Red Oak High School - Hawk Yearbook (Red Oak, TX)

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Qfassf-7 iSf0PYc The discovery of, the class of 1948 was an acci- dent. Four years ago, early one morning on the fourth of September, the faculty of Red Oak High School were strolling aimlessly through the hall, chatting about the just ended vacation and wondering whether there Would be any changes in their work during the coming year. Suddenly they caught a glimpse of something new and strange. Just inside the front door, huddled to- gether in mute embarrassment and anxiety, were the mem- bers of what became the class of l9U8. To the casual eye they seemed merely a group of ordinary boys and girls, reasonably goodlooklng and badly frightened But to the trained eye, these strangers seemed distinct and separated individuals, each possessing talents and capabilities worth finding out. The faculty bade them enter and spent the next few weeks attempting to gain their confidence. The most unpleasant thing about this Freshman year was the contempt in which they were held by those who had been residing in school for a longer period than they. ' At the end of the year a terrible disaster befell the Freshmen. Although it was instigated by their bene- volent faculty and intended to prove of lasting benefit to them, they suffered greatly. Many had their growth re- tarded a year by it and a few, pernanently disabled, left the Freshman class forever. This disaster was called F1nal,Exam1nat1on. With the coming of the next September, they recieved a new name. Because of their skill in acquiring the customs of the school, they were renamed Sonhomores and the process was called by a native name, upromotionn. Now, a strange thing happened. RSWSMOFFIDS the scorn With which they had been regarded the previous year, they adopted the same attitude toward the incoming strangers who took their places as Freshmen. The routine of the 'classroom was now familar and they found studying easier than before. The class organization of the Sophomore yenrfwas as fol- lows: Joyce Pratt, presidentg Adrian Rogers, vice-president and Edna Earle Smith, secretary. This was a distinguished body and reflected honor on the entire school. In the third year owing to an educational custom, the Sophomores became Juniors, and their sense of importance h- creased out of all due proportion. Great, indeed, was their scorn for the Freshman and Sophomores. New we come to the fourth, and greatest year in the history of the class. They automatically Cas was their cus- tom in many things! became Seniors in September. With the gaining of this title they began to take them selves more seriously than ever before. eWhen, I say, nserlouslyn, I This Page Sponsored By OLDHAM'S GROCERY Red Oak, Texas

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H---.mfg Y ,,i, mean, eer1oue1y'2 As the year drew to a oloee they were positively dizzy with dignity. A The organization of' this dass was note-worthy, the ibl- lowing list of officers belngdn charge: Edna Earle Smith, presldentg Adrian Rogers , yloe-presldentg and Joyce Pratt, secretary. ' We take his opportunityb say now that ln our far from humble' opinion the 'class of 191118 is the most brilliant and lass known to history and will be always attractive of any c lt of the Red Oak High School and the rememberedly the faou y people of the town as 'That wonderful class of 197-58. - - THE WEBB. STUDIO . ,Photographs H Commercial' Wo rk Kodak 'Fm' School Work - Waxahaohie , Texgg 322