A History of the 1918 Class of Wichita County High School
Above: WCHS 1918 Graduating Class: Back Row, L to R: Aletha (Walk) Waymire, Howell Rees, Earl Robison, Inez (Henry) Bishop. Front row, L to R: Esther Lutz, Adlee (Wilson) Clark) The back of the photo gives the graduates’ names and the following information: Picture given by Mrs. Ethel Scott, teacher in high school. Eliza Atkinson, Oct.1966.
Recently, the indomitable Karen Walk, Curator of the Museum of the Great Plains, dropped in at the Native Sun office to share this absolutely delightful find.
Miss Aletha Walk, who was apparently quite creative, was tasked with giving a speech on the history of her graduating class. Below is just a part of what she came up with. The installments for sophomore, junior, and senior years will follow n…