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

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Superlatives of the Class of 1948 o GIRLS SUPERLATIVES Boys Hatleens Crater eee ee ee Best. Looking 2.2) 23) Melvin Ellis Brances. Withrow, 9-ss see eee eee Best Dressed (ie eee Bascom Robinson Erancesi. Withrow, e222 eee eee Best All Around = Kenneth Leonard Dotties Moote 2) = oe eee eee Most: Athletic’ 22 ee Melvin Ellis Dottie: Moore === =e Biggest Furi (2 eee Elrice Daniels Pattie» Kerley 22, -.2esee ee ee Most. Situdjous ee Melvin Ellis Ollie? Calhoun! = 22 ee ee Slee piestiicte) Sol. Elrice Daniels Earleen Crater Pome: hse Most Likely totSucceed = ae Melvin Ellis Pattie? Kerley g25 nee ee ee Most Enerceticge a eee Kenneth Leonard Earleen’ Crater: 33.5 2g.) ee ee ee Quiet 6s eee jak Bascom Robinson Dottie: Moore Mes Se eee eee Most J alkatives Elrice Daniels Frances) Withrow. jesse eee eee Most: Cheepjul 2 eee Kenneth Leonard KarleenaCraterieee 22 seem ee eee MostaCourieous ee = 35 Kenneth Leonard Ollies Calhoun wae eenaeee po REN Settee Most. Popular 22... ee Melvin Ellis Frances’ Withrow 2222s =) s aOSi™ SO POrLs Mani t he a= Kenneth Leonard Ollie Calhoun =e os Oe MOsteiMisGhevious 2. eee Melvin Ellis

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Realizing that our scholastic career is nearing an end and that our days on the N.C. S. D. hill are numbered, we, the Class of 1948, being sound in mind and body, do proclaim this our Last Will and Testament. As individuals, the members of the class make the following bequests: Kenneth Leonard leaves his love for arguing and his ‘Paul Bunyan” size to Earl Smith. Melvin Ellis’ dislike for having his photo taken, his determination to succeed, both in sports and in the classroom, are left to Wayne Hilton. Dottie Moore leaves her love for gossiping and her indifferent attitude to Doris Hardison. Bascom Robinson’s skill in dancing is left to Richard Brown. Ollie Calhoun’s dislike for mathematics, her habit of daydreaming, and her office as Presi- dent of the Chewing Gum Club are left to Evelyn Michael. Pattie Kerley’s seriousness and ability to se- cure good report cards are left to Elsie Little. These things are important, Elsie, don’t lose them. Elrice Daniels leaves his habit of blushing and his title as “Romeo of the Campus” to Raleigh Mooney. Frances Withrow’s toothaches and headaches are to be deported to Russia. Her habit of keep- ing herself ““Well-spruced is left to Mary Rose Whitley. Earleen Crater’s quiet, unassuming manner and her skill in algebra are left in the keeping of Julia Ray. The following bequests are made collectively by the class as a whole: To Dr. Rankin and the Board of Directors, the class leaves their sincere thanks for an ad- ministration that has made our stay here both beneficial and pleasant. Heart-felt thanks and appreciation is also left to Mr. Hoffmeyer, Mrs. Davis; and Mr. Underhill for their unselfish efforts in our behalf. To the Class of 1949, we bequeath a pleasant. class room, a set of textbooks that have been well broken-in, and a slightly exhausted home room teacher. We will take our headaches with us, knowing full well the Class of 1949 will find a bountiful supply of their own. Another large portion of sincere thanks and appreciation is left to our teachers in return for all they have done for us. We hope we will be able to live in such a way as to show them that their efforts have not been in vain. Signed: The Class of 1948 Witnesses: Mr. Byron Hunziker Mrs. Marie Davis Mr. Ben Hoffmeyer Dated this 10th day of June, 1948.

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Hass Prophecy By OLE CALHOUN fe One warm spring day in 1960, I decided to take time off from my duties as president of the Calhoun Gum Co. and see how things were getting along at Morganton. After a pleasant fifteen minutes drive in my Jetmobile, I found myself in front of the newly remodeled main building. Of course, my first thought was to see the new gymnasium - but imagine my surprise to find the old gym still in use. Soon overcoming my surprise and disappointment I decided to call on Dr. Rankin. However, he was not in his office and after some inquires I found he was down in the dairy barn supervising the installa- tion of some new Atomic Milking Machines. Next I paid a visit to the class rooms and was disappointed to find no familiar faces there. However, I learned that Dr. Randolph was still living in Morganton and although he had reach- ed the ripe old age of (censored) he conducted a weekly Boy Scout hike to the top of Table Rock. Arriving at his home I found him tinker- ing around with a mass of copper tubing, boil- ers, and other equipment. At first I thought he had become a moonshiner, but upon seeing me he immediately began a description of his new invention. It was a device which, he claimed, would make a pill which would enable the user to see anything or anyone he set his mind on. After this explanation Dr. Randolph paused for a minute to see who he had been talking with and was greatly surprised to find it was one of his old pupils. We had a nice time talking over the old days at N°? Ces, D and’ as I was pre- pared to leave Dr. Randolph offered to permit me to be the first to test his new invention. Hating to disappoint the old gentleman. I con- sented, and with great misgivings swallowed one of the little purple pills. Immediately my head began to swim and there were red, white, and blue spots before my eyes. Only half-concious, I became aware of Dr. Randolph dancing around shouting “Eureka!” and encouraging me to “Think, think, think!” For some reason my mind first turned to big Kenneth Leonard and I found myself looking on an interesting scene. This scene was in an immense forest someplace, and after careful study I found it was in one of the red-wood forests of California. There were many men busy everywhere cutting down trees, making re- cords in books, and loading logs on trains. My attention became fastened on a group of men who were attempting to make a huge log roll the last few inches onto a freight car. They were sweating and groaning, but all to no avail. All of a sudden a large well-dressed man with a blazing red necktie, a diamond stick-pin, and a gold headed cane appeared. He saw the situa- tion and walked up to the log. With one well- placed shove he sent the log rolling into position, and then sauntered disdainfully away. I had no trouble in recognizing this man as Kenneth Leonard, but still didn’t know what he was doing there. After surveying the scene again, I found the answer when I saw a truck with the words “Leonard Lumber Co.” written on the side. Satished that Kenneth was doing all right, I turned my thoughts to Dottie Moore and im- mediately saw a figure dressed in white working over another person laying on a flat white table. At first I thought it was a nurse or doctor per- forming an operation - but after a second glance I saw that it was a beauty parlor in Hollywood and the white-clad figure was none other than Dottie Moore. Dottie certainly had been suc- cessful in her work. Among her personal custo- mers were listed every famous movie star in Hollywood and several famous people came all the way from New York to receive monthly beauty treatments in her beauty parlor, I was very anxious to talk to Dottie, but of course the pills I had swallowed did not enable other persons to see or converse with me, so I had to be satisfied by just looking.