Gleanings from . . .
The HI (HY) -TOWER - 1928 & 1937
The POW-WOW - 1941
The LITTLE CHIEF - 1946 & 1947
monthly newsletters of Etowah High School
(text, original spelling, and punctuation is as published)
The HI (HY) -TOWER - 1928 & 1937
The POW-WOW - 1941
The LITTLE CHIEF - 1946 & 1947
monthly newsletters of Etowah High School
(text, original spelling, and punctuation is as published)
1928 NOVEMBER
STAFF Editor-in-Chief, Mareta Huggins Sports Editors, Bonnie Morgan, Anderson Banks Society Editors, Florence Blythe, Leah Allison Joke Editors, Ellen Fletcher, Goldia Banks Advertising Manager, Carl Wall |
Cartoonists, Thelma Drake, Bonnie Morgan, Florence Blythe
Locals, Elsie Grey Novelist, Pauline Greer Feature Stories, Leona Huggins, Alba Blythe, Thelma Drake Grade Editor, Thelma Laughter |
The regular Singing Convention was held at the new Etowah High School Building, Sunday November 4th. As usual, Mr. Robert Pressley was president. There were many people at the singing. There were special quartets from Asheville and Hendersonville, although there were many other quartets and duets. They say [sang] in the new book, "The Trumpet of Jubilee". They sang until 3:30 P.M. and then adjourned until the next Singing Convention which will be held at Old Flat Rock the first Sunday in November.
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The beautiful Etowah High School is furnished with light, heat and water and every convenience needed. The faculty consists of eleven teachers. Each teacher seems to be deeply interested in the upbuilding of the school and community.
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ETOWAH CAGE BOYS DEFEAT VALLEY HILL HIGH The Etowah boys basketball team defeated the Valley Hill High Boys by a score of 18 to 7. Weese, Blythe and Newman starred for Etowah and Patillo was the outstanding player on the Valley Hill team. Both teams put up an excellent fight and kept the game going at a fast pace. The Lineup: Banks (c) f., Weese f., Newman c., Blythe g., Laughter g. - Substitutes: Dalton, Gray, Justus, Drake
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ETOWAH GIRLS VS VALLEY HILL GIRLS Wednesday afternoon, October 31, the Etowah and Valley Hill girls basketball teams tied in a very interesting game on the Etowah court with a score of 14 and 14. The game was very fast and to the point. Morgan starred for Etowah and Smith for Valley Hill. The Lineup: Bell f., Allison f., Morgan c., Laughter c., Blythe g., Greer g. - Substitutes: Talley
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1937 NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER
STAFF Editor-in-Chief . . . Miss Helen McKinna Managing Editor . . . Miss Martha Jane Duncan Sports Editor . . . Nellie Cairnes Joke Editor . . . Mr. Cameron Hauk |
The ninth annual Halloween party was held at Etowah School, Friday night, Oct. 29, between the hours of seven and eleven. About two hundred parents, teachers, and pupils wore a variety of costumes and cosmetics to make a most typical crowd for the ancient and mythical gathern[ing]. After an hour was spent partaking of apple cider, grab-bag buys, toys, and spooky haunts, the crowd assembled in the auditorium to witness a program of short varities [varieties] featuring the singing of the Anders children, the dancing of Charmine Dotson, and the dramatic interlude of the faculty. The other highlights of the evening were plays given by the forth [fourth] grade, sixth grade, and the senior class.
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PET EXPRESSIONS OF THE ETOWAH SCHOOL FACULTY . . . by Helen McKinna
Miss Blythe . . . . . . . "Tee-hee" Mrs. Dalton . . . . . . . "Quiet Please" Mrs. Jones . . . . . . . . "Hurry up kiddies" Mrs. Garren . . . . . . . "Alright little folks" Mrs. Turner . . . . . . . "Get out of that window." Mrs. Parker . . . . . . . "I wish I could drive a shift gear car" Mrs. Keller . . . . . . . . "Mr. Keller and I went fishing." Mrs. Morgan . . . . . . ."I'm sure Mr. Jones will do something about it." Mr. Ammons . . . . . . ."Sap-head" Mrs. Dotson . . . . . . . "You boys report to my study hall." Mr. Jones . . . . . . . . . "And due to the fact." Mr. Freeman . . . . . . "Ah-h-h-h-h-h" Mr. Youngblood . . . "Copy the Constitution" Mr. Bruce . . . . . . . . . "My mother did it that way." |
Mrs. R. W. Jones, the second grade teacher, was the recipient of a black eye Thursday, Oct. 27th, as a result of Edward Collins slinging a bat while playing baseball at the Physical Ed Period. She was rushed to the office where the eye received first-aid treatment. Despite her badly swollen eye she took a leading part in the Haloween Celebration acting the part of an old man.
