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

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AWARDS t receive J o. dears 99 The Scholarship Key is oiven to the student attaining the highest scholastic average during the senior year. 1929— Ismael House 1930— Thomas R. Parlier, Jr. 1931— Patricia Lee Simpson 1932— Jack Liles 1933— J. L. Fesperman, Jr. 1934— Margaret Conder 1935— Stephen Boone 1936— Sara Ross 1937— Wilma Burrows Dorothy Webb 1938— Dorothy Propst 1940— Harry Smith 1941 — Helen Hall 1942— Peggy Pope 1943— Roy Berry 1944— Edith Mc Gill 1945— Pauline Bell Mary Elizabeth Conder 1946— Ann Shue Ellen Shinn 1947— Evelyn Hollars 1948— Frank Litaker 1949— Alease Swacker 1950— Peggy Roper The Alumni Cup is awarded to the student who has excelled in scholarship, leadership, and seryice to the school. 1934— Helen Primm 1935— L. A. Burroughs 1936— Edward Overcash 1937— Ashley Sharpe 1938— Leighton Preslar 1939— Lola Moore 1940— Julian Berry 1941— Earl W ' hite 1942— Marcus Yandle 1943— Louis Rushing 1944— Johnny Pyron 1945— Wendell Sloan 1946— Jack Kissiah 1947— Jean Lledrick 1948— Ernest Helms 1949— Patsy Crenshaw 1950— Bobby Horne The Civitan Club encourages good citizenship in school and community by giving an award to that student who is judged the best citizen by the faculty. 1940— Willie Suddreth House 1944— Earl White 1947— Jimmy Helms 1941— Carrie Edward Sinclair 1945— Midgie Carnes 1948— David Alexander 1942— Peggy Jane Simpson 1946— Vernie Mauldwin 1949— Herbert Phillips 1943— W. C. House, Jr. 1950— Everett Suddreth The Rotary Club presents to the outstanding Junior Rotarian a Scholarship Award to be used in the furtherance of his education. 1945— Carroll York 1947— Pete Cruse 1949— Harold Bell 1946— Jack Kissiah 1948— Clyde Yates, Jr. 1950— Jimmy McW ' hirter The Forest T. Selby Scholarship is awarded to a Senior who possesses high qualities of character, leadership, and scholarship, and who has dehnite intentions of continuing his education. 1946— Annie Lee Sawyer 1948— Doris Faulk 1949— W ' vatt Bell 1947— Loretta Freeman 1950— Jo Ann Conrad The Lions’ Club Science Award is presented to the Senior who has achieved excellence in physics and chemistry. 1946— Bobby Brown 1948— Mazie James 1950— Lane Holmes 1949— Lloyd Nance The Perfect Attendance Award is presented to the Senior who has been neither absent nor tardy since he entered the hrst grade. 1948— Roberta Hedrick The Student Council Scholarship is awarded to a Senior whose character, leadership, and scholarship make him potentially a good college student, 1949— Betty Funderburk 1950— Bobby Kimble Fulbright Salesmanship Award is awarded to a senior of outstanding ability whose expressed intention is to study business administration in college. 1950— Everett Suddreth The National Ollice Management Association recognizes the outstanding senior taking Secretarial Training. 1950— Gloria Greene The Alpha Kappa Delta Chapter of the National Senior Honor Society awards a $100 scholarship to a member of the Flonor Society who is planning to continue their education. 1949— Joyce Harwell 1950— Rita Crowell The Charlotte Merchants Association presents a $50 award to the outstanding D. E. Student at Tech High School. 1950— Dorothy Miller Prige T weutx one

