Perquimans County High School - Galleon Yearbook (Hertford, NC)

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nf - mmm FIRM mm .. 3 - . 7 affh, - .4- HISTORY CF THE SENIOR CLASS The Class of 1929 entered the Perquimans Couvnty High School, as freshmen, one hun- dred and twenty in number, on September 14, 1925. This was the year the new county-wide consolidated High School was opened: thus our class was the first to begin its high school career in the new institution. The Misses Williams, Perry, and Blount were the successful leaders of our three sections that year. During this time, however, matrimony claimed two of our number: Gracie Godfrey, who took the lead when she married Clyde Scaff, Hettie Nixon, who was married to Sidney Layden. In the fall of '26, when we returned, imbued with the wisdom of all sophomores, we be- gan our year's work with our excellent leaders: Miss Evans and Mr. Alford. Our membership had been diminished by forty-six, but we were joined by Maybelle Phthisic, who had attend- ed the Sunbury High School, and Louise White, who came from the Edenton High School, as well as Thelma Byrum, from the Chowan High School. One classmate whom we lost was Agnes Tucker, whoentered the Hugh Morson High School, of Raleighg many others were lured away by Cupid, and the result was the following marriages: Margaret Nixon to Wesley Hurdle: Sallie Chappell to Lewter Belle, Nina Onley to Arthur Butt, Nannie Sawyer to Seth Umphlett. The greatest scholastic honor which came to our class this year was the winning of the Scholastic Medal, by Marjorie Hefreng this medal is presented annually to the one who leads the stu-dent body in the excellency of work. When we were enrolled in '27, sixty remained to go forward enthusiastically under the splendid leadership of Miss Taylor and Mr. Tatem. The class officers were: Marjorie Hefren, President: Elizabeth Winslow, Vice President, Nat White, Secretary, and Laura Wood Keaton, Treasurer. It goes without saying that our ranks were noticeably thinned, however, when announcement is made of the following marriages: Elizabeth Winslow to Shelton Harrell, ex-'28g Leonette Mansfield to John Foxwellg Eula Hurdle to Octavious Farrell, Pearl Copeland to Sam Nixong Lucy Wood to Will Elliott, Maybelle Phthisic to Sam Braffordg Edna Miller to Marvin Cartwright: Elizabeth Lane to William Boyce: Virgie Lamb to Hubert Winslow, Mary Chappell to Merry Lane, and Margaret Monds, who had been with us our freshman year, to Isaac Butt. Clyde Phillips, whose marriage to Maudie Twittee took place, is so far the only boy of cur class to try married life. Not only was this year a matrimonial success, but also a success along lines of school activities. Our class standardized our school library, by adding thirty volumes of Encyclopedias, by sub- scribing to fifteen magazines and two daily newspapers. In athletics we were well repre- sented by five girls on the basketball team, two boys on the basketball team, five boys on the football squads and four boys on the basketball team. About the middle of the year the class gave what proved to be one of the best stunts of the year-an Athletic Wedding, which had to be repeated. The really big social function of the year was the Junior-Senior banquet, which was given on April 12, in the large auditorium of the Hertford Graded School Building. Cherry blossoms, wisteria, and other spring flowers transformed the room into a most romantic Japanese garden, over which a big yellow moon cast a mellow glow. September 17, 1928, fifty of ouvr number kept the faith and began the year's work with a determination to complete the high school course. Miss Evans, who had been with us the two previous years, was again our room teacher. The following class officers were elected: Marjorie Hefren, President: Nat White, Vice Presidentg Arthur White, Secretary, Dorothy Elliott, Treasurer. The first important event of the year was the opening of the Elizabeth City Fair with a parade in which various schools participated, each with its representation of Virginia Dare. The Perquimans float, a picture of colonial life, was dominated by Clara Bagley-the Virginia Dare-who was very lovely in her Elizabethan costume. The Girls' Basketball season proved to be an unparalled success, and among the players who made it such are Dorothy Elliott, the captaing Blanche Everett, Marjorie Hefren, Frances Fowler and Mildred Nachman. The Football season, which was unquestionably the most successful we have ever had, produced such stars as Randolph Winslow, Carson Spivey, Lucious Butt, and Edward Leigh. Altogether in scholarship, athletic prowess, and school spirit, our class has been note- worthy, and it is with the feeling that we have been mutually benefitted that we prepare soon to leave the Perquimans County High School, determined that it shall always have 1'e.as1on tp be proud of the members which made up the first class ever to spend four years wi in 1 s wa s.

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O RANDOLPH WINSLOW Alatheniun Literary Suciety 421 3 I-'cmtliall 13. -ll 2 Buys' Basketball Team 1473 Iiuys' Hume lic-nnnniies Club 1-ll: KILFOKONICN, Business Manager I-LJ g Hall of Fame 44l. The virtues and the vanities uf this high school are per- sonified in our typical P. II. S. buy, Randolph. Both as Businees Manager of the KILVOKONEN and as a member of the football aml busketliall Nqmnis, he has been of much service to P. ll. S. and has indeed upheld its fine-et iraditions. ELIZABETH WOOD Edgar E .Bundy Literary Sur-iety 11. Ill: Hiking Club 13. -U3 HIYIIIE Ecnlimnif-s Ulub Ill. Elizabeth llli-ly be named Xl Ullli-bllt her brain is 1-ertamly not of th-at material, She is one of the best students in our classg she applies herself and reapa her reward, Some day we are sure that Elizabeth will be a great authority on Engliali or probably a noted historian. The histnry that girl dues know! One wnuld think she had lived since 1492. SAMUEL LONG '-s'.xMMv Alathenian Literary Sm-iety 1235 Edgar E. Bundy Liteiary Society Klip Scientific and Hamlin t'lub l3l, President Hlg Bus Driver 1-ll. Samuel is our only red haired buy-but he is not to be Classed with the type. llis visiting carfl should fittingly he inseribed ll 1 ensemso. 1'1'he 'l'huuglit1'u1 Manl. Lung in name, Long in height, anal Lung in the hearts of his sc-liuul mates, he serves as a muzlel for geometry students. E - 4565 ,ff-7-XX'-:R

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