Charlotte High School - Tiger Yearbook (Charlotte, TN)

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1951 volume:

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Xxxxxxxxvwxxx f Z fri ' - ' V ' f ' My f N N I if Wa if I I if W f ff ff If ff ff 'Nl fi mix ' Q I N X ff Wx lg' ff Wg ,if ZZ M fi wi May you h av e 'happy recollections of the best-loved scenes valued friends and dearest moments of th e past years as you turn the pages of this book and may the book be prepared in such a way that your appreciation of it will grow throughout the years. 7 14441645 Sfdff leicdiw 2 We the students of the crass oi XQSX w HX arw ays carry rn our memory the devotron loyatty patrerxce srrrcer t arrd urxtrrrrxg efforts whrch Mrss Eleanor Mt ter has mamfested rrx and tow ard us for four years e hope th at thrs dedrcatrorr wth rrr part show our ap precrauorr for ah these and the many other unmerttr ed corrtrrbutrorxs she has made tow ard our success s ah not forget her krnd votce her gentre w ys her gractousrress her mercy and yusttce rn ah thrrr s Make the most of ah that comes and the Xeast of ah that goes 766 Sdwww I I , U i i I I , iq: .. . . a .X- . . I W . . .Ona ' ' . We h ' ' . H . 'xi I. . I , ..7 -4' A Hman! Left to nght standmg ERMA DEAN BERRY KATHERINE SPANN RAY TURNER MARY ALICE SOUTHERLAND BILLY GLASGOW JEAN GILLIAM MISS ELEANORA MILLER, Sponsor Seated LIDA TALLEY MR. F D BENNETT MR I H BRYANT MRS MADELINE MRS I H MISS ELEANORA MISS LOUISE HICKERSON BRYANT MILLER SOUTHERLAND MRS CLYDE MR. HUGH MISS BESSIE MR. GEORGE BUCKNER VINEYARD GREER MORTON in VICE PRESIDENT 13 sa If you can keep your head when all about you BILLY GLASGOW Annual Staff 51 Paper Staff 50 F 48 51 Jr Play 0 Beta Club 51 Class Pres 48 51 Football 50 FFA Secretary 51 To be awake IS t ahve JEAN GILLIAM Beta Club 50 5 Sec of Class 51 Pres of Sparush Club 51 Vlce Pres Speech Club '51 FHA '48 '49 Paper Staff '49 '51 Glee Club '48 Speech '50 '51 Ituuor Play '50 Annual Staff '51 Basketball Manager '50 '51 'FRE Uffccew 1 vi I never saw a purple cow I never hope to see one' BILLY DUKE Vrce Pres of Class 48 51 V1ce Pres of FFA 49 Secretary of FFA 48 Paper Staff 51 Basketball 48 51 Beta Club 51 Junror Play 50 ASURER G' lt s so mce to be natural rf you re naturally nrce BETTY JEAN Mt ILLWAIN Vanleer Htgh School 48 49 Beta Club 50 51 Class Treasurer '50 '51 Football Queen's Attendant '51 Iunlor Candldate for Harvest Festrval Queen '50 1 A fr L , I E. , - , , I Ig, ar - i V ., ,Q y In 1 lf f 4 A is T A Sf ffsu- ti' L I ' ' 1 .fp .K . y , p , , I W. ..,, ity. 1 Q H f an I ,Inf ,f X ff 'uw - '51 V ' vi? ff A f 'A 4. P1 A' , '?l ! f21 ,i.f' s ' 'V' 1 i f' 1351+ 1 '5 1 , - v -1 Q - U FA 0 -I v5 U I I , -g v -1 1 ' I . I I I .. IQ ll ' 0 ' IV fl I ' v -I 1 N f ' l -I ' I ' -.I 2 lf wmter comes can Spnng be far behmd? CHARLES BALDWIN Am1ualS1aff 51 FFA 48 49 The paths of glory lead but to the grave DONALD ALLEN FFA 48 50 Football 49 50 Basketball Mgr 49 51 FFA Treas 51 Present fears are less than homble lmagmmgs DLRWOOD BROWN FFA 48 51 Football 48 50 Captam of Football team '50 Beta Club '48 '51 All :lungs come allke to all DOLORES DABUSK Spamsh Club 50 FHA 48 50 We are yet but young tn deed SARA GILMORE Vanleer Hxgh School 48 49 Cheerleader '50 '51 FHA '50 Football Queen '50 TQ 'Kal Let me l1ve tn a house by the s1de of the road DOROTHY DUKE FHA 48 49 'K , But screw your courage to the suckmg place and we 11 not faxl BISCOE CARROLL Q' ks 'Friendship is the wine of life--drink heartily classmates! PHILLIP BURGESS Van Leer High School '48-'49 1 can resist anything except temptation. RENA HAND Glee Club '48 FHA Reporter '50 Beta Club Reporter Beta Club 49 50 Speech Club 50 Basketball 50 51 Paper Staff 49 Iumor Play 50 A thrng of beauty IS a Joy forever' DON DOTY Beta Club 48 51 Beta Trea.s 48 51 FFA 48 51 FFA Vtce Pres 50 51 FFA Reporter 48 49 Hlghllghts 49 51 Football 50 Class Treas 48 49 Jumor Play 50 Eat dunk and be merry ADELE KELLEY FHA 48 50 Cheerleader 48 50 As the twrg 15 bent so grows the tree BETTY HERBISON FHA 48 51 Sparush Club 50 Paper Staff 50 51 SP3Il1Sh Club Reporter 51 There s nae xmder standmg a woman WILLIAM QB1llyQ EDGIN Football 50 Paper Staff 51 FFA 48 50 an 1 flili aw 'And what is so rare as a day in June? KATHERINE SPANN Glee Club '48 Fl-lA '48-'49 Annual Staff '51 Speech Club '50 Junior Play '50 Thls IS a sorry S1 ght BILLY RAY SUGGS Van Leer Hrgh School 48 49 'Life for me ain't been no crystal stair AMY LEE YATES Basketball '50-'51 Cheerleader '50-'51 Beta Club '49-'51 I Rep. v.G.s. '50 Sub-Dis. V. P. '49 School Reporter '51 Paper Staff 49 51 Beta Club Treas 49 Speech Club 49 