Greensburg High School - Green and Gold Yearbook (Greensburg, KY)

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Thls hlstorv would not be complete vuth out rrentlonmg the Senlor Play Glrl Shy May 1 and the Junlor Senlor Banquet Another flung that must not be forgotten IS the fall Senlor Play Grandpa s Tyxln Slster Due to clrcumstances beyond our control We were unable to glye thls play Home er the play was cast vuth the follovung Annas Money W1lllE Katheryn Edvx ards Margery 'Nleagle Ruth Jones Henrletta Vaughn Bernard Perklns Gordon Coffey Eugene Whltlovx J R Henderson and Buddy Charnock After pass1ng through the Clty of Commencement the tram stopped yylth are gazmg at us We reallze that vue ha e cl anged much Our tram officxals haxe explalned that thls 1S only a Jtmctlon that our tram IS golng to the summlt of Mount Knowledge The englne IS now ln the roundhouse belng repalred for the next Journey Nelther the englneer the conductors nor the passengers haye been chosen for the extended trlp SENIORS a lurch. And here we are good friends. It is little wonder that you on the platform.

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CLASS HISTORY What was that sudden lurch which pitched me forward' A clear volce 1S calling Change cars for Higher Knowledge Somewhere m the distance a familiar NOICQ can be heard saylng Drne cn students lets drlye on Another IS shoutmg Taxi lady Yellow Cab right here' Rignt here please' A f llow passenger gn es me a gentle shake as he hurriedly collects ms bags and makes ready to leaxe the tram Volces agaln Thls tlme they are all about me What are they saying Listen Can you believe 1t We are here says one of my fellow passengers Our four Vear tour IS ox er says another Some are simllmg and seem happy Others are l ss 1ub1lant and unless my ey es decelye me there are signs of tears On the platform there IS a large clowd Some of the faces are fam1l1ar Sure enough thele are some ot our reighbois Yes and there lS my own Mother and Dad Of course I know now Thev are all here to meet this G H S Speclal Thev are here to meet the passengers who are returning from this long short trlp w l'l1Ch we are Just fllllShlI'lg Now l am awake and I rrust tell you about our trip We wer fortunat to haxe as eng neel for the entire trip Mr J H Sanders but we were forced to change conductors at yauous tures Thls long anticipated Journey beg n on Monday morning Sept 5 1928 when nmety SIX w1de eyed Fresl men climbed abo 1rd the G H S bound for the Mountam of Higher lsnowl dge Our conductress at that tlme was Mrs LOUISE Ever tt Du to illness Mrs Everett w as forced to abandon the ewpechtxon at Christ mas of that first year Mr G nieva Campbell met all requirements and boarded the tra1n as conductress fo1 the remaindel of the first lap of our Journev The members of our body were pr sided over bv Sandtls Pickett w 1th a cablnct compos ed of Ruth Jones Illene Sweeney and Pug: ne VVh1tlow The brief stops were made for rcfuelxng At the first stop we entertalned ourselves wlth a party Later there was a plcnlc where we ate enough balony and drank enough Double Lola to make ourselxe slck That same year we accepted an 1nv1tat1on to attend the School Carnival There we were the stockholders of a country store Wlllth netted the enormous sum of S1000 TlllS was used to pay off the party debts Somewhere along the first lap a v1ll1an crept into our midst This creature was Studv He has remained with us duung the entue Journey but has rldden 1n secluslon most of the way makmg h1s appearance at unannounced tlmes and regularly at the close of each s1x weeks Final