H B Plant High School - Panther Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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HISTORY OF THE JANUARY SENIOR CLASS The time has come to bid our school a fond farewell. As we members of the graduating class of 1948 stand at the parting of our ways, we stop to take one last look at the path we have so proudly trod together. In the dim distance we see ourselves as we walked for the first time through the halls of Plant as midgets in a world of intellectual giants. We see ourselves as hideous little girls--with stringy hair, pale cheeks, and colorless lips, followed by bashful boys with flying shirts and close cropped hair! We were truly at the mercy of the sophisticated upper class- men, who required that we learn the rules and regula- tions, which Plant students hold so dear. We watch ourselves as gradually recov- ering from our total be- wilderment, we take our places in the academic, ath- letic, and social activities of our school. Some of our suc- cess seems to have resulted from our choice of officers, for in Home Room 107, Doyle Waldrop was chosen as President, Catherine O'Terra, Vice-President, and Betty Phillips as Treasurer, while in Room 105, Grace Benham, Tom Allen and Marjorie Bourne filled these ofhces. And now we catch a nearer view of ourselves as we seem to be sitting on top of the world, no longer little Sophomores, but strutting Juniors, masters of such things as home work, exams and admit slips, taking active part in Assembly pro- grams as well as lunch room capers. The thrills of our first season of football are well worth the ruined throats, which are beginning to recover when again we lose our voices at the basketball games. However, this does not prevent us from passing our final exams and we gladly leave our Junior year. Is it possible that we have become dignified WALTER BALDWIN ----- President TRULA STEVENS ---- Virf'-President MARJORIE BOURNE ----- Set'l't'tdry Seniors? Here we are and justly proud of our at- tainments. Since home rooms 107 and 105 have joined together as one large graduating class in room 102, we have loads of fun with Walter Baldwin as President, Trula Stevens, Vice-President and Marjorie Bourne, Secretary. From our numbers have been chosen worthy members of the many extra curricular activities to be found on the campus. We are ably represented in the Student's Council, President's Cabinet, National Honor Society, The Order of the Gold and Black, I Dare You, Thespians, Key Club, Letterman's Club, G.O.C., Kiwanettes, Youth for Christ, the Camera' and the Science Clubs. We have important positions on the staffs of the Pep O' Plant, our school paper, and the Panther, our annual. Each year our class has chosen maids, courtiers and court witnesses, and this year Grace Benham, Walter Baldwin, Marjorie Bourne and Tom Allen graced the Royal Court of Pantherilla. Walter Whitehead and Wal- ter Baldwin were our ath- letic stars and led us to many victories. Tom Allen was elected to represent the school as Junior Ro- tarian, Earl Smith was chosen Junior Lion, while George Menendez and Marjorie Bourne have served well as Cheerleaders. Our R.O.T.C. officers were Tom Allen, Howard Levester, George Galvin, Bobby Carastro and George Menendez. Marjo-rie Bourne and Grace Benham were chosen as their sponsors. Bobby Gonzalez and Florine Fleishman represented us in the Band. And now our final backward look has been taken, and with hearts filled with affection for our faculty and for our other friends-whom we leave behind, we say Farewell, and proudly take our places among the Alumni of Plant High School. 4Efl2,5

