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

Text from Pages 1 - 68 of the 1944 volume:

Published by THE SENIOR CLASS OF CHARLOTTE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL Charlotte, N. C. Boyce Geer Associate Editor Edith McGill Editor Glenn Youngblood Business Manager THE 1944 TECHNIQUE assj DEDICATION We, the class of ' 44, dedicate this volume of The TECH- NIQUE to Miss Jane Hinson who, through her interest in us, has won a special place in our hearts. Senior problems have been her problems, and she seldom fails to offer a solution Her patience, her sense of humor, and her love of people have endeared her to us. Page T wo TQ OUR BOYS IN SERVICE Luther Buckaloo Charles Everhart Roy Fowler Ralph Hartsell Howard Hayes Dillon Helms Glenn Hopkins James Horne Eugene Johnson Howard Moore Envoy Nance G. L. Russell Carl Sawyer Walter Shannon Talmadge Sloan C. C. Tyler Ralph Wall Leonard Wai lace “CHEERS FOR OUR BOYS” You, our fighting boys, we truly thank, Whatever you do, whatever your rank. Three cheers we give for the Red, White, and Blue, For our soldiers so brave and sailors, too. Three cheers we gratefully give for you. Whatever you think, whatever you do, We know you will always be steadfastly true. Three cheers we give for the Red, White, and Blue, For soldiers and sailors and brave marines, too. Three cheers we proudly give for you. When tired from battle, when tired of strife, Remember you ' re fighting for the American Way of Life. You ' ll add fresh glory to the Red, White, and Blue By doggedly trying to see this thing through. Three cheers, and more cheers, we give for you. — Evelyn Ray Taylor. Page Three FACULTY Mr. Forest t. Selby Principal Miami University B.S., Oxford, Ohio; Columbia Univer- sity M.A., New York, N. Y. First Row Miss Mildred Barger Physical Education Appalachian State Teachers College B.S., Boone, N. C.; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Miss Virginia Barrett Mathematics Queens College A.B., Charlotte, N. C. Miss Muriel Brietz Music Salem College B.M., Winston-Salem, N. C.; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Mrs. John Locke Cheney English Queens College A.B., Charlotte, N. C. Miss Lula Faye Clegg History Greensboro College A.B., Greensboro, N. C.; Columbia University M.A., New York, N. Y. Miss Mildred Crayton History Queens College A.B., Charlotte, N. C. Second row Mrs. Louise E. Davidson English Greensboro College A.B., Greensboro, N. C. Miss Frances Dillingham Home Economics Woman’s College of U. N. C. B.S., Greensboro, N. C. MISS JANE FIlNSON Librarian East Carolina Teachers College A.B., Greenville, N. C. ; George Peabody College for Teachers L.S., Nashville, Term. MR. Walter R. HlNTZ Industrial Arts Stout Institute B.S., Menomonie, Wis. Mrs. Willie Suddreth House Secretary Tech High School, Charlotte, N. C. MR. PHIL Hudson Physical Education Appalachian State Teachers College B.S., Boone, N. C. Page Four FACULTY Miss Maie Myers Dean of Girls Geography University of North Carolina A.B., Chapel Hill, N. Marshall College, Huntington, W. Va. First Row Miss Lottie Lee Kennedy Mathematics Woman’s College of Eh N. C. A.B., Greensboro, N. C. Mrs. GRETTA W. KlSTLER . English Greensboro College A.B., Greensboro, N. C. Miss Stella Kittles Mathematics Winthrop College A.B.. Rock Hill, S. C. Miss Mary Bowers MacKorell Bible Randolph. Macon Woman’s College A.B. ; Northwestern University; New Y r ork University; Presbyterian Assem- bly’s Training School, Biblical Seminary, New York, N. Y. Mr. Howard C. Olson Coordinator Stout Institute B.S., Menomonie, Wis. Miss Maude PRIDGEN Home Economics Limestone College B.S., Gaffney, S. C. Second Row Mrs. Gertrude Wheeler Shea Commerce Georgetown College A.B., Georgetown, Ky.; College of Commerce A.B., Bowling Green, Ky. Miss Eunice Riggins English Asheville Normal and Teachers College B.S., Asheville, N. C.; Columbia LIniversity M.A., New York, N. Y. Miss Annie Robinson Nurse St. Mary’s R.N., Raleigh, N. C. Mrs. Mary Bess Scott Commerce University of Kentucky A.B., Lexington. Ky.; University of Illinois M.A., Urbana, 111. MR. R. L. SELBY Industrial Arts North Carolina State College B.S., Raleigh, N. C. Mrs. Virginia H. Watson Science Queens College A.B., Charlotte, N. C. Mr. Michael Wise Band Page Five SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Johnny Pyron Earl Gibson Edith McGill Dorothy Moser President Vice-President Secretary T reasurer MASCOTS Linda Martin Pat Moser Page Six Mary Frances Aimar “Frankie” “How sweet ami fair she seems to be. Soccer and Softball ’41; Monitor 41-’42; Girls Athletic Association ’41-’42; Basketball ’41-42; Girl Reserves 41 ’44; C.lee Club ’43-’44; School Superlative ’44; Senior Class Poet. Charles Cecil Baker “Star” “A blush is beautiful, but often inconvenient.” Wrestling Champion ’39, ’41, ’42; Football 41-43; Basketball ’42- ' 44; Monitor ’42-’44; Honor Society ’42- 44, Treasurer ’43, Vice-President ’44 ; Student Council ' 42-’44; Treasurer Home Room ’42, Vice-President 43. Mary Catherine Balowsky “Cat” ‘‘Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none.” Monitor ’43-’44; Diversified Occupation ' 44. Betty Jean Bowers “Shorty” ‘‘A dashing damsel, gay and pert, A pattern of inconstancy .” Monitor ’41; Girl Reserves ’41-’44; Senior Play ’42; Junior Play ’42; Glee Club ’43-’44; Cheerleader ’43-’44; Majorette ’43-’44; Senior Superlative ' 44; School Super- lative ' 44; Advertising Committee of Technique ’44. Margaret Lougenia Bradley Mocky” ‘‘Humbleness is always grace, always dignity.” Evelyn Brown “Stumpy” ‘‘Her lovely eyes are Cupid’s arms. And every look a dart.” Monitor ’40-’44, Chief ’40, ’44; Honor Society ’42-’44; Glee Club ’44; Junior Play ’43; Junior Marshal ’43; Sub- scription Committee Technique. Charles Elmer Byars “Atlas” ‘‘Leisure is a beautiful garment, but it will not do for constant wear.” Junior Hi-Y Club ’39-’40; Glee Club ’40-’41, Vice-Presi- dent ’41; Monitor ’40-’43; Senior Hi-Y Club 44. Gretchen Louise Carson “Kitty” “Imagination is as good as many voyages — and how much cheaper ” Monitor ’41; Mixed Chorus ’41-’42; Basketball 42; Publicity Chairman, Girls ' Athletic Association 42; Glee Club ’44; Junior Marshal ’43. James Henry Craddock “Jimmy” “We build a ladder by which we rise. ' Home Room President ’40-’41 ; Senior Play ’42; Junior Play ’43; Hi-Y Club ’43-’44; Chairman Advertising Com- mittee Technique ’44. James Mack Culp “Scoop” “ Begone , dull Care! Thou and I shall never agree. Monitor ’41, ’43; Subscription Committee Technique; Student Council ’44, Vice-President ’44. SENIORS Charles Boyce Geer “Strip” “ Nothing is pleasant that is not spiced with variety.” Wrestling ’39-’40; Monitor ’4 1 - 43 ; Junior Play ’43; Football Manager ’43; Baseball Manager ’43-’44; Monogram Club ’44; School