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

Text from Pages 1 - 82 of the 1961 volume:

C NUK oi a Wee: Hark the sound of youthful voices Singing sweet and clear; While each loyal heart rejoices Alma Mater dear. Ours is the greatest school of all; No finer can there be From our lovely western mountains To the eastern sea! For we are Tar Heels born, And Tar Heels bred, And when we die, Well be Tar Heels dead! ORES TIL ON aN Ces el ae NO Hime? (et eee Let’s cheer together! Rah! Rah! Rah! h Sowuex of 1961 ‘F, bhihed by. the Senax ‘Glaus of the bbe Carolina Schaal. fer the Po Gg, Acattonw To Mr. W. A. Hord, our head coach and driver training instructor, for his frankness in describing our shortcomings to us, his patience with our frequent mistakes, and his willingness always to give us another chance, we fondly dedicate this annual. CJ ner Lh ML a oy, entitxattion Sani SANCOKS OM CORO Orga Wn cy altons Sports Ad verttiements Special Pid lo the Sponsors Mr. ERwWIN MAYFIELD Mrs. VIVIAN INGRAM The seniors wish to give another big “thank you” to these sponsors. We thank Mrs. Vivian Ingram for her wonderful service in our junior class projects such as the Leap Year Dance, the Carnival, and the Junior- Senior Banquet. We appreciate very much Mr. Erwin Mayfield’s help and patience in getting candy and many other things for us to sell to earn money for our senior fund and we thank him for his invaluable aid in all the business transactions we successfully accomplished. tsttalton ¢ — s goss deomeset Yt OO SOC OOS LOOSE COIS SS A Se ees Superintendent Ben E. HOFFMEYER SUPERINTENDENT’S ANNUAL MESSAGE To the Class of 1961 I give my sincere conaratulations and fond hopes that each of your lives will be happy and fruitful. It has been our desire to give to you a foundation anda blueprint to build a successful life. Your ship of life has been controlled up to this point. Now, you are the helmsman. The easiest course does not lead to success. The road to success usually has clear markers to follow such as hard work, dependability, knowledge of the world and thyself, truth, thankfulness, forgiveness, and love of God and love of your fellowman. Steer your ship toward these clear markers of a good life. for it will lead to happiness. I sincerly hope I will always be counted as one of your friends. Principal RosBertT M. McApAMsS Assistant Principal Guidance and Counseling Director GEORGE K. BROWN Mrs. FRANCES E. DAvIs Academic Teachers Seated from left to right: Mrs. Horton, Mrs. Hord, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. T. Walker, Mrs. Giles, Mrs, E. Walker, Mrs. Garrison, Mrs. Billings, Mrs. Warber. Standing: Mrs. Taylor, Miss Bushey, Mrs. Scribner, Mrs. Starrett, Mrs. Bigham, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Denton, Mrs. Ingram, Mrs. Wayt, Mrs. Crutchfield, Mrs. Williams, Mr. Mehl, and Mr. Potter. Vocational Teachers - : siti Seated from left to right: Mr McCreight, Mr. Hord, and Mr. Goli | sin : sht , 2 ‘ . Golightly. Standing: Mr. Crutchfield, Mr. Sherrill, Mrs. Patton, Mrs. Underhill, Miss Cooper Miss Going Mrs. Shepperd, Mrs. Winchester. Mr. Mayfield, and Mr. Taylor. ia | Senior Class Officers Left to right: Wayne Furr, President; Carrie Long, Vice-President; Martha Whitesides, Secretary; and Frank Schiretz, Treasurer. Class Motto Conduct and Courage Leads to Honor Class Flowers Class Colors Red Rose Red and White Class Tree Junior Marshals Candian Hemlock Barney Williamson Ellamary Caligan Class Macsots Lawrence William Barrett Shelby VOCATIONAL SENIOR Shoe Repair Boy Scouts Monogram Club Photography Club Football Basketball Track Peggy Ann Autrey Spruce Pine ACADEMIC SENIOR Typing Girl Scouts Fepha Honor Society Junior Class Treasurer Pep Squad Basketball fbrack Student Supervisor 1954-56 1960-61 1958-61 1957-60 1958-61 1958-61 Frank Douglas Boone Newdale ACADEMIC SENIOR Printing Boy Scouts Monitor Club Photography Club Treasurer Monogram Club Treasurer Football Wrestling Track Clock Tower Staff, Photographer 1957 1960-61 1959-60 1958-61 1955-59 1960 1959-61 1954-57 1960-61 1959-61 1960-61 1959-61 1959-61 1957-60 1954-57 1958-61 David Alan Elliott Asheville VOCATIONAL SENIOR Shoe Repair Mcnogram Club Football Manager Track Manager Jacob William Bradley Hendersonville VOCATIONAL SENIOR Shoe Repair Boy Scouts Sterling Honor Society Photography Club Monogram Club Footpall Manager Track 1961 1960 1961 1958-60 Gerald Wayne Furr Albemarle ACADEMIC SENIOR Printing Boy Scouts and Explorers Student Body President Sterling Honor Society Christian Endeavor Secretary Treasurer Junior Class Vice-President Junior Marshall Monitor Club Photography Club Monogram Club Football Basketball Track Clock Tower Business Manager 1953-56 1960-61 1958-61 1959-61 1958-69 1957 1959-61 1953-61 1960-61 1959-61 1959-60 1960-61 1959-60 1960 1959-61 1958-61 1960-61 1958-60 1960-61 1958-61 Edward Mackall Gobble Hamlet ACADEMIC SENIOR Printing Boy Scouts and Explorers President Secretary-Treasurer Photography Club President Publicity Man Wonitor Club, President Monogram Club President Football Tri-Captain All Skyline Conference All American in The Silent Worker Clock Tower Editor-in-Chief Betty Sue Gibbs Morganton ACADEMIC SENIOR Typing Fepha Honor Society Goodwin Literary Society Secretary Student Body Secretary Pep Squad Cheerleader President Homecomng Queen Maid of Honor In Miss Morganton Pageant Clock Tower Typist 1954-61 1959-60 1960-61 1958-61 1958-59 1959-60 1959-61 1959-61 1960-61 1958-60 1960 1959-60 1959-60 Philip Calvin Hailey Draper ACADEMIC SENIOR Praise Boy Scouts Explorers Sterling Honor Society Secretary-Treasurer President Student Body Treasurer Publicity Man Monitor Club Basketball Football Manager Student Supervisor Clock Tower Head Photographer 1960-61 1958-59 1959-60 1958-61 1960-61 1960-61 1960 ra) 196! sf 1953-58 1958-61 1959-61 1959-60 1960-61 1959-61 1960-61 1959-61 1959-60 1959-60 1960-61 Martha Ann Helms Morganton ACADEMIC SENIOR Typing Girl Scouts Fepha Honor Society Pep Squad Cheerleader Maid of Honor In Miss Morganton Pageant Garland Raymond Handy Burlington VOCATIGNAL SENIOR Woodworking Pape Boy Scouts 1955-58 Explorers 1959-61 Sterling Honor Society 1959-61 Monogram Club 1959-61 Football 1957-59 Basketball 1956-59 Track 1958-59 Student Supervisor 1958-61 1957 1960-61 1958-61 1959-61 1961 Charles Richard Howell Greensboro ACADEMIC SENIOR Machine Shop Photography Club 1958-61 Wrestling 1957 Track 1959-61 Darrell Gene Hull Lincolnton ACADEMIC. SENIOR Printing Boy Scouts Sterling Honor Society Monitor Club Vice-President Photography Club President Monogram Club, Vice-President Football All Skyline Conference All American in The Silent Worker Basketball Co-Captain All Burke County Tournament Clock Tower Assistant Editor Harold Cling Johnson North Wilkesboro VOCATIONAL SENIOR Shoe Repair Boy Scouts 1953-54 Photography Club 1958-59 Moncgram Club 1959-61 bootvuti