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

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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, '

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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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C lass Wzll We the graduatlng class of 55 havmg no outstandmg mental defxcnencres do hereby bestow our last slncere token of esteem on the school our W1ll and Testament wlth the fervent wrsh that rt may enable our successors to atta1n the herghts reached by their PlfOfI'1lI'1CDt P1'CdCCCSS01'S To the SCHOOI we leave a shmmg cxlmple that can servc as a purdmg, llght to cwcry student throughout hrs hrgh school career To the SENIOR CLASS of 54 we leave all of our scholas tnc attamments and our love and dexotron To the JUNIORS we leave all the Junror gxrls whom W mrght have taken at one txme or another To the SOPHOMORFS we leave our cllte manners and sotnl graces To thc FRESHMFN commg, up from Junnor I-hgh leave four JEIYS of pleasure and pure 1r15p1rat1on To our SEINIOR TEACHERS who are so loth to see us depart we leaxe these partmg g1ftS To MISS ALEX we leave a brrght outlook for the future upon our graduatlon 'Io MRS MICHAEL we leave a b1,g,g,er and better record mg, tf Mubeth wrthout Orson Wfclls To MRS MAJOR we leave our sympath1es She wrll never hue another class l1ke us To MISS DLINBAR we leave another outstanding o screntrous second perrocl class to wear at Latln Banquets To MRS LOMBARD we leave many ambrtxous Honor Club L'1l lLllLI ltts To MRS PILLOXX we leave all the squares 1n the suc ceedlng, tlasscs To INIISS BARNETT we leave all the spmt which we have so loudly proclarmed at pep meetrngs To MRS LIBBX a sacant perlod after dmner To MRS ROBERTS a chair wrth an umbrella over It which to snt for y nd duty To MRS H OL NL two vu mt peuods To MR HUGHES .1 band that wnll always place Superlor ln thc IHUSIL festivals To MISS REED s1x classes of Boys Home Ec To COACH HELVESTON a State a Dzstrxct and a Cxty champronshrp football team To COACH BURGE a Basketball team that really dehvers the goods To COACH GOURRIER A Mrs to grace hrs new home To MRS PRESCOTT Boosters who do not have to drrll To MRS KINNEY a machme to do all her reports To MISS XWOMACK an endowment for her Speech classes To MISS NORWOOD students who can wrlte shorthand at 50 words a mmute To MR LACAZE only happy memorles of Baton Rouge H1 To MISS BURRIS a mechanical devlce to take orders for class rmgs To MRS RHYS three typrsts who wrll do all the work so she need never type agam To the REST OF THE FACULTY our love and apprec1a tron for thexr help 1n our formatwe years that made us the outstandmg class that we are These are our bequests from the Senlor class as an cntmrcty The rest of our Wlll IS bequests from ID dlvldual members They speak I BROOKS ADAMS lease my abrhty to play the drums to BUCK BLUM MIKE ALEXANDER leave my many adm1rers to EDDY KAHN GWEN BALL leave my love for football players t NANCY JO WALLIS MANYA BARKSDALE leawe my popularity to BLDDH KING ROBERT BELCHER leave my way wrth the women to JACKIE HIGHTOWER JOHN BILISOLY leave my knowledge to BARINEY BARNUM JEAN CI-IATELAIN leave my sm1le to BETTY LOU SCOTT FRANK CLARK leave my posrtlon 1n the Key Club to WILL GOODELL BOBBY CLOTHIER leave my fxshlng tackle to TAY LOR CLARK TOMMY COX leave my speakmg abxhty to RONNIE MERRILL BILL DODSON leave my worn out golf balls mherlted from D1v1d Rheams last year to ELLIS MICHAEL LUCILLE ELLIS leave my warst measurement to ELAINE MIRANDA ANN DUDROW leave my classrc beauty to JANELLE MIXON PETE DUDROW leave my good looks to LEO SAN CHEZ CHARLES ELKINS leave my football powers to MOOSE AMOS BOBBY EVANS leave my end posxtxon to FRANK SCHOONMAKER ROBERT EMERSON leave my happy go lucky ways to BOBBY HARTQUIST JIMMIE FARRIER leave my cymcal outlook to GER ALD WALTERS CORDES GASQUET leave my most pleasmg voxce to JOE BUTLER . , . . , . K . A .. . 1 . , , . . 7 I .V I- Y e - I ,. ' . , I 'f .T 4' ,We r 1 D , 'Y 'f '7 ' 2 I. I , ' . 1. I I, ', O H1 , - I, Q , - T f I ' . ' ' , Q n- - . . K . - If 7 Y To MRS. HUCKINS, we leave a purple polka dot toga - Y ' h If y Y A v ,fy ' X. I, I 1 . .. . I il ' ' h ' in It I n Y A h Q. ' ' 11. f .. L , ' I I - Q lb.e . '-'. E I ' I I, , E ' . ' ' . ' U l . - I, ' 7 - . . I t L . y l H .H I . I, A ' W . , I l . I, ' , - - ' W' V I, l , . .