Gladewater High School - Bears Tale Yearbook (Gladewater, TX)

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GD H3 G W 55 FT e 1 mwawwffdzgwm t V -'eoucnmo son effective cmzensmwr GLADEWATER. TEXAS I2 NM ATTENT ION: STUDENT BODY i Beari anders , D The staff andi present to you, the student body and tacuity, the i959-60 BEAR'S TALE. The purpose of this year's annuai is to portray the schooi A iite and activities of the i959-60 schooi year . i Y- W Going into the background ot annupis, one finds that they were used only as a senior book portraying ,yschooi iite of the graduating seniors. it eventuaiiy spread to cover aii the students and to portray their activities throughout schooi iite . Therefore, we sincereiy hope that iater this book wiii serve as an exceiient remembrance of one ot the most important periods B t ot your iite, the years spent in schooi . .5 i 5 We, the statt, shouid iike to thank Mr. Rowe for aii the heip, time, d PP thought which he has put into this book and the student body for aiiqhq T 14 things they have done to make this a better schopi year . XX X it is my sincere wish that through the passi giyear this ok wiii b memento of this, another schooi year A. Q N ' 'Y' Sincerely, 1 'Ni I . ' x tw 'W Fi T3 lyg it T -o- ' ' A i 1 iq i fvv i U QQ 3 D DD Q KFWUHCQ s iid'-fy HR fikk - . -'I A

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N ' Xx 'TTD fix 6.59 -of I IX' xkki. ' 9 Qs- ,,.-9' A inn'- ' If ix xXXx1 mp l ff I fi: gd IR I Q TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 ADMINISTRATION ...... 5-I2 SENIOR HIGH FAVORITES .... I3-25 JUNIOR HIGH FAVORITES .... 26-32 SENIOR HIGH CLASSES .... 33-66 JUNIOR HIGH CLASSES .... 67-92 BUILDINGS .......... 93-98 ACTIVITIES .... 99-IIO ATHLETICS ....... III-I28 ORGANIZATIONS ..... I29-I48 ADVERTISMENTS .... I49-I66 GENERAL INDEX .... I68 ABOUT OUR THEME Your annual staff this year has chosen Altogether Texas as 'our theme forthe year I959- 60. Through the entirety of the pages of this book, we have endeavored to show our state, Texas, under six flags: France, Spain, Mexico, Texas, Confederate, and the United'States. The Spaniards began the exploration of Texas only twenty-seven years after Columbus landed on San Salvador. But the Frenchman, LaSalle founded the first settlement on the shore of Matagorda Bay in l685. But the Spaniards continued to explore and in l69l Texas became a providence of Spain. Mexico gained its independence from Spain in I82l, and Texas became a part ofthe Republic of Mexico. In l82'0, Moses Austin gained permission from Spain to start a colony and by'l830, Mexico had halted the immigration of the Americans. When Santa Anna overthrew the Mexican government, the Texans revolted and on March 2, l836, they issued a Declaration of Indepen- dence. In i845 Texas was admitted to the Union, but sececled in I86I, to becomea Confederate stare. In I870, Texas was readmitted to the Union. Texas was named after a tribe of Indians, the Teias, meaning friendly, The motto of Texas is Friendship , The state seal is a circle within a circle. There is a five pointed star surrounded by branches of live oak and olive, which stands for strength and peace. The state bird is a Mockingbird, and the flower, the Bluebonnet. Since Alaska became a state, Texas is no longer the largest. im actual land area, but every Texan knows that she is still, as the song Texas, our Texas says, The grandest, withstanding every test. Empire wide and glorious, You stand supremely blessed! Goal bless you Texas and keep you brave and strong, that you may grow in power and worth, throughout the ages long. O ..- 3