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

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Superintendent of Greene County Schools - MR. GERALD D. JAMES Guidance Counselor MR. W. L. MAY Supervisor of Greene County Schools MRS. LELA T. STEVEN n il l , 1 ■ e i Lfj

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In our search for information pertaining to the history of Hookerton School, many of our questions have been answered, and perhaps many facets have been overlooked. Indeed, many new questions have arisen. What about our school lunches? Many of our older citizens recall making contributions to the soup kitchen, as it was sometimes called. This seems to have been a community project of providing lunches both for sale and as a service to the needy prior to the School Lunch Program in existence today. When did we first have school buses? None were used until as late as 1923. Lenoir County sent some of their students here by bus. When the rural elementary schools in Hookerton school district, Hooker ' s, Glenfield, and Sugg ' s, were consolidated in 1926 and 1927, several buses were acquired. We had an agriculture department added in 1941-1942. Mr. P. T. Long was the first agriculture teacher. The name of the school has presented many unanswered questions: further search only posed further questions. For a period prior to the turn of the century, as early as 1889, the school was referred to both as Hookerton Academy and Hookerton Collegiate Institute. After the turn of the century, both names were used, in ad- dition to the name - Hookerton High School. After 1919, no reference, what we have found, was made to the name Hookerton Academy or Hookerton Collegiate Institute. What happened to the early building? It was purchased and moved to the pre- sent school site with the intention that it should be renovated and used as a teacher- age. Nothing was done for its preservation; it soon deteriorated and was moved away. This seems a tragic loss I We wish it were possible to mention everyone who has been affiliated with this school. We present three well -remembered men as a cross section. MR. R. J. MATLOCK Mr. Matlock, grandfather The name of Mr. John Stanton one of our classmates, has will be echoed in this school district already been cited for a pore for time immemorial. The name seems to have a special significance for us although we have only known him vicariously. He was principal prior to our entrance; yet the im- agery of him who gave 14 1 2 years of dedicated service to our school seems a reality to us. The sound of his keys, worn on the hip, seems to have been a special symbol. We cannot help envying those who knew him. MR. JOHN C. STANTON On the succeeding pages we have used many pictures to portray, not only life at our school, but in the town of Hookerton as well. Our one wish is that we have of his futuristic planning. H years of service dated prior ti the program of state support public education. MR. VENTERS In gathering materials for this yearbook, we hav been concerned with esta lishing firsts. ' As we as sembled the data, we we: aware that Mr. Venters, certainly was instrumenta in helping the students of H.H.S. have the satisfac of having extracurricular experiences similar to the in larger schools. Although we can only claim Mrs. Beaman, and of course, Mrs. Stocks, we know these others have played important parts in the lives of many of you. been able to supply you with some information about your heritage. We, like you, are reluctant to turn away from that which has meant unaccountable pleasure and, as yet, unrealized benefits to us. However, we know that we cannot stand idly and look wistfully over our shoulders at yesterday. The dawn of another age, a new ■ — challenge, faces us; we, too, must be ready,

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MR. W. D. REDFEARN MRS. SARA M. STOCKS Local member of the county Board of Education STANDING: Mr. Charlie Albritton, Mr. W. D. Redfearn, Mr. Bruce Sugg. SEATED: Mr. Jim Sugg, Mr. Jasper Jones, (resigned), Sec- retary; Mr. Bruce Sugg, Chairman; Mr. Ava G. Albritton. William Jones, recently appointed by the county Board of Education (not