Pulaski Academy - Bruin Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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These ere th times that try mens souls These are the times that try men's souls, said Patrick Henry, and many often wondered if he was a P.A. junior when he said it. On one handjuniors had to worry about wearing belts and socks and keeping their shirtails tucked in, while on the other hand they came face to face with Mrs. Phyllis Cordon and Mrs. Barbara Stafford, who had long-standing reputations for cold hearts and lengthy homework assignments. For this reason, manyjuniors found themselves studying until the wee hours of the morning and even on weekends. Weekends are supposed to be free and we have to spend them studying, moaned Kristen Briggs. Too much homework, even on weekends and during holidays-what a drag, added David Leavitt. lnvariably lengthy homework assignments and major tests always fell on the day after an out-of-town basketball game. Juniors had to make the difficult decision of choosing loyalty to their teams or grades. Basketball players like Kathryn Krodell had no choice. lt's sorry, having to study on the bus and after a game. My mind is never in the mood, she said lt's just not fair. A little pressure was taken offthejuniors when they were allowed to make history and chemistry note cards to take into their semester exams. Students were frantic trying to find a way to cram a whole book's worth of knowledge onto one five by seven card. Master mind Patrick McCarty devised a way of photographing the material and reducing it to the required size. Even though they spent so much time studying, juniors still thought that one of the toughest things about the year was waiting patiently for I984, graduation year. The thinker. David Leavitt puts all ofhis brain power into solving an Algebra ll problem. I IO! People Bw ,M fr 'W X fsigrp y ,,,,.. 1.. ' i 'Mi

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.,, rdf Skoal brothers. SWAT teams and beach parties had all faded into the past. but the class of I983 was determined to leave its mark and chose the picnic tables as their ticket to rebellion. The tables arrived on the scene in October and soon became the seniors' pet prank as they reverted to childhood play and used the tables likea giant erector set. lt became a game to see how quickly they could stack them into a pyramid shape. Because the picnic tables cost the school Sl.500. which is about Sl25 each. the administration frowned on this construction activity saying that the picnic tables were not designed for this and we have to get someone to unstack them: it just makes an extra job for someone. But did the seniors take heed of this warning? Why of course not! Shawn Camp. one of the first stackers, said the idea was born at Mead Hall by the Party Animals. We didn't want to vandalize the school or do anything that would hurt the school: we just wanted to make our presence known. Graham Smith said. All the senior classes before us have left their markg now it is our turn. lt was rumored that the gang was led by an unknown leader with the nickname Bud who influenced them to stack the tables. Regardless of other pranks, l983 would always be remembered as the year thc picnic tables replaced the Yankee evergreen as the courtyard Christmas tree. -L., 1' ffivl prfwv 2 , If r A , ' 1 ,tgirl va .4 I

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Janet Allen Melissa Banks Chip Bankston Michael Baxley Greg Bell Amy Bishop Kristen Briggs Mary Brooks Carter Brown Greg Bumpas Sara Burton Tracy Cage Caren Caruthers Shelley Cary Scott Cline Mark Cornell Steve Crane Carolyn Cress Suzi Dabbs Amy Davis Rob Dowda Misti Fuller Lisa Gardner Kevin Gillian Jeff Gingrich Cynthia Granger Carson Hampson Debbie Harris Jennifer Haynie Patty Jones Juniors I