Wicomico High School - Tom Tom Yearbook (Salisbury, MD)

Text from Pages 1 - 86 of the 1941 volume:

THE TOM-TOM 1941 WICOMICO HIGH SCHOOL Dreaming of Alma Mater Down on the Eastern Shore, Dreaming of pals and friendships Mem’ries forever more. Deep in my heart there’s a longing Just for the sight of you, I know you’re always waiting, I know you’re always true. Alma Mater! Alma Mater! I love you Paradise forever lies ’neath skies of blue. In the sunshine or in shadows ever new Alma Mater! Alma Mater! I love you. FACULTY To Clarence H. Cordrey and the members of our excellent faculty as a token of our appreciation for their part in making a success of the Senior Class of ’41, we seniors say, “Thank You.” PROFESSOR C. H. CORDREY 5 STAFF Editor . Margaret Jones Assistant Editor...Earl McCurdy Business Manager.Margaret Kelly Treasurer.Agatha Witzel Boys Sports. Mickey Huston Girls Sports.Mystle Towers Committee Adelene Powell Charles Shockley Jac k Morris Anne Adkins Bob McAllister Charlotte Wilkins Dan Disharoon Josephine Gray Bill Smith Dan Williams Evelyn Adkins Mystle Towers Mickey Huston Ted White Mary J. Clark Dot Townsend Burroughs Price Typists Jean Harris Joyce Shockley Edna Coulbourne Rosalie Kelley 6 Mystle Towers SENIORS SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS President HARLAND WATSON HUSTON, JR. “Mickey” August 16, 1924, Lewes, Delaware Basketball 1-2-3-4 Cheer Leader 1-2 Monitor 3 Wi-Hi Reporter 1 Latin Club 2 Sports Editor 3-4 Baseball Manager 2-3-4 Junior Class President Vice-President Athletic Association Field Day Vice-President Student Council Senior Class President Home Room President 3-4 Plans: College Remembered by: Junior and senior class Vice-President EDNA BYRD COULBOURNE “Byrd” March 23, 1924, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Vice-President of Senior Class Vice-President of Home Room Plans: Secretary Remembered by: Efficiency Secretary MYSTLE AGNES TOWERS “Myrt” February 15, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Basketball 2 Softball 2-3-4 Fieldball 2-3-4 Secretary Senior Class Home Room President Home Room Secretary Plans: Secretary Remembered by: Friendliness Treasurer NATALIE JEAN WIMBROW June 9, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Home Room Basketball 3 Wi-Hi Staff 3-4 Operetta 1-2 Junior Class Play 3 Dramatic Club 2-4 Plans: Secretary Remembered by: Business ability Historian MARGARET ANN JONES March 22, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Fieldball 1-2-3-4 Basketball 2-3-4 Latin Club 2 Volleyball 2-3-4 Junior Class Play 3 Monitor 3-4 Home Room Play 3 Wi-Hi Staff 3-4 President Home Room 1 Editor of Tom-Tom 4 Literary Club 3-4 Library Club 4 Dramatic Club 3-4 Plans: College Remembered by: Editor of yearbook ALICE MAE ADKINS “Pinky” February 21, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Intra-mural games Plans: Sales clerk or stenographer Remembered by: Blushes CLARA EVELYN ADKINS “Boots” November 5, 1924, Delmar, Maryland Library Club 4 Plans: Secretary Remembered by: Quietness in home room IDA ELIZABETH ADKINS August 26, 1923, Powellville, Maryland Monitor 4 Plans: Secretary Remembered by: Shyness MATTIE ADKINS July 2, 1923, Willards, Maryland Plans: Stenographer Remembered by: Chewing gum WILLIAM FRANCES ALLEN, II December 2, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Band 1-2-3-4 Home Room Play 3 Plans: College to be chemist; marriage Remembered by: Interest in current affairs MARION FRANKLIN ARD1S ‘‘Curly” Soccer 3 Baseball 4 Basketball 4 Field Day 3 Manager Home Room Play Plans: DuPont or Glenn Martin Remembered by: Home room sheik JOHN WASHINGTON AYDELOTTE, JR. “Johnnie” June 11, 1921, Pocomoke City, Maryland Plans: Help father on the farm Remembered by: Friendly smile FRANCES MILDRED BAILEY January 10, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Home Room Play Field Day Monitor Home Room Basketball Operetta Library Club Softball Dramatic Club Plans: Nurse Remembered by: Pranks JOHN GORDY BAKER September 16, 1923, Delmar, Maryland Cheerleader 2 Junior Play Red Cross Representative Home Room Treasurer Plans: College Remembered by: His driving RUSSELL WHITE BANKS September 2, 1924, Allen, Maryland Home Room Reporter 3 Plans: College Remembered by: Picking on Miss Wootton 10 GEORGE ALTON BENEDICT August 5, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Home Room Basketball Football Home Room Representative Softball Field Day Vice-President Athletic Association Council Representative Plans: Indefinite Remembered by: Glenn—twin brother GLENN HERMAN BENEDICT August 5, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Football Home Room Secretary Home Room Basketball Softball Field Day Wi-Hi Representative Plans: Indefinite Remembered by: George—twin brother NEVALINE MAE BLADES “Dimples” June 2, 1924, Snow Hill, Maryland Field Day 2 Home Room Play 3 Plans: Work Remem bered by: Dimples and quietness DE ALTON THOMAS BOOTH March 2, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Plans: Aviation Remembered by: Indian on his sweater NANCY CLAIRE BOOTH “Booty” April 5, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Fieldball 2-3-4 Basketball 2-3-4 Plans: College; dress designer Remembered by: Interest in arts WILLIAM DALE BOUNDS tU March 12, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Home Room Representative Field Day 1-2-3 Softball Plans: To help father Remembered by: Quietness MARY REBECCA BOWER “Mickey” November 24, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Operetta 2 Home Room Basketball 2 Plans: Secretarial work; sales clerk Remembered by: Color of her hair WARREN BRITTINGHAM “Ernie” September 11, 1923, Salisbury, Maryland Softball 4 Plans: Indefinite Re membered by: Congeniality in problems of democracy class ANNE MARY BROWN “Annie” November 2, 1924, Fruitland, Maryland Home Room Representative 1 Red Cross Monitor Council Representative 2 Plans: Stenographer Remembered by: Being late to home room DONALD EVANS BROWN February 6, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Red Cross Representative Plans: Electrician Remembered by: Studious 12 VERNON LLOYD BROWN “Percy” November 24, 1923, Bridgeport, Connecticut Manager Softball Plans: Cartoonist; illustrator Remembered by: Quickness in getting out of school ETHEL BUNTING “Bunnie” October 11, 1923, Wilmington, Delaware Plans: Beautician and wife Remembered by: Getting a man NEAL BUNTING, JR. “Bean” June 8, 1924, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Home Room Football Home Room Basketball Plans: V. M. I. Remembered by: Bluffing ■ jlPH- h Pt MILDRED JANE BURBAGE “Millie” August 25, 1924, Powellville, Maryland Plans: Stenographer Remembered by: Interest in Pittsville ROSALIE BENNETT CALLOWAY “Shorty” September 9, 1929, Salisbury, Maryland Home Room Play Red Cross Representative Plans: Go to Goldey Remembered by: Her dancing ALFRED WATSON CAREY “Al” June 24, 1923, Salisbury, Maryland Home Room Play Plans: Mechanics Remembered by: Tall stories OSCAR LEE CAREY April 1, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Basketball 1-2 Track 1 Operetta 1 Glee Club 3-4 Latin Club 2 Plans: College Remembered by: Capability in studies LAWRENCE EDWARD CARTWRIGHT “Eddie” March 26, 1922, Crisfield, Maryland Plans: Telephone office Remembered by: His Western Union hat and bicycle MARY BELLE CARTWRIGHT “Thirteen” August 31, 1923, Fieldball 2 Softball 3 Crisfield, Maryland Basketball 2-3 Library Club 4 Plans: Nursing Remembered by: Being so small NANCY IRR CLARKE October 16, 1923, Baltimore, Maryland Junior Play 3 Glee Club 3 Plans: College Remembered by: Dazzling redhead 14 ARCHIE PURNELL COlONA ‘‘Wings” February 24, 1922, Salisbury, Maryland Basketball 4-5 Soccer 2 Baseball 2-3-4 Vice-President Home Room 3 President Home Room 4 Plans: Family man; pro baseball Remembered by: Loving Kay MARGUERITE VIDA COVINGTON ‘‘Deedie” March 30, 1925, White Haven, Maryland Red Cross Representative 3 Home Room Play Home Roome Secretary 4 Monitor Operetta 3 Home Room Basketball 3 Library Club Secretary Junior and Senior Banquet Committee 3 Plans: Librarian Remembered by: Pleasing manner ELINOR VIRGINIA DASHIELL July 16, 1923, Mt. Vernon, Maryland Home Room Secretary Plans: Doctor Remembered by; Her post as monitor in west wing DOROTHY ANNE DAVIS “TV t” DONALD CALAWAY DAY July 28, 1924, Waynesboro, Georgia Basketball 2-3 Field Day 2 Soccer 2-3 Baseball Manager 2-3 Junior Play Plans: College Remembered by: Red hair; part in Junior Class play (ability to lisp) JOHN FRANKLIN DENNIS “Frank” December 31, 1924, Powellville, Maryland Baseball 4 Plans: Farmer Remembered by: Stealing southern belle’s heart MYRTLE MARIE DENNIS “Myrt” October 15, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Home Room Play 2 Home Room Secretary Plans: Secretary Remembered by: Shyness VIRGINIA LEE DEUBELL June 23, 1923, Baltimore, Maryland Glee Club Orchestra Plans: Comptometer operator Remembered by: Bashful CATHERINE GERTRUDE DISHAROON “Kitty” October 5, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Dramatic Club History Club Glee Club Operetta Junior Play Home Room Basketball and Fieldball Plans: College Remembered by: Laurel DANIEL DISHAROON “Sailor” June 26, 1923, Siloam, Maryland Literary Club 3-4 Home Room Basketball Plans: Merchant Marine, Navy, or DuPont Remembered by: His writing ability PEARL DELIGHT DISHAROON “Dishie” December 31, 1923, Salisbury, Maryland Volleyball 1-2-3 Fieldball Operetta Junior Play Committee Plans: Marry Remembered by: Marriage license FRANK LEE DOLBY August 5, 1922, Salisbury, Maryland Football 2-3-4 Vice-President of Home Room Secretary of Home Room Plans: Marry Remembered by: Five years of loyal service ERCELL SEWELL DOVE “Hogy” “Crisco” November 20, 1922, Salisbury, Maryland Manager Basketball 2-3 Football 3-4 Manager Football 2-3 Operetta 1-2 Home Room Representative 2 Monitor Plans: College; marriage Remembered by: Size; laugh; good nature SARA KATHERINE DRYDEN “Sallie” February 27, 1924, Pocomoke, Maryland Literary Club 3-4 Basketball 1-2 Dramatic Club 3 Plans: Technician Remembered by: Tall stories GLADYS MARY DYKES “Gladiola” August 31, 1922, Salisbury, Maryland Home Room Play Plans: Typist, bookkeeper, or stenographer Remembered by: Always being as quiet as a mouse GEORGE HOBART EICHNOR “Snuff” February 17, 1922, Salisbury, Maryland Football 2-3-4 Basketball 1-2-3-4 Baseball 1-2-3-4 Home Room Representative Student Council 2-3 Plans: College; coach