Gober High School - Plowboy Yearbook (Gober, TX)

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{SCHOOL DAYS} CLASS WILL We, the senior class of 1940, having only a few more hours to enjoy mortal existence and being well stored with knowledge, and of sane mind (dospite four or five years in high school), do solemnly bequeath the following properties, characteristics, and traits to students of Gober High School: 1 1. Bennie Colvin wills his athletic ability (not to get broken arms) to the basketball team. 2. Skipper leaves to just anyone his way of handling the teachers when they got on their ear 3. Myrtle Turman loaves a place in her heart to some Three P boy. Is that right. Myrtle? 4. Bobbie McCullough (poor thing) leaves to the whole junior class all the abuses heaped on him. There's enough for the whole class because someone is always pestering him 5. Molly McGee leaves her long chain of friends to every pupil. 6. Dorothy Campbell leaves her blushing ability to Maraldcne Richardson (goodness knows she needs it) and to the Civics class of next year she leaves all her knowledge of that subject. 7. Bcula Fae Cooper leaves to Goneva Carlton her ambition to be a nurse. Watch the hospitals, boys---- 8. Zealous Trout leaves his jitterbug ways to just anyone who knows little enough to pick them up. Be careful, overyone. 9. Glendell Woodson grants full copyright and production privileges on his fog-horn laugh to Paul Taylor. If Mr. Taylor is wise, he will file said laugh in the nearest garbage can( if said garbage can can take it.) 10. Jerry Cantrell leaves her ability to get to school on time to Lillian Beauchamp. She needs some of that promptness of Jerry's. 11

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{SCHOOL DAYS) CLASS HISTORY On September 26, 1939 the senior class of Gober High started out on a final nine months voyage around the world. There were thirteen members of the crew in addition to officers to wit: Harold Baker, Mamie Babers, Billie Joe Burkett, Dorothy Campbell, Jerry Cantrell, Bennie Colvin, Beulah Pae Cooper, Robert McCullough, Ruby McGee, Wayne Roberts, Zealous Trout, Myrtle Turman, Glendell Woodson. This being an unlucky number, we tried in vain to gain recruits. Failing in this, one of the number must be eliminated. The ax fell on Mamie Berbers, who moved to Bonham, where she graduated a few days ahead of this class. Many interesting things happened during the years. At times some became seasick and during storms some gave up hope of ever reaching the home port. Our pilot, Mr. Moreland, and his very able assistance managed to reassure us and always revived our hopes. To them we arc thankful and shall ever remember each one. On December 18 in Paris, France we celebrated Christmas with a party with all present. On April 17 we arrived in San Francisco and wore surprised to find that the juniors had prepared a most delightful banquet for us. May we express to them our thanks. On May 3, we arrived in Gober and prescribed a class play, He Couldn’t T‘ ke It . Our diplomas are received with mixed feelings; one of sorrow that our voyage is over, yet with a feeling of a year well spent and looking forward to work in larger fields. --By Wayne Roberts

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11. Billie Joe Burkett leaves his way of holdin so many offices to some unfortunate who may bo called on to do so. 12. Harold Baker leaves his ability to do all the extra work the faculty needs. Watch out, students, -you don't want a job. We, the class of 1940 do hereby set our hand and seal to this document, and hope that it is executed precisely and faithfully as stated, on this day, the thirtieth day of May, in the year of our lord nineteen hundred and forty. f ft