St Paul High School - Estonoa Yearbook (St Paul, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 32 of the 1945 volume:

ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL J. FRED MATTHEWS MEMORIAL LIBRARY ST. PAUL, VIRGINIA l c a. t i o n mental 7 T OT ,he better ' ance that he has aiv °° ° nrl for ‘he ass ist- Senior Class of 1944 1s t ,t member of ‘he dedicate 44 ' 45 ' ’ Wlth pride and Pleasure, THE eureka to ' r s— ' £■ , w . -J William Dickenson Richmond A. EUREKA STAFF Seated: Betty Purcell . _ Snapshot Editor Wilma Meade Assistant Editor Rachel Fortner Editor Edith Tichenor Business Manager Blanche Cooke Literary Editor l N Standing: Mrs. Virginia Linkous Co-Sponsor June Porter Snapshot Editor Morgan Stanton _______ Sports Editor Louise Holbrook Literary Editor Virgie Horton Literary Editor Joe Marshall : Art Editor Mary Ruth Austin . . Sports Editor Virginia Buchanan__ Co-Sponsor Nellie Doyle . Assistant Business Manager (Absent when picture was taken) Boyd Forthsb Martin Rudder Everett Anderson Leaf-ord Evans Bob Herndon Edwabd Powers Junior Plaster THE BUZZER STAFF Standing, left to right: Virginia Buchanan Don Bays__ Wilma Bays_ Guy Webber Tango Cheek James Patrick Estelle Warf Ruth Rhoton Junior Quillen Co-Sponsor - _ Business Manager Service News Editor _ Literary Editor Editor-in-Chief Mimeographist Assistant Editor Co-Sponsor Typist Seated, left to right: Katheryn Roller Mildred Long Eva Jane Cunningham Anna Holbrook Typist Grade News Assistant Editor Social News GENERAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OFFICE MUSIC CLI SCENES FROM OUR ALMA MATER Home Ec. Kitchen Home Ec. Living Room Home Ec. Dining Room The Commercial Room Library ART AND DRAMATICS CLUB FRENCH CLUB SPORTS CLl | i Pf J M HOME ECONOMICS CL ST. PAUL DEACONESSES Left to right: Mary Austin, Peggy Freeman, Eva Cunningham, Colleen Roller, Jean Fortner, Estelle Warf, (Cap- tain) Wilma Meade, Blanche Cooke, June Porter, Tango Cheek, Nellie Doyle, Eula Quillen, (Manager) Katheryn Roller, (Coach) Mr. W. D. Richmond. SCHEDULE Date St. Paul Score Opponents Score 11-17-44 St. Paul _ 24 Lebanon 25 11-20-44 St. Paul 31 Dante _ . 18 12-19-44 St. Paul 29 Town 18 1- 5-45 St. Paul 22 Coeburn 38 1- 9-45 St. Paul 25 Castlewood _ 32 1-16-45 St. Paul 29 Dante _ 17 1-19-45 St. Paul _ __ 31 Wise _ . __ . 29 2- 2-45 St. Paul 32 Coeburn 27 2- 6-45 St. Paul 56 Cleveland 29 2- 9-45 St. Paul _ 46 Cleveland 24 2-12-45 St. Paul 26 Castlewood . - 21 2-17-45 St. Paul 42 Wise - 52 2-19-45 St. Paul _ 54 Norton 17 Total 448 Total 347 1 WHO AT ST. PAUL HIGH + + Prettiest Handsomest Most Athletic Tango Cheek Most Original Junior Quillen Most Original Mary Austin Most Athletic — Popular Guy Webber Blanche Cooke Ezra Dye Wittiest Wittiest Most Popular — Conceited Wilma Meade James Patrick Betty Jo Supcoe NINETEEN Laziest FORTY- FIVE Most Musical WHO ' S Cutest Blanche Cooke Rachel Fortner Nell Brooks David Horton Buster Pack Ralph Lawson Friendliest Best Dressed Best All Around Nellie Doyle Gene Holbrook June Porter Lee Monday Mary Austin Don Bays Most Charming Smile Most Studious Most Popular Teacher June Porter Peggy Hall Georgia Kilgore Jerry Kilgore Miss Rosa Gray ST. PAUL DEACONS Left to right: Morgton Stanton, (Captain) James Patrick, Eugene Puckette, Billy Lyons, Buster Pack, Gene Hol- brook, Howard Bartee. Second Row: Wilburn Holbrook, (Captain) Don Bays, Junior Quillen. Third Row: Jack Parson. Fourth Row: (Manager) Guy Webber, Harry Sparks, (Coach) W. D. Richmond, Don Supcoe, Winston Meade, Jimmy Woody, Douglas Gordon, Eulis Bays, and Pat Stanton. Football was introduced into Saint Paul High School in the year of 