These students wo.rlcecl hard as com
mittee chairrcart to make our play a
success; Building and Stage Set, K. Bor
den; Property, Ann Thompson; Program,
Jo Hallow; Make-up, Peggy Pate; Lobby,
Sallie Lee; Tickets, Harriet Gurley and
Martha Belle Edgerton; Publicity, Har
riett Riley. Shirley King was the student
director; Theresa Kannan, prompter; Bill
Slocumb, sound operator; and Louis Max
well, stage manager.
On the night of May 7, 1943, the gym
was transformed into a May Court Scene.
It was that night that the Juniors enter
tained the Seniors. Remember the pro
gram? Pearl Privette was the May Queen,
and had as her Maid of Honor, Katherine
Royall; and as her attendants, Hilda Bla
lock, Marie Crone, Olive Odum, and Peg
gy Roberts. Remember how little Ray
Durham, the crown bearer, ran after he
finished his part?
Those juniors who were in the upper
third of their class scholastically and
who, in the opinion of the faculty, were
superior in character, leadership, and
service, were tapped into the NHS on
May 19, 1943, in an impressive candle
light service. Those tapped were; Ralph
Bland, Janet Nufer, Robert Sullivan, Ann
Thompson, and Donald Ward.
The following fifteen juniors who had
the highest scholastic averages in their
class after two and a half year’s work,
were appointed as marshals; Frances
Alexander, chief; Peggy Pate and Martha
Belle Edgerton, assistant chiefs; Marian
Ballard, Ralph Bland, Harriett Gurley,
Mary Frances Jones, Meredith Liles,
Louis Maxwell, Nona Pate, Robert Sul
livan, Ann Thompson, Donald Ward, Ila
Mae West, and Mildred Witherington.
Three juniors who distinguished them
selves in Journalism were selected and
approved to become members of the
“Quill and Scroll”; Frances Alexander,
Marian Ballard, and Harriet Gurley.
The Glee Club and Band were well
represented by the following members
of our class; Ed Best, Evelyn Crews,
Tommy Davis, Dan Hall, Eula Hollowell,
Martha Kannan, Mary Frances Lewis,
Iris Parker, Bruce Parrish, Ruth Peele,
Elizabeth Radford, Naomi Rose, and
Shirley Winders.
In the Band were; Ed Best, Mary Epps,
Gloria Gurganus, Marcus Jones, and
Bruce Parrish.
Those participating in sports this year
will be found on page 15.
Our class really stepped into SA activ
ities when the spring election results
were announced: Ralph Bland, president;
Pearl Privette, recording secretary; Janet
Nufer, corresponding secretary; and A.
W. Griffin, treasurer.
In the class elections we chose as our
senior leaders: Robert Sullivan, presi
dent; Peggy Roberts, vice president;
Marian Ballard, secretary; Louis Max
well, treasurer; Sallie Lee and Katherine
Royall, cheerleaders.
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So ended the Junior >0111’ of a class that
had r'eceived honoi's in every field. Re-
alzing that next year we would enter
the doors of GHS as Seniors, we looked
forward to working hard as leaders of
our school.
Chapter IV: 1943-1944
Having more responsibilities than ever,
approximately ICO of us returned to
school on September 14, 1943, as dignified
Seniors. This was the year we had all
been eagerly awaiting, because we were
to be the leaders of our schooi.
Adding great laurels to the Class of ’44
were six twelfth graders who had asked
for another year in GHS. These were:
Michaux Farfour, Dan Hall, Mac Lewis,
Oscar Lovelace, James Renn, and Elaine
Worley.
As we began our last year of activity
together, we were aware of an empty
place in our class, for Joyce Turner had
died during the summer.
Our officers, chosen in the spring began
regular council meetings prior to the
monthly class meetings, advised by Miss
Ida Gordner.
For the third consecutive year a senior
boy who had. given service to his class and
school was elected each month to attend
the Rotary Club as Junior Rotarian. Jack
Kluttz, Ira Montague, Zeno Spence, the
football team, Louis Maxwell, Leon Per
ry, and Billy Ellis, were the boys so
honored.
