Walterboro High School - Paw Print / Lair Yearbook (Walterboro, SC)

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HELENE RIVERS President Class '26-21; Glee Club ‘28-’29; Wildcat Staff '26; Varsity and Basketball Team ’26-’21; May Queen '29. Lene” is one of the beauties of the class. Her laugh (giggle) is often heard in many parts of the building. She is always taking people into her confidence. If you want to know the gossip and scandal of the school and town just soo 'ole” Helene. She gets it direct. JANE SHAFFER Wildcat Staff ’27-’28-’29; Scrub Basketball '27-29; Representative in Oratorical Contest '29; Dramatic Club '29; Glee Club '28; Tennis Club '28; Senior Play. Jane is one of the most popular girls in the class. She is never too busy to tell a joke or to laugh at somebody else’s joke. Eating is her favorite pastime and her curly hair is the envy of every straight-haired school citizen and takes part in all of the school activities. In fact the only thing she lacks is a love for study—this she never has had and we fear that she can never hope to cultivate it. DOROTHY STROMAN Student Council ‘27; Chem Craft Club ’29; F. P. F. Club '29; Football Team ,27- 29. Vice President '28; Glee Club ’28-‘29; Wildcat Club ‘28-‘29; Wildcat Staff '28-’29; Annual Staff ‘29. The halls of W. H. S wouldn’t be the same without the sounds of Dots” good- natured laugh. She is always friendly and so has won many friends. ALVIN SKARDON Ninth Grade, History Medal, Glee Club; Tenth Grade, Secretary of Class, Book Club Essay Prize, Debating Team, History Club, Dramatics Club; Eleventh Grade, De- bating Team, Flag Contest Medal, Dramatics Club, Wildcat Club, Boys’ Glee Club, Tennis Club, Business Manager of Wildcat, Business Manager of Annual. Alvin is the scholar of the class. He always takes an interest in the scholastic side of the school life and is noted for his love of history. He is a good school citizen and we will miss him. JEAN McTEER WICHMAN Wildcat Club '29; Chem Craft Club ’29; Alt. Debating Team '29; President Ten- nis Club '29; Class Lawyer '29. Jeanie” or Beans” is without a doubt the best natured girl in school. She is always willing to help and she has won for her friends both students and teachers. Jean has the marvelous art of making good marks without ever opening a book. How we envy her! She is decidedly gifted in writing witty pieces for our school paper, and she is also numbered among our artists. On the whole, she is a good all-round citizen. 15

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HARRIET HOWELL Debating Team '28; President of Class '27; Vice President of Class '28; Secretary and Treasurer of Class ’29; Varsity Basketball Team ’29; Scrub Team Basketball Team 28; Editor-in-Chief of Wildcat '29; Assistant Editor of Wildcat '28; President of Wild- cat Club ’28; Secretary of Tennis Club ’29; Vice President of Student Body ’29; Senior Play; Dramatic Club '29; Glee Club ’28; Annual Staff '29. The sunny spot of the school falls on Harriet, one of our most popular girls. She is the kind of a person who wins a place in everyone’s heart. We certainly will be loosing a good citizen when Harriet graduates from ole W. H. S. JAMES WARD Student Council '27; President Block W. Club ’28; Chem Craft Club ’29; Baseball ’27; Basketball '27; Track ’27. “Jim” has always starred in all kinds of athletics, especially in Football. He has not neglected his work for athletics however, and has always made creditable marks. GLADYS TUTEN Commercial Club '28-’29; Bookkeeping Club ’29. Gladys is a good school citizen. She is faithful to her work and always willing t help with any outside activities. We will miss her when she leaves. CARL STILL Basketball ’28-’29; Block W. Club ’29; History Club ’29; Chem Craft Club '29; Hi-Y Club ’28-’29; Senior Play; Glee Club '28. Will—ie” has always starred on the athletic field, playing basketball, football, and baseball. He sings on the Glee Club too so you see he is a good all around senior. CLARENCE THOMAS Block W. Club ’28-'29; President F. P. F. Club '29; Vice President Chem Craft Club 29; Judging Team ’27; Student Participation Committee ’29; Senior Play; Presi- dent Puzzle Club '27; Football Team ’28; Captain of Football Team ’29. Clarence is a good sport. He stands for clean, fair sportsmanship and his influence in W. H. S. has been for the good. He is not only athletic but he never neglects the more important things of school life. When Clarance leaves W. H. S. she will be infinitely poorer. IRVING THOMAS Track Team ’27; Kodak Club '28; Block W. Club ’28; Glee Club ’28-'29; History Club ’29; Chem Craft Club ’29; Scrub Football Team '29; Senior Play ’29- Er-we-la” is one of the leading singers, a booming tenor. He also has a weakness for dancing and mimicing people. HASKELL PADGETT F. P. F. Club ’28-’29. Haskell is a good all-’round sport. His motto is Play the game fair.” He has been with us for all four years and we have learned that Squirtiss” has the will to do and accomplish things for the betterment of himself and others. We will surely miss him when he leaves us. We all wish him the greatest success in life. 14

