Lamesa High School - Tornado Yearbook (Lamesa, TX)

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SENIOR HISTORY One bright September morning in 1934, freckle faced, snaggle-toothed youngs- ters, painstakingly dressed by proud mothers, were given a sound spank and sent on their way to we were knocked first floor of would be a part IIIOTB school for the first time. Bashful and boisterous though we were, about by those N old high school kidsu, for our room was on the the High School building. Little did we realize that someday we of this great institution. The next year we were moved to the grammar school building, where we felt at home under the supervision of Mrs. Garvin and Mrs. Barron. How big we felt when we attained the rank of grade three and a room on the second floor! Recess was looked forward to, with games of cowboy, skip-the-rope, and playing Hhousenunder some remote tree. Miss Pinkie Brack and Miss Florence Lawson were in charge. Remember the fun on Valentiue's Day, when bashful boys with changing voices would slyly place boxes of candy or sweet verses on giggling girls' desks? Many budding romances were begun in the fifth and sixth grades. Some of which were:Ted McCollum, Dot Burleson, C.T. Beckham, Patricia Meechg B.L. Crouch, Biddy Whiteg Tom Branon, Jean Stanfleld, Carolyn Baldwin, Bill Nixg and Janet Rogers, Junior Burnett. which were: HThe Early Bird Catches The Wormfan operetta in participated: HS1x Who Pass While The Lentils Boil,N Q play portrayed the main character, HCinderella,N an operetta in A highly active class, early in our careers we presented many plays some of which several grades in which C. T. Beckham which Cinderella was played by Biddy White and Prince Charming by Patricia Meech. Remember the contest to see which room could have the best assembly programs? We always thought ours 'GTB best, but we were faced with stiff competition. Having reached the superior rank of grade seven, we felt ourselves capable of anything--such as sending a note down to second floor from the third floor by way of a cord tied in numerous knots. The note mysteriously said, N Beware--the Yellor Y! Fete Meet lene able And how disappointing it was to us when we lost the race of Queen of the May so closely. Our candidates were Biddy White and Jonnie Smith. That year, our girls had a hard-to-beat baseball team, which won the County Some of the players were Marzelle Fields, NDustyH Henry, Billie Kidd, Esti- Lovell, and Biddy and Nita White. What fun they had when they presentedlov- Mr. Harris, the coach, with a large box of Valentine candy on Valent1ne's.

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book make Jimmie will thinks they can it than I did. Juniors and Sophs, I my title of NYankeen to anyone who can handle it. Heaven knows I don't need lt. I am notja Texan. Also I will my abi- lity fwhat there is of itj to study and cram when needed. You'l1 need it,too. Good Luck. Bobby Hardesty-will to Zerna Adams the right to flirt with Jimmie Groves anytime she wants to. J.B.Bealey,Jr.-leave to my brother my old fliver to drive to school in. Wanda Jean Henry-will my place in the band to whoever thinks they can beat out boo- gie woogie on bells. Jimmie Nell Holcombe-will to my brother, Bi1ly,a year of contentment at home--with to anyone who better use of Groves-to the Donald Montgomery-will to some unfortu- nate student my old,beat up,typewr1ter with the hope that it spells better for them than it did for me. Lorayne Morris-to HLittle Mooseu I bequeath my title. He may remove the preceding adjective and take the original name,and may he do it with honor. W.C.McCarty-will to Carrol Jackson my ability to get along with Mrs. Yates. Ted McCollum-do hereby will to Frank Rose,all of my ability to get through school with the leas possible studying and good grades. Roy Parker-my ability to make fifty on Eng.tests Homer Rlppy-will to some dumb Jr.the ability to keep Fitzgerald on his side,or the polite way of saying suction. Angus Roberts-will to gear in football to JohnseyTankersley my head make good use of it. Wilma Lee Robertson-being sound of mind K?J, do Johnny Hurley-will my ability to get Ninn ' hereby will to Jean Dyer the ability to be lat the car. and Houtu of trouble,to Johnsey Tankersley every day at noon. book t Fannie Lee Jones-will to Patricia Blanton Faye Rogers-leave my badly worn shorthand my ability to think of so many excuses for anyone who has the nerve to take it up. getting in late at night. Janet Rogers-do hereby will to Jimmie Lee Truett Jones-will to Tom Anderson my ability and Anne McGuire the right to take care to make beautiful musicK?Jon a sousaphone. May he become a real artist. Velma Kidd-will to my little brother,Marv1m my ability to pass geometry in one term. Marilyn King-will to Mona Smithson my abil- ity to be on time for classes,and to Mary Frances McCullough I will my old geometry book,may she have better luck with it than I did. Rosalie Dorothy Klas-will to my s1ster,Alice the ability to get by without homework. Jackie Lamert-will to anyone my front seat in lconomics. Wayne Lawler-do hereby will to some Junior, my ability to spend more lab periods and get less done,than anyone else in phy- sics class. Dorothy Love-will to Noel Debmam my book- keeping book,hop1ng that he makes better use of it than I did. Virginia Luker-will to Sue Ashley my non- flirting ability. Bill Matlock-will to any unfortunate under- classman the ability to always get the first seat in English Class. Jean Middleton-will to any unfortunate un- derelassman the ability to get by with more things under Fitzgerald than I did Kand may they live over ith. Wanda Sue Middleton-hereby will to anyone who needs it the ability to get along with Mr. Fitzgerald. Joyce Miller-will to my little s1ster,Faith, the power to make Daddy and Mother move to town so she won't have to travel 90 miles a day to school in her Jr. and Sr. years. beautiful man,James high school days. Betty Scott-do hereby is in great need of Eldred Scott-being of Cotten of tha Hoffman,the rest of their will to Patsy Purcell,who it,my great height. sane mind and sound body, will to Cal Wright my ability to get along wit the girls,may you have better luck with them than I did. Jonnie Smith-do hereby will my last bottle of in to the second period history class and fifth period English class,with the hope that they will get more ink out of it than I did. Margie Ellen Southard-will to my s1ster,J1m Eve- lyn, to pass geometryin only one year. Bertrena Staudt-will my class ring to my cousin, Toby Reed. Olyveyne Thompson-leave to any smart Junior my discarded short hand book. James Vines-will to some Junior my desk in Mrs. Yates English Class. Wanelle Ward-do hereby will my great stature to Patsy Purcell. She really needs it. Biddy White-do hereby will my red dress,w1th the ruffles,to Ann Johnson,w1th the hope that she will get as much pleasure out of it as I did. Juanita White-do hereby will my horse,NCapta1nN horses. the future Senior Clas the headaches and wor- to anyone interested in Mary Helen Whited-will to who takes shorthand,all ries I have had.But 1t's worth it. Louise Woodward-will to Patsy Stanfield my place on the Mullins school bus. Marzelle Fields-will my nickname Hsandyn to some Freshman,providing she doesn't let it blow awa in the month of March.

