Valley View High School - Eagle Yearbook (Valley View, TX)

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On the opening day of school, September, 1935, twelve little first graders tripped toward that institution of lea.rn- ing called school. Those standing in line that bright morning were John McCuistion, Bobby Anderson, Billy George Highfill, Gertrude Rauschuber, ' , Peggy Myers, Reubelene Wilson, Eugene Miller, Betty Lou Klinglesmith, Harvey Dick Hammons, Wanda Lou Switzer, and T. J. Carson. Eugene Miller decided he liked Mrs. Brown, our teacher, and stayed behind a year. T. J. Carson, who also liked Mrs. Brown, decided to spend another year in the second grade. Miss Frisby was the teacher part of the time in the second grade. Wanda Jean Davis joined us that year from Elm Grove but she liked two little boys in the grade below so she waited for them. In the fourth grade we had a man teacher, Mr. Hetherington, and we moved to the new school build- ing. Reubelene Wilson moved to Littlefield but came back later in the year because she missed us so. In the fifth grade Chester Calhoun came from Hays to be with our lively class. Mr. Preston was our fifth and sixth grade teacher, assisted by Mrs. Edge and Mrs. Sims. Beatrice Hassenpflug and Lavelle McFarlin joined us in the sixth grade from Elm Grove. We skipped the seventh grade when the twelve grade school system was begun. In the eighth grade Charlie Mae Christian came from Sanger and the highlight of the year was our graduating into high school. Vera Herin came from Era that year also. When we were Fish Harvey Dick' Hammons moved to California and Wanda Lou Switzer moved to Sanger. Mac Williams was our sponsor. Our teachers when we were Sophomores were Bro. Batchelor, Mr. Wilshire, Mr. Blackard, Mrs. Precise and Mrs. Hart, our sponsor. In our Junior year Mrs. Violet Hudspeth was our sponsor and we will never forget our play or the Seniors of 'Z,5. Dorothy Nell Springer came from Sanger and Mitzi Minnis came from Gainesville. Both came to join the fun! Our Senior year was marred sadly with the death of Betty Lou on the second day of school. But we gained two members of the class. Roxie Dean Henly came from Pilot Point and Martha Ann McCollum stepped up a grade by a little extra work in the summer. Our play, People Are Funny , was presented and the burrying of the hatchet was an event we won't forget. That ends our high school history but not our success, we 4 Qfizm hope!