Gaston High School - Gusher Yearbook (Joinerville, TX)

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lll'il,l'iN NICYYII .l .IANIS Commercial ttorls Helens insistence that it is not good enough until it is the best ma lies her the ideal modern business-ottiee secretarv. llcr pleasing personality. integrits, pleasant acceptance ol All problems sslth eqnaniinitv. eagerness to learn, abilitv to grasp business pri outstanding keeper. and rccdure. and desire to assist others inalte her all business student. She is a capable, neat book- has gained a speed and accuracy in tsping seldom s PHIL BRANCII Physical Education The tirst A l-State plaver in tilass A football that Gaston has ever produced is Phil Branch. but this title alone is not the main reason lor the selection ol this Castonite as the representative of the Physical lfducation Department. Phil has taken part in the lour major sports that Gaston offers to the boys: football, basketball. traek, and base- ball. llc is a three-year lctterman in these sports, l.ast year Phil placed seeond in the ltegional low hurdles to qualify for the State Nlcct in Austin. He was a lnembcr of the Regional Championship Baslsetball learn this year and the Third Place State team last year. On the gridiron this past fall he hcld the Texas Class A record for individual scoring with a total of l-18 points. This spring l'hil entered the Kilgore lloxing 'l'ourn1nnent alld won the lleavysveight title. A versatile athlete, l'hil has exemplified fair play, sportsmanship. and determination throughout his high school years, tVith such a background lhil has chosen wisely a life career in the field ol sports. , attained by hand ss hieh high school students. She taltcs legible short- sbe trauscribes rapidly. llelen has experienced in club work, smith a great deal of pleasure. the practical use ol her excellence in high school business courses. oi .- X l,YNl'il.l, lll'llCl'iSS Social Science The aserage student ol the social sciences laelts the abilits' to grasp the mans' minor incidents that relate to important cscnts in histors, but l,snell Burgess has the sltill to sec the osel-all'picture. For this reason she excels in this field ot arademie ssorlt in tlaston lligh School. Besides basing a consuming interest in history of all kinds, l,snell has trasclcd ssidely throughout the nation and has sisited the plates signilicant to Mnerican historv, She is ucll-read in current esents and is able to relate present occurrences to her travels and her past studies. I,snell's interest in social studies brings students to her for .iid in the understanding ol Knotts' problems in histors. She has a gilt lor publie speaking and tssice during the year represented the Senior tflass in local aetisities ol the llcnderson NYoinen's Forum and the Vloinersillc V1-dnesdas' Studs tllub. l.sncll is realls' the star of the Gaston Social Science Department for this Yvilr.

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Vllxlhli Nl:XliSll:Kl.l, Seienee Iinnni 'Kl.irsh.ill is an ideal seienee student. llis grasping meniori and lseen interest enable him to write formulas and fathom prohlems with an ease seldom found among high sehool students. limms sins-erels euioss his worls in the ehemistrs' lahoratory, Students otten wateh hiln in his experiments and niariel .lt his prolieienes. Ile has a sound lrnowledge of ellemistrs seeuretl from his elass aetisities and ailrlitional 1'.lI'llL'Ni studs of eollege srienee hoolss, With .ill of his talents jinnni' is a genuine seienlist with a promising luture, W? so f 1- l -ma on fs X, ltillllllx NUSKO Agrieulture Edwin Ynslto eame to Gaston three years ago to take part in most of tGaston's aetivities. Among them he found his plaee in the Future Farmers of America. He had been sentinel of the ehapter at Kilgore before he entered Gaston. ln his Sophomore year he became the First Yiee-Presitlent of the junior Officers here. I.ast year and this year Iidwin held the position of Senior First Yiee-Presideiit of the ehapter. fle attained also the degree of State l armei'. For lidwin, proieets and stoels shows are the highlights of the l .l ,A. During his melnhership he has shown three heel calves. and he has raised a registered Hereford eow and ealf, lle tools a calf to the State Fair at Dallas and showed two ealves at the Longs iew' Fat Stock Show, where hoth ealves won fifth plaee. Diane, shown here with lidwin, is the hest, he elaims, of all the projeets he has attempted. NVith the financial start he has gained from his raising of beef eattle. eapons, and corn, Edwin hopes to con- tinue his work as a progressive fanner. .3 lllfcfll ilillollxlllldi Speeeh NYhen it eoines to taking the stump and tlelisering a speeeli with poise. eonlideoee, and eliarin. IH-ggi 'l'hornhill is t'tops. She not only eseels in the art ol speeeli making but is also tlllislillltlllljl in dramalies and other speeeh aetisities. ln three sears ol niemhersliip in the llramaties filuh, Peggy' served as Reporter, President. and Yiee-President respeetiselv, and was east in the leading produetions ol that organization, Class- mates w'ill long remember Peggs for her hook resiews, which she made espeeiallv entertaining through animated dialogue. Great things are expected of Peggy when she eontinnes her studies at lfast Texas Baptist ffollege nest Septeiulaer. s..1 A Q as re?-'.

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CWICN DANIICIJ, Library Coen rlelinitelv has the spirit of helpfulness and friendliness so neeessarx in lihrars work. Although she ix onli a Fresh- man. she eauiiht on in a hurrv to the lIN'l'lItlllll'All tletailx ol lihrarv work, Willing to go the useeontl mile. Cuen not onlv cheerfully does the thankless task of elieeking hooks and sllelviug them but also volnntarilx anal regularli reamls the shelves to keep them straight. She is aluaws milling to help students fincl hooks and other materials. .-'ts Yiee-President of the Lilmrarx lfluh, Cu en is lllll'l't'Sll'll in'all phases ol library aetixities. She reads lnanx hool-ts and is eier reaclw to learn something new alyout hon to carry out eflieientlv her work as a student lihrarx assistant. .4-1 . DORIS frllllsllflllhl Physical Education Students uho do what is e'qn-etefl ot them and more roine in small numbers. The l'hysi1-al liclueation Depart- ment is proud to elaim a person of this elite group in its student ot the yealuflloriv Chisholm. This honor goes onli to one uho ean he a gootl follower as well as a goml leader, to one who is always interested. and to one xx ho ran tlelnonstrate hoth spirit anrl sportsmanship. Such stutlents as Doris are the root of the eitiienxhip which is so ewential in maintaining our present cleinoerary. x Cl IARLICS SUNINIICRS Nlathemuties Charles has matle the eteellent xeholastie rec-ortl of straight AK in four years of high school lnathelnaties. To him higher matheinaties. with its requirements of diligent work and eon- centration. is a challenge. lle has the ability to analyze and solve the most difficult problems: in fact. hit interest in algebra. geometry, and trigonometry has virtually lweome a delightful liohlmy. V7 ,.-