Little Rock Central High School - Pix Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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by Many Shelton lUe . So this is the end and the begin- ning- The end of school days, chi d- ish associations and the security which is the inevitable result of routine: he be inning o.' matu ity, independent thinking and the re.il- izrtion o ambitions and ideals. As we seniors face the night of graduation, our minds whirl with a medley of houghts—some hap py. some sad. While we are ea-o- to assert ourselves in the world rf adults, we are yet reluctant to give up the pleasures and friendships we have enjoyed .he past thre» years. But the time has come when we must enter a new phase of life and choose our paths. After we have rccieved our highschool dip- lomas we are free to make our im- pressions upon the world. Shall these impressions be good or bad: strong or weak? It is for us. individually, to de- cide how we shall run the race of life, whether we shall be fast or slow, winner or loser. It is heart- ening to know that the finish line for all is different, and the degree ith which we keep loward the goal, and not our swiftness, is the do. ciding factor. Our minds have been trained and developed through years of care- ful guidance from parents, teachers, and friends in preparation for this our end and surely our beginning. A I over America and the world institutions of learning are opening their doors to emit the stream of educated young men and women of this generation. . . the generation whose task it is to rebuild civ- i ization and rescue mankind from the dregs of despair and faithless- ness. We are wondering . . .about the tasks which lie ahead—hoping, that we may successfully meet the challenge of a suffering humanity —dreaming ... of a future unsul- lied by the whirling depts of hate and greed and fear—praying . . . for divine guidance and the moral courage to face our destiny. The time approaches—the hour L at hand. Our minds grow hazy with a thousand unfinished thou- ghts. We are in the midst of a sea f billowing white, and somber dark. Endless chatter and laughter issues forth from the lips of hundreds eagerly awaiting that slip of paper which is the ticket to a broader field of endeavor. There is a sud- den hus!« of expectancy :.s the mus't begins: a shifting of positions to to in readiness for the coming march. We file to our places to the stir- ring strains of the concert band. Who can say what vision now is ours? What dreams? Then we are settled and LRHS's en'.ire choral ?roup. led by the A Cappella Choir pours forth a medley of songs which seem to express those thoughts whch we cannot. The stirring service songs bring pic urcs of battleships gliding over the darkening waves, battalions of soldiers marching, marching . . . over uneven ground to the rhythm of pounding hearts, clumsy ‘auks, lumbering destructively on their way . . . gleaming wings, dipping and soaring, and dipping again as they unload their cargoes of death. War. The fundamental calamity of man.What will its numbing effect have upon our lives? We canr.- drift along as those before us have done. We must lay aside normal living, and adapt ourselves to the unusual conditions of the world. ent speakers are announced. Ann Anderson, and Marion Boggs, rep- resentative of this 1943 graduating class, will deliver the messages of youth to the assembled students, alumni, graduates and friends. The conferring of diplomas marks the climax of this eventful evenings. The term commencement ‘n its fullest sense includes not only the actual graduation exercises, but also the Vesper Services which prece.'d this by a week. Vesper Services are held on the Sunday before the diplomas are granted. The program consists of special music and a ser- mon on religion or ethical address which is given to the graduates. The speaker who has been ann- ounced for Sunday afternoon. May 16. is the Reverend Connor More- head, pastor of the First Methodist Church. Little Rock. Reverend Morchcad is the father of a May graduate. Sarah Jo Morehcad. Al- though his topic has not yet been made known, it will be announced at a later date. The service will begin at 5:00 o'clock. •Sesu id. rWUa Pecome Ga+uHixiat i an. Qiaduatiost fluM at Pne-iAtune y ► Gladys Blount Cornelia Cazorti A Adron Bradley Anne Craig Bobbie Lee Fox A

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 5- O o We edlizate Formerly graduation was a magic moment dimmed only by the problems of college boards and tedious preparation for the various univer- sities of the country. Now as we walk through the halls for the last time we realize that in a warring America we will be called upon to face a grimmer task and a changed life. A rapid but none the less necess- ary transition, we have watched young gods in tails turn to men of war. They have laid aside books to take up arms for their country, knowing that no longer is the pen mightier than the sword, for sterner measure must prevail to stem the tide of destruction. To those gay, brave-hearted youths of LRHS who go to do battle for us and for many, we dedi- cate this issue as a token of the prayers in our hearts we cannot voice.

