Rhea Central High School - Yellowjacket Yearbook (Dayton, TN)

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CALM Adfory ln the fall of the year l946, the Freshmen entering Rhea High numbered one hundred and twenty-three. Our aim was to study hard and achieve many honors, the highest honor being that of receiving our diplomas at the end of our Senior year. Our Sophomore year, only ninety-eight of our classmates returned to attain a higer ed- ucation. This year we elected Orpha Bandy as President to lead us. Several members of our class made the varsity football team, two boys Agnew Travis and Bill Hart, made the boy's basketball team and Orpha Bandy made the girl's basketball team. Our third year we were proud to have Dottie Beene elected Most Beautiful Girl. This year we had several girls and boys on the basketball team. This year Carl Barger was President of our class which had de- creased in number to eighty-six. Returning to school for our Senior year we found only sixty-six members of our class still sticking with us, however, we were proud of this number since it was the largest graduating class in our school history. We elected Jack Boyd President to lead us through our final year of high school edu- cation. Those who were elected Superlatives were: Most Handsome Boy, Brantley Griffin, Most Beautiful Girl, Dottie Beene, Most Likely to Succeed, Margaret Abel, Most Popular Girl, Dottie Beene, Most Versatile Girl, Orpha Bandy, Most Versatile Boy, Clay- ton Morris, Best Boy Athlete, Vallas Frog- gy Sanders, and Wittiest, Harold Riley. Mary Ann Riley was elected Football Queen this year, and the F.F.A. boys elected Kath- leen Morgan F.F.A. Queen. Vallas Sanders made first team of the T.V.C., while Bill Hart made all East Ten- nessee, and an honorable mention on the T.V.C. and also the Tri-State Team. Carl Barger also made an honorable mention on the T.V.C. Long will we cherish in our hearts the joys and sorrows we have had during our four years of high school. As we approach the end of Our Senior year, we shall accept our diplomas with pride that we have at last attained our goal, and we regret only the fact that we shall be leaving schoolmates and teachers whom we have learned to love.

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647,65 0 FISHER, THOMAS Football l, 2, 35 Basket- ball 2, 35 Boy's State 45 F.F.A. Club l5 Glee Club 3. SHIRLEY WELCH President of Library Club 35 Cheerleader 45 Associate Editor of Rambler 45 Class Editor of Annual 45 Football Queen Candidate 25 Pep Club. 30 AGNEW TRAVIS Basketball l, 2, 3, 45 An- nual Staff 45 Football Man- ager l, Treasurer of Class 2. JOYCE WILSON Basketball 3, 45 F,H.A, Club l, 2, 3, 4 25 Glee Club 35 670156 poem In '46 we started out as freshmen, wild and green5 We tried out all our childish pranks in order to be seen. Our second year we still had fun- iust so our grades were fair5 But then as juniors, we worked hard5 we had begun to care. Approaching, then, our senior year found no life of ease5 Our themes, reports, and daily work just never seemed to cease. Ott' times our days grew weary5 we thought, What can we do? We wondered it 'twas worth all that to finally make it through. As we accept diplomas for the work which we have done, We think of all the battles we have somehow overcome5 Our hearts are filled with gladness, and our heads are raised with pride For to know that we've attained our goal, our souls are satisfied. --Rita Green

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.lair IXWKMJJ Zafamenf .file enior Cfcm off 9 0 We, the Seniors of l950, being of sound mind and body, feeling that our schooldays are drawing to a close, do therefore make, ordain and publish this our last will and testament. We, Jack Boyd, Charles Bishop, and Carl Barger, will our love for Mrs, Thomison to Dean Thomas and Wayne Woodlee. I, Roy Lee Maynor, will my love for arguing to Frank Welch. We, Stevie Gallagher and Johnny Johnson, will our ability to catch fish and kill ducks to Coach Draper. I, Clyde Masengale, will my place as treasurer of the F.F.A. to anyone who needs some extra cash. We, Kathleen Morgan and Maxine Robinson, will our ability to go steady with boys to Chloe Baker and Virginia Roddy. I, Jamie Perkinson, will my long fingernails to Corine Colbough. I, Doris Sharp, will my natural curly hair to Patricia Davis. I, Orah Fay Shaver, will My Aching Back! to Al West. I, Vallas Sanders, will my ability to kick extra points to Mrs. Earhart. I, Cynthia Riggs, will my position as Basketball Mana- ger to anyone who wants to work. We, Katherine Potter, Evelyn Porter, and Ruth Har- wood, will our giggles to Vera Gibson and Katherine Clark. I, Gloria Givens, will my shortness to Jessie Fay Mac- Noots Newell. I, Martha Jean Newell, will my quietness in Mr. Lit- ton's class to Anna McPheeters. I, Nina Kelley, will my witty remarks to Charles Matthews. I, Agnew Travis, will my basketball jersey No. 33 to W. E. Robinson. I, Alice Roddy, will my weight to Barbara Wagner. We, Imogene Cranfill and Doris Pickett, will our abil- ity to fail Physics to anyone who takes it. We, Sue Bean, Gladys Best, and Fannie Riggs, will our constant companionship to Bobbie Gothard, Mona Wilkey, and Katie Kelley. l, Dottie Beene, will my popularity to Sydney Givens. We, Lavon Riley, Harold Riley, and Thomas Hender- son, will our ability to pull the wool over Mr. Gab- bert's eyes to C. Y. Thurman and Thomas Raines. I, Helen Leffew, will my giggles in Home Ec. to Barbara Douglas. We, Betty Hicks and Orpha Bandy, will our ability to sing to Naomi Winsett. We, Shirley Welch and Gene Housley, will our nick- names, Myrtle and Sampson, to Barbara Giles and Bierne Kerr. We, Clayton Morris, Billy Cartee, and Billy Hart, will our ability to lead cheers to the future cheerleaders. I, Norene Harris, will my musical knowledge to Mary Kate Roddy. I, Mary Ann Riley, will my dark eyebrows to Eva Mae Stanfield. I, Martha Harris, will my lov-e for Spring City boys to Ruth Aslinger. I, Allene Elsea, will my habit of grumbling to Gay- nelle Cobble. We, Mary Lee Hall and Mary Helen Swafford, will all of our boyfriends to Sandra Wilson. Joan Scrimpsher, and Betty Jo Potter. I, Fisher Thomas, will my softball pitching to Raymond Massengale. l, Maurice Jordan, will my bashfulness to Doris Mc- Clure. I, Anna B. Kincannon, will my shy ways to Sidney Barnes. We, Nelda Kelley and Charma Burdette, will our knowledge of the Spanish language to Billy Joe Kelley. I, Joyce Wilson, will my love to play basketball to Maxine Kincannon. I, Greer Matthews, will my good conduct to Maurice Arnold. We, Fred Gibson and Ray Fisher, will our good looks to Harold Hawkins and Franklin Baber. I, Sara Rose Hall, will all my boyfriends to Iona Mas- sengale. I, Mike Barger, will the whole left side of the bench to Mackie Ballard and Gordon Miller. I, Dorothy McDowell, will my love for the Hills to no one. I, Patsy McClure, will my love for a certain blonde to no one. I, Ruby Sedman, will my gum chewing in Biology to my sis, Juanita. I, Rita Green, will my love for band music to W. E. Robinson. I, Jane Daniel, will my abilty to be on the honor roll to Margaret Brooks. I, Iva Jean Arnold, will my love for a certain boy who drives a black Frazer to no one. l, Margaret Abel, will my English grades to Mildred Colbaugh, provided she makes good use of them.