Atchison High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Atchison, KS)

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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

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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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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