Atchison High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Atchison, KS)

Text from Pages 1 - 92 of the 1950 volume:

THE SENIOR CLASS OF Greetings s to the Class b You are to be congratulated on your good fortune in graduating at this particular time. The Class of 1950 is standing on the threshold of an era which may be so packed with adventure and dis- covery that the age of Columbus and Magellan will seem dull in com- parison. Within your lifetime, the world will move forward or back- ward in enormous strides. It is yours to see that mankind goes forward. Sincerely, Charles Lafferty 2 tg e, S? Sq C C 0, S; ig fi IN MEMORY The class of 1950 respectfully dedicates this issue of the Trailblazer to Katheryn Griffin who was a member of this class. Katheryn, who was liked by all those who knew her, would have liked very much to have gone on with us. A vigorous youth, she seldom missed an athletic, or school event. She undertook any responsibility that was given her, and did it well. Katheryn had the respect and admiration of all those who knew her and will live long in the memory of all of us. L. M. B. A? - ? COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS W. D. WOLFE Superintendent of Schools Lawrence, Kansas BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS REVEREND HAROLD ROBERTS First Christian Church, Atchison, Kansas 4 SENIOR JUNIOR SOPHOMORE FRESHMAN SEVENTH and EIGHTH vJenior CLASS HISTORY SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Don Johnston, President Phil Momon, Vice-President (not in picture) Joanne Martin, Secretary Marilyn Gorrell, Treasurer Hail the class of '50! Seniors cannot tcke all credit for this — not in print, at least! Yes, we were the big shots this year and we strutted our stuff . We headed the Opty, the Year-book, the Senior Play, the Hi-Y, the Y-Teen, and numerous other school activities and events. But now our school years are ending, some will go on to college, some won't; but either way, on our high school days we will look with many memories, both happv and scd. Happy for all the good things we had and did. Sad because we had to leave and because one of our classmates wasn't destined to enjoy our senior year with us. In 1946 we entered senior-high with a class of 178 members. Even though we were greenies we didn't do so badly. We struggled through that first yec and came back in '47 with a class of 150 as sophomores. Now we could go to Senior Assemblies, be in Pep Club and lock down upon the little green freshmen. Our sophomore class consisted of more boys than girls, but you could never have told it by the class officers. Joanne Martin was president, Barbara Johnson, vice-president, Leta Mae Burdette, secretary, and Joan McBrcmey was treasurer. We took part in basketball, football, track, A club, Pep club, Orchestra, Band, Hi-Y, and Y-Teen. Phil Bruce, better know as P. B. , made us proud by winning the photo- graph contest sponsored by the Camera Club and judged by John Falter. In 1948: we had c class of 147 and we were the upper classmen, Juniors, that is. We had the Junior Play and the Junior-Senior Prom to tackle and we were raring to go. We did fine too, what with Mick Denny, president. Gene Messy Noland, vice president, Peggy Larson, secre- tary, and Don Johnston, treasurer, leading us. The play, Calling All Ghosts, went off fine and had cm ape instead of ghosts in it. Esther Shumaker, Dick Dun- ning, Joanne Martin, and Fred Hale starred in our first class play. Joanne Martin represented our class in the Oratorical Contest sponsored by the Rotary Club and took second place honors. Mary Louise Ball was selected as our representative to Girls' State; Mick Denny and Don Johnston to Boys' State. We ended our Junior year by attending the Junior- Senior Picnic given in our honor by the king pins . Of course we all got our first sunburns and looked beautifully red carrying oak leaves for the Seniors. The Seniors will remember the prom we gave for them with Loveland as our theme. The Class of '50 came back with an enrollment of 137 and a queen in our midst and a sad memory in our hearts. Miss Mary Lou Hill was chosen Miss Atchison and Queen of the Atchison Beauty Contest held at our new Lion's pool last summer. The same summer happy, smiling Katherine Griffin left us for another world. As we trudged down the last mile we had leading us Don Johnston, president; Phil Moman, vice-president; Jo- anne Martin, secretory; and Marilyn Gorrell, treasurer. We began to feel our Senior responsibilities and expens- es as we edited the Yearbook, hounding everyone to buy sub- scriptions, and had our pictures taken. In football season we froze while we watched Carl Lef- fingwell, Dick Wilson, Mick Denny and Jim Weatherford romp down the field to help beat Leavenworth at our Home- coming game for the first time in eleven years. Afterwords we all went happily to the gym where Peggy Larson reigned over the triumphant Homecoming Dance with Leta Mae Bird Burdette and Imogene Berry as her attendants. In basketball season we watched the Redmen team make the baskets to bee� Lawrence with Mr. Wolfe, our old superintendent, now Lawrence's, looking on. The Valentine Dance was reigned over by Don Dewey, King, end Pat Green, Queen. It was held in the gym February 1 1. (Cont'd on Page 1 5) 6 C, G G C-5 c 6 C, is 5 6 5 SENIOR BALLOT DON JOHNSTON Versatile Van Most Active Boy EARL BLAIR Mr. Einstein of '50 DEAN PRATT Musical Mr. PEGGY LARSON Emily Post of '50 JACKIE McCOOLE Athletic Ann INA DAVIS Friendliest Miss MARILYN GORRELL Girl Most Likely to Succeed Most Active Girl PAT GREEN Versatile Valerie PHIL MOMAN Boy Most Likely to Succeed LILA COWLEY Musical Miss DICK DUNNING Thespian He JIM WEATHERFORD Gentleman Jim MICK DENNY Athletic Al SONNY OSBORNE Tuxedo Tim LOUISA THOMAS Fashion Plate ESTHER SHUMAKER Thespian She JOANNE MARTIN Miss Einstein of '50 GENE NOLAND Friendliest Mr. i ALLEN, MILLARD Hi-Y '47, '48, '49, '50; President Hi-Y, '50; Boys A-Club '49, '50; Kit- ten'' Basketball '47, '48, '49, '50; Mo.-Kan. All Conference '49; Mo.-Kan. All Tournament '49; Atchison Invitational All Tojrnament '50; Track '49, '50. ANSLINGER, RAY Drum and Buqlc Corps Stotc and Notional Convention '47; Hi-Y '47; Senior Band '48, '49, '50; Senior Orchestro '48, '49, '50; Footboll '49, '50; Boys A-Club '49, '50; Christmas Festival '48, '49, '50; “Glamour Boy '50. ANTHONY, VIRGINIA Entered '50. BAKER, DELORES Entered '49; Y-Teen '49, '50. BALL, MARY LOUISE Latin Club '49, '50; Senior Band '47, '48, '49, '50, Accompanist for Girls Chorus '50; Y-Teen '47, '48, 49, '50; “Moonshine Blues , '49, Accompan- ist Girls Sextette '48, '49; Accompanist Boys Quartet '48, Senior Orches- tra '47, '50; Student Council '47, '48; Secretory of Student Council '48; Band Letter '49; Exchange Assemblies to Argentine and Shawnee Mission '49, Band Day at K. U. '47, '48, '49, '50; Sunflower Girl's State at Lawrence '49; Optimist Staff '49; Third Page Editor and Circulation man- ager Optimist '50; Optimist Pin '50; Senior Colors Committee '50; Christ- mos Festival '47, '49, '50; Latin Club Assembly '49; Fashion Show '49; Scholarship Award '47, '48, '49, '50; Attendance Award '48, Y-Tcen Con- vention '48; Lawrence Music Clinic '50; Ottawa Music Clinic '50. BARBER, MARY ANN Y-Teen '47, '50; F. S. A. Club '50; Treasurer, F. S. A. Club '50. BARNETT, JAMES (No Picture) Hi-Y '47, '48, '49, '50; Mixed Chorus '49. BENITZ, MARVIN D. E. Club '49, '50; Year Book Staff '49, '50. BENITZ, ROGER LOUIS D. E. Club '49, '50; Year Book Staff '49, '50. BENTON, BARBARA Y-Teen '48, '49, '50; Student Council '49; D. E. Club '50; F. S. A. Club '49. BERRY, BEVERLY A-Club '47, '48, '49; A-award '48, '49; Thunderbirds '48, '49, '50; Thunderbirds Award '49, '50; Girls Chorus '47, '48, '49, '50; Mixed Chor- us '47, '48, '49; Christmas Festival '47, '48, '49, '50; Choral Reading '50; Girls Chorus Award '49, '50; Mixed Chorus Award '49; G;rls Sextette '47, '49, '50; Make-up Crew “Handy Man '50; Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; Year Book Staff '50; Ottawa Music Clinic '48, '49; Lawrence Music Clinic '48. '49; Atchison Music Clinic '49; Rhythmettes '47; Junior High Pep Club '47; “Glamour Boy '50. BERRY, IMOGENE Jr. High Pep Club '47; Y-Tccn '47, '48, '49, '50; Girls A-Club '47, '48, '49, Student Council '47; Secretary Student Council '47; Thunderbirds '48, '49, '50; B-Tean Cheerleader '48; Treasurer Homeroom '48; Thunder- bird Performance at K. U. '48; Jr. Play Production Staff '49; Thunder- bird Award '49; Yearbook Staff '50; Secretary Program Committee '50; D. E. Convention Emporia '50; F. S. A. Club '50; Candidate Homecoming Queen '50; Jr. Sr. Picnic Committee '50; Jr. Sr. Prom Decorating Com- mittee '49; Reporter on Optimist '50. BIGELOW, SALLY Thunderbirds '48, '49, '50; Cheerleader '50; Y-Tcen '47, '48, '49, '50; Mixed Chorus '48, '49; D. E. Club '50; Girls A-Club '47, '48, '49; Girls A-Club Award '47, '48; “Calling All Ghosts'' Production Staff '49; Trail Blazer '50; Christmos Festival '49; Lawrence Music Festival '48; Ottawa Music Festival '49; ''Glamour Boy'' '50. BLAIR, CARL Yearbook Staff '50; Yearbook Conference at Manhattan '50, Prom Mur- al '49; Trip to Kansas City Art Gallery '47, '48, '49, '50; Christmas Scene At City Librory '49; Christmas Festival Teableaux '48, '49; High School Art Conference at Lawrence '47, '48, '49; Art Staff Jr. Play '48. BLAIR, EARL Student Council '48, '49; Certificate of Merit, Regional Art Exhibition at K. C. '49, '50; High School Art Conference at Lawrence '47, '48, '50; Summcrfield Contestant '50; Christmos Festival Tablcoux '48, '49; Prom Mural '49; Scene at Library '49; Art Editor Yearbook Staff '50; Trip o K. C. Art Gallery '47, '48, '49, '50; Senior Color Committee '50. BLAIR, HELEN Thunderbirds '50; Y-Tcen '47, '48, '49, '50; Mixed Chorus '48, '49; D. E. Club '50; Girls A-Club '47, '48, 49; Yearbook Staff '50; Christmas Festi- val '47, '48, '49; D. E. Convention at Topeka '49; D. E. Convention at Emporia '50; Lawrence Music Festival '48; Ottawa Music Festival '49. BLOHM, BETTY Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; Girls A-Club '47, '48, '49; Girls A-Club Award '47; Decorating Committee Jr. Sr. Prom '49; D. E. Club '50; Yearbook Staff '50. BLYTHE, MARY Y-Teen '49, '50; Girls Chorus '49, '50. 9 9 BOYLES, DIXIE LEE Y-Tccn '47, '48, '49, '50; Thunderbirds '49, '50; F. S. A. Club '50; Vice President of F. S. A. Club '50; Lowrence Festival 48, '49; Ottawa Festi- val '49; Mixed Chorus '48, '49; Prom Committee '49; A-Club '47; Christ- mas Festival '48, '49; Secretary of Publicity Committee '50; Attended D. E. Convention at Emporia '50. BRANDT, BARBARA Reserve Band '47, Y-Teen '48, '49, '50; Girls A-Club '47, '48, '49, '50; A-Aword '47, '48; Optimist Reporter '49; Feature Editor of Optimist '50; Optimist Pm '50; Spanish Club '48, '49, '50, Yearbook Staff '50, Mixed Chorus '49; Bond Day at K. U. '49, '50; Band Letter '50; Christmas Fes- tival '49; Spanish Club Assembly 49, Marching Band '49, '50; Concert Band '48, '49, '50; Jr. High Pep Club '47, Atchison Music Clime '49, '50; Jr. Ploy Committee '49; Attendance Award '47; Decoration Committee of Jr. Sr. Prom '49. Business Staff of Senior Play, Glamour Boy . BRATTON. IMOGENE CUSHINBERRY Colored Chorus '47, '48, '49, '50; Mixed Chorus '49, '50; Booster Club '47, '48, '49, '50; Girls Reserve '47, '48, '49, '50. BRIGGS, EDWARD Track '49, '50; Basketball Kittens '48, '49, '50; Hi-Y '47, '48, '49, '50; Treasurer '49, '50; M;xed Chorus '49, '50. BRUCE, PHILLIP Camera Club '47, '48, '49, '50; Treasurer of Camera Club '49; President Camera Club '50; John Falter Contest 1st. Place '48; Spanish Club '49, '50, Business Manager of Calling All Ghosts '49; Yearbook Stoff '49, '50; Yearbook Convention at Manhattan '50; Opty Stoff Photographer '50; Christmas Tableaux '50. BURDETTE, LETA MAE Student Council '48, '49; Class Secretary '48; Student Council Conven- tion '49; Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; Y-Teen Cabinet '50; Girls A-Club '47, '48, '49; A-Club Award '47; Thunderbirds '48, '49, '50; Thunderbird Award '49, '50; Thunderbird Trip to K. U. '49; Mixed Chorus '48, '49 Lawrence Festival '48; Ottawa Festival '49; Christmas Festival '48, '49 Girls Chorus '48; Latin Club '48, '49, '50; Chairman of Financial Com mittee Senior Class '50; Yearbook Staff '50; Calling All Ghosts '49 Decorating Committee Prom '49. BUSH, BERTIE LOU Sr. Orchestra '48, '49, '50; Y-Teen '48, '49, '50; Spanish Club '48, '49, CHRISTIAN, MARY Mixed Chorus '47, '48, '49; Student Council '50; Thunderbirds '50; Y- Teen '48, '49, '50; Girls Chorus '47, '48; F. S. A. Club '50; Music Festiv- als '48, '49. CLARK, BETTY RUTH Senior Picnic Committee '50; Christmas Festival '47, '48, '49, '50; Band '47, '48, '49, '50; Band Award '49, '50; Band Day at K. U. '47, '48, '49 Senior Orchestra Award '49, '50; Lawrence Music Festival '48, '49, '50 Ottawa Music Festival '49, '50; Girls A-Club '47; Spanish Club '48, '49 Y-Teen '48, '49, '50; Moonshine Blues '49; Makeup Crew Handy Man' '50; Choral Reading Choir '50; Topeka Fair '48, '49, '50. CLARK, NORVAL Homeroom Treasurer '50; D. E. Club Treasurer '50; State D. E. Conven- tion at Emporia '50; Band '47, '48, '49, '50; German Band '47, '48, '49, '50; Senior Orchestra '47, '48, '49, '50; Band Festivals '47, '48, '49 '50; Band Letter '49. CLOUGH, LOIS Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; Mixed Chorus '48, '49, '50; D. E. Club '50 Messiah '50; Lawrence Music Festival '48, '49, '50; Ottawa Music Fes tival '49, '50; Down In The Valley '50; Christmos Festivals '48, '49, '50 Girls Chorus '47, '48, '49, '50. COWLEY, LILA Drum and Bugle Corps State and Notional Convention '47; Reserve Band '47, '48; Senior Band '48, '49, '50; Girls German Band '49; Senior Orch- estra '49, '50 Mixed Chorus '49; Orchestra Award '49, '50; Band Letter '49, '50; Music Festivals '49, '50; D. E. Club '50; D. E. Club Stote Conven- tion '50; Y-Teen '49, '50; K. U. Band Day '49, '50; Christmas Festival '49, '50. CREACY, RONALD Hi-Y '48, '49, '50; Mixed Chorus '49, '50; Special Chorus '49; Basketball '49, '50. CROSSWRIGHT, COZETTA Booster Club '47. '48, '49; Colored Chorus '47, '48; Mixed Chorus '49; Special Chorus '49; Girl Reserve '47, '48, '49, '50; Booster Club '50; Cheer Leader '49, Student Council '49; President Girl Reserve '50. CUMMINGS, JACK DARST, BONNIE F. S. A. Secretary '50; Senior Band '48, '49, '50; Y-Tcen '48, '49, '50; Girls A-Club '48, '49; Mixed Chorus '48, '49; Senior Orchestra '48, '49; Production Stoff Calling All Ghosts '49; Prom Committee '49; K. U. Band Trip '48, '49, '50; Lawrence Music Festival '48; Christmas Festival '48, '49; Topeka Stote Fair '49, '50; DeKalb Fair '49; Effinghom Fair '49; Weston Tobacco Show '49. DAVENPORT, PAT Junior High Pep Club '47; Girls A-Club '47, '48; Thunderbirds '49 '50 Y-Teen '48, '49, '50; Latin Club '48, '49, '50; Girls Chorus '47, '48;'Mix- ed Chorus '48, '49, Exchange Assembly to Leavenworth '48; Lawrence Music Fcstivol '49; Ottawa Music Festival '49; Production Staff Calling All Ghosts '49; Prompter Colling All Ghosts '49; Christmas Festivals 47, '48, '49, '50, Latin Club Assembly '49; Trailblozer Staff '50; Junior Play Committee '49; Art Trip to K. C. '47; Prom Decorating Committee '49; Make-up Crew Handy Man '50; Worship Chairman of Social Com- mittee '50; Atchison Music Festivol '48, '49; Christmas Skit '47 Y-Teen Retreat '50. DAVIS, INA President Homeroom '48, '49, '50; Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; Secretory Y- Teen '50; Girls A-Club '47, '48, Treasurer Girls A-Club '47; Treasurer Girls A-Club '47; Thunderbirds '48, '49, '50; Thunderbird Award '49 Treasurer Thunderbird '50; Steering Committee Junior Class '49 Pro- cUon Staff Calling All Ghosts '49; D. A. R. Homemak.ng Award 50; Chairman Picnic Committee '50. 5-D G C 5 5 C-5 € 5 C 5 C, C-j 9 DEMMON, CARROLL DENNY, MICKEY President Junior Student Council '47; Vice-President Senior Student Council '48; Homeroom President '47, '48, '49; President Junior Class '49; Football '48, '49, '50; Basketball '48, '49, '50; Track '47, '48, '49, '50; All N. E. K. L. League Basketball '49; Boys A-Club '48, '49, '50; Secre- tory Boys A- Club '50; Courtesy Committee Senior Class '50; Steering Committee Junior Class '49; Summer field Schlorship Contestant '50; Year- book Sports Editor '50: Sunflower Boy's State '49; Spanish Club '49; All Invitational Basketball '49, '50. DEWEY, DON Home Room Treasurer '48; Home Room Vice-president '50; Hi-Y Conven- tion '47; Hi-Y '47, '50; Spanish Club '49, Chorus '49, '50; Ottowa Music Festival '49, '50; Lawrence Music Festival '49, '50; Christmas Festival '49, '50; Boys A-Club '50; Exchange Assembly Shawnee Mission '50; Exchange Assembly Ottawa '50; Mixed Chorus '49, '50; Football '50; Basketball '49, '50; Track '49, '50; King of Valentine Dance '50; Make- up crew Handy Mon '50; Glamour Boy '50. DILLON, BOB Football '49, '50, Boys Chorus '50; Boys A-Club '49, '50; Sergeant-at- Arrr.s A-Club '50; Vice-president homeroom '50; Assistant Art Editor Yearbook '50; Christmas Festival '49, '50. DOHERTY, DAVID Mixed Chorus '47, '48, '49; Christmas Festival '47, '48, '49, '50; Art Guild '48, Make-up Crew Handy Man '50; Glamour Boy '50. DUNHAM, SHIRLEY Girls A-Club '47, '48: Mixed Chorus '47, '48, '49; Girls Chorus '47, '48, Christmas Festivals '47, '48, '49; Lawrence Music Festival '48; Exchange Assembly ot Leavenworth 49; D. E. Nationol Convention at Topeka '49; Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; Senior Cap and Gown Committee '50, Business Staff Callina All Ghosts '49; Thunderbirds; '49, '50; F. S. A. Club '50; Junior High Pep Club '47. DUNNING, DICK Band '47, '48, '49; Boys Chorus '47, '48, Mixed Chorus '48, '49; Christ- mas Festival '48, '49, '50; Lawrence Music Festival '48, '49; Band Day at K U. 47, 48, '49; Band Trip '47; Latin Club '48, '49, Latin Club Assembly '49: Ottowa Music Festival '49; German Band '49; Exchange Assembly to Argentine '49; Exchange Assembly to Shawnee Mission '49; Decorating Committee Junior-Senior Prom '49; Colling All Ghosts '49; Senior Hi-Y '50; Make-up Crew Handy Man '50; Glamour Boy '50; Christmas Tableaux '50; Yes Means No '50. EARL, DON EISENBISE, DONNA LEE Vice-President Homeroom '47; Girls A-Club '47; Girls Chorus '47, '48; Mixed Chorus '48, '49, Lawrence Music Festival '48, '49; Ottawo Music Festival '49; Christmas Festival '48, '49; Thunderbirds '49, '50; Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; Y-Teen Treasurer '50; Y-Teen Finance Chairman '50; F. S. A. '50; F. S. A. Reporter '50. EMMONS, CLYDE ESTES, BOBBY Hi-Y '47, '48, '49, '50; Spanish Club '48, '49, '50; Mixed Chorus '50; Football '47, '48; Basketball '47; Vice-President Hi-Y '47, Senator of Model Legislature ot Topeka '49; Christmas Festival '50; Vice-President Homeroom '47, '49, '50. ESTES, JIM Homeroom President '50; Homeroom Treasurer '49; Homeroom Vice- President '48, Boys A-Club '50; Latin Club '49, '50; Latin Club Vice- President '49; Junior Hi-Y Secretary '47; Freshman Football Letter '47; Freshman Basketball Letter '47, Football Letter '50. FLORES, CELESTINE FRANZEL, OLIVE Girls Chorus '48; Y-Teen '48, '49, '50; Mixed Chorus '48, '49; Lawrence Music Festival '49; Ottawa Music Festival '49; F. S. A. Club '50; D. E. Convention at Emporia '50; Junior High Pep Club '47; Atchison Music Festivol '48, '49. FRANZEL, PATRICIA Y-Teen '48, '49, '50; Mixed Chorus '49; Ottawa Music Festival '49; Atchison Music Festival '49; F. S. A. Club '50; D. E. Convention ot Em- poria '50; Junior High Pep Club '47. GAUT, NORMAN D. E. Club '50; Hi-Y '50; Yearbook Stoff '50. GORRELL, MARILYN Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; Y-Teen Cabinet '48, '49, '50; President Y-Teen '50; Thunderbirds '48, '49, '50; Girls Chorus '47, '48, '49; Mixed Chorus '47' '48, '49; Christmas Festival '47, '48; The Wild Rose '47; Law- rence Music Festiva! '48, Leavenworth exchange Assembly '48; Vice- President Junior Pep Club '47; Girls A-Club '47, '48, '49, '50; President Girls A-Club '48, '49; Thunderbird Performance at K. U. '48; Student Council Representative '48; Vice-President Homeroom '49; Steering Com- mittee Junior Class '49, D. A. R. Homemaking Award '49; D A. R Good Citizenship Award '50; Business Staff Calling All Ghosts ; Class Treasurer '50; President Homeroom '50; F. S. A. '50. GORRELL, SHIRLEY BENSHOOF Homeroom Vice-President '50; Y-Teen '47, '50; Secretary of Membership Comm ttee of Y-Tecn '50: Junior High Pep Club '47; Girls Chorus '48, '49, M«xed Chorus '48, '49, '50; Christmas Festival '48, '49, '50; Law- rence Music Festival '48, '49, '50; Ottawa Music Festival '49, '50; Leavenworth Exchange Assembly '48; Messiah '50; F. A. A. Club '50. K ► K t B B B I I I I 9 9 GONZALES, PAUL GRAVES, EDNA Girls Ch°rus '47, '48, '49; Mixed Chorus '49, '50; Ottawa Music Festival 49, 50; Lawrence Music Festival '49, '50; Music Award '49; Y-Tcen '50. GREEN, PAT Junior High Pep Club '47; Girls A-Club '47, '48; Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, 50; Thunderbirds '48, '49, '50; Thundcrbirds performance at K. u! '48; Business Staff, Colling All Ghosts'' 49; D. A. R. Homemaking award 49. Student Council '49. D. E. National Convention at Topeka '49, Decorating committee Junior-Senior Prom '49; Thunderbirds award '49, 50; Y-Tcen Cabinet '49, '50; D. E. State Convention at Emporia '50; Y- Teen vice-president '50; Treasurer Thunderbirds '50; F. S A. Club '50, President F. S. A. '50; Senior Announcement committee '50; Scrapbook oword at D. E. State Convention at Emporia '50; Valentine Queen '50 GREEN, RUBY Y-Teen '47, '48: Girls Chorus '48, '49; Mixed chorus '48, '49 GRIFFIN, HELEN XoT '47' '1?' 