Fort Meade High School - Fomehiso Yearbook (Fort Meade, FL)

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1949 volume:

taduate of the CloA of 19 HI OH SCHOOL YobuM Y of tko YOMHHISO pablitbod bj tko olooo of 1948 am oTMUAsraM ukukp. construction «• the Senior of 1949 dedicate this fifth rolum of the POMKHISO to MR. 1. J. HARGROTS, Supervising Principal. Hie efforts to i rove our school, and thus serve all who are interested in education, are deeply appreciated by the members of the class. innuat Sta (Left around) Ann Windham, Class Editor; Edwina Powell, Art Editor; Jean Scott, Snapshot Editor; Iri� Stoice� , Cias� Prophet; Betty Roberte, Social Editor; Billy McDonald; Ralph Walker, Business Manager; Betty Creveling, Editor In Chief; (standing) Mrs. Orilla Smith, Annual Sponsor; Mary Howell, Assistant Editor; Elbert Jones, Sale9 Manager; Myrle Crews, Class Poet; Jeanette Akins, Cias� Lawyer, Eyelyn Baggett, Cias� Historian; Charles Cannon, Sports Editor. JO ICS NOBLE Jo Cl � � (1,2,3,4); F.H.A. Club (2,3,4); 01 Club (3,4); Lit- erary Club (2); Camara Club (4); Hack St Sold Staff (2); Junior play; Claaa Notable. MARGIE PIERCE Margarin Cias� (1,3,3,4); Gla Club (4); T.H.A. Club (2,4); M Club (4); Uahar (2,3); Cheerleader (4); Literary Club (2); Claaa Notable. EDWINA POVTELL Eddie Claaa (1,2,3,4); Art Club (4); Hobby Club (4); Annual Staff. HAZEL PRIME Feeler Claaa (1,2,3,4); Glee Club (4); F.H.A. Club (4); Camera Club (4). JAMES PRINE Claaa (1,2,3,4); F.F.A. Club (2,3,4); Glee Club (4); Foot- ball (2,3,4); M Club (4) BETTI ROBERTS Betty Boop Claaa (1,2,3,4); Glee Club (4); Literary Club (2); F.H.A. Club (2,4); 4-H. Chib (l); Camara Club (4); Usher (2); Annual Staff; Claaa Notable. JEAN SCOTT 1st. Outlaw Class (1,2,3,4); Glee Club (4); F.H.A. Club (2,4); Literary Club (2); Camera Club (4); M Club (4); 4-H. Club (l); Claaa Notable; Baaketball (l,2,3,4); Annual Staff. EARL SELLARS Claaa (3,4); Glee Club (4); Usher (3); Sponsor (4); Class No table. MYRUS CREWS Class (1,2,3,4); Basketball (4); Class Officer (2); Black 6e Cold Staff (3,4); F.H.A. Club (2,3,4) Glee Club (3,4); Junior play; Anmal Staff; Senior play. FLO ID DEVANS MFloreneo Class (1,3,3 4); M Club (3,3,4); F.F.A. Club (1,3); 4 H. Club (l) Football (1,2,3,4); Baseball (3) Junior play; Class Notable. WAYNE DUNCAN Pete Class (1,2,3,4); Glee Club (4); M Club (3,4); Football (3,4); Baseball (3); Junior play; Sen- ior play; Class Notable. MATTIE FLOWERS Mutt Class (1,2,3,4); F.H.A. Club (2,3,4); Glee Club (4); JOE GREEN Doc Class (1,2,3,4); Glee Club (4); M Club (3,4); Football (1,2,3); Baseball (1,2,3,4); 4-H.Club(2) Blacjc Gold Staff (4); Band (4); Class Notable; Sr. play. MART HOWELL Class (3,4); F.H.A. Club (4); Glee Club (3); Service Club (4) Annual Staff (4); Class Notable Black A Gold Staff (4) ELBERT JONES J one ey Class (1,2,3,4); Class Officer (1,2,3,4); 4-H. Club (2); M Club (3,4); F.F.A. (1,2,3,4); Football (2,3,4); Basketball (1) Track (3,4); Junior play; Sanioi play; Class Notable. Annual Staff. C. H. LANIER Class (1,2,3,4); Class Notable JEANETTE AKINS J eruiie Class (2,3,4); SponBor (4); F.H.A. Club (2,4); Annual Staff Sarvise Club (4); Class Notable MARGARET ALL1RITTON Past Class (1,2,3,4); Glee Club (4); F-H.A. Club (2,4); Li tarary Club (2); Basketball (2,4). MTRA ALBRITTON Srai 1 ay Class (1,2,3,4); Glee Club (3); Service Club (4); F.H.A. Club (2). JSWELL ATWELL Judy Class (1,2,3,4); F.H.A. Club (2,4); M Club (4); Literary '-lub (2); Glee Club (4); Jun- ior play; Basketball (2,3,4). EVELYN BAGGETT Class (1,2,3,4); F.H.A. Club (4); Glee Club (3,4); Black Gold Staff (4); Junior play; Senior play; Basketball (1,3,4) Annual Staff. ALVI3ELL BASS Dumpy Class (1,2,3,4); Glee Club (3); Service Club (4). CHARLES CANNON Sling-Shot Class (1,2,3,4); F.F.H. Club (1,2,3); Football (3,4); Base- ball (1,3); Basketball (1,3); M Club (3,4); 4-H. Club (1) ; Junior play; Class Notable; Annual Staff. BETTY CREVSLING Class (3,4); Glse Club (3); Black Gold Staff (4); Service Club (4); Class Notable; Annual Staff. JEANETTE LANIER Crabby Class (1,2,3,4); Class Officer (1.3) ; Glee Club (4); M Club (4); Cheerleader (3,4); F.H.A. Club (2,4); Literary Cluo (2); Junior play; Class Notable. DOROTHY LASTINGER Class (1,2,3,4); CIabs Officer (4); Uabar (2); Literary Club (2); Glae Club (4); F.H.A. Club (2.4) ; Service Club (4); Senior play; Blac Gold Staff (4). VONCEIL LLDTD ’Ciel Class (1,2,3,4); 4-H Club (1); Service Club (4); Class Notable. LETTIE MAE MCDANIEL Class (3,4); F.H.A. Club (3,4); Glaa Club (3); Service Club (4); Junior play; Senior play; Blacic dc Gold Staff (4). BILLY MCDONALD Bill Class (1,2,3,4); Class Officer (1.2.3.4) ; BIac dc Gold Staff (1.2.3.4) ; Basketball Mgr. (3,4) Baseball Mgr. (2); Football Mgr. (2); M Club (3,4); Camara Club (4); Science Club (4); Senior play; Class Notable. HOWARD MILLER Class (1,2,3,4); F.F.A. Club (1,2) . NORMA MOODY 2nd. Out law Class (1,2,3,4); Glee Clxib (4); Literary Club (2); F.H.A. Club (2,4); M Club (4); 4-H. Club(l); Junior play; Senior play; Basjcet ball (2,3,4). Tallulah (dunn) moors Lula Class (3,4); F.H.A. Club (4); Sports Appreciation Club (4). HAROLD SIMMONS Clast (1,2,3,4); Olea Club (4); 4-H. Club (1); Football (3); Baseball (3,4); Cheerleader (3); Junior play; Senior play. JUNE SMITHWICK Class (3,4); F.H.A. Club (3,4); Usher (3); Camera Club (4); Class Officer (4); Class Not- able; May Day At tendent (3). CLARA NELL STAGMAIER Shorty Class (1,2,3,4); F.H.A. Club (4); Correspondence Club (4). IRIS STOKES Little lit Class (1,2,3,4); Olee Club (3, 4); Blade Sc Sold Staff (2,3,4); 4-H. Club (1); F.H.A. Club (2, 3,4); Camera Club (4); Annual Staff; Band (4); Usher (2); Junior play; Senior play BETTY JANE VAUOHN Class (1,2,3,4); Olee Club (4); M Club (3,4); Camera Clvtb (4); F.H.A. Club (2,4); Literary Club (2); Usher (3); Basketabll (2,3); Basketball Mgr. (4); Cheer- leader (4); Class Notable. RALPH WALKER Class (1,2,3,4); Olee Club (4); Usher (3); Baseball (3,4); Jun- ior play; Cheerleader (4); M Club (4); Senior play; Class Officer (2,3); Annual Staff. ANN WINDHAM Class (2,3,4); F.H.A. Club (2); Class Officer (3); Service Club (4); Class Notable. MRS. ORANT Senior Sister MOST ATHLETIC riojrd DeTaae • Betty Jane V most COURTEOUS Elbert Jonw Ann Wlndsajc BIST LOOKING DeYane - Margie Pierce 9 CUTEST layna Duacan - Joyce Noblo MUa VO., I O u 1303 3 'liT 'h SLOo-VN 5)5Uv a-SL5- Wvl uvo -'v mlA •PiCU Ns --- • a v OaMJiJL BILL! MCDONALD - President ALBERT JONAS - Tice Preeident JUNE SMITHWICK - Secretary JETTY CRXTELING - Treasurer DOROTHY LASTINGER - Reporter SENIOR PUT DEAR DAFFODIL MARCH 24, 1949 From laft to right Jimmy Carver, Dee's devoted «lava.......................................JOE GREEN Daa Coleman, Daffy's aldar aiatar ............................ NORMA MOODT JoEn J. Coleman, bandmaster, eggpeddler piano tuner . . .EL1ERT JONES Uwyar Colaman, also John J..................................JILLT MCDONALD Cora Colaaan, tha family's ugly duckling.......................MTRLE CREWS Ellsworth Norton, Cora's suitor for seven yaars .... HAROLD SIMMONS Kant Marrill, soldiar and radio star .... .................... WATNE DUNCAN Daffodil Colaaan, who starts tha trouble ............................. IRIS STOKES Charias Colaaan, Daffodil's slow motion pool hall brother .RALPH WALKER Yida Colaman, tha bandmaster's long suffaring wifa . . DOROTHY USTINGER Miss Thorpa, an artist ................................... EYELTN BAGGETT Mrs. Marrill, a magaxine publishar .................. LETTIE MAE McDANIKL MRS. WINIFRED STANS • Play Sponsor Left to right background: Jeanette Axia� , Jeanette Lanier, Margie Pierce, Floyd DeYane, Charlea Cannon, latty Roberta, Batty Jana Vaughn, Wayne Duncan, Joe Oram, Karl Saliare, Bill McDonald. Sitting back roe: Ann Windhaa, Jean Scott, Joyce Noble. Second ro«: Yoaciel Lloyd, June Snith- wica, Elbert Jonaa, Mary Howell, Batty