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT wlio are l av Adkins leaves his lootball ability to Pete Kercbner, his basketball superiority to James W ' hite, and bis baseball roekin’ povyer” to Grady Faulk. To Joe Pbiler, Jerry Ale.xander, alias “the bead,” Icayes bis beautilul beatl ol hair. Dot Austin leaves her reading ability to Pevgy Miller. Civvies,” known to us as Peony Baker, leaves her wit and sense ot luunor to Peooy Smith. “ I ' be Groaner,” whose victims are anyone who comes within bearino distance, Terrv Barnes, does decree bis love lor music to Allred Bul- lard, Speed Demon Ted Iseaver, leaves bis lleetness of loot to Richard I lartsell. Allred Bishop leaves his lacy britches to Cilavton Sclvey, Betty Blalock be- c|ueatbs her boure to Joan Felts, To Doris I lelms, |oyce Bookout leaves her terribc hairdo. A teenacide Liroe is left by Bobby Brown to Donald Liobt. (Teena- cide is the line art ot kilbno yourself with an auto- mobile.) Ophelia Burnette leaves her bookkeepino book to Barbara Gomisky; she’s glad to get rid of it! Sue Nell Midlis is very fortunate in getting Mary Joyce Ifurton ' s good looks and pleasing personality. I’be defensiye star this year ot the football team. Dean Ghesser, leaves bis bonecrushing tackles to Jimmy Lowery. 1 be friend- ly way and deligbtlul smiles ol Faith Gollins are left to I’at Thornburg. Mable Gooper leaves her reserved personality to Molly McGoy. To Jack Bryant, Melvin Clrump leaves bis ability to write research themes, Andrew Ezergailis leaves bis powerful frame to Gary H ' illiams. Love Funderburk leaves her talkative ways to |oyce Williams, Upon Kay Dermody, C.arol Griffin bestowes her love tor “wheeling” an automobile, Earl Gunter wills bis arguing wavs to Bill I looks and Pommy White, Erl Keesler is left one used horn by Harold “Harry lames” flail. Millard 1 fammer leaves two bus tokens, one to Ralph Wilson, and the other to Dicky Ballard. Ificbard Hayes leaves his meat cutting to Gene Helms. Don ' t cat too much, Gene. Ellen Herron leaves all the boys to Peggy McNinch. Go get ’em, Peggy! Vivian Hill will leave her bangs to Shirley Glark, ]iroviding she doesn’t snow all the boys. The mighty torso of Bill 1 foffman is willed to Harold Polk. Dick Hooks leaves his good looks to a Dellinger named Doug, who has a mighty handsome mug! Jerry Holmes, with all good wishes, leaves his T-shirt (the one with the hole in it ) to Ralph Simpson. June Irby vacates her posi- tion ne.xt to the end on the cheerleader squad so that Patsy Sraitherland may step in. Sidney Johnson wills his ambition to grow a mous- tache to Bill Osborne, since moustaches won’t grow in the shade! Eleanor Keesler leaves her intelligent ways to Pat Freeman. David Love leaves his marvelous physique to Larry Tucker and if any is left over. please share it with Ray Yandle, Van Litaker leave. one “busted ” mulfler to Frankie Suddreth with hopes that Frankie doesn’t get caught. Susie Marshall leaves her driving habits to Louise Lowder. The sophisticated ways of Benny Martin are left to Bill Brown. Lawrence Medlin leaves his fullback position to Jerry Ard, his way with the women to Graven Foster, and his sharp shooting basketball arm to Pete Torrence. To Frankie Gurrent, Billy Joe Moser leaves one “heat up” golfball, and three badly used clubs go to Robert Sweet. Martha Mullis leaves her honor as “Sweetheart of the Football Team” to Martha White. Barbara Richardson leaves to Garolyn Simpson the village of Boston, Massachu- setts, il she can bear the cold and likes to travel. To Ernie 1 lelms. Buddy Ross leaves his good looks; and to Wayne Shoemaker, he bequeaths his position as captain ol the football team. Dick Short bestows his love for studies upon limmy Ward. Buck Sims, better known as “Big Bad Bascum,” leaves his ivory teeth to Marvin Bass, who already has the ability to eat corn on the cob through a knothole in a fence. The breathtaking moments of Bobbie Jean Smith, which she acquired at the senior play, are left to Garolvn Cionder. .Margaret Spoon leaves her scholastic abilities to Martha Stogner, Pegger Howie, Mary Jo Warren, Patsy Smith, and Billie Johnson. Jack Starnes leaves his good looks and his ability to get along with others to Jimmy Dellinger and Ronald Edge, l ire magnanimous stature ol Jimmy Stewart, as he ambles down the aisle to receive his dip)loma, is bestowed upon Gliff ' ord Torrence, who shall some day tread in his path, finally having reached maturity and having obtained wisdom. Nancy Thomas leaves her fascinating personality to Geraldine Iscnhour and Shirley Williams, her athletic ability to Julia Ross, and her sewing needles to Patricia Payne and Mary Chance. We certainly envy all of you! The ’38 Dodge that is resting leisurely in the parking lot, due to a had cold and numerous repairs which must be made before being cranked another time, is left to Billy Wentz and Richard Wrenn by Bill “Heavy Foot” Thornton, if they can push it to the nearest garage for gasoline! Charles Twittv, who captivated the left end position on the football squad, leaves his love to Faye Smith; also, be bequeaths his lovely legs to Patsy Gollins and Lawanna Blakely, who already have legs that catch the eve! To Mary Frances Blackmon and Patsy Griffin, Peggy Watts leaves her smiling ways. If Jerry Marlowe and Marvin Kiker can sing “I’ll Sail My Ship Alone,” Roy “Hunter” Watts will leave them his album of hillbilly songs, Loretta Yandle leaves her personality to Jean Llooks and Martha Steoall. The quiet and sympathetic ways of Martha Yates are willed to Jo Ann Lockev and Janice Pridgen. Terry Barnes, Jimmy Stewart, Buddy Ross Page Twenty

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SENIORS ' ADIEU 1 hat clrcarv tlav is drawing near And we must say adieu, d ) teachers and to classmates And to the joys we knew. Wdien we recall the many clays ()l toiling hy your side, Comhined with all yoctr eheeidul ways, Our hearts are (died with pride. 1 he memories oi each daily task And all the tun we knew, Throctghout the many lonesome years, WA’ ll still rememher you. W ' e’ll hold a place deep in our hearts ld)r you. Dear Feeh, it’s true. The Senior Cdass ot (ilty-one, C arries a torch tor you. —Susie Marshall, Nancy Thomas CTass Flower; Red Rose C lass Colors: tied and White CA.ass Motto: IF e tlihdi, therefore ire are Paoe T weyity two