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

Text from Pages 1 - 86 of the 1955 volume:

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THOMPSON Instrumental Music MRS. S. HAMILTON Sixth Grade MR. P. JENKINS Seventh Grade MISS M. CHAPMAN Seventh Grade MRS. H. WORTHY V ' rl 0 Eighth Grade V MR. W. BOOKER Principal - Eighth Grade MRS. C. O’HARA Seventh Grade MRS. E. ADAMS Eighth Grade MISS A. WHITE Eighth Grade MRS. M. LEWIS MISS M. DENT Third Grade First Grade MISS I. OVERBEY Supervisor Public School Music MISS JENNINGS Fourth Grade MRS. M. LAWS Second Grade MISS R. TRICE Fourth Grade MISS V. BECTON Fourth Grade MRS. R. KEYES MRS. I. SPARROW Fourth Grade Second Grade MISS D. CARTER MRS. L. MENDES MISS G. DEANS Fifth Grade Third Grade First Grade MRS. N. SCOTT Third Grade MRS. D. JOHNSON Sixth Grade MRS. R. HOUSTON Sixth Grade MRS. D. GLASS Fifth Grade MRS. M. LEAGUE Fifth Grade MRS. S. PICKETT First Grade First Grade Treasurer ' m K f SHIRLEY BRYANT ShirT’ Everything that kicks me today shall kick me forward. I shall determine the direction. Tri-Hi-Y 2,3,4; Student Council 1,4; Chemistry Club 4; NH A 1, 2, 3, Treasurer 3,4. WILLIAM PEARSALL Blinky To have wisdom is better than riches. Hi-Y 2,3,4; Annual Staff 3,4; French Club 4; 3and 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1 , 2; Bus Drivers Club 4; Business Manager 4. Vice President THOMAS ARTHUR BROWN, JR. 4 Teddy Bear I’Sail on the sea of ambition with a , ship of success. Class President 2, 3, Vice President 4; Band 2, 3,4; FTA 3,4; Crown and Scepter 3,4; Basketball 3; Physics Club 3; Annual Staff 4; Bus Drivers Club 3,4; French Club 4; Science Seminar 2; Chemistry Club 4. Treasurer JOSEPH LEE WILLIAMS Nature Boy Work is the price of success. Business Manager 2, 3, President 4; Safety Patrol 1; Hi-Y 2, 3,4; Crown and Scepter 3,4; Paper Staff 3,4; Annual Staff 4; Physics Club 3; French Club 4; Boys’ Glee Club 3; FTA 3,4; Football 3; Chemistry Club 4. Senior Gfass O pi leers SHIRLEY BRYANT Shirl Everything that kicks me today shall kick me forward. I shall determine the direction. Tri-Hi-Y 2, 3,4; Student Council 1,4; Chemistry Club 4; NHA 1, 2, 3, Treasurer 3,4. WILLIAM PEARSALL Blinky To have wisdom is better than riches. Hi-Y 2,3,4; Annual Staff 3,4; French Club 4; 3and 1, 2, 3,4; Basketball 1 , 2; Bus Drivers Club 4; Business Manager 4. cv Cy Secretary EDNA EARLE VINES Bessie A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. NHA 1, 2,3,4; Tri-Hi-Y 3,4; FTA 3,4; Crown and Scepter 3,4; Paper Staff 4; Student Council 4; Band 2; French Club 4. Business Manager 7 Rcf JOAN LEE HARRIS Joanie He who conquers, conquers himself. Tri-Hi-Y 1, 2, 3,4; Band 2, 3; Library Club 2, 3, 4; Paper Staff 2, 3; Student Council 2; Dance Group 1. M. LEON NIXON Nick” Knowledge is the key to success. Band 1, 2,3,4; Hi-Y 2,3,4; Basketball 2; Paper Staff 3; Annual Staff 4; French Club 4. MARY JANE BRYANT Mae Love many; trust few; learn to paddle your own canoe. SIMUEL AUGUSTUS WHITFIELD Chicken Hawk” No man is ever a complete failure until he be¬ gins to put the blame on his predecessor. Boys’ Glee Club 3; Hi-Y 3,4; Annual Staff 4; Carpentry 4; Bricklaying 4; Band 1, 2, 3,4. CARL CLEAVELAND COLLINS Skin Where there’s life; there ' s hope. Bus Drivers ' Club 3,4; Band 1; Basketball 1,2. NELL FRANCES BROWN Nellie From the crossroads, I will take the road of success. ” FTA 3,4; Annual Staff 4; NHA 3,4; French Club 4; Chemistry Club 4. Mill DONALD DE OTT POLLOCK A rolling stone gathers no moss. Student Council 3; Annual Staff 4; French Club 4; Chemistry Club 4. VERA LEE RICHARDSON Veronica Yesterday has past, forget it; today is here, it; tomorrow is coming, prepare for it. NHA 1, 2, 3,4; Tri-Hi-Y 4; Glee Club 2; Fi. Club 4. BEULAH ENELL SANDERS Bess All that I am and all I hope to be, I owe to mother, father and my country. Student Council 1; Cheerleader 1; Glee Club 3. MILTON RAYDOLPH TRIPP Minority is no disproof; wisdom is not so strong and fleet as never to have known defeat. Annual Staff 3,4; Student Council 3; Football 4. ELEANOR BELL Leedie If God is for us, then who is against us?” VANDER GRANT ALLEN Blind Pugh A rolling stone gathers no moss. Student Council 3,4; Hi-Y 2,3,4; FTA 3,4; Boys’ Glee Club 3; Library Club 4; French Club 4; Physics Club 3; Band 1,2,3; Science Seminar 2 . DELILAH GREEN Dee” Not to equal, but to excel. NHA 1; French Club 4. CASPER CARTER Cas Study hard, play hard, and face the future with a smile. Football 1, 2, 3; Paper Staff 1, 2. HATTIE MAE KORNEGAY I’ve shut the door on yesterday and I’ve thrown the key away; tomorrow holds no fears for me since I have found today. Dance Group 1; NHA 3,4; Annual Staff 4; French Club 4. JOANN MARIE SANDERS Dwaf ’Today I am determined to do the things that I : should do. I firmly determine to stop doing the | things I shouldn ' t do! I Tri-Hi-Y 2,3,4; NHA 2,3,4; French Club 4. MARY NELL NIXON Maye What I am and what I hope to be, I owe it to my mother. CHARLES HENRY DILLAHUNT Germ Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you. Bus Driver’s Club 3,4; Basketball 1,2. ELLEN BARNES Dee Where there’s a will, there’s a way. RAYMOND CRUMP Ray Ray” We are on the right road; success lies ahead. MARY ALEXANDER All I am or ever hope to be I owe it to God, my country, and my friends. JAMES LENARD MIDGETTE Scobby As long as there’s love, there ' s hope.” Football 1, 2, 3,4; Basketball 1, 2, 3,4; Brick¬ laying 1, 2. ALLEGRAY REDDICK Al Today I begin doing and not wasting my time. In one week, I will be miles beyond the person I am today. Basketball 2,3,4; Tri-Hi-Y 3,4; Glee Club 2,3; NHA 2,3,4; French Club 4. ERNEST FISHER A sense of humor will reduce your troubles to their proper proportions. Student Council 1; Carpentry 1, 2, 3; Boys’ Glee Club 