Ball High School - Purple Quill Yearbook (Galveston, TX)

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fricfiy gersona Weld like to introduce to you nine B.H.S. students, the things these students like Cand the things they don't likej, and what they want to do in life. After you've found out something about them, you'll like them, you'll find that out for yourself when you meet them. This is only your introduction- Yes, that brown-haired, brown-eyed, up and coming sophomore is Kathleen CBoboj Duncan. Bobo loves fruit, especially apples. Her favorite radio program is Lux Theater, and she rates Ingrid Berg- man tops among the movie stars. At present she says her favorite movie is 'fSpellboundf' Bobo loves to read, and she liked jane Eyre a lot. If you don't know Bobo, make it your business to meet her right away. Everybody make room for the business manager of Ball Hi-Lights! That's right-Donald Cangeloisi. This industrious junior stated that among his likes are The Razor's Edge, roast beef, Gene Tierney, The Green Years, and English. He also commented that he enjoys basketball, but is far too busy working on the Hi-Lights to indulge in it very much. His pet aversion is smart-alecksf' Donald's ambition is to be a psychiatrist, and of course we know he'll succeed. That pretty lass with those beautiful blue eyes we've seen in the halls since September is Rae Waters, a gal everyone should know. Born in Galveston in 1932, Rae is a high sophomore at Ball High. She insists that her favorite food is brussels sprouts Ckinda' hard to be- lieve, isn't it ?j and says that at present, literature is her favorite sub- ject. Tom Drake and The Green Years really rate when it comes to movies, and listening to Lux Theater is a must. Rae enjoys play- ing tennis and basketball and going to football games. When fand ifj she gets that diploma, she plans to go to T. S. C. W. and on from there to be a physical therapist. If you want to meet one swell girl, we suggest you dial 8354 and ask for Rae. Have you ever met a human dynamo of energy? You haven't? Well, for goodness sakes, meet Elaine Huddleston. This tall junior Cwho has a passion for seagullsj was very enthusiastic when asked for some of her favorites. She likes Cornel VVilde, ice cream, and English, although she can't play tennis, it's her favorite sport. Her favorite book goes all the way back to her uchildhoodf' It's The Dutch Twins. Elaine says The Jolson Story was really tops. Her 104

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SERGEI VASSILIEVITCI-I I ONES r by Melvyn Schreiber Ah, music. How well I remember the day when first I saw a piano. 'Twas when I was but three years young. Mother had the monstrous thing put in the living room, and it was in that same living room not two minutes later that I received the worst shock to which I have ever been exposed. I crept into the room where the monster stood like a foreboding giant, and quietly seated myself before the keyboard. My fist descended upon the keys, making the most terrifying sound I had ever heard. I leaped from the stool and dashed to my room. No one saw me for the next four days. I was scared stiff. ,M - of, ,Mi My W 'ft awe-21 ff Qgx fffl If ' 2? in This first encounter with the piano was not to be my last, I soon found. VVhen I was nine years of age, Mother engaged a tutor to instruct me in the gentle art of beating on a keyboard. My teacher, Dr. Ignacio Foofifkinoff, was a forceful person, and I soon learned to sit very still at the piano, with my hand in precisely the correct po- sition, for one hour each week. For two long grueling years I worked at the piano for two 'hours each day, trying to perfect the five-finger exercises which Dr. Foofif- kinoff insisted were good for my technique. I devised many ways to escape from the daily chore of practicing my lesson, but I soon found that all was futile, so I resigned myself to the task of making good. From that day forward, I never objected to practicing two hours each day. fPerhaps it was because the new little girl who moved next door just adored to listen to my banging. But that is neither here nor there, although I found myself over there most of the timej 103 iContinued on Page 1333

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pet aversion is exams, and her ambition is to stop growing. Good luck, Elaine! Believe it or not, ole Ball High may have within her walls a po- tential Steinbeck or Wakeman, or maybe a Pettengill or Pearson! This fellow who aspires to be a writer is none other than Harry Strickhausen. In keeping with his ambition, he likes to read, and his favorite subject is English. Also, he is a member ofthe business and news staffs of the Hi-Lights. Harry really enjoys a good steak, and- as far as he's concerned-- Lux Theaterl' is the best program on the air. 'KThe Green Years is his favorite book, and For Sentimental Reasons, his favorite song. Make way for the sophomores and their very good representative, Carol Childress! Don't know her? Well, better get acquainted, but quick! You might approach her with some of her favorites, such as chicken, horseback riding, The jolson Storyf' or one of its stars, Scotty Bickett. Carol likes any kind of mystery book, and her favorite subject is algebra. She is a versatile person, as is shown by her hob- bies, which are making stuffed toys and collecting after dinner coffee spoons. Carol hates to see women in slacks, so when she is a rancher several years from now, she'l1 wear blue jeans. Sounds like one swell person! Don't wait too long to meet her. Come on, fellow Ball-Highers, and meet China's gift to our Alma Mater. He's a low junior, but he was ready to express his opinions. Chicken, baseball, chess, and public speaking are tops, says he. He likes joan Leslie, and his favorite movie is The jolson Story. As books go, Men Against the Sean was swell, His pet aversion is eggplant, his ambition, to grow taller. Have you guessed who this grand guy is? Right! Koon Go! Attention, fellow students of B.H.S.! Meet a truly fascinating girl -Helen Lockett. Ball High and Galveston have just had the pleas- ure of this charming junior's presence since September, but Helen says she loves Ball High and Galveston already. CThree cheers for Helenlj Among her many favorites are fried chicken Cyum, yumlj, football, The Hit Parade, the Louisa Mae Alcott books, The jolson Story,', and joseph Cotten. Collecting whatnot dogs is her hobby, and her ambition-to be a secretary. He's a senior at Ball High, so you donit have too much time to 105