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THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1933
Rockinpfiam Post-H" E':';jTr'"' jHounty, N. C.
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(Continued from Page Two)
and musical circles, being leader of
the community' singers and leading
baritone in Saint Phillips Episcopal
Choir."
Louise Diggs, Mrs. U. S. Sizer,
lives in Raleigh where her husband is
assistant to the superintendent of the
state 'highway.
jnow grown to maturity.
I "I am happy in the thought that I
Know 1 had the privilege of spending
four year in the very best High
Schoo in America, and under the
leadership of the ablest school Super
intendent in the country."
Henry W. Steele
Thd memory of the class of 1921
alive in ' Rockinerham Hisrh
is Kept
School
to the
which
people
trying
Allison Ormond
Dr. Allison Ormond writes us a de
lightful letter, all of which we would
like to publish but for like of space
we are forced to select a few of the
most interesting bits.
"I was graduated from the Rock
ingham High School in the Spring of
1920. The present grammar scnooi
building: was the public school
Rockingham. The class room of the ber of
senior class was the auditorium and
stage, and one cannot conceive of
efficiency under such circumstances,
but there was efficiency and plenty
of it. Possibly the reason for the
majority of us making the honor roll
was due to the goodness, or shall we
say benefaction, of Miss Finley. A
senior distinction then was class stu
dent government, and we were privi
leged to roam in the auditorium at
will during the unsupervised study
periods. Often I feel that the privi
lege was workedj "overtime." I re
call "how often we would slip behind
the piano on the stage and steal a
little nap on the old leather uphols
tered" davenport there only to be sud
denly and boisterously .awakened by
the "aJTscords (of - Miss' Smith's music
stag-t served' for many study period
feasts.'-We would call Caesar Crump
(dearbld Caesar)" below the window,
throhim some money, and in a"f ew
minutes . he 'would return : from the
store-and tie candy, peonuts, etc. to
the end Sof a string we had lowered
to him; and then if ; Caesar knew
that someone was late he would ring
the bell ,five minutes -. overtime if
necessary. ' I shall not so soon, forget
the splendid faculty members who
tried desperately , to substitute logic
and intelligent thinking- for the ob-
because this class presented
school the '21 Citizenship Cup
goes each year to the best all
around Junior Henry W. Steele, a
member of this class has written us
from Philadelphia .
"Now that Rockingham has one of
the finest and best equipped High
Schools in the country, a good many
have probably forgotten the
conditions under which we
of worked that year. Each year the num-
ktm. ui. piuucuw) mti cascu. mm, ycai
it became necessary that there be
more room. Mr. Bell, I believe, leased
the rooms over the opera house, and
that is where we held classes. At
recess ve marched up to what is now
the Graded School. The teachers,
of course, accompanied us, and I am
sure thit those walks back and forth
brough ; us a little closer to those
who ins tructed us.
"The only sport at that time was
basket ball. Both the boys and girls
had goid teams. The girls were
coachec by Miss Tempie Boddy who
also iai ght us Latin. The girls had
a wohd :rful team and seldom lost a
game) We boys did not fare quite
sowdBl. ; We had no coach. We just
play eta for the lovej?JL the game.
Most jof ;our matclT e in thg
tsrt tVrj-wRh." a f ev fT Aif'South
Carol Jhk During TJfjJSf year I had
the. Honor of being "captain. That
year Wi won all games in the couritv
THE 192& TEAM ROCKINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL
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; Crl Coley
From Oarl Coley, who now lives in
High Point comes the following in
teresting comments.
- "I hasten to thank you warmly for
your letter asking me to write about
my experience in Rockingham High
School. It was 13 years ago I left
Rockingham, High School. And those
years have not in any way dimmed
- my pleasant memory of the personali
ties in each class and -in the faculty.
Yesterday afternoon I saw Willie A.
Williams who was in the graduating
class with me and who is a resident
of High Point, N. C. - His wife was
in our class too.
"I like to go home and on each
; visit I am brought back face to face
with the old High ' School building
across the street. - It brings to my
: mind the friendships and experiences
of 1917, 18, 19 and 20 which could
properly be labelled the happiest
days and the most v impressionable
period of one's life. I like to look
around for old scenes and old faces.
I remember placing: a letter in a most
dignified manner .in the -. ground - in
front of the High School building:
where a tree was planted-and t:.." is
I stressed
viously dominant frivolity, but now I J sistance
know that they understood that
youth, with its freedom from worries,
was only seeking an avenue of es
cape in this life that is only too short.
"Robert Shepard is a successful
dentist, in Southern Pines. George
Guthrie, a symbol of friendship be
cause ; he would "divide his last dime
with you, is married and doing road
construction work in Florida, and
Louisiana. William Head, whose am
bition was to become a physician, is
now a successful insurance salesman
with the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co. My ambition was to become a
physician. My great hobby then
was skinning and dissecting frogs,
snakes, terrapins, and lizards. I en
tered Jefferson in the Fall of 1926.
Actually my life's work had begun.
Shortly thereafter I joined the army
of the benedicts by marrying my
ygh school sweetheart, Tessie Cov
ington; and at the beginning oi my
senior year" I was accorded the honor
of being elected - president of my
fraternity, the Theta Kappa Psi Medi
cal Fraternity."
so guss today we could say we held
the championship, although we did
not thiAk about those things then.
: "The -e are two things I really
learned how to do while there, name
ly, how to study and how to play. So
many boys and girls go through High
School and also college .. and never
really larn how to study. It is one
oi the first things that should be
upon, for it is of great as
after one is out in the world,
morning at Chapel Mr. Bell
said, "Every boy and girl should aim
at a stajr. Never stop short of it,
then pick another above." From
Miss FiAley we took our class motto
"Be Spiare." That is the kind of
spirit they instilled in us, and I don't
think it can be improved upon."
