Blanchard High School - Lion Yearbook (Blanchard, OK)

Text from Pages 1 - 58 of the 1950 volume:

I feel that this Year's Annual is an improvement over the previous yearbooks published by the Blanchard Public Schools. If it is better, much credit is due the staff which has collected the material and engineered it to its completion. I trust the student body will be pleased with the efforts of the staff, and that you will all resolve to cooperate more fully next year to produce an even better and a more complete yearbook. FACULTY M. G. STARRY, SUPT. EMILY HAMPSTEAD CORA HESTER BERTRESS DANIEL ERMA AILSHIE WALTER WEBER ALVIN NOWLIN MARY RAM BO LENNIAL RAM BO ANNUAL STAFF Seated from left to right; Maxine Brooks, Jerry Hale, La Moyne Pybas, Jackie Ramsey, Donald Bowser, Sammy Echols. Standing from left to right; Jack Richey, Lois Jane Lowery, Donna Harmon, Janis Cowan, Mr. Starry. The Annual Staff is happy to present the 1950 Lion. We hope you will find it a source for many pleasant memories in the years to come. The staff expresses its appreciation to those business firms in town that advertised in this annual. We also thank the student body for their cooperation in f ur ni sh i ng pictures and articles for our annual. Seniors JERRY HALE President MAXINE BROOKS Reporter SENIORS LUCERNE JOHNSON Vice-Pres. RAYMOND BROOKS MARTHA GRAY RAY WILBANKS HAROLD COVINGTON Secretary CAROLYN ELLERD DALTON BROOKS PATSY PUCKETT GENEVA CLANTON OSCAR BROOKS SENIORS HAROLD MOORE WANDA PHILLIPS NORVEL MOORE DON PICKENS BILLY BASDEN HETTY WINNARD ray McDonald JOY DAY PAULINE WARD TOMMY WILLIAMS SENIOR ACTIVITIES The Senior Class of 1950 wish to say we have had a successful year in all our activities. Our activities have consisted of one Senior play The Tangled Yarn ; Hobo Day, and a wonderful trip. We wish to thank our Sponsor, Mr. Terrell, and Mrs. Terrell for helping us have such a pleasant trip. Our class has participated whole-heartedly in the activities of the year. Carolyn Ellerd, and Maxine Brooks, Joy Marie Day, Pauline Ward, Martha Gray, Lucerne Johnson, and Betty Winnard have been in the Glee Club. C aroly n Ellerd was also in the Quartette. Three of the Senior girls were members of the Pep Club. Maxine Brooks was President and cheerleader, Oscar, Raymond, Dalton, Jerry, Don, Ray Wilbanks, Ray and Norvel have starred in one or more of the major sports this year. Maxine Brooks and Wanda Phillips were on the basketball team. We have one member on the Honor Roll, Jerry Hale, who had been on it for the past four years. He is also our V aledictorian. Lucerne Johnson is our Salutatorian. We have enjoyed every minute of our last year in school. Although we are reluctant to leave our high school companions,we know that it is now time for us to m ake our advent into the world but the memories of the four years w e spent in high school will lin- ger pleasantly with us. JU I ORs BETTY BINYON-Treasurer GLENN ROWLAND-President MARY RUTH ISBELL-Secretary JACK RICHEY-Vice President MARGARET CROWLEY GEORGE BROOKS MONA RAYE TAYLOR JIMMY DENNIS AMY PERIMAN MYRON THOMPSON PATSY ECHOLS CURTIS BROWN JANIS COWAN VENSON TROUT MARY TERRELL jUN'orS RAMONA FREEMAN TOMMY BOWLING JUNE SWANSON HAROLD SORRELL NEOMI HUFFINES L. C. McCUTCHEN WANDA SEWELL SAM ANDREWS GLADYS YOUNG MACK STACY PATRICIA NIXON BOB FREEMAN MARY WHITAKER jimmy McKinney 1 JUNIOR ACTIVITIES The Junior class of 1950 is happy to say they have had a very successful year, and hope to have just as successful one next year. We have had a Junior play One Mad Night which was a great success. Our Junior trip which we enjoyed very much at Turner Falls, and our other activities which have helped to make it such a success. Our honor students are Amy Periman and Janis Cowan which we are very proud of. The class has participated in all the school activities. Betty Binyon, Mary Ruth Isbell, Janis Cowan, and Gladys Young all made the main team in basketball. A number of our girls have been outstanding in Glee Club throughout the year. Patsy Echols and Janis Cowan were in the Quartet. Our boys made us proud of them by being outstanding in football and basketball. Glenn Rowlan, Jack Richey, Jimmy Dennis, Bobby Freeman, Curtis Blown, Jimmy McKinney, George Brooks and MyTon Thompson all were football stars to us. Many of these did the same in