Manager 1958 Basketball 1960-61 Track 1957-61 Second place for High Jump in Eastern Schools for the Deaf Meet, Washington, D.C. Janice Marie Leonard Lexington VOCATIONAL SENIOR Power Sewing Girl Scouts Fepha Honor Society Secretary-Treasurer Secretary Student Body Secretary Junior Class Secretary Pep Squad Treasurer Basketball 1953-57 1959-61 1959-61 1960-61 1958-61 1960-61 1959-61 1957-60 1960 1960 1958-61 1960-61 1961 1955-57 1958-61 1959-60 1960-61 1960-61 1959-60 1957-61 1960-61 1954-58 Carrie Lee Long Lenoir ACADEMIC SENIOR Power Sewing Girl Scouts Fepha Honor Society President Senior Class Vce-President Christian Endeavor Society President Pep Squad Junior Marshall Choir Student Supervisor Clock Tower Photographer Floyd Willis London Belmont VOCATIONAL SENIOR Shoe Repair Boy Scouts Sterling Honor Society Monogram Club Football Manager Basketball Track 1954-56 1957-61 1960-61 1960-61 1959-60 1957-61 1960 1959-60 1957-61 Shelba Blondeil Moss Kannapolis ACADEMIC SENIOR Typing Girl Scouts Fepha Honor Society Pep Squad Vice-President Maid of Honor In Miss Morganton Pageant Senior Class Sponsor At Homecoming Basketball Clock Tower Typist 1953-56 1959-61 1960-61 1958-60 1957 1957-61 1957-61 1955-57 1960-61 1957-61 1960-61 1959 1960 1955-57 Barbara Lee Mullis Kannapolis ACADEMIC SENIOR Power Sewing Girl Scouts 1954-57 Fepha Honor Society 1958-61 Christian Endeavor Society Vice-President 1959-60 Pep Squad 1957-61 Basketball 1954-57 Student Supervisor 1958-61 Saul Brooks Patterson Henderson ACADEMIC SENIOR Woodworking Basketball 1959-61 Maurice Ray Burnsville VOCATIONAL SENIOR Shoe Repair Boy Scouts 1953-55 Football 1958-60 Basketball Manager 1959-61 Wrestling 1955-56 Track 1958-61 Frank Richard Schiretz Burlington ACADEMIC SENIOR Printing Boy Scouts Sterling Honor Society Goodwin Literary Society Vice-President Christian Endeavor Society Treasurer Photography Club Monogram Club Monitor Club Football Basketball ‘rack Junior Class President Senior Class Treasurer Clock Tower Associate Editor Winford Knox Riddle St. Pauls VOCATIONAL SENIOR Machine Shop Boy Scouts Wrestling Basketball Track 1953-57 1959-61 1959-60 1959-60 1958-61 1959-61 1959-61 1956-59 1957-60 1956-60 1959-60 1960-61 Nancy Jane Setzer Morganton ACADEMIC SENIOR Power Sewing Girl Scouts Fepha Honor Society Treasurer Pep Squad Student Supervisor Clock Tower Photographer 1953-54 1955-56 1958-60 1958-60 1956-60 1959-61 1960-61 1960-61 1959-61 James Gilbert Smoot Mocksville VOCATICNAL SHNICR Shoe Repair Boy Scouts 1953-54 Sterling Honor Society 1959-61 Donnie Ray Stewart Mooresville VOCATIONAL SENIOR Woodworking Boy Scouts 1953-54 Sterling Honor Society 1960-61 Photography Club 1958-61 Monogram Club 1959-61 Football 1957-60 All Skyline Conference 1959-60 All American In The Silent Worker 1959-60 All American in The Frat 1959-60 Basketball 1958-61 Track 1957-61 Dewey Erwin Umphlett Elizabeth City VOCATIONAL SENIOR Machine Shop Boy Scouts 1953-56 Sterling Honor Society 1960-61 Monogram Club 1969-61 Photography Club 1958-59 Football 1957-60 Wrestling 1955-57 Track 1958-61 Hal Wayne Wright Cornelius ACADEMIC SENIOR Printing Boy Scouts and Explorers Secretary-lTreasurer Presid=ny Sterling Honor Society Student Body Vice-President Photography Clup Secretary Monogram Club Junior Class Treasurer Football Manager Track Clock Tower Associate Editor Martha Ann Whitesides Lincolnton ACADEMIC SENIOR Typing Girl Scouts Fepha Honor Society Goodwin Literary Society Secretary Christian Endeavor Society Vice-President Pep Squad Cheerleader Maid of Honor In Miss Morganton Pageant Basketball Senior Class Secretary 1953-61 1959-60 1960-61 1960-61 1960-61 1958-61 1959-60 1960-61 1959-60 1960-61 1959-60 Hayward Wright, Jr. Cornelius ACADEMIC SENIOR Printing Boy Scouts Den Chief Senior Patrol Leader Explorers Christian Endeavor Society Vice-President Football Wrestling rack Student Supervisor 1957-58 1960-61 1959-61 1960-61 1958-61 1960-61 1961 1955-59 1960-61 1951-61 1958-59 1959-60 1959-61 1960-351 1955-57 1955-56 1957 1959-61 Mary Wallace Greensboro ACADEMIC SENIOR Donald Alton Zimmerman Raliegh ACADEMIC SENIOR Printing Sterling Honor Society 1960- 1 Photography Club 1960-61 (Absent when picture was made) ( 1. Don Zimmerman, 2. Martha Helms, 3. Philip Hailey, 4. J. W. Bradley, 5. Shelba Moss, 6. Maurice Ray, 7. Eddie Gobbk 8. William Barrett, 9. Peggy Autrey, 10. Dewey Umphlett, 11. Carl Dancy, 12. Hal Wright, 13. Frank Schiretz, 14. Garla Handy, 15. Donnie Stewart, 16. Gilbert Smoot, 17. Hayward Wright, 18. David Elliott, 19. Betty Lou Stepp, 20. Floyd Londof 21. Wayne Furr, 22. Janice Leonard, 23. Richard Howell, 24. Barbara Mullis, 25. Betty Gibbs, 26. Gene Hull, 27. Martha White sides, 28. Knox Riddle, 29. Harold Johnson, 30. Doug Boone, 31. Carrie Long, 32. Nancy Setzer. Most Dependable Most Popular Most Intelligent Best Personality aitt i one SOMETHING 1G LEARNE EVERY TIME A BOOK IS OPENED é CHINESE PR Most Courteous Sleepiest Most Studious Best Sense of Humor est Flirts Most Bashful Best Dressed RBIS 7 _eeoremeanenezte mento Most Athletic Quietest Me 22) Dywbuss Garman In the Garden of Eden, planted by God, There were goodly trees in the springing sod- Trees of beauty and height and grace, To stand in splendor before His face. Apple and hickory, ash and pear, Oak and beech and the tulip rare, The trembling aspen, the noble pine, The sweping elm by the river line; Trees for the birds to build and sing, And the lilac tree for a joy in spring, Trees to turn at the frosty call And carpet the ground for the Lord’s footfall; Trees for fruitage and shade, Trees for the cunning builder’s trade; Wood for the bow, the spear, and the flail The keel and the mast of the daring sail- He made them of every grain and girth, For the use of man in the Garden of Earth. Then lest the soul should not lift her eyes From the gift to the Giver of Paradise, On the crown of a hill for all to see, God planted a tall green hemlock tree. ( Last line changed to fit class tree) a a ass s i hi By Wayne Furr We, the Class of 1961, being of sound mind and body, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. Be- fore our departure we wish to bestow our most cherished and valuable pos- sessions on our beloved faculty and underclassmen. These gifts are given with the wholehearted affection of the class. To our superintendent, Board of Directors, principal and assistant prin- cipal, faculty and household stair, we leave the peace and quiet which we are sure will follow after we are gone. We also bequeath to each of them a place in our hearts. To the juniors, we leave our well- earnned senior privileges, our places in the senior class room, and our places in Mrs. Starrett’s mind and conscience. Peggy Autrey bequeaths to Bobbie Poole her love of drinking Cokes. William Barrett leaves his “Kookie” habit of combing his hair to Cecil Cooper. J.W. Bradley leaves his flattop