Red Springs High School - Red Mill Yearbook (Red Springs, NC)

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SENIORS Patricia Adkins Smith A daughter of the gods, divinely tall, and most divinely fair. Oh, my bangs have fallen! -Atlanta, Ga. -blonde - Pat . Alfred Paul Townsend Never idle a moment, but thrifty and thoughtful of others! Hard working -another gob -study hall -polite and cooperative -sports. David Easterling Watson A smile, a kind look-and countless other infinitesimals of pleasant thought and feel- ing. Autographs -glee club -reticent -de- pendable - the last bell just rang! George Harold Wood And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. Speedy -athletic -walking encyclope- dia - Ish - Humoresque. if C115

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SENIORS Meta Bell McManus For those who know thee not, no words can paint! And those that know thee, know all words are faint! Yo! -sonnets -artistic -stubborn -ath- letic -music lover -dependable -best look- mg. Jacqueline Morgan Infinite riches in a little room. Jackie -Raleigh weekends -clothes - 43rd Sonnet -chocolate sodas -'46 Ply- mouths -rosebuds fred? -hot platters. Douglas Alford Odom The quiet mind is richer than a crown. Shorty -loves boxing -paint slinger - dark an' handsome -quiet. Thomas Earl Parrish A light heart lives long. Deep bass voice -good looking -basket- ball -brown eyes -full of pep. Jerry Shook There was not one among us, but could call her friend. Randy -bangs -kerchiefs and curlers - camera shy? gobs of love -blondie - short stuff -Miss Fisher. 103

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CLASS HISTORY All the worId's a stage, And all the men and women merely players, They have their exits and their entrances. On September 8, 1943, the curtain rose on that great comedy, High School Days. Featured were the classmates of '47 as ver- dant freshmen. Mrs. Troy Jones distin- guished herself at once as the homeroom teacher in this great drama. The lassies dis- played their histrionic ability by being wait- resses at the Junior-Senior Banquet. Never shall we forget those hoop skirts they wore. We found this year fascinating as freshmen. So fascinating, in fact, that the closing of Act One came without warning. Next September 3, 1944, Act Two, Gay Young Sophomoresj' opened with Mrs. Phil Bragg playing the part of Mrs. Jones, the homeroom teacher. Nat Weaver had left the cast and taken a lead at McCallie. We missed him, for he had been a popular and indus- trious class president in Act One. Max McManus now was playing this role with great perfection. We were glad to welcome back Nancy Hamilton, a fugitive from the North in the midst of all of us rebels. A- long with her came Harold Wood, from Greenville, South Carolina, to join our cast. By this time our class had the general en- thusiasm for basketball which exists in Red Springs High. A crowning note to a victor- ious season was that of the Red Devil lassies fighting through to become Robeson County Court Champions. The climax of this act was the Junior-Senior Banquet. Since there were no Juniors this year, we played their part also to the best of our theatrical capabilities. At commencement we even went to the extent of marshaling the Seniors down the aisle, with Miriam Huggins as our chief marshal. The final scene of our sophomore year was the cap- ping exercise on the front steps. You might have thought we were stepping into the Seniors' shoes instead of becoming Jolly Juniors. We had the senior classroom and their beloved faculty adviser, Miss Bessie Covington, who was to lead. us through the next two, and most important acts. Act Three opened with a bang! The Class of '47 was back and bursting with energy and ideas which were to make the year '45-'46 exceptionally outstanding. Our little Yankee, full of originality and big plans, soon had the high school one hundred per- cent behind a proposed Student Council. With the aid of our loyal faculty, we laid the foundation for it. Clarence Ammons and Max McManus, candidates for the presi- dency, aroused the school spirit and added much color to our extra-curricular activi- ties through their heated campaigns. Max came through the victor. Clarence, however, was elected president of the class. The Council soon was in full swing, giv- ing dances and banquets to the student body. Basketball still held its place in our school C 12 life. This time the boys came through champ- ions of the county. Most of the classmates were in the Glee Club, which, under the direction of Miss Lois Lambie, won an ex- cellent rating at the District Music Contest. Another Council campaign was coming up. Clarence Ammons came through this time by defeating Meta McManus for the presidency. The new Council began its du- ties after a wonderful banquet of southern fried chicken, given by the old Council. The senior, curtain fell on the graduation of one Allen Warren, our Marine veteran. After drama pause such a thrill-packed episode in the of this class, we were ready for a that refreshes. Excitement ran high as the curtain rose on the scene of Red Springs High for the fourth and last act- Our Senior Year. As a result of our canvassing the town for sup- port of a physical education program in the spring of '46, we found that it had been in- stalled in our schedule. We welcomed Mr. Carruth in this position and also as the teacher of the science courses which now were able to be offered. Miss Fisher and Miss Dukes, our mathematics and history instructors respectively, joined our faculty staff this year. Another teacher was back too, Mrs. Currie, but she had been with us before as Miss Caldwell. Pat Smith returned to our class along with two ex-gobs, David Graham and Paul Townsend. Although we gained these, we were saddened by losing others. Our dreams of a high school annual began to'become realities as the Student Council decided to sponsor one, and they elected Meta McManus as the editor-in-chief. The second semester found us with a start in commercial courses under Mrs. Williams who joined the faculty as the secretary and instructor in typing. One of the highlights of the act was a light opera, The Pied Piper of Hamelinf' given by the Music Department. Even more important to us as a senior class was our play, The Charm School, which we pre- sented on May 9. The Junior-Senior Ban- quet was a big success, and many thanks to the Juniors for it. The curtain falls now on the grand finale of graduation as the class of '47 makes its exit from their Alma Mater to go forth to stage their entrance in a far more important drama, that of becoming the leading men and women in the world presentation of the bright future. Now, as the veil is being drawn, we bid the poignant memories of the past, Farewell, and, recall our Latin, Finis coronat opus, The End Crowns the Work! -Clarence Ammons, Historian