49' '50; Thunderbirds '50; D. E. Club '50; Mixed chorus 49. Ottawa Music Festival '49; Christmas Festival '49. GUINN, STANLEY HALE, FRED Freshmen Basketball '47; Senior Band '47, '48, '49, '50; Senior Orchestro '48, '49, '50; American Legion Drum Corps State Champions '47, Ameri- can Legion Drum Corps National Contest in New York '47; K. U. Band Festival '48, '49, '50; Senior Boy's Chorus '48, Mixed Chorus '48, Span- ish Club '49, '50; Spanish Club Treasurer, '50; Vice-president Home Room '49; Student Council Representative '50; Senior Band Tour of Kan- sas '47, Junior Ploy Calling All Ghosts '49, Production Staff, Calling All Ghosts '49; Senior Orchestra Business Manager '50; Chairman Sen- ior Play Committee '50; Lawrence Music Festival '48, '49, '50; Ottawa Music Festival '49, '50; Bond Award '49, '50; Orchestra Award '49, '50 Senior Play, Glamour Boy '50. HANDKE, VIOLET Girls Chorus '49, '50. HARRISON, MARY JEAN HAWKINS, ARTHUR HAYES, GLADYS Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; D. E. Club '50; Girls A-Club '47. HEDRICK, PAUL Hi-Y '48, '49, '50; Treasurer Hi-Y '49, '50; Band '47, '48, '49; Senior Orchestra 48, 49, '50; President Senior Orchestra '50; Vice-president Band 49; Spanish Club '49, '50; Reserve Band '47; Secretary Home Room 4 ; Christmas Festival '48, '49 '50; Ottawa Music Festival '49 '50- Law- rence Music Festival '48, '49, '50, Drum and Bugle Corps, State and Nat- I?n?i V™ ?5 5 'A?' CamP Wood '48; Music Award '49, '50; Band Day at K. U. 48, 49 '50; Cap and Gown Committee '50; Band Award '49. '50; Band Trip at Topeka State '49, '50. HEINEKEN, HAROLD Band day at K. U. '48, '49, '50; Senior Orchestra '48, '49, '50; Drum and Bugle Corps, Stote and Notional Convention '47; Track '49, '50; Reserve Band '47; Marching Band '48, '49, '50, Lawrence Music Festival 49, 50; Christmos Festival 49, '50; Concert Band '48, '49, '50, Boys A-c,yt '50; Spanish Club '50, Orchestra Award '49, '50; Band Award 49, 50; Ottawa Music Festivol '49, '50. HIGLEY, BARBARA Y-Teen '47, '48, '49. '50; Secretary Worship Committee '50; Spanish Club '47, '48; Art Guild '49: High School Art Convention at Lawrence '49; Mixed Chorus '49, '50; Christmas Festival '49, '50; Lawrence Music Festival '49, '50; Ottawa Music Festival '49, '50; Christmas Tabeleaux '50; Reserve Bond '47, '48; Bond '49, '50; Drum Major '50; Bond Day at K. U. '50; Band trip to Topeka State Soir '50; Calling All Ghosts '49; Girls A-Club '46, ’47, '48; Junior-Senior Prom Committee '49; Junior High Pep Club '47: Make-up Crew Hondy Man '50; Gray Bread '50- Glamour Boy '50. HILL, MARY LOU Band '47, '48, '49, '50; Band Trips Topeka '49, '50; K. U. '48, '49 '50; Weston Tobacco Show '50; Effingham Fair '48, '49, '50, Sobetha '49; Orchestra '47, '48, '49, '50; Orchestro Trips to Lawrence '48; Ottawa Festival '49; Atchison Festival '49, Band Award '49, '50; Orchestra Award '49; Christmos Festival '47, '48, '49, '50; Choral Reading Choir 50; Make-up Crew Handy Man '50; Girls A-Club '47, '48, '50- Sec- retary Home Room '48; Mixed Chorus '48, '49; Swing Band '49 Y-Teen ,2? '49 '50; Freshman Cheer Leoder '47; Junior High Pep Club '47; Glamour Boy '50. HOCKENS, SIDNEY Band '47, '48, '49, '50; Senior Orchestra '48, '49, '50; Calling All Ghosts '49; Lawrence Music Festival '49, '50; Ottawa Music Festival '49, '50; Orchestra Award '49; Band Letter '49. HOLLANDS, LOIS MAE Secretary D. E. Club '50; Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; Mixed Chorus '48, '49 '50; Girls A-Club '47, '48, Thunderbirds '48, '49, '50; Cheerleader '50' D. E. Notional Convention '49; D. E. State Convention '50; Thunderbirds performance at K. U '48; Yearbook Staff '50; Lawrence Music Festival '48; Ottawa Music Festival '49; Christmas Festivol '48, '49, Cheerleader Award '50; Thunderbird Award '49, '50. HOLTHUSEN, JEAN Girls A-Club '47; Junior High Pep Club '47; Attendance Award '47- Reserve Bond '47; Y-Teen '48, '49, '50; Home Room Secretary '49; Re- porter Optimist '49; Play Committee Calling All Ghosts'' '49; Invitation- Comm.ttee, Jun.or-Semor Prom '49, Business Manager, Optimist '50- Rearbook Staff '49, '50; Optimist Award '50. hopple pat Girls A-Club '47, '48, '49; Junior High Pep Club '47; Thunderbirds '49, '50; Thunderbird Aword '50; Lotin Club '48, '49; Christmas■ Festival 50; Calling All Ghosts 49; Make-up crew Handy Man '50; Vearbaok Staff '49, '50, Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; Y-Tcen Summer Conference 49, Choral Reading Choir '50; Play Committee '49, '50; Prom Committee '49; Glamour Boy '50. HOTTMAN, RUBY LEE BOWLES _ _ Y-Tecn '49, '50, Girls Chorus '47, '48, '50, Mixed Chorus 48; Christmas Festival '48, '50; Choral Reading Choir '50; Make-up crew Handy Man '50; Ottawa Music Festival '49; Lawrence Music Festival 48, '49. HUNT, BETTY „ Y-Teen '48, '49, '50; D. E. Club '50; Yearbook Staff 50. ICKS, BILL „ ... Vice-president Home Room '47; Secretary Home Room 48; Camera Club '48, '49; Latin Club '47, '48, '49, '50; D. E. Club '50. JOHNSON, BARBARA ... . 0 Home Room president '47, '49; Girls A-Club '48, '49; Junior High Pep Club '47; Vice-president of Class '48; Home Room vice-president 48; Lat- in Club '48, '49, '50; Treasurer Latin Club '49; Thunderbirds '48, '49, 50; Calling All Ghosts'' '49; Student Council '50; Steering Committee Junior Class '49; Moon Shine Blues '49; Thunderbird Award '49; Kid Day Committee '50; Junior Ploy Committee '49; Glamour Boy '50. JOHNSp 'dentNSenjor clQSS '50; Bovs A-Club '50; President Student Council '50; Secretory Junior Class '49; Football '50; Basketball 49 50, ,£J Invitational Tournament Center '50; Track '47, '48, 49, 50; Band 47, '48; Reserve Band '47, '48; Band Trip '47; Camera Club 48; Senior Orchestra '48; Hi-Y '50; Latin Club '49, '50; Boys A-Club 48, 49, 50; Student Council '50; Junior Rotarian '50; Boys Stote '49. JOHNSTONE, GENE L ... v , ,.Q. Home Room President '48; Vice-president home-room 49; Hi-Y 48, 4V, Hi-Y President '49; Hi-Y Convention '49; Camp Wood 49; Production Staff Colling All Ghosts '49; A-Club '49, '50; A-Club Treasurer 50; Optimist Reporter 49; Sports Editor Optimist '50; Student Manager ot Football '49, '50; Trock '48, '49, '50; Editor of the Yearbook 50; Bas- ketball '50; Treasurer Latin Club 48. KASTEN, PAT ,. Y-Tcen '47, '48, '49, '50; F. S. A. '50; Treasurer of Membership Commit- tee '49; Prom Decoration '49; A-Club '47. KINNEY, ALFRED Hi-Y '47, '48, '49, '50; Football '50; Boys A-Club 50. KOEHLE BILL .49; Band Day at K. U. '47, '48, Latin Club '49; Student Director Calling All Ghosts'' '49- Optimist Reporter 49; Co-Editor Opti- mist '50; Kid Doy Committee '50. KRAMER, ALFRED LARSOrjun.or Hiqh Pep Club '47; Girls Chorus '47, '48; Christmas Festivals '47, 48 '49, 50; Home Room President '47; Y-Teen '47, 48, 49 50, Girls A-Club '47, '48; Mixed Chorus '48, '49, Lawrence Music Festival 48, 49; Thunderbirds '48, '49, '50; B Team Cheerleader '48; Thunderbird Per- formance at K U '48; Home Room Treasurer '48; Student Council 49; Class Treasurer '49; Y-Teen Cabinet '49, '50; Steering Committee 49; Ottowo Festival '49; D. E. National Convention at Topeka '49; Business Staff Colling All Ghosts '49; Thunderbirds Award '50; F. S. A. Club 50; Yearbook Staff '50; D. E. State Convention at Emporia '50, Homecom- ing Queen '50; Chairmon of Kid Day Committee '50. LAVERENTZ, HENRY . Sponish Club '48; D. E. Notional Convention at Topeka 49; D. E. State Convention at Emporia '50; D. E. Club '49, '50; Hi-Y '49, 50; D. E. National Convention at Ashville, North Carolina '50. LEFFINGWELL, CARL Football '49, '50; Co-Captain '50; Track '50; A-Club 49, 50. LEIGH, WAYNE (No Picture) LISTER, ELLEN '5Q; Rythemettes '47; The Wild Rose '47; Christmas Festival '47, '49, '50; Girls Chorus '47, '48. '49, '50; Mixed Chorus 48, '49 '50- Lawrence Music Festival '48, '49, '50; Ottawa Music Festival '49' '50; Spanish Club '48, '49; Exchange Assembly to Leavenworth 48, '50; Girls Sextette '49, '50, Chorus Letter '49, '50, Music Award '49 50; Moonshine Blues '49; Exchange Assembly to Argentine '49, Exchange Assembly to Shawnee Mission '49, Optimist Reporter 50; Senior Play Committee '50; Choral Reading Choir '50; Special Mixed Chorus Ensemb- le Trip to Topeka '50; Gray Bread , Speech Festival ot Topeka 50; The Messiah '50. LISTER, META ,t . —.. ... ,.Q Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; Optimist Reporter 50; Mixed Chorus 48, 49, Girls Chorus '47, '48; Exchange Assembly to Leavenworth '48, '50; Law- rence Music Festival '48, '49, Ottawa Music Festival '49; Atchison Music Festival '49, Junior High Pep Club '47; Thunderbirds '49, '50; Thunder- bird Aword '50; Christmas Festival '49; Choral Reading choir '50; Senior Play Committee '50; Property crew Calling All Ghosts '49; Make-up Crew Handy Man '50; Yearbook staff '50; Yearbook Convention 50; Prom Decorating Committee '49; Girls A-Club '47; Speech Festival at Topeka '50; Glamour Boy '50; Stote Speech Festival at Lawrence 50. LORENZ, BARBARA JEAN Thunderbirds '49, '50; Secretary of Thunderbirds 50; Y-Teen 4 , 48, '49, '50; Y-Teen Cabinet '50; Mixed Chorus '49, Ottawa Music Festival '49; Lawrence Music Festival '49; Christmas Festival '49; F. S. A. Club '50; Reporter of F. S. A. Club '50. E C t t t E t £ E E E E E E e E E E E E E e E B B B B S 5 9 9 9 f 9 MACOMBER, BOB MARSHALL, MARION Colored Hi-Y '47, '48. '49, '50; Vice-President Colored Hi-Y '49, '50; District Congressmen '49; First Negro Congressman in Atchison District; Basketball 47, '48, '49, '50; Mo.-Kan. All Conference '49; Mo.-Kan. All Tournament '49; All Tournament Captain '49. MARTIN, DONNA Secretory Home Room '49; Y-Teen '47, Optimist Reporter '50; Girls Sex- tette '50; Girls Trio '50; Mixed Chorus '50; Girls A-Cljb '47, '48, '49; Announcement Committee '50; ''Down in the Volley '50; D A. R Award ‘50; Ottawa Music Festival '50; Lawrence Music Festival '50; Spanish Club MARTIN, JOANNE Secretory Senior Closs '50; Student Council '48, '49, President Sophomore Class '48; Homeroom treasurer '47; Y-Teen '47, '48. '49. '50; Y-Teon Cabinet '50; Latin Club '49, '50; Secretary Latin Club '49; Bond''47 '48. '49; Senior Orchestra '47, '48, '49, Senior Orchestra '47, '48, '49; Band Day K. U. '47, '48; Lawrence Festival '48, 49; Ottawo Music Festival 49; Christmos Music Festival '47, '49; Honorary Band Performance K. U. '48; Girls A-Cjub '47, '48; Courtesy Committee '50; Calling All Ghosts '49; Moonshine Blues '49; D. A. R. Homemaking Award '50; Rotary Oratorical Contest Winner '49; Chairman Smoke Signals Revision Com- mittee '49, Music Award '49; Band Letter '49; Debate Letter '49 Copy Editor Yearbook '50. MATTHIAS, DARLENE Y-Teen '47, '48, '50; Orchestra '47, '48; F. S. A. Club '50; Secretary Home Room '50. McBRATNEY, JOAN Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; Girls A-Club '47, '48, '49, '50; Thunderb rds '48, '49, '50; Latin Club '50; Junior High Pep Club '47; Y-Teen Cabinet '50; Student Council '50; Secretary Home Room '50; Vice-president Stud- ent Council '50; Vice-president Thunderbirds '50; Class Treas irer '48; Vive-president home room '48; Vice-president Girls A-Club '47, Secretory Girls A-Club '48; Thunderbird Award '49, '50; Co-Business Manager Coll- ing All Ghosts '49, Decoration Committee Prom '49; Courtesy Commit- tee '50; Thunderbird Performance at K. U. '48, Y-Teen Winter Confer- ence '48; Student Council Convention at Lawrence '50. McCOOLE, JACKIE Girls A-Club '47, '48, '49, '50, Thunderbirds '48, '49, '50; Freshman cheerleader '47; B Team Cheerleader '48; A Team Cheerleader '49, '50; Mixed Chorus '49; Christmas Tableaux '50; Make-up Handy Man '50; Yearbook Staff '50; Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; Thunderbird Award '49, '50; Junior High Pep Club '47; Prom Committee '49. McCOOLE, RENA Thunderbirds '48, '49, '50; A Team Cheerleader '50; B Team Cheer- leader '48; Freshman Cheerleader Award '47; Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; Mixed Chorus '47, '48, '49; Y-Tcen Cabinet '50; President Thunderbirds '50, Make-up crew Hondy Man '50; Christmas Music Festivol '47, '48, '49, '50; Choral reading choir '50; Girls Chorus '50, Yearbook Staff '50; Girls A-Club '47, '48, '49, '50; Thunderbird Award '48, '49; Home Room Treasurer '47; Ottawa Music Festival '48, '49; Lawrence Music Festival 48, '49; Atchison Music Festival '49; Junior High Pep Club '47; Junior High Pep Club President '47; Glamour Boy '50. MERRITT, DORIS Y-Tcen '48, '49, '50; Secretary of F. S. A. '50; D. E. Club '50; Treasurer Home Room '50. MOMAN, PHIL Vice-president Senior Class '50; D. E. Club '50; Business Education Clubs Convention '50; Secretary Student Council '50; Student Council Conven- tion 50; Steering Committee Senior Class '50; Production Staff Calling All Ghosts '49. MOORE, HELEN Thunderbirds '48, '49, '50; Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; Mixed Chorus '48, 49; D. E. Club '50, Girls A-Club '47, '48, '49; Yearbook Staff '50; Christmas Music Festival '48, '49; D. E. Convention at Emporia '50; Thunderbird Award '50; Mixed Chorus trip to Lawrence '48; Mixed Chorus trip to Ottowa '49. MORGAN, LAWRENCE Mixed Chorus '47, '48; Camera Club '47, '48, '49, '50; Treasurer Camera Club 49, '50; Treasurer Home Room '50; Christmas Tableaux '49. MORSE, JACK Entered '50. NOLAND, GENE Boys A-Club '49, '50; Football '49; Student Council '48, '49, '50; Basket- ball '49, '50; President Home Room '50; Hi-Y '47; Prom Committee '49; Production Staff Collina All Ghosts '49; All Tournament Forward '50; Basketball Captain '50; vice-president Junior Class '49. OSBORNE, FLOYD Junior Hi-Y '47; Hi-Y Convention '47; Secretary-Treasurer Hi-Y '47; Prom Committee '49; Boys A-Club '50; D. E. Club '50; Optimist Reporter '50; Football '50; D. E. Convention at Emporia '50; Vice-president Homeroom '50; Vice-president D. E. Club '50; Business Manager D. E. Club '50. OTTE, BETTY Girls A-Club '47, '48; Girls Chorus '48; Y-Tcen '48, '49, '50; Mixed Chor- us '48, '49; Lawrence Music Festival '48, '49; Ottawa Music Festival '48, '49; Christmas Festivals '48, '49; F. S. A. Club '50; Thunderbirds '50; Treasurer Home Room '50; D. E. Convention at Emporia '50; Junior High Pep Club '47. PRATT, DEAN Vice-president Home Room '48; Band '47, '48, '49, '50; Senior Orchestra '49, '50; German Band '49; Band Festival '48; Lawrence Music Festival '49, '50; Ottawa Music Festibal '49, '50; Orchestra Pin ‘49. SANCHEZ, EMMETT 13 SAUNDERS, BUD Entered '48; President of Homeroom '50; Second Vice-president of Spon- ish Club '48, '49; President of D. E. Club 50; Delegate to State D. E. Convention at Emporia '50; Alternate Delegate to Notional Convention . . .. � ca. Li. 