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

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FOREWORD The purpose of the publication of Timber Tints 1948 is to help preserve for future enjoyment the happenings and traditions of Bassett High School. The school is so closely linked with the traditions and progress of the little city of Bassett that even the name Timber Tints grew out of her chief industry. Many trees grew on the Bassett estates, through which, in 1888, the Norfolk and Western Railway was given a right of way and a generous parcel of land for the site of the Bassett station. Almost all the best and most popular woods used in furniture were found around Bassett. There were, for instance, about sixty species of maple, twenty species of poplar and about three hundred species of oak. When a chair factory was built at Bassett in 1901 by Mr. J. D. Bassett, Sr., it was supplied with timber from these beautiful trees by sawmills on the nearby estates. At this time there was a one-room school, two stores and a single factory. Down through the ages this meager little factory has grown into many factories, so that in less than a half-century Henry County has within its borders one of the greatest furniture manufacturing organizations in the world. The tints from the timber used in the manufacturing of furniture are reflected in this little book, through the pupils. Here one sees more varying shades of personality than Bassett furniture shows in the varying tints of timber. The Bassett schools have hardly kept pace with the growth of the industries. It was not until 1915 that the present high school building was erected. In 1927, the increase in enrollment brought about the building of the Central Grammar School and Auditorium in the r ear of the high school. In 1937, Campbell Court Graded School was built. The present enrollment in Bassett High School is over 300. The students are drawn from the 8,000 population of Bassett and the dis- tricts of Reed Creek and Horsepasture. With the growth and expansion of the schools for the past eighteen years under the able management of Mr. E. Carl Hoover, the enrollment now exceeds the capacity of the building; therefore, a modern, up-to-date high school is in the process of erection. The 1948 Class preserves in Timber Tints the memories of the dear, old high school which will pass away with their graduation. Its walls, with falling plaster, are dear to each graduate, but with schools it is as with life: “New times demand nezv measures and nezv men; The zvorld advances and in time outgrozvs The laws that in our fathers ' days zvere best. Billy Brammer Editor [ 5 ]

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' irgfniana lilM JUL 29 M9 CONTENTS Opening Section i- 5 Dedication 6-1 1 Those Behind the School 12 Faculty 13 Staff 14 Seniors 17-32 Ji-’niors 33-42 Sophomores 43-48 Freshmen 49-53 Sports 5 4-64 Other Activities and Clubs 65-75 Features 76-79 Senior Directory 80-81 Calendar 82 Our Boosters 83 Advertisements 84-135 New School 136 p of L ' jrar y ofVsi :: :::i Riiw’i i,riiond| VA [ 4 ]

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DEDICATED TO THE TOWN OF BASSETT And the Ideals for Which it Stands The aims of the Senior Class of 1948 are to pro- mote the ideals of Bassett and its institutions. Bassett schools stand for better education and advancement of all lines of truth. Bassett’s industries stand for work, honesty and progress. Bassett’s churches stand for the teaching of the Bible and Christian ideals. Bassett’s homes stand for building happiness and whole- some living. With the purpose of promoting these principles the Senior Class dedicates this little book to Bassett.