Class Hisfory
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Cross of Light was our Easter pageant,
and with its presentation our class start
ed the tradition that sophomore classes
sponsor this program each year. The stu
dent director for this pageant was Peggy
Roberts. Jean Massengill, chairman of
the Costume and Make-up committee, did
excellent work. Those in the cast were;
Marian Ballard, Lucille Baker, Hilda Bla
lock, Martha Belle Edgerton, A. W. Grif
fin, Gloria Gurganus, Jo Hallow, Sallie
Lee, Jean Massengill, Sarah Montague,
Janet Nufer, Harriett Riley, Jackie
Saunders, Joyce Waters, Bobbie White,
and Mildred Witherington.
Again this year we were largely repre
sented in sports. They say that sophs
are just an in-between class, but I think
they are wrong because just look on
page 15, and see the names of our mem
bers that participated in sports.
The SA again sponsored a free lunch
fund drive, and our class was right in
there working.
As sophomores we were well repre
sented in the Glee Club and Band. In the
Glee Club were: Evelyn Crews, Ethel
Davis, Tommy Davis, Mary Epps, Dan
Hall, Lois Harrell, Eula Holowell, Mary
Frances Jones, Shirley King, Mary
Frances Lewis, Lola Nichols, Bruce Par
rish, Nathalian Potter, Grace Quinn,
Elizabeth Radford, Carolyn Robbins,
Naomi Rose, Jewel Sauls, Mary Lamb
Tucker, and Shirley Winders.
Participating in the Band were: Ed
Best, Billy Burwell, Sidney Gardner,
Marcus Jones, Olive Odum, Bruce Par
rish, Eugene Russell, and Dot Shumate.
March 9, 1942, was a red letter day for
Peggy Pate, as well as for her classmates.
On this day Peggy broke an American
Short Course 40-yard breaststroke rec
ord. This was thrilling news to everyone
in Goldsboro, and our class is very
proud to have Peggy as one of its mem
bers.
As the plan to elect both class and
SA officers in the spring had been suc
cessful in 1941, it was decided to try it
again.
We cast our ballots for our Junior
leaders, and the Board of Elections an
nounced Luther Britt as president; Joyce
Bridgers, vice president; Peggy Pate,
secretary; Martha Belle Edgerton, treas
urer; Theresa Kannan and Betty Reaves
as cheerleaders.
In the SA elections Ila Mae West was
elected corresponding secretary for the
next year.
As this year came to its close we were
made more aware of the reality of the
war when the Hi News carried the story
of the resignation of Coach Norris Jeff
rey to accept work in the chemical divi
sion of the Carolina Aluminum Company
at Baden, N. C. Early in the summer our
principal, Mr. Gaddy, resigned to accept
work in the same company.
Waiting for almost a year, we finally
had the thing that we loved most—
EXAMS!! We had been denied that
privilege!??) at mid-term. Well, natural
ly everyone passed and with good grades
too! (?).
This last day of school was saddened
by the death of one of our fellow
classmates. Nelson Edwards. We shall
remember his friendliness, his mis
chievousness, and his delight in his
motor scooter during the last spring of
his life.
Another year of work and fun had
flown by for the Class of ’44, but we
had really enjoyed being silly sophs.
And so ended on June 4, 19-42, the second
part of our life in GHS. Next year we
would return to school as upper class-
men—jolly juniors!
Chapter III: 1942-1943
As time marched on, so did the Class
of ’44. We were now entering the Junior
Class of GHS. Our officers had been elect
ed last spring, so we were ready to get
down to work under the supervision of
Miss Janie Ipock. Mr. C. W. Twiford was
our new principal.
As our president, Luther Britt, had
moved away during the summer, the
class chose Pearl Privette to succeed him.
Later on in the year, Joyce Bridgers
moved to Suffolk, Virginia, and we elect
ed Robert Sullivan as vice president to
take her place.
