Smoot High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Smoot, WV)

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1949 volume:

DEDICATION We the Class of 1949 dedlcate thls xssue of The Bobcat to our Prxnclpal Mr Cooper whose unfaxhng sympathy and under standmg has helped us over many of the rough spots m our careers EDITORIAL STAFF OF' BOBCAT Martha Martm Bob Shafer Max Wells Lee Thompson Mae Coughlm Bud Sharpe and John Houchms Editor and Typxst Business Manager Assistant Manager Literary Editor Photographer Editor Sports Edltor School News Editor Advisors Hlstorxan Class Prophecy Class Will Sophomore History Freshman History Seventh Grade Hxstor Calendar of Events Reporter Reporter Reporter Reporter Reporter Reporter Reporter Reporter Reporter Reporter Reporter Y Norma Jean Hobbs Mr Cooper and Mr Perluns Josephme Bennett Lee Thompson Maga lene Schoolcraft Clara Lou Perkms Dale Harrxs Sandra Martm Betty Patterson .Tosephme Bennett Raymond Anderson Herman Rogers Charles Bland Paullne Donahoe Juanlta Cadle Peggy Coughlm Ruth Holland Bonme Bulter Ethel Zncafoose Clara Martm Betty Cohenour Y , . . . I I I Q Junior History . , , , , , , . . ' l ACULTY -vs MRS DIEZ COOPER American Hxstory English RALPH H PERKINS English :rf il 1 I NIRS BEULAH AR Tl-IUR Mathematic s Civxcs ul' E W COOPER PRINCIPAL Mathematics 3 MRS LOUISE LOVELL Chemistry Home Economics 6- 1 1 JAMES E BLAND Vocatxonul Agrxculture 16 xg, XT fw J' OSBPHINE BENNETT Glee Club 3 Salutatox-lan Annual Staff. CHARLES BLAND Muscle Bound Glee Club 3 Softball Z Baseball l Class Plays Z Senior Play Everybody s Crazy Now Annual Sis!! MAGALENE SCHOOLCRAFT Maggie Glee Club 3 Softball l Class Playl Senior Play Everybody s Crazy Now Annual Sta!! JOHNNIE HOUCHINS Horse Glee Club 3 Softball 3 Baseball l Class Play l Ping Pong Champion PAULINE DONAHOE Polly Glee Club 3 LEE THOMPSON Bolivar Valadltiotlan Play 'Everybody s Crazy Now Annual Skafl. NORMA JEAN HOBBS Duekey Glee Club 3 Soltball Z Class Play Z Senior Play l Everybody s Crazy Now Annual Sta!! HERMAN ROGERS Pussy Foot Glee Club 3 BETTY COHENOUR Betsy Glee Club 3 Softball 4 Senior Play Everybody s Crazy Now School Queen BUD SHARPE SPGGGY Glee Club 3 Softball 3 Baseball l Class Play l Senior Play Everybody s Crazy Now Annual Staff BONNIE BULTER Bunny Glee Club MARJORIEZ COUGHLIN Peggy Glee Club Z Class Play l Annual Staff Offxce Typist BOB SHAFER Professor Glee Club 3 Pmg Pong Champion l Annual Staff RUTH HOLLAND Ruthie Glee Club 3 ETHEL ZICAFOOSE Glee Club Z MAR THA MARTIN Sweetie Glee Club Z Basketball Z Semor Play Everybody s Crazy Now Annual Staff Oihce Typxst MAX WELLS Russ Glee Club 3 Class Plays Z Vice President fSoph Senior Play Everybody s Crazy Now Annual Staff JUANITA CADLE Giggles Cvlee Club 3 RAYMOND ANDERSON Songle Glee Club 3 Softball 3 Baseball 1 Play Everybody s Crazy Now Class President Z A Bug Wheel 4 CLARA MARTIN Jmkey Glee Club 3 Softball l MAE. COUGHLIN Twmkle Glee Club 3 Softball 4 Senior Play Everybody sCraz.y Now Annual Staff CLASS HIST OR Y In the Fall of 1945 thxrty seven green Freshmen set their saxls to Journey to the land of knowledge w1th the ard of Mrs Bentzel our class sponsor For our helpers we chose Charles Bland for Presl dent and Emma Hobbs as Secretary and Treasurer By the Sprmg of 1946 several thought the task too great and de c1ded to follow the path of last reslstance They were Laura Lee Brayant Howard Osborne Charles and Thomas Wendell Rosetta Cohenour Emma Hobbs V1rg1n1a Jones Lmden Treadway and Shelton Buzzard who flew away Jo Ann Stanlrff declded Crxchton could satrsfy her lofty ambltlons better than Smoot By the Fall of 1946 we advanced a stage and were consrdered silly We had as our Presldent Bud Sharpe Secretary and Treasurer Phyllis Perkms There were only twenty s1x at the begmnmg of the school term and Mrs Bentzel was stxll strugglmg with us But th1s great decrease m number drdn t prevent our placmg the candidate of