Remembered by: Ability to get the women GRANVILLE JAMES ELLIOTT “Zip” December 27, 1921, Laurel, Delaware Baseball 1-2-3-4 Football 1-2-3-4 Track Home Room President Secretary and Treasurer Plans: DuPont or truck driving Remembered by: Athletic ability and Helen 18 STELLA JANE ELLIOTT June 18, 1922, Walnut Trees. Maryland Plans: Nurse Remembered by: Not having much to say MARION ENNIS “Hoss” August 18, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Softball 2 Home Room Basketball 2 Home Room Play 2 Field Day 2-3 Plans: Telephone office Remembered by: Home room griper WESLEY NEDAWNISS FAISON “Nickey” December 12, 1920, Richmond, Virginia Operetta Plans: Librarian Remembered by: Musical talent EDITH ELLEN FARLOW October 6, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Operetta 1 Latin Club 2 Dramatic Club 2-4 Glee Club 3 Home Room Play Literary Club 3-4 Library Club 4 Plans: School teacher Remembered by: Cooperative worker RUBY STICKLEY FOLTZ March 31, 1922, Fruitland, Maryland Home Room Play Home Room President Red Cross Representative Monitor Plans: Beautician Remembered by: Sweetness GEORGIA MAE FRASE “George” March 15, 1924, St. Louis, Missouri Fieldball Basketball Volleyball Field Day Latin Club Red Cross Representative Operetta Junior Play Library Club Home Room Play Plans: Gymnastic teacher and coach Remembered by: Athletic ability ROBERT PEARSALL FRAZIER, JR. January 28, 1923, Winner, South Dakota Plans: Drummer in big-name band Remembered by: Friendliness; time-maker with Lois (girls) FRANCES VIRGINIA GIVANS November 25, 1922, Salisbury, Maryland Home Room Basketball Plans: Beautician Remembered by: Ability to tell good jokes JAY HERMAN GIVANS November 2, 1923, Snow Hill, Maryland Rome Room Representative Junior Play Home Room President Home Room Vice-President Student Council Representative Plans: College or work Remembered by: Good nature THOMAS ANTHONY GRAHAM May 28, 1920, Washington, D. C. Basketball Football Home Room President Home Room Representative Operettas Plans: Walt Disney’s studios Remembered by: Artistic ability JOSEPHINE CLIFFORD GRAY “Josie” March 31, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Civics Club 1 Volleyball 2-3 Operetta 2-3 Junior Play 3 Glee Club 3-4 Fieldball 4 Home Room Play 2 Dramatic Club 2-3-4 Secretary Red Cross 3 Plans: S.T.C, — Nurse Remembered by: Her car DOROTHY ANNE GREENE June 26, 1925, Salisbury, Maryland Latin Club 2 Dramatic Club 3 Home Room Play 3 Literary Club 4 Plans: Business college Remembered by: Ability for an efficient secretary MARY ELIZABETH GREENE “Betty” December 26, 1923, Salisbury, Maryland Latin Club 2 Dramatic Club 2 Home Room Play 3 Literary Club 4 Plans: Business college Remembered by: Parrot-like chattering ELIZABETH McLAIN GRIER “Betty” September 15, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Fieldball 3 Basketball 3 Cheer Leader 1-2-3-4 Plans: College Remembered by: Always being with Natalie DORIS VIRGINIA HAMMOND March 3, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Dramatic Club 1 Latin Club 1-2 Home Room Play Library Club 4 Literary Club 3-4 Plans: Nurse Remembered by: Politeness 21 JEAN W. HARRIS “Willy” February 15, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Volleyball Home Room Secretary 2-3-4 Plans: Secretary Remembered by: Many clothes THELMA LOUISE HARRIS February 20, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Plans: Nurse Remembered by: Good nature IRA RUSSELL HARSHMAN, JR. “Russ” February 10, 1924, Hagerstown, Maryland Secretary Student Council 3 Football 2-3-4 Basketball 1-2-3-4 Softball 2-3 Field Day 1-2 Home Room Basketball 1 History Club 2 Junior Class Secretary 3 Plans: Work Remembered by: His heavy line ELIZABETH LLOYD HAYWARD “Tuff” October 4, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Fieldball 2-3-4 Basketball 1-2-3-4 Softball 1 Volleyball 2-3 Drum Majorette Field Day 1-3-4 Student Council Representative Monitor 3-4 Dramatic Club 2 Plans: College Remembered by: Arguments with Miss Gordy EMILY HEINS “Bubbles” June 27, 1923, Bivalve, Maryland Fieldball 3-4 Home Room Basketball Softball Junior Play Junior-Senior Banquet Committee Plans: Expert typist Remembered by: Being assistant librarian CATHERINE MARION HITCHENS “Kay” February 9, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Secretary of Home Room Home Room Representative Plans: Secretary or bookkeeper Remembered by: Being Archie Colona’s girl CHARLES HOFFMAN “Charlie” December 19, 1923, Lockhaven, Pennsylvania Soccer Home Room President Home Room Treasurer Plans: Join the Army Remembered by: Riding in a good-looking convertible Plymouth ANNE MARIE HOLT “Bessie” January 15, 1924, Cambridge, Maryland Red Cross Representative 1 Fieldball 1-2-3-4 Secretary of Home Room 2 Basketball 1-2-3-4 Track 1-2-3-4 Glee Club 2-3 Dramatic Club 2 Junior Class Play 3 Athletic Club Secretary 3 Athletic Club President 4 Plans: College Remembered by: Innocent-looking ANDREW JACKSON HOPKINS ‘Hamp” Febr uary 22, 1923, Tyaskin, Maryland Football 2-3-4 Baseball 2 Track 1-2-3 Plans: R.A.F. Remembered by: Receiver of telegrams; wavy hair MARY LOUISE HORSEMAN “Weezer” November 30, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Plans: Business college Remembered by: Quietness in home room 23 MABEL HUMPHREYS “Reds” July 15, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Softball 1 Home Room Basketball 1-4 Home Room Representative Red Cross Plans: Nurse Remembered by: Participation in home room activities FRANCES PERDUE JOHNSON July 24, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Fieldball 2-3-4 Volleyball 2-3 Operetta 2 Student Council Secretary 3 Literary Club 3-4 Vice-President Latin Club 2 Junior Play 3 Dramatic Club 3 President Student Council Plans: College Remembered by: Leadership RALPH WILLIAM JONES April 21. 1921. Alien. Maryland F. F. A. Plans: Salesman Remembered by: Good looks LILLIAN ROSALIE KELLEY December 8, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Home Room Play Plans: Secretary Remembered by: Quietness in home room MARGARET MILLER KELLEY February 19, 1924, Eastville, Virginia Fieldball 2-3-4 Basketball 4 Volleyball 1-2-3-4 Wi-Hi News 3-4 Track 1-2-3-4 Cheer Leader 2-3-4 Dramatic Club 3-4 Business Manager Tom-Tom 4 Plans: School teacher Remembered by: School spirit ANNA R. KING February 26, 1923, Siloam, Maryland Field Day Plans: Secretarial work Remembered by: Quietness; blushes LOIS ETHEL LANK July 30, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Plans: College Remembered by: Never having much to say HENRY FILMORE LANKFORD July 16, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland President Home Room Library Club i Literary Club 3-4 Plans: To be a doctor Remembered by: Sincerity and his lengthy French histories JACK FOWLER LAWS September 2, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Home Room Secretary 2-3-4 Home Room Basketball 1-2-3-4 Home Room Vice-President Plans: Advertising Remembered by: Ability to sleep anywhere WILLIAM ASHER LYNCH December 11, 1921, Salisbury, Maryland Glee Club 1-2-3-4 Operetta Soloist 3-4 Monitor Home Room Play Junior Play History Club Home Room Basketball Amateur Contest Junior-Senior Banquet Committee Plans: Business man Remembered by: Interest in dramatics 25 RICHARD LEE MALONE “Rit Lee” February 19, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Soccer 1-2-3-4 Softball 2-3-4 Basketball 4 Home Room Basketball 2-3 Track 3 Home Room Play 2 Plans: Electrician Remembered by: Athletic ability CARROLL PENN MARSHALL June 13, 1923, Shad Point, Maryland Soccer 4 Home Room Play 1 Track 3 Home Room Basketball 3-4 Plans: Electrician Remembered by: Accomplished first thing tried for— soccer; helped win the championship LOLA MAE MASSEY “Dimples” February 18, 1923, Berlin, Maryland Wi-Hi Representative Plans: Sales clerk Remembered by: Quick temper and ability to make-up quick ROBERT LEE McALLISTER “Bob” December 29, 1923, Salisbury, Maryland Soccer Track Operetta Football Student Council Home Room Vice-President Plans: Join Boy Scouts or be ambassador to Hawaii Remembered by: “Someone, please.” SARAH ELIZABETH McBRIETY “Betty Me” August 10, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Cheer Leader 1 Basketball 2-3-4 Fieldball 2-3-4 Plans: College Remembered by: Dry wit and her laugh EARL HORNSBY McCurdy November 11, 1924, Woodbury, New Jersey Head Manager Football 4 Monitor 4 Assistant Editor Tom-Tom 4 Junior-Senior Banquet Committee 3 Home Room Program Committee 3 Plans: Insurance Remembered by: His lazy walk JACK RICHARD McVEIGH “Mack” June 21, 1923, Mallory, Virginia Student Council Representative Band Humor Editor Tom-Tom Plans: Commercial work Remembered by: Mischief-maker CHARLES LINWOOD MESSICK “Carrot” April 24, 1922, Salisbury, Maryland Baseball Softball Basketball Home Room Representative Plans: Join the Navy Remembered by: Modesty JOYCE LEE MESSICK January 19, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Home Room Play 2 Home Room Basketball 3 Plans: Business college or work in office Remembered by: Her ability to blush at the right time KATHRYN ALETA MESSICK “Kitty” September 5, 1923, Salisbury, Maryland Personality Club Intra-Mural Track Meet Plans: Secretary Remembered by: Jitter-bugging 27 NANCY MESSICK “Sweet Pea” September 6, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Glee Club Latin Club Home Room Secretary Home Room Play Prompter Dramatic Club Basketball 4 Softball 3 Plans: Nurse Remembered by: Chewing gum ALBERT MICIOTTO “Pete” December 5, 1922, Salisbury, Maryland Softball 2-3-4 Plans: Mechanic Remembered by: Traveling road to Hebron CHARLES FRANKLIN MITTLEMAN “Frank” January 27, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Softball Manager of Junior Play Plans: College; law and political science Remembered by: His love affairs JOHN MESSICK MORRIS “Jack” June 22, 1923, Dalghren, Virginia Student Council Representative Wi-Hi Reporter History Club Plans: College; journalism Remembered by: Mr. Fixit WILLIAM JAMES MURRAY, JR. “Bill” February 19, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Plans: Work for William James Murray, Jr. Remembered by: Being the great stone face JAMES HOWARD MURRELL “Jimmy’ ' June 9, 1922, Salisbury, Maryland Soccer Home Room Basketball Baseball Basketball Volleyball Field Day Plans: President of the United States Remembered by: Joviality LAURA FRANCIS NICKERSON “Fannie February 13, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Home