Ordway High School - Panther Yearbook (Ordway, CO)

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UAW C2647 We, the Senior Class of Ordway High School, 1952, being of mature age, as good mental con- dition as usual, and in much better temper than usual, in full possession of a crammed mind, well-trained memory, do hereby make and declare this to be our last will and testament. To the Juniors we will our ability of ruling Ordway High, We hope they do a better job than we did. To the Sophomore class we will our ability to play hookey and not get caught. To the Freshmen, we will our studious manners, also our ability to pass exams, knowing they will need help in graduating. To the Eighth grade we will our most prized possession, our ability to argue ourselves out of any situation. To the Faculty, we leave all our unfinished assignments so they may give them to next year's class, To the School Board and Community, we will our gratitude for such a wonderful high school for us to attend. Jim Zuber wills his cute Little hats to JOHN COWDEN and his ability of drawing pictures of Mrs. DeM0ss to JIM SMITH, Ed Moreland leaves PAT in hopes that she will follow. Velma Maxson wills her ability to meet good -looking C. P.'s to DOROTHY PILE, and her ability of putting on good slumber parties to BARBARA VAUGHN. Marie Avata wills her ability of Dum Majorette to PEGGY GERLOCK, Gail Franzman wills her quiemess and neatness to JUNE CALL, Bill Collins wills his parking place at school to STANLEY NELSON, Ethel Logan leaves her ability to do Latin to HARRY STEINMETZ, Bob Barnes leaves his mohawk haircut to BILLY GERLOCK, Virginia Moya leaves her quiet manner to DEAN AVARA, Doris Dodd wills her sweaters and shirts to KATHY BARNES, with the hope that Kathy will put them to use. p Barbara Ray wills her ability of catching a faithful freshman to IRMA BOHLING. Deloris Benortham wills her ability to get out of school at ll:00 and coming back at 2:00 and leaving at 3:00 to LOIS MEADOWS, Also her editorship of the annual to ALICE BAILEY, Patricia Kiper leaves her car to MARY JOE TAYLOR so she can go to Manzy. Clara Glenn leaves her flirtatious ways to CLARICE DODD, And her perfect attendance to any one who will need it. Jack Campbell wills his ability on the pin ball machine to JACK BUELL, Carl South leaves his ability in speech to next year's speech class. Evelyn Nelson wills her 'position' on Main Street, where she can see all the people go by to JOAN ERVIN. Francis Burris leaves her late dates to BONNIE PENNINGTON. Shirley Arnpriester leaves her romantic troubles to CAROL KENWORTHY, Veron McClendon leaves his ability to dance to BUTCH WILLIAMS, Wanda Stice leaves her ways with the boys, her way with the boys, OH, her way with the boys, to ADELLE SHAFFER, Larry Andrews leaves his height to ALBERT GRADOZ and LETA BLANC, Bob Hawkins leaves his ability to drive to DICK SHARP, and his bowling to DOYLE BENORTHAM knowing he needs it. Carl Stiffler leaves his blond hair to JERRY QUICK, Leroy Heidt leaves his scientific ability to MANUELLA PENA. Colette Murphy leaves her ability to play the piano to KAY JOHANNES. Stella Salas wills her taste in pretty clothes to JOHANNA STEINMETZ, Nadine Grasmick wills her singing ability to JEAN SAVAGE, Marjorie Sober leaves her ability to go with the same boy for 3 1X2 years to LOIS MEADOWS, in hopes she'll put it to good use. John Bailey thought he would need all he has so will keep it, Eula Wodell wills her ability to get up early enough on school days to have an extra l!2 hour before Mixed Chorus to further her big romance to CLARA STEINMETZ, Continued on Page 16

