Austin High School - Austinian Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the class of '58, of Austin High School, City of Knoxville, and State of Tennessee, be-ing sound of mind and memory, do hereby make, publish, and de- clare this to be our Last Will and Testa- ment, in manner and form following, here- by revoking any will, or wills, heretofore made by us. First: We direct that all our. just debts and goodtime expenses be fully paid and satisfied, as soon as conveniently may be, after our departure. We, the Senior Class of '58 Do Hereby Bequeath Our Numerous Possessions Thusly: Marian Annette Davis wills her her ability in French to Charles Blair. Dorothy Gaither wills David Cherry to Mrs. Reece to put in the safe. Velma Gallaher wills her wedding band to Sadie Emerson. Charles Drew wills his tennis shoes to whoever took them. Garnell Simpson guarantees the boys' basketball team that they won't have to buy uniforms next year, they can have the ones the girls left. Annie Mae Cooper wills her chewing gum and candy wrappers to the janitor to fire the furnace with next year. George Valentine wills his manager's jacket to Aaron Booker. James Kitchen wills his curly hair to Robert Netherland, one at a time, girls. Kenneth Brown and Charles Paschal will their slim physiques to James Chandler and Hillyard Galbreath. Mary Taylor wills Harvey Goolsby to Coach Lennon ' for safe-keeping. Hetha Hannum wills her pony tail to Jan Harper. Florine DuBose wills her legs and dimples to Warrene Epps. Alyce Walker'wills her bobby pins to the Cosmetology Department. Joseph Trower wills his red sweater to the one who stole it. , Zollie Campbell wills his hard luck to his brother, Alexander Campbell. Janie Asbury wills her stroll to Davene Davis. Beverly McMahon wills her sense of humor to Sylvia Rodgers. Rose McBath wills her crown as Home- coming Queen to the girl who is most worthy. Mary Owens wills her money to William -'-sa-+Af+ A---ff- --- H-1.-an-4 Stevenson to prevent his borrowing it. Paul Garrett, lin case he leavesl, wills his wardrobe to Charles Whittington. Arthur Burris wills his muscles to Marshall Freeman. Geraldine Gable wills her dimples to Bonnie Robinson. Charles Jones wills his disc-jockeying ability to Warren Brown. Donnette Grimes wills her sweet, friendly personality to Barbara Wallace. Booker Donaldson wills his toothpick to Hubert Thompson. Dorothy Tate wills her history notes to William James, hoping that he will use them. John Dean wills his immense height to some tall fellow like Jesse Cowan.. Julian Spears wills his arguing ability to Shirley Termon, she may need it. Grace Smtih wills her reciting ability to Sylvia Tench, to use at her discretion. Deborah Hicks wills her bright and happy smile to anyone who can use it as effectively as she can. Mildred Lomax wills to anyone a hope that someday she will grow. Q Paul Moses wills his studiousness to Jean Colston with the sincere hope that she will use it to the best of her ability. Jay Manning wills his art implements to next year's art class. Frances Richardson wills her worn out shoes to her sister, Margaret. Edna Layne's baby talk is being willed to Henri Sims. Shirley Banks wills her position as co- editor of the '58 Austinian to Barbara lvey. Mary Frances Johnson wills her eye- brows and eyelashes to Betty Whittington. Barbara Jones wills her hair preparation to Maxine Love, maybe she can find some use for it. Mary McCanelley wills her suave per- sonality to Johnny Yette. Aurelia Sanders wills her hands to Miriam Smith. Stanley Taylor wills his faithful Ford to Joseph Carmichael, you can't ruin a good Ford. Lessie McMahon wills her hair to all the girls in the junior class. Richard Anderson wills everything he owns to Richard Davis. Gerald Chambers wills his hat to any- lContinued on page 357 -4 33

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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.

