Big Stone Gap High School - School Bell Yearbook (Big Stone Gap, VA)

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MARTHA SUE SWEET Good qualities need no adver- tising. Basketball 1, 2, 4; Home Eco- nomics Club 4; Roman Club 4; Student Librarian 1; Varsity Club 4. LOUISE UNDERWOOD With a merry smile and a word of cheer for all. Roman Club 3, 4. GEORGE M. WHISMAN The quiet mind is richer than a crown. Key Club 3, 4; Fire Fighters 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 4. C. EUGENE WILLIAMS Friends are born not made. WILMA NADINE TRENT The mirror of oil courtesy. Basketball Manager 2; Home Economics Club 1, 2; Camera Club 3, 4; Varsity Club 3, 4; Safety Patrol ], 3; Secretary of Class 3. JOE PATRICK WILLIAMS Only the gome frsh swim up stream. Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Football I, 2, 4; Varsity Club 1, 2, 3, 4.

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[ MARGARET ANNE HILL She is lively, but conscientious in what she does. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Spanish Club 3, 4; Basketball 3; Camera Club 4; Home Economics Club 1, 2; Vice President F. H. A. Club 4. JOHN C. HOLMES I say the very things that make the greatest stir. An ' the most in- terestin ' things, are the things that didn ' t occur. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Camera CJub 3, 4; Fire Fighters 2, 3, 4; Assistant Crew Leader 4; Band 3; Safety Patrol 1; Jolly Roger Staff 3; U. S. Navy 1; U. S. Coast Guard 1. PHYLLIS MYERS JENKINS My book and heart must never part. Home Economics Club 1, 2. JOAN BARKER LAWSON Dashed with a little sweet at best. Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball I, 2, 3. I ELLIOUISE RAY And adding wisdom with each studious year. Home Economics Club Span- ish Club 3, 4; Glee Club 3, 4; Varsity Club 3, 4; Safety Patrol 4; School Bell Staff 2; Basketball 3, 4; Student Librarian 3, 4; Secretary and Treasurer Varsity Club 4. SUE REASOR The best things come in small packages. Basketball 2, 3, 4; Varsity Club 3, 4; Spanish Club 3, 4; Safety Patrol 3; Bond 3, 4; Home Eco- nomics 3; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Jolly Roger Staff 4; Cheerleader 4; School Bell Staff 4. NELL ROSE Her sense of humor has won her an enviable popularity. Appalachia 1, 2; Booster Club 1, 2; V. S. I. 2; U. L. W. 2; L. L. L. 2; Home Eeconomics 2. Big Stone Gap 3, 4; Band 4; Basket- ball Manager 4; Varsity Club 4. JEAN IRENE SWEET Let patience have, her perfect work. F. H. A. Club 4; Home Economics Club 2.

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CLASS OFFICERS President GEORGE BEARD Vice-President JOE MARTIN Secretary-Treasurer MARION DuPRE Sponsor LORA DINGUS CLASS HISTORY In this our lost year at Big Stone High, we turn back through the years to the time when we first en- tered school. On thot September of 1937 some of us were crying to go back home to mother, wanting to go out and play, while ail of us wondered how school would treat us in the years to come. Soon came the time for our first oral reading and that spelling match so many of us were dreading. We were shy and nervous, but as the years passed we soon overcame some of our fears and tried to learn some of the many things that our teachers were endeavoring to teach us. On looking back at our school and the many things it- has done for us, we are happy now in the thought that we really have had a rich school life in that we have met friends and have participated in some worthwhile activities. On our journey through the twelve years, fourteen of us have remained together. They are: Mary Anderson, Anne Barker, Freda Buckles, Mary Carr, Joan Dickenson, Rubye Dulaney, Marion DuPre Dorothy Fields, Sue Sweet, Alan Cummings, Douglas Garrison, Normand Graber, Ralph Graham, and Joe G. Martin. We are proud of some of the outstanding members of our class; among those being: Joe Martin, Editor of the SCHOOL BELL and quite a popular fellow; George Beard, our Class President and Business Manager of the SCHOOL BELL; Elliouise Ray and Ralph Graham, our studious ond literary pair; Joe Williams, Joe Blanton, Bill Messer, and Mary Anderson our class athletes; Mary Carr and Nor- mand Graber with their musical talent; John Holmes and his wit; and Sue Reasor and Freda Buckles, two popular girls who keep the crowd happy and on the go. As we look back on our SENIOR year, we realize that we have had a full year! We received our class rings in October and then selected our Commencement invitatfons, and then came the usual grind of studying. After mid-term we were sorry to hear that Mr. Helmer was leaving us. We shall always remember him as a good teacher and a trusted friend. There was much excitement when an invitation was given to us by the CAMERA CLUB to make a trip to Washington with them. We worked hard in helping them raise money for this trip, which to us before had only been a dream, belonging to the fu- ture. The new friends we made, the sight seeing we did, the fun we had together and the party given us by Mr. and Mrs. Howe Cochron will always be cherished experiences of our trip. We also worked hard on our Senior play, which we presented in April, under the able guidance of Miss Dingus, our class sponsor, and Mrs. Giles. And finally when the last term came to an end we were honored by a festive Junior-Senior prom, given by the Juniors, which provided good entertainment. When we received our diplomas at Commencemet Exercises we then more than ever before realized how much school had meant to us and how much we were going to miss it and our pals we left behind. The Senior Class of 1949 Presented MEET THE DUCHESS DIXIE (a colored maid) Mary Carr JOY JANUARY (formerly of vaudeville) Freda Buckles GAYLORD GRANT (a tragedian) Johnny Holmes MRS. MUGGLES (mother of Kewpie) Mary Anderson KEWPIE MUGGLES (a child prodigy) Sue Reasor MRS. PLOP (the landlady) Anne Barker ELSIE BLAKE (of Hogwash, Iowa) Joan Dickenson RONNIE WARD (an unemployed press agent) Joe Martin ERASMUS Q. DINSMORE (a professor) Normand Graber SAM STRUDEL (President of Leviathan Films) George Beard MARY SWAYNE (who used to be a star) Marion DuPre