Donnie may remember this. The school at French Camp has the panther as their mascot. This mascot came about this way. Back years ago, a new building was going up on the school campus. For some reason the bricks were being made there and left overnight under a tree to dry. One morning the builders found a perfect pawprint in one of the bricks. It was immediately assumed that it was made by a panther that had been seen in the area. Thereby was born the French Camp Panthers and the 'Paw Print' emblem of the school. For many years this brick was kept in a small museum on the school grounds, then later in the administration building. I wonder if it still survives there. Donnie do you remember the pawprint brick and the old museum that Miss Gray had at the high school? Jeannine Jeannine Kirkpatrick Smith

I seem to recall voting on what to call the teams but don't remember why they picked Panthers. Don't recall ever seeing the brick either........OMG.....am I losing it? Now, I do remember the museum and got out my year book and see a picture of it. I thought it was the smaller building but this picture is of a sizable house. Miss Sue Davidson is listed as Public Relations and Curator of the museum. I don't remember Miss Gray. Donnie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeannine K Smith" <jks1@ra.msstate.edu> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 2:00 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] panthers > > > Donnie may remember this. The school at French Camp has the panther as > their mascot. This mascot came about this way. > > Back years ago, a new building was going up on the school campus. For > some reason the bricks were being made there and left overnight under a > tree to dry. One morning the builders found a perfect pawprint in one of > the bricks. It was immediately assumed that it was made by a panther that > had been seen in the area. > > Thereby was born the French Camp Panthers and the 'Paw Print' emblem of > the school. > > For many years this brick was kept in a small museum on the school > grounds, then later in the administration building. I wonder if it still > survives there. > > Donnie do you remember the pawprint brick and the old museum that Miss > Gray had at the high school? > > Jeannine > > > Jeannine Kirkpatrick Smith > > > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have been told that a panther was seen in the Pine Bluff area. It came from the sister of a lady I worked with in Winona, but they both have passed away. Peggy, give ole Danny Tompkins a call, since he lives down there he could tell you more. Or maybe Basil may run into him some times and he could ask him. Patsy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeannine K Smith" <jks1@ra.msstate.edu> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] panthers > > > Donnie may remember this. The school at French Camp has the panther as > their mascot. This mascot came about this way. > > Back years ago, a new building was going up on the school campus. For > some reason the bricks were being made there and left overnight under a > tree to dry. One morning the builders found a perfect pawprint in one of > the bricks. It was immediately assumed that it was made by a panther that > had been seen in the area. > > Thereby was born the French Camp Panthers and the 'Paw Print' emblem of > the school. > > For many years this brick was kept in a small museum on the school > grounds, then later in the administration building. I wonder if it still > survives there. > > Donnie do you remember the pawprint brick and the old museum that Miss > Gray had at the high school? > > Jeannine > > > Jeannine Kirkpatrick Smith > > > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message