Clarksdale High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Clarksdale, MS)

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LOOKING BACK We 2 74444 euwlreacdow We remember and are grateful for the benefits they be- stowed upon us, many of which we overlooked at the time. As a group, they sought the best for us. They put up with our inconsistencies, our boisterous ways, our youthful cal- lousness, our ignorance. They concentrated on our virtues, our untried capabilities. They provided answers for our ceaseless questions. They 'encouraged us when we despaired. They prodded us when we were lazy. They corrected us when we were bad. With firm hands and patient hearts they caioled, threatened and led us through the maze of high school studies. They opened the door to our future. When we are far along life's road, we will look back to some special word of reassurance, some sharp reprimand, which turned us in the right direction. Or, perhaps, the tired, end-of-the-day face of our favorite teacher will flash before our eyes. And we will suddenly realize how much of her mind and heart and physical strength was expended in our behalf. We remember and salute the men and women who gave us the priceless gift of our high school years.

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Wielding the gavel as chairman of the Board of Education of the Clarksdale Public Schools is noth- ing new to Tom Trotter Ross,'CHS alumnus. Past president of the Clarksdale Rotary Club and city 55 attorney, Mr. Ross has been active in all civic or- ganizations for many years. With an intensive law practice, numerous duties at St. George's Episcopal Church, and demands of the local schools, he has little time for his favorite hobby, golfing at the Clarksdale Country Club. Tom T. Ross, chairman Board, Superintendent Local, state, and national medical associations, American Legion, V. F. W., Rotary Club, and the First Presbyterian Church make many demands on any time Dr. W. T. Wilkins can take from an ex- tensive practice, nevertheless, he continues to give overtime service to the needs and demands of Clarksdale Public Schools. He attends all school activities, supports the Wildcats in every skirmish and turns attentive ears to the business of CHS. Dr. W. T. Wilkins, vice-chairman W' H. Frazer Jr. Secretary Vice-president of the Coahoma County Bank and Trust Company, W. H. Billy Frazer, CHS alumnus, finds time to serve on the Delta Council Board, work at St. George's Episcopal Church, participate actively in the Rotary Club, attend all meetings of the Wildcat Booster Club, and help manage the affairs of the Clarksdale Public Schools. The time wedged in for recreation finds. him yelling for the Wildcats and Ole Miss Rebels, hunting doves and golfing. l l i 6