Dobyns Bennett High School - Maroon and Grey Yearbook (Kingsport, TN)

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Suptrnntendtnt Ross N Robmson Bonrd Nlemb rs E C, Cross Mrs Frank Xvflghf S C' N1lI1I1lCh A D Broeltmln V Hodge. Mrs NX Dobxns 1nsert GRAND STRATEGISTS The school bolrd of tht Kmgsport C1ty Sys tem IS one of the btst Ill the country It 1S com posed of SIX men 1nd women who must promote greater md better 1de1ls to l11'llQL true Amer1c:ms of the boys md glrls who must control and carry on thc world of tomorrow The members of th1s board lrc appomted by the muor md clty aldermtn on the b1s1s ot ufbfant hue nhat 11r 111 xon tlygt Ba l Shnloh ff Y ,G 17 Qk Mwaljyafl fjflj f C nct J thur mtrnt and 1b1l1ty to carry out a success ful school plln not only for Hngh School but for zll fmt of the grad schools Th bo1rd 111 turn 1ppo1nts 1 supcrmtcndent to dlI'CLI the vsorls of the schools Th1s group purposely chooses teachers from all plrts 0+ the States so thlt they may g1VC 1n add1t1o11 to h1ghly SpLCl1ll7 d lnowl d e 1 broader und rstand ng of scct1on1l QOIDIS of v ew A plan IS set up to 1mproxe the character and the mental and phys1cal bemg of the school s students The board must also select ldequate equ1pment to ald these teachers 1n the1r Work The school board his been excep t1onally efficunt md each member has serx ed ln average of enghteen years Each has sacr1 flctd much of h1s t1me to help 1mproxc the cducauonal program of the Kmgsport schools We of Dobyns Bennett I-I1gh School ,om forces 1n S'1lUflI'lg thls able body of d1rectors md ln thmkmg them for thc1r gmdance of the rogram of Dobyns Bennett as well as rograms of the other five schools .' 1 . .. 1 ' 1 , A j I - - - - , . 1 c , . . , . , .v , , I , ' 3 ' 1 - ' Y ' - J s' K 2 -L V - - I 1 I H . v Y . ' ,' ' L , 1 1, 2 L l r 'S ' . C . ' Q ' 1 ' . g - 1 '- . ' . ' , ' , 1 . , , . . x r Q - wc y ' N x V v i . ' k , . n I 1 1 Y S I . - . . 1 . . . , aj L ' .' ' ' fe 4 1: Q e f I - ' 1 ' 2 . . t . I ' V 1 I 1 , I , . 1 ' l 1 - 2 - . .I 1 x 1 Y - . I V . .- l w A I x I fl X I 4 . s ' 1 . 5 5 I I . . Q , , , . , Sn yo - y l 9 'rm ' truly ' , X , ' 1 ' PJ . A th ' . 1 .lp ',.f W ' ' 4 f s. , 1, N , . I Ig, 1 , tx I .,-AI-1 l'-J l X 'J r X1 . 1. lx J Q Y ' f ' M c, K 1 1 1 L-rf 11 -,J GJ 1 Aff yt 'QS' 1 lx 'Sl 1 a . I llxll

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dropped letters to the boys in a special mail box. This group also had charge of the tin can drive and handled it very successfully. The Girl Reserves sponsored the Red Cross Drive, and exceeded their goal. Also, the National Honor Society wrote alumni, faculty, and stu- dents in the armed services and heard from several who were in the fighting zones. The Dramatic Club sponsored two radio programs in assembly and took up collections which were presented to the canteen fund. These and others very actively marched on the highway to Victory The activity at Dobyns Bennett which was carried on in all schools in every state in the Union was the sale of stamps and bonds. The Beta Club sponsored this endless sale at our school which sold S30,000. in savings stamps and bonds in the Victory Drive this year. We do not pay income tax, but our dimes are marching the dollars to that inevitable Vie- tory. No matter what his talent, every boy and girl in high school has a place to fill in the Victory Corps. This year, the words of an old school song are recalled: An army of stu- dents are we Yes those who did not partici pate in any of these numerous activities this year will surely find places next year IS MARCHING TO VICTCRY One of the most important projects of the Victory Corps was the Military Drill Group Here is shown only a part of the approximate 75 boys who under thc command of Paul R Elliott faculty member and lieutenant in the local State Guard unit received invaluable drill two afternoons each week Serving as an inspiration to these students was the realization that fundamentals of military procedure learned here would mean that they would have an advantage over other rookies ' in the armed forces Page 111ne

