Benton High School - Bentonian Yearbook (Benton, MO)

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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

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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 . U '- '--' , A F . 1- r . 1 1- ' 1 I 2 ' . ' ' ' . i . f 0 A . . .I ' . . . . . . I. A. - . f- 1 ' ' g .L I , A ' , 5 ' as 2 . W- 3 . . u . . x : ' ' 0 As the year sailed around with lightning speed another school term . . . . . . X U F a e . S . .. , . . . . , . . . . . . . G . . ' . . . n n . , - I .-. A Q A . 'X S ,Q . 0 . . . I . 1 5 i We ' .N 1 , -L V 1 r . . . pi . M . I a ' ' ' ' V -9 I - ' ' U ' i S 4 S - . . 1 ' Q ' 9 Jl f.. J 5 ' .L 'i -g r-f ' - ' f f. ' ', 'el 1' A u s ' . l I 1 1 1 l i