Orrville High School - Orrbit Yearbook (Orrville, AL)

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The Junior-Senior Banquet will live long in our memories. We entertained at Perrin's Dinner Club in grand style. Lula Mae Crocker was hostess. If the seniors enjoyed it half so much as we, everyone had the time of his life. Finally came our Senior year---that climax of our plans, efforts, and dreams! We were in high spirits, welcoming Virginia Tippett back from North Fulton High School in Atlanta, Georgia. Virginia had been with us in grammar school, and was much at home. She represented our school at the Selma Horse Show, and was class candidate for Queen of the Hallowe'en Carnival, with Stanhope Frasier as candidate for Kinge M. C. Patterson, another veteran of World War II, joined us temporarily. He graduated at mid-term, having gained several credits by his Army service. H. C. adds to the life of any group, so we enjoyed his short stay with us. After earning extra credits at Parrish High School by summer school work, Hazel Boggs and Kent Lauderback came to us from the tenth grade here. Hazel had already gained fame in oratory. She represented our school in the District B1rmingham-Sou- thorn Oratorical Contest last year, and later won the local Stallworth Contest. Kent had been with us in our Freshman year, and we welcomed him back to the fold, remembering his good nature and cooperative spirit. Lula Mae Crocker came back to us as Lula lae Lester, having married during the summer vacation. She reigned as Queen of the Future Homemakers of America during the week set aside for National Future Homemakers of America Week. This was the first time the nation had observed this occasion. The Class of '48 went over the top in the Curtis Publishing Magazine sale, mak- ing the best record the school had had in several years. The goal of five hundred dollars was exceeded by twenty-five percent. We also made our mark in the world of sports! Stanhope Frasier was captain of the football team and Roy West captain of the basketball team. Johnny Meredith, M. C. Patterson, Sammie Lewis, Leroy McGhee, Howell Geeslin, and Kent Lauderback covered themselves with glory on the gridiron. They get our vote for All-State honors. Now as we come to the end of our journey, we look backward with an occasional sigh for wasted hours that might have been used to equip us better for the years ahead. Then we turn eagerly toward a future bright with promise. And as we pledge ourselves to make the most of that future, we resolve to cherish always the ties of friendship that have held us close. cmss HISTORIAN .ffdg frry v - .45 y' 'lt 1,0 e 13

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fuss gfzstory .-Q Q A- A '9 ' 'S 9fwL'w, Sf' fig' X kil- 14 N- J if A, Time marches on! Each year brings a new class, and each hour brings new experi- ences for the Class of '48. With pride and satisfaction we turn back the pages of time to refresh our memories. Let us begin at the beginning. One bright September morning we, the Class of '48, started our Freshman year. We felt as if we were ready to go and knew about all there was to be known. Numer- ically small, we felt equal to any task. On that memorable day the following stu- dents were enrolled: Randy Davis, Carolyn Miley, Mae Williams, Malena Herod, Ada Gene Moore, Dorna Jean Lumley, Virginia Roberts, Betty Harwell, Lula Bae Crocker, Sammie Lewis, Stanhope Frasier, Roy West, Raymond West, R. C. Johnston, Earl Book- er, Kent Lauderback, Desmond Bridges, and Leroy McGhee. What we lacked in numbers we supplemented in noise. Before the year was out,Kent Lauderback left usg and Earl Booker, seeking wider fields and larger schools, enrolled in Selma. Desmond Bridges thought that he'd get along with Uncle Sam's Naval Officers better than with 0rrville's teachers, so he joined the Navy. Our delight was unbounded and we swelled with pride when Betty Harwell,our rep- resentative, was crowned Queen of the Hallowe'en Carnival. We gained confidence at this first step toward the achievement of fame. Our Sophomore year brought changes. Betty Harwell moved to Selma and,of course, entered Parrish High. During the summer Virginia Roberts decided that matrimony would be more interesting than this dull school. So she was lost to us! June Bennett came to us from Demopolis. June had heard of Orrville School and its friendly atmosphereg so she, like many others, was attracted to it. Bbwell Geeslin, a bright, young lad from Holt High School, also Joined our ranks. Large schools will draw a crowd! Raymond West, much to our surprise, marriedg he didn't leave school at this time however. R. C. Johnston left us during the year to find more exciting fields! Ada Gene Moore was sponsor for Orrville at the Selma Horse Show and also our candidate for Queen of the Hal1owe'en Carnival. The Beta Club elected four of our members--Mae Williams, Randy Davis Lula Mae Crocker, and Leroy McGhee. We felt proud of so large a representation from so small a class. Our joy was indeed great the next year when two others, Ada Gene Moore and Johnny Meredith, were also elected and received into this organization. Ou Junior year brought several changes in our ranks. We hated to lose June Bennett, Raymond West, and Dorna Jean Lumley. June's family moved away and she en- tered Demopolis High School. Raymond West left us at the end of the football sea- son when family ties claimed his attention. Dorna Jean left us in tears because her family moved to Uniontown. But we were has measure compensated for their losa Johnny Meredith, after being discharged from the Army with a fine record, came to us at mid-termg and Clyde Hicks, a former Orrville student, whom we all knew and liked, transferred from Camden back to Orrville. Carolyn Miley was our class candidate for Queen of the Hallowe'en Carnival, and Roy West was candidate for King. This was our first time to elect a King. We chose to enter new fields of endeavor this year, Randy Davis and Lula Mae Crocker entered the Stallworth Oratorical Contest both of them having done outstanding work of this nature at the Mother-Daughter-Rather-Son Banquet given in the spring. I2

