Bellevue High School - Eagle Yearbook (Bellevue, TX)

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Billy Sweazea. the all important president of the senior class, gives to Bill Orton his powerful physique. Brace up Bill, for now you will be a big man tomorrow. Ruby Heaves. the girl who does not get peeved when teased about being fat, gives to Frances Flinn her spiking ability on the volleyball team. Now Frances. you may begin looking forward to having your picture made while spiking. That should be worth 37.50 to any annual. Bettie R ter, the smallest senior girl, leaves her typing ability to Doris Ann Sullenger. So Doris Ann, you indeed have something to be thankful for. Bernice Thompson. the senior who will tackle any job no matter how big, leaves her ability to talk the loudest and the longest on any sub- ject to Betty Fuller. Betty, may you use this gift constantly because Bernice has certainly given it a big trial. Jack Moore, the most popular boy in the class, wills his love for the school cafeteria to Wayne Barnett, Wayne, we hope you grow as fat from eating thereas Jack has. Florine Loveall, the senior girl with a sweet tooth. wills her vocal ability and her dramatic ability to Ann Davis. Ann, may these great talents bring as much pleasure to you as they have to Florine. Onita Evans, the senior girl with the becoming bangs, wills her cute way of really getting people stated to Alice Mauldin. Alice. you should see Onita privately. and let her advise you in this accomplished art . Bertie Sue Wetsel. the girl who has a one man mind, leaves her position as volley ball mascot to Rosemary Orton. And Rosemary, if you work so hard that you have an attack of appendicitis, you may have Bertie Sue's room in the Bowie Clinic too. And now as a professional group, we leave our text books to our weary teachers. Teachers, may you make them as uninteresting to the other classes as you have to us, and may you please remember that we have not enjoyed studying them one single minute. We know that you will issue them each year: but we also know, and so do you. that they will be studied very little. And to the Junior Class, we leave our place in the old study hall. Juniors, please try to look important enough to occupy those seats, and always be in your places in time for lunch room count each morning. as this is such an important event each day. And also, Juniors, we request that you be as nice as we have to all classes in school. You know how sweet we have been to you, so let that be a lesson. You are to be the leaders of the school. and we hope that you are successful in doing this And as all wills must end. so must this one. We hope that we have not forgotten anyone who is deserving enough to be remembered. Nhy the light of a new world rest upon the beneficiaries of this will.

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This. the final decree of the Senior Class of 1948, has at last been recorded upon the shelves of remembrances in the Bellevue Public school. Signed by the Fifteen Seniors of l948, Poppy Bell, Flo Reba Dean, Onita Evans. Florine Loveall. Bettie Rater, Bernice Thompson, Bertie Sue Wetsel. Mxurine Wetsel. Ruby Reaves, L. D. Barnett, Oliver Gill, Wendell Nnyo, Jack Moore, Raymond Stracner, Billy Sweazea. JUNIORS' CHRISTMAS PARTY Q1 Wednesday night. December 17, 1947. the Bellevue Juniors met at the home of their class father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Cook, for a very enjoyable Christmas party. After all juniors had wended their way to the Cook home. Miss Betsy Ball, the class sponsor, complimented them with tickets to the Najestic Theater in Bowie where they were all highly entertained by seeing The Woman on the Beach. J. T. Clark and Jack Powell, the class beauty and brains, deserted their junior girls, and found them Bowie girls during the show. After the show, the party group went back to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cook. and Santa came. Gifts were exchanged by all juniors and much fun was had in passing them out. The juniors also presented their class father and mother a lovely towel set, and also their class brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Udell Bell. a towel set. Then Miss Ball was given a beautiful Eversharp pen and pencil set with strict instructions to never let either of the gifts make anything but A's. Now that Santa had come and gone. everyone was ready to partake of delicious refreshments of apples, oranges, and many different kinds of candy. The following people enjoyed the party: Ann Davis. Frances Flinn. Linon Cook, Bobby Dyer, I. T. Clark, Odice Johnson, Bryan Spivey, Nhrvin Tyson, Bobby Stone, Nelson McCord, Jack Powell. Dalton Wetsel, Lester Allen, Gilbert Tims. Miss Betsy Ball. Mr. and Mrs. Udell Bell, and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cock.

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, CLASS OF '48 Che dreary, dismal afternoon as I was very lonely. I lay down for a quiet nap. No sooner had I closed my eyes when something softly touched my cheek. On turning my head and looking closely. I beheld a verv, very tiny woman looking at me out of unusually kind eyes. I am only a fairy, my dear. she said, and for one short hour I shall endeavor to tell you where you amd your classmates of 1948 shall be, ten years from now. Then touching me again with her wand, she instantly disappeared. On June 30. 1958. I reached America after a three year pleasure trip to foreign countries, and while on this trip I had never once seen or heard of any of my classmates of 1948. And of course, I certainly was anxious to hear how the rough. old world was treating them. So naturally on landing in New York City, I decided to spend a few days window shopping before starting for my dear. old, beloved home t wn. Bellevue. While walking around over the city. everywhere I could see bill boards announcing the arrival of the world's most famous soprano who was to make her first appearance in Grand Cpera in the United States that night. Knowing the ability of the French as musicians, I decided to attend and imagine my dismay on recognizing Ruby Reaves posing as a French Singer. After reaching my hotel, I was so lonely that I walked across the street to a small book store to see if I could find something to read. The old book seller handed me a beautifully bound book saying, Take this one, lady. I'm positive that you will like it. As it had always been a habit, I immediately glanced at the author's name and who do you suppose it was? It was no other than Florine Loveall. my old classmate. I was so amazed at Florine's writing books until I just stood there gazing at this book. And immediately a man came into the shop and call- ed for the very same book I had in my hand. The voice I heard sounded so very familiar that I looked around and found to my delight that the man buying the book was L. D. Barnett. L. D. told me that he a d Doris Ann Sullenger had been married for five years, and that they had four of the cutest little boys that you had ever seen. As L. D. and I continued to talk, our minds naturally went back to the other members of our class. I learned that Wendell Mayo, a confirm- ed bachelor, had become a famous Baptist preacher, and was touring the most important parts of the United States.