McClenaghan High School - Florentine Yearbook (Florence, SC)

Text from Pages 1 - 90 of the 1939 volume:

— Florentine 1939 Volume XVI Published by The Senior Class of Florence High School Florence, South Carolina oreu'on Many wise men have said, School days are the happiest days of one's life. ' We hope that, in days to come, this volume of Thu Florentine will awaken in the minds of the members of the class of 1939 many fond recollections of classmates and the happ) hours spent together in Florence High. Zbdica tion TO Our Mothers and Fathers whose unfailing interest, constant love, and tender care have made our lives happy and our education possible, we dedicate, with heartfelt love and appreciation, this volume of The Florentine. H. H. McKeithan R. E. Currin Sam J. Royall Dr. L. B. Salters J. C. McClenaghan Chairman VL 3. acuitif Robert A. Andrews Algebra, Business Science Muryd Atkinson...................English Frank G. Ballfnger.......Manual Training Viva Barger...................Shorthand. Typing Mrs. Sarah Blanton...............History Emily Brothers..................English, History Alice Brunson....................English Claudia Downer. . .Bookkeeping, Economics Corrie Dusenberry..............Librarian A. L. Fickling.........Band, Vocal Music Mrs. Hazel Gee......Dean of Girls, History Marie Gregory..........Algebra, Geometry Helen Griffith...................History Margaret Hawkins................Biology, English Lucile Huggin...................Geometry Bessie Levin Claudia Little Mary Eugenia Powell. Kenneth L. Perrin. ... .. Biology, Chemistry Mrs. W. S. Poynor Sarah Ray . .Shorthand. Typing J. Lee Rhame Mildred Richardson ... . . Arithmetic, History Mrs. Lina G. Robinson Lida Scarborough John R. Thode Mechanical Drawing Edith Tobin Sallie Watkins Thelma Husbands Page Seven Tlorentinv z= Staff of The Florentine Georgie Brogdon Editor-in-Chief Anne Gardiner Associate Editor Meyers Hicks Sports Editor Bill Bussy Business Manager Sadie Pickett Typist Oscar Mims Associate Editor Peggy Hite Activities Editor Charles Smith Photographic Editor Billy Lewis Assistant Business Manager Geraldine Miller Typist Page Eight CLASSES Vti e tJto pen tin e McLeod Hite Alice Brunson Anderson Allen Senior icerS President......................................................James IcLeod Vice-President...............................................Peggy Hite Secretary....................................Mary Louise Anderson Treasurer ......................................Harry Allen Sponsor ...................................Alice Brunson Seniors Ernestine K. Allen For nature made her what she is and never made another. Marshal. ’38. 39: Honor Citizen. 38. President of Gamma Delta. ‘36. '37. 38. '39: Hi-Y Sisters. '37. '38. '39; Junior Senior Waitress. '37; Literary Society. '38. '39; President of Home Room. ’35; Home Room Committee. '37, '38: Assisted In Canteen. '37; International Friendship Club. '37. '38. '39. Mirian Eileen Ammons Fun mixed with knowledge makes a well-rounded girl.” Marshal. '38. '39; Gamma Delta Club. '35. 36, '37. '38. '39; Hi-Y Club. ’38. ’39: Sponsor Football Team. 38: Junior Senior Waitress. ’38: May Queen Attendant. '37: Vice-President of House of Representatives. '38: Senior Booth. '38; May Day Exercises. 37. Bernard Edwin Anderson The generous heart should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain .” Secretary-Treasurer of Home Room. '38. '39; Boxing Squad. '37: Office Assistant. '38. '39: Home Room Representative. '37. '38: Senior Council. '38. '39. Ann Hearon Austin ”On, on with the dance! Let joy be un con fined.” Junior Senior Waitress. '37; Junior Class Play. '38; Cheerleader. '37. '38; Question Mark Club. '37. '38. '39; Hl-Y Sisters. '36. '37. '38. '39: Library Assistant. '38. '39; Senior Class Play. '39: Secretary of Girls’ Athletic Association, 37. Harry S. Allen, Jr. A scholar and a gentleman ” Vice-President of Home Room. '37; State Biology Contest. '37; State Latin Contest. '38: President of Home Room. ‘37. '38; Assistant Business Manager of Newspaper. '37. '38; Treasurer Senior Class. '38. '39; Vice-President Criterion Literary Society. '38. '39: Member of Student Council. '38: Literary Society Declamation Contest. '38. Vivian Irene Ammons So unaffected, so composed a mind; So firm, so soft, so strong, yet so refined.” Marshal. '38. '39; Gamma Delta. '35. '36. '37. '38. '39; Treasurer Hi-Y Sisters. '38: Sponsor Football Team. '38; Junior Senior Waitress. '37; Vice-President Home Room. '36; May Day Exercises. '37; Senior Booth. ‘38. Mary Louise Anderson So fair she takes the breath of men away Who gaze upon her unaware.” Junior Senior Waitress. '37; K.K. Club. 36. 37. '38. '39: Hi-Y Sisters. '36. '37. '38. '39; Queen of Hearts Attendant. '38; Student Council. '38; Honor Citizen. '38. 39; Junior Class Play. 38; Secretary of Junior Class. '37. '38; Secretary of Senior Class. '38. ’39: News Editor of YELLOW JACKET. ’38. ’39. Juanita Myrtis Baggett She is kind as she is fair, And beauty lives with kindness.” President of Shorthand Club. '38. '39: President of Friendship Club. '38. ’39; Hi-Y Sisters. ’38. 39; Treasurer of Home Room. '37. '38. '39; Patrol. '37; Oirls' Athletic Association. '37. '38. 39; President of S. S. Club. '39; Les Coquettes Club. '37, '38. tti Page Eleven orenune Seniors Alice. Dudley Bailey Her voice was ever soft, gentle. and low, An excellent thing in woman.” Assistant in the Library. '36. '37. '38: Patrol. '38: Program Committee ot Shorthand Club. Atha Mae Barwick She can work, she can play: She can be serious, she can be „... gay- Shorthand Club. '37. '38. ’39; Patrol. '38: Chairman of Housekeeping Committee. '37. 38. Joseph Kershaw Beaty There's never been the time sublime, When I felt a woman's hand in mine.” William M. Bridges, Jr. If he worried, he hid it.” Home Room President. '35: Home Room Vice-President. '35. '36; House of Representatives. '36: Patrol. '37. '38: Boxing Manager. '37: Assistant Boxing Manager. '36: Football. '36. '37; Class Baseball. '35. Adele Jessman Baroody She gladdens our hearts with the music of her fingers. And the sunshine that ever lights her way.” Secretary of Home Room. '36. '37: Vice-President of Home Room. '38. '39; Secretary of International Friendship Club. '38. '39. Helen Eugenia Beardsley Just tall enough to be graceful. Just dainty enough to please Hi-Y Sisters. '38. '39: International Friendship Club. '37. '38. '39; Glee Club. '37. '38. '39: Girls' Athletic Association. '37. '38. '39: Treasurer of S. S. Club. '38. '39; Patrol. '37. '38. James Blackwell There is no fun in winning a thing unless you play for it.” Football. 35. 36. '37. '38: Baseball. '35. '36. '37. '38: Basketball. '36. '37. '38: Captain Baseball Team. '38: Assistant Sports Editor FLORENCE HI TIMES. '37: Block F Club. '35. '36. '37. '38: Home Room President. ’37: Home Room Secretary. ’35: Home Room Vice-President. '37. '38; Hi-Y. '35. '36. '37. 38. Georgie M. Brogdon She reasoned without plodding long, Nor ever gave her judgment wrong.” Chief Marshal. '38. '39: Editor-In-Chief FLORENTINE. '38. 39; President of Home Room. '38. '39: Secretary and Treasurer of Criterion Literary Society. ’39. '39: Student Council. '39: Oirls' Glee Club. '37. '38. '39: State Biology Contest, '37: Honor Citizen. '38. '39: Senior Committee. '38. '39; Junior- Senior Committee. ’38. Page Twelve Seniors Azalee Bryant A girl who nukes friends by her courtesy, good nature, and kindness Basketball. '36. 37; Baseball. '36. '37: Patrol. '37. Bill Bussey Master of ceremonies and none better Class Lawyer. '39; Band. '36. '37. '38. '39; Vice-President Student Council. '38. '39; President Criterion Literary Society. '38. '39; Treasurer of Hi-Y Club. '38. '39: Casanova Club. '38. '39; Business Manager FLORENTINE. 38. '39: Honor Citizen. '39: Winner County Declamation Contest. '38; Winner of Inner Society Declamation Contest. '38. Regina Christine Camlin A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance. Patrol. '38. '39. Harry G. Charles. Jr. Sot too serious, not too gay, Altogether a jolly good fellow. Band. '36. '37. '38. '39: Lyre Club. '36. '37; Vice-President Casanova Club. '38. '39; Vice-President Home Room. '37: House of Representatives. 38. '39: Senior Committee. '39; Skull Club. '36. '37. wmmm James Ousley Bryant Do your duty and do it well— what more can anyone do ' Vice-President Home Room. '36. '37. '38; Criterion Literary Society. '36. '37. '38. '39: Debator’s Club. '36. '37. '38. '39; Vice-President Debator's Club. '37. '38: Honor Citizen. '37. '38. '39: Marshal. ’38. '39. Nell Lillian Camlin Her air. her manner, all who saw admired: Courteous, though coy. and gentle. though retired. Patrol. '38. Catherine Campbell My tongue within my lips I rein For who talks much must talk in vain. Shorthand Club. '38. '39; Patrol. '36. Carlf.ne Cox Manners form the greatest charm oj woman. Housekeeping Committee. '37. '38: Patrol. '36. '38; Criterion Literary Society. '38. '39; Welfare Committee. '37; Mr v Day Program. '36. Page Thirteen tine —- Seniors Lula Belle Clarke True as the dial to the sun. Although it be not shined upon.” Patrol. '36; Library Assistant. '36. 37. •39: Shorthand Club. '37. '38. '39. Frances Marie Coleman W”hy should I spare words? They cost nothing” Junior Class Play. '37. '38; Patrol. '36. '37; Member of Shorthand Club. '38. '39: Welfare Committee. ”37. '38: Utopian Literary Society. '36. '37: Housekeeping Committee. '36. '37. Thomas Philip Collins dare do all that may become a man.” Football. '35. '36. '37. '38: Boxing Manager. '37; Basketball. '37. '39; Baseball. '37. '39: Patrol. '35. '36. '37; Home Room President. 36. '37: Home Room Vice-President. '35. '38. '39: Oym Exhibit. '36: Block F Club. '36. '37. '38. '39. Dorothy Blue Covington Sincerity is the better part of wisdom” Patro’. 33 Mamie Franklin Cole ”You'll find her in a joke. You’ll find her in a game. But no matter where you find her. She’s always just the same.” Patrol. '37. '38. '39; Housekeeping Committee. '37. '38. '39; Member of Criterion Society. '38. '39: President of Future Teachers Club. '38. 39: Vice-President of Oarden Club. '38. '39. Edna Everette Collins It is tranquil people who accomplish much ” Roberta Kathryne Cook She thinks the solar system is made of basketballs.” Member of Girl's Athletic Association. '36. '36: Basketball Squad. Vivian Byrd Coward ”A winning way stands high today” Olee Club. '37. '38. '39: Criterion Literary Society. '37. '38. '39: Secretary S. C. Club. 38: Secretary Home Room. '33: Canteen Assistant. 37: Girl's Athletic Association. '37. '38; Operetta. '39: Member Friendship Club. '37. '38. '39: Newspaper Representative. '37. Seniors Ralph Clifton Cox Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast!” Patrol. 35. Viola Haynsworth Craic. That inexhaustible good nature which is itself the most precious gift of Cod. Glee Club. 38. 39: Basketball. '38. 39; Tennis. '37. ’38. ‘39: Library Assistant. ‘37. ‘38. ‘39: Housekeeping Committee. ‘37. ‘38: Friendship Club. ‘37. ‘38. ‘39: Athletic Association. '37. '38. '39: Criterion Literery Sonety. '38. '39; Baseball. '38; French Club. '37. 38. Emma Ruth Critcher She has a charm we must admit Sparkling eyes and bubbling wit. Utopian Literary Society. '38. '39: Basketball Squad. '38: Future Teachers Club. '39: Girls' Athletic Association. '38. '39: Patrol. '37. 38. '39: Housekeeping Committee. '37. 38. '39: Canteen Assistant. '38. '39. Miriam Kyle Deas Business before pleasure; pleasure is my business. Home Room Representative. '37; Shorthand Club. '38. '39: Patrol. '38. '39: Welfare Committee. '38: Housekeeping Committee. '38. S. L. Cox, Jr. All great men are dying; I don't feel well myself. President Home Room. '36. '37; Newspaper Staff. '38. '39: Manager Baseball Team. '38: Basketball. '38. '39: Hi-Y Club. '37. '38. '39: Casanova Club. '38. '39: Block F Club. '38. '39: Utopian Literary Society. '37. '38. '39: Dramatic Club. '37. '38. Malcolm H. Craven Live and learn, die and forget it all. Home Room Secretary. '38: Home Room Committee. '38. '39: Member of Forum Club. '39: Member of Utopian Literary Society. '38. '39: International Friendship Club. '39. C. J. Cutter, Jr. My thoughts are only for today. Not of the future far away Harry De Berry It matters not who won or lost. but how you played the game. Home Room Representative. '37: Home Room Vice-President. '38: Hl-Y Boys. '38. '39: Block F Club. '38. ’39; Football. 