Rains County, Texas
EMORY SCHOOL

(Some photos mentioned on this page are lost---if you can help with these--let me know.)

left is Emory School 1894 and to the right is Emory in 1906-- submitted by Elaine Nall Bay


 

                Emory 1940                         Board of Education  1940

Several of these pictures are missing........does anyone have copies of these pictures?
 
 no date (photograph contributed by Mattie Childers)
     Emory High School's Girls' basketball team
Arrington, Grace Sisk             Horsley, Artie              Panter, Mozelle
Butcher, Nellie G. Hill             Melton, Faye Varnon    Peeples, Esta Kennemer Hogue, Beatrice Simmons       Morrow, Odeal             Smiley, Juanita .............Wier, Marguerite

no date ("Looking Back..." photo, 20 Aug 1987)
Emory High Schoo football team : Morris Roach, coach
Bennett, Leon                           Fleming, Buster                    Killingsworth, Bob
Clements, Roy (substitute)         Henslee, Dock             Stuart, John (Captain)
Cooke, Glen                   Hill, Charles (substitute)        Taylor, Frank
Felton, Jack                        Hindricks, Grady                  Tuttle, Jim (substitute)
Fitzgerald, Raymond                 Jennings, Homer                   Varnon, Claude (substitute)

1884-1885 (Texas Gazeteer)
     O. Rice - teacher

1890-1891 (Texas Gazeteer)
     W.A. Clark  - principal

Rains County Leader, May 13, 1904
Miss Annie Hornbeck, who has been an assistant in the Emory public school, left last Monday for Texico, New Mexico.

Rains County Leader, January 20, 1905
Emory School
A.S. Dodd, Principal
2nd and 3rd grades, Corrine Nash, teacher

Rains County Leader, August 4, 1905
Emory Public School
The Leader is in receipt of the catalogue of the Emory public school announcing the course of study, faculty and rules and regulations to obtain during the coming session.  The school will be opened September 4th with a full corps of able teachers.  The faculty as appear in the catalogue are: James T. Johnson, principal; Misses Cora York, Ethel Burch and Eula Kirby, assistants.  Mr. Johnson comes highly recommended, having been connected with the Plano, Texas, public schools for several years.

1908
      teacher : R.G. Horseley
Cox, Annie                          Henry, Willie Mae              Reeves, Odeal
Freeze, Maude                    Hobison, Carrie                  Woosley, Lou
Glass, Mattie                       Monroe, Iona
      6th grade : Will Maddox, teacher
Amis, Stella                         Ivie, Lillie
Faulk, Beatrice                    Mackechney, Adelle
      7th grade : Idelle York, teacher
Crabb, Nona                       Montgomery, Elizabeth               Stuart, Beulah
Glass, Valma                       Peoples, Nina                             Whittle, Jimmie
Hobinson, Clara                  Russell, Bruce

ca1909 (photograph contributed by Mae Chastain) Picture is missing- does anyone have this one?
     teacher : E.B. Fowler
Alexander, Frank                Fitzgerald, Roy                     Owens, Eula
Arrington, Ertie                   Hall, Barney                         Potts, Rosa
Clendenin, Bailey                Hensley, Ruby                      Robertson, Virgil
Coats, Lula                         Hill, Lila Mae                       Sharp, R.J.
Faulk, John                         Manning, Ida Adams            Stuart, Sudie
Faulk, Mozelle

1909 Graduating Class - Rains County Leader May 14, 1909  Commencement Program
Annie Glass, Valedictorian
Annie Cox, Salutatorian
Leo Allen
Cornelius Crabb
Jeptha Allen

1912
Prof. J.H. Bradford, Principal
teachers : Miss Ida Adams, Mrs. Hallie Stuart, Mrs. Mollie Green (who takes Ida Holmes' place)

1912-1913
Emory School - faculty
Prof. Bradford
Mrs. Mollie Lee Green
Mrs. J.W. Stuart
Miss Lutie Wells
Miss Ida Adams
(Rains County Leader, April 25, 1913)

1913-1914
Emory Teachers
Following is the list of teachers who will have charge of the Emory public school next year:
J.H. Bradford, principal
C.B. Couch, teacher 7th-8th grades
Mrs. Hallie Rodes
Miss Lou Woosley
Miss Callie Spence
Miss Carrie Hebisen
The enrollment increased so much the past term that it became necessary for the trustees to appoint another assistant, which gives us a faculty of six. (Rains County Leader, June 25, 1913)
The enrollment on the opening of public school was 167.

