Benson High School - Tatler Yearbook (Benson, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1938 volume:

The ' TATLEM VOLUME I 1938 Published by SENIOR CLASS Benson High School Benson, North Carolina DEDICATION To our fathers and mothers, whose love, encouragement, ambition, sympathy, and financial aid have made possible our high school education, we affectionately dedicate this volume of The Tatler. Two FOREWORD We, the members of the Senior Class, are happy to present to you this volume of The Tatler. We hope that as you peruse these pages you will live again the familiar scenes of happy high school days; and as this your treasured keepsake becomes faded and worn with the years, your love and devotion for dear old Benson High School will be like an ever-lengthening chain that brings you back to days of 19:37-38. Three ALMA MATEM Far above all institutions Ever to traditions true, Stands for noble Alma Mater, Glorious to view. Far removed from whirling traffic Of the hustling town, Arched against the brow of heaven, Looks she proudly down. Honors held by victories won, She will cherish to the last. Each one adds a tribute rare, As the years fly past. Though enduring fame be thine, Though thy praises travel far, Truth shall always be thy motto, Wisdom ' s bright alluring star. Alma Mater, live forever ! All thy children praise thy name. Ties of love will always bind us Ever more to sing thy fame. SCHOOL BOAMD EZRA PARKER 15. JULIUS BENSON WADE F. JOHNSON Chairman Secretary H. B. MARROW N. G. WOODLIEF County Superintendent Principal Six Seven TEACHEES BEAM Teachers dear, we here salute you From the bottom of our hearts, For the service you have rendered. To give us our welcomed start. As we journey down life ' s highway To some distant far off land, We ' ll always remember your kindness As we come to take our stand. Now we want you to believe us, That we love you, every one, And remember we are grateful For the good that you have done. Here ' s to your kind and gentle manner That has helped us on our way; And we hope we can repay you In the future, if we may. By Elsie Grimes, ' 39. Eight CLASSES Nine SENIOR CLASS OM(GANIZATION Flower: Red Rose Colors: Red and White Motto: To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield OFFICERS Miss Beulah Brake, Adviser Raeford Dixon President Lina Pearl .Johnson Secretary Lena Grey Boyette . . Vice President Dorothy Creech Treasurer DAVID RANDALL OVERBY Mascot of the Senior Class Ten BESSIE ADAMS Good humor leaches fun to last. Makes new friends and keeps those of the past. V-Eight — Music — Chatterbox — Smiles. CLARENCE EDWIN BRITT ' ' Colonel ' ' If argument will yet him anywhere, Colonel ought to be right there. Big Little Boy — Flat Tires — Chevrolet — Editorials. DOROTHY CREECH Shorty ' ' She ' s attractive, does her part, And captures everybody ' s heart. Dignity — An All-round Girl — Debates — Dependable. DAVID DENNING Boll Weevil nappy am I, from care I ' m free! Why aren ' t they all contented like Good Sport — Pranks- -Talking. -Generosity ' Ei LENA GREY BOYETTE ' ' Juicy ' ' er willing and. capable to what do undertakt Dimples — Utley ' s Drug Store — Ball Games — Happy. MAGDALENE COATES Magnolia A cheerful girl with that winsome Torch Singer — Sincere — French — Carefiee. SHERWOOD CREECH Bill Success is icon by patient en- deavor. Trucks — Reading — Candy — Sincere. RAEFORD GRAHAM DIXON Raeford Lum The world knows little of its great men. Front door keeper -Annapolis — Night rides — Courteous. Eleven U (ArfuA Jti ZlL Jl JL+ ti. A m I x£ reL f. -L MILDRED ENNIS . . Good ' Un A merry heart doeth good like It ' o I £ medicine. Wr; Dancing — Music — Drug Store — Attractive. £ J ±y-CU J JjU VERNA MAE GIBBS , . j . , • ..«. 