The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-21

Scuf1llng feet and fXclted l
marked the entrance Of tense ant
excited juniors and seniors as the.
marched into the high school audi
forum Monday morning. 1t wa
honor day and the sunny morning
was buzzing with who do yo1
reckon will get this?" or II wonde:
who's gona win that big cup owe:
there"
AS the students quoted, Richard
Galphin stood behind the SHINING
silver loving cups, athletic awards
and even a radio, as he opened thu
program. This honor program il
sponsored every year at the close
of school by the National Honol
Society and more than sixty
awards were presented to MINIS
students Monday.
Marilyn Goodman made the frs
award as she presented the perfec
attendance certificates to senior
with outstanding records. Mar
garet Davis corped top honor!
with a perfect tWelve-year record
followed closely by John Henderson
with eleven years of perfect at
tendance.
Nellie Barlow was awarded ;
certificate for ten years withou
missing school( maybe Cleo
helped her out on rainy morn
ings!), and H. ]. Farr also re
ceived recognition for a ten-yea.
perfect recorI Hilda Covil wa:
awarded a certificate for fiv'
years perfect attendance.
The Ray Funderburk award wa
made to Sophia Verzaal for out
standing service in the library ant
excelling in library science to
more than two years. This aware
was presented by Jean Pullen.
Several art awards recognized
many of our talented drawing stu
dents. Mary Katheryn Davis Wol
the Commercial Art trophy, ant
Leroy Bradshaw won second plac'
recognition. Last year Leroy tool
first place. Peggy Epperson ant
j. w. Goodwin tied for third place
Ten outstanding posters recelv
ing recognition in the JUNO
Chamber of Commerce sponsored
contest on IN. C.'s Number On
Need" These profitable prize
were awarded by Jaycee, Mr.. Bol
Howard. Beaming as she left tn
stage with crisp green bills in he:
talented hands, Elizabeth Poplil
walked away with the fifty dolla.
cash prize for her poster on 10
called industry. Awarded thu
twenty-five dollar prize was james
Page, and placing third fiftee1
dollars in cash, was Bonnie Burns
Mary Katheryn Davis's ability
arose to light again as she steppeo
forward to receive a ten dollar
fourth prize The sixth remaining
winners won five-dollar prizes fol
each poster. These six, in order
of placement, were: Marian
Maultsby Doris Motto, Dave Wal
lace, Clara Sudbury, j. w. Goodwin.
and Leroy Bradshaw.
Continuing with art awards was
the American Legion Auxiliary,
which sponsored the pocket poster
contest. Once again Mary Kath'
eryn Davis place aside her silver
trophy and award as she went
upon the stage to receive the first
place prize. Anna won second
place, and Bob VIM was chosen
as third place winner.
The outstanding art student O.
the year was j.. w. Goodwin, ano
the outstanding government stu
dent was Robert Congleton.
The Quill and Scroll Society &C
cepted twenty-three new member:
not long ago, and the organization
was reborn in MINIS as these stu
dents with high scholarship who
worked on the annual, the Wildcat
Or Scribbler's magazine were rec
commended for membership in the
honorary journalistic society. Re
ceiving Quill and Scroll member
ship are Virginia Hatch, Diane Cos
tello, Mary Reynolds Betty Lou o.
Master, Lorraine D'Lugin, Mar.
Frances Ellers, Marjorie Batson
Sybil Tanner, Leonard Colley
Sara Kay Jordan, Albert Beall
Betty Britt, Ruth Edwards, Gene
Warren, Paul Horton, Jeannine
Stanley, Shirley Berger, Name.
Wlnningham. Ed Pitts, Marll
Goodman Robert Congleton, San
dy Jordan, and myself.
Larry Dagenhart, sophomore
class president, presented the
Martha Halligan cup to the girl
elected by her class, Ruth AM
Fisher.
Kathryn Hunter, O'Henry Lit
erary Society president, awarded
the short story contest prizes
First place, me; second, Eliza
beth Poplin; and third, Nellie
Jean Smith.
The girls athletic awards were
then made by Miss Dorothy Shear.
in and Miss Jean Tillett. Receiv
ing basketball letters and silver
basketballs were Jimmy Hender.
son, four years; Collen Gam, three
years; Marianne Mann, three
years; Georgia Williamson, two
years; Dot Harrison. two years;
Nancy Brown, two years: anc
Clara May Haithcock, n year,
Others were Becky Lane Nancy
Plye' n year; and Ivy Longhorn,
two years.
Cheerleading awards were made
- immature gold megaphone.