Lee High School - Blue and Gray Yearbook (Jacksonville, FL)

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III. SS HISTIIHY The fall of 1948 49 was a memorable one for Gllberts Harbor for lt was then that the good shrp 1951 salled mto Port Robert E Lee and was quarantrned rn Orrentatlon The Captaxn was chosen ln record trme and xt was under the pxlotage of Phoebe Jackson and Dan Scarborough and the sponsorshrp of Mrs Rowell and Mr Montgomery that we braved the storms of Sophomore year Prmcrpal Joseph W Gllbert was there glvrng good humored and fatherly advlce and Dean of Grrls Marguerlte P Culp wxth characterlstrc gentleness and porse as sured us of her frrendshxp and understandmg The new Inter com System gave us the feelrng that Mr Grlbert was always navxgatmg wrth us and plottmg our course We watched the varsrty buxldrng take shape the pavrng of the street South of the school and the reclalmlng of the wastelands to the North We are grateful to the Dads Club the P T A and the school board for these xmprovements We were 1ust xnterested bystanders watchxnq the faculty greats , the Jaunty Junlors the Solemn Senrors ,the lettermen, andthe glamour grrls When the roll of 49 50 was taken, we found that a few of us were mlssrng Our pxlots thts year were Vlfglnla Zxpperer and Dana Shrres and we were sponsored by Mrss Broward and Mrss Durrance respectlvely The grrls staged a wonderful Srxth Annual Jumor Grrls Fashlon Show, matched by the equally successful Junror Boys Fashron Show In the fleld of athletxcs lt was evldent from the begxnnmg that we would make a record that would be easlly remembered and ln short trme we caused the whole hlgh school to s1t up and take notice The honored custom of the .Tumor Senlor Prom was the blg soclal event of thrs year On a hurricane wrnd we rode lnto our semor year and the exhllaratmg experxence of belng leaders IH the school s llfe made the long months of hard work pass swrftly The Semor Glrls Club chose Cecella Todd to p1lot them and Mrs Brockett to keep them on thelr course The Senror Fellows selected B1'l Sahlle and accordxng to time honored custom our Assrstant Prmcrpal Mr Locket! stood by Thrs Senror year the grrls and boys 1o1ned forces and worked together as a class under the leadershlp of a chosen group Through the untmng efforts of our beloved sponsor Mrss Dorothy Thomas we sarled mto the fmanclal world rn a brg way The school calendar was or1g1 nated It proved to be an outstandxng success and the proceeds of thxs success enabled us to ald vrsual educatron wlth the purchase of a new motxon ptcture proyector and accessorres The Semor Glrls Jubrlee won tremendous acclaxm rn November We establlshed, we hope, a custom rn the Semor Dxnner Dance grven at the Naval Arr Statron whxch proved to be the gayest party of the Chrrstmas season In the sprung the Senror Fellows Club Vodvxl scored a smash hxt, way out front rn orrgmaltty We ended our years achxevements rn the publxshmg of our Annual THE BLUE AND GRAY, the staff turned out a magnrfrcent edxtron In the mxdst of all the 1oys and excrtments of Commencement week we were overpowered wrth our debt of gratxtude to our school As we look behrnd us and see the successron of adversmes and achrevements we are glad that we went rnto them all whole heartedly and w1th the rrght sp1r1t and we trust that the lessons we have had IH the past may serve as gurde lmes rn the future that we may make the most of our remarnrng opportunrtres, and that each and every one of us be ready to stand up for the courage of hrs convrctlons and wlth only honor love, and respect for Lee tn our hearts when the good shxp fmally welghs anchor rn June 1951 1. - 1 .1 - . ,, u ' I , . . . 1, - - ,I . . . . . , , . . I ' ' ' I . . , 1 - ' 'I ' . It H H - H H - H - , . , . I . . . . ' , . 1 , . . . . , . . . . 1 - 1 . . . . . , . ' I i 1

