Las Animas High School - Trojan Yearbook (Las Animas, CO)

Text from Pages 1 - 98 of the 1950 volume:

Editor________________ Ass’t. Editor ........ Sports Editor Ass’t. Sports Editors Society Editors_______ Rita Nicklos Jane Gregg Jack Kelly Herbert Iwahiro Frank Brown Helen Adamson Classes Business Managers Art Editors ...... Typists Sponsors Bronia Lou Chambers ________Betty Brown Betty Ann Johnson Donald Johnson Marlene Meyer ... George Archuleta Albert Gomez Barbara Pryor Jean Taliaferro Nancy Dean Mr. James Dighera Mr. Phillip Cooper Sponsored by LOUISE’S COFFEE SHOP LUKES MARKET Sponsored by LAS ANIMAS FURNITl RE EXCHANGE Miss Josephine Ameter Mr. T. W. Beetle Mr. Ernest Beerends Mrs. Carleen Carlson Commercial Vocational Ag Instrumental Music School Nurse English, Social Studies Distributive Education Librarian, English Head Coach, Physical Geography, General Science. Sociology Sponsored by STOUGH’S FLOWER SHOP and IMPERIAL BODY SHOP Mr. James Dighera Mr. Kenneth Francis Mr. J. M. Hicks Mr. Elmer Moe English, Drama, Phys. Ed., Study Hall, Industrial Arts Assistant Principal, Speech, Journalism Wrestling Coach Audiovisual Director Mrs. Florence Moe Mr. W. A. Morgan Mrs. Eleanor Richards Mrs. Maud Sharer Foreign Language, Social Studies Mathematics Vocal Music Sponsored by LAS ANIMAS HARDWARE Mr. Alpha Sinclair Mr. H. M. Thurston Mrs. Ruth Woods Mr. Elmer Elmshauser Assistant Coach, Chemistry, Physics, Girls’ Physical Vocational Agriculture Study Hall, Civics Biology Education, Sec’y. to Principal Mrs. Bess Haggard Marcum; Martin; Burkhard; White; Nelson; Manifor Sec’y. to Superintendent Sponsored by BEAR IMPLEMENT COMPANY and BEN’S RADIO SHOP Nicklos, Rita Virginia Y-Teens 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Pep Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 4; Masque and Gavel 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 1; Basketball 1, 2; Clinic Band 2; Southwest Music Conference Clinic Band 3; Junior Play; Christmas Play 3; Debate Club Play 3; Prom Committee 3; Triple Trio 4; Vice-Pres. Sr. Class; Trojan Spirit Staff, Ass’t Editor 4; Annual Staff Editor 4; Ass’t Director Brown. Betty Bernice Y-Teens 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2; National Honor Society 3, 4; Debate 3; Nat’l Forensic League 3; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Class Sec. 1; Student Council 2; Santa Fe Trail Day Queen 2; Prom Committee 3; Treas. Y-Teens 2; Vice-Pres. Class 3; Vice-Pres. Y-Teens 3; Queen of F.F.A. Spring Dance 3; Sr. Class Treas.; Treas. Masque and Gavel 4; Vice-Pres. Nat’l Honor Society 4; Annual Staff 4; Senior Play. Sponsored by EL-GAS COMPANY H B HARDWARE Johnson. Donald V-Pres. Hi-Y 1; Glee Club 1, 2; Football 1. 2. 3. 4; Jr. Play; Class Pres. 3; Prom Comm. 3; Trojan Spirit Staff 4; Hobby Club 1. 2; Pres. Club 3; D. E. 4; Wrestling 3; Christmas Play 3. Chambers, Broma Lou Mas. Gav. 3, 4; NFL 3. 4; Annual Staff 4; Tennis Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Pep Club 1. 3: Basketball 1, 4; Glee Club 1. 2; Y-Teens 1, 2, 3. 4; Pres. Club 4; Pres. NFL 4; V.-Pres. Mas. Gav. 4; NHS 4; DE. Stettler. Lee Roy Football 1, 2. 3. 4; Pres. Class 2; V-Pres. Student Council 4; V-Pres. D. E. 4: Treas. Student Council 3; Track 1. 2. 3. 4; Wrestling 4: Key Club 3. 4; Nat’l Honor Society 4; Mas. and Gav. 3; Jr. Play; Sr. Play; Prom. Comm. 3; A Club 3. 4; Christmas Play 3. Fields. Christine Rosalie Glee Club 1. 2. 3; Y-Teens 1. 2. 3. 4 Pep Club 1: Football Queen 4. Brown. Frank Oran Science Club 1. 2: Track 1. 2; Student Council 2. 4: Pres. Class 1: Hi-Y 1; Jr. Play; Key Club 3. 4; Pres. Key Club 4; Basketball 3; Nat’l Honor Society 3. 4; Pres. NHS 4; Sr. Plav. Mountford. Betty Jean Sheridan High. Sheridan Wyo. 1. 2; Pep Club 3. 4; Y-Teens 3. 4; Junior Play; Glee Club 3. 4; Band 4; Southwestern Music Conference. Clinic Glee Club 3; Triple Trio 3, 4. i Lingle. Ronald Glee Club 1. 2. 3; Track 1. 2. 4; Football 1. 4; Basketball 2. 3. 4: Hi-Y 2; F. F. A. 2: A Club 3. 4; Vice-Pres. A Club 4. Johnson, Betty Ann Y'-Teens 1. 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1; Prom Committee 3; National Honor Society 3, 4; Y-Teens Treas. 3; Treas. NHS 4; Annual Staff 4. Sponsored by MRS. J. O. CHAMBERS Minton, Sammy Ag. 1; Glee Club 1; Football 1: D.E. 4: Hi-Y 1. Hoffman, Wilma Joan Glee Club 1. 3; Y-Teens 1. 2. 3. 4; Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4; Masque and Gavel 2; Prom Committee 3; President of Mixed Chorus 3; Secretary of class 3; National Honor Society 3. 4; Santa Fe Trail Day Queen 3; President’s Club 3; Secretary of D.E. 4; Secretary of Y-Teens 3; Student Council 4. Lincle, Donald Track 1. 2, 3. 4: Football 4; Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4: D.E. Club 4: F.F.A. 1. Gregg, Jane E. Y-Teens 1. 2. 3. 4; President of Freshman Y-Teens: Band 1. 2. 3. 4: Glee Club 1. 2. 4; Student Council 1. 3. 