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

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St. John's Echoes, 1 9 3 0 MR. J. C. DANIEL .... MISS SUSANNAH VV. BRUNSON MISS MARGARET AUSTIN . MISS LOLLI E BARBARE . . MR. RALPH BARBARE . . . MISS ROBBIE PARKS, . . . MISS SUSIE OSTEEN . . . MISS BESS HUGHES . . . MISS GRACE SEABROOK . . MISS MARTHA SANDERS . . MR. WILLIAM S. HOOLE . . MISS GLADYS DAVIS . . . . . Superintendent . . . . Principal History English Mathematics and Physics Science Latin and Frencl' Home Economics Mathematics Mathematics and Science English Commercial Department TRUSTEES OF ST. JOHN’S J. P. BRUNSON, Chairman G. B. BRASINGTON D. T. McKEITHAN DR. O. B. DAVIS E. C. DENNIS

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6 St. John's Echoes, 1930 STAFF 1930 Editor-in-Chief Business Manager Senior Editor Literary Editor Sports Editor Joke Editor Club Editor Underclass Editor ANNIE McC. EDWARDS MARGARET McLEOD . . TADDY JAMES . . FRANCES HUFF . . DICK VAUGHAN . . . IVAN TAUB INEZ LAW J. P. BRUNSON, JR. Prize Poem Class Poem Class Statistics Class History Class Prophecy Fairy Wishes Class Will . Poems . Prize Story Prize Editorial CONTRIBUTORS .........................SUE JAMES ......................CURTIS DeWITT . . . DOROTHY PARKER and EDITH REGISTER ......................J. P. BRUNSON, JR. ..........................INEZ LAW ....................HARRIET VAUGHAN .............JACK BYRD and JAMES LYLES ...............SUE JAMES and ANN WARE ........................ ANN WARE PEARL MUNN

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8 St. John's Echoes, 1!) 3 0 Utlliam lurrh Srunamt AN APPRECIATION 9N THE DEATH of the Chairman of our Board of Trustees, Mr. William Burch Brunson, which occurred June 25, 1929, Darlington lost a most honored, worthy, and useful citizen, and our schools suffered an irreparable loss. For many years as a member of our Board of Trustees, and during his last two years as its Chairman, he rendered most valuable service in the development and enlagrement of our schools. He served on many committees with that fidelity and efficiency that characterized his whole life as a business man. His work as a member of the finance committee was especially noteworthy for its accuracy and effectiveness. Although a very busy man, he was always willing to put aside per- sonal affairs in order that he might attend all meetings of the Board. Realizing his great responsibility as Chairman of the Board, he felt it to be his duty to visit the schools often so as to secure firsthand information as to their condition. He really enjoyed these visits, and they became more and more frequent each year. His interest in the recitations of classes in English was most intense and he never wearied in discussing the correct use of words. Till the day of his death he habitually read THE RIGHT WORD column in THE STATE and talked very entertainingly of some of the conclusions reached by Mr. Nicholson. Both teachers and pupils feel keenly the loss of his sympathetic visits to their classrooms. In appearance Mr. Brunson was tall, erect, and stately, with a touch of aloof- ness that would cause a stranger to hesitate before approaching him with the glad hand of familiarity. But those who knew him best clearly perceived the glow of a warm, sympathetic heart would could easily make friends and hold them. Although modest and retiring in disposition, yet he never hesitated to declare boldly and frankly his honest opinion on any question of public or private import. His friends loved him for the outstanding genuineness and nobility of his character. In 1926 a number of business and professional men of Darlington were invited to address the high school students at the open hour each Wednesday on vocational guidance. Mr. Brunson consented to talk to the students on HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL MERCHANT. The keynote of his message was that honesty, integ- rity, truthfulness, and hard work are the fundamental elements of success in the vocation of the merchant. His whole business career as a merchant was based upon the elements here emphasized. Indeed, if this message were broadcast to all the high schools of our country today, the effect would be wholesome. J. C. DANIEL