Young High School - Record Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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Vifj J 1945 The RECORD CLASS PROPHECY-1945 In this ever changing world of ours there occurs about every millennimum a genius who is able to accurately foretell the future. Since I. Gerald The Great, find myself endowed with that remark- able talent, I am going to describe the situations which the graduates of the class of 1945 will find themselves in after time has rolled ten years across the annals of Mrs. Garrett's history. I see Miss Dianna Bodenheimer running some popcorn stands on Gay Street while Herman Sims is the able manager of a men's clothing store specializing in Sims swell BVD's. Bobbye Cruze, Anne McDaniels, Opal Newman and Sue Johnson have opened a wolf-trap factory in the hope that other girls can start early to catch their man ! ! ! Behind the footlights in Knoxvi1le's big Municipal Playhouse, which was built by the firm of Rex Copeland Inc., we find those great dramatic actresses, Betty Carroll, Marilyn Franklin and Dorothy Johnson are playing opposite Billy Goodman in the great play, Run into the Silo Mother, the wolves can't corner you there. In 1955 don't be surprised if you turn on your radio and hear Carl Sharp and his Royal Rug beaters who are rapidly taking the place of Spike Jones and his City Slikers. Reeda Adams, Katherine Eledge and Betty Gorman are the stars of a day-tiime soap opera entitled John's Other Family. Of course, the part of John is taken by handsome John Merwin. Gerald Cooper, who has turned lawyer, is in the hospital re- cuperating from numerous knife wounds suffered during the divorce trial of Bart Iddins, Business Tycoon and Bobbie Larew, woman wrestler. While in the hospital he is surrounded by a host of able and capable nurses. Among the angels of mercy are Evelyn Ander- son, Edith Combs, Virginia Matheny, Dorothy Blazier and Evelyn Newman. In the nearby Maternity ward we find an up and com- ing lobstetrician in the person of Dorothy McCammon. By the way, looking into Dorothy's account book, it's plain to see that she would be a rich person if all her creditors would pay her for services rendered and babies delivered. Well, there's the name of Mrs. Betty Lawson Lyle with a great big five after it. And down here is Mrs. Libby Baker Huff with a gigantic seven and the words more to come. I guess she's planning to raise a football team including substitutes and water boy. Now to the financial field. I see that Miller's Department Store has changed it's name to Eich's Emporium. Milton has Stanley Jones as assistant manager and in the various departments we find Geraldine Pickens, Dorothy Ford, Cecil Huffstetler and Dora Galyon. Incidentally our D. E. co-ordinator is none other than Maxine Allen. Next door Edna Mae Stanley and Katie Reagan are running an Infants wear store, while adjoining them, we find Lorraine Galyon - and Betty Giffin are running a dress shop, specializing in fashions created by that great New York Designer, Dorothy Berry. The Knoxville Journal has switched it's famous name. Harold's Happy Gazette with Mr. Harold Julian as owner Lois Newman as his general flunky and Alma McPherson in the Advice to the Love- lorn column. Jack McCarroll is with Harold too. He is the model for all those men like Flathead, The brow and so on that occurs quite frequently in the Dick Tracy comic strip. Rose Mary Barber and Emily Kirkpatrick have opened up a dancing school while wait- ing for a couple of sailors to hit port again. On the side they are also teaching exercises to girls to help them prevent bowleggedness.. Dolores Burleson is happily married to a typewriter in the office of the aforementioned lawyer. She's expecting - - -- two boxes of paper clips almost any day now. Also pounding typewriters in the numerous offices are Elizabeth Stiner-Smith and Betty Russell. Now we come to a fashionable little place where Joanne Larew and Eleanor Sellers are running a Personality-plus Parlor where they are teaching C. D. Hagaman how to be happy though married. Waiting in the outer room Alma Smith, Imogene Thomas and Mary Ruth Nipper are acquiring more and more Perse and Personality. Louise Coulter is running a Bicycle repair shop where she is now engaged in repairing all the old torn up bicycles which she wrecks. In the big empty lot across from the school we aren't one bit surprised to find that Kathleen Fine and Charles Linster have opened one huge Night club. Although Charles wife put most of the money into it, it's called Katys Kut-up Klub. Sara Lou Bowman and Joanne McCammon are pulling the customers in with their sweet and innocent looks which they still hold from their high school days. Now across the road where the halls of Old Young High are still standing with just a few changes in the faculty. Teaching English in Miss Hays room we find