Long Creek High School - Souvenir Yearbook (Long Creek, NC)

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W. C T,. U. This spring Long Creek High Sc3x»ol held its annual W C T.U. Contest with six speakers giving gigpealing selections concerning the harmful effects of alcoholic beverages. Isahelle Caldwell, a monber of the senior class, was this year awarded the silver medal and a cash pr.i: .e of five dollars. Pe gy Casli on was chosen as runner xjp with a cash prize of three dollars, and -junQ Wilson won third place with a cash award of two dollars,. in OUT- high school we now have a pearl medal winner Mary Edna Hooker., and an additional silver aiid gold medal winr.er., Dorothy Hart She later competed in the ' coimty contest, and won the gold medal . W. C. T. U OONTESTAtffS Front Row Left to Right:: June Wilson, Isabelle Caldwell,, P ' gy Csishion. Helen Hatley Second Row Left to Ri.ght Kathleen Stuart. Betty S Osborne. Dorothy Hart,, Mary Edna Hooker THE BET.4 CIUB The Beta Club of the long Creek Schccl was organized on nov,. 22; of this school year,- Prior to this affiliation with the national organization we had functioned as em Honor Council for the past tw) yeaxs. Then as now we had attended a program for the development of citizenship achievenent, and leadership. originally our club was composed of eight members with Dorothy Hart as president. Bessie Hinson. Vice president. Kathleen Stuart,, Secretarj Treasure, with Dal ton Parker, Charles Russell Cleve Dick, Joyce Auten, and Marcus prince, the other maabers- Later, four additional ra Hnbers, who were selected by the club and given faculty approval, were brought intx) raoiibership , they are- Madeline Black,, Helen Hatley, Clifford Stuart , and Mary Clayton Edwards- Before the end of this ol term we plan to admit four more members Mrs. Frank Lawing is our sponsor. As a club we have orgsmized and executed several projects Last year m sponsored a ciean . up c mpaig),i througliout the school This year we have confined t.his project to the high school cJ assrooms and the buses Those students from rooms and buses having the highest r3.ting for a month- graded on a percentage bases have bisen given, a free movie as a reward We ■ha.Ye also sponsored the selling of Curtis publications, the proceeds from which are to be applied on our expenses to the Beta convention in Wl on Salem For the convention we are maldng plan.s to talce part in the annual talent show, Beside projects already mentioned we are responsible for many lesser assignments, such as running the movie projector,, taking up money for the movies, changing bullentin boards, assembling the honor roll, and in trying ♦ to be helfiil in a general way. BETA CI7 TB FVont Row Left to Right, Kathleen S+uarl . Secreta.ry and Treasure Bessie Hinson-Vice president Dorothy Hart,, Pi lesident- Mary C- Edwards, Helen Hatley, Joyce . uten,. Madeline Black Second Row Le.ft to Right, Mr, A A, Atkins,. Charles Russell. Daiton. Parker. Cleve Diek, Clifford Stuari , Marcus prince. -Mrs, Frank Lawing -Sponsor .