4: Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4; Treasurer of Class 2; Pep Band 2. 3. 4; Triple Trio (acc.) 2. 3. 4: Tennis Club 2. 3; Treasurer of Band 3; National Honor Society 3. 4; Secretary of Y-Teens 3: Junior Play; Sec. of Student Council 4; Masque and Gavel 3. 4: Annual Staff Iwahiro, Herbert Track 1: Football 1; Science Club 1. 2; Basketball 2. 3. 4; Key Club 3. 4; National Honor Society 3. 4; Jr. Class Treasurer: Student Council 4; Annual Staff 4. Patterson. Wynona Faye Y-Teens 1. 2. 3. 4: Pep Club 2. 3; F.H.A. 4; Student Council 4; President of F.H.A. 4; Trojan Spirit Staff 4. Conley, Philip Raymond Band 1. 2. 3. 4; Pep Band 1, 2. 3. 4; Clinic Band 2; Junior Play; Key Club 2. 3. 4: Masque and Gavel 3. 4: Hobby Club 2. Meyer. Marlene Lucille Y-Teens 1. 2. 3. 4: (dee Club 1. 2. 3. 4; Pep Club 1. 2. 3; Student Council 1. 4; Santa Fe Trail Day Queen 1: Triple Trio 2. 3. 4: Sec. of Class 2; V-Pres. of Pep Club 3: F.H.A. 3: Editor of Trojan Spirit 4: D.E. 4; Mixed Chorus 4; Senior Play 4; Annual Staff 4. Sponsored b I.AS ANIMAS LEADER Duff. Harold Lee F.F.A. 1. 2. 3. 4: D.E. 4; Pep Club 4; Treas. F.F.A. 2; Reporter F.F.A. 3; F.F.A. District Vice-Pres. 3. Van Meter. Rita Pep Club 1. 2. 3. 4; Y-Teens 1. 2. 3. 4; Cheerleader 1. 2. 3. 4; Glee Club 1. 2: Ass't Director of Junior Play. Zimmerman, Bert E. Glee Club 1. 2, 3; Football 1. 2. 3. 4: Wrestling 4; F.F.A. 1; “A Club 3, 4; Junior Class Play; Senior Class Play; D.E. Club 3, 4; Hobby Club 3; Pep Club 3; Band 1. Failing, Lenora F.H.A. 1, 2, 3; Y-Teens 1, 2, 3, 4; Pep Club 1, 2; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Basketball 1. 2, 3; D.E. 4; F.H.A. Sec. 2; Pres. Glee Club 3. Riggs, Clarence L. Football 1. 2. 3. 4; Basketball 1; Track 2; Wrestling 3; Hobby Club 1. 2; Glee Club 1, 2. 3, 4; A Club 3. 4; Sec. Hi-Y 1; Pep Club 3. 4; Pres. Pep Club 4; Prom Committee 3; Jr. Play; Pres. Club 3; Sec. Treas. A Club 4; Tennis Club 3, 4; Quartette 4; Mixed Chorus 3, 4; Hi-Y 1, 2. Childers, Bertha Faye Y-Teens 1, 2, 3, 4; F.H.A. 4; Pep Club 1. 3. Bryan,Jim Albequerque High School. Albuquerque. New Mexico; Flagler High School; Sheridan High School; Glee Club 4; Football 4; Track 4. Wright. Josephine Ann Glee Club 1. 2, 4: Y-Teens 1. 2. 3. 4; Band 1. 2. 3. 4; Pep Band 1. 2. 3. 4; Vice-Pres. Class 1; Triple Trio 2. 3. 4; Sec. Treas. Pep Club 3; Pep Club 3, 4; Mixed Chorus 4; Trojan Spirit Staff 4. Sponsored by SEWELL’S GROCERY and MARKET vt-u uv 'i.- ur ir m ? Taylor. Owen Football 2, 3. 4; Track 2; D.E. Club 4; A Club 3, 4; F.F.A. 1; Junior Class Play; Junior Masque and Gavel 2. Burchett, Margaret Louise Glee Club 1, 2; Basketball 1, 2. 3. 4; Y-Teens 1. 2. 3, 4; Pep Club 1. 2, 3. 4; Masque and Gavel 2; Junior Play; Senior Play. Parrack, Donald Lee Glee Club 3; D.E. 4. Kimball. Madgelene E. McClave High School; Greenup Community High School; Florence High School; Y-Teens 4; Pep Club 4; Trojan Spirit Staff 3. 4. Baker, William R. F.F.A. 1. 3. 4; S.W.J.C. in Texas; Christmas Play 3. Taylor, Muriel Joan Y-Teens 1. 2. 3. 4; Glee Club 1; Pep Club 2. 3; D.E. 4; Trojan Spirit Staff 4. Ridley. Harrell Stratford. Texas; Science Club 2; Pep Club 4. Miller. Mary Y-Teens 1. 2. 3. 4; Glee Club 2. 3. 4; F.H.A. 4; Treasurer Y-Teens 1. Sponsored by FIRST NATIONAL BANK Lucero, Levi Football 1, 2; Track 3, 4; Basketball 4. Gonzales, Emma Pep Club 1. 2, 3; Y-Teens 2. 3. 4; Glee Club 1; D.E. 4; F.H.A. 4; Trojan Spirit Staff 4. Gillespie, Robert Band 1, 2, 3. 4; Glee Club 3. 4; Football 4; Basketball 4. Turner, Doris Ann Band 1, 2. 3, 4; Y-Teens 1. 2. 3. 4; Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4; F.H.A. 1; Glee Club 1; Class Treas. 1; Junior Play 3. Gomez, Albert Track 2. 3. 4: Football 3. Gallegas, Mary Marcella Y-Teens 1. 2. 3. 4: Glee Club 1; Pep Club 3. 4; D.E. Club 4. Bishard, Levi V. Glee Club 2; F.F.A. 4: Pep Club 4. Ratliff, Roybell Y-Teens 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1. 2; Pep Club 1, 2. 3; Jr. Masque and Gavel 2; Masque and Gavel 3, 4; Student Council 3; D.E. 4. Sponsored by CADDOA DAM CAFE Freed, Thomas Rex Football 1, 2; Glee Club 1. 2, 3. 4; Track 2, 3, 4; Basketball 4; Student Council 2. Dean, Nancy Elaine Y-Teens 1. 2. 3, 4; Pres. Y-Teens 4; Band 1. 2. 3, 4; Clinic Band 2; Glee Club 1, 2, 4; Tennis Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2. 3, 4; Triple Trio 2, 3, 4; Prom Committee 3; Mixed Chorus 4; Trojan Spirit Staff 4; Treas. Band 4; Pres. Club 4; Senior Play. Kelly, Jack W. Football 1. 3. 4; Track 1, 2. 3, 4; Science Club 1; A Club 2, 3, 4; National Honor Society 3, 4; Trojan Spirit Staff 3; Student Council 3, 4; Vice-Pres. Student Council 3; Pres. Student Council 4; Prom Committee 3; Annual Staff 4. Kelly, Anita Kathryn Glee Club 1, 2; Y-Teens 1, 2, 3. 4; Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Junior Play; Senior Play, Basketball 1,2. - Smith, Jack Ag. 1; Glee Club 1; D.E. 4. Smith, Norma Jean Y-Teens 1. 2. 3. 