Bellevue High School - Owl Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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04713 , qi - 1. ' fp V 4M ,ff 'qm- E.,flA'Q,, 'f s elm .Stuff SENIOR HISTORY In the fall of 1935, BELLEVUE HIGH opened its doors to about sixty-live timid freshmen, who on the night before had hardly slept a wink because of the excitement of going to high school. In spite of the trials and tribulations that confront the freshmen in every high school, a successful year passed by with Marie Jones as president of the class and Miss Price as sponsor. This was a class of loyal supporters of clubs and athletics, as well as loyal supporters of the school. When school opened the next year it admitted about the same groupg a few lost and a few added. This was a class very different from the humble class that were freshmen only a year previous. We had, however, begun to feel our importance as sophomores. This year the class chose Anna Friedli as president and Miss Smithson as sponsor. The sophomore class wcn the prize for getting the most food for the banquet, the prize for putting on the best stunt as Stunt Night, and the honor of having the best cheering section at basketball games. In the class basketball tourna- ment the sophomore boys went to the finals but the girls were beaten in the first round. Another year passed by as happy as the preceding year, if not happier. In 1938 this class had reached its junior year well on its way toward four happy years at Bellevue. Homer Maynard was elected president of the class and Miss Beasley sponsor. The class played an outstanding part in athletics and also furnished many leaders and officers for various activities in the school. This class sponsored a trip to the Future Farmer Camp, in honor of the seniors, an annual entertainment sponsored by the junior class. As this school year of 1939 is gradually nearing a close the senior class, under the capable leadership of Van Grizzard, the sponsorship of Jimmy Edwards, and the advising ability of Prof. G. E. Horn, are looking forward both joyfully and regretfully as we leave Bellevue and step out into the world. The class undertook one of the biggest undertakings of any previous class, producing the BELLEVUE OWL, the second annual ever to be produced by Bellevue. With happy memories we look back over the four years we spent at Bellevue and with these happy thoughts in mind, we face the unknown world. MARVIN REAMS, Class Historian. Page Eleven J

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WILIIIE SMITH Be a live wire and you wOn,'t get stepped on F. F. A., '36, '37, '383 Re- porter, '373 Basketball, '36, '38, '393 Manager. '36g Journalism Club, '38, '393 President, '393 Owl Club, '39g President Beta Club. '39, Class Poet: Annual Staff: Band, '39: Latin Club, '36, '373 Reporter, '37, DOROTHY SULLIVAN Hitch your wagon to a star Latin Club, '36, '37: Home Economics Club, '36, '37, '38: Science Club, '38. DOROTHY TUCKER Lone is wonian's inspi- ration: may I ever be inspired llume-Fogg A Music. '36: Bellevue - Home Eco- nomics Club, '38, '39: Social Science Club, '37, '38: Chorus, '38. '39g Head Usher Senior Play. JAMES VAUGHN Pass on, fair ladies, I heed thee not F. F. A., '363 Annual Staff: Science Club, '37, '38, MARY RUTH WALTON Look u1rori the past as the present of our future Home Economics Club, '36, '37, '38: Dramatic Club, '36, '37: Social Science Club, '36, '373 Commercial Club, '38: Secretary Commercial Club, '39q Senior Play. HARRY MAC WELLS Stay green for when you are ripe you rot Hume-Fogg, '37g Science Club, '37, '38: Track Team. '38, Senior Play, Page Ten SENIORS MALCOLM SPENCER Always talking, never saying anything .Cohn High School, '35: Bellevue, '36, '37, '38. '39. EVANS TUCKER As for me, all I know is that I know something anyway Track Team, '37, '381 Foot- ball, '38: Commercial Club, '38. '39: Owl Club, '39: F. F. A., '39g Senior Play, '38. MAMIE TRENARY A dread of books, fl love of fun Civics Club, '363 Home Economics Club, '36: Social Science Club, '393 Science Club, '38. CHARLES VAUPEL I learned about women from her Football, '37, '383 Com- mercial Club, '37, '38, '393 Vice-President, '393 Owl Cigub, '39: Future Farmers, FRANCES WATKINS What is worth doing at all is worth doing well Home Economics Club, '36, '37: Latin Club, '36, '37g President, '38: Vice- President Sophomore Class, '37: Vice-President Junior Class, '38: Vice- President Beta Club, '391 Annual Staff: Senior Play. RAYMOND YORK Any fool can go to bed, but it takes a man to get up 3 Dairy Judging Team, '38Z it F A 36 37 a 39 .F. ..',','3,'I , Civics Club, '36, '37.

