Reidsville High School - Renocahi Yearbook (Reidsville, NC)

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ix i v '- ' I . 1' ' wi ' 55 ' Lfl6AtAiS 4l'i f b' ji '?1'7'i-L J- -liQi?,lf 7QlJo:!'N4 'NZ 3,lv,,.fsfM -. L' r ig, 1 6 , ji' L- . -- rf 5- tc- . 5, - -I 45 1 dx 1 XF -!P- ,-1,,,:N ,, 'f1- ,W X, members were often seen in the halls in dresses and pajamas. Our Dramatic Club, under the splendid leadership of Mr. Leggette, and our debating team, under the lead- ership of Miss Bane and Mr. Leggette, had a most successful year. As our third year of High School drew to a close, we looked eagerly forward to being Seniors the next year but all our hopes were shadowed when we learned of the addition of a twelfth grade. We entered school in the fall of 1936 bewildered as to our rank but soon forgot all this when Mrs. Kushner led us into the study of English Poetry and Mr. Kuykendall into Geography and Arithmetic. Our class was joined this year by julia Carter, who came here from Bethany, Willard Lane Alcorn, who came from Wentworth, and Pete Wallenborn, who came from Salisbury. Wfe finally reached the end of the year and looked forward to being real Seniors the next year. Our Senior year has been a most successful one under the splendid leadership of Miss Ratledge and Miss Baker. One of the outstanding things of the year was our football teamis winning the Class B State Championship and then taking a trip to Fred- ericksburg, Va., and Washington, D. C. X3Ue formed the Perrylips Literary Society, which has proved to be most successful under the leadership of Miss Ratledge. We were unfortunate in losing one of our classmates, Lacy Brame, in january when he left us to enter Duke University, but were fortunate to have Catherine Bendall, from John Marshall High School, Richmond, Va., join our class this year. Student Government was inaugurated this year with Pete Wallenborn as the first president. This organiza- tion has so far proved itself worthy and we hope it shall continue to do so in the future life of our school. Pam Oliver, a classmate, was awarded the silver cup as the winner of the Beauty Contest sponsored by the Hi-Y Club this year. Our Dramatic Club this year entered the district contest, competing with Concord, Gastonia, Winston-Salem, and Albemarle, but were defeated by Concord and Winston- Salem. Those taking part in the play, The Sisters' Tragedy, were Betsy Lee May- beery, Lucy Kiker, Jett Osborn, Claude George, and Steve Siddle. A baseball team was organized this year to add to the athletic activities of the school. And now, as we are about to bring to an end the twelve years of which we are to be proudest in after life- Lef ezfery one in Thirfy-High! ffyv God bleu nm' clrzir mmf Reidizfilfe Hi! -STEPHEN SIDDLE, H iylorialz. Page scvcfzteefz

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I-TN 16 44 1 xv!!-Kd., L N La y aiEiZw'z-W E- 223,24 -za, - aasaff W Zjifwjfitahiljf, if 1 7 X A-.A I H I S T O R Y OF THE CLASS OF1938 As we come to the close of twelve years of work and fun to- gether, let us all take a little time to look into the past and see how we have enjoyed being together during our work and play. We came into this world, which was recovering from a great war and wearied by many problems, around 1919 or 1920. We first entered school together in September of 1926, when tightly clutching our mothers' hands, we were eager to explore the fields of knowledge which would open to us a bigger and brighter world. Our first days were interesting because Miss Showalter and Miss Redwine found a new story for us each day. Their favorites were Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Bears, but this soon became a thing of the past and we settled down to work. The next year Miss Sheffield taught us the multiplication tables, and of all the numbers two and five were our favorites. The most outstanding thing in our memory of the third grade was the way Lillie Stiers played with Miss Balsley's hair all the time. Then came Miss Trollinger in the fourth grade and we all really settled down to work. As we had just reached the talkative age when Miss Wooten received us, she moved us continually to keep us from talking. The thrill of our lives and probably the most outstanding memory of our school career came in the sixth grade when Miss Cobb took us to Raleigh on a tour of our state capital. We were joined this year by Pam Oliver. The seventh grade classes caused many of us to scratch our heads and look bewildered. Our first exams left us in a daze, but Miss Blackwell, Miss Hollowell, and Miss Atkin- son lent helping hands and we passed to High School. In September 1933 we entered High School astonished at the new way of changing classes and having different teachers for every class. Although our Freshman year was a struggle, we all passed on into the ninth grade. As Sophomores we began to regain self-possession and confidence, and to take part in the activities and athletics of the school. Some of us went out for basketball and football while others took part in various other activities of the school. As time passed on, our second year of High School passed and we eagerly looked forward to the third. Vacation ended and we all returned to Reidsville High, which we had grown to love and respect, to renew old friendships and make new acquaintances. We found fun and frolic at the junior-Senior, Hi-Y, and Athletic Banquets. The Hi-Y Club's Page sixteen

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Page 1-TPS! ' 44 1 N145 -,M Qi Q.. J : . E f .. 5 aft 24'-12:2 f- Qfaffsaffw M225 'T 2-xf f A If It ' f -1 PRogmglEcY SENIOR CLASS OF 1938 The orchestra was softly playing Stardust, as I dozed off to sleep. There seemed to be stars everywhere, small ones, and large ones. There were only a few very large ones, but there were five that were twinkling, and these attracted my attention. As I gazed at one of the stars more closely, I saw to my amazement that it was showing a scene, and as this drew my whole attention, I saw that it was a Night Club, The New Tobacco Club, which was recently built on the outskirts of Reidsville. My, do my ears deceive me or is it really Benny Goodman? Oh, I can see better now-No, it's not Benny Goodman, but it is Pam Oliver and her red hot clarinet. Pam has an all girl orchestra playing at the Club. She is better known as the Queen of Swing. Pam also draws the largest crowd in the South. All the tired business men come here to relax, and listen to the red hot music. At one of the front tables I notice Stephen Siddle, who has recently been made President of the Siddle Tobacco Co. I see that Stephen has a guest tonightewhy it's none other than little D. C. Burton. He is the traveling salesman for the company. D. C. turned out to be the little man about town of Reidsville. The star twinkles a little and I notice a smaller star to the right of the first star. Why it's a part of the big star. The scene is in Stephen's private office, where I see his private secretary, Margaret Carroll, reading the details for jane Montgomery's program. jane is singing for the Siddle hour on the air. In the othce with Margaret is Catherine Bendall, who is Janes business manager. It's all she can do to keep a record of the phone calls that jane gets from Bobby Gapen alone. The star twinkles out and another takes its place. Ah, it's a picture of Marion Rascoe, the Movie Queen, whose latest picture is Yours For The Asking. What's that funny sign at the bottom of the picture? No wonder I didn't know what it was -it's signed Bob Gapen, That means that this very modern building is Bobby's Studio. Someone is coming out of the door of Bob's othce. Why, it's Dr. Wfilliam Fetzer. Bill tells me that Bobby has just taken his picture for the papers because he C'f,ff11fC'I'l1