4; Pep Club 1. 2. 3; Glee Club 1. 2. 3; Basketball 1; F.H.A. 1. 2. 3. 4; Sec. Y-Teens 1; Vice-Pres. F.H.A. 3; Sec. F.H.A. 4. Walters. William Glenn El Segundo High School. California. Pres. D.E. 4; Basketball. Price, Norma Lee Glee Club 1, 2; Pep Club 1. 2. 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3. 4; Y-Teens 1. 2. 3, 4; Basketball 1. 2, 3, 4; Pep Band 4. Sponsored by SCHARF MOTOR CO.. INC. I Setchfield. Bill Debate Club 4. Hall, Lily Jean F.H.A. 1; Basketball 1; Pep Club 2. 3. 4; D.E. 4. Cook, Erwin Football 1. 2, 3; Track 1. 2, 3. 4. Gillespie, Shirley Rose Glee Club 1, 3; Pep Club 2. 3; F.H.A. 2. 3; F.H.A. Historian 3. Benson, John Robert Band 1. 2. 3. 4; Track 1, 3, 4; Football 2. 3; Basketball 1, 2. 3. 4; A Club 3. 4; Mixed Chorus 4; Pres. Mixed Chorus 4. Keller, Irel Ann Y-Teens 1. 2. 3. 4; Hobby Club 2; Pep Club 1. 2. 3. 4. Archuleta, George Basketball 1; Football 2. 3. 4; Track 2. 3. 4; Pep Club 4. Husted, Donna Jean Glee Club 1. 2; Y-Teens 1, 2, 3, 4; Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Hobby Club 2; D.E. Treas. 4. Sponsored by BLEDSOE PHARMACY Gallegos, Floyda Toas, New Mexico 1; Avondale and Pueblo, Colo. 2; Alamosa. Colo. 3; Y-Teens 4; Pep Club 4: D.E. Club 4. Fulton. Lola Viola Trojan Spirit Staff 4. Marcum, Maxine Ivone F.H.A. 1, 2. 3; Y-Teens 1. 2; Glee Club 1, 2; Basketball 1. 2. 3; Pep Club 2. 3. 4; D.E. 4. Murphy. Sheila Anne Glee Club 1. 2. 3. 4; Y-Teens 1. 2. 3. 4; Pep Club 1, 2, 3. 4; Cheerleader 2, 3. 4; Student Council 2. 3; Junior Play; Triple Trio 2. 3, 4. Taliaferro, Thelma Jean Y-Teens 1. 2. 3, 4; Band 1. 2. 3. 4; Glee Club 1; Pres. Masque and Gavel 2; Vice-Pres. Masque and Gavel 3; D.E. Club 4; Trojan Spirit Staff 4; Tennis Club 1. 2; Student Council 3. 4; Junior Play. Adamson, Helen Kathleen Longton High School. Longton. Kansas 1; Glee Club 2. 3, 4: Y-Teens 2. 3. 4; F.H.A. 3. 4; Secretary F.H.A. 3; Pep Club 3; Triple Trio 3, 4; Mixed Chorus 3, 4; Student Council 4; Trojan Spirit Staff 4; NHS 4. Smith, Clara M. McClave High School 1; Pep Club 2. 3. 4; Y-Teens 3; Glee Club 3; D.E. 4. Hendrix. Joyce Pep Club 3. 4; Y-Teens 4; Trojan Spirit Staff 4. Sponsored by BENT BUILDERS Zavala, George Wrestling 4; Track 4. PROPHECY OF THE CLASS OF ’50 In ten years we see: GEORGE ARCHULETA—is now illustrator for Esquire. BILL BAKER, LEVI BISHARD. BILL SETCH-FIELD, DON PARRACK, and HARRELL RIDLEY have put their cars and other means of transportation together and started a junk yard. BOB BENSON has just been arrested in Hasty. Colorado for bigamy. He had five wives in five different states: Colorado, Kansas, Mississippi. Arkansas, and Hawaii. FRANK BROWN has just received his serial number from Alcatraz. His charge was treason against the United States of America; he had collaborated with Russia in perfecting an atomic pea-shooter. JERRY Bl'TNER has been recently chosen rookie of the year for the Toonerville Tigers. PHIL CONLEY has taken up permanent residence in the Statue of Liberty as a fog horn. He is becoming very rich at this occupation. We always knew his type of nose-blowing would be good for something. ERWIN COOK is a radio comedian. He took Milton Berle’s place on his television show. HAROLD DUFF married Jean Reynolds and they are now raising cabbages and kids. BOR GILLESPIE is now employed as window washer for the Empire State Building. That way they don’t have to use ladders. ALBERT GOMEZ has been touring the United States and Canada giving lectures on “How to Stay Awake in Boring Classes.” DONALD JOHNSON is Senator from Lower Slo-bovia. Last week he broke the filibuster record: 3 years, 10 months, 12 days, 5 hours. 10 minutes, and 6 2 7 seconds. HERBERT IWAHIRO is now on a trip to Hasty. He wrote the prize-winning essay on “Why Human Hair is Better Than Pig Bristles for Fuller Brtishes.” We consider this quite a literary accomplishment. JACK KELLY, our former Student Council President, is now president of the largest onion house in the country. His wife is the former Barbara Pryor and I understand she has to carry the onions up to the top story in bushel baskets. DON LINGLE has just taken up his position as professor of English at Dartmouth College. He has a Ph.D., B.A., and M.A. RON LINGLE is really going places. He is still delivery boy at the Las Animas Market. I understand Betty Ann Johnson bought the Las Animas Market two years ago to enable Ronald to keep his position. SAM MINTON is raising watermelons out on the drylands in partnership with his father-in-law, Mr. Webb. CLARENCE RIGGS travels to California every week to give Arthur Murray dancing lessons. JACK SMITH fell in the grease pit down at Nelson’s Service Station and hasn’t been seen since then. LEE ROY STETTLER invented a perpetual motion flying saucer. Even when he was in high school he had ideas oil perpetual motion and now his dream has finally come true. He has named it the “Horse-creek Hurricane.” OWEN