Monticello High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Blair, SC)

Text from Pages 1 - 50 of the 1949 volume:

THE 1949 BLUE and GOLD Pubished By The Senior Close Of MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOL ALMA MATER Hail to thee our Alma Mater Where our thoughts will lie, We shall ever love and cherish All our precepts high. Fond the memories that cluster Round our dear school halls. Naught shall ever dim the luster That thy name recalls. Refrain Monticello sing we ever Loud thy praises tell Hail to thee our Alma Mater Hail all Hail to thee. DEDICATION To Mr. J. W. Wood, our efficient principal, our competent coach, and our sincere friend, we, the Seniors of 1949, dedicate this volume of the Blue and Gold. FACULTY Mr. J. W, Wood Mathematics Mrs. W. F. Stevenson Commercial Mr. R. E. Norris Agriculture Mrs. G L. Jones English Mr. A. B. Cooley Superintendent Mrs. C. H. Coleman Home Economics Mrs. W. P. Beckham, Jr. Home Economics Miss Katherine Johns Music SUPERINTENDENT'S HOME I SENIORS SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS President-------------------------------------------Iris Florence Vice President...........---------------------------Billy Shedd Secretary ------------------------------------- Ruth McClintock Treasurer---------------------------------------- Ernest Crawford 1 Cindy” Wood Leonard Jones SENIORS TROXEL BERLEY Trox” She lightens every burden with friendship.” Beta Club 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 3, 4; Class Plays 2, 3, 4; Typist Blue and Gold” 4, The Panther 4, J. H. A. 1, 3. DORIS BOULWARE Dot” I know what I want when I want it, and I know what I want right away.” Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Beta Club 2, 3, 4; Class Play 3, 4; All District Basketball Team 3; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; The Panther 3, 4; Photo Editor Blue and Gold” 4; 4-H Club I, 2. ERNEST B. CRAWFORD, Jr. Legs Good nacured and full of fun” F. F. A. 1, 2; Beta Club 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Class Treasurer 4; Business Manager Blue and Gold 4; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Class Plays 2, 3, 4; B and 2, 3, 4; Block ”M” Club 3. ALLEN BROOKS COOLEY, Jr. The worlds no better if we worry. Life's no longer if we hurry.” Honea Path 1, 2; Band 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Beta 3, 4; First Place in State High School Music Festival 2, 3; All District Basketball Teams 3, 4; Music Club 3; Presi- dent 3; Block M” Club 3; Bus Driver 3, 4; Senior Recital 4; Class Play 4; Business Manager of Panther 3; Sports Editor 4; and Sports Editor of Blue and Gold 4; Baseball 3. SENIORS IRIS LEE FLORENCE Always laughter, never sad, Sometimes naughty, but never bad ” Band 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Panther” 3, 4; Circulation Man- ager 4; Beta Club 2, 3, 4; Class President 4; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Class Play 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 4; Editor in Chief of Blue and Gold” 4; J. H. A. 1; Block M” 3. VALLAREE FAULKNER Ree Ree” A good sport always plays the game, No matter what happens she’ll be the same.” Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Captain 3, 4; Beta Club 2, 3, 4; President 3, 4; Class Plays 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Editor in Chief Panther 3; Assistant Editor 4; Circulation Manager Blue and Gold” 4; Stu- dent Council 4; Secretary 4; 4-H Club 1, 2; All District Basketball 3, 4; Class President 1, 2; Miss Hi- Miss 4; Citizenship Medal 3; J. H A. 1, 4 JAMES FULLER Jimmie” A pleasant companion for all” Band 2, 3, 4; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3; Typist Blue and Gold” 4; Beta Club 2, 3; Class Play 2, 4. 