Liberty High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Liberty, NC)

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Dear Diary: C(aSi Jh lor V SEPTEMBER 2 , 1950 Gee, what excitement todayl We green freshmen embarked on a new phase of our ed¬ ucation. Mrs. Garland Presnell, our first leader, is already taking a great deal of interest in us. We know that we are very ignorant about our new way of life, but we can say without exaggeration that we have the ability to learn. OCTOBER 18, I950 Six weeks have passed—report cards were issued today amid the usual joys and complaints. Our new classes are so different that it is hard to become accustomed to them. The girls are learning to sew in Home Economics under the direction of Mrs. Moore, and the boys in agriculture are learning all about plowing, raising chickens, and milking cows—the scientific way of course. MAY 30, 1951 Today ended a wonderful year. We had dreaded being the lowest form of underclassmen but the year passed quickly. Looking back, we wouldn’t change a thing. AUGUST 28, 1951 Another school year is here and having earned the title Sophomores, we are A rainbow ' round my shoulder class. The boys always have more luck than girls, however, because our home room teacher is MISS Colleen Broadway. Our confidence in ourselves has grown along with our abilities, though a remarkable characteristic is still noticed in all the class members, the act of always talking, never tiring. APRIL 22, 1952 Coach Dave McClenny chaperoned our class to Raleigh where we visited the Art Museum, Gov¬ ernor ' s Mansion, Capitol, State College Coliseum and other interesting places. MAY IO, 1952 Another school year has nearly ended. The Juniors and Seniors held their gala Hawaiian ban¬ quet tonight. Twelve boys and girls from our class were waiters and waitresses, dressed in the traditional Hawaiian attire. MAY 30, 1952 We are no longer Sophomores! But as the mental capacity of our class increases, the size of our class decreases. Now it seems as if there will be only a handful of us by the time we reach graduation. SEPTEMBER 4, 1952 Another school year begins tomorrow and it brings with it the realization that we are Juniors and only one step from the top. Mrs. J. T. Martin, our homeroom teacher seems so interested in us that we are sure this will be a perfect year. DECEMBER 17, 1952 Today, we closed our magazine sales. We are happy, for now we can afford a banquet for the Seniors. JANUARY 12 , 1953 We ordered our class rings! We chose a blue setting, although our motto is Diamonds are a girl ' s best friend . MAY 2, 1953 Our swashbuckling pirate banquet came off tonight with a bang”. Pirates Blackbeard and Captain Jim turned honest and waited on tables; Dr. John D. Truitt spoke; Bill Jeffries played and sang; and we all had fun. MAY 20, 1953 The Senior Class held its class night program with the traditional daisy chain by the Juniors. Also, we Juniors had the honor of taking Senior seats in the auditorium, which gives us an idea of how it feels to be-Sen- iorsl AUGUST 27, 1953 Well, here I am again to tell you about the year that marks the end of our preliminary train¬ ing in life. Mrs. Howard Johnson, who teaches us English grammar, literature, and French, is our sponsor. SEPTEMBER 2 , 1 953 The class in appreciation to Gray Jordan for being such a wonderful Junior Class President, elected him Senior Class President. Donna Holt received her same position as treasurer. FEBRUARY 3, 1954 Exams are over and we are on the last lap of our journey through school. Mrs. Johnson, Mr. White, and Mr. Loy accompanied us to Elon College, where a tour of the campus, supper at the expense of the college, and a basketball game, were highlights of the event. MARCH 6, I954 All the annual pages have been sent in and we can hardly wait to see the result. MARCH 10, 1954 The new high school building is completed, and today we moved. Everything is bright and new, and though in a few short months we ' ll be moving on, we are happy at the prospect of spending some time in the new building. It ' s April 4, and we are just back from Washington! I can ' t describe it all. Staying at the Annapolis Hotel together made us seem like one happy family with Coach and Mrs. Alheim and Mrs. Roy Hodgin to keep an eye upon us. There was an unusual quietness in the bus as we returned home tonight (the first and only one since we left at 7 A. M., March 31st); almost as if the same thought had occurred to all of us, that all too soon the paths we have taken together for twelve years will soon be separating. APRIL 30, 1954 Tonight the Juniors entertained us at a Moonlight and Roses banquet at the Legion Hut. What wonderful imaginations our Junior friends displayed! Everything was superb and we shall always cherish the memory of this event. MAY 19, 1954 Writing the last page of my high school diary is more difficult than I had expected. Our school days have been so picturesque and colorful, that we try to assure ourselves this is but a foreshadowing of our futures. We have reached the top of the scholastic ladder. Most of us have attained this height through our own self¬ guidance; some were pulled; some were pushed; some slipped and are still climbing, but the memories of Dear Ole L. H. S. will stay with us forever. Shirley Daniel, Historian

