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THE HI-LIGHTS
Monday, June 1, 1964
In Memorium
Many words are not needed in
a memorial to our beloved
friend, Mrs. Lucy Coffin Rags
dale, Sr. She loved many and
was loved by all who knew her.
Many unnumbered acts of love
and kindness endeared her to
persons of all classe.s and races.
She had an eager and intelli
gent interest in every phase of
life around her. Her work among
business associates was met with
respect and affection. She wa3
a charter member and past pres
ident of the Jamestown Garden
Club and was ever a vital part
of its activities. She was also a
member of the Modern Book
Club, and to this group she
brought stimulating thought and
experiences. For long years she
was a member of the local
school board and took a deep
interest in all aspects of the
school and its problems. She
was chairman of its Cafeteria
Committee as long as her health
permitted and gave valuable aid
in setting up its modern equip
ment and in its smooth organi
zation. She was a member and
past president of the James
town PTA and faithfully attend
ed all its meetings and events.
Our new modern high school is
honored by her name, THE
LUCY COFFIN RAGSDALE
HIGH SCHOOL.
MRS. RAGSDALE
But except for her family, her
greatest interest was in her
church and its work. She was
present at all times when its
doors were opened for services
of any kind. She served in many
official capacities in her church,
and was a lovely and helpful
hostess at all its social events.
We, the Ragsdale Senior Class,
present this Senior Edition of
The Hi-Ligbts, in loving mem
ory of Mrs. Lucy Coffin Rags
dale, Sr. No one can take her
place, but she has left us with
an example we may follow but
never hope to equal.
THE Hl^LlGHTS
Published by
RAGSDALE HIGH SCHOOL
Jamestown, North Carolina
STAFF
Editor-in-Chief
News Editor
Features Editor
Society Editor
Sports Editor
Copy Editors
Business Managers
NEWS
Judith Williams, Gail Bently,
Beth Marshall, Felix Carroll,
Linda Deaton, Susan Combs.
FEATURES
Janie Bergman, Joyce Gray,
Dianne Holt, Bill Ameen,
Sharon Sechrest, Tony Elliott.
BUSINESS
Joyce Hodgin, Danny Cagle,
Linda East, Bob Harlee, Sheila
Austin, Regina Easter.
Candy Blair
Barbara Wilkins
...Pam Baily
Nancy Norman
Joe Coble
—- Sandra Moore
Jean Hutchens
- Bill Byrd
Jerry Fruitt
SOCIETY
Delores Rider, Ronda Hodgin,
Becky Samuels, Jane Munns,
Arden Yates.
SPORTS
Jimmy Bilbro, Johnny Ste
phenson, Phyllis Tucker.
TYPISTS & COPY
Sarah Powell, Wanda Beesoi.,
Trudy Dance, Sue Warren, Rita
Gaither.
PHOTOGRAPHER
Richard Putman
The Beginning
Now that we, the seniors have graduated from high
school, what shall we do ? How shall we get along in our new
way of life?
For twelve summers we have awaited with eagerness the
opening of school in September; but for some of us the doors
have been opened for the last time, and we look forward to
seeing new doors opening.
What lies beyond these doors? Is it a higher education?
Is it a good job or career? Is it a happy home, or is there
nothing behind the door?
As a person furthers his education, he realizes that the
more he learns the more he sees that he does not know. A
high school education prepares a person for college, where he
may pursue his main course of interest.
As time goes on, competition becomes keener in almost
every field, and a person with a college education is almost
certain of finding a desirable position, whereas a person with
only a high school background may find it difi'icult to secure
just what he wants in life.
Whether a person has a career or not, after he graduates
from college, he has a very valuable asset. The confidence and
self-assurance that a college graduate has in himself gives him
a poised and natural grace. For instance a woman who has
been through college, though she is married and stays at home
with her family, knows that if the occasion should demand,
she could make a substantial living for herself and her family.
As a higher education becomes more necessary, more
people are going on to college after they finish their high
school education. Thus they will be able to hold the respect of
their children and their friends more easily than if they
weren’t sure of themselves. Knowing what is right gives a
feeling of security that radiates to the people around him, and
the knowledge and understanding of life and individuals that
is gained in college is of tremendous value to anyone.
In this, the twentieth century, the age of progress, there
is no reason for a person with a high school education to drift
aimlessly about on the sea of time when there is so much
opportunity lying around just waiting to be recognized as
such and taken advantage of.
Let us all resolve now, on this our day, that we shall make
something of ourselves and that we shall be a credit to our
selves, our family, our friends, our community, our state, and
our nation. After all, isn’t the primary purpose of education
the building of good and intelligent citizens?
We as high school graduates are not as a poorly equipped
army trying to wage a great war. but we stand as a mighty
fortress with a storehouse full of ambition and education to
face the future.
—CANDY BLAIR
Senior Memories
Our lives are slowly passing
With each remembered year
We start each year with laughing
Each ends with parting tears.
We watch our friends of childhood
Grow to become so great
Others gone before us
Have left this world of hate.
Our gnides throughout our school
years
Have taught us what they know
Will help through pain and sorrow
Into leaders we shall grow.
We’ve stood aside and watched as
One by one they’ve gone
We lost our dearest leader
Whose spirit lingers on.
We look to higher goals in life.
We leave behind our youth
We strive for greater wisdom
That comes by knowing truth.
Now that these days are over
And through these halls we pass
We look on toward the future
And leave behind our past.
—Judi Morris