Lexington High School - Bearer Yearbook (Lexington, AL)

Text from Pages 1 - 108 of the 1953 volume:

Editors - - -Lanee Balch, Gerald Campbell Donald Putman, Houston White Sponsor ----------Mrs. Gladys Springer Typist-------------Betty Jean Hammond Artists -------------- Elizabeth Collier Vernon Jones, David White Business Managers-------- - Jerry Bergin Barbara Putnam, Dean Jones Evelyn Newton Photographers-Bobby Gene Hill, Carl King •No picture Sponsored by DAN GLENN STUDIOS foreword The sound of happy voices, the spirit of good sports, the molding of ideals and as- pirations, all blend into our high school ex- periences. With sincere hopes of bringing a worthy souvenir of these significant days at Lexing- ton to its many loyal students, the Staff has devoted many hours of work. We feel that your satisfaction with this volume is our compensation and with this thought the Staff presents the 1953 BEARER. We, the Annual Staff, dedicate this Volume of the ’ j 1953 BEARER to our beloved Principal, Mr. Orville Bailey. Administration ORVILLE M. BAILEY, Principal JEANETTE NEWTON, Secretary faculty DELLA ABSTON B. S. , Florence S. T. C. Eighth Grade WILLIE MAE BAILEY B. S. , Florence S. T. C. Typing, Shorthand, Bookkeeping MARJORIE BELEW B. S. , Memphis State College Sophomore Core BURCHELL CAMPBELL B.S. , Florence S.T.C. M. A. , Peabody Third Grade MARY BELLE ELDRIDGE Florence S. T. C. Sixth Grade MARY JO HANNAH B. S. , Florence S.T.C. Junior Core, English ELIZABETH HAYGOOD B.S. , Florence S.T.C. Senior Sponsor, Senior Core PEARL LANIER B. S. , Florence S. T. C. Eighth Grade FORSYTHE POOL ROOM, Lexington, Alabama S. F. LEDBETTER B. S. , Alabama Polytechnic Institution Agricultural Education HOWARD MANN B.S. , Florence S.T.C. Boys Physical Education Coach ALBERT McGRAW B.S., Florence S.T.C. LLOYD McPETERS B. S. , University of WYLODEAN NIX B. S. , Florence S. T. C. DOROTHY PETTUS B. S. , Florence, S. T. C. Seventh Science, Math Alabama Home Economics First Grade Science and Math, Assist- ant Coach VIRGIE PHILLIPS B. S. , Florence S. T. C. Fourth Grade BEULAH PRINCE B.S. , Florence S.T.C. Freshman Core CAMPBELL BROTHERS GARAGE Lexington, Alabama faculty HELEN RIDGEWAY B. S. , Florence S. T. C. Girls' Physical Education ALENE SMITH Florence S. T. C. Fifth and Sixth Grades GLADYS SPRINGER B. S. , Florence S. T. C. Librarian, Annual Advisor MILLINEA TROUSDALE B. S. , Florence S. T. C. Third and Fourth Grades VERNICE TRUITT Florence S.T.C. Sixth Grade EUNICE MAE WHITE B.S. , Florence S. T.C Seventh Grade Senior Class Officers President, LUTHER McCAFFERTY; Vice President, LEWELL WHITE; Secret ary-Treasurer, JACKIE DAVIS Poet, SHIRLEY NEWTON; Testator, SHIRLEY GRIFFIN; Prophet, TOMMY SMITH; Historian, CAROLYN PHILLIPS. Sponsored by ROGERS, INC., Florence, Alabama : Seniors MARTHA ALEXANDER Her friendship is worth having. FFA Sweetheart 51; FHA 51, 52,53; Senior 11 Representative 52; FHA Parliamentarian 53. BRANSON APPLEGARTH Yep, I'm a Senior this year. FFA 50, 51, 52,53; Baseball Team 52. LANEE BALCH Her record speaks for her. Junior Play; Senior Who's Who; Cheer- leader 51; Captain Cheerleader 53; An- nual Staff 50, 51,52, 53; Editor in Chief Annual 53; Secretary Junior Class 52; Best All-Round girl 52; Rep. Student Council 50; Vice President Student Council 51; President Student Council 52; FHA 50, 51, 52, 53; Secretary FHA 52; Vice President; FHA 53; L Club 52, 53; Citizenship Girl 53. BILLY RAY BARNETT It is better to be ignorant of a matter than half know it. Library Staff 51,52. CHARLES BEAVERS Fessor Beavors, too busy getting the early worm to get to school on time. Glee Club 50; FFA Treasurer 52; Basket- ball 52; Varsity Team 53; Rep. Student Council 53. i JERRY BERGIN I can always find an argument whether I find an understanding or not. FFA 50, 51, 52, 53; FFA Reporter 52; L Club 51, 52, 53; Boys' State 52; Annual Staff 52; 53; Senior Who's Who 53; Vice President Junior Class 52; Varsity Team 53. Sponsored by PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY Sheffield, Alabama Seniors CHARLES BLACK I believe in taking life easy. FFA 50, 51, 52, 53. JANE BRADLEY I'm all the daughters in my father’s house, and all the brothers, too. FHA 51,52,53; FHA Historian 52; Secre- tary FHA 52, 53; Glee Club 50; Sub. Cheer- leader 52; Cheerleader 53; Student Council Alt. 53; Senior Who’s Who 53. DONALD BURKS He may seem quiet and look naive, but if you know Donald, that’s hard to believe. L Club 53; Basketball 53; Baseball 52. TRAVIS CATES 'Tis good to live and learn. FFA 50, 51, 52. ELIZABETH COLLIER As merry as the day is long. Annual Staff 50, 51, 52, 53; Library Staff 52; Hospital aid 53. VERNA SUE COLLIER It matters not how long you live, but how well. Student Council Alt. 52. Sponsored by WILLIS STUDIOS The Bald Head Brothers Lawrenceburg, Tennessee Seniors WILMA COTTRELL Give me the young man who has brains enough to make a fool of himself. AGNES COX Athletic type, really a lover of sports. JACKIE DAVIS My memory is so bad, sometimes I even forget my own name. FHA 51, 52, 53; FHA Historian 52; Secre- tary Senior Class 53; Room Librarian 52; Junior Play 52; Cheerleader 53. MYRTIE DAVIS The only way to have a friend is to be one. ANN DEAN Do not turn back when you are just at the goal. Room Librarian 50, 51,52; Student Council Rep. 50,51,52,53; President Sophomore Class 51; Senior Who's Who 53. YVONNE FIELDS A loyal companion, an excellent friend, earnest and true to the end. Secretary Class 51, President Junior Class 52; FHA 50, 51, 52, 53; Secretary FHA 51; President FHA 52, 53; Girls’ State 52; Cheerleader 53. Sponsored by NE-HI BOTTLING COMPANY Sheffield, Alabama Seniors JOET D. GLOVER It is quality rather than quanity that counts. FHA 51, 52, 53; Glee Club 50, 51. HAROLD GLOVER To make the world a merry place, I'll tell a joke and make a face. FFA 51, 52. ALLEN GREEN It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you really are. SHIRLEY GRIFFIN People say that life is the thing. But I prefer reading. Glee Club 50, 51; FHA 50, 51, 52, 53; Class Testator 53; Staff Librarian 51, 52, 53; Stu- dent Council 52. BETTY JEAN HAMMOND Silence often persuades when speaking fails. Glee Club 50; Vice President Class 51; Typist Annual Staff 53; Senior Who's Who 53. DOROTHY JEAN HAMMOND By a small sample, we judge the whole person, Dorothy. Sponsored by GROGAN AND SON, JEWELERS Florence, Alabama — - Seniors JAMES HAMMOND People who do not make any noise are dangerous. FFA 50, 51, 52, 53; FFA Basketball 52; Baseball 52. BOBBY GENE HILL It is easy for men to say one thing and think another. Student Council Rep. 53; Annual Staff Photographer 53. VERTIE MAE HILL Born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world is mad. FHA 51, 52; Staff Librarian 53. CARMON HOWARD No one knows what he can do until he tries. Glee Club 50; Staff Librarian 52, 53. DORIS JEAN HOWARD I have often regretted my speech, never my silence. Student Council 50; Staff Librarian 53. EZRA HOWARD No man is free, who is not master of him- self. President FFA 52; FFA 50, 51, 52. Sponsored by QUALITY CLEANERS Florence, Alabama Seniors LOWELL HOWARD Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. FFA 50, 51, 52. DOYCE RAY KILLEN Don't ask me to be funnier, because I'm fresh out of wisecracks. FFA 51, 52, 53; Junior Play 52; Senior Who's Who 53. ETNA KILLEN A good reputation is more valuable than gold. Library Typist 53; Student Council Rep. 53; Hospital aid 53; Senior Who's Who 53. JOYCE D. LAMAR It is better to learn late than never. FHA 51; Staff Librarian 52. LUTHER McCAFFERTY A fellow whom everyone admires for his wit and good nature. FFA Vice President 52; Class President 53; Baseball Team 50, 51, 52; Senior Who's Who 53. MARJORIE NEWTON All is not gold that glitters. FHA 50, 51, 52, 53; Glee Club 51; Junior Play 52. Sponsored by LAUDERDALE COUNTY COOPERATIVE, INC. Florence, Alabama Seniors SHIRLEY NEWTON The reward of a thing well