Morenci High School - Copper Cat Yearbook (Morenci, AZ)

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HIS-TORI OP CLASS OF '4 £ In the year 1934 there came before a stunned faculty of the Morenci Elemen- tary School a staunch group of little char- acters with shining faces, stout hearts, and pockets- ful of beanshocters, marbles, and strings. These sturdy six-year old were destined to become one of the most brilliant and celebrated classes ever to march through the dim corridors of a mysterious set of buildings labeled The Morenci Tublic Schools. Nov for the story; One bright autumn morning Hiss Walters (a first grade teacher who didn’t know what she was getting into) heard footsteps outside her room. A bright face peered around the cor- ner. Ahl It was Anna YeeS Kiss Walters sighed with relief and mur- nered to herself, Well, maybe this isn't going to be so bad. the ear. After «this Kike was en- dowed with the nickname Better- late-than-never-Enrico. A couple of years went by and as the children grew wiser(?), their number increased. During their third year Donald Rollins (later known as the voice ) joined the happy urchins on their ascent of the ladder of knowledge. The fourth grade was a smooth glide. (It snowed a lot that winter.) Kary Lou Foutz pranced into our midst that year. (Come to think of it, she's still prancing.) The fifth grade was merely an- other victory for us. Of course the class wits kept us in high spirits all of the time. There was the time when Ruben Lozano appeared in school with a black eye—the first intimation of puppy love among us, Kiss Randal said. 0 Next came Martha Aguallo and Carmen Nava, escorted by Gilbert Benavidez. A bubbling sound float- ed through the open window; sure enough, it was Maria Diaz, Theresa Hernandez, Guillerma Nunez, and Herlinda Gonzalez. Gradually the assortment was assembled, and Kiss '.Valters began her rather hopeless task of instil- ling the fundamentals of learning into these little minds. There was a knock at the door. Now VVhat? Mrs. Enrico strode into the room dragging a belligerent Kike by Our sixth year found Elizabeth? Fairbanks adjusting herself to the idea of becoming the leader of a highly intellectual class. It also found Cothy '.Yard adjusting himself to Elizabeth. Billie Jean Riley came that year, too, and she made an instant hit with Jake Lovett, much tp the annoyance of Jerry Ellis.' Across the bridge I It was a symbol of achievement! invaded the holy precincts of the big building . '.Te were in junior high! El via Saucedo and Rudy Tarango joined the class just as Mr. Eazzetta was exposing us to Math.