Room Basketball 3 Home Room Track Meet 3 Plans: Nurse Remembered by: Billy-goat laugh FRANCES IRENE NICHOLSON September 23, 1921, Salisbury, Maryland Plans: Florist or secretary Remembered by: Quietness MARY EVELYN NICHOLSON November 19, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Home Room Basketball Softball Plans: Stenographer Remembered by: Tee-hee laugh BETTY COMEGYS NOCK December 5, 1924, Stockton, Maryland Basketball 1-2 Home Room Play 2-3 Fieldball 1-2 Library Club 4 Dramatic Club 4 Plans: College; teaching Remembered by: Her winning ways with Mrs. Graham especially at lunch hour 29 BETTY JEAN OUTTEN November 26, 1923, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania Cheer Leader 2 Volleyball 2-3 Track 2-3-4 Basketball 4 Monitor 4 Home Room Reporter 4 Plans: Beautician Remembered by: Jack Fogel ISAAC WILLIAM PARKER April 10, 1924, St. Michaels, Maryland Secretary-Treasurer of F.F.A. 3 President F.F.A Junior-Senior Banquet Committee 3 Home Room Vice-President Plans: Organize trucking industry with Wendell Pryor as manager Remembered by: Arriving at home room late from reporting to other teachers MARY ELIZABETH PARKER “Betty” June 1, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Plans: Undecided Remembered by: Quietness VAUGHN C. PARKER “Lefty” October 21, 1923, Salisbury, Maryland Football Operetta Plans: Join R.A.F. or Navy Remembered by: Driving!! RICHARD LEE PARSONS “Dopey” January 11, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Home Room Basketball 2-3 Soccer 3 Softball 3 Heme Room Play 2 Plans: Mechanical school Remembered by: “Frogey”—for his leaps and bounds 30 RUSSELL PARSONS “Russ” May 10, 1923, Salisbury, Maryland Plans: Work in office Remembered by: Quietness ANNA MAE PERDUE “Reds” October 10, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Operetta 2 Plans: Nursing Remembered by: Red hair and ability to blush CHARLES SCARBOROUGH PETERS “Charlie” December 8, 1921, Salisbury, Maryland Student Council 1-2 Football 3-4 Track 3 Home Room Basketball 1-3 Soccer Manager 1 Plans: Aviator Remembered by: Deep voice DORIS POLLIARD March 20, 1924, Onancock, Virginia Fieldball 2-3-4 Basketball 2-3-4 Track 1 Volleyball 2-3 Home Room Play 1 Monitor Home Room President 2 President Latin Club Plans: Dress designer Remembered by: Neatness ELVA ELIZABETH POWELL “El” April 25, 1925, Powellville, Maryland Home Room Treasurer 1 Monitor 4 Home Room President 4 Plans: Secretary Remembered by: Shortness GEORGE ALLEN REAVES June 17, 1924, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Football 3-4 Basketball 1-3-4 Baseball 1-2-3-4 Home Room Play 3 Plans: Naval Academy Remembered by: Interest in Scouts RALPH WENDELL PRYOR September 29, 1923, Salisbury, Maryland Plans: Get a job Remembered by: Cutting up BURROUGHS HANN PRICE May 4, 1924, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Operetta 1-2-3 Glee Club 1-2-3-4 Junior Play 3 Literary Club 3-4 Library Club 4 Plans: College Remembered by: Always reading POLLY EMMA POWELL March 17, 1923, Powellville, Maryland Plans: Bookkeeper Remembered by: Quietness MARGARET ADELENE POWELL June 6, 1924, Fruitland, Maryland Fieldball 2-3-4 Basketball 2-3-4 Captain 3 Volleyball 3 Track 2-3 Home Room Secretary 1-2 Home Room President 4 Plans: College Remembered by: Pretty hair; friendly manner DOROTHY ROBERTA REED “Skeeter” October 1, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Red Cross Representative 3 Operetta 3 Home Room Play 3 Fieldball 4 Basketball 4 Cheer Leader 1-2-3-4 Home Room Basketball 3 Field Day 3 Softball 3 Plans: S. T. C. Remembered by: Perpetual motion BETTY LEE RICHARDSON April 21, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Library Club 4 Plans: Nurse Remembered by: Her concealed love affairs and writing letters VIRGINIA CATHERINE RIDER “Ginny March 9, 1923, Deals Island, Maryland Glee Club Latin Club Operetta History Club Home Room Play Dramatic Club Fieldball Manager Junior Play Committee Plans: Get a job Remembered by: Birthday parties CAROLYN ELSIE ROBERTSON “Ta” “Candy” February 14, 1923, Rockawalkin, Maryland Band Home Room Play Monitor Plans: Hostess on airplane Remembered by: Saying the wrong thing at the wrong time RICHARD LeROY ROUSE “Rich” March 24, 1922, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska Football 3-4 Photographer of Wi-Hi News Home Room President Home Room Vice-President Plans: Photographer Remembered by: Photography 33 WALTER JAMES RUNYON, JR. “Duke” April 13, 1922, Marvel, Arkansas Football 3-4 Intra-Mural Basketball Soccer 2 Home Room Vice-President Field Day 3 President of Home Room Student Council Representative Plans: Contractor Remembered by: Windy JOHN RICHARD SCHMIDHAUSER January 10, 1921, New York City, New York Band Plans: French h orn player Remembered by: French horn playing RANDOLPH SERMAN “Krenz” May 29, 1923, Salisbury, Maryland Operetta Football Soccer Plans: Aviator Remembered by: Quietness MARY ALICE SHEPPARD “Dutchess” December 5, 1922, Salisbury, Maryland Girls’ Chorus Glee Club Dramatic Club Junior Play Student Council Representative President of Sophomore Dramatic Club Operetta Plans: College Remembered by: Serious manner and pretty face CHARLES WARNER SHOCKLEY “Shock” October 14, 1922, Salisbury, Maryland Band 1-2-3-4 Plans: College Remembered by: Trumpet playing 34 HELENA JOYCE SHOCKLEY August 22, 1923, Salisbury, Maryland Plans: Secretary Remembered by: Dancing ability LEON ALLEN SKLAR “Fifi” “Leonzo” October 25, 1923, Columbus, Ohio Softball 3 Photographer of Wi-Hi News 3- Home Room Play 3 Junior Play 3 Plans: To be a photographer Remembered by: Safety driving and not sitting down in home room HILARY MANN SMITH “Slim” February 2, 1924, Siloam, Maryland Plans: Salesman Remembered by: Size and shape HUSTON RUARK SMITH “Hoosie” May 29, 1922, Salisbury, Maryland Soccer 3-4 Basketball 3-4 Baseball 2 Plans: Go to college and get a wife Remembered by: His women LOUIS EVANS SMITH January 11, 1924, Parsonsburg, Maryland Home Room Basketball Football Plans: Jockey Remembered by: His pipe 35 MABEL ELIZABETH SMITH “Mae” March 22, 1923, Baltimore, Maryland Plans: Private secretary Remembered by: Her ability to question WALTER HAGAN SMITH “Smitty” March 5, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Manager Softball 2 Manager Basketball 1 Plans: Join the Army Remembered by: His blushing WILLIAM HOWARD SMITH “Bill” May 2, 1923, Salisbury, Maryland Band 1-2-3-4 Basketball 2-3-4-5 Soccer 2-3-4-5 Softball 2-3-4 Plans: Go to college so he can be an educated ditch digger Remembered by: Basketball ability ADA ESTELLE SPENCER “Bunk” September 11, 1923, Shad Point, Maryland Cheer Leader 3 Plans: Secretary Remembered by: Smallness NORMAN EARL TAYLOR December 18, 1924, Parsonsburg, Maryland Plans: Join the Navy, Marines, or Coast Guard Remembered by: Aim to be educated for ditch digger 36 GEORGE ERVIN THEIS “Lice” October 4, 1924, Denton, Maryland Band Head Monitor Plans: College and Army Air Corps Remembered by: His intelligence GEORGE LEWIS THORNHILL June 10, 1924, Norfolk, Virginia Plans: Join the Navy Remembered by: Laziness EDWARD JENNINGS TILGHMAN February 18, 1925, Salisbury, Maryland Band 3-4 Student Council 2-3-4 Monitor Home Room Reporter 3 Home Room President Cheer Leader 1 Plans: To be a civil engineer Remembered by: His willingness to help W.H.S. JUNE ELIZABETH TOTTEN June 1, 1924, Derby, Connecticut Plans: Dentist’s assistant Remembered by: J. T. Mumford DOROTHY DEANE TOWNSEND August 12, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Fieldball 2-3-4 Basketball 3-4 Field Day Wi-Hi News Staff 3-4 Home Room President 3 Athletic Club Vice-President 4 Plans: College Remembered by: Interest in helping year book and other worthy causes 37 RICHARD WALSTON September 13, 1922, Salisbury, Maryland Plans: Work Remembered by: His driving RUTH WALSTON December 21, 1924, Mt. Hermon, Maryland Literary Club Fieldball Basketball Dramatic Club Softball Plans: S. T. C. Remembered by: Cutting up and her driving ROBERT LEE WEBSTER October 26, 1921, Salisbury, Maryland Soccer 3-4 Band 2-3-4 Home Room President 3 Student Council 2 Plans: Get married or go into the Navy Remembered by: Moustache MARY IDA WELCH “Idaho” September 10, 1923, Belalton, Maryland Plans: Clerk in store Remembered by: Her longing to get out of W.1I.S. and settle down LACY WESTFALL May 17, 1924, Richmond, Virginia Softball Basketball Plans: Join the Navy Remembered by: Handsomeness Home Room Football 38 EDWARD RIALL WHITE, III August 21, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Band 1-2-3-4 Home Room Basketball 2-3 Wi-Hi Staff 3-4 Junior Play 3 Plans: College Remembered by: Intense interest in band CHARLOTTE ANNE WILKINS May 6, 1924, Salisbury, Maryland Fieldball 1-2-3 Basketball 2-3-4 Junior Play Operetta Pianist 1-2 Volleyball 1 Glee Club 1-2-3-4 Home Room President 3 Assistant Editor Wi-Hi News 3 Editor Wi-Hi News 4 Plans: College Remembered by: Arguments with teachers NATALIE WIDGEON “Nat” December 18, 1923, Cape Charles, Virginia Home Room Fieldball 3 Softball Track 3 Fieldball 4 Home Room Play 3 Red Cross Representative and Treasurer 2-3 Plans: College; teacher Remembered by : Jolliness ANNA BELLE WILLIAMS June 3, 1924, Galena, Maryland Operetta 2 Latin Club 2 Home Room Play 3 Home Room Secretary 3 Girls’ Chorus 3 Monitor Plans: Paynter’s Remembered by: Her part in the operetta in senior year DANIEL EDGAR WILLIAMS. JR. “Dan” June 14, 1924, Delmar, Maryland Operetta President Literary Club Dramatic Club Library Club Plans: High school teacher Remembered by: Reverent attitude 39 HELEN ELAINE WILLIAMS “Shorty” September 1, 1924, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Home Room Basketball Typist Wi-Hi News 4 Field Day Home Room Program Committee Operetta Junior Play Committee Plans: Beautician Remembered by: Jimmy Elliott AGATHA HAZEL WITZEL “Aggie” September 5, 1923, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Plans: News correspondent; journalism Remembered by: Blushing LOIS EDNA WOOD September 17, 1924, Poughkeepsie, New York Operetta 2-3 Fieldball 2-3 Junior Play Dramatic Club 3 Wi-Hi Staff 2-3-4 Track 1 Home Room Basketball 3 Home Room Play 2-3 Plans: College Remembered by: Questions 40 A-LAK ' SAI Cla:s History 1938 On the eventful day of September 1, 1937, a tribe of young Indians stampeded, somewhat timidly (?), the campus of Wicomico High. Since we were innocent little darlings, guilty of the capital offense of being freshmen, we were therefore pursued by the hord of monsters, commonly known as upperclassmen. After several weeks of disorder — finding just what class to attend at what time from what teacher in what room—we began to feel a little on our own. (Several of the “frosh” homerooms gave plays and programs for both assemblies and P. T. A. programs throughout the year.) When, however, the summer moons came, our tribe separated; and each, as his own chief, reaped the harvest of peace and contentment. 