Guthrie High School - Eagle Yearbook (Guthrie, KY)

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CLASS HISTORY Long long ago 1n the days of our youth 1943 to be exact we Jo1ned the throng of f1rst graders and set out on the Road of Learn1ng In due course of txme twenty one br1ght green freshman crashed the portals of h1gh school W1th 1n a couple of weeks we awakened to the fact that our class should organ1ze We d1d so 1rnmed1ately and elected the follow1ng off1cers Pres1dent Charles Johnson V1ce Pres1dent Marg1e Sm1th Treasurer Roberta W1lk1ns Secretary and Re porter Georg1a Markl1n In 1953 we came back to school not freshman but e1ghteen proud sopho ores str1v1ng ever to follow the example of our ' d1gn1f1ed Senlors' who told us that to be a sen1or 15 great and that knowledge 1S worth str1v1ng for Aga1n we elected the follow1ng off1cers Pres1dent Charles Johnson V1ce Pres1dent Marg1e Sm1th Secretary Jesse Owen Robertson Treasurer Danxel Douglas Reporter Roberta W1lk1ns We were sorry to have lost s1x of our classmates but happy to ga1n Helen Porter Ronald Mart1n and Barbara O'Byran At the begxnmng of our Jun1or year Paul Coppedge jolned our class mak1ng a total of e1ghteen aga1n but on the way we lost B1ll1e Boyer and Rena Gullet Jesse Owen Robertson James Roy Belcher and Johnny Payne made the varslty team and Marg1e Smlth represented our class as cheer leader The offlcers for the year were Pres1dent B1ll1e Boyer V1ce Pres1dent Charles Johnson Secretary Roberta W1l k1ns Treasurer Georg1a Markl1n Reporter Marg1e Sm1th I soc1al affalrs the most enjoyable was the tr1p to the Blue Grass Reg1on Now 1n our sen1or year after loslng Shlrley Weatherspoon and Roberta W1lk1ns we are fourteen What we lack 1n number we make up for 1n fr1endsh1p and fun' Our class off1cers for our sen1or year are Pres1 dent Charles Johnson V1ce Pres1dent Marg1e Sm1th Secretary Georg1a Markl1n Treasurer Johnny Payne Reporter Betty Young Ann Margaret Walker was elected cheer leader and Georg1a Markl1n Edltor mn ch1ef of our annual THE EAGLE and our school paper And now our graduatlon day draws near wh1ch w1ll conclude the h1story of the class of 1955 Where our paths may lead after that we do not know but wherever lt may be we w1ll always remember Guthr1e H1gh School 9 -..- , - , . 1 . . . . . . - . . ... , -on , .-0 , ' ... . ' 1 1 .. I. .. . ' 111 1 1 1 .. . . . . . . . ... , ' 0.0 9 ao. , ... , ... - 1 1 1 o 1 - 1 - 1 1 . . . .. . . ... , ' ... 1 ... ' , ... , ... . n . 1 1 - 1 . . . . . .- . . g.. 3 ' .no 9 Q.. , ... , ... . 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 , .

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MARGARET WALKER There never was a nearer sweeter l'Il81dCl'l magreener cleaner land F B L A Eagle Staff G H S Revxew btaff Offlce ASSISIHHI Cheerleader BETTY YOUNG If sllence rs golden BETTY1s r1ch F B L A Eagle Staff F H A Glee Club Class Re DOI ICI' MARGIE SMITH A frrendly dxsposmon A wmmng way that sour Margre every day F B L A Vxce Presrdent Glee Club Eagle Staff GH S Revrew Staff F H A Vxce Presldent Class Vlce Presldent JIMMY WHITE If lazrness xs the helght of hls am bxuon hrs ammuon IS reallzed F B L A G H S Revxew Staff Eagle staff Varsuy Team 8

