Wadesboro High School - Tiger Tales Hi Ways Yearbook (Wadesboro, NC)

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Underclassmen pedestrians trave 1 less important highways, which finally lead h : m to the junction at Seni metropolis of WHS.

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WELL TRAVELED ROADS (Continued from page 23) 1952. Jessie Ruth Honeycutt, the best citizen on the journey, received the Citizenship Cup, and Claudia Covington, who won the Woodman of the World’s award for the best average in United States history, was our best historian. At last we reached the ewelfth and final mile of our high school journey. With Messrs. W. L. Wildermuth, Tony Sellari, James Davis, and Harold Grant, Misses Anne Bradford, and Mesdames Mildred Johnson as leaders, and Misses Hermine Caraway and Carrie Sturgis as sponsors, we, the “dignified Seniors” settled down to mak- ing our last mile the most profitable one. In Sep- tember, we held our first class meeting. We elect- ed as class officers: President, Jimmy Short; Vice- President, Dawn Lovett; Secretary, Loretta Helms; and Treasurer, Tonie Bowers. We chose Gwyn Ramey and Larry Zachary for our mascots. Even after this we did not fully realize that we were seniors. It took the thrills of the long-awaited oc- casion of measuring for our caps and gowns to really convince us that this was our last year. Some of the most outstanding travelers are now serving as heads of the publications staffs and the clubs. Bill Blue is editor of the Student Prints and Claudia Covington is editor to the Hi-Ways. Jane Little is president of the Glee. Club and Benton Roper is president of the Spanish Club. Lula Ann Pope was chosen Homecoming Queen. During the twelve long miles of our journey down the educational highway, we have taken on many travelers. Other travelers have turned aside seeking shorter cuts to the journey’s end. Sixty way-worn travelers have weathered the rough spots and detours of the journey. We are now standing at the cross roads, gazing at the sign posts, and wondering which road to take. Some will chose one road, some another. As we part, we bid each other God’s Speed on the journey ahead. LEFT ALONG THE WAY (Continued from page 24) their positions in the glee club to Bradley Tyson and Richard Turner. Gay Helms, Betty Jean Hill, Joyce Shaver, Shirley Kendall, and Georgia Kendall having de- cided to be old maids leave all of their boy friends to Jean Hightower. Ann Webb and Betty Ann Porter do will their seats on the Deep Creek bus to humanity. Richard Williams leaves his old baseball glove and his crooked arm to Tommy Lowe. Use them as well as he did, boy. Sally Jo Coley and Mary Plyde Marsh leave their old bobby pins and empty ‘“‘Toni” tubes to Janet Allen and Joan Moore. Leroy Sanford and Don Trexler leave their quiet elderly ways to little Henry Teal. Paul Drye leaves all the rocks in the outfield over at the athletic field to Jimmy Allen. E. J. Privitte, Larry Adcock, Graham Davis, 28 Albert Gaddy, and George Honeycutt don’t leave nothing to nobody and they don’t hope nobody enjoys nothing. I, Bill Blue, having nothing of any value do hereby sign this senseless dbcument and do leave this tidbit of knowledge for future lovers: “My love of women did avail me nothing at WHS.” Signed, sealed and delivered, The senior class of 1953 THE HIGHWAYS BEYOND (Continued from page 25) Ann Webb is head of the vast ‘““Home Ec’”’ de- partment and Jimmy Henry is master of the musical department. Jimmy’s latest rendition of “Chop Sticks” is Nowmil@onmthems lit) barade:« Dorothy McLaurin is the commercial teacher. Jessie Ruth Odom is a teacher of foreign langu- age. She teaches the language of ‘Lower Slob- bovia,” a very important and useful language. Jessie Ruth Honeycutt excels as a grammar grade teacher. I can see no other familiar faces and so I walk on down to the corner drugstore. It is one of the largest in the world and is owned by the ‘“‘Hadacol King,” Haywood Preslar. Wandering over to the magazine racks and properly ignoring the ‘No Reading” signs I begin to seek more information of my classmates through the various monthlies. Picking up a copy of “Sport,” I see that Dennis “Canvasback” Robeson is retiring from boxing after 15 years as champion of the ‘““wormweight” division. In another magazine, I read that Benton Roper, of the Army, had been promoted to a five star general for his invention of the six foot fox- hole. Jimmy Shumaker is still America’s No. 1 cover boy. Leroy Sanford has published his ‘“‘Theory of Superlativity” and it is currently drawing praise from all the professors of leading colleges and universities throughout the nation. In the “Business” magazine there is an article about two former classmates of mine. It seems that Don Trexler set a world record by typing 1,238 words a minute. The typewriter used was a special electric model designed by Teddy Wilkin- son, the electrical wizard of four continents. In the same magazine I see that Bryant Teal, the agricultural magnate, has purchased another orange grove. It’s called Florida. A hand clamps down on my shoulder and I loop up into the eyes of Lieutenant Wiley Teal, the scourge of the underworld. He shows me the “No Reading” sign and points to the door. I decide I'd better start “moving on” and leave. As I seek another highway to travel, I think back on the day’s events. It seems as if the class of 53 has covered every market, office, and notable position that there is to be had—except the presi- dency. However there was no insanity in our class so that explains absence from that office. How- ever, it’s appropriate that the class of 753 excels in everything, because it’s the best class ever!

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