Iunxor Play 50 . N ' g .WM All the perfumes of Arabla CLARA MAI MCCLELLAND Basketball 49 51 Beta Club 48 50 Paper staff 49 51 Speech Club 50 School Reporter 51 Glee Club 47 Iunlor Play L1fe IS wnat you make xt MARY ALICE SOUTHERLAND Beta Club 51 Spamsh Club Reporter 51 Sec of Home Ec Class 51 FHA 48 51 Speech Club 51 Paper Staff 49 50 Annual Staff 51 4l-l Club 48 49 I -I I Y ' I u U - ,, ' ' ---1 sv . -5: ' 1 -u I -1 ' -, I I -I I I , . '50 ll ' ' 11 ' ' 1. ' ll - N - R I -1 I . I W We 1 , 5 . -'wif i 4 j , I -I I I -I A .lb 'hui 4 But fear not yet to take upon you what rs yours BILLY LARKINS FFA 49 Football Mgr 49 50 The attempt and not the deed confounds us COLLINS IAC KSON Football '47-'50 Basketball '50 - '5 1 Wxne Women and song HUGH PANCHER Van Leer H1gh 'W' 48 49 Football 50 As unto the bow the cord isg So unto man is woman JULIE ANN SPANN Spanish Club '50 Spanish Club Re- porter '50 Paper Staff '50 FHA '48- 51 Let us now be up and dorng MYRTLE TRAVIS FHA 48 50 Spamsh Club 50 ulee Club 48 KM Oh the wlld Joy of l1v1ng GER! ENE sTORY FHA 48 50 bpeech Club 49 Paper Staff 51 Asst Basketball manager 50 L 'I X x A 'I'-'V Slgh no more ladres srgh no more LESTER TROTTER T1me and he hour runs through the day RALPH SCOTT FFA 48 51 FFA Basketball 49 C' Vanleer Hrgh 48 49 X f ex Methought HORACE TUCKER FFA 48 50 Football 49 50 Beta Club 51 Secretary of FFA 49 50 To strrve to seek to fmd and not to yreld GLYNN SCOTT FH 48 51 Speech Club 50 51 4H Club 48 49 Should Auld Acquarntance be forgot -ur-' But fear not yet to take upon you what IS yours IOUISE ALBRIGHT Vanleer Hrgh School 48 49 Beta Club 50 MARY ELLA HAYES 4 Q, Central H1gh 48 Spamsh Club 50 Treasurer of Spanlsh Club 50 Sophomore candrdate for H F Queen fr R . '- Y 1- 6- in . ' -' A ' -' . - it f X , ' . , -. , J dv! Q ' ' I A ,Y y - o ' -'51 Ll lm FHA Club '50-51 K A . .4 V g T., I I -' . I . . . L Look Lrke the mnocent flower MURRELL SLAYDEN Gordon M111tary Academy 49 50 i X Farr IS foul and foul 15 fan RAY TURNER Annual Staff 51 FFA 48 51 Reporter of FFA 51 P' OTJCIR N0 AVALAAIJ 3 ff' Qgjfg Come what come may BILLY BUTTREY FFA 47 49 FFA Basketball 49 Beauty rs the grft of God BETTY BATEY FHA 48 49 Glee Club 50 Speech Club 50 Beta Club 49 51 Ifl rn Lucky BETTY IOE CURTIS Beta Club 51 FHA 48 51 Presxdent of FHA 51 Speech Club 51 Beta Play 50 Paper Staff 51 Srlence IS Golden IRMA DEAN BERRY Glee Club 48 Beta Club 49 51 Paper Staff 50 Secretary of Class 49 50 Annual Staff 51 ,p- -41 , K 4 . . -. ,tx Q 1 , if . -. . D 1 , rf K , 1 v -v 5,5 ,C 1 T , ' if , 1 it , 2 ff' , . . . . v -1 My ' Ama ' ..' K , . 'Y-5 N7 . V 1 .4 ,X A i . K ' Q' , f I v -u Z ix - Ee, f W31443, , eww .. T '- V. H I ., T , ' ' 1' s 3 ul. 4 ' I ., A U ul 1' r .1 ' -' ' 1' I Y' , . v I W 5 - L . I . Earth f1lls her lap w1th pleasures of her own DAVID FUSSELL FFA 48 51 FFA Basketball 48 49 Basketball 49 51 L Full well they laugh An honest man s the ed w1th counterfe1ted noblest work of God glee ROBERTA DANIEL BILLY FOSTER Spanlsh Club 50 FFA Basketball 48 49 FHA 48 49 49 50 Basketball 50 51 FFA 47 51 I was born brrght but knockmg about has polrshed me consrderably HARRY ROBERTS Vanleer Hrgh 48 49 Treas of class 48 49 V1ce Pres of Spamsh Club 50 Paper staff 50 Glee Club 48 She IS gomg to be WISC or otherwlse LIDA TALLEY Central Hxgh 48 Beta Club 50 51 Beta Club Pres 51 Speech Club 50 51 Pres of Speech Club Spanrsh Club '51 Sec, of Spanlsh Club '51 Paper Staff '50 Annual Staff '51 Iumor Play '50 Puddln BETTY IANE EDWARDS FHA 48 49 Paper Staff 51 I shot an arrow 1nto the au CLYDE HAGEWOOD FFA 48 51 Why take 11fe ser1 ously? You never get out 311V6 any wa HART BALTHROP Vanleer I-hgh 48 49 But he rrdes well RAY FELTS FFA 48 49 Football 48 50 I have perce1ved much beauty 1n the Joy that kept our courage stra1ght OLLIE MAE HOGUE Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow IOLENE NESBITT FHA 48 49 That men may r1se on steppmg stones of theu dead selves ELIZABETH LEWIS Beta Club 48 51 FHA 48 49 Speech Club 50 Paper Staff 49 Asst Edrtor of Paper 51 Iuruor Play 50 I am a part of all that I have met JAMES JOHNSON Russell Hlgh 48 49 Football 51 Speech 50 Paper Staff 51 Iumor Play 50 Vanety IS the sprce of l1fe BURTON GAFFORD What s done 1S done VOLIE REYNOLDS Vanleer I-hgh 48 Beta Club 51 To be or not to be WILLIE LEE WILSON Vanleer Hlgh 48 49 FHA 50 51 Paper Staff 51 Secretary of 41-I Club 49 Football Queen Attendant 49 There s not a Joy the world can g1ve hke rt takes away LOIS SLOAN FHA 47 49 Beta Club 49 51 Speech 51 Paper Staff 51 Edltor of Paper 51 It takes hfe love life ANE ROBINSON FHA 49 50 Beta Club 50 51 lumor Play 50 Speech Club 