Memphis Technical High School - Review Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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fm... . .5 fl. ,QM .. It is now well past the hour of midnight in this long and weary struggle to save the civilization of the world from barbarism. There are many signs of approaching dawn and the end of the war, but whether this much- prayed for event comes soon or late, all good Americans must continue to give their all until complete victory on all fronts. From Pearl Harbor until this good hour, Tech High has had a glorious part in the mighty effort. Her sons have shed their blood on every battlefield abroad, for more than 2500 of them have entered the armed service and more than one hundred have made the supreme sacrifice to date, fifty-seven of whom are known to have fallen in action and the remaining ones missing in action. Let their names be held forever in sacred re- membrance. All Tech High on the civilian front at home has backed h-er fighting sons by great end extended efforts in all matters pertaining to the good of the boys in the field. Mr. Harry Esslinger and his Stamp and Bond Committee have passed the 340,000 mark in the sale'of stamps and bonds and are headed for 350,000 by the end of the school year. Mr. C. T. Cooley, Mr. Mike Abt and the Yellowjacket Staff have done a splendid job in turn- ing in paper and tin cans. More than 40,000 tin cans have been turned in in the three tin can drives. Miss Agnes Reams and her 'Red Cross Committee have sur- passed all previous quotas. The Memphis Red Cross or- ganization, headed by Mr. Frank Ahlgren, Editor of the Memphis Commercial Appeal, has done remarkably good work in giving first aid training to more than one hun- dred and fifty Tech High girls under the direction of Mrs. Grace Taylor and Mrs. Richard Ching. The Tech High Battalion of th-e Junior R. 0. T. C., under the able command of Lieut. Col. John F. Somers, assisted by Capt. E. L. Daughtry and Sgt. Arnie Harper, have done fine work this year. Under the direction of the above regular Army officers, Cadet Lieut. Col. John Parker has commanded the organization this year until his call came for the armed services, at which time the responsibility passed to Cadet Lieut. Col. Denby Bran- don. The three big events of the school year being the Armistice Day parade, the annual U. S. inspection and the Competitive Drill, in all of which the Tech High cadets came up to the high standards of former years. The battalion was organized more than a quarter of a cen- tury ago and in achievement ranks well among the best of its kind in the country. During these years more than ten thousands boys have received military training and hundreds of them have written with their blood the story of their gallant heroism in the defense of their country in this World War II. Assistant Principal Miss Effie E. Wright and her committee on sponsors have done much to keep up the splendid morale of the bat- talion. On the scholarship front Tech High has added new laurels to her fame. This year Glenn Akin and Jasper Richardson finished for their degrees at Yale, and John Parker graduated from Harvard before going into the PAGE NINETY-EIGHT armed services. Also Carl Pahl at Yale and Robert Little at Brown did good work before joining the services. Joseph Neudecker, Jr., and Davis Busby are setting high records in the B-12 work at Duke University. They are scheduled to complete the work with their degrees with- in the next year and a half. James Pentz and Janie Moore were scholarship holders at Southwestern, and Melton Brown is at Vanderbilt on a full freshman scholar- ship. For the next school year Denby Brandon, Paul Mostert and Rose Marie Danke will have full tuition scholarships to Southwestern, while Joe Sax, Joe Norvell and Orma Henders will have full freshman scholarships to Vanderbilt, with Opal Cherry given a full tuition scholarship to Memphis State. James Giles is now in his senior year at West Point and has made a splendid record, being captain of one of the crack drill companies and led his company onto the field at the Army-Navy game held at Baltimore last fall. His record is very comparable to that of Major George Hozier, who graduated at West Point only a few years ago and has since achieved great honors in the armed services, being now a prisoner of war in Germany. Other scholarship winners are yet to be announced. In athletics Tech High has captured the Memphis prep championships in football and basketball and is now well on its way to winning that title in baseball. Coach Murel Nemecek and Rudy Gartside in football and bas- ketball, with Coaches Rut Stewart in baseball and Har- old Swanton in track, have rendered outstanding service. Due to his fine record at Tech High, Coach Nemecek has been called to the coaching staff of Tulane for next year. The honor of having the outstanding athlete went to Tech High this year in the person of Don Robinson, who received the plaque of the Big Ten for this outstanding achievement. Announcement will be made later about our coaching staff for next year, but the teams may rest assured that we will have the best. An outstanding recognition came to Tech High this year in that a chap- ter .of the National Athletic Honor Society was organ- ized. This organization is a fit companion of the National Honor Society for scholarship. Our chapter was brought to us through the interest of Mr. W. O. Cheneq, president of the National Athletic Honor Society and principal of the Atlanta Technical High School. Miss Margaret War- ren has directed all physical education activities for the girls. She has not engaged in any interscholastic sports but has done a splendid job in physical education for the girls. Miss Betty Collins, Mr. Wilson Mount, Miss Margaret Kelly, Mr. Mike Abt, Miss Ada Millett and Miss Betty lnnley each have brought state and national recognition to their respective departments for their outstanding achievements. For Miss Collins, in speech: for Mr. Mount. in musicg for Miss Kelly, in journalism: for Mr. Abt, in art, for Miss Millet, in foods: and for Miss Finley, in clothing. The men of the shops, including Mr. E. H. Smith, Mr. J. B. Parker, Mr. C. T. Cooley, Mr. M. J. Bradley and

