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Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ The Batson High School Warrior Published by The Students of Batson High School Batson, Texas 1941 (from the family files of George W. and Ruby Vinson Barclay contributed June 8, 2000) Dedication In sincere appreciation of all the good that has come from our constant dealing with this institution and everyone connected therewith, we hereby dedicate the 1941 Edition of THE WARRIOR to the Batson High School. Board of Education Batson Independent School District Batson, Texas Mr. J. M. Rogers - President Mr. Carl Kincaid - Vice President Mr. George Webb Mr. J. J. Jordan Mr. W. B. Johnson Administration Superintendent H. A. Hefner Principal G. W . Barclay Principal J. D. Matzinger Mrs. W. B. Green Mr. Lloyd Yeager Miss Alice Cashen Mr. M. K Cox Miss Mary Upton Miss Nina Seaman Miss Katy Scogin Mrs. J. D. Matzinger The Faculty - 1941 Mr. H. A. Hefner B. S. NTSTC Batson, Texas Teaches Seventh grade history and math and eleventh grade math Mr. G. W. Barclay B. S. SFASTC Chester, Texas Teaches Economics, American History, World History, Agriculture and drives the bus. Mrs. W. B. Green BS NTSTC Port Arthur, Texas Teaches Home Economics, Phy. Ed., departmental work in fifth and sixth grades, sponsor for HE Club and coaches play - ground ball. Mr. Lloyd Yeager BS NTSTC Honey Grove, Texas Teaches science and mathematics, coaches football, baseball, basketball and track, sponsor for junior class Mr. M. K. Cox BS NRTSTS Dallas, Texas Teaches typing, business arithmetic, seventh grade English, commercial geography, business training and sponsor for the seventh and ninth grades, coaches typing, jr baseball, jr track, and jr basketball. Miss Alice Cashen - Batson, Texas B. A. Baylor University Teaches English, spanish, phy. Ed., and sponsor for the senior and junior classes, coaches delamation, basketball, volley ball, annual, roustabout, and the junior and senior plays. Mr. J. D. Matzinger BS NTSTC Denton, Texas Teaches departmental work in the fifth and sixth grades, and coaches tennis. Mrs. J. D. Matzinger BS NTSTC Bridgeport, Texas Teaches fourth grade, departmental work in the fifth and sixth grades and coaches sub junior and junior spelling. Miss Nina Seaman BA SFASTC Chester, Texas Teaches the third grade. Miss Mary Upton BA SFASTC Nacogdoches, Texas Teaches second grade and departmental work in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades, sponsor of the eighth grade, directs the rythmn band and coaches choral singing and music memory. Miss Katy Scogin BS NTSTC Corsicana, Texas Teaches first grade, departmental work in the second grade and coaches story telling. Seniors Betty Christman (President) "A gal of moods. In the heights one day and in the depths the next." Frank Turpin "You can always find him in the hall". Lawrence Henry "If silence were folden, he would be a millionaire." Anna elizabeth Yust "An "A" is nothing new to her." Melissa Strahan "Deeds are better than words." Carl Kincaid Jr. "He's known by every one." Virgil Fregia "A really good athlete." Ethel Hales "As frank as the day is long." Glenn Sanders (Secretary) "If God is willing the devil doesn't care." Edna Carouthers "Why worry about tomorrow when you don't have to worry about today." Mxine Jordan "She tlks diligently and sometimes studies". Ethel Mae Clark "Tickle her and watch her jump." Weldon Stovall (Vice President) "Men are not always what they seem." Lynette Fregia "A little bitsy girl who studies a little bitsy while." Virginia Bell Jordan "Best basketball player I the city." Johnnie Mae Hickman "Always looking for a good time." Carl Kincaid, Jr. Football - two years. Basketball - two years. Track and field - four years. Roustabout Staff. Senior Play. Radio program. Social committee of senior class. Assistnt coach of football. Annual staff. First class scout. Glen Sanders Football. Junior Play. Secretary of Senior Class. Senior Play. Lynette Gregia Declamation- three years - second place. Baseball three years. Junior play. Tennis-second place - two years. Typing. Roustabout Staff - Exchange editor. Social Chairman of He. E. Club. Senior Play. Annual staff. Honor Roll. Ethel Hales