Foley High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Foley, AL)

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T H CLASIB ursromr ' It was on thu 19th. day of September A.D. I95I that the large ship Nlntellectaen was anchored on the shore of Foley Crowds of interested frlcnd and relatrves and BHXlUUS parents gathered at the wharf to see the forty one sarlors who were ready to embark for a Journey over theusea of Learnrnr' On that cloudless autumn day, as the crowd gathered to watch the de parture of the shlp, I wa asked by Admrral south to enroll the passengers and keep a complete rfcord of thc events durlnf tne trlp The frr t thrng I drd wa to ll t the offlcers Whlbh :ere a follow Paptarn Lours Helton, First Mate Albert Bhl, Second Mate Edward Jchultz Wrth these offlcer and the rlne sarlors to start our voyage on the sea of Learnrng ve were sure to overcome all tommy obstacles WhlCh we mlght encount For the frrst few weeks we were becomrng accllmated fo our new surroun. rnvs New frrendshlps were beln formed and strong tles between OlflC8Tq and sallors establr hed After nrne montns of sallrng, SOmLtlmG peaceful and sometlmes stormy, we were told by the captarn that land was 1U slght and we would go ashore at Freshman Port Supplres and fuel were needed for our shlp and we needed re creatron Nhrle at thrs port we spent out t1me 10 V3CatlOH Amusement Park The begrnnlng of the econd year found us greatly refreshed from our vaeatron At Freshman Port we left some of our crew, Glover Campbell, John Goettler, John Keller, Heuer, Mlldred Hurley, more enthuslastic than Tne SLddlCkHGSS Frank KfC1ShGf, Russell 111118, and Ldna otUCkl Those who dld ever to complete the Journey of the frrst year was combatted oi the medrcal staff, mr O P south, Mr Fraley, Mlss rr rarrrs, ml Rogers, Nr Holsten, and Ml s D'Olrve Trtrn, Algebra, and beometry was so well prepared that Our attentron wa dlreeted largely to ueec game llvlrest games of basketbell, football, and Before we reallzed lt we had reached for our second brref vacatlon Agarn we launched for another voyage ably tnrs trme We left Alda,Newhous, Jane Rernhard Rremer and Fdw rd Jchultz Jhrle w Eva Bergman, Lola return on board were by the excellent care Llghtfoot, M183 Pruett, The food such a we had no further trou s We had some of tne bGIH1lS Sophomore Port, where we anchored Our crew llst had changed eonsrde Murray, Betty Poser, Percy south, e were gfl9VLd to lose these matt we were happy to enll t Thoma Rhodes, Xbesides the changes lH our llst of arlors, our medreal staff was bhdHbEU Mr Fraley became our Admlral The other members of the staff eonel ted of Ml Crochett, MI Schultz, Nr Altkrr Tues 'h'rifey, Ml s Tones, Mrs Bentley, Hr Rogers and N188 Flklds The offreers electcd for our Junror royage were, Captaln Thelna Pllbfl flr t nate Rudolph Fhl, second hate Gaebelle Davrs, Cabrn Boy Eddle Kraft On tnr trrp we xll as um d a more errous attrtude Je began to know what was meant by sallrx, on the Sea ol Iemrnrng Je had learned to read our chart and compass and to rnterpret tne course whleh we were followrnf A great many outstandlng events marled our Junror and Senrcr year 9 vfrrl members of our cla were actrve rthletes They alded the teams 10 wrnnrnu mang game rn football abd ba Iftball, The outstandlng game of the voyage between our term and thc Baldvln Pounty Frgers was a decrded vlctory for our opponents, but tre boys of the Junror year had one more ehanee left to play thrs team The football ea on wa cllmaced by a lovelg banquet for the fcotboLl plwvrrs prven by tne women of tne Foley P T A lH December all those present cnyoyed the banquet ard entertarnment Ie realrzed that our eda Lands were getln low,and knowrng that we would con want sore moaney to entertarn tne senrors, who were soon to go a hore, we gave a play entrtled NK1c ed Out ol Collegen The sallors who tour ,arf rn our play were Albert Lhl, J I Harrell, D Q Hamlltor, LlOl3G 111118 Phelmr lrlgrrm, Maepelle Davrs, Thelma Parker, Betty Hellmerer, drlda Dune Rudolph lhl, Norbert Nolte, Rudolph Hesse, olanej Howell, Howard DugTer o 1 ' ' ' m7 . 1.1 ' . 1 ' .' 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5 Page. 20 ' ' Lillian Pilgrim, Virginia Lunsford and Roland Walker and Sam Porter. Near the end of our Junior voyage, before our Senior sailors left us we entertained them with a banquet This was on the plan of a Japanese Garden dinner, The beautiful flowers and numerous small tables made a lovely pleture All the sailors and staff declared that this was the lovllest banquet ever given on board At last the time had come when we were to lose our superior sailors The Junior girls formed a lovely archway of the class colors for the departing sailors on their last evening on Joard After leaving these SJllOlJ, we spent a shoit vacation at the Harbor Refreshed from our rest, we embarked on September 17th for the last lapse of our Journey Our captain and otherofficers were, Captain Louis Helton hoiat Mate Thelma Pilgrim, Second Mate Maegelle Davis, Quartermasters Betty Heilmeier and J V Harrell, Cabin Boy Harry Wynn Our new sailors were Harry Jynn, Russell Sherman, Charles Mcuann and Esther McCann. The class motto chosen was WTO Night we launch, wheie shall we anehorn, The class colors were led and white We realized tnat our last sailing was over Senior Sea, o early in the year we made plans for our departur . Again oui athletes were ready to pley The football team was organized with D.o Hamilton as Captain Other sailors of our group who were active weie Sidnay Howell, Norbert Jolt , oarvis Jalters, Lewis Helton, Thomas Rhodes, Leon Avera, and Howard Dugger The team won many games and were especaally honored for holding the annual game on Jovenbei Ilth between Baldwin County Tigers and oui team to a nothing to nothing score It was the first time that the Tigers had not won a victory over our team in several years. After the football game the senioi girls, with the help of other sailors entertainedthe public with a beauty contest This was given to help iaise money for the athletic association At the end of the football season the players were again entertained with a banquet, by the P T A wome Members of our group were also aetive on both the boys and girls basket ball teams. The teams were considered among the best They fought and won aany 53.1105 The time had come for tne Senior sallois to begin real work We were to present two plays The irrst oi these, uEverybody's Getting HQIfl9d', was pre HThe spanish Onion N Both plays were declared a huge sucees . The sophomre sailors entei'uined the seniors with a beach party Every one enyoyed the evening at Peterson' fci1t, Where they swam and ate till late lloul The Junior sailors ilso entertained Us with a lovely banquet on Friday Way l7th The flowers and deeoiaeions were beautifully arranged and the menu was o1e fit for a king This last entertainment given us was indeed one we shall always remembei It has been a wonderful voyage we have not faced any gale which we w ie not able to withstand The tide oi our avera es have continued to ebb and flow wave Ol mithematical problems have kept up therr ceaseless motion, the billovs oi efam11atlon qyestions sometimes tried o tnem nas succeeded Ne have beex able the entrance of each sueeeedin sed, and good nard work for every part ol the pas sick passengers that made up tne various their best to overwhelm us, but noie to procure the necessary passport at havcbcei able to pay the price ll ave le have sympathized witn the sea new classes N01 inf twenty eight of us see a glimpse of the larger, more nagestie ocean ahead and fell that our experienee has fitted us jo withstand every storm and X weather any opposing foiee wltn no ferr of disastei, sayinx Wlth Byron 'Poll on thou deep and dark blue ocean, toll! 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