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

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September 1, 1946, the fresh students who were destined to become the Class of 1950 started on a long trip. All the occupants of our red and white bus were scared but our driver, Billy Moore, led us through the hazardous countryside. Discipline was a major problem for us on this trip but our guides, Mr. Dale Vaughn and Mrs. Thelma Morse, went to much trouble to help us iron out our difficulties. After traveling many miles we stopped for rest and repairs. We had lost some of the occupants of our bus, for the trip was long and the studies hard. We found our number had dwindled to a small but well- trained group. The driver was Joe Dail. Guides were Miss Louise Tunstall and Miss Sarah Yarborough. During our trip through Sophomore County we staged the annual Halloween Carnival, at which games were held and enjoyed by all. Again we drew near the county line. We were not quite so happy to leave our bus after so many happy days in Sophomore County, but we had to go through Junior County to bring ourselves nearer our com- mon destination — Graduation City. Our number had dwindled even smaller as we boarded our bus for Junior County. Junior County was the most important route to travel to reach our destination. We were glad to see that we had an efficient bus driver, Nick Johnson. We still had Miss Louise Tunstall as one of our guides and for the other we had Mr. John Moose. Both were very capable. Our years of experimenting and failure were nearly over. We had come to know and depend upon each other. There were some trivial quarrels, but a common goal provided the bond that brought us closer to- gether and aided us in reaching our goal. The most important stop of our journey was the Junior-Senior Banquet, but first we had to pass other smaller stops on the way. The proceeds from the Halloween Carnival greatly helped us farther on our trip towards the Junior-Senior Banquet. Next we passed Stunt Night which was a big enjoyment to all of us. The hardest obstacle standing in the way of The Junior-Senior Banquet was the Junior Play. After much hard work which took all our strength and resourcefulness we passed the Junior Play. Before us lay The Junior-Senior. W e organized our group into committees and marshaled all available resources for a hard struggle. The struggle was long and very tedious but after many sleepless nights the Victory was ours! We had passed our most brilliant obstacle on our trip through Junior County. With shouts of joy still ringing in our ears we stopped at a roadside inn for a much needed rest and repairs. It was with great sadness that we left our bus for this short length of time. In 1950, it was a more serious and determined group that boarded our bus. We were very near our goal and everybody was trying to prove the worth of our much sought after goal. We realized with a sudden feeling of sadness that soon we would have to leave our many friends for a destination unknown. We had just begun to realize the love for each of our friends and the tears that would come when we departed. Our fears were few after we saw Clayton Jackson as our worthy bus driver and Mr. William Durham and Miss Dorothleen Hales for our capable guides. With all this in mind we were determined to make good on these last miles of our most worthwhile journey. Our most valuable accomplishment was the publication of the Tar-Bo-Rah. It took us many weeks but after much hard work we could sit back and relax. Another accomplishment which we were proud of was the Senior Play. After a memorable ceremony we took down our beloved colors of red and white and left our bus for destinations unknown. The time has come for us to part; the hour which we have awaited so impatiently is here. Our jour- ney has been long and hard but obtaining our destination has been worth all the knocks and bumps of the trip. Yes — our destination is won with deepest gratitude for our teachers and guardians who made this trip and this occasion possible we utter an humble thank you. Jimmie Joe Bryant, Historian

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The class of ' 50 now departs, To go along its way; With joy and sadness in our hearts, We ' ll ne ' er forget this day. To you, our teachers, we give thanks, For showing us the way; Our whole life through We will think of you, While we go along our way. Our joys and sorrows we have shared, As we struggled through the years; But now as we remember them, Our hearts slowly fill with tears. We know the days of our youth are gone, And we must look ahead; We will think of you As we bid adieu, To the memories that we hold dear. To us, the seniors of 1950, this is a long-awaited day Each of us will now travel a separate highway. As friends and classmates we must part, But as future citizens we ' ll be joined in heart. We feel happy that the hours of study are done, Yet, deep inside, we feel sad that the final hour has come. As we gather this last time and think back over the years, We fondly remember our many laughs, our joys, our tears. Time is drawing short, and as we say goodbye, We know in our hearts we ' ll miss you, dear Tarboro High. No longer will your walls enclose this senior class All our joys and sorrows are a part of your past. We leave our empty places to each THS schoolmate, As we march together to a worldly fate. We thank each teacher for an understanding heart, But now from this hall of memories, let us part. The final hour has come at last, For the happy graduates of the ' 50 class. — Thelma Hyman, Class Poet.

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Jlait Witl and ZJzitamznt We, the Senior Class of Tarboro High School of the City of Tarboro, County of Edgecombe, and State of North Carolina, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty, being of sound minds and memories, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament. ARTICLE I To certa ' n students, we leave these various talents: I, Betty Jean Long, do will and bequeath my athletic ability to Sybil Spain. I, Dorothy Baker, do will and bequeath my typing ability to Jean Jenkins. I, Billv Overbey, do will and bequeath my courteous ways to Dick Batchelor. I, Helen Bunting, do will and bequeath my quietness to Alma Mitchell. I, Ann Parker, do will and bequeath my height to Mae Hathaway. I, Anne Moye, do will and bequeath my faithfulness to Billie Bateman. I, David Lee, do will and bequeath my physique to Bill Edwards. ARTICLE II To Mr. Mahler and our beloved faculty, we ieave sincere thanks of appreciation for the wonderful guidance that they have given us in our four years of high school. Their assistance has guided us to a much higher goal in our lives. ARTILE III To the Juniors, we leave our love and devotion for dear old Alma Mater with the sincere hope that they will obtain as much from their Senior year as we have. ARTICLE IV To the Sophomores, we leave the motto: Keep your shirt down and dig. ARTICLE V To the Freshmen, we leave the realization that there are only three years left. In this manner we do hereby dispose of our various talents, with the hope that those to whom these gifts were left, will use them to the best of their ability. We, the members of the Senior Class of Tarboro High School, have put our hands and seal on this the twenty-sixth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty (1950). The Senior Class of Tarboro High School. Witnesses: Betty Ann Barnes, Noris Bridgers, Joe Dail. Doris Bridgers, Testator.