Lebanon High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Lebanon, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1946 volume:

i a tt e e% .EBANON, VIRGINIA 1946 JUe present this book with the hope that it will recall pleas- ant memories. In its pages is part of the story of your school life. Said Thoreau: Life is but a stream we go a-fishing in. Shall it call you to many new adventures. Emma Chafin Retha Browning ) Donal Breeding ) Joe Peery Gillespie Sherman Duff Louise Harper ) Henrietta Johnson J Dorothy Hughes | Billie Fields j ' Frances Stapelton J Johnny Ketron j Dennis All ) Henry Grady Pruner j Charles McFarlane __ Editor Associate Editors Business Manager Associate Business Manager Feature Editors Art Editors Sports Editors Circulation Managers Sponsor Only the perspective of time can enable one to properly enumerate the causes of World War II. It was the fate of the Class of ' 46 to spend the greater part of its high school years during that unhappy period. To us high school, of necessity, became secondary to that great theater of sacrifice, death, and destruction. It is altogether fitting that, in this year of peacetime graduation, we should pause in tribute to those who made it possible. The far-flung battlefields of earth, sea, and air called for new duties. Once again our boys proved that American youth had those qualities of mind and of heart which belong to those who know freedom at its best. America gave it; they grew up with it; they longed, no doubt, to get back to it. Some of them did not come back. In the spirit of World Peace for which they sleep the patriot ' s sleep, we dedicate this, the PIONEER of 1946. To their families we say; The stars do not set; they only sink to rise on some distant shore. Robert Tilson Taylor Carl H. Bundy Richard Wilson William Alderson Robert Wolfe Sherlock Martin Charles H. Cowan John Walker Mowles Pan Thomas B. T. Helton Henry A. Worsham Clyde Mutter Paul Vencill Sam Hill Lowe Teddy Jessee Anthony Fields This list is complete insofar as we were able to check the records. — ■ . G. H. Givens A: M , A Virgil Hale English, History Trulatleenor Librarian 1 - . Helen Boyd Typing, Shorthand Evelyn Musick Science, French Public Speaking William E. Kirk Agriculture Campbell Math. Charles McFarlane English, History, Journalism Mildred Tate Home Ec. MRS. A. T. Griffith English, History George B. Whited , History, English Officers Tommy Wilson President Harper Brame Vice-President Malissia Stoots Treasurer Billie House Secretary I ! i i I i I i i Jame September and the first day of school. Children filed into the auditorium, looked, waited, and wondered (while standing) where the seniors could be. In due time they arrived, took those front seats, felt a little proud of themselves, and settled down for Mr. Monk ' s open- ing speech. Next came home room and schedules. It was the old routine with a new background — the feeling that against this backdrop of an autumn breeze, winter wind, and a spring thaw we would eventually take the commencement march down the hall, through the front door, and down the aisle to the stage. There we would receive the beaming smiles of parents and friends as we proudly accepted our diplomas half-joyfully and half-regretfully realizing that this marked the end of a journey. BETTY LOU ALEXANDER Intermontain Pastime: Writing letters. Motto: Live and learn. Comment: A true citizen of the senior class She ' ll never fail, for she ' s sure to pass. HAROLD ALLEN BARNETT Intermontain Pastime: Dancing. Motto: Men of few words are the best men. Comment: Allen is the well-dressed boy, Full of life and full of joy. JO ELLA BREEDING Intermontain Pastime: Giggling. Motto: Carry a smile wherever you go. Comment: She ' s full of joy, trustworthy and true, Wherever you meet her she never seems blue. ROBERT HARPER BRAME Finney Pastime: Tending to the goats. Motto: Don ' t let the grass grow under your feet. Comment: He ' s neat and nice and full of joy, He makes good grades if he is a boy. DENNIS HARTMAN ALL Finney Pastime: Joking. Motto: Fun and more fun. Comment: He ' s a guy, handsome and tall Who takes delight in playing basketball. JOAN BOLLING Intermontain Pastime: Eating hotdogs. Motto: Make the most of life. Comment: She ' s neat and nice and full of joy, She ' s quite a hit with a cer- tain boy. MILDRED M. BREEDING Finney Pastime: Looking for a man to trust. Motto: Never trust a man. Comment: She ' s not too tall, she ' s not too thin, She ' s always saying, Don ' t trust the men. HAROLD LLOYD BROOKS Intermontain Pastime: Going to Elk Garden. Motto: Tall trees grow from little acorns. Comment: He ' s nice and friendly and a good pal, He ' s always seen with a cer- tain gal. LOUISE VIVIAN