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

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Fashion . . . fads . . . fancies . . . the newness and freshness of the time that is now . . . people . . . places . . . parties . . . the time and the mind of the generation that is ours .... STUDENT LIFE

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 P.B. Springer Gymnasium roof collapses The Student Body’s first reaction when the roof of the new gym collapsed was “I don’t believe it. It’s just a rumor started to liven up a dull Thursday afternoon.” It wasn’t long, though before the whole student body knew that it was no joke. The roof of the beautiful Pop Springer Gymnasium had actually fallen to the floor. Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Beemer moved their gym classes out of the gym and into the auditorium when they first thought there might be some danger. The only warning of the collapse was a pop- ping noise in the ceiling and the fact that the backboards looked a little too low. These things might never have been noticed had the gym been filled with people, and sheer timing saved the lives of possibly hundreds of people. n