36. '37. '38. Page Fifteen orenune ti, Seniors Alice R. De Witt Soft and loving is her soul. Suif and lofty soaring. Patrol. '35. '36: Assembly Program: Home Room Program: Housekeeping Committee. Mainer B. De Witt A good work is an easy obligation: but not to peak ill requires only our silence, which costs us nothing Patrol. '35. '36: Home Room Program. ’33. '34: Assembly Program. '35. '36: Housekeeping Committee. '37. '38. William H. Dixon Many books, wise men have said, are wearisome Home Room Representative. '37: Secretary and Treasurer of Home Room. 37. 38: Patrol. ’37. Claudia Munn Dority A girl she seems of cheerful yesterday and confident tomorrow Glee Club. '37. '38: Palmetto Research Club. '37. '38: International Friend- ship Club. '37. '38: Senior Committee. '38. '39; Home Room Representative. '38. '39. Eunice Arnelle Dunaway Quiet in appearance with motive unknown. Patrol. '36: Housekeeping Committee. ’37: Shorthand Club. '37. '39: Library Ass.stant. '35. '39. Page Sixteen Katherine Olivia Donihi l chatter, chatter as I go. Gamma Delta Club. 37. 38. 39. Treasurer. '38: Newspaper Staff. '37. '38. ’39: Utopian Society. 37. '38; Hi-Y. •38. 39; May Day. '37: Senior Booth. 38. George B. Dority. Jr. Life is but a grind stone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up depends upon the stuff he's made of. John Fred Eaddy. Jr. Happy am I, from care I am free, Why can't all he contented like me? Member of Hi-Y. '37. 38. '39: President of Hi-Y. '38. '39: Member of Student Council; Chairman of Lost and Found; Boxing. '37; Gate Committee. Loren Seniors Thomas Spencf.r Eaddy A friend may be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.” Home Room Representative: Member of Double F Club. Leila Elizabeth Epps Laughter is the chorus of conversation.” Patrol. '37. '38: Dramatic Club. ’37. '38. '39: International Friendship Club. '37. '38: Housekeeping Committee. '37. '38. '39: Utopian Literary Society. '38. '39: Basketball Squad. 38. '39: Member of S. S. Club. Maggie L. Field It is well to think well: it is divine to act welly i Sara Louise Flowers The sweeten garland to tht sweetest mind! Vice-President Home Room. '37. James Edwin Ellerbe There are four kinds of composition. and the chief of these is argument.” Band. '36. '37. ’38. '39; All State Band. '37; State Music Contest. '38. '39: Lyre Club. 37. '38. '39: Sheik Order. '39; Operetta. '39; Patrol. '38. Virginia Ervin A pretty girl is like a melody President Home Room. '37: Reception Committee: May Queen Attendant. '37: Queen of Hearts Program. '38: Tennis. '38. '39; Debator's Club. '38: Gamma Delta Club. '36: Question Mark Club. '37. '38: Secretary Home Room. '37. '38: Dramatic Club, '39. Elizabeth T. Flowers If silence were gold, she'd be bankrupt.” Glee Club. '36: Dramatic Club. '37, '38; Junior Class Play. '38; Senior Class Play. '39: Patrol. '36: Humor Editor of the YELLOW JACKET, '38. '39: Library Assistant. '38. '39. Dorothea Evelyne Fore Her ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace.” Library Assistant. '36. '37. '38: Housekeeping Committee. '36; Glee Club. '36. Chapel Program. '36; Home Room Program. '36: Patrol. ’38. Page Seventeen Seniors Eleanor Ruth Fulmer Sweet her manner, quiet her way.” Utopian Literary Society. ’37. ’38. '39; House of Representatives. '38: Le Cercle Francals. 39: Patterson-Wardlaw Club. '38. '39: Girls' Athletic Association. '37. '38. 39: Patrol. '37. 38. '39; Home Room Committee. '38. George Edwin Furman Don't worry about the future. The present is all thou hast. The future will soon he present And the present will soon be past” Emily Anne Gardiner Born for success, she seemed with grace to win.” Marshal. ‘38. ‘39; Honor Citizen. 38. '39: State Junior Latin Contest. '38; Secretary and Treasurer Utopian Literary Society. '38; President Palmetto Research Club. '37. 38: Vice-President Home Room. ’38: Assistant Editor Annual. '39: Vice-President International Friend Club. '38: Junior-Senior Committee. ’38; Vice-President Hi Y Sisters No. 1. '38. '39. Edith Mae Gibson Her smiles show her happiness, Her friends, her popularity.” Page Eighteen Jane Furchgott Her voice is low, her manner sweet. She's gentle, dainty, and petite” Marshal. '38. '39: Feature Editor YELLOW JACKET. '38. ’39; Gamma Delta Club. '37. '38. '39: President Home Room. “36. '37; Secretary Home Room. '38: Glee Club. '36. 37: Tennis: Housekeeping Committee. '38: Junior-Senior Waitress. '37. Corinne Ann Galloway She never did harm that I heard ofr Basketball Squad. '38. '39: Girls' Athletic Association. '38. Dewey Gentry He was a veray parfit gentil knight.” Commencement Debate. ’37. '38: Winner Voice Contest. ’36. '37: Debators Club. '38. '39; Utopian Literary Society. '37. '38. '39: Dramatic Club. '38. '39: Dramatic Club Play. '38: Glee Club. 37. '38: Newspaper Staff. ’37. '38; Music Contest, '38. Mary Levonia Ginn Best kind of a sport and a pal true blue.” orenune u, Seniors William R. Gissendanner Ambition drives him toward an end. But he would turn aside to help a friend.” Marshal. '38. '39: Cheer Leader. ’38. 39: Boxing Team. '37. '38: President of Home Room. '36. '37. '38: Junior Representative Student Council. '37: Member of Block F Club; Football Team. •37: Baseball Team. ’38; Member of Senior Committee. ’38. ’39. Catherine McClure Gregg She's a jolly, peppy dame Always laughing, always game. Here's to her—may she remain the same .” Basketball Squad. ’36. ’37. ’38. ’39: Utopian Literary Society. ’38; Honor Citizen. '38: Vice-President Home Room. ’36. ’37: Secretary and Treasurer Home Room. ’37. ’38. '39: Glee Club. ’38. ’39; HI Y. ’38. ’39: Les Coquettes Club. ’38: Operetta. ’38. Alan E. Green Gifted with all the power of words.” Marshal. ’38. ’39: Member Student Council. '36. '37; President Utopian Literary Society. ’38. ’39: Senior Class Prophet. ’38. '39: Latin Contestant. 37. 38: Senior Class Play. ’39; Typing Contestant. ’39. Mildred Louise Griste So free, so kind, so apt, so blessed a disposition.” Patrol. ’36. Harry B. Goodson, Jr. A youth, light-hearted and content. I wander through the world. Football. ’36. ’38: Patrol. ’36. ’37. ’38. '39; Home Room Committee. ’36, ’37. ’38. ’39. Jane Pearce Gregg She was like a summer shower Making everything and everybody glad about her.” Secretary Home Room. ’36; Secretary Palmetto Research Club. ’38. '39; Library Aid. ’37. ’38. ’39: Member International Friendship Club; Member Welfare Committee. '38. Robert Perrin Griffin ”ln thy face I see The map of honor, truth, and loyalty” Robert B. Hand Rare compound of oddity, frolic, and fun. Who relished a joke and rejoiced in a pun.” Football Squad. ’37. ’38; Forum Club. ’39. Page Nineteen orenune ti. Seniors Mary B. Harrington Contentment gives a crown where Fortune hath dented it.” Entered from Mullins. 38. Marjorie C. Hatc.heli. Iler friends all say site's fun galore. Would that we all could know her more .” Member Basketball Varsity Team. '37. •38: Girls Block P Club. 38. Dudley Hewitt ”Practice what you preach, hut don't preach.” Canteen Assistant. 36. ’37. 38. '39: Home Room Representative. '37. Connie Z. Hicks. Jr. ”Come sleep, oh sleep—the certain knot of peace. Patrol. '37. '38. Stephen Young Haselden Some love the ladies, some do not; Some love a few. I love a lot. Boxing. ’36. '37. '38. '39; Captain Boxing Squad. '38: Champion Lions Golden Gloves. '38. '39: Chief Cheer Leader 38. 39; Block P Club. '37. 38. 39: Hi Y. 36. '37. 38. 39: President Home Room. ’39. R. Ted Hearne As true as steel and every uhit as fine.” Lyre Club. '37. '38. '39: Band. 35. 36. '37. '38. ’39: State Music Contest. 38. '39: Home Room Representative. 35. Rufus Cogburn Hewitt They say time and tide, neither hurry. No more do I—life's young— why worry?” Gym Exhibit. 36; Library Aid: Debate '38: Patrol. '36: Secretary Home Room '36: Newspaper Staff. '38 . 39: Essay Contest. 38: Glee Club. '37. '38: V’ce-President Utopian Literary Society: Senior Clrss Play. 39. Myers Hampton Hic ks He combined (fualities of gentleman, student, and a great athlete.” Honor Citizen. '37. '38. 3'': Business Manager Canteen. 37. ’38. 39: Circulation Manager Newspaper. 38 ’39: Male and Mixed Quartet. 38. 39: Utopian Literary Society. '36. 37. 38. '39: Baseball. '36. '37. '38. '39: Football. 35. '36. '37. '38: Basketball 37. '38. '39: Olee Club. '36. '37. 38. 39: President House of Representatives 38. '39. Page Twenty Seniors L. Gordon Hill. Jr. A man who has no seme of humor Has no sense at all” Utopian Literary Society. ’37. ’38: Assembly Program. ’37: Patrol. ’39. Peggy McAllister Hite A smile for all. a greeting glad. A lovable, jolly way she had.” Hi Y Sisters No. 1. '36. '37. ’38. ’39. President. ’38. '39: K. K. Club. ’37. ’38. ’39. Secretary. ’37. '38. '39: Honor Citizen. '37. 38. '39: Treasurer of Junior Class. '37. ‘38: Junior Class Play. 38: Student Council. '38: President Le Cercle Francais. '38. ’39: Activities Editor FLORENTINE. ’39: Vice-President Senior Class. ’38. ’39: Basketball. ’37. ’38. ’39. Team. ’38. '39. M. P. Hollis It's not the questions that bother me. it's the answers.” Waldo Hyman. Jr. His limbs were cast in manly mold, For hardest sports or contest bold Baseball Team. '36. '37. 38: Football Team. ’38; Block F Club. ’36. ’37. '38: Library Assistant. ’36. '37. ’38. Jesse T. Hill ’’The man who talks to unburden his mind is the man to delight you.” Band. '35. ’36. ’37. ’38. ’39. Daniel Henry Holladay ’’Sometimes I ’set’ and think and sometimes I just ’set'.” Glee Club. ’38. ’39: Treasurer Le Cercle Francais. '38. '39. Dora Ellen Hyman The glass of fashion and the mold of form” Junior Play, ’38; Marshal. '38. ’39; Hi Y Club. ’36. ’37. ’38. ’39: K. K. Club. '36. '37. ’38. '39: Literary Editor of Newspaper. ’38. ’39; President Home Room. ’36: Vice-President Home Room. 37: Honor Citizen. '38: Girls’ Athletic Association. ’37; Utopian Literary Society. ’37. ’38. Shirley Elizabeth Inman The first duty of a woman is to be pretty” May Day Program. ’36: Junior-Senior Waitress. ’36: President Home Room. '37. '38: Vice-President Home Room. '35. '36: Newspaper Staff. ’38. ’39; Gamma Delta Club. '35. ’36. ’37. ’38. ’39: Vice-President Gamma Delta Club. '37. 38. '39: Hi Y Sisters No. 1. '37. ’38. '39: Criterion Literary Society. '38. ’39. Page Twenty-one o rent I ne Seniors Archie C. Jeffords •'Ye , verily, a ladies' man.'' Glee Club. ’36. 37. ’38: Vice-President Home Room. ’36; President Home Room. '37; Patrol. ’37. 38; Sheiks Club. ’39. Mary Ella Jernigan Like a pond, quiet, yet deep.’' Patrol. ‘36. ‘37. ’38. 39; International Friendship Club. ‘37. ‘38. ’39; Shorthand Club. 38. '39; Literary Society. ‘36. ‘37. ‘38. ‘39. Margaret Janice Johnson She speaks, behaves, and acts just as she ought. Housekeeping Committee. ‘35. 36. 37; Home Room Program. ‘35. ‘37; Gym Exhibitions. ’35. ‘36. ’37. R. L. Johnson, Jr. If there a happier man be, show him to me. Patrol. ‘37. ’38: Home Room Representative. ’36: Assembly Program; Golf Team. '36. '37. William Albert Jeffords Quiet in appearance with motive unknown.’' Patrol. ‘37. J. Carolyn Johnson Gentle in manner but vigorous in deed. Peggy Johnson She herself is a collection of the best of things Entered this year from Columbia High School. J. W. Jones. Jr. A little nonsense now and then Is treasured by the wisest men. Hi Y. 37. ‘38. 39; Home Room Committee. ‘38. ‘39; Patrol. 36. ‘37; Assembly Program. ‘38; Manager Boxing Team. ‘38. ‘39; Block F Club. ‘39: Vice-President Home Room. ‘37; Assistant Manager Football Team. 37. Page T wenty-tWi Seniors Thomas L. Jordon In bliss serene I through life toil. I know not care nor midnight oil:• President of Home Room, ’37, 38; Home Room Representative. ’39; Boxing Team. 38. '39: Baseball Team. '38. ’39; Football Team. 37. 