Guthrie High School - Eagle Yearbook (Guthrie, KY)

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LHST llllll HND TESTHHIEHT UF THE CLHSS UF I954 We, the Senior Class of Guthrie, having reached maturity in wisdom and in years, do hereby make and publish this our last will and testament, bequeathing our worldly possessions as follows: To the Junior Class, we bequeath our most precious possessions, the Faculty, cherish and honor them, and when they have served you, hand them down to your successors with like admonition. To you, oh worthy Juniors, we do also bequeath our dignity, that it may be of service to you, in pos- sessing the privileges of Seniority, those rare but delightful privileges. To the Sophomores, we do give and bequeath our best wishes for a brilliant career, likewise the hope that the remainder of your school days may be peaceful and happy. To the Freshman we leave a certain amount of Senior nerve, which you will need on your long journey to the goal. To the various members of the faculty we make the following bequeaths: To Mr. Malone, we bequeath one science class, with brilliant minds, and with at least one hour to spend on the preparation of each science lesson To Mrs. Smith, we leave our collections of literature, suspicious look- ing books, also a class that has no desire for such reading matter. To Mr. Covington, We leave a school where athletics are not in vogue. To Mrs. Gillum, we leave the trouble of the Junior and Senior banquet. To Mr. Kerr, we leave our sincere gratitude and thanks for his work this year. To Mrs. Coursey, we leave the typewriters, and our sincere apprecia- tions for her patience. Mary Frances Warren leaves her love of boys to Becky Lannom. Iviargaret Ann Johnson leaves her position as Editor-in-Chief of the Eagle to Georgia Marklin. Frank Gill leaves his Beta Club membership to Jimmy White. Owen Banton leaves his worn out books ffrom study, to Charles Johnson. Emily Johnson leaves her love of biology to Mack Howell. Genetta Crr leaves her typing ability to Paul Coppedge. Elmer Johnson leaves his scholarship to Leon Church. Sam Harper leaves his pleasing personality to Kirby Hollingsworth. Walter Thomas leaves his love for cutting stencils to Johnny Payne. 8

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CLHSS HISTUHU In attempt1ng to record the h1story of the class of 1954 we frnd we are al most overwhelmed by the greatness of the task In 1950 four years ago th1s fall the present sen1or class entered upon 1ts crulse 1n the vast ocean of knowledge encounter1ng reefs shoals and many un known per1ls but enter1ng safely the w1shed for haven at last Com1ng from the hamlets hedges and by paths of all parts of Kentucky we met here at Guthr1e and took upon ourselves the role of freshman In th1s year we were too tlmld to have much fun W1th an enrollment of twelve we elected our off1cers Pres1 dent Mary Frances Warren V1ce Pres1dent Mack Howell Secretary Treas urer Genetta Orr Reporter Elmer Johnson w1th Mr Nall as sponsor Aga1n 1n 1951 we came back as happy go lucky sophomores Hav1ng lost Mam1e Buck and galned Gayle Clayton we aga1n elected our off1cers Pre sldent Sam Harper V1ce Pres1dent Owen Banton Secretary Frank G1ll Treas urer Gayle Clayton Reporter Margaret Ann Johnson Our sponsor was Mr Rochelle We were very glad to have Mary Frances Warren elected cheer leader Th1s was our good t1me year for we had been 1n school long enough to have shaken off our t1m1d1ty entrrely yet not qu1te long enough to real1ze that we should take our work serlously Commencement was the crown1ng glory to our good t1me year and thus ended our sophomore days When we came back to school as Jumors our class had lost Gayle Clayton and Elmer Johnson but we were proud of four of our boys Owen Frank Mack and Walter as they were on the vars1ty team Mrs Bas1l Sm1th was class spon I , . , . . . . , . , - . , . . - I . , - , . . . , . z .- use I - I uso g - - Q.. , ..- , . . s . . i . . I . us- 1 ' l ... , .-. . , ' ' 1 , . . I n 3 , 1 , I ' 0 0 ' l - sor and officers were: President. . . Margaret Ann Johnson, Vice President. . . Sam , .- - D , ... l , ..- . . . , . . . . . - u - s 3 . , . , ' : ' , ' ' , ... s .-. , ..- , l . . D . , . . . . . . - , . . . . , D . u , 1 . -. - . , I 9 D ' . . , , . . . . . Harper Secretary Roma Sm1th Treasurer Frank G1ll Reporter Genetta Orr As Jun1ors we had begun to practlce sen1or d1gn1ty One of the most en Joyable events of the year was the Jr Sr banquet on May l m the recreat1on room The theme Star Dust was carr1ed out Now comes the h1story of our year 1n Sen1or Heaven We doubt that th1s 1S an appropr1ate name for the farther we sa1l upon the sea of knowledge the more danger there 1S of s1nk1ng For the last t1me 1n h1gh school we have elected our off1cers Pres1dent Sam Harper V1ce Presldent Walter Thomas Secretary Mary Frances Warren Treasurer Genetta Orr Reporter Margaret Ann Johnson and Mrs Bas1lSm1thas sponsor Th1s year we lost two members Roma Sm1th and George Goodw1n and agam galned Elmer Johnson Mary Frances War ren and Margaret Ann Johnson represented our class as cheer leaders hop1ng to help the ball boys to v1ctory Genetta Orr was ed1tor of our school paper THE G H S REVIEW and Margaret Ann Johnson Ed1tor 1n ch1ef of our annual THE EAGLE We have ma1nta1ned w1th d1ff1culty our Sen1or pr1v1leges for our cur1os1ty as to rules and our vague 1dea of the pumshment to be 1nf11cted often led us from the stralght and narrow way Yet here we are on the threshold of the great world What dazzl1ng careers awa1t us 1n the unknown future we leave to our prophet 1n whose 1nsp1red v1s1ons we repose unbounded fa1th and confldence 7

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IILHSS PRUPHEIIU In the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four the Senior class of Guthrie High realize that graduation means a separation, and we shall en- ter the land of tomorrow, which will be the beginning of life anew. As the vision of life's picture is presented, we find: Sam Harper happily married, a very prosperous farmer, and owner of a large truck line. Next Emily Johnson, a missionary to Malaya. We see a modern hospital that has been dedicated to her, as a tribute for the outstanding work she has accomplished. , The scene changes to Frank Gill, a noted engineer, who has completed many excellent jobs, the one most interesting being a four-lane highway through Guthrie. After devoting many years of her life to the profession of nursing, we find Mary Frances Warren, a supervisor at Mayo Clinic. The scene now shifts to the living room of a family in Guthrie. Mom and Dad are anticipating their son's appearance on their new television set. The picture is a little b urred at first. Now I recognize Elmer Johnson, tele- vision's most popular comedian, who recently took over Bob Hope's spot on the Pepsodent Show. The picture begins to clear and out of the mist steps a very beautiful young lady. Looking closer I recognize another classmate. She enters a arge building and goes into the main office. On the door is written: Guthrie Star--Editor-in-Chief--Genetta Orr. Owen Banton, better known in athletic circles as Mouse Banton, ob- tained a position as coach at the University of Kentucky, and after serving in that capacity for nearly ten years, finally became professor of science there. The picutre is growing dimmer, but out of the cloud I see another class- mate, Mar aret Ann Johnson, whom we all admired for her personality and her zeal, cfecided to further her education and took a business course. Having completed the course, she became bookkeeper for a large manufacturing company. The scene shifts to an Agriculture Experiment Station. After many years of work in that field, Walter Hill Thomas has come back to his home town and is county agent of Todd County. May this vision of realized ambitions for our class become a happy reality! l