'to- KAriic Miisir Fo tivol 50 SHOOK, LA VERA Mixed Chorus Letter '49. SHUMAKER, ESTHER Associate Editor of Yearbook '50; Jre rer Home oom'A7: 0' HiQjj Pep Club '47. Y-Tecn '47, '48, '49, '50; Optimist Staff 49 Co-Editor of Optimist '50; Mixed Chorus '48, '49; Gids Chon 47, 48, Lawrence Music Festival 48. '49; Ottawa Music Festival 49; nd .rds 49 5Q Thunderbird Award '50; Calling All Ghosts '49; Yearbook Convention '50; Senior P.cn.c Committee '50; Spanish Club 49, 50 First Vice- President Spomsh Club '50; Assistant Director Glamour Boy 5U, Y- Teen Retreat '50. SIRON, GENEVA Messiah '50 Groy Bread'' '50; Down in the Valley '50; Mixed Chorus '47 '48, '49 '50, Lawrence Music Festival '48, '49 '50; Christmas Festiv- al '47 '48, '49, '50, Christmas Tableaux '50; Topeka %eclXf.est,vaJ. 59; Leavenworth Exchange Assembly '50; Girls Sextette 50; Ottawa Music � � i f i n r i A 'C A. V T aam SMART, FRED SMART, TOM SMITH, ELMER SMITH, HANNAH Special Chorus '49; Booster Pep Club '48, '49; Mixed Chorus '50. SMITH, STANLEY Hi-Y '47, '48; Mixed Chorus '49; Special Chorus '47. SNYDER. CHARLES Band '47. '48: Mixed Chorus '47. '48. '50; Reserve Band; Calling All Ghosts '49; The Wedding '49; Make-up Crew Senior Play 49, Nation- al D E. Club Convention '49; Glamour Boy 50. SOWERS, EDWIN SOWERS, TOM Camera Club '50; D. E. Club '50; D. E. State Convention '50. SOWERS, HILDA Y-Teen '49, '50; Senior Play Committee '50. STOUT, LEE TALLAFERRO, CHARLENE jr High Pep Club '47; Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; Girls A Club ;47; Spanish Club '48, '49, 50; Thunderbirds 49, 50; Yearbook Staff 50, Property Crew Calling All Ghosts '49; Opty Reporter 50. TEICHMANN, LEROY THOMAS, LOUISA Y-Tecn '47, '48, '49, '50; Jr. High Pep Club '47; Girls Chorus '47, '48; Mixed Chorus '48, '49; A-Club '47, '48, Thunderbirds 49; D. E. Club 50. THOMAS, JACK R R ' - C K THOMPSON, LEt ANN Secretory-Treasurer Home Room '48; Sponish Club '48, '49, '50; Second Vice-President Spanish Club '48, Secretory Spanish Club '49; G rls A-Club '47, '48; Thunderbirds '48, '49, '50; Thunderbird Award '49, '50; Y-Tcen '48, '49, '50; Y-Tcen Cabinet '49, '50; Y-Teen Delegate Camp Sedan '49; Mixed Chorus '48, '49; Girls Chorus '48; Jr. High Pep Club '47; Debate Squad '49, '50; Debate Awards '49, '50; Opty Reporter '50; K. U. Speech Fcstivol '50; Calling All Ghosts '49; Prom Committee '49, Senior Class Color Committee '50; Exchange Assembly Leovenworth '48; Lawrence Music Festival '48; Ottawa Music Festival '49; Atchison Music Festival '49; Business Manager, Trailblozer '50; Y-Teen Conference at Norton- ville '48; Yearbook Conference at Manhattan '50; Glamour Boy '50. WAGNER, VERNICE F. S. A. Club '50: Senior Band '47, '48, '49, '50; Y-Tcen '47, '48, '49, '50; Secretary Publicity Committee 49; Girls A-Club '47, '48; Mixed Chorus '48, '49; President Homeroom '47; Prom Committee '49; Topeka Fair '48, '49, '50; K. U. Bond Trip '48, '49, '50; DcKalb Fair '48; Effingham Fair '48;Weston Tobacco Fair '49; Spring Festival '49, Christmas Festiv- al '49. WEATHERFORD, JIM A-Club '49, '50; Vice President A-Club '50; Football '49, '50; Golf '49, '50; Captain '50; Latin Club President '49; Student Council '47, '48, '49; President Homeroom '49; Treasurer Homeroom '50; Prom Committee '49, Prodcction Staff Calling All Ghosts '49, Rich Man Poor Man '50; Vice President Homeroom '48; Opty Reporter '49; Opty Staff '50; Finan- cial Committee '50. WILSON, DICK A-Club '49, '50; Spanish Club '49; Student Council '47; Attended State Student Council Convention '47; Boys Chorus '49, '50; Mixed Chorus '49, Ottawa Festival '49, Lawrence Festival '48; Football Award '49, '50; Footboll '49, '50; Basketball '49, '50; Co-Captain Football '50; Prom Committee '49; Production Staff Calling All Ghosts '49, Glamour Boy 50. WILSON, LAVELLE Band '47, '48, '49, '50. WILSON, PAT Colored Chorus '47, '48; Girl Reserve '47, '48, '49, '50; Vice President Girl Reserve '50; Booster Club '47, '48, '49; Mixed Chorus '49, '50; Spec- ial Chorus '49. WITT, KATHERINE Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; Christmas Festival '47, '48, '49; Girls Chorus '47, '48; Worship Chairman Program Committee '50; F. S. A. Club '50; Mixed Chorus '48, '49; Exchange Assembly Leavenworth '48; Lawrence Festivals '48, '49, Spring Festival '48, '49; Ottawa Festival '49; Girls A- Club '47, '48; Wild Rose '47; Jr. High Pep Club '47; Thunderbirds '48, '49, '50, Thunderbird Performance ot K. U. ‘48; Thunderbird Award '49, Production Staff Colling All Ghosts '49; Prom Committee '49. WOOD, JANIECE Secretary Homeroom '49; Y-Teen '47, '48, '49, '50; Senior Orchestra '47, '48; Reserve Band '47, '48; Mixed Chorus '47, '48, '49; Christmas Festiv- al '47, '48, '49; Spring Festival '47, '48, '49; Lawrence Festival '48; Ot- tawa Festival '49; Exchange Assembly Leavenworth '49; Business Stoff Calling All Ghosts '49; Prom Committee '49; D. E. National Conven- tion at Topeka '49; D. E. State Convention at Emporia '50; Senior Ploy Committee '50; F. S. A. '50. YORK, JOHN Homeroom President '47; Track '47; Basketball '47; Football '47, '48, '49, '50; Homeroom President '48; Mixed Chorus '49, '50, Messiah '50; Christ- mas Music Festival '49, '50; Ottawa Music Festival '49, '50; Lawrence Music Festival '49, '50; Topeka Teachers Meeting '50; Down In the Valley '50; Production Staff Glamour Boy '50; Minstrel Show '50; Senior Boys Chorus '49, '50; Boys Octette '50. Senior Class History (Cont'd from Page 6) Our leaders in activities were Marily Gorrel as president of the Y-Teen and our DAR representative of the year, Don Johnston as president of the Student Bodv, and Esther Shumaker, Billy Koehler, Barbara Brandt, Mary Louise Ball, Jim Weatherford, Jean Holthusen, and Gene Johnsone edited the Opty for us. We gave our Senior Play, Glamour Boy , at- tended the Junior-Senior Prom, to which for the first time we could take our outside steadies and fiance's, and took our turn at giving the annual picnic in hon- or of the Juniors. On Kid Day we really, did look and act like kids, but we had lots of fun. When graduation neared we started remember- ing how many times we sang We're loyal and true A. H. S. and We want a Touchdown and how many times Sid Hockens, Don Dewey, and Dean Pratt were kicked out of Mr. Davis's classes and why Latin was called a dead language when Jim Weath- erford and Jim Estes were in our classes to liven it up. We remember our pep rallies with Rena, Jackie, Peggie, Lois and Sallie leading the cheers and we remember all the time we spent at the Fountain and at Teen Town, to say nothing of the Tea Room. No more will we wonder if we made Opty Sez or fight to sit on the front row in assembly. It's all behind us as we march down the aisle to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance to receive our diplomas and shed some tears for our happy days and bid farewell to dear old A. H. S. After this memoriable ceremony, we turn toward the future with smiling faces and set our aims high. We are entering the school of the world now. UNIOR CLASS HISTORY JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Dick Leahy, President Sandra Puliver, Vice-President Helen Gardner, Secretary Shirley Hopple, Treasurer In the fall of '47, Atchison High welcomed a bright- eyed freshmen class through the doors into a new and differ- ent school life. These sponsors led the class of green and white through the yecr: Mr. George Cromer, Miss Margaret Kil- larney, Mr. Victor Capper, Mr. Robert Hopper, and Mr. Charles Stinson. Student Council Representatives from this class of 204 students were: Jeanne Spencer, Sandra Puliver, Rex Mur- ray, Homer McCoole, and Dick Ahlborn. Elections of home room officers was a leading event for the freshmen. By vote, these people were elected as offic- ers. Mr. Cromer: Philip Arthur, president; Jim Crouch, vice- president; Barbara Davenport, secretary-treasurer. Mr. Cap- per: Bob Dunster, president; Gerry Baker, vice-president; Joan Althaus, secretary; and Bob Rodgers, treasurer. Mr. Hopper: Bud Tschorn, president; Bob Kurtz, vice-president; Ann Martin, secretary; and Shirley Hopple, treasurer. Mr. Stinson: Paul McGee, president; Jane Keely, vice-president; Janice Willis, secretary-treasurer. Senior Orchestrc attracted these energetic freshmen: Dorothy Carson, Laura Pendergraft, Janice Willis, Bob Rog- ers, Valorie Svenson, Rex Murroy, Delores Hicks, Patty Hale, Helen Gardener, Elinor Faubion, Barbara Davenport, Myles Criss, JoAnn Cotter, Shirley Boatwright, Hubert Bell, and Joan Althaus. Struttin' their stuff in the cheerleading deportment were these ambitious five: Shirley Hopple, Joan Althaus, Con- nie Neill, Ruth Stanton, and Shirley Ellison. These boys of the football and basketball squad were cheered on by the club of green and white . Football: Keith Ellison, Paul McGee, Don Godfrey, Rex Murray, Gerry Baker, Carl Nestler, Bob Sultzer, Kenny Hawk, Rex Lorenz, Harold Moore, Homer McCoole, Bill Rindom, and Bob Dun ster. Basketball: Don Godfrey, Bob Dunster, Kenny Hawk, Don Stout, Sam Hamrick, Gerry Baker, Homer McCoole, Paul McGee, Burt Noble, Bud Tschorn, and Charles Me Cue. £ With a drop from 204 to 172 students in the enroll- ment, the difference of thirty-two students made no differ- ence in the setting of fine records. Mr. Charles Wright, Miss Mary Lloyd, Mr. Chet Lemon, Miss Flora Akins, and Mr. Leo Denny were the sponsors who aided in the leadership of the new sophomore class. The results of the election for class officers was close, but these were the finals: Paul McGee, president; Jane Ellis, vice-president; Sandra Puliver, secretary; and Ann Mar- tin, treasurer. The Student Council Representatives were: Elinor Faubion, Delores Smith, Alfred Ostergard, Rex Murray and Sandra Puliver. The presidents of the sophomore home rooms were: Laura Pendergraft, Paul McGee, Dorothy High, Kenneth Hawk, and Bob Dunster. Carl Nestler, Bud Tschorn, Keith Ellison, Janice Willis, and Dick Leahy were the vice-presi- dents. Keeping the minutes of the meetings were these secretary-treasurers: Rosemary Weatherford, Helen Clarke, Jeanne Spencer, Ann Martin, and Sam Hamrick. The debate squad of 1949 held a fascination for these sophs: Elizabeth Wohlgemuth, Hubert Bell, Dottie Bush, Ann Martin, Ellen Lentz, Helen Clarke, JoAnn Cotter, Dorothy Watts, Connie Neill, Jim Needham, Rosemary Weatherford, Myles Criss, Lloyd Bradley, Shirley Porter, Nancy Higley, Jim Crouch, and Dick Rice. First and second year Latin students joining Latin Club were: Carl Nestler, Hubert Bell, Keith Ellison, Sam Ham- rick, Dick Leahy, Joan Althaus, Connie Neill, JoAnn Cotter, Rosemary Weatherford, JoAnn Tauchman, Hazel Laurie, Jean Pennington, Sandra Puliver, Shirley Hopple, and Shirley Boctwright. Now in 1950, the thought of just one more year enters the heads of the seniors to be. With this in mind, these stud- ents were selected to help lead in the Student Council: San- dra Puliver, Barbara Parker, Jane Ellis, Bob Dunster, and Elinor Faubion. (Cont'd on Page 1 8) - THIRD ROW—Mr. Roark, Carmode, Hicks, Scott, Nestler, Kelly, Smith, Torbett, Riche. SECOND ROW—Criss, Dun- ster, McCourt, Green, Allen, Brown, Maycroft, Wohlgemuth. FIRST ROW—Betts, Carson, Jamvold, Foster, Willis, Watts, Sanchez. THIRD ROW—Mr. Davis, Pendergraft, McAllister, Denton, Ostergard, Moore, Bell, Svenson, Thornton, Jones. SEC- OND ROW—Laurie, Jackson, Bush, Cluke, Gardner, Bareis, Kurtz, Rogers, Harper. FIRST ROW—Kautz, Baker, Porter Ball, Puliver, Boatwright, Allen. FOURTH ROW—Emmons, Cassity, Rice, Stout, Godding, Jackson, Arthurs, Kinney, Harris. THIRD ROW—Eskeldson, Van Wey, Parker, High, Waller, Brown, Bewley, Martinez, Boldridge. SECOND ROW—Gilespie, McCray, Walker, Free- man, Eisele, Cushinberry, Davenport, Hanna. FIRST ROW—Hopple, Betts, Boldridge, Pennington, Shaeffer, Hunter Down- ing. FOURTH ROW—Cave, Gibson, Winzer, Ellison, Hamrick, Noble, Foubion, Leahy, Murray. THIRD ROW Kuhnert, Neill Merritt Turpin, Sultzer, Lorenze, Martin, Mueller, Thompson. SECOND ROW—Miss Worrell, Dovenport, Althous, Bewley, McGee, Touchmon, Lentz, Smith, Conner, Higley. FIRST ROW—Stiffler, Jones, Steel, Borber, Matthias. FOURTH ROW—McCoole, Godfrey, Brown, Kelly, Leak, Howk, Woinscott, Collins, Worley. THIRD ROW Bush, Wood, Tropp, Worley, Rindom, Frozer, Tschorn, Wogner, Hiner. SECOND ROW—Muncie, Weatherford, Ellis, Brody, Pruitt, Bennetts, Hayes, Bradley. First Row—Artman, Quinn, Hicks, Cotter, Pease, Narbett. Junior Class History (Cont'd from Page 16) Sponsoring the class in homeroom government as well as the class specialities were these sponsors: Mr. Davis, Mr. Hiner, Miss Eskeldson, Mr. Roark, and Miss Worrel. The clcss officers chosen from the class of 135 students were these enthusiastic four: Dick Leahy, president; Sandra Pul- iver, vice-president; Helen Gardner, secretary; and Shirley Hopple, treasurer. What with debate, the Optimist, the Junior play, and all the other events the junior class has been a busy class all through the year of 1949-50. Reporting was the job of these Optimist reporters: Jcne Ellis, Elinor Faubion, Marilyn Shaeffer, Naomi Gillaspie, Bob Dunster, Jerry Brown, Mary Maycroft, and Mary Ann Thompson. Handy Man , the play presented by cast of fifteen on the nights of December 1 and 2, offered many a laugh as well as serious thoughts for an excited audience. The play center- ed cround Fred and Harriet Miller and their three children: Mitzi 13, Ben 16, and Kathie 18, who suddenly found a college student, Joe Robertson, living in their basement room after the college dorm fire. Mitzi invented a tale about Joe s wife on the farm and finally the family decided to let him stay. The ploy cast included: Carl Nestler, Elinor Faubion, Shirley Hopple, Jay McAlister, JoAnn Tauchman, Hazel Laurie, Dick Leahy, Dottie Bush, Sandra Puliver, George Woinscott, Phillip Arthur, Bob Rogers, Jane Ellis, Ruth Wal- ler, Mary Ann Thompson, and Hubert Bell. A and B football menbers for the year of 1949-50 included these athletes: Bob Sultzer, Kenneth Kelly, Keith Ellison, Paul McGee, Donald Turpin, Charles Green, Rex Mur- rey, Kenny Hawk, Rex Lorenz, Dudley Hicks, Carl Johnson, Harold Moore, Bud Tschorn, and Carl Nestler. Rounding up the events of the year was the Junior- Senior prom which was given in honor of the Seniors by the Juniors. The Junior were guests of the Seniors at an annual picnic during the last week of school at Sugar Lake. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ t t r E I i I I I i I S 18 CLASS HISTORY When the new freshman class first entered the halls of A. H. S. in September 1948 they began their own class his- tory which will take its place with all the rest in 1952. Leading the freshmen were these sponsors: Mr. Crom- er, Mr. Denny, Mrs. Cleland, and Mr. Stinson. Homeroom executives last year were: Mr. Cromer— John Gorell, president; Carol Dittemore, vice-president; Mar- ilyn Mertz, secretary-treasurer. Mr. Denny—Walter Talia- ferro, president; Roger Jessip, vice-president; Billy Holmes, secretary-treasurer. Mr. Fiss—Jacky Hollands, president; John Siron, vice-president; Jerry Bonnell, secretary-treasurer. Mr. Stinson—Jo Ann Bruce, president; Phyllis Pickering, vice-president; Glenn Gould, secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Clelcnd —Joan Moeck, president; Teddy George, vice-president; Jim Macomber, secretary; Henrietta Caldwell, treasurer. The representatives to the Junior High Student Council of the freshman in '48 were: Don Dunster from Mr. Crom- er's Homeroom, Dick Kaaz from Mr. Denny's Homeroom, Patty Hoffman from Mr. Fiss's Homeroom, Jim Needham from Mr. Stinson's Homeroom, and Bonnie Davenport from Mrs. Cleland's Homeroom. Leading the cheers to back the freshmen football and bosketball teams were these cheerleaders: Mary Kay Dow- ell, Ruth Ann Freeman, and Marilyn Mertz. The freshmen in senior orchestra last year were: Ruth Stanton, Mary Dunning, Phyllis Pickering, Delores Bond, Jackie Bean, Dcrlene Miller, Mary Wilson, Jeanne Koehler, and Roger Jessip. Now in 1950 an energetic sophomore class 1 22 students shows possibilities of great records for Atchison high. Sponsoring the class of '52 were these teachers: Mr. Jerry Brooks, Mr. Victor Capper, Miss Helen Pragman, Mrs. Beth Stillings, Mr. Charles Wright, and Mrs. Carl Keig. Each homeroom elected the following officers: Mr. Brooks—JoAnn Moeck, president; Walter Taliaferro, vice- president; JoAnn Bruce, secretary; Ruth Ann Freeman, treas- urer. Mr. Capper—Ruth Stanton, president; Aaron Winzer, vice-president; Jerry Foley, secretary; Melvin Leffingwell, treasurer. Miss Pragman—Jackie Bean, president; Carol Dit- temore, vice-president; Reba Moore, secretary; Tom Root, treasurer. Mrs. Stillings—Darlene Turpin, president; Don Dunster, vice-president; Marilyn Hopple, secretary; Loretta Highfill, treasurer. Mr. Wright—Phyllis Pickering, president; Jerry Kemp, vice-president; Harriet Durkin, secretary; Dixie Godfrey, treasurer. Planning for a better student body, the sophomores in the senior high student council were: Alma Johnson, Tom Turner, Ruth Stanton, Mary Wilson, Bill Holmes, and Robert Jacobsen. Students in Senior Orchestra of the class of '52 were: Carol Anslinger, Jackie Bean, Gretchen Brittain, Henrietta Caldwell, Mary Dunning, Ruth Ann Freeman, Glen Gould, Roger Jessip, Jeanne Koehler, Fred Kottman, Darlene Miller, Jim Needham, Phyllis Pickering, Nell Schmidt, Ruth Stanton, Mary Wilson, and Billie Yahn. The sophomore members of the debate squad were: Carol Anslinger, Ruth Ann Freeman, David Carey, and Billie Yahn. Darlene Crosswright, Betti Gillum, Elizabeth Marsholl and Kcthleen Redd were members of Colored GR this year. «-5 S Cn 5 c 5 C C, 19 THIRD ROW—J. Hollands, R. Jessip, A. Steel, C. Vowels, F. Kottmon, R. Bryant, K. Barley, T. Root, O. Giles. SEC- OND ROW—M. Wilson, F. Johnson, S. Filbert, J. Bean, C. Dittimore, J. Cecil, J. Siron, A. Hays. FIRST ROW—M. Gonzal- es, N. Schmidt, R. Moore, R. Low, A. Teichmann, A. Pragman. THIRD ROW—J. Jackson, J. Bruce, B. Kelly, M. Brick, J. Needham, E. Marshall, W. Edwords, J. Brooks. SECOND ROW—J. Havens, W. Taliaferro, R. Peak, R. A. Freeman, J. Moeck, H. Carpenter, C. Sprague, D. Crosswright. FIRST ROW—H. Vaughn, D. Harness, J. Hawk, A. Johnston, G. Duncan, L. Hunter, A. Beliw, C. Hazlett. THIRD ROW—D. Godfrey, T. George, T. Fanke, R. Jacobsen, B. Holbert, J. Kemp, D. Cloves, M. Seager, B. Alyeo. SECOND ROW—L. Williams, G. Burns, D. Bond, M. Graves, P. Phillips, D. White, F. Lorenze, S. Askern. FIRST ROW— P. Pickering, D. O'Rully, B. Symns, H. Durkin, B. Davenport, R. Mesa. THIRD ROW—M. Leffingwell, D. Scott, A. Winzer, D. Wilson, J. Foley, R. Nolond, W. Major, J. Bonnell, T. Turner. SECOND ROW—Mr. Capper, J. Ingles, I. Kibbee, P. Carter, B' Pennington, D. Carey, D. Helton, R. Joyce, R. Stanton. FIR- ST ROW—C. Watts, B. Gillum, M. Dunning, M. Mertz, B. Yahn, W. Binkley, J. Morgan. THIRD ROW—E. Burdette, L. Highfill, D. Schrader, D. Kaaz, G. Gould, R. Ladwig, B. Holmes, D. Dunster, Mrs. Stillings, J. Tull. SECOND ROW—A. Jiminez, C. Anslinger, M. Sowers, M. Dowell, D. Turpin, R. Hagen, W. Riley, L. Braun, S. Molden. FIRST ROW—W. Wagner, D. Redd, D. Loyd, D. Miller, M. Hopple, J. Koehler, J. Flores, W. Bethea. reshman CLASS HISTORY The class of 1954 was welcomed by A. H. S. as the new Freshman Class at the beginning of school this year. They started on their high school career with an enrollment of 1 54, the largest class in school. They chose as their homeroom officers the following freshmen: Miss Bowman—Ruthie Blogg, president; Martha Stanton, vice-president; Arthur Miller, secretary; Jerry Over- ton, treasurer. Mr. Cromer—Harold Cowan, president; Mary Purdum, vice-president; Shirley Denny, secretary; Mack Dick- son, treasurer. Mr. Denny—Mike Brown, president; Bobby Sanders, vice-president; Connie Zschoche, secretary; Schar- lene Burge, treasurer. Mr. Fiss—Eddie Scarlett, president; Jeannette Roberts, vice-president; Charlene Hinton, secre- tary; Mary Dennis, treasurer. Mr. Stinson—John Martin, president; Willis Armstrong, vice-president; Joyce Britto n, secretary-treasurer. The freshmen sponsors for this year were Miss Theon Bowman, Mr. George Cromer, Mr. Fred Fiss, Mr. Charles Stinson, and Mr. Leo Denny. Representing the class in the Junior High Student Coun- cil were: Martha Stanton, president; Dale Eads, vice-presi- dent; Harold Cowan, secretary; and Louise Thompson as treasurer. Other regular freshman members of the council were Shirley Ellyson and Carol Wohlgemuth. The members at large were Bill Turner and Katherine Allen. Musical minded students in senior orchestra were: Ruthie Blagg, John Yocum, Norma Reppert, Bill Wolfe, John Koehler, Robert Baird, Willis Armstrong, Louise Cooley, Joy- ce Brittain, Alma Godfrey, and Bob Sanders. Those on the freshmen football