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ass UZ!! fi. 1 ' - e '63 6 Z nf! Q , We, the Senior Class of 1948, town of Orrville, County of Dallas, and State of Alabama, being of sound mind and knowing that Orrville School, by our graduation, will be deprived of its most attractive, intelligent, and efficient students, and seeking to make restitution for this loss, do make,publ1sh,and declare this to be our last will and testament, in the manner following, that is to say: ITEM I: We, the Senior Class, do hereby will to Mr. Childres all our knowledge of politics, conveyed to him through sociology class discussions, to be used to the best advantage in the support of the democratic candidate in the '48 Presidential election. ITEM II: We, the Senior Class, give and bequeath to the entire faculty our deep- est appreciation. You have guided us most dexterously, and now you have your re- ward, the Class of '481 ITEM III: The Senior Class as a unit leaves to Mrs. Oliver the ability to keep the halls clear, supervise the work on the Orr-Bit, listen to speeches for the orator- ical contest, give typing tests, and twirl her glasses at the same time. To the Senior Class of '49 we leave a suggestion! Just don't think about it, kids, if you want to keep your sanity. ITEM IV: We individually and specifically dispose of the following personal pos- sessions: I, Lula Mae Lester,leave my ability to get a man and keep him to Janet Cope- land. I, Randy Davis, will my ability never to say a word and yet know all the an- swers to Marion Massey. Fr 1 do h b be ueath height to Nick Lindsay in the gopittggtphe cans gzpress :rIiitleqblonde :ith it as much as I did a certain brunette in the Class of '48. I, Leroy McGhee, leave my refusal to smile when having a picture taken to Ralph Walker. It's a serious business, Ralph! I, Mae Williams, leave m bottle of Griffin ABC shoe polish to Virginia Fa- rish. Keep those saddle oxfords clean, gal! I, Virginia Tippett,leave my ability to flirt, to no avail, with everybody's boy-friend for the exclusive use of Marie Parrott. I, Roy West, will all my candy recipes to Morgan Edwards. Hereafter you will not have to ask Leah to make your divinity. I, Clyde Hicks, leave my intellectual curiosity and habitual tinkering with the typewriters to Sollie Oliver. Keep them in good shape, boy! I, Carolyn Kiley, do hereby will my ability to win the admiration of the football captain to Mary Taylor. Glover, beware! I4