From September 23, 1955 issue

"Don't make love by the garden gate,

Love is blind, but the neighbors ain't."

    As we go back to school again, it seems as thought the dating has caught up with us.  We have to cover the summer activities as well as those that are happining now. 

    Seen enjoying the Sheffield-Corinth ball game were these couples:

Diane Wagoner----------Buster Smith

Prissy Rogers-----------Tommy Simms

Patsy Green------------Jimmy Delano

Pat Turner--------------Jimmy Moore

    The Shoals Theater was quite popular Sunday night.  To mention a few we saw:  Susan Tschantre with Allen Hyde, Janet Jensen with Johnny Williams, Annette Clark with Ralph Emmons, and Elise Hastings with Charles Douthit.

    The big surprise of the week seems to be the marriage of Jane Robison to Lewis Dickens.  They are to be married Saturday.  Congratulations!  We wish you lots of luck!  

    During the summer we saw a lot of dating going on.  There were Carole Darcy and Andy Burch;  Mary Katherine Perry and Jim Holland; and Carol Cahoon and Chuck Crabtree.

    Just seen around in different places have been Rejetta McNutt and Edward Lee Goodwin, and Mike Holland with Mary Jane Cook.

    Watch for this column.  We'll be back in two weeks with more news.

From September 23, 1955 issue

CAPTAINS ELECTED

    Members of the football team elected Don Burleson, and Jimmy Todd co-captains Thursday, Sept. 15.

    Don Burleson is the only four year letterman on the team, and Jimmy Todd is a three year letterman.  Burleson plays right tackle on both offence and defence.  Jimmy Todd, one of the team's biggest scoring threats, plays left halfback on offense and safety man.

From September 23, 1955 issue
MISS PERSONALITY

As the green '54 Chevrolet came to a halt, a pert 5' 5" brunette with sparkling brown eyes hopped out, exclaiming, "I can't believe it.  Being elected cheerleader this year was a great thrill and being head cheerleader was the most wonderful thing that's ever happened to me."

    Our Miss X was born Oct. 15, 1938, in Iuka, Mississippi.  However, she has been living in Sheffield for quite some time.

    She has attended only Sheffield schools for 12 years and is a very active member of the senior class.  She is a four year member of the Student Council, was a member of the Latin Club for two years and is a member of the Glee Club this year.  Last year she was chosen Junior Sweetheart.

    We offer congratulations to Rejetta McNutt our new co-head cheerleader and a real favorite.

From the December 2, 1955 issue

ROVING REPORTER

    Ole R.R. has noticed that some of the students have certain expressions that they use more than others.  Here are a few that he picked up:

PEGGY WYNN:  Well, my cow!

ANNE JACKSON:  Great gallopin’ guppies!

MR. ADAIR:  Come on, people, Let’s go through it just one more time!

KITTY SMITH:  Well, Strick said-----

JIM HOLLAND:  That just gets me down and stomps me!

NANCY SNYDER:  Gooky!!!!

BEVERLY BROUTIN:  Oh, snot!

DON ROPER:  Aw, slop!

MR. RUBY:  My GOODNESS, people!

JEAN GARDNER:  Whatcha dewin’???

REJETTA McNUTT:  I’ll tell you what----

JANE FLURRY:  Tickles me.

CONNIE JOHNSON:  Well, golleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

MRS. GAINES:  Now, class, get to woik!

MRS. VINES:  Do you follow me, class?

SANDRA MACLIN:  Well, I’ll BE!!

MISS SHERROD:  Well, frankly-

CHARLOTTE DILLARD:  Oh, cussword!

MISS HAMMOND:  Now, HAROLD!

JOYCE FORD:  Well, whadda ya want me to do-----stand on my head under water, stack greasy B-B’s in triangular squares on my eye-lids, and whistle “Dixie” backwards?

FRANCES CROCKETT:  That just tears me up!!!

ANYBODY WHO CAN’T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY------YIH!!!

From Wayne Haskins’ column in the December 2, 1955 issue  

ODE TO A BALD-HEADED CHEMIST

Sing a song of Carbide

A beaker full of Zinc

Four and twenty test tubes

A-breaking in the sink.

And when they all were broken

The fumes rose in the air,

The student turned a ghastly green

And tore out all his hair.