The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-21
Teen-Age
Tatt|er
BY WINIFRED HARRISS

given to graduating squad men,
bers and letters to underclassmen.
Seniors were Marilyn Goodman
and Bette Davis, co-head cheer
leaders; Jean Cross, Bobby Mel
ton, Patty Switzerland, Sara Kay
Jordan, and receiving letters were
Malcolm Crawford, Jimmy Sutton,
Herbert Fisher, Marguerite Todd,
Janice Harven and Sylvia Wat
son.
The Johnny Schmidt trophy,
awarded to the most outstanding
high school athlete, was presented
by Jackie Hewett in memory of
Johnny was baseball and football
captain his senior year and killed
in action during the war. Herman
Wick again received the trophy
and his name will be engraved as
second-year winner, on the plague
in the gymnasium.
Nancy Brown, Colleen Gam,
Nancy joe McCauley, Jimmy Hen
derson Joan Edwards and Geo.
rgia Williamson we're presented
tennis awards.
Bob VIM presented letters to
Is football players who earned
them; and Henry Trulove present
ed eleven basketball letters. Vic
tor Taylor, the last of the three
team managers, gave thirteen OF
Student government awards were
our baseball boys letters.
presented by J. C. Price to Sara
Kay Jordan and me.
One of the most coveted awards,
the Foy-Roe Trophy, which is
presented each year for the player
most valuable to the football team,
was awarded by Libba Roe to
Jimmy Piner.
Sybil Tanner presented first
place in the Scribblers contest to
Jackie Cowan; second place to
Ernest Daniels.
Jimmy Caudill was elected to re-
ceive the Joe Schraeder Cup,
given by the Hi-Y. Jack McCauley,
senior-boy president, presented the
trophy.
Sara Kay Jordan received the
Helen Bridgers cup, given each
year by the Hi-Y and presented
this year by Edna Matthes. senior
girl vice-president. She also won
the American Legion medal with
Richard Galphin.
Heading for the stage once again,
Sara Kay received also the OAR
award for the good citizen of the
year.
The Thomas B. Lilly award, pre-
sented each year to the student
with the highest average in physics
was presented by Robert Congle-
ton to Richard Galphin.
Richard also received the
Bausch and Lomb plaque and GER
tificate for outstanding science
scholarship.
Dot Knight was presented with
a table model radio for her essay
and house design in. a recent home
economics contest. Edith Carter
won a five-dollar second prize,
and Ida Lee Ellis took the three
dollar third prize.
Presenting he Billy Halliburton
cup was Bible club president, Ann
Jordan. The auditorium was rock
ed by applause as Mrs. Josie
Brock walked down the aisle and
as Miss Cochran stepped forward
to receive their honors as the two
teachers in MINIS chosen as living
the most Christian lives not only
in their school work but also out
side Of school.
Chosen as the most cooperative
and dependable was Robert Cong
Teton, who received the Warren
Stuart Pennington $500 scholarship.
Virginia Hatch was chosen as
recipient for the Civilian scholar
ship award of $500 and her name
will be engraved on the large
trophy. Representing the Civilian
club and presenting the award was
Mr.. Marvin Barnhill.
John Nuckton received a certifi-
cate of merit and fifty dollars for
| placing as one of the ten highest
students in N. C. in the Pepsi
Cola scholarship contest.
Jeannine Stanley received a GER
tificate of award for her honorable
mention in the National Honor So
ciety %cntest, and Miss Montgomery
announced the five boys accepted
in NROTC-Richard Galphin Bob
Davis, Roger Corbett, Albert Beall
and Jack Bass. She presented a
medal from Seventeen" to Eliza
beth Pcplin.
Highlighting the entire program