Liberty High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Liberty, NC)

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SENIORS PATTY ELLIS STALEY Band I; Cheerleader I; 4-H Club I; F. H. A. 1,2; Basketball 2, 3; Monogram Club 2,3,4; Marshal 3; Dramatics 3,4, Scrapper Staff 4. BILLY THOMAS Dramatics 3,4; 4-H Club 1,2,3; Boys ' Home Ec. 4. MAE FRANCES WORKMAN F.H. A. 2, 3,4; Beta Club 1,2,3,4, Secretary 3; Belle Staff 3, 4; Dramatics 3; Harvest Queen 4. MASCOTS CLASS MOTTO: Aim high; reach higher. CLASS COLORS: Blue and White. CLASS FLOWER: White Rose. GRADE PARENTS Mrs. J. N. Iseley Mrs. Lacy Fogleman Dr. R. D. Patterson Mr. J. G. Presnell 12

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SENIORS PATTY PATTERSON F.H. A. 1,2; Cheerleader 1,2; Basketball 3,4; Monogram Club 2,3,4; 4-H Club I; Glee Club I; Dramatics 3,4; Co-Editor of Scrapper 4; Marshal 3. KERMIT PIKE, JR. F. F. A. 2,3,4; 4 ' H Club 1 ; Bus Driver 3,4. JOHN PRESNELL Marshal (Chief) 3; President I; Dramatics 3,4; Scrapper Staff 4; Monogram Club 2,3,4; Basketball 2, 3,4; Football 1,2, 3,4. PAUL SHELTON F.F. A. 2, 3,4; Bus Driver 3,4; Cafeteria 3,4. DOUGLAS SMITH F.F. A. 2, 3,4; Reporter 4; Boys ' Home Ec. 4; Bus Driver 4; Scrapper Staff 4. RALPH SMITH Glee Club 1; Cafeteria 3,4; Baseball 3,4; Boys’ Home Ec. 4; Monogram Club 4; Dramatics 3,4.

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CLASS HISTORV Four years ago, intheyear 1948, 34carefree young sprouts entered the upstairs of a building known as high school. Oh, yes, it was thought by all, we were up there for a play-day. Our home-room teacher, Mrs. Presnell, soon proved to us it was no play-house, for we found it necessary to take five sub¬ jects. The class officers for this year were President, John Presnell; Secretary and Treasurer, Phil Carter. Not much of note happened this year, most of which we spent in getting adjusted to the changes in high school life. The next year, we climbed one step further toward our goal to become seniors . Because we were Sophomores, we thought we were getting up in the world. Our home-room teacher was Mr. Dave McClenny. Our presiding officers were President, Colon Pickard; Vice-President, Phil Carter; Secre¬ tary and Treasurer, Thomas Breedlove. Naturally having a little money in the treasury we felt it our duty to get rid of it by having a few parties. One of the special occasions of the year, was a trip to Raleigh made by all members of the class. At the end of the year, twelve members of the class, (six boys and six girls), were chosen to be waiters and waitresses at the Junior-Senior banquet. With faces blacked, and dressed as negro mammies -and butlers to help carry out the theme of the old southern plantation, we entertained the gatheringwith the song Shortenin’ Bread We finished that year with one thought in all of our minds. At last, next year we would be Juniors. By the time we had started in this - - - our third year, our class had decreased to twenty-nine pupils with Mrs. J. T. Martin out home-room teacher. This proved to be a very successful year. To start, we elected our class officers; Presi¬ dent, Phil Carter; Vice-President, Allen Fuller; Secretary and Treasurer, Sara Bare. This year was also a year of traveling. Mr. Kesler started us off with a trip to Guilford battleground. LikeChaucer ' s twenty-nine pilgrims on the way to a national shrine. I can ' t vouche for the history learned on the trip, but there ' s a vague recollection of a museum and a few statues but a keen recollection of a good time. Next on the list was a trip to the plantetarium at Chapel Hill made by all the class. Then under the supervision of Mrs. Howard Johnson, we gave acostumeplay entitled, Meet Mein St. Louis . With rehear¬ sals, we were under quitea strain for aboutsix weeks, but the play turned out to be a success (at least we thought so, because of the little matter of money we raked in). A final climax to this year was our privilege of entertaining the Seniors at a formal banquet based on a Circus motif. This will be a long- remembered incident in our school days. Summer vacation was soon gone, and at last now nearing our shining goal, in the fall 1951, tw en t y - se ve n Seniors marched down the hall and seated themselves in their home¬ room under the supervision of Mrs. Howard Johnson. One look at us and she said, It isn ' t going to be as easy as you think Trying to get ourselves organized, we elected these officers for the year: President, Phil Carter; Vice-President, Kenneth Fogleman; Secretary and Treasurer, Frances Overman. Think¬ ing to the future and of our trip to Washington, we agreed to raise our class dues in order to make a little mote money. Work on our yearbook and raising the money to finance it, consumed most of our first semester, and almostbefore wewere aware of it, examinations were over; and we were off on the last lap of our journey through school. Things began to happen fairly rapidly now with never a dull moment. On February 6, with Messrs. Adcox and McClenny we visited Elon College for Senior Day. Needless to say we enjoyed this glimpse into the next phase of education for those going on. Our gradeparents entertained us with a Valentine party; our last yearbook pages were off to the printers; try-outs and rehearsals for our Senior play came next. In odd moments, we were attempting to boost our class treasury for that all important trip to Washington. This last seemed the pre-climax toall our school days, a never to be forgotten experience. OnWednesday, April 30, byQueen City Trailways we left for the nation ' s Capital. Those four days, staying at thebeautiful Chastleton Hotel, we learned to know each other better than in our previous years together. As we left Washington, Sunday morning. May 4th, we were a little sad -- yes, because a trip we had worked for and antici¬ pated so long was now but a memory, but also there was a realization that all too soon, our paths would separate — per¬ haps never to cross again. But back at school our thoughts turned again to lighter things, and on Saturday night, May 10, the Juniors royally entertained us at a formal banquet. That nightmare, final examinations, came next, and at long last, commencement. The goal we so eagerly sought has been reached, but is accompanied by a feeling of sadness at leaving these familiar halls, and friends we love. As Shakespeare put it To love that well, which thou must leave ' ere long . Patty Patterson, Historian 13