Lexington High School - Lexicon Yearbook (Lexington, NC)

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SENIOR CLASS llISTORY ln September, 1946, the present Senior Class entered Lexington High School for the first time. We were a group of excited, eager students on that first day at high school. There was a feeling of timidity, and some of us were even scared. This was an entirely new experience for all of us, and we did not know exactly what to expect. First of all, there were six periods a day, ringing bells, changing classes, and men teachers. During this first year, we came to feel a part of the high school although we were not actually considered high school students. The thrill of our first pep meeting and football game will long live in our memories. Also, there was the eighth grade basketball tournament and dance. As school came to a close, we were looking forward to the next year when we would be freshmen and real high school students. Feeling proud of the fact that we were now qualified high school students, we began our freshman year at Lexington High School. As our first class officers we chose Janet Brown, president, Carlton Everhart, vice-presi- dent, Nookie McCrary, secretary, and Jessie Church, treasurer. Right away many of our boys and girls began to take part in the activities of the school. Some of them joined the F.H.A., Latin Club, Band,.and Clee Clubg others played football and basketball. Feeling that we had completed a very successful year, we bade our friends and school good-by for vacation time. The summer months flew by quickly, and once again We came back to high school. ,We really felt important now that we were sophomores. As our very capable officers we elected Carlton Everhart, presidentg Henrietta Bruton, vice-president, Pat Jenkins, secretaryg and Lois Ann Marley, treasurer. Again our class was outstanding in ath- letics, and some of them became members of the varsity teams. Many of the girls were honored by being asked to serve at the Junior-Senior Banquet. Three of our girls became cheerleaders. The members of our class in the Latin Club gave the first Roman Banquet which proved to be quite a success. Looking forward with high hopes and ambitions for our junior year, we left Lexington High School for the summer of 194-9. As juniors and upperclassmen we felt an even greater responsibility and part of the school. Realizing that we needed the very best officers, we again elected Carlton Everhart, president, along with Burke Giles, vice-president, Lois Ann Marley, secretaryg and Corky King, treasurer. Many found their hopes and ambitions turned into reality when they became members of the honorary clubs and journalistic staffs. The football and basketball teams were made up largely of members of our class who proved their worth by helping to win many victories. The selection of our class rings was a long awaited event, and We felt important when we displayed them. To make money for the Junior-Senior Banquet, we had charge of the concession stand at the football games and also sold Christmas cards and wrapping paper. Under the guidance and direction of our sponsors, Mr. Theodore Leonard and Mrs. Fred B. Lewis, we presented the Junior Class play, HA Young Man's Fancy, which proved to be quite a success. On May 5, 1950, we gave the Senior Class the best Junior-Senior Banquet ever given a class at Lexington High School. fOf course, this is our own opinion.J We felt proud of the two boys and seven girls who served as marshals at the Commencement exercises and also of those chosen as delegates to Boys' and Girls, State. When school closed on May 31, 1950, we felt that our junior year had been well spent. The summer passed very pleasantly and quickly with various students enjoying various vacations. The long dreamed of NY had become a reality, and while in the city, students frequented it daily and almost hourly. Before we could realize it, September 6, 1950, had rolled around on the calendar, and we entered Lexington High School for our last year. We had long awaited the time when we would be classified as 'fDignified Seniorsv and enjoy senior privilegesf, However, we did not feel too differently from the other classes. Our .Senior Class officers were Corky King, presidentg Burke Giles, vice-president, Barbara Young, secretaryg and Maxine Yarborough, treasurer. We Were proud of the victories of the football team and their winning the 1950 Dairy Bowl. More and more of our class became members of the various clubs of the school. We can truthfully say that there was never a dull moment during our senior year. There were initiations, ball games, dances, class meetings, trig, themes, lab, French, and many other activities which kept us busy most of our spare time. Perhaps the most memorable occasion of all was the wonderful Junior-Senior Banquet given us by the juniors of 1951, and to them we are deeply indebted for a memory we shall treasure always. We are grateful to Mrs. Ottis Hedrick, our adviser, and our other teachers for their patience and understanding during our senior year as well as all other years of our school career. And now We realize that our high school days are almost finished, and soon we shall leave Lexington High School for the last time. Our joys and sorrows, victories and defeats have come and goneg and because of them, our lives have been closely woven together. But as in Omar Khayyam's The Rubaiyat, The Moving Finger writesg and, having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it. So forgetting regrets and remembering the joys, we, still with a feeling of unity, will go our individual ways to face the future. RUTH Cox, Class Historian. 26

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RUTH YOUNG . . . pint-size . . . oh so nice . . . a willin' worker. . Basketball Team 45 Glee Club 1, 23 Library Club 4. BARBARA ANN YOUNG . . . lovable . . . c'Wolfpack,' . . . shoes . . . short in sweet. . . . Eexhipep Staff 4g Tri-Hi-Y 4-g Latin Club 1, Sec. 2g Class Officer -g Jr. Class Play, HA Young Man's Fancyl' 3. GRATITUDE As our Senior year comes to a close And graduation is near. We all look back to days of yore, To a school we hold most dear. Not long ago we were hurrying timeg We were eager to depart. But now, when the time is near at hand, We look back with a heavy heart. Soon we'll leave these familiar halls, This life we'll leave behindg But we'll go forth into a life of our own With a clear and open mind. ln years to come as we reminisce, And we think again of today, Let's lift our hearts and give thanks to God For leading us this way. LAURA KEPLEY l w 25 'C