Superlative ’44; Associate Editor Tech- nique ’44, Advertisement and Subscription Committee ’44. Earl Kay Gibson “Gibby” “ Men are only boys grown tail, Hearts don ' t change much after all” Hi-Y Club ’39-’40 ; Band Club ’39-’41 ; Band ’39-’43; Good Sports Club ’40; Wrestling ’40-’41; Monitor ’41-’43; Football ’42- ' 44; Junior Marshal; Junior Play ’43; Treas- urer Junior Class; Mixed Chorus ’44; President Student Council ’44; Advertising Committee Technique; Senior Superlative; Vice-President Senior Class. Holland Boyd Hargett “Dutch” “It is not strength, but art, that wins the prize.” Glee Club ’41; Typing Award ’42; Diversified Occupa- tion ’44. Edith McGill “Inky” “ The friends who knew her well The sweetness of her heart could tell” Student Council ’40-’42; Monitor ’40-’43 ; Secretary Reporters’ Club ’43; Girl Reserves ’40-’43; President Home Room ’43; Junior Play ’43; Junior Marshal ’43; Secretary Junior Class; Honor Society ’40-’44, Secretary ’42-’43, Pres- ident ’43-’44; Junior English Scholarship Award ’43; Short- hand Scholarship Award ’43; Senior Superlative; Secretary Senior Class ’43-’44; Editor-in-Chief Technique ’44. Dorothy Dean Moser “Dot” “He shall soon come back to me, And how happy I shall be.” Basketball ’41 -’43; Softball ’41 -’43; Treasurer Girls’ Athletic Association ’4 1 -’43 ; Monitor ’42; Girls’ State ’43; Junior Play; Treasurer Senior Class; D. O. ’44; Chairman Technique Snapshot Committee; Class Historian. Richard Mullis “Mullis” “Homer himself hath been observed to nod.” Senior Play ’43; Senior Superlative; Junior Play ’44. Mildred Lucielle Preslar “Monk” “ Her eyes are full of dreams.” Glee Club ’40-’41; Mixed Chorus ’40-’41 ; Treasurer Bible Class ’44; D. O. ’44; Senior Song Writer ’44. Burgess Nick Putnam “Nickodemus” “With a nature unspoiled and unblemished by art.” Football ’41 -’42; Wrestling ’40-’41 ; Student Council ’41. t John Roland Pyron “Jonny” “There ' s light enough for zvot I ' ve got to do.” Hi-Y Club ’39-’40; Band Club ’ 3 9 - ’ 4 1 ; Reporters’ Club ’ 3 9 - ’ 4 1 ; Monitor ’39-’41 ; Basketball ’40-’44, Captain ’44; Football ’41-’44; Baseball ’ 41-’44 ; Monogram Club ’41 -’44; Student Council ’42-’44, Vice-President ’42, Treasurer ’44; Junior Class President; Junior Marshal; Delegate to Boys’ State ’43; Treasurer N. C. Government Body ’43; Honorable Mention on All-State Football Team ’44; Advertising and Subscription Committees Technique; Treasurer Mixed Chorus ’44; School Superlative ’44; Senior Superlative. Glaydeese Reeves “Dean” “Her eyes were fair, and very fair; Her beauty made me glad.” Monitor ’40-’43 ; Honor Society ’40-’44; Junior Play; Junior Marshal; Glee Club ’43-’44; Chairman Subscription Committee Technique; Senior Superlative. SENIORS Charles Woodrow Rouse “Rouse” “What can you expect of a day which begins with getting up in the morning.” President Home Room ’42-’4 3; Vice-President Junior Class ’43; Machine Shop ’40-’43; Senior Superlative. Carl sawyer “Sausage” “The secret of success in conversation is to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.” Wrestling ’40-’42; Good Sports Club ’40; Junior Play ’42; Monitor ’42; Football ’43; Senior Class Lawyer ’44. Buford Stancill Scarborough “Stan” “That great big silly — why, honest and true — He’d run forty miles is she wanted him to.” Secretary Hi-Y Club ’44; Senior Superlative. Mary Sue Simpson “Sue” “If my heart were not light, I would die.” Girl Reserves ’40-’44; Softball ’40-’43 ; Girls’ Athletic Association ’40-’44, President ’44; Mixed Chorus ’43; Girls’ Varsity Basketball ’43-’44; Secretary-Treasurer Glee Club ’44; Cheerleader ’44; Subscription Committee Technique; Senior Superlative; School Superlative ’44. Jht ifh ' mnriant Evelyn Ray Taylor October 28, 1925 January 20. 1944 “All the pain and grief are over, Every restless tossing passed. I am now at peace forever, Safely home in Heaven at last.” Geraldine Elizabeth Troutman “Jerry” “A good book is the best of friends.” Girl Reserves ’40-’43, ' Treasurer ’41 ; Basketball and Softball ’40-’41 ; Mixed Chorus ’41; Monitor ’41-’43; Stu- dent Council ’43; Representative Girls’ State ’43; Diver- sified Occupation ’44. Bruce Harwood Tucker “Tuck” “Perhaps the principal objection to a quarrel is that it interrupts an argument.” Junior Hi-Y Club ’40-’41, All-Star Basketball Team ’41 ; Wrestling ’40-’42; Senior Hi-Y President ’44, Captain Basketball Team ’44; Basketball ’44; Mixed Chorus ’44; Senior Superlative ’44. Charles Leonard Wallace “Scarface” “I like work; it fascinates me; I can sit and look at it for hours.” Machine Shop ’ 4 1 - ’ 4 3 ; Snapshot Committee Technique. Annie Wylie “Ann” “Her voice zvas ever lozv and szvcct, A very pleasant thing in woman.” Monitor ’40-’43 ; Clean-LTp Committee ’42-’43. Glenn Thomas Youngblood “Feets” “What’s the matter, stummick? Ain’t I always been your friend ?” Wrestling ’39-’40; Basketball ’41 -’44 ; Monitor ’42-’43 ; Business Manager Junior Play ’43; Baseball ’ 4 3 - ’ 4 4 ; Stu- dent Council ’43; Representative Boys’ State ’43; Honor Society ’43-’44; Christmas Play ’43; Business Manager Senior Play ’43; Senior Superlative; Monogram Club ’44; Business Manager Technique. CLASS HISTDRY As June of 1944 approaches, we who hope to graduate at that time begin to realize what parting from our school friends and school life will mean to us. We begin to look back to events of our earlier years at Tech and say to each other, Do you remember when — ?” The seventh, eighth, and ninth grades were years of struggle and adjustments. Certain activities made impressions on us that we would not forget if we could: our visits to South America with Miss Myers, our struggles with cooking and sewing, the pleasure of our music classes, the enjoyment of material found in our refurnished and enlarged library, discussions in our civics classes, the pride of the boys in their pieces of furniture made in the woodshop, and our battle with arithmetic in those days. By the time we reached the tenth grade we were beginning to feel important. Had we not weathered the storm up to that point? Our boys, some of them, were by that time heavy enough for the football teams: and many of us, as we started the specialized studies of a business course, began to feel as if we were getting somewhere. The clicking typewriters made music in our ears. September, 1942, found us a very happy group returning to school. Were we not juniors? As juniors, we had new duties and new responsibilities. Our officers that year were: president, Johnny Pyron: vice-president. Charles Rouse: secretary, Edith McGill: treasurer, Earl Gibson. Our officers, with the skilful help of Mrs. Kistler, Miss Wigginton, and Mr. Hintz, guided us safely and successfully through a busy and not-soon-to-be-forgotten year. How could we forget such things as