Roxboro High School - Rocket Yearbook (Roxboro, NC)

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j | 2 een 0 G7 er ae = ZA dau =o ———— STEPHEN TALMAGE DANIEL Talmage is really a good sport after all. He does his best in everything and is always honest and truthful. Though Talmage has not made high grades in his school work, the fact that he has come through fair and foul weather four miles every morning for four years shows his determination to do what he sets out to do, even if he does have to break down barriers. “He that can have patience can have anything.” Did not take full course for graduation. [ Page Twenty-seven |

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ZZ] POLLY WALKER The name is suggestive of a little, fun- loving, black-eyed girl and this proves true in the case of our Polly. When she comes into the school room with her sparkling eyes we know that we are in store for something funny, but Polly can be serious as well as gay if occasion demands it. She is the class pet, always ready for fun but with all her love of fun, “the best old girl ever.” “Youth at the prow, and Pleasure at the helm,” Did not take work for graduation. | Page Twenty-six | “2-23-Ree Vee EDWIN a EBERMAN VR — JoHN Epwarp YANCEY “Primp” is a handy man around the school. As he naturally understands ma- chinery, when things go wrong John is al- ways called upon to fix them. But his fixing ability is just one of his many talents and he is just as smart in books as he is in prac- tical things. He makes friends and we know if he is so successful early in life, he will be later on, so we are wishing him all the good luck there is in life. “The most certain sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness.” :

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Z A gZ Zg wm Bm ZB GZ ZORECKS Z AZZ A Za sae y is uve (BUST Fs oA AW ee ia ie pri AC eA er Z Z SSS SS Z LZZAA TTA OLE, AIA Z A @ edn SAI RR. Pras Fiistory of the Sentor Class Sts 6, 1920, came at last. What did it mean to twenty-nine excited and thrilled boys and girls? It meant the reaching of a goal—the beginning of a high school career. You can imagine our importance as we realized that at last we were in the much longed for high school. Although the Sophomores taunted us, deep down in our hearts there was the satisfaction of knowing that if we worked hard enough we would have the pleasure of getting revenge on the class which would follow. Most of us had this opportunity. Hard work and careful study was almost forgot during the carefree days as Sophomores, for it seemed as if we could not content ourselves with study, there was too much fun going on. Two literary societies were organized this year. The Freshmen and Sophomores organized the Philo Althean Society and the Juniors and Seniors the Wilson Society. Some of our boys and girls took active work in athletics this year and made such good records that they entered again next year into the spirit of athletics wholeheartedly. As for the rest of us, we entered into the life of a Junior with the same spirit, although it seemed that it did not last very long because we soon began to lost interest in work, finding more pleasure in outside things. Two of our class, Evelyn Cozart and Blanche Carter, married during the year. When St. Valen- tine’s Day came we decided to give the Seniors a Valentine Party. Judging by outward expressions it was a success, for everybody’s heart s eemed merry. As time flew by the most eventful time of the year arrived, the Junior-Senior Ban- quet. All kind of preparations were made and the home of Polly Walker was the jolliest place in town that night, for this is where we were having the ban- quet. Miss Helen Leary was our toastmistress and made everybody happy. The next preparation to follow this occasion was to get ourselves ready to be Seniors and for this occasion we did our best. Alas, we are Seniors! Never before have we experienced such thrills as being a Senior gives us. These thrills sometimes fade away when there is a hard English test or a brain-racking History quiz at hand but we are working with all our might to reach the goal for which we have so long been laboring. When the goal is reached we believe we will be fitted for successful workers along life’s journey. Now work is not all being a Senior means for the Juniors filled us with delight by entertaining us at a Hallowe'en Party which we greatly enjoyed. We are now looking forward to the Junior-Senior banquet for this year we will be guest and not hostess. Then afterwards to June the second when our days in the Roxboro High School will be over—this day means both gladness and sorrow. LorENA Wapke, Historian. | Page Twenty-eight |