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

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“Days of Lon FIRST: Betty Bradley, Harold Whisenant, Inez Williford SECOND ROW: Doris Alexander, Rosa Lee Corbett, Iona Baggett THIRD ROW: Rassie Peterson, Shelton Cartwright, Musie Andleton, Thelma Brown

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HAROLD BELVIN WHISENANT “Hail fellow, well met” Entered N. C. S. D. in 1933 from Morgan- ton Printing Vice President Senior Class President Student Council 1944-’45 President Sterling Club 1944-45 President Christian Endeavor Society 1944- 1945 Captain Football Team 1944-45 Captain Basketball Team 1944-'45 Boy Scout Senior Patrol Leader 1944-’45 Basketball, Football, Track, Volley ball ALICE INEZ WILLIFORD “Pig? “The heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, the hand to execute’’ Entered N. C. S.D.in 1933. from Hlm:City Typing President Senior Class Secretary Fepha Club 1943-'44 Secretary Christian Endeavor Society 1943- 1945 : Student Supervisor 1944-45 Girl Scout Patrol Leader Goodwin Literary Society Basketball, Softball, Volleyball, Archery, Dancing

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Class History oS By Inez WILLIFORD The Graduating Class of 1945 was organized in the fall of 1944. Rosa Lee Corbett, Betty Brad- ley, Harold Whisenant and Inez Williford have been class mates ever since they entered school ime 1933. Doris Alexander was born in Columbia on July 23, 1923.2 She ‘entered school in 1933. She lost her hearing when a bad case of measles left an abcess in her ear at the age of six. Her favorite studies are English Composition and Current Events and her favorite pastime is reading and hiking. Her hobby is collecting picture post cards. She enjoys all sorts of sports, espicially bowling. Her ambition is to become a model. Musie Andleton, Secretary and Treasurer of the class was born in Enfield, August 30, 1926. She entered school in 1935. The cause of her deafness is unkown. She can hear a little. Her favorite studies are Science and English. She spends most of her leisure time reading. Her hobby is collecting perfume bottles. She is a football fan and her favorite sport is swimming. Her ambition is to secure a position as a typist. She would like to go to a Business College. Iona Baggett was born in Kelford on Sept- ember 21, 1924. She was born deaf. She came to school in 1932. Mathematics is her favortie sub- ject and basketball is her favorite sport. She has been on the varsity basketball team for four years. She was captain of the team this year. She hopes to be an office girl when she finishes school. Betty Bradley came from Hendersonville where she was born deaf on August 23, 1925. She entered school in 1933. She is a beautiful swimmer and diver and plays basketball. Her hobbies are collecting china dogs and pictures of mov ie stars. She wants to work in an office when she leaves school. Thelma Brown entered school in 1932 from Kinston. She was born deaf on December 11, 1924. Her favorite subjects are algebra and Dr. Randolph’s experiments in Science. Her favorite pastime is sleeping. She has an unusual hobby— collecting empty lipstick cases. She doesn’t take any active part in athletics, but she likes basket- ball and swimming. She wants to be a nurse when she leaves school. Shelton Cartwright comes from Powells Point near Jarvisburg where he was born on May 29, 1927. He entered school in 1934. Infantile paralysis at the age of three was the cause of his deafness. His favorite subject is mathematics and reading is his favorite pastime. Swimming and track are his favorite sports. Collecting “scrap” for his scrapbook is his hobby. He is more inter- ested in scouting than in any other sport. His ambition is to be a linotype operator, but he hopes to be able to go to Gallaudet College first. Rosa Lee Corbett comes from La Grange. She was born on May 24, 1926. She entered school in 1933. She lost her hearing as a result of spinal menigitis that she had when she was six years old. She has a deaf brother who graduated last year. Literature and reading are her favorite studies. Resting is her favorite pastime. She is not interested in athletics, but likes to attend football and basketball games. She hopes to be a housewife when she finishes school. Rassie Peterson entered school in 1935 from Day Book. He was born in Ervin, Tenneessee on October 25, 1925. He became partially deaf from diptheria when he was about a year old. He first attended public school, but his loss of hearing retarded him. He came to this school at the age of ten. Miss Nan Jeter was his first teacher and his last teacher. His favorite subjects are Science and speech reading. He has always been so deeply interested in woodworking that he has practically ignored athletics. He has not decided what kind of work he would like to do when he finishes school. Harold Whisenant, Vice President of the Class comes from Morganton where he was born deaf