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

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HIY l+1st1 lett to llglll Warne Allen R0be1t NICCIOIX HOIIIS James Adams Tommx Roebucl JQIIX Hughes Gerald Blanton felfrld Henson Reese NX ells lN0llll311 Pas NIHUIICB AtlxlIlS XXendelCofe1 Bobby Hackney John Dunlap lev Bzllx Donfilclson Tllllfl 1011 lett to llght lrank Albert Joe D.11de11 Paul Lund IOVS lett to ll C Nhxght l'l6llllllH Shfnpe lwflllllll Cook Flalllx Brewer - 1' .. . . ' .' . ' v . , . . V . - ' ., . 1 rm, Y ,. , , . ,. , 5, h 1, V , se- - ', ' -'gmg M1-. W. . . ' ' 3 f- .1 -' v, - Y ' - -. I I 1 1 1 C - 1 , z - - - - 1 .6 . . . I - ' - ' 1 - I A I 1 ' -111' - .3 5 M The South Srde H1 Y organrzed m the early part ot sprrng and set the ball rollmg for the year Othcers elected were Reese Wells prestdent Brlly Donaldson V1 e presrdent Gerald Henson secretary Norman Pas ley treasurer and Gerald Blanton chaplam At the suggestron of Mr Wrrght club sponsor the club decxded to undertake a study ot Robert s Book ot Rules as program materral an experrment pre vlously applred wlth success by the H1 Y members Future plans tor partres were br1etly drscussed The H1 Y sent two delegates to the West Tennessee H1 Y conventron at lackson Tennessee Saturday Apnl lU They were lames Adams and Tommy Roe buck lags Nzfu u When the boys from South Srde arrrved the lrrst conference was already m progress At the conference the boys dlscussed the rdeals the purposes and the work for whrch the H1 Y stands Alter the second Con ference per1od the boys were entertamed by grrls from the Iackson Hlgh School at the Flrst Baptlst Church There the Memphls boys and other v1s1t1ng boys were supphed wrth dates for that nlght The boys were then drsmrssed to meet at the Par r1sh house for a banquet Several addresses were made lncludmg the Welcom1ng address and one of our South Srde boys gave the response The conference was adjourned rn a clrcle of trrend shlp at the F1rst Baptlst Church '1 111 S-t11xPP1R 1943

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MR. and MISS SOUTH SIDE xl ,4G9V'X Helen Beeman and Robert Stokes were unanlmou ly ho en by the student body a lflr and M1 ooutn S ae C'Xk'5f Saw? SCHOOL HYGIENE The Memph1s and Shelby County Health Depart ment 1naugurated a change 1n the usual school health servrce 1n l942 wh1ch placed mator ernphasrs upon the med1cal exarn1nat1on of the boys leavtng h1gh school The eleventh and twelfth grade htgh school boy were g1ven a dental exarrnnatton by the three Health Department dentrsts The boys were later glven a complete rr1ed1cal exammahon In add1t1on to decayed te th wh1ch wa the most common defect blurred v1s1on and part1al ln the He-anng Te t Bobby Gtlbert on 1 mterested 1n havmg a good record deafness were found also All hav1ng defects were referred to therr pnvate phystctans for correchon Students wtth poor V1 ron not able to pay were re ferred to an eye pec1al1 t and glasses were prov1ded by the Tumor League 1r1 the crty The arne students fere gtven 1nd1v dual autto meter tests by the Iun1or League wh1ch also prov1ded med1cal care Ihe e nece sary All the boys were g1ven X ray exarr11nat1on tae Chet on tle nev tuber uloss mob1le UNIT All fa es found were planed under treatment the V1 1on Te M1 s Stoke IS te 1 JOTOll Lzgfll g,rr1 rnstru tor an D sur HJ FP ,' 'N Q, . ' ' X X ,Q , f ,! l , Cf ab: V' ' s ff ' CN ' 27 2 N1 xQ, I 3 .1 S t V ' A 1 ' - -. ' v r . s ' or . 9 , . s 1 t C i ' 'I A 1 A 4 C1 ' S T S F3 ln F5 st s. s ', stng . ' . lfftfzs l ry fre., yt ' s C , r d wxrr' 1-vYreQ ' ,. ,, L W ' 1 . Y

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MAY COURT Iett I IU-,lll '5lllll8X Nlusser Lulene Anderson Xhtnfla S. tlont lett to Ilglll Ivxtlnxn tlenn Betts Moon Springer Jean Lexus Helen Beelnan feltlllfle Nlmthlanrl Queen Betts Brewer fl0ll21 OShel1dan 'vlaltha Woofls Bon me Dmwlddle Rub, I-avlm Maullene Suu!-,gs and Dmolm Ilanres Sattextleld Nlanx Illfabeth Hurd 'ind NI'11tl1a Jean VIr.Mon1es Gammon MHY DHY FE TIVHL Undoubtedly the hlghllght of the school year of 1942 43 was the elaborate May Day Festlval Preslded over by Her MaJesty The Queen of May Betty Brewer blond blue eyed popular and a 1un1or and her royal court thls gala event was enloyed by every student ol South Slde Members of the royal court were Semors Helen Beeman Dorothy McMorr1es Glorra OSher1dan and Marvllene Scruggs IUDIOTS Boots Woods Ruby Tay lor Shrrley Musser Gertrude Morthland and Bonnle 5011 H L Suu D1nw1dd1e Sophomores Carlene Anderson and Freshmen lean LEWIS and Wanda Sprmger l-leadlmmg the f6Sl1Vll19S was the processlon of the queen and her royal court to the revlewlng stand Glrls from the Physrcal Educatron Classes then gave a colorful demonstratron of the act1v1t1es carned on rn gym durmg the year This was followed by a demonstranon of the boys Phys1cal Educahon actlv 1t1es and an ROTC YGVISW Conclus1on of the pro gram was the recessxonal I 11141 Nl.lf1l f'lI4l , 2 . W: V i ' V , ' Q if' 4 I 5 X Ty 1 Q ' . fb! 1 S 'V : i Y V af ...Q .. I B ' , ' 0 : .' A' . ', 'z' , , Girl: in , ' 1 2 1 , j . , v .' , . ,'. w , . . ' v v v v ', b. , b. ' T m , ' Jean Higate. J0 Ricllarfls. Mary Jones. Shirley Nowell. . . 1 , A L, ' i V H ,- ' ' ' ' V' - '.-1- - f ' ,l '12 ',t lc' v . . v ' 1 . .i' 1 1 ' Q 1 f ' 1 ' 1 1 I I L - - , 1 1 - , 1 , . .' 'yn Sun-t mt rm, ' K 1 - A-