Charlotte Technical High School - Technique Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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Josephine Sykes and Helen Torrence, clever and celebrated piano players, have been caressing the ivories to the tunes written by the composers, Helen Hall and Evelyn Horton, who rate tops in the music world. Ruby Kiser and Elizabeth Lindsay are making record- ings with Jack Moyle and his orchestra. Catherine McCall is chin deep in her business of designing gowns for Paramount Studios. Helen Wood, the famous journalist, and Rubye McKnight, society editor of the newspaper owned by Wilburn Putnam, are vacationing together in the paradise of Hawaii. Eliza- beth Sanders is Mr. Putnam ' s private secretary. I see Lucille Parker hurrying home from her secretarial duties in the office of Van Sanders, the crack auto mechanic, to pretty herself for a date with Asa McNeely, financier and so-called “King of Wall Street.” A deep search into the clouds of the future finds Elizabeth Craig skating to her heart ' s content on her own skating rink. I see William Lyles trying to convince Elizabeth that his credit is good until Tuesday for a pair of skates and a soft cushion. Three of the class of ’41 have become teachers. Evelyn Russell is teaching dancing at her private school. Virginia Pendleton and Ellen Scarborough have joined the faculty of Tech High School, Virginia as athletic instructor, and Ellen as World History teacher. With this last revelation, I put away my crystal and settle down in my easy chair, confident in my mind that my prophecies will come true. I do not ask you to believe all I have said ; I only ask you to wait and see. I do not guarantee the successes and achievements of the class —I only give my version of the future; because 1 believe that this class, as a whole, will succeed and will step into some of the most prominent positions in the nation’s industry. Bobby Hattrick, Class Prophet. Page Fifteen

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CLASS PROPHECY It is a common belief that all prophets and fortune-tellers, and the like, are fakers, and that the well-known crystal used by such interpreters is, too, a fake. Contrary to this general belief, I am a person fortunate enough to have at my command this power of fore- telling the future. At the request of a member of the class of 41, I shall endeavor to fathom the depths of the future and offer a glimpse into the lives of the members of the entire class. Upon my first gaze into the crystal, I see Raymond Abbott, head of a vast system known as Abbott Refrigeration Corporation, Mary Bailes and Reppie Buckaloo as business partners in an exclusive dress shop here in the city, and Bill Leister and James Reynolds as co-owners of a smart camera shop. Another intent gaze shows Patricia Brinkley owning and operat- ing a popular dude ranch in Texas. The ranch frequented by such famous individuals as Dorothy Fisher, movie star; Whitfield Davis, popular professional football hero; Anarah James, radio s favorite comedienne; and Marvin Nipper, one of NBC’s best sportscasters. Clarence Cobb has become one of Southern Manufacturing Com- pany ' s vice-presidents. Earl White has accepted the position of head coach and Lawson Threatt as line coach at dear old Tech High. It takes only a glimpse into the crystal to see Carrie Sinclair settled in marital bliss with Fred Shu, the football star of Duke Uni- versity. Forest Scarborough has combined his millions with the artistic ability of George Seib, and the selling ability of Clarence Sharpe to make the Universal Advertising Company a reliable firm in which to buy stock. Their success is due partly to the beauty of Kathleen Williams and Frances Lundy, who rate at the head of the class when it comes to beautiful faces and figures. Page Fourteen

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT State of North Carolina ) County of Mecklenburg j Charlotte Technical High School City of Charlotte ) We, the Senior Class of nineteen hundred and forty-one, of Tech High School, being sound in mind and having completed our high school education, do hereby make our last will and testament. Article I To Miss Clegg and Miss Kittles, we wish to leave our deep appreciation for their patience and guidance and all that went to make our senior year a successful one. To Mr. Selby and the other members of the faculty, we leave our love and respect. Article II To the class of 1 942 , we leave our senior dignity, and the honor of publish- ing a 1942 Technique. To the Sophomores, we bequeath our good looks and good grades. To the Freshman class, we leave our best wishes for their future success. To the Sub-Freshmen, we leave our cooperative spirit and, most of all, our sympathy. Article III The individual Seniors, each having fond memories and recollections, do hereby bequeath with sorrow, all their priceless possessions. Fred Shu wills his leadership and aptness of thought to Charles Bradshaw, and to Louise McCall his ability to jitterbug. Pat Brinkley leaves to Willene Worrell her happy disposition and her position as cheerleader. William (Forty) Lyles wills to Jack Holleman his ambition to be a golf pro. To Peggy Simpson and Billie Helms, Dot Fisher leaves her sportsmanship. Anarah James wills her happy-go-lucky attitude to Jean Sherrill and Mary Alyce Broome. Herschal Shore leaves his ability to pop chewing gum in Study Hall to Frances Smith. Kathleen Williams leaves to Elizabeth Purser and Doris Brown her attractive appearance. Frances Lundy bequeaths her title as the Best Looking Girl in the Senior Class to Sadie Carnes. Carrie Sinclair leaves to Betty Jean Ridenhour her talented ability as a pianist. Forest Scarborough bequeaths his senior dignity to Marjorie Helms and Madge Bright. Lawson Threatt wills his big feet to Floward Worrell and his ambitious nature to Thomas McCall. Helen Torrence reluctantly bequeaths her front seat in shorthand to Ray House. James Reynolds leaves his masculine nature to Lewis Moser. Page Sixteen