Seven Springs High School - Sesprischoan Yearbook (Seven Springs, NC)

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CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 1938 we, Whowere thirty-three aspiring young students, began our first year of formal training at Seven Springs School with Miss Ella Gillerlain as our kind and most -:apable teacher. Margaret Maxwell, Jewel Dawson, Ellen Bartlett, Sally Cottle, A. J. Herring, Emma Jean Casey, Marie Williams, Mildred Williams, and Janie Creel, original members of our class, have completed twelve years of study at Seven Springs School. Sallie Mae Davenport and Blanche Williams, who left their group for one year, re- turned to finish with these eight. Kenneth Lane started with this group in the third grade, and Irene Mozingo started in the fourth. , Lorena Lamm, and Ashton Dawson entered our class in the sixth grade: W. C. Sander- son, Cleon Bowden and Nolan Hinson transferred to our class in the seventh grade from Indian Springs School. We gained and lost many students and friends in the seventh and eighth grades: some moved away, some got married, and some dropped out for various reasons. In the fall of 1946 a group of excited young students entered our Freshmen Year of high school. Our only desire was to do our best. Our principal, Mr. Waters, was our home room teacher. He was always ready to help and never added discouragement to our des- tiny. Our officers for the year were President, Ellen Bartlett: Vice-President, A. J. Her- ring: Secretary, Margaret Maxwell: and Treasurer, Bob Miller Grady. Our class con- sisted of 32 students: 'we gained one and lost four in this class. We entered our Sophomore Year with Miss Arlene Sanderson as our home room teacher. She was a very friendly teacher and we liked her very much. We had for our class offi- cers: President, Jewel Dawson: Vice-President, W. C. Sanderson: Secretary, Lorraine Daly, Sallie Mae Davenport: and Treasurer, Leland Sutton. At the end of the year we were left 'with only 28 students. At the beginning of our Junior Year Mr. VS'aters gave us our home room teacher, Miss Ellen Williams fnow Mrs. Ellen Grayj. She was a very nice and patient teacher. During this year we gained two new students, Panis Moye and Jarvis Pate, who were helpful to our class. Our class officers for our Junior Year were: President, A. J. Herring: 'Vice-President, W. C. Sanderson: Secretary, Sallie Mae Davenport: and 'Treasurer, Margaret Maxwell. During the year we enjoyed several class parties and the Junior-Senior Banquet. At the banquet we had as our special entertainers, Rodney Roberts and his band from Greenville. We were successful in producing our .Junior Play, Aunt Tillie 'Goes to Town. Our class seemed strong in athletic activities: .Janie Creel, Irene Mozingo, Margaret Maxwell, Mildred Williams, Jewel Dawson, W. C. Sanderson, and Jarvis Pate were Lnem- bers. On September 8, 1949 we returned to school as Seniors. We began our last year with Mrs. Gertrude Scott as our efficient guide, who gave us a sense of well-being, expan- siveness, and sociability, release from anxiety, and a happier outlook on life. The class officers were: President, Margaret Maxwell, Vice-President, Jewel Dawson, Secretary, Janie Creel: Treasurer, A. J. Herring: and Reporter, Ellen Bartlett. We se- lected Mesdames Herman Mozingo, 'Walter Creel, and Benie Moye as our grademothers. Caroline Smith and Larry Smith were our mascots. We then began organizing to publish the third edition of the SESPRISCHOAN with which 'we had great success under the sponsorship of Mrs. Scott. On January 13, we met at school for a hayride to Davis' Mill and a 'Weiner roast. It was a chilly night, but we soon got warmed up to the tune of some good square dance music. Fourteen members of our Senior Class took a trip to Washington, D. C., March 12. 