HCIub 1 , 2 , 3 , 4; Student Council 4, Home Economics 1,2.

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CLASS HISTORY Differing from ail other Freshman classes in that we had no horror of trials ahead, to the astonishment of the upperclassmen and the indignance of the teachers; we moved in like a tidal wave, disrupting the whole system of high school into a livelier routine. Unbeknowing of what they were up against, our teachers started out a bright new year by bright new lessons to not very bright pupils as they soon found out. It didn ' t take long to clean out the cobwebs, and we began to save from our studies some surplus grey matter which we devoted to amusement for ourselves. The year sailed along merrily with Mrs. Laurie Speight as our homeroom teacher; Marie Jones, President, and her cabinet members; vice-president, Harold Jones; secretary, Edna Whitfield; and treasurer, Mary Ellen Williams. The highlight of the year was our Freshman Party at the Community Building on February 14, which was semi-formal with everyone inviting guests. Old and experienced as we were the title Sophomores underrated us. Our officers were president, Marie Jones; vice- president, Jean Harvey Edwards; treasurer, Mary Ellen Williams; and secretary, Edna Whitfield. During this year under the capable guidance of Mrs. George Roberts, our homeroom teacher, we cooked and served the Veteran ' s Banquet, and were honored to serve the Juniors and Seniors at their Banquet. We were not prepared for the shock of losing one of our most loved classmates, Dorothy Marie Jones. Our class suffered a great loss by her death, but pleasant memories of her will always linger with us. For one of our girls, Joyce Hill, wedding bells rang. The girls in our class were Honorary Bridesmaids in her wedding, which was a gala affair and a rather unusual experience for us. There ' s no need to say that we were well prepared to set a new jolly mark for Jolly Juniors. We resolved to live up to our motto, Enjoy yourself-it ' s later tharf you think. Mrs. Leo Smith was our homeroom teacher; Shirley Williams, president; Harold Jones, vice-president; Edna Whitfield, sec- retary; and Mary Ellen Williams, treasurer. They led us into a most prosperous year; the three main features being the class play, our trip to Washington, and the Junior-Senior Banquet. For our class play we chose, The Daffy Dills, which was a great success. No one realized that we could do it until the applause swelled from the packed auditorium, then we gavea sigh of relief. Afterwards we journeyed to the Community Build- ing where our grademothers entertained us. Bright and early on the morning of March 17, along with the Senior class, we boarded a chartered bus bound for Natural Bridge, Virginia. We spent the night there, then aftera brief stop in New Market, Virginia, for a visit to the Endless Caverns, we traveled on to our destination, Washington, D.C. As we toured our nation ' s capitol city we learned many interesting facts about our government. We soon realized thatwe had a social obligation to meet, the Junior-Senior Banquet. We made up our minds to give the best Junior-Senior ever to be presented, so we put our heads together and went to work. We worked long and hard on invitations, programs, placecards, and decorations, all of which were handmade for our theme, The Mardi Gras. After a dinner filled with toasts and all kinds of noise-making instruments we pushed back the tables and danced until we were stumbling on crepe paper that seemed to stick to a certain few like flypaper. Tired but happy we said Goodnight and will never forget our night atfThe Mardi Gras. Another happy event was that we had the pleasure of choosing and ordering our class rings. We picked one with a ruby stone surrounded by the name of our school . We feel certain that we shall always treasure them highly. As we gained the titleof Seniors, Miss Ida Garrington was our homeroom teacher; Shirley Williams, president; Harold Jones, vice-president; Mary Ellen Williams, treasurer; and Edna Whitfield, secretary. We became aware of the responsibility we had to accept as we entered into a number of new paths such as publishing an annual and a newspaper. With grease paint a half inch thick, we nervously awaited the rise of the curtain on The Nutt Family, a fast-moving three act comedy which brought the house down with laughter. After the performance we gathered in the Community Building where our gradeparents and Miss Garrington treated the cast and a few invited guests with a small party. On February 13, all diked out in evening clothes and high spirits, we arrived at the Community Building where we were guests of the Junior class. After a delicious dinner, lots of laughter and fun, we converted our banquet hall into a ballroom. Weary, but joyously happy we dreaded to leave this Land of Hearts but it will always be remembered by all who were hon- ored to have been there. By the end of this last half year we hope to have well profited by our many opportunities, some of which we have recognized and accepted, and hope that we shall be able to take our places in the future world together even if only in the spirit of re- membrance of the wonderful hours we have spent together in the past. Edna Whitfield Historian