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

Page 14 text:

THE CLASS of 1957 As the curtain rises on the actors of a dra- well in the moonlit garden where the lovely ma, so rose the curtain on the four-act drama lassies and handsome laddies danced to the of the class of 1957. There were thirty-six music of Bob Jones, bespoke “Moonlight and characters in the first act, the Freshman Class Roses.” It was so pretty that it was worth all in 1952. From the very beginning the drama the hard work put into it. was complex and exciting though, as we soon The curtain rose on the fourth act, the discovered, the events were purely routine: Senior Class, August 21, 1956, with only eleven meeting new students, forming new habits, tak- characters and Mrs. Carolyn Harris again di- ing new subjects, getting acquainted with not recting. This small cast seemed more united one, but five new teachers, changing classes by than ever before and began working immediate- bells. Miss Pauline Moore, the home econom- ly on the events which led to the climax--grad- ics teacher, was the director of the first act. uation. Like the freshman year, the plot at the Having formed the web, the plot became beginning was purely routine: selecting caps more interesting in the second act, the Sopho- and gowns and invitations, receiving class more Class. Mr. Gus Wooler (later replaced rings, selling ads for the annual. There were by Mrs. Sarah Campbell) was director of the four scenes: the play, “Aaron Slick from second act with only twenty characters. The Punkin Crick,” given in January; the trip to highlight of the sophomore year was a social Washington, D. C ., in the spring; the annual; event--the formal party the sophomores gave and graduation. to honor the seniors. As the curtain slowly fell on the graduation The third act of the drama, the Junior scene of the class of ' 57, the characters, full of Class, was full of suspense. The cast was confidence and assurance were looking forward smaller than the year before, there being only to many worth-while performances of service sixteen characters. The director of this act in the great drama of life. Their high school was Mrs. Carolyn Harris. The highlights were career was history, and with the eleven gradu- publishing the Reflector, giving the plav “Peter, ates only the pleasant memories of a brilliant Beware!, and the Junior-Senior banquet at performance remained. Mattamuskeet Lodge, April 20. The theme of Historians: Betty Lee Swindell the banquet was “Moonlight and Roses,” and Bennett Emory everything from the memory booklets to the Dorothy Mason

Page 13 text:

SENIORS EDWARD PEGRAM FFA 1-4; Class Officer 4; Basketball 3-4; Reflector Staff 3; Quarterian Staff 4; Class Play 4; Scorekeeper 3. ELLEN LOUISE SPENCER Class Officer 2,4; FHA 1,2,4; Safety Patrol 4; Librarian 4; Glee Club 1-4; Class Play 3,4; Reflector Staff 3; Quarterian Staff 4; 4-H Club 1. BETTY LEE SWINDELL Class Officer 1,3,4; FHA 2-4;Officer 2,4; Class Play 4; Reflector Staff 3; Quarterian Staff 4; Glee Club 1-4; Basketball 2; Office Worker 3,4; 4-H Club 1. NITA CAROLYN WILLIAMS Class Officer 1,4; FHA 1,2,4; Officer 4; Basketball 2-4; Glee Club 1-4; Reflector Staff 3; Quarterian Staff 4; Class Play 3,4; Beta Club 3-4; Offi¬ cer 4; 4-H Club 1,2; Office Worker 3,4; Carnival Contestant 1. JAMES WAYNE WILLIAMS FFA 1-4; Officer 4; Bus Driver 3; Quarterian Staff 4; Reflector Staff 3; Class Officer 2-4; 4-H Club 1-3; Class Play 3-4; Carnival Contestant 3-4; Glee Club 2-4.

Page 15 text:

CLASS PROPHECY By Carol Williams Though I’m not a prophet --don’t even claim to be - - I took a glance into the future, and here’s what I did see. The graduates of ’57, whose fates I must fore¬ tell, In 1967, are doing quite well. Dorothy Mason is Mrs. Cleron Carawan. They have three c h i 1 d r e n--the ideal family, thinks Dot. Though she has been married ten years, Cleron is still trying to teach her to cook Mexican dishes. Lt. Jimmy Williams and his wife, Louise Spencer, are living at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas . After Lt. Williams retires, they will live on their plantation in Hyde County. Bennett Emory is the star basketball play¬ er for the New York Knickerbockers. Since Bennett has been playing, the team has been undefeated. Betty Lee Swindell and her husband Roger are living in a modern ranch style home in the West, where Roger is manager of a national wildlife refuge. Betty is kept busy with her two lovely children. Bobby O ' Neal is a second Elvis Presley. Having been a sensation in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles, he plans to “Rock and Roll’’ over Europe in the spring of ’68. Jimmy Fortes cue, a professor of French at Harvard, has been invited to England as an exchange teacher. Edward Pegram volunteered for the draft after he graduated. He found a charming “dear at Fort Jackson and settled down there with her after two years with Uncle Sam. Cottie Garrish took a business course. She is one of Elvis Presley’s secretaries. Tommy Bishop, having received his last degree in engineering, is Chief Location Engi¬ neer for the state of North Carolina. I, Carol Williams, am private secretary to the chief executive of Phillips 66, whose busi¬ ness is to promote international good will. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-seven of West Hyde High School, in the county of Hyde, the state of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking any will or wills heretofore made by us. Article I To the faculty, we leave our deepest grati¬ tude for the kindness, help, and consideration they have given to us during our four years in high school. Article II To the Juniors, we leave the responsibility of soliciting ads for and publishing the annual. Article III To the Sophomores, we leave our econom¬ ics books and hope they will find them as inter¬ esting as we. Article IV To the Freshmen, we leave our ability to have a good time all the time. Article V We make the following bequests to individ¬ uals: Item 1. Carol Williams leaves selling lunch tickets to Jean Williams. Item 2. Dorothy Mason leaves her impending success to Lou Ellen Mason. Item 3. Betty Lee Swindell leaves her job of secretary to the principal to Evelyn Wheeler. Item 4. Cottie Garrish wills “her” Elvis Presley to Dorothy Ann Cuthrell. Item 5. Louise Spencer wills her happy, care¬ free manner to Margaret Credle. Item 6. Tommy Bishop wills his “crash’ hel¬ met to David Mason. Item 7. Bobby O’Neal leaves his humor to Dewey Sawyer. Item 8. Bennett Emory leaves his athlet ic ability to Eric Swindell. Item 9. Edward Pegram wills his ability to get out of impossible situations to J. P. O’Neal. Item 10. Jimmy Fortescue leaves his under¬ standing of French to Patricia Swindell. Item 11. Jimmy Williams leaves his mechani¬ cal ability to Bill Griffin. We hereby appoint Mrs. Carolyn Harris, our advisor, sole executor of this, our last will and testament. In witness whereof, we, the Sen¬ ior Class of 1957, do set seal on this, the six¬ teenth day of May, Nineteen Hundred and Fifty - seven. Testators: Louise Spencer Tommy Bishop