Vinton High School - Souvenir Yearbook (Vinton, LA)

Text from Pages 1 - 92 of the 1954 volume:

ALMA MATER Alma Mater, beloved Vinton High, King of old, one that’s always bold. With pride and joy we treasure afar. The great school that you are. To your majestic red brick buildings Halls of pride and fame. We will always bow forever Salute your honored name. Praise to our glorified Alma Mater, Your ideals supreme We will always follow. Loyalty, dignity we'U keep on high, Your sweet memories hold e'er nigh. When, in 1923, she began teaching in Vinton, she had already taught for fifteen years at other schools. For thirty years, she taught the primary grades at Vinton. During those thirty years, she missed only eleven days of school. When she resigned in 1953, she refused to accept any special recognition for her long service and brilliant record. Mrs. Hiter started many young citizens on the most important years of their lives, their school days. We, and hundreds of oth- ers, appreciate and love her more than she will ever realize. We, your Staff, dedicate this seventh volume of the SOUVENIR to Mrs. Angie Hi- ter. MISS IRMA SPDLLMON MISS MARY MARICELLI MRS. JULIA WHITWORTH MR. PAUL BREAUX MRS. MATTIE PRUETT MISS PAT BENOIT MISS PAT COLLINS MR. LOUIS GUILLORY MRS. ELVA SUE KIMBALL MISS BETTY HERRIN MRS. BERNICE LYNCH MRS. H.J. HEBERT MISS CLARA LUNDY MISS VALERYE LAND MRS. LEO BENOIT MISS BERTIE LANGFORD MRS. CARL SIMMONS MRS. BERN LYONS MRS. M.L. FORD MRS. BOB MARSHALL MR. MCDANIEL MISS NELL WHITTEN MRS. E.I. HUNT MRS. J.R. HAMPTON MRS. ELTON BORDELON MRS. BERNICE WELSH PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE In this, the 1954 volume of the SOUVENIR, you have compiled and presented to the Faculty, Students, Alumni, and Friends of Vinton High School a treasure that is close to our hearts. This book will always serve as a happy reminder of the golden days spent on this campus. In behalf of the Vinton School, I wish to thank the editor, the staff, faculty advisors, and the senior class of 1954 for the untiring efforts you have put forth in compiling this most treasured book. W.A. Hanna, Principal v k CHARLES HILMAY BERGERON Spanish Club 51,52; FFA 51-54; Track 51, 53; Football 51, 53; Basketball 53. BOB LEE BONNIN Projection Club 54; Class Vice President 51; Football 51-54; Let- termen's Club 53,54; Track 53,54. DONALD RAY BROUSSARD FFA 52-54, Reporter 52, Vice President 53, President 54; Lettermen's Club 53, 54; Math-Science Club 51; Projection Club 52, 54; Student Council 52-54, Vice President 54; Football Team 52-54, Co-Captain 54; Basketball 54; Junior Basketball 52; Track 52; Class President 51; Class Reporter 54; Alternate to Boys' State 53; Junior and Senior Play 53, 54; Letter V Award 51; Class Favorite 54; Most Popular Boy 54. LYDIA ELLEN BROUSSARD FHA 51-53; FBLA 54; Student Council 51,52,54, Vice President 52, Secretary 54; Literary Club President 51; Mu Sigma President; Track 53; Majorette 52-54; Band 51-54; President 52-54; Pep Squad 51; Chorus 53; Girls' State; Jr. and Sr. Play; Honor Roll 51-54; Most Beautiful 52,53; Most Intelligent 54; Souvenir Editor 54; Lions Roar Feature Editor 54; FFA Maid 53; Sweetheart 