Wendell High School - Yearbook (Wendell, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 92 of the 1939 volume:

■ � 0 ; 4 • ¥ t ■% MR ■p !isiffh, ? ' : i, -Vrtj 4 ;. ' A To :..lss Annie L ' ackie, who has served UG faithfully as teacuer and class spon sor for the past t. o years, ws dedicate Echoes of ' 59. Triis we offer as best proof of our devotion and make knov n our desire to i ergetuate what she iias ueant to us in our ‘■ ' memories. , e are grateful ti:at so worthy a uer- so;: iias aided us in tne latter part of our cliti ' o to graduation. ..■■X ; ' ■ wt ..V-: E. T. Boyette Principal i th. Lara ilov ard Latin, English Social Science Limvood IMrphy Lath Annie Lackie Science, English Lrs. Graven Broughton liome Economics Prances Brane Er:gliah, Pretich ii. Bruce Butler Agriculture a. T. I ' cBuffie HUsic B, G. . illiams history. Science Class Colors • Blue and Gold Class Flower - Talisman Rose Class Motto Hope ever urges us on eind tells us that tomorrow will be better Class Officers � President -- Furney Todd Vice President « Maxine Knott Secretary - Doris Jordan Treasurer - Geraldine Young Reporter - Donald Wayne Thomas Staff Editor-in-Chief Doris Sherron Assistant Editor - Linwood Jones Bussiness Manager - June May Assistant Manager - Hary Charlotte Todd Sports Editoi - • Donald Wayne Thomas Class Song - Tune - The Garden Goodbye dear school and classmates true We’ll ne’er forget this time we £art Our hearts will linger here with you In Life we are to make our start IMny the memories that will keep Through all the years will want to seek Good fortunes, happiness and fame But to dear Wendell we’ll feel the same -Nettie Pearl Price Vivian Garue Banch. Yisiun iioae Kg. Glub ' 36 Snclish Glub ' 3d .Vi Ilian Andrew Bratie Jseo Kngli.eii Club ' 37, ' 38 Science Radio Club ' 36 Pattie Ruth Bean Pat iionse Rc. Club ' 36 English Club ' 57, ' 3 Lawton Joyle Boyette Bo ley P.P.A. ' 36, ' 37, ' 3o, ' 59 . illiam Real Gonoley Slevvf cot Pootball ' 36, Baseball ' 36 Band ' .- 6 , ’ 37 , ' , ' , ' 39 --ansy Leigh coiey Cheese home Lc. Club ’,36 Slee Club ' 39 Band ' 39 Lichard Striiigfisid druntley Skunk seDi,i.j.l, Pooiiball, Basketball, ' 3d, ' 39 Band ' 36, ' 57, ' 3d,’3‘. Frances CULunings i.-’rady Agnes AiOiiie he. Club ' 36 Beta Jl lb ' , ' 0 Katie Lee Catlett Link Horne Lc. Glub ' 36 English Club ' 37, ' 33 j j J 4_ ■ir ..A � ■ 4 •• , _ • ’T � C va Lucille i.av.lcins Susie liome Lc. Club ' 36 Glee Club ' 39 Oliver Vanderbilt _ ' rady Buddy football ' 36, ' 37, ' 3o, ' 39 Basketball ' 36, ' 37 Azilee Lbrton Beggy home Be. Club ' 36 Glee Club ' 3 , ' . ' h ' i.rt. ' iur Janie ' l jean Jumbo P.B.a. ' 36, ' 37, ' 3d ' 39 ■Bnglish Club ' 36, ' 37 larguerite iiester Slciooy Glee Club ' 37, ' 38 Bnalish Club ' 36, ' 37 Band ' 36 , ' 37, ' 38 , ' 39 Charlie Javid nawkins Junior F.B.a. ' 36, ' 37, ' 38, ' 39 Basketball ' 3a, ' 39 ._ossey Bdv;ard B’aison B-.ck 7. 