Spartanburg High School - Spartana Yearbook (Spartanburg, SC)

Text from Pages 1 - 128 of the 1938 volume:

Sx Libris he Scribbl ♦ ♦ “All the World’s a Stage” ♦ ♦ Published By Students Of The Spartanburg High School Spartanburg, S. C, RIBBL 2 foreword The curtain has fallen on the first act. Spectators are applauding the performers who have done their scenes well. Prompters and directors are looking on with interested eyes. There is a murmur in the audience as comments are exchanged on what has taken place on the stage. Back-stage the actors and actresses eagerly and breathlessly await the rise of the curtain on the second act. On with the show. Two Contents THE SCHOOL THE CLASSES ACTIVITIES ATHLETICS FEATURES dedication to (fJYtiss Lillian Qaldwell who, throughout her jew years here, has wrought many Measurable changes, not only in the feld of dramatics, but in the spontaneous attitude among the students, the Annual staff with devotion and sincerity dedicates this volume. •'our ( 3he School “They Have Their Entrances” NINTH GRADE HISTORY CLASS STUDIES EUROPE MECHANICAL DRAWING CLASS MAKES DESIGNS Six CHEMISTRY CLASS PERFORMS EXPERIMENT CLOTHING CLASS WORKS ON APRONS Seven Dr. Frank Evans Superintendent Emeritus oj the Spartanburg City Schools Ten Eleven M. B. Wilson, Jr. Spencer M. Rice ... Mrs. J. Temple Ligon Faculty DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH John Oils Miss Lucile Bowers Miss Elise Carlisle John Carrington L. Moffitt Cecil, Jr. Nicholas Hohhs Mrs. E. C. Hunter M iss Beulah Johnson Miss Agnes Mansfield Miss Artie M. Ready Miss Amelia Sanders Mrs. J. M. Wallace Mrs. Kate Williams ............................ Principal ....Assistant Principal and Treasurer ...................Dean and Registrar DEPARTMENT OE MATHEMATICS Miss Lily T. Robertson M iss Daisy Allen Miss Lily Mae Werts Miss Eloisc DuPre M iss Allene Gaston Miss Ella Poats Miss Gladys Stilwell Miss Tecoa Stone Miss Harriette Tennent Mrs. Mary L. Wideman T welvt DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE M iss Madge Rudd Mis® Mary Daniel Mrs. Edna May DeLorme L. L. Dunlap Mrs. J. 0. Erwin M iss Beatrice Lee Mrs. C. C. Norton DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY M iss Julia Brice Gilbert Cox Mrs. Jeanette Freeman Miss Annie Gentry Mrs. C. I). Guess Mrs. R. L. Hallman Mrs. Ruth F. King Miss Constance Robertson T. F. Wright, Jr. DEPARTMENT OF LATIN M iss Mattie Joyce Howell Mrs. Louise S. Pettis DEPT. OF FRENCH AND SPANISH M iss Helen Begg Mrs. Victoria Kerr Miss Emily King INDUSTRIAL ARTS Marvin Self James M. Smith COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT M iss Eva Rushton Miss Perrin Cudd Walter Foster Miss Gladys Mullinax Miss Jessie Rushton D1VERSIFI ED OCCl PATIONS S. W. Nicholson HOME ECONOMICS Miss Italia Martin M iss Dorothy Tolbert PHYSICAL EDUCATION H. R. Dobson Miss Marjorie Landru Gilbert Cox MUSIC Vernon A. Bouknight SPEECH AND DRAMATICS M iss Lillian Caldwell ART DEPARTMENT Miss Margaret Law-Miss Maria Donkle LIBRARY Miss Olive Branch CAFETERIA Miss Sara Kathryn Hudgens Thirteen OFFICERS OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL President ...............................................................................Howard Ezell Vice-President ...........................................................Alice Glominski Secretary-Treasurer ......................................................................Emily Gentry President of Senior Class ................................................John Ballencer The Student Council ‘The purpose of this organization shall he to unify the interests of the student body and to develop a better school spirit.” In this, its second year, the council did much to further the realization of this purpose. The 1937-38 school term marked the real beginning of the work of our Student Council in serving the students and the school. The preliminary work of drawing up a constitution and otherwise laying a strong foundation for the years to come was efficiently effected by last year’s council. It remained for the members this year to begin the actual work and to give the organization a reputation for efficiency and non-partisan service. And the work was well done. The students and the faculty alike recognize in these fifty-four earnest council members a group willing to do its best to promote the welfare of the school. Realizing the need for some medium by which to convey the ideas and wishes of 1750 students to the authorities, and know ing the need'for some means by which to mold these students into a unified body, the faculty and the students instituted the council to bring about these desired results. This organization proved itself to be a collecting ground for student opinion and gave the students a sense of