54; Homecoming Queen 51; Maid 53; Letter V Award 51-53; Bi-Parish Fair Queen 52; Runner-up 51; Finals 54; Secretary Swing and Turn Club 53. LULA NAVARRE BURCH FHA 51-54; Secretary 54; FBLA Reporter 54; 4-H Club Reporter 52; Student Council 52; Basketball 51-54; Varsity 3 yrs.; Capt. 54; Girls' Track 53; Volleyball 52; Class Treas- urer 51, Vice President 52; Homeroom Chair- man 52; Pep Squad 51,52; Jr. and Sr. Play; Lions Roar Staff 54; Souvenir Staff 54; Honor Roll 52-54; Best Personality 54; Class Favo- rite 54; Homecoming Maid 51-53; FFA Maid 52. BONNIE.JANE CAIN FHA 51-54; FBLA 52-54; Chorus 51-53; Jr. Play; Lions Roar 53,54; Honor Roll 51-54. JIMMY CASWELL FFA 51-53; Projection Club 52-53; Secre- tary 54; Football 51-53; Basketball 52; Track 52. JAMES MALCOLM COLEMAN Projection Club 51-54, Vice President 54; Mu Sigma; Student Council 51; Math- Science Club 51; Reporter; Football 52,53; Basketball 52; Track Squad 51, 52; Boys' State 53; Junior Play; Souvenir Staff; Honor Roll 51-54; Letter V Award 51,52: Best Sport 54. WILFRED FOREMAN Class President 53-54; Vice President 52; FFA 51-54; Treasurer; Football Team 51-54; Co-Captain 53; Cap- tain 54; Track Team 51-54; Basketball Team 51-54; Letter V Award 51; Best All Around Athlete 52; Best All Around 54; Letterman’s Club 51-54; FHA Sweetheart 54; Projection Club 54; All District Second Team 53; All District 54; Honorable Mention All State 54. KEITHA JEAN FOSTER Home Ec Club 51,52,53; Literary Club, Vice President 51, President 52-53; FBLA 54; Student Council 53; Mu Sigma 53-54; Re- porter 54; Girls' Track Team 53-54; Alter- nate for Girls' State 53; Jr. and Sr. Plays; News Editor of Lions Roar 54; Souvenir Staff 54; Honor Roll 51-54; Letter V Award 51, 53; Literary Club Sweetheart 51,52; Elected Girl Most Likely to Succeed 54. RUTH MARY GANTT Mu Sigma 53-54; FBLA 53-54; Vice President 54; FHA 51-54; Historian 53; Basketball 51-54, Varsity 52-54, Co-Captain 54; Girls' Track Team 53-54; Class Secretary- Treasurer 54; Pep Squad 51-54; Historian and Reporter 53; Treasurer 53; Girls' State; Jr. and Sr. Play; Editor of Lions Roar 54; Sports Editor 53; Assistant Business Manager of Souvenir 54; Honor Roll 51-54; Letter V” Award 51- 54; Wittiest in Jr. Class; Best All Around 54. LORRAINE MAE GAUDET Pep Squad 51,52,53; Home Ec Club 51-54; FBLA 54; Swing and Turn Club 52; Mu Sigma 54; Girls' Track Team 53; Jr. and Sr. Plays; Lions Roar Staff 54; Souvenir Staff 54; Honor Roll 51-54; Letter V Award 51; Fresh- man Class Favorite 51; Elected Best Sport 54. NEDA ANN GOULD Home Ec Club 51-54; FBLA 53,54, Treasurer 54; Pep Squad 51-54; Glee Club 54; Literary Club 51; Girls' Track Team 53-54; Jr. and Sr. Play; Souvenir Staff 54; Honor Roll 53- 54; Basketball 53-54; Elected Wittiest 54. FRANCES EARLINE GRANGER Home Ec Club 51-54; FBLA 54; Swing and Turn Club 52; Literary 51-52; Basketball 51-53; Volleyball 51; Band 51-53; Chorus 52; Jr. Play; Lions Roar Staff 54; Souvenir Staff 54; Letter V Award 51. JAMES SWEENEY GRAUKE Projection Club 51-54; Glee Club 51; Math-Science Club 51; FBLA 53; Lion’s Roar 53. CAROLYN SUE HEBERT Literary Club 51, 52, Secretary 51, Vice President 52; Home Economics 