Joy Lee Reed dramatically read- ing Macbeth to her drowsy senior pupils. Katherine LeCoultre and Bonnie Crisp are teachers also. Right now they are in the office argueing with Mr. Duff over which one of them are going to push Miss Keller's wheel chair to the bus. The only male member of our class that has taken up teaching is Johnny Mann. He's teaching English at the University of Ten- nessee. Johnny holds a PHD, a LLD and a BBD degree. He has made a special study of every work of literature written during the last 50,000 years. I always knew Johnny would turn out to be a smart fellow. The most famous twentieth century poetess is none other than Leona Maples who has just finished her great masterpiece Take your Spearmint off the bedpost mother it loses it's flavor there. Delivering the mail in his old 1923 T Model Ford we see Charles Gillespie plodding his weary way. And if I'm not terribly mistaken I see Christina Stavros in the back seat sorting out the special deliveries. Delving into the world of sports we find that the able coach of the Mighty Mangling Morticians is none other than our own Earl Hoffmeister. Bill Nichols played Wingback for him until the Navy finally gave him a commission. He's now Seaman-sixty-fourth class. A new rank created especially for him. Another successful person comes into view. I see that Eugene McDaniels has everything that Harry James has except Betty Grable. And playing a trumpet as he does it won't be long until the wedding bells will ring for dear old Gene. Helen Maxey and Doris Johnson have taken jobs as models for True Romances. The circulation has tripled since they began working. Marguerite Woody has made a complete success by inventing a new chemical which is guaranteed to stop wrinkles from coming in the face. Barbara Bodenheimer Hoifmeister bought a fifty years supply. She's been worrying her head off trying to figure out how to stop her six boys from joining the Navy like their famous father. Joyce Burnett and Billiie Sue Ford are selling and demonstrating Mildred Pitner's Pink Piills for pale People which Mildred invented in her General Science class. Down around Petros we find that Emory Sims is the Warden of that famous institution, having been in there so long he was unanimously elected to stay by the inmates. Johnnie Massengill, Ruth Kittle, Blanche King and Inez Crisp are rapidly piling up materials for hope chests. All four of them still have hopes that the right male will come along. Margaret Leak, Sara Mae Dickey and Helen Christopher are all happy sailors on the sea of matrimony. Traveling on out Kingston Pike and looking into some of the fine homes I see that Pauline Rule, Benna Mae Brewer, Mary Eliza- beth Jenkins have married the cities richest men and are at this Twenty-nine

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xx The RECORD E' 1945 HISTORY OF TI-IE CLASS OF 1945 In the fall of 1941, Young High School was most fortunate in having 191 green freshman enter into her folds. At that time little did we know what the next four years would bring to us. To all of us many important occasions stand out above others- as the day we held our first class meeting and the following officers were elected: President, Libby Baker, vice-president, Helen Sailors, secretary and treasury, Billy Irwin. Not many of us knew the teachers very well but we chose a lovable little lady for our sponsor-Miss Evelyn Crippen. The Freshman party was given in the school gym. Everybody got acquainted and we really had a big time. The girls didn't lose any time in gaining membership to the different clubs. Those who joined the Girl Reserves were Geraldine Pickens, Alma McPherson, Betty L. Ford, Betty Jo Gorman, and Libby Baker. Rose Mary Barber, Eleanor Sellers, Edith Combs, Jonnie Masscngill, Marilyn Franklin and Joanne Larew sang in thc chorus. It was only a few short months until we were classed as Sopho- mores-we knew everybody and everything fwe thoughtj. Again it was time to elect class officers. Gene Huff was elected president, Libby Baker, vice-president, Bart Iddins, secretary. Class Sponsor was none other than Mr. J. G. McCollough. Some of our musically minded classmates joined our Band. They were Dorothy Ford, Charles Gillespie, Lynn Smith, Carl Sharp, Becky Holland, Betty Jo Wood and C. D. Hagaman. Those who were oratorically interested belonged to the Speaker's Guild. From our class were Joyce Burnette, Dolores Burleson, Betty Ann Byers, Rose Barber, Alma McPherson, Bobbie Larew, Bart Iddins, and Gerald Cooper. The Yellowjacket Staff was aided by the assistance of Betty Gorman and Harold Julian. It was only natural that the boys became interested in the sports. Roy Stokes, Bill Nichols, Earl Hoifmeister and Johnny Mann contributed manpower to the football team and Dewey Lee and Earl Hoifmeister played basketball. ' The football team was spurred on to victory by