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

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Mary Elizabeth: ' ' Remember how Miss Helen V ia, Miss Ethel Stone, and Mr. Heman A. Mar- shall worked faithfully, as new faculty members, to help us in any way they could.” Mildred: There were Senior presidents in three of the individual literary societies. In the Patrick Henry, Myrtle Spencer; in the Shake- spearean, Edith McGhee; and in the Lee, Mildred Jarrett. Samuel Flora and Edith McGhee were President and Vice-President, respectively, of the General Literary Society.” Lessie Mae: Yes, the Beta Club has a Senior president also, Connie Prillaman.” Myrtle: Our class this year included thirty- two seniors, however, Cupid interfered and Mar- garet Carter left us to become a housewife.” Mary Elizabeth: The Seniors winning letters for satisfactory service in basketball were Connie Prillaman, Doris Pegram, Mary Elizabeth Wade, T. F. Grogan, Warren McCall, Jack Helms, C. L. Woody, Posie Lee Collins and Samuel Flora. A Varsity Club was formed from all the students of Bassett High School participating in either basketball or baseball. Another Senior was elected president, Warren McCall. Seniors were captains of both boys’ and the girls’ teams, T. F. Grogan, of the boys’ and Connie Prillaman of the girls’.” Connie: Do you remember these dates? March 8, 1940 — We were honored by the Juniors at a Junior-Senior Banquet. April 19, 1940 — The Senior play was given in the High School Auditorium. March IS, 1940 — Bassett High School was a scene of great activity as Bassett’s young ladies met to see who wos fairest of all.” Mary Elizabeth: And on our graduation night, didn’t Edith McGhee deliver a grand vale- dictory speech and Connie Prillaman didn ' t do a bad job of the salutatory address cither.” Myrtle: Had you thought about it, that Miss Goode has been our home room teacher for three years? We really should appreciate her many efforts for our sake.” Mildred: Mr. E. Carl Hoover should be highly honored in his tenth year at Bassett High School. For four years he has been directly con- nected with our class in high school and never has he refused any of our reasonable requests.” Lessie Mae: To Mr. Hoover, Miss Goode, the faculty and lower classmen we extend our sincere gratitude for all their cooperation and favors shown this Senior Class of 1940. Fond memories of all of you and of days at Bassett High School will forever be foremost in our minds as we stand ready to take the vital step into the future.” Samuel Flora.

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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.”

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SENIOR MIRROR Samuel Flora Best Looking Most Studious Best All Around Jack Helms Most Popuhir T. F. Grogan Most Athletic Dewey Draper Most Dignified Posey Lee Collins Mo5 Humorous Harold Mason Most Attractive Doris Pegram Prettiest Lessie Mae Shelton Most Popular Most Attractive Best All Around Mary E. Wade Mo 7 Athletic Ann Ramsey Most Dignified Magdalene Roger Most Humorous Dorothy Martin Alost Studious