51-54, Reporter 53, President 54; FBLA 54, President 54; Swing and Turn Club 53, Secretary-Treasurer 53; Student Council 54; Mu Sigma, Secretary-Treasurer; Basketball Team 51-53; A” String 52, 53; Track Team 53-54; Secretary of Freshman Class; Reporter of Junior Class; Band 51-53; Pep Squad 51- 54; Cheerleader 53-54; Head Cheerleader 54; Chorus 52, 54; Al- ternate to Girls' State; Junior and Senior Plays; Co-Editor of Lion’s Roar 54; Co-Editor of Souvenir 54; Honor Roll 51-54; Letter V” Award 52,53; Football Sweetheart 53; Best Sport 52; Best All-Round Athlete 53; Sophomore Class Favorite; Most Popular 54. JOSEPH EDWARD LeBLANC Ca Projection Club 52-54; FFA 51-53; Basket- ball 51-52; Track 52. ANNABEL OUBRE Mu Sigma; FBLA 54; Literary Club 51; Secretary 52,53; Honor Roll 51-54; Sou- venir Staff; Lion’s Roar Staff; Junior Play; Letter V Award; Pep Squad 51-54; FHA 51. 52; Basketball 52, 54; Chorus; Senior Play. FARRELL PERDREAUVILLE Projection Club President 50-51, Vice President 52-53; Secretary- Treasurer of Junior Class; Boys' State 53; Orchestra 51; Souvenir Staff 54; Honor Roll 53-54; Letter V Award; Most Intelligent 54; Junior and Senior Plays. GLORIA PERRODIN Home Economics Club 50-52,54; Basket- ball 52; Chorus 50, 51; Junior Play. ALBERTA PRUITT FHA 51-54; Literary Club 51,52, Secretary 52; Chorus 51, 52; Basketball 51-54, A-string 54. THEO GENE RICHARD, JR. Projection Club 51-54, President 52; Math Science Club 51; Basketball 51,52; Varsity 52; Track 52; Alternate Boys' State; Jr. and Sr. Plays; Honor Roll 51-54; Letter V Award 51,53; Sports Editor Annual Staff. WALDINE ROBERTSON FBLA 53; FHA 51-53; Basketball A-string 51; Chorus 51- 54; Senior Play; Honor Roll 52-54; Letter V Award 51; Most Courteous 54. LUTHER ALLEN ROMERO JAMES BARTON SONNIER FFA Club 51-54, Parliamentarian 54, Reporter 52; Track 51; Pro- jection Club 54. RAYMOND SULLIVAN Basketball Team 52; FFA 51-53; Projection Club 51-54, President 54; Track Team 51, 52. JOHN SAMUEL WELSH Math-Science Club 51; Projection Club 51- 54; Mu Sigma 53-54; Swing and Turn Club 53, President; Lettermen's Club 52-54, Sec- retary; Student Council 51-54, President 53; Football, Lettered 52-54, Manager 51, Co- Captain 54; Basketball, Lettered 52-54; Track 52-54; Class Treasurer 51; Chorus 54; Junior and Senior Plays 53-54; Souvenir Staff, Business Manager 54; Honor Roll 51- 54; Letter ''V Award 51-54; Best All- Around Athlete 54. LARRY JOSEPH WHITE FFA 51-54, Secretary 54; Letter- men's Club 52-54; Projection Club 54; Track 52-54; Class Vice President 54. JAMES EDWARD WILLIAMS Projection Club 51-52; Glee Club 50; Math- Science Club 51; FBLA 52; Junior Play 53; Lion's Roar Staff 53. SENIORS MEMOS IN APPRECIATION We shall always remember our sponsors and appreci- ate the patience, loyalty, and understanding with which they guided us through our high school days. Thanks, Miss Spillman, Miss Maricelli! IN MEMORIAM One of our classmates left us while we were yet in Junior High. Emma Walter's cheerfulness and will to live each moment to its fullest will always be a source of inspiration to the classmates she left be- hind. CLASS OFFICERS President — - Vice President Secretary - - ■ Reporter - - - -WILFRED FOREMAN -----LARRY WHITE -----RUTH GANTT .DONALD BROUSSARD CLASS MOTTO Less Than Our Best Is Failure. CLASS COLORS Red and White CLASS FLOWER Red Rosebud SENIOR PLAY IN SPRING THE SAP Friday, March 26, 1954 CLASS DAY May 12, 1954 BACCALAUREATE May 16, 1954 COMMENCEMENT May 21, 1954 CLASS OFFICERS President LEROY LANDRY Vice President WATSON MOYERS Secretary MELBA CHESSON Reporter BETTY JO BASS LOLLIE ALDRIDGE LEN BENCKENSTEIN HONOR BERRY AUDREY BONSALL JOYCE BOURGE SHARON BRUCE JOHN CHESSON BERNA CHRISTIAN CHRISTINE CRAWFORD CAROL DESORMEAUX DON DONALDSON BARBARA HOLSTEAD EMMA JACKSON EDDY JARDELL JERRY JARDELL JOY JEFFERS MARGARET LASSERRE NED LeBLANC BONNIE LeDOUX FULTON MANUEL ELGIE MILLER DORIS PASSMORE FRANCES PRESTWOOD JAMES PRESTWOOD JENELLE RICHARD JEAN ROUGEAU RITA STINE RONNIE THERIOT CLASS OFFICERS - Buddy Johnson David Donaldson - - Nan Fontenot Frances Johnson Elizabeth Aldridge Alton Allison Audrey Arabie Linda Arabie Levada Bass Walterine Beard Alice Bellard Dorothy Bourge Richard Breaux Billy Broussard Lucille Cain Bobby Caswell Ronald Caswell Shirley Chauvin A.J. Chelette Georgie Chesson Ann Cormier Thomas Davis Pearl Delosey Wayne Doucette John Dugas Earl Evans Charles Guillory Gayle Jardell Edward Kelly Eldridge Landry Willie Laughlin Norma LeDeaux Elton Lingo Marie Lormand J. W. Matthews KENNETH MATTHEWS J.R. McANALLY LYNN MOYERS SHIRLENE OAKLEY WALLACE PARKER GERALD PERKINS MARGO PESSON DALE PLUMMER JAMES QUIBODEAUX JOE QUINN KAY REEVES ELAINE RICHARD J.C. RICHMOND RUTH RICHMOND IRENE ROBERTSON MILTON TRAHAN J.L. VINCENT JIMMIE WALSH First row: President, Russell Bello; Vice President, Pat Thorpe; Secretary, Linda Granger; Reporter, Wayne Bellow; Larry Ancelet, Harold Bellow. Second row: Ellis Benckenstein, Annie Berry, Elaine Berry, Lottie Berry, Wallace Berry, Georgie Breaux. Third row: Loretta Bruce, Muriel Bruno, Henry Bourge, Wilton Caswell, Margaret Chargois, James Chelette. Fourth row: Kirby Corbello, Sarah Courmier, Ruby Coruthers, Gelena Davis, George Delosey, Gwen Dennis. Fifth row: Glenn Duhon. Warren Foster, Mary Futch, Mickey Gaudet, Bertha Gould, Donald Granger. First row: Richard Guidry, Theda Guidry, Robert Guillory, Wayne Hardin, J.E. Hebert, Waldine Higginbotham. Second row: Delores Jardell, Melba Kelly, Sylvia Landry, Jeanette Le Blanc, Ronnie Le Blanc, Alfred Le Deaux. Third row: Bobby Lormond, Mary Lyons, J.D. Malone, Bernice Marcantel, Edward Martin, Raymond Martin. Fourth row: Calvin Matthews, Raymond Matthews, Glen Melancon, Roy Melancon, Norma Miley, Billy Moore. Fifth row: John Moore, Edna Murphy, Martha Murphy, Shirley Murphy, Curtis Navarre, Ethel Newman. First row: Edward Oubre, Ruby Ozan, Nora Parish, Robert Patrick, Una Perdreauville, Willine Plummer. Second row: Roscoe Porter, Alma Pruitt, Alton Roy, Lucille Sharp, Everette Shull, Marian Shull. Third row; Joy Singleton, Gary Stewart, Harvey Dale Stewart, W.J. Stine, Nancy Sutton, Raymond Sweeney. Fourth row: Mary Sweeton, Shirley Trahan, Bobby Theriot, Nelda Vice, Shirley Vincent, Rose Walker. Fifth row: Rodney White, Lawrence Wilfer, J. M. Williams, Louis Williams, Peggy Wisinger, Mel- vin Young. FUTURE