RANDOLPH HENRY HIGH SCHOOL - 1955

Source:  RHHS Annual - 1955
Submitted By:  Bea Adams King

PRINCIPAL - Mr. Grant O. McGhee  

SUPERINTENDENT - Mr. Robert Willis Bobbitt 

BOARD OF EDUCATION
Mr. R.W. Bobbitt - Superintendent and Clerk | Mr. Judd C. Jackson, Chairman
Mr. Jesse Sublett -  V-Chairman Mrs. Doris Adamson - Secretary
Mr. R.H. Maloney| Mrs. F.X. Barksdale
Mr. R.S. Chamberlayne -  Jr.| Mr. F.L. Hanmer

STAFF
Miss Alice Dew - Supervisor
Mr. Robert Solenberger - Visiting Teacher
Mrs. Grace Cooper - Cafeteria Manager
Mrs. Lucy Garber - Nurse
Mrs. Gene McKinney - Secretary

FACULTY

Raymond Babelay	Irene McNair
Marshall Bailey	Marjorie Morris
Nancy Bailey	Maurice Moseley
Mary Barksdale	Doris Paulette
Eleanor Berger	Robert Perdue
Leo Garrett	Virginia Price
Janie Gilliam	Maude Pugh
Joyce Green	Burdette Ramsey
Jane Holt	Agnes Smith
Doris Knipmeyer	Cecile Smith
Cassandra Laird	Shirley Stairs
Frances Lawson	Leonard Starling
Anne McGhee	Herbie Wilhelm

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS
Mary Ellen Bailey - President
Jimmie Wilson - Vice President
Emily Tucker - Secretary
Bob Moore - Reporter
Carol Harvey - Historian
Sponsors - Eleanor Berger, Frances Lawson

MOTTO
"We can because we think we can."

COLORS
Green and White

FLOWER
Field Day

SENIOR PLANNING BOARD
Mary Ellen Bailey
Hugh Hartness
Carol Harvey
Betty Hughes
Beverley Keiser
Bob Moore
Catherine Ramsey
Emily Tucker
Pattie Weston
Jimmie Wilson
Bill Wilson 

SENIORS

John Henry "Doodley" Anderson, Jr.	Joseph Kline "Joe" Jackson, Jr.	Ernest Ray "Ray" Hunter
Shirley Anne "Adams" Adams	Charlie Tucker "C.T." Jones	Harvey Arnold "Harvey" Powell
Mary Ellen "Milly" Bailey	James Ray "Ray" Jones	Mary Catherine "Shortie" Ramsey
Carrie Lewis "Pug" Baker	Herbert Lawson "Herbert" Jordan	Emma Jean "Emma" Reynolds
Martha Ann "Tillie" Berkley	Beverly Anne "Pootanky" Keiser	Mary Christine "Teeny" Roberts
Zola Anne "Zip" Childress	Lawrence Franklin "Lawrence" Keller	Martha Stokes "Stinks" Robertson
Kesler James "James" Crouch, Jr.	Evelyn Virginia "Skip" Layne	David Lee "David" Scott
Barbara Anne "Barby" Deaner	Roberta Anne "Bertie" Layne	Barbara Jean "Barbara" Seymour
Herman "Duff" Duffer	David James "Mac" McKinney	Mary Jane "Bunny" Smith
Virginia Carter "Tedy" Duffer	John Spragins "John" Marshall, Jr.	Aubrey "Aubrey" Spence
Helen Marie "Helen" Dunnavant	Merle Elain "Merle" Marston	Martin Arnold "Twerp" Tharpe
Nancy Carroll "Nan" Elder	Shirley Ann "Snooks" Melton	Cecil Grey "Cessill" Tharpe
William Rodgers "Billy" Evans	Thomas James "Jimmy" Metcalfe	E. Cecil "Cecil" Tharpe
Shirley Ann "Shirl" Foster	Henry Bert "Ding Dong Daddy" Mitchell, Jr.	Mary Rebekah "Becky" Tharpe
Gloria Lee "Glory Be" Gardner	Mary Louise "Betty" Moore	Ruth Arlene "Ruth" Tharpe
Thomas Leonida "Kitty" Green	Robert Douglas "Bob" Moore	Mary Edith "E.T." Trent
Dolly Mae "Dolly" Hailey	Martha Ann "Ann" Morris	Emily Faye "Emily" Tucker
Nellie Louise "Louett" Hall	Floyd Arthur "Shortie" Napier	Laura Isabell "Izzy" Tucker
Barbara Anne "Pookie" Hamlett	Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Nash	Mary Ann "Doodle" Weston
Carrie Alma "Carrie" Hamlett	Harold Kent "Shorty" Neal	Patricia Louise "Pattie" Weston
Shirley Grey "Puddin" Hamlett	Lillian Anne "Lion" Newcomb	Della Dolores "Dee" Williams
Hugh Swain "Rip" Hartness, Jr.	Elizabeth Hodges "Betsy" Nichols	James Cary "Jimmie" Willson
Betty Carol "Curley" Harvey	Vernia Ann "Ann" Philbeck	William Robert "Bill" Wilson, Jr.
Dora Elizabeth "Betty" Hughes	Alice Jean "Shorty" Pillow	Jonsilee Louvada "Johnnie" Winn
William Vaden "Bill" Chiles - Post Graduate

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JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS
Matt Robertson - President
F.B. Newcomb - Vice-President
Geneva Ayers - Secretary
Sadie Sublett - Treasurer
Barbara Ruth Jones - Reporter
Sponsors - Nancy Bailey, Joyce Green, Shirley Stairs

MOTTO
"To the stars through difficulties."