TAYLOR is in New York now. He has a beauty salon and is hair stylist for the Vanderbilts and all the high society. BILL WALTERS sings commercials for Funk-hauser’s Firm Foundations. Sponsored by EMILY’S BEAUTY BAR BERT ZIMMERMAN lost his girl and went back to herding sheep. GEORGE ZAVALA is wrestling in Chicago. He is known as Gorgeous George. JIM BRYAN is in the hospital recovering from an operation. They had to remove a piece of plastic from his liver. LEVI LUCERO has invented a new type of sleeping pill which enables you to rest but remain conscious. BERTHA CHILDERS knocks horses in the head at the Otero Rendering Works. FLOYDA GALLEGOS manufactures precision toothpicks which are guaranteed for a lifetime. SHIRLEY GILLESPIE is married and has a good start towards her own football team. IREL ANN KELLER is in Hollywood making facial mud-packs for the movie stars. MARY MILLER has made a new dog food called Bruno’s Brunch, a wonderful mid-morning pick-up. BETTY JEAN MOUNTFORD is still reading “Gone With The Wind” and may write the sequel “Coming With The Gale.” BETTY BROWN owns a big cattle ranch in Wyoming called the Rocking B. She chose this occupation because of her ability to ride a horse. MAXINE MARCUM is the only woman Hell-Driver in the United States. NANCY DEAN is now a feature attraction at the Bijou theater. Nancy ended up as the outstanding bubble dancer of America. HELEN ADAMSON sings in Sam’s place in the Sunflower State of Kansas. Helen always was partial to Kansas. MARGARET BURCHETT. NORMA SMITH, ANITA KELLEY, AND RITA VAN METER are trying to promote an oil workers retirement plan in the Colorado House. BROMA LOL1 CHAMBERS joined the carnival as a fire-eater. Her professional name is “Torchy.” CHRISTINE FIELDS was transferred to the Sahara Desert just last month as Chief Telephone Operator. LOLA FULTON is society editor of the New York Times. MARCELLA GALLEGOS bought Wood’s Fair Store about two years after she graduated and has really made a killing. EMMA GONZALES has her own florist’s shop and is raising black orchids with Brenda Starr’s mystery man Basil St. John. JANE GREGG is a nurse now. She’s been fighting for socialized medicine in Lower Slobovia. JOYCE HENDRIX recently completed a painting which is becoming as famous as the Madonna. JOAN HOFFMAN is still working at the City Pharmacy waiting for S.E. to finish college. DONNA HUSTED is superintendent of schools down in Skunk Hollow. MADGELINE KIMBALL made the cover of Vogue in the March issue. MARLENE MEYER AND JEAN TALIAFERRO are getting ready for spring round-up on the Lazy Nicklos’, Ranch wrhile Jack and Jay are playing professional football. JUNE ONORATI is the world’s champion lady wrestler. She is billed as Jivin Juneie. WYNONA PATTERSON has perfected a new recipe and is putting out Aunt Monie’s pretzels. NORMA LEE PRICE just won the Kentucky Derby on her thoroughbred horse “Curley.” LENORA FAILING is in Alaska mushing across the Yukon with Leslie. Mushing that is. TOMMY FREED is a famous star in Western movies. He’s known as “Shoot-em-down Freed.” SHEILA MURPHY just married Allay Khan after divorcing for the sixth time. She is also a famous actress on Broadway. ROYBELL RATLIFF found a new chemical formula which makes tin into rulircluini. CLARA SMITH has been promoted at Western Union. She now takes care of all singing telegrams. JOAN TAYLOR has just made her eighth high wire walk across the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. DORIS ANN Tl RNF.R has gone a step further than Einstein by proving his Unified Field Theory. JO ANN WRIGHT is playing pro-basketball with the All-American Redheads. Harold failed to make the Riverdale Ramblers basketball team so Jo Ann decided to take the matter into her own hands. RITA NICKLOS just made a vocal recording of Who Put Tillie Down the Bathtub Drain.” She accompanies herself with the saxaphone and piano. Sponsored by LAS ANIMAS LAUNDRY and DRY CLEANERS John Shenk Eunice Onorati Estella Stwalley Betty Lowe Joyce Anderson James Ford Gary Curley Patsy Backman Joan Morrow Barbara Pryor Cuba Zell Miller Robert Crabtree Sponsored by J. C. PENNEY and COMPANY Dean Hopkins Jo Anne McBride Sylvia Estes Shirley Brown Bette Berger Robert Willoughby Bob Branson Evelyn Pyle Jean Reynolds Amanda Jones Opal Treat Dean Palmer Sponsored by GROCERS SUPPLY COMPANY Dick Miles Roberta Pollan Georgia Peters Janice Braly Mary Nell Ridley William Kenworthy Charles Lee Mary Jane Savage Lois Silva Peggy Jones Josephine Herrera Jesse Gonzales Sponsored by BENT COUNTY MOTOR COMPANY Jim Havens Jacqueline Stephens Barbara Corner Edith Washington Charlene Thomas William Cleghorn William Richards Doris Sorenson Viola Sena Pat Warmbir Reba Burton Angelina Gallegos Sponsored by CITIZENS’ UTILITIES CO. NOT PICTURED Ruby Darnell Leota Jones Vera Jones Azusa Hasin David Aceves Grady Allen Roy Bourne Leroy Goodman Robert