William Penn High School - Penn Yearbook (High Point, NC)

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Congratulations 1968 HIGHLAND COTTON GRADUATES MILLS, INC. CLOVERDALE DYE Your Penn Family WORKS Faculty Students Alumni 157

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THE GRAND REUNION Early in the year local alumni of William Penn began a series of meetings designed for the purpose of planning a reunion of all known H.P.N. and I. — Penn graduates whose whereabouts were known. Frank Mason, Sr. was named temporary chairman; Faema Robertson, secretary, and we were on our way. Correspondence far and wide elicited en¬ thusiastic response. Plans were made for a giant reunion May 24—26, 1968. During February, Principal Burford, while attending a session of the N.A.S.S.P. was in¬ vited to sit in on a meeting at the New York alumni, one hundred and fifty strong, and he was entertained royally as this group made its plans to charter buses to attend the re¬ union. May 24 saw Pennites from the East and the West, the North and the South, and from the four corners of the world assembling to pay their final respects and to honor their princi¬ pal, newly named principal of Andrews High School (the first Negro principal in North Carolina to head a predominately white School). They represented all the professions, ser¬ vices, industry, education, religion, politics. They were Ph.D.’s, Fulbright Scholars, Wood- row Wilson Fellows, high ranking military officers, scientists, musicians, journalists, all. They attest to the fact that Penn has truly served her state, locality, nation and the world, far beyond “her poor power.’ To perpetuate Penn’s memory they formed a permanent organization, pledged themselves to meet annually and to award scholarships to deserving boys and girls. With these alumni as propagators, Penn’s spirit shall live on for¬ ever. 156

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J. Atkinson Miss L. McConnell J. Bell Mrs. A. McLeod Mrs. V. Kendal! Mrs. A. Speight N. S. Morehead D. Neely Mrs. F. Atkinson E. Moseley Mrs. E. P. Wilson THROUGH THE YEARS PENN’S FACULTY HAS COME FROM DIVERSE PLACES BUT THEY HAVE REMAINED TO ENRICH THE LIFE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THESE ARE VET¬ ERANS OF 10 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE, HERE AND IN THE COMMUNITY. Mesdames Atkinson, McLeod and Speight and Messrs. Moseley and Neely moved with the eighth and ninth grades to continue their years of service at the Griffin Junior High School. Later following successful years as Dean and Assis¬ tant Principal, Mr. N. S. Morehead was elevated to principalship at the Griffin Junior High School. In 1963 following long years of faithful service, Mrs. Wilson retired. Since retirement she has continued to serve almost full time as substitute teacher. Others who are not here pictured are Mr. A. F. Mc- Adoo, now employed at Northeast Junior High School; Mesdames D. Bostic, E. Hughes, B. Sanders, E. Stewart, and Miss M. Browne, still at Penn; Mrs. E. Carter at Fairview Street School; Mrs. A. Jones, retired; Mr. C. E. Yokeley, Parkview Village principal; and Mrs. G. W. Yokeley, music supervisor. 158