38: Secretary and Treasurer Block F Club. Bernice C. Langston My heart is whole, my hand is free, Run along little worries, don’t bother me. Shorthand Club. ’38. ’39: Mrs. Gee's Secretary. '38. '39: Home Room Committee. '38. '39; Patrol. ’38. James T. Lazar. Jr. Aim right, start right, and keep pegging away. Band. ’36. ’37. ’38. ’39; Manager of Band. ’37. ’38: Vice-President of Home Room. '38; Member of Lyre Club. 37. '38. '39; Honor Citizen. ’37. '38. ’39. Jack Weston Lewis There wasn’t a minute When Jack wasn’t in it. Band. ’36. ’37. ’38. ’39; Boy’s Glee Club. ’37. ’38: Lyre Club. ’37. ’38. ’39; Casanova Club. '37; Advertising Manager of YELLOW JACKET. ’38. '39: Boy's Quartet. ’37, ’38: Mixed Quartet. '37. William B. Kitchens Tis better to lose with a conscience clear than to win by a trick unfair.” Basketball. '37. ’38. ’39: Baseball. '38: Patrol. '37: Block F Club. Naomi Ann Langston She is never sad but when she sleeps. Sports Day Official. '37. '38; Dramatic Club. '38: Shorthand Club. '38. '39; Housekeeping Committee. ’37; Baseball Team. ’37. Doris Lewis One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it. Cycling Club. ’37; Patrol. ’38: Literary Society. '38. ’39; Housekeeping Committee. ’38. James J. Lewis, Jr. Who mixed reason with pleasure and wisdom with mirth. Patrol. ’36; Assembly. '38: Vice-President Home Room. '38. Page T wenty-three Yiti. 'Orenunv Seniors Mary Lewis She seems as happy as a wave that dance on the sea.” Tennis. '36. 37. 38: Patrol. ’36: Housekeeping Committee. ’37. '38: Hi-Y Sisters. ’37. ’38. ’39: Hi-Y Secretary. 38, '39; President Home Room. 38. '39; Assembly Program. '36. '38: Girl’s Athletic Association. 39: Glee Club. '37; Worked In Cooking Lab. '38. Lorraine Lylo Be good, su-eet maid, and let who will he clever” Library. 38; Patrol. '38; Glee Club. '38. Ainslie C. Maxwell W hat is the use of living if you can’t enjoy yourself?” Question Mark Club. '37. '38. '39; Junior Class Play. '38; Junior-Senior Waitress. '37; Cheer Leader. '38. '39; Treasurer and Sargeant-in-Arms of Hi-Y Sisters Club. '36. ’37. '38. '39: Glee Club. '36. '37; Vice-President Debators Club. '37. 38; Home Room Representative. '37. 38; President Home Room. ’39: President Dramatic Club. '39. James Thomas McBratney He’ll win who does not go too fast Whose patience doth the longest last Secretary Home Room. 37. '38: Football Squad. '37; Boxing Squad. 38; Assistant Manager Football Team. '38; Member Casanova Club. William Elliot Lewis My heart is whole; my fancy free; Run along, girls; don't bother ft me. Assistant Business Manager of Annual. '39: Home Room Representative. ’38. '39; Chapel Program. '38: Canteen. ’37. '38. '39: Publicity Manager of Boxing Team. ’39; Golf Team. '37. '38. Not a Jean Mann With sunny smiles and ready cheer She spreads happiness everywhere Moved here from Waycross. Oa.. '38. Jean Carolyn Maxwell ”We hate to give her up But our loss is gain for the world.” Lenore McCall Some have good looks, some have brains, But to be a good sport is something to claim.” Honor Citizen. '37; Basketball Squad. '36. '37. Second Team. '37. ’38. and Basketball Varsity. 38. '39: Tennis. '36. 37. '38: Housekeeping Committee. '37. '38: Treasurer of Palmetto Re- search Club. '36. '37; Patrol. '36. '37. '38: Canteen. '39; President Girl's Athletic Association. ’38. '39; Orchestra ’39. Page Twenty-fo, Senior Dallie Lou McElveen Honour and shame from no condition rise. Act well your part, there all the honour lies.” Housekeeping Committee. 35: Patrol. '36: Athletic Association. '38: Shorthand Club. '38; Basketball. 36. '37. '38. Lois Aline McElveen Such joy ambition finds. Program Committee. '35: Assembly. '35: Patrol. '36. '38: Girl's Athletic Association. '38: Shorthand Club. '38: Basketball. '36-'38. Sybil Clannis McElveen When hearts are true, few words will do. Criterion Society. '38. '39: Patrol. '37-'39. Ella Ermine McKnight If e'er she knew an evil thought. She spoke no evil word. Patrol. '37: Member I. F. Club. '37. '38. '39: Secretary and Treasurer of Home Room. 38. Hugh Merriman. Jr. Life's a jest and all things show it I thought it once and now I know it. Home Room Representative. '38: Vice-President Home Room. '37: Assembly Program. '38: Patrol. '37. '38. '39: Assistant Manager Boxing Team. '38. '39. Nadgie Lou McKenzie The sweetest manners, the gentlest heart. Wise to resolve, and patient to perform. Garden Club. '38. '39: Basketball Team. James Alexander McLeod Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em. President Student Government. '38. '39; EdItor-in-Chief of YELLOW JACKET. '38. '39: Vice-President Ht-Y. '38. '39: President Senior Class. '38. '39: President Junior Class. '37. ’38: Winner of Oratorical Medal. '38: President of Utopian Literary Society. '37; Junior Class Play. '38: Secretary and Treasurer Student Government. '37. '38: Student Council. Geraldine Frances Miller Demure and quiet is she. And yet me-thinks there's something more beneath.' Typist for Annual. '39: Glee Club. ’38. '39; Reception Committee. '38; Dramatic Club. '39: Bookkeeping Contest. ’38. Page Twenty-five o rente me Seniors Emery Mills Give vie true friends and music, And life will be a pleasure. Band, Student Director. ’38. 39; Lyre Club President: Glee Club; Boy's Quartet; Honor Citizen. ’38. '39: Junior Play. '38; Operetta, '39. Harriet Munn Great shall be her reward When measured according to her works.” Honor Citizen. 39: Copy Editor of YELLOW JACKET. '38. 39; Secretary and Treasurer Home Room. '36. '37; Member and Vice-President of S. S. Club. '38. ’39: Home Room Representative. '36. '37: Utopian Literary Society. '37; Criterion Literary Society. '38. '39; Secretary and Treasurer of Shorthand Club. '38. '39: Member of I. P. C.. '37. '38. ’39: Work in Canteen. ’36. '38. '39. Parks Oliver Quiet, but dauntless whether in work or in play. Block F Club: Baseball Player. ’37; Cheer Leader. 38: Patrol. '37. '38. Robert Guy Owens He has done his work and held h is peace. Oscar Mims ”Within the halls of knowledge he doth stand. Assistant-Chief-Marshal. ’38. '39; Hi-Y. -36. '37. ’38. ’39: Secretary Hl-Y. ’38. 39: Associate Editor of Annual. '38. '39: Student Council. '37. '38: President Home Room, ’38. 39; Vice-President Home Room. '37: President Freshman Class. '36. Mary Elizabeth Myers If thou desire to be wise. Be so wise as to hold thy tongue.” Patrol. '38. Merlee G. Owens The mildest manners and the gentlest heart ” Criterion Literary Society. ‘38. '39. Earle Cornelius Page. Jr. It is easy to learn something about everything. But difficult to learn everything about anything.” Boys' Glee Club. '37. '38. '39: Patrol. '37. '38. 39: Literary Society. '37. '38. '39: Dramatic Club. '38. ’39: Vice-President Dramatic Club. '38. '39; International Friendship Club. '37. '38: Library Assistant. '37. '38. '39; Operetta Cast. '39; Junior Class Play. '38; Senior Class Play. '39. Page Twenty-sis Seniors Aphrodite Chris Palles If she had any faults she left us in doubt, At least, in all these )ears ue couldn't find them out Vice-President Shorthand Club. ’37. Mary Niven Parrott Leave silence to the saints— am but human . HI Y Sisters. ’38. '39: Patrol. 38: Basketball. ’38. ’39: Utopian Literary Society. ’38. '39; Girls’ Athletic Association. '38. '39: Palmetto Research Club. 38; Housekeeping Committee. '37; Tennis. ’37. Alexander Pettigrew He is our friend who loves more than admires us, and would aid us in our great work Band, ’36. ’37. ’38. '39; Lyre Club. ’37. ’38. '39. Christine Pittman She is just the quiet kind whose nature never varies Qirls' Glee Club. ’37. ’38. Carolyn Meeks Parrott Her heart is true as steel Basketball. ’36. ’37. '38. '39; Baseball. ’37. ’38: Tennis. ’37; Girls' Athletic Association. '38. ’39; Secretary Girls’ Athletic Association. 39; Basketball Team. '39; Home Room Treasurer. ’37; Girls' Block F Club. ’38. ’39. Sarah Vigneron Parrott There is not a story or a show. Or new confection, I don’t know. Hi-Y Sisters. '38. ’39; Patrol. '38. '39; Basketball. '37, '38. ’39; Tennis. ’37: Housekeeping Committee. ’37. ’38; Utopian Literary Society. '38. ’39; Girls’ Athletic Association. ’38. ’39; Palmetto Research Club. '38; Assembly Programs, ’37. Office Assistant. '38. Sadie Kate Pickett Constancy to purpose Is the secret of success. Basketball. ’37, ’38; Typist. High School Annual. ’39, Junior-Senior Reception Committee. '38; Girls' Athletic Association. '38. ’39; Dramatic Club. ’39; Senior Class Play. ’39: Le Cercle Fran-cais. ’39; Criterion Literary Society. ’39; Home Room Committee. ’36; Baseball. ’37. Loarine Pittman A heart so soft, a heart so kind. A heart so true and tender Olee Club, ’38. Page Twenty-seven 7tin orenune Seniors Ernest Henry Privette Well liked is he. unnumbered are his friends. Canteen. 38. '39. Florence Rain Yesterday is gone: forget it. Tomorrow never comes: don’t worry. Today is here: use it.” John Paul Revell Why worry worry ’Til worry worries you ' Housekeeping Committee. '36: Patrol. '36. '37: Baseball. '38: Football. '38: Criterion Literary Society. '38: Forum Club. '39: Boxing Squad. '36. '37. '38. '39. Jack Robinson As merry as the day is long Page T wenty-ei, Jh Sara Emma Putnam You’ll always find her true and just. A girl whom all will love and Robert Saverance Reese For all the fair, he has a pleasant smile: A neat boy, he. and always right in style.” Treasurer Home Room. ’37. '38: Secretary Home Room. '39: Exchange Editor YELLOW JACKET. '38. '39: Olee Club. '37; Patrol. 37. ’38. Athea Mae Richardson A child no more, a maiden now: A graceful maiden with a gentle brow. Shorthand Club. ‘38. '39. Sam Russell His ready wit. his cheery smile. (Though in stature he is small) Makes him welcome all the while. This loyal friend of all. Vice-President Home Room. '36: Hi-Y Boys. '39: Oolf Team. '38. '39. orentme Seniors Katherine C. Sai.eeby A scholar, and a ripe and good one. Exceedingly wise, fair spoken, and persuading. Home Room Representative. '36. Charles Berkeley Smith I shot an arrow Into the air. It fell to earth I know not where. I lose snore darned arrows ” Band. '37. '38: Glee Club. '37. '38. '39: Casanova Club. 38: Secretary. '39: Hi-Y. '39: Junior Class Play. '38: Senior Class Play. '39: Photographic Editor FLORENTINE. '39: Honor Citizen. '37: State Geometry Contestant. '38: Football. '38. Fairfax Harrison Smoak It is well for one to know more than he says. Housekeeping Committee. '37: Patrol. '37; Home Room Representative. '37: Patrol. '38. Geo. Lafayette Stanton In spite of all the learned hat e said. I still my own opinion keep.” Patrol. '35. '36. '37: Glee Club. '38: Junior Class Play. '38: House of Representatives. '38: Utopian Literary Society. '38. Jane Harrison Saunders Queen rose of the rosebud garden of girls.” Secretary Sophomore Class: Secretary Home Room. '36. '37. '38: May Day Attendant. '37: Vice-President of Home Room. '38: Queen of Hearts Attendant. '38: Glee Club. '39; Utopian Literary Society. '39: Junior-Senior Waitress. '37: Hi-Y Club. '36. '37. '38. '39: K. K Club. '36. '37. '38. '39. Bj Cornelia Marietta Smith Fair, wise and winning. She is a splendid girl.” Ethel Texas Stanford Gentleness and affability conquer at last” Patrol. '37. '38: Assembly. '37; G. A. A.. '38. '39. Page T went) -nine Agnes Margaret Stewart ”Delight of every eye when she appeared A secret pleasure gladdened all who saw her” Patrol. '37. '38: Criterion Literary Society. '37. '38. '39. Seniors Arthur Lee Stokes Consistency: I never change my mind, which is. and always was. to live at ease.” Patrol. 35. 36: Olee Club. 36. 37. 38. ’39: Light Manager in Junior Play. '38; Operetta. ’39. Lillian Sterling Stokes True-hearted, whole-hearted. faithful and loyal.” Basketball. '36. 37. 38. 39: Athletic Association. '38. 39: International Friendship Club. '38. 