Wynne High School - Stinger Yearbook (Wynne, AR)

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THE RAIRBOID Lorene Nash bequeaths her position as soloist, both instrumental and vocal to Frances Holland. Callie McElroy bequeaths her knowledge to Lillian Hilliard. Raymond Williams bequeaths his honorable position as President of the Senior ('lass to George Thompson. Ellen Bailey bequeaths her ability as a seamstress to Thelma Wilkins. Frances Bass bequeaths her deportment to Louise Ware. L. A. Wilks bequeaths her seat in the Senior row to Georgia Bledsoe and may she derive much pleasure from it. Lastly, Florence Lancaster bequeaths her position on the basket hall team to Mabel Stacy. In order to make this legally binding again, we hereby give and convey to you, all and singular, our interest, rights, title, claim and advantages of and in said will, together with all its pleasures, rights, and advantages therein, with full power to use as you desire. Signed. THE SENIOR CLASS Witnessed by. BOARD OF DIRECTORS DR. C. M. CRAIN. Pres. MR. W. F. McCORKLE, Sec. MR. S. W. OGAN MR. W. T. GRAHAM MR. D. H. HAMILTON MR. W. R. TYER CLASS HISTORY OF 1923 By Lois Childress ISTORY is the record of past events. Just as the history of our great country. America has its great men and women portrayed, its battles fought and won; so has the history of the class of 1923. We have fought and conquered, this is our reward, the highest place Wynne High School offers, which is that of digniPed S irors Four ears ago on the morning of September 17, 1919, thirty-six hoys and girls awoke with that timidity and fear which is character- istic of Freshman as they realized that this day they would board the cars of education which would convey them to the station of Seniordom. As we walked into the study hall and took our respective places it seemed that every one realized that this bunch of boys and girls was one of remarkable capability. We responded to every call. We participated in every thing thr t was for the advance- ment of our school. This year was marked by our resolution to make this the best class that ever graduated from Wynne High School. We think our efforts have been rewarded as tonight we have a class of twenty-eight boys and girls of the highest moral standing who have begun their preparation for life. On September 27. we organized as a class with J. T. Lee. President; Florence Lancaster, Secretary; Kate Abernathy. Class Editor; and Mrs. W. E. McKinney. Class Sponsor. During this year the class of 1923 began its athletic career. On the ath- letic field nine of our members were regular players. Elmer Robinson played on the regular foot hall team, while Robert Ray Hays and Raymond Williams were subs. On the girls basket hall team were Florence Lancaster. Winnie Davis and Lois Chil- dress. On the boys’ basket ball team were J. T. Lee. Bruce Burke, and Elmer Robin- son. The first goal ever made by the bovs’ basket ball team of Wynne High School was thrown by one of our members namely. Elmer Robinson. After examination we left school with a grim determination to accomplish as much the n xt year when we rose to the rank of Sophomores. We leturned to school in the fall of 1920 as Sophomores. Our class had decreased from an enrollment of thirty-six to twenty-two. The missing ones had left our school either to take up their life work in a different channel, or to resume their mental

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THE RAIIIBOIP CLASS WILL E, the class of 1923 of Wynne High School, being sound of mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare the following to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us made or paper testamentary of what-so-ever nature: FIRST: We direct that all our past debts be paid in full. SECOND: We leave to Wynne High School the memory of the best behaved and dolliest class that ever graduated. We, the Senior Class of 1923, do bequeath to the faculty a few days not filled with anxiety, lest the Seniors flunk. To the Juniors we bequeath our Senior dignity, front seats in auditorium, and the privileges we were supposed to have had. To the Sophomores, we bequeath a promise of Seniordom. To the Freshmen, we bequeath a cent, now in the Cross County Bank to be given to them on their eighteenth birthday. To the sub-Freshmen, we bequeath the gum left under the seats in the Study Hall. To Mr. Alcorn, we bequeath our sincerest appreciation for his patience and earnest efforts to make Wynne High School better than ever. To Mrs. Lemons, our class advisor, we give our heartiest thanks for the help she has given in overcoming the difficulties we have had as a class, and for making this, the year of 1923, the best one we have had in school. To Mr. Key, the athletes of this class leave their uniforms and lockers to be given to next year’s team. To Miss Mitchell we bequeath all of the instruments of torture belonging to school work that she may justly pass on to the other classes. To Mrs. Truax, we bequeath a new pet subject as we feel the old one silghtly worn. To Miss Branson, we render thanks for giving us one of the best study periods of the day. The remaining part of this will, the members of the class bequeath individually. Elmer Robinson bequeaths his good looks to Cecil Stephens with hopes he will receive the same position in the W’ho’s Who Column which he holds this year. Joe Hale bequeaths after much deliberation his bashfulness and blushes to Mil- dred Hamilton. Leland Hannah bequeths her power as an orator to Dorthy Williams, under the conditions she uses it to her best advantage in debating. Bruce Burke leaves to the whole High School his place as study-hall disturber, provided this position is obtained by no one until Sidney Wilkins becomes of age. Ruth Foster bequeaths her freckles to J. E. Smith. Russell Newsom bequeaths his compact to Ralph Hamilton, under the condition he will use it the same as he has. Sarah McKie bequeaths a large svpply of her pep, and her curly hair to Anna Lee Peevey. Robert Ray Hays bequeaths his sedate and stately manner to Jerome Snowden. Mildred Burnette bequeaths the natural color of hei cheeks to Virgie Brawner. The McKnight Brothers bequeath Fatty Blair and Walter Duffy all athletic wearing apparel, which they will not have worn out. These can be worn on the con- dition that said people enter in all athletic events. Gregsby Stewart bequeaths his kiddish ways to Stella Camp. Kathleen Hall bequeaths her conduct in the study hall to Virginia Wallace. Willis Cook bequeaths 12 inches of his height to Lawford Roane. Lois Childress bequeaths her athletic ability to Clara Lucille Owen. John Baus bequeaths his marcel and chewing gum to James Dorris. Rena Peevey bequeaths her quiet and demure ways to Mabel Sanders. Ed Lee Wallin bequeaths his vocabulary to Floy Hall, under the condition she uses it to her best advantage in public speaking. Winnie Davis leaves her position as floor walker to Stella Camp. Rose Drexler bequeaths her studious ways and ladylike manner to Marcia Owen. Hazel Stacy bequeaths her stenographic ability to Lewis Kellogg.