done is to have done it. Staff Librarian 52. HOLLIS NUNLEY While we stop to think we often miss our opportunity. FFA 51, 52; Varsity Team 53; L Club 53. ALTON PECK The greatness of a person is not measured by stature. NELLO RHEA PETTUS 'Tis good to live and learn, some people are able to do great deeds, FHA 51. VIRGINIA CREEKMORE PETTUS Ain’t love grand? Senior Who’s Who 53. CAROLYN PHILLIPS A head packed full of brains and a heart packed full of love. Student Council Rep. 51, 52; FHA Treas- urer 53; FHA 51, 52, 53; Room Librarian 52; Junior Play 52; Senior Class Historian 53. Sponsored by FLORENCE IMPLEMENT COMPANY Florence, Alabama Seniors GRANT ROBERSON In all things give him his way, cross him in nothing. BOBBIE LEE SHOOK Quiet, reserved, and demure, a friend upon whom you're always sure. TOMMY SMITH Athletic, Witty and full of fun, he's made a friend of everyone. Senior Prophet 53; Treasurer Junior Class 52; Basketball 51, 52,53; Varsity Team 51, 52, 53; Junior Play 52; L Club 51, 52, 53; Captain Varsity Team 53. DORIS ANN SPRINGER Her ways are ways of quietness. DOYCE SPRINGER Fed from within with all the strength he needs. FFA Basketball Team 51, 52; FFA 51, 52, 53. FRANCES SPRINGER Her ways are ways of peace. Typist Library Staff 53; Hospital aid 53. Sponsored by MEFFORDS JEWELERS Florence, Alabama Seniors JAMES THIGPEN It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. FFA 50. 51. 52. BONNIE WHITE Lots of people get a smart crack for mak- ing one. FHA 51,52,53. LEWELL WHITE Surgeons have developed new ears of rubber—Women can stretch gossip with- out them. Baseball 52; Basketball 51, 52, 53; Senior Who's Who 53; L Club 52, 53; Varsity Team 53; Co-Captain Varsity Team 53. ARNOLD WILBOURN Don't crowd, girls, you will all have a chance. Senior Who’s Who 53; L Club 51, 52, 53; Baseball 52; Varsity Team 52, 53. WYNELL WILEY You're right--she’s quiet. CARLTON GRIFFIN A quiet lad--you scarcely know he's around. FFA 51,52. Sponsored by LARIMORE BUSINESS COLLEGE Florence, Alabama Class Our graduation is now at hand, The battle of ours has been won. Those who've gone before can understand That we've all had lots of fun. Our Thanks to you in many ways And the faculty who has been so true, For working and toiling with us each day To help to get us through. Our new life ahead to face alone Will be so different and new. Memories of you will linger on Though we're bidding you adieu. So to you and me and future Sr's May God lead us the right way. In our hearts you will always linger Goodby to you and our school days. Class Poet Shirley Newton Senior Mistory Twelve years ago a batch of kids came walking, running and stumbling up the steps to the Primary building. Most of us were scared to death, and there were a lot of mothers present that day. Most of those kids are members of the graduating class today. The first year we learned our ABC's, how to spell our names, to count to ten, and not much else. The second year we learned them all over again. Our third, fourth, fifth and sixth years passed quickly. In those years we had all our child- hood diseases and fights. In our seventh year students came from Grassy, Peppertown, Springfield, and other schools close by. We had 105 students that year. You can imagine how much we learned. In the eighth grade we were still trying to learn the names of the students who joined us in the seventh grade. We still had not learned them all when more students joined us in our Fresh- man year. In our sophomore year the students began to drop out to get married, to go to the army, and get jobs. Our class has now dwindled to 56 students. Now that we are Seniors, we think that those years have been well spent. Maybe we didn't think so at the time, but we have really enjoyed school. We put up a big front and say we will be glad when we finish, but, we will all miss our classmates, teachers, and Lexington High. Class Historian Carolyn Phillips This Page Sponsored by T. L. GREEN AND