Americus High School - Indian Scout Yearbook (Americus, KS)

Text from Pages 1 - 50 of the 1951 volume:

Board of Education Clerk, L. John Redelfs, Director, R. I. Pickett; Treasurer, Gerald Moore. GARY JENSEN Annual Editor We, the Senior Class of 1951, hereby dedicate this Annual to the Americus High School Board of Education, Faculty, and Underclassmen. It was through their combined interests, efforts and friend- ly guidance that we were able to enjoy four years of wholesome high school life. Our training has been one of the best for our size school and the equipment the finest available. We have appreciated the oppor- tunities afforded us, and therefore wish that this Annual speak for our gratitude. We honor you! PAT SEXTON Scout Editor 2 Faculty MISS PEERY B. A. Home Economics 50 Speech Biology Home Economics Junior Sponsor MR.GORDON B. S. Education 48 Principal Constitution Coach Senior Sponsor MRS. HARNDEN B. S. Music 49 English Band Glee Club Mixed Chorus MR. PATTERSON B. S. Education '50 B. S. Industrial Arts Science Algebra Industrial Arts Assistant Coach Sophomore Sponsor MR. HARMON B. S. Commerce 49 Commerce Journalism American History Senior Sponsor 4 History Nine Freshmen started their high school days at Americus, September 5, 1947. Members of the class were: Darlene Allen, Novella Armbrister, Charles Bass, Donna Brasier, Virginia Cowen Leslie DeWeese, Barbara Goodell, George Goodell, Gary Jensen, and Patricia Sexton. Donna Brasier was elected president of the class and Gary Jensen was elected vice-president. Pat Sexton was secretary-treasurer. Fred Griffith was our sponsor. The first week of school the Seniors initiated the Freshman Class. The boys wore girls' bathing suits over long underwear; while the girls wore men’s swimming trunks over long underwear. Both girls and boys wore rubber boots. The Seniors sponsored an all-school party for us that evening. When we returned to school the next fall we found a new student, Lyle Christy, Novella Armbrister had moved away to California. Gary Jensen was elected president of the class, and Leslie DeWeese, vice-president. Charles Bass was secretary; Barbara Goodell, treasurer; and Donna Brasier was student council representative. Mrs. Wilberta Herron was our sponsor. The Sophomore girls and Mrs. Pearl Kirkman cooked the food for the Junior-Senior Banquet. The boys helped with the serving. When school started the next year, Lyle Christy had left us and George Goodell was put up to the next class. The second semester, Dale Hartig moved from Clements and joined the class. Donna Brasier was elected president and Gary Jensen was the vice-president of the class. Pat Sexton was secretary-treasurer and Barbara Goodell was student council represent- ative. Mrs. Marie Bumgardner was our sponsor. On November 11, 1950, the Juniors presented the play, “Don't Darken My Door, a three- act comedy which was directed by Mrs. Bumgardner. “DON’T DARKEN MY DOOR Virginia Cowan..................Rosemary Kent Charles Bass..................... Roger Kent Gary Jensen.....................Tom Garrick Donna Brasier...........................Susie Featherstone Darlene Allen.............Louisa Featherstone Pat Sexton......................Jane Perkins Leslie DeWeese..................Alec Stubbons Barbara Goodell.................Poppy Foster The banquet, given May 5, 1950, had “The Old Well in the Moonlight Garden’’ as the theme. The tables were decorated with an old fashioned well and spring flowers. The boys made a big well and placed it up in front of the room. Blue lights were used to give it the moonlight effect. The Sophomore girls cooked the food and the boys helped with the serving. 6 DONNA BRAS1ER Vice-President Band.................1-2-3-4 Glee Club............1-2-3-4 Mixed Chorus-------- 1-2-3-4 Pep Club-------------1-2-3-4 Class Officer----- 1-2-3-4 Baseball............... 1-2 Basketball------------- 3-4 Annual Staff--------------- - 4 Scout Ass't. Editor--—-----4 Junior Play-------------- -3 Senior Class of 1951 DALE HARTIG President Baseball - ---------------3-4 Basketball----------------3-4 Class Officer---------------4 Glee Club----------------3-4 Mixed Chorus--------------3-4 Annual Staff----------------4 Scout Reporter------------- 4 VIRGINIA COWAN Secretary-Treasurer Band..........