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THE RAHIBOID training in other schools. We decided that a class of such wonderful prospects as ours needed some one to guide and direct us so we selected Mr. J. L. Taylor, a teacher beloved by all the high school, as Class Sponsor. We also elected Ri ssel Newsom. President; and Georgia Bledsoe. Secretary. With such competent advisors we felt sure that we could accomplish many things. During this year the boys’ basket ball league, better known as The Peanut League, was organized. All the classes of the High School were represented. By winning this championship we also won the reputation of being the most athletic class in school. This year through the talent of Waldine Hale our class represented the school in Voice at Paragould. It seemed that our trials and fears were abated through the constant work of making our class one of which to be proud. We closed this year’s work with a feeling that we had done our best and were capable of taking our place among the students the next year as Juniors. The following September we entered our work with renewed vigor as a result rf long rest during vacation. This year our class had increased by two. John Bans, who was a member of our Freshmen class but had left us to take up work at the Christian Brothers College in Memphis, had returned. With him we received Maynard Kellogg who had formerly stopped school but was now tak ng up work with us. With these two new members added we resolved to add just twice as much work and accom- plishments. We still claimed J. L. Taylrr as Class Sponsor but this yea elected Biuce Burke, President, and Mildred Burnette, Secretary. With these officers we again set to work. We represented the school in Voice at Marianna. This honor of representation was won by Lorene Nash. At this meet Robert Ray Hays won a medal for second place at Shot Put. and Russel Newsom won three: one f r Standing High Jump, one for Standing Broad Jump, and one for the Eight-Eighty Yard Dash. Feel- ing proud of our accomplishments and desiring to help others we decided to lighten the burdens of the already over-werked Seniors by giving them an entertainment at the home of Mrs. R. J. Buchannan. At this time we could easily see that the sun was sinking low. and that the next year as it rose, its rays would shine forth upon the class of 1923 as SETNIORS. In the fall of 1922 we entered the school with the dignity and superiority that possess Seniors. We were now the leaders of the school and saw we needed some one to guide and direct us, so we chose Mrs. C. S. Lemons as Class Sponsor; Raymond Williams, President, and Winnie Davis, Secretary. W:th the'O leaders we set forth to live up to our resolution made in the Freshman year. It seemed that others saw the wonderful ability of our class and desired to join. We have added to our class nine new members. Leland Hannah, L. A. Wilks. Rose Drexler, Deloss McKnight, Frank McKnight, Gregsby Stewart, Sarah McKie, Madge Tatum, and Rena Peevy. The first six of these were members of the Junior Class who added to their credit through the summer and at the beginning of this year felt capable of helping us in our new roll as Seniors. Sarah McKie came to us from Science Hill. Kentucky. Madge Tatum from Holly Springs. Mississippi, and Rena Peevy from Colt, Arkansas. During this year our school gave twenty sweaters to Athletes. Of this number orr class received thirteen. The custom of May Day Festival was introduced this year and Florence Lancaster, a Senior, was chosen Queen of May. We also had repre- sentatives at Helena. The one accomplishment we consider best of all. is that of putting out the Wynne High School Annual. THE RAINBOW. This alone can stand for the good work we have done. In this. High School, we arc leaving with you a remembrance of a class who tried to place the goal so that in the future you will have to climb high in the future to attain it. This success is due to the cooperation which the Seniors received from the Faculty and Student Body. Now that we are finished and are leaving we hope that you will always remember we are carrying away with us fond memories of happy school days spent in Wynne High School. So regretting that we must leave you, but feeling sure that you have with you a class capable f lead- ing you next year, the Class of 1923 wishes to say: And now before our ways must part, one word With you we leave; That we have wished no poisoned shaft to hurl. No heart to grieve. Echoes we bring from school life to cheer Some lonely hour, Glad memories to brighten future days With magic power. How far our efforts reach the goal we sought. We cannot tell. We leave all, trusting naught but good is wrought; The CLASS of 1923 says FAREWELL