4 ' TlUKxrA he lie that invented sleep. - r ' Pick-ups — Arguments — Romance . ' CC- (L-t -At-, JL ZCC. — Chewing Gum 9 W. T. GRIMES T (hire do all Ihal man become a Who dares do wore is none. Reliable — Courteous — Ambi- tions — Trucks. HOWARD HOLMES ' ' Tumi). ' ' Tie is lite quietest boy you ' ve ever Hat what he sat s he really means. Baseball — Studious — Hap- piness— Quiet. BLANCHE FARMER ' ' Library ' ' Take it easy, have your fun, Let the old world flicker on. Frankness — Chewing Gum — Dancing — Pianks. WILLIAM GODWIN 3ryan • volit • ._ not considered in his iculum. curriculum. Square dances — Candy — Steady — Quiet. GEORGIA MAE HALL Few things are impossible to dili- gence and skill. Studious — Alert — Capable — Friendly. LOUISE JERNIGAN Baby Rhythm is her motto, and being popular is her life ' s desire. Dunn — Candy — Dancing — Radio. Twelve LAURA LEIGH JOHNSON She studies hard and keeps her friends, She is always the type that always ■wins. Coats — Pick-ups — Eating — Coc a- Ccla. JULIA RUTH MASSENGILL Luke Here ' s to the girl with eyes of brown. Whose srririt proud you cannot down. Smiles — Letters — Utley ' s Drug Store — Dependable. MARY SMITH ' ' Carburetor ' ' A smile for everyone, her mood is gay, Her friend ' y spirit wins her friends that stay. 1 ' Carefree — Giggles — Eats — Congenial. HERBERT WALL ' ' Cotton ' ' Better late than never. Indifferent — Magazines — Drug Store — Pipe. t Is LINA PEARL JOHNSON ' ' Snooks To know her is to lore her. Tennis — Spelling — Friendly Basketball. LOUISE McLAMB Mania Although yoa search the whole world round, A cuter girl cannot be found. Satan — Strolls — Person- ality — Studious. DENNIS STEVENS Pete . Boll on. world, and I ' ll roll with yoa. Medicine — Announcements — Assistant Principal — ' ' General. ' TRUBIE WEEKS ' ' Troubadour ' ' ' Not too serious, not too gay, Jiut n rare good girl in every way, Physics — Chevrolet — Riding — Drug Store. Thirteen PROPHECY OF THE SENIOR CLASS One, two. three, four, five, six, seven — chimed my Chinese clock on the mantle. I arose and went to the north window. It had been raining, but now a fierce wind, which made me feel a little scared, blew against the oak trees by the gate. The postman, whistling, attracted my attention. He handed me a letter. I looked at it and saw- that it had the address of Benson High School in the corner. I sank into a rocker to read my letter. How it did bring back old memories! Twenty years ago I had been graduated and had left Benson; now my hair was getting gray after years of untiring efforts to bring the members of that graduating class in closer contact. No, I had not forgotten any of them. As I pondered over the mystery of this letter, there came to my mind what we had talked about during our senior year in school. We wanted to meet again some day for a reunion garden party. This was the contents of the letter. Now I fe ' .t an urge to live in the past again. Throwing a wrap around my shoulders, I walked into the evening air outside. How refreshing it was (o my hot cheeks! I was glad to be out even if it had just rained; ' , everything was so delightful and clean. Gee! the way was lonely. However. I went on until I saw a gate to a garden. I touched it and found it swinging, and then I walked in. To my surprise I was locked on the inside. ' ' What is this? Is it death? I looked around and thought I saw the likeness of a woman. She seemed to reach forth her hand and touch my brow. I felt myse ' .f trying to slip away as I thought I heard some one say, The gate will be- opened for you to get out at midnight. In the meantime, seek knowledge and I shall help you. Don ' t be afraid! Your classmates dream of you and youth too! Smiling and walking, I found myself gazing into a magic-like mirror. Sitting down on a bench, I was soon lost in the beauty of the mirror. Wait! New forms take shape. They are an altar and a preacher, and standing there are Bessie Adams and William Godwin. Gee! Is it possible Bessie waited twenty years? Another face appears. I see a beautiful hospital, and whom do you suppose I am looking at now . ' It is our own Lina Pearl Johnson of high school days. She is living quietly as the superintendent of .Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Another of our classmates, Georgia Mae Hall, comes in. She majored in Mental Nursing and is one of the best that has ever entered Johns Hopkins Hospital. Soon I find myse ' f gazing at a beautiful swimming pool. There stands a youthful looking woman, yes, a classmate, Mary Smith, now Mrs. Broughton. After watching her and her children swim so expertly, I say to myself, No wonder you have- been so successful in raising little ducks. Rubbing my eyes, I see a sign Flour for Sale — See Max Bray in front of a cute little home. There stands Louise McLamb calling me. I ask, Where is Max? She leads me to a dark room and says, He has the measles