1939 The summer months were short-lived; and again each of us returned to the tribe, eager for new explorations. In spite of all warnings, stored away in some corner of every mind was the idea that we were at last at the place where we could be transformed from little Indian children into young squaws and braves. Although we didn’t act like silly freshmen, we were still ignorant of the meaning of sophomore — wise fool. Even as sophs, however, the tribe showed enthusiastic desire for athletics, and several of the more fortunate warriors made the varsity squads. As the end of the year approached, we began to feel prominent, as Hughes Robert¬ son, talented brave in our midst, was elected scribe for the Student Council. Again the members of the tribe followed different trails for a brief period of relaxation until the tom-tom would again summon them to camp. 1940 The tribe once more assembled in tepee W. H. S. Mickey Huston was made chief of warriors, assisted by Frances Johnson; Russell Harshman kept the minutes and Mary Alice Sheppard, the wampum. During the session, one of the most talented chiefs passed on to a better place — none of us will ever forget Hughes Robertson. The class bowed to the public when we presented “Eat Your Spinach.” Josephine Gray and Donald Day furnished the comedy while Nancy Clarke, Anne Holt, Lincoln Nelson, Burroughs Price, Frances Johnson, Lois Wood, and others, the drama. Through the unceasing efforts of many, the first annual “All School Night” was presented with much success. “The Gypsy Troubadour,” operetta directed by Mrs. Bennett, was the next presentation in which members of all classes participated. Many of our squads and braves were presented letters for their outstanding athletic ability. To¬ ward the latter part of our pow-wow we proudly helped the seniors to have the annual Junior-Senior Banquet. But it was soon time for the tribe to dissemble, leaving their finished tasks to follow the beat of tom-toms. 1941 Returning to Camp W. H. S. for their fourth and final year, the tribe of ’41 again selected Mickey Huston big chief; Edna Coulbourne, chief’s assistant; Mystle Towers, scribe; Natalie Wimbrow, guard of all the treasured possessions; Margaret Jones, keeper of the legend. Still out¬ standing were our warriors on the athletic field; the soccer boys won the County Championship, and the other teams deserve honorable mention for the fighting spirit they displayed. One of the big goals attained by us was reviving the yearbook, which had not been published for thirteen years. Chief executives of organization were Frances Johnson, president 41 of the Student Council; Charlotte Wilkins, editor of the “Wi-Hi News”; Anne Holt, president of the Athletic Association; Adelene Powell, president of the Dramatic Club; Burroughs Price, president of the Library Club; and Margaret Jones, editor of the “Tom-Tom.” For the annual musical presen¬ tation, “The Mikado” was produced by the students under the direction of Mrs. Bennett and Miss Davis. Next, under the auspices of the Student Council, came the second annual “All School Night,” and then the Seniors appeared over the footlights in “Galahad Jones.” Two never-to-be forgotten occasions were our Senior Prom and Junior-Senior Banquet, beautifully and successfully carried out. On Sunday, June first, the senior class listened to one of the local ministers deliver the sermon. But the most important event of all was graduation on Friday, June 6. That night we bade farewell to high school days and dear old Alma Mater. As we, one by one received those masterpieces for which we had strived so long —diplomas, some faces were shining with happiness; others were tear- stained and unhappy. Yet we wanted to thank the members of our excel¬ lent faculty for their unceasing and untiring efforts to make us men and women and perhaps bring us nearer our Life’s goal. We, the senior class of Wicomico High, do solemnly and sincerely promise that we will endeavor to live up to our class motto — “Go Forth to Serve.” This squaw has finished her task of writing the legend; and, as the drums boom through the night, we rise — some with sad regret, others gladdened with hope — and file silently under the starlit sky. MARGARET JONES Historian WMl We, the Class of 1941 of Wicomico High, being of sound mind (?), memory (?), and understanding, do hereby bequeath our earthly posses¬ sions and other wise in the following form:— (1) To the five senior home room teachers, “fresh” freshman classes. (2) To our beloved safety driving enthusiast, Miss Wootton, we leave a booklet “How To Drive in Ten Easy Lessons.” (3) To some Junior we leave Bill “Shadow” Lynch’s musical talent. 14) To the already unhappy world we turn loose James Runyon and “Wings” Colona. (5) We bequeath Jean Harris’s habit of flirting to Judy Hopkir.s. (6) To Miss Erwood we leave another class of all boys to lesse. i the sorrow of losing her 3rd period class. (7) Jack Hopkins leaves his casa loma personality to Calvin “Lover” Young. (8) “Hoosie” Smith leaves his way with the women to Richard Gjerulff (9) Ercell Dove gives fifty pounds of his excess weight to Ted Deubell. (10) Nancy Clarke leaves her— Quote - end quote to Janie Clarke. (11) To Charles White, even though he doesn’t need it, Eddie Tilgh- man leaves his devilment. (12) Political party leader Huston leaves his political machine to Sheldon B. Seidel. (13) Ted White transfers his private parking place in Lakewood to Pete Bryan in hopes that Pete takes as much advantage of it as Ted did. 42 (14) Mystle Towers leaves Seaford to the Delawareans. (15) To anyone who wants it Natalie Widgeon leaves her height. (16) Jane Wulf inherits Adelene Powell’s athletic ability. (17) To Miss Gordy we give our hopes for a P. D. Class in which half of the students stay awake. (18) DeAlton Booth is leaving his love for the teachers to a brand new freshman. (19) Jimmy “Zip” Elliott bequeaths his ability to Jack Fogel. (20) Frances Johnson hands over her presidential powers to next year’s Council President. (21) To Jimmy Brown we transfer Blackie Davis’s skill in handling the pigskin. (22) Mickey Huston, that swash-buckling Don Juan of the Eastern Sho’, leaves his experience and finesse in matters d’amour to all who might benefit by it. (23) To Carlyn Merryman we hand over Margaret Kelly’s school spirit. (24) Dolby, Runyon, Rouse, and Hopkins leave 101 best excuses for those who need them in years to come. (25) To Mr. Howard we leave for future reference a book on the danger of explosives. (26) Burroughs Price’s knowledge of French to Bishop Bowen. (27) To all the coaches we leave our hopes for many successful teams. (28) Frank “Blimp” Dolby unselfishly donates a portion of physique and freckles to Richard Greene. (29) Betty Outten leaves other girls a chance with her one and only Jack Fogel. (30) To Archie Colona James Runyon leaves a much-needed landing field. (31) We buy for Miss Straughn a parrot to take the place of Betty Greene. (32) We extend to Miss Barnes and Mr. Berry our congratulations! (33) Kitty Messick leaves her dancing feet to Mickey Messick. To all teams we give our greatest hopes for a successful season next year and the years to come. Good luck to future classes with their work on the “Tom-Tom.” Done under our hand, the twenty-fourth day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-one. Testators: MARGARET JONES EARL McCURDY DOT TOWNSEND 43 CLASS We, the Senior Class of nineteen hundred forty-one, do hereby prophesy that the following things will haunt the “warriors” in years to come: Donald Brown—Ten years from now we expect to find this quiet, studious, class¬ mate an important figure majoring in some complicated scientific field -it is our guess he will improve on Einstein’s Law of Relativity. William Lynch—Ah! Lynch! This all-around he-man will monopolize the pugi¬ listic world by knocking off guys like Joe Louis before breakfast—his magic formula: simply a dirty look and the Shadow’s fearless antics. Jimmie Murrell—These redheads! The male carrot-top has his persuasive powers as well as La Femme. We’ll lay any mug two bits Jimmie sets an unprecedented record for winning the ladies. Hilary Smith—A blazing, hot sun; a man and his mule—a living symbol of the tiller of the soil. “Dust” shall be his destiny. Neal Bunting—Drummer boy in one of the jazziest, snazziest, ritziest bands in the country—the type band that will convince Cab Calloway “Boogie Woogy” is only a funeral march. Sally Dryden—Barnum’s circus will probably have her caged for exhibition to the unbelieving public—she’ll be tagged with the reputation of undisputed “tall story” chronicles of ail time. Rosalie Calloway—Song and dance star of the old minstrel type; she’ll probably fill Ai Joison’s shoes in the years to come. Dan Williams—“There will be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth,”— that’s the story this future pastor will be telling his sinners congregated around him for repentance. Mickey Huston—He will capture the heart of one of the glamour gals of W.H.S., settle down with harmony in the drudgery of domesticity, and live and love happily ever afterward. We expect to see Delight Disharoon happily married to Grosvenor Russell. Edna Coulbourne will be Newberry’s best saleswoman. We see Kitty Messick hiring a secretary to keep her dates straight. John Baker will go to night school to learn to be a gigolo. DeAlton Booth will probably be hired by Hollywood as a double for Donald Duck. Charles Hoffman will open his own chain of filling stations so that he can support Audrey Lee. Bobby McAllister will in the future be one of the most important citizens of Fruit- land, Maryland. Franklin Mittleman will be working on W.P.A., trying to lose weight. Randolph Serman will carry on his career as soda jerker in Gordy’s. Ralph Jones and Louise Horsman will settle down to a quiet life on their own little farm. Betty Outten will be seen proposing