Pensacola High School - Annona Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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THE SHIP ' S LOG 1938 Jan. — We swept the cobwebs off our top decks and again set sail with a fair wind. Jack Hodgskin was chosen captain of our basketball players. Honors for our crew! Patricia Patterson was chosen outstanding senior girl. Terrell Wise was chosen captain of the first team of all Northwest Florida football teams. Feb.— Crew had chore leave to see Tony Sarg ' s Marionettes. Some our members organized a Speech and Scribbler ' s group. We put into port for repairs and additions to our ship. Many of our crew struggled through mental and content tests. March— S 0. S.!! HISTORY AND TRIG EXAMS! Baseball-minded members of crew were led by Joe Skelton, Captain. Carnival on board ship with Patricia Patterson and Herbert Hulbert ruling. Among those in the court were: Marjorie Turman, Margaret Carter, Patsy Fleming, Katherine Cowley, Thelma Stein, Elmer Nicholson, Carl Severin, O. L. Adams, and Randall Bell. April — Our section of ship ' s log was published. Songbirds of our crew rendered a Spring Recital, among choral groups. Our dramatic members presented New Fires, greatest production ever to be given on board this ship. May — We found ourselves hindered by the dense fogs of Americanism. All decks were cleared for the farewell celebration. The senior axe was presented to crew of 1939 June 3 — After four years of sailing we finally reached our desstination, Port of Graduation, where each worthy seaman received his pilot ' s license. Historians: Henry Yonge Patsy Fleming Bill Reinschmidt Mary Kastanakis While in port at DeFuniak Springs, they won first place Seniors As The Juniors See Them 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 13 14 15. —Patricia Patterson. -Bill Reinschmidt. ■ Bill Reinschmidt, Patricia Most Attractive Most Handsome- Most Popular - Patterson. Most Talented — Mary Kastanakis, Douglas Moore. Best Personality — Margaret Gonzalez, Eugene Elebash, Herbert Hulbert, O. L. Adams. Best Disposition — Patsy Fleming, Eugene Elebash. Most Studious — Mary Kastanaki.s Andrew Sims- Best Dressed — Jane Nobles, Oscar Helton. Most Polite — Henry Yonge, Patsy Fleming. Most Bashful — Marjorie Turman, Fred Mertins. Most Friendly — Patsy Fleming, Clay Davis. 11. Wittiest — Betty Ann Biggs, Dick Turner. 12. Biggest Flirt— Joe Skelton, Ruth Coe- Most Dependable — Henry Yonge, Patsy Fleming. Best All Around — Bill Reinschmidt, Patricia Patterson, Margaret Gonzalez. Couple — Nat Rotureau and Eleanor Fell. Seniors As They See Themselves 1. Most Attractive — Patricia Patterson, Bill Reinschmidt. 2. Most Popular — Patricia Patterson, Bill Rein- schmidt. 3- Most Talented — Mary Kastanakis, Douglas Moore. 4. Best Personality — Margaret Gonzalez, Eugene Elebash. 5. Best Disposition — Patsy Fleming, Henry Yonge. 6. Most Studious — Mary Kastanakis, Andrew Sims. 7. Best Dressed — Jane Nobles, Oscar Helton. 8. Most Polite — Patsy Fleming, Theo Baars. 9- Most Bashful — Marjorie Turman, Bruce Masterton. 10. Most Friendly — Margaret Gonzalez, Eugene Elebash. 11. Wittiest — Betty Ann Biggs, Dick Turner. 12 Biggest Flirt— Ruth Coe, Eugene Elebash, Jack Hodgskin. 13. Most Dependable — Patsy Fleming, Henry Yonge. 14. Best All Around — Patricia Patterson, Bill Reinschmidt. 15. Couple — Henry Yonge and Adelaide Mc- Sween, Nat Rotureau and Eleanor Fell-

