Cannon Returns to Direct Band Through Half Season
The Wope High School band of fifty nine members began the year under Thomas Lavin, marching at home games and three out-of-town trips. They hosted a Christmas concert with Glee Club, held clinics in Smackover and Magnolia, and performed a year-ending concert under Thomas Cannon after Lavin’s resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wope High School
Thomas Lavin
Nashville
Camden
Pine Bluff
Smackover
Hope Fligh
Glee Club
Lavin
Valley Forge
Mr. Lavin
John Gibson
Magnolia
Magnolia A & M College
Hope
Hope High School
Thomas Cannon
Kiwanis Minstrel
Little Rock
Rotary High School Lectures Highlight International Issues
Rotary International sponsored a speaker series at the high school with talks in the auditorium and later public appearances. October featured Younghill King of Columbia University discussing opportunities and his immigrant journey. November 7 featured Dr Meyer on aviation careers. November 21 brought Leon Godshall of Lehigh University to review Japan’s history and the occupation army, framing students as future world leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary International
Younghill King
University of Columbia
Korea
United States
King
University of Rome
Meyer
Rotary
Avia
Dion
Leon Godshall
Godshall
Bethlehem
Pennsylvania
Leigh University
Japan
Page One Continued Theme of Room Decorations
The piece describes student rooms with Arlene Smith and assistants, various color schemes blue and yellow, pink and cerise, and boards with verses drawings and baby pictures. It notes student chairmanship and lockers decorated with crepe paper candy and lambs, plus a historical aside about Greeks and bedsprings. It ends with home removal tips for lipstick on sheets using hot water, bleach, peroxide, or lard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Smith
Norma Jean Carr
Martha Ann Cao
Helen Somers
Mary Dell Tomlin
Daphine Crawford
Mrs. Martin
Mary Carolyn Andrews
Pat Ellen
Hazel Spillers
Colleen Coffee
Mrs. McPherson
Mary Kay Betts
Mary E. Edminston
History of 1946 Graduating Class Proves It One of Most Successful in Years
A retrospective of Hope school alumni recounts early schooling at Brookwood and Paisley, memorable teachers, football lore, carnivals, wartime effects, and senior year milestones. It highlights class members, activities, homecoming, and the Texarkana trip, noting a later decline in male enrollment.
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Hope
Brookwood
Paisley
Sadie Allen
Bessie Greene
Oglesby
Washington
Arkansas
Missouri-Pacific Railroad Company
Little Rock
Memorial Service Honors Students Who Lost Lives
A November memorial service at Hope High School auditorium honored former students who died in service. The display featured white chrysanthemums and crystal vases, with plaques presented to families. Speakers included Major Royce Weisenberger and Miss Beryl Henry, who led the ceremony and introduced each honoree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope High School
R. E. Jackson
Royce Weisenberger
James H. Jones
Hope Schools
Kk. B. Moore
First Methodist Church
Beryl Henry
Hope School
Paul Power
Thomas Lavin
Fifty Seniors Honor Points Across School Year
Over fifty seniors maintained 100 honor points during the year with lists for the first and second nine weeks. Names include Colleen Coffee, Mary Lou Brown, Gladys Jones, Eva MacIreram, Wanda Massey, Jimmy Cox, Virginia Amos, Louise Porter, Yvonne Sanders, Lorene Smith, Mary Carolyn Andrews, Maxine Powell, Troy Hammons, and others. The second nine weeks list repeats many names and adds additional students like Sophia Williams and Hazel Spillers.
