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CLASS HISTORY On August 28, 1938 a small group of 41 students entered the large door of Richland High School to be confronted by our dear Mrs. Heiserman, who conducted us to our first grade room. At the end of these short twelve years there are only nine of us to graduate from the same school, namely, Nola F. Polly, Bobby E. Cruts, Dwight Roam, Billy R. Trower, John Warden, Reid Goforth, Lois Jean Crick, Barbara Osborne, and Clay Howlett. We got acquainted with Dick and Jane in our readers and a small portion of what was ahead while in the first grade. Our second year was taught by Miss Payne, who, with a helping hand, led us to the door of the third grade. Our third grade was spent with Miss Wescott. Here we had some additions to our class, one of whom is still with us, Lois J. Manual. This was a very pros- perous year for all of us. We learned to write instead of print and we thought we were really big. Miss Lemming was our fourth grade teacher. She also helped in the Music Department, therefore, we all learned to sing very well. Miss Sellars, who became Mrs. Brightwell during the year, taught us in the fifth grade. The change from Sellars to Brightwell was too great for us, so most of us continued to call her Miss Sellars. During our fifth grade we had three additions, Hazel Pemberton, George Gray, and Ralph Perkins. During our sixth grade year, we did not know whether we were coming or going. We had more teachers than we could count. Among them were: Mrs. Nuckles, Mrs. Cannon, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Heard, and Mrs. Queisenberry. The additions to the class during this year were Geraldine Long and Kenneth Howlett. In the seventh grade it seemed strange to settle down to just one teacher. However, Mrs. Simpson proved to be very capable. It also seemed strange to be on the third floor with all of the highly educated people, but we soon learned to dodge paper wads as well as they. Several class- mates entered during this year. Billy Lander entered our class and liked us so well that he is still here. We entered into the eighth grade with Miss Robertson as our teacher. By this time we were getting used to the third floor and became more mlschievious every day. Bill Thomson joined us during the last half of this year. This year ended with one of the biggest events in our lives, our eighth grade graduation. We also gave our first play, “Elmer.” Our freshman year brought many new students. Among them were Donna Mae Pruitt, Jennie L. Edwards, Stella Ashworth, Bobby Roberson, Pauline Anderson, Lillian Woody, LaNelle Coyle, Shirley Brittain, Geneva Satterfield, J. R. Roam, Dorris Clark, and Jack and Roy Crossland. This was a year which was very much enjoyed by all of us. We were known as the “greenest freshmen” that had ever been in RHS -- so the teachers said. The Sophomore year was one of the biggest years in our high school career. The new students who entered during this year were Billy Joe Bowen and Bill McCann -- this was a great catastrophe for our class. Loretta Manes also entered our class during this year. During our Junior year we had a grand time. We all enjoyed our Junior-Senior Banquet very much, although we did have to work to pay for it. We had a swell time presenting our Junior play, “The Wild Oats Boy,” and it turned out to be a great success. Some of the teachers thought we skipped once in awhile, but we wouldn’t of thought of that — strictly business. Our Senior year will be one of long remembrance, although we haven’t done nearly so many pranks as in the years before. We had one addition to our class during this year, Mike Larinan. This year we have all worked hard, and we think, have achieved much.
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