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

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QQ QQ QU -ax tl lfl iii Q . K Inu CIR ps 4? one ' X 0 tk good JJ Sw H, .J cjgfisfory Wright tor their years of service on the school board. The annual contained a historical map of 'this section and an outline of important historical events. ln T939 the yearbook portrayed the wide range of educational opportunities and extra cur- ricular activities offered at D.-B. H. S. The T940 annual was dedicated to Miss Ruth Romer for her profound influence on so many stu- dents of Dobyns-Bennett. The two most versatile Seniors, Lillian Von Bramer and King Cox, were pictured on the cover. The only Dobyns-Bennett yearbook to attain an All-American Award from the National Scholas- tic Press Association was published in T94T. Alex Armstrong was its editor-in-chief. Highlights of T942 annual were pictures of Col. Carlos P. Romulo's lecture in assembly and the track team's being named state champions, Little Joe D.-B. H. S. marched in his first war through the pages of the T943 yearbook. The vol- ume was dedicated to those pupils who had joined the armed forces. ln T944 the annual contained a novel theme. Dobyns-Bennett represented a battleship and her pupils scrubbed the decks daily! The T945 edition saluted the Marine Corps. Our football and basketball teams were victorious state champs! The following year war had ceased and Dobyns-Bennett adopted a serious theme of peace on earth for her annual. She paid tribute to the memory of her honored dead. The T947 volume was dedicated to the Indian, the symbol of loyalty, courage, and devotion. These previous annuals paved the way for the T948 Maroon and Grey. They offered us an incen- tive tolprint the year's panorama of events occuring throughout the corridors of Dobyns-Bennett. We salute the numerous people who diligently worked to publish the pupils' lives as spent in D.-B. H. S. and preserved the traditional customs of our school during these twenty-Eve years. rff '-w-. WY? ' P-'S 2 -or .5 l i X T 'ffl . M fly '- I , . I 'IH' - I ,r ' libs In 123' Ili E! 'I fn! T g : ll' rg, i t I . Q? ' I .I .Un J

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is ' is fatty On this twenty-fifth anniversary of the Maroon and Grey, we pay tribute to those pioneers who edited our preceding yearbooks. Kingsport's f1rst high school annual was pub- lished in 1920. At that time Harry P. Groot was principal of the school, which was called Central High. Eugene M. Crouch was superintendent of the city schools. In 1926 the annual was dedicated to Miss Leila Bagley, senior class sponsor and Latin teacher. Ross N. Robinson was superintendent of Kingsport schools and C. K. Koffman was principal of Central High. Central High was moved to Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1927. The '27 annual was inscribed with a picture of the new building of D.-B. H. S. The following year an annual was edited which endeavored to present a true picture of events, classmates, and spirit of the school. Silhouettes typifying a senior, junior, sopho- more, and freshman adorned the division pages of the '3O yearbook. The years 1931 and 1932 were unfavorable economically for Dobyns-Bennett. The deplorable conditions of the school made it necessary for a town benefactor to finance annualettes to replace the traditional annuals. In 1933 the volume resembled a loose leaf notebook. The cover was maroon with silyer letter- ing. In 1935 the annual was dedicated to Miss Barsha Webb and Mr. Don Self, former teachers. The class will was drawn up by T. R. Bandy, Jr. The theme of the '36 yearbook was the Indian. This volume was dedicated to Paul Elliott, science instructor. In 1937 the Dobyns-Bennett annual commemo- rated the chartering of the city of Kingsport, which was celebrating its twentieth anniversary. The 1938 volume was a pioneer edition which was dedicated to Mrs. J, W. Dobyns and Mr. Frank , . Kg.. .X in. i 4 if , 1 i T 5 1 l X will li . 4. 'ls . P 1 ala- 1, 'F 11 Q I . ' rf jitflf I Q.. we K .wi-. 7 iii P ' 0

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