GRADUATING CLASS «i CLASS FAVORITES SENIORS DON BROUSSARD LULA BURCH JUNIORS WATSON MOYERS BETTY JO BASS LINDA GRANGER FARRELL PERDREAUVILLE LYDIA BROUSSARD MOST INTELLIGENT CARROLL DESORMEAUX SHARON BRUCE MOST HANDSOME MOST BEAUTIFUL DON BROUSSARD CAROLYN HEBERT MOST POPULAR EDDIE JARDELL LULA BURCH BEST PERSONALITY - ' I • ' v ’ FULTON MANUEL WILFRED FOREMAN MARGO PESSON BEST ALL AROUND JACK WELSH MELBA CHESSON BEST ATHLETE WATSON MOYERS KEITHA FOSTER MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED LARRY WHITE WALDINE ROBERTSON MOST COURTEOUS JAMES COLEMAN LORRAINE GAUDET BEST SPORTS VINTON LIONS SCHEDULE Sept. 4 Vinton 13 DeQuincy 13 Sept. 18 Vinton 12 Bunkie 0 Sept. 24 Vinton 12 Sacred Heart 19 Oct. 9 Vinton 6 Hanson 19 Oct. 16 Vinton 6 West Lake 34 Oct. 23 Vinton 26 Merryville 13 Oct. 30 Vinton 49 Oberlin 6 Nov. 6 Vinton 7 Marion 32 Nov. 13 Vinton 25 A.I.C. 0 Nov. 20 Vinton 13 Cottonport 13 SQUAD FOOTBALL JORDON BARKATE GRIDIRON TEAM •Co-Captains A” SQUAD JOHN CHESSON DON DONALDSON ‘JACK WELSH Left End Left End Right End CARROL DESORMEAUX Left Tackle BOB LEE BONNIN Right T ackle •WILFRED FOREMAN Fullback PONC LANDRY Left Guard •LARRY WHITE Right Gu rd RUSSELL BELLOW Quarterback LEROY LANDRY Right Halfback •DONNIE BROUSSARD Left Halfback EVERETTE SHULL Center SUBSTITUTES Absent: Kenneth Matthews RICHARD BREAUX GERALD PERKINS End End WAYNE HARDIN BUDDY JOHNSON GLEN MATTHEWS Halfback Halfback Tackle THOMAS DAVIS Guard MILTON TRAHAN Tackle JIMMY CASWELL T ackle DAVID DONALDSON Halfback LUTHER ROMERO Guard TROPHY CASE BOYS P.E. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Coach: MRS. JULIA WHITWORTH A” TEAM Forward Forward Forward Forward NEDA GOULD LULA BURCH LEVADA BASS ELAINE RICHARD Guard Guard Guard Guard GEORGIA CHESSON RUTH GANTT ANNABEL OUBRE ALBERTA PRUITT BOYS’ BASKETBALL A” TEAM Forward RUSSELL BELLOW Forward WATSON MOYERS Forward DONNIE BROUSSARD Forward WILFRED FOREMAN TRACK TEAM Javelin Donaldson 100 Yard Dash White; Qiiibodeaux High-Jump, Pole Vault Chesson; Moyers Shot-Put Shultz Half-Mile Johnson; Quibodeaux Mile Chesson; Donaldson; Bellow «o . ; v .v V' -JV • lo 5 z � ! • cc, v H. «%:£ A , SOUVENIR STAFF Sponsor: Miss Mary Maricelli Assistant: Miss Pat Collins Editor: Lydia Broussard Co-Editor; Carolyn Hebert Business Manager: Jack Welsh Assistant Business Manager: Ruth Gantt Typist: Annabel Oubre Typist: Keitha Foster Snapshots: Lorraine Gaudet Student Life: Earline Granger School Life: Lula Burch Artist: James Coleman Sports; Theo Richard Sports: Neda Gould Photographs: Farrell Perdreauville STUDENT COUNCIL President, Jack Welsh; Vice President, Donnie Broussard; Secretary, Lydia Broussard; Parliamentarian, Carrol Desormeaux. MU SIGMA President, Lydia Broussard; Vice President, Farrell Perdreauville; Secretary, Carolyn Hebert. BAND President, Lydia Broussard; Vice President, Sharon Bruce; Secretary, Christine Crawford; Treasurer, Ann Cormier; Reporter, Una Mae Perdreauville. DRUM MAJOR AND MAJORETTES Center; Sharon Bruce. Left to right: Odelia Cormier, Merle Bruno, Lydia Broussard. PEP SQUAD President, Barbara Holstead; Vice President, Nan Claire Fontenot; Secretary, Jenelle Richard; Treasurer, Ruth