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

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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.

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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: Naylor, Kinney, G. Dallas, Wells, Savage, Sorells, Hick. Second row: Davenport, Parker, Stough, McAdams, Holmes, Bledsoe, Conyers, Frazier, Pryor. Third row: J. Shipman, M. Shipman, Massey, Bough, Crafton, Sheetz, D. Dallas, Smith, Patterson. Fourth row: Meadows, Ray, Kennedy, Jones, Walker, Wann, Palmer, Quisenberry. Fifth row: Jackson, Mooney, Guin, Harlan, Loftin. Sixth row: Morgan, Peivy, Moore, Suites, Hicks, McCully, Northern, Sherril. Majorettes: Holmes, Manning, P. Smith, Crofton, Arnett, Smith. Junior Majorettesz Jay, Stienek, Neal, Brown. Drum Majorette Marjorie Sims, Head Majorette Martha Bagwell. WEST MEMPHIS HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND The band members began practice two' weeks before school began to be ready for the first football game. The band performed at all home games and made three trips out of town. They also marched in the Blytheville Cotton Picking Parade, Helena and West Memphis Christmas Parades, Homecoming Parade, Miss City Beautiful Parade and Cotton Carnival Parade. WALTER CARPENTER MR. VANCE ANITA MANNING BILL WEAVER Band Manager Band Director Band' President Band Manage'