West Rowan High School - West Wind Yearbook (Mount Ulla, NC)

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Class His tory Now the history of the class of nineteen hundred and fifty-one of Mount Ulla High School, County of Rowan, State of North Carolina, is in this wise: In the beginning, in the nineteenth and forty-seventh year of our Lord, in the eight month, and on the twenty-sixth day, there entered into this Land of Learning, fifty-two seekers of knowledge. And it came to pass, as we did enter this land, that we were received with wild welcomings and rejoicings by those who it was decreed should henceforth lead us up the slippery by ways of knowledge. And it so happened that when we first dwelt in this land that we were branded with the name ‘‘Green Freshmen. ' Under the leadership of Mrs. S. He Pricevand) Mrisy bh. Youopencer, and sMr i Gal mbarnkanrdti -rincipalm westelimsn with the custom of the inhabitants thereof, and our strangeness wore away, and each be- came as one among the rest. This year there were strange looking people running around in our school. Upon looking more closely, we found that it was only our classmates being initiated and given membership into the F,H., A, and F, F, A. Clubs. We were very proud of the fact that our class was the first to receive the trophy for keeping our homeroom the neatest for that year. : Now it came to pass at the beginning of the second year that we were branded once again. The name--'‘'Silly Sophomores.’’ This year we had as our advisors Miss Gladys Craven and Miss Mary K. Williams (now Mrs. Phil Sloop). The year was successfully brought to a close by a swimming party and weiner roast at Mirror Lake, Before we realized it, we were ‘‘jolly juniors’’. With Mrs. Carl Hall, Jr. as our advisor, we looked forward toa successful year. -After the first six weeks, fifteen of the class were qualified and given membership in the National Honorary Beta Club. They were: Paul Lentz, Sue Coble, Phoebe Hall, Edith Anderson, Martha Anderson, Gladys Kistler, Gertrude Lowrance, Betty Horton, Madie Liverman, Joyce Holt, Margaret Owen, Louise Graham, Martha Cobb, Mildred Bradshaw, and Betty Jean Anderson. Leading the list of activities this year was our Jr.-Sr. Prom, We worked many ways to be able to sponsor this, and finally in April, we got into full swing of decorating and making preparation for the long awaited event. We hope the Seniors of ‘50 enjoyed the Prom as much as the Junior Class did in sponsoring it. Near the close of school, we ordered our class rings. School finally closed after much fun and hard work. Now, after three years we are ‘‘Dignified Seniors’’. Our eyes are turned toward gra- duation, but many have fallen by the way, in numbers, until the whole number is now thirty six. For our Senior Advisor we have Miss Ina Stevenson. We began this year by electing class officers and starting work on the annual. Upon looking more closely, we found that we had three students who were qualified to be given membership into the Beta Club. They were Carolyn Cauble, Margaret Rogers, and Mary Lou Watson, Yes, I must say that we are an unusual class. You see, five of the girls in our class are married, They are Carolyn Edwards, Now Mrs. Bill Cauble; Margaret Livengood, now Mrs. Fred Rogers; Edith Anderson, now Mrs. Bobby Shulenberger; Joyce Holt, now Mrs. Bill Goodman, and Mildred Bradshaw, now Mrs. Max Caudill. Oh! I see another sparkler. Betty Horton, when is the big event to take place? We may not have but 9 boys in our class, but what he-men they are. Playing foot-ball for Cleveland really did build up their muscles. What about that Jimmy, Johnny, and Harry? Now it is time to bid you all farewell. We, Seniors of fifty-one, hope that the voyages of other classes at Mt. Ulla will be as happy and eventful as ours has been. Betty Anderson Class Historian

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Faculty IX, Yih, JAUNKG ALS: Agriculture RUBE He ROS BRE Home Economics Mine At Cae Wie DON J Re Eighth Grade PUI Ee GHRTS Tis Seventh Grade IWS, 1, TES ARUN aah AD Sixth Grade MRSe Ga CG. HOLGOMS Fifth Grade MRS. R. R. MORGAN Fourth Grade MER ee (AUR Tele IN| eZ Third Grade MRS. W. S. BARBER Second Grade LEONA MORGAN First Grade MRS. KENNETH WALLER Music

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Mascot BILLY KEPLEY anes se Gertrude Lowrance--Treasurer Joyce Goodman--Secretary Martha Anderson--Vice-President « Gladys Kistler, Giftorian; Mildred Caudill, Statisticiar Betty Jean Anderson, Historian; Phoebe Hall, Prophetess. SECOND ROW Bobby Petrea, Poet; Harry Miller, Lawyer. Mascot ae TERRY CALDWELL siti ooh sien