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JAMESTOWN HI-LIGHTS
Thursday, May 29, 1952
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JAMESTOWN HI-LIGHTS
Published by
JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Jamestown, N. C.
STAFF
Editor Nina Wilson
Associates Mary Frances Hall, Jan Wyrick
Society Editor Nancie Varner
Associate Joanne LaPrade
Feature Editor Lura Jane Carroll
Associates Anne Hedgecock, George Crickmore
Sports Editor — Chester Hayworth
Associates Helen Gallimore, Johnny Sikes
Exchange Editors Jean Witcher, Nancy Saferight
Chief Typist Iva Sue Coomes
Business Manager Frances Motley
Circulation Joyce B. Scott, Darrell Hayden
Associates Joncee Byerly, Donald Ingold
Sponsor Elizabeth Hanner
Mighty Oaks
Spring is here with all its galaxy of bright colored
flowers, the many hues of green foliage on shrubs and trees,
and all the other signs of life bursting into bloom. How
many of us can compare the way we are developing our
lives with this season?
The plants stay brown or dormant all winter; however,
the coming of spring brings forth each plant’s use to the
world—some for fruit, others for beauty, still others for
various products. Our education should prepare us to burst
into bloom and give of our talents for the good of our com
munities as well as ourselves. The strong trees and shrubs
in a forest tend to bend or kill out the weaker ones. If we
allow ourselves to take our education lightly and merely be
satified to just “get by,” our life will be as the weaker plant.
Our life should be as the trees and plants storing up during
the winter and then blossoming out in the Spring again
stronger and bigger. We should be stronger and wiser for
our education and experiences.
All people can’t be leaders. Let’s go back to Nature
again. Isn’t the tiny, delicate pansy as beautiful as the huge
■fveepirtg willow? Isn’t the small cotton bush as useful to man
for material as the large lumber trees? Oftimes it takes a
stronger person to carry out instructions correctly than to
give the instructions.
A mighty oak from a small acorn grew. Will our epi
taph say as much when our life is through?
Art Flourishes
In High School
We’ve done a lot with a little.
That’s the opinion of the art stu
dents, and I am proud of the fine
work accomplished by a number
of the boys and girls who braved
the large classes to get a taste
of “art.”
The program was varied this
year by the introduction of sever
al types of art work, although
painting was integrated with most
of the work. One interesting and
successful project was our mar
ionettes. Papier mache, a mixture
of paper and wheat paste shaped
around a light bulb, formed the
heads for the small dolls. The
material used for their bodies
ranged from stockings to wood.
The non-artists who ventured
into Miss Alexander’s room were
probably curious about the moss,
dirt, gravel, and limbs gathered
by the students. The results of
our searches in surrounding woods
produced Ming Trees, Mother’s
Day gifts.
Two trips were made to Wo
man’s 'College in Greensboro dur
ing the year to visit art exhibits.
From painting with tempeira
we progressed to watercolors.
Technique in using this medium
improved one-hundred percent by
the end of the year. Some of these
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Glee Club Activities
Under Mrs. Wood’s untiring
leadership, the Senior High School
Mixed Chorus has made much pro
gress this year.
Our first concert was presented
at the fall festival in October.
In December, after many weeks
of hard work, we presented a
program of familiar Christmas
carols as well as several new
carols. The Junior Chorus also
participated in this program.
At High Point High School in
March we sang in the State Music
Contest. The girls’ chorus receiv
ed a rating of Good and the Jun
ior Chorus and the trio and quar
tets received ratings of Excellent.
On April 23 the Senior-Junior
Choruses presented the formal
spring concert. The trios and
quartets sang the selections they
sang at the State Music Contest
and Donald Armfield sang a solo.
The band. Senior Chorus, the
combined Junior Choruses from
Jamestown, Sedgefield, and Union
Hill, and the combined Junior
Bands from Jamestown, Union
Hill and Sedgefield presented a
concert on the athletic field on
May 16. An excellent attendance
inspired a well-done program. *
To Mrs. Wood who gave so
generously of her time and effort,
the Chorus would like to say,
“Thanks for helping us. We ap
preciate it very much.”
Highest Scholastic Honors
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n
Retrospect
Another school year is fast com
ing to a close and at that time a
school principal begins to review
the school year hoping that the ac
complishments will far exceed the
failures. Here at Jamestown we
have much to be proud of during
the past school term; however
there were some great disappoint
ments too. The fact that we didn’t
get the new building started has
been discouraging. It seems that
the original plans could not be
passed in Washington, due to lack
of steel, and they had to be re
vamped. After many weeks of red
tape and delay, the plans are now
ready and the contract will be let
in June. That means, of course,
we won’t have the building ready
when school starts in the fall.
Highlighting the good side of
the ledger was the Fall Festival at
which the P. T. A. made enough
money to meet a very ambitious
budget and, in addition, pay off
the $1,650. debt on the Activity
Bus. Another accomplishment, at
which we can point with pride,
is the P. T. A. Membership drive
during which 1248 memberships
were secured. For the second
straight year Jamestovim P. T. A.
has the largest enrollment of the
rural schools in the state.
The Science laboratory was re
novated and new furniture and
experiment tables installed. We
spent over $1,500. on science sup
plies and now have one of the
best equipped labs in the county.
An inspection brought out the
fact that the gym floor was in
need of repair. Immediately after
basketball season the county main
tenance force did the necessary
repairs. The sub-flooring and
joists were replaced, along with
about half the playing court. All
new lumber was treated for ter
mites. A cement walk was laid
around the north side to prevent
water seepage.