3; Science Seminar f„ AMANDA ELIZABETH VALENTINE Tootsie” A deserted library serves only as an ornament and a deceptive one at that. ELLEN YVONNE DANIELS Moon Knowledge comes by study; wisdom by experi¬ ence. Library Club 2, 3; Newspaper Staff 1, 2, 3; French Club 4. JEAN JANET WILLIAMS Education is the best provision for the future. NHA 1, 2,3,4; French Club 4. CARNETTA MURPHY Net Never stop climbing until you reach the top; the top is where your future lies. FNA 3; NHA 4; French Club 4; Basketball 3. MAGGIE PHINE ROBERSON I am praying today, in hope for a better to¬ morrow. Library Club 4; NHA 2, 3,4; FTA 3, 4. JOSEPHINE STANCIL Jo Great is the art of beginning, but greater the act of learning. NHA 1, 2, 3,4; Tri-Hi-Y 3,4; Cheerleader 1. CAROLYN YVONNE GILLIS Yukie My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage and my courage and skill to him that can get it. NHA 4. PLUMP ELIZABETH HILL Life is my friend, I will it a friendly fare, and will walk hand and hand with it down through the years. Student Council 1; Glee Club 2,4; Tri-Hi-Y 3, 4; NHA 1, 2, 3,4; Cheerleader 1, 2. LUDIE BEATRICE FISHER Little Lu Strive to improve yourself and you will be respected and rewarded. NHA 2, 3,4; Tri-Hi-Y 2, 3,4; French Club 4. HENRY STANLEY Keep your eyes on the stars and your faith on the ground. Bricklaying 1, 2, 3. ELIZA JEAN BELL Liza Keep your eyes on the goal, and God will help you to reach it. RUBY HAZEL SLADE Sandy Open the door to success with the key of knowl¬ edge. Tri-Hi-Y 1,2, 3, 4; NHA 1,2, 3,4; Paper Staff 2,3,4; Glee Club 2,4; FT A 3,4; Annual Staff 3,4; Student Council 3; French Club 4; Chemistry Club 4; Basketball 1, Secretary 3; Library Club 2, 3, 4. ESSIE BLOUNT Pig Small the diploma, but mighty the effort. Physics Club 3; Basketball 3. HELEN BROWN Red Bones Where there’s a will there ' s a way.” Library Club 1, 2, 3,4; Student Council 1, 2, 3. EARL POLLOCK He that will never stoop for a pin will never reach the stars. Bricklaying 3; Football 1, 2, 3, 4. ISAIAH GRICE Just like a tree planted by the river, I shaJ be moved. Football 1, 2, 3,4. lee SHIRLEY MAE HILL All that I am and hope to be I owe to my parents, the faculty and friends. Tri-Hi-Y 4; Student Council 2,4; Crown and Scepter 3,4; French Club 4. WILLIAM ROBERT STATEN Bob Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Basketball 3,4; Football 4; Band 1,2, 3,4; Carpentry 2. CHRISTINE BRYANT Chris” All I am and all I hope to be I owe it to God and my country. Glee Club 1 , 2,4. JESTON MILTON FISHER Bugger Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you. Basketball 4; Bus patrol. GWENDOLYN LORRAINE GAVIN Gwen Small as my house is, I shall count myself happy if I can fill it with true friends. NHA 1,2, 3,4; Tri-Hi-Y 2,3,4; Crown and Scepter 3,4; Band 2, 3; Physics Club 3; French Club 4; FTA 3; Library 4. AMOS DUNSON Teddy” The elevator to success is broken, be certain to climb the stairs. ” VERA LEE BEST Shortie Always cross the bridge that will take you to the road of success. NHA 4; Glee Club 1, 3. Life wil] JESSE CARTER the 3 Stud e A s empty without humor. ” 4 . NI all 1,2, 3,4; Basketball 1. MARY LOUISE DEVONNE May” All I am and hope to be I owe to God, my people, and my friends. NHA 1; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3,4; Tri-Hi-Y 1,2. CLARENCE ELBERT WEBB Red Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you. Band 3,4; Basketball 2,3; Bricklaying 2. ANNIE LOUISE JARMOND Ann At the top of the ladder is where my future lies. NHA 3,4; French Club 4. BILLY GENE DOVE Frosty A smile is like an echo; it will always come back to you. Bus Driver ' s Club 4; Boys ' Glee Club 3; JV Basketball 1. THELMA LUCILLE CROOMS Thel Success is great, but the secret of success is work. FT A 4; French Club 4. LAMB OTIS FARROW Pumpkin Keep looking and don ' t give up, you will find your goal. Bus Driver ' s Club 2, 3,4; Boys’ Glee Club 3. SARAH SIMMONS Shorty Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood. ISAAC ROBERSON, JR. Bull Moose Prepare today for the oncoming tomorrow. Football 1, 2,3,4; Boys ' Glee Club 3; Bus Driver ' s Club 2, 3. CHARLES GRICE Birds of a feather flock together. Carpentry 1; Bricklaying 2, 3. EARL DELANA WHITE A ' ' -J ft y I shall strive to be like a house built upon a solid foundation. Band 1, 2,4; Bricklaying 3,4. CHESTER RODGERS The man who falls down will get up much faster than the man who lies down. Hi-Y 2, 3,4; Band 1, 2, 3,4; Student Council 4; Annual Staff 4. NATHANIEL HARVEY If you keep your eyes upon your goal, God will help you reach it. Football 1, 2, 3,4; Basketball 1, 2, 3,4. u sors l I: 1 ' 1 ,: ' ,• §. Vv - j rJti m Yu i OSCAR KEYES Not the ending, but the beginning. Basketball 1; Glee Club 1; Drama Guild 1; Physics Club 3; Bus Drivers Club 2,3,4. MISS J. HOBBS MRS. P. RICHARDS Gfass Jfisioru In September of 1951, a crew of 87 boys and 67 girls set sail on a four years cruise on the Steamship West Street High. These boys and girls awkwardly came up the gangplank and entered the ship as apprentice seamen under the supervision of Captains J. C. Hobbs, Edward Bell, S. E. Coates and J.W. McLaughlin. Thirteen boys became landlovers long enough to participate with the port ' s pride and joy—the football team. They were shipmates Jesse Carter, James Midgette, Casper Carter, Nathaniel Harvey, Clyd- Moore, William Staten and George Carter. To support the team, Josephine Stancil, Edna Simmons, Plump Hill and Shirley Bryant became cheer¬ leaders. Eleanor Bell joined the Glee Club; while Gwendolyn Gavin, Delia Green, Mary Nixon, Edna Simmons, Lena Kirkman, Geraldine Randolph, Ruby Slade, Plump Hill, Jean Williams, Eleanor Bell, Vera Richard son, Josephine Stancil and Shirley Bryant became members of the N.H. A. Members of the class