The Lake Charles High School Collection


1895-2003

219.6 linear feet

Collection Number 052

Prepared by Kathie Bordelon, Pati Threatt, Anthony Guillory, and Sabrina Guillory

November 2003

CITATION: The Lake Charles High School Collection, 052, Box number, Folder number, Archives and Special Collections Department, Frazar Memorial Library, McNeese State University.

Archives and Special Collections Department

Frazar Memorial Library

McNeese State University


Table of Contents

Historical Sketch

Scope and Content Note

Series Description

Container List

Series A. Catalogs
Series B. Wildcats
Series C. Clothing
Series D. Sports
Series E. Kilties
Series F. Classes
Series G. Scrapbooks
Series H. Organizations and Activities
Series I. Publications
Series J. Commencement
Series K. Administration
Series L. Library
Series M. Lake Charles High School Memorial
Series N. Trophies, Plaques, and Signs
Series O. Buildings
Series P. Artifacts
 


Historical Sketch

The Lake Charles, Louisiana community organized the first Lake Charles Central and High School in 1890 at the site of the present Central School (809 Kirby Street). In 1893 John McNeese, the City Superintendent, authorized the splitting of the two schools and Lake Charles High School (LCHS) was born. As the community grew, the High School expanded - first to an annex building on the Central School site in 1895, and then to the Enterprise Boulevard location in 1903. The school remained at the Enterprise Boulevard location until 1983, when the school board merged LCHS and W. O. Boston High School to form Lake Charles-Boston High School.

The school sports teams chose the “wildcat” as their mascot. LCHS supported a variety of sports teams through the years, including football, basketball, baseball, golf, track, and boxing. The Wildcats particularly excelled in football, winning several championships. In addition to cheerleading and pep squads, LCHS also boasted a marching team known as the Kilties.

LCHS students enjoyed many organizations and activities to complement their academic pursuits. Student organizations included the National Honor Society, Student Council, Band, Debate Club, Drama Club, home economics and secretarial clubs, service clubs, and social clubs. During wartime, students sold war bonds and collected recyclables. Students produced a yearbook, known as The Pelican in 1913 and 1914, and later the Catalog. The student newspaper was the Wildcat.

In 2002, a group of alumni formed to create a memorial to LCHS. The group relocated the mosaic “Wildcat” monument, given by the Class of 1968, from the school to Lock Park. The memorial also included the sale of engraved bricks, a Kiltie statue, a plaque of alumni war casualties, and a plaque of principals.

Sources:

Golden Jubilee : Lake Charles High School, 1893-1943. <Lake Charles?> : Port Printing, <1943?>.

Lake Charles High School, 1943-1967. Lake Charles, La. : Anderson Printing, <1967?>.

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Scope and Content Note

The collection is composed primarily of memorabilia collected by the LCHS Booster Club and donated by them and other alumni of the school. Included are publications, clothing, sports memorabilia, newspaper clippings, photographs, booklets, scrapbooks, artifacts, and administration documents dating from 1895-2003. The MSU Archives continues to collect materials from LCHS alumni and their families. The LCHS collection reflects the social customs, achievements, and defining events of the school and its students.

The collection is organized in series, described in the Series Description section. Newspaper clippings were photocopied onto acid-free paper and the original clippings were discarded. Duplicates of clippings and photocopied materials were usually discarded, but in some rare instances two copies were kept. As the collection continues to grow, new series will be added.

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Series Descriptions

The Lake Charles High School Collection is arranged in  series:

Series A. Catalogs, 1913-1983.
Arranged chronologically. The Catalog was LCHS’s yearbook from 1947-1983. In 1913 and 1914, the yearbook was called the Pelican and in 1946 the yearbook was combined with the school newspaper, the Wildcat [May 24, 1946]. Duplicate copies of most of the yearbooks are cataloged in the Archives book collection.

Series B. Wildcats, 1927-1983.
Arranged chronologically. The Wildcat was the LCHS student newspaper. Microfilm of the Wildcats 1927-1983 is in the microfilm storage cabinet in the Archives office.

Series C. Clothing, 1935-1981.
Arranged by outfit. Includes cheerleading, Kiltie, Band, and sports clothing.

Series D. Sports, 1899-1999.
Arranged by sport. Includes programs from sporting events, photographs, clippings, “spirit” memorabilia, videotapes, and audiotapes.

Series E. Kilties, 1939-1985.
Arranged by type. Includes photographs, histories, artifacts, clippings, scrapbooks, and videotapes. For Kiltie clothing and uniform accessories, see
Series C. Clothing, boxes 5, 6, 8, and 10. For a sample of the Kilties' Prince Charles tartan, click here.

Series F. Classes, 1900-1999.
Arranged chronologically by Class. Mostly consists of class reunion materials (address lists, invitations, and clippings). Also includes some photographs.

Series G. Scrapbooks, 1896-1972.
A
rranged by donor. Consists of a variety of materials from student scrapbooks.

Series H. Organizations and Activities, 1900-2001.
Arranged by organization. Consists of artifacts, documents, photographs, and clippings from the various student clubs and activities.

Series I. Publications, 1904-1983.
Arranged by publication. Includes copies of The Spark and Cat Tales (anthologies of creative writing), Directories, Handbooks, LCHS Golden Jubilee, The Noise (songs and cheers), The Pelican, The Red and the Blue, and the High School Record.

Series J. Commencement, 1895-1980.
Arranged chronologically. Consists of photographs, lists of graduates, clippings, programs, and invitations.