50 Paper Staff 50 4H Club 48 The best of 11fe rs yet to be DONNA LEE ENGLAND FHA 48 49 Beauty 1S ns own excuse for betng AMY RUTH WALL FHA 48 49 Sparush Club 50 Talents D1ffer BETTY WILSON DANIEL FHA 49 51 Beta Club 49 50 Summer School 49 50 at Dav1d Llpscomb and Hume Fogg Give the world the best you have MATTIE JOYCE WELKER FHA 48 49 Secretary of FHA 49 Glee Club 48 Speech Club 50 Come my fr1ends us not too late to seek a newer world BETTY LOU LAWSON Kmg l-hgh School 48 50 Basketball 48 Glee Club 48 50 Commerc1a1 Club 49 50 Speech Club 51 FHA 51 Go forth under the open sky and 11St to nature s teachmgs MERLE BATEMAN FHA 48 49 Speech Club 50 cmcaziacc W.. yu, EARL WARREN LEECH ROBERT STONE IR. 1- PAUL CARROLL ROBERT DUKE Tim FRANCES ADAMS 1 EDGAR GROVES JOHNNY BRY ANT '-X 1 JUNIOR HOLLY BRADLEY HUNTER X 1 LONNIE HUNTER EMMA JACKSON MARGARET W LOGGINS I .Q ' I fr-Af w-M I I A l I cfm A ,Ill E a I ' ,4 ' '. 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Donell Lewxs Peggy ifoby Kate Ann Mrller Wall Vantrease W1l11a ms Murphy 1 I H11da El1z abeth ra Marlene Dons Nelson R1chardson P1CkC1'1I'lg Proctor Rxchardson is Elame Tmsley fn, A fl kwa Wrllram Mac Leech Howell Smrth Susre Travrs Ruth Batey Norrrs Allen Ruth Baggett James Baggett Marshall Walton Glynn Baldwrn Etha Bone Buford Batey Rosa Bone Byno Batey Golda Breeden Donald Batson Betty Chrrsty Earl Batson oyce Corlew Robert Berry Mary Debusk Grey Yates Myrna Edgrn Joel Wall Robert Tr avrs YP L. I W0 Qlllauzdlff Exim wif yfxfg X2 Q64au2'16fw4 7 p 'lm IMIM K sl 'Q-Q Bobby Burgess June Hafner Darryl C arroll nr-v Eff1e Max Hamrlton Btlly Choate Dorothy Hand J C Cark Ruby Hayes Colman Corlew Ruth Herbrson Robert Crues Mary HICRS A 1 S Allle Crumpler Brlly Ruth Lee Robert Damel Martha Neblett Don Davrs Evelyn Pelham Junior Deloach Edith Perry Bennie Duke -I M I Elsie Rayburn 4-. ' Rufus Eleazer 1 4 Dorothy Sue Seals ff fy Q' T' vu J f C 'ffl- AH? 4'1- Q' v f V x Jerry G1ll1am Verna Spann Davrd Grlmore Euvrla Tolar Neal Glasgow Charleen TIBVIS Bobby Hamrlton Bllly Hughes Gene Hooper Harold Larkxns Carl Le WIS Robert Murphy Henry Nlcks B11ly Nolan Wrllxam Phrllxps Everett Plckerrng Maurlce Powell Donald Proctor John A Proctor Marun Proctor Jerry Shelton Ragan Spradhn Bobby Street Bobby Gene Travrs up-.. 771-if ,MDs Mathrs Rosa Nell Bone Edrth Perry Frances Adams Shuley Garrett Emma Jackson Dons Curus Margaret W Loggtns Charleen Travrs Second row left to rrght Rene Hand Amy Yates Lauretta McGee Cora Mar Wrlson Hrlda Nelson Vrrrglnra Krlllan Ruby Jean Hayes Betty Splcer Ganelle Shelton Frances Hagewood Betty Mrller Evelyn Pelham Ann Swrft Sue Hand Thtrd row left to rrght Mary Alrce Southerland Joyce Corlew Golda Fay Breeden Verna Bell Spann Mrldred Wrllrams Marrlyn Powell Jo Ann Suggs Elsre Rayburn Josephrne Powell Matue Joyce Welker Fourth row left to nght Ruth Batey Susre Travrs Janet T1nsley Dorothy Sue Seals Mary Debusk Ruth Herbrson Jewel Wxllrams Alberta Stokes Mary Scott Hrcks Lrnda Cor lew Clara Mar McCelland Sally Ann Frser Betty Jo Curtrs Betty Herbrson Mary T Dantel Frfth row left to rrght Effre Mal Hamrlton Mary Ann Epps Brlly Ruth Lee Elrzabeth Rrchardson Martha Neblette Dons Rrchardson Elarne T1nsley Ruth Hayes Jean Jack son Euv11la Tolar Gerlene Story June Pelham Ida Mable Baggett Marlene Proctor Anme Wall Kate Ann Murphy Loutse Albrrght Wrllre Lee Wrlson Peggy Vantrease I I I w I .3 V '. . 9 s - Q9 P sv f -M l , ' s ' --my t A Front row, left to right: Myrna Edgin. Barbara Lee, Jo Ann Speight, Betty Daniel, Shirley 'gem 'li if W I Front row left to rlght Mtss Besste Greer Co Sponsor Mrs Jack Bryant Sponsor Horace Tucker Reporter Ann Swlft Parltamentanan Betty Jo Curus Secretary Lrda Talley Prestdent Lucy Tucker Vtce Pres1denr Second row left to nght Mary Ahce Southerland Lols Sloan Ganelle Shelton Irma Dean Berry Vrrgmta K1111an Betty Splcer Thud row left to rtght Jane Robrnson Ellzabeth Lewrs Hlstorran Josephme Powell Mtldred Wtlltams Betty Wrlson Damel Jean Gllham Amy Yates Lmda Corlew Fourth row left to nght Johnny Bryant Peggy Wxlley Betty Mlller Loutse Allbrlght Betty Jean Mclllwam Volte Reynolds Betty Batey Shuley Garrett Lawrence Berry Ftfth row left to nght Frances Adams Glenn Nxcks Iackle Ashley John Byrn B1lly Duke Davtd Owen June Pelham Kate Ann Murphy Htlda Nelson v 2 , 2 4 0 1 A . i Zz: .. . sa' ,V f Y -, ' 'f' , , ei A h v 'Y as 1 'f f W ' . . Vu- 1 3. i 7 A 1 x 'lv ' r As 4 Ja 1 a 0 , K ,K 1 r ' A . Y A f.L , . ' : ' ' . -' s - . : . 1 '. ' ' s '. :' . ' 2 Y . I I v ' I H n ' 1 1 1 . ' . : . , . .. . . 