hair- eut to Bob Scarboro. Doug Boone leaves Sylvia Adkins his habit of getting up late in the morning. David Elliott gives his pleasure in assembling and working on hot rods to Fred Shook. Wayne Furr leaves his habit of chew- ing gum to Barney Williamson. Eddie Gobble leaves his football uniform to Charles Williams, who is the only one it would fit. Betty Gibbs bequeaths her love of writing love letters to her boy friend to Yvette Smith. Richard Howell gives his habit of bragging about his hair-raising adven- tures in a car to anyone who will bel- lieve him. Martha Helms leaves her love for listening to records to Mary Webb. Garland Handy leaves his excellence at operating all types of movie pro- jectors to Bobby Cook. Carrie Long leaves her ability to understand and to secure the love of the little girls at Goodwin Hall to Mary Frances Keeling. Janice Leonard leaves her love of napping to James Jackson. Floyd London surrenders his beaten path to Main Building to meet his girl friend to Larry Helms. Shelba Moss bequeaths her loud mouth) to! Pat Piva: Barbara Mullis leaves her quiet ways to Lucille Waldrup. Nancy Setzer leaves her diligence in her studies to Georganne Brown. Philip Hailey wills to Mike Triplett his love of listening to records. Betty Lou Stepp leaves her shoe size to Ruth Caudle. To Joe Wood, Gene Hull leaves his habit of hogging the food. Gilbert Smoot bequeaths his habit of keeping his shoes beautifully shined to anybody who will accept this tedious duty. Donnie Stewart bequeaths to Ray Lockamy his pass catching ability. Knox Riddle leaves his love of watch- ing T.V. to Clemientailirc: Frank Schiretz gives away his habit of staying home after vacation expires to Pat Stuckey. Maurice Ray leaves his mischievious ways to Tony Hawley. Brooks Patterson leaves his habit of being such a “stick in the mud” to Bertha Pierce. Harold Johnson passes on his “Wilt the Stilt” physique to Billy Bledsoe. Martha Whitesides leaves her love of reading to Sue Williams. Hal Wright bequeaths to Lanny Steg- all his love of eating peanuts. Hayward Wright gives his routine of trudging over to the Upper School to buy the Greensboro Daily News to Russell Lockamy. Dewey Umphlett leaves his love of talking about girls to Joey Hall. Don Zimmerman bequeaths his ex- cellence as a student counselor to Sam McCord. In witness thereof, we affix our seal to this, our original and only, will and testament. Witnessed by : Mrs. Jack Starrett Mr. Erwin Mayfield Signed by: The Class of 1961 be lass GZ. oft he cy By Eddie Gobble Since I am a free lance journalist as well as a member of the Class of 1961 at the North Carolina School for the Deaf, the editor of The Bugler asked me to do a write-up of our 25th anniversary class reunion held at our alma mater on June 1 and 2, 1986. This is the article that appeared in the July issue of that publication: The Class of 1961 is the largest one ever to graduate from N.C.S.D. The registration period started at 3:00 p.m. on June first. Everyone was glad to see his former class- mates. It seemed that everyone had changed a lot, especially around the middle! The next day Mr. X, the present superin- tendent, invited us all to his house for lunch. The food was elegant and it was nice of him to entertain such a mob. That night we had a banquet in the ultra-modern dining room in the new girls’ dormitory, Frances Davis Hall. Our class president, Wayne Furr, was the toastmaster. Our superintendent emer- itus, Dr. Hoffmeyer, gave an interesting talk on the progress of our school. The rev- ered septuagenarian was certainly in fine fettle and we were so pleased to see him looking so well and feeling exubérant. The campus has certainly grown since our time; it now extends all the way to Interstate 40. Here is a thumbnail sketch of the mem- pers Om nam Glass sono Wayne Furr is a foreman in the linotype “department of The New York Times, is married and has raised five kids. Our class veep, Carrie Long, is a million- aire’s wife and lives in California. I don’t know about her progeny, if any. She does not communicate with us plebeians! Don Zimmerman is now printing instruc- tor at N.C.S.D. Still unmarried, girls. Hal Wright is a mathematics genius work- ing at Cape Canaveral. He is noted for his solid fuel formulas. His better half is the former Bobbie Poole. Knox Riddle is a tobacco farmer at Wilson. He and his wife, Marie Pegram Riddle, only recently returned from Russia where they made a tour of the agricultural areas of that country. Nancy Setzer (still available, boys! ) works for the Tremblechin Company in Kroy Wen, Venus, as a secretary. J. W. Bradley, an electrical engineer, and his wife Martha, nee Whitesides, dwell in Hendersonville and have three cute little girls. Frank Schiretz. a promotor of basketball games, is still on the St. Louis Hawks’ pay- roll. Mrs. Schiretz, nee Dessie Moose, was not able to attend the reunion. Had to stay home with the kids. Mrs. Bobby Ollis, the former Martha Helms, is a mathematics professor at Mass- achusetts Institute of Technology. Yes, it is the same Martha who hated mathematics so she burned her algebra workbook her senior year. Philip Hailey is one of the veeps at Field- crest Mills. Still a bachelor. Doug Boone now holds a position with Burnsville Daily Herald. He is married and his only son is now at West Point. Gene Hull, the oldest linebacker in pro football today, and still with the New York Giants, makes his off-season home at Tex- arkana, Texas. He married his high school sweetheart and all of their four children are grown now. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Patterson now reside in Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Patterson was once plump Barbara Mullis, but she is a stream- lined pach now, working in a reducing salon. Garland Handy, the second man on the totem pole in one of the 150 plants of Burlington Mills, came to the reunion with his wife all the way from Portland, Oregon. Dewey Umphlett now lives in Texas. He owns a big (to me ) 8,000 square acre ranch. which he calls small. He was dressed in the Texas manner — ten-gallon hat, boots with spurs, etc. Remember the red-headed gal back in the golden days? He’s married to her. David Elliot, a shoe repairman by trade, is making his home in New Orleans, Louis- iana. Gals, he is eligible! Maurice Ray runs a jewerly shop in Phil- adelphia. He is also on the board of trustees of a famous dress designing company. He is married and is active in the social ci rcles. As I read over this article. I feel that the members of the Class of 1961 are all doing well for themselves. We haven’t supplied our country with a president yet but neither have we supplied any vrisons with non- paying guests. Ricky Howell, a hot rod enthusiast during high school days, is a test pilot for the General Motors Corporation, Rocket Div- ision . He is still unmarried! Bill Barrett works in a textile mill in Yelnats, Mars. He married a Martian but did not bring her with him because of much red tape connected with getting her passport,etc. Harold Johnson lives in his same old home, North Wilkesboro. He has a problem; three men are trying to get the government to give them a patent on a brand new brandy. Harold claims he made the originial and his oldest son, who is a lawyer, will defend his claim. is Floyd London and his wife Carolyn drove all the way from Oklahoma where he teaches shoe repairing in the school for the deaf there. Mrs. Larry Snipes, nee Peggy Autrey, is making her home in Ayden, North Carolina. Her girls’ basketball team has won three straight state tournaments. Hayward Wright recently returned from a lecture tour of Europe. He is, as you know, a well-known philatelist. His wife is his interpreter. Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Stewart of Las Vegas, Nevada, own and operate several gambling halls. Every old grad will recall the sweet, romantic courtship of this couple. ( They quarreled nineteen times a day! ) Janice Leonard, a typist at the Solufiz Company in Ogacihe, Mars, parked her rocket in front of Underhill Gym. It was tal- ler than the tower of Main Building. To everybody’s amazement, Gilbert Smoot is now a husky six-foot man. The govern- ment has been using him as a guinea pig in their research work dealing with the regulation of physical characteristics in human beings. Mrs. Bill Sparks (everyone remembers when Betty Gibbs announced her engagment to Bill back in her senior year ) dwells in New York City where her husband is a world famous artist. He frequently uses Betty for a model and people say he is another Michelangelo. ee sien ANALYSIS OF CLASS OF 196! Name Nickname Senet Weakness Beste Ambition ro Autrey “Peg” “Dunno” Shoes ‘ cen Office Work William Barrett 7 “Law” “What for?” Cars Basketball! Shoe Repairman Dorelas Boone “Doug ” Sehelay” Cars “Footballs College ‘J. W. Bradley “Jake” “Please forget!” Cas Radeball Shoe Repairman David Elliott “Dave” AYP ENG SO?” Cane ‘Fishing - Shoe Repairman Wayne Furr TD aE “What for?” Girls ae Football College Betty Gibbs “Betsy” “I don’t know.” Eating ‘ ; Tennis Business College Edward Gobble “Eddie” “Hear the latest?” eae coat lie: Football College Philip Hailey “Felips”’ “Why?” Ice Cee a Baseball College ; Garland Handy i. “Blonde” elhoomhand!?? Fruit nat ae Track Mill Work Martha Helms “Ham” “T can’t help it!” Clothes 5 ‘Bonntnne Office Work Richard Howell “Rickey” “Aw heck!” | Reading - a Syannine College Gene Hull “Weed” “What?” Toga aks Football College Harold Johnson “Laffty” “What tor?” Chocolate Pie reser Shoe Repairman ie Leonard seta” “I don’t care!” Clothes ‘i Came Golf Office Work “Floyd London “Floyd” “What'd you say?” Clothes Foothall Shoe Repairman Carrie Long “Kari” “What say?’ ene Boman Mil) Work Shelba Moss “Shuby”’ PinGoOnsiecaness Food j Sueaimatne Office Work Barbara Mullis “Barby” “Hands off” Rect | ‘avis Mill Work Brooks Patterson “Saul” Seal” mending ‘Baskeerpeul Mill Work Maurice Ray “Blackie” “AL lil rao” Girls 7 Fooghaln Shoe Repairman Knox Riddle “Winford” “Want some?” Girls ; Seventies Sailor Frank Schiretz pe Epe OGZi “Bored!” Cae : “aawethetl Printer Nancy Setzer “Peanuts”’ “What’s the news?” | Writing Letters ; Ping, one College . Gilbert Smoot Eel” Hey, boy!” Coffee 4 Fiskias Shoe Repairman Pecnnle Stewart ED one “What tor?” Hamburgers 7 vente a Mill Worker Dewey Umphlett “Dew” “Why?” Chee e Football : Factory Work Martha Whitesides “Marnky” “Not of your business” Clothes ; Spann . Office Work Hal Wright “Halt Wit” “T doubt it!” Peer. Football Ey Gores Hayward Wright “Sonny” “IT don’t know.” Girls Football eeieee Donald Zimmerman “Don” “I don’t know.” Cars Bowling Printer Op DEG! a ff OgGram SUNDAY, MAY TWENTY-EIGHTH Sixty-Sixth Commencement North Carolina School for the Deaf Baccalaureate Sermon ONOLO) TORN Si Sea a ee ee ie ee, VD THE REVEREND ROBERT TURNER Covenant Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, North Carolina FRIDAY, JUNE SECOND Commencement Exercises FO23074a.m:. eA udilorim Ey OCA L10 Laem ae ee ener Tue REVEREND JOHN D. SMITH The First Presbyterian Church, Morganton, North Carolina LULL O Gay ume ere eet ee Puitrp CALVIN HAILEY A tEOCICU Olean ene Ben E. HorrMeEveEr, Superintendent Commencement Address --.------ Mr. Epwarp L. SCOUTEN Gallaudet College, Washington, D.C. Presentation of Staff Service Awards Presentation of Prizes Presentation of Diplomas VialeciCtol eee =e EpwaArRD MACKALL GOBBLE Beneciction = = =e Rev. JoHN D. SMITH Salutatory By Philip Hailey We, the members of the graduating Class of 1961 of the North Carolina School for the Deaf, welcome our relatives and friends to our sixty-sixth commencement exercises. We feel very much honored in having Mr. Edward Scouten of Gallaudet College, to deliver our commencement address. Mr. Scouten, we are delighted to have you with us today. Members of the Board of Directors, we are happy to have you with us, too. We wish to express to you our thanks {cr ycur help in making our school such a fine one, Mr. Hoffmeyer, we appreciate very much your clear interpretation. To our relatives and friends and to all of you who have come to our com- mencement exercises on this eventful day, we extend a warm welcome. Valedictory By Eddie Gobble Today is our last day as students of the North Carolina School for the Deaf. We are deeply grateful to those who have helped us. We thank the people of the state of North Carolina for the splendid educa- tion which was made possible to us. We are grateful to the Board of Directors for their interest and efforts in our behalt, To the superintendent, principal, assistant principals, teachers, counselors and all othe staff members, we appre- clate your patience, understanding, kindness and love which you gave us during our years here. And to the students, who have shared a lot of happiness and a few sorrows with us during our stay here, we say farewell to you and we hope the fare- well will be a short one. Now, within a hour or so, we will face the worid without any misgivings for we recieved excellent training here. Again, we thank all of you for everything you have done for us and we bid you all a fond farewell. oe PED Bo! Juniors First row, left to right: Mary Alice Webb, Judy Wood, Lucille Waldrup, Mary Frances Keeling, Louise Ballew, Mildred Lewis, Bertha Piecre, Judy Harris, Syliva Bunnell, and Mary Pegram. Second row: James Jackson, Wayne Fox, Larry Helms, Sam McCord, Barney Williamson, Bob Scarboro, and Tim Hickman. Sop homores sens ne First row, left to right: Barbara Andrews, Sandra Greene, Sylvia Daugheridge, and Sue Marlowe. Second row: Georganne Brown, Mary Scarboro, Patsy Phillips, Bobbie Poole, Mary Sue Williams, and Virgie Wright. Third row: Larry Snipes, Mike Trip- lett, Neil English, Johnny Hayes, Charles