Baton Rouge High School - Fricassee Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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S ARTHUR DEAN XYIILSON junior Red Cmssg Club Amistad: Sticnce Club: Future Business I-C21llCfS3 Debate Cll1l'V1 Sotiiil Sticnuc: Club. GARY XVIMBLZRLY Science Club: D.E. Club: Future Business I.c-.uit-rs. GARY H. YOl'NG Thespiansg Sticncc Clubg 4-H Club: Vuuul Enscmblug Ftwotbnllg Swimming. FREDIQRIC ALLEN YOVNQQS. JR. Key Clubg Stutlcnt Civuntilg Fxctiitivu Cuuntilg licm Clubg Mu Sigmag Alpha Sigma Pliig Stix-me Clubg liiulugy Clubg Latin Clubg Pclittm Boy! St.1tc1 Hut Bitton Rouge lltrisli Sclctt Bgintlg LSU Summer Comm-tt Baintlg l5.itnn Rougt-um.

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FRANK TURK, JR. Mu Sigmag Latin Clubg Science Club. ROGER TURNER Alpha Sigma Phig Beta Clubg Thespiansg Dramatics Clubg Buz- zer Staffg Bandg Parish Bandg Superior, State Contestg junior Civic Theater. MOLLY VINE Fricassee Staffg junior Red Crossg Boostersg Unesco Clubg FBLAQ FHAQ Future Nurses Clubg Y-Teensg Spinsterettesg 4-H Clubg Senior Sailorettesg Office Girlg Rainbow Girlsg Science Clubg Sub-Deb. FAYE WALKER Fricassee Staffg Boostersg junior Red Crossg Future Homemak- ersg 4-I-I Clubg Future Business Leadersg Future Nursesg Y- Teensg junior Missg Leadershipg Science Clubg Unescog Social Science. LEONA WALTERS Student Couricilg Alpha Sigma Phig Mu Sigmag junior Red Crossg Boostersg Club Amistadg Spinsterettesg junior Missg Science Clubg Girls' Stateg Vocal Ensembleg Office Girl. JAMES WEBB Future Business Leadersg Art Clubg Science Clubg Dramatics Club. MARILX'N WEHE Beta Clubg Boostersg Mu Sigmag Thespiansg junior Red Crossg Dramatics Clubg Latin Clubg junior Civic Theaterg Y-Teensg Rainbow Girls. W11.LA VVENDLER Thespiansg Boostersg junior Missg Science Clubg Dramatics Clubg Le Petit Cercleg 4-H Clubg Vocal Ensembleg Y-Teensg Unesco Clubg State Rally Playg Social Science Club. JERRY MAE WEST Student Councilg Alpha Sigma Phig Boostersg junior Red Cross: Precision Drillg Science Clubg Future Business Leaclersg fi-H Clubg Future Nurses Club. MARJCJRIIZ Wn.R1NsoN Boostersg Mu Sigmag Precision Drillg Y-Teensg Dramatits Clubg Future Business Leadersg Rainbow Girls. DAVID HABIILTON WILLIAMS Student Councilg Junior Red Crossg Future Business Lcnaclersg DeMolayg Bandg Civil Air Patrolg 4-H Clubg Basehallg Spin- sterettes, Sponsorg Unesco Clubg Science Club. Lono EVELYN XXIILLIAMS Alpha Sigma Phig Buzzer Staffg Boosters. Precision Squadg jun- ior Recl Crossg Future Homemakersg LePetit Cercleg Future Nurses Clubg Science Clubg Rainbow Girlsg Y-Teensg 4-H Clubg Library Clubg Leadership Conference.

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C lass H zstory The Class of 53 has the dubious dustunctuon ot beung the only class ey er to graduate from Baton Rouge Hugh without hayung attended the nunth grade there As freshmen they were transferred to Baton Rouge unuor Hugh when the furst 12th grade made its a pearance and caused an oyercrowded senuor hugh school Some 350 strong the class as the highest grade un a three grade lunuor hugh school received as much prestige and honor as any senuor class The athletes were un theur glory wunnung all possible honors un yunuor hugh school football basketball baseball and traclc Durung theur next year they dud not take the place of ugnomunuous freshmen but came to Baton Rouge Hugh wuth ull the dugnuty of an establushed sophomore class as the nunth grade was agaun transferred to Baton Rouge Hugh and became the lowluest of the lowly The athletes stepped rught unto yarsuty play making a better than ayerage showung though no champuonshups were taken durung the three years remaunung to them The class of 53 has seen much growth un buuldung faculutues at Baton Rouge Hugh with the buuldung of the new gymnasium and the cafeteria and the refashuonung of the old cafeteria unto fresh modern classrooms Durung theur hugh school years they saw the old football fueld replaced by the new municipal stadium They saw the paving of the parking area and part of the school yard beung made unto a cuty street And ut was durung theur senuor year that the creatuon of a student lounge from the former dressing rooms under the audutoruum was begun Fraternutues and sororutues were banned from the cuty durung the summer between leaders un the Student Councul organuzed parties and dances as satisfactory substitutes The class of D3 also were denied the pruyulege of attending Pelican State as the outbreak of polio was so seyere as to prohubut public meetings un Baton Rouge durung August and beptember But tor all the prohubutuons the class of 55 fulfulled theur part un the Baton Rouge Hugh tradutuon They were the second yunuor class to entertain the seniors un the annual yunuor senuor aftaurs unauguratecl by the Student Council Freddue Youngs was tremendously honored by beung selected as President of the Key Club International The Boosters led by theur senuor members became outstanding not only un Baton Rouge but un the whole stat And under theur leadership the Student Council created durung the latter part of theur freshman year flourished and bloomed unto an actuye dynamuc organuzatuon And now the time of graduation approaches for the 250 remaining members theur ranlcs thinned by the orange blossom traul by the call to arms and by some failures to malce the marlc but augmented by new addutuons they c1n loolc baclc with satusfactuon on a record of achueyement and progress lulce the Brudge Buulder they can lools baclc on a strong sturdy bridge not tor themselycs who will neycr piss thut way again but tor those who come utter . a -v - . 7 q L i Y I -- A . 17 . 7 V. 2 . . . I W7 - - I C . V. . . 1 ' Y v , 'I - K - Y t 1 V L L V Y ' ' ' . v v' A their junior and senior years, so that social activities were curtailed, though they, as , . f ' ' Y , - , . ' ' , ' 1. f y ' . ' Y 1 . y I I 7 v - N i A -a AT! A 1 Y A a A C' , N , -' y - , ' f ' 2 f ' -AVA 4 f Y ' I rg 4 il ' ya . 4 li ' r r - , f k Y ' 1 i y - A k- . V ,J y V' - , L ,, u f 7, '