2 . t . .. , . .. .. I ' . . . ' : . ' . ' . ' ' . ll . I D . F ' D s v I n l I ' 1 9 D u . I I I . U Y 5 5 ,ao-. CQ Front row left to nght Mary A Southerland Lida Talley Secretary and Treasurer Sonny Stone V1ce Presrdent lean Grllxarn Presrdent Second row Ann Swtft Mrldred Wrlhams Genell Shelton Mrs Bryant Sponsor Thrrd row Majone Proctor Pat Berry Hrlda Nelson Betty Jackson Back row Johnny Bryant Earl W Leech Glenn N1cks ra., 9-Q-4 9' 1' T dia! Front row left to nght Lots Sloan Mary A Southerland L1da Talley Jean Gtlltam Second row Doy Spann Lucy Tucker Peggy Wrlley Mtss Mrller Thud row Mary A Epps Bettyi Curus Glynn Scott Back row Louise Albrrght J ack Ashley Elrzabeth Rxchardson Dons Rlchardson Absent June Jackson Ollxe Mal Hogue Iaclue Stokes I QL. 4 5 ' a 1 Q t - U 9 ' 5 0 9 l P D . . I . . . . I : . I . . . ' . . ' . . : . . U . . ' D : , . . ' . A T 4 A 5 4 ' 'x A A 4' T 5 . . , :il . . Q ' W, - 4 'll -f xi, ' . - , I A f' - , . ., vt 9 . I . p o 0 . 1 ' . I n o . 0 . D ' ' : . . . ' . . I I A I I I l W . . ' I 0 . I I I 0 ltr' f' Zeta pm? b 45, Seated left to nght Derwood Brown Don Doty Horace Tucker Johnny Bryant Lmda Corlew Standlng left to nght John Byrn Iaclue Ashley Betty Jo Cums Jean Glllxam Lrda Talley Loulse Albnght Kate Ann Murphy Ganell Shelton ewan? 'Q ,UN F.:- Seated left to right James Johnson Brlly Glasgow Bxlly Edgm Charles Baldwm Brlly Duke Standmg left to nght Amy Yates Mary A11ce Southerland Glynn Scott Lois Sloan Ellzabeth Lewrs 77440: Staff CHARLOTTE HIGH LIGHTS runusrmn EVERY six wmmxs mr 'nm STUDENTS or Charlotte High School LHABLOTTE, TENNESSEE THE STAFF Front row left to nght Betty Mrller Peggy Wtlley Marv Scott Hicks Lucy Tucker Martha Neblette Second row left to nght Sonny Stone Johnny Bryant Ehzabeth Lewrs Co Edrtor Jackre Ashley Edxtor Lots Sloan Edrtor Ann Swxft Co Edrtor Thud row left to nght Betty Herbrson Mxss Eleanora Mlller Sponsor Kate Ann Murphy June Pelham Lmda Corlew Betty Io Curtrs Ganell Shelton Margaret Wrlson Loggms Mnldred Wtlhams Wrlhe Lee Wtlson Fourth row left to rrgmt Gerlene Story Peggy Vantrease Earl Leech Btlly Duke Busmess Manager, B11ly Edgm James Johnson Q . 1 f : I ' I . l 2 0 I 9 - I 9 1 Q r U ' u s 5 s n 1 n s 9 1 s a n o 0 1 s 1 I r . ' . ?aaz!!4Z!S Left to rrght Coach Morton Back row Nell Glasgow Toby Wrllrams Burton Sessler Derwood Brown Don Doty Hugh Pancher Ray Felts Earl Leech Sonny Stone Mr Bryant Ass t Coach Left to rrght Mrddle row Donald Allen Harry Street Jackre Stokes Gene Hooper B1lly Edgrn Wrllram Leech Jonny Bryant Robert Murphy Bllly Hughes Brlly Glas gow Brlly Larkrns Manager Left to rrght Flrst row Bradley Hunter Edgar Groves James Johnson Glenn Nrcks Jr Holley Morman Fowler Benny Duke Paul Carroll Horace Tucker Seven 7445546 gdyd Back row Horace Tucker B1l1y Edgm Ray Fells and James Johnson and Don Dory .28-fp I 4 n -Q Front row: Derwood Brown, Donald Allen, Hugh Pancher, Billy Glasgow je- , of , M I 9 A-0 -ll gawetdalf Qaeda Qmjli' -f V ig..- . - 'Watt '-H-4 -... - Lo, 01 Above left to rrght standrng Jean Grllram Manager Peggy Wrlley Rena Hand Captarn Dorrrs Curt1s Margaret Loggrns Mary Lou Spann Hugh Vrneyard Coach Seated left to rrght Dorrrs June Pelham Frances Adams Betty Mrller Marjorre Proctor Clara Mar McClelland Amy Yates Co Captarn Below rn Actron WW gm Back row left to nght Glenn Nxcks Btlly Buttrey Earl Leech Wtlham Leech Don Doty Front row left to nght Jr Holley Davtd Fussell Co Captatn Bllly Duke Captam Benny Duke FOStel' Belgw ln Action .mn it 'pun 151 Ll l Q l. i- Q' i .rig-me I ' .- vs ff 'f' U Q ii Q I 'I iffnhh -l W S103 lnlnaa.. .il '9c Zaeketlall gud: final Zhu 1' Standmg left to rrght Frances Adams MaryL Spann Amy Yates Majorre Proctor Rena Hand Dons Curtls Betty Mrller Margaret Loggms Dons Pelham Peggy Wrlley Clara Mar McClelland Seated left to r1ght Sara Grlmore Jean Story Mary Scott Hrcks Lucy Tucker 5. Qin l? ...pg za--1.. '.na4'i? 4W .qu Left to rrght Sara Grlmore Jean Story Peggy Wrlley Betty Mrller Amy Yates Frances Hagewood main 'T' hi vrv V' fps- 7aaz'54Z! Zaeea 1-fowl ffttenclcwta Left to rxght HUGH PANCHER, Escort BETTY IEAN MCILLWAIN Attendant SARA GILMORE Queen DERwooD BROWN Captam LUCY TUCKER Attendant RAY FELTS Escort L D I I I I 71 ?m'cml Queen of C H S KATE ANN MURPHY Queen of Elementary MARY LEE FREEMAN Escort JOHN BYRN Escort JIMMY DANIEL Kay Miller Bobby Sensing Katherine Spann Billy Glasgow Lucy Tucker Earl Leech Mary Scott Hicks William Leech Nancy Ray Dlllingham Nell Murphy Barbara Mtller Freddxe Crue: Linda Mayfmeld and Steve Allman. Attendants: Left to right: Judy Miller, Benjamin Garrett, Janie Raymond, Doyle Murphy, MOST POPULAR MOST DEPEN DABLE g Ill, sri, ik!