Coaches Hedrick and Kloster-
man took the usable lumber from
the gym repair job and construc
ted a very fine concession stand
and supply room. In fact, it’s the
only concession stand in the coun
try with hardwood floors.
For many years we have felt
the need of an inter-communica-
tion system. A new Masco sound
system was installed this spring
at a cost of $1,388. This included
a two way hook-up with 29 class
rooms, the Home Economics
house, the gym, teacherage, ath
letic field and play grounds. It
also includes a separate system
and microphone for the auditor
ium, gymnasium and athletic field.
Now it is possible to make an
nouncements from the office to
any part of the campus.
Our greatest accomplishments
were not those that can be meas
ured in dollars and cents but those
of the pupils themselves, the pro
gress they have made, the ac
tivities in which they excel-schol-
larship, athletics, debating, dra
matics, journalism and citizenship.
As we close the yearbook on the
school year 1951-52, we can rest
assured that our pupils have fill
ed the credit side of our ledger.
During a high school career the
two highest scholastic honors any
student could hope to achieve are
Valedictorian and Salutatorian.
These positions are gained only by
constant striving for the best.
This year Iva Sue Coomes as vale
dictorian and Lura Jane Carroll
as salutatorian step up to take the
honors. Both girls have been out
standing in achievement, and have
won many friends, as well as
honors.
Iva Sue was Oiief Marshal and
a member of the Beta Club,
French Club, F. H. A. Club, and
newspaper staff. Being a Girl
Scout is one of her most enjoyable
activities. As a member of the an
nual and newspaper staffs, she
did more than her share of the
work.
Lura Jane was a member of the
4-H Club, Beta Club, newspaper
staff, library club, and an eminent
member of the band. Also she was
a marshal. Girl Scout, and a very
good debater in her sophomore
year.
Lura, as Salutatorian, will wel
come the seniors and their visitors
on the night of graduation. She
will tell of the trials and triumphs
of the past four memorable years
that we have all spent together.
Iva Sue will have the task and
privilege of saying our good-^bye
to everyone. It is with deep regret
we say farewell to two such won
derful persons; but when we say
good-bye, others will be saying
“hello.”
Iva Sue Coomes
Lura Jane Carroll
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TITLE
Most Intellectual
Biggest Flirt
Most Popular
Best Athlete
Most Musical
Most Courteous
Wittiest
Best All Bound
Most Likely To Succeed
Friendliest
Most Attractive
Best Dressed
erlatives
GIRL
Jackie Little
Iva Sue Coomes
Jo Anne Whitley
Joyce B. Scott
Shirley Glover
Nancy Vamer
Nancie Varner
Jackie Little)
Nina Wilson
Iva Sue Coomes
Alma Traynham
Alma Traynham
BOY
Douglas Lee
Clyde Willard
Clyde Willard
Darrell Ridge
Charles Brown
Clyde Willard
Frank Turner
Clyde Willard
Clyde Willard
Frank Turner
Lloyd Deckard
Chester Hayworth
Marshals
Joanne LaPrade, Chief
George Crickmore Robert Pegram
Helen Gallimore Nancy Saferight
Mary Frances Hall Mary Ruth Tysinger
Kenneth Layton Jane Watkins
Shirley Maners Jan Wyrick
Winner of
CivitanAward
For many years in the past
the Civitan Award has been one-
of the highest awards to be given
a senior, an award to which both,
facuity and students give serious-
consideration. Qualities for which
the award stands are: Character,.
Leadership, Scholarship, Service^
Loyalty, Co-operation, and Sin
cerity.
Clyde Willard
Out of this year’s versatile sen
ior class the student body chos&
Clyde Willard as the person who-
fulfills each of these requirements..
Certainly all his classmates,,
teammates, and teachers cam
vouch for his sincerity and out
standing character, because to
have been associated with him is-
to know of these sterling traits.
Proof of his leadership is in the
fact that his class elected him to-
serve as president three of his-
high school years.
Among his other accomplish
ments is his fine job as sports-
editor on the annual staf£» -his.
membership in the Beta Club and
his work as a marshal last year-
His athletic record has been an.
enviable one, for he has made a.
starting position on each of the
football, basketball and baseball
teams.
Of the twelve senior superla
tives, five went to Clyde. We think
two of these, Best All Round and
Most Likely To Succeed, indicate
very well why he is our Civitan.
Winner of 1952.
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Seniors Storm The
Nation’s Capitol
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park—all made the cruise down
the Potomac a night to remem
ber. Of course, three thousand
nine hundred and ninety eight
others were endeavoring to enjoy
it, too.
Glen Echo resounded the next
night with shrieks and screams
from the general direction of the
Roller Coaster (Why ride solo,
Nina? And did you know we’d
received a communication from
the company awarding Arnold
Beck the prize as marathon rider
—nineteen times set the record.)
I expect Washington has dried
out by now from the effects of
our water pistols, and I imagine
Jamestown High School has long
been forgotten by the Capitol
police and guards, but in the
hearts and minds of the Senior
Class of Jamestown High School
the memories of Washington, D.
C. will never die; they will never
even fade away.
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Promotion Day
Thursday, May 29, was for many
an exciting day—Promotion Day.
Juniors actually became seniors,
and so on up the line. We are quite
proud to welcome the eighth grad
ers, and especially those from
Sedgefield and Union Hill.