and can ' t stand the light. Now I find myself on the outside of a magnificent lobby. A porter hands me a program which reads, Blanche Farmer, greatest tap dancer of the age — chief attraction of the evening, I am so surprised I collapse in a chair. Next, I see a woman dressed as an air stewardess, Lena Gray Boyette. I cry, Lena Grey, where is Clarence Edwin? She says, Gone but not forgotten. Then she asks if 1 have not heard from him. She says, Why he ' s a head specialist in Brooklyn, New York, has been married twelve years, and has two sets of twins. I watch for the next view and recognize Laura Leigh Johnson and Kirk. She is saying. I ' ll de- clare I ' ll go crazy if you don ' t quit running around and begin helping me more with the children. Then I see Howard Holmes, who has a wife and eight children and is doing wonderful work as a civil engineer. Also, I hear the voice of Trubie Weeks, who has taken Miss Brake ' s place in dear old Benson High School and is teaching there. All her pupils love her as a math teacher. Coming back and sitting on the bench near the mirror. I see: Sherwood Creech with the largest dairy farm in North Carolina and barns holding more than a thousand cows; Louise Jernigan, operating a beauty shop in Richmond, Virginia, and still as pretty as ever; old faithful, Herbert ' Wall, editor of the world ' s largest selling paper. The News and Observer. His reading in school really got him some- where! It grows dark around the mirror, and whom should I see but David Denning, mayor of our own town, Benson. He tells me that Dennis Stevens is one of the best preachers in the state. I almost pass out! Regaining my consciousness, I look and find that Verna Mae Gibbs is president of The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Dumb Animals in Oxford. Of all things! I see Magdalene Coats, who is a famous torch singer at the largest theater in New York. And there is Dorothy Creech, who won the skating championship and with it a huge sum of money so that she will never have to work any more. Although my vision grows dim, I see Mrs. Lucas, formerly Julia Ruth Massengi ' l, standing in a grocery store, surrounded by several of her children. I look around and here is Raeford Dixon, President of the Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond, Virginia. Who says he didn ' t have ambition? To my surprise I find myself staring at W. T. Grimes, head of the State Department of Agriculture, Raleigh, North Ca rolina. Eight, nine. ten. eleven, twelve — they were the chimes of my Chinese clock cal ' ing me back from my trance to rea lity. I had had a most wonderful experience. Were all the things I had seen and heard about the members of the dear old Class of ' 38 really true? By Mildred Ennis. Fourteen IDEAL GIRL IDEAL BOY Eyes Mildred Ennis Nose Mary Smith Mouth Louise McLamb Complexion Julia Massengill Hair Magdalene Coats Voice Dorothy Creech Figure Blanche Farmer Legs Lena Grey Boyette Personality Lina Pearl Johnson Clothes Louise Jernigan Manners Georgia Mae Hall WHAT A GIRL? Eyes Sherwood Creech Nose William Godwin Mouth Howard Holmes Complexion David Denning Hair Herbert Wall Voice W. T. Grimes Physique Raeford Dixon Clothes Dennis Stevens Manners Clarence Edwin Britt Personality Raeford Dixon WHAT A BOY? SUPERLATIVES OF THE SENIOR CLASS Raeford Dixon Best Looking Boy Dorothy Creech Prettiest Girl David Denning Most Popular Bop Louise McLamb Most Popular Girl William Godwin Most Dignified Boy Dorothy Creech Most Dignified Girl Magdalene Coats Most Inquisitive Georgia Mae Hall. . . .Best All Round Girl W. T. Grimes Best All Round Boy Lena Grey Boyette Most Influential Lina Pearl Johnson Best Girl Athlete Dennis Stevens Best Boy Athlete Louise Jernigan Biggest Baby SENIOR CLASS POEM Up the merry lane together Glowing countenances of youth Smile through dark and sunny weather. Smiles that show the truth. That carefree feeling of the past Shall he hut pleasant dreams; In our visions they will last Behind the faces of beams. True love for our teachers seems so dear In this sad but joyful interlude; In our hearts they will be near, As in the future our friendship is renewed. Never will this sacred friendship divide As we gallantly march on our way But our memories will always abide Wherever fate places us to stay. We ' ve