BROOKS Intermontain Pastime: Going to the postoffice. Motto: Take ' em or leave ' em. Comment: She ' s jolly, loyal, and clever, And to the end she will endeavor. AUDREY IRENE BUSSEY Intermontain Pastime: Fussing. Motto: Go with all, take none seriously. Comment: Makes good in her school work and is liked by all, She ' s not too short and not too tall. EMMA CHAFIN (TAYLOR) Finney Pastime: Planning for the future. Motto: It ' s easier to go around trouble than to go through it. Comment: She can always do what there is to do, She loves her work and her husband too. PERRY FERGUSON Intermontain Pastime: Fishing. Motto: The world will forgive you for being blue, but not for be- ing yellow. Comment: Perry is friendly, has good looks, too, He knows his way around and his enemies are few. RETHA MAE BROWNING Intermontain Pastime: Reading and playing the piano. Motto: Hitch your wagon to a star. Comment: Ambitious, intelligent, and hard working, There ' s never a class she de- sires shirking. MILDRED ANN CAMPBELL Intermontain Pastime: Thinking of the future. Motto: Do your work well. Comment: Mildred is always bright and gay, And makes more friends every day. GLADYS MARIE CHAPMAN Intermontain Pastime: Waiting for the evening mail. Motto: Tonight we launch; where shall we anchor? Comment: A pretty girl with a sparkle within, She has a way to find the men. THOMAS McKEE FERGUSON Finney Pastime: Serious thinking. Motto: Men with open ears are the best men. Comment: Thomas has few words to display, He ' s a smart boy is what we say. BETTY JO FIELDS Intermontain Pastime: Chewing gum. Motto: The first element to suc- cess is the determination to succeed. Comment: Betty Jo is very kind, On her school work she has her mind. ERMA BEATRICE FIELDS Intermontain Pastime: Playing the piano. Motto: Forgive and forget. Comment: She has pretty hair and eyes, She ' s a beautiful girl as we all realize. JOE TRIGG FIELDS Finney Pastime: Being reserved. Motto: Think before acting. Comment: He ' s reserved and may seem asleep. From him you never hear a peep. DOROTHY GARRETT Finney Pastime: Reading. Motto: Live and learn, die and forget it all. Comment: Short and fat with pretty hands. All her school-work she under- stands. BILLIE JEWEL FIELDS Intermontain Pastime: Keeping up with Neal. Motto: Love one lots and let the rest go. Comment: She ' s awfully kind and neat, And to her friends she ' s very sweet. MILDRED L. FIELDS Finney Pastime: Going to the show. Motto: Do unto others as they do unto you. Comment: Mildred ' s beauty makes every- one sigh, She ' d make a nice girl friend for any handsome guy. ALTA MARIE GARRETT Intermontain Pastime: Going to town. Motto: It is what we think and do that makes us what we are. Comment: She ' s one of the best we ' re proud to say, On her job she will stay. ETTA RUTH GARRETT Intermontain Pastime: Going to town. Motto: A winner never quits and a quitter never wins. Comment: Ruth is a short, but cute little girl, We ' d be lost without her in this world. HOOVER GARRETT Intermontain Pastime: Farming. Motto: Get along with all. Comment: Hoover has brains as well as money, Everything he says is always funny. JOE PERRY GILLESPIE Intermontain Pastime: Playing the trumpet. Motto: Like all, love few. Comment: He reads the news every day, He ' s a very smart boy is what we say. RICHARD GRAY Finney Pastime: Goal Breaking. Motto: Be prepared. Comment: Richard is a boy who likes to joke And mix and mingle with all the folk. NGAIO LEE HEDRICK Intermontain Pastime: Dreaming. Motto: Love once, love always. Comment: Friendly, honest, a good citi- zen, too, She ' s always happy and never blue. RUTH GIBSON Intermontain Pastime: Taking pictures. Motto: A kind word turneth away wrath, so serve God and be cheerful. Comment: She likes to laugh, she likes to joke. To lighten the burden of other folk. BILLIE KYLE GFAY Finney Pastime: Waiting for the tele- phone to ring. Motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow. Comment: She has a heart for everyone, She ' s awfully cute and full of fun. LOUISE HARPER Intermontain Pastime: Dancing. Motto: You can learn to do by doing; skill cannot be attained by any other way. Comment: She has skill and zest, And always does her best. THOMAS CLAY HELTON Finney Pastime: Hunting. Motto: Don ' t become a dark cloud just because you aren ' t a bright star. Comment: He ' s somewhat bashful as we know, But give him a chance and watch him go. RETHA NELL HICKS Intermontain Pastime: Waiting for her soldier. Motto: Love once, love always. Comment: With her black eyes and black hair, She and McCoy will make a good pair. DOROTHY E. HUGHES Intermontain Pastime: Eating. Motto: Love and be loved. Comment: She ' s awfully good and plays her part. She ' s the best in doing art. VIRGINIA HUGHES Finney Pastime: Cooking. Motto: You can always find a way to do a thing by doing it. Comment: A very sweet girl who is very quiet, And what she does is always right. DOROTHY O. JESSEE Intermontain Pastime: Laughing and Arguing. Motto: If you want anything done, do it yourself. Comment: She ' s never too busy to lend a hand; As a friend, she ' s really grand. BILLIE BEAVERS HOUSE Intermontain Pastime: Playing the piano. Motto: You are what you make yourself and nothing more. Comment: Sympathetic, loyal, and sin- cere, Always ready to bring good cheer. JAMES B. HUGHES Finney Pastime: Smoking. Motto: One for all and all for one. Comment: Jimmy is quite a guy, When he passes, the girls all sigh. LILLIAN JACKSON Intermontain Pastime: Reading. Motto: Smile and the world smiles with you, weep and you weep alone. Comment: She has a smile everyone ad- mires, To have one like it is our desire. WILMA NELL JESSEE Intermontain Pastime: Singing. Motto: Don ' t do today what you can put off until tomorrow. Comment: She ' s planning to be a nurse, She ' ll make you better but never worse. HENRIETTA JOHNSON Intermontain JOHN M. KETRON Finney Pastime: Dreaming of the future and the past. Motto: Take ' em as they come. Comment: Cheerful, sincere, and sweet, A girl we are all glad to meet. CLAUDE E. KINDER Finney Pastime: Eating chocolate-nut sun- daes. Motto: If you doubt, don ' t. Comment: Claude ' s a boy that ' s very neat, Joan thinks he can ' t be beat. DOROTHY A. LOWE Intermontain Pastime: Eating. Motto: Practice makes perfect. Comment: Dorothy lives the life there is to live. She never takes; but what she gives. CHRISTINE McFARLANE Finney Pastime: Writing poetry. Motto: Plan your work and work the plan. Comment: Earnest, hard-working and full of fun, With ways that would please anyone. Pastime: Making sarcastic re- marks. Motto: So a man thinketh so he is. Comment: Johnny is friendly and full of fun, His bit of wit amuses every- one. ALFRED SMITH LASLEY Intermontain Pastime: Fooling around. Motto: Laugh and the world laughs with you. Comment: Here ' s a fellow who finds jobs in school and out, too. Without him what would Wimpy do? ELLEN M. McCLOUD Finney Pastime: Visiting the City Mar- ket. Motto: To have a friend be one. Comment: The cute little senior with a heart for all. She certainly knows how to play basketball. STAFFORD F. PATRICK Intermontain Pastime: Hunting. Motto: Action speaks louder than words: Comment: He makes good grades and is very quiet. He rights the wrong and keeps it right. HARRY E. PRATT Intermontain Pastime: Tending to the horses. Motto: Bring to pass the things you desire. Comment: Serenely he faces his daily tasks, Looks at a certain pretty girl and wonders what the teacher asks. AMERICA RASNAKE Intermontain Pastime: Writing letters. Motto: Education is success. Comment: She is very cute and bright, Happy go-lucky and a girl we all like. ELIZABETH KEELE SMITH Intermontain Pastime: Thinking of Van John- son. Motto: Cheer up, for the worst is yet to come. Comment: She ' s plump and sweet And hard to beat. FRANCES STAPLETON (JESSEE) Finney Pastime: Waiting for her hus- band, June, to come home. Motto: Feet, care for my body, I can ' t. Comment: Our cutest blonde who knows her score, She ' s really a sensation on the basketball floor. MABEL G. PUCKETT Intermontain Pastime: Dreaming. Motto: Live to learn and learn to live. Comment : She ' s one that is sweet and kind, A nicer girl you ' ll never find. EILEEN ROBERTSON Finney Pastime: Settling business affairs. Motto: Drag on feet; that ' s my method of getting there. Comment. Sweet personality and smiling eyes, Create this girl who is mighty wise. JANE ANN SMITH Intermontain Pastime: Taking pictures. Motto: Love ' em, leave ' em. Comment: She is friendly and pretty too, And to her class she is always true. MALISSIA ELLEN STOOTS Finney Pastime: Writing letters. Motto: It ' s better to smile than to frown. Comment: Lissia is one we ' re all proud to know, Sweet and neat with an in- ward glow. BETTY JO SUTTON Finney Pastime: Eating. Motto: What you are depends on you. Comment: A better friend is hard to find, She always says what ' s on her mind. SARA LOU WARNER Finney Pastime: Laughing. Motto: Live and love; love to live. Comment: The cutest red-head you ever saw, She never disobeys the law. CLYDE YATES Intermontain Pastime: Sleeping and eating. Motto: In this life there is work to be done, there is no time to drift. Comment: Clyde ' s politeness is known by all, He makes good grades and never roams the hall. WILLIAM C. TAYLOR Intermontain Pastime: Farming. Motto: No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character. Comment: He ' s handsome as we all