Holcut High School - Eagle Yearbook (Holcut, MS)

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proceeding and of the excellent work of a young lawyer, Little did I dream that this famous lawyer was the j. W. Amerson I knew. How could this shy, polite boy of '49 be the great lawyer who so skillfully won the case for the lovely Cleta Barnette. I really became interested at the mention of her name. Where had she been these many years? How had she managed to get to New York? After hours of trying to get past the stone faced secretary, I finally got to see J. W. and found that Cleta had married after all fremember the men did not appeal to her, but found that a career and marriage would not mix. She was giving up marriage. Now there were two people left. None of us knew where they were. I had completed my stay in New York and it was time to return home. All the way back I thought of the success of my friends. I must find Nadine Enlow. I knew that she was wearing a ring before school was out ten years ago. Surely by this time she had married. My travels had taken me away from home and I had lost track of her. One day the Ladies Aid Society ask me to speak and use my journey to New York as a subject. The meeting would be at the Tishomingo State Dark. How nicel I had not been there since our junior year at Holcut. The place was in ruing there was no swinging bridge, no picnic shed, and no hills to climb. I decided to see the manager and find the reason for such ruin. The next place to go was the Lodge and there was the keeper, Gerald Hodge. There was no need to ask the reason for the place being in such condition. Remember the Gerald of 1949? My speech was completely forgotten. It had been so long since Gerald had left the Park that he knew nothing of the class. It took me the rest of the day telling him about my trip to New York. Evening shadows fell and I gave a sigh of regret. Memories were nice but the time had come to go. My chauffeur was waiting and my mission was through. I must return home and feed my cats and dogs. You see a disappointment in love has made me what I am today. ' Bennie jo Gamble 15

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY '49 Ten years after the graduation of the Seniors of '49 I went to New York just roaming around. So long had passed since I had seen my classmates and there was so much adventure in a trip to New York. I would have a chance to acquire some of the culture I missed at dear old H. H. S. After arriving I decided to look in all the papers for the social events, theaters, and amusements of all kinds for which I so desperately yearned. First I found that the theater or a similar facility was the place to start, so away I went to the Ice Capades and was overjoyed with the star, Myra Wade, who had left school her future to pave, and her dearest friend, jackie Crane, who had not persued the teaching profession but who had taken the exciting life of dress designer for such notables as Quay Pruitt and Louise Williams. No joy was so great as finding that Quay Pruitt was another great cornedienne, second only to joan Davis. She was playing on Broadway in a smashing success, Bobby Misbehaves . Louise Williams, through her poise and grace, found the nursing profession too tame and tiring and left for New York on the eve of her graduation from Touro Nurses Infirmary in New Orleans to accept a coveted position as top model for Robert Powers. There she came into her glory for who would be the assistant to Robert Powers but his name sake, Robert Lowery. No more was that boy I knew who studied so hard to be a professional ballplayer. Instead I found a guy who barely remembered the defeats of the boys team of 1949. Seeing Robert again I wondered what had happened to his cronies, john McGaughy and Gene Lambert. I was directed to the famous Madison Square Garden where the trainer of the world champ was none other than Gene Lambert. I had, of course, lost out on the sports news after leaving Holcut and imagine my surprise at seeing the champ, the heart throb of so many girls in the '40's, to be john McGaughy. It seemed they finally lost their chief interest--girls. By this time I realized I would have to use some of the money I had saved these many years and improve my appearance if I were to be known by such successful people, so bright and early the next day I started my tour of preparations Into a dress shop I dashed and there stood the owner Ernesting Chase. After complete wardrobe here I went to the hairdresser for one of the latestcoiffures and imagine my surprise to hear a familiar laugh and there stood Merline McNeil world famous as secretary and a notable authority on dictionaries. She told me that Lavonne Engle and Geraline Moss had fulfilled their prophesy of never marrying. Whether it was because of a disappointment or a desire for knowledge, these girls had remained single and were making a tour of the world. I had news for these people too Sadie Coker had made the army bases her headquarters and returned home on a thirty day vacation each year Dartha Fae Lambert married and so did Beckie jane Bonds Once more I-I H S will have such ball players as it knew in 49 Louise Booker is a veteran of these many years of marriage but housekeeping proved to be a much bigger Job than the pursuit of a business career She and her husband own a chicken farm and with the modern conveniences to guide the hens are doing well My stay in New York was most enjoyable I had acquired enough culture 14 , 8 to tide me over any place or so I thought. The news papers were full of a divorce

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SENIOR CLASS HISTOR Y In july in the year of our Lord one thousand, nine hundred and forty-five, there landed upon the shores of the Temple of Learning a large number of explorers and seekers of wisdom. Being low in spirit from leaving the land of the grades and shaken in spirits from their voyage on the sea of experience, they found three fierce tribes awaiting their arrival with joy and anticipation. The Seniors were the master tribe and were held in awe by these new explorers who feared that their habitation on this island would be short. This proved true as we lost several who did not have the courage to face the next four years. The rest found the way difficult for these tribes, especially the Seniors, were a reckless bunch and were always ready to attack the newcomers with sarcasm and ridicule. Their ability to elude the great rulers of this realm known as faculty members was so little known to these explorers. Little did they dream that one day they would use the same strategy to win their battles. In spite of their greenness, this fourth tribe made progress with the help of the Supreme Rulers. Often they rebelled against this severe ruling and the tax of long lessons that grew so tiring then, but now have helped to make us the cheif tribe of '49. Each year brought more prestige and the third year found us anxiously awaiting our day of glory. Patience was a virtue for today we rule with the same sureness as the Seniors of four years ago, and hold in our hands and hearts a wonderful future to be explored by a well informed tribe. Our progress has just started: 16