Greensboro High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Greensboro, FL)

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Class History September, 1939, was the beginning of a long trip for the group of people who are now the Senior Class of 1951. The first grade room was the starting point. The room held thirty smiling and shining faces, eager to start on the trip which would last for twelve years. Mrs. Floyd Green was our teacher that year. Burma Smith and Emmett Clark seemed to think that school was only a place for talk. They certainly did more than their share of talking that year. Joyce Suber and Virgie Ola Eubanks still bear the scars of the fight they had in the first grade. In the second grade we were met by Miss Kathleen Strange. We thought we were “big shots” in the second grade. We could read, count, and even write our names. Miss Sarah Howard was our teacher in the third grade. She had quite a time that year keeping Welburn Rowan from crying. It seemed as if everytime anyone looked around, great big tears were rolling down Welburn’s cheeks. The fourth grade will be well remembered by all. We really had to ”toe the line” that year. Mrs. Harrison was our teacher. Welburn will always remember how to pronounce Geography, Every syllable was beaten into him. We were guinea pigs for Mrs. McPherson’s first year of teaching at G.H.S. We were joined that year by Franklin Rowan and Elton White, from Sycamore, and Herbert Holland, from Dade City. The very first day that Franklin came to school at G.H.S., Burma and Emmett initiated him. They tried to see who could give him a black eye first. Later that year Wright Crosby, wearing his short brown pants, made his appearance. We were met in the sixth grade by Mrs. Tommy Green. The only thing we can remember about the sixth grade is that we played runaway and hide-and-go-seek every day. We had fun reading all the library books in the elementary library. We entered the seventh grade with Mrs. Carl Smith as our teacher. Virginia McGee rejoined our class that year. Believe it or not we felt more grown up at that time than we do now as Seniors. That year we had our first party at Lake Mystic. One of the many things we learned that year was that “Cabbage Head” is not a suitable nickname. We caught Winton Clark, Ellis Hill, Dan Garner, Pete Perkins, Maggie Potter, Norma Bowen, Martha Blount, and Wayne Spooner in the eighth grade. Mrs. Herschel Clark and Mr. N. B. Bevis were our home room teachers. Everybody was afraid the first day that they would not know which classroom to go to each period, as this was our first year of changing classes. We had thirty-eight students that year. 14

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ELLIS HILL F. F. A.....................1.2.3,4 Senior Play.......................4 VIRGINIA McGEE Band........................... 2 F. H. A..........................3 Junior Play......................3 Senior Play.................... 4 Journalism Club..................4 Glee Club........................4 Annual Staff.....................4 Library Club.....................3 EAR LINE SHIVER Journalism Club...................4 Junior Play.......................J Senior Play.......................4 F. H. A...........................2 Cheerleader.......................4 Band..............................4 FAYE EVANS Glee Club......................1.2.3 F. H. A............................1 Library........................ 1.2 13

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Mrs. Fowler was waiting for us in the ninth grade. Most of the home room periods each day was spent with the boys arguing with Mrs. Fowler. Again in the tenth grade we really had to toe the line”. Mr. T. R. Milam was our home room teacher. We really had lots of fun that year along with our studies. Gainey Shores, from Quincy, and Earline Shiver, from Faceville, Georgia, joined our happy class that year. Mr. Maurice J. Davis was our sponsor in our Junior year. Parties seemed to be quite popular that year. Practically every two weeks we were planning a party. Some of them didn’t turn out so well, especially the chicken pileau. It turned out to be a mixture of raw rice, stringy chicken, wood chips, pickles, soap, and a can of black pepper. Our theme song was “Feudin’, Fussin’, and Fightin'.” We presented You’ll Die Laughing as our Junior Play. It went over with a bang. We entertained the Seniors with a beach party at Long Beach. The noisiest, most confusing, and most exciting day of that year was the day we received our class rings. Sarah Fenn from Bristol, Florida, joined our class in the eleventh grade. The thing that Sarah remembers most about her first day at G. H. S. was the band of noisy boys, with Herbert Holland as their leader. At last in September of 1950 we reached the last pare of our trip with only these original members: Burma Smith, Emmett Clark, Welburn Rowan, Virgie Ola Eubanks, and Joyce Suber. Betty Jo Crosby, from Starke, Florida, and Faye Evans from Cairo, Georgia, joined our class. We have the largest class in many years. Mr. E. Forrest May was our sponsor. Our Senior Play, Brides to Burn, was a big hit with everyone. We will always remember the splendid group of teachers and the co-operation that they gave us throughout our school years. We will remember the things that we did at G. H. S. for many years to come. 15