know; He makes a certain lady a very cute beau. THOMAS BERT WILSON Intermontain Pastime: Goal Breaking. Motto: Live a life today; for to- morrow we may die. Comment: His laugh is known to every- one. His main ambition is to have fun. ARCHIE BLAINE JESSEE Nov. 26, 1927 -Aug. 7, 1945 Death came to Archie beneath the placid water of a lake in which he had gone swimming. He had many of the typical traits of American youth. He lived with a boy ' s faith that the world ' s storehouse of pleasures is never empty. Young people liked him especially; older peo- ple were pleased to call him a friend. Students of L. H. S. served as flower girls and pallbearers. In the soft mellow glow of an Au- gust sunset they bade him good- bye as the chimes played, Sleep, Beautiful Dreamer. In September, 1942, there arrived on the campus of L. H. S. original specimens of the hu- man race, later known as freshies. Clad in various and variegated attires, they formed an unique as well as interesting body. This body apparently entirely unoffensive and incapable of harming even a mouse, meandered around the campus and building, asking questions, getting acquainted, and finally settled in a swarm on the third floor. This wandering crowd of freshies was kindly treated by all — even Mr. Walthall addressing them as Ladies and Gentlemen. Settling down to work the winter soon passed and by the time spring rolled around the sufficient spirit had been installed into the freshies to feel their oats and so under the watchful eye of the haughty Seniors they started a history in which they unani- mously decreed that the history of the 1946 class should be writ in letters more enduring than bronze. On the following September the doughty and no longer freshies but sophs were on the grounds and on the job. At the roll call many of our brave number were missing, but our consequent sorrow was in a measure lightened by the arrival of Beatrice Fields. In spite of our losses we were determined to reach our goal as we climbed ever onward up the steep grade. At the roll call in September of our Junior year we welcomed to our class Harper Brame, Frances Stapleton, Ruth Gibson, and Claude Kinder. At this, the third period of our existence, we stood ready to pass into that perfect stage, the goal which two years ago, even the most far-sighted could but dimly discern on the far horizon. This period was somewhat saddened for us by the loss of our beloved principal, Mr. Walthall, but Mr. Monk came to our rescue and the veil of sorrow was lifted. And now the year of 1946 has come; a new member, Billie Fields, has been added to our roll. With her to help, we have fought the final fight. Those of us who have striven success- fully are to sit in glory on the platform in June, and receive, among the plaudits of the freshies, sophs, and juniors, the one thing that all high school boys and girls look forward to from the Heap Big Chief. Class Historian Ellen M. McCloud Nineteen Hundred Forty-six We, the Senior Class of Lebanon High School, 1946, feeling our high school days rapidly passing, do make and ordain this to be our last will and testament: Allen Barnette wills his neatness to Don Castle, Perry Ferguson wills his ability to try to get on the basketball team to Arnold Robinson and Gene Jessee. Thomas Helton wills his freckles to Billie Fields. Stafford Patrick wills to J. G. Garrett his place with Uncle Sam. Bill Taylor wills his car to Jack Kinder and Conal Breeding. Clyde Yates wills his good grades to Henry Grady Pruner. Betty Lou Alexander wills her Home Ec. work to Betsy Jean Clark. Irene Bussey wills her shorthand book to Virginia Lester. Mildred Ann Campbell wills her quiet ways to Lena Cruise. Emma Chafin (Taylor) wills her sweet disposition to Jacqueline Williams. Mildred Fields wills Rosa Helton her pretty smile. Betty Jo Fields wills her pretty brown hair to Gussie Mutter. Ruth Garrett wills all of her soldier boy friends to Junella Boardwine. Ruth Gibson wills her diamond to Lola Mae Farmer. Marie Garrett wills her desk in Mr. McFarlane ' s English and history class to Anna Ruth Dorton. Dorothy Garrett wills all of the educational books in the Library to Betty Jo McCloud. Billie Kyle Gray wills her place of grading typing budgets to Jean Oney. Ngaio Lee Hedricks wills her pleasing personality to Trula Dean Stoots and Alma Robinson. Retha Hicks wills her pretty brown eyes to Eileen Johnson. Virginia Hughes wills her pretty handwriting to Elizabeth Rasnake. Ellen McCloud wills her pretty figure to Verna Campbell. Christine McFarlane wills her ability for writing poetry to Leola Poston. Aileen Robertson wills her beautiful hair to Rachel Duty. Jane Ann Smith wills Curley to Beulah Boardwine. Eva Nell Salyer wills