Series K. Administration, 1963-1982.
Arranged chronologically. Consists of Principal’s reports, Receipts, and a ledger of LCHS organization accounts.

Series L. Library, 1955-1956.
Consists of a Library circulation book, an embosser, and a rubber stamp.

Series M. LCHS Memorial, 2002.
Consists of the speech, programs, clippings, and artifacts from the memorial dedication ceremony.

Series N. Trophies and signs, 1926-1983.
Large trophies, signs, and plaques.

Series O. Buildings, 1903-1953.
Consists of photographs, artifacts, and videotapes of the various buildings that housed LCHS, including information on the 1951 fire.

Series P. Artifacts, 1931-ca. 1948.
Consists of information regarding the Funderburg clock used at LCHS and Tom and Mac’s Drive-In, a popular gathering place for LCHS students.

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Container List

Series A. Catalogs

Box

Description

1

1947, 1948, 1949, 1950

2

1951, 1952, 1953, 1954

3

1955, 1956, 1957, 1958

4

1959, 1960, 1961, 1962

5

1963, 1964, 1965, 1966

6

1967, 1968, 1969, 1970

7

1971, 1972, 1973, 1974

8

1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982

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Series B. Wildcats

Box

Description

1

1923 - 1932

2

1933 - 1939

3

1940 - 1944

4

1945 - 1946

5

1946 - 1950

6

1951 - 1955

7

1955 - 1969

8

1970 - 1983

9

Bound volume of 1938 - 1943

Note: Microfilm of Wildcats 1927-83 is kept in the microfilm storage cabinet in the Archives office.

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Series C. Clothing

Box

Description

1

Cheerleading clothing:
Solid red vest
3 Solid red long skirts
Solid red halter top
Solid blue long skirt
Solid red long skirt
Outfit:  Solid Blue long skirt; Red halter top with plaid lining; Plaid cummerbund
Outfit (2 sets):  Red sailor top with blue tie and trim; Pleated red short skirt with blue insets
White tank top with “Cats” in blue
Red corduroy bloomers
Red “polo” shirt with white bands and blue “LCHS” monogram
Solid blue cotton bloomers
Burgundy corduroy jacket with wildcat face embroidered on back
Red, white, and blue striped shorts
Solid red cotton bloomers
Junior ROTC hat

2

Blanket
Blue windbreaker
Red Band vest with blue lyre patch
Red Band Letterman’s jacket
2 drum major batons

3

3 LCHS red sweaters
2 band letter sweaters, blue with red trim and “LCHS"
1937 football letter red sweater
Blue football jersey (#56)
Red football jersey (#24)

4

Khaki Literary club jacket
2 winter hats, red with blue trim
4 red bandannas
2 pairs of red basketball shorts
2 red basketball jerseys
Red Football T-shirt “1981 Championship”
2 sports jerseys with red and white check collar
Red, sleeveless Cheerleading top with blue and white trim
Blue long sleeve sailor outfit for Mariners (2 shirts & 1 skirt)
White LCHS dress shirt
LCHS blue pullover jacket (#24)
LCHS red pullover sweater
Red long sleeved jersey (#56)

5

Kiltie uniform:
Red Kilties T-shirt
Kilties patch
Plaid pleated skirt
Leggings
Red tunic with plaid trim
2 white belts
Kilties blanket given to Iris Murphy 1951-52

6

Kiltie uniform:  Red Kiltie tunic; Plaid Kiltie skirt; 8 silver Kiltie buckles; 2 white shoulder braids
Kiltie doll
Band surplice
Interact Club banner and tasseled cord (wooden pole for the banner is kept with the trophies)
Silver lapel pin in diamond shape
Red corduroy skirt with blue lining

7

1956 red football jacket
1954 blue jacket with red trim and Lake Charles Wildcats and wildcat face on back
LCHS blanket

8

Complete Kiltie uniform: tunic, sash, belt, shoulder braids, skirt, leggings, hat with feather, letter patches, silver buckle

9

1935 red Letter Sweater
1958 red Football jacket
1963 light blue Band jacket
1964 Football jacket, red with blue sleeves
Blue jacket with large wildcat patch on back, n.d.

10

Kiltie Colonel blue sweater 1979-1980
Cheerleader jumper red with blue check

Red corduroy and plaid dress with plaid bloomers (cheerleader)
Solid red vest and pleated skirt

Kiltie jacket and skirt
White shoulder braid
Plaid scarf
Kilties patch
Belt
1981 4-A Football Championship red T-Shirt

11

Cheerleading uniforms:
Light blue sailor dress with white collar and blue bloomers

Red corduroy dress with white inset
White sailor dress with red tie and red, white, blue trim and white bloomers
Medium blue long-sleeved shirt, white skirt with red, white, blue trim on underside, and red, white, blue striped bloomers
Blue cardigan with “National Cheerleading Assn.” patch on sleeve
 

12

1952 Football team captain jacket (blue with red trim)
LCHS Wildcats red and white jersey-style shirt 1957
Blue Kiltie Colonel sweater, 1968-69
Blue LCHS Cheerleader jacket, 1951-1952

13

Four football jackets 1956 (2), 1957, 1965

14

1958 red Football blanket
(2) 1954 State Championship jacket, red with white sleeves

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Series D. Sports

Box

Folder

Description

1A

1

Football programs 1923; 1932-39

2

Football programs 1940-47

3

Football programs 1948-53

4

Football programs 1954-63

1B

1

Football programs 1964-67

2

Football programs 1968-

3

Football rosters 1924-34

4

Football team photographs:
1899, 1903 (photocopy), 1906, 1907, 1911, 1919-1920?, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932

