Siler City High School - Seniorogue Yearbook (Siler City, NC)

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Seniors MARGARET BLANCHE WILLIAMS “ Hunk-a Chunk” “Where can you find a gal more fuU of pep?” Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, President 4; Business Manager Seniokogue 4; Co- Chairman Banquet Committee 3; Beta Club Treasurer 3, 4; Girls’ Mono- gram Club 3, 4, Treasurer 4; Cros- by- Adams Music Club 1, 2, 3, Treasurer 3, President 4; Cheerleader 3, 4; Business and Professional Wom- en’s Club Representative 4; Student Librarian 2; Student CouncU Com- mittee 3, 4; Softball 1. MARGARET MOZELLE WRIGHT “Maggie” “Their loss, our gain !” Aberdeen, N. C. 1, 3; Robbins, N. C. 2, 3; Shannon, Ga. 3; F.H.A. 1, 2, 3; Glee Club 1, 3, 4; J uni or play 3. 22

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Class History In 1941 the first chips began to fly from a shapeless form ealled Ignoranee by the use of the tools Ability, Industriousness, and Understanding. Through the care- ful instruction and willing help or our patient teaehers, this “block” was to be shaped in to a beautiful statue, Edueation. The work, through necessity, progressed slowly. Our instruetion began at the Siler High School or the Henry Siler School, and from time to time, new students were welcomed in from other schools. In the eighth grade, we beeame one big, happy class at S. C. H. S. Under the guiding hands of Miss Smith and Mrs. Gyles, we were prepared for the eoming four years of high school. By the opening of our Freshman year we could see considerable results from the past years. Now we were ready for the more painstaking, careful work with a large variety of things to do. Mrs. Foust and Mr. Brown were our home-room teachers and class officers were: Belton Joyner, President; Marvin Langley, Vice- President; and Dorothy Paschal, Secretary. This proved to be a challenging year, but equipped with our tools, we were not discouraged. Soon after entering the tenth grade, all eyes turned toward our football team with enthusiasm — which was partly due to the fine performance of the band at balf-time so capably led by our drum majorette, Ann Burke. Later in the year our boys went on to become county champions in basketball and baseball. Our class was well represented in all three sports. We completed this year with the leader- ship of our home-room teaehers. Miss Caviness and Mr. Bridges, and our class officers — Dorothy Paschal, President; Harold Phillips, Vice-President; Dot Elder, Secretary; and Howard Frazier, Treasurer. Next came our all-important Junior year, and we realized the necessity of working co-operatively. First, we elected our officers for the year: President, Belton Joyner; Vice-President, Paul Gyles Braxton; Secretary, Ann Burke; and Treasurer, Dorothy Paschal. We went over our magazine sales goal by selling about twenty-one hundred dollars worth and received a lovely trophy for doing so. With part of this money we prepared a most successful and impressive banquet for the Seniors. Though it took a lot of work from everyone, much of the credit is due to the fine planning of our banquet co-cbairmen. Dot Elder and Blanche Williams, and to Nancy Pritchard and LaNilta Brady for a grand piece of art work. We thought it was about the prettiest the school had ever had. During this same year a student govering system was incorporated into the school, resulting in the honor system, raising of school spirit, and betterment of tbe school in general. Belton Joyner, who was first Vice-President of the Student Council, had such an active interest, that he was elected President for the coming year. This organization gave us the opportunity to have a part in the running of our school. Though this Student Government, a Beta Club was organized which made any Sophomore after mid-term, any Junior, and any Senior with an over-all average of 90 eligible to join. The majority of members this first year were Juniors. Plans were made for a full program of activities the succeeding year. Also, that year a new system was begun for electing the marshals for graduation exercises. From then on they were to be all Juniors chosen by their holding the highest averages in the class. These were: Dorothy Paschal, chief; Ann Burke, Carolene Dixon, Ruth Freeman, L. J. Fields, and Belton Joyner. 24