SON, Greenhill, Alabama Cast Will and Zest ament We, the Senior Class of Lexington High School, State of Alabama, in the year of 1953, being of sound mind and a generous disposition, do hereby make and publish this, our last will and testament, all wills other than this to be considered null and void. To our principal, Mr. Bailey, we bequeath all the echoes of our voices which are sure to re- main, and a generous bottle of aspirin for headaches we have caused. To our janitor, we wish to give with our sincerest gratitude, all the candy and gum papers which we spread over the lawn so generously, and all the old books we are sure to leave behind on purpose. To our teachers, who have been so wonderful, we extend the wish that they have a more attractive class next year. A class who will bring in their homework on time, keep it neat and refer to the dictionary for words they cannot spell. To them we also leave a bottle of aspirin. To the Junior Class, we leave the following: our broken chairs, our books with half the pages missing, our typewriters which wouldn't write half the time. All the athletic equipment and sore muscles, and all the reference material which we have avoided so carefully all these years. And all our money making projects that we got rich on. To the same class, we will all the honors and privileges which we think we can do without. We, Wilma Cottrell, Dorothy Jean Hammond, and Doris Jean Howard leave our never ceasing giggles to Doris Ann Michael, Betty Jean Hill, and Sue Hill. Hope you get by with it. I, Jackie Davis, will my ability to make book reports without reading a book to Jimmie Lou Shelton. I, Tommy Smith, hereby leave my ability to play Basketball to Harold Rit r. I, Arnold Wilburn leave my place on the bench at basketball games to Altc King. Keep it warm Pee Wee. We, Luther McCafferty and Doyce Ray Killen leave our way with all the girls to Mack Tid- well. I, Joyce Lamar, leave my flirty ways to Barbara Putnam. I, Joet Glover, leave my ability to get married to Virginia White. I hope you make it Ginger. I, Doris Ann Springer, leave my quiet ways to Evelyn Thornton and Judith Nix. I, Ann Dean, leave my studious ways to Faye Holden. We, Branson Applegarth and James Thigpen, leave our laziness to Otis Thigpen and Hulon Burbank. I, Martha Alexander, leave my ability to win beauty contests at box suppers to Dean Jones. I, Shirley Newton, leave my blushes to Joy Rea Ritter provided they are kept in constant use and returned when necessary. I, Agnes Cox, leave my love for playing basketball to Nell Robinson. I, Yvonne Fields, bequeath my FHA interest to Nina East. We, Carmon Howard and Etna Killen, leave our place in the library to Bonnie Hammond and Bonnetha Davis. Keep those books straight. We, Marjorie Newton and Charles Black, leave our loud mouth, provided you use it, to Faye Newton, Edna Shook and Presley Thornton. We, Doyce Springer, Alton Peck and James Hammond, will our quiet ways to Gerald Camp- bell and Lloyd Cox. We, Betty Jean Hammond and Shirley Griffin, leave our short stature to Ruth Putman. This page sponsored by PUTTEET' S PHARMACY, Florence, Alabama Cast Will and Zestament I, Carlton Griffin, leave my ability to be absent from school when the notion strikes me to Alfred Williams. I, Wynell Wiley, leave my neatness to Sue Weldon. We, Frances Springer and Bobbie Shook, leave our friendly and quiet ways to Opalene Craig. We, Vertie Mae Hill and Elizabeth Collier, will our love for each other to Leota Ridgeway and Virginia Cole. We, Sue Collier and Virginia Puttus, will our happy married life to anyone who can get a man. I, Carolyn Phillips, leave my ability to go steady to Myra Jane Killen. Allen Green, wills his piano playing ability to anyone who can use it. We, Nello Rhe Pettus and Bonnie White, will our typewriters to anyone who doesn't mind keys that stick. I, Harold Glover, leave my witty ways to Morris Braly. We, Lanee Balch and Jane Bradley, leave our places as