Crevallag MOST DEPENDABLE Billy McDonald - Jaanatta Akim MOST 8TUM008 Billy McDonald - Tone«11 Lloyd FRIKHDL11ST MOST LI KELT TO SUCCfBD Cnarlot Cannon - Botty Croroliag Ilbort Joaoo - Mary Hoaoll CLASS FLOWER CLASS COLORS Gardenia Green A White CLASS MOTTO Either I shall find or I shall asks a way. CLASS BISTORT Ws ars ths 8snlors of Fori Mssds High School, ths class of '49. It has bsen a long hard struggle but no ws ars facing ths snd. Though many hare fallen along ths way, 1st us give a cheer for those who have finished ths task. In September of 1937, ws were Just beginning this stiff Journey with ths help of Dorothy Palmer (Oabriel) and Ylrglnia Lewis (Marsh). Ws thought ws were big then, but now ws can see ths changes ws hare made, from tiny tots to dignified seniors. September of 1945 found us in high school where ws discovered ws had to learn many new ways. Xlbert Jones fas elected president, and we had a very successful year—includ- ing Rat Day . The Sophomores even marched us up town at noon. A year passed, we became Sophomores. Again we eleoted Xlbert Jones as our president. Bow we had to start thinking of how to maks money for next year. Ve sponsored the Sunny South Coartet . This was a success so we Journeyed on into the Junior class feeling proud or our accomplishments. Jolly Juniors that we were, Xlbert was again elected president. This had becoms a habit. He certainly filled the post with credit. We ordered and received our class rings. Mow we really thought we were SOMEBODY. For the Junior play, we presented Angel Iratet. Tsry interesting, no? Just ask those who sm it 1 Again we made money on an Xaster cake which Mrs. J. 1. Grant baked for us. Then came the ni t for which we had long waited, the Junior-Senior Banquet. This was held on May 7th at the Yacht and Country Club located on Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland. The theme being Smooth Sailing , we decorated the building as a ship. Oh goody I another success. Mow we have started our last and hardest year. 8tlll we do not falter because having come this far, we must Find a way or make a way to coexists our Journey. We have been finding out Just how little we know and how much more we need to know. This year we broke our habit and sleeted Billy McDonald as president. Dear Daffodil was presented as our 8enior play. Two advances, made by xir school this year, has added to our pride in our Alma Mater; being reinstated in the Southern Association of 8chools and Colleges, and the taildlng of the new gymnasium. Instead of a Senior Prom, we took a trip. It was educational as well as a lot of fun. On this trip we toured part of the state of Florida and visited several points of interest. To save money we took this trip on a school bus, which made rough riding but we really had fun. The Junior-Senior Banquet was very nice and now we are looking forward to oomemicement which is only a few days mvay. As we think of leaving Fort Meade High 8ohool, we become dreamy eyed; our Binds filled with both the past and the fhture. Mainly, we are thinking about what the future holds in store for us. XTXLTB BAOGXTT Class Historian m LAW WILL IIS TOTANDT l|, u« hi 0a7 iilMMd, and aoat honorable aaufcere of the graduating oiaaa of 1949 la the count j of Folk aid state of Florida, having turri rad tko last four jeers of hl sokool, find ouraalroa a till being of sound alnd and bod 7. Vo do horobj beneath, aake, publish, and 4tolars tkla our last rill and testament, In ika naansr following! 8 action Ir To our sat stand faoultj, lndividuallj and collectivslj, • ova a dstp debt of gratitude for bearing with ua during our aokolaatlc sojourn. At tkelr students, therefore, vs girt tkan our aimers rote of appreciation. 