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I AS ONCE WE WERE Claudine Hodgin James Frazier Gray Jordan Elaine Broad away Evelyn Lowe Wade Shelton Bill Kelly Shirley Daniel Jim Patton Betty Stephens Joretta Cox Gordon Causey Esther Overman Wayne Routh Demaree Joyce Edna Jordan Bill Reitzel Dewey Holt Doris Flynt

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C lass Liberty, North Carolina May 20, 1975 Honorable Gray Jordan President of the United States Washington, D.C. Dear Gray: Since you, the President of the United States of America, have found that you could postpone those urgent matters of state long enough to join us and once again be emcee at our homecoming celebration, I ' m positive you would like all in¬ formation available about your friends and former classmates. Of course you remember that Edna Jordan, now your industrious and reliable secretary was a member of our class. But do you think you should have snatched her so greedily from the F. B. I. ? Oh, well, that goes under the name POLITICS. Donna Holt, you remember, started her career as a housewife early. Now she has two teen age youngsters. No one can say Donna didn ' t make a go of her marriage. Demaree Joyce is doing quite well for himself in his new hardware store in Staley, North Carolina. If you have time for reading the newspapers you know that one of the top scientists of the day is none other than Charles Hornaday. They say he is a wizard and can split an atom with no effort at all. Just keep the aging, but still battling for headlines. Senator McCarthy away from him. James Frazier is the fellow to call when you need to have the sink unstopped. I understand he is a first-rate plumber, and as everybody knows, a plumber ' s friend in need is a friend indeed. ' ' Last week when I visited the dentist, who is none other than Gordon Causey, I met Joretta Cox. In talking with her 1 learned that she is modeling clothes for Montaldo ' s in Julian, North Carolina. Evelyn Lowe, you remember, attended Woman ' s College. She liked it so well she ' s on the faculty now. Claudine Hodgin, who also attended Woman ' s College, is now head coach at Happy Valley Boys ' College. I can just hear her saying get out there and play like girls, I mean like boys. Our class contributed several to the medical field. Bill Kelly is now head surgeon at John Hopkins ' Hospital; Baltimore, Maryland. He has made wonderful discoveries in slowing down the heartbeat and pulse of those in love. Shirley Daniel and Doris Flynt are both graduate nurses and are now in Alaska working with the Eskimos. They say they don’t mind the cold weather but are having trouble understanding the Eskimos ' ug ug language. Mildred Booth is nursing at Baptist Hospital, Winston Salem, North Carolina. I was delighted to hear that Wayne Routh and James Pike are employed by you as chauffeurs. Driving Randolph Coun¬ ty ' s school buses was certainly recommendation enough. If you ever need the services of a farm expert just call on Calvin Martin. I hear he is an expert on all phases of farm¬ ing and, if you ' ll pardon my saying so, your agriculture department could use an expert. Elaine Broadaway is now a famous singer, featured on Gary Crosby ' s T. V. show, singing the nation’s top songs. Wade Shelton was the other musical student in our class. Well, he has just replaced Julius La Rosa as star of C.B.S. top tunes. Poor La Rosa lost his humility again. Juanita Wicker and Betty Stephens are working as defectives, pardon I mean detectives, for the F. B. I. Last week Raymond Marley and Bill Reitzel won the world ' s title for the fastest Hot Rod racers in the world. It ' s quite a change from the speed in which they got to school every morning in the good old days. Dewey Holt has just written a new song, What it was, was me. It hasn’t become famous but it does have prospects. Jim Patton now runs a big chain of theatres by the name of JIM ' S GEM DANDIES . He certainly should know the busi¬ ness from the popcorn machine up through his experiences with the Curtis Theatre here. So you see, Gray, that the Seniors of 1954 were pretty exceptional-each in his own way. There are some who have made a success of their lives already, and others who soon will, and still others who measure success in terms of simple happiness. It surely will be fun to get together and has over those good old days . Respectfully, Esther Overman Prophetess