Central High School - Warrior Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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Proudly PuiI1tWe To Uur Record ProsperiTy-in The world, in The UniTed STaTes, in Tennessee, in Memphis-in l909. And Memphis was growing! People numbering l3l,lO5 lived wiThin iTs limiTs: iT was served by sTearnboaTs on The Mississippi and by The Chicago, The Rock lsland and PaciTic, The Louisville and Nashville, and The Iron MounTain and SouThern railroads: iT had Two race courses: and iTs youThTul sTudenTs moved inTo The new CenTral l-ligh School aT Linden and Bellevue. War-in The world in I9l7, in l9l8, in l9l9-reaching inTo The UniTed STaTes, inTo Tennessee, inTo Memphis, inTo CenTral l-ligh School. And CenTral was growing! The TirsT class oT TwenTy graduaTed, and in The Tollowing classes These TwenTy soon reached The hundreds: CenTral's aThleTes donned The l-l represenTing The only public high school in The ciTy: a Tlu epidemic TransTormed The school inTo a hospiTal: boys leTT school To go To war: Charles P. JesTer ended his TirsT year as principal: and CenTral enTered The ranlcs OT college accrediTed high schools. Peace-ThroughouT The world, Throughour The UniTed STaTes, ThroughouT Tennessee, ThroughouT Memphis, ThroughouT CenTral High School. Ancl CenTral kepT growing! Marching TeeT resounded To The cadence, R.-O.-T.-C.: shrubs and Trees and grass added loeauTy To The campus: CenTral enrolled 2300, The largesT number in iTs hisTory, and The ninTh grade had To be moved To FourTh and JeTTer- son: and CenTral insTiTuTed The new sysTem OT STudenT Government Depression-in The UniTed STaTes, in Tennessee. in Memphis, in CenTral High School-in l929, in l93O, and in l93l. And CenTral sTopped growing! ATTendance dropped: Tree lunches had To be served To The sTudenTs: CenTrals TronT walks bore The conTinual Tread oT poor men selling even poorer apples: and iTs TooTball pracTice Tield was converTed inTo Crump STadium To supply jobs Tor many men. The lnTerval and Then War-in The world, in The UniTed STaTes, in Ten- nessee, in Memphis, in CenTral High School-in l932 To I946. And CenTral seTTled down! The average enrollmenT became abouT l300: CenTral closed iTs doors in I937 To house reTugees oiT The Mississippi's greaT Tlood: iT greeTed as Treshrnen The presenT senior class: The war began: boys leTT school To go To war: The war ended: and graduaTion approached. The FuTure-oT The world, oT The UniTed STaTes, OT Tennessee, OT Memphis, oT CenTral l-ligh School-in The coming years. Showing me Moon And CenTral carries on! Courtesy nf Associated Press Bob Siliern

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fed Ileff fo righil-Miss Rafher, Miss G-laddinq, Miss McGraIh, Mr. Branyan, Mr, Manlcin, Miss Pillcinqlon, Miss Thrower, Miss Sieqman, Miss Green Miss moms, Miss Slewarr, Miss Seifens, Miss Willingham, Miss Truax, Miss I-lorlon. Sealed in back lleff Io righ+I-Miss Woods, Miss Young, Miss Evans Miss ny, Mr. Jesler, Miss Wallcins, Miss L. Mauzy, Miss Levy, Miss Merz, Miss Pressley, Miss Clinron, Mrs. Green. Sfanding Ilefi Io rigI11'I-'Miss McKenzie Mr pson, Miss Wilson'Miss Nolan, Miss Polaclc Miss Crenshaw, Coach McDougal, Coach Murray, Mr. McCormiclc, Miss Schneider, Miss Gales, Miss Jones rarcfxfwijy J PRINCIPAL, Charles P. Jesfer ENGLISH-Misses Elizalseih Clinlon, Corinne G-laddinq, Mrs. Mary Green, Misses Elizabeih I-laszinger, Grace Mauzy, Dororhy Melz, Dorolhy Nolan, Mary Polaclc, Vermonia Wilson. SOCIAL STUDIES-Misses Helen Evans, Elizabelh I-lorlon, Mar- rha Lou Jones, Dororhy Merz, Louise Willingham. MATHEMATICS-Misses Rosa Levy, Laura Mauzy, Birdie Mc! Grafh, Virginia Seffens, Nell Slewari, Mrs, Brusce Truax. SCIENCE-Misses Dorolhy Green, Wilma Keilh, Messrs. Roberl McCormick, John Simpson. LATIN-Misses Ada Raines, Mary Raiher, Rebecca Young. SPANISH-Misses Mildred Grooms, Mary Ralher, Rurh Wallcins. FRENCH-Miss Elizabelh Dix, COMMERCIAL-Mrs. Mozelle Forsyihe, Misses Mary Alice Pills- inqfon, Lillian Crenshaw. 81 lftlf' MI VL EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Margarei Kenny SECRETARY, Mrs. Frances Gufhrie DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION-Mrs. Marqarer Whifcomb. CLOTHING AND FOODS-Misses Margaref McKenzie, Alice Woods. INDUSTRIAL ARTS-Messrs. Clyde Manlqin, Calvin Branyan. MUSIC-Messrs. Ernesr Hawke, I-larry Dillman. SPEECH-Miss Rebekah Cohen, ART-Miss Clara Schneider. PHYSICAL EDUCATION-Miss Selma Siegman, Messrs. Rullner Murray, Lloyd McDougal. MILITARYSLL Bob Le May, Sql. I-larris Thomas, STUDY HALL-Miss Alice Parr. LIBRARY-Miss Mary Pressley CAFETERIA-Mrs. R. B. Gales.