who made the Tri-Hi-Y were Joan Harris, Lena Kirkman, Ruby Slade, Geraldine Randolph, and Harriette Henry; and those who became members of the band were Chester Rodgers, Simuel Whitfield, Leon Nixon, William Staten, Vander Allen and William Pearsall. Helen Brown, Vander Allen, Ernest Fisher, Shirley Bryant and Plump Hill were representatives of the Student Council; while Vander Allen, Joseph Williams, Billy Dove, Ernest Fisher, and Donald Pollock joined the senior scouts. The Library Club’s enrollment was increased with the addition of Helen Brown, Joan Harris, Ellen Daniels, Esther Edwards, and Geraldine Randolph; while Plump Hill, Ruby Slade and Harriette Henry made the traveling team in basketball. Jesse Carter, Oscar Keyes, Carl Collins, Charles Dillahunt and Billy Dove participated in boys ' basketball. Final examinations ended the first year of our voyage. In September of 1952, 59 boys and 58 girls cruised into dock as sophomores. For this, our second year ' s cruise, were Captains J. C. Hobbs, S. E. Coates, and P. O. Richards. Joan Sanders, Gwendolyn Gavin, Josephine Stancil and Eleanor Bell became members of the Tri-Hi-Y; while Chester Rodgers, Vander Allen, Simuel Whitfield, Joseph Williams, William Pearsall and Leon Nixon became members of the Hi-Y. Allegray Reddick became a member of the basketball team. Joan Sanders, Allegray Reddick, Maggie Roberson, Ludie Fisher and Hattie Kornegay increased the roll of the N.H. A. The shipmates with musical talent joined the Glee Club--Plump Hill, Annie Gray, Allegray Reddick, Ruby Slade, Lena Kirkman, Mary Dawson and Vera Richardson. Joining the band were Thomas Brown, Vander Allen, Edna Vines, Gwendolyn Gavin, Shirley Bryant, and Doris Gibbs. Joan Harris was a majorette. Representatives of the Student Council were Joan Harris, Geraldine Randolph, and Joseph Williams; while Thomas Brown, Shirley Bryant, Vander Allen, and Ernest Fisher became members of the Science Seminar. The third year of our voyage, 1953, began with Captains G. C. Fields, J. C. Hobbs, and P. O. Richards at the helm. The energetic crew organized as follows: Thomas Brown, President; Melton Tripp, Vice President; Ruby Slade, Secretary; Gwendolyn Gavin, Assistant Secretary; Shirley Bryant, Treasurer; Joseph Williams, Business Manager; and Esther Edwards, Reporter. Two newly organized clubs were F. T. A. and F. N.A. Ruby Slade, Thomas Brown, Geraldine Randolph, Edna Vines, Joseph Williams, Maggie Roberson, Eleanor Bell, Nell Brown, and Vander Allen joined the F. T.A.; and Shirley Bryant, Joseph Williams, Carnetta Murphy and Gwendolyn Gavin joined the F.N.A, The Crown and Scepter accepted Joseph Williams, Gwendolyn Gavin, Geraldine Randolph, Shirley Hill, Edna Vines and Thomas Brown as a part of the intelligent family. Members of the Annual Staff were Milton Tripp, William Pearsall, Geraldine Randolph, Edna Vines, Ruby Slade and Joseph Williams. Such voices as Joseph Williams, Walter Batts, Billy Dove, William Pearsall, Vander Allen and Simuel Whitfield were heard in the Boys ' Glee Club; while Vera Best became a member of the Glee Club. The Junior-Senior Prom was a highlight of our third year. It was a Hawaiian Cruise. This night will linger with every member of the ship for many years to come. The Physics Club accepted Essie Blount, Vander Allen, Eleanor Bell, Thomas Brown, Oscar Keyes, Gwendolyn Gavin, Geraldine Randolph, Edna Vines, and Joseph Williams. In 1954, after pulling our anchors from the deep waters, we set sail on the fourth and last year of our voyage. At the helm were Captains J. C. Hobbs and P. O. Richards with a crew of 69. The crew organized as follows: Joseph Williams, President; Thomas Brown, Vice President; Edna Vines, Secretary; Gwendolyn Gavin, Assistant Secretary; Ruby Slade, Corresponding Secretary; Shirley Bryant, Treasurer; William Pearsall, Business Manager; Donald Pollock, Parliamentarian; Ellen Daniels, Reporter; Beulah Sanders, Sergeant-at-Arms. Members of the French Club were: Joseph Williams, Gwendolyn Gavin, Eleanor Bell, Ruby Slade, Edna Vines, Hattie Kornegay, William Pearsall, Thelma Crooms, Delia Green, Thomas Brown, Milton Tripp, Ludie Fisher, Joan Sanders, Vander Allen, Edna Vines, Joseph Williams, Shirley Hill, Chester Rodgers, and Eleanor Bell. The Annual Staff was organized very early in the year to plan the yearbook, which will be greatly cherished by all the graduates. The staff elected Donald Pollock Editor-in-Chief. Other seniors on the staff were Joseph Williams, Nell Brown, Thomas Brown, Chester Rodgers, Ruby Slade, Leon Nixon, Hattie Kornegay, William Pearsall, Simuel Whitfield and Milton Tripp. Vera Richardson, Allegray Reddick and Shirley Hill became members of the Tri-Hi-Y; while Carolyn Gillis, Vera Best and Carnetta Murphy joined the N.H. A. Joan Harris and Gwendolyn Gavin joined the Library Club. Other members of our crew whose names were not mentioned helped to make our four year cruise a successful one. We wish to thank the captains of our ship for safely guiding us through our long journey. We must now take an individual schooner. To where? We do not know. Shirley Bryant, Historian We, the senior class of West Street High School, 1955, are about to pass from these halls of learning. Being in full possession of our mental capacities and without restraint, we do hereby make and publish this our last will and testament. We transmit our various school day possessions to persons hereafter mentioned to be retained by them throughout their association with West Street High School. To the entire faculty of West Street High School, we leave many thanks for preparing us for our roles as future citizens. To the juniors, sophomores, and freshmen, we bequeath the use of the new school, J. T. Barber, which