Gadsden High School - Crucible Yearbook (Gadsden, AL)

Text from Pages 1 - 212 of the 1950 volume:

■ UNCLE REMUS COPYRIGHT BETTY KROELINGER Editor-in-Chief JACKIE SAULS PHILIP WILLIAMS Business Managers Published by THE SENIOR CLASS of 1950 GADSDEN HIGH SCHOOL Gadsden, Alabama FOREWORD Howdy-do folks. Dis is yo' ole Uncle Remus wif annudder story 'bout Brer Rabbit— Yo' knows dat Brer Rabbit is alius lookin fer a new advenshur—well, one day he ups en decides dat he qwin leave his own house en go out in de world to see how de big peo- ple lives. He tell de udder creetures bout dis new ider, en dey all wants to go, too. So dey travel here en der en when dey gets to Gadsden, Alabama, dey finds de most bod- ashus folks dey done ever see—so dey stays fer a hull year en sees how wunnerful Gads- den High School is, en when dep has to leave, all de creetures say Dot's de mos' fun we ever had .. ■ , JSaS� pjfi m t. Alma Orange and black, our dear old colors. Faithful we will be. Living to our motto ever, To do our part for thee Ever loyal, firm and true. Ever on well go Year by year the ages through Because we love you so. On our city's western border. Reared against the sky. Proudly stands our Alma Mater As the years go by. Ever loyal, firm and true. Ever on we'll go Year by year the ages through Because we love you so. MR. HARRY W. HAMME AND MISS JEWELL WHATLEY The advisors for our school annual are never quite given enough credit for the wonderful job they do toward bringing the publication to the stu- dents. They are always ready with a helping hand; they carry the load of worry and anxiety, yet always have a kind smile and words of encour- agement when the going gets tough. They realize that the school publica- tions are works of, by, and for the students. Therefore, they urge us to use our own ideas and gently offer suggestions and advice for their im- provement. For their thoughtfulness, kindness, and never-ceasing assistance and encouragement, we sincerely dedicate this 1950 CRUCIBLE to Miss Jewell Whatley and Mr. Harry W. Hamme. Page 5 MR. C. A. DONEHOO Superintendent of Gadsden City Schools Gadsden was established as a sepa- rate school district in 1889. Today it has one of the most efficient educational sys- tems in the South. Mr. C. A. Donehoo took up the work of Gadsden's Superin- tendent of Education in 1922. Two years later, he began the highly favorable bud- get system in the high school in place of the former tuition method. By this and other means, Supt. Donehoo has greatly increased the efficiency of the city schools. The educational progress is indicated by the changes in the buildings them- selves. When Supt. Donehoo took over his position, there were five small schools; at present there are nineteen modern schools with approximately 10,000 stu- dents. 7lie A D M MR. H. I. JAMES Assitant Superintendent MR. J. D. SAMUELS MISS MERTIE MEY MOORE Supervisor of Instruction Supervisor of Music Page 6 The school system was first operated by the city council but this method was changed in 1895 when the legislative act was amended to provide for a Board of Education composed of five members. The present board members, as well as their predecessors, have spent many hours in untiring efforts to maintain the high standard which the school system has at- tained. Gadsden has made remarkable prog- ress in the past and has hopes for even greater achievements in the future. Under the capable management of our Adminis- tration, we feel sure that these hopes will soon materialize into the best educational system to be found. MR. D. C. WADSWORTH President of the Board of Education MR. W. D. McNAIR Board of Education I N I S T R A T I O N MR. W. F. BYRD MR. GEORGE W. FLOYD MR. FRANK J. MARTIN Board of Education Board of Education Board of Education Page 7 r PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION OFFICERS MRS. M. L. WILLIAMS MRS. NEILMORE LETSON MR. F. T. DOBBS MRS. R. G. ISABELL MR. CARL STEPHENS President Vice-President Second Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Few students realize how hard the P.-T. A. really works. They have done some wonderful jobs. The Seniors especially would like to thank this wonderful organization for the things they have done. The P.-T. A. gave the Seniors a party on the mountain for doing so well in the magazine campaign. They also sponsored the Senior dance, and gave us some much needed equipment for the Annual Room. They do many things around the school that benefit the students and faculty. They gave Mr. Dobbs some equipment for his office, gave four complete sots of books to the library for the students' use, gave a picnic for the homeroom having the most P.-T. A. members, gave a very useful milk cooler to the lunchroom, and also furnished and fixed all the food that is sold at the concession stands at all the football games. This organization has also given to many charity funds. One of the highlights of the year was their speaker, Mr. Henry Edmonds. This '49-'50 P.-T. A. has been one of the most active in the history of the G. H. S. The students would again like to say Thank you for so many jobs well done. MR. F. T. DOBBS PRINCIPAL G. H. S. is indeed proud of its most copable principal, Mr. F. T. Dobbs. We sincerely appreciate all of his efforts to better our school and we feel that with such a wonderful person to guide us, we, the students, and our school shall become more useful to our community. Page 11 KATHRYN ABERCROMBIE B.S., Library Cert. University of Alabama Library Science A. H. BOWERS HERBERT BURTON ETHEL BAKER B.S., University of Georgia Mathematics CAROLYN BELLENGER A.B., Goucher College Baltimore, Md. English A.B., University of Alabama Mathematics B.S., A. P. I., University of Alabama Physical Education and Science EULA BUMPERS A.B., Alabama College M.A., University of Alabama History and Mathematics ELIZABETH COLLIER A.B., University of Alabama Mathema cs J. R. DAVIS KATHLEEN DRAPER B.S., and C.E., Auburn A.B., Birmingham-Southern Mathematics and Science English and Dramatics A.B., University of Alabama Driver's Training B.S.M., Cornell College M.M., University of Wisconsin Music B.S., University of Alabama Physical Education FACULTY HIGH SCHOOL JACK GREEN B.S. and M.A., University of Alabama Physical Education and Physics Assistant Coach GARLAND HALL B.S., Jacksonville State Teachers College Civics HARRY W. HAMMS B.S., Elizabethtown College, Penna. M.A., University of Alabama Chemistry and Physics WALTER HARRISON B.S., Troy State Teachers College Diversified Occupation JO HODGE A.B. and M.A., University of Alabama English JULIA HUGHES A.B., Alabama College English NORMAN HUIE B.S., Auburn Science and Biology CATHERINE HURST A.B., Shorter College, Georgia M.A., University of Alabama History AT G A IDA BELLE LEATH DOROTHY MOORE MARY ELLEN KING B.S., Jacksonville State Teachers College History e D S D E N A.B., Shorter College, Georgia Biology A.B., Birmingham-Southern Distributive Education FLORENCE MURPHY A.B., Brenau College, Georgia Music BETTY NOOJIN B.S., Alabama College Bookkeeping and English LENA PENTECOST B.S., Jacksonville State Teachers College English ANNE RINEHART B.S., Alabama College Home Economics BETTY JANE SIMS B.S., Auburn Commercials FACULTY HIGH SCHOOL PEARL SAWYER A.B., M.A., University of Alabama French and Latin ERA SEWELL B.S., Howard College English ERNEST TEEL A.B., Birmingham-Southern Coach and Mathematics BETTY THOMPSON A.B., University of Alabama Spanish MARGARET TURNER A.B., Maryville College, Tenn. Commercials JEWELL WHATLEY B.S. and M.S., Auburn Mathematics MAUDINE WHITE A.B., University of Alabama, English EVELYN WOODLIFF A.B., Brenau College, Georgia History 7ke CLASS OFFICERS FRANK COX BOBBY SANDERS JANE DAKE . N. A. RUSSELL President Vice-President . Secretary Treasurer Bunky JUn'P' '9-Jane. King Kong 'Rusty OF ’50 We Seniors have begun to think of all the fun we've had at G. H. S. It is hard to leave but at least we have our memories. — When we came to G. H. S. in '46 or was it '45?? '44??—we were greener than most Freshmen. It wasn't that we were scared to walk down the halls but that we might bump into a mighty upperclassman. We learned about the annuals that year and some of our classmen were on the staff. We had all heard about stunt night and perhaps had seen it, but we had never been included in it before. We began work on our stunt in earnest. That year our stunt was Number-land. Goodness, we have already become Sophomores, how that Freshman year did pass! Our Sophomore year we became more active in sports and other activities. Our group of Sophomores founded Troop 607 of the National Thespians Society. We had boys in all phases of sports. That year, for stunt night we presented Chi-Chi Hotchi-Wotchi, a story of the Indians, way down in Tepee Town. Before we could realize it we were upperclassmen. Our Junior year we won second place for our Homecoming Float. For a month before Stunt night every member of our class ate, slept, and dreamed CLUB '50—CLUB '50—. We burned a lot of midnight oil, working on the elaborate scenery and costumes. Our night club scene was a little shock- ing to the public but they liked it because of its originality, beauty, and talent that we dis- played. Yes, after dreaming over our Junior year, we decided that it was mighty fine— this class of 1950. We all had our fun in the Junior year but it passed so quickly. Why, in no time at all, we were mighty Seniors. Our class has really developed and gone all out for school spirit. We have had the finest and most capable leaders to carry on. Our senior football and basketball boys were outstanding in their fields. The seniors were well represented on the cheerleader squad. These cheerleaders helped to build up the school spirit throughout the entire school year. In the annual magazine campaign to earn money for our Crucible, all the seniors turned in full force. This mighty class of '50 not only sold more magazines than any other Senior classes at G. H. S., but it sold more than any other high school in Ala- bama. Since it was our last year we wanted our stunt night to be better than all others be- fore. Our Vision of Venus won for us second place in Stunt Night. We had our rocket ships landing on the planet Venus. There were characters of every description. We even had Venus herself float in on a shell. Every senior pitched in and we all worked hard to make the Outlandish costumes and magnificent scenery. There is so much to remember of our days at G. H. S. and we want to say to you, the grandest Alma Mater of them all. Thanks for four wonderful years. Page 19 7'ke CLASS WUTHLESS COINS IS T H' SAME AS WUTHLESS PEOPL E! ERNEST ABEL Junior Red Cross, Marching Band, Concert Band, Stunt Night, Semi-Centennial, El Sombrero Staff, Spanish Club, Glee Club, Float, Choral Club. MARY CHARLES ADAMS Tri-Hi-Y, Latin Club, El Sombrero Staff, Choral Club, Stunt Night, Tri-Hi-Y Confer- ence, Delegate to Youth Leg- islature, Football Sponsor, Semi-Centennial. BARBARA SUE BARNES Marching Band, Concert Band, Stunt Night. JUANITA BECK Latin Club, Marching Band, Concert Band. JAMES ABERNATHY Stunt Night, Float. ■ BETTY JOYCE ASHWORTH Junior Red Cross, Home Economics Club, Latin Club. DORIS BEAVERS Glee Club, Tri-Hi-Y, Home Economics Club, Future Teach- ers of America, Magazine Campaign Captain. MARY RUTH BERRY Marching Band, Tri-Hi-Y, French Club, Latin Club, Na- tional Honor Society. OF ’50 NEVER CALL YOUR SHOT 'TIL YOU SHOOTS IT JAMES BLACKWOOD G Club, Football, Track, Stunt night. ANN BROCK Tri-Hi-Y, National Thespian, Citizenship Club, El Sombrero Staff, Latin Club, Los Amigos Staff, Who's Who, Stunt Night, Choral Club, Drama Festival, Lab. Assistant, Invi- tation Committee. CEBRON BURKE Latin Club, French Club, Spanish Club, Choral Club. GARY BYNUM Stunt Night. BOBBY BRIGHT JERRY BROWN FRANCES BUTTRAM Home Economics Club, Glee Club, Library Club, Spanish Club. SARAH JEAN CAMP National Honor Society, Stunt Night, (Transferred from Shades-Cahaba). Jke. CLASS THAR'S TWO WORDS TO A BARGAIN...CENTS AN' SENSE HUGH CARLISLE Stunt Night, Glee Club. ROBERT CHUMLEY Hi-Y, Stunt night. Choral Club, Glee Club, Semi-Cen- tennial, Junior Red Cross, Citi- zenship Club, El Sombrero Staff, Los Amigos Staff, Mag- azine Campaign Captain. BARBARA CLARK Stunt Night, Latin Club, El Sombrero Club, Spanish Club, Citizenship Club, Choral Club, Biology Club, Invitation Com- mittee. NANCY COLEMAN D. O. Club. ALLISON CHRISTOPHER Basketball, Track, G Club, National Honor Society, Hi-Y, Stunt Night, Semi-Cen- tennial, Alabama All-Star Track Team. MILDRED CHUNN High School Register, Na- tional Honor Society, Tri-Hi-Y, Citizenship Club, Latin Club, Spanish Club, President of Future Teachers of America, Office Assistant, Invitation Committee, Valedictorian. EVE CLARK Who's Who, Semi-Centen- nial, Red Cross, Tri-Hi-Y, Los Amigos Staff, Latin Club, Crucible Staff, National Thes- pian, Student Council, Stunt Night, Lab. Assistant, Drama Festival, Biology Club. JACK COLLINS Editor Magnavox, Who's Who, Ushers Club, Hi-Y, Vice- President Student Council, Band, Basketball, Track, G Club, Orchestra, Future Teachers of America, Vice- President Band, National Honor Society. OF ’50 A FOOL KIN ALWAYS GIT FOOLED AT HIS OWN GAME RUSSELL COLLINS Secretary Latin Club, Who's Who, Stunt Night, Band, Ring Committee, Hi-Y, National Honor Society, High School Register. GEORGE COOPER BARBARA CUSHING Magnavox Staff, Vice-Pres. Junior Red Cross, Secretary Dramatic Club, Crucible Ad Staff, Stunt Night, Home Economics Club, Citizenship Club, Tri-Hi-Y, Glee Club, Biology Club, Winner Tuber- culosis Essay Contest. PEGGY DAVIS Glee Club, Home Econom- ics Club, Secretary Sewing Club, President Junior Red Cross, Girls' Basketball. MOLLIE COOK FRANK COX Editor El Sombrero, French Club, Who's Who, Junior Red Cross, Student Council, Ush- ers Club, Kingsman, Vice- President Hi-Y, President Sen- ior Class, Artist '50 Crucible, Vice-President Hi-Y Confer- ence, Magnavox, Football Es- cort, Ring Committee, Stunt Night, Magazine Campaign Captain. JANE DAKE Tri-Hi-Y, Representative Girls' State and Girls' Nation, Who's Who, President Citi- zenship Club, Head Cheer- leader, Secretary Junior Red Cross, National Thespian, Vice-President Dramatic Club, Secretary Senior Class, Span- ish Club, Secretary Choral Club, Latin Club, Stunt Night, Future Teachers of America, Glee Club, Biology Club, Semi-Centennial. LARRY DAY Stunt Night, Semi-Centen- nial, Marching