our class Betty Cohenour as Queen of Smoot I-hgh We also gave a Negro Mm strel that was a big h1t Thus year four more students left us They were Anna Holllday Phylhs Perkms Ross Zlckafoose and Bully Geaorge turnmg to therr posts with Mr Perkms as our sponsor This year the Juniors and Semors jomed together and gave a soc1a1 Even after sarlmg th1s long Jack Hundley Lacy Bryant Margaret Patterson and Alma Wxllzams deserted us We are now nearxng the end of our journey wlth only twenty three dxgnnfxed Semors under Mr Perkins supervision Thls number decreases because Harold Butler went to Ole Vxrgmny and A1kenK1ng dec1ded to sa1l for Uncle Sam leavmg only twenty one to steer the boat home To ald us over the bumps we chose Pres1dent Raymond Anderson and Secretary Josephme Bennett The class gave the play Everybody s Crazy Now The play was enj oyed by those who attended It when xt was presented at the Smoot Audxtorzum and later at Frankford A profrt of 5150 00 was gamed from thns play Also a check on the class averages determmed that Lee Thompson that emment short story wrxter should make the valedxctory address for our class whxle shy bashful Josephine Bennett was fated to offer the salutatory address The time has arrwed since our trlp to Washmgton D C has been completed and our dxplomas issued that we must sa1l our own shlps 7 1947 rolls around to find only twenty-five jolly Juniors re- ' ll V THE CLASS PROPHECY 1948-1949 As I went to sleep last mght my mind was troubled and in a weary state over a certam dlffxcult problem that had fallen my fate had been selected prophet of my graduatmg class of Smoot I-hgh and Alas I could not prophesy Twas xn the mlddle of the mght that I was awaken ed from my sweet repose by a strange rustlmg at the foot of my bed VICWIDQ the locality of the d1sturbance I was astomshed to perceive a man m whxte observmg me wxth the keenest regard Frrghtened out of my w1ts, I dare say I was Surely I would have fled had not thrs seemxngly whrte phantom sand in a volce so kmd and calm Are you the student who has been selected as the prophet for the 1949 Graduatmg Class of Smoot I-hgh? If you be he God has sent me to ass1st you m makmg that prophecy You see I am Mr Future God s maker of human destunes My curloslty overcoming my fear I answered Unfortunately I am that person Let not your mind be troubled was the intruder s reply w1ll 1mmed1ately relleve you of your apparent distress Please do not mterrupt Fxrst of all Josephme Bennett will become the head nurse of Charleston General Hosp1tal and after the usual custom she wall unite in marrlage with the head doctor and lwe happily ever after Max Wells will become a great singer of nation w1de fame Has melodxous voice w11l drwe Bang Crosby out of busmess and all the women mad from Jealousy and love For once thzs dear boy w11l retreat wxthout a brave stand when he observes a group of lady adm1rers so close at hand So sad So sad The future of Martha Martm w1ll be somewhat snmxlar to that of Max for she w11l teach muslc to unwantmg ears In turn she will produce smgers that have no peers Now Raymond Anderson will dlscover a sure cure headache pow der and recewe a fortune for h1s strenuous labors With his fortune will build a beautiful castle for his fa1r maiden wife Jane It IS an astomshing thmg to say but at last I was convmced that thxs man really existed and meant no harm and so I spake It IS not Jane disagreed I on the matter just rnent1oned but Norma Stop said the man m white I am makmg this prophecy Be sides such outbursts of knowledge might over work your mind I conceded his pomt of rebuke and he continued Betty Cohenour the once crowned Queen of Smoot High will marry a roving kmg and lwe m splendor and riches throughout her life Charles Neal Bland Buck to most that women shy boy will never unite In holy matrumony but wlll be noted as an author of romantic tales Mae Coughlm wxll be a successful chtropractor and rub men s necks To keep in practxce she w11l choose one of her favorite patients as her mate Good fortune wxll follow the footsteps of Marjorie Coughhn the cousin of Mae for she will d1scover gold xn her own back yard It is nevitable that she w1ll marry her frnendly nexghbor and hve in ease The next on my list IS Roy Rogers No that IS wrong It IS Herman Rogers instead That man whom I so wrongly confused IS a well known actor of Western movue fame The two are dzfferent as you may see but also snmllar ln some ways to be For Herman IS to wm a mxlllon dollar ranch 1n the Dakota lands 8 . . 