Menard Memorial High School - Menardian Yearbook (Alexandria, LA)

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS PATRICK HARRINGTON President So ality 43 44 45 Prefect 46 ar Boy 43 44 45 46 Cass ice Pres reas Pres 46 Junior Football 43 Var si 44 46 Boxing 4 Adlutant of Military Staff 46 Cir culation Manager of l946 Menard lon GEORGE MADDEN Vice President Transferred from Butler Pa 44 SO dality 44 45 46 Class Vice Pres 46 Varsity Football and Basketball 45 LEON DEBELLEVUE Secretary Sodality 4 4 A tar Boy 43 4 45 46 Class ect 43 46 Vice Pres 45 Junior Foot ball and Basketball 43 Varsity 44 45 46 Tennis 46 LIONEL GRAVEL Treasurer Sodality 43 44 45 Vice Pret 46 ar Boy 43 44 45 46 Class Pres 43 Vice Pres 44 Treas Junior Football and Basketball 43 Varsity 44 45 46 Tennis 46 2nd Lt Military Unit 46 Pelican Boys State 45 American Legion Award 46 Managing Editor i946 Menard ian CLASS NOTES Several members of this class are well worthy of mention. We remem- ber our classmates Clement Scott Cazes and John Gremillion who were called to the service before graduation. Scholastic honor is due to Emeric Mayeux who represented Menard in the Central Louisiana and Louisiana State Rallies in American History' who was awarded medals for Solid Geom- etry Plane Trigonometry Physics American History and Typewriting' who received a scholarship to Louisiana State University. Patrick Harrington entered the Central Louisiana and Louisiana State Rallies in English Lit- erature. He received school awards for English and Religion and a scholar- ship to Southwestern Louisiana Institute. Lionel Gravel was judged second in Boys Singles in Tennis in the Central Louisiana Rally. He was recipient of the American Legion Award and a scholarship to Louisiana Polytechnic Institute. Leon De Bellevue and Roger Johns represented Menard in Boys' Doubles in the Tennis tournament at Central Louisiana Rally. Leon De Bellevue was also awarded a scholarship to Northwestern State College, Roger Johns and Earle Weber were members of the school quartet that rated very good in the Louisiana State Rally. Roger Johns was also tenor soloist and was judged very good- Earle Weber was awarded the medal for most valuable member of the band. Harry Barker entered the Speech contests in the Central Louisiana and Louisiana State Rallies and was adjudged re- spectively second and third place honors. George Madden entered the Lou- isiana State Rally in Physics.