responsibility and instilled in them a deeper interest in the affairs of their school—that interest which makes for a happy, well-rounded student body. “In unity there is strength.” Fourteen Oreent Burned Aiui«u 5 Bridge D.FirtcL J H.Cecil Niel , ICicta 'ftox. CrtW Bremer Young %obb ‘TU.Fiach, Costas Scr uqqt Micftob Tou ccy Blanton. TUunviU Murph J.GlomUtiKi WttcJwll UendU� ufer S. H. S. STUDENT COUNCIL SRIBBL 2 Wood Stoatv Baraeti Faqe Hiller Tiasley Brown R Cecil Poller Hodqe |- ' r Tf fv Sumner }fill Reese Smiths Cobb S. H. S. STUDENT COUNCIL Sixteen Alma Mater On through years of fame and glory, Shrined in memories new and old. Proudly stands our Alma Mater, Loved by hearts as pure as gold. Mingled with a true devotion. Thoughts of love shall ever be In our hearts, dear Alma Mater, As we sing our praise of thee. On through life thy spirit lingers, Guiding us where'er we be; Loyal hearts will always echo “Alma Mater, hail to thee! Chorus May thy motto always guide us, “Fac et Spera” must prevail! Hail to thee, our Alma Mater, Dear old Spartan High School, hail! Eighteen President Vice-President Secretary • . ■ Treasurer . . . Senior Class Officers .................................John Ballenger .................................Missouri Stone ....................................Jack Kinard .................................Mary Abernathy Nineteen Twenty Man rll rthur John Ballender Margaret Bank ( I mi Barksdale r 11it• krllnmrr Janie- Berknell Al ie Bennett Fred Harwell Twenty-one Tiventy-tico Twenty three Twenty-four Twenty-five T tvenly-six Tuenty-seven T wenty-eight Les� U r Kledgr I r« d Llia A F ranees l)uk« Law hpps Ro Dunagin IL L. Diiih an Twenty-nine Thirty Gertrude Fortune Elizabeth Fitzgerald Douglas Finch irginia Franklin l____m Walter Foster Helen F'ratk Thirty-one Thirty-two I Thirty-three Thirty-four Margaret Herring 11 M I I (.harl - lin k irginia Hawkim Tommv Hawkins Gwendoiwi Hendrix Thirty-five Hill 11oIIntI IuIhm Hornshv lar Jo Holley Marvin Holt Kmorv Hughes Ina I loll,, ..ok (.lara Mae Hopper John 11 T hirty-six Thirty-seven rifSp-Xjm X Thirty-nine HP . Man B. Lewis Pol In l.igon ilmu Lofkman - Ncl'Oii Lin«L«� Forty-one Forty’two Forty-three Forty-four Forty-fur Forty-six Forty-seven Malcolm ht alv Annie Shrrbcrt aiolxii 111 illi mm mm lintha kifinrr I’.lla Neil Scott K«lvll� r Smith Katherine mith Forty-eight Forty-nine Fifty Fifty-one Fifty-two Lvelvn West Louise W ebber Louie White white rutice W hitc I awrei v jk m W'allure Whitlock Fov Whitlock Rebecca Wilburn Fifty-three Fifty-four Fifty-five Class History Will you step into this taxi? There’s going to he a swell play tonight called the “Antics of the Class of ’38.” You really can't afford to miss it. Here we are weaving in and out of traffic, and now' we skid to a stop in front of the theatre. We elbow our way through the surging crowds who have come to preview the master production of the year, and push on to the box reserved for us first-nighters. Whew, we just made it. Hardly time left to glance at the program. What’s this? A four act farce. (Ain’t it the truth). Oops, there goes the curtain on this magnificent dilineation, this stupendous production, this dynamic inellerdrammer. Prologue As if already realizing the foreordained super-intelligence of the class of ’38, the Dramatic Club, the Beta Cluh. and the Choral Society are formed to care for the diversified peregrinations of the newcomers. Mr. M. B. Wilson becomes the principal upon the promotion of Mr. L. W. Jenkins to the position of superintendent of the city schools. Amazing are the findings of J. Rutherford Pendouspuss, noted statistician, who declares after a thorough survey, that the intelligence quota of the average student was noticeably increased due to the coming of the unusual class. ACT I Scene I As the applause dies out, we see a mob of pop eyed freshmen wandering around the strange corridors seeking in vain to locate their elusive home rooms. This momentous undertaking having been accomplished, affairs proceed more or less tranquilly until the actors sink into the mire of their first examinations, said exams marking the beginning of a long process of weeding them out. As if to console them, at Thanksgiving the Dramatic club presents the “Sojourners.” Scene II Christmas holidays coming to a lamented end, we see the freshmen settling down to serious work. Many regrets follow the departure of Miss Mildred Rudd as the girls’ athletic instructor, but she is capably replaced by Miss Landru. Upon the advent of spring many activities blossom which require the immediate attention of the players. First to enter the scene is the Princeton Glee Club, followed by the production “Macbeth.” Next, the Choral society appears in the spotlight with “May, the Maiden” in