5

Football team photographs:
1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1941-42, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1964, 4 unidentified

6

Photographs of individual football players:
Bill Banker
Buz Clark
Francis Daigle
Mike Daugherty
Mark Ethridge
Walter Fleming (Class of 1928)
John Foret
Jack Gates (Class of 1962)
Gordon Gill (Class of 1927)
Bob Greenwood
Charles Giovanni (Class of 1928)
Glenn Hathaway
Jim Harrington (Class of 1961)
Craig Hensley
? Hernandez
Ben Landry (Class of 1927)
? Landry
Danny LeBlanc (1960)
Thomas LeBlanc (1965)

Daniel Lester (1963)
Daniel Lester and Tommy L. Thompson
Bobby Levy
Roger Logan
Bobby Mancuso (1965)
Brine Manuel
Mike McDonald (1968)
Delman McNabb (1961)
Joe McWilliams (1963)
Buddy Micelle (1963)
Cyrus Miller
Gordon Monroe
Tony Neil
Steve Pierce (1965)
Jim Owens (1966)
Randy Owens (1960)
David Pass
Don Peacock (1952)
Charles Poe (1949)
Bill Price (1968)
Steve Price
Doug Ragusa (1960)
Doby Reeves
Irvin Edward (Bevo) Rome (1960)
Fred Runte (1962)
V.A. Robinson (1921)
Bobby Silor (1970)
Wayne Simmons
Phillip Smith
John Sorrells
Vern Wayne Stutsman (1955)
Carlton Sweeney
Charles Sweeney
Truett Hodges Vestal (1961)
Ronnie Ware (1964)
unidentified

7

Photographs of football games, 1954, 1966, undated

8

Cheerleader photographs: W. A. Wooden (Class of 1921), 1928, 1939, 1940, 1949. Football sponsors photograph, n.d., cheerleader ribbons won by LCHS cheerleader in 1972, newspaper clippings about cheerleaders 1971-73

2

 1

Football newspaper clippings

 

2

Baseball clippings 1952, 1967, 1999 & n.d.
Tag with information on the game of May 17, 1919
Alvin Dark clippings

3

Baseball photographs of:
Corky Lockhart, Charles Sweeney, Dan LeBlanc (1960), Charles Nash, Tony Niel (1966), Robert Morris (1961).
Unidentified game photos
Photo of Alvin Dark.
2 photographs of LCHS girls posing - one with Connie Mack and one with unidentified catcher (spring 1939)

4

Girls basketball photographs:
1909 - 1910 team
1931 team
1934-35 team

5

Boys basketball photographs:
Dan McGlassen
Allen Marshall (1968)
Dan LeBlanc
Charles Sweeney (1956)
Drew Ranier (1963)
Billy Perkins
Buddy Micelle (1963)
Pete Henry (1964)
Darrell Lester
Delman McNabb

Charles Nash (1960) aka Cotton Nash

John Gaither (1959)
Daryl Gareille (1968)
1909 - 1910 team
1922 team
1925 team
1931 team
1955 team
2 early unidentified team photographs

6

Basketball programs, mostly from late 1960s

7

Basketball clippings mid 1940s, 1960, and late 1960s

8

Track clippings
Copy of Tore Carlberg’s scrapbook (1958-1959)
Photograph of T.J. Carlberg (1958)
1978 Interscholastic Track & Field Record Application
1974 Scholastic Magazine’s All-American High School Coach Award for Dennis Morris
Carlberg’s 1st place ribbon for the mile relay (1962)
Award for 1979 State Track Championship
1967 report to the La. High School Track Assn.
Track programs and score sheets, 1926, 1960, 1961

9

Track photographs:
1906-07 track team
1907 team  with negative
1973 team
1977-78 team
1977 team
1978 team
1979

10

Track photographs:
Delman McNabb
Dan LeBlanc
Charles Nash
Darrell Lester
Jerry Lloyd
Henry Walker
Richard Hinton
Byron Nelson
Lynn Syas (1977)
Clarence Gray (1979)
Craig Andrus (1979)

3

1

Tennis photograph of Allen Singleton and Charles Mylius, 1951

2

Photographs of coaches at LCHS:
Jimmy Austin (1951-61)
Roy Collins (1959-63)
Joe Haynes (1950-51)
Bill Stewart (1962-64)
? Gillmore
C.G. Bud Harless
Doug McCullor
Nolan Moore (1964-65)
George Haffner
Sid Jones
Dr. S.S. Levy
Barney Foreman
R. S. Killen 1938-39
A.I. Ratcliff
Newspaper clippings concerning Jimmy Austin 1996, 2003

3

Photographs of college athletes (former LCHS students):
Danny LeBlanc (1962 & 1965)
Charles Nash (1962)
Pete Henry (1967)
Allen Stough
Larry McBride
Bobby Hartquist

4

Golf photograph: Benny Holcombe (1975?)

5-6

LCHS Sports Hall of Fame:
Articles of Incorporation for The Full Backers, Inc. (1968)
Charter for the Hall of Fame (1965 & 1969)
Lists of athletes honored
Correspondence and financial documents

7

Other sports clippings on boxing, women’s tennis, and the La. Hall of Fame (n.d.)