cheerleaders to Joan Smith and Barbara Allen. I, Billy Ray Barnette, leave my salesmanship ability to Edward Smitherman. I, Travis Cates, leave my interest in English to Gayther Cottles. I, Myrtie Davis, leave my knowledge of all the latest movies to anyone who can get to see them. I, Bobby Gene Hill, will my gift of giving chewing gum to all the girls to Theo Mashborn. I, Lewell White, will my love for blondes and universities to Billy Jones. We, Hollis Nunley and Donald Burks, will our bashful, sneaky ways to Vernon Jones. We, Jerry Bergin and Charles Beavers, will our ability to attract attention to anyone who is fool enough to do it. 1, Grant Roberson, leave my ability to quit school and start back when I take the notion to Billy Neal Hammond. I, Lowell Howard, leave my name of Uncle Dan to anybody who is man enough to take the honor. I, Ezra Howard, leave my dancing skill to anybody who is fast with their feet. Class Testator Shirley Griffin Senior Class Prophecy I have just finished a check on my old classmates of Lexington High and after twenty years I find many interesting things about them. First and foremost, Sue Collier is to be President of the United States. Now that women have the ballot, they'll soon relieve men of the duties they have left. Arnold Wilboum is becoming the most famous cook in the whole world. He now owns a big Dine and Dance at Grassy. I was reading that Lewell White is to become a biologist and will discover some of nature’s deepest secrets, for example, why an oyster isn’t a tadpole, and similar never-before solved problems. Jerry Bergin and his wife Shirley Griffin are running a big steam laundry in Chicago. Imagine A washerwoman with his talents. Charles Beavers is running a large soap factory in Philadelphia. I asked him why Philadel- phia? Because, was the quick reply, it is said to be the cleanest city in the world and they must need a lot of soap. Hollis Nunley and his Rascal Town play boys, Luther McCafferty and Branson Applegarth are appearing daily on WLHS TV. Sponsored by KING AND ALEXANDER, Kingtown, Alabama Senior Class Prophecy Shirley Newton is a model in New York. Virginia Pettus is a famous actress. She has taken Doris Day's husband Grant Roberson away from her. Doris Jean Howard has recently written a book on how to raise butterflies. Vertie Mae Hill is a famous cook at the Snip Snap and Bite Restaurant. With her small family of 10 children, Etna Killen has settled down to a quiet home life. Nello Rhea Pettus has now taken Mrs. Springer's place in the Library. Bobbie Lee Hook is now serving with the WACS in Africa. Frances Springer is over-seer of a large nursery. Wynell Wiley, famous lady barber, has recently employed Doyce Ray Killen as shoe shine boy and Bonnie White as manicurist. Ezra Howard has won world heavy weight championship from Rocky Marciano. Dorothy Jean Hammond has taken the late John L. Louis' place. Joet Glover has raised enough little Glovers to produce a football team and a water boy. I read where Jackie Davis is now a famous dancer. In High School she was so fond of dancing she could hardly walk decorously out in the line. Wait, what is this article? It says that Charles Black and Harold Glover, two of the most desperate criminals of modern times were captured yesterday by F. B. I. agent Tommy Smith. They were caught trying to be first in the Lexington Bank. I hear that Billy Ray Barnett has been elected Mayor of Peppertown. Donald Burks and Travis Cates are now operating one of the largest gambling Casinos in Anderson, Alabama, and are doing a very good business. I hear that Alton Peck who has been eating his wheaties has now reached the height of 5'1 . Carolyn Phillips and Carmon Howard are now married and have twelve kids. Carolyn always said they were cheaper by the dozen. Carlton Griffin and Lowell Howard now own a big goat farm in Goodman, Alabama. Here is the want ad, it says that Martha Alexander has taken over her daddy's business and