we were fortunate to see erected. Amos Dunson wills his acting ability to his cousin, George. Nathaniel Harvey wills his position on the football team to Albert Pollock. Isaiah Grice wills his football shoes to George Carter. Eliza Bell wills her school books to Lucy Matthews. Hattie Mae Kornegay wills her dignity and her seat in the senior class to her brothers, Allen and Edward. I, Ruby Slade, leave to Betty Sykes my position in the Glee Club; to Virginia Ann Richardson my vivacious personality; and to my brother, Al Daniels, my scholastic record. Vera Richardson wills to her sister, Virginia, her pleasing personality; and to Jessie Chapman, her intellectuality. Vander Allen leaves his intelligence to Bobby Conrad, and his hair to William Dixon. Carolyn Gillis wills her seat in the senior class to Janis Guion; and her personality to her uncle, Calvin Simmons, and her cousin, Toni Baucom. Mary Devone wills her seat in chemistry to a friend, Sadie Lovick; her personality to her cousin, Alice Murphy; and her smile to her nephew, James Lovick. Mary Alexander wills her excellent class behavior to her brother, Rudolph. Annie Jarmond leaves her quietness to her sister, Alice; and her seat in the senior class to her uncle, William Boone. Nell Brown leaves to her sister, Alfreda, her personality, and her seat in chemistry to anyone who can master it. Joseph Williams wills his reasoning power, knowledge of parliamentary procedures and ability to get along with pretty girls to Billy Chadwick. Ellen Daniels wills her sholastic ability to her cousin, Eula Bryant and her seat in French II to anyone who likes to sit by the radiator. Isaac Roberson, Jr. wishes to leave Bill Nelson fifty pounds of weight. I, Edna Vines, bequeath my scholastic record to Ellen Pugh and my membership in the Crown and Scepter Club to Mary Rhodes. Jean Williams wills a seat in the French class to Janet White. Beaulah Sanders wills her seat in the English class to her brother, Theodore; her seat in Home Economics to her sister, Ivory; her dreamy eyes to Annie Bell; and her seat in Speech class to James Simmons. Plump Hill wills her pleasing personality and her ability to get along with others to her cousins, Eliza Sutton, Learly and James Hill. Gwendolyn Gavin wills her position in the Crown and Scepter Club to her brother, William, and in the Tri-Hi-Y to her sister, Ruth. Helen Brown wills her personality to Bobby Conrad. This is the ent And now we fei That we thank o Who have helpei Oh, how we gr V West Street, Because wejY BRYANT And we i. JOSEPH WILLIAMS F zAtcrfk S uper fa Hues a Thelma Crooms wills her seat Simmons. Sarah Simmons wills her shortness to Walter Bellamy, SIMUEL WHITFIELD JAMES MIDGETTE WENDOLYN GAVIN ALLEGRAY REDDICK ' a hoes CARL COLLINS WILLIAM PEARSALL EDNA VINES ALLEGRAY REDDICK SIMUEL WHITFIELD IdUu CARNETTA MURPHEY T S), ■ . RAY REDDICK OSCAR KEYES Super a i M. ALEXANDER C. GRICE M. TRIPP c i it S. BRYANT R. SLADE C. RODGERS J. WILLIAMS cS uperfatiues DONALD POLLOCK GWENDOLYN GAVIN THOMAS BROWN EDNA VINES JAMES MIDGETTE VERA RICHARDSON LEON NIXON JOAN HARRIS Glass Jprop ieca It is the year 1965. Ten years have elapsed since the sixty-seven graduates of ”55 parted, each to pur¬ sue his chosen life ' s work. Plump Hill, a fashion designer in Paris; Thomas Brown, a laboratory techni¬ cian at Freedmen ' s Hospital, Washington, D. C.; Helen Brown, a dress designer in Hollywood; and Edna Vines, a music teacher at The Boston Conservatory of Music are touring the United States visiting the W.S.H. S. grads of 55. We start the tour at Burbank, California. Incidentally, we ' re traveling in a 1965 convertible Catalina Pontiac belonging to Miss Vines. After a short drive, we arrive at Travis Air Force Base in California, where Captain Chester Rodgers is stationed. We are also informed that Airman First-Class Robert Staten is a radar technician at that base. Next, we journey to Las Vegas, Nevada, where we find Miss Joan Lee Flarris’ dance group entertaining in a well-known night club. From there we go to Phoenix, Arizona where Mr. Charles Dillahunt is employed as a technical engineer and Mr. Carl Collins as a radio technician. - „ Our next stop is at Lakeland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Stationed there are two WAAFs out of our graduating class. They are First Lieutenant Mary Nixon and Second Lieutenant Beaulah Sanders. In Little Rock, Arkansas, we find Mr. Vander Allen, a prominent mortician in that city. From there we journey to Memphis, Tennessee. We stop to chat with Messrs. Jeston Fisher and Raymond Crump, who are brickmasons. In this city we find, also, Delia Green and Amanda Valentine, who are beauticians. In Raleigh, North Carolina, we find Bryant ' s Hospital which is named for its founder. Nurse Shirley Bryant. It is interesting to note that a new building has been erected for students interested in going into the field of medicine upon the completion of high school. Dr. Gwendolyn Gavin is one of the leading doctors at Bryant ' s Hospital. Other members of the staff are Misses Ludie Fisher, Allegray Reddick, Carnetta Murphy, Vera Richardson, and Mary Bryant, who are nurses. Upon arriving at our home town, New Bern, we learn that Mr. Oscar Keyes is the Farm Agent for Craven County. Added to the staff at J. T. Barber is Miss Maggie Roberson, Home Economics teacher. Jean Williams is a teacher at West Street Elementary School. After spending the week-end at home, we now journey to Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Isaac Roberson is the football coach at Virginia Union. He has one of the greatest teams in the United States. Miss Hattie Kornegay is secretary to the president of Virginia Union, and Miss Nell Brown is the registrar at the