Purple and Gold 1922

Old Brooksville
May 31
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Best of the 1922 Hernando High Yearbook

Stories by Robert Martinez

This issue brings you the best of the very first Hernando High Yearbook. Even though Hernando High had been in existence since 1889, this was the first one, 23 years after its start. There are only about two or three known copies of the yearbook to exist. I was fortunate enough to receive a copy years from the late Ken Austin, at one time a Hernando High educator, principal and Superintendent of Schools. It is ironic that it took another 23 years before the next yearbook appeared in 1945. Since that time, yearbooks have been published every year. A special thanks to 1922 Senior class member, Katherine Schiller, the young artist who designed the artwork used for our Cover. You will recognize many students who later became some popular citizens. Regarding sports, you will notice the absence of a baseball and football team because of the shortage of students fielding a team. Both would resume in 1923.

We have tried to faithfully reproduce every facet of the yearbook featuring photos, classes, clubs, teams and information on the students. Enjoy this time capsule for the ages.

The Faculty

Prof. T.E. McCall

Principal

Mathematics & Science

Mrs. T.E McCall

Mathematics & Science

Miss Bessie Benton

English, Latin & Science

Mr. M.L. Shane

History and Spanish

Staff of the Purple and Gold

Marshall Arick, Editor-in-Chief (center

Liddie Lawhon, Social Editor (bottom center)

John Law Ayers, Athletic Editor (top left)

Nannie Belle Miller, Literary Editor (bottom right)

Clarence Patten, Joke Editor (top center)

Katherine Schiller, Artist and Joke Editor (bottom left

J.W. Jean Edwards, Business Manager (top right)

Seniors

President Mark Edwards

Vice President Marguerite Clark

Secretary Mary Snow

Treasurer Mounger Russell

Nannie Belle Miller

At home in a crowd

Mark Edwards

Works well under pressure

Mary Keathley

A first class combination of working qualities

Mary Snow

As natural, as honest and as dependable as the morning sun

W. Jean Edwards

Handsome and hard to understand; an autocratic leader

Liddie Lawhon

A quiet exterior, but a lot going on beneath it

Marguerite Clark

A brilliant opportunist, and versatile to a fault

John Law Ayers

A great mind to argue

Margie Thompson

A self-starting enthusiast

Katherine Schiller

Ultra

Marshall Arick

Loyal to his friends

Letha Patten

Neat, Modest and Conscientious

Mounger "Monkey" Russell

The Class Comedian

Clarence Patten

He never tells you anything unless he wants you to know it

Class Flower: Black Eyed Susan

Colors: Black and Gold

Motto: "Don't be a crank. Be a self starter."

1922 Yearbook - Junior Class

Class Flower: Red Rose; Class colors: Red & White

Includes: E. Miles Russell, William Chalker, Tom Carpenter, R. L. Nunn, Tom Faulkner, Keith Kissack, Otho Turbyfill III, Allan Francis, Alma Lanier, Lucy Hilliard, Gladys Alrich, Norma Burdin, Beatrice Franklin, Mary McKeown, Florence Wernicke, Erma Shrimplin

1922 Hernando High Sophomore Class

Colors: Green and White; Flower: White Rose; Motto: "Let's Go!"

Includes: Katie Ayers, George Chalker, Eve Daniel, Irene Dormany, Allen Gurganious, Eugene Hancock, Mardie Keathley, Bessie Kroeger, John Law, Elmore Wernecke, Thelma Lee, Hugh Francis, Lavesta Mick, Alys Paige, Kenneth Robbins, George Rogers, Minnie Shane, Lita Turner, Carrie Varn, Herbert Wadsworth

1922 Hernando High Freshman Class - They would graduate in 1925

Class Flower: Hydrangea; Class Colors: Blue & White; Class Mascot: Blue Bird; Motto: "Onward and Forward"

Includes: Alvin Coogler, Alton Bullard, Anderson Snow, Arthur Durshimer, Anna Hathaway, Annie Laurie Roush, Alfred Johnson, Bertha Elsberry, Charlie Miller, Carl Schiller, C.J. Brown, Clarence Smith, Dorothy Patten, Denton Grubbs, Ernestine Snow, Emma Simms, Flo Hinckley, Gordon Kitchen, Hattie Hewitt, Ida Lou Bullard, Irene Blackburn, Jean Pooler, Katie Shearer, Laurie Zipperer, Laurie Arick, Lillie Arick, Lillian Morris, Laura Lowman, Lucille Dormany, Leah Chalker, Marcella White, Mae Brown, May Smith, Milton Morris, Nellie Wilson, Pauline Chambers, Rosalba Brown, Raymond Arick, Robert Fulton, Roy Elsbury, Sarah Russell, Pearl Burdin, Stith White, Thomas Lanier

Senior Class Memories

1922 Boys Basketball Team

1922 Hernando High Girls' Basketball Team

Includes: Mary Snow, Lula Hope, Leah Chalker, Laura Zipperer, Ernestine Show, Liddie Lawhon and Marguerite Clark

The Purple and Gold Business Staff

Mounger Russell, Mark Edwards, W. Jean Edwards

Mary Snow, Margurite Clark, Letha Patten

1922 Hernando High Drama Class

Includes: John Law Ayers, Clarence Patten, Margie Thompson, Nannie Belle Miller, Mary Snow, Liddie Lawhon, Marguerite Clark, Letha Patten, Katherine Schiller, Mary Keathley, Jean Edwards, Mounger Russell, Mark Edwards, Marshall Arick