Karns High School - Gold and Blue Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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i tory In the fall of 1947, the 122 bewildered and confused students entered Karns High School for four years of tedious striving. It seemed as though high school would never- come when we were in the elementary grades, and now that it had actually arrived, we did not know what to do with ourselves. The most disturbing thing about high school was that we could not have four library periods. We were green freshmen all right, but gradually we caught on and joined in a circle of activities. Members of our class joined the F.F .A. and F.H ,A, Clubs. We even found time to have a party and go to a few ball games. We didn't lose much time in finding out how to identify those dignified seniors from the other classes. They were always trying to tell us what to do and watch their figure at the same time . All was not foolishness though, we did have a little. bit of initiative. To prove that, we organized our class under the capable sponsorship of Mrs. Howley. Officers for the year 1947-1948 were: president, Mike Hendrix, vice president, Owen Nine, secretary, John North, and treasurer, Lucille Vandergriff. Later in the year we elected Nathan Bridges as secretary to succeed John North, who transferred to Farragut. Wilma Davis represented our class as queen at the school carnival. With these highlights we ended our first year at Karns. Forty-six girls and forty-two boys reassembled at Karns in September of 1948. This year we felt we were smart enough to get right down to business - so we elected officers to start our successful sophomore year . They were: president, Howard Johnson, vice-president, Ruth Minge, secretary, Betsy Robbins, and treasurer, Barbara Majors. Mr. Head was our sponsor . Some of our class members succeeded in making the Beta Club and, of course, we had other club activities. Bonnie Everett represented our class as Miss F.H.A. I ' Our big events included a good chapel program fwhich seems to be a specialty of our classj, sponsoring a Nite, Club at the carnival, and last but not least, we spent an enjoyable day in the Smoky Mountains. We passed that year also . When the school year of 1949-1950 rolled around we had seventy-three jolly juniors . By this time we had realized the importance of gaininga little knowledge along with our social activities . To make our year more perfect, we elected our officers: president, Ruth Minge, vice-president, Mike Hendrix, secretary, Bonnie Everett, treasurer, Irene Baker with Mr . Swanson as sponsor . Later in the year we elected Mr. Major to succeed Mr. Swanson as our sponsor. Asusualwe proceeded with our regular clubs and ball games. We sponsored a movie at the carnival, and Sue Mac Williams represented our class for queen. We prided ourselves in presenting another fine chapel program. Being juniors, we' were allowed three class parties. We were pleased to have a member of our class, Betty Bailey, represent Miss K .H .S. and Fern Cross represented Miss F .H .A . Ruth Minge was electedas representative to Girl's State. David Ruckart and Herman Lloyd were representatives of Boy's State. ' A most thrilling event was the Junior-Senior Banquet. It-was given at'the Karns cafeteria in semi-formal style. Thus our junior year came to an end. Our officers for the senior year were: president, Howard Johnson, vice-president, Hermon Lloyd, secretary, Ruth Minge, and treasurer, Faye Cox. Betty Bailey was later elected to succeed Faye Cox as secretary. We chose Mr. Lynch and Mr . Chesney for our sponsors. When we entered in the fall of 1950 we had an enrollment of sixty-six seniors. We losttwo or three beaause they married, but we still consider it a good record. At present we have four married seniors still attending. This year was similar to all the rest with the exception of our class rings and a few other incidentals which make you glad to be a senior. Our four years at Karns are gradually coming to a close. Our first days no longer seem a mystery. As we look back at our mistakes and our fortunes, a lot of things still remain unanswered. We do not regret looking back, though, because we have profited during these four years. No matter how far the paths we take may lead, or what vocation we choose - the spiritof Karns will always be there with us. With this kind of memory we will have no cause for complaint.