is looking for an eligible bachelor to help her out with it. Elizabeth Collier is now running the Lexington Bakery. She has as her helper Betty Jean Hammond and Agnes Cox, who by the way, is married to that famous Cowboy Allen Green. James Hammond is Dean of Mississippi State College for girls. Myrtie Davis has been elected Sheriff of Lauderdale County. Majorie Newton is the recently appointed voice instructor at Auburn. James Thigpen has been appointed Principal of Lexington High School. Bobby Gene Hill and Joyce Lamar have recently discovered how to prolong the life of a fly. Doris Ann Springer is an air line hostess. I see where Lanee Balch and Jane Bradley are now with Ringling Brothers Circus. Lanee as a tight rope walker and Jane as a juggler. Doyce Springer now owns a corn farm where he sells it by the gallons. His wife Wilma Cottrell supervises the molasses mill. Ann Dean is not President of West Point. Yvonne Fields is Home Economics teacher at Lexington High. 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Florence, Alabama Junior Zeam First row: Newton, Newton, Simpson, Allen, Tidwell. Second row: Fields, Hammond, Griffin, Howard, Balch, Putman, Ray. Third row: Sharp. Hamner, Fields, Green, Beavers, Holden, Newton, Holden, Smith. Varsity Schedule and Score Moard 1952-53 Lexington 62 Hatton 65 Lexington 61 Coffee 59 Lexington 54 Central 42 Lexington 67 Rogersville 64 Lexington 79 Athens 45 Lexington 97 West Limestone 60 Lexington 77 Waterloo 46 Lexington 63 Sheffield 52 Lexington 63 Russellville 46 Lexington 60 Deshler 48 Lexington 53 Deshler 46 Lexington 97 Hatton 67 Lexington 51 T. M. Rogers 53 Lexington 76 Sheffield 59 Lexington 85 Waterloo 50 Lexington 62 Coffee 56 Lexington 85 West Limestone 41 Lexington 66 Mt. Hope 70 Lexington 51 Russellville 44 Lexington 79 Athens 76 Lexington 70 Mt. Hope 61 Lexington 65 Rogersville 51 Lexington 54 Central 47 Lexington 56 T. M. Rogers 61 TOURNAMENTS COUNTY DISTRICT Lexington 77 Coffee 76 Lexington 68 Cherokee 60 Lexington 65 T. M. Rogers 64 Lexington 78 Rogersville 68 Lexington 56 Russelville 64 FLORENCE LUMBER COMPANY WM Our Zeam in Aetion Sponsored by GEO. HORMEL and CO I HISTORY Student Council •OFFICERS: Lanee Balch, President, ••Virginia White, Vice President, Norma Jean Porter, Secretary-Treasurer. •Inset ••No Picture FLORENCE HERALD President — - - Vice President Secretary - - Treasurer - Reporter - Sponsor - - MORRIS BRALY CARLTON GARNER - - WILLIE McCAIN - - GERALD PUTMAN - ARNOLD HARAWAY ------SAM LEDBETTER COLEMAN HOWARD PRODUCE CO, Lexington, Alabama President--------------- Vice President ----- Secretary----------- Treasurer---------- Historian............. Parliamentarian Song Leader - Jk Sponsor---------- YVONNE FIELDS - - LANEE BALCH - - JANE BRADLEY - CAROLYN PHILLIPS JACKIE DAVIS - MARTHA ALEXANDER - - - VIRGINIA ROBERSON WYLODEAN NIX STAFF ASSISTANTS XKoorn Assistants 1 S. C. TOOF CO. Florence, Alabama Upper- Elementary Officers Lower-Junior High Officers FIRST NATIONAL BANK Florence, Alabama HOSPITAL ATTENDANTS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE LUNCHROOM PERSONNEL HOME VISITOR Mb' .rr- f . t «v. ' • EfiMM r J IIt •;; i Sponsored by FRANK MEIRS ESTATE Sponsored by W. T. JOHNSTON Lexington, Alabama HcH mw mm Wm Senior Personalities ' fe - Neatest Couple------ Biggest Flirts---- Most Studious - - Most Courteous WYNELL WILEY, LEWELL WHITE - - JOYCE LAMAR, JERRY BERGIN - - ANN DEAN, CARMON HOWARD ETNA KILLEN, HOLLIS NUNLEY Senior Personalities Best Actors....- JACKIE DAVIS, TOMMY SMITH Most Athletic-TOMMY SMITH, VIRGINIA PETTUS Wittiest------ELIZABETH COLLIER, HAROLD GLOVER Cutest Couple -..... BETTY JEAN HAMMOND LUTHER McCAFFERTY SNAPSHOTS: Carolyn Phillips-First student to graduate with both parents Alumni of Lexington. Martha Tidwell Miss FHA. Scenes around the Campus. TO Snapshots from the Annual Lexington Horse Show. A LITHOGRAPHED YEARBOOK DALLAS • TEXAS DR. 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