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CLASS WILL We the Semors of 1955 berng of sound mrnd and memory mrndful of the certaxnty of our de parture 1nto new frelds of l1fe do hereby w1ll and bequeath the followlng possesslons Charles Johnson the presxdent of the Senlor Class thus berng a wreck rn mrnd for havlng settled so many class dlsputes graclously w1ll to Bobby Thomasson my abtllty to cooperate wrth the faculty To Leon Church I leave the presrdency of the benror Class provxded that he wlll always be ready to call extra meetrngs and approach these rn a serlous and d1gn1f1ed manner Margre Smrth regrettmg that htgh school lrfe 15 over do solemnly bestow upon Anne Farmer the many pleasures I have garned by grgglmg and my optrmrstlc d1spos1t1on may she profxt and galn by these as l have Georgta Marklrn havlng atlast acqurred the tender sympathy from my classmates bestow upon Mary Ann Owen my knowledge of annuals Johnny Payne do most benevolently grant to Shelby Jean Gr1ff1n my talkauve dlsposrtlon feellng sure she IS the only one capable of uslng tt to an advantage Betty Young belng 1n my usual sad and serrous state of mrnd grant most unselfrshly to joy Hall my malden blushes and shy and txmrd manner To Nancy G1ll I glve my easy method of gettrng rnto and out of trouble Jlmmy Whrte bequeath wlth great forethought my knowledge of Englrsh to Leon Churcn ad v1s1ng htm to rncrease aforesard knowledge before usrng rt Paul Coppedge regrettlng very much that I must depart from hrgh school am compelled to glve up my seat w1th the glrls Therefore l very unwrllrngly grant ll to B111 Longhurst Jr But he must beware that he does not abuse thls prrvrlege Jesse Owen Robertson make a glft of my ab1l1ty to argue wrth Mr Malone longer than any one else ln the class and my lnfluence over htm to Klrby Hollrngsworth Mack Howell present to Dolly Jean Dorrrs my prlvrlege of not comrng to school untll a con venlent tlme To Mrs Borchers I bequeath my entlre set of Engllsh notes as they wrll be a great ard to her and the pupxls next year Ann Margaret Walker real1z1ng that my hrgh school days are ended and that I must depart forever from these many Joys and pleasures thus recerved do solemnly wlll my cheer leader skrrt to Sandra Whlte James Roy Belcher after much delrberatlon wrll to Edgar Allrson my studxous habrts May he attend school regularly and gatn as much knowledge wlth these as l have rn the past four years Dorothy Bellar rn departrng from the many pleasures and joys of hlgh school w1ll to Wanda Banton a few of my many smrles May she profrt by them as I have rn wtnmng the favor of all the boys Becky Lannom unselfrshly present my prrvllege of recelvrng blessrngs to Bobby Thomasson Poor boy there are not many blessrngs that come your way They are all knocks and Jars from the teachers but have courage downhearted creature you wrll frnd that thrs w1ll be a treasure to you Danrel Douglas wxll my much envred gxft as an artlst to Martha Young w1th the hope that she w1ll cultlvate and use rt all through hrgh school We Semor Class as a whole wlsh to w1ll allof our senlor p r 1 v 1 l e g e s to the Juntors assurlng them that they wrll never get one rnto trouble lf they are not used To the sophomores we leave our proper sprrrt and pep for all occasrons also our rrght attrtude toward the school Not forgetttng the freshman we w1ll to them our drgmty and good behav1or UQ We ask permrsslon to retaln and keep forever our knowledge and all pleasures recelved at G H 5 and the memory of Mrs Grllum who has been so farthful to us all durrng our hlgh school career Any remarnxng property of the senlors rs to be drstrxbuted by Mr Malone as he sees f1t as we hereby appolnt hxm the sole executor of thls our Last Wlll and Testament Class 55 10 I, ' I .' I . I , . 1.5 . l . I' . . , . . . , I, I ' . D . . . . .. ' I' . . . . . .D ' I . I' ..- I . ' l . . u, - I, . ' . l . I , I I. ' A ' . s . . l. . ,I - 1' ' Y. . . . I I, , . . b I r ., .5 l ' . l 1' . . I . . 5 . . H . H I . I, .. . '. . 4 -- . D. . ' .