Americus High School - Panther Yearbook (Americus, GA)

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BESSIE FAYE TURNER Bessie Mae Always happy, nr'r'r'r xml: Somelimrs naugbly, bu! nrrfr bail. Basketball, l, 2, 3: F.I-l.A., 3: Glee Club Librarian, 3, 4: 4-I-I Club, I, 2, 3, 4: Cavalier. JIM GRAY WATSON Dumbo C1r'r'r'rrrr'xx lingrrx at long rrx lift' ilxvlff' Alpha Mu, 4: Football Manager, 4: Band, 2, 3: Cavalier. SARA WILSON .Samir As a gvnrral Ibirrg, an imlirirlrml who is nm! in prrsorr ix nm! in brr morals. Cavalier, 2, 3, 4: County Glec Club, 4. JAMES MADISON YOUNG Jamie Boy A man usbo rfrzrx fm! lore rmrrrrrr am! song, Shall rrnrairr a fool his whole' lift' long. Citizenship Medal, I: Assistant Business Manager ot A. I-I. S. Journal, 4: Beta Club, 3, 4: Basket- ball, 4: Football, I, 2, 3, 4: Track, 4: Olympian, N, 132 Sf I , ui I t.' r 'E SVC 4 .-I 2 X w. 1 MARTHA ELIZABETH TYE UBEHY.. Born for srrcucxs xbr' sr'vms. Alpha Mu, 4: F.l-l.A. Club, 2: Olympian. ALICE WEST HAI.. Ami in this torm'r'-goodnvsx xtrkvx, Ilr'rr'x rr girl wilb wha! it lakes. A.l-l.S. Journal Typist, 4: Alpha Mu, 4: F.l-l.A., 4: Chairman ot District Meet, 4: Cheerleader, 4: Basket- ball, 4: Secretary and Treasurer of Cavalier. ROBERT I-IODGES WHITAKER I-lodges Uv xborw his lruc' rruhrrv in wha! hc' Jovx, ruflrrr ibau irr what he Says. Basketball, I, 2, 4: Football, l, 2: Vice President 4-I-I Club, 4: Cavalier. MARILYN JOYCE WITT Marilyn How far ibut lillle candle throws hrr beam. Assistant Art Editor of the Panther, 4: A.l-l.S. Journal, 3, 4: Alpha Mu, 4: Glee Club, 2, 3: Secretary and Treasurer, 4: F.l-l.A. 3: President, 4: Majorette, 3, 4: Cavalier. LAWRENCE EWIN WOLFE, JR. Pi3gie Grmh-r love bath no mlm. Sports Editor of Panther, 3, 4: Beta Club, 2, 3, 4: Basketball, 4: Football, I, 2, 3, 4: Track, 4: Olympian.

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MICHAEL SALI BA, JR. Tico High rreflril lhoughl sealed in his heart of courtesy. Alpha Mu, Secretary, 4: Beta Club, 2, 3, 4: Reporter, 4: Band, I, 2 3, 4: First Lieutenant, 3: Football I, 2, 3, 4: Traclr, 3, 4: Olympian SARA VIRGINIA SELLARS Pedro A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warm, lo comforl, and corri- mandf' Alplwa Mu, 4: F.I-I.A. 2: Glee Club, 2, 3: Band, I, 2, 3, 4: Baslretball 2, 3: Cavalier. DAVIS C. SI-IEPPARD, JR. nshep.. Sing, smile, ami pray, 'Twill ilriw lhe rlouzls away. Journal Staff, 4: Football, 3 Cavalier. MARTHA ELLEN SLAPPEY Martha 'She laughs ami is merry all ihe while, you m'1'er sec her wilhout a smile. Glee Club Vice President, 4: 4-I-I Club, I, 2, 3, 4: Cavalier. GEORGE DREW STEVENSON Drew Love, well lhou knowesl no part- nership ullowsf' Football, l, 2, 3, 4: Traclr, 3, 4 Cavalier. I i-as: X5 -11 :I 7. 0 ...- ,... 7 '.':- I gn., '-r. l-- I-rnnu nurlum MARY ANN SCI-IMIDT Mary Ann Those who speak know nvlhing- Those who know are silr'nf. Treasurer of Junior Class, Editor of A.l-I.S. Journal, 4: Alpha Mu, 42 Beta Club, 2, 3: Treasurer, 4: Glee Club, 2, 3, 4: Cavalier. LANGDON CHEVES SI-IEFFIELD Lang Why all this toil for triumph of un hour? Beta Club, 2, 3, 4: Football, I, 2, 3, 4: Cavalier: Band, I, '2, 3: Storekeeper, 4. MARGARET ELIZABETH SMITI-I Margie A smile here, a won! lhcrr' mukcs lrue friends everywhere. Alpha Mu, 4: Beta Club, 2, 3, 41 Glee Club, 2, 3: F,I-I.A. Club, 3, 4: Baslcetball, 3: Olympian. JAMES SHORT James Hang sorrow, rare will kill the ral, ami therefore lefs he merry. 4-I-I Club, I, 2, 3, 4: Cavalier. SIDNEY TATUM Sidney Silz'nre is one great art of ton- wrsationf' Track, 4: Cavalier.

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HISTUHY On a cool September Georgia morning back in l936, sixty or more children lbratsj stood agog at their first classroom with a real blackboard, desks, teacher, and riother children. This was the first of class of '4-7's many weary mornings. l must add for truthfulness's sake, there were many happy ones too. Many of the children were at Furlow Gram- mar School, but many of the tones who were to be- come la part of the outstanding class started .their schooling at Thalean, New Era, Shiloh, Chambliss, and Andersonville. Numbers of incidents will linger in our memory and even be told to our grandchil- dren, among them: May Day, jumping out of win- dows when we were supposed to be staying in lwhat boy hasn't tried itl, and stealing lunches from the cloak-room. At the end of five years the Furlow children left Miss Sara and the faithful staff to enter Junior High. For the first time we changed classes and were exempted from examinations lif we had studied hard enoughl, Our principal, Mr. Comer, told us many jokes and stories lnamely the Siamese twinsl. By far the biggest day of the year was the Spartan and Trojan literary and athletic competitions. Due to conditions far beyond our control, the Trojans took the cup all three years. The Junior High football team in I94-I defeated Montezuma twice. A youth center was provided by the Junior Welfare League, first at the building contiguous to the school, later at the gymnasium, and finally at the service men's center over the Bank of Commerce. After serving three years of hard labor we journeyed to Senior High. Our first year at Senior High the football team took the state championship and in later seasons we had better than average teams. We had oppor- tunity to participate in various extra-curricula ac- tivities, such as the Band, Beta Club, A.H.S. Journal, Panther, Glee Clubs. At the beginning of our Juniof year we were joined by students from the various junior high schools of the county. The honor grad- uates from these schools were Ruby Davis, Frances Freeman, Mary Ann Burt, Vivian Oates, Jean Griffin, John Hodges, and Betty Jean Popwell. Our senior year was the year, our last and best year. This year we felt our importance. We edited the annual, led in many of the campus activities and graduated. The Alpha Mu Literary Club was organ- ized under the sponsorship of Miss Walton, Miss Reeves, and Miss Glover. Lamar Dixon was the Senior Class President. Jim Dudley and Lois Mathis were elected Mr. and Miss A.H.S. Our Junior and Senior Prom will long linger in our memories. Grad- uation-well who could forget high school gradua- tion?