her class ring from Temple Hill to Alberta Warner. Frances Stapleton (Jessee) wills her basketball suit to Rose Ella Mitchell. Malissia Stoots wills her classroom tardiness to Clara Garrett. Dennis All wills his position on the staff to Ed Mays. Harper Brame wills his goats to Sammy Ketron. Harold Brooks wills his place in the cafeteria with Edith to Sebern Phelps. Trigg Fields wills his way of coming to school to Bobby Mutter. Joe Perry Gillispie wills quoting Shakespeare to A. G. Cumbow. Richard Gray wills his Scout knife to Sherman Duff. Jimmy Hughes wills his moustache to Junior Musick. Johnny Ketron wills his ability to Just get by to Earl Smith. Claude Kinder wills his place making hot dogs for Joan to Emmett Reynolds and Carter Ferguson. Alfred Lasley wills his way of getting out of Journalism class to Sonny Taylor and Donald Breeding. Harry Pratt wills his weight to R. A. White and Gene Snead. Tommy Wilson wills his wittiness to Guss Henderson. Thomas Ferguson wills his black shiny shoes to Bob Cox. Joan Bolling wills her way of getting to basketball games to Denton Farmer. Jo Ella Breeding wills her giggles to Louise Monk. Mildred Breeding wills her comb and mirror to Kitty Thomas. Louise Brooks wills her way of getting by teachers to Geraldine Pratt. Retha Browning wills her attendance record to Elizabeth Fogleman. Gladys Chapman wills her way of getting along with the boys to Clarice Fogleman. Beatrice Fields wills her pretty hands to Elizabeth Helton and Sarah Lou Buc kles. Billie House wills her place in the cafeteria lunch line to Anneva Stoots and Mary K. Settle. Dorothy Hughes wills her artistic ability to Emma Jean Ferguson. Lillian Jackson wills her knowledge to Beulah Mae Litton. Dorothy Jessee wills her place as leader to Lexie Robinson. Nell Jessee wills her way of chewing gum to Thelma Cassell. Henrietta Johnson wills her new hair styles to Mary Ellen Cox. Mable Puckett wills her quiet personality to Bernard Easterly and Horace Davis. America Rasnake wills her typing ability to Roberta Taylor. Keele Smith wills Van Johnson ' s picture to Jane Ella Puckett. Sarah Lou Warner wills her pretty red hair to Nell Purcell. Billie Fields wills her jewelry to Jean Munsey. Ten years ago an unusual group left Lebanon High School ready to start their career in life. Today, July 13, 1956, I find myself ready for a nap after a day ' s work as music teacher. Gradually dosing into a long sleep I see a large crowd. They are on the sidewalks of New York, rushing into a large theatre. I follow them not realizing what I might see. As the announcer comes on the stage I am shocked to see it is none other than Tommy Wilson announcing the play of the year. It is even a greater surprise to see the following characters: Johnny Ketron acting the part of Oliver Hardy and Harold Brooks as Stanley. After my visit to the theatre I again enter the street. I see an automobile which I take to be Mr. Mac ' s. The sign reads Taxi. I hail it to take a joy ride around New York. I find the driver to be Bill Taylor, which is not a shock. Suddenly the scene changes and I am before a window. The sign appeals to me so I go inside. Several models are walk- ing across the stage. Suddenly I recognize two of my classmates, Mildred Fields and Malissia Stoots. As I sit watching them model beautiful gowns and dresses I am so interested I hardly notice that someone is coaching them. I take a second look and to my surprise I see Aileen Robertson. After staying some time I feel I should leave and let them finish their work. I decide upon stopping to visit a fortune teller. I gaze into her crystal ball where I see Billie Kyle Gray as Hollwood ' s only true blond. Of course I have to inquire about Richard Gray, and is he a success? Yes, you guessed it! A great Hollywood producer. A mist forms before my eyes. Suddenly it lifts and I see the signs of Lebanon once again. Upon entering Lebanon I see a large dairy farm owned by Mr. and Mrs. June Jessee, (the former Frances Stapleton). The scene changes to a sound of telephones and typewriters pounding out the news of the world. This proves to be the press office of Keele Smith. I venture into the office and find it to be full of Lebanon High graduates of ' 46. Dorothy Hughes is working as assistant art director. The key pounders are Virginia Hughes, Lillian Jackson, Ngaio Lee Hedrick, Louise Harper, Irene Bussey, and Keele ' s old friend, Louise Brooks. This seems like home-coming week but I am not allowed to tarry long for I am suddenly switched to the city telephone office where I find Ellen McCloud and Ruth Gibson working side by side as they were in the days of old. Still gazing into the crystal ball I see Joe Perry Gillespie teaching Agriculture