Exams Jolned us as we were nearmg the close of the first year It was rumored that this Vllllan made threats of throw mg the least studlous from the tra1n The death of Welby Land s ea ly in the year added a note of sadne s o the faculty and to F1 shmen classmates Resummg our Journey as Sophornores we found two new conductresses M1ss Grace Weller and Miss Max ne fucker Lnder their dnect'on we gav a party to make the tr1p seem shorter At the Q31 mval we stopp d 'o r fu l and ent rtamed wlth Uncle Estel s Barndance Thls second year w chos as our gournmg body Eug ne Whltlow Ruth Jones Henr1etta Vaughn and Edward Warren The third party of tlce excursion was rror enjoy abl than the two prev1ous had been Wh1tlOXV was el cted for a second telm w 1th tie following officers Ruth Jones Cordon Coffey and J P Hend rson The tram stopped agaln and we were allowed to attend the Carnival At that time we gay the p ople a magnificent new of ranch llfe bv means of our show Cow boy Roundup O1 May 4 we entertamed the Senlor Class with a banquet Mr Wendell Butl r Sup rmtcnd nt of Metcalfe County was guest speaker and Chester Plckett 'ieted 'as Toastmaster The Jumor play Happy Days ended the seasons entertainment Ou1 tlcket sale of S149 00 broke all records This amount w as add d to the amount ln the treasury to finance the last lap of the Journey senior year These actlyltles w re supervised by Mrs Florene Bryant and Miss Eva Barton On Septembe1 4 1941 fifty fiv senlors climbed on board the G H S Special fox the long last run After 100'-slllg around we discox eled one of our old conduct resses M1ss Eta and a new one M1ss Lute Fooshe Ve also found that fortv one of our or glnal number h d chang d trams at xarlous places duling the first three laps Fiye of our memb rs that w wer sul would remam faithful to the end had dlsappo nt d us X7lI'glH13 Skaggs 1 ft far G1 nd l 'X rgln a Scott Grace R ynold and Carl Goff too a s d trip to Mentor l Dmrls Akin pr f rred the shtp of matrlmony to our steam lined train The tram n aoe its u ull stops for r fu ling Dur ng this time w w nt to tht Con munity Fair w hele the class gaye a Negro Nun trel Mr Sand rs was so pl ased wlth the door r c lpts S101 that le suggest d '1 Sllllll r program for the mx ual carmxal The ugg st on was earned out As Seniors we elected 'in executlxe body compos d of J R Hcndelson Wlllli Klfllllyfl Edwards and Eugene Vthltlov - N , . 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P'-1 ODELLE WARREN JUNIOR CLASS STANLEY HICKERSON V106 Presldent CON LEWIS Top Row Rupert P1erce B1lly Bndgewater Oval Carter Raymond MCKIHDQS James Montgomery Herbert Marcum Ausbon Judd Elam Perk1ns Doyle Crenshaw Russell Lowe Second Row Stanley H1CkCfSOn Bobby Blakeman Tommy Adklns Houston Rogers Lew IS Hxggason Lew IS Frank Cantrell Thlrd Row W1ll1am Bud Plckett Spxllman Shlrrell Edmund Lowe W1ll1am Ferrll Glen Bale Garnett Kessler James Perklns W1ll1am Plckett Fourth Row Vernon Berry Wade Rayburn Gordon Kelly Durham Lew Warren Flfth Row Thelma Johnson Leola Keltner Loulse Dans Odelle Warren Joe Vaughn J R Whlt6hOUS6 Hardmg Judd Walter Berry Floyce Tucker SlXIll Row Inez Mllbn Lola Mae Wlse Hazel Judd Allene Henderson Frances Crenshaw Marie Shirrell Pres1dent Secretary Treasurer SUSIE Tucker Peggy Durham Sex enth Row Fay Nell Mxlby Vmrgmla Prlce Hortense Sulllvan Dorothy Penn Shu ely Lols Lowe Joyce Young Con Lewls Juamta Warren Martha Buckner Durham Front Row Mlss Grace Weller Bernxce Fmn Margaret Penlck Elxa Dorrls Gllpm Frances Ingram Mary Exelyn S1mpson Gene Blakeman Bulah Curry Frances O Banxon Delpha Ann Mays Mr. Clayton Hood