39: Baseball 36. ’37: Tennis. '37: Oirls' Block F Club. '38. '39: Home Room Representative. '39. Mildred E. Summerford Blest with that sweet simplicity of thought. So rarely found, and never to be bought.” Utopian Literary Society. '38. Dorothy Mae Swindell Her very quietness calls attention to her merits.” Utopian Literary Society. '37. '38. '39; Glee Club. 37. '38. '39: International Friendship Club. '37. '38. '39; Vice- President Home Room. '37; Honor Citizen. '37. '38: Dramatic Society Play. '38. State Junior Latin Contest. ‘38: Hi-Y Club. '38. '39; Marshal. '38. '39: Operetta. '39. Hazel Carson Stokes A pleasant word and cheery smile. Disturbed by nothing, and contented the while” Glee Club. '37. '38. 39: Baseball. '36. '37; Football. '38. '39: Assistant Manager Basketball Team. '38. '39. Henry Grady Stone ”Always going out somewhere Or else has just come back.” Utopian Literary Society. '37. '38. '39; Housekeeping Committee. '37. Sarah E. Summerford Gentle in manner but vigorous in deed.” Glee Club. '38: Utopian Literary Society. '36. '37. 38. '39; Typists Shorthand Friendship Club. '38: Vice-President Shorthand Friendship Club. '38. '39: International Friendship Club. '38. '39: Patrol. '37: D. O. Program. '39. Jack Tallevast What a dreary world t'would be If all the girls were transported Far beyond the Northern Sea.” Art Editor. '38. '39: Assistant Art Editor. '37. '38: Patrol. '36. '37. '38; Boxing Team. '37: Olee Club. '37. '38. '39; Casanova Club. '38. '39; Office Assistant. '37. 38. 39: International Friendship Club. ’38. ’39. Page Thirty Seniors Cynthia M. Tanner Plays well the game, and knows the limit, And still gets all the fun there's in it” Manager of Sophomore Basketball Team. '37. '38; Basketball Varsity. '38. '39; Olrls' Athletic Association. '37. '38. Richard Murray Thigpen ”1 am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know.” Winner of first place in Business Arithmetic Contest. ’37. '38: President of Home Room. '39; Secretary Home Room. '38. James Walker Tingen He is indeed a friend worth having” La Fayette Tyner Thinking is but an idle waste of thought.” Dan Thames Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.” Mary Lucille Thomas Why should she study and make herself sad?” Hl-Y Sisters Club. ’37. '38. '39; Basketball Squad. ’34. 35: Basketball Team. ’36. '37. '38. '39: Captain Basketball Varsity. '38. '39: Utopian Literary Society. '36. '37. '38. '39: Dramatic Club. '37. '38: Tennis Team. '36. '37. '38. '39: Home Room Representative. '38: Secretary Treasurer Home Room. '38. 39; Girls' Block F Club. '37. '38. 39. Frances Janet Turner A willing hand, a true heart. and a gentlewoman She is all of that and more. Assembly Program. 37. '38; Chairman of Sophomore Patrol. '37; Patrol. '38: Shorthand Club. '38. '39. George Stackley Tyson Better to be small and shine than to be great and cast a shadow.” Essay Contest. '37: Declamation Contest. '38: Honor Citizen. '38; Glee Club. 36. '37. '38: Junior Class Play. '38: Library Aid. '37. '38: Operetta. '39; Utopian Literary Society. '36. '37. '38. '39: International Friendship Club. '38 '39: Patrol. '37. '38. '39. Florentine Page Thirty-one Seniors Sara Katherine Ward Truth und love are two of the most Powerful thing in the world: And when they both go together. They cannot easily be withstood .” Home Room President. '37. '38. ’39: Utopian Literary Society. '37. '38: Patrol. '37. '38. Ann Rebecca Wayne A big heart always wishing to do right, And be friends with everybody” Thomas H. Weaver Ladies, I'm a man of few words.” Member of Hi-Y Club. '38. '39. Anne Elizabeth White It is gentle manners which prove so irresistible” Patrol. '37. '38: Assembly. '37. Page Thirty-two Lillian E. Watson She smiled and the shadows departed: She shone, and the snows were rain.” Library Aid. '38: Patrol. '36: Entered fiom Brittons Neck High School. Frances Louise Weaver Here’s to a girl with a quiet smile. Who tries to make her life worth while” Entered from Maxton High. '37: Basketball. '37. '38. '39: Girls' Athletic Association. '38. '39. J. W. Webb ”ln him many qualities lie That are hidden to the naked Olee Club. '38; Patrol. '38. '39; House of Representatives. '38. '39. Frances Pat Williams Pat always has her share of fun And surely likes to joke and pun.” Assembly Program. '38; Glee Club. '38. '39: Operetta. '39. Seniord Lena Retha Wili iams A face with gladness overspread Soft smiles by human kindness bred.” Home Room Committee. 38; Patrol. ’38: Play Day Official. 37; Program Committee. ‘38; Shorthand Club. ‘38. Harriet E. Williamson Loyal hearted, strong of mind. A finer girl you'll nowhere find .” President Home Room. '35; Vice-President Home Room. ’38: Home Room Committee. '35. '36. '38; Basketball. 36. '37. '38; Tennis. '37. 38. Champion. '38: Glee Club. '36. ’37. '38 '39; Operetta. ’39; Hl-Y Sisters, 36. ’37. ’38. '39, Secretary. '38: Reception Committee. '38: Manager Shorthand Class. ’38. Robert Willimon ’’Think before you make a promise and then stick to it—a good character is rather to be chosen than great riches.” Mary Helen Witherspoon ’’Manners so pleasant and charming She puts you at once at your ease” Vice-President Hi-Y Sisters. ’38. ’39; Treasurer Home Room. '38. '39; Gamma Delta Club. ’37. '38. ’39. William J. Willard ”Nothing worries, nothing hurries him.” Margaret Williamson ’’When joy and duty clash Let duty go to smash.” Hi-Y Sisters, '36. '37. ’38. ’39; Shorthand Club. ’37; Vice-President Home Room, ’39. Virginia Frances Wilson ’’Happy and carefree, jolly and sweet, She is a dear from her head to her feet.” Vice-President Home Room. ’36: Les Coquettes Club. ’37, ’38: Athletic Association. ’38; K. K. Club. ’38. '39; Hi-Y Sisters. '38. ’39; Housekeeping Committee. '37. '38; Patrol. ’38; Glee Club. '38. ’39; Operetta. ’39; Play Day Official. ’38. Nina Youmans ”Of a cheerful look, a pleasing eye, and most noble carriage.” Patrol. ’37; Home Room Committee, ’38; Shorthand Club. 38. Page Thirty-three Senior6 Edward Cox I bare fought a good fight I hare finished my course.” Fred B. Lee, Jr. A firm youth is he, a strong man to he.” Cheryl Carter Oct. 16, 1922 June 6, 1938 She is not dead, she is just away. With a cheery smile and a wave of the band She has wandered into an un-k no u n land. And left ns wondering how very fair it needs must be Since she lingers there. ♦ Page Thirty-four Detl-SaL Saudi Contrary to the usual atmosphere of the desert at night, the air was dry and warm. A new moon sailed swiftly into the distant horizon. Occasionally, fleeting clouds veiled the moon's soft mellow light, which guided me toward the hut of the sand diviner. Faintly to my ear came the jabbering of the natives, gossiping after a day of toil. Mingled with these murmurs floated the weird and mysterious music associated with the inhabitants of Northern Africa. My steps began to lag as I drew nearer the hut of the sorcerer. Soon I was able to discern his spectral figure standing in his lighted doorway. He kept a wary eye on the street and seeing me, he came out. This man was very tall and looked quite boneless. His right cheek was scarred with a ghastly wound. In his large skinny hands he held a small chamois bag, and his intelligent eyes pleaded with me as he said, Ah, I have been waiting for you to come. My sands told me you would come soon. Come, I will show you my wealth.” Hesitantly I followed this strange person into his hut, and again followed his example by taking a seat on the floor. For a moment I was frightened, wondering what insane or curious motive had prompted my judgment. I realized this man was talking to me in soft accented tones. Ah, Madam, I will tell your fortune; perhaps it will be your history. In my little bag are the finest sands from the desert which stretches in all directions around you. I, Madam, am a Sand Diviner, and you, Madam, pausing to open the little bag and let drift through his hands, into a little pyramid in front of him, the most golden and finest sand I'd ever seen, I see you are the class of nineteen hundred and thirty-nine from Florence High School.” His monotonous tones paused. The figure of the man had grown taut with some inner excitement, and he seemed heedless of my presence. The breathless silence was broken as the diviner slowly bent his grizzled head lower over the sands, seemingly trying to shift them into some pattern. Yes, Class of 1939, you have come very far since that day three years ago when you entered Florence High School. I can see by my picture in the sands how frightened you were, how afraid of what the morrow would bring. You felt that the older pupils were snickering at you behind your back, calling you a freshie.” It is also plain that many of your older friends were kind and helpful towards you. Plain to me is the fact that your feeling towards your superiors was one of awe, also that you were hesitant when asked to join literary societies, glee clubs and other social clubs. After you became the Sophomore Class, you elected as your leader a beautiful and worthy girl, Ella Lee Sparrow, to be your president. Coach J. L. Rhame, as your faculty advisor, did much to help a tottering young class become the prospering Junior Class it was to be. My sands show your ignorance as to the importance of your personal choice in student elections.” ZUi-OJe His murmur faded into silence, but resumed in a higher pitch— This pattern shows the confidence you gained in yourself and in your opinions. The awe that you once felt for your superiors has turned to respect,” and faster his hands moved, shaping the sand, and I see, yes, ’tis a ball, not a reception, yes, a Junior-Senior Reception. I see your Class President, James McLeod, leading the dance. Judging from these happy faces, it must have been very successful despite the dark background; yes, financial worries, I guess. Ah, here is another scene, a—play, yes, that's it—your Junior Class Play, Going on Seventeen. I see a small lady talking excitedly, now she’s laughing. Yes, she's your sponsor, Mrs. Sarah Blanton.” Once again his voice suddenly quieted. I wondered if that was all he could see— but no, his forehead was wrinkled as if in deep concentration. Pouring the last few grains of golden sand from the sack, his fingers began hurriedly to shape the sand as if he had only a few moments to finish his task. Ah yes, here it is! Now you are a Senior, full of self-confidence, swagger, and pride. Your former respect for your teachers is now devoted friendship. Overhanging clouds of finances and hard work darken your horizon, but with zeal and fervor, you push on towards your goal. I see a ring—ah, but yes—'tis your class ring, suitably and tastefully chosen. Here is a book, yes, your annual for 1939. Ah, another picture, your Senior Class Play, Smart Boy,” directed by your Senior Class Sponsor, Miss Alice Brunson. 