Tazewell High School - Peak Yearbook (Tazewell, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 92 of the 1949 volume:

—-— THE PEAK 1949 i w r . ' ' $? ' k2 ' k � mmi 31173 f T Ml nmmS lo endear to you the memory of another year ha at Tazewell High School, we bring to you the PEAK ' In this volume you will find an account of our many activities. May those who turn these pages in day reminiscence with the thought in mind, that time wil that the precious memories contained within this book RS ip t r r i rr rrn mi in m eh n iir j.. 4. .f. j. 4.4. KM rn b r in mi ir« nr r” rrr rrr ; j m iff in m L j pfir : r � i lpfe|g ♦ ♦� - + jh t | T| W pminni MM [ v V fWWJWWf ™ r « r L|-f t J-ff HiC- 1 r r? V l nr m n? r ore wore ■a on We, the Class of 1949, raise our voices in fond and grateful praise of our principal. Through his deep understanding of us, the students, and his inspiring guidance, he has placed within our hearts a confidence and faith that we, the men and women of tomorrow, shall cherish. We wish to thank him and WE DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO MR. GRANT O. McGHEE MR. G. O. McGHEE Principal MISS ANNA WARD PEERY Secretary to the Principal MR. J. L. WALTHALL Superintendent of Tazewell County Schools «L -XL lb fyacull ¥ MISS ANNELLA GREEVER MRS. G. D. GREY MRS. RUFUS HAGY MISS JEAN HAMBRICK MISS MATTIE BROOKS MR. J. P. BUCHANAN MISS ELLA BRYANT DICKENSON MISS PATRICIA GILLESPIE MRS. KEISTER HARMAN MRS. DALLAS HUBBARD MRS. J. B. HURT MISS NETTIE JUNKIN ' � ' MISS PAULINE PHELPS MR. CASTO RAMSEY MISS ISABELLE REID I MISS BILLY RICHMOND MISS RACHEL ROYALL MISS SAMMY SCOTT MISS MARTHA SPANGLER MR. JAMES R. THORPE MR. LORAN WARD MISS NANCY WARD MISS MILDRED WITTEN MR. LARRY ZINGALE ELEMENTARY FACULTY amm Mrs. Loran Ward, Mrs. Thelma Leece, mm Miss Mae Bailey, Mrs. Mary Alice mm Torrence, Mrs. Lena Skeen, Miss wmm Emmy Keister, Miss Ella Bryant, Dickenson, Mrs. Lena Witten, Miss Nancy Ward, Mrs. Stella Ireson, i m t Mrs. Nancy Carter, Mrs. Kate Saine, wmm Mrs. Marie Nash, Mrs. Cecilia Keis¬ mmm ter, Miss Mary Bane. mmm Ifii PREFACE For several years the growing student body of Tazewell High School has presented a problem for both the students and the faculty. We realized that this overcrowded condition must be remedied in order to meet the requirements of the state board and the increasing needs of the students. We feel, that by the adoption of an extended schedule, or stagger system , as it is popularly called, we have been able to cope with this emergency. Because of this many school activities have been curtailed. But, through ihe cooperation of the student body and the administration, we have spent a happy and successful year at T. H. S. PUCK KISER JESSIE DILLOW GEORGE CONLEY, WIMPY JONES, MAXINE ASBURY _ CHARLOTTE HARMAN _ Editor — Assistant Editor - Sports Editors Photography Editor DOUGLAS WHITT, MARY ALICE CRUISE FRED McCRAY BARBARA BROWN ELIZABETH TRAIL ALMA ADKINS, HOPE GILLESPIE CARTER KINDER PETE BRITTAIN JOHN LOCKHART OLLIE KATE DILLOW MISS RUTH MACOM Art Editors Production Manager Advertising Editor Feature Writers _ Business Manager _ Advertising Manager Circulation and Sales Manager - Photography Manager - Faculty Adviser HOME ROOM REPRESENTATIVES Richard Baugh, Patty Dominguez, Erline Kinder, Doris Newman, Judith Tabor, Polly Gregory, Albert Hagy, Jo Ann Cregar, Sara Shelton, Joan Mallory, Lois Angles, Ann Peery, Jolynn Westmoreland. o. eniors JOHN PAUL BARRETT Tazewell, Va. J. P. Student Council ' 46; Basket¬ ball ' 46; Delegate to Boys ' State ' 48; Vice President of student body ' 49. PANSY GRAY ASBURY North Tazewell, Va. F. H. A. ' 47- ' 49; Basketball ' 47- ' 48- ' 49. BETTY MARIE BEAVERS Bandy, Va. “Butch Glee Club ' 49; Band ' 49. OEDA ALDRIDGE Tazewell, Va. Squirt Glee Club ' 47- ' 48 ; F. H. A. ' 49. LORRAINE BELVA BANDY Bishop, Va. Loe F. H. A. ' 49. CP emiors LILLIAN MARIE BOWMAN North Tazewell, Va. Bowman Latin Club 48; Basketball ' 46- ' 47- ' 48- ' 49; Basketball Captain ' 48. BARBARA ANN BROWN Tazewell, Va. Babs F. H. A. ' 47; Basketball ' 48- ' 49; Junior plays ' 48; Latin Club ' 48; Dramatic Club ' 48; Peak Staff ' 49. o MARGARET JOAN BROWN North Tazewell, Va. Joanie May Princess ' 46; F. H. A. ' 46- ' 49; Latin Club ' 48; Dra¬ matic Club ' 48. EVELYN MARIE BENSON Bishop, Va. Obbie F. H. A. ' 48; Vice President F. H. A. ' 49. HERVEY PEERY BRITTAIN Tazewell, Va. Pete Junior plays ' 48; Latin Club ' 48; Basketball ' 48; Cheer¬ leaders ' 48- ' 49 ; Glee Club ' 49; Woman Haters ' 48- ' 49 ; Peak Staff ' 49; Secretary- Treasurer senior class ' 49. t , r • ROBERT HOWARD BRYANT North Tazewell, Va. Bob JANICE JUANITTA BUNDY Tazewell, Va, Jannie Glee Club ' 46- ' 47- ' 48 ; F. H. A. ' 46- ' 48; Junior plays ' 48; S, C. A. ' 46- ' 47- ' 48 ; Key Club ' 48. HARRY LAUNCELOT BUSTON, III Tazewell, Va. Harry Football ' 46- ' 47- ' 48 ; Dramat¬ ic Club ' 48; Library Club ' 46. BEULAH BERNICE BUFFALOW Snooks eniors EARL JEFF CRABTREE North Tazew ell, Va. Crab F. F. A. ' 46- ' 47- ' 48- ' 49; Basketball ' 46- ' 47- ' 48- ' 49; Football ' 46- ' 47- ' 48- ' 49 ; Foot¬ ball Captain ' 49; All-Area Football Team ' 47- ' 49. EDGAR EURBEN CROCKETT Bishop, Va. Latin