Graham Don Miles Jack Millard Raymond Palomino Alfonso Sanchez Carl Shannon Richard Thomas Vernon Steele Sponsored by PRUETT and THAXTON REALTY f t :7 tt i O t {' • 1 III. Johnston, D. Beard Bear. Edith Lusk, D. Kiniston Pruett imtm: ( v '1 © «j i i' o r- A I V + . e Schroeder Thayer Elmore Canfield Lusk. J. Marquez fan Buren N iswonger Lusk, N. Danforth Funk ' Bear. Ed. Christensen Onorati Cook. P. Armijo Richard Phillips Hutchins ? Retchloff Quarles. R. Wilson King Klockenteger Sponsor, GAMBLE’S STORE Sears Rogers Wesson Arguello Lutz Lance Lockhart Iwahiro Martinez. M. Quarles, R. Kaufman Millard . Wheeler, M. Reynolds Hill Trujillo Van Sant Shriver, R. Barbee Morrow, P. Myers, E. Morrow. J. Muniz Wilson Sponsor, BLUE BIRD CAFE and MALOUFF’S GROCERY Starting with back row—Left to Right: Sanchez, Rasmussen, Dunavin, Hayward, Billings. Brown, A., Losey, Medina, Aragon. Thomas, Smart, Millard, Taylor, M„ Jeffreys, Tucker. Burton, Uyeda. McChesney, Evans, Harper, Shriver, Riggs, Elmer, Voss, Butner, D., Alvarez, Akin, Hogue, Lutz, Platt, B., Mrs. Maude Sharer, Sponsor, Glasscoe, McBride, J.. Hedges, Warren, Lingle, Meckes, Weigel, Marcum. Sallee. Benson, Taliaferro, Meyer, Failing, Muniz, Funk, J. Gragen, T.. Vandiver, H., Quick. V., Keickler. Thomas, W., Fields, G., Howe. A.. Jantzen. Rodriguez, Martinez, Hutson, Shriver. Beaman. Tenorio, Houser, Quarles, Canfield. Stuart, Martinez, Bray, Tanner. Phillips, Trujillo, Setchfield, White. Baxter. Binam, Samuelson, Bentley, Gillespie, Mosbey, Poole, Darnell, Conover, Chapman. Carpenter, Mr. Kenneth Francis, Sponsor. Boyd. Havens, Burger. Can ' McBride, A., Christensen, M. Co-Sponsored by McBRIDE’S STANDARD SERVICE TIM’S TINKER SHOP Hoffman Minton Childers Mountford Kimball Zimmerman Burchett Setchfield Hendrix Turner Stettler fft Front row: Glasscoe; Klockenteger; Patterson; Hoffman; Meyer; Taliaferro; Adamson; Burton; Ridley; Butner, D.; Gregg; Ken worthy; Havens; Wheeler. R.; Tucker: Wheeler. M.; Taylor; Iwahiro; Sponsor Moe: Wheeler. D.; Hopkins; Kelly; Benson; Conley; Butner, G.; Brown. The Student Council of B. C. H. S. is composed of the presidents of school organizations and elected delegates of the classes and clubs. This year’s officers are: President, Jack Kelly; Vice-President, Lee Roy Stettler: Secretary, Jane Gregg; and Treasurer. Herbert Iwahiro, along with the other members are the most industrious and conscientious group in school. The Student Council has done a very good job to promote ideas and projects for the betterment of the school this year. One of the most outstanding projects was the safety program that the Student Council started. They also sponsored the faculty play to help raise money to give to three outstanding clubs in school—Debate Club, Glee and F. F. A. Front row: Burton; Gregg; Chambers; Patterson; Butner, D.; Kelly, E.; Dean; Wheeler, D.; Kelly, J.; Butner, G.; Wheeler, R.; Benson; Conley: Wheeler, M.; Brown; Sponsor, Pickens. The President’s Club is an honorary organization composed of the presidents of all the organizations in high school. It is a not too active organization which meets only to confer on problems which arise within the various clubs and which serves in an advisory capacity to the Student Council as the president of Student Council is present and may hear complaints and solutions to problems of clubs from their leaders. There are no officers and the club is under the sponsorship of Mr. Pickens. 9' Sponsored by TOM LILLY, the Insurance Man L.J. naa tns Tnriru juao Maulin v on by e ! The fourth bc Lucero L.a in TROJAN sPXRvlriene We er . in Chief-••“Kta icVclos Edi ° Editor... Johnson - u SS T?r A tOt • • • TtfanCV . eary sports Editor jon©3 Marshall Ass’t Suitor..AtnKry Curly ettler L Feature _E naRer..Murphy Verald 0 Business £6... .Sheila ra an point i all Society Edi Ed.. ■P nVi6 t In the i Editor.. J°y nHendr CO) f poi i 11 poir and Don Wheelei eight Doints each, fol ner and Bob C) five points d Gary Curley nts. ig of a recor une considerii 17 personal j Inst Lafayett ie 15 of the won over Jc Exchange point fall. Art Edit La Junta points as we in the 175 1 Sponsor.•• '’-rrel Ann ell® Madge line ®hera .James A. IN THE NE reporters: talesf J®33' HI Helen - dams� a Gonzales, The follow tola F“lco saphlne Herefr v4ra t Gonialos _ PegEY J? ,J,,,anona „n the sessoi om Alamosa, RilAL HELD DI Y-Teen fo: high schoo e e amsic wai mrisdez a: 3z was croi mended by MIsLeota J° ?