St James High School - Chief Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX)

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Class Will Karl Hollmer w1lls h1s ambltron to Roland Stansbury Wondola Eastman w1lls her ab1l1ty of speech to Ethel C-u1dry Nathan Brousard w1lls h1s boxlng gloves to Cenobla Castanado Beverly Melancon w1lls her leadershrp 1n the P E classes to Lorena DeCoux Llonel DeRouen w1lls h1s bashtulncss to W1ll1am Selbold Roberta Mosgrove w1lls her apple blossom complexron to Georg1a C0ll1ns Eula Mae Bourke w1lls her love of photography to Wllda Davld John Lamarr w1ls h1s studlousness to Roy Crochet Joe Prrce w1lls h1s w1tt1ness to Red Hearne Barbara Hebert w1lls her tap danc1ng ab1l1ty to Anabelle Taylor Bllly Steele w1lls h1s pleaslng smlle to George Stlnson Betty Moss w1lls her personalrty ratmg to Margaret Blanchard C eorge DeCoux w1lls hrmself to Bobby Sawyer I eland Nunez w1lls h1s green shrrt to Benny L1sotta Floyd DeRoche w1lls h1s danclng technlque to Norman DeRu1ter Dxxre Cappel w1lls h1s love of the cafeter1a to Phrl Cleveland Beverly Melancon w1lls the Ir1sh 1n her to Mary K W1ll1ams Loretta Broussard w1lls her eyes to Delores Templaln Wondola Eastman w1lls her basketball ab1l1ty to Syb1l Goulas Cwen Schexnayder w1lls her shorthand nerve to Clara Lyssy J W Broussard wllls hrs expertly tarlored trousers to Mely1n Domlngue Betty Moss w1lls her hrstory workbook to Charlyn Traweek J C Hebert w1lls h1s assorted Jackets to Charles Domec Edsel Trtus w1lls h1s love for horses to Clyde Mart1n Ronald Therxot w1lls h1s excellent managershlp to Roger Broussard Betty Moss w1lls her sweetness to Kathleen Davls B1lly Steele w1lls some of h1s grades to Jlmmy Thlbodeaux Valentlne Ohvere w1lls her senior courtshrp to M1nn1e Clanan Edward Stelly w1lls h1s brrghtness to Beverly LeBlanc Delores DeCouX w1lls her falr complexlon to Edna Moss Clarence Thomas w1lls h1s way wlth the glrls to Teddy Freeman Wondola Eastman w1lls her shyness to Velma Pellerm Karl Holller w1lls h1s manners to Dlck Connally t , . . 1 I . J 1 1 . 1 . - . ff 1 ' 7 . . . ' A cz ,yr -

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Class Will We the class of 1948 1n the town of Port Arthur the county of Jeffer son and the state of Texas bemg 1n as good mental cond1t1on as usual and ln much better temper than usual do hereby make th1s our last wlll and testament rendermg vold and of no avall any former wllls that may have been prevxouslv made bv us dur1ng a perxod of temporary optlmxsm We have no Sp6C1f1C dxrectlons to leave concermng our funeral but wc do hope you w1ll come prepared to pra1se as well as bury us forgettmg the tr1f11ng faults that may have been ours and rememberlng only our mam fold and remarkable vlrtues We feel that our br1ll1ant record and our unusual achlevements w1ll hve after us but not WlShlI'1g to take any chances we suggest that a tablet on whlch shall be lnscrlbed our se v e r al names and a few of our most astoundmg deeds be purchased and placed ID the school ln a pos1t1on where xt w1ll strmke the eye of all who enter And m thls manner do we d1spose of our possesslons Joyce Ann Castlow WlllS her helght to Edna Ann Hebert Ronald Therlot wllls h1s curly halr to W1ll1am Chalsson Gerald Barxlleaux w1ll h1s SIZC to Blalse Verret Ernestlne Neeb wllls her freckles to Carolyn Laughhn Valentme Ollvere w1lls her loudness to Mur1el Flanagan Mary K Delcambre wllls her sweaters to Janet Angelle Darrell DeV1ll1er wllls h1s perfect lndolence to Barbara Moreau Fredna Mouton W1llS her weddlng bells to Betty Gregory Gerald Dolese wllls h1s desk 1n the sen1or room to Martln Vaughn Gwen Schexnayder w1lls all her boy fr1ends to Myra Guldry Bobby Sonnler wzlls h1s cha1r at the Pow Wow table to Howard Mallet Leona Broussard wxlls her smxles to Edna Allce Broussard J W Broussard wllls h1S part ln the sen1or play to Harold Pousson Orphlne Savarlste wllls her future M D to Emlly Savarlste Edward Stelly wllls hlS football ab1l1ty to Kenneth Kenyon Loretta Broussard wllls her skxrts to Norma Landrx Terry Davls wllls h1s sllde rule to Donald Landry Betty Engllsh wllls her short sklrts to Marcelme Peveto J C Hebert wllls h1s croonlng ab1l1ty to Mabry Klrkconnell Barbara Hebert wllls her helght to Mary Ann Guldrv Betty Moss wllls her cheer leader unuform to Romalne Lubold Edsel Tltus w1lls h1s klngshxp of the prom to J C May Delores DeCoux wllls her gum to Patsv Button y ' . . . , Q . A - . 7 7 . - 7 ' ., v 3 - w ' x I . 7 I I I. l . 1 4 7 Y Clarence Thomas wills his muscles to Tommy Ellender. 1 ' l Q 7

