Oxford High School - Oxonian Yearbook (Oxford, NC)

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Senior Prophecy, Continued When I arrived at the reunion, I bumped into Ruth Wilson at the door, closely followed by Roy Beard, who, Ruth said, was still begging her to marry him. Katherine Wilson said she had gone into the baby-sitting business and was quite happy. Jimmie Breedlove had become the best carpenter in town, and Ralph Blackwell was his foreman. Dick Young was now co-owner of the Three-Way Service Station and was known for miles around for his hot-dogs. Harriet Arrington and Nelson Daniel had their own spot on the radio, singing the latest hit songs. Sara Walker had just returned from Europe where a fabulously rich prince had fallen in love with her at first sight, and after much coaxing persuaded Sara to marry him. Donna Jean Yancey was in China as a missionary. Bobby Green had become a traveling minister, and could only stop for a moment as he had a wedding ceremony to perform. Ann Wheeler, now married, had just re- turned from Maryland for a visit. joe Bryan was known throughout the country as Painless Pull-em , the dentist. Let's see, I think that takes care of everyoneeexcept me. Where was I when Betsy called me and told me about the reunion? Why did I not know what had happened to my classmates in the last ten years? Well, I, too, had married, and when Betsy called me, Steve and I were in a bamboo hut in Africa teaching the natives how to use a can-opener! Seventeen

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Senior Prophecy By Patsy Banks It was a beautiful day in the year 1960 when Betsy Hobgood called me and told me that the class of '50 was going to hold a reunion. She and Donnie Dean were getting in touch with all of us, although both were very busy teaching English at Oxford High. I told her it was a wonderful idea to get us all together again, and find out how the past ten years had dealt with us. Betsy said that many of our classmates were married. Ann Buchanan and Grady had settled down in California, where Ann had finally gotten warm. She was always freezing back in our high school days. Libby Peele and Taylor Currin were farming in Bermuda. They were very happily raising a new kind of pineapple. Grace Hamme and Arthur Oakes had married and remained in Oxford. Arthur wanted to move out West, but Grace persuaded him to stay at home. Jean Clark and Oney Seabolt had also joined the ranks of the happily married. Jean was teaching voice and Oney had converted his car, the Blue Goose, ' ' into a truck and was hauling lumber. Katchy Royster and Sidney Cutts had stayed in Oxford too. Katchy was teaching music at the high school and Sid was the best tobacco auctioneer in Oxford. Others of our class who were married included Beth Watkins and Margaret Boyd. By the time Betsy had relayed all this information I knew the telephone call would take all her week's salary, so I said 'fgood-bye and told her I'd get to Oxford as soon as possible, for I was very anxious to learn how the rest of my classmates had fared. I decided to catch a plane early the next morning, and who should be the pilot-none other than Nellie Parrott, who said she was looking forward to our class reunion. She told me that Thomas Hobgood had set up a Hlling station for the Camel Caravans at an oasis in the Sahara Desert, and was having a thriving business. Jacquetta Baker had graduated from Harvard University and was now first adviser to the President in Washington. Upon landing, I boarded a taxi, which was driven by Edgar Wilson. I asked him if he knew about the reunion. He said he did. He also told me that Tom Ragland, Cissie Niles and Mari- anne May had gone into business together and were teaching modern art in Chicago. Ed Mea- dows, Thomas Chappell and Nat Burwell were playing professional football, while William Pritchett, Weldon Currin, Gilbert Dickerson, and Lynwood Hughes had become cowboys and were owners of the Bar-X Ranch in Texas. Edgar dropped me by the high school. It hadn't changed very much. Down on the athletic field, Harold Currin, now coach of Oxford High, was putting the team through their paces. He was having a rather hard time of it, so I didn 't stop to talk to him but went on inside to speak to Donnie Dean, who was trying to teach a trem- bling Freshman how a sentence should be properly diagrammed. She said Betsy Turner and Naomi Johnson had become glamorous movie actresses, and Norris Cole was the best gangster actor on the screen, making all the girls swoon when he showed his physique. Brent Adcock had opened a dancing school for professional jitterbuggers, and was teaching them his own per- sonal technique. Gene Bullock and Mildred Currin were professional models for john Robert Powers. Joan Parker and Daisy Mitchell were down in the gym, teaching phys. ed. to the girls. Jean Belcher, Barbara Elliott, jean Yeargin, and Dixie Elliott were stenographers for the large law firm headed by Buck Hicks and Titus Dickerson. Hinnant Suitt was doing a brilliant piece of acting in the latest Broadway hit, Come to Papa. Doug Currin's dairy was working so well that he had to employ Gilbert Averett, Stanley Milton, and Howard Critcher to help him milk the cows. Carol Knott was their office girl and Dot Ragland kept the books. About this time the bell rang for classes to change and I was swept out into the hall by the mad rush. I only had time to yell to Donnie that I would see her that night. Sixteen

