Spartanburg High School - Spartana Yearbook (Spartanburg, SC)

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ITj 4 k -r-'B - p if) Pf to .iKl A i hull its . p JiM A , Jj CHARLES GRANT It was only this fall that Charles came to us from Boiling Springs High. There he managed the football team and helped with the school paper. On coming here he joined the Beta Club. Charles i’i friendly and always lad to help. His hob-ics arc speaking and scouting. WALTER GRIFFIN ''Bud’' is one of the high school standbys. He is liked by both teachers and students because of his good humor. His favorite hobbies a r c hunting and fishing. It is rumored that he prefers brunettes. He plans to go to college after he finishes Spartanburg High. DOROTHy GWINN Dot’s the girl with the frisky grin and sparkling brown eyes. Her biggest thrill every year is the harmonica band. She is one of the kindest and friendliest girls i n school. She’s peppy and original, but her high ideals rule her character. She is one in whom her fellow students have confidence. HELEN GRAVES This blond, curly-haired girl is a cheerful helper. She helps to support the clubs, having been a member of the following: Commercial, General Science, and Diversified Occupations. Helen loves history, as well as reading and playing the piano, and plans to attend Newberry college. BEATTIE GRIFFITH Beattie will be remembered by his schoolmates as one of the quiet, likeable boys of the class of 1941. Those who know him will agree that he has all the qualities which are needed in the making of a real Southern gentleman— courtesy, consideration, and a high sense of honor. BETTY HACKETT Nearly everyone calls her “Hac, Hack-ett,” or Bucket, and only rarely is she called Betty. She is crazy about dancing and is accomplished in jitterbugging. She loves both classical and swing music. Hackctt’ also likes French and hopes some day to master that and double-talk. BLANCH GREENE A still tongue denotes a wise head. This quotation fits Blanch, who is quiet, reserved and efficient. She has been a member of the junior Science Club and the Classical Club. Typing, in which she excels, is her favorite subject. She has served as typist for both The Scr.bbler and the Annual staffs. CLARENCE GUNTER Most of his fellow students know him as Red , one of the friendliest boys in the senior class. Clarence is one of the school athletes, he made the football team and the track team during his first years in Spartanburg high school. He plans to attend college upon his graduation from high school. HENRY HALEY Rooster is a very active member of the class of 1941. He’s a grand person to know, and always ready, willing, and able to be a good friend to every one who comes his way. Henry has a hobby of collecting stamps, and is an ardent football fan, rarely missing a local game. HOMER GRESHAM When a person at S. H. S. happens to look up (’way uol and sees someone looking down (’way down) at him. that someone is likely to be Homer. He plans to attend college after his graduation from high school. He says that while he has been in high school, he has enjoyed his senior year most. EDGAR GUY Edgar, curly-haired and smiling, is tall enough to tower above most of his schoolmates. Something of a comedian and blessed with a zippy laugh, he is always a pleasant companion. His personality and businesslike manner were surely reasons for his being elected president of the D. O. Club. BETTY HAMITER Big brown eyes, a flashing smile, and a merry heart—t h a t’s Betty! She »s one girl who always has on the tip of her tongue a word of greeting for a fellow student. Betty loves to drive and to go horesback riding. She always enjoys Christmas holidays and is ever ready to have a good time. LEM GRIER Whenever you sec a group of laughing students on the school-ground, the chances arc that Lem Grier is in the center of it. Besides excelling in almost every sport, he fills competently the office of senior class president. Lem is manager of the varsity basketball team and ace cartoonist f o r The Scribbler. VIRGINIA GUY Virginia is better known by her friends as Jenny. She likes all kinds of sports, and is very active in helping with them. She likes salesmanship, especially, among her school subjects. Jen ny is very friendly and makes acquaintances very easily. She enjoys meeting people. DOROTHY HAMMETT Dot is an all-around ood girl. She is liked y all her friends and keeps their heads reeling with the impulsive things she docs. Life is a rainbow to her, and perhaps some day she will find the pot of gold at the end of it. Dot’s hobby is playing the piano. 1941 26 SENIORS

