McLeansville High School - Oak Yearbook (McLeansville, NC)

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CLASS HISTORY One September morning, twelve years ago, a group of scared little six-year olds came to McLeansville School for the first time. Some of us ended up with torn dresses or overalls, or with tears in our eyes,others were setting out on this great adventure bravely, There are only eleven of this group graduating this year, They arf: Kay R e e s e , Marshall White, Russell Smith, Kyle Stewart, Mary Jane McLean, Louise Dawson, Marie Hill, Sara Garrison, Marie Lowdermilk, Gerry Kenne dy, and Nancy Gerringer, Some have moved away and others have married, Srimehow be twe en our fighting over the little red c hair , our failures, our a- chievements, and the kindne s s of our teacher, Mrs. Mildred Smathers, we were promoted to Mrs. Earnest Smith's second grade, This year Barba ra La Marr and Elsie Hutchens joined our class. Then came the third grade and Miss Gertude Rule . Eva Nell Kirkman, David Kirkman, and Alton Kennedy became our class mate s but Barbara LaMarr moved away this year. In the fourth grade Jerry Newsome joined our class. Mrs.Cora Clapp showed us just how big the world was through her teaching of geography. This yea r Gerry Kennedy moved away, When we ente re cl the fifth grade we were separated for the fi r st time. Mrs. Vernon Morton, taught one section of our class and Mrs. Coltrane taught the other. Then at Thanksgiving ou r school ourned. We attended class in the Community Build- ing. This year we were glad to welcome Joyce Owens to our class. Next we were sent to the sixth grade with Mrs. Apple and Mrs. Owens as our teachers. We learned to make pot holders and to spatte r paint in addition to our regular studies. Mrs. Owen s and Mrs. Hopkins were our pilots through our seventh year. Most of us worked hard and re ceived a go ahead sign to the eighth grade, This year we met our first man teach- er, He was Mr. Guyer. After nine months of struggle, Mr. Guyer sent us up to the ninth grade. Now we were at la st in High School! Mr. Don Haithcox wa s our home room teacher. Other faculty membe r s were Mrs, Garland Clapp, Mrs. Jewell Kearns, Mr, Daniel Mcltley, Mr. E. A. Adams, and Mr. Herman Owens. As mo s t first-year high school students, we had to buckle down and work harder. We w e l c om e d David Moss to our c l a s s and we re very glad to have Gerry Kennedy rejoin it after leaving us in the fourth grade In our sophomore yea r Mr. Bowden and Mrs. Sarah Haithcox became new mem- bers of our faculty, Mrs. Haithcox, who was also our homeroom teacher, sent us on to the eleventh grade with flying colors. Harry Oakley became a new member of our class this year and we were happy to wel- come Barbara LaMarr back again as our classmate. How happy we were then to be classed as Juniors. Things really started happen- ing now. Firstwe selected our class rings. Then our Junior Play which was HEADIN FOR A WEDDINI' Andlastwas our Junior- Senior Prom which was the mostimportant event of the year, and we thought the best prom ever given. But none of these things would have gone off nearly so well without the wonderful help and guidance of Mr. and Mrs. Motley. This year Wayne Clapp and Nancy Hicks joined our cla s s. Mrs. Whisonant and Mrs.Motleywere the new members of the faculty. At long last we had reached our goal. We were Seniors! We we re now at the top looking down on the others, This year we had quite a few ne w faculty inembcrs. They were Miss Marie Essa, Mrs, Avery, and Mr. Hicks. We we re bu sy as little bees the whole year, First we ordered our invitations, then caps and gowns, then diplorr1as,and with much work we published the annual. We gave our Senior Play which was MUMBO-JUMBO . We took part in May Day. The most important event was at hand, This was GRADUATION. And then what next! Some plan to enter ccllegeg some to take full-time jobs, and others to get married, No matter which the case may be, we realize that our lives are really just be ginning and that Tis not too late to seek a newer world.

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Wayne Cldpp Ola Mae Hop' ins David Kirkman Ha rry Oakley CLASS F LOWER Rose CRADLE DAYS Sara Garrison Elsie Hutchens Ma rie Lowde rmilk Joyce Owens CLASS COLORS Green and White Nancy Ge rringe r Alton Kennedy Mary Jane McLean F Kay Reese Marie Hill saus- Ge rry Kennedy - David Moss Barba Tri LaMar r CLASS MOTTO Tis not too late to seek a newer world ,sv

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the graduating class of 1957, re- alizing that the close of our s chool days are near at hand, think it wise to leave something to tho se who in the future will undertake to fill our places. In the course of our high school days, naturally, we have accumulated various and valuable possessions, our years have been fruitful, We have acquire d a vast store of knowledge along with other things that will help us through our lives. Since we are b u rde ne d with some superfluous possessions, we think it wise to dispose of themg too, we realize that the school would have a great loss without us or our valuable possessions. The upperclassmen, especially the J unio r s , would be handi- capped if we took all our valuable assets. To our faithful principal, Mr, Bowden, we leave our wi she s that the oncoming students will be mo re willing to abide by the rules and regulations. To our sponsor, M r s . Whisonant, to whom we a re very much indebted for her leadership and guidance , we leave our heartfelt gratitude. To our teachers, who are our friends and he l pe r s , we leave our most sincere thanks for their helpfulne s s and co- operation in leading us to our goal, To individuals we bequeath the follow- ing characteristics: We,Sara Garrison and Alton Kennedy, leave our superlative of mos t athletic to Barbara Jobe and Harold Apple. We, Gerry Kennedy and Russell Smith, leave our superlative of mo s t attractive to J a nne tte Brown and Glen Raye Cook, We, Nancy Hicks and David Kirkrnan, leave our superlative of mos t popular to Pat Anderson and S. G. Gannon, We, Kay Reese and Wayne Clapp, leave our superlative of most thoughtful to Faye Kellam and Benny Register, We, Marie Lowdermilk and Marshall White, leave our superlative of cutest to Pat LaMarr and Jerry Clapp, We, Barbara La Marr and David Moss, leave our superlative of best all around to Thomas Sears and Pat La Marr. We, Mary Jane McLean and Kyle Stewart, leave our supe rlative of most likely to succeed to Faye Kellam and Thomas Sears. We, Joyce Owe n s and Harry Oakley, leave our superlative of most dependable to Jo Anne Smith and Bobby Whitsell, We, Ola Mae Hopkins and Jerry New- some,leave our superlative of most care- free to Bonnie Welborn and Joe Sam Ed- monds. We, Howard Collins and Eva Nell Kirk- man,leave our superlative of best dressed to Bobby Isley and Jean Raye Martin. We, Marie Hill and Nancy Gerringer, leave our s u pe r l a tiv e of friendliest to Carolyn Braswell and Mollie King, We, Elsie Hutchins and Louise Daw- son, leave our superlative of most con- genial to Rachel Lowe and Betty Lou Gar- ner.