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Class Hzstory In the year of Our Lord 19.36 m the 9th month and the 7th day a group of w1de eyed open mouthed youngsters w 1 nded the1r way towards St James unlted bv a common bond the pursult of Knowledge Among these students our graduatlng class of 1948 llsts the names ol Leland Nunez George Anthony Decoux Barbara Hebert Leona Broussard Wondola Eastman B1lly Steele Bobby Somner Gerald Dolese Nathan Broussard DIXIE Cappel Darrell DeV1ll1er Karl Holller and Ronald Therlot Our flrst teacher was Slster Thomas who executed her best efforts to ground us IH the fundamentals The most memorable of th1s year was our flrst Communion Day Slsters Assumpta Reglna and Chrrstopher gulded us safely through the second th1rd fourth and f1fth grades Dur1ng th1s tlme we were Jolned by Edsel Tltus Gerald Barr1lleaux Beverly Melancon Mary K Delcambre Clarence Thomas and J C Hebert In the s1xth grade we had the honor of lflhefltlflg Room 8 of the new br1ck elementary school whvch was constructed that year Slster Catherme was our teacher and we were very proud to see the BlShOp come to bless the school that year and commend our efforts In the seventh and e1ghth grades Slster Gerard taught us and we re CClVGd our drplomas of graduatlon from the grammar school on Max 26 1944 Another great mllestone was reached when we entered hlgh school l1sh however Wlth our characterrstle good Wlll and the grace of God we trlumphed Of course much of the cred1t for th1s goes to the unt1r1ng ef forts of our good teachers who by admomtlon and encouragement made xt posslble for us to dlgcst enough knowledge ln order to stamp us Passed Add1t1onal members to the class were L1onel DeRouen Gwen Schex navder J W Broussard Eula Mac Burke Valentlne Ollvere and Orphlne Savar1ste who 1o1ned us ln the freshman year In the Junlor year Edward Stelly and Roberta Mosgrove declded that they llked our company and dc clded to stay w1th us In the senlor year John LaMarr Joe Holland Joyce Costlow Tvrus blbley, L C Schoate Frank Garcla and Joe Pr1ce Jomed us Our h1story though br1ef lncludes many happy days fllled wxth s1m ple yoys whlch we w1ll always chcrxsh At t1mes l1ttle shadows have dlmmed their radlance but th1s lb symbohc of all earthy Joys Wh1Ch w1ll be only perfected ID cternltx . . ' . ' 1 - y - ' v ' xv ' 1 Q 1 Q , v ., 1 v , . . f ' - ' x Y x, . . . 7 There we had to struggle with foreign languages, algebra, science, and Eng- ' L V . x .Q . - . - ' . ' 1 A ' 4' . 7' , . Q - 1 11 1 1 1 . ' ' . 7 1 . v 1 ,, v V L ,l . . , it . . ' . . 1 n I . i X . l 4 . ' B - - . ' . il ' . x - ' s ' 1