Suffolk High School - Peanut Yearbook (Suffolk, VA)

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1937 PEANUT In basketball as well as football, Suffolk High School excelled. Seven letters were awarded on March 24. They went to John Henry Pearce, captain. Dick Humbert. Arthur Jones, J. R. Robertson, T. E. Ward, Hiram Ward, and Charles Rawls, who acted as manager of the team. The girls’ basketball team with Mis s Emily Pittman as coach and Kitty Baines as captain added to the season ' s glory. The Seniors receiving letters were Kitty Baines. Betsy Kendrick. Dorris Withers. Elise Garrett. Marie Elliott. Jerry Burger. Kathryn Baines, Lee Nell Boggs. Gene Eve. and Janet Warner. The year of 1936-37 saw the largest cheering squad in the history of the school. Five cheerleaders were presented with an S on which was woven a small megaphone. The Seniors receiving awards were: Frances Stallings. Mary Georgia Gay. Anne Parker, and Charles Rawls. Early in the year Frances Stallings was named editor of the Peanut Picker. This was the second year that Suffolk High School edited an independent newspaper. Assisting the Beryl Duell Elise Garrett Gene Eve William Gibson Mary Georgia Gay Marie Elliott George Gatling Nancy Ferguson Mary Godwin Albert Gentile 20

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Dorris Withers, treasurer. The officers, cooperating with Mildred Howerton. Faye Bran¬ don. and Anne Parker, formed a committee to choose the ring for the graduating class. The ring chosen had a stone of black onyx on which was a raised gold shield bearing the letter “S.” The shanks bore the year of graduation in figures. Mildred Howerton left for Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee, on October 21, to act as Vice-Chairman for the State Convention of the Virginia Junior League of the Cooperative Education Association. The fall and winter athletics were generously sprinkled with seniors. Eleven seniors were on the football team, helping to win for their school a reputation for fair play, good sportsmanship, and excellent team work. The boys, coached by Mr. A1 Hawkins and captained by Edward Wills, were Jack Howell, Ben Churn, John Henry Pearce, Dick Humbert. Jack Palmer. J. C. McCotter. J. R. Robertson, Ernest Wilkins. Arthur Jones, and Malvern Spivey. William Gibson capably fulfilled his duties as manager of the team. Virginia Brothers Harriett Brown Ben Churn Geraldine Burger Minnette Dashiell Harriet Corbitt Lonnie Cones Levylette Butler Evelyn Daughtrey William Cross SUFFOLK HIGH

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Katherine Graves Virginia Harrell Margaret Harvell Carlton Haslett Iris Hill Antionette Hobbs Carrie Holland Archibald Howell Jack Howell Mildred Howerton editor were: Betty Uhler. news editor: Betsy Kendrick, heads editor; Tony Hobbs, feature editor; Jack Palmer, sports editor; Mildred Howerton, exchange edi¬ tor. Heading the advertising and circula¬ tion staffs were Dorris Withers and Jerry Burger, respectively. Their work on the staffs has been commendable. On Novem¬ ber 9, Betsy Kendrick was selected editor- in-chief of the Peanut. Assisting her were: Virginia Brothers, feature editor; Vivian Ziemke. literary editor; Jack Pal¬ mer, sports editor; D. L. White, business manager; Mary Cross Jordan, circulation manager; Virginia Morgan, publicity man¬ ager; Lee Nell Boggs, secretary; and Faye Brandoi, treasurer. Under capable direction the Glee Club made much progress. On October 26 the officers of the organization were elected. Elsie Berry Yates became president; Ben Chuin, vice-president; Gene Eve. secre¬ tary-treasurer; Marie Elliott, librarian. An operetta. Riding Down the Sky. was presented with Elsie Yates and Arthur Jones in the leads. Other important roles 21 SUFFOLK HIGH