Bearden High School - Echo Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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(Le Gee tory In September of 1940 a group of boys and girls began their journey along the road of education at Bearden. This year, 1952, they have reached their first goal toward higher education. Nine of the group are graduating this year: Barbara George, Edna Strange, Alma Lowe, Anna Belle Underwood, Elmo Anderson, Richard McMillan, Charles Scarbrough, Hagen Lyle, and Curtis Phillips. The years between the first and ninth grades passed swiftly. Our dreams of being green Freshmen were now coming true. As we looked over this group, new faces had ap- peared during our first nine years of school. They were: Mary Ruth Conley, Libby Green, Juanita Epps, Wanda Anderson, Kathleen Oswald, Margie Baldwin, Pat Christopher, Betty Monroe, Merle Owens, Donna Ray, Juanita Maxey, John Dale, Jim Dowell, Tony Marcum, Paul Helton, Joe Chadwell, J. B. Mankin, and Lawrence Shelby. Election of officers brought a thrill to our hearts. They were: Pres.—Libby Green; Vice-Pres., Hagen Lyle; Sec., Carrol Richie; and Treas., Bobby Ware. Our class favorites were Juanita Epps and Carrol Richie. Mrs. Cates led us through this trying year. The following September, we entered the new and modern Bearden High as sopho- mores. We gained many scholars from other high schools. Jeanie Lowe had entered Bearden from Central; Joann Moore from Rule; James Moore from Stair Tech; Jean Brewer, John Rice, Mary Walker, James Moyers, and Ed Newell from Tyson; Lona Nelson from Farragut; Alma Lowe and Anna Belle Underwood rejoined us from Farragut; Nancye Hood and Doris Clayton from Youngs; and from Karns we received Dollie Gattis, Barbara Green, Nora Grubb, Jo Hansard, Sixteen Betty Harmon, Barbara Smith, Becky Wag- goner, Jimmy Bayless, Robert Cardwell, Jerry Waller, Tommy Mitchell, Bobby Wright, D. W. Wise, Kenneth Ford, and E. L. Franklin. Our class officers were: Pres., Ken Ford; Sec., Libby Green; Treas., Bill Webb. favorites were Libby Green and Ken Ford. Our Sponsors were Mrs. Cates and Mr. Sophomore Stephenson. New Juniors to join us were Grover Cain, Eugene Hocutt, and Sylvia Roberts from Knox- ville High; Ralph Cloud from Karns; Mel- vin Thompson from Stair; and Mack Oglesby from California. We presented a three-act play, ‘“Smartypants,’”” with Mary Ruth Conley and Mack Oglesby as the leading characters. Our officers were: Pres., Libby Green; Vice- Pres., Ed Newell; and Sec., Ted Johnson. Our favorites were Sylvia Roberts and Ken Ford. Mr. Stephenson, Mr. Bridges, and Mrs. Aslin- ger were our sponsors. Our Girls’ Basketball Team, consisting of six junior girls, were the sixth district champions. After a wonderful vacation we marched sixty-seven strong to meet our senior year after the addition of Bobbie Hazelwood from Elizabethton, Gordon Bennett and Bill Bur- nette from Karns. The loss of Melvin Thompson, who was called to the Armed Forces, was deeply felt by all. Our class of- ficers were: Pres., Ken Ford; Vice-Pres., Richard McMillan; Sec., Edna Lee Strange; Treas., Ed Newell; and Social Chairman, Joe Chadwell. Our sponsors were: Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. Lowry, Mrs. Clark, and Mr. Bridges. This concludes our class history. May these years be remembered as happy and ad- venturous ones. — EDNA LEE STRANGE

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L ast. Will and a : estament We, the Seniors of Bearden High, being of sound mind and having unselfish ways, do hereby ordain and estab- lish cur last will and testament. |. To the faculty we leave the task of developing the Juniors, as nearly as possible to the extent that they may be able to take over as honorable, upright, understanding Seniors. Il. To the juniors we leave the title of seniors. Ill. To the sophomores and freshmen, we leave our happy-go-lucky ways. IV. Individually, we will the following: Elmo Anderson doesn’t have any. leaves his two front teeth to anyone who Richard McMillan leaves his ability to speak in public to Martin Henry. Jimmy Moyers leaves his big feet to Chan Callihan. Lawrence Shelby wills his curly hair to Richard Waters. Barbara Smith leaves Bobby Underwood to the Junior Girls. John Rice wills all his gym clothes to Bobby Underwood. Charles Scarbrough leaves his ability to make straight ‘’A’’s to Ralph Wright. Mary Ruth Conley wills her troubles and worries to Jane Pyle. John Dale wills his manager’s graduate. job to some lucky under- Pat Christopher and Betty Monroe leave their ability to get out of class to Gilda Milani. Jim Dowell leaves his ability to blush to Larry Bryson. Juanita Epps wills her Margaret Sanders. history questions and answers to Kenneth Ford leaves his position on the football team to Burl Hickey. E. L. Franklin leaves his good standing with Mrs. Lowery tc George Revell. Dolly Gattis leaves her ability to smile all the time to Nancy Graves. Barbara George wills her bashfulness (ha-ha) to Peggy Cantrell and Thelma Johnson. Libby Green leaves her, ‘‘Ipana Smile,” to Emily Turner. Paul Helton wills his ability to hold a basketball in each hand to Al Brownlee. Barbara Green wills her ability to make bright remarks in History class to Diana Dale. Wanda Anderson leaves her baby sitting job (at Coach Stephenson’s) to Dorthy Ann Huskey. Margie Baldwin leaves her quiet ways to Betty Wilson. Jean Brewer wills her stupid answers in history class to the Juniors. Grover Cain leaves his ability to say something funny to John Montgomery. Robert Cardwell leaves his seat in the band to Asher Helton. Joe Chadwell wills his knowledge of farming to Bob Fabian. Ralph Cloud wills his ‘’Kools’’ to Lynn Spangler. Connie Long wills locker. 