C E Byrd High School - Gusher Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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IVp rallies created tremendous excitement and anticipation for The Byrd Choir put on an inspiring program during their part foothall games. This one took place in the gym before the ° l e homecoming assembly. Baton Rouge game.

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1959 At left: These students are trying to crowd into the office on the first day of school to have scheduie mistakes corrected. This creates a major proh- lem for the office staff each year. Bountiful Summer Varsity football players Elton Brown and Hay Bur- roughs perform in the annual Peep Show, a money raising project for the pep squad. ■X Football plays an important part at Byrd in the fall. Here Jackie Beason dives for a Baton Rouge fumble after it has been knocked loose by Bill Crain ' s jarring tackle. At right: New students. awed by the bigness and strange- ness of Byrd, crowd around the school store on “Freshman Day.” 7

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FALL Gusher slaff seniors pul on a liilarious skit in assemhly to ac tion for the staff. ivertise applica- the Temperature Dro] ps | As tlie year moved into full swing, the citizens of Byrd inet with the realization that summer was actually over, and they had to really get down to work. Classes hecame almost drudgery, until the weekend at last arrived, hringing with it the ex- citement of a football game and the carefree at- mosphere created by two whole days of leisure. We thought the cold weather would never get here, but it arrived in full force the night of the Ouachita football game to thorougldy chill every- one there. From then on the wardrohe of sununer disappeared and winter sweaters, jackets and coats came into the picture. About this time the circle pin made its appearance and this fad became the love of the girls, while the boys reaffirmed their loyalty to the ivy league tradition. The ROTC put on their “O.D.’s.” and the parking lot got a fresh coat of paint to he in keeping with the first touch of winter . . . the frenzy of the first six weeks was capped by the first report card . . . homecoming came and went and then we eagerly began to look forward to the Thanksgiving holidays and the tra- ditional Fair Park game. During the fall, many aeniors were counseled on college choices. Uere Miss Davidson gives advice to Walter Cailleteau. Ronnie Gardner, state winner in Livestock judging, is grooming a steer during the Louisiana State Fair.