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

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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