Rock Hill High School - Bearcat Yearbook (Rock Hill, SC)

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a I-'si IQQQN IRBY BRUCE CAUTHEN, JR., Ph.D., Litt.D. Class of 1936 of Rock Hill High School - First-honor Graduate' English Scholar, Teacher, and'Academician B.A. fmagna cum laudej, Furman University, 1940, M.A. C1942j and Ph.D. f1951J, Universi- ty of Virginia Assistant Professor, Hollins College, 1951-1954 Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor, University of Virginia, 1954- Assistant Dean of the College, U.Va., 1956-1958, Associate Dean, 1958-1962, Dean of the College, 1962-1978 Secretary of the Faculty Senate, U.Va., 1962-1978 Regional Chairman, Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Foundation, 1961-1972 President, Beta of Virginia, Phi Beta Kappa, 1970-1971 Member, Advisory Committee for Higher Education in the Presbyterian Church, U.S., 1959- 1961 Served in World War II, 1942-1946, recipient of the Bronze Star Medal Fellowships and Awards, U.Va.: Philip Francis duPont Fellowship, 1940-1942, Sidney Er- nest Bradshaw Fellowship, 1947-1948, Old Dominion Fellowship, study in Great Britain, summer of 1960, Raven Award, 1963, Thomas Jefferson Award, 1977, Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, 1978 Author ofinnumerable scholarly articles and treatises in English and American literature Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church in the United States Member of Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, and various professional organizations 'EDITOR OF THE BEARCAT, Rock Hill High School, 1936

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FIVE OUTSTANDI G GRADU TES OF ROCK HILL HIGH SCHGOL fas chosen by a committee of teachers, counselors, and former teachersj For the third year the Bearcat staff features a section on Honored Alumni as proof that a good education is one of the essential ingredi- ents of what is known generally as success. To be sure, the grace of God, hard work, and many other indefinable elements are necessary to achieve successg but a really good education is certainly indispens- able. The eminent graduates of Rock Hill High School whose pictures and curricula vitae follow were once students in this American public high school. They Worked hard while they were here. They set their sights on their many and varied ambitions. And from the evidence offered within these pages these alumni have hit the mark. It is the hope of the staff that the example of these distinguished graduates will inspire and encourage the present students of Alma Mater to the extent that one day in the not-too-distant future they will be invited themselves to fill similar pages in the Bearcat.

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BETTY WHITAKER SPENCER Class of 1947 of Rock Hill High School Outstanding South Carolina Teacher and School Administrator Principal of Sara Collins Elementary School, Greenville, S.C., 1978- Principal, Laurel Creek School, Greenville, 1977-1978 Teacher, Northwood Middle School, 1973-1977 Teacher, Northwood Junior High School, 1966-1973 Teacher, Sullivan Junior High School, Rock Hill, 1961-1966 Teacher, Northside Elementary School, Rock Hill, 1951-1956, 1957-1960 Member of Delta Kappa Gamma ffor Educatorsj, S. C. Association of School Administra- tors, National Association of Elementary School Principals, Greenville County Adminis- trators Association, South Carolina Association for Supervision 81 Curriculum Develop- ment, and National A.S.C.D. Member of the choir, First Presbyterian Church of Greenville First Greenville County Teacher of the Year, 1971-1972 President, Greenville County Education Association, 1973-1974 Distinguished Citizen Award, Presented by the GCEA, 1974 SCEA Board of Directors, 1975-1977 Recipient of Palmetto's F inest elementary school award, presented annually to three elementary schools in South Carolina ffirst to receive this awardj President-Elect, Greenville County Association of Elementary 8: Middle School Principals, 1981-1982 Winner of the Outstanding School Administrators Annual Award, presented by R. L. Bryan Co. and South Carolina Association of School Administrators, 1982.