North Carolina School for the Deaf - Clock Tower Yearbook (Morganton, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 20 of the 1937 volume:

Class Book North Carolina School bite the Bent Class Book 1937 North Carolina School for the Deaf Morganton, N. C. Our ALMA MATER Superintendent ‘NOLUXA ATHINT GNV NOOTAVIg Hdasof ‘LHOTY A GUVMAVET ‘NMOUG XVI 104 yYODG “ONITAVAY AISTY AONV aAAWIVg ANAAAVT ‘EIVGONOMODOIN NVITIV] ‘AMM IVA, ANIXVI ‘AYOOT ANIMAHLVD 274324 07 7fa] mosf MOL JUOLT Class Roll ap JOSEPH TURNER BLAYLOCK, Canton Max Joy Brown, Hickory LILLIAN ETHEL McCorquopatet, Durham Mary CATHERINE Moore, Greensboro RACHAEL LAVERNE PALMER, Morganton Evsizk Fay READLING, Cornelius RusBy MAxINE WALKER, High Point Haywarp WricHtT, Lawndale LUTHER WESLEY YERTON, Concord d }- Crass Motto: “Foward ever, backward never” GEASS RER: CLass FLOWER: Japanese Maple Clematis GIASs COLORS: Black and Gold ax CLASS OFFICERS: HAYWARD WRIGHT Max Brown President Vice-President LAVERNE PALMER Secretary CarL E. RANKIN Assistant Superintendent Class History HE CLASS was organized in September 1935. At that time Lillian McCorquodale, Max Brown and Joseph Blaylock were trans- ferred to this class. Laverne Palmer, Elsie Readling, Maxine Walker and Hayward Wright have been classmates ever since they entered school in 1925. Luther Yerton and Catherine Moore have been in the class since 1928. Mary Stevens was in the original class but was obliged to remain at home for nearly a year on account of illness and on her return, she was put into a lower grade. The average age of the class is nineteen, and the average number of years in school twelve. Hayward Wright, class president, is from Lawndale, Cleveland County. He was born par- tially deaf. He has two deaf sisters and a deaf brother. He entered school in 1925. Mrs. Clod- felter was his first teacher. He has attended school regularly and has usually led his class. He has an amiable, cheerful disposition and is popular, especially with the girls. He has taken an interest in sports and has been on the football and basketball teams ever since he was in the eighth grade. He has been trained in the print- ing office and hopes to secure a position as a linotype operator. He was nineteen years old April 22. Max Brown, vice president of the class, is a native of Hickory. His deafness is due to an attack of influenza which he contracted at the age of eighteen months. He entered the primary department of this school in September, 1924. He has done good work, often ranking first in his grade. He has a fine character and has never given any unnecessary trouble to his teachers or the officers. He was promoted every year till 1935 when it was necessary for him to repeat the tenth grade work as there was no graduating class that year. Max is athletic and was captain e of the 1935-1936 football team. He is a good swimmer. He has had five years training in the printing office. He hopes to enter Gallaudet College next fall. After finishing his education, he intends to be a linotype operator. Laverne Palmer was born in Lenoir September 26, 1918. Her deafness was caused by influenza when she was two years old. She is studious and has done good work both in the academic and industrial departments. She has taken an inter- est in both outdoor and indoor sports. She was on the first basketball team for several years. She was a Girl Scout and enjoyed one summer at the Girl Scout camp at Townsend, Tennessee. She is a good lip reader and has made friends with hearing girls of her own age wherever she has been. She sews well and hopes to be a dressmaker. Catherine Moore was born in Mt. Airy, Surry County in 1918. At the age of three she con- tracted spinal meningitis which resulted in her deafness. She entered school in 1925. She and Luther Yerton were classmates. In 1928 she was transferred to this class. She has a bright, attrac- tive manner and keen sense of humor. She enjoys life and is inclined to look on the bright side of every thing. She likes outdoor sports and has learned to swim well. She was a Girl Scout for three years and enjoyed hiking and camping. She has a good command of English but she is not very studious. Algebra has been the bane of her existence for the past two years. Physics is her favorite study. She is an inveterate reader and has exhausted the school library long ago. She would like to attend High School in Greens- boro after leaving school. Maxine Walker was born deaf. Winston- Salem is her native town. She has a deaf brother older than herself and a small sister. Her fami- ly now live in High Point where her brother is employed in a printing office. Maxine has been in school twelve years. She has been promoted every year and