Watson Chapel High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Pine Bluff, AR)

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BEN SHELTON - Gay. carefree - loads of fun. PAT TI BRINSFIELD - Life is too short to worry. MIRIAM McFALL, Sponsor W, E. ELLIS, Sponsor CLASS HISTORY When the Senior Class of 1957 met for the first day of school in September. 1945. nine girls and eight boys of the 50 present now, enrolled. The seventeen were Patsy Barnett, Martena Spharler, Mar- garet Greenwood, Helen Woods, Carolyn Evans, Eva Mae Varnell, Bettie Lawson, Pauline Perkins Jones, Charlene Young, Harvey Ashcraft, Roy Rawls, Vernon Rhodes, Thomas Steele, Tommy Hughes, Ronald White, David Pierce, and Glennie Elkins. At the beginning of the third grade, four new faces were seen, they were: Viva Jo Stipp from Gabe Myer School in Pine Bluff. Ronnie Lowe from Memphis, James Lancaster from First Ward School in Pine Bluff, and Kenneth Brown returned to the third grade to try again. He succeeded. The sixth grade was the biggest yet to us. We were about to be in high school. We were greeted with five new pupils that year. Betty Lou Cross from Oklahoma, Bertha Marie Pinkston Cooper from Poughkeepsie. Arkansas. Margaret Neeley and Kenneth Monk both from Lakeside School in Pine Bluff. James Storz returned to the sixth grade also to try again. The seventh grade was a big one. We were in high school with no complaints. One new pupil was added to our class that year, Billy Joe Allbritton from Mena, Arkansas. In September. 1953, our class greeted another new face. From Kingsland, we welcomed Bobbie Wright in the eighth grade. ln September, 1955. our class increased largely upon the arrival of students from Sulphur Springs. They were Nancy Lawrence, Lennie Crossett. Winnie Crossett. J. W. Moss, Maneece Bridges, Voy Goodman, James Bearden, Buddy Baxter, Dorsey Raymick, Susie Hannah, Troy Pierce. and Hollis Wortheng I ack Doss and Howard Mozingo came from Dollarway, Jean Rodger from Pine Bluff , Buryl Attaway from Shreveport, Louisiana, Hallie Cox from Grapevine School, and Patti Brinsfield from Calico Rock. Stella Cummings from Minden, Louisiana, Ben Shelton from Plum Bayou, and Nora Jean Andrews from Houston, Texas, joined our class in the eleventh grade. Our biggest year of all finally came. We were seniors. To our Senior Class we welcomed through the doors of our school Don Lutrell of Rison, Arkansas. We lost one senior that year. Ronnie Lowe moved back to Memphis. Tennessee. The forty-nine members of the Senior Class of 1957 are proud to have been associated with Watson Chapel, its faculty. and students. We know that each member will remember those happy school days and all the fun at parties, dances, and other school activities. May God betwith us as we enter into our future lite and may He guide us through our lives forever. Glennie Elkins and Buryl Attaway

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RONNIE LOWE - Quiet water runs deep. NANCY LAWRENCE - Has a good heart: if it 's work or fun, she 's ready to start. BILLY ALLBRITTON - He says little, but thinks a lot. CHARLENE YOUNG - Sincere in all that she undertakes. JAMES BEARDEN - Intelligence combined with a pleasant dis- position. BOBBIE WRIGHT - Sweet and sincere always. DON LUTRELL - Football and girls are my life. NORA ANDREWS - Her dispo- sition is better than gold. JAMES LANCASTER - First, restg then rest some more. VOY GOODMAN - Just a-hum ming around. J, W, MOSS - I enjoy life. KENNETH BROWN - The quietest people have the most thoughts.

