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

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HEYWARD TUNSTALL '47- 48 Basketball; Baseball; Block D )s7lub; 48 49 Class President; Basketball; Baseball; Block D Club; 49-'50 Basketball; Baseball; Student Council V. Pres. ; Glee Club; Block D Club; 50- 51 Basketball; Baseball; Block D Club. HOWARD TUNSTALL 47-'48 Baseball; Block D Club; 48- 49 Baseball; Block D Club; 49- 50 Basketball; Baseball; Glee Club; Block D Club; 50-'51 Basketball; Baseball; Student Council; Glee Club; Block D Club. JACQUELIN WARREN 47- 48 Glee Club; 48- 49 Glee Club; J. H. A. Club; '49- 50 Glee Club; Dramatics Club; 50-.'51 Glee Club; Dramatics Club. CARROLL WATFORD 47- 48 Glee Club; 48- 49 Key Club; Glee Club; 49- 50 Key Club; Glee Club; 50- 51 Key Club; Glee Club. JOYCE WEATHERFORD Likeable, Friendly Smile, Quiet; 48- 49 Glee Club. SARA WELCH '47- 48 Glee Club; 48- 49 Glee Club; 49- 50 Glee Club; 50- 51 Glee Club; D.E. Club Secretary Treasurer; J.H.A. Club. CLASS FLOWER Red Rose CLASS COLORS Royal Blue and White CLASS MOTTO Tis education forms the common mind: Just as the twig is bent the tree’s inclined. -Pope 16

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I LA RUTHVE ‘47- 48 Glee Club; J.H Club; ’49-'50 Bulletin Sts Student Council; BuiS in Club; J. H. A. r sidertt. •. -p- ELI LISABETH SHUMAN '50- 51 Glee Club; Dramatics Club; School Play; Annual Business Manager. XS MARIE SPIVEY A '47-'48 Science Club; ’48-’49 Glee Club; 4-H Club; '50-'51 Homecoming Queen Attendant. ROBERT SPIVEY ’47-’48 Football; F.F.A. Club; ‘48-’49 Football Block D Club; F.F.A. Club; 49-'50 Football Block D Club; F.F.A. Club; '50-'51 Football Block D Club. MACK STOKES '47-’48 Football; Baseball; ’48-’49 Football; Base- ball; Block D Club; ’49-'50 Football; Baseball; Glee Club; Block D Club ’50-’51; Football Manager; Block D Club. TOMMY STURGEON ’47- 48 Football; Basketball; Baseball; ’48-’49 Football; Basketball; '49-'50 Football; Basketball Manager; Baseball; Block D Club; 50-'51 Football; Baseball; Office Proctor; Block D Club; Basket- ball Manager. HELEN SUMMERS '47-’48 Glee Club; Dramatics Club; Science Club; '48-'49 Glee Club; 49- 50 Glee Club; School Play; 50-'51 Glee Club; Dramatics Club; D.E. Club. HAROLD TIMMONS ’47-'48 Football; '48- 49 Football; Glee Club; Block D Club; 49- 50 Football; Glee Club; Block D Club; 50-'51 Football; Annual Staff; Glee Club; Block D Club. 15

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When we, the class of ‘51, entered St. John’s High School in 1946, we were undoubtedly the greenest bunch of bewildered sub-freshman that ever wandered through the halls of St. John’s. We were greeted by Mr. Cain and Mr. Marshall, our new principal and superin- tendent. Mr. Boggs was also new on the faculty. Although all three of these men scared us nearly to death, we soon learned to know and appreciate them. Never to be forgotten was Rat Day. The girls had to go barefoot, wear little paper sacks for hats, and go without hair clamps. The poor boys were black and blue for days from their initiations. Despite all this, we grew to love high school. The next year, we cocky freshmen pitied the poor little eighth graders but stood in awe of Mr. Marshall, Mr. Cain, and the seniors. That year the boys’ basketball team lost out at lower state but the girls’ team, on which a few of us were very lowly substitutes, won state championship. That year, since there was no regular graduating class, many trad- itional activities were not held. We returned from vacation in 1948 very much excited. Our American Legion Jr. base- ball team had not only won State championship, but also defeated the champions of Georgia and Alabama. Some of our classmates proudly sported the flashy blue jackets and gold baseballs of the champs. We were really getting up in the world! That year, the National Honor Society sponsored an annual which was the first for a long, long time, and the first 12th grade class graduated. In September of ‘49, we suddenly found ourselves Juniors. Oh! what a busy year! Because the annual magazine sales didn’t net nearly enough money, we had to find another source of revenue. We decided, at one of our numerous class meetings, to stage an in- door carnival. After much preparation, we presented the carnival. It was a howling success! No one will ever forget our Junior-Senior. We were late setting a date, late planning, late ordering materials, late decorating, and even late starting. It was worth it, though. Our “Ballroom in the Sky’’ was just heavenly! Next came graduation! Now we could actually participate in class day, for all the Junior girls were in the daisy chain and a few of the boys were Marshals. Remember how it rained and how good the stage looked as a steamboat? We saw the seniors graduate with a mixed feeling of sorrow and joy. Although we would be the “wheels’’ now, it would seem strange without our old seniors. After a brief summer, we returned to St. John’s for the last lap of our journey. There was oh! so much to talk about when we got back! --the Southern 500, Korea, Lineman and Back of the Week, nominations in which we were well represented, and -- St. John’s had a band! (And what a band)! The majorette corps also created plenty of excitement. To top all this off, on the night of the band’s debut, our two year old Student Council sponsored a Homecoming Celebration. Time sped quickly by with everyone well occupied with sports, short stories, research themes, and the like. We stopped briefly to enjoy a great Junior-Senior. Thank’s, Juniors. The annual came out soon after May Day. Then came those last wonderfully hectic two weeks--Senior exams, Baccalaureate Sermon, Senior Chapel, Class Day, and Graduation. Our five years at St. John’s have been, on the whole, carefree, but now we face more serious days. We go forth to a world filled with chaos. We must right the wrongs of our fathers. Wc will be the new citizens of the United States. We give our thanks tothe faculty of St. John’s for guiding us and helping us to become better citizens. Nancy James Class Historian