Coal Hill High School - Progressor Yearbook (Coal Hill, AR)

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efddd WMWW e, the Class of '50, have come a lonf way tovether Iany of us shared the same b1TSt Grade Prlmer, learned tovether our ABC's, played together, and laughed together And, as we advanced through the wears, looked forward to the same thlng h1 h school The Class of 1050 was actually dlscovered as freshmen t was durlng thls oerlod that we be an to assert ourselves Dermltted to form an organ1zat1on of our own, we elected James Douthlt preslden anc Lrs Marvaret Erasel, sponsor The maln event of the vear was our flrst trln together to Jlamond Cave e brought home more than crystal llke forma t1ons and souvenlrs e brought back a memory that shall be treasured forever As freshmen, we suffered fewer casualtles than were expected lalents burst through faults and lnferlorlty com plexes, and we emerged none the worse for the ear's exper lences As sophomores,the class re elected James Douthlt presloent and Mrs H1106 Brooks, sponsor The soclal functlons of thls few partles The most lmportant soclal event for us was the Sclence Club banquet, the flrst of 1ts klnd for the soph omores At least, lt rave Us prestlge and a new sense of dlgnlty In the thlrd year, ow1nP to an old educat1on l custom, the sophomores became Junloxs Evelyn Gough was named pres1den' and irs Margorle Smlthson, soousor Important events of t 1S term were the JHDlOP olay, AHt1CS of Andrewu, the Chrlstmas party at Jo Ann Dorrough's, the Junior senlor ban quet, the class trlu to Llttle Rock and Hot prlngs, the v1s1t to the tate Leglslature Calthough too latej, and a score of other act1v1t1es, both soclal and scholastlc These are all memorable years, but that one whlch shall stand out promlnently ln the face of tlme 1S 1950, the year we became senlors Every lncldent, though small, shall never be forgotten nvents-our play, 'Bolts and Nuts', our tr1ps, our hay rldes, welner roasts, partles, shall always be foremost lh our mlnds Most of all we shall always be rememberlng those youthful faces that belonged to our class mates class presldent, Russell Wall, our sponsor, Mr Coats, and the faculty who struggled through w1th us to our f1na1 graduat1on shall never be forgotten As you turn the paves of th1s book, Ih1Ch we proudly clalm as our own, may your thoughts turn backward, too, to the years gone by and f1nal1y rest on the Class of 1950 I V I . 5 1 3 . .3 h . 1 , - T I I A. . . . . 0 . L ' C- i ' - 4- Q ' 1 , L u . - - ,. o T' . N cl . . - ' , - . . , , q ll A L. C M . . . - l . '17 1 I 0 , . . . . . period were delightful-amateur programs, plays, and a . . W. . V . V . a . I ' C , , . V , ' a o - Li Q L A Q h' : ' ' U ' . ' . ' ' 1 C' ' , L L! v . . 0 . s Q - . F Q I . H Y ' In v ' . . , A . . Our I Q C . . . i . .

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7910164209 entember 6, 1965 LT Farl Fo , sunerlrtendent Co 1 H111 F1sh school foal Hull, Arkar a Dear rr Coats, e vere t WIJHP v1th your gr nddaughter, uanne, who re Jnced us that school starts today lt 1S about th1s t1ne each ear th1t our thouvht wander back to our own ckool oays In c se you may have forgotten the 1ns1gn1fncant cla s of 1050, we would l1ke for you to know gust what the future has brcught LS Ch1Ck Armstrong, st1ll a llttle man but Wlth a blg career pltch lng for the New Vork Yankees attr cts baseball fans far and w1de orrg, U Coats, you coulrr't be there to throw out h1s flrst ball for the season we PHC to leave that up to Presldent lrozy Barker Also p1ck up any sport page, and you see our former students' names ln headllnes For 1HSt nce, hargaret Harger Know Mrs B111 Imvsej has organlzed an outstandnng basketball team, the All Amer1can Fumolers, wh1le Roy Hook has become a preat track star at Harvard College hr Coats, would you ever have thouvht he'd pet up speed, Red Frowr She 1s, at present, HS vou m1ght guess, PUb11C Accountant analfzes flgure 'D Fvelvn Th s Cough turned from Ireland, speed enough to w1n anyth1ng9 QWG8k1Hg of has been named Am6T1C3'S fastest typlst secretary to John L Lew1s Janes Douthlt has become the best Cert1f1ed 1n lexas fUe stands on street corners and Whenever you th1nk of James you thlnk of Csoon to become hrs Douthit h gust re where she found the sett1ng for her flrst reat novel, H 1sh I ere Back home Another couple you may I1 h to ask about 15 Jack1e Colburn and Patr1c1a Irgant, who are parents of qulntuplets The chlldren are now 1n the movies suoportlng the1r parents Bllly Yate , always good at tra111ng people, ha a Job w1th the F B I He recently went 1n search of hlS cous1n, Ferrell Yates who dlsappeared and found he had dec1oed to become hermlt 1n the Alps Qtruggllng through college, Dr John C H111 has hung out h1S shlngle They say he 15 g1VlHg plenty of buslness to Robert Rlnke, undertaker Edwln Qmlth, who has flnally been admltted to the Boy Scouts, hopes to become a great general someday Russell hall has moved to Eastern Arkansas, where he owns a large cotton plantat1on The last we heard he was try1ng to yet the 13th Ammendment repealed Joann Dorrough, who used to belleve that opportun1ty knocks only once, has been marrled four t1mes aell, Mr Coats, aren't we successful? But we dare not take all the pra1se After all, d1an't lt take you four years to start us on our road to success? Come to thlnk of lt, what we are we owe to you and dear old Coal H111 Flgh School Respectfully yours, Senlor Class of 'SO ! GXXQCWHD C' L, 4 . f . . v- 4 f-Q - I . .L .1 ELS I 5 I' a .i . ..,f C .L L, ,. , , XS S .. I I l . -- ' . ' - C' ' n v u...i . C v c. L f 5 .J , I.. . J . '. ' . y .ev O S ' . , 1 S L V . E1 V 3 -1 . s , . . J J I. 1 . A v I I . 1' V 7 ' n 1 I' ' ,, . .. - c. . 0 V 1 ' ' ' O 15 Q , L I . 'Y ' 1 Y A , . . 4 - . S . ' ' ' .. I . Q a : 4 Q v U . . ., ' . , . rn 4 , K. . ' 1 r .. , , , . 1 . C, . , N ' I' 5. L v 1 V ' . A .1 U D , . . . . U .. , A 1 , V . . ,.,, 0 .. . L x ' 0 ' r ' ' U J .ug . . . .... .F , 6 . ,J U Q I D I Q ad A ' la: v yy 17 ' - . ' tt , .. .1 , T' S ' ' o A o . S v . . S . . O O I . x A , , . ., . . k . 'Y A. a , . g L- N o 4 O . . O . . . o D o yr Q . , . o .V 1 Q .. . . . . ' U . V . . 4 o