Webb School - Sawney Yearbook (Bell Buckle, TN)

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Kneeling, lefi fo right: Albert Frierson, Roy Ellzey, jimmy Lindy, Owen Hendley, Peter Claverie. Sealed: Clack Becker, Stanley Taylor, Charles Crabtree, Bard Rudder, Mr. M. H. Scott, III fAdvisorJ, Bob Gilliam, Bob Thomas, Jim jones. Slanding: Jim Clark, Jim Anderson, David Smartt, Walter Gra- ham, Dub Hale, Lann Malesky, Billy 'Hurteau, Axel Soestmeyer, Jim Bush. In the past few years at Webb the dramatics club has prob- ably been the least active of the extra-curricular clubs. This was partly due to the lack of interest, the lack of funds and equipment, and most of all to the lack of a capable director. A remarkable change took place this year. The club was blessed with a fine director in the person of Mack Harris Scott, III. Mr. Scott took over the dramatics club of Webb School with a record of polished productions behind him. How- ever, here he found very little talent, and less equipment to work with. That was in September! By February he had already produced a three-act comedy in which he acted himself. The play was entitled My Three Angels. Briefly the story tells how three convicts become the good angels of a sadly harassed household. The scene is French Guiana, a region where on Christmas day the temperature gra- ciously drops to 104, and where convicts cannot only hire out but apparently never have to report back. The three angels Joseph fBard Rudderj, Jules fAlbert Friersonj, and Alfred fOwen Hendleyj are employed as roofers by a family in dire danger of having no roof over their heads. On the DRAMATIC way from France is a snarling cousin, Henri fMr. Scott, to oust Papa QBob Thomasj from the business he has botched. Along with the cousin is cold-nephew, Paul fWalter Grahamj who is jilting papa's daughter, Marie Louise QMarcia Manley, for an heiress. The three angels-two of them murderers, the third a swindler-take the visitors on. All three convicts have sunny natures, warm hearts, clever hands and sleepless brainsg all three are passionate believers in the Robin Hood of man. Possessing every criminal art and penal grace, they set matters aright in a gallic Christmas Carol where it is simpler to bump Scrooge off than convert him. CAlso included in the cast were Mrs. Calahan, R. L. Gilliam and Jimmy Lindy.J During commencement week a night is reserved for the dramatics club. The play for this time is still in the process of being chosen but it is fairly certain that Hasty Heart will be the one. The story tells of a wounded soldier whose last few weeks of life, spent in a hospital in the Orient, are changed by the attitudes taken towards him and ultimately by him. The play is a mixture of comedy and drama and is predicted to be a howling success. In summarizing, this year has been a boost to the Dramatics Club. It is hoped that the popularity of the club will steadily increase and, under the sponsorship of Mr. Scott, this seems to be the prediction. The Dramatics Club would like to thank Mr. Scott for the ine work he has done in the past year. Bo

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WQHI4 SIDIHNNL S N N,+ .,JAL, The Social Committee had its first meeting in October to decide on a date and a theme for the Fall Dance. They decided on the twenty-third of October as the date and a Halloween theme. Hal Buroker's Orchestra furnished the music for the dance which turned out to be a huge success. About sixty-five couples danced in the ball room which was decorated in orange and black crepe paper with witches, scare crows and ghosts lending atmosphere. The second dance was held on the nineteenth of February. The ballroom was decorated with a Valen- tine theme and Charlie McCary and his orchestra furnished the music. Hearts, cupids and a pro- fusion of red and white balloons made very effective decorations and the forty young couples who at- tended all enjoyed themselves. The last dance of the year was the Senior Dance which is usually held on the second Saturday in May. It is always a gay and exciting evening for the Seniors who are the honored guests. Seated, left to right: Eddie Barker, Buddy Ferguson, Mr. M. H. Scott, Albert Frierson, Frank Smith. Standing: Ray Prescott, Pick Stephens, David Smartt, Arne Arneson, Warren Patterson, Clark Becker, 0 I L CUMMITTEE Tom Wilson, Raford Hulan, Ed Maupin. RRE T E ENTS LUB Fits! row, left lo rigbl: Monty Montague, Toby Brewer, Billy Roy, Potter Cantrell, Rex Bushong, Ed Maupin, Dr. E. B. Tucker fAdvisorJ. Srrouil row: Bill Freeman, John Joyner, Cecil Powell, Ellis Hirsh, jim Anderson. Those of the student body of Webb School who are interested in staying abreast of national and in- ternational affairs have joined the Current Events Club. This organization is sponsored by Dr. Everet B. Tucker, who is a member of Webb's faculty. The members of the club are indeed fortunate in having him as their sponsor. We are very much indebted to him for taking his time to sponsor the club. The club meets once a week on Wednesday. Each member is required to bring an article of current in- terest to the meeting. During the course of the meet- ing each member is called upon to give a brief sum- mary of the contents of his article in order that it may be discussed by Dr. Tucker and the other mem- bers. Before we close the meeting, Dr. Tucker sum- marizes the main news events of the past week. I am sure that we will all be in agreement when I say that the Current Events Club is one of the more out- standing assets to Webb's extra-curricular activities. .211 Page 57

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.9 XL ENN SCHUUL Seated, left fo right: Mr. M. H. Scott, Jasper Shealy, jimmy Lindy, Ralph Braund, Mr. Harry Himel- rick. Standing: Buddy Ferguson, Beau Robertson, Earl Tally, Jim Bush, Roy Ellzey, Campbell Francisco, Walter Graham, Cliff Bass, Lewis Holmes. Regardless of where one may venture, he will be surrounded by discipline . . . the cop on the street, the MP's in the army, the coach of a football squad, the teacher in the classroom. Here at Webb we add another member to the ranks of these stalwarts of equality and justice-the monitors. These boys form the backbone for our school. They are the ones who correct when We get out of line. Call them Wing leaders, monitors . . . tyrants or despots, they are our dormitory dis- ciplinarians. These boys represent each division of each dormitory unit . . . each hall, each Wing. They are the boys who serve voluntarily and for no rewards-as the sergeant or the chief petty officer in our school. Chosen by the faculty, these boys must have physical stamina, leadership . . . and above all, courage to turn their buddy in for misconduct. To a boy in a prep school his happiness revolves around his friendships and yet these boys are willing to sacrifice this. I say sacrifice but actually they are gaining something. They learn that a true friend will understand the weight of responsibility and will desert them when they assume their place of discipline. Also many of them learn to their dismay that many of their so-called friends desert them at this time. They learn that too often one is too blind to see the fallacies in a friendship. This is indeed a valuable lesson to be learned. Too often boys grow into manhood not realizing that the world's not full of true friends. It is here in this small but significant beginning that they come to face this fact. This small group of boys are making their first step toward manhood .... Whether or not they deserve to be called a wing leader or hall monitor will be decided by them alone. They were selected by men who believed they were leaders . . . re- sponsible and conscientious. They will be the ones to live with their conscience if they failed to carry out their duties: if they succumbed to the temptations of others to show their duty. This year has been a successful one and an orderly one. Credit is due to a great extent to these boys. They have done an excellent job. This is but a small tribute to their works- work which made them a somebody, a real example of a Webb gentleman. ' DOR ITORY UNCIL Page 59