C E Byrd High School - Gusher Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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The Destiny “In the great hour of destiny we stand.” In an effort to inspire political interest for the November presidential elec tion, Key clubbers Bill Erwin, Lynn Harvey, Ran Smith, John Heraog, and John Walker are participating on a questionaire panel to find out the basic platforms of each presidential candidate. Announcers Carland West and Joe Rice iook on frora their sound booth. While one school may help to shape the destiny of the world, enthusiasm must first shape the destiny of that school. Mr. Duncan is aiming the students enthusiasm toward another Jacket victory. 16

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| Byrd is her students’ vision of hope—a firm rfoundation of knowledge and growth for her fcraduating seniors—a loyal teacher and friend for endeavoring juniors and seeking sophomores. The hoj e of perfection keeps the citizen of the 4i City of Byrd” earnestly trying in the classroom, on the athletic field, and with feats in the com- munity. The hope of a nation is molded by the growing youth. The sfibolastic influence, the extra op- portunities, and the s| e( ial surge of pride that Byrd affords her gtodents are to ensure this hope. Individual initiative, tli« essence of ho| is sparked through campaigns in tht spring for Student Coun- cil and cheerleader electioiis. through religious in spiralion in Prayer groups, through honorar or- ganizations such as the Quill and Scroll. the Na tional Forensic Leaguc, and tht National Ihmnr Society, through special attainmen; su h as ar- sity Club, First Chair of America, and fVlir. an State, and through individual efforts foi a t »| rank in the Senior Class. Byrd is her studens vi ion of hope, but her students are the hope of Arn ri a —“hope heyond a shadow of a dream” America . Sculpturing with ceramic clay and molding anything from turtlea to the “Thinking Man” are Comelia DeLee and Jacky Smith. Excited as Seniors can be, Mary Crow, Rick Choate, and Elaine Shorter first handle their “1965 status syrabol,” their Senior rings. Character, service, scholarship, and leao the prcrequisitcs to membership in the Nation Society. Bob Creamer, receives his plaque and ship pen from Mr. Duncan at the NHS

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the World . . . As the final days of “The Year” draw to a close, we Seniors become aware that the hap- piest days of our lives are hut fond memories which tomorrow will shape into our destinies. We have become a part of Byrd and Byrd, with its traditions, its future, its pride, its hope, and its destiny, has become an integral part of us. As Seniors, we have carried the torch of leadership which was bequeathed us by our predecessors and which we shall place in the hands of the new Senior class. We have fought for every victory, from the triumph on the athietic field to our victory over conformity and complacency. As Seniors, we have demon- strated brotherhood and undaunted spirit in our relationships with all. Byrd is the founda- tion upon which we shall build our college education, shall formulate our lives in this wide world, and shall shape our destinies. Our memories of “The Student-Body Football TeamV’ scoring a grand triumph over Wood- lawn . . . our Victory flag’s rising for the first time . . . and our having possibly the largest number of National-Merit Finalists in the na- tion, swell our hearts with pride. Our memories of the opening night of the student-body play, “Six-teen in August” . . . the fun at the Senior picnic . . . and the splendor of graduation en- hance our every feeling. With the passing of time, we shall return to these memories to strengthen our lives. These attainments we as Seniors have achieved in the great “City of Byrd” shall someday shape the Destiny of the World. The “Chosl of the Homecoming Future,” Bob Creamer, dis- plays events in Byrd’s future to “Scrooge, Brad Foster, in the NHS Homecoming assemhly. Ending a way of life and preparing to traverse another one of the most meaningful ceremonies of their live . Seniors blissfully, but tearfully, listen to their graduation speakers during 17