7. A. ' 36, ' 37, ' 3 , ' 39 Jebaters Club ' 38 Buna Barle _oneycutt jioney iioae 3c . Club ' 36 Bnslisii Club ' 36 -loyal Berdon hopjtias oc aaseoall ' 3-, ' 3 i Jaisy Elizabeth Hov ard ' Monk Koae Ec. Club ' 36, ' 37 English Club ' 37, ' 38 Thomas Bennett Jeffreys Jeff Basketball ' 37, ' 38, ' 39 Gapt. Basketball 38, ' 39 Baseball ' 36 , ' 37 , ' 38, ' 39 Eaxine Knott Back Home Be. Club ' 36, ' 37 Glee Club ' 37, ' 33, ' 39 Beta Club ' 38, ' 39 Vice Pres. ' 38, ' 39 iiilliaa Edward Johnson Bill B.F.A. ' 36, ' 37, ' 38, ' 39 Band ' 36, ' 37, ' 38, ' 39 i innie Belle Howard Sis Home So. Club ' 36 English Club ' 37, ' 38 iiistory Club ' 37 Ab raham -Joseph Abe Sootball ' 36, ' 37, ' 33, ' 39 Basketball ' 36, ' 37, ' 38 Baseball ' 37, ' 38, ' 39 Gapt. of Basketball ' 37 srances Boris Jordan Boris XI home Be. jlub ' 36 Sec. of Class ' 39 Glee Club ' 38, ' 39 Thomas Linv ood Jones Jut j ' ootball. Basketball, Baseball, ' 36, ' 37, ' 38, ■39 Band ' 37, ' 38, ' 39 Janie Pearl Lloyd Janie Hone Be. Club ' 36, ' 37 English Club ' 37, ' 38 Giiarlie ' i iley scurooro Ciriarlie ?o otball, Basketball, base- ball, ' B6, V7, ' 3£, ' 39 I?.?. A. ' 3 d , ' 39 kettle Pearl Price Pettie Pearl Horae Pc. Club ' P6 Beta Club ' 3d, ' 39 Aeoorter Hafl Hon. ' 39 Ponald ,,ayne Inonias .,us . Beta Club ' 3f , ' IP ' .at ' l ..o;ior doc. ' ■ , ■ jaseball ' , . ‘ . ' ootball ' ,’i liana ' V , ' .• Lillian -ace Litchell ' ' Jitterbug hOi:ie Be. Club ' 36, ' 37 Phila. ' sat.iean doc. ' 36 ' . 57, ' 38, ' 39 Saraii Bliz. .:iQharuson Sera iioue Ic. Club ' 36 Lnrlish Club ' 36, ' 37 buruood Bryant Stricklari .V 0 ody ' ' ' 36, ' 37, ’3o, ' 59 liayriond P. Strickland dtrick P.P.A. ' 36, ' 37 bSla -Uie bAiJos lUiU iiO;ae Be. Club ' 36 Bn-ilish Club ' 37, ' .: o r-istory club ' 37 Catherine .’oo;s Bet if -5c. oiu;- ' o6 Cl :e niu . ■ . . jr ,tAj flu- ’ .Villard SlLis Perry 7illie Beta Club ' 33, ' 39 Debaters Club ' 38, ' 39 llat ' l Honor Soc. ' 38, ' 39 j rtiia Adelaide I ttox i ' JUtt” Home Be. Club ' 36 Glee Club ' 3?, ' 39 Band ' 37 E. Clarence Hicnardson Rich E.E.A. ' 36, ' 37, ' 36, ' 39 Pres. Tri-Gliao. ' 39 Reporter ' 38, ' 39 Ellen Devare son Corrina Hurses Club ' 37 Phalaiaathon Soc. ' 36 Dill Cozart Roberts Gator Baseball ' 3G, ' 37, ' 38, ' 39 E.J.n.. ' 36, ' 37 , ' 33 , ' 39 Eootball ' 3 9 Bang ' 36 , ' ov . ’ June Elizabeth :_ay Bug Glee club ' 3o, ' 39 Basketball ' 36 , ' 37 , ■ 33 ' 39. capt. Basketball Cheer leader ' 39 V ade Applev hite Speed Vice Pres. ' 39 Sec. E.E.A. ' 33 Reporter E.E.a. Kicnarason Bessie Ruth Howell Bess Home Ec. Club ' 36, ' 37 English Club ' 37 Grace Javis . all Sassy liosie 3c. Club ’36, ' 37, ' 3b 3nglisii Club ' 37, ' 38 Doris I arie Sherron Doris I Hocie 3c . Club ' 36 Glee Club ' 33, ' 39 Beta Club ' 38, ' 39 Sec. l. ' at ' l Hon Soc. .Jary Cliarlotte Todd Shot Home 3c. Club ' 36, ' 37 Glee Club ' 36 ,’37, ' 33, ' 39 Band ' 39 ITurney Albert Todd 3o Bres.F.S ' .A. ' 36, ' 57 Dr es. Junior ic Senior Glasses Hoderick L. Vaughn Bonehead Football ' 36, ' 37, ' 38, ' 39 F.F.A. ' 36, ' 37, ' 38, ' 39 Herbert --tiley 7ade It Bud Football ' 59 Baseball ' 37, ' 33, ' 39 Doris .ji.e ocarooro Doris J.II Home 3c. Club ' 36 Beta Club ' 38, ' 39 Snglish Club ' 36, ' 37 Elsie Hutn Strickland Hut.i Home 3c. Club ' 36 English Club ' 33 Geraldine . inifred youni Gerry Basketball ' 36 , ' 57 , ' 5o ' 39 Home 3c. Club ' 56, ' 37 Beta Club ’5o, ' o9 Pres.’Tirat ' l Hon. Soc. GRADEI.0TIl3HS 1st. Hov.