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

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THE SPANISH CLUB The annual organization of the Spanish Club sponsored by Mrs Doris Dorland was held in September The purpose of the club was to make pupils familiar with Spanish htstory language liter ature and customs and to stress the importance of our relationshtp with South American countries Officers for the fall term were Fred Creasy president Milton Addington vice president Margaret Brldges secretary Z E Rutherford treasurer Vlfglnld Thurmond reporter Mar garet Vassilico program chairman Peggy Marinus social chairman Mary Ieannette Wilson art chairman ln the fall the members had a wetner roast at Mrs Dorland s home At Christmas a party was held and the play Nacimlento was dramatized Spanish games and carols were sung after which refreshments were served During the term the plays Red Riding Hood Goldilocks The Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs were enacted at meetings of the club The Spanish Club offered a prize of three dollars to the student wrlting the best essay on Why Study Spanish? Miss Eckles Miss Cashin and Mr Gnuse acted as Judges and award ed Virginia Thurmond the prize president Martha McGinnis secretary Iames Radford treasurer Richard Iohnson reporter Fred Creasy program chalrman Mary Ieannette Wilson art chairman Carol Keller and Har old Williams co chairmen of the social committee Raymond McCrory contributed a number to the Pan American Day program when he sang Alla en el Rancho Grande accompanied with his guitar LE CERCLE FRANCAIS One of the fundamental reasons for the organization of the French Club last fall was to afford opportunlty for studying cultural material France has always been in the vanguard of civilization As C1Vll1Zdl101'1 is advanced by the work of individuals it seemed fittlng to study the tives of men some of them unfortunately little known at the present day whose genius has contributed to the knowledge and uplift of the human race Lavoisler the discoverer of oxygen and the Father of Chemistry Daguerre the inventor of photography and Louis Braille the inventor of a system of reading for the blind Of course Frances heroine Ieanne d Arc was not neglected The officers for the first term were President Margaret Ann Curtis Vice President Troy Hardy Secretary Carrie Mar1nus The officers for the second term were President Troy Hardy Vice President Vivian Ieter Secretary Nancy Fowler Treasurer Carrie Marinus Each term an efficient program committee has planned programs so well balanced be tween entertainment and culture that every meeting has been eagerly anticipated 6a Officers for the spring term were: Raymond McCrory, presidentg Milton Addington, vice- T E 1. A . . , .

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GLEE CLUB The Glee Club under the direction of Miss Anna Gordon presented a Christmas Cantata The Kmg of Glory to the student body The hfty VOICS vested cho1r whrch was represen tat1ve of the ent1re Glee Club gave a splend1d performance Twenty hve Glee Club members attended the All Southern Muslc Conference at Char lotte North Carolma 1n March There they sang wlth a chorus composed of two hundred hlgh school students from the southern states In May the Glee Club sang for the General Meetmg of the Teachers at Central Htgh School FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT Wmbourne Hrclts loe Howard Betty Hamllton Norma Barner Etna Mae Storey Iean Bruso Norma Holmes Iune Collms Beverly Wrlson Roy Adams lulxan Golden BACK ROW Sam Handley Bully Lannon Vxrgmxa Allen Frances Powell Lee Crutchfxeld Kathryn Totty Emestnne Wal hams Selma Paraham Iune Emerson Carolyn I.eMay Margaret Ann Curtxs Ioe Ravanno Civ KE? 64 , , , I ' - I V - , . , 1 - ., N , . e.'wt,,f1fffry 2 . . . . , . . : I I I I I I ' K, fa

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ATHLETICS A J FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT Bruce Iohnson Manager Iohn Clark Thad Morns Bmks Terry Marlon Cook Captam Blake Boyer Billy Mzlls Wmburn Hxcks Bobby Peacock Iames Blackwell Sydney Vrck Iohn Reneau Wrllxam Carpenter Bob Stanley B111 Huber Herbert Ballentme Dougley Perry BASKETBALL South S1des basketeers gulded by the smooth pass1ng A1lMemph1s Captam Mar1on Babblt Cook tted for th1rd place honors tn the Prep League Race The Scrappers llfllSl'led the season Wlth a Credltable 500 league average Wmnlng seven and losxng seven Besldes Cook Llttle Bobby Peacock Sldney Vlck lohnny Beneau Btll Huber and Freshman Bob Stanley played lmpresstve ball ln the ttrst dlstrtct tournament South Stcle placed fourth 1n the standmg Cook and Peacock were placed on the all star team The basketball team was v1c tonous over all opponents played 1n the pre season games The team was the best team South Stde has had tn many seasons and should be a strong contender tor the tttle next year wtth the return ot Cook Beneau Peacock l-luber Stanley Carpenter and Acee on the varstty squad South Stde s B squad also made a good sho .vtng agalnst tne B teams of tne other schools The team cons sted of the lollomno players Captatn BlGCKJ ell Buchanan M rrts Terry lvl1lls Perry Clme Nolen Blanton andC ' The players loss bv oraduatton are Blake B ver lames Blackf ell Stdre Vtck Douglef Perrf Orton Blanton and Btchard Peters 66 ' 1 'F '15 1 Y' 'Y . 5 . ' wtf T te- 1 ' 4 . , 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . I I - I .. .ff - . . . . . , . 1 f 1 1 1 1 1 t , 1 L ' r ' V . A , , A . . A l .f 1 , or.. , V Y I A xv l, , , , CACM. ' A 1, ' -, ' . . A U I Cl 1 . . 1 , l I. , 1 X . .