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Climaxing activities of the year, sober faced boys and tearful girls looked upon graduation breathlessly and a little willfully, for it gag hard to leave the dear old grammar scheol,of which we had so long been a part and enter an entirely new phase of life-the high scheel.Home room teachers were Mrs.Dan Ogletree,Mr. St. Elmo Powell and Mr.Lloyd Harris. Our class had no valedicterian nor salutatorian, for out of one hundred eleven graduating students, twenty seven were honor stu- dents. The honor students were:Carolyn Baldw1n,C.T. Beckham,Dorothy Nell Burlesem Belva Cerbitt, Wendell Densen, Marzelle Fields, Dorothy Ross Gibson, Christine Heath, Wanda Jean Henry, Truitt Jones, Wilma Jean Jones,Billie Kidd, Wayne Lawler, Billie Faye Leamen, Virginia Luker, Marianne McBride, Ted McCollum,Patr1cia Meech, Lorayne Morris, Dorothy Jane Nelson, Bill Nix, Bobbie Oates, Wilma Lee Robertson, Janet Rogers, Maurine Sharp, Jennie Muriel Smith, Jean Stanfield, and Biddy Whnm. Our first day in high school introduced devasting changes. How different to ge to the teacher's class, rather than have her come to ours! As lowly nslime,N we obeyed our superiors'.every whim, however hazing wasn't as rough as we had ex- pected, for some of it had been done away with. As Hprexyu of the Freshman class we elected Jennie Smith, Nvice-prexyu was Biddy White.Det Burleson and Tom Branon reigned as favorites. The Sophomore year was headed by R. E. Haggard as pres1dent,'Biddy White as vice-president, and Dorothy Ross Gibson as secretary-treasurer. Edgar Lee Hawkins and Dot Burleson were chosen as favorites. Jennie Smith was Sophomore nominee for Valentine Queen. Proudly we reached the mark ef upperclassmen as Juniors. Ted McCollum was chosen as president, Fannie Lee Jenes,vice-president, and Jennie Smith, secretary treasurer. Outstanding events of that year were the Junior Play, N Our Girlsn, which was a huge success and the Junior-Senior Banquet to which we had looked for- ward for so long. Jennie Smith and Bud Eudy were favorites. At last we are Seniors! All of those one hundred eleven graduating from gram- mar school have not remained with us due te various conditions. Despite these con- ditions, we feel that our class is the best--second to none. Bill Matlock holds the position of president, Pat Patterson, vice-president, and Fannie Lee Jones, secretary-treasurer. One of our own Seniors, Jennie Smith, was crowned Football Queen. Speedy Nieman is Best All-Round Boy and Jennie Smith, Best All-Round Girl. Biddy White and Bill Matlock reign as favorites. Several of our boys have distin- guished themselves in various sports, and we will long remember them. And now, we leave L.H.S. carrying fend memories which will remain with us forever. '