Pleasant Garden High School - Hi Lights Yearbook (Pleasant Garden, NC)

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on a Gee Whiz! That’s what the shy Freshman Class of P. G. H. S. said as they first mounted the stairs of the high school building September morning back in 1947. We were an excited group of students, lost in this new world. Then we began to realize that we were new members of this little world; so, forgetting our shyness, we set about to make the upperclassmen know we had arrived. , The halls rang out our announcement, until from out of nowhere, unless from the unknown rooms, two stern, but friendly teachers appeared before us. They explained that because of the large number of students we would have to be divided. Thus, Mrs. Lambeth was assigned the responsibility of guiding the boys, and Mrs. Gray was the guardian angel of the girls through this first year of uncertainty. During classes they told us that in high school the grades are accustomed to selecting class officer s. The following members of the class were elected to serve: President—Annie Belle Kessler; Vice-President—Charles Weatherly; and Secretary-Treasurer— Jack Monnett. After several weeks of getting acquainted with the ways of high school students, we settled down to a year of hard work, varied only by a few class parties, and a successful effort of making Evelyn McClintock Harvest Queen at the Fall Festival. Nothing more of special importance happened; June rolled around, exams were completed, and we discovered that at the be¬ ginning of the next term we would be wise Sophomores. Entering into our second year of high school, we discovered that several members of the class had dropped out, or were attend¬ ing other schools, so we were now all together in home-room with Mrs. Gray, our teacher. The class officers were Douglas Curtis, Bobby McClintock, and Charles Weatherly. As we settled down to another year of study, we decided that as Sophomores we were more dignified and refused to be cast out of all the social affairs as we had been during our Freshman year. After much consideration, we decided to show our respect to the Seniors by giving them a Senior-Sophomore party, which had first been introduced to P. G. H. S. by the Sophomore Class of ’47. We reserved the Guilford Club House in April and the party went off with a bang! After this event we felt more appreciated by the Seniors. Then once again the Fall Festival was announced, and there was to be an Annual Queen elected. We decided not to let our honor of winning contests vanish, and setting to work, we achieved the crown for Frances Sides. Nothing more of historical interest took place, until, as the year ended, we were up-coming Juniors. Back in school in the Fall of 1949, we elected Regie Raper President, to lead us, the sophisticated Juniors, down the paths of righteousness. The other officers elected to serve were Burney Garner, Frances Sides, and Evelyn McClintock. From all evidence we had become more unruly during the past year for we now had a man, Mr. Hebron Coble, as home¬ room teacher. The Juniors must have been a headache to the members of the faculty that year, as we were more interested in the big social event, the Junior-Senior Banquet, than in our studies. There was also the class play, Could Be” to be presented in order to obtain money for the banquet. The play was very suc¬ cessful, and, we, as well as the teachers, breathed a sigh of relief when all plans had been completed. The Banquet was to be held April 21, at Starmount Forest Country Club, with all bills paid. Everything was splendid, and in future years, as those who attended it walk down memory lane, we’re sure that this event will linger with them. This was not all, however, that made up our busy year. Our class rings had been ordered and received and Barbara Rayle had been crowned Harvest Queen at the Fall Festival. Then as May brought with it graduation exercises, we were to show our appre¬ ciation to the Seniors by making them a daisy chain. The night of presentation proved to be an exciting one, but somehow we got through it without a fumble, thanks to the encouragement received from the friendly smiles of the Seniors. All were sad at the thought of losing our helpful upperclassmen, but few tears were shed as the diplomas were presented, for we, the future Seniors, were happy at the thought of taking their places. Then came the eventful September of 19 50 and we were at last dignified Seniors. But all too soon the years had slipped past and we found that we were fully unprepared to meet the many tasks that loomed along our Senior trail. The class officers elected to guide us through the final year were: Charles Bogle, Thomas Reitzel, Evelyn McClintock and Jack Parks. Under their guidance and our advisor, Mrs. Gray, we set bravely forth; headed for an unknown destiny; meeting the tasks as they came. The publication of the school paper and Annual, the presentation of the Class play, the choosing of invitations, and graduation preparations were the main factors standing before us and our journey’s end. Then came the Fall Festival and we proved our ability, for winning contests still lingered as Willomae Nixon achieved the Crown and kept the honor nestled in our classroom, as it had been the three previous years. After this came the Junior-Senior Banquet, which was quite different from the one given the year before, for now we were the honored ones and Gee! it was really great to be honored in this way. Also well-remembered was the Senior-Sophomore party and the many other special occasions. Faye Corsbie was chosen to receive the Civitan Award, a worthy citizen for this great honor. The year slipped by all too quickly and we now have come to an unknown and untraveled portion of our trail, the future. But in bidding farewell to dear old Pleasant Garden High School, we feel more secure and greatly rewarded for the preparation it has given us, so that we might face whatever may befall us along life’s way without faltering. Thus ends the history of our class, The Class of ’51 — May the memory of our brilliant careers, Live for many years to come. WILLOMAE NIXON, Historian

