Upchurch High School - Eagle Yearbook (Raeford, NC)

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CLASS WILL We, the graduating class of 1954, do hereby make our will: To our Principal, we leave our gratitude for his help and his understanding of our many problems. To our teachers who have been our friends and loyal counselors, we leave our accom- plishments as Seniors. From you our accomplishments came and to you they should be returned. To the Juniors, we bequeath our good luck and well-known nerve which they will need next year. We also leave our honored place as Seniors. May you build a bigger and better school community. To the Sophomores, we leave our long suffering and unquestionable patience. To the Freshmen, we leave our school. You will be here a long time. May you improve all the departments. Individual bequests are: I, Leroy Horsley, leave my ability as student leader, my sincere interest in my school, and my salesmanship to the next annual staff. We, Donella Quick and Willie McNeill leave our musical ability to Sarah Davis and Richard Shaw. We, Betty Sue Malloy, Helen McNair and Hazelle McLaughlin leave our steps as majorettes to Annie Ruth Willis and Sallie McKoy. I, Emest McLaughlin leave my hook shot in basketball to Moses Smith. We, Channie Smith, Evelyn Monroe, Gladys Morrison, and Ollie Kearns leave our little jam sessions to Frances Kemp, Christine Peterkins, and Parthenia Baldwin. We, James Pope, Christopher Evans, and Mamie Smith leave our places in the band to Roscoe McLaughlin, Henry Hayes, and Curtis Allmond. We, Victoria McPhatter and McCormick Allmond leave our artistic ability to Edna McKee and Daisy Lloyd. We, the family groups, Dessie and Ora Carpenter, Dorethea and Jessie Daniels, Richard and Johnnie McLaughlin, McCormick and Smith Allmond, James and William Pope, leave our places to all family groups that may choose to attend our school.

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CLASS HISTORY As we, the Senior Class, look back over our four years in high school, we find many events which will be remembered long after our graduation. We entered as Freshmen in the year of 1950 with one hundred and twenty-six members. Since we had been in this building for our eighth grade year, everything was not quite so new and foreign to us. Our officers in our Hrst year were: President, Charles McKinnong Vice President, Broadway Jackson: Secretary, Ruth McAllister, Treasurer, Betty Sue Malloy. Our homeroom teachers were Miss S. M. Truzerls and Mrs. C. W. Johnson. As freshmen, we became active high school students. Many of us joined the basketball team, the Choral Club, the Library Club and the Band. During this year we gave to the school a pair of Deluxe School Scales. By the end of our freshman year we really had the high school spirit. In our Sophomore year there were ninty-three of us. Our officers were: President, Ben Alstong Vice President, Dorothy Morriseyg Secretary, Betty Sue Malloy. Our home- room teacher was Miss S. C. Reddick. During our sophomore year Hazelle McLaughlin won the title Miss Upchurch and was also crowned May Queen. We gave to the school a set of Reference Books. ln the Fall of 1952, our Junior Class was a happy group of seventy-four. Our officers were: President, Leroy Horsleyg Vice President, Theodore Hollingsworth, Secretary, Ruth McAllister, Treasurer, Betty Sue Malloy. Our homeroom teachers were Miss S, M, Truzerls and Mrs. R. H, Hinton. The highlights of this year were the Junior-Senior Prom the winning of the title Miss Upchurch by Iessie Bell Daniels and the winning of May Queen by Ruth McAllister. Ruth was also awarded first prize in the local Annual World Peace Speaking Contest and third prize in the Regional Contest held in Charlotte, N.C. During this year we gave to the school an outdoor American flag. Our final year began in September, 1953 with sixty-five members. The officers were: President, Leroy Horsleyg Vice President, Theodore Hollingsworth, Secretary, Betty Malloy: and Treasurer, Ruth McAllister. Our homeroom teachers were Miss A. G. Smith and Mrs. C. W, Johnson. As seniors we had many responsibilities before us and we worked hard to accomplish the projects undertaken. The outstanding events of our senior year were setting up Senior Standards, preparing for graduation and publish- ing the Annual. We leave our school with deep regret, but hope that others who may follow us will carry our school banner to success. We will always be grateful for the experiences we have had here. We hope to show our gratitude by becoming good citizens. Betty Sue Malloy, Historian

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CLASS WILL fcontinuedj We, Hazel Finkley and Alberta McNeill, leave our knowledge of English to Mozelle Flowers and Edna McKee. I, Ruth McAllister, leave my musical ability, my loyal and dependable leadership, scholarship, and my editorship to the future junior class leaders. We, Elouise Morrison, Melvin McLean, Lawrence Murchison, Gladys Moultrie, Gladys McPhatter, Catherine McMillan, Sylvester Covington, Strata Covington leave our places in the Dramatic Club to Clarence Dupree and Shirley McMillan. May you continue to lay a solid foundation for a representative cluh. We, the bus drivers, Samuel McRae, James McRae, Benjamin Alston, J. W. McNeill, Archie Smith, Neal Bratcher, Theodore Hollingsworth, and Wilbert Harris leave our safety records to the future drivers. May you always make safe and dependable trips so that our school may never have a serious accident. We, Sallie McNeill, James Graham, Paul Green, Maggie McEachin, leave our good records in Commercial Education to Joyce Campbell, Susie Stevens, Charline Haley and Jennell Morrison. We, Ophelia Alford, Charlee McDonald, Nellie Melvin, leave our pleasing personality to Rachel McNeill and Bernice Green. We, Bertha McRae and George Morrison leave our dancing ability to Rosa Roper and Franklin Bridges. We, Raymond Cole, John Thomas, James Ray, and Eugene Edens leave our good con- duct and spirit of co-operation to Joe L. Cole, Curtis Allmond, and Henry Hayes. We, Georgia Treadwell and Vera Lloyd leave our conscientious efforts to. complete all our assignments to Doris McEachln and Betty J, McNeill, We, Caleb David, John Harris, and Robert Henderson leave our desire to become good American citizens to John McNeill and Elbert Shaw. Mamie Lee Smith