college. Traveling from Richmond to Washington, D.C., we find, working in the Commerce Building as stenographers. Misses Essie Blount, Thelma Crooms and Sarah Simmons. Employees of the Agriculture Department as secretaries are Misses Eliza Bell, Vera Best and Christina Bryant. Major Charles Grice is in charge of the R. O.T.C. at Howard University. Working at Walter Reed Hospital are nurses Carolyn Gillis and Annie Jarmond. At the station WWDC, as a radio technician is Mr. Ernest Fisher. Our next stop is in Maryland. At the Maryland Naval Base is Chief Petty Officer Billy Dove, who is an X-ray technician. In Baltimore, we are greeted by Messrs. William Pearsall, Clarence Webb, Casper Carter and Milton Tripp who are mechanics. We now depart for Philadelphia, Pa., where we find, working there as beauticians, Misses Shirley Hill, and JoAnn Sanders. Mr. Donald Pollock is a lawyer in the city. From there we go to New York. Teaching at New York University are Miss Eleanor Bell, an English instructor, and Mr. Jessie Carter, a physical education instructor. Teaching dancing at Arthur Murray ' s Dance Studio is Miss Josephine Stancil. Miss Ellen Daniels is a seamstress here for Barbara Stanwyck, a movie star. We find Mr. Amos Dunson playing with the New York Giants ' baseball team. Next, we journey to New Haven, Conn., where we are greeted by Miss Ruby Slade, Home Economics instructor at Yale University. Incidentally, Miss Slade is the author of a book titled The New Genera¬ tion. Our last stop is in Boston, Mass. A research chemist, in the field of quantitative analysis, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology is Mr. Joseph Williams, who has just successfully completed a perilous experi¬ ment. We wish to congratulate the class of 1955 on the success they have achieved in the various vocations they have chosen. Edna Vines Plump Hill Helen Brown Thomas Brown CLASS FLOWER: CLASS MOTTO: CLASS COLORS: ADVISORS: White Carnation We have crossed the bay, the ocean lies before us. Maroon and Gray Miss J. C. Hobbs Mrs. P. O. Richards Business Manager - CHARLES NELSON Tream rer - CHARLENE WHITE President - WILBUR WILLIAMS LOIS MELTON CARL WRIGHT iW LILLIAN ROBINSON ,A FLORA MADISON MARION BATTS JESSIE DAVES ROBERT VAILS LUCILLE FONVILLE MARY RHODES ROBERT MARTIN ROBERT HARRIS DOROTHY HARVEY FANNIE SPELLMAN EGERIA CARTER MARY DAWSON THEODORE SAUNDERS GLORIA WILLIAM THELMA FOYE JIMMY SYKES HATTIE TAYLOR JAMES JOHNSON DORIS HICKS ESTELLA MURPHY SHIRLEY MATTOCKS DELORES HICKMAN LAURA ARMSTRONG ANNIE DANIELS DOLLIE WHIT [Juniors ELEANOR BANKS BARBARA DUNSON ALEXANDER SCOTT AUDREY HUMPHREY PHILLIP WIGGINS DORIS LOFTON CHARLES SPIVEY ANNIE CARTER GLADYS MURRELL BARBARA BEST CLARENCE HOWARD ERNESTINE WALLACE MIRIAM BELL BENNIE FISHER SHIRLEY RIGGS amors JANIE MEADOWS WILLIAM MURPHEY QUEENIE JARMOND MACEO BROWN MATILDA JONES ANNIE GRAY BETTIE SMITH HELEN BEST ERNEST BENNETT DORIS GILLETTE MELVIN PICKETT EDNA .SIMMONS MABELLE SANDERS WILLIAM DOVE EUGENIA HICKMAN Carolyn Moore, Ann Sawyer, Robert Hyman, Bettie Chapman, Annie Best, Delilah Bunting, Able Stevens, Richard Blount, Thelma Williams, Herny Mack, Rebecca White, Virginia Richardson, Josephine Stancil, Willie Davis, Doris Miller, Haywood Fonville, James Simmons, Janet White, Majorie Leary, Madeline Stewart. O S ' O oph om ores Claretta Franks, Theo Davis, Jessie Hamm, William Gavins, Mary Hill. Viola Gibbs, Elizabeth Howard, Dorothea Kearney, Jessie Chapman, Ida Dove. Delores Gibbs, Callie Foye, Hattie Baker, Kaye Franklin, Barbara Green. Vera Jarmond, Minnie Hickman, Ethel Harris, Sarah Evans, Sarah Blake. William Hawkins, Annie Bell. Sop At 70m ores Emma Thompson Lucy Matthews Theresa Bryant Jessie Henry Howard Robinson Ruth Mumford Charles Blount Robert Foye Ivory Sanders Ida Bell James Allen Lillie Coleman Sopfiom ores Dorothy McCray Linwood Brown Rosa Miller James Fonville Edward Williams Janet White Isaac Long Maggie Carter Mary Brown M j. Annie Gavin N . J. B. Joyner Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Jenkins K and Mrs. E. Jones M and Mrs. Joseph Marshall Mr. N id Mrs. James Daniels, Sr. Mrs. Beulah Brown Mr. James Brown Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Harvey Mrs . Edna Blount Mrs. Essie Leff Mr. and Mrs. Sutton Shepeard Mr. and Mrs. Willie Gillis Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Harris Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Green Mr. and Mrs. John Alexander Mr. and Mrs. William Devone Mrs. Dorothy Carter Mrs. Artie Fisher Mrs. G. R. Brown Mrs. S. L. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Best Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Gaylor Mr. and M rs. T hom as Brown, Sr. Q vlr. Alb ert L JjQ odirTg ; Mr. ancT’Mrs. William Jarmond Miss M. T. Chapman Mr. and Mrs. George Williams Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hill Mrs. Ruby Valentine Mr. and Mrs. John Dove The Golden Circle Club Mr. and Mrs. Jeston Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Parrott Mr. David Sanders Mrs. Alvania Sanders Mrs. I. H. Smith Mrs. Mamie Reddick Mr. Ronnie Moore Mrs. Artha B. Nixon Mr. Jim Armond Mrs. Gerlenna Lofton Mrs. Louvenia Stanley Mrs. Mattie L. Edwards Miss Sarah Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Simmons Mrs. Martha Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Fisher, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Roberson, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Dalton (Mrs. Ora L. Jones) Mr. and Mrs. Lamb Farrow, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Bell Mr. Charles Grice Mrs. Roberta Grice Mrs. Vaster Carter Mrs. Annie Bell Dove Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bryant Mrs. Topsie Grice Mr. Isaiah Grice Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Crump