Union High School - Redskin Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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of af W an eafamenl .Sinner Cfaafs, 'IJ KNOW ALL MEN BY THWSF PRESENTS That we, the Senior Class, l945, of Union Consolidated High School, Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, U S A , being of sound mind, although somewhat disabled physically and mentally due to our four years of continuous effort in trying to obtain those sacred documents often referred to as diplomas with the minimum amount of study, and publish this our last former wills by us at any and the maximum amount of stupidity, do hereby make will and testament, hereby revoking and cancelling all time made during the present century We appoint Miss S N Hellewell of Union Consolidated High School, the Executrix of this our last will and testament, and direct that she shall act as such without bond Joan Holt, I, Eugene Jackson, will my secret formula of reducing Margie Wofford, I, Wanda Bounds, will my levis Ruby Peters, I, Geraldine Harris, will my victims of the sunshine ffrecklesl June Shook, I, Beverly Petris, will my ability to love men Leonard Hedge, I, Bill Reese, will my bashfulness P S It's about time you had some, Leonard Paul Vestal, I, Arthur Peet, will a pair of mud chains Janice Poplin, I, Wanda Bounds, will another bucket of red paint Erma Mills, I, Mary Jane Robinson, will my last pair of nylons Clifton Reding, I, Charles Skidmore, will my soft, whimpering voice Burl Bagwell, I, Arthur Peet, will my speed tests in typing Loyd Holladay, Herman St Clair, Ruth Moore, Dolores Blissit, Dorothy Shook, and Ellen McDonald, we, Beverly Petris and Wanda Bounds, will our sacred ex cuses for uncalled for absences the the the and the Freshmen, we, the Senior Class, will our deepest sympathy Sophomores, we, the Senior Class, will our quiet manners Juniors, we, the Senior Class, will our dignity, our seats in assembly, all of our financial debts Faculty, we, the Senior Class, will a box of Ease Up tablets in hopes that they will remove those headaches that we so graciously left In witness whereof, we, the Senior Class of 1945, have to this our last will and testament, consisting of one page, subscribed our mark this lst day of May, 1945 'I9 our THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1945 Mark I Cl L 0 be wh e ! -rl fl - I3 To . To . To . To U . To . . . To . To . To U . To ' . To - . To . To . To . To To - X

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aaa wfor 'All aboard, all aboard ' was the cry Seventeen adventurous boys and girls busied themselves to board the Union Flash streamlined train Morne Yetter, Geraldine Harris, Margie Haddox, Lola Mae Shahan, Marie Slankard, Helen Buske, June Hunter, Mary Ethel Henry, Vivian Henry, Raymond Cradduck, Arthur Peet, Billy Reese, Elvin Bumgarner, Eugene Jackson, Charles Skidmore, Dalton Thomas, and Forest Truitt all were ready to start on the journey around the high school world Traveling by this streamlined train which left the Union depot in Septem ber, 1941, we traveled through Freshman Lands, with Mrs Victor Grant engineer ing our course The famous Gardens of General Math The English Mountains, and 'ivics Lake were the popular scenes of interest, while the Home Economics and Agricultural Valleys were visited by some After stopping to present our class assembly being initiated as green Freshies, and having had Harold Dodson and Doris June Miller to join us we pro ceeded to May, 1942, where the year end honors were bestowed upon the more stu dious pupils and we rested for a while, awaiting our next trip In September, 1948 twelve members met excitedly at the docks to continue on the journey, having had Elvin Bumgarner, Harold Dodson, Dalton Thomas, Forest Truitt, Lola Mae Shahan, Marie Slankard, Doris June Miller and Helen Buske to wander astray in Freshman Lands Our Mode of travel was by the steamship U S S Union, and we were going to make our trip over the Sophomore Sea Admiral Boevers carefully steered our ship Our assembly program 'Our Life in 1955 preview of the life of the future, rolled the audience in the aisles The Algebra Islands The European History Peninsula, English Islands, and Home Eco nomics and Agricultural Wonders of the Deep were the main items of notice on this trip After losing Mary Ethel and Vivian Henry, we picked up Alpha Jones As juniors, in September, 1943, we boarded 'The Spirit of Union', destined for Seniority Our number having dwindled to eight, we discovered that only Morne Yetter, Geraldine Harris, Eva Lee Haddon, Margie Haddox, Arthur Peet, Bill Reese Charles Skidmore, and Eugene Jackson remained Raymond Cradduck, our class president for the past two years, did his part in the war by joining the Navy in October, 1943 With Miss Sara Hellewell as our pilot, we walled on through the blue Agriculture, Home Economics, English, American History, Typ ing, and Pre Flight Training prevailed Billy Reese and Geraldine Harris were the star basketball players this year O r junior play, 'Two Days to Marry , was given on December 3 while our assembly program 'The Moron Marriage' was presented at an earlier date Our money making ideas were put to work and we entertained the Seniors of '44 with a 'Wishing Well Banquet' At last, we were ready to climb the famed Senior Road to the top of the mountain to Graduation Having lost Eva Lee and Margie Haddox, and Morne Yetter, we gained Wanda Bounds, Beverly Petris, and Mary Jane Robinson, making a total of eight With Miss Hellewell as our sponsor once more we continued Our rings, received in September proved to be the center of attraction, as well as did our senior pictures Sneak Day was taken early in the spring, and our yearbooks were distributed near the end of the school year Finally, we find ourselves at the place of great expectation and patient waiting Graduation Everyone rejoiced, as well as shed a few tears We deeply regret losing our loyal friends, classmates, and the many happy times we've had together We also wish to give our sincere gratitude to the faculty, our guid ing light in our four year journey on our trip through the high school world Now we leave to scatter as seeds caught within the grasps of the four winds of destiny May fate be kind to you, friends and classmates, as we say adieu to good old Union High School This ends the last chapter in the history of the class of 1945 a,JL!L ll OO! O 4 O ' 9 NJ 1 . g 1 D I A I U D 0 O . v1 9 D , - and continued on our way. 0 , e 9 O ' , . u W ! 9 3 O e ' Q l 0 , . O U o , - O I O 18

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Lille WarcAeA ga A illhenl First Row Charles Skidmore, Mary Jane Robinson, Geraldine Harris it Second Row Wugene Jackson, Beverly Petris, hands Bounds Third Row Billy Reese Fourth Row Arthur Peet 20