 

 8

1942 LSU Master's diploma in PE given to LCHS coach R. Shelton Killen

4

Photo-plaque of Richard Morgan (1967 LCHS graduate)
1948 Southwest News cover
Large photographs of 1905 football team
1958 football team
Undated (c.1955) football team
Spirit pennants, ribbons, buttons

Wooden key chains
Track relay charms
Sports letter patches and other patches
Football tickets

Basketball patch

5

Seat cushions

6

License plates (various shapes)
Book cover
Varsity letter plaque (Football, 1979)
3-ring binder, red
Hanging bag
Plastic football
Helmet and noseguard, ca. 1925
Name plates that were in trophy cases at LCHS
Leather footballs (one said to be from a 1950s championship game)
Leather, zippered, Wildcat bag
Gym bag - blue cloth, zippered

Foam “hands” with finger raised

7

Note: See Series P. Artifacts, Box 1 for a video of the 1958 State Championship football game, LCHS vs. Warren Easton. Videotapes of LCHS football games (VHS)
(opponent, date and no. of copies):

Sulphur 1951

St. Louis 1977

Sulphur 1952

LaGrange 1977

Fairpark 1952

Barbe 1977

LaGrange 1953

Woodlawn 1978

Port Neches 1953

Bolton 1978

DeRidder 1954

Abbeville 1978

Istrouma 1954

Westlake 1978

LaGrange 1954

Sam Houston 1978

Port Neches 1954

St. Louis 1979

Beaumont 1957

Sam Houston 1979

Bolton 1957

Jesuit 1979

Nederland 1957

St. Louis 1980 (scrimmage)

Fair Park 1957

Lafayette 1980 (scrimmage)

LaGrange 1957

St. Louis 1980

Leesville 1957

ASH 1980

Sulphur 1957

Westlake 1980

Jennings 1958

Broadmoor 1980

Jennings 1959

Winter training Feb., 1981

Glen Oaks 1967

Jennings 1981

Landry 1967

Sam Houston 1981 (scrimmage)

Oakdale 1967

St. Louis 1981 (spring game)

Springhill 1967

Huntington 1982

Jesuit 1967 (DVD)

Jennings n.d.

Sulphur 1974

Various games 1964-1965

LaGrange 1974

DeRidder 1976

Sulphur 1976

Audio tapes of the Springhill and Jesuit football games, 1967

 

8

Videotapes of LCHS basketball games (opponent, date and no. of copies):

Sulphur 1968

LaGrange 1969

Westlake 1968

Opelousas 1969

Jennings 1968

Bolton 1969

Ville Platte 1968

Sulphur 1969

Eunice 1968

New Iberia 1969

Oakdale 1968

Lafayette 1969

Framed photographs of athletes:
Don Zimmermann
Charles F. Nash
W. Bill Banker
Darrell Lester
Tommy Mason
Alvin Dark

1955 football team photograph (encapsulated)

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Series E. Kilties

Box

Folder

Description

1

1

Photographs, 1939-1976, n.d.

2

Letter award certificate to Bettie Skains 1952-53

Mayor A. E. Robert’s Proclamation for Kiltie Week (Oct. 13-19, 1963)
Photocopy of the 1963 Cotton Bowl program page featuring the Kilties
History of the Kilties with information on sponsors, colonels, flagbearers, officers, drum corps, honors, and activities 1939-1966
Letter award certificate to Eleanor Gayle 1944-45
Kiltie Night football programs 1976

3

Sheet music for the Kilties March
Kiltie pins and pendants (blue enamel pins are freshman pins, the silver pendant is for sophomores, the gold pendant is for juniors, and the gold pin is for seniors)
Guest book from the 40th anniversary 1979
Guest book for signatures of 1976 Kilties

4

Kilties history 1939-65

5

Clippings, 1947-49, 1955, 1994-98, n.d., Kilties poem, Kilties article from Kinfolks including listings of Kilties, misc. info on Kiltie tartan

2

Oversize clippings from The Southwest News 1947 & 1949
The Southwest News
1950
Times-Picayune Dixie Roto Magazine
1963
Lake Charles American Press
1949 & 1963
Lake Charles American Press Flair Magazine
1985
Louisiana Enterprise
(La. edition of the Beaumont Enterprise) 1963
Poster of Kilties in parade 1948
Silver plate owned by Iris Murphy inscribed “With Appreciation Kilties - ’61 - ’62”

3

Scrapbook pages 1939-64 (photographs were taken from the scrapbook and put into acid-free envelopes)

4

Scrapbook pages 1963-80 (photographs were taken from the scrapbook and put into acid-free envelopes)

5

Kilties' Memories videotape (VHS)  1962-1966. See Series P. Artifacts, Box 1 for videotape of Kilties marching.
Letter patches, also letter award certificate
4 drumsticks (1 small)
2 small drums dated 1961 & 1966
Silver bowl given to Iris Murphy by the Lake Charles School Board on her resignation as director of the Kilties 1965
2 glass goblets given to Iris Murphy by the Class of 1951
LCHS letter opener owned by Lucille Leaton 1976
Kiltie figurine, original sculpture by Janie LaCroix

6

1

Kilties scrapbook from Iris Murphy Fall 1939 - Spring 1949

2

Kilties scrapbook from Iris Murphy dealing primarily with their performance at the Sugar Bowl on January 1, 1949, and some items from 1948

3

Kilties scrapbook from Iris Murphy Fall 1949 - Spring 1954

4

Kilties scrapbook from Iris Murphy Fall 1954 - Spring 1958

5

Kilties scrapbook from Iris Murphy Fall 1958 - Spring 1960

7

1

Kilties scrapbook from Iris Murphy Fall 1960 - Spring 1962

2

Kilties scrapbook from Iris Murphy Fall 1962 - Spring 1963

3

Kilties scrapbook from Iris Murphy Fall 1963

4

Kilties scrapbook from Iris Murphy Fall 1963 (deals with their 25th anniversary events and performance at a Dallas Cowboys football game on November 3, 1963)