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ACHESON, VIRGINIA ANN Gin nh , .tfiv .to qiiief limi ifemiirr? Muyyffe, 1211! ifoii'l be foo sure. llonor Society '47, I Dare You '47, Pep O' Plant Staff '47, hlan. I-iditor of Panther '47, Drill Squad '46, Y-Teens '46, '47, D.S.M. '45, '46, Debate Club '46, '47, Office Assistant '47, Monitor '47, ll.R. Drive Clam. '45, '46, P.Ii. Cpl. '46, Senior Stage Dec. Com. '47, Quill K Scroll '47, ,l.A.C. '46, '47. AI-FONSO, ALICE Ali 'I'fn' fnal of .sjmrfx in i'I'i'ry Ki1'l!lt', in olfwi' ffringa xfn' it ffvi' xauiv. ' G.O.C. '46, '47, '48, Honor Club '47, Y-Teens '45, '46, Pep Squad '46, '47, P.F. Lt. '47, outstanding I.t. of year '46, Volleyball, Pmasketball, Cltampionslaip Baseball Teams '46, H.R. Program Cliairman '46, ALLEN, THOMAS LE ROY Tomi Anil ll fm! fu' Ilariw lo iliviiiri, fu' ililrixv fo Jo. H.R. V-Pres. '45, '46, Drive ClIn1. '46, -lr. Rotarian '47, R.O.T.C. Staff Sgt. '45, Master Sgt. '46, Captain, '47, Pantherilla '4 5, '47, Honor Club '47, Class Notable '47, Saber Club, Sec. '47, Senior Pianquet Committee '47. BAKER, ELIZABETH J. Io l'ii ffn' .tnizgx you .ting irrnf ffm' .tmifitv you u'1'ilr 'lifmf iiluki' you ll't1llfl'll l'l'l'l'-j'll'lN'7'l'. Glee Club Treas. '45, '47, State Music Festival '45 '47, XVinning Baseball and liasltetball Teams '45, 'I'-Teens '45, 46, Debate Club '45, Uperetta Sonia '45, Prog. Clam, H.R. '45, '46, Cltaplain '45, '46, '47, Minstrel Show '47, Oliace Assistant '45, '47, Ilal- loween Carnival '45, Sr. banquet Com. '47, P.T.A. Glee Club '46, Cl.Iss Notable '47. BALDXVIN, WALTER ANDERSON, JR. Wulf Gite fwim I1 lvigtkin will fu ,i off fo glory. Key Club Pres. '47, l.etterman's Club Sec. '46, Treas. '47, Prasltet- ball A Squad '45, '46, '47, Baseball A Squad '45, Pantlterilla '45, '46, '47, H.R. Pres. '45, '46, '47, Senior Class Pres. '47, R.O.'li.C. I.t. '46, Saber Club '46, Honor Court '46, Good W'ill Com. '47, Pres. Cabinet '47, Pep O' Plant Staff '47, Class Notable '47. BENIIAM, GRACE MARY Lon lir1iili'ffr, fivlilr, jnilfx' and iiwrf, xfn' i.ir1'f Iiki-ly lo fu' f1i'iif. Pantlterilla Maid '45, '47, XVitness '46, G.O.C. '46, '47, P.Ii. lt. '46, '47, Debate Club '46, '47, VAPres. '46, See. '47, Y-Teens '45, '46, Honor Society '46, '47, Program Clam. '46, V-Pres. '47, l Dare You '45, '46, '47, Sec. '46, Kiwanettes '46, '47, Treas. '47, V-Pres. Student Body '47, Carnival '45, Clteerleader Manager '47, Quill K Scroll '47, Monitor '47, Luneliroom worlter '47, Poppy Seller '46, Sr. Banquet lfntertainer '47, Graduation Speaker '47, Class Notable '47. BISCHIZI-, ROINA BENITA Round ll fI.y gi'1lffi'rl1i'i1 fVI'i'ft'l' f1loIlIfi't. ll.R. Pxogram Clam. '45, '46, Y-Teens '45, '46, Debate Club '45, '46, Baseball Cliamps '45, Drill Squad '46, P.T.A. Program '46, G.O.C. '47, P.lf. l.t. '47, Class Notable '47, Graduation Program Com. '47, Program Seller '47, Honor Roll '45, '46, '47. BOURNIZ, MAR,IORlE ANN 'rMdV,QIl',' Sf1I' reivziiiilx IH of tflillflIYil,QlIt'1zIfll'tlj'X fuilffrfiiig o1'i'r. H.R. Sec. '45, '46: llalloween Carnival '45, Cliristmas Pageant '45, Pantlterilla Maid '46, XVitness '47, Cheerleader '46, '47, P.F, l,t, '46, Debate Club '46, '47, Y-Teens '46, Kiwanettes '46. Pres. '47, G.O.C. '46, '47, Gold BC Black '47, Student Council See. '47, Saberettes '47, R.O.T.C. Sponsor '46, '47, Champion Softball and Volleyball Teams '47, Pep O' Plant '47, New Year's Day Game '46, Student Council Carnival '45, Class Notable '47, lianquet Com. '47, Sec.-Treas. Saberettes '47. BURNETT, BETTY LUCILLE Bef Men may i'omi milf men uma' go, fuif rmf if I F1111 fwfjv if. G.O.C. '46, '47, Pep O' Plant Stag '47, Debate Club '46, P.T.A. Program '46, Drill Squad '46, New Year's Day Program '47, Champion Baseball Team '45, Y-Teens '46, Honor Club '47, Ofliee Asst. '47, '48, P.Ii. I.t. '46, '47, Graduation Dance Com. CARASTRO, ROBERT LAWRENCE Bobby W'fry lake lift' srriozixfi'-ilu m-wr get onf of il iilizr, ariyzr.iy, Football Pi Squad '45, A Squad '46, Track '46, Basketball li '46, Pep O' Plant Staff '47, R.O.T.C. '45, '46, '47, Sfsgt. '46, lst Sgt. '47, lst Lt. '47, Rifle Team '47, Saber Club '47, Banquet Committee '47. -:El I 3 li?