Corrigan High School - Blue Quill Yearbook (Corrigan, TX)

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Period VIII 2:00 - 2:45 ATHLETICS Coach explains how to block This is Coach Cockrell's second year as athletic director at Corrigan High School. Through his hard work and faithfulness to the Blue and White, he has produced two hard- playing teams with lots of fighting spirit and good sportsmanship. He has produced the first basketball team Corrigan has had in several years. l949 FOOTBALL SQUAD First row, left to right: Iohn loseph Tidwell, tackle, Billy Safford, end, Thomas Kendrick, center, Raymond White, end, Donald Ray Weaver, guard, Billy Spurlock, guard, Alford Baker, Ir., tackle, Ray Reily, halfback. Second row: Charles Ataway, end, Kenneth Bar- clay, guard, lay Locke, halfback, Glenn Cross, halfback, lohn Melvin Gardner, quarter- back, Charlie Fann, fullback, Charles Sturrock, guard: Louis Mullican, tackle: Thomas Spurlock, manager. Third Row: I. R. Cockrell, Coach, Iesse Earl Loving, guard, Billy White, tackle, Arland Nash, hackfield, Alford Vick, tackle, Dale Sailor, tackle, Melvin Hisenhoover, center, Harold Carter, guard, Roy Carter, guard, Edward Watson, guard. 53

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Period VII 1:00 - 2:00 CLASSES HOMEMAKING l-lomemaking l, ll, and Ill comprised interesting courses tor girls wishing to become efficient tuture home makers. Pupils received practical instruction and experience in nutrition, sewing, infant care, interior decorating, and other important phases of home economics. ln addition to routine class work, pupils made other practical applications of their training by assisting in preparing and serving luncheons and banquets. IOURNALISM ln addition to keeping workbooks and having other assignments based on the tive W's ot journalism, pupils in this department were kept busy gathering and reporting school news tor The Corrigan Press and taking care of the many tasks involved in pro- ducing this yearbook. Raising funds, carrying on voluminous correspondence with all who had a part in various stages of preparation ot the book, working with the photo- grapher, and preparing copy tor printers and engravers are a few ot the tasks that enabled pupils to gain practical experience in the journalistic field. Iuanita Allen and Iune Broaddus, two members of the class, were eligible tor Quill and Scroll, International Honorary Society for High School lournalists, 52

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A th I e tics CO-CAPTAINS Co-Captains for the 1949 football squad were Raymond White and Derwood Henderson, This is Raymond's second and last year to play for the Blue and White. An outstanding end, he was of much help to the Bulldogs. He will be missed next year. Derwood Henderson has played tour years for the Blue and White. He did a fine job in the position of back field all four years. Derwood is a senior this year and his gradua- tion Will be a loss for the gridiron, Thomas Spurlock, manager, was always on hand to help the Bulldogs. He was an efficient manager and of much encourage- ment to the squad. 54 Bennie Rice, a member of the junior class, won the coveted honor of being sweetheart of the '49 Bulldog squad. Her friendly spirit Was an inspiration to the Bulldogs.