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

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SENIORS George smith “Smitty” “If words were money, he’d be a millionaire. ' Wrestling 40-42; Football 39-40. Manager 41-42; (lood Sports Club 39-40; Monogram Club 40-43, Presi- dent 40, Secretary 41; Baseball Man- ager 4D-43; Basketball Managei 10- 42; Student Council 40-43, Vice- President 43 ; Senior Class Presi- dent 43; Senior Play; Traffic Com- mittee 43; Advertising Committee T k C II n I o it k ; Mix ee l C ho r u s 40; M on - itor 41-43. James Stevens “Red” “J is pranks will be known in every land.’’ Monitor 40-42; Wrestling 39-41; Senior Play 43. Doris Stutts “Dottie” ’ I is better to wear out than to rust out.” (ilee Club 36-39; Soccer 37; Secre- ta-y and Treasurer 11th (irade Home Room; Girl Reserves 37-40; Monitor 42; Mixed Chorus 40. Dorothy Torrence “ Dot” “Flirt? We say she can. then vamp her man.’’ (ilee Club 39; Mixed Chorus 39- 42; Basketball 39-42; Soccer 39-42; Softball 39-42; Athletic Association 39-42; Girl Reserves 39-43; D. E. 43; Christmas Play. Harriet Williams “Penny” ‘Ever calm and dignified Efficiency personified . ” Monitor 41-42. Edna Wright “Eddie” “When you want to be serious — she’s for it. But when there’s fun — she’s all for it.” Vice-President Girl Reserves 39, S cretary 43; Honor Society 41-43 ; Basketball 40-43; Vice-President Ath- letic Association 43; Mixed Chorus 43; Monitor 40-43; Photographer Technique. Mildred Stegall “Jack” “Truly loyal as a friend Trustworthy as a student.” Basketball 40; Glee Club 40; Mon- itor 41-42; Honor Society 42-43 ; Girl Reserves 42-43. Nettie Stevens “Ned” “Ye gods, end this high school life and make two lovers happy” Girl Reserves 40-43, Secretary 41- 42; Monitor 40-41; Junior Marshal 42; Girls’ State Representative 42; Basketball 40-42; Mixed Chorus 40- 42; Honor Society 43; Junior Play. Evelyn Taylor “Eb” “Her quietness does not make her less important.” Monitor 40-42; Girl Reserves 42-43. Robert Wentz “Punchy” “As a man ■ grows older and wiser , he talks less and says more.” Football 41-42, Co-Captain 42; Basketball 41-43, Captain 43; Base- ball 41-43; Monogram Club 41-43, Secretary 43; Student Council 41- 43, President 43; Grounds Commit- tee; Chairman War Activities Com- mittee 43; President 12th Grade Home Room; Boys’ State 42; Good Citizenship Award 42; Junior Mar- shal 42. Stanley Wisdom “Tarzan” “Things are bound to happen. Why worry?” Junior Play; Vice-President Home Room 43. Martha Wright “Mot” “She is pretty to zvalk with and witty to talk with and pleasant, too, to think of.” Secretary Junior Class; Treasurer Senior Class; Secretary Home Room 41-43; Vice-President Athletic As- sociation 42, President 43; Treasurer Senior Girl Reserves 43; Junior Play; Senior Play; Honor Society 41-43; Advertising Chairman Tech- nique; Cheerleader 43; Basketball 39-43; Softball 39-43; President Mix- ed Chorus; Marshal Committee 42; Monitor 41-43; Representative Girls’ State 42; War Activities Committee; Captain Girls’ Varsity Basketball.

