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

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OFFICERS AND SPONSORS OF THE SOUTH SIDE R. O. T. C. BATTALION The SCRAPPEIZ 51 21 Ill 1 I I l E l l l l i l l l . Front row, left to right: Melva Green, Virginia Spenser, Mary Cain, Eleanor Bailey, Marie Yeager, Ruth Tu' Cr, Fr nces Wooten, Alice O'Shericlan. Second row: Marvin Murvin, Malcolm EvanS, Robert Cogswell. Boyce L-2 Duke, Edward Ke-z1fing1', I 4.a .E . 5 as ..- an Z T5 D4 L4 Q ,Ld G 5 C nv E E .L CJ 5 14-4 m if, cz III Q f-1 -- 'C vf C Q'JL :L in E GL L4 .H , P 5 9 .4 'P LE H E K7 5-4 G :J 'S 5 C LJ I Q K 1 A QL CJ 'l. GJ E IC '1 lf. .J L4 11 ii 75 . 5 1 r- C 'C IA D-1 4.1 P3 y QL Q, CD E VI z c Q. U. Q. 0 ..- x ea CU If ? U2 .2 I14 4 C. C iz Ca IU w Q. 'T' U LE GJ A 4: Q. : D E f' .. Q.: D3 EL. - w C :vs l?4 A .24 E5 .. U 3 9 A .CI P .. 5 o Lf.. A .. Cla T H 76 12 T : 0 . P-4 7.1 L1 c ,. : James Young. George Seibert, ead, instructor, St

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I S 1 -50 A I The SCRAPPER officers and sponsors chosen were: captain, George Seibert, Pat- ricia Whitmoreg first lieutenant, James Young, Louise Darden. In the Armistice Day parade, South Side made a fair showing by placing third in the review. The officers and sponsors, with Miss Weakley as adviser, entertained with a luncheon at Hotel Pea- body and a box party, after the parade. The officers and sponsors also had a social at the Y. M. C. A. and a picnic at Riverside during the following months. The unit spent the next few months in preparation for the an- nual government inspection. Cn May 5th, the inspectors came to South Side. This year the reviewing officers were Major Evans and Captain Bennings from corps headquarters. The inspection lasted two hours. Although the results have not been announced, it is believed that South Side made a good showing. On the night of May 6 the annual R. O. T. C. Officers Ball was given at the Nineteenth Century Club. All South Side officers and sponsors attended. The officers and sponsors wound up their social activities of the year with a dinner-dance at Hotel Claridge, May 16. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Gnuse, Major and Mrs. Cushman, Lieutenant and Mrs. Harrison, Miss Weakley and Coach Ewing. Everyone had a delightful evening. The Competitive Drill was not held this year because of rain. It was scheduled for several different occasions but the weather prevented it. The rest of the time was spent in drilling prospective officers. It should be noted that this is the last year in which Major Cushman will have charge of the R. O. T. C. in Memphis. All who have known him during his stay in Memphis have liked him very much and regret seeing him go. 201 Our New Gym South Side now has a gym. This gym should be an inspiration to out athletes to strive to have better teams at South Side. The gym was constructed by the H. A. McQuire Construction Company. It will consist of a floor seventy-five feet long and forty-five f-eet wide. The goals for playing basketball will be placed seven feet from the walls allowing plenty of room between the goals. There will be bleachers on the north side that will seat abuot six hundred. The south side will be for players only. The girls' dressing room is on the east side, on the ground floor, the boys' dressing room be- ing on the west side on the ground floor. There will be sixty lockers constructed by our manual train- ing department. The lockers are constructed so that they will provide plenty of ventilation for the equipment. There are six showers in the boys, side and six in the girls'. A drying room is con- nected with the dressing rooms. These drying rooms are the first of their kind in Memphis. Our gym complies with high school reg- ulations and will be one of the best in the city.

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i ' if - 52 The SCRAPPER South Side Parent-Teacher Association During the year 1937-38, the South Side Parent-Teacher Association did excellent worik. for the student body. The associa- tion contributed S5170 to student aid. S25 was raised through a school picture show to aid underprivileged boys, and' several skating parties were given, the proceeds to go to the school library. The Parent-Teachers held their annual visiting day, thus giving the parent an opportunity of seeing their children in the class room. In December the teachers were complimented with a tea, and Mrs. Cooney and Mrs. Gnuse presided over the tea table. Each teacher and honor guest was presented with a corsage suggestive of the Christmas season. An outstanding program was given in March for Father's night. The boys and girls glee clubs, the R. O. T. C., and the boys' quartet, provided the entertainment. There were nearly three hun- dred present, including one hundred fathers. The Parent-Teachers have lent their support to the Girl Reserves, Y. W. C. A., the Red Cross, Spanish War Veterans, and many other worth while organi- zations. They helped the Glee Club raise money for par t expenses to Nashville. They donated 315 to the R. O. T. C. sponsors for capes. A beautiful new school flag of maroon and gold satin, carrying the bull dog, emblem of South Side, was ready for the R. O. T. C. com- petitive drill. The orchestra will be entertained by the Parent- Teachers in appreciation of their playing at each monthly meeting. The senior class also will be entertained by the Parent-Teachers with a picnic at Maywood. A three-day Home Management Course was held in ihe South Side Auditorium, averaging one hundred and fifty in attendance daily. Mrs. Effie McClanahan, assisted Miss Wanda Goodhue, pre- pared and served many attractive and tasty dishes. Recipe books were presented to each lady attending, and many attendance prizes were given. The cooking classes were invited by the P. T. A. to attend this school. A Cotton Carnival float, in the electrical parade, was fbonsor- ed and fourteen of South Side's prettiest girls represented the dif- ferent industries depicted on the float. The year's Work will be completed with a picnic at Riverside for the officers and chairmen. The senior class wishes to express appreciation to Mrs. Mc- Gonagill and her Workers for all that the association has done for the school. The students are particularly indebted to Mrsi. Mc- Gonagill for her ability to foresee school problems and for her sympathy and understanding in helping to solve them.