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Agam I mterrupt I uttered words of no meanmg at all Please Please dear snr said I of questnonmg mmd How do you know all of th1s'P I have told you once was h1s sharp retort Please remam stlent lf you want me to contmue I signlfned that I would and he pro ceeded Johnnie Houchms will become a Vl.011nlSt of world renown I-Its mustcal fans w1ll desire hxm radio w1ll pay htm and a certam gxrl will adore htm Buddy Sharpe will blossom mto success as the reputable owner of a nation wlde cham of servxce stations H15 lov Franlue w1ll msptre him to deeds of greatness m the busmess world Clara Martm wxll become a lawyer of prommence not small For a stzable fee many a witness shall she confuse The profession of dentnstry Paultne Donahoe will occupy and do xt great honor She will relieve the dental tortures of man or gwe them more as the case may be So far as you can plamly see my attempts to discover the xdenttty of thxs stranger had been futile Agam my curloslty overcame me That prophecy IS absurd cr1t1c1sed I Who has ever heard tell of a woman being a dentist Certainly this supposedly human creature answered sharply why can they not be denttsts? Thls stlenced me and more futures dld he unfold Norma Jean Hobbs IS to be a famous cook all males who taste her cookmg w1ll want to marry her soon Ruth Holland and Juamta Cadle w1ll be employed in the world of Journallsm Ruth w1ll become a newspaper columnist and make Drew Pearson fight for his Job Musical composxtnon wlll be Juanita s call to fame Her many ballads will recewe world w1de acclalm Magelene of the Schoolcraft famlly Bonnxe Butler and Ethel Zncafoose w1ll all be unxted 1n marrtage and lwe a happy married hfe Really Mr Future mterrupted I ln a sarcastic tone of voice your prophecy has so much marnage involved in it that lt IS becoming monotonous Magelene Schoolcraft as I have sand before will marry Jack Honey or It may be Hundley I can never remember names Darrel Keffer will be the husband of Bonme and Ethel will unite ln the holy bonds of wedlock with the mayor of Smoot As for the Mr Bob Shafer he wxll be employed nn the barbermg trade and many a man will be separated from his hlrsute adorn out for a dollar a shingle That ns the last and now I wnll depart Want Want cried I You have not told my fortune yet Oh yes Mr Thompson quote he with a wmk and a grimace I almost forgot about you You w1ll travel around the world and see all the sights but your greatest thrill will always be the blood and thunder movies to be seen on Friday nights Then he was gone and I was left alone to ponder the thmgs he had foretold and with nothing to recall his strange visit except the events I have here related to you. 9 . . . ,, , . ,, . . . . ., I 1 l ' I0 is on ' so ' , . . . . .. . . . - .. . . . . . . . I I . - . . . . u . it . , . . . I I il U ID ' ' .' ll ' 1 - ' ' II Cl ' II ' I I a woman can do such work. If women can be doctors and scientists, ' II . . . ,, I . , . . . . . . . . . .. u u - - - - I I I I gg . . . . - . . II II ' ' I Q I I .' . ,, ll ' l ' ll! ll If I I I ' ll OI ' ' I I u I I ll 0 . V . . ' II I CLASS WILL We the Class of 1949 bemg m sound mlnd and healthy physique do make this our last w1ll and testament Each art1cle here described is bequeathed severally to the below mentioned mdwxduals accordmg to the