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

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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