Wakelon High School - Wak Igh An Yearbook (Zebulon, NC)

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that girls were around. Nothing very exciting happened that year, but we began look¬ ing forward to the year when we would be Juniors with rings as proof. Our Junior year, with Miss Blanche Gay as our teacher, was full of many exciting and wonderful memories; the magazine sale which provided quite a few with aching feet; career day, which helped us decide upon our future; the Junior and Senior Banquet which provided more memories than could ever be listed; and, of course, the Junior Play, Aunt Min Drops In, which gave several of our classmates their first real case of stage fright. All these little things were added to our Junior year to make it one of the most pleasant in all our memories. The Senior year which we have just completed is one we could never forget. The thrill of being Seniors comes only once and we have truly taken advantage of every opportunity which has presented itself to us. Our trip to Washington, a real highlight, was very exciting and adventurous. Now with graduation and class night to conclude our wonderful journey, we would like to thank our sponsors this year, Miss Blanche Gay and Mr. Franklin R. Jones, for helping to make our Senior year the success it has been. On leaving Wakelon, we would like to thank our Alma Mater for the inspiration she has given us through the years. May we prove our loyalty by making our lives of service to all mankind. Historian,

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY On a bright September morning in 1943, a group of happy but frightened children were greeted by the friendly smiling faces of Mrs. Eva Page and Mrs. Lois Wall. On that day, our adventure into the world of education was begun. Since that time, we have blazed a trail forward through the grades leaving behind many memorable inci¬ dents which are never to be forgotten ones with all of us. In our first year for in¬ stance, we can never remember our room with a vacant corner. Jo Ann tells us that in the first grade someone stole her lunch and to this day she hasn ' t found the culprit. We were a very proud group of second graders; our teachers were Miss Dean Hardi¬ son and Mrs. Carter Studdert. If we remember correctly, Miss Hardison ' s favorite pastime that year was wielding the paddle; many felt its sting. In our second year we also had our only fatality--Leamon Long, one of our classmates, was killed. In the third grade, with Mrs. Mary Lowery and Miss Mozell Rogers as our teachers, we had our first real battle with English. Today--we find ourselves still struggling. In the third grade we learned the tactics of modern cowboy and Indian warfare in our well- hidden fort under the gym. Journeying upstairs was a frightening experience for some of us, but we found we really had nothing to fear, for the fourth grade wasn’t nearly as bad as we had expected. Even so at the end of the year we were glad Miss Davis--now Mrs. Ben Thomas--and Mrs. Winston decided to send us to the fifth grade where we were met by Mrs. Helen Gregory and Miss Annie Lou Alston. After a year of hard studying and memorizing quite a few poems, we successfully passed all our subjects and went hurrying on our way to the sixth grade. The main attraction of our sixth year other than our studies, was Cupid ' s arrows which seem to have been shot throughout the whole sixth grade. Due to this, the art of note passing was taken up; that includes love notes to Jeanne Bobbitt. Nonsense aside, we learned our lessons well and under the capable leadership of Mrs. Wallace Chamblee and Mrs. Lee Currin, we made our grade. Mrs. F.E. Bunn and Mrs. Harold Sauls were our seventh grade teachers. We re¬ call how that year, Avo of our classmates dressed in full red skirts portrayed high school cheerleaders. Well, Sandy and Patsy, we see you made it. Bubble gum, also, be¬ came the fad that year. In the eighth grade under the guidance of Miss Gladys Baker and Mr. Harold Sauls, stars and blossoms came into our lives. It was then we took up the study of astronomy and flowers. We, also, became acquainted with the subjects which we were to hit with full force the next year. The same year, Mr. Sauls passed out cigars. At last, the grand day arrived. We had become Freshmen in high school. For beginners we did well, even though we did forget which way to go occasionally and also which class was when; but we soon learned. Our teachers in the ninth grade were Miss Melba Strickland and Mr. Jim Fish. It was under the capable leadership of Mr. Fish that all the girls of the class can say truthfully that they learned the art of giving artificial respiration. Both girls and boys can never forget the day we had health ex¬ aminations in Raleigh, especially the lunch hour. Mr. Herbert Holt and Miss Irma Walker were our teachers in our tenth year. Dur¬ ing that year, several of the girls started going steady while the boys had notrealized

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the members of the Senior Class, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-five, being of happy--if not sound--mind; do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament, making all the writings heretofore null and void. We bequeath all assets, real and personal, as which we, the testators, at this time possess to be bestowed as follows; ARTICLE I To our beloved school, Wakelon, we bequeath our everlasting loyalty and devotion; and assure her that her patience in keeping us for twelve years will never be forgotten. ARTICLE II To our parents, we give our appreciation and devotion for making our graduation possible. We hereby promise to do as much as we can to make their lives enjoyable. ARTICLE III To the faculty, we will our deepest appreciation for their patience and guidance throughout the past years. ARTICLE IV To the Freshmen, we leave our dignified ways and school spirit. ARTICLE V To the Sophomores, we leave the honor of entertaining the class of 1956. ARTICLE VI To the Juniors, we leave the honorable position as Seniors. We leave them the thrill of walking down the aisle at assembly, of being looked up to by all underclassmen, and all the other Senior privileges. ARTICLE VII The Seniors bequeath individually the following items; 1. Barbara Alford wills her books (from which she is always studying) to Diane Broughton. 2. Billy Alford wills his school bus and bus route to Charles Driver, since the bus is switched from house to house each year. 3. David. Alford wills his position as Business Manager on the annual staff to any poor Junior; by the way, David assures him he will especially enjoy running from one warehouse to another in Wilson. 4. Jeanne Bobbitt tells me that she has nothing she can do without, so, therefore, she wills nothing; she begs--no hard feelings, please! 5. Dewey Brannan wills his ability to be a pest to all the teachers to Bobby Weathers. 6. Phil Brown wills his gracefulness (on the floor) on the basketball team to Joe Wayne Tippett. 7. Edwin Bunn wills his height to Steve Stallings--he needs it! 8. Sandra Bunn has been trying for two years to give away her good typing rate (10 words per minute) to someone--so now Betty Ann, she is giving it to you--you have to take it! 9. Jerry Chamblee was willed good looks last year, now he passes them on to all the handsome Romeos of Wakelon. 10. Annette Daniels wills her many clothes to Dorothy Smith. 11. Kay Denton wills her height to Donna Mitchell. 12. Gayle Dunn wills her position as treasurer in every organization to Jean Joyner--give Jean money, money, money! 13. Kenneth Eddins wills his cue stick at Runts to Robert T. Draughon. 14. H. E. Edwards wills his quiet ways to Warren and Wayne Boykin. 15. Alice Faulkner wills her ability to keep office to Gwen Beasley. 16. Willard Gay wills his football uniform to Aubrey Gay. 17. Billy Green wills his superlative (cutest) to Tony Pearce. 18. Menia Hocutt wills her preference for State to Nancy Alford-we hear that Nancy prefers Carolina though! 1 v 19. Geraldine Johnson leaves nothing but Bennie; by the way, he is not being willed! 20. Peggy King wills her ability to go with Wendell boys to Dot Baker.