- SARA GILMORE BILLY DUKE BILLY GLASGOW LIDA TALLEY 7044 4 7044: MOST INTELLIGENT MOST FLIRTATIOUS 1.--.., ERMA BERRY DON DOTY BILLY EDGIN GLYNN SCOTT MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED BEST ALL AROUND 1.-J DERWOOD BROWN IEAN GILLIAM CLARA MCCLELLAND HORACE TUCKER 7044 4 7044 NEATEST Mosf ATHLETIC --r DAVID FUSSELL MATTIE JOYCE WELKER RAY FELTS RENA HAND MOST ATTRACTIVE BEST FIGURE .44 C-are JAMES JOHNSON BETTY MCILLWAIN HUGH PANCHER MARY SOUTHERLAND 7044 7044 4 BEST SPORT BEST LOO KING i -6 HART BALTHROP ROBERTA DANIEL KATHERINE SPANN HUGH PANCHER FRIEN DLIEST WITTIEST CLARA MCCLELLAND PHILLIP BURGESS RAY TURNER BETTY DANIEL 7044 4 CUTEST HAPPIEST -:M JV AMY YATES HORACE TUCKER RENA HAND BILLY SUGGS QUIETEST MOST STUDIOUS OLLIE MAI HOGUE BURTON GAFFORD ERMA BERRY BILLY GLASGOW 7044 4 7044 MOST COURTEOUS MOST ORIGINAL ff 'wbdl' JANE ROBINSON PHILLIP BURGESS LOIS SLOAN DON DOTY 7-'mm Szwlmu 27 WWW ERMA DEAN BERRY AMY LEE YATES Valedxctonan Gi I 4 x BILLY GLASGOW Outstanding Student ff! LIDA TALLEY D A R S alutatonan Athleucs YIM RAY FELTS Athletics A PAGE FROM MEMORY S BOOK After our graduation from the eighth grade we were ready to begin high school ln the fall of 1947 we enrolled as freshmen There were '74 of us Mr Bennett was principal We elected the followmg officers Billy Glasgow president Billy Duke vice president Roberta Damel secretary Don Doty treasurer and MISS Miller as our class sponsor Lots Sloan was elected candtdate for queen from our class for the Harvest Festival She was placed thrrd and we received S54 from her voters Poor freshmen' lt s a wonder we pulled through that first year with all the initiating and being called green horns but we made it and ended the year with a happy memory The last week of school 69 of us walked to Spout Spring on our picnic and had a wonderful t1me By the time the fall of 1948 came,we were ready to start again There were 69 now Our sponsor president and vice president remained the same but we elected as secretary Erma Dean Berry and as our treasurer Roberta Daniel After being here this long we were fairly well situated and were feelxng at home lt was this year that the Beta Club was organized Seven members of our class became members at this time Mrs Clyde Buckner was elected sponsor Going a little farther on our picnic thls year we went by bus and spent an emoyable afternoon at Montgomery Bell Park By the time 1949 rolled arormd we were feeling rather important We were happy to have 10 students from Van Leer increase our class We changed our treasurer and elected Betty Jean Mc the seniors with a banquet We also presented Pigtatls as our play At the end of the year we went to Shelby Park and ate supper played ball made pictures and went to the show We left school this year ready to be dignified seniors Seniors at last' We were 64 in number at the begtnnmg of the year 1950 We are sorry to have lost 5 students Jane Rector Julia Arm Spann and Adele Kelly marrted Collins Jackson Joined the Marines and Betty Lou Lawson changed schools We also had Murrel Slayden with us for a short time Our officers remained the same except we elected Jean Gilliam as our new secretary Katherine Spann was candidate for Queen from our class for the Harvest Festival Sara Gilmore was crowned Football Queen and Lida Talley was elected DAR Representative Again we had a very successful magazine drive and we also sold Christmas Cards We have had many thrills thxs year We received our rings our invitations and our pictures We presented a play Raggedy Nan We are grateful to the Juniors for entertaining us at the banquet We wish to thank every one who had part in planning the entertainment There are 19 Seniors who are members of the Beta Club We want to thank Mrs Bryant and Miss Bessie for their kind co operation Tuesday May 15 we chartered a bus and went to Lookout Mountains and we were pleased with what we saw and came home with pleasant memories We wish to thank Miss Miller for her constant encouragement and her patience with us these past four years We are also grateful to the rest of our teachers parents friends and class mates for making our graduation possible We are glad to have been a part of you Betty Io Cums Illwain, This year we had a very successful magazine drive, In the spring of 1950 we entertained THISTLES AND THORNS I m sure many of you thmk thrs rs a sony lookrng graduatrng class but when I ve told you some of the trrals and trrbulatrons we have gone through I feel sure you wrll understand I wrll assure you rt hasn t been easy but excrucratrngly dtffrcult to have gone through 12 years of drudgery fmally to become seniors and then to graduate We had