Benton High School - Bentonian Yearbook (Benton, MO)

Text from Pages 1 - 118 of the 1940 volume:

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Pfiiyr -,ws H L JACKSON SUPERINTENDENT L C MCDOWELL PRINCIPAL COACH SCIENCE MATHEMATICS DALE WATKINS COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS SOCIAL SCIENCE SPEECH PAUL BUSHONG ENGLISH MUSIC NINA MASON SEWING TENNIE LONG AR BENTON PIGH SCHOOL IDA MAY HUNTER T 1939 - THE BENTONIAN - 1940 IH BOARD CF LDJMALIO Stephen A Barton Vlctor Bolllnger W A Mlller Arnold W A lngllsh Chester Frobase The success of anv 1n t1tut1on depend largely upon the quallty of 1ts leadershlo The publlc school systems of our country look to two sources for lesdersh1p'f1rst to the Board of Wducatlon and second, to 1ts dmlnlstrat ve offlcers The admlnlstratlve offlcers are re ponslble to the Board of Vdu ctt on and the Board of LdHCdtlOH 1 re ponslble to the peo- ple served by the school It 13 the buslness of the Poard to set up pol c es by whlch the school lS to be run and to pass upon the method by whlch the oollclcs ere to be executed 1S the duty of the admln strat ve offlcer to carry out pol 1c1es et up by the no rd cnton ha beer Vfl fortJn t e U n A o erved on t ct t at thewr re pon bllltl s flr t of ll to the ch lnrcn f the commwumty They h In kept our chool free from pollt cs and s r rterests here never domlnated their actlon They have felt lt the r duty to see that school money 15 spent for school purposes The people of the com un ty re to he com- pllmented upon the men they sele ted to serve them n the ca pacity of members of 1ts Bo ri of hduodtlon 1, 1, -N A ,, ,T .LJ ,, ' 1'-4 . 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' c 1 - . 5 In fr l 1 - Q 1 0115 U1 SLHIORS NINA BOLLINGER JOSEPHA BUCHER GUY CALDWELL JESSIE CALDWELL JACK CANNON HERMAN DISBOLD QUENTIN DIEBOLD GILBERT DIRNBERGER WILSON ERVIN TOMMY HAWKINS CLYDE HOTZ HAZEL KNEEZLE ED KUSS HAROLD McDONALD LYMAN ROYAL GARLAND SANDERS DOROTHY SCHOEN HUGO W SCHOTT MARY JANE TRAMKELL LOUISE WILLIAMS BUCK VILIS TAWLINE WISE 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 SENIOD CLASS Presldent- Lvman Poyal V1ce PFBS1Q6Ht- Jack Cannon Secretary Hugo Schott Treasurer Loulse W1ll18mS Motto Not at the ton but cllmblng Flower Whlte 'ardenla color Ped and Whlte How can we ever forget that September dag back 1D '36 wnen rumors clustered about that a new school term was about to beg1n? A vague cloud hung low as the atmosphere grew more dense wdth students Surely a mlghty storm was brewlng for school was about to beg1n chatterlng l1ke thunder sounded about as fourteen voung sturdy freshmen boys and glrls strolled the campus 1n search of an era of 1ntell1gence W th pencll and note-book they marched to classes As the roll call sounded, answers of present were s1gn1f1ed by Nlna Bolllnger, Jack Cannon, Quentln D1ebold,Herman D1ebold,G1lbert D1rnberger,W1lson LTVIH, Hazel Kneezle Edward Kuss,Fugo scnott,Dorothy Scnoen,Anton Schoen Clarcy Toole Bruce Veatch, ard Buck Wllls We selected cla s offlcers follows Presldent Jack Cannon V1ce Presldent- Gllbert Dlrnberger Secretary Treasurer Bruce Veatch was faclng us The doors were flung open as 16 sophomores wlth renewed courage fllled the halls The out standlng event of the year was the selection of sophomore to represent the class on a tour to Jeff rson Clty sponsored by the Women's Federated Club of M1SSOHTl The student was gudged bv patr1otism,dependab1l1tv, leadersnlp, and scholarshlp Bill Bollck was selected to make the pllgrlmage When school began ln 1938 we greeted the school as JHHl0TS The JUn1OTS selected for the1r play HThe Absent Mlnded Professor' It prov ed to be a great success The leadlng character were Ed Kuss, Dorothy Schoen, Lyman Poyal, Quent1n Dlebold, LOu1Se W1ll13mS, Hazel KneGzle, Paullne Wise, and Herman Dlebold Now, as dlgnlfled S6H1OTS we have completed our fourth ye r feel a llttle melancholy that our work has been completed however, we breathe freely and cast about for act1v1t1es worthy of our d stln gulshed personnel One great d y should be marked 1n letters of gold in the sen1or log book, the day upon whlch our long-dreamed of pr1v11ege becomes a reallty the dav of commencement Future senlors wlll doubtless roflt by the trustworth nes of thl lntrepld class We hope tnat uture students wlll rememb r fast we occupled the seats of author'ty n the ranks of Benton d gb nfl that the beautlful new gateway begar to flash 1ts symbollc l1gnt UFQET o r fo terlng rule -f 1 ' 4. n-I-o--or-1- 4--- '1-nv-vu-n . ur . 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' ', 'el 1' A u s ' . l I 1 1 1 l i 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 SENIOP CLASS Ccontlnuedj As a token of good w1ll we re leav1ng behlnd as a few personal h1stor1es Gllbert Ddrnber er began school llfe t New Hamburg Parochlal school at the age of He h s been RCt1V8 1n the followlng dramatlc Club, aenlor olay, band, glee club, reporter for typlng Nlna Bolllnger started school 1n Benton paTOChl l School She took p rt ln the commerclal club, senlor plav, ind was S9H1OT class editor of the Bentonlan Herman Bdebold began h1s flrst year 1n St Denls Parocnlal Grade School He 1S a noted member of the SEDIOT class nd took p rt 1n the fO110W1Hg Ct1V1tl6S dramatlc club, comlc edltor of Tlgerag student advertislng agent, and Tlgerag edltor for Bentonlan Dorothy Schotn ttended P TOCh1a1 School t New H1mburg She 1S outstandlng 1n the senlor class for her promlnent dependablllty She partlcipated 1n the senlor play and dram t1c club Loulse W1l1lB.H1S started grade school at Vanduser She f1n1shed two years of hlgn school the1L but s comp' g her h1 h scnool career at Benton She took part 1n the followlng nCtlV1t1GS, treasurer of senlor class, Bentonlan edltor ln ch1ef,basketball, volleyball band senlor plav She w s voted most popnl r g1rl 1n school, Jack Gannom entered the Benton Publlc School and completed the elghth g e tnere he nas been on the basket b ll team and was actlve memb r ln the dramatlc club and band he 1S v1ce presldent of the senlor lass, ard presldent of the dramatlc club Garland Sanders began chool at Macadon1a,he also attended school at Chaffee and Commerce He entered the Benton n1gh School as a JUBlOT He lS outstandlng in basket ball and softball Quentln Diebold started the flrst grade at Benton As a senior he part1c1pated 1n the followlng act1v1t1es senlor play editor-11 ch,ef of Tlgerag, basket ball, soft ball, secretary of dramatlc club boy's sports edltor for Bentonlan, and senlor class reporter Harold McDonald attended grade school t Owensby and Wood Rlver, Illlnols He had part ln the sen1or olay Pauline Wlse started school at Commerce She graduated from the tenth gr de there She w s selected s the CQTD1V l queen and was a member of the b sketb ll team took p rt lf the senlor play and was sports 9d1tOl for the B ntonl n 1. .1 1 - - 1 - l - - - - ' at ' 'r ,x ' f 1 A . . . o . . . 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I' I' . -1.411 G - - F F . . o a. , 1 ' A' 1 . - ,- l G- a f E. 1 5 f 3 El. 1 2. ,L 1 c : 5 . - '- V' C FL a 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 SLNICP CLASS Cc on tl nuedj Thomas H8Wk1nS went to school at Comm rc for one year, then went to Macadonla for three 3 ars After thrft y r of SChOO1lHg Commerce agaln, he then cane to Benton to graduate from the elghth gr de The next two ye rs he enllsted 1n the Commerce Hlgh School In 1938 th t fam1l1 r f ct w s seen 1n the Benton Hlgh School where he took pert ln Glee Club and w s reporter on tHb 11ger1g st ff Ed Kuss started school at tne Parochlal School t New Hamburg In the fall of 1936 he entered Benton High As a senlor he 1S a real fun- lover and was outstand1ng 1U the senlor play, dramatlc club, and reporter for the T1gerag Mary Jane Trammell started school at Chaffee, she went four Vears there, then sne went to Campbell for two years Agaln school atmosphere was made by enroll1ng 1n the Blg Island School She 1S a qu1et,fr16ndlJ senlor Wilson Erv1n entered grade school at Owensby He graduated from the elghth grade at Benton in 1935 He 1S a S6H1OT that wlll be long remembered for hls good cooperatlon ADt1V1t19S of tHE school that he showed great lnterest ln were basketball, softball, voll:Vball,sen1or plav a a sen1or for her qulet d1spos1t1on, her 1ntorest 1n the dramatlc club, and the part she took 1n the sen1or play. Lvman Boyal 15 known for h1s personallty In the past he has been cnrolleo n tie follow n schools Kewanoe, Matthews,onane5, Hunter, S1KLStOH Advance and nemfon He took part ln tae followlng dC+lV lt16S basketb ll volleyball, soft b ll, presldcnt of sen or c ass Tlgerag staff, and dramatlc club Guy Caldwell started to school t uOmm91C6 ln 1928 He ent red the Benton Hlgh School ten years later He lS out tardlng for n1s nla den qualltles Jessle C ldwell started to school ln Com erce Her favorlte sub- Ject lS Engllsh llterature She has been a loyal member of thls class for two years Buck H1115 entered school at Campbell He dlsplayed 1nterest 1D the followlng CtlV1t1LS basketball, softball, box1ng, floor manager of sen1or plav, and reporter for Tlgerag Hugo Schott entered h1s f1TSt year of school at Benton This year he entered extemporaneous speaklng 1n the sprlng meet at the Cape College He took part 1n basketball,track,sen1or play sec of class Clzde Hotz came from school 1n Indlana to enter school at Benton 1 I i 1 - 1 1 l 1 l , . . ' ui L7 . P ' . I 'e' . .. 