Atchison High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Atchison, KS)

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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.

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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) -

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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