Club ' 48; Junior plays ' 48; Dramatic Club ' 48. JESSICA MARIE DILLOW Tazewell, Va. Jess S. C. A. ' 48; Junior plays ' 48; President of Latin Club ' 48; Vice President of Dra¬ matic Club ' 48; Assistant Editor of Peak ' 49. OLLIE KATE DILLOW Tazewell, Va. Kate Cheerleader ' 46; F. H. A. ' 47- ' 48 ; Dramatic Club ' 48; Peak Staff ' 49. - MARY ESTHER GIBSON Tazewell, Va. Esther F. H. A. ' 47- ' 48; Junior plays ' 48. PATRICIA PRICE HAGY Tazewell, Va. Patsy Latin Club ' 48; TAB Club ' 49 ; F. H. A. ' 49. P, eniors EDITH SPARKS GROSECLOSE Maxwell, Va. Sparky JACK WADE HAGERMAN Bandy, Va. Hagerman F. F. A. ' 46- ' 47- ' 48. RALPH ARNOLD HANKINS North Tazewell, Va. Ralph MAMIE EULA HARRIS Tazewell, Va. Toots F. H. A. ' 47- ' 48- ' 49. CHARLOTTE LEEDY HARMAN North Tazewell, Va. Blondie F. H. A. ' 46- ' 47; Junior plays ' 48; Dramatic Club ' 48; Peak StaFf 49. eniors PEGGY ANN HILL North Tazewell, Va. F. H. A. ' 48- ' 49; Secretary F. H. A. ' 49. BUFORD EUGENE HOLLEY Amonate, Va. DONALD WALTER JENNINGS North Tazewell, Va. Curley Football ' 48- ' 49 ; Basketball ' 48- ' 49. DONALD HOBACK North Tazewell, Va. Don Latin Club ' 48. DOROTHY MAE JOHNSON Amonate, Va. Dot Glee Club ' 48; Dramatic Club ' 48; F. H. A. ' 49. WALTER PRENTISS JONES North Tazewell, Va. Wimpy Football ' 46 ' 47- ' 48 ; Presi¬ dent of freshman class ' 46; Woman Haters ' 48- ' 49. JAMES ALFONSO KINSER Shawver Mill, Va. “Jim Football ' 48; F. F. A. ' 46- ' 47- ' 48- ' 49; Treasurer of F. F. A. ' 48- ' 49. PHYLLIS CAROLYN KEISTER Tazewell, Va. Peggy S. C. A. ' 47- ' 48 ; Latin Club ' 48. ELLEN LOUISE KISER North Tazewell, Va. Louise F. H. A. ' 48- ' 49 ; TAB Club ' 48. JAMES NELSON KINDER Tazewell, Va. J. N. eniors HUBERT ELMER KISER, JR. Tazewell, Va. Puck Boys ' Choir ' 46; Secretary of sophomore class ' 47; Junior plays ' 48; Latin Club ' 48; Dramatic Club Business Manager ' 48; Glee Club ' 49; Baseball ' 47- ' 48- ' 49; Football ' 46- ' 47- ' 48- ' 49; Basketball ' 46- ' 47- ' 48- ' 49; Woman Hat¬ ers ' 48- ' 49; Vice President of senior class ' 49; Editor of the Peak ' 49. JUANITA YVONNE LANKFORD Tazewell, Va. Latin Club ' 48; F. H. A. ' 46; Glee Club ' 49. HARRY LEE LESTER Tazewell, Va. Harry ELMER JACKSON LAMBERT Tip Top, Va. Jack eniors ALBERT LAMAR McCALL, JR. Tazewell, Va. Basketball ' 46- ' 47- ' 48- ' 49; Baseball ' 48; Vice President of junior class ' 47; Sports Editor of Peak ' 48; Latin Club ' 46- ' 47; Junior plays ' 47; Seniot plays ' 48. ELLIS McGUIRE Bandy, Va. Dusty F. F. A. ' 47- ' 48. BERNICE FAY MEADE Bandy, Va. F. H. A. ' 49. CLARENCE McCALL North Tazewell, Va. Cooney F. F. A. ' 47 Basketball Manager ' 49. VIVIAN ERNESTINE MEEK Tazewell, Va. Meek Treasurer of F. H. A. ' 48. GENEVA MEADE North Tazewell, Va. Gyp Junior plays ' 48. LOUISE GAY MEADE Bandy, Va. Lou F. H. A. ' 49. BETTY ALTHA MILLS North Tazewell, Va. Bet Latin Club ' 48. eniors FRANK FOSTER MIZE Shawver Mill, Va. F. F. A. ' 47- ' 48- ' 49. HAROLD MURRAY North Tazewell, Va. Klutentimer Football ' 48- ' 49; Basketball Manager ' 49. MACIE JEAN MURRAY Horsepen, Va. Library Club ' 47- ' 48- ' 49; F. H. A. ' 49. BETTY JO PATTERSON Amonate, Va. Pat Basketball ' 48- ' 49; F. H. A. ' 49; Art Editor of Peak ' 48; Bulldog Staff ' 48. (O eniors JOE MUSS PRUETT Shawver Mill, Va. Joe F. F. A. ' 48- ' 49. ERNEST REMINES North Tazewell, Va. Rusty JAMES LEONARD RASNICK North Tazewell, Va. Big John Glee Club ' 46; Junior plays ' 47; Senior plays ' 48; F. F. A. ' 46- ' 47- ' 48; Football ' 47- ' 48- ' 49; Basketball ' 47- ' 48- ' 49-; Baseball ' 47- ' 48. MARGARET ANN PRUETT North Tazewell, Va. Tick Glee Club ' 46- ' 47 ; F. H. A. ' 47- ' 48- ' 49 ; Latin Club ' 48. 1 MARIE FLORA ROSE North Tazewell, Va. Toots Junior plays ' 48. MARIANNA FAYE ROWLETT Tazewell, Va. Latin Club ' 47- ' 48 ; F. H. A. ' 47; Key Club ' 48. eniors eniors ODEN DWIGHT STRONG Bishop, Va. Dwight Baseball ' 47- ' 48. NANCY CARROLL TABOR North Tazewell, Va. Tabor Dramatic Club ' 47- ' 48; Junior plays ' 48; F. H. A. ' 47- ' 48- ' 49. (O, eniors RAE FRANCES WESTMORELAND Tazewell, Va. Red F, H. A. ' 47- ' 48. MARY JUNE WALL Tazewell, Va. Bangs S. C A. ' 46; F. H. A. ' 47; Peak Staff ' 46- ' 47 ; Latin Club ' 48; Key Club ' 48. ROBERT JENNINGS WHITAKER Tazewell, Va. Bob Football ' 48; Band ' 49. RHEA DAIL WATKINS Tazewell, Va. Library Club ' 46; Latin Club ' 48; Junior plays ' 48; Cheer¬ leader ' 47- ' 48- ' 49 ; Vice President junior class ' 48,- President of senior class ' 49. eniors THELMA LUCILLE WYATT North Tazewell, Va. Sis F. H. A. ' 47- ' 48; Dramatic Club ' 48. EUGENE WHITE Cliffield, Va. Bean F. F. A. ' 46- ' 47- ' 49. NORMAN FRANCIS WHITT Tazewell, Va. TAB Club ' 48; Dramatic Club ' 48; Junior plays ' 48; Library Club ' 49. CHARLES KENNETH YOST North Tazewell, Va. Ken Veteran. JACKIE ARNOLD GRACE RUTHERFORD ESTHER GIBSON EDITH GROSECLOSE PUCK KISER CLARA DENNY BILLIE RUTH JUSTICE BETTY MILLS DOROTHY JOHNSON SENIORS NOT PICTURED MELVIN McBRIDE North Tazewell, Va. WILLIAM LINEBERRY Burkes Garden, Va. Transfer from Greenbrier Military Academy. ass istory : It would be impossible to write the complete history of the Senior Class of 1949 in so brief a space. Most of us began our school days in 1938. Those