a flower garden a la gymnasium. The curtain rings down as our heroes watch with anticipation the graduation of the senior class, cherishing the fond vision when they too will ascend the heights and receive their bit of parchment. ACT II Scene I To our amazement our characters are again wandering around bewilderedly. Oh. we catch on. The scenery has all been repainted into the latest shades in an attempt to soothe the sad senses of the sportive studes into sensible studying. They return from the holidays to an atmosphere invaded with snows and cowboy melodies which tend to lighten the heavy burden of daily lessons. Well, well, what are those boys doing running all about the place? Ah, we see, that’s the basketball team winning the state championship for the sixth time. Everything sails on smoothly ’til spring rolls around again and with it the Dramatic club’s Shakespearean festival which includes shortened versions of “Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “As You Like It.” A little later the high-light of the sophomore year struts upon the stage, that much-talked-about carnival, with its side-shows, its gala streamers, its souvenirs, refreshments, and feature attractions. This act, too, comes to a finis with girls in white evening dresses and boys in dark coats receiving with thankful hearts and minds their parchments. During the intermission we gather up our wraps and seek refreshments, feeling that we are surely in dire need of some, after viewing a play which recalled so vividly our child-hood days. In the lobby we meet and converse with many old acquaintances until the time for the third act sends us back to our box. ACT III Scene “And, folks, when Pm elected there’ll be corn in every crib, etc.,” comes a voice from the Fifty-six tage. Say, are we hearing things? Oh, no, it is a campaign speech, as right before our eyes a student Council appears bedecked in etiiciency plus. As the spotlight turns upon a group arrayed in all the sartorial elegance ol the ‘60V, we see a magnincient play, Atcott’s Little Women,” unfold right in lull view. All hail the new year with its numerous events. The days are filled to the brim by all manner of activities. The science clubs make their first appearance on the plattorm with a liquid air demonstration, then with the Venetian Glass-blowers. Again another organization invades the school. This time it is the Hi-Y, a club for hoys. As June approaches the Press Convention and the Scribbler banquet pass in swill succession, and our heroes are lost in the rush, bay, what are those actors so nervous and hgity about. Oh. 1 know, they’re on the verge of becoming seniors, and are acquiring those peculiar traits which belong exclusively to the forth-coming graduates, but helore we see them enjoying undeserved bliss, the intervention between acts marks the passing of the summer months. ACT IV Scene I At last the finale is reached. The curtain rises to disclose our characters running about the halls undignifiedly and taking possession of the school in hordes. They attempt to carry on the good work started by our predecessors and early in the fall we find them electing the olficers of the Student Council for the second time. Joy reigns upon the stage and the full-fledged seniors make the most of their opportunities. Stranger than fiction are the antics of the players this act. Scurrying hither ami yon, some are skidding 'round comers with pencils and yellow sheets of paper, others are forever blowing some kind of musical instruments, while still other students have gone dramatic in a big way. S. H. S. has offered a number of new courses to the student body this year and our present-day seniors certainly opened the door when opportunity rang the bell. Christmas holidays are hailed with shouts of glee and a glorious week is spent doing exactly as they pleased. The wheels of education start turning again. Tempus fugit and during its process of fugiting new clubs are organized by zealous pupils. The Pegasus club, for the lofty-souled poetry readers, the D. O. club, for members of the diversified occupation course, and the Delta Pi, for master mathematicians. Once more we see the Dramatic club staging its first production of the year, The Ivory Door. The Wofford Glee club pays a visit to the school and delights the audience with its varied musical numbers (particularly the swing). Suddenly a great shout is heard from the stage. A lady in the third row faints and is carried out by a sympathetic crowd. Nicholas Hobbs, a former teacher at Spartan Hi hobbles out after them on his crutches. Mr. Hobbs was forced to retire from his position at the school because of the increasing attacks of lumbago. After the audience subsides the cause of all the confusion is discovered. There