4. RUTH McCLINTOCK Ruthie” Happy am I; from cares I'm free! Why aren’t they all contented like me?” Mt. Zion 1, 2; Class President 3; Secretary 4; Beta Club 4; Class Play 4; Homecoming Queeii 4; Glee Club 3, 4; 4-H Club 3, 4; Vice President 4; Cheerleader 4; Panther 3, 4; Business Manager 4; Typist Blue and Gold” 4; Citizenship Award 4; J. H. A. 4. SENIORS IRIS WANDA PRICE Tank ,SA glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance.” Beta Club 2, 3, 4; 4-H Club 1, 2; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; The Panther 3, 4; Typist Blue and Gold 4; Class Plays 2, 3, 4; and J. H. A. I. HAZELINE RAWLS 'Baby She’s little, she’s cute, she’s spry. And there's mischief in her eyes.1. Beta Club 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Panther” 3, 4; Assistant Cir- culation Manager Blue and Gold” 4; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Class Play 4; Music Club 4; J. H. A. 1. 4. LUTHER LEE SHULER Red” Once you have known him you will never forget him.” Basketball 2, 3, 4; F. F. A. 1, 2; Class Play 4; Assistant Business Manager of Blue and Gold 4; and Block M Club 3- WILLOUGHBY B, SHEDD Billy” A good character is worth more than power or gold.” Student Council 4; President 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Captain 4; Co-captain 3; Beta Club 2, 3, 4; Vice President 2; Secretary 3, 4; Band 2, 3, 4; Bus Driver 4; Class Play 2, 3, 4; The Panther” 3, 4; Editor 4; Assistant Editor 3; As- sistant Editor Blue and Gold” 4; Class Vice President 1, 3, 4; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3, 4; President 4; Vice President 2, 3; F. F. A. 1, 2, 3. SENIORS WILLIAM DAVIS TRAYLOR Willie” Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.” Band 2, 3, 4; Typist Blue and Gold” 4; Class Play 2, 4; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3; F. F. A. 1, 2, 3; Panther 3, 4 JOEL CLIFTON TURNER Joe” A sunny temper lines the edges of life's darkest cloud.” Band 2, 3, 4; Class Play 4; E F. A. 1, 2. CLASS PROPHECY OF 1949 As I sat quietly as is my wont and listened as the Class of 1949 excitedly repeated the predictions of the Fortune Teller, Madam X, at her booth at the carnival. I shall list the fortunes of our class as they gave them. Troxel Berley and Ruth McClintock discussing the possibility but not the prob- ability of all the little Prices having different names. William Taylor picking the git fiddle” over WGCD at Chester. Wanda Price librarian at Duke University. Joel Turner assistant to Mr. Hunter Brown in the lumber business at Strother, South Carolina. Hazeline Rawls still trying to learn how to square dance. James Fuller chief engineer on the Carolina Special”. Doris Boulware owning a big ranch out West. Luther Shuler chief cook and bottle washer in the Navy. Iris Florence publishing yearbooks at School Service Company. Billy Shedd Wright or Wrong he got her!” Vallaree Faulkner coaching basketball at Poe Dunk Hi”. Ernest Crawford losing everything including his girls. Allen Cooley making his debut in Metropolitan Opera House, SENIORS SUPERLATIVES Wittiest Ruth McClintock Ernest Cranford, Jr. Most Likely to Succeed Vallaree Faulkner Billy Shedd u JUNIORS Patsy Blair _____ Isabelle Wright Emily Traylor _ Wallace Martin JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS ____ President Vice President ____ Secretary ____ Treasurer JUNIORS Patsy Blair Billy Clowney Doris Dickerson Marion Douglas Dorothy Fuller Philip Lindler Wallace Martin Betty McDowell Ray Price Helen Stevenson Bennie Tanner Emily Traylor Isabelle Wright Kate Yongue