April 30, 1915
Commencement Sermon
On Monday night April 26th at the Baptist church the Commencement Sermon for the term 1914-15 was delivered by Rev. Frank E. Luker, pastor of the M.E. church.  The seating capacity of the building was taxed to the limit by pupils and patrons to hear the sermon, which was a masterful one.  The text used was from the Scripture of St. Paul, and the theme was the earnest and courageous and convincing life of this grand man.  At the conclusion of the sermon a fervent prayer was offered by Prof. Bradford.
The church was beautifully decorated in ferns, lilies, roses and class colors, old gold and black.  As Mrs. Luker played a march the seniors and faculty marched in, occupying the choir.  The class sang “Holy, Holy, Holy,” and afterwards Mrs. C.A. Glass sang “The Vision,” followed by Miss Lola Woosley who sang “Oh Heart of Mine.”
There are ten members of the graduating class, namely:
Aletha Rebecca Amis
Audrey Hall
Irene Martin
Bertha Faye Nix
Florence Robertson
Boyd Rogers
Gertrude Sisk
Guy Sisk
Haidee Mae Settle
Lola Elizabeth Woosley
After congratulations the class and teachers marched to the Emoryl, where a special show was given.
Part of the closing exercises were had at the court house last night and it will be continued again tonight.  The exercises of the graduating class will be given next week.

School Faculty Engaged

The Board of Trustees for the Emory Public School met the first of the week and re-elected the old faculty, with one exception.  Mrs. C.B. Couch did not apply.  No selection to take Mrs. Couch’s place has been made yet.  Prof. J.H. Bradford, principal; C.B. Couch, Mrs. J.W. Stuart, Mrs. C.V. Ray and Miss Kate Potts assistants.

June 4, 1916
School Faculty Completed
In last weeks issue of the Leader we published a list of the teachers as far as agreed upon by the trustees up to that time, but later they met again and added two more teachers and we publish the list again as follows:
Prof. J.H. Bradford, principal
Prof. C.B. Couch
Mrs. Hallie Stuart
Mrs. Carrie Ray
Miss Kate Potts
Miss Ida Adams
Miss Stella Amis

1917
trustees : W.J.F. Glass, W.F. Shipp
(13 April 1917 Rains Co. Leader)
Prof. J.H. Bradford, principal
teachers : Miss Nina Peeples, Miss Aletha Amis, Miss Audrey Hall, Mrs. Hallie Stuart, Miss Maude Freeze,
               Miss Myrtle Meyer; Miss Lutie Wells resigned because of health reasons & Miss Lillie Ivie took her
               place
(30 March 1917 Rains Co. Leader)
Graduating class
(4 May 1917 Rains County Leader)
Alexander, Allie                                        Hebisen, Lillie Constant
Alexander, Vallie May                              Henry, John Tabor
Amis, Sam                                                Ivie, Claudia Eleanor Pearl
Clendenin, Willis Bailey                             Martin, Annie Mae
Cooke, Hallonquist                                   Reeves, Rosa Oral
Green, Joe Errol                                       Rodes, Beulah Lee
Hazlewood, Lula May                              Whittle, Obie Earl

1920  (photograph contributed by Phil Nix)
     Kindergarten - Nina Peeples, teacher
 (class taught at the Church of Christ due to the school burning)
Arrington, Estelle                  Hood, Marianna              Melton, Emma Grace
Arrington, Ruth                     Ingram, Flavil                   Morrow, Odeal
Burns, Edward                     Killingsworth, Ruth           Nettles, Joe
Cooke, Glenn                       Kirk, Howard                  Nix, Phillip
Cooke, William                    Leach, Joe                        Pearson, Margie
Gaston, Henry W.                McCloud, Henry               Stuart, Joe Pete
Gear, Peggy                         McCloud, Jay                   Taylor, Hadee Pearl
Hill, Charles                         McKee, Herbert               Vanlandingham, Blue
Hogue, Josie Bell                 McKee, Iver                     Wafer, Molly
Holley, R.C.                        McKee, Iwen                    Whittle, Beth

