John D Bassett High School - Timber Tints Yearbook (Bassett, VA)

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Class Song Tune: Drifting and Dreaming Now we are leaving you, With a heart so blue. As we sing to you, Standing here with all our friends, We’ll ne’er forget. Memories will not let Us forsake dear old Bassett High. School days are over In Bassett High, We’ve thought it over Hate to say goodbye. All of its teachers We’ll never forget, Now we have to leave you. Dear old Bassett High. — Doris Berry.

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SENIORS JAMES THOMAS WIGGINGTON Literary Society, ’3 7, ’3 8, ’3 9; Industrial Arts, ’37, ’38; Drum and Bugle Corps, ’37, ’38, ’39. JOHN THOMAS WILLIAMS Literary Society, ’37, ’38, ’39; Industrial Arts, ’37, ’38. DAISY BEATRICE YEAMAN Freshman Reporter, ’Feswr Hoover’s Gang, ’36; Secretary, Sophomore Class, ’37; Literary Society, ’37, ’38, ’39; Home Eckers Club, ’37, ’3 8; Reporter, Junior Class, ’3 8; Beta Club, ’38, ’39; Secretary, Joint Literary Society, ’3 8; Editor-in-Chief, ’Fessor Hoover’s Gang, ’39; Valedictorian, Senior Class, ’39.

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History of Senior Class How a ring brings back memories, memories dear and cherished! The four glim- mers shining in my school ring fade into four wonderful high school years. In the first faint glimmer I see fifty-five eager freshman faces. We were divided into two groups under the guidance of Misses Virginia Romm and Dora Mitchell. We elected as our class officers: President, David Giles; Vice-President, Juanita Leftwich; Secretary, Lucille Rakestraw; Treasurer, Mildred Jarrett. The light grows brighter as spring approaches, which marks the beginning of the baseball season in which J. A. Eggleston, Kenneth Jones, David Giles, and Claude Shockley participated. Graduation day come bringing sadness to many but to us, the freshmen, freedom from the bondage of being snubbed and called fresh rats.” Ah, what a bright glimmer appears, and thirty-six heads slowly come into view. The heads are held up and the faces say. Here we are, sure of ourselves.” In this spirit, the sophomores of ’37 started out the school year with Miss Clyde Ramsey as teacher. Five new pupils, David Flora, Katherine Ramsey, Pauline Stone, Eugene Varner, and Billy Warner, came to join our gang,” but many of our former class- mates failed to return. The class again elected David Giles as president. In ’37, all the sophomores were requested to join the Literary Society. This memory is very amusing because we sophomores thought that no more worldly knowledge could be cramped into our heads. We were mistaken because we have achieved many great tasks through the Literary Society. A play Sky High,” was presented by Miss Sara Jane Jose. Doris Berry. Claude Shockley, and J. A. Eggleston took part in it. Several sophomore girls were also in the chorus. Mr. Cooper, one of the new teachers, came to teach the Sophomore boys Industrial Arts. I see a beautiful picture of lovely girls in line at the annual beauty pageant. Many of the girls entered the contest during their sophomore year. Examinations passed and the majority of the class came through with flying colors. We celebrated the great event by going on a picnic, but there was great lament when we learned that Miss Ramsey, our beloved teacher, was leaving for another school. The third glimmer shines with a clear brilliance and brings into my mind a happy group of Juniors. Not as awkward as the year before but a bit timid. Mr. Harvey Cooper was our home room teacher. One new pupil, Mary Kinney, came to be with us. David Giles was elected President of the class. The Juniors who were eligible for the Beta Club were Robert Hutcherson, Christine Ingram, Juanita Leftwich, Doris Berry, Beatrice Yeaman, and Katherine Ramsey. Doris Berry was elected treasurer of the club and Beatrice Yeaman, secretary. A play, Coast to Coast,” was presented by Miss Katherine Burch, and David Giles was the only Junior who took an important part in the play. Alma Coleman and Christine Ingram were in the chorus. An event that recalls much merriment was the Junior-Senior Banquet, at which our president presided gracefully.