Mound City High School - Eagle Memories Yearbook (Mound City, KS)

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l444?fza It was on the rught or rather momlng of October 13 1964 at 2 30 A M rn the Stark Club owned and operated by Lyle Stark that the Semors of 1954 were enjoytng a grand reumon Kenneth Rrchey s Ragnme Rascal s wtth sololst Martha Dean Prtest were Jazzmg a tune Annette Cosens was then called upon to do a dance for whrch she rs famous In one corner of the room the art of ractng horses was being loudly drscussed Of course the authorittes on the subject were Peggy H1gg1ns Elaine Klopfenstren and Mar Jorie Lamb who were the co owners of H K L Thoroughbred Farm rn Lomsv-rlle Ken tucky I had no more than turned around when there was Julta Arm Gorman who IS the owner of the famous Madame Julie s Dress Shoppe in New York She was consulung the fashion expert Mrss Sharon Schmelzla as to what she thought next year s fashlons would be show1ng Everyone was tndeed honored to have wlth us Professor G E Q George Q Lyon e chemtst from Califorma Bud Clark the automobrle designer and Eddte Johnson General tn Natronal Guard Next I came upon two gtrls Mrs Pat Wallace wrfe of the Presldent of the FFA and Mrs Donna Johnson whose husband has done so well tn the retarl ltquor business that he recently purchased the Four Roses Company Suddenly I became aware of a charmmg femuune volce and folmd It to be that of lovely Helen Pomdexter telltng about her expenences as a U S O entertarner abroad Catherxne Rost was tellrng of her slxghtly drfferent experiences abroad Cathertne IS now a mrssxonary rn Afghanrstan In a bnghtly llghted comer of the room I came upon the athletes Mrs Jeanne Stark s husband was tellmg about hrs playxng basketball for the New York Celtic Club and Mrs Drane Parrish was telling of her husband s betng chosen All American Quarterback Included m thts athleuc group was Glenn Masters and Rtchard Akers who own a large recreanon hall 1.n Ch1cago wh1ch speclaltzes rn the game of snooker of course there was the tnevltable polrucal dtscussron In thrs case it was be tween a group of brg bustnessmen and a group of wealthy ranchers The ranchers were Mrs Shuley Smrth s husband Notonous Nevada Gene who has just struck o1l on lus large Nevada ranch Bob Johnson who owns a Hereford ranch rn Montana and Edward Johnson who ts a very successful wheat farmer tn western Kansas The bustnessmen were Mr Gene Post who IS the 13th president of General Motors Dale Koontz who now owns the enure Wlutehound Bus Lrnes and Mrs Ruth Maloney s husband who ts presldent of the Amencan Plumbers Assocrauon I ended my httle tour of the gay party by heanng from the adventunsts of the class Roger Carbon 15 a Jet prlot and John Wrlhams IS lus co ptlor very danng lads both of them Delton Demott ts a motorcycle racer All and all my classmates occupattons were very mteresung and most of them were a surpnse to me I couldn't help but tlunk what tnteresnng case histones some of them would have rf I could only get my hands on them As for me Ralph Bradley I am a psychratnst . ' . . . z . . ..' . I . I - -- . .. ' - . ' . ' ' .. .th . -I U I I ' la .I 0 U. . I I ' .I I I l l I . . . . .. .. -. . . ' . I I U