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Bronor
Colleen Coffee
Mary Louise Brown
Gladys Jones
Eva MacIreram
Lou Elta _McIntosh
Wanda Massey
Jimmy Cox
Virginia Amos
Louise Porter
Yvonne Sanders
Lorene Smith
Mary Leneta — Sutton
Maxine Powell
John Hackler
Mary Carolyn Andrews
Betty Benson
Clarice Brown
Pat Ellen
Mildred Foster
Margie Givens
Troy
Martagann Atkins
Norma Dean Carr
Martha Ann Cag Tan Churchwell
Catherine Craine
Mary Esther Edminston
Saaiyee Givens
Jewell Dean Hair
Troy Hammons
Ary Louise Brown
Eva Mae Ingram
Mary Leneta Sutton
Norma Jean Hazzard
Ghidys Jones
Iva Mae Ingram
Lou Etta McAnlish
Mary Sue Philipps
Margret Phippin
Myrtle Sue Shope
Martin Anderson
Arlene Smith
Hazel Spillers
Billy Ed Basye
Carolyn Sue Sutton
Mary Lenete Sutton
Rachel Yates
R. L. Ponder
Ira Porter
John Neil Yocum
Garnett Zimmerly
Gerald Dingler
Martha Anne Atkins
Betty Bensen
Norma Jear Carr
Catherine Crainé
Joyce Crider
Aletha Mae Crosby
Mary lLeneta Sutton
Aftermath of War Inspires Students to Seek Knowledge
The piece lists names Harold Cumbie, Joe Rooker, Wilson Britt, Gearid Belk, Virgil Skinner, Ellis Perryman and Blake Scholer, noting one finished school at mid-term. It reflects on a tougher future ahead, the war being over, and urges balance in a world seen as unstable, promising to pursue knowledge like a sinking star beyond human life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Cumbie
Joe Rooker
Wilson Britt
Gearid Belk
Virgil Skinner
Ellis Perryman
Blake Scholer
Seniors with high honor points listed in local notes
The document lists seniors attaining 100 honor points in the first and third nine weeks, naming students such as Virginia Amos Louise Porter Yvonne Sanders Lorene Smith Mary Leneta Sutton and others. It also notes California as the second largest state by land area at 156,800 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
The
Union
Library Club Christmas Play Is Success
The Library Club staged Children of the Inn a Christmas play at the high school on December 14 directed by Mrs Frank Mason. Cast included Abiathar Blake Schooley Rachel Mary Esther Edminster Miriam Laura Ann Garanflo Isaac Bob Hyatt Deborah Martha Sue Moore Ashbel Gorham Jack Wells Ellsworth Bailey and shepherds. Miriam, a cripple for three years, walks again after the Christ Child birth reveals humility and truth in her family. Angels sing, highlighting the spiritual emphasis. Egypt’s desert area noted as 337664 square miles of 350000 total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewell Bothwell Tull
Frank Mason
Library Club
Abiathar
Blake Schooley
Rachel
Mary Esther Edminston
Miriam
Laura Ann Garanflo
Isaac
Bob Hyatt
Deborah
Martha Sue Moore
Ashbel
Gorh
Christ
Egypt
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Cannon
T. Lavin
Norma Garr
Martin's Motor Freight
Dorris Uprey
Urrey Taxi
Jack Bundy
Frances Lewis
Melba Jo Kimberly
Jo Ann Card
Sue Livingston
Patsy McPherson
Maxine Bowden
Pollyanna Williams
Elsie Elder
Sue Sutton
Charlene Hare
Alice Lile
David Newhern
Horace Adkins
Mary Catherine Crain
Dick Snell
Carolyn Holdridge
Eddie Stewart
Patsy Collier
Reva Morris
Carolyn Hamilton
Martin Crow
Jack Spat
Ronald Hilyard
al Williams
Steve Snell
Richard Bruner
Darrell Crank
Raymond Johnson
Albert Stonequist
Dana Gibson
Linda Jones
Olie’s Dairy
Sally McCorkle
Geo. W. Robison & Co
Mary Ester Edminston
Betty Ann Benson
Bob Eilen
Ray Taylor
Sonny Colesman
Topwaters
Bobbitten
Carolyn Sue Suilen
Marian Stewart
Dennis Chesshir
Virginia Ann Amos
Margie Lou May
Elizabeth Wilson
Eva Mac Ingram
Mary Catherine Betts
Francis Lewis
Bonnie Sisson
Martha Ann Cay
FFA
Bonnie Sission
Belly Ann Benson
Texarkana
R. L. Ponder, Jr
Western Auto
Mr. Jackson
American Legion
Moore
Miss Henry
Henry
Mary Brown
Ward &Sons
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