Landis High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Landis, NC)

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Pinbe: Twenty-two aT OW S| AG Keres “OUR “FORWARD MARCH,” was the command given when 114 members of the Freshman Class started the four best years of their school careers. We began in the year of 1941 under the leadership of Mrs. L. A. Leonard, Miss Rebecca McBride, Miss Gwendolyn Vann and Miss Patrica Craig. We chose as our commanding officers: Dearl Correll, President; Clay Kimball, Vice-President; Grace Troutman, Secre- tary; Fred Freeze, Treasurer. We had two parties during the year. One was a “Tacky Party” and the other one was given at Valentine; each person was dressed as some famous person. By the end of the year some of the “‘green color” had worn off and we began to feel more at home beside our upperclassmen. After having a long leave we all assembled in the fall of 1942 under new leaders and commanders. We felt ourselves fully ca- pable of doing anything the Seniors could, but we had to be satisfied by being Sopho- mores. Our advisers were Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Miller and Miss Lida Turbyfill. Our commanders were Billy Barker, President; Betty Roberts, Vice-President; David Ty- son, Secretary; and Perry Sloope, Treas- urer. They gave the commands and we carried them out to the best of our ability. As the year progressed we did the best we could to make our class known. Rena Linn, Betty Roberts, Helen Beaver, Helen Garver Deal, Mary E. Bostian, Imogene McCool, and Jackie Russell were helping us out in the field of sports. Our boys, though few, were progressing also. PAST” We enjoyed our summer furlough but were glad to be among old friends again, when we reported for duty in August, 1943. Under the command of Grace Trout- man, President; Helen Beaver, Vice-Presi- dent; Mary Edith Weddington, Secretary, and Kenneth Linn, Treasurer, we forged ahead. We had as our advisers Mrs. Inez Sturkey and Mrs. Martha Doran. As Jun- iors we now felt as if we had made a great ascent on the ladder of success and we were reaching for the top rung. This might well have been seen in our ex- tremely aristocratic manner and our de- light in pushing the green rookies around. On March 3, 1944, several members of our class gave us a —?— performance in our Junior play. The name of the play was ‘Robinson Crusoe.” It was a comedy in three acts directed by Mrs. Sturkey. Considering the short practice periods and everything we thought we had had a great dramatical success. Our first skating party resulted in a few blisters and bruises here and—oh, there too. A lot more of us returned for more bruises at a second party. Everyone enjoyed themselves at the Junior-Senior Banquet, where there was a lively autographing of each others’ menus. We also had lots of fun at the Prom given us in the gym. Dancing and refreshments were enjoyed by all. Sad ‘‘Au Revoirs’’ were bade our Sen- ior friends at graduation as they went forward to seek their fortunes.