-; ..ettu Baker, Bonalu .Hrr r t Garter, . rti-ur Carolyn Cate Go:� ' aor; Burnell. Jeanette Kannon, e;!id. Ja...es Oates, Jaulir-e Cooke, ..arren Bean, Cora SUwarus, Julian Harris, Hutii hinna.it, hkiloli ..oneycutt, v,ra. Celia hitinanT;, Benny liowara , hilursd Honeycutt, Benny Joijison, Hareuerite Joiriso:;, Haei ' ora Jeff- reys, .ielen Kn.ott, ' th. J. P. Liles, .a.rfcvret Painter, handololi P.cHett, _Hrie Pearce, Leslie Pearce, Lois Strickland, I3ev;cy Prince, . tli. ILirraret Scarboro, Herbert har.sey, Helba SHerron, Travis .U;oaes, .e;ne Scarboro, Harolu fucker, hu.tn Liles, cth. HorotJiy i.itaker, Aioert , clls, aeb “ooa .,iliia; sj,., .arior. Py- soa, Aoy .iatson, ..ary Lee, Pc. iline ' .a.i c ■ ' ■ irintli Grade x-olly ' Bal:er J ' uinie Itutii Bigiis Janie Bari Goolce i ' ildreu Corneal Lucy Bean Uarjorie Bean Tiiyra 3 is on Bebecca Hinton iixry Ella IDiott Ilargaret Liles Audrey Liles Boris .Jarshburn Lucille iitcliell Lavata Painter Haney Pari ' ish Juanita Pearce CoDyer Prince -•ninie i_. Liciiardson Becir.ia PJiodes Lathryn Scarboro Gladys Strickland Bernice Strickland prances Todd fery wall Betty ' .VilliaEis Lucille Vifinstead Sally Ann Young Elizabetii Yeargin Russel Raper Royal Tnonas Lav.’rence Iiinnant Carl li. Riciiardson Buck Boykin Snelton Lev;is Clarence Pearce Russel Riciiardson J. L. ’.. ' i Ilians Eli-io Bunn V ortii 4-ile:eander R. G. Bean Leo Undsrliill Clarence ilirtin jiarry Pearce Edsol Eason Lawrence Jade J. W. iiarris 4m Sth. Grade Silly Britt Joe Carter V illaru Gash Henry Clark Junior Clark . alter Jean Clarence Puller Jinin:ie Henderson Hicliard Honeycutt Ployd Hoilifield red Johnson Jas;es li. Hucas — S. Perry Thornas Perry ililary Jr Ice Proctor Rhodes Ray Strickland Carlton Cat .erfield Hdv. ' ard i ' odd S. L. Yearrin •Carl T. Knott L. Hariiar Jean Brantley Kthel Hrovm Kathleen Boykin Dorothy alta K. Cooke ...ar;, jean Jorotiiy Jean «nnie Joans hEa Harp Ciiristine Hllington Trances Judy l. ' aOKi henna on Am;ie -.ose Hunter Vivian hocutt .. Hlzabeth joiuison Jvelyn Joseph ..avis Liles Vrances .,u.rtin .lattox I la i„ealir -.abel Parrish i.ilma r.ooertscn ...ary .-dchardson juni Jirgs Katl. leers Jrava ' orU Bet tie Oakley Gleo Catkins . ary Strickland ..liry Jrkiott Renfro We Kational Hosior Soci -ty v endell Sci ciai Glee Club it; one o_ ' t-.e ,.oso oi%_uiiizij. tions on the oar ' .pus. It is conoosed of twenty-four select -. ' oicss, and it gives concerts both sacred and secular. 3and Baud toured ITortl. Carolina in behalf of t-iC hii h ' .;ay dafcty division in tiiC 3t ririg of ' 5o. It gives concerts in nei _iioori .s cou...vinities and partici i ates in the .activities of t.iC sciicol. It is ouc of t;;C out- standing or._a;.izations of t..e Gcnool. Beta Club Geraldine Young Doris Sherron Doris Jordan Doris Scar ' ooro Melba Sherron Marguerite Johnson Margaret Scarboro j?ansy Dauline Cooke Mettle D. Drice .iillard Derry Durney Todd Donald .1. Thomas Maxine Knott Trances Trady Coley Girl ' s Basketball Team June IJiy Geraldine Young Sally Ann Young nnie Hose liunti- ' r Trances Trady .iebecca . illiaiison ry il. Scarboro -_argaret Scaraoro Trances Todd Coach: _iss liov aru jGoater’s Club Jirst Tiovi, Left to Kii-l.t: Lucille .(instead, ;j.lir;;d Honeycutt, ......ry Lee, Haney Parrish, Sallie Ann Young, Helen linott. Back Hov : L. 6. Hurohy. Coach, Donald .-ilhiin, Purr.ey Load, ;villar . . Perry .