West Hyde High School - Quarterian Yearbook (Swan Quarter, NC)

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Class History It was one September day in 1947, when Swan Quarter Freshmen pushed through the already assembled throng of upper classmen as they entered high school for the first time. They were an ambe- tious class, full of confidence, as they walked down the halls that fall day. It was not very long before they felt they were a part of the school. They soon elected the following Officers to lead them on their way: president, Glenn Carawan; vice president, Tooley Credle; secretary, Ann Carawan; treasurer, Jean Spencer; reporter, Eleanor Swindell. A more efficient quintet could not have been found anywhere. The class was particularly proud of the scholastic attain¬ ment of Eleanor Swindell, Ann Carawan, Louise Credle, and Jean Spencer, who, as reward for their high grades, were taken into the Beta Club. The field of sports had a great appeal to the class. When spring came around Eleanor and Fay played on the softball team. And so the Freshman year was full of special events such as the Christmas program and other features. By the time May rolled around they were firmly established in the life at Swan Quarter High School and were eagerly looking forward to their Sophomore year. When school reopened in September the newly self-confident Sophomores began to look down on the incoming freshmen and label¬ ed them green as grass and not knee high to a grasshopper and marvelled at the amount of knowledge they, themselves, had acquir¬ ed in one short year. They elected as their officers: president, Eleanor Swindell; vice president, Janice Gibbs; secretary-treasurer, Ann Carawan; reporter, Jean Spencer. One of the thrilling events of the year was the presentation of the play The Trysting Place by Booth Tarkington. The Junior year was one the class will long remember. First they chose their class officers: president, Eleanor Swindell; vice president, Tooley Credle; secretary-treasurer, Ann Carawan; reporter, Janice Gibbs; money squeezer, Jean Spencer. Serving the Lions was the chief means of raising money for the Junior-Senior Banquet. Much fun and work was shared by all the class while preparing and serving the meals. The banquet with a Dutch theme was a great success. That night brought an end to the highlights of the Junior year. The Senior year, full of vivid memories of basketball games and class activities, was the happiest of all. Officers for the year were: president, Jean Spencer; vice president, Patricia Cahoon; secretary, Harriet Raburn; treasurer, Eleanor Swindell; money squeezer, Fay Armstrong; reporter,-Janice Gibbs. The highlights of the year have been presenting the play No Bride for the Groom , receiving the class rings, and selecting the invitations and caps and gowns. The most eagerly anticipated social event of the year was the Junior-Senior Banquet. It was a beautiful setting of soft lights and lovely flowers. As the year came to a close the Senior superlatives were chosen. These outstanding Satellites of the class of 1951 are pictured on the Superlatives page of the annual. —Jean Spencer Historian

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Class Propnecij Dr. Weinstein has come to Swan Quarter High School with his futuristic machine, and it is my privilege to look into it. This machine through atomic energy reveals the future of the seniors of 1951 in 1971. As I look into this wonderful machine, I see as the lens clear—a smart looking lady who is dressed for travel. She is none other than Janice Gibbs who is Mrs. Don Whitney. She is talking with two ladies while waiting for the plane to leave for Europe. The ladies she is talking with are Ruby Brinn, the wife of a famous Christian missionary in China, and Eleanor Swindell, who is secretary to the president of Oxford University. These ladies are returning to their posts overseas by Eastern Airlines. Janice is glad to hear they are going on the plane for now she has someone to travel with. Her trip to Germany to meet Don will not seem so long. The lens blur and when they clear, I see Arlen Swindell who is the famous 3B, Bebop, Boogie, and Blues band leader. The 3B ' s place is the hangout of Allen Credle, the well known golfer from Sandhurst, and Glenn Carawan, the commerical artist for Acme Sign Company. William Harris, the state highway patrolman, is also a frequent visitor there, and it just so happens that all three men are at the 3B ' s place. The next picture that appears through the futuristic machine is one in the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. On the stage is Jean Spencer, the celebrated opera singer. In the audi¬ ence I see many familiar faces. Seated in the front rows I see myself, Ann Carawan, a home economics teacher. Six seats to my right sits my husband. My five children sit between us with their mouths hung open in admiration for their Aunt Jean, as they call her. Next the machine focuses on Harriet Raburn, stenogra¬ pher to Mademoiselle Lisette, editor of Mademoiselle magazine. Harriet turns to speak to someone sitting behind her. It is none other than Louise Credle. Louise is the author of Laughs From Hyde County , the best selling book since Gone With the Wind . In the back row almost out of sight sits Tooley Credle, who claimed The Farmer Of the Year title in 1971, with Mrs. Credle and all the little Credles. Tooley is attending opera only because Mrs. Credle adores it. He is slumped in his seat trying to sleep. This accounts for my trouble to identify him. The last picture I see is in the main tent of the Barnum and Bailey Circus. The animal trainer, Fay Armstrong, is taking her bow after the splendid performance of her animals. Now she is smiling and walking toward a section of seats in the audience. There sit Patricia and Marcel Cahoon. How thrilled Fay is to see them! It has been twenty years since they saw one another. --Ann Carawan Prophetess