1 can see, but rather dimly now. Everything seems to be fading. I can see just this one picture. James McLeod, president of the Senior Class, is crowning a beautiful Senior girl, Jane Saunders, Queen of Hearts. The sands are dimmer, my eyes are sore, I seem to see billows of material. What could that be? How silly of me, 'tis the girls of the Senior Class making their graduation dresses, he mused as he began to pour the sand back into his yellow bag. Ah, just this one picture. You, the Senior Class of Florence High School, are graduating. Your past has been worthy of your pride, and I see your future as citizens of the United States carrying the torch of democracy even as have your forefathers.” With these last words, he stood erect, and with a smile, satirical yet truthful, he faded from my sight as a cobra slides over the hot African sands. With a start I recalled myself from a visit into the past, for this is the night of my graduation. My feeling is one of joy, in that soon I’ll embark on another phase of life, and regret—for leaving you my teachers, and you, Florence High School. Page Thirty-six 7 Mary Louise Anderson, Class Historian. CL, VJitl State of South Carolina, County of Florence. We. the Senior Class of Florence High, being of a sane heart and sound mind, do feel that the time draws near for an inventory of our earthly possessions and for a division of the same among our associates. Therefore, we wish to dispose of said possessions in the following manner: Item I. To the (unior Class, all of our mistakes and blunders (knowing that a word to the wise is sufficient). Item -. To the Sophomore Class, our love and devotion for the dear old purple and gold, requesting them always to support our Alma Mater. Item 3. The Senior Class hereby bequeaths this year's classical assembly programs to the j.izz orchestra of next year. Item -i. The members of the Senior Class also will their part of the Xmas lights, decorations, and daily switching on and off the lights during the holiday season, in addition to the upkeep thereof, to Jack Williamson, Billy Smith, and Jack Duffel. Item 5. The Ammons twins leave their come hither look to Wilma Mason and Caroline Miller. (Watch out, girls.) Item 6. Mary' Parrott hereby bestows upon Mildred Murphey twelve pounds avoirdupois (hoping it will never return). Item 7. President Jimmy McLeod leaves his school offices to any four deserving members of the Junior Class (with love and affection). Item S. Ann Austin leaves with fond memory to Jessie Tingen her gum. (May it sm.uk as well and last as long as it did for Ann.) Item 9. Jane Furchgott, Eleanor Fulmer, Helen Beardsley, and Edith Mae Gibson bestow upon Francena Baggett, Katharine McFarland and Frances Stackley their happy, winsome smiles. Item 10. Ernestine Allen leaves her faithfulness in clinging to her first love to Mary Simms. Item 11. Georgia Brogden wills her high school grades of A-f-l j to the unlucky Juniors of 1940. Item 12. Fredrick John Eaddy, Jr., bequeaths his clear and distinct” voice and ability to make announcements concerning the Senior Dances to Webster Barth. Item 13. Katharine Donihi wills her pretty blushes to Betty Smith, remembering at times blushes tell tales. Item 14. Francis Coleman leaves her generous amount of lip stick to any five members of the Junior Class, trusting they shall appreciate its full value. Item 15. Florence Rain, Vivian Coward, and Adele Baroody will their nimble fingers on the piano keys to Carolyn Whisenhant, Mary' Luise Barringer, and Margaret Jones. Caution—Practice makes perfect. Item 16. Myers Hicks bequeaths to Billy Gardiner and John Miller his method of breaking the hearts of so many girls (still wondering how it's done). Item 17. Mary Louise Anderson, after much thought, with reluctance wills to Sara Tog Gill her famous dimples. Item 18. M. P. Hollis leaves to the ninth grade boys his whole brain capacity, realizing the hazardous path which lies between the ninth grade and a diploma. Item 19. Peggy Hite and Virginia Ervin leave their seats in chapel to Margaret Lide and Edith McEachin. Remember, girls, be seen, not heard. Page Thirty-seven Item 20. The Senior Class wills Harry Allen’s sincerity and the wise cracks of Jack Lewis to Duncan Tyson and Jimmy Hughes respectively, provided Jimmy takes after Jack in no other way. Item 21. Dora Ellen Hyman, Catherine Gregg, and Ainslee Maxwell bequeath their ability to solicit ads from hard boiled business men to the money raisers of next year's a- ual. 22. Alan Green bestows upon Frank Martin, Billy Wells, and Jack Tyler his pov over words and his poetic genius, wishing them success in the literary world. Item 23. Shirley Inman and Ann Gardiner will Jean Dickman and Ruth Barnwell their romantic temperament. Item 24. Jane Saunders and Mary Lewis bestow upon Katherine Marsh and Iris Schnibbens their cute and winning ways. Item 25. Emery Mills wills his ability to sing like Nelson Eddy to Harry Walsh. Item 26. Hugh Merriman and Tim Flowers leave their ballyhooing ability displayed at the Fair booth this year, to Edgar Tyner and Charlton Wilhoi.t to be used for this purpose only. Item 27. Billy Bridges bequeaths his looks and his faithfulness to the old Florence High to James Lane, James Wall, Oscar Cannon and Clyde Jeffers (remember the tortoise won the race). Item 28. Dewey Gentry hereby wills his finger wave to Martha Jo Cockfield (hoping it will mean as much to her as it did to him). Item 29. Oscar Mims bestows his quiet dignity to Herndon Williams (trusting he will use it). Item 30. H. G. Stone and S. L. Cox leave their success at getting by with such a limited French vocabulary to Heyward Bellamy. Item 31. Waldo Hyman wills his delicate beauty and his success on Graham Street to Arthur Ellis (generously wishing to give his rival an equal chance). Item 32. Earl C. Page, realizing the value of masculine beauty, wills his Robert Taylor profile, his curly hair, and manly gait to Jimmy Chapman. Item 33. Charles Berkley Smith, III, very generously bequeaths his Xmas petition to the members of the Junior Class, wishing them success and a merry Xmas. Item 34. To our honored principal, our love and sincere appreciation for the high ideals which he has ever set before us. Item 35. To our teachers, our truest affection and our deepest reverence in guiding us along the paths of knowledge. Item 36. To our class sponsor, Miss Alice Brunson, our heartiest gratitude and devotion for guiding us so loyally through our senior year. In witness whereof we set our hands and seal this first day of June, A. D., 1939. Signed, sealed, and declared by the Senior Class of Florence High School as and for their last will and testament, in the presence of each other, at the request of the said Senior class. We have subscribed our names as witnesses. Witnesses: The Cat-faced Woman Sussie the She-nymph Senior Class of Florence High School. Popeye Bill Bussey, T estator. Page Thirty-e, To be late for Commencement—the very thought weighed upon me as if it were a pall. Such an embarrassment was not to be endured, at any rate, not by me. And yet— I had dressed early for the exercises, thinking a short drive in the family automobile might brace me sufficiently to weather the ordeal of bidding farewell to eleven years of my life. But I lost sight of the time, and was several miles from school when our president, James McLeod, was scheduled to open the program! abruptly, worry abandoned me, for the road went one way and I another. A telepi 'iie pole loomed menacingly for a split second, and then mischievously turned off the lights! Here are some interesting revelations of the year 1959 I found in that land of shooting stars and cooing songbirds in which I toured until regaining consciousness days and days later. The Class of 1939 has many eminent representatives in the fields of politics and statesmanship. Oscar Mims was Mayor of the Magic City for four consecutive terms and finally went down with the sinking fund. Georgie Brogdon expects to run for the presidency of the United States in the next election; with her in the Senate are Charles Smith and Bill Bridges, those two famous advocates of the movement, No work after 25—let's enjoy life.” Jean Maxwell is Senator Brogdon's personal secretary. Henry Privette and Kershaw Beaty secured for themselves an everlasting niche in the Hall of Fame for pointing out to Hitler and Mussolini the error of their ways. Henry Grady Stone is Ambassador to what is left of Czechoslovakia, and Bobby Griffin is to our country what Anthony Eden was to England; he now holds an important post in Iceland. Cogburn Hewitt and George Tyson soothe the Eskimos when the government hurts their feelings by making things too easy for them. Harry Allen banks the assets of well-to-do Eskimos. William Gissendanner, who engineered the Skagway sit-down strike of 1950, is the forty-ninth state’s dynamic new governor. He filled his vacancies with the best appointees available, i.e., Paul Revelle, keeper of the great seal-islands, and Robert Willimon, Director of Alaska's Annual Tournament of Icicles. Geraldine Miller is Superintendent of Education. The City Fathers evidenced unusual sagacity when they placed Waldo (Butch) Hyman at the head of the Police Department, appointed Dudley Hewitt City Attorney, and Malcolm Craven Curator of the Public Museum. Arthur Lee Stokes and Ted Hearne are the municipality's newly-added Air Patrolmen. Their machines begin to warm up at 500 miles per hour. Entertaining must be second nature with us, for we are really laying them in the aisles!” Earl Page is star bore of the Ballet Russe, and Adele Baroody trips the keys for Earl to dance by. Lulu Belle Clark is billed with the Wooly Brothers’ Circus as the World’s Slenderest Bean-pole.” P.ige Thirty-nine In the California mecca of the cinema big-shots, Billy Dixon has supplanted Clark Gable as the most masculine actor; Eleanor Fulmer is his stand-in! Thomas Jordan, that capable successor to Boris Karloff, is still making little girls faint! Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios have signed the Ammons Twins, Mirian and Vivian, to play the Goldust Twins in the Epic of the Labels should Mary and Sarah Parrott, also being considered, prove unsatisfactory. Retha Williams is the heroine of the current production of Ferdinand, the Bull. Others of the class have devoted their talents to the ether. Fred Eaddy's announcing over WIS is simply electrifying! Pat Williams trills a wicked tonsil for Sure-fire Bird Seed, while Claudia Dority condescends to be the voice of the local Baby Snooks.” Her sponsors are alternately C. J. Cutter, R. L. Johnson, and M. P. Hollis, of the grocery, fertilizer, and fireworks businesses, respectively. Catherine Gregg, Vivian Coward, and Helen Beardsley harmonize over WOLS; Lorine Pittman is their manager. Dallie Lou McElveen imbues the Children's Hour with its winsome appeal. Our embryonic literary prodigies have surpassed our highest expectations. Ernestine Allen, Harriet Munn, Jefferson Lewis, and Harrison Smoak have among themselves seven hundred and ninety-two more rejection slips than have any other like number of collectors. Emery Mills is poet-laureate of South Carolina; he narrowly nosed out Lillian Stokes and Harriet Williamson for the distinction. Guy Owens became world famous for his tragedy based on Anthony Adverse; his main characters are Tony Macaroni and Angela Foodcake. Jane Furchgott’s Advice to the Lovelorn arouses 5,000,000 people every morning. She uses Shirley and Doug Inman as guinea pigs! Emma Ruth Critcher is assistant librarian at the public library. She should be chief librarian but this position was reserved in last year's prophecy. Her staff consists of Elizabeth Epps, Cornelia Smith, and Edna Collins. S. L. Cox edits a sheet at Churchill Downs; his odds aren’t so bad, they say! Dora Ellen Hyman carries on the spirit of Dorothy Thompson. Bobby Reese, Jack Tallevast, and Jack Lewis manage to put the Ebenezer Herald to bed every morning—Agnes Stewart furnishes their inspiration! Keeping Florence the business center of the South seems to have been the ideal of the 1939 graduates. Bob Hand has made an enviable name for himself in the glove business. His startling designs and the chic creations of Miles. Jean Mann and Virginia Wilson are delightfully displayed on those ravishing models, Nell Camlin, Mary' Myers, Viola Craig, Atha Mae Barwick, Azalee Bryant, Alice DeWitt, and Katherine Campbell, under the masterful direction of charming Mary Helen Witherspoon. Jack Robinson is the cutest hardware salesman you ever saw, and Edwin Saleeby, together with Katherine, manufactures a delicious new variety of kisses.” Lois McElveen, Ethel Stanford, and Anne White demonstrate the new heatless cookers for J. W. Webb's Electrical Supply House. Page Forty The bottles Howard Campbell turns out in his newly established plant magnify their contents three fold; Pete Jordan fills them with his extraordinarily undergrown olives which Jesse Hill and Bernard Anderson grow for him on his Mars Bluff estate. William Lewis distributes that ever-popular beverage, R. C. Cola, and Sarah Flowers grows petunias for her shop on the roof of the new fifty-story sky-scraper. Thomas Weaver manages the aircraft factory south of Florence. Fred Lee has long been urging Tommy to make gas-masks in the event that Charleston might grow larger. To test its planes, the Weaver Corporation employs Peggy Johnson and Hazel Stokes. One balmy day in the summer of 1945 Sarah Putnam cleaved the waters of Black Creek in a breath-taking ' swan, but failed to return to the surface. Rescuers, Billie Willard and Connie Hicks, our dashing Florence County Forest Rangers, discovered her submerged to the ankles in the luscious sediment of the creek bottom. When finally she was safe and the muck removed, her fetching assortment of freckles had entirely disappeared! The ensuing industry has run Lady Esther completely out of business, and Sarah Ward, Elizabeth Summerford, and Athea Mae Richardson are never up with the day's correspondence. Bernice Langston, Merlee Owens, Nina Youmans, Regina Cam-lin, Evelen Fore, Alice Bailey, and Carlene Cox ply busy fingers in the packing department from 12:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.