terms of th1s w1ll and testament We hereby declare all prevxous promises to pay wxlls or testa ments made by th1s class as null and void We hereby appomt as sole admxmstrator of thxs will our Prmcxpal Mr E W Cooper to admmxster this w1ll and testament as he sees best I Josephme Bennett do bequeath my ablhty to be good and not get 1n trouble to Eva M1dk1fi We Raymond Anderson and Max Wells do bequeath our favorite seats m the office to Charles Farren and James Puckett I Bonnie Butler do bequeath my matr1mon1al success to Ruby Jean Cavendish I Betty Cohenour do bequeath my bad temper to Myla Jean Bxggs I Juan1ta Cadle leave my tltle Giggles to Ann Houchms I May Coughlm bequeath my success m bluffmg to Mazle Bennett may she have more of It I Marjorxe Coughlxn do bequeath my baby blue eyes to Shlrley We Paulme Donahoe and Ruth Holland do bequeath our boyfrxends to Clara Lou Perluns and Frances Sheppard We Norma Jean Hobbs and Magalene Schoolcraft bequeath our ab1l1ty to get mto trouble w1thout knowmg at to Norma Jean Lackey and Mary Lou Mxller Johnnie Houchms bequeath all of my trouble wlth women to Preacher Martm Martha Martln do bequeath my male collectxon to B1ll1e Ann Anderson Charles Bland bequeath my masculme handsomeness to B111 Miller Clara Martin do bequeath my grrlxsh flgure to Mary Lou Holcomb Herman Rogers leave my appetite to all those who rob the cafeterxa of edlbles each noon I Bud Sharpe leave my ability to play a pxano to anyone who IS smart enough to fmd the lost chord I Bob Shafer leave my abzllty to argue with Mrs Lovell m Chemistry to anyone who IS brave enough to use it I Ethel Zlcafoose do bequeath my abxllty to get along with the boys to Helen Clemens I Lee Thompson do bequeath my ablluty to get straight A averages to Charley Houchms and my success with the g1r1s to Lacy Zimmerman O Sharpe. 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I. , ' 1 To our Prmclpal and teachers we do severally and jomtly be queath our good w111 and respect as well as a world of apprecxatxon for thexr many kmdnesses and thelr great loyalty m helpmg brmg us to this good hour To the Junxors who wxll soon become Senlors we convey all the mlstakes blunders maccuracxes and lapses commxtted by us durmg the last excltmg year of our school l1fe By acceptmg ours they may be able to avold makmg so many of theu' own To the Sophomores and Freshmen collectwely and mdlvldually we bestow the rlght to say and do the rxght thmg m the wrong or the rxght place as the occas1on may be Thus should be easy for them to accept as they seem to have llttle dlffxculty m accompllshmg those thmgs now To the Board of Educatnon of Greenbrzer County we wlll a sm cere des1re for a gymnasmm and audltorlum so that the classes follo v mg us may not be demed the advantage of many actwxtles that are enjoy ed m schools havmg these bulldmgs Subscrxbed and sworn to by the qenlor Class of Smoot I-hgh School th1s twenty th1rd day of March Nnneteen Hundred Forty Nme 1 1 , - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , - . . . X - L - - - , - - September September November November November December December J'anuary .Tanuary January February March March March March March March March March April May Ma May CALENDAR OF EVENTS School began The F F A Boys were mltlated Bonnie Butler recezved dlamond Thanksglvmg Hollday Aiken Kmg quxt school Aiken Kmg jomed Navy Chnstmas Holidays Returned from Chrxstmas Hohdays Bucky started the New Year w1th a bang Bucky returned to school Boys gave glrls a party Peggy rece1ved a diamond Seniors gave play at Smoot Peggy returned her diamond Mr Perkxns got h1s car greased Frankford gave their play at Smoot Smoot Sen1ors gave thexr play at Frankford Raymond Anderson suspended from school Bob Shafer reslgned as Presxdent of the F F A Raymond Anderson returned to school and Chemistry Fools Day Trlp to Washmgton Baccalaureate Sermon Commencement 7 7 . . I5 ' 24 ' Z4 ' ' 10 ' ' 23 ' 3 