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

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Wflll it seems as if all the gang is leaving for home, but before everyone I want to tell you that we all had a wonderful time tonight. It seemed School days again. By the way, it looks as if I ' m the only one who is not married, but I ' ll put the ring on someone ' s finger someday. The next reunion I960, Just one year from today, at the home of Osrio tt in Trenton, N. J. Walter Peterson was elected our new Alumni president nd g he will send announcements about next year ' s plans. Goodnight everyone. Charles Staten Class Prophet Witnessess: Ethel Simmons Walter Peterson CLASS POEM Oh! West Street High, it ' s time for us to part, The years have passed, ouf work has been approved; We give the all the honors and tribute. Thank you teachers for helping us thus far, Oh! West Street High, your walls and ground we cherish, Forever may you linger in our hearts. Oh! West Street High, we bid farewell to thee, We can ne ' er forget our hardships and our sorrows. We pledge allegiance to you now and forever. Farewell, farewell, our parting time has come. We ' ll ne ' er forget our dear old West Street High, Our time has come farewell, farewell, farewdll. Getrude Deans CLASS SONG The Hour Of Parting Tune Amici Out strong ties of years togethet Now we thank thee parents, wTeL ne ' er forget Vox your loyalty; And°our thoughts will ever linger We will always remember. Here at West Street High Chorus Days at West Street High Hail Alma Mater We do part, The class of Forty Nine Excuse me a moment, please, I see Thomas Nixon over at the punch table and u ecmc to be dieoussing the impediments that confronted him before he oould become a success in denistry. His officd is on Fifth Avenue in New York City. We have also here with us tonight four teachers: Ramona Gibbs, a high . 1 teacher in New Jersey; Marie Gorham, a physical education instructor at TTnivoraity; Florizell Cooke, a history teacher; and Velma Becton, a home economics teacher in their own home town. New Bern, N. C. q of th e fellows are beginning to leave and there I see George MoCleaee who is an auto mechanic, conversing with Horace Spruill who is a Psyohlatrist at°Tuskegee Institute. ' nffiffli f W f Someone made a comment about my winding stairs. I informed them that Arthur Greene, Willie Smith, George Whitfield, and Llnster Sanders designed this houBe for me. They are all great architects here in California. Sylvester Mldgette is a little late coming. He haB Just finished a oon- struotlon Job in Cairo. He ' o a civil engineer.

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mwmmtwiiLWKmM Georgianna Bryan ‘Maggie Simmona Benjamin Beaalejy Lillie Whitehead Chas. H Hattie .lioent Lurley White Margaret Wallace Humphrey Bryant Hayes Allen Martha Dorothy Strayhorne Thomas Ode 33 a Wehh Cherry Mills Mary Strayhorne trritt JUKI OR CLASS OFFICERS ,.Solomon Crooms Preston Hill , .Jessie Harvey ..Barbara Roberts ..Allene Dudley President. ...»•••• Vice President ... Secretary.. •; Assistant Secretary. Treasurer.. j.W.Jones and Mr. W.M. Booker Advisors