Gadsden County High School - Tiger Yearbook (Quincy, FL)

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Sam Smith Betty Dale Stow Sherry Straughn Harvey Suber Joann Thompson Billy Vines Edwinna Watford Kenneth Warren Sally Wells Carl Whigham Hilda White Edward Woodbery Butch Wynne William Woodbery BROCKMAN S SERVICE STATION Quincy, Florida

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Betty Martin Buddy Martin Mac Martin Carolyn McGraw Vernon Sanders Gloria Scott Marilyn Shanks Mary Alice Sirmons 7 SING OIL STATION Quincy, Florida

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THE HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1956 Let us turn the pages of the 1956 graduating class history hack to the date of August 14, 1944. The time is 8:45 A. M. and the place is Quincy Elementary School, where we see many familiar faces on bodies that are knee-high to a grasshopper. There is a general state of confusion as 120 prospective first-graders search for their rooms. Some are laughing and others crying as they realize that they are being severed from their mothers' apron strings and beginning life on their own. As I look over the first chapter of this new life at school , I happen upon a time when everyone is stretched out for rest period. Bobby Hines, Charles Mynard, Wiley Grady, and Sonny Dees, who are Mrs. Barr’s “little helpers,” are suffering from cuts and bruises. It seems that they’ve just had a tussle to decide who gets to lie on the funny papers. I also see that the corners of the room are filled, as usual. The monitors in Miss Lily’s room seem to be doing a good job, but not as good as Paul Moses did when he was monitor. He decided to get “even” by sending the entire class into the cloakroom. The second chapter of school contains one outstanding feature, an operetta produced for the Father’s Night P. T. A. program. The operetta, which takes place in Fairyland, is called “A Rose Dream.” It in- cludes a cast of a fairy queen with long, blonde hair and a court of fairies, elves, and roses. Time moves on slowly and the third chapter begins. Everyone is working hard to learn their multipli- cation tables. Miss Gregory is having trouble with a few who can’t stop talking, but her cure for talkers, stuffing paper in their mouths, seems to be pretty effective. Mrs. Martin has a class which makes good Valentines. They put on a play in assembly in which Tamsy Fain is Miss Tilly, a storekeeper, and the rest of the class arc Valentines. As I scan the fourth chapter, 1 see many happy times. The girls love to play the game of “tag,” es- pecially when the boys are doing the chasing. Miss Greene is keeping her class happy by telling them stories, and Miss Martin’s class delights in teasing her about her boyfriends. One sad thing happens which puts a damper on our spirits. One of our playmates, Joyce Ann McCall, dies. The fifth chapter contains a period when everyone is learning very much, and Mary Taylor is learning more than anyone. She is discovering that you don’t win friends and influence teachers by drawing ugly faces and naming them after the teacher. Miss Watts’ class is compiling their knowledge into a scrapbook, which they plan to send to Hawaii. Next comes the sixth chapter, which is filled with both fun and serious study. We begin to worry a little alxnit our readiness to enter high school and try to “catch up” on the things we should know. As I look over Mrs. Gwinn’s class, I see several people who don’t seem worried about studying. The couples sitting in “Lover’s Lane” seem to have something else on their minds. I also see Miss Daniel’s and Mrs. Gwinn’s rooms having a basketball tournament which ends in a tie. In the seventh chapter, the number of class members has decreased from 120 to 113. This year is one of special importance because we begin to take a real interest in school sports and activities. We begin to feel a new closeness for each other and our school as we develop that indescribable thing called “school spirit.” We feel big and important to be actually in high school and walking down the same halls with those “big” people. Studying becomes harder because there are now six teachers to dish out homework instead of one, and yet it s much more fun because of those five-minute breaks between classes and exemp- tions from exams. As I scan the last five chapters, I see many full, happy school days. Glass members are reaping honors in their different fields and working together in school, sports, and class activities. A few new class members are joining our ranks while others drop out, leaving a total of 75 who will graduate on Friday, May 25. Our teachers throughout the years have meant so much to us that we hardly know how to express our appreciation. Not only have they helped us in “book learning,” but they have been a good influence in putting us on the right road in life. They have steadily pushed and pulled to get us where we are tonight. We are grateful to you, our teachers. We would also like to thank Mr. Shanks for his constant guidance throughout the years. He has always been a source of encouragement and help to us when we needed it. We thank you, Mr. Shanks. Last, but by no means least, we would like to thank our parents for their love and patience even when we weren’t very lovable. By their goodness they have been a source of inspiration to us and helped us to overcome the obstacles in our paths. Without their help we could never have become what we are today. We hope that we can partially repay our indebtedness to them by being the kind of sons and daughters of whom they can be proud. And now we must close the pages of our class history. Though we may be scattered far and wide, we’ll always remember our friends and our school days together in Quincv. The curtain falls on the Class of 1956. THE END