Tuttle High School - Tiger Tales Yearbook (Tuttle, OK)

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CLA SS PROPHECY It is the year of 1968 ind I have returned to 'Iuttle Oklihoma to visit my former classmates of Tuttle High School Vkhen coming out of the Tuttle Triders I bumped into Coach Ierry Eades He told me he was now colching football at Minco He always did want to be on Minco s side While talking to him Iasked if he had seen his old friend Richard Parris? He said H es I savs Richard the other diy and he is employed in Oklahoma City and lS still available As I pulled away from the curb Iwas almost hit by a long flashy lim ousine Much to mv surprise it was my old classmate lex Pierce ind family He told me he was employed at a big oil refinery in South America and was home on a vacation Later on while driving by the Givens Islw the former Barbara Giv ens and her husband Barbara is employed in Oklahoma City as a secre tary to a big business firm Barbara said Patsy Autry was still single and was also working as a secretary I decided to drive over to Minco to see if the town had changed any 1n the last ten years Remembering that Bob Carellivedout that way I decided near Union City While driving through the main part of Minco I saw the former Car olyn Cherry She told me that she and her husband were now running the Browning Laundry and were living in Minco Carolyn informed me that her friend Patsy Main was now happily married to the boy she had long chased After leaving the laundry I saw Leonard Robinett and the former Marie Carel coming out of the grocery store They now have two lovely children I asked Leonard if he had seen H C Kettler lately and he said was working with him at Robberson Steel and was still single When returning to Tuttle I passed Terry Henderson hauling gas in his 1968 Chevrolet truck He said he lets his wife Rosemary drive their new Impala At Harryman s station I saw Mr and Mrs David Wilson and family They have their own horse ranch in southern Oklahoma David told me Don Cxilbreath was now employed in Dallas Texas and doing very well Mr Harryman told me that Clarence Corley was making the navy his career He also told me that Don Copeland was the proprietor of the eleva tor Ray Gibson is still farming south of town He and Janice seem to like farm life very well I heard that Gary Curlee graduated from OSU and is now teaching agriculture at Amber While shopping in Oklahoma City I saw Jack Collins Jack said he is now a Certified Public Accountant He has an office in Oklahoma City and lives in Nichols Hill Jack told me Janna Harlan Barbara Gaidaroff and Ann Stewart were renting an apartment and all three hive Jobs in Okla homa City VN8tCh1Hg television one night who should I see but Dennis Steen He was appe iring as guest star on Westinghouse Studio One As my familiy and I return to our home inC.1l1forn1a,If1nd myself wishing I was back in dear old Tuttle High School . ' e ' ' , L 1 ' , L ' , ' ' 2 1 2 ' , ' . E X ' ' ' l X ' ' ' . , . A . . . A . I ' x . ' ' . ' ' . ' If ' , , ' . , K. , . . , I I , -V ' Y L K. ' - . . M . . K , J h 2 , c to stop and see him. His folks told me he was now married and farming . . , , . n , . , ' 1 1 1 3 E Y ' V 1 - 11 ' ' ' . , ' 1.

