Rusk High School - Aerie Yearbook (Rusk, TX)

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HISTORY OF Z.H.S. CLASS OF '55 September 2, 1943, was Discovery Day for 52 pupils who streamed into Mrs. Bessie Smith's room for their first experience with textbooks. While we were trying to adjust ourselves to the ways of school, the faculty and officials were trying to provide adequate facilities for our education. The problem was ultimately solved when Mrs. Eloise Corbin was hired to teach half of us. Thus even in the first grade we began to make history as the first divided class. Twenty-one of us graduating this year enrolled that historical year. Those in Mrs. Smith's section were: Betsy Atkinson, Bob Atkinson, Gene Marsh, David McCray, Bob Moore, Sandra Sanders, Jerry Smith, Suzanne Stewart, John Venard, and Don Westg in Mrs. Corbin's were: Ralph Atkinson, Bill Barger, Carl Crane, Nancy Harmon, Joyce Jervis, Bill Kaser, Jack McClellan, Ruth Miller, Don Pavey, Lloyd Sadler, and .lon Sharp. . We began the second chapter of our education with Miss Euva Harvey as our teacher. Mary Dome and Ralph McFarland joined us this year. Sonny Smith and Ronald Hudson became mem- bers of our group in the third grade, when Miss Janet Schuetz was our teacher. V In the fourth grade Mrs. Irene Sprong was our teacher, and Kenny Atkinson entered the class. We believed ourselves quite grown-up this year, for we had recess with the fifth and sixth grades instead of the first and second. Mrs. Margaretta Davidson was our teacher in the fifth grade. At this point in our progress Bob Dulin joined us. I Two who linked their names with ours in the sixth grade, when Mr. Verne Moore was our teacher, were Marion Adkinson and Sonny Smith, who re-entered from Clay Center. As we entered the seventh grade and junior high, with Mr. Jenkinson as our first sponsor and a different teacher for each subject, we lost some of our self-confidence and again felt some of the uncertainty of our beginning year. ' In the eighth grade we re-entered the limelight when we won the Junior High Basketball Cham- pionship. Our sponsor this year was Mr. DePeugh. As freshmen we entered the third phase of our schooling. Among other things we won another Basketball Championship, which impressed the en- tire high school and made us feel quite important. Mr. Dome was our sponsor. Martishi Boffo, Joan Neese, Dave Beldon, and Marylin Daglish entered our class. Sonny Smith re-entered, this time to remain. Miss Dorothy Roby and Mr. Walter Harmon became our permanent sponsors in our sophomore year. Thelma Turner, Larry Smiley, and Don Buskirk all entered the group this year. We looked forward to our junior and senior years with great enthusiasm. The boys joined Hi-Y, and the girls gazed admiringly at junior rings. As juniors we learned how to work as a real team, and Winona Hummel joined us in our efforts. First we sold candy and ice cream during noon hours and at basketball gamesg then we received our long-awaited class rings, and finally our dreams of an outstanding Prom came true through more planning and hard work than any of us had thought possible. The theme was Paris in the Springtime. Only one thing dimmed the joy of this busy year, and that was the death of our beloved class- mate, Karen Lee Fox, to whom this book is dedi- cated. All of our activities and aspirations have cul- minated in this final year. With the knowledge that our time to make history in Z.H.S. is short, we strive to improve our school record, earn money for our class fund, and shoulder a senior's share of responsibilities. We have made many choices, in- cluding rose and charcoal as our colors and a pink carnation as our flower, and we shall make many more momentous ones in the months to COIIIC. We can still look forward to many activities to- gether-our trip, our class play, the Prom, Bacca- laureate, and finally Commencement. To our par- ents, our teachers, and the people of our com- munity we extend our thanks for twelve memorable years in school. Our past is summed up in the pages of this book. We sum up our feeling for the future in our motto, Today we followg tomorrow we lead. '

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DAVID J. BELDON Blondy . Science Club 9, 10, 113 Hi-Y 10, 11, 123 FFA 9, 103 4-H 9, 10, 11, Eagle Re- view 123 Camera Club 123 Chorus 9, 10, 11, 12? Booster Club 10. SENIORS MARY MARTHA DOME Honor Society 11, 123 Latin Club 10, 11, 123 Science Club 113 SSS 11, 123 FHA 10, 11, 123 GAA 10, 11, 123 Eagle Review 123 Aerie Staff 123 Chorus 9, 10, 11, 123 Band 9, 10, 11, 123 Librarian 123 Booster Club 10, 11, 12. RALPH A. ATKINSON Pud Latin Club 10, 11, 123 Camera Club 123 Hi-Y 10, 11, 123 Eagle Review 123 Chorus 11, 123 Booster Club 9, 103 Basketball .9, 10, 113 Baseball 9, 10, 11, 12. JOYCE JERVIS Joy SSS 11, 123 FHA 9, 103 4-H 103 Eagle Review 123 Chorus 123 Librarian 12. MARION ADKINSON Adkie Science Club gQ Camera Club 123 Hi-Y' 10, 11, 123 Eagle Review 123 Aerie Staff 123 Chorus 10, 11, 123 Librarian 9, 10, 11, 123 Booster Club 9, 103 Basketball 9, ,10, 11, 123 Baseball- 9, 10,11,12. ROBERT DULIN Do-Little Hi-Y 10, 11, 123 FFA 9, 10, 11, 12 4-H 9, 10, 11, 123 Eagle Review 12.

