Spartanburg High School - Spartana Yearbook (Spartanburg, SC)

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CLASS I-I ISTCDRY MARGARET CLAYTON N these last days of hugh school whule trying to forget our unpleasant memorues and to remember our pleasant ones we realize now the happuness and joys that have been ours through the three years of worlc and play We have learned a sense of loyalty cooperation and what ut means to love and respect our Alma Mater These days will forever be cher ushed un the hearts of all who leave the halls of Spar tanburg l-lugh School FRESHMAN YEAR We have never quite understood what becomes of your freshman year when you attend a three year hugh school SOPHOMORE YEAR ln our sophomore year after becoming acquaunted wuth our new surroundings actuvutues of Spartan f-lugh began wuth a wonderful start Anxious to be good school cutuzens we plunged forth unto the field of our regular and extra currucula actuvutues elected the year before was servung as president of the Student Councul Thus organization selected a senuor commuttee to promote better school cutu7en shup sponsored an oratorucal contest and publushed a handbook a copy of whuch was guven to each member of the freshman class Three utems of major importance un the entertaun ment realm of our school were Twelfth Nught pre sented under the durectuon of Muss Margaret W Simpson un whuch several members of the class of 43 partucupated the Anniversary Concert of the band and orchestra wuth Vernon A Boulcnught con ducting and excerpts from the colorful opera The Mulcado by the combined chorus and Glee Club umuaouucnorxu JOHN DODGE A very important announcement was made by Sup L W Jenlcuns There will be no mud erm exams' By some act of provudence the school lfept its roof but the shouts of glee were really enormous Thus exemptuon was due to the fact that an epidemic of influenza had grasped Spartanburg Thus proved a blessing for some of us whule others suffered' Wu flu A new feature was introduced that year which has sunce become an annual atfaur Known as Back to School Nught uts purpose was to guve the parents an opportunity to meet their children s teachers and become better acquainted wuth the school Each parent followed the Monday schedule of his son or daughter and was durected to the varuous classrooms by members of the Student Council JUNIOR YEAR We entered our uunuor year refreshed and abound ing wuth enthusiasm to welcome several new teachers son Muss Vuvuan Drummond John Derryberry Muss l-larruet Todd Muss Lucretua Daniel and Muss Doro thy Gullespue After a peruod of ullness a friend to all of us Muss Annue Gentry passed away Her absence from our midst has been deeply felt Students were seruous and thoughtful when December 8 they filed unto the gym to hear the President declare war on the Japanese The treach erous attack on Pearl Harbor brought about many changes un our school lufe The sale of war stamps which had been lagging was greatly accelerated and several members of our faculty Messrs M B l 1 t. . . A -M r 1 .t ' ' , l 'th ' To begin With, Kenneth Brgwnl who had been to our school-Mrs. Virginia Cleveland, A. A. Pear- xx - tl - I I I4

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TENTH WQSRADL QAHLIQLARS PRESIDENTS Betty Slierril Grady Stewart Bobby Gilmore Clwarles l-lugtiston John Crawford Walter Wright Anita Stewart James Glover Betty Presley Jeanette Maxey Marjor5e Taylor Geraldine Forman Rose Bullrnan VICE-PRESIDENTS SECRETARIES Sybil Creighton Rosemary Blalmely Fred Robertson Galen Grier Betty Buzzle Louis Jones Paul Wommaek Artlnur Parlcs Eldon King Jaclc Steadrnan Marguerite Bullrngton Betty Osrnent Rutln Mel-lam I 3 Billy Huntley Miriam Liles Weste Patton Bobby Cannon Oren Judy Cl tton Odom Ray Brown Louie Neighbors Eddie Mae Waters Marian Cogg ns Juanita Sbealey Helen Foster Betty Campbell