'We spent two days there, during which time we visited Mount Vernon, National Gallery of Art, F. B. I. Department, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and many other places. Our last stop was the Capitol where we had lunch with Congressman Graham Barden... The Valley of Ghosts, a three act mystery, was the Senior Play given April' 14. The following ghosts made up the cast: Kenneth Lane, Nolan Hinson, Mildred Williams, Jarvis Pate, Marie Williams, W. C. Sanderson, Janie Creel, Blanche 'Williams, Panis Moye, Jewel Dawson, Margaret Maxwell, and Franklin Phillips, from the ninth grade. They were so real that the Halloween ghosts 'were jealous! On Annual High School Senior Day, April 21, we visited East Carolina Teachers Coll- ege. Everyone enjoyed the trip immensely. The Juniors, under the sponsorship of Mrs. Ellen W. Gray, gave the annual Junior- Senior Banquet for us April 28. This was one of the highest spots in our Senior Year. On May 18 we finished our final examinations with much success, thanks to our effi- cient teachers. ' After twelve long years of work, excitement, and much pleasure, although the time seems now so short, we finished our training at Seven Springs School and graduated May 30 to launch out into the future each one to his own destiny. . Sallie M. Davenport ill in H

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of Seven Springs High School, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby re- voking any will or wills heretofore :made by us. To our principal, Mr. J. O. Waters, we leave our thanks and wishes for all the help and understanding we have received from him. To Mrs. Gertrude Scott, senior advisor, we leave our everlasting love for the sympathy, patience and leadership that she has never failed to show us. To the incoming Seniors, we leave all the privileges and considerations that we never had. I, Sally Mae Davenport, leave my height to Mamie Jean Herring in hopes that she will not be pushed about so much on the 'basketball -:ourt in future years. I, Blanche Williams, bequeath my ability to flirt to Virginia Grant. Be careful Jenny Lou. I, Nolan Hinson, leave my ability to capture the hearts of the fairer sex to Rex Price. I, Margaret Maxwell, leave my musical talents to Clara Creel, hoping to hear her some day in the Met. I, A. J. Herring, leave my black hair and good looks to Grover Williams. Make good use of it Grover. I, Marie Williams, leave my dramatic talent to Donald Hinson, so that the Gold- masquers will have some competition next year from the Junior Class of Seven Springsl I, Ashton Dawson, leave my ability to get out of class to Chester Sutton, especially when .Albert needs help. I, W. C. Sanderson, will my athletic ability to Donald CHorvathj Davenport, and my .500 batting average and number 9 basketball suit to Jake Maxwell. You lucky boys. I, Panis Moye, leave my ability to amuse the boys to Lola Pierce. Put it to good use Lola, I, Janie Creel, leave my ability to dance at any time to J. W. Jones. Why, he may cven go to Hollywood!! I, Jarvis Pate, leave my left-handed pitching ability to David Williams so that next year the Seven Springs Thunderbolts will be able to compete with the St. Louis Cardinals. I, Jean Casey, leave my neatly kept books to Janet Ward in case she might need some important information next year. I, Sally Cottle, leave my sarcasm to Christine Smith so that she will not be hurting people's feelings anymore. I, Lorena Lamm, leave my quiet and gentle ways to Pete Jones. Now maybe there will be less noise around Seven Springs. E I, Cleon Bowden, leave my stoutness to Eunice Smith so that she'll not have to eat so much. I, Irene Mozingo, leave my outstanding freckles to Alice Price so that my freckles will replace her pimples. I, Kenneth Lane, leave my ability to be courteous to everybody to the Seven Springs girls. I, Ellen Bartlett, leave my job as drawing advertisements for the annual to any Junior who is unlucky enough to get it. I, Mildred Williams, leave my luck to Bobby Whitley so maybe then she can keep up with Roger. I, Jewel Dawson, leave my soft heart and sentimental feelings for others,to Shirley Coker. Shirley will have to polish is up a bit, however. I used it so often it's all tarnished. Last comes the one thing hard for us to part with. To our successors we must leave our places in the hearts and thoughts of our principal and teachers. 'They will :ove them, unworthy as we feel they are, even as they have loved usg they will show them fill 2112 same tender kindness and attention that they have bestowed upon us: they 'will feel :he same interest in their attempts and successes, the same sorrow when they fail. We 'trust that the Class of 1951 will appreciate all this as deeply as we have, that it may be their most precious possession, as it has been ours, and the one we are most loath to hand 'over to them.