21 . cat s ' in . ' rn , r f ' I t f' 5 , w 15 , ' H ' 2 C , 1 a ' 'a a 2 a ' -2 ' A 2 ' f ' a a 1 'I ' 5 a . ' 'L a I . ---- . F . . . , . . I . r . F as O Q . If s . . --'-- I . V. . . . . . . . , I l . ' c F - . F . . I X . . u i . A . . . . , . I ,F . . X: Bl 1 , . L 0 Josepha Bucher attended grade school at New Hamburg. She is noted S F -r-2 -- . . . . . . v . r A . i . -U ' err. . . . U ? ,1 i l' ' l 5 5 2 lr X' ' ,' ' 1 vs - ' - .- ' 7 - ' - ' ' ... . , , .L .1 4 l ' ' ' 3 ' a , w' ' 5 a ll 1 ' , ,r -X fs ' . ' ' a A ' ' ,. e J - . 5 f I -1 - S .L - '- f- 4 . . . ..g..i1..... ' - ' . . . . u I F . O Q I ,. V I . . . . , , ---T-j-2 . . .Q : 1 , . . R F . . D O F V 0 l F t , . 1 0 . . 1 . 1939 - THE BENTONIAN - 1940 Wdu S WHO IN THE QVNIOP CLASS Paullne Vmse 1 tall and dark, Garland Sanders lrkes a l rk, Herman Dlebold prlnts the paper Buck M1113 alwavs cuts a Caper Hazel Kneezle qulte small, Hugo Schott lS UKnow lt ll H Nlna Bolllnger 1S qu1te gay, Guy Caldwell forgets to par, HStUd1OUSH 1S Josepha Bacher Dorothy Schoen admlres a fcookern Eddle Kuss IS UHandy Andy Mary Jane Trammell walks the hall Loulse Williams Htakes those falls W11SOD Erv1n drlves a llttle fast, Gllbert Dlrnberger often l te for There's Clyde Hotz who's meek as a And Jessle Caldwell Cal vays ln the Lyman Poyal popul r? Yes And Tommy Hawkln who llkes to guess McDonald has halr of red, nnon 1S a boy who uses hls head we all number twenty two, Joll1est senlors 1n Benton's Who's Who lass mouse housej Harold Jack C And so Of the SENIOP FIT PARADE Paullne Wls Lyman Poyal Dorothy Scno Buck Wrll Josepha pucler Clyde Hotz G rland Sanders Tommy HaWk1HS Hugo Schott Harold McDonald Jack Cannon w1F3 Boll1nger Wmlson EFV1H Hrzel Kneezle A Klss In The Darku HI've Got A Date Wlth A Dream 'St Louls Bluesn 1 HI POuf9 1 rt lr HHa Anybody Seen MV G l?H 'You IO1 T ll Her YCa1se I I Stuode U It A Blae Worldn I'm Slttlng On Top of The Wor dn Sm ll Fry 'I'm Gonna Lock My Heart And Throw Away The Key' Deep In A Dream 'Flat FOOD-F100g16' When My Dream Boat Comes Home Gl1D6Tt Dlrnberger- eepy Head GHV C ldwell Jessle Caldwell Mary Jane Trammel ad Kuss Quentln Dlebold Herman Dlebold 'South Of The Border' 'You Must Have Been A Beautlful Ba yu Careless HC0nfuc1us 'Pemember' HA B1CyC19 Sayu Bumlt For Twon ' fx 1 r' 1 if I-IJ. . ' ily ' ' S .- 1- . L 1- 4 ,. 5 ' 9 YFT' 1 .. 4 at ' 9 ' is ' : . . r CA' 0 . F . . . X . . 1 9 ' 1 ' s ' ' H I Sa ' 1- - . ll ' ' -- a C . - 7 lf l Q . -- a . L l . S . O . 'Q ' a ' ' . . . 0 . . ' ' I e---ua--- ' . 1 .- ,-U.,-W ,----M ' H G ennfe--'. . ' '. '..se- 4-H--NH5crtter B ainl Louise Williams-MN-UAB Apple For Thr Tedcheru ' ,E H-W-H Q My Had rto a SOHSU -----e--- 's H , ., ML 'a 1- N---. I 5 - Q 1 1 ,R 1 G , ' .f . X Q Q ' -......-...-. Y' I S w M---l--,H ' ' 1 --,Hu 5 n U 1 All------I A' L ' --l--H N ' ' ,------I - ' 1 A , ----a-H H a'L' ' usl n .- I S G -------l ' -..-...V ' ,-n - n Ti ounnhlu-11-oi -.-. - ' ' ...........l 7 - - 1 1 - - l 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 EIGHT OP NBOIG yde Hotz 15 a lady's man Paullne Wise says to Orvllle McDowell HDon't stop' 1t'S wonderfuln Buck Wllls wlll be valedlctorlan of the senlor class Q nt1n Dlebold llkes to play catch the thlrd hour 1n the llbrary The dates Tommy Hawklns has w1th hls glrl frlend wlll be as hard to remember as the dates he 15 nov trvlng to learn ln Amerlcan h1StOTJ If the mall route between Benton and Vanduser would suddenly stop Jack Cannon would not SUPV1V9 Cls a g1rl the rea on?H go Schott wlll recelve d1plom on the technlque of belng butler d Kuss wlll need new teeth lf h1s keep fall1ng out 1D hlstory class The most terrlble th1ng that could happen 1n the hlstory of Benton Hlgh would be for N1lSOH Ervln to go on dlet Does Gllbert Dlrnberger thlnk Plymouths are the onlv are for speed Dld Lyman Poyal lose h1s rlng or d1d Mary Jane Just borrow lt Nlna Boll str g ve Mlss Hunter a run for thc senlor cl ss money ln the sponsor ng of the SLHIOF pl Herman Dlebold w ll need to run that Ford of H13 untll 1ts tongue hangs out Woes ne want to beat a Chevrolet Jessle Caldwell sald Hit couldn't happen to men nd yet she lS our great hlgn school dream g1rl Guy C ldwell would 11ke to take a course 1n sleep1ng 1n school Hazel Kneezle l1kes to look t the moon where and w1th whom Garlan Sanders seems to think that flsh b1te better on school days -gy Jane Trammell llkes to to to town at noon Cls Clyde the reasonj orothy Schoen wlll make that someone 1n New Hamburg a good cook Harold McDonald likes to make chalr bottoms fall out at the wrong tlme Louis: Willlams l kes to play HI Spyu on mary Jane Brock and Lyman V T Cl ' . . . . .. O ue . . . . . . , Q7 , W Q, . . I . X. . p. . as ' Hu . . 8 . a J . . A 5 x U E 5 . . . . K . . . . ,.. . a . . ' ' ' ' A A c' - . . ' it n . . 9 , t . . . Josepha Bucher has a voice that sounds like Paderewski Ca piano playerj Y' 1 -I -A 1 f f ' w ' 1- ' ...L G ' fl i D A N s ' ay . 'J 0 J. H Q -M . .. I I a . '--'T1--'- . I in a . . . . . --. . a . 0 11 - ' ' r . Ma ' ' . . D 1 . V ' ' ' A . 1- ,- ' 1 ' K . 1 ' ' -- -5' v r . 2, Q if 'c I ag a f 5' -3 ,D x Sf Il. 'Mig . J A. 7' 1' if-Y g,9'e. J! -'WTA 37-J '-liwimmy V1 JUN Gi VIRGINIA BERTRAND WARREN BERTRAND HAROLD BILDERBACK IARIE BOLLINGER MONROE BOLLINGER IARY JANE BROCK CURTIS CRUIPECKER DORRIS DAILY KARJORY DOTY NEAL EDWARDS JAUES HENSLEY JIUMIE JOHNSON CLIFFORD KIRBY ALBERT KOCH LEON LEGRAND ORVILLE KCDOWELL VERBON MCPHERSON CLARYCE MICHAEL ELVA MICHAEL GERALDINE MILLER HEL N BEE MOORE WILLIAM MUTCHLRR LUCY NELSON KARIE PATTENGILL DOROTHY SANDER JAIES SANDERS ARTHUR SCHIWITZ KILDRED STUCKEY ROY THOIPSON ARVILLE WALTER BETTY ELAINE WATKIKS MARIE ZIEGLUR 1 fa fi 4? H '36 3 'S nfs? i 'Q F any .I '? A 65 df 35'-' ap, 'QP 1 I Ji ll' T 'fr' .L .Q H. 3 3' r l .5 -S9 . , 'H X ' nv: 'if .qv . A f h ,-1 'NL . S N ' 5 8 '9 vo al Lli ' as . Z 9 ' A -3 -6 , . Y .J ,.g 4., .Q 1 - x 'Tv' Q 'S 5' 'T ,U . e 1- .- R35 L v- X ,. , . vi 'U H , X V ,. ,Q , , , . A D ' U V9 'A -9 K z . A' , ', , ' L-,,K .,x -cv ' '9 ?: 14' b. .. Q 1 I..