Rosman High School - Oriole Yearbook (Rosman, NC)

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CLASS HISTIIHY I am sitting in my comfortable rocking chair watching TV when a special feature entitled Mem- ories of the R. H. S. Class of '54 appears on the screen. It is under the direction of Mr. E. F. Tilson, and his assistant advisers for the first scene, which starts in the autumn of 1950, are Mrs. Lucy Bryson and Mr. Ed Williams. A debate on Heredity versus Environment is taking place in a health-class. Another incident is the Farewell Party given for James Galloway who went into the Army. The end of this first scene was a picnic at the Pink Beds to celebrate the completion of our fresh- man year. A few had decided the School Script was too hard and had left us. Scene two opens with our introduction to biology with a new teacher, Mrs. Whittington. Curtis Barton particularly liked to tease our pretty teacher. Too, it was during this scene that while we were on a field trip that a fire broke out in the woods from un- identified sources. However, we were becoming ful- ly aware of the necessity of hard work as well as some play to get us through this year. The third scene places on us the responsibility of presenting our class play, Desperate Ambrose , of sponsoring the Junior-Senior Banquet which had as its theme Southern Plantation. From our group was selected a girl's trio and the boy's quartet, but the event that really provided prestige for us was the measuring for our class rings. From the sidelines of this third scene, we recall that there were thumb tacks in the chairs of the speakers from Ecusta, and there was a swimming party before school time on that last day of school. The fourth and most memorable scene of that movie reel rolls before our eyes. Our rings arrive, then our calling cards and invitations come. Through- out the year we work cn the school paper, the an- nual, and raising funds for our trip to Washington, D. C., at Easter. We are measured for our caps and gowns, we enioy and appreciate a banquet given in our honor by the Juniors. There is the presentation of the Senior Play, Are You Kidding , the Bacca- laureate Sermon, and finally, Graduation, where we hear a roll call of those who shared and completed four wonderful years at Rosman High. Historians: EDWARD PAXTON OLIVENE JONES HAZEL O'SHIELD Page Tlzirtrcu

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CLASS PHIIPHEIIY lt's the gypsy in us that causes us to look ten years into the future and predict these fortunes for mem- bers of the class of '54. Austin Alexander heads a concern which manu- factures the newest brand of moonshine . Pat Bruner has iust finished writing a book en- titled Why Girls Should Not Wear Blueieans . Clara Bert Callaham is home on vacation from the State Mental Institution-she's superintendent of nurses there. Willa Beth Carter is a ballet teacher in one of our Western cities. Clara Bell Fisher is a Metropolitan Opera singer. Edith Galloway is under contract with M. G. M.- her next picture is Freckle-Faced Angel . Shirley Galloway has iust received her promotion to Maior in the WACS. Sonny Galloway is an undertaker at the Dead End Mortuary. Christine Jones, an airline hostess for T. W. A., is now on the line to Florida. Olivene Jones and her husband are owners of the Bar-L Ranch in Texas. Mary .lane Jones is married to William Westhimer, a multi-millionaire. Jimmie Lee is owner and publisher of The Toxa- way Time . Approximately five papers per week are sold. Tom Mahoney is starring on the sob TV program entitled View the Remains . Dan McCall is so popular his picture is posted in many post offices where one can read of his notor- ious escape from San Quentin. Dan always was a smart boy. Daniel McCall sponsors a radio program called How to Eat and Stay Slim . Pug: Twclva Jerry McCall, the iet pilot, plans a trip to Alca- traz to visit old schoolmates. Hazel O'Shields is married to a sailor and is re- siding in Norfolk, Virginia. She takes care of her twins, Scotch and Soda , and listens to Daniel McCall's program every day. Bill McKinney is a reporter for the Know It All column in the New York Sun . Donalee Passmore is teaching bookkeeping at Rosman High and generously distributing demerits. Edward Paxton is on the national debating team called l Know Better . Odell Powell still works at the Dixie Store and delivers groceries in the push cart. CThat boy has a head on his shoulders-it's a good thing he has feet, too.i Betty Jean Powell has converted the former Strollers lnn into the fanciest eating place in Bre- vard. Perry Fisher now writes a column called Broken Hearted Males in one of the leading dailies. Dora Mae Whitmire is an attractive hat check girl in an expensive New York night club. Lester Gillespie is still the notorious wolf chasing girls. Mae Whitmire is a lady wrestler. Her next bout will be with Minnie Muscles at Madison Square Garden. Clara Dean Parker is a burlesque queen on Broadway. Frantz Whitmire is at the University of Maine teaching students from all over the world the art of beautiful handwriting. Class Prophets: PAT BRUNER CLARA BELLE FISHER

