Fouke Hawkins High School - Yearbook (Hawkins, TX)

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Glimpse at White Oak Mr West Berry Mr and Mrs R H Johnson Whrte Oak 1920 WHITE OA K SCHOOL Mr W11l1e Hayes started the Wlute Oak School rn 1918 on the L A Bryant farm The teachers who served there were as follows Mrs P E Whlte Mrs Gustavra Hall Qurtman Lacy Arcre Prrce Mrs Blanche Scott R H Johnson Prof Mrms and Mrs Emma Hall Johnson Mr T R Lamond taught one year and the school was consolrdated wrth Hawkrns makrng the frrst hrgh school rn the part of the county ln the frrst burldrng church servlces were held regularly Sunday School was taught by Mr Frank Brown who was the preacher once per month The f1rst school served as a communrty center because most of the affarrs of the communrty were held there Page 37 9 ' f' ff . li y I . , Q . 0 , . . . , ' . .

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Class Groups, 1940 IIA WKINS LLEMENTARY SCHOOL Flrst Row Jrm Prlnce Dess1e Jones Helen Brown unknown Buddy Lee Brown Maxrne Douglar Lo1s Haskett unknown Walter Ray Brown Cleophus Cullars Walton and Curtlss Douglas Second Ron Mxss Ira Henry Irlene Jackson Annre Lee Smrth Johnnre Paul Goodson De1c1ue Jobe unknown Holmes Green H111 Ilarold Cullars unknown James Ray Goodson Maunce N1cG111 and Paulrne Jones Thlrd Row Derry Henry James Chrrsttan Alvls Prtce Rudell Brown unknown unknown Don L bmtth Bobble Woodard Florence Morrlson and unknown EIGHTI1 GRADE 1941 ini. -J- AL Sltflllg Thedora Berry Judson Henry Jr Margaret McG111 unknown Alfred Prmce Rowena Wash xngton S L Jeffert Pau11neGr1ff1nar1dW1111amPr1nce Standlng Mr Charles Matthews .now Page 35 ' ' X 1 A 1 1 N , f 1 5, ' , 1 4 x . A , ' , T L' ' 3 KX I gn X x vw- ' L-R. ' : ' ' , ' , , , , ' . L-R. ::' . 1 .' I , . .Y ' ,- , . . L-R. A ' : ,. ' ' , ' ' , , , , Q XM 0 J V ' .1 ,,'w ', J 'rf' I' E A ,-ff t I -IN ' Q v' . 'I 1 L Y, if' 1 X ggi 3- A - H I q 5, f

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Musings of an Old Pioneer Setfler In the su1111ncr of lb lu Professor C 1111 omentated me to school hte by per1n1tt1111, me to rrde to school lN1tl1 111111 111 hrs hack The tall of 1R37 I entered Hauktns Publrc bchool at the elu rble age of erght I'he school IL.I1ll lrsted from Novenrber to March Erght subjects were taught to forty four stude11ts 111 o11e room by rny frrst teacher Mrs I V Lus r Mrs Luster roo1ned wrth my parents bhe w'1s pattent honest and fa1r I thought that I should have bee11 favored bac luse she stayed mth us but she rnsrsted thrt I study and xnade me obey as all other chrldren had to do I wanted to vet by w1tl1out studyrng wlnch led to l1er w1npp111g llle I realtaed that I l1ad to do a cred1tabl1. prece of work so I worked hard unttl I showed progress that was equal to Celta s and Eva s My school day' bega11 at 4 OO A M Wlfll many chores to do Ihe chores rncluded nulkrng cows and cookrnv breakfast wtth my slster s HSSISIHHCS Our school days were s11111lar to the present When tl1e bell would rrng we would 11116 up and march 111 lrne to the roonrs quletly Books Ill hand classes were called We went through the day Ill that faslnon At recess t11ne I lrked to play baseball rrng plays and Come Home Lllly We had monrtors to pass our wraps and lunch baskets I had really wanted to teach scl1ool at one H1116 It IS strange that 11one of llly ch1ldren destred that PFOICSSIOII I can see the world IS advancrng The Joy was had Ill school l1as lost IIS flavor In tl1ese days I 'Im sure 1f the students would take lllOI'6 lnterest 111 projects SLICII as -I H Clubs darrylng and poultry rarsrng thelr lllllldS would grow on tl1e f1ner tlnngs of l1fe wlnch wrll lll68.ll so lnuch to therr future It would ard rn btnldrng OIICS lnoral and Sp1r1tual hfe to usefulness I have seen the scl1ools grow from near 1ts beg1nn1n0 to wl1ere lf IS today A glance at the pages that are to follow w1l1 not only be enhghtenrng, entertarn rng but lnghly profrtable Puqe 13 I C N, V. , Y N .- V . . 1 , KV , L L , J .I V., ,. N. . H - Ck y Y. . . - , 1 't' ' ' - 1 f fs s 1 s O 5- n L u 1. , V- . 1 . w o . 1 1 ' . . IC. ,V I g C , l V . , ,X M ,, , y , L W V v f Y ' .' ' o , Y , , X . - 1 v f ' ' ' . ' . . . . . , . D . V Q L V. , . - 1 .V . .. , - Y . . r . N. , V . . D. . 1 c ,- , , 1 D . I . , . 1 . - 1 I I