SOPHOMORES SOPHOMORE OFFICERS Florence Owens _________________________ Eldridge McLendon_______________________ Pat Suber_______________________________ Henrietta Rosson________________________ _________ President ____Vice President Secretary-T r easurer ___________Reporter SOPHOMORES James Berry Sybil Florence Eidridge McLendon Martha McMeekin Florence Owens Dorthy Ann Parker Henrietta Rosson Dolly Smith Patricia Suber Billy Tanner Betty Ruth Traylor Fay Wilkes Jeroline Wilson FRESHMEN FRESHMEN OFFICERS Earl Wilkes_________________________ Mary Ann Douglas____________________ Hayne McMeekin _____________________ Betty Ann Hood______________________ _____President Vice President _____ Secretary ____Treasurer t Billy Berley Edwin Cooley Gilda Cromer Of FRESHMEN Grace Cromer Ann Dickerson Mary Ann Douglas Joan Fee Thomas Fuller Betty Ann Hood Mack Lindler Hayne McMeekin Wayne Price Mitchell Rabb Gussie Reese Lewis Turner Earl Wilkes EIGHTH GRADE First Row, left to right: Margaret Parker, President; Larry Jeffers, Vice President; Shirley Brown, Secretary; Horace Stewart, Treasurer. Second Row, left to right: John Owens. Carol Cooley, Nina Stevenson, Royce Tanner, Charles McLendon, J. P. Wilson, Caroline Miller. Third Row, left to right: Mrs. A. B. Cooley, Home Room Teacher; Leonard Faulkner, Earl Glymph, James Hood, Mary Bagley, Betty Jo Widener, Josephine Shuler, Betty Jean Shirley. SEVENTH GRADE First Row, left to right; Mrs. C H. Coleman, Sponsor; Wilma Traylor, President; Larry Blair, Vice President; Pete Ragsdale, Secretary; Sue Lindler, Treasurer, Second Row: Emily Shirley, Ruby Bagley, Janet Tanner, Wilford Shuler, Lawrence Lever, Edward Ber-ley, Ray Weaver, Sara Helen Huskins, Third Row: Renita Rawls, Floyd Tanner, Louise Yongue, Ola Faulkner, Jessie Wilson, Martha Owens, Hazel Goodlet, Shirley Berley. and Silvia Doolittle. ) A ACTIVITIES ANNUAL STAFF BLUE AND GOLD OFFICERS Editor in Chief_______________________________________ Iris Florence Assistant Editor______________________________________Billy Shedd Business Manager__________________________________Ernest Crawford Assistant Business Manager___________________________ Luther Shuler Photo Editor______________________________________Doris Bouiware Sports Editor--------------------------------------------------Allen Cooley Circulation Manager________________________r____Vallaree Faulkner Assistant Circulation Manager.....................Hazeline Rawls Sponsors Mrs. C. L. Jones, Mrs. W. F. Stevenson, Mr. J. W. Wood PANTHER STAFF Seated, left to right: Allen Cooley, Vallaree Faulkner, Billy Shedd, Ruth McCIintock, Ernest Crawford, Hazeline Rawls. Standing, left to right: Luther Shuler, William Taylor, Joel Turner, Doris Boulware, James Fuller, Wanda Price, Iris Florence, Mrs. W. F. Stevenson. Editor _____________________________________ Billy Shedd Assistant Editor_______________________________Vallaree Faulkner Busines Manager........................ Ruth McCIintock PANTHER CUB STAFF Seated, left to right: Floyd Tannier, Carol Cooley, Blair Baldwin, Sarah Huskins, Shelva Doolittle, Mrs. Cooley. Standing, left to right: Renita Rawls, Nina Stevenson, Edward Berley, Charles McLendon, Caroline Miller. STUDENT COUNCIL Monticcllo's first Student Council was organized in November, 1948, in order to promote further cooperation between the students from the various sections represented in the school and the administration. Two members were elected from each high school class. Billy Shedd was named the first Presi- dent of the student body. OFFICERS President___________________________________________Billy Shedd Vice President______________________________________ Patsy Blair Secretary____________________________________Valleree Faulkner Treasurer___________________________________ Martha McMeekin Sponsor-----------------------------------------Mrs. G L. Jones BETA CLUB OFFICERS President_____________________________________Vallaree Faulkner Vice President__________________________________________Isabelle Wright Secretary--------------------------------7.