early 1920s (photograph contributed by Gladys Nix)
     1st grade (taught in the Church of Christ when the old wooden school burned)
                     Nina Peoples - teacher
Arrington, Estelle                      Hood, Mariana                     Nettles, Joe
Arrington, Ruth                         Ingram, Flavil                        Nix, Phil
Burns, Edward                        Killingsworth, Ruth                Pearson, Margie
Cook, Glen                              Kirk, Howard                       Rylant, Alma
Cooke, William                        Leach, Joe                            Sandford, Norman
Gaston, Henry                         McKee, Herbert                    Stuart, Joe Pete
Gear, Peggy                            McLeod, Henry                     Taylor, Haidee Pearl
Hill, Charles                            McLeod, Jay                          Vanlandingham, Blue
Hogue, Jessie Bell                   Melton, Emma Grace              Wafer, Molly
Holley, R.C.                           Morrow, Odeal                       Whittle, Mary Beth
     5th & 6th grades
Alexander, Ardis Goff           Gunter, Ida                Nix, Eli
Cain, Ada Kerr                     Hebisen, Grace          Potts, Harry
Fitzgerald, Sara                     Hill, Jack                    Prentice, Ora Cooke
Garrett, Laura                        Ivie, Homer               Settle, Bid
 

Rains County Leader, May 5, 1922
1922 graduating class:
Alleen RODES, Cletus MIDDLETON,  Dot HEBISEN,  Henry BRADFORD, Erdie ARRINGTON
Harrell COOKE, Edward TURNER

 Rains County Leader , June 9, 1922
(Emory) School Building Going Up Rapidly
 Though somewhat hindered by the continued rains this week, the work on our new school building is progressing rapidly, and Contractor SHEPHERD is shoving things like he meant to finish the building on record time.
 The corner stone was placed in position last Thursday evening and is a beautiful piece of workmanship.  On the right side of the stone is Emory High School 1922, encircling a star; above this is W.M. RAGSDALE, Architect, and at the bottom of the stone is Shepherd Bros. & Co., Contractors.  On the left side of the stone is the Board of Trustees: B.A. CARTER, President; R.T. PEARSON, Secretary; J.N. BRAZIEL, J.E. ALEXANDER, S.H. HOOD, G.W. CLEMENTS and J.M. ARRINGTON.

Rains County Leader, September 22, 1922
Emory Public School Starts Monday 25th
 The finishing touches are being put on the Emory school building which will open its doors to the 400 school children Monday morning, September 25th.  Following are the teachers who have been selected by our trustees to have charge of the school, and it is hoped by the trustees that they will receive the hearty cooperative help of every patron in the school.
 G.W. MOORE, Superintendent
 E. BROWNRIGG, Principal
 Miss Lora V. ROBINSON
 Mrs. Stella GLASS
 Miss Ilma RODES
 Miss Ardis GOFF
 Buford CATES
 Mrs. Margarite HINTON, Primary
 

1923 (photograph contributed by Estle Willis)
     teacher : Mrs. Lynch
Alexander, Georgia                  Goodson, Audie Mae                Moody, Ray        .
Alexander, June                       Greathouse, Hershel                 Moreland, Edward
Bishop, Ona Mae                     Hazelwood, Magurite               Myers, Mauritta
Branham, Glen                          Herring, Felton                         Plunk, Charley Bill
Cannon, Roy                             King, R.D.                               Pound, Grace
Coker,  Sherman                       Lowery, Norman                      Samford, Lela
Cooke, Thurman                        Lynch, Oral J.                         Schrimshire, Alene
Cowan, Carlton                         McKay, Dianne                       Shaw, Mary Lee
Felton, Rastus                            McLeod, Jay                           Smiley, Murl
Fitzgerald, Roberta                     Mainord, Donald                    Ussrey, Letha
Frieberger, Dale                          Mainord, W.T.                      Yancey, Gladys
Garrett, Geraldine                       Meyers, C.B                         Yancey, Ruby
Gaston, James                             Middleton, Opal                    Warren, Lois
                                                                                                 Willis, Estle
                                                                                                 Woodson, Fern

Seniors 1925     ( photo courtesy of Sandra Amis Connell)
back : Maude Arrington
front: Maurine Berzette, Pallie Mae Arrington

1926 (photograph contributed by Ima Lee Clewis Watts)
     Emory High School Kittens basketball team - George B. Eickner, coach
Berzett, Helen                               Gaston, Mildred
Clewis, Ima Lee                            Middleton, Aubrey
Clewis, Velma                               Middleton, Cleo
Edwards, Emogene                       Woodson, Hillary (Bushel)
Edwards, Floretta
     Seniors(photograph contributed by James Gaston)
            George W. Moore - Supt.
Arrington, Cynthia                   Hood, Joe                      Middleton, Cleo
Edwards, Floretta                    Ingram, Alvis                  Middleton, Orbie
Gaston, Mildred                      Long, Pearl                    Pound, Gladys
Hill, Kathleen                          McTaggart, Annie           Pound, Jack

