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

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Byrd’s track team haa long been a source of pride and glory. Long practice hours insure a successful year of athletics. There Is A Place For Competing Emily Lafitte, Ann Levy, and Ruth Cassard find a well stocked and organized lihrary an essential ingredient in the field of leaming. During halftime of a B team basketball game. Coach Gerald McLaurin directs, as well as inspires, his players to a greater second half effort. During a practice drill, Coach Gene Hammer, Byrd’s de fensive mentor, toughens and perfects these players in the technique of hlocking. The enchantment of past ages came alive for world history students RolH»rt Adams, Kathleen McBride, Martha Kurz, and Dorothy Stevens. A medieval castle of sugar cubes and a richly colored rice mosaic of a mighty Viking ship were painstakingly hand-made as individual projects. 13

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Splendid Are The Fields Makinjr ready to do battle again-t the Texarkana Hogs are Byrd’s football players as they warm up before the game at the Captain Shreve Stadium. Amidst orchids and azaleas Kent Cage, Willis McNeil, Paul Watson, Chan Teague, Kim Kay- ser, and Larry Larsen are gathered in a local florist shop to order corsages for the Home- coming game with Texarkana. 12

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Splendid Are The People Depicting characters from Gone With The Wind are Steve Adcock, Phil Watson, Peggy Allen, Richie Woodall, Roxie Cariere, Cindy Haney, Billy Guin, and Scotty Comegys. This was the theme of the student assembly prior to the Captain Shreve foot- ball game. The comical situations and humorous satire delighted the audience and inspired enthusiasm for the coming contest. Caddo Parish students find learn- ing a pleasant task at the Louisi- ana State Fair. Rides and refresh- ments provide for breaks between visits to the agricultural, scientific, and mechanical exhibits.