the rmpressron that to be rn hrgh school would be lots of frm but we soon found this was only a dream Frrst just to be a green freshman as we were referred to was one of the trrals we had to bear We fonmd ourselves rn a strange world wrth four teachers mstead of one tellrng us Please be quxtel Dmspose of that chewrng gum at once I hear beautrfully and May I speak? And naturally there were those homble rmtratronsl One would thmk we would have some chorce as to the subjects we were to take but what do you thtnk Mr Bennett came m the very frrst day and told us we were requrred to take Englrsh General Scrence and some of us would take math and some algebra Home Ec and Ag Algebra' Was that hard' Instead of learnmg algebra we had to hsten to Mr Bryant s Jokes thatt we had heard hundreds of trmes but we had erther to laugh at them or fall algebra so we laughed We got through that frrst year but I ll never understand how We came back as sophomores hopmg to fmd some of the thoms gone but Instead there were Just a few more added We struggled and became Jumors only to fmd ourselves slaves to the semors We had to grve them a banquet and when commencement exerclses came do all the heavy work but rf you thrnk we got to mrss any classes for rt you re wrong because we drd that at vacant perrods Jlst to be a senrorl We envred the semors when we were junrors but we soon found rt was only harder wrth no senror prrvrleges as we had tmagrned Oh yes I don t want to forget to tell you about our senror trrp Thrs was something we had dreamed of for four long years as the other three years we had had only a half day and spent rt at Spout Sprmg or some other local amusement park Well we got one day one bus to carry 59 semors to Lookout Mountarns We only had to have three drrvers a bus to take us there and another to brmg us back And rt Just took us s1x hours to tour one small place near South Prttsbnrgh Berng a senror 15 not so wonderful and we should know' Why drd we have to study history? And Mrss BCSSIC always took up the entrre perrod tellrng rs about the lesson 111 her lrttle red hrstory book when she went to school but when tests came they weren t from her lrttle red htstory book The school ts so old that we are afrard rt wrll fall down any mmute Every step has a creak When rt snowed the heat was always off and we almost froze but when sprrng came wrth plenty of sunshrne the heat was always on I could go on and on but as I haven t recerved my diploma yet maybe rt would be wrse to stop It has been hard but we are seekrng a newer world and let LB hope rt won t be as drffrcult as these past twelve years have been Jean Gilliam , . . . - . . , 4 . . , . . . . - . . N N . . . . . ,, o n ' sv n ' - n I n ' n . n n - n n 1 . I I 1 n . . . , . . . Q n - . , . . I Q Q u 1 . . , . . s Q . , . . . n . n a n . u . . , . . 1 . . . I 1 , . . . . . . . , . . ROSES AND FE RNS We are seekmg a newer world but fond memories of the past are very dear to us Our school days at dear Old Charlotte Hlgh are at a close but the door of knowledge will never be closed There rs a touch of sadness when we think of leaving our schoolmates and frlends but the thrill comes in seekmg newer things When we entered high school rn 1947 we might have been green but Just as happy as could be In the four years we have spent hene we have enjoyed many good activities To bring some of them back to our memories we list FHA and FFA initiation the trip to the Spout Springs even though we had to walk the trip to a Nashville Park remember two girls who were lost the Junior and Senior Banquets the many class meetings going to Nashville to have our pictures made the trrp to Austin Peay and a wonderful Senior Trip to East Tennessee and enJoy our trip to and from school No wonder the food in our lunchroom was delicious we had such wonderful cooks to prepare it First there was Mrs Welker then Mrs Harris and now Mrs Huff Who could help but enjoy our high school days with all the fine teachers around ready to en coinage There was Miss Miller our sponsor ready to help us do anything that would cause us to have a good ume and Mr Bennett was always willing Miss Southerland didn t mind too much when we talked rn bookkeeping class And we shall remember the kindness of all the others Wasn t rt fun to gather around the piano and sing? All of us must admit that Tucker makes a good looking grrl We had lots of fun in our Junior Senior and Beta Plays These are a few of the many things that have cause these four years to be ever unforgettable I would like to wish the Senior Class happiness and success as we seek our newer worlds Katherine Spann