1927-28
     3rd grade (photograph contributed by John A. Traylor)
     teacher : Pallie Mae Arrington
Barker, Keith                          Rylant, Severne                Skidmore, Dude
Hogue, J.D.                            Samford, Joe                    Tally, Milford
Hogue, Loyd                         Sanford, Ila Gene              Traylor, John Allen
Mason, Ailene                        Semanski, Alfred               Williams, H.C.
Morris, Charlie Clyde             Settle, Doris Louise            Williams, Willie Fay
Peeples, Virginia                     Skidmore, Connie              Wilson, Doyle
      Seniors ("Looking Back..." photo, 24 March 1988)
Bloodsworth, Virgie                Felton, Bernice               Robertson, Ray
Brinkley, Leola                       Houston, Ruth                 Woodson, Hildra
Coker, Evelyn                        Oliver, Clearance

1930
     Seniors   (picture is partial of these below) (source:  Esta Mae Kennemer Peeples)
Berzett, Mary Beth              Kennemer, Esta Mae                 Stuart, John
Braziel, John Elby                Poston, Mozelle                         Tuttle, Jim
Hill, Nellie Grey                   Schrimsher, Annie Mae              Voss, Veda
Holley, Robert                     Smiley, Juanita                            Varnon, Faye
                                                                                              Weir, Marguerite

1931 (1931 Texas Almanac)
     Supt. of Emory ISD : Gill D. McKAY

1933 (photograph contributed by Annie Laurie Felton)
     teacher: Robert Mitchell
Clewis, Ray                      McCloud, Henry                 Stewart, E.W.
Coker, Albert                   Moody, Brice                     Speed, Joyce
Felton, Annie Laurie         Pounds, Wilbur                   Strebeck, Hester
Fowler, Eula                     Russell, Avery                    Yancey, Ray
Giles, Pauline                    Russell, Joe                        White, Joseph
Holland, J.C.                    Rylant, Severne
Holley, Alma Louise         Seamanski, Alfred
     4th & 5th grades
Alexander, Charles                    Kearney, Ray                    Rainwater, Wilbur
Allen, Jimmy                              McKay, Francis                Ray, Paul
Braziel, Marguerite                     McLeod, Louise               Robertson, Betty J.
Chastain, Vallie F.                      Magee, Junior                   Robertson, Ernest
English, J.W.                              Morrow, Lloyd                 Robertson, Pauline
Fricks, Sue                                 Oliver, James                   Russell, Harold
Hebisen, Bobby                          O'Rear, Syble                  Sanford, Leo
Hensley, Dalton                           O'Rear, Wilburn              Sisk, Joe S.
Herriage, Violet                           Owens, Nancy                Tackett, Tommy
Hogue, Lois                                 Plunk, Buster                  Tarbutton, Jeanetta
Hunter, Vera                                Plunk, Homer                 Traylor, Ruth
Jones, Jessie M.                           Rackley, Mauretta          Yancey, Mozell

1934/35 (photograph contributed by Ivetta Watts Hines)
     Boys' basketball team
Beasley, Thomas                Johnson, Clifton (Shorty)         Plunk, Charlie Bill
Freiberger, John                 Johnson, Lennis                       Turner, Melvin (Midge)
Hines, Joe                          McCloud, Henry                     Wray, Frasier
      Seniors
Bass, Maurita Myers          Harris, Allie Ruth Melton                 Smith, Thelma Cook
Felton, Hazel                      Interrante, Margarite Hazelwood     Uselton, Geraldine Garrett
Felton, Rastus                    Kile, Merle Gray Smiley
Gilley, Grace Pound           Mason, Georgia Alexander

Emory High School Gym 1935

Emory High School building 1935 (source- clipping from Lois Brown Aug 25, 1985)