and doing Phys. Ed. instruction as a sideline. He seems determined that his team will win the county basketball tournament this year. Retha Hicks is teaching the Fourth Grade in the same High School; Dorothy Garrett is school nurse and Dorothy Jessee is teaching music to grade and high school students. Betty Lou Alexander is commercial teacher. I am not surprised to learn that Mildred Breeding had recently been on the faculty also, but had left to continue her work in Honaker. As the crystal ball slowly revolves I can see Mrs. Dewey Taylor (Emma Chafin) having a fireside chat with her son, Dewey, Jr. Living next door to them are Mr. and Mrs. Neil McNew (Billie Fields) who are carefully making plans for their new home. The scene changes and I see Dennis All studying hard to get through West Point and Harper Brame and Stafford Patrick working as agriculture field directors. They seem to be very successful in their work. I am taken back to a college and see Henrietta Johnson pleading with her commercial students not to major in romance- ology as she had done. Joan Bolling has recently discovered (in teaching her Home Ec. students) that water is incapable of scorching. On my way to the dormitory I find as roommates Jane Ann Smith, Betty Jo Sutton, and Sarah Lou Warner. Across the hall America Rasnake, Mabel Puckett and Dorothy Lowe are busy studying. One of the girls suggested I visit their hospital. On arriving whom should I see but Harry Pratt, the surgeon, and his assistant, Nell Jessee. Harry told me he had a nice group of young nurses. I understand what he means as I recognize the following classmates: Ruth Garrett, Billie House, Christine McFarlane and Retha Browning. Jimmy Hughes is just completing a course in agriculture and ready to become an instructor. Thomas Helton is Jimmie ' s assistant. Boarding a plane for home I notice a familiar face as that of Thomas Ferguson and Co-pilot Perry Ferguson. Marie Garrett is hostess. As I take a seat whom should I sit beside but Gladys Chapman. She told me Jo Ella Breeding, Mildred Campbell and Betty Jo Fields had gone overseas for Red Cross work. She also said that Allen Barnette, Trigg Fields, Hoover Garrett and Jake Lasley had had much success in the Army Air Corps. Clyde Yates was working as shop foreman in the Norfolk and Western shops. The plane roared into a cloud and I began to arouse from my sleep to find even though it was July 13, 1956, it was a very lucky day, as I had just had a pleasant dream about all my classmates. Beatrice Fields Class Prophet Lebanon High, we say farewell, We want to thank you, too, For all the things you ' ve given us, The trials you ' ve seen us through. We started climbing years ago, a trail, And now the end ' s in sight, Yet we will keep the memories Of all our school days, dark or bright. The fun we had, the work we did With classmates and with friends, Has made the time pass swiftly on, And now our high school ends. So once again we say good-bye, We close our last address With these few words, straight from our hearts, We love you, L. H. S. By Dorothy Jessee Class Poet Class Colors Class Flower Blue and White American Beauty Motto On the Youth of Today Rests the Democracy of Tomorrow J U N Row 1: Anna Ruth Dorton, Alma Robinson, Peggy Taylor, Sonny Taylor, Billie Fields, Trula Dean Stoots, E. L. Musick, Jr., Beulah Boctrdwine, Lexie Robinson. Row 2: Mr. McFarlane, Geraldine Pratt, Clarice Fogleman, Thelma Cassell, Jane Ella Puck- ett, Denton Farmer, Elizabeth Helton, Junella Boardwine, Alberta Warner, Elizabeth Fogleman. Row 3: Don Castle, Nell Purcell, Kitty Thomas, Jean Munsey, Jack Harris, Gene Snead, Horace Davis, Sammy Ketron, Earl Smith. Row 4: Bobby Mutter, Bernard Easterly, Donal Breeding, Emmett Reynolds, Edward Mays, Carter Ferguson, Arnold Robinson, Sherman Duff, R. A. White, Jack Kinder. I O R S Row 1: Betty Jo McCloud, Gussie Mutter, Jacqueline Williams, Dorothy Snead, Bob Cox, Rachel Duty, Rosie Helton, Leola Poston, Betty Mutter. Row 2: Eileen Johnson, Betsy Jean Clark, Clara Garrett, Beulah Mae Litton, Mary Ellen Cox, Beatrice Hawkins, Mary Katherine Settle, Virginia Lester, Rose Ella Mitchell. Row 3: Miss Boyd, Jean Oney, Verna Campbell, Roberta Taylor, Sarah Buckles, Emma Jean Ferguson, Louise Monk, Thelma Faulkner. Row 4: Junior Nunley, Gus Henderson, A. G. Cumbow, Conal Breeding, Henry Grady Pruner, Elizabeth Rasnake, Anneva Stoots, Lena Cruise, Lola Mae Farmer. Row Is E. McCloud, A. Francisco, J. Duff, B. Leonard, B. Owens, M. Brame, V. Snead, A. Pratt. Row 2: A. Williams, R. Johnson, G. Anderson, H. Hawkins, L. Robinson, L. Fields, A. Garrett, M. Morrison, D. Robinson Row 3: M. Brooks, J. Hedrick, G. Boardwine, D. Vencill, E. Warner, J. Wilson, Mrs. Mills. Row 