—with a half hour out for lunch (Yes, that’s in accordance with the latest wages and hours law!). Maggie Williamson is advertising agent for this flourishing establishment. The trim little tea-room of Lorraine Lylo and Aphrodite Palles caters to the upper stratum of Florence's most exclusive society. Roberta Cooke cracks the whip in the kitchen. Dan Thames is a tripe salesman for Ralph Cox and Company, dealer in meats and dairy products. George Dority’s dairy furnishes much of his merchandise. Corrine Galloway, Frances Turner, and Nagie Lou McKensie are our gifts to his corps of beauteous milk maids. The Senior Class's denizens of the sports world have made their mark on success’s yard-stick, also. After several seasons of vicious campaigning. Junior Kitchens finally toppled the record set by Hank Luisetti in the late thirties. Junior and Anne Wayne are now basketball coaches at Duke University. Harry DeBerry and Phillip Collins culminated brilliant professional football careers a few years ago, Harry with the New York Giants and Phillip with the Greenbay Panthers. Sammy Russell copped the Miami Open last year in grand style. S. Y. Haselden reigned supreme among the heavyweights for eight years. J. W. Jones, his manager, finally induced him to retire undefeated and sound in limb—though a little punch-drunk. Lucy Thomas and Mary Lewis waged a stupendous battle at Wimbledon and proved to be the determining factor in bringing the Davis Cup back to the United States. Ainslie Maxwell was diving champion in the 1944 Olympics. Parks Oliver, greatest bat-boy of all time, is still with the New York Yankees, as is James Blackwell, veteran pitcher. Page Forty-one Drilling the younger set of Florence in calisthenics in the Park School gymnasium is Lena Tanner; Louise Weaver assists her in this worth-while work. Harry Goodson works with the boys. Waging the ever prevalent war against ignorance and stupidity are Dan Holladay, Professor of Indo-Chinese History at Tuscaloosa Tech, James Bryant, who conducts a first-grade class at Circle School, Dorothy Swindell, our greatest authority on the jitterbug, Mary Ella Jernigan, home economics instructor at Senior High, Frankie Cole, mathematics, and Lenore McCall, who was personally appointed by Aunt Sally” to take her place in the Latin Department (Don't tell Aunt Sally” but Lenore teaches Esperanto!). Millie Lou Griste endeavors to put entomology across to Junior High students, while Carolyn Johnson heads the business course at Vassar. Fayette Tyner believes that you’re never too old to learn,” and shouldn't he know? His school offers anything to anybody sixty-five years old or over. Christine Pittman bosses his personnel which consists of James Lazar, Albert Jeffords, and Mainer DeWitt. Many of the class have been inoculated by the love bug,” and are now immune to old-maiditis or old-bacheloritis as the case may be. The first to take this step was Elizabeth Taylor. Tim Flowers attached herself to a distinguished member of the clergy from down Sardis way. Other blushing brides are Juanita Baggett, Miriam Dease, Sadie Kate Pickett, Jane Gregg, Beatrice Harrington, Anne Gardiner, Erminie McKnight, Edith Mae Gibson, Mildred Summerford, Janis Johnson, Carolyn Parrott, Sybil McElveen, Marjorie Hatchell, and Katherine Donihi, the mighty mite! A few of the blushing bridegrooms—yes, they blush, too—are Hugh Merriman, Archie Jeffords, Spencer Eaddy, and Walker Tingen. Peggy Hite is still trying to reform her better half—he chaws!” Anne Austin, popular socialite, is beating Shirley Temple's time with Freddie Bartholomew-. Frances Coleman has been trying to get to first base with Gordon Hill for ages, but Gordon doesn't like designing women. Harry Charles, the renowned orchestra leader, recently pronounced his fifth I do.” Florence Rain is the w-eather forecaster for eastern South Carolina while Maggie Field is brilliantly managing a matrimonial bureau. Dewey Gentry, widely acclaimed dress designer, has ousted Adrian as the foremost artist of the movies. Alexander Pettigrew-, the internationally known engineer who bridged the Atlantic Ocean five years ago, is considering the feasibility of a tunnel to China from Timmons-ville. Virginia Ervin is his efficiency expert. James McLeod is Chief Surgeon at the Saunders’ Memorial Hospital, and Myers Hicks is an eye, ear, nose, brain, foot, lung, and throat specialist besides being a swell poker player! Naomi Langston is Florence’s only female dentist. Edwin Ellerbe and George Stanton have traveled through Little America, the Sahara Desert, and Siberia debating to audiences of astonishing proportions as to which had precedence, the chicken or the egg? Edwin holds that someone dropped the egg and out popped the chicken, while George—well, he doesn't agree with Edwin! James McBratney is seeing the world—through a port-hole, while Red” Furman is the recruiting officer in Nichols, S. C. Murray Thigpen has been searching ten years for Amelia Earhart's Lockheed; he wants a fragment of it in order to complete his unusual collection! Bill Bussey is listed in Who's Who as the greatest humorist since the late Will Rogers, and Jane Saunders finds a place therein as America's ideal in feminine pulchritude !” Mar)’ Ginn and Doris Lewis have a darling pet shop just out of Florence on the Darlington Highway, and Lillian Watson and Eunice Dunaway are social workers in New York City's East Side. Irene Rich finally surrendered her place in the Welch's Grape Juice advertisements to Mary’ Louise Anderson. And I? I have not recovered from the man-handling thrust upon me by those rude individuals who did not appreciate that I, as should the great prophet that I am, saw the truth, and did not hesitate to voice it! Alan E. Green, Class Prophet. ♦ Page Forty-three s enior Superlatives Myers Hicks Most athletic boy Harry Allen Boy most likely to succeed Emery Mills Most original Page Forty-jour jlie Florentine Jimmy McLeod Ainslie Maxwell Jane Saunders Most popular boy and Most popular girl and friendliest Prettiest girl handsomest ■E ill Lucille Thomas Georgie Brogdon Most athletic girl Girl most likely to succeed and most intelligent Oscar Mims Most dependable mmm Senior Class To Give “Smart Boy” Date Is Set For March 17 At Eight O’clock The Senior Class will present the three-act comedy, Smart Boy, in the high school auditorium, next Friday night at eight o'clock. The cast of ten players, under the direction of Miss Alice Brunson, has spared no effort to make this play an outstanding success. The story concerns the small town boy who hitches his wagon to a star, only to have that star fall into the hotel where he is preparing te wait on tables . The part of the boy, Jimmie Hardwicke, is played by Charles Smith, with Mary Louise Anderson in the role of Hollywood's celebrity, Leslie Saber, who has been taught not to “bold her head too high since there is danger of failing backward. Sadie Pickett, as sharp-tongued Aunt Abbie. does an outstanding bit, of characterization, whereas Cogburn Hewitt, in the role of Clark Starrett, can always afford a laugh when it is at the other fellow’s expense. Earl I’3 . ■■ Henry Walters, plays the part of the proprietor of the Walter’s HoteL MARY LOUISE ANDERSON ALAN GREEN C44-ARLES SMIT4E HARRY ALLEN Page Forty-five junior GIRLS Abrams. Mary Ask ins. Euln Mae Avin. Lois Barnhill, Mary K. Barnwell. Until Bauknight. Kthehia Blackmon. Ethel Bonnette. Celeste Brooks. Dorothy Baggett. Francena Brown. Edna E. Bullard. Elizabeth Byrd. Frances Brunson. Bitty Burris. Louise Byrd. Margaret Brairdon. Nadine Brunson. Caroline Caine. Harriet Campbell. Ruth Cannon. Betsy Caudle. Audrey Clemmcnts. Margaret ('oilins. Frances Cocktteld. Martha Jo ('ox. Margie Lee Colburn. Bette Craig. Marilyn Conyers. Mary Dean. Ruth Dick man. Jean Davis. Mary Eaddy. Frances Ervin. Elizabeth Evans. Mary Craig Foss. Evelyn Fowler. Ruby Lee Fraser. Edna Lee Fowler. Olga Gardner. Annie Belle Garrison. Ruth Gaskill. Mary Gill. Sarah C. (iregg. Miriam Griffin. Edith Griffin. Frances Griffin. Fay (irimes. Martha Grimsley. Lydia Garrett. Mary Gandy. Edna Gregg. Doris Mae Hudson. Frances Hepburn. Ruth Hilliard. Margaret Hill. Ruby Lee Harrington. Lovie Holt. Ruth Hatchell, Bessie Hawley. Anne Hicks. Gertie Hyman. Evelyn Harbin. Martha Head. Mae Lilly Ham. Margaret Hardee. Evermond Harper. Carolyn Haseldon. Marian Hicks. Iris Hickey. Evelyn Hinds. It lea n Jernigan. Doris Jennings. Josephine Jeffords. Martha Johnson. Del ornh Johnson. Lorraine Jordon, Kathleen Jones. Margaret Jones. Sara Lee Johnson. Frances Josey, Mary Louise Keiserman. Pearl Kirby. Katherine Keller. Elizabeth Lide. Margaret Love. Virginia Lylo. Vivian Marsh. Kathryn Mason. Wilma Meeklns. Kathleen McEachern. Edith McFarland. Kathryn McDaniel. Dorothy Mills. Laline Miller. Caroline Mathis. Doris McLaughlin. Gertie McPerson. Janie Meadors. Anne Munn. Alma Murphy. Mildred Myers. Doris Nelson. Myrtle Parnell. Vivian Perkins. Sudclc Paulas. Vanglier Padgett. Dorothy Parnell. Gladys Pearce. Barbara Plummer. Melva Quarles. Jane Roper. Ruby Rose. Doris Schnibben. Carol Schnibben. Iris Sims. Mary Smith. B tty Stack ley. Frances Stegall. Margaret Stone. Helen Stroup. Dorothy Summerford. Francis Summer. Margie Smith. Flora Mae Smith. Mary I). Simmons. Sara Thomas. Myra Tallon. Dorothy Taylor. Margaret Turnage. Bernice Turner. Edith Wood. Helen White. Mary Frances Williams. Vida Wilson. Margaret Winters. Ellen Watts. I orothy Wilhoit. Charleton Waddell. Elise Whitehurst. Louise Whisenhunt. Carolyn Wood. Mary Anne BOYS Allen. Jo Ask ins. Bobby Avant. George Blackmon. Cyril Bradsher. Happy Barnwell. Henry Barth. Webster Beaumont. Arthur Beck. Bill Baker. Cleveland Boyd. Harold Bailey, Wilson Bellamy. Heyward Campbell. Frierson Chapman. James Christian. Curtis Cole. Walker Commander. Vernon Copeland. Milton Campbell. Reese Carter. Tom Corley. W. D. Covington. Leroy Cox. Edward Craver. Jimmy Carswell. Julian Cuttino. Marion Cannon. Oscar Clarke. Alfred Cox. Willis Darby. Harry DeBerry. Richard Dawkins. Billy Duffel). Jack Davis. Warren Droze. Sam Edgerton. Bill Early. Henry Early. Nolan Ellis. Arthur Farmer. Thomas Flowers. William (1111. Bryan Gregg. Walter Gandy. Laverne Godfrey. Albert Grayham. Billy Gardner. Bill Garrison. Fred Galloway. Luther Gibbs. William Grimsley. Keith Grimsley. Marion Charles Harris, Barnwell Harris. Robert Hatfield. Larry Hawley. Ray Haynes. B. C. Hill. Edwin Hinds. Grover Hoffmeyer. Price Haseldon. William Hutto. John Hollard. Jack Hubbard. Grady Hughes. Jimmie Huggins. Powell Harris. Claud Isenhower. Harry Johnson. David Johnson. John L. Jones. Henry Jones. Carl Johnson. Joe Jeffords. Clyde Keels. Lyn Keefe. Dallas Lurlis. Russell Leslie. Leroy Lane. James McKain. Frank McLaurin. Lake McPherson. Seab Mims. James Mangum. Harley Mathews. Man-in McKain. Bill McLeod. Eugene Morris. Friendly Miller. Ralph McCrary. Glenn McLeod. Earl Martin. Frank Martin. William Nelson. Fred Nelson. Marion Owens. Elbert O'Connor. Tim Pearce. Kennetli Palmer. Ralph Parrott. Gene Patillo, Ned Poston. Man-in Powell. Vernon Rushing. J. T. Roland. Robert Roney. Jack Ross. Harry Revell. Marion Russ. Paul Scott. Billy Stokes. Bennie Stokes. Roy Shia. William Smith. M. C. Stone. Bryan Schuyler. Jack Tanner. Walter Tennent. Billy Triber. Harry Tyler. Jack Tyner. Edgar Tinsley. Sam Taylor. Milton Tyson. Duncan Wilbur. Wiggins Wells. Billy Witherspoon. Edward Wall. James