Woodleaf High School - Acorn Yearbook (Woodleaf, NC)

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CLASS POEM It seems the world has watched us grow From Alpha to Omega, With vigilant, ever watchful eyes And hopes so high they reach the skies. It’s seen us rising through the years Past sunshine, laughter, faults and tears, And wondered as we older grew If problems met would all be few. We've faced our troubles year by year With perseverance, hope and fear. And have known when each had passed That He had helped us to the last. Had we not studied, tried and fought And done our duties as we ought, We're asking you, ‘‘Where would we be? O’er hill or dell, o’er plain or sea?”’ Yes, now we're finished and leaving school, And our thoughts are blurred in one small pool, We recall our motto to start us winning: ‘‘Not the ending, but just the beginning. ’’ Ann Fisher, Poet

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HISTORY OF THE FAMOUS CLASS OF {951 September ‘47! Thirty-four half-frightened but happy Freshmen were stepping upon the ninth rung of the Woodleaf School Ladder of Education. During the year we became adjusted to high school life, and studied very hard all year. Our advisor was Miss Lois Safley. Twenty-six of us returned the next year to further our education as Sopho- mores, with Mrs. Geneva Harrill as our advisor. During the year Ann Fisher joined our group making our number twenty-seven. After two years of hard studying, twenty-six of us were awarded the title of Juniors. Of this number three were new students, Barbara Swaim, Martha Parker, and Douglas Burgess. Our class officers were Peggy McDaniel, President; Dan Adams, Vice-President; Frances Foster, Secretary; Nancy Lyerly, Treasurer; and Charles Kluttz, Reporter. During the year six of the Junior Class were chosen to be members of the Beta Club: Betty Ratledge, Barbara Swaim, Peggy McDaniel, Ann Adams, Douglas Burgess, and Charles Kluttz. Our work during the year included a magazine drive, Junior Play, and the Junior-Senior Banquet, all of which we thoroughly enjoyed with the help of Miss Jeanette Current, our advisor. At last -- September 1950 -- and we had climbed to the last rung of the Woodleaf School Ladder of Education. We were twenty dignified Seniors, as we supposed, who were fortunate to have Mrs. David Chambers as our advisor. Our class officers were Douglas Burgess, President; Peggy McDaniel, Vice- President; Dolores Lyerly, Secretary; Nancy Lyerly, Treasurer; and Barbara Swaim, Reporter. The big events during the year were the Halloween Carnival, with Douglas Burgess as Editor, receiving ” planning and preparing the ‘‘Acorn, class rings, producing the Senior Play, and attending the Junior-Senior Banquet. Thus -- rung by rung -- with a steadfastness of purpose, with work and play, we have climbed to the top of our ladder, As we pause here, happy at the thought of our achievements, sad at the thought of farewell, we look to the future - and are hopeful at the thought of climbing the higher ladder of Life. This is not the end; just the beginning. Charles Kluttz Historian

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STATISTICS We, the members of the Senior Class of 1951 of Woodleaf High School, do hereby declare the following facts and figures and leave a copy of this document for the incoming seniors who may make an attempt to equal our mark, After measuring each of our class we find that the average height of the senior boys is 5 feet 10 inches, and of the girls 5 feet 5 inches. Computing our weight we find a senior boy of average size will tip the scales at 145 pounds, while the average weight of the girls is 112 pounds, Upon observation we see that 40% of our class has brown eyes, 30% blue, 25% green,5% gray. The heads of 60% of the seniors are topped with brown hair, while 15% have blond, 15% red, and 10% black. From toe to heel we find the average size shoe is an 8, for the boys a 10 and the girls a 7. In our class of dignified seniors we find various religious denomi- nations, the largest being Methodist and Presbyterian, Looking into the political lives of the students, we find that the majority will be Democrats, although some will not reveal their party affiliation. Although we think this Senior Class is one of the brightest ever to be graduated from Woodleaf High, we find that we are a little on the talk- ative side, since talking was found to be the favorite pastime. Thus, we do declare and affirm these facts to be true and actual statistics of the graduating class of 1951. Nancy Lyerly, Statistician