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Upon our graduation, we seniors of 1957, having acquired during these twelve years various char- acteristics - some good and some bad - and not wishing them to be relinquished without purpose, leave to the juniors, sophomores, and freshmen the following: Nora Jane Andrews - No. 12 typewriter to anyone who can make better use of it than she didg Harvey Ashcraft - all his hot rods to the junk mang Buryl Attaway - his quiet friendly manners to David Clarkg Patsy Barnett - her h3PPY'S0'1UCkY W3Y5 to Clyde Ellisong Buddy Baxter - his alarm clock to anyone who rides Mr. Fred's busg Patti Brinsfield - her ability to talk too much in English class to Tommy Smithg James Bearden - his short legs and typing ability to Micky Nicksg Maneece Bridges - her music award, a silver disk, to Paula Tousinaug Kenneth Brown - his bachelorhood to Lloyd Kimseyg Hallie Cox - his talent for guitar playing to Mark Donaldsong Winnie Crossett - her ability to letter three years in basketball to Marilyn Rawls: Lennie Crossett - her position as cheerleader to her sister Cloma Crossettg Betty Lou Cross - her typing eraser qwhat is left of ity and her second year typing book to all those who can make better use of them - not the eraserg Jack Doss - satis- faction that comes with having completed twelve years, 51 classes, and 22 teachers of school and a can't decide future to George Sinclairg Carolyn Evans - her ability to be free as the breeze and to do just about as I please to Helen Coleman in hopes that Helen can get away with quite a bit more than she didg Glenn Elkins - his red hair and freckles to Otis Clark: Margaret Greenwood - all her pencil stubs, the remains of a ground up typing eraser. the front and back of her bookkeeping book, and the picture of Mrs. McFall in her literature book to Linda Davisg Voy Goodman - quality of endurance to Dwight Wilson fa first gradery in case he may need it for the next 11 yearsg Tommy Hughes - his position as President of Student Council to Mike Grogan and all his football injuries to the Devilg Susie Hanna - her ability to foul out of a ballgame in the first half to Mary Dell Pattillog Nancy Lawrence - her ability to live even if she can't eat to Frances Wardg Pauline Jones - her ability to get out of school one way or another to Catherine Greeng Betty Lawson - her ability to lose weight to Louise Smithg James Lancaster and Kenneth Monk - their ability to hide gum under their tongues during English Class to Eddie Buggg I . W. Moss - his popularity with the junior girls' gym class to Harley Beckwithg Howard Mozingo - his ability to choose the right girl to one who needs it - Charles Gloverg Troy Pierce - his archery set to anyone who knows how to use itg David Pierce - his ability to catch chickens land miss a day of school to sleepy to Johnny Bice: Jean Rogers - her ability to go steady with one boy for four years to Katherine Horton and hopes that Katherine enjoys it as much as she hasg Vernon Rhodes - his friendly disposition toward opposing football players to Robert Hagan, and the honors which go with being football captain to Cordell Chavisg Roy Rawls - his ability to receive Mrs. McFa1l's correction to Raymond Woodsg Dorsey Raymick - his ability to cheat to Ira Andrewsg Martena Spharler - her ability to have pretty ffalsej teeth during her senior year to Linda Davisg Ben Shelton - his beautiful tenor voice to Freddie Hydeg Thomas Steele - his No. 19 basketball suit to Buddy Neeley in hopes that it will get better use, and he wills his tire marks to the schoolg James Storz - his ability to go steady to his little brother, Johnnyg Jo Stipp - her nickname Fat to Mamie Crossettg Eva Mae Varnell and Margaret Neeley - their ability to get out of Journalism class to Georgia Lybrand and Kay Hopeg Hollis Worthen - his motto Others? What others? I think only of myself' to Jesse Branchg Helen Woods - her ability to have a good time to Patsy Spharlerg Charlene Young - her seat in bookkeeping class to Georgia Lybrandg Don Lutrell - his ability not to get serious to Lewis Sneedg Bill Joe Albritton - his big mouth to Hooty Myersg Stella Cummings - her ability to get along with Mr. Ellis to M.rs. McFallg Bertha Cooper - her ability to get a husband to Patricia Gar- nerg Bobbie Wright - her quiet manner to Glynda Ienkinson. Margaret Greenwood Jack Doss