- :LV -0 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 JUNIOP CLASS Officers Presldent POV Thompson V1ce Presldent James Sanders Secretary Albert KOCH Treasurer Orvllle McDowell Our class, made up of th1rtv two members, lS perhaps one of the most cosmopol1tan ln hlgh school We have Curt1s Crumoecker who from iansf1eld Loulslana He brlnbs us tralts of thc sunny south Then there 1S Wlva x1chael, also a southern H r home 1S ln Blvthe vllle nlva 15 staylnb w1th relatlves 1U Berton ln order to come to our school Orvllle lcDowell one of our basketb ll stars, comes to us from Frultland The h1 h school there v s dlscontlnued a polnt 1n our favor for me 5 lned Orvllle who 19 maklng h1s home w1th his brother thls ye r Lucv Nelson l1ved 1n Annlston before mOVlHg near Benton Ann1ston's loss w s our galn Betty Wlalne 7 tklns llxed the band o after ore term ln her home school t Oran she dec1ded to come to our school to aaln the beneflts of our mus1c department N always look forward to the comlng of the commerce pUp11S who f1D1Sh ten from Commerce The rest of us l1ve ln Benton, and, all in all we are a pretty good Cl ss The play NProfessor, How Could Youv was successfully presented by the Jurlor Class, Ngvember 16 The cast was heats Perry Willlam Mutchlcr V1Ck5 Pandolph Harle BOl11H58T Grandma Perry C61PSLl l Humph ey John Appleby Monroe Boll nger PT1SC11la Morley Helen Bee Moore BOgV1DS warren Bertrand Valerla Whltman Betts Watk ns TOOtS16 Bean Dorothy Sander Butcher Boy Bean- Arthur Schiwitz It has been the prlvllege of the Junlor Class each year to tertaln the Senlor Class w1th a banquet. Thls ear, however, lt 1S our w1sh to change the plan, somewh t We want the two classes make a trlp to St Louls, Jefferson Clty, Baanell Dam, and the other places of lnterest along th1s route at thls wr1t1n, all evldence po1nts toward the posslblllty of such a tour The trlp w1ll be made May 20-21 We w1ll tr vel by bus and spend the nlght ln a good tour 1St camp I . . . , . is L B . , . . I. A . U V. G . . ' A . 1- 5 .- . 3 ' ' U ,.. . . , 1 . . D . AJ r . .g 1 . U ' If 4- - f :- l V. , C ' . ' .g Ja . . ---A . . hh 7 Ta. . .L , A. M . A . . a o w . ' . I . V I ' I ' . ' 's - a ' . 2 ' 4 ' ia ' H . S L ' A . 5. 3 l 1 bn. . . t ,e F . . 3 , . . . the twoeyear high school course in their home town.This year we have 0 D . . P ' a . . L ' Q T I h Y h ---Q-,-.,----1-.-..- iiig 'Xian ' . rv' --- ---- ------- , a -V r, ---a-----------,a T i ZS' ... -..- ..- ...-. --....................... 7' ' -Q - ' ' ----0 ---- -----M A 1 . . . en- . . . F . V B . . ' f , , a . , P to , . 0 . 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I 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 ID ITIFIFAIICL VIPGINIA BEPTPAIIPHDQ you thlnk I can at away for r's for one WARREN BEPTPAND- HAPOLD BILDEHBACK MARIW BOLTINGEP MONPOE BOLLINGEP MAPY JANE BUOCF CUPTIS CPUMPECKEP DORPIS DAILY MAPJOPY DOTY NEAL EDWARDS JAMLS HENSLL JI WI JOHNSON CTIFFORD KIPBY ALB PT KOCH- OPVI LLE MCDOWELL- VEPBON MCPHEPSON CLAPYCE MlCHAEIr ELVA MICHALL- GEPALOINE MILLWP HELVN BET MOOP WILLIAM MUTCHLEP LUCY NELSOW MAPIE PAIIHNGILL- DOROTHY sANDEP JAMES SAJDEFSH APTHUP SVHINITZ MILDRED STUCKEY ROY THOIPSON- AFVILLE WALTEP BLTTY WATKINS- MARIL ZIEGLEP- Dlght omme clal Club kc' 'Sklp Lt It doesn t m tter N rand Glee Club Com- mercl l Club, Junlo Play, Softball UWell I'll be 31g ers, ds ln the comlc Strlp too H Tlger Bag Staff 'You should have been w1th us last nlght Basket ball CONm8TC1al Club, Junlor Play 'Say, is anyone here gO1Dg to Oran?U Junlor Play, Band, Clee Club 'Gee birls, I hope we w1n thls game U Basketball, Commercial Club 'I couldn't tell you ' Basketball 'Blow me over Band UI don't care, I gust told her what I thought W-Bas- ketball 'I done told you I can't do that H T1 er Fab Staf , DT8mdt1C Club, Basketball, Glee Club WI l1ke to wr1te shorthand W 'Gosh I thought I'd never get my typ1ne 1 ' 'Yea man I saved her a seat Wwhy I betcha nlckle U Basketball Softball ball Basketb ll UOh Gee, these g1T1S re alw ys pesterlng me B s- ketball Softb ll Commerclal Club Class lreasurer 'M1SS H1nter sent me out of class and I Wasn t eve asleep H Basketball, Junlor Play Softball 'My goodness, I am so sleepy ' Dramatlc Club, T1ger Dag Staff, Commerclal Club, Bevtonlan Staff 'Hush, you don't know Tlger rag Staff COmm6TC181 Club Dramatlc Club Bentonlan St ff Kld T re lly l1ke to plaj basketball H Glee Club, basketball Commerclal Club, B nd 'H1 hon, we had the nest t1me last nlght ' Jun1or Play, Tiger Pag Staff,Commerc1al and Dramatic Clubs NWe1l I don't care ' Jun1or Plav 'I guess 1t's all rlght N 'Me elther, I don't thlnk he 1S so good looking U Commerc1al Club, Dramatic Club, Basketball HWh t? I don't know H Jun1or Play, Band, Glee Club, Bentonian Staff, Commerc1al Club HI don't c re, so what?U Glee Club, Softball Why that's a Chevrolet, not an Internat1onal Band Junior Play UI don't know but I th1nk Tlger Fag Staff I Can't say lt but you know what I mean U Basket ball, Softball Class Presldent 'I don't know, but I guess so H 'I hope we go to Cape, don't you U Comm rcza C ub, Glee Club, Band Uls my halr all r1ght?' Basketball oommerc l Club ... -- - l I r 1 I I 1 H I.. ' T -. - . .o. , . ..J . f ay f.' I 3 Porte ' .--MC I 'e 'H , Bas'c,oall. . : . - - . . ' ' L Y fl. 1 Q In Y I y EL ' T' ' , ' Q . , ' , 1 E. ' , o 1 f 1' , . ' 1 H .J .AJ ,.......l , . ..-.. ... .L , 1 . ' I ..... V v f f ' ...--.. ' ,Q ., . . ' an L-.......l cr . .---..... I U 3-1 . V..--.. ' , ' ------I un----, F . . - ' can-nl-llqq1,. ' :J I 1' .....--.-...J . ..... ' a' 'f' I . I' 0 ' .nl Q ltcauunnusc-a - l ' . L: E ----' , - ' , 'nu J ----u , .n L l -u-an-l-an , a . 115- , . , . LEON LSGRANIP-'--'HI d1dn't et a letter toda what'll I do.W---Soft- I - , ' 3 o . - - e. a ' 1 o . -- a . , ,-.-, ' 1 5- s 2 ' v ' Q . ' - - -..-. I L , x 5 ' - n 3 Qs-lm 'L - . , ' , 1 ...... I C . I ...... ' ' ' ' . . -. . . 11 , . .. . 4 ----- .n-- l , , . . . F : 1 1' 'J Q' ' ' .... U ' 1- ' 1 ' ...... - 4. , 4.4 . , ,, cz. , n 'xl , . I I' , Q . B' 4 . EF--' ' .E ' ' ' .'---- ' , - -- L...-..... ' 'I . , Q Q D . ....................... T ' ' . . . I m 1 M, . . . --M 4. - C l - 7........ - 5 . ..... ' I , ' , ----- 3, .-...... , - Q v J ' T ........ N ' ' ' . U...-...- I Q I ' -.-- ' -.......U...... ' h ff ......--.... ll ' 'X 1 . v--.. 1- .. , I Q ........... Y O 'I -...-...' . ..... l 3 '- 1 Ol I 1 U -....-... ' ' '-.. . f' , ' 15, nv' 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 A IFIP Immed ately after leav1ng hlgh school, I, M r1e Bollinger accepted a pos1t1on as clerk ln Famous Barr and Co After worklng a long tlme, I was glven an eight months' vac t1on My f1rst thought was to return to Benton where I had gone to school In Benton, I walked 1nto a b1g f1ne cafe When the waltress came to me I recognlzed her as Marle Pattenglll wno told me th t she was marrled and happy She sald Leon LeGrand owned the cafe At my suggest1on, went to see Albert Koch who was l1v1ng at Commerce Then I went to the theater and who do you thlnk was the man ger Monroe Bolllnger Monroe told me Warren Bertrand was l1v1ng on large farm south of Benton I took a bus to Cape Glrardeau Whlle on the bus I saw Cl1fford Klrby and B1l1y Mutchler who were sk1pp1ng the courtry when I reached Cape I saw a s1gn HJerry's Beauty Shoppe' th1s was none other than Geraldlne Mlller Whlle gettlng a man1cure she told that M r1e Zlegler was a nurse ln the St FTahC1S Hbspltal On our w to lunch, we stopped 1n to see J1m Sanders who was runnlng fo cons ble and was too busy to t lk wzth us At m1dn1ght I took a trawn o Denrer wne I V1SltbO A ry Ia e who was helplng her husband Worx 1n the post offlce Ne stoppe at n that Elva also worked 1n the club The next stop that we made was at a bakery shop where Cur+1s orumnecker the owner had Arthur SChlW1tZ hlred for the baker After slort t lk I took a t3X1 and to my SUFPTISG the dr1ver was Orvllle McDowe l Wh1le r1d1ng alone I glanced out the w1n dow and saw Verbon McPherson walklng down the walk w1th f1V8 chlldren at hls heels topped n AI1ZOH8 for a few nours and found Neal Edwards work1ng on the W P A Neal was rest1ng too well to talk Later told me tn Walter was he was marr1ed to Next I went to Hollywood and saw Helen Bee Moore who was then the leadlng lady ln the latest movle productlon Betty Watklns also was the movie center She was ga1n1ng much nub11c1ty as a axophone player I then v1sited a large ranch on wh1ch James Hensley was a r1d1ng cowboy Golng to the coast and to a smaller port I was lnformed that 1n May of last ye r Margery Doty had marr1ed a sallor and that Poy Thompson now owns a large sh1p Wh1le attendlng an auto race I w1tnessed Harold B1lderback drlve on to victory 1n h1s 11ttle yellow racer Nhlle pushlng through the crowd at the race I met Dorrls Dally who sa1d th t she and Herman were l1v1ng on a farm and were ra1s1ng Ch1CkEnS She sa1d Dorothy Sander had made good school teacher for the state of Iowa Mlldred Stuckey was employed by a large bus1ness flrm 1n San FTaDC1SCO, and J1mm1e Johnson was an old bachelor Just roaming around the country My last stop was at Seattle where I saw Stewart Stuckey who Was 1n the navy He sald Jerome Scherer had become captaln of C C C Camp By thls tlme I had to return to St Louls and when I got home I was well satlsfied w1th my trlp and started worklng harder than ever I went t Lucv g1v1ng to Cal1forn1a where V1rg1n1a Bertrand was 11v1ng She lelson was worklng 1n a hat shop ln Hollywood Arvllle Swlmmlng lessons to a number of m0V18 stars and that Shlrley Temple I I ,-, I ' ' ,a ' , . . . 