Starkville High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Starkville, MS)

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S-lII,l ll! O Front Row Louis Iones, Bobby Thompson, lack Hoover, Lamar Williford Erwin Ward Second Row: Pap McElroy, Gene Iohnson, Sidney Crlgler Stanley Edmonson Franklin Barnett: Third Row: Sidney Lyman, Billy Slaughter Iimmy Martindale I E Logan, Bob Kirkpatrick: Third Row: Coach Ray Iohn Edd Parker Coach Scales. OFFICERS: CHARLES MCELROY President LOUIS IONES Secretary-Treasurer The S-Club is composed of members who have earned a letter in one of the lour major sports, football, basketball, baseball, or track or who have managed one of these sports. Before becoming a member, however, the candidate must go through a week of initiation to show he is worthy to join the club. Besides creating an interest in athletics and providing a time when all the mem- bers who have excelled in high school athletics may meet, the S-Club sponsors many socials, the outstanding one being the S-Club picnic.

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umm N' LINE COACH PETE RAY HEAD COACH WALTER SCALES This was Coach Ray's first season as Assistant Coach For Years now Coach Scales has been turning out ol the Yellow Iackets. He played a lot oi football at superior lootball teams. He believes in mal-:ing the State College and he really has what it takes to most ol the material he works with, and he knows coach a team. how tO do il- STARKVILLE B-LOUISVILLE B The Starkville Yellowjackels opened the 1950 football season by battling the Louisville 'Wildcats, champions of the Choctaw Conference, to a 6-G lie. Bill Fulton, Louisville ace, led the Wildcats to a touch- .tt 4 down with his accurate passing. In the second quarter Louisville, with Fulton in the driver's seat, moved down to the lacket's two yard lineg and Tripplett racked up six points from there. The extra point kick was wide. Starkville struck back in the last period. Don Walker intercepted an all-important pass deep in his own territory. The Iackets then rolled all the way up the field from their own thirteen. Bobo Kirkpatrick took the ball over to begin a brilliant season. The run for the extra point failed and the tinal score stood locked at six lor Starkville and six for Louisville. The Yellowjackets pass ollense was not working well but they moved twice the length ol the lield on the ground. STANLEY EDMONSON IOHN EDD PARKER FRANKLIN BARNETT Sonny Boy Tunia Iohnny The Yellow Iacket managers were always on the spot to do a good job and do it right. They played an important part in keeping the team rolling. Our beautiful cheerleaders Kirkpatrick ties up the score with Amory