worked and struggled side by side. We ' ve had some aches and pains, Often our patience has been tried, Yet we ' ve pulled through to the level plain. Our hopes are glittering like shining rays, As we think ot the future we are to meet. We burst forth witli a prayer of solemn praise To Him who has made it possible to reap. By Blanche Farmer. Fifteen LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA County of Johnston Town of Benson Benson High School We, the members of the Senior Class of Benson High School, having comp ' eted our journey through the Land of Knowl- edge and having reached the goal, in full possession of sound minds, memories, and understanding, knowing that gradua- tion and consequent passing from high school life is the predestined lot of all seniors, finding that during our high school career we have accumulated a considerable estate, common sense, experience, and a vast store of earthly treasures, in all due respect and thoughtf ulness toward our heirs and friends, do make, declare, and publish this our last will and testa- ment hereby revoking and making void all former wills by us at any time heretofore made. Item 1 To our mothers and fathers, we will our deepest love and appreciation for their untiring efforts which have made it possible for us to attend school. Item 2 1. To Mr. Woodlief, we leave our appreciation for the interest he has shown in us during our school life. 2. To Miss Brake, we will our sincere love and devotion and our deepest gratitude for steering us safely through our last year in high school. 3. We bequeath to Miss Rowe our genuine thanks for the time, energy, and thought she has given in making our dreams of an annual come true. 4. We give to Mrs. Edwards a library full of new books, fie best magazines, the leading papers, and our sincere ap- preciation for the many kindnesses and courtesies she has shown us during our library periods. 5. To Mr. Vann, we leave the Lizzie, and we hope that he and the teams of next year will have as much fun trailing around the country as we have had this year. We also leave him our appreciation for his unceasing efforts to make sure enough athletes out of us. 6. We leave to Mr. Lumley our thanks for his hard work in getting us through French 2 and in addition, a group of boys and girls who will be models of perfection in the study of French. Item 3 1. To the Juniors, we will the exclusive right to publish the annual next year. 2. To the Sophomores, we bequeath our love and best wishes. 3. To the Freshmen, we will our much treasured dignity. Item 4 1. Louise McLamb leaves the Parrish corner to Helen Warren and J. C. Whedbee, Jr. 2. Pete Stevens leaves his laziness to Courtney Turlington. 3. Hunter Stevens is to receive David Denning ' s dignity. 4. Trubie Weeks ' bashful manners and capacity for blushing are to go to Carolyn Rose. 5. Georgia Mae Hall ' s knowledge is to go to Doris Johnson. 6. Raeford Dixon gives his love for Myrtle Hobgood to Wilson Weeks. 7. Doris Lambert will receive Mary Smith ' s girlish figure. 8. Wiley Grimes ' great strength is to go to Harold Willis. 9. Howard Holmes leaves his quiet manner to John David Stephenson. 10. To Glenard Bailey goes Clarence Edwin Britt ' s height. 11. Bessie Adams ' smile is to be given to Doris Morgan. 12. Emma Lee will receive Laura Leigh Johnson ' s ability to drive a truck. 13. Julia Massengill leaves her boy friends to Muriel Clifton. 14. Dwight Benson is to have Sherwood Creech ' s talking ability. 15. Herbert Wall wishes to leave his courting ability to Ira Tart. l(i. Mildred Ennis leaves the drug store together with the piccolo to Cleone Hall. 17. Blanche Farmer leaves a certain green Oldsmobile to Doris Stewart. 18. Louise Jernigan ' s baby ways are to go to Jewell Bazemore. 19. Annie Lee Holmes is to receive Magdalene Coats ' ability to ask questions. 20. Dorothy Creech wills her black hair to Lena Ruth Farmer. 21. To Janice McLamb is to go Verna Mae Gibbs ' basketball friends and quarreling abi ' ity. 22. William Godwin leaves his senior dignity to Ralph Edward Whittington. 