1 . , . - . a . . . . , . . . . J . . . . . , 5 . . ' . ' we . . . . - a -nu- , U . . a I 0 . D -. I Y . '--- L. . . ,. . . . . . me L. a . . . . I A . . A ay ' ' , ' r -an ta H a ' . ' ' 'L t I ' '.re ' ' 51 Za 'R , -' H I ' . ' . I 1 d a ight club and learned that Claryce Michael was employed as a blues singer and . 1 I. , J,, I . . . ' . a k a ' ' ' ' . . , 1 . . . . 3 , . n . I I s i ' ' ' .: Q. n 0 In . . . . . . . . F -53. 9 - - . o ' . . . . . . . in . . . . . S . - - - 1 - . Y . fa . . . v O . . . . , . . , . . . a . . . . . 0 . a . u . : . . Q O F 'o . 'N l E n 0 o o . . - . . . . . F . . 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 A dlmple on the left A dlmple on the rlght You know lt 1S Cl1fford When they come 1H s1ght New nays, world books D1ct1 rar1es and such Tnev are always w1th1n Jlm Sanders' touch VDO acts so lnnocent When mlSChl9f lS done? Th t's Harold Who lS out for fun Arv1lle Walter 1S tlmld Arvllle 1S very shy But 1t'S a bet wlth us From way down south In the cotton land, Came qu1et CuTtlS To take h1s stand She g1V9S good speech we all agree Q alll That little Helen Bee When you need a f11end, You'll flno her ther Kind hearted Geralolne Wlth the brown ha1r He 11keS debates- Problems he W111 defy Th t's J1m Johnson Who comes to Benton Hlgh v11g111a Bertrand fe 1 11ttle sunbean ha lf B w1th a Smlle They make 5, ,Jolly team. She came to Benton Hlgh, We are glad she came, For she brought Joy, Lucy Nelson 13 her name CLA S POL He's not so t ll He's not so short But Leon LeGrand Always t kes 1 p rt Hls halr 1S very dark, Hls eyes are brown But where does Monroe Get that frown? Arthur is a bit blg, But he doesn't mlnd And a better fellow You w1ll ntver flnd Verbon has blue eyes BAOHQ ard w vy H 1 H15 fr1ends a e ma1V M r1e 15 her name and Alegler, too- She s verf pollte And lways true B tr has red halr d parxllng eyes one S 3 Heart DI'eaKGI' For lots of guys he 1S very small Just a t1ny tot, But when plavlng ball, Mary Jane 13 not Long, lovely lashes, Personal1ty so grand, That seems to descrlbe Our Warren Bertrand Dorothy 13 Q mus1c1an She plays g clgrlnet DOF1S plays a sax A muslcal team I bet Albert 1S tall Blue eyes, black halr, Another athlete .lo plavs f lr f alr 1S 1n a pe W1 n Foy on th team Goals are r ached Thft southern drawl Much fr1endsh1p too, 'Tis Elva tie glrl Who'1l remember you Who llkes basketball, Who llkes to be t? It's Claryce Mlchrel A good atnltte She 1 10110 Alu js a f lend Narlc P ttenglll Sue 1S qulet, She 1S lucky Th t no doubt Is M11dred Stuckey About Margory Doty What shall I say? She 15 very qu1et and Cons rvatlve 1n a w y He flatters the g1P1S He loves to Slng n 's Bllly Mutchler w1th A carefree sw1ng Neal 1S a pal to all, A frlend 1n every way So wny worry 1f He's late each day? A cherry greetlng, A ready Smlle, come FTom Orville, we've Known a short wh1le He 15 n1ce Never makes a nolse Tames Hensley 1 one Of those qu et boys .1 -1 l N - C lt xl , LL . of 1. -. W , an He -lkzs N -sh , - , Szutte' ' ' s echg . . . ,., 1, , , 9 , J. ' ' - . , . U P, a f cs g S . Sr 1 'W ' .x.u. , ' ' A -5' v , . . . , C J... .1 , , gy : ' -1 ' l H P . . a 'H o G ' I 1 1 , ' . ' g . J' ' ' ' P , ' 1 , ,a . Ei .... . H 1. , ' 0 E , v Y 1,, . A . . . K ,vu , , , E L at ' ' ' I' r- 1 1 ' 11 w LT ' V Q n . , A 0. 4. Q., .. , .,. sa- 4 4 , ' ' -1 ' r 'Lb N, 'z a , ' A . A ,. . He won't be passed by. Because he plays fair. Wno never QIVSS ln. ' ,a ' , -, 9 gf F2, A - ' 3 ' ' ' a. W, 1 3 ' a 4' ' un' -1 a 1 . I Ll- C. - - 0 I . A g W . . .f 95, 'it l L , --' , A114 3 L . . . . . . . . -he -- make her way-H A -- - X , - . . V 5 . S In 0 1- -4 S J I ,v ' - . , L 3 . I I . X L., , , S ,. . . . , . , A , W C Q O . - . A . : . . . T . . , . 3 -- . . , . ,., . . . . . . A Tia! at I Q ' . . 1 . . - , , 1 T 2 . F . . . Q O , . . . U , . . ' . Y ' , I., ' - S ' YYY r 4 ' - o 'I 1 4. 0 5. u f 1 T 0 9OPdOmORLS BEN MSLVIN ADALS IRENV BLLb RUTH XNN BARTOI JBA! BREW BILL BROCK HARGARETE BRUNKE INEZ CABY PAULINE CARLTON ELWANDA COOPER CHRISNINE DOUGHBRTY MORRELL DIRNBERGER RICHARD ENGLISH LAURA FAY ERVIN LOYD RAY ERVIN JOB ESSNER THEON GROJEAN PAULINE HOTZ E W JONES EVELYN LAUB HUGH A LEDURE DOROTHY LeGRAND GILBERT LGGRAND BILL MILLER ALVIA PENROSE LAWEREICE PATTINGILL ALMA PFEFFERKORN LOUISE SEABAUGH CLETUS SCH RER RALPH SCH RER WILLIAK SHITH LARGARWT SPRENGER JULIA GWACE STECK CHARLBY WADE '5- -If 'li vig -1 li Y' 9? ,.,a 3 v'9l 'Uv 415 3 K if -ag Q 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 C D191 Ut 4. 1 President 1 f o V106 President Iorrell Jirrber er Secretary lwanda foooer Treasurer Julia orace Stock Peporter Charles Iade Sergeant at arms Gilbert LeGrand Ben Melvin Adams Puth Ann Barton Irene Bles Jean Brew B111 Brocx Mm'metnmmw lwanda Pooper Nor ll Inrnberger plCHrTQ Engl1sh Loyd Ervin Lura Faye Erv1n Johnny Essner- Theon Grogean Pau11ne Hotz U Ulldb' Evelyn Laub- Hugh LeDure Dorothy LeGrand Gilbert LQGTand B111 Miller Lawrence Pattengill Alvia Penrose Alma Pfefferkorn Cletus Scherer Palph Scherer Louise Seabaugh- B111 Smith Julia Grace Steck Margare t Sprenger- Charles Wade Inez Gaby CLASSMATVS ALL Sparky IS an outstanding student 1n all subgects 'Annie 1S one of the best artists 1n Benton High HCut1e Bles 1S good 1n studios and in basket ball Jean 1S a talkative lady Cin or out of classes?'P??'Pl B111 1S always sh rpenlng his or somebody's penclls, Margaret 1S very sincere and is a verv h rd worker HSugar Babe' has a nigh rrcord in a t and in music Morrell is a good sophomore, and plxys lntne bmd nD1CkH is the ch p with the Jollv good What Loyd lacks in height he makes ULertN 1S a very quiet young lady she's Johnny comes from New Hamburgh and is a All of the g1rls are envious of Theon's dispositlon up in noise L0yd's twin good pupil good looks P uline 15 always prompt espnci lly with all work L W has m de many friends by his courteous m nncr Jake is another good workrr and nas many friends Bud HO we wonder if you have qu1t Perryv1llr????????? was our candidate for Neighbor D y queen 1S a sophomore who is oopular with ev rvbodv B1lly Bobu has good porsor litv and plays a sax at lixe Jean belongs to the t lkatlve club' ' E Alv1a 15 qu1et but verx friendly with whom ??7??? ? Alma loves to talk and cnew gum where does Cletus get h1S f1 ger Where did Ralph obtain his skill UW1ll1e' has a right hand man When you want good fish story Julia 1S an excellent student in What mlkes Marg ret so shy, or is H1 at the same tlme waves? W wonder in shoot1ng paper 1S lt Puth Ann? Just call on B111 all school worx she always so shy? Charley, why change your Oran girl friends so often? Inez is always ready to help any time and any where N I W oOgLoiDFT C1953 OFFTCJPE 1 ' --he--as--'ss M- H----THGOl lr joan ' :- --' ' 1 ......-..-.....-..-.....X 1 ' T' fr . ., , . . D --rw' ,.,. ,V 1 . -- -- - -'- --'U--'-----'-11 -' - o A 1- .--.,,-,,,,,..-,,,-.-,- -Mnm- -. ' ' 'W a-V , . W - I A - ' .....,.,-II 1- ' Il ' .- ' ' ' ' Q H --u- , . N . . . . - I -----x-mH- . . . .3 . n O 11 ,,,,--,,-,,,---,--.- ' gn ' ' L . I ' . . nR-N------ . . 5 . . .. 1 ' - ----- ' . ' ' ' . e - E . J ----- - ' f f e ' r . ' .1 ' T 1 re, ' -- ' ' z ' L1 P . Christine Dougherty-Christine is a quiet pupil only----when she giggles. A. .1 . . - ---- D. . A a . . .qv . . . . - - ---------- ' ' ---1--1 F A - - , , . --N-- . . t g y . Q . '1.--'.-'- . r h I ' A . u--.---..... 3 ' ' ' D . r . n--HN M-F 5 . Q . A Q .E . . Tn 'rv 'r-----1 ,,, '-'E '.. .. ' ' . s. Jin J n -'-- Q 0 C1 6 I f- ,..,.,......,.,,.,..ll ll ' ? ' A ' . ---------N H . ' ' - ' - ' e......U e ----- D tu f ' , ' a ...... ' W 1 ' ----- G'1H ' 0 1 ' 1 ' 1. e'L C. ---------H ' P a J la ' L ' ' . ' -HP' H, 1 .1 as e ' 1 . 2 ' ------- ' ' ' 1 .f ' f .. ..? L ----- ' 'v' -...-... ' , ------' ' 'n' e , . --k---- . F b.L .1 . . . I . . ---- . . , .U B r u-N---- . . . I ' ' -.