team coached by Mr. Charles Stinson and Mr. Jerry Brooks were: Don Armon- trout, Ted Barclay, Bill Bartlett, Bill Blair, Neal Boatwright, Charles Brandt, Don Brown, Mike Brown, Larry Butler, Don Carter, Wayne Carter, John Cleland, Raymond Clem, Don Cochran, Charles Collins, Mack Dickson, Richard Dillon, Allen Dobbs, Kenneth Downing, Dale Eads, Bud Eisele, Ferol Gehring, Edwin George, Harry Gray, Norman Highfill, Dan Hopple, James Johnson, Phil Jones, Theodore Kelly, Bruce Larson, Teddy Lesher, Bobby McRae, Art Miller, Clifford Mil- ler, Don Neil, Jerry Overton, Bob Sanders, Eddie Scarlet, Jim- mie Taylor, Bill Turner, Jackie White, Bill Wolfe, Joe Vander- wide. The freshmen boys who played basketball this year were: Richard Dillon, Bill Bartlett, John Orr, Bill Blair, Ed- die Conner, Ira Vern Vaughn, Harry Burton, Bill Cooley, Dale Eads, Theodore Kelly, Edwin George, Don Neill, Eddie Scarlet, Larry Church, Jim Taylor, Ted Barclay, Kenneth Downing, Leroy Roberson, Taylor Wilson, Bob Sanders, Harry Gray, Ray Clem, Mike Brown, Norman Oswat, Art Miller, and Larry Butler. Equipment manager was Charles Demmon. The peppy ninth grade girls in the green and white cheerleaders uniforms were Tiny Thompson, Scharlene Burge, and Martha Stanton. Officers in major and minor clubs were: Sara Widick, president of the Junior High Pep Club; and Jeanette Roberts, serving as vice-president. The officers of Junior Hi-Y were all freshmen: Lorry Church, president; Eddie Scarlet, vice- president; Arthur Miller, secretary; and Bill Bartlett, treas- urer. Freshman girls in colored G. R. were: Katherine Allen, Peggie AHIen, Alberta Hunter, Ernestine Jones, Katie Mae Redd, Norma Thornton, and Loretta Kelly. The three ninth grade boys in colored Hi-Y were James Dale, Harry Burton, and Edwin George. The freshman debaters under Mr. Victor Capper were: Robert Baird, Robert Bailey, Scharlene Burge, Jim Millikan, Marilyn Purdum, Loris Rasmussen, Norma Reppert, Marjorie Roark, Bill Wolfe, Jeanette Roberts, Betty Pendergraft, Vir- ginia Timby, Helen Gibson, Jean Koehler, and Bob Sanders. FOURTH ROW—D. Jones, E. Scarlett, C. Woods, Mr. Fiss, T. Kelly, G. Sawyer,J. Martin. THIRD ROW—P. Allen E. Jones, H. Redd, S Ellyson J Roberts, J. Lutz, T. Trautloff, L. Robinson. SECOND ROW—L. Vaughn, G. Ramirez, M Hitchens, R. Muncie. M. Dennis, C Hinton, E.' Webb, B. Cummings. FIRST ROW—R. Stone, N. Bryant, B Cooley, J. Johnson, L. Gonzoles, B. Beagle. FOURTH ROW—C. Zschocke, C. Parttz, T. Thixton, R. Clem, D. Eads, B. Sanders, W. Carter, E. Harris, F. Todd, S. Wright, Mr Denny THIRD ROW—R. Mortm, P. Pcndcrgroft, B. Eisele, M. Brown, B. Bartlett, B. Johnson, K. Allen, C. Livingston, B.Edmondson StCONU ROW—M. Roark, J. Gerrish, K. Boatwright, J. Walker, R. Grunert, S. Burge, E. Moyer. FIRST ROW—H. Masters, J. Hickmon, B. McRae, T Wilson, A. Tull. FOURTH ROW—M. Schaffer, B. Pendergraft, A. Godfrey, J. Yocum, T. Leoher, E. George, B. Turner B. Baird, H. Bowen, C- Stinson. THIRD ROW—L. Cooley, J. Martin, C. Dcmmon, W. Armstrong, A. Harl, R. Matthias, J. Brittian, K. Lehw, C. Collins, B. Jorgenson. StCONU ROW—J. Taylor, B. Jacobsen, M. Wood, P. Simpson, N. Reppert, C. Wohlgemuth, J. Dale, J. Kockler, B. Wolf. FIRST ROW C. Brandt, E. Gerrish, M. Merando, V. Timby, W. Vandrell, S. Linden, J. Millikan, R. Jones. e e E f ' ' a ? ? ? ? TH|RD ROW—Clifton Johnson, Donold Kempin, Loris Rasmussen, Phillip Jones, Arthur Miller, Lorry Butler, Donald Neil, Virginia Agee, Potty Lodd, Norma Thornton, Loretta Kelley, Theon Bowman. SECOND ROW—Jack Hopple, Marjorie Van Liew, John On, Helen Gibson, Bonnie Padgett, Sara Widick, Shirley Wilburn, La Quito Petry, Darlene Handke, Alberta unter. FIRST ROW Bill Beagle, Martha Stanton, Bob Bailey, Richard Dillon, Jerry Overton, Bill Blair, Eddie Connor, Neol Boatright, Ruby Ross, Elsie Donahue, Ruthie Blogg. _FOURTH ROW—McConnaughy, Foley, Hayes, McCray, Vanderweide, Willming, Gray, Church, Barclay, Cromer. THIRD ROW—Oswalt, Noble, Thompson, Cholfin, Downing, Gorrell, Paul, Churchill, Denny, York. SECOND ROW— Barker, Nelson, Bechtold, Anthony, Miller, Cowan, Brown, Dickson, Purdum, Ham. FIRST ROW—Martinez Griffin Lin- cfer. SEVENTH and EIGHTH GRADE M H'w ROW—M.ss Stim.ts, R. Z°be!, K Westgote, D. Faulkner, j. Althous, A. Tyler, N. Highfill, L. Butler, K. Hondke, M Kew, W. Hoyes. SECOND ROW—H McGregor, K. Thompson, G. Helton, B. Smith, E. Eggberry, H. Brown, D. Berry, a Cochron, H. Page, J Jolly, V. Sowers. FIRST ROW—J. Weatherford, E. Gospor, K. Nicholas, B. Blair, R. Hisle, D Ben- shoof, M. Ross, B. Cowley, A. Cooley. ' leland, B L?rs?n' R Hobe' R- McCortney, D. Weidemier, R. Toylor, M. Howk, J. Edwinson, F. Geh- SCOND °WTM- MrS L Winklepleck, J. Butler, T. Bennett, F. Clem, A. Adams, T. Schletzbaum, V. Gragg, M. Wynkoop, Mr. Burden. FIRST ROW—C. Pennington, B Dugger, T. Brittoin, N. Low. D. Congrove, M. Munice T Harvey, P. Hundley, S. Burge. THIRD ROW—Miss Horter, D. Jackson, E. Sukow, J. Faubion, R. Erown, J. Faubion, C. Collins, V. Bromley, H. Porrett, D. Laverentz. SECOND ROW—C. Mertz, J. Harris, D. Hopple, C. Berger, B. Duncan, M Emmons, C. Vandrell, G. Alexander, D. Carter, L. Williams FIRST ROW—D. Peterson, S. Ball, G. Shockley, C. Swann, R. Wood, M. Mesa, J. George, E. Hazelitt. THIRD ROW— Miss Herskowitz, A. Whitaker, R. Horrell, R. Barnett, D. Buckley, S. Busch, C. Ross, B. Coke, L. Tull, B. Cash. SECOND ROW—G. O'Reilly, R. McBratney, C. Childers, D. Henning, G. Hansen, M. Manning, R. Jackson, N. Sprague, B. Blohm. FIRST ROW—D. Freeman, G. Siron, G. McCune. C. Hoeglein, L. Leahy, D. Moore, J. Bilderback, E. Kinch. FOURTH ROW—S. Dunbar, L. Henderson, J. Leffingwell, B. Shuman, J. Randall, J. Reed, S. Worrell, C. Hamrick, J. Hixson. THIRD ROW —B. Neill, E. Sukow, S. Mocomber, J. Webb, D. Townsend, D. Collins, T. Brox, D Brown, E. Hemeken, Miss Joan Bond SECOND ROW—G. Carter, V. Nichols, M. Dame, C. Mesa, J. Page, P. Blythe, C. Harvey, J. Lacy, B. Bailey. FIRST ROW—L. Emmons, D. Wilson, B. Phillips, J. Dorsey, B. Former, A. Kibbee, N. Bowen, D. Momon. Not in picture—V. Mize. - - - w e 5 5 5 E E 28 FOURTH ROW—J. Brown, H. Lewis, M. Christie, D. Armontrout, E. Bean, J. Marshall, P. Martin, R. Lutz, Miss Keenan. THIRD ROW— A. Hutchison, D. Emmons, C. Towsend, M. Mulkey, C. Bilderback, D. Miller, A. Kinch. SECOND ROW—L. Duncan, J. Cobb, C. Perkins B Youngman, J. Artman, G. Neville, S. Day. FIRST ROW—C. Helton, P. Dunlap, P. Hoskins, C. Peak, B. Protenier, C. Fitzpatrick A Fitzpat- rick. FOURTH ROW—M. Griffin, N. Bcbner, G. Root, R. Wheeler, S. Hibbs, N. Nutchell, M. Steele, W. Wallace, Miss Kathermon. THIRD ROW —S. Dugger, V. Leibowitz, J. Schmidt, G. Felts, D. White, L. Jones, J. Earl, J. Schrock. SECOND ROW—L. McGregor, R. Shuck, D. Harness D. Hayes, B. Green, S. Shaw, D. Thompson, J. Ryan. FIRST ROW— T. Iwann, S. Moore, B. Lister, D. Koehler, J. Lister D. Stone FOURTH ROW—W. Haines, C. Hoeb, D. Williamson, B. Hamm, L. Kemp, L. Weir, C. Cormode, M. Wood, V. Pennington, Mr. Schwein. THIRD ROW—D. Smith, E. Kastcn, F. Friedman, M. Magm, M. Linder, D. Chambers, J. Wells, R. Wynkoop, D. Carpenter. SECOND ROW_________________ J. Boatwright, B. Brittain, S. Dolginoff, G. Bluma, S. Thompson, N. Frankenburger, M. Coffey, J. Coffman, B. Griffin. FIRST ROW______J Hill R. Brandt, B. George. JR.-HI SPORTS DANCE Left to Right—Janet Sue Marshall, Sara Widick, Queen—Jeanette Roberts, King—Eddie Scarlett, Mr. C. D. Stinson, Herbie Wyrick, Schorlene Burge. ubs Acti Year Book Staff Opty Staff Y-Teen Hi-Y Colored G. R. Hi-Y Pep Clubs Cheer Leaders F. S. A. Distributive Ed. Spanish Latin Clubs Jr. Sr. Camera Clubs A-Club Electric Club Jr. Sr. Student Councils I Girl's A-Club Debate Squad Marching Band Band Orchestra Boy's Chorus Girl's Chorus Mixed Chorus Harmonizers YEARBOOK STAFF: BACK ROW—Norman Gaut, Mr. Ed Marshall, Leta Mae Burdette, Mick Denny, Mr. Max Stal- _ cup, Peggy Larson, Miss Worrell. MIDDLE ROW—Mr. Walter Yost, Barbara Brandt, Rena McCoole, Jackie McCoole, Betty ■ Hunt, Joanne Martin, Gene Johnstone. FRONT ROW—Jean Holthusen, Imogene Berry, Esther Shumaker, Pat Davenport, Betty Blohm, Meta Lister. ■ Bringing you the fourth edition of the Troilblozer , the year book staff wishes to express its gratitude to the students who made it possible for this publication. In order to have a successful year book, different com- mittees must be set up. This year such groups as business, art, editing, writing, and photographing held their place with the senior staff. On the first meeting of the year book committee, a staff was chosen. These people were elected: Editors, Gene Johnstone and Esther Shumaker; sports editor, Mick Denny; copy editor, Joanne Martin; art editors, Earl Blair and Carl Blair; staff photographer, Phil Bruce; and business manager, Lee Ann Thompson. The task of writing the script for the Trailblazer was the job of these reporters: Jackie McCoole, Rena McCoole, Pat Hopple, Meta Lister, Charlene Taliaferro, Jean Holthusen, Imogene Berry, Leta Mae Bur- dette, Peggy Larson, Bob Dillon, Roger Benitz, Marvin Benitz, and Betty Hunt. The Trailblazer had five sponsors this year. Aiding with the business details was Mr. Edwin Marshall. Editing the copy was the job of Miss Mildred Worrel. Getting the copy typed was under the supervision of Mr. Max Stalcup, and photography was finished with the aid of Mr. Charles Wright. Mr. Walter Yost helped with the sketchings and art for the cover and inside pages. A subscription dance was held October 29 in order to get the publication under way. The admission to the dance was one year book subscription, and during the year, the business committee which was led by Lee Ann Thompson and composed of Betty Hunt, Betty Blohm, Jean Holthusen, Mar- vin Benitz, Norman Gaut, and Roger Benitz made the rounds of each homeroom to collect the money taken in by the home- room treasurers. A total of over 250 subscriptions was taken in by February. Since this was to be a Senior publication, the Seniors voted to do all the work on the year book themselves. This year the stories were written by the reporters of the staff. Gathering all the copy and proof reading was the job of Joanne Martin and doing the typing was Jean Holthusen. The year book this year was changed somewhat in that it is smaller in size but has a larger number of pages. The cover was selected from two designs made by Earl Blair; and the sketching for the teachers was tactfully done by Jimmy Millikan, a freshman and the only outsider doing work for the year book. C t v 32 The optimist VVA 'tffilrf ||fHI{! i s ifffirfi } I c tj (f| ll T-.i ;ii:u«£ |i [i jfc« -u Rwr i s’ � - .h . c CN : -2 ? s 4 14 _c a cn orA -T3 -3; 6 11 4 fl It gjs E M 3 3 a o : :2 c 5 o j o 'll «3 £ toi) (B JS a M’S cju- IS a 3-1 2 5 V. � PHj. 9JJY STAFF! STANDING. Left to Right—Jerry Brown. Bob Djnster, Sonny Osborne. Jane ’ Movero f philFW- •iIhSnpSn' D°un2 ii ?rt'rV Lee Ann ThomPs°n- Naomi Gillespie. Mary . 9 WwtherVorH SITT?tsir . i S� °S k.' B2,JSfS?r HLncr' Mcto L,stcr- Johnstone, Jim X Lo n se Bnll Chn!I f,ghf— «r Shumaker, Barboro Brandt, Jeon Holthuscn, Mary Louise Ball Charlene Tahefcrro, Imogene Berry, Ellen Lister, Miss Randolph 1 fi.i.f j jiini• £ii a: ----- � - - ' - “i;-- i '•I. ' , V ■' • Th® school paper is published every two weeks throughout the year by the members of the Newspaper English class and the Optimist staff under the sponsor ship of Miss Violet Randolph. S' The members of the staff are seniors who have com- pleted cne year in the Newspaper English class and have I rrc such requirements as are necessary for cooperation among staff members. After staff members have complet- 1? ed satisfactorily one year on the staff in oddition to the Ye3r spent in the Newspaper English class and have had 4|l4 published 125 inches, each member receives an Opty • 11 ft Pin as an award. Each senior staff, with the help of Miss J jj J«J Randolph, selects the staff members for the next year from the current class of Optimist reporters. - V 1 ’ - Va V 4 'V vivU A Vav V c • O 'AW V� V4' V t V : % -V % % ;v v; • A v ' - v% % 1 e i .2 ° C— — i ■iSiiJt j 5 .5 J I i . r nil C These seven seniors from the class of '50 make up the Optimist staff: co-editors, Esther Shumaker, and N Billy Koehler; feature editor, Barbara Brandt; third page editor and circulation manager, Mary Louise Ball; sports editor. Gene Johnstone; business manager, Jean Holthus en; and advertising manager, Jim Weatherford. i I ill C 5 • — • 5 i 11 I J“ | .1 Mu cp g CT3 S ! 1.1� |i % -a SSc£ | : S S ii 5|j : 115 J -s I 7 Kill!: Li21' [5 1 f s I c ueuiAUHK; ■« iX'VW VSX‘ 'a V «I V A' S - J Y-TEEN ACTIVITIES Y-TEEN CABINET: THIRD ROW—Rosie Weatherford, Connie Neill, Joan Althaus, Ruth Waller, Elinor Faubion, Donna Eisenbise, Morilyn Gorrell, Joan McBratney, Helen Gardner. MIDDLE ROW—Lee Ann Thompson, Ruth Stonton, Dorothy High, Leta Moe Burdette, Peggy Larson, Reno McCcole, Ina Davis, Miss Harter. FIRST ROW—Sandy Puliver, Barbara Lorenz, Joanne Martin, Shirley Boatwright, Shirley Hopple, Jackie McCoole, Pat Green. The Y-Teen organization started out this year with a new head sponsor as well as with many new members. Miss Mildred Worrel, who for years had headed the Y-teens, turn- ed over her post to Miss Dorothy Horter who has quite cap- ably taken her place. Besides a new head, the Y-Teen had five new committee sponsors this year: Miss Mary Kather- man, Social; Miss Joan Bond, Worship; Miss Alice Pragman, Program; Miss Cecelia Roach, Publicity; and Miss Rosemary Herskowitz, Service. Retaining their old positions were Miss Katrina Eskeldson, Finance; Miss Veva Stimits, Membership; ond Miss Mildred Worrel, Music. Guiding the Y-Teen os president this year was Marilyn Gorell abely assisted by Pat Green, vice-president; Ina Davis, secretary; Donna Eisenbise, treasurer; end the members of the Y-Teen cabinet who are: Joan McBratney, Shirley Boat- wright, Lee Ann Thompson, Mary Louise Ball, Leta Mae Burdette, Shirley Hopple, Jackie McCoole, Barbara Lorenz, Peggy Larson, Ruthie Stanton, Rena McCoole, Connie Neill, Rosie Weatherford, Sandra Puliver, Elinor Faubion, Ruth Ann Waller, Helen Gardner, Joanne Martin, Joan Althaus, and Dorothy High. Membership in this major club is open to any ninth, tenth, eleventh or twelfth grade girl. The main purpose of this club is self development of every member and service to the school. The Y-Teens have certainly served the school in many ways this year. They entered a float in the Halloween parade during October. Then they sponsored three big school dances enjoyed by many students. On December 3 they held the Snowflake Swirl beautifully decorated with a winter theme. Hearts and the music of the Ravenaires from St. Benedict's College highlighted the Heart Hop held on February 1 I th where the King and Queen were honored. The annual spring formal wes held in april which was quite successful. On February 16th the Y-Teen sponsored a mixer and concession stand for visiting Ottawa students here to partici- pate in the Atchison-Ottawa Music Fesival. And Y-Teen members faithfully ran the concession stand at the basket- ball games. In order to raise money the Y-Teens sold everything from mums for the homecoming to cpples, candy ond coke. They raffled o turkey for Thanksgiving and have been the sponsors of a Teen-Town for the junior high held every other Wednesday. Something new was added in April—a Career Day. On this day girls heard about their occupational choice from someone already in that field. It is hoped that Career Doy will become an annual custom of the Y-Teen. The past summer two Y-Teen girls, Lee Ann Thompson and Pat Hopple, were sent to Camp Sedan, a Y. W. C. A. camp, where they attended discussion groups on how to im- prove Y-Teen organizations. This is what led to the choosing of a Y-Teen Girl of the Week and finally to the Y-Teen Girl of the Yecr. Much other valuable information was obtained ond several other girls are planning on attending the camp this summer. Here's to a bigger and better Y-Teen organiz- ation next year! ; ' FIRV™nwHIP|: P|SEC°MDw0V TSvFluberc' D ,PetrY P Reichart' E- FaubiorT B. Higley, J. Althaus, M. Hill, Miss Bond. FIRST ROW—J. Flores, M. Wood, B. Yahn, S. Pulliver, M. Hopple, D. Baker, M. Gonzales. P„. MEMBERSHIP: R0 is t,mits' P Bah' P Green' L- Pendergraft, S. Gorrell, C. Neill, E. Graves, J. q 'ka B „Edm,UnDdS°? KrkKwt i,ne' IpiSP R0W—S' Walker' M- Blythe, D. Bush, M. Barber, R. Weatherford B Johnson R. Mueller J. Bewley, D McCray. SECOND ROW—D. Chafen, S. Porter, C. VanWey, E. Stiffler, J Cotter j Holthusen O. Franzel, L. Hunter. FIRST ROW—O. Barker, V. Timby, B. Otte, P. Franzel, S. Hiner. FINANCE: FOURTH ROW—R. Waller, M. Maycroft, H. Griffin, L. Clough, D. Eisenbise B. Parker H Gardner J Conner J. Cecil Miss Eskeldson. THIRD ROW—N. Peace, B. Hunt, H. Laurie, R. Hagen, F. Todd, S. Wright B Bush P Carter, M Shaeffer, B. Pennington. SECOND ROW—C. Kautz, J. Sanchez, G. Siron, G. Hayes, A Teichman B Blohm' A Martinez, R. Bowles, N. Gillaspie. FIRST ROW—B. Matthias, D. Watts, J. Pennington, M Harrison, R. Mesa C. Watts. ‘ PUBLICITY- FOURTH ROW—D. Boyles, B. Lorenz, D. Smith, E. Wohlgemuth, J. Bruce, V. Svensson, B. Darst, H. Moore, L Hollands, Miss Roach. THIRD ROW—G. Duncan, J. Willis, S. Widick, J. Moeck, D. Godfrey, K. Kirkwood, S. Bigelow B Bush, L. Thomas. SECOND ROW—B. Simms, L. Braun, M. Sowers, C. Taliaferro, J. McCoole, P. Hoffman, M. Christian, J. Ingels. FIRST ROW—P. Quinn, P. Pickering, J. Hauk, B. Brandt, H. Blair, B. Benton. SERVICE: SECOND ROW—Miss Herskowitz, B Wood, D. High, M. Dowell, R. McCoole, B. Berry, W. Brown, H. Sowers. FIRST ROW—P. Hopple, Alma Johnston, M. Jambold, D. Hicks, D. Baker, D. Carson, S. Linden. MUSIC: SECOND ROW—S. Livingston, S. Ham, J. Tauchmann, J. Roberts, J. McBratney, R. Freeman, C. Anslinger, (Not in picture: Miss Worrel). FIRST ROW—J. Morglan, S. Boatwright, M. Roark, M. Dunning, M. Purdum, R. Blagg. E E E C Y-TEEN ACTIVITIES ■ ■ ■ rnm|Yn |EN PROGRAM FOURTH ROW—Miss Progmon, Marry Dennis, Ruth Mathias, Ruth Martin, Shirley Ruppert, ROW D er?ore' J“on',a LkuA,z'uMa ,on ShaffDer' Burdette, Alta Godfrey, Jackie Bean, Mary Ann Thompson THIRD r°„ u An e M°rt|n, Martha Stanton Betty Pend’rgraft, Joan Noble, Katie Witt, Ethel Moyer, Peggy Larson, Gretchen Britten, Helen Gibbson SECOND ROW—Lila Cowley, Ellen Lister, Meta Lister, Marilyn Mertz, Patty Pendergraft Ruth Stanton Louise Cooley, Norma Reppert, Mary Wilson, Darlene Miller. FIRST ROW—Esther Shumaker, Esther Webb Dal- ores Bond, Imogene Berry, Nell Schmidt. Bettu'R'T,hErioS?CMAL: rHIRD r0W °nueCt WcC°d,S- iss Ka,hem°n, Loretta Highfill, Harriet Durkin, Tmy Thompson, Betty Ruth Clark Mmnie Graves Connie Zschoche, Shirley Ellison, Rebba Morre. SECOND ROW—Joyce Brittion Loris Ras- P„US r°hnn|e DaRenp0rc, L?e Thompson, Darlene Turpin, Barbara Davenport, Patty Ladd. FIRST ROW—Bonnie Padgett, Charlene Burge, Shirley Denny, Shirley Hopple, Pat Davenport, Marjorie Van Liew, Jo Ann Gernsh, Elso Donahue. Snow Flake Swirl was the theme of the semi-formol dance which was held in