Mr. and Mrs. Donald Winston Mr. and Mrs. James Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bryant Mr. and Mrs. William A. Nixon Mr. and Mrs. William Webb Mrs. Hattie Murphy Mrs. Annie P. Murphy Mrs. Emma Louise Staten Mrs. Mamie Staten Mr. and Mrs. David Richardson Mrs. Hannah Smith Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pollock Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard Lucas Mr. G. Harrison Mr. and Mrs, Otto White Mr. King A. Sanders Licensed Funeral Director Brooklyn, N.Y. Mr. and Mrs. George Whitfield Mr. and Mrs. William Rodgers Mr. Governor Rhodes Mrs. Clara Hill Miss Emma Miller Mr. Lenord Miller Mrs. Aaron Sanders Craven County Gas Company Fuller Music Company Hollister and Cox Coal Yard Boyd Bros. Fruit Store JresAman Gfa ass Advisors: Mr. Baker, Mrs. Evans, Mr. Fields, Mr. Harrison, Mrs. Brown Adams, Vivian Aikens, Geneva Alexander, Martha Alexander, Randoph Armond, Carrie Banks, Clinton Barnes, James Batts, Arthur Becton, Naomi Becton, Ruth Bell, Ella Best, Alice Best, Joyce Best, Jessie Best, Hayward Best, Lester Best, Linister Blake, Calvert Blango, Gilbert Blango, Hubert Boomer, Hattie Boone, William Boyd, Massie Boyd, Riley Brimmage, Columbus Brodus, Daniel Brown, Lumus Brown, Robert Bryant, Audrey Bryant, Charity Bryant, Fredreich Bryant, Ray Louis Bryant, Martha Bryant, Marie Bryant, Pearlie Bryant, Gene Bryant, Walter Campbell, Hazel Chadwick, Betty Chadwick, Deloris Champm an, Ernest C ollins _ iJeTla N Collins, Marvin Crump, Adelene Cry, Mamie Curman, Nellie Daniels, Genroy La Daniels, Willians Devine, Norman Dillahunt, Carolyn Dixon, Charles Dixon, John Dudley, Louise Duncan, Elbert Dunson, George Dunston, Leonard Evans, Williams Farrow, Betty Farrow, Comelious res linen Fields, Alvin Fisher, Rosanna Fonville, Cleaster Fonville, Manior Fonville, De Atley Fonville, Linwood Foye, George Foye, William Forbes, Elnora Forbes, William Fulcher, William Gaskins, Sarah Gaskile, Sadie George, Joseph Glasper, Edna Goss, Eleanor Green, Annie Green, Janice Green, Laura Grice, Harold Grier, Mamie Hargett, Caroline Harris, Alonzea Harris, Linwood Harris, Sophie Harrison, Robert Harvey, Hilda Harvey, Marion Henderson, John Herring, Caesar Hicks, Iris Hill, James Hill, Learley Hines, John Hodges, Carrie Holmes, Lenwood Howard, Edward Hukins, Annie Hyman, Jo Ann James, Elizabeth Jarmond, Alice Jarmon, Eleanor Jenkins, Percy Jennette, Joseph Jones, Albert Jones, Ellen Jones, Gloria Jones, Joseph Jones, Luke Jones, Queenie Jordon, Doris Kirkman, Gertrude Koonce, Ettie Lilly, Fred Lindsey, Archie Long, Robert Lorrick, Sadie Marshall, Elizab McClease, Joyce McClure, Lavome Manley, Manse Martin, Elsie Martin, Robert Maye, Gracie Mliis, Edna Miller, Fred Mitchel, Ruth Midgette, Eleanor Midgette, Hattie Moore, Betty Moore, Evelyn Moore, Vernon Moore, Ettie Morgan, Marvin Moseleg, Lucy Mumford, Partricia Murthy, Mary Murthy, Ruth Murrell, Catherine Murrel, Joan Nelson, Mittie Nelson, Frances Nelson, James Nelson, Freddie Nesbit, Helen Nobles, Annie Pearson, Charles Pearson, Jessie Pearsall, John Peartree, Carolyn Pollock, Blanch Pollock, Albert Pugh, Daniel Quinerly, Alvania Reed, Leaster Reymold, Alphonso Rhodes, Annie Riggs, Annie Roberson, Bertha Robinson, Vernon Rodgers, Elanor Sanders, Elizabeth Sassar, Arutur Sawyer, Shirley Scott, Daisy Shepard, Otella Simmons, Calvin Simmons, Doretha Slade, Alma Smith, Cora Smith, Mary Stancil, John Standly, Marie Staten, James Stewart, Elijah Stewart, Theressa Sykes, Betty Sykes, Isaac Thurston, Barbara Turman, Christepher Wallace, Carthene Walston, Harold Ares Ah res nine n Ward, Ida Bell White, Mary White, Barbara White, Bernice Whitfield, John Wiggins, Earl Williams, Dora Williams, Sunday PHOTO, AVAILABLE c )ophom ores Battle, Mabaline Douglass, Queen Manley, Delores Becton, Johnnie, Jr. Douglass, Viola Matthews, Glennie Bell, Edward Foye, Joseph Matthews, Mary Bell, James Foye, William Moore, Alphonso Bellamy, Walter Gray, Joseph Nixon, Omega Best, Carolyn Gross, Elma Nesbit, Horace Best, Reuben Hill, Geraldine Reels, Delorese Blount, Alvin Holloway, Charles Rodger, Dennis Blount, Harry Jenkins, Herny Richardson, Virginia Brown, Clennie Jones, Alethea Simmons, Mabel Brown, George A. Jones, David Spincer, Ernest Brown, George E. Jones, Dorothy Staten, Ruby Bunting, Deliah Jones, Doris Stevens, Able Bunting, Lewis Jones, Eva Vails, Williams Collins, Charles Keyes, Lewis Wallace, James Carman, Bobbie Williams, Lena Amors Conrad, Bobby Fisher, Clinton Kinsey, Lillie Collins, Ernest Gibbs, Roland Maye, Dorothy Copper, Joyce Hatch, James Maye, Derry Hukins, Albert Art C c itor u Oo CPromote Christianity in Schoofs ancf Communities Vice President - Treasurer — Jessie Daves Shirley Benton XJL President - — - - - Shirley Bryant Secretary ------- Lois Melton Miss J. Hobbs Advisor jf,.y GfuS jfi.y Offn veers Secretary-W. Williams Reporters ---E. Bennett C. Rodgers Vice President-B. Chadwick Recording Secretary - - Business Manager - - - - -V. Allen C. Nelson President J. Williams Mr. Baker, Wm. Pearsall, Win. Hawkins, Wm. Gavins, L. Nixon, E. Bennet, P. Wiggins, V. Allen, E. Bell, R. Martain, C. Nelson, C. Rodger, H. Mack, R. Hyman, J. Simmons, Wm. Dove, S. Dove, B. Chadwick. November 1954 West Street School, New Bern, N. C. Patronise Our Advertisers Vo I VII. No. 1 THOMAS BROWN AND JOSEPH WILLIAMS VIE FOR PRESIDENT OF STUDENT COUNCIL The officers of the Student Council will be the same as last year until the nominees for of¬ fices are elected. The Student Council consti¬ tution has an amendment which says that it can not ac¬ cept new member or elect new officers until the last week of October. This gives the new members a chance to become nominees for office. The new members for the