Crowe, Tony Hawley, Cecil Cooper, and Lanny Stegall. Freshmen Kn-eling. left to right: Bobby Cook, Clement Ellis, Russell Locxamy, Joey Hall, Garrett Walker, and Johnny Evans, Standing, first row: Douglas Faircloth, Anna Briggs, Sylvia Adkins, Carolyn Daniels, Yvette Smith, Janice D. Leonard, Pamela Lewis, Betty Tesseneer, Carol Williamson, and Diane Griggs. Third row: Charles Williams, Mary Hall, Dessie Moose, Shirley Turner, Mary Pegram, Majorie Jones, Barbira Cole, and Peggy Phillips. Fight Graders First row, left to right: Patricia Reeder, Elaine Staleup, Pat- ricia Pitts, and Barbara Morgan. Second row: Joan Johnson, Sharon Beaver, Judy Sullivan, Lana Hickman, Nell Stephens, Sharon Rickard, and Betty Isenhour. Third row: Mike Roberts, Joe Roch- ester, Billy Bledsoe, Billy Duncan, Archie Johnson, Johnny Childers, Bud Kennedy, and Marie Yarbrough. Sixth Graders Kneeling, left to right: Billy Jernigan, Bob Page, Bobby Jones and Roy Page. Sitting: Nell Phillips, Elaine Boyd, and Nellie Robinson. Third row; Guy Kirk, James Meek, Ellen English, Butch Midgette, Susan McInnis, Jerry Phillips, Yvonne Rogers, Roger Moss, and Eugene Beckwith. Seventh Graders Kneeling, left to right: Lewis Keeter, Dean Taylor, Johnny Barnes, Mike Cooke, and Darrell Yates. Second row: Judy Burleson, Juanita Dar- nell, Judith McDaniels, Ann Lisenby, Shirley Ar- rington, Judith McGee, Glenda Lawrence, Deanne Duncan, and Vicky Tart. Third row: Doris Mc- Queen, Sue Reece, Diane Cooley, Emily Herring, Peggy Lou Elkins, Sandra McAbee, Martha Bledsoe, and Kaye Snakenberg. Last row: Billy Stroud, Ralph Hawley, Wayne Noah, Jack Mitch- ell, Ray Lockamy, Wayne Shepherd, Tommy Edwards, Roger Bruce, and Fred Shook. Fifth Graders Kneeling, left to right: Johnny Miller, Tommy Britt, Craig Ensley, Johny Rich, Mike Suggs, Charles Wood, Mike Vosloh, Ronald Neal, Mike Branch, and Larry Sain. Second row: Joyce Gas- que,Mary Ann Shaffner, Mrcella Wilson, Larry Swinney, Kaye McGuirt, Frances Spivey, Lucille Gibbs, Trudy Evans, Edmond Ward, Doreen Rog- ers, Donna Little, Bertha Black, Carolyn Shaffner, Pat Owens, and Betty Harris. Last row: Gladys Buchmann, Gerry Ballance, Linda Isenhour, Jerry Stewart, King Chittenden, James Bishop, Larry Melton, Becky Smith, Butch Barber, Curtis Oxendine, Clayton Arnett, Willie Harrell, Ann Lee Watson, and Margaret Seagroves. Fepha Honor Society Seated, left to right: Betty Gibbs; Carrie Long, President; Judy Wood, Vice-President; Janice Leonard, Secretary; Nancy Setzer, Treasurer; and Mary Frances Keeling. Standing: Lucille Waldrup, Marth Whitesides, Peggy Autrey, Shelba Moss, Ruth Caudle, Mary Alice Webb, Martha Helms, Ellamary Caligan, and Barbara Mullis. Sterling Honor Society i i || | ; Sie Seated: Philip Hailey, President; Barney Williamson, Vice-President; Bob Scarboro Secretary-Treasurer; Sam McCord; and Gilbert Smoot. Standing: Hal Wright Don Zimmerman, Eddie Gobble, Garland Handy, J.W. Bradley, Dewey Umphlett Wayne Furr Frank Schiretz, Floyd London, Larry Helms, Donnie Stewart, and Gene Hull. The Honor Societies There are two Honor Societies in our school. The boys’ is the Sterling Honor Society and the girls’ is the Fepha Honor Society. The aims of these two societies are to encourage high ideals. Only pupils in the higher classes who show fine qualities can become members of these societies. The qualities encouraged are: leadership, cooperation, honor, good influence and good attitude toward school, work and sports. To become a member, a boy or girl must be chosen by staff committee which is appointed by the superintendent. To remain a member, the boys or girls must continue to show the fine qualities for which they were chosen. Each member is entitled to wear a pin of special design as long as he is a member in good standing. On graduation, if a member is still in good standing he may keep the pin and wear it as long as he lives. It is a badge of honor and must be thought of as such. Each member is also presented a certificate of membership indicating the number of years he has been a member of the society. This year the membership of both societies is the largest in the history of the school. The Fepha Club has fifteen members and the Sterling Society has seventeen. If a limit had not been set, the membership could have been even larger as there were a great many students from the sophomore and freshman classes who were eligible from the standpoint of qualifications. However, their selection would have made the club too large and they will have a chance to qualify next year. Under the guidance of Mr. Brown, the clubs have done svlendid work this year and have been a credit both to themselves and to the school. Student Body Association Officers Seated, left to right: Hal Wright, Vice- President; Wayne Furr; President; and Janice Leonard, Secretary. Standing’ Philin Hailey, Treasurer; Ellamary Cal- igan; Sergeant-at-Arms; and Johnny Hayes, Sergaent-at-Arms. Christian Endeavor Society Officers Seated: Martha Whitesides, Vice-Pres- ident ; Sue Williams, President; and Georganne Brown, Secretry. Standing: Larry Helms, Treasurer; Hayward Wright, Second Vice-President; and Wayne Furr, Treasurer. Goodwin Literary Society Officers Seated: Charles Williams, President; Martha Whitesides, Secretary; and Barney Williamson, Vice-President. Monogram Club oe. Standing, left to right: Eddie Gobble, President: Gene Hull, Vice-President; Doug Boone, Secretary- Treasurer; and Larry Helms, Sergeant-at-Arms. Sec- ond row: Johnny Hayes, Mike Triplett, Tim Hickman, and James Jackson. Third row: J.W. Bradley, Wayne Furr, David Elliott, and Floyd London. Fourth row: Donnie Stewart, Johnny Evans, Hal Wright, and Charles Crowe. Fifth row: Barney Williamson, Bob Searboro, Joe Wood, and Harold Johnson. Last row: Clement Ellis, William Barrett, and Garland Handy. The Monogram Club is made up of boys who have earned an Athletic Award Monogram in any sport of the school’s athletic program. The purpose of the Monogram Club is to promote and encourage sports- manship, fair play, team spirit, and to advance sports and athletics in our school. A member should carry out this purpose in his school life as well as on the athletic field. We are very proud of our club room in Hoffmeyer Hall where our monthly meetings are held. A picture of each member hangs in our “Hall of Fame”. Our club has been active this year in several programs connected with school sports, but our biggest goal for the year was to help finance the construction of the new Trophy Case in the Underhill Gymnasium. Officers in our club are: President. Eddie Gobble; Vice-President, Gene Hull; Secretary-Treasurer, Doug Boone; and Sergeant-at-Arms, Larry Helms. The advisors are Mr. Hord and Mr. Denton. The Pep Squad The Pep Squad of the North Carolina School for the Deaf has made a very important place for itself on the campus. The royal blue Bermuda shorts and