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

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Through the years Byrd High School has existed be- cause Shreveport has existed. Shreveport exists because of the industries which thrive around it and operate out of it and because of the wealth of the land on which it is built. This year we have sought to honor these in- dustries and the land by using pictures of various ones on the division pages, making this the theme of our book. Only by the realization that the rich land, with its products, around Shreveport make our city what it is can we see how much this background of Shreveporl supports and strengthens all our efforts. Every year Byrd graduates enter into the industries around Shreve- port and make them grow with our city. Here they are —the strength of the land—oil, agriculture, lumber- ing; the strength of the people—the military reserves, the air bridges of the sky; the beauty of the land—quiet lakes and flowing rivers; the heart of the people—play- ing fields for recreation and the new civic center.

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Dedication When the last bell ring to closc this semester, when the last sheet of papcr has fallen to the ground, when the last footstep sounda in the dusty liall. our building will be quiet. Its soul will be gone; only the skeleton will remain; a skcle- ton that will come alive again in three short months. This is just like the end of any school year. Yet, it is different; for as the 1959 1960 school year comes to an end, it brings with it the termination of another Golden Era in the history of Byrd. Something that has been a part of Byrd since its beginning, something very real, but intan- gible, will leave Byrd. Few will real- ize it, few will miss the completeness of Byrd. Although our student tiody will be small- er next year than it has been in some time, we are being rewarded a hundred timos over in the reali- zation that a part of that spi’rit and determination that has moulded the lives of the students who have come in contact with it through the years will go with these students who are leaving our City. l)ur- ing the past era many people, large and small, studious and athletic, have walked through the doors of Byrd to take their place in life. These ycars saw many important events and honors bestowed on Byrd, its pupils, and faculty. The prestige, the memories of liappy times, the spirit and en- thusiasm of Byrd will live forever. The memory of Byrd ' s mighty era will remain with us always as the future comes forward to greet us. However, with the conclusion of one era, there comes the dawn of a new onc. And so it is with Byrd; a new giant takes its place beside Byrd to grow, to prosper, and to be loved. Construction of a third public high school will aid in the progress of our City of Shreveport, and it will also aid our Gty of Byrd as she gets some of her huge everyday burden removed. But as the people removed from Byrd take their place in a new school, they will also take with them a part of Byrd that will never die. These pages will hold forever the memories of these cherished years we shared together. As this stage of our growth comes to an end, we pause to salute it and all that has come with it. We, the GUSHEH staff, do deem it a great privilege to dedicate this book to the end of a glorious era and to the beginning of a challenging era.

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Table of Faculty 18- 47 Honors 48- 63 Seniors 64-125 Activities 126-175 Music 176-191 Military 192-217 Sports 218-279 Underclassmen ..„280-331 Ads 332-374 Contents 5