Manning High School - Mahiscan Yearbook (Manning, SC)

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Many in our class participated Time was really flying the next thing we knew we were in the Jumor class We worked hard this year for our Junlor a play called Just Ducky which was a great success under the guidance of Mrs Bradham The Junior Festival another of our presenta tions also offered a big turn out However all tht work was worth it because it helped us to show the Senlorsone ofthe biggest eventsof all for we had to raise the money Senior Banquet We presented Seniors at last' And one of the saddest yet happlest years of our lives Our principal Mr Boroughs who had 11Ved through our high school years with us was no longer passing through Mannmg portals Mr Clyde Beden baugh our new principal soon fitted himself graciously to the daily pattern and endeared himself to us IVlr Mayer our Superintendent left along with Mr Boroughs We liked our new Superintendent Mr Weldon from the start because on the very first day he an nounced that we would have no examinatlons All in all he won our hearts Time finally came for us to begin work on our prized pos session Mah1scan ' Mrs Bradham spon sored our Senior Play 'The Boarding House Reach another great success The receiving of our class rings brought us satisfacuon and thrilled us with the 1dea that we were really and truly seniors We extended our thanks to the Junior Class for featuring such a wonder ful banquet for us The attendants for the May Court were Barbara Jean Fann Nancy Pat Bagnal and Gloria Rich From the eleventh grade the Maid of Honor was Roseanne Eadon I Sybil Lee was crowned Queen of May Our Graduating mghtl ' ' There were tears in our eyes but we were the proudest ever' ' We were now more than just Semors we were symbols for the students following us Sybil bee Class H1StOF1aH . . 3 . . .V - . . . . . , J . , , . ' . . . . . , , . - . yr- . . ,, . . . . , 1 - 4 ' . , , A I - : ' , ' . . ' ' : , - times ----- The Junior Senior Banquet! ! ! rick, Rebecca Brogdon, Polly Ridgeway, Mary , . - , I . - ' I , . . , 4 - , .

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8 ass Hasfofuf Un a warm autumn mormng IH 1938 forty happy llttle chcrubs bounced 1nto the flrst grade room whlch was taught by M1ss Rose Ervm and the year started off w1th a crash Flftccn of thc or1g1n al f1rst grade class are le ft Bobby Matthews Jerome McCord Polly Rldgeway Jullcn Wemberg Mary Bagnal Scott Bagnal Glor1a Rlch Carolyn Th1gpen Eugene Bryant Leroy Phllhps Ausdon Young Welborn Brallsford Theron Dennls John Bodenhelmer andl Sybll Lee After spendmg our busy llttle tunes for a year 1n the f1rst grade we passed w1th great prxde to the second where Jlmmy Metropol Joxned us In the th1rd grade our merry gang was Jomed by Nancy Patrlck Oh ll ' How we worked to see who could beat 1n the a1r plane race' ' ' ' The fourth grade brought us two more to add to our llst Elro Floyd and Barbara Jean Fann We 'sho' d1d keep our noses clean th1s year cause the slght of Mlss Cantey s paddle w1th holes certa1nly offered every DGFSUZISIOII Mllton Gamble Jolned us 1n the flfth grade Thls was the saddest year of all because th1s was the year we were d1v1ded 1nto two classes But havlng more than one teacher made up for the loss Back together agam 1n the s1xth grade Clyde Hodge made h1s entrance here The seventh grade brought us many more classmates They were Carlyle Johnson Irene Bryant Br1ce Cantey Maxme Sulllvan Elease Alsbrooks Helen Hodge Mattle Wh1te Evelyn Wh1te and MUFTIS Smlth Th1S year played and lmportant part 1n our l1vcs for we were no longer Just k1ds we were now for at least we surely thought soj grown ups The exght grade brought us another sad tragedy The boys and glrls were d1v1ded' These spaclous halls surely llved up to thelr name those f1rst few days We loved the system of changmg from class to class It was tough but lt surely made us feel 1m portant Nlne students Jolned us M1ll1e In gram Curtls Lee Deraldlne McCabe Rebecca Brogdon Betty Jo R1dgeway Irene Rldgeway Jack1e Mltchum Bllly Rldgeway and Johnme Carter There was a blg festwal that year a Valentlne festlval Those among the court malds were Barbara Jean Fann Polly Rldge way Nancy Patrlck Irene Bryant Mattle Wh1te and Mary Johnson I Sybll Lee relgned as queen We had to make good 1n the nlnth grade because thls year we started gettmg our cred1ts Thomas Burgess came 1n the tenth grade Mr Ropp left' Mr Mayer however soon f1lled the gap 1n our hearts Another feature was added to our school A band' Our band leader was Mr Kenneth Prultt l . 1 . 1 . , . . . , 1 3 . 1 . . . . f 1 1 1 3 ' 1 l J ' as x ' f ' -' ' ' ' ,, t I , 1- I I ' ' ' 3 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 , J I J - ' 1 1 1 1 1 , , . . . ll - u - ! , . J J - . , , , 1 1 1 , , J f I - I I . . . ' J 1 J . .1 . . I . . 1 1 - 1 1 , . 1 . . . . , 1