were to be no second term exams! Everything happens at once toward the end. The South Carolina Press Convention, the Beta club convention, another play. Fashion, proms, and banquets crowd each other in the succeeding days. Scene II An alarum sounds off-stage and we discover our actors regaly arrayed in caps and gowns and gratefully receiving their sheepskins. The poor creatures are terrifically uncomfortable in their graduation gowns, hut no complaints are made because it only happens once in a lifetime. Proud mamas and papas suffer untold agonies sitting in those hard seats, but they, too. forget about this in happily watching their offspring quituate. After this solemn and impressive ceremony the graduates cast aside their caps and gowns and don more festive attire for the dance. The world lies before them, but first they have one last fling together. In the next morning’s paper we read where one eminent critic has ably compared the stages of the development of the Class of ’38 to the four processes in the making of limberger cheese. He says: “The first or initial stage in the advancement (of the cheese of course) is the milk, which may be compared to the wishy-washy freshmen whose ideas are liquid, or subject to change, and w’hose mind has as yet no definite current of thought. The second, or curdling, period parallels remarkably the dizzy sophomore, in whose mind some definite organisms, commonly called “brains,” are beginning to form. The curdled state depicts the hectic, wild mode of sophomore life. To proceed further, the newly-formed cheese resembles the junior who is beginning to realize his possibilities and to acquire some definite form and taste. The crowning point of the achievement of both the cheese and the student is, the time when they have become strong and powerful, and have won the respect of less important personages insofar as to keep them at a safe distance.” PEGGY CLARK HOWARD EZELL Fifty-seven Class Prophecy New York Hour by Hour New York, June 6. 1948—Here is your wandering Mad-halten reporter back again today with additional dots and dashes of the latest dope concerning the twinkling celebrities of my New York. So let's jump on the “Manhatten Merry-Go Round'’ and see the glowing lights of the big town from a wooden horse. Music Box Theatre: John Ronnie” Ballenger, matinee idol of Yankeedom, opened last night at tin M. B. in Lighth Heaven, co-starring Sara Boyd, Gary Thomas, Joanna Finkelstein and Louie White head the colorful supporting cast. The production was authored by Gertrude Hunt and Hazel Hutto. Astronomical research for the play was conducted by Marvin Holt, Janie Lanford and irginia Laurens. International Casino: Eugenia Jennings and Frances White, Goodwill Ambassadors of Ger-niitaly. and Betty Isom, Martha Grier and Mary Louise Hodge, three of the Gay White Way's belter glad-ragged women, are ringsiding with top-hatters Perry Macomson and Howard Bissell. Virginia Layton, whose sensational rise to tonsil stardom rivals that of Martha Raye’s, is “torching Robert Jennings’ latest score Roebuck Rhythm.” Madison Square Garden: Track night at the garden—Cinder stars William “Bull” Murph, Charlie Hicks, Bud” Burnett, Grady Culbertson and Lawrence Graves are competing for national oval honors. In Braddock's Corner: Coach Doug Finch and his crew of New York Crimsons, famous swine skin squad, are rocking-it in one of the town's brightest nooks. Chinning with Doug are sportsmen Asbury Neely. A. B. Sanders, Oscar Snyder. Gus Hempley and Gene W'rightson. Howard Ezell, popular sports kollumist, addressed the aggregation. Central Airport: Thousands of New Yawkers jammed the air terminal this afternoon awaiting the return of the four L. S. Army rocketeers, Rhodes Cantrell, Emory Hughes, Billy Cecil and Ralph Metis who made a trip to Mars in Lester Eledge’s newly designed rocket plane two weeks ago. Prentiss Vaughan, star fotographer of the New York Spartan, was lucky enough to scoop the town with exclusive pictures of the rocketmen. Among the mob that crowded the runways at the terminus were Kirby Able. Archie Beckelheimer, Mary Nell Arthur, Alsie Bennett, Kirk Neely, Ray and Roy Parker, DeViolet Parks, Bessie Mae Petty, G. H. Prill, Opal Garrett, Helen Gault. Marion Ginn. Clara Mae Hopper and Marion Harbuck. Ylacy’s: Dropped in to see my former high school chum Earl Sinack at the metropolis’s largest department store. Earl is head-booker of the firm. On the way to his office 1 saw Wallace ‘‘Nosox” Whitlock selling men’s hosiery and Ruth Watson, Miriam Anderson. Minnie Lee Bullington, and Annie Ruth Riddle clerking. Robert Phillips and Hugh Prather were decorating the mezzanine floor. Among the shoppers were Evelyn Amos, Catherine Brown, Allene Eubanks and Elizabeth