Fouke Hawkins High School - Yearbook (Hawkins, TX)

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Hawkins Mr Rlce Puce aHawk111s patrlarch Dled 110 Dr I N Irvm F1rstPres1dent Jarv1s College 1914 EK ,A ga lllihd 55337 1 The econonuc l1fe blood of Hawkms Jarv1s Stauon From tlus pomt notables of Texas have embarked

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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

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