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Troy Garren caught twelve o'possums in one night. speaking of game, o'possums are plentiful in Etowah, we caught four in our pig-pen at one time.
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GRANGE ORGANIZED AT ETOWAH -- A local Grange has been organized at Etowah and is connected [to] the Henderson County Grange, the North Carolina Grange, and the National Grange.
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SHOP WORK -- After years of talking, the boys at Etowah taking vocational agriculture have a shop to work in and some tools to work with. The equipment includes seven saws, seven planes, one forge, one anvil, four framing squares, and other tools accordingly. Charles (pardon please--mean Charlie) Banks is building a self feeder for one of his brothers. Hamilton Boyd is trying to build a study table with the help of Hamilton Hollingsworth. Frank Dalton built a tool box. Several of the boys worked together to build a work bench. Two more work benches will be built in the near future.
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HENDERSON-TRANSYLVANIA F F A FEDERATION MEETING -- The first monthly meeting of the Henderson and Transylvania Federation of Future Farmers of America was held at the Etowah Agriculture Building Saturday, December 11th, at two o'clock. ...
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The Etowah Indian Lassies defeated the mighty Flying Squadron of Fletcher High here today to the tune of 17-7 before a large crowd of students and school patrons. The scoring of Helen McKinna, ninth grader, was the outstanding feature of the game. She alone accounted for 10 points. Lusk was the star for the Fletcher Sextet.
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"LEST WE FORGET" (A Tribute to Coach Freeman) ... Eight years ago Etowah was the fortunate school to secure as mentor of feminine athletics a man we speak of as Coach Freeman. ... he teaches Social Science and coaches girls' athletics. ... Coming to Etowah where basketball teams had been big and fast, he found a team of inexperienced ball handlers. Etowah had seen her day in the lime-light of state glory. But with that great courage that Coach Freeman possesses he reached down and raised that spark of hope to a maddening flame of inspiration. ... Throwing the "Tiny Lasses" against the "Cream of Western Carolina" basketball teams, he seldom came out second best. ... Carolyn Orr
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Selected article titles:
National Defense Class Now Held At Etowah -- Home EC Classes Completing Units News of County Schools -- News About 4-H Club -- High School Fads 'N' Fashions The Boylston Gold Mine -- Sportsmanship -- The School Library -- The Jester's Jingles "What Is Your Favorite Radio Program?" -- IN THE SPORTLIGHT The Etowah F. F. A. -- Forty-seven boys are enrolled in the vocational agricultural classes and in the Etowah chapter of the F. F. A. This organization, with the Etowah Grange, sponsored the Community Fair, which was held in the agricultural building September 12 and 13. '41 SUPERLATIVES ARE ANNOUNCED -- The senior class of Etowah High School has announced their superlatives for 1941. They are as follows: Coy Dalton, class shiek, class Romeo; Wanda Anders, class flirt, class Juliet, most athletic girl, best personality; Gene Allen, prettiest girl, most likely to succeed, most studious girl; Hamilton Boyd, most handsome boy, best personality, neatest boy; Joyce McKinna, class bachelor; Opal Dalton, old maid, class baby, neatest girl; Cecil Cairnes, most studious boy, most likely to succeed; Wade Laughter, most athletic boy, most timid boy, quietest boy; J. B. Laughter, kindest boy, most popular boy, wittiest boy; Nora Lee Allen, best sport, wittiest girl; Freda Marona, most industrious girl, most dignified girl; Ellis Garren, most dignified boy; Ralph Jones, class philosopher; Palmer Drake, class mechanic; Glenn Simpson, best sport, most congenial boy; Clyde Allison, most bashful boy; Hamilton Hollingsworth, class "Slim Jim", most industrious boy; Maxine Hollingsworth, most bashful girl, cutest girl; Maudine Bell, kindest girl; Thelma Allison, quietest girl; Ruth Stamey, most congenial girl, most popular girl. The class officers are: President, Gene Allen; vice-president, Glenn Simpson; treasurer, Opal Dalton; secretary, Hamilton Hollingsworth. |
1946 OCTOBER
STAFF Editor-in-Chief . . . Faye Gossett Ass't Editor . . . Betty Jean Baynard Business Man[a]ger . . . Bruce Morgan Ass't Bus. Mgr. . . .Carl Killian Jr. Circulation Mgr. . . . B. Hollingsworth Advertising Mgr. . . . Bobby Merrill Ass't. Adv. Mgr. . . . Mitchell Brodgen Sports Reporter . . . Sue Norris Ass't S. Reporter . . . Bobby Greer Alumni Reporter . . . Aleen Baynard Ass't A. Reporter . . . W. Hollingsworth Joke Reporter . . . J. W. Marona Ass't Joke Reporter . . . Joan McClure Art Editor . . . Charles Davis Ass't Art Editor . . . Tammy Brownfield |
Grammar School Reporter . . . Alma Baynard Literary Reporter . . . Euva Sentelle Ass't L. Reporter . . . Wilma Jean McCall General Reporters . . . Evelyn Patterson, Elizabeth Gossett Printers . . . Marvin Orr, Edward Robinson, Noble Johnson Faculty Advisor . . . Mrs. Sitton |
Etowah High School is proud to circulate the first edition of its monthly paper THE LITTLE CHIEF. ... This school paper has been made possible by the use of two pieces of new equipment purchased with funds from the school store of last year. These are the Mimeograph, a machine for printing that can easily be operated by the students and a Mimeoscope that is an illuminated drawing board which aids in the art work of the paper. The Seniors and Juniors of Etowah are, also , learning to operate another machine this year in their new course of study -- typing.