who started in Tazewell Elementary School and have remained together the eleven years are Bobby Heldreth, Puck Kiser, Patsy Hagy, Jessie Dillow, Kenneth Jones, Esther Gibson, Vivian Meek, Dennis Gillespie, Mary June Wall, Marianna Rowlett, and J. P. Barrett. Time passed and we were completing the seventh grade. Joan Lindsay, Peggy Keis¬ ter, llena Cruise, and Rhea Watkins had joined our ranks. In 1946 our freshman class assembled. We came from Bishop, Tazewell, North Taze¬ well, Maxwell, and other nearby communities. Wimpy Jones presided as our president with Jeff Crabtree as vice president and Carl Rhudy as secretary-treasurer. Jeff Crabtree and Doris McAmis were elected best freshmen and Ollie Kate Dillow was elected cheerleader. In our sophomore year, Ruth C ochran was the class president. Jeff Crabtree was again vice president and Puck Kiser was secretary-treasurer. The Savings Club and the Veterans Club were among the new organizations formed that year. Mr. McGhee came to Tazewell High School our junior year as principal. Mr. Walt¬ hall, our former principal, became Superintendent of Tazewell County Schools. John Lockhart, Carter Kinder, and Rhea Watkins were our class officers. This year will be re¬ membered because of the success of the prom, which we gave in honor of the seniors. We carried out the Rainbow theme. Our plays, under the direction of Miss Macom, Mrs. Davidson, and Mrs. Mustard were given March 19. The play I Shall Be Waiting was entered in the District One-Act Play Tournament at Marion, Virginia. Directed by Miss Macom, the cast included Pete Brittain, Barbara Brown, Puck Kiser, Edgar Crockett, and Jessie Dillow. At last we reached the final phase of our years at T. H. S. Don Scott served as presi¬ dent of the student body, and J. P. Barrett was vice president. Our class officers were Rhea Watkins, president; Puck Kiser, vice president; Pete Brittain, secretary-treasurer. Puck Kiser was editor of the Peak with Jessie Dillow as assistant editor. Throughout our four years many members of our class excelled in the various sports of our school. Jeff Crabtree was captain of the football team for the 1948 season. During his four years, Jeff made the All-Area Football Team twice. Marie Bowman captained the 1948 girls ' basketball team. Margaret Billips successfully led her team mates through a glorious 1949 season. Ae we leave we will take a long backward look in memory of many happy days spent, and lasting friendships made, at T. H. S. Jessie Dillow, Historian Being of sound mind, body, and spirit, we, the seniors of Tazewell High School, Tazewell, Virginia, hereby make this last will and testament; and do, on our honor, declare any previous wills or testaments that we may have made, now null and void. To Mr. McGhee, our principal, and to our teachers, we leave all the best wishes and thoughts of gratitude that our hearts can hold. We sincerely hope that their coming years of teaching may be less tedious and nerve-wracking than they have been heretofore. To the privileged juniors we bequeath our high positions of honor, and, in the event that they may ac¬ complish better works than we have, we urge them on to greater heights. Each one of us hopes that they may be as happy as we have been here in T. H. S. Rufus Spence leaves a spotless record to Billy Phillips. Evelyn Deskins leaves her giggles to Beulah Altizer. Jessie Dillow leaves her bewitching ways to Jolene Johnson. N orman Whitt leaves—at last. Dennis Gillespie leaves with Don Hoback. Bobby Tweedy leaves his freckles to Joe Fritz. The Taylor twins leave, too. Dwight Strong leaves his good looks to Doug Peters. Dorothy Shutt leaves her neat appearance to her sister, Juanita. Joan Reynolds leaves Robert Chapman, Girls! Leonard Rasnick leaves again. Marie Bowman leaves her apple polishing to Jack Surface. Wilbur Sluss leaves his belo ed bookkeeping to a lucky sophomore. Lorraine Bandy leaves tuh git hitched up wif ' Bill . Roba Smith leaves his quiet manner to Sammy Angles. Rhea Watkins unwillingly leaves his school spirit to the next senior cheerleader. Edward Dickinson leaves his lo e for book reports to Homer. Clara Denny regretfully leaves Richard Brown. Edgar, Vernon, and Sedwyn Crockett leave Ralph to carry on the good name. Jeff Crabtree leaves his football position to Moon Mullins. Pete Brittain leaves the girls to G. C. Altizer. Bob Bryant and Charlotte Harman leave Cupid ' s bow and arrow to Nancy Buston and Gene Downs. Bob Whitaker leaves his physique to Robert Cassell. Helen Stinnett leaves Monk Hawks, but not for long. Peggy Smith and Made Peery leave their government seats to two doomed juniors. Will Earline Kinder take the place J. N. leaves her? Billie Ruth Justice leaves her courage to face the English class to Irene Garay. Alma Adkins leaves the library, unwillingly. Ollie Kate Dillow leaves her good looks to anyone who needs them. Patsy Hagy and Marianna Rowlett leave their old biology books. The Meade twins leave their wit to their sister, Margie. Betty Beavers wants to leave. Geneva Meade leaves her pretty eyes to Mary Jane Gillespie. Eva Robinson leaves her feather cut to Joyce Gullet. Betty Mills leaves her