Plymouth High School - Roanoke Log Yearbook (Plymouth, NC)

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RoANoKE Loo-1942 History of 1942 Senior Class Ding-a-ling! Ding-a-ling! rang the school bell on that fair day in September some eleven or twelve years ago. Along the streets to the old Hampton Academy, the beginning place of learning in dear old P. H. S., came little tots clinging to their mother's hands. Their hearts were filled with a mixed feeling of happiness and sorrow at the very thought that they were old enough to start to school. Due to a change in our curriculum this class did not come up in one group, but more in two separate groups who combined in their senior year to form the best Senior Class in the History of P. H. S. There were about sixty enrolled those two years. It took us several weeks to get used to the discipline of the school and to each other. After we became acquainted with both, we were taught the games of all youngsters. At intervals these happy recess pastimes were interrupted by fights. ,Having completed four grades at the old, ivy covered Hampton Academy, we realized the ambition of our four years there, our promotion to the higher seat of learning at P. H. S. Here began the art of grabbing girls' hats or gloves and running with them. Also here was the beginning of our childhood romances, for it was the first time the boys had taken notice of the girls and the girls of the boys. Beginning with the eighth grade we put aside our playthings and began to take our schooling more seriously, for we were faced with the responsibility of being the ones who.in the future were going to be leaders of Plymouth Hi. Our job was also to learn things that would help keep her great name shining. We went about learning these responsibilities in the ninth and tenth grades, for in these two grades those persons with leadership and a sense of responsibility began their training. In our junior year we began paving the highway to our final year in high school. The majority of the class joined clubs or Went out for athletics. This year also brought to us as schoolmates a group of boys and girls from the hills of West Virginia. We only wish they had come sooner for they were the best schoolmates you could find anywhere. The red letter year of our lives, 1942, the fruit of eleven or twelve years of pleasant labor, our senior year! It was then, we, the dignified seniors, had the responsibility of leading the school and keeping her great name clean and raising it to a higher level, and this the seniors have done. In the archives of dear old P. H. S. will go this outstanding year of 1942. As shown by the records, no other year has been anymore successful. The Seniors of '42 sponsored the first annual in our history, they were active members of the Beta Club, also they took part in the Physical Education and first aid courses sponsored by our school to make us better pre- pared for the cause of Democracy. To ten Seniors went the honor of being on the first team of the best football squad in the history of P. H. S. The Seniors were the backbone of the high stepping P. H. S. Band. Thus, as we end this brief eleven or twelve years history of the class of '42, we don our caps and gowns on the night of April 24-th and happily, but yet sadly receive our diplomas and begin a new phase of life. Asa ROGERS, C lar: H iftorizm Page Eleven

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ROANOKE LOG-1942 Page Tm WARREN Romzms Class Vice President 131 : Beta Club 13. 4, President 41 : Business Manager of T1-is Rmmoxa Loo 141: Football 13, 41 5 Baseball 131 Q F.F.A. 11, 2, 3, 4, Treasurer, 1, 2, 8. Vice President 41 . Quiet and dependable, describes Warren. He's a good worker and has been a great help to us. BEN ROBERTSON Band 14, 51gF.F.A. 13, 41 :Glee Club 12, 31. Ben takes things as they come, but always wean a broad smile. He is liked by everyone. ASA Ronmias Manager of Basketball Team 141: Historian of Senior Class 151 Q Football 13, 4, 51 3 Baseball 13, 4, 51 : Senior Marshal 13, 41. If you hear a peculiar laugh down the hall or around the corner don't be afraid-it's only Asa. His hard work on the football squad proved valuable. INEZ WEEDE Home Ee. Club 11, 21: Glee Club 11, 2, 315 Beta Club 13. 41. Inez is a fine and willing student. Her ambition and desire to learn will account for her outstanding accom- plishments. Jos WEEDE Class Secretary 151 3 a8,5Yice President1 Q Football Joe is another one of those 'friehdly good-natured boys. His favorite sport is football. We predict that Joe will become a great fireman some day. GERTRUDE Woomko ' Class Vice President 141: Band 12, 3, 4. 5. Secretary 4, Secretary-Treasurer 51 3 East Carolina All Star Band 2, 3, 41 : Secretary-Treasurer of Athletic Association 141 5 East Division All State Band 151 : Basketball 12, 3, 4, 51 1 Home Ec. Club 11, 51 : Cheerleader 151 : Beta Club 14, 51 5 Senior Class Editor of THE ROANOKE Loc 151. Gertie's pert personality will be missed when she goes and we will also lose one of our most valuable band mem- bers and basketball players. CLASS MASCOTS DOTTY TIIOMPSON Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leland S. Thompson and BILLY PEELE Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Peele is

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Page Tufflw RoANoKE Loo-1942 bH mhV Qta25+365 Class Poem Can it be we ever were just four short years ago, Such timid little freshmen With faces all aglow? As sophomores, though, we soon made up Our lack of confidence. We strutted and were so cocksure, To all we gave offense. But then we calmed considerably When juniors we became, For what with plays, banquets, and such, We built up quite a name. an ik 4 4: 4: :of vk Pk And now in this, our final year, . VVith dignity and grace, VVe've reached the goal, welve We've ended our first race. passed the mark, Although we see ahead of us In this historic year Tumult, confusion, war, and death Calamity and fear, VVe'1l not give up our hopes and dreams of what we know is right 1 To any bunch of dictators Without an awful fight. AILINE NEsToR, Class Poet