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MOUND CITY HIGH SCHOOL Zddd 71645414 In the fall of 50 thrrty frve of us Freshmen started our careers rn Mound Crty Htgh School Llttle dxd we know how much hxstory would be wntten about us tn the next four years Hardly had we entered the doors of old M C Hrgh before we were rnrtrated rnto full membershrp by the Semors At the fust class meetrng we elected as our offrcers the followrng Peggy Hrgglns Presrdent Leslre Baston Vrce Presrdent Marjorie Lamb Secretary and Treasurer Barbara Carson Reporter Drane West Student Councrl Jeanne Good Cheerleader Lrttle lustory was made thrs year except for a couple of plcrucs In the fall of 51 we agam entered the doors of dear old M C Hrgh but as full fledged Sophomores thrs trme At our fust class meeung we elected the followrng offrcers Ralph Bradley Presrdent Glenn Masters. Vice Presrdent Marjone Lamb Secretary and Treasurer Sharon Schmelzla Reporter Julra Ann Gorman Student Councrl and Cheerleader After what seemed lrke a short vacatron we started back to school as Juruors We elected the followrng offrcers Peggy Hrgglns Preszdent John Wrllrams Vtce Presrdent Sharon Schmelzla Secretary and Treasurer Drane West Reporter Ralph Bradley Student Councrl Jeanne Good Cheerleader We were happy to have our Juruor Homecommg cand1date Peggy I-hggrns chosen as Queen tlus year Th1s year we had many acuvrues to take part rn Some of the fust thlngs we drd were to sell magazmes and to sell at the football games Our class nngs arnved the fust of November and we were happy to get them The Jumor play Forever Albert went over w1th a bang after a few mrshaps and a lot of work Last but not least came the Junror Seruor Banquet wluch was bu1lt around the Gypsy theme At long last the fall of 53 rolled around and we started our last year as happy Senrors of Mound Crty Hlgh School We elected the followmg offrcers Dale Koontz Presrdent Lyle Stark Vxce Presrdent Annette Cosens Secretary and Treasurer George Lyon Reporter MarJor1e Lamb Cheerleader Sharon Schmelzla Student Councrl Slurley Johnson our Semor cand1date was chosen as Homecommg Queen th1s year Our class motto IS For the servrces of many but for the love of one M C H S Our f1rst Job thrs year was to mrtrate the Freshmen mto full membership of Mound Crty Hrgh School At last the ume came to take the Seruor prctures and to order our caps and gowns and announcements for you see the ume was drawrng near when we would soon walk out of the doors of M C H S for the last mme We had a hamburger fry and gobs of fun on our Senlor tr1p to Krrkwood Lodge rn the Ozarks After four years rn Mound C1ty I-hgh the day we were all lookrng forward to came at last the day we graduated and recerved our drplomas. , . . . . . 1 1 1 0 u . 1 S v 1 1 . I S s 1 1 1 1 , . . - n 1 1 1 . 1 1 n u 1 I 1 u 0 1 1 1 r U 1 v r o r I a I 1 1 0 1 1 1 - n u ' 1 . 1 I . - - n n 1 , . 1 1 I u I r l n I 1 v 1 1 I I . . . . ,, . 1 1 u n 1 1 1 1 1 v n 1 1 1 1 1 1 n r

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We the Seniors of 1954 being of sound mmd and body do hereby declare and publish dns day our last will and testament to the students of Mound C1ty l-hgh School Rlchard Akers Ralph Bradley Roger Carbon Bud Clark Delton DeMott Bob Johnson Edward Johnson Eddre Johnson John Willtams George Lyon Lyle Stark Kenneth Rrchey Glenn Masters Dale Koontz Diane West Annette Cosens Elaxne Klopfenstein Peg Higgins Manorie Lamb Shirley Smtth Martha Dean Priest Julie Gorman Catherrne Rost Jeanne Good Ruth Maloney Helen Potndexter Pat Wallace Gene Post Sharon Schmelzla Senror Boys Semor Guls Sensor Class I will my ping pong abilrty to Gable McKay I wrll my ability to get along wrthout women to Tommy Foerschler I w1ll my good grades rn Chemistry to anyone who wants them I will my art abilrty to Raymond Mclntosh I w1ll my abilrty to get along wtth the teachers to anyone who wants to make good grades I will my football ability to Verl Rrgdon I will my basketball abrlrty to Bub Schasteen I will my smamng off to anyone who wants to lead a short hfe I will my way wrth women to Larry Grllum I will my ability to get along wtthout smokmg to Brll Mclntosh I wrll my side burns to Eddre Schasteen I will my wood cuttrng power to John Bland I will my tnps to La Cygne to anyone who wants to stay out late and get old fast I wrll all my women to anyone who wants some I will my abrllty to always be gettmg tnto some kmd of trouble to anyone who ltkes to lrsten to lectures I will my tame mght life to Helen Lrvrngston wrll my stubborness to Barbara Croan I wrll amy abihty to stay home on Saturday nights to Dorothy Cornett Nrckelson I w1ll my mcessant talkmg and laughmg to Cora Mae Cooper I wrll my abrlrty to catch a man to Marcella Ross I wi my ruckname Moonshme to Karen Ann Henesey I wi wr my shorthand abihty to anyone who lrkes to work hard wr my laugh to anyone who wants to spend the rest of hrs life learmng to control rt my herght to anyone who lrkes low altrtudes wrll my abrlrty to get marned to anyone who wants to go through an ordeal I w1ll my abilrty to keep a man rn Pleasanton to Betty Io Krng I wrll my herght and brg feet to Carolyn Masters I wzll my tnps to Kansas Crty to Dale Johnson I w1ll my Saturday rught dates to anyone who wants them We wrll our athlettc abrltty to the Jumor boys We wrll our abrltty to keep quret In the halls to the Sophomore guls As we are not very gsfted we have nothrng to wlll ' : I ' . Donna Queen: I will my ability to stick to one man for two years to Edra Kay : ll ' ' . : ll ' ' ' . ' : I 'll ' ' . z I 'll ' Z I . . . .