Willis High School - Pirate Yearbook (Willis, KS)

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IUNIOR HISTORY Cn September 3, 1945 six studious juniors entered the famous Hall of Education, Willis High School. During September the jun- ior Class election was held, 'the following results: Dale Zimmerman , President, Don Knudson, Vice-President, Donovan johnson, Secretary and Treasurer. ' f Early in the year the class started the Junior Play. The Iuniors presented the play littering Spooks on November lo, l945. The play was a 3-act mystery farce in which, Gwendolyn Culpepper was search- ing for a secret formula hidden in her Grandfather's mansion. Gwen was resolved to find it, but from the very beginning it was clear that there were evil forces about which meant to scare her away. The gloomy housekeeper hints of super-natural terrors, there were ghos- tly sounds, and apparitions all through the play. All during the play Gwen's life seemed threatened. She hired a detective to help her out. Gwen realized it was absurd to put such a man against, for instance, the weird Hindu butler, who was or was not friendly. Then Tommy walks in. Gwen had quarrelled with him and had given him an angry Uno. He followed her and resolved to get her to change her mind. The play had an exciting climax and a happy ending. The characters were: Gwendolyn Culpepper, Ioan Larson, Martha Dfgabody, Delores Ross, Tommy Brown, Donovan johnson, Ali Ben Hassen, Marvin Kalegt Tobias Whiffleduff, Dale Zimmermang Dummy, Hudson. A few weeks after the play the juniors wereentertained, at the apartment of Miss Flagler where Miss Flagler and Mrs. Heffelfinger served a delicious dinner. After dinner everyone joined in a monop- oly game. A pantomine entitled The Lamp Went Out was presented as the assembly program of the Iunior Class on February 20. The Iuniors honored the Senior graduation class with a Latin American Festival for the junior-Senior Banquet. The festival was held April 19, at the Cobuns Cafe at Hiawatha. ' Cn March 20, the Juniors sponsored the School Master's Ban- quet to raise their class funds. SCPHCMORF. HISTORY The Sophomore Class enrolled with ten members but Ioe Gibbs and Donald Wright left after a few weeks. The remaining members took part in the mixed chorus all the girls belonged to the girls' club, and all boys played on the basketball team. Besides this, there were outstanding members in other activities. Fern White was president of our class and helped in the cafeteria. Paul Willich was vice-presi- dent of our class and Betty White was secretary and treasurer, a mem- ber of the 4-H play and a helper in the cafeteria. jim Burkart was the sixth man on the basketball team, l . Burton Grosfield was reporter for our class, Paul Rodvelt was a tenor in the boys' quartet, Bob Tay- lor had an active part in the 4-H play, and Lloyd Kneisel was so busy we couldn't keep track of him all of the time.

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f w The Sophomore Class had its first class party October 19. They went to the movie Northwest Mounted Police. Afterwards everyone went to Miss Flagler's, our sponsor, apartment for refreshments. In November the Sophomore Class was in charge of a bi-monthly assembly. Paul Rodvelt introduced the program. Paul Willich and Lloyd Kneisel gave 3 ShOI'f di2llOQ,'Ue. A one-act play Who Gets the Car Tonight was presented by the remaining members of the class. L. Burton Grosfield - FRESHMEN HISTORY Three girls and three boys enrolled in the Freshman Class last September. Three of these, Richard Tollefson, Carlton Ross, and Del- bert Keeney were graduated from the Willis Grade School last May.Na- omi Zeltner, Florence Pautz, and Lila Zimmerman each came from dif- ferent schools. Naomi from Willis 5 Lila from Richland and Florence from Prairie View. Two weeks after the beginning of school, Naomi mov- ed to Kansas City, Missouri to live with her sister. Not only the fresh- men but the entire student body has missed her. The Freshman Class gave their assembly program on November 2. This included a short playlet, When the Elder Makes A Call, two musical numbers, a read- ing and a talk by individual class members. The Freshmen are active ' in sports and music and quite ably fill there place in the life of Willis High School. The Freshmen like to boast of the fact that they were the first to have a class party. On October 5th, this class of five with their sponsor, Mrs. Esther Chapman, enjoyed the picture, Call of The Wild, after- wards went to Alton's Cafe for refreshments. The initiation of the Fresh- men and two new faculty members began on Thursday morning, September 20 and ended with a picnic at the Lake of I-Iorton on Friday evening. The Freshmen boys and Principal Hutton were required to wear green hair bows, carry dolls and weartheir clothes backwards and wrong side out. Everyone was assigned to carry books to class for a senior. In addition to this, each Freshman entertained atlthe picnic by performing in a very special way according to the method designed by the upper classmen. Carlton Ross