year 54-55 are given as fol¬ lows. SENIORS: Vander Allen, Eleanor Bell, Thomas Brown, Shirley Bryant, Shirley Hill, Chester Rodgers, Edna Vines, Joseph Williams. JUNIORS: Jessie Daves, Billy Chadwick, Lucille Fon- ville, Robert Martin, Lois Mel¬ ton, Gladys Muriel, Ellen Pugh, Hattie Taylor and Phil¬ lip Wiggins. SOPHMORES: Edward Bell, Sarah Bloke. William Dixon, Ida Dove, Ruth Mumford, Hen¬ ry Mack, Ann Sawyer, and James Simmons. FRESHMAN: Carrie Armond Anna Hukins, Ellen -Jones, Fred Miller and Elijah Steward. The nominee for the year 54-55 have been grouped into two parties. They are: First Party Thomas Arthur Brown, Jr., president; Billy Gene Chad¬ wick, vice president; Jessie Mae Daves, secretary; Ann Elizabeth Sawyer, assistant secretary; Vander Grant Allen, treasurer; Robert Bernard Martin, business manager; Ida Bell Dove, reporter. Second Party Joseph Lee Williams, presi¬ dent; James Edward Simmons, vice-president; Edna Vines, Jr.; treasurer and advisor, Mr. F. W Baker. The club ' s motto was “Not to equal, but to ex¬ cel. In 1949 the president was Preston Hill. The president in 1950 was Harold Melton. In the following year, 1951, Wil¬ liam Ryder was president. The year 1952 was a jubilant one for West Street. For in that year James Gavins was elect¬ ed president of the local and State Hi-Y convention in Sal¬ isbury. George Dudley was elected financial secretary ol the State Hi-Y Club. The following year 1953 Joseph Nixon, president of Hi- Y club was elected financial secretary at the state conven¬ tion held, that year, in Char¬ lotte. This bring us up to the pres¬ ent Hi-Y Club of 1954. This year the Hi-Y members will try to excel the past record made by preceding members. Honorable mention must be THE PLANET STAFF ditor . Billy Chadwick Associate Editor . Meria-m Bell Business Managers . James Simmons Robert Vails Circulation Managers . Joseph Williams Johnny White Exchange Editors . Marion Batts Lucille Fonville Proof Editors .Jessie Daves, Rubye Slade Shirley Benton Sports Editors .Wilbur Williams Charles Nelson Secretary . Lillian Robinson Assistant Secretary .... j anis Guion Alumni Reporter . Edna Vines Reporters: Charlene White, Vivian Adams Lois Melton, Mar¬ ion Harvey, Robert Gould, Carothene Wallace, Carrie Ormond, Ann Sawyer, Gloria Jones, Clar- etta Franks, Mary White, Ellen Pugh, Madelyn Stewart, Mary Rhodes, Barbara Payton, Rubye Nobles, Audrey Humphrey. Advisors: Mrs. Danyus and Mrs. Bryant. objectives we hope to achieve. , T D . , r . . Miss J. T. Barber, her runner Gwendolyn Gavin, reporter „„ . .. n , , ' ' K uds were Loretta Ryder and Elizabeth Chapman. NEW CAFETERIA OPENS The climax of the day activ- The Cafeteria at West Street ities was the football game be- School was open for use Sep- tween Elizabeth City and West terpber 13. It is well planned Street. We were honored to and modernly equipped. The have Adkins High ' s band of students get a bolanced meal Kinston as our guest to help Continued on age Six Continued on page six Continuued on page six Continued on page six Lillian Robinson President Callie Foye Secretary Ruby Slade Treasurer Mrs. P. Richards Advisor Ann Sawyer Vice President Gwendolyn Gavin Assistant Secretary Theresa Bryant Reporter Miss A. Respass Advisor First row: Simuel Whitfield, Charles Nelson, Wilbur Bell, Wilbur Williams, Richard Whitfield, Clarance Webb. Second row: William Hawkins, William Gavins, Mary White, Walter Bryant, Marvin Morgan, Dallas White, Leon Nixon. Standing: Gladys Murrell, Catherine Murrell, Robert Martin, Joseph Jennette, Linster Best, Mr. Thompson, Band Director; Ellen Pugh, Henry Mack, Earl White, Vivian Adams, Patricia Mumford. Simuel Whitfield - President Thomas Brown- Vice President Kay Franklin-Assistant Secretary Sergeant-at-Arms--Wilbur Williams Jessie Daves - --- - --Secretary Mr. Thompson-Treasurer Vivian Adams — ---Reporter — 1 |H Hfr- .— 4 —-— a J A U — o A: v UJie JiOest S ree Jfiy i School Jiancf yfj Steppers Sarah Evans, Kay Franklin, Jessie Daves, Alvania Quinerly, Eleanor Jarmond i mam MiHKi ■nfemniMi m � m®m M.A; ' ► ' f £ : j . W, ’ (KWl 1 ■ : SC V amm ? v . • tf mm E5 11 B JBH r M R ‘M 9 wwa-fig, 7ncfus trial _ Z Vocational Arts ryS mim v 9 BS iw J F r 1 « � II r jfi .1 -Mr, CT ? D C % r it § k I? C :i ■ ■ ' v j ' -Jsf % w. H iil« t «� � v a«r 1 1 2 1 Jmi jj ■ ilssl Gfiemistry GIuB Joan Harris, Audrey Humphrey, Lamb Farrow, Charles Spivey, Shirley Riggs, Ernest Bennett, Allegray Reddick, Vera Richardson, Ernest Fisher, Josephine Stancil, Mary Rhodes, William Murphy, Jessie Daves, Wilbur Williams, Marion Batts, Betty Smith, Charles Nelson, Mary Bryant, Eugene Hickman, Gwendolyn Gavin, Ludie Fisher, Joann Sanders, Janie Meadows, Gladys Murrell, Robert Martin, Thomas Brown, Ruby Nobles, Billy Chadwick, Charlene White, Miriam Bell, Shirley Bryant, Nell Brown, Mr. Keyes, Advisor; Joseph Williams, Off‘ icers Vice President-Milton Tripp Assistant Secretary-. - Lillian Robinson President - - - - Secretary - - - - Treasurer - - - - Business Manager Parliamentarian ■ Reporter-- ■ Chief Chemist - -Ruby Slade - - Annie Gray - Shirley Bryant Donald Pollock — Mr. Keyes Lucille Fonville ■Joseph Williams First row; Nell Brown, Delilah Green, Joann Sanders, Ludie Fiher, Hattie Kornegay, Gwendolyn Gavin. Second row: Thelma Crooms, Vander Allen, Annie Jarmond, Eleanor Bell, Jean Williams, Shirley Hill. Third row: Allegray Reddick, Edna Vines, Vera Richardson, Ruby Slade, Mary Nixon, Carnetta Murphy. Fourth row: Leon Nixon, William Pearsall, Joseph Williams, Milton Tripp, Thomas Brown. Kneeling: Robert Staten, Charles Dillahunt, Billy Dove, Lamb Farrow, Shird Robin, Thomas Brown. Standing: Mr. Wise, Advisor; Nathaniel Simmons, Oscar Keyes, William Blake, William Pearsall, Henry Stanley. Seated: