South Park High School - Spindletop Yearbook (Beaumont, TX)

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Qliwsfzs lgruplgerig CLASS OF '47, SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOL The morning was a cheery one, and I awoke in a pleasant humor. Looking from my window, I saw thousands of New Yorkers hurrying to work. I turned from my window and decided to play some new records the desk had sent up to my suite. My mood was a receptive one, so I put the records on the phonograph without noticing the titles. In a moment I recognized the first to be Chopin's Polonaise in A-Flat. I remembered that Iohn Fish had played it quite often. I stopped the phonograph, and my woman's intuition was re- warded, the record was Iohn's. The other records were by Iohn and his Symphonettes. Betty Io Watts and Marjorie Roberts were his violinists. I had heard that Marjorie and Betty were doing some research on animals. I believe they were to call it The Habits of Bears and Wolves with Spe- cial Emphasis on the Baylor Species. The other members of the organization were Betty Ottmer, viola playerg Gracie Haynes, cellistg and Beatrice Gritta, bass viol ployer. A nostalgic feeling came over me, but I could not let a childish thing such as home-sickness ruin a perfect day. I rang for my mail and the New York Times. Sitting in the over-stuffed chair by my radio, I was lulled into a peacefulness by pleasant music. A radio voice broke the mood with, This is your announcer Ionathan Romero, wishing you a pleasant day from America's biggest drug chain and its President, Eddy Iacksonf' All this happened just as I was forgetting how much I longed to see the old gang. The radio droned on as I tried to conquer the ever-present longing to see Greenieland again. Suddenly I sat up because the radio blurted, ulntroduicng your Hollywood Star Reporter, Shirley Taylor. In turn Shirley introduced Irma Lee Wil- liams, currently starring in Eyes of Texas: Sue Nell Hartley, star of Calamity lane: and Hendrix Sterling, who is adapting for the screen his bio- graphy of Peggy Choate. Shirley presented her award for screen merit to director Floyd Eberhard for his new mystery thriller starring Reggie Deem. The bell-hop, Leonard Aldrich, arrived with my mail and the paper. Determined to keep the day cheery, I started opening my mail. The first en- velope produced two tickets to the opening ol a new Broadway play starring Sammie Cox and Peggy Dillahunty. From the second envelope I took a copy of the Greenie Gusher. The banner headlines read, Ex- Greenie Puts South Park on the Map. Reading further into the article, I lound that Robert Miles of '47 had become a mapmaker and had really put South Park on the map. Another Gusher article was written by student Bobbie Stallings, appeal- ing to Congress for 'old-age pensions for elderly high school students. The third and last envelope contained an invita- tion to the reunion of the Class of '47. I was engulfed in another wave of home-sickness. I picked up the Times and read the headlines, Rhodes Scholar Twins Return to U. S. I read enough of the story to discover Bobby and Gene Behn, who set out to disprove all claims that twins are never famous, had been the first and only twins to become Rhodes scholars. They were re- turning to Texas for a reunion of their high school gradating class. I then noticed that the by-line was by Donton Mauldin. I turned to the sports section and found the sports scribes had named the All-American pro- fessional football team. I glanced down the list to see among the names Herbert Dupuy, Dale Hill, and I. D. McCrady. The same group named lody Runnels the best track star ol the year and Iohnny Walker, diving champ. Iody and Iohnny were rumored to be headed for the Olympic races. Another story revealed that a Lone Star basket- ball team defeated New York's best cage stars at Madison Square Garden. Among the Texas players were Vaughn Haney, Gene Higginbotham, and Harland Holst. Sports scribes also predicted a big year for Texas in the international baseball league. This predic- tion was based on the hopes put in the new manager, Billie McLeod. Turning to the editorial page, I glanced at the staff to find the owner and edtior was Garnet Fox, Circulation Editor, Floreine Browning: and Busi- ness Manager, Bill Gunn. I turned next to read tasty bits of gossip from Dee Monk's column about Broadway's personal- ities. There were two items of interest to me. The first was about playboy Augie Saxe. He is hanging around the stage door of the production starring Marv Lee McBee and Doris Laurentz and one hundred and fifty chorus girls. The other item was of the two best dressed women in America, Elera Garrett and Mae De Lane Nobles, who were entertaining Texas visitors, lean Hanks, Kate Walker, and Mary Lou Goines. I dressed to go down to breakfast and took an elevator containing two ex-Greenies. Sanford l.aBorde was the elevator operator with a philoso- phy. He said, Everyone has his ups and downs, and I help 'em a little. Conrad Butts was inspect- ing the Waldorph-Astoria for his report on hotels for the Traveling Salesmen of America. Conrad told me that Bill Morrison, Iohn Biddle, and Burk McGreevy were his colleagues. Waiting for me at the desk was Ray VanMeter. We breakfasted together, and as it was his first trip to New York, I promised to show him the town. First, we went to Central Park where the zoo caught our attention. To our surprise we found Robbie Fulgham and Hugh Gillogly in a cage marked monkeys. They explained that they were attending the animals, and the zoo was preparing for some additional animals. lCotinued on Page 421

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Cbreeiings SENIOR CLASS-1947 SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOL Dear Seniors: I have missed you daily since my office is no longer in the high school building. The record shows that your class numbered 257 in the freshman year. At least half of this class has disappeared and will not graduate with you. You who have remained in school and have now qualified for the most coveted Greenie diploma deserve great credit. I am happy to con- gratulate you for successfully completing your high school course With honors both to yourselves and to the school which you will continue to represent as members of the alumni association. Wishing each and all success in your future endeavors, I am Sincerely yours, Skipper', C. W. BINGMAN, Superintendent.