Western Guilford High School - Amici Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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 We have all heard the saying. The Big wheel runs by faith, and the little wheel runs by the grace of God. This certainly was true during the fall of 1951. For what is smaller thana freshman; that is exactly what we were. In order to be noticed we decided to capitalize upon our reputation as party givers. The boys, with the help of Mr. Bracken, were getting ahead until the girls formed the notorious M E Club. As the year wore on, Mrs. Freeze was forced to abandon parliamentary procedure for dill pickles and cake. Writing descriptive themes while sitting upon a stool was an art which we acquired by the end of the year. Much to the delight of Mrs. Campbell and to the dismay of Mrs. Ledford we became sopho- mores. With a long overdue flash of genius we conceived the idea of having paper drives; however the thoughts of so much money seemed to bother us, so we had a few parties just to keep up the reputation. Amid groans about algebra and biology the year ended, bringing us ever closer to the front of the lunch line. Mrs. Clark, with yardstick firmly in hand, was our junior advisor. Choosing class rings proved to be a real battle. But when the smoke cleared, everyone was satisfied and we were more united than ever. Money, money, money — how and where to get it -- became our main problem. Would we ever be able to pay for the Junior-Senior? That long-lost flash of genius reappeared in the form of light bulbs. While selling these money makers, we encountered everything from guns to no electricity. Ourtheme song at this time was'Pray for the Lights to Go Out. As the year passed, our reputation as party givers paid off. With record crowds in attendance our high school parties gave a much needed boost to the treasury. For those who bought rings, Christmas that year was especially happy. Soon, however, spring was in the air. In spite of a previous announcement concerning a street dance in the Sears Roebuck parking lot, our Junior-Senior dance came off as scheduled at Sedgefield Manor. The theme, Over The Rainbow, proved to be truly beautiful. After those now famous open- ing lines of Ladies and gentlemen and Mrs. Tom, we relaxed and had a good time. With our heads in the clouds we, the largest senior class on record, began our final year. In order to bring us down to earth Mrs. Stanton introduced us to the problems of diagraming. With the assignment of a term paper, The Advantages of Private Medical Care, we were lowered from our clouds and forced to face reality and hard work. From September to January the big question was, Will we go to Washington and, if so, when? When that magical date of March the twenty-third was set, there was much rejoicing in seniorville. But now these things are behind us. The annual finally reached the publishers; we offer it as proof of our four yearsat Guilford. Only memories of Washington remain. It is now nearing the time for graduation. It would be wise to pause here for a moment to thank all those who have made this, our history, possible. We especially wish to express our gratitude to our teachers who have helped to make the going a little easier. 22

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if Row 1: Norma Allred. Eleanor Boyd, Charles Canada, Faye Canada, Elizabeth Caudle, Lyndon Clark. Row 2: John Davenport, Nancy Davis, Edith Degraff, Clifton Dinkins, Ted Duggins, Sue Hamilton. Row 3: Martha Hannah, Nancy Honeycutt. Julius Ingram, Lindsay Jessup, Wayne Jones, Shelby Maxwell. Row 4: Nancy McDowell, Peggy McGuire, Nancy Miller, Garry Milloway, Lynne Minich, Jim Newlin. Row 5: Mildred Page, Maurice Poole, Steve Ratcliffe, Kermit Robinson, Elizabeth Sharpe, P. J. Shelton. 24