Williams High School - Tusayan Yearbook (Williams, AZ)

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THE TUSAYAN CLASS HISTORY FOR 1944 The Class of 1944 started off their freshman year with a bang. We had our first class meeting and elected officers. They were: Martin Klass, president, Eugene O'Nei1l, vice-president, Bridget Butler, sec- retary-treasurer. We thought we were quite important then, until the sophomores had their bit of fun at our expense. This was one fresh- man class that really were initiated, and the sophomores then honored us with the Initiation Dance. Of course we had to pay them back with our Hallowe'en party. The freshmen started out early in sports. In football Robert Lizardi, Lorenzo Lopez, and Ben Jaime were on the first team. In basketball, Henry Gutierrez, Jim Georgouses, and Rob- ert Lizardi were on the first team, managed by John Hock. The freshman English class presented a skit on Washington's Birthday. Betty McNelly, Oleta Cotner, Bridget Butler, Edward Gentsch, Wanda Wilson, John Hock, Martin Klass, and Vance Brown joined the Dra- matic Club. The freshmen also played an important part in the Mu- sic Contest held in Flagstaff, April 18 and 19. Bridget Butler re- ceived an excellent rating for violin solo. Ray Putnam was awarded an excellent rating for clarinet solo. John Hock entered the English Contest in Flagstaff, April 5, 1941. One of our fellow students pass- ed on in our freshman year. We pay respect to Richard Thompson, who died November 4, 1940. Our freshman year ended with the freshman-sophomore picnic at McLellan Dam. Our sophomore year started out with new officers. Bridget Butler. president, Dorothy Baker, vice-presidentg Betty McNelly, secretary- treasurer. We had been on the receiving end last year but we pitied the poor freshmen this year. They really caught it. We gave them their initiation dance and we hope they enjoyed it as much as we did. This year three new pupils joined us. They were Lynn Kirby, Sallie Ann Powell, and Marcella Dye. Lorenzo Lopez left after football season to join the army. The Music Department, under the direction of Miss Kathryn Stevenson, presented the Minstrel Show , on Novem- ber 7, 1941. Those sophomores who had major parts were Vance Brown, Martin Klass, Oleta Cotner, Edward Gentsch, and stage mana- ger, John Navarro, with the sophomores that were in the Glee Club. On February 6, 1942, the Thespian Club presented Out-talking the Talkies in which Edward Gentsch took part. On April 24, 1942, the Glee Club, under the direction of Kathryn Stevenson, presented an operetta, An Old Spanish Custom , in which the sophomores were well represented and Henry Gutierrez and Betty McNelly had major parts. Our class participated in all the sports this year. We ended our second year with the freshman-sophomore picnic at McLellan Dam. Our junior year started with a class meeting and election of class officers. They were: Bridget Butler, president, John Hock, vice-presi- dent, Oleta Cotner, secretary-treasurer. The football year was a very good one. Ben Jaime, John Hock, Eugene O'Neill, John Navarro, Mar- tin Klass, Henry Gutierrez, Raymond Corona, Paul Gutierrez, Rob- ert Lizardi, and Joe Baca helped to win the 1942 Northen Arizona Championship. Basketball was helped out by Joe Baca, Henry Gutier- rez, and John Hock. The Dramatic Club presented, on January 29, fContinued on page tenj 9

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THE TUSAYAN Marcella Dye Vance Brown Edward Gentsch Wanda Ritchhart Lyla Jean Fetterman John Hock ' Raymond Corona Charles McCormack Q Y Henry Gutierrez 8

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THE TUSAYAN CLASS HISTORY FOR 1944 CContinued from page ninel 1943, Junket For The Junkman , While The Toast Burns , and A Very Sick Man , with Wanda Wilson, Sallie Ann Powell, Oleta Cotner, Bridget Butler, Vance Brown, and Betty McNel1y participating. We presented our Junior Play, Nobody But Nancy on April 9, 1943. Here's To The Service , by the Girl's Glee Club was given on May 5, 1943. Oleta Cotner, Wanda Wilson, and Marcella Dye had major parts. The Junior Prom was given on May 26, 1943, with circus deco- rations predominating. During our junior year, six of our classmates joined the armed forces. Paul Gutierrez, the army, Robert Lizardi, the navy, Charles DeWitt, the navy, William Wood, the navy, Felix Jaime, the navy, Ben Jaime, the navy, and Jim Georgeouses went to Phoenix to go to school and then joined the navy from there. Our senior class as usual started out with electing class officers. They were: Sallie Ann Powell,'president, Oleta Cotner, vice-president, Bridget Butler, secretary-treasurer. Hubert Clark went to Los Angeles but returned to graduate with his friends. Betty McNelly went to San Bernardino where she will graduate. There are six seniors that grad- uated together who started to the Williams Grade School together. They are Joe Baca, Bridget Butler, Hubert Clark, Edward Gentsch, John Hock, and Martin Klass. Nicky Fetterman and J. W. Duncan en- rolled in our class this year. Sallie Ann Powell was editor-in-chief of the Viking with several seniors as reporters. Vance Brown was editor of a column in the Williams News. Marcella Dye was head majorette of the Drum and Bugle Corps. A Senior Assembly was presented and Vance Brown gave a reading, Bridget Butler, Marcella Dye, and Wan- da Wilson, gave the play entitled Betty Behave! ,and Martin Klass played the piano. The Senior Play, Act Your Age , was given on February 10, 1944. Joe Baca, Raymond Corona, Edward Gentsch, Vance Brown, Martin Klass, and J. W. Duncan helped the football season along. John Hock, Martin Klass, Joe Baca, and J. W. Duncan also played basketball. The Tusayan Staff for this year was chosen by the faculty and the entire Senior class took part in editing the year- book. The staff was as follows: Editors-in-chief-Bridget Butler and Vance Brown, Associate Editors-Sallie Ann Powell and Edward Gentsch, Business Managers-Martin Klass and John Hock, Sports Editors- Joe Baca and Henry Gutierrez, Snapshot Editors-Marcella Dye, J. W. Duncan, and Raymond Corona, Art Editors-Bridget But- ler and Lyla Fetterman, Joke Editors-Oleta Cotner and Charles Mc- Cormack, Class Historian- Wanda Wilson, Reporters and Typists -Dorothy Benson, Lynn Kirby, and Hubert Clark. The Senior Hop was held on Friday, May 5, and the room was very attractively decorated as a flower garden with a wishing well. Bacca- laureate was on Sunday, May 21. This was followed by Class Day on May 24 at which time the shovel was given to the junior class president by the senior class president. Wednesday night the juniors honored the seniors with their annual Junior Prom. Commencement exercises were held Thursday, May 25, followed by a reception in the library. So ended our four years in high school. Wanda Wilson Ritchhart 10