8action XI: To our sponsors, ve glee our appreciation for tkelr tireless efforts on our bs half, also our proadse to renanker than vkerersr our patks maj lead us. 8eotloa IIIfTo Mrs. J. B. Grant who kas stood bj us In all our undertakings ve vlll our rote of gratitude. Seotlon Iff To our ooaokee, ve vlll our kopes tkat 1990 be a blue ribbon jeer. Beet ion ft To the Juniore «e vlll our one and onlj recognised Senior privilege, sanely tke front saute in tke auditorias. Section TI: To tke 8ophoaoree ve vlll our courage and understanding which vlll be of great benefit to tken if thej vlek to survive two acre Tears of sokool. Section TllrVe vlll to tke Freekaen our anrj tkat ve are ending, Instead of beginning, our lest dar In Fort Meade High Sokool. We fondlj rsneaker our past associations• 8ectlon TUX: We do herebj beneath tke following; Tonoell Llojd villa ker abllltj to be seen and not kaard to Bettj Jane Howie and Melba Grumllz . Harold 8lamons leaves kls blond looks and blue ejes to Tkoaas Prine. JsMee Frias villa his abllltj to aanoj Mies Rankin and ask Irrelevant jaastiona to Kdvard Bevls. Iris Btokee villa ker abllltj to go vltk tkree boje at onoe to Doris Helae and Bettj Freanan. Tallulah Moor villa all ker uaaanted oval ns, for sfcloh she has no furtker use, to ker sister, Bettj Rum. Clara Hell Btegnaier leaves ker perfeot attendance record to Janieoe Barnett. Idvlna Powell leaves Carl Storej to Dorothj McDaniel. Jeanette Lanier villa ker gift ef gab to Louise Croebj and Marie Davis. Charles Cannon leaves his abllltj to spend tkree jeare in tke tenth grade kistorj olass to Ira Sturgis and Charles Lonn. Margie Pierce villa ker glrllak giggles to Ylvlaa livers. Lottie Mae McDaniel leaves ker Dorotkj Leauur oo l anion and big brovn ejee to Dorothj Grauallng. Marj Howell leaves ker auburn hair and ker nevlj acquired effervescence to Marj Register. Mjra Albritton leaves ker abllltj to bluah at tke right tines to Malda Griffis and Juanita Leak. Jewell Atwell wills ker studious disposition and Woutkera Drawl to Christine Llojd. Mjrle Crews villa ker singing talenta and poetic aapiratlona to Bettj Young. Flojd Defane leaves hie aovle star looks and oons hither waje to Homer Adkins and Karl Lonn. Wajoe Dunoen leaves his bubbling pereonalltj and livelj waje to Gordon Mott and Claj- Alvisell Bmi «ills all her extra weight to Helen lath ftzrrenoe. Mattie Flower will� her fair ooaplexion to Illeaheth Oaeet. lari Bellare leave hie popularity with the opposite sex to lari fhoaas and Junior leloher. lalph Valher leaven hie via, vigor, end vltadlty e a cheerleader to Lewie MoMlllaa and Jaohle Brooke. Betty Jane Yaughn wills all her bunion and a box of Dr. Behaila bunion pad to Joyce Dotson. Jean Boott leaves all her feadalne ohara and gracious Banners to Fidelia Tarn. Bill McDonald leaves hie executive ability to Oran Brooks and Jimaj Cooksey. Ann Vlndhan leaves all her dlgalty to Betty Jo Moody. Jane Bodthwlak leaves her oons hither ways to Betty Jean Martin. Betty Boberts wills anything bat her Interests in Bowling Oreen to Margaret Collins. Jeanette Akins leaves her prefersnee for a certain bright oolor to no one. Easel Prlne leaves her dlnlmtlve stature to Tina Martin and Louise Starling. Joe Oreen leaves hie roaantlo personality to his ever loving brother, Janes Oreen. Albert Jones leaves hie athletic achievements to Oliver Slay. C. H. Lanier leaves hie extra height and spelling skill to Leroy Lonnsford and Jack Coulter. Margsuret Allbrltton wills her hoae In Fort Meade to Betty Rowell after she novae to Frostproof. Evelyn Baggett wills her Interest In athletics to Juanita Jones. Howard Miller leaves his quiet wanner and retiring ways to Richard Allen. Rome Moody wills all her artistic abilities to Yvonne Btreetaan. Joyce Boble wills all her babble gxm and lost filling to Rheta Hell Roddenberry. Betty Crwvellng wills her ability to wake the elok well to Christine Ayoock. Dorothy Lastlnger aakes no statement at this tine except to be in Cel ns vl lie, wo ru- ing, noon and night. Beotlon IXi We hereby appoint the faculty of the Fort Meade High School to be oar law- ful executors of this our last will and testament. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hand and seal, this 13th day of June, In the year of our Lord, One Thousand, line Hundred and Forty nine. WITU8B0I (SEAL) Class of 1949 rrt4 JXAI1TO AEIH8 Attorney At Law Andy Hurst________ it (: team________ CLASS PROPHECY In the 7MT of 1959, on one of my root Ia y� , I realised that it Lad baan exactly tan year alnoa I had graduated from fort Meade High School It made ma think of all tha good times I uaad to have with ay classmates. Than I got an idea Why couldn't «a hay a a raunion? ly now «a vara ecat- tarad far and naar yat I knaw vhara a fav of than vara and I ho pad by thair halp to locata tha othas • I firat wrota to JOS GREEN whom I had aaan only a fav montha bafora. Ha vaa pasting through Madiaon Square Cardans and a a my pictura on a aign board announcing that I was vraa tling on that vary night. Ha vould navar hava known who it was had ha not atoppad to look at tha pictura Tha sign read ■A fight to tha finiah by Two-Ton-Mami V. 8. Little-Bit-STOKES. Joa had to laava tha next day. He's a travaling aalaaman for a company which makoa ladiat silk atockinga. Joa atill blows hia whis- tla but ha still gata no anavar I had aaan of Cyprsss Gardens, a apraad in Life Magazine, that tha placa was baing run by EARL SELLSES. And as it wouldn't bs Cyprsss Cardans without a vatar skier I wasn't surprised to find BITTY JANE TAUGHN occupying this position Tha next day Singling Brothers Circus was patting on a show at Madison Square Cardans whara I was still ar— a-working I decided to go, and was glad I did At one of the aids shows who should be tha barker, of rancons voice, but C H. LANIEB. He was advertising a show which starred JUNE 8MITOTICE, 8arah Tinkle and her Southern Bailee.� After telling them about the reunion I reached tha big tent Just in time for tha horse shew. It was than I saw HAZEL PRINE She claims to be tha only woman in show business who can rids a horse, standing on her head, yodeling, I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart , at the same time. A few days after that I left for Fort Maada, planning to find tha rest of my friends. On my way home my train had a two hour wait in a small town in South Carolina. Since I was hungry I decided to gat something to sat in a reeturant across from tha station Whom should I a as behind tha counter, picking her teeth, but MATTIE FLOWERS? Thmi I knew WHY tha reeturant was called THE FLOWER POT� . After inviting Mattie, I asked if she knew where others of our classmates were. She told ma HAROLD SIMM0N8 had stopped in a few days ago on hia vacation. Hia business is driving a bus to and from all points of Florida to Chattahoochee While sating my sandwich I picked up a newspaper After reading tha beet part of the pa- per, tha fuxmies of course, my ayee dropped to a certain article. It was telling about quintuplet which had been born in Florida. As I read on it mentioned a Dr. Baggett Baggett , I said to my- • elf— Now where have I heard that name before ? Than it dawned on me that it was ETKLYN BAGGETT who is now noted as one of the greatest pediatricians in the U 8.A. ANN WINDHAM, who now runs Marine Studios, called Dr. Baggett to attend the new arrivals. Ann a ays the blessed events are tha moat wonderful thing ever to happen to harJI At tha early age of three day tha bablee are so affectionate that if Ann tickles them under tha chin they respond vivaciously, hoping that it will go on forever Yes sir, they are eaid to be the smartest, the moat adorable baby porpoises in tha world, tha only ones aver to be born in captivity I arrived in Fort Meade tired and weary—but not too weary to go to the drugstore where I wee sure to bump into someone I knew. Who should walk in but JEANETTE AKINS, wife of Mr. John Collins, Superintendent of tha Swift Phosphate Mina? Walking along behind her were four little, red headed boys When she told me they were