Band. 7he CLASS WOULDN'T BE NO THEEVING IF FOLKS WOULD SKEEM AS HARD TO BE HONEST LEON DEAN Marching Band, Concert Band, Stunt Night, El Som- brero Staff, Camera Club, Magazine Winner. SUE DOBBINS National Honor Society, President and Secretary Na- tional Thespians, Who's Who, Stunt Night, President Dra- matic Club, Captain Girls' Basketball, Citizenship Club, Latin Club, Spanish Club, President Tri-Hi-Y, Girls' State '49, Oratorical Winner, Dele- gate North Alabama Tri-Hi- Y Conference, Drama Festival, FTA, Delegate Youth Legisla- ture, High School Register, Good Citizenship Girl. ADDIE EDMONSON D. O. Club. JEAN EDWARDS Tri-Hi-Y, Crucible Staff, Choral Club, Library Club, El Sombrero Staff, Los Amigos Club, Delegate Youth Legisla- ture, Biology Club, Stunt Night, Semi-Centennial. LUNETTE DEMPSEY Stunt Night, Girls' Basket- ball, Home Economics Club. JOHN B. DUKE Treasurer Citizenship Club, Latin Club, Basketball, Hi-Y, Red Cross, Co-Business Mana- ger Magnavox, Stunt Night, Student Council, G Club, Ushers Club, Semi-Centennial. GEORGE EDWARDS Stunt Night, Spanish Club, Ring Committee. MILTON EZELL Stunt Night, Coronation, Band, Semi-Centennial. OF ’50 THAR AIN'T NO SHORT CUTS ON A STRAIGHT ROAD DORIS FAIN Girls' Basketball. KENNETH FLETCHER Camera Club, Stunt Night, Magnavox Ad Staff, El Som- brero Staff. BOB FORD High School Register, Hi-Y, Ushers Club, Future Teachers of America, Spanish Club, Magazine Winner, Stunt Night, National Honor Socie- ty- BOBBIE ANN FREEMAN Magnavox Staff, Library Club, D. E. Club, Flagswinger, Stunt Night, Biology Club. SARAH FARROW Home Economics Club. ALVIS FORD ANN FREEMAN Latin Club, National Thes- pian, Dramatic Club, Choral Club, Glee Club, Stunt Night. CAROLYN FREEMAN Band, Stunt Night, Semi- Centennial, Spanish Club 7Ue CLASS STICK TO TH' TRUTH AN' YOU WON' T GIT STUCK E. Y. FREEMAN EDNA EARL GARRETT Sewing Club, President and Vice-President Library Club, Tri-Hi-Y, Treasurer National Honor Society, Choral Club, High School Register, Student Council. CORA GILBERT D. O. Club, Biology Club, Home Economics Club, Stunt Night. BILL GOLDEN G Club, Football, French Club, Drama Festival, Stunt Night, Student Council, Glee Club, Choral Club, Semi-Cen- tennial. SUE GARRARD iTransferred from Glen- coe). JANICE GARRISON Substitute Majorette, Flag- swinger, Stunt Night, Favorite, Spanish Club, Home Econom- ics Club, Football Sponsor, Magazine Winner, Semi-Cen- tennial. ANN GILMORE Home Economics Club, Glee Club, Stunt Night, Spanish Club, Library Club, Semi-Centennial, Treasurer Tri-Hi-Y, Football Sponsor, Crucible Staff. NELL GRAMLING Los Amigos Club, Stunt Night, Choral Club, Home Economics Club, Library Club. OF ’50 HE WHO STRIKES FIRST, STRIKES TWICE EDWIN GRANT Marching Band, Concert Band, Latin Club, Choral Club, Magazine Winner, Stunt Night. MAC GREER Choral Club, Spanish Club, El Sombrero Staff, Football, G Club, Track, Stunt Night. BEBE GWIN National Honor Society, Invitation Committee, Dramat- ic Club, Spanish Club, Choral Club, Stunt Night, (Transfer- red from Mobile High). JEANETTE HALL Latin Club, Stunt Night. HAZEL JO GRAY D. O. Club, Library Club, Choral Club, Home Economics Club, Crucible Staff. PATSY GRIGSBY Secretary D. O. Club, Li- brary Club, Choral Club, Home Economics Club, Bi- ology Club, Glee Club. BOB HALL High School Register, Sec- retary National Honor Socie- ty, Hi-Y, President and Vice- President French Club, Latin Club, G Club, Stunt Night, Student Council, Football, Baseball, Basketball, Invita- tion Committee. MAXINE HANKS Home Economics Club, Stunt Night, Girls' Basketball, Future Teachers of America, National Honor Society. wrmn x i 7he CLASS HAPPINESS IS BEST WHEN IT'S GIVEN JO ALICE HARBIN Stunt Night, Float Commit- tee, Girls' Basketball, Home Economics Club. FAYE HEAD Stunt Night, Football Spon- sor, Concert Band, Spanish Club, Semi- Centennial, Home Economics Club, Office Assist- ant, El Sombrero Staff, Marching Band. SUE HOLLAND Student Council, Red Cross, Biology Club, Stunt Night, El Sombrero Staff, Girls' Basket- ball. JEAN HOLLINGSWORTH Business Manager Future Teachers of America, Girls' Basketball, Glee Club,, Stunt Night, Crucible Subscription Staff, Home Economics Club, Float Committee, Typist '50 Crucible, Library Club, Maga- zine Campaign Captain, Semi-Centennial, Laboratory Assistant, Red Cross, National Thespian. LELIA MAE HARTMAN Stunt Night, Choral Club, Glee Club, Concert Band, Marching Band. W. R. HEALD D. O. Club. BENNY HOLLINGSWORTH Marching Band, Concert Band, Spanish Club, Stunt Night, Orchestra. BOBBY DON HOOKS Baseball, G Club, Assist- ant Sports Editor Magnavox, El Sombrero, Stunt Night, Magazine Winner, Glee Club. OF ’50 A NOSY NOSE SMELLS NUTHIN' BUT TRUBBLE PATSY HOOKS Latin Club, Stunt Night, Camera Club. JIMMIE HORTON Band, Stunt Night. ANN HUDSON Favorite, Secretary Fresh- man and Sophomore Classes, Flagswinger, Float, Football Sponsor, Sewing Club, Span- ish Club, Assistant Editor El Sombrero, Society Editor Magnavox, Who's Who, Stu- dent Council, Choral Club, Stunt Night, Magazine Win- ner, Semi-Centennial. PATRICIA JOHNSON Home Economics Club, Concert Band, Marching Band, Spanish Club. WAYNE HOPPER Latin Club, French Club, Marching Band, Semi-Centen- nial, Concert Band, Student Council, Junior Red Cross, Band, Officer. VIRGINIA HOWELL French Club, Glee Club. CHARLOTTE JENNINGS Band, Delegate to D. O. Convention, Miss D. O. '50, Stunt Night, Treasurer D. O. Club, Biology Club. ALENE JOINER National Honor Society, (Transferred from Union High, Dadeville, Alabama). ’Ike CLASS FLIMFLAM A FRIEND AN' GIT FLAMM D IN T H' END JACKIE JONES Latin Club, Spanish Club, Choral Club, Dramatics Club, Biology Club, Music Festival Delegate, Magnavox Co-Busi- ness Manager, Orchestra, Football Sponsor, Stunt Night, Float, Semi-Centennial. JOHN JORDAN MARTHA KIRBY Choral Club, Spanish Club, Football Sponsor, Biology Club, Stunt Night, Citizenship Club, El Sombrero Staff. BETTY KROELINGER Editor '50 Crucible, Presi- dent National Honor Society, Vice-President Latin Club, French Club, Tri-Hi-Y, Junior Red Cross, Citizenship Club, Choral Club, Dramatic Club, National Thespian, Girls' Bas- ketball '47, City and State Drama Festivals, Stunt Night, Who's Who, Semi-Centennial, Magazine Winner, High School Register. JANE JONES Historian D. O. Club, Foot- ball Sponsor, Delegate D. O. Convention, Secretary D. O. Club, Student Council, Maga- zine Campaign Captain. BETTY SUE KIMBERLY D. O. Club, Library Club. DALE KOEHLER Basketball, Stunt Night, Tumbling Team, National Honor Society, Spanish Club, Transferred from Milwaukee). BETTY LANDERS Camera Club, Stunt Night, Junior Red Cross, Writers Club, D. O. Club, Home Econ- omics Club, Biology Club. OF ’50 T H' OLDEST TRAP IN T H' WORLD IS STILL A TRAP LINDA LEACH Tri-Hi-Y, Latin Club, El Sombrero Staff, Secretary Citizenship Club, Glee Club, Stunt Night, Laboratory As- sistant, Drama Festival, Los Amigos, National Honor So- ciety. MARY ELLA LIKOS Favorite, Flagswinger, Tri- Hi-Y, Los Amigos, Who's Who, Stunt Night, Semi-Centennial, Citizenship Club, Treasurer Freshman and Junior Classes, Glee Club, El Sombrero. WANDA LOWE Stunt Night. PEGGY LUSK Tri-Hi-Y, Choral Club, El Sombrero, Los Amigos Club, Stunt Night, Crucible Staff, Semi-Centennial, Biology Club. BILLY LEVIE Stunt Night, Magnivox Staff. JACK LISTER Hi-Y, Concert Band, March- ing Band, Stunt Night, Or- chestra, Magazine Winner, El Sombrero, Glee Club, Semi-Centennial, National Honor Society. JACK LOWERY Magazine Campaign Cap- tain, Magnavox Staff, Ushers Club, Kingsman, Football Es- cort, Circuit Solicitor Boy's State, Semi-Centennial, Stunt Night, Latin Club, Delegate Hi-Y Conference, Treasurer Hi-Y, Band, Baseball, Crucible Ad and Subscription Staff. JO ANN MACIEL Stunt Night, Latin Club, National Thespian, Choral Club. 7he CLASS IF IT LOOKS LIKE WHUT IT AIN'T_IT'S FULL O' GRIEF MARYAN MAJORS Tri-Hi-Y, Latin Club, El Sombrero, Los Amigos Staff, Glee Club, Stunt Night, Cru- cible Staff, Semi-Centennial, Biology Club, Student Coun- cil, Who's Who. GEORGIA MALFAS Choral Club, Biology Club, Library Club, Stunt Night, Citizenship Club, Semi-Cen- tennial, Winner Tuberculosis Essay Contest. JEANNE McCAMY Glee Club, Home Econom- ics Club, Stunt Night. BONNIE McDOUGAL Stunt Night, (Transferred from Piedmont). NATIESHA McGILL Home Economics Club, Stunt Night. PATRICIA McKELVEY Biology Club, French Club, Choral Club, Stunt Night, Glee Club, Football Sponsor. RUTH MILLER Stunt Night, Home Econom- ics Club, Float Committee. BILLY MILLS G Club, Football, El Som- brero, Spanish Club, Stunt Night, Semi-Centennial. OF '50 YOU NEVER KNOW WHOSE SIDE FORTUNE IS ON TIL YOU LOSE ELOISE MITCHELL Laboratory Assistant, Home Economics Club. BILL MORRIS Stunt Night, Spanish Club, (Transferred from Gaston). J. P. NATION El Sombrero Staff, Spanish Club, G Club, Manager Football Team, Stunt Night, Science Club, Invitation Com- mittee. JOHN NICKERSON Alabama All-Star Track Team, Stunt Night, National Honor Society, G Club, Latin Club, Winner of Medals at State and Alabama Relays. PAUL MOFFETT Hi-Y, Ushers Club, Spanish Club, Latin Club, President Camera Club, Stunt Night, Semi-Centennial, Science Club, Float. JEANETTE MOSES Tri-Hi-Y, Stunt Night, Cho- ral Club, Home Economics Club. GWYNNE NEWBERRY Choral Club. GERALDINE PARR Band, D. O. Club, Delegate to the D. O. Convention, Stunt Night, Music Festival. ke CLASS ANY TUNE IS MUSIC WHEN YOU FEELS LIKE DANCIN' BOYD PARSONS Drum Major, Marching Band, Hi-Y, Concert Band, Social Editor Magnivox, Stunt Night, Latin Club, French Club, Float Committee, Glee Club, Music Festival. LOUISE PRESTRIDGE Captain Girls' Basketball Team, Home Economics Club, Spanish Club, National Honor Society. BOBBY QUILLEN Captain Band, Stunt Night, Hi-Y, Orchestra, Camera Club, Junior Red Cross, Ush- ers Club, Choral Club, Mag- navox Ad Staff, Latin Club, Laboratory Assistant, Semi- Centennial. CLARA RALLS Favorite, Flagswinger, Who's Who, Stunt Night, Cru- cible Ad and Subscription Staff, Tri-Hi-Y, Secretary Los Amigos, Biology Club, Choral Club, Semi-Centennial, El Sombrero Staff, Magnavox Staff, Football Sponsor. JANE PENTECOST Tri-Hi-Y, Dramatic Club, National Thespian, Lab. As- sistant, Choral Club, Latin Club, Camera Club, Semi- Centennial, Stunt Night. JACK PRUITT DANNEE RAINS Vice- President Freshman and Sophomore Classes, Sec- retary and Treasurer Student Council, Captain Band, Or- chestra, A I I - S t a t e Band, French Club, Latin Club, Stunt Night, Who's Who, Jun- ior Red Cross. ERLE RALLS Band Lieutenant, Stunt Night, Student Council, El Sombrero, Ushers Club, Sec- retary National Thespians, High School Register, Dramat- ic Club, Vice-President Sopho- more Class, Club Editor '50 Crucible, Orchestra, Vice- President Los Amigos Club, President Choral Club, Kings- man, Secretary Hi-Y, All-State Band, Who's Who, Semi-Cen- tennial, Ad Staff, Toastmas- ter Senior Banquet, Magazine Winner. OF ’50 CHEATIN' IS MEANT TO BE SWALLOWED ... BUT IT'S HARD TO CHEW ETHEL RATTRAY Student Council, Stunt Night, Float, Latin Club, Vice- President Home Economics Club, Vice-President Tri-Hi-Y, Who's Who, Glee Club, Cru- cible Staff, Typist Magnavox, Biology Club, Citizenship Club, Delegate Youth Con- vention, Library Club, Red Cross, Literary Editor '50 Cru- cible, Hi-Y Conference. MAXINE ROBINSON Favorite, Float, Choral Club, Vrqe-President D. O. Club, Stunt Night, Biology Club. SARAH ROE Tri-Hi-Y, Stunt Night, Foot- ball Sponsor, Latin Club, Stu- dent Council, Crucible Staff. PHYLLIS ROLLINS Latin Club, Citizenship Club, Dramatics Club, Future Teachers of America, Tri-Hi- Y, Junior Red Cross, Stunt Night, Choral Club, Semi- Centennial, Spanish Club. FRANCES ROBERTS Glee Club, Home Econom- ics Club, Girls' Basketball, Stunt Night. SARAH ROBINSON Choral Club, Semi-Centen- nial, Spanish Club, Home Economics Club, Library Club. BOBBY ROEBUCK G Club, Semi-Centennial, Baseball, Stunt Night. RHEA ROUNTREE Cheerleader, Student Coun- cil, Stunt Night, Tri-Hi-Y, Choral Club, El Sombrero, National Thespian, Spanish Club, Latin Club, Semi-Cen- tennial, Drama Festival, G Club, Biology Club, 74? CLASS T H' ROPE THAT BINDS KIN HANG, TOO MARGARET ROWLAND D. O. Club, Library Club, Glee Club. RHETTA RUSSELL Glee Club. JACKIE SAULS Beauty '47, '49, '50, Favor- ite, Tri-Hi-Y, Treasurer Latin Club, Student Council, Co- Business Manager '50 Cruci- ble, Subs. Staff Crucible, Football Sponsor, Homecom- ing Queen, Stunt Night, Who's Who. REBECCA SHIGLEY Glee Club, Library Club, National Honor Society. N. A. RUSSELL Football Captain '49, Bas- ketball, Track, Stunt Night, Student Council, Vice-Presi- dent G Club, Treasurer Senior Class, Sports Editor '50 Crucible, Hi-Y, Magazine Campaign Captain, All-Coun- ty Football. BOBBY SANDERS King, Vice-President Fresh- man and Senior Classes, Who's Who, Student Council, Spanish Club, G Club, Co- Captain Football, All-County Football, Captain Basketball Team, Baseball, Hi-Y- Semi- Centennial, Stunt Night, Foot- ball Escort. DORIS SHEW French Club, Vice-President National Thespians, Treasurer Dramatic Club, Choral Club, Stunt Night. MARIAN SHORT Stunt Night, Tri-Hi-Y, Foot- ball Sponsor, El Sombrero Staff, Choral Club, Biology Club, Latin Club, Drama Fes- tival, Citizenship Club, Dra- matic Club, Semi-Centennial, Los Amigos Club. OF ’50 SPRING IS SUMPIN' WHUT MAKES THE HARDEST HEAD FULL OF SOFT BRAINS DORIS SMITH Secretary French Club, Latin Club, Choral Club, Jun- ior Red Cross. JOE SMITH President Student Council, Student Council Convention, President Hi-Y, Who's Who, Boy's State (Medal), Sports Editor Magnavox, G Club, A and B Basketball, Al- ternate Captain Basketball, Baseball, Stunt Night, Choral Club, El Sombrero, Ushers Club, High School Register, National Honor Society, Invi- tation Committee, Toastmaster F. T. A. Banquet. R. M. STALLINGS G Club, Latin Club, Foot- ball, Stunt Night, Basketball. DON STOCKDALE President Freshman and Sophomore Classes, Treasurer Spanish Club, Student Coun- cil, National Thespian, Hi-Y, Football, Track, G Club, Who's Who, Stunt Night, Ala- bama All-Star Track Team, Semi-Centennial. GRACE SMITH Tri-Hi-Y, National Honor Society, El Sombrero, Citizen- ship Club, Biology Club, Stu- dent Council, Girls' Basket- ball, Float Committee. JACK SPRADLIN Camera Club, Picture Show Operator, Stunt Night, Glee Club. BILLY STEVENSON Choral Club, G Club, Track, Semi-Centennial. KATHLEE STORY Ring Committee, Choral Club, Citizenship Club, Chap- lain Tri-Hi-Y, Vice-President Junior Red Cross, Dramatic Club, Latin Club, Stunt Night, Library Club, Future Teach- ers of America. 