Martin High School - Panther Yearbook (Martin, TN)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Sooner or later all good thmgs must come to an end and before the graduatmg seniors IS the end of four eventful and happy years at Martln High School Though these years may be only a memory in the future they will al ways be cherished as the building stones of our lives We the class of 54 have always used the theme of originality Due to crowded condi tions m the elementary school building our class as eighth graders was moved to the high school Thus we were the first of many e1ghth graders to be lncluded with the high school That same year we were the first class ever to wm both the girls and boys Weakley County Junior High Basketball Tournament Although we were inside the high school buildlng we really felt like a group of outsiders It was not until the followmg year that we began to feel at home In the fall of 1951 one hundred and six students entered the doors of Martin High School as green freshmen In our first class election we chose Charles Mayo to a t as our president We wondered around most of the year in a daze but finally we found our way around the campus and began to feel at home We all dreaded lmtiation day but xt proved really to be a lot of fun Along with all this we were acquiring knowledge from books and school act1v1t1es When football and basketball came into focus Farra Mai Summers and Jamece Crockett were elected freshman cheer leaders We began our next year by electing Mike Stanford as class president We felt more im portant because now we were to get our re venge by lllltlatlng the new class of green freshmen Along with all the fun however we had plenty of work to do Selectlng our major and mmor courses of study was an 1m portant problem because the foundatlon of our success in life would be based upon these selec txons In 1952 we came ba k to school as Jolly Juniors but our work out weighed our pleas ures The problems and worries that we did not have in our sophomore year were doubled during this year but having Jere Freeman as Poqe 18 our capable president lessened them There was the proJect of obtalnmg money for that blg event, the Junior and Senior Banquet Finally after much planning pract1c1ng and preparation that glorious night April 21 ar rxved Juniors and semors gathered in the elementary school cafeteria for a delicious banquet plus a clever floor show by the tal ented Juniors We formed the Grand March which led us 1nto the gymnas1um where we cnJoyed games and dancing We further car ricd out our theme of being original by being the first class to have an orchestra for the dance Tom Lanardos drummers spe 1al1ty was the outstanding event for the evening During th1s year we had two winners in the Lion Oil Companys essay contest Mlke Stan ford won a S1 000 scholarsh1p and Anne Meek won a S20 cash award On August 31 1953 fifty nine dignified seniors returned to M H S for thelr last year We began our many senior activities on Sep tember the tenth when we ordered our class rings Next was the election of the all import took place among the candidates It ended when we went to the polls and elected the fol lowing group of capable officers Charles Pitts presxdent Mike Stanford vice presldent Rena Harding secretary Joanne White treas urer Benell McCollum and Hobart Beale re porters We did not know what work was until we started working on the annual We elected Jerry Watson and Betsy Buckley co editors With the help of many capable semors and a few Juniors Jerry and Betsy under the guld ance of Mrs W1les are putting forth a fme annual Now we are makmg plans for our class play and many other school wide ac t1Vltl6S When we have our diplomas in our hands we shall breathe a slight sigh of relief and of regret L1ke all classes before us we of 54 are glad to be graduatmg but are sad to thmk our days at dear ole M H S are over All f1fty nine of us realize that without the guld ance of our sponsors through these years many tunes we might have fallen short of our goal Good bye Martin High School the time spent wlth you w11l forever remam deep in the memories of each one of the members of the class of 1954 1 . v . . . . . . . Q. ' . y . . Y 1 ' s s a ' Y - 1 1 ' . ' ,- . . . . . . , . . D . 1 I - l i 1 , I Q . . 7 Y 4' ' , , y , . . . . l . . 4 . . , . . , y u . . .. 7 C6 il ' . Q I 'l ' - ,, ant class officers. A powerful political battle .. ' 1 ' . . - ' h - . I . , . 3 . , . - . 2 Y . D . D ' ' 1 y 1 ' . . : , - . , ' . E . . Y , . - . . ' 1 4 . ' Y . . . . U ' y, ' . 1 ' I ! Q I . . . U , , 1 ' D . . , - . - . - y . . , . , .