enjoyment of school to June Perkins. Carles Billips leaves the room. Esther Gibson and Vivian Meek leave their English work¬ books to their sisters. Louise Kiser leaves her slow pace to Ella Mae Gillespie. Puck Kiser leaves Sara to the senior wolves. Donald Scott leaves the S. C. A. presidency to his successor. Harold Murray leaves his nickname to Dewey Wilson. Mary June Wall and Betty Jo Patterson leave their artistic ability to Carl Gillespie. Joe Pruett ' leaves to the rest of Doc Witten ' s boys his mis- chievious pranks. Wilma Murray leaves, but Don does, too. Lorraine Sargent leaves her big smile to George Conley. Grace Rutherford leaves a pain in the neck to Isabelle Wald¬ ron. Harry Lester leaves his talking ability to Elbert Harrison. Margaret Billips leaves her basketball ability to Betty Mutter. Oeda Aldrich leaves her borrowed pencil to its long lost owner. Jackie Arnold leaves her sweaters to Patty Cowan. Stella Alverson leaves for California. Marie Rose to the heights of seniorship. Now she ' s leaving. Attest: Aim i Adkins, Testator Harry Buston leaves, gladly. Eugene White has left. J. P. Barrett leaves the office to Miss Peery. Albert McCall leaves his love for women! Elizabeth Trail leaves a good basketball reputation. Eula Harris leaves with Carrie Harris. Peggy Hill needs her literature book for leisure hours, so you can ' t have it. Wimpy Jones leaves his ability to get along with people to the teachers. Pansy Asbury leaves her basketball shoes to Maxine Asbury. Barbara Brown leaves her athletic fame to Lucy Buston. Ilena Cruise takes all her friendly gestures with her when she leaves. You can have Bert Down ' s books, but for the asking. Ralph Hankins leaves his wife to continue in school. Thelma Wyatt leaves her locker to the next occupant. Joan Brown leaves her cute grin to whoever doesn ' t have one. Bob Heldreth leaves his love of wrestling in class to someone with brawn instead of brains. Buford Holley leaves to hunt—guess what! Betty Jessee leaves a cute brother. Donald Jones won ' t mind leaving, either. Ruth Cochran leaves sweet memories. Janice Bundy leaves her reputation for dieting to anyone with a lot of will power. Why does Jack Fritz have to leave his brother, Joe? Leonard Lambert can ' t spare his good looks, yet. Mona Jessee leaves—for what? Evelyn Lovett leaves to become a housewife. Rae Westmoreland leaves her chapel seat to a rising junior. Donald Jennings will part with only one curl—Who wants it? Margaret Pruett leaves her love. Bernice Buffalow leaves her home economics notes. Alice Christian leaves a quiet shadow of a memory. Junior Jones leaves his dark hair and complexion to John Raymond Fisher. Arnold Mitchem leaves us with a flash of genius. Kenneth Jones leaves in his car. Peggy Keister can ' t leave her friends, so they ' re going, too. Clarence McCall leaves his typewriter to Helen Burnett. Yvonne Lankford leaves her cute sisters to carry on. The McBride twins leave confusion. Bob Steele is leaving, finally. Jane Stevenson leaves her bangs to June White. Jerry Scyphers made up his mind at the beginning of the year to leave in May. Nancy Tabor leaves the four flights of stairs that we ' re sure helped to keep her so thin. Jack Hagerman leaves his cute lisp to G. W. Morrison. Joan Lindsay leaves that come hither look to Betty Gil¬ lespie and Judy Litz. Ross Beavers leaves his shyness to Joe Gillespie. Evelyn Benson leaves her blonde hair to Geraldine Golding. Dorothy Johnson leaves her meekness to Betty Mutter. James Kinser leaves his weight to Bobby Lewis. Jack Lambert leaves his weak voice to Thamo Cruise. Frank Mize leaves his ability to study to Jack Hess. Macie Jean Murray leaves her shyness to Made Gibson. Alberta Phillips leaves this time. Ernest Remines leaves his neatness to Roy Morrison. Dona Ray Sayers leaves her naturally curly hair to Doris Newman. Zelma Sluss leaves her friendliness to Joanne Lankford. Deloyce Smart leaves her frankness to Phyllis Hart. Bill Lineberry just arrived, and now he ' s leaving. Witnessed by: Jessie Dillow Barbara Brown vis uni ors GEORGE CONLEY President First row, left to right: J. D. Adkins, William Akers, Beulah Altizer, Sammy Angles, Joyce Arnold. Second row: Bill Barrett, Phyllis Belcher, Gladys Boothe, Jean Bourne, Gladys Bowling. Third row: Clarence Bow¬ man, W. T. Buchanan, Joanne Canipe, Robert Cassell, Robert Chapman. Fourth row: Norris Clifton, Claude Colley, J. O. Correll, Patty Cowan, Jack Cox. uniors First row, left to right: Ralph Crockett, Earline Crouse, Shirley Crouse, Mary Alice Cruise, Ikey Dailey. Second row: Curtis Dalton, Lucy Davidson, Gene Davis, Earl Day, Lorraine Day. Third row: Vernie Dickens, George Dye, Robert Edwards, Howard Eldreth, Clyde Elswick. Fourth row: John Raymond Fisher, Jimmy Flanner, Joe Fritz, Irene Garay, Macie Gibson. Fifth row: Carl C. Gillespie, Ella Mae Gillespie, Joseph S. Gillespie, Hope Gillespie, Mary Jane Gillespie. Sixth row: Nancy Gillespie, Billy Golding, Geraldine Gold¬ ing, Rachel Greene, Jerry Gregory. 