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Page A14-The Chronicle, Thursc Class photos I By CHERYL WILLIAMS ChronlcJe Staff Writer The Atkins High School class pictures gracing the -walls at the East Winston Branch Library depict hundreds of faces, some grave and intense, some carefree and composed. But all are reminders of times past. Enclosed in wooden frames, the pictures of the graduating classes span the years 1930 to 1 1970. The pictures are on display in the main reading room, the hallway and the auditorium at the East Winston Library on 1110 E. Seventh St. r I -j The display is made available through the efforts of the Society for the Studv of Afrrt-Am *?rir>a r? r- ? y w V A MMVI 1VIMI History in Winston-Salem *and Forsyth County and the alumni of Atkins High School. "Most of these pictures stayed in the halls of Atkins until integration,'* said Joseph E. Brad*. \ HHIUIHlHUIHtmmiMMMMHIHHIIHHIIIMMmmMIMlHi Hairston dividuals were expected to speak out," he said. "Of course, 1 did. "We wasted a lot of time getting nothing done," he said. "There was a lot of money being spent and wasted. I haven't seen anything positive. I can only say, I was in Leadership Winston-" Salem. So what?" If the group had been a policymaking body or had some clout, that might have made a difference, Hairston said. "But just ujiug iu cuaugc muiviuuais minds a few at a time is something else,'* he said. Hairston said that if the purpose of the group was to meet and air views, then it was successful. "There's no potnt in airing views and then business as usual when you get home," he said. There are problems in the city and county, but Leadership Winston-Salem will not solve them, Hairston said. "We need to meet with blacks to get them to understand we '" need to keep our black children from having babies, from crime and from drugs," he said. "Let's * make blacks more responsible. "We are the ones who have to solve our problems," he said. "Nobody gives you anything that they didn't need or want themselves." Most black participants, however, felt that Leadership Winston-Salem was a unique experience that afforded them the opportunity to meet people and to become better acquainted with all aspects of the city. Dr. Barbara K. Phillips, assistant to the superintendent of the city/county school system, said that the program was "a very rich experience. ... I got to know many people better. "Each day is so structured," she said. "You can't help but come out more knowledgeable." The Rev. Carlton A.G. Eversley, pastor of Dellabrook Presbyterian Church, said that for him the experience was very informative. "I learned about different aspects of the city I didn't otherwise know," he said. "I learned the business and marketing strategy of the city. While many people came away from the group with comments about all the friends they had made, friendship was not what Eversley was seeking. "What black folks need are solutions," he said. "I don't need someone to pat me on the back or to slap me five in my hand." There was some substantive discussion in Leadership Winston-Salem, Eversley said. The question, he said, is whether there will be any substantive action. Irene P. Hairston, a retired educator with the city/county - school system, said that Leadership Winston-Salem provided a forum where people could speak ' t lay, September 4, 1986 offer memor shaw, a retired history teacher. 4 Then they were taken down because Atkins was reduced to a high school rather than a senior high school." Included in the display is a picture of the Columbian Heights Class of 1930. Columbian Heights was the first black public high school in the city, Bradshaw said. This picture is included in the display because it came over to Atkins High School along with some other memorabilia. When the pictures at Atkins were taken down, their frames took up too much space, so the pictures were removed from the frames and stored. Bradshaw said. "What happened to the frames we do not know," he said. "But we do know the pictures were stacked together1. Some of them were given to individuals. "Most of the pictures were found and are now hanging in the branch library," he said.. Tim Jackson, head librarian at the East Winston Branch HMMMMHIIIINIINNIMHNilllllUUMMMMNMIIMHtlHUIIII From Page A1 IHIiniMMMMtltlllMlltllltMlltMltlllMllltlMMIIIIIMMtimi candidly and yet maintain good relationships. Mrs. Hairston said that she went into the program with preconceived notions about some of the participants, but that the discussions enabled her to understand others' views. "It (the program) was like a sensitiviRafter I LAI l&TDK mo audio rnfmmaam?p cassette 1 ess ^ ^ videocas8et recorder wr wireless rem 2-baad video epeed-eeerch (sp/ep) 106-channel, cabto con . s^vent, 2-wmk programmabllity h v hs328 vft maximum i video cassettes tapes ysizm 99b fti limi^^ TELEVISION I 100% SOLID STAT . finotuno RECORDCR W? I AM/FM tunor ' * Stvrto