has done very good work. She has a sweet disposition and has won many friends. She has learned to swim and has stood the Junior Red Cross Life Saving test. She has played on the first basketball team for five years. She was a Girl Scout for two years. She has been taught to sew and cook. She has helped her mother make dresses during her summer vaca- tions. She wants to be a dressmaker. She is fond of reading, especially Western stories. She was nineteen years old in April. Elsie Readling comes from Cornelius, Meck- lenburg County. She lost her hearing as the result of whooping cough when she was five weeks old. Her parents heard about this school from Kathleen Knox, the deaf daughter of one of their neighbors. Kathleen brought Elsie to school with her in the fall of 1925. She has not lost any time from school as her health has been excellent. When she was in the fourth grade she became a Girl Scout. A year later she successfully passed the Junior Red Cross Life Saving test. Basketball is her favorite sport. She has played on the first basketball team for two years. She liked algebra best of all her studies. Her favorite past time is reading. She has a very sweet disposition and is a general favorite. She has been trained in sewing and cooking. When she leaves school, she wants to be a dressmaker till she has a home of her own. Lillian McCorquodale is from Durham. She was born deaf. Her mother was a former pupil of this school, but her father is a hearing man. She has one deaf sister who finished school several years ago. Lillian entered school in 1924 and has come to school regularly. She is the most athletic girl in school. She played on the first basketball team for several years and is an excellent swimmer. She spends her leisure time reading, crocheting and taking pictures. She has been taught sewing, cooking and general housekeeping and hopes to be a dressmaker. Luther Yerton is from Concord. He was born totally deaf. He is the son of deaf parents. His father attended the School for the Deaf when it was in Raleigh and his mother, who was Miss Ada Phillips, attended school first in Raleigh then here. Luther has two deaf sisters, both younger than he. He entered school in 1925 and has been regular in his attendance. He has been promoted every year and ranks among the third highest in his class. He has a good disposi- tion and has given very little trouble to those in authority over him. He enjoys outdoor sports and all kinds of games. He has played football, basketball and baseball. He likes to swim and go on hikes. He enjoys going to moving pictures but his chief recreation is reading the paper. He has worked in the printing office for four years and has been trained as a linotypist. He wants to get a position as a linotype operator when he leaves here. Joseph Blaylock comes from Canton. His deafness was caused by a rising in his head when he was eight months old. He did not enter school till he was eight years old. He and Max Brown have been in the same class during all of their school life. He entered school in 1924. Miss Scott was his first teacher. He had to repeat the tenth grade work as there was no graduating class in 1935. He is fond of sports. Football is his favorite game. He played on the first football team for several years but had to stop playing as he hurt his cheek bone. He likes to go to the moving pictures and reading the paper is his favorite past time. He worked in the tailor shop for several years but he did not like the work. This year he has been working in the boiler room. His ambition is to get a position with the Champion Fiber Company at his home town. Class Superlatives PrétiiesiiGu! =. Most Athletic Girl VCS tO DUCtOUSS DO Va eae EOS eS LUGLOUS 11) ee IE CHAS Pod pee SP ee UGUCST G1) eee WILOTLCSL= DON een re WLOSTINAUSLIIOUS BOY Bee: Most Industrious Girl IVE OSt LO DINGS DOV emer ae Most Popular Girl _________. WN. GULECS PEL) O))22 See ee ee, INRA IR CVA a EB Pol ee Most Intelligent Boy __-- Most Intelligent Girl _- pees Isic heading IDE ILON TE I VEO SEMA DILLCLI Ca. 0. ) geal eta ra __. Max Brown _ Luther Yerton Lillian McCorquodale _.. Max Brown fee Laverne Jalmer __.. Hayward Wright _ Lillian McCorquodale WVEOSIMATICCOLC! DOs ae te Most Amiable Girl __________. Ae eOS Luther Yerton SWAOHHeS) (GAP =o, We ___ Max Brown See Siem hk cade eel Fe Catherine Moore Ree ed Max Brown wees Laverne Palmer tae, a _ Joseph Blaylock Spas Maxine Walker ts eee! Max Brown a ee Elsie Readling eae Hayward Wright __... Catherine Moore Hobbies a Catherine Moore’s hobby is crocheting sweat- ers, collars and cuffs, pocket books and mats. She is a movie fan and knows most of the actors and actresses. She likes to cook but is averse to