Huntsville High School - Pierian Yearbook (Huntsville, AL)

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The V 1 £ % IiA KATHERINE TEAGUE Endurance is the crowning quality. Red and Blue ’38. D. O. Cl. ’38. SUE THOMAS Strong in will and rich in wisdom. Home Economics Cl. ’37, ’38. H Cl. ’36, ’37, ’38. Basketball ’36, ’37, ’38. KATHERINE FLIPP1N THORNTON, Kakai” She thinks only of the best, works only for the best, and expects only the best. Assist. Editor Pierian. Red and Blue ’38. French Cl. ’37, ’38. Dramatics Cl. ’38. SAM THORNTON Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice. JOHN PEYTON THRASHER Does good by stealth, and blushes to find it fame. Dramatics Cl. ’38. Spanish Cl. ’37. MARGARET WATTS Eyes raised toward heaven arc always beautiful. Jr. Grace Cl. ’35, ’36, ’37, Sec. ’38. Red and Blue ’38. Sec. National Honor Society. French Cl. '37, Pres. '38. Dramatics Cl. ’34, ’35, ’36, ’37, ’38. ERNEST WHITE And still they gazed and still the wonder grew, that one small head could carry all he knew. Pierian. Red and Blue '38. OLIVIA WHITE I am Sir Oracle, and when I ope’ my lips, let no dog bark'. Pierian. Cicero Cl. Virgil Cl. French Cl. ’37, ’38. Jr. Grace Cl. ’36, ’37, ’38. National Honor Society. THELMA WHITE Silence gives consent. Red and Blue ’38. PERSHING WILSON, Pedro” A generous heart repairs a flighty tongue. Dramatics Cl. '33, ’34, '35, ’36, ’37. Hi-Y Cl. ’37, ’38. Football ’37. H Cl. ’37, ’38. EVANGELINE WINDHAM Elegant as simplicity and warm as ecstasy. Glee Cl. ’37, ’38. WILLARD YOUNG Wit and humor belong to genius alone. National Honor Society, Hi-Y Cl. ’35, ’36, 37, ’38. Football ’36, ’37, H Cl. ’36, ’37, ’38. Basketball '37, ’38. 14

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The Tie%I TSi ALYCE ROBERTS Seeing only what is fair, sipping only what is sweet, thou dost mock at fate and care. Virgil Cl. Jr. Grace Cl. 37, 38. French Cl. 37, 38. VIDA LEE ROGERS Earth's noblest thing—a woman perfected. Toppers 38. CHARLES ROOT A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of Nature. Hi-Y Cl. 35, 36, 37, 38. H Cl. 35, 36, 37, 38. Football 34, 35, 36, 37. OTTIE LEE RUSSELL She that was ever fair and never proud, had tongue at will and yet was never loud. Red and Blue 38. French Cl. 37, ’38. Dramatics Cl. 38. Ba$-ketball 37. H Cl. 37, 38. ELBERT SANDERS Skinner’ A true friend is forever a friend. D. O. Cl. DOROTHY SANDLIN How far that little candle throws its beam; so shines a good deed in a naughty world. Pres. National Honor Society. V-Pres. Virgil Cl. Student Council 38. French Cl. 37, 38. WILLIAM SCHULTZ Doubt whom you will, but never yourself. Red and Blue 38. NELLIE MAE SMITH We needs must love the fairest when we see it. Pierian. Dramatics Cl. 38. Basketball 38. H Cl. 38. MARY ELMA STOGNER A merry heart is better than a silver tongue. Toppers. 38. ALFRED STOVALL A man that shows himself friendly and has friends. VIRGINIA SYLER, Snooks’ I laugh for hope hath happy place with me. Red and Blue 37. D. O. Cl. 38. O. J. TAYLOR, Jenks For he's a jolly good fellou t and nobody can deny. Basketball 36, 37, Capt. 38, H Cl. 36, 37, 38. . f. 13

