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

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, 65- ry SCRAPPER Accomplishments of the Undergraduates During 1938 many of the undergraduates have distinguished themselves by their achievements. At the beginning of the school t-erm of '38 a new paper made it appearance, sponsored by the Latin Club. Edith Wright and Jack Taylor, two sophomores, were the editors of the 'l'S. P. Q. R. Echo which was a very successful Lain paper. Jack Flack, another junior, played outstanding football in the position of quarterback. His swiftness of foot, and ability to out- wit his opponents 'gave our team the advantage over some of the other schools. He was selected for both Commercial Appeal and the Press-Scimitar All-Memphis teams. At the annual football banquet, Thomas Nolen was elected captain of the football team for '39. Under his capable leadership and with the excellent material available on the squad, that team should really go places. Frances Scott won the city-wide free throw contest for juuior girls In the the finals she defeated Hollywood, Dave Wells, Peabody, DeSoto and Ernest Adams. Scotty turned in twenty baskets out of twenty-five trials. Hugh Essary won the championship in the Memphis Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament in the Welterweight division. Hugh is also a valuable member of ,the football team. Many students have been outstanding in their scholastic achievements. Juniors: Frances Craddock, Pearl Davis, Peggy Irvin, Elizabeth Jetter, Annie Katz, Eloise Moxley, Charles Mueller, Dorothy South. Sophomores: Louises Allen, Paul Boyer, Judy Cour, Betty J. Kaiser, Iola Norvell, Jack Tayor, Edith Wright. Freshmen ' Roberline Allen, Margaret Bridges Edith Johnson, Beverly Levin and Helen Overton. - Quack! quack I says Sam Koen, our Dona-ld Duck with a southern accent. Sam is in the tenth grade and has already become well-known for his imitation of Donald Duck. Elizabeth Jetter, placed first in the girls' division of the Mid- South competition sponsored by Tony Wons. Miss J etter has been acclaimed by many as one of the outstanding violinists of the coun- try. Sammy Berzansky is the paperweight winner in the Memphis Golden Gloves tournament. He is a freshman but has already made a place for himself at South Side. Emmet Ellis, a junior, Won first prize in the City Beautiful birdhouse contest. His winning house is a double wren-house made of one-half inch cypress logs. These are a few of the many South Siders of whom we expect to hear more of in the future. Y

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The SCRAPPER Q5 Track This year South Side's track team did not make such a brilliant showing but nevertheless the Red and Gold showed the fighting spirit. The track team this year was the first one at South Side for the last three years and, of course, was inexperienced. But we are not the kind to alibi and we can only say to watch us go next year. The team consisted of the following: Ralph Keltner, Jack Flack, Joe Warlick, Vaughn Short, Marion Frances, Eugene Cical- la, Hugh Jenkins, Marvin Murvin, and Jam-es Cobb. Probably the best record was made by Bones Keltner who participated in the West Tennessee meet and qualified for the state meet as he placed fourth in the high hurdles. Although the team did not win they were in there fighting all the time. 102 Boxing ,Under the guidance of Captain Hugh Essary, the Scrapper boxing team finished third in the Prep Tournament, led only by Tech and Humes. In the first fights the Scrappers had five contenders. Every contender was victorious. This put the Scrappers into the semi- finals leading all other schools. Here the Scrappers did not do so well, but even with these losses the Scrappers entered the finals still a strong contender for the crown. In the finals the Scrappers had five fighters. Of these only two were victorious. Captain Hugh Essary and little Sammy Berzansky were victorious in their respective weights. Both of these boys were Golden Glove Champ- ions also. Other boys who received letters are John Perry, Jack Flack, Bob Shelton, Woodard Harrison, Jack Young. SOI Softball Another softball season has come and gone, leaving the South Side girls in second place for their third consecutive year. With four victories and two defeats, the Scrapperettes showed a great deal of improvement over their last year's team. Frances Scott, better known to all of you softball fans as Scotty was up to her regular tricks in the pitcher's box. The girls boasted several out- standing fielders, a good infield, and a number of reliable hitters. The team was one of the strongest in the league this year and they are looking forward to championship next year, as eleven of the twelveletter girls will be back. Girls who were awarded letters are: Hazel McMurray, catch, Frances Scott, pitch, Mattie Fowinkie, first base, Fern Arnett, second base, Elma Battistelli, third base, Betty Johnson, short stop, Carlene Hood, little short stop, Mabel Rogers, Frances Foger- ty, Elizabeth Bridges, Charlene Dayton, Avonne LaCook, outiield- ers. Results: South Side 11, Sacred Heart' 5, South Side 18, Mes- sick 4, Tech 13, South Side 11, South Side 110, Sacred Heart 4, Messick, default, Tech 11, South Side 2.

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The SCRAPPER 67 CLASS OF JANUARY '39 Blankenship, Leroy Carpenter, Harvey Carpenter, James Cross, Ben Crutchfield, James Flack, Jack Golightly, Roy Lingo, W, C. Maclin, Herman Nolen, Thomas Nunnally, Alfred Perry, John Roberts, Nelson Smith, Paul Billings, Sara Binkley, Josephine Cox, Sarah Grider, Virginia Mills, Rosalie Roberis, Doris Stubblefield, Emily South, Dorothy Acree, Helen Arnette, Fern Barelay, Mary Pauline Barrow, Willodene Basden, Merle Baskin, Sadie Battisfella, Elma Beckett, Helen Bellott, Melvin Belote, Earl Belton, Opal Bernstein, Elsie Berzansky, Sol Biggs, Norma Blanton, Jewell Bowman, Wanda Brannon, Clara Bridges, Mar'ha Brim, Mary Bryant, Sam Buchanan, John Burke, Adelaide Butler, Bennye Butts, Juanita Carwile, Virginia Cassidy, Oakley Choate, Louise Cicalla, Eugene Clark. Florence Clark, Gertrude Clark, Lucille Cobb, James Collins, James Connor, J. P. Cook, Earl Copeland, Margaret ao: J UN IORS Cosby, Elizabeth Courtney, Willigm Cox, Ma1'y C1'addock, Frances Creasy, Vernon Davis, Pearle Dayton, Charlene Demetriou, Alvin Demetrio, Edwin Dew, Gloria Dittman, Doris Dixon, William Drake, Eugene Drashman, Anita Duerling, Karl Ellis, Emmett Ellis, Francis Essary, Hugh Eubanks, Louis Farino, Phil Ferrell, Bufford Fisher, Henry Fletcher, Roland Francis, Owne ' Franks, Mary Elizabeth George, Juanice Gipson, Robert Glascock, Kathleen Glover, Beatrice Greathouse, Martha Green, Melba Green, Tommie Greene, Margaret Gregory, Nancy Griggs, Dorothy Vernon Gunter, Mary Margaret Hall, Dorothy Harrington, Clifford Ha1'rison, Woodard Harris, Frances Harper, Ina Dell Harper, Sammie Hastings, Mary E. Hawks, Winston Hazel, Ralph Hamil, Eddie May Herr, Doris Hodges, Alvin Hood, Carlene Horne, Lucille Patrick, Houston Irwin, Peggy Ivy, Sarah Frances Jackson, Lillian Jenkins, Hugh Jetter, Elizabeth Johnson, Juanita Jones, Beatrice Jones, Ruth Katz, Annie Keltner, Ralph Kemsey, Frank Kent, Jeane Klibanoff, Fred Knopp, Lawrence LaCook, Jeanelle Lamar, Clyde Laster, M. C. Lawson, Dorothy Leatherwood, Curtis Lovejoy, Margaret Lovell, Cylde