23. Lena Grey Boyette leaves her dimples to Cornelia Woodlief. In witness whereof, we, the members of the Class of ' 38, hereunto set our hands and place our seals on this, the twenty- sixth day of May, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight. Witnesses: Lina Pearl Johnson, Testatrix. Lena Ruth Farmer, Doris Lambert, Holton Whittington. Sixteen JUNIOR (CLASS ORGANIZATION Flower: Iris Colors: Orchid and Yellow Motto: Not at the Top, but still Climbing OFFICERS Mrs. Annie F. Edwards, Adviser Whittington President Jewell Bazemore Secretary Holton Rifton McLamb Vice President Carolyn Rose Treasurer MAMSHALS Holton Whittington, Chief Ernestine Johnson Ralph Edward Whittington Rifton McLamb Myrtle Hobgood Christine Barbour Jewel Bazemore Mamie Byrd Mildred Bvrd W. B. Clifton Addie Coats Thelma Coats Billie Creech Annie Laurie Denning L. M. Denning Cleone Hall Myrtle Hobgood Zua Bright Hoekaday ROLL Ernestine Johnson Hazel Johnson Julia Johnson Lorraine Johnson Thurston Johnson Doris Lambert Woodrow Massengill Rifton McLamb Ruby Lee McLamb Jiminie Peacock Morris Price Irene Register Carolyn Rose Sara Ryals John David Stephenson Annie Stevens Hunter Stevens Delaria Surles Veva Tart Helen Warren Wilson Weeks Alma Pearl West Holton Whittington Ralph Edward Whittington Seventeen HISTORY OF THE JUNIOR CLASS When we entered Benson High School three years ago, we wondered what it would all be like. Instead of little work and more fun as we had thought of high school pupils with their four subjects, we were completely let down when we discovered the volume of work to be done along with the intricate subjects such as, algebra, science, Latin, and high school English. Such a complete change baffled us about when and where to go — the three minutes allowed for change of periods seemed never to give us green freshmen time to get from one recitation room to another; and if it hadn ' t been for Mr. Woodlief standing on the landing in the hall and telling us just where to go, more of us would have sat in for being late to class. Finally, after a brief period of adjustment, we plunged in with all our might to conquer high school with all its work and difficulties. Our home room teachers were Mrs. Parker and Mr. Vann, and our grade mothers were Mesdames M. A. Peacock and J. 15. Benton. Their many kindnesses and courtesies will long be remembered. We did, however, have some fun that first year, one outstanding event being our entertainment for the Seniors at House ' s Mill. Some of us went out for athletics, and others showed their abilities in other activities. Jewell Bazemore proved to be our real gem when she won the J. W. Whittenton Prize. At the beginning of our sophomore year we missed some of the familiar faces of elementary school and first year high school, among them being Katherine Benton, for whom we had a deep love. Miss Rowe was our home room teacher, and her kindness and willingness to help us at any time pulled us through many and varied problems. Mrs. G. W. Hobgood was our grade mother — will we ever forget the good things she sent us ! The social event of the year was our movie party for the Seniors to see Wake Up and Live, after which we enjoyed refreshments at the drug store. Our jewel, Jewell Bazemore, honored our class again by winning one of the J. W. Whittenton prizes given for the best all round students in high school. This year we are happy Juniors, taking leading parts in all school activities, with one more rung of the ladder to climb. Our home room teacher is Mrs. Edwards, whose smiles and pleasing personality radiate cheerfulness in our midst. Our gem, Jewell, continues to sparkle more and more year by year, she having been elected the best all round girl in school. Her scholarship also has been the best, with an average of 1 on each subject. The high light of our social activities this year was our Junior-Senior banquet. Not at the top but still climbing, we can hardly wait to be dignified Seniors. Myrtle Hobgood, Historian . IN MEMORIAM Katherine Benton Died July 16, 1936 Eighteen SOPHOMORE CLASS ORGANIZATION Flowee : White Rose Motto : Black and White Colors : ' Up the Ladder Step by Step OFFICERS Miss Hawsie M. Rowe, Adviser William McLamb President Norwood McLamb Secretary Pauline Gilbert Vice President Mar.torie Morgan Treasurer Alvie Mae Barbour Josephine Barefoot Velma Beasley Lois Benson Edwin Boyette John Boyette Lee Thomas Byrd Melvin Byrd G-ola Faye Clifton Muriel Clifton Christine Creech Georgia Creech Edward Dixon Dwight Dixon Joyce Dixon Alice Ennis Edna