Pensacola High School - Annona Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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CLASS HISTORY Dear Class of ' 40: It hardly seems possible that we have completed our four years at dear ole P. H. S. What grand times we ' ve had! Most wonderful of all has been this senior year. So many things have happened that have made us feel important. Just being called a senior is an experience in itself. For the first few days we were almost as bewildered as rats trying to find our way around in the new addition to the building. The first time the sound system was used we all nearly lost our wits from fright. To walk through the halls without being smashed — what a relief! Following a precedent of earlier years we again chose good class officers. Julian Olsen was president, June Mertins, vice-president, Barbara I.angford, secretary, and Phillip Miller, treasurer. Near the first of the year an election was held and Nancy White was chosen D. A. R. representative. This honor is annually given to the girl in the senior class who is considered by the faculty and students to be the best school citizen. - .. - - ' Though our football team didn ' t win as many games as teams sometimes have it made a fine showing. Bill Langford was captain and Frank Shields, co-captain. Julian Olsen was chosen as the most valuable player on the team. Julian and Bill Langford were selected for the Florida All State team. Certainly the cheer leaders added to the excitement and color of all the games. Three of these were seniors: June Mertins, Edwin I ' ohlman, and Billy Creel. The Tiger ' s Tale was better than ever this year with the following members of our class on the staff: Thelma Abbott, editor, Edwin Pohlman, assistant editor, Elsie Merritt, news editor, Madelyn Edwards, feature editor, Pat Noble, sports editor, Cleo Lochas, business manager, Lawrence Mayo, circulation manager, James Crooke, art editor, and Florence Johansen, head of the typing department. You can easily understand why it had to be good since these people were on the staff. Never before were so many members of our class officers in clubs. We were especially proud to have three seniors as club presidents. Nancy White was president of the Debate Club, Norma Baxter, the Dramatic Club, and Julian Olsen, the Glee Club. In the Dramatic Club Florence Johansen was treasurer and Lawrence Mayo, secretary. In the Glee Club Billie Ehlerding was publicity chairman, and Lawrence Mayo, treasurer. The Hi-Y Club officers were all seniors. In the first term John Monroe was president. Bill Champlin, vice-president, Charles Kephart, treasurer, David Russ Carroll, secretary, and Pat Noble, sergeant-at-arms. In the second term Bill Champlin was president Tommy Galey, vice-president, Charles Kephart, treasurer, David Russ Carroll, secretary, and Julian Olsen, sergeant-at-arms. This year for the first time a Student Activity Council was organized. Charles Kephart was chairman of this council L. K. Coleman, vice-chairman, and Jean Fisher, secretary. The basketball season was one of the greatest in the history of P. H. S. The team won twenty out of twenty-three games, won the West Florida Championship, and was defeated by only two points in the State Tournament. Phillip Miller was captain of the team and Julian Olsen, co-captain. Oscar Crona, forward, and Ju- lian Olsen, guard, were selected for the Florida All State team. In the minor sports Bill Noonan was captain of the golf team and Drew Sims was honorary captain of the track team. Don ' t worry about intelligence tests too much! They were not any worse than we had always been told they were. The carnival made us forget all of our cares with its excitement and fun. With Barbara Langford and Bill Champlin as the majestic rulers it had to be good. Nancy White and Glen Albino were second in the election for king and quesn and therefore were first maid and knight. David Russ Carroll was knight of honor. The other maids and knights were Sylvia Bond, Madelyn Edwards, June Mertins, Marion Whitehead, Oscar Crona, James Clancy, Billy Creel, and Jack Bruda. Marilyn Marter was class representative. Drew Sims was an escort. The next big event was the senior play titled Headed for Eden. The cast included Elsie Merritt, Nancy White, Louise Daffin, Cleo Lochas, Terese Frenkel, Virginia Maddox, Norma Baxter, Necie Etta McVay, Barbara Johnson, Gwendolyn Creel, David Russ Carroll Lawrence Mayo, Wallace Dawkins, Roy Holt, Paul Shreck, W. B. Townley, and Julian Olsen. And now with the closing exercises of school we bring to a finish these four happy years. We owe a deep debt of gratitude to the faculty for their kind and helpful direction. It is with a bit of sadness that we close this our last letter to you, but with high hopes and joyful hearts that we look forward to making a name in the world. Yours joyfully, The Class of ' 39 Historians: Florence Johansen Norma Baxter