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 7Ite IdJlieeli Qa Round All tl»e hustle and bustle, hurry and flurry connected with the var- ious senior activities remind us of that old saying. Nothing good happens without having been plann. ed for”. This is proved to us by the loads of work so willingly per- formed by faculty members and students on committees in prep- aration for the oncoming events. Those students taking part In the Class Day Assembly were: Joyce Wilcox. Ed Smith. Jack Venable. Adrienne Storey. Bev- erly Boyd. Jim Penick, Stanley Bauman. Jane Gray. Joe Rice, Joy Shoemaker. Charles Smith. Jack Ginnocchio. Gordon Bemberg, and Chet Blackwood. Students on the committee to work out the Senior Assembly Program were: Gege Dickinson. Jane Gray. Jackie Foreman. Char- les Kirby. June Cross. Cowle Hamilton. Stanley Bauman. Mary Adalyn Young. Marilyn Long. Ransom Jackson. Charles Hobby. Mary Alice Griffin. Mary Stuart Nickelson. Boh Mackin. and Key- burn Reynolds. Faculty sponsors on the committee were: Miss Celia Murphy, Chairman; Miss Mildred Wilson. Miss Josephine Stewart, and Mr. Guy Irby. Students who worked on com- mittees for Senior Documents were: CLASS WILL — Margie Ad- kins and Bill Wilkins. C LASS DISTINCTIONS Miss Emily Penton. faculty spon- sor: Student Chairman. Hanson Jackson; Students on Committee: Jack Ginnochio. Jim Pchick, Car- olyn Davis, and Mayriann Conley. CLASS PROPHECY — Buck Shofncr. Jim Coats and Jackie Foreman. CLASS HISTORY — Nano- Sparling and Lewis Block. CLASS POEM — Gcge Dick- inson. Those on committee for senior luncheon were: Faculty Sponsors — Miss Mary Flood, chairman: Miss Mary Murphy. Miss Vivian Daniel. Miss Jennie Perkins, and Miss Mary Craig. Students — Adrienne Storey; chairman. Jeanne Smith. Mary Frances Stewart, Sam Stathakis, Ray Tilley, and Bill Stafford. Today seventh period the sen- iors had their long awaited sen- ior luncheon in the cafeteria. Last year, they as Juniors, looked on with longing glances while pteparations were being made for the luncheon. Today, these stud- ents found themselves amidst a senior luncheon all their own. What fun to be the ‘‘big shots’’ at last: The luncheon program follows: The invocation, introduction of all odeuf. And otnoviaw GLsU Poesn In this myriad dream called life, Wo strive for philosophy; From a setting of fragments called strife. We play fate's comedy. Today is a moment of sadness. Tomorrow the golden sun. The future, an hour of gladness. Thus are all battles won. The Musician Once on an idle evening. I played a master's theme; He lived again in the music. For his soul remained In his dreams. The Farmer One with the dreams of genius. May drink the cup of death; But the plowman stands on the open land. And I’ll choose the damp, black earth. The Artist There is a fragament of beauty In the soul of every man. That is never dulled by duty. Blackest sin, or sordid plan. The I’eet Why must I sit alone and write my verse. When others walk the golden road to Samarkand? I sing of love and hate to fill with worthless gold my purse. My soul is empty, but I fill the soul of man. Life The poignant pain that burns within At the sound of a great melody, Is the challenge of beauty to sin. Iii lrfe's turbulent symphony. Natron Ashley luf fjuamtx Qamhle faculty members and students who helped on Senior Committees, the reading of the Class History. Wi 1, Prophecy, and Class Dis- tinctions. Those on the committee for Vesper Services are: Mr. M. Y. Harding and Miss Edith Leidy. Mrs. Ruth Kleppcr Settle will be in charge of the musical arrange- ments. Those helping with the senior play Heaven Can Walt directed by Miss Alberta Harris are: Mr. A. L. Scruggs, printing of tickets: Mr. M. C. Moser and Adrienne Storey, sale of tickets; Miss Celia Murphy, advertising; Mr. H. T. Ziegler and Mr. E. A. Parker, properties. Mr. S. E. Tanner and Mr. Robert Parker will be In charge of the doors. Faculty sponsors for the com- mencement exercises are: Miss Rebecca Sewell who wrll make ar- rangements for the speaker. Miss Edith Leidy and Miss Mary Pier- coy who will arange for the flow- ers. Mrs. Ruth K. Settle, director of the A Capi el!a Choir, and Mr. L. Bruce Jones, director of the band, wili be in charge of the musical arrangements. Faculty sponsors in charge of the graduation announcements were Mr. M. Y. Harding and Miss Alma Spears. To tiie faculty sponsors, and students who have taken the res- ponsibilities so gladly, performed their duties so conscientiously, and obtained such admirable results — Vos Salutamus!” Qifbi tyoA fytieedla+n Wc arc at war—Many LRUS former students have gone to the far flung battle fronts. Soirb have given their lives. How much courage it takes to dive a p’ane down the funnel of a Jap aircraft carrier most of us will never know. How much courage it takes to fight in a deadly jungle with crawling Japs, or how much courage it takes to battle heat. sand, thirst, and Gormans in Africa most of us can only guess—but some of us will soon know. Those of us who will not know, let us keep the fires burning on ihc home front.