white crew neck sweaters set the girls apart and create an air of excitement at all football and basketball games. The squad members are chosen because they can yell—and do they yell! They have cheered many a team on to victory. The Pep Squad consists of twenty-eight girls. To be a member a girl must be sixteen years old or in the ninth grade or above. She must have good speech and a willingness to use it. Each year new girls are chose to fill the places of those who graduate. Sterling silver megaphones are given to each girl at the end of her first year in the Pep Squad. The girls wear the megaphones around their necks on silver chains. The Pep Squad was organized in 1948 and has grown in importance until it has become one of the most active and most popular organizations on the campus. Under the leadership of the following officers and cheer leaders, another happy year for the squad has ended. Pré@sSiGerit s. oe tuner: ei ee ee ee oe Betty Gibbs VicezPresident i oa: se) oon eee Judy Wood CrCASUT Gly eee ae ASS Late AS Janice Leonard @heerleader ee ee eee Mary Alice Webb Martha Whitesides Martha Helms Judy Wood Betty Gibbs PRON ASOD sac ie te eee ce lege eae Mrs. Tucker Walker The Pep Squad Kneeling, left to right: Bobbie Poole, Sue Williams, Nancy Setzer, Carrie Long, Barbara Andrews, and Sylvia Daughteridge. Second row: Barbara Mullis, Peggy Autrey, Janice D. Leonard. Janice M. Leonard, Mary Frances Keeling, Diane Grigg, Luiclle Waldrup, Georgeanne Brown, and Ellamary Caligan. Third row: Mary Scarboro, Yvette Smith, Ruth Caudle, Shirley Turner, Peggy Phillips, Dessie Moose, and Nancy Brantley. The Cheerleaders Left to right: Judy Wood, Betty Gibbs, Mary Webb, Martha Whitesides, and Martha Helms. Monitor Club Seated, left to right: Wayne Furr, Vice-President; Eddie Gobble, President; and Gene Hull, Secretary. Sanding: Barney Williamson, Philip Hailey, Larry Helms, Frank Schiretz, Johnny Hayes, Doug Boone, and Garland Handy. The role of student monitor in the Boy’s New Dormitory has been one of great value to school and to the overall morale of the students here. The students who are asked to be monitors are those who have exemplified good judgement, reasoning and general good citizenship throughout their school lives. When one tries to sum up their duties, it is best stated that their duty is “to be their brother’s keeper.” Being a student rather than a paid staff member, the monitor can often help another student who is in trouble or about to get in trouble, because his fellow students feel more free to confide in him. They are also in a position to know of general unrest and misunderstanding that is spreading among students, and can gather valuable information to help the counselors clear such misunderstandings. In most case a student accepts regulations and policies, if he understands the reason why such regulation and policies need to be enforced. Monitors are good will envoys which help the student and the counselors in making school life more pleasant. The position of monitor carries with it honor and great responsibility. It is reasonable to believe that this group has helped many boys to become better school citizens which will led to good community citizenship. We congratulate you the monitors. Photography Club Seated, left to right: Philip Hailey, Publicity Man; Doug Boone, Secretary-Treasurer; Gene Hull, President; Wayne Furr, Vice-President, and Donnie Stewart.Standing: Larry Snipes, James Jackson, Mike Triplett, Garland Handy, Barney Williamson, J.W. Bradley, Bobby Cook, Frank Schiretz, Eddie Gobble, Larry Helms, William Barrett, and Hal Wright. Photography appeals to some of our students and they seek it as one of their hobbies. It gives them the opportunity to learn developing, printing and enlarging and also how good pictures can be made with different kinds of cameras and films. Our photography club has been organized and discontinued and then re-organized several times in the past few years. Seventeen of the present members learned the tricks of photography from their past advisors. Six new members were added to our club last fall. Some of the printing and enlarging work for this year’s Clock Tower was done by the senior members without the aid of their present advisor. The club is gaining a sense of security in its work and the members are developing in initiative and responsibility. Boy Scouts Kneeling, left to right: Johnny Miller, Ricky Stuckey, Bobby Jones, Billy Jernigan, Tommie Britt, and Tommy Green. Seated: Clement Ellis, Edward Phillips, Roger Moss, Johnny Barnes, Jerry Phillips, Butch Midgette. Larry Swinney, and Roy Page. Standing, first row: Bob Page Mike Suggs, Craig Ensley, Mike Cooke, Johnny Rich, and Dean Alexander. Last row: Mr. Crutchfield. Scoutmaster; Johnny Childers; Marvie Yarbrough; Archie Johnson; Joey Hall; Billy Duncan; Mike Roberts; and Joe Rochester. The Boy Scout program of Troop 3 at N.C.S.D. has for many years been an inte- gral part in the lives of many boys. The ides of Scouting have helped these Scouts in many ways. They have worked together, played together, and grown together. It seems only a few years ago, that eighteen members of the graduating class of 1961 got their first award in Scout'ng. It was an important day for them when they got this tenderfoot award. During their years in Scouting they learned a lot in their badge work which meant many hours of hard work in attaining each new badge. Also, these boys had many good times together—camping at our school watershed, sitting around a campfire, playing games in the woods at night, troop meetings every Wednesday night. They had some memorable experiences in hiking across the rugged Daniel Boone Trail at Grandfather Mountain. Once they were caught in a snow blizzard on the trail, but being good Boy Scouts they knew what to do. Another highlight of their Scouting was a trip to Chapel Hill to visit the Morehead Planetarium. Most of the 18 seniors who were Boy Scouts remained in Scouting from three to eight years. Four of them almost reached the Eagle Rank. Once a Scout Always A Scout! Explorers Seated, left to right: Mr. Scribner, Advisor; Hal Wright, President; and Eddie Gobble, Secretary-Treasurer. Standing: Larry Helms, Wayne Furr, Philip Hailey, Bobby Cook, Garland Handy, Sam McCord, Hayward Wright, and Charles Roy Williams. The purposes and goals of the Explorers are many. The purposes are similar to those of the Boy Scouts and the goals are to cover the six experience areas, social, vocational, outdoor, personal fitness, service, and citizenship, and to acquire fun and adventure with a meaning. All the Explorers feel, according to a scientific nationwide survey, a balance of experience would do much to develop well-rounded young man. At least three activities a month are held, two being featured at the regular post meetings at Hoffmeyer Hall. A third and fourth are held