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

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT State of North Carolina i County of Edgecombe V Tarboro High School City of Tarboro ) We, the Senior Class of nineteen hundred forty-four, being in possession of a crammed mind and well-trained memory, being about to pass on into manhood and womanhood, do hereby declare this our last will and testament. We hereby rev oke and make void any former wills or promises made while we were in sound or unsound minds. SECTION I Article 1. To our parents we bequeath the love and appreciation for their trying to see us through school life. Article 2. To T. H. S. we leave our excellent example as students. SECTION II Article 1. To the faculty we leave the admiration of the seniors for their taking insults and wisecracks as harmless little jokes. SECTION III Article 1. To the Junior Class we bestow our well-earned treasures. Some of these are the senior dignity, unusual wit, wonderful, splendid grades, and the privi- lege of being the Pets of the school. May the junior class use these to their and others advantage. Article 2. To the Sophomore Class, who will soon be Juniors, we bequeath all the mistakes we have made. We learned much by these mistakes. We leave all the chewed up pencils, paper, and chewing gum found in our desks and behind radiators. Article 3. To the Freshman Class, who will soon be Sophomores, we leave the art of being handsome and beautiful so they can get hooked in the years to come. SECTION IV Article 1. Individually we desire to give our talents to those who need it most and those who will use them best; therefore we make the following bequests: I, Milford Ruffin, bequeath my art of posing to Mac Nicholson. I, Jack Jennings, leave my good looks to Wesley Midgette. I, Dale Creech, bequeath my silliness to Frances Lineberry. I, Frances Pollard, bequeath my quietness to Virginia Anderson. I, Buck Cherry, leave my childish ways to Harris Arnold. I, Walter J. Andrews, leave my baby smile to Little B. Leggett. I, Ralph Piland, leave my physique to Bobby Knight. I, Bruce Bullock, bequeath all my knowledge of women to William Marrow. I, Farmer Cullom, bequeath my beautiful grin to Nancy Warren. I, Curtis Pittanan, leave my tallness to Robert Rochelle. I, Charles Stott, leave my wonderful voice to Bill Bass. I, Sadie Mildred Merritt, bequeath my beauty to Frances Kenney. I, Irene Wood, leave -my love to Sunny Brown. I, Alene Long, leave a happy single life to the future old maids and batchelors ' of the Junior class. In testimony whereof we the class of ' 44 set our hearts and affix our seal this sixteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four. Curtis C. Pittman, Testator. Witnesses : Charles Sinatra Stott Farmer Wolf in the Dark Cullom

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SENIORS RALPH PILAND He pretends to be shy When he ' s really a flirt. He thinks we don ' t notice When he looks at a skirt. Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 4; Glee Club 4; Monogram Club; Chief Marshal 3; Student Council; Newspaper Staff 4; Annual Staff 4; Vice President of Class 3; President of Class 4; Voted most dig- nified; most sincere. ALTON PITTMAN Where there ' s a will, there ' s a way. He ' s always cheerful, kind and gay. CURTIS PITTMAN Curtis ' s quick and witty ways Will bring him friends that will always stay. Voted wittiest; Football 3; Class Law- yer, 4. FRANCES POLLARD n Frances you will find a friend that is true She will stick by you, no matter what you do. BajKetball 2; Waitress 2 (Speed) ; 4-H Club 1, 2; Voted quietest. LLOYD ROBERSON He has not long been here But to our hearts he ' s grown dear. MILFORD RUFFIN He will be widely known in the baseball world But he ' ll be found in the Serxrice for the duration. Baseball 2, 3, 4. BERTRAM SAWYER Not afraid of work, just doesn ' t like it much. Voted noisiest. ROSALIE SHEPARD there were more like her the world would be a better place. Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Home Ec. Club 1. JESSIE SHERROD Silence is golden. EVELYN SHUGAR She has gained our admiration A little more every week. Now she ' s off to Carolina, The more honors for to seek. Basketball 3; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Senior Play; English Medal 2; Newspaper Staff 4; Annual Staff 4; Band 1, 2; Junior Play; Voted most dependable; most likely to succeed; most talented; ' most originaL CHARLES STOTT J We know Charles will go far in the world, Because he has got what it takes. Band 1, 2, 3; Football 3, 4; Glee Club 3, 4; Baseball 4; Junior Play; Vice Pres- ident of Class 4; Newspaper Staff 4; Annual Staff 4; Senior Play; Voted most talented; most original. CONRAD TAYLOR He can argue and is he loud? You ' ll always see Conrad in a crowd. Baseball 4; Football 4; Glee Club 3, 4; Waiter at Junior-Senior Banquet iud 6, 4; , PATTIE WALSTON She is quiet and studious too You will love being her friend. DOROTHY WHITE She always has something witty to say But she is a good all around T. H. S. girl. Home Ec. Club 1, 2; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3; Senior Play. JACK WHITLEY- 7 15 A cheerful smile, a witty phra e When he leaves, you ' ll be in a daze. Waiter at Junior-Senior Banquet 2; Voted neatest; best dress ed. IRENE WOOD Irene is a girl that loves lots of fun, athletics, and all other sports. She will be a hit no matter where she goes. Monogram Club 1, 2, 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Cheerleader 4; Home Ec. Club 1, 2; Secretary of Class 4; Voted most athletic; best dancer; best sport. NANCY WOOD You ' ll find her helpful any day She is x friend in every way. Home Ec. Club 2, 3; Basketball 4; Voted most sincere. ■

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MEMORIES I can hardly believe it, but here I sit looking at my son, who graduates from high school tomorrow. Oh, but that brings back fond memories into mind. It has been twenty years ago today since I graduated from that same old high school. Why, it seems like only yesterday, but those memories will never leave me. Why, I remember the first day all of us were entering our freshman year. It was in early September, and were we excited! We thought our- selves so big to be entering high school, and yet, we felt so small along with the sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Miss Bryan, Miss Horner, and Miss Warren — oh, I don ' t know what we .would have done without them, for they helped get the kinks out of us. Well, we flew through the eighth grade, all one hundred and twenty of us. We felt a little better the next September, for we felt we deserved our title — sophomores. Miss Mobley and Mrs. Sledge were our guiding lights in the ninth grade, and we don ' t think we shall ever forget them. So, after struggling through that year, we moved on. Now, in our junior year, we felt as if we were getting into the swing of things. Of course, without Miss Hales and Miss Bryan, we would have never been able to have put over our Junior-Senior Banquet and play. Those, of which, were a big success — something for the records. Oh, boy! Now I ' m afraid we were very proud the next year, for we were the biggest group in high school — dignified seniors. Sometimes I think we showed our joy loo much, but who wouldn ' t after realizing they were almost at their goal, although the size of the class had reduced considerably since our freshman year — from one hundred and twenty to fifty to be exact. There we were at last, standing on the stage awaiting our diplomas. Could we believe it? I hardly think so. But our graduation exercises went over beautifully, thanks to Mrs. Spiers and Mrs. Cromartie for their kind help and understanding. Well, now I ' ve sat here and thought back about my high school days and my class-mates when I should be helping my son with his gradua- tion speech, but my, how I ' ve enjoyed it. -Kate I. Johnson, Class Historian.