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I, Kenneth Fleming, do will my ambition to be a lawyer to Bobby Fish. I, Helen M. Freeze, do will my ability to get engaged and have pretty hair to Delsie Beaver. I, Helen O. Freeze, do will my desire to be a glamour girl to Bonnie Edwards. I, Paul Goodman, do will my bus No. 25 to any good looking girl to drive next year. I, Bruce Goodnight, do will my love for good looking girls and my nickname “Wolf” to “Clam” Cavin. I, Mary Belle Goodnight, do will my studious ways and ambition to do great things to Jerline Kelly. I, Gladys Hampton, do will my ability to find out about everybody’s love affairs to Gene Turner. I, Mildred Harkey, do will my love for my shorthand teacher to Lucille Swicegood. I, Carleen Hinson, do will my desire to be a beauty operator to Sue Corriher. I, Mary Agnes Jackson, do will my ability to always get caught when I talk in class to Billy Wilhelm. I, Annie Karriker, do will my smallness and my quiet ways to Sibyl Beaver. I, Mary Alice Ketner, do will my desire to become the first woman President to Helen Murdock. I, Clay Kimball, do will my secret love af- fairs and my ability to go places in a hurry to Coit Ennis. I, Troy Lawrence, do will my studious ways to Tommy Bostian. I, Kenneth Linn, do will my love for football and baseball to Bobby Arthurs. I, Rena Linn, do will my athletic ability and success in telling people what’s what to Vir- ginia Allman. I, Imogene McCool, do will my ability to have a good time any place and any time to Frances Barringer. I, James Miller, do will my ability to tell jokes and laugh real loud to Tommy Linn. I, Colleen Mills, do will my position as the most Dependable Senior to Patsy Whitaker. I, Mary Elizabeth Morgan, do will my ability to get a man and keep him to Betty Jean Thomp- son. I, Jolene Osborne, do will my ability to come to class and get my lessons to Foy Deal. I, Eugene Outen, do will my tall stature and quiet ways to Thelma Sloan. I, Elizabeth Overcash, do will my giggles and “whacky” talk to Audrey Karriker. I, Everett Overcash, do will my love for a girl bus driver to Hubert Smith. I, Frances Poole, do will my witty chatter and love for the skating rink to Marjorie Suttle. I, Walter Ramseur, do will my imagination that all girls love me to Bobby Cross. INGIENGE Jae! OUST SIENA I, Betty Roberts, do will my absurd remarks and good humor to Herman Billings. I, Druscilla Roseman, do will my ability to date all the boys to Betty Chastain. I, Dwight Roseman, do will my ability to two- time girls to Cephus Brown. I, Jacqueline Russell, do will my place as teacher’s pet and my baby ways to “Red” Beaver. I, Dorothy Sechler, do will my desire for a personal maid to fix my hair to Margaret Sechler. I, Alene Shaver, do will my ability to make all kinds of faces to “Jo” Russell. I, Earl Sloan, do will my ability for having everyone a nickname to Jimmy Bostian. I, Perry Sloope, do will my good looks and my desire to date girls from Kannapolis to Billy Freeze. I, Hazel Slough, do will my success in hav- ing a sister to get my lessons to George Pless. I, Evelyn Slough, do will my position as manager of the school store to Frances Bar- ringer. I, Betty Jean Steele, do will my longing to talk and not study during second period to Beatrice Page. I, Carl Sutton, do will my love for the eighth grade girls to Doyle Weatherman. I, Darolene Sweatt, do will my studious ways and ability to learn more to Ola Mae Goodman. I, Edward Tomlin, do will my “uhs’” and “ahs” and crazy talk to Gene Campbell. I, Mildred Triece, do will my radiant smile and my love for everyone to Billy Kimball. I, Grace Troutman, do will my flirtatious ways and success in talking to all the boys to Betty Tomlin. I, Louise Upright, do will my quick temper and longing for letters from a certain soldier to Doris Heglar. I, Margaret Upright, do will my ability to cut classes and get by with it to Ruth Brackett. I, Anna Mae Weddington, do will my de- sire to show everyone my boy friend’s picture to Lucille Swicegood. I, Mary Edith Weddington, do will my baby- ish ways to ‘“Trimmie’ Shoemaker. I, Bernard Wise, do will my ability of work- ing in the mill and going to school at the same time to Houston Cavin. I, Archie Yates, do will my desire for a good looking girl to Johnny Dayvault. I, John Henry Yost, do will my ability to be a wonderful farmer to Tommy Taylor. I, Helen Yost, do will my desire to be friendly and have a slender figure to Peggy Eller. I, Thelma Weatherman, do will my ability of having a sweetheart to Annie Myers. MILDRED TRIECE, HELEN BEAVER, ARCHIE YATES, Testators. Twenty-one

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ANON 1a de NS) SMOG IP ley AVA) SOURED Noh Gonna In the fall of 1944 about 85 of us re- turned for our final year in high school. We soon realized that being a Senior had a few more responsibilities than pushing other people around. We chose as our of- ficers: Walter Ramseur, President; Troy Lawrence, Vice-President; Helen Garver Deal, Secretary; Perry Sloope, Treasurer. To do the many things before us this year we had to advise and help us, Mrs. Ralph Linn and Miss Mary Gladys Fisher. In a magazine subscription drive we defeated China Grove and the money we earned helped a great deal in our ex- penses. It was a glorious day when we received our rings; one could not help but see our rings because we clearly displayed them in the following days. We received our rings one day during the fifth period, our English class, and we do like to get to skip classes. The Junior Class honored us at a ban- quet in the spring of 1945, which tre- minded us that we would soon be leaving Landis High. During the year we had a hay-ride— and a weiner roast afterwards—at Daugh- erty Springs. We also had a skating party. Commencement was soon upon us and we tealized that we would have to go forth into the world and try our luck. We knew that we would have to struggle more than ever before. We also knew that the war would help to hinder us, but, never- theless, we had to help carry the load our elders were carrying now. We bid good old Landis High School farewell and go out into the world to do the best we can. TROY LAWRENCE, FRANCES POOLE, Historians. Twenty-three