Custer County High School - Broken Brand Yearbook (Westcliffe, CO)

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Jack, the cattle rancher, A nickname he has none. His pet peeve is women drivers, But when he's driving, nYou'd better run.n Anita Sue Ryan Jack Millard Nita is her nickname, A good wife she plans to be, Blonde hair is her best point, As all of us can see. Zara Belle, the ranchers wife, Is fond of horseback riding, Being nice is her best point, WOh Brothern is her tiding. Zara Benson ,Color - Red and White Flower - Red and White Roses Song - Mockingbird Hill Motto - A Winner Never Quits and A Quitter Never Wins

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35B 0 fd 104 , fans Maier? The present seniors now look back with much amusement at the spectacle which entered Custer County High School four years ago and turned out to be eighteen green freshmen. They were Charles Bauer, president, Marilyn Erps, vice president,Lois Chockley, secretary, and Marvin Singleton, treasurer, Mary Lou Manning, Betty Paxton, LaVerne Stacy, Kathleen Kuster, Ruth Erps, Marie Funderburk, Leotus Schulze, Zara Benson, Anita Sue Ryan, Coleen Sutcliffe, Jack Hardin, Ronald Anderson, Charles Kattnig and Richard Stewart. Mr, Dooly was our sponsor. We freshmen were horrified at the thought of initiation, but we lived through it, and were honored with a party given afterwards by the seniors. At the beginning of our sophomore year we had a total of fourteen, having lost Marie Funderburk, Richard Stewart, Marvin Singleton and Charles Kattnig. We gained Melvin Ward at the beginning of the year but he left before the term was completed. Our sponsor this year was Mrs. Frye. The officers were LaVerne Stacy, president, Marilyn Erps, vice president, Coleen Sutcliffe, secretary, and Lois Chockley, treasurer. During the summer months our classmate, Coleen Sutcliffe, threatened to leave us when she changed her name to Camper, but we were glad to find that she planned to finish her school days with us, Our junior year found us numbering fourteen, in March we gained Jack Millard,giving us a total of fifteen. On November 5 of our junior year we pre- sented the comedy, UDeacon Dubbs,' which with the help of Mrs. Frye and Miss Yeakey, turned out to be a great success. On the evening of St, Patrick's day we honored the seniors with a banquet and prom. The last day of school we en- joyed a picnic with the freshmen. Our officers this year were:Ronald Anderson, president, Coleen Camper, vice president, Marilyn Erps, secretary, LaVerne Stacy, treasurer,and Anita Sue Ryan, reporter. Mrs. Frye was our class sponsor and Miss Yeakcy our co-sponsor. The class officers of our senior year are the following: Jack Hardin, president, Charles Bauer, vice president, Leotus Schulze, secretary, Kathleen Kuster, treasurer, and LaVerne Stacy, reporter. Miss Charles is our sponsor and Mr. Johnson is our co-sponsor. Our activities this year are many and are varied. We initiated the freshmen and gave them a party, gave the program for the Christmas party, and published BOBCAT TALES. Our play is to be nGrandma's Best Years,N a hilarious comedy about Gram's efforts to keep social-climbing Mrs. Abbott from ruining her children's lives. Mrs. Abbott brings three upper-crust guests home for a week-end party, only to find her plans ruined by Gram, who has arrived unexpectedly. However, Gram's plans don't quite work out either, with a stolen picture and a notorious crimp inal figuring in the action, All turns out well, though, when Willie, Jim and Gram capture the criminals, the guests depart, and Mrs. Abbott repents. We play the following parts in the play: Mrs. Abbott, a social-climbing widow, LaVerne Stacy, Sadie, the maid who loves quiz programs, Anita Sue Ryan, Joyce Abbott, the oldest daughter, Leotus Schulze, Marion Abbott, teen-age daughter, Mary Lou Manning, Dottie Morgan, her bosom Nchumn, Ruth Erps, Willie Abbott, teen-age son, Charles Bauer, Shorty, his sideekick and fellow ballplayer, Jack Millard, Jim Meyerson, Joyce's beau, Ronald Anderson, Gram, Mrs. Abbott's mother from Cornhill Junction, Zara Benson, Patch, a desperate criminal , Marilyn Erps, Mabel,his wife, Coleen Camper, Bubbles, their gum-chewing daugh- ter, Betty Paxton, Mrs. Carlson, haughty society matron, Lois Chockley, Miss Quelch, a skinny spinster who runs an exclusive girls' school, Kathleen Kus- ter, Edwin Carlson, Mrs. Carlson's affected son, Jack Hardin, Cousin Oscar, a meek little middle-aged man, John Brandenburg. Miss Charles and Mr. Johnson direct the play and we are planning an April seventh production.