the Roosevelt gym from 9 to 11:30 on December 3. Effie Lou Stiffler reigned as queen of the ballet which consisted of snowflakes and fairies, dancing around her throne. The girls' sextette and boys' octette accompanied the dancers, singing White Christmas and Winter Wonder Land . Comedy as well as beauty was featured in the ballet, as Connie Neill ployed the part of a clumsy fairy. Other fair- ies and snowflakes were: Darlene Miller, Pat Davenport, Esther Shumaker, Rosemary Weatherford, Joanne Martin, Mary Wilson, Mary Kay Dowell, Ruth Ann Freeman, Marilyn Mertz cad Jackie Bean. Marilyn Hopple was the narrator for the ballet. Costumes and decorations carried out the snowflake theme with white dresses, sprinkled with gold stars under the blue star-spongled ceiling. The dance was put on by the Social and Program com- mittees of Y-Teen. Joanne Martin and Effie Lou Stiffler were the directors of the bollet, while Lee Ann Thompson, Mary Louise Ball, and Shirley Hopple were in charge of the decor- ations, admission and selling of pop. Hl-Y ACTIVITIES SENIOR Hl-Y: THIRD ROW—D. Stout, Hedrick, Johnston, Kottmon, Howk, Bryont, Teichmon, Godfrey, Marshall. SECOND ROW—Stolcup, Revels, Gout, Tschorn, A. Winzer, Collins, Dewey, Saunders, Kemp, Rindom, Laverentz. FIRST ROW—Dunning, R. Winzer, Denton, Torbett, B. Brown, Kuhnert, Kurtz, Estes, J. Brown. JR. Hl-Y: FOURTH ROW—Burden, Gray, Turner, Butler, Vanderweide, Barkley, Miller, Eads, Kempin, Saunders, Cromer. THIRD ROW—Neil, Brown, Overton, Jones, Church, Clem, Dobbs, Scarlett, Larson. SECOND ROW—Hopple, Johnson, Boily, Bartlett, Martin, Howk, Dickson, Brown, Alexander. FIRST ROW—Page, Jolly, George, Eisle, Carter, Blair. Senior Hi-Y is for boys from tenth to twelfth grade under the sponsorship of Mr. Ed Marshall and Mr. Max Stolcup. The day of meeting is on Thursday during activity period with these officers presiding: president, Bob Kurtz; vice-presi- dent, Aaron Winzer; secretary, Paul Hedrick; and treasurer. Bill Rindom. At every football gome the Hi-Y boys could be seen ot the concession stand. In the fall representatives were sent to o Hiwotha conference. The Hi-Y wos reorganized ot the first of the year with the idea of carrying out their slogan To create, maintain, and extend throughout the school and com- munity high standards of Christian character. The annual Hi-Y and Y-Teen Volentine Dance was held in the gym Feb- ruary 1 I, with the Heart Hop . Junior Hi-Y, for boys in the eighth and ninth grades under sponsorship of Mr. George Cromer and Mr. Walter Burden had the membership of 34 boys this year. The officers were: president, Donald Hopple; vice-president, Don Carter, secretary-treasurer. Bill Bloir. The Junior Hi-Y is learning better sportsmanship, re- ligious teaching, honesty and scholarship. They did some min- or projects during the year. They hod some outstanding speakers this year, who were Mayor Stein, Mr. Ed Hiner, Mr. Armin Soph, Mr. Ed Marshall, Mr. Ray Faubion, and Mr. Laf- ferty. C BS - ' - , e e f r - t f. e e e c e e E t t 38 e,e,c0c9c,c, 5i5i5cr)i5i5c, COLORED G. R. and Hl-Y ACTIVITIES With self development ond services to the school os their purpose, the Girl Reserves entered their year of 1949- '50 with o bong! Leading the girls os sponsors were Miss Theon Bowman and Miss Grace Haag. As officers of the club, these girls performed their duties well: Cozetta Cross- wright, president; Patricia Wilson, vice-president; Grace Allen, secretary; and LaVera Shook, treasurer. Eight new members were added to the G. R.'s this year. They were: Peggy Allen, Kotherine Allen, Ernestine Jones, Hattie Redd, Katheline Redd, Alberto Hunter, Loretta Kelly, Norma Thornton. Two main events featured this year. They were the car- nival held at the Lincoln school gym, and the G. R.-Hi-Y Prom at Central school auditorium. Other events were the dances during the year in Mr. Charles Wright's room with the G. R.- Hi-Y combination. Colored Hi-Y is under the sponsorship of Mr. Bill Wright and Mr. Jerry Brooks for boys from ninth to the twelfth grade. There ore 16 members this year with the following officers: president, Millard Allen; vice-president, Marion Marshall; secretary, Dave Carey; Ted Green, chaplain; Nor- man Cluke and Kenneth Kelly are sergeant-at-arms. The slogan is To create, maintain, extend throughout the school and community high standards of Christian character. The Colored Hi-Y entered o float in the annual Hallo- ween parade. They sponsored the joint Christmas program at the Christian Church this year. Boys of Colored Hi-Y and girls of G. R. put on an assembly for both Junior and Senior High. They had two speakers this year they were Rev. Haw- ley and Mr. Ed Marshall. The Colored Hi-Y are co-sponser for their Prom in the Spring. Dove Carey was there representative for Youth In Gov- ernment at Topeka in October. COLORED G. R.: BACK ROW—Mrs. Stillings, H. Redd, C. Crosswright, E. Jones, L. Kelly, D. Boldridge, A. Hunter, N. Thornton, Miss Bowman. MIDDLE ROW—K. Redd, R. Harper, P. Allen, H. Smith, L. Shook, D. Crosswright, I. Bratton, R. Wilson. FRONT ROW—L. Boldridge, M. Downing, F. Jackson, G. Allen, M. Bratton. COLORED HI-Y: BACK ROW—H. Richey, M. Marshall, Holbert, M. Allen, E. George, E. Briggs, R. Miller. FRONT ROW—Mr. Wright, Jones, D. Carey, D. Jackson, K. Kelly, T. Green, R. Creasy, Kelly, N. Cluke, Mr. Brooks. PEP CLUBS JR. HIGH PEP CLUB—Althaus, Boll, Berger, Berry, Behner, Blags, Blohm, Bluhma, Boatwright, Borst, Brittain, Shirley Barge, Scharlcnc Burge, Carmode, Carpenter, Carter, Cobb, Congrove, Collins, Couger, Childers, Dame, Day, Dugger, Dennis, Denny, Donahue, Duncan, Dunlap, Ellyson, Jane Faubion, Jean Faubion, Fitzpatrick, Frankenberger, Friedman, Gragg, Gibson, Griffin, Haines, Ham, Hamrick, Hondke, Harvey, Hinton, Hemcken, Helton, Henning, Hixson, Hundley, Jacobsen, Johnson, Jones, Kcw, Kinch, Koehler, Lacy, Laurie, Leibowitz, Linder, J. Lister, B. Lister, R. Lutz, J. Lutz, McBratney, Macomber, Manning, Martin, Matthias, Mertz, Mize, Moore, Mulkey, R. Muncie, M. Muncie, Marlene Muncie, Magm, Noble, Padget, Porett, Peck, Pennington, Petry, Rasmussen, Roberts, Reed, Sawyer, Schockley, Schmidt, Simpson, Siron, Stanton, Taylor, Townsend, Thompson, VanLiew, Webb, Widick, Wohlgemuth, Wood, Tull, Worrell, Wright, M. Wynkoop, R. Wynkoop, Youngman, Reeves, Zschoche. THUNDERBIRDS: BACK ROW—Mr. Wright, B. Berry, McBratney, J. McCoole, Weatherford, Tauchman, Neill, H. Moore, Griffin, Parker, Lorenz Gorrell, Moeck, Mr. Brooks THIRD ROW—Walker, Burdette, Godfrey, Bruce, Root, Smith, Turpin, Ellis, Stanton, Green, Christian, Larson’ Hicks, Thompson, Boyles. SECOND ROW—Johnston, Yohn, B. Davenport, R. McCoole, Bush, Dittemore, M. Lister, Bean, Freeman, Pullive'r, Johnson, Dunham, Dowell, Witt. FRONT ROW—Mertz, Quinn, P. Hopple, Blair, P. Davenport, Shumaker, Talieferro, Watts, S. Hopple, Miller, I. Berry, M. Hopple. This club which is the pep organization meets on Wednesday on a regular minor club schedule. The purpose of the club is to create and maintain school spirit, pep, and enthusiasm in the student body. Not only for athletics, but for all activities of the student body. The Thunderbird dues ore one dollar a member for each school year. Any party or social event sponsored by the Pep Club is financed by each member paying her share of the expense unless otherwise decided by the executive com- mittee. In the fall of the year the returning members in good standing elect from the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades, candidates for membership. But this year it was changed slightly. The Pep Club members were voted for by the Stud- ent body. Membership in the club will be ended by the club when- ever a member has failed twice in duty, has ten demerits or has twice been absent without excuse from any meeting or event sponsored by the club. When a member has faithfully served the Thunder- bird organization for two years, she is awarded the official Thunderbird emblem of recognition. If she is still a mem- ber at the end of the third year, she will receive a red triangle designating a full three years service to the club. All members must read and sign the Constitution, By- Laws and Amendments and Rules of Order before she is con- sidered a member in good standing. If a member desires to resign from Pep Club she must hand in a written resignation to the club one week before her intended resignation takes ploce. Officers for this year are: president, Rena McCoole; vice-president, Joan McBratney; secretary, Barbara Lorenz; treasurer, Ina Davis. CHEER LEADERS The cheerleaders for this yeor were selected from the candidates by a majority vote of the pep club- while next year, they will be selected by vote of the student body. Any member of 10th, 1 1th, or 12th grade may petition os o candi- date for cheerleading. The A-teom cheerleaders this year are as follows: Peggy Larson, Rena McCoole, Sally Bigelow Jackie McCoole, and Lois Hollands. B-team cheerleaders are Marilyn Hopple, Marilyn Mertz, Joan Moeck Mary Kay Dowell, and Tom Root. Freshman cheerleaders: Charlene Burge, Tiny Thompson, Rose Lutz, Carol Berger, and Martha Stanton, led and maintained school spirit, pep and enthusiasm in the student bodv, not only for athletics but for all the activities of the Junior High. F. S. A. and D. E. ACTIVITIES % F S. A. CLUB: THIRD ROW—S. Dunham, P. Larson, M. Gorrell, D. Eisenbise, S. Gorrell, B_ Darst, P. Green V Wag- ner, M. Stalcup. SECOND ROW—B. Lorenz, K. Witt, D. Matthias, M. Barber, M. Christian, B. Otte, O. Franzel, P. Kasten. FIRST ROW—B. Benton, J. Wood, D. Merritt, I. Berry, P. Franzel. D. E. CLUB: THIRD ROW—E. Marshall, E. Sowers, L. Teichmann, T. Smart, N. Clark, B. Saunders, M. Bemtz, Benitz. SECOND ROW—S. Bigelow, L. Hollands, L. Stout, H. Moore, L. Clough, H. Griffin, N. Gout, B. Laverentz. HKbl ROW—T. Sowers, L. Cowley, H. Blair, G. Hayes, B. Blohm, B. Hunt. The Future Secretaries of America is a vocational commercial club which is sponsored by Mr. Max Stalcup. The officers of this club are: president, Pat Green; vice presi- dent, Dixie Boyles; secretary, Bonnie Darst; treasurer, Mary Ann Barber. The purposes of this club are to broaden one's ideas re- garding commercial advancement and to promote proper re- lation in vocational training among schools, employers and employees. The club took an active part in participating in the State Convention at Emporia this year by taking their scrap- book and display articles to the convention. To raise money for the convention they sponsored cake sales and school dances. The Distributive Education Club began its second year of existence by electing the following officers: Bud Saund- ers, president; Floyd Osborne, Vice President; Norval Clark, Treasurer; and Lois Hollands, Secretary. The club member- ship consists of the students of the retailing class who are employed during the afternoon of the school term by mer- chants and manufacturers of Atchison. This club has been in existance only three years in the United States while Kansas and also Atchison is in it's second year of membership. The motto of the club is Earn While you Learn. Some of the most outstanding projects carried on in the school year of 1949-50 were sponsored by the D. E. Club, among which was the printing of basketball programs for all home games. These programs were among the best printed by any school in the state or any school in the NEKL. The club members attended the State Convention at which their dis- play on the activities of the club won first place in its con- test. SPANISH and LATIN CLUBS To be a member of the Spanish Club, a student must be taking Spanish I or II; have had completed one year of the course; or completed two years and become an honorary member. This organization meets on the first and third Thursday of each month and is sponsored by Mr. R. Schwein. Social events ore held either in the home of one of the mem- bers or some place with Spanish setting. The first meeting was held at El Patio October 20, during which time the mem- bers celebrated the birthday of an honorary member, Barbara Brandt. The officers for the year of 1949-1950 were: Elin- or Faubion, president; Esther Shumaker, first vice-president; Elizabeth Wohlgemuth, second vice-president; Dick Rice, secretary; and Fred Hale, treasurer. The Societas Latinos, Latin Club to ell you non-Latin students, enjoyed an eventful year under the sponsorship of Mrs. Beth Stillings. She was assisted by Dick Leahy, president; Carl Nestler, vice-president; Shirley Hopple, secretary; Rex Murray, treasurer; Shirley Boatwright and Sandra Puliver, co-program chairman. The club began its first meeting with initiation for all new members at Barbara Davenport's house, in which all second year and graduate students participated. During the Yuletide season they all worked diligently on a Christmas basket for the needy. In March, during Latin Week, the club held its annuel Roman Banquet where they tried to imitate the real Romans, and incidently, did a fine job. The real purpose of the club is to promote interests of Latin to other students. The club has an enrollment of 40 including graduate students. They are looking for an even larger number to join next year. 5fuN S l CLHP:l BACK R0 Alr « :hwein' 8,11 A|Vea' Bud Saunders, Bob Estes, Alfred Ostergorde, Phil Bruce, Paul Hedrick Dick Rice Mar y Sh°e,,er- 80r ° B-h' V A Th™ - BLsDh,CRu, fe THI Still DnAJAwCLiiB:r BA£K.R0W_ .Tc?.00toLi:iA0r9Sn' R■M rray� H BeH, G. Woinscott, F. Kottmon, C. Nestler, K. Ellison, D. Leahy, P. Arthur. RD ROW—M Cnss, H. Laurie, J. Ellis, B. Edmundson, D. Bush, R. Weatherford, A. Martin, C. Neill, E. Lentz, J. Althaus R. Waller Mrs. ings. SECOND ROW—S. Puliver, S. Walker J. Martin, B. Davenport, B. Johnson, W. Riley, J. Mc6ratncy, R. Stanton, G. Brittain. FTRST ROW—S. Boatwright, P. Davenport, N. Pecse, B. Semms, M. Dunning, W. Brown, S. Hopple, J. Cotter JR. and SR. CAMERA CLUBS SENIOR CAMERA CLUB—Herbert Richey, Dan Hilton, Lawrence Morgan, Bill Alyea, Phil Bruce, Bill Holbert, J Jackson, Tom Sowers, Mr. Bill Wright. JUNIOR CAMERA CLUB: BACK ROW—Mr. Wright, J. Schrock, C. Mesa, C. Bilderback, J. Orr, L. Henderson, D. Brown, B. Neil, M. Coffey. FRONT ROW—S. Dolginoff, M. Steele, D. Moman, B. Clark, B. Farmer, B. Blair, D. Wilson, J. Dorsey, L. Emmons. Although senior high Camera Club was one of the smallest organizations at A. H. S., it still had drive and a mighty purpose behind it. The main task facing the 1 2 members of this club was to take pictures for the year book. They also took pictures for fellow students and covered practically every event on the school calendar. Meetings were held every other Monday and Friday dur- ing the year in the room of Mr. Bill Wright, the club sponsor. Camera Club was headed this year by Phil (P. B.) Bruce, president; assisted by Corky Morgan, secretary-treasurer. Hail to the Future Photographers of America! Junior High Camera Club was organized a few years ago for those junior high students interested in photography. The only requirement for membership was a camera—most of which were the box type. The majority of the members knew almost nothing of operating a camera before this year. Club members also were indoctrined on darkroom procedure and development of pic- tures. During the year the shutter bugs took walks in order to find material for pictures. The club which has no officers was sponsored by Bill Wright. 44 «9 69(969 696969 0 1 ) 69 BOYS A-CLUB and ELECTRIC CLUB The Boy's A-Club is the lettermens' society of Atchison High School ond is under the leodership of Don Johnston, president; Jim Weatherford, vice-president; Mick Denny, secretory; and Gene Johnstone, treasurer. The club is under the sponsorship of Leo Denny, track coach, ond was founded to further the interests of Atchison High School athletics and promote better sportsmanship among the student body. To become a member of the organization you must letter in any major sport of the school and maintain passing grades for one semester. Outstanding activities participated in by the club this year was the promotion of the annual Home- coming Dance, the managing of the concession stand at the Junior-American League Football Carnival, the editing and publishing of the first brochure of Renmen Athletics over compiled, the basketball game between the Faculty and the members of the A-Club was also promoted and last but not least the highlight of any athletes year, the annual A- Banquet. Bright as a light bulb could well be applied to twenty AHS boys, all members of the Electric Club which met every Monday in activity period. Under the sponsorship of Mr. Jess Barber and Mr. John Scott, these boys learned the funda- mentals of electricity. The purpose of the club is to open the field of electric power for boys and to teach them how to control it. They studied batteries, electric currents, and magnetic cranes. Small motors were made and studied by the members of the club. Crvstal radios and I and 2 tube radios were assembled by the members so they were able to listen to local stations. Among their studies they learned about switches and fuses and vsnot to do in case the lights went haywire. BOYS A-CLUB: BACK ROW—D. Wilson, E. Briggs, M. Dannv, M. Allen, D Johnston, C. Leffingwell, D Turpin G Noland, Mr. Denny. MIDDLE ROW—C. Green, D. Dewey, D. Jackson, B. Dillon, K. Ellison, D. Leahy, R. Murray J Weath- erford. FRONT ROW—P. McGee, G. Johnstone, J. York, R. Anslinger, W. Revels, T. Davenport B Sultzer ELECTRIC CLUB—Mr. Barber, Benny Brown, Jackie Hollands, Richard Worley, Loren Bareiss, Doyle Schrader Marvin Cloves, Jerry Bonnell, Bill Kelly, John Scott. JR. and SR. STUDENT COUNCILS SENIOR STUDENT COUNCIL: FOURTH ROW—J. Dole, M. J. Downing, B Holmes, A. Johnston. THIRD ROW—- B. Parker R. Stanton, S. Puliver, M. Wilson, J. Ellis, P. Moman. SECOND ROW—J. Kemp, K. Ellison, B. Dunster, D. Leahy. FIRST ROW—T. Turner, G. Noland, B. Johnston. STANDING—J. McBratney. JUNIOR STUDENT COUNCIL: FOURTH ROW—T. Thompson, S. Ellyson, Miss Bowman, D. Henning £• J Lister D Conqrove. THIRD ROW—D. Laverentz, H. Cowon, K. Westgote, B. Blohm, F. Friedman. SECOND ROW D Armontrout, D. Eads, J. Cleland, B. Shuman. FIRST ROW—Bill Turner. AT DESK—M. Stanton. Mcking '50 a more successful year was the main object- ive of the Senior High Student Council. This active organiz- ation is composed of 25 members. A representative from each home room plus 10 members at large, elected by the council under the sponsorship of Mr. Armin Soph. The officers for the organization were: Don Johnston, President Joan McBratney, Vice-President Phil Moman, Secretary Dick Leahy, Treasurer The Council discusses and helps to solve problems of this student body in cooperation with the Administration of the school. They plan and present school assemblies and ex- change assemblies with other schools in the N. E. K. L. and help to maintain school spirit and sportsmanship by cooper- ating in all school activities. Under the sponsorship of Miss Theon Bowman the