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XTRA THE RED AND BLUE extra •ptember '37-May '38 Huntsville High School, Huntsville, Alabama Price 5c )IARY REVEALS PIERIAN FACTS lany Interesting Chapel Programs lOGRAMS ADD MUCH TO SCHOOL YEAR The chapel programs, as al-»ys. added much to the year. The Dramatics Club presented ee versions—the original, the dern English, and the negro f the balcony scene from meo and Juliet’.’ The cast in-«ded Richard Calloway. Nellie te Smith. Carl Morring. Ann se. Walter Hall, and Annette esnut. By request, this pro-im was repeated twice. The Glee Club furnished the ristmas program. The musi- I part of the program was pre-ied by a talk on the origin d history of carols by Kather-» Howard. The chorus sang e carols, and solos were ren-red by Marita Swaim and rley Bell. There were two groups tapped • the National Honor Society ring the year. The first was ped by Ruth Collier, a mem-r of last year's society. This up included three senior ys and six senior girls. The •ond group was tapped by Oli-i White. Margaret Watts, and ice Yarbrough. Included in s were two senior boys, two lior girls, three junior boys, d one junior girl. Toach Frank, at the close of » football season, introduced j squad in chapel. They were arded their letters at the anal football banquet. Basket II letters were awarded both Is’ and boys teams in chapel the close of the season. Fallen Pages of History”, an iginal Greek play written by riam Barnes, was presented the 2-B History Class. To further interest in the •on Shakesperian Plays, the nior English classes presented o scenes from Macbeth . During the year, the following ibs and classes presented pro-ams which proved to be both tertaining and educational. Mrs. Porter’s Freshman Class, play about Horace Mann; his-'y classes, Navy Day; Cicero ub. a dramatization of the trial Cataline; and a program by e Hi-Y Club. The chapel periods also in-ided the campaign speeches of e Student Council and music (Continued on page 4) Huntsville High Has New Principal MR. HINES COMES TO US FROM MIGNON Huntsville High welcomed a new principal this year—Mr. J. R. Hines. Mr. Hines came to us from Mignon High School in Sylacau-ga. Alabama, where he had been supervising principal for eleven years. He secured his A. B. degree from Auburn, after which he taught in Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery. He then entered the field of business where he remained for several years. His next position was that of supervising principal at Mignon. Before coming to Huntsville High in the fall of ’37, he secured his M. S. degree at summer school at Auburn. During the course of the year his friendliness, his fairness, and his sense of humor have endeared him to both the students and the faculty. ----o----- In Memoriam To our friend of many years, and athlete of the past several seasons, J. C., “Casey”, Jones, and to his family a pledge that he shall live always in our memories. “Casey’ was killed instantly in a collision between the car in which he was riding and a freight train on December 12. His funeral, conducted the following afternoon, was impressively closed with a volley fired by members of the National Guard to which he belonged. ----o----- EIGHTH GRADE RECEIVES BANNER The RED AND BLUE subscription award banner was presented to Miss Watts’ 8-A homeroom in chapel on March 2. It was presented to Laura Halsey, president of the victorious class, by John Ingalls of the RED AND BLUE staff. The banner was designed by Ben Bloom and made by Ruby Cox. assisted by Alta Mae Harrison and James Porter. This is the first year that the banner has been awarded. It will be passed on next year to the class which has the highest percentage of subscribers. Huntsville High Student Wins Contest CARL MORRING TO GO TO BIRMINGHAM MEET Carl Morring. Jr., a senior in the Class of ’38. represented Huntsville High School in the Eighth Congressional District Oratorical Contest held at Athens on April 4. Each year the Birmingham News-Age Herald sponsors this contest for high school students of Alabama. Carl earned the right to participate in the district meet by his victory over all entrants from other Madison County high schools. He was also victorious at Athens. thus becoming this district’s representative in the State Contest taking place in Birmingham on April 29. One requirement of this contest is that each participant must write his own declamation. The subject of Carl’s was “Jefferson and Marshall—Each a Genius . -------------o---- New Teachers In the fall of ’37 the faculty of Huntsville High included six new teachers. Two of these were added to teach subjects introduced for the first time this year. The other four took places vacated by members of last year’s faculty. The two new departments and their heads were; Retail Selling. Miss Terry Lee Roberts; and Vocational Training. Mr. P. T. McHenry. The other new teach---------------o--- FIRST SEMESTER HONOR ROLL Sixteen high school students made the first semester honor roll while five received honorable mention. Those on the honor roll were: Mary Adams, Ben Bloom. Dorothy Sandlin. Alice Yarbrough. Raymond Potter. Luther Ches-nut. Hugh Doak. Catherine Nicholson. Frank Todd. Mary Drake. Sarah Monroe. Carol Ford. Betty Melson. Julie Parker. Louise Fleming, and Kathleen Wilson. Those who received honorable mention were: Doris Garvin. Dale Wilson. Winona Nicholson. Laura Halsey. Dan Bailey, and Margaret Watts. Owner of Diary Is Unknown REVEALS HISTORY OF PUBLICATION OF THIS VOLUME A diary was found in the school library by Miss Holman, the librarian, on the day the seniors finished compiling volume two of the Pierian. She happened upon it while rearranging the books in the fiction section. This discovery contained a very detailed and accurate description of how the seniors managed to obtain an annual in spite of several disheartening obstacles. The context of this diary is contained in the following paragraphs: The senior class realizes the great and lasting value of an annual and therefore wishes to publish one. Several obstacles, however, were in their path. In the first place, the Red and Blue was in financial difficulty, and if the seniors should give the necessary interest to the annual, the existence of the more important Red and Blue would be endangered. In the second place, the financial recession of business in Huntsville made it very improbable that a satisfactory number of advertisements for the annual could be obtained. In the third place, it was a very tardy time to begin work on an annual. In fact, most other schools had at this time actually finished the compilation of their annuals. The faculty, taking heed that the seniors should not fall into financial difficulty. proposed that the students raise all the money required for the annual before taking further steps and assuming obligations. This de-tContinued on page 4) ers were Mr. J. R. Hines. Principal; Miss Frances Ordway. Spanish and English; Mr. Guy Milford. Eighth grade; and Miss Freda Bass, commercial teacher. At mid-term Miss Christine Francis succeeded Miss Ordway. who resigned in order to become Mrs. William Cobbs. Miss Virginia Shelton took Miss Roberts’ place, who accepted a position in Roanoke. Virginia.