Dresden High School and Bethel College Memorabilia

Bub Moran loved sports.  Today we came across his football letters from Dresden High School.  One is dated 1932-33.  The other school ephemera are a belt buckle and letter from his time at Bethel College.

1929 Dresden High School Football Team

We can thank James H. Moran IV for hanging onto this photograph and I'm really appreciative that he annotated the back with the names of the folks in the picture!  By the way, he's in the front row, third from the left.

Front Row, left to right: **please note that there are six people in the front row, James only listed five names!)

Joe INGRAM, Wilson KILLEBREW, James MORAN, Shannon FISHER, George MONTGOMERY

Second Row, left to right:

Clyde STRAWBRIDGE, Gene SHAW, Aubrey  GALLIMORE, Ralph BRANN, Delbert PALMER, Warren HEARNE, Luke Lee HILLIARD, Bill MAYO, C.V. COOPER

Third Row, left to right:

Press CALVERT, Snooks SMITH, Jim STRAWBRIDGE, Prof. W.W. CHURM, Norman HALE, "Cotton" DEASON, "Shiek" FERGUSON

This is a closeup of the 1929 football being held by Delbert Palmer.

The letter sweater is being worn by Clyde STRAWBRIDGE.

Here's the backside of the picture with the annotations.

Dresden TN Senior Class of 1931

Stress Effort and Efficiency and Make Our way Easy

Top Row left to right:
Theresa BODEN, Snooks SMITH, Maggie Lee REAGAN, Bernard JOLLEY, Sarah FULLTON, William T. MAYO, Ruby BOWLIN, Warren HEARN, Ruby MOORE

Second row from top, left to right.
Bernice DEASON, Opal WINSTEAD, James MORAN, Carolyn HILLIARD, James ROSS, Louise JOHNSON

Third row from top, left to right.
James BALDRIDGE, Nellie HATHCOCK, Phares CHAMBLEE, J. Aubrey GALLIMORE, Mildred RAWLS, Gene SHAW

Fourth row from top, left to right.
Clyde W. STRAWBRIDGE,  Mary Tenney JETER (President),  Ruth NANNEY,  R.C. MURRAY (Principal), FLora Lee ARGO, Carolyn KILLEBREW, Jim STREWBRIDGE

Bottom row, left to right.
E.L. THURSTON (Coach), Miss Nell Moore (Language),  Miss Fay LEWIS,  Miss Ruth JETER

James H. Moran IV, 1931 High School Graduation. Part 2

The previous blog entry about James H. Moran IV featured his picture and congratulatory cards for his high school graduation.  Young Jim had the responsibility of giving the Salutatory speech at the graduation ceremony.  We have his handwritten speech with strikethroughs and corrections included.  In addition we a complete copy of the commencement exercises for the Dresden High School class of 1931.

Page 1, draft Salutatory speech

Tonight is the summary of a twelve year chronicle.  We are considering things in retrospect, but we are thinking most of the future.  Modern youth is very out-spoken in fact the truth is too great that way. in that direction older critics consider the trend too great that way.  But the graduation of every graduation senior class in history, the speeches/addresses made at the occasion, have lauded it (each class) as the best.  We do not deceive ourselves.  This school or any other school has never produced a senior class in which every senior here lived/fulfilled up to the expations (sic) of his friends.  We recieve (sic) from life just what we put into it. contribute to life.  We are not trying to discourage ourselves, but are only looking at things as they really are/actually exist.  If we decieve (sic) our selves now, we are hurting our selves injuring in the future.  Now is the time to consider and profit by our mistakes of the past and draw conclusions/there from wisdom which will govern our future actions.  We are not going out  just launching into life and High school is not a place to prepare for life/ completion of lifes preparation.  We have been living in high school and as we have done things here we will be inclined to do their act in the future.   If we have formed bad habits already it is not to late to correct them but this correction will become more difficult every/each day.  As we look back we realize that we should/could have studied more.  We should have been more considerate of our teachers and school mates.  We are not discouraged by past mistakes.  We visualize the future with confidence and trust that every fate may carry, we shall always reflect credit and honor for our Alma Mater.

Page 2, draft salutatory speech

The Commencement Exercises covered a period of several days.  One night there was a Musical Recital, another was the Senior Play.  Jim was in the senior play, the Smiling Cow, as Uncle Ben Billinger.  There was also a Declamation Contest, Baccalaureate Sermon and the final day is the Senior Graduating ceremony.

Dresden High School Class of 1936

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I really wish the scanner fairy would stop by our house and give me a new scanner.  I need one that can scan large pictures and even newspapers.  But since the scanner fairy hasn't shown up I'll have to make due with the old HP All in one.

Here is the Dresden High School Class of 1936 with Nathan H. Moran on the bottom row, first one on the right.  At the bottom of the picture is the motto: Effort brings success.

Top row, right to left: Maurice Brann, Miss Mary Fannie Jeter (English), Miss Fay Lewis (French and English), Mrs. James Logan (Math and History), Mrs. B.L. House (Home Ec), Don Joyner

Second row, right to left:  Margarette Wharton, Claude Hilliard, Mayella (sp?) Ferrell, C.E. Brock Superintendent, C.H. Moore Principal, Craddock Vaughan, K.G. Shankle, Hilda Peery (sp?),

Third row, right to left:  Thomas Rawls, Nellie Ruth Brann, Bill Killebrew, Herbert Westbrooks, Warner (?) Bradberry, Charles Travis

Fourth row, right to left:  Royal Pinkston, Edythe Strong, Viola Westbrooks, E.J. Winstead

Fifth row, right to left:  Arvil L. Pinkston, Ruby Steele, Rupert Pinkston, Topsy (sp?) Bowlon, John T. Jeter, Rachel Thomas

Sixth row, right to left: Minnelle (sp?) Westbrooks, Bill Brooks, Tess Buckley, Carthal Brundige, Sue Ellen Sandefer, Warren Bradberry, Josephine Clement, Harold Clement Cashon

Bottom row, right to left: Nathan H. Moran, Nedra Parker, Taylor Thomas, Marilyn Alexander Valedictorian,  Sherman Westbrooks

  

Congratulations Class of '36

Dresden, Tennessee