Smith Center High School - Centrian Yearbook (Smith Center, KS)

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Outside of school, Jim Carson could usually be found working in J. M. McDonald's. He was a member of FFA and Hi-Y for four years and helped w1th the productlon of plays Amerlcan Hlstory was the scene for Roger Greggs D01lflC81 arguments He was a w1ll mg ass1stant on the production crew for the school plays Rachel Tuxhorn was one of the semors who never had much to say but was another one to recexve a dlamond She was a mem bor of Kayettes and FHA Due to 11lness Blll Bolton Jomed our class m 50 He devoted much of h1s tlme to h1s barxton on whlch he took several honors at Hays He excelled 1n FFA 1n whxch he was presldent and candldate for State Farm er h1s semor year He was actxve 1n dra matlcs but stlll found txme for an under Tu lla Tuxhorn one of the easy goxng mem bers of the semor class seemed to always have trouble w1th the speech teachers She vtas a member of Kayettes FHA and on the Tom Tom staff class glrl A woody woodpecker laugh plus cartoon drawmgs ln the annual plus plenty of pep equals Ethel Gregory She could also handle that bass v1ol 1n band plenty well too She was act1ve ln Kayettes, FHA tumbllng team and was edltor of the Tom Tom Hes mv Jerk from Albuquerq was often sa1d by Faye Beth Chance m the semor play Seventeen Is Terrxhc She was a represent atlve to Glrls State and was act1ve 1n muslc but she also found t1me to wrlte to a certaxn sallor Duane Maydew Jomed our class th1s year to flnlsh h1s educatlon He could b counted on to be late to Amerlcan HlSt0ry class H also took part ln school act1v1t1es The mam lnterest of Pat Creamer was a cer tam guy m the army She belonged to Kay ettes and FHA but spent most of her spare tnme as soda Jerk at Morrlson s drug store Waldene Tuxhorn alxas Pooch could us ually be found w1th a certain Junlor glrl He was a membm of FFA and H1 Y for four years , . . v 1 , . . . . V 9 . , .. - v v v ae n f . , ' ma ' rx - - . . , . . . 1 r ' nc ' vu - 1 '. u vw -

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Bclng elected as D1str1ct P1es1dent of FHA was a real honor for Helen Lumpkin She xx as also a candldate for State Homemaker nd a cabmet memb r of Kayettes and FHA She was kept busy Wlth act1v1t1es ln music and as busmess manager of the Tom Tom second semester Helen st1ll found t1me to xx r1te letters to her sa1lor 1n Hawa11 Wherever J C Chance went laughter was sure to follow J C always kept the amuse ment gomg m the dullest moments He was actlve m s orts dramat1cs and other school D organ1zat1ons I you heard the QXPFCSSIOH you all our lCd headed southern glrl Shirley Blownmg cc uld usually be ound close by Some re member her as Grandma from the Jumor play A Llttle Hcney She was busmess manager of the Centuan and took part 1n all school organlzatlons She also was repre scntatlve to Grrls State Mildred Pounds one of the few people who was gifted Wlth perfect pxtch IS plannmg to make muslc her career Mlldred could al ways be counted on to keep everyone laugh In Although Ben McV1cker has been w1th us for only one year he has made many frlends He not only excelled ID sports but ln muslc '11 d scholastlc standlngs mam hobby vxas collectmg letter sweaters class rmgs and stockmg caps She was ac t1VC ID school act1v1t1es and spent a lot of her t1me workmg at the theatre Joyce mov ed to Topeka at the end of the first semester to attend Topeka H1gh Bcttel known as Abe Lynn Gardner was fmendly to everyone He d1d a very success ful 1ob 1n belng photographer for the Cent llan He was actlvo ln FFA H1 Y and SDO1 ts Imogene Delchen a former Alton glrl 3o1n cd our class her sen1or year She was actlve ln FHA and recelved her State Homemaker D grce when she was a sophomore She Was also ass1stant edltor of the Tom Tom second semester Outs1de of school work Jack Niles mam headache was dehvermg 1ce cream for Edell s He was a member of H1 Y and FFA Another of our red headed glrls was Ruth Dlrks who went to Athol her first year of hxgh school Although qulet she upheld the the more brllllant slde of the sen1or class She was actlve ln Booster Club Kayettes and was m the Jumor play e A e . . . , ' 1 , , r - 44 vv L . , , . V 'r - H- YY . ' ' ' Al ' 97 ' . . , ' - . g' . Y ' . 1 1 . 'fe Tiny but fierce was Joyce Berridge. Her y . , Y , f ' ' ' V . Y V A , . U 1! . , . '. . . rl . l . ' , .- ve I L - ! 7 e . H ' A D t , 1 I - v

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Anna Edell better known as Inky spent most of her time at Edell's store with a cer tam guv from Klrwm She was a commxttee ehaxrman m FHA her Junlor year and also belonged to Kayettes Phyllis Peterson could usually be seen drlv 1ng around town nn her Jeepster One of her favorlte past1mes was skatmg at Osborne She was a member of FHA Kayettes and Booster Club for four years Pat Langston was one of the glrls who always trxed out the new fads first Although her mam mterests were out of school she be 4, longed to Kayettes FHA and glee club One of the quleter members of the semor class was Joyce Holmes Although her mam mterest was out of school she got a lot of work accompllshed She was actxve m Kay ettes FHA Booster Club and music She was also one of the lucky senlor girls to re celve a dsamond large Class of Seniors Reaches Goal One of the largest classes to enter Smlth Center H1gh School was the class of 52 The chmax of thelr four hlgh school years w1ll be the mght that the 43 semors walk across the stage to rece1ve the paper for On September 6 1948 55 geared freshmen whxch they have been strxvmg thexr dxploma entered the halls of SCHS They were ready to begm then four years of mterestlng actl v1t1es and stud1es Thev are a class that has ranked h1gh xn scholarshxp also they have OFFICERS been very aetlve 1n sports muslc and all school orgamzatxons Although the g1r1s outnumbered the boy by a w1de margln the boys st1ll ruled the class eleetxons They had many money mak mg plojects when they were freshmen The ploceeds helped to Hnance the Jumox senlor banquet Some of the blg events xn thelr four years were WPA Week Jumor play senlor play 'md Jumor semor banquet wxth the theme of Treasure Island ' Presldent Vlce presldent Secretary Treasurer Student Councll Sponsors Colors Flower Motto The elevator t take the stalrs In Memorlam CHARLES GRAS Curtxs Cralg B111 Dlllon Conme Blaylock Dee Lambert B111 Moore Thelma Fllnt E H Wmdscheffel James Martyn MarJor1e Dolecek Lavender and Sllver Whlte Carnation o success is broken 5 ! I , - ,ff , . ' Y Y 1 u 1 - 4 , l , . . . . y , , - .. - - - . S . , . . . Q . Y , . . Y, l ' . b , Y - - - - . . . . . lt - , l . - ' - y U v ' H