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eniors WEATHERLY, CHARLES THADDEUS Marshal 1, 2, 3, Chief; Most Musical 4; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3, 4; President 1, Song Lead¬ er 2; F. F. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Secretary 2; Pres¬ ident 3, 4; Beta Club 3, 4; Class Play 3; Spotlight Staff 4; Hi-Light Staff 4; Class President 1; Class Secretary 2; Cheer Lead¬ er 1, 2; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Boys State 3; Mathematics Award 3; Agriculture Medal 3. A [a±eot± DAVID McKINNEY CAROLYN JONES (2Cai i 2Pos.ru After twelve years of work and laughter We are beginning something new— We leave P. G., our Alma Mater, And work to make our dreams come true. Teaching appeals to some of us, While nurses and lawyers others seek to be, And some must go over there” To fight for the right to be free. We at home must strive to help them Win that peace for which they fight. That is our prayer to God above And that He will guide our lives toward the right; That when in the world we take our places We may have achieved real peace. We and all the Senior Classes Of Nineteen Hundred and Fifty One. —Edna Jean Deloach.

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jCait Will and dJestament We, the Senior Class of Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-One of Pleasant Garden High School, in the Coun¬ ty of Guilford, State of North Carolina, being of sound mind and a strong body, having attained ample knowledge to graduate and take up the toil and hardships of life, do set pen to this document. Article I To the Faculty: To Mr. Ayers, we leave our deepest appreciation for his help and guidance during our hours of need. To our teachers, we leave many thanks for their leadership and kindness toward us. Article II To the buses and buildings we leave deep feeling for their treatment after the great care we took of them. Article III To the Undergraduates: To the Junior Class we leave the privilege of issuing the two great publications: the Spotlight and the Annual. To the Sophomores we leave the job of giving the Junior-Senior Banquet during their Junior year. To the Freshmen we leave our hopes that they will make it as far as we have and easier than we have. Individual Bequests: During our struggle through school we have acquired some priceless articles which we would like to bestow upon individual underclassmen. They are as follows: Lynn Horney leaves bus No. 16 to anyone crazy enough to drive it. Edna Jean DeLoach leaves her fondness for plane geometry to Hadley Hunt and hopes he will someday know what Mrs. Hockett is talking about. Willomae Nixon leaves her love for baseball and the handsome, unmarried players to Peggy Smith Lois Smith wills her height to Jim Garner. Alma Moore wills her job at Belk’s to Sarah Elizabeth Weaver during her Senior year. Sadie Causey wills to Betty Thompson her ability to stay awake in D. E. class. To Jeannette Fields, Clara Lou Fields wills her ability to get an office job. Thomas Watlington leaves his gift of gab to Mr. Dawson. Douglas Curtis bequeaths his sportsmanship to Robert Yow. Regie Raper leaves his gracefulness in basketball to J. D. Tilley. Evelyn McClintock leaves her big mistake of laughing on class to Doris Coble. Faye Corsbie leaves her drawing ability to Janet Hanner, hoping she will produce some good Spotlight” covers. Ramona Densmore leaves the habit of twisting her hair to Mrs. Gray and hopes she can correct the habit. Betty Lou Swaim wills her ability to win a prize at a Fiddlers’ Convention to Hal Younts. Burney Garner wills his dimples to his younger brother, A. C. Guy Ross leaves his well-groomed hair to Mr. Ayers. Charles Bogle wills the corny jokes that the late C. O. Tinsley left to him, and the few that he has collected, to the one and only Holman Flynn. Riley Clapp wills the race track (roads around P. G.) to Pvay Caudle. Hal Thompson wills his ability to get along with girls and school teachers to Sandy Monnett. Wesley Lewis wills his ability to study in agriculture to Dale Reynolds. Jack Parks leaves The Thing” to Mrs. Gray. Peggy Kirkman wills Mary Lou Satterfield her Southern accent. Kelly Fields leaves his geometry book to the class of ’53. To Libby Hunt, Patricia Fields leaves her divided Duke-Carolina spirit and hopes she will put the latter to better use in the future. Charles Weatherly wills his ability to consume large quantities of food at the cafeteria to his brother, Bob. Frances Armstrong wills her silly giggles to Louise Frye, hoping she can get rid of them. Bill Jones leaves his love for planes to Betty Brown. Georgiana Elliott wills her ability for getting other girls dates to Patsy Fogleman. Donald Hall leaves his desk in the library in the morning to George Taylor. Thomas Reitzel leaves his ability to write shorthand to anybody who wants to. Rosa Neelley wills her love for D. E. to Betty Thompson. Marie Venable leaves her basketball suit to June Vernon, hoping she can fi 11 it. And I, George Jackson, leave the Mighty Bus No 47 to Betty Faye Fields. We hereby appoint Mrs. Harold Gray, our class advisor, as sole executor of this, our last will and testa¬ ment. In witness whereof, we the Senior Class of 195 1 do set seal on this, the twenty-ninth day of May in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-One. GEORGE JACKSON, Testator