Union High School - Acorn Yearbook (Vale, NC)

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ooo CLASS POEM Into this new year of war and strife, United, we, the Seniors go, Our duty is to fight for liberty and life, That’s why “On To Victory” is our motto. Our feet must turn from the friendly way, And venture into the unknown road, Guide them well, they must not stray, FOr ene OLNY ICLOLysissoutmcoue: Some of us will march with plowshares, While others will march with guns, But all of us will fight with prayers For every Mother’s fighting sons. From the well-known halls of Union we go, Girded with the armor of knowledge, and right, That alone can stop, and turn back the foe, And win for America, the ever victorious fight. Our success, if it is so decreeded, We owe to our teachers, our friend, Our guide, our strength, the help in need, To them, our thanks we humbly extend. Class Poet, GATE RIN Eek OOne

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ooo Oooo CLASS HISTORY On July 18, 1940, sixty-two boys and girls registered for a high school course at Union. To some of these students, Union High School was entirely new, while to the rest of us the building and the teachers were familiar because we had attended grade school here. The first few days we frightened freshmen wandered about very confused, frequently asking “Where do we go now?” By the close of summer school, however, we had become accustomed to high school life. Thus b egan our four years of high school, which are about to reach a climax. In our Freshman year some of us joined the 4-H Club. Others chose basketball as an activity. We were honored to have one member, Catherine Roof, chosen as second winner in the county 4-H Health Contest. Catherine was given a trip to 4-H Short Course at Raleigh, N. C. There were thirty-nine members of our Sophomore Class. Some of our group became members of the basketball teams. Twelve of the girls were chosen to be waitresses at the Junior-Senior Banquet. At commencement the following medals were awarded to members of our class: Mathem atics, Fred Houser; Agriculture, L. B. Helms; Science, Gene Goins; and History, Margaret Lantz. We began our Junior year with an enrollment of forty but by the end of the school term, our number was only thirty-two. Six of our Class joined the Beta Club during that year. Al Stone represented our school in an Oratorical contest. Those of our class receiving medals at commencement were: History, Al Stone; French, Margaret Lantz. Along with our gains was a great loss. One of our class- mates, Janet Sain, died February 6, 1943. Janet was one of the most popular mem- bers of the class and was held in high esteem by all who knew her. The size of our class has decreased until there were only twenty of us who could claim the title of “Union’s Seniors”. The Seniors deserve credit for their cooperation in raising $15.20 for the Junior Red Cross Drive and $13.35 for the War Emergency Relief Fund. Fred Houser was selected from this school to attend a week of Boy’s State at Chapel Hill. Two seniors became Beta Club members, making a total of eight from this class. All the senior basketball players play on the teams. Twelve have parts in the Senior Play. Former members of this class who are now in service are Monroe Seagle, Marines; Vernon Smyth, Navy; Paul Leatherman, Navy; and Carmie Johnson, Navy. Our class officers for the past four years are as follows: FRESHMAN—President, Erma Deen Heafner; Vice-President, Geraldean Lewellyn; Secretary, Margaret Lantz; Treasurer, Bill Wood. SOPHOMORE—President, Margaret Lantz; Vice-President, Vernon Smyth; Secretary, Janet Sain; Treasurer, Virginia Sain. JUNIOR—President, Margaret Lantz; Vice-President, Al Stone; Secretary, Sue Tutherow; Treasurer, Catherine Roof. SENIOR—President, Dorothy Meeks; Vice-President, Emma Lou Lynch; Sec- retary, Al Stone; Treasurer, Catherine Roof. fom eke)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF 1944 We, the Senior Class of 1944, being of sound mind, and realizing that we will soon leave our dear Alma Mater, wish to leave our vast estate and personal property as follows: SECTION I 1. To the Faculty we do will and bequeath our sincere appreciation for their sympathy and kindness shown us during our high school course. SECTION II 1. To the Junior Class we leave our honored seats in chapel. 2. To the Sophomore Class we will and bequeath our ability to get along with the teachers. 3. To the Freshmen we will our ability to make high grades. SECTION III 1. I, Jack Carpenter, do hereby will and bequeath to Ray Seagle my blond wavy hair, with the hope that he can arrange it better than I have. 2. I, Ruby Conner, hereby will to Jean Carpenter my height so she won’t have to stand on somebody’s shoulders to see. 3. I, Ruby Davis, will my ability to chew gum in English to Mary Sue Huss. 4. I, Erma Deen Heafner, will my friendly ways to Dorothy Smith. 5. I, L. B. Helms, wish to leave my position as bus driver to Bill Scronce. 6. I, Fred Houser, hereby will my shyness around girls to Wayne Scronce, with the hope he will overcome it. 7. I, Sarah Huss, will my Physics book to Nelta Ward, with the hope she understands it better than I have.