--.-.--..--.-.- a A o n . --- . . F . . . an E F 5 . R 1 p -------- , X . . . ,,-,-i,,.-,..,-,-,,.- . IN 6 . I' I - 1 1 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 SCD1O1OD F ASS ACDTVITL S Durlng the school wear of 1939 UO,the sopooaoxe class accomoanled by Mlss Hunter and Mr Jackson, went on two snow paFt1BS On Maron S our cla s sponsored an ssembly t wh1ch Dr U P Hav was the spcaxer He gave an lnspirlnb daress on HP tr OtlSmH ach y r a sophomore 1S chosen to bo to Jefferson Clty The Wednesd y 1ub sponsors thls tr1p Thls ye r uulla Gr ce Steck 1S the lucky person. Iiivhlkiikiiifikllkrklkltlliil WHAT WOULD HAPP N IF Alma Pfefferkorn and Dorothy LeGrand lost the1r gum B111 Brock came to school on tlme Irene Bles and Gllbert LeGrand were not sleepy on Monday mornlng Puth Ann Barton and Lou1se Seabaugh both moved to Fornfelt B111 Smlth came to school half the tlme Johnny Essner became the tallest man 1n the world Ben MClV1n Adams wou1dn't scratch h1s he1d when he trles to thlnc B111 M111er completed h1s notebooks before the 1 st mlnute E V Jones wou1dn't get red ears when he's embarrassed Hush TeDure wnu1d wvif Pau11ne Hotz became our b sketb 11 t r Elwanda Cooper could stay away from Bloooett Jean Brew and Chrlst ne Dotgnertf forgot to wear llpstlck D1Ck Engllsh and Mor 11 Dlrnberger bec me halr dressers 'velyn Laub and L1 G ace lost thelr Ancell boy frlends Ch r11e Wade cou1dn't get the c r on Sunday nlght Inez Gaby and Cletus Scherer became notorlous Jitterbuggers uPatN and Alvla ran for presldent and vlce president of the U S Theon Grogean and Lura Faye Ervln eloped Margaret Brunke caught on to a Joke w1thout an explanat on Palph Scherer became a good SW1Hg-tlmb slnger .-1 ' -1 I ev X T ,, A -V 'A L .X g.-J l.J -. .L .J x U' .. 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A ., . . , fx. 1 ' IlAT:,E .17 JL v '- 'I 1 ry w ' ...f - I. ..EUA.ng ' v - 1 HALKHNCE NOURL Vffbf PENN SW L0'QfY FZND ,.f, ,,. T-... v- f-1 L'fl,IA Lua RLYQLL '-- - r- w-. --rv 1 . VI. . on . .. , , U r . r.lTh-'J 0 u' . ,v,.- ,Y -. .-, .vm An AT L V, 0 1 , M. Q f . TAUQPT T'VTEffN I HffYL LEE Wil Q 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 FRESHNAI CLASS OWFIGEPS Presldert JUDlOT Slmmons Vlce P esldent- James Ddebold Secretary Treasurer- Clnss Flower Edward lhompson Wanda Boals MOUht81H Laure' Motto Educatlon 1S the cornerstone of all sue ess Class Colors Wanda Boals PVT NAMES Beatrice Poll nger- Carrle Brunne- Gertrude Bu ns James Dlebold Otto Dlebold J V Doty Cllfton Hensley Leroy HOdgk1SS 1F13 Hunt DOT1 Kneezle- Vlola Kneezle Mlldred LeGrand Alnold LOf1lH 1 P Mcphe son Lawrence Moore- Palph Penrose- Loulse Peed V1rD1n1a Pevelle Junlor Slmmons Boatrlce Stlke- Dorman Stone Sam Stuckey Ed Thompson Verba Lee Wills- Gold and B ue Sceeter Geeny Corkey Gerdy Bell S1SS19 Ott Dode Cllcket Wlllle Jltter Bo Bo Push Mutt Long Horn Doc Bud Penrode Fbots Pevel Penny Be Freckles Sambo Jeff Boots Mr Bushong Professor Wattaschnozel .. .. T L Y - . A ........ ---------- . v' . u--n-----I--p-v-v-su-nu- . L p-4rn-vug--1-...1--.--1---- rn , .................... .--.--............--......--..............-...-.... l ' -L ..- ' ' ' F' T ------------------------- L . -MJ H ........ - ...,...... --- - ' , 4 -,--------------- , , L , ' 1 I V ----------------- - . 0--.-u-f-1--.neu-.-11.--.hs-.--nl-an . I . s---,-.-n..a--a-....-.....1.--....a-s-v---.--o.-4nn-a , , -M .,.... -- ,.... ------------, . u-v--1-.Q------masse.-v--n-uns: . . -n-nu-1,-u--1-v--gn-u-F-n--1-reuse: . I V4rr' f, ' m------d-------------- ' --J .,. A , . . Glorla Ixvln---------------------Glordean ' S ..-..........-.........--.....-.............-.....-- - 1 ,--------------------M--M- . 1 , L , ..................... - ' Q. .---.---.-..v-4-inn..-,..-..a-nun v it .,A, A ..........,.. ........ --- 6 uni-- p.-1-in-u-pq-1-11-ha-'1'n4b1 g N - ................ --- I 1 o-new--nav-xuxvv..1c-Q-o-van-1-1--u--0--ul ' D' ' - --------------------. I - sub--u1r--,-1.--1--uallnq-rwuu-whine - I - . -'-111'-1-Q1-11-C-4-Q1-lxnunun-gun--Q ---------------,----- ----- ........... ........ - - .... - .-................ -- . --,----------------- , ....... l 1 1 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 WHO'S WHO lk OUD CLHDS Boy Wlth best llne Blggest fur lover- Our baby boy B1g36St t lker and gum girls' favorlte- Cl ss Beer Blggest floor walker Meekest boy PT1S9l6St g1rl and bov Most m1SChl8VOuS g1T1 Best h1tCh hlker- Smartest student Best athletes Wanda Beals ulrl W1tD best dlsposltlon Glrl wlth Oregon slang Blggest grlnne Most often late G rl w n ro t b ck t K LaZ16St boy lost U1SCHlGX ous boy Class Jackey Most b shful boy Boy wlth most freckles Most qulet glrl Wdward Tnomnson F lph Penrose Dsn1el lopherson chewer Verna Lee Wllls Junlor S1Nm0DS Dorls Kneezle Lou1se Feed L P Dcpherson Pevelle, Bud Moore Glorla Irvln Cllfton Henslef Mlldred Leorand and Sam Stuokev Gertrude Burn Vlrglnla Hunt Beatrlce St1ke Beatrlce Bolllnger flola Kneezle Arnold LOfl1n Leroy hOdgk1SS J V Doty Otto Dlebold Dorm n Stone Carrle Brunke ' 1' 'fi . . - -M-h--N-H--m J N , h ' . -------------- a --N ----- ---------- f '- fi . F . 4, .H P O n - . '-'- . , . ---------F----N! . . al IK -A Qhxgwiii ,--,--.-.-F---.wh--.I-1 ' .' ----- ---- ------------ .:. . s. . l---V- V X A ' -- ' -----...- --.-. ....-.. ' 1 0-np...-.-.... 11i1g, nu--uni l '1 Biggest book worm------------------Jim Diebold ,. - G 1 . . . . ------ S . ,' .,. NP. hN------.---- Qu- . . 1 iz' U s al'---------E' 9 - . T n---n----------.-m-h-- . 5 ,' fi x------- ..., H - - ' 1 '1 '11l-l '- rvfi 11'-F- '--f-- vw ..' , a ------------------ -' ' ---- ------- - a Z S i rg 3.5 JA. - ' -u ' 1 b. I ' r A! f? x IIUSIC DEPARTMLNT AY' HIGH SCHQOJ. BAuD nw: aa BOYS GLr.E CLUB GIRLS GLEE CLUB 1939 THE BENTON IAN 1940 MUCI DEPAP NT T Slf La H repos and relax 1t's Benton's l9UO mus1c department, pldvln II 11g those famlllar melodles It h s been through a large proportlon of our students learnlng to pprecl te muslc that our four dep rtments have gre tly 1ncre sed ln slze Thls f vorable school year held 1n store for us a new d1rector, one most assuredly capable of teachlng muslc He 1 Mr Paul BushonL who came to us from the Southeast MiSSOUT1 Teachers College e most talented muslc student He was a member of the A Cappella Cho1r, hls past credentlals h ve glven our school Through Mr Bushong dreams of Benton c1t1zens and prevlous band members are reallzed Dur1ng thls school year the band h s been 91V en unzforms whlch conslst of red caps and c pes wh1te sk1rts an trousers The unlforms were made posslble by parents and patrons of the school The band played at all home basketball games, at the plays glven ln the communltv bulldlng and we are entered 1n the contest at Cape Glrardeau to be held 1n Aprll The numbers to be played re Azalea' by Fulton and UAmer1can Youthu by Pettee To the lnstruments already possessed the hlgh school has added new cvmbals and a street drum The growlng prospects of the organl zatlon are credulous A bras quartet has been 'o m d by some of the most capable mem- bers of tr b nd Loulse Wllllams, a senlor, manages the cornet wltn great ab1l1ty Dlck Engllsh, a sophomore, trombonlst eases h1s sllde successfully Elwanda Cooper also a sophomore, plays the bass horn splend1dly Charles Wade, another sophomore, 13 the trumpet melody carr1er He 1S also a member of the Benton Swlng Band The quartet has played at several entertainments Another of our arrangements 15 a sax foursome, made up f M Bushong, the d1rector and most noted sax player of th1s sect1on the country B111 Mlller, a sophomore whose technlque 15 grand Betty W tklns, a Junior, who successfully manages a sax, too Julia Grace Steck, who has not played long, 15 outstandlng A club made up of members of the band class has been formed Its maln object1ve 1S to promote lnterest 1n MUSIC. The offlcers of the club areg pres1dent, Warren Bertrandg vice pres1dent, Dorrls Daily: secretary, Irene Blesg treasurer, Monroe Bolllngerg reporter, Charles Wade 0 A A u C HJR! .y H Ck? 8 , . . and ::'.1gg'1 4, 'F ' ' ' ' . la ' ' a 'a ' a ' a ' a . . . . 5 . M . I 0 l S l Q . ' 2 H -' as the the college orchestra, and the Music Club. We appreciate the honor . . a . . . V . . . l 1 . . . . a O. h . . . a ' V . . d 0 . . I ' .. C - n - ' , A u I . O v. 5 . ..