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

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£ 244 (Atony it ±e autumn of 1951, when all things of nature were dying out, when birds were deserting the : j-..: » hereabouts, and the leaves were falling in a whirl of yellow, brown and red glory, there came to rza rf Hookerton, some eighteen of humanity ' s finest specimen, who set up a direct contrast against r n-s : blooming forth in a most conspicious green, indeed a greenness so brilliant, that the eyes of i:o looked upon us were dazzled. Throughout the first year our members struggled against overwhelming strong forces. Our Class for that year were: Curtis Daniels --President; Billy Carra way- -Vice President; and Aldine Pitt- — ur- -Secretary and Treasurer. Our Sophomore year started with the same number enrolled with the exception of Ray Stallings, who hocved to another county. How well we remember World History, for it was our hardest subject. Our class officers for that year were: Robert Worthington, President; Curtis Daniels, Vice President; Billy Carraway, Secretary; and Robert Earl Carraway, Treasurer. The girls in our class were honored that year by being asked to serve for the Junior-Senior Banquet. It was a new experience for us and we enjoyed it very much. Our Junior year was a happy and exciting one. We began it by electing our class officers, colors, motto and flower. Our play, Battle for Bill, was next in line. It was a great success and we enjoyed producing it just as much as our audience enjoyed seeing it. Our trip to Washington, D. C. was a happy and interesting experience for all of us. We saw many things that we had studied in history and had read about elsewhere, certainly the fun we had will never be forgotten. Last, but not least, was our Junior-Senior Banquet. It required a great deal of work, but that did not hinder us froip enjoying it. We used an Easter theme since it was on Good Friday. At last the time came we had all eagerly awaited. We had only eleven students and from these we elected Robert Worthington as President; Billy Carraway as Vice President; Aldine Hill as Secretary and Ethleen Beamon as Treasurer. The three highlights of the year were publishing the annual, the Junior- Senior Banquet and Graduation. On the night of March the 17th, we and our guests were invited by the Junior Class to a most enjoy- able banquet. They carried out the theme of Saint Patrick ' s Day and the setting was just as Irish as the true Shamrock. Perhaps most fascinating of all was the Blarney Stone; may we always retain the feeling instilled in us by this and our individual Shamrocks, which mean luck and happiness. We thank you, Juniors, for using this way of wishing us well as we are about to pass over this stepping stone to accept our responsibilities in whatever tasks we choose as our vocation. Now that graduation time is fastly approaching, may we take time to express our appreciation to our parents, who have helped provide us with every opportunity of preparing ourselves for our future responsi- bilities, to our teachers, who have tried to instill and drill into us this preparation, and to our friends and classmates, who have stuck by us, as friends do. You have given us that thoughtful guiding push which, if not already, we will come to appreciate. Patricia Mitchell, Historian.

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IRMA ALDINE HILL Dean Student Council 2; Beta Club 3, 4; Class Officer 1, 2, 3, 4; Class Play 3; Glee Club 1, 3, 4; Paper Staff 4; Marshal 3; Home Ec 1, 2; Annual Staff 4, Editor; Salutatorian. BOBBY MURPHY JONES Romeo Student Council 4; Class Of- ficer 3; Class Play 3; Paper Staff 4; Annual Staff 4; FFA 1, 2, 3, 4; Bus Driver 4; Senior 4-H 1,4. PATRICIA ANNE MITCHELL Trisb Student Council 2; Beta Club 4; Class Officer 3, 4; Class Play 3; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Paper Staff 4, Editor; Annual Staff 4, Business Manager; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Home Ec 1 , 2 . NATHAN OBERY RADFORD Rad Class Play 3; Paper Staff 4; Annual Staff 4; FFA 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3; Baseball 1, 2,3, ROBERT LENWOON WORTHINGTON Rabbit Student Council 3; Beta Club 2, 3, 4; Class Officer 2, 4; Class Play 3; Paper Staff 4; Business Manager; Annual Staff 4; Marshal 1, 2, 3, 4; FFA 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Senior 4-H 1, 2, 3, 4; Parliamentary Procedure 3, 4; Valedictorian.

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jZa t TiJiM cutcC 7e4tcutte«tt In this year, nineteen hundred and fifty-five, we, the Senior Class of Hookerton High School, city of Hookerton, and state of North Carolina, being of sound mind and strong in body, do here- by make and declare this, our last will and testament: ARTICLE I To the school, we leave furniture for the reception room. It is our sincere wish that everyone will take pride in it, and that they shall enjoy using it. ARTICLE II To the faculty, we leave peace of mind. We feel that they will have it after we leave. ARTICLE III Item 1. To the Juniors, be they friends, enemies, or just successors, we leave our homeroom, however shackly. Item 2. To them, we gladly leave the headaches and trouble of publishing the annual and the newspaper. Item 3. To them we leave a large bottle of aspirin, just in case. Item 4. To the Sophomores, we leave the unfortunate way by which we acquired four (4) units in History. Item 5. To the freshmen, we leave our hopes that they will be prepared to fulfill their on- coming duties. ARTICLE IV To the following we bequeath these individual items: I tem 1. Item 2. Item 3. Item 4. Item 5. Item 6. Item 7. Item 8. Item 9. Item 10, Item 11, I, Ethleen Beamon, will leave my place on the first six to Ellen Eason. I, Aldine Hill, do bequeath my position as editor of The Ho-Hi Echoes to some advancing capable senior. I, Patricia Mitchell, leave my silly ways to Roberta Tyndall. I, Robert Worthington, leave my way with the women to Sidney Albritton. I, Curtis Daniels, bequeath my natural curly hair to Jimmy Johnson. I, Nathan Radford, leave my quiet ways to Billy Hardy. I, Bobby Jones, will my bashful ways to Everette Creech. I, Charlie Bunn, will my old school bus to the county, may they dispose of it. I, Louis Creech, leave my mustache to anyone who is man enough to grow one. I, Robert Earl Carraway, leave Curtis because I don’t think he will graduate. I, Billy Carraway, leave two empty seats, one in the eleventh and one in the twelfth. Billy Carraway, Testator.