7he CLASS LOTS OF FOLKS FIT RICH BY JEST LEAVIN' GOOD ENUF ALONE DORIS STRICKLAND Glee Club, Choral Club, Home Economics Club, D. O. Club, Citizenship Club, Stunt Night, Girls' Basketball. JEAN THOMPSON Library Club. JO NAN THORNTON Favorite, Flagswinger, Stunt Night, Sponsor, Float. BETTE TUCK Tri-Hi-Y, Home Economics Club, Stunt Night, Junior Red Cross, Semi-Centennial, El Sombrero Staff, Los Amigos Club, Choral Club. LYVEREL THOMAS D. O. Club. BOBBY THORNTON El Sombrero Club, Stunt Night, Basketball, Glee Club, Semi- Centennial, Football, Los Amigos Club, Junior Red Cross, Choral Club. LARRY TUBB Flag Carrier, Stunt Night, Spanish Club, Choral Club, Junior Red Cross, Semi-Cen- tennial. BETTY TUMBLIN Glee Club, Home Econom- ics Club, Choral Club, D. O. Club, French Club. OF ’50 STINGY MAN DON'T SEE NO FUDDER THAN HISSELF CATHRYN TURLEY Library Club, D. O. Club. DONNA VAIL Sewing Club, National Honor Society. LOIS UPTON Choral Club, Secretary Li- brary Club, Home Economics Club, Future Teachers of America, Stunt Night, Nation- al Honor Society. FLORENCE WAITS Band, Glee Club, Stunt Night, D. O. Club. DON WALDEN Stunt Night, Spanish Club, Who's Who. BOBBY WARD LOUISE WALLACE Band, Semi-Centennial, Home Economics Club, Stunt Night, Football Sponsor, Spanish Club. CAROLYN WATERS Beauty '48, Favorite, Stunt Night, Secretary Latin Club, Float, Spanish Club, Semi- Centennial. 7he CLASS YOU KIN GIT A HEAP OF ANSWERS BY KEEPIN' YOUR MOUTH SHUT ROBERT WATFORD Band, Stunt Night, Spanish Club, Choral Club. DORIS WELLS Stunt Night, Glee Club, Choral Club. JOYCE WHITEHEAD Cheerleader, Who's Who, Magazine Winner, Ring Com- mittee, Spanish Club, Student Council, G Club, Girls' Bas- ketball Team, Magazine Cam- paign Captain. MARY BELLE WHORTON Stunt Night, Girls' Basket- ball. DORIS WATSON National Honor Society, Ring Committee, Magazine Winner, El Sombrero Staff, Biology Club. JOHNNY WELCH Tumbling Team, Junior Red Cross, Stunt Night, (Transfer- red from Gulfport, Mississip- pi). JERRY WHITTLE Cheerleader, G Club, Stunt Night, Magnavox Ad Staff. BOBBY WIGGINS G Club, Hi-Y, Stunt Night, Baseball, Basketball, Semi-Centennial. OF ’50 IF YOU JUMPS TO CONCLUSHUNS, BE SURE THAT TH' LANDING IS SAFE BENNY WILLIAMS G Club, Track, Football, Stunt Night. JACK WILLIAMS Latin Club, Marching Band, Concert Band. JOYCE WILLIAMS D. O. Club, Choral Club, Biology Club, Stunt Night, Football Sponsor. WAYNE WILSON Marching Band, Concert Band, Stunt Night, Crucible Staff, Junior Red Cross, Mag- azine Winner, Who's Who, National Flonor Society. BILLY WILLIAMS Latin Club, Ushers Club, Camera Club, Marching Band, All-State Band, Glee Club, Stunt Night, Semi-Cen- tennial, Science Club, Hi-Y, Lab. Assistant, National Hon- or Society. JO ANN WILLIAMS Tri-Hi-Y, Future Teachers of America, Stunt Night, El Som- brero Staff, Los Amigos Staff, National Honor Society. PHILIP WILLIAMS National Honor Society, Chaplain Hi-Y, Head Usher, Business Manager '50 Cruci- ble, Secretary and Treasurer Student Council, Vice-Presi- dent National Thespians, Lt. Marching Band, Who's Who, Kingsman, Concert Band, Orchestra, All-State Band, Magnavox, Dramatic Club, Choral Club, Spanish Club, Camera Club, Stunt Night, El Sombrero, Salutatorian, High School Register. LOUISE WINDSOR 74? CLASS OF ’50 YOU DON'T LOSE NUTHIN' BY GIVING TO A FRIEND ELEANOR WORK Choral Club, El Sombrero Club, Home Economics Club, Student Council, Los Amigos, Stunt Night, Who's Who, Tri- Hi-Y, Football Sponsor, Semi- Centennial, Secretary Tri-Hi- Y, Biology Club. JOE WRIGHT Hi-Y, El Sombrero Club, Stunt Night, G Club, Track, Semi-Centennial, Basketball, Los Amigos Club,, National Honor Society, Alternate Cap- tain Track Team, Alabama All-Star Track Team. ENiORS NOT PICTURED GERALDINE BARRON D. O. Club, Stunt Night, Home Economics Club, Bi- ology Club, Spanish Club. RALPH BURRELL ROBERT GARRETT Baseball. JOE HARRIS Stunt Night, Track, Secre- tary G Club, National Honor Society, Choral Club. DON HAZELRIG Basketball, Hi-Y, Stunt Night. JEAN KENNEDY Choral Club. MORRIS LANCASTER Freshman Float, Stunt Night. BILLY LAWRENCE ANGIE LIKOS Hi-Y, G Club, Spanish Club, Manager Football Team, Science Club, El Som- brero Club. BEN MASHBURN Choral Club, Band, B‘ Basketball, B Football. WILL PEARCE JAMES ROBERSON HOWARD TENNYSON Stunt Night, Semi-Centen- nial. CHARLES TOLSON Page 42 and we danced the night away. Mountain Style Music STRICTLY SENIOR Alabama Ernie and Rolling Pin Oh blessed Graduation Co d Wheels! CLASS PROPHECY During his visit at G. H. S. Brer Rabbit heard the Seniors wondering about the future, so Brer Rabbit decided to do something about it. He went out one day and looked around until he found a fortune teller and after he had crossed the seer's hand with silver, he inquired as to the future for the class of '50, G. H. S. The fortune teller gazed into his crystal ball and after awhile told that little in- quisitive rabbit something like this: The balls grows clear and I see the lights of a theater. It's the Princess Theater and Robert Chum- ley is indespensible there now. Mac Greer is starring in a picture written by Gwynne Newberry and produced by Jack Williams. Nell Gramling and Faye Head are in the picture, too. Allison Christopher is also a movie director and Buddy Thornton has some sort of job with M. G. M. Out in front of the theatre, I see a firetruck coming zooming around the corner. Well, E. Y. Free- man is driving it and J. P. Nation and Angie Likos are the water boys. They practiced at Gadsden Hi. Here comes the East Gadsden bus around the corner and Benny Williams is driving it. Juanita Beck Jenkins, Arnold Jackson, Betty Landers and Pat McKelvey are riding on the bus. Robert Watford is driving a bus for Greyhound, too. The class seems to be full of travelers, because here somes Bebe Gwin and Rhea Rountree down the street. Bobby Ward and James Roberson travel too — for Fuller Brushes. Bobby Wiggins and Dale Koehler are world explorers and have just embarked on a trip to the North Pole. The crystal ball grows cloudy. Now it clears up again. I see a big school, the University of Alabama. Russel Collins is its president and Mildred Chunn and Betty Ashworth are teaching there. Doris Fain is dean of women and Erie Ralls is head of the Million Dollar Band. Louise Prestridge and Lois Upton and Jo Ann Williams are teaching at G. H. S. Barbara Barnes has a kindergarten and Sara Jean Camp assists her. Eve Clark and Ann Brock jointly teach Chemistry. What's this? A race track? Why yes, and there are Ann Freeman and Doris Strickland. They breed horses in Kentucky. Larry Day and Milton Ezell work there, too. I believe they are bookies. The crystal ball moves us over to Missouri to more sports. James Blackwood plays professional base- ball with the Missouri Moonshine Maulers. Billy Stevenson is their pitcher and Jerry Whittle is the club's manager. The ball now lets us see into the Stag Poolroom, owned by Dannee Rains, with Billy Rack- em-up Mills and Don Stockdale as his assistants. Goodness, there is the First National Bank! Jack Pruitt is its president and Doris Smith is his sec- retary. Betty Smith and Joyce Williams are cashiers. Jean Kennedy is the secretary of the vice-presi- dent, Billy Joe Wright, and Bill Morris is the janitor. Let's see, just down the street in Woolworth's, I see that Nancy Coleman is head clerk. Syble Farrow is her assistant and Alvis Ford is floorwalker there. Joe Wright is a soda jerk there. In Beik's I see Don Smith and Sweetie Work working as clerks while Lelia Mae Hartman is manager. Sue Holland has a clothing store in Birmingham and Phyllis Rollins and Barbara Clark are her as- sistants. Sarah Roe keeps books for the shop. Betty Tumlin is a fashion designer and Louise Wallace and Florence Waits work for her. Natishia McGill, June McCamy, and Donna Vail and Lunette Dempsey have a dress shop and Jerry Brown is head of the shoes department. Janice Garrison and Ann Hudson are Power's models. Bobbie Ann and Carolyn Freeman are photographer's models in New York and Maxine Robinson models, too. Mary Charles Adams and Jean Edwards are beauty operators. Ann Gilmore, Barbara Cushing and Mary Ella Likos are interior decorators and are very good at it. Bobby Quil- len owns a bakery and Jeanne Hol- lingsworth is working for him. A lot of your folks are in the radio business now. Boyd Parsons is M.C. for Queen for a Day now. Ernest Able took Bob Hope's place and Bob- by Giles is announcing over Associated Press Newsreel. Peggy Davis and Frances Roberts write the script for Ladies, Be Seated. Phillip Williams (continued in ad section) Page 44 LAST WILL We, the members of the Senior Class of 1950 at Gadsden High School, of the City of Gadsden, County of Etowah and State of Alabama, being of sound mind and memory, do here- by make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revolking any will or wills made by us heretofore. To the future Senior Classes of G. H. S. we leave the spirit of co-opera- tion that has led our members to know each other better. To the Junior Class we will our love and appreciation of our teachers and our school. To the Sophomores we leave our spirit of being different in spite of all obstacles. To the Freshmen we leave our love our own class that has helped to keep our class going forward. I, Ernest Abel, leave my love of walking up and down the halls to anyone else who needs the exercise. I, James Abernathy, will my crazy ways to Ronnie Cornelius. I, Mary Charles Adams, will my love for the alumni to Mary Ann Pruitt. I, Betty Ashworth, leave my hate of walking in the rain to Sue Carroll. I, Barbara Barnes, will my beautiful brown eyes to Barbara Ward. We, Geraldine Barron and Mollie Cook leave our red hair to Louise Lloyd and Lexie Cook. We, Doris Beavers and Jane Jones, leave our love of G. H. S. to our sisters, Charlotte and June. I, Juanita Beck, leave my seat on the East Gadsden bus to Betty Phillips. I, Mary Ruth Berry, leave my desire to speak French to Sara Gleason. I, James Blackwood, will to Bobby Erwin my blank English notebook, as i am sure it will remain blank in his possession. I, Bobby Bright, will my golden locks to the three bears. I, Ann Brock, do leave to Jo Ann Ivey my odd laugh. I, Jerry Brown, leave the rattles in my car to anyone else who has a Model A. I, Cebron Burke, bequeath my place in Mrs. Noojin's car to some other lucky Attalia student. I, Ralph Burrell, leave my wavy hair to Raymond Daniels. I, Gary Bynum, leave my ability to play the violin to Tommy Grant. I, Sara Jean Camp, will my place in shorthand class to Martha Morrow. I, Allison Christopher, leave my nickname, Bunkie, to Cecil Vice. We, Robert Chumley and Bob Ford, leave our places in Spanish class to anyone who is crazy enough to want it. I, Mildred Chunn, do will my ability to get along with my teachers to my brother, Gary. I, Barbara Clark, do will my blond hair to Nell Rose Rigdon. I, Eve Clark, leave my love of champagne, college men and parties to Alyson Rice. I, Nancy Coleman, do will my dislike for school to other people who had rather be graduated. I, Jack Collins, leave my place in the band to Bert Lowi. I, Russell Collins, leave my big ears to anyone who is hard of hearing. I, George Cooper, leave my devilish ways to Bill Smith. I, Frank Cox, do will my hate for stuck-up girls to anyone with good sense. I, Barbara Cushing, do will to Betty Sue Bobo my love for the Magnavox. I, Jane Dake, leave my boundless energy to Ramona Leac. We, Peggy Davis and Frances Roberts, leave our ability to get along with each other to Donna Roper and Jane Bandy. I, Leon Dean, leave my place in the band carrying the bass horn to anyone who has a stronger back than I. (Continued in Ad Section) AND TESTAMENT Page 45 SEN WHO’S 3est All Round JANE DAKE ERLE RALLS Best Looking JACKIE SAULS BOBBY SANDERS Most Likely To Succeed BETTY KROELINGER BILLY LAWRENCE Most Sophosticated JO NAN THORNTON PHILIP WILLIAMS I O R WHO Most Popular ANN HUDSON FRANK COX Best Dressed ETHEL RATTRAY E. Y. FREEMAN Most Athletic SUE DOBBINS JOE SMITH CLASS OFFICERS BUD COCHRAN JOYCE SLADE . LELLA SUE ABLES President Vice-President Secretary-T reasurer HISTORY In the fall of '47 we entered the famed halls of G. H. S. for the first time. That year, as greenies, we were in the midst of everything. We worked hard in preparation for Stunt Night. Although we didn't win, we were off to a good start. As Sophomores, we were again right in the midst of things. Many of our boys hit the sports lime light. Weren't we happy when our beauty, Joan Sherman, was chosen Queen! This year has been another good one. Under the capable leadership of Jack Culver and Bud Coch- ran we strived hard in everything we undertook to do. Again our class triumphed when our beauty, Sara Long, was crowned Queen. We have great plans for next year. We are going to try to be the best senior class ever. Page 50 Abercrombie, Miriam Abies, Leila Sue Adams, Neil Akins, Alice Alford, Alice Alford, Jerry Anderson, Clark Anderson, Sonja Baker, Guy Baker, Virginia Barfoot, Bernard Barnes, Bobby Battles, Gay Nell Battles, Nannie Lou Beauford, Gerald Bishop, Gordon Bishop, John Allen Blackledge, Barbara Borders, Vivian Brannock, Gene Brannon, Elizabeth Brewer, Steve Bringelman, Ken Bryant, Nancy Buffington, Nancy Campbell, Joyce Carroll, Sue Charleston, Tick Clayton, Lynn Cochran, Herald Cochran, John Cofield, Marlene Coker, Bobbie Collins, John Conner, Don Conner, Ellowene Cook, Tommy Cooper, Rudolph Copeland, Rodney Corbit, Bill Cox, Don Cranford, Elizabeth Page 51 CLASS Crim, Mona Cross, Coleman Cross, Robert Culver, Jack Daniel, Raymond Davenport, Dathula Davenport, Ruby Davidson, Buster Davis, Peggy Day, Billy Demy, Carol Dunn, Carol Dupre, Alison Edwards, Charles Edwards, Roy Ellis, Patsy Elton, Robert Erwin, Bobby Erwin, Georgia Fambrough, Ann Farrington, Amelia Findley, Roy Freeland, Margaret Freeman, Thomas Frost, Raymond Fordham, Charles Forehand, Vera Fowler, Louise Gaither, Ann Garrison, Howard Gilbert, Virginia Gilliland, Burma Glenn, Lois Jean Goodlett, Betty Jo Gulledge, Barbara Hamilton, Johnny Harcrowe, Barbara Harris, Burford Harris, Gayle Head, Betty Heaton, Don Heaton, Wayne Page 52 O F Herlong, Kenneth Hicks, Barbara Hill, Barbara Holloway, Barry Hood, Charlyne Houk, Patsy Inman, Jesse Jackson, Bobby Jackson, James Johnson, Foster