having our individual pictures taken for the annual, putting on our play, Johnny, Get Your Girl, planning and working together to make our junior-senior banquet a success, the announcing of the junior marshals, and taking part in the ' 43 class day exercises? When we gathered for the roll call in September of our senior year, there were only thirty- two of us. After about two months, there were only thirty; Luther Buckaloo and Glenn Hopkins left us for service with Uncle Sam. Near the end of the first semester, our class was saddened by the death of one of our loyal and faithful members, Evelyn Taylor. Then two more of our boys had to answer their country’s call, Carl Sawyer and Leonard Wallace. We were indeed few in number after that. Small as our class was and is, we are proud to tell that five members of our class made the Honor Society: Evelyn Brown, Glaydeese Reeves, Cecil Baker, Glenn Youngblood, and Edith McGill, who is president of the society. Our group also has furnished much of the leadership in the Student Council. Earl Gibson is serving as president, and several other seniors- are chairmen of committees. Last fall the class selected the following TECHNIQUE staff: Edith McGill, editor; Boyce Geer, associate editor; Glenn Youngblood, business manager; Glaydeese Reeves, chairman of the subscription committee; and James Craddock, chairman of the advertisement committee. That this staff was well chosen is proved by their record. They have sold more annuals and more advertisements than any other class has ever done, and the editorial staff is working hard on the contents of the book to make it interesting and worthwhile. And who is the leader of our class, the one who keeps behind all of us to see that we do things, then gets before us to help us do them? It is none other than our efficient and popular president, Jonny Pyron, who will always have a warm spot in our hearts, regardless of the years that pass. The other officers of our class, also serving well and faithfully, are: Earl Gibson, vice-president; Edith McGill, secretary; and Dorothy Moser, treasurer. We, seniors, in this history, want to go on record as having thanked Mrs, Kistler and Mrs. Davidson for producing a school play as good as The Nutt Family and for turning the proceeds over to the credit of the TECHNIQUE. This was indeed kind and helpful. By the way, the leading man in that play was one of our own — Richard Mullis. Well, all in all, we’ve had happy times together more often than bad times. We can’t forget the companionship of many days. It takes all the arguments and reconciliations to seal friendships such as exist among the members of this class. Their ties will always be dear to us. We shall return often to events at dear old Tech High and reminisce about the good old days of ’43- ' 44. Dorothy Moser, Class Historian. Page T en TD TECH Farewell to you. Tech High; our parting day draws near. We’ve worked toward graduation for many a long year. It makes us rather sad to know that we must part, For in your halls we leave a portion of our heart. We ' ve always done our best to keep your standards high; And now that we must go — much harder we shall try To be an honor always, an honor, Tech, to you. In every place we go, in everything we do. Some classmates will be sent to places far away, In uniforms of khaki, or of navy blue, to stay To fight for what we love. Their strong hearts brave and bold Will make our country safe for all — the young, the old. Our student days are gone — each hour we know ’tis true. And our hearts beat fast to think of the work we have to do. The job perhaps is hard, but we ' re sure we can succeed. The words “to fail shall never be a part of Tech High ' s creed. Time marches on; Juniors take our places here. Reluctantly we leave. We wish them a happy year. Again we say farewell: we bid our last adieu; No matter where we go, we will always think of you. — Frances Aimar. CLASS SONG Tune: “Bombardier” What does a senior think of When he’s leaving his old pals? Ask any Tech High Senior And he’ll answer with a sigh. Chorus : Here at dear Old Tech High There will always be loving Memories in our hearts. We ' ll recall through the years Every moment spent here As we all have to part. But you ' ll have our hearts Though we ' re far apart From the school we love so well But you ' ll know when we go That we’ll always be true To our school, “Dear Old Tech High. — Mildred Preslar. Page Eleven SENIOR SUPERLATIVES Most Likely to Succeed Heart Breakers Glenn Youngblood Richard Mullis Edith McGill Betty Bowers Best All-Round Earl Gibson Dot Moser Most Popular JONNY PYRON Edith McGill Most Mischievous Bruce Tucker Sue Simpson Biggest Bluffs Bruce Tucker Betty Bowers Most Dignified Stancill Scarborough Margaret Bradley Page T weloe SENIIJR SUPERLATIVES Most Studious James Craddock Edith McGill Best Looking Charles Rouse Glaydeese Reeves Most Athletic Cutest JONNY PYRON Dot Moser Cecil Baker Evelyn Brown Best Dressed Most Sincere Wittiest Carl Sawyer Nick Putnam Betty Bowers Catherine Balowsky Earl Gibson Sue Simpson Page Thirteen CLASS PROPHECY Do you believe in dreams? Well, I had quite a wonderful dream last night. In this dream I was brought into a large room . . . the room of a great prophet. The lights grew dim. and then the great prophet spoke. T have news for you, my boy. 1 have looked into the future and have seen that you and your graduating class are going to do pretty well in the future. “I see you as a quite successful dairy farmer. I see Richard Mullis as the manager of a new theatre in New York planning to make many improvements over the old style shows of Broadway and producing unusual and spectacular musical comedies. Some of his leading roles will go to Glaydeese Reeves, Edith McGill, Evelyn Brown and Betty Bowers, all prominent actresses. “I see Jonny Pyron doing well also. Ele is postmaster at the Char- lotte Post Office. I see Cecil Baker the editor of The Charlotte Ob- server. Well, well, there is Geraldine Troutman, and what is she but a lieutenant in the Army Nurses Corps! I see Dot Moser, who was formerly in the Nurses Corps, but who asked for her discharge in order to marry a certain minister. And what’s this? It seems that two of your machinists have put their heads together and are opening a new business. It is to be called Byars and Rouse Motor Company. One of their friendly rivals is Nick Putnam, who is general manager of the Packard Company. “I see Gretchen Carson promoted to head supervisor at the Char- lotte Branch of the Southern Bell. Two more girls who are doing well are Catherine Balowsky and Margaret Bradley, both of whom are stewardesses for Western Air Lines, Inc., a business founded and directed by Stancill Scarborough.’’ Brrrrrr. It surely is cold. Let me pull up another blanket. Oh, excuse me, Mr. Prophet. Go right ahead. Page Fourteen CLASS PROPHECY “I will thank you, young man, to stop interrupting me. I now see that Boyce Geer is managing the new King City Bus Lines, of Charlotte. And who is his rival but Holland Hargett, who is manager of the Northern U Eastern Railroad here in Charlotte! I see that Glenn Youngblood is a judge in the State Superior Court and is trying Carl Sawyer, the owner of a large chain of night clubs, on a case of jay walking. Sawyer’s lawyer is James Craddock who is doing his best to convince Judge Youngblood that Sawyer is inno- cent. I see Mack Culp as a great sports writer and announcer; he is also the official scout for Hale University. Now I see a distinguished looking young woman. She is none other than Sue Simpson, the writer of The Daily News column called “Advice to the Lovelorn.” There is Annie Wylie; she is a buyer for a large clothing company, operating in New York and San Francisco. Bruce Tucker, who always made good grades in English, is now a popular radio an- nouncer. Well, well, who is that new teacher at Tech? Why, it is Frances Aimar and she teaches physics! 1 see also that Mildred Preslar is doing well. She is a singer and a star for the recently organized Charlotte Opera Company. She writes poetry in her spare time. And next there is Leonard Wallace, owner of a chain of Wallace Drug Stores, operating in the South. Just a moment, Earl, I believe I see two military officers coming into the picture. Yes, they are Admiral Glenn Hopkins and Colonel Luther Buckaloo.” Then there was a short silence. The prophet then advanced toward me and said, “I have spoken. That will cost you just $25.” Huh? Oh, no. I began to back away. And then I fell out of bed, thus end- ing my fantastic dream — or should I say nightmare? Do you still believe in dreams? I wonder. Earl Gibson. Class Prophet. Page Fifteen LAST WILL ANLI TESTAMENT State of North Carolina County of Mecklenburg CHARLOTTE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL City of Charlotte ) We, the senior class of nineteen hundred forty-four of Tech High School, being broad-minded and having completed our formal education, do hereby make our last will and testament. ARTICLE I To the faculty we leave a sincere expression of gratitude for their guiding hands and hope that in the future, they will be blessed with even better students. To Miss Kittles and Miss Hinson, we leave, as a token of our appreciation, our thanks for their help, which made our senior year a bountiful one. ARTICLE II To the class of 1945, we leave the privileges of seniors, and hope that they take advantage of them. To the sophomores, we leave our troubled minds. To the freshmen, we leave all our good times. To the sub-freshmen, we leave all our old book reports. ARTICLE III After viewing their uncertain future with sympathetic eyes, in addition to the foregoing bequests, we leave to our many and special friends-in-need, the juniors, the following: Jonny Pyron leaves to Fatback” Kerr and Richard King his ability to get along with the weaker sex and hopes that their techniques improve. To Lloyd Ross, Nick Putnam leaves his quietness, and to Gerald Connell his hair. Geraldine Troutman leaves her sincerity to Tommy Conder. Her influence in the office she leaves to Martha House and hopes that she will use it to the fullest extent. Leonard Wallace leaves to Jack Price all his gas stamps and to Billy Rimmer all his girl friends. Earl Gibson leaves to Wendell Sloan his place on the first string football team and to Charles Sinclair his singing voice. Glenn Hopkins wills to Nancy Honeycutt and Myrtle Lee Sikes his love for the Navy, so that they will be good WAVEs. To Betty Jean Smith and Betty Belk, Catherine Balowsky leaves her ability as a salesman, on condition that they don’t use it to get her job at Sears. Sue Simpson leaves her sweet disposition to Frances Martin. Glaydeese Reeves leaves to Doris Moser and Joyce Green all her good grades, so they can show them off to their grandchildren. Glenn Youngblood leaves to Catherine Wright his headaches acquired as business manager of THE TECHNIQUE. Page Sixteen LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Dorothy Moser wills to Phyllis McKinnon her sweet ways. Frances Aimar leaves to Bibbie Conder her pleasant manner, and to Ruby Drake her knack for work. Charles Rouse leaves to James Taylor his good looks and to Carroll York his seat in Commercial Geography. Annie Wylie wills to Clara Bowers her quietness. Cecil Baker leaves to Midgie Carnes and Helen Alexander his ready smile. Gretchen Carson leaves all her boy friends to Kathryn Murray and Rose James, so that they may have an enjoyable year. James Craddock leaves to Catherine Fisher his ability to get “ads for the 1945 Technique. To Catherine Borders and Myrtle Kelly, Margaret Bradley leaves her dignity. To Dorothy King, Charles Byars leaves his cheerful attitude. Edith McGill leaves to Heath Cranford and Pat Moore all her good grades so they won ' t have to study too hard. To L. B. Eddms and Pauline Bell, Stancill Scarborough leaves his serious mind. Holland Hargett bequeaths to Allen Locke his plan to be great regardless of size. Evelyn Taylor leaves to Virginia McGinnis her cooperative spirit. Boyce Geer leaves his title of Romeo to “Little Yank Wheatley and his position as manager of the football team to Ben Christenbury. Richard Mullis wills to Irvin Douglas his position at the Carolina Theatre. Evelyn Brown leaves her war stamps to Katherine Howie and her disposi- tion to Betty Allen. To Lula Deese, Mildred Preslar wills her afternoon job and to Doris Edwards her good attitude. Carl Sawyer leaves to Graham Gulledge all his study halls and to D. R. Martin his love for work. To Sara Gaither, Betty Bowers leaves her pretty smile and to Betty Lou Evans her title as biggest bluff in the senior class. To W. O. McIntyre and Narietta Scott, Mack Culp leaves his success in getting subscriptions for the TECHNIQUE. Bruce Tucker leaves to Jack Camp his mischievous ways and to Morris Crafton his brilliant mind. We, the senior class of Tech High School, have put our hands and seals on this, the nineteenth day of January, in the year, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four. (Signed) : Carl SAWYER, Class Lawyer. Signed, sealed, and published in the presence of: Edith McGill, Boyce Geer, and Glenn Youngblood. Page Seventeen JUNIORS OFFICERS James Taylor President D. R. MARTIN Vice-President Helen James Alexander Betty Allen Betty Belk Pauline Bell Catherine Borders Clara Bowers Jack Camp Midgie Carnes Mary Elizabeth Conder Tommy Conder Gerald Connell Morris Crafton Heath Cranford Lula B. Deese Irvin Douglas Ruby Drake L. B. Eddins Doris Edwards Betty Evans Cathryn Fisher