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Last Will and Testament Bobby Greene, Testa tot Parents, faculty members, fellow students: We, the Senior Class of Oxford High School, in the year nineteen hundred and fifty, being of sound body and excellent mind, do hereby declare this last will and testament to be executed as follows: ITEM I: To the students we leave our seats on the steps in front of the building. We should like also to leave the cozy, roomy office for those who are seeking excuses after the tardy bell. ITEM II: To Mr. Hix, we extend our appreciation for his help and guidance through our first three years in high school. Our hats are off to Mr. Pittman, also, for his improvements to our school, for his guidance, and care in our last but most important year in school. ITEM III: We forgive our teachers for keeping us after school, for making long assign- ments, and for making us deposit our last stick of chewing gum in the waste basket. We cannot express in words our gratitude to you for helping in furthering our education so that we might become ladies and gentlemen, and responsible citizens of our country. ITEM IV: The Seniors leave their long assignments on Macbeth, Paradise Lost, and other phases of literature to the Juniors. ITEM V: To Mrs. Currin, our school secretary, we give our warmest thanks for helping us in every way possible. ITEM VI: The following Seniors wish to leave certain talents and personal belongings to their friends and undergraduates: C15 Gilbert Averett, Thomas Chappell, and Gilbert Dickerson leave some of their height to Julian Hughes. C25 Roy Beard, Norris Cole, Ralph Blackwell, Nat Burwell, and Douglas Currin leave their football positions to John Parham and Sam Finch. C35 Joe Bryan and Arthur Oakes leave their neat appearance to Jimmie Averette. C45 Howard Critcher and Edgar Wilson bestow their bashful ways upon Richard Beasley. C55 Weldon Currin, Lynwood Hughes, and William Pritchett present their automobile wings to Oliver Cash. C65 Titus Dickerson and Buck Hicks endow Geoffrey Knott with their studious ways. C75 Thomas Hobgood, Stanley Milton, and Taylor Currin will some of their weight to Ralph Mathews. C85 Jasper Jones and Wiley Oakley bestow their singing ability upon Frank Daniel. C95 Ed Meadows presents to E. V. Strother a little of his grey matter. C105 Tom Ragland bestows his art talent upon John Dean. C115 Jacquetta Baker wills all of her men to the Junior Class girls except one. C125 Jean Belcher and Betsy Turner leave their typing ability to Edith Ashley. C135 Gene Seabolt and Waverly Barnes bestow their good looks upon Bobby Daniel. C145 Gene Bullock wills to Ruth Burwell and Lillian Lemons her blond hair. C155 John Boyd and Hinnant Suitt leave their wit to Ralph Blalock. C165 Mildred Currin wills her position on the Owl staff to next year's poor editor. C175 Dixie Elliott, Ruth Wilson, and Margaret Boyd leave to Anna Averett, Margaret Mor- ris and Shirley Harris their short brown hair. Eighteen