Earle Ennis Louise Ennis ROLL Margaret Frye Pauline Gilbert Elsie Grimes Pauline Hall Virginia Hudson Mary Frances Jackson Butler Jeffreys Joshua Johnson Mary Belle Johnson Catherine Langdon Maxine Langdon Florence Lee Gladys Lee Norwood Lee Norwood McLamb William McLamb Doris Morgan Marjorie Morgan Eula Moore Joseph Norris W. R. Norris Mary Parker Billie Parrish Maythorne Pleasant Sara Pleasant Edna Pearle Raynor Vira Rogers Bonita Smith W. F. Smith Eloise Stephenson John P. Stephenson Doris Stewart Louise Tart Dorothy Turlington Iva Belle West Robert Wheeler Nineteen FRESHMAN CLASS ORGANIZATION OFFICEMS Lena Ruth Farmer President Courtney Turlington Secretary Robert Holmes Vice President Olive Jewel McLamb Treasurer Flower: Rose Colors: Green and White Motto: Green but Growing ROLL SECTION A, V. A. LUMLEY, Adviser Katie Allen Leola Allen Glenard Bailey Joseph Barbour James Brady Pauline Byrd Louise Deans James Denning Jarvis Ennis Bill Farmer Marshall Gibbs Margaret Godwin Grady Grimes Ola Mae Grimes Christelle Hardee Ella Mae Hardison Melma Heath Robert Holmes Sberrill Jackson James Harold Johnson Mac Langdon James Massengill Dallas Matthews Bruce McLamb Ernest McLamb Roy Norris Joe Phillips James Raynor Geneva Register Lettie Register liuth Register Katie Sorrell Almeta Spivey Ira Tart Mavis Thornton Percy Tucker Clara Wallace SECTION B, R. G. VANN, Adviser Lita Grey Barbour Ruby Beasley Dwight Benson Elbert Benton Mae Byrd Z. B. Byrd Hettie Mae Clifton Rosalie Clifton Hunter Creech Jack Dixon Frances Ennis Lena Ruth Farmer Cameron Godwin Roy Godwin Ruth Godwin Ruth Grimes Annie Lee Holmes Henry Holmes Doris Johnson Edgar Johnson Gladys Neal Johnson Lougreer Johnson Mary Lee Johnson Sberrill Johnson Christine Lee Emily Lee Emma Lee LeRoy Lee Janice McLamb Olive Jewel McLamb Charles Raynor La Rue Roberts Inez Stancil Courtney Turlington Grace Weeks Selma Mae Weeks Grace Wheeler Harold Willis Jennie Woodall Cornelia Woodlief Twenty FMESHMAN CLASS Twenty-one SCHOLASTIC HONORS— FIRST TERM First Honor Moll Requirements: No grade below 90 on any subject, neither absent nor tardy, conduct grade 95 or above. Junior Class: Jewell Bazemore. Sophomore Class: Maythorne Pleasant. Requirements : An average of 90 on all subjects together. Senior Class: Georgia Mae Hall, Louise McLamb. Junior Class: Christine Barbour, Annie Laurie Denning, Cleone Hall, Sara Ryals. Sophomore Class: Edward Dixon, Billie Parrish, Margaret Frye, Edna Pearl Raynor. Freshman Class: Ola Mae Grimes, Courtney Turlington. Second Honor Moll WHO ' S WHO IN BENSON HIGH ' .Jewell Bazemore Edward Dixon Dorothy Creech Raeford Dixon Jewell Bazemore Dennis Stevens Holton Whittington Myrtle Hobgood Jewell Bazemore William McLamb Raeford Dixon Raeford Dixon Ernestine Johnson Ralph Edward Whittington Lena Grey Boyette Best All Round Girl .Best All Round Boy Prettiest Girl Most Handsome Boy Most Dependable . . . Most Original . . .Best Informed . .Most Dignified . .Most Courteous ..Most Ambitious . .Most Attractive . .Most Conceited . .Most Influential Most Studious Laziest David Denning. . . . James Raynor Louise McLamb .... David Denning Lina Pearl Johnson William McLamb. . . Ernestine Johnson. William McLamb... Ernestine Johnson. Dennis Stevens. . . . Wittiest Most Talented Most Popidar Girl .Most Popular Boy . .Best Girl Athlete . .Best Boy Athlete Friendliest Girl . . .Friendliest Boy Best Dressed Girl Best Dressed Boy Twenty-two SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Twenty-three SCHOOL SPIRIT School spirit may be compared witli a fish. One lias to catch the fish to appreciate it; in like manner one has to catch school spirit to realize the fullness, the genuineness, and the fineness of it. It is most real. It is all around you, in you, everywhere — one of the most spontaneous, overflowing, sincere, and radiant of all things. You can see it in a person in the way he talks, in the way he acts, in the way he walks in the halls and elsewhere, in his classroom manners, in his at- titude toward his teachers, and in the love and esteem he shows toward his school everywhere — whether it be on the campus or off the campus. Of all the treasured tilings one finds, School spirit is the best, in our minds. It makes for happiness, the best can be, And brings success throughout the years, you see. By