Fitzgerald. Central Park: Fred Elias originator of The Mongolian,” dance craze sweeping the burg, was looking at the rare and beautiful FoolLrd. James Becknell. adventurer who made the trip to Africa to capture the monstrosity, was relating his experiences on the Dark Continent to Fred. Gentry Harris, noted snakeologist, walked up with his Cobraswald coiled around his arm. In the curious crowd of onlookers wre Anne Berry. Mary Louise Boggs, Hallie Brock. Charlotte Browne, Kathleen Bryson, Rebecca Casey, Flovd Chapman. Sdlie Mae Coggins, Nan Eubanks, Billy Eze'l. and twin deacons of Rivers de Drive Church, Margaret and Marvin Faux, and Earl and Frank Ezell. On the “L”: Handed Foy Whitlock mv ticket for the elevated ride and took a sent beside Dr. Sam Christopher and nurse Eleanor Com. Others taking a joy ride were famous swimmers Fifty-eight Boyce Bomar and Jeff Painter; statisticians Gwen Hendrix and Sara Pearson, Felix Harris, Mary Jo Holley. Tommy Hawkins, goiters Albert Hill. Jesse Franklin Cleveland and Billy Jackson; engineers Fred Bagwell, and Robert Jaudon; Ida Moss, Marjorie Ye Haun, Halsey Thompson and sailors Elzie Wisham and Gene Hastings. Radio City: Dropped in today to tune in on the inauguration of “World News” starring commentators Jesse Wood and Collette Jeffords, and sponsored by the Thomas Woodworth Hunky Do-Nut Company. Scattered in the audience were James Griffith, Annie Laura Harbison. Nelson Lindsey, Rebecca McCracken, Louise Long, Elizabeth Pilgrim and Harry Williams. New York Journal: Paid a brief visit to the Spartans biggest news rival this afternoon to have a chat with Peggy Clark, whose daily kollum, “Help in Love.” is featured in 2431 sheets from Rome to Roebuck. Peggy was violently pounding a typewriter and talking to Randolph Bradford, circulation manager, when I sauntered up. Also among the keyboard maniacs was literary editor Rachel Henson. Jack Kinard. author of the veddy funny strip. “Miggs and Jaggie,” was sketching at his desk in a far flung comer of the office. Hill Billy Casino: Was shown to a front line table by head waiter George Layton. My regular man-at-arms, Verlyn Tollison. had been promoted to waiter-captain and was standing by the orchestra gayly bedecked in gold-brick. Entertainment for the evening was centered on Frank Caldwell, who brought down the roof with his ‘‘Hayloft Stomp,” new dancemania. that has got Broadway slap-happy. Among the ringsiders were Mary Abernathy, Glen Barksdale. Naomi Clark. Virgil Foster, Walter Foster. Frances Givens, Rome Gowan. George Box. Juanita Clarke. Christine Condrey, Smith Crow. Hick Galloway, Ruth Gregory. Bill Holbert, James Humphries, Rupert Jamison, Evelyn Lister, Lucile McAbee and the million dollar shoe string heiress, Wilma Lockman. Coney Island: Bought a hot dog from George Williams and watched surf-bathers Jo Carolyn Willis, Lawrence White, Evelyn West and Virginia Hawkins splash about in the foam. Much against my constitution. I was persuaded to take a ride on the roller coaster with Louise Webber. James Walden, Myrtle Brockman. Frances Dukes, Garmer Jordan. Helen Lancaster, Arthur Hammond and Katherine Jett. National Educators’ Convention: Today’s meeting was opened with an address by Prof. J. P. Johnson, author of “How to Feed Your Dog.” Other speakers on the program were George O’Dell. District Attorney Henry Cecil, Gene Bremer, Emily Gentry', Nell Cubitt and Congresswoman Medora May. Among the teachers attending the meet were Cirolyn Anderson. Margaret Banks. Elizabeth Bridges, Margaret Blackwood, Dorothy Cunningham, Carv Isley. J. H. McMillin. John Miller. Emily Rash, Bertha Skinner, Maurice Wall. Missouri Stone. Eugene Vaughn. Ruth Wingo and Willie Ruth Sutherland. Metropolitan Opera: “So Violent the Violet.” popular operatic production by Annie Ruth Burnett and Marcia Parrish, ran into the twenty-sixth consecutive performance last night. The stars of the high-tone-tune-twister are Virginia Godwin. Rebecca Wilburn, and Mary Price. Anna Airheart’s ballet number has much orb appeal. In the audience were land scape gardners Naomi Allen. Ruby Laws and Margaret Herring: Ina Holbrook. Mae Jennings. Robert Johnson, Rachel Jennings. Pearl Kellv. Rubv Jennings. Lydie Mae Johnson. Albert Lefler, Mary B. L wis, Frances Loyless and Rose Mary McDowell. Times Square: Bumped into Annetta Wilson. Eunice Andrews. Sarah Wallace. Man Greene. Velma Wolfe. Eminala Young and Jane Moss, secretaries, leaving work from the n«w 150 storv office building designed by architects Jack Creighton and Rachel Tinsley. Staring at the mammoth George Reeves Chewing Gum Company sign on the square were cinemak -U artists Marion Clary and Edith Deaton. Out-of-towners L. M. Davenport. Roy Dunagin, R. L. Duncan. Golding Easier, Marv Louise Sanford. Edythe