Blackwell High School - Booster Yearbook (Blackwell, OK)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY The tall Oak towering to the skies, The fury of the wind defies, From age to age, in virtue strong. lnured to stand, and suffer wrong. , . . Montgomery-The Oak As the tall and sturdy giant oak has grown in stature, so have we, the Class of '54, grown in knowledge during the last three years. We have discovered many new pathways opening into a vast world of learning. We realize that our learning has just begun, that it will take many years of experience, mistakes, downfalls, trials and tribulations for us to justly consider our- selves learned. We, the class of l954, remember when we first took root in the terra firma of BHS. As we proudly look back across the lapse of years, we see our many accomplishments, quite natur- ally accompanied with trials and errors along the way. Our first task in this new ground was to elect competent student leaders who were to direct our growth throughout the green sopho- more year. They were: Paul Wilbur, president, Melvin Cooper, vice-president, Shirley Kivett, secretary, Betty Chambers, treasurer, and Pat Tucker, reporter. The assembly committee was 'Margaret Spencer, and Freddia Munroe. Our sponsors were Miss Opal Schweisberger and Miss Golda Kenny. We could feel ourselves taking root slow- ly, but ever growing deeper, as these officers led us into the sophomore assembly, the valen- tine theme of which was applauded by all who witnessed the superb program. By the time the sophomore girls served for the Junior-Senior Banquet, we knew we were at last established. Knowing this, we liter- ally dived into our class picnic at Ray Hamlin's Ranch, which ushered out our year as lowly sophomores. ln '53 we were a prominent part of BHS and were no longer considered the lowest form of life. We were beginning to branch out into many fields, and it could easily be seen that we were coming into our own. The elected class officers of our junior year were Melvin Cooper, president, Richard Shoemaker, vice-presidentf Betty Kopisch, sec- retary, Betty Chambers, treasurer. The assem- bly committee was S. G. Rayfield and Shirley Newland. Jerry Anderson became a class sponsor. Early in the year we had our class assem- bly, and what a production it wasl Our ingen- ious class members devised a television set and produced A Day in Television that went off without too much interference. A big jump ahead was made when we staged our junior playin BHS. With the help of a number of students and the sponsors, we had an excellent showing of There Go the Grooms. lt played to a full house for three performances. By this time, we were all proudly display- ing our class rings. Many of the students were wearing sweaters and jackets with the emblem of their extracurricular activities. Then came the big chance to exhibit our talents-the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom. We worked for weeks stringing popcorn, paint- ing trees, and sewing crepe paper, not to men- tion the time spent making lollipops and gin- gerbread men. Finally the night of the gala affair arrived, and everyone turned out to see the fruits of our laborious efforts. The theme for the Banauet Guys and Dolls in Top Hats was appropriately displayed. After the dinner we danced to the music of Hal Carlyle and his orchestra in Candy Land. Ending our last year as underclassmen, we celebrated our new dignity at Ray Hamlin's Ranch once again. Our second year in BHS went out with a biq splash. At last in September, l953, we began our final arowing season, knowing that in May we would have spread our branches to our goal. Richard Shoemaker, president, Zetta Shurtz, vice-president, Sara Smith, secretary, Sue Morris, treasurer, and Charles Pickett, re- porter were the officers for the final year. The assembly committee was Mavis Bolte and Ne- vada Shirley. Charles Johnson was added as a class sponsor. By now our many branches had settled to the number of l23. A great percentage of them took part in our senior assembly, which once more exemplified the spirit of Valentine's Day. With the senior play and the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom came the realization that at last we were ready to leave the halls of BHS and be on our own. We sadly celebrated this fact on our annual class picnic. Our years in BHS came to a close in May, l954. As we stood together and sang Victory for the last time, we felt that we were ready to stride ahead and take our places with the other alumni of BHS. Oralene Hackney-l 954