sewing. Maxine Walker’s hobby is collecting recipes and household suggestions. She has two note books full of these at home. She spends her leisure time sewing and reading. Elsie Readling likes to take snap shots and has several albums full of them. She spends a good deal of time crocheting pocket books, sweat- ers and other pretty things. Laverne Palmer’s hobby is collecting recipes from magazines and papers and pasting them in notebeooks and scrap books. She hopes to use them when she has a home of her own. Lilian McCorquodale’s hobbies are taking pictures and crocheting. She has crocheted several sets of mats for her aunt and sister and has quite a collection of pictures of her friends to remind her of her school days. Max Brown’s principal hobby is taking pic- tures. He enjoys riding a bicycle and reading magazines and newspapers. Hayward Wright’s chief enjoyment is hunting. He likes to experiment with electrical apparatus and sometimes gets a shock. Joseph Blaylock’s hobby is drawing. He would like to be a sign painter. He is fond of playing such games as rook and checkers. Luther Yerton’s hobby is taking pictures. He has a knack for carpentry and has made some bookcases and cabinets for his home. NAME NICKNAME PET EXPRESSION AMBITION | Joseph Blaylock Jo Jo “Foolish” Sign painting Max Brown Ape “What for?” Linotyping Lillian McCorquodale | Lily of the Valley “Mind your business” Dressmaking Catherine Moore Piggy SD Aarneiins Story writing Laverne Palmer Cry Baby “Poor thing!” Housekeeping Elsie Readling Baby moill yas Beauty culture Maxine Walker Maxie “Worthless” Dressmaking Hayward Wright Hay “Whor Me?” Linotyping Luther Yerton Luke “What?” Linotyping Sport Events of 1936-1937 Athletics By Max Brown At the opening of our school in September, 1936 about fifteen boys were reported on the athietic field for the organization of the 1936 football team. We had a new coach, Mr. Fred Spa ks who is a graduate of Clemson College in South Carolina. It was found that all last year’s reguiars had come back. Max Brown was elected the captain and Luther Yerton, co-captain of the team. The first football game was played at the new Morganton stadium. The N. C. S. D. Bears lost a hard-fought game to the Morganton Wildcats by the score of 6-0. Next the Bears nosed out the Forest City strong eleven by the close score of 7-6 on the Morganton field. Our team made a trip to Marion and was beaten by the players of this city. It was a muddy field and at that time our team was not in good form. Afterwards the N. C.S. D. won all the games. When the football season came to an end, we found that we had won five games and lost two and tied one. Joe Heafner, one of our fastest backs, carried the ball most of the time and made many gains. That’s why he was placed on the All-Star team in the Western Conference. All the players on the first team helped Joe Heafner a great deal by blocking and making many pretty holes for Joe to run through. Each player did his best. When the football season was over, ten boys were called for the basketball practice. Mr. Brown, a graduate of Gallaudet College, was the coach. We found out that all last year’s regulars were back. Paul Crutchfield was made captain. After several weeks of training the team was ready for action, At the beginning of the basketball season the N. C. S. D. won eight successive games, but at last were halted by the Red Devils of Newton. At the end of the season a check-up showed we had won eleven conference games and lost three. This placed our team second in the Western conference. The N. C. S. D. Bears were invited to take part in the Sixth Annual Dixie Tournament which was held at Talladega, Alabama March 4-6. Our boys were beaten by two strong teams, one from Alabama and the other from Arkansas. Mississippi won the championship in this tour- nament. A Trip to Alabama By LUTHER YERTON In March 1937 our basketball team was asked to take part in the Sixth Dixie Tournament at the Alabama School for the Deaf at Talladega. All the Southern Schools for the Deaf took part in it. We left here early in the morning of March 3. We rode in two cars. Mr. Underhill, our athletic director, and Mr. George Brown, our coach, drove the cars. We went to Dr. Goodwin’s home before we started to Alabama to tell him good-bye. We drove to Spartanburg, South Carolina and went to a hotel there. We bought post cards and wrote them to our friends here and we also wrote to our parents. We left Spartanburg about 11:30. Some of us slept in the cars while Messrs. Underhill and Brown were driving. Before we got to Gainesville, Georgia, we saw many peach orchards but they were not in bloom. When we got to Gainesville, we bought gas and oil. Then we went to