Norwood High School - Norwoodian Yearbook (Norwood, NC)

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CAMPUS SCENES THIRTEEN

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HISTORY OF CLASS OF ' 45 By ANNIE LAURA SHANKLE, Historian Eleven years ago our Senior Class started its long- sail through school. On the opening day of school in the fall of ' 34. A gang of youngsters, about fifty in number — little girls with pigtails, clad in gingham dresses, barefoot boys in overalls, with a lunch pail tightly clasped in one hand, a book satchel in the other — made their way to the campus, many were brought by anxious mothers, on this, our first day at school. Thus our educa- tion began. School days were happy days. Our first four years were spent in the primary building where we had such good times in our first chapel programs, May pole dances, operettas, and short plays. Our grade parents took delight in visiting us with showers of good things to eat. Our next three years were spent in grammar school where we thought we were great big boys and girls. During this time our thoughts turned to baseball, soft- ball, and basketball, and many happy hours were spent in these sports. Many friendships and even romances were formed during these childhood days that have con- tinued ever since. The climax of our grammar school days came with graduation night in the spring of ' 41, at which time honors were received by these members: Doris Russell and Juanita Mabry, honor medals; Ethelyne Johnson and James Hinson, scholarship medals. With our diplomas already in our possession, we were now ready to enter the easy life of high school. Much of our freshman year was spent in getting adjusted to high school life with a different teacher for each class. Grade sponsors were: Miss Gaddy, Mr. Sims, Miss Warren, and Miss Griffith. During our Fresh- man year in high school, we spent time in athletics, Hallowe ' en carnivals, class activities and some time in study. During our Sophomore year we played pranks as all Sophisticated Sophs are supposed to do and are accused of doing should they not be guilty. Anyway, we had lots cf fun. Our sponsors this year were Miss Martin, Miss Griffith, and Miss Gaddy. One of the most out- standing events of this year was the banquet of the upper classmen for which we prepared and at which we served — and were we thrilled! Then we became Juniors. This year proved to be one of our very happiest, for we were kept quite busy and didn ' t have time to get into much mischief. Our class had twenty-four members, twelve boys and twelve girls, with Bertha Morgan as our President, and Mrs. McNeill as class sponsor, and our class motto, The bells of the past ring the bells of the future. In the first semester, our class sponsored Defense work and presented plays in chapel and in an evening program in connection with big bond auctions with Lester Williams as defense chair- man. In the spring, our big event was the Junior-Senior Banquet given by our class in honor of the graduating class of ' 44, using Paper Dolls as the theme. It was then that w r e learned to make rhymes and prettyspeeches. Near the close of school our class presented the hit-play of the year, Look Who ' s Here, starring Betty Jane Johnson, John Lee, Mary Agnes Lowder, Lester Williams, Bertha Morgan, Earl Talbert, Lucille Howell, Annie Laura Shankle, and Pauline Livingston. The following students were commencement marshals : Doris Russell, Ralph Vick, Lucille Russell, Willie Ray Lomax, Ethelyne Johnson and James Hinson. Thus the Junior year came to a close. At last we are Seniors! Should I say Dignified Seniors? Our last year has been most enjoyable with our same sponsor, Mrs. McNeill, directing our activities. We began this year with Mr. B. G. Short assuming the duties of principal, and with two of the previous year ' s members, John Ray Mabry and Frank Wright missing because of their induction into the Armed Services. Our class officers were elected early in the year: President, Earl Talbert; Vice President, Willie Ray Lomax; Secre- tary, Juanita Mabry; and Treasurer, Carlie Lowder. The class retained the colors, lavender and white, and adopted for its motto, ' Tis the set of the sail and not the gale that determines the way one ' s soul should go, elected Patricia Almond and Franklin McNeill as mascots; and Mrs. J. R. Greene, Mrs. Wade Johnson, Mr. H. T. Bald- win and Mr. G. L. Russell as gradeparents. During the fall semester the play, Mama ' s Baby Boy, was presented most successfully, starring Thomas Baldwin, Betty Jane Johnson, Doris Russell, Ralph Vick, Lucille Russell, Earl Talbert, Ruby Lea Huneycutt, Bob by Russell and Carolyn Greene. Visits from our service boys, occasional parties, and ball games, furnished some variety to our regular schedule. At Christmas time, our gradeparents and mas- cots were invited to a party and Christmas program in our room. The spring semester has been filled with many excit- ing extra curricular activities, some of which were: a lovely Hawaiian banquet given in our honor by the Juniors under Miss Marks ' and Mrs. Hayman ' s supervision. A party by our gradefathers, a banquet given by the firemen to the ball clubs, a dinner party by the mascots, farewell parties for our president, Earl Talbert, who was called into service one month prior to graduation, and other class frolics. A second play, The Antice of Andrew, was presented in which the following members took part: Annie L. Shankle, Lester Williams, Mary Agnes Lowder, Thomas Baldwin, Carolyn Greene, Bobby Russell, Bertha Morgan, Ralph Vick, Lucille Howell, Carlie Low- der, Willie Ray Lomax, Kenneth Colson, Earl Talbert and James Hinson. The proceeds of the plays have been used to install a cyclorama in our auditorium. Thus our high school days come to a close and graduation time approaches. We anticipate eagei-ly the receiving of those coveted diplomas. TWELVE

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GLEE CLUB First Row — Annabelle Eddins, Betty Jane Johnson, Mable Eddins, Jane Bar- ringer, Jinx Jenkins, Mildred Bowers, Jo Mabry, Bertha Morgan, Pauline Hop- kins. Second Row — Mrs. C. D. White- ley, Jeter Lee, Bobby Russell, Thomas Baldwin, Carolyn Greene, Lucy Jane Goodman, Polly Morgan, Jewell Randal. Third Row — James Hinson, Lester Wil- liams, Betty Shankle. Fourth Row — James Lee Wright, Gerald Hutchinson, Ralph Vick, Herbert Thompson, Jack Small. MUSIC DEPARTMENT First row — Joan Short, Nancy Hatley, Nilwa Lee Kimrey, Barbara Livingston, Arnelle Lisk, Barbara Turner, Shir- ley Floyd, Peggy Bowers, John McNeill, Phillip Weathers- by, Diane Caulder, Susan Skidmore, Mary Jo Mabry. Second row — Mrs. C. D. Whiteley, Roger Furr, Katherine Caulder, Gene Ivey, James Ivey, Gorden Everhart, Francis Dennis, Barbara Snuggs, Shirley Lisk, Patricia Lisk, Mrs. J. V. Barringer, Gerald Hutchinson. Third ray — Mildred Bowers, Thomas Baldwin, Mary Pinion, Martha Ann Tyson, Mary Honeycutt, Mary Ella Skidmore, Martha Lou Poplin, Betty Crump, Betty Jo Traywick, Jereline Biles, Rosamil Dennis, Clyde Mabry. Fourth row — Lucille McLendon, Jean Chapman, Bobbie Watson, Myra Hinson, Betty Baldwin, Jean Cooper, Ann McKay Lefler, Jerry Traywick, Harold Crump, George Ivey. Fifth row — Pansy Lee, Annie Page, Bobbie Smith, Dorothy Hopkins, Lucille Crump, Jane Barringer, Polly Morgan, Carolyn Greene, Herbert Thompson, Jack Small. Absent members — Le sca Hopkins, Violet Hopkins, Hallie Thompson. ROYAL FAMILY King — Lester Williams Queen — Juanita Mabry Crown Prince — C. H. Biles Crown Princess — Mary Honeycutt Prince — Bruce Gibson Princess — Catherine Caulder (Absent when photo was made) FOURTEEN