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THE LEXHIPEP
May 26, 1950
The Senior’s Choice
High school life is a time of fun,
happiness, and probably a little sad
ness too. Happiness and fun you have
shared in many different ways. Pos
sibly you recall the many victorious
football games, or the dances and par
ties, or many other happy «xperiences
you have had. Then, too, you recall
the feeling of sadness when you
flunked that test, or the many argu
ments you have had with your best
friends. You have all had experi
ences such as these, and many more.
But perhaps the most meancholy mo
ment in your high school days is the
time when you walk across the stage
to receive your diploma, which you
have long striven and waited for. Al
though it should be a time of rejoic
ing, you can’t help but regret that it’s
all over. Yes, your high school days
are over; but, in return, you have a
new and entirely different life before
you. For many of you, it’s college life.
The seniors of the class of 1950
have each made a wise choice in his
or her selection of colleges. ’The alunmi
editor would like to dedicate her col
umn to the graduating seniors.
Duke is the choice of Jim Redwine,
Jack Evans, Bobby Lee Parr, and Bar
bara DeLapp. We know that these
“smart ones’’ will really do justice to
Duke University. Sonny Timberlake,
like many other L.H.S. alumni, has
selected Carolina.
It seems that most of the girls have
decided upon nursing as a career.
Emily Russell and Elizabeth Hall pre
fer to receive their training at Cabar
rus Hospital; Jo Ann Blackwelder and
Blanche Cox at Rowan in Salisbury;
Mary Alice Wilson, Jo Ann Perrell,
and Patsy Nance at Presbyterian Hos
pital in Charlotte; Jane Nelson at
W.C. in Greensboro; Marlene Peeler
at the University of Pennsylvania Hos
pital, and Betty Jean Saunders at
City Memorial Hospital in Winston-
Salem. We know that each will prove
to be capable and successful nurses.
Ang Lindsey will receive his training
for a veterinarian at State College,
while Earl Everhart will study me
chanical engineering at State also.
Bobby Leonard will study medicine
at Wake Forest.
We pause at this point to pay trib
ute to “Whitey’’ Everhart, who plans
to further his education by "loafing
all summer and hibernating all win
ter.”
Carolyn Koonts, Jo Deane Swing,
and June Williamson plan to enter
W.C. in Greensboro. This seems to
be the popular choice each year for
graduates.
Turning to the business side, we find
Dorothy Leonard, Becky Jean Potts,
and Betty Sue Leonard entering King’s
Business College in Charlotte, and
Betty Everhart and Elizabeth Clod-
felter entering Ashmore Business
College.
Robert Mims and Robert Sutton have
decided to attend Davidson College.
John Morgan and Bobby Clinard have
decided upon E.C.T.C. Martha Hoop
er will enter Rice College in Charles
ton, S. C.; Peggie McCulloch, High
Point College; Mary r>ean Hedrick,
Mars Hill; Carolyn Fritts, Montreat
College; Betty Ann Gosnell, Charlotte
College; and Marvin Crow, Wofford
College. Something a little different
and outstanding Is Gilbert Yarbo
rough's entering Shenandoah Conser
vatory of Music to receive a four-
year course.
Catawba College seems to be one of
the most popular colleges because she
The Indispensable Peg
Mrs. Ottis Hedrick, known as “Peg”
to friends and some of her more dar
ing pupils, (after they receive their
“dips”) has certainly b?en indispens
able to this Senior class, as to other
classes in the past (how far past, I
just don’t know). She has supported
us, pushed us, prodded us, praised us,
scolded us, and somehow has man
aged to squeeze us through school un
til graduation is now in full view.
I think it’s only fair to tall you
that Mrs. Hedrick was saved for the
last year in high school for a definite
purpose. The Higher-Ups decided that
we ought to be toughened up for the
outside world as well as inspired to
higher things. As Seniors we ought
to be able to take just about anything;
torture, the gallows, Alcatraz, even
hard work. Thus we have Mrs. Hed
rick in our Senior year.
Believe me, if a person can live
through one of her classes for a whole
year, he deserves to graduate. Those
STONER'S SNITCHINGS
“WE HATE TO SEE YOU GO!!”
