St Johns High School - Blue Devil Yearbook (Darlington, SC)

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SUE NELLE WILSON Sue Nelle has that poise of self-control which goes to make up the personality of the perfect lady that she is. Doors slam, winds blow, teachers rave, pupils weep, yet Sue Nelle remains calm and serene. Juniors, follow her and you’ll carry your Senior dig- nity in the correct manner. St. John’s Literary Society: Glee Club. ’29; Local Editor Bulletin, '28. SUE WOODS Sue’s conversation is composed largely of giggles. She will marry a man because she can say sw et nothings. Sue likes people easily and people like her easily, and so life is sure to run smoothly for her. Member St. John’s Literary Society, '26: Mem- ber Lanier. ’28: Vice President Lanier. ’29: Basket-ball, ’25. ’20; Chairman Program Com- mittee Lanier, ’29. Sixteen

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ROLAND TEW Roland took honors on everything. It’s hard to say whether he used his head or lost his mind when he took such a step — at any rate, he succeeded. And, apparently, he never lost that perfect composure that is a part of his personality. It would be a pity to learn so much and then not do anything with it. Perhaps Roland will some day teach at St. John’s. Hayne Literary Society. '26, '27, '28. '29; Foot- ball. '28; Basket-ball, '29; Baseball,’29: Senior Play; Delta Club, '26. '27. '28. '29. MARY WARE Mary is a human demonstration of the fact that virtue has its own reward. If there ever was a virtuous member of St. John’s, Mary is one. And she has had her reward in the form of honors and popu- larity. Her crowning ambition is to know all the words in the dictionary. She isn’t far from it now. Censor Lanier Literary Society, '26; Censor St. John’s, '27; Chairman Program Committee St. John's,'28; President St. John's.'29; Glee Club. 29; Book Monitor.'29; Sponsor Football Team '28: Class Secretary. '29: Senior Play; Local Editor Bulletin, '29; Senior Editor Echoes,'29; Class Prophet, '29; Delta Club. LESESNE WILSON Lesesne’s smile never disappears except when he’s the villain in the Class Play. He is forever being besieged by hair-tonic com- panies who want his picture to use in their ads. Looking after his little sisters is the most serious thing Lesesne ever did. Rice grows wild at first but when it is cultivated it becomes one of the finest things that grows in South Carolina. Hayne Literary Society, '26. '27; Secretary and Treasurer Hayne, '27; President Hayne, '28: Critic Hayne. '28; Orchestra, '26, '27, '28; Sec- retary and Treasurer Class, '26; Football,'27. '28; Baseball. '28 '29; Senior Play; Junior Bulletin Staff: Athletic Editor Bulletin, '28. Fiftct n

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S WE TURN for a moment from the present and look back in memory over the years that are passed — we realize that old Father Time has wrought many changes. Today we are saying, “Backward, turn backward, 0 Time, in your flight.” We would live again those earlier years and have you, our best friends, live them with us. The year 1918 marks a great event in the history of the nations, for in November of that year the Armistice was signed. It, too, marks a great event in our lives, for in September of that year about sixty tiny tots entered for the first time St. .John’s Grammar School. Sixty wee babies toddled timidly into Miss Louise Parrott’s room. How soon we learn that things are not what they seem! We entered thinking school was one grand sweet song. But it proved otherwise. Can you ever forget, classmates, how hard it was for Roland to learn that c-a-t spells cat? Or how long it took Billie Kirven to add one and two? Those were happy days, however. We well remember the thrill the girls seemed to get out of the little plays, drills and dances which, under the guidance of our teachers, we presented from time to time. We can see them now — not the dignified Seniors in long dresses who adorn this stage, but tiny children in socks and abbreviated skirts, tripping like fairies over the grass. When we reached the sixth grade, many of our boys became Boy Scouts, or rather Tenderfeet. This indeed marked an epoch in our lives. What Scout among us would part with the experience, wisdom, and character-development derived from our training in this wonderful organization! How they crowd upon our memories — those happy Boy Scout days! In May, 1925, another great event took place in our young lives. It was then that we finished our grammar school days. Of course, we were “stuck up,” but when we entered high school we learned that we were not so big, for the upper- classmen took us down a few pegs. Beatings were not infrequent in those days, and the daily routine seemed incomplete without one. However, our life as Freshmen was far from unpleasant; it was one of the happiest of our high school career. We were invited by Mr. Gainey to learn to play some instrument under his direction and to join his noted orchestra. It was not long before our class was well represented in this organization, for Bob, Billie, Frank, Oscar, and John soon joined. And now we believe we’ve got the best high school orchestra in South Carolina. Last year it journeyed to Winthrop College and won a handsome trophy over some of the best school orchestras in the state. Another credit to our class is that it stands unusually high in scholarship. Each year we won more than our share of deltas. Seventeen