5

Kilties scrapbook from Iris Murphy Spring 1964

6

Kilties scrapbook from Iris Murphy Fall 1964 - Spring 1965 & later articles (includes photo of Leaton and Murphy at the Carrollton Ball in New Orleans in 1965)

  7  Iris Murphy and Lucille Leaton photographs

Framed article from the Lake Charles American Press Flair Magazine 1985
Framed article from the Lake Charles American Press 1976

Kilties drum

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Series F. Classes

Box

Folder

Description

1

1

Early Classes (1900-1919):
Photograph of the 9th grade class of 1902 or 1903
Photograph of unidentified class c.1900
Photocopy of report card from the first term 1915-16
Certificate of promotion of Thomas Hebert 1907

2

Class of 1927

3

Class of 1928

4

Class of 1929

5-6

Class of 1932

7

Class of 1934

8

Class of 1936

2

1

Class of 1937

2

Class of 1938

3

Class of 1939-40 year (1979) reunion:
Reunion booklet
List of current addresses

4

Classes of 1939 and 1940 50 year (1989) reunion:
Excerpt from “Golden Jubilee: LCHS 1893-1943" of the accomplishments of the 1939 and 1940 classes
Photographs
Clippings
Invitations

5

Classes of 1939 and 1940 50 year (1989) reunion:
2 Reunion booklets

6

Classes of 1939 and 1940 60 year (1999) reunion:
2 Reunion booklets
Clippings

Copies of Citizen Soldiers by Stephen Ambrose (1997) and The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw (1998) donated in 1999 in memory of members of the Classes of 1939 & 1940 who died in World War II

3

1

Classes of 1941 and 1942

2

Class of 1943

3

Class of 1944

4

Class of 1946

5

Class of 1947

6

Class of 1948

7

Class of 1949

8

Class of 1950

4

1

Class of 1951

2

Class of 1952

3

Class of 1953

4

Class of 1954

5

Class of 1955 [See also Box 7 for oversized materials]

5

1

Class of 1955 [LCHS Wildcats State Champions 50th reunion license plate, 2 CDs of music and photos for Class of 1955 50th reunion]

2

Class of 1956

3

Class of 1957

4

Class of 1958

5

Class of 1959

6

Class of 1960

6

1-2

Class of 1961

3

Class of 1962

4

Class of 1963

5

Class of 1964

7

Reunion booklet from the 50th reunion of the Class of 1955’s sports teams, 2004.
Class of 1978's 20-year reunion in 1998: Program, booklet, clipping
Audiocassette: “The Spirit of LCHS” (LCHS band)
Framed photos of lost classmates
Table runners and banner may only be loaned for Class of 1978 class reunions
Class of 1955 50th reunion newspaper, April 22-23, 2005

8

1

Class of 1965

2

Class of 1966

3

Class of 1967

4-5

Class of 1968

6

Class of 1969

7

Class of 1970

8

Class of 1972

9

Class of 1975

10

Class of 1982

3 large collage posters from the Class of 1978's 5 & 10 year reunions

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Series G. Scrapbooks

Box

Folder

Description

 

 

 

Box 1 File Folders 1-7 are from Josephine Rawlins scrapbook
File Folder 8 is from Elizabeth Lee “Betty” Harless scrapbook

1

1

Scrapbook (photocopy) containing clippings of various LCHS events from the late 1930s, also some unlabeled photographs

2

Miscellaneous items taken from Josephine Rawlins scrapbook, certificates, postcards, etc. 1939-40

3

Miscellaneous clippings (photocopy): football, cheerleading, and important issues in the news 1939-40

4

Various programs such as: debate club, dramatic club, L.C. Little Theater, music, commencement, and football programs 1939-42, Scrapbook items 1939-1944, McNeese programs

5

Scrapbook belonging to Josephine Rawlins 1941-42, correspondence, piece of tartan, clippings

6

Scrapbook belonging to Josephine Rawlins 1942-43 including various invitations and programs from Josephine Rawlins scrapbook, correspondence

7

Miscellaneous newspaper clippings and programs from 1940s-1950s; includes list of students who died during WWII and dedication of monument on LCHS campus, majorettes in 1942 (Laura Lee Brame, Margaret Hebert, Barbara Steen, Elaine McKellar, Frank Blackburn), delegates to Pelican State in 1943, congratulatory certificates on graduation  from state politicians, dramatic club programs, music programs, commencement and vesper program from 1945, graduation invitations from 1940 and 1945.

 

8

Scrapbook of Elizabeth Lee “Betty” Harless, Class of 1939: Autograph book, diploma, clippings, report cards, graduation announcements, party invitations, scripts for plays at the Goosport Theatre (Le Petit Theatre), etc.

