Stanford High School - Memo Yearbook (Stanford, KY)

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grade without any books but with a large football under his arm. His desire was to become a “football star” instead of a bookworm. Mr. George Alfred Swope, born in Lincoln County, entered school early in life. As he was inclined to be a mischievous boy, his parents decided to send him to the Stanford High School where he would be under the care of Mr. Joe T. Embry and force. The White girls, Mary and Christine, have traveled the last part of the trip of education with this studious class. They are sweet and quiet and now receive their reward, a diploma. Miss Joan Mullins started in the first grade with us, but for some reason left us. She just couldn’t stay awray, however, so she came back for the last 7 years of her book learning, and now she, too, receives her diploma. Miss Rebecca Ann Matheny also started in the first grade with us, but for some reason she left twice. I don’t know why, but for some reason she, too, came back to graduate with us. I find another one of our classmates, Miss Elsie Kathleen Oakes, who came from Moreland about five years ago and entered our school. She, too, has fallen for one of Uncle Sam’s boys. Miss Lula Dean Tarkington started to school here in the first grade. Nothing could persuade her to quit, and so she has continued to grow in knowledge, until now she feels that she has enough and can afford to get married. I have only tried to give a brief review of the history of this class for it would take too long to tell of all the great work done by the class of 1942. As we go from this hall into the rough path of life, where our work is to be done and our rank decided, we are told to take up the work that is nearest and press onward with earnest endeavor.—Lula Dean Tarkington.