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CRLMBI LR PX I I X I IIL I lor four long hard m1serable ye xrs we have swe1ted stra1ned and suf fered because of our teichers bad days headaches or heartburns Now fora measly IIVC mmutcs I get For 1nst ince t1ke he f1n1shed Ray rused hurt S whit d1d 1 r ject of ay lt see ns baseball arn1 he would to m Ike our teache rs swe It bTI'd1I1 and suffer the tune Mr XR 1lmeth gaye Ray C1bson a bust1ng When up me rely tellmg the truth now and sa1d Ihat d1dn t W 1lrneth do P Busted h1m aga1n Wh1le we re on the sub l1ke eve ry t1me a teacher wanted to l1mber up h1s golf or holler Hay It got so b1d th at eyery 111119 they would call h1s nime Rzy would say I d1dn t do anyfthmg We would also l1ke to know why Hay s favor1te teacher d1dnt order h1n1 a cap and gown w1th the rest of us? It 1lso seems that Mr McComb s old yellow p1ckup has g1ven up gasol1ne and started burnmg Ileechnut The only teacher I dont haye very much to say about 1S Mr Huffme Ive always heald the longer your forehe 1d the smarter you are Well we hayea gen1us 111 ou1 pr1nc1p1ls OfI1C6 I mean str1ctly as foreheads go Even 1f the school bu1ld1ng was on f1re and you started down the hall our pI'lI1Clp3l would sav Get back 1n that room Oh yes Mr Huffme how IS lt that some pup1ls get out two hours early when I have to wrlte a autob1ography to get out 15 m1nutes Vthlle We are on the subject of Mr Huff1ne I would l1ke to l1st a few 1tems that must be done ayvav Wltll One pa1r of rubber soled shoes an announcement last1ng two weeks about a b1rd1e shot on Apr1l 22 1958 on the number e1ght hole at Vtoodson s Golf Course S W 29th Street Oklahoma C1ty h1s ab1l1ty to be h1d den when you want perm1ss1on to leave school but to show up just as you get 1n your car I had a grumble about Mr G1thens but he s been s1ck so much th1s year we dec1ded to leave lt out All of the boys Wlsh that just once they would have the chance to run B111 Toml1nson 1n track basketball or football Someone suggested that they take up a co1lect1on to send Mr Tomlmson to the doctor about h1s achmg back and those crymg spells he has Oh' by the way 1f you are wondermg why he eats so much grass 1ts because the more he eats the less he has to mow Vlfhxle we are flvlng around g1v1ng these teachers a hard IIIUC let s settle on Mrs G1thens a Whlle It seems that our poor undeveloped crude bu1ld1ng wasn t good enough for her So she had a n1ce modern comfortable house bu1lt where she can relax She also has agroup of g1rls funder the headmg of the F H A l come over and f1X her meals make her clothes and just keep her happy So what happens to the rest of us peasants? We s1t over here IH these hard seats starve and go ragged because we aren t pr1v1leged And what do you thlnk about the band p1CI'l1C9 The only day we had a good excuse to play hookey and they are havmg It the last hour thanks to Mr McCombs I do bel1eve Mrs Channel has the most d1vers1f1ed set of ears 1n the world Above the clatter of 30 typewr1ters she can hear you whlsper to your ne1ghbor Vke tr1ed to take p1ctures f1VG t1IIlLS th1s year and every t1me Mr Jones would have part or all of the F F A boys out somewhere Iwonder 1f Mr Jones 1S gomg to buy the p1Ck up th1s year and let the F F A boys d11ve lt for a change? In clos1ng I would l1ke to g1Ve next years sen1or class a l1ttle forward '1dXlCP You w1ll get along much better 1f you w11l1nform Mr Huffme th at he 1S no longer on the border patrol and doesn't need to patrol the halls any longer 1 4- 1 I 1 , V , V V 1 RC', 1, . . 4 f ,V V V V I , , . - 1 1 ' 1 M ' 1 , ,. ,. . V- . V , . V ' V V Q , 1 1 - - 1. V ,. L., ,V ,V Vel I - V . ,.I I . I I I . I V. II I ,. I . 1 ,I, e , , , v ,I . ' ' A V V . '- , V ' , . . .,' mf' ' 1 . R 1 , 1 1 H . ' 1 1 . ' , V ' ' V 1 V . o f. XI . ' . . ' 2 1 - . I . .v I I I . I I I I . A . R.I, - I ' ' 'V Z 2 'X ' . ,' '- ., . V . , V H ' 1 , ' 11 , , - , 1 ' my .1 I, , ' f' 1 V' V ' 1 4 4 ' F ' - V V , .' I 1 I1,, I V I 1 i V1 fy, 1 ' 1 ' ' f 1 ' 1 ' xx , V . , 1 V V V V ' I ' I X . e . . V VI V K . 1 1 V . . Z V , . , I I . , . . . I . . I I V. I . I V . 1. , I . . . . I . . I 4, , 4 L 1 ,,1 I . I ,, I . I . . . ' I L1 D ' I . 31 y 1 I ' 1 f ' 1 ' , ' . V ' ' 1 - V . . ' .1 ' 1 ' I I . . . , . 1 1 , , , , I . . . . I . 1 '- - f J 1 ' , I .1 . r ' I ' ' v 4 A , , K . , I . 1 1 ' V ' ' ' 1 . r . 1 f 13 . - , V , . , . X I . . . I I I . , 0 'J - 1 1 J , I . . 1 1 ' - ' 1 1 , . . . . . I I 1. . . I . . . A . I ' 1 v Y . H ' ' V 1 A . V,II V V , I Y A 7 ' L C 4. n n c n . . I I . - . I II i. I . I C V I , V V I L I y 1 ' 1 I

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