1927 and was con- tinued in each successive season through the fall of 1942. During the 1943 season there was no practice carried on in Victory Field because of wartime conditions. The eager hopes of the Saint Paul boys were fulfilled during the last season when the schools of Coeburn, Norton, Wise, and Saint Paul decided to have football teams and play inter-league ball in what was known as the Eastern District of Wise County. The Saint Paul Deacons ended the season with a record of one win, two ties and three losses. The Deacons defeated Norton 14-6, tied with Coeburn 7-7, Norton 0-0, and were de- feated by Wise 8-0, Coeburn 14-0, and Wise 7-0. Coach Richmond is duly proud of his team, not only because of the record made, but also because of the fine spirit of cooperation and enthusiasm shown by the boys who made up the team. ST. PAUL DEACONS Lefl to right: Jack Parsons, Don Bays, (Captain) Junior Quillen, Morgan Stanton, Billy Lyons, Royce Lawso Second Row: Howard Bartee, James Patrick, Winston Meade, Eugene Puckette, Buster Pack, Jimmy Woody. Thii Row: (Coach) W. D. Richmond, Douglas Gordon, Gene Holbrook, Wilburn Holbrook, Guy Webber, Eulis Bays. Date St. Paul Score Opponents Scor 11-17-44 St. Paul 30 Lebanon . _ ... 8 11-20-44 St. Paul . ... . 37 Dante 23 12-19-44 St. Paul 47 Town . .... _ - 11 1- 5-45 St. Paul -10 Coeburn 11 1- 9-45 St. Paul 30 Castlewood 18 1-16-45 St. Paul 25 Dante 20 1-19-45 St. Paul, -27 Wise ... _ -31 2- 2-45 St. Paul 33 Coeburn - ... _. ... 23 2- 6-45 St. Paul. 24 Cleveland . ... 36 2- 9-45 St. Paul - 21 Cleveland __ . ... 29 2-12-45 St. Paul 55 Castlewood 18 2-17-45 St. Paul 30 Wise . - _ - 18 2-19-45 St. Paul.. _ 23 Norton ... ..._ . _ - 22 2-23-45 St. Paul _ 31 Town . .. - 20 2-26-45 St. Paul .. 23 Norton 24 Total 446 Total 312 EIGHTH GRADE First Row, left to right: Paul Quillen, Donald Carlton, Maynard Iordan, Walter Hamm. Second Row: Joanna Gordon, Jo Ann Bartee, Edna Kennedy, Belva McCamey, Angelina Hall, Ruby Salyers, Geor Kilgore, Betty Dye. Third Row: Miss Rosa Gray, Mary Hecht, Myrtle Helbert, lantha Stallard, Mildred Holbrook, Anna Ray Hecht, C Brooks, Cuba Hawkins, Gloria Lyons. Fourth Row: Zula Mae Robinette, Inez McReynolds, Allene Evans, Ann Webber, Evelyn Lester, Verna Lawson, He Hall, Martha Ann Gilliam. Fifth Row: Barney Buchanan, Milford Long, Dave Horton, Fred Hall, Garland Hall, Leon Talbert, Bobby Glovier. Sixth Row: Harold Lester, Jerry Kilgore, Sterling Gilliam, Alfred Austin, Curtis Osborne, Seldon Meade, Samuel Fiel Tommy Turner. CLASS OFFICERS Jerry Kilgore . President Jeff Evans Vice-President Cleo Brooks Secretary -Treasurer Donald Bays 1( i T ango Cheek V.r President James Pathick ' JUNIORS Wilma Bays Vice-President jStes Eva Jane Cunningham r _ . - L. . - - - • ' : ---- - • ■ u. 7 4 - ,� mr v ' ' Mildred Long m 1 4 J m J - I Audrey Lawson Not pictured because of illness. Z i : 7i U U uu Ux_. Tw v «- es d C£J- 4 u? : 2 Zr J if ) m . “oT ' : M y ' ™ Wade Ph ““ P ' J an F0rtn - F d D “ ' � . “� «■ Winslon M „d. ary Lynn sparbi Roy “ - A ' d - d ««• � - ■“« . ■ . TENTH crade Hm f: Third How: Miss Ruth Rhoton. Elenora Holbrook, Katherine Glovier, Ada McCamev ArHifVi Wr l 7 ' Faye Evans, Geraldine Greer, CLASS OFFICERS Geraldine Greer Wade Phillips __ Janice Evans Mary Lynn Sparks - President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer First Row, left to right: Eulis Bays, Sonny Duncan, Mrs. Rolfe Morris, lack Parsons, Beecher Jordon. Second Row: Wilma Minton, Eugene Puckett, Helen Brooks, Harold Glovier, Helon Trent, Randolph Counts, Garnell Kiser, George Brooks, Sona Williams, Ralph Brown, W.lma Dye, Nola Lawson. Third Row: Lee Monday, Wilma Holbrook, Beulah Mae Powers, Edith Minton, June Marcum, Irene Bays, Audrey Glovier, Bill Holbrook, Lenore Snyder, Edna Horton, Freida Couch, Wilburn Holbrook. Fourth Row: Archie Hileman, Bill Lyons, Gene Holbrook, Harry Lee Sparks, Afaf Dear., Marie Trivette, Douglas Gordon. Fifth Row: Alex Lovin, Peggy Freeman, John Howell, Wanda Kennedy, Ralph Lawson, Everett Mays, Buster Pack. Sixth Row: Dewey Blevins, Vivian Evans, Jack Kennedy, Colleen Roller, Bobby Lee Stanley. V CLASS OFFICERS Jack Parsons President Eulis Bays Vice-President Beecher Jordon Secretary Sonny Duncan Treqsurer JUNIORS Katherine Roller l oct LOCCSu Z h ' - torzs a rTtd Jb I S ' r2 !s7Z i Z yH zs | toC ZPzcrtAJ 1 y£ tCCO bfaU Junior Quillen ,x of UtK. V -ftt 1 ; Aui ’ f p Guy Webber A Buchanan t n , y y ■a jT ' V y A Out for a Man The Rat Killer Wise Boys ☆ Three of a Kind Two to One Sisters ★ The Monkey Climbs Going Home Ready, Aim ☆ Co-Captains of 1945 Deacons Salutatorian ☆ Snow Fight Valedictorian Make That Goal! THE WILL OF THE 1945 SENIORS We, the Class of 1945, in nineteen individual and distinct parts, being about to pass out of this sphere of education, in full possession of a crammed mind, well-trained memory, and almost super-human understanding, do make and publish this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills or promises by us at any time heretofore made, or mayhap, carelessly spoken, one to the other, as the thoughtless wish of an idle hour. We give and bequeath to the dear faculty, who have been our instructors in all the wis- dom cf the ages, a sweet and unbroken succession of restful nights and peaceful dreams. We give and bequeath to our beloved principal, Mr. Richmond, our sincere affection, our deepest reverence, our heartiest gratitude, and the whole unlimited wealth of our eternal memory. In an attempt at partial payment for all that he has dene for us during our long years at St. Paul High School, we make over to him, here and now, a heavy mortgage on our future in the Great Unknown beyond. To our former classmates now in the service, we leave our sincere desire that they may be given the opportunity to participate in activities that they have missed and all of our best wishes in general. To any class that needs it, we leave our ability to cooperate and get along as a class. To our sponsors, Miss Buchanan and Mrs. Linkous, the profound admiration and ever enduring friendship of the Class of 1945, in individual as well as collective manifestation. To James Patrick, Blanche Cooke wills her ability to get to school on time. Morgan Stanton bequeaths his good looks to Don Bays. To Georgia Kilgore, Edith leaves her speech-making ability. To Colleen Roller, Nellie Doyle leaves her red hair and moccasins. To Ralph Lawson, Junior Dye wills his physique. Rachel Fortner leaves her voice with a smile to Marilyn Miller. To Cuba Hawkins, Mary Austin wills her golden voice and opera singing. To Katheryn Roller, Betty Purcell leaves her commercial ambition. Vivien Brooks bequeaths her quietness to Estelle Warf. Gillard Sutherland wills his friendliness and nice attitude to Junior Quillen. To Davy Lee Horton, Peggy Hall leaves her intelligence and high marks. Louise Holbrook leaves her height to Ardetta Hall. To Mary Lynn Sparks, Kathleen Brown bequeaths her kindness and sincerity. Vergie Horton wills her dignity to Jean Fortner. June Porter wills her dancing ability to Betty Supcoe. Nell Brooks wills her smile and attitude to Edith Minton. Eula Quillen wills her little hands to Tango Cheek. Wilma Meade bequeaths her wit to Joanna Gordon. SENIORS OF ' 45 Extra!! Extra!! So the sign says — a great show for all — greatest opera singer of the day!!!! Mary Ruth Austin. Before our vision a door of a home swings open and therein a household made happy by a wife who realized her greatest ambition — the maker and keeper of a home — this lady was our friend, Blanche Cooke. The home lights die away and we listen to the queen of the world ' s music, the same one who had so often played the marches for us in High School. Who is it??? No one but Rachel Fortner. Now, we see that a fair lady, disappointed in some love affair, has become a missionary and devotes her life to going about doing good to all the world. Ah!! We see her face, it ' s Eula Quillen. The vision that is before us now seems to be very dim. Ah!! It is coming clearer and clearer. We see two happy wives making sunshine and music within their walls. We see them exchanging confidences over the back fence. We see now the Brooks sisters who were so inseparable in their high school days. Now, the vision of our beloved class president appears with all his dignity and majestic bearing as he was in the CLASS of ' 45. His ambition has led upward and onward until now he is the governor of this, his own native state. It is none other than Morgan Stanton. Wilma Meade has realized her fondest dreams and has been an invaluable assistant in the religious work of her husband for the past fifteen years. He is the pastor of the Assembly of God Church in a nearby town. Ah! ! ! What do we see now??? The same old school building where we once spent many happy years. We find two of our classmates inside this building teaching young, ambitious students to become better citizens of the world. Their names! ! ! ! Oh, yes, it ' s Peggy Hall and Virgie Horton. Louise Holbrook ' s height kept her from becoming an air hostess, but her dignity and style were both to her advantage when she applied for the matron ' s position in the great Stevens Hotel in Chicago. Style! Grace! Poise! Who could that stunning reddish blonde be? A manikin of ex- actly the right height for the average American woman of 5 ft. 5 in. She is in an exclusive dress shop on Broadway and it is none other than Nellie Doyle. It was the lunch hour for business folk, and I recognized the customers as Edith Tichenor and Kathleen Brown who had refused to partake of any lunch in order to wear their trim office apparel that would lcok smart on them in their secretarial positions. Our duty is at an end, and the future is hereafter to thee and thy classmates an open book. May each of you follow faithfully the paths we have marked for your footsteps, and so make your lives the glorious successes the fates have decreed that they are to be. YOUR PROPHETS SENIOR MAGIC CLASS PROPHECY Listen men, women, youth, children of St. Paul — it hath been given unto us as the chosen ones of this great CLASS of 1945 to dream strange dreams and to see strange visions of the glories of the years yet to come. With our mystic touch, we shall roll back the curtain of the dim FUTURE and gaze down the long path of things yet to be. As we look into the land of the future we see dim shadows of the people yet to be, the familiar shapes of those girls and boys who were once our classmates, now changed into citizens of the world outside. Ah!!!! Ten years hence I see a rich man — riding in his airplane wearing his diamonds who is it??? I see now — Joe Marshall. Well!!!! The dainty lady of society, envied and flattered by all, the queen of every gath- ering, the belle of every ball — June Porter. Oh! ! ! ! I feel like crying; I must cry — I must — who else could it be but Betty Purcell teaching shorthand to a group of Morons