South Side High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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,.,,.,,. .--, .- The SCRAIPPER g Ju at l-35 Fred Cawein in their latest hit, Love Eye-rybody's Girl. A good picture too. The leading lady ae Sheffield. Maxine Tisdale played the part of Gertie Maeisi-YH' er. Both are coming actresses. L ' ' The next morning I left my placerrather early and ran right into Frances Wooten who is now the private secretary of Ted Os- walt. Ted, she told me, is manager of the fish companies of New York. She invited me to go to the office with her and see Ted. As we walked in, there was Fred Belton, all dressed up in stripped pants, tails and he had come to see Ted about managing his coming campaign for major of New York's Amateur Hour. After I left their office, I went to one of the beaches for a swim and there I saw ten pretty boys in Solitude and, as I looked closer, I recognized Ha y Goodell, Craig Manners, Robert Plotner, Albert Johnson, J. B. gathen, Billy Bledsoe, B. B. Cawthon, Bob by Edmond, Richard Fox, and Orville Folkerts. I walked over to them, greeted them, but they were not so happy to ,see me, so I asked them if they had died the night before or just what was the matter. Then Robert told. me they had just lost their jobs as life guards of the beach, all because of a saucy little red head who had married William Gibson, their boss, and had fired them because ,she wanted her husband's life guards to be handsome and they could not stand the test. I thought it was best to let thm brood over their troubles so I left them Alone, I noticed that ' athing beauty contest was about to start so I yelled bac-k at the boys to have a look,, and , well, you've never seen ten boysl snap out of any- thing as quick as they did. They joined me and after we found a place, it had already started. The old class of '38 was well repre- sented. There were Evelyn Chenault in a hankerchief suit, Nina Mae Co 'ngton in white satin suit, Jenell Hogan in a star fish net suit, Evlglyn Goodell in some kind of pink feminine stuff, Almeda Milan in blue shark skin, Annie Bee Wilbourn in a novelty suit composed of newspapers, and last but by no means least! because she was chosen Miss New York, was Helen Hora, in one of the painted-on suits that was discovered in 1938. By the way, Eliza- beth Beeson was the judge of the revue. As you know, New York is pratically run by women now and Elizabeth is one of the leaders of the New York women. After seeing all these South Siders, I just went home and went to bed for a week to recuperate from the shock, before we all met at the reunion. Now don't forget, it is to be held on May 38, 1950 at the Peabody. Goodbye until then, and I do hope you will not have to take over one box of aspirin after reading this letter. Sincerely, ON A SIMMONS 0

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V rn 34 IWQSCRQQPER surprised when Lucille Taylor was the conservative old preacher. She preached a splend' ffsermonand her choir was lovely. Emily Hall, Gloria Haire, A lfjbois Purser, Ramona Stockton, Beverley, Burton, Otis Vaughn, and Anne Storey sang a beautiful spring song. Vernon Keuhn played an organ solo. After church. Lucille and I ate lunch at a lovely 'little place in the country where Mar- garet Frazier and Grace Allen served southern style chicken. Jua- nita Floyd, Alma Reta Alexander and Eleanor Bailey were having lunch with their husbands. They had married brothers and triplets, at that. After lunch we went walking and who should we run into but David Ashby as an organ grinder and accompanied by a darling little monkey. After I left Lucille, I de- cided to go to the zoo and the very first person I saw was Henry Ellis, selling pop corn. He told me that Harold Fanning I as the superintendent of the zoo. He also infwdfl Q tafffggeibold and Seibert Circus was glving a perfo! :30. I decided to stay for the circusg so I did. Lawrence nd Edwin Boat- wright were the famous clowry of the cir usi' ames Galbreath, Willie Greer, Walter Key, John McAteer and rtis Johnsey were the daring young men on the flying trapeze. By the time I knew the Seibold and Seibert circus was really a success. Nick Kavelaras and his lions were the featured attraction. Could