Essie Blount, Ernestine Wallace, Eleanor Goss, Delilah Bunting, Ella Bell. Albert Jones, Walter Bryant, Daniel Pugh, Joseph Jones, John Pearsall, Linwood Harris (Kneeling) Joseph Jennette. I Thomas Brown, Delores Hickman, Dorothy Harvey, Nell Brown, Ruby Nobles, Maggie Roberson, Annie Daniels, Barbara Payton, Mrs. Bryant, Edna Vines, Joseph Williams, Lillian Roberson, Ernert Bennett, Lucille Fonville, Mrs. Jones, Ruby Slade, not shown. Yvonne Jenkins Patricia Faison Dorothy McCray, Louise Dudley, Theresa Stewart, Joan Murrell, Gladys Murrell 1 l Lillian Robinson, Miriam Bell, Lois Melton, Gwendolyn Gavin, Jessie Daves, Charlene White, Lucille Fonville, Mr. Baker, Advisor; Joseph Williams, Helen Best, Edna Vines, Thomas Brown, Shirley Hill, Marian Batts, Wilbur Williams, Billy Chadwick, Mrs. Brown, Advisor. Williams Gavins Mary Brown Ethel Harris Christine Mills Marion Harvey Delorse Reels Betty Chapman Ruby Slade Carolyn Peartree Vera Jarmond Johnnie White Minnie Hickmen Ann Sawyer Jessie Daves Doris Lofton Charlene White Kay Franklin Josephine Stancil Annie Bell Elma Goss Henry Mack Doris Hicks Madelyn Stewart Ruth Munford Robert Hyman Sunday Williams Sarah Evans Shirley Benton Jessie Henry Lillian Robinson Barbara Payton Gloria Jones Annie Gray Theo Davis Janet White Omega Nixon Betty Fairow Claretta Franks Theresa Bryant Catherine Murrell Willie Davis Lucille Fonville Mary Rells Ida Dove Elizabeth Howard Callie Foye Miriam Bell Dorothea Kearney Rosa Miller I Qfee LjfuS First row: Minnie Hickman, Maggie Carter, Dorethea Simmons, Madelyn Stewart, Janet White, Will¬ iam Vails, Doris Hicks, Sunday Williams, Jessie Henry, Elma Goss, Gertrude Kirkman. Second row: Vera Best, Barbara Thurston, Enda Mills, Joyce Best, Carolyn Dillahunt, Dorothea Kearney, Elizabeth Howard, Omega Nixon, Carolyn Peartree, Christina Bryant, Ruth Munford, Christine Mills, Mrs. L. B. Smith, Directess. Third row: Carolyn Hargett, Carolyn Best, Barbara White, Marjorie Leary, Ruby Slade, William Harvey, Alexander Scott, William Dixon, Howard Roberson, Ethel Harris, Ida Dove, Daisey Scott, Plump Hill. Charles Nelson President Vander Allen Vice President Ruby Slade Secretary Gwendolyn Gavin Assistant Secretary Charlene White Treasurer Joan Harris Business Manager Nell Brown Reporter Mary Alexander Parliamentarian c5 tucfent Cjouncif OFFICERS President - Thomas Brown Vice President-Billy Chadwick Treasurer-Edward Bell Secretary-Jessie Daves Business Manager-William Dixon The purpose of the West Street High School Student Council is to provide for student participation in a democratic manner in school government; establish a healthy relationship between teachers and students; afford respect for law and order; to foster advancement in scholarship and ideals of friendliness; and to promote fair play and loyalty. MEMBERS E. Bell, A. Sawyer, J. Daves, T. Brown, B. Chadwick, W. Dixon. Miss A. Respass, V. Allen, R. Mumford, G. Murrell, R. Martin. H. Mack, S. Hill, C. Armond, E. Pugh, E. Bell, Mr. W. Keyes. L. Fonville, E. Jones, I. Dove, S. Blake, J. Simmons, J. Williams, H. Taylor, C. Rodgers, L. Melton, E. Vines. I. GRICE J. FONVILLE G. BROWN H. ROBERSON I. ROBERSON S. DOVE f W. BELLAMY E. BELL J£e 195 5 W. FULCHER A. DANIELS Co-Captain J. MIDGETTE N. HARVEY E. POLLOCK C. CARTER A. MOORE W. HARVEY J. SIMMONS V. ROBINSON A. POLLOCK R. MARTIN J. BLAKE Fred Lily, Fred King, Elija Stewart, James Hill, Charles Nelson, Marvin Collins, Charles Reynolds, Charles Grice, Charles Grice, Charles Pearson, Robert Brown, Calvin Simmons, Erk Williams, Mr. S, Coates, Coach. J. Midgette J. Midgette, E. Bell, C. Webb, N. Harvey, P. Wiggins, W. Bellamy Mr. S. Coates, Coach W. Bellamy Catherine Murrell, Vi vian Adams, Barbara Best, Mamie Cry, Miss J. Hobbs, Advisor; Emma Thomp¬ son, Cora Smith, Jessie Daves, Carolyn Dillahunt, Jessie Henry. 7 ite 4BftH 3 a� : . J JS li0S� K6S8IU ! I i ' |L £ Jf. ;®«’ v u :!� «■� siisnM £ IS;: saflHM . « -’ • ' OT«Ksa®iS®%P- SKSsSSlP - N‘-- ' - . mm asb £ n rbara Guion, Carolyn Edwards, Ferebee Nobles, Loretta Russell Gould, William Shepard, Vivian Washington, , Advisor. J J citrojf has Richardson, Charles Jeanette, Roy Southerland, William Blount Hill, William Wright, Earl Bryant, Mr. Jenkins, Advisor. z; rher S ucfen G ounci . Fern Dixon, Wilda Deans, Margaret Beasley, Barbara Guion, Carolyn Edwards, Ferebee Nobles, Loretta Ryder, Elizabeth Chapman, Milton Shields, Russell Gould, William Shepard, Vivian Washington, William Guion, Edward Lovick, Mrs. Adams, Advisor. Augustus Melton, Cleo Fisher, Thomas Richardson, Charles Jeanette, Roy Southerland, William Blount, Robert Smith, Thomas Hall, James Hill, William Wright, Earl Bryant, Mr. Jenkins, Advisor. NO NO Second rd. ' .v: Nathaniel Roberson First row: Percy Jenkins James Sanders James Jones Willie B ryant (U Uy Vail Julia White Dorothy Lovick Patty Sidberry Peggy Nobles Annie Fay Davis Sandra Bragg Gloria White Georgianna Fonville Catherine Reddick Frances Bullock Ernestine Jones Esther Pickett Emily Phifer Lois Kirkman Clementine Cherry Otto White Ozie Faison Charles Bell Johnny Mae Tripp Julia Jones Rose Jones Gloria Arrington Bessie Stevens Thenia Fuller Joan Randolph Ruthie Mills Miss I. T. Overbey (Directress) Mary Collins Doris Taylor Allie Gray Hill Lilly Kinsey Carolyn Starky Lilly Johnson Jane Ryder Eleanor Newby Theressa White Mary Edwards Myra Gorham U 6 i SAM LIPMAN SONS, INC. Dept. Store New Bern, North Carolina ISAAC H. SMITH REALTY CO. 912 Queen St. New Bern, N.Y. Insurance of All Kinds Dial 3309 O TONY’S DRUG STORE Prescriptions - Drug Supplies Phone 4060 New Bern, North Carolina HEILIG- Levi we. MEW BE«W Phone 4063 New Bern, N.C. MAOLA MILK AND Box 391 ICE CREAM CO. 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