South High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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ll r. QLM.. HISTORY OF IANUARY CLASS OF 1937 julian Daye, Historian It was in nineteen hundred and thirty- three-a cold winter-filled with joyous promise-that the good ship Reynolds High School stood at anchor at the wharf of a school year. This ship had carried many passengers to the land of Great Wisdom, but this was a day to be re- membered in history. A number of charming young ladies and gentlemen stepped aboard, for they had been told that they were to sail over new waters in quest of The Fountain of Higher Edu- cation. To me was entrusted the important task of writing the log of the voyage- the voyage that all realized was the most important of their lives. My narrative begins with the trip through the Fresh- man Islands of smaller learning. We chose for the first voyage Howard Sel- lars captain, who proved his capability of undertaking command. We cheerfully rolled on waves of Al- gebra, Latin, and English. There were a few cases of seasickness, but the stew- ardess assured us that we would have to consume these indigestibles over and over until they were assimilated. Intellectu- ality was aboard disguised as Rodger Avery, who attained high honors in his studies. There is little to relate concerning this trip, as we were inexperienced voyagers whose ambition was to complete our tour in style, ln january, 1934, one-fourth of our journey was complete. At the now fa- miliar wharf we reembarked upon the Reynolds High to sail upon the seas to the land of Sophomore. We encountered typhoons of triangles, tangents, and forty-five degree anglesg we were destined to face storms of Latin and English. We sailed bravely on, and only a few met disaster. How proud I was to be chosen captain for this voyage. Over the four seas, we, the class of 1937, were to sail, we had now steamed BLACK AND GOLD over two. New and more delightful ex- periences were ahead as we greeted our Iunior year in january, 1935. The helmsman set his course for the large Iunior Peninsula that jutted out from Sophomore Land. From bow to stern, we frolicked about, forgetting all bash- fulness that accompanys the lowerclass- men. Whom could we have chosen bet- ter to take command than Edward Dize? Possibly the seas inspire music, for Stan- ley Fishel won his share of honors with his inseparable clarinet. We had become careless in our confidence and were stu- dying with much less vigour than we had as lower-classmen. We had been carefree and gay just as the traditional junior, but in time our instructors warned us that soon we would be seniors and must buckle down to hard and earnest work. With dignity and pride the Class of 1937 steamed away from the wharf for our last cruise on the Reynolds High, We chose as captain William Murphey. This last stage in our voyage was the most important. We had no time for gayety, for we had all we could do to fulfill our school activities. We began to stand out in the various activities. To athletics we contributed Thompson Woodall, lim Swaim, George Page, O'Dell Childress, james Phillips, Dunn Midyette, and Edward Dize. Carl Dix- son was chosen captain of the 1936 State Champion Tennis Team of Reynolds High. Records from my log of the cruise show Ruth Hauser and Harry Nunn to be most intellectual of the voyagers. The end of this year brings to a close four happy years of educational voyag- ing and beginning of the Voyage of Real Life that all must some day embark upon. We have stood together through storms and gales, and not once did we give up the ship. The tides of ourbvoyage have fContinued on page 204j Page one hundred fifteen 1., i

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SUPERLATIVES OF IANUARY CLASS MOST POPULAR BIGGEST FLIRTS Virginia Nacling Nellie Richardson Phil Froelich Iim Swaim BEST LOOKING Nancy Gabriel Bill Murphey MOST INTELLECTUAL MOST ATHLETIC Ruth Hauser Frances Ande Harry Lee Nunn O'Dell Child BEST-ALL-ROUND Roxie Rothrock Tom Woodall Pg h l lfulxrtceu rson NSS BLACK AND GOLD

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r A. , CLASS PRoPHEcY OF IANUARY 1937 Phil Froelich, Prophet Wandering aimlessly down the street one afternoon recently, I busied my mind with thoughts of my past life, and part- icularly, about the people I had once known. Where were my classmates from High School, for instance? What could have happened to them? How strange it seemed that in the short twen- ty-three years since we were all seniors in Reynolds High School so many of them had completely disappeared and I knew nothing of them. I mentally resolved to find out about them, sometime and somehow-and then let myself drift off lazily into other thoughts without any plans in mind. Being naturally of an easy-going tem- perament, I am not usually surprised, but I was somewhat startled when a pack- age suddenly dropped out of the ether at my feet, rudely interrupting my remin- iscences. The package was torn and dir- ty, but when I examined it, I discovered it was a newspaper-a kind I had never seen before, Twin City Advertiser. Perhaps it was the new paper which had been rumored about Winston-Salem for some time, I thought, until I noticed the date-Ianuary 30, 1960. Then I knew it to be a revelation of the future: where it came from and what it meant I could not fathom, but I hastened to read it, feel- ing sure that it would contain some news of my long lost friends. On the second page I found an article headed A'Peace Necessary To Mankind dated from London, England, written by the famous reporter, Alex Nading. An- other item was headed World Traveler Presents Colorful Travelogue, and, strangely enough, the traveler was Iames Phillips. On the editorial page was an article written by Iulian Daye, editor of the Twin City Advertiser. In the personal column the following articles: Woodrow Iarvis and cousin, Virginia, are leaving tomorrow for New York, where they will begin a round-the- Page one hundred sixtee world flight in a new type speed plane. Miss Carol Davis will leave tomorrow for Miami, Florida, where she will spend the remaining winter months competing in the National Amateur Golf and Tennis Matches. Miss Virginia Nading, sec- retary to the President, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nading, of this city. One advertisement on the same page caught my eye: Be Well Groomed-I. F. Braswell Barber Shop. Another ad- vertisment read: Morris Service- Own- ed and Operated by Wm. Murpheyf' On the society page I found some in- teresting news: ML Ioel Merrit to be speaker at Rotarian Banquet. Miss Hazel Creson, only woman member of Congress, to visit city. 'AMiss Frances Anderson, world champion woman 500- meter swimmer, returns after competing in the Olympic games in Geneva, Swit- zerlandf' At the bottom of the page I found a comic strip drawn by Bill King, a resume of 1959 highlights, by Roxie Rothrock, news analyst, and a poem by Edward Iurney. On the last page were stock quotations by the brokerage firm of Hoots, Child- ress, and Boger. Also there was an esti- mate of an estate by the law firm of Page, Dixson, and Dize. I read Examinations End At Reynolds High School, an announcement made by the principal, Iohn Davis. At the bottom of the page I noticed this advertisement: Buy your pencils, paper, notebooks, etc., etc., etc., from a reliable concern, K. M. Cashion and Company. On the sports page I found this story: A'Coach lim Swaim's Lavender Wave of Arkansas University Defeats Yale! Al- so on this page was the item: 'Coach Midyette of Notre Dame Ousted by Of- ficialsf' fContinued on page 206D BLACK AND GOLD