|aheth Helly Sena,itermissic Lan. for hiab Jones, EU%velvn Pyle . P� t reshmer.ts rson, EVERYWHERE 1 Jean Taliafer j°nes, Svelyn lor, - _ , . ,, Patterson, - joan I ant f | jean Talial une approprl Warmhir. surmar of the formal with the WHITE SAIL, Dy Sara Ware Bassett singing the theme song FATHER FLANAGAN OF BOYSTOWN, by termission. They also Fulton and Will Oc RaNDOK Harvest . by •' 'ponsored by BENT COUNTY DEMOCRAT Left, front to back: Brown, F., Kenworthy, Mr. Pickens, Sponsor, Gregg, Johnson, Brown B. Middle, front to back: Hopkins, Kelly J., Miller, Morrow, Pryor, Estes, Kelly, E. Right, front to back: Iwahiro, Shenk, Hoffman, Chambers, Adamson. The National Honor Society is made up of students selected on the basis of scholarship, service, character, and leadership. The Bent County High School chapter was organized in 1943 with eight members, this year there are seventeen members, seven of which were members last year. The officers are: Frank Brown, president; Betty Brown, vice-pres.; Jane Gregg, secretary; Betty Ann Johnson, treasurer: and Joan Hoffman. Student Council Representative. Each year the chapter has an initiation dinner for the new members. It also holds a formal initiation at an all school assembly with membership cards and pins being given at this time. Those who have belonged to the club for two years usually take a trip to visit the various college campuses within the state. t8f Front row: Hopkins; Kenworthy; Niswonger; Brown; Kelly; Iwahiro; Sponsor Sinclair; Shenk; S tchfield Niles; Bear; Conley; Sanchez. The Key Club of B. C. H. S. is both a service and an honor club. It is made up of boys selected on character, leadership, and they must be in the upper one-third scholastically of the three upper classes of the school. Each year the Key Club gives a chili supper to initiate the new members. They conducted a football queen contest of which Christine Fields was the winner. The Key Club also bought two ping pong tables for the school. The Key Club is sponsored by the local Kiwanis of which Mr. Alpha Sinclair is the faculty sponsor. The officers of the Key Club are: Frank Brown. President; Herbert Iwahiro, Vice-President; knd Lee Roy Stettler. Secretary-Treasurer Sponsored by THAXTON’S LOCKERS Front row: Kenworthy; Taylor; Burton; Graham; Chambers; Thayer; Morrow; Onorati; Furse; Sponsor Dighera; Setchfield; Glasscoe; Willoughby; Wheeler, R.; Miller; Miles. The National Forensic League has progressed very much since its organization in 1947. This year there are eight teams, twice the number of members in 1948-49. The teams have made very good ratings thus far in this season of 1949-50. The officers are as follows: President, Broma Lou Chambers; Vice-President, William Ken- worthy; Secretary, Beverly Ann Glasscoe; Treasurer, Donald Miles; Student Council Representative, Melvin Taylor. Much credit for this progressive organization is due to the fine coaching of James Dighera. Letter debaters are; Broma Lou Chambers, Don Miles, Cuba Zell Miller, and William Kenworthy, for the third year. Degrees of merit were received by Beverly Glasscoe, Vance Burton, Melvin Taylor, Shirley Furse, Flora Lou Onarati, Barbara Thayer, Lee Roy Stettler, Bob Willoughby, Robert Graham, and Joan Morrow; degrees of honor were awarded to Cuba Zell Miller, Don Miles, Broma Lou Chambers, and William Kenworthy received the degree of excellence. Front row: Kelly; Benson; Butner: Riggs; Johnson; Lingle; Sponsor Davis; Gra- ham; Hopkins Wheeler. D.; Crabtree; Shenk; Wheeler, R.; Lusk: Johnston. This year “A” Club is under the sponsorship of Mr. Harry B. Davis. Elected as officers to help Mr. Davis are: President—Jack Kelly, Vice-President—Lee Roy Stettler, Secretary-Treasurer—C. L. Riggs. Student Council Representative—Dean Hopkins. The one big project which the “A” Club launches annually is the “A' Club Dance, this year held on February 10. Sometime in February “A” Club will hold, at an all school assembly, formal initiation of new members. New members at the time of this write-up had not been selected, but selection will be made from a list of those eligible for membership. Among those eligible for membership are: George Archuleta, John Shenk. Ray Wheeler, Don Wheeler, Gary Curley. Bob Branson, Ted Johnston, William Cleghorn, Donald Johnson, Bob Crabtree, Delbert Lusk. Robert Graham. Gene Christensen, David Aceves, Richard Thomas, Herbert Iwahiro, Jerry Butner, Floyd Trujillo, Lester Uyeda, Socorro Frausto, Levi Lucero, George Zavala. Verald Quick, John Quick, and Bob Gillespie. Those who were members from last year are Jack Kelly, Lee Roy Stettler, Clarence Riggs, Dean Hopkins, Bob Benson, Ronald Lingle, Owen Taylor. Bert Zimmerman. “A” Club has purchased an ultra-violet lamp for the athletic department to be used for injured athletes. Front row: Taliaferro, Wright, Turner, Van Meter, Meyer, Dean, Pyle, Braly, Mrs. E. N. Moe, sponsor. Second row: Adamson, Hoffman, Jones, Rogers, Kiniston, Kaufman. Ratliff, Onorati, Pollan. Third row: Warmbir, Jones, Jones, Ridley, Jones. Husted. Childers, Patterson, Hopper. Fourth row: Lusk, Morrow, Kimball, Reynolds, Conover, Lutz, Curry, Lockhart. Funk. Top row: Price, Burchett, Savage, Corner, Smith, Kelley, Retchloff, Kelly. Treat, Iwahiro. Front row: Fields, Onorati, Burton, Orr, Webb, Morrow, Van Sant. Onorati. Second row: Mountford, Miller, Pryor, Chambers, Gregg. Feistel. Wilson. Freeman. Third row: Lowe. Backman, Nicklos, Estes, McBride. Miller, Fhaver. Van Buren. Fourth row: Reynolds, Canfield. Johnston, Sena, Silva. Gonzales, Gallegos. Juarez, Fifth row: Arguello, Quintana, Furse. Martin. Hill. Armijo. Sixth row: Morrow, Brown, Klockenteger. Myers, Marquez, Gallegos, Gallegos. Sponsored by DAVIS and HAYS MOTOR COMPANY First row: Beaman, Millard, Lee, Graham, Wheeler, R., Havens, Shannon, Johnston, Bogner. Thomas, Butner, Wheeler, D., Duff. Second row: Thomas, Cook, Jeffreys, Shriver, Shriver, Goodman. Baker. Baxter, Quick, Hauser, Bourne, Hutchinson, De Vault. Third row: Diller, Quarles. King. Quarles. Bray, Branson. Lusk. Wheeler. Allen, Brown, Quarles, Losey. Under the sponsorship of Mr. Beede and Mr. Elmshauser the Bent FFA chapter had a very busy and successful year. The followi ng officers were elected to lead the chapter throu gh 1949-50. President Ray Wheeler Vice President Carl Shannon Treasurer Bob Branson Secretary. Jim Havens Sentinel Ted Johnston Advisor Mr. Beede The committee chairmen for the program of work were: Supervised Farming Jerry Butner Co-operative Activities Ted Johnston Community Service Grady Allen Leadership Bill Baker Earning and Saving Jim Havens Conduct of Meetings Don Wheeler Scholarship Richard Thomas Recreation Robert Graham The Bent FFA chapter started the year with forty-three members. The outstanding event of the year happened at the National Convention in Kansas City. Las Animas chapter rated in the Bronze group in the National Chapter Contest, which means that our local chapter was rated among the top fifty FFA chapters in the United States. Other activities planned and carried out were: a booth on feed treatment at the Harvest Festival, a booth at the State Fair and a Father and Son Banquet. The local chapter also sponsored the District Poultry and Grain Contest. The local FFA boys had high individuals in the district grain, poultry, and livestock contests. Co-operative activities sponsored by the local FFA were: plant a twelve acre piece of land to wheat, give deserving FFA boys gilts, own and use a boar co-operatively, and buy minerals co-operatively. Sponsored by NELSON’S MILK and FEED STORE Front row: Millard; Gonzales; Silva; Childers; Patterson; Onorati, J.; Meyer; Adamson; Warren; Stw alley; Lockhart; Sponsor, Sharer; Cline; Gallegos: Butner; Smith; Runyan; Morrow; Sena; Darnell; Iwahiro; Thomas; Thomas, N.; Alverez; Carpenter; Smart; Miller; Onorati, E.; Millard; Lutz. The officers of the F. H. A. Club for the year 1949-1950 are as follows: President. Wynona Patterson: Vice-President. Helen Adamson; Secretary, Bertha Childers; Treasurer, Peggy Morrow; Song Leader. Emma Gonzales; Parliamentarian, Charlene Thomas; Student Council Representative, Marlene Meyer; Chapter Mother, Mrs. Tom Beede; Sponsor. Mrs. John Sharer. The FHA was hostess to the Arkansas Valley District FHA convention in October. About one hundred girls attended from this district. During FHA week the girls had a radio program, attended church in a body, and had a covered dish luncheon. Various ways of making money this year for the purpose of sending girls to Fort Collins are: a food sale in October, chances sold on a fruit cake and a doll, a chili dinner in January, and they sold greeting cards. The FHA girls enjoyed an educational tour of Fort Lyon in December. The girls prepared cookies for the patients at Fort Lyon. In April several girls attended the State Convention at Forth Collins. The 1 HA girls Faculty, Mother, and Father tea was held in the spring. Sponsored by IVAN FOWLER IMPLEMENT CO. KEENER and CLARK REALTY Front row: Miller; Gregg; Nicklos; Chambers; Brown, B.; Dean; Pryor; RatlifT: Onarati: Lowe; Backman; Burton; Johnson; Mountford; Morrow Sponsor Mrs. Wade Iwahiro; Conley; Brown; Hopkins; Kelly; Setchfield; Miles; Sanchez; Kenworthy. Masque and Gavel meets once a month under the sponsorship of Mrs. Helen Wade. The officers are as follows: President, Jane Gregg; Vice-President, Broma Lou Chambers; Secretary, June Iwahiro; Treasurer, Betty Brown. This group sponsors debate and speech and certain dramatic activities. It is composed of juniors and seniors only, and members have to have a “B” average and be outstanding in speech or dramatic activities. : K in T he Sqjj Le. fic ti r lhve ? SL XJ AVce. I I no re p)on) 10 no re T)$ -L-nr) 4 Gr I y k f | O jJ HLLnL's Ho Li Jay Front row: Kaufman, Bear, E., Pryor, Gregg, Myers, Taylor, Dean. Morrow, Palmer, Burton, Bear, E., McBride, J., Kenworthy, Estes, Jones. P.. Back man. Wright, Mr. Ernest Beerends, Director. Second row: Mr. Elmer Burkhard, Superintendent, Vandiver. Christensen. M., Canfield, I)., Stuart. Lusk. N., Canfield, D., Van Buren, Martin, McBride. J., Lowe, Jones, A., Miller. Cragen. Mountford, McBride, A., Meckes, Nicklos. Third row: Benson, E., Kiniston. Marquez, Muniz. Martinez. M. C., Canfield, Bently, Danforth, Gillespie. B., Hopkins, Benson, B.. Price, Setchfield. Samuelson. Gillespie. E., Jantzen. Martinez. T., Lusk, D. Back row: Billings. Sallee, Aragon. Tucker, Marcum, Glasscoe, Burton, Rogers. Havens, Meyer. Taliaferro. J., Turner, Taliaferro, J., Schroeder. Hayward. Mosbee. Christensen, C., Branson. Conley. Left to Right: Ken Jantzen, Harold Canfield. Bob Gillespie, End Men. Dean Hopkins, Interlocutor, Bob Benson, Jim Bryan, Clarence Riggs, End Men. Sponsored by ELLIOTT’S MODERN CLEANERS and WOOD'S FAIR STORE Sponsored by THE CITY PHARMACY (Santa Jfe {JTvatl flan (fliueetis SENIOR Betty Johnson SOPHOMORE Romona Reynolds FRESHMAN eanne Burger JUNIOR Reba Burton Sponsored by DELUX MOTEL and BEAUTY BAR ovri fl SL'cli' y 7rouJ JJ fi I'T e Doo oi Me rh$fUi ■B: I1--- —i fJ� 'X a I the Sheik oithrekyv ft, « « J � I JoKhsTo-h R4 o y ; ; r v-sji ► . ■ «U v ggk. Tt , fT tv.- sz A ? off uJe cTo ru -'j.jd Lrf s Front row: Wheeler, D.; Gillespie; Shenk; Crabtree; Lingle. R.; Taylor; Johnson; Kelly; Cragen; Cleghorn; Ass’t Coach Sinclair; Miles; Curley; Archuleta; Stettler; Hopkins; Zimmerman; Riggs; Stewart; Christensen; Coach Davis; Aceves; Fields; Wheeler, R.; Vandiver; Johnston; Branson: Lusk; Thomas; Bryan; Jantzen; Graham. V« X St if Head Coach. H. B. Davis, and Ass't Coach, Alpha Sinclair, started football' practice this year with about 25 suits checked out. The hoys were lacking in experience hut they worked diligently and showed rapid improvement. Although the Trojans tied for last place in the conference this year they should prove strong contenders next year. George Archuleta, outstanding Trojan back, was honored by being chosen on the all conference team. Seniors who will be missed next year are: Bert Zimmerman, Ron Lingle, Don Johnson, Owen Taylor, Clarence Riggs, Lee Roy Stettler, Don Lingle, George Archuleta. Jack Kelly. Bob Gillespie, and Jim Bryan. I I v m W MMTMP J-MMtMXX JOHNSTON BRANSON GILLESPIE JANTZEN CURLEY ZIMMERMAN LINGLE. R. GRAHAM HOPKINS LUSK ARCHULETA STETTLER ACEVES THOMAS STUART WHEELER. D. SHENK KELLY JOHNSON CLEGHORN RIGGS CRABTREE CHRISTENSEN W HEELER. R. Front row: Billings, Martinez, Losev, Wheeler. M., Anderson, Carpenter, Quick, V., Hutson. Whatley, Coach Francis, Quick. J.. Quarles, R., Quarles, R., Quarles, W., Frausto. Hayward, Arnold. SUNBOW BOTTLING CO. Front row: Taylor; Lingle, R; Lingle, D; Crabtree; Benson; Hopkins; Wheeler; Hayward; Coach Davis; Butner; Shenk; Gillespie; Curley; Iwahiro. Although not outstanding in their pre-league contests, the Trojans show definite promise as a contender for the league championship crown. As this is written the league season has just gotten underway. The Trojans showed first class playing by defeating the La Junta Tigers, who copped the state championship last year. Previous to this game our record stood at a balance with three on each side. The keen competition for starting positions was a great contributory factor to the quality of the team. At guard position Dean Hopkins, Ronald Lingle, Don Wheeler, and Herbert Iwahiro were major contenders. At the center post there were Bob Crabtree and Bob Gillespie. Don Lingle, Bob Benson. Jerry Butner. and John Shenk ably held the forward position. Don Lingle showed great ability as a constant point maker Bob Crabtree, although not tall compared to opposing players played the backboard beautifully. Dean Hopkins, Ronald Lingle, and Bob Benson also showed great ability all over the court. Jerry Butner, John Shenk, Bob Gillespie, Don Wheeler, and Herbert Iwahiro are not to be slighted as they definitely put in their share of baskets. Along with the above should go our coach Mr. Davis who worked and molded this team into its best. Sponsored by MARQUISE STUDIOS BENSON CURLY LINGLE, R. GILLESPIE BUTNER HOPKINS WHEELER. D. LINGLE, D. CRABTREE SHENK IWAHIRO Sponsored by BIGG’S PHARMACY Front row: Canfield: Jantzen; Martinez; Shannon: Wheeler, M; Billings: Hayward; Coach Sinclair: Losev; Vandiver; Cragan: Miles; Wheeler. T13 $mu tJ After playing eight games the “B” Squad has a 37.5 percentage with five losses and three wins. The games were won with Centennial, Walsenburg, and Rocky Ford. The Trojans lost to Lamar, Rocky Ford, Centennial, and La Junta (two times). The “B” Squad is coached by Mr. Alpha Sinclair. The players are: Ray Wheeler, Max Wheeler, Dick Miles, Gary Curley, Carl Shannon, Kenneth Jantzen, Tony Martinez, Clark Billings. Ronald Losey, Harry Vandiver, Tommy Cragen. and Harold Canfield. Of these players there are seven freshmen, one sophomore, and four juniors. The persons who hold the honors for high point men are Ray Wheeler. Kenneth Jantzen, and Gary Curley. The boys on the basketball squad have the makings of fine basketball players and should make an exceptional varsity squad in the near future. 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