54 7 - uni ors First row, left to right: Elbert Grubb, Nancy Grubb, Beulah Hall, Ruth Hall, Mary Martha H ankins. Second row: Ruby Jean Hankins, Phyllis Hart, Gene Hart, Jack Hawks, Marvin Hilmon. Third row: Kyle Holley, Juean Honaker, Dorothy Hubble, Jimmy Hughes, Charlotte Johnson. Fourth row: Jolene Johnson, Anna Jones, Naomi Jones, Doris Jean Keene, Earl Keene. Fifth row: Gene Kimball, Carter Kinder, Earline Kinder, Gay Kitts, Martha Ann Lambert. Sixth row: Joanne Lankford, Frank Lawson, Fred Lilly, John Lock¬ hart, Frances Long. uniors First row, left to right: Betty McFarland, Betty Jane Meadwell, Lonnie Minton, James B. Minton, Betty Ruth Mitchell. Second row: Ann Morrow, Shirley Neal, Gladys Norris, Carnace Orender, Ronald Payne. Third row: Billy Proffitt, Betty Jo Pruett, Billie Joyce Pruett, Mary Sue Puckett, Don Rasnick. Fourth row: Joyce Ring- staff, Stanley Ringstaff, John Roger Ritter, Mike Rodgers, Robert Rumgay. Fifth row: Paul Sayers, Elizabeth Sene, Agnes Sheets, Gay Sheppard, Betty Ann Shrader. Sixth row: Margaret Shrader, Juanita Shutt, Jimmy Sizemore, O. K. Spurgeon, Harry Stevenson. uni ors First row, left to right: Roxie Stout, John S. Surface, Walter Sword, Betty Taylor, Albert Thompson. Second row: Joan Turner, Ellen Van Dyke, Isabelle Waldron, Alice Warfe, Jimmy Whitaker. Third row: June White, Douglas White, Douglas Whitt, David Wood, Louise Wynn. Fourth row: Laura Ellen Yost, Nancy Yost. Carl Young. Juniors not pictured: Jack Beavers, Harold Breeding, Betty Marie Hall, Eugene Honaker, Allen Johnson, Vernon Morris, Ocie Sheets, Kenneth Surber. ovnowiores First row, left to right; Margaret Akers, Nancy Akers, Blake Altizer, Bill Atwood, Thomas Bandy, Richard Baugh. Second row: Goldie Billips, Hilda Billips, Gentry Blackwell, John Bolt, Juanita Boothe, Blaine Bowman. Third row: June Bowman, Douglas Brewer, Harvey Brooks, Frank Buchanan, Betty Mae Puck- land, Pete Burkett. Fourth row: Helen Burnette, James Burroughs, Nancy Buston, Betty Jo Corner, Carter Coates, Anna Lee Cochran. Fifth row: Lorraine Cochran, Henry Compton, Sue Cox, Gene Crabtree, Frances Grouse, Katherine Cruise. Sixth row: Thamo Cruise, Grace Day, Bobby DeHart, Carl Deskins, Homer Dick¬ inson, Patty Dominguez. o omores First row, left to right: Eugene Downs, Curtis Dunnivan, Eunice Earls, Mary Earls, Mary Elizabeth Eldreth, C. T. Fox. Second row: Peggy Fritz, Richard Gates, Bill Joe Gillespie, Glen Gillespie, Jack Gillespie, Phyllis Goodwin. Third row: Bennie Graham, Joyce Gullet, Helen Guy, Roger Hagy, Sam Hagy, Edna Mae Harman. Fourth row: Nancy Hall, Pauline Hankins, Pearline Hankins, Janet Harman, Elbert Harrison, Brit¬ tain Herald. Fifth row: Jackie Herald, Hilda Howery, James Hunt, Phyllis Jennings, Bernard Jessee, Sammy Jones. Sixth row: Jo Ann Kern, Erline Kinder, Jean Kiser, Virginia LaForce, Tommy Lambert, Freda Laney. lomores First row, left to right: Mary Lawson, Junior Leftwich, Herbert Lester, Betty Lockhart, Ann Long, Fred Mc¬ Cray. Second row: Nadine McGuire, Jeral Mash, Janice Meek, Russell Mills, Greta Mitchem, Jean More- field. Third row: Pauline Morrison, W. G. Morrison, Roy Morrison, Kenneth Mulkey, Ralph Mullens, Retha Murray. Fourth row: Victor Murray, Joe Neel, Doris Newman, Betty Nuckles, Lorene Oquinn, Vivian Patrick. Fifth row: Ann Patton, Henry Pauley, Jimmy Peery, Earline Pennington, Eugene Pennington, Pauline Penning¬ ton. Sixth row: June Perkins, Douglas Peters, Joan Phillips, Jack Proffitt, Curtis Pruett, Peggy Pruett. First row, left to right: Betty Jean Puckett, Huego Reed, Jane Remines, Annis Rhudy, Kathleen Rogers, Margaret Sayers. Second row: Ralph Sheets, Helen Sheppard, Louise Shrader, Edith Smith, Hassell Smith, Mary Ellen Soence. Third row: Karen Spencer, Emory Stallard, Jean Stansberry, Betty Jo Steele, Johnny Stevenson, Kenneth Stowers. Fourth row: Judith Tabor, Josephine Talbert, J. V. Taylor, Fritzie Trail, Lois Turley, Mildred Turley. Fifth row: R. O. Van Dyke, Mary Sue Watkins, Charles Williams, Dewey Wilson, Patricia Young, Ronald Bowles. Sophomores not pictured: Harold Abshire, Paul Adams, G. C. Altizer, Radar Baldwin, Arnold Bandy, Edward Barton, Harold Blankenship, Tommy Boothe, Bobby Bowling, Norma Burnette, Warner Collins, Jack Hess, Shirley Jones, Patrick Kern, Bobby Kinser, Arthur McCray, Kenneth McGlothlin, Don Ramsey, Jimmy Safewright, Huston Williams, James Wyatt, Woodrow Yates. men Maxie Abshire, Mildred Akers, Jimmy Alexander, Dana Altizer, Lois Angles, Jimmy Arnold, Geraldine Asbury, Rose Marie As- bury, Claude Atwell, Helen Atwell, Reese Bailey, Faye Baldwin, Geneva Baldwin, Nancy Barrett, Margaret Barton, Patty Ruth Belcher, Virginia Bentley, Eleanor Benson, Dorothy Billips, Jean Bise, Dolores Blevins, Naomi Boothe, Phyllis Bowman, Aletha Bowles, Bobby Brewster, Edith Brewster, Phyllis Buckland, Nancy Bundy, Rebecca Burdette, Marie Corner, Jean Claytor, Dorothy Conn, Iris Cordell, Hatcher Cowan, Jo Ann Cregar, Lloyd Christian, Natalie Crawford, Virgil Crockett, Dorothy Fay Crouse, Peggy Ann Crouse, Peggy Sue Crouse, Jack Daniels, Walter Davidson, Jean Davis, Garland Davis, Doris Dillon, Jean Duncan, Betty Sue Dye, Beulah Dye, Betty Gibson, Betty Gillespie, Jack Roger Gillespie, Nancy Gillespie, Billy Graham, Lena Graham, Pauline Gregory, Billie Grey, Lucy Edwards, Mellie Gillespie, Laura