Senior Play. Baseball. Basketball. Volley ball two years. Typing - second place. Spelling. Roustabout Staff. Annual Staff. H. E. Club Three years. Chairman of program committee of HE Club. Pep squad. Scial Committee of senior class. Anna Yust President and social committee of HE Club. Chairman of program committee. Pep squad. Editor and assistnt editor of roustabout. Basketball. Scholarship medal - three years. Junior play. Typing - first place. Salutatorian - seventh grade. Spelling. Senior play. Sports reporter. Radio program. Honor roll - four years. Advertising Manager of Annual staff. Social committee of senior class. Virgil Fregia Track-two years. Basketball. Tennis - two years. Football. Junior baseball-two years. Junior play. Roustabout staff - two years. Annual staff, social committee of senior class. Vice president of senior class. Senior play. Laurence Henry Sour Lake High School Band - five years. Spanish club. Eagle scout. Track. Roustabout Staff. Social committee of senior class. Senior play. Melissa Strahan Volley ball - three eyars. HE club - four years. Roustabout staff - memograph. Annual staff. Frank Turpin Football-four years. Basketball. Track. Sohpomore play. Betty Christman Valedictorian - seventh grade. Baseball - two years. Tennis - three eyars. Junior girl's doubles - first place. Senior girl's doubles - first place. HE club - four years - president - Vice President - Social committee. Manager of Roustabout. Editor of roustabout. Pep Squad - Cheer Leader. President of Senior Class. Volley ball. Editor of Annual, honor roll - three eyars. Co-sponsor of freshman class. Junior play - two years. Senior play. Edna Carouthers HE Club - four years. Vice president of junior class. Class editor of annual staff, reporter on roustabout. Pep squad. Social committee of HE Club. Virginia Jordan Baseball - three years. Basketball. Volley Ball. HE Club - four years. Junior play. Roustabout staff, secretary of annual staff, pep squad, seioor play. Chairman of financial committee. Billy Stovall Football - three years. President of junior class. Vice President of senior class. Junior Play. Senior play. Roustabout srtaff. Maxine Jordan HE Club - three years. Junior and senior play. Roustabout staff - two years. Johnie Mae Hickman Baseball. Volley ball 0 two years. Choral singing 0 two years. First place ready writers. Third place ready writers. Roustabout staff. Toustabout exchange editor. Ethel Mae clark Volley Ball - three eyars. Pep Squad. Basketball secretary and treasurere of Junior Class. Assistnt Editor of Annual staff. Vice President of HE club. Junior Play. Senior Play. JUNIORS J. Mosley President T. C. Ray Secretary S. Herford Vice President S. R. Gregia M. Brocker D. D . King D. L. Downs J. Herford H. P. Kennedy S. Strhan R. Hales H. M. Fregia SOPHOMORES O. D. McCreight, President Curtis Thorson Vice President Corine King Secretary J. W. Wood W. Campbell N. Daniel L. Rogers C. Whiteley F. Watson F. Watson C. Strhan L. Smith D. Christman R. Williamson I. Floyd G. Christman FRESHMEN J. B. Housson President Clinton Thorson Vice President Bernice Griffin Secretary Elda Schmidt Serline Dagle Elton Wren Raymond McClendon Lamar Shaw Maxine McClendon Rose Marie Shaw Blanche Boothe Herbert Tregia Claude Ray, Jr. Bobbie Morris Bessie Johnson Edna Wells Janita Crocker Williard McCreight ELEMENTARY Neldon Fregia Vice President Betty J. Smith President Nettie L. Ray Secretary Marion Daniel J. C. Duty Allie Mae Kimbrell Earl Gilmore Hollis Singleton Alberta Barnhart Mary L. Ray Wallace Starke Pauline Barnhart Dewey ball Doris Carouthers Helen Morris Cleo Singleton Mattie L. Carouthers Larse Carouthers La Donna henry First Grade Clarence Campbell, James Carouthers, Lloyd Herford, Jeff Hart, Billy Hunt, Doyle Lambert, A. W . McCreight, elizabeth Barnhart, Margaret Dempsey, Jimmie Doucette, Eretta Hickman, corine Hunt, Billie Virginia Hobbs, Janice Duty, Jimmie Marie Starks, Billie Grace West, Tommie Hall. Second Grade John E. Barnart,Titus Carouthers, Floyd Collins, Donald Daniel, Ernie Enlow, Luther Hickman, Donald Jordan, John Lambert, Marshall McCreight, Jack Strahan, Donald Taylor, James Wilson, Johnnie Bell, Mildred Crocker, Kathleen Daniel, Marilyn Hill, Billie