Ardmore High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Ardmore, OK)

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'M Natrona! Honor Society .... it 14 Qff' Seated, left to right: Ellen Smith, Camille Anderson, Betty Sue Cude, Shirley Geurkink, Ann Noble, Karleen Moore, ton, Fritzi Horn, Margaret Sullivan, Elizabeth Dyer. Standing, left to right: Mance Drummond, Ned Turner, Jim Clowe, Barbara Patterson, Richard McCormick, Way' Robert Cornell, Katherine Newton. Inset: Mrs. Lillian Schenk, sponsor Contrary to populan definition, a member of the National Honor Society isn't necessarily brain Calthough that straight F average won't get you far eitherj. Indeed, intellect alone isn't qualify one to the exalted position. Next on the list after scholarship come leadership, character, ani ideals toward which each member strives, and these are the qualities on which prospective members Students chosen from the upper 59? of their class in their junior year were: Camille Anderson, , Robert Cornell, Elizabeth Dyer, Shirley Geurkink, Fritzi Horn, Karleen Moore, Katherine Ann Nev I Seniors chosen this year from the upper 1022i of the class included: Millicent Clark, Betty Mance Drummond, Sherma Horton, Wayland jackson, Richard McCormick, Barbara Patterson, 1 Ellen Smith, Margaret Sullivan, Ned Turner. Oliicers for this year are: President, Shirley Geurkinkg Vice-President, Elizabeth Dyer, Treasurer, Camille Anderson, Reporter, Fritzi Horn. Members of the local chapter of the National Honor Society should certainly be able to principles of such a position, since their sponsor, Mrs. Lillian G. Schenk, is almost a personihcation o of that organization. Certainly the time she has spent at the head of the Ardmore group is indicative leadership she has exhibited in serving in that capacity, and her scholastic prowess is bespoken by hi ship in Phi Beta Kappa.

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of' loflti NMFS, M55 xx G C' vt' MRS. JOE BUSCH Sponsor junior Class Left to Right: jim Biddick. President: Floydc-na Loughridge, Secretary-Treasurer: Bob Michael, Vice-President, Junior Victory Af Hand! . It is a well known fact that the Juniors of Ardmore High School are engaged in a great struggle withltheir deadly enemy, ignorance. Our powerful division of '49 easily rolled to the strategic point of Freshman Hill. Aided by the capture of the American Legion Awards by jo Clough and Harold Butler, we conquered it with few losses and forged the broad river dividing the battlefield of High School. Here under the command of General Biddick and his aide-de-camp, Col. Murphcy, we entered Sophomore Valley. There we met two 'competing divisions, older and more expe- rienced, who were amazed by our number, skill, and enthusiasm. Latin and Spanish pill boxes, biology barracks, and smoke screens in Home Ec. proved fatal to many of our well loved comrades. May they rest in peace. However, Milly Wilson. Mickey Burrell, Ethel Tyler, Merrel Bedford, and jerry Bridges moved in to reinforce our troops. Garland Pool was wounded by a sniper lurking in a Planegeome Tree. However, plasma was administered by Nurses 'fstraight A Hefley. Nutting. and Fraley, and Pockets managed to survive. The battle was renewed in the second semester with mount- ing spirit. A commando raid led by Babette Temerlin won for the division of '49 il major foothold when she emerged among the winners of the oratorical contest. Many of our men were lost in the black mire of the battle of examinations. Nevertheless we managed to hold our band together and found ourselves at the foot of junior Ridge. Here General Biddick aided by his staff Col. Michael and Lt. Loughridge planned our new fall offensive. New troops moved up: among these were Nancy Hart, Kathryn Kilgore. Marie Calvery. Wilbur Adams. J. W. Burrows. Gary Nance, and Bill Swatzell. Early in the campaign Paschall. Gordon, Wag- oner. Hunt. Coulter, Ernst. Hunnicut, Worley. and Rich were given the Distinguished Service Cross for valiant action on the gridiron. Bob Milam was awarded the Purple Heart for the heroic sacrifice of his two front teeth while in action with the Capitol Hill Redskins. Pat Whitfield's morale was lifted highly and he was persuaded to keep on in the fight by Margaret Parker. We suffered from the loss of Lea Burrus, when she moved to Altus and sustained further loss when Marjorie Grider and Quata Pickens deserted us to move on to a sterner field of matrimony. A great advancement was made when the division of '49 was led to victory in the Battle of the All School Play Tickets by Virginia Gazaway. Gayle Miller also won a foothold by playing her part successfully in the All School Play. All the while joella Williamson and Dolores Gilliam lifted our spirits by their cheers and never failing pep. We are proud of our exploits on the high school battle field and thanks to the splendid guidance of our Commander- in-Chief Mrs. Busch, we have reached the summit of Junior Ridge. We know that the samedetermination and enthusiasm which won for us previous battles will carry us on with flying colors to capture Senior City.