Sandy Ridge High School - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Sandy Ridge, NC)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of Sandy Ridge High School, Stokes County, in the year of 1954, being of sound mind, do hereby declare and make this our last will and testament. Article I To Mr. Gibson, we want to give our thanks for helping make these twelve years enjoyable. Article II To our teachers, we leave our sincere hope that they may never have another class like us. Article III To the rising seniors we leave this as a word of advice Hitch your wagon to a star and keep climbing. In addition, we make the following bequests: We, Temple Tilley and Ruth Leake, leave our places as co-captains of the basketball team to Geneva Williams and Winnie Gunter. I, Jackie Taylor, leave my love for hot rods to Ray Snyder. I, Joy Amos, leave my neatness to Mary Jane Nelson and Barbara Ayers. I, Wayne Knight, leave my Mayodan Girls to Jack Hill. I, Carol Corn, leave my secret formula for being small to Artie Mae Dodson. I, Willie Hutcherson, leave my friendly disposition to Ruth Ellen Amos. I, R. E. Steele, leave my athletic ability to J. C. Hutchens. I, Dorothy Hall, leave my cheering ability to Bonnell Smith and Peggy Bullins. I, Edna Hall, leave my secret for getting married to Shelby Jean Nelson. I, L. D. Martin, leave my romantic ways with the women to Curtis Beasley. I, Ruby Wall, leave my talkative ways to Betty Lou Robertson. I, Junior Wilkins, leave my heel taps to J. E. Fulcher. I, Connie Amos, leave my wise cracks to Betty Jean Steele. I, Freddie Vernon, leave my secret for getting a new car to Taylor Bottoms. I, Marjorie Wood, leave my driving ability to Peggy Hennis and Nancy Siske. I, Ray Shaffer, leave my quietness to Stanley Hill. I, Leroy Dodson, leave my ability to pitch baseball to Donnie Priddy. I, Frances Steele, leave my dignified ways to Audrey Brown. I, Annie Mae Varner, leave my scholastic ability to Sylvia Nelson. I, L. D. Smith, leave my abillity to play football to Harold Amos. I, Billy Nelson, leave my height to David Riggs. I, Bobby Hall, leave my musical talent to Wilbur Hall. We Carlene Nichleston and Evadea Sh d l U , 1 . ' . n -cppar , eave our secret for receiving a diamond to Virginia Ann Steele and Annie Mae Bowman. I, Ethelene Robertson, leave my dark complexion to Doris Smith and El ' M sie ae Belton. We, Donnie Amos and Marion Dodson, leave our ability to play basketball to Russell Martin. I, Shelby Jean Vernon, leave my quietness to Synthia Nelson and Marquita Robertson. I We, the Senior Class of 1954 do hereto set our hand and seal on this the twenty ninth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four. EDNA HALL, Testatrix. PRELU DE TO GRADUATION Graduation Day will soon be here It will bring much joy and cheer. School days end and we go our way We hope you will remember we were happy and gay. Soon our carefree times will end With a Graduation song our voices will blend. We will never forget the past For in our hearts those years will last. Our Graduation Day may bring tears But we will remember those twelve happy years. We hope our friendship will always last Although the years have quickly passed. Tomorrow at last we must say farewell We will never forget that five minute bell. The time is near for us to part All of our memories will live in our hearts. Willie Hutcherson Class Poet 15

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CLASS HI TORY Twelve years ago, in the year 1941, approximately fifty five youngsters, who are now seniors, entered Sandy Ridge School. When we arrived that first day we were very shy and confused, but Miss Taylor and Mrs. Wall, our first teachers, soon helped us overcome this. Entering the second grade Mrs. Dowdy and Miss Johnson were our teachers. We were very pleased to learn to read and spell. Mrs. Spencer and Mrs. Ziglar were wonderful to us in the third grade. This year, our arithmetic and English started. We entered the fourth grade with Mrs. Shockley and Mrs. Gibson. We all enjoyed traveling to distant lands in geography. Mrs. Shockley was still our teacher in the fifth, aided by Miss Vaughn. We are still wondering how she was able to endure us for two years. At last we had reached the sixth grade. Mrs. Ayers and Mrs. Hutcherson were our advisers. We had lots of fun that year. In the seventh grade Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Hill were our teachers. We thought we were too grown up to have Easter egg hunts, so we planned picnics and weiner roasts. ' Everyone was wondering what the eighth grade would be like. Eighth grade at last. Mr. Spencer, our adviser, went with us to Danbury to receive our eighth grade certificates. We will never forget the song The Old North State and our picnic at Cherry Park. Our freshman year, Mr. Kimbro was our adviser. Frances Steele and Annie Mae Varner were marshals that year. A few of the girls and boys were lucky enough to be on the basketball team. The girls enjoyed home economics taught by Mrs. Joyce and the boys were very proud to be taking agriculture the first time taught by Mr. Frank Spencer. Our sophomore year Mr. Spencer was again our home room teacher. Willie Hutcherson and Bobby Hall were chosen marshals, but Bobby became ill and Carlene Nickelston took his place. We all enjoyed Biology taught by Miss Dillon. Several more students made the ball teams. Jolly Juniors, the title we had been longing to hear. Mrs. Vernon was our home room adviser. We had several important events this year, first our trip to Raleigh. Mr. Spencer went with us. We will never forget that momentous day. Especially, our lunch at S. Sz W. Cafeteria and our visit to WPTF radio station. Then came the Junior-Senior banquet. We had a wonderful time decorating the gym and planning the menu. Our theme was Dutch, Last, but not least was our weiner roast at Reynolds Park. Frances Steele was chief marshal this year. Leroy Dodson and Donnie Amos were also marshals. Seniors at last! Mrs. Lyons was our home room teacher, other teachers were Mrs. Vernon, Mr. Reece and Mr. Gibson. We had a wonderful time learning our parts for the Senior Play. The title was He Was a Gay Senorita . Leroy Dodson was valedictorian and Annie Mae Varner salutatorian. A wonderful banquet was given to us by the juniors. Frances Steele was editor-in-chief of our annual. Mrs. Vernon's helpful guidance with the annual will long be remembered. Now we have come to the end of our school days. We have many fond mem- ories of the good times we have enjoyed and the friends we have made. We shall part with sadness, but we are looking forward to a happy future. CAROL CORN Historian 14

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