4: J. Fields, D. White, G. Williams, H. Bausell, E. Garrett, J. Gillespie. SOPHOMORE ll-B Teacher Mr. Hale SOPHOMORE ll-A Teacher Mr. Whited Row 1: G. King, F. Jessee, C. Warner, T. Munsey, A. Chafin, F. Cumbow, V. Dale, N. Warner. Row 2: Mr. Whited, O. Helton, H. Sargent, E. Garrett, C. Sword, J. Stilwell, J. Settle, D. Marshall, G. Barnett, M. Dale. Row 3: G. Robinson, J. Fogleman, J. Glenn, G. Cox, C. Ferguson, J. Smith, N. Jessee, B. Dorton. Row 4: J. Cassell, T. Tate, R. Smith, C. Daugherty, J. King. Row 1: L. Hubbard, A. Helton, H. Nunley, W. Price, J. Harrison, J. Dye, B. Mercer, E. Gilbert. Row 2: Miss Campbell, B. Statzer, M. Ferguson, C. Anderson, C. Edwards, E. Fields, F. Buckles, H. Kiser, W. Fields. Row 3: S. Elam, E. Cassell, L. Combs, D. Hubbard, B. Rhea, M. Ball, I. Smith, R. Kiser, J. Stinson, T. Counts. SOPHOMORE ll-C Teacher Miss Campbell FRESHMAN I -A Miss Fleenor Row 1: M. Harris, I. Booher, H. Fields, A. Buckles, F. Davis, J. Reynolds, H. Warner, M. Robinson. Row 2: J. Hawkins, O. Yates, M. Patrick, M. Lambert, L. Kimberlin, M. Breeding, G. Hawkins, J. Fleenor, M. Marshall, Miss Fleenor. Row 3: D. Dye, J. Stinson, G. Shepherd, M. Yates, F. Meade, P. McNew, H. Johnson, E. Nipper, H. Fields, D. Robinson. Row 1: I. Hughes, H. Davis, L. Thomas, G. Farmer, J. Duty, R. Snead, B. Breeding. Row 2: Mrs. Mongle, J. Phelps, H. Easterly, M. Salyers, K. Munsey, W. Cassell, I. Cumbow, P. McCloud, G. Snead, R. Clark. Row 3: C. Mitchell, M. Farmer, L. Fields, C. Stapleton, J. Statzer, L. Phelps, A. Sweneey, I. Cassell, H. Taylor. Row 4: B. Breeding, D. Salyers, K. Worsham, E. Candler, C. Robinson. K FRESHMAN l-C Teacher Mrs. DeBord FRESHMAN l-B Teacher Miss Musick Row 1: O. Boardwine, O. Davis, A. Steele, A. Fogleman, D. Gray, A. R. Fogleman, O. Hess, C. Fields. Row 2: A. Ferguson, G. Cumbow, H. Campbell, J. Hargis, H. Jones, P. Jessee, B, Hargis, F. Ratcliffe. Row 3: E. Robinson, B. Jackson, T. Kimberlin, L. Jessee, P. Jessee, B. Combs, L. Hess, J. Hess, G. Whited. Row 4: J. Garrett, J. Pruner, J. Stuart, J. Givens, G. Rasnake. i I I I i I Harper Brame Aileen Robertson Sammy Ketron Emma Chafin Jimmy Hughes __ President Secretary-T reasurer V ice-President Reporter Sergeant-at- Arms COLORS Blue and White SPONSORS Miss Fuller and Miss Campbell The Finney Literary Society is open to all students of our school who may choose to join it. This society was organized many years ago and has always been successful in securing members who have talent and ability. Each member, whether he is a Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior, has an equal chance of participating on programs of entertainment and encouragement, given on Wednes- day of every other week. Both the Intermontains and the Finneys are more equal in quality and quantity this year than ever before. ntermontaln aJ-it eram The Intermontain Literary Society started with and has kept the greatest enthusiasm in years. The programs have at times been unique. One only needs to recall the occasion when the crystal gazer looked into the glass ball and saw the Finneys and the good-natured fun at their expense. Again there was the time when those on the program were dressed in eve- ning gowns thus giving a semi-Metropolitan atmosphere to a very good musical program. Neither can we forget Nell lessee ' s reading of Riley ' s The Raggedy Man. Then, too, there was Tommy Wilson and his radio voice selling vitamin pills for the none too robust Fin- neys. How about it, Finneys? SPONSORS Mrs. Griffith Mrs. DeBord Miss Musick Miss Poulston Mr. Whited Miss Tate Mr. Monk COLORS Blue and Gold OFFICERS Louise Brooks Sherman Duff _ Joan Bolling Beatrice Fields _ George Williams - President .. Vice-President Secretary-T reasurer Reporter . Sergeant-at-Arms l S.CJL The Student Co-operative Association was formally organized in Lebanon High School in the year 1939. This was considered a great step in the advancement of democratic policies in the school. The name of the organization continued as such until the outbreak of World War II when the name was temporarily changed to the Victory Corps. The purpose of the Victory Corps was to help promote the war effort in the school in addition to its original purpose of gov- erning the school. The officers, president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, sergeant-at-arms, and reporter, are elected at the beginning of each school year by the high school student body. The S. C. A. Council, made up of the president and secretary of the S. C. A. and all other major officers of the school, meets regularly with the faculty sponsor and at that time helps to determine various student government policies. OFFICERS Mr. Kirk _ Claude Kinder _ Peggy Taylor__ Donal