------- Billy Shedd Treasurer------------------------------------------ Patsy Blair Program Chairman________________________________ Sybil Florence Members: Patsy Blair, Doris Boulware, Billy Clowney, Allen Cooley, Vallaree Faulkner, Iris Florence, Sybil Florence, Ruth McClintock, Betty McDowell, Eldridge McLendon, Martha McMcekin, Florence Owens, Ray Price, Wanda Price, Henrietta Rosson, Billy Shedd, Patricia Suber, Isabelle Wright, Yate Yongue. 4-H CLUB OFFICERS President___________________________________________Billy Shedd President __________________________________________ Patsy Blair Vice President_________________________________ Marion Douglas Vice President_________________________________Ruth McClintock Secretary_____________________________________Hayne McMeekin Secretary ------------------------------------- Florence Owens Members: (First Row) Billy Shedd, Patsy Blair, Marion Douglas, Ruth McClintock, Hayne McMeekin. (Second Row) Sara Helen Huskins, Renita Rawls, Josephine Doolittle, Nancy Blair, Frances Stevenson, Betty Ann Hood, Mary Ann Douglas, Hazeline Rawls, Mary Ross Robinson. (Third Row) Peggy Hood, Sylvia Reese, Jean Sharpe, Mamie Faulkner, Ola Faulkner, Anne Dickerson, Isabelle Wright, Betty McDowell, Grace Cromer, Kate Yongue, Iris Florence. (Fourth Row) Mary Boulware, Jeanette Tanner, Ruby Bagley, Hazel Goodlet, Martha Owens, Jeroline Wilson, Martha Jo McMeekin, Patricia Suber, Doris Dickerson, Sybil Florence, Betty Ruth Taylor. (Fifth Row) Wilma Traylor, Louise Yongue, Betty Jo Widener, Gussie Reese, Joan Fee, Nina Stevenson, Helen Stevenson, Emily Traylor, Frances Long, Mary Bagley, Henrietta Rosson. (Sixth Row) Adam Mayer, Malcolm Turner, Kenneth Fuller, Charles McLendon, Edward Cooley, Royce Tanner, Larry Blair, Tommie Widener, Billy Clowney, Ernest Crawford. (Seventh Row) Horace Stewart, Larry Jeffers, Robert Stewart, Johnny Robinson, Billy Berley, Blair Baldwin, Woodrow Levister, David Stevenson, Billy Shule. (Eighth Row) Earl Florence, Ray Weaver, Otis Barbee, David Bagley, and Wallace Douglas. hd Members: Sitting—Gussie Reese, Henrietta Rosson, Grace Cromer, Gilda Cromer, Josephine Shuler, Mary Ann Douglas, Standing—Joan Fee, Jeroline Wilson, Dorothy Fuller, Vallaree Faulkner, Dorothy Ann Parker, Ruth McClintock, Betty Ann McDowell, Doris Boulware, Betty Ann Hood, Anne Dickerson, and Mrs. C. H. Coleman. MONTICELLO SOUTH CAROLINA Members: Sitting—Louis Turner, Billy BerJey, Hayne McMeekin, Earl Wilkes, Standing—Eldridge McLendon, Thomas Fuller, Mack Lindler, Billy Tanner, Mr. R. E. Norris, Wayne Price, Edward Cooley, James Berry, and Ray Price. w c DRIVER'S TRAINING Nina Mae Steverson, Shirley Brown, Ann Dickerson, Emily Traylor Vallaree Faulkner, Patsy Blair, Doris Boulware, Ruby Bagley, Carol Cooley, Larry Jeffers, John Ownes, Royce Tanner, Billie Berley, Hayne McMeekin. Betty Jo Widner, Margaret Parker, Caroline Miller, Gilda Cromer. Joan Fee, Martha Jo McMeekin, Ruth McClintock, Grace Cromer, Florence O nes Betty Ann Hood, Dorothy Ann Parker, Mary Ann Douglas, Henrietta Rosson, Dolly Smith, Gussie Reese, Jeroline Wilson, Betty Ruth Traylor, Sybil Florance, Mr. A. B. Cooley, Hazeline Rawls, Iris Florance, Wanda Price, Dorothy Fuller, Kate Yongue, Helen Stevenson, William