The Devotional Committee, composed
of Peggy Roberts, chairman; Hiida Bia-
lock, Martha Belle Edgerton, Shirley
Evett, Gloria Gurganus, Dan Hall, Agnes
Hendricks, Janet Nufer, and Ila Mae
West, were in charge of devotionals held
during the year. This committee also was
in charge of the SA Thanksgiving pro
gram. It has become traditional for the
senior class to present this program and
for members of the Sociology classes to
help distribute the baskets prepared by
each homeroom for needy families.
Remember how busy all seniors were
in late November and early December?
We were getting ready to present our
class play. Children of the Moon on De
cember .10, 1943. Due to the illness of
Miss Gordner, our class adviser, we were
very fortunate in having Miss Emma
Lou Garner to advise us. When Miss.
Gordner returned, these two served as
co-advisers.
These seniors worked extra hard as
chairmen of committees in preparation
for our play: Doris Columbus, Program;
Mary Sue Edgerton, Costume; Talbot
Parker, Construction of Set; Harriett
Riley, Property; Zeno Spence, and Ther
esa Kannan, Publicity; Betty Reaves,
Lobby; and Pearl Privette, Tickets.
The cast included Janet Nufer, and
Vassie Balkum, (Remember when these
two were going to travel to the moon
at the end of the play?); Joyce Waters,
and Nona Pate, (these two did excellent
work as the grandmothers and mother,
respectfully); Jack Cobb, (Remember
his disguises?); Donald Ward, (the
gi'andfather, rememlser? He was always
looking toward the stars and the moon);
Bruce Parrish and Neal Pat MacArthur,
(they played major supporting roles and
were very good, weren’t they?). Again
this year, our play was under the direc
tion of Mr. Clifton J. Britton.
In addition to their participation in
Children of the Moon, a number of sen
iors portrayed parts in other plays. Re
member Lois Taylor, Barbara Yelverton,
Ann Thompson, Ira Montague, and Mar
ian Bailard in Twin Beds? How ’bout
Marie Crone, Max Lewis, Peggy Roberts,
Zeno Spence, and Donald Ward in The
Skull?
One play in particular, we shall never
forget is Marching Men, which was pre
sented in Chapel Hill on March 23 and
won first place in the State Drama Fest
ival. Much praise should be given to the
cast, production staff, and to the director
for their excellent performance. The
seniors helping enact this World War II
fantasy laid in the South Sea Isles were:
Ralph Bland, Jack Cobb, Mac Lewis, Ira
Montague, Bruce Parrish, and Nona Pate.
Words cannot express our gratitude to
Mr. Britton for his continued guidance
and direction in all our stage produc
tions.
The SA claimed many seniors as chair
men of committees: Athletic: Jack
Kluttz, who later entered the Armed
Service, when Michaux Farfour took
his place; Board of Elections: Jack Cobb;
Calendar: Hilda Blalock (also Parlimen-
tarian); Cheering Squad: Theresa Kan
nan and Ed Best; Cafeteria: Mary Fran
ces Jones; Building and Grounds: Sidney
Gardner; Nominating: Meredith Liles;
Reception: Ila Mae West; Recreation:
Donald Ward, and Social: Ann Thomp
son.
Throughout our Senior year we helped
with the scrap paper, fat, scrap metal,
and bonds and stamp drives to aid the
war effort. Every issue of the Hi News,
under the co-editorship of Frances Alex
ander and Harriett Gurley, aimed to fur
ther the war effort. Another phase of the
war activities was the CAPC. The seniors
who joined were; Ed Best, Barney Cot
ton, Ernest Graham, Gloria Gurganus,
Paul Lackey, James Pittman, John Sills,
Bill Slocumb, Rivera Tolochko, Van Wil
lis, and Elaine Worley.
A newly organized club formed this
year for the boys that participated in
sports was called the Varsity Club, spon
sored by Mr. Clifton Britton and led by
Mac Lewis, president, Ernest Graham,
secretary, and Leon Perry, treasurer.
Other members were: Michaux Farfour,
Ralph Bland, Macon Michaux, Ed Best,
Donald Ward, Buck McDowell, Mickey
Heyward, Tommy Davis, Billy Ellis, Ray
York, Frank Nash, Barney Cotton, James
Renn, Bruce Parrish, and Oscar Lovelace.
On May 26, 1944, this club sponsored
a dance in honor of their Varsity Sweet
heart, Sallie Lee. She had been elected