Walstonburg High School - Talisman Yearbook (Walstonburg, NC)

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Class History We, the class of 1947 of Walstonburg High School, have climbed a ladder built by dreams-step by step. As the time of graduation draws near we recall those dreams, remembering the desire for their fulfillment and the joy of realization. Ding-Dong! The old familiar bell tolled away the years until at last we could say. We're in high school! With Miss Irma Page and Miss Bertha Lang as our teachers, we spent a fun-packed freshman year. Days passed quickly, and before we realized it- vacation time! October 1944 . . . School again, and We were Sophomores. We felt especially important when we learned that We would give the Seniors a banquet-even though the reason was that there was no Junior class. Led by our officers, Ola Grace Gardner, Elsie Shirley, and Raymond Cobb and our advisor, Miss Ott, we made the banquet the big event of the year. When we finally returned to our work we could hardly realize we would soon be Juniors. Getting used to being Juniors was not the only change of our third year in high school. We missed Mr. B. L. Davis, our former principal, but we soon learned to like his successor, Mr. Roger Peeler. Above all, we felt that we were fortunate indeed in having Mrs. Peeler as our home room teacher. With the six twelfth-graders who shared our room, we chose as officers for the year H. T. Herring, Lib Holloman, and Raymond Cobb. Participation in the tobacco contest helped develop a class spirit which was destined to give us a place of leadership among the classes. It was with great pride that we saw our own king and queen, Dabney Goin and Lib Holloman, crowned at the festival. That class spirit reached new heights when on February first we experienced the big thrill of being Juniors-our class rings arrived! Getting the rings, seeing the girls' basket- ball team win the county championship and sportsmanship awards, and helping with commencement took on equal importance with our studies. Settling down to work with memories of the past, We saw the days slip quickly by, and We dreamed a perfect dream -we were Seniors! Realizing the necessity of good organization, our first step as Seniors was the choice of our officers. We elected Ola Grace Gardner, Margarett Fields, and Martha Baker as leaders. Miss Rives was our class sponsor. For our motto we selected A quitter never wins, a winner never quits? Determined to carry out this idea, we won again in the tobacco contest, making our room winners-Ola Grace Gardner and Jarvis Beamon -the queen and king. Ordering invitations, going to Chapel Hill on Senior Day, getting the annual ready for press, and having fun at the Junior-Senior make our days busy and eliciting. We found many of our dreams being fulfilled, Yet we find the realization of these dreams not an end in itself-rather they are means toward higher things, for graduation will only fit us for greater dreams, helping us shape our future. Frances Sawrey ax..x..s..s..s.,s..s.,,..x..s..,..s..x..4 gwgpfg-..s..s.,x..s..x..x..x..s..x..x..,..x..s. E101

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4 Gladys Letchworth I am the 'uery pink of courtesy? Leonard Mann 1 do but sing because I must. Glee Club 1,2,3,4g Keyboard Club 1,2,3,-1-3 Pack-O-News Staff 45 Talisman Staff 4. Frances Sawrey I agree with no rnan's opinions, I have some of my own. Glee Club l,2,3g Keyboard Club 1,2,3,4: Pack-O-News Staff 3g Basketball 1,2,3,4g 4-H Club 2,3,4g Talisman Staff 4. Elsie Shirley Ready to split her side with laughter. 4-H Club 2,3,4g Talisman Staff 43 Pack-O- News Staff 3,4g Glee Club 35 Cheer Leader 3. Julia Marie Taylor What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness. Stantonsburg High School Home Econom- ics Clubg Keyboard Club 2,33 Basketball 2.3: Glee Club 3,4. Virginia YVhitley No pleasure is comparable to the standing ' upon tz bondage ground of t nth. . ,asf 'LW in ' C as esy .o Y Q J Mascot 'I ' rj Jasper Lewis, Jr. Mascot gwggfg-..s..s..x.my...x..s,..s..x..s..-s..,...,,.,..,.., E91

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S..s..,..x..s..,..,..,.,...x..s..,.,x..,gwwfg ..s..,..s..s..s..s..x..s..s..x.,s..s.,s.. Last Will and Testament The Senior Class of Nineteen hundred and forty seven, being sound of mind and healthy of body do hereby file this our last will and testament, bequesting our various and sundry goods, possessions and good wishes to the mentioned beneficiaries and do hereby declare all similar documents which may appear to be null or void. General Terms: To The Faculty-We leave our deep regard and gratitude for making the past four years the most wonderful ones of our lives. To The School-We leave our sincere appreciation for her high standards which ever serve as a guide to those who have known and learned to love them. To The Juniors-We leave our precious home room and all the memories that we Love and Cherish. PERSONAL WILL Martha Baker wills her ability to stand up for her own opinion to Mildred Speight. Margarett Fields wills her moods to Lucille Barnes. Raymond Cobb wills his shoe shine, creases and loud socks to Wilber G. Baker. Bessie Hardison wills her winning way of getting her name into Society Headlines to Mildred Dildy. Frances Sawrey wills her permanent to Gladys Parker cn rainy days. Dabney Goin wills his silly grin to Charlie Wainwright. Louise Jones wills her super girl strength to Rachel Griffin. Frances Dixon wills four years of Sunday night dates to Dorothy Parker. Virginia Whitley wills her serious mind to Margaret Coggins. Stella Honeycutt wills her excitable nature and flirting ways to Doris Letchworth. Ola Grace Gardner wills her leadership ability and Class presidency to Doris Williams. William Beaman leaves his influence over a certain cute Junior girl to Dalton Holloman. Elsie Shirley wills her one track mind and spontaneous giggles to Dorothy Hardison. Elizabeth Heath wills her lovely hair, and pretty teeth to Minnie Mae Tugwell. Dorothy Jones wills her ability to continually change the old for the new to Verona Lee Owens. Jarvis Beaman wills his courtship ability to Robert Parker. Julia Marie Taylor wills her usefulness as office girl to Edna Ruth Rouse. Leonard Mann wills that wolfish gleam in his eyes, which all girls notice, to Billie Hardison. Here, the school wouldn't be complete unless Leonard left his crooning voice to Phillip Shirley. Gladys Letchworth wills her height, and brown eyes to Doris Wheeler. Clarence and Howard Kittrell will their devotion for each other and their many girl admirers to James and Jarvis Holloman. Miss Rives, we the seniors leave our love and appreciation for the sacrifices you have made, and for the lovely example you have been for us this year. You have not only shown us the way-you walked with us. Elsie Shirley, Testator E 11 l sa