to Jack Fogel next Leap Year. Your guess is as good as mine as to what Jean Harris will do. Vaughn Parker will attend the Agricultural College on Quantico Road. Alice Adkins will spend her time practicing beauty culture. Thelma Harris will make some man a good wife. Kitty Disharoon will be hostess on the Laurel-to-Salisbury bus. W. F. Allen III (alias Bill), a strawberry tycoon, will be sitting in the midst of a large office ordering beautiful secretaries about. Oscar Carey will be a social lion, pet and plaything of the fairer sex of the “Four Hundred,” singing beautiful tenor and playing Debussey on his violin and causing heartbreak in general among the girls. Claire Booth will be the top women’s fashion designer in the United States. She will be the impersonation of the successful and terribly efficient career woman. If we look around, we’ll probably find Evelyn Adkins in some office as a secretary. For a while, at least, we’ll see Marion Ardis everytime we go to purchase groceries. Russell Banks in 1952 will be running for mayor of Siloam. His platform: The taxi route of Shad Point is to extend to Siloam. George Benedict will be making corsages to send to some lucky girl. 44 Glenn Benedict will still be waiting for some beautiful girl to go rowing with him. Dale Bounds—In the summer of 1950 we will be able to meet at the old Siloam camp grounds to listen to the Reverend Bounds preach the sermon. Mary Bower will be prominent secretary to Clark Gable, her dream boy. Elisha Davis will still be turning red in 1956 when someone mentions Dot Dean Townsend’s name. Myrtle Dennis will be out of college after a while teaching her pupils how to make bar graphs in history. If Gladys Dykes doesn’t become a secretary, she’ll be found in Newberry’s; who knows, she might be the manager. Marion Ennis will forever spend his time down at the bakery. Ruby Foltz—There’s a decided trend developing into a fad for all the members of the weaker sex to have their delicate deadpans revamped lately. Ruby has foreseen this and will doubtless be a successful beauty culturist. The ticking of a typewriter, the scribbling of shorthand, and the punching of a time clock will be Elva Powell’s future life. Wendell Pryor will live to see his eternal dream come true—a truck line stretching from Maine to Texas—peanut trucks making commonplace Wendell’s name. Frances Givans will be living in Quantico, Virginia, running a beauty shop of her own. Josephine Gray will be nursing her sickly patients in a small town hospital. 1942 will find Archie Colona faithfully serving Uncle Sam. Mabel Humphreys will be found as a secretary in a printing office. Five , years from now Margaret Kelley will be the celebrated playwright of our class. In about one year Jack Laws will be the private secretary to President Roosevelt. Jack McVeigh will be flipping pancakes in a lunch diner. We’ll read the headlines about Richard Malone’s success in one of the big base¬ ball leagues. When we need some gasoline, we’ll drop around to see our old friend Carroll Marshall. Lola Massey will enroll in Goldey College so she won’t have to wait for the mail¬ man with anxiety. Joyce Messick in 1943 will still be struggling to keep her kid sister, Mickey, from skipping school. Virginia Deubell will find her place with the Metropolitan Opera Company. Betty Lee Richardson will catch her S.T.C. boy yet. Walter Smith will settle down and become the Mayor of Allen. Edward Cartwright will still be delivering telegrams for Western Union. Lois Wood will be a lady missionary over in China, or maybe a noted woman author, or probably married and settled down in Poughkeepsie. Donald Day is going to hold down the job of bouncer out at Moon’s. (Maybe he and his brother, Elwood, will go into business.) James Elliott will be the star pitcher for the New York Yankees. Frances Nicholson hopes to make the corsages for future DeMolay dances. Anna King will settle down and be secretary to some rich man. Ida Welch will take up a course in aviation when Otis goes into the Navy. Jay Givans will join the Community Players and make a hit as Romeo. Vernon Brown will be a proprietor of his own skating rink. Mary Alice Sheppard will make her debut into Washington society. Mystle Towers will be the only old maid in the Eachclor Girls Club. Ethel Bunting will try to get a position as hostess in an army camp. Miss Porter will be found, in the future as in the past, charming typewriter sales- Nancy Clarke will be the still beautiful wife of some lucky man and also the proud mother of twins—both red heads. , Dot Davis will be the still well-groomed wife of the leader of one of Americas name bands, Bob Webster. w . , . , . . Mary Nicholson will be living down at Mt. Vernon, Maryland, and makm 0 i. e cf her salesmanship course in a little general merchandise store. Laura Nickerson will always be found down at West’s dancing her time away. Earl McCurdy will be business manager for some large newspaper. In 1960 we will have as our Secretary of Agriculture none other than our old classmate, Isaac Parker. . . . . . Anna Mae Perdue will probably help her father in his church work. The western frontier has passed, but it has left behind in Franklin Dennis a cow¬ boy heart—he’ll go to Argentine and throw bolos with the gauchos; he will be able to 45 take his pick of lassoing either horses, cattle, or ostriches. Ruth Walston will develop an interest in the corn belt. There she will meet a Hoosier who has the promising qualities of another Lincoln. We can always hear Ruth—she’ll be champion hog-caller of Iowa. Alfred Carey will probably become a professor in some institution of high learn¬ ing such as State Teachers College, where he can astound his pupils with his undaunted principles of knowledge concerning the pressing problems of this great world. There’s a certain lustre that marks Mary Belle Cartwright as one craving adven¬ ture—she’ll probably be a lion tamer starting as an apprentice under Clyde Beatty. Stella Elliott, the super-charger of concentrated “oomph” will surpass the records of all the “it” gals of the past; with her dazzling ways she’ll leave many a bloke hang¬ ing on the ropes in her own little world. To Miss Erwood—a mythical red, red rose of infinite cosmic colorations quite obtainable only to the immortals. Ida Adkins will be another cog in the machinery of a fast-moving business world. Her ambition—secretary. If she becomes involved in the make-and-break of Wall Street, let s hope she picks the healthy tip which will lead her to a paradise wrapped in millions. Charles Messick will join the navy and see the world through a porthole. Charles has made his decision. So work hard, Sailor, and you ' ll be promoted to the deck where you can breathe fresh air; and when you go ashore, you are privileged to take vour pick of wine, women, and song. Warren Brittingham wants to be a soldier—the guy who drags himself through mud, blood, and corpses to insure our integrity and honor at home. Albert Miciotto wants a government position. There’s only one way to describe this handsome son of Uncle Sam’s—he’s the typical story-book hero. Even after an ordeal of eleven years of schooling, the teachers have not discour¬ aged William Smith—Bill wants a little more brain doctoring; so he’s planning to give himself a work-out at State Teachers College. In 1945 we’ll see Dorothy Reed on the screen “tapping out of her shoes.” George Theis will form a band of his own. In 1942 we will hear of George Thornhill’s non-stop flight from Wango to Fruitland in his own model airplane. Helen Williams will be yelling for her baseball and football star, Jimmy Elliott, to make a score. If Russell Harshman doesn’t become an owner of a long string of shoe stores, we’ll see him sitting behind a desk tapping typewriter keys. Rosalie Kelley will be another efficient secretary and will probably marry her boss- or his son anyway. We see Lois Lank still quiet and unassuming, perfectly fitted in her role of min¬ ister’s wife. Betty McBriety will be the devoted wife of world-famous Coach Malone, acclaimed greatest sportsman since Rockne. Betty Nock is going to settle down with Clarence, a home, and a family. Henry Lankford is going to be a noted professor, author, and lecturer] head of an expedition to delve into the lives, and incidentally the tombs, of the Pharoahs of ancient Egypt. Natalie Wimbrow will be one of those perfect secretaries you see in the movies— Oh boy! You’ll hear a lot from Charlotte Wilkins, who will be a well-known woman journ¬ alist and author, veritable Dorothy Thompson. Whenever we see Charles Peters hurrying around, it will be only because he is about three or four minutes late for work. Joyce Shockley—a large round mist-covered Burma moon and Joyce. She’ll be a night-club entertainer for the American and British sailors in the Orient, the place where Hindus charm cobras. Caroline Robertson will have a monocle ornamenting an eye and a mute stare of authority; she’ll be the director of an Old Maids’ Asylum until someone she falls for comes along; then there’ll be some changes made. Mildred Burbage- -This wee bonny lass with hair like corn tassels will stop milking the cows and feeding the chickens and trek to the city where she’ll meet her love. Betty Parker is one of the free-thinking damsels of the future who will turn exist¬ ence into a woman’s world—man will be only a slave to use his muscles under the new system patterned after the legendary Amazon women. John Schmidhauser’s horoscope reveals that his heart will be broken; he will join the French Foreign Legion to drown his grief, and in the sands of the desert will fight Arabs. James Runyon—Fame and fortune! Fun and laughter! Adventure and romance! Starlit Hollywood! A noble love story! That in a few words is the fast-moving, interesting life of a celebrity. Ada Spencer, the can-can gal who will win fame from a hit like “Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar”—she’ll be another entertainer who will keep alive jitter-bugging. 