(exidell Higii School Safety Patrol Captain - Reger Roberson, Lieutenants - Laurence ,. ' aue, Ll;.o 3unn Regular Patrol .teu ' oers - Royal Thoaas, Clarence ..artiu, Clarence Petii ' ce, harry Pearce, P. G, Dean, Buck Boykin, Snelton Le;vis, Robert Hester, V orth Alexander, La’.i ' rci ' .ce hinna.xt. Sponsor - 3. C. ’,Villia:.is ' v endell Chapter of Young Tar Heel Earners A local organization of students of Vocational Agriculture A unit of the young Tar Heel Banners Association of the Future Farmers of America Officers President immey Todd. Vice Frea....... V ade Richardson Secretary ...... Cedric Todd Treasurer ...... Jill Johnson Reporter ....... Clarence Riciiardson Advisor H. jruce Butler hot to Learning to do; Doing to learn; Earning tp live; Livine- to serve The purpose of the Future Farmers of America organization 1. To develop competent, aggressive, rural and agricultural leadership. 2. To strengthen tlie confidence of the farm boy and his work. 3. To create more interest in the intelligent choice of faming occupations. 4. To create and nurture a love of couptry life. 5. To improve the rural home and its surroundings. 6. To encourage cooperative effort among students of vocational education in agriculture. 7. To promote thrift suiong students of Vocational Agriculture. a, To promote and improve scholarship. 9. To encourage organized recreational activities among students of Vocational Agriculture. 10. To supplement the regular systematic instruction offered to students of vocational education in agriculture, 11, To advance the cause of vocational education in agriculture in tiie Rublic Schools, Class Roll Cedric Todd Wade Richardson Furney Todd Bill Johnson Clarence Richardson Carl Richardson Carlton Satterfield Bennie Johnson Russell Richardson Charlie Hav kins hossey Faison J. T. Johnson 3. Hopkins Bailey Scarboro Ralph Honeycutt Arthur Dean Darnell Prince Eds el i-Ason Lawton Boyette Sam Anderson v; ' alter Dean Durwood Strickland Roderick Yauglui Leo Underiiill Bill Roberts h Jl r I a,. , I Mr Murphy was being questioned by the judge before entering the U S as a citi-r z Gn d ' J The Judge saids Mr� Murphy have you read the constitution of the U S V � ITo� said Mir Murphy Ife.ve you read the Declaration of Ind- ependence? « No said Mr Murphy. Have you read the constitution of any state? No said Mir Murphy V ell said the Judge, � � What have you read? I have red hair on the back of my neck. said Mr. Murphy Mr Boyette seeing liEr Williams at an insane asylum, pushing a wheelbarrow upside down said a ♦� Don’t you know thats no way to push a wheelbarrow? Mr V illi- anss If I turn it over the other way, they’ll make me haul bricks in it Mrg.I ady to Olivers YiThy don’t you give irances some of that apple you are eating? Olivers I did give her a seed She can plant her a whole orchard full. June May, on English Exams Great Scott, Viflio vjrote Ivanhoe? Mhry Charlotte I’ll tell you if you’ll tell me who the Copperfield. Dicken’s was that wrota._I vid Mss Mackies Now we will name some of the lower animals, starting with Lucy Dean Jut Jones ing as he a mirrors Pretty, Boo. was heard say looked into Boo Kb ' i .fC 2 X)) ' DN-i se i • } 5 { I Salutory - VXillard Perry Mothers, Fathers, Teachers, and Friends; It is my ’pleasure to extend to you the largest welcome e ' ver ex-i tended to an audience attending the graduating exer- cises at Wendell High Schoolc The School’s largest graduating class has worked fo3d ele yen years through your sacrifices and interest, andj with your aid has attained this coveted goal Hovx that we have reached this objective w:e are very please}- led to extend to you a hearty welcome Valedictory - Doris Sherron At the culmination of eleven years of working and .striving to realize our fondest hopes and dreams, we have come together as a group