Eads High School - Eagle Yearbook (Eads, CO)

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CLASS HISTORY Twelve years ago 20 scared little boys and girls started on a journey, through school September 12, 1938, Neal Blooding, Richard Crow, James Keith, Homer Lathem, Joseph Meuren, Willard Nordick, Robert Palmer, Edward Peters, Robert Shaw, Gerald South, Jerry Uhland, LeRoy White, Bobby Briley, Barbara Kerst, Joy Lou Latham, Mary LaVelle, Julia Mae Owen, Clara Smith, Patricia Watts and June Lennon, losing June Lennon, Robert Shaw and Bobby Briley. As we continued to build our future in 1939 we had 15 mates gaining two new ones, Harry Abrams and Richard McEven and losing four who were Richard Crow, James Keith, Edward Peters and Gerald South, and then took a vacation. 1940 found us with two more to help us build our future. They were the twins, Lois and Louis Davis; but we lost one who was Robert Palmer. We now had 16. In 1941 we had 18 gaining five, Max Brillhart, Bobby Preddy, Francis Morton, Mary Jean Hurt, Mary Lou McCall; and losing three, Richard McEven, Robert Palmer, and Homer Lat- ham. W'e now only have 13 as we came back in 1942. W'e gained 4, Harry Abrams, Clyde Gil- ley, W'illiam Sims, Melva Lahr, and lost 9, Joy Lou Latham, Clara Smith, Lois and Louis Davis, Max Brillhart, Bobby Preddy, Francis Morton, Mary Lou McCall and Harry Abrams. 1943 found us building with 16 members, gaining 4, Francis Morton, Mable Bradford, Jackie Fluke, Alvin Carson and losing one, W'illiam Sims. • In 1944 we gained 4, Gene Conner, Dorothy Dunn, Marilyn Spirk and Lois Weber and lost two, Alvin Carson and Joseph Meuren. We gained Robert Mays, Preston Hay and Harry Abrams in 1945; and lost 5, LeRoy White, Francis Morton, Marilyn Spirk, Dorothy Dunn and Lois Weber. Our first year in high school began in 1946 where we gained 14, Ralph Uhland, Reggie Lane, Evelyn Wimp, Wilma Thomas, Melba Stroup, Bonnie Lewis, Judy Kelley, Margie Hoe- pner, Glenda Freeman, Jim Wimp, Clayton Peck, Russel Lyon, Don Brabb and Francis Mor- ton; we lost 8, Reggie Lane, Ralph Uhland, Preston Hay, Robert Mays, W’illard Nordick, Jim Wimp, Russel Lyon and Clyde Gilley. 1947 found us as we started building with 22 gaining 7, Ethel Holter, JoAnn Colvin, Howard Conklin, LaVerne Criswell, Herbert and Hubert Davis, Dale Patterson; and losing 7, JoAnn Colvin, Francis Morton, Wilma Thomas, Melba Stroup, Howard Conklin, Don Brabb and Neal Blooding. We gained 2 in 1948, Francis Morton and Don Brabb; lost 5, Mable Bradford, Mary Jean Hutt, Gene Conner, LaVerne Criswell and Dale Patterson. Now in 1949 we are a litrle more experienced with our work so we will keep on building our house of opportunity, we lost 4, Evelyn Wimp, Jerry Uhland, Don Brabb and Francis Mor- ton; and gained 1, Bill Fischer. ■t v°loW