Walsh. Harry Weatherford. Wade Weatherford. Willie Wilhoit. Richmond Williams. Herndon Walker. Julian Watson. Hubert Wilkinson. Jack Wilson, J. R. Page Forty-seven orenti, me President Mary Louise Barringer 31 % orentine Sponsor Miss Margaret Hawkins -Sophomore CL dd SopL owiore Allen. Marjorie (iibbs. Eliza GIRLS Lewis. Elwyne Stokes. Dorothy Ayers. Mahle Hill. Jeane Lloyd. Ruby Sandifer. Mary Alice Brodie. I.ita Kae Hill. Mildred Lawrence. Mary Scoff. Geneva Boswell. Helen Hinds. Carolyn Lawson. Jessie Street. Jean Brown. Mildred Hoffman. Jennie Lee Leitzsy. Louise Seay, Mary Barringer. Mary Louise Holliday. Winifred Lucas. Christine Smith. Emily Barth. Pauline Harper. Evelyn Lylo. Gloria Snyder. Myrtice Beardsley. Kaye Harper. Edith Myers. Annie Summerford. Cynthia Byrd, Caroline Harrell. N'adine Mays. Lillian Sims. Minnie Boyles. Loris Harris, Martha McCall. Annelle Smith. Gertrude Campbell. Cliristine Herring. Ruby Lee McLeod. Ethel Smith. Gladys Chambers. Eula Mae Hinds. Lois Martin. Virginia Smith. Ruth Clark. Dorothy Howard. Katie B. McNeill. Marian Stone. Catherine Campbell. Claudia Hutton. Xinin Mims. Ina Stradtman. Berta Carnell. Mary Lee I rick. Dorothy Morrison. Lillian Swindele. Elizabeth Cole. Emmie Lee I rick. Louise Nelson. Frances Tyson. Marion Conyers. Blanche Isenhowe. Opal Nelson. Elizabeth Thomas. Edna Ruth Dawkins. Elizabeth June. Dorothy Osborne. Alice Louise Tingen. Jessie Dans. Faye Jackson. Carolyn Parker, Helen Williams. Raydean Dowdle, Frances E. Jones. Betty Palmer. Evelyn Wallace. Louise Dubose, Mary John. Mary Sue Poston. Magdalene Walter. Virginia Early, Mary Johnson. Doris Price. Virginia Weaver. Betty F.llerbe, Louisa Johnson. Dorothy Parrott. Helen Williams. Carolyn Fittz. Margaret Keefe. Mary Price. Doris Williams. Gretta Gandy. Betty Keiserman. Charlotte Rogers. Marie Wilson. Mary Allen. Pleasant Cleary. Fred BOYS James. Willie Palles. Mitchell Askins. Billy Cox. U. B. Johnson. J. A. Parnell. Wallace Atwlll. Harry Crouch. J. B. Johnston. Rufus Pridgeon. Early Baker. Ivan Dillingham. Prince James. Jessie Purvis. Jimmie Bargesser, W. Q. Downer. Ray Jackson. J. C. Ratley. Jimmie Barth. Loris Edgerton. Jack Johnson. Clyde Schipman. Kenneth Benton. Elmer Flowers. Darby Jcrnigan. Rudolph Serville. Richard Brown. Herbert Fore. Tommy June. George Stephens. Charles Brown. Tommy Fountain. John Kendall. Jack Sprott. Alec Brown. William Foxworth. Ernest Key. Frank Smith. Elmer Brunson. Fred Fraser. Lonnie Lee. Thomas Smith. William Bailey. Jean Flowers. John Laughlin. Lawrence Snipes. Joe Bn rood y. N. B. Fowler. Sam Lane. Pete Stokes. Franklin Barringer, John Friar. James Leach. Harold Townsend. Edward Bass. Jerome Gardner. Bill Laughlin. George Truett. Liston Blake. Heyward Garrison. Rupert Lewis. Ray Taylor. Harmon Boone. Earle Gandy, Willard Lane. Jack Touchberry. Emanuel Bridges. Donald Gregg. Ben McIntyre. Richard Turner. John Brown. Laucer Grey. Darby Marshall. Thomas Tingin. Dick Collins. Billy Griffin. Tommy McKissiek. James Thames. Bobby Corley. Henry Hubster, Ernest Miller. John Waters. Clifton Craver, Archie Harrison. Edward Maxwell. Rivers Walker. Roger Cribb. Zane Haynes. Ernest McCollum. Leroy Wallace. J. R. Crowley. Clyde Hill. Willie Max McLellan. W. A. Webb. Thomas Caudle. Sherrill Hyman. Jack McRae, David Wallace. Jack Coleman. Ted Hatched. Wallace Mimms. Robert Ward. Cheves Carnell. John Henry Harper. Arthur Moore. Johnnie Watson. Turner Cromer. Thomas Hicks. Chalmers Nelson, Clement Weaver. Henry Cole. John Robert Hoffmeyer. William Nelson. Charles Whittle. Dubose tt: _ null Cox. Willis Hollis. Dudley Nix. J. W. dhs. Billie Wilson. Charles Wysong. Emery Camlin. William Howell, John A. O’Harra. Bobby Carter. Herbert Howeton. Layton Oakley. Bill Young, James Carter. Joseph Hunter. Robert Osborne, Millard Young. John Page Forty-nine 3 udent (Council James McLeod.............................................................. President Bill Bussey.......................................................Vice-President Ruth Barnwell......................................................Secretary Ruth Barnwell Caroline Brunson Alan Gr en LaLine Mills Leta Fae Brodie James Chapman Myers Hicks Oscar Mims Georgia Brogdon Thomas Farmer James McLeod Bob OHarra Bill Bussey Gf.orgie Brogdon...............................................................Chief Oscar Mims Alan Green Miriam Ammons Vivian Ammons Page Fifty-two Ernestine Allen Dora Ellen Hyman Anne Gardiner Dorothy Swindell Jean Maxwell Jane Furchgott James Bryant William Gissendanner ie Florentine Ernestine Allen Georgie Brogdon Dora Ellen Hyman James Lazar Myers Hicks Emery Mills Jimmy McLeod Peggy Hite Dorothy Swindell Anne Gardiner James Bryant Harry Allen Mary Louise Anderson Ruth Barnwell Frances Griffin Evermond Hardee Betty Smith Billy Tennant Harry Triber Deborah Johnson Margaret Jones Katherine Kirby Margaret Lide Jack Tallevast George Tyson Bill Bussey Alan Greene Harriet Munn Oscar Mims Edwin Ellerbe Jack Lewis Ruth Barnwell Edith McEachern Milton Copeland Saunders Bridges Jack Welch Elmer Smith James Young Alex Pettigrew (tdand Frances Griffin Bert Singleton. Jr. Jerome Bass Harris Parker Billy Tennant Bill Bussey Jack Lane Mary L. Barringer Billy Gardiner John Miller Arthur Ellis Miriam A. Gregg Grover Hines Ted Hearnf. James Lazar Gene Baily Earle Boone John Flowers Herndon Williams Webster Barth Billy Scott George Stanton Jesse Hill Millard Osborne Larry Hatfield Claude Harris Emery Mills Robert Willimon John Hutto Margaret Lide Henry Barnwell Page Fifty-three President, Bill Ernestine Allen Harry Allen Francena Baggett McLacrin Baker Georg ik Brim.don Dorothy Brooks Caroline Bri nson James Bryant Bill Bussey Betsy Cannon Martha Cockfield (Criterion Mrs. Poyner Bussey; Vice-President, Harry Allen; Secretary, Frankie Cole Carlene Cox Margie Lee Cox Marilyn Craig Viola Craig Kith Dean Arthur Ellis Ruby Fowler Jane Furchgott Shirley Inman Mary Gaskill Sara Gill Miriam A. Gregg Frances Griffin Louise Grimsley Lydia Grimsley Claude Harris Ruth Holt Kathleen Jordan Kathryn McFarland Edith McKaciikhn Sybil McElyeen Lake McLaurin Caroline Miller Merlee Owens Earle Page Vivian Parnell Sudelle Perkins Sadie Pickett Agnes Stewart Dorothy Tallox Vivian Coward Doris Lewis Georgie Brogdon Charles Smith Kdith Griffin Evelyn Hyman Alma Maria Minn Mary E. Davis Louise Wallace Mary Conyers Frank Key Ruby Kopkr Carolyn IIakpkr Tommy Griffin Wavkrly Summerford Utopian czCiteram Societ erary 7 President, Alan Greene; Vice-Pres., Cogburn Hewitt; Secretary, Mary Louise Anderson Arthur Beaumont Nadine Bragdon Tom Carter Betty Clemmons Ted Coleman S. L. Cox Malcolm Cravf.n Emma Ruth Critchf.r Jean Dickman Billy Dixon Frances F.addy Elizabeth Epps Eleanor Fulmer Evelyn Foss Anne Gardiner Dewey Gentry Alan Greene Evermoxd Hardee Robert Harris Cogburn Hf.witt Myers Hicks Grace Hinds Price Hoffmyer Mary Ella Jernigan Edward Hill David Johnson Margaret Jones Pearl Keiserman Kathryn Kirby Jessie Lawson Virginia I.ove Louise Leitzsf.y Katherine Marsh Wilma Mason- Jean Maxwell Jimmy McLeod LaLinf. Mills Harriet Munn Mary Mvfrs Myrtle Nelson Helen Parrott Bobby Rke:se Marik Rogers Jane Saunders Frances Stack ley George Stanton Anne Gardiner Dorothy Straup Henry Grady Stone Margie Summer Dorothy Swindell Lucille Thomas Duncan Tyson George Tyson Wadf. Weatherford Tommy Weaver Avant, George Baku. McLarin Baroody, X. B. Bellamy. Heyward Bussey. Bill Ford, Curtis Hicks. Myers Holladay. Dan Jeffords. Archie Lewis, Jack Martin, Frank Miller, John Mills, Emery Nelson, Marion Millard, Osborne Page. Earle Smith, Charles Stokes, Arthur Stokes, Hazel Stokes, Roy Thomas. Everett Tyson, George Wall, James Williams, Herndon First Soprano Adei.k Baroody Caroline Byrd Mary Louise Barringer Margaret Ci.i mments Vivian Coward Viola Craig Mary Dubose Evelyn Foss Lydia Grimslky Martha Harbin Marion Haseldon Margaret Hilliard Peggy Hite Ruth Holt Evelyn Hyman Opal Isenhower Mary Sue John Margaret Lide Kathleen Mef.kens Geraldine Miller Gertie McLaughlin Vivian Parnell Mary Sims F.thelda Bauknight Dorothy Swindell Betty Swindell Margaret Taylor Frances Williams Betty Weaver Second Soprano Mary Emma Barnhill Helen Beardsley Georgie Brogdon Jean Dickman Frances Dowdle Louisa Kllerbe Sarah C. Gill Miriam Annf. Gregg Evermond ILardek Iris Hicks Martha Harris Edith McEachern Sudells Perkins Virginia Martin Helen Parrott Betty Smith Jessie Tingf.n Harriet Williamson Alto Mary Louise Anderson Rancena Baggett Betty Clemmons Mary Elizabeth Davies Catherine Gregg Iris Schnibbbn Saidke Spears Virginia Wilson Elizabeth Keller Page Fifty-five Kit Li orenune JUnce Jh9L YELLOW JALKET Miss Emily Brothers James McLeod. ... . .Faculty Adviser Editor-in-Chief Billy Ten next Mary Louise Anderson Jane Fur hgott Dora Ellen Hy.man Bobby Reese Jack Tallevast Tim Flowers S. L. Cox James Blackwell Alvin Graham Harriet Mi nn Harry Allen Jack Lewis Cogburn Hewitt Frank McKain Clacd Harris Myers Hicks McLaurin Baker Frances Eaddy Doris Johnson Billy Jeffers Catherine Donihi Peggy Hite Elizabeth Ervin Martha (Crimes Kathryn Kirby Wilma Mason Vivian Parnell Dewey Gentry LaLinf. Mills Margaret Jones Kvermond Hardee Shirley Inman Billy Martin Robert Mimms Bobby O'Harra Carolyn Whisenhuxt Tim O'Connor Caroline Miller Kathryn McFarland Iris Hicks Elizabeth Tayi.or Katherine Marsh Dorothy Swindell Franklin Stokes Jack Schcyler Tommie Jordan Gene Parott Waldo Hyman Bill Forbf.s Phillip Collins BU William Kitchens S. L. Cox Keith Grimsley Bobby O'Harra Harry Deberry Dubose Whittle Elbekt Owens Parks Oliver Myers Hicks Marion Revell Earl Jeffords Clyde Jeffers William Gissendanner S. Y. Haskldkn Glenn McCrary Ed. Crowley Russell Merriman James McBratney Page Fifty-six CJirh 4hliietic $55ociation Lenore McCall... Miss Edith Tobin Bktty Bri nson Ki th Barnwell—F Helen Beardsley Jranita Baggett Georg ik Brogdon Nadine Bragdox Caroline Bri nson Betsy Can non-Vivian Coward Viola Craig Emma Kith Critcher Margie Lee Cox Martha Jo Clockfield Kate Collins Koberta Cook Marilyn Craig Elizabeth Dawkins Mary Elizabeth Davies Frances Dowdlk Jean Dickman Elizabeth Dickman Mary Craig Evans Virginia Ervin Eleanor Fulmer Miriam Anne Gregg Corrine Galloway Frances Griffin Anne Gardiner—F Catherine Gregg—F Ki th Hepburn Beatrice Harrington Peggy Hite: Evelyn Hickey—F Evermond Hardee Oi al Isenhower—F Kathleen Jordon Margaret Jones Loarine Johnson Frances Johnson Katherine Kirby Gloria Lylo JSMIE Lawson Christine Lucas Alma Mi nn Madgie Lou McKensie Lenore McCall—F Mary Parrott Sara Parrott Carolyn Parrott—F Sadie Kate: Pickett—F Katherine McFarland ...........President ...........Sponsor Dorothy Padgett Florence Rain Marie Rogers Margie: Summer—F Dorothy Swindell—F Lillian Stoker—F Ethel Standford Betty Smith Saidee Spears—F Dorothy Tallox—F Lena Tanner—F Lucile: Thomas—F Ellen Winters Harriet Williamson Louise Weaver Charletox Wilhoit—F Lucilf. 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Miriam Ammons Vivian Ammons Juanita Baggett Mary Louise Barringer Helen Beardsley Katherine Donihi Louisa Ellerbe Sarah Carter Gill Catherine Gregg Miriam Anne Gregg Kvermond Hardef. Margaret Jones Mary Lewis Margaret Lide Lenore McCall Edith McEachern LaLine Mills. Carol Schnibben Iris Schnibben o ren tine ..............Sponsor Betty Smith Margie Summer Lucile Thomas Betty Weaver Carolyn Whisenhunt Virginia Wilson Mary H. Witherspoon m y r Mr. George Mangum.................... Fred Eaddy................President James McLeod.......Vice President S. Y. Haselden............... ..................................Teacher Oscar Mims...................Secretary Bill Bussey................Treasurer .................Sargeant-at-Arms Jam km Black wkll HaPFT Bradshaw Tommy Brown S. L. Cox James Chapman Harry DkUkhhy Arthur Ellis Bill Forbes Keith Grimsley Alvin Graham Billy Gardiner Myers Hicks Grady Hcrbard Edwin Hill Bobby O’Harra J. W. Jones Billy Jefe e;rs Clyde Jeffers Roy Lewis Rivers Maxwell Gene Parrott Sam Rcsskll Charles Smith Dcncan Tyson Jack Schcylar Tommy Weaver Dubose Whittle Wade Weatherford Dick Tinges Jack Wilkinson Emery Mills.................................................. Herndon Williams. .Vice-President Ruth Barnwell Webster Barth Bill Bcssky Harry Charles Edwin Ellkrbk Arthcr Ellis France Griffin Larry Hatfield Ted Hkarne Jesse Hill Edwin Hcmcuries James Lazar Jack Lewis Edith McEachkrn Willard Osborne Alexander Pettigrew Charles Smith .......President Sec.