Myers Park High School - Mustang Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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Red Cross knits Patty Craig and Sally Seanor work on posters during the Red Cross annual drive to encourage each student to join. hats for needy Led by President Janet Harkey, the Red Cross planned and carried out numerous activities benefiting Myers Park and th e community this year. In November members put together crossword puzzles for the hospitals and rest homes. The Red Cross provided yarn for any MP student who wanted to knit a ski cap for needy families at Christ- mas. Immediately knitting needles and balls of yarn appeared at lunch tables and in the Student Lounge. Approximately twenty hats were turned in before Christmas. The members made boxes of homemade cookies for orphanages on Valentine’s Day. Debby Drake, Jane Deason, Anna Bullock, and Janice Boulware knit ski caps for the Red Cross to give to needy families. Engineers visit electrical schools Red Cross Officers: Pres. Harkey, V.P. Morton, Sec. Beam, Treas. Hanbury, take cookies to orphanages for Valentine’s Day. Engineers Club Officers: Sgt.-at-arms Kohler, Sec. Huntley, Pres. Stucky, Treas. Granger, V.P. Stuart Yarus. The Myers Park Engineering Club made a field trip to NC State and completed projects to better the school. The club staged a clean-up campaign to keep the campus neat and free of litter during October, and each month the members had a pick- up day. In November the members gave devotions over the inter-com each day in homeroom. This year’s field trip was a visit to North Caro- lina State College where the boys toured the Electronical Engineering Department. An interesting speaker talked to the club on the fascinating laser bean and explained its develop- ment and future. Stucky, Huntley, Granger, Betts, Hawkins, Sparks, and Ibach prepare to zoom off to visit NC State Engineering Department. Mr. Todd, Dick Todd’s father, speaks to the October meeting of the Engineers Club about the use of steam to produce electricity. Throughout the year, the club had many Charlotte busi- ness men come and discuss with the members different phases of engineering. 18

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increase spirit at football, basketball games Not only have the cheerleaders given their full support at all of the Myers Park games, but also at the special pep-rallies held on the campus and in the gym. Spirited cries were heard all over the school when a pep rally was held around the cafeteria patio. Perhaps the best rally of the year was when the whole student body gathered around the front cir- cle to cheer the basketball team off on their trip to Greensboro for the state finals. tain, Carolyn Britt, Patsy Rouzer (head), Beegie Johnson, Lindsay Wheatley, Sue Woods, and Sally Burgess. All attention is given to Patsy as she talks to the student body about the im- portance of supporting the team with enthusiastic school spirit. Intently watching the football game and hoping for the best, is head varsity cheer- leader, Patsy Rouzer. The team thrives on the cheerleaders’ undying support. Elected from the sophomore class, Gwynn Tathwell, Betsy Smith, Cathy Harkey, Sally Hill, Doris Dixon, Betsy Austin, Missy Stewart, Jonelle Logan, Donna Brown, Margaret Jordan, Mary Babcock, and Donna Clemmer are headed by Mary Reid. Sue Woods’s facial expression shows that she is putting her whole heart into yelling for the Mustangs at a pep rally. 17

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Phil Van Hoy, checks the names of the Mustang Medics as they prepare to board the bus for their trip to Duke University. The members toured the hospital, ate lunch in the school cafeteria, and attended the Duke-State football game before returning to Charlotte. Mustang Medics make trip to Duke Hospital Mustang Medics, advised by Mrs. Devereux, Dr. Dulin, and Mrs. Mc- Cradken, work to provide informa- tion about health careers to all in- terested students. On October 8, the club chartered two buses to take club members to Duke for a tour of the hospital and to see the State-Duke football game. The hospital tour in- cluded the outpatient department, central supply, the surgical wing, and the ward clinic. Following the tour, the students saw a film, “The Quest Without End,” about Duke University Hospital’s expansion and development. The Mustang Medics ate lunch on the campus before leav- ing for the game. Through out the year, several doctors came to talk to the club on their respective fields of medicine. Another program was a panel discussion on Medicare. In May, the clubbers served as guides for a medical convention held in Charlotte. Mustang Medics served Myers Park by preparing exhibits for LA showcase windows about various health professions and by selling programs at benefit games to increase the Myers Park High School Athletic Fund. The members served the community by helping in the Charlotte Hospitals and clinics. Dr. Van Hoy and Dr. Robiseck enjoy talking after the October meeting of the Mustang Medics. They discussed open-heart surgery, explaining the complex machines involved and the lives this operation has saved in the past few years. Mustang Medics Officers: Secretary Alli- son Armstrong, President Phil Van Hoy, and Vice President Claudette Harloe. 19