basketball. Margaret Crowley was our candidate for football queen. It was a close race between the Seniors and Juniors. We lost the race by a small margin and we hope to win next year. We had a group of girls in our Pep Club which cheered our boys all season. We had two members of our class which had the honor of being pep leaders, Janis Cowan and Mary Ruth Isbell. We wish to express our appreciation to our sponsor. Coach Ram bo, for helping to make our year so successful. SOPHOMORES Fannie Jo Oglesby Dale Soward Ernestine Gandy Donald Waggoner Jo Ann Bingaman Donald Bowser Norma Bowering John Staggs Ann Roberson Sammy Bingaman Dorothy Thomson Harold Pool La Moyne Pybas Pruitt Lewis Kathryn McDaniel SOPHOMORES Robert Brotherton Dorothy McClain Amos Mahurin Wanda Curren Ray Ward Georgia Daniel Maxine Brightwell Charlene Gamble Wanda Whitner Lola Mae Weatherford Helen Haynes Marie Embrey Almo Price SOPHOMORE ACTIVITIES This has been a fairly successful year for the sophomores. We had thirty enrolled at the beginning of the s c h o o 1 year and we now have twenty-seven enrolled at the close of the year. Both boys and girls have entered in the extra-curricular activities of Blanchard High School. We wish to express our gratitude to Mr. Nowlin for the sponsorship of our class. He has been a wonderful sponsor and has helped us in all our needs. We have had one class party which was held at the Charlie Gamble farm. I can say for all the class that we had a good time and enjoyed ourselves. We had five students on the honor roll this year. We are all proud of them. They are Donald Waggoner, Norma Jean Bowring, Dale Soward, Ann Roberson, and Dorothy McClain. Our class raised money for the queen contest which went to buy the Seniors Football and Basketball Jackets. We also raised money for the financing of the annual. In our activities to raise money for the queen contest we sold chances on a presto cooker, showed a film and had various other activities which helped us raise money. Our Football Queen candidate this year was La Moyne Pybas. We are looking forward to a wonderful time as Juniors in nineteen-fifty one and we all know that we will all have two more wonderful years of school. FRESHMEN Whitson Gilmore Rolen Harris Stacy Brooks Ramsey Echols Grady Terrell Curry Williams Crowder Williams Rowland Rogers Miller Wilbanks Burris Foster FRESHMEN Martha Chapman Cook Puckett Shirley Boswell Carl Sullivan Betty Wigley John Periman Doris Williams John Lackey Betty Harmon James McCutchen Betty Covington Joe Bowling Peggy McKinney Alfred Hill Doris Young James Chambers Earl Young George Sorrell Robert Winnard Luther Stubblefield FRESHMAN ACTIVITIES We found our Freshman year as exciting and enjoyable as we thought it would be. We have taken part in almost all high school activities and have found them very interesting. Our class officials are as follows: Donald Rolen, President; Gaylon Stacy, Vice-President; Jane Gilmore, Secretary and Treasurer. Mr. Weber was our class sponsor, and helped us with a class party and other activities. Mary Nell Grady and Gaylon Stacy were our original representatives t o the first Teen Town Council which helped organize Teen Town. Later John Lackey and Jane Gilmore were elected members of the Teen Town Council. Many Freshmen girls were members of the Glee Club and Mary Nell Grady was their accompanist. Jane Gilmore made the girls quartet. The newly organized Boys Glee Club consisted mostly of Freshmen boys. The boys quartet was made up entirely of Freshmen boys. They were Don Whitson, Byron Terrell, Sedall Brooks, and Sam Echols. Six girls of the Freshman Class were members of Pep Club. Mary Nell Grady was one of the pep leaders. Donald Rolen and John Lackey made the football traveling squad. Donald was on the main string. Both boys were in the backfield. Most of the Freshmen boys were on the Junior High football team. The Junior High basketball team which also consisted of Freshmen boys had many out of town games. There were several Freshman girls on the Girls Junior High team which had a very successful year. Five Freshman made the honor roll. They were Jackie Ramsey, Peggy McKinney, Joan Burris, Donald Curry, and Sam Echols. Sam Echols was awarded the. scholarship of the Freshman class. We have had lots of fun and think we have had a very