Sara Gaither Joyce Greene Nancy Honeycutt Martha House Kathryn Howie Page Eighteen JUNIORS OFFICERS Virginia McGinnis . Secretary BEN CHRISTENBURY Treasurer Rose James Myrtle Kelley Betty Avery Kerr Louis Kerr Dorothy King Richard King Frances Martin W. O. McIntyre Phyllis McKinnon Pat Moore Doris Moser Kathryn Murray Jack Price Bill Rimmer Lloyd Ross Narietta Scott Myrtle Lee Sikes Alma Simpson Charles Sinclair Wendell Sloan Betty Jean Smith Doris Taylor Bill Wheatley Catherine Wright Carroll York Page Nineteen TENTH GRADE Mrs. G. D. Shea, Mrs. Mary B. Scott, Mr. Walter Hintz, Advisers First row: Ramona Simpson, Emily Lou Black. Helen Strawn, Helen Beachum, Martha Faile, Ruth Ferguson, Martha Tucker, Ruth Lewis, Bonnie Robinson, Lois Moore. Evelyn Hill, Mary Beth Gibson. Second row: Betty McCall, Peggy Nabors, Betty Morrow, Peggy Curtis, Novillian Burris. Betty Morton, Ellen Shinn, Mary Louise Sloan, Clara McKnight, Naomi Jump. Third row: Mrs. Shea, Jonsie Pyron. Nita Williams, Jean Holmes, Jerry House, Eileene O ' Donoghue, Betty Harris. Vir- ginia Brock, Mrs. Scott. Fourth row: Dorothy Howie. Juanita Pridmore, Doris Litaker, Doris Terry, Annie Sawyer. Patsy Fisher, Margaret Preslar, Rosaleen Wal- lace. Peggy Troutman. TENTH GRADE Mrs. G. D. Shea, Mrs. Mary B. Scott, Mr. Walter Hintz, Advisers First row: Glenn Stutts, Donald Wheatley, Charles Doster, Gerald Blume. Marvin O’Dillon, Bill Stegall, Herman Thomas, George Douglass, Ray Kisiah. Bobby Kistler, Larry White, Cecil Porter. Second row: Mr. Hintz, Floyd Austin. Odean McKeowan, Garland House, Vernie Mauldwin. Jesse Miller, Coy Harrington. Bill Adams, Douglas Martin, Jimmie Stegall. Third row: Edward Bell, Jimmy Helms, Everett Pridgen. Oscar Hix, C. H. Deese, Bobby Martin. Fourth row: Eugene McRorie, Bill Brizzie, Jack Kisiah, Harvey Nash, Bobby Brown, Charles Corriher, L. A. Herron, Carl Bookout, Bryce Everhardt, Bobby Moore, Billy Stogner, John Brady. Page T wenty Miss Lula Faye Clegg, Adviser First row : Velda Geer, Elizabeth Misenheimer, Gloria Staton, Mildred Jones, Peggy Kimble, Mary Jo Trammell, Patsy Thomas, Inez Torrence. Emadean Helms. Kathleen Martin, Don June Wilson, Johnsie Hannon. Second row: Miss Clegg, Morris Brackett, Billy Craddock, John Brown, Evelyn Hollars, Gladys Horne, Betty True Thomas, Marilyn Berryhill. Don Selvey, Fred Griffith. Seth Cranford. Bobby Barley. Third row: Floyd Ferguson, Joe Brackett. Cecil Bryant, Albert Hilton, Frank Bell, Bruce Gulledge, Ralph Adkins, Billy Hubbard, Herman Bailes, Charles Dover, Bobby Queen, Vance Ridenhour. Absent: Marvin Duncan and Harril Row- land. NINTH GRADE Mrs, BOLICK, Adviser First row: Doris Brock, Evelyn Bullock, Amilda Risley, Sara Kennerly, Evelyn Welborn, Peggy Bryant, Martha Shaw, Joyce Thomas. Cornelia Aimar, Jean Parker, Peggy Kelly, Patsy Horton. Second row: Elzie Lowder, Billy Jenkins, Robert McIntyre, Milton Phillips, Kathleen Martin, Jean Brackett, Thelma Clarkson, Lewis Martin, Johnny Lowery, Carl Dunn, Mrs. Davie. Third row: Billy Wentz, A. C. Barbee, Robert McGowan, Ray Wesson, Robey Howard, Billy Hedrick, John Hopkins. Leland Helms, Roy Harrington, Bobby Bost, Ray Skidmore, Gene White. NINTH GRADE Page Twenty-one mam NINTH GRADE Miss Frances Dillingham, Mr. Robert Selby, Advisers First rout: Hilda Frye, Dorothy Kinzy, Doris Wells, June Keesler, Doris Wil- liamson. Hilda Fisher, Cecile Thompson. Edith Taylor, Louise Tyler. Ruthaleen McGee, Jean Hedrick, Joanna Hopkins. Second row: Miss Dillingham, Charles Har- well, Herbert Stegall, Elsie Thomas. Edith Newell. Betty Cullingford, Blake Privette, Evelyn Hartsell, Billy Knight, Jerry Oates, Mr. R. Selby. Third row: Ralph Greene, Milton Smith, Gene Cowan, Jimmy Wisdom, James Plyler, Peter Conder. EIGHTH GRADE Mrs. John Locke Cheney. Adviser First row: Jean Hilton, Sue Sykes. Mildred Lewis, Marietta Groover, Doris Jean Faulk, Francis Griffith, Roberta Hedrick. Betty Jo Ross, Mary Elizabeth Bau- com, Dorothy Hurley, Betty King, Willow Mae Obsten, Betty Sanders, Francis Love. Second row: Geraldene Hartness, Margaret Jones, Dorothy Lands, Maye Deanne Moss, Patsy Elliott, Jean Doster, Patsy Wingate, Helen Flowe, Peggy Pridmore, Helen Poplin, Agnes Turner, Gilda Fisher. Third row: James Martin, Richard Thomas, Bobby Wade, Thomas Langford, Billy Howie, Donald Auston, Clyde Yates. Bill Steele, Robert Irby, Ernest Bartlette, Frank Litaker, Jack Rimmer. Herman Watts. Page T wenty-two Miss Maude Pridgen and Mr. Robert Selby, Advisers First row: Howard Deese, Nancy Wingate, Betty Lou Mical, Rachel Simpson, Evelyn Moore. Bobby Jennings, June Kiser, Barbara Hix, Elizabeth Clary, Phyllis Russell, Herman Stutts. Second row: Mr. Robert Selby, Joe Calvin, Jesse Atkins. T. W. Shields, Donald Blumc. Donald Roach. Edward O ' Donoghue, Ned Smith, Tommy Lewis, R. V. Moser, Gene Sechler, Miss Maude Pridgen. EIGHTH GRADE Miss Virginia Barrett, Adviser First row: Joyce Cuthbertson, Maybell Bradwell. Doris Braswell, Esther Peltier. Wynona Harrington, Margaret Allen, Marilyn Bennett, Jean Bonders, Betty Thomas, Jean Keesler, Ruth Jump, Roxana McWhirter, Joyce Wallace, Nancy Conder. Second row: Miss Barrett, Parks Nelson, C. W. Hill. Bobby Bookout, Eddie Helms. David Curlee, Joe Holmes, Harry Ashmore, Marvin Yandle, Joe Baker, Edward Pressor, Richard Hasty, Billy Hatley. Absent: R. C. Austin, David Alexander. Jackie Bulla, Jack Dagenhart, Herby Drake, Jack Stone, Joe Thomas, Jack Stogner. EIGHTH GRADE Page T wenty-three SEVENTH GRADE Miss MAIE Myers, Adviser First row : Jane Thomas, Martha Hall. Edith Barton, Juanita Huff, Joyce Ram- sey, Dorothy Walker, Delores Matthews, Joyce Martin, Goldie Windham. Second row: Clayton Sneed, Frank Poison. Billy White, Jean Fowler, Alease Swacker, Mary Sue Kennerley, Virginia Tucker, Betty Duncan, Jeanne Mullis. Third row: Billy Conder, H. C. Mitchum, Jr., Raeford Johnston, Jimmie Martin, Norman Craddock, Joe Rimmer, Freddie King. Lewis Thomas, Jerry Phillips, Perry Lee Pitts. Fourth row : Miss Myers, James Mauldwin. Ray Elliott, Marvin Nolan, Lowry Holmes, Roderick Freeman, Harold Bell. Lloyd Nance, Joe Westrom, Paul Poplin. Miss Eunice Riggins, Adviser SEVENTH GRADE First row: Betty Funderburk, Betty Brown, Patsy Crenshaw, Betty Lou Rogers, Sara Boger, Dorothy Misenheimer, Patricia Beck. Second row: Peggy Randall, Peggy Spehl, Patsy Sloan. Betty Robinson, Mary Woidyla. Pauline Welborn. Third row: Miss Riggins, Betty Britton. Doris Moss, Joyce Jenkins, Anne Moyle. Fourth row: Kermit Gregory, George Bullard, Robert Bryant, Richard Behling. Fifth row: Bill Parker, David Geer, Tony Helms, Charles Bowers. Sixth row: Jimmy McWhirter, Billy Dowling, Rex Turner. Roy Philmon. Seventh row: David Wilson, Henry McGraw, Wyatt Bell. Dewey McWhirter. Robert Starnes. Page Twenty-four Miss Lottie Lee Kennedy, Adviser