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

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DORIS MAE YATES “Tattle: Dore “The hand that made you fair hath made you good” Entered N.C. 8S. D. in 1931 from Durham Sewing, Home Economics, Handicrafts Secretary Fepha Club 1941-42 Christian Endeavor Society Goodwin Literary Society Girl Scout, Patrol Leader 1942-’43 Swimming and Hiking RUDOLPH THOMAS WATSON “Rudy” : “Have your conviction and stand firm” Entered N. C. S. D. in 1930 from Stella Printing, Farming Salutatorian Class Secretary and Treasurer Secretary Sterling Club 1941-42 President Christian Endeavor Society 1942-’43 Secietacy Goodwin Literary Society 1942-43 Bleck Letter Club Boy Scout 1935-39 Basketball and football

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Class History By Maxine MAson The Graduating Class of 1943 was organized in the fall of 1941. Nell Walker, C. R. Parrish and Maxine Mason have been classmates ever since they entered school and Edith Evans and Bain Phillips have been together through all the grades. Alberta Delozier, President of the Senior Class comes from Bryson City, N. C. She was born on November 7, 1923. At the age of seven she became deaf following an illness of spinal meningitis. She attended public school one year. She entered this school in 1932. She enjoys all sports especially basketball. She has been on the varsity basketball team for four years. Her favorite pastime is reading. Her ambition is to enter Queens College next fall to be a teacher of the Deaf. Tommie Cobb entered school in 1930 from Bertie County, where he was born on October 30, 1923. He was born deaf. His favorite studies are mathematics and history. Baseball and tum- bling are his favorite sports. With six years’ ex- perience in our printing shop, Tommie hopes to get a good job as a linotype operator. Edith Evans hails from Stocksville, N. C., where she was born on April 10, 1923. The cause of her deafness is unknown. In spite of her deaf- ness she attended the public school for a year. She entered this school in 1930. She is an all- round athlete specializing in swimming and base- ball. She has been on the varsity basketball for four years. She hopes tp secure a position as a typist in some government office in Asheville. Maxine Mason comes from Canto n, N. C. She was born on November 1, 1922. The cause of her deafness is unknown. She entered school in 1931. Her favorite sports are swimming and hiking. Literature is her favorite study. She spends most of her leisure time reading. C. R. Parrish comes from Louisburg, N. C., where he was born on June 21, 1921. He has always been partially deaf. He went to the pu- blic school for three years, but was unable to do the work. He entered school in 1931. He is fond of all athletics and has won a place for the past two years on the Western Conference “all star” basketball team. He was chosen an Ameri- can footba'] all star in 1942. C. R. wants to work for the government in Washington, D. C., as a draftsman. Bain Phillips, the Vice President of the Class comes from Lexington where he was born on June 12, 1923. He was born deaf. He entered school in 1930. Mathematics is his favorite study. He is a great athlete and basketball and football are his favorite sports. Bain wants to work somewhere near Wilmington as a linotype operator. Mary Stevens comes from Wake County where she was born on September 22, 1918. It is thought that flu caused her deafness. She entered school in 1927. In 1936 she had to leave school because of ill health. She reentered school in the fall of 1941. Science is her favorite study. Her ambition is to be a typist. She hopes to get a good job in Raleigh or Richmond, Va. Nell Walker comes from High Point. She was born deaf in 1924. She entered school in 1931. She has a deaf sister and a brother who both graduated from this school. Swimming is her favorite sport. Nell hopes to get a position as a typist in Virginia. Rudolph Watson, the Class Secretary and Treasurer, was born on March 6, 1923. Catarrh caused his deafness. He entered school in 1930. His favorite pastime is reading. When he gra- duates, he hopes to be a linotype operator. Doris Yates comes from Durham, N. C. She was born on December 24, 1923, and entered school in 1931. The cause of her deafness was infantile paralysis at the age of three months. History is her favorite study. She takes no active part in athletics but she enjoys swimming. She wants to be a librarian. With a mingled feeling of joy and sorrow the Class of 1943 bids farewell to their Alma Mater.