1935/36
     Wildcats football team
Coach : Odell Sikes
Asbill, Leon                 Freiberger, Perry  J.               Plaxco, Lem
Clifton, Artimus           Gill, Roland                            Rylant, "Dick"
Cooke, Thurman         Greathouse, Herschel             Rylant, "Pud"
Duvall, Albert              Knowles, Lewis                     Semanski, Alfred, mgr.
English, Volly               McLeod, Henry                     Turner, Grady
Fleming, Joe Ben         McLeod, Jay
      Seniors
Blanton, Bedford              Gray, Ruby                     Samford, Lela
Branham, Glenn                Hill, Harriett                    Settle, Doris
Chastain, Joe Bob             Johnston, Pauline            Scott, Jimmie
Childers, Helen                 Knowles, Lewis              Schrimsher, D.F.
Clifton, Artimus                 Koon, Marvis Wade       Smith, Joe
Davis, Grace                     McLeod, Jay                  Smith, Erna T.
Duvall, Albert                    Morris, Erna Lou            Sybert, Jonetta
Frieberger, Perry John       Morrow, Adele              Tadlock, Naomi
Gill, Roland                       Lowery, Norman            Traylor, John Allen
Gowins, Amos                  Northcutt, Bernice           Williams, Willie Fay
Greathouse, Adell             Osborne, Alene                Williams, H.C.
Greathouse, Herschel        Peeples, Virginia               Willis, Estle

1936
      Seniors
Bass, Faye Powell                   Jaynes, Lorraine Hawkins         Peterson, Jimmie Scott
Bentley, Doris Settle                Keys, Willie Fay Williams
Blanton, Bedford                     Koon, Marvis Wade                Rodgers, Grace Davis
Clifton, Artemus                      Mahand, Glenna Johnson         Schrimsher, Don
Foulkes, Bernice Northcut      Moore, Alleen Mason               Snidow, Chip
Freiberger, Perry John            Moore, Erna T. Smith               Snidow, Virginia Peeples
Gertz, Harriett Hill                  Patton, Janetta Sybert               Williams, H.D., Jr.
 Porterfield, Pauline Johnson   Willis, Estle                               Williams, Louise Prather

1937-1938

       2nd grade (photograph contributed by Jim Sisk)
teacher : Rosa Reeves
Chastain, Dorothy Jane             Hughey, Ardean                  Northcutt, Kenneth
Chastain, Oleta Fay                  Hughey, Bernice                  O'Rear, Roy
Childers, Orvil                          Hughey, Betty Jo                 Plunk, Audie Mae
Crow, Lola Jean                      Jobe, Olen Ray                    Robbins, Mary Lou
Daniel, Delores                        McDonald, Billy Gene         Rylant, Helen Ruth
Davis, Frankie Joe                   McLeod, Faye                     Sanford, Joyce Fay
Felton, Jeanette                       McTaggart, Jimmie Neil        Sisk, Jimbo
Greer, Mozelle                        Melton, Arvis Wayne            Smith, Melba Lou
Harvey, Onetta                       Melton, Martha                     Southern, Betty Jean
Horton, J.D.                           Mitchell, Japtha Ray

graduates (as listed in article in 1986 Rains Co. LEADER centenniel ed.)
Asbill, Leon                           Glass, Tommy                           Kilgore, Connie
Bartlett, Joeva                        Gowin, Prentice Lee                 McDaniel, James
Bishop, Mona Lee                  Harrison, Delbert R.                McDaniel, Margaret E.
Byram, Willie Mae                  Harvey, Emogene                    McGahee, Inez
Clewis, Norma Fay                 Hawkins, Lorraine                   Pound, Wilbur
Davis, Mamie M.                    Holley, Alma Louise                Reynolds, Woodrow
Felton, Anna Laura                 Jarrett, J.D., Jr                        Rhodes, Howard
Giles, Doyce Pauline               Johnston, Glenna Ailene           Schrimscher, Dollie
                                              Kennemer, Marguerite             Speed, Edith Joyce
1938
      school teachers :  Miss Reeves                                                      Mr. R.J. Hall, agriculture
                                 Mr. Flowers, football coach                               Mr. Joe Moore, commerical geography
                                 Supt. Hall, government                                       Miss Rice, grade school
                                 Mr. Raymond Mills, girls' basketball coach         Mr. Roy Yandal, high school principal
                                 Miss Griffis, business & arithmetic                      Mrs. Eunice Holley, English
                                Mrs. Gladys Ivie
     3rd & 4th grades (photograph contributed by Jim Sisk)
     teacher - Mellisa Reeves
Alexander, G.B                        Hughey, Betty Jo                      McLeod, Faye
Chastain, Dorothy Jane            Hunter, Neva Dell                     Melton, Arvis Wayne
Childers, Orville                       Jones, Nadene                          Robbins, Mary Lou
Disman, Jimmie                        McDaniel, Dorothy                   Rylant, Helen Ruth
Glenn, Joyce Alene                  McDaniel, Joanne                     Shedd, Alfred
Harvey, Onetta                        McKinney, Mary Margaret       Sisk, Jimbo
                                                                                               Toles, Angelina
     7th grade (photograph contributed by Pat Sisk)
            teacher - Mary Owens
Arnold, Dwain              .       Jones, Jessie Myrie             Shedd, Nellie
Cain, Lexie                           McKay, Lamuel                  Shipp, Earl
Chastain, Orhen                    McLeod, Katie                   Sisk, J.O, Jr.
Childers, Alene                     Mills, Raymond                   Swindle, Irene
Edner, Lawana                     Oliver, Billie                        Tarbutton, Mary
Garrett, Nell                         Phillips, Maury Lee             Tarbutton, Wynell
Giles, J.W                            Rackley, Maureta                Taylor, Eddyth
Heeth, Charlie                      Rainwater, Wilbur                Turner, Frances
 Holland, Clo                        Ray, Marjorie                      Williams, Ona Mae
                                                                                       York, Dorothy
    Sophomore Class  - Rains County Leader "Looking Back.....", 9 Sept 1993
(photo contributed by Daphina McAllister Galyean)

