Knoxville Catholic High School - Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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47 The 40's students at KCHS not only involved themselves in clubs and activities but they competed at many tournaments, contests, and elections. There was the Oratorical Contest conducted every year throughout the state. Helen Mary won the state championship for C.H.S, in 1942. The French Club had winners in 1941 in the French Tournament at U.T. They were Catherine Roberts, Adele M. Kennedy and Charlotte Ann Shea. In 1942 Irene Hatcher won a Gold Medal in the Tournament. The Latin Club in 1940 had winners at the U.T. Tournament. They were Elizabeth Nickerson, Ann Rita Willard, and Charlotte Ann Shea. In 1941 - winners were Anne Thompson, Catherine Brown and Althaire Green. The Civitan Club of Knoxville sponsored essays on Citizenship - Catholic High students were winners many times, coming in often in first and second place and honorable mention. Thomas Burke and Bill Skaggs in 1940 won first and second place in the American Legion Auxiliary Essay Contest on National Defense . limmy Paulus, Anne Gorey, Mary Paulus and Neil Austin won the llAmericanism contest in 1947. Bob Allison merited the rank of Eagle Scout in 1947. The DAR medal is awarded to the outstanding senior: in 1940 - Katherine Clancy, 1941 - Ann Rita Willard, 1942 - lo Gleason, 1943 - Irene Hatcher, 1944 - lulia Majernick, 1945 - Margaret King, 1946 - Betty Riney, 1947 - Mary Kay Wade, 1948 - Dorothy Willard and 1949 - Carol Reddick. Some of our beautiful May Queens were: Catherine Brown, losephine Clancy, Frances Mary, loan Curtin, leanne Moore, Milly Riney and Philomena Smith. The American Legion sponsored Boys State and Catholic High winners have been: 1940 - Bill loe White, 1941 - limmy Schaad, 1942 - lules Kappes, 1943 - Bob Scott, 1944 - Dennis Coughlin, 1945 - George Willard, 1946 - Paul Clemens, 1947 - Gregory Salomone, 1948 - Thomas O'Brien and 1949 - jimmy Clifford.

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48 The Gold and Blue: award-winnin K HS paper The school newspaper has consistently won high awards for good newspaper coverage. The Gold and Blue lnow the Green and Goldl has won the All-American Press Association award, National Scholastic Press Association Quill and Scroll, and All-Catholic Press Association awards. The editors have been Katherine Clancy - 1940, Billy loe White - 1941, losephine Gleason and Bernadine Grant in 1942, Dan Kelly, Irene Hatcher and Teresa White - 1943, Catherine Brown and Lucille Gariety - 1944, losephine Clancy and Lucinda Maxwell- 1945, Carolyn Barber and Betty Riney - 1946, Mary Paulus and Pat Riney - 1947, Ann Declue and Mary Elizabeth Wallace - 1948, and Barbara McCarthy and left Hardin - 1949. Uop photoj The 1942-43 staff of the Gold and Blue wishing all a joyful Christmas. Delegates to the Southern interscholastic Press Association Convention in Virginia 1941, Qmiddle photoj are lseatedl Bernadine Grant, ileft to rightl Helen Mary, Loretta Harrison, lo Gleason, Barbara Bresnan, and lean Willard. Qllottom photoj Senior Members of the 1944-45 Gold and Blue Staff are lstandingi fleft to rightj Elizabeth Kirk, Marie Champou, Marvin Wallace, and Dennis Coughlin, seated lleft to rightj losephine Clancy, Lucinda Ann Maxwell, George May, Margaret King, and Clarence lohnson. S