-......-1-2-3-4 Glee Club- —..........1-2-3-4 Mixed Chorus-------- 1-2-3-4 Pep Club-------------1-2-3-4 Class Officer-------------- 4 Baseball -----------------3-4 Basketball----------------- 3 Junior play-----------------3 Scout Sports Editor--------- 4 Annual Staff----------------4 PATRICIA SEXTON Student Council Band------------------1-2-3-4 Glee Club-—...........1-2-3-4 Mixed Chorus---------1-2-3-4 Pep Club--------------1-2-3-4 Class Officer---------1-2 3-4 Baseball----------------- 1-2 Basketball--------------- 3-4 Junior Play------------------3 Scout Editor---------------“ 4 Annual Staff--------------— GARY JENSEN Annual Editor Baseball.........—7---1-2-3-4 Basketball..............2-3-4 Band--------------- -----1-2 Glee Club...............� 2-3 Mixed Chorus------------1-2-3 Class Officer — ---------- 1-2 junior Play-----------------3 Annual Editor------------- 4 Scout Reporter--------------4 7 CHARLES BASS Senior Editor Baseball--------------1-2-3-4 Basketball-----------1-2-3-4 Glee Club-----� ------.-.... 1 Mixed Chorus--------.-.... 1 Class Officer---------.---. 2 Junior Play-----------------3 Annual Staff------------ ..4 Scout Reporter--------------4 DARLENE ALLEN Girls' Sports Editor Glee Club...........1-2-3-4 Mixed Chorus-------- 1-2-3-4 Pep Club-------------1-2-3-4 Junior Play------------ --3 Annual Staff----------- ---4 Scout Business Manager -----4 Seniors BARBARA GOODELL Freshman Editor Glee Club------------4 -2-3-4 Mixed Chorus---------1-2-3-4 Pep Club---------..--1-2-3-4 Cheerleader----------------3 Pep Club President-------3-4 Class Officer---------..-2-3 Junior Play------------ 3 Annual Staff------------.---4 Scout Reporter----------- 4 LESLIE DEWEESE Boys' Sports Editor Class Officer----------------2 Junior Play------------------3 Annual Staff----------------4 Scout Reporter------------- 4 MR. HARMON Class Sponsor Annual Sponsor MR.GORDON Principal Class Sponsor 8 Class Will I, Gary Jensen, will my ability to play basketball, and do a swell job of it, to Jim Jackson. [, Darlene Allen, will my ambition to study and stay in study hall to Wanda Pyle. I. Virginia Cowan, will my ability to type all the stencils for the school paper to the instructor and Bob Maxwell. I Pat Sexton, will my ability to make the “A honor roll to Gene Fann because he studies so hard, I, Dale Hartig, will my ability to make most of the points in basketball to Lloyd Brown. I, Donna Brasier, will my pleasant disposition and blue eyes to Martha Miller. I, Charles Bass, will my perfect attendance record to Norma Edmiston. I Barbara Goodell, will my ability to answer all of Gordon’s questions in Constitution to Bill Duncan. I, Leslie DeWeese, will my ambition to get to school on time to Melba Ernst. CLASS HISTORY (Continued) There were no new members our Senior year. Dale Hartig was elected president of the class and Donna Brasier, vice-president. Virginia Cowan was elected secretary-treasurer, and Pat Sexton, student council representative. Mr. Gordon and Mr. Harmon were sponsors. On October 4, the Senior Class journeyed to Osage City in the afternoon to have their graduation pictures taken. They stayed in the evening to see two shows, “Father was a Bachelor,” and “No Man of Her Own.” “Me and My Shadow”, a three-act comedy play, was given by the Senior Class on March 30. ME AND MY SHADOW Gary Jensen...............................Roy Harrington Barbara Goodell.............Arleen Harrington Donna Brasier......................Mrs. King Patricia Sexton.................Susan Fisher Dale Hartig.............................Bruce Douglas Darlene Allen..................Georgia Butler Virginia Cowan.......................“Shadow” Leslie DeWeese........................Hickson Charles Bass.............................Sabu Plans are now being made for Senior Sneak Day, Baccalaureate, and Commencement. 