Panhandle High School - Lair Yearbook (Panhandle, TX)

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THE FAITHFUL OLD CLOCK IN THE HI SCHOOL HALL Forty three Senrors stood rn the Hrgh School hall Watchmg the old Clock that hangs on the wall I had started upstaus and was just passmg by when one of them sald wrth a low wxstful srgh Turn back Turn back Oh Trme rn your Fhght Make us all First Graders Just for torught The old Clock grumbled and gave a low moan Then started talkrng rn a monotonous tone Twas rn Nmeteen Hundred Forty frve as I recall Twenty one of you krds started to school that fall Some of you were lrvely and some very shy Your Teachers seemed to love you I WONDER whyl Mrs Turner and Mrss Morrng both tr1ed and true Managed to brrng each and every ONE of you through Oh what trrals they suffered no one knew Though I suppose all Frrst Grade Teachers dol Attendmg that year were erght httle grrls Each was sweet and pretty and most wore curls Barbara Mrtchell Donna Newton Lynne Werser Paula Russ Joyce Vance Margaret Randel Patsy Elder and Barbara Drckson Altogether the Frrst Grade boys numbered thrrteen I m afrard they were slrghtly more HEARD than SEEN Davrd Osborne Rrchard Orr Johnny Ed Howe Jerry Gaylor Brlly Bob Brown Wayne Goodman Coy Mrtchell Leon Stephens John Metcalf Tommy Poage Iere Mohan Kent Eagle and Roy Lane Mrss Holman and the frrst Mrss Ew1ngfMaryQ Made very sure that you never drd rarry As you waded and groaned through the second grade Madalyn Lemmons that fall Jorned the brrgade The second M1ss Ewmg QNormaj and Mrs Lewellen Taught the Thrrd grade and drd very well then C B Haley moved rn wrth thrs new class And soon became one of the mass Mrs Montgomery and Mrss Marjorre Ewmg Tended all of your Fourth grade dorng They made room for you that year 1.n Hrgh School And acung grown up was the general rule Mrss Lawson and Mrs Lorenz were the two who herded the terrrble Frfth grade crew Larry Rogers and Dean Howard two boys Came then to add to your sorrows and Joys Mrs Feaster Mr Bush and Mr Barn Started you down the Junror Hrgh Lane Two new students Jones I-Iedrrck and Charles Starr Jorned your forces and proved up to par Next year Mrs Morgan and Mr Conrad drd frne Keeprng you up wrth the Seventh grade lrne Dorothy Crocker and Carolyn Holmes both were n Also Rodney Veteto came to classes wrth you Mr O Farrell Mrs Morgan and Mr Moore Gave you all they could of Erghth grade lore Your membershrp lrst was growrng fast Even though of Grade School rt was your last Anrra Franklrn Dollre Boyd and Dorrs Smrth And Jerry Lou Waldre became members herewrth As Nmth Graders you were rn Panhandle Hrgh And garned sur new members oh my' Pat I-lamrlton Marva Hrnes and Freda watson Phrllrp Maxwell Larry Hrrons and Jrmmy Wasson Your sponsors were the bravest of all you chose Mr Wetsel and Mrs Brown that fall No one Jorned your Sophomore year At least none who are st1ll here Boyd Wrllrams was the lone sponsor you prcked And many were the ways he was tucked As Iunrors you came up rn the ranks And the Senrors were generous wrth therr thanks For the banquet a la Mardr Gras But your poor old sponsors ha ha Mrs Brown and Mr Wetsel served another year And B111 Ingham came 1n wrth you here Your Senror year has been hectrc rndeed Mrs Brown and Mr Wetsel felt your need And sponsored you thrs whole year through You had decrded no one else would do lane Bumpas and Howard Newton you drd garn And as Senrors over all you grandly rergnl You seemed to thrnk of nothmg but your comrng tnp So goodbye now Senrors go pack your grrpl Forty three Graduates stood rn the Hrgh School hall Watchrng the old Clock that hangs on the wall I had started upstarrs and was just passmg by when on of them called wrth a qurck anxrous cry Rush on Rush on Oh Trme rn your flrght Tell us each where we ll be TEN years from ton The old Clock chuckled and looked very wrse Then answered brrefly wrth a gleam rn h1s eyes Of the PA ST I have told you Of the FUTURE ask not Make the most of rt KIDS whate er be your lot! - 1 1 1 1 1 . - 1 ,, . . . . . 1 1 1 - - . . ,I . . . , 1 . 1 1 1 ' ,, . . - . , , . , 1 1 , 1 1 . , . 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 ' ' - 1 1 1 1 v ' ' 11 11 11 11 ' ' ' 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . ,, 1 1 1 ' - ,, . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 ' 1 11 1

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