a drug store and had lunch. After lunch, we drove to Atlanta, Georgia, the largest city in the South. It was about five o’clock when we reached there. After parking our cars, we walked around the city. We enjoyed sightseeing in Atlanta. We had dinner at the S. and W. Cafeteria and we chose our food ourselves. We enjoyed eating there. After dinner we went to the parking place, got our cars and started on our journey again. We arrived in Talladega, Ala. about 10:30. We would have reached there about 9:30 but one of our cars was stuck in a ditch. We had to get a garage man to lift it out. When we got to the school, our coach told us to go to bed because we would play Thursday morning. We got up at 6:45 and had breakfast at 7:15. We met many deaf boys from other states. We talked to one another till 9 o’clock, then we started to practice basketball. We played against the Alabama boys and were defeated. Friday morning we were beaten again by the Arkansas team. We were disappointed. Friday afternoon we had a ride with Miss McMillan and Mrs. Hammett. We went to a hospital. There we saw Dr. Joiner, Miss Joiner’s brother. Then we went to the School for the Blind and an orphanage. We had a dance Saturday night in the gym- nasium. I didn’t dance because I don’t know how. I wished I could dance. After the dance, we had ice-cream and cakes for refreshments. I had lots of fun playing. with the boys who couldn’t dance. Sunday morning we drove to the colored de- partment of the Alabama School. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones, former pupils of this school, are in charge of it. Mr. Underhill had spent the night there. Mrs. Jones showed us the buildings. They were old but clean. We left Alabama about 9:30 a. m. We got to Atlanta, Georgia in time for dinner. We drove through Athens and other cities to Shelby. When we were driving to Shelby, a car side swiped Mr. Underhill’s car. Paul Crutchfield was slightly hurt. Mr. Underhill got another car from Shelby to bring us to school. We got here about 3 a. m. in the morning. We were very tired and slept all the morning till 10:30. When we woke up, we felt rested. We came to school at 11 a. m. We had a wonderful trip to Alabama. Memories ne My Recollections of School By LAVERNE PALMER One time when I was seven years old, my aunt and mother were very busy making me some clothes. I did not understand why they were doing it. Mother made gestures to me and tried to make me understand that I would go away, but I did not understand her. I was very happy and I thought I might go to a picnic and have some ice cream. At last the day for the school to start came. I put on a pretty white dress and was so excited that I didn’t know what to do. I came here in a car. I felt strange because I had never gone that far from home before. When I went to Goodwin Hall, my aunt met Miss Lewis, our supervising teacher at that time, and told her about me. Aunt Emma bid me good-bye. I shook my head. Miss Hattie took hold of me and I kicked very hard and cried. Aunt Emma made gestures to me and made me understand that I might go home in a few days. I stopped crying. Many girls came to me and signed. I tried to find out what they were talking about but I didn’t understand them. Emma Coley signed and made faces at me. I was frightened. That night I refused to undress because I was afraid to sleep in the dormitory but Miss Carrie took off my clothes and put me to bed and I soon fell asleep. The next morning we were divided into classes. Mrs. Clodfelter was my first teacher. We had a good time drawing some pictures the first day. I continued thinking of going home in a few days, but my aunt never came and soon I forgot about it. There was one tree on the campus that we thought was a wishing tree. A few girls and I knocked on the tree every day and made a wish hoping that our parents would hear us. We signed that we wanted some boxes of things to eat. Some boxes for them came but not for me. I was mad and cried. I tried knocking on the tree again hoping that I would get a box. Some- times I got one. We believed in the wishing tree. The tree is still at Goodwin Hall and is a very tall tulip poplar tree. Whenever I go to Good- win Hall to darn and patch the clothes for Miss Ethel, I see the tree and it reminds me of when I was a little girl. I don’t know whether the children at Goodwin Hall still believe in the wishing tree or not. When I First Came to School By LILLIaNn McCorRQUODALE In March before I came to school, my mother died. Mrs. Fortune and several of our deaf friends made me some dresses and packed my trunk. I knew that I was going to school because my deaf sister had explained to me about this school. I didn’t cry when I left