Lena Grey Boyette. Twenty-four THE O. HEMMY LITEM AMY SOCIETY Motto: Preparation is the keynote to success THE M-cNEILL LITEMAMY SOCIETY Motto: Honor lies in honest toil WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF . Jewell Bazemore missed the Honor Roll one month. Billy Creech couldn ' t do just one good deed a day. Miss Brake forgot to assign a geometry lesson. Alma and Ruby Lee stopped giggling. Mrs. Edwards couldn ' t check. The hall games were well attended. Mr. Woodlief didn ' t have a lot of patience. Woodrow and Wilson were separated. No traffic were allowed around school. John Boyette decided to study. FAMILIAR SCENES ' ' Lizzie parked in front of the school. Helen and Whedbee standing on the corner after lunc Pete Stevens making announcements. Miss Brake ' s noon recess geometry class. Clarence Edwin Britt throwing notes across the room. James Harold Johnson sleeping in school. Jarvis Ennis being sick. Magdalene asking the assignments over. Elsie Grimes combing her curls. James Raynor drawing. Julia Johnson getting to school just in time. Doris Stewart and her little blue Ford. Pete Stevens getting excused to the office. Mr. Lumley laying down the law to the Seniors. The teachers trying to tell Emma and Emily Lee apart. ' wenty-six TRIANGULAR DEBATING TEAMS Affirmative : Verna Mae Gibbs, Jimmie Peacock. Negative: Dorothy Creech, Morris Price. Question: Resolved, That the several states should adopt a unicameral system of legislation. EUTERPE PIANO AND VOICE CLUB Ernestine Johnson President Dei.aria Subles Vice President Gola Fay Clifton Reporter Members : Barbara Johnson, Gola Fay Clifton, Dorothy Mangum, Delaria Surles, Jimmie Farmer, Bobbie Louis Stephenson, Carolyn Rose, Annie Ruth Penny, Leta Olive, Mrytle Sue Smith, Pauline Hall, Kyle Hunter Stephenson, Yendaria Lee, Sara Pleasant, Lillian Dorman, Katherine Porter, Ernestine Bailey. Ernestine Johnson, Lula Mae Barbour, Dorothy Wheeler, Dorothy Ann Smith, Judson Hodges. Miss Ethel Gaitley, Teacher Through music a child enters into a world of beauty, expresses his inmost self, tastes the joy of creating, widens his sympathies, develops his mind, soothes and refines his spirit and adds grace to his body. Ticentii-scven 4 H CLUB The 1-H Club work is carried on in our school under the direction of Miss Brown and Mr. Aycock. The aim of the Club is to study and apply the principles and prac- tices relating to better agriculture and better homemaking in order to develop greater happiness and a richer social life in the community by wholesome recreation, to secure the inspiration which comes from friendly competition, and to produce trained leadership, ownership, and citizenship among its members. OFFICERS Norwood McLamb President Christine Barbour Secretary-Treasurer Zua Bright Hockaday Vice President Butler Jeffreys Historian Delaria Surles ! c 11 . .Sonq Leaders John P. Stephenson ) Motto: To male the best better I pledge — My Head to clearer thinking. My Heart to greater loyalty. My Hands to larger service, And my Health to better living. For my Club, my community, and my country. By Doris Lambert, ' ;39, and Ernestine Johnson, ' 3D. Twenty -eight BABY CONTEST Baby Sponsor The Echols Twins Mildred Ennis Don Johnson Zua Bright Hockaday Randy Overby Doris Morgan Donald Norris Cornelia Woodliee Patricia Anne Gregory Louise Ennis Judy Johnson .Myrtle Hobgood Meta McLamb Janice McLamb Bottom row: Kathryn Parrish Lillian Parrish Stacy Leonhirth Bessie Adams June Dale McLamb Louise McLa mb Pattie Denning Lena Ruth Farmer and Ruth Godwin Bonnie Lynn Morgan Annie Lee Holmes Mary Alice Ryals Sara Ryals Robert Smith Doris Stewart Linda Sue Johnson Delaria Slirles Winners : First: June Dale McLamb Second: Meta McLamb Third : Randy Overby Twenty-nine FOOTBALL SQUAD Top row: Coach R. G. Vann, Butler Jeffreys, Raeford Dixon, W. T. Grimes, William MeLamb, Joshua Johnson, James Harold Johnson. Second row: Rif ' ton MeLamb, Dennis Stevens, Bill Farmer, Herbert Wall. Manager, Norwood MeLamb, Captain, W. R. Norris. Bottom row: James Raynor, Mac Langdon, John David Stephenson, Robert Holmes. Joe Phillips. NOT IN PICTURE: Bruce MeLamb. BASEBALL SQUAD Top roiv: David Denning, Bill Farmer, W. R. Norris, Glenard Bailey, Edgar John- son, Robie Thornton, William MeLamb, Coach R. G. Vann. Second row: Bruce