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

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l W NORMA WISE If was four years ago and yef uf seems luke only yesferday fhaf we fhe Class of l950 were frughfened freshmen regusferung for our fursf year af Soufh Sude And whaf a wonderful year uf was' One of fhe mosf memorable fhungs was fhe wun nung of fhe Iunuor champuonshup fufle by our freshman foofball feam wufh four members of fhe feam makung All Memphus Junuor Hugh Foofball Bully Russell Joe Vuckers Coffon Muller and Roberf Taclceff Of course we were lusf as proud of our cheerleaders Jean Palmer Beffy Hammond Donna Fausf and Jo Anne Black Jean was forfunafe enough also fo be an ROTC sponsor un her freshman year lf dudnf fake any of us long 'ro fund ouf fhaf fhe gurls and boys had dufferenf sfaurs and we were a luffle embarrassed when we realuzed f The class was happy fo hear fhaf Florence Waffs and Marcua Bryan won honorable menfuon un fhe Wesf Tennessee Lafun Tournamenf June and fhe close of school came af lasf and we were promofed fo fhe fenfh grade The year we fhoughf would never end was over Our nexf year was fulled wufh memorable evenfs also Soufh Sude began fo realuze we were umporfanf as we began fo demonsfrafe our falenfs Helen Skupper became famous for her arrangemenf of Memphus Blues Larry Bone and Marcua Bryan were nofuced as fwo of fhe mosf unfellugenf members of our class and Bully Joe Emmons was already becomung a baskefball perfecfuonusf The varsufy foofball feam won fhe champuonshup and Beanue Bugham Hugh Susson and several ofhers represenfed our class on fhe feam Helen Slcupper was a maloreffe durung her freshman and sophomore years and shell always remember fhe foofball game un whuch she frued fo clumb a sfeel raul ln our lunuor year we felf fhaf we were a parf of Soufh Sude The feelung uncreased when fhese members of our class were unducfed unfo fhe Nafuonal Honor So cuefy Barbara Icenberger Jean Gaufher Florence Waffs Bullue Cummungs Douglas Marsh Beffy Byrum Larry Bone Helen Benneff June Sprunger Muldred Kunney Marcua Bryan Carolyn Carofhers Johnny Ruchards and Evelyn Cross By fhus fume we were allowed fo suf un fhe audufo ruum wufh fhe senuors af all fhe auduforuum programs and dud we feel umporfanf' The baskefball feam ended fhe season wufh a fhree way fue for fhe champuonshup Bully Joe Emmons and Hugh Susson were fhe hugh pounf men Shurley Harper Gwen Ledford and Beffy Ann Hurley represenfed fhe feam as cheerleaders They cerfaunly looked cufe un fheur maroon lumpers and yellow Alfhough fhe foofball feam puonshup fufle Charlyne Horfon blouses dudnf wun fhe c am Beffye Johnson and Beffy Brock cheered fhe boys on fo vucfory Then came fhe day un 49 when were called unfo fhe auduforuum fo order our class rungs fhe very fhoughf of becomung senuors made us fe l very umporfanf Our selecfuon of fhe sensor class offucers wull always be a creduf fo us for fhey have duscharged fheur dufues well Hugh Susson was elecfed Presudenf John Lupsey Boys Vuce Presudenf Marfha Kelfner Gurls Vuce Presu denf Beffy Hammond Recordung Secrefary June Sprunger Correspondung Secrefary and Jerry Kaplan Reporfer ln I949 fhe varsufy foofball feam won fhe cham puonshup and placed four of ufs members Joe Vuclcers Wulbur Conley Beanue Bugham and Bully Russell on fhe All Memphus Foofball feam Charlyne Horfon elecfed Foofball ueen by fhe feam made a pfeffy pucfure af fhe Blund Benefuf Game These semors were unducfed unfo fhe Honor Socuefy fhus sprung Jerry Kaplan Beffy Jo Bumpas Marfha Kelf ner Charles Thompson Jamue Roberson Mary Ann Cobb Rufh Gray Edward Youngblood Ruchard Rhea Bobbye Jo Mallory and Wulbur Conley Douglas Marsh and Marcua Bryan became valeduc foruan and salufaforuan respecfuvely The baslcefball feam won fhe champuonshup and Bully Joe Emmons and Snoolcue Susson were elecfed fo fhe All Memphus feam By a vofe of fhe senuor gurls and by fhe faculfy Marfha Kelfner won fhe D A R Good Cufuzenshup Award Now we are loolcung forward fo fhe lasf days of school We are fo be graduafed af fhe mud cenfury and wull face a confused and uncerfaun world Affer four years of hugh school uf we have faken advanfage of our educafuonal opporfunufues we should be well equuppecl fo face a complex world We are fhe sfudenfs of foday and fhe cufuzens of fomorrow fhe fufure depends upon us . . I I . . r l ' Q u Q . - - I l - . . . . . 5 by ' ' l . . . . h 1 ' ' ' we ,, . . . i

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J.- WHO'S WHO ldeal Boy ........ ,...,.... H ugh Sisson Ideal Girl ,.4.,.....,...,,. ...... B eHy Hammond Mosf A+hle+ic Boy .,.... .,..,,.., W ilbur Conley Mosl Alhlelic Girl .,.... ....... B efly Paysinger Handsomesl Boy ,,,,,.... ...,.., D ennis Snider PreHies+ Girl ......... ....... C arla Beale Mosr Bashful Boy ,.,,..., .......,. W ilbur Conley Mosl Bashful Girl ...., . ....,.. Dorolhy Ginn Flirfiesf Boy ....,...... .,.....,.,....... H oward Turner Flirliesl' Girl ........., .,..........Johnnie Lou Boggiano Teacher's Boy Headache .....,.... Billy Schrimsher Teacher's Girl Headache .... Bennie Mae Kilgore Personalily Boy ,.,....,.. .... ..,..... H e nry Thompson Personalily Girl ........ .,,......... J ean Palmer Cu+es+ Boy .,.......... Henry Thompson Culesl Girl .........,.. ......... J ean Palmer Mosl Popular Boy.., ...,.... Eugene Bigham Mosf Popular Girl ..,.... .,....... J ean Palmer