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MRS. C, R. SEATON, President P.-T, A. In the closing of another year in the history of Tech P.-T. A. we pause to review the year's work. It has been a year with the closest tie of friendship well founded in our work together. We achieved our membership goal without too much effort, and have had good attendance all year. Our pro- grams have been interesting. A number of the students have participated in the various phases of the program theme, All Children Are Our Children. Guiding the Citizens of Tomorrow, the theme used by the Parent-Education Group discussions, have been instructive and thc- fellowship enjoyable. Friendship Day, held in connection with Founder's Day, was the first of its kind in Memphis and was a success. We were assisted by the Woodworking, Art. Speech and Home Economics Departments. All requirements necessary to receive a superior rating, as set by the National and State Congress of Parents and Teachers, have been met. The carnival sponsored by the Music Department and the P.-T. A. was a great success from both the enter- tainment and financial standpoint. The Association has assisted in the Community Fund Campaign, Infantile Paralysis Tag Day and the Fifth and Sixth War Bond drives. Two memorial books have been placed in the library, one in memory of our' beloved faculty member, Miss Anna McNicholasg the other in memory of Mrs. Cooley, mother of C. T. Cooley, a faculty member. We were very proud of our football team, who brought the city championship back to Tech this y-ear, and in behalf of the Association, it was my high privilege and joy to present to each of nine champions who are gradu- ating a gold football at their annual banquet at Hotel Peabody. Believing that All Children Are Our Children and wanting to leave something with the school that would benefit the greatest number of children as a dedication to this year's work, we have placed two calculating ma- chines in the Bookkeeping Department, placed S50 worth of books in the Library, and equipped the first aid room with new linens. We have also placed new chair cushions in offices of the principal and assistant principal. Our real project is the tea-club room which is the first in the Memphis schools. This room will be used by the various student activities for tc-as and special entertain- ments. It is to be used in connection with the Home Economics' Department and will be the Tech P.-T. A. meeting room. The room will have homelike- furnishings and will have special decorations done by Mr. Mike Abt and his Art Department. We would like to thank the teachers and students for their cooperation and want them to know that when they need assistance we stand ready to serve. We salute the 2500 boys and girls who bear the colors of our country. We humbly bow our heads in memory of those who have made the supreme sacrifice for us: and we resolve, That we will not let the standard of our country falter: that these boys shall not have died in vain, and the boys who will return shall not be dis- appointed in us while they were away. MRS. C. R. SEATON, President Tech P.-T. A, PAGE NINETY-SEVEN

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Mr. H. H. Widdop, and the teachers of the Commercial Department, including Miss Ruth Stanfield, Mr. J. E. Hasselle, Mr, S. C. Jordan, Mrs. Jo Len Barnes and Miss Mayo Linder, have maintained high standards of training which means much to the future- progress and to the development of our city. A city with skilled hands is a progressive city. Miss Mayo Linder's work in school safety has been outstanding. In the Academic Depart- ments, whose teachers include Miss Mary O. Butler, Mrs. C. C. Campbell, Miss Lula P. Cullen, Miss Martha Shel- ton Davis, Mrs. Hallie Douglas, Mr. Herbert Drane, Mr. Harry Esslinger, Miss Clara Grafried, Miss Jeanie John- ston, Miss Daisy Kirk, Miss Frances McDowell, Miss Ella Reilly, Miss Anne She-wmaker and Mr. A. A. Taylor, new I MR, C. M. CAMFERDAM, Custodian I records have been made and set for Tech High. Many first places have been won in various contests and more than two hundred boys passed the A-12 and B-12 ex- aminations because of the faithful work of these teach- ers. They are entitled to our vote of thanks. Mrs. Margaret Whitcomb has rendered the business interest of Memphis a great service in maintaining .at Tech High a very fine class in Distributive Education. Mrs. Earl J. Quinley has succeeded her husband as sec- retary of Tech High School, and has given untiring la- bors in maintaining a high standard for the office. Miss Ora Lee Newton has attained full recognition by the Southern Association for the Tech High Library and has added tremendously to the total number of books this year. Mrs. C. C. Campbell has rendered outstanding service to the public for her management of her various tag day drives in the school. We pay honor and tribute to Miss Ella Gill on her retirement from teaching. She has devoted more than a half of a century to the welfare of public schools. She has been a faithful and outstanding public servant. She retires with the best wishes of all Tech High School for her future health and happiness. The work of our P.-T. A. this year under the presidency of Mrs. C. R. Seaton has been most excellent. The P.-T. A. has given much material aid to the Commercial and Home Economics Departments by donating office ma- chines to the Commercial Department and by providing a well-'equipped tea room for the Home Economics De- partment. A beautiful plaque soon to be placed in the main lobby of the school in memory of the war dead was made pos- sible by the combined cooperation of the faculty, the P.-T. A. and the student body. In closing this brief review of a glorious school year, let me give my vote of thanks to Mrs. Emma Johnson for having maintained a most excellent cafeteria under most difficult circumstances, and to Mr. C. M. Camfer- dam for his untiring efforts in his work as a custodian. In spite of many troubles in securing adequate labor, Mr. Camferdam has kept our buildings warm and clean. I give a vote of thanks to the faculty as a whole and to the student body for their fine spirit of cooperation, which made all these things possible. For all these bless- ings Tech High is profoundly grateful. J. L. HIGHSAW, Principal. PAGE NINETY-NINE