Americus High School - Panther Yearbook (Americus, GA)

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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?

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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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PHIIIPHEEY Well, well, here it is, I967, just twenty years since the famous class of '47 left dear old classmates, I am faring forth on a nation-wide tour. I felt a definite need to see the Alma Mater to recall the pranls of the bygone days. As I entered the physics lab where the bullshooters held their daily session, I beheld none other than Gus Johnson, now head of the Physics Department since the retirement of Professor Kinney. Our discussion was interrupted by shots issuing from the guns of the notorious outlaws, Hodges Hoodlums, led by Bob and John Fox Hodges, who had been cornered by Dan Hiclrs, the Sumter County sheriff. On the tenthltrial the car, which I had purchased from Professor Kinney chugged off down the road to Leesburg. At the edge of the city limits I halted to lend assistance to the local cat-catcher, Lottie Holley, who with the aid of Sidney Peach, dog-catcher, was trying to lasso Emory Pilcher's dog, Richard. I considered stopping at the Leesburg Hotel for the night. My bags were carried in by the only efficient bell-hop, Doris Bryant. In Albany next morning I tool: the plane for Atlanta. Ann Evans, Missionary to that vice-ridden city, saw me off and Lad'ye Fleeman, airline hostess, served me coffee during the flight. I saw advertisements that Dingling Brothers Circus was at Grant Parlr. I went out to view the exhibitions. The first person to cross my path was the famous elephant trainer. Jim Dumbo Watson. He carried me by to see the Fat Lady, Jean Courtney, and the Daring Young Lady on the Flying Trapeze, Ramona Robinson. On my way to the Journal Office where I intended to call on Gene Harvey, who uses all his talents drawing the crossword puzzles, I met Janette Dupree, famous authoress of Forever Emerald. I loitered by the Peachtree Billiard Academy and was frightened out of a 'year's growth when the police siren blared in my ears. I Ioolred up to see Jim McArthur's smiling countenance at the wheel of the Blaclr Maria inquiring from Drew Steven- son, janitor of the above mentioned establishment, the reason for the call. My next stop was Washington to visit ory Pilcher, Sec- retary of Treasury. I stopped on Pennsylva ,Avenue to get a shoe shine from Dorothy Bryan who at th 'V e was put- ting the finishing touches on the shoes of La S Dixon the exalted janitor for President Moosehead Maul: E resident of Local Brewers Union 7l-CIOI. A billboard ati nced a matinee featuring the great 20th century Flop act 'A Martha Slappey. Passing the Octagon Bldg., I saw Silas Bushiilead of the Army Air Force Model Airplane Department anagiudora Averett, first woman ambassador to Lower Slobbovi James Short, international President of the Beta Club, was in bwn to plan a joint convention with F.H.A. which is led by if V ie Ruth Childree and her efficient power behind the thr I I Virginia Norris. En route to New Yorlr, I stopped by Vassar to see the dean, Ballard Daniel, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., I.O.U., D.D.T., P.U. My first stop in New York was the Stork Club where I was greeted by the charming hat check girl, Faye Turner. I was delightfully entertained by Glenn Alexander, his harmonic. and orchestra featuring the noted star of stage, screen and radio, Lynne The Body Durham. Barbara Burton, club hostess, gave me a table at Club 27 where I heard Ben Shorter's latest dis- covery, Mary Ann Schmidt, boogie woogie pianist. ln walked Charlie Crisp, spendthrift play boy, who invited me to his home. We were met at the door by the butler, James Young, who had been reduced to dire financial straits because of the settlements the courts had given his divorced wives. Barbara Methvin and Betty Jean Popwell. Langdon Cheves Sheffield, Charlie's bartender and pool instructor, served us coclrtails. That evening we attended a Broadway play by the eminent playwright, Janie Frazier, starring Lawrence Pen- nington as the great lover, the review of which I had read in Sheppard's Sentinel, edited by Davis Sheppard. We had to loolr in at the Sin Din, Pat Crumpton's Brooklyn Night Club. Madison Square Garden was featuring the Heavyweight World Champion, Joe Barnes, and his challenger, Muscles Poupard. Bobby Collins, miler and successor to Grunder Hoegg, was betting heavily on Muscles.