Junior High Student Council is composed of 20 members, 8 of whom are members at large. The council elected for its officers: Martha Stanton, President Dale Ecds, Vice-President Harold Cowan, Secretary Louise Thompson, Treasurer £ £ £ £ E E £ E C 2 GIRLS A-CLUB r r r f r r r r r r r Girls A-Club annuollv sponsors the Home Room Girls basketball tournament. Girls having previously won awards are elegible to help with officiating, scoring, and coaching. The 1949-50 championship teams represented the home rooms sponsored by Miss Stimits, Mr. Fiss and Mr. Brooks. Also, members helped make and sell Atchison High School pennants to finance their two trips to the National Women's Basketball Tournament in St. Joseph. A spring bowling league was organized in which 150 girls participated, bowling in teams and individually. The qualifications to become a member in this club is that the girl must be at least in the eighth grade, and must pay the annual dues which ore twenty cents a year. In this club, which is sponsored by Miss Jean House- holder, there ore four possible awards: A large chenille A , three bars, a star, or a pin. To obtain these awards, the girls must participate actively in severol sports, for each of which she must turn in on paper to one of the officers. A total of 3,500 points are needed for the highest award— the pin. The officers for the year of 1949-1950 are: Joan Bruce, president Bonnie Padgett, vice-president Shirley Ellison, secretary Alma Johnson, treasurer FOURTH ROW—J. McCoole, J. Moeck, J. Bruce, C. Neill, E. Faubion, V. Svensson, J. McBratney, S. Widick, S. Ellyson, J. Roberts. THIRD ROW—D. Turpin, J. Bean, L. Highfill, C. Dittemore, J. Althaus, M. Hill, J. Ellis, R. McCoole, M. Dow- ell. SECOND ROW—D. Miller, B. Padgett, M. Wilson, T. Thompson, M. Thompson, B. Brandt, S. Denny, M. Stanton, S. Burge. FIRST ROW—S. Hopple, J. Cotter, B. Davenport, S. Puliver, R. Moore, A. Johnston, M. Hopple, P. Pickering. FOURTH ROW—D. Henning, C. Childers, S. Wright, R. Hagen, J. Brittain, J. Faubion, J. Lutz, J. Faubion, B. Ed- mundson, M. Dennis, V. Bromley, Miss Householder, B. BlohM. THIRD ROW—S. Ball, J. Edwinston, D. Westgate, K. Handke, S. Ham, C. Berger, J. Althaus, M. Mertz, B. Davenport, M. Kew, H. Parrett, R. McBratney. SECOND ROW— G. Shockley, A. Teichmann, M. Manning, C. Vandrell, K. Thompson, D. Berry, C. Collins, R. Freeman, J. Noble, V. Gregg, P. Hundley. FIRST ROW—E. Donahue, R. Blagg, K. Nicholas, O. Barker, M. Purdum, H. Gibson, C. Mertz, E. Webb, D. Benshoof, D. Congrove, B. Laurie. DEBATE SQUAD DEBATE SQUAD: SECOND ROW—B. Yahn, L. Thompson, M. Thompson, F. Todd, H. Bell, J. Althous, E. Wohlge- muth, D. Carey, C. Anslinger, Capper. FIRST ROW—E. Stiffler, R. Freeman, N. Reppert, J. Willis, M. Roork, J. Cotter, S. Puliver, S. Boatwright, J. Millikan. The year 1949-1950 hos been a golden year for the speech department of Atchison High School in terms of victories and recognition. Two juniors, Elizabeth Wohlgemuth and Hubert Bell, were awarded college scholarships because of their outstand- ing achievements in speech activities for the last three years. Three members of the department won state champion- ships in individual events. Jimmie Millikan, a freshman, won a first in the state finals in humorous declamation; Elizabeth Wohlgemuth won a first in the oratorical declamation con- test; and Hubert Bell placed first in extemporaneous speak- ing. Atchison High School won the first speech festival held here by winning 10 first-division ratings. Other schools par- ticipating in the festival were Wyandotte, Mount St. Scholas- tica, Maur Hill, Washington Rural, Effingham, and Win- chester. The first-division winners for Atchison were Carol Anslinger, Martha Stanton, Effie Lou Stiffler, Lee Ann Thompson, Mary Ann Thompson, Elizabeth Wohlgemuth, Hubert Bell and Jimmie Millikan. In the district festival Atchison placed second with Wyandotte winning first. First division ratings in the district festival were achieved by Hubert Bell, Jimmie Millikan, and Elizabeth Wohlgemuth. The one-act play, coached by Miss Violet Randolph, also rated first. Members of the cast were Barbara Higley, Meta Lister, Ellen Lister, and Geneva Siron. Second-division ratings were received by Carol Anslinger, Marilyn Purdum, Ollie Barker, Hubert Bell, Martha Stanton, Lee Ann Thompson, and Mary Ann Thompson. More than 300 students from 75 high schools partici- pated in the State finals at the University of Kansas. They were the first-division winners in district festivals. In the state festival Atchison won three firsts in individual events and placed second with the one-act play. Only two schools in the state, Hutchinson and Wyandotte, received more firsts than did the Atchison contingent. In the district American Legion oratorical contest Hu- bert Bell won the trophy for second place. Compiling the best record since the War, the debate rolled up an impressive list of schools that were forced to admit the superiority of Atchison High School speakers. Among the schools that Atchison defeated were Christ- ian Brothers of St. Joseph; Coffeyville; Effingham; Eldorado; Emporia; Eskridge; Fredonia; Hogan of Kansas City; Indepen- dence; Lillis of Kansas City; Madison; Miami, Oklahoma; Monett, Missouri; North Kansas City; Olathe; Pittsburg; Pur- dy, Missouri; Russell; Shawnee Mission; Stafford; Topeka; Washington Rural; Webb City, Missouri; Wellington; Wich- ita North; and Wyandotte. The record for all Atchison debaters this year was 54% with seven members of the squad winning more than 50% of their debates. Members of the squad who participated in interscholas- tic debate contests were Martha Stanton, Lee Ann Thomp- son, Shirley Boatwright, Mary Ann Thompson, Elizabeth Wohlgemuth, Sandra Puliver, Hubert Bell, Jimmie Millikan, Marilyn Purdum, Joan Althaus, Effie Lou Stiffler, and Sara Widick. Victor L. Capper is the contest speech director. 3T ' ' ' ' r ' r r r r r r pnuo wRDn GcBAwND _BACK. fOW—N .Clock, B Cork, Svensson, Needham. Kottmon, Hamrick. Wainscott. Yocum, Funky, Gould, o ii R -H u7?ndcrS i Tr°PP McAlister, Hedrick, Hockens. Pratt, Darst, Godfrey, Wagner, Waller, Murray, Foubion, Jessip THIRD ROW Bell, Cormodc, Wilson, Gardner Stiffler, Siron, B. Pcndergraft, Brandt, Hill, Althaus, Brittian, L. Pendergraft. SECOND ROW—Moulden, Rogers Armstrong, Denning Willis, Gehrmg, Gehrish, Collins, Pcndergraft, Anslmgcr, Porter, Edwmson, Kcithlmc. FRONT ROW—Higley! Baird, Cooley, Schmidt, Cowley, Cotter. Boatwright, Pickering, Bond, Reppert, Gehrish, Todd, Ball, B. Davenport, High, T. Davenport. The Atchison High Marching Band of 1950, under the direction of W. G. Altimari, was up to its usual high standard of performance this season. The kids performed well because they practiced hard. Every activity period we all could hear the strains of ''Stars and Stripes Forever flowing in from the steer and almost every Wednesday night before one of our big football games the Band was right out there on the field going through their formations until they heard Prof's, Attention! Band Dismissed. At the half of the Atchison-Lawrence game at the Amelia Earhart stadium they really strutted their stuff. First they formed the letters of the two schools, then formed a Jayhawk head while the Thunderbirds spelled out J A V below it. After this they formed a sunflower. Yes, our 80-piece band made us proud at our football games, but their fine performances doesn't end there. Be- fore school opened this year they paraded for the premiere of the Red Stallion on September 2nd. On September 1 5 they attended the Kansas Free Fair at Topeka where they played a fifteen minute program over WREN and then an evening performance in front of the grandstand. On Band Day, October 7, at Lawrence the Atchison High Band, in their honorary position beside the K. U. Band, played The National Anthem with all the bands. On October 1 9 a rep- resentation of the Band traveled to Weston, Missouri, to parade and later play an evening concert for the opening of the Tobacco Show. On October 31 the Band led the annual Atchison Halloween parade. The pep band kept enthus- iasm high during the basketball season. No matter how long it may be before the Class of '50 sees the school band march again, they will never forget how proud they were to see the Band in their white trousers and red jackets and hats, touched with gold, march down the street. The uniforms are the same style as the West Point Cadets'. Any Band member can tell you that you will never feel prouder than you did the first time you marched in that uncomfortable uniform. When we see one of our friends with a Band emblem on his sweater we know that he has worked hard for it. The requirements are stiff: A member eligible for a Band emblem must be a sophomore who has been in the Band for two years, who has never had an unexecused absence, or more than one unexecused tardy from a practice or a per- formance, who has taken good care of his instrument and uniform, and who has performed as well os his ability would allow. The drum-majorettes this year were Barbara Higley and Dorothy High. CONCERT BAND: BACK ROW—Porter. Keithline, L. Pendergroft, Hedrick, Cotter, Yocum Clark, Gould, Moulden, High, Mr. W. G. Altiman. FOURTH ROW—Funke, Thixton, Godfrey, Hamrick, Siron, Gshring, Needham, Brown. Cooley, Root, Nicholas, McAlister Armstrong, Cormode. Waller, Pratt, Rogers, Bell. THIRD ROW—Roark. Baird, Willis, Bond, Stiffler, Edw.nson, Hockens. Cowley, Murray, Kottman, P Pendergroft, Anslmger, Hcmcken, Hale, Foubion, Dunning, Boatwright, Cooley, Althous. Second Row—Dorst, Clark, Wagner, Brandt. Sond- ers, Reppert, Todd, Brittain, Wallace. Wainscott, Hill, Collins. Jessip. FRONi ROW—Merrit, Gordner, Davenport. Ball Pickering, Gerrish. SENIOR ORCHESTRA FIFTH ROW—Hedrick, Yockum, Laura Pendergroft, Potter, Willis, Smart, Yahn, Carol Anslmger, Clark, Moulden, Gould Tom Davenport, Mr. Wolfe, W. G. Altiman. FOURTH ROW:—Cotter, Jean Koehler, Conner, Mertz, Pendergroft He.neken, Ray Anslinger, Waller, Pratt, Rogers. Bell, Needham, Cowley, Kottman, Murray. Hockens, Bean THIRD ROW—Armstrong, Jack Koehler, Kew, Caldwell Bertie Bush Barbara Bush, Roark, Godfrey, Merrit, Sanders, Baird, Collins, Jessip, Dunning, Cooley, Svensson Joan Althous. SECOND ROW—Mary Ball, Clark, Wolfe, Wright, Joyce Brittain, Gerrish, Ruppert, Gretchcn Brittain, Freeman, Davenport, Pickering, Wilson, Blagg. FIRST ROW—Stanton, Hill, Sue Ball, Jean Althous, Martin, Miller, Boatwright, Criss. The Concert Band, under the direction of W. G. Alti- mari, was exceptionally fine this year. On February 2, the eighty piece band combined with Mr. Roark's chorus and presented a very fine concert. Of special interest and delight to the audience was the Three Blind Mice in a Night Club number. Girls from the gym classes were dressed as mice and acted the number as the band played them. This spring the band gave a very unusual Spring Con- cert. It was presented in the same manner as the Boston Pop Concerts are presented. The audience was seated at tables where they ate and drank while listening to the con- cert. This was o new experience to the Atchisonians and one to which they reacted very well. The Concert Band, which was the Marching Band ear- lier in the year, hos shown us how versatile they can be when they converted from the peppy, loud marching numbers to the beautifully soft toned and shaded pieces of the Concert Band. Mr. Altimari and the Atchison High School hove good reason to be proud of the Atchison High Marching and Concert Band. The Senior Orchestra, under the direction of W. G. Al- timari, has performed many times this year. They played for the Minstrel Program, the Junior Play, the Senior Play, the Atchison-Lawrence Concert, Commencement, and they pre- sented an unusual Spring Concert with the Concert Band. They also presented a concert with the Ottawa orchestra. The Senior Orchestra hos presented some, what most of us would term high-brow , concerts, but we didn't notice it so much because Prof always had the concerts spiced with a few lighter numbers. The attendance at these public performances has been very good and shows us that we have an orchestra whose music is liked by everyone. The officers elected by the orchestra this year are: Paul Hedrick, president; Norval Clark, vice-president; Ruthie Stanton, sec ret ary-treasurer; Fred Hale, Business Manager. The drum-majorettes are Dorothy High and Barbara Higley. 50 THIRn'Rnw''R t,f,D TW— 'TNes,ICr J oNledho21-,E J3eor9I' 9 McRoe' J- York- E- Briggs, R. Miller, R. Creasy, T. Torbet, P. Arthur. Ma iH0nr7B' Kurtz. J. Jackson, D Trapp ,H Richey, B. Lodwig, B. Hays, L. Kelly, R. Jessip, S. Askrcn, D Kaaz. SECOND ROW—A. G'jL?°T-,re2' Thomas, D. McRae, C. Demmon, G. Gould, K. Bailey, W. Wilming, E. Connor, D. White, Mr. Roork. FRONT ROW— J. Millikan, Martinez, J. Taylor, R. Lowe, J. Martin, T. Lesher, M. Criss, B. Bailey, J. Havens, C. Hazelett, W. Betts. Anthni5LSw 5!SU:uACoK R0W—Wotts Morgan, Hinton, Pease, Goodman, Rasmunssen, Livingston, Willis, Godfrey, Timby, M. Wood, Anthony, Walker, Hawk, Burge. FOURTH ROW—______________________________Bowles, Blythe Filbert Haerow Ladd Cecil A Mnrtin C te'r w on °Shn;kDl'tlSE?'®' i5dC?ur?,son' H,gh' Tou hmcn' BoU' Laurie. THIRD ROW—Williams. Hays, Muncc, B. Wood' BDW I tr ister Hc e Re lV ' lV ottman N anLiewf'Ashley, Roberts YorR, LLRz SRiley °M er ,Peak Matthas! CcusonTB eAs' J°mV°'d' M°r,'n' S °C Cr: MIXED CHORUS: BACK ROW—-Edmundson, Groves. Gorrell, Saunders, Nestler, Needham, Ostergarde, McRae, Hamrick, J. York Creocv F � 2?SV ° mCT e' Ka ?z' R THIRD ROW—Roberts, Lodd, Criss, Arthur, Jessip, Snyder, Kelly, Millikan, Jones Askrcn |H°Z7nLH2rr0TA I SEC0. D R0Wt£!? HarPer Anslinger, Berry, Laurie, Gardner, Shaeffer, A Martin,'Faubion] High, Ro0rk,0 i?o UCotter,eDumii ! CSymms,SBoatwr i Ttn °W E’ Li5,Cr' CushlonbcrrY- Timb Davenport, Willis, Ball, ' - BOY'S QUARTET: RIGHT—Tom Cormode, John York, Carl Nestler, Phil Arthur, seated. Accompanist, Marjorie Roark. TRIO: RIGHT—Hazel Laurie, Elizabeth Wohlgemuth, Mor- guerite Jamvold. Accompanist, Jan Willis. GIRL'S ENSEMBLE: RIGHT, Back Row—Connie Zschoche, Barbara Edmundson, Evelyn York, Jeanette Roberts, Marion Shaffer. Front Row—Marilyn Purdum, Ruth Peak, Wanda Reiley, Carol Anslinger, Virginia Timby. BOY'S QUARTET: LEFT—Jim Needham, Roger Jessip, Sonny Askren, Dick Kaaz. Accompanist, Marjorie Roark. DUET: LEFT—Dorothy High and Dick Kaaz. Accompan- ist, Jan Willis. GIRL'S SEXTET: LEFT—Beverly Berry, Ann Martin, Donna Martin, Jo Ann Tauchman, Dorothy High, Ellen Lister. t e - - ‘ ■ ■ - 52 y a TtAtK.nM i. DICK UQlLSON__BACK 2,.CARL LEFFINGIUELL _ JACKLE 3. SONNY OSBORNE_BACK 4rJIAA ESTES_„JTACKLE 5 TOM SMART,_____CENTER 6. JIM WEATHERFORD,,.BACK Mjd 7. DON JOHNSTON END 8AMCK DENNY______BACK 9. JOHN YORK TACKLE j£3 10. DON DEWEY____BACK 11. Bob DILLON___TACKLE g 12. RAY ANSLINCrER,-GUARD . 13 AL KINNEY GUARD J| 14. ED 5OL0ERS GUARD 54 VARSITY SQUAD VARSITY FOOTBALL SQUAD: THIRD ROW—Schottel, Denny, Hiner, Stintson, Gary, Brooks. SECOND ROW—D. Turpin, C. Green, P McGee, D Dewey, K. Hawk, C. Nestler, M. Leffingwell, R. Lorenz, K. Kelly, E. Sowers, J. Foley. FIRST ROW—H. Moore, C. Leffingwell, J. Estes, T. Smart, R. Anslinger, B. Dillon, J. Weatherford, D. Wilson, S. Osborne, M. Denny, D. Johnston. The Atchison Redmen gridiron combination this year may not have been undefeated, untied or unscored upon. (They did not breok even in the won and lost column), but it was the most fighting, courageous, and high spirited eleven to compete for the Red and Gold in many a year. Coach Schottel's Warriors had fate turned against them from the opening gun to the ultimate end when Leavenworth's fleet-footed Negro back almost upset the applecart with a runback of an intercepted pass in the closing seconds of the Redmen's Homecoming triumph, being stopped only by a determined Carl Leffingwell. The Junior Ravens of Maur Hill were the first opponents on the Redmen schedule, who took advantage of the breaks and Atchison miscues to strut home with a 12-6 victory gained on a pass deflected into the welcoming hands of Dick Arensberg behind the double stripe. The next Friday the Red and Gold defeated a stubborn but out-classed Hiawatha crew 28-12, as the offense began to click. The Lawrence Lions invaded Amelia Erhart Stadium October 7 to gain their third consecutive victory, enroute to an undeafted season and the NEKL Championship, 27-6, but they knew they had been in a football game. The Lions of Lawrence led at the half 20-6 and expected to scalp the Redmen but were in for c surprise as the Fighting Redmen held them to one TD and out-hustled, out-scraped, and out- played a superior eleven. The comeback of the Atchison team, their fight and determination won the favor of the Lawrence combination and their coaching staff with Coach Chalmer Woodard stating he he’d never played a better Atchison team than the 1949 team. Journeying to Ottawa the Warriors were again victims of Lady Luck being defeated by an out-classed Cyclone crew 6-0 in the last 45 seconds. In this game at Ottawa the defensive ploy of the Redmen was outstanding, holding Ot- tawa to 14 yards gamed rushing and passing the first half while the Redmen offense bogged down the second half. Revenge was sweet as the Redmen defeated Effingham 1 2-6 in a rugged game which was a let down after their fine performance against Lawrence and Ottawa. Coach Schottel's boys were ready and willing os they journeyed to Shawnee Mission seeking a scalp for the many lop-sided defeats handed them by the Indians. They played an outstanding game both offensively and defensively, hold- ing Shawnee scoreless until the end of the find quarter when they scored twice against a tired and weary but courageous Atchison team to gain a 13-0 victory. The Argentine Mustangs struck hard and fast on their wind-swept gridiron and then staved off a battling Atchison team aided by a down-pour in the fourth quarter to triumph 12-0. The Redmen reached their peak in the season's finale breaking an eleven year jinx by defeating Leavenworth Pioneers 9-6 in a hard-fought, hard-played contest. The game see-sawed back and forth the first half with the teams still deadlocked 0-0 at the half. In the middle of the third quarter Tom Smart drove thru center to block a Pioneer punt which rolled into the end-zone for a Redmen safety giving them a 2-0 lead. Leavenworth kicked off and the inspired Atchison team rolled 45 yards down the field for a touchdown and a 9 point advantage. The game suddenly had broken wide open when Letcher broke away for 49 yards to set up a Leavenworth TD and endanger the Atchison lead. The Red- men were not to be outdone and drove up the field to within 6 yards of the double-stripe only to be halted by the Pioneers. On Leavenworth's first play from scrimmage tackle Bob Dil- lon intercepted a Pioneer pass which gave the Redmen the ball on the Leavenworth 3 yard line. Quarterback Jim Weath- erford's jump pass was intercepted by Letcher