9 10 Prophecy up the career of bullfighting. Meenie, and No Moe, Mr. Harmon, Senior sponsor of 1951, recently made a trip to the moon where he talked to Madame Zwiskii, the famed fortune teller. She gazed into her magic fish bowl and the first persons to come into view was the DeAllen family of the Barnum and Bailey Circus. Darlene Allen and Leslie DeWeese were married secret- ly at the 1950 Americus Carnival and have been doing high trapeze work ever since. As the mist clears, she sees a hermit in the jungles of Africa. To Harmon’s surprise, he finds it is Gary Jensen who visits Americus only every September to court the new Freshman girls back at Americus High School. He has never found one that his pet crocodile. Gooptrude, cares for. Now, we move to Mexico City where a bullfight is taking place starring the former Donna Brasier, famed matador. She fcave up playing for boys’ glee club to take She now supports her husband, David, and her triplet sons, Eenie, Charlie Bass, now President of the United States, has just finished his famous Sleepyhollow Speech. The shaking of hands tired him so greatly that he followed the tradition of several presidents, and took a three week's cruise on his yacht, Snoozeburg, on the Potomac. As she looks again into her bowl, she sees Professor Barbara Adkins, Ph.D., better known to you as Barbara Goodell. For the past ten years she has been teaching Constitution at Harvard College. She spends her evenings helping Mr. Gordon, her former Constitution teacher, with his homework, while her husband Bob, cares for the home and Bob Jr. Into view next comes a handsome five star general of the Air Force, Dale Hartig. Dale is Commander-in-chief of the USAF Rubber Band Squadron with his headquarters at Snap Island, recently discovered by Dale. He married his Snap Island sweetheart, Stretchit, and they now live in a grass hut. Ah, here is Professor Gordon, home from Harvard for the holidays, on the Americus basketball court training his five sons for the A team this year. His gray hair and bald head prove that his five sons and three cheerleading daughters are quite a worry to him. Sailing the high seas, we now see Pat Sexton CT3, Wave of the United States Navy, in her Pirate Jet Super Speed motor boat. She has recently become engaged to her superior Capt. Douglas Lairbanks, Jr. They have buried all of their savings at the bottom of the sea and when they find them again, they will be married. As another fish moves and lets the light in, we see Mrs. Russel Pickett working at an underwear factory in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She works overtime to get enough clothes for her twins, Russel, Jr. and Russelett. She still tries to keep up the morale of the armed services by writing letters. Now Mr. Harmon is ready to start back to his 20-room mansion in New York City where he is reached the position of the editor of the New York Times. He still wishes for his Class help him get his paper out on time. 11 Yearbook Staff VL A x „ (r v —' INDIA SCOUT ST-v5? Editor, Pat Sexton; Assistant Editor, Don-'0 6 na Brasier; Business Vanarer, Darlene Al- len; Sports Editor, Virr nia Cowan; RepcrtgP y ers. Dale berti ., 'harles Bass, Cary Jen- . sen, Barbara Goodell, Leslie Deitfeese. rS- .P ANNUAL STAFF J®ft to right, (front row) Virrinia Cow C 5usiness Manager; Darlene Allen, Girl x 9 xASA Sports; Donna Brasier, Sophomore Edito ct® X- Pat Sexton, Assistant Editor, (back ro A?'Leslie DeWeese, Boy's Sports; Dale Harti Junior Editor; Barbara Goodell, reshm a . Editor; Charles Bass, Senior Editor; Ga va° Jensen, Editor. A J®p itX oOV ,-c® ov X °Vf X x vv w t„ %° ‘XA v “ A� 1 � •, V k vv Xy e -, . s$ y . tx xi ■MBH Vs; u Class Poem Here’s a review of the members In the class of 51 Vi e will tell you about their talents, And what our class has done. First in line is Darlene Allen, Who is short, and very neat. A quiet, intelligent little girl. On Leslie she is really sweet. Next on our list of members, Is that DeWeese lad, Les. Although he tries to be a Romeo, He has met with no success. When someone mentions pep, We always think of Virginia Ann. A tall, glamorous, brunette, She’s sure to get her man. Down the hall comes Gary Jensen. Better known to us