hara I said by all means bring them to the reunion 8he was on bar way to Bartow and asked if I would like to go along. She liked the idea of the reunion very mxch and consented to help find everyone. To my surprise aha told me that quite a few members of our class had settled within a few miles of Fort Meade; also BETTY B0BKRT8 was leading a happy life in Bowling Green with her husband, Pierce Mills feem we got about half way between Fort Meade and Bartow, I discovered a new night club The big neon aign flasad Walker Inn—We'll Help You Carry Her Out Jeanette explained that it was recently built by my old friend RALPH WALKER and that MYRLE CREWS was tha star singer of the floor show presented each night from nine till' 10:89 Whan wa arrived in Bartow I was window shopping so I ambled into Jesslyn'e Gift 8tore. There in the back wee LETT IE MAI Me DAN I EL who owns tha store ALYISELL BASS was her head clerk They told ma that BILL MCDONALD was working in tha court house as an accountant I went to see him and ha let ma raad a letter he had recently received from EUERT and MARY JONES who have a ranch in Connecticut. I remember whan wa ware aeniora Elbert named a prise calf Florins Now from that one little calf he has bred a herd of cattle that give Fiorina ted Milk and everyone has such perfect teeth that there isn't a dentist in the radius of 100 miles My trip to Bartow was very successful for all my friends were excited over the idea of seeing our class reunited The next dAy I decided to go down to the school hoots and look ths pises ovsr. Tbs first person X • was WAYNE DUNCAN who is now coach at 7. M. H. 3. Bs informed ms that hs had coached ths winners of ths Booth Florida Conference. The red model-A is still in his back yard and he is still trying to fix it. Hs also told me NORMA MOODY was the Physical Idncation teacher. On the way dp to the office I asked Pete «here JEAN SCOTT had gone. Be armwered in sotto voice, She's gone to Reno again. ■Again , I exclaimed, what is she doing in Reno in the first placeT The answer came in a dry voice, Getting a divorce from her fourth husband. When we walked in the door of the office I found YONCBIL LLOYD working as secretary of the school. And who should walk out of the principals' office but CHARLES CANNON. I asked him where MAR GIB PIERCE was and he told me she was home eupervlslng the washing for a family of eighty. He said washing their clothes was the easy part; they had trouble whan they had to name another one. They practically run out of nsince and so now they had started using the nsmea of popular brands of soap suds. If they keep adding rooms on their home its going to look like a patch-work quilt. m it's the nicest orphanage in the state 11 I hadn't had much exercise that day so I decided to walk home. When I passed the Funeral Home I noticed the sign was changed. It read Prine's Mortuary. Of coarse 1 It was JAMES PRINE. In small letters under the large ones was his motto— Through these Portals Pass the lest Dressed peo- ple in the Land I When I got home I was so tired that I decided to sit down and listen to ths radio. A program was coming from the new broadcasting station in Fort Meade; I noticed how familiar the voice sounded. It was DOROTHY LA8TIHGZRI Her program was, How To Catch A Man In Ten Xasy Les- sons. I called her after the broadcast to tell her about the reunion. She said that she wo old like that. Vhile we were talking she told me that JEANETTE LANIER and JEWELL ATWELL weren't in the states, but were touring Europe in a roller skating folliss. She said they had the fonniest duo-clown act ever to cross the oceanII After a pleasant conversation with Dorothy she apolo- getically told me that she hated to hang op but she had an appointment at ths EZMINA POWELL Bwau% Salon. She was very excited, for she was going to get Edwins's newest permanent creation. It was a bobbed-bangs effect with a droop-curl. My problem was