Griffith, Louise Grindstaff, Latha Groseclose, June Grubb, Albert Hagy. Bill Hagy, Billy Hall, Della Hall, Helen Hall, Thelma Hall, Robert Hankins, J. B. Harris, Mary Ellen Hayes, Peggy Lane Heldreth, Loveta Hill, Shirley Hilmon, Jean Hoback, Betty Jean Honaker, Doris Howery, Freddie Hunt, Gladys Hurley, Harriet Ireson, Jean Jennings, Betty Johnson, Bill Johnson, Imogene Johnson, Loretta Johnson, Lorine Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, Shirley Johnson, J. J. Jones, Stanley Jones, Billie Jean Justice, Iva Lou Justice, Edward Kitts, Harry Kitts, David Lambert, Irene Lam¬ bert, Louise Lambert, Margery Lambert, Allen Lawson, Thomas Lawson, Ollie Lester, Ward Lester, Carol Lindsay, Judy Litz, Ruth Long, Marjorie McFarland, Nancy McFarland, Jo Ann Mallory, Josephine Mastro, Marjorie Meade, Hazel Meredith, James Albert May, John Ernest May, Sophia Mitchell, Ferdy Mitchem, Garner Monk, Betty Lou Morrison, Charlotte Morrow, Carolyn Murray, George Murray, Betty Arm Mutter, Glen Nash, Ruth Neel, Mary Louise Nelson, Betty Ruth Nipper, Robert Nitz, Kath¬ leen Osborne. c _y resnmen Lorina Osborne, Jack Patterson, Doris Payne, Ann Peery, Gerald Pendry, Billy Phillips, Shirley Phillips, Henry Preston, Kyle Price, Juanita Proffitt, Pearl Proffitt, Pavid Pruett, Mary Pruett, Bobby Joe Price, Betty Puckett, Patsy Pyott, Tommy Rasnick, Gene Riddle, Freda Rose, Ada Russ, Mabel Rye, Kay Saine, Sidney Sargent, Aileen Shawver, Hugh Sheets, Sara Shelton, Marie Sim¬ mons, Betty Sizemore, Wayne Sluss, Harry Snell, Dixie Sparks, Evelyn Sparks, Mack Sparks, Renee Spurgeon, Lewis Stallard, Billy Stevenson, Richard Stevenson, Robert Surber, Annette Taylor, Ellen Jane Thompson, Billy Thompson, Howard Thompson, John Thompson, Louise Trail, Johnny Wallace, Billy Watros, Jolynn Westmoreland, Eulan Whited, Donald Whitt, Dorothy Whitt, Madeline Whitt, Margaret Wilburn, Ann Williams, Anna Mae Wilson, Ann Wyatt, Claude Yates, Harry Yates, Bobby Yost, Robert Yost. i ■ ••• 3— Kinder, Hughes, Mullens, Taylor, Peters, Jones, Hawks, Crabtree, Downs, P. Kiser, Scott, Sluss, C. Gillespie, Lockhart, L. Rasnick, Dailey, Hess, Doak, Beavers, Crockett, Conley, Thompson, Coates, Wilson, Harrison, Collins, Jennings, Murray, Van Dyke, Morri¬ son, E. Downs, Buston, Burkett, B. Stevenson, R. Stevenson, Kern, Sparks, Kinser, Akers, Snell, Hagy, Kiser, Cruise, Wallace, Alex¬ ander, Bailey, Kitts, Nash, D. Rasnick, McCall. Managers: Gillespie, Hess. HISTORY OF SEASON This year a new man appeared in Tazewell. He was about 5 ' 7 tall and had brown hair. His nam e was Ramsey—Casto Ramsey. He brought with him a wife and baby, and another man, who had black hair and was 6 ' 1 —by name, Loran Ward. These two men were the new coaches at Tazewell High School. They introduced an entirely new system on the gridiron, and turned in a fine season ' s record of six wins and four losses. On August 20, 1948, ninety-four boys reported to the athletic field for an¬ other year of football. These practice sessions consumed the long, hot afternoons until September 10. On that date, the Bulldogs traveled to Bristol to take on the powerful Virginia High Bearcats. This was the initial game for many of our players and although they put up a tough battle, the Bulldogs took a 33-0 shellacking from the Bristol boys. A week later, in their first home game, Tazewell played William King of Abingdon. Tazewell scored a 12-6 victory. The game was highlighted by a 40-yard touchdown run by Scott. On September 24, the Bulldogs beat an underdog, but game, Pocahontas eleven to the tune of 19-6 on the Pocahontas field. JEFF CRABTREE Captain asuw The next week, October 1, a good Graham for both teams, but the Green aqii ' Wkite came Seven days later the Bull to the tune of 12-7. In their next game the T team scored on the last play; The Green and White g Northfork 26-7. Crabtree ti In the game, October 2$ ed great spirit and surprising in the last quarter as the Pr On November 5, our B margin of 6-0. The next Friday night the Tazewell Big Creek eleven in what proved to be o Big Creek 18. Congratulations, Coaches Ramsey and Ward!!! Tazewell. The game was a tough one ned 13-12 victory, ason to an unbeaten Richlands team ly to be upset when the Marion following week when they thrashed scoring all four touchdowns, m, the underdog Tazewell eleven display- three quarters. A lack of reserves showed The final score was 25-6. and spilled the Elkhorn eleven by the slim game of the season. They entertained the games. The outcome was Tazewell 20- SEASON ' S RECORD Lebanon Bramwell Big Creek Virginia High Elkhorn Pocahontas Bramwell Lebanon Graham Cleveland Athens Big Creek Richlands Virginia High Pocahontas Cleveland Graham Athens Elkhorn Richlands Opponents 27 35 56 60 35 25 34 26 59 20 59 73 36 71 36 28 68 58 34 46 C. BILLIPS, Captain VARSITY Conley, Hawks, Linkous, Downs, Jennings, McCall, Kiser, Billips, Cox, Hagy, Wil¬ son, Akers, Rasnick, Crab¬ tree; Manager, Harold Mur¬ ray; Coach, Casto Ramsey. JUNIOR VARSITY Rasnick, R. Stevenson, Kitts, B. Stevenson, Downs, C. Gil¬ lespie, Burkett, Dye, E. Crab¬ tree, Morrison, McCall, J. Crabtree, J. Gillespie, Ben¬ nett, Alexander, J. Gillespie,- Manager, Phillips; Coach, Loran