Austin High School - Austinian Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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SUPERLATIVES ' MOST VERSATILE Donnefte Grimes and ' r l Y? E il' E '-fx - , . 3. X Sa, . , X, rx , . .... 1 ' 1 QQ 11 gi- , -.-- BEST IN CITIZENSHIP Shirley Banks and Kenneth Brown MOST PLEASING PERSONALITY Paul Hogue Grace Smith and Gerald Chambers 'F-hal

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SENICDR MOST COURTEOUS Grace Smith and L. J. Jackson MOST SCHOLARLY MOST IDEAL Barbara Wiggins and Kenneth Brown Willieva Murray and Paul Hogue

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K --.,.,.--ff ., . ...if - ...., SENIOR CLASS HISTORY As I sit reminiscing, I remember that a fairly representative number of students from Vine Junior High School enrolled as sophomores at dear old Austin High dur- ing the autumn of I955. Some of us were frightened by the large building and the strange faces of new teachers and many upperclassmen, who appeared to be rather sophisticated and highly intellectual. We had difficulty changing classes, but we finally became adjusted to the school, faculty, and students. Our class advisors were Mrs. E. B. Cowan, Mrs. N. T. Jackson, Mrs. E. B. Woods, Mrs. E. B. Wynn, Mr. W. E. Sims, and Miss A. C. Delaney. Mr. V. L. Ford was faculty chairman of our class the entire three years. In our sophomore year, we took a scenic trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mrs. Wynn's homeroom also won the Band Spon- sor Contest during that same year. For the first time in the history of Austin, a sopho- more was an attendant to the Queen. This lucky girl was Princess Greenwood. During I956-57, when we were juniors, we added new members to our family. These students had formerly attended Beardsley Junior High School. We were happy to include them on our class roster and found that many of them were scholarly and versatile, as well as con- genial. Charles Drew, Richard Anderson, Paul Hogue, Eugene Taylor, Anthony Nether- land, John Dean, Charles Beal, and William Branner were the athletes of the year. Paul has won national recognition for his scor- ing and rebounding potential and we've heard via the grapevine that he will attend the University of Cincinnati. Curtis Dennis was a member of the track team. The class of '58 distinguished itself in other ways. Several of our students were accorded signal honors. Dorothy Gaither was a runner-up in the Miss Austin Con- test. The nineteen members of our class be- cause of their scholastic ability distin- guished themselves by serious study and mental alertness, and were tapped by the members of the National Honor Society at an assembly program during the spring of 32 '57, They were Janie Asbury, Shirley Banks, Emma Brazzell, Kenneth Brown, Lena Craw- ford, Jane Johnson, Walter Kennedy, Mildred Lomax, Gwendolyn Lutie, Rose Mc- Bath, Shirley Mostella, Willieva Murray, Grace Smith, Dorothy Tate, Julia Tippitt, Juanita Usher, Alyce Walker, Barbara Wiggins, Marva Wilson, and Annie Lee Wolfe. Irene Rowe, Gwendolyn Lutie, Barbara Greene, Donnette Grimes, and Saundra Scott were members of the girls' basketball team during l956-57. Rose McBath, Emma Brazzell, and Alyce Walker were vivacious and impetu- ous cheerleaders. Their enthusiasm often inspired our teams to victory. We were proud of our seniors who were voted superaltives in the following areas: Most Courteous, Grace Smith and L. J. Jackson, Most Ideal, Willieva Murray and Paul Hague, Outstanding in Citizenship, Shirley Banks and Kenneth Brown, Most Scholarly, Barbara Wiggins and Kenneth Brown, Most Pleasing Personality, Grace Smith and Gerald Chambers, and Most Versatile, Donnette Grimes and Paul Hogue. Perhaps our greatest achievement as a class group has been the publishing of our I958 yearbook. Although the effort was an all school project, we were given the diffi- cult assignment of spearheading the ac- tivity, which we accepted with enthusiasm, as we attempted to the best of our ability to produce a book that our parents, teachers, and fellow schoolmates would cherish for many years to come. Our senior year found us more sophisti- cated, serious, and mature. Many of us were beginning to realize sadly that the end of our stay at Austin was rapidly com- ing to a close. College days were approach- ing. More tests and examinations were be- ing administered. Representa-tives from various colleges were giving us vivid por- traits of their schools. We remember the seriousness of their faces as they advised us to plan to further our education. We were beginning to realize that soon on a June day we would receive diplomas and go out to assume adult responsibilities. Only a few chapters of our histories had been written as we went out to meet the world.