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JUNIOR-SENIOR RECEPTION. '4 •' : -- a-. On April the twenty-first a meeting of the senior class was called, at which the president of the junior.class presented to each senior an attractive and unique invita- tion. On the left side of the card a quaint little ’ Jap’' was painted in shades of lavender, purple and gold. These invitations requested the seniors to attend a reception on the night of April the twenty-ninth. The Junior-Senior reception is always the chief social event of the school year, and this year it exceeded the expectations even of the seniors! On Monday night, promptly at eight o’clock, seniors, so transformed by laces, silks, curls, new suits, and “stay-comb” that they were hardly recognizable, began to drift into the wide hall of the high school building. For half an hour an informal reception was held in the downstairs halls. At about eighty-thirty the guests were invited upstairs. At the door of the large study hall everybody was given a cup o£'refreshing punch. They were then requested to find seats in the study hall, which wa$ decorated as a Japanese garden, the walls being hung with gray moss and wisteria. Then folio ved a welcome address by Hooper Skardon, President of the Junior class, to which Miles Beach, President of the Senior class, responded. After this Mrs. Padgett sang a group of lovely songs, Mr. Padgett accompanying her on the piano. At this point junior girls, dressed as Japanese maids, brought in delicious ice cream in the class colors, pink and green, and little hand-painted cakes. After refreshments fun was furnished by Moultrie Derrick, Kenneth Langdale sang a series of popular songs; Jean Wichman read the Senior class will; Lambert Tindall fol- lowed with the class prophecy. u in All at once everybody’s attention was attracted by a picture being flashed on the wail, and, behold there were the dignified seniors in their second grade of school, shorn of all their present dignity! After this the pictures of teachers, trustees and, other notables were flashed on the screen. As the last pictur faded Mr. Ward made an announcement which sent the seniors into a panic. Each senior was to be put in the spotlight! So all the; dignified seniors retired to the hall and marched in one by one and stood in the spotlight while they addressed a few words to the audience. As soon as everyone had returned to the room Miss Brawley began the, Alma Mater” and the assembled guests rose and stood at attention wdiile the students sang with great feeling the impressive song which had been their watchword during their four years of high school. It was now time for all good school children” to be in bed, so everybody went home. The seniors felt as if their cup of happiness was full, and yet it was a happiness which was close akin to tears, for they had begun to realize that one of the happiest and most carefree phases of their lives had almost passed, and that never again, if they lived to be a’thousand years old, could they attend a “Junior-Senior” as high school seniors. A GIFT TO THE SCHOOL BY SENIORS During the month of February under the auspices of Walterboro Book Club our schools had the opportunity of seeing and studying some painting of our greatest artist. The Senior class decided they could leave nothing better to the school than a beautiful painting, and after selling tickets to the Art Gallery the proceeds were used for the pur- chase of the paintings, “The Song of the Lark” and also “After the Storm.” 16