First row: Billie Jean Johnson. Sue Watts, Doris McIntyre. Evelyn Deese, Greta Wingate, Sue Gosnell, Freda Ford, Dorothy Ferguson. Betty Jean Fowler, Aprille Ann Nabors, Daphne Helms, Hazel Brock, Second row : Miss Kennedy, Donald Helms, William Suddreth, Billy Martin, Bobby Graham, Maxon Mical, John Risley, S. L. Berryhill, Phillip O ' Neal, Ralph Blalock, Jimmy Foard, Ben Lowder, Leroy Hagler. SEVENTH GRADE Miss Mildred Crayton, Adviser First row: Anne Shue, Lora Howard, Sally Donaldson, Gaye Beaman. Betty Jean Keesler, Joyce Irby, Marilyn Gaither, Martha Williams, Mary Ellen McRorie, Dorothy Lethco, Dorothy Bass, Sue Eastwood, Mildred Turner. Second row: Miss Crayton, Earl Wells, Graham Jordan, Kenneth Keesler, Phillip Adams, Bruce Bryan, Bobby Conder, Bobby Berryhill, Amos Belk, Clyde McGill, Omer Foster, Robert Ross. Third row: Roy Pope, Charles Green, R. D. Moser, Herbert Bishop, Ray Freeman, L. C. Stamey. Wade Black. SEVENTH GRADE Page T wenty-five TECHNIQUE STAFF Boyce Geer Edith McGill Glenn Youngblood Glaydeese Reeves James Craddock Dorothy Moser Associate Editor Editor-in-Chtef Business Manager Chairman of Subscription Committee Chairman of Advertising Committee Chairman of Snapshot Committee Page Twenty-six SENIOR GIRL RESERVES Miss Maie Myers, Adviser First row: Rose James, Rosaleen Wallace, Patsy Fisher, Ramona Simpson, Mary Elizabeth Conder, Jonsie Pyron, Midgie Carnes, Martha House, Emily Black, Doris Taylor, Frances Aimar, Sue Simpson. Second row: Miss Myers, Kathryn Murray, Cathryn Fisher, Joyce Greene, Peggy Nabors, Lula Deese, Virginia McGinnis, Ruth Lewis, Helen James Alex- ander, Betty Jean Harris, Virginia Brock. Third row: Lois Moore, Alma Simpson, Peggy Curtis, Jean Holmes, Mary Beth Gibson, Phyllis McKinnon, Clara Bowers, Betty Bowers, Geraldine House, Sara Gaither, Doris Litaker, Doris Edwards. Absent: Carol Watts. Page T wenty -seven GIRL RESERVES Miss Lula Faye Clegg, Adviser First row: Mildred Jones, Gloria Staton, Velda Geer (Secretary), Hilda Frye, Doris Wells, Dorothy Kinzy, Joanna Hopkins, Jean Hedrick, Cornelia Aimar, Inez Torrence (President), Johnsie Hannon, Don June Wilson. Second row: Elizabeth Meisenheimer, Thelma Clarkson, Jean Parker. Louise Tyler. Peggy Kimble. Third row: Cecile Thompson, Emadean Helms (Treasurer), Shirley Rose Black (Vice- President), Edith Taylor. Miss Clegg, Kathleen Martin. Peggy Kelly, Betty True Thomas, Marilyn Berryhill. Patsy Horton. GIRL RESERVES Miss Lottie Lee Kennedy, Adviser First row: Marietta Groover, Mildred Lewis. Wynona Harrington, Dorothy Hurley, Hettie Jean Keesler, June Kiser. Joyce Wallace (Treasurer), Margaret Allen, Betty Jo Ross. Roberta Hedrick. Nancy Conder, Rachel Simpson. Second row: Patsy Wingate (President), Joyce Cuthbertson, Sue Sykes, Jean Doster (Vice-President), Doris Faulk, Margaret Jones, Maye Dean Moss (Secretary), Barbara Hix, Peggy Pridmore, Miss Kennedy. Page T wenty-eight Miss Frances Dillingham, Adviser First row: Marilyn Gaither, Ann Shue (Secretary), Lora June Floward, Sally Donaldson, Gaye Beaman, Freda Ford, Patsy Crenshaw, Sue Watts, Martha Flail, Dorothy Misenheimer, Aprille Ann Nabors, Hazel Brock (Treasurer). Second row: Daphne Helms, Greta Wingate, Peggy Randall. Joann Flowers, Annie Louise Moyle, Joyce Martin. Mildred Turner, Betty Jean Keesler, Patsy Sloan, Mary Woidyla. Third row: Miss Dillingham, Jane Thomas, Mary Ellen McRorie (President), Dorothy Bass (Vice-President), Dorothy Lethco, Virginia Tucker. GIRL RESERVES First row: Flerman Watts, Rayford Johnson. Phillip O’Neal, Joe Rimmer, Richard Hasty, Ray Skidmore. Wade’ Black, Jimmy Martin. Robert Starnes, Billy Conder, Buck Bullard. Second row: Tony Helms, David Wilson, Herman Stutts, Jimmy McWhirter, Bruce Gulledge, H. C. Mitchum, Wyatt Bell, Harry Ashmore, Larry Holmes. Third row: James Craddock, Jack Camp, John Hopkins, Leland Helms, Marvin O ' Dillon, Herman Thomas, Tommy Conder, Bruce Tucker, Bill Rimmer, Stancill Scarborough, Henry Stegall, Coy Harrington. HI-Y ELUR Page T wenty-nine GIRLS’ GLEE GLUB Miss Muriel Brietz, Adviser First rour Patsy Fisher, Evelyn Brown. Ruth Lewis. Phyllis Russell, Patsy Thomas, Betty Morrow, Jonsie Pyron, Miss Brietz. Second row: Gretchen Carson, Glaydeese Reeves, Barbara Hix, Martha House, Betty Bowers. Third row: Peggy Curtis, Mary Beth Gibson, Doris Terry, Geraldine House, Sue Simpson. MIXED EHDRUS Miss Muriel Brietz, Director First row: Edith Newell, Margaret Preslar, Ramona Simpson, Sue Sykes. Martha Tucker. Earl Gibson, Evelyn Hill. Jonny Pyron, Clara McKnigbt, Mary Louise Sloan, Virginia Brock. Second row: Miss Brietz, Betty McCall. Margaret Bradley, Jeanette Martin, Ellen Shinn. Betty Jean Harris, Myrtle Kelly, Ruby Drake. Third row: Garland House, Ray Wesson, Don Selvey, Robert McIntyre, Milton Phillips, Vernie Mauldwin, Bruce Tucker, Henry Stegall, Eugene McRorie. Page Thirty First row: Jonsie Pyron (Flag Bearer), Betty True Thomas, Tony Helms, Phillip O ' Neal, Roy Philman, Vance Ridenhour, Betty Jo Ross, Roberta Hedrick. Betty Bowers, (Drum Major- ette), Bill Hatley, John Risley, S. L. Berryhill, Elsie Thomas, Sue Thomas, Richard Behling, Jean Holmes (Flag Bearer). Second row: Robey Howard, Billy Hedrick, David Wilson, Ray Wesson, John R. Brady, Herman Watts, Richard Hasting, Garland House, Frank Litaker, Milton Phillips. Third row: Wesley Collins, Bill Dowling, Jack Stogner, Bill Parker, Neal Eason, Dewey McWhirter, Frances Love, James Plyler, Jimmie McWhirter. Page Thirty-one Miss Lula Faye Clegg, Adviser National Honor Society ALPHA KAPPA DELTA CHAPTER EDITH McGill President Cecil Baker Vice-President Betty Jean Smith Secretary CLARA Bowers Treasurer First row : Pauline Bell, Evelyn Brown, Clara Bowers, Mary Elizabeth Conder, Midgie Carnes, Alma Simpson. Second row: Catherine Borders, Betty Jean Smith, Edith McGill. Glaydeese Reeves. Third row: Glenn Youngblood, Jack Camps, Cecil Baker, Boyce Geer. STUDENT COUNCIL Mrs. G. D. Shea, Mrs. Mary B. Scott, Mr. Howard Olson, Advisers Earl Gibson President JONSIE PYRON Secretary MACK Culp Vice-President JONNY PYRON Treasurer First row: Wade Black. Elizabeth Clary, Sue Gosnell, Wyatt Bell, H. C. Mitchum. Jean Hedrick, Velda Geer, Lois Moore. Second row: Mrs. Scott. Joyce Wallace, Greta Wingate, Ruby Drake, Jean Brackett, Clara McKnight, Geraldine Troutman, Mr. Olson. Third row: Mrs. Shea, Jonsie Pyron, Phyllis McKinnon, Lula Deese, Her- man Watts. Fourth row: Bill Rimmer, Bill Adams, Charles Corriher, Frank Litaker, Fifth row: Bruce Tucker, Milton Smith, Cecil Baker, Howard Deese. Sixth row: John Hopkins, Jonny Pyron, Earl Gibson, D. R. Martin. Page Thirty-two First row: Mrs. W. R. Ridenhour, Membership Chairman; Mrs. C. E. Kerr. Vice-President; Mrs. G. T. Sinclair. President; Mrs. R. C. O ' Neal. Chairman of Grade