- C . -- s 1 l l r e ' ' le 5 : . . . . . , . . 3 . . . . . Z , - Z . . . . . Q 0 A 0 2 rn . . . of : . . . . : a ' 3 I I 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 MPL uLJuC'E The e has been an rou GQ lHt6T9St lH the g1T1S glee club The nfnbershlp has lncreased to twentv The club has appeared 1D three part harmony for P T A meetlnvs assembly orograms,the May F9StlVQl and commencement exerclses e numbers that have been worked on are NH l to Benton hlghu Amyrlllls , By the Bend of the P1vern,and HThe Bells of St Marv F1fteen m1DUtSS of e ch cl ss perlod has been spent ln muslc appre Ciat10H and ear tralnlng BOYS UL L CLUB Twelve boys enrolled.1n glee club after tryouts were held The maln numbers on whlch the bovs h ve worked thls year are NH 11 Benton P Ehn and the old folksonbs The boys, through thelr cooper atlon wlth Mr Busnong are able to slng two-part sor s VIOLIN CLASS Somethnrg new for our school 1S started Some of Bentonls puplls 1 re ecome so lrterested ln muS1C that a v1ol1n cl ss has been one ed There has been much progre s 1n thls department and t s e netted that the departments of band and v1ol1n v1ll unlte next year to begln an orchestra for toe chool RHYTHM BAND Although the rhythm band lS composed of cnlldren from t e grade s hool it is a d1rect lnfluence for good on the future bands of the rlgh school There are flftv in thls Dano Whloh lS prorresslng very rapldly under the dlrectlon of Mr Bushong. l ' l I W 1 - 1- ff v1-- -T ' - D '1 ' .Ju Y' r ' 5 1 . , . I . L - . 11 .3 1 Q . ' n ' 7 V 1 - . 3 1... n .UL . , U Q . . F . a n . , D 9 L A. ' .- . Th a- . f-1 - cha. ll ' ' 11 ll ' .- 1 all . s , Q c I 5 5. . 3 ' .-' ' I 71 '1 ' L., . I J V C I . U. a ' a to L1 'r ' ' U- O x 1 ,.. a . Lg Q . . A U . i . 1 v 1- . . . . . , Hx 1 LJ L . 'x ' 5. -t . . 1 rm f c- ' L ,-. 3 .. ,, 1 1 YY' ' ' , H ' ' , - 1 A ' 1 S n 1 , .- .Q M n ' ' 1- ' V NJ 1 4 A' '-. . . . . . . - . . . ,. . 1 I Q' :rj . 4 I ThFF QPUMUITA S1 F YW' ,p U 5.- ll 1... Tlf?7R ma A U ' Q - uw... , 4 ' 5 . 1' my - Igf' - Cy, -' ' l L, V , . ,121 I .ff 'wx F A 'F ' L , 53:-E75 y ' ' ' ::::x q, le Y I I , f ' .1 1. r x .4 - X 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 l I G-EP PAG Editor 1n Chlef Assoc1ate Ed1tor Feature Edltor Comlc Edltor- Sports Ed1tor Peporters H Bllderback Hugh LeDure Mlldred Stuckey Helen Bee Moore Lyman Poyal Quentln Dlebold nlva Mlchael Irene Bles Herman Dlebold Veal Edwards Tomngf Hawkl n s Cl ryce Nlchael Harold McDonald Edward Kuss J Caldwell Garlan Sanders Buck Wllls G1lbert Dllnberger Faculty Adv1ser Ida Mav Hunter On February 2 l9UO, a rew feature was added to our school, for on that day the f1rst 1 sue of our Tlger Pag was presented For the f1rst t1me 1D Benton Flgh a streamllned school paper 15 beln put out It has everythlng a school paper can have and 1S deslgned very close- ly fter a dally paper On the f1rst page there 1S alwavs a blg streamer headllne g1V1Hg the very latest school lnterests and also on th1S page are lmportant news 1tems On the second p ge Just llke every good school paper, there lS a sc nd l colmmr Also on that p ge you flnd a very 1nterest1ng dl torlal Below he edltorlal lS a oomlc strlp 'Oh Johnny whlch om thvng yerv few school papers are able to produce Nor let's turn to the thlrd page where we find the very latest tl ng th t Mr J kson says under the tltle NSup T lx N Ne also the latest thlng COHfUC1US says, and other lnterestlng ltems Now let's glance to the fourth page and there lS LV8TYfhlHD a e looklng for 1f you llke sports Due to tue many lnterestlng ketball games that were gO1Dg on, our sports page h s been a wh flnd yOU. baS Z So there you have our school paper all bundled up 1n four pages and publ1shed every two weeks. The Journallsm class under the outstandlng coachlng of Miss Hunter 1S responslble for thls paper Thls Journallsm class 1S the orly one 1n all the r1gh schools of Southeast M1SSOhT1 - .- lr i -------- A . I n-no-uv-1--.umm---1-71 'N . . h-p--Qi.-w-ua-n-1-.---qv-hd 1'- l-n----v-Q-vnon- . -------------1 ' . . ' 0 Q 5 1 v . 0 f . . .- -. - - . --- ---- no A . 9 1 ' ' . 4 .S . N r . . . . . . - - J - D Q . F F . . F r. . Q . - a. Q g . F . B . L z L13 1 F . . . , Q , Q F 5 R L M ' Aa e ' . 1 . . . . . I H . . .h 9 u 9 , 1S . . 1 S 9 . lt c 1: ' ' ' f V -' ,J J . F . n . 1 e F . B- a A e aw 5 - - f 'E 7 ' r F 1- 'A 1 ' Q 7 I ' gr Q . . . - . Q . I W - I' . L ' .- ' .- .N . 4, . a A a o ll 1 . I' . . . . . . . . . . A . . 0 . .. . 1 . 4 L 4 o 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 Amtor ln chlef BHSIDSSS Managern Class pd1tOTS Freshman Sophomore Jun1or Senlor Edltors Dramatlc Commerclal olub Athletlc Edltors Glrls Boys Tlgerag Ed1tOT BLJTO'1A QTlr LOUISE Wllllams Julla Gr ce Steck Nlldred Teqrand Ben Melvln Adams Dorothy Sander hlha Bolllnger Charles Yade Tlva Mlchael P ullne Wise htln Dlehold nerman Dlebold In presert th s the fourth annual publ ca- tlon of the Be Lon an,We the m mbors of she staff Q v atte P d LO C rrw to the readers ln D1CtHT6 and 1U DT1Pt a panorama of stadert llfe at Benton Hlgh School The staff s1ncerely anorecl tes the coopera tlon of the facu1tV,the students and the buslness flrms ln maklng th1S publlcatlon a uvcess -1- V i A 1 x ' 1-,r '11- I lv- LW L, I Y, . . . - . I. . LN - .. 1- ....... - .... .-.---...- , I I P -. ,--I ' P ...--..-......... ....... CL ...--.....-...........................-....- L' A 21 anP'r1-in--u--Q-s-1---an-1-ou1 . I 01v--1--Q.--.p-111111--no-Q--uniting l . T. 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X Yi - - . 1 . 1 S 1 . 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 STTJ'P S17 D mfANl Io ChUB e Q Ja k uanmon lent Irene Ble S L Q ouontxr ebold h len B e Aoore Pepor Charles 1 de Spon or T e u e M153 Hunter MEMEEPS Monroe Boll1nger Nlna Bolllnger Josepha Bucher Jack Cannon Quentln Dmebold Herman D18bO1d Gllbert Dlrnburger Neal Edwards Edward Kuss Claryoe Mlchael Julla Grace Steok mlva M1chael Bllly Bob Mlller Helen Bee Poore Lyman Doyal Dorothy Schoen The purpose of the Sllver Shleld Dramatlc Club 1S to lnstlll lnto the m1HdS of 1tS members lnterest dramatlcs and to help them ln every day peaklng, well as ln the plannlne and the actlng of plays The club has progres ed exceptlonally well under the sponsorhlp of M155 Hunter to whom we re deeply r debted Two part es have be n gif n t 1 A meh games and muslc were playe1,nev remc and refreshment were erfel LD mee ng fre held once every two Wetks . ,, H a, N. F A T , .rg .L . - , JU.. JJ . ., .L ' ..x, .4 Pr ,Sn 1 :ut C , 1 Viee Tltflu , l ,S etrftarv A , ,'L Ei, U , r ae r,r 'elv e 2 .2 'fer 'L ' Ta s u ' . . , . J e - .. . ' ' 1 4 4 : Irene Bles Dlck Engllsh Jarle Pattlnglll ' ' ln ' s o as . . . an ' ' s a -' 11- . 1.- H e N'e msjemim-we' ' , . ,f J Q, 'ere were Fxitiatei, v , .hw 1 A - I, S S ,. el' lul S , A 3 , - F 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 T COMM1PoIAL C JB reel N1Cld61 ol 1 4 c lwttcngll T eaexrer Mer e blObk Peptrter Elv MlChdG1 oponsor Mlss WabK1D MEMBEPS VlTglHl8 Bertrand olarvce '1PhH 1 Ma 16 Boll1nger Elvd M1Ch8Ql N ra Bolllnger Geraldl e Mlller Paullne Carolton Marle Patterg ll Ghrlstlne Do Ekerty The B E S T Club was OTguD1Z6d thls year for the purpose of gettlnb and glV1Dg opln ons regarilrg work 1n the fleld of commerce The lnltlals are for bookkeep ng buslness nngllsh shorthand, typewrlt nb Small gold plated pln re worn bv the member to F W that they belomg to the oz? HlZd+lO1 Pe+1'ar monthly meetlngs vera 1 'J t T1 h T1 P1 1 elK ani sch O1 e J n bf tke m rt 1 Joclal actlv 1t1e of the B Flub ncluaei two paztle ore ln keeplng wlth the Chrlstma theme, the other 11 keep lng wlth the prlng ldea .. .- E P I T' 'Y' TT -B. .Ur .v IJ , .LJ P .'ie3t Claryce 4' Y' . Vice fren'oe. Lima E' l hger SUfT6UhFj hHf11 Wpt e 7 l reftgf 'c L'J.fil'l .X ' ' a ' ' 0 . i,w. S A W . . . . , 'q. op U 'Y' In J yu- ' r ...I X A - , A 1 L - f fl ' Mary Jane Brock Helen Bee Moore . 1 A ' T ' ' 11-r ln , - : ,. I U I U ' 0' . 1 I ' 1 ' . 4 ' T' ' ' ff 1. , , c ,' 3 5 L S G TO 1 7 1 - H ' r ' if, A 9 1 . . Q41 o. l f, . D. ,. 1 J ' f t - .Q V' ' ,-2 H' ' - . 1 L- ' be - Tel J. ,atc mp5,, L muthclzl , S di 15 l 4. y f, - 1- Q - . 