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1 D S ' K' f gg- If 'Vw 'ls ' LC gamma Shy SENIORS CROCKETT, JOHN WALTER Nothing is more uselful than silence. PEMELMAN, CHARLES To work or not to work, that is the question. SNOOK, JOHN Don't take life too seriously-you'Il never 3 get out of it alive anyhow. Basketball 3, Track Captain 3, Band I, 2, , B Club 4, Sports Editor of Oracle Staff 3, Student Council I, 2, 3, Photography u 11 Club 2. HOLMES, JOHN Look before you leap. Football 4, Baseball 4, English Club 3, DeSoto Pageant 2. KEITH, SIVER Happy, thoughtful, kind, and true, there is no favor he will not do. WILLIS, H. M. Don't let your trouble affect your con- science, nor the girls your mind. I 9 4 3 Page 28 'F' as 1 A ', IIIII W AX , 1
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CLASS HISTORY At the signal for the opening cf school, each new candidate stepped forward eagerly for his new and important icb. Civilians and armed forces alike must serve in this all-out call to war. With shin- ing faces each pupil took his place, and so mobilization of BHS got under way, even though the war had not yet struck directly at us. The sturdy call of the bugle resounded throughout the campus and halls of the building. One by one each worker swung to attention as the flag was raised high before the patriotic assembly. Hurried classes were begun in l939, under the leadership of Wayne Colony. The first Jolly Jamboree was in- augurated and became an annual event. Slowly but surely the time began to pass-some students gaining higher standards each year. All were finding new activities and were doing their iobs well. The second year passed quickly for all, with biology the impassable and impossible subiect cf the year. Also the DeSoto Pageant was the high-light of the year. Nearly every student of BHS participated in this thrilling spectacle. The four-star general of this year was Herman Michael, who distinguished himself in a state-wide oratorical contest. The call to arms in that third memorable year was one which will be marked down in the annals of time. For in this year defense became a maior interest. Faster, faster, everyone hurried, even be- fore the bombs fell that thundered throughout the entire universe. Our own school and lives became en- dangered after Pearl Harbcr. At first the morale was low but true to BHS patriotism, this depression was thrown off with a shrug of the shoulders, Seriously new and old started their task once more with ever increased energy. The football, basketball, baseball, and track titles were ours, and the Jolly Jam- boree was a success with Frances Fcrtson as our queen- The Chief mobilizer for that year was Strato Telvely, and he did his iob well, winning, on the side, The award for The best actor of the year. The great event of our Junior year was the advanced type of Junior-Senior reception. Because of production demands, expenses were cut to ci low level- BUT with The rr1USiC of the famous Berk , and the theme of Pearl Harbor, the dance was said to be solidly on the beam . At the close of that year an almost impossible happening occurred. No more gas! Jalopies and limousines alike were to run on a few gallons and stay h0me The reST of The time-lust because of some man Hitler. ' As time advanced, our Senior year started, and as we looked around, we noticed a few vacancies here and there, The war had Called some of the boys into the service. Our operator for this last year had been Chosen, and our new president was Jimmy Turner. With will he began his great task. Many war drives were begun, war bonds and stamps being The l'nOlOr drive- Even now activities did not slqckenl and again the top honors of football and girls' basketball came to BHS. Our all-conference stars for now were Jimmy TU neff Paul Rawth, and Herman Bvntonr and Ruby Adams represented the girls basketball team by winning all-conference captain. Also many gaps were left in our Senior program, since several boys left for various branches of the Service. Into the Army went Charles Pemelman, Keiih 5iVef, and Geefge Brock: The Navy Claimed Tommy Cline, Charles Hawkins, H. M. Willis, and Rodney Varian: The Coast Guard, Hcvvell Blanton, John Snook, Toliver Thomas, the Marines, Henry Brcwn, Dan Pratt, Bill Whiteside, Shields Reinhardt, Taylor Johnson, and Herman Michael. . Besides these, many girls left to enter the NYA Defense School, and to fill men's places in various iobs, Also many boys entered Colleges in other Cities. These were: PeTel' King, Albert Leach, Donnie Nickels, Francis Ridgdill, Lonnie Swann, David Seel, Ray SDOUTZ, Hague Tallant, and Strato Telvely. Toward the close of the year, April first brought the traditional picnic with the usual blistered backs, painful sunburns, and blissful memories. The l'eCePTiOn, in spite of the War, was Something to dream about with its theme cf marine life, amid groTTCeS, coral reefs, and merrnaids. That memcrable class day came when the entire school was assembled for the last time. The class will, prophecy, history, and poem being read, the Seniors departed singing the traditional school song with tearful faces. With the refrain of the school song dying away, we look forward to our patriotic duties, as we hear the melodic strains of the Star Spangled Banner . The band stands before the school as it plays this stirring anthem, and all students are quiet and reverently respectful to the lowering of the Stars and Stripes . At last our school year has Come to a close, and when we last hear taps blown, bright eyes are lifted up to see what the future has in SlOl'e TOT US. -HELEN MCMULLEN. Page 30
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