By John Pearson
As I walked down the hall of the student center toward the snack bar, I realized how many faces I saw whose owners I did not know. Being a graduate from Texas High, I naturally knew several, but there were many more faces which I did not recognize.
I walked through the student center and made my way for the library where I planned to do some studying. I sat down beside a girl whom I recognized from French class. We struck up a conversation, and I learned that she was from Arkansas High.
Well, being from Texas High, I was astonished at finding such an amiable character hailing from Arkansas High. She introduced me to a friend of hers who was also from Arkansas.
Shock! Shock!
“You mean y’all are really from Arkansas High? I never realized that such likable people really went to that school!”
I really wasn’t kidding! It never entered my pea-sized brain that the same kind of people went to Arkansas High or any other high school who went to Texas High.
As I met and more people, I realized that nice people can come from places like Hooks, Mount Pleasant, New Boston, Lewisville, Fouke, and even Arkansas High.
No one ever told me that many people went to Arkansas High, and I was led to believe that people did not go there or any where else except Texas High. You can thus readily see why I was astonished at meeting some wonderful people from virtually every other high school in this area.
Nor had I ever met many kids from other schools. I really had no great urge to meet them. I didn’t expect them to be as good as anyone from Texas High, anyway.
Well, now I know. You, sir, and you, m’am, are just as good as the best person who went to Texas High or any other high school—maybe even a little better!
I hope that you have not been as narrow minded as I have been, that your education in that area was not as limited as mine. Just because a fellow didn’t go to your school doesn’t mean that he can not be a nice guy. Take it from one who has learned his lesson.
Forget that you were once a Cardinal, a Rabbit, a Hornet, a Razorback, a Lion, or a Tiger. We all are now BULLDOGS!