Liberty High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Liberty, NC)

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' ZfiAtontf, It has often been remarked that history has a peculiar way of repeating itself, and so to a certain ex¬ tent the history of this class is much like the history of classes which have gone before and of others which will follow. Four years ago in the year 1951, 43 anxious students entered high school. We assembled in our class¬ room and awaited the arrival of our sponsors, Mrs. L. L. Moore and Mr. Dave McClenny. We elected the following class officers: president, Edgar Lineberry; vice-president, Jean Strickland; secretary, Barbara Coward; treasurer, Virginia Meacham. Nothing important happened that year although we did have several class parties. The following year 35 Sophomores took their places in the classroom of Mr. Charles Snyder, their homeroom teacher. Officers for that year were president, Jimmy James; vice-president, Tommy Gilmore; secretary, Marie McMasters; and treasurer, Edgar Lineberry. One of the highlights of our sophomore year was a trip to Raleigh, where the entire class visited the state capitol, the museum, and other places of in¬ terest. Toward the end of the year six boys and six girls were chosen for pirate waiters and waitresses at the Junior - Senior Banquet. These waiters and waitresses gave promise of future acting and singing ability with their rendition of the song, The Thing . The third year we attained the rank of Juniors and our sponsor was Mrs. J. T. Martin. Class officers were president, Virginia Meacham; vice-president, Roy Boyles; secretary, Barbara Hinshaw; treasurer, Ed¬ gar Lineberry. Having U. S. history under Mr. White gave us the opportunity to make an educational trip to Guilford Battleground. On Friday, April 30, 1954, the Juniors feted the Seniors with a Moonlight and Roses banquet, a long anticipated event. The American Legion Hut was transformed into a beautiful rose garden, and with all the guests so beautifully and handsomely dressed there was little resemblance to the familiar faces seen around school. Now we come to the fourth and greatest year of our class. As seniors we 23 classmates began to take ourselves and our activities more seriously than ever before. After a class election we had the follow¬ ing officers: president, Virginia Meacham; vice-president, Mary Brookbank; secretary, Barbara Hinshaw; and treasurer, Jimmy James. Mrs. Howard Johnson was our homeroom teacher and sponsor. We kept pretty busy the first semester working on the 1 955 Scrapper , selling ads to help us finance it, and preparing photographs and copy. Shortly after Christmas holidays, exams were over and we began to realize how nearly complete our high school career was. On February 9, our grade parents entertained us with a masquerade party at the town hall. Wednesday, February 16, 1955, the entire class with Mrs. Howard Johnson, Mrs. Clarence Hinshaw, and Mr. Richard Loy visited Elon College. A tour of the campus, dinner at the college, and a basketball game were the highlights of this event. Now I come to the trip that we had awaited for 12 years or longer, our trip to Washington, D. C. On Wednesday, April 20, 1955, at 7 o ' clock in the morning, we left for the nation ' s Capitol. Staying in the Annapolis Hotel and sightseeing were experiences we hold inestimable. Our nation ' s history, our De¬ mocracy took on a newer, more significant meaning. With our return to school, things moved swiftly. The Junior - Senior Banquet, and exams brought us to the threshold of graduation. The curtain is going down on the history of the Class of 1955, but we sincerely hope that the time and efforts spent trying to teach us will not have been in vain but will reflect glory upon our Alma Mater. 18

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lull— ' HK IOLl The day is dead... the moon is out. This is the time, without a doubt for future gazing... I sift the sands of fate and time to find just who shall fall and who shall climb .. .and what fate., .grim or sublime the years ahead are raising. Come Lads and Lasses .. .gather round. Your fate lies hidden in the ground. Ahh, Barbara Hinshaw has achieved both of her goals--to be a nurse and catch a man. The author of the present humorous best-seller, Operations Can Be Fun is the famous surgeon, Jimmy James. Much to everyone’s surprise, Clara Davis joined the WACS after graduation and is now a one star general. Roy Isom and Alfred Ferguson are owners of a huge ranch in Texas. 1 hear they discovered oil there last week. Marie McMasters owns a unique gift shop carrying suitable presents for people you don’t like. Two of the biggest businessmen in Liberty are Arthur Jordan and Bernard Booth, who own respectively a large garage and supermarket. Using her experience as editor of the Liberty Belle, Virginia Meacham is editor of Advice to the Lovelorn” in The Liberty News. Tom Gilmore, noted for his way with the women has finally been tamed by a pretty blonde. More power to her I Sara Cheek is a very successful private secretary--she ' s married to her boss. James Lowe and Ervin Workman have made a modest million with their fleet of cross-country trucks. Driving school busses has really paid off for them. Pauline Shelton now owns the LOOKE SHARPE beauty shop in Hollywood, Cali¬ fornia. They say she puts in Liberace ' s permanents. The top engineer for Western Electric is Richard Kime. I wonder if he remembers the trouble he used to have with geometry? Ann Loflin has made a large fortune as the inventor of a collapsible kitchenette which can be carried around in the pocket, slid under the bed or will shut up like an accordion and hang upon the wall. Jeff Weavil and W. D. Smith are rising stars in the field of comedy. They ' ve even got Martin and Lewis worried. Once a busy airline stewardess, Helen Duncan has now settled down with a husband and a new set of twins. Our former basketball star, Bill Gilmore, is making his own stars now. He ' s the best coach State College has had since the days of Coach Case. Rachel Stephens owns an exclusive jewelry shop in Greensboro. Working after school really gave her a start in the business. Roy Boyles has been destined to spend his life designing pink, green and orchid bathrooms for movie stars. Marilyn Monroe is his next client. As for me, lam now trying to sing for the Metropolitan Opera, but they haven ' t yet realized how beautiful my voice is. 1 9