Benton High School - Wahwahlanawah Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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LTHOUGI-l parents and interested friends come up frequently to visit, the one evening when everybody comes is Patrons' Night, held last sprrng on May l2 Every department held open house and drsplayed work done durlng the gear Musrc R O T C gym and sewlng classes comblned to grve a lme audr torrum program Instrumental num bers by the orchestra and a trumpet tr1o songs by the grade chorus and the senror mrxed chorus were present ed by the mus1c department Senror hrgh grrls had a humorous but effect rve stunt tellmg the story of physrcal educatlon Snappy R O T C oftrcers and prrvates put on a stlent drtll Sew 1ng classes held a style revue show rng what the well dressed htgh school grrl wrll wear usmg as models the cos tumes they had made themselves Laboratory dtsplays rn the cooktng department rncluded everythtng from breads and cakes to canned trutts and vegetables The art department had a comprehensrve show of all the acttvt t1es of the year Posters and stgns done for advert1s1ng purposes covered the walls the tables were trlled wrth parnted scarfs wall hangrngs block prmts plaster models lamp shades tooled leathe pteces Puptls demon strated Neavrng and other craft tech nrgues The mdustrral arts dtsolay rn the ltorary w as notable for the var1ety of 1ts models Iunror hrgh classes had made small rteces advanced classes had both beautrful small meces and larger ones from ex enstve woods Smolfmg tables radto and chma caor nets even t,1ll stzed bed ffe e on drsolay S e pteces o rmetal If rk and comlrltcated destgns rn echan 1cal d amrg ttracted co nrhrnents Patrons Come Ofver To See Us Models m Style Show Homemcxkers Exhxblt Dxsplay of Wood Work Art Department Show ' X , .... , f ' w . . . 1 t I - f - I 1 I 1 I 1- V r . . - A . -v . vv 1 . . ll , .. A, 5 1 . J rs ' 1 .t U . . , . - , C l . T l A nv- ' I Y A . ol.. J . l .. at C rl J . . ... ' . Y v . f . A . G fu, .l 1 .,.

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W? A Last Look at the Old More Vans Move Up Loadmg the Sewmq Room Thls Way to the New OVING DAY W1th a b1t of sadness for the dear old school left behmd Wlth eager happy exc1ternent over the prospects ahead on March 21 puprls collected therr books and teachers packed the last boxes ready for the trucks What quantltles of belonamgs Went down the hlll ln the b1g vans' At the new bu11d1ng cartons of books stage turnlshlngs art easels chernlstry glass cateterra kettles and scarred desks hobnobbed forlornly But everybody took a hand Soon books and prctures drsappeared rnto classrooms the cateterla staff rounded up the alurnxnum the 1an1tors by some maglc knew where everyth1ng el e belonged Movrng Day was over 'TWAS G E GRE T DAY Page Twenty slx 'af t' 1-1 l 121 f ,fv K 111 I 2 A ,,,. 9' M, We . R Sflwaif L 1 1 ' 1- 1113, . ' , U if 1 1 'Si 5 ,, 1 , 4 Y N? . . I 1 1 - 1 1 1 A 1 1 I . I W ' s . . ' .

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BACK: Coach Springer: .Bill With: Bill Hockenauer: Keith Donahoo: Bob Teresinski: Gerald Long: Henry Emery: Iohn Karrle: Dick.Sm1th: Fred Studer: lack Young: Salvador Cardona: William Raumaker: Frank Grimm: Bill Hurst: Edward Zxph: Marcus Caton: Frank Calovich: Max Sandusky: Donald Mosier: Kenneth Tadlock: Coach Lee. SECONP: -limes Mulghy: Norman Loyd: Clayton Price: Lloyd Davis: Alex Carillo: William Wheeler: Clyde Tesch- ner Dick Iones harles H. Martin. Kenneth Sandusky. FIRST: Ed Pasek: Bob Hatton: Wilbur Meier: Enoch Shepherd: Charles E. Martin: Paul Boswell: Bud Olmsted: Tick Elliott. 1939 TRACK REVIEW LTHOUGH the Cardinal thinclads got oil to a rather slow start in the 1939 sea- son, they gained speed consistently and ended the schedule in a burst of glory. Most oi the scoring honors went to seniors, Charles Martin, Wilbur Meier, and Bud Olmsted, but the fleet-footed sophomore, Clyde Teschner, was a frequent win- ner, setting a new record in the quarter-mile at the Trenton invitational meet. Wilbur Meier won the gold track shoe awarded by the B Club to the team member collecting the most points in track competition. Clyde Teschner was chosen captain of the l94U squad. APRIL 1-KANSAS CITY. KAN. Argentine High School dedicated its new athletic field by taking lirst place in a tri- angular meet. Benton won second place, trailing the leaders by l3 points. Meier and Martin paced the Cardinals. APRIL 8-TARKIO, MO. Cardinals again placed second. Wilbur Meier scored two tirsts to lead the Cardinals' scoring. Other scoring was done by Pasek, Teschner, Martin and Olmsted. Page Twenty-eight APRIL 14-LIBERTY. MO. Benton was nosed out by a local rival, Central, in the William Iewell College invi- tational Class A meet. However, the Redbirds trailed by only 2 points. Meier Won the meet individual scoring honors by gathering 13 points. Teschner, Martin and Olmsted also won in their events. APRIL 15-CHILLICOTHE. MO. The Cardinals gathered five points in the Chillicothe invitational meet. The scoring was done by Meier and Olmsted. Ten high schools competed in the meet.