Peabody Demonstration School - Volunteer Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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VOLUNTEER Mn. HOLDEN: The next great event took place in 1931 when our two new members, Henry Nelson and Betty Quarles, played in a French version of Little Black Sambo. Qflide rhoufr Betty .raying to Henry Bonjour Petit Negra 5'amho. D Mn. HOLDEN: The next picture shows a great annual event of the school, the Sixth Grade Circus. Several well known new students took an active interest in this affair. They were Betty Curtiss, Alice McCune, and Mary Virginia Page. Qflide .rhouu Alice charming .rome .tnake.r, and Mary Virginia Page af Madame Le Page Glue and Betgf Curtin drerrea' at acrohatrj MR. HOLDEN: In the seventh and ninth grade the present senior class had four additions Betty june Graham, Rachel Buchanan, Fred Henry Carmichael, and Buford Harmon. It was in these years that they participated in their lirst opera. Qflide show: Rachel, Betty june, Buford, and Fred Henry ringingj Mn. HOLDEN: The greatest event since the 1919 crash was the remarkable increase in the size of our class. This occurred in the tenth grade. Those who entered were: Betty B. Cooney, Helen Waggoner, Rose Marie Crain, Margaret Donovan, Dorothy Dorris, George Doubleday, Miriam Hedrick, jane Lowenstein, Gayle McCown, A. J. May, Gene McKinney, Colleen Moore, James Parman, and Wilburn Taylor. Our slide shows this group out on the field cheering our cham- pionship football team. Oh! I dropped the slide, but of course you get the general idea. Cflide hreakrl Mn. HOLDEN: It was in the next year that Peabody started its intramural sys- tem. It was in the junior class that Felix Dodd, W. C. Ferguson, and Elaine Vin- cent entered our school. This slide shows a famous intramural sport event. Qflide .rhowy W. C. and Felix in football formation, and Elaine bouncing a ha.rkethall.D Ma. HOLDEN: The last slide shows the senior class at its first Easter Breakfast. The new members who entered the class that year were Elizabeth Herbert, Rose Marie Pickel, Ed Shaw, Carolyn Sumner, and Cyrus Dawsey. Cflide .rhowr this group talking at Earter Breakfa.rt.D Crit thir moment the hell rings and everyone leaver the room hurriedbuj CURTAIN LEON MAY RICHARD GOLDBERG 19

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VOLUNTEER Gllazz Qiztnrg C966 .S'cene.' Mr. Holden': Room Time: 9:05 A. M. Clan: Hirtory CA: the Jcene opens, we ree Mr. Holden fitting at derk in front of clan, and the memherf of the clan are thumhing through hookJ.D Qfoene in history room taker place in front of curtainj MR. HOLDEN! We've been lucky today to get some slides from the college showing the greatest events of the twentieth century. But this won't let you out of your lessons. Lehman, before I show the first slide, I want you to tell the class what was the most important event of the twentieth century. LEHMAN: The World War. MR. HOLDEN: Wrong-the most important event in the twentieth century took place in 191.7 when our present senior class entered the kindergarten. It was in this year that the world famous Cox-Lampkin War began. The great peace- makers of the day were Elizabeth Wren, Richard Goldberg, and Lehman Keith. CCurtain openr .thawing Wilron and Hugh-Wilron taker cracker from Hugh and .rtartr to eat it-other three look on.j MR. HOLDEN: This war ended at 11:00 when school was over. Mn. HoLDEN: Our next slide shows the great progress of education in the South. It shows members of our present senior class reading from Wag and Pujj' when they were in the first and second grade. It was in these years that such il- lustrious seniors as Norman Frost, Leon May, Ullin Leavell, Jimmy Terhune, De- wees Berry, and John Worthington entered our school. Qflide Jhowr Ullin reading to jimmy, Deweey, and john. They are .fitting in chairs ured in the fmt gradej 18

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VOLUNTEER 0115155 Hruphetg CLQG Time: 1949 Place: Nacboille, Tenneuee Scene: In tbe lobby of tbe new municipal tbeater. Tbe opening performance bar jan' been concluded. CAI the .rcene opens Fred Henry Carmicbael i.r .rtanding before a micropbone waiting for the celebrities to leave the theater. AJ be mentiom tbem, fhQy walk by.D FRED HENRY: Hello folks! Here we are at the opening of the colossal new auditorium in Nashville. The play tonight was Forty-two Blind Mice, starring that great acress of the legitimate stage, Elizabeth Herbert. The performance is over, but while we are waiting, here is Miss Buchanan of the Daily Wonder. Miss Buchanan will you say a few words to the public? R. BUCHANAN: Delighted, Mr. Carmichael! The theater is perfectly gorgeous for this first performance. Ladies, the gowns are absolutely the latest things. FRED: Pardon, Miss Buchanan, but here is the star, Miss Herbert, after her magnificient performance. Miss Herbert is surrounded by her friends and fans congratulating and applauding her. Let's see if we can get her to the mike. Ch! Miss Herbert-will you say something to your radio public? E. HERBERT: Why! Of course-Ladies and gentlemen. I wish to thank every- one for his kindness and to tell you how much I have enjoyed my part. Forty-two Blind Mice is the cleverest play that I have ever appeared in, and Nashville's new theater is most inspiring. Thank you. FRED: Thank you, Miss Herbert! The celebrities are filing past us. Waitf there are those two lovely society matrons-Mrs. Clayton Everett, the former Betty Curtiss and Mrs. Gerald Heatherstone, who was Betty B. Cooney before her marriage. Oh! there's that gay divorcee, Rose Marie Crain, who has just returned from the Riviera for this event. Miss Crain is accompanied by the leading prima donna of the Metropolitan Opera, Miss Betty Quarles. Why, folks, there are two of the country's leading statesmen, Senator Berry of Maine and Lehman Keith, chief adviser to the President. Mr. Keith, what do you think of the auditorium? L. KE1TH: Marvelous, colossal, gigantic-er humph! The group of citizens fesponsible for this auditorium are to be heartily congratulated. Statistics show that only one out of ten cities over 150,000 has a public auditorium of this size. Do you have a word to say Senator? D. BERRY: I quite agree. As for- 20