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'S Joyce Thomason FHA 2 3 Curtls Award 2 3 Basketball 3 Llbrary Club 3 Beta Club 3 4 Beta Club Secretary 4 Sclence Club 4 Speech Club 4 Captaln Cur t1s Magazme Dr1ve 2 3 FHA V1ce Pres1dent 3 Q Faye Tyson Speech Club 4 Llbrary Club 4 Llbrary Club Secretary 4 Vol unteer G1rls State 3 FHA 2 4 Captam Curtxs Magazme Drxve 4 Jerry Watson Band 2 3 4 Murray All State Band 3 Beta Club 3 4 V1ce Presxdent 3 Debating Club 3 Debatmg Club V1ce Presldent 4 Scxence Club 2 3 4 Annual Staff 3 4 Barbara Williams Patsy Winstead FHA 2' Library Club 1 2' Health Club 4' Speech Club 4' Americanism Essay Award 2. FHA1 2 3' FHA Treasurer 2. 2

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY Walt' What was that? Voxces' Shr1eks' What lS happemng to Mrs W1les Lets 1n vest1gate Why her door IS lo ked' Lets take a peep through the keyhole Llsten' All Hall Macbeth Thou shalt be kmg hereafter That 15 a record on Macbeth The w1tch IS predlctxng Macbeths future Look how en grossed they seem Myths about WltChES always entrance young and old There goes the bell Please feel free to leave me here to rest Those blood curdllng sounds did glve me qulte a shock Thanks for the chaxr Ill s1t by the wmdow and watch the P E class EXETCISC Youth IS wonderful Tomorrow depends on them That semor Engllsh class was an 1n terestlng group of glrls and boys Ho hum would that we know what the future holds for them but we dont My head IS beg1nn1ng to sp1n around Just l1ke that ball they are throwmg I seem to be floatmg and the clouds are beglnnlng to sur round me No they arent clouds they are funnel shaped vapors and r1d1ng on them are wxtches They are usmg thexr broomstlcks to wrxte across the sky There the haze clears and they are scratchmg out the words Now as well as 1n days of yore we can and do predlct the makmg of hlstory ten years hence Sllhouetted agamst the sky IS Lmda Dono ho dressed 1n the 0fflC131 un1form of the Salva t1on Army bang1ng a tambour1ne and askmg forgrveness for past fr1vol1t1es The appar1t1on has blacked out all except the tambourme wh1ch IS slowly changmg 1nto a barrel conta1n1ng Joel F1elds and lt lS turn 1ng and tWlStlDg as lt goes over Nlagara Falls The m1st of the falls lS chang1ng 1nto ICC cubes the result of perfected theorles of the tract of the 1ce mult1m1ll1ona1re Benell Mc Collum Are those stars tw1nkl1ng Yes' But they re twmklmg around a marquee flashxng the name of Hobart Beale 1n a one man show surpass1ng the Martm LEWIS team The marquee IS gone but the stars xcmam Is that a fall1ng star No' Thats E J John son streaklng across the heavens 1n D3Vld Myr1ck s rocket shxp to Mars manufactured by Patsy W1nstead and Joyce Robertson That looks l1ke a wltchess caldxon and thats exactly what 1t IS There IS a road com mg from the fumes of the w1tchess brew It IS Bobby Coley s road from New Home to Un1on C1ty Com1ng down the road IS a polxce car drlven by Samla Spad1a 31138 Faye Tyson transport 1ng gamblmg cas1no operator Lee Baker from Weakley County Ja1l to the State Pr1son There comes someone else down the road and who else can lt be but Joanne Whnte IH her rcd Ford convert1ble wlth a McKenz1e tag The wltchess kettle 1S chang1ng mto a pot of gold symbol1z1ng the money saved by Johnny Reynolds as a down payment on Scates Gulf Statron There seems to be a flare of drums and commg 1nto s1ght IS the U S M1l1tary Band Marchmg 1n f1ne rank are Charles Kxllebrew and Tommy Harrxson They saw the fmger po1nt1ng at them from the poster saymg Uncle Sam Needs You so they Jolned In the lead IS the oldest Mlss Flame Margaret Flnch who parades by the rev1ew1ng stand where the Chxef Justnce Rena Hard1ng IS seated There IS a wave of the wand and a labora tory comes 1nto v1ew Jerry Watson IS peermg 1nto a m1scroscope