Ward. asKe dall Tazewell 58 37 52 37 52 29 33 33 30 35 42 33 39 64 46 46 55 42 31 47 HAWKS RASNICK McCALL CRABTREE WILSON COX CONLEY JENNINGS HAGY DOWNS KISER LINKOUS VARSITY N. Buston, Gillespie, Stout, Hankins, Bowman, Stevenson, Honaker, Billips, Brown, Sayers, Newman, P. Asbury, L. Buston, Trail White, M. Asbury. SEASON ' S RECORD Tazewell Opponents Tazewell 26 Lebanon 21 43 41 Alumnae 15 43 32 Beaver 15 46 46 Pocahontas 35 36 43 Lebanon 23 32 46 Graham 9 67 46 Cleveland 30 46 42 Bluefield College 15 JUNIOR VARSITY Opponents Beaver 21 Richlands 22 Pocahontas 34 Cleveland 40 Graham 23 Bluefield College 7 Richlands 16 H. Howery, N. Akers, F. Trail, B. Steele, A. Long, K. Spencer, P. Young, P. Hankins. MRS. G. O. McGHEE, Coach vh- FRESHMAN TEAM Trail, F. Baldwin, Gillespie, Peery, Litz, Cregar, Dye, Bowman, Mutter, Murray, Heldreth, Clayton. Coach Kirby, C. Gillespie, E. Harrison, E. Kiser, B. Downs, M. Gilliam, L. Thompson, D. Cowan, Coach McCall, B. Shrewsbury, J. Cox, L. Rasnick, D. Walk, W. Akers, D. Strong, C. Davis, Manager R. O, Van Dyke. Baseball as an inter-scholastic sport was revived at Tazewell High School in the spring of 1947. Ted Alexander coached the team and had a fairly suuccessful season. Four letter men reported for practice in the spring of 1948. Coaches A. L. McCall and Clyde Kirby built around these men an outstanding team. Eleven district games were scheduled. Our team finished second in the district, with a record of nine wins and three losses for the season. This was the best record of any baseball team in the history of Tazewell High School. Our school is greatly indebted to Mr. McCall and Mr. Kirby for the splendid work done with the baseball team. TAZEWELL SEASON ' S RECORD OPPONENTS 6 Lebanon 2 6 Richlands 0 6 Graham 1 3 Lebanon 12 2 Sa Itvi lie 3 0 Virginia High 3 13 Pocahontas 1 6 Graham 5 3 Sa Itvi 1 le 2 20 Pocahontas 4 6 Graham 1 Games played; 1 1 Won, 8 Lost, 3 Swi aim i vc X Donald Scott, president; J. P. Barrett, vice president; Bill Barrett, secretary; Rhea Watkins, George Conley, Nancy Buston; Miss Annella Greever, Sponsor. of. (3. icers aim u L The Latin Club was first organized in 1942. The activities have varied each year, but the aim has remained the same: to foster an interest in languages. The members are: Carl Gillespie, president; Joe Gillespie, vice president; Betty Taylor, treas¬ urer; Stanley Ringstaff, Jack Surface, Maxine Asbury, Billy Mae Bradley, Lucy Buston, Earline Crouse, Hope Gillespie, Ella Mae Gillespie, Ruth Hall, Juean Honaker, Charlotte Johnson, Frances Long, Billie Joyce Pruett. Miss Nancy Leslie, Sponsor. The purpose of the TAB Club is to provide reading for students who want good reading material in addition to the books in the library. The members are: Nancy Buston, Rebecca Burdette, Nancy Barrett, Carl Gillespie, Hope Gillespie, Patsy Hagy, Arnold Mitchem, Karen Spencer, Isabelle Waldron, C. T. Fox, Carter Coates, Jack Beavers, Ann Patton, Bobby Kinser, Robert Whitaker, Margaret Barton, Ann Long; Miss Nancy Ward is the sponsor. I Membership in the Library Club is limited to those students who voluntarily give an hour each day to assist in the library. Much valuable work is done by these library assistants. The members are: Jackie Arnold, Jean Claytor, J. O. Correll, Shirley Crouse, Dorothy Hubble, Stanley Jones, Bobby Kinser, Ruth Long, Jo Ann Mallory, Betty Mills, Macie Murray, Ann Patton, Sara Shelton, Norman Whitt. Miss Nancy Ward is the sponsor. Margaret Akers, Mildred Akers, Nancy Akers, Oeda Aldridge, Dana Altizer, Lois Angles, Rose Asbury, Pancy Asbury, Grace Bailey, Ruth Ball, Lorraine Bandy, Evelyn Benson, Goldie Billips, Hilda Billips, Virginia Bentley, Jean Bise, Naomi Boothe, Gladys Bowling, Jean Bourne, Shirley Bourne, Aletha Bowles, June Bowman, Joan Brown, Norma Burnette, Helen Burnette, Lucy Bus- ton, Nancy Buston, Janice Bundy, Nancy Bundy, Marie Corner, Earline Crouse, Frances Crouse, Peggy Crouse, Shirley Crouse, Katherine Cruise, Grace Day, Lucy Davidson, Nancy Davidson, Evelyn Deskins, Doris Dillow, Patty Dominguez, Mary Earles, Mary Elizabeth Eldreth, Phyllis Goodwin, Lena Graham, Rachel Green, June Grubb, Nancy Grubb, Joyce Gullet, Helen Guy, Patsy Hagy, Beulah Hall, Della Hall, Nancy Hall, Ruth Hall, Thelma Hall, Pearline Hankins, Pauline Hankins, Carrie Harris, Eula Harris, Jean Hoback, Doris Howery, Dorothy Hubble, Mona Jesse, Dorothy Johnson, Anna Jones, Shirley Jones, Billie Ruth Justice, Doris Keene, Joan Kern, Earline Kinder, Louise Kiser, Irene Lambert, Ann Long, Virginia La Force, Betty Lockhart, Paul¬ ine Morrison, Ann Morrow, Bernice Meade, Louise Meade, Betty Meadwell, Nadine McGuire, Betty Mitchell, Greta Mitchell, Jean Morefleld, Billy McPeake, Macie Jean Murray, Wilma Murray, Retha Murray, Shirley Neal, Lorine O ' quinn, Kathleen Os¬ borne, Lorina Osborne, Betty Jo Patterson, Vivian Patrick, Doris Payne, June Perkins, Pauline Pennington, Earline Penning¬ ton, Joan Phillips, Juanita Proffitt, Pearl Proffitt, Margaret Pruett, Betty Jo Pruett, Peggy Pruett, Betty Puckett, Annis Rhudy, Joyce Ringstaff, Kathleen Rogers, Grace Rutherford, Lorraine Sargent, Dona Ray