-Treasurer Billy Tennant Robert Wii.limon Vernon Nelson Margaret Lide Claude Harris Page Fifty-nine G amtna Ubefta Dorothy Allen Dodd...................................... Sponsor Ernestine Allen....President Carolyn Whisenhunt. .. .Secretary Shirley Inman .... Vice-President Katherine Donihi....................Treasurer Miriam Ammons Vivian Ammons Jane Firc hgott Margaret Jones Myrtis Snyder Kvkrmono Hardee Virginia Martin Mary H. Witherspoon Secret 5ororit Juanita Baggett....................President Vivian Coward...................Secretary Harriet Munn..............Vice-President Helen Beardsley.........................Treasurer Juanita Baggett Helen Beardsley Vivian Coward Harriet Munn Loarine Pittman Faye Beardsley Frances Coleman Elizabeth Epps Christine Pittman Cornelia Smith Page Sixty Jforentine -J lul Q nuts Mrs. P. H. Arrowsmith................... Dora Ellen Hyman............President Ruth Barnwell ... Vice-President Mary Louise Anderson Betty Clemmons Mary Louise Barringer Burn' Gandy Peggy Hite . Betty Smith Sarah Carter Gill Jane Saunders ...............Sponsor ...........Secretary ......T re usurer Betty Weaver Virginia Wilson Question Wjark CluL Mrs. D. H. McEachern. Caroline Miller ........... Anne Austin Louisa Eller be Martha Jo Cim keikld Martha Harris Margaret Liok Edith McEachern A ins lie Maxwell Caroline Miller ... .Sponsor .. Marshal Helen Parrott Jessie Tixgen Page Sixty-one (Casanova Robert Quarles..................................................................President Harry Charles ..................i....................................Vice-President Charles Smith.........................................................Secretary Dick Tingen.....................................................Treasurer Janis Stewart................................................Sponsor HerndonWilliams Bobby O'Harra Walker Tingf.n S. L. Cox Frierson Campbell James Wall Charles Stevens Jimmy McLeod Chi nk Graham David Johnson BillBcssev Doi’c Moore Jamm McBratney Jack Tallevast Sponsors. Ohe Order op the Odlielhl ...Miriam Ann Gregg, Margaret Lide, Heyward Bellamy . George Avant Arthcr Ellis John Miller Ralph Palmer Bill Wells Bill Beck Wade Weatherford Happy Bradshaw James Chapman Sam Tinsley Archie Jeffords Page Sixty-two o rent me Frances Griffin Everettf. Thomas Edwin Ellerbe Florence High's 1938 edition of Football Yellow Jackets was one of the most successful combinations to represent our institution in many years. This was true not only of the number of victories but of the spirit and team-work among the players as well as the fans. A large amount of the success of the team was due to the coaching efforts of Mr. J. Lee Rhame, head coach, Mr. Harold Nig White, and Mr. Hubert McElveen, assistant coaches. The Yellow Jackets began their season in a rather unauspicious manner, being defeated by- Columbia 25-0 on foreign soil. The defeat was largely because of lack of preparation. The team next went up against a strong Chester team, the Cyclones from Chester finally ekeing out a 6-6 tie. Florence enjoyed its first victory at the expense of Darlington at the Pee Dee Fair. The score was 20-0 The boys next met a highly touted Rock Hill team in a game to dedicate the newly erected lights on Hicks’ Field. When the smoke of battle cleared away, Florence, the underdog, had emerged with a 12-0 victory to its credit. In the next encounter the Florence eleven defeated Clio 20-0. Clio was much too weak for the better organized Florence team. Florence then journeyed down to the City by the Sea to meet the Bantams from Charleston. Due to the superior size of the Bantams and injuries among the Yellow Jackets, Florence met defeat to the tune of 20-6. The Yellow Jackets next tangled with Carlisle, having to be content with a 6-6 tie. In an exciting Frank Merriwell” finish, Florence defeated Orangeburg by virtue of a fourth quarter touchdown and extra point. The score was 7-6. The Jackets met with less luck on our annual Thanksgiving day encounter with Sumter. The result was a 20-14 victory for the Sumter Gamecocks. In a colorful post-season event Florence met a very strong Lake View team, the state class B” champs. After a fierce encounter, Florence was forced to be content with a 7-7 tie. xe Florentine Page Sixty-three a Sop Sadtettali Page Sixty-four This year’s Yellow Jacket quintet was one of the best groups to represent Florence in a number of years. A large measure of the success was due to the experience and teamwork of the boys. In interscholastic competition, Florence first met Wampee in Florence, gaining a rather unimpressive victory. Greenwood was the next victim of Florence's deliberate type of play. Florence met the Emeralds’’ in Florence, handing them a decisive 13-7 defeat. The Jackets next went to Charleston to meet defeat by a rather small margin. The Yellow-Jacket ’’quint’’ next went to Sumter to meet the Gamecocks . Though the first three quarters were rather evenly played, the fourth quarter saw Florence pull away to a 18-11 victory. Florence next went to Greenwood where they had a tough game, being behind until after the half, when the purple team pulled away to an 18-11 victory, mainly on foul shots. The next opponent was Charleston in Florence. This meeting was expected to be the battle of the season. The game opened at a terrific pace with the home club stepping into a lead which it held for the twenty-eight minutes. This was accomplished by fine guarding and good shooting by all the boys. In the last four minutes. Charleston tied the score and went ahead to win by two points after a photo-finish”. Florence then encountered the Sumter Gamecocks” in Florence. The first quarter indicated an easy Sumter victory, but Florence began to put on the pressure. The game continued with Florence gradually threatening Sumter’s lead. After a fierce struggle in the last half, Florence emerged victorious by an impressive margin, thus insuring an invitation to the South Carolina Basketball Tournament. Florence enjoyed a fine season in the City League, also, finishing up in second place in both halves of the competition. Fie Florentine The 1939 Florence Yellow Jacquettes was a team of relatively small girls, who, handicapped by their size, enjoyed only mediocre success. The team, led by Lucy Thomas, captain and forward, was outstanding for its fine team work and fighting spirit. The season opened in a contest with Wampee possibly one of the strongest teams in South Carolina. The locals couldn't get going and were submerged by a high score. The next game was with Greenwood in Florence. In this game Florence showed much improvement. The game started rather slowly and continued so until the half. After the intermission, the pace quickened. When the final whistle sounded, the score was tied in a well-played game. In their next encounter, the Jacquettes traveled to Greenwood to challenge the Emeralds again. This time the team fared worse. After a hard fought battle with Tanner and Thomas leading the way, Florence w-as compelled to be content with a defeat by about four points. The sextet then crossed the river to meet the Dillon lassies. For the first half the game looked as though it would be a massacre, the score being 18-4 at intermission, but Thomas and Johnson stepped in with an exhibition of rapid fire accuracy to give Florence her first victory. This game closed the inter-scolastic season. The entire basketball squad held an exciting intra-mural tournament, in which the Junior team emerged victorious. P i£e Sixty-five Again this year the Florence boxing team enjoyed a very successful season, being undefeated in interscholastic competition. Even more outstanding than the team's success was the individual success of its members. Several finds were made this year, the most notable ones being Happy Bradsher, Edgar Tyner, Wallace Hatchell, and our K. O. specialist, Two Gun Jessie James. The team was very successful, opening with a very creditable victory over the South Carolina Industrial School crowd. The Florence pugs” next tangled with a Charleston team from Murray Vocational School, handing the lads from the City by the Sea a severe defeat. Florence next met a strong Orangeburg team, but because of their inability to match the experienced Florence boxers, our boys only got a draw. The Florence High School boys next tackled Dillon in Florence, handing them a colorful defeat by a rather impressive score. The next fight was a return battle in Dillon where the Jackets had to be content with a tie up, thereby having an open claim for the championship. In the Golden Glove tournament we were even more successful. Russell Merriman and Glenn McCrary entered the Charleston event and emerged victorious in their respective weights. A little later on, several Florence boxers entered the Florence Golden Glove fights. After several terrific fights, G. W. Revell, Russell Merriman, Happy Bradsher, Glenn McCrary, Marion Revell, and S. Y. Haselden all won titles in their weights, thereby gaining the right to participate in the Charlotte event. Only Haselden, Marion Revell, and Glenn McCrary made the trip. Haselden was eliminated in the first fight, and Revell in the second fight, leaving only McCrary to represent Florence. McCraiy crushed his opponent in the semi-finals and proceeded to the finals. There he administered a decisive defeat to his North Carolina opponent, thus earning a beautiful belt, robe, and the right to go to New York to the National Finals. The success of the boxing team, as a team and as individuals, may be credited in a large part to Coach Tresco Johnson, a fine man, an excellent leader, and a coach of unlimited ability. Pjge Sixty-six v,i Florentine The most colorful and successful sports team to represent the Florence High School in a decade or more was assembled during the 1938 baseball season. This team began hard work around the first of March, and after several exhibition games in preparation for state elimination, the real season’s tests began. Florence’s first victim was Darlington, who went down in defeat by a rather large score. The Jackets next visited Conway conquering that team by a sizeable score. In a return game, Florence again calmed the Conway Tigers. The Florence nine next trained its guns on the Sumter Gamecocks in the State Semi-finals. In a series of two games, one at home and one at Sumter, Florence bowled over another rival by rather close scores. These victories gave Florence the right to meet Brookland-Cayce High School for the state championship. In the first game, at Florence, the Yellow-Jacket Nine showed its superiority by routing the visitors from B.-C. by a score of 8-0. The second game was a somewhat different story. In a close-contested game, on the Brookland-Cayce field, the boys from B.-C. showed their real ability by handing the locals a 5-4 defeat. The third game, played at Sumter, turned out to be a pushover for Florence. The game started off rather slowly, but in an early inning several squeeze plays’’ in succession made the B.-C. boys erratic and they never succeeded in settling down. The result was a 20-6 victory for the fighting Jackets, and a state championship for another Florence High School team. The outstanding features of the season were the coaching ability of Mr. Lee Rhame, the pitching of our ace, James Blackwell, and the teamwork of the entire aggregation. Vk e Florentine Page Sixty-seven THE HUNTER MOTOR CO. WHITE SWAN LAUNDRY Ford Cars ♦ ♦ Launder ers - Cleaners Wrecker Service • Used Cars Dyers - Hatters ♦ Telephone 194—195 Rug Cleaners 154 E. Evans St. CAROLINA POWER L, W. Bryce, Pres. E. E. Wilson, Sec.-Treos LIGHT CO. 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