home because my sister, Rosa, came with me. On the train I was astonished to see many deaf children gathering around me. They asked me if I was going to school. They were surprised to find that I could sign. I was so restless and asked Rosa many times where our school was. At last we reached Morganton. On the way to Goodwin Hall I stared at the buildings as I had never seen such large buildings before. Miss Caxrie Whistenhunt put me to bed and I slept with Rosa. I refused to sleep alone. In the morning Miss Lewis, the supervising teacher, divided us into classes. Miss Taylor was my first teacher. Soon I learned many funny ideas from the children. Whenever the girls got mad with me, I prayed God to make it rain so they couldn’t go to the movies. Sometimes I received boxes. I refused to give anything to those who had been mad with me. I gave small pieces of cake or candy to my girl friends. When we went to bed, the children al- ways scared me. They told me not to keep my eyes open. They said, “If you keep your eyes open, youll see the devil playing around the room.” I was afraid when they told me many foolish things. I stayed in the primary building for three years. I had much fun playing with the children. I came to Main Building when I was ten years old. I have been in school for thirteen years and I feel at home here, now. Camping at Clearwater Beach By JosEPH BLAYLOCK Our boys have been going camping in the spring time ever since I was in the third grade. The first year the boys whose conduct had been good went camping at Clearwater Beach, while those whose conduct was bad had to stay here. We then had the merit and demerit plan. When a boy got below the required number of merits, he could not go camping. In May 1928 some of the boys and I rolled up our blankets and put them on our shoulders and got ready to go to camp. The boys were divided into four groups that took turns in riding in the truck. While one group rode, the other three walked and in this way we got to the camping grounds. Clearwater Beach was formed by sand washed up by the flood of 1916. It is at the junction of two beautiful mountain streams. There are a number of houses, a store and several camps there. There is a water fall and below it is a splendid natural swimming pool. It is a fine place to camp. It is about fourteen miles from Morganton. The older boys pitched two large tents at the beach. Some of the boys who had only a few merits, peeled the Irish potatoes, cut the wood, and washed the utensils. We played baseball, pitched horseshoes and went fishing and frog hunting. © That night we made a bon-fire. Then Mr. Underhill, our printing instructor, told us some ghost stories. After this, we played tug of war and Indian games. Then we toasted marsh- mallows. Each of our boys had a candle. We went to the tents holding candles. About midnight a few boys and I couldn’t sleep because the sand hurt our backs. We were restless that night. We got up and went out and lay down beside the fire until morning. The next morning we went to a small store where they sold soft drinks, candies and cookies. We bought some things. Then we took some pictures and went on a long hike. We had a fine dinner. That afternoon we came back to school. All of us were sunburned. A Happy Recollection By HAywarp WRIGHT When I entered school in 1925, I remember myself being led to the principal’s office which was in Goodwin Hall. I was greeted by Miss Sarah Lewis. Then I was taken to the boys’ room. Fortunately, I had a brother, Hoyle, with me and [ was not lonesome, but I was frightened by the stares of new pupils. The next day we were taken to the girls’ play room. There we were classified. I shall never forget that day. My first teacher, Mrs. Clodfelter, came to me and greeted me and took my hand and led me to her class room with her other pupils. I remember that I sat staring at the room and smiling whenever my teacher passed me. The class rooms were in Goodwin Hall at that time. Since then a nice primary school building called East Hall has been built. I still remember how I learned my name. Mrs. Clodfelter placed me before a mirror and she spoke my name and I tried to say it. After several efforts, I succeeded in speaking my name. I remember I loved to count the numbers and name things as she pointed to them on the chart. The next year Miss Marjorie Gordon was my teacher. The only thing, I can remember about it, is that I tried to spell and write “raisins” and it was many years before I could spell it correctly. In my third year I remember that we had a new lesson, “What happened?” Mrs. Clodfelter, then a supervising teacher, was trying to teach us the lesson. She dropped and broke a saucer and asked us