3 ' 10 15 February Z7 10 ' 13 I7 . ' 17 18 Z3 23 Z8 ' 1 I3 ' y zz Z5 alnnual t f umm- C an 13 W JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY When the Fall of 1946 rolled around thxrty four green Fresh men entered Smoot I-hgh School to begm the first step on the ladder of educatxon Our flrst business was the election of class offxcers wzth the followxng results President Charles Farren Vice Pres1dent Chrxstlne Puckett Secretary Frances Sheppard Treasurer Pauline Holland Durlng our Freshman year we had a class party we also enter ed Ruby Jean Cavendlsh as our candndate for Queen at our school carm val she won thxrd place and was one of the Queen s attendants After a most welcome and enjoyable vacatzon we agam entered Smoot H1gh School as sxlly Sophomores By this tlme our number was d1mm1shed to twenty exght two of those whom we lost durmg the fxrst semester We elected as our ofhcers the followmg Presxdent Frances Sheppard Vxce Presndent Charles Farren Secretary and Treasurer Pauline Holland Old Maid Aunts In May we began a glorious three months vacat1on from which we emerged as Jolly Jun1ors with twenty three members Four of whom have reslgned the paths of Book Learnmg to try their luck LH other fields of llfe Our act1v1t1es began wlth the choosmg of our class rlngs With several selections to choose from we selected a very nlce one from Jostens Rmg Company Our next busmess was the selection ot our class officers who are Presxdent James Dundrack Vxce Presldent Charles Farren Secretary and Treasurer Frances Sheppard Another actnvxty as our class play Uncle Josh Perluns to be gwen in April The play IS coached by Mrs Cooper our home room teacher Our three years at Smoot Hugh School have been happy ones for most of us with a few hard bangs here and there Our class roll now cludes Bxllxe Ann Anderson Maezne Bennett Nyla Jean Biggs Ruby Jean Cavendish Myrtle Cohenour James Dunbrack Charles Farren Faye Gllkerson La Roy Hutsenpnller Mary Vxrglma King Norma Jean Lackey B111 Legg Freddy Lowery B111 Muller Ehzabeth Montgomery Tommy Patterson Clara Lou Perkins James Puckett Frances Sheppard Our activities included a class party and our class play, Three ' u v nv - - . . in- 15 Sap omore C an 9:-eahman Clan ESI' V- -' Q 2 M . , 5 , . 5 ,ft K vf:f ':k . 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FA- Q ' 1 'x '-.9 .A 3 ' 3 Y A fs, A V: , if 16 We had one Class Party Blology Enghsh II Algebra and Home SOPHOMOR E CLASS HISTOR Y In the year of 1947 a group of thxrty three entered the Fresh man Class of Smoot Hlgh School Each boy and each gxrl seemed xery happy and had the mtentlons of bemg a good student The class offxcers elected were President Lois Wllllams Vxce Presldent Arlene Z1mmerman Secretary Leah Rogers Treasurer Roy Lee Kmg News Reporter Glenn Austm McClung Our requxred subjects were General Mathematlcs General Sclence Enghsh and Cxtxzenshlp We all had a very successful year and we looked forward to a summer vacatxon In September 1948 we returned to enroll an the Sophomore Class Nann1e Butler Helen Murphy Loxs Williams Campbell Bennett Robert Lee Bennett Paul Butler Horold Fleshman Bobby Ferguson Eugene Lwesay Elmer M1dk1ff Clell Shawver Fredne Stevens and Austm Wendell had left school Bobby Hampton was our only new member Thls made twenty one members As soon as posslble a class meetmg was held and we elected the followmg officers Pres1dent Arlene Zxmmerman Vxce Presldent Kermlt Levner Secretary Lacy Zxmmerman Treasurer Whorlen Martin News Reporter Roy Lee Kmg Economics were requ1red subjects Sophomore Class Enrollment Ruby Cutlxp Teresa Donahoe Mary Lou Holcome Mona Holllday Hellen Hundly Dale Harrms Leah Rogers Arlene Zxmmerman Melvm Cadle Herman Carter Johnny Chohenour Hobert Forren Johnny Holcome Bobby Hampton Floyd Hollxday Roy Lee Kmg Kermit Levxer Whorlen Martin Glen Austm McClung Ray Buddxe Wltt Lacy Zlmmerman . 1 I - I , , . , 1 1 . . , 1 1 . 