West Memphis High School - Cotton Boll Yearbook (West Memphis, AR)

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Left to right: Trudy Dallas. Martha Ann Bagwell, Barbara Kinney, llavid Dodd, Carol Plaisanct-. Louise Potts. Dennis Hobbs. Linda Shoemaker. Mary Margaret Smith. Betty Sue Bledsocn' .lack Hicks, Mary K. Smith, janet Hudson. Barbara Lobley. Mrs. Claibornr', sponsor: Anita Manning. and Linda Loftin, HBLUE DEVIL STAFF The Blue Devil. which was once called the 'LHulbert Hi-Life. was a school paper for 21 years and was published for its twenty-second year by a stuff of sixteen mem- bers. During National Newspaper Week several girls became top saleswomen for the Blue Devil. Other members sold subscriptions. decorated the bulletin board. and made posters. On October 5 the staff visited the Crittenden County Times. They were very much impressed with the working ol the linotype and the press itself. On October 26 the Blue Devil Staff took part in the Connnierrial Appeals journalism Clinic and attended ai luncheon at the King Cotton Hotel.

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First row, left to right: Coach Ray Paschall, Sara Nell Robinson, Syble Foley, reporter, Shirley Parker, Pat Frazier, Bonnie Caffey, Coach Leon Underwood. Second row: Stanley Martin, David Lambert, secretary-treasurer, Albert Sharp, president, Billy Slaughter, Robert Murphy, vice president, Bobby Kennedy, Billy Beason. Third row: Jimmy Alsbrook, Billy Holmes, J. T. Holmes, Gary Ray, ,lack Hicks, Malcolm Scott, David Dodd. LETTER CLUB The main objectives of the HWTVF' Club were to better relationships between coaches, athletes, and the student body, develop interest in athletics, and de- velop leadership ability. To be eligible for Letter Club membership, a student must letter in one of the three major sports. The club sponsored several social events this year, and it was also in charge of the boys, intramural program. During Christmas the Letter Club helped with the 4'White Christmasw pro- gram.

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Seated. left to right: ,lack Hicks. David Dodd, David Lambert. Dennis Hobbs. Barbara Kinney. Feeond row: Suzanne Darfield. Linda Shoemaker, Janet Hudson, Maryanna Lewis, Trudy Dallas, Linda Loftin. Sara Nell Robinson. Marjorie Sims. Third row: Barbara Lohley. Mary Margaret Smith. Anita Manning, Carol Plaisancv. Mary K. Smith. Betty Sue Bledsoe, Martha Ann llagwell. QUILL AND SCROLL Our latest addition to thc list of organizations at VVMHS was the Quill and Scroll. National Honorary Journalism Club. A formal installation of the twenty charter members was held in February. They were selected from the Colton Boll and Blue Deril staffs. The purpose of Quill and Scroll was to instill in the members the ideal of scholar- ship, high standard of writing. and a higher code of ethics. lt also emphasized clear thinking for forceful writing. Quill and Scroll members must he well-rounded scholastic students. as one of the requirements for membership was that they must be in the upper one-third of their class scholastically. They also must have done superior work in writing. editing. or business management. Other requirements included recommendation by the ad- visors and approval by office of the national secretary. Only juniors. seniors. and post graduates were eligible for membership. The junior staff members were recommended at the end of the year by the spon- sors. Mrs. Taylor Claiborne and lVlrs. J. E. Sims.