Old Town High School - Ye Olde Towne Crier Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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NANEINMOMUR SS TOF (OMUNR (CIEYNS SS) Reminiscences of our past are liberally highlighted with laughter and tears. In trying to bring you the memories of our school years, we must go back to our very first look at Old Town School. After many childhood dreams and games of make believe, Mickey, Annette, Barbara, Peggy, Joanne, Lorena, Ann Nicholson, Betty, Dotty, Vallie, Eleanor, Faye, Anne Wooters, Carolyn, Bobby Allen, Bobby Brewer, Kyle, Jack, Eddie, and Charlie met as future classmates for the very first time, but oh! what an introduction! You guessed it, our parents had pushed, pulled, and dragged us to school for our small- pox vaccinations. Early in this same month, September, 1940, we met again, but this time our faces were beaming, our shoes highly polished, the girls’ dresses stiffly starched, and the boys’ suits neatly pressed. We were . a happy bunch, anticipating that all our fondest dreams would come true, but school was not all “peaches and cream.” Mrs. Trivette, our first grade teacher, drew silhouettes of her pupils. Bobby Allen held a flashlight on one side of us and Mrs. Trivette traced the profile from the shadow. We certainly were proud of those portraits. Will we ever forget the day Joanne Dull “died”? Yes, Joanne fainted, and we, not un- derstanding this state of suspended animation, tnougnt that she had just plain died. How surprised we were when she sat up and smiled! Every Wednesday morning we were lined up alphabetically and herded off to assembly, and, being the smallest students, we sat on the front row. Miss Kapp and Mrs. Yarbrough were our second grade teachers. They taught us our ABC's and started our ‘readin’, ‘ritin‘, and ‘rithmetic. Every day we sat in a semicircle and read about Mac and Muff. Remember? Up the stairsteps we went, third, fourth, fifth — but wait, we will never forget Mrs. Murray’s fifth grade. Her favorite punishment was to make the boys and girls sit together when tney were disobedient. How Kyle Fulk, Jack Medlin, Charlie Sapp and Eddie Nicholson would blush! My, how time changes things! Mrs. Murray presented a play at Centenary Church that year entitled “The Birth of Our Flag.” Bobby Allen was George Washington and Barbara Blakley played the part of Betsy Ross. The following year a very strange thing happened. A little German fraulein came to school, so one day we, being as curious as thoughtless, swarmed upon her and gaped in awe at her costume and speech. Our teachers discovered our misbehavior, and at the end of the quarter we had quite a time explaining the “F’ on deportment. Virginia Ritchey entered our class this year. Our class was well-known in grammar school for its fruit rolls, and Mr. Cox and Miss Mullican, our sixth grade teachers, were the recipients of quite a few of these citrus downpours. . We shall never forget Miss Hales’ yearly operettas, one of the highlights in the life of every young pupil in Old Town. During the course of the years, we represented flowers, frogs, jesters, and Gay Nine- ties dancers. In the eighth grade our classes were combined, and since we were a very large class, it was decided that we should occupy the room now known as the senior room. Mr. Hollingsworth, our teacher, loved the Tar Heel State so dearly that he wrote a book on the history of North Carolina. Mrs. Pratt came to our class every day at fourth period, and for that year and the tiree years following, she endeavored to teach us the English language. Larry Sharpe, Buddy Conrad, and Elizabeth Qualls enrolled during this year. Undoubtedly the biggest thrill of our lives came when we entered high school. Evelyn Yarber and Gene Doub were welcome members of our freshman class. The newness finally wore off, and Mr. Brown, our homeroom teacher, settled us down to our studies. We worked hard our junior year with Mrs. Pratt as our sponsor, but we loved every minute of it. “Babies Night Out” was presented by the class and as a result, with our hayrides, dances, swimming par- ties, and contests, we reached our goal. The Junior-Senior banquet was held on the Balinese Roof of the Robert E. Lee Hotel, and a gypsy theme was carried ou:. Spencer Thornton, magician, was tops on the pro- gram. Our beautiful class rings arrived in February of this year. Each of us chose his course, either com- mercial or college preparatory, and we studied hard, with our eyes on a vocation, or a college. And then at last we were seniors with our goal nearly achieved. Somehow we did not dream that our senior year could be quite as eventful as it has proven to be. All the joys and pleasures of the year must be in our memories dimmed by a veil of sorrow. Death threw its shadow over us when Mr. McNew died in February. We shall never forget him! In every tender memory of our school days we shall see his face and hear his voice. Dan Cupid has worked almost as hard as we have this year, since Virginia Ritchey became Mrs. John Reid; Betty Pfaff became Mrs. Clifton Spainhour; and Carolyn Yow became Mrs. Bill Hege. Faye Wolff, Ann- eite Barber, and Peggy Doub haven't gotten that far yet, but they have their eyes on the altar and their hearts — somewhere else. . As our high school years draw near the close and this page in our life’s story will soon pass forever, we set our sights on the completion of our beautiful yearbook, “YE OLDE TOWNE CRIER”, and our gradu- ation. We have sweated over our magazine selling campaigns and those wonderful chicken pie suppers, and now are ready to reap the results of our