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Davis, Elizabeth Spruill, Catherine Smith, and Hugh Payne. Alvin Edgerton, Sonny Boney, George Simpson, Helen Kannan, Dorothy Grice, Warren Hood, and Gertrude Sanford represented the class in the spring. Four juniors attended the meeting of the North Carolina State Student Council Con gress at Kannapolis on November 4 and 5, 1938. Milded Lee was elected an official GHS delegate by the SA Council, and Sonny Bo ney, Mitchell Baddour and Lamuel Sum merlin attended as unofficial representatives. Members of the Class of ’40 voted again to present the annual Christmas Play. “A Christmas Carol,” was chosen for the pro duction and the junior teachers—Miss Langs ton, Miss Ipock, Miss Sanborn, Miss Hamer, Mr. Davis, and Miss Bell, all helped with directing various scenes. The characters in the play were: Charlie Boyette, Scrooge; Bill Cobb, Marley’s Ghost; Sonny Boney, Fred; Harold Montague, Bob Crachitt; Mitchell Baddour, Tiny Tim; Sara Jeffreys, Spirit of Christmas Past, Mildred Lee, Spirit of Christ mas Present; Katherine Beaman; Spirit of Christmas Future. Others who appeared in the various scenes were: Marina Andrews, Grace Alexander, Jean Arment, Herman Perkins, Warren Perkins, Ray Rouse, John Schmidlapp, Cliff Spruill, Lamuel Summer lin, Noah Bass, Helen Boyette, Jackie Cam- pen, Ann Daniels, Hugh Daughtry, Toni Lupton, and Teeny Mansour. Mildred Lee and Horace Potter, having been elected the best all-’round students in their class in the superlative contest sponsored by the Hi News, were automatically candid ates to oppose the best all-’round seniors, Margie Wooten and Willie Boykin, and Olivia Ferguson and James Kannon, addi tional nominations, for the most representa tive boy and girl in GHS, also sponsored by the Hi News. While Horace was defeated by Willie, Mildred, though only a junior came i out victorious, receiving one of the biggest honors GHS students can bestow on a stu dent. A group of about ten scholastically ener getic juniors secured their request that a third-year Latin course be taught. A number of these students took the State Latin Con test, sponsored by the University of North Carplina Extension Service, and Kala Rosen thal’s paper was sent to Chapel Hill. The one really great day in the life of each GHS class is the day of the Junior Play, the announcement of the junior marshals, and the publication of the Junior Issue of the Hi News. Such an array of important events at one time seems to make the remaining year and a half of high school life an anti-climax. “It Never Rains,” a three-act play by Au- rania Rouverol, was chosen and directed by Miss Mary Bell. The cast was led by Helen Cox as Dorothy Donovan and Ike Manly as Jimmie Rogers, two high school seniors who have one of those cases of love at first sight and threaten to elope but are stopped by a torrent of rain in that cloudless land of sun shine where “It Never Rains.” Toni Lupton served as student director of the play and other members of the cast were: Ruth Casson, Mable Rogers; Sonny Boney, Henry Rogers, Carrie Helen Best, Clara Donovan; Noah Bass, Walter, Donovan; Sarah Dees, Norleen Sears; Helen Kannan, Savan nah; Bill Cobb, Dane Lawson; Sara Jeffreys, Gale; Mildred Lee, Margaret; Ann Daniels, Mary; and Rena Graham, Sara Glisson, Toni Lupton, Shirley Pearsall, Jimmie Wooters, and Harold Montague formed the cheering squad. Through the combined efforts of the di rector, the cast, the committees, and the en tire Junior Class'the play was quite a success. At the two performances, April 21 and April 26, around $352.00 were taken in. Of this, the class spent $100.00 buying substantial stage scenery that can be reversed to fit any indoor scene, which they donated as a gift to the school. Having already had some experience with newspaper writing through the Scribblers’ Scoop, fourteen juniors joined the Journa lism Club at the beginning of their Junior Year and helped with the publication of the first five issues of the Hi News as well as editing the sixth issue under leadership of Mary Louise Parks and the seventh under that of Sonny Boney. Always a special feature of the Junior Issue of the Hi News is the announcement of junior marshals, the fifteen students who have the highest scholastic averages in their class after two-and-a-half-years’ work: Harold Montague and Toni Lupton, whose averages tied on top, served as chief marshals, the others being: Shirley Pearsall, Grace