Were the Juniors patriotic? I should
say we were. Just look what we did in
helping the war effort. On a hot, Septem
ber afternoon, twenty-eight juniors, with
Miss Ipock. went to Dr. D. J. Rose’s farm
and helped his tenants pick cotton. My,
but were they sun-burned and sore for
several days!
■The Juniors had a major part in the
Bonds and Stamp Drives. Yes, we helped
win that U. S. Treasury flag—the one
that is flying with Old Glory on our
front campus.
Our class did its share in the County-
Wide Scrap Metal Drive. Remember the
morning we assembled in the park, each
carrying a piece of scrap metal and par
aded in the rain to a booth at fhe back
of the school where we exchanged our
metal for a blue ticket?
A number of Juniors were members
of the Victory Corps, organized in the
spring to provide opportunity for pre
induction work in the following fields:
Air, Home, Land, Production, and Sea
Service.
Our greatest loss this year to the war
effort was , Mr. Marshall Helms, science
teacher in GHS since 1927, who resigned
to accept a commission as an instructor
in the Army Air Corps.
Early in the fall we thought we would
like to have more money in our Treasury,
so we got busy selling magazine sub
scriptions to local residents. Our profit
from this drive was approximately $150,
which together with the profit of Double
Door established for us, the record of be
ing the wealthiest Senior Class in the
history of GHS.
Dickens’ Christmas Carol, our Christ
mas pageant, brought many new faces
to the stage. Among these were: Hilda
Blalock, Ralph Bland, K. Borden, Jack
Carrere, Evelyn Crews, Sidney Gardner,
A. W. Griffin, Harriet Gurley, Agnes
Hendricks, Elizabeth Jeffreys, Neal Pat
MacArthur, Janet Nufer, Nona Pate, Tal
bot Parker, Marguerite Pennington, Har
riett Riley, Ora Savage, Zeno Spence, Ro
bert Sullivan, Lois Taylor, Ann Thomp
son, and Donald Ward. We shall never
forget how much time and effort Miss
Janie Ipock, our adviser, gave toward
making this pageant a success.
On Thursday, February 25, 1943, Rose
Mary Nassif, a junior, lost her life when
her bicycle skidded under a moving
truck. Rose Mary always had the ability
to look on the bright side of things when
the going was tough. She always made
her classes a little jollier, and there re
mains in every class of which she was
a member a feeling of emptiness. In the
heart of every student that knew Rose
Mary, there will always be a place for
her. (Hi News—March 19, 1943.)
The beginning of this year brought
us a person who has won recognition all
over the State for his spectacular work
in dramatics. Our school has been very
fortunate in having Mr. Clifton J. Brit
ton, for our director in Dramatic Arts.
His untiring effort and enthusiasm will
always be remembered.
Mr. Britton directed our Junior class
play. Double Door, which was presented
on April 16, 1943. “To be as good as
Double Door” remained an ideal until the
presentation of Children of the Moon in
our senior year. We made a good profit
and had an overflowing house.
The eight-member cast and the parts
they portrayed were: Janet Nufer as
Victoria VanBret (Can’t you just see her
now holding those pearls at the end of
the play?); Joyce Waters as Caroline
VanBret (Remember how she screamed
and held the audience spell-bound when
she was going to tell where the trap door
was?); Lois Taylor as Anne Darrow, and
Ralph Bland, as Rip VanBret (Remem
ber those love scenes these two played?);
Nona Pate as Avery, and Marian Ballard
as Louise (wonderful maids, weren’t
they?); Bruce Parrish as William, and
Sidney Gardner as Telson (the two men
servants); Donald Ward as Mr. Chase,
and Ira Montague as Dr. John Sulley
(gosh, but they really surprised us with
their dramatic ability); Johnnie James as
Lambert, (surprised the audience by pre
senting the facts of the case.)
It was for this play that we had such
a swell souvenir program. Remember?
Mr. Britton gave the idea to his Junior
English class; it was the first time in
GHS that such a program had been
printed.
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