the cheer- leading of Edith Combs, Bart Iddins, and Bobbye Cruze. Bobbie Larew, Betty Lawson Ford, and Charles Linster made their appearance on the stage in Huck Finn. As Miss Sophomore Class, Libby Baker won the title. Our Junior year rolled around-we were exactly midway in our high school journey of education. Although we were not really known to be politicians, Bart Iddins was elected president, John Clabo-the he-man of the entire school-was vice-president, Earl Hoffmeister, secretary, and Libby Baker, treasury. We voted likeable Miss Keller as sponsor and believe me she really did make it a very successful year for us. The Junior class certainly added support to the football team- in the terms of Earl Hoffmeister, Roy Stokes, Kenneth Stephens, Herman Sims, Lynn Smith, Bill Nichols, Johnny Mann and Dewey Lee, as well as the star of the whole season, John Clabo, who we loaned to the Marines during the same year. Those who certainly put all they had in yelling for these boys were the cheerleaders-Bart Iddins, Charles Linster, Dolores Burle- son, Rose Mary Barber, Bobbye Cruze, and Edith Combs. As you can see, the entire squad was composed of Juniors. Representing us in the basketball cage were Captain Earl Hoffmeister, Dewey Lee, Herman Sims and Howell Houser assisted by Carl Sharp, the manager. During the year, there were three stage productions- One Mad Night, Smiling Through and the Yankee Doodle Minstrel. Those who took part were John Clabo, Emily Kirkpatrick, Marilyn Twenty-eight . Franklin, Eleanor Sellers, Betty L. Ford, Bobbie Larew, Charles Linster, Bart Iddins and Gerald Cooper. In the drama department was given a one-act contest play, So Wonderful in White, which won first place in the district contest. Those who acted were Bobbie Larew, Dolores Burleson, Rose Mary Barber, Marilyn Franklin and Kathleen Fine. The Rhythmairesf' which was the school orchestra, could really make everyone get jivey with music from Carl Sharp, Gene McDaniels, C. D. Hagaman, and Charles Linster. Reeda Adams won the title of Miss Junior Class. In April, our Junior class was host to the Senior class at our big annual formal banquet. Under the direction of Miss Keller this was one of the most memorable as well as beautiful events of the year. At last we have reached the top step of our high school ladder-this our senior year will be the busiest and most eventful year of the four. It was great to be a Senior-the school'just seemed to revolve around our class. According to our senior class officers-there's no man shortage at all ! ! Herman Sims, the most handsome boy in the class, was elected presidentg Dewey Lee, who is the basketball captain, is vice-president, Bobbie Larew, secretary, and Bill' Nichols, one of our football heroes, is treasurer. The football team had another successful year with Earl HoEmeister as captain. The cheerleading squad again was practic- ally filled from our class. They were Bart Iddins, head cheerleader, Charles Linster, Dolores Burleson, Edith Combs-the first girl to achieve three years of cheerleading-Anne McDaniel and Emily Kirkpatrick. The neatly dressed girls and boys who served as ushers were Juanita King, head usher, Jeanne Larew, Dolores Burleson, Dorothy Berry, Betty L. Ford, Louise Coulter, Helen Maxey, Milton Eich and Charles Linster. Rose Mary Barber and Helen Maxey were chosen by the Band as their sponsors. Marguerite Woody was promoted to the editor- ship of the Yellowjacket. Thespian Troupe No. 415 pronounced Bart Iddins as the Best Thespian of the year. In our social club, Dorothy Ford was elected president of the Penquins. This year as in the past our class took a big part in the drama events. An all-girl play, Nine Girls was given with the follow- ing students: Emily Kirkpatrick, Rose Barber, Anne McDaniel, Bobbye Cruze, Dolores Burleson, Marilyn Franklin, and Evelyn Newman. Earl Hoffmeister and Betty L. Ford won the coveted titles of Mr. and Miss Young High School, while Juanita King and Harold Julian were elected Mr. and Miss Senior Class. During the last four years while the rest of us have been out having a good time, there have been at least five students who have been earnestly working toward the scholastic honor of being a class speaker. Ranking first is Katherine LeCoultre, Valedictorian, Joy Lee Reed, Marguerite Woody, Bonnie Crisp, and Jack York. These four years have been near and dear to each of us. We would like to thank each teacher who has been patient and kind to help us reach our goal in our high school work. To Mr. Duff we are very grateful to him for what he means to us and to the school. Last but not least our senior class sponsor, Mrs. Miriam E. Garrett, has spent endless hours in making these last few months very successful for us. We feel we can not repay her in any way for all of her kindness and thoughtfulness to us, but we say we are deeply grateful to her.