OKC Colors Blue and White Flower White Rose Motto To Seek A Newer World Sponsor Miss Eleanora Miller . F . We certainly will miss getting up mornings and catching the bus, and the way we would sing LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We the graduatrng class of 1951 of Charlotte Hrgh School do hereby make and declare thrs to be our last will and testament rn form and manner as follows To the school as a whole we leave the memory of us as the most studrous most dependable most achrevrng and most popular class ever To the communrty we leave the memory of us as havrng been an exceptronally extraordmary class rn the fact that we have been workrng for the betterment of the communrty in our mmic speakrng con trrbutrons of good sportsmanshrp and loyalty To the Junror Class we bequeath our good looks studrorrs ways wrnnrng personalitres superlatrve rntellrgence unselfrshness and good times We could not possrbly leave wrthout bestowmg a few personal valuables to our successors as follows Charles Baldwrn wrlls hrs abrlrty to have always a suggestron to Juruor Holley Derwood Brown bequeaths hrs football abrlrty to Sormy Stone Sara Grlmore relmqurshes her desrre to be Presrdent of the U S A to Peggy Willey Betty Danrel grves her wrld Joy of lrvrng to Mrldred Wrllrams L1da Talley donates one full bottle of Peroxrde to Margaret W Loggrns Amy Yates would lrke to bestow her basketball abrlrty on Sally Ann Frser Don Doty bequeaths hrs most valuable possessrons hrs trny feet to Johnny Bryant Betty Jo Curtrs wrlls her abrlrty to get rnto trouble to Frances Adams Lourse Albrrght leaves her mathematrcal mtellect to Lauretta McGee Hart Balthrop bequeaths hrs love for women to Robert Baggett Merle Bateman leaves her pretty shuts to Ida Mable Baggett Betty Batey donates her abrlrty to hold a man to Jo Powell Erma Dean Berry bequeaths her reserved manner to Jean Jackson Phrlrp Burgess leaves hrs smgrng abrlrty to Emmett Bull Brlly Buttrey leaves a few of hrs gul frrends to Wrllram Batey Brscoe Carroll wrlls hrs grft as a poet to Edgar Groves Dorothy Duke leaves her long curls to Doy S pann Dolores DeBusk bequeaths her pretty complexron to Mary Lou Spann Brlly Edgm leaves hrs flrrtatrous ways to Charles Schmrttou Burton Gafford grves hrs quret ways to Lonnre Hunter Rena Hand leaves her Vrcks Salve to Alberta Stokes Brlly Duke wrlls hrs small boots to Clarence Heath Roberta Danrel relmqurshes her desrre to go to Washmgton to June Jackson Brlly Glasgow grves hrs place as Presrdent of the Class to Earl Wanen Leech Betty Herbrson leaves her black harr to Laverne Batey Brlly Larkrns yrelds hrs place as Manager to Don Foster James Johnson leaves hrs neatness to Brlly Fortner Elrzabeth Lewrs passes her grggles to Ann Swrft Clara Mar McClelland wrlls anythrng but Glenn to Ganell Shelton Betty Jean Mclllwarn leaves her pleasrng personalrty to Marjorre Proctor Jolene Nesbrtt wrlls her curly harr to Emma Jackson Hugh Pancher leaves hrs desrre to be a preacher to Paul Carroll Volre Reynolds bestows her bookkeeprng book on Claytre Sutton Donna Lee England leaves her abrlrty to get by rn Hrstory wrthout readmg to Cora Mae Wrlson, Donald Allen gives his basketball score book to Robert Duke. n LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT fcontmuedj Betty Jane Edwards bequeaths her love for gab to Ruth Hayes Ray Felts relmqulshes hrs athlettc abtlxty to Jackre Ashley Brlly Foster contrrbutes hrs carefree way to Bradley Hunter Davrd Fussell wllls hrs converttble to Glenn Ntcks Jean Grllram leaves her good ftgure to Dorrrs Curtls Clyde Hagewood wrlls hrs phystque to Grey Yates Mary Ella Hayes shares her love for musrc w1th Sara Story Ollte Mar Hogue bequeaths her rnterest rn educatron to Janet Trnsley Harry Roberts w1lls his destre to stay out of the Army to Jerry Robertson Jane Robmson leaves her cute ways to Betty Splcer Glynn Scott bequeaths her fluty ways to Vrrguua K1ll1an Ralph Scott leaves hrs blond harr to Jerry G and Benny Duke Lols Sloan bequeaths her orrgmalrty to Lucy Tucker Kathenne Spann leaves her good looks to Betty Mxller Gerlene Story bequeaths her nonchalant manner to Mary DeBusk B1lly Suggs yrelds hrs deslre to have a good trme to Jewel W1ll1ams Lester Trotter wrlls h1s destre to become an actor to Jr Deloach Horace Tucker wllls hls curly harr to Anme Wall Ray Turner leaves hrs long frngers for typtng to Donald Proctor Amy Ruth Wall bequeaths her rnterest rn Ausun Peay to L1nda Corlew Mattre Joyce Welker bestows her neatness on Peggy Vantrease Wlllle Lee Wrlson gxves her blond harr to Mary T Danrel Mary Alrce Southerland donates her tnterest rn college to