Sayers, Agnes Sheets, Louise Shrader, Marga¬ ret Shrader, Dorothy Shutt, Marie Simmons, Betty Sizemore, Deloyce Smart, Edith Smith, Peggy Smith, Alma Stansbury, Betty Jo Steele, Roxie Stout, Judy Tabor, Nancy Tabor, Ellen Jane Thompson, Louise Trail, Elizabeth Trail, Mildred Turley, Lois Turley, Joan Turner, Ellen Van Dyke, Mary Sue Watkins, Nancy Yost. Sponsors: Miss Jean Hambrick and Miss Billy Richmond. yarn iers meric a Bob Hunt, president; Frank Mize, vice presi¬ dent, Bill Barrett, secretary; James Kinser, treasurer; Jerry Gregory, reporter; Joe Neel, watch dog,- Jeff Crabtree, Curtis Dalton, Mar¬ vin McBride, Billy Proffitt, Rufus Spence, Eu¬ gene White, Carl Young, Leonard Rasnick, Jack Asbury, Ray Cochran, Henry Compton, Hatcher Cowan, Walter Davidson, Clyde Els- wick, Roger Hayes, Brittain Herald, Freddie Hunt, Bobby Kinser, Garland Lowe, George Lockhart, Ralph Mullens, Tommy Rasnick, H. S. Sheets, Wayne Sluss, Douglas White, Harold Breeding, Harold Abshire, Radar Baldwin, Claude Colley, Virgil Crockett, Richard Gates, Eugene Herald, David Lambert, Claude Yates, Harry Yates, Garland Davis, C. T. Fox, Donald Harman, Douglas Harman, Dick Hess, Stanley Jones, Kenneth McGlothlin, Jack Proffitt, Wood- row Yates, Frank Buchanan, Lloyd Christian, Ralph Cochran, Harold Creed, Herbert Lester, Robert Nitz, David Pruett, Jack Repass, Ralph Sheets, Ralph Sparks, Billy Stevenson, Richard Stevenson, Donald Beavers, Blaine Bowman, John Bolt, Sam Hagy, Archie Hall, Roy Morri¬ son, Jim Safewright, Jack Patterson, Albert Angles, Bobby Bowling, Bobby Brewster, Jack Chapman, Williard Dalton, Carl Deskins, El¬ bert Grubb, Jimmy Hughes, Glenn Jones, Sammy Jones, Harry Kitts, Thomas Lawson, Henry Pauley, John Sluss, Kenneth Stowers, Walter Sword, Jimmy Whitaker, William Wood, Mack Sparks, W. T. Buchanan, J. O. Correll, John Harman, Junior Jones, Earl Keene, Frank Lawson, Ronald Payne, Joe Muss Pruett, Donald Rasnick, Roger Ritter. Sponsors: Mr. J. P. Buchanan, Mr. James R. Thorpe. Music Hath Power ... tr Mr. Larry Zingale, director of Club and the L)and. Glee — If i r . Soprano:—Marqaret—Akers;—Naomi Jones,—Eorline Kineferj Yvonne Lankford, — Judy —Lite,- fieti [y MeFqrlo q, - ifcferrTr | au - ENcn - w - Hon - . Alto: Norma Burnette, Phyllis Ha i ' l rt, Jean Morefield, Wilma Murray, Doris Newman, Ren ee Spurgeon, Tenor: William Akers, Jimmy Alexander, Radar Baldwin, Albert Hagy. J3l i be one of the best in this section. The project was one in which the entire town was in- .4,, rest cLXhe 3cisk- of : .ohtalnma instruments.was m many people and middle of November most of the instruments were in the hands of the band members. Work was begun in earnest. The band such widespread interest on the part of the band members a Howard Eldreth won the second seat in the bass horns in the State Musical Festival at Marion, Virginia. ... To Soothe The Savage Beast. Pete B rjttoin, Betty Gillespie, Sara Shelton, Mary Sue Watkins, Juean Honaker, Phyllis Bowman, Rhea Watkins. levs e ciders :- February 17, hundreds of eager people were turned away—people eager to witness There ' ll Come a Day , the annual faculty play. The overflowing audience laughed throughout the performance at the cavort- ings of the usually staid instructors. The life of the movie-struct Kelton family in a walk- up apartment in Hollywood, (the bathroom shared by at least fifteen people), was ably portrayed by a cast composed of: Mr. Mc¬ Ghee, father and temporary milkman, but nevertheless an actor,- Miss Phelps as Bea¬ trice, the movie-struct daughter,- Miss Gil¬ lespie as the only sensible one; Miss Rich¬ mond as the youngest, who is most con¬ cerned with standing on her head; Mr. Ramsey and Mrs. Grey as Mr. and Mrs. Mc- Doughee (Mr. McDoughee by the end of the play has grown a beard because he can ' t ever get access to the bathroom); Miss Sammy Scott, as Gertie the athletic type,- Mr. Zingale as Kenny Leroy also a would- be actor,- Mr. Dan Surface as Bill, the plumber who falls in love with Julie; Pete Hawkins, the Russian dancing teacher,- Miss Mary Bane as the schoolteacher book sales- man,- Reece Bailey as the brat from down¬ stairs,- Miss Witten as the gum-chewing Eloise, who has so many boy friends. Miss Nancy Leslie and Mr. James R. Thrope composed the health department; Mr. J. L. Walthall, a real estate agent buys the condemned apart¬ ment house. At the last minute Mr. McGhee took the flu . Mr. Loran Ward, hero of the hour very ably stepped into his shoes and carried the part magnificently. Miss Ella Bryant Dickenson directed the play. DONALD SCOTT President of the Student Body GEORGE CONLEY President of the Junior Class President of the Senior Class CARLES BILLIPS Captain of the Basketball Team MARGARET BILLIPS Captain of the Girls ' Basketball Team Too late for ' 48 They still shine in ' 49 - - soft lights and sweet music - - diplomas - - honors- smiles - - tears. Hail to the King and Queen Solemn Vows ' g Mi ■ [Spa € n n 6th 7th Floors — Coal Coke Building BLUEFIELD, W. VIRGINIA (Elevator Service) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL COLLEGES Employers Prefer McLains Graduates WHY . 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