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fbkfcwy The Seniors of 1952 began their first year of school in O, H. S. under the supervision of Miss Patterson. Shirley Arnpriester, Virginia Moya, Barbara Ray, Evelyn Nelson and Velma Maxson started the first grade here and have continued through their senior year. To end our first year of school, we journeyed to Holbrook for a picnic, In our second year Colette Murphy and Carl South joined our gang, Mrs. Minnie Blaine was our teach- er, Our third grade teacher was Miss Charlotte Davis. As we moved on to the fourth grade Nadine Grasmick, Patricia Kiper and Stella Salas moved in and our teacher was Miss Lorene Estes. Vernon McClendon and Jim Zuber dropped in during our fifth grade, Our teacher was Miss Alma McLin. We are sure the students will never forget a certain day she lost something, In our sixth grade Carl Stiffler staggered in, The principal, Mrs. Fred Buell was our teacher, Clara Glenn and Deloris Benorthamwere welcomedin our seventh year of learning. Mrs, Gertrude Murphy was our teacher. ln our eighth year of education John Bailey and Marjorie Sober stopped by. We had twenty-five in our class. We were under the direction of Mrs. Irene Murphy, Our class officers were: President, Jim Zuber, Vice President, Colette Murphy, Secretary, Nadine Grasmickg and Treasurer, Marjorie Sober, Among the many interesting things we did was to go on a skating party, field trip and picnic at Holbrook, During our ninth grade the kids from Numa joined our class. They were Bill Collins, Wanda Stice, Leroy Heidt, Bob Hawkins. Gail Franzman and Ed Moreland also came that year and made a total of thirty-two. Officers were: President, Jim ZubergVice President, Earl Peterieg Secretary, Leroy Heidtg Treasurer, Marjorie Sober. This year we gave an assembly consisting of an all male cast in 'Twenty Minutes Between Trains. Marie Avara, Jack Campbell and Doris Dodd came in our Sophomore year. There were thirty-seven in our class. Officers were: President, Leroy I-leidtg Vice President, Ed Moreland, Secretary, Ruth Ewingg and Treasurer, Marjorie Sober. In our eleventh grade we lost our favorite sponsor, Mrs, Murphy and our new sponsor was Mrs. McCleary, Those who entered were Larry Andrews, Ethel Logan, Officers were: President, Jim Zuber, Vice President, John Bailey, Secretary, Nadine Grasmickg and Treasurer, Marjorie Sober. The big events of the year were our play, Clementine and the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom, May 9, 1951. Miss Johannsen was our sponsor for our senior year, Francis Burris, Eula Wodell, and Bob Barnes entered. Our class officers were: President, Leroy Heidt, Vice President. John Bailey, Secretary, Marie Avara, Treasurer, Marjorie Sober. Our play, Room For One More' was given on March 28. On April 29 we donned our rompers and brought our toys for the one day in the year we could act like kids and get away with it, The annual Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom, which had a Spanish Patio theme, Commencement, Baccalaureate, and Class Night were the final activities of school.

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amffy Zuber, Ed and Andrews, leave their singing ability to TED ARNPRIESTER, JOE CORUM and FLOYD CARLILE. Deloris, Marge, Marie and Velma will their ability to be the first to catch a man to ETTA CORUM, ALTA ROBHZTS and IUNE CALL, Clara and Wanda will their cheerleading ability to MANUELLA PENA and DOROTHY PILE. Stella and Virginia will their Rocky Ford boy friends to CHRISTINE GONZALES and STELLA LOVATO, John and Colette, Nadine and Leroy, will their ability to go steady for the coming year to JIM SMITH and ALICE BAILEY and DUANE PANTLE and KATHY BARNES. The Senior Girls will their ability to keep their hair neat at all tlmes?? to the Freshman girls, with the hopes they will put it to better use. Dcris, Pat and Velma will their ability to ditch and not get caught to STAN so he can stay and see the rest of the wrestling matches. We feel he needs our combined efforts. The Bookkeeping Class wills its ability to tell jokes in class time to the Seventh Grade. lt is with this last will and testimony that we bid farewell to the gand old halls of O. H. S. on this twenty-first day of May, nineteen hundred and fifty-two. Attomeys-at-law Evelyn Nelson Deloris Benortham Ed Moreland xlafiecy Larry Andrews has taken over Cad's Cleaners in Rocky Ford. ln his spare time he takes Gene Krupa's place at the drums in the Krupa Orchestra, The KorenlkFish Hatchery has been doing so well that Cork and Marie have taken over the Stein Fish Market in Pueblo. Shirley Arnpriester has moved to California where she is a seamstress for Paramount Studios. Bob Barnes wen the title of Lightweight Boxing Champion of the world in 1960. He is now pres- ident of Madison Square Garden. Delcxis Benortham is her husband's secretary, who is president of the Bell Telephone Company. John Barley won the track meet in the Olympics in 1958. He's planning to run for Governor of Colorado in the next election. Frances Burris is govemess for her sister's 15 kids. Since she cou1dn't make up her mind as to which one to marry, she has become a confirmed old maid, Jackie Campbell is now managing the Pueblo Dodgers. He is a retired pitcher of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Billy Collins is janitor of the Ord Theater, He used to be a 'traveling man' with the Missouri Pacific before his health got run down. Doris Dodd has put on a little weight since she was the lightest girl in the senior class. She has recently retired as the fat lady in the Barnum and Bailey Circus to marry the multi-trullionaire owner. Gail Franzman has settled down to a quiet home life. Her husband is the manager of the All- American Basketball Team. Clara Glenn and Velma Maxson are running the Markus Beauty Shop, which is located on their 3000 acre dude ranch in Colorado Springs. It is run by their husbands who, as you may re- member, are brothers. Leroy Heidt is a famed criminologist, Nadine has been a faithful wife and mother since their marriage in June, 1952. Bob Hawkins has been the warden at the State Penitentiary in Canon City since his retirement as Air Admiral in the Navy.