Hector High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Hector, AR)

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SCHOOL DAYS, THOSE GOOE Home economics classes were taught by Mrs. Mildred Hurley in this 1954 picture. The Wildcat cheerleaders for 1954 were Lojean Coffman, Shirley Tripp, Sue Goates, Carma Lawrence, and Peggy Bibler. 10

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In the early days the Indians set- tled on the Illinois Bayou. They built their teepees on a high spot near the water where it never ran over. The first post office was estab- lished |uly 1, 1874 with Edward L. McCracken as the first postmaster. The first post office was located on Little Creek. Then it was moved to down- town Scottsville. Scottsville was once a bustling agriculture center for area farmers. It had two or more general stores, a barber shop, a cotton gin, grist mill, and blacksmith shops. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Caudle and pupils. The people of the community decided they needed a church and school. They built a two story build- ing, the Scottsville Masonic Lodge. Church and school classes were held in the lower part. They hand planed the planks for the ceiling. As the school grew to eight grades and the need for a new school was seen, a two room school was built 'A mile north of Scottsville. In 1930, when Scottsville consoli- dated with the Hector School, the three room brick building in the pic- ture at thfe left was built on highway 27, which was used for six grades until 1954 when they began bussing the students to Hector. 9 SCOTTSVILLE

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OLD GOLDEN RULE DAYS 1949 Basketball King and Queen with court from left to right Maxine Dollar, Gearl Cooper, Shirley Tripp, James Biblcr, Wanda Rilev. Glen Hickman. King Rowden Coffman. Queen Vada Stokes, Burl Trigg, Bobbye Gray, David Hill, Sherrill Rowlands. 1954 FHA Officers from left to right Lois Church-Parliamentarian, FHA Initiation 1954 Maxine Dollar-Historian, Venoda Bartlett-3rd V. P.f Marilyn Cagle- 2nd V. P., Glenna Bibler-President, Carolyn Caudle-lst V. P., Onita Aday-Secretary, Shirley Helton-Reporter, Anita Hill-Treasurer. 11