Lea Hall, Betty Ruth Herford, Joyce McCreight, Dorothy Morris, Minnie Storey, Mary Joe Saunders, Kenneth Pickard. Third Grade Gerald Barnart, Howard Campbell, Charles Daniel, Lloyd Dempsey, Russel Fregia, Harold gilmore, J. B. Hall, Justine henry, Herman Johnson, Kenneth Jordan, Larry Kennedy, glen Kinbrel, George Moss, Arthur Shaw, Edgar Lee Wells, dorothy Louise Austin, Billie virginia Beckham, Thelma Carouthers, Bernice Dick, dorothy fontnow, Connie Hart, Billy Jean Jordan, Lois Marie Ray, dorothy Mae Story, Annie Bea Strahan, Ruby Pearl Thorson, Ellen Whitly, Gladys Willis, thelma, Grace Wilson, Doriws Pickard. Fourth Grade Ruby Nell Barclay, Richard Bell, Hershel Campbell, Nora Lee Campbell, Willie Carouthers, Clarice Collins, Buford Crocker, Betty Jo Doucette, J. ?D. Doucette, Jimmie Sue Downs, Florence Dunn, Dairrell Fontnow, Allen Fregia, Barbara Fregia, Ruby Lee Fregia, jack Hunt, Patsy Jordan, Mary Lou Kimbrell, R. e. Perkins, William Rhoden, Richard Tanner, Lora Pickard. Fifth grade Margarat Barber, George Barclay, Glenn Brown, Rachel Carouthers, Kathleen Chesson, florence Christman, Douglas Gollihare, Betty Lou harte, elva Herford, Henry Herford, Lois Johnson, hard Jordan, Kenneth Jorday, Mary Odell Jordan, Joe Kennedy, Gale McCreight, Juanita Moss, mary Alice Ray, Dora Frances Rogers, Alton Shaw, Ira Strahan, Dora Lee Swanner, Carl R. Whitely, Bill Dutry, alton Enlow. Sxth Grade Carl Beckham, Odell Christman, Shelton Cross, Augusta Daniel, malrvin Dees, Johnnie Dunn, Roger fregia, Walter Floyd, Jessie gilmore, Wallace hales, ennie Herford, Boyd Junt, Lamar Jordan, Edward Kelly, Glen Parsley, manuel Rhoden, Orval Warren, Weldon Hatcher, J. L. Budo, Lavernine clark, Betty Sue Crocker, essie Dees, Myro Jo downs, Janis Hill, Agness Hunt, ellen Kennedy, Marie Ray, gloria Schmidt, dorothy Strahan, Willie Mae thorson, Faye M. Warren, Wilmer Wilson, doris Jean Wren, Lillian cheatem. Boy S Basketball Lettermen Curtis Thorson Forest Watson James Hereford Virgil Fregia J. W. Clark J. W. Woods Lee Smith Ira Floyd Football Lettermen - 1940 David Christman J. W. Wood Frank Turpin Glen Sanders Virgil Fregia Cecil Whitely Nathan Daniel Weldon Stovall Girls Basketball Lettered ThelmaRay Corine Kine Ethel Hales Anna e. Hust O. D. McCreight Slyvia Herford Bessie Johnson Ethel Mae clark Betty Christman Virginia Bell Jordan GIRLS BASEBALL AND VOLLEYBALL Grade Baseball team Betty Lou Hart, Gloria Schmidt, Louise ray, Nettie lou Ray, Thelma Strahan, helen Morris, Betty Sue Crocker, iva Strahan, Florine Christman, Rachel Carouthers, ellen Kennedy, Lillie Mae, thrson High School Basball Team Bessie Johnson, Blanche Boothe, O. D. Mccreight, corine King, Edna Wells, elda Schmidt, Maxine Mcclendon, rose Marie Shaw, Bernice Griffen, dora Dean King, juanita Crocker. Volleyball Ethel Hles, Virginia Bell Jordan, O. D. McCreight, Corine King, Muriel Crocker, Thelma C Ray, Betty Christman, Betty Johnson, Sylvia Herford. Boy's Baseball Track and Tennis High School Boys - Cecil Whiteley, J. W. Woods, George Christman, Ira Floyd, J. B. Housson, Claude Ray, Bobby Morris, Williard McCreight, Elton Wren, Lamar Shaw. Grammar School Boys - Weldon Fregia, Carl Raymond Whiteley, henry Herford, lamar Jorda, Gayle McCreight, Johnny Dunn, Weldon Hartcher, Billy Duty, George Barclay, Glenn Brown, Augustus Baniels, Benny Herford, Odell Christman. Grammar School Track Weldon Fregia, Gayle McCreight, Carl Gaymond Whiteley, Walter Floyd, Glenn Brown, henry Herford High School Junior Track - Lamar Shaw, j. W. Wood, ira floyd, Cecil Whteley, George Christman. Senior Track - Virgil fregia, lawrance henry, Glenn Sanders, Billy Stovall, Frnk Turpin, j. W. Clark, curtis thorson, Nathan Daniel, Sam Strhan, lee smith. ACTIVITIES Warrior Staff Betty Christman, Editor Virginia Jordan, Business Manager Anna e. Yust, Adv Manager Edna Carouthers, Class Editor Virgil Feagia. Sports Editor Lynette Fregia, Adv Manager Ethel Mae Clark, Managing Editor Ethel Hales, Layouts Miss Alice Casen, Sponsor Roustabout Staff Editor, Christman, B Asst Editor, Yust, A Ex Editor, Hickman, J Memiograph, Henry, L. Memiograph, Strahan, M Reporters Fregia, L Kincaid, C Clark, E Hales, E Jordan, V Stovall, B Carouthers, E Sponsor Cashen, A.