Parsons High School - Panther Yearbook (Parsons, WV)

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 CLASS OF 50 And step by step since time began I see the steady gain of man; Back in the year of 1946, we the Seniors of today started our long journey on the winding road to a higher education. Our class was the largest class in the school with one hundred and twenty-eight students. We were just plain ordinary Freshmen looking for the day when we would be out of school and into the things we wished to follow. Thirty nine per-cent of the students who started out with us did not make the winding road to a high school educa- tion. From that sixty one per cent that did climb that road to higher education many of them may prove to become our best citizens. We were a quiet class, but had plenty of vigor which made us climb upward. The Red Rose was selected as our class flower and our colors were red and white. Success Awaits at Labor’s Gate was our motto. Of the one hundred twenty-eight members'thirty boys belonged to the Future Farmers of America. Ten girls belonged to the Glee Club and an average of five members made the honor roll for that year. We were represented by Bill Patch, Raymond Wilson, and Jack Parsons on the football team. When time for basketball came, Bill Patch, Bob White, and Don Good reported and made the reserve team. Officers elected for that year was President; Bill Patch; Vice President, Don Good; Secretary, Shirley Ann Barton; Treasurer, Samuel Lipscomb; Reporter, Polly Propst; and Cheerleader, Majorie Mickey Swearingen, our Sponsor was Mr. Fred Butcher. When Track started we found that Bill Patch, Don Good, and Raymond Wilson were on the team. Although we lost the class Track to the Sophomores, it was by a very close score, which made us feel good as we almost had a taste of victory Near the end of school we had a picnic at Horseshoe, which everyone liked very much.