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY I Star light, star bright, what have you to tell me tonight? Ah, as I gaze toward the heavens waiting for an answer I stand charmed by the beauty of thetwinkling stars as they begin to unfold a fascinating story concerning one hundred and eighty- two seniors who finished Austin High School that memorable June day in 1958. I remember that this was an era that found the world troubled with Sputniks, satellites, and other outer space problems, and yet that Graduation Day we walked untroubled with our heads erect and shoulders back with dignity and assurance down the aisles as Mr. Ford played The Grand March from Aida. We believed firmly that we had the answers' to the many questions that were c-onfounding statesmen, scientists, politicians, and educators. Perhaps we have not found all the answers to the ques- tions that troubled our world in '58, but I am pleased to report that after 20 years, according to the report from the stars, many of our classmates have achieved suc- cess in many areas of diversified occupa- tions. As I reminisce I find myself in the year I978. We are again in the hallowed walls of dear old Austin High. Do my eyes deceive me? No, there in the crowd I see engineers Walter Kennedy and Jay Mann- ing, who are discussing the new freeway that is to be constructed in our metropolis. They are escorting their wives, the former Miss Deborah Hicks, now a teacher in California, and the lass I knew as Mary Downs, who is now a stenographer in the law office of Lyons, Johnson, and Donald- son. You perhaps remember these fellows as William, Ralph, and Booker. Mr. Sher- man McDuffey walks into the room wear- ing a boutonniere in the lapel.of his white sport coat. All the ladies present turn to see this New York businessman, who is better known as a heartbreaker. Dr. Helen Dunn and Miss Earline Con- ner, R. N., are discussing the personalities of several of their patients. Henrietta Evans, famed singer of popular music, catches the men's eyes as she steps lightly into the ballroom wearing a Paris original. Miss Mary Mathews, secretary in the office of Mr. Marshall Henley, wlho is also at the Ball, is wearing o pale blue dress and displays a dazzling engagement ring. Walter Johnson, physical education 'instruc- Q 34 tor escorts Barbara Wiggins to the Ball. I have been told that these two persons are teaching in the same school. James Crawford, Cass Rucker, and Eugene Taylor have formed a corporation and operate a service garage. They employ only master mechanics. All of these former classmates of mine took the niglht off to come to the Ball. Ja-mes Kitchen, the dieti- tian at Beatty Memorial Hospital and his assistant Ralplh Armstrong, are here with Patricia McKinney, a psychologist and Sadie C-onley, a cosmetician. Shirley Mostella, wearing a beautiful white gown, is piano accompanist for the orchestra at the Ball. Shirley has concertized through- out the United States. Anthony Netherland, Air Force hero of World War Ill, flew his own private pla-ne d-own -to the Ball, along with his high school sweetheart, Lena Craw- ford, a social worker. We see Miss Cornelia Fox, manicurist, chatting with the former Mis-s Carolyn Edmonds, wife of one of Knoxville's most prominent morticians. Miiss Cora Dix's escort is playboy Frank Parris. I hear that after Leonard Ewing established himself well in the mechanical wor-ld, he found courage to ask Sarah Coleman, now an attorney, to marry him. She consented. Celestine Gibbs, who came to the Ball with her husband, Julius Roper, the boxer, still hasn't decided what she wants to be. Mary McCanel'ly, Kathleen Tate, and Dorothy Gaither are fashioriably a-ttired as they converse with the most sought after model Bonnie Walton, who has just re- turned to the states from Gay Paris. They are reminiscing over the good old times and giving glowing accounts of cities and countries they have visited dur- ing their travels as airline stewardesses. Richard Anderson, known as the second Rembrandt, is telling George Valentine, the well-known architect, of- his success as an artist. Richard tells George that he recently saw paintings in a New York museum that were done by Melton Fulton and Garnell Simpson. How happy and well-poised are Beverly Neal, Mary Johnson, Clara Humphrey and Barbara Jones! They are salesladies in several of Knoxville's leading stores. In fact, I have been told that John Watson, Herbert Leonard, Gerald Chambers and Stanley Taylor have successfully formed a corporation and own a chain of department