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THE SHIP ' S LOG 1934 Oct. 1 — The good ship 1938 set sail into a vast and unknown sea with a crew of four hundred and nine- ty-five. Nov. — Those elected by our crew to lead were: Captain, Henry White; First Mate, Jane Nobles; Second Mate, Pat Patterson; Third Mate, Curt Holzer. 1935 May — Bill Reinschmidt, Eugene Elebash, Henry Yonge, and Curt Holzer with Pat Patterson, Mary Ellen Yeargin, Jane Nobles, and Betty Ann Biggs were elected to pay homage to our honorable king and queen. May 24 — Our ship sailed into the port of vacation with a successful voyage behind it. Sept. 14 — We returned to the ship after an enjoyable summer. Dec. 20— We selected as our Captain Bill Reinschmidt, Second Mate, Henry Yonge, and Third Mate, Curt Holzer. April 19 — The ship ' s crew decided to have a carnival- The queen, Jane Nobles, was a member of our class. The following maids and knights of our class were in the court: Margaret Gonzalez, Julia Germany, Eleanor Fell, Bettie Anna Adams, George Simpson, Theo Baars, Earl Peterson, Troy Thweatt. June 2 — Arrived at port to refuel and to take on supplies after a long year at sea. On this voyage, which was our second, we accomplished many tasks and we knew that soon we would again board the ship for a longer voyage. 1936 Sept. 14 — With plenty of wind in our sail we pushed off into the sea cf knowledge again after three months on shore. Practically everyone was ready, willing, and able. Sept. — Crew decided to organize for collective fun with the crew of the boats of the same P. H- S. line. We took the lead in the French Club with Eugene Etcbash as president; Debate Club, with Patsy Fleming; Hi-Y Club with Bill Reinschmidt; and Art Club with Patsy Fleming. Sept. 26 — Pulled ashore for first gridiron scrap with Brewton. The Ship ' s Tigers won, of course! Oct. 24 — Our old rival, Murphy High, downed! Oh, joy to us! Joy to us! Dec. 4 — Tigers lost to Robert E. Lee — the last game of the season and the only one lost. Oh, well! We should let some other ship ' s crew win sometime. Dec. 18 — Jan. 4 — Christmas holidays! ' Nuf said. 1937 Jan. 10 — Ship P. H. S. presented with a beautiful Chapel Bible as an award for having traveled the longest distance to the High School Leadership Conference in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Jan. 15 — Election of the crew ' s officers — Captain Bill Reinschmidt, First Mate Margaret Gonzalez, Second Mate Fred Mertins, and Third Mate Patsy Fleming. Jan. 25 — Well, save our souls! It ' s exams! If at once you don ' t succeed, Try, try again! Feb. 6 — Bill Reinschmidt elected captain of the Ship ' s Tigers for the 1937 season with many other members of the ship ' s crew looking forward to playing. March — Excitement! Carnival is in the air. Oh, I perceive after all so many wagging tongues. April 10 — Glee Club won first place at the West Florida Music Festival. Band won fourth place. April 23 — Carnival with all its trimmings! Rozanne Ryan, Shirle Sexton, Harriet Adams, Adelaide Mc- Sween, J. C. Adams, Joe Skelton, Fred Konneman, and Fred Mertins represented our crew in the royal court. Ruth Coe and Eugene Elebash were runners-up in the election for king and queen. P. S. Almost everyone worked hard. Guess what we received as a reward? Promotion! Sept. — At last we received papers giving us the privileges of able-bodiad seamen. Nov. — The crew chose its leaders: Henry Yonge, Captain; Randall Bell, First Mate; Eleanor Fell, Sec- ond Mate; and Terrell Wise, Third Mate. Captains of the various departments were: Nat Rotureau, Dramatic; Patsy Fleming, Debate; Douglas Moore, Glee Club; Mary Ellen Yeargin, Art; and Patricia Patterson, Keeper of Ship ' s Log. Put in port for first night football game ever staged in Pensacola. Our crew ' s team was led by Captain Bill Reinschmidt. Four of our crew led the cheering — Margaret Gonzalez, Bettie Anna Adams, 0. L. Adams, and Clay Davies. Dec- 17 — Santa Claus visited our good ship and declared that no decks were to be scrubbed for two weeks.