Smith and Willodene Weathers were buying ticket for Nelson Eddv’s latest silver screener. Eddy’s new press agent. Joy Gaddy, was chatting with him under the giant marquee of the theatre. Fifth Avenue Bus: Law Epps, famous criminal lawver. was taking in the metropolitan scenery from the top deck of one of James LeMaster’s newlv invented “Busmobiles.” Al«o viewing New Yawk were William Goodwin, Eleanor Greene, publisher John Hughes. Ruth Lee F. telle Lytle. Geddes Moore, Kathryn Nesbitt, Marian W'atson. Annie Wingo and Frances Templeton. Little Theatre Off Times Square: Elgin Reid, manager of the world famous theatre, was viciously gnawing a piece of gum while watching the full moon rise gently over the Manhattan skyline. Reid tells me that the swell modernistic interior decorating of the building was done by the Mel’s foremost paper-hanger. Annie Lou Kendrick. Went inside to view the play and sat down beside Frances DeYoung, Doug Dominey, Frances Cothran, Brandon Taylor and Wendell Tiller. 42nd Street: Ran into members of the Camp Addarondax in town buying supplies for the “best camp east of the Rockies ' Gertrude Fortune, camp guide, was making a vain effort to show off New Yawk City to Ruth Galloway, Mabel Hornsby, Polly Ligon, Louise Poole, Elaine Steadman. Lila Williams. Margaret Blackwell, Myra Bradey, Margaret Cooksey, Frances Davis and Carolyn Smith, camp dietician. Window shopping on the avenue were Isabella Wilson and Betty Overstreet, Vogue Editors; Frances Pettit. Margaret Owens, Frances Randall, and Clarice Padgett. Ruby Tollison, Morris Springfield, and Jane Sondley were standing on the curb reading the huge “Try Trakas’ Tangerines” sign. Jones, Jones, Jones Three Ring Circus: (Motto: A Jones in every ring.) The sensational three ring circus owned exclusively by the Jones Boys and Girl opened last eve in the N. Y. Hippodrome before a record-breaking attendance of all time of 10 people—not including performers, 8. Trapeze Artist Ix uis Crawley was swinging high off the big top holding me simply spellbound. W'illiam Thorne, a star popcorn and hot dog vendor, was distributing his wares amongst the hungry audience while Elizabeth Thomas, Myrtle Stephens, Virginia Smith and James Reel spun around the middle ring on bare-back horses . . . How Thrilling! . . . Big game hunter Roy Brown stood in his cage cracking his whip at a mob of snarling cats—kitty cats from Korea. Ada Cooper, tight rope walker, was performing her daring act while spectators Bryman Suttle, Margaret Rickman, Mildred Russell. Ella Neil Scott, Malcolm Shealy, Annie Sherbert, Katherine Smith, Marshall Moore, Jean Blake and Helen Frady watched in open-mouthed amazement. And so. munching a handful of peanuts and packing my bag in unison. Pm all ready to hit the watery trail for European coastal plains. Vacation time: Am going to skip town for a fortnight or so and make an effort to “see the world.” Not that Pm tired of the brass-horn that is Broadway, but 1 just decided that the kollumist as well as the kollum needs a bit of a rest. France is our destination, as it is that of James Crook, noted lecturer: Dorothy Yarbrough, Halliburton’s successor; and Lucretia Trimmier. Crowding the gangplank and the sides are hundreds of travelers, among them Charles Spears and Nancy Boatwright, art students Franceward bound; Nancy Cleveland, horsewoman; Gerald Meyerson. clothier; Joe Collins, musician; Virgnia Franklin going to Paris to attend the ’48 fashion shows; Vlartine Watson. Latin professor at Vassar; Mary Willis and J. H. Burnett. So until we meet again this is your old kullumist bidding you adieu. pleasant dreams. happy holidays and auf wiedersehn. Josephine McWhorter TOM HAMRICK Sixty s SMBBLEPa Class Will “All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players.”—Shakespeare. Thus, knowing this to he our last curtain call, we the class of 38 do hereby make, publish and declare our last will and testament. ARTICLE I Section 1. To Mr. Wilson, we leave the satisfaction of having successfully (ahem) directed the education of 288 prodigies throughout our peregrinations for four turbulent years. Section 2. To the faculty we leave our sincerest gratitude for their noble efforts toward increasing the wrinkles in our unyielding brains and sincere regret if we have increased the number in their faces. Section 3. To Mr. Rice we leave the suggestion that he appoint a staff for his daily announcement sheet and many thanks for the diversion. Section 4. We, Miss Hudgens’ favorite class, leave our favoritism to her, our favorite dieter-cafeteria director. ARTICLE II Section 1. To the entire school we, with the aid of the Student Council, leave four charming sponsors and a newly-equipped band. Section 2. To the juniors we leave the