Southside High School - Southerner Yearbook (Fort Smith, AR)

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Various lifestyles, ranging from collecting leaves for a biology assign ment to creating a work of art, compose the day-by-day activities of Southern Belle finalists. Nancy Jacobi lfar left panel! typlifies the char- acteristics of Miss Southern Belle, while Mary Alverson lcenterl and Liz Hanthorn lleftb endulge in their own activities as first and second runners-up, respectively. Southern Belle 37

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Nancy Jacobi takes fifth Southern Belle title Anxiety and tension sur- mounted to a suspenseful climax as the 1971 Southerner's arrival concluded a year long contest for Nliss Southern Belle, as Nancy Jacobi was announced winner. Mary Alverson, junior, and Liz Hanthorn, sophomore, were selected as first runner-up and second runner-up, respectively. Sponsored annually by the Senior Council, the Southern Belle contest began in October, as the student body voted for the first time on the 24 girls to be submitted for final judging. From this group six seniors, three juniors, and three sophomores were chosen as finalists and appeared on the council's Southern Belle calendar. Selection of the twelve fi- nalists and the final winners was performed by Gittings, the nationally known portrait and modeling studio of Neiman- Marcus in Houston, Texas. SOUTHERN BELLE FINALISTS: Front-Burns, Bennett, Hawthorn, Isophomoreslf Center-Plymale, Alverson, ljuniorslj Back-Cutting, Whitaker, Mosley, Jacobi, Jackson, Ingram, lseniorsl. 36 Southern Belle 1970 Southern Belle Nancy Jacobi

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38 Academics