Carlisle High School - Bison Yearbook (Carlisle, AR)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY We the Class of 1946 started our school career away back xn 1934 when on one brmght September mormng qu1te a few chlldren accompamed by thelr fond mothers trooped to school M1ss Beatrlce Ellms was there to greet each one Smce then there have been many changes although a few of us have managed to come through together We are jessxe Pearl Smlley jessxe Hardke B1111e Jeanne Llsenby Betty Snlder Marv Braxnard Addre Lou I-Illlyard Rubye Ellxs Elalne Koch Ethel Bennett Martha bxrdsong Stella Mae Beaty and jerrel Harrxson One of the most xmportant events of thls year was our study of Indlans and a p1cn1c wlth each one dressed ln Indlan costume The followmg year Mrs J D Martln beckoned from across the hall where Buddy I-Iutson Jolned us rema1n1ngw1th us untll we were junlors when he left to Joln the armed forces Delcye Burden also 1o1ned us ln the Znd grade and has been w1th us ever smce Our next stop was Just a few steps down the hall where Mxss Esther Ruth Hutson walted for us Evelyn Groom bemg ln such a hurry to catch us sklpped the Znd grade to Jom us Next year we agaln crossed the hall to have Mxss Hazel Barr greet us We thought we were gettxng qulte grown up for thls was the flrst year we started the study of Geography VK e also enjoyed folk dancmg once each week 1n the gymnasmm The followlng year was a lxttle dlfferent MISS Marguerxte Bowden was our teacher Jolned by Earllne Archer from Stuttgart In the 6th grade Mlss Loulse Barnes and her earrxngs awalted us We had qulte an lnterestlng history study and bullt a feudal system castles walls moats serfs quarters etc just thmk' VN e were almost upsta1rs' l94O 'Oh Happy Year' VK e were upstalrs under the guldance of Mlss Ann1e Mann We also found the receptlon commlttee from the prevlous year awaltlng us namely Ruth Ward Sue Baldwm Thomas Harrlson Irene Hazelwood and Frances Murray who went along wlth us and shared 1n our pleasures untll the last year or so when all but Sue and Frances declded they really should leave earlxer so by golng to summer schools graduated wlth the class of 45 However Wayne Glover Jomed us thls year and has stayed wlth us even tho he was called to do a turn wlth Uncle Sam s Army he came back to flnlsh wlth us The flrst few days upstalrs were utter confusxon The poor llttle seventh graders were always gettmg lost or mn some one s way I..yr1c Beck Joined our class the next year otherwlse It passed off quletly of course we felt supertor to the seventh grade havmg already passed through that stage The nxnth grade brought us the proud name of Freshmen and I ll admxt there was a slight cast of green around as we struggled to make out a program card for our last four years m Dear Ole C H S The questlon put to us was What vocatxon do you plan to prepare for That left us almost speechless We were now at the cross road where we were to begm to choose what we thought was best for us This same year I 7 . P I I . . z . K . 1 . . . . . , I I A I I I . I . I , . . , . . . . . It VD . . . We were new to each other so she was not on to our little tricks. Here we were . . . . h ' , ' , . . . , I ,... . . . . . . . , t I . I . I I ' . I , u n . , . I 1 . . , . . . Y l I ' . nn UO I a I . . an . V! ' 0 . q C . '