successful year. EIGHTH GRADE Bob Smith Fleda Isbell Donald Brooks Nancy Daniels Gene Crowder Ruth Ann Dennis Jimmy Richey Jaunice Gordon Donald Whitford Martha Thompson Winferd Myers Peggy Sue Foutain Wiley Hatter Beatrice McClain Paul Kenneth Snow Edith Mahurin Hubert Burns Bonnie Mae Gandy George Curren Joyce Pair J. D. McCurdy Helen Williams Alex Miller Faye Michusson EIGHTH GRADE V rt Raye Gene Foster Neoma Bowling Boyd Morris Lola Lairemore Jeffy Adams Dona Harmon Doyle Cottrell Modina Lovelace Robert Green La Dana Freeman Eugene Huffines Letha Dell Moore Yvonne Hankins Betty Shaw Marjetta Sewell Sue Williams Nettie Jane Williams Betty Bowling Barbara McDonald Edmond Hill SEVENTH GRADE Richard Batsell Jimmy Rodgers Dwain Brooks Billy Capps Bobby Cagle Lois Jane Lowry Mattie Bowling Lorene Garrison Allene Garrison V aleria Chappell Bob McClure Jack Jarman Bernard McConnell Ray Bowring Vernon Isom Eula Peri man Lou Ellen Winnard Wanda Cotner Paula Richey Carolyn Wilbanks Lois Sorrell Sadie Raye earner Patsy Winnard Karen Burris Letha Lewis Vina Lou Clanton Dickie Dan Tankersley Freddie Brotherton Victor Gammil Haskel Huffines Paul Soward Wendell Young Del Ray Freeman Jack Brooks Jow Rich Jimmy Ledford Coye Bridges Standing: Seated: Samuel Echols, Dale Soward, Norma Bowring, Jerry Hale, Janice Cowan, Donald Waggoner, Amy Periman, Donald Curry. Ann Roberson, Dorothy McClain, Jacqueline Ramsey, Peggy McKinney, Joan Burris. • QUEEN MONA MAXINE BROOKS CAFETERIA SCENE FOLK DANCE ORGANIZATION COUNCIL, BLANCHARD TEEN TOWN. Standing: Gaylon Stacy, Glenn Rowland, Raymond Brooks. Seated: Norma Bowring, Carolyn Ellerd, Mary Nell Grady, Janis Cowan. TEEN TOWN COUNCIL AND OFFICERS: Don Brooks, Jerry Hale, Mayor; Glenn Rowland, Raymond Brooks, Don Bowser, John Lackey. Seated: Peter Dennis, Norma Bowring, La Moyne Pybas, Jane Gilmore, Maxine Brooks, Jack Richey. F. F. A. F. F. A. OFFICERS Jimmy Dennis, President; Harold Covington, Vice-President; Curtiss Brown, Secretary; Billy Basden, Treasurer; Raye Wilbanks, Sentinel; Glenn Rowland, Reporter; Mr. Nowlin, Sponsor. PEP CLUB GLEE CLUB GIRLS' QUARTETTE Carolyn Ellerd, Par Echol , Janit Cowan, Jane Gilmore, Mary Grady. BOYS' QUARTETTE Don Whitson, Sam Echols, Sedel Brooks, and Byron Terrell. BOYS' GLEE CLUB BASEBALL TEAM IDEAL GIRL: Fannie Jo Oglesby Mary Ruth Isbell. Pat Echols .... Ann Robinson . . Jackie Ramsey . . La Moyne Pybas . Martha Chapman Betty Binyon . . . Norma Jean . . . Maxine Brooks . . Margaret Crowley .............Hair Dimples and smile .............Eyes ............Lips .......... Figure .............Feet ... Complexion ............Teeth ............Hands .... Personality ............Poise IDEAL BOY: Mack Stacy . . , Don Whitson . . Byron Terrell . , Dalton Brooks . Mr. Barnes . . . Jimmy Me . . . Raymond Brooks Curtis Brown . . Jerry Hale . . . Sam Echols . . , Oscar Brooks . . .... Hair . . Dimples .... Eyes .... Lips . . . Teeth . . . Smile , . Physique Complexion , Personality . . . Hands . . . . Feet WE REMEMBER: Amy’s goldfish. The trip to Anadarko. Charlene's blue kleenex. Miss Davidson's wreck. Ray Wilbanks black eye. The Basketball game with Alex. Maxine and her accidents at play practice. Junior girls hooky planning on the telephone. How the girls walked down main street the night of the Valentine slumber party. Donald Rolen and his trip to Durant. The Durant pool hall. Beauty. Norvel Jo's and Coach's fishing trip. Lover Boy and Charles Atlas. WE WONDER: What the boys found so interesting in windows at the Lindsay tournament. What Doris Jean has that the other girls don't. Why the girls can't have curly hair and dimples like Don Whitson. Why Jerry mashes certain girls noses. If Jackie will ever grow up. If George and La Moyne will ever break up. We hope not. If Maxine will ever grow up in actions. Why Dalton's car is always found circling the girls quadrangle over at Norman. How Mary Ruth's nose got cut. Why Maxine and Georgia stayed out of school on March 21. What Red said when he had the flat on the school bus. CUPID CORNER Betty Jerry Kathryn Paul Harlene Jimmy Roland Fannie Jo Mack Pat Red Margaret Jimmy Me Mary Ruth Dalton Mary W. Bardy Maxine Don Wanda W. Carl Nell Jack Lucerne Jerry Don Mona Raye Leroy Ramona Ernie La Moyne George Wanda C. 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