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

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Shreveport, a City on the Grow And 9o it 19 that another year has pae«ed. Byrd students, all oi whoin contributed to its success, will say this 1964-1965 school year was the year on the go With its populution larger than any otlier high school in the state, Byrd excelled in every feat. She was a teacher to her sophomores, a faithful companion to her juniors, a firm foundation for her seniors, and a symbol of un- ‘ daunted spirit to all who graced her presence. Every minute of every day was spent seeking, endeavoring . . . always to achieve. In keeping with the trend, Shreveport constructed its new Civic theater, completed the finest bridge over Red River, began renovation of the down- town area . . . and lived up to its reputation as “the city on the grow. It is here that our analogy of Shreve- port and C. E. Byrd High School means the most. The “Go exhibited by the students of Byrd, with their “spirits high and hopes undaunted, cou- pled with the “Grow typified by the city s 1965 construc- tion shall be the future of the city of Shreveport.