Johnson, Thomas Jolly, Clara Jones, Leonard Keith, Jimmy Kellet, Frank King, Penny Knight, James Lane, Patsy Lawrence, Sara Leach, Gary Letson, Neil Long, Mary Ann Long, Sarah Lorren, Janet Love, Charles Lumpkin, Sally Jane Lynch, David MacPherson, Ann Malone, Jerry Matthews, Thomas McCarber, Betty McCluney, Betty McCluney, Joyce McClintock, Graham McCullar, Adilene McGraw, Elaine McPherson, Billy Means, Barbara Maddera, Jerry Maddera, Jimmy Mick, Tom Miller, Bettye Jean Page 53 A S S Millican, Wayne Mize, W. C. Moon, Bill Moon, Sylvia Morris, Hula Jo Morrow, Martha Mount, Kenneth Nash, Willie Fern Newton, Edna Noojin, Edward Nordman, Richard Norris, Neeka Norton, Gail Page, Kenneth Parker, Allen Parker, Archie Parcelle, Lucille Parsons, Dudley Parsons, Elsie Patterson, Gloria Payne, Jerry Payne, Mildred Peiper, Robert Philipson, Alvin Phillips, Bettye Pike, James Pinson, Gail Powers, Bert Prater, Bob Ramsey, Jack Raspberry, Jimmy Ratledge, Jean Reeves, Kenneth Reeves, Martha Rice, Alison Rigdon, Nelrose Roberts, Elsie Roberson, Joyce Robertson, Wynette Robeshaw, Le Merle Robinette, Lane Rudd, Joyce Russell, Theron O F Scorboro, Bobby Sewell, Ralph Sharpton, Glenda Shepard, Ginger Sherman, Joan Slade, Joyce Smith, Bill David Smi?h, Frances Sprayberry, Stella Stafford, Julia Stevens, Amos Stewart, Tom St. John, Martha Jean Stovall, Lavolia Strawn, Bob Swann, Joyce Swindel, Daphne Taylor, Lawrence Tillery, Don Tillman, Donna Tinsley, Bob Thompson, Charles Thompson, Carlene Thompson, Glenn Tolson, Jimmy Trammel, June Van Sandt, Patricia Vaughn, Russell Watford, Carolyn Ward, Barbara Ward, Gloria Wheeler, Ken Whorton, Jo Ann Wildman, Charlie Williams, Bobby Williams, Janet Wilson, Jeanette Wilson, Phillip Witherspoon, George Womack, Wayne Worley, Dick Woods, Mary Ann Woods, Sarah Woodard, David Woodhall, Marjorie Wolfe, Faye Wynn, Sidney Yates, Lloyd J U N WHO’S Cutest JEANETTE WILSON JIMMY RASPBERRY Best Dressed GINGER SHEPARD GENE BRANNOCK Best Looking MAX AULTMAN GLORIA WARD Popular BUDDIE McCLINTOCK SONJA ANDERSON I O R WHO Jolliest Juniors SARA LAWRENCE FRANK KELLET Most Athletic BARBARA WARD JIMMY TOLSON Most Likely To Succeed ALICE AKINS CHARLES LOVE (Not Pictured) Best All Round JOYCE CULVER MAX AULTMAN C L A OFFICERS LEWIS FOWLER . . ROBERT STINE RAMONA LEACH . s s President Vice-President . Sec.-Trees. HISTORY Two years ago the class of '52 walked through the portals of 'old G. H. S., and have been going strong ever since. With two whole years to go, we've already done what very few classes have been able to do. We've won everything there is to win in one year. We won the homecoming float and the talent show over hard competition from the Seniors, Juniors and Freshmen. Best of all, though, we walk- ed away with the blue ribbon for stunt night! That's an accomplishment we hope to repeat twice more before we leave our Alma Mater. In addition to these, we placed many men on the football, basketball, baseball, and track teams. Both the majorettes and several of the flagswingers are Sophomores, while three of our iron-lunged cheerleaders belong to our class, while many of the class of — you-know-what — are in the various clubs. We, the class of '52, shall strive, by dent of hard work and a co-operative school spirt, to be as suc- cessful our last two years as we have been our first two. Page 60 OF '5 2 Abernathy, Geneva Adams, Billy Albright, Charles Adford, Shirley Amos, Roy Anderson, Dorothy Archer, Billy Joe Atkinson, Elaine Auman, Jane Austin, Linda Autman, Bobby Baily, Wayne Ballard, Reger Bandy, Jane Barnes, Benny Barnes, Charles Bean, Bonnie Bentley, Tommy Bice, Gail Blackwell, Van Lee Blackwood, Joan Bourroughs, Nancy Boyd, Bill Bozeman, Jerry Bradley, Jean Brannock, Pat Brannon, Ray Ellen Brasher, Joan Brooks, James Brooks, Ray Nell Bryan, Jimmy Burger, Jackie Buttram, Danny Cash, Howell Chunn, Gary Clark, Earl Clayton, Donna Cole, Carolyn Coleman, Rosie Connell, Joy Cook, Lexie Copeland, Dan Page 61 CLASS Copeland, Harold Copeland, Juanita Cornelius, Robert Cornelius, Ronald Cothran, Paul Cox, Betty Curry, June Damkoehler, Kent Davidson, Paul Day, Joy Nell Dickson, Jean Dill, Jackie Dobbs, Mae Belle Dooley, Betty Ann Dunn, Jo Ann Dunn, Tommie Duvall, Sylvia Edmondson, Allen Enloe, Lee Espy, Annie Espy, Magdalene Estes, Kenneth Etheridge, Marie Eubanks, Rammie Farmer, Page Farrow, Ruby Fish, Anita Ford, Bobby Forrester, Betty Fountain, Betty Fowler, Lewis Fox, Dorothy Gaither, L. 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Garrett, James Gleason, Sarah Godsey, Lindon Godwin, James Goodlett, Earlene Goss, Bobby Grant, Tommie Greathouse, Joyce Griffin, Warren Page 62 OF ’ 5 Grigsby, Don Guest, Joyce Hall, James Hall, Janice Hall, Joyce Hamilton, Betty Hamilton, Sue Hamilton, Tommie Hawkins, Junie Hardin, Billy Harris, Ruby Jo Harrison, Carl Harwood, Carleene Heath, Carol Heaton, Jimmy Herring, Betty Holland, Rachie Holdridge, Mary Ann Hooks, Ann Hooks, Juanita Jackson, Dorothy Jackson, Jean James, Ann James, Barbara Jennings, Shirley Johnson, Jerry Johnson, Ronny Keeling, Billy Kelton, Norma King, Billy Kircus, Betty Knowles, Martha Landers, Dot Lankford, Wanda Latham, Dorothy Latham, James Lay, John Leach, Ramona LeCroy, Hugh Leeth, Larry Lindsey, Peggy Long, Betty Page 63 Lovvorn, Kathryn Lowi, Bert Lucas, Wayne Liverette, Jeanette Mackey, Johnny Majure, Richard Mayben, Martha McBride, Barbara McCay, Joe McCluney, Ronald McDuffie, Frances McElroy, Joyce McGehee, Bill McGenty, Mary Jo McGlathery, Charles McKebben, Billie June Means, Pat Meecham, Jackie Meeks, Mary Miller, Tony Millican, Ross Millican, Wanda Moore, Pat Moore, Richard Morgan, Jack Mummah, Mary Joan Nesbit, Wayne Nail, Lois Nash, Anita Nash, Clovis Nations, Mary Ann Nivens, Erma Jean Noojin, Bobby Oden, Danny Odom, Louise O'Neal, Hugh Owens, Angie Packer, Faye Page, Greta Patterson, Betty Patterson, Bill Payne, O. 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Page 64 OF ’ 5 Peeples, Eugene Pentecost, Terreshia Perry, Dean Phillips, Patty Phioes, Delores Pinson, Charles Presley, Helen Pruitt, Bobby Pruitt, Mary Ann Ralls, Dianne Rayburn, Carol Reynolds, Johnny Richards, Charles Richards, Don Richardson, Frances Riddle, Helen Riley, Herbert Roberts, Byron Roberts, Terrill Rosenberg, Kay Ross, George Ryan, Barbara Sauls, Jerry Saxon, Bill Saxon, Virginia Sewell, Albert Short, Ronald Silvey, James Smith, Barbara Smith, Billy Smith, Bobby Joe Smith, Frank Smith, Tad Smith, Morris Smith, Myra Spakes, Helen Faye Spielberg, Jane Stallings, Ruth Stancill, Cecila Stephens, Ellen Stephens, Rebecca Stephenson, Gerald Page 65 Page 66 Stevenson, Vista Steward, James Stewart, Gail Stine, Robert Strawn, Russell Stroffergen, Alma Thomas, Hendietta Thomas, La Verne Thompson, Mary Catherine Thompson, Lamar Thornton, Mary Alice Upton, Frank Upton, Marie Vice, Jerry Vice, Nelda Jo Vinson, Carol Wagnon, Patty Walder, Jaunita Wallace, Mary Ruth Waller, Gerald Waller, John Walls, Lee Walls, Sarah Warren, Jean Watson, William Weaver, Benny Wetzel, Jimmy Wetzel, Charles Wheeler, Barbara Wheeler, Betty Sue White, Helen White, Jean Whitey, Billy Whorton, Bob Wier, Betty Williams, Billy Joe Williams, Jane Williams, Zell Wilson, Max Wilson, Myra Woffard, Dorothy Wood, Sudie Ann Wrenn, Laura Lee Wright, Richard U MEMORIAM ANNE LAMAR WEAVER The school regrets the loss of Anne Lamar Weaver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Weaver, 920 Walnut Street, Gadsden, Ala- bama. Anne passed away on December 24, 1949. Anne entered Gadsden High School as a Freshman in the fall of 1947, and by her high standard of scholarship and charming person- ality, she immediately won the love and respect of her teachers and fellow students. Despite illness and her recent return from a stay in the hospital, she was able to participate in the Coronation of Stunt Night as a Sophomore favorite where she presented a lasting picture of charm and loveliness. We, at Gadsden High School, extend to Anne's family, — her sister. Mother and Father —our deepest sympathy. FRED MORGAN, JR. Gadsden High School regrets the loss of another student this school year, that of Fred Morgan, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Morgan, Senior., of 310 Sixth Street (Mitchell Avenue), East Gadsden. Fred, Jr. died on February 23, 1950 after about four months illness. Fred had been with us only about two months at school. Yet, in that short period of time he had become active in football, even though he was a freshman. He was well liked by all those who knew him for he was, as Coach Burton says, a regular guy. We, at school, extend to Fred, Jr.'s family —the other three children, his Mother, and Father—our heartfelt sympathy. Page 67 Most Popular MARY ALICE THORNTON LEWIS FOWLER Best Dressed VISTA STEVENSON Most Athletic TERRELL ROBERTS JIMMY HEATON RAMONA LEACH Best All Round JOHNNY REYNOLDS JANE BANDY S O P H O WHO’S MORE WHO Most Likely To Succeed JOYCE GREATHOUSE BOBBY PRUITT Silliest BILLY HARDIN PATTY PHILLIPS Cutest MARY RUTH WALLACE BOBBY NOOJIN Best Looking DIANE RALLS WARREN GRIFFIN C L A S OFFICERS WYATT SIEBER . . . . President RAY THOMPSON................................Vice-President ANN CONNOR Secretary-Treasurer HISTORY It was a scared bunch of Freshmen that arrived on the campus of G. H. S. in September of 1949, but it didn't take long for the class of '53 to get into the swing of things. We had students taking part in almost every activity: some played in the band while others chose various clubs and some entered sports. Our most highly honored achievement this year was winning the first place basketball trophy. This team consisted of nothing but Freshmen, who, during the entire season, had a record of thirty-one victories against no defeats. There were seven Freshmen who earn- ed the honor of wearing a G sweater. There are many and bigger things the class of '53 hopes to achieve before we leave G. H. S. Page 72 OF ’53 Adams, Jane Adcock, Virginia Akers, Betty Allen, Ernest Alsup, Frances Anderson, Robin Archer, Lila Baker, Barbara Baker, Carolyn Baker, Jerry Barksdale, Joyce Bates, Bobby Beaird, Betty Beaird, Ray Beauford, James Beavers, Charlotte Beck, Emmett Benefield, Marie Bobo, Bette Sue Bobo, Betty Bolding, Charles Booker, Parham Booth, Betty Bottoms, Jane Bowman, Billy Boyd, Tommy Bradford, Charles Bradley, Ann Breeden, Danny Breeden, George Brewer, Ralph Brooks, Shirley Brown, Lowell Brumbelow, Floyd Bryan, Martha Burnett, Johnny Carruth, John Carter, Kathryn Chambers, Zoe Ella Chamblee, Leonard Champion, Jack Chestnut, Jo Ann Page 73 ASS Clark, Maudlene Cochran, Jimmy Cole, Jack Colvin, June Connell, Benny Connell, Jerry Conner, Martha Cothran, Shirley Crawford, Frances Crawford, Jerry Cross, Tommy Cunningham, Elenor Dawson, Helen Davis, Billy Davis, Margie Day, Shirley Dickson, Jimmy Dold, Elbert Dold, Patricia Duke, Ann Dunn, Charles Dyer, Bob Dyer, Jim Edwards, Janet Edwards, Jean Edwards, Peggy Espy, Eugene Estes, Russell Etchinson, John Evans, Rayford Fail, Sue Fale, Jerrie Fambrough, Rubye Finch, Betty Floyd, Josie Mae Foreman, Marie Fowler, Jerry Franklin, Bonnie Frantz, Gene Freeman, Gary Freeman, Kenneth Gann, Anise Garry, Naomi Garry, Ronald Gattis, Annette Glover, Loretta Goss, Betty Graham, Betty O F Graham, Peggy Gregory, Don Griffeth, Betty Griffin, Ann Griffin, Billy Grimes, Ormond Grizzard, Wayne Hagedorn, Jane Hamilton, Phillip Haney, Bill Hanson, Roy Harp, Charles Harris, Billy Harris, Patsy Harrison, Jane Haun, Sylvia Hawn, Doris Hayes, Frank Hayes, Ray Heald, Johnny Helms, Jerry Henson, Maxine Hicks, Betty Higgins, Max Hofferbert, Emily Hood, Guy Hooks, Juanita Hulsey, Bill Hulsey, LaRue Isbell, James Ivey, Jo Ann Johnson, Edward Johnson, Jack Johnson, Peggy Jones, Judy Kelly, Pete Koehler, Jerome Lambert, Billy Landreth, Homer Lane, Jane Lasseter, Earle Lee, Dorothy Lee, Virginia Lodge, Orval Lynn, Sewell Maciel, Patricia Maeger, Mary Ella Malone, Howard A S S Manderson, Ramona Marlin, Ann Mauney, June Mayo, Carolyn Mayo, Horace McBrayer, Claude McCamy, Charles McCluney, Finis McGehee, Helen McGinty, Carol Means, Judy Meharg, Ada Melton, Ann Moon, Gerald Moon, Thomas Morgan, Bobby Morgan, Dorothy Mullinax, Joe Nelson, Joe Neil Nelson, Melba Otwell, Fred Owens, Don Owens, Frances Page, Carolyn Panky, Clarence Parker, Jerry Partain, Billy Peak, Lillian Pearce, Jaynie Peterson, Thomas Phillips, Gerald Pinson, Billy Presley, Julia Ann Preston, Ann Props!, Franklin Pruitt, Ray Rainer, Howard Rainwater, Ann Ramsey, Janice Redman, Jackie Sue Reed, Harold Reeves, Marilyn Rodgers, Joseph Rodgers, Ann Rushing, Naomi Rutledge, Gail Scofield, Diane Sharp, Edward OF ’53 Shingley, Marie Shirley, Bill Shoemaker, Frank Sieber, Rebecca Sieber, Wyatt Sibert, Nancy Sims, Donald Smith, Jane Smith, Joy Smith, Kenneth Smith, Rush Snead, Curtis Spradlin, Peggy Stephens, Carl Stone, Betty Stone, Geneva Striplin, Howard Sturkie, Henry Talley, Billy Tennyson, Faye Tramel, Jim Turley, Jo Ann Turner, Ima Vice, Cecil Waddell, Jimmy Wadsworth, Bub Wall, Mary Margaret Walls, Sarah Walls, Wayne Ware, Don Warren, Jerrie Watford, Ann Weathington, Billy Weeks, Lawrence Westcott, Franklin Whistenant, Virginia White, Jean Whitt, Aaon Wiggins, Donald Wiggins, Milton Williams, George Willingham, Jeanette Wood, Katheryn Wright, Ella Lou Wright, Jack Wright, Lindell Yates, Betty Yates, Mildred Young, Jane FRESH WHO’S Most Popular JUDY JONES WYATT SIEBER Cutest ORMAND GRIMES LaRUE HULSEY Best All Round JO ANN IVEY HENRY STURKIE Most Athletic JANE BOTTOMS JERRY CONNELL MAN WHO Best Looking GUY HOOD PATSY VINES Most Likely To Succeed THOMAS PETERSON MARIE FOREMAN Best Dressed GAIL RUTLEDGE CURTIS SNEAD Friendliest TOMMY CROSS ANISE GANN rv.LT BETTY KROELINGER PHILIP WILLIAMS JACKIE SAULS Editor-in-Chief Co-Business Manager Co-Business Manager CRUCIBLE STAFF After a big race with the engraver and the printer, the annual staff has brought you your '50 CRUCIBLE. The staff has given untiringly of its efforts to produce the best CRUCIBLE ever, and we sincerely hope it meets your com- plete approval. MR. HARRY W. HAMME Advisor LEE WALLS................Photographer ETHEL RATTRAY . . . Literary Editor ERLE RALLS...................Club Editor JEAN HOLLINGSWORTH Typist RUSTY RUSSELL Sports Editor FRANK COX..........................Artist MISS JEWELL WHATLE Advisor PHILIP WILLIAMS, Business Manager Jean Hollingsworth, Ginger Shepard, John Lay, Hugh O'Neil, Jimmy Raspbury, Graham McClintock, Albert Sewell, Wayne