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CLASS HISTORY Dear Freshmen of ' 37: So you are about to enter this noble institute of learning to take our places as small, green, unimportant Rats. Don ' t let us discourage you, but you will be rushing around wondering if you are on the right floor, getting into the wrong rooms, and wishing that you had somewhere to go during study period so that you could parade down the halls as the upper-classmen do. The one consolation is that you will have only four books to carry. We are going to enjoy ourselves next year watching your inferiority complexes grow as ours did. We are going to watch with amusement your trembling knees and pleading eyes when Mr. Workman comes upon you sud- denly and demands your names. When you leave you will either be a better girl or boy or will have a feeling that he suspects you of something. Our class numbered 564 students and early in the year we elected capable officers to lead us on the right paths. Norma Baxter was our president, Nancy White, vice-president, Cleo Lochas, treasurer, and James Crooke, secretary. This year might be called reorganization year since two very important features of the school were started again — the newspaper and the Glee Club. We were very proud to have star reporters like Norma Baxter and Billie Ehlerding represent our class on the paper. The Carnival was a big event for us with Betty Archer, Ann Lewis, Nancy White, Norma Baxter, Paul Morres, Billy Champlin, James Crooke, and John Monroe our maids and knights. Elsie Merritt was class representative. See that you ' re humble rats next year for that ' s the only kind we ' ll tolerate. Doubtfully yours. The Class of ' 39 Dear Sophomore Class of ' 38: We know that you will want your Sophomore year to be as grand and glorious as ours; therefore, we have decided to write you again. Perhaps from hearing about our honors and experiences you will receive inspiration to work hard and attempt to surpass us. At first we might have seemed a little cruel to you, but, you see ,it was a great day for us when we were no longer called rats and were looked upon with a little more respect. Naturally, we had to express our su- periority in some way. Our egotism was raised even more when two from our class were elected to be officers in the Dramatic Club — Norma Baxter, vice-president and Charles Kephart, treasurer. You have probably learned that good class officers are a necessity. If you have as good officers as ours you will have nothing to worry about. Frank Shields was president, Pat Noble, vice-president, Jean Fisher, secre- tary, and Elsie Merritt, treasurer. Our hearts swelled with pride when the Tigers won nine out of ten football games this season and when the Glee Club won first place at the West Florida Music Festival in DeFuniak. This festival was the first of its kind to be held in Northwest Florida. Another honor for our class was that Grady Gatlin won first place in the Azalea Essay Contest. When the best time of every year — the Carnival — finally rolled around our class was represented in the royal court by Jean Fisher Elsie Merritt, Thelma Abbott, Dorothy Crow, Pat Noble, Charles Kephart, David Russ Carroll, and Frank Shields. We hope that you will have as much fun as sophomores as we did. Yours superiorly. Class of ' 39 Dear Juniors of ' 39: We, the Juniors before you, would like to leave with you our splendid career as an inspiration to help you do your best. You ' ll need inspiration to help you conquer geometry! In the first place we elected good officers to guide our class. Pat Noble was president, Frank Shields, vice- president, Billy Champlin, secretary, and Dolly McCaskill, treasurer. With officers like these any junior class could reach the top. We were well represented in the clubs in dear ole P. H. S. also. Norma Baxter was treasurer of the Dra- matic Club, Winifred Shone, secretary of the Art Club, John Monroe, secretary of the Hi-Y Club, and Terese Frenkel and Cleo Lochas were two very faithful workers on the staff of the Tiger ' s Tale. Our Tigers distinguished themselves by their remarkable ability in sports — in football, in track, and espe- cially in basketball by winning the West Florida championship. Our class was well represented on the teams. The carnival was the next big event of the year, the time for fun and laughter. Our lovely maids and handsome knights were Louise Harriman, Barbara Langford, Marion Fell, Dolly Drew McCaskill, Bill Langford, Julian Olsen, Glen Albino, and Charles Davis. Billy Creel was class escort. Muriel Dilger set a new record in typing for P. H. S., making fifty words a minute. That ' s a challenge to all you typists. Class Day came and we felt very important when the senior president presented us the ax together with all senior privileges and responsibilities. Lots of luck to you in your junior year! May it be as grand as ours. Hopefully yours, Class of ' 39

