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D vclnpmm! of Our Salma! granted diplomas to approximately two thousand Seniors. The number of graduates has in- creased from ten members in 1919 to sixty in 1952. The largest class graduated in 1938 with 114 Seniors. In this period of marked progress probably no other individual has so made his presence felt in the school as has Mr. Mackey. While active in its material development, he has exerted an even greater influence among faculty members and student body alike through his deep sense of fair dealing. To Mr. Mackey's personal integrity and uprightness the school personnel feel, in a large measure, is its success due. That his influence has been far-reaching is shown by the many communications that have come from former students, professing their sincere ap- preciation for Mr. Mackey and the school. The long line of alumni and the ex-students, who honor and revere him, are witnesses to the loyal and constructive service Mr. Mackey has given the school and the community. With one accord they have placed him in the top category of those people whose influence upon their lives has made an indelible impression. FACULTY There have been many personalities who have helped to mold the character and worth of our school. lt is difficult to try to name all the prominent individuals who have been connected with the faculty. Of several names that stand out as having especially proiected themselves in helping to make our school what it is today we would mention Miss Helen Burr, Miss Ruby Currie, Miss Pearl Cox, Mrs. Luda Keen, Miss Margaret Calhoun, Mrs. Norvie Hart Burr and Miss Elsie Pullen. Mrs. Norvie Hart Burr, who, in 1950, became our first assistant principal, has had a singular share in molding the successful pattern of our school. With a rich background of teaching experience, Mrs. Burr, in her capacity as guidance counselor, has done a remarkable job. She has been a strong co-ordinating force in helping parents and students to solve their problems of adiustment. To teachers as well, she has served, materially, by assisting them to improve their own competence for providing guidance. Above all, Mrs. Burr has, by a genial disposition and by mild-mannered directives, brought to the student mind the true purpose and meaning of regular attendance upon school. Miss Elsie Pullen, for many years a teacher of the seventh grade in our school, remains as a shining example of the spirit of true teaching. Kindliness and consideration of the individual pupil were her outstanding traits. Her human, friendly, companionable attitude and her in- terest and understanding of her pupils marked her as genuinely democrat. To know Miss Elsie, as she was affectionately called, was to realize that she was sincerely interested in the problems, needs, and interests of all the young people with whom she came into contact. Never too busy was she but there was time for the bits of wisdom she had for her children. ln the roster of our school's great Miss Elsie Pullen will long occupy an enviable position, her memory, a long-cherished one. 4-W '. i ' '1- iiil ' .. well' 1 9 5 1. - f ' , ' P . ,,R.,i , x 6,
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1 Z7 rfclapmmf af Our Schoal ALUMNI Vivian boasts many worthy alumni, some of whom have become active in the field of education in this state and in others. To mention a few representative ones we would name: Katherine CPetD Walker, supervisor of schools, of Calcasieu Parish, Dolph Morse, Baton Rouge teacher, Harold Rhodes, Superintendent of schools of Kellerville, Texas, Billy Duncan, Librarian at University of Georgia, Sammy Griffin, music director of Belcher, Ted Butler, Willamette College, Oregon, and Charles Edwards of the faculty at Tech. Many of the alumni have gone into other professions where the names of Vivian graduates may be read in the annals of law, medicine, business, military science, religion and in the world of entertainment. Legal channels claim Judge James U. Galloway, Edwin Bailey and Charlie Barnett, all of Shreveport. Jimmie Means belongs to the legal staff of an oil company. The field af medicine and dentistry show the names of Dr. Cleve Pardue, Jr. and Dr. Charles Caldwell, respectively. A medical technician, Mary Lou Smith, holds a responsible position in a Texas hospital. Many V.H.S. grads have entered the business world. Milam McDonald and Blondie Bennett are prominent tax consultants. Homer J. Lee is an auditor for an oil company. Horace Kendrick is a successful drilling contractor. The oil business has also attracted Joe Williams, geophysicist, Milburn Moncrief and Sam Moritroy, are petroleum consultants, Claude Teel, land and lease manager for a Texas firm, and James Mackey, with the Union Sulphur Oil Corporation, is petroleum engineer in charge of the Texas district. Among the U.S. Board of Engineers at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, is John Caldwell. The field of pharmacy includes Carl Cox. Frank Buckley and James Files have entered iournalism. ln government and military science circles appear several V.H.S. alumni. Lorimer Mackey is an electronic scientist with the U.S. government. Joe Turner, a captain in the Air Corp, is a iet plane instructor. Captain Dick Flowers is with the Air Corps in Germany, and Lt. l. W. Porterfield is stationed in Washington, army headquarters. The ministerial roster includes Ray Branton, Don Brown, James Brasher and, H. E. Darnell, my-.,,,-Q
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