MeLamb, Charles Raynor, James Harold Johnson, Joseph Barbour, Robert Holmes, Edwin Boyette. Bottom rote: Mac Langdon, Rifton MeLamb, Captain, Howard Holmes, James Raynor, Bat Boy, Ralph Edwin Whittington, Dennis Stevens, Manager. NOT IN PICTURE: Norwood MeLamb, John Boyette, John David Stephenson. Thirty FOOTBALL. AND BASEBALL SQUADS Thirty-one BASKETBALL GIMLS Top row: Dorothy Creech, Edna Pearl Raynor, Coach, Mrs. Henry, Helen Warren, Lina Pearl Johnson, Second Captain. Bottom rote: Gladys Neal Johnson, Lena Grey Boyette, Louise McLamb, First Captain, Verna Mae Gibbs, Doris Lambert, Virginia Hudson. BOYS Top row: John David Stephenson, Dennis Stevens. William McLamb, Bill Farmer. Bottom rote: Ralph Edward Whittington, Norwood McLamb, Rifton McLamb, Mac Langdon, Coach, R. G. Vann. NOT IN PICTURE: Edgar Johnson, Joshua Johnson, Robert Holmes. Thirl tj-ttco Thirl y-three CAN YOU IMAGINE Benson High with a large campus? Edna Raynor holding down the bench at a basketball game? Noise while Mr. Vann has the floor? Sociology without Mr. Woodlief to put it across? Our lunch hour without a drug store? No Romeos and Juliets around? Herbert Wall the bookworm type? Ira Tart being citified? Georgia Mae Hall forgetting to prepare her lesson? Hands not going up when names are chosen to go to the library ? Stevens not making announcements ? Clarence Edwin Britt without an innocent look? Howard Holmes wooing a fair damsel? Our English teacher. Miss Rowe, using the expression — you ain ' t wrong Our entire student body as studious as Jewell Bazemore? Laura Leigh Johnson not acting confused? By Blanche Farmer, Thirty-four CLARENCE EDWIN BR ITT Editor-in-Chief LOUISE McLAMB Business Manager JULIA MASSENGILL idvertising Manager DOROTHY CREECH Senior Class Editor DELARIA SURLES Assistant Business Manager ERNESTINE JOHNSON Lssistant Editor DORIS LAMBERT Sports Editor MYRTLE HOBGOOD Junior Class Editor RUBY SURLES Feature Editor MISS HAWSIE M. ROWE, Adviser Thirty-five A B C ' s OF BENSON HIGH A is for ADAMS both happy and gay A jolly good girl in every way. 15 is for BRAKE and BAZEMORE too. They know their math and Latin ' tis true. C is for CREECH, our little classmate, He must run to school or else be late. D is for DIXON, the lad with warts, When he ' s on duty, to the halls he darts. E is for ENNIS, our own Grandma, She has us guessing who ' ll be Grandpa. F is for FARMER, whose style can ' t be beat, Bare curiosity sure takes her from the seat. G is for GRIMES, a bashful boy, He ' s slightly red-faced but brim full of joy. II is for HALL, a small senior girl, To most of us she ' s the pick of the world. I is for INNOCENCE, all try to show. When approaching footsteps bring a teacher we know. J is for JEFFREYS, a pretty big mass, Who opens both doors in order to pass. K is for KNOWLEDGE, for this we are seeking. We ' d find it more quickly if we would think before speaking L is for LAMBERT whols little but loud. She ' ll surely be heard in spite of the crowd. M is for McLAMB of the football class, He wins our games by his forward pass. N is for NORRIS, a lad spick and span, Some dav, girls, Joseph will be a handsome man. O is for OPPORTUNITY by our side It ' s here and there, scattered far and wide. P is for PEACOCK, a member of English III class, No question unanswered does he let pass. Q is for QUESTIONS, and they call it a quiz, That ' s merely a short for what an exam is. R is for RAYNOR, a student of art, Except for that, he isn ' t very smart. S is SURLES, our little married girl, She would rather keep house, she tells the world, T is for TART, a blonde bright and fair. The lack of her presence is usually rare. U is for UNDERSTANDING of which we are shy, ' Tis the thing we are after ere the year goes by. V is for VICTORY so hard to achieve, But we ' ll finally win one, I do believe. W is for WHITTINGTON, a Junior shiek, From Smithfield he expects a letter each week. X is for X-ams which all seem to fear, How happy we ' d be if they ' d disappear. Z is for ZERO, a mark we all shun, You ' ll surely get it for work poorly done. Bv Myrtle Hobgood, 39. Thirty-six Thirty-seven OUR FRIENDS — THE ADVERTISERS J.W.Whirrenton, Jeweler Loyal Friend of the School for 43 years — Loves Children — Has given Medals for over 30 years. 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