Bethel High School - Beacon Yearbook (Bethel, MO)

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FRESHMAN CLASS Class Motto: He who looks ahead never falls behind . Class Colors: Blue and gold. Class Flower: Pink carnation. Sponsor: Mr. Price Maddox Photos: Left to right Con preceding pageb Joyce Wiseman Edward Looney: Vice President of Class Noble Lee Hawkins: Class Treasurer Marion Smoot Virginia Hawkins Billy Holderieath Kenneth Smoot K Ronald Spilker: Class President Dorothy Smith Kenneth Miles Floyde Lee Austin: Class George Dodd Lorene Spencer SJ A Q I - x, Tix ' Secretary

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FRESHMAN INITIATION AND PARTY Early Tuesday morning, September 18th, the upper classmen of B. H. S. saw a very strange sight approaching the schoolbuilding. At first we thought we were being visited by a band of gypsies or men from Mars, but on closer obser- vation we saw it was none other than those green freshmen. Were they a sight? Yes, that is right! It was initiation day and they had carried out orders to the full- est extent. The girls had their dresses on wrong side out and backwards, their hair in pigtails, and wore one shoe of one kind and one of another and were carry- ing a baseball bat. The boys had their shirts wrong side out- and backwards, pant-- legs rolled to their knees, wore rouge and lipstick and carried dolls. An added at-- traction to both sex was the bright green crepe paper hats which were worn at all sorts of various angles. For some strange reason we had quite a time with the boys in making them keep their pant-legs rolled up. Some said the flies bothered them, but just between you and me, I think they were just a little embarrassed at having the girls look at their legs. We kept them pretty busy all day lugging our books to class and in general keeping us as comfortable as we ever hope to be. Well finally that hectic day for them was over and to make them feel better the Sophomores held a big all-school party that night in their honor. No one but the Sophomores knew where the party Cor We probably should say picnicl was to be. At 6:30 p. m. the Freshmen started out and by the aid of signs tacked on trees a.nd posts were to try to find the unknown picnic grounds. At exactly 6:40 the rest of us started out to try and overtake the little Freshies and get to the picnic spot ahead of them, but they were not as green as they looked, so We did not succeed. We finally arrived at our destination although we did have to detour for bad bridges, go through brush and hollows and over fences and a dozen other things. When We arrived at the picnic ground located southeast of Walden Lair's pasture on the river bank, the Sophomores with the aid of the teachers had a big bonfire going. We played games for a while then we started roasting weiners which l'm sure everyone agreed was the best part of the evening. Besidesgthe weiners we had potato salad, deviled eggs, cup cakes, cookies and all kinds of pop. We were a little worried about the Freshmen at first as we were afraid, since their mothers were not there to look after them, they might not get enough to eat. One look at their plates and We chang- ed our opinion, and on second thought decided if we wanted anything we had better be getting to the table. I am sure everyone left the well-earned picnic grounds with a full stomach. We want to thank the Sophomores and their sponsor for a swell time, and to all you freshmen from all we upper classmen, here's wishing you good luck in the years to come and always bear in mind Your life is about what you make it, Depending of course how you take it. Ifyou chuckle and grin When you' re hit on the chin You've got what it takes, don't mistake it . O -A -1-ff 'j N ' 'A 'i' AX-J ' t'-T 'A :.1'c'x7 ,sri-,.S?-5, JC?-Q-J-.