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CLASS WILL We, the seniors of '55, have had Bigger and Better as our slogan in all our activities through- out our school years. Now that we are about to graduate, we want to make the biggest possible contribution to a better f?J life for those we leave behind. Therefore we bequeath the following treas- ured traits and possessions: I, Dave Beldon, will to Tom Woodrum my modi- fied '48 pick-up truck with the stipulation that he must keep stock mufflers on it. I, Winona Hummel, bequeath to Janet Sue Rosen- stihl my ability to reason, provided she takes chem- istry and makes the grades I did. ' I, Suzanne Stewart, will to Bud Marsh my ability as a dance instructor, provided that he practices and' masters the jitterbug. I, Bob Moore, will my seat on George Berry's bus to Larry Pigg. I, Ruth Miller, will to Betty Smith my task of typing the feature page for the school paper with a reasonable number of errors. I, Thelma Turner, will my position as club writer on the EAGLE REVIEW staff to Sharyn King, with the understanding she will always have the news in, three days before the deadline. I, Carl Crane, will the enjoyment of going around S curves on the way to school to Marcia Foster. I, Lloyd Sadler, will my ability to slide around corners to Bob Bennington, provided he hits no trees. I, Mary Dome, will my short hair to Jacque Packard, provided she keeps hers equally short. I, Dave McCray, will to Dan Fix my grades in civics. I, Don Pavey, will my ability to make good grades to Janet Atkinson. I, Jack McClellan, will my ability to keep a dead- pan expression while making a speech to Sammy Fix. I, Ralph McFarland, will my squirrel eye to Carl Stewart, provided that he doesn't strain it while looking for deer. I, Don West, will my race track on Road 334 to Elizabeth Nyland. I, Bill Kaser, will to Mr. Warner my favorite fishing hole, with the provision that he must keep it a secret. H I, Martishi Boffo, will to Jim Barrick my bobby pins, provided he will promise to curl his hair every night. , I, Sonny Smith, will my ability to lead yells to Harry Pavey, provided he doesn't just help himself to a pep session. I, Joan Neese, will to Sally Smiley my seat on the Union School bus, provided she doesn't have a private chauffeur. I, Marion Adkinson, will to Dan Fix, the way I pronounce spelling words in Miss Roby's English class, provided he can get away with it. I, Don Buskirk, will my nickname Buzzy', to Gene Turner. I, Gene Marsh, will my late arrivals at school to Janet Atkinson, with the provision that she must not be late more than twice a year. I, Nancy Harmon, will my position in charge of the candy counter at Cruse 81 Co. to Maurice Kessler, who is very eager to take over. I, Larry Smiley, cheerfully will my bottle of shoe polish to any one who thinks he can keep his saddles more spotless than mine. I, Betsy Atkinson, will my position on the Block's Fashion Board to Sammy Fix, provided he promises to model only formals. l, Johnny Venard, will my curly hair to Eugene Pock, provided he pins it up to least once a week. I, Robert Atkinson, will my phenomenal typing speed to Ernie Oden, provided he types 30 words per minute .and doesn't burn up the typewriter doing it. I, Sandy Sanders, will my title most mischievous girl in Zionsville, to Marty Barrick, provided she stays away from Jimmy around Halloween. I, Joyce Jervis, will my habit of primping in classrooms to Jacque Packard, provided she tries not to annoy her teachers. I, Bob Dulin, will. my seat in first period study hall to Joey Klingler so that he can talk to John Shoemaker about his girls. I, Marylin Daglish, will to Ernie Oden my size 4 shoes, provided he doesn't stretch them. I, Ronald Hudson, will my highly-prized posi- tion of head basketball manager to Daniel V. F ix, provided he makes his assistant do all the dirty work. I, Jon Sharp, will to Sally Smiley my honored position as baby fyoungesti of the senior class. I, Bill Barger, will myself to any good looking rich girl who wants me. I, Jerry Smith, will my driver's license and good record to Terry Hallcom, provided he stays away from Hamilton. I, Kenny Atkinson, will my ability to slide around in the school yard to Tom Woodrum, pro- vided he doesn't use a sled. I, Ralph Atkinson, will my car to the junior class, provided they get a safe driver.