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' I Y x7 FR ESHMAN CLASS HISTOR Y In the Fall of 1948 twenty three boys and glrls entered Smoot Hlgh School As green Freshmen we had one addltlon to our class Joyce Tredway but we lost Westly Meddley Norma Bulter Junxor Schoolcraft Johnn1e G1llISpl8 and Mary Ferguson We started thlngs off wlth a bang by electmg the followmg Pres1dent Shlrley Sharpe V1ce Pres1dent Mary Lou Mlller Secretary Our class had two outmgs durmg the year one a socxal at the school another a party at the Mlller s As a money raxsmg prolect we sold seeds Freshman Class Roll Wlllard Bland Shlrley Bryant Orval Burns Helen Clemons Nannle Cohenour Carl Cuthp Mary Lou Mxller Jaunlta Phipps Audrey Stevens Joyce Treadway Madlson Hamerlck Phyllxs Hobbs Ann Houchms Charles Houchlns Harry Lusher Eva Mldclff Jxmmy Montgomery Shlrley Sharpe Patsy Thompson Phyllis June Hobbsg News Reporter, Patsy Ruth Thompson. 18 x Yi s SEI! :a if 11 'Q event ra e K NEA' ., Q I 4 eighth grade . , K- X ,, A Q W ' 'g ' A Q- , ,. , ,. ,, . W - v ' XX ,K . 1 A , ,Q A,4Lx ,V A A 5 A A A Y' ' Q, gf.-pd. ku. an 4 , N X 'f if ,wrgwix N ' K v 557' , ' 'A A A ui: 4 f ' , v , - - ' if l : 5 V . N 5 l . W- ' . Zig l J ' g ' A :'f4':, 'V . t 'Lag' 'ggi :fra r v f j ,-pf' . A f '1 f . - ' , Q n - M., ' ' wx XX gi xx 'Fw' - f g - , 'Irv . - J Q 'L2,.fa,l,. l H X Auf f A 3154 - V ,uf 5 A tfxnw .' LL N .-N 1' A2 ' 3 . ' . V V . Q 5 ,. Y s fy - . X X . I U A H , . ' AA . ' 4 X 0' I 1 . Q l 1 ,.', 4 , 'f ' I Q f 'g W . . ' ' Q. ' 5 - 1 THE. EIGH1H GRADE. OF SMOOT SCHOOL For the flrst txme in the hlstory of Smoot Hlgh School the Eighth Grade was moved from the over crowded Grammar School and made a part of the S1x Sxx Program and gn en a place m the hxgh school The class officers were elected as follows Presldent Jxmmy Crane Vice President Bobby Hacker Secretary Frederxck Hoke Song Leader Wanda Gay Lackey Commmttees have been appomted as needed At the beglnnmg of school our enrollment was twenty four mne gurls and fnfteen boys Four of our number have left Smoot and enrolled tn other schools They are Central Joe Hobbs Dawson Elbert Shawver Jimmie Crane moved wlth his famlly to Crownsvllle Maryland When Jimmie moved away the vxce president Bobby Hacker became president and Benny Shafer was elected vxce presxdent On October thlrty flrst our class party was held at the home of Charles Kieffer Clmtom xlle Mrs Lovell our home room teacher spon sored the party We had a wonderful time and delnghtful refreshments Our secretary Frederick Hoke was authorxzed to wrnte a letter of appre clatlon to Charles parents for offering the hosp1ta11ty of their home for our party A letter of sympathy was wr1tten to Zella Butler upon the death of her father And a note was written to Ray Stanley s father upon t occasion of his serious accxdent Z0 Rupert ......... .Betty Seve rt . ' ' he THE SEVENTH GRADE HISTORY The Seventh Grade for the first time a member of the Junior High School answers the following roll call Joe Forren James Hmkel Robert Hxser Eric Hoke Ralph Holliday Jimmie Kexffer Juanita Keiffer Garland Stanley The following class officers wer President Vice President Secretary and Treas Helen Kidd James Lilly Lou Ann McC1ung Betty Patterson Horold Patterson Ruth Shafer Bernard Simms e elected for the y Joe Farren Betty Patterson Helen Kidd 931' The Seventh Grade is planning a picnic in the spring as the only class function of the year are planning great things for the future They have much enjoyed being in the high school this year and 1' gzfllz nd Szxflz grade irc! and gourllz Qra e XX '-1: u'.4f an Second ra e Cafeteria ff EE AMER! -is-5, 5'Jvl04 ff 1-xx Af2Zf Xxx'-B 5' 5304 V . . ,E - ' ' A, 'J V, . . 5 V I Q I f : J KX U ff! . Y ' - .A 3 J 1 0 o o 1 V,-f' V,-1 . 