Barret Manual Training High School - Revue Yearbook (Henderson, KY)

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....Al JOHN XVEBSTICR Though he clnesrft talk sn much, Ile is gourl at football and such. VIAILNTA XVPLST This girl is gay and most petite, With large blue eyes and manners sweet. X'VlI.I.IANI VVPZST He is gentle, he is shy, But there's mischief in his eye. NIILDRFD VVILLIAMS A friendly girl with a friendly smile, .Uildredls truly a friend worth while. XVII.D.'X XVILLIAIVIS Dark and vivacious, pretty and kind, If you don't like her you must be blind. M ARGARET W1LsoN And wisely tell what hour 0' th' day, The clock does strike by Algebra. JACK WIREMAN One inch of joy surmounts of grief a span, Because to laugh is proper to the man.

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144 We Wwe In September 14143 there came to dear old Barret Htgh one of the most lf not the most lIllLC1l1gCI1l and outstandxng classes ever to enter 1ts lmpostng portals We as a whole weren t qLllIC so puzzled as some ol our predecessors probably were We had already put 111 one year of lzmd work as 8th graders at BM FH S There were sesertl psutles that more or less got us used to belng hlgh school students bo we fhtted through our ftrst year of Hlgh 11ke feathers ln the breeze As Sophomores we felt more IITIIJOIIZIIH we were gettlng up tn the world 1Ve aequlred two new sponsors thls year Mrs Klllg who replaced Mrs Bondy and Nlr Merton who took M1ss Hollands place when she left at mtdterm Mrs Kmg taught us Enghsh and Mt Merton became dlrector of the band For the hrst tlme IH many years sesetal students accompanxed Mr Merton to Lextngton to partxclpate tn the All State Cho1us Xmong the group were seyeral Sophomores eannme Ashby Xlbert Chandler Pasty Blackwood and N lfglflla Farley 111616. were seyeral yery good track members from out class th1s year They were Xvllblll' amerson Rannv Mooney Buddy Mitchell and B111 McClure As Before we knew xt we were umors 11115 was a pretty busy and crowded part of our l1fe 1n hlgh school The Hleaverton upperclassmen became a part of the student body ln no tlme at all thetr faces became famlhar and they be came a yltal part of our school l1fe shartng honors IH all fields We had to study a 11tt1e harder but we felt that no prtee was too great xl we could finally be come Senlors For our ofhcers we selected Martlyn Adkms for prestdent VV1lbur amerson YICC presldent and Thomas Boston secretary and treasurer 11115 year we found a few changes The platform 111 Mr Rhoad s room vanlshed to the dxsappolntment of some rlhere were changes ln the faculty as usual We had the lmportant problem of Lh0OSll1g rmgs thls year whlch was accompllshed after much dxscusslon Vartous members of the class represented us m football basketball and track and band act1y1t1es T hev all dtd a fine Job From our class three new cheerleaders were elected ucly Howell Paul Mounts and Mfxlda lN1ll1ams were yaluable addltlons to the cheerlng SCCIIOD Another Junlor who recelved an honor was Ann Allen whose poem was pub hshed ln the Natzonal Anthology of Hzgh School Poehy ln the sprmg followlng a tradltlon begun ln 1928 Bat ret chose a Kmg and ueen Fannle Hardmg was ueen and Vvlllllll' amerson Klng WVe all felt that they were a very charmmg royal palr 'Ihts was the most xmportant event our class had sponsored After undergoing some severe tests especlally ln Lrterature and Hlstory, we were ready to become Senlors Fun was had by all at the Juntor Senlor and 'semor umor barbecues just be fore school was out Despxte the meat shortage we managed to carry on these customs We lost two potenttal 47 ers 1n the summer before we became Semors Buddy Mrtchell and Ranny Mooney left to yom the Marmes' After our vacatlon we returned xn September 1946 to be Senlors at lastl We had fmally reached the pmnacle of success Ex erythmg was all hustle and bustle 1'h1s was what we had been ant1c1pat1ng for three years Paul Mounts was elected Presldent WllllaIH Frult V1cePres1dent Arnold Cosby Secretary and juamta Womack, Treasurer We were determlned to be one of the most outstandmg semor classes ever to attend Barret We were Jomed thxs year by more students from the county Robards, and Nlagara They have all shown a great mterest 1n all school affalrs and have proved to be a very valuable addltron to our class Smrth and O Nan proved to be top notch basketball players All of the boys played fine football throughout the season and we were justly proud of them Some of the boys who played thelr last football agamst Owens boro on Thanksglvmg Day were W1l11am Frutt, Leo Woodard, Dalton Brack, f A 1 x 1 s Q 3 -K - 9 A . , y Y , , , , , , Y ' . , ' , . V y ,. V . 7 ' ,, . Q, - . V . f I 1 1 I . I 1 . . P' i h X H , . 1 . V H' . ,, . . 1' . , ' .' Y ' x 1 .' I . X . A 1,1 1 1 -1. A' K l ,, R ,.: K. In I , , A. , ,. . . Y T ' x ' ,T ' ' ' ' c . ' 1 A ' ' 7 . ' , , I ', i A ' -f . . a whole our Sophomore year was successful athletrcally and scholasttcally. V 'Y ' K I 1 .I s ll 2 . ' 1 .1 , . . . 1 1 S. 1 A4 K -it Y . n t . g A A . y K , I 4 I . - r .1 1 1 V - I I L T I D 1' , ' '. l V 7 Q ' ' y b. . . . . , . . . I . . . . . y , A . ' r . Y . . . , . h . y 1 J ' 1 I . . . ,