Tombstone High School - Prospector Yearbook (Tombstone, AZ)

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Class History On a bright sunny day, five years ago, in the great school, Tombstone Union High School, thirty-nine eighth graders entered the great halls of learn- ing. A great knocking of knees and an even greater clattering of teeth was heard by the mighty upperclassmen, as the eighth graders made their way up the stairs to their class room. They were a shy bunch that year, but quite active and helpful under the direction of Mr. Webb. In the year of 1947, twenty-four green Freshmen trudged up the moun- tain and traditionally painted the T under gentle persuasion of the Seniors. After recupex-ating from initiation, the Freshies under the direction of Mr. Daniels, elected their officers: They were as follows: Jack Patty, Presi- dent: Barbara Costello, Vice-President: Marie Kern, Secretary and Treasurer. The year's activities were a party held at school and a picnic which took place at Lewis Springs. In the year of 1948, the Sophomore Class, numbered at eighteen, under direction of Miss Aurora Moralis, held its first meeting and elected their offi- cers for the term which were: Betty Stevenson, Presidentp Pete Castro, Vice- President: Barbara Costello, Secretary, Marie Kern, Reporter. That Christmas the Sophomores made up a basket of food which they gave to a needy family of Tombstone. Their first semester picnic was at Fairbank on October ZZ. Their sec- ond semester activity was a party held in school. They also gave a skit in March. They were now getting up in this world. Cautiously they approached the time of year when report cards would come and answer their sixty-four dollar question. Were they or weren't they Juniors ? They were! In the year of 1949, the Juniors, thirteen of them, again under direction of Miss Moralis, started their third year of'high school with anticipation. A long year was ahead of them for they had to give the Junior-Senior Banquet and also participate in the Junior-Senior Play, Happy Birthday , which was a great success. Now as they come to the end of their long journey, we find the Senior Class composed of Betty Stevenson, Sam Arnold, Joe McGee, Barbara Costello, Betty Jean Hitt, Marie Kern, Frank Ramirez, Virginia Gradillas, Delia Contrearas, Elisa Castaneda, Nellie Gauen, Robert Tidwell, Ernest Escarcega, Pete Castro, Johnny Bigando, and Clinton Benson under patient and happy dir- ection of Miss Moralis, going out into the world to find their pot of gold at the end of their rainbow .................... l3

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l VIRGINIA GRA DILLAS F. H. A. 1-2- Secretary G.A.A. 1-2-3- Spaniah Club Waap and Prolpector NELLIE GAUEN F.H.A. I-Z-3-4 G.A.A. l-2-3-4 Sen zor Class CLINTON BENSON Douglas High I-Z Annual Photographer Glee Club Z-3 ,L . SAM ARNOLD Carrick H. S. Penn. Junior-Senior Play Annual Photographer Camera Club ROBERT TIDWELL Band Baaketball Manager Baseball Manager Mixed Chorua l Dramatic Club Junior:Senlor Play Camera Club 12

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Class Prophecy Dear Pete, QPresident of the Class of 1950 Here is an answer to your letter inquiring about your old classmates. I really meant to answer sooner, but I've been very busy checking up on the old clan of 1950 I was certainly surprised to hear you are in Alaska making a new picture called Eskimo Land . I had heard you were in pictures, but I just couldn't believe it Good luck to you, Pete. Marie Kern now runs the Tombstone Epitaph. Marie is married and is raismg all of her little ones to be reporters--wherever you go you will find one of them get ting a scoop. Marie looks about the same, of course, she's older looking though and her hair has a streak of grey from working and worrying over her paper Barbara Costello finally ended up marrying Frank Rameriz. Barbara went to California soon after she graduated, but she says she just couldn't stay away from Tombstone and Frank. They're owners of a chain of pool halls in Gleason, Tombstone and Courtland Guess who is coach at TUHS? Yep, you're right! It's none other than Ernie Escarcega. Ernie is still a bachelor. He says that he doesn't have any time for women. Ernie lives in one of Tombstone's new apartment houses in a new section of town called Bachelor's Heights You'll probably be quite startled to learn that Delia Contrearas is a dancer and singer in the old Bird Cage and is giving nightly performances for the tourists. Delia has also been busy inventing some sort of a corset that is called Slim as a Sliver Some stuff, huh? Nellie and Virginia have started a Lonely Hearts Club. They get dates for the Tombstone girls with Bisbee boys The other day as I was down in Canenea I ran into Johnny Bigando. He s px-in cipal of the Canenea English Speech School and he says he's very disappointed because his pupils won't learn faster Elisa Casteneda came into town the other day with her three little boys dressed in soldier uniforms. Elisa married a soldier who is stationed at Fort Huachuca up a cleaning business soon. He is married to a meek little woman who does just as he says. Joe and Bunky still run around together. Bunky has an odd sort of business He imports smoke from Pittsburgh for camouflaging purposes. He sells it to Fort Huachuca, but he says they aren't too sold on the idea as yet Betty Jean Hitt has opened up a new soda fountain. She has to support her hus band by being a soda jerk. Betty Jean is teaching all of her kids to be first class jerks. fSoda, that is., Robert Tidwell went to Florida after he graduated, but he couldn t stay away from old Tombstone. Robert is a dealer for trailers. He married one of the Class of 1951. Remember Clinton Benson? Well, he runs a photographer's studio now. Tak ing flash bulb pictures is his speciality. Clinton has quite a family now. He says in a few years he'll have his own football team Now let's see. Pete-oh, yes-I almost forgot Betty Stevenson. Well, Betty is now a teacher at TUHS. Betty is not married. She informed me that she doesn t be lieve in mixing marriage with a career I guess that about sums up your old classmates. They all miss you, Pete, and wish you were here to make the old clan complete I've really written much more than I intended to, so I think I'd better close now. I'm growing old and can't take too much of this hyar letter writin Hope to be seein you soon THE OLD PROSPECTOR 14 I Joe McGee says to tell you hello. Joe is head of a debating team and is starting