Meridian High School - Meri Dian Yearbook (Meridian, MS)

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PEP SQUAD A .. . . .,, mong the very essential units of the high school is the Girls lep Squad. Organized in 1934 under the direction of Mr. T. Carter Harmon, this drill team of four score girls more than serves its purpose of adding beauty and color to the various athletic events and parades conducted by the school. With so capable a director as Mr. Harmon the squad has greatly increased its numbers and has developed into a vital and necessary part of the football season. Miss Mary Louise Alford, physical education instructor, assisted in training the girls. The unit leads parades preceding football games, executes intricate maneu- vers between halves, and adds materially to the cheering while the game is in progress. The squad uniforms lend color and life to the games. White pants and shirts with blue sashes, tams and boleros carry out the blue and white of MHS and present an attractive pattern on the field. Meridian prides herself in possessing one of the most outstanding and best drilled squads of this kind in the state. Under the captainship of Loui Allison the most recent group reached new zeniths in field performance, gaining the recognition of all spectators during the past season. 71

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BOYS GIRLS l'iIl'Xf rout V, Ci. Rhodes, Alex l,oui Allison, Coach l.ouise Tout'l1lone, Mr. Thomas Saw- Alford, -loyce Sanders. yer. Swami rout Douglas Mc- l,e.in, -Iaelt Malone, lra Thorn. TENNIS Meridian boys' Net Squad of 1936 enjoyed a very successful sea- son although the number of wins was not quite up to par. Alex Touchstone and Billy Cameron represented Meridian High in doubles and Billy played singles. Prospects for the 1937 season seem favorable with Alex Touch- stone and Douglas McLean and Jack Malone, new-eomers, as the basis of the team. Coach Tom Sawyer stated that he expects the team to secure many laurels in 1937. The year 1936 was kind to the gir's' tennis team, or rather Coach Louise Alford turned out one of the best girls' tennis teams in several years. Joyce Sanders played singles for the 'Cats and Gladys Carmi- chael and Loui Allison were paired together for doubles. Meridian's team made a grand sweep of the Big Eight tournament and came out equally well in each of the other matches. Aspects for the 1937 season are quite as favorable and a number of wins are expected for the teams. 70

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x , ' l ,Nw 3 'V g.',,,..-4 ,5 .H u .i,,k, . vA,- -1 ,. 1' '- i f a F Ifirxf row: Robert Price, Robert Frazier, Roger Cameron, Billy Cobb, Orman Mcllonald, Billy Baradell, joe Andrews, Bill Rancy, Louie Stephens, jim Lowry. Swnfnl mu: Nlfalter Tay- lor, james jeffaries, Charles McDonald, joseph Gordon, Vergil Hartzog, li. li. XValker, Cecil Germany, Duane Schaeffer, Louie jay. Tlwinl rout james Giles, lirnest Moss, V. C. Rhodes, limmcrt Williams, Vernon lickles, Robert Waller, George lfarr, jack XVeir. SAFETY SQUAD OFFICERS V. C. RHoD11s . . . . . . . . Cajzlain DUANIL SCHAlil4'liR . lfirsf Lffllffllclllf ROIiIiR'F FRAISI-QR . Svmml Lfl'llfl'lltIHf EMMli'I I'lL WILLIAMS . . Top Sl'I'gl'lllIf Close cooperation with civic organizations has been a major feature in the work of the Safety Squad this year. In this connection it has aided in the Lions Club Safety Campaign by strict traffic direction before and after school and the distribution of safety pledge cards to all students. By constant duty during school hours the members live up to their motto, Service and Safety . Among the routine duties are: direction of traffic in the corridors, lunch room and about the grounds, enforcing regulations and doing office work. A Safety Squad man's official uniform is a blue military cap with white band and insignia, white belt, blue sweater with Wildcat insignia engraved with MHS Safety Patrol and the individual number of the owner. Applications are accepted during the year and when vacancies occur, new men are elected to membership from the list of applicants. 72