what happened and I remember that I said, “It broke,’ and that’s how I learned “What happened?” In the fall I was transferred to Main Building. I have had so many happy times here that I can not remember them all, but I have enjoyed my school life and I hope I shall never forget what this school has done to me and what I might have been if I had never been sent to school. Some Queer Ideas I Have Had By CATHERINE MOorRE While I was a little girl at Goodwin Hall, I was very superstitious and had very queer ideas. Carrie Morgan told me that I could get a box at any time I wanted them if I would talk to the wishing tree and it would tell my mother. I didn’t believe her at first so one evening we went out for a while. Carrie told me to go with her to a tulip poplar tree near the girls’ play ground. We went there and she knocked on the trunk of the tree three times and said, “Mother, Mother, are you there? I want a box.” I watched her. The next day she got a box and I thought it was true about the tree. Every day I talked to the tree, but the box never came. Some years later I found out it wasn’t so about the tree. Helen Hege made us believe that if the light flickered, it meant that it was displeased with us for our misbehavior and that we should beg it to forgive us. Every time the light flickered, I was frightened and clasped my hands as if I were worshipping it and said, “Please forgive me.” After a while it stopped flickering and I believed it was pleased with me for being good. One day it rained so we stayed indoors. We were talking about the rain. I don’t know where I got the idea, but I said the rain was God’s tears. He cried when somebody displeased Him. I did something bad in school and _ it rained that day. I was unhappy all day because I thought God was crying because I was a bad girl. One day we were talking about the angels. I was rather “bossy” when I was little and commanded little girls to obey me. I told them that I should be the head of the angels and that I would wear a blue robe and very large wings. One of the girls wanted to wear a blue robe, too and cried because she thought I had stolen the idea from her. We were like a pair of cats. I slapped her face and she slapped mine, too. That night I prayed to God to let me have a blue robe. The next morning I told the girl that I could wear the blue robe. She cried. But now I have found out that it was only a foolish idea. I can not recollect any more of my childish fancies. A Recollection of Christmas By Evstt READLING When I was a child, I believed firmly in Santa Claus. I believed that he lived in the North and made toys and other things during spring, summer and fall, then carried them to the children’s houses at Christmas time. When I was ten years old, I went to church on Christmas Eve. Santa Claus was always there every year to greet little children. When he patted a little girl who sat beside me, I stared at his mask and I began to realize that he was not a real Santa Claus. When I went home, Daddy sat in front of a fireplace with me on his lap looking into the fire. “Daddy,” I said, “Santa Claus is not real.” He laughed and asked me why I thought so, I told him that if Santa Claus climbed down the chimney, his clothes would be black from the soot. Be- sides this there were many, many people in the United States and Santa Claus couldn’t go to every house at midnight. That’s how I dis- covered that there was no Santa Claus at all. I felt rather sad because I had liked to believe in Santa Claus. Disobedience By MAXINE WALKER When I was a little girl, I remember, I wore brown slippers with three straps across the in- steps. One Friday night, before our bed time, my parents were in the living room talking and I sat on the floor near Mother. . Harry, my deaf brother, was at school here at that time. I had a pair of scissors in my hand. I wanted to cut the straps off my slippers, to make them look like pumps. I asked Mother to let me. She shook her head and said, “No”, but I did not obey her and cut three straps off one shoe. Suddenly Mother saw me. She was angry and took me to her bed room and punished me. Then Mother left me alone and I cried till I fell asleep. Then next morning I was in the kitchen while Mother was baking a cake for our Sunday din- ner. Near the door I saw my grandmother, who died about nine years ago, pick up the shoe which I had ruined. I hung my head and looked ashamed. I do not know what Mother did with my shoes. I think I wore the shoes, that I had ruined, for every day and Mother got another pair for me for best. I have never forgotten that experience and it sometimes makes me ashamed when I think of it. Goopwin Hati—Where the foundation of our education was laid.