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ALUMNI NEWS -- Cpl. Fred Sentelle, Beatrice Owens, Louise Nesbitt, Jewell Drake, Clara Belle Morgan, Hamilton Hollingsworth, Nancy Lou Duncan, Maxine Orr
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Carl Sandburg [at the WNC Fair], famous American author and authority on folk song, was introduced and spoke to the audience.
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SCHOOL CAFETERIA PLANNED -- The Etowah School is planning to open a lunchroom the last of December or the first of January. The partially constructed cannery building will be completed to be used for the rest of this school year. The lunchroom will seat 150 students at one time. ... Mr. Bruce and F. F. A. members have been cutting and hauling logs given by Mr. Arch Corrhier and Mr. Ott Wells. Mr. W. K. Austin furnished a truck to haul the logs. This lumber will help in completion of the roof of the cannery building. Mr. Anderson Banks, local grocer, gave a considerable amount of money and is furnishing roofing material at cost. Other cash contributions have been made recently by Mr. Avery Morgan and Mr. Clyde Hensley. Mrs. Playford and the Home Demonstration Club sold chances on a quilt at the County Fair and raised about $70 for the benefit of the lunchroom. ...
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The Tenth Grade Biology students ... have just completed a study of insects by placing an exhibit of their best specimens in the W.N.C. Fair. ... Individual prizes were given those with the best collections of butterflies. They were attractively mounted in glass frames.
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The Home Economics Club of 1946-47 has had two meetings this month. ... The club has twenty-five members. ... The new members were initiated by having to come to school one week without lipstick, with hair tied back with rags, with their clothes worn backward.
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NEW FACES -- MR. BRUCE'S face isn't new at Etowah to those who remember back in 1941 when he left Etowah for the Army. ... He sailed from San Francisco for overseas duty on several of the Pacific Islands. Upon his return to States he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel [from Major]. He obtained his discharge May 1, 1945.
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NEW FACES -- MR. PEEK, another ex-serviceman, comes to us as coach and history teacher. ... In 1940-41 he taught history and coached ... at Candler. Mr. Peek entered the service June 1942 ... discharge Nov. 29, 1945. Three years of this time was spent in the Africian [African] and European theater of operations.
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NEW FACES -- Another person joined the faculty this year who is not really new at Etowah School. She is MRS. SITTON, who teaches typing, civics, and is eighth grade home room teacher. Her hobby is working on school papers, so she is, slso faculty advisor for the LITTLE CHIEF.
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THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL -- Also on the bulletin boards, are charts showing attendance records. Since the number who had perfect attendance was quite large, we are listing those students below. IST GRADE: Carolyn Blythe, Betty Jo Lyda, Margie Orr, Helen Owens, Connie Fay Owens, Jo Ann Pressley, Wanda Sumner, Jerry Fletcher, Lowell Fletcher, Jimmy Morrow, James Nesbitt, Johnny Rogers, Jimmie Snyder, Bobby Viands, Olean Baynard. [Additional lists for 1-2 NO GRADE [?], 2ND GRADE, 3RD GRADE, 4TH GRADE, 5TH GRADE, 6TH GRADE, 7TH GRADE.]
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1946 November
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The Home Economics room was the scene of a gala affair last evening. The Annual Mother-Daughter, Father-Son Banquet was attended by more than one hundred F.F.A. boys and their fathers, F.H.A. girls and their mothers, teachers, and other special guests. ... Mrs. Corpening and her department are to be congratulated on the planning and serving of the banquet.
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1946 December
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PUBLIC OPINION - THE QUESTION: What do you think of girls wearing Plaid Shirts and Dungaree's?