Nesbitt, Lee Enloe, Bert Lowi, Jack Lowery, Wayne Wilson, Gene Brannock. THE SUBSCRIPTION STAFF JACKIE SAULS, Business Manager Griffen, Lowi, Enloe, Lowery, Laverle Thomas, Williams, Wagnon, Bottoms, Anderson, Ashley, Laverne Thomas, Cothran, Hill, Morris, Pinson, Bandy, Duke, Dobbins, Hulsey, Page, Jones, Tramel, Robinson, Ralls, Hicks, McDuffie, Rutledge, Seiber, Vires, Roe, Wilson, Wofford, Heaton, Spielberg. JOE SMITH President GENE BRANNOCK Vice-President BERT LOW I Secretary-Treasurer Vhe STUDENT The '49-'50 Student Council has been one of the best in the history of the school. The officers set up a wonderful platform at the beginning of the school year and, we are proud to say, stuck loyally to their proposed plans. They proved that the Student Council is a government of the students, by the students, and for the students. The Council has the task of regulating and controlling all student activities, as well as encourag- ing high standards in all our activities. The backbone of G. H. S., this organization takes charge of all book selling, arranging assembly programs, and supervising student elections. Members are selected by popular vote, each homeroom having one or more representative, ac- cording to its enrollment. Mrs. Hurst is the very capable sponsor of the Council. This year the Council made an important step forward by securing voting machines for the political elections in the spring. Students Voting c o MEMBERS Vivian Borders Dick Worley Bobby Scarboro Gail Norton Lunette Dempsey Kenneth Herlong Anita Fish Bill Boyd Anise Gann Orman Grimes N. A. Russell Amelia Farrington Bobby Sanders Joy Nell Day Rachie Holland Joyce Whitehead Billy Lawrence Wyatt Sieber Ann Watford Jane Jones Jimmy Keith Betty Sue Bobo Angie Owens Steve Brewer Paul Cothran Franklin Propst John Lay Judy Janes Thomas Peterson Jerry Connell Elaine McGraw Billy Adams Lewis Fowler Jane Bandy Frank Cox Eleanor Work MONITORS Kenneth Fletcher, E. Y. Freeman, Jerry Whittle, Ann Hudson, Jackie Jones, Ginger Shepard, Marian Short, Sonja Andersen, Bebe Gwin, Louise Wallace, Wayne Wilson, Jo Ann Ivey, Judy Jones, Alyson Rice, Gloria Ward, Barbara Cushing, Martha Morrow, Jo Nan Thornton, Frances Buttram. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY OFFICERS BETTY KROELINGER.............................President MILDRED CHUNN...........................Vice-President BOB HALL.....................................Secretary EDNA EARL GARRETT............................Treasurer MISS SAWYER....................................Sponsor Bebe Gwin Russell Collins Joe Harris Mary Ruth Berry Alice Alford Margaret Freeland Linda Leach Sarah Jean Camp Donna Vail Philip Williams Maxine Hanks Charles Love Sue Dobbins MEMBERS Rodney Copeland Bill Lawrence Gail Norton Allene Joyner Buford Harris Bob Ford Wayne Womack Daphene Swindall Kenneth Herlong Wayne Wilson Erie Ralls Lois Upton Hula Jo Morris Allison Christopher Joe Smith Glenda Sharpton Jack Collins Joe Wright Jo Ann Williams Billy Williams Joyce Swann John Nickerson Dale Koehler Rebecca Shigley The membership in the National Honor Society is limited to the two upper classes with the most of the membership coming from the Senior Class. Members are elected by the faculty and the principal. The four aims of this national organization are: scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Page 86 EDITORIAL STAFF Jack Colli ns Sara Lawrence Robert Moyne Bert Lowi Joe Smith Philip Williams B. D. Hooks Boyd Parsons Neil Letson Charles Love Ann Hudson Jackie Jones AGNAVOX STAFF OFFICERS JACK COLLINS......................................Editor BERT LOWI...............................Assistant Editor JOHNNY DUKE, JACKIE JONES Co-Business Managers JOE SMITH.........................................Sports Editor MRS. JO HODGE....................................Sponsor The student newspaper at G. H. S., the MAGNAVOX, is always a source of enjoyment and pride. We are sure that this student publication will grow and improve in the future as it has in the past. Hats off to you, MAGNAVOX, for a swell job! BUSINESS STAFF Jack Lowery Ginger Shepard Jackie Jones Alyson DuPre Donna Clayton Jerry Whittle Wayne Wilson Kenneth Fletcher Johnny Duke OFFICERS JOE SMITH FRANK COX . JACK LOWERY ERLE RALLS . PHILIP WILLIAMS COACH BURTON President . Vice-President Secretary Treasurer . Chaplain Sponsor H I - Y and The Boy's Hi-Y, this year under the sponsorship of Coach Burton, has accomplished a great deal. The annual Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y conference was held at G. H. S. this year, and everyone agreed that it was one of the best ever held in this district. This group, which represents the highest moral and spiritual standards, has sponsored many worth while projects, and has had a very successful year. Bernard Barfoot Gary Leach Joe Worley Graham McClintock Billy Lawrence Johnny Duke Robert Chumley Melvin Bowen Boyd Parsons Bob Hall MEMBERS Bobby Wiggins Wayne Wilson Joe Wright Bobby Sanders Robert Mayne N. A. Russell Bobby Barnes Don Stockdale Lynn Clayton Allison Christopher Bobby Quillen Jack Lister Don Hazelrig Billy Williams Russell Collins Bob Ford Paul Moffett Jack Collins Angie Likos Page 88 OFFICERS SUE DOBBINS . ETHEL RATTRAY ELEANOR WORK ANN GILMORE KATHLEEN STORY BETTY THOMPSON President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Chaplain Sponsor The purpose of the Tri-Hi-Y is to extend and maintain Christian Character throughout our school. Reading the Scripture over the loud speaker, selling candy to raise funds, and preparing for the dis- trict conference are a few of the many projects carried out by this important club. Eve Clark Alice Akins Ginger Shepard Ann Brock Rhea Rountree Jean Edwards Peggy Lusk Mary Ella Likos MEMBERS Betty Tuck Phyllis Rollins Jeanette Moses Jackie Sauls Sarah Roe Maryan Majors Mildred Chunn Sue Carroll Jo Ann Williams Clara Ralls Linda Leach Barbara Cushing Jane Pentecost Doris Beavers Jane Dake Betty Kroelinger Gail Pinson Page 89 ii vilium FUTURE TEACHERS OF AMERICA MILDRED CHUNN OFFICERS President JOAN SHERMAN Secretary JEAN HOLLINGSWORTH . Business Manager SUE DOBBINS Historian EULA BUMPERS................................Sponsor The members of this organization are students who are interested in becoming teachers after graduating. The immediate purpose of the club is to encourage teaching and uphold the higher ideals. Ann James Betty McCluney Lois Upton Kathleen Story Mary Ann Nation Jean Dickson Tommy Hamilton Laura Lee Wrenn Phyllis Rollins Doris Beavers MEMBERS Jo Ann Williams Louise Odom Anita Fish Hugh O'Neil Lewis Fowler Joe Smith Jack Collins Jo Ann Dunn Bobbie Coker Bobby Pruitt Hula Jo Morris Nancy Buffington Nell Ross Rigdon Sue Carroll Joyce Greathouse Page Farmer Lexie Cook Martha Reeves LIBRARY KATHRYN ABERCROMBIE CLUB Sponsor This club is composed of girls, who help with the many duties of keeping up the library, such as shelving books, receiving and checking out books, and making minor repairs on the books. MEMBERS Frances Allsup Barbara Cox Betty Goss Myra Wilson Carolyn Mayo Frances Buttram Lois Upton Edna Earl Garrett Betty Forrester Sarah Gleason Kathleen Story Gail Stewart Sarah Wall Elizabeth Cranford Dorothy Anderson Sarah Jean Camp Peggy Freeland Carolyn Fuller Marie Benefield THE SPANISH CLUB OFFICERS BILLY LAWRENCE......... President ERLE RALLS Vice-President DON STOCKDALE...........Secretary BETTY THOMPSON............Sponsor MEMBERS Dale Koehler Linda Leach Robert Watford Jackee Jones Clara Ralls Mary Ella Likos Ann Brock Elenor Work Roy Edwards Charles Love Kay Rosenberg Georgia Erwin Jo Ann Williams Mary Ann Holdrige Russell Estes Mary Ann Long Bill Mills Pat Ellis Wayne Wilson Sue Dobbins Bill Morris Bebe Gwin Louise Wallace Philip Williams Jane Spielberg Frances Buttram Erie Ralls Benny Hollingsworth Faye Head Jane Dake Gail Pinson Janice Garrison Page 92 THE LATIN CLUB OFFICERS WARREN GRIFFIN GENE BRANNON . JO ANN DUNN MISS SAWYER............... President Vice- President Secretary Sponsor The aim of the Latin Club, which is composed of students taking Latin, is to interest the members in the Roman language and customs. One of the plans of this year's Latin Club is to have a Roman Ban- quet, where Roman customs will be observed. The members of the Latin Club are not pictured because there are so many in the club. It is one of the largest clubs at G. H. S. THE FRENCH CLUB OFFICERS BOB HALL........................................President GRAHAM McCLINTOCK..........................Vice-President DORIS SMITH Secretary REBECCA STEPHENS................................Treasurer MISS SAWYER.......................................Sponsor Betty Kroelinger Doris Shew Nancy Buffington Margaret Freeland June Tramel Jo Ann Whorton MEMBERS Sara Gleason Hula Jo Morris Buford Harris Ceborne Burke Neil Letson Delmar Farmer Jimmy Raspberry Bobby Giles Alvin Phillipson Frank Cox Wayne Hopper Mary Ruth Berry Jean White This club enjoys, in addition to the usual activities, singing Christmas Carols, giving informal plays, and reading French periodicals. The members annually invite a group of exchange students from Jack- sonville here, and everyone enjoys their assembly programs. Page 94 JUNIOR RED CROSS PENNY KING OFFICERS President JOHNNY WELCH Vice-President JOHNNY DUKE Secretary KATHLEEN DRAPER Sponsor Beftye Tuck Laura Lee Wrenn Betty Landers Doris Smith Betty Ashworth Hula Jo Morris MEMBERS Shirley Cothran Carolyn Waters Jeanette Wilson Barbara James Barbara Biackledge Johnny Duke Penny King Mona Crim Bobby Pruitt Johnny Reynolds This organization is a member of the American Red Cross. It is under the direction of the local Red Cross Chapter of this city. The Junior Red Cross has charge of collecting donations during the Annual Red Cross Drives, and collecting articles for the overseas boxes, shipped to the needy countries of Europe. Th membership of this club is composed of one representative from each homeroom, elected by popular vote. Page 95 OFFICERS SUE DOBBINS JANE DAKE . . BARBARA CUSHING President Vice-President Secretary DORIS SHEW.....................................Treasurer MISS DRAPER . .. Sponsor Buford Harris Hula Jo Morris Willie Fren Nash Alice Akins Ann Freeman Allison DuPre Erie Ralls MEMBERS Bebe Gwin June Tramel Jackie Jones Marian Short Jane Pentecost Jean Hollingsworth Kathleen Story Phyllis Rollins Philip Williams Betty Kroelinger Charles Love Ralph Sewell Jimmy Raspberry This past year, G. H. S. participated in the Dramatic Festival with the other schools of the county. The Dramatic club has well carried on its motto and theme, Act well your part, for there all honor lies. Page 96 NATIONAL THESPIANS The Gadsden High chapter. Troop No. 607, of the National Thespian Society was organized by the class of '60 during their Sophomore year. The society is established in secondary schools to help stimulate in boys and girls the desire to achieve excellence in various phases of production of the dramatics arts. It is also to create in its members a deep appreciation of world drama, as well as an active part in all aspects of the high school theatre. OFFICERS ALICE AKINS............... DORIS SHEW . . CHARLES LOVE............... KATHLEEN DRAPER . . . President Vice-President Secretary Sponsor Jean Hollingsworth Jo Ann Maciel Betty Kroelinger Sue Dobbins Ann Brock Eve Clark Jane Dake MEMBERS Ann Freeman Jane Pentecost Rhea Rountree Alyson Dupre Ralph Sewell Guy Hood Penny King Ann James Neil Letson Graham McClintock Hula Jo Morris Willie Fern Nash La Verne Thomas June Tramel Jo Ann Whorton CHORAL CLUB OFFICERS PHILIP WILLIAMS . . GRAHAM McCLINTOCK . BETTY McCLUNEY MRS. MURPHY............... President Vice-President Secretary Sponsor Under the leadership of Mrs. Murphy, the Choral Union presents two outstanding programs each year. Everyone is familiar with the wonderful Christmas programs and the annual Spring Concert given by the Choral Union. This club cultivates a deeper appreciation of music as well as providing entertain- ment. This club is composed of both boys and girls who take Glee Club and Choral Club. There are so many members in this club that the names are not given. THE USHER’S CLUB OFFICERS PHILIP WILLIAMS......Head Usher FRANK COX......... Assistant Usher MISS SAWYER...............Sponsor One of the most important and respected clubs in our school, the Usher's Club performs many serv- ices. These boys, under the leadership of Miss Sawyer serve for all the artist series programs at G. H. S. In addition they serve at any other performances, meetings or programs in the school or community where they may be needed. Ever since the organization was founded in 1936, it has proved one of the very best. Jack Collins Bob Ford Jack Lowery Paul Moffett Bobby Quillen Billy Williams Bernard Barfoot MEMBERS Gene Brannock Cebron Burke Rodney Copeland Joe Worley Johnny Duke Kenneth Herlong Wayne Hopper Dale Koehler Neil Lefson Charles Love Graham McClintock Tom Mick Jimmy Rasbury Bobby Sanders Joe Simfh Page 99 OFFICERS BOBBY WILLIAMS................................President MAXINE ROBINSON Vice-President PATSY GRIGSBY.................................Secretary CHARLOTTE JENNINGS............................Treasurer DOROTHY MOORE, WALTER HARRISON Sponsors The D. O. Club consists of members of the Divisified Occupation and the Distributive Education classes in our school. This club has as its purpose developing leadership and ability in the vocational field. Addie Edmondson Bobbie Ann Freeman Jane Jones Betty Kimberley Geraldine Parr Lyverel Thomas Cathryn Turley Alice Alford Nannie Battles Steve Brewer Marlene Cofield Dathula Davenport MEMBERS Ann Fambrough Louise Fowler Patsy Hauk Sarah Long Sylvia Moon W. C. Mize Allen Parker Glenda Sharpton Virginia Baker Cora Gilbert Hazel Gray Betty Landers Bonnie McDougal Richard Norman Joyce Robertson Judy Stafford Charles Thompson Betty Tumlin Florence Waits Joyce Williams Bobby Watkins Jacqueling Bradley Page 100 MEMBERS Jack Spradlin Bobby Scarboro Charles Richards David Woodard Harvey Elliott John Collins Billy Williams PICTURE SHOW OPERATORS . . . These members do a fine job in carrying out the visual education program at School. It is their responsibility to operate pictures for classes whenever called upon. Gadsden High CAMERA CLUB The Camera Club was formed several years ago, in order to permit students interested in photog- raphy to further their abilities. Members, with the aid of a new