Red Bank High School - Roar Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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Cfaaa .Mafory Under the guidance of our sponsors we put on the first carnival at Red Bank High School. Among our other praiects was the Junior Play, You Can't Take It With You. This starred Melva Jean Lindsey and Paul Walker. During the fall we had a.most unusual boat ride on the Lake Queen. For it was a little too cold and rainy to do exactly whalwe had planned. Our class indulged in many other activities which were enioyed by all, But, as spring neared and the robin began to return, those of us who didn't keep spring fever all year 'round, got it then. However, we couldn't be lazy long, for the time soon came to give the Seniors their Prom, and we had to part with our hard-earned money. Oh, what a Prom it was. Everyone that attended said it was the best and prettiest yet. Our theme, 1'Stairway to the Stars, was carried out very well by our Junior class decorators. Afterwards everyone enioyed a breakfast ot the Glass House. Of course we were all anxious for the day to come when we could take over as Seniors, but, oh that long, long summer we had to go through before we could do sa. However, that day finally arrived, and there were many proud students at Red Bank High School. We were very proud that we had stood the test and advanced this far. 'We tried not to trample the underclassmen underfoot, but to help them and be a light unto their paths. Realizing that we needed to make the very best of this, our last year, we selected Mrs. Caballero, one of Red Bank's best loved teachers, to aid Mr. Petersen as class sponsor. Working with them were our class officers, who are as follows: President-Chris Clements, Vice President-Melvin Harris, Secretary- Mabel Daniel, and Treasurer-Millis Jackson. We wanted to make this year our best because it was our last, and we wanted our activities to be good ones as we remember them down through our lives. Some of these activities are: Richard Johnson and Kenneth Smith were captains of the football team. Senior football players were: Richard Johnson, Kenneth Smith, Travis Billingsley, Jim McDonald, Tommy Watts, Franz Dantzler, Wayne Young, Bobby Bowling, Crawford Bean, and Calvin Sivley. With these boys leading the team we had a very good record, as they won nine games and lost only two. Mr. Haynes sponsored the Roar, with Bill Rutherford and Carolyn Jo Sprayberry as co-editors. President of the Service Club was Tommy Watts. The Key Club was headed by Bill Rutherford. The Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y heads were Tommy Watts and Carolyn Jo Sproyberry. The tirst semester President of the National Honor Society was Sonny Johnston, and the second semester leader was Chris Clements. In its second trial year the Student Council President was Paul Walker. Shirley Greer was elected the Class of '57's Homecoming Queen. Senior members of her court were Mary Ann McGrew, Judy Long, and Melva Jean Lindsey, Captain of the boys' basketball team was Kenneth Smith, with Miles Springfield and Jim McDonald as co-alternates. The girls' captain was Pattye Lauper, and Judy Bush and Jane Roberson as co-alternates. Shirley Greer and Kendra Trimble served as co-heads of the Red Bank cheerleading squad. One of the greatest honors that could be bestowed upon a Red Bank student was given to Melva Jean Lindsey and Sonny Johnston when they were elected Mr. and Miss Red Bank of l957. The Class of '57 broke old tradition and established new ones when we decided to have a Class Night instead of Class Day, Coronation Day instead of Senior Day, ond to create a new Senior Day which would be devoted entirely to fun. Speakers at our commencement were: Valedictorian-Carolyn Jo Sproyberry, Salutatorian-Kendra Trimble, Faculty Representative-Joyce Trentham, and Class Representative-Sonny Johnston. At one of our most important class meetings of the year, the following speakers were elected for Class Night and Senior Day: Historian-Travis Billingsley, Poet-Kay McMillan, Prophet-Don Hixson, Lawyer- Bill Rutherford, and Giftorians-Mary Ann McGrew and Richard Johnson. The seniors presented Time Out For Ginger as the annual senior play, with Carol Lewis as the leading character, Ginger. Our money-making projects during the year were a magazine sale and the annual Senior-Faculty basketball game. Camp Dixie was the scene of our Senior party, where good food and good times were enioyed by all who attended. At the first of the year we had selected our class flower, colors, song, and motto, to be carried out at Class Night. They were as follows: Colors-pink and white, Flower-pink camellia, Sang- Groduation Day, and Motto- lf everyone would light just one little candle, what a bright world this would be. One of the highlights of our Senior year was the annual Senior trip to Washington. All of our class was very thrilled by a special privilege which was given us. We were the first class to tour the historic spots of Virginia and to travel from Virginia to Washington by boat. This trip will always be one of the bright spots in our memories. With these six years successfully behind us, we now look forward to the future. But in the future, the memories of our years together at Red Bank will always be with us. Travis Billingsley, Historian 138