(Reading-left to right, bottom row) Thomas Leath, R.; E.
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NAMES OF PLAYERS
Charlie Carter, R. T.; Jasper Hasty, R. G.
1; fi,-GugeCovingtoPM.L:-T.; Johnnie Wfb.jL. K..
tending lelt Ao rigM, middle row) :John Hamer. utility line: Crawford Liskr
iara, unnty; rranK illerbe, full; Red Lennon, R. T
(Top Row) Substitutes:
Maurice. '
Lloyd Jenkins, Center ; Jesse' Phi-
nd Quarterback; Lee Bal-
R. H. ; Ammie Webb, Captain
liai x v v l., nan uuvaa
Bob Cole, Eyerett Hamer, Thomas McRae, Fred Hicks, Coach; J. B. Lawrenc e, Jesse Gren, McLean Leath, George
yeara I had charge of the organized
play periods in three grammar
schools of the city and also the after
school activities for the boys and
girls of these three schools. During
the week, I came in contact with
nearly two trousand" children and
over fifty teachers. So you see my
work was varied and never monot
onous.
Thomas Leath the fall of 1923. While at Trinity offered a job in New York City with
The class of 1923 was the first to I became a member of the Sigma Rockingham mill connections T de
graduate from our new high school Chi Fraternity and won a letter fs cided to change my plans and enter
auditorium. At the request of the ! one of. the high jumpers on the track 'the business world instead. I had
Martha Fletcher Biggs
We were fortunate enouarh to
"I went to Salisbury the following
year where my work was practically
the same as before. In the second
year, however, I did high school
work.
"My travelling has been limited,
but six weeks in New York City one
summer was quite an experience. I I
went to Washington, D. C. The city
was at its height in beauty for the
cherry trees were in full bloom. This
re city, with its superb architecture and
editors, Thomas Leath has given us
a brief account of his doing since he
left the high school.
"Yxm esteemed favor" of March 2G
is at hand. You honor me in your
request and I am quite glad to do
team. In the fall, of 1925 I entered been in New York less than a year
the University of North Carolina as when the opportunity to come back
a junior, and in 1927 I graduated to Rockingham arose so I forthwith
from the school of Liberal Arts, set out to return to my family and
Wnvincr mainrprf in 'T? i cstm v anrl Clnv- friends."
i nment, I was awarded a Teaching
Mrs. Sarah Everett Lee
The class of 1924 had the novel
anything I can for the Rockingham Fellowship tor the following year.
High School. jSo in 1928 I again graduated from
"After graduating from the Rock- the University, with the degree of distinction of graduating more boys
j ingham High School, I entered Master of Arts. My plan had al- than girls. We have had several
Trinity College, Durham, N. C, in ways been to study law but on being (Continued on page six)
--)--- --- city, wun its superD arcnitecture and
ceive thi-ee letters from the class of numerous places of interest, appealed
1922. Martha Fletcher Biggs writes to me very much,
from DaVenport College in Lenoir, N. "Aside from teaching travelling
C, i ; t r 1,
my earliest years I had reading, minerlinsr with neoole and
three mfcjor ambitions: ; participating in outdoor sDorts. T d
(1) Togo to college graduate
and a ;tend Columbia University.
(2) To teach but not to become
the traditional "School marm" type.
(3) To teach in a college be it
large or small. The main repuire
ment be ng merely a college.
"I have been lucky enough to carry
out all of these in a very small way,
partially through my own efforts but
greatly ue to the inspiration and
help of others. Some of these others,
being people like Miss Finley, Miss
Terry, ahd Mr. Bell who are still
with youl
"Since graduating from college I
have done hospital work, teaching,
coaching i catering, and various : and
sundry ther things that go along
with the work of teaching Home
Economics. . .
"Of course, you know that we had
no modern high school building. The
grade room was the cloak
the old club over the Garden
or, is it he Richmond Theatre now?
We were very crowded but we had
so much fun. A remember how we
scattered i out for study hours. I
usually took mine on the stair steps
partially due to lack of. any other
place to go but mostly because of
my adm: ration for a fellow class
mate, who usually had a bag of choc-
his pocket."
not think that a person's age should
hinder him from taking part in some
sport though it be one as mild as
alking. I have not done very many
interesting things, but everything
was fun and I have been happy in
the things I did."
eleventh
closet of
olates in
Mr. Johnsie Henry Cobb
Johnsie Henry (Mrs. G. P. Cobb)
Greensboro, N. C, writes:
: "My first job, 'or to be more digni
fied I should say, position, was in the
Greensboiro City Schools. For two
W. A. Hamer
Dr. W. A. Hamer of Charlotte, N.
C, says:
"It gives me great pleasure to re
call some of my experiences in Rock
ingham High School while I was a
student there. I shall always, look
upon my high school days as funda
mental stones in the foundation of
my career. It was there I learned
the great principles of love, charac
ter and self-reliance.
"There were two literary societies
the Woodrow Wilson for the boys
and the Patterson for the girls.
These met every two weeks at which
time there were debats and declaim
ing. The societies often met jointly
and had socials, entertainments once
a semester.
"Our athletic teams at that time
were very good. The football and
baseball games and practices were
held at the old Fair Ground. The
football team defeated our old rivals'
Hamlet and Ellerbe but didn't quite
win the Eastern championship. The
girls basketball ; team defeated every
school in that section.,
"Student Government was in its in
fancy. I There was no president of
the organization but each grade had
a monitor, who looked after the wel
fare of the room." : -
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