darkroom, have turned out some fine work. MEMBERS Bill Moon Paul Moffett John Collins Bobby Quillan Jimmy Steward Jack Spradlin Gene Frantz Tommy Cross Earl Lasseter Ronney Gary Clark Anderson Lindell Wright Margie Woodhall Barbara Hicks Frank Kellet Bill Williams Bobby Scarboro Jane Pentecost THE BLUE NOTES The Blue Notes have played at many school functions, and have produced some really fine music. The lighter side of G. H. S.'s music education has been well taken care of by these boys and their horns. MEMBERS PHILIP WILLIAMS . JACK COLLINS . TERRELL ROBERTS ROBERT WATFORD ERLE RALLS . . GENE DEESE . . BOBBY NOOJIN MATTHEW GAGE Leader and First Trumpet First Alto Third Alto Second Tenor First Trombone Piano ...............Drums ................Bass Page 102 LAB ASSISTANTS The Laboratory Assistants provide a valuable service for the Science students in that they take care of the materials in the various laboratories and assist in the many experiments preformed from day to day. PROGRAM SELLERS These boys are in charge of selling programs during the football season. The money that is re- ceived for the programs (which are donated by the Coca-Cola Company) is used for various worth- while projects, among which is furnishing the Memorial Room. Mrs. Hurst is the guiding force behind the program sellers. THE MARCHING BAND OFFICERS BOBBY QUILLEN ERLE RALLS . WAYNE HOPPER CAROL DUNN . BOYD PARSONS JOAN SHERMAN Captain First Lieutenant Librarian Secretary-Treasurer Drum Major Head Flag Swinger The G. H. S. Band, as always, provided that extra something that made football games, parades, and other events memorable. Under Mort Fess Glosser's excellent leadership, the band enjoyed one of its best and most oustanding years. Hats off to you, Band, you're great! Drum Major Parsons Flagbearers Larry Day, Robert Mayne, Larry Tubb MAJORETTES: Mary Alice Thornton, Mary Ruth Wallace SUBS: Dot Lan- ders. MEMBERS Ernest Abel, Leila Sue Abies, Jane Adams, Bernard Barfoot, Barbara Barnes, Charlotte Beavers, Juanita Beck, Mary Ruth Berry, Kenn Brengelman, Danee Breeden, James Allen Brooks, Jerry Brown, Nancy Bryant, Johnny Burnett, John Car- ruth, Eddie Lee Charlton, Jimmie Cochran, Mona Crim, Billy Davis, Larry Day, Leon Dean, Jean Dickson, Carpi Ann Dunn, Charles Edwards, Roy Edwards, Patsy Ellis, Robert Elton, Georgia Erwin, Carolyn Freeman, Raymond Frost, Naomi Garry, Peggy Graham, Edwin Grant, Warren Griffin, Billy Hardin, Gayle Harris, Bitty Head, Barbara Hill, Benny Hollingsworth, Ann Hooks, Wayne Hopper, Jimmie Horton, James Isbell, Charlotte Jennings, Charles Johnson, Pat Johnson, Huey LeCroy, Jack Lister, Mary Ann Long. Bert Lowi, Sewell Lynn, Ann MacPherson, M. A. Mayo, Rosomond Means, Tony Miller, Bill Moon, Mary Ann Nation, Bobby Noojin, Hugh O'Neill, Boyd Parsons, Geraldine Parr, Eugene Peeples, Billy Pinson, Charles Pinson, Lucille Purcell, Bobby Quillen, Danee Rains, Erie Ralls, Terrell Roberts, Martha St. John, Billy Saxon, Albert Sewell, Bobby Jo Smith, Barbara Smith, Jane Spielberg, Carl Stephens, Jimmie Steward, Lamar Thompson, Tony Traylor, Larry Tubb, Cecil Vice, Bud Wadsworth, Robert Watford, Charles Whelchel, Bob Whorton, Philip Williams, Jack Williams, Billy Williams, Jeanette Willingham, Wayne Wilson, Phillip Wilson, Dick Worley. FLAGSWINGERS Joan Sherman, Bobbie Ann Freeman, Ann Hudson, Mary Ella Likos, Jo Nan Thornton, Mary Ann Majors, Clara Ralls, Janice Garrison, Vista Stevenson, Leila Sue Abies. Dorsey' THE CONCERT BAND This year the concert band showed great virtuosity and ability, and thrilled its audiences every- where. Several members proved to be among the better players in the state when they received medals in th All-State Band. The band received an excellent rating at the State Contest, and gave outstanding performances at concerts. Entertainment was at an all-time high this year, under the capable baton of Mr. Glosser, and of Mr. Jack Connell, who filled in while Fess was away. OFFICERS BOBBY QUILLEN ERLE RALLS WAYNE HOPPER CAROL DUNN Captain First Lieutenant ......... Librarian Secreta ry-T reasu rer OFFICERS MEMBERS Ernest Abel, Jane Adams, Bernard Barfoot, Barbara Barnes, Charlotte Beavers, Juanita Beck, Mary Ruth Berry, Kenn Brengelman, James Allen Brooks, Jerry Brown, Nancy Brown, Johnny Burnett, John Carruth, Dick Case, Jackie Champion, Tick Charlton, Jimmie Cochran, Jack Collins, Mona Crim, Billy Davis, Lion Dean, Jean Dickson, Carol Ann Dunn, Charles Edwards, Roy Edwards, Patsy Ellis, Robert Elton, Georgia Erwin, Carolyi Freeman, Raymond Frost, Naomi Garry, Peggy Graham, Edwin Grant, Warren Griffin, Billy Hardin, Gayle Harris, Betty Head, Benny Hollingsworth, Wayne Hopper, Jimmie Horton, James Isbell, Shirley Jennings, Charles Johnson, Pat Johnson, Jack Lister, Mary Ann Long, Bert Lowi, Sewell Lynn, Ann Mac- Pherson, M. A. Mayo, Rosamond Means, Tony Miller, Bill Moon, Mary Ann Nation, Bobby Noojin, Hugh O'Neill, Elsie Parsons, Eugene Peeples, Billy Pinson, Charles Pinson, Bobby Quillen, Danee Rains, Erie Ralls, Terrell Roberts, Martha St. John, Albert Sewell, Bobby Jo Smi:h, Jane Spielberg, Carl Stephens, Jimmie Steward, Lamar Thompson, Tony Traylor, Cecil Vice, Bud Wadsworth, Robert Watford, Charles Whelchel, Bob Whorton, Philip Williams, Jack Williams, Billy Williams, Jeanette Will- ingham, Wayne Wilson, Phillip Wilson, Dick Worley. OFFICERS BILLY LAWRENCE . N. A. (Rusty) RUSSELL . . . JOE HARRIS................. EWART ATKINS . . . . President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Crazy dresses and shaved heads! That's the distinguishing marks of the new G —man (or girl), but it doesn't tell of all the hard work it takes to earn the G . To be in the G Club, one must have: Twelve points in track, or twenty innings in baseball, thirty quarters in basketball, or fifteen quarters in football, or be a manager or cheerleader. A new member must be approved by the old members as well as the coaching staff. The club has as its purpose improving sports at G. H. S., and keeping them on a high level. MEMBERS Dudley Parsons Benny Ray Williams Jimmy Heaton Angie Likos Jimmy Tolson Bobby Wiggins Bobby Roebuck Bobby Scarboro Paul Cothran J. P. Nation R. M. Stallings Jane Dake Joyce Whitehead Ramona Leach Bobby Don Hooks Johnny Duke Robert Keener Bab Hall Jerry Whittle Jerry Connell Bobby Sanders Billy Mills Gordon Bishop Mac Greer Bill Golden Joe Smith Jack Collins James Pike Tommy Stewart Charles Albright Buster Davidson Jerry Payne Piggy Watford Bill Patterson Don Stockdale Theron Russell Wayne Heaton Don Tillery James Blackwood Wyatt Sieber Jack Ramsey Joe Wright Bunky Christopher Page 108 THE TIGER’S ROAR School Spirit ran high in '49 and '50, led by the enthusiam and determination of our fine crew of cheerleaders. Their lusty yells continued throughout victory and de- feat. Three Cheers for the Tigers Roar ! I I JANE DAKE Head Cheerleader MEMBERS Jane Dake Jimmy Heaton Wyatt Seiber Jerry Whittle Paul Cothran Ramona Leach Rhea Rountree Joyce Whitehead Page 109 F O O T B A L L The Tiger's roar could be heard everywhere as the Tigers entered the 1950 football season. The hard charging lines and the quick-thinking, fast-moving backfield kept every minute of every game full of thrills and excitement for the spectators. Even against the toughest opponents, the Tigers kept their determination to put up a good fight. The fans witnessed some really fine football during the season. Coaches Ernest Teel, Jack Green and Herbert Burton deserve much credit for their work in shap- ing up the team and keeping the players on their toes. ’Tiger field generals, BOBBY SANDERS and N. A. RUSSELL COACHES Burton, Green, and Teel COACHES Brother Robert MANAGERS Angie Likos, J. P. Nation, and Max Wilson P L A BILLY LAWRENCE Tobar Tobar was a tough guard who could stop a back cold. He grad- uates this year. R. M. STALLINGS Casper A rough guard who will be missed next year. N. A. RUSSELL Rusty Co-Captain. Played end and was a good pass receiver. DON TILLERY Dumb Dumb A speedy and elusive fullback who returns for another year. JACK CULVER Jack is a smart quarterback and a mighty fine passer. He also kicks off and kicks extra points. LEROY DAVIDSON Buster Buster is a fast man on the field and a good pass receiver who will help the team a lot next year. BENNY WILLIAMS A big and rough tackle who could really hold down his slot. BILL GOLDEN Red A rugged guard who hustled all the way. He graduates. Y E R S JIMMY TOLSON Cheepto A rugged ballplayer who can play most any position. BILLY DAY A good tackle who is a good place kicker as well. CHARLES ALBRIGHT Pretty Boy A hard running halfback who can be depended on for extra yard- age. MAC GREER Mac A very hard driving fullback who never quit trying for those extra yards. TOMMY STEWART Tom Tom is a good pass receiver and has another year to show his stuff. He is also next years' co-captain. JOHN STEPHENSON Moose A rough and ready fullback who relurns next season. WAYNE HEATON Lulu A big center who could fill up ihe hole in the middle of the line. GORDON BISHOP Moongoon A speedy back who will help next years team out. P L A JERRY PAYNE Ignatz A speedy and rough little guard who will be back for another sea- son. THERON RUSSELL Skinny A good offensive center who is also good at pass defense. HAROLD COCHRAN Bud A big and tough center who was good on defense. He returns next year. DON STOCKDALE Stock A fast and hard driving back who had a lot of pepper. Don graduates this year. BILL MILLS Bill played end and was especial- ly good on defense. BILL PATTERSON Pat He showed up very good toward the latter part of the season and should be a great help to next years team. JAMES PIKE Big Pike Pike is a fast and rough tackle and excels on defense. He is co- captain for next year. BOB SANDERS King Kong Co-Captain. Played quarterback; very smart and quick and a good passer. MAX AULTMAN A high stepping back, also a very good punter. TROY WATFORD Piggy Piggy is a speedy halfback who is likely to break away at any time for a T.D. This will be his third year of varsity football. JAMES BLACKWOOD A speedy back who was very good on defense. JERRY CONNELL Cody A pile driving fullback who al- ways gains yardage. He will be back next year. BENNY CUSIMANO Coos A rough and ready guard who would break through the line and throw the backs for a loss. DUDLEY PARSONS Dud Dud is a rough tackle who show- ed up good in the past season and will be back next year. CHARLEY WILDMAN Box Car Charley is a big and rough tackle who is good on defense. EWART ATKINS Yewart A speedy end who really hustled. He graduates this year. GADSDEN 14 - LINCOLN 0 The Tigers opened their 1949 football season with a 14-0 win over the Eagles from Lincoln High School, Huntsville. Both teams had the usual early season raggedness. The Tigers' passing attack set up both scores. The first score came in the second period after Culver, who played fine ball in the ab- sence of Bab Sanders who was out with a hurt shoulder, completed a pass to co-captain N. A. Russell on the nine yard line. Piggy Watford took it over from there. The second score was set up when Rus- sell intercepted an Eagle pass. Don Stockdale took it over for the second score. GADSDEN 19 - ALBERTVILLE 7 The Tigers didn't get going in the second game until the second half. The Tigers first score came on a long pass from Sanders to Watford who got behind the Aggies secondary and scored. The Tigers second score came after Gadsden had recovered an Aggie fumble, then Watford scored on a long run around left end. The Tigers fullback, Mac Greer, made the Tigers last score on a buck down the middle. The Aggies made their only score when LeBetfer, an Aggie halfback, ruled off a long run before being stopped. The Aggies scored from there and kicked the extra point. Page 118 GADSDEN 0 - ETOWAH 6 The Gadsden Tigers fought hard for this game, but it just wasn't in the book for them to win this one. Etowah managed to push over one touchdown to win. The Blue Devil score came after a long drive down the field. The try for the extra point failed. The Tigers fought back gallently during the second half but couldn't score. This loss was a big disappointment because it was the Homecoming game. GADSDEN 0 - WEST END 14 The West End Lions proved to be another tough foe for the Tigers. The Tiger squad was weakened by a list of injured players and couldn't seem to get started. West End had two fine halfbacks who made several long runs. The Tigers made a bid to score in the fourth quarter when they stopped the Lions on the Tiger fif- teen. Then Don Tillery, a substitute halfback, broke away for a long run before he was brought down, but after a few more gains the Tigers were stopped. Page 119 GADSDEN 32 - MARIST 12 After two straight defeats, the Tigers came back with an important win over Marist High of Atlanta. From the opening kick-off the Tigers dominated the game. Marist fumbled the ball on the kick-off and Gadsden recovered and scored a few plays later. Max Aultman and Piggy Watford, Tiger halfbacks, ran the Marist defense ragged as they made play after play for long gains. Marist scored twice and fought back hard, but it was the Tigers' night to shine. GADSDEN 7 - BESSEMER 14 The Purple Tigers of Bessemer squeezed by the Gadsden Tigers by the close score of 14 to 7. This was a hard fought game for both sides. The game was marked by numerous fumbles and two long runs. Piggy Watford, Gadsden halfback, took the opening kick-off and with some fine blocking went all the way for a touchdown. Max Aultman intercepted a Bessemer pass and raced to the Bessemer 24 yard line before he was stopped. Bessemer scored once in the second quarter and then again in the last three minutes of play for a close win. Page 120 GADSDEN 7 - ANNISTON 14 The Tigers played their first out-of-town game against the Anniston Bulldogs. The Tigers went into this game a two-touchdown underdog, but they made the Bulldogs know they were in for a tough game. The Tigers scored first on a long run by Piggy Watford. The Bulldogs scored twice — once in the first quarter and once in the last on a 71 yard run by Bob Thrasher, Anniston halfback. GADSDEN 6 - SANSOM 6 The Tigers' next game was with their traditional rivals, the Emma Sansam Rebels. The game was hard fought and the score ended in a tie. The Rebels drew first blood when they scored in the first quarter. They missed the extra point. The game was nip and tuck the rest of the first half, but in the third quarter