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Self L L Dunlap and Walter Foster were called Into the servrce Soon after S H S had ILS fIrst of a serIes of aIr raId drIlls whIch brought the realrty of war much closer home to most of us Students enIoyed many holIdays and half holIdays whIle the faculty members f63ISt6fCd men for con scrIptIon and consumers for War RatIon Book l AgaIn our class took part IH student GFFBIFS and Interests Sponsored by the Student CouncIl three old fashroned square dances were held Wlth Red Dobson s famous harmonIca band supplyIng the mu SIC A VoIce IU the Dark was presented under the dlV6CtIOD of Mrs VIrgInIa Cleveland Also the band receIved another honor by beIng asked to play be fore the state legrslature ln AprIl two state conventIons were held whIch were attended by delegates from our school The Beta Club ConventIon was held In Columbra and one of our students FlorIne France was elected state presIdent for the comIng year At the South CarolIna Press ConventIon ID Florence The Scrrbbler was awarded an A ratrng The annual Gym CIVCUS was held on the afternoon and nIght of May I5 A patrIotIc theme was em ployed IH the costumes musIc and entertaInment SENIOR YEAR Senrorsl DIgnIfIed at last' Now we took possessIon of the thIrd tloor and wIth the wIll to do or due we embarked upon our year s work Spencer M RICE formerly assIstant prIncIpal and treasurer was appoInted to succeed M B WIl on who entered the Navy Mr WIlson was commIs sIoned a lIeutenant In the Naval Reserve There were eIght new addItIons to our faculty to fIll the czaps left by those who had been called Into the servrce MISS Sarah Cloud MISS Fronde Kennedy MISS Mar trne Watson MISS Carolrne Bennett Mrs Lors Coon er Mrs Lourse McLeod MISS Helen WItt Mrs Ju es Carson and Lester Eledge took theIr places In our mIdst Mrss BeatrIce Lee bIology Instructor was named faculty GdVISCf for the Student CouncIl succeedIng C H HumphrIes Jr formerS H S teacher WIth a sImple but etfectrve Installatron program George Justrce assumed hIs dutues as presIdent of the Stu dent CouncIl A beautIful and solemn Chrrstmas program was gIven wIth a whIte ChrIstmas as the theme of the decoratrons The vested mrxed chorus and C5lee Club surrounded by tall lIghted tapers were seated agarnst a background of whIte presentmg a cathe dral choIr ef-fect The ImpressIve ceremony kmdled the true ChrIstmas Splflt for all of us WIth Kenneth Webb servIng as presIdent of the SenIor Class we launched Into a program of patrIotIc actrvrtres A maIorIty of the boys of S H S turned Old Black Joe s to help Uncle Sam The plan was that they would be released from school one day to pIck cotton All In all our boys made a great show Ing even though there were a number of sore backs and legs and qUIt6 a few sunburn vIctIms The school also sponsored a scrap metal dfIVC wIth a goal of a ton a day The last week In February students were overjoyed to hear that they would receIve a weeks VGCGLIOH due to food VGLIOHIDS About tIfty students volun teered to help the teachers regIster the publIc and ISSUC RatIon Mook ll These were called our sprlng holIdays IH spIte of the fact that they came In the mIddle of the wInter Late IH March the cIty schools put on a drIve to collect a carload of tIn cans Each pupIl who brought as many as ten cans was excused from school a half nIng sectron In each grade was gIven a half day holr day ThIs school collected 36114 cans ln the second semester we organIzed a VIctory Corps In our hIgh school After becomIng a member In the general dIvIsIon the student was gIven a cholce of specIal dIvIsIons accordIng to the course he was takIng These dIVISIODS Included the AIr SCYVICC Land SCVVICZ Sea SCVVICZ Productlon ServIce and Communrty SCVVIC6 Because of the actIve part that most students had already taken ID patrIotIc GCtIVI tIes In our school the VICLOTY Corps was a success from the start And then wIth the trme of graduatIon dravung close we began to plan our 6CtlVItICS We made all the preparatIons callIng cards caps and gowns InvItatIons and partIes WIth the receIvIng of dI plomas the curtarn falls on another act of our Irves and our hugh school days make hrstory MARGARET CLAYTON JOHN DODGE , - . f I 1 1 1 T ' . , , . , , ! . . - ' . I I - o 4 I T , , , I , hour early 'on the closing day of the drive. One win- . 1 . 1 . ' I ' 1 1 1 1 I . . Q . . . 1 1 1 . , . - - , . 1 ' , . . I I I - F I . I ' . I . I . I . Q . I . . I I . Q , . V , A Q , - ' l ' I I ' I 1 4 . , I I I I ' I' . . , ., . . . . . . . . , I5