Braggadocio High School - Eaglet Yearbook (Braggadocio, MO)

Text from Pages 1 - 112 of the 1950 volume:

. J u ! I DEDICATION To Mrs. Carrie F. Speer, the head of our English Department, we duly dedicate this volume of The Eaglet for the year 19 9-1950. I vi I Super? (NTervdewT li. N. Kinder, B. 3., k. A. Agriculture, Geometry Coach of Girls Boy Gcouts BoclkcI of Fd uc at oa Kinder, Bupt.; rranic Long, Jr., Tre.s.- Bari Gill; J.C. Gallaher Pres.- O.K. CroveS C.L. . avis, Vice-Pres.; Vrank Grinsteaa, Bee. I •; .rrie pecr Lirhth Grade Senior Play English niva in; 1;: • B . Junior Class School Paper Commerce Annual Lassie ndcock Glee Club l.usic PcLCuLtij ferry - n.it:., . A. Boy Scouts, irincinal Social Studies Senior Class Fep 'Squad Jack Hopke, A.5., I... . Physical Education Algebra 1, Science Freshman Class Coach of Boys Beulah Huffman, . . Textbook Distribution Sorhomore Class Home Lconorics Library alberta Davis Seventh Grade Library I ili Wuite Secretary I XT' £ •w CQ o a; -a jw a EC Perry omith Sponsor Class Flower-Purple Iris Class Color-Purple and Gold Class Motto-Hake results, not excuses. e % Dallas-Somar Glee Club Softball Track Thomas a ruton President annual Staff School Paper Basketball Glee Club softball Track Faye Binrenniemer sec.-'ires. Annual Staff Scnool Paper Pep Squad Glee Club F. ri. A. ninos Ferguson Annual Staff Glee Club Softball Track ft Chanes HicKs Annual Staff Glee Club Softball , f ' (l. Veneva King Annual Staff School Paper Basketball Glee Club Softball F. H. A. Games Si.nyj.ooK Vice-Presiaent annual Staff scnool Paper basketball ooftball Track Patricia uart Class reporter Annual otaff scnool Paper basketball Glee Club uoftbail F. n. it. Annual Staff School Paper Basketball Glee Club CoXtball i.ndre.: i_i.nnie tiinual Staff School Paper Softball Track Lio ores bides Annual Staff School Paper Basketball Softball Glee Club F. H. A. Gnarles ««ells annual staff School Paper basketball softball Track Evelyn Miller Annual Staff School Paper Glee Club Pep Squad F. H. A. June Scott Annual Staff School Paper Basketball Softball Glee Club F. H. A. Alva Holman Sponsor MOTTO Not to the top but still climbing COLORS Blue and Gold FLOWER Yellow Rose Jane Alexander Annual Staff Glee Club Eleanor Bell Annual Staff Basketball Glee Club Softball Charles Watkins President Annual Staff School Paper Basketball Glee Club Track Berdyne Henry Secretary Annual Staff School Paper Basketball Glee Club Softball Hazel Bingham Annual Staff School Paper Glee Club Not Shown Melvin Cecil Glee Club Mack Cook Track Annual Staff Basketball Glee Club Edward Hayes Vicns-President Annual Staff Glee Club Softball Earline Tilmon Treasurer Annual Staff School Paper Basketball Glee Club Softball Frances Blaylock Annual Staff Basketball Glee Club Softball Nona Dudley School Paper Annual Staff Glee Club Helen seller Annual Staff Glee Club Not Shown Frank Marshall Glee Club Softball Helen Mayo Annual Staff Glee Club Pep Squad Timmy Pritchard Annual Staff Glee