 

 

 

Box 2 is from Bettie Skains scrapbook

2

1

Student handbook for Wildcat City 1955
Scrapbooks belonging to Bettie Skains 1952-54 including commencement programs and invitations, homecoming ball program, Tom & Mac’s menu, and programs for various plays

2

Clippings of football scores (photocopy)

3

Miscellaneous Kiltie drills, cheers, and clippings

4

Football programs 1953-54 and football clippings
Team photo c. 1954

5

Floor plan, brochures and pamphlets, teachers, Homecoming ball program 1954, Football pin, track & field meet ticket, photos, letters from Iris Murphy, invitations, basketball clippings

 

 

 

Box 3 FF 1-3 are from Vivian Madison scrapbook
FF 4 ff is from Eula Merle Nelson scrapbook

3

1-2

Vivian Madison scrapbook includes clippings of many of the organizations, commencement program for 1974, and Homecoming program for 1972, photographs

3

English paper on Lord Tennyson

 

 4

Eula Merle Nelson certificate from scrapbook
Bound scrapbook of Eula Merle Nelson for 1919-23 behind FF 4

 

 

 

Box 4 is from Katherine Rawlins scrapbook

4

1

Katherine Rawlins scrapbook containing a 10B English notebook

2

English notebook

3

Miscellaneous information 1934 - 37

4

Literature

5

History notebook

6

History notebook 11B

 

 

 

Box 5 is from Katherine Rawlins scrapbook
and from Elizabeth Schneder scrapbook

5

Katherine Rawlins scrapbook including newspaper clippings of football games, football programs, football rosters, postcards, student activity tickets, various matchbooks, membership cards, miscellaneous cards, tickets, and envelopes, various programs, report cards, graduation invitations, invitations to parties, photograph, and a commencement program

Elizabeth Schneder scrapbook containing newspaper clippings 1956-57

 

 

 

Box 6 is from Harper scrapbook

6

1

Scrapbook donated by Helen Harper Powers in memory of Mrs. Harper: 1946-47

2

1946-47 (cont.)

3

1948-49

4

1948-49 (cont.)

5

1950s

6

Form letter from G. W. Ford, principal, to new student, Mary Helen Harper

 

 

 

Box 7 is from Violet Hebert Wilson scrapbook
and from Winnie Hebert scrapbook

7

Violet Hebert Wilson Scrapbook,1935 includes football program December 17, 1932.

1930-31 Scrapbook of Winnie Hebert

 

 

 

Box 8 contains scrapbooks from Bertha E. Canton in FF 1,
Nell Campbell in FF 2, and Leezola Malvern Bostick behind FF 4

8

1

Scrapbook belonging to Bertha E. Canton, Class of 1896, contains miscellaneous newspaper clippings, graduation essay, class prophecy, commencement invitations for 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1908, 1916, Central High graduation announcement 1903.

 

   2

Nell Campbell scrapbook materials – clippings, kilties documents, ephemera, 1960-1964.

 

   3

Jeff Fariss’ correspondence and digital images regarding 1958 Science Achievement Award.

 

  4

Central School theater programs:  “What’s the matter with Sally,” 1928 and “Sunny of Sunnyside,” 1931.

 

Behind FF 4

Leezola Malvern Bostick scrapbook, 1932-1936.

 

 

 

Box 9 contains scrapbooks from Gayle Smith Cline

9

Student scrapbook belonging to Gayle Smith Cline (1953-1959)- contains newspaper clippings; football programs; football game tickets; commencement invitation 1955; commencement programs 1955, 1958; Directories 1955, 1955-1956, 1956-1957; Tom and Mac's menu; homecoming programs 1957, 1959; Alma Mater; Wildcat City Handbooks 1955, 1956 (?), 1957-1958. 

1956-1957 Football scrapbook donated by Gayle Smith Cline:
Newspaper clippings and Football programs

 

 

 

Box 10 contains scrapbooks from Eleanor Gayle Carmouche

10

Scrapbook of Eleanor Gayle Carmouche with football clippings and programs 1944-46
Scrapbooks (1937-41 & 1941-42) 

Scrapbook donated by Eleanor Gayle Carmouche including party invitations, clippings, commencement and theater programs, photographs, and a brochure for the movie Henry V (1946)

 

 

 

*Box 11 contains scrapbooks from Beverly Thompson Jones 1947-1954

11

1

small ribbon for the 1952 FBLA Day, ticket for the 1953 graduation dance, clippings

 

2

“The Typer’s Yield,” a booklet prepared by the students in Mr. Abadie’s typing class

 

3

Photographs and information from YMCA trip to Estes Park

 

4

Photographs from unidentified parade

 

5

Photographs of faculty and staff

 

6

Photographs from frontier dance

 

7

Photographs from misc. dances

 

8

Photographs from various dramatic performances

 

9

Photographs from the fire of 1951

 

10

Student photographs

 

11

Band photographs

 

12

Everyday campus scenes

 

 

*Most of the photographs were taken by J. H. Thompson, Beverly’s father.*

 Box 12 contains scrapbooks from
 Yvonne Magee,  Betty Lou Gaspard,  and Elizabeth B. Fitzenreiter

12

1

Scrapbook 1948-1951 from Yvonne Magee – contains photographs from a garden party and the fire that destroyed the school in May 1951

 

2

Scrapbook from Betty Lou Graham Gaspard 1948-1951 – file contains clippings from scrapbook from 1950s to present

 

3

Scrapbook from Betty Lou Graham Gaspard 1948-1951 – photographs – various dates, some from 1943-58 school photos; some from class of 1951 reunions

 

4

Scrapbook from Betty Lou Graham Gaspard 1948-1951 – football programs 1949; Wildcat May 25, 1951 issue; commencement invitations 1947, 1951, 1952; band programs 1949; homecoming ball program 1951; handbooks 1948-49, 1950-51

 

5

Scrapbook belonging to Elizabeth B. Fitzenreiter 1925 – photographs, notes from classmates, correspondence, clippings, tickets

 

6

Scrapbook belonging to Elizabeth B. Fitzenreiter 1925 – football program 1940 All-Star football game, The Noise 1924, commencement invitations 1929; dedication program for gym 1930


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Series H. Organizations and Activities

Box

Folder

Description

1

1

Band file contains band medal, band letter patches (6), photos of the band (1937, 1938-39, 1940, 1943,1944), concert and band programs (1948, 1963, 1964, 1980), misc. clippings, list of directors and drum majors 1942-67, plaque honoring Daniel Ieyoub (n.d.), band necklace, band medals and charms (1949, 1950) , I. D. bracelet, and Civil Air Patrol patches, Alma Mater, photo of flag corps no date. See Series P. Artifacts, Box 2 for Band albums. See Series F. Classes, Box 7 for an audio cassette of a Band performance. See Box 3 for oversize Band photographs.