Mrs. Medford: "O.K. sometimes in some places." Mr. Sitton: "They are all right with shirt tails in." Mr. Peek: "O.K. if the girls want to wear them." Mrs. Sitton: "Girls are nicer in dresses at school I think." Elizabeth Gossett: "Wonderful nothing can beat them." Jimmy McKinna: "They are terrible." |
A copy of the Etowah School paper POW WOW, published in 1941 has been read with much interest recently by the the LITTLE CHIEF staff.
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1947 January
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ETOWAH LUNCHROOM SERVES 290 ON OPENING DAY [Monday, February 3, 1947] -- The lunchroom is something we can really be proud to have at Etowah. The building was recently completed by the community men and the F.F.A. boys under Mr. Bruce's supervision.
The equipment and supplies were arranged Saturday and Monday and yesterday afternoon truck loads of food began to arrive. the food was stored in the large pantry. The cooks were busy Monday making preparation for the opening day. They are: Mrs. Homer McKinna, Mrs. R. R. Allison, Mrs. Jimmie Cantrell, Mrs. Lena Bates. Mrs. Pope, former Home Economics teacher at Mills River supervised the serving of the lunches the first day. Much credit for the opening of the lunchroom goes to Mr. Bruce -- for his untiring effort in seeing that the building was completed in spite of lack of labor and materials. Mr. Sitton, also, comes to mind for a bit of praise. His jot was supplying of building materials for tables.[,] equipment, supplies. The Staff expresses appreciation to these two. [More about the cannery/lunchroom] |
The Etowah Grange sponsored a variety program on Friday evening, Jan. 24., at 7:30. All proceeds went to pay for work done and new equipment bought for the lunchroom which opens Monday, Feb. 3. ... A delicious cake, made by Mrs. Jimmie Cantrell, was auctioned three different times by Sheriff Dalton, bringing $66.75. [More about the Grange]
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1947 February
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HEALTH IN NORTH CAROLINA -- ... We, as students, can do our part to promote a better health program in North Carolina by encouraging our parents to support the Health program that is now before our State Assembly. Also, we should have a more appreciative attitude when the health authorities come to our school to give us vaccinations, examinations, patch tests, and the like. ...
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PATCH TEST -- The school children took the tuverculin [tuberculin] "Patch tests" Tuesday March 25. the "patches" (something like Band-Aids) remained on the arm for 48 hours. They were removed on Thursday the 27th. The nurse, Miss Riley, came back on Friday the 28th and inspected. Etowah is proud of the fact that out of the 220 who took the test only 3 showed "positive."
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STUDENTS ON WHKP -- Several Etowah students have appeared recently on the W. H. K. P. recently. They were Jean Fletcher, Mary Corpening, Louise Gray, Inez Johnson and Lois Parker. All except Lois sang on the Kalmia Dairy Safety Program. Jean, Mary and Louise sang "The Old Lamplighter" with Mrs. Amos as their accompanist. ... Inez sang "If You Were the Only Girl."
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BOY SCOUT TROOP AT ETOWAH -- Plans are underway for an extablishment [establishment] of a Boy Scout Troop at Etowah. ... Mr. R. D. Bruce is working with the boys as Scout Master.
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1947 March
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AN INSCRIPTION ON THE TOMBSTONE ARMY MULE NAMED MAGGIE -- "In memory of Maggie, who in her lifetime kecked 1 General, 4 Colonels, 2 Majors, 19 Captains, 24 Lieutenants, 42 Sergeants, 454 Privates, and one bomb."
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RED CROSS COURSE -- Our Red Cross Nursing Course has been a great success and ha impressed on our minds the importance of good health.
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APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL -- Miss Faye Gossett has been chosen to represent our school in the Apple Blossom Festival. This is to be held April 25 and 26 and the final winner will tour Southern Florida as a representative of Henderson County.
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The students enjoyed the Bertelles Bird Circus sponsored by the Carolina Assembly. There were forty-five trained birds which were very interesting.
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1947 April
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FAVORITE RADIO PROGRAMS OF the SIXTH GRADE -- Sam Spade, Hop Harrigan, Tom Mix, Blondie and Dagwood, Mr. Keen-Tracer of Lost Persons, It Pays to be Ignorant
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APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL -- Henderson County has just completed its first annual Apple Blossom Festival in which Etowah took an active part. ... Etowah's float was beautifullyt decorated with artificial flowers carrying out a color scheme of aqua, pink, and white. ... We, also, want to express appreciation to Mr. Charles Playford of the Skybrook Farms for the use of a truck during the entire week preceding the parade. Faye Gossett, as a Princess of the Apple Blossom Festival, was seated on the throne and her attendants were: Alma Baynard, Flossie Steppe, Joan McClure, and Patsy Bates.
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1947 May
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-- The Graduating Class of '47 entered Etowah School in 1935 --
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