working on advancements. Since there are six seniors in the group, it is necessary to complete all the required work in order to get the Eagle Award before they finish school in June. The current post officers are Hal Wright, President; and Eddie Gobble, Secretary-Treasurer. Girl Scouts First row, left to right: Kay Rockwell, Joyce Gasque, Patricia Owens, Faye Simmons, Georganne Brown, Sandra Greene, and Pamela Lewis. Second row: Patricia Reeder, Annie Lee Watson, Chrictine Cross, Fredna McKnight, Kaye Snakenberg, Sue Williams, and Miss Bushey,Leader. Last row: Shelby Eldridge, Susan McInnis, Nell Stephens, Shirley Turner, and Mary Hall. Girl Scout Troop 141 has nineteen members this year. It is divided into three patrols. Nancy Brantley, Georganne Brown, Sandra Greene, Mary Hall, Pamela Lewis, Shirley Turner, and Sue Williams are the Pioneers. Susan McInnis, Fredna McKnight, Pat Reeder, Kaye Snakenberg, Nell Ste- phens, and Annie Lee Watson are the Electric Eels. Christina Cross, Shelby Eldridge, Joyce Gasque, Pat Owens, Kay Rockwell, and Faye Simmons are the Martians. Georganne Brown is the troop scribe. Miss Norma Bushey is the troop leader. Mrs Frances Taylor is the assistant troop leader. The troop committee members are Mrs. Margaret Simmons (chairman), Mrs. Kathleen Underhill, Miss Laura Howard, Miss Elgiva Shepard, and Miss Sarah Watkins. The troop is under the Catawba Valley Area Girl Scout Council, Inc., that. has offices in Hickory. There are four ranks in the Girl Scout Intermediate Program, called the Tenderfoot, the Second Class Rank, the First Class Rank, and the Curved Bar Rank. The Pioneers have a chance to fiinish the highest rank this year. The 100th birthday anniversary of Mrs. Juliette Low, Founder of Girl Scouting in the United States, was celebrated at a banquet in Hoffmeyer Hall last October. An overnight at the wateshed cabin and two hikes at Table Rock and Grandfather Mountain were in this spring’s program. The Football Squad First row, left to right: Dewey Umphlett, Bob Scarboro, Gene Hull, Joe Wood, Larry Helms, Doug Boone, Eddie Gobble, Donnie Stewart, and Johnny Hayes. Sec- ond row: Pat Stuckey, Charles Crowe, Tim Hickman, Mike Triplett, Wayne Furr, James Jackson, Barney Williamson, and William Barrett. Third row: Billy Bledsoe, J.W. Bradley, Johnny Evans, Floyd London, Bobby Cook, Ray Lockamy, and Dean Taylor. Last row: Mr. Hord, head coach; Tony Hawley, Ralph Hawley, Maurice Ray, and Mr. Denton, assistant coach. Ends: Tackles: Guards: Centers: Quarterbacks: Haljbacks: Fullbacks: Donnie Stewart, Bob Scarboro, Billy Bledsoe, Ray Lockamy, and Floyd London. Gene Hull, Eddie Gobble, Johnny Hayes, Ralph Hawley, Charles Williams, and Tony Hawley. Joe Wood, Doug Boone, Maurice Ray, and Dewey Umphlett. Larry Helms and Bobby Cook. Wayne Furr, William Barrett, J. W. Bradley, and Dean Taylor. Mike Triplett, Barney Williamson, Johnny Evans and Charles Crowe. James Jackson, Pat Stuckey, and Tim Hickman. Football Snapshots Mike scores another one against Tennessee. Charles runs through the 5 hole. The 1960 Football Season By John Beach, Sports Editor of The News Herald The football season of 1960 was a grand and glorious one for the gridders of NCSD, who had their winningest year in the history of the school, won the Skyline Conference championship for the first time and wound up second in the state’s Class A division. Sporting a big, fast line and a corps of fleet backs, the Bears accumulated a record of 10 wins, two losses and a tie, claimed the Skyline title with an 8-0 record and then went on to win two games in the state Class A playoffs before suffering a heartbreaking 13-12 defeat at the hands of Warsaw in the championship game played on the Morganton High School field. The season was filled with many exciting moments, including such high- lights as a 19-0 triumph over archrival Glen Alpine in the season opener, a 27-7 revenge win over Salem, a fine showing against Morganton, a 3-A sch ool, before suffering the first loss of the campaign, a thrilling 94-yard pass from Wayne Furr to Mike Triplett which gave the Bears a 13-12 victory over Robbinsville in the state playoffs in the final minute of play and other moments too numer- ous to mention. Individual honors came to the mem- bers of the Bear team in large quanities. When the All-Skyline Conference was announced, seven Bears were included on the team. The News-Herald’s All- Burke County team included eight Bruins. Halfback Mike Tiplett was named to the Charlotte Observer All- State third team. For the third year in a row the NCSD team was picked as the No. 1 team in the nation by The Silent Worker. The sports department of this national magazine was so impressed with our team that they picked the entire first eleven boys on our team as the “Nation- al Players of the Year”. This honor was only given to an individual in the past. Five of our players were picked on the All-American first team, and two on the second team. The Skyline Conference team, picked by the coaches, named end Donnie Stewart, tackles Edde Gobble and Gene Hull, center Larry Helms and backs Mike Triplett, Barney Williamson and Jame s Jackson. The All-Burke County team, chosen by News-Herald Sport Editor John Beach, included Stewart, Gobble, Hull, Helms, Triplett, Jackson, and guards Joe Wood and Doug Boone. Teamwise, the Bruins were honored by being selected as the No. 2 Class A team in the state by the Greensboro Daily News and as the sixth best eleven in Western North Carolina by the Ash- eville Citizen. Actually, the splendid year came as a surpise to no one, especially the rival members of the Skyline Conference. Nearly every opposing mentor expected the Bears to walk off with the title with little difficulty and that only a stunning upset, which didn’t occur, could keep the Bruins from copping the crown which they had just missed so many times. Back to lead the team were a group of seniors who claimed 10 out of 11 starting positions and who had paced the Bears to three straight campaigns in which they had lost but one game. Their three year record was 24-3. Before the 1960 season was over, they had made a per- manent impression on all those who played against them or witnessed their aggressive and potent brand of ball. The Bears opened their season in Glen Alpine where the archrival Green Wave posed as one of the threats to their sup- remacy. In the final analysis the big Bear line took its toll and NCSD achved a 19-0 win. With the memory of a stunning 16-14 reversal of the year before firmly em- bedded in their minds, the Bruins took the field against Salem for their second outing. With superb blocking perform- ing at its best, NCSD scored six times, but had two called back. A devastating attack, featured by touchdown passes of 78 yards from J.W. Bradley to Johnny Ray Evens and of 79 vards from Wavne Furr to Charles Crowe, buried the Tigers