Gordonsville High School - Tiger Yearbook (Gordonsville, TN)

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T H E T1 G E R STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS FHARLES VANTREASE W- L- TURNER, JR Prcsidfnt Vice-President FRANCES GWALTNEY Secretary-Treasurer .. 16 -

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THE TIGER CLASS HISTORY It has often been remarked that history has a peculiar way of repeating itself, and so to a certain extent the history of this class is much like the history of classes which have gone before, and of others which will follow. So remember'ng that to many people history is a rather dull subject ex- cept to those who have taken part in it personally, as historian of the class of 1941, I will strive to be as brief as possible, and to touch only upon those subjects which are of significance, not only to the class but to others. On September 1. 1937, there entered into this institution of learning forty- one freshmen. Upon entering we were received with wild welcomings and re- joicings, but it came to pass, that we were received with malicious glee and were caused to suffer many things. As we dwelt long in this freshman land, we fell in with the customs of the others, our strangenesses wore away and we became as one among the rest. During this year Mary Wilson served as class president, Charles Vantrease serv- ed as vice-president, and Thcsamene Willey as secretary and treasurer. The experience we gained was an advantage to us in the years to follow. In 1938 we again entered this school, however, our number had decreased to 30. In our studies we did fairly well . In this second year of our dwelling, Britain McKinney served as our president, Macon Thomason was vice president, Frances Gwaltney, secretary, and Mary Davis. treasurer. Our class had not lagged behind other classes in social attainments. Our pride grew and grew and at last 29 became members of the Junior Class. This year found us full of energy sharing work in many worthwhile or- ganizations. This year the honors of holding the class offices were bestowed on Charles Vantrease, president, Raymond Allmon, vice president, and Macon Thomason, secretary and treasurer. During the past three years we had lighted many beacons by the wayside, the lights of which are bound to shine afar. Then came the greatest year of all when twenty-one students entered their Enal year as seniors. The honor was again bestowed upon Charles Vantrease to serve as class president, with W. L. Turner, Jr., vice president and Raymond Phillips, secretary treasurer. During the period this class history covers, ten of our group have chosen to wed. five have entered other institutions of learning, seven dropped out to start work, three students moved to distant places, two were retained in other classes. Six new members were added to the classes from time to time, thus 47 students have shared in the making of the history for the class of 1941. Looking back over our school life we cannot escape the fact that it has been to one and all a great source of blessing and much rejoicing. We trust that the ending of this our first lesson will be the beginning of another life that will enable us to build upon the foundations laid while students of this school. -FRANCES GWALTNEY. - 15 -

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THE TIGER SOPHOMORE CLASS Fixst row: Qleft to rightj Dorothy Smartt, Genna V. Crawford, Perna Fay Gibbs, Ann Moss, Willine Wills, Coolidge Wilkerson, Katheryne Harper, Erlene Lancaster, Chrystene Nixon, Willie D. Ray, Mabel Taylor, Geraldine Wills. Second row: Dorothy Ashworth, Ferral Lawrence, Robeit Carson, Inez Bates, Rosie Watson, Leslie Winfree, Donald Gwaltney, Freeland Tyrce. Third row: Frank Gibbs, Wilson High, Glenn Winfree, Fred Agee, A. C. McKinney, Earl Paschall, Junior Davis, Larry Ford Thomas. ...19...