Dothan High School - Gargoyle Yearbook (Dothan, AL)

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HISTORY OF THE SENIOR CLASS During the final quarter of this game, the last in our high school career, let us review briefly the achievements of our team. The first season began in the fall of 1935. Under the direction of our new business manager, Mr. T. G. Vaughan, who came to us from Beatrice High School, we grew in strength through long and thorough practice. The cap- tain and his field generals were: Eugene Lane, Merle Tadlock, Allison Peacock, and Caro- line Acree. The second season, which began in the fall of 1936, was marked by many outstanding games. With the help of our team the city school system sponsored the McCann series of iecitals. New Fires, the junior play, directed by Miss Holbrook and Miss Davis, proved both a dramatic and a financial success. Our new coach, Mr. W. D. I-Iewes of Wayne, Oklahoma, received many compliments for his work with the football boys. He developed a successful team from practically raw material. Again, Eugene Lane was the captain and his subordinate officers were: Gwendolyn Stephenson, Allison Peacock, and Merle Tadlock. So successfully did our team work together under these leaders that we celebrated our victory with a banquet and a dance, to which were invited the players of the previous year. In due time, we came to the third and best season of all-a season marked with glamor- ous success and brilliant plays. Eugene Lane was elected president of the board of govern- ment with DeLeon Sheppard as vice-president and Merle Tadlock as team representative. Lester Farmer was made captain. Two new field referees, Mr. D. B. Byrne and Miss Eleanor Millinger, have worked with those players who wished experience in the positions they hope to fill in later life. Our band, directed by Mr. F. M. Boyd, who comes to us this year from Enterprise High School, has performed during halves and quarters, adding color and enthusiasm whenever heard. Furthermore, during the half, the undefeated foot- ball team was awarded a trophy for clean sportsmanship. So far, it looks as if the game is going to end in a blaze of glory for the Alma Mater. Eighteen of the players have been honored already by being made members of the National Honor Society. There goes the whistle! I Tire players are getting in their places. It's Dollars to Doughnuts that some of - ,. nal plays are to be the banquet, the picnic, the pageant, and that goal-graduation, I which will give them their long sought extra point--diplomas. BEATRICE THOMAS Nw X X K 4 THE GARGOYLE Page Tufcrzty-four

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S E N I WALKER. CORRA JEAN ..Jean,. General Course Dramatic Club '36, '38: Fine Arts Club '37: Wittiest Girl '38, In laughter she would weigh a bon. And she will laugh 'til her day is done. WARD, J. A., JR. J, A. General Course Dramatic Club '37: Secretary Home Room '38: Sootzus Staff '3S: Business Manager Garizoyleg Ten- nis Club '37: Most Interesting Boy '38, True industry doth kindle honor's fire. XVARRICK, MARY SUE Mary Sue General Course Dramatic Club '36, '37: French Club: Speech Club '37: Sootzus Staff '38. Be kind and virtuous- You'll be blest and wise. WEEKS, GEORGE E. George General Course Football: Alternate Captain Foot- ball '37: Captain Basketball '37, '38 : Vice-President Guidance Club '372 Vice-President Home Room '37: D Cluh. None but himself can be his par- allel, WHITE. BERTHA ANNELL ..Bert.. Commercial Course Dramatic Club: Glee Club '38, Always her own affairs she tends, Thus winning and holdimz many friends. WILLIAML, RUTH Blondie Commercial Course Fine Arts Club '36: Etiquette Club '37, '38, Sight, of her is pleasant. thoughts ot' her are ki'nd,' Such a girl as Ruth is, is very hard to find. O R uw T H R E E S WALKER, ETHEL MAE Ethel General Course Dramatic Club '36, A'lf words were of material value, how wealthy she would be. VVARD. SARA, Sara Vocational Course Dramatic Club '37: Etiquette Club '38, Upright, even, undismayed. Sure, serene, and unafraid. VVARRICK, MILDRED Mildred Commercial Course Letter Club '3T: Etiquette Club SR, The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill. WELCH, HARRY TED Mred.. General Course Football '35, '36: Baseball 3 Jun- ior Play Cast: D Club: Basket- ball '38, Cutest Boy '3R. As prone to mischief, as able to perform it. WlLKlNSON, R. L. Snuffy Commercial Course Dramatic Cluh '36: Football '36, '3T: Baseball '3T: President Guid- ance Club '37, We vzrant, althoulzh he had much wit. He was very shy of llSil'll! it, f A It . ZBINDEN, ARTHUR D JR.. zip jf' General Coursey fs Dramatic Club '36, '37: got- ball: D Club '37, '38g ' Club '3Tg French Club. 1 can always find an ar whether l find unde 'Z or not, 1 - ' X THIRTY-EIGHT Page Twenty-tlvree .4

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CLASS PROPHECY Popcorn? Peanuts? Eat'em up Tigersl Cries were coming from everywhere and ex- citement was tingling in the veins of all. There stood Ethel Walker, a traveling saleswoman, who was patriotically selling pennants for Dothan High. The grandstand was packed with students and alumni from Dothan and Lanier. The place was so crowded that Tipp Lasse- ter, R. L, Wilkinson, and Paul Ray Marsh were watching the gime from airplanes. As I was watching the planes, jane Faulkner tapped me on the shoulder and said, Hello, Jeanette. She was still our best-dressed in Paris' latest model. Have you read tonight's paper? I asked. Eugene Lane won a landslide victory as democratic President. This election will make Jean Gaines our First Lady, and A. Ward will swear the President in office. Other classmates will be in Washington also. George Weeks as Secretary of War will still have a great Deal', to talk about and Ruth Forrester as Secretary of Labor will still be kept busy. Cassie Mae Bailey is head of a civil service department. Buddy Brock and David Abraham are senators. Whew, jane, our class is certainly going Washington! Moving on among the crowd, I saw Carolyn Deal who has been giving Kipling a lot of competition as her Weeks rolled by. Using my field glasses, I spied Eleanor Harris, who has just landed her third million- aire. Speaking of honeymooners, I noticed that Louise Cherry had just become the Wally Simpson of our class by acquiring a King. Of course Grady Loftin and Dan McCarty had their dating calendars filled since there were two new girls in town. Still alert to find out everything that was going on, I overheard Hugh Reeder telling John C. Knight about his invention in television. He said that he had seen Norton Mullins, now the star of Krafts' Music Hall, jack Robinson and Billy Shealy of Benny Goodman's orchestra, Mary Virginia Knight, who played the organ reveries, Louise Newton, Sara Shafer, and Anita Walker, who sang trios for their supper , and Edna Louise James, a successful torch singer. As the fans cheered for Dothan's first touchdown, in walked the wealthy Earle Car- michael who had acquired millions in the window washing profession, as he saves all his employers the price of a ladder. He was surrounded by two body guards: Ray Merritt and Lanier Ozbolt. Another notable entered, joseph Hornsby, an ambassador to Africa. Joseph, who is still opposed to work, has numerous native servants at his command. Madge Col- lins and Evelyn Hall are the ambassador's secretaries. Why does everybody seem to be signing autographs? It was just some movie fazi talking to Gwen Stephenson and Ted Welch, who are now filling the shoes of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, to Cora Walker, a blond Patsy Kelly, to Felix Baggett, second Charlie Chaplin, to Sara Wood, another Clara Bow, and to the Garner Sisters, a famous dra- matic team. Rufus Davis topped the list as comedy producer for the company. 'I ,- 5' F. . L 3 THIRTY-EIGHT Page Twenty-fve ,-