Kirkman Vocational School - Spirit Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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CMJ 09141, Take the work that's been plenty and hard And the efforts worthwhile and clearg Add friendships sung by the ancient bard And yours is a school to stand year after year- Bring to your school some merriment And a thought for sport and fung Then, as a prime ingredient, Add loyalty sincerely won. Spice it all with memories kind As the days and years fly by, And the finished product is a school that's fine Our KIRKMAN VOCATIONAL HIGH! CLASS MOTTO Today we sail where shall we anchor? CLASS COLORS Blue and White CLASS FLOWER American Beauty Rose C4144 sjwgafory When the time comes to sit down and write the history of a class a shadow seems to cover the brightest faces One is sorry to think of the life of a class being over However there are many pleasant record at the school September 4 1947 found a group of 93 enthusiastic eager Freshmen awaiting the opening of the doors at Kukman Vocational High School As the year progressed and upper classmen organized and elected sponsors the Freshmen watched in envy Parties and class activities were not for them as much as they wanted theml 69 l memories to be recalled in a historyg and it is these memories that we hope to record as our permanent

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Gladys Johnson wrlls her regular customer Mrs Mrllsaps better known as glamour grrl to Beatrrce Workman Robert Hall wrlls to Raulston Combs hrs nrckname Wormy Joy Lrndsey wrlls to Everett Cagle her love for Macbeth Eugene Herod bequeaths hrs atomrc energy books to Davrd Legg Bernadrna McDowell wrshes to wrll her athletrc abrlrty to Orphal Moore Carl Hullander wrlls to Davrd Waldon hrs wrrtten reports rn hrstory Edna McNabb bequeaths her many freckles to Mrldred Schmrtt Harold Jennrngs wrlls hrs abrlrty to skrp study hall to Carroll Thrasher Evelyn Payne leaves her seat by Otrs Garther rn the cafeterra to Zonre Stone Joe Lewrs wrlls hrs abrlrty to rrde a motorcycle to James Black Barbara Prttman wrlls her tardrness to Treva Grlbert and Glenda Howard Brll Lowery wrlls hrs abrlrty to get along wrth Mrs Sweetland to Earl Penny Lella Shoemake wrlls to Kenneth Wrlson and Vrrgrnra Lawson all her wrse cracks Preston Martrn bequeaths to Jrmmy Mrller hrs srngrng abrlrty Betty Smrth wrshes to leave wrth Ruth Cox all the drsh washrng of marrred lrfe Robert Moore wrshes to wrll hrs late hours to Delano Oakes Margaret Stames wrlls her seat rn offrce practrce to Elsre Ewton Frank Prestwood wrlls hrs A s rn hrstory to Harold Nowell rf he can get them Shrrley Stulce wrlls her long curley harr to Lena Reagon and Bobby Jean Prrce James Radford leaves to Boyd Mullens hrs lrterature book Gwendolyn Taylor wrlls her love for shorthand to Nancy Skrles and Ramona Burrell Benny Sedman leaves hrs hrstory book and all hrs notes to Wayne Sherrell Alta Wrllrams wrlls her love for Macbeth to Ralph Adams and Tommy Bemrs Robert Srmmons wrlls hrs abrlrty wrth a hammer and chrsel to Marvrn Mrles Lenrs Wrllrams wrshes to wrll her sharp eyes to Jack Conley Al Smrth wrshes to wrll hrs detentrons to Ed Varnell and Thomas 1-Irckman Margaret Hughes leaves to Alrce Collack and Emrly Harrrs her troprc tan Morrrs Thompson wrlls hrs abrlrty to talk a lot and say nothrng to Clrnton Sessons Marran Swann bequeaths her school grrl frgure to Ellen Bell and Jean Burrows Melvrn Woosley wrlls to Gordon Varnell hrs good luck of gettrng to class on trme Geraldrne Russell leaves to Ola Mae Haddock a future brrde her happy marrred lrfe Bob Bauer leaves hrs many cute grrl frrends to Chester Martrn Barbara Grlreath wrlls her cute smrle and personalrty to Betty Wrllrams Lewrs Braden wrlls hrs musrcal rnstruments to Bobby Acuff Betty Burns leaves to Francrs Clepper her posrtron rn the T 86 I Club Ray Glenn wrlls hrs brg feet to Charles Green and Eston Hammontree Opal Hrll