Shxrley Garrett Lrda Talley TO SEEK A NEWER WORLD Dear Classmates the t1me has come to part There IS a sadness rn my heart Yet there IS gladness too For I am a part of all of you We have shared our problems sports and Joys Our work and play as lugh school gtrls and boys How dull rt IS to pause to make an end We have new problems now to comprehend Newer worlds to seek and fmd As our Alma Mater we leave behmd We seek a newer world m all our ways But may we remember st1ll our Charlotte Hrgh School days, Blscoe Carroll Myrtle Travis leaves her peppy personality to Sue Hand, OUR FUTURE WORLD One day as I sat watchtng televlston there danced before my eyes the number 1971. Why that s twenty years from now' Then there was a class reunron We had sought newer worlds and found them There was Brlly Glasgow a lrttle wrzened fellow shoutmg hlmself hoarse Brlly always could talk too much Also B1lly Duke another great talker IS that Amy Yates we see lookmg out the door of the wh1te cottage? Amy I thought you were gotng to be an ole mardi But I guess Brlly has changed your mmd Who 15 the ole fellow srttmg on the bench wrth the black mustache and badge on h1s coat? Why none other than Clyde Hagewood What a SLIIPIISCV We see Jolene Nesbitt drrvmg your car around these days That Helrcopter we see must belong to Phrlrp Burgess and there 15 Glynn Scott swoonrn over hrm You mean Glynn hasn t caught on to the trrcks of the trade yet? Btscoe Carrol IS another prlot wearrng a blue unrform and he takes a spm to the moon qulte often We hear! Btlly Ray Suggs couldn t stop f1sh1ng long enough to come to our reunron or maybe he ll show up after a whrle Mary Al1ce Southerland Myrtle Travls Joyce Welker and Betty Jean Mclllwam took off from therr classes to come They attend College at Austm Peay So Ray Felts and Don Doty fmally made professlonal baseball Don IS playing wrth the Yankees and Ray IS wrth the Phrllres and Bllly Larktns and Btlly Buttrey are their managers mg football for Vandy and Horace Tucker playmg for L S U Qurte a few of our class became great athletes Don t you agree? Some of the Grand Ole Opera stars are B1lly Edgtn James Johnson Harry Roberts Mary Ella Hayes and Amy Ruth Wall Harry rs so outstandmg he has a show all by hrmself The Man Wrthout You know tn all crowds we have a preacher Well Hugh Pancher IS the one He IS now pastor of Coon Hollow Methodist Church Ollte Mar Hogue and Betty Jane Edwards have gone pretty hrgh 1.l'l the1r careers Well hrgh up tn the au anyway as they have chosen the trapeze act rn the ctrcus Rena Hand 15 a comedxan rn the zoo opps excuse me I mean rn the Cucus and she has gamed some werght or she had to go stdeways through the door Maybe that s a trrcky door Are my eyes decervlng me or 15 that Betty Jo Curtls Loutse Albnght and Betty Wrlson Dantel we see rn blue unrforms? So they fmally turned patrtotrcl Teachtng school at Charlotte are Betty Herbrson and Erma Dean Berry TUT TUT wonder rf they have any 'teachers pets ? . H , . 7 . . , . . . 1 , aren't they? No wonder they made the team, There 's Donald Allen and Derwood Brown play- . I 0 D l OUR FUTURE WORLD fcontinuedj If anyone needs a new car see Billy Foster, your friendly Dodge Dealer, located at Sulfur Forks' For a doctor see or call Jean Gilliam atop the Gymnasium at Charlotte and for a registered nurse call Lida Talley, located in the basement of the Chemistry Laboratory, The man with the white hair that s Burton Gafford President of the United States In congress are Dorthy Duke and Hart Balthrop I know they put up some stiff arguments Here s the featherwerght Champion of the world Lester Trotter In the movies we can see Kath ermg Spann and Lois Sloan Ralph Scott a very prominent busmessman and his bookkeepers are Jane Robinson Delores Debusk and Gerlene Story There s the professor of Charlotte High School Sara Gilmore and Willie Lee Wilson her secretary Vollre Reynolds and Charles Baldwin are partners rn the Insurance business When in need of insurance don t forget Reynolds and Baldwin your very dependable Insurance Dealers' Roberta Daniel and Don na Lee England are going places as beauticians We see them both driving big red Burcks David Fussell must still be up to his old tricks of giving all the girls a fling yes he s lifeguard at Montgomery Bell I guess Betty Batey Ray Turner and Merle Bateman are chewing their own manufactured gum these days They now own the Dentrne Chewing Gum Factory Well well see another one of us Elizabeth Lewis and she still has that friendly smile Why no wonder Isn t that a diamond ring she s wearing? 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