The Cat's Claw (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. [12], Ed. 1 Friday, May 21, 1954 Page: 4 of 4
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May 21, 1954
THE GAT’S CLAW
Pago 12
SEniOfi CLASS HISTORY
Onco upon a time in the distant
past,In early September of 1942>
to be exact, eight excited mem-
bers of the now 21-membor Senior
Class of *54 made a trembling
entrance into the halls of learning
at Archer City.These fine speci-
men of humanity were Fay Wilhoit,
Barbara Bowen, Patsy Goodwin,,
Stella Alonzo, Buford Berry,
Larry McMurtry,Junior Wakefield,
and Ray Maxwell.
It was a wonderful beginning,
but sad things soon appeared.
In the second grade,Sonny Sulli-
van joined the group.
The smiling face of Hal Wood
was met by us in the third grade.
Another year passed before
this group was joined by a female.
Yes, in the fourth grade, from
Eloctra, Texas came that cute
"I don’t understand girl,” known
as Patsy Graham.
The next year came two bright,
shi ni ng new faces. The y we re th o s e
of Celie Slack and Carl Roderick.
It is hard to believe that what
was once that shy little girl
is now the ’’good-lookin’” Celie
and what was once a sweet, ador-
able little fellow is now Carl.
One more year passed and we
picked up a little gal with a
big grin and silly laugh, Freda
Lowack,
The class by now had grown
considerably, but lacked a great
deal being complete. The seventh
year of school was one we could
never forget. First, from Gone,
Texas,camo Betty Lou Perkins and
then------then came the handsome
package in the male department,
Robert Stubbs.-
The eighth gradel-The seniors
were really something now] They
were now on the top floor with
the big people. This year the
class was joined by Florence Luig
and William Essler.
Freshmen they were at last;
Sophomores, alas* Prom north of
the Red River in ’’Okie” land,
came that bow-legged, l6$ pounds
of dynamite,Robert Wayne ’’Tiger”
Culwoll.
After receiving Culwell their
sophomore year,* the class had to
tako a complete year to recover
from the shock of his arrival.
In the final year, Clifton
Findley joined the class and
bee a me th o fi n a 1 member.
The past twelve years have
really been something for this
class,
(Con’t. on next col.)
FORMER RESIDENT DONATES
BOOK FUND TO LIBRARY
Mrs.. Mary Catherine Shelton
Florence, of Dallas, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shelton of this
city,.has provided funds for the
purchase of three new books for
the school library.
The books to bo purchased
include Oxford Companion to English
Literature,Through Heaven’s Back
Door,and Representative American
Plays.
Mrs. Florence recently gave a
book review for tho Amity Club,
for which service she was given- '
a sum of money for her travel
expense. She returned the money
to the Club, specifying that it
be donated to the library for the
purchase of several books.
Mrs. Florence especially re-
commended the recently-published
biography of Dr. A.J, Armstrong,
Through_Heaven’s Back Door, by
Lois Smith Douglas, a member of
the English faculty of Baylor
University, Waco. Dr. Armstrong,
for a number of years director of
the English Department of the
University, owned the world’s
largest collection of the works
of Robert Browning,English poet.
The collection, which he donated
to the University, is housed in
the Armstrong-Browning Library
on the campus. Dr, Armstrong
passed away last month.
(cont. from col. 1)
Who would over suspect Fay
would become the brains of the
class or ’’Lover Larry” to even
make itri It was certainly obvious
that Buford would have to pull
Larry through*-Stella, Ray, Bar-
bara, Patsy Goodwin, and Junior,
the heroic fire chief—they have
all come.a long way.
The history is now complete,
as far as Archer City school days
arc concerned,but the history of
this group will go on and on.
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