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nhfigskm .,,,!fL fl -A ,vw T H IE O W L 1 lg, .gp s,,fllfQ, ' X-I wt.. 'ffrmgv SENIOR PROPHECY As I wandered slowly through Centennial Park, I began to look back over the days of the past at Bellevue. I had often thought of the good old school chums and those who guided us through one of the most important parts of our lives. I began to wonder what had happened to all those seniors. Down in the low shady part of the park I saw an old man, whose hair and beard was hoar with age. He held in one hand a large scythe and wore an old ragged gown. He said in a low trembling voice, Come, my boy, and I will tell you what you Wish to know, I thought he was just a crazy old lunatic, but how did he know that I wanted to know anything? After all, it was a bit mysterious, but since I was at leisure at that time, I went and sat with him. He asked me if I would like for him to tell me of some of my schoolmates. I said, Yes, by all means, go ahead. Many of your friends are well spoken of, such as: Homer Maynard, speaker of the House of Representativesg William Holmes Smith, the President's private secretaryg and Edith Ethridge, who has just startled the universe by marrying the Duke of Pinkeye. There are many more who have accomplished much in other tields. And now let's consider some more of our beloved seniors. Van Grizzard is now a fortunate storekeeper who has taken the H. D. O'Brien business. J. Thomas Hirs- brunner is a hog dealer and Joe Kid Collier is a veterinarian. Deurelle Craighead is the publisher of the Cregg-Head Shorthand Book. Dennis Johnson and Ed Boquo are the recent publishers of a new Geometry Book. Howard Fisher is the pro- prietor of the White Racer Bottling Works and his friend, Harry Wells, is in the pork business at Catalina Islands. Johnny Horton is the leader of his family orchestra. Dorcas Herron, Iva and Ethel Cunningham, Elise Harness, and Lula Hargis have all finished nurse's training and are experienced nurses. Yes, and I believe there are two school teachers from this class-Carlene Carter is teaching Home Economics, and Jewel Deal is teaching English. Roger Clark is crooning over station P-U-N-K and Marvin Reams is an NBC sports announcer. Marie Jones is a style designer for a popular clothing tirm. Virginia Bates has just appeared among the radio stars and Frances Watkins has qualified for an air stewardess. From the business side of life we turn to the romantic. Elton Boone, a silver-iieet truck driver is a proud father of four kids. Laura DeMoss was an advertising manager for B. Levitan Furniture Company until one of the Smith boys hooked her. Mary Frances Reason- over has lassoed a cowboy and tied the knot. Lena Linton has picked a settled home life for her career. Hattie Moore has gone to the top as a movie star and has found her long lost Romeo. Mary Ruth Walton, a society cream puff, has won the honor of being the best dressed woman in America, As for entertainment, Kelly Hall has opened a large theatre and has employed Mildred Dean and Vera Ensey as box ofiice girls. Dorothy Tucker is a popular night club hostess with two good assistants in Eugenia Adair and Cynthia Baird. Raymond York stole the show with the best team of mules at Columbia. James Vaughn is a Marine Lieutenant and Boyd Jenkins, also with Uncle Sam, is Captain of a battleship. I interrupted very abruptly and asked about some athletes who went to Bellevue. Elton Hulan and Charles Smith are All-American footballers at Mississippi, and Robert Megling has made the grade with Tyler, Texas. Fred Spear Perkerson, Jr. and Paul Ichabod Gassaway are playing baseball with the Chicago Cardinals and St. Louis Cubs, respectively. By the way, Anna Friedli is a very interested baseball fan in the hub city. Pete Mitchell is a basketball coach at Damsel High School and Clara Jenkins is teaching gymnastics with her. Oh yes, and there are those track stars. Evans Tucker is the record-breaking, fieet-footed dasher at Hale and Avery Richardson is the high jumper at Yarvard. Now that the time has come for me to part, I say, 'Time marches on and so do the BELLEVUE SENIORS or '39.' Half dazed I found that this was only a prophecy. J. B. ELIZER, Class Prophet. Page Twelve