5' N I 'W 4- ,f -- V 4 - , . xxj N ' wig'-f.v1J :NNE A ' -I ,V 'V 5, A 'H V , ,r A A , QT, H li: 'V av , E .a . , , N dm., . ff X X 'M '- A 1, C a o o F H A HISTORY The members of the Vocatwnal Home Economrcs Department of Smoot orgamzed a Future Homemakers of America Chapter xn September 1948 Our advxsor was Mrs Loulse Lovell The followmg offxcers were elected for the current year President Norma Jean Hobbs Vlce Presldent Frances Sheppard Secretary Josephme Bennett Treasurer Mary Lou Mlller Reporter Mary V1rg1ma Kung Song Leader Norma Jean Lackey Parhamentargan lviagalene Schoolcraft Chapter Mother Mrs W D Hobbs There were forty sxx members enrolled at our flrst meetmg but we lost two by the end of the school term Our regular meetmgs were held on Wednesday afternoons from l 30 to 2 30 p m For entertamment members gave plays and played games Re freshments were served by appomted commxttees Among the plays gwen was the Three Timer and the second class gave Kady Rosa A Bake Sale was held November 8th to provide our chapter w1th funds to buy a few necessary items Our Chapter sent a delegatnon to the regional meeting of the Southern West Vxrgmxa Future Homemakers We also adopted a Home Economics Class xn Germany Z6 ' ll ' Vl ' Historian . . . . . . Marjorie Coughlin - . . . y 1 I - ' It ' 11 I el 11 HISTORY OF THE F F A The flrst day of school September 7 1948 found forty s1x members enrolled m the Vocational Agricultural Class here at Smoot The class xmmedlately began plans to organize a Future Farmers Chapter Wlth a little and from the various other F F A Chapters al ready orgamzed 1n Greenbrner County we were ready to organxze and elect ofhcers by the last of September On November 18 1948 the Ronceverte Chapter of F F A came to Smoot to lnltlate us as Green Hands mto the Future Farmers of Amerlca It was a very good ex per1ence for all however It hurt the d1gn1ty of a few boys on the lower end ? 'P 'P We were then off1c1a1F F A members wrth a new set of offlcers The chapter has been respons1ble for varlous jobs undertaken and completed here on the schoolground Our flrst Job was to bulld a board walk from the mam bulldmg to our Vocatlonal Agrxculture class room down m Draft Hollow that 15 a place about 100 feet from the school bulldmg In November we helped the County Board of Educa tlon pour concrete for our shop floor We are now laboring on a fence bulldmg job I thmk 'P '7 'P 'P 'P Our chapter has and is sponsormg a number of outslde ac twxtles to ralse money for our chapter treasury Our f1rst undertaking was a shootmg match and we made S23 OO On February 4 1949 w sponsored a group of entertamers from stat1on WRON and made S13 75 We made S25 00 cuttmg brush but we have already donated xt to the Hot Lunch Program Z7 . 1 1 1 '- . . . , . . a I i . : . . . III ??--.. ' . . yu , - . . . . ., ' . . . , .e 4 H CLUB HISTORY The flrst meeting of the Smoot H1lltop Hustlers ofthe year 48 49 was held September 13 1948 at Smoot Hugh School wxth thxrty flve members present The meetmg was called to orflf r by Bxllne Ann Anderson The following offlcers were elected Presldent Phyllls June Hobbs Vxce Presldent Blllxe Ann Anderson Secretary Helen Kxrirl Treasurer Shlrley Rae Bryant Reporter Bxll Legg After the acceptance of the resxgnatlon of Mrs J S Daxenport leader Mrs W I Bryant was appomted ways Greener The characters were as follows Nancy Fxeld Bllhe Ann Anderson Txmothy Fleld Herman Carter Thexr chmldren were Anne Phyllxs June Hobbs Blossom Shxrley Rae Bryant Duke Helen Clemons Txm Harold Patterson Jack H111 B111 Legg The members have been d1l1gent ln carrymg out thexr projects and an excellent report IS antlcxpated at the end of the year Z8 as , . . . I . The club presented a one -act play entitled, The Grass ls A1- X A s Wm, k sw M i , SPORTS R OUND UP Because of our lack of a gymnasxum and other fac1l1t1es for sports Smoot Hxgh has engaged in only one competltxve sport softball In 1948 we played seven games w1th scores as follows Smoot Smoot Smoot Smoot Smoot Smoot Smoot The Iunlor I-hgh boys Alumnr 10 Rupert l Rupert 13 Crrghton 7 Crxghton 7 Meadow Brrdge 