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

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Seniors... DOROTHY DAVENI'OKT A maiden «cientific with a knowl- edge quite terrific. Citizenship B 1, 2: Lab. Asst. 1; Y-Teens 1; F.S.A. 1. 2. 3. 4; G.R.A. 2; Latin Medal 3; Office Asst. 2. 4 ; Concessions 4 ; Dramatics 4 ; Senior Play 4; N.H.S. 4. CLKADIS DEL PH—A smooth and steadfast mind. Bartlett H.S. 1, 2, 3; Football 4; Track 4. JERRY DONALDSON Free from fault is he, centered in the sphere of practical duties. R.O.T.C. 1; Crafts 3; Football 2. 3. Capt. 4; K.R.E.S. All- City 3; All-District 4; Honor- able Mention All-State 4; Track 3. 4; •‘B” Club 3, 4. ACE KOKIN Pursues a vari- ety of fascinating activities. Citizenship B 1. 2; Basketball 2. 3; Track 2. 3; Crafts 4. TOM FAIRLIE — His brows will be crowned with victorious wreaths. Citizenship B 2; F. S. A. 2. 3: R.O.T.C. 2, 3. 4; Saber and Chain 2. 3; Cadet Club 4; Art 1. 2, 3. 4; Annual Art Editor Asst. 3. Chairman 4: U.N. Assembly 4; N.H.S. 3. 4. DAVID FORD—Naught man could do, have I left undone. U. S. Navy 2 years; R.O.T.C. 2. 3. A HDKLI.A DKIHKHT — Still climbing after knowledge infi- nite. Citizenship B 2; Mixed Choir 3. 4; F.S.A. 1, 2. 3. 4. BOII DITTKMORK Nature doth leach us all to have aspir- ing minds. R.O.T.C. 1, 2, 3; Saber and Chain 3; Reserve Rifle Team 3; Crafts 4. JOHN DUTY—Not a graduate. RONALD KLLIS—Waste not your hour in vain pursuit of this or that endeavor and dis- pute. Hi-Y 1; Crafts 3. 4; Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2; Track 2, 3. MARVIN FISHER High aim; laurelled deeds. Citizenship B 1. 2; Craft? 3. JACK FREDRICKSON To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. Hi-Y 1, 2; Projec- tionists 2; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Dance Band 2, 3; Orchestra 3; Pep Band 4; District Contest 1, 2. 3; State Contest 2, 3; Let- ter 3; “B” Club 3. 4; Red Cross 3; Mixed Choir 3. 4. M (fourteen)

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... Seniors WILMA BHKSS.MAN A dain- ty. wide-eyed girl. Home Ec. 1 ; Mixed Choir 3. 4. Sl'KNCKK I» K O W N The things of earth seem full of mirth and the future a haze of gold. Crafts 1 ; R.O.T.C. 1. 2. 3; Boys Sextet 3; Benton Sing- ers 3. 4; Mixed Choir 3. 4. DONNA It I It T O N Music- sings the intimate secrets of the heart. Citizenship B 1. 2; Y-Teens 1; Orchestra 1, 2, 3; String Ensemble 1. 2, 3; Dis- trict Contest 1, 2; State Con- test 1, 2; All-State Orchestra 3; Glee Club 2; Mixed Choir 3. 4; Benton Singers 3. 4; ”B” Club 2. 3. 4; G.R.A. 2: Art Crafts 3; Prom Committee 3; Student Council 1. 2. 3. 4. HELEN Bt’SH — My nearest and my dearest heart’s delight. Miss Benton ’55; Citizenship B 1, 2; Library Asst. 1; Class Vice Pres. 2; Queen’s attend- ant 2; Sophomore Girls Pil- grimage 2; Y-Teens 2. 3; Stu- dent Council 2, Secy. 3; G.R.A. 2, 3; Pep Squad 3; F.H.A. 2. 3, 4; Office Asst. 2. 3. 4; N.H.S. 3, 4; Dramatics 3. 4; Mixed Choir 4; Sponsor Major 4; Sen- ior Play 4. PATRICIA C L E M E NTS— There's language in her eye, her cheek, her lip. F.H.A. 1, 2; Student Council 1, Convention 2; Orchestra 1, 2. 3; String Ensemble 1. 2, 3: District Con- test 2, 3; State Contest 2; Y- Teens 3; Pep Squad 3; Prom Committee 3. KOSELLA COON Adds to the sum of human happiness. Prom Committee 3: Mixed Choir 3, 4; Art Crafts 4. BILL KROON EK — There’s nothing here that is too good for him. Red Cross 2; Foot- ball 2; Track 2. 3; Choir 1, 2, 3. 4; District Contest 2; Har- vest Moon Festival 3, 4; Ben- ton Singers 3, 4; Boys Sextet 3, 4; Dramatics 4; Senior Play 4. ZEL.MA BROWN Pretty and loving and good and bright as only a few can be. Citizenship B 1, 2: Y-Teens I; Student Council 1, Convention 2. Cabi- net 3: Art 1. 2; Annual Art Staff 2; Relay queen attend- ant 3; Art Crafts 3; N.H.S. 3, 4; Annual Jr. Editor 3, Edi- tor in Chief 4; Bentonian Edi- tor 4; Office Asst. 4; Queen attendant 4; F.T.A. Vice-pres. 4; 1st Place Co. T.B. essay contest 4 ; Mixed Choir 4 ; Dra- matics 4 ; Senior Play 4. CARROLL BI’SII The finest of the fine. Citizenship B 1. 2; R.O.T.C. 1, 2; Art Crafts 4. VIRGINIA CHICK Always truly southern belle. Art 1; F.H.A. 1, 2. 3; Mixed Choir 3; Art Crafts 4. MARVIN COLB1 RN A lean handsome face, pleasant when he smiles. R.O.T.C. 1, 2. 3; Honor Guard 1, 2: Concessions 4; Crafts 4. LARRY COY He stood confi- dent on the world’s broad threshold. R.O.T.C. 1. 2: Honor Guard 1; Art 2; Dramatics 2; Prom Committee 3: Glee Club 1, 2; Mixed Choir 2. 3. 4; Dis- trict Contest 1, 2. 3; Benton Singers 3, 4; Sextet 3, 4. (thirteen)