almost solved when I had succeeded in finding CLARA NELL STEQMAIER, and MARGARET ALLBRITTON. I found Clara Nell running a boarding house in our own thriving metropolis and Margaret as a secretary in the olty hall. Now I had only a few more to find. MYRA AL1RITT0N is operating a cafeteria in the mid- dle of town. HOWARD MILLER is giving her a lot of competition by running the local recreation hall. TALLULAH IXJNN tCORE, better known as the famous Lola is now supporting her husband and dhlldrsn as a star baseball player. After asking almost everyone in town I found that 1ETTY CREVELING was a Flagpole sit- ter in Philldelphlai I wired her about the reunion but, since she had been on the pole only 3 months, and since 6 months was her goal,, she couldn't possibly make it. Well, that wes all of them, so we set the date of the reunion for the next Saturday night. That's the night we always used to prowl. We all agreed that the beet place to have it would be on Calvsrly Mountain at the DeVane Mansion. JOYCE and FLOYD DeYANS have bougit the beautiful, land- scaped mountain and built one of the most bsantiful colonial estates in the land. Floyd owns all the groves around Ft. Meade. His wife, Joyce, has developed an emulsion from the seeds of her husbands seedless oranges which will absolutely cure falling eyelashes. There was a big crowd and we had a swell time sitting out in the yard around the fire, roa � ing hot dogs, and talking about the things we used to do. (The things that could be talked about I )• I had to leave on the following Monday but on my way back I felt my trip had been worth- while, and that maybe ten years from now we could do the same thing again. Let all who now hear knew that this is the true prophesy of the Senior Class of Fort Meade High 8ohool for the year of 1949. IRIS STOKES Class Prophet 6 SjP' A CLASS P1AIKK Dur LordJ Sokool jMkn Aat• com, Bekool yur kaw gout, 4% last «•'▼• revoked tk turning; ArvH tk low lj not of latur ong, Vitkin our k nrt nr burning. Could I but nnk for on tking nor , A pmj r for my olw would b ; nut w adgkt nrok tkrougk God1 gr nt tor , for gift of Low und Hundlitj. 1 our prot otor. Lord, w prnj, H lp u todo Tkj pr oiou will; Quid nnd ok r u on lif 1 wnj, Thy lowing purpo fulfill AMD MTRLX CREWS Cln Po t CftS ™C-LL 1) ,r «i % Cut,4WXD? Vwrv 4® ’ '“' I 3 fcVS r flouU l CLA88 MOTIO ■forward Ever; Backward, Iwir CLASS COLORS Red A IMt« CLASS FLOUR led Rot Mitt Edith R nxin Mi N u Maesey Bac row? (left to right) Riohard Allan, Junior Belcher, Cordon Mott, Jaccit Brooks, Jack Coulter, Leroy Lunsford, Ira Sturgis, Oliver Slay, Clayton Dean. Tnird row: Melba Gramling, Rheta Hell Roddenberry, Tina Martin, Billy Sloan, Aran Brookt, Thomaa Prine, lari Thomas, Jama Green, Earl Lunn, Edward Bavis, Homer Adxint. Second row: Malda Griffit, Ilitabath Ouast, Batty Howie, Juanita Jon , Betty Dunn, Mary Regie ter, Louise Starling, Yvonne Stre tma.i, filelia Yam, Betty Young, Joyce Doteon, Christiua Aycock, Batty Freeman, Batty Moody. Firat row Betty Rowell, Christina Lloyd, Janiec Barnett, Helen Durrance, Dorothy McDaniel, Batty Martin, Yivian Rivera, Louise Crosby, Dorothy Gramling, Juanita Lank, Mar- garet Col line, Doris Helm . gr. H. S. Gordon Mr. David Black Baca ro«: Dan Mood , franklin lura ad, Harman Atwall, Idward Walaar, Carl Storay, Hub art Coal- tar, Dara laat, Jimmy Watharington, N ala on Lunn, William Or ana, loyca Tariaa, Otkan Woods, Harlan Walkar, Alvi a Windham. Third row: Ckarlaa 8 i amo na, Gana Mann, Allan lurnaad, Houaton McPharaon, Cloia Cannon, Hoj Da- Tana, franc Tony, lart Naylor, Ruaaali Brinaon, Edward William, Naigal Milling, Spancar Adaaa, Waalay Fordkaa, Billy Aycock. 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Sacorvi row: Mr. H. S. Gordon (Coach), Dan Moody, Clois Cannon, £ari Thomas, Dara Baat, LaRua Sallars, Edward Williams, Richard Allan, Bart Naylor, franalin Bums ad (Managar). front row: Dua;;a Pane oca, Allan Bu rosad, Joa Lunsford, Tommy Martin, Roy DaTana, Byron Mabry, Jamas Graan, Homar Adaina, Dies Naylor. (Not pictirad) Chari as Cannon. 