who ran it back 4 5 yards where Carl Leffingwell hauled him down from be- hind. The Prison City boys threw four incomplete passes and the Red and Gold ran the clock out for their first victory over Leavenworth in eleven years. Outstanding on defense throughout the season were Co- Captain Carl Leffingwell, Tom Smart, Jim Weatherford, (all- were on the NEKL team). Bob Dillon, Ray Anslinger, Mel Lef- fingwell, Jim Estes, and Paul McGee. Carrying the ball for consistence yardage were Kenny Kelly, second team NEKL, Floyd Osborne, Co-Captain Dick Wilson, Jim Weatherford, and Mick Denny, and were aided by the boys on the bench who helped make their performance possible. Lettermen for the 1949 season were: Mick Denny, Tom Smart, Bob Dillon, Ray Anslinger, Carl Leffingwell, Harold Moore, Jim Estes, Jim Weatherford, Kenny Hawk, Dick Wilson, Floyd Osborne, Alfred Kinney, Don Dewey, Ed Sowers, Don Turpin, Carl Nestler, Kenny Kelly, Rex Lorenz, Don Johnston, Paul McGee, Chuck Green, Mel Leffingwell, and John York, out most of the season with an injury, was awarded an honorary letter. COACHES—Brooks, Gory, Stintson, Schottel, Hiner, Denny. The cooching stoff of Atchison High School is composed of seven experienced and competent men who coach their various teams in football, basketball, track and golf. Armin Soph (not in picture) coaches golf. Leading the destinies of the freshmen team for the past four years is the popular, burly C. D. Stinson who has turned out many a fine fresh- men team in his tenure at the Atchison school. This years record is by far his most outstanding in which he fielded an undefeated gridiron aggregation and an equally high rated quintet which took third at the Topeka Frost Invitational ond first at the Atchison Invitational. The friendly C.D. graduated from Sterling College and did a hitch in the U. S. Army aur- ing the past war. The Class of 1 950 is the first class to grad- uate that was coached by C. D. in their freshmen year when they won the Invitational championship for the Green and White and until this year no other Frosh squad had been able to turn the trick. Aiding Mr. Stinson in coaching the Frosh football squad was Jerry Brooks, a tall, burr headed likeable man who came to Atchison just this year from Kansas State college where he was taking post-graduate work after a term in the Marine Corps. Mr. Brooks was liked exceptionally well by all the boys and can be easily identified by his red- jalopy and intense school spirit in organizing out of town jaunts to football and basketball games to cheer the Redmen on to victory. Ivan Schottel, another newcomer on the Atchison scene guided the Redmen gridiron aggregation to a very success- ful season not in the won and lost column but in the fact that he brought to Atchison a fighting driving, relentless spirit that he put in the boys and with a few more horses like Carl Leffingwell, Jim Weatherford and Company he might have established a highly enviable record and for the season of 1949. Shot took over coaching duties with the B-team Basketball Squad of 1948-1949 and experienced a fairly good season as he did with his football squad, which showed much promise of the things to come in the near future but his outstanding feat wos turned in with the Redmen Bees of 1949-50 as they won the first NEKL Basketball trophy ever won by an Atchison school and dropped but three games all year in first class competition. Schottel graduated from Mary- ville College at Maryville, Missouri and is a veteran of the Second World War ond a former professional football player with the Detroit Lions for four years. He also coaches the weight men in track. Ed Hiner, who took over the reins of the varsity basket- ball squad two years ago again brought a winning season to Atchison and a bid for the NEKL title which failed and landed them in third for the second consecutive year. Coach Hiner also graduated from Maryville College where he played basketball under the brilliant Hank Iba, now coaching Okla- homa A M. He coached the Redmen B-team for three years before he was promoted to the varsity leadership and before that served a term in the Navy in the South Pacific on a mine layer. Hiner also coaches the B football squad. Leo Denny, robust Redmen track coach has been in Atchison since 1939 and has won two league championships up until this year and has always finished high in the League. Denny graduated from College of Emporia and coached at Hiawatha for a brief time before coming to Atchison. He teaches Math at the High School and has also coached foot- ball during the war years. The other senior member of the Atchison coaching stoff is Armin Soph who graduated from Warrensburg College, Warrensburg, Missouri. Mr. Soph is the golf coach and has olso coached the Redmen in basketball and football. Prentice Gory, Redmen backfield coach and the most recent addition, received his degree from Emporia State Col- lege and is very well liked by all the boys whom he has come in contact with. Mr. Gary formerly coached the Kittens, who this year were disbanded and so took up his coaching duties with the Redmen staff. He also coachs freshmen track. These seven men give Atchison a very capable and brilliant coach- ing staff. 56 r r sT r r r THIRD R°W—N Cluke, D. McCroy, B. Fnzier, G. Woinscott, R. Murray, B. Tschorn, 0. Giles, C. Nestler. SECOND ROW—B. Rmdom, F. Schecktanz, G. Gould, A. Winzer, R. Lorenz, M. Leffingwell, C. Green FIRST ROW— Gary, B. Sultzer, K. Hawk, B. Holmes, I. Kemp, J. Collins, D. Kaaz, J. Foley, A. George Hiner r lj.FRPSH1: f0URJ, ,„R°W S,'ntson' B Shuman, R. Dillon, T. Lesher, N. Highfill, D. Carter, B. Wolfe, C. Johnson, D. H'pple, Brooks. THIRD ROW—B. Larson, F. Gehring, K. Downing, B. Blair, C. Brandt, B. McCray, J. Cleland, J Hop- Johnson, J. Vanderweide, A. Green. SECOND ROW—T. Kelly, J. Bevin, L. Butler, B. Bartlett B Jones D Neill T , M. Brown, T Barclay. FIRST ROW—B. Turner, E. Scarlett, A. Dobbs, J. Taylor, D. Armontrout, A. Miller' B s, J. Overton, D. Brown, D. Eads, R. Clem. ple, J. Johnson George Sanders Coached by Ed Hiner and Prentice Gary, the Atchison reserves had an average season on the gridiron, with a record of three wins and three loses. They started off with a bang, running over Effinghom by the score of 25 to 6. But the teams got tougher as they went along and they lost to Law- rence 12 to 4 I. In the remaining games they defeated Cen- tral and Washington and lost to Christian Brothers and Leovenworth. During the season they were led offensively by Rex Murray, Keith Ellison, Paul McGee, Charles Green, Bob Sult- zer and Don Turpin in the bockfield; and Rex Lorenz, Don McRae, Mel Leffingwell, Bill Holmes and Jerry Foley in the line. Defensively they were led by backs Paul McGee, Nor- man Cluke and Charles Green and lineman Don McRae, Keith Ellison, Kenny Kelly, Mel Leffingwell, Rex Lorenz, ond Bill Rindom. Jerry Foley did the punting and extra point kicking for the team. Under the able coaching of popular Charles C. D. Stinson and peppy Jerry Brooks, the Freshmen experienced an undefeated and untied season. The year 1949 marked the first unblemished season in four years of coaching for Mr. Stinson at Atchison and was Mr. Brooks' first year at A. H. S. The mighty mites won their first game 1 3 to 6 at Wath- ena. The Wathena team was composed mostly of sophs and juniors. In their second game the frosh defeated Leavenworth for the first time under Coach Stinson. The highlight of the season was the 1 2 to 0 whitewashing of Lawrence. Outstanding players on the squad were: Eddie Scarlett, one of the best field generals of the past years; Art Miller, shifty right half-back; Ted Kelly, rifle-armed half-back; Bill Turner, full-back and one of the best tacklers seen on the Freshmen team in mony years; Don Armontrout, defensive tackle; Ray Clem, second year guard; Phil Jones, guard; and Bob Sanders, pass catching end. Numeral winners on the team were: Don Armontrout, Ted Barclay, Bill Bartlett, Don Brown, Mike Brown, Larry Butler, Ray Clem, Mack Dickson, Allen Dobbs, Dale Eads, Kenneth Downing, Edwin George, Phil Jones, Ted Kelly, Art Miller, Don Neil, Jerry Overton, Bob Sanders, Eddie Scarlett, Jim Taylor, Bill Turner, and Joe Vanderweide. Charley Brandt was the student manager. « 5 i? Is ij C«5 C 57 tCC J i CAPTAIN tern! term!term! . N ICK DENNY.... GUARD Z.DICK WILSON... GUARD 3.GENE JOHNSTONE. iMW O V MARSHALL.FOR. 5. BILL CKS.CEISTTER 6. M LLRRD RLLEN.... FOR. 7. £“D BRIGGS ...FORVilRRD. . BOB VIA COMBER.GUARD ?. OO V DEWEY...GUARD JO.DON JOHNSTON.CENTER . G£yyc NOLRND. .FORWARD 4 5 6 7 - r E E e e 5 e E E 656,1,6,6,6,696,4,45 65 65 6, 6, C, 6, s 58 C, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, «, 6, 6,_6, 6, 6, 6, r r r r r r r r VARSITY BASKETBALL Left to Right—Bob Mocomber, Mick Denny, Ed Briggs, Marion Marshall, Bill Icks, Don Johnston, Millard Allen, Don Dewey, Dick Wilson. MIDDLE, Left to Right—Gene Johnstone, Coach Ed Hiner, Gene Noland. One of the best basketball teams ever to ploy for the proud colors of Red and Gold took the floor in the yeor 1 949- 50 to compete against their opponents of the NEKL and also some of the leading independent teams of Kansas ond the St. Joseph City League, losing 8 while winning 13. The Redmen were bulging with talent this year as was almost every team in the League, Argentine finally come out atop the choos with Shawnee Mission ond the Redmen fighting a heated battle for the second place honors. The League was unusually strong, which can be seen in the fact that the offensive leaders of the loop finished in the fourth position while the Redmen, defensive stalwarts, could advance no farther than third place. The hoopsters from Atchison opened their season against Central of St. Joseph whom they defeated 43-40 in an exceptionally smooth gome for early season being led by Gene Noland's 20 point scoring spree. They continued on their winning ways for five consecutive games before tasting defeat at the hands of the Lafayette Shamrocks who played a faultless game to down the Redmen 34-32. During their winning streak early in the season they defeated Central, Ef- fingham, Seamen of Topeka, Washington, and Highland Park. The last three victories were obtained in the Atchison Christmas Invitational Tournament which the Redmen won for the second consecutive year. The Red ond Gold displayed championship form in the Tournament, defeating every team they faced in the three night stand by a sizable margin as they placed three men on the All-Tournament team and one on the second team. The Argentine Mustangs were the opponents in the first League game of the year. This the Redmen won 40-37 in two thrilling overtimes as they defeated the team which was favored to win the title in the best ball game played by the Atchison squad all year. The Redmen remained in the race for the League crown with victories over Lawrence and Leavenworth before being defeated by Shawnee Mission, 25- 21 in a defensive battle on the Indians' court but came back the next night with an impressive victory over a hotrock Ot- tawa quintet by virtue of their 73% from the free throw line. The Mustangs journeyed to Atchison seeking revenge for their only league defeat and with first place in the NEKL at stake they stymied the Redmen before 1,550 loyal fans, 36-25. The Red and Gold hoopsters journeyed to Lawrence where they defeated the Lions for the second time but suffer- ed a costly letdown os the Leavenworth Pioneers pulled the biggest upset of the year as they downed the Redmen, thus knocking them out of contention for the championship. The defeat by the Prison City boys left the Redmen in a deadlock for second place with Coach Harold Reade's Indians who took the measure of the downtroden Redmen 27-25, but were forced to go the limit which they did to hand Coach Hiner's court men their fourth League defeat. The Atchison team which had been dropped from first place and then shunted from second by the Indians found themselves battling for the third spot with Ottawa. The Ottawa Cyclones, the offensive leaders of the League met on inspired team which handed them their worst League defeat of the year to the tune of 45-34 thus finishing in the third spot in the NEKL for the second consecutive year. (Cont'd on Page 83) B-SQUAD BASKETBALL Left to Right—George Worley, Rich Noland, Jim Macomber, Ted Green, Bill Holmes, Jim Needham, Don Wilson, Kenny Hawk, Kenny Kelly, Jerry Foley, Charles Vowles, Bud Thornton, Don Jackson, Jerry Kemp, Bob Dunster. In front Coach Ivan Schottel. The 1949-50 edition of the Atchison B-squad are vhe proud holders of the first NEKL coge crown ever captured by an Atchison team in the school's history. The charges of Coach Ivan Schottel were victorious in fifteen out of eighteen ball games during this year. During the League season the hoopsters lost only to Argentine and Shawnee Mission with both of these defeats coming away from home. The Redmen Braves somehow had a knack for coming through in the close ball games winning four games by a one point margin; one game by two points and two other games by three points while they dropped but one tight game and that to Topeka for their only defeat in the Barn during the season. Kenny Hawk, 6-3 forward, and Richie Noland, Sopho- more guard, waged a nip and tuck battle for the individual scoring crown with Hawk coming out on top by ten points, 1 10 to 100. Kenny Kelly, who broke into the starting lineup near mid-season finished third with 85 points followed by Bill Holmes and Buddy Lightning Thornton with 54 and 50 points. After opening their season with a loss to the Argentine Colts the Braves took four straight victories, two of them in the League over Leavenworth 40-32, and Lawrence 26-25 before they dropped a decision at the hands of the Shawnee Mission squad which forced them to win all of their remain- ing League games inable to gain possession of undisputed first place. This is exactly what they did by downing first Ottawa, then they were faced by Argentine who had handed them a decisive defeat earlier but rose to the occassion, de- feating the Colts 23-18. They remained hard on the League leaders with victories over Lawrence and Leavenworth. The Shawnee Mission Indians invaded the Barn in a tie with Coach Schottel's boys and first place at stake and journeyed home empty honded as the little Redmen clamped on o strong defense and played their best ball game of the year to come from behind and defeat a favored Merriam aggregat- ion, 38-33. Their last League game was with Ottawa and with undisputed first place at stake the Braves again came through with a welcomed 32-25 victory. In non-league play the Schottelmen defeated such stal- warts as Topeka, Washington, while losing only one game to a Non-league team. Richie Noland quarterbacked the team and displayed some sensational dribbling as well as scoring punch as the two Kennv's, Hawk and Kelly, controlled the backboards and let no one dispute their authority. Bill Holm- es, Charles Vowels and Donald Wilson also played outstand- ing ball during the season while Bud Thornton was the defen- sive stalwart. Other members of the squad who did their part were: Bob Dunster, Don Jackson, Ted Green, Jerry Foley, Jake Kemp, Jim Macomber, ond Jim Needham. Atchison Opponents 30 Central 27 33 Effingham 27 36 Lafayette 14 28 Argentine 48 28 Lawrence 27 27 Topeka 26 30 Leavenworth 22 47 Effingham 21 46 Shawnee Mission 25 25 Ottawa 22 24 Hiawatha 22 23 Argentine 18 32 Lawrence________________________________________31 37 Leavenworth 26 21 Topeka 29 45 Washington 29 38 Shawnee Mission 33 32 Ottawa 25 FRESHMAN BASKETBALL i x sr - - ST ' i ■ r r r f - BACK ROW—Neil, Vaughn, Miller, Saunders, Clem, Bartlett. FRONT ROW—Stinson, Scarlett, George, Barclay, Kelly, Eads, Martin. The 1950 edition of the Freshmen basketball team en- joyed one of the most successful seasons of the four years of coaching for popular C. D. Siinson. In losing three games and winning thirteen the Papooses won the Atchison Jr. High Invitational Tournament and annexed third place in the strong Jr. High Tourney at Topeka. The frosh started out strong easily winning their first two games from Central of St. Joe. In their third game a strong Lowrence team defeated them 45 to 22 on the Law- rence court. Later in the season this defeat was revenged by the score of 30 to 19. The Papooses breezed through the Atchison Jr. High Tourney, winning from Effingham, Horton and easily defeat- ing Leavenworth in the finals to the tune of 44 to 21. In the Topeka Tourney they were defeated in the semi-finals by Crane of Topeka, but jumped back to defeat a scrappy Ot- tawa quintet 1 9 to 18. During the season the Freshmen defeated every team they played at least once, with the exception of Crane, which they played only once. Leading scorers were Art Miller, Ted Kelly, Dale Eads and Ed Scarlett. Other members of the squad were Bob Sanders, Ray Clem, John Cleland, Ted Bar- clay, Ed Skip George, Bill Bartlett, Charles Vaughn, Don Brown, Don Neill, John Orr, Bill Cooley, Bruce Larson, Mel- vin Hawk. Atchison 44 Effingham (Jr. High Inv.) 1st.......... 20 Atchison 31 Horton (Jr. High Inv.)............... 26 Atchison 44 Leavenworth (Jr. High Inv.)_____________21 Atchison 22 Lawrence 45 Atchison 34 Central_____________________________________1 1 Atchison 24 Central 6 Atchison 30 Leavenworth 23 Atchison 29 Christian Brothers........................ 1 8 Atchison 26 Maur Hill 20 Atchison 15 Leavenworth 24 Atchison 31 Maur Hill 19 Atchison 38 Christian Brothers 22 Atchison 25 Highland Park 22 Atchison 26 Crane (Topeka) (Topeka Inv.) 3rd. 28 Atchison 19 Ottawa (Topeka Inv.) ............... 18 Atchison 30 Lawrence (Topeka Inv.)