White Oak High School - Roughneck Yearbook (White Oak, TX)

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-1-, .J Another victory for the class was the One-Act Play, WThe Pot Boilern. Two Freshmen, MARGARET GIBBONS and GLORIA HOLLEYMAN, were cast. The White Oak play placed first at District and second at Regional meet. MARGARET GIBBONS was voted as the outstanding actress of this district. When the Beauty and Beast Oontest was started, BOB OVERLY was nominated for Beast, he won the first Beast Contest of White Oak. EARLINE YOUNG went to State Contest for the Homemaking Club when she won the White'0ak Dressmaking Contest. NORMA SHOUPE, Parlimentarian for the White Oak Homemaking Club, was elected Parlimentarian for this Region of the Club. GENE KERN gained recognition for being dn the honor roll all year with an outstanding average. Sponsors for the Freshmen Class of '40-'41 were MRS. MAURINE TAYLOR and HR. R. H. DOBBS. In 1941-42-the Sophomore Class was still a large and loyal class. The English classes compiled a book. UWho's Who at White Oahu, and presented it to the school library. JURL HICKEY, COY McGEE, and CHARLES VANMETER lettered in football and reserve sweaters were given to some of the other boys. The girls of the Sophomore Class, as is the custom, served at the Junior-Senior Banquet. Sponsors for this Sophomore Class were MRS. MAURINE TAYLOR and HR. C. C. SIMMONS. When the Fall of 1942 came, the former Sophs had risen to take their place as the Junior Class. There were eight lettering ROUGHNECKS in this class.

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I EDITH ADKINS Sponsor n ,dent Esl,1A'ce prix-If W f PURSL I Pre! fdfy ,gpm ST,,RcxS Jaffe owsnoolvm HEMBQEE NOVUAQE-N-TNI 02 KEYLN ' a J'pon.ror c-U' The mighty class of '44 is made up of heroic ROUGHNECKS who serve in Football, Basketball, Pep-Squad, Choral Club, Scouts, and all the other activities true to the traditions of White Oak. When this class entered High School, it was the largest Freshman Class in the history of the school, there were 72 in all. At once, the class of '44 became part of the High School end many of the clubs prospered by the new, industrious members. In '40 the Freshmen Class worked long and hard for their candidate for Football Queen, GLORIA HOLLEYMAN. When the votes were counted, the Freshmen won. First year in High School with a victory in the Football Queen Contest!

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LOUISE McWHIRTER and MARY STEWART, Juniors, were twirlere in the band. GLORIA HOLLEYMAN was the one Pep Leader from the Junior Class. Again this class put their candidate for Football Sweetheart on to victory. MARY STEWART was presented as the victorious candidate. DOROTHY MARIE SMITH served as Editor of the WGAUGERW. Other class activities included the Junior Play, NMiss Snartyn, with the cast ae: MARY LOUISE MASON, COY McGEE, MARGARET GIBBONS, BOB OVERLY, AMY DAVIS, BILLY PHILLIPS, NORMA SHOUPE, GENE KERN, LOUISE McWHIRTER, DONALD OSBURN, and LaDOT WHITE. GLORIA HOLLEYMAN and BILLY PHILLIPS were elected Clase Favorites. The Junior Class nonored the Seniors with the annual Junior-Senior Banquet. The these of this banquet was Southern Garden. BILLY PHILLIPS, Junior Class President, was the tosstsaster. Plans and decorations were carefully and efficiently guided by MRS. MAURINE TAYLOR and MR. WINLON KNOWLES, class sponsors of the Junior Class. ' The Senior Class of '44 has 37 members, which is only about half of the number which entered High School as Freshmen in '4O. Eleven boys from this Senior Clase earned the school letter in football as Regional Champs. Eight of these were elected G3 Honorary Captains. Several of the boys also lettered in basketball. Five of the six Pep Leaders were elected from the Senior Class. GLORIA HOLLEYMAN was elected for her second year. Others from the Senior Class were: EARLINE YOUNG, LaDOT WHITE, MARY LOUISE MASON, and LOUISE McWHIRTER. LOUISE McWHIRTER was also sajorette in the band for her second year. MAVANEE CUMEIE was elected as the other majorette for the band. LaDOT was selected to be the Editor of the GAUGER.