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

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eee Ce § AT WORK Top Lefi: Sewing . . . . Mrs. Sarah Fry, Teacher Top Right: Cooking . . . Miss Lucy Goins, Teacher Left: Woodworking . . Mr. Wilson Sherrill, Teacher Lower Right: Science . Dr. E. O. Randolph, Teacher Lower Left: Dry Cleaning and Pressing . . .. . Mr. Arthur Merrilla, Teacher

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Left and Top Left: Linotyping and Job Printing . Mr. Paul Crutchfield, ustructor Top Right: College Preparatory Class Mr. Archie Stack, Teacher Lower Left: Arts and Crafts Miss Mary Frances Miller, Teacher

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Class History By Dorts HARDISON The Graduating Class of 1951 is the largest class in the history of the School. It is made up of eleven Seniors from the Academic Depart- ment and six Seniors from the Vocational Depart- ment. Very few of the Seniors have been together through all the grades. The pre sent Senior class was organized in the fall of 1949 and the pupils in the Advanced Vocational came together as a Class in 1947, Richard Absher, an Academic Senior, entered the Primary Department in 1939. Miss Betty Watrous was his first teacher. He comes from North Wilkesboro where he was born on May 30, 1929. He lost his hearing when he was a very little boy as a result of an ear abcess. He is a natural born clown and was voted the wittiest in the class. He hopes some day to own a dry cleaning establishment. Richard Brown, an Academic Senior, comes from Charlotte. He was born deaf, on October 6, 1930. He entered school in 1937. His am- bition is to enter Gallaudet next fall and secure for himself the cultural background that a college education will give him. He expects to be a linotype operator. He is very talented in drawing. Doris Campbell, an Academic Senior, president of the class comes from Greensboro. She was born on January 5, 1933. She has always been partially deaf but the cause of her deafness is unknown. She entered school in 1939 and Mrs. Tucker Walker was her first teacher. Her favorite pastime is reminiscing with Mrs. Walker. She enjoys all sports especially basketball. She has been on the varsity basketball team for four years. She hopes to enter Gallaudet College next fall and prepare herself to teach the Deaf. Dorothy Casey, an Academic Senior, comes from Goldsboro. She was born on September 24, 1931. As a result of a very high fever during an illness when she was two years old she lost her hearing. She entered the Primary Department in 1939. Miss Betty Watrous was her first teacher. She is interested in Home Making and was voted the neatest in the class so she should prove to be a very capable person. Peggy Edmondson, an Academic Sen ior, the class secretary comes from Durham. She was born on December 13, 1929 and entered school in 1937. Miss Marjorie Gordon was her first teacher. The cause of her deafness is unknown. She is very interested in sewing and hopes to get a job as an assistant seamstress in a big department store. Aileen Efird, an Academic Senior, entered school in 1939 in Miss Betty Watrous’ class. She comes from Stanfield where she was born on September 27, 1929. She was born deaf. She is always in a good humor and was voted the cutest in the class. When she finishes school, she would like to be a typist. Joseph Evans, a Vocational Senior, was born in Louisburg on June 1, 1931. His parents think that he lost his hearing as the result of a hard fall that he had when he was two years old. He entered the Primary Department in the fall of 1938. He has always been interested in woodworking and when he finishes school, he hopes to get a good job in a furniture factory in Rocky Mount. Donald Hall, an Academic Senior, entered the Primary Department in 1937. Miss Marjorie Gordon was his first teacher. His home is in Greensboro where he was born on August 1, 1930. At the age of one year old he became deaf following an illnes of pneumonia. He is interested in sports especially football and bas- ketball. He was voted the best-looking boy in the class. With six years’ experience in the printing shop, Don hopes to get a good job as a printer.