and had NCSD out front by 27-0 at halftime. Next came the scoreless tie with Bryson City, a 2-A school, which was played in the rain at Bryson City. The Bears played in their opponents back yard throughout the contest but could not muster enough offense to push across a score. The sister deaf school from Tennessee was the next victim of the Bruins. With Triplett scoring two touchdowns the Bears rolled to a 39-0 win over TSD in a contest played in Knoxville. Bakersville became the third Skyline team to fall before NCSD and their downfall was registered in the amount of 38-0 in a game played at Bakersville. Bob Scarboro caught two touchdown passes during the game. With Triplett scoring three touch- downs, NCSD took the measure of defending conference champion Old Fort on the following weekend. The fourth straight league win for the Bears was chalked up to the tune of 32-0 on the home field of the McDowell County school. By this time of the season of the chief competitor of the NCSD eleven was Spruce Pine. A large crowd gathered at the Morganton High School field to see the two teams battle it out on October 13. The contest was billed as the game which would decide the title. The Bears, primed for the contest, gave what was probably their best all-around performance of the year and admin- istered Spruce Pine with a 40-6 pasting. Needing only one win to clinch the crown, NCSD recieved the shock of the season against Drexel on the following week. The Wolverines put forth an all- out aerial attack which forced the Bears to rally late in the game to pull out a 90-13 victory. For the first time during the season the Bears trailed during a contest at one point. Next came the Homecoming battle with Oak Hill in which NCSD piled up his largest number of points of the season. With just about every Bear player getting into the game. the Bruins delighted the old grads with a 53-6 win. After a week’s layoff the Bears met Morganton in a game which was played primarily to keep the Bruins from hav- ing too much time off before entering the state playoffs. An open date and a bye in the playoffs would have given the Bruins a full three-week layoff. Twice during the game with MHS the Bears were out in front. The Bear forwards were able to contain the Wild- cat gound, attack, but could do little with its aerial game as the ’Cats handed them their first defeat, 19-13. For their first opponent in the play- offs, the Bears drew Robbinsville and the game was scheduled to be played in Bryson City. The Furr-Triplett pass pulled the game out of the fire for NCSD after the two teams had battled tooth and nail for over three-quarters of the contest Next stop en route to the title game was Statesville where the contest for the Western District title was set. The Bear opponent was Allen Jay, a High Point area school which was unbeaten through 12 games. After a slow start, the Bears got hot to score five touch- downs, all on long runs, to go into the title game with a 34-14 win NCSD gave up the first score in its title battle with Warsaw but came back to tie the contest, 6-6, before halftime. Warsaw took a lead of 13-6 on a short march in the third quarter and on the ensuing kickoff Triplett scooted 93 yards for a score which brought the Bears close at 13-12. The biggest honor of them all escaped the NCSD team by the scant margain of a point, but in the final analysis of the season, the Bears played the game hard and they played it well. No one can ask for any more. The NCSD students, faculty and the city of Morganton can well be proud of them. Girls’ Basketball Team 3 Seated, left to right: Louise Ballew, Mary Pegram, Bobbie Poole, Sylvia Bunnell, Nancy Brantley, and Carolyn Daniels. Second row: Pamela Lewis, Joan Johnson, Sue Williams, Mary Scarboro, Georganne Brown, and Annie Watson. Third row: Miss Hothckiss, assistant coach; Mrs. Scribner, head coach; Shirley Turner, Nell Stephens, and Sylvia Daughtridge. Undoubtedly all of us would agree the NCSD basketball girls had a tough and frustrating season. They had been in the rough at the beginning of the season. Their gradual improvement in shooting and defending did not help them better the season’s record of 0-14. However, the Lady Bears deserved a standing ovation for their fighting spirit and good sportsmanship. The guards, Mary Pegram, Louise Ballew, and Sylvia Bunnell impressed most of us with their fine defensive work. All will be lost to the squad next season. Our fleet-footed forward, Bobbie Poole, worked herself to death scoring for NCSD. However, Carolyn Daniels and Nancy Brantley helped with some points. Boys’ Basketball Team Left to right: Floyd London, Barney Williamson, William Barrett, Bob Scarboro, Harold Johnson, Gene Hull, Larry Helms, Donnie Stewart, Charles Crowe,Wayne Furr, and Mike Triplett. Kneeling: Mr. Denton, coach, The NCSD Bears started the 60-61 season against Old Fort with only two days of practice under their belts. Their being in the state play-off in football caused this unusually delay in beginning basketball practice. However, by midseason, the team had overcome their handicap beautifully and was emerging as one of the stronger teams in the Burke County League and the Skyline Conference. The Bears ended the regular season with a good strong hold on the third place in the Burke County League, being topped only by George Hildebran and an ex- ceptionally strong Salem team. In the Burke tournament the Bruins advanced to the semi-finals where they were beaten in a hard fought contest with George Hildebran. This team seemed to play best under pressure, and came from behind several times to win in the last few seconds of the game. From the spectator’s point of view this was a very interesting team to see in action. Conferencewise, NCSD ended with a .500 season, and with an overall record of 7 wins and 8 losses. Each boy on the squad worked hard and contributed generously to the team effort. If not racking up an impressive number of wins, this team fulfilled the dream of every coach; they improved right up to the last whistle. Track Squad ker Seated, left to right: Wayne Furr, David Elliott, Wayne Fox, Johnny Evans, and Mike Triplett. Second row: Floyd London, Barney Williamson, Charles Crowe, Doug Boone and Dewey Umphlett. Last row: J.W. Bradley, Donnie Stewart, Harold Johnson, Bob Scarboro, Johnny Hayes, Billy Bledsoe, Gene Hull, and Eddie Gobble. 100 yards: Wayne Fox, 10.2; 220 yards: Fox, 23.2; 440 yards: Donnie Stew- art, 54.4; 880 yards, Bob Scarboro, 2:10; Mile: Billy Bledsoe, 95:10; Shotput: Johnny Hayes, 44’ 1”; Discus: Hayes, 112’; Pole Vault: Russell Lockamy, 8’ 10”, High Jump: Harold Johnson, 5’ 11”; Board Jump: Mike Triplett, 19’ 7”; Mile Relay, 3:47. j Athletic Staff Seated, left to right: Mrs. Scribner, and Mr. Hord, Standing: Miss Hotchkiss, Mr. Denton, and Mr. Simpson. 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