he make 'ein behave! Lester Moak and W. E. Kinney were the elephant train- ers. Wgj' -Iningo, Joseph Haire, V. M. McN-eer and' Charles Pollon did a goo number with their trained seals. After the circus, Arthur and George drove me back to the cottage. A telegram was waiting for me with the news I was to leave immediately for New York. After arriving in New York and finishing the business, I called up my old friend, Callie Horton, who is now the famous model of the Helen Howe Dress Establish- ment to have lunch with me. , After lunch we decided to go to the opera, Faust Marguirite was sung by Rebecca King. Valentine was sung by O-liver Bolton and Faust was sung by Ben Brooks. The production was excel- lent, excepting the singing. Calli-e and I then went to the Herbert Dawson and Son Oriental Tea Garden. Herbert was very good- looking in his Chinese robes. Malcolm Siler was the leader of the Oriental Jam Band which was composed of Alfred Van Huss at the drums, James Woodall at the clarinet, Kenneth Shafer at the uke- lele, Joe Stradler at the piano. What a band! Margaret Seibert serenaded us on her mandolin. A very charming picture of China, after the war. I left Callie, for better or worse and was walking down Fifth Avenue when I noticed written on one of the shop win- dows, Free Hamburgers if you buy a 25c Coco-Cola. I thought to myself what a foolish sign, but since I wanted something free I walked in. There was Kelly Carr really cooking the beef. He was always good at shooting the bull anyway. Kelly told me that Louis Babin was making the free hamburgers also. He said that I had missed seeing the famous golfer, Albert Feeble, who had just left. After I ate, Kelly and I went to see Robert Caylor, Bob Grim, and

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-QQ iff our 36 T???,5Cff4?!?E!? - ,Q , . .- LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT ,' We, the graduates of South Side High School in the year 1938, fegliung the desire to bestow various gifts upon our unfortunate, lykonscious and ungrateful schoolmates, do hereby, with undue ceimony, make this, our last will and testament. Article 1. To Mr. Gnuse we leave our everlasting gratitude respect for his patience and leniency in guiding us through four years of t?J. Article 2. To Mrs. Cooney we leave our love and also the ex- clusive right to the pastime, a favorite of all teachers, of staying with the students in the detention hall. Article 3. To Miss Tharp we leave a secretary, in the form of Virginia Grider to keep straight her hundreds of papers, pam- phlets, and pictures on mosquitoes. Article 4. To Miss Little we leave a fresh supply of students, to devour with relish all the quotations she sees fit to write upon the board. Article 5. To Coach Ewing we leave a sincere Wish that he has the greatest of luck with all his athletes in the coming year. Article 6. To the unworthy Juniors we reluctantly give up our position in the balcony. Article 7. To those delightful little creatures known as the freshmen we leave a rocky but pleasant road to a diploma. Article 8. Lastly, the following students wish to leave to their successors these talents and achievements. Frances Babin leaves th-e presidency of the Howard-Kraus Society to our miniature football player, Hugh Jenkins. Juanita and David leave Stardust to Paul and Marie. Eleanor Sexton leaves her knack of holding her man to Ina Dell Harper. Henry Ellis leaves his ability to eat cheese on rye, in Miss Tharp's English class to Irvin Sachritz. Fred C. leaves his poker face, in English class, to Finley Rus- sell. Eleanor Bailey leaves her dancing ability to her little brother, L. E. Mary Cain leaves the playing of the piano, for the Boys' Glee Club, to Ruby Shefsky. Robert Cogswell leaves his ability to stay on the Honor Roll to Lawrence Knopp. James Cogswell leaves his telephone number to a few fresh- men, sophomores, and junior girls. t3-3170-JJ Boyce LeDuke leaves the good times had in the Biology class to Pauline Massey. Ruth Jolley leaves her title, of South Side's most beautiful girl, to Ruth Jones. Geraldine Presley and Beverley Burton leave their acting abil- ity to Mary Dawn Norton and Alice O'Sheridan. Della Pinstein lraves the task of amusing and entertaining , . N