Piggy Watford took a hand-off from Bob Sanders and went all the way to score. The attempt for the extra point failed. This game will be remembered as a hard fought one. Page 121 GADSDEN 12 - DECATUR 48 The last game of the regular season was with the Decatur High Red Raiders. The Tigers went to Decatur with high hopes, but Decatur had other ideas. The game was pretty well matched in the first quarter, but the second quarter was a different story — the Raiders scored three times. The Tigers scor- ed once on a pass from Sanders to Watford. Mac Gree, Tiger fullback, made several long runs in the third quarter to set up the last Tiger score. CHARITY BOWL GADSDEN 0 - ETOWAH 6 For the third consecutive year, the Gadsden Tigers met the Etowah Blue Devils in the Charity Bowl game. The two other games had ended in ties, but history did not repeat itself a third time. The Tigers, who had run from a T formation offense all season, had a few single wing, unbalanced line plays to baffle Etowah. The game was a close and clean contest. Neither team could score during the first three quarters and there were only two minutes and fifteen seconds left in the game when Etowah completed a long pass for a touchdown. Page 122 B TEAM The boys on the B Team are really prepared to go places. They made a very good showing of themselves this year and they promise to be even more proficient with the old pigskin when the next football season rolls around. We're looking forward to some mighty fine football with these boys. BASKETBALL With the coming of Coach Burton and his marvelous spirit and enthusiasm, Gadsden High students and fans became more basketball minded. Coach Burton brought with him a new type play to our system — the fast break. The team started off rather slowly, but long, hard hours of practice and Coach Burton's expert guidance paid dividends in that the team ranked as one of the best in the sixth district by the end of the season. This '50 basketball team certainly deserves an award for service above and beyond the call of duty. The players and Coach were so interested in the game and so eager to be one of the finest teams in the state that they spent the entire Christmas vacation, in addition to extra-long hours in the afternoons after school, practicing. They also gave the student body several demonstrations of the vari- ous plays that are used. The band rendered music and the trampoline squad gave exhibitions during the game. This added much color to the basketball season. Co-Captains Smith and Sanders The Tiger ranked fourth in the final portion of the Sixth District Tournament. Only one game stood between them and going to the State Tour- nament. The good this '50 Team did toward furthering basketball in Gadsden will long be remembered. Dance Of The Hours All Together Now Tourney Tip-Off BASKETBALL JOHN COCHRAN BOBBY SANDERS JACK COLLINS GARY LEACH RICHARD MAJURE BOBBY BARNES MAX WILSON PLAYERS BOBBY ERWIN LEONARD JONES JOE SMITH RAYMOND DANIELS N. A. RUSSELL FRANK SMITH BUSTER SMITH GAME RECORD GADSDEN.................38 GADSDEN.................35 GADSDEN.................41 GADSDEN.................57 GADSDEN................ 51 GADSDEN.................38 GADSDEN.................51 GADSDEN................. 54 GADSDEN.................74 GADSDEN.................36 GADSDEN.................57 GADSDEN................. 45 GADSDEN.................37 GADSDEN.................44 GADSDEN.................33 GADSDEN.................29 GADSDEN.................54 GADSDEN................. 42 GADSDEN.................51 GADSDEN.................46 GADSDEN................. 32 6TH DISTRICT GADSDEN.................39 GADSDEN................. 49 GADSDEN.................25 GADSDEN.................30 COUNTY GADSDEN................. 67 GADSDEN................. 35 GADSDEN.................67 PHILLIPS .................. 47 GLENCOE ....................37 ANNISTON ...................57 ETOWAH .....................39 HOKES BLUFF ............... 30 OXFORD .....................42 ANNISTON .................. 41 SCOTTSBORO .................42 PHILLIPS ...................79 EMMA SANSOM ................33 JACKSONVILLE ...............39 HUNTSVILLE .................54 TALLADEGA ................. 33 SCOTTSBORO .................39 SPRINGVILLE ................56 HUNTSVILLE .................36 ALEXANDER ..................26 SPRINGVILLE ................36 HOKES BLUFF ................30 GLENCOE ....................33 EMMA SANSOM ................46 TOURNAMENT ETOWAH .....................31 ALEXANDER...................34 TALLADEGA ..................38 PIEDMONT ...................33 TOURNAMENT SARDIS .....................26 ETOWAH .....................49 GLENCOE ....................22 MANAGERS The Basketball managers render a fine service to the players and coaches. They are always on hand at the games to help out when they are needed. They are responsible for taking care of the uniforms and equipment and really do a fine job of it. Ewart Atkins and Billy Mills served as basketball managers this season. THE BEES AND THE CEES The Gadsden Bees had a very successful season. They lost only three games during the season. In the county B tournament, our B team won first place. This team is made up of boys that are in the freshman, sophomore, or junior classes, although there are only a few juniors. The C team enjoyed its first year of participation in basketball with much success. This team is composed entirely of freshmen and gives the boys valuable experience. The Tiges Cees won the first C county tournament. TRACK Again the TIGERS walked off the cinders as the Sixth District track champions, repeating last year's performance. Under the expert guidance of Coach Herbert Burton the Gadsden High fhinclads clos- ed out a very successful track season. Placing third in the State Invitational Track Meet at Montgomery, the boys also ranked very high in the Alabama Relays. The distance medley relay team became state champions and tied the Ala- bama all time record. A number of the team members were rewarded in the various meets attended with medals. The Gadsden High School Track team is to be highly commended for their fine record for the year 1950. Page 130 BASEBALL The 1950 Baseball Team came in second in the Etowah Baseball League. The Emma Sansom team won the first place and the Tigers had the satisfaction of beating Sansom during the season. Hard luck, mostly in the forms of injuries and ineligibilities, prevented the boys from participating in the district. When the final inning of the season wos played, the Tiger Nine completed a very fine baseball schedule, having won 13 games, lost 2, and tied 1. Coach Ernie Teel is to be congratulated on such a fine showing. GAME RECORD (incomplete) Gadsden . . . . 5 Etowah 9 Gadsden 14 Hokes Bluff 0 Gadsden... . 6 Emma Sansom . . 3 Gadsden 9 Etowah ... 5 Gadsden 23 Altoona 8 Gadsden 12 Hokes Bluff 2 Gadsden.... . . . 4 Woodlawn ... 4 Gadsden . .10 Altoona . . . 0 Gadsden . . 2 Emma Sansom . . . 5 Page 132 BASEBALL PLAYERS Bobby Wiggins Jimmy Tolson James Hall Charles Bolding Bill Bowman Bobby Roebuck Jack Ramsay Bob Tinsley Piggy Watford Bob Sanders P L A Y E R S TENNIS This year's tennis team practiced very hard for the state tournament in Talla- dega, Alabama. We hope to see more of our tennis teams in the future. Keep the good work up boys! TUMBLING All of the students of G. H. S. are proud of the tumbling team. This team was started this year under the direction of Coach Burton. The boys thrilled the audience with their performance during the half at all the basketball games and most of the football games. The school was given a new trapoline this year on which the boys do their performance. GOLF The G. H. S. Golf team was in the state tournament in Birmingham. Jimmy Wetzel and Steve Brewer both had low scores. Wetzel came in on the first flight and Brewer on the second. Con- gratulations boys! We are all proud of you. PHYSICAL EDUCATION The girls' physical education program is under the direction of Mrs. Eva Green. The girls partic- ipate in many sports and become quite proficient in them. The girls' basketball tournament is one of the highlights of the year for the sports-minded girls. This year, the girls put on a fine assembly pro- gram for the school. We are indeed fortunate to have an instructor like Mrs. Green. In addition to all physical educa- tion classes and activities, she has given willingly of her time and many talents to various school or- ganizations. She gave valuable help to the classes for Stunt Night, Hi-Y initiations. Senior banquet, Homecoming, Cheerleaders, and just about anything else you can mention. Thanks a million, Christ- mas, , we think you're tops! Sue Scores! This 'Un Took Time Somebody's Kneeing Me Hold Your Breath Please! Why Don't We Do This More Often? I'd Be Ashamed! The Big Night CORONATION Coronation is an annual event for G. H. S. It was first siarted 24 years ago, along with Stunt Night and ever since both have been held, due to circumstances beyond the control of the faculty. The Coronation serves as a medium through which the King, chosen by popular vote, crowns the queen, who is selected by a famous personality. In the beginning, the Coronation and Stunt Night were held only on one night, but over-crowded conditions neces- sitated two performances. Down through the years. Coronation and Stunt Night, have become the most important events of the year and every class dreams of having the queen chosen from their class end winning first place in Stunt Night competition. Queen Sarah and King Bob Mary Ruth Jackie Judy CMI’OIU'A • Oil I AOOri� � . OIIHP 2 certainly do not profoss to bo on Authority on foBlr.ine beauty. I do kno . hcweeor, nbftt ! like. And, fortunntaly, ' v« - d nose «jq-orionre la chocc- ir.r nlat I llite. In «olootlng n model to to ucod by our artists Tor our ate Picture, CJaEBRKLIA I latervlorcd scores nr� i ecorea of young ladles before I found the ono liked. Tour four does beauties present ea o� on acre difficult probleu, fox� : llk« � 11 of thoc. It lo n factor of choosln,-. ahlch one f I sore to aoo these four young ladies In night dooido differently. But, or. the basis oto rephe before so, 2 choose iCisc Sara Long, r vl'abeauty, a® your 19J0 ;uo� n. Perhaps 1 person 2 «if the pi Iherc is oxeetneae und -5 «cur one or to liise Judy Jones; there lo r. line, «holoscce attractive.tost to Kins itur; ruth rial-lace; end there la afuim and grace to Hiss Jacfcio ooule. viat c ng, ho ev«r, poeaa to no to hv«o an arrest!a; quality that cauees =c to select her, In r. real photo finish. MARY RUTH WALLACE JUDY JONES SENIOR CAROLYN WATERS JUNIOR FAVORiT JOAN SHERMAN BARBARA HILL SOPHOMORE MARY ALICE THORNTON JANE BANDY CARLEEN HARWOOD FAVORITES ANGIE OWENS DONNA FAYE ROPER FAVORITES PATSY VINES PEGGY GRAHAM Student Councii Float HOMECOMING Homecoming is a big affair each year at G. H. S. A queen is chosen from the school at large by popular vote and she reigns over the Homecoming Parade and football game. This year. Miss Jackie Sauls was made our Queen. The Student Council sponsors the float for the Queen and her maids. Each class enters a float in the parade and these four floats are in competition for the honor of first place. The floats are judged dur- ing the parade and the results are made known at the Homecoming game. Queen Jackie and Escort Ezell ASSEMBLY During this year the entire school enjoyed some fine assembly programs planned by the Student Council. We had two assemblies a week and during football season we had a pep-meeting the last period. Our assemblies varied. During the year we had many important speakers, both in and out of town. Page 158 PROGRAMS On many occasions we had other school plays, orchestras, singers, etc., which were enjoyed by all. Our own various classes and clubs also had some good programs. The '50 Student Council really worked hard planning assembly programs and every student thoroughly enjoyed them. t Page 159 ' Maestro Quillen Sho' Do! TALENT SHOWS The Student Council sponsored a series of four talent programs, one given by each ciass. Many new talented personalities were discovered in our midst. The classes were in competition with each other and all brought forth many clever ideas. The Sophomore show ranked first, the Seniors second. Winter Wonderland Thank Yo' Mmmmm! Hoofers Two SOPHOMORITZAVICH WINS STUNT NIGHT The Sophomore Stunt gave a watchmakers' festival in a small town at the base of the Alps. The beautiful little town and the gorgeous costumes, plus a clever plot, won for the Sophomores the coveted blue ribbon. To The Victor PS Lava Demons Thass Awl VISION OF VENUS The opening of the Senior Stunt was one of the most clever ever seen in Stunt Night: a tiny rocket traveled over the audience and landed on a balloon planet. The entire stunt was unusual and very entertaining. A Chorus ? ? ? King Tobar One At A Time SENIORS win Second Prize with . . . JUNIORS' CAVE IN N The Juniors' stunt took place in- side a beautifully decorated cave where Redbeard and his pirate crew kept their captives. JUNIORS Fortyyy Yearrrs! Duh! The Freshmen had a jungle scene in which four movie producers searched for Tarzan. What Beautiful Scenery Oh Those Cats! Shirttail's Showin' MUSIC, MUSIC? THREE KITTENS CONGRATULATIONS, KENN. cou B SKIPPING CLASS IS THIS OUR BAND? I YOU TELL HIM, STOCK r - fib� . THE BIG SPILL - I LOSE SOMETHING, DOT? CHARLIE, MY BOY' ctpiC-TLY APAC j DEAD - PANS TWO OF SHE WON'T BITE, FRANK GOODNIGHT, SWEETHEART' I ;00T« HOU O.™ YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN SWebt SHY McCLUNEY v V DORIS DAY JENNINGS DRUGSTORE COWBOYS WHAT, NOT TALKING? SURPR'sE UNION. WORKERS EVERYBODY WANTS TO GET IN THE ACT COPPER RIDES AGAIN Se she stops, nobody knows BOARd «IXtiNg GOLFING OFF LADY (?) IN DISTRESS THE BIG. BAD WOLF OCTOPUS? FUN?, MY GAL SAL WHA' HOPPENED? PRACTICE! site- WATCH THE BOIDIE WATCH THAT LEFT HERE COMES HURST GO 'WAY, YA BOTHER ME 'ATTA BOY, BIG JOHN MOUNTAIN BOUND — BACKWARD BOYS NSM� j PREACHING-MOUNTAIN STYLE SENIOR FIRE CHIEFS ALL SET FOR HOMECOMING PARADE BROTHERS STOCKDALE ROBERTS TEX AND SIMON LEGREE' HtATOH JUMP!! A.B. BOTTOMS- Mgr. 506 BROAD ST. L.S. BEAIRD, Owner SENIOR PROPHECY (continued) (continued from page 44) directs his own orchestra and Peggy Lusk sings with it. Wayne Wilson and Jack Lister play with the orchestra. Jackie Jones and Marion Short are both with the Metropolitan Opera Company. Edwin Grant sings in the Methodist Church choir. Virginia Howell and Wanda Lowe sing there, too. Ruth Miller and Rhetta Russell are working at Belk's now. Jackie Sauls is sales manager there. Grace Smith and Jean Thompson work at Duncan's. Jane Jones is head clerk at Hoffman's and Mary Whorton and Geraldine Barron work at McClellans. Georgia Malfas and Maryan Majors are running a restaurant now. Patsy Hooks and Linda Leach have opened a novelty shop. Jo Ann Macel is librarian at Gadsden Public Library now. Lots of your classmates have gone into the world of sports. Sue Dobbins is a counselor at a girl's summer camp and Joyce Whitehead is swimming instructor there. Jane Dake is general director at the same camp. Johnny Welch is an acrobat at Ringling Brother's circus. Bob Hall is football coach at Etowah High School. Bobby Roebuck and Howard Tennyson are wrestlers. Married life is occupying the time of a good many of the classmates of the class of fifty. Jo Nan Thornton is married and lives in Atlanta. Doris Beavers is married and has a cute little house in Mobile. Betty Sue Kimberly is in Texas. Mollie Cook is still in Gadsden and Sue Garrard is in Attalia. Doris Shew and Rebecca Shigley are happily married and live in Alabama City. Hazel Jo Gray and Patsy Grigsby and Jo Alice Harbin are married too and live in the Martha Washington Apartments. Rosamond Means and Martha Kirby are still trying to make up their minds as to who is the right one. You folks have made quite a contribution to medicine, too. Robert Mackay is a famous eye doctor. Eloise Mitchell and Geraldine Parr are working there, too. John Nickerson built a new hospital and Cebron Burke is head doctor. Cathryn Fordham and Mary Ruth Berry are nurses there. George Edwards is an architect and Bob Ford and Robert James Garrett are his assistants. Bill Golden is a carpenter and Paul Moffett is a brick layer. Robert Mayne mixes cement for them. Leon Dean took over his father's business and has enlarged it. Kenneth Fletcher drives a truck for him. Jimmy Watson owns a fruit stand now and Gary Bynum and Bobbie Gene Bright have a truck farm and fur- nish most of his products. Boyd Damkoeler is in Michigan and works in an auto factory.. Jack Sprad- lin is a motorcycle cop. Don Hazelrig is a train engineer. Billy Williams runs Fred Allen Florist Shop. James Abernathy has a ranch in Texas. Bobby Sanders is a pilot for American Airways now and N. A. Russell is his co-pilot. They still make a good team. Billy Lawrence is a psychiatrist — everyone tells him their troubles. Johnny Duke owns a swank restaurant and Edna Erie Garrett is his head cook. Maxine Hanks and Aleen Joiner are cooks there, too. Pat Johnson and Frances Buttram are waitresses. Morris Lancaster is a famous writer. Mary Biship writes for a well known magazine. Jeanette Hall is the society editor for the Times. Jack Collins is a reporter for the Atlanta Sun and Betty Kroe linger is the editor of Time Magazine. R. M. Stallings is a preacher in Boaz. Joe Harris is a mortician in Cheyenne. Don Walden drives the hearse. Billy Meve drives a taxi. Kathlene Story and Dot Wells are secretaries at Goodyear. Carolyn Waters is working in the office at Republic Steel. Louise Windsor, Jane Pentecost, Betty Tuck and Sarah Robinson are keeping books in Birmingham. Doris Watson is teaching school and so is Ethel Rattray. Jeanette Moses and Lois Upton are both married and live next-door to each other. Joe Smith is the new governor of Alabama and is in Montgomery. Jack Lowery was elected to the State Legislature and Clara Ralls is the Secretary of the Treasurer. Wayne Hopper is playing in a night club in Montgomery and Ben Mashburn is working there, too. Frank Cox is running for the Senate from Alabama, with George Cooper as his business manager. Ewart Atkins and Charles Tolson are dabbling in politics, but I don't know what they are doing. Bonnie MacDougal has opened a loan office and W. R. Heald works for him. Benny Hollingsworth is buying a chain of hotels and doing real well. Goodness, the crystal ball is beginning to grow dim. What can be wrong? Oh, I suppose that is all of the members of that class that is fine and niffy that the ball can locate. I will make one last pre- diction. I predict success, fun, and happiness to all. So bodacious impertinent little Brer Rabbit went away feeling happy because he knew that his friends would be happy in the future, but he was sad because he had had to promise the fortune teller not to tell anyone what he had learned that day. Compliments Of Gadsden Automobile Dealers Association American Discount Associate Member Gadsden Motor Co. Boman Motor Co. Callaway Lincoln- Mercury Co. Cargo-Nash Motor Co. E. Carnes Motor Co. John Miles Motor Co. Coker Motor Car Co. Coker Motor Car Co. C. S. Garage Nesbitt Truck And Tractor Co. Fowler Bros. Motor Nichols Buick Co. John Thomas Motor Co. Pollock Motor Co. Compliments Of United Steel Workers of America Local 2176 C. I. O. Headquarters 110 Wall Street 6-6696 C. A. ROBERSON President B. L. YATES Vice-President W. H. WILLARD Recording Secretary L. C . NIX Financial Secretary W. C. MONK Treasurer GADSDEN SPORTING GOODS 117 FOURTH STREET GADSDEN, ALABAMA DIAL 2537 WHOLESALERS Fishing — Hunting — Golf — Tennis — Baseball — Basketball — Football Equipment CROSS FIELD'S ICE CREAM SUPREME IN QUALITY EVERY HOUSE NEEDS WESTINGHOUSE Radio Appliance Company ★ Mahan Cleaners 234 South 5th J LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT (continued) (Continued from page 45) I, Lunette Dempsey, leave my height to Patsy Lane. I, Sue Dobbins, do will my extra quality points to Bobby Williams so he can graduate. I, Johnny Balus Duke, leave my athletic abilities to next year's Wheaties Champion. I, Addie Edmondson, will my seat in the D. E. room to Mary Boyles. I, George Edwards, leave my cunning smile to Ormond Grimes. I, Jeanne Edwards, leave my dimples to Gail Pinson. We, Milton Ezell and Larry Day, do leave this place to the dogs! I, Doris Fain, leave my mathematical mind to Nancy Buffington. I, Faye Head, do will the cute way I dance to Joan Sherman. I, Don Hazelrig, leave my height to Alvin Philipson. I, W. R. Heald, will my speedy driving to Betty Whitehead. I, Sue Holland, leave my ability to finish school at mid-term to Gail Norton. I, Jean Hollingsworth, leave to Jerry Baker, my ability to go to the drug store during classes with- out getting caught. I, Patsy Hooks, leave my size to Barbara Means. I, Wayne Hopper, wish to leave my first chair in the band to Joe Worley. I, Jimmy Horton, leave my good looks to anyone else who likes to hear the girls sigh. I, Virginia Howell, will my love for typing to Bobbie Coker. I, Ann Hudson, leave my love for cheeseburgers, hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, chocolate milks and malts to some other pig. I, Charlotte Jennings, leave my pretty voice to my sister, Shirley. I, Alene Joiner, leave my intelligence to Bonnie Franklin. I, Jackie Jones, leave my voice to anyone who is willing to spend half of his life training it. I, Jean Kennedy, will my wedding dress to other engaged girls. I, Betty Sue Kimberly, will my good grades in D. E. to anyone who needs them. I, Martha Kirby leave my interest in a certain underclassman — no, on second thought. I'd better take it with me. I, Dale Koehler, leave my genius to some one else who is as smart as I. I, Betty Kroelinger, leave my key to the annual room to Sara Lawrence. I, Morris Lancaster, leave my hair-do to the new look. I, Betty Landers, leave my love for the hospital to the patients. I, Linda Leach, will to Emily Hofferbert my love for braces. I, Billy Levi, leave my love for Mr. Hamme, to future chemists. I, Angie Likos, do will my ability to pass Spanish to Lamar Thompson. I, Mary Ella Likos, leave my place as flagswinger to anyone who can stay eligible. I, Jack Lister, leave my love for Mrs. Bellinger's class to Hugh O'Neil. I, Sarah Jo Farrow, will my affection for skipping classes to Martha Ann Connor. I, Kenneth Fletcher, leave my front seat in Mr. Bower's room to anyone who is fast enough to dodge the pennies. I, Alvis Ford, leave my quiet ways to Dudley Parsons. I, Ann Freeman, leave my love for horses and riding to Alice Akins. I, Bobby Ann Freeman, leave my ability to break dates to anyone who is hardheatred. I, Carolyn Freeman, leave my love of Anniston boys to Gail Harris. I, E. Y. Freeman, leave my well-dressed look to Tommy Boyd. I, Sue Garrard, leave my love for Home Economics to Betty Phillips. I, Edna Earl Garrett, will my place in the National Honor Society to Charles Love. I, Robert Garrett, do will my hardest subject, physics, to Lowell Brown. I, Janice Garrison, leave my toothpaste ad smile to Elaine Atkinson. I, Cora Gilbert, will my ability to graduate to Larry Tubb. I, Ann Gilmore, will my place as Treasurer of Tri-Hi-Y to some trusty Junior Member. I, Bill Golden, leave my love for short hair and sophisticated ways to Gail Bice. I, Nell Gramling, do will my gray hairs to someone who wants them because I don't. I, Edwin Grant, will my love of mischief to Lee Walls. I, Hazel Gray, will my sweet smile and disposition to Lane Robinette. We, Mac Greer and Billy Lawrence, leave our love for history to Mrs. Hurst. I, Patsy Grigsby, will my ability to finish school and get married to Betty Lou Cox. I, Bebe Gwin, leave my obnoxious personality to other popular people. I, Bob Hall, will my athletic ability to Henry Sturkie. I, Jeannette Hall, will my blue eyes to Betty Forrester. I, Maxine Hanks, will my silly giggle to Sylvia Moon. I, Jo Alice Harbin leave my love for Glencoe to Betty Patterson. I, Joe Harris, leave my enthusiasm to someone more energetic than I. I, Lelia Mat Hartman, leave my love of going steady to any girl who is ready to settle down. I, Wanda Lowe, will to Janet Lorren my green cat eyes. I, Jack Lowery, leave my love of the lunchroom to anyone who has a stomach made of cast iron. I, Peggy Lusk, leave my sweet personality to Carol Dunn. I, Bonnie MacDougal, will all my girl friends to Allen Parker. I, Jo Ann Maciel, leave my unpronouncable name to my sister, Patricia. I, Mary Ann Majors, leave my lack of height to Laura Lee Wrenn. I, Georgia Malfas, leave my promptness to class to Carol Rayburn. I, Ben Mashburn, will my boxing ability and he-man ways to Neil Letson. We, Robert Mayne and N. A. Russell, leave our place in Spanish on the F row to Charles Al- bright and Jack Culver. We, James McCamy and Natieshia McGill, leave our love for calling Mrs. Sims Betty Jane to anyone who can get by with it — we didn't. I, Pat McKelvey, will my ability to keep a boy friend to Marlene Cofield. I, Ruth Miller, leave my shortness to Joyce Greathouse. I, Billy Mills, do will my ability for wrecking cars to anyone else who can't drive. I, Eloise Mitchell, will my love of school to the Freshmen. I, Paul Moffett, leave my mustache to anyone who is afraid of a razor. We, Billy Morris and Benny Hollingsworth, leave our ability to do class work together to anyone who can get by with it. I, Jeannette Moses, leave my love of married life to other brides. I, J. P. Nation, leave my pestersome ways in typing to anyone else who can wrap Mrs. Sims around his little finger. I, Gwynne Newberry, leave my typing papers to grade to Mrs. Sims. I, John Nickerson, leave everything to the Negroes when civil rights are passed. I, Geraldine Parr, will my love for the D. O. conventions to Ruth Wallace. I, Boyd Parsons, leave my place as drum major to anyone who can step as high as I can. I, Jane Pentecost, will to Jane Williams, my love for Etowah and Anniston. I, Louise Prestridge, will my love for sports to Martha Mayben. I, Bobby Quillen, leave my seat in Mr. Bower's room to Rooster Smith. I, Dannee Rains, leave my friendliness with Mrs. Hurst to Bud Cochran. I, Clara Ralls, hate to be selfish, but I'll take my love for Phillip with me. I, Erie Ralls, will my first chair seat in the trombone section to whomever is good enough to get it. I, Ethel Rattray, leave my knack for getting hooked into so many jobs that require missing classes to Miriam Abercrombie. I, James Roberson, leave my ability to sleep in Mrs. Hurst's class to Sleepy Johnson. I, Maxine Robinson, will my luck in winning beauty contests to Sarah Long. I, Sarah Robinson, will my love for geometry to Nita Fish. I, Sarah Roe, leave my love for red heads to Haral Cochran. I, Bobby Roebuck, leave my ability to be a big league pitcher to James Hall. I, Phillis Rollins, leave my legs to Dot Landers. I, Rhea Rountree, leave to Ginger Shepherd my famous nickname because it goes so well with hers. I, Margaret Rowland, leave my joyous personality to Alice Alford. I, Rhetta Russell, leave my gift of gab to Jeannette Wilson. I, Bobby Sanders, will my place on the basketball team to Max Wilson. I, Jackie Sauls, will my beauty to Mary Alice Thornton. I, Doris Shew, take my love of married life with me. I, Rebecca Shigley, will my place in Mr. Hamme's chemistry and physics classes to my sister, Marie. I, Marian Short, will my place in choral club to Barbara Hicks. I, Don Smith, leave my name carved on at least one desk in every room at G. H. S. I, Doris Smith, will my name to all the other Doris Smith's in school. I, Grace Smith, will my dark skin to Peggy Davis. I, Joe Smith, leave to Gene Brannock my place as president of the Student Council. I, Jack Spradlin, leave my love of motorcycles to Russell Estes. I, R. M. Stallings, will my place in the pulpit to Miles King. I, Billy Stevenson, leave my ability to dream in class to anyone whp wants it. I, Don Stockdale, brought nothing, took as much as I could, but leave nothing. I, Kathleen Story, do will my pretty complexion to Diane Ralls. I, Doris Strickland, do will my ability to play basketball to some other Physical Education student. I, Howard Tennyson, will my ability to get along with Mrs. Hurst to someone at Sansom, no one at G. H. S. can. I, Jeane Thompson, leave my love for shorthand to Stella Sprayberry. I, Bobby Thornton, leave my good looks and love for girls to Howard Garrison. I, Jo Nan Thornton, will my last name to my sister, Mary Alice; maybe she can keep it longer than I. I, Charles Tolson, leave my facination for girls to Clark Anderson. I, Betty Tumlin, leave my strikingly different clothes to Marilyn Reeves. I, Cathryn Turley, do will my place and good grades in D. E. to W. C. Mize. I, Lois Upton, leave my small waist-line to Elsie Parsons. 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