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SENIIIR CLASS PRIIPHECY Oh, these modern conveniences! How did we ever get along without space ships and vacations to Mars Back in 1951? What was I doing at that early age? Oh, yes, now I remember. l was a senior at Lexington High School. We really had some good times at dear ole' L.H.S. There's never been a class to equal the class of 1951. I cer- tainly would like to go back and see what's happened to all my classmates. l think I'll ask Don Purdee if he'd like to go with me. He owns this swanky Martian hotel where l'm spending my vacation. He really mopped up when they built the inter-planetary highway from Earth to Mars. He has a franchise on all the hotels on this planet. 6'Freak, how would you like to visit some of the people in our graduating class? You say you don't re- member ever graduating from anything? Freak, how could you forget dear ole' L.H.S. so quickly? You do remember and you want to go? l though you would. Well, l'il un, climb into your anti-gravity suit and we'll be off. My space ship is in the garage being serviced, but l'm sure it'1l he ready in time for our trip. They have better mechanics on Mars than anywhere else in the universe. 'SFreak,', look over there. lsn't that Alan Bailey? lwonder what he can be doing on Mars. You say he owns the largest space ship garage in the universe? The same one that fixed my ship? Well, live and learn! He started out as an airplane mechanic and worked his way up. He's such a good mechanic that people come from all over the universe to have him fix their 'Treakf' don't you just love What does that sign by the side Engineer. Did you know that he ships. But time's a'wastin'. Let's go. traveling by space ship, especially when the roads are as good as this one? of the road say? This Road Surveyed by Johnny Griffith, Worldls Foremost Civil received the Nobel prize for the work that he did on this road? lt's just one of the many seemingly impossible feats that Johnny has accomplished. People told him he was crazy for even thinking of building such a road, but John stuck to his motto, Where there's a will, there's a way. He cer- tainly showed them that nothing is impossible. Goodness, I didn't realize that we were home. l don't believe l'1l ever get used to the speed of space travel. too old to do the job efficiently, so Norma was appointed be- Tl'1ere's Washington, D. C., Freak You've been away so long l suppose you don't even know who the President of the United States is, do you? Well, it's Don Jones, a former classmate of ours. l can't think of anyone more suited to the job than he is. He received the largest majority of votes of any president since George Washington. Every- one in the country voted for him except ten people. lt's rumored that the people who didn't vote for him are mem- bers of the now almost extinct Communist Party. Doesn't Washington look wonderful with its new buildings? Herbert Sink was the architect who drew up the plans. He is considered the best architect in the universe, and his style of architecutre has replaced the old, out- moded colonial and modern type. Herbert has been commissioned to draw up the plans for all the major buildings and houses, not only on Earth, but also on the other planets. A house or a building nowadays isn't anything unless it can boast that it was designed by Herbert Sink. Over there's the new F.B.l. Building that Sink designed. By the way, did you know that Norma Kepley is now the head of the F.B.I.? John Edgar Hoover was getting cause of the success she had in tracking down men in lingers. Look, Freak, there's Senator Don Hege entering wonderful changes have taken place in the government. life better for millions of people. He is so beloved by for president, though it is doubtful whether or not he high school. So far, not a man has slipped through her the Capitol Building. Since Hege was elected to the Senate, He has instituted major reforms in this country and has made the people that there has been talk of asking him to run would run, for he does not wish advancement for himself, but only wants what is best for the people of this country. As we travel onward, I see the law firm of Leonard and Dixon. Johnny Dixon is president of this firm and Webb Leonard is vice-president. They handle all the court cases in which the government is involved. Webb has become known as the most eloquent speaker in the law profession, while Johnny has been known to charm female members of the jury with his cuteness. Their two very capable secretaries are none other than Johnnie Mae Wallace and Carolyn Myers. These girls have instituted a new filing system which they are thinking of patenting. We've heard that this system will make all other filing systems obsolete. As we move into the suburbs of Washington, Freak calls my attention to a cute little white house with a picket fence around it. This is the home of Cootie White, the first football coach to be paid a million dollars. There's his wife, the former Jeanie Greene, helping him to perfect a new play. Oh, oh, she waved to us and missed the ball. Will Cootie be mad? We'd better get away from here, Freak. Anyway, the game between the Washington Redskins fCootie's teaml and the New York Yankees is about to begin. We certainly don't want to miss that game because Nookie McCrary is the Redskin's star player. He has caught nine hundred and ninety-nine touchdown passes out of a thousand this year. After football season is over, he will renew his contract to play professional basketball with the Milwaukee Lakers. Richard Skin Smith is now manager of this team since his retirement from the football world several years ago. Skin made all American the last two years that he played for Carolina. During the summer Nookie travels with Fred Mr, Baseball? Lohr, of the Boston Red Sox. but merely as a spectator. Freddie, incidentally, has broken all baseball records since he turned pro- 27