Southwest High School - Iliad Yearbook (Clemmons, NC)

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We leave... We, the 1961 Senior Class of Southwest High School, with graduation day drawing near, do hereby submit this document as our Last Will and Testament. ARTICLE I Section I: To our dependable, loyal, and long-suffering principal, Mr. Simpson, we leave our appreciation for his helpfulness and his never-ending interest in our future. Section II: To our faithful and patient faculty we leave an ample supply of nerve pills. We hope they will help you with the rising problems next year. Section III: To our ever-loving parents we leave our heart-felt gratitude for the many sacrifices you have made for our education. Section IV: To the rising Senior Class we leave the job of keeping the school under control. Remember Juniors, next year you will be the big wheels. Section VV: To the rising Juniors we leave our lively times at the Junior-Senior Prom. Section VI: To the rising Sophomores we leave our good study habits. Section VII: To the rising Freshmen we leave our deepest sympathy. ARTICLE I HARRY PINK leaves his ability to play Tarzan and swing across a freezing stream in the middle of the winter to Rusty Talbert. How was the water, Harry? PHILLIP CRATER leaves his red ears co Robert Hepler. JIMMY WINFREY leaves his uncanny ability to stay out of ditches to Leslie Stone. JERRY TAYLOR leaves his unusually quiet and distinguished ways to Dennis White. JUDY ADCOCK, MAXINE CRIM, and JACKIE CASEY leave their super intelligence to Frank Long and Larry Sowers. VEOLA YATES generously bestows to Bonnie Boone and Darla Walker her many wonderful hours walking around ''Times Square in New York, Girls, you may have to take up dancing before you can cash in on this present. JUDY TEAGUE and MARGIE WHEELING leave their ability to keep the halls in an uproar to Carol Sweat. BILL NIFONG leaves his ability to park unnoticed in driveways (or almost unnoticed) to Mike Hauser. LINDSAY WATKINS would like to leave his position at the top of ''Fool's Hill to Bob Brewer. Keep climbing, Bob! CAROLYN TESH leaves her unforgettable pajama parties to Louise Dunn, Hilda Cleary, and Esther Cline. Watch out for that camera, girls! BILL JARVIS leaves his five day vacation from school without homework to Larry Tolbert. Stay clear of those camels (unless you're riding one!). BILLY SEALEY and TOMMY SMITH leave their nice long newspaper route, from Winston-Salem to Sparta, to Steve Blakely, Wayne Wilhelm, and Mac Weatherman. Billy and Tommy hope you enjoy those Sunday morning trips, boys. MARIE DAVIS and LINDA BODSFORD leave their outstanding ''serves in volleyball to Betty Jean Ball, Rebecca Boyer, Carolyn Bowers, and Mamie Kimel. LINDA HENNING, CHARLES ANGLIN, and ANDY BUCHANAN leave their real swinging sounds to Jane Martin and Marian Lashmit. JAMES VICKERS, DOUG JONES, GLENN RENEGAR, and THOMAS REAVIS leave to Bobby Wood, Gary Rothrock, and Bill Nelson their well-paying jobs at the grocery store. Watch out for those eggs, fellows. MIKE BEAUCHAMP leaves his job, president of the Senior Class, to Susan Reynolds, Janet Loafman, Gaynelle Martin, Leuna Garrison and Mary Dennis. Mike hopes that the five of you will be able to handle his job almost as well as he has. KATHY ESSEX, CAROL CUMBO, KATHY REYNOLDS, and ANN WHITMAN leave their neat appearance to Jeannie Shaw. MARGARET COX, BECKY DRANE, BETTY RICE, and JUDY BOLES leave their enjoyable rides in Judy's little white bug to Anita Smithers, Carol Hoots, and Brenda Bean. LINDA BERRIER, LINDA HARPER, LOUISE BOLT, GLENDA NIFONG, and LINDA DORSETT leave their ability to greet the public with a smile, even when it takes a great deal of effort, to Francis Tuttle, Sue Meadows, and Emily Ketner. KENNETH TATE and DAVID SMITH leave their outstanding dancing ability and their line'' to Robert Wishon and Robert Miller. Girls, BEWARE! TOMMY EDWARDS and FRANK HARRELSON leave their all-around athletic ability to Stuart Clinard and John Shoaf. BRENDA COLLINS leaves to Louise McBride, Sylvia Armstrong, and Patsy Jones her ability to snag a husband. CAROL RENEGAR and EDNA JAMES leave their ability to obtain such hugh sparklers to Linda Boger and Shirleen Beauchamp. PATSY SHOAF and JOYCE McGALLIARD leave their position in the National Honor Society to Philip Shelton. Keep that average up, Philip. GEORGIA MARSHALL and MIMI JONES leave their British accents and their love for tea and crumpets to Judy Lutz and Elizabeth Wolfe. JOYCE SPAINHOUR, WANDA BODSFORD, and BRENDA BODSFORD leave their combined height to Phyllis Griffith. This should come in handy, Phyllis. BILLIE JO JARVIS,GAIL BULLIN, and MARIANNE WIGGS, leave their cheering ability to Donna Davis, Carolyn Craver, and Frankie Vaught. Keep the school spirit up, girls. 44

