R J Reynolds High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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ences Seated: Miss Mary Wiley, Miss Hazel Stephenson, Miss Lucille Edwards, Miss Ruth Troutman. Standing: Miss Elizabeth Kapp, Miss Emma Kapp, Miss Mae Kreeger. Standing: Miss Mollye Wilcox. Seated: Miss Janie Weaver, Miss Irene Jones, Miss Mary Snipes. 13

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Transportation for students included walking, bicycling, and riding the streetcars. Students walked from as far away as Salem and Southside. Ard- more was considered close to the school. Enough students rode bikes to school to necessitate large bicycle racks with locks. Before and after school, special streetcars brought students from town without their having to transfer. In 1938, the first parking permit was given to a student. At this time, all teachers parked their cars behind the auditorium. During the earliest years of Reynolds, school was never closed for snow. Everybody left home early to walk in order to get to school on time. For several years, in the late twenties and early thirties, double school ses- sions were held because of the large number of students. Each group of students came for half a day. At first, Reynolds included the eighth through eleventh grades. When the state added the twelfth year requirement, the eighth grade was shifted to Wiley Elementary School. At a much later time, the eighth grade was again shifted to Reynolds. They occupied the third floor and continued under an elementary school program while the ninth through twelfth grade students used the first and second floors. Homeroom periods were thirty minutes in length. This allowed time for teacher counseling and guidance, daily devotional programs, student com- mittee meetings, and course planning. At one time, a superior student could skip half a year’s work and graduate e arly. Therefore there were two J unior- Senior Proms and two graduations occurring in January and June. Each student selected a four year course in Latin, foreign language, science, or in commercial subjects. He then took his specialty course each of the four years along with his required course. Homerooms were organized according to the courses taken by the students. The Student Cooperative Government, based on the Honor Code, has been the most important organization at Reynolds. Encouraged by the principal and faculty, the students, themselves, assumed the responsibility of setting a good example for their fellow classmates. For years, public opinion frowned on the school’s sponsoring dances. Therefore the Junior-Senior was not a prom. The juniors entertained the se- niors in the auditorium with dramatic performances. Later, after the perform- ance, the seniors were taken to the highly decorated gym for the Grand March of the school celebrities, followed by a reception.

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Middle Years Mr. Claude Joyner, Principal With the entrance of the 1940’s came perox- ided hair, saddle shoes, military hair cuts, and “glamour girl” glasses. Reynolds became even more involved in sports when Norman Stockton became interested. He backed the football program and encouraged Mr. Tandy to come to Reynolds. Mr. Tandy, in turn helped to build the students’ enthusiasm. The Senior Service Club was formed in 1948, a year after the formation of the Key Club. The Key Club had its first follies in ‘58. Also in ‘58, the Pep Board Council was formed, and at last, Reynolds had co-ed cheerleaders. Not only was Reynolds growing in size, but in achievements as well. The first football cham- pionship was won in ‘52. The track team won its first championship in ‘53. 14 Mr. John Tandy, football coach State Championship — Dec. 3, 1952