back row:  E L Smith, Thelma Chastain, Nancy Owens, Ethel Catron, Billie Robbins, Melvin Henderson, Ernest
Robertson, Felix Linebaugh, Junior Davis, Marshall Bishop, William Childers.
middle row:  Mildred Chastain, Louise McLeod, Marzel Cain, Vera Lee Hunter, Velma Ree Hamm, Daphina
McAllister, Pauline Robertson, Sybil O'Rear, Maurine Garrett, Pauline Patton, Mr. Joe Moore, teacher,
front row:  Jeannetta Tarbutton, Thelma Garrett, Mary Lou Heath, Bonnie Ruth McClendon, Violet Kennemer,
May Bell Rodes, Vallie Faye Chastain, Ruth Taylor.
 

      Junior Class - Mr.  Ag. Hall, sponsor; Mrs. Rice, co-sponsor
                          (photograph contributed by Mrs. Arlie Holman)
Brown, Rae Murial                    Hogue, Lois                              Shedd, Vada May
Byram, Fay                               Hogue, Ray                               Tackett, Tommie
Carter, Gwendolene                  Holley, Mary                             Turner, Junior
Davis, Dorothy                          Kirk, Helen                               Wade, Helen
Davis, J.D.                                McKinney, C.E.                        Wagley, Flossie Mae
Flemings, Magdaline                  Middleton, Juanita                     Williamson, Geraldine
Freiberger, Gwendolyn              Morrow, Weaver (Buddy)         Willis, Vondyl
Harbison, Mackie Lee               Mullings, Opal Mae
Hebisen, Bobbie                        Rainwater, Lois
Heeth, Marcelle                         Scott, Valeria
      Seniors
(photo taken 02 Nov 1937)
Cowan, Ila Fay, valedictorian           Kennemer, Ima Lee             Plaxco, Lem
Waldrop, Clyde E., salutatorian        King, Willie Mae                 Roundsville, Irene
Armstrong, Frances                          Knowles, Dan                     Rhodes, Syble
Bishop, Lois                                     Mainord, Daniel                  Schmidt, Elby Ray
Coker, Mary Ellen                            Melton, Reil                        Terry, Ray
Davis, Lorene                                   Moody, Alvin                      Williams, Zelda Grace
Fleming, Joe Ben                               Morris, Billy                       Woodson, Fay Nell
Freiberger, Alvin                               Mullins, J.D.
Giles, Katherine                                McAllister, Martha
Johnson, Calrence Rhue                    Owens, Christine