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Jrom memories of the DEG 3 2 In the fall of 1958 the class of '61 became acquainted with Southwest High School. It was the beginning of a new and different school-life for us, but it was not too long until we all became a part of it. An important occasion during our Freshman year was the dedication of the athletic field in memory of George T. Moody. One of the highlights of the year was the Christmas Dance. This was important to us because Julia Messick, a representative of our class, was crowned as Christmas Queen. Although there were many happy occasions, our hearts were made sorrowful when Jim McMillan, one of our classmates, was taken from us. We all missed Jim and his glowing personality. In 1959 we were Sophomores! We were still underclassmen, but we were acquainted with the fact that we were high school students now. We had met many new friends and were beginning to enjoy a few of the extra-curricular activities offered to us. There were no outstanding honors bestowed upon our classmates, but we can say that we were more accustomed to high school. In our Junior year we were becoming a little more important. Georgia Marshall represented our class well as Vice - President of the Student Body. Officers of our Junior Class who did a very outstanding job were Jim Mechum, President; Judy Hardin, Secretary; Linda Nichols, Treasurer; and Lynn Harper, Carol Jean Hale, Byron Seagraves, Mimi Jones, and Sandra Ayers, Vice-Presidents. These students worked extremely hard as our Class planned and prepared the Junior- Senior Prom at the Robert E. Lee Hotel under the direction of Miss Snow, Miss Lennon, Mrs. Butner, Mrs. Shorter, and Mr. Robinson, our Junior Class sponsors. Twelve of our Junior classmates were chosen by the seniors to act as marshals for the graduation exercises. Those students who were chosen were Judy Hardin and Lindsay Watkins, Co-Chiefs; Mike Beauchamp, Vicky Brown, Clay Furches, Georgia Marshall, Jim Mechum, Julia Messick, Eddie Powell, Byron Seagraves, Ann Steelman,and Marianne Wiggs. Judy Hardin's citizenship and character were certainly revealed as she was presented the D.A.R. Award. Jackie Boyer, an outstanding wrestler, received a trophy for state championship. Jackie represented our class well in that way. Among the good things there are always some heartbreaking occasions. Wilma Adams was taken from us during our Junior year. We missed her sweet attitude and her friendly smile. 1961 finally rolled around. We were Seniors at last! Officers of our Senior class who began working on ideas for the class were President, Mike Beauchamp; Secretary, Sandra Ayers; Treasurer, Barbara Parker; Vice-Presidents, Darlene Hickman, Ann Steelman, Donald Cecil, Tommy Edwards, Byron Seagraves, and Lindsay Watkins. Two of our senior class projects were the presentation of the traditional Christmas program and the Senior class play under the direction of Miss Swaringen. Other Senior sponsors who assisted our class in every way possible were Miss Cook, Miss Farthing, Mrs. Bonnie Green, Miss Lennon, and Mr. Triplett. Barbara Parker, Marianne Wiggs, and Jo Cooksey represented our class well during our Senior year. Barbara was elected Homecoming Queen, Marianne elected as Christmas Queen, and Jo was chosen as Valentine Sweetheart. Judy Hardin was chief cheerleader and Carol Renegar was chief majorette during their Junior and Senior years. They both did an outstanding job. Those students who represented our class as student body officers were Julia Messick, President; Vicky Brown, Secretary; and Linda Nichols, Treasurer. Also Jackie Casey did a tremendous job as editor of the ILIAD, and Bill Nifong was a very successful editor of the 'Odyssey.'' These were many of the thrilling and exciting events occuring during our Senior year. Our goal was almost completed. Class Day Officers who were elected by the Senior class were Linda Nichols, Don Bowman, Testators; Judy Hardin, Byron Seagraves, Prophets; Julia Messick, Lindsay Watkins,Historians. Glenda Locklear and Bill Jarvis were elected to write the Class Poem, and Linda Henning and Andy Buchanan wrote the Class Song. A red and white carnation was chosen as the class flower, and the colors chosen were crimson and ivory. Although our high school years were coming to an end and memories of the past beganto fade, many exciting events took place. These consisted of Kids' Day, the Senior Class picnic, Baccalaureate Sermon, and last, but definitely not least, our Graduation. We were all going into different phases of life in many different places, but we all had the same goal, to be a success in life. JULIA MESSICK LINDSAY WATKINS Historians 43