2

Drama Club file contains list of presidents, awards, and sponsors (1943-67); programs 1919, 1947, & n.d.; photograph from production of Ben-Hur 1901, photo of senior class play 1905, photo of cast of “Silence of God” 1939 (oversize outside of box), Unidentified male student with knife

3

Debate Club file contains information on team 1961-67; Reflections in Time 1971-72, 1972-73; Sparks and Ashes 1970s

4

Key Club file contains information on the club, presidents, and sponsors 1948-67; certificate of organization 1948

5

Student Council file contains constitution, brief history and lists of officers 1946-67, list of homecoming royalty 1943-67, certificate of appreciation from March of Dimes 1979, clipping about speeches by representatives 1971

6

Library Club file contains booklet with information on use of library and the club, list of the officers 1951-67, Modisette Award certificate from Louisiana Library Association 1955, photographs from Book Week 1952, two unidentified library photographs

7

National Honor Society file contains list of members 1943-67, presidents 1943-67, charter dated 1932, National Honor Society pin, National Honor Society induction guest book, 1969-1982

8

Future Teachers of America file contains list of officers and sponsors 1952-67, program 1953, charter 1952, note of appreciation from Lake Charles Teachers Association 1965

2

1

PTA file contains minutes 1933-36; officers 1961-62, 1962-63; misc. clippings from PTA Month October 1961; program from April 1933 convention, Spring Conference March 1961; charter from 1928; 1941-42 Yearbook; History of LCHS PTA 1920-1959

1A

PTA correspondence 1954-63.See Box 4 for PTA scrapbooks

2

Teachers handbooks1955, 1966

3

Alumni Association file contains program for banquet 1912, correspondence concerning memorial fund

4

Wildcat file contains information on the Wildcat 1926-67, High School Record 1900-12, The Red and the Blue 1920-22, including business managers, sponsors, and editors

5

Catalog file contains information on the yearbook from 1947-67, including business managers, sponsors and editors, certificate of merit from 1972

6

Miscellaneous organizations file contains information concerning the French Club, Chorus, Cheerleaders (includes photographs 1962, 1963-64), Pep Squad photographs 1935-36 & n.d. (c.1930s), Future Homemakers, photos of home economics lab 1914 and 1920-21, Hi-Y-Girl Reserve Photograph, Future Business Leaders, etc., between 1940s-1960s, home nursing pin from course required for sophomore girls, Rainbow (girls’ Masonic organization) photograph 1946, Tri-Hi-Y photograph 1946, Girls’ State clipping n.d., Wildcats pin, Kow Kat Klub and Wildcat Den cards 1943-45, Majorettes (?) 1963, program from “An Evening of the Lively Arts,” 1980, clippings about Donkey Basketball sponsored by Interact Club 1970s, Music Fete and other related clippings about music department from 1946

7

Photographs and slides taken 1979-80 by Photography Club for presentation to Southern Association during review process for accreditation. Pictures are of activities around the school during that year.

8

“Twelve Girls and Twelve Boys” Series, The Southwest News, September 11, 1949. Feature article by Maude Reid profiling 24 students from Lake Charles schools.

2B

Representative holders for certificates of appreciation, certificates of award to valedictorians and salutatorians, and diplomas, PTA minute book April 8, 1952-Feb. 14, 1961

3

Photograph of band in front of U.S. Capitol 1963 (2); band photographs for the years 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79; two c.1926 band photographs with negatives (includes Dr. Michel DeBakey); photograph for a 1921 Drama Club production; an early undated orchestra photograph; a large encapsulated Southwest News article about Career Day March 26, 1950; Career-College Day pamphlet 1948

4

Three PTA scrapbooks 1941-42, 1955-57, 1962-63 and a French Club scrapbook 1975-78

5

1

Photographs of masquerade dance 1954, photograph of gym dance 1946-48

2

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3

May Day parade photographs (1929 & n.d.), photo of May Pole ceremony 5-6-21

4

Photograph of principal A. J. St. Dizier 1950, photograph of Elizabeth Sanger (faculty member 1947-64) and a postcard sent to her 1956, photo of principal E. S. Jenkins, faculty 1945-46 group, unidentified teacher with unidentified student in classroom

5

Miscellaneous letters and clippings about Miss Ebbie Whitten pertaining to essays

6

Student essays

7

Snapshots of students, some unidentified. Those identified:

Tom Burke
Eddie Carmouche
Connie Clarke
Tom Cocke
Joan Dittman
C. P. East
G. W. Ford, Jr.
Thomas Ford
Patrick Ford
Pat Hathaway
Robert Horn
A. R. Johnson III
Cecile Korsmeyer
Billy Lantrip (2)

Lucille Leaton
Rush Marshall
John McGraw
Bubbie Miller
Margie Mutersbaugh
Ouida Nash
Margaret O’Meara
Bob Oxford
Hugh Price
Bob Spiller
Mary Eva Stewart (music teacher)
Bob Wheeler
Miss Ebbie Whitten
Jack Winters

8

Student achievement clippings from local newspapers, 1946-2001, n.d. Most regarding essay contest winners and Miss Ebbie Whitten.