15 Meadow Bridge 6 played only two games They were wlth Central a team that had never lost a game Then' scores were as follows Smoot 15 Central 5 Smoot 9 Central 5 The Smoot gxrls after havmg two successful seasons played only two games last year and lost both of them to Frankford The scores were Smoot 19 Frankford Z0 Smoot 8 Frankford 9 We are plannmg baseball for thxs Sprung and expect to wm We are lookmg forward to the day when Smoot l-hgh wxll have an opportunlty to engage rn football and basketball and we urge the patrons and frzends of our school to do all m the1r power to help us secure a gymnaslum The wmners of the intramural table tenms tournament were Johnnie Houchms and Bud Sharpe Runners up were Melvin Shafer and Freddy Lowery who defeated Clark Coughlxn and B111 Davenport in the seml fmals PER SONA LIT IES Buddxe Sharpe Speedy has played 4 years for the Bobcats He played in every game smce he has been m hlgh school He played fleld short stop and prtcher Johnnie Houchms Flreball has played 3 years for the Bobcats He has played field short stop and thxrd base Buck Bland Fancyfeet has played two years for the Bobcats Buch has played catcher both years Charlie Farren Shorty has played three years for the Smoot team Charlie has played fleld and as pxtcher Kermxt I-.evler Slim who stands 6 4 has played two years takmg over first base both years Raymond Anderson Songre has played three years on the Smoot team Songxe has played held second base and pitcher This year Ulysses Phipps w1ll probably play freld for the Smoot team and Bob Hampton w1ll start thus year off as short stop for the Cats Bob has not played for the Bobcats before Loyd Holhday will play nght held for the cats thns year He has played field substxtute in hns Freshman year The loss of Small Joe Coughlan and Bxlly Davenport Port wxll be keenly felt but we hope to replace them and have another good year 31 -37 '- -5 - -15 - -5 ' - -6 - - -17 ' - -4 ' - ff Wy 311115 g v f?53' .K V. KM, 1-nu frm-5 K--...L 'ag i -0 no 'ii i I.. AP X l av 'mr' 1-4 '51-web 'V 6 w...,v 1I' 'he X' Mfg Y 'Q -40 Qi... vm-nr Mxss Lovall Mae what IS a waffle? Mae A pancake wxth a non skld tread Johnnie Houchms It says here In the paper that a baby was fed on horse s mrlk and gamed l5 pounds nn three days Bonnxe That s crazy Whose baby was lt? Johnn1e The horse s Mrs Arthur Raymond tell me sentence Raymond The teacher IS pretty Mrs Arthur Now what is the ob ject? Raymond A good grade Mr Perluns Martha w11l you please tell one use of horse hlde? Martha Martm Well I guess xt helps hold the horse together Peggy Coughlm My dog 15 quite Mr Cooper Why? What can he do? Peggy You ask h1m What s two minus two? and he ll answer nothmg Judge If a person smashed a clock would he be accused of kxllmg tlme? Norma Jean Hobbs Not If he could prove that the clock struck fzrst Herman Rogers Are you the barber who cut my hair the last t1me? Bobby Shafer I m not sure str I ve only been here six months Mae Coughlxn This dance floor awfully slxppery JOKES Buck Bland No dear It isn t the floor I just had my shoes shmed Mrs Lovall and Mrs Cooper were h1k mg through the woods Suddenly they realized they were lost I do w1sh Em1ly Post were here sald Mrs Lovall I th1nk we took the wrong fork 34 Mrs Arthur What are the two hardest Jobs 1n the Umted States 'P I..ee Readmg Pennsylvanla and Wheelmg West V1rg1n1a Teacher Paulme are you sure you read your lesson over to yourself? Pauline Yes teacher but maybe I wasn t hstenmg too well Doctor Your cough sounds much better tlns mornmg Bud Sharpe It should I ve been pract1c1ng all night Ethel Zlcafoose The skunk IS a very useful arnmal We get fur from h1m Clara Martm Ill say we do We get as fur from hlm as possrble Mr Bland This IS wonderful hash Could you possxble tell me the reclpe for lt? Mrs Lovell There s no recipe for Eye Doctor What lme on the chart can you read? 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