North Kansas City High School - Purgold Yearbook (North Kansas City, MO)

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Senior Class Histor 011115130 Well, gollyl Here I am, a senior, with my 1948 Owl in my handl I can hardly believe it - why, it seems like only a few days ago when we came here to Northtown High filled with excitement, expectancy, and yes, a little bit of fear. Say, how I remember that September, 194411 We elected George Watkins as our freshman president. Iohn Schelstrate and lim Churchill were first and second vice presidents, Howard Morton was secretary and Norma McCarty was treasurer. Under their able leadership we did lots of worthwhile things. Anita Newhard and Bill Alexander were elected presidents of our freshman chap- ters of Girl Reserves and Hi-Y and the freshman play was a dilly! Oh yes, Richard Watson played the lead as a football hero. Alfred Conway and jim Churchill won gold basketballs, too, that year when our freshman team played at Wil- liam Iewell College in a junior tournament. It was along about then that Alfred started his athletic career at N. K.C.H.S. as a four-year letterman because in the spring he lettered in track, becoming a shining prospect for our future teams. I remember an assembly we had, too, when Bernice Huffman, Helen Taylor, and several others of G.A.A, romped through a play depicting Little Lulu's Escapadesf' All year of course, we had a wonderful time as the school babies and-then, lo and behold! we were sophomores! My, how grown-up we felt! This time the girls took the lead and Yvonne Yeager was elected class president, helped along by vice-presi- dent, jim Churchill, secretary, David Rapp, and Alfred Conway, sergeant at arms. lt was this year, too, that Gertie Thompson and Doris West were elected cheerleaders to serve the next year with their senior sisters. Of course, if we were thrilled to become sophomores, we were certainly overjoyed when we came back in September, 1946, as juniors. And what a year it proved to bel First off, we elected Alfred Conway to head our class and his cabinet came in this order: Chuch Rhoades, vice president: Mary Frances Maack, secretary-treasurer, David Rapp, sergeant at arms. Not long afterward Ger- maine Strobbe and Richard Watson became Y-Teen fthe Girl Reserves changed their namel and Hi-Y presidents, and the year was started with a bang! Honor and a gold key came early to jo Stockwell on his painting in an exhibit in the Regional Scholastic Awards contest held in Kansas City. Bonnie Miller, also a junior, gained honorable mention in the same show. Then joe Darby and Norma Ruthe Rosendale put forth their literary efforts and were rewarded with election as co-editors of the Hornet's Buzz as well as becoming the third and fourth ever to make Quill and Scroll, honorary fraternity for high school journalists, in their junior year in Northtown High. And oh, how I remember the junior Play! Strictly Formal was presented by fifteen juniors plus stage crews and Miss Fulton, Miss Mcliemy, and Miss Hutcherson. Marilyn Shook, Lois Scott, Vera Harris, Dale Divelbiss, Howard Morton, and Roger Smarr gave some of the most convincing performances. Soon after, Masque and Gavel, heretofore boasting only one junior, Melba Cantrell, adopt- ed eight more junior dramatistsf' i945 found the N Club, too, with several juniors as members, climaxing a year of successful athletics. On November 13, Howard Morton and Chris Davison received awards for proficiency in discussion at 'Wai- rensburg, Missouri. The debate team, with juniors Howard Morton and Norma Ruthe Rosendale, won the Northwest Missouri Debate championship and took part in the All-State Tourney at Columbia, Missouri. . And, natch, one of the outstanding events of the year was the Prom which the juniors gave for the sen- iors. Io Stockwell and Marvin Stott, acting' as head of the planning committees, were largely responsible for a super Prom in an undersea setting ruled over by King Neptune. The seniors claimed to have had a lovely time dancing to the music of Warren Durett and his orchestra, drinking punch, and enjoying the lavish decorations. Then in early spring the girls had something a little new in the form of the Girls' Intramural Track Meet, the first of its kind at Northtown High. Diane Templeton, girl athlete and a junior, won the meet. As the year began ,coming to a close the class began to make arrangements for the coming year. Lois Scott and Benny Barrera were elected and installed as general presidents of Y-Teens and Hi-Y for 1947-487 Mary Ellen Anderson and Norma Ruthe Rosendale were chosen to head the new Owl Staff as editors fcr the sen- icr yearp Mary Gladys Fletcher was voted head cheer- leader to be aided by Mary F. Maack, Sis Yeager ,Gertie Thompson, and Doris jean West: the Pep Squad chose Melba Cantrell as their president: and perhaps the big- gest election came with the student body presidency campaign in April. Alfred Prexy Conway became presi- dent and Howard Morton was elected vice president. And now-here I am a senior with all the happenings of another year to hold dear and happily, andl wouldn't have it otherwise. W IDC

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2992 spur First Row-Sharon Wilson, Yvonne Yeager, Charles Zajic, Grace Hankins, lack Hughes. Second Row-Torn Haynes, larnes Lindsay, Carl Iohnson, David Rapp, lane Leonard. Senior ClassqWill Ciiisegsqrfkir 1. Ruth Katka is leaving the school to all the lucky t?l underclassmen. 2. Germaine Strobbe is leaving 12 typing lessons for Pat Gilliland to make up. 3. Stott and Stockwell leave their wittiness to anyone who can digest it. 4 Betty McKeehan leaves her shy t??l ways to Elaine Green. 5. Addison Keckler leaves his initials on the study hall table. 6. Melba Cantrell leaves a carbon copy of her funny stories to Bill Kephart and Dean Konomos. 7. Richard 'Watson is taking everything with him if he gets to leave. 8. Peggy Weckman leaves pop corn all over the Hornet's Nest floor. 9. Howard Sid Morton and Norma Ruthe Rosendale leave their mark of distinction all over the place. lO. Pat Plumb leaves a lipstick print on the rest room wall. ll. Al Conway leaves the girls still swooning. 12. Pat Vest leaves- her defaced journalism book to next year's doodler. 13. Vera Harris leaves her freckles to lean Caraway. l4. Pauline Harris leaves desk No. 4 in Girls Mechanics with one short leg. tShe had to see if the saw worked.l 15. In case of another bubble gum shortage, Helen Tay- lor left a piece under the chair in the fifth row, fourth seat in Miss Barnett's room. 16. Norma Ruth Rosendale and lean Gerard leave their shorthand books tthat is if they can find them before school's out.l V L 16. lean Gerard leaves her shorthand book tthat is if she can find it before school's out.l , 18. Doris West and Gertie Thompson leave two years of cheerleading with plenty of vim, vigor and vitality left. 119. Harriet Burton leaves her unnecessary roughness in GAA to Ioyce Buck. 20 loan Darby leaves her chemistry book with all the answers tright and wrongl to next year's victim. 21. Lois Scott leaves Y-Teens all worn out. 22. Pat Foster and Wilma Lewis leave their dancing ability to Nan Foster and Betty lustus. 23. Chuck Rhoades, the tightwad, wouldn't leave any- thing. 24. Norma McCarty leaves before Miss Amelia Keller catches her. ' -17-

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