honor of following such a distinguished senior class and hope they prove themselves worthy of this privilege. Section 3. To the sophomores we leave a set of usetul books including: How to be the Life of the Party, Helpful Hints on Keeping Your Head Out of the Clouds, and 5000 Non-stale Jokes. Section 4. To the freshmen we leave the hope that they graduate in 1941. ARTICLE III Personal: . . . „ Carolyn Smith and Thomas Woodworth leave their talent in I it-tat-lo to anyone needing such. Gary “Robert Taylor” Thomas bequeaths his soft voice and winning smile to John Thomason, with the hope that he will benefit much thereby. Myra Bradey and Sarah Wallace, budding young stenographers, donate their nimble fingers and systematic minds to the entire commercial department, hoping it will go round. Gus 11 cm ply leaves his football and basketball paraphernalia to Melvin Wham. Thinking they may have need of it later on, Eugene aughn, George O Dell, Martine Watson, and other such, have decided to keep their supreme intelligence for themselves. John (Statesman) Jones and John (ny) Jones leave their heterogeneous natures and homogeneous names to George Smith and George Smith. Frank ’n Earl (and Roy n Ray) leave their hard-to-distinguish-between ability to Mildred ’n Elizabeth. Emily Gentry leaves the honor of being the most outstanding woman politician to Alice Glominski. Tom Hamrick, five-year-man, leaves this rank to Dan Hydrick, his natural successor. Charles “Power-House” Hicks leaves his “lady-killing ’ faculties to Sam Anderson who shows definite possibilities. Fred “Little Chink” Elias leaves his little tin piccolo to Gregg Bissell to play while leading the band because he thinks it would look better if Gregg did something besides twirl that stick around. Prentiss Vaughan leaves her ‘‘bug” to Betty Harris. Elgin Reid leave his curling irons to Mr. Oils so his curls won’t come down when it rains. James Crook leaves his chair over in the corner of the “Scribbler' office to Kenneth Cribb. “Sonny Kinard bequeaths his lazy attitude to Paul Bennett feeling that Paul needs a rest. Being of sound mind and having proper authority, we, the Senior Class of Spartanburg High School, in the presence of witnesses set our seal and signature on this, our list Will and Testament, on the sixth day of June, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight. Witnesses: (Signed) BANQUO’S GHOST DOROTHY YARBROUGH ROMEO And JULIET HENRY CECIL if Sixty-one ± n i o BtST LOoKinO BtST LOoKIflO ynius-. r S U P-C RLATIV S Sixty-jour Sixty-hi e Sixty-six Sixty -seven GIRLS OF NINTH GRADE GIRLS OF EIGHTH GRADE BOYS OF EIGHTH GRADE c5Activities inti One Man in His lime Plays Many Parts CHARLES HICKS, LdUor RACHEL TINSLEY, Editor Annual Stall Editors-in-Chief (Charles Hicks (Rachel Tinsley Feature Editors J Josephine McWhorter ' 1 Carolyn Smith Assistant Editors .. Organizations Editors Sports Editors ....... Art Editors .......... Alice Clominski ”(Jimmy Crawford Marcia Parrish I John Ballenger Prentiss Vaughan (Douglas Finch {Jack Kinard Betty Overstreet Virginia Manning Typists Assistants Advisory Committee Myra Bradev ’lAnnetta Wilson I Mary Jo Murray Faddy Williams (.Mildred Page Howard Ezell Peggy Clark . Tom Hamrick Henry Cecil Dorothy Yarbrough Seventy-two ■'isw.vja JAMES CROOK JESSE FRANKLIN CLEVELAND Editor-in Chief Business Manager Scribbler Staff Editorial Department Editor-in-Chief......................lames Crook Associate Editors Feature Editor.. Feature Assistants Art Editor......... Sports Editor...... Sports Assistants. fPeggy Clark j Martine Watson ....- Paul Bennett I Rutherford Poats I Doris Darnell ............Tom Hamrick Sara Boyd Virginia Franklin Dorothy Yarbrough Josephine McWhorter .Elizabeth Wade Bennett Frances Dye lohn Thomason Nancy aughan I Nancy Boatwright .............Jack Kinard ............Howard Ezell f Kenneth Cribb I Prentiss Vaughan Alice Glominski John Ballenger Henry Cecil Gary Thomas j Thomas Woodworth Reporters...........') Mildred Box Jimmy Crawford Frances Caldwell Virginia Manning Naomi Clark Betty Harris Busin ess De part m en t Business Manager. .Jesse Franklin Cleveland Assistant Business Manager.. .George O’Dell . . . . Mamie Burnett Advertising Assistants.... j„ne Cannon Circulation Manager.............Martha Grier (Eunice Purnell F.mmala Young Medora May Faculty Adviser.....................John Otts Seventy-four BAND SPONSORS AND DIRKCTOK Mamie Burnett..................................... Bessie Seay....................................... Emily Jennincs.................................... Helen Kalas....................................... Vernon A. Bouknicht .............................. Sponsor oj the Hand .Sponsor of the Hand Sponsor of the Hand Sponsor oj the Hand ...Director of Music BAND—Joe Collins, Manager Seventy-six LUOnuS Ray Parker, President V ORCHESTRA Annie Ruth Burnett, President Seventy-seven OFFICERS OF THE DRAMATIC President ............................................ Vice-President ......................................... Secretary and Treasurer.................................. Business Manager ..................................... Properties ........................................... Stage ................................................ Director.............................................. CLUB ..............Sara Boyd .........John Ballencer ......Martine Watson ..........George O’Dell .......Prentiss Vaughan .........Elmore Blanton .... Miss Lillian Caldwell Seventy-eight President ... V ice-President Secretary . . . Treasurer . . . OFFICERS OF BETA CLUB ................................Martine Watson ................................John Ballencer .................................Rachel Tinsley ....................................Henry Cecil Eighty President ... Vice-President Secretary Treasurer . . . OFFICERS OF COMMERCIAL CLUB ....................................Emily Gentry ......................................Gary Thomas ..................................Vircinia Layton ........................Frances DeYoung COMMERCIAL CLl B x fVf h r T OFFICERS OF D. O. Cl.I H President .......................................................................Huch Prather Vice-President .............................................................Gwendolyn Hendrix Secretary ............................................................A. B. Sanders Treasurer ..............................................................Roy Parker D. 0. CLUB Eighty-four BLAKE SCIENCE CLUB JUNIOR SCIENCE CLUB Eight)' c5Athletics “And All the Men and Women Merely Players Dan Moseley Manager Football SUMMARY S. H. S. Opponents 64 0 46 Anderson 0 7 Asheville 0 7 . Charlotte . 7 . . Miami . 19 19 Charleston 6 6 Greenville 19 0 . . Gaffney 7 20 Columbia 6 176 64 1 Harry Stockdale Captain VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM Eighty-nini VARSITY CRIMSON TIDE IN ACTION FOOTBALL CRIMSON TIDE IN ACTION O’15 c U o ust tackle U 03 urn. ett AlLUeXa. OJJK If raves en-d. 03 rock. 5 pillar tuck. RIBBLE ON THE SIDELINES CHARLESTON GAME Tinsley Carrying Ball Sid Tinsley Back Oscar Snyder Back GAFFNEY GAME CHEER LEADERS Ninety-two SPECTATORS AT SNYDER FIELD S. H. S. HAND AT CHARLESTON GAME Asbury Nkkly End Ci s Hkmplky End KICK OFF AT COLl MBI GAMF HEMPLEY. TINSLEY. WILLIAMS And NEELY irn l -three SCENES FROM THE 1937 FOOTBALL SEASON Xinety-four RIBBLE 2: Everett Pace Manager Basketball s. 11. s. SUMMARY Opponents 21 28 18 20 26 22 33 30 48 19 31 11 17 11 31 32 12 21 37 30 22 34 18 37 14 24 20 32.................. P. C. Frosh 41 22 21 30 25 36 29 37 17 33 18 Thomas Jefferson 19 607 485 VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM—STATE CHAMPIONS VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM Ninety-seven • B BASKETBALL TEAM COLOR LEAGUE GROUP Ninety-eight Ninety-nine Richard Burnett High Hurdle Charles Hicks Pole Vault TRACK TEAM One Hundred One GYM CIRCUS FORMATIONS One Hundred Two Girls’ Athletics PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Physical Education is required of all eighth and ninth grade girls, exception being made only in case of a medical excuse. Approximately 500 are enrolled in the gymnasium classes. The program is varied and seasonal, each activity continuing from four to six weeks. The program of activities include basketball, volleyball, baseball, clogging, marching and formal gymnastics, relays and games of low organization. The opportunities for leadership training are great. Student assistants are chosen from the upper class girls who are interested in Physical Education. These girls assist in the class work under the direction of the instructor. Through this program of sports, gymnastics, games and rhythmic work, we hope to develop a degree of skill which will enable the student to participate in and enjoy physical activity, leadership, sportsmanship, mental and physical health and desirable contact with others in the same group. Coach MISS MAKJOKIK GIRLS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION One Hundred Three Gallou ay NVcuiqluui William Bametb 3rance OFFICERS OF G. A. A. The after-schuol athletic activities comprise a large portion of the Girls’ Physical Education program. These activities are sponsored by the Girls’ Athletic Association, a student group which is affiliated with the National Amateur Athletic Federation. A varied and seasoned program ot inter-class sports is offered, including speedball, volleyball, baseball, tennis, hiking, skating and cycling. 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