Mothers; Mrs. F. T. Selby. Hospitality Committee. Second row: Miss Maie Myers, Publicity Chairman; Miss Maude Pridgen, Hos- pitality Committee: Miss Eunice Riggins, Program Chairman; Miss Mildred Cray- ton, Secretary; Mrs. D. J. Nabors. Publication Chairman. Parent-Teachers Association First row: Lewis Kerr and Dorothy Moser, Best All-Around; Boyce Geer and Katherine Howie. Wittiest: Jack Price. Best Looking: Lois Moore. Prettiest; Donald Wheatley and Sue Simpson, Most Athletic. Second row: John Hopkins and Betty Bowers. Heart Breakers: Betty Bowers and D. R. Martin, Best Dressed; Frances Aimar and Leland Helms, Cutest; Jonny Pyron and Jonsie Pyron. Most Popular. SCHOOL SUPERLATIVES Page Thirty-three CAFETERIA Mrs. Forest T. Selby Manager Mrs. Willie S. House Cashier Lois Moore, Betty Allen Assistants Page Thirty -four Dorothy Moser Sponsor of the Athletic Department CHEERLEADERS Left to right: Midgie Carnes, Sara Gaither, Jonsie Pyron, Sue Simpson, Betty Bowers, Patsy Fisher. Page Thirty-five First row: Boyce Geer. Manager, Bobby Martin, Jack Price, Jimmy Helms, John Hopkins, Charles Corri her, Earl Gibson, Jonny Pyron, Coach Bridges. Second row: Bill Stegall, Ralph Adkins, Gerald Blume, Cecil Baker, Donald Wheatley, Lewis Kerr, D, R. Mar- tin. Leland Helms, Frank Griggs, Glenn Stutts. Third row: Milton Smith, William Wheatley, Bill Adams, Wendell Sloan, Richard King, Charles Doster, Her- man Thomas. Jack Auten, Pat Moore. Carol York was absent when the picture was made. FOOTBALL SCORES Tech 0 Asheville 33 Tech 6 Rockingham 0 Tech 6 Wadesboro 6 Tech 0 Mooresville 7 Tech 27 Mt. Holly 6 Tech 19 York 0 Tech 12 Hanes . 12 Tech 0 Harding 0 Coach Vernon Bridges Page Thirty-six 1943 FOOTBALL RECORD PRELUDE: The 1943 football team lost many good players but developed into a team that Tech is proud of. The team was young and inexperienced, but the season ended with a five hundred per cent average. The boys worked by themselves for two weeks before our coach came. Not until three days before our first game did we succeed in getting a coach. We had to set up a new football system and meet the best team in North Carolina, Asheville. The loyal support of the Tech faculty, cheerleaders, students and the people of the community was greatly appreciated. Tech is looking forward to a very good season next year with only two lettermen leaving this year ' s team. ASHEVILLE Tech ' s wartime Wolfpack went into the mountains for their first game with the mighty Asheville M aroons. Despite the fact that Coach Bridges had been with them only two days before the opening game and that there had been only one scrimmage, the young wolves held for the first quarter, practically spellbound. The only Wolfpack threat came in the first period. After taking the ball to the Asheville 12, they fumbled. The T , which Coach Bridges ran the squad from, worked at times. The Maroons came back in the last three quarters to score 3 3 points. The young Wolfpack should be given much credit for their spirit when the chips were down. Outstanding in the line were Co-Captain Louis Kerr and Jonny Pyron. who time after time broke up Asheville plays before they could form. The backs were led by Pat Kelly and “Yank Wheatley. ROCKINGHAM Tech bounced back after her loss to Asheville, to beat a hard fighting Rockingham team 6-0. The game was played under a boiling sun on a dusty field. For the entire first half, the two teams battled it out. Tech got more first downs, but they were not able to give the final push. When the second period opened, Tech began to push toward the goal. After a few punt exchanges Tech moved closer to the goal, but penalties held us back, as the third quarter ended. In the fourth period both teams were driving toward the home stretch. About midway of the last quarter, brother to brother combination proved fatal to Rockingham. Captain Doc Martin threw a sleeper pass to brother Bob. who stepped over for a touchdown. Wheatley ' s try for the extra point was wide, and Tech won 6-0. Doc Martin. Griggs, and Wheatley stood out for Tech. WADESBORO The Wolfpack ' s first game before local fans ended in a 6-6 tie. Wadesboro brought a well- balanced team to Charlotte, and came very near beating the Wolves. Wadesboro scored in the second period on a pass from Tice to Lampley, but the fighting Wolves came back to tie things up in the third period as “Yank ' ' Wheatley took the ball over from the 8 yard line. Although the “T” didn ' t work to perfection, it kept the Wadesboro lads puzzled. Pyron and Kerr led line play; Martin, Griggs, Wheatley, and Helms stood out in the backfield. This is the game in which “Spook” Griggs, hard driving tailback, suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck and was out of play until the Hanes game several weeks later. MOORESVILLE Tech ' s third out of town game for the season took them to Mooresville. This game was a big disappointment to the Wolves. The Wolves played a good game, both offensively and defen- sively. Many times Tech was knocking at the door of Mooresville’s goal line. Due to bad b reaks, Tech was penalized beyond consideration. The Mooresville team was held “helpless” all night. Mooresville had a net loss of 19 yards. They did not gain any ground all night. In the final minutes of the game, Mooresville connected with a long pass for a touchdown, and their extra point was good. The game ended Mooresville 7, Tech 0. Captain Doc Martin stood out in the backfield. His superb “field generaling” enabled Tech to have a fast moving team. John Hopkins, veteran center, backed up the line like a professional. MT. HOLLY Coach Dick Thompson, former Wolfpack Coach and now coach of the Mt. Holly Hawks, had a rather tough homecoming as the steadily improving “T” minded Tech Wolfpack opened up and showed what they really had. The Hawks were outclassed all the way by the wild Wolves. The entire game was a wild-running, true passing, and long punting affair. This was the game Page Thirty-seven 1943 FOOTBALL RECORD in which Fatback Kerr, one of the outstanding linemen of the city, was shifted into the full- back slot and came through with flying colors. Yank Wheatley scored two touchdowns, and passed to Doc Martin for a third. Jonny Pyron, Duke Hopkins. Bob Martin, Earl Gibson, Jack Price, Jimmy Helms, and Charles Corriher, the entire line, played an outstanding game, with Pyron and Price the top men. Kerr, Wheatley, Martin, and Helms led the backs. Helms got off some beautiful punts. YORK The York Green Dragons, who had not been held scoreless in three years, was the next victim of the Wolfpack. Although the Wolves looked sluggish throughout the game, they managed to score 1 9 points and held the Dragons down to the zero point. A few minutes before the first period was up, Yank Wheatley, who was the surprise of the city, passed 38 yards to Doc Martin for the first score. Louis Kerr smashed five yards for the second touchdown. Bob Martin scored the extra point on a pass. The score then read Tech 13, York 0. The game was getting sluggish again when fleetfooted Jonny Pyron, who was turning out to be the best all-around player on the squad, intercepted a pass and streaked right up the middle of the field. 