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

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GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM Are we discouraged? Well, I guess not! Although the girls' basketball team did not win first place in the district, they made a very good showing. They played the game from first to last, and stood for square play in every game. The schedule was a hard one, but the ream played every game with credit. Miss Brawley, our faithful coach, was largely responsible for the team’s success. Line-up: Captain, Keith Jefferies; manager, Sara Rainey; forward, Ruthie Frank; forward, Harriett Howell; jump center, Arline Castein; side center, Miriam Anderson and Jane Shaffer; guard, Margaret Easterlin; guard, Keith Jefferies. Substitutes: Forward, Elizabeth Smoak; forward, Genevieve Skardon; jump center, Maxine Walker. SCHEDULE W. H. S. Opponents Hampton (here) 6 10 Branchville (there) 13 15 St. Poul (here) 12 3 St. Paul (there) 24 25 St. Paul (there) 10 3 St. George (there) 33 3 St. George (here) — 28

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BASKETBALL The Wildcats’ hard-working basketball team of ’28-’29 has made a good showing, ft went to the district finals, and lost only two other games, winning six. The first,-string-team was composed of the following; Forwards, Herbert Towles and Carl Still; center, Austin Sauls; and guards, Towles, Fred, and Adolph Walters. Her- bert Towles, the captain, has done very good work. He is fast, dribbles well, and shoots excellently. Still, the other forward, has also played fine. Lanky” Saults at center has aided the team immensely on account of his height. Towles, F., has starred at his posi- tion of running guard. Water at standing guard has guarded his goal with much care. The substitutes who have played in a few of the games are: Derrick, Blocker, Acker- man and Thompson. The Wildcats have played a total of ten games, winning seven and losing three for a percentage of .700. The tournament games were as follows; The Wildcats lost to Meggetts, 42 to 15, and defeated them, 10 to 12. The Wildcats defeated St. George High twice, once by the score of 41 to 17, and the St. George All-Stars once. They broke even in a two-headed series with Hampton, defeating them at home 33 to 8. In the final game the Wildcats defeated the Cathedral High School team of Charleston 27 to 13. In the tournament the Wildcats won their first game from Berkeley High School, 48 to 13. In the finals, however, they lost to the strong Meggetts team, 42 to 12. The basketball team of '29 has a record to be proud of. 27

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DEBATING TEAM GOES TO COLUMBIA W. H. S. is very proud of her debating team. Especially so is the Senior Class. Why ? Because three of the honorable debators are seniors. The query of the debate was: Resolved, That South Carolina Should Abolish Free Scholarships. The affirmative was upheld by Lambert Tindall and Mary Lena Gilli- land; and the negative by Isadore Bogoslow and Alvin Skardon, who were members of last year’s team. First the team went to St. George to meet Ridgeville, the only opposing team in this district. They came back with dying colors and a trip to Columbia to be in the State Meet which was to be held the first week in April. Then the team, accompanied by Mr. Ward, made the journey to Columbia. The affirmative met and was defeated by Bailey Military Institute. The negative team did better. They advanced to the semi-finals, but was defeated by Conway. Walterboro High School has sent debating teams to Columbia for three consecutive years now and each time they made a better showing than before. Next year we expect the contestants to bring the coveted cup back with them! FLAG CONTEST Walterboro High School had its first flag contest last month. Each contestant had to answer seventy-five questions concerning the flag, and write an essay on Old Glory. A medal was awarded the boy and the girl making the highest score. The winner of the girl’s medal was Elizabeth Boynton, and Alvin Skardon, Jr., won the boy’s medal. Both of the winners are seniors. Certificates of honorable mention were given to Leona Boyd, Jane Shaffer, Sherwood Price, and George Cohen. Twenty-seven students entered the contest. The judges for the girls were: Miss Katherine DeTreville, Mrs. H. M. Kinsey, and Mrs. Carn Fishburne. For the boys: Supt. W. H. Ward, Mr. J. M. Moorer and the Rev. Henry Rankin. This contest is national in scope. The winning papers will be sent to Atlanta, the regional headquarters, where they will be compared with papers from other schools in this region. The winners in Atlanta go to Washington to compete with other regional winners. The national prize is a trip around the world. Walterboro had Flag Night on the evening of May 2nd. Those who had made the highest grades on the questions recited their essays to determine the local winners. While the judges were out Mr. M. P. Howell delivered an address which was enjoyed by everyone ptesent. After the decision of the judges was announced the exercises were dosed with the sounding of taps” by P. H. Starr. 29