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The time is coming when our years together at Re a lot of us are thinking nostalgically of them. As I glance back at this Class of 1957, I see 165 the coming year. Service Club members are doing th help in any way they could. lt seemed to us that they we could get where we were going. I remember our first class meeting. We were very class officers. By the end of that meeting we had elected Tommy Watts as were: Vice President-Bobby Bowling, Secretary-Marcia Kay Emerson, and Cfaaa .jvbafory d Bank High School will be only a memory. Already seventh graders fighting their way to register for eir best to keep everyone in line and were trying to were there iust to be pushed out of the way so that were about to elect our first our President. Other ofticers Treasurer-Carolyn Jo Spray- excited because we berry. To work with these four we selected Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Landers. We were extremely proud of our class. During th elected as an acrobatic maiorette. After we had registered for the eighth grade, we learned how to get our talking clone, make our usual minutes allotted to us. The time finally came to have that year's first cla is year one of our group, Gail Terwilliger, was work again. We had almost lls, and get to class in the tive started our regular disturbance in the ha ss meeting. Then we elected Carolyn Jo Sprayberry as President, Shirley Greer, Vice President, Tammy Watts, Secretary, and Jerry Cecere, Treasurer. As sponsors we elected Miss Masterson, Miss McKenney, In this same year we had basketball, baseball, an three of these teams were the champs of the Chattano and Mr. Calfee. d football teams that were tops in their class. All ago area. The coaches were, basketball-Mr. Car- los Springfield, baseball-Mr. Bob Gorham, and football-Mr. Jim Mayfield. When we came back from our summer vacation '57 was probably very unpopular with Mrs. Smith, the the hole. When our group was called together to be ness. The class elected Miss Hunter and Mr. Springfield Tommy Watts, Vice President-Travis Billingsley, Secre Our class really began to take part in school activ superlatives, and they were: Most Popular-Shirley Gre Terwilleger and Miles Springheld. Our representative elected Junior High Cheerleaders from our class were because you have to be a sophomore to participate in to enter our first real high school year, the Class of head of our school bank, for we were six cents in organized, we were quite successful with our busi- as our sponsors. Our class oH'icers were: President- tary-Crawford Bean, and Treasurer+Calvin Sivley, ities during this year. For the first time we elected er and Tommy Watts, and Best All Around-Gail in the Homecoming Court was Shirley Greer. Girls Kay McMillan and Marcia Kay Emerson, However, Senior High Activities, we still held membership in Junior High clubs. On the whole, we thoroughly fulfilled the old saying about being green Freshmen. After having had a full summer, we returned to our Alma Mater. Most of us buckled down to work, because we were naw able to realize what our high school years would mean. For our class leaders we selected: President-Travis Billingsley, Vice President-Pattye Lauper, Secretary-Melva Jean Lindsey, and, Treasurer-Tommy Watts. Our sponsors were Mr. Lewis and Mr, Edwards, During the year we had many more activities, for at last we were classified as senior high. Kendra Trimble was elected our representative in the Homecoming Court. Our class superlatives were: Most Popu- lar-Gail Terwilliger and Tommy Watts, and Best All Around-Carolyn Jo Sprayberry and Kenneth Smith. We sponsored the Senior-Faculty basketball game and also had a picnic at Lake Winnepesauka at the end of the year. When we got our final report cards on the last clay of that year, some of us were afraid to look. But, hoping to become mighty Juniors, we all did. Little did we know that in our Junior year we would be the richest class in the school. It really felt good. Those who helped ta make it possible were Mrs. Taylor and Mr. Wolfe, our class sponsors, The leaders of our class this year were Paul Walker, Carolyn Jo Sprayberry, Richard Johnson, and Kenneth Smith. Elected as Most Popular were Tommy Watts and Shirley Greer. Kenneth Smith and Carolyn Jo Sprayberry were elected as Best All Around. Judy Long was our Homecoming Court representative. 137