to pay our respects to j those who have helped us along the way I May we pay homage and given tribute first, to our bet- iioved parents for their encouragement and unfaltering (trust in our ability to stand before you tonight as , graduates To you who have been in turn, pleased and ' disappointed in our achievement v;e knovi that, but for you, we would never have reached the heights of accom- plishment that we have tonight attained We stand be- fore you, proudly but humbly and echo with the immort- al Lincoln, ”A11 that we are and all that we can ever hope to be we owe first to our parents ’► | To our teachers, both those present and those who have left us for other places, we wish to express our ' ' grateful appreciation You have been our friend, instj- ructors, and leaders, and you have labored long to se6| us graduates In return, we the class of 1939 wish to ‘express our love to you by striving faithfully for higJji er goals . Dear Classmates we are no longer climbing to become ' Seniors but we are already graduates These eleven years we have worked and played together are now only a memory You have come to the close of eleven happy carefree years and as you continue from this commence- ment onward, each in his own individual vxay I hope each one of you vxill take your alloted place in life I want to bid adieu and ’’bon voyage Wendell School we pay our deepest respects to you We have learned how to work, play, and cooperate From this we have learned that our joys and sorrows ard more endurable when shared together To our school, our beloved teachers and each other we bid a fond farewell ' i OlaBS Prophecy - Donald Thome s Pbrty years hence, looking into the future or the Senior Class, I see - l Donald Thomas as the prench Professor at Dukeo I .Doris Sherron our valedictorian, still trying to finish S®C� T� C� 3i� Lav Tton Boyette teaching poetry at Archer Lodge 4 Pansy Coley taking Martha Raye’s place in Holly- wood , 5 Wade Richardson as president of the Wide Awake Clubj . of Wendell 6� Maxine Knott practicing up on her dancing so she ca|i go to Hawaii 7 A-hraham as honorary chef at the Wtote House, 8 Mary Todd trying to get the Pool Road repaved as , she is a regular customer 9 Raymond Strickland still running off tests and sellf ; ing them for 5 cents each IQ ©Doris Jordan has finally moved to Selma where she is blissfully happy ll Purney Todd is minus a Plymouth and is now driv- ing a covered wagon, deliveri?ig milk l2«kSarah Richardson still riding in a green Ford, occtr asionally visiting the Wendell Theatre 13 Arthur as head of the reducing department in the South’s finest Women’s Gymnasium. • 14 ©Grace Wall still going to the Post Office waiting to receive Gov Hoey’s graduation gift 15 Westray Brantley taking Beginner’s dancing lessons! ; 16 ©Doris Scarboro has to be on time now, because she’ teaching school 17 ©Bill Conoley as pastor of the Holy Rollers • ISoGerry Young has finally hooked Mutt, 19 Clarence Eudy still in the show business selling flexible window panes 20 Azilee kept up her poetic ambition after writing the Senior poem 2l Bill Roberts has gone Literary He struggles each day trying to write a new Chemistry text book 22 Frances Frady still dishing out peanuts in the fiv and ten cent store 23oBill Brame being sued in the Wendell Court for mak-f ing weak Coco Colas 24,Martha Mattox keeping books for Britt’s and Whit- lock’s