Alex ander, Martha Best, Kala Rosenthal, Ike Manly, Chase Johnson, Herman Perkins, Sonny Boney, Catherine Beattie, Filie Person, Virginia Lee, Bill Cobb, and Ruby Lee Spen cer. May 5, 1939, the Goldsboro Hotel was the scene of another highlight in the life of the Class of ’40, as they were sponsoring the annual Junior-Senior Dance, or reception, in gala fashion. Almost every student who enters GHS aspires to the National Honor Society. The highest ambition of many is to become a member; its members are respected. Five per cent, the maximum number, was ad mitted from the Class of ’40 in its junior year. These nine worthy students were: Helen Cox, Mildred Lee, Shirley Pearsall, Toni Lupton, Virginia Lee, Grace Alexander, Bill Nufer, Ike Manly and Sonny Boney. This efficient class was still holding its own in the athletic field. The fifteen juniors who received varsity football letters were: Horace Potter, captain of the team, John Schmidlapp, James Kennedy, J. R. Nickens, Glenn Johnson, Charlie Liles, Leonard Sta ton, Hugh Payne, Wilton Hollowfell, Earl Montague, Maylon McDonald, Billy Powell, Tommy Edgerton, Fate Sasser and Ed Smith, manager. Eight more members of the Class of ’40 receiving letters for service on the junior football team were: Heyward Privette, Willie Rogers, Tinker Heyward, Ray Rouse, Jimmie Wooters, Arthur Boykin, and Paul Garrison. The varsity boys’ basketball team managed by Ed Bailey, claimed these five juniors among its members; J. R. Nickens, Horace Potter, Glenn Johnson, Wilton Hollowell, and James Watson. Members of the class who played junior basketball were: Charlie Liles, Jimmie Wooters, Charlie Boyette, Ed Smith, Earl Montague, Billy Powell and Claude King. The Class of ’40 had these ten members on the varsity baseball team in 1939: Glenn Johnson, manager, J. R. Nickens, James Wat son, Horace Potter, T. L. Ginn, John Grant, Leonard Staton, Willie Rogers, Earl Monta gue, Billy Powell. Those on the junior base ball team were: Charlie Boyette, Lamuel Summerlin, and Warren Hood. The eight junior boys receiving letters for track were: Thomas Edgerton, Faison Thompson, Frank Ormond, Leslie Davis, Ed Bailey, John Sch midlapp, George Simpson and Tom Carrere. Five juniors were on the GHS swimming team during the ’38-’39 season. These were Ed Shumate, Bill Nufer, James Kennedy, Billy Sineath and Cliff Spruill. Only these three juniors were on the girls’ basketball team: Peggy Simmons, Annie Deans, Ann Johnson, and Jeannette Garrison, manager. When time was at hand for spring SA elections, the names of many rising seniors appeared on the ballots and these four were elected: George Simpson, president; Sonny Boney, vice president; Catherine Beattie, cor responding secretary; and Glenwood Johnson, treasurer. The junior year involved loads of work, but oh, so wonderfully much fun! And, yet, it was good to let down once more for a long summer vacation. CHAPTER FOUR HAIL, CLASS OF ’40 Hail, Class of ’40, Shine through the stars; Win out in everything Like the mighty class we are. School spirit will prevail From morn ’til night. Shine, Class of ’40, For your class and colors. Our maroon and white. Give a cheer, girls; Everyone let out a shout; Give a yell, boys; Let all know what we yell about. Do your best; do your best; Do your best for ’40. Work, Class of ’40; We’ll never stop; We’ll work on to our goal. Which is to be right there on top; So keep right on singing; Let nothing pass; Boost up your loyalty and Show your school spirit. Senior Class. Long is the way and hard, but great is the reward of Seniordom. This now dignified class assumed the res pected position with a reputation hard to up hold and entered whole-heartedly into their duties, electing as their leaders; John Grant, president; Mildred Lee, vice president; Vir ginia Lee, secretary; Dorene Brown, girl cheerleader and Ike Manly, boy cheerleader. At a class meeting later in the year the class supplemented these with Chase Johnson, testator; Helen Cox, prophet; and Grace Alexander, historian. Sonny Boney, having accepted the editor ship of the Hi News and Catherine Beattie, having moved out of town, resigned their positions as SA vice president and correspon ding secretary, respectively. The vacancy of corresponding secretary was filled by a mem ber of the Class of ’40, Chase Johnson, but a junior, Earl Layton, was elected vice presi- (Continued on page 16) PAGE THIRTEEN
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