Cheatham County High School - Echo Yearbook (Ashland City, TN)

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The crowning of Kenneth Ellis and Ann Chandler by last year s royalty FKarvest Festival Personalities Freshmen Joyce Krantz and Robert Blankenship Sophomores Zettie Orange and Donald Ray Craig S V.MH Kwo

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PANORAMA In the fall of ’52 the curtain rose on the first act of our play which was about to be presented in the theater known as Central High. A huge cast of one hundred and thirty-six characters participated. Our principal actors John Tucker served as president and Harry Tucker as vice-president. The principal actresses were Jamie Stone as treasurer and Cynthia Corlew as sec- retary. Our directors were Mrs. Gladys Jackson, Mr. Howard Trotter, and Mr. Vernon Westmoreland. Some of the star parts were assigned to two boys and two girls in the basketball scene and five boys in the foot- ball scene. As Freshmen we were beginning to memorize our lines and were well launched in our production. Our list of characters differed in number in the second act for now the cast included one hundred and sixteen. The leading roles this year were enacted by Anne Allen as president, Charles Boyte as vice-president, Jamie Stone as secretary and treasurer, and Mrs. Gladys Jack- son and Coach Spangler as directors. Suspense and interest ran high with the crowning of our Harvest King and Queen, Charles Boyte and Gwen Williams. A star was placed on the door of our football attendant Jewel Sanders, while in athletics we “discovered” eleven football players, six basketball girls and three basketball boys. The curtain closed in 1954 with the promise of more activity and excitement to come. Applause greeted the opening of the third act when our leading characters, President Harry Tucker, Vice-Presi- dent Cynthia Corlew, Secretary Kenneth Mayo, and Treasurer Melvin Oliver, were presented. Directors Miss Fannie Lou Barfield, Miss Frances Fults, and Coach Spangler prompted us well. Even though the cast was now one hundred and eight the tremendous amount of $2502.85 was collected on the magazine sale. A beautiful scene of this act was the Junior-Senior Ban- quet with a backdrop of the Montgomery Bell Inn and “The Gay 90’s” as its theme. “Father Knows Best” was a big hit and kept the audience laughing and chuckling. By the sports critics we were commended for our ten football players and for a repeat performance by Jewel Sanders as Homecoming Queen. Ann Hunter outdid herself as attendant. From our six boys and six girls on the basketball teams Ann Felts made headlines by being placed on the All-Tournament Team and being awarded a trophy for the most valuable player. The cur- tain fell with but one act—the final one—to go. The footlights were brighter than ever as our fourth and last act began. The audience found one hundred and five names listed in the program with Cynthia Corlew, Hester Gibbs, Jamie Stone, and Jean Frances Harris play- ing the leads. Lines and action were ably conducted by Miss Fannie Lou Barfield, Mrs. Frances Yusk and Mr. James W. Maxey. Our performance began with the selec- tion of Helan Justice as the editor of The Echo and the selection of superlatives. Outstanding scenes included the excitement caused by the arrival of the pictures and rings, the choice of Ann Hunter as FFA Sweetheart and Hester Gibbs as most valuable football player. With measurement for caps and gowns, we reached the climax of our play. All that remained were the trip, play, the banquet, and the thrilling finish—graduation. The curtain goes down with fond memories of our four acts, where we laughed and sometimes cried and where we learned how best to handle the new lines on an un- familiar stage in the theater of the world. Myra J. Batts Historian Page 48