Sanger High School - Golden Warrior Yearbook (Sanger, TX)

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Class History On a bright September morning in 1941, the red brick school building opened its doors to admit 31 first graders in the arms of Miss Alyne Seal. This group didn't realize that almost twelve years later, six of its number, Betty Kirby, Alta Holder, Billy George Draper, Jimmy Cole, Lawrence Odom, and Jackie Odom, along with nine other students who joined them at various times, would walk out of a more modern version of the same building wearing caps and gowns and carrying diplomas. The graduating class is quite different from the group who forced themselves to eat green beans in the second grade (after we learned that Hitler didn't like them.) Bobby Moseley and Greta Gene Hughes joined us that year. Mrs. Marguerite Riggs was our third grade teacher, and Bobby Stanford joined us. At the end of the year we happily moved upstairs to the fourth grade and Mrs. Winnie Minick. However, we were sad to be leaving the cleanliness contests. (The winners received huge lollipops and were allowed to eat them in class.) Robert Cudd and Murl Bishop joined us that year. Miss Winnie taught us again in the fifth grade, where we received Elaine Baker, Mack Warfield, Carrol Moore Elizabeth Belcher from the fourth grade. This year the girls and boys stopped fighting each other and started chasing each other. Mrs. Burroughs ruled us with a ruler in the sixth grade. Joe Phillips joined us and displayed his artistic talents on the walls of the school. Mrs. Brown was our teacher for the seventh grade. We were very sad when the gym burned in December. In the eighth grade we came into the new building. Mrs. Cleo Lockhart was our teacher. She helped us put on a health program over KDNT. Seven students ran neck and neck for valedictory honors. Carrol won, and Elizabeth and Betty Jo were salutatorians. All of our present graduating class were among the 23 grade school graduates that year. 23 students entered high school in September, 1949- We were welcomed by the upper classmen who initiated us into the FHA and FFA clubs. The initiations were physical and mental terrors for us, but we lived through them. Mrs. Alyne Chastain, English teacher, guided us through all our high school activities. During our sophomore year, our sponsor was Miss Loreta Smith, homemaking teacher. Coach Ken Kearns frowned on our many class parties, but we didn't give them up. Our junior year was filled with plans for the Junior-Senior Banquet, football games (we won bi-district championship), and basketball. Mr. Neilan Cook, agriculture teacher, was our sponsor. Mrs. Pat LeBeau helped us immensely with the banquet. The theme wae Hawaiian and we had Hawaiian guests. The senior year began with a bang. We elected Mr. Allen as sponsor and Miss Callie as assistant sponsor. Miss Mizell, English teacher, was a great help in producing our annual. Annual sales and advertising were very successful, thus leaving the class with sufficient funds for an enjoyable senior trip. We were unfortunate to lose Murl Bishop, Duncan Lynch, and Bobby Moseley, who had played an important part in obtaining the bi-district football title for the second time. We have had a wonderful time during our school years and will always carry the memories of that time with us.

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Joe Phillips Murry Phillips Jackie Odom Lawrence Odom Bobby Stanford Mack Warfield

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Senior Class Will of 1953 Elaine Baker leaves her pretty red sweaters to Helen Denison. To Jack Cockrill, Billy Draper wills his collection of football equipment. Elizabeth Belcher wants Betty Blakely to have her sharp wit and tongue. Alta Holder leaves her candy keys to Ethelyn Ready, in hopes that Ethelyn likes candy, too. Greta Hughes wills all Junior boys to----------------------.? Robert Cudd contributes all his back geometry assignments to Dr. Einstein in hopes that he can work them. Betty Kirby wishes to leave Billy Ed a loaded gun in hopes that he will soon use it! To all high school teachers, Bobby Moseley wills his habit of being late to school. Carrol Moore wills all his senior girls back to their rightful owners. Jackie Odom and Joe Phillips leave their back seats in English class to Richard Patton and Ruth Jean in hopes that they learn lots of English back there! Lawrence Odom wills his mathematical ability to Mr. Garcia in hopes that he will become a better teacher. Bobby Stanford wills his siphoning hose to Albert Lynch. Murry Phillips leaves his job as football manager to anybody with ambition. To Jimmy Brown, Mack Warfield leaves all his hot rod magazines. Jimmy Cole wills his football skill to Billy Mundy. To the Juniors we leave our football record in hopes that they will keep leading the team on! To the Sophomores, we will our ways and means of skipping classes. To the Freshmen, we leave our outstanding trait of being late to class. We, the class, will our list of assorted excuses to our swell sponsor, Mr. Allen. To Miss Callie, we leave the settlement of our feuds.