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s E N I O R S Janette Mims “Runt” “It ' s better to be short and shine, than tall and cast a shadow Cheerleader 42; Monitor 41-43; Girl Reserves 43; Band 38-43 ; Junior Play Usher 42; Girls’ Glee Club 38; D. E. 43; Subscription Committee Technique 43. Billy Plummer “Bill” “ He’s not afraid of work but doesn’t like it.” President Home Room 42. Juanita Propst “Nita” “I ' m just here to talk for Joe.” Monitor 40-41; Girl Reserves 42-43. Lois Rushing “Critp” A merry heart, a merry smile, Happy is she all the while.” Drum Majorette 42-43 ; Girl Re- serves 38-43, Vice-President 42-43; Soccer 38-42; Basketball 38-40; Soft- ball 38-40, Captain 39; Secretary Girls’ Athletic Association 43; Re- porters Club 40-43, Vice-President 42, President 43 ; Cheerleader 40-43 ; Junior Play 42; Song Writer 41-43; May Day Festival 39-40; Mixed Chor- us 43, Vice-President 43; Monitor 40- 42; Associate Editor Technique 43, Advertising Committee 43; Represen- tative to Camp Betty Hastings 42; Treasurer Student Council 43. EARL SECHLER “Seck” “ Never trouble i troubles you” Football 39-42; Baseball 38-43; Treasurer Junior Club 42-43 ; Good rouble until trouble Basketball 39-43; Wrestling 39-42; Class; Monogram Sports Club 40-41. Joshua Shields “Josh” “ Not much talk — a great sweet silence.” Mack Moyle “Duffy” “ Every inch a man — some man.” Football 39-43, Captain 43, Co- Captain 41; Baseball 39-43; Basket- ball 41-43; Wrestling 39-42; Presi- dent Junior Class; President Home Room 42; Good Sports Club 39; Monogram Club 39-43, President 42- 43; Boys’ State 42; Student Council 41-42; Monitor 42; All Star Shrine Game 43. H. B. Polk “Sack” “ Too much thinking is dangerous to the mind.” Band 39-43; Christmas Play 39; Monitor 42; Art Representative 41. Ruth Rowland “Sailor” “IV ho does her task from day to day , And meets whatever comes her way.” Girl Reserves President 39, 42, 43, Secretary 38, 40; Inter-Club Council 42; Representative to Camp Betty Hastings 40, 42; Honor Society 41- 43, Secretary 43; Secretary Reporters Club 42; Marshal Committee 42; Cheerleader 43; Basketball 43; Mixed Chorus 40, 43; Editor-in-Chief Tech- nique 43, Subscription Committee 42- 43; Girls’ Varsity Basketball 43. OTEN SANDERS “Beaner” “Yesterday is a cancelled check; tomorrow a promissory note.” Cadet Corps 41-42; Wrestling 39- 40; Good Sports Club 38-39; D. O. 42-43. Benny Shaw “Hawk” “Just let me woo — I ' ll be content.” Football 40-42; Wrestling 38-42; Basketball 42; Junior Play; Mono- gram Club 41-42; Social Committee 42; President Home Room 42.

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CLASS HISTORY As the school year becomes shorter, day by day, we, the class of ' 43, begin thinking of the day when we will leave Tech. Naturally we think of all of our classmates and wonder whether we will be glad to leave Tech or not. We think of all of the wonderful times we have had on parties and in home rooms, how happy we were when we had a good program in the auditorium, or when we had a pep meeting before school was out. The football, basketball, and baseball seasons remind us of the things we re going to miss when we finish. Of course, we will return to all of the football games in the years to come, but we really do not feel that they will be as good as ours. We will remember that Mack Moyle, one of our football players, was in the Shriner ' s All-Star football game. We shall also come to see all of the junior plays, but still deep in our hearts, we will think that ours, For Pete ' s Sake, remains on top. Then we notice the changes that have taken place in our school. We see the gym, added in ' 36, and the stadium on the baseball field. The Student Council, governing body of the school, was re-organized by Miss Clegg, who also organized the Honor Society in ' 39. Our school is now a defense school and we have a pre-flight training course for our boys, who will go into Service shortly after school is out. Many of the boys and three of our teachers left after our junior year to offer their services to our country. Band and music classes were started in ' 36 by Mrs. Joslin: physical education classes now under Coach Stack and Miss Barger were also started in ' 36. Since the revision of the TECHNIQUE in ' 39, each senior class has published an annual. This year has kept us busy getting ads, collecting paper, making pictures, and getting material together for our annual. The profits from a very entertaining play, Demon in the Dark, given by a cast made up from the entire school, were used for our annual. We have chosen for our Annual Staff Ruth Rowland, editor-in-chief, Lois Rushing, associate editor, and Lefty House, business manager. Many things have been crowded into our senior year — meetings for elect- ing officers, discussing the class ring, electing superlatives, club meetings, study- ing, and last of all, classes. Many of our classes will never be forgotten, especially our English class under Mrs. Kistler and the many discussions or other inter- esting things that have happened there. Members of our class who are out- standing in all of these activities are George Smith, president of the class, Wilford Kistler, president of the Honor Society and vice-president of the class, Ruth Rowland, editor-in-chief of the TECHNIQUE and president of Girl Reserves, Martha Wright, treasurer of the class and Girl Reserves, and, of course, Lois Rushing, associate editor of the TECHNIQUE, who has been on and off crutches for the last three years. However, all of our school life was not study and work. We had many parties — kiddie party, Sadie Hawkin s Day party, weiner roasts, a boy friend banquet, swimming parties, and just friendly get-togethers. Daphne James, Class Historian.