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Willie R. Cl., , a-,orvERGUSONW GREENESMITHliA' CI E.JESSE FERGUSONMARJORIE HODGESVESSIE OV/ENSSTiiiPIIENS .Adviser

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OUR PRINCIPRLUnder whose able and dynamic leadership theinstitution has progressed in steady stridessince

A. D. KORNEGAYerindent of City SchoolsBRUCE M. DRYSDALEChairman, Board of EducationEVANS K. MIMSB.S,, M.S.Ass’t. Prin.

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LAURAB,DUSENBURY'A.B.Librariaji, Social A.B.English, Spanish

ADDIEM.MILLERB.S.Cxrainmar* Dept,eulab.ov/ersB.S.El 611101 L6pt.EVAR. pilgrimB.S.Primary Dept,

ODELLLI. ROUSEB.S.Primarj Dept,JOHN R. MARABLEA.B.jM.S.FrenchlARYi. .3STEPHENS-Bi alvg , Cl nils tryP'-rslcal Edi’f.ation

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that this dedication will forever serveamost excA?fhumble but sincere appreciation for her“XiS fal?habillty.»hole?ome guidanorweTod? i “ ratic philosophy of education,edition of " iSe S erSr-atultously dedicate thNissMary ElU»rJ&lef fimirs

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Another week of exams ended aurfirst mile of the v/ay. V/e had beattached to each other, so v/ithSeptemberour class3red high school to start ontears in our eyes, dried only bylong hard,journeyto higherthe returning in the fall, v/enation. Unav/are of themanyparted.bacles to be encountered,v/eIn the fall of ’[[,8 wc regis ?ted this trip with joyoustered as sophomores. Our beingIS for four years. Our generalsophomores v/as a matter of ad X of high school v/as"just a justment. V/e planned a trip to:her elementary school.”the Cherokee Indian Reservation,le first days of our high schIn the fall of ’[j.9 we registcrcclife v/ere spent,for the mostas juniors, looking forward toin getting acquainted withthe junior-senior prom, whichhigh school routines.Theoccupied most of our time duringjr-classmen v/ere mostwillingthe spring.lelp us andjWithhn a lit tieMy how time flew, and hereLe,we began to feelat homewe were beginning the last mile)ur new abode.The next days ,of the way.Those of us who with 3ver,v/ere quite different, bystood the storm thus far feel3 time,most of us were acnuainproUd to know that v/e ho.ve justv/ith hiqh school life.about completed our journey. For)on classes began and we rea some of us it means the end; for d that our carefree , idleothers the beginning,but v/hat } were over, V/e alsolearnedever our lot,we fear no trail3 failure is easier to achieveand '"ill continue to move on ,1 is success. Several of theNow, as v/e stand on th :; t huelents were unable to withstandhold,we say farew ell to ourj obstacle and droppedalongteachers, classmates and friends.v/ayside,leaving the mostamTo ourTeachers: 'Jo have-ous ones to travel farther.provenandv/illprove tlmtI we settled dov/n to study,weyour labor you have put forth:ed forward to the holidays,beshall not be in vain.;e that meant v/e v/ould have aTo our qlassmates:The joys-od cf rest for the exams thntwe have shared will linger* in.owed. Then came the examsour m emories to remind usoffV we returned to school,fromour stay here.6hristmas vacation. For onceTo our priends: Our chain.ng the whole school term, theshallnot be broken,but streng ding was quiet and the hallsthened.r because all the studentsSo v/ith our motto in mind:b hind closed d'ors they wereTostrive, to seek, to find, .:ed.but not to yield,we now facebegan the sc' onci semesterathe world , and the historyofle mort; serieasly than we didthe Class of 1980 goes dov/n onhi., hils was ou.r first yearrecord,Yet for us it is only the-.w.ifootball. V/e represbeginningand not the end.ie Clay,Marion Davis,' iixTi, On the doys.ve had Willie J,W'-.‘o'.- '-v Shelton and Billie.' irls basket ballC Class liistorians - e -.' or ted by Fannie1