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Cfaaa nopiecy of 1957 My vision of the future came to me late one night while I was working in my cabin on my famous alco- hol distilling proiect. While I was in my stupor-pardon me, dream, I pictured myself as a scientist working for the government trying to establish distilleries on the surface of the moon lwell, after all, I was working with alcohol during my dreamt. The time was l972, fifteen years from now. My government proiect had taken me to my old home town of Chattanooga. I decided that while I was there and wasn't especially pressed for time I would do some research and find out what my old classmates were doing. First, I decided to look up three or four of the social elite of my graduating class. I found Chris Cle- ments, Sonny Johnston, and Paul Walker connected with a large, rapidly expanding and successful collec- tion agency. Sonny drives the truck, Paul picks up the containers, and Chris tosses the empty containers back down from the truck to Paul, etc., on to the next house, Carolyn Sprayberry was also connected with this firm. She was head of The Department of Sanitary Cleansing and Sterilization of Employee Uniforms. I returned to my hotel room and turned on the television. The particular set I watched was a develop- ment of electronic experts Fred Hamby and Clyde Pearson. The picture appeared in 3-D and full color. Before long a program was televised entitled THE GARY SANDERS SHOW. After much pomp and fan- fare, Gary appeared before the mike and announced, Ready kids, l, 2, 3, - hokus, pokus, Vid-e-o- kusll At this point he began to pass out candy, ice cream and mixed drinks. Also, at this paint I changed channels. Just as the newly switched channel came into focus I heard an announcer say, and now we present our famous guest star. The audience went wild. It was the popular hillbilly recording artist Stanley Boze- more. After this program came the series Football Forecasts narrated and directed by Travis Taylor, the television name of Travis Billingsley. I turned off the T.V. and went to a nearby book shelf. I picked up the volume, How to be a Re- spected and Well-Loved Member of your Community, by co-authors Don Nichols and Grady Gant. The authors may be contacted at the following address, Cell Block No. 6, Alcatraz Island, California. Next to their book stood the famous classic by William T. Rutherford, Ten Easy Ways to Drive Psychology Teach- ers Mad. I left my hotel room long enough to purchase a newspaper, the Robert McCrory Gazette. I noticed that Jerry Martin was Editor, Larry Craig, Associate Editor, Jack Miller, Associate to the Associate Editor, Jack Shrader, Consultant, and Kenneth Shannen, Proofreader. The Gazette seemed filled with news. Edith Harrison was engaged to a wealthy contractor, Jerty Sitten. However, at the last minute it appears that Sitten fell from the roof of one of his unfinished buildings. Roving reporter, Rex tHawkeyet Morris, reported that local authorities had captured two raving maniacs. Wayne Young was taken in a huge net while screaming, I am Elvis, my name is Presley. Patsy Alexander was taken into custody while repeatedly mumbling, My name is not Wally Cox-My name is not Wally Cox. Another report by Morris stated that prize-fighter Richard B. lBone-crushert Bird had been iailed for breaking the nose of basketball player Mousy Miles Springfield. Springfield had allegedly insulted Bird. I then glanced at the literary section and found that several of our Seniors had become authors. For instance, Barbara Hatfield has published a novel, PRlDE AND PRUDENCE , Barbara York, MARINE WEDDINGS , Ward Hultine, a technical iournal, THE EFFECTS OF FOOD COLORING ON HAIR , Bill Sanderlin, SUCCESSFUL CAR WRECKlNG , Carolyn Yates, WHY I PLAYED THE FIELD IN HIGH SCHOOL , Carole Jordan, HOW TO BE CUTE, SWEET' AND MENTALLY RETARDED , and, last but not least, Wayne tRadort Condra has published, HOW TO REMAIN SLIM, SLENDER AND GRACEFUL DUR- ING ADOLESCENCE. Reviewing the last pages of the paper, I found that George Demopolis, successful restouratuer, had iust borrowed 5l50,000.00 from Banker Ronny Adams for the expansion of his new restaurant. Noted philanthropist and manufacturer, Jae Brown, has iust donated Sl0,000,00 to a foundation sponsored by James McGrew for the prevention of juvenile delinquency. The stock market column showed that shares in Bales and Blevins oil had risen ten percent. 139