Belton High School - Beltonian Yearbook (Belton, MO)

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Senlor I-hstory It was a memorable day in September of 1941 when Mrs Moore heard the clatter of little feet The pioneers of the '53 graduating class are Norma Allen, Ellen Meador, Betty Phillips Jln Meador, Philip Khoche, Jay Boehm, and Fred Ashbaugh Those seven members attended all twelve years of school We were very proud of our Rhythm Band the first year in All the first grade girls were butterflies and the boys Jack Frost's little helpers in the operetta WJack Frost here school were That cute little blonde, Donna Mucke, joined our group in the second grade Remember the time Betty Phillips played the part of Priscilla Lane and Jay Boehm and Fred Ashbaugh played the parts of Miles Standish and John Alden Betty had an awful time saying the only speech of the entire play which was nspeak for yourself, John N Also remember the time Ellen was to sing in a trio about Ole McDonald's Farm, but she got sick One boy, Fred Wear, entered our class in the fourth grade We will never forget those spelling bees and arithmetic con tests we had that year One day in the fifth grade a man dressed in an Army uniform entered our classroom leading a small boy, but cute Yes, you are correct, it was Dr Tracy with Terry Terry was a very interesting boy for he told us all about the school he attended in the Panama Canal Zone, before starting to Belton Terry wouldn't sit on the back row because he couldn't hear Our class was divided e with ten boys Maggie Yeates hailed from O k so large the fifth year that it had to be shy Norma Allen was the only girl in one class until Helen O'Ne1ll moved to Belton in March joined our group in the sixth grade e lahoma Also from High Blue came Rosebud Groh Barbara Brenham and Terry McCush entered Belton High our Freshman year After we got adjusted to changing classes, finding rooms, and learning the combinations to lockers, we gave our first sponsor, Mr Mannen, quite a time Our Sophomore year was crowded with sweet memories of all our activities David Long entered our class lwe can't forget himj from East High in Kansas City, Missouri George Thornton entered our class the Junior year, from Nevada How he got out of Nevada we'l1 never know We presented nMiss Jimmyn which was a huge success We were banquet held at Santa Fe Hills Country very proud of our Club, although we to arrive, before had to walt on a couple of Junior girls starting the dinner married couple, Aletrice and Ted Schuman, Our Senior year a entered our class Thornton also mar from Clinton Helen O'Neill and George ried in March, 1955 We presented nHave a Date H That was a success in Belton High on April 10 This ends our school day history, and we are out to make more Yes, we're the proud class of '53 0 0 a o .A . 1 N o o A o a A n s , Q .. s 0 Q o Q e . Th o . Sh u e Q e n a A a n o o n a e Q e Q o e

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We, I, We 9 LAST WILL and TESTAMENT SENIOR CLASS OF BELTON HIGH SCHOOL the greatest SENIOR CLASS ever to graduate from this institution of higher learning, believing that we went above and beyond our class of duty to make it great, feel obligated to will some of our possessions and destinctive traits to the lower classmen and teachers whom we hope will follow in our footsteps Being of good health and sound mind we hereby declare this to be our last will and testament in which we are thereby disposing of all our duties and debts to our dear old Alma Mater, Belton High School Terry McCush, leave my chartreuse straight jacket and rose padded cell to someone who needs it worse than I do, Miss Cox Maggie Yeates, bequeath my imperfections to the Perfect One , may they help him to be a normal human Ellen Meador, leave my love for our hero band teacher to the luckyl9J members of next years band Fred Wear, leave my athletic prowess to Jack Sikes Norma Allen, leave my love for nHowdy Doody Programsn to Don Howe 'Suckon Knoche, leave my ability to outrun Kaisers to that wild jeep driver, Vernon Mucke I also will him my pool shooting ability because ne needs it B J Phillips, leave my vote for Pogo to that Eisenhower supporter, Mr Hawkins Jay Boehm, leave my ability to get along with teachers to that nHalo areru of the Junior class, Chopper Barbara Branham, leave my fruitless crush on that Romeo of the Junior class, Homer Pratt, to a glrl who has all next year to try hooking him, Evelyn Greenwell David Long, leave my exceptional football ability to that great Freshman athlete, Jackie Wilson Rosebud Groh, leave nothing to nobody, because nobody willed me anything to leave to anybody Terry Tracy, leave my humble ability to be the local nwolfn, to that Casanova of the Freshman class, Deanie Daulton leave my KMINE?J Black Pontiac to nlax , so she can have car to go around those curves at 90 MPH Donna Mucke, aummwh leave my ability to leave school whenever I feel like it absenteen Elmer Walton Ted Schuman, to that nnon Aletrice Schuman, leave my ability to get a husband to all lucky Junior girls Fred Ashbaugh leave my Bookkeeping ability to that speed demon of the Junior class, John Porter 'Rockyn Meador, leave my copy of 'Football Etiquette' to the gridiron ruffian of the Freshman class, Richard Loftis Helen and George Thornton, leave our tendency to always agree to that cute Junior couple, Mary and Bruce SIGNED SENIOR CLASS OF '53 of I, I, n rn I, . I, . I, . I' , I, . . I, We H W. - I, O . I, . Ip If I, n I, - I1 I, , W W. n