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

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PAULINE YALE ELSIE MILDRED JOHNSON A transfer from Mt. View, N. C.; First Aid Club, Jeffersonian Literary Society, ’37, ’3 8, ’39, ’40; 36; Program Chairman, ’36; Dramatic Club, Senior Class Reporter, ’40; Newspaper Staff, ’40. ’3 7, ’3 8; Glee Club, ’3 7, ’3 8; Secretary Glee Club, ’3 8; Cheer Leader, ’3 8; Victorian Literary So- ciety, ’39, ’40. POSEY LEE COLLINS, JR. Vice-President, Sophomore Class, ’3 7; Industrial Arts, ’37, ’38; Drum and Bugle Corps, ’37, ’38, ' 39, Corporal, ’37, ’38, Sergeant, ’39; Patrick Henry Literary Society, ’3 8; Shakespearean Liter- ary Society ’39, ’40; Sergeant-at-Arms, ’39, ’40; Baseball, ’3 9, ’40; Basketball, ’40; School Band, ’39; Varsity Club, ’40,

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CHRISTINE MARTIN Jeffersonian Literary Society, ’3 7; Lee Literary Society, ’38, ’39, ’40; Chairman of Lee Literary Program, ’3 9, ’40; Secretary and Treasurer of Freshman Class, ’37; Home Economics, ’38, ’39, ’40; Associate Editor of Timber Tints, ’40. MYRTLE SPENCER Home Economics, ’38, ’39, ’40; Reporter, Fresh- man Class, ’37; President, Patrick Henry Literary Society, ’40; Jeffersonian Literary Society, ’37, ’3 8; Secretary, Senior Class, ’40; Drum and Bugle Corps, ’37; Shakespearean Literary Society, ’39. MERYL AGNES GREENALL leffersonian Literary Society, ’3 7; Shakespearean Literary Society, ’38, ’39, ’40; Chairman of Shakespearean Literary Program, ’4.0; Chairman, General Literary Program, ’40; Drum and Bugle Corps, ’38, ’39, ’40; Beta Club, ’39, ’40; ' Vice- President, Beta Club, ’39; Humor Editor, ' Fessor Hooter’s Giiiig, ’40; Humor Editor, Timber Tints, ’40; Home Economics, ’38, ’39, ’40; Ser- geant-at-Arms Senior Class, ’40; Chairman Red Cross Council, ’3 9. SUSAN ALLIE STONE leffersonian Literary Society, ’3 7; Shakespearean Literary Society, ’38, ’39, ’40; Home Econom- ics, ’39, ’40.

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HISTORY OF CLASS OF ’40 SCENE I Bassett High School, Spring, ’3 7 (Enter, Allison Maye, President; T. F. Grogan, Vice-President; Lessic Mae Shelton, Secretary; Agnes Mason, Treasurer and Jack Helms, Re- porter.) Allison: ' X’cll, freshman life isn’t really so bad after all.” Agnes: Of course not, wc have two splendid helpers. Miss Dora Mitchell and Mr. Christian C. Merritt.” Jack: Even this early in high school we are taking our share of activity in school clubs and organizations for which we are eligible.” T. F.: Our Class proved itself in athletics also. Five boys took an active part in baseball and basketball. Two of our girls did their share for the girls’ basketball team.” Lessie Mae: Remember there were two rooms of us, but we had parties, class meetings, and good times together.” Agnes: A swell year all around, I say.” SCENE 1 1 Bassett High School, Spring, ’3 8 (Enter, Edith McGhee, President; Posey Lee Col- lins, Vice-President; Billie Berry, Secretary; Alli- son Maye, Treasurer and Doris Pegram, Reporter.) Edith: Do you realize that we are half-way through high school? Were we successful this year?” Billie: Why certainly we were. Miss Virginia Goode and Miss Shirley Brightwell brought us through this year with marked success. Forty- two members out of last year’s class, numbering sixty-seven, appeared for action this year, but those forty-two showed marked ability.” Posey: We have members in the Drum and Bugle Corps, Home Eckers Club, Industrial Arts Club and the Literary Societies.” Allison: The various sports of the school were again aided by some of our classmen.” Doris: All of us enjoyed our class picnics and class meetings.” Edith: For my part I vote for another suc- cessful year.” SCENE in Bassett High School, Spring, ’3 9 (Enter, Edith McGhee, President; Allison Maye, Vice-President; Harold Mason, Treasurer and Lessie Mae Shelton, Secretary.) Allison: Our success increases as the years go by.” Lessie Mae: Mr. Robert Taylor, and Miss Anne Hover were added to the faculty to aid us in our pursuit of education. We also lost Mr. Harvey F. Cooper at mid-term, who was re- placed by Mr. John E. Lasko. Miss Virginia Goode stuck with us as home room teacher for another year.” Harold: We participated in all the school activities in which wc were expected to take a part.” Edith: The big feature of the year was the Junior-Senior Banquet of which we had charge. All members of the Junior and Senior classes, and the members of the Faculty met at the Riverside Hotel on April 4, 193 9. The complete theme of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was used throughout the banquet.” Lessie Mae: Several members of our class were honored by a call to membership in the Beta Club.” Allison: Well, I guess we will step into top class at Bassett High School next year.” SCENE IV Bassett High School, Spring, ’40 (Enter, Lessie Mae Shelton, President; Connie Prillaman, Vice-President; Myrtle Spencer, Secre- tary; Mary Elizabeth Wade, Treasurer, and Mil- dred Johnson, Reporter.) Lessie Mae: Well, here we arc in one last ' Get-together’!” Myrtle: Weren’t wc busy this year? Wc had charge of both ’Fessor Hooter ' s Gang, and Timber Tints.” Connie: Yes, Dorothy Martin did a swell job of getting out the school paper even though it was hard, regular work and Agnes worked faithfully as Editor-in-Chief of the annual.”