New Bern High School - Bruin Yearbook (New Bern, NC)

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Seniors whose pictures do not appear: MILDRED HEATH, BOB RHODES, and BILLY JONES. Senior Class 0ffieers ,4-nw! V . ijfesidpnl ------ -.------- -------.--, ..... H E I .EN Jo .AARONS Vice Presidelll ........... ......... --------- - G 5,450.7 MORRIS Secretary-Treasurer ..... ......... ..........-- .l U LM FISHER Senior Class Song U6We'll Meet Againnj By PATTIE FLOWERS ,X -.... ,U DORIS IVILLIS Procrastination is the thief of time. Dramatics Club. Weill meet againg don't know where, don't know when, But l know we'll meet again in future years. Keep smilin, thro' just like we always do Till the new years drive the old ones far behind. So will you please say hello to the mates that i Tell them it wonit be long. They might be happy to know That as you saw us go We were singing this song: we knowg We'll meet againg donit know where, donst know when, But I know we,ll meet again in future years. MEMORIES Come. seniors, of forty-five And reminisce with me. Blow the dust from your memory book And look back on those years of glee. Looking back on the activities, I think we liked sports the mostg For out of all the seasons We have many victories to boast. It always thrilled me when our football boys Entered the field at a game. For I always knew that they'd take first place In my own private hall of fame. Kafer. Simpson, and Jowdy- They were our own big three, And we thank them with all our hearts For full many a victory. Our basketball season was, oh, such fun With two swell coaches as guide, Lewis and Nicholson-a wonderful pair For whom we felt much pride. 15 Our home room teachers, Robbins and Lewis Their friendship was one we all prized: And they helped us ever so much. More than we realized. Up in chapel the chorus sings And the band marches by in the street For music is a joy to us all To indulge in whenever we meet. On the campus, in classes, or chapel Wherever we happened to be, We always managed to have a good time Everyone-including me. Yet all the time it was hard to forget That there was a war going ong For often in class we'd realize That another pal was gone. As we leave our hearts are heavy And we're not ashamed of the tears, For we'll miss you. underclassmen. Pals of our happiest years.

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ELIZABETH THOMAS Wit will shine Thro' the harsh cadence of a 'rugged line? EDWIN THOMPSON Ah-Why should life all labor be? 464' i SENIORS JOHN THOMAS To worry little, to study less, This is my secret of hap- pinessf' if FETTER WEST None but himself can be himself can be his parallel. Junior Home Room Sec- retary-Treasurerg Presi- dent of Athletic Associa- tion. 14 -QF' x if' 0F 1945 DOROTHY WATSON Red as a rose is she. LOWELL WILLIAMS Like a dog, he hunts in dreams. PATTIE TYSON This is the porcelain clay of human kind. Senior Hi-YQ National High School Poetry Asso- ciation. MARY GRACE WILLIAMS To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. Semester Honor R011 lfour yearsb: Senior Hi- Y, Secretary: Business Manager of THE BRUINQ Senior Superlative.

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CLASS PROPllECY Crashl Bang! Framl Gangwav, folks! Now d0n't get excited. It isn't an earthquake or a forest fire. It's just the postman staggering under a load of letters, all from my classmates of '4'5. Let's open them and see what all our old pals are doing. Shall we? After refusing an offer from Gracie Allen's radio show, Sheldon Crump finally accepted a position on the faculty of Jones School for Prim Young Ladies. Julia Fisher teaches advanced algebra in dear old New Bern High and Annette Miller remains the school librarian, while Charles Berry is selling books. 'fSaso Morris and Virginia Boyd are married now, and Catherine Stewart is also a happy housewile. We have learned that Jean Kingsley spends all her time with her family ther bugs and frogs, of coursel. Laura Daniels, Penelope Cahoon, Ruby Game and Christine Parsons are touring Europe, while Caroline Bunting remains in France studying those fascinating Frenchmenf, John Thomas and Lowell Williams continue to dig for gold, and Joe Kelly still loves star-gazing. Edwin Thompson, Exave Lupton and Valin Simpson are bodyguards for Bob Scott, who has become a Hswooner- croonerfi Max Bennett carries the smelling salts for emergency cases of the swooning females. Audrey Bengel fwe are not surprised to learnt is substitute director for Phil Spitalny's All Girl Orchestra. Another of our classmates, L. M. Lancaster, spends all his time around women's ankles ttrying on shoes, of coursel. Yes, indeed, our boys have done pretty well. Ah, here's a choice bit of news! David Rucker is on the New York police force, keeping law and order. Mary Grace Williams is a famous criminal lawyer and Devora Poliakoff is a member of Congress. Dan Smaw made himself famous as governor of Rhode Island. Duval Grant is touring the country making campaign speeches. Curtis Manning is running a glue factory in James City. Dot Frazier and Patty Flowers work there. Herbert Ross and Lou Ann Gardner are working on Ellis Island, interviewing French immigrants. Herbert carries a big black notebook that he never loses. Heres a picture of Bessie Hall, the famous lady wrestler. On the next page I see pictures of Janice Epperson and Betty Jane Lamb, who are famous Hollywood designers. tJanice makes shoulder pads for Frank Sinatra.l Jimmy Corey is a Lieutenant Commander in the navy. My, how the gals pester that man! Our versatile Bob Herrington distinguished himself as a hero in World War II. He now has a little shop on Middle Street, where he charges a dime for a look at 6'Brave Bob. Mildred Health and Elizabeth Hill hold important positions at Western Union, and Dorothy Watson, Ethel Pittman, Mildred Boyle, and Iris Norris are retired WACs. Margaret Hope Smith is assistant to the part-time secretary in a very successful hardware store. Suzie Brinson, who received her inspiration from her job in N.B.H.S. owns a candy store. Vaughn Griffin is in charge of the bank of Monte Carlo. Doris Willis, Mary McCoy, and Catherine Dixon made themselves famous as a trio singing in a night club. Howard Shell is a sign painter. Never let it be said that our school didn't turn out a variety in 1945! Archie Piner is still keeping athletics on the move in New Bern. Ernest Connor is teaching T. Dorsey that special technique. Grace Gibson, Alma Agent, and Pattie Tyson have become 'fAngels of Mercy, and Helen Aarons, a very successful doctor. Our Josie owes her success to the fact that she understands mental cases so well. fWonder why?l This will probably be a shock, but Fetler West is not running a dairy. Hes working for Carnation Milk Com- pany, keeping contented cows. Billy Jones shows great talent on Fred Allen's radio show. Lib Kennedy and Betty Jo Shipp are also in the public eye. Lib's a Powers Model, and Betty Jo coaches basketball at Vassar. I am a Senior English teacher now. reading Shakespeare and Shelley. I'm awfully busy now grading term papers tl assign one each weekl, but Im not too busy to wish each of you the best possible success and happiness. MARY GRACE TAYLOR, Class Prophet. 16