9

History of the Wildcat Mascot

10

Contest pamphlets 1954-72

11

Various clippings regarding alumni and a death notice of Henry Edgar Williams, class of 1901

12

Homecoming programs and clippings, 1946-1981. See Box 6 for a homecoming crown. See Series P. Artifacts for video of Homecoming, 1954.

13

Homecoming photographs 1928, 1929, 1937, and 1959.

6

Homecoming crown
Small dolls of LCHS boy and girl
Red prize ribbon and button [Debate club?] “LaMissTenn 1978"

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Series I.
Publications

Box

Folder

Description

1

The Spark 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980; The Cat Tales (formerly The Spark - both are anthologies of creative writing by LCHS students) 1981, 1982, 1983

2

1

Directories 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1969-70 

2

Annual Handbooks 1948-49, 1949-50, 1961, Wildcat City Handbooks n.d.

3

Draft of Lake Charles High School 1943-1967

4

Lake Charles High School Golden Jubilee 1893-1943

3

1

Lake Charles High School 1943-1967

2

The Noise 1924

3

The Red and The Blue November 1920, December 1920, January 1921, February 1921, March 1921, November 1921, December 1921

4

High School Record (booklet form) May 13, 1904; April 1907; May 1908; February 1909; January 1910; November 1911; April 1912; May 1912

4

High School Record (newspaper form) September 30, 1910; October 21, 1910; November 18, 1910; December 23, 1910; April 14, 1911; April 28, 1911; The Pelican 1913, 1914

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Series J. Commencement

Box

Folder

Description

1

1

List of prominent graduates

2

List of graduates from classes 1896-1920 and 1896-1914

3

List of graduates from classes 1921-1940

4

List of graduates from classes 1941-1950

5

List of graduates from classes 1951-1960

6

List of graduates from classes 1961-1970

7

List of graduates from classes 1971-1983

8

Undated address lists from classes 1932-1967 (not all years represented)
Lake Charles High School Graduates 1896-1983
(bound volume)

2

1

Photograph of LCHS students 1895 and postcard

2

Class of 1896 photograph

3

Class of 1899 clipping and photo, class of 1900 photo, 1902 photo of 9 people at Enterprise Club Banquet, Photo of the Class of 1901

4

Class of 1903 photo, and 1905 photograph of program/ class roll and closing exercise

5

Class of 1909 photograph and 1910 photocopy of clipping and photos

6

Class of 1912 clipping and photocopies, 1913 photo of Elma Plouche and Inez Schindler

7

Class of 1921, 1923 , and 1924 (Murrey) photographs
Class of 1922 photographs of Burke Williamson, “the triplets,” Minnie Fullington, Winnie Maxfield, Rena Materne, and Lester Kiplinger
Class of 1922 Commencement program

8

Class of 1927 photograph

9

Class of 1928 photographs page of small pictures

10

Class of 1930 photocopy of newspaper

11

Class of 1931 original and photocopies of clipping

12

Class of 1932 photocopies and photos , photo of 12 girls in uniform dress, Diploma of Charles Hebert

13

Class of 1933 clipping and photo of 11 boys and girls in fancy dress

14

Class of 1934 clipping, photocopies, and photographs

15

Class of 1935 photograph

16

Class of 1936 photocopy of clipping, photos

17

Class of 1940 clipping and photograph

18

Class of 1943 and 1946 photographs

19

Class of 1948 clipping showing photographs of party

20

Class of 1956 clipping undated photocopy of clipping, vesper service program, commencement program, and photograph

21

Photographs of Lucy Mae Ferguson, class of 1927, a photograph of Laura Ellen Reid, class of 1896, and a photograph of Sally Sonnier Hand, class of 1952

3

1

Programs, Invitations, Speeches, Etc. Valedictorian speech 1980, Salutatorian speech 1934

2

Newspaper clippings about commencement exercises, various dates

3

Commencement programs and invitations: 1916, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1955; Commencement Days booklet; Vesper Service program 1948; tassel 1948

 

 4

Commencement programs and invitations (cont.): 1943 (announcement hand painted and framed), 1952, 1955 (photocopy), 1963, 1966, 1968, 1975, 1971, 1980; graduation tassel; invitations to graduation dance; graduation pins 1904 & 1928 and red and blue ribbons, commencement programs for 1946 and 1947, Vesper Service program for 1947
    Handpainted plates for Bettie Louise Skains (Class of 1956) and Sherrill Lynn Price (Class of 1958); Senior rings for classes of 1926 (girl’s), 1946 (boy’s), 1948 (boy’s), 1950 (boy’s - John Robert Bailey and Richard B. McCaughan), and 1955 (girl’s), 1948 ring given by Tom McCaughan
    Encapsulated news article on the Class of 1967 (July 12, 1987)
    2 panoramic photographs of the Class of 1920 on the front steps
Encapsulated photo of Class of 1931

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Series K. Administration

 

State Department of Education Principal’s Monthly and Session Reports Forms 1963-1981
Receipts and Disbursement Record Books 1976-1978, 1978- 1980, 1980-1981
School Organization Accounts 1978-1982

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Series L. Library

  Library Circulation Record Book 1955-1956
2 Embossers from the library
Rubber stamp from the library

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Series M. Lake Charles High School Memorial

Box