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THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT-1939 To Claire Whitney, Zoe Whitney leaves the responsibility of keeping her name before the public. Adrian Roberts wills his position as a sucessful radio announcer to any golden-voiced hopeful de- To Ann Brown, Eunice Waters leaves her excess height. George Thurrauch bequeaths his Yankee accent to Katy (Gone With the Wind) Briese. Dorothy Smith wills that little pout of hers to Helen Booras. To Jean McMurray, Marion Whitehead wills her ability to so successfully execute the lost art We, the Seniors of Pensacola High School, being of a generous heart and weak mind, do hereby, upon graduating, will, bestow, and bequeath the following traits, oddities, and eccentricities to our beloved brethren of the Junior and Sophomore Classes: Item I. Frank McMichael, Paul Coriano, and Billy McNeil will their gigantic proportions to Raymond Harper. Item II. Thelma Hayno and Chrystelle Nichols leave their attractive smiles to Jean Hopkins and Julia Fulghum. Item III. Item IV. siring it. Item V. Item VI. Item VII. Item VIII. of blushing. Item IX. Leon Pearlman, George Atwell and Bryan Nobles bequeath their long bobs to Tiny Lamar and Allen Reinschmidt. Item X. To Marjorie Ferris, Marion Pointer wills her success in love. Item XI. Ruth Ransley bequeaths her love of the fine arts to Beatrice McGuire. Item XII. Howard West leaves his high marks to any three struggling sophomores. Item XIII. Betty Swift and Gloria Richbourg will their good times in DeFuniak to two prospective Glee Club members. Item XIV. Joe Shiller leaves his I trouble to Bill Bell and Barney Mattox. Item XV. Rose Mary Zecckine leaves her civics grades to any political-minded junior. Item XVI. W. B. Townley, Jr., our prima donna, wills his dramatic temperament to Marilyn Touart. Item XVII. Winifred Shone leaves her curly locks to Carol Webb. Item XVIII. Joe Rutan bequeaths his school-girl complexion to whoever wants the skin you love to touch. Item XIX. Flora Wilson wills her autographed shirt to Martha Ingram. Item XX. Lenora Stewart refuses to leave her interest in a certain junior boy to anybody. Item XXI. Bernard Van Etten wills his fiery top-knot to Tom Anderson. Item XXII. Kelly Prim leaves his expertness in turning corners on two wheels and driving with one arm to Bill Byers. Item XXIII. Item XXIV. Baldwin. Item XXV. Item XXVL lienne Moore. Item XXVII. To Ralph Nelson, Frank Home leaves his jitterbugging. Item XXVIII. Bob Gilmore bestows his raven locks on Glenn Connor. Item XXIX. Dolly McCaskill leaves her cute babyish ways to Peggy Hollingsworth. Item XXX. Florence Johansen wills her pep and vitality to any lazy junior. Item XXXI. To Bootsie Wright, Merle Hale wills her short skirts. Item XXXII. Jean Glenn and Marjorie Lawrence leave their inseparableness to Ruth Carter and Mary Jean Partridge. Item XXXIII. To all struggling shorthand students, Doris Hual leaves her ability to pass speeds. Item XXXIV. John Monroe bestows the art of wooing girls through song on Edward Kern. Item XXXV. Barbara Langford wills her pretty brown eyes to Kitty Ward. Item XXXVI. Virginia Maddox leaves her inevitable curl to Mary Register. Item XXXVII. To Lucretia Wilson and June Helie, Hazel Mertins leaves her tomboy ways. Item XXXVIII. Phillip Miller wills his star basketball playing to his brother Jake. Item XXXIX. To Jacqueline Marter, Alice Fell, and Ruth Miller, Tura Gandy, Dorothy LePoidevant and Georgia Phillips leave their silence and shy ways. Item XL. Weldon Kelly and Jack Home bequeath their track ability to Clifton Star Payne. Item XLI. Dorothy Harper bestows her lounging ways on Mary Ham. Item XLII. To Carolyn Lurton, Johnnie Mattox leaves her nice dancing. Item XLIII. Bretz Linger wills his aeronautical engineering to Bill Ray. Item XLIV. Earl Ortell and Bill McLeod bestow their bewitching dimples on Pat Patterson and J. T. Staples. Item XLV. Doris Greene and Amy Ropke leave their Friday nights at Mustin to Betty Ann White and Joyce Fussell. Frank Shields bequeathes his rugged individualism to anybody brave enough to try it. Fannie Bell Gingles and Haisley Lynch bequeath their intelligence to Betty Baars and Alfred To Gertrude Washburn, Jim Hathaway leaves his love of argument. Velma Fountain, Louise Turrell and Margie Jones will their beautiful blond hair to Ju-