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EDDIE POWELL and CLAY FURCHES leave their romantic night in front of the fireplace to Chuck Sheek and Joe Shapiro. This reminds us of the song, ''Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, DONALD CECIL and KARL STIMPSON leave their outstanding ability to speak and translate French to Karen Gunderson and Richard Harper. JO COOKSEY, LINDA NICHOLS, LYNN HARPER, and KAY HAWKINS leave their positions on the basketball team to Margaret Pilcher, Linda Smith, and Jane Voss. VICKY CONRAD and THAD REAVIS leave their enjoyable little visits with Mr. Simpson in the office to Harold Shore. JANE FOSTER and CAROL HOLDER leave their many wonderful hours doing art work to Mary Ellen Robertson. ROSALYN PRATT leaves her acting ability to Shirley Myers, Daphane Wall and Grant Green. PATSY PEGRAM and NANCY WILLIAMS leave all their unspoken thoughts to Richard Watkins and Deamie Griffith. HUGH CHEEK, BOBBY BREWER, PERRY CRAFT, and BENNY SHEETS leave their adventures in Home Economics to Ike Campbell, Charles Dunn, and Johnny Disher. MELVIN FORREST and HAL STULTZ leave their love for basketball to Fred Kimmer and Jerry Mayes. SUSAN PRATT and DON BOWMAN leave their love for chemistry to Jerry Mock. ANN MILLER and JOYCE TESH leave their positions at the teacher's desk to Sharon Pfaff. (Watch those grades!) SUE BEAUCHAMP, LINDA BRANDON, ERNESTINE BREWER, and LINDA CONRAD leave their cheerful disposition to Deanna Sprinkle, Carlton Nichols, and Ann Boyd. WAYNE FLYNN, LARRY CHILDRESS, and CLEO BECKNER leave their skill with a cue stick to Jerry Hester, Donnie Jones, and Gray Griffith. JACK TODD, C.W. COX, and CAREY FROG MOCK leave the vast amount of knowledge they have acquired at the technical school to Johnny Hoffman. CARL COOK and TOM BINKLEY leave their hot dragsters to Alan French, Bob Vogler, and Bobby Wall. Make use of the rear view mirror, boys. WAYNE HARRIS, TOMMY JOHNSON, THOMAS LAIRD, and JERRY ROBERTSON leave their high I.©. to Phillip Duggins. NANCY DAVIS and SUE ELMORE leave their unusual red hair to Nellie Clayton. JUDY HARDIN, JULIA MESSICK, and VICKY BROWN leave their beautiful harmonizing to Lonnie Maines and Ronnie Harper. DAVID PICKETT leaves his sparkling sense of humor to Larry Dull. ETHEL GRIFFITH leaves her ability to do bird imitations so well to Betty Hall. Ethel hopes Betty will become as famous in this field as she has been. MIKE QUINN leaves his amazing strength to Theon Vance. Keep eating that spinach, Theon. BYRON SEAGRAVES leaves his ability to skip class without getting caught to Jerry Loafman. FRANK TRANSOU and JANIE REICH leave their ability to go together and not crack up or break up to Snookey Everhart and Jane Crater. WOODY CORNATZER leaves his ironing ability to Larry Hicks. BUTCH HOGUE and JIM MECHUM leave their ability to please Mr. Denton to Leon Williamson. BARBARA PARKER, SANDRA AYERS, PAT LAWSON, and GLENDA LOCKLEAR leave their leisurely hours at The Mother and Daughter Store to Katherine Bailey and Diane Beckner. FRANK EVANS leaves his tremendous speed in typing to Kermit Essex. BLANCHE HOLDER, BARBARA LEVENS, and DOT NOELL leave their charming ways to Carolyn Lineberry. ROY FOSTER leaves his good looks to Tom Buck. JACKIE BOYER leaves his wrestling ability to Robert Reed. YVONNE GRANT and LINDA WATSON leave their shy ways to Beverly Snyder. BONNIE CONRAD and DARLENE CONSTABLE leave their good times at the Hi-Fi Club dances to Janie Higgins and Sharon Hughes. EDDIE CARTER and JERRY SHORE leave their ''Don Juan title to George Nifong. LACY HARRIS leaves all of his crazy times in the back of the activity bus to Jackie McKnight. WAYNE HAUSER leaves his ability to evade the law to Tommy Shore. JIM KENDRICK and HAROLD GROCE leave their physiques to Arthur Holshouser and ''Mama Bear Hauser. STEVE LEWIS and BILL HARRELL leave their many safe bus driving awards to Jerry Scott. BONNIE SINK leaves her love for playing with people's ears to Nancy Sealey. ANN STEELMAN and TONY JOHNSON leave their good physical coordination to Lynn Bailey and Archie Rothrock. THOMAS MOODY and JIM BOYD leave to Ralph Johnson the love that Miss Swaringen holds for their ideal classroom behavior. CARL F. MYERS, II, leaves his over-whelming popularity with all of the girls here at Southwest to Gwyn Riddle. HARRY VOSS leaves his good times in Florida to Roger Jones. JARVIS HUTCHENS and EUGENE STRUPE leave their love for holidays to Donald Jones. PAULETTE VESTAL leaves her good driving habits on the expressway to Vicky Conrad. All motorists, beware! KAY and FAYE REICH leave all their matching ensembles to Frances Peters and Ruby Davis. CAROL JEAN HALE and LINDA NORMAN leave their ability to catch the eye of an older boy to Karen King and Sarah Sain. DARLENE HICKMAN, CAROL JONES, and JOANN HUDSON leave their love for Senior English to Mary Martin and Cecilia Cheek. BETTY GARRETSON, ANN SMITH, NANCY PHELPS, and ZANA MENDENHALL leave their dreams of graduation to Barbara Angel and Sandra Winters. LINDA NICHOLS DON BOWMAN Testators Witnesses: Yogi Bear Boo Boo 45