Grocery Store 25oWillard Perry accomplished his ambition to attend Duke, where he is now keeper of the grounds Lucille Hawkins, a beauty operator in Lizard Lick v ' 4.r 26 • Janie Pearl Lloyd dietician at Rex Hospital 27 .Roderick Vaughn driving a transfer truck after having learned how while driving a scliool bus at Wendell 28 June lifey teach-ing a brilliant atheletic class in Eagle Rock 29 Herbert directing a Glee Club 5C Daisy Howard selling arch supports for Flat Foot KLoogies • 31 Bailey Scarboro in the Legislature trying to pass a bill to prove one of Mr Boyette ' s Math problems 32«Minnie Belle Howard seamstress in the ViTendell Sewing Room 33 Durwood Strickland just received $100,000 for his red hair dye patent 34 Ellen Mhson keeping house for her husband and ten children 35 Clarence Richardson the shovel man of the W‘ P A Crew 36 Bessie Nowell the wife of a certain ¥ • P A work 4 er. 37 Darnell j ince, the only member of our class with royalty in his name and blood is mayor of Lizard Lick 38 Vivian Bunch famous model in Deitz Dept. Store 39 Thomas Jeffreys slinging red mud over his shouldeif from a ¥ P A hole 40 Richard Brantley blowing his bass horn while a monkey dances on the Capitol Square 41 Katie Lee Catlett sales girl at Katz Dept Store , 42 Mossey Faison as star center at Harvard University 43 Bill Johnson still trying to play the trio of Our ' Director 44 Edna Earl Honeycutt is maid to Mary Lee, the fam- ous movie actress 45 .Oliver Frady still crushing rock. P S W P A 46 .Elsie Ruth Strickland as a fan dancer with wind- blown hair in a famous New York Night Club 47 Catherine Rowland trying to take on a little weight to please her admirers 48 Linwood Jones residing happily at the end of Main Street 49 Isla Mae Phipps as Hollywood’s no 1 Glamour Girl 50. R B Hopkins as head of the Chalk and Eraser DeptJ of the N C Board of Education 51 Nettie Pearl Price and her husband are on their Wcjjy to Hollywood, where they will see 15ary Lee ' s latest picture 52 Pattie Ruth Dean teaching math students by the Boyj- ette method Class-His tory The history of Senior Class of 1939 is gi ien by various groups of Seniors, singing songs that viere characteristic to their different grades Seniors enter in groups l Sing First Graders -’♦Goodmorning, Miss Perkins’ ’♦Goodmorning, Mrs Griff in’ 2 .Seventh Graders -Tune-”Sunbonnet Sue’ ’’Graduating .how proud we are I Doing our work and having gone so far Somehow it seems school’s magic schemes Led us for more educational dreams Pleasures and facts taught with much tact All in Wendell grammar school We’re ever true no natter v hat we do To dear ole Wendell grammar school ' 3 Fheshman-TUne-f”Simple Simon’ ’♦IFfeshjfreshie , freshman green Boys and girls can nov be seen Doing their best always to find Glasses v ithout forming line. ' � Many kind and faithful teachers Do their best to try to teach us Hov to study and be keen So we’ll not be freshman green.” 