Perryville High School - Mustang Yearbook (Perryville, AR)

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A Memorial To A. E. Dauley Superintendent 1947 - 1952 A Memorial To E. W. Cook Superintendent 1953 - 1957 (See page 13) 5

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EDITION EDITORS SPONSORS SUPERINTENDENTS 1939 V. 1 Era Holland Bonnie D. VanDalsem H. C. Loudermilk 1949 V. II Jim Bell Lois Loudermilk A. E. Dauley 1954 V. Ill Peggy Cragar Lois Loudermilk E. W. Cook 1955 V. IV Virginia Smith Bobby Lakey Lois Loudermilk E. W. Cook 1956 V. V Lou Ann Wallace Lois Loudermilk E. W. Cook 1957 V. VI Jo Cranford Davis Bilberry E. W. Cook 1958 V. VII Judy Reeder Faye Sadler Bonnie Young Carlton Chambers 1959 V. VIII Bonita Griffeth Judith Whorton Hazel Wallace Carlton Chambers 1960 V. IX Jimmy Durham Faye Sadler Carlton Chambers 1961 V. X Tommie Lou Jones Faye Sadler H. J. Henley 1962 V. XI Joan Wallace Bonnie Young H. J. Henley 1963 V. XII Barbara Brown Hazel Wallace H. J. Henley 1964 V. XIII Jan Ezell Ruth Pye H. J. Henley 1965 V. XIV Martha Crowder Brenda Fletcher Ruth Pye H. J. Henley 1966 V. XV Kathy Crowson Gordon Morgan H. J. Henley 1967 V. XVI Sharon Tucker Anne Pye James Heffington H. J. Henley 1968 V. XVII Linda Windle Linda George James Heffington H. J. Henley 1969 V. XVIII Edwina Holbrook Stephen LaFevers Glen Watts 1970 V. XIX JudyTrower Glen Watts J. L. Ford 1971 V.XX Charlotte VanDalsen Eloise Wallace Glen Watts 1972 V. XXI Robert Trower Glen Watts J. L. Ford 1973 V. XXII Brenda Clawson Glen Watts Eloise Wallace J. L. Ford 1974 V. XXIII Sandra Jones Glen Watts Eloise Wallace J. L. Ford 1975 V. XXIV Cheryl Corder Glen Watts Eloise Wallace J. L. Ford 1976 V. XXV Ramona Clay Tracy Johnson Glen Watts Eloise Wallace J. L. Ford 4

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“Stand Your Ground . . . If They Mean to Have a War, Let It Begin Here. ” Capt. John Barker 1 Capt. John Parker uttered those words as the colonial militia under his command prepared to meet the British troops at Lexington. Those works and the painting—Spirit of '76—exemplify the dedication and determination of the American patriots in their fight for independence. I he colonies had organized to express their grievances in an effort to resolve the differences within the framework of the Empire. Several of the colonial legislatures had instructed their delegates to the Con- tinental Congress in Philadelphia to oppose any move toward in- dependence. The movement for independence was gaining strength and following the publication of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense. which argued for colonial sovereignty, a resolution was adopted and a committee of five appointed to draft a declaration of independence. 2 General ashington, who had been appointed commander-in-chief ot American forces by the Second Continental Congress, was a brilliant military strategist. It was his decision to take his Continentals across the Delaware River on Christmas night which resulted in the first ma- jor colonial victory. That victory at Trenton over Hessian mercenaries gave the ragged army renewed vigor. Supported chiefly through the printing of Continental currency, the colonial army also went through the personal fortunes of many American patriots—among them Washington. Jefferson. Richard Henry Lee and John Adams. These fortunes were donated to the cause of liberty—a cause supported by about one-third of the American population which was near 2,000,000. Another one-third remained loyal to the English crown and the remainder were apathetic. Despite many defeats, the colonies managed to keep an army in the field as a symbol of American resistance, to guarantee a negotiated rather than dictated peace.