Bearden High School - Echo Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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By Janice Jones I, Janice Jones, as a successful X-ray technician, have hereby been appointed (in this year of 1961) to inform the public as to the whereabouts of the B.H.S. graduates of the class of 1951. Looking in the most logical place, Bearden, I find many of us have taken teaching for our profession. Dorothy Ashford is head math teacher (Mrs. Aslinger is her assistant). Katharine Sharp teaches Spanish, Cynthia Smith is the Science teacher, Joan Scott is teaching in the grammar school, and Martha Bowen is Physical Education instructor. (Martha plays with the Pepsi-Cola girls to earn enough to live on comfortably). Joyce Tipton is here too — yes, she's still cheerleader for our B. H. S. Bulldogs. The P.T.A. has done much good this year because they have an excellent President. She is Mrs. E. H. Smith, the former Ramona Booher. Ramona tells us that Harold Thompson is a Second Lieutenant in the Air Corps. He is now stationed at an air base in Texas. Tom Burkhart is there, too. He's a control tower operator. Billy Clabough is the manager of White Store No. 30 in downtown Bearden. Carl Duggar is ploying professional football with the Los Angeles Rams. Our little Barbaro Smith is the efficient manager of Smith Drugs, Inc. Knoxvillians don't see Jo Reed or Pat Wright often because Jo is an airline stewardess, and Pat Wright is touring the country with his fellow boxing champs. If you have any legal trouble, take it to Mr. Guille Henegar — he's a very successful lawyer. Billy Knott is a Tennessee senator. David DeArmond is now the pastor of the Little White Church on the Corner. Zoe Andes and Doris Lloyd are Laboratory Technicians at Oak Ridge George King is very rich, an amusing television emcee. Kenneth Greene and Jimmy Brooks are operating the Greenbrook chain of grocery stores that are located throughout the south. Joy Ellison was sent to Africa as a missionary. She will soon be back for a vacation in the U. S. Ronald Busse, Russell Baker and Jack Medley have established themselves as mechanics in a garage of their own, and have a thriving business. Examples of outstanding Knoxville business men from our class are: George Kelly, who is also a well known lecturer; Don Mas-singale, Advertising Manager of the city's only newspaper; Lester Thomas, owner of several Drive-Ins; and Jimmy Turner, the owner of a wholesale house. Our girls are successful in the business world, too. Working as stenographers or secretaries are: Delories Jinks Knott, Norma Brooks, and Pat Coleman. Barbara McFall is Kress' Manager. All these girls are happily married, too. Betty Beck is a costume designer and Betty Phillips is her model. They are now working in New York City. Betty Wise is a registered nurse; a graduate of Fort Sanders Hospital. Some of us are still in the armed forces. Katherine Monroe (Waves), Glen Reed (Army), Fred Ogle (Coast Guard), Jerry Key (Navy), and Bill Testerman (Army). Bill is also a drummer in the U. S. Army Band. Since Fern Jenkins was inclined musically, she is now teaching piano to especially talented children. What Fern really wanted to be was a rich widow. So far the ptomaine poison has not been effective, but Fern is still hoping. Pif rn

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 Jedtament Joyce Tipton As we the seniors, prepare to leave Bearden High School, we recall some things which are near and dear to us which we would like to leave our lower cell-mates for keeping—so 1. Dorothy Ashford leaves her flirty ways to Doris Clayton. 2. Russell Baker wills his success in romance to E. L. Franklin and Jean Brewer. 3. Ramona Booher would like to will her little baby ways to Libby Greene. 4. Ronald Busse and Don Massingale will their ability to make excuses to get out of class to John Dale and Jim Dowell. 5. Pat Coleman wills her cheering ability to Anna Belle Underwood. 6. Tom Burkhart wills his ability to sit with his feet over his head to Ronnie Tarazan Simpson. 7. Jonice Jones wills her title of sweater girl to Connie Long. 8. Guille Henegar wills his ability to joke in class to Kenneth Ford. 9. Doris Lloyd leaves her ability to be on the Manhunt all the time to Marie Reno. 10. Carl Dugger leaves his brown-nosing ability to Curtis Phillips. 1 1. Katherine Monroe leaves her wayward ways to Dot Sexton. 12. George King leaves his unconsciousness and vagueness to D. W. Tadpole Wise. 13. Katherine Sharp wills her string of boy friends to Nancy Hood. 14. George Kelly wills his genius ability to Mack Oglesby. 15. Barbara Smith wills her tiny figure to Bertha Evans. 16. Bill Knott wills his charming smile and tony wave to Ted Johnson. 17. Cynthia Smith wills her job of cashier to anyone who wants to make a little easy money. 18. Harold Thompson wills his slugging power to Charles Scarbrough. 19. Zoe Andes wills her basketball ability to Betty Monroe. 20. Pat Wright wills his fighting ability to John Dale. 21. Norma Brooks leaves her naturally curjy tresses to Lona Nelson. 22. Betty Beck wills her quiet and dignified ways to Wanda Anderson. 23. Betty Phillips leaves her loud mouth to Barbara George. 24. Fred Ogle wills his great Atlas physique to Grover Cain. 25. Jimmy Brooks and Kenneth Greene leave their giggles to anyone who will have them. 26. Joy Ellison leaves her dramatic ability to Sylvia Roberts. 27. Billy Clabough leaves his lover boy qualities to Joe Chadwell. Don't be too particular, Joe. 28. Delories Jinks leaves her crisp senior courses to Pat Christopher. 29. Jerry Key wills his smoking hideout to Tommy Mitchell. 30. Betty Wise and Jo Reed would like to leave their stacks of G. I. mush to Jeannie Lowe and Jessie Letsinger. 31. Lester Thomas leaves his dimples to Jimmy Bayless. I hope they're as dashing on you as they are on me, Jim. 32. Barbara McFalls leaves her ability to prevaricate to Alma Lowe. 33. Jimmy Turner leaves Helen Armstrong to the 1951 football team. Take care of her boys! 34. Joan Freckles Scott leaves her well-liked personality to Barbara Green. 35. Billy Testerman leaves his pestering to J. B. Mankin. 36. Martha Bowen leaves her captainship of the basketball team to anyone who gets it as long as they do the job as well os she has. 37. Fern Jenkins leaves her ability to pass senior subjects to Jo Ogg. 38. David DeArmond leaves his ability to snow all the teachers to Elvin Coker. 39. Last but not least, I, Joyce Tipton would like to will myself to the future science classes to be analyzed to see if I'm T-H-E T-H-l-N-G. To the Juniors we leave our seats in assembly and best wishes for a happy senior year. To the Sophomores we leave our worries and good times. To the Freshmen we leove four wonderful years at our Alma Mater. Fourteen

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