Southwest High School - Iliad Yearbook (Clemmons, NC)

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The Senior class was united by a common bond which reached its height on May 31, 1961, This group had worked together for four years, and many times the Seniors felt as though they were fighting a losing battle. Through constant effort the class was unified and worked as one 146 Class of Nineteen - body rather than one hundred and fifty three individual ones, Each Senior shared in the moments of happiness, sadness, triumph, and defeat which befall each graduating class,

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It has been said that patience is a virtue, The Seniors realized how true this maxim is as they waited for their graduation to finally come. There was the lining up and waiting for the processional, there was waiting for the four speakers to give their words of wisdom to the audience, there was waiting for Mr, Simpson to call their names as they were presented high-school diplomas, and then the waiting was over. To many Seniors this left an emptiness they could not describe, But yet the world had beengiven to each Graduate that night, and it was left up to the in- dividual to mold that world into something which would be remembered as a success,

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Hundred Sixty-One However, the Class of '61 reached success in all its endeavors and strived to uphold the standards of Southwest, The most important high school year was soon over for these people, but there were many happy memories left 147 which would be taken along the various ways of life, Pride in a finished task is a worthwhile feeling, The Seniors realized this truth as they looked on their class—the CLASS O1lol,