COLORS
Purple and White

FLOWER
Violet

JUNIORS

Geneva Ayres	Billy Hamlet	Jessie Rosser
Samuel Bailey	Freida Hamlett	Marie Rosser
Paul Bartholomew	Ida Mae Hamlett	Ann Ryan
James Berkley	June Grey Holt	Albert Scott
Laura Bray	Josphine Johns	Joe Seamster
Holt Cage	Barbara Ann Jones	G.C. Sheppard
Eldon Church	Barbara Ruth Jones	Alton Smith
June Claybrook	Frances Jones	Emmett Smith
Eddie Grey Collins	John Paul Jones	Shelby Smith
Malvin Collins	Nadine Moore	David St. John
Joe Craig	Patricia Mundy	Melvin St. John
Gerald Dickerson	Graham Nelson	Sadie Sublett
Howard Dixon	F.B. Newcomb	Doris Tharpe
Edward Dobbins	Nancy Newcomb	Jake Tharpe
Ned Edwards	Barbara Paulette	Jane Tharpe
Mary Bell Elam	Mary Pillow	Julia Tharpe
Jean Elder	Louise Ponton	Early Thompson
Joyce Elder	Venira Poythress	Shirley Thompson
Freda Fannon	James S. Pugh	Doris Toombs
John L. Fears	Wayne Ridgeway	Stephen Turner
June Fleshman	Margaret Jean Roach	Lorna Wade
Shirley Fleshman	Philip Roach	James Walker
Mercer Garnett	Lois Robbins	Barbara Wallace
Lana Guill	Cary Roberts	Ann Walton
John Hailey	Matt Robertson	Doris Williams
Margaret Hailey	Charles Robinette	Sue Wilson
Elton Hamlett	Grace Robinette

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SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS
Harold Griffith - President
Edward Metcalf - Vice-President
Janet Smith - Secretary
Carolyn Tharpe - Treasurer
Margie Coates - Reporter
Sponsors - Virginia W. Price, Robert K. Perdue, Cassandra Laird

MOTTO
"We are building not for fame but for character."

COLORS
Red and White

FLOWER
Red Rose

SOPHOMORES

Bobby Adams	Emma Jane Kiser	Norris Ramsey
C.B. Adams	Carl Langford	Louise Reamy
Thweate Anderson	Alice Layne	Pat Robertson
Irma Anderson	Arthur Layne	Mable Ryan
Audrey Arrington	Ellen Layne	Norma Scruggs
Curry Bailey	John Layne	Catherine Seay
C.E. Blackstock, Jr.	Ruth Layne	Hilda Sheppard
Rachel Blanks	Jeanette Lipscomb	Lois Shook
Faye Bryant	June Lipscomb	Shirley Shores
Bobby Burks	Deanna O'Lovelace	Janet Smith
Grover Childress	Henry Mahler	David Lee St. John
Margie Coates	Thomas Marshall	Evelyn Taylor
Mary Sue Collins	David Martin	Hazel Templeton
Donald Cooper	Bobby Mason	Carolyn Tharpe
Becky Crouch	Darwin Mason	June Tharpe
Homer Crouch	Thomas Mason	Tucker Tharpe
Shirley Dixon	Sterling Massey	Joyce Thompson
Frances Dobbins	Edward Metcalf	Gaye Toombs
Mary Dodd	Janice Metcalf	Juanita Toombs
Barbara Foster	Jeanette Metcalf	Nancy Toombs
David Foster	T.J. Metcalf, Jr.	Hilda Townsend
Larry Gilliam	Christine Morton	Margaret Trent
Harold Griffith	Dorothy Ann Newcomb	Betty Lee Tucker
Donald Haley	Ida Mae Newcomb	Doris Lee Tucker
Zadie Hailey	Kent Newcomb	Barbara Walker
Gene Hamlett	Lacy Newcomb	Wesley Wallace
Helen Hamlett	Doris Overstreet	Hunter Watson
Larry Hamlett	Joyce Overstreet	Henry Welsh
Mary Harris	Barbara Owen	James Whirley
Glenice Harvey	Barbara Perdieu	Annie Wilmouth
Catherine Henry	George Pettus	Evelyn Wilmouth
Dan Jackson	Clyde Powell	Betty Jean Wilson
Dewell Johnson	Edward Powell	Jeanette Winn
Kenneth Jones	Jimmy Pugh
Audrey Kell	Ann Ramsey

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FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS
Burl Clements - President
Linda Sue Harris - Vice-President
Joyce A. Duffer - Secretary
Theresia Jackson - Treasurer
Sponsors: Marjorie Morris, Agnes Smith, Janie Gilliam, Doris Paulette

MOTTO
"We build the ladder by which we rise."

COLORS
Purple and White

FLOWER
Iris

FRESHMAN

MOTTO
"Take the world as you find it, but leave it better."

COLORS
Pink and White

FLOWER
Pink Rose 

PRE-FRESHMEN

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STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS
Bill Wilson - President
David McKinney - Vice-President
Mary Ellen Bailey - Secretary
Virginia Duffer - Treasurer
Howard Dixon - Reporter
Advisers - Mr. McGhee, Miss Berger

STUDENT COUNCIL