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Seniors, on graduating from Pensacola High School, do will and bequeath to our friends, living or in school, the following items: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Throughout our school life we Seniors have pursued happiness and wished fervently for liberty. Having attained our ideals and completed our tasks, we leave to the Junior Class the benefits of our experiences, hoping to make light;r their work in Senior- dom. In addition to the foregoing items, the individual members of the class desire to will and bequeath the fol- lowing characteristics. THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT— Item I. Douglas Moore leaves his towering height to Mutt Cushing. Item II Randall Presley wills his radio announcing ability to Roy Strange. Item III. To Bill Arnold, Billy Parazine beque: ths his muscles. Item IV. George Simpson leaves his swagger to Paul Morres. Item V. Carl Severin leaves his interest in sports to the P. H. S. students. Item VI. Jack Neuman bestows on Pat Noble his shortness- Item VII. To Guy Yaste, Dudley Pate wills his modesty. Item VIII. Bettie Anna Adams leaves her blasting yells to Dorothy Crow. Item IX. Marie Alexander wills her happy outlook on life to any grouch. Item X. To Sylvia Bond, Grace Baldwin bequeaths her school-girl complexion. Item XI. Lucile Beal and Sybil Coop«r leave their sisterly love to Marjorle Teate and Patsy Davis. Item XII. Jennie Bearman wills her perfect curls to Ruth Ann Miller Item XIII. Betty Ann Biggs bequeaths her outstanding memory to Norma Baxter. Item XIV. Kathleen Bobe, Clara Goldsby, Lucille Boykin, and Mary Y eekly leave their excellent de- portment grades to Henry Brosnaham. Item XV. To Jane Powers, Vivian Brewton and Willie Anderson leave their gentle voices. Item XVI. Marie Blackburn wills her efficiency in the office to any enterprising Junior. Item XVII. Margaret Carter bequeaths her all-round cuteness to Nancy White. Item XVIII. Annie Fell and Hazie Cherry lea- e their beautiful red hair to Betty Arnold Item XIX. Alice Hancock wills her place as Miss McLane ' s Man Friday, to anyone who has that much intelligence. Item XX. Rosanne Ryan leaves her orange lipstick to Carolyn Lurton. Item XXI. Kathleen Cheney leaves her dislike of study halls to Frank Pyritz. Item XXII. Constance Croft wills her courage in facing trignometry ' s problems to Howard West. Item XXIII. Juanita Barrett bequeaths her surplus weight to Therese Adams. Item XXIV. Rosa Lee Garrett leaves her artistic talents to Robert Bingham- Item XXV. To Caroline Vinson, Julia Germany wills her genius in following intricate dance steps. Item XXVI. Patsy Fleming and Nellie Gandy leave their sweet nature to Muriel Dilger. Item XXVII. Margaret Gonzalez bequeaths her pep and liveliness to any five persons. Item XXVIII. Thelma Stein and Henri Mae Headrick leave their southern drawl to Bill Champlin. Item XXIX. Lucill e Hernandez wills her retiring nature to Betty Ann White. Item XXX- To Billy Baars, Margaret Holladay leaves her wit. Item XXXI. Doris Weatherman leaves her intelligence to Fannie Bell Gingles. Item XXXII. Betty Whitney wills her entrant ing brown eyes to Lydia Rotureau. Item XXXIII. Addie Lee Williams bequeaths her chemistry grades to some scientific-minded sophomore. Item XXXIV. Harriet Adams leaves her clear skin to Mary Frances Wakefield. Item XXXV. Charles Sullivan leaves his place in school to anyone who can fill it. Item XXXVI. Robert Thomas wills his straight hair to Jack Bruda. Item XXXVII. Roy Thompson bequeaths his big blue eyes to Elsie Merritt. Item XXXVIII. Murl Wiggins leaves his ticklishness to Jakie Vick. Item XXXIX. Ralph Wilson bequeaths his Samson-like physique to Jack Lergenmiller. Item XL. Henry Yonge wills his charming personality to Bill Ray. Item XLI. Angelo Zecckine and Marina Zirkelback will to Frances Zirkelback and Rose Mary Zecckinc the tradition of the only Z ' s in schooL Item XLII. Bill Reinschmidt wills his popularity to David Russ Carroll. Item XLIII. Laurine Combs leaves her rare privilege of a short school day to Marie Mondello. Item XLIV. Emily Arnold leaves her long interviews with Miss Roberts to any future shorthand student. Item XLV. Katherine Cowley bequeaths her frankness to the many fibbers that need it. Item XLVI. Ruby Crim, Shirley Dannelly, and Annie Laura Duncan leave their rating with cadets to Harriet Thompkins, Elinor Lemmler, and Melba Cohron. Item XLVII. Lynn Home and Bereth Holm will their good dispositions to Marion Fell. Item XLVIII. Freida Feig bequeaths her raven locks to Mary Jo Barbery. Item XLIX. To Ann Lewis, Kathren Hood leaves her tap dancing ability.