46 One might describe her as the last of the Bohemians. The rushing industrial world will rattle his nerves so that Russell Parsons will become a hermit—he’ll be left to think in peace, run in the woods, hide in the grass, sing with the birds, and play with the rabbits and squirrels. Emily Heins is the girl who will be librarian of the Congressional Library. A dress, a pair of stockings, and shoes—all spotlessly white—will distinguish Polly Powell as a nurse, laboring to save those who are half slaughtered by automobiles and those who have been bitten by rattlesnakes. Mattie Adkins will don a hula skirt and dance tangos and rhumbas the South American way—can’t you imagine her giving a performance? A starched black gown and a white-hooded bonnet will be a characteristic of Virginia Rider; she’ll carry on the crusading tradition of the Nuns. Frank Dolbey—alias Percy Van Dolbey—professional bouncer of Harlem worKing for Father Divine to keep order in holy ceremonies when the religious fanatics feel the “spirit” too much and have to be taken in hand. Georgia Mae Fraze will be another school marm teaching athletics with a new appeal she’ll teach her students to glide through the air on a flying trapeze (her idea inspired bv watching acrobatic baboons perform). Lacy Westfall vagabond sailor on a tramp steamer who will finally emerge from darkest Africa with one of the aboriginal giants for the purpose of letting him lock horns with Joe Louis. Nancy Messick—She becomes a great civic leader, gains wealth, acquires fame; suddenly she realizes her happiness is incomplete without the vital factor—love. She searches for Louis whom she has jilted. Alas! The poor boy has gone by the ways and is now gradually dying on a tropical island! Through our crystal ball we see how Louis Smith has somehow become a prisoner on a tropical island. His tragic life unwinds itself—old, bald, and toothless, he finally emerges a free man to find his true love waiting for him—Nancy’s devotion kills him with shock, thus completing the last step in the greatest love story ever told! Ercell Dove—still genial and good-natured, loved by all, probably the top fertilizer man in Salisbury. Edith Ellen Farlow—married and caring for a family, still well-liked and good- natured. Betty Green—talking a mile a minute! Possibly lecturing in woman’s clubs. Dorothy Greene—Rosy-cheeked head matron of some large hospital—known for her amiability and efficiency. Betty Lloyd Hayward—married and settled down; caring for her two children, Junior and little Betty. Anne Holt—Top-ranking judge of horse-flesh in these-here parts, indeed in this country. Famous for her valuable breeding farm and thoroughbred winners. Jack Hopkins—settled down to calm married life after four years of college foot¬ ball. during all of which he made the All-American squad. Frances Johnson, first woman President, will settle down when her hero comes home from the war. Margaret Jones, Maryland’s first woman senator, very efficient, canable, and cul¬ tured. Probably married by this time, too. (Since she’s editor of this thing she won’t let me put in his name.) Agatha Witzel—Intrigues, sabotage, bombs, war—all the worldly horrors we read about will be just routine to her—she’ll be a foreign correspondent and will uncover the biggest scandal in history—that Mussolini has secretly been carrying on an affair with a female Ethiopian. To bet on the races you must have money. Huston Smith knows this; so he has decided to horde his pennies bv becoming a banker. When he acquires fabulous amounts of wealth, he can “control” the races and have his favorite nag, Horsecollar, win every time. Elinor Dashiell will have a contract with a roving carnival. Her work making goo-goo eyes at the males to draw their attention to the fact that just inside they will witness an astounding truth never before “unveiled.” For every normal young man there must be a life partner to share the burden of his problems, console him when discontent is at hand, inspire him when ah seems lost—Ann Brown is typical of the wife who will reshape a wreck. A dash across the goal line! The roar of the crowd! The mad beat of the band! Another touchdown! George Eichnor will be a famous athlete whose career might be described as a flickering satellite with its flame extinguished with one crush of a little girl’s heart. Charles Shockley musically inclined, an alleged student of “Boogie-Woogy this lad with the “shock of red” will organize a colored band and play in Harlem why? The music we whites furnish is just a little on the dull side. Tom Graham—Walt Disney had Mickey Mouse, but we bet the creations of this talented chap will run neck to neck with the best of them in the future-—Tom will be famous for creating a “different” love story like the fury of Frankenstein giving in to the Beauty of the Woods, 47 Doris Polliard—all settled down and married to a certain lucky man. We can’t tell you who, but her initials will still be D. P. Adelene Powell settled down in a beautiful country estate in the general vicinity of Hebron with you-know-who. Burroughs Price—one of the promising young poets of his era; also a lawyer (in order to eat); maybe he will go to Egypt with Henry in an advisory capacity to the expedition. Richard Rouse This handsome lad will leave many a pretty lass with a bleeding heart—he will probably be devoured by a lovely lady of Hedy Lamaar’s breed. Friendly, congenial, understanding Deedie Covington will undertake the forlorn task of bringing light to the children of W.H.S. Robert Frazier—Cowboy Bob, who hails from Wyoming, has given up bullaog- ging steers; he has high-tailed it East to jazz-up the ragtime bands. You gals ride easy though, for we believe the band-gag is just a hoax—he’s really here to throw the rope around an Eastern heifer! Norman Taylor -On a hot, stuffy day there’s nothing like unwinding your limbs on an easy chair under the friendly shade of a tree. Who’s that tugging at my coat and screaming work, nothing but work! Go away, man, I’m tired; just let the rest of the world go by. Richard Walston—Poor guy! Cupid has always been playing tricks on him. He’ll fall victim to a wily, soft-eyed woman. It’s a shame the end is like this, for that fellow would have been a real business man. George Reaves—Lord High Admiral in the U. S. Navy, also proud father of at least three children, all red-headed and all at home waiting for Papa to return from sailing the seven seas. Allen Sklar—handsome ace camera-man in Hollywood, known for his reputation of continually having affairs with the lovely stars of his current films. Frances Bailey—Hokum-Yokum gal with an accent on the funny side will be her future. For recognition she’ll show the world how to eat soup with a fork! No fooling!! Eddie Tilghman—another Col. Tilghman, busy caring for his large and handsome family! (They took after their mother.) William Murray wants to be a factory foreman. Whether he supervises the can¬ ning of sardines or the riveting of airplanes, sooner or later he’s going to have a “heart attack.” We don’t mean you’re going to die, man, life is just beginning! Katherine Hitchens—Sometime in the future this likeable young lady will drift off to New York and become a private secretary under a big executive; in the end she’ll return to Salisbury, and her heart will go to Archie. Mabel Smith wants to be a secretary, but we maintain she’ll roam to the moun¬ tains of the sunny South, where she’ll meet the nicest hill-billy boy; then there’li be a feudin ' time, for she’ll discover that her true love has moonshine cached in “them North Carolina” hills. Dot Townsend will be mistress of a large plantation, a lady-farmer as it were, and also a champion equestrienne. Frances Collins hasn’t made any plans for the future, but even the worst of soothsayers would tell you this is the golden opportunity for a young man to take advantage of her predicament—one will, we predict. Natalie Widgeon will probably be another secretary still giggly! Ted White—famed inventor of some long-sought-for scientific truth but still modestly running his drug store. John Morris—another Romeo who will answer the call of an “itching” foot and start for lands unknown. Unfortunately, his ship wrecks on a strange land where he is blindly lured by the strain of weird, enchanting music only to meet the ancient Goddess, Circi, and be changed into a pig. Dan Disharoon, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for outstanding contributions to poetry, will return to the “dear ol’ Eastern Shore” and contentedly grow corn on his small plantation. Billy Ryan, who was called by the U. S. Navy before graduation, will be the Fleet’s best radio operator. Doris Hammond, one of those A1 nurses, quiet, superhumanly efficient, easing the pain of the suffering, and being generally useful. June Totten and Fanny Mumford, still inseparable, managing jointly a super-super hot dog palace. John Aydelotte, married and father of a healthy brood of “brats,” farming in his spare time. Nevaline Blades, one of those unbelievably efficient secretaries — too good to be true. Walter Collins, owner and operator of a rather greasy hash house. Betty Grier, librarian, a supposedly stern disciplinarian and maintainer of the quiet of the library! (No giggles, of course.) Nedawaniss Faison, still a lover of good music. 48 CALENDAR Sept. 3 Oct. 4 Nov. 21 Dec. 13 Dec. 25 Jan. 2 Jan. 4 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 March 14 March 27 March 29 March 31 April 8-9 April 11 April 15 April 18 April 25 May 8 May 22 May 29 June 1 June 6 Tribe assembled with quiver full of arrows and started on the quest for knowledge. Indians started hunt with pigskin against Laurel. Came out victorious 19-0. Braves of football squad showed the palefaces how to capture Delmar’s scalp. Junior tribe held big pow-wow to “Meet Uncle Sally.” Tribe, though heathen, honored the “Paleface” Christmas. Warriors and squaws returned after short holiday. Warriors took up basketball, scalping Baptist. Squaws joined chiefs to gain feathers with their basketball. End of first half of hunt for knowledge. Big Chief Laubin and squaw gave realistic account of native Injuns. Musical hunters engaged in concert of the Boys’ Band led by Chief Marston. Glee Club under direction of Mrs. Bennett and Miss Davis pre¬ sented the “Mikado.” Melville glass blowers astonished Indians with their entertain¬ ing art. Tribe visited S. T. C. on “All High School Day.” Tribesmen competed for positions on the baseball diamond. Dramatic-inclined Indians try out for Senior play Disbanded once more to become civilized. The experienced tribesmen tried their ability against Sharp- town. Indians joined in a modern war dance to the beats of Will Smith and his “Cherokees.” Night for displaying some work of the year—All School Night. Competition was strong among the warriors and neighboring tribesmen for the honors bestowed by the P. L. A. of the State. Big feast was held for the resigning members and their suc¬ cessors. Quite a few of the senior squaws and hunters took part in the session of “Galahad Jones.” A last attempt was made to civilize the 163 “heathens” before they went out on a new adventure. The final council with all the big chiefs and the tribe of ’41. 