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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1941
Page
3
A historical note tracks Reynolds High School seniors from eleven years ago to the present. Eight of the original fifteen remained to graduate on schedule while four new members joined. twelve now comprise the senior class. A teacher and student, Mr Webster, defines seniority and contrasts it with juniors through a chapel speech by Hugh Sealy.
Members of the senior class share memories with song titles and performers. Gloria Whatley sings Beautiful Dreamer, Mack Lucas Old Folks, Jim Carson Get Out and Get Under, Dan Payne Lazy Bones, Lamar Wright The Last Rose of Summer, James McDaniel You Are My Sunshine, Hugh Sealy Gloria Patria, Carolyn Kilby Dark Eyes, Hazel McDaniel Flat Foot Floogie, Edith Coolik Giggling Gertie, Albert James Ring Telephone Ring, Don Whatley Fools Rush In, MR. Joiner Rock of Ages, and Anonymous.
Mr. Joiner leads a weekly start with a bang as R. H. S. students from second to eleventh grades perform. Second graders read well, Jimmie Hobbs presents a multiplication table, fourth graders recite a memorized poem, fifth graders share American history dates, Walter Windham showcases geography knowledge, and later grades deliver speeches.
A cheerful, helpful teacher at the local school is missing and later found hospitalized in Albany Georgia. The note from Gloria Whatley expresses missing her and wishes a speedy recovery.
Patricia V. Fuller critiques men’s apparel from hats to shoes, noting bright greens and bold plaids, styles like high heels and toe picks, and outspoken dislikes of middle-part haircuts. She humorously criticizes extreme trends and ill fits in a lively, opinionated column.
A list of playful remarks and personal side notes about Albert, Jeanette Smith, Ann Howard, Tack, Bob, Neva Nell, Macon, Reynolds, Mr Joiner, Wootie, Billy, Nellie, Earl and others. The entries touch on crushes, vehicles, pets, early starts, and shy gestures in a casual community column.
A compact acrostic verse praising patriotism and national ideals. It emphasizes peace America truth and rights with lines on intervention opportunity trade industry safety and manhood. It closes with a signature David Montfort.
Margaret Woods writes of the tenth grade under Mrs. Ricks with twelve boys and twelve girls. They study lookkeeping geometry English French shorthand typing and plan a steady course under President Halley and Secretary Neisler while awaiting class rings from Herr-Jones Co.
The ninth grade room becomes the new home for the science lab moving from the former typing room. The cleanup included washing test tubes, rock specimens, and cabinets, freeing space for experiments and keeping the lab isolated from other classes. Anne Halley notes the effort as a real job accomplished with care.
Navy recruitment guidance outlines that high school graduation is not required, only a 50 percent pass on a 100 question exam. Recruits head to naval training stations, with potential entry into Navy Trade Schools after exams. Pay and re-enlistment bonuses are discussed, along with a definition of the ash can depth charge and its deployment from ships.
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