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CLR8S 0-F '5-1.MARJORIE ANN HODOES Seopet VESSIEE. OlVENS !! i! ! !!! i;bertha L. LOGAN .!!!.'.!! ,!T?nswe' SSE FERGUSON .tX! Mgr.MSS SS COTnR?* M ’COLORS : Maroon and white .lass PLOjER : Carnationnot to yield."jj. J.a,UDer/a x/v sIIII;iVVittest-'.Villie ClaySusie NormanSweetest-David NormanVessie OwensBest looking-Bjlly GreeneEdith V'/atersBest dressed-Robert SheltonEdith v'/atersMost popular-Bertha LoganBillie GreeneMost atheletic-Fannie McKenziew'.Villie Mitchuin''ost likely to succeed---Thema FergusonuVlllle Clay

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MARYGILLBROOKSMARION DAVIS"Snake"English Club; VarsityGARETLUCILLE CASH" Marg " A.;Glee Club;(lish Club.WILLIE ROY CLAYVarsity; English ClubDramatic Club; Sr.Class,Pres.; Editor ofYear Book.vcLLTE ma:e!.ooley'’Sweet?-' ";h '' 'lub. Cheering CluliI' ;SSE CHRISTOPIER PERGUSOI"Poster”"Love is s.’s Love does'’een-age-canteen. Sec;'‘arsity; English Club; Mgii.f Year Booh*

MARJORIE ANN HODGES" Cookie"N.H.A., Glee ClubDramatic Club , Sr.Class,Sec*A CHRISTINE FERGUSON"Chris"OPELISHER JACKSON" Toots"English Club; GleeClub*A.;Glee Club;Dramaticub*:XIAM GREENE,JR."LlUll "iii sh Club; Va:» slty.GEORGE EDWARD HUTCHINSON"S ""Shink""I live the life I singabout*’Varsity; English Club*PAUL ALLEN KIRByEnglish Club;Varsity

EMMA JAIJE LITTLEJOHN” Do unto others asyou would have themto do Tinto you#"HA LUCILE LOGAN,"Sis'WILLIE JAMES MITCHUM"Little Willie"Varsity;English ClubTeen-age- canteen*re is plenty room attop without pushingne off*"ity; Gheering squad;las3,Traas*iiNiE MAE McKenzie" Ean "io strive for thet\t in life and notfor the least *' . A*y Glee Gluh , Lish Club; Varsity#MARIELVNCHSUSIE MAE NORI N" Sue "Glee Club; English ClubCheering Squad

ROBERT ROSEVELT SHELTON, JR." Bob "Varsity; Teen-age-canteenEnglish Club'' *' -v.'-V xA-*.-s'’V.-.jr *ft ,r,Aajor Littlejohn"Moose"VarsityEDITH WATERSEnglish Club; VarsityJEANETTE SMITH"Ginny""Not at the top,but climbing.Library Club;Bramatic Club;Cheering Squad.IE ELIZABETH OV/EM"Chick"3 is what you makb*Lsh Club;Glee CluIng squad.JOANYOUNG" Joe”Glee Club; English Club.

U/ifi cmd destum en tthe Senior ulass of Ninth Ave. High School, 1951,being inmental faculties and free from forcef dohereby devise,do bequeatn and convey our various schooldayperson herein after mentioned; to be held byjVe,Article ITo the citizens of Hendersonville, we leave a beautiful votecourtesies bestowed upon us duringDur high school days in this city. Article IITo the entire faculty of Hendersonville High School, we leave‘ffo tei f heartful th s for their over present aide in ourefforts to learn to live.Article IIITo the Juniors,Sophomores, and Freshmen classes we will an qual number of the numerous C jcymenc/S t aat we have had besl' osthe use of the " new school ' ' when it is completed.Article IV.1.2.3.a.0.7.8.9.10,11.To Pearlie M. Suber, FannieMcKenzie bequeaths her abilityto play basketball.Thema Ferguson conveysherheight to Thurman Robinson.Joan Young wills her feet andhair to Audrey Simmons.It is a request that MaryHauser receives Marjorie AnnHodges’ legs.To be sure that Larwence Ivyis in good hands Susie Normanv/llls him to Pauline Wynn.Ofelisher Jackson wills herquietness to Jessie M. Smith.Margaret Cash bequeath her hairstyles to Selah Brooks.Willie Mae Cooley wills her looksto Nancy Perryman.Vessie Owens conveys her smallnessto Eleanor HaynesoMary Gill Brooks leaves her shapeto Arzula Green.The handsomeness of Billie Greenewill go to George Wilks. anette Smith v/ills her oenman ship to Ruth Peak.

13.Robert Shelton wills hisshoulders to JohnnyWilliams.ll . Emma Littlejohn conveysher hair to Bessie Glover.Edith Waters wills herheight to Bobby Simmons.16. The ability to play basketball will go to ThurmanRobinson from Willie Clay.17.Jesse Ferguson willshisphysique to Alfred Mitchumand to Johnny Williams heleaves his romatlc ways.18. The seat of " class sleepei ""will go to Ida Avery fromGeorge Hutchinson.19. Willis Richardson willshisheight to George Owensandhis looks to Wm.Johnson.20. It has been a special requestof Paul Kirby that his hair beleft to Billie Rawlinson.2221.In order that Clifford Sheltonmay sing better MarionDavisleaves him a voice.22. The job of class president goesto Samuel Suber from MajorLittlejohn.23. Willie James Mitchum willshisability to play football toAlvin Gash and his love to JoanCooley.2l , Bertha Logan wills her lips toDreamy Summey and her hipstoEdith Cash.We do hereby charge the JimionClass to execute our last willandtestament.Testators

PROPHECYJeanette Smith, and Fannie M,sity.While listening to this,weenzie have been working steadily noticed there were some familar5e Oot.1950 on several elementsfaces in the crowd. Especiallyan and un-human wise and otherfour persons whom we least ex Having come into the posses pected to see. Guess who theyof a vast amount of wealth.were? - Mary Gill Brooks,BobbyT decided to toiir the UnitedShelton,Marion Davis,andtes and gather information andOfelisher Jackson. After dis research on their class matescussing past experienceswe1 they know better than theylearned that each of them hadanyone else. Their researchserved on the staff of the pop . corcern success and failureular Ebony Magazine. After1 Hendersonville we boarded alearning this we were determined.n to New York City* Where veryto learn more.So we made a date;unately one of the first per see each other the following day1 we saw was William Greene Jr.We were informed that Margaretis now manager of the WaldorfCash was a member of Katherineria Hotel. Prom him we learnedDunnham’s dance troupe and JoanMarjorie Ann Hodges was tourYoung was personal secretary toEurope as a Concert Artist.WeP.D.Bluford,Pres. of A&T College.ned too that Edith Waters wasWe learned that Major Littlejohnical Education Instructor atwas president of Morehouse Collecett College in Greensboro ,N.C.in Atlanta. Being satisfied withP-learning this we decided I toinformation we decided to attendt some of our classmates whoa dance featuring Buddy Johnson.d in New Jersey.In AtlanticWe had no knowledge of the sur f we stopped at a fashionableprisein store for us at Inter3 shop which was ownedandmlssionl11 to our bewildermentated by V/illie Mae Cooley.HereSusie Mae Norman was crownedDund data leading to the whereMiss Bronze America” by Buddy3uts of more of our- classmateshimselfof course we were amongearned from Willie Mae,thatthe hundreds who rushed up to“ illie Clay was designingcongradulate her.She was as muchfor General Motors. She alsosurprised to see us as we were-oned the' fact thatThema C.to see her.She Invited us to herISon was head nurse at Johnlavishlyfurnished apartment.She ns Hospital in Baltimore,Md .talked about her exciting ex so learned that Willie Jamesperiences and didn’t hesitate toLum v/as playing professionalmentionthe fact that Jesse Ferg tball v/ith the Harlem Globe uson was staring in motion plct er- . To our luck there was aj esfor M-G-M. She also saidtlfollowing night in theGeorge Hutchinson had won theof Washing'-or f aturingTheNobelPrize for suceeding to necrotters pn. jhe Capitalgoiate peace between the wise.So we nat' - lly decided toand unwise'.' After hlsstore of information we were* I '3 -n the hai 'e” we werebubblingover with excitement of. conversec* //illie Jamesour Classmates Achievements. Ourid;', we lear-ned hat Emna Janenextthought was to re tom homei j 1 was matliaiiietlcs instruandtellthe home folk of our!' . ims Hi hi Un. n, S.C.Wewonderful adventu.’e.'' 1' d thau Vessie OwensI - ' oclaimed '* Worlds tallPi'ophets r?o our amazementweJeanetteSmithf.- O that Hertha jogan wasFannie Mae McKenziej;/' nei at Wilbforce Univer