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ast all and estament OF'THE 1951 GRADUATING CLASS OF ROBERT E LEE HIGH SCHOOL We the 1951 graduatrng class of Robert E Lee Hrgh School berng of average mentalrty desprte the general oprnron of our learned rnstructors do hereby make our frnal wrll and testament Although psychologrcally mrxed up as Senror classes usually are we consrst of 390 separate and drstrnct rndrvrduals We are however rn such complete accord and thrnk so much alrke that the pronoun w wrll be used to denote our entrre group throughout thrs document We hope that our recent teachers and under classmen wrll remember us not for our many faults but for our manrfold and remarkable vrrtues lf thrs document contarns partralrty rn any respect or rf any slrght drscrepancres are noted we trust you wrll pardon them and realrze they are unrntentronal and merely the result of over enthusrasm ln thrs manner do we drspose of our possessrons To Mr Grlbert we grve the satrsfactron of knowrng that another gang of scalawags has at last gone out rnto the world for better or for worse We also leave to hrm the pleasant memorres of our rnvasrons rnto the peaceful atmosphere of hrs sanctuary complarnrng of the many grrevances and rnrustrces rmposed upon us by stalwart teachers Now to hrm we extend our hearty apprecratron for hrs gurdance hrs lollrty and the benefrt of hrs many years of experrence wrth the younger generatron To thrs emacrated hunk of masonry we call our school we bequeath the peaceful quret resultrng from our absence Also the appetrzrng masses of well gnawed gum so petrrfred and hardened after years of drsuse rn the rnconsprcrous hollows of our furnrture together wrth the rmmortal poetry rnscrrbed throughout the burldrng by our drug store genruses The smaller rndrvldual bequests are as follows To the athletrc teams we leave our mark Perhaps not the most rllustrrous record comprled but rt rs ours one to be remembered by all of whether partrcrpants or spectators Soto our drlrgent coaches from whose knowledge and experrence so much has been gained we leave our fond regards and admrratron To the undergraduates we grve our stained and deprecrated books all unpard debts and all the examrnatron questrons we have been grven durrng the past ear We belreve that an exam lrke hrstory often repeats rtself The answers never owned rn entrrety have long srnce been mrslard by us and are not rncluded rn thrs legacy To the Juruor class we wrll our self satrsfactron our wrsdom our rmportance and our concert all of whrch we possess rn enormous quantrtres We also leave our good luck It made us what we are today and therefore should satrsfy them To the low and rllrterate Sophomores we leave our patrence lt wrll be found useful rn combattrng the rebukes and mrstreatments of the asrnrne .lunrors To our teachers the faculty of Robert E Lee Hrgh School we grve free from all rnherrtance luxury or rncome tax our entrre store of knowledge We also leave our rnvaluable oprnron on frnal exams requrrements for graduatron and all the addrtronal rnformatron obtarned by orrgrnal research and contemplatron The latter mrght even wrth profrt be rncorporated rnto the next course of study To them we also leave our sense of humor and persrstent hecklrng ln addrtron we bequeath our genurne gratrtude for therr unfarlrng krndness and ard To the over ambrtrous under graduate rt such there be we leave the perfect rndolence of Charlre Capps Some people srt and waste trme Charlre lust srts Besrdes these bequests we leave our best wrshes to any and all who may desrre them In wrtness whereof we the class of 1951 the testator, have set our hand and seal on thrs frrst day of .lune rn the year of 1951 WILHGSSSS Just to make lt legal Attorneys at law. - , V 1 1 , . 1 1 - 1 1 , e . . , , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , . - 1 ' 1 , 1 1 1 1 us . . . . , , 1 1 9 - 1 1 - 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 - r 1 1 1 - , . 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 . , , . , . 1 1 1 - I -.....1....-.-.-1-.-1-.1 .. f-T: :::--- - 'f-f f--- Y- Y Y Y ' ' ' f .- -.-.- -..-1--1 v1 - Q 1- -