leaves to Jessre Fuller her specks and mrld temper James Cole leaves wrth Lymon Butler and Bobby Nrxon hrs address book Anna Lou Wrlke bequeaths her herght to Rrchard Durham and Robert Kofr Bobby Bradford leaves hrs careful drrvrrrg to Glorra Nash and Brlly Teams Elrzabeth Whrsenant leaves her part trme Job to Betty Robrnson and Tommy Wooden Kenneth Hrcks wrlls hrs neat appearance to Larry McGregor Arthur Mrllerrons leaves to Jrmmy McCarroll and Max Johnson all the bottom lockers Watch those heads! Ray Overby leaves toJ T Haun and Wendell Ingram all hrs admrrers Vrrgrnra Brown bequeaths her D E course to Howard Davrs Rose Grlbert leaves her lovely complexron to Martha Rucks Betty Aycock wrlls her posrtron rn the Y Teen Club to Joyce Morgan Eugene Parrrs bequeaths to R L Castell and Jeannette Johnson anythrng that has been left out of thrs wrll Vlhtness Mrss Wrllre Blanche Wheeler Mrss Charlotte Roesslern 68 - - rv 1 v v . . . . ,, rv . . . . . . - I . . , . . . , . - . ' . . 1 n - . - . - - n -1 - . F . . 1 0 . - 1 . . a Q .

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The following year September 3 1948 the class organized as Sophomores and its number was increased considerably by new students from the junror high schools Mrs Brownsey was elected class sponsor and class offrcers were Bobby Bradford presrdent Ralph white vxce president Barbara Pittman secretary and John Jenkins treasurer Activities included a skatrng party grven at Southland Roller Rink a V rlentrne Party at school and a prcnic at Lake Wrnnepesaukah September of 1949 watched a proud and rather anxious group of Juniors asthey returned after vacation eager for a year of memorable activrtres Miss Katharine Bennett and Mrs Edrth Apperson were elected sponsor and co sponsor Officers were Betty Burns president Betty Earls vice president Opal Hill secretary and Ralph Whrte treasurer Brg events of the year were a Merry Hearts Party a bang up skatrng party and a class picnic These were small compared with the Junror Senior Banquet planned around the theme of the land of wooden shoes windmills and tulips Before anyone really realized it the class assembled again on September 5 1950 a class of 79 drgnrfred Seniors Since it was our last year we determined to make it the most successful of all To for the year were Bobby Baker presrdent James Alexander vice president Opal Hrll secretary and Harold Jennings treasurer The Senror Carnival went off with a bang as the frrst Senior event The sale of Christmas Cards kept everybody busy and helped finance our class trrp The class enjoyed a get together Chrrstmas party and bought toys for under privileged children No senior who worked on the annual staff wrll ever forget the problems the drscouragements the fellowship the fun or the satisfaction derrved from a Job well done March 30 the Seniors entertained their parents and the faculty at the traditional Senior Open House and Tea On April 6 each Senior got to give vent to his vivid imagination and dress himself up accordingly for that was Senior Day and we enyoyed a lovely luncheon and a day of fun and garety On Aprrl 20 we were entertarned by the Juniors who honored us with the Junior Semor Banquet The banquet was planned on a Collegiate theme and was followed by a Moonlrght Prom Senior exams soon followed Caps and gowns began to arrive and our year raprdly drew to a close May 24 we crowned our royalty and offrcrally bade the school and frrends adieu in the Class Day exer crses Sunday May 27 Seniors gathered to hear the Baccalaureate Sermon preached May 29 the covet ed drplomas were awarded to the graduates at the Dickinson Junior H1 School Audrtorrum The morning of May 30 found sleepy Semors gathering for the Sentor Trip and thus was performed the last official act of the Class of 1951 70 1 , ' 2 ' , ' - ' : ' , help us with our activities we elected Miss Wheeler, sponsor, and Miss Roesslein, co-sponsor. Officers . : , ' - ' : ' , : : ' .