and countxng the calorxes 1n the hole of a doughnut To the north are the test tubes for var1ous ha1r dyes where Farra Ma1 and Ph1l1p are workmg on a haxr dye that washes out after four r1nses Barbara Wxlllams lS studymg her theory to keep blonde ha1r blonde and Sue Robertson IS combing out the curls on her perfected red wxg On the south Page 19 IS Jere Freeman turnmg gray from try1ng to analyze H O In the eastern corner IS B1lly Shelby workmg on the theory Why d1d they d1g the ocean so close to the shore Standmg ln the western corner skxrts and more sklrts are seen and ln the center IS Jane Kllgore who deslgned the sk1rts you pour on mstead of pourlng yourself 1nto Bubble bubble bubble goes the mrxture as the w1tches drop 1n another portlon of 54 forecast Out of the roll1ng b0l1 comes the faces of Carole Caudle composer of Marry wh1le you re young cause you grow ugly IH your old days Nola Baker speclal authorlty on goats Janlece Crockett authoress of Boy ology Bula Baker famous orator rehears1ng her speech on How to stand well w1th the teachers She bel1eves that a st1ck of long Dobson wax IS a ne ESS1ty before all exams Bobby Clenden1n IS there too wr1t1ng sc1ent1f1c Journals rn Lat1n There seems to be waves lappmg but It represents the many storms and shlpwrecks on the sea of matrlmony suffered by Patsy Smlth who f1nally anchored Jerry Tegethoff' Comlng out of th1s chaos IS a sound of weddlng bells fO1 J W Ph1ll1ps and Margaret Boane The l1cense shows December 24 1964 They never d1d get 1n a hurry Shelby Brund1ge great concert p1an1st IS playmg the weddlng march Harold Adams edltor of Farmers Gazette IS best man The brldesmald IS Catherme M1ller the Colgate cover g1rl The brides ha1r was styled by the famous beaut1c1an Dorothy Za Za Henry Others attend1ng are Lad1ne EHDIS and Robert Dav1dson supervxsors of Bolrvar Mental Inst1tut1on and Ray Bondurant proml nent Weakley County farmer What IS that blur Why lt IS the wxtches Patsy Haley Walklng a t1ght rope stretched across the faxrgrounds At the Judges stand we see Robble M M1nn present1ng Joyce Thom as wxth a blue rlbbon for her cow M1ngled ln the crowd 'Irav1s Damron IS seen hand1ng out free passes to hlS theater and Nancy Bowlm stxll No 1 booster for the Panthers wavmg a banner say1ng BEAT DRESDEN As the fa1r passes out of slght we see M1ke Stanfords conservat1on exh1b1t1on wxth h1s S1000 essay 1n the center Also we see Jane Melton soapbox lectur1ng on the subJect We should not have a federal umon The sky IS beCOm1Hg streaked Why 1ts bars across wmdows and behmd them are W L Hays who has been sentenced to 99 years for transportat1on of ch1nch1llas and Jesse James Dunn notor1ous cr1m1nal How unusual' Pa1nts and brushes are float 1ng through the elements They belong to the eccentr1c Tennessee art1st Anne Meek That looks l1ke a storm cloud C0mlng up but 1t s only a dust storm on our western ranges As the dust clears we see Betsy Buckley It seems as 1f her fad of cowboy hats was a pre d1ct1on Wlthlh 1tself Dr1v1ng up to Betsy are nurses Sherry Beverly and Cecllle Chapell 1n Cec1lles Olds that she had to go to work to buy' The whole sky IS blackened as 1f there has been an echpse but It IS really only Charles P1ttss seventh South Amer1can 011 well com 1ng m Commg up to brighten our sky IS the moon 1n whlch we see Donald McGehee and h1s co ed basketball team playmg the Lunear Leapers One of the substltutes commg lDt0 the game IS Sue Smrth Oh that IS all rxght thank you I could have plcked up my book It Just shpped from my lap 'Ihat bell startled me Are you 1n the class of 54 Is that your class passmg Should I tell them of my appar1t1on No 1 shall let the future unfold ltself THE THREE APPARITIONS- Faye Jane Joanne - - - , . - 2 . . . 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