49 Jht Mmnrtam SONNET TO HUGHES ROBERTSON Good friend, you’re gone; and ere we meet again, Many a month and year may swiftly pass. Dear friend, I miss you as I take my pen To say a last farewell for school and class. My friend, I think of all the fun we had, Our jokes, our work in class, our games at play, - But, friend, I miss you, and my heart is sad, And yet I know that where you are you’re gay. I never will forget you or your smile; You always had such wit and common sense. But I suppose I’ll have to wait a while, Till I am called by “His Omnipotence.” Good friend, the best that I have ever known, We miss you more than ever can be shown. —Burroughs Price ACTIVITIES PIGSKIN PARADE E. Stein, R. McAllister, R. Venables, E. Sommers, G. Reaves, R. Serman. G. Benedict, H. Chatham, S. Muir, F. Disharoon, Coach Berry. Mgr. E. McCurdy, J. Pollitt, G. Benedict, C. Peters, G. Eichnor, M. Lloyd, P. Linnett. E. Townsend, S. Richardson, R. Harshman, R. Rouse, D. Ball, J. Suarez. J. Brown, R Williams, V. Parker, E. Davis, F. Dolby, F. Hill, H. Kelly, E. Dove, J. Simms, J. Runyan, S. Morris, T. Neil, J. Elliott, S. Jones, T. German. COACH — CHARLES R. BERRY Wicomico. .19 Wicomico. . 6 Wicomico. .12 Wicomico. .20 Wicomico. .14 Wicomico.. 0 Wicomico. .20 Won—4 Laurel.0 Dover . 6 Cambridge ... 0 A. I. DuPont. .13 Seaford .20 Georgetown .. 6 Delmar. 7 Lost—2 Tied—1 Welcome, Sports Fans, to this review of sports. Let’s look back on this year ' s gridiron campaign. The Indians started off with a bang and seemed headed for an undefeated year. A loss to Georgetown put the skids on them, but they recovered in time to win the traditional Turkey Day Classic with Delmar. These boys, as well as many others, will long be remembered for their con¬ tribution to the glory of Wicomico High. 52 •if SOCCER REVIEW Left to right: R. Brown, B. Dashiell, H. Smith, B. Parker, B. Adkins, C. Marshall, E. Webster, D. Dulaney, B. Smith, R. Malone. COACH — H. MILTON HEARNE CAPTAIN — RICHARD MALONE Wicomico. .2 Sharptown . . .1 Wicomico. .6 Mardela . . .. .1 Wicomico. .2 Nanticoke . . . .1 Wicomico. . .6 Pittsville ... .2 Wicomico. . .2 Hebron . .1 Wicomico. . .5 Delmar . .3 Won—6 Lost—0 Meet the Wicomico County soccer champions. Yes, they did it. After a decade the Indian shinbusters again gained soccer supremacy. The record — won—6, lost—0. From this championship squad Ralph Brown, Dick Malone, and Bill Parker were rated on the all-county team. Dave Dulaney and David Williams also received honorable mention. Good work, Boys. That’s a record of which to be proud. 53 FIELDBALL. At the beginning of the season there were about fifty girls to sign up for fieldball. However, after weeks of hard practice, there were still report¬ ing for fieldball practice just enough girls to make up two teams. Wicomico High School had a successful season, winning three games out of six. This success was due to much hard work on the part of the girls and Miss Messenger. The Squaws met Sharptown, Mardela, Nanticoke, Pittsville, Hebron, and Delmar, Maryland. They defeated Sharptown, Mardela, and Nanticoke. The opponents scored 37 points while the Squaws made 45 points. Georgia Mae Frase was high scorer, followed by Adelene Powell, Jane Wulf, Emily Heins, Betty Hayward, Dorothy Reed, Elizabeth Lawrence, and Betty Jane Wharton. B. Wharton, J. Gray, M. Messick, A. Powell, P. Littleton, L. Truitt, D. Polliard, Coach Messenger, B. McBriety, M. Kelly, J. Wulf, Emily Heins, G. Frase, D. Davis, J. Williams, M. Jones, D. Reed, F. Bozman, V. Rider, I. Beauchamp, B. Hayward, R. Walston, N. Widgeon. 54 BASKETBALL Left to right: Tilghman German, Mgr., Bill Smith, Archie Colona, Jack Fogel, Rit Lee Malone, Lacy Westfall; 2nd row: Frank Hill, Archie Hill, Dave Dulaney, George Reaves, Jimmie Murrell, Mickey Huston, Coach Berry. COACH — CHARLES BERRY CAPTAIN — GEORGE EICHNOR Wicomico. .29 Baptist .31 Wicomico. . 23 Crisfield .19 Wicomico. . 20 Seaford.28 Wicomico. . 25 Cambridge ... 23 Wicomico. .23 Delmar .14 Wicomico. . 16 Laurel.26 Wicomico. . 26 Seaford.24 Wicomico. .31 Selbyville ... .12 Wicomico. .20 S.T.C. J.V. . . .10 Wicomico. . 30 Delmar .18 Wicomico. .26 Crisfield .20 Wicomico. . 19 Laurel.17 Wicomico..23 Cambridge ...47 The 1941 basketball team was noted for two things; first, a 25-23 overtime win from Cambridge, and second, a 19-17 victory over Laurel which broke the Delawareans’ winning streak. After getting off to a slow start, the Indians won six straight before losing the closing encounter. Bill Smith, Dick Malone, and Jack Fogel led the scoring, while Archie Colona, “Russ” Harshman, and Lacy Westfall were outstanding in the de¬ fensive section. The Braves provided an exciting sea¬ son that will long be remembered in the annals of Wicomico sports. 55 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL COACH — MINERVA MESSENGER This year the eleventh consecutive team of Wi-Hi Squaws went on the floor. The girls who stayed out for practice and represented Wicomico High School in our games were Georgia Frase, Betty Lloyd Hayward, Margaret Jones, Betty McBriety, Doris Polliard, Adelene Powell, Jean Wier, Char¬ lotte Wilkins, Jean Williams, Ann Holt, Marian Holland, Betty Outten, Dorothy Reed, Dorothy Townsend, Ruth Walston, Betty Wharton, and Margaret Kelly. Charlotte Wilkins was high score r and was followed by Betty Lloyd Hayward, Georgia Mae Frase, Jean Wier, and Doris Polliard. The opponents this year were Delmar, Laurel, and Selbyville. The Squaws won one game and lost four. During the season 117 points were scored by the opponents and 94, by the Squaws. To the girls’ basketball team of 1940-41 we extend our thanks. 56 BASEBALL Schedule April 15 Wicomico. . .7 April 22 Wicomico...5 April 29 Wicomico. . .9 May 2 Wicomico.. .8 May 6 Wico mico.. 10 May 13 Wicomico...8 May 20 Wicomico. .20 Sfcaford ...0 Delmar ...2 Laurel .... 1 Delmar, Md. 0 Delmar, Md. 8 Seafood ... 0 Laurel .... 6 With the year book going to press early we will be unable to say much about the baseball team, but up to now they have an enviable record. Against Seaford, Jimmy Elliott, given excellent support by the rest of the team, turned in a no-hit no-run game. A week later at Delmar, Jim pitched another no-hit¬ ter. Infield errors brought in two un¬ earned runs, but the final score was 5-2 for Wicomico. The Indians have a good infield with Suarez, W. H. Smith, W. Carl Smith, Charlie Messick, and Pratt Townsend. Dick Malone, Joe Simms, and Archie Hill take care of the garden. Coach Berry and the boys are doing their best to make the last year of baseball at Wicom¬ ico a successful season. 57 Student Cooperative Association Since the organization of the Student Cooperative Association of Wicomico High School four years ago, those who have believed in it and worked for it have seen the Council spread its scope of activities. Its aims — to promote in all ways the best interests of the school, to maintain order in halls and assemblies, and to promote better sportsmanship — have always guided the Council in its work. The objectives for this year have been: more student participation and a more democratic precedure. Toward carrying out the Student Cooperative Association’s aims it has assumed: the maintenance of the Student Bulletin Board, the promo¬ tion o f all school activities, the sale of activity tickets, the reduction of tardiness, the welcoming of new students, the maintenance of an Honor Roll, the establishment of a lost and found department, the promotion of social activities, the maintenance of order in the halls and assemblies, and the coordination of student assemblies. The climaxing of its activities for the 1940-41 school year will be its organization of the second annual All School Night — an exhibit of all phases of school life. 58 The Wicomico High School Glee Club With one wild dash the last oriental eyebrow was painted on and the last kimona was adjusted. This fury of action took place just before curtain time when the W. H. S. Glee Club presented the ' ‘Mikado.” The “Mikado” proved to be a most outstanding musical event of the year. Its success came from long hours of practice under the direction of Mrs. Gordon Bennett and Miss Eleanor Davis. As usual, the weekly Wednesday meet¬ ings of the club were discontinued early in January in order to practice the operetta. Following the operetta, the Glee Club, which consists of sophomores, juniors, and seniors, studied notes and harmony in order to blend sweetly their voices in honor of the graduating class. Earlier in the year, the Glee Club worked on programs presented in assemblies and before the P. T. A. This group is proud to be the oldest high school organization and the only one with a continuous career. Participation in the high school Glee Club makes each member feel that he has contributed something to the happiness of the school and community. The officers are: President, Ann Adkins; Vice-President, Mary A. Sheppard; Secretary and Treasurer, Eleanor J. Brown; Librarians, Lois Wood and Melvin Deubell. Members are: Sopranos—Ann Adkins, Betsy Allen, Helen Barr, Myrtle Beets, Nancy Clark, Virginia Deubell, Edith Farlow, Jane Hughes, Nancy Messick, Priscilla Phillips, Ethel Rankin, Mary Alice Sheppard, Mary Silvey, Carolyn Tilghman, Betty Wilson, Lois Wood. Altos—Eleanor Jean Brown, Joyce Webster, Jane White. Bass—Oscar Carey, Willett Derby, Melvin Deubell, William Lynch, Billy Murphy, Burroughs Price, Mac Williams, Billy Ryan, Robert Tilghman. Pianist—Charlotte Wilkins. Dramatic Club The Junior-Senior Dramatic Club selected the following for its officers for the year 1940-41: Adelene Powell, president; William Lynch, vice- president; Natalie Wimbrow, secretary and treasurer; and Betty Nock, business manager. The club members meet once every two weeks to learn and discuss the fundamentals behind the production of plays, such as voice, speech, make-up, scenery, and casting. Our faculty advisor, organizer, and director is Mr. Frank P. Mitchell. The purpose of the Dramatic Club is to acquaint students with and arouse their interest in dramatics. The club gives annually a one-act play at “All School Night.” In addition, at least one assembly and one program for the Parent-Teacher Association are arranged. The Dramatic Club’s activities are few but outstanding. Everyone should be a member. 