4.Sophomores-TUne-” ' I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day ’ ”We are Sophomores of ’37 High school life seems Just like heaven Fifty-six of us so very wise Will graduate if each one tries. Y e’ve studied Mr Murphy’s Math Mss Farmer showed us Caesar ' s path Getti ng our knowledge we adore As we are wise ole Sophomores ” 5 Junior s -Tune -••’’Animal Crackers” ”Jolly, Jolly Juniors ”Jolly, Jolly Juniors Full of fun Act a bit Entertained the Seniors Make ’Wild Singer’ With our mon” A great big hif 6 Seniors-Tune-”Vienna Woods’ ’’Hov our Senior days are here Among us girls so dear 2 ' V boys to lead the class Above the other high school mass All our history you can read As you look on our past deeds To teachers and school we’ll all be true Though now we say adieu ” i Last Will and Testament - Tansy Coley - State of North Carolina County of Wake ¥e, the class of nineteen hundred and thirty --nine of the afbresaid State and County, being, of sound mind and in full possession of our faculties; but con-i sidering the early termination of our sojourn at Vifen- dell High School and our subsequent departure for the . hearths from which we came and realizing that quizzes are now instruments of the hy-gone age and the anci- ent school bell no longer rings out a command to us, do make, declare, and publish this, our last will and testament leLawton Boyette leaves his good chemistry v;ork to be done by Julian Harris 2 Ellen Mason wants all her giggling to be done by Jane Henry 3 Maxine Knott leaves all her beauty to Marie Pearce. 4 Yivian Bunch leaves her quiteness on class to Ann Elizabeth Scarboro 5 ©Bill Brane leaves his ability to discuss political problems to Albert ¥ ells 6lMary Charlotte Todd v-rills her ability to keep boy friends to Carolyn Cates 7 Richard Brantley wants Roy Viifatson to talk to Annie Rose_ Hunter during classes so she won’t get lonesome. , 8� Martha Mattox leaves her cute figure to Mary Janet jLee i 9 Willard Perry leaves his debating ability to Arthur Biggs. lO.June May leaves Henrietta Liles her suit and place on the basketball team. il«Raymond Strickland leaves his truck for Junie 0 ■Neal to drive � � Practice up Junie” ' ’ Ip.Nettie Pearl Price leaves her honor roll to be fill-v ed by Randolph Puckett i il3 Bill Conoley leaves his wit to Cedric Todd 14 . Janie Pearle Lloyd leaves her dignity to Cora Jane • Edwards 15. Bailey Scarboro leaves his place on the athletic field to Bennie Johnson 16 . Marguerite Hester leaves her height to Melba Sherr- on 17 R B Hopkins leaves his neatness to Ralph Honeycutt IS.Katie Lee Catlett wants her math to be worked by Harold Tucker. 19 Grace Wall leaves her personality to Ruth lAies 20 Bill Roberts leaves his good looks to Warren Dean. leSarah Richardson wants her eating on class to be done by Jeanette Kannon 22 ' Linwood Jones leaves his basketball record to Her- bert Ramsey 2‘3 Pansy Coley leaves liarguerite Johnson her chewing gum, so the math class will look familiar to Mr Boyette 24 Arthur Dean leaves his Zebulon girl friends to J T Johnson ’2‘5 Azilee Horton leaves her lovely voice to Edna Earl ' Todd. .26 Thomas Jeffreys wants Leslie Pearce to amuse his girl friend, Jane Henry S’? .Geraldine Young leaves her southern accent to Gor-- don Burnells SB aisy Howard leaves her false curls to Celia Hinn- ant .2 9 Burwood Strickland wills Samuel Anderson his beaut- iful red hair. 30 Doris Jordan leaves her cuteness to Rebecca Willi- ams on 31 Abraham Joseph leaves his politeness and many fri- ends to Donald Wayne Alphin 32 Bessie Ruth Howell leaves her dancing ability to Pauline Cooke 33iClarence Eudy leaves his job at the theatre to James Gates! 