Taylor. Cc. :..i McLendon, Thomas Fuller, J. P. Wilson, Wayne Price, Lewis Turner. GLEE CLUB OFFICERS President______________________________________ Martha McMeekin Vice President_________________________________________Patsy Blair Secretary___________________________________Betty Ann McDowell Treasurer _______________________________________ Isabelle Wright First Row, left to right: Shirley Brown, Hazel Goodlett, Renitha Rawls, Mary Bageley, Shirley Berley, Sue Lindler, Wilma Traylor, Shirley Doolittle, Sara Huskin. Second Row: Betty Ann McDowell, Caroline Miller, Nina Stevenson, Ola Faulkner, Grace Cromer, Martha Owens, Mary Ann Douglas, Janette Tanner, Betty Traylor. Third Row: Jeroline Wilson, Gussie Reese, Isabelle Wright, Hazeline Rawls, Joan Fee, Martha McMeekin, Sybil Florence, Dolly Smith, Patricia Suber. Fourth Row: Ann Dickerson, Betty Jo Widner, Doris Boulware, Vallaree Faulkner, Patsy Blair, Doris Dickerson, Florence Owens, Betty Hood, Louise Yongue, Margarette Parker. Fifth Row: Dorothy Fuller, Gilda Cromer, Dorothy Parker, Mary Bageley, Wanda Price, Iris Florence, Henrietta Rosson, Kate Yongue, Ruth McClintock, Helen Stevenson. Directors: Miss Johns and Mrs. Cooley. MUSIC CLUB Members: Frances Stevenson, Kenneth Fuller, Rheta Burley, Betty Gene Martin, Bobby Icard, Henrietta Rosson, Grace Cromer, Gil da Cromer, Betty Hood, Carol Cooley, Edwin Cooley, Sylvia Reese, Hazel Goodlet, Nancy Blair, Orchie McCormack, Peggy Hood, Josephine Doolittle, Mary Ross Rob- inson, Joan Fee, Isabelle Wright, Mary Alice Fuller, Betty McDowell, Jean Sharpe, Louise Yongue, Blair Baldwin, Sarah Helen Huskins, Hazeline Rawls, Renitia Rawls, Pete Ragsdale, Mary Ann Douglas, John Robinson. Miss Johns, Teacher. BAND , SPORTS BASKETBALL GIRLS Vallaree Faulkner, Captain (F), Patsy Blair (F), Emily Traylor, Co- Captain (F), Patricia Suber (F), Betty Ruth Traylor (F), Isabelle Wright (G), Sybil Florence (F), Helen Stevenson (G), Nina Stevenson (G), Betty Ann McDowell (G), Henrietta Rosson (F), Doris Boulwarc (G), Iris Florence (G). Won 12, lost 12, and tied 1. BASKETBALL BOYS Left to right: Allen Cooley (F), Luther Shuler (G), Billy Shedd, Captain (G), Philip Lindler, Co-Captain (C), Wallace Martin (F), Ernest Crawford (G), James Berry (G), Eldridge McLendon (G), Billy Tanner (F), Bennie Tanner (G), J. W. Wood, Coach. Won 13, Lost 14. BOYS MIDGET TEAM First Row, left to right: Pete Ragsdale, Larry Blair, Biair Baldwin, Edwin Cooley, Hayne McMeekin. Standing: Charles McLendon, Mack Lindler, Wilford Shuler, J. W. Wood, Coach. GIRLS MIDGET TEAM First Row, left to right: Shirley Brown, Josephine Shuler. Ann Dick- erson, Ola Faulkner, Margaret Parker, Caroline Miller. Standing: Traylor, Renita Rawls, Jessie Wilson, Mary Ann Douglas, Martha CH ens. Hazel Goodlet, Betty Ann Hood, Mary Bagley, Louise Yongue. Joan Fee. Betty Jo Widner, Gussie Reese. BASEBALL First Row, left to right: James Berry, Eldridge McLendon, Billy Tanner, Wallace Martin, Mack Lindler, J. W. Wood, Coach. Standing: Allen Cooley, Billy Shedd, Philip Lindler, Ernest Crawford, Luther Shuler, Bennie Tanner. CHEERLEADERS Left to right: Ruth McClmtock, Hayne McMeekin, Ann Dickson, Carol Cooley. Compliments oj WINNSBORO MILL Winnsboro S.C. — .i, i ■■ -------- Compliments oj SELK’S DEPT. STORE SHOE-HATS-DRY GOODS-CLOTHING NOTIONS S.C. Winnsboro SHIVAR SPRINGS. Inc. GINGERALE LEMMY GRAPE MINERAL WATER Shelton, S. C. B. B. MARTIN T. A, LADD GENERAL MERCHANDISE General Merchandise Courteous Service Monticello, S. C. Strother, S. C. Compliments of Compliments of THE NEW BERRY OBSERVER THE REESE BROTHERS Newberry S.C. 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