Eagle Pass High School - El Cenizo Yearbook (Eagle Pass, TX)

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5650.000 SCHOOL BOND lSSUE VOTED Ground Broken for New Junior High School March 28l'h Eagle Pass lndependenl School Disiricr Board Presidenl' C. lvl. Benavides and Trusrees Marvin Melson, J. l. Rhodes, Richmond l-larper, T. l-l. Gonzalez, Clayron Shofner and Superinlendenf J. l. James perform cere- monial ground breaking March 28Jrh afrer invocarion by Farher Nash. Below, Rev. Schmid+ gives The benedic- lion. Nor presenr was Trusree Arrhur L. Lyrron. lTop righrl Presidenr Benavides pauses immediarely afrer spealcing of lhe realiza'rion of one dream here Jroday. and Jrhe seed of anorher, an Eagle Pass Junior College . lAbove leirl Superinrenclenl James ponders ar bid opening February l9+h when conrracl' was awarded ro Balay Consrrucrion Co. of Mercedes, Texas. Archilrecls are Phelps, DeWees 81 Simmons. lBoH'om righfl Mrs. Ofelia Marrine. secrerary ro Mr. James.

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THIS IS CUR PLACE God gave all men all ear+h 'ro love, Bui since our hearis are small Ordained for each one place should prove Beloved over all. ' On ihis, and lhe following pages. is our place: And +ha'r in i'r which is unique: Our piece of i'he Greai River, a Rio Grande, Bravo, our people who span a river and a boundary wiih rheir greai spirii, who +hinlc and feel 'rwo languages and iwo culfures. And Jrhaf which is familiar: Our vegas, caclus, The purple sage for which our book is named, our churches. schools, and homes, our meefing places, ranches. familiar as a coke or a foriilla. And fhai' which is universal: Our youih. our small Triumphs, our learning, growing. losses, gains. These - our people and our place. CONTENTS Adminisirafion ,.,.....,.... 3. .. Feafures ...... Sporis ...,......... . Organiza'rions Classes ......., Seniors .... Juniors . .,.. Sophomores ..... .. Freshmen Adver+ising . 4 9 43 6l 77 78 94 IOO IO6 H3 I33 Index .....,.,.... .. 'Rudyard Kipling, by permission of his publishers Pho+o by Laura Gilpin from fhe Rio Grande, River of Des1'iny 3

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BEST KEPT SECRET OF 56 57 SILVER PRESENTATION TO PRINCIPAL FROM STUDENT BODY Lenn Sellers Promofed 'ro Assisiani Principal for I956 On December 2I, I956, IIeana Esparza, presidenf of Srudenf Council, on behalf of Jrhe high school sfudeni' body, presenied principai C. A. Landrum wiih a silver Iray as a Token of esieem and ap- preciaiion. The audiiorium, IiIIecI Io overflowing wiIh 'rhe Iarges+ siudeni body in Eagle Pass hisiory, echoed wi+h appiause, and, in Icee ing wiih 'rhe holiday season, wiih Chrisimas carois, Eeiiz Navi- dad and Merry Chrisimas. Below, Lenn SeIIers, newly promoied assisiam' principal, is in greai demand as disiribuior of ex- cuses and Iardies. He combines his adminisiraiive dulries wiih Ihose of disiribuiive educalrion co- ordinafor. ' V 'I .MQ' WN .H