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Jonesboro High School Class of 1968
40 years Later...
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QUESTIONS 67 AND 68 ...
JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL
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40 years Later...
How the HURRICANE(not canes) got it's name. from the 1925 High Times
JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL
Recognized by the United States Department of Education as a school display!,, excellence in education.
RODGER CALLAHAN~
(note the area code)
Phone (5O1)935.2381~’
JONESBORO,
HOME OF THE
HURRICANE
HOW THE “HURRICANE” GOT ITS NAME
By the editor
Until the last football season the J.H.S. gridiron team had no name, and since all other teams had adopted emblems and etc, it gave us some worry as to just what we ought to name the team. Looking through the list of usual names and emblems, we found that about all of the suitable ones were already in use among the various Arkansas teams. That idea was abandoned, for there were Tigers, Bears, Greyhounds, Bull Dogs, Wild Cats, and every other kind of vicious names on the calendar.
With the first edition of the High Times this perplexing problem was unexpectedly solved in a rather novel manner. Bernice Montague, a loyal booster of J.H.S., was asked to write up a prospective view of the foot-ball team for 1924, and in so doing, a name for the team was coined.
The High School colors being Gold and Black, the team was referred to as the “Golden Hurricane.” This name became a catch phrase and stuck. Fans soon began calling the team the “Golden Hurricane” and
the newspapers liked the name well enough to use it.
Other Arkansas school papers began using the name
In writing up games played against J.H.S., and so it
became universally known among Arkansas teams as
the “Golden Hurricane.” :
We feel sure that a better name could hardly have been selected. If any team entertained any doubts as to what was meant by the J.H.S. team’s name, they were dispelled long since, for where ever the team played, it swept the field like a young hurricane. The men that made up the team of 1924 played the best season of their career. High School’s football schedule was made with some of the strongest and oldest teams in this section of the state. Three games were played with Memphis teams, two of which were won by J.H.S.
The enthusiastic predictions made at the opening of the season for the “Golden Hurricane” were fully lived up to. The team’s success was marked from the start. Another year of football success is expected by the team of 1925
THE HIGH TIMES
May 21, 1925
LAFAYETTE SAMMONS. Editor in Chief
RAYMOND VOWELLS Assistant Editor
Recognized by the United States Department of Education as a school display!,, excellence in education.
RODGER CALLAHAN~
(note the area code)
Phone (5O1)935.2381~’
JONESBORO,
HOME OF THE
HURRICANE
HOW THE “HURRICANE” GOT ITS NAME
By the editor
Until the last football season the J.H.S. gridiron team had no name, and since all other teams had adopted emblems and etc, it gave us some worry as to just what we ought to name the team. Looking through the list of usual names and emblems, we found that about all of the suitable ones were already in use among the various Arkansas teams. That idea was abandoned, for there were Tigers, Bears, Greyhounds, Bull Dogs, Wild Cats, and every other kind of vicious names on the calendar.
With the first edition of the High Times this perplexing problem was unexpectedly solved in a rather novel manner. Bernice Montague, a loyal booster of J.H.S., was asked to write up a prospective view of the foot-ball team for 1924, and in so doing, a name for the team was coined.
The High School colors being Gold and Black, the team was referred to as the “Golden Hurricane.” This name became a catch phrase and stuck. Fans soon began calling the team the “Golden Hurricane” and
the newspapers liked the name well enough to use it.
Other Arkansas school papers began using the name
In writing up games played against J.H.S., and so it
became universally known among Arkansas teams as
the “Golden Hurricane.” :
We feel sure that a better name could hardly have been selected. If any team entertained any doubts as to what was meant by the J.H.S. team’s name, they were dispelled long since, for where ever the team played, it swept the field like a young hurricane. The men that made up the team of 1924 played the best season of their career. High School’s football schedule was made with some of the strongest and oldest teams in this section of the state. Three games were played with Memphis teams, two of which were won by J.H.S.
The enthusiastic predictions made at the opening of the season for the “Golden Hurricane” were fully lived up to. The team’s success was marked from the start. Another year of football success is expected by the team of 1925
THE HIGH TIMES
May 21, 1925
LAFAYETTE SAMMONS. Editor in Chief
RAYMOND VOWELLS Assistant Editor
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This is Nanci Murray Kellams and I didn't graduate with the Jonesboro Class of 68, but I was with you from the 6th thru 10th grades. I don't intend to attend the El Dorado reunion but want to attend your reunion. Thanks to probably LeeAnn and/or Claudia for including me in the emails.
I am glad to hear this is happening. My contact info is:
Herb Sanderson
11 Skyway Drive
Little Rock, AR 72207
Herb.sanderson@arkansas.gov
(h)501-666-2574
(w)501-666-2574
Hi, this is Judy (Stice) Flowers. I enjoyed attending the 30 yr. reunion we had. I enjoyed seeing everyone, and how we all had changed. The 40 yr. I did not attend because of the activies you were having. My ol' legs won't allow it. But I am like Nanci.Even though I did not graduate with the class, I was there from 1st to nearly all of the 12th.
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