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

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SENIOR CUSS STATISTICS Class Colors Blue and Silver Class Flowers Sweet £eas Class Motto Whosoever loveth instruction loveth knowledge. Boy Harmon Baldwin WiMam Rogers Emmett Fulk Roy Peavey Hannon Baldwin William Rogers Billy Bristow Alvin DeWitt William Rogers Alvin DeWitt Alvin DeWitt George Dargan Roy Peavey Bundy Bynum Emmett Fulk William Rogers Jake Privette Walter Dixon Emmett Fulk Alvin DeWitt Jake Privette L. E. Cromer William Rogers William Rogers Jake Privette Billy Bristow Edwin Yarborough L. E. Cromer William Rogers William Rogers Bundy Bynum Roy Peavey Bundy Bynum William Rogers Pierce Gandy William Rogers George Dargan George Dargan Bundy Bynum Bundy Bynum Walter Dixon Billy Trapp Statistics Best All Round Most Popular Most Mischievous Most Graceful Best Athlete Biggest Flirt Class Beauty Most Handsome Most Courteous Neatest Most Bashful Most Unselfish Most Inquistive Best Sport Most Likely to Succeed Class Wit Best Dressed Laziest Class Einstein Cutest Class Baby Biggest Bluff Most Cooperative Best Dancer Most Cheerful Class Barrymore Most Versatile Most Businesslike Most Dependable Friendliest Best Disposition Best Artist Most Independent Most Optimistic Most Pessimistic Class Romeo Most Punctual Most Reg. Attendant Most Valuable Most Interesting Most Musical Girl Lexie Margaret Stokes Lexie Margaret Stokes Ouida Allen Ina Claire Bryant Ina Claire Bryant Barbara Knight Betty Carol Mobley Mary Louise Colburn Dorothy Goodson Lamona Ham Louise Martin Ouida Allen Lexie Margaret Stokes Peggy Elliott Jeannette Dickson Dorothy Goodson Betty Lyles Peggy Elliott Betty Carol Mobley Lamona Ham Ina Claire Bryant Betsy Ross Lexie Margaret Stokes Mary Louise Colburn LaVerne Crowley Peggy Elliott,Lexie StokBs Betsy Ross,LaVerne Crowley LaVerne Crowley Frances Ham Louise Martin Jeanette Dickson LaVerne Crowley LaVerne Crowley Doris Adams Ina Claire Bryant Peggy Elliott Peggy Elliott Betsy Ross Ouida Allen Louise Martin 13

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LEXIE STOKES Delta 3 Basketball Mgr. 1,2 Basketball 3,4 May Court 1,2 Maid of Honor 3 Girls State 3 Cheerleader 2,3,4 Sec. of Class 1,2,3,4 Block D Club 1,2,3,4 Sec. of Block D 3 Bulletin Staff 1,2,3,4 Senior Play 3,4 BILLY TRAPP Delta 1,2,3,4 Band 1,2,3,4 Key Club 2,3,4 Tennis Team 2,3,4 Nat. Honor 2,3,4 Golf Team 3,4 Boys State 2 Marshall 2 Office Proctor 2,3 State High School Tennis Tournament 3 JAMES WALKER Football 1,2,3,4 Block D Club 2,3,4 BLONDELL WARREN J. H. A. 2,3 Writing Club 1 WAYNE WEAVER Key Club 3,4 Block D Club 3,4 Senior Play 4 Tennis Team 3,4 F. F. A. 2,3 Delta 1,2,3,4 MARILYN WEATHERFORD Dramatics Club 1,2 Glee Club 2 Bulletin Staff 1,2,3,4 Dancing Club 1,2 EDWIN YARBOROUGH Rat. Honor 2,3,4 Vice Pres. 3 Key Club 2,3,4 Sec. 2; Pres. 3 Convention Delegate 3 Sarg-at-Arms, Memphis 3 Delta 1,2,3,4 Senior Play 4 Bulletin Staff 1 Marshall 2,3 Junior Football 1 State Mental Exam 3 r

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CUSS HISTORY Senior Class of 1949 This is probably the first and most certainly the last history of the Class of 49—as a group, at any rate. We are, by a very decided margin, the class that has had the most push- ing around, the most changes, and certainly the oddest collec- tion of people ever presided over by a never more gaudier president than William Rogers. Among other things, we hsve had many good times together. You only have to mention the Junior- Senior of ’47• Jake Privette telling Jokes, the Negro orchestra that kept the Joint rocking all night long. Their rendition of There Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens couldn’t be topped. As a group, we are nearing the end of the road; we are soon to go upon our individual ways that are only paths which will broaden into highways as we Journey toward our respective goals in life. When we first entered St. John’s in September ’44 we also saw the arrival of our famed football and baseball coach—Coach Jimmy Welch. And among other things none of us will ever for- get the talk Kiss Brunson gave us in the gym, and all the grand things about a grand lady whose mark will long be felt upon St. John’s, hy, she had her finger on practically everything that went on in the place. It has been said that once you went in her presence and had that never-to-be-forgotten talk, you were changed forever. But all things eventually end, and in the spring of ’46 Miss Brunson and Mr. Daniel left the places which will always be dear to their memories and to ours. These are two people who will never be forgotten by anyone who hss ever known them. When we returned in September, we found Mr. Cain, with his very Charlestonian you people, and Mr. Marshall, who seems to be in the oddest places at the oddest times, waiting to welcome us into a new era at St. John’s. We as a class have many distinctions. We are the first class to have graduated under the 12th grade system. We will probably be the first class to present two gifts to the school. We also saw the Key Club blossom into its own with such notables as Gov- ernor Bundy Bynum of the Carolines District. We also saw the beg- innings of some outstanding basketball, with the boys reaching the Lower-State finals two years and winning it once. The girls were not asleep during this time as they reached the Lower-State finals three times—losing once, winning twice, and bringing back the State Championship once. We also saw some good baseball and foot- ball teams but the achievements in basketball overshadowed the things done in these other two sports. During our stay at our Alma Mater we have seen a good many changes. The solid citizens of the high school haven’t always eaten lunch at the cafeteria in the grammar school. Time was when we bbought crackers and sandwiches at the cracker stand that was across from the outdoor water fountains. Smoking hasn’t always been the thing It is today either. It was a serious offense until Mr. Cain Inaugurated the smoking area in ’46. Truly this class has been in the center of a transitional period the likes of which hasn’t been seen since girls were allowed to get an education along with the boys. This period of transition has taken place both from the standpoint of school personnel and from the school system— namely the twelfth grade. So you can see why it Is right to say that we have been in the midst of a group of major changes at St. J ohn’s. These last five years have been glorious ones. We have enjoyed a period of not too burdensome responsibilities. The imprint of these years Is indelibly stamped upon our lives. Let us make our individual carbon copies reflect on our school and show the good character It shaped for us. Edwin Yarborough, Historian 14