Forgan High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Forgan, OK)

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CLASS HISTORY On a bright September morning in the year of our Lord, 1947, six buds of genius were wavering on the steps of the F.H.S. They were namely: Donahope Nance, Yvonne Mayo, Hellen Nelson, Lillie Ann Bilbro, Earl Neese and Joe Radcliff. A kindly superintendent, George McCutchan, rescued them from the withering glare of upper classmen and led them to the office where they were enrolled in the various classes being taught. After enduring a few days of very frightening experiences and being compelled to wear the most absurd costumes, they were given the name of green freshmen, and were allowed to go their way in peace, being pursued only by the Demons: Study and Test. The few bright spots in their lives were basketball, band and Glee Club. They enjoyed basketball games at home and away and had the privilege of marching with the band at public gatherings such as band festivals and county fairs. ln due course they reached the high hurdle called final exams, which they all managed to clear by a hair's breadth. After a short breathing spell, called summer vacation, they again assembled at F.H.S. Their ranks had been somewhat depleted. Dan Cupid claimed Donahope Nance as a victim of his arrow. Other worldly things called l-lellen Nelson, but they were replaced by Elzay Caywood, Charles Sallee, Bud Odneal and Pat Garvin. They were now given the more desirable and distinguished name of sophomores. Having had experience and having been tempered to endurance, they joyfully handed their superior knowledge down to a new crop of freshmen and gleefully watched them squirm in their wierd costumes and make-up. But they were again confronted with the monster Study, and had it not been for the patience and guidence of their teachers, they would no doubt have fallen by the wayside, but by constant and careful pushing they again arrived at the dreaded hurdle, final exams. Surprisingly, they cleared it, and with happy hearts greeted another well deserved summer vacation. On a hot August morning, with much more assurance than before, the group, Joy Boydston, Yvonne Mayo, Lillie Ann Bilbro, Pat Garvin, Jo Ann Kirkpatrick, Joe Rad- cliff, Bud Odneal, Earl Neese, Elzay Caywood and Tommy Brackeen enrolled at F.H.S. They were now known as juniors and were accorded rnuch more respect by their teachers and fellow students. As is natural, there was some envy and bickering about which ones should have the honor of being class president, vice-president and secretary. Finally they elected Earl Neese as president, Joe Radcliff as vice-president and Lillie Ann Bilbro as secretary and treasurer. Cupid again fired his bow into their ranks, this time claiming Joy Boydston, Yvonne Mayo and Tommy Brackeen, both adventurous, left their midst soon after Cupid had abducted Joy. Everyone then settled down to meet and overcome, if possible, the old and not forgotten pest, Study. fContinued on Page 555

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CLASS WILL Friends and colleagues, I have called you to assemble here as a solemn duty, that you, the heirs and assigns of my respected client, the class of 1951, may hear her last will and testament which, as her legal advisor, I drew, as directed by her, immediately prior to her passing from our midst. - It was her intentions and would have been her great pleasure to present you person- ally with these token of her esteem, but she found it impossible since her last days were so occupied with social engagements and dates not so social, but of great importance to the future, which she was obliged to keep with various members of the faculty. On these occasions such foreign and unexpected questions were addressed to her, and im- mediate answer writing being required, that the strain left her too weary for further effort With the above legitimate excuse in mind, if any slight discrepancies or apparent injustice or partiality should appear to you in the distribution of her effects, I trust you will pardon it and realize it is caused, not only from exhaustion, but also from slight mental instability. May I, as well as my lamented client, intreat that you receive your respective legacies in the spirit of unselfish friendship in which they were given? ITEM--We give and bequeath freely and without reservation or stipulations, to the Junior Class, our rightful heirs, and to their heirs and assigns forever, our most important and valued properties, viz. , our self-satisfaction, our profound wisdom, our outstand- ing record of achievement to be found in the archives of the school building, and any boy or girl we may have left behind in our hasty departure. ITEM--To our good friends, the Sophomore Class, we leave our patience. It will be found useful as the only means by which they can endure the Juniors. ITEM--To the young, tender, and unsophisticated Freshmen of next year we leave a map of the school building so that they will not get lost and roam around in everyone's way. We include with the map our little book entitled How to Tell the Teachers, a pamphlet compiled by us after 4 years of arduous study. The legatees will notice that this book is not WHAT to te ll the teachers, but HOW. It contains specific information as to which teachers can be bluffed, which are easy and which are hard to please, and which cannot be pleased at all. fContinued on Page 561