Ooltewah High School - Owl Yearbook (Ooltewah, TN)

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fau- ' ,4il' ' CLASS HISTUHY Freshmen tAnd we-ro we freshib llistorit-s arf- supposf-d to hs- dry an worm d I ' g, This ont-'s going: to bt- diffprt-nt. likt- the- r-lass to whit-h it ri-ft-rs. and haw- a light, rare-le-ss tt-no. tr 1945 with a hang. Sona- ot' tht- years, wt-re mort- familiar with tho and undr-rtoolc tht- task ot' showing: The-y also passe-rl on some valuahlt- of ear-h teat-hr-r, and how to stay in Forty-t-ight first-n freshmen startc-d the- yr-1 group. having: he-on in this st-hool for several lov-ation of the r-lassrooins and tht- tear-he-rs, tho now-romers what to do and where- to go. information c-ont-erning the likos and dislikes his or hr-r good gram'-s. 01' roursf-, the rlass had oflir-L-rs, thouprh why, I nt-vt-r would se-1-. Still as a pre-side-nt, Don C'ornutt did sorta put a little dignity into us. He- nt-ye-r gan- tht- x'it-c--prc-sidt-nt, l lydf- Quarlt-s, a vhanrc- to sf-rvag ho was always tht-re. So was our st-1-rt-tary, XVayut- Davis, but dc-spito that fart, he always had to ask some- lmdy also what happe-nt-d at the- mi-G-tiny: so he f-ould writt- up tht- minute-s. NYillis Knox took 1-liargv ol' ths she-kt-ls and nt-vc-r let anyhorly gt-t away with a pt-nny, if ws- happt-nt-fl to havt- one-. To write- down our monthly ar-tivitie-s for tht- UXVLETTE ws- olevtf-rl Grave- C'I'itr-hfif-ld. Mrs. Poe, thout:'li shi- probably ofte-n would havs- lilu'-d to spank us, sponsor:-rl us. Sophomoros tThirty-eight of us survive-d tht- hardships of tht- frpshman yt-ar.l As sophomore-s. wr- fe-lt quite at hotnt- and rather showed it, too, I gus-ss. Most of us had quitt- a tusslo with biology, that is, until Mrs. Bryant rains bark to te-at-h music-, and took part of the biology studs-nts to hr-r musit- 1-lass. That yt-ar that host of jihh:-r-jahbc-ring infants had to he quit-ts--rl at nie-f-rings by llartly Sylar, tht- president. Thr- vit-0-prosident was Grart- f'ritt-hdsldg Vir- ginia 'Parson playt-tl tho role ot' set-rotary and also ht-ld tht- :nous-y bags. Our nt-ws-hounds wt-rv T, J. Talley and Jimmit- Glove-r. XY0 had two bi! 'uartit-s this yt-ar, The prose-nt-0 ol' our nt-w sponsor, Miss Dorothy Hare-, lie-lpt-rl lots, Juniors flt may be- a grand and glorious fm'-ling to ht- a St-nior. hut it's a gzrandt-r ont- to be a Junior, in my opinion.J Probably lu-4-ausv wt- worn beginning' to rf-alize that lt won't ho long now he- t'oro wr- fro out into the world, wc- suddr-nly develope-rl a svruxnptuous t-lass spirit that r-4-rtainly was spirited. Roh llanist-y, as good a loader as ht- is a hall play:-r. was prosirlc-nt: Harrt-ll Pri-slt-y, A1-ison's sheriff, was vit-e--pri-sid+-nt: Frm-da Robinson. with us to the- 4-url, was set-rt-tary and trt-asurt-rg Grave Crltt-hflold, who servvd for the st-t-mul timtl. rm-ports-r. An outstanding' 4-ve-nt and one long'-look:-dfforwaitl-to was our Junior-Se-nior Banquet, whit-h turnt-d out to he a glorious sur-we-ss. Our two 4-lass partit-s wt-ro Iu-ttr-r than all tht- othvrs 1-omhitlod. Se-niorsii lt was isps-akinpz in the- past alrr-adyl the best of all our four yt-ars. Mort- pop, nmrl- spirit. iroro up and at 't-tn. Ot' 1-nurse a large- part of it gm-s to tho rlass oflim-rs and t-lass advisors, Mrs. Por- and Mrs. Hoopor, But tht:-n You r-an't do anvthint: without the- material, as Mr. Early told the pliotograplte-r: and the-so high and niigzhty one-s t'ouldn't have dont- anything' without for with? this rt-st of tho 1-lass. Sn the- f-rt-dit Hops to t-very one ol' tht- twt-nty-oicrht mt-inht-rs, although some ot' the-in would probably rather have tlw 1-ash. Now for the guidt-s of ours- Pri-sidt-nt rand a riirht good ons, tool llartlv Sylar. Vit-4--Pr:-sidmtt fa qualified substitutt-J Juanita Bram?-lett. SP1-rt-tary and 'l're-asurt-r falways pre-part-db Eva Goodman. Ht-portt-r tand a wt-ll-inforine-d out-. tool Mary Bs-nnt-tt. No wontlor wt- turnod out to be tht- ht-st rlass Ooltewah High r-VF-r had! U30 I ht-ar soma alumni obj.-v-ting?J NVQ would likt- to talto an t-Xtra paragraph to recognize a fe-w outstanding studs-nts. First. tltwrr- was tlrart- l ritf-hfit-ld. who has dont- Ox:-e-llt-11t honorary work in tho fit-ld ot' litt-raturt-1 st-f-:tml Frm-da Ann Robinson. who did outstanding: 4-ll Club work and was if-It-1-tt-rl FFA Qut-en of Oolttlwah High St-hool and wont 'WI to Dlar-e st-r-ond in tht- Tri-State contest: and third, EVP Se-nior hoys, Ilartly Sylar. Roh Ranmse-y. Don Cornutt. L. D. Olive-r, and Marian Punk, who Inadt- up the sr-honl's baskz-thall tr-ani and had a vt-ry sur-r-s-ssful year. Good work, boys! Eve-ry one- ot' the pai-tins we- had was pf-rfec-tly spilTy. As for our Fhristinas party-XVe-ll, F-xrlamation points are the only way to dr-scribo it!!!!!! The Sc-nior Play Star Light. Star Britlhtf' a hilarious vom?-dy, was quite a sur-f-ess. Thi-n our Yearhook, wr- hopv it will 4-mnpare with last ye-ar's. Finally. afte-r all the rush of' flowers. raps and gowns, and what-not. the solemn 1-are-mony of gradua- tion. May we in r-onf-luding t-xprt-ss the deep :MTG-r-tion L-vc-ry mt-ml-er of tho rlass of '49 holds in his ht-art for their sponsor, Mrs. Poe.

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