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Seniors RONNY F U I. L K It — Goc taste, good judgment, amiable attitudes. Class Vice Pres. 1; Student Council 2; Band 1, 2. 3; District Contest 2, 3, 4; State Contest 2; Projectionists 2. 3: Prom Committee 3; Mixed Choir 3. 4. BONNIE GARRISON — She has a sunshiney quality. Home Ec. 1, 4; Art 2, 4; Annual Art Staff 4; Art Crafts 4; Mixed Choir 3; F.H.A. 4. PEGGY GABRIEL Moves with silent stateliness. Queen’s page 1, 2; Citizenship B 1, 2; Office Asst. 2; Y-Teens 2; Cheerleader 2. 3: Art 1. 2. 3; Prom Committee 3; Student Council 1, 2, 3. 4; Dramatics 2. 4; Mixed Choir 3. 4: Queen Attendant 4; Bentonian 4; An- nual 4; Senior Play 4. ROBERT GRANT He is the grace of every feast. Citizen- ship B 1, 2; Trumpeter 1; R. O. T. C. 1. 2. 3. 4; Major 3; Lt. Col. 4; R.O.T.C. Scholar- ship Medal 3; Honor Guard 2. 3, 4; Rifle Team Mgr. 3, 4; Saber and Chain 3; Cadet Club 4; “B” Club 3. 4; Crafts 4. BEN HALL — The universal man who cannon be fenced in by a specialty. R.O.T.C. 1, 2. 3. 4; Rifle Team 2. 3, Capt. 4; Honor Guard 2, 3, 4; Cadet Club 3. 4; B” Club 2. 3, 4; Prom Committee 3. CHARLES HARRIS There is always work and tools to work withal for those who will. Crafts 1, 2; R.O.T.C. 2. 3. 4; Choir 3. BETTY HARTMAN—A face of lily-beauty with a form of airy grace. F.H.A. 1; Office Asst. 1, 2; Red Cross 1, 2; Y-Teens 1, 2. 3; Band 1, 2; Orchestra 1. 2; District Contest 2; State Contest 1. 2; ‘B” Club 2. 3. 4; Mixed Choir 3, 4; Queen At- tendant 4 ; Annual 4 ; Dramat- ics 4; N.H.S. 4. RICHARD HICKS—One who never turned his back but marched straight forward. Math Medal 1; Basketball 2; Track 2; Citizenship B 2; Pro- jectionists 3; Crafts 4; Gym Helper 4. MIC HAEL HARMON This persistent man with great things to achieve. Citizenship B 1, 2; Class Vice Pres. 2. Pres. 3; F.S.A. 2. 3; Student Council 3; R.O.T.C. 1, 2. 3, 4; Honor Guard 1. 2. 3. 4; Rifle Team 1, 2, 3. 4; Saber and Chain 3. 4; “B” Club 3. 4; Crafts 4. SHIRLEY HARRIS So light, so tender, and so sweet. F.H. A. 2, 4. Secy. 3; Prom Commit- tee 3; Pep Squad 3; Y-Teens 3; Art 3; Office Asst. 3. 4; N.H.S. 3. 4; Dramatics 3. 4; Senior Play 4. I'Al'L HICKEY—The Ameri- can spirit: rugged individual- ism. R.O.T.C. 1. 2; Art 1. 2; Dramatics 4; Senior Play 4. A R O L HIGGINBOTHAM— A design for living filled with graceful curves. Albany H.S. 1. 2; Band 3: Orchestra 3; District Contest 3; Prom Com- mittee 3; Y-Teens 3, 4: G.A.A. 4; Sponsor Officer 4; Cadet Club 4; Honor Guard 4; Girls Rifle Club 4. (fifteen)