00ACI I. 8. GORDON - CAPTAIB FLOTD DKTANX I AWARDING THX 0CMPTO1MICCIXLLAN TiOPHT TO MR. lAROftOTI AWARDING THI COMPTON-WCCLILUtf TROPHT TO lUXRT J0NX8 •9003904 •waa p® wrung uwxx? 'wpoog U q 0 ' wtrno j, x- j 'pwwnang vxx 11 ! : oa aojtg •wn� A� a oXoxg 'trwowoQ wu wg w«g • a«q 'ao lDyi ii wpMXf '£ww ooo � oi—o w xjw 0 1 oj o� g arobs ITT a istioa TTTUOQf H0QC4 JUNIOR YOLLAT BALL TLAM Back row: Toioty Martin, JacJci Light ey, Richard Muli en , J lra.jr Pollard, George Evan , Richard Naylor. front row? Johnny Collier, Gerry Mullen , Duane Peacock, Bobby Mitchell, Jack Smith, Joe Meek, Jinxry Collier, Junior Pierce, Mr. David Blaca. BASKiTBALL CB STRING) Margaret Albritton, Audrey Moody, Myrle Creea, Evelyn Baggett, Iliiabeth Oueet, Juanita Lamb, Margaret Collin . “• MR. H. 3. (JORDON rk lOil ItoMtlon Bi Motor H« Co-0 A Atkl.tlc Dir« tor MI88 ANN ROYAL Pkj«loal education Director BLACK A SOLD ST ATT first row: Batty Rice, Marguerite Barnett, Joe Green, Dorothy Lastinger, Mary Crews, Miss Kell Massey, Betty freeman, Margaret Collins, Tina Martin, Betty Rowell, fidelia Tarn, Patsy Smith, Carl Storey, Mrs. R. D. Mitchell (faculty Advisor), Yvonne Streetman. Second row: Betty Creveling, Mary Howell, Lettie Mae LcDaniel, Myrle Crews, Joyce Dotson, Iris Stokes. HOBBY CLUB Top Bow (left to rigat) Fred Grime� , Wynn logli, Jack Henderson, Micheal Anclerio, farl Collin� ; 5� cond Bow: Billy Ayooca, J� � � � How � , Hoaer Adkins, Bobby Mitchell, Leo Darrance, Lyl� Graff, Sh� ltor. Jackson, Miy Grac Godloy (sponsor) Third Bpw: Allan Graff, Charlee Klnbrell, Clarie� Albritton, La Vonno Waftee, Kdwina Pow� ll, Batty IXinn, Bu� � � ll Britton, Helan Morgan. ART CLUB Posing on da� : Freeman Cr� ws. Front Row: Dorothy McDaniel, Karl Collins, Kdwina Pow� U, B� ttj pi� rc� . Miss Grace Godlay (standi.ig) Franc� � Scarborough, Rosin� Cannon, Yvonn� Streetaan, L� o Dur- ranc� , Lillian Pow� ll, Clarie� Albritton, W� stl� y Fordham, Billy Aycook, Howell, Dean. ? 7f. . Bac .( left to right:) Zondra Orant, Dorothy Las tingar, Jeanette Axins, Halan Durrance, Christina Ayeoca Margaret Collins, Margaret Albritton, Juanita Laafc, Audrey Moody, Ruby Cillespie, Patsy Smith, Jean Scott, Batty Howse, Batty Vaughn, Jewell Atwell, Jeanette Lanier. Second Row: Mrs. Bazal MeCuliars, (sponsor) Betty Freeman, Dorothy Brown, Myra Cox, Mary Crews, Dorothy Grasiling, Svelyn Baggett, Joyce Dotson, Nona Moody, Margie Pierce, June Ssdthwick, Betty Roberts, Iris Stokes, Mary Howell, Third flow: Dailey Brunson, Amy Jouts, Dorothy Wade, Ruth Belcher, Jo Laine Hudson, Audrey Carter, Edith Moseley, Betty Kelly, Lettie McDaniel, Mattie Flowers, Ruth Millar, fourth Row: Myrle Crews, Doris Upthsgrof , Ruth Dotson, Annis Adxlns, Carolyn Douglas, Janieca B rnatt, Joyce Nobis, Ruth Dlshong, Halan Morgan, Batty Dunn, Wynell Council, Betty Moody. S? ki to right) Richard Naylor, Vernon Hancock, Jacx Henderson, Willie� Owens, Richard rH ™lri C(“. Mr N. Me Cullers (advisor). Second Row: Jerry Powell, Billy Weet, Johnny Gordon, J. C. Rowell, Morris Lunn, Robsrt Heins, Paul Morgan. Front Row: Ilbert Jones (president), Jaaes Prine (vice preaid«it), Clayton Dean (eecretary), Russell Brineon(treasure) Spencer Adas� , (reporter), Frank Tony, Alvie Windham. Hubert Coulter, (Mot pictured)r Wayns McClellan, David Vaoghn. 8DI0R TOLLET BILL TEAM Baca row! (lef t to rlgfet) Jeanette Lanier, Dorctky La� tir.ger, Irel n Baggett, Tallaluh Moore, Jewell Atwell• front row: Iria Stokee, Margaret Albritton, Jean 8oott, Norma Mood , Batt Vaugkn. Laft to rlfM: Pegg Dotaon, June Peacock, Lucilia Iv , Jean Sleet man, Batt Cannon, LaTona Waldee, Salrla Howta, Jo ce Darla, LaVerne Ouaat. JUNIOR HIjH TOLLET BALL CHAMPIONS •Mias Fort Maada High School of 194 ” QU EN a:jd hkr com ? 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