109 to some deserving Junior. Alma Lowe leaves her ability to write poetry to Bobby Gore. James Moore wills his unconsciousness to Harold Baldwin. Jeannie Lowe leaves her dimples to Betty Lonas. J. B. Mankin leaves his deferment to Louie Veal. Juanita Maxey wills her temper to Peggy Clabough. Tommy Mitchell wills his loud shirts to Page Meek. Joan Moore leaves her big round eyes to Marilyn Sappanas. Lona Nelson wills her ability to sing to Virginia Bryson. Ed Newell leaves his basketball ability to Lynn Wallace. Jo Ogg leaves her love for English class to Edna Coker. Mack Oglesby wills his “lover boy’’ title to Larry May. Kathleen Oswald regretfully leaves her red hair to the trophy case. Those trophies won't shine anymore. Merle Owens wills her height to next year’s basketball team. Donna Ray wills her ability to talk in class to Donna Witt. Sylvia Roberts wills her dramatic ability to Barbara Clabaine. her athletic ability to Alma Ruth Edna Strange leaves Moore. Anna Belle Underwood leaves her study habits to Sue Chris- topher. Jerry Waller wills his ability to sing hillbilly songs to Bud Nunley. Becky Waggoner leaves her boy friends to Ruth Sanders. Mary Walker wills her tallness to Anna Grant. D. W. Wise wills his Toni hair-do to Mr. Turner. Bobby Wright wills his trading ability to “Rabbit’’ Knott. Eugene Hocutt leaves his dimples to Leon Smith. Bill Burnett wills his ability to sleep through fire drills to Sam Johnson. Jimmy Bayless wills his, ‘“he-man’’ figure to Bruce Luther. Curtis Phillips wills his ability to do anything better than anyone else to Fred Kerr. Nora Grubb leaves her ability to make everyone like her to Jackie Breeding. Billie Jo Hansard wills her ability to make good grades in typing to Marvin Reed. Doris Jean Clayton wills her ability to sleep in English to “Did” Lyons. Bobbie Hazelwood leaves her title of “Cadillac Kid’’ to Su- san Ingle. Betty Harmon wills her baby talk to Susan Rose. Bobbie Cardwell leaves her giggles to Reba Price. Nancye Hood wills her muscles to the football team. Gordon Bennett wills his ability to leave school every day at 12 o'clock to John Irwin. And 1, Tony Marcum would like to donate my hat to the better dressed students of Bearden. Fifteen

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Prophecy By Barbara George |, Madame Carmen, the fortune teller, am looking into my crystal ball. | will tell to you the future of the seniors as | see it. First, | see the independent basketball team of Bearden. The stars are Joe Chad- well, Ed Newell, Paul Helton, and Grover Cain. Kenneth Ford now owns a chain of grocery stores. His wife, the former Sylvia Roberts, is his cashier. His special truck drivers, E. L. Franklin, and James Moore, have helped to make him a success. Curtis Phyllips our local F. B. |. agent is now dictating the reports on his latest case to his secretary, Alma Lowe. If we would peep through the keyhole, as Curtis often does, we would see a pretty receptionist, Bar- bara Smith. We have two prominent doctors in our town, Lawrence Shelby and Tommy Mitchell. Their nursing staff is Nancye Hood, Jean Brewer, Margie Baldwin, and Jeanie Lowe. Hagen Lyle, present owner of the Dixie Land Drive-In, is having the Rebel Room redecorated by the interior decorator Anna Belle Underwood and her assistants Jo Ann Moore, Jo Ogg, and Bobby Hazelwood. Ah! Now | see a daily program on tele- vision. An announcer, Richard McMillan, is introducing the South’s famous Dixieland Band featuring Tony Marcum at the guitar; J. B. Mankin with the clarinet; and Eugene Hocutt with the trumpet. Next is James Moyers, announcer, intro- ducing opera star Lona Nelson. As | look in at the Southland, the floor show is going on. Helping out with the enter- tainment, we see Juanita Epps and Mary Walker in the chorus line and see that all the customers are satisfied, Connie Long acts as hostess. Since we have such good entertainment in Knoxville, you might need some help along the transportation line. To help you out with this is Mack Oglesby, a cab driver. Whoops! Hold your hats, here he comes. As the train pulls out of Knoxville for California, who should be hanging out the end of the caboose but conductor, D. W. Wise. In the engineer’s seat is Robert Cardwell. Also aboard are wealthy land owners Jim Dowell, Ralph Cloud, and Charles Scarbrough. It’s vacation time, again. Wow, Models! And can you think of a better profession for Juanita Maxey, Mary Ruth Conley, and Betty Monroe? Now watch the birdie! | see Pat Christo- pher, taking pictures of Robert Michael Bry- son, the sixth child of Mrs. Larry Bryson, the former Kathleen Oswald. Next 4 see a tray of food and be hind that tray is Wanda Anderson serving lunch to Barbara Green and Betty Harmon, owners of the Glamour Beauty Shop. There is a billboard in the distance. It reads: Mo’s Service Station, Owner, Elmo Anderson. Have you heard about the recent plane crash? Well you soon will for reporters Libby Green and Billie Jo Hansard are gathering facts about it from Stewardess, Donna Ray. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Waller, former Edna Strange, are now helping with the Bob Brown Science Circus. Ride ‘em cowboy! Becky Waggoner and Bobby Wright are acting in Western pictures. Seventeen