Central High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Muskogee, OK)

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Some Are Ambitious At right is shown Miss Bessie M. Huff, Dean of Junior College, with her secretary, Miss Mary Margaret Saunders. Below in the picture to the left is shown Jack Shackleford, President of the Junior College, while to his left is Mose Frye with the plaque he won at the National Phi Rho Pi Tournament. At the bottom is shown, left to right, Jack Shackleford, Bill Huckin, B. L. Wertz, Coach, Tom King, and Sydney Broaddus, who placed first and second at the Northeastern State Teachers College Tournament. Muskogee Junior College ln l92O the Muskogee Junior Col- lege was organized with Miss Bessie M. Huff as dean. In '28 the Junior College became a one year accredited institution and the following year it became accredited for the two years which it now offers. Today, with Miss Huff still giving her untiring efforts towards making the school a better one, the school promotes much interest around Cen- tral High and Muskogee. President of Junior College and the Muskogee chapter of Phi Rho Pi, national debate fraternity, during the '38-'39 term has been Jack Shackleford. Coached by B. L. Wertz the Phi Rho Pi has won national distinction in oratory, debate, and extemporaneous speaking. It must be noted also that the Green Frog Frantics have been given before packed audiences both times this school term. On March 9, lO, and ll, at the annual state forensic tournament held at the Universitv of Oklahoma at Nor- man, Mose Frve and Jack Shackleford took first honors. Competing against other Junior Co'lene contestants of the state, Mose took first honors in origin- al oratory and in standard oratory, placed second. Entering extemporan- eous speakinfw, Jack came home carry- ing with him the highest honors in this event. At the National Junior College Phi Rho Pi Tournament which was held at Virginia, Minnesota, from April 3 throuah April 6, Mose Frve won sec- ond in original oratorv. With Mose, Jock Shaclfleord won four out of six debates at this meet.

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The above picture shows students at work in the Chemistry laboratory under the direction of Mr. George McKinney. All made by Chemistry students the molecules in the upper left picture represent much time and labor. s Students in Mr. J. E. Sullivanls fourth hour class are shown at left. 218 is the meeting place of the Honorary Speech class under the sponsorship of Mr. Holland Meach- am. The class is shown below dis- cussing the senior play.

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Freshmen fobovel Front row, seated: Margaret Potter, Clara Stella Kelly, Idell Merchant, Donis Williams, Ruby Lee Goodson, Wilma Nelle West, Freida Jones, Ella Ruth Kerr, Charity Baker, Margaret Cherry, Helen Lee Wells, Betty Begun. Second row: Louise Blackledge, Marise Hill, Frances Cherry, Carol Killgore, Betty Jo McPheeters, Betty Bald- win, Anita Smart, Mary Curtiss, Margaret Weaver, Cherry Wilcoxen, Helen Dodson, Sara Lee Hurt. Third row: Wally Weber, James Lathim, Bill Huckin, Bill Schmitt, Tate Edmondson, David Wood, Tom King, Roy Jackson, Kenneth Ihrig, Jessie McEntee, Jane Eldridge. Back row: Bennie Wood, Rex Langley, Frank Scheiper, Lee Parks, Marvin Kreiger, Guy Morrison, Billy Gilder, Joe Meacham, John Armstrong, Paul Shafer, Jack Nichols. Sophomores ibelowl Front row, left to right: Dorothy Suhre, Jane Poole, Vera Reay, Lois Beers, Evelyn Anne Burleson, and Nina Wainwright. Second row, left to right: Mary Elizabeth Barthet, Virginia Lampton, Juanita Wisdom, Kathryn Murphy, and Flora Mae Scharmacher. Third row, left to right: DeForrest Weaver, Jack Shackleford, Mose Frye, Sigfrid Floren, Sidney Broaddus, Virgil Matthews, C. W. Clymans, and Herbert Daily. Fourth row, left to right: Carl Overfelt, Joel Yankee, Howell Parks, Kenneth McCoy, Robert McAfee, Conley Vanhooser, Robert Petersen, Bob Forrester. Not in picture, Carolyn Cave.