Grundy County High School - Mountain Laurel Yearbook (Coalmont, TN)

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-..-M ...-4. .-....-.....-.v.,--- ..-Q. -?,f..---.. -..-..4---. l, W -.. , CLASS HISTORY It was on August 7, 1942, that oneuhundred forty freshmen entered Grundy County High School, We repre- sented practically every community in the county. Eve- eryone had different ideas about school, and before the year was gone many had dropped out. We were well repre- sented in the various clubs, and several of the stu- dents proved to be very intellectual by becoming mem- .L.'l bers of the Beta Club. For class officers, uH6 follow- ing were chosen: Doris Anderson, Presidentg James Gols- ton, Vice-Prcsidcntg Dixie Wiggins, Secretaryzmd Treas- urer. Liss Yarber was chosen sponsor. ' Ihgp VJ registered as sophomores on August 2Z,MM5, we felt a greater responsibility than we had felt as Mfreshmen. We realized 2355 goal to an education was Amore than merely going to classg we knew we had to work 'hard. Many of our fellow classmates resigned from our school activitics-- some entered the armed forces while others felt the road too rugged te-continue, Our class officers were: Johnnie Jane Heard, Prc:idcnt5Eedye.bIne Kennedy, Vice-Presidentg Doris Anderson, SCCTCCDISU and T1 1 Ethel nne Haynes, Treasurer' iranxlin Rust. Re orter. 'N . . my 5 ' .1 Miss williamson was our sponsor after Mrs, Ray left our schoel.Inl?cbumary we entered into the bond drive sand won with a total sale of about pl5,000t We entered our 'unior year ver' erthusiasticallf an - - Q H J n J with the determination to go places. Buck Sanders was elected President, A,J. Layne, VicehPresidgntg Betty Nunley, Secrctaryg Marguerite Roddy, Treasfrergdhdstine Ross, Reporter, Liss Yarbor was chosen class sponsor.Wb sponsored thc football queen contest and a junicr girl, lJohnnie Heard, was crowned queen, Cur entertainment .of the seniors came a little early because several 5 boys were to be inducted into the service before the end of the school year. As juniors, we practically coveted the seniors of their rank, but we knew we would follow thmr footsteps one year hence. . As we entered our last year in Grundy High,va Rumd that only forty-six of the original one hundred and br- u 1 2 N s

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lnqdulli 1 Y ,, ,Wg , nl,,, . V ty were to graduate as dignified seniors. . We looked resolutely upon the year ahead of us and all the things it held for our enjoyment and disappointment. On November lO, the juniors entertained us by tak- ing us on a trip to NHShVilL9. We visited the Hermitage and the Parthenon, Everyone enjoyed the day although de weather was rainyh For the senior play we decided to give The Little Minister as dramatized from James M. Barrie's'?Eory by REIEEdHFernand. The cast includes A.J, Layne, Nthe lit- tle ministerny Ruth Myers, Babbieg Ethelynne Haynes,ths little ministerfs mothcrg Harold Jones, the village paw siciang Bettye Sue Weeks, the new servant girl, Raymond Hargis, a wealthy landownerg Ruth Meeks, a neighborwun- any Don Paris, a wayward chapg Charles Cunningham, ah- officerg Bettye Jeanne Kennedy, Rob Dowfs daughterglhn- D16 Jane Heard, the unfortunate old lady on her way to the poor house. The seniors taking part in the speechf tournaments were: Original orators-Ruth Myers, A.J. Layne, Debaters Don Paris, Don Roberts, Harold Jones, Raymond Hargisg Extemporaneous speakers-Franklin Rust, Dimple BrowngDnP matic Readings-Johnnie Jane Heard, Marguerite RoddygPo- etry reading-Betty Sue Meeks. We made plans for the publication of The Mountain-M Laurel. We ordered our rings and invitations. Almost everyone received his ring before the Christmas hdikws. For class officers we chose the following: Raymond Har- gis, president, Buck Sanders, vice-president, Christine Ross, secretary, Marguerite Roddy, treasurer, Bettye Jeanne Kennedy, reporter. Miss Yarber and Mrs. Colston were chosen class sponsers. We regretfully leave our places at Grundy High in search of higher goals, feeling that our time here has prepared us fully to meet the future with success. We trust that the senior class of 1945-1946 -will serve 88 a guiding light to future graduating classes, ijffignggv ing them to attain the highest goal ever reachediiu ghj human endeavor. 1 ,,..Jq' 1 I 'Y 4 w u 4 .