69 yards untouched, to score the last 6 points. Doc Martin, Leland Helms, Fatback Kerr, and Yank Wheatley stood out in the backfield, while Bob Martin, Earl Gibson, and Jonny Pyron led line play. In this game, every player on the squad played. Outstanding among the subs were Richard King, scrappy guard, and Gerald Blume, a 125 pound stick of dynamite, who played like a veteran both on the offense and the defense. HANES Te ch lost a very hard fought game to Hanes High of Winston-Salem by a score of 14-12, Tech opened fast after the kickoff to get a touchdown and lead Hanes 6-0. Then one of the longest runs of the season was witnessed by the spectators, when Joe Hedge took the kickoff and streaked 98 yards for a touchdown. The extra point was good, and Hanes led 7-6. But Tech fought back. Kerr lugged the leather up the field for successive first downs. Tech had the ball on Hanes’ 9 yard line, when Yank Wheatley smashed over left tackle for the second touchdown for Tech. As the half ended, Tech led 12-7. During the half, Jonsie Pyron, football queen, was crowned. Dot Moser, Virginia McGinnis, and Mary Jo Trammell were her attendants. As the last half opened, the two teams exchanged downs. Then in the latter part of the third period. Joe Hedge again broke loose on a jaunt for 68 yards into pay dirt. Their extra point was good and again they led 14-12. Tech threatened many times during the fourth period, but they were unable to break the last line. This was a very hard fought game; the entire team played well. Captain Doc ' Martin again called an excellent field game. HARDING On Thanksgiving Eve. Tech and Harding met in the annual football classic. Harding, having practically her whole team back, was heavily favored to beat the Wolfpack, The first quarter was centered around the mid-stripe lines. As the quarter ended, and moved into the second period, neither team had made a serious threat. In the final minutes of the second quarter. Helms got off a beautiful quick kick which carried down to the Rams’ three yard line. Sandy Cook, ace tailback for Harding, got the ball and fumbled as he was hit. John Hopkins, Tech center, recovered the ball. Then Tech was in a scoring position. There was not enough time, however, for a play before the half ended. As the third quarter opened, Harding had the ball on the move, but was unable to get past our twenty yard stripe. Then Overcash from Harding threw a long pass; Yank Wheatley inter- cepted and broke into the clear, but was nabbed from behind. In the fourth period, Tech took the initiative, but was unable to score. The game ended in a scoreless tie. It was a thriller from beginning to end. For Tech, Martin, Kerr, and Wheatley stood out in the backfield. The entire line showed up well. Earl Gibson, Cecil Baker, Carl Sawyer, and Jonny Pyron, the seniors on the squad, played their last and best game of the year. Pyron and Gibson, who played along side each other, teamed up many times to smash the opposing line, in breaking up plays, or opening holes for the backs to streak through. Tech played better than 500 per cent average all year. Due to lack of experience and the coach’s late arrival, the season is regarded as highly successful. Page Thirty-eight VARSITY TEAM First rout: Leland Helms, Bruce Tucker, Jonny Pyron (Captain), Wendell Sloan, D. R. Martin. Second row: Coach Phil Hudson, Bobby Martin, John Hopkins, Glenn Youngblood, Carrol York, Glenn Stutts, Boyce Geer, (Manager) . BOYS’ BASKETBALL B TEAM First row: Marvin O ' Dillon, Tommy Conder, Bill Stegall, Gene White, Cecil Baker. Second row: Herman Stutts, Earl Gibson, Bobby Brown, Herman Thomas, Jack Austin. BOYS ' BASKETBALL Page Thirty-nine MONOGRAM CLUB OFFICERS Secretary T reasurer JONNY PYRON President JACK PRICE . Lewis Kerr Vice-President John Hopkins Richard King Leland Helms Cecil Baker Glenn Youngblood Gerald Blume Bill Adams Earl Gibson D. R. Martin Wendell Sloan Glenn Stutts Bobby martin Charles Corriher Miss Mildred Barger, Adviser First row: Doris Taylor, Bonnie Robinson, Sara Gaither, Sue Simpson (Presi- dent), Martha House (Vice-President), Jonsie Pyron (Secretary), Mary Elizabeth Conder (Treasurer), Midgie Carnes, Margaret Preslar, Doris Litaker. Second row: Nancy Honeycutt, Joyce Wallace, Cecile Thompson, Emadean Helms, Shirley Rose Black, Peggy Pridmore. Blake Previtt, Jean Brackett, Catherine Borders. Third row: Miss Barger, Martha Tucker. Ruby Drake, Edith Taylor, Elizabeth Bell, Patsy Wingate. Jeanette Martin. GIRLS ' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION First row: Peggy Pridmore, Emadean Helms, Jeanette Martin, Shirley Rose Black, Edith Taylor, Cecile Thompson, Patsy Wingate, Joyce Wallace, Jean Brackett. Eliz- abeth Bell. Second row: Miss Barger, Margaret Preslar, Martha Tucker, Martha House. Nancy Honeycutt, Jonsie Pyron, Midgie Carnes, Catherine Borders. Sue Simpson, Ruby Drake, Doris Litaker, Bonnie Robinson, GIRLS ' HASKETBALL Page Forty-one Page Forty-two Compliments of The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local No. 1469 Page Forty-three Page Forty-four MOTHER USES KIMBRELL S, Inc. SUNFLOWER and ELIZABETH FLOUR Dependable Furniture - Easy Terms - Corner Trade and College Streets Interstate Milling Phone 4-1611 Company Charlotte, N. C. Congratulations Seniors OUTFITTERS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY OUR SLOGAN: JOHN M. LITTLE Jeweler ‘‘Shop Where Your Dollar Buys Most ” RAYLASS DEPT. STORE 221 N. TRYON STREET CHARLOTTE, N. C. 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DUKE POWER COMPANY HERFF ■ JONES COMPANY Designers and Manufacturers of • School and College Jewelry • Graduation Announcements • Medals, Cups and Trophies INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA Jewelers to CHARLOTTE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL Representative ' 0. E. Bass Compliments of Villa Heights Beauty Barber Shop 1740 Pegram St. Phone 9508 Charlotte, N. C. Compliments of CONDERS SODA SHOP 829 West Trade Street Charlotte, N. C. Compliments of PARKWOOD CAFE 1124 ParkwoocI Ave. Charlotte, N. C. Page Fifty-seven Page Fifty-eight Congratulations Tech High Allison - Erwin Company BUY WAR INDUSTRIAL DIVISION 209 E. Fifth St. Charlotte, N. C. BONDS AND Dealers in Mill Supplies, Shop Equipment and Tools STAMPS Photographs For The TECHNIQUE By DUNBAR STUDIOS CHARLOTTE, N. C. Page Fifty-nine