Silver Lake High School - Golden Eagle Yearbook (Silver Lake, KS)

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Wwtofzq On a mornlng in September in the year 1944, a group of bovs and g1T1S gathered to board the Eagle Rocketn of Silver Lake Iigh School, to Journey on a fo'r year voyace to dlstant planets Th1s group included: Eugene Ferguson, Donna Kraus, erle Taylor, Lorene Lchlckell, Ronald Smmley, Ruthella Ackely, wllllam Eoyd, w11ma D1ll1on, Adolphus Thomas, Carol Cochran, John Davxs, Wutr Smltb, Llo5d -1ederkehr, Dorothy Klnley, James Myer, ndgar T1bbs, Robert Reeder, Donald Clark, Louise kartinek, Kenreth Burn, Lonnle Jolden The p1lot of thls shlp was Mr Turner, asslsted by Donna Frans, pres1dent, Lloyd 516d6Fk6hT,V1C6 pres1dent3 Lou1se L8FtlH6k, secretary treasurer This Journey was a tour in charge of Captain V J Kolzow, who was alded by the Freshmen Sponsor, Nr Turner Thls fll ht's f1FSt stop vas called the Freshmen planet hone 1U tle party had ever before v1s1te4 th1s planet It was here that tle boys and g1F1S learned the ames layed by the other lnhabltants of these strange planets they were Just enterlng Football, ba eball, and basretball were the prlnclple sports Several athletes were dlscovered 1n thls romp wmo later proved to be outstandlrg stars of the Habaunsee Shawnee bounty Lea ue Varlous clubs made up tte e terta nment The conductor of tte Jo r ey lr T1rner, wlsely supervlsed our recreatlon ard protect d us from 0CC8Q1OURl attacls of noisy creatures called sophomores, w 9 lnvaded tre rreshman Pla et At the end of n1ne months t1CkStS rrre lssued to us to leave on t e next fll ht to the Sophomore Planet The conductor of thls trxp to the Sophomore Planet was Anderson, ass1sted by Eugere Ferguson, pres1dent, Lo 16 Jolden,v1ce presldentg Robert Reeder, secretary treasurer Iany of the passengers d opoed off along the way They were as follows Dor a Kraus, Dorothy Kinley, Ruthella Ackely, Ruth Smlth, John Dav1s, mlma D1ll1on, Kennetr Purns tary Ian1on was taken aboard as t lS tr1p got under way The rest were the same as trose who had looked after our needs on the Freshmen Planet Tre as isiants x re always COmD181HlY of the atmosphere of the Sophomore Planet wh1ch always seemed to affect the lnhabltants Our next Journey was to the Junlor Planet where we bevan to comp 1a1n of the crowded cond1t1ons Here the c rductor, hrs Opal elm, sald that the ov r crowded cond tlon as purely mental an lncreased s1ze and 1mportar e lf each Jun1or's m1nd, WblCx would soon pass away Varlous localit1es were explorec o thls planet It was here me were allowed to stow our act1ng 8bl1l+l6S ll the Junlor play,nPoor a8FT16d kan ue, also took a great deal UL pride 1' preparing our banquet for the senlors. On th1s planet we plcked up Betty N8FF1S, Ruth Sm1th, Dorla Boyer, and Ova Harden The ass1st1ng pilots were Ronald Smlley, presldent, Yobert Reeder, v1ce presldent, Carol Cochran, secretary treasurer. V . - N v 4 I 5 1 . 7 ' . e 3. AXA , ,, . , . . .V A . . .,.. . '. --, . 7 I 1 . A A 1 H e I a . H ,. . - . . , . -- , - O I ' . . A o o . ff . v - . . 0 L 1 Q . 0 ' . . .l n- gr Q ' A .J 4 ' Q ' o .. . , . , . 1 ' - 3 t L .. . 1 . ,, . , . 1' . 1 rf r O s . . .. L e N . J Q Y. . .L X1 YL , u s l J . T ' A . 3 .. . f t . V - -1 . 'l . ' . Y' s . '52 h ' 'B t, 'rl G ' A I . . U . . A- FS' ' I ' - 'NYY' A . 1 . A L .4.- ' 1 . 1 A 1 - I in , 7 . Z' ' 0 S ' 7 . . .... . . 11 , . . . . . . e .. ' v. . V' O ' A Y , A ' ' . e l S 'IQ , .ff . . . . F - o ' ' R 1 ,, , . . . A , ,. . . e , . A n I1 4 3 ' 1 Tv' ' . 3 . 'J I .. . H L e . . ' . n . . 'I' . . . . . W . . ,, . c . . Q M . e u .1 . . . . . . . . . . e . I I - . 3 . O 4 Q