OMMtt# recording I - ' Built-in ( ctrlc condenMr m micropnonR A Dual ipMktfl f Kil for rich sound 11ZZS. Main St. Winston-Salem. N.C. 271 I 919/725-4251 Mon. & Fri. 9 to 9 Tubs.. Weds.. Thurs.. Sat 9 to 6 2014 Silas Creek Parkw Winston-Salem. N.C. 271 919/725-0606 Mon. thru Fri. 10 to 9 U 8?t 10 to 6 i ies, nostalgia Library, said that the members of a committee that was formed about 20 years ago said that they would be responsible for taking the pictures and having them displayed in a publia place. "For some reason that never happened," he said. "The pictures ended up going back to the school system." About two years ago, Jackson said that he was contacted by a school official who wanted to know if he would be willing to display the pictures. Jackson said that he was willing, but only if the pictures were framed. Jackson said that through the efforts of the society and Atkins alumni, funds were secured for the framing of the pictures. The pictures will be on permanent display at the library. So far about 25 people have come by to look at the pictures, Jackson saich He said that not many people know that the pictures are there. . Bradshaw said that Atkins High School was completed in lllllitlllMIIMIIIIIIMIIIIIIItltlllflMMimMHIIIIMIIMtHIMI* . * ' Jk ty session," she said. James E. Mack, president of HRC Inc., said.that he gained a new appreciation of WinstonSalem and its people from the program. "There were some programs going on in the city, such as the f ORDER ' Md awltchable rding 1 play i with up to 8 s of taping on a T-H iction WIRED REMO tbol DEM( ^Wto ^ 18-posl electro tuning Autom Super, picture IONY W * UnMte? fALKMAN FM * ONI TEREO RADIO Micro-dynamic Racalver LEO tuning V ^ Diatanca/Local _ r; 1Q?8 ^ Mlactor . phiqn 2000 - M WASHCH 1 Large I pad capacity 2 automatic wash cycles I ?, Super CL\ SURQII ZD ' ATORS I g : ~ Agitator &-*298 H BPl FAMILY Ip" | WMMR I C I II I 2 wash I J cycles BLLr ^1 Lint fitter ITnCL----?M ui) Fabric ?ft?nar riscu. ft. dispenser 'yJ&fiSSS; FREE 6 MONTHS supply op tide SSacf^j WITH PURCHASE ' ?fjg3Sfi VIM ins WITH TMN &SiiF*?Si EVEN LESS WITH TRADE 1 WE 01 jg-C tavMbxk WIXBMi . c^? ay . 03 w W ALL PRICE8 GUARANTEED TC umrc niTc bbaab a> . < w.ww vn<s rnwwr wr ? H. ED KELLY WILL REFUNC PRICKS AMD I Call Our Tc ^m. %Jda Tim Jackson, left, head libraria display one of the photos of tin East Winston Branch Library. B Parker). ? ? April 1931. In the early years there were two graduating classes, one in January and one in June. Bradshaw said that the~ only yearbook printed during the 1930s was printed for the Class of 1932. juvenile program in the courts, of which I knew very little," he said. "I came away from a session on the juvenile justice system more enlightened and encouraged.'* East Ward Alderman Virginia K. Newell said that from Leadership Winston-Salem she learned ^ s > B nnln m*? mu 10 tape 1^^ l_f I * u#d ^229 I : Kfl if J*W yL ^ RTV 1^481 AccuFlltef ll'c? COTY d Xtended Life chaaia V 388-^ i r, Bffi FISHER* COMPONENT RACK 8\ channel AM/FM f A( stereo tuner Cassette deck CB LITTON I I COMPACT MICROWAV Time SaverTM . H cooking ff ? ' Defrosting cycle 4b4E ELECTRIC FOOD RANGE . FREEZER [ Euy clean Slidecooktop asld? Dual oven basket controls Textured #-> Removsbis steel jp surface units csbinet 1328. *238 ? ^MagkOKf. . mm ?S5J? M \ mFVUQKKATO?l NO^ftOST Ifil 2 ,uM mem acSS m width 1S| 2*3 fllde-out ? H5 I? 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Although they attended the school for about two months and graduated in the school's auditorium, the MMNNMIMIIipMMNNIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIINIIIIIIIINIIIIIIIIIIII 11m i 11111 M 111111111111 1111111111i?i i 1111 iii11111 v1111111 us about problems that black and white people share.* "I'm a very positive person," she said. "... I fundamentally believe in people. I think we can make a better interracial community." Four other black participants, ' IXEkkl O IANCE9 TV AuOlO ??p gj i C/K NOW! \ E FIRST PAYMENT DECEMBER 1. 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"The 1931 picture was made at Atkins High School because they were there the last two months of the school year," he said. iMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiitmiMMiMiimt . ' ? ? * Fire Chief Lester Ervin, Thomas J. Elijah, Isaiah Tidwell and Dr. Velma G. Watts, also had * positive comments about their participation in the program. Verlee J. Fowler, who also participated in the program, could not be reached for comment. SjST-rgg/V.I.P. LIFETIME I MEMBERSHIP WORTH OVER $50 < with purchase of selected VCR's ! SUPER V.I.P. MEMBERSHIP ENTITLES YOU TO THE LOWEST ACTION VIDEO RENTAL RATES 7c stereo f%3 CASSETTE receiver I Full auto nvtrM Locking ,mt ifil i forward M HW and w m rewind Ml . sonty auto w reverse am/fm cassette deck System EQ Hlflh filter and balance SW M control wf |??| I ; washer! 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