Gantt. CHEERLEADERS Carolyn Hebert, Margo Pesson, Betty Jo Bass, Elgie Miller. FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA President, Carolyn Hebert; Vice President, Ruth Gantt; Secretary, Barbara Holstead; Treasurer, Neda Gould; Reporter, Lula Burch. LIONS ROAR STAFF Sponsor Editor Co-Editor News Ed. Business Manager Miss Pat Ruth Gantt Carolyn Keitha Neva Annabel ®eno 1 Hebert Foster Clement Oubre Arranger Feature Ed. Typist Art Editor Writer Bonnie Lydia Earline Doris Don Lorraine Cain Broussard Granger Passmore Donaldson Gaudet FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA President, Carolyn Hebert; Vice President, Nan Fontenot; Secretary, Lula Burch; Treas urer, Elgie Miller; Historian, Barbara Holstead; Reporters, Melba Chesson, Rita Stein. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA President, Donnie Broussard, Vice President, Buddy Johnson; Secretary. Larry White; Treasurer, Wilfred Foreman; Parliamentarian, J.B. Soniet; Sentinel. Milton Trahan: Rept., Ken Matthews. CHORUS Miss Pat Collins Director 4-H CLUB SENIOR OFFICERS: Elgie Miller President J. W. Matthews Vice President Nan Fontenot Secretary Rita Stein Reporter PROJECTION CLUB Raymond Sullivan President James Coleman Vice President Jimmy Caswell Secretary ECONOMICS SHOP .11 ready to go Look iamjia no head Compliments of B AND B BAR DEPENDABLE Best Wishes SERVICE Jdj 'Ooucet - SERVICE fr MERCANTEL STATION CHEVROLET ARROW SERVICE STATION U. S. 90 - Day Phone 2431 - Nite Phone 2286 Vinton, Louisiana Best Wishes from PIGGLY WIGGLY Lowest Prices Phone 4951 Vinton, Louisiana i.viTJu SENIORS OF 1954 VINTON ELECTRIC SERVICE J. W. MERCHANT, Owner Phone 4431 Vinton. Louisiana C (xn4AJt uj2 Uj7t -. Compliments of SENIORS NEDDO FURNITURE ORIS PASSMORE PHAFF SEWING MOTORS MACHINE Phone 6831 Vinton, Louisiana Vinton, Louisiana SENIORS OF 1954 ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH REVEREND A. NADEAU Compliments of 'ane £ ® Phone 3011 C. L. SIMMONS Vinton, Louisiana “Setter bob's cash GROCERY Vinton, Louisiana Compliments of BENOIT'S’ VARIETY STORE Phone 3241 Compliments of BRUCE FLORIST Phone 6151 Vinton, Louisiana Compliments of stop! AND saveUN I qu e ‘- CLEANERS Best Wishes, Seniors cDRUG STORE VINTON LUMBER YARD Building Material, Yellow Pine and Fir, Hardwood Lumber Phone 3611 LAKE CHARLES Compliments of REPAIR SHOP Owner, S. D. LeBOEUF Phone 3461 Vinton, Louisiana 99 s ( - 9 CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS (foH iz?2e NATIONAL BANK Phone 3711 Vinton, Louisiana Compliments of AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY POST 208 Compliments of AMERICAN LEGION POST 208 Vinton, Louisiana COMPLIMENTS OF VINTON TV AND APPLIANCE CO. CARL A. PARNELL Phone 7221 Vinton, Louisiana Congratulations to the 54 Seniors W. A. VENISSAT INSURANCE AGENCY Phone 3361 Vinton, Louisiana COMPLIMENTS OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH REVEREND R. E. MILLER - TOWN OTT MUNICIPAL OWNED LIS-HTS, WATETE. AND ICE PLANT W. A. VENISSAT, Mayor LAWRENCE HARRINGTON Clerk - Tax Collector - Treasurer Councilors CURRY CASWELL M. E. WILLIAMS D. E. MARSHALL MILTON BERRY ERNEST RATLIFF ROMEY BENOIT - Marshal