in St. Paul High. THE GRADUATES OF 1945 CLASS OFFICERS Morgan Stanton Peggy Hall Mary Ruth Austin =_ Nellie Doyle Blanche Cooke Ezra Dye President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Sergeants-at-Arms Motto: Out of the harbor into deeper channels Color: Blue and White Song: Perfect Day” SEN I O R ■klCVf Louise Holbrook Quiet demureness! Sparkling eyes and slender brunette, (A She just doesn ' t say, nor is she a coquette; Interested in doing a bit of this ' n ' that . . . lust LOUISE. Morgan Stanton Handsome mug! Of this he seen quite unaware, Not too studious; without a care; An athletic letter you know he wear . . . That ' s .MORGAN, our President. ' MS Kathleen Brown Nellie Doyle Sunshine spreader! Never sober, always smiling, A bit mischievous and thus more beguiling; A figure that fashions could use for styling . . Lovely frocks on NELLIE. KJUiJi UfiuiCotUL LMUASV tL ct - t£ Blanche Cooke Artistic fingers! What a marveleous touch, With designs and figures she can do much . Any class would be proud of such A member named BLANCHE . Wilma Meade Athletic interest! It is the cream of her life, How she can play ball and ever be a housewife, with her sports will be a real strife . . . you, WILMA? Sober sincerity! Always at her post of duty, Friendly to everyone . . . not one bit snooty ; Attractive as you can see, but not the type to be called Cube . . . Are you, KATHLEEN? I 4 - Rachel Fortner Sweet Music! How we love its soothing tones, It invigorates and quickens weary bones; It ' s the soul of hearth and home . . . In this class through RACHEL. Peggy Hall Scholastic records! Not a book worm m drudge, From her assignments she will not budge, But all idle moments she may begrudge! Is a girl we call PEGGY. O ' l Y t Basketball hero! Watch the goal across the court, Where could you find a nicer sport . Or a player to better hold the old home fort Than EZRA JUNIOR? THa Urt Edith Tichenor Dependability! A most complimentary trait; A shy little smile and the patience to wait For good fortune when she knocks at the gate To a deserving EDITH. % .... s E.. N I o R S Mary Austin „ is America! Not too gifted . . . just average y J Please. I A J Enough of beauty and brains ... a bit of a T cts-Gr tease; Sports are her first love, she makes friends by degrees . . . We like you, MARY. Nell Brooks convince you Emphatic speaker! She would with her speech, When she is determined some goal to reach; This charming little blonde might be called a peach . . . May we, NELL? t 1 (krirruA ' Gillard Sutherland Shy humor! Uncle Sam ' s lucky to pick such a lad, To lose a scholar and athlete is really very sad; We hope you will find Army life not at all bad . . . Our wish for you, GILLARD. V irgie Horton True blue! Small size but big determination, Unselfish, and of others thoughtful considera- tion; This is our own opinion and estimation Of VIRGIE. Joe Marshall Surprise package! One day he ' s shy, one day he ' s clever; To try for the honor roll ... oh never! never! He ' s such a part of us, we ' ll regret to sever Our ties with JOE. June Porter A hearty greeting to everyone ts; you with a broad smile, when npany she seeks; ar, time after time and week upon same enthusiastic JUNE. Eula Quillen Tiny blonde! Neat in figure and neat in Always congenial, but we ' ll have to confe To name her chosen vocation leaves distress. Tell us, EULA. Vivien Brooks Reserved thinker! She speaks when to her you ' ve spoken; No rule at school has she ever broken . . . If for a discipline example you desire a token, Take VIVIEN. Vjhgjota X-jvkoos Louisa Morris Ruth Rhoton LONESOME PINE REGIONAL LIBRARY 3 1720 01393 0546