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

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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

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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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meet him. Better hurry up. His name?-Oh, his name is Nathan Zainfeld. Nathan has loads of favorites, some of which are bread pudding, Ingrid Bergman, '1The Lost Weekend, and Forever Am- berf, His favorite subject is mathematics. Among his outside inter- ests, girls and dancing stand out on top, his pet aversion is English. Nathan has both musical interest and talent which came to light when he said his ambition was to be a violinist. All kinds of good luck to you, Nathan. Qtpiomai by Lois Scott Amy sat at her desk and wondered about Miss Price. The seventh grade history lesson was lost on her as she thought about the teacher. Miss Price would be really pretty, Amy decided, if she would only forget her shyness and fix herself up a little. Everybody would like her better, too, if she would talk to them instead of hurrying by in that mousy way of heirs, with no greeting but a shy smile. Amy thought she was about the sweetest person she knew, and she wanted to make other people think so, too. Usually, the teachers' lives-past, present, and future-were known to the students. Somehow, though, nobody could tell Amy much concerning Miss Price. For all her sleuthing, Amy had found that the teacher was not a local girl but had come about a year ago from a small town in Maryland. She had not made many friends, apparently, in the time she had been in town. Amy had done her best to be friendly. Several times she had complimented Miss Price on her dress or hairdo, although she occasionally had to cross her fingers behind her back to lessen her falsehood. Once, even, they had walked down the hall together. Her advances had been met politely, though not eagerly. Now Amy was ready with her big plan. After some persuasion, her mother had agreed to enlist in the great project. As soon as school was over, Amy would reveal it to Miss Price. The time came. Amy lingered behind the departing children and paused at the desk. Miss Price looked up. Yes, Amy, she asked kindly, do you want something? Mother sent you a note. Miss Price took the proffered envelope and read silently: Dear Miss Price: I am having a small tea at my home, 93 Oak Street, next Saturday at four o'clock, and I should be delighted if you could come. Amy has spoken of you often and has expressed the wish that we might become better acquainted. I hope that Saturday will provide the opportunity. Sincerely yours, Sheila Cartwright. Amy waited, tremblingly, while her teacher read it through a second time. Then, suddenly, her question was decided. Please tell your mother, Amy, that I shall be very glad to come. Oh, I'm so glad! Amy beamed. There are some real nice ladies coming. They smiled at each other in mutual friendliness and Amy skipped off, happy. Miss Price sat at her desk several minutes. Then she rose and went down town toward the New Dress Shoppe. 106