______________ 19 4 y TRACK TEAM BACK ROW—Coach Leo Denny, R. Joice, E. Burdette, H. Moore, T. George, O. Giles, Coach Ivan Schottel. MIDDLE ROW—T. Davenport, D. Leahy, J. McAlister, S. Osborne, S. Askren, D. Kaoz, T. Kelly, C. Nestler, K. Hawk, J. Brading, R. Jessip, G. Worley, N. Cluke. FRONT ROW—E. Briggs, D. Jackson, M. Allen, K. Kelly, B. Sultzer, D. Turpin, R. Murray, D. Dewey, K. Ellison, D. Johnston, M. Denny, H. Heineken, P. McGee, G. Johnstone. With a neucleus of 16 returning lettermen to build around Coach Leo Denny and his assistants Ivan Schottel and Pren- tice Gary began the track season in the gym of the high school. The weather, being the worst in the coaching career of Mr. Denny, kept the squad in doors until about a week before the first meet. In this meet the Redmen easily won from Hol- ton by the score of 104 to 28. In their next outing the Red- men outclassed an Ottawa crew for their first league win and a mark toward the league title. But their title hopes were giv- en a setback when Shawnee Mission invaded Atchison for a night meet and defeated the Redmen by the score of 79 Vi to 60Vi. After this defeat the Atchison thinclads morale was low and a strong Lawrence team defeated them. Stalling the Redmen's drive for the title. There were some bright spots in the season even though the title was not annexed. In the K. U. Relays the tracksters performed at their highest peak but could do no better than 6th place, only three points out of 3rd. In this meet Kenny Kelly, the big Atchison weight man, broke a 12 year old shot record held by Cushinberry. Kenny heaved the iron ball 50' 5 l 2 . For the third consecutive year the Atchison thinclads won the annual Invitational Track Meet. As usual when a meet is put on in Atchison the weather was unfavorable. But that didn't seem to stop the Redmen as they won over the second place team, Leavenworth, by some 20 points. Millard Allen set a new meet and school record in the Javlin with a toss of 185' 5 . This broke the old record by about 1 6' 6 Vi . The relay teams of this year were the best since 1942. The mile relay ran 3:36.6 in the K. U. Relay. The 880 relay team ran 1:34.4 at the same meet and didn't even place. The medley team broke the invitational meet record with the time of 3:44.0. The medley team is expected to better this mark in the last two meets. In the low hurdles a new record was set by Mick Denny. This record is new in the record book because the race was changed from 200 yards to 180 yards. The record is 21.5. During the year Don Dewey ran the half mile in the excellent time of 2:05.2. Edward Briggs, Atch- ison's lanky miler, ran the distance in 4:47, the best time of his career. Another fine performance was turned in by Don Johnston in the high jump with a leap of 5' 8 . The lettermen for the 1 950 season are: four years and co-captains,—Don Johnston and Mick Denny; three years— Gene Johnstone, Kenneth Kelly, Rex Murray, Keith Ellison, and Paul McGee; two years—Dick Leahy, Don Turpin, Ed Briggs, Don Dewey, Millard Allen, Bob Sultzer, Harold Heineken, and Tom Davenport. The one year award winners are: Joy McAlister, Kenny Hawk, Dick Kaaz, Roger Jessip, Norm Cluke, and T. Kelly. The Freshmen squad coached by Prentice Gary was very strong this year and show great promise for the years to come. They were undefeated during the season to add to their already fine 1949-50 record in athletics. They annexed the Atchison Freshmen Invitational Track Championship by de- feating Lawrence by two points in the final event, the 880 yard relay. Sparking the Green and White's championship efforts were Maurice Mahan, Eddie Scarlett, Art Miller and Bill Turner who should develop into excellent track men in the years to come. 1950 Varsity Results: Atchison 104 Holton 28 Atchison 771 2 Ottawa 63 Vi Atchison 6O 2 Shawnee Mission 79Vi Atchison 60 Lawrence 80 Atchison 78% Leavenworth 62 % Atchison 1st Atchison Invitational Atchison 4th Ottawa Relays Atchison 6th K. U. Relays 1950 NEKL Standings Won Lost 1— Shawnee Mission ................. 5 0 2— Lawrence....................... 4 1 3— Atchison 3 2 4— Ottawa 2 3 5— Leavenworth 1 4 6— Argentine 0 5 62 9 5 $ 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 GOLF TEAM Left to Right—Coach Armin Soph, Lorry Leohy, Tom Ro: t, Bob McRoe, Bob Kurtz, Howard Hoys, Jim Weatherford Burt Noble. The Redmen Linksmen coached by Armin Soph began the year with o veteron squad which placed second in the NEKL last year behind Shawnee Mission. They began the year under the handicap of bad weather and finished far back of the Indians in the first two meets. The third match was a nip and tuck battle all the way with Indians winning by two strokes. The Redmen could not quite overtake the Merriam crew in the two remaining matches and so landed in the second slot again this year. The Atchison golfers participating in these meets were Bob Kurtz, Burt Noble, Jim Weather- ford, Howard Hays, Bob McRae and Jerry Foley. The five League golf teams play five matches at each schools home course and the school with the lowest accum- ulative score wins the championship. All members of the squad will return to competition next year except Jim Weatherford. The year 1950 saw another athletic team making its successful appearance on the Redmen scene with the re- establishment of the tennis team. The squad was coached by Jerry Brooks and was undefeated os this was written with Dean Pratt, Fred Hale, Chuck Green, Ray Anslinger, Bill Alyeo, and Bob Estes participating in the meets. Social Calendar Home-Coming Dance Junior Play Senior Play Boys-Girls Fashion Show I Valentine Sweetheart Balce Y-Teen Spring Formal I Dad-Daughter BanqueP Junior-Senior Prom ASSEMBLIES AND HIGHLIGHTS Calendar of 1949- 50 Sept. 15 Band trip to Topeka Free Fair Sept. 23 Maur Hill-Atchison fcotball game Sept. 27 Senior Class officers election Oct. 4-7 Student Council conference week Oct. 19 Hi-Y conference at Hiawatha Oct. 20 Spanish Banquet Oct. 21 Atchison-Effingham mixer sponsored by Thunderbirds Oct. 22 Year book Staff to K-State yearbook confer- ence Oct. 23 Tea for Senior Girls Oct. 23 Student Council conference at Lawrence High Nov. 1 Sr. High Special Assembly The Rope King of Magic Nov. 18-19 Debaters to Topeka Invitational Tournament Homecoming game and dance Dec. 1-2 Junior Class Play, Handy Man Dec. 3 Snow Flakes Swirl Dance , sponsored by program and social committee of Y- Teen Dec. 6 Boys Football Banquet Dec. 8-9 Christmas Tableau and Vespers Dec. 9 Special Sr. High Assembly presented by St. Benedicts College students Dec. 27-29-30 Atchison Invitational Basketball Tourna- ments Jan. 19 Y-Teen Boys Fashion Show Jan. 21 F. S. A. Party in Nest, at Thompson's Atchison Invitational Debate Tournaments Jan. 27 Concert at Memorial Hall Jan. 28 Finals for Debate District Tournaments Feb. 6-7 State Convention of D. E. and F. S. A. Clubs held at Emporia Feb. 11 Y-Teen Valentine Party, held in Roosevelt Gym Feb. 16 Ottawa Exchange Assembly Feb. 19 Girls Home Room Basketball Tournaments March 8 Regional Basketball Tournaments March 25 Boys A Club Dance March 28 Latin Banquet April 8 Ottawa Relays April 20-21 Sr. Class Ploy April 21 Kansas University Relays April 22 Y-Teen Spring Formal April 17-21 Y-Teen Community Week April 27 Mother and Daughter Tea April 27 Installation of Y-Teen officers April 28 Atchison Invitational Track Meet May 1 2 Regional Track Meet May 1 3 Jr.-Sr. Prom May 1 9 Kid Day May 19-20 State Track Meets May 21 Baccalaureate May 24 Jr.-Sr. Picnic May 26 Graduation Exercises Jan. 21 =r T fr r T T T 1 1 ♦ f I � LETA MAE BURDETTE PEGGY LARSON IMOGENE BERRY Attendant Queen Attendant The excitement of the Homecoming football game on November 18, when the Atchison Redmen defeated the Leaven- worth Pioneers 9 to 6, prevailed over to the annual Homecoming Dance held in the Roosevelt gym. When the name of Peggy Larson was read by Dick Wilson to the anxiously awaiting crowd of A. H. S. students, alumni, and Leavenworth guests, a wave of applause resounded over the gym as she was crowned by Carl Leffingwell. Miss Larson was escorted by Don Johnston. The other candidates chosen by the Boys' A-club were Leta Mae Burdette, escorted by Mick Denny; and Imogene Berry, escorted by Gene Johnstone, served as her Court Ladies. The gym, decorated in the gay red and gold streamers of the high school colors, was dressed up by the sponsors of the dance, the Boys' A-club. Queen Peggy's friendly personality won her the election by an all-school vote held on the Tuesday before. The breaking of the eleven year jinx held over the Redmen by the Leavenworth team made the evening unforgetable for all, but even more so for Peggy. JUNIOR PLAY CAST: Left to right: H. Lourie, R. Waller, J. Ellis, D. Bush, C. Nestler, S. Hopple, E. Foubion, J. McAlister, S. Wainscott, M. Thompson, S. Puliver, P. Arthur, D. Leahy, J. Tauchman, B. Rogers. Handy Man a BUSINESS MANAGERS Joan Althaus SallV Wolker Rosemary Weatherford Rex Murray Stage Crew Bob Kurtz Property Crew Keith Ellison Willa Deon Brown Elinor Foubion George Wainscott Lights and Sound Effects Alfred Ostergord Kenneth Howk Make Up Crew The Dramatics Class Advertising Managers Dorothy High Betty Jean Artmon Mildred Worrd DIRECTOR THE CAST Fred Miller----- Ben Miller ----- Harriet Miller.. Mitzie Miller--- Kathie Miller... Mrs. Cooney ---- Joe Robertson .. Mary Jane Price Spike O'Brien Sidney Collins Ducky Tipton.... Bert Morris ------ Lenore Long ------ Mrs. Robertson Mrs. Custer...... Radio Announcer Extras in Act III Corl Nestler Joy McAlister Elinor Foubion Shirley Hopple Jo Ann Tauchman Hazel Lourie ....... Dick Leahy Sandra Puliver George Wainscott Phillip Arthur _____Dottie Bush Bob Rogers ____Jane Ellis Ruth Ann Waller Mary Ann Thompson _________Hubert Bell Helen Gardner Jo Ann Cotter Connie Neill Bob Dunster Kenneth Hawk Keith Ellison 68 G C C G C G G C C C C C C G, r i r • - f ■ SENIOR PLAY CAST: Left to Right—Barbaro Higley, Rena McCoole, Pat Davenport, Ray Anslinger, Pat Hopple, Dick Dunning, Fred Hale, Charley Snyder, Seated—Miss Randolph, Dick Wilson, Mary Lou Hill, Lee Ann Thompson, Sally Bigelow, Meta Lister, Beverly Berry, Barbara Johnson, David Doherty. Glamour Boy Violet Clare Randolph DIRECTOR BUSINESS CREW Barbara Brondt Olive Franzel Leto Mae Burdette Pat Franzel Betty Blohm Bob Estes Shirley Dunham Donna Eisenbise Betty Otte Pat Kasten Bonnie Darst Bill Koehler Stage Crew . Phil Bruce Edwin Sowers John York Bob Dillon Carl Blair Mick Denny Jack Morse Gene Noland Earl Blair Special Lighting • Paul Hedrick Don Johnston Sidney Hockens Jim Weatherford Costume Crew Joan McBratney Janiece Wood Ruby Green Joanne Martin Charlene Taliaferro Ina Davis Property Crew Marilyn Gorrell Mary Louise Ball Virginia Anthony Barbara Lorenz Vernice Wagner Bertie Bush Imogene Berry Jim Estes Bill Icks Delores Baker Imogene Cushinberry Make-up Crew Ellen Lister Betty Ruth Clark Jackie McCoole Hilda Sowers Geneva Siron Ruby Hottman ---★---- THE CAST Miss Davis Lee Ann Thompson Clarissa Green pat Hopple Miss Higgins------------------------Rena McCoole Gregory (Flash) Horner______________Charles Snyder Cauncey Jay Mooney.-. Fred Hale Mr. Garfield Dick Dunning Georgia Belle Roberts .............. Mary Lou Hill Perry (Corky) Williams David Doherty Roxanne Towner Sally Bigelow Miss Prescott Barbara Higley J. C. Roberts........................ Dick Wilson Audry Nelson-------------------------------Beverly Berry Life Photographer .................. ___Don Dewey NBC Announcer Ray Anslinger Miss Thorndyke Barbara Johnson Mrs. Mooney Meta Lister Student Director—Esther Shumaker Prompter—Pat Davenport Presented through— Row, Peterson and Company ---★---- BOY'S and GIRL'S FASHION SHOW Top Left Picture—Sonny Askren. Top Right Picture: Front Row—M. Denny, J. Foley, A. Miller, B. Estes, W. Tolieferro, E. Scarlett. Back Row—D. Doherty, T. Root, D. Kaoz, D. Wilson, D. Dewey, G. Worley, J. Weatherford, S. Askren, D. Johnston, S. Osborne. Bottom Picture: Left to Right—Martha Stanton, Ina Davis, Peggy Larson. Something new in the way of fashion shows was one sponsored by the Publicity Committee of the Y-Teen in which the models were boys. The group consisted of boys from the ninth grade through the twelfth grade. The boys modeled everything from bathing suits to sportswear. This type of show was very popular with the girls and they are looking forward to one next year. Featuring a group of lovely models chosen by the Pro- gram Committee, the Y-Teen Fashion Show was a big success this year. The stage was set in the lounge of a college dorm where a group of girls passed inspection on their classmates who were going to classes, swimming playing tennis, or on a date. ■ i i i i i i « Decorated with red hearts and appropriate signs of Be My Valentine the annual Heart Hop was held in the gymnasium on the evening of February 12. The soft, sweet music was furnished by The Ravenaries of St. Benedict's College. The highlight of the evening was the crowning of the Sweetheort King and Queen, who were Don Dewey and Pat Green. They were crowned by Mr. Lafferty and were seated on two thrones significantly decorated for the occasion. After the crowning, a very enjoyable floor show was presented in honor of the King and Queen. Other candidates for the honor were: Leta Mae Burdette, Esther Shumaker, Jim Weatherford, and George Worley. Candidates were nominated by the Hi-Y and Y-Teen Clubs, who sponsored the dance, and the King and Queen were elected by popular vote of the student body. There is no doubt that to the King and Queen this was one of the most memorable dances of their school career. r 74 C C,C C C « C,e, TEACHERS f”iv; r A Hav X touyou kct?0 fi Th« f.'.'V® 76 5 5 5 C C«5 � - Covr,Vf [MW fii 'gj rtiH Ctf'S H� D£ cJILLlH W LLlNtJ :j iRRifuffKI ,-T urn TOLJN £L®ttp 78 WllW L ZlR W� v« J MiWn 9 jr 9 9 9 ' ■ i i t to'� � '' To6+ � ?l Vv A W- 1 - L«° 'rUR TiX iVHfcRES VHo5s , W Tho v r � r at •« • «• ( Wher i TH«I ntMf • tN «.ll il,. I OK L , AT THM 6j« 1 9° ur r °W Cmzy f sS� y ON DBA n THRU THE DAV THE 6am. RUSH. ''G-ETTIN BOOKS' ASSEMBLY-- 1 DeepConcemtraiion. a little learhihg- A4-1 «.. f E E E E ! g l l l l f c l 82 g, GERMAN BAND The German Band is a comparatively young organiza- tion, having been organized only two years. This year the conductor is Norvol Clark, who also plays the tuba. The other members of the band and the instruments they play ore: Fred Kottman, cornet; Bob Rogers, trombone; Bob Baird, clarinet; Bob Sanders, clarinet. We have all heard the Germon Band and laughed at their antics. We enjoyed their unusual band music in assemb- ly. They have made over% twenty-five appearances this year. They have performed at the Rotary Club, the Legion, and have gone to Leavenworth to perform. We hope to be entertained by this comic little band for many years to come. BOYS—GIRLS—MIXED CHORUS (From Page 51) Room 41, during fifth hour is the scene of Atchison High's active boys chorus. This group is composed of about fifty boys who sing all types of music from Stephen Foster's Beautiful Dreamer to Cruising Down the River. ' This chorus has furnished the school with most of the mole voices in the special mixed chorus. The chorus has token part in the program for the parents at open house, in the city-wide program at Christmas time, the joint concerts with Ottawa and Lawrence, and in the school operetta, Down in the Valley. The chorus is composed of boys of freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior ages, conducted by Mr. Basil Roark and accompanied by Myles Criss. Atchison High School can well be proud of their girls chorus. Consisting of ninety-seven members, the girls meet every second hour except the freshman and sophomore girls who alternate with other classes. The girls have appeared in the Hi-Y and Y-Teen Thanksgiving program. Spring concert with the band, and the Christmas program. From this group, four ensembles and many members of mixed chorus were chosen. The girls repetoire consisted of selections from Pales- trina to Cole Porter. Their very able accompanist was Mary Louise Ball. J Take eighty mixed voices carefully selected from the ninth grade to the twelfth grade, give them a lovely piece oof music, such as The Lord's Prayer , and you have one of the finest high school choral groups of the mid-west. That's our Atchison High School Mixed Chorus! To be eligible for this group, the student must have some knowledge of music, must be able to carry his own part, must have good tone quality, and most of all, the person must like to sing. The choir has participated in the program for open- house, the annual Christmas festival, joint concerts with Ottawa and Lawrence, and presented their operetta, Down in the Valley. Many of the mixed chorus members partici- pated in the third annual presentation of the Messiah during the month of March. VARSITY BASKETBALL (Cont'd From Page 59) The non-league play of the Redmen saw them meet some of the best teams of opposing conferences while win- ning 8 and losing 4 as they established a new modern scoring record of 61 points against Hiawatha as Millard Allen also broke the individual scoring record, dropping in 26 points as the Redmen romped. The longest losing streak ever suffered by these boys since they have been playing basketball for Atchison High School came after the Leavenworth tragedy when they dropped three consecutive games to Topeka, Washington and Shawnee establishing an disasterous four game losing streak. The Redmen met the Shawnee Mission Indians in the Leavenworth Regional for the state bid and battled the In- dians to a fave-ye-well playing one of their better games of the year, but were unable to cope with Dave Hill's 18 points and were defeated 41-36. Although one of the Shawnee stalwarts, Dave Lewis, tried to help the Redmen by dropping in a rebound for them late in the fourth quarter. Coach Reade thus extended his 15 year winning ways over the Atchison team and, oddly enough, the last two times they were downed by the Shawnee aggregation, it was due to their inability at the free throw line at which the Redmen hod been extremely proficient all year. Millard Bunk Allen led the Redmen scorers and was placed on the NEKL first team for his seasons fine perform- ances. Mick Denny and Marion Marshall were placed on the second teom. Following Allen in the scoring porade were Denny, Noland and Dewey. Scoring Statistics (Varsity) F. T. Total Name Games Goals F. T. Missed % F. T. Pts Allen 22 90 52 19 74.2 232 Denny 22 52 14 14 50 118 G. Noland .... 22 30 44 21 72.3 104 Dewey 21 41 21 13 61.7 103 Marshall 21 26 35 31 55.3 87 Johnston 21 31 8 9 47 70 Wilson 21 19 30 10 75 68 Icks 15 3 5 5 50 1 1 Johnstone 11 3 5 5 50 1 1 Macomber 12 4 3 0 100 1 1 Briggs .... 8 3 1 2 33 7 Kelly . 3 2 4 6 40 8 Hawk 3 1 0 0 0 2 R. Noland I 1 0 0 0 2 Offensive Average—38.2 Defensive Average—36.4 Season's Record Atchison—43 Atchispn—45 Atchison-48 Atchison—51 Atchison—42 Atchison—40 Atchison—32 Atchison—35 Atchison—23 Atchison—34 Atchison—47 Atchison—21 Atchison—47 Atchison—61 Atchison—25 Atchison—45 Atchison—30 Atchison—32 Atchison—4 1 Atchison—25 Atchison—47 Atchison—36 Central—40 Effingham—26 Seamen—23 Washington—34 Highland Park—30 Argentine—37 (2 overtimes) Lafayette—34 Lawrence—31 Leavenworth—17 Topeka—38 Effingham—26 Shawnee Mission—25 Ottawa—45 Hiawatha—1 5 Argentine—36 Lawrence—38 Leavenworth—4 0 Topeka—41 Washington—47 Shawnee Mission—27 Ottawa—38 Shawnee Mission—41 (Regional Tournament) Y-TEEN SPRING FORMAL (From Page 72) In an Old Dutch Garden was the theme of the annual Y-Teen formal dance held April 23 from 8 to 12 in the Y. M. C. A. gym. The decorations were centered around the theme of the dance. Revenaires of St. Benedicts furnished the music, and students from St. Benedicts also furnished the floor show. Gene O'Conner was emcee. Punch and cookies were enjoyed by all. The social committee of Y-Teen was in charge of decor- ations, refreshments and music with Lee Ann Thompson, Mary Louise Ball, and Shirley Hopple the cabinet members and Mrs. Mary Katherman their sponsor. The worship com- mittee was in charge of the floor show with Elinor Faubion, Sandy Puliver, and Joan Althaus, the cabinet members and Miss Joan Bond their sponsor. -AUTOGRAPHS 84 5-5 65 6� 5-5 S9 e� 89 e� te 9 «VS 69 «n vw $r -T-