Breeding Dorothy Jessee_ Keele Smith Harry Pratt Sponsor _ _ President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Reporter Sergeant-at-Arms Row 1: J. Pruner, T. Stoots, L. Harper, A. Francisco, E. Chafin, D. Jessee, J. Bolling. Row 2: C. Jenks, H. Fields, O. Davis, H. Davis, G. Mutter, N. Jessee, J. Kinder, L. Brooks, Mr. Kirk. Row 3: C. Kinder, T. Wilson, F. Jessee, D. Breeding, D. All, A. Robertson, H. Brame, J. Gillespie. S.C.A (Council Mr. Kirk, Sponsor ono ram CL Mr. Kirk, Sponsor Row 1: Nell Jessee, Henrietta Johnson, Alfred Lasley, Malissia Stoots. Row 2: Mr. Kirk, C. Kinder, D. Hughes, L. Brooks, P. Taylor, H. Brame, B. House, R. Browning, D. All, K. Smith, D. Jessee, D. Breeding, J. Bolling, B. Leonard, C. Breeding. Miss Sampson, Sponsor Officers Nile Farmer __ Pres. John Pruner Vice-Pres. O. B. Davis Captain Freddie Pruner 1st Lt. George RASNAKE„2nd Lt. Raymond Lasley, Squad Leader Joe Hawkins, Squad Leader Row I: F. Pruner, Davis, Lasley. Row 2: Rasnake, Farmer, Pruner, Hawkins. I 1 Mr. Kirk, Sponsor Officers Bill Mercer Pres. Don Castle Vice-Pres. Jack Harris Treas. R. A. White Sec ' y Hoover Garrett, Reporter Johnny Ketron, Watchdog Row 1: Harris, Mercer, Castle. Row 2: White, Garrett, Kirk, Ketron. Row 1: Nancy Smith, Nancy Stinson, Okima Fields, Betty Campbell. Row 2: Franklin Gilmer, Mrs. Russell Miss Tate. Miss Mildred Tate and Mrs. Gladys Dickenson Sponsors Dickenson, Virginia Dale, Ruth Garrett, Henrietta Johnson, Betsy J. Clark, Anneva Stoots, rj aliu cu Mrs. Grifflai Sponsor Row 1: Earl Smith, Conal Breeding, Peggy Taylor, Sammy Ketron, Geraldine Pratt, Gene Snead, E. L. Musick, Jr. Row 2: Jackie Wilson, Bobby Leonard, Ann Pratt, Mrs. Griffith, Jim Gillespie, Mary Brame. Row 3: Joe Jo Duff, Dorothy Vencill, Harold Bausell. GIRLS ' BASKETBALL Row 1: Frances Stapleton, Billie Kyle Gray, Pat lessee. Row 2: Marion Brooks, Elizabeth McCloud, Ellen McCloud, Ann Steele. Row 3: Miss Sampson, Malissia Stoots, Loretta Thomas, Betty Ann Combs, Joan Duty. Stapleton (Center-Forward, 1945-46). All-county 1945. The girl who pitches the beautiful one-hand shot. Gray (Captain and forward, 1945-46). The girl who bends backward away from the guards and sinks the ball consistently. Stoots (Forward, 1945-46). The little girl who has come a long way since last year. Fields (Forward, 1945-46). A girl w;ho is always handy. Ellen McCloud (Guard, 1945-46). The little Trojan who plays hard and consistently. Also likes to visit the City Market. Elizabeth McCloud (Guard, 1946). One of the fastest tricks on the floor. Jessee (Guard, 1946). The flashing freshman blonde. A good guard on any court. Steele (Guard, 1946). A girl who really gets around. The girls have played good basketball, making shots when needed and pulling a few games out of the fire. The guards are especially to be commended for their fine play against larger opponents. KasJf (Countij (Championship Oe ' earn BOYS ' BASKETBALL Row 1: Harper Brame, James Garrett, Henry Grady Pruner, Joe Perry Gillespie, Alfred Lasley. Row 2: George Williams, Conal Breeding, Don Castle, Dennis All, John Ketron, Nile Farmer. Row 3: Mr. Kirk, Robert Kiser, Claude Kinder, John Pruner, George Rasnake, Billie Fields. Henry G. Pruner (Guard, 1945-46). The fastest dribbler on the court. A good defensive player. Joe Peery Gillespie (Center, 1943-44-45-46). As the figures indicate, Joe has been playing a long time. A use- ful player. James Garrett (Forward, 1946). This ball player came into the line-up this year. He is a valuable addition to the team. Claude Kinder (Forward, 1945-46). Claude has done his part in helping to make a better, smoother team. Alfred Lasley (Forward, 1945-46). Jake ' s long, lean figure is a familiar sight on the basketball court. He likes to play the game. Bob Cox (Center, 1945-46). His greatest thrill was the occasion when he sank the winning shot in a certain game. Conal Breeding (Guard, 1945). Here is a fellow who, with little experience, is rapidly developing into a smooth player. Cu55eih Co until Ch hip 0e latnpi oii3 hi p Jecun N Senior Dennis All Senior Ql iemor ya ueen Dorothy Jessee i55 Sophomore Reba Johnson U55 junior Kitty Thomas 1 55 Jresl re5hman Helen Davis Most Popular Dorothy Jessee Claude Kinder Most Musical Most Conceited Dorothy Jessee Mildred Fields Joe Perry Gillespie Sweater Girl Keele Smith Best Dancer Ellen McCloud Most Likely to Succeed Billie House Biggest Pest Friendliest Most Athletic Girl Denton Farmer Billie House Frances S. Jessee Donal Breeding Most Artistic Dorothy Hughes Best All-Around Freshman, Most Dramatic Sophomore, and Junior Nell Jessee Helen Davis, Reba Johnson, Donal Breeding Most Athletic Boy Henry G. 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