Madison High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Marshall, NC)

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Class History On the day of September 18, 1948 a group of 54 very excited boys and girls began their first hectic day at Madison High. Like little lost sheep we roamed the halls not knowing where to go or what to do, but under the guidance of Mr. Cure and Mr. Guiton we soon became accustomed to High School tradition. With the help of Mr. Cure our boys won the class tournament from the Seniors to prove their athletic ability as freshmen. Later in the year, we went to Reynolds Park on a picnic and swimming party. Our class officers were Leon Tucker President, Nancy Price Vice President, Bobby Dickerson Treasurer, Delphine Wall Secretary, Joann Joyce Reporter. Our most social event for that year was the Sophmore-Senior weiner roast at Hawkins Pond, we also went to Chapel Hill to visit the Morehead Planetarium and toured the University of N.C. Another important event was carrying the Daisy Chain at graduation. The girls enjoyed a weiner roast at the home of Patsy Sharpe. The class ofhcers for our Sophomore year were Leon Tucker President, Patsy Sharpe Vice Presi- dent, Othelia Hall Secretary, and Delphine Wall Treasurer. Every Junior looks forward to the Junior Senior Banquet, and our class was no exception. Under the sponsorship of Mrs. John Webster and Mrs. Green we began early preparations for the big event. We gave a baby contest and talent show and finally came through with a superb banquet for the departing Seniors. The banquet was held at the Belvedere Hotel at Reidsville N. C. It was really a wonderful affair and enjoyed by everyone. This year the annual girls weiner roast was held again at the home of Patsy Sharpe. For the third consecutive year Leon Tucker was elected President. Patsy was again chosen Vice President. Secretary was Delphine Wall, Treasurer Nancy Jane Price, Reporter Eunice Dodson. Then came Summer vacation. We all became aware of the fact that next Fall we would be the Dignif1ed Seniors. Although less in number we were still strong in spirit as we began the last year of our Public education. Under the sponsorship of Mr. Rich we began Preparations to make this our final year a huge success. Class officers for this year were Billy Reynolds President, Jack Webster Vice President, Othelia Hall Secretary and Leon Tucker Treasurer. We were very proud that our candidate for Home Coming Queen, Delphine Wall, won with an overwhelming majority. The annual staff got the ball rolling immediately to make the Annual of 52 the best one ever pub- lished at Madison High. We thank the Juniors for the splendid banquet given in our honor, and all agreed that it could not have been enjoyed or appreciated more. This year the weiner roast for the girls was held at the home of Joann Joyce, it proved to be the best one given. In a few weeks we will have reached our goal and will start out on the highway of life taking with us the cherished memories of our many friends, happy experiences, and our old Alma Mater. l16l

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S. J. WEBSTER JR. Pie Class Vice Pres. 4, Glee Club 4, Foot- ball 1, Annual Staff, Photo Editor, Most Studious, Most Dependable, Most Dignified, Best Dressed, Most Conscientious. ELIZABETH LOUISE WHITE Lib 4-H Club 1,2,3,4, Glee Club 2,4, Shyest. MARY LoUIsE WILSON Louise F.H.A. 1,2, Marshal 3, Annual Staff, Assistant Business Mgr. Most Musical, Biggest Baby. SHIRLEY ANN BURTON Shirley Glee Club 2, F.H.A. 1. 5 94705 2 Wlvtw. KWX '! A0

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Class Prophecy As time rings down the curtain on our classes in Madison High, I find yet a moment left to dream. The last bell rings, and as our footsteps leave a lonely echo in the halls, my fancy flies far into the future. The time is ten years hence, and through a mist, I see my classmates dreams fulhlled. Suddenly the roar of a crowd jars me. It is the 1962 Madison Local's Basketball team, crashing to victory with none other than Mary Jane Atkins for a coach. The mists of time clear, and I see more plainly two figures in white emerge, who I recognize as Nellie Blair and Nancy Jo Webster. They are registered nurses at St. Leo's Hospital, where they give their best, as they have done for ears. y I find Ellen Bullock living on a farm near Ellisboro with a small family. Eunice Dodson is lending a helpful hand to the Dean of Women at Peace College in Raleigh. Louise Dodson, so patient and kind is a house mother in an orphanage. My mind strays to Gnd Norma Jean Fuller in leading a Baptist Orphanage. Betty Gentry is a cigarette girl in a night club in Washington. As I take in on Othelia Hall, I see her working hard as a seamstress for Raleigh Haberdasher, a department store, in Washington. D. C. Ann Hand has been associated for many years with Macks 5 and 10 cent store in Madison. Loretta Holt is conducting a day school for small children in Raleigh. Joan Joyce finally married Frankie, after many years of courtship and settled down on a little farm near Madison. Lee Ann Joyce graduated from Appalachian State Teachers College and is now teaching school in Walnut Cove. After many years of anxiety, Gail Manning is now wearing both rings of her schoolday's flame, Ray. The Red Cross has acquired the valuable services of Lula Mae Manuel. Marie Minter is an able music teacher in a grammar school at Draper, N. C. Weary and tired from her hours oflabor in a boarding house for college girls, I Find Sadie Nelson very busy planning meals and cleaning house. I see Rose Pierce making her way to the States: Rose has been teaching school in England for four years. As my dream continues, I see another classmate Nancy Price is a big name in teenage hat designing. Way down in Tennessee I spy Joan Ragsdale. She seems very happy with her husband and three children. Peggy Southern has been a telephone operator for Bell Telephone Company for a number of years now. Behind the scenes I see many of my classmates playing a number one role in society as wives and mother. Among them, I pay tribute to Patsy Vaughn who is wife of the year. My dream now takes me to California where I spy Delphine Wall who is now a music lover and teacher and I con- gratulate her on being Number one teacher of the year. Closer home, I find my classmate Vickie Washburn coaching basketball at Reidsville High along with Ronny Somers as the boys coach. Elizabeth White, whose quiet and unassuming manner has made many friends for her, is writing the lovelorn column in a big newspaper. Through the future I hear Louise Wilson playing the piano at Mt. Tabor Methodist Church where her husband, Charles, is choir director. As my search for the Seniors of 52 continues, I find Lee Anglin as a doctor aiding coach Leon Tucker's ailing football players in Pulaski, Virginia. Olyian Bullins, Norman Moore, and A. G. Webster are master farmers and are progressive leaders in Agriculture work of Rockingham County. As I look ahead on my list, I see Bobby Clark as adviser of a hosiery mill in Asheboro, N. C. Billy Gentry is a tobacco auctioneer for Peppers Warehouse in Winston Salem. In the distance my eye lights on an ambitious Naval officer stationed at Norfolk Virginia. He is none other than Roger Lewis. J. Lee Ramsey fast as a streak of lightning, is a professional stock car driver. My dream of the future continues, and I find Billy Reynolds and Carlton Clark playing professional ball for the New York Giants while Carlton Rierson is a star pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. Stafford Stevens is a very busy man who owns Amoco service stations throughout the United States. As my dream draws to a close, I hardly see a trace of Jack Webster but gradually I recognize him as a Professor of History at William and Mary College, Virginia. All this is most too much for the dreamer and once more into reality I awaken. These pleasant views of our class- mates can become a reality with our best efforts and also with the aid our beloved friends, teachers, and parents can give us. Louise Wilson Gail Manning l17l