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gil The RECORD 1945 moment attending a bridge party. They are all members of the Womens Tuesday Uplift Society which meets on Thursdays since it was changed from Monday. Rebecca Holland and Bennie Davis have the honor of being the hrst women morticians. They call their establishment the Dead men tell no tales Mortuary. Helen Burnette and Catherine Painter are running a Beauty Parlor where even Elrod Cheatham comes at times to get a new wave put in his curly hair. And the biggest surprise of all ! ! ! I see that because of his manly, graceful figure and ability to tap-dance Lynn Smith is the Star of the Great Ballet De Russe De Monte Carlo De Young High School. Right now he's dancing in the great ballet entitled The Dance of the seven cooked Geese by I Shootum Downski, great Russian Composer. Louise Hicks has written a book entitled How to go to High School four years without being Tardy. She worked on it for four years and if my memory serves me right she did a marvelous job. Roy Stokes has followed in the footsteps of his brother and joined the Navy. Right now he's on one of the South Pacific Islands conducting a search for a native girl that bears the slightest resemblance to Dorothy Lamour. Assisting him in this search is Richard Goodin who has set up a chain of drugstores throughout the South Sea Islands. And now my amazing foresight takes me to the White House fwhich incidentally has been moved to Mutton Hollow, where jack York is now residing. Paul Ward is his assistant in charge of keep- ing the hogs off the White House Lawn. And last but least in every way but brain the petite little Juanita King is the first speaker the Congress of the United States has ever had. to see that she has attained such a high office cellent record in High School. She is bearing that great things come in small packages. Now my vision is slowly fading as the fu the reach of man. But one last prediction, to the class of '45 I see health, happiness and good out a long and happy lifetime. Capacity I see that of the house which I'm not surprised because of her ex- out the old saying ture recedes beyond all the members of fellowship through- LAST WILL A D TESTAME T We the members of the class of 1945 as we are about to leave Young High School take time to leave a few gifts and talents for the student body and faculty to remember us by. To Mr. Duff we leave the Junior Class and hope they turn out to be as smart as we think we are.- We bestowe Mr. Duff's ability to take care of the lunch line in an orderly manner to Mr. Kennedy. To Miss Hays we leave the old Worn copy of How To Win A Husband. This didn't help Miss Keller, but maybe it will prove a success for you. We leave to the Junior Class our beloved sponsor, Mama Garrett, and hope that they will love her as much as we do. To the Sophomore class we leave our old Shakes- peare play books from Hamlet to Macbeth. You'll certainly need them. To the Freshman class we leave all the chewing gum that we have chewed for the past four years. You will find the stuff under all desks, tables, and chairs. Take care of it because you probably won't be able to get any. Bart Iddins leaves his title of Best Thespian to any Thespian who can earn the honor. Betty Lawson Ford leaves her beauty and winning smile to Lois Cogdill. Earl Hoffmeister leaves his title of Mr, Young Highv to Bob Pollard. Tbirty Reeda Adams leaves her sweet disposition to Irene Swaggerty. Dewey Lee leaves the key to his heart to Ruby Lee Williams. To Jean Hilton, we will Kathleen attract all boys in the service. Fine's ability to Gerald Cooper leaves his chance to become Presi- dent of the United States to George Parks. Emily Kirkpatrick leaves her awkwardness to Cartha Lynn Doyle. Charles Linster leaves his delightful sence of humor to Lowlon Mucke. Barbara Bodenheimer leaves the faithfulness that she has for H. L. to Margaret Byrd. Gene McDaniel leaves his ability to play the trumpet to Jim Johnson. Marilyn Franklin leaves her talent to play mean parts to Betty Rose Johnson. To Elrod Cheatam, Jack York fied ways. We leave Bobbye Cruze's ability leaves his digni- to get excused permits to Doris Franklin, who certainly needs them. Juanita King leaves her editorship of the RECORD to any junior who feels that he can carry on the work as well as she has. On this May 22, 1945, we hereby affix our seal. Sincerely, THE SENIOR CLASS OF '45 .