Pictured above are the seniors on the LEXHIPEP Staff who have worked
awful themes we had to write were so hard on this, their last edition. We’re surely going to miss you next year.
no easy beginning. Just imagine hav
ing twenty-five theme rules to follow,
even regulating how many words to
a line, and still she expects a feller
to be a little original. Can you im
agine?
Grammar was dull (but simple) com
pared to our lively, dynamic literature
course of the past semester. We have
lived through bloody murders in
“Macbeth,” have discovered crazy peo
ple in “Hamlet,” have chosen caskets
in “A Merchant of Venice,” have gone
through the sulphuric hell of Milton’s
“I^aradise Lost,” hav« tasted the heady
wine of Omar Khayyam, have been
deserted in “The Deserted Village,”
has claimied Harriet Leonard, France.'
’Truell, Shirley Ann Dreyer, and
Charles Harris. Harriet would like
to add to her statement that she will
but we know you’ll drop in our beloved LEXHIPEP room next year when
you are alumnae and alumni of dear ole L.H.S.
Stoner’s Snitchings now must end
Until time to begin again.
Next year the Seniors we will lack
And I’d like to snitch them back.
Just Imagine!!
“Dimous”—Becoming a warden at Sing-Sing.
Peggy Costner—An old maid school teacher.
Jimmy Dan—President of Carolina.
Carolyn Konts—Teaching kindergarten.
Jack Evans—One of five highest paid Broadway stars.
“Salisbury”—Opening a used car lot.
Barbara DeLapp—Plunking at Carolina.
Ang Lindsey—Gov. Scott’s right hand man.
“Q”—Managing a burlesque show.
Sid Proctor—Working (period).
Nancy Thompson—WBT’s newest hillbilly singer.
have been taken for a run on “Doner
Beach,” have copied the portrait paint-
probably study to become an opera
singer. (No kidding, she really did!!!)
Last but not least, probably the two
happiest graduates of the class of ’50
are Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Swing. We’d
like to wish both of them the very
best of luck and success in their re
cent marriage.
High school life is indeed filled with
experiences and happiness, but as the
quotation goes, “All good things must
quarantined with “Sea Fever,” and
have almost passed out in Thomas
Gray’s “Country Churchyard.” Not
only that, but we’ve had to choke
down the pies, cakes, and candy of
Seniors who had the impossible idea
that they could cook. We really lead
a dog’s life!
As Senior advisor, Mrs. Hedrick has
done even better (if possible). She
come to an end,” and so does your has taught us her tried-and-proven
high school days. methods of painlessly extracting mon-
r
COLLEGE PENNANTS DISPLAYED IN LEXHIPEP ROOM
Have you see the new addition to the Lexhipep trophy room? If you
have I am sure you are just as proud of the pannants as we are. A few
weeks ago the LEXHIPEP staff took as a project to get pennants from the
different colleges represented by L. H. S. alumni.
The different schools were contacted and nearly all of them responded.
We appreciate the generous cooperation of the following colleges: Duke,
Salem, High Point, Catawba, E. C. T. C„ Wake Forest, Davidson, Queens,
Winthrop, Penn State, Greensboro, W. C. U. N. C., Meredith, Ashmore, West
Point, Clemson, W. C. T. C., and The Citadel. If any other colleges who
would like to have their pennants displayed in our trophy room we Would
be more than glad to accept them.
ey from our parents for Senior ex
penses. She has taught us out of
class at times when we especially need
ed it. (This is the first time she
has heard of this. We always told
her that we hated to miss class but
would come if she insisted. We were
always very happy when she insisted.)
She has acted as public relations
agent, filling out our college applica
tions with glowing words of praise
about our personality and our scho
lastic achievements (we hope!) She
has taken care of calling cards, invi
tations, has lived through the Senior
Class play, and is right in the throes
of getting us graduated.
One of the most outstanding things
she has done has been getting our
Senior Class pictures made. One hot
afternoon down at Holt-Moffitt Field,
she herded us poor, innocent Seniors
up a steep embankment and made us
stand there for half an hour, perpen
dicular to the ground, with our toes
about to come out of the ends of our
shoes. But she had thoughtfully pro
vided us with entertainment, for
“Millie” Leonard was right there, giv
ing his famous impersonations.
All in all, this has been one of the
happiest and most successful years we
have ever had, whether in spite of or
because of Mrs. Hedrick, I’m not sure
which. But, just between you and me,
I’m almost positive it’s the latter.
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