West Street School - Planet Yearbook (New Bern, NC)

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gLASS WILT rn Class of 1949, in the town of New Bern, the County of Craven, and the state of We, ine ft8 good ental condition as usual, and in such better temper than North Carolina, our last win an d testament, rendering void and of no avail any usual, do nerei y have been previously made by us during a period of temporary former will or wix-lo J optimism. «rincipal we give and bequeath a sense of relief that we have at last been . 1 memories of our four years together, and a feeling of pride in any great graduated, pi achievements that our future may contain, realizing that such glorieg- deeds or notewort cni and counsel . if any- teachers, the faculty of the West Street High School, we hereby give, free luxrv. or income tax, our entire store of knowledge. From them it came from an inheritanc , j J turn d that othera my be benefited by it as we have been, and to them it snoux b { th to our teachers our very kindest regards and our sincere ?, . unfailini? kindness and aid. gratitude for their gchQol buildlngj we leave the peaceful guiet caused by our ab- III. 10 core8 wads of gum, or crumpled notes we may have left about, eence and any appxe glve 8e luctantly but of necessity our mantle of dignity, our good £Tl«ve our patience. It will be found useful as the only naans by which th can “ ® a 2 a i g hraeni leave a map of the school building, ] • „ot t lost and roam about in everybody’s way looking for their classes, eo that they Ml n° geu mefnbQr of the 8en ior class to be, we bequeath Rita Mills ' ambition, xr p rtain individuals we bequeath our most valued possessions, friendship ' s, vm. TO striving to follow in our footsteps, may u se these gifts to streng- hoping that those who trod. they use them with competence and gratitude, then their “ “ cooke wills her hiegth to Beatrice Simmons and her personality to her sister ° ] J 8 e J ay es beqeath his abiUty to play drums to all of the drummers of the West Street School loaves her acting abiUty to her dear sister. Aliens, and her dignity t her L iills is 1 geod conduct to his brother George Green. 4. Authur Gree Joseph Hill and James Reid his ability to keep cool, calm, 5. Geor “ Iqueaths £his brother, Charles, hi. dramitic ability. 6 L rd Clark wills to Solomon Crooms his abiUty to pass a football, and to Louis Green his abiUty hostility to dance to Raymond Andrews. B. Ge rg . ll8 to william Robinson his teatee and mustache. 9. Walter Carte hls br i c klaying trowel to his brother Edward Best. 10. Lorensa »es her ability to play hard to get and Turtle - neck sweater te Ethel Goor Lois Howard. t -n-field wills his vivaciousness to George Stanley. 12. George WhiUi -d to AUene Dudley. 13. Eamona Gibbs f 0 tbaU shoes t Vernon Taylor and his speed to Alva Moere. 14. George Baucom wiix» personality to her sister Elsie Hickman. 15. liable Hickn n .-Qg h , r slimness to Charlotte Hartis. 16. Delores Full j g medical knowledge to Charles A. Brown. 17. SfuTH n leaves his musical abiUty to Harold Lofton, his footbaU position to George Stanley. personaUty to Pinilula Johnson. 19. Edna Moore wills nor p« M8 to die p le. 20. B. rl ?? abilitTto strire, t. sask.to find, but not to yield to 21. Bit. Bills wills ufton. Maggie Hawkin nd her abiUty to keep cool, calm, and coUected to her sister Emma Henderson. ... ability to overcome aU obstacles that confront him to 23. Donald Taylor wills nis jr Louis Green andS Tittls his dancing ability to David Wright. 24. Donald Wallace will bility to Jaraes WilUams. 25. James George . abiUty to keep shoes to Carrie Blount. % height and ability t. k... cl, calm, and collaotad at aU % %S ft will. h«r we— raonauty to G rgianna Btyan.

