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

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DETERMINATION. The Library of Canttrtu Thomas Jefferson made the rough draft at left of the Declaration of Independence, The changes, mostly by Benjamin Franklin, were few, but each made the Declaration more forceful On July 2. 1776, Washing¬ ton wrote. The time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be Freemen or Slaves ’’ Two days later, the Congress voted for Independence. The scene is shown above in a painting by Robert Edge Pine and Edward Savage, done In 1785. Top: A painting done in 1785 depicted the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Bottom Left: Members of the An Club proudly displayed their Bicentennial Calendar. Bottom Right: Delegates to Pelican State were determined to honor their school. Opposite Page: Top: The football team, determined to have a winning season, practiced long hours dur¬ ing the summer. Bottom Left: Members of the GUSHER staff worked diligently to meet their dead¬ lines. Bottom Right: Rusty White, a loyal Jacket, worked the lighting for all the assemblies. 6 GUSHER

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We Are the Jackets As each person at Byrd had his own unique personality, the colo¬ nists of Revolutionary America each carried his own interests and identity. Whether he was a patriot burning for separation, or a loyal¬ ist waiting for reunion to mother England, each colonist expressed his feelings through his own indi¬ vidualism. By combining their separate skills and ideas, the early revolutionaries produced a most effective plan that was as shocking to the eyes of the world as it was effective in changing the lives of its inhabitants. By this same method of uniting many talents and forces into one, Byrd con¬ tained the great spirit that can come only from the heart of the individual.

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This Victory Will Be Ours The determination of students at Byrd has always proved essential in ach ieving the goal of making their high school the best - whether in scholarship, leadership, charac¬ ter, or service. Determination likewise proved necessary to ful¬ filling the first steps which led to the United States ' independence from Britain. Without this will and strength of character, the Decla¬ ration of Independence could never have been written, signed, or delivered, and the thirteen col¬ onies would have remained under England ' s care. This was the kind of force at Byrd that encouraged students to make the best of them¬ selves and, at the same time, make the best of their school. 1776-1976 7