Gadsden High School - Crucible Yearbook (Gadsden, AL)

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'l' A lot of water has passed under the bridge smce that September day In 1943 for was at 42 or 41 99991 when we first came to G H S During that time we have learned that a dlploma ns a little thing yet the desire for that diploma brought lots of memorable experiences into our llves There are the tlmes when we practiced day and mght with the determination to wan Stunt Night The thnlls we felt when we won first place four strarght tames a record never equalled by any other class smce the nnstlgatlon of Stunt Nnght the time we stayed up half the mght guarding Emma Sansom so the Rebels couldnt unveil her before the bag game These are the things caused by the desure to get that diploma Around graduation time we sensors begun thinking about the four years we ve spent here Take the faculty for Instance Time was when we could have freely volunteered to shoot them all on sight but now that we re assured of that llttle diploma they seem like a pretty good bunch of people wonder nf they feel that way about us9 9 9 9 lt seems only yesterday that we entered these hallowed halls as green freshmen but smce that time so much has happened Of course lt took us a llttle time to get used to this strange place We werent exactly used to walking down the halls and smelling a peculiar odor coming from the chem lstry lab or walking down the halls wlthout stepping on the center Innes It took us a little time to wm the admiration of our upper classmen but long before we were sophomores we were well established as a vital part of G H S although It dld take the wmmng of Stunt Night to prove that we had something We had always heard about Stunt Night being the bug mght of the year but we didnt really know what a thrill nt was until that mght when we won for the first time That was the year we presented the past and future kmgs and queens of G H S for our stunt Our sophomore year we ventured out and began to really understand this bug place we even found out that Mrs Hurst really wouldnt kill a freshman although she made hum thunk she would Before we came to Gadsden Hugh we had heard that at was all play and practucally no work but we soon found out that we came to acquire an education too Durung thus year we gave the gridiron some of nts outstand :rg players and many of them earned their letter Some of us got voted unto the Hu Y Clubs and we had our first nntroductlon to lnltaatxons We felt rather odd going around the school dressed backwards This was the year that we led the whole school nn selling bonds and we were spoken of as a class that goes places Again that mght came and we won for the second straight time We presented an insane asylum The inmates were entertained by the bringing to life of the luscious Varga Calendar gurls The cells contained very quaint and amusing characters Before we knew nt we found ourselves being referred to as the upper classmen because this was our lunuor year This was the year we broke all records when we sold more magazines than any other class before us CSemor classes mcludedl We put on a stunt that was the wonder of the season and we were thought of as a solid bunch of producers We depicted a Mexican fiesta Our class con structed and painted a complete stage set Gay senorltas and dashing caballeros completely captivated the ludges ln fact they were so overwhelmed that we recelved every first place vote A rare mcldent indeed About that time another great event happened Colonel Peterson came back from war and we began to get used to having three minutes between periods By time our lunlor year was finished how ever, we were well acquainted with his Over and Out and to hearmg frequent mention of pair trees And now a sublect very close to the heart of every semor of T947 our senior stunt Faced with the fact that thas was to be our last Stunt Nlqht and the almost fanatical efforts of the other classes to pre vent us from wmmng a fourth time we were determined that we would not only wln again but would present a stunt that would not be topped for many years to come For an entire month every single semor lived ate and slept fvery llttlej Stunt Night Endless nights of pamtlng buuldmg rehearsing and sewing occup ed every free moment of every semor Our stunt was an extravaganza deluxe Harem Scarem was the uproaruously funny and breath taklngly beautiful story of the attempts of an Arabian thief Abbra Kadabra to steal the royal lewels of the Sultan of Bagdad The magnificent scenery f atured a nool nssumg forth clouds of colored vapor and a complete cyclorama of ancient Bagdad The palace characters splendldly costumed qave an entertaumng and novel contrast to the thieves of Bagdad We made at a grand slam when our beauty Sally Hudson was crowned queen Now that we are sensors we look back with fond memories upon the four years we ve had at G H S We have settled down to enloy the friends we ve made and to make a name for ourselves through scholarship and dignified llvlng lts funny that in a school as blq as 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749 l ll li . . . G. H. S. FIRST SAW OUR SHINING FACES CHARLES ABEL Band, Stunt Night,. Basketball, D. O. Club, ' Library Club. JOHN ACEE Football, Basketball, G Club, Hi-Y, Dramatic Club. FRANCES ADAMS Art Club, Choral Club, Stunt Night, Home Economics Club, Crucible Stott. KATHRYN ALLEN Biology Club, French Club, Band, Choral Club, Stunt Night. PEGGY ANDERS Editor '47 Crucible, National Honor Society, Tri-Hi-Y, Who's Who, Latin Club, Spanish Club, Dramatic Club, Stunt Night, Treasurer Freshman Class, Student Coun- cil, Ring Committee, Library Club, Crucible Staff. BUFORD ASHLEY Spanish Club, Stunt Night. OSCEOLA ASHWORTH Latin Club, Stunt Night, Picture Machine Operator, Camera Club. BETTY BANKSON Secretary-Treasurer Home Economics Club, Biology Club, Stunt Night, National Honor Society, D. O. Club. . TYPING The familiar clickinq of typewriters can be heard by anyone entering the north wing of the building. Slow and unsteady in fall, the speed and accuracy of the typists increase as spring approaches. J ESSE BARNES DORIS BARRON Who's Who. MOLLY BELLENGER Co-Business Manager '47 Crucible, President Tri-Hi-Y, National Honor Society, Dramatic Club, Biology Club, Student Council, Stunt Night, Latin Club, Spanish Club, Delegate North Alabama Tri-Hi-Y and Hi-Y Conference '46, Crucible Staff. PETE BELLENGER Stunt Night, Basketball, Hi-Y, Student Council, Camera Club. KATHRYN BENEFIELD Biology Club, Band, Choral Club, Stunt Night. EDSEL BLACKWOOD President Freshman Class '42, President Sophomore Class '43, Stunt Night, Orchestra, Magnavox Staft, Band, Hi-Y, Ushers' Club. SYLVIA BOONE Latin Club, President Library Club, Crucible Staff, Biology Club, Choral Club, Stunt Night, Magnavox Staff, Student Council, Camera Club. BlLLY BREEDEN VERNICE BROCK Home Economics Club, Biology Club, Writers' Club. CLAYTON BROTHERS Captain Football Team, Ushers' Club, Secretary Hi-Y, Spanish Club, Stunt Night, King, G Club. BETTYE BROWN Tri-Hi-Y, Secretary Band, Secretary Student Council, President National Honor Society, Stunt Night, Mag- navox Staff, Orchestra, Senator Latin Club. MARVIN BROWN B Basketball Team, Hi-Y, Latin Club, Student Coun- cil, Stunt Night. Page 26