Norwood High School - Norwoodian Yearbook (Norwood, NC)

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HISTORY By Spencer Smith, Historian It is my privilege to present to you the history of the class of 1946. I have selected the great events in the development of our class through our 12 years at Norwood school and will show you the members of our class as they really were. Rather than bore you with a long historical document, I shall recall only a few of the high spots in our school days together. Five years ago early one morning in September the faculty of Norwood High school were walking through the halls, chatting about the summer vacation and won- dering about the changes ahead during the year. Sud- denly they caught the glimpse of something new and strange, for just inside the front door, huddled together, were the members of this class, coming to the high school building as eighth graders. However, after a few weeks we overcame our fright and took our rightful places. more important upon that day than we will upon our graduation from high school.) On September 3, 1933, we made our way to the school house for the first time in our lives. That ' s a day never-to-be-forgotten, the day we began that long road unto learning. Days in the primary grades were happy days filled with Reading, Ritin ' and ' Rithmetic taught to the tune of a hickory stick. In addition, we had parts in operettas, May Day Festivals, and chapel programs. One of the most interesting things we did during our first two years in high school was going on field trips to gather leaves, flowers, bugs, and butterflies. The biggest event of our Junior year was the giving of the Junior-Senior banquet with Hawaiian setting. We felt quite grown up when we went over to the Grammar building where we played softball and baseball, but the high light of our Grammar school days was when we graduated from the seventh grade. (We felt Now we have come to our Senior year which has been our happiest one. My classmates have helped me recall the following outstanding events of this year: CALENDAR OF EVENTS 1945- ' 46 September 20 — Our Senior Year Began. October 19 — The class went to Morrow Mountain on a wiener roast, returning by Albemarle for a football game. October 22 — Our rings came! Did we yell?! November 23 — The mascots entertained the class with a Columbus Voyage party. November 29 — Thanksgiving Holidays! December 7 — We presented a mystery play, Spooky Tavern. December 1 7 - January 7 — Christmas Holidays. December 12 — Our grade mothers gave us an oyster stew! How Good! December 20 — Christmas Party at our sponsor ' s home. January 7 — Bill Mabry, an ex-serviceman, joined our ranks, making the class a round dozen. January 16-18 — Oh, those mid-term Exams! February ? — Chicken-and-oyster supper in Mrs. Hayman ' s department. March 12 — County Basketball Tournament. Norwood boys played in finals, losing to Endy boys. April 8-21 — Seniors sponsored a Youth Rally in co-operation with pastors in the district. April 19 — Norwood students attended a Youth Conference at Ansonville school. April 26 — The Juniors entertained the Seniors at a lovely banquet. May 1 — May Day Festival on the school campus, when Lucille and Spencer reigned as Queen and King. May 3 — The mascots entertained the class at a dinner party in Charlotte. May 6 - 7 — Seniors worked all day and night on annual ! May 10 — Tubby ' s father gave us an ice cream supper! It was Tubby ' s 18th birthday. May 15-16 — Final exams!!!! May 16 — Senior Banquet in Hotel Albemarle. May 17 — Senior Day. May 19 - 22 — Commencement. May 22 — Finis! [ TEN ]

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JUNIORS Anna Belle Cooper Bobby McSwain Leona Matthews Kenneth Poplin Ruth Atkinson [ ELEVEN ]

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JUNIORS Reid Mabry Jewell Randall Mary Jo Mabry Gerald Hutchinson Mildred Bowers Lucy Jane Goodman Winson Hanna Betty Shankle Boyd Hopkins Eunice Nichols Ann a Belle Cooper Bobby McSwain Leona Matthews Kenneth Poplin Ruth Atkinson [ ELEVEN ]