59 THE BAND The idea for a Wicomico High School Boys ' Band was conceived in 1936 by the Chamber of Commerce so that Salisbury would have a band for occasions when a band was needed, especially to play in the Municipal Park. Through the efforts of a special Lions’ Club committee with Mr. Dickinson as chairman, the band was organized in February, 1937. Since the beginning, the band has been carried on by the citizens of Salisbury by means of their generous contributions. Because of the fact that other musical organizations of the town had failed, the natural place to look for talent was in the schools. The next problem was truly a great task, to get the band organized and functioning. This was ably handled by the hard work and painstaking effort given by Professor H. B. Marston (better known to his boys as “The Chief”). As it is with every organization, the beginning was the toughest. Had it not been for Professor Marston’s perseverance and constant alertness, the band would probably have been on the rocks long before now, because Professor Marston is the life and the moving spirit of the band. The suc¬ cess of the Wicomico High School Boys’ Band is known to all. Its most outstanding accomplishment was to receive two consecutive years a Class A-l rating at the annual State Band Conclave held in Baltimore. In com¬ petition with other bands our band proved itself superior in many respects. Besides the countless parades, political rallies, dedications, and football games the band has given in Municipal Park the Sunday night concerts originally planned for the summer months. This band has been without a doubt one of the finest extracurricular activities in the school. The organization has reflected much credit on both the school and the town. The senior members of the band who will be leaving wish to express their heartfelt thanks to Mr. Marston, and they will always have a warm spot in their hearts for both him and the band. We are sure that the Senior Class wishes Professor Marston and his boys continued success throughout the coming years. • ir 61 Library Club The Library Club was organized in November 1940 by a group of senior boys and girls through the cooperation of the Student Council and under the sponsorship of the librarian. The purpose of the club is two-fold: (1) To provide group and individual instruction in the use and care of books and of libraries; (2) To provide a student staff to perform the routine duties necessary to the smooth functioning of a well-organized library. Instruction is given at the weekly meetings which are hel d alternately on Tuesday afternoons and Wednesday mornings. From the membership of the club the student staff is chosen. Qualifications are dependability, good behavior, and satisfactory grades. Among the duties performed by the student staff are the charging, slipping, shelving, and mending of books; the reading of shelves, and the filing of cards. The Library Club helps to create interest in the library and extends the service the library can give. In addition to thus benefitting the library it provides vocational and educational training to the members who are representatives of all four classes in Wicomico High School. Literary Club Last year a Literary Club for those persons of the Junior and Senior classes who desired to discuss the books which they read was organized. The club hoped to encourage the reading of many more books by the pupils of the two classes. This year the course set down last year was followed. A membership drive resulted in the induction of several juniors and a few seniors. Plans to make excursions to several places of interest on or near the Eastern Shore are under way. Anita Dise has written a play for the club. The present officers are: President, Marie Smith; Vice-President, Dan Williams; Secretary, Anita Dise; Program Chairman, Dorothy Greene; Chairman of Excursions Committee, Dan Disharoon. 62 History of Wi-Hi News When the members of the Class of ’41 were but small, insignificant freshmen, a group of upper-classmen launched a project which has become a fixture in W. H. S. This project was the beginning of the “Wi-Hi News.” The one person who is really responsible for the beginning of this publication is Audrey Stewart. In 1937 Audrey, who was then a senior, realized that a school as large as ours needed a school publication in the form of a newspaper. With the cooperation of other interested persons, it wag Miss Stewart who went ahead to make her new idea a success. Working diligently with a selected staff, Audrey as editor started the organization going. Then the other students in the school helped with their subscriptions and articles for the paper. It was Nancy Holloway, then a junior, who suggested the name which still remains. The first newspapers to come out had six pages, but later on in the year the first improvement was made. The pages were made larger, and the number of pages was reduced to four. Naturally, when the paper was started, it was somewhat of an experi¬ ment. However, the experiment had proved that far a success, — the students were back of the project — and it was decided to make from this publication the most desirable type of school paper. Among the first steps in doing this was the removal of several so- called “dirt columns” until only one remained. Although the students liked to read these columns, the removal of some of them was felt to be a decided step toward the progress of the paper. In 1938 and ’39 the paper was under the direction of two capable editors — Josephine Taylor and Bill Tilghman. One of the important events in the progress of that year was the publishing of a Senior Issue. This issue was to take the place of a year book; consequently it contained a record of the year’s events and something about each senior. The next fall saw Wada Wade editor-in-chief. Throughout the school year the staff under Wada’s leadership worked toward a big objective — that was to publish a bigger and better Senior Issue. That spring the staff’s labor was shown in a better Senior publication. To “top” it all there were pictures of those seniors who held the main positions of the school. Several group pictures showed some of the school organizations. This year’s news publication is still the same newspaper — somewhat different because of the changes that have taken place over a period of four years. Its present editor, Charlotte Anne Wilkins, and the staff have worked hard to maintain the standards of three years of progress. It has been their desire to make improvements whenever the opportunity pre¬ sented itself. In addition to that, a close cooperation between the paper and other organizations has been encouraged. 63 History of the Junior Class In September, 1938, a group of boys and girls entered Wicomico High School as freshmen; and, though most of them would not admit it then or now, they were a bit fresh at times. Finally after two weeks of scurrying hastily here and there trying to find their classrooms and running up and down the wrong stairways, the frightened little “freshies” settled down somewhat and began work. It was quite an eventful year for this class. A club, called the Singing Freshies, was organized; and, although the members of the club were by no means professionals, they did give several good performances. Then later, a Freshman Declamation Contest, won by Betsy Allen and Jack Krusen both from home room 30, was held. At Thanksgiving the class gave a play entitled “The Captain’s Dilemma,” directed by Miss Holliday, who is now Mrs. Graham. The year wore on, and finally in June the so-called freshmen departed; the first quarter, and the most fearful part of their high-school days, had passed by. The next year, 1939, the same class, no longer the scared freshies of ’38, entered school as sophisticated sophomores. These boys and girls were very different from the ones who had entered the year before. They were growing up; they walked around proud and erect, and, contrary to the “freshies,” acted as if they were scared of nobody. That year the group had a Sophomore Declamation Contest, which was won by Betsy Allen from 28 and Virginia Brittingham from 23. At Christmas the class presented a play entitled “Through Other Eyes,” directed by Miss Davis. And so the days passed swiftly by until it was again June and time for the group to break the ties with good old W. H. S. until the end of summer vacation. In 1940 after a jolly vacation and with their minds full of swimming and all the fun they had been having, the boys and girls returned to school and resumed their studies for the junior year. They elected as class officers Robert Venables, president; Marie Smith, vice-president; Betty Lee Elliott, secretary; Mildred Bailey, treasurer; and Emagene Cooper, historian. In December the Junior Class Play “Meet Uncle Sally,” directed by Mr. Mitchell, was presented. The cast included Mary Jane Richardson, Jack Perry, Anita Dise, William Adkins, Anne Adkins, Marie Smith, Priscilla Phillips, Marian Holland, Jack Parsons, George Perdue, Richard Gjerulff, and Maurice Price. Then in January, 1941, they had a Junior Party which “went off with a bang.” Thus the Junior Class draws the curtain on its third year in high school and looks forward to making a more successful Senior Class than ever before. 64 EMAGENE COOPER Historian 66 SOPHOMORE CL A.SS SENIOR CLASS PL AY CHARACTERS Henry Jones, a middle-aged real estate man.Burroughs Price Amy, his wife.Josephine Gray Alice, their elder daughter.Adelene Powell Joy, a younger daughter, aged seventeen.Dot Reed Tommy, their only son, aged fifteen.Allen Sklar Lena, a maid in the Jones’ household.Margaret Jones Lou, a girl friend of Joy’s.Lois Wood Bess, another girl friend.Mystle Towers Bob, a neighborhood boy.Franklin Dennis Gus, Bob’s pal.George Theis George Merton .Alfred Carey Olaf Jensen.Bob Frazier Miriam.Betty Nock Mr. Andrews.Vaughn Parker Synopsis v ACT I The Jones’ living room; a June evening, the present. ACT II The same, the following evening. ACT III The same, the next morning, early. 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