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

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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

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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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HynJ students rhartcr huses to all thc out of town footliall gamcs to support thcir Yellow Jackets. This year fourtcen huses, including hand iiinl pcp sipiad. wcrc chartcred for thc Vl» st Monroc gamc. I his picturc sliows thc first six of thesc huses. The Beginning of School Ends a Happy, Mr. Tanncr and Sergcanf Murray issuc KOTC uniforms to Jcrry Baxter and Kandy Jamcs thrcc ' days hcforc the start of school. Baml mcmliers John Emliry, Ni w. ll l’u«h, aml Rotter Hox are liolisbinK inslrumenls afler a lonti. hoi practice. September 9, 1959 — school started at C. E. Byrd High School. And with its start a great period was ended in Byrd’s history — the period when freshmen attended our school. The fresh- men were missed for a short time, hut tlieir places were taken hy a tremendous sophomore class. A record 2225 attended Byrd for the 1959-60 term. Starting at the first of the summer, many of these students worked hard to make tliis year the hest yet. Conferences . . . workshops . . . summer school . . . football, hand, pep squad practice . . . issuing ROIC uniforms . . . student council work — these are examples of some of the pre- school activities that the citizens of Byrd partici- pated in. As the date of Septemher 9 approached, activities increased in numher and frenzy and centered closer and closer to the City of Byrd. Then on that day the huhble of suminer hurst, and the Heart ol Byrd hegan to heat, and the work, fun, and fellowship of the school year hegan in earnest. 6