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'55'4!'EF 'f If ff ROSS N ROBINSON Sllfllllllftlllftllf OUR COMMANDER IN CHIEF Ross N Robmson, supcrmtcndcnt of Kmgsport Schools, attcndcd Clrson Ncwmln Collccc, rccclxcd hrs Blchclor of Arts dcgrcc from thc UIIINLTQIIV of Tcnncsscc, md hls Mlstcrs dccrcc ITIOIN Columbxl UDIXLYSIIW Hc clmc to Klngsport lil l92l 15 prln clpal of thc hlgh school In 1924 Mr IXOIJIHSUI1 wls appomtcd supcrlntcndcnt of clty schools, Ind hls able Ieadcrshlp hls sccn the cstlbhshmcnt of our prcs cnt complete educatlonal sx stem nctts bemg 1 xery modern school 1n cxcry rcspcct, h1s mtcrcft has bccn ID thc .1ct1ut1cs 1nd problcms of rhc studcnts as wcll as ln blg ldmmlstrltnc dut1cs Upon hxs shouldcrs rcsts thc cntlrc rcsponslbxllts oi kccpmg thc sux schools nntlct md thus job ns clrrlcd on bs hlm w1th 4.1-c md Jssurlncc Thc studcnts of Dobyns Bcnnctt lpprcclltc hls wcll spokcn lducc cmd ftcl frcc to lsk If .lt my t1mc XX hcn Mr Robmson c.1mc to Klngsport, cducauonwl f,1c1l1t1cs wcrc fcvs thcrc wcrc no modcrn school houscs such 15 wc scc todn His lcadcrshlp has madc our cducatlonll ss stcm onc of thc most outsmndmg m this scctlon of thc countrx Hls mcmbcrshnp xn thc Tcnncsscc Iduc 1t1on ll Assocutnon Ind Amcrncm As socntlon of School Admnnlstrltors has nudc hum 1 lcadcr Lnovsn throughout thc South Nlr Robmson 15 Prcsldcnt of Publlc School Officers and Iylhf Prcsxdcnt of I lst Tcnncsscc l'duca tlon ASQKJLIIIICJIT Wr Robmson s qulhtlcs lrc unqucs tlonlblc Ind vxc 1111, fccl sccurc that We irc nnrchmg, bcsldc 1 xcrx dlSIlI'lgUlSI1Ld supcrmtcndcnt Xlr Rohlnson cscorts Loloncl Romulo to 1 rcculxr xsscmhlx progrlm xxhcrc thc col ont pol1 tm thc studcnt x Page 011 zen Q9 , 1 I 1' f z 2' 5 . .Y 1 Ib. 'asf ,, .1 'U I . ..,1-' I I I l'. I I ' s I I. I X I i' X I' 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1,1 1-1'v1 1-- 1' 1 1 1 11 I H, I .Y I I li i 'Yi . I ' 'I' l , 1 11 . '. , . 1 ' 1y 11 - ' .1 ' L V' 'x 1 x l K C I A a J - K - I. '- , ' 'g ' ' g' - ' 1 12 11 lf 11 -1- 1 I ,. , y' sax ' . 1 1 1 'f 1 1- 1 ' r Our supermtcndcnt 1S responslblc for Dobyns-Bcn- . I . 1 . Bfwvv' .1 . I - . . I l f I v' U . 1 . D' ' .'l 'E' ' 1 - 1- - 1 1 ' 1 1- I 'I 1 A X, . 1 I .- 1. ,w 1 I- I .1 1, .I y I . -.-1. ,f . 1, h . , . - 1 1 1 11'f 1 ' 1 -v 1 1 'A-1 ,, , . ' , . 1 ' 1 I If 1 I M 1 I 1 -1 I L .4-'bc - '..Il I l V' I 1 l I I ' 1 1 1 ' L' fl lx LV I' lf I A f v 1 w. . Q v 1 I , I . I I l'. 1 ' V I' l 1 ' . I 1 , ,- ,, .' 1, ' .', ' , , '-, - I 1 A I . Q ' ' ' ' ' .. . J 'ls c- 1 ' - bod: