Memphis Tech High - Class of 1943

1943 Memories...

1943 Yearbook

Dedication: Miss Anna McNicholas, In recognition of outstanding services to Tech High School as teacher and director of the Class of 1943.

Tech High School Faculty

Highest Honors: MDavid busby, Valedictorian; Irma Rose Muehl, Salutatorian; Rachel Cates, Lois Cherry, Betty Pat Winsler, Beverly Edwards, Herbert Spear

QUILL and SCROLL: Emma Akers, Miss Margaret Kelly, Juanita Parrott, Bob McCool. 2nd Row: Joe Matlock, Douglas Smith, Morton Kivel, O'Neil Biship.

National Poster Contest: First 3 places:
Agnes Dunlap, Dena Fowler, Evelyn Crawley

ThPrincipal Highsaw greets Andrew Jackson Myers,
one of the Tech boys in the service.

Our America

War Bond Committee: Fay Herriman, Annabell Smith, Mr. Harry Esslinger, Jane McClaron, rose Marie Danke, Vivian Campanova. Every student bought War Savings Stamps and collections for the war effort were taken during intermission in every movie theatre.

Debating Team District Champions: Joe Sax, Stephen Myers, Betty Mae Collins, Ernest Newbern, Richard Walker

Service Flag in the 1943 Yearbook

The top number shows how many Tech Boys are serving in the military and the bottom number shows how many have died. Flags similar to this appeared in almost every window and on every street in Memphis

SWIM TEAM: CITY CHAMPIONS

Akers - Brasher

Brewer - Cox

Crawford - Farmakis

Feik - Graves, C.

Graves, L. - Harris, E.

Harris, M. - Jefferies

Jordan - Little

Lumsden - Moore

Morris - McVay

Heale - Poague

Polansky - Seaton

Sellers - Stringer, C.

Stringer, L. - Van Eaton

Vaughn - Wilson, J.

Wilson, J. - Young