Tarboro High School - Tar Bo Rah Yearbook (Tarboro, NC)

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Ait Srmtir iFrnm (ttlaBa nf ’31 We come tonight to tell you, dear old friends and pals. Just how our hearts beat in us, as forever more they shall; And though it’s love that binds us to each familiar face, The echo of something higher calls from another place. Proudly, but well, we have worked under you as our teachers then, Yet, tonight we say with appreciation, “It never shall be again.” We’ve shown our loyalty by doing as you directed; The faults are forgotten, only the good is recollected. Then to each of you we say, “Good-bye one and all,” We intend to climb upward and onward, but never shall we fall. We give credit to our teachers, who worked hand in hand To bring their struggling pupils to a higher and mere worthy stand. Once again our hearts beat heavy-for a two-fold purpose now- We say good-bye to friend and teacher with this solemn vow: “We, the Class of ’31, have gained life’s first stronghold, And whom could we honor for it, but the dear old Blue and Geld”? -Ruth Langley, Poet.

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jfaothaU Steam ’3H First row (left to right): Mobley, Jenkins, Taylor, Davenport, Raby, Ballard, Gilliam, Warren. Second row: T. Burnette, C. Olschner, Carlisle, S. Burnette, Gardner, Hart, Simmons. Third ' row: Fountain, Fowlkes, Mayo, Lewis, E. Olschner, Thomas, Savage, Coach Smith. Sasrball Steam 31 First row (left to right): Simmons Gilliam, Savage, Hart, Burnette, Fountain. Second row: Gardner, Jenkins, J. C. Taylor, Britt, Liles, Coach Smith. Third row: Warren, Lewis, V. Taylor, J. Taylor, Fowlkes.

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(ttlaaa Biatory O, UR task of being educated almost finished, we stand now the greater part of the class that began the routine under Miss Mary Bridgers in 1920. For seven years we labored and taxed our brains, hoping some day to reach high school. Miss Donald went from the second to the third grade with us. We all remember the Springtime play that she gave, including every member in the room. In the fifth grade we made men out of candy, figs, and mlarshmallows. Th is little incident has remained with us. In the sixth grade, we started in the high school building; the change was hardly noticeable. At last we entered high school, sixty strong, with Miss Dedmon and Miss Mobley as our teachers. As soon as the novelty of changing classes wore off, we longed for vacation. In the ninth grade we were under Miss Levy, until the boys were given to Mr. Simpson. This rather separated us, but we had class meetings in M iss Levy’s room whenever anything important came up. Then came the third high school year. We were Juniors at last. The banquet was our main thought. As times were so hard, we could have only a limited number of entertainments with two or three faculty meetings before each one. The Beauty Contest was a success, Alyce Weeks being chosen queen. Stunt night was also a success. Finally, enough money was raised for the banquet. Under tbs unerring leadership of cur teacher, Mrs. Maricn Corbett, we gave a banquet which deserves to be marked down in our history. Being satisfied with our Junior year, we prepared to take our place as the Senior Class of 1931. What little ideas we had of how much work this Senior year meant ! There was money to be raised - caps and gowns — invitations - the year book - everywhere we turned something else to consider. This last year in school will always take first place in our mem¬ ories of dear old Tarboro High. After many struggles and failures, we have reached our goal-the goal fcr which we have worked these eleven years. We are extremely proud to say that cut of the four debaters who went to Chapel Hill, three are in our class. Jim Simmons, our president, worthily represented Tarboro High School in the oratorical contest spon¬ sored by the American Legion. Then, there is our Beauty Queen - Ruth Langley. Last, but not least, and the one to whom we owe the most credit is M iss Ethel Sheridan, our untiring, faithful teacher; for without her,we would have been a helpless class. So closes the last page of our history; for it is time now not to look backward but forward, and to see what the coming years have in store for us.