3 Q- 5 ' 1 ' .. .RST A o F,J gl 6 b 4 .n.. Je LH, . , - . . , O m . T v. S ,muovl. J 1 .cl T s---- . . . . . A 5 X .V H , Q , . . . . . . . . s C f ' ' X D U Q MJF P I C J ' 1' xv 912599 if-X N- WN' .os 'swo GYMNASIUM el! rw F1110 DASKFTBALL SQUAD BOYS BASKLTBALL SQUAD qn 'B L QOF1 BATT T AI 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 BOYS BASKETBALL The season opened on November 10 wlth the Tlgers uphold1nv tra- d1t1on by schedullng a game w1th the Alumnl The Tlgers showed thelr strlde but were subdued by the stars of yesterye r Oran met the Tlgers on the home court for the second game, glv lng the opponents the once over The Tlgers kept the ball 1n the1r pOSS6SS1OH to defeat them 2U-6 It was thelr flrst v1ctory'won by an ever increaslng lead The next game was played w1th Blodgett Probablv lt was the most thrllllng game of the season At the end of the fourth quarter the score was tled A three mlnute overtlme perlod found the score stlll tled Another two-mlnute overtlme perlod was ln SSSS1OD when the Tlgers snapped to thelr feet to make the goal r1ng true n1nn1ng EM-22 The Tlgers moved out of town for the next se1ge,w1th the Morley Bears The Bears growled and houled but the Tigers roared and fought to the f1nlSh defeat1ng them 19 15 Desplte the fact that the Tlgers were on an unfamlllar court, they set the wlnnlng pace e rly 1n the g me agalnst Oran It m rked the fourth vlctory 36 lf! The next game was played wlth St Mary's Coach McDowell saw hls Tlgers hammer the v s1tor to the end and unset them 23-19 Ped Dev1ls showed thelr f1ght agalnst the Tlgcrs and plaved an ex c1t1ng game The Tlgers got thelr strength back ln the fourth quarter and pulled through on top by a score of 18-17 wlth Chaffeeone point behlnd Durlng the Chrlstmas VaCat1OH the T1gers were 1nv1ted to the tournament at Leadwood Our team won over Lestervllle then playing 1n the flnals agalnst Jackson We lost ln the last mlnutes of play by a score of 23-21 thus renderlng to Jackson 3rd place Functlonlng beaut1ful1y, ll ten of the Benton numeral men step ped 1n to thelr strlde to br1ng home an Indlan scalp from Jackson w1th a margln of 30 25 In the Scott M1ss1ss1pp1 tournament,the Tlgers met the Charles- ton Blue Jays for the thlrd tlme du 1ng the eason Battl1ng off the Blue Jays the Tlgers left the opponents m rooned wlth a score of 25-23 FbllOW1Hg the defeat of the Charleston Blue Jays, the Tlgers fought w1th the Bearcats Though lt was rough golng the Tlgers subdued them, wlnnlng by a score of 31 29 Playlng the flnals against the county's outstandlng team for flrst place, the Tlgers held thelr own agalnst astoundlng odds Never for second d1d the team weaken An early lead was taken by the S1keston Bulldogs,but lt was readily overcome by the p0UnC1Hg T1g6TS In the last three m1nutes of play the Tigers fell prey to the dogs loslng by one po1nt w1th a score of 26-25 At the reg1ona1 meet held at Jackson, the Tlgers won oter Mar quand by a score of 31 lil but were trlpped by the Prep in the next game 19-16 The Tlgers were keen compet1t1on 1H both games that they played 1 1 - l I. . 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D a . . . . . . ... e ' S l 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 Bors BASKETBALL Cconmnuedl Though thlrteen VlCtOT1CS are supposed to be unlucky, the Tlgers look back unon the season as a successful one It found them restlng w1th second place 1n the Scott M1SS1SS1Dp1 tournament conference and fourth place 1n the Leadwood lnvltatlonal tournament Lyman Poyal fcaptalnj Quentln D1ebold,N1lson LTVlU and Jack Cannon are the members of the team that gr du te th1s year Loslng only three lettermen, the Tlgers of next ye r should prove a strong combat agalnst the county teams SOFT BALL The mayor sport precedlng the b sketb ll season lS softball The schedule made bv the Scott Nlsslsslppl County softb ll league result- ed 1n Benton s pl y ng the followlng teams Fornfelt,Illmo Oran and Blodgett Benton won three one of whlch was a practlce game Wlth Blodgett, the county champ1ons The members of the squad were fleld Bertrand pltcher LeGrand catcher Erv1n l t base Mcpherson End base- Foy 1 jrd b se Diebold short stop Adams outflelders Thompson Wllls Edwards, and Koch GIFLS BASKETBALL The season opened November 21 1939 when we met Oran One of the ei hteen scheduled games flve were won two were t1es and eleven were lost Th1s year we were 1nv1ted to the Vanduser tournament to play on December 2? 1939 We were el1m1n ted by Handles by a score of U6 38 In the Scott MiSS1SS1pp1 tournament we were defeated our flr t game, by Morley We entered the Dlehlstadt tournament wh1ch opened M mch M l97-LO The f1rst game, whlcn we won 27-L-18, was w1th Brosley Our next g.mes whlch we also won, were w1th Handles and Holcomb Diehlstadt won the fourth game from us by two polnts 28 26 Then defeated Hornersv1lle EM-23, wrlch gave us thlrd pl ce ln the A bracket The sen1ors to graduate are Lou1se W1ll1ams,a member of tresquad for one ye r She plaved p1TSt te m forward Lou1se proved to be very good player as was snown by her good p1r1t and her willlngness to cooperate Paullne Wlse co captaln and flrst team forward of the squad, was a member for two years Per ccur te shots and steady play ing wlll be mlssed next ve r Other members of the squad are Mary Jane Brock fcaptalnl Cl ryce Mlcheal, Irene Bles, Marle Ziegler, Marle Pattenglll Verba Lee Wllls Louise Feed, Geraldlne Miller, and Inez Gaby They were all very good players thls year, and w1ll be back 1n full swlng for next ye r We feel th t what l1ttle we have accompllshed 1n the way of team work, nort mansh1p,and w1nn1ng trophles should be attrlbuted not only to our team but to our coach- Mr Lloyd McDowell .1 .l I - 1 - . . . 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SL S ' l C a IT IA owm MW 'lLIF ECDC LL 7 CC Q1 fn' V' U fx L rx rw 'Wh YG mu c'a A' Cn Q re il lac C I WHT 11T'fX OI' +w 4 'rx I' cr 'rwfw 'V F C 1 OQ1T1CW C :LQ D X79 1 rw ' in 4 in f Ill ini A .C is si fain -3 Q 2 36 A064 V .ear X N131 ,px-1- 'l5 ri 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 SCHOOL CAI 1DAF Se tember 5- 7 29 hnrollment Progr ms ch nged Cla ses Cl ss ses blas org nlze F rst w k go e Senlor rlng sal ran here Softb ll game 11 ' how many golned? ple ty hotYTables moved from studv hall to maln corrldor Softb ll game at Blodgett We lost Leon cr1ppled Dorothy LeGrand Nelghbor Day queen candldate Softball game at Oran,Benton loses agaln Blue Monday Softb ll game wlth Illmo half hour All day! P T A Meetlng Tommorow's Fr day Dad we lose a softb ll game? Another day of study Softball game Wlth Commerce glrls Benton won Organlzatlon of clubs H1SS Hunter has new cane to go wlth her spralned ankle Glrls are measured for new bu ketb ll sults October Senlor class rlngs come Sophomore show party t Oran Softb ll game wlth Oran Freshles h ve welner roast WXC1tSmSHt7 mverybody gettlng ready for h9lghbOT Day Nelgnbor Dey No school we needed a v catlon Fnrollnent of a new JuHl0T Uetty atalns from Oran A new drum for the band u 1or Class skatlng party Vdltor ln chlef, buslness managers go w1th company representatlves for ads for The Bentonlan They got ads agaln How fast 11d they drlve? Ask Monroe Oc+ober Champlonsnlp softb ll ame here between Blodbet and Dlehlst d+ Senlor class sxatlng party Band played at Fornfelt Another new Jun1or-Gelestlal Humphrey Teachers meetlng 1U Cape No school CdHd1d8t9S nominated for carnlval queen A new oand member moo much ra1 P T A Ca nlval Pam lne Wise, the queen H an for the sen1ors Exery one sleepv too much carnlval Jun1or play practlce starts Candldates in oopularlty contest now are Loulse Verba Lee Orvllle, Pov November l Junlor class meetlng 2 Members of scout band go to Camp Lewellan for dedlcatlon B+- Exams Popll r1ty contest over Won by LOU1S9 N1ll1ams and OTV1l1G hcDowell Glee Clubs slng at court house for hang1ng of General WHtk1HS' plcture Indlana C?j put on show Junlor play practice agaln New typetrlters More speed' Call for boys to take glee club F1TSt basketball game of the season, w1th alumnl H S glrls won boys lost Junmor pl y pPaCtlC6 Junlor play cast entertalned by Mlss Hunter at Porfer's Just another dav of school Junlor pl r glven record crowd It was good play Jun or elebr te HHTTHD9 for Q turda l9 Another Sunday 55 , are-rates 6-- L Glas e 5 g j 5 ' A . 