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SENIORS 1941 DOROTHY FOSTER If worry were the only thing that could ever kill a person, '’Dot” would live to be another Methuselah, for no one has ever caught her worrying. Dot is intellectual, friendly, and a hard worker, and she’s everybody's pal. Attending bull sessions in The Scribbler office is one of her favorite pastimes. WILLIAM FRIDY Buck is one of the Quietest boys in the senior class. He would rather tear a radio apart and put it back together than cat. If you are interested in building a home, see Bill. He will draw your plans for you, as this is also one of his hobbies. MILDRED GAULT Of course, we all call her ‘ Millie. She has held an office in practically every club to which she has belonged. Millie is particularly noted for her ability in sports as well as for her love of them. She is the lucky possessor of a good disposition and an understanding nature. HARRY FOSTER Harry is a very athletic boy. He has played on color league teams and likes basketball, baseball, and hunting very much. In school, Harry likes cheer practices and home room periods. He is also a history shark, and enjoys talks on current events. JOHN FULLER John Fuller is one of the most likeable fellows at Spartanburg High. He is a member of the Delta Pi club and is one of the best mathematicians in his class. Although he doesn’t say much, he commands a large vocabulary. He is a member of the Physics club and plans to attend a university. SADELLE GAUSE If you are looking for a girl who likes to go places and see things just call on Saddle. She likes almost any sort of sport, too. Her hobby is taking pictures, and she has photo books jam full of cute snaps. And she surely likes flashy red lipstick and finger nail polish. JOHN FOWLER Johnnie possesses big brown eyes and brown wavy hair. He is well up on all of his studies and has made excellent grades throughout his school life. John is a whiz when it comes to bookkeeping and typing, subjects of which he is particularly fond. RUSSELL GAFFNEY Russ is that one-gal guy you sec with the cornet and no books as he trudges to school every morning. His chief ambition is to be tops in music. Its hard to decide which he loves best, his horn or his girl. Russ likes to dance and is planning to attend Davison College. DOROTHY GILMORE That old saying, has n o certainly does y to Dot, for she has both. She was chosen band sponsor because of her attractiveness, and she is the girl every one looks for when there’s a hard problem to be solved. She has many friends, teachers and students alike. beauty brains,’' not appl TRESTLE FOWLER Trestle has been active in school activities during her four years at high school. She was a member of the Junior Science Club and participated in the Gym Circus. Among her school subjects, she likes bookkeeping best; therefore, she plans to enter business college after she graduates. MARY GARNER Two irresistible dimples and a charming sneeze announce the presence of Mary to her many friends. She is as vigorous and active as her five feet one and one-half inches of humanity will allow, and her fondness for sports is shown by her four-year membership in the Girls' Athletic Association. JOHN GRAHAM Johnnie has two hobbies, hunting and horseback riding but playing the violin in the orchestra gets most of his time. He says he enjoyed the eleventh grade best. He will be a merchant when he graduates, and there’ll be no hunting for work for Johnnie, as he inherited a business of his own. MARINELLE FRIDY There's no one just like Marincllc. She seems rather reserved on first acquaintance, but her personality grows on you. Marincllc is a star Scribbler ’ writer, a fine example of good sportsmanship and citizenship, and a true pal. And she has developed the ability to study in one period the lesson for the next. THOMAS GARY Termite is a friend who is full of fun. He has never been cauflht studying, but he always has an answer when his teacher calls on him. In school, Thomas works on his favorite hobby, woodwork. Loving excitement, he plans to have plenty of it in his future life. LILLIAN GRAHAM Blondie is decidedly attractive in appearance, and has a dignity which is becoming to a senior, though unusual for an S. H. S. student. However, Lillian is bubbling with personality. She’s oodles of fun on hikes, which are her favorite form of recreation. Among h e r classmates she has been a leader, having served as a Council member. 25