      Wildcat Band - Joe Moore, band director (photograph contributed by Gwen Holman)
Alexander, Charles Howard       Hebisen, Bobbie               Sanford, Leo
Allen, Anna                                Hogue, Lois                     Shipp, Earl
Allen, Jimmy                              Holley, Mary Helen         Skidmore, Jimmy
Byrum, Faye                              Ivie, Mrs. Gladys             Smith, Junior
Childers, William                        Kirk, Helen                     Swaggerty, Jimmy Alexander
Cline, Billy Mack                        Lennon, Norwin              Tackett, Tommy
Doyal, Louise                             Moody, Billy                   Tarbutton, Mary Faye
Felton, Jim                                 Oliver, James                   Taylor, Edith
Freiberger, Gwendolyn              O'Rear, Sybil                   Terry, Mary Jo
Garrett, Maurine                        Owens, Thomas               Turner, Francis
Hall, Ag                                     Rackley, Mauritta            Watts, J.W.
Hays, Douglas                           Rainwater, Lois                Williams, Doreene
     Wildcats football team  - Mr. Flowers, coach
Alexander, Charles                    English, J.W.                   Magee, Junior
Byram, Ray                               Felton, Charles                Moody Billy
Clifton, Ashley                           Hare, Van                       O'Rear, Wilburn
Davis, Billy J.                            Hogue, Ray                     Sisk, Joe S.
Decker, Steve                           McKinney, C.E.              Turner, Junior
                                                                                        Wilson, Everett
1939
     Seniors  (photograph contributed by Murline Childers)
     teachers - Mrs. Eunice Holley, Mr. Mills
     list of graduates
Alexander, Jimmie Dean           Griffiths, Chris                       Tarbutton, Arthur, Jr.
Arnold, Geneva                        Hall, Louis Dean                    Traylor, Ruby
Blanton, Nils                            Hamilton, Emma Jo                 Turner, Mary Jo
Branham, Lowayne                  Hunter, Frances                      Tuttle, Modene
Dreadin, Emily                         Kearney, Nina Bell                  Ursey, Melba Joy
Felton, Charles Rex                 Looney, Myrtle                        Waldrop, Clyde
Garrett, Marie                          Moore, Joe                             Wilson, Everett
Gilbert, Odell                           Owens, Christine                     Woodson, Denise
Goodson, Roy                         Rounsavall, Irene                     Cockran, Ina Fae
Gray, Dorothy                         Samford, Almeda                    Middleton, Wilma Fae
Formley, Louise                      Davis, Billy Jo                         Northcutt, Vera
White, Geneva                        Martin, Emma Lou                  McLeod, James

1940
Wildcat football team ("Looking Back..." photo, 06 Arpil 1989)
coaches : W.W. (Doc) Hensley, Raymond Mills
Abercrombie, Dale               Hogue, Ray                    Plunk, Homer
Alexander, Charles               Holman, Ollie                 Robbins, Bill
Atchinson, W.A.                   McCravey, Eugene        Robertson, Ernest
Cooke, Aaron                       McGee, Junior              Sanford, Jack Rabbit
Decker, Steve                       McLeroy, S.T.              Shipp, Earl
Heberson, Bobby, mgr.         Matthews, Caddo         Sisk, Joe Sam
Hogue, Dwain                       O'Rear, Wiggs              Taylor, Leon

1942-43
Leland Carter

Same year?
Leland Carter 4th from left, front row - submitted by Nancy Carter

Ca 1946  Names of children, teacher, and date, all unknown. - submitted by Nancy Carter

1947, 3rd GRADE CLASS (picture submitted by Mrs.Leland Carter)
 The cute little boy in the very center of the picture is Leland Carter.  Glad to report Leland is alive, well, and kicking, resides in Fruitvale, Texas and would like to identify the children in this old photo.

Ca 1947 picture of 2 teachers - Can anyone identify them????  - submitted by Nancy Carter
 
1948 List of Students - High School

1949 List of High School Students & School Faculty

1950 List of Students - High School

1956
girls basketball team :      Adair, Delorse             Hines, Barbara       Skidmore, Loudele
                                      Asbill, Barbara             Hogue, Sherlene     Smith, Jo Ann
                                      Asbill, Iva Nell             Potts, Sue
                                      Bloodsworth, Aleta      Prather, Sue

1958
Seniors (1989 article taken from 31 Jan 1958 Rains County LEADER)
Gowin, Don                  Luckett, L.B.                Parish, Mary
Hart, Shirley P.             Medders, Bobby           Potts, Henry
Hogue, Shirlene            Medders, Jo Ann           Potts, Sue M.
Jennings, Gerald           Miller, Jerry                    Scott, Arthur G.
Kile Ray                       Mitchell, Dollie               Sisk, Robert
Kile, Robert                 Moody, Kenneth            Trimble, Leo
Lee, Cleburn R.            Ogle, Martha                  Varnon, Jimmy
                                                                           Wallace, Laura
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