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Traveling through a cloudy sky in thd midst of the gray atmosphere, we c?-nifvra of 49 recollect the interesting episodes of our Journey, which at was very dark, but soon came to light. ™ “took off in the autumn of 45 with a crew of over one hundred. You ■imagine how excited and nervous we were among the upper classmen. After a can of care ful guidance we soon became accustomed to high school life, lew willing minds, we had as our patient and kind instructors Mrs.Smith T° SUin UizelliMrs. Danyus.Mr. Carrington,Mrs.Fisher.Miss Roach, Mrs. Mrs• jtjsinu-ty i IiiLc Mizsll Stewart, Jfr.BoleaMjn ourae ives into the high school family, we began to par- . , the various activities which were a vital part ofour school life, ticipaxe . our c i asa found an outlet in the Glee Club and hand. George The musi Delores Dudley, Halice Hargett .aijd, Millie Knight became mem- HiH, Evel n 01u . Members of the bandwere Thomas Nixon, Osric Hargatt, bers or xne aoas i e Hudson, Junius Joyner, Helen Dove, Annie Mrazier, Ella Herberx hoi » Sylvester Midgett, James George and George Green. Display- in great atheistic interest were Charlie Staten George Woods, George Hill and Leroy Moore. Tovner a howed great promise in the field of dramatics by partici- + rlD . in ?he high school play “The Red-Headed Stepchild. pating in 1 ® iencea 0 f our first year enabled us to enter upon our second year of high school with well established ideals and with a vision of greater accomplishments. au0 ce 33 ful freshman year with clearer visibility and a rap- 4 j i v +11 „ nin propeller, we entered over sophmore year. This year, 1946-47, saw idly turning P w ver encouraging instructors were Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Rivers 1£ra 5 an ?- ch SSf ' wnitov, Mrs. Danyus, Mr. Bell, M . Carrington, Mrs. Pisher andMrs. Jones, year the sophmore class organized with high ideals. We had for Mizen. Tni y Joyner - Pres., Ethel Simmons - Vice Pres. , Delores Dudley officers - v m - Aa t. Sec., and Gilbert Taylor -Treau. We were repersented Sec., wo g clU Tj Gertrude Deans - Vice Pres., Marie Gorham, Plorizell in the worn lore3 Dudley- Treau.. On the paper staff Was Gilbert Taylor, Junius Cooke, an lie S t a ten. As in the previous year we were represented in the band and varsity team. Glee kjj - u • res Dudley and Junius Joyner were members of the cast of the play No Greater Love” which was presented at the dramatic tournament held ih Fayette- Tille With the added maturity of another year, as Juniors of 47- ' 48, came . rAnml3 nrepration for encounters with study. Our advisors with their m0 «ovprins? guidance were Mr. Boley and Mrs. Jones. For this new trip through unwavex b atmosphere our class officers were-George Woods- Pres., Gilbert ■the eau -pres., Gertha Henderson-Sec., Annie Frazier- Ast. Sec., Donald Treau.. Within a few short months it became our time to honor the tQ lora of ’48’ with a Junior-Senior Prom. For this long dreamed of affair we 3enl ?„n of olans and excitement. May 7th found the girls dressed in beau- iff owns and the boys in dark attire, all having a wonderful time. As this x 4 JZabA w« were proud of our marks and the end of examinations, trip ena ne t e en hundred fourty nine found us flying high as the altimeter . x firq hauov and proud Seniors ,a name we wear with great dignity. We chose registers nppy Charles Staten, Co-pilot- George Woods, other members- r pn Cooke- Sec., Gertha Henderson- Ast. Se., Gilbert Taylor-Treau., Peterson-PiLi. Sec., and Junius Joyner- Navigator. Walter . great talent and bringing many victories on the football ih George Baucom, George Woods, Charles Staten, Gilbert Taylor, Junius Georse Hill! and Willie Smith who upheld the seniors with unfailing J !ndExceptional sportsmanship.Between the halves of our homecoming one of members-Zie Frazier received the honor of being crowned “Miss West Street up their muaiC al talent were Osric Hargett, James Hayes, Thomas Nixon and ' Cents’of our hearts we sincerely hope that our honored “Senior „ vTS ' Lted wisely throughout the four years. Although we have completed dass has acted reach hig her altitudes in the World of Tomorrow , one maj°As our long e Journey nears its%nd, we level off for a happy landing. Delores Dudley and Gilbert Taylor, Historian s

