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

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Class Roll WILLIAM THOMAS Coss, Lewiston ALBERTA IMOGENE DELozIER, Bryson City EpitH ELizABETH Evans, Stocksville FREDERICKA MAXINE Mason, Canton CriEacy RoNnALp ParrisH, Louisburg Bain McKIniry Puiiips, Lexington Mary FRANCES STEVENS, Holly Springs NeLL Hore WALKER, High Point RupoLtpH THOMAS Watson, Stella Doris Mar Yates, Durham Criass Motto “Ever Forward” CLASS FLOWER CiLass TREE Gardenia Mimosa Crass CoLors Royal Blue and Red Class Mascot Douc WALKER

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Senior Class Poem Our Alma Mater May we never forget our beloved Alma Mater, Our home for so many years. A home to remember When each dying ember Will reveal how she stilled all our fears. Weve gained from her gems in a cultural sphere, A knowledge of life to be met, How to work day by day, To worship and pray. A high goal for the future we've set. Oh, the joys that we've had as we've plodded along, Climbing the ladder of learning. May the years be kind, As we start life’s grind, Vay the fires of success be kept burning. And now ’tis farewell, our last fond farewell, That we bid with burning desires To be grateful to vou, To be loyal and true, As the time of our stay here expires.

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Valedictorian ALBERTA DELOZIER V aledictory Ladies and Gentlemen: The day of our departure has come. Like a Mother bird, our Alma Mater has kept us under her wing all these long years and now she is ready to push us out of the nest, feeling that we are able to set out alone. We are leaving our Alma Mater with a mn- gled feeling of joy and sorrow—sorrow that we are leaving never to return as students and joy that we have reached our goal and are on our way toward a new life. We recall clearly our first days in school. How homesick we were! Then year by year as we patiently and untir- ingly climbed the ladder of learning we came to know and appreciate the many opportunities afforded us here at our school. And while we realize that we have in no wise reached the top- most rung of the ladder, we trust that the know- ledge that we have attained here may help us to live our class motto, “Ever Forward.” We are grateful to the State of North Caro- lina for our fine school. We deeply appreciate what has been done for us by the Board of Di- rectors, the superintendent, officers and teachers. We have confidence in ourselves that we as a class will be an asset and never a lability to our great state. To the students and friends, whom we will sorely miss but who will always hold an affect- ionate place in our hearts, we bid a fond fare- well. Salutatorian RUDOLPH WATSON Salutatory Ladies and Gentlemen: The 1943 Graduating Ciass of the North Ca- rolina School for the Deaf bids you welcom=2 to the 49th annual commencement of our school. We are glad to have so many parents, alumni and friends with us today. Your presence here shows your deep interest in us because we well know the difficulties of present day travel. To you, parents, alumni, friends, officers and teachers of the school, we extend a most cordia} welcome. We deem it a great honor, Judge Ervin, to have you present at our exercises. It is the first time in the history of the School that a gia- duating class has had the honor of having a judge for the Commencement speaker. We want to thank you, Mr. Thomason, for your deep and unfailing interest in the Deaf and for the clear interpretations that you aiways give us. Owing to the conditions of the world today our welcome to you, friends of our school, may be less jubiliant than in times past but none the less warm. The depressing atmosphere prevail- ing at this commencement time makes it different from other commencement exercises due to the fact that we realize the whole world is plunged in war. While it is not granted to the Deaf to enlist and join in the fighting, still it is grati- fying to us to feel that we are doing our part though it may be small as compared to those who are giving their lives for their country. And again, our friends, we salute you and bid you welcome.