344Furney Todd wants his place in the Senior Class to be taken next year by Metta Lee Baker 35iElsie Ruth Strickland leaves her neatness to Paul- ine Wade! 36i Mossey Faison leaves all of his girl friends to Raei- ford Jeffreys 37 Pattie Ruth Dean wants her talking to be done by Bertha LileS ‘38 01iver Frady leaves his football trophies to J P ; Liles ■39 Wade Richardson wants Dorothy Whitaker to practice up on her chalk throwing, so she can worry the tea- chers next year. ’40.Doris Sherron leaves her scholastic record to Ruth Hinnan t 41 .Darnell Prince leaves his truck for Bennie Howard to run up a tree 42 Fiances Frady leaves her job at Hunter’s 5 10 to Margaret Scarboro. 43 •Charlie Hawkins wants Dewey Prince to take his place in the Future Somers Classroom. 44 .Minnie Belle Howard lea-ves her pleasing personality to Helen Knott , 45 Donald V ayne Thomas lea ies his long legs to Tra- iis ittiodes 46 Catherine Rowland leases all her notes and note- books to Marion Grey Tyson 47 Lucille Hawkins leaves Lois Strickland her job, combing the girls new finger waves 48 .Herbert Wade leaves his French knowledge to pran- ces Dean 49 Isla Mae Phipps leaves her blushing to Edna Boyette 50 .Roderick Vaughn leaves his carefree mind to Mildred Honeycutt 51 Doris Scarboro wants 1 fetrgaret I inter to take her place at lunch out at the Texaco 52 Clarence Richardson leaves his studious mind to lilargaret Carter 53 Bill Johnson wants his place in the band to be filij- ed by Pauline Crawford and her guitar ‘ 54 Edna Earle Honeycutt wants l ry Lee and Ruth Liles to keep up the good work she had started. 55 ¥estray Brantley wants his tiHicking to be done by Warren Dean Teachers IvTo our dear sponser. Miss Mackie, we leave a wish for her a successful marriage in the future, so she will be able to retire from teaching piTo oui beloved principal, Mr Boyette, we leave a Senior Class who we hope will not give him as many grey hairs as we have 3 To Miss Brame, we leave a group of french students eager to learn but dumb 4 To Mr Murphy, we leave a study hall full of digni-� fied and studious seniors 5 To Mrs Broughton, we leave the high school students to patroni-ze the iwncsh Rooia she aupemises 6 To Mi . McDuffie, we leave enough high school students to make a well known glee club and band, next year 7 To Mr Butler, we leave this year’s stenographer to ' type all his Future Farmer Postal cards. 8. To liliss Howard, we leave all our Social ogy and Econ- omic problems to discuss with the seniors of 1940 9 To Mr Yifilliams, we leave husky and atheletic boys , capable ' of becoming the all stars of Wendell High ' School . Class Poem-Aailee Hor ' ucn Farewell, des.r school We are leading tonight But the memories dear Are lingering here with usc Although we are parting We’ll never forget That you have been true And we owe to you our fame Freshman, Juniors, and Sophomores To whom v;e’ve been so true And to our beloved parents And faithful teachers too, We will make our bow And we bid you now A fond adieu Graduation Exercises Processional Salu t ory � Wi 1 lard Pe r r y Addresses s The History of Wendell School - Maxine Knott The Twelfth Grade « Willard Perry How Rural Life May Be Enriched - Furney Todd Presentation of Diplomas Valedictory •• � � ®� ® i� DoriLS Sherron Recessional DIAL asi Wfwwa, N.C. 1 I f - II r ' i • iiri ' i i i omvam nl6 7Xs Courtesy LEWIS SPORTIITG GOOBS C?G. Carolina’s Largest Sptort Supply House BOWL for HEALTH and EUH at the REGREATIOH CEHTER RALEIGH, H.C. 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