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tisffsmwwmw 29. Sylvester Midgett wills hie poaition in the Varsity to I sac (Gabs) Ridley,, 30. Gertrude Deans wills her ability to play a piano to Carole Sawyer. 31. Linster S. Sanders wills to Odell Channel his seat in the Senior Class and to Hugh Jones his ability to solve problems in mathmatics. 32. Walter Peterson wills to anyone his ability to persevere though others be against him. 33. Lessie Martin wills her athletic ability to Ella Pulton and her musical ability to Joan Martin. 34. Sudie Carter wills her personality to Winifred Pearson and her eyes to Katie Farrow 35. Catherine Blake wills her neatness to Rosa Suggs and her freckles to Pearl Moore. 36 . Clara Sanders wills her sewing ability to Carrie Bunting. 37 . Horace Spr uil l wills his wisdom and knowledge to Laura McCoy. 38 . Bertia Dobson wills her ability to succeed to Rebecca Hicknan. 39 . Marie Gorham wills her ability to keep a secret to Burnette Martin. Maggie Williams wishes success in school.to he brother Abraham Williams. 41 . George Woods wills to Earl (Pickles) Jones his basketball ability and to John Ifertin his No. 55 Football Jersy. 42 . George IfaClease wills his heavy voice to his cousin Richard McClease. 43 Bertha Humphrey wills her Chemistry book to Barbara Rivers. 44 Charles Staten wills his popularity to James Murrell and his speed and athletic ability to Hugh Jones. 45 . Herbert Lofton wills to Joe Hill his drums and his vivaciousness to Preston Hill. 46 . Verlinda Leary wills her ability to grin and to bear it to her sister Ethel Leary. 47 . Willie Knight wills her ability to grin abd sense of humor to Doris Simmons. 48 . Rachel Boyd leaves her quietness to Lourae Fisher. 49 Annie Manley leaves her dancing ability to Barbara Rivera. 50 Jamas Dawson wills his quietness to James Daniels. 51 Ida Hooks wills her quietness to the Strayhorne sisters. 52 I Demice Dove wills to her brother, Clevm Dove, her quietness and dignity. 53 . Velma Becton leaves to her sister. Earnestine, her glasses and poaition in the » u a. Club. 54 . Essie Dillahunt wills her ability to arrive at school on time to the Pleasant Hill students. Tajrlor leaves his ability to grasp things quickly to James (Fats) Murriell . ht n o -chalant way to Vernon Taylor. ano 6 . gne Gustus bequeaths her walk to Carrie Blount and her hair styles to Christabell Jones. BAhel Simmons wills her knowledge of history to Thomas Richardson and her determina¬ tion to Frasier bequeaths her liveness to David Sanders, and her marching ability to Marie Moore wills her shyness and quietness to Lois Howard. 60 Helen Dove wills her Be-Bopa to Ella Fulton. 61 Nixon wills to his sister, Elaine, his desirable position in the Senior Class. 62 Delores Godette wills her slimness to Georgie Dawson. 63 Osric Hargett leaves her ability to Daisy McManus and her musical knowledge to Kay Smith. win 8 his ability to play football to Harold Lofton. 65 Bertha Fonville wills to her sister, Lenora, her personality. 66 Hasel Dawson wills her ability to sew to Mary Lofton. 67 Irene Fonville wills her slimness to Bernice Dawson. 68 James Lofton wills his ability to keep out of other people s business to William Robinson. Finally the class of 1949 do hereby name and appoint the sole executors of this „e«tament, our class advisors Mrs. B. L. Rivers and Mr. R. W. Boley. our last“““ whereof we, the class of 1949 the testators have to have this will set our w and Tthi. 10th rn. Of June In th. y«r of 19W. Rita Mills Witnesses: Gertha Henderson James Benjamin Demice Dove Charles Staten