labor. The Drama Festival at Salem College attracted tie attention of the seniors and we won an award for lighting, staging, and directing for a one-act play entitled “Sanctuary.” Faye, Ginger, Barbara and Peggy Doub took part. There are other things which will always hold a fond place in our memory — the senior play, “Mr. Barry’s Etchings”, graduation, one of the most beautiful Junior-Senior banquets we have ever seen, and once again occupying the front row in assembly. This does not seem like much, but to a senior it means you have reached a peak in school life. Our inspiration and guidance through this year has come from none other tnan Mrs. Paul Newman, our senior sponsor, to whom we are forever grateful and eternally indebted, and to Mr. Robert L. Blevins, our principal, whose cheerful countenance and friend iness has inspired us to greater heights. Now that our senior year is over and past, we will go our separate ways, but in our hearts we will al- ways have a large spot for our dear alma mater, O'd Town School. BARBARA BLAKLEY, Historian

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BAY E LUGIELESW © EGE “Thy modesty’s a candle to thy merit”. Commercial Course—Glee Club 1, 2, 4; 4-H Club 1; Cheerleader 1, 2, 3, Chief 3; Marshal 3; Junior Play 3; National Honor Society 3, 4; Quill and Scroll 4; Class Day Officer 4; Superlative 4; Annual Staff, Editor-in- Chief 4; Journalism Club 4; Bible Club 4; Key Club Queen 4; Drama Tournament 4. ANNE MARIE WOOTERS “For she was jes’ the quiet kind”. Commercial Course—Bible Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Key Club Sponsor 4; Office Secretary 4. EVELYN CORNELIA YARBER “BK sweet attractive kind of grace”. Commercial Course—Glee Club 1; 4-H Club 1; Bible Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Journalism C lub 3. CAROLYN YOW HEGE “How goodness heightens beauty”. Commercial Course—Class Secretary-Treasurer 1; Class Secretary 4; 4-H Club 1; Bible Club 1, 2; Glee Club 1, 2; Journalism Club 3; Marshal 3; National Honor Society 4; Superlative 4.

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cl a a al a al a i ———— ee eee a a oa lone 2—.- 2 — BYANSyp AYNAHE IL” ZNINNID. Tele Si AWE INDIE We, the 1952 Senior Class of OLD TOWN HIGH SCHOOL, being of sound mind (the majority of us at least), do hereby will our possessions to those following us, who in the future may take them and use them to the best of their abilities. ARTICLE | Section 1] To the faculty we leave, from the bottom of our hearts, our undying admiration and gratitude for the patience and understanding which they always seemed to have, even when our antics tried them to the utmost. Section 2 To the juniors we bequeath our beloved room, and the robes which we hope they can use to the best advantage. To the sophomores we leave our themes and our summaries of Macbeth, with the hope that they use them carefully so that in their turn they may pass them on to their successors. To the freshmen we leave the many good times we had. ARTICLE II Section 1 — Individual Bequests 1. Kyle Fulk leaves his keen wit and his fertile imagination to Roger Arrington. (Use them well, Roger, and even the teachers will laugh.) 2. Bobby Allen leaves the time he used playing the piano to Ann Bailey. 3. Dotty Phillips bequeaths her quiet smile and blue eyes to Frances Ronk. 4. Elizabeth Qualls leaves her desk and her book reports to Peggy Ritchey. 5. Eddie Nicholson leaves his ability to live and let live to Charles Posey. 6. Charlie Sapp wills his big grin to Harry Lineback. (Use with discretion, Harry, look what happened to poor old Charlie.) 7. To Garland Cartner, Joanne Dull leaves her ability to get along well with people. 8. Barbara Blakley leaves her flashing smile and black hair to Carolyn Allen. 9. To Edward Fox, Gene Doub leaves his position as center on our basketball team. 10. Ginger Reid leaves her ability to memorize “Macbeth” to Margaret Vaughn. 11. Ann Wooters leaves her quiet manner and red hair to Ann Hill. 12. Carolyn Yow Hege wills her beautiful eyes to Carolyn Young. (Please roll with care, Carolyn.) 13. Grady Clifton leaves his Toni home permanent set to Eddie Tuttle. (The effect should be devastating.) 14. Annette Barber leaves her extra book reports to Bettie Whicker. 15. Larry Sharpe leaves his mischievous ways to Ronnie Cook. 16. Faye Wolff leaves her good humor and crazy antics to Jo Fowler. 17. Eleanor Sigmon bequeaths her literature book to Melvin Walker. (She doesn’t expect him to ever get to class with it, but at least she tried.) 18. Mickey Adams leaves her habit of getting sleepy every doy at sixth period to Barbara Yates. 19. Evelyn Yarber leaves to Barbara Branson her quiet attitude in class. (In Mrs. Newman’s class this will be a big help.) 20. Bobby Brewer wills his innocent appearance to R. F. Shouse. 21. Doug Crater leaves his long legs to Clyde Fine. 22. Jack Medlin leaves his football suit and place on the team to Dean Gough. (These will be useful, Dean.) 23. Lorena Needham leaves her willingness to be helpful to Hazel Doub. 24. Peggy Doub leaves her stick-to in any kind of job to Jane Chadwick. (This is a good virtue, Jane, use it well.) 25. Ann Nicholson leaves to Shirley Comer her spelling book. (It has all the definitions in it, Shirley.) 26. Vallie Shore wills her happy grin to Carolyn Riddle. 27. Betty Spainhour leaves her poems which she wrote in English class to David Jenkins. (These will be handy, David.) We do hereby declare the articles above to be given as our last will and testament, in the year of our Lord, 1952, on this fifth day of June. ; BUDDY CONRAD, Testator Witnesses: Hambone and Dan Cupid