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SENIORS 1941 MARVIN HAMMETT Marvin is a lad whose interest lies in the commercial department and he is excelled by few in this work. Initiative, dependability, and popularity arc his outstanding qualities. Marvin's ambition is to be an employee of the Bell Telephone company, and perhaps some day his friends will sec him at the top of the pole. SARAH HAMMETT Sarah, like most seniors, enjoyed her last years of high school more than anything else at S. H. S. She was, also, very fond of algebra. If Sarah ever spoke out of turn in class, it was a very unusual occurrence, because she is quite reserved. She plans to go to college next year. BILL HAMRICK Bill is one of the class shicks. He has taken part in many activities, including the Harmonica band. Bill has an enormous collection of swing records. He has worked at Band and White's this year in connection with his D. O. course. After graduating from high school, he is going to try to tackle Annapolis. MIRIAM HARRIS Even though Miriam came to Spartan Hi during her senior year, she has acquired many friends. Her reserved manner seems to win friendships. She has grown very fond of Spartan High, particularly the Alma Mater, the chapel programs, and the basketball games. Her favorite subject i s bookkeeping. SARA HARRIS Sadie is a verv unusual type because she is eauipped to conquer the world with beauty, brains, and a zippy personality. Nothing ever seems to bother Sara. She admits that cheer practices and recess are her two favorite phases of school life. Jitter-bugging is s o m e-thing sne enjoys to the utmost. THELMA HART Thelma, also known as Shorty, certainly came by her name honestly. But despite her size, she can talk as much as the best of them. She thinks it a hard task to sit next to a special friend without a lively conversation. Thelma seems to take great pride in curling her hair and manicuring her nails. NORMA HATCHETTE Norma is one of the quiet, modest members of the senior class, but she always has a friendly smile for everyone she meets. Unlike most girls, her favorite sport is baseball. She also enjoys playing tennis and skating. Of her school life, she enjoyed most the assembly programs in the gym. RUTH HAVNAER Ruth is one of the Havnaers’' whom everyone is talking about for their outstanding popularity in Spartan High. She is not only remarkable in her school work, but she has a remarkable flair for making friends and keeping them. Her intelligence is surpassed only by her grand sense of humor. MILDRED HAWKINS Some people would consider Millie unusual, because her favorite subject is Latin. But that's not her only interest; she also enjoys swimming, dancing, and gardening; and dazzling her classmates with striking shades of nail polish also seems to give her great joy. SIDNEY HAWKINS Sidney's classmates will remember h i s great skill in preventing being called on by the teacher. At least one of his high school subjects, though—typewriting — has been quite enjoyable for him, and his favorite year at S. H. S. has been his senior one. Hawkie’s hobbies include hunting, playing baseball, and dating. GEORGE HENDLEY George is tall and lanky, and he uses these natural gilts to his advantage. In his first two years at S. H. S. he was on the B‘' football and basketball teams and also the track team. The past two years he has been a crooner in the chorus. He has a hobby of collecting pipes (ask him what kind.) WALTER HENEGAR Walter is the chief algebra expert in his class and he doesn’t mind telling others how to do the hard ones (thank goodness). He gets along well with everyone (including teachers) and it's very easy to unload some of your old jokes on him. He likes to play basketball, and is planning to attend T. I. I. ELIZABETH ANNE HERRING One of Bootie's greatest problems is deciding which school to be loyal to, Wofford or Clcmson. She is an excellent dancer and has participated extensively in the G. A. A. and on The Scribbler staff. She particuarly loves study halls and class change. She seldom, if ever, worries. OREN HERRING Oren is considered by many the Don Juan of Spartan high. His ood-looks, jittcr-ugging abilities, unmatched personality, and well-dressed appearance make him outstanding in popularity. Oren also writes a swing music column for The Scribbler. He is known for his dope on swing records. LOIS HIGH If you like someone who is interested in almost everything, well, you are looking for Lois. She has a charming personality and a cheerful smile. She was an active member of the Science, Biology, and Commercial clubs, and of the annual staff. She loves the movies and has an interesting hobby of collecting pictures. 27