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

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Superlatives Best All-Round .. . John Eller, Philip Bostian Most In Love... Thelma Karriker, Bobby Cavin Most Popular . . . Carolyn Goodnight, Gene Parsons Most Personality . . . Corenna Hampton, John Ritchie Cutest . . . Clara Lee Deal, Harold Christopher Most Athletic . . . Joan Eller, Arnold Yates Most Talented .. . Rebiuth Little, Maurice Stirewalt 25

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Best Looking . . . Frankie Shinn, John Ritchie Wittiest . . . Dorothy Towell, Maurice Stirewalt Most Typical Seniors . . . Verlene Kimball, Philip Bostian Friendliest . . . Frieda Sloan, Bill Wise Most Talkative . . . Catherine Allman, Clayton Steele Best Dressed . . . Carolyn Goodnight, Gene Parsons Best Sports . . . Corenna Hampton, Johnny Alexander 24 uperlatives

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CLASS HISTORY When we delegates from everywhere below the Mason Dixon first arrived at this old plantation four years ago, 1947, we had one goal in mind. Secession! For eight years we had suffered under the jurisdiction of grammar school teachers. We meant to spend four years, if neces- sary, learning the fundamentals of being free people. Well, now the hour of secession draws nigh. Soon we will be leaving the site of all our preparation to take our place in the true South. Before we part with the memories of this old plantation, let’s look back and determine what we have accomplished. Before we arrived there, our coming was announced by Master McCreary, who warned other slaves that the wildest, roughest, noisiest slaves in the history of the school was about to descend upon them. We lived up to all expectations. We tried to start a revolt by electing as our leaders (all boys) Arnold Yates, Dale Mills, Ralph Barnhardt, and Philip Bos- tian with Mrs. Earl Cavin as our head Mistress. A few of our members turned their energy toward sports. Clayton Steele, football; Joan Eller, and Arnold Yates, basketball, many in baseball and Clara Howell a cheerleader. Yes, suh, we were pretty well pleased w ith the way things were going now. Arnold Yates almost passed English! We returned to L. H. S. the next September and found that, even though we had been separated during the sum- mer, we were still firm of purpose, we were determined to secede. Our officers were chosen first so we could get off to a good start. They were Joan Eller, Gene Butts, Corena Hampton, Carolyn Goodnight, and Doris Bost. Now we began to be recognized in organizations. Joan Eller was elected as Second Vice President of the Student 26 Body for the following year. Carolyn Goodnight was voted as ‘’Miss Landis High.’ Can you imagine the two higher classes voting for two of our own little ol’ pickaninnies. | We found in our sophomore year that school wasn’t all pleasure and plan. With algebra, biology and English our time was pretty well taken up. But we still had time for the usual pleasures, skating parties, Christmas party, hay ride and wiener roast and a swimming party. The. biggest difference in our lives as tenth graders from our lives as fresh- men was our importance. No longer were we looked upon as insignificant brats. We contributed a great deal- to sports with Arnold Yates, Joan Eller, and Clayton Steele still ““on the ball.”’ We were fortunate to have five cheerleaders from our class; Corena Hampton, Thelma Karriker, Nancy Wright, Janie Drye, and Nita Clodfelter. Summer vacation was soon on us again, and we had to leave for a while, of course, that didn’t break our hearts; we needed a vacation. And we knew that when we returned next year, we would have a heap to do with the way this plantation would be run, and we meant to do it right. Arnold Yates passed English. Juniors at last. The summer had been fun, with all the trips and various affairs, but we were ready to take up our duties once again. Many more of our members had joined up with Col. Hamrick’s charges and were looking forward to a success- ful campaign on the gridiron. We had it too, winning eight and losing only two. Yes, sir, powerfully good season. Then, in basketball, one of our mem- bers ‘‘Melba Overcash’’ won national recognition and we were very proud of her!