7-H 1' . ll'- 8-- i J 'eo n'. , ' ' ' ' I as A 4 5 r lg-N . . Q . ll--C'-cus L Q ' ' , , l2-- l n ' 19 . . 20-- l3-- K a 25 ' h n 'N ' u - n. W ' NM- . 274-- ' .. . 25--, 'n 1 M r 26-- , , , fr 'H .Q 'l:- 1s-- ' 19-- a ' . 27 ' 1 ' ' We won! , . 20 u c 0 A I . L 1 21-- 1 3 ' P - . . 22-- ' a . ' ' 25N-. ' a -L ae- ' ---T . 2 -A f . -- I I 2sf--,' ' p ...-. ' v 6-N 1 5 D -h 'ill'-'A' - Y-W a Q 3-- a so ' . i D F h ' I ' M ...a . Ch vi ' I 8-- l . 1 T ' , - ' l 5.-W . , 4 9-... 50 M 5 . 1o-- ' f 9-, J - f - - nh . . . 104' 11-- ' a ' lle-J'n' ' lu Q F' 12-0-'-J M: -Q. - . , ' I L s . - y 15-- ' . , - 15m ' Q ','0- ll - n . f a Q 1 n , , ,- . 17-- i S C at 3F -- . 1s-- 1 sa s -y 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 November Janl rv Blodgett faculty play here or d1d they play? Basketball game wlth Oran here New sults wer worr both games won b, Benton Assemblv Father Mackey was the speaker Sax quartette played Thanksgivlng 27-4--Hollday Three cheers' The band un1 forms here Basketball game wlth Blodgett here We won both games boys game too 6XC1tlHg Just a dark blue day The end of another month December Dramatlc club organ1zed Chrlstmas w1ll soon be here Basketball game w1th Morley there Benton boys won- g1rls lost Commerclal club organ1zed Glee club working on new song Benton Oran game played there Both our teams won Drew names for Chrlstmas presents Tnere's Chrlstmas 1U the alr Sal of 'Bentonlanu begun Baske ba l game w1th St Mary s here- boys WOn,g1FlS lost Everyone lS belng good 1t's getting near Chr1stmas No one late for school Santa 1S comlng soon Basketball game w1th Fornfelt G1rls won, boys take thelr flrst defeat Band caps came- complete unlform for donkey ball game Ba ketball game at Chaffee Boys won, g1r1s lost P T A Chr1stmas program Gommerclal club party What does Mr Bushong want for ChTlStm8S2 22- Basketball game with Blodgett Exchanged Chr1 tmas gifts Santa brought us a new mimeograph Leap ear 1S here agaln watch your step boys Back to school More b d weather Basketball game at Charles- ton G1rls lost, boys won We stlll have snow and slush Everyone has a bad cold Basketball game t V nduser G1TlS lose, boys won Girls le rn how to pl y wlth four players Exams? False alarm Mr Bushong s1ck B sketb ll game wlth Caralou here Both teams lost Mr Bushong st1ll slck Exams postponed, lndeflnltely hope Basketball game wltn Dlehl st dt there Both our teams defeated Does Mary Jane llke to flx f1res? JUD1OTS old caniy at noon 1S that somethlng? Another day of study Everyone all dre sed up to have plcture made A new sophomore E W Jone L NIS Funter and Mr McDowell are remlrded that we hare put up wltn them for a vear Basketb ll ame w1th Charle ton here Glrls lost boys won Lyman saved the day or was lt the nlght? Commerclal club met for two per ods what a club' A game wlth Canalou there It W s so- oo- cold Too much nlght llfe and frozen feet The members of both teams slept most all day Another day Wh t day of the week 15 th1s School paper staff busy What' the name of that paper anyway Boy defeated Jackson CHurrah for them? Vanduser played the g1T1S Tle Better luck next t1me, g1T7S rr-ga.- 1 Q, - - -- 21-- ' -f - 3-- ' , . 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' 6' s A . l2--- e f , ' - ' , l ' I Y ,, ' 25... at g ' V S.. 13-R . . --. . -- 1lc-- ..- EL- ' 15-- - 25-- ' , . . l8-- - . l9-- s . 27-A - 2C s a. 0 . 28- ' E' I D 21 . o 'K 29 L - ' . 3C-- s ' 1939 THE BENTONIAN 1940 February March Brass quartet organlzed Assembly r Gllmore, the speaker A new JUn1OT Lu y nelson Tlgeras out Baud practlces new school song Dlehlstadt played here Both Benton teams defeated Ask Mary Jane Brock about the calllng card Dlehlsta left More b d weather M McDowell 1S mlssed at ball pract1ce We were lost wlth no ball game Saturday Just another day Basketb ll game w tn rorn felt g1T1S won bovs lo t Valent1ne D y wlth more snow Band plays at court house annual Basketb ll game wlth Illmo Berfon glrls won, boys lost Scott V1 l5Slpp1 tournament Deglh More row and ra n Leap f ob 1S tne fad ln g1rl's basketb ll pr ctlce- eh Mary Jane? Boys and glT1S play thelr first game 1n tournament Glrls lose, boys Wln Boy defeat Fornfelt M Jackson had walkltls Another nlght of tourney On Saturday nlght boys won second place 1n tournament Three cheers for the boys We need a new trophy We found that the slogan for the school stand durmng the tournament was HYes, we have no bananas U Boys defeat Marquand 1D the Jackson tournament, El 1U Boys are defe ted at the tournament by Cape r ps Bovs start baseball Glrls 1nv1tat1onal tourney at Dlenlstadt starts Benton defeats Bro ley Come on glrls let's show 'em that We can do Somethlng More plctures taken for the annual G1T1S are agaln V1CtOT1OhS at tournament, defeated Pandles by a score of 35 El Another 6 30 o'clock game at Dlehlstadt Nlth Holcomb- Benton w1ns hats off to the g1TlS we thlnk you've got somethlng Our fourth game at Dlehlstadt Wlth Dlehlstadt Benton loses by a score of 27 25 Tough luck g1TlS you made thelr knees shake anvway A day of T6JO1ClDg Our glrls defeated Hornersvllle by a place trophy 1n the A bracket Nlce work girls Senlor play books arr1ve- Name of play HCrash1ng Soc1ety Try outs for enlor play Everyone starts playlng volley ball Ask Jack how he llkes teach lng Band.played for a Farm Bureau meetlng Had band p cture made Had band practlce at nlght ln the gym Play pract1ce More volley ball and cold weather Back from Easter and snow 26--Semor play px-ac tl ce Belleve lt or not Mr Bushong told Marle that romance 1 not love Isn't tnat an awful dlscovery Marie? Penort cards glV8H out Mary Jane, Hefty ard Wlva have been elected as the team to go to tke Cape contest ll I S 1 if 1 2 4 A 1 N - ' ' ' l-N . r f - --M . ' U-H ' ' ' t ' ' ff x - 3 ' . ' H c . 3 - . 1 1. 5-.. ' -. .- . 50 .- , I ,- - - , , . . edt W D . ... a 7-.. : 1' M r. . . . A ,. - - 3-.. - .. 3' i ' .. ,- .-,Q . ,-- I K S 5 ' i.. I' - . a hu . . t O like . . . . . -More pictures made for the score of 2M-23, awarded a 3rd ... fi ' ' 1, 12..- ' h , ' -.. ' 'Q' SS' - l L - l ' S 150- .- S ' - sl 'J ' fi 17-l-- ' .. 1- fr ' ' ' ' ' Ez. Sm ' '- 15 ' :- I A . - l - - lg-.. ' ' l9-- i - S . r. 2O-- ' ' ' ' 21.- ' ' 22.. 25.- 27-F . . . . . , .S . C ' . ' ,H ' 28-- ,A V , ' 1 ,-- f 29-H. ' l J . n a '. ' o s 'x. . . . , P '51 . - , l l 1939 - THE BENTONIAN - 1940 Aprll Junlor Aprll Fool assemblv Wher was Paullne ard Orvllle seen the other nlght? Ohhhf naughty naugrty Mlss Hunter buys cokes for Senlor play cast 74--Senlor Olav SOCl9tVH, a howllng success Loulse 1S gettlng tralrlng as a school teacher S1x glrls CClaryce, Betty, Helen Bee, Margery, Loulse, and Paullnej went to Cape for play day Saturday Mary Jane Brock gets cold feet on oertaln nlghts by the Misslsslppl Rlver h hyman? Mlss Hunter k nda gets her aravans and c nyons mlxed Band practlce n the gym Band members go to Cape to hear bands that are entered ln the contest Band played ln conte t at Cape Satlrday rece1xeo a thlrd ratlng three ckefr for Hr Bt hong HCT8ShlUg e t tner B Dld Qpentwn w hct lme ll fre oll tn other nn ht d to 1 Crtl caugrtorr re Aprll J' May The orders for queer smell lng gases ln cheml try must have stopped anyway the polsonous gases have Alumnl supper Loulse Wllllam won second place 1n the typ 1ng contest at the Cape Bus lness College Hlgf School meet at Cane College- hugo Schott was flnals 1n extemporaneous speaklng Puth Anr placed thlrd 1n rt Alumnl rl f HGooo orac ou Grandma'H Commerclal Club mLC+lHb Mr Gllmore, the pela r Spr1ng Festlval Box Supper Declamatory and OT3tOT1C3l contests Band concert Baccalaureate ermon Flnal exams Flral exams V nth sr me gradu tlon Formero ment Tmn Sen or tr p tool out we'll s e you ext year June l Summer b nd practlce beglns ends or September l IOUKIKFUUKIFIUHKIFPIUFIIUFIOUFIKPF TOhORPOW'S GOAL we strive untll the goal 1 galned, Then look for one stlll unattalned Our records po nt the cou e we t Ke To greater records we can make, For hope sprlngs not from what we've dore But from the work we've gust begun I Y I ,l lie- N . . 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