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Glas pfwpli cm, A ' FHIS 1lIllStY'1OL1S gentleman Mr Metrope who says he was presldent of the Semor Class of 1950 from M H S has shown gl eat w1sdom 1n eommg to me the great Madame Zuma He has asked me to gaze mto the present posltlons and such of h1s class mates I Madame Luma who sees all knows all and hears all w1l1 turn to my Crystal ball Crystal b l near my aglc words' Rhumba rhumba tumba' The scenes are beglnmng to be clear as I sec. Dr beroy Ph1ll1ps noted leg SlJOClt1I1St and h1s nurse Barbara EIdr1dge R IN just begmmng an o,1erat1on on the famed Casa nova ' Jullen Wemberg Here now 15 Johnme Carter owner of Carter's Bus Llne He manages all the bus llnes IH Sumter County Ah' If my v1s1on 15 clear 1tlS Clyde Hodge Professor of Sclence and Mathematles at West Pomt TheronDenn1s nowholdsthe pos1t10n of Janltor at the same 1n tltute There 15 a new l1ght on my subject It concerns Baseball Yes Bobby Matthews IS pltcher for the New York Yankees H15 w1fe and f1ve Q01 ch1ldren are on the s1del1ne cheer1ng h1m an t1 v1ctory Mr Metropol your Class 15 a very pros per mg one Jack1e Mxtchum 15 operator of the ' Hoosler Hot Shot Club IH Aleolu Hls hostess 15 Helen Hodge My crystal ball may be decewmg me but lt 1sn't l1ke Madame Zuma to predlct some th1ng false I see Eugene Bryant a well known electr1e1an ID h1s hometown He IS mstall 1ngl1ght flxtures lll the newly Constructed home of the former Ca olyn Thlgpen Ah' These g1rls are far from home Texas Elease Alsbrooks 15 a stenographer for the D1g Deep M1n1ng Company and Dearlmg McCabe 15 a model At the pre sent she 15 modelmg cowglrl su1ts w1th accessorles No w Mr Metropol th1s w1l1 be one for the books Two of youx classmates are co starrlng ID one of the most talked about PIC ture of all t1me They are Polly R1dgeway and John Bodenhe1mer The pu ture 15 The Black Sheep I need my maglc words agaln to carry s through Rhumba rhurnba tumba' Mary Bagnal 15 play1ng the tenor saxophone 1n the all g1rl orchestra The1r next stop w1ll be Manmng H1gh A very br1ght future for th1s young gentle man 1ndeed Flre Ch1ef Mllton Gamble has just transferred from Bloomvllle to Jordan as head of the f1re department He m1racu lously saved the home of Mr and Mrs B1lly R1dgeway who own a mans1on 1n th1s same v1c1n1ty What 15 th1s I see 1n my crystal ball? It IS very cloudy but lt 15 beglnnlng to be clear Betty Jo Rldgeway 15 a rn1ss1onary to Japan She 15 dolng a great work over there for the people Now Maxme Sull1van of New York has recently publlshed a book entltled How to Keep My Man It was a nat1on w1de sell out . . . . - 1 . . F h. 1 , , . 1, ' - ' , -L . . . I T ' . 1 - , V- ll - - - ll - 1 1 '- 1 1 , 1 . ' n F , 1 , . A . . . . ,1 1, f , 1 ' ll ' ffl , , , . . . . xv A . N. 1 - 1 1.1 ' ' 1 - '- ' 1 I - - 1 1 1 . . 3 . T . . . . - 1 -1 - -1 ' I . . , . N . H , - . . , lu ' 1 ll , - u , x 1 . ' . . t ' I . , t . H . Ill . , , . . - l, - , , . ' fa . ' , . . I . . . . . , . - I , V . . . . I . . . - 1 ' . ' Y. ' . . . . . . . . . , , 1 . - 1 1 1 ' 1