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CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of 1954, of Rosman High School, in the county of Transylvania, the state of North Carolina, being of sound mind and realizing our impending departure from this school, do hereby declare and make this our last will and testament. ARTICLE I To Mr. Tilson and the teachers we leave our deepest appreciation for their efforts toward in- creasing our wisdom. ARTICLE ll To the buildings and buses we leave our deepest sympathy after the care we gave them for the past twelve years. ARTICLE Ill To the Junior Class we leave the job of publishing The Oriole and raising funds for a trip to Wash- ington, D. C. To the Sophomores and Freshmen we leave our hopes that each of them will attain the goal we have now reached. ARTICLE IV During our years of school we have accumulated some well-known articles which we would like to bestow upon specific underclassmen. They are as follows: Austin Alexander leaves his ability to play basket- ball to Bradley Snipes. Ed Paxton bequeaths his persistent presence in the office and his love for women to Harold Whit- mire. Shirley Galloway wills her ability to play bas- ketball to Pat Burton. Pat Bruner leaves her liking to wear blue ieans to Louise Passmore. Clara Bert Callaham leaves her ability to be quiet and not get demerits to Stella Glazener. Willa Beth Carter wills her quiet ways to Laverne Smith. Christine Jones leaves to Shirley Holden and Shirley Jomerson her absenteeism from school. To Polly Petit, Mae Whitmire bequeaths all of her laughs and cute iokes. Jerry McCall bequeaths his tobacco chewing to Butch Lance. Dan McCall leaves to Pete Owen his ability to compose poems. To Junior Holland, Donalee Passmore leaves his Page Fourteen ability to stay out of school, provided he will do make-up work when he returns. Jimmie Lee bequeaths her job as editor of the school paper to Annette Cassell. To Barbara McCall, Clara Belle Fisher wills her sense of humor. Betty Jean Powell wills to Margaret Owen her ability to become friends with everyone. Sonny Galloway wills his ability to draw pic- tures of women and cars to Harold Staton. Frantz Whitmire leaves all of his Monkey Shines to Benny Cassell. Bill McKinney leaves his shyness to David Butler. Olivene Jones leaves her ability to blush to Freda Owen. Mary Jane Jones wills her big smile to Dorothy Whitmire. Hazel O'ShieId leaves her thanks to Mr. Warren for teaching her to be a good bookkeeper. Dora Mae Whitmire leaves her thanks to Mrs. Hogsed for allowing her to get out of study hall to type the news. Tom Mahoney wills to Floyd Jones his ability to go fishing on school days. Daniel McCall wills Katie Brown the ability to tie tin cans on the school bus to play with on the way to school. Edith Galloway bequeaths to Shirley Winchester her knack of getting her fingers hung in type- writers. Lester Gillespie bequeaths his ability to get along with women to Roy Galloway. Odell Powell leaves to Joe Ben McCall his ability to sell dopes at the basketball games. Thelma Petit leaves her trips to the post office to Beverly Nicholson. Perry Fisher leaves his good looks to Larry Pat- terson. Clara Dean Parker leaves her ability to type to Margaret Orr. ARTICLE V The Senior Class wills to any worthy class the privilege of sitting at their back table in the lunch- room. We seniors learned many interesting things while eating our lunches at that particular table. Testators: EDITH GALLOWAY SHIRLEY GALLOWAY CLARA BERT CALLAHAM