as “Goop”. A lover boy to Freshman girls, He is liable to end up with a scoop. (shovel that is) Well, here comes Barbara Goodell, Whose nicknames are many and varied. Another name may be added, For soon she will be married. ‘‘Better late than never” Is the motto for Charlie Bass. As slow as this fellow moves around, He will never find a lass. Now we meet Pat Sexton, A cute little girl; short and sweet, Her classmates will agree, Pat's I. Q. is hard to beat. All that is left are we two poets, Who have worked hard to write this verse, Although it’s poor, and doesn’t rhyme, We think it could have been much worse. The poems are poor, and don’t stick to style, Yet writing them has been fun. We hope that we have brought you, A little spirit of the class of '51. 13 Junior Officers LLOYD BROWN Treasurer ry - EUGENE FANN JIMMY JACKSON Student Council mmm JEAN HENRY Secretary Junior Play 15 BILL DUNCAN BESSIE FIANT Junior Play “Good Gracious, Grandma! ' Clancy ............. Delicia............. P-Sam............... Helen Allen .... Henry Breckenridge . Director........... Cecile Allen. . . . George B. (Grandma) Mrs. Lennox . . . W iggins.......... . Gene Fann Bessie Fiant Jimmy Jackson . Pearl Pracht Bob Maxwell . Miss Peery . Jean Henry . Bill Duncan . . Melba Ernst . Lloyd Brown ♦ vf v ' y J HOW IS YOU ALL DAS IT FIT BILL(GRANDMA) BOB IN ACTION 16 GENEVIEVE W YATT Treasurer ,Ajt CLAYTON FINNEY NORMA ED MINST ON Sophomores Class Officers Christmas Party LEE DeWEESE BILL GRIMMETT 17 DUANE PICKETT Student Council DEAN KIT ZENBERGER NAOMI BASS JERRY BAMESBERGER Officers President . . . Vice-President . Secretary. Treasurer . Student Council . Sergeant-at-arms . .Martha Duncan , . . Betty Jackson . .Joyce Davidson Jerry Bamesberger . .Floyd Daharsh , . . .Jerry Karr , 0 «nniiiii E BILLY ROGERS JERRY KARR FLOYD DAHARSH BARBARA MULLER SHIRLEY ALLEN 18 WE WERE INITIATED TODAY ■ Band Clarinet Trumpet Virginia Cowan Barbara Muller Jerry Chase Jerry Bamesberger Patricia Sexton Norma Edminston Patricia Tils Ann Cook Alto Saxophone Phyllis Jensen Lloyd Brown Genevieve Wyatt Mellophone Flute Pearl Pracht Betty Jackson Baritone Donna Brasier Trombone Percussion Shirlene Fiant Floyd Daharsh Melba Ernst Eilene Daharsh Martha Duncan Bass Eugene Farm Drum Major Majorettes Bi 1 Rogers Joyce Davidson Shirley Allen 21 Glee Club BACK ROW: FRONT ROW: (Left to right) Barbara Muller. Wanda Pyle. Phyllis Jensen. Virginia Cowan. Norma Edminston. Melba Ernst, Joyce Davidson, Eilene Daharsh. Patricia Tils. Donna Brasier, Betty Jackson, Pearl Pracht. Martha Miller, Barbara Goodell. Genevieve Wyatt. Patricia Sexton. Ann Cook, Mary Voorhees, Shirley Allen, Mary Miller, Naomi Bass, Martha Duncan, Darlene Allen. BACK ROW: (Left to right) Lee DeWeese, Bill Grimmett. Clayton Finney, Eugene Fann. Bryce Davidson. FRONT ROW: J«rry Karr, Jerry Bamesberger, Bill Rogers. Floyd Daharsh, Jerry Chase. zz CLYDE Basketball TOLIVER DISTRICT TOURNAMENT - Second Place Winners PICK BACK ROW: (Left to right) Conch Patterson, Duane Pickett, Gary Jensen. Clayton Finney. Bob Maxwell. Dale Hartig, and Coach Gordon. MIDDLE ROW: Charles Bass, Jerry Bamesberger, Eugene Fann, Jimmy Jackson, Bill Duncan, Dean Kitaenberger, and Bill Grimmett. FRONT ROW: Bryce Davidson, Jack Grimsley, Bill Rogers, Floyd Daharsh, and Jerry Karr. Cheerleaders LEFT TO RIGHT: Naomi Baas. Melba Eraat, Phyllis Jensen Pearl PracM. BERGER •• JICK • I 24 DOZER 1950-51 Basketball Record Americus A Team The Americus Indians completed their 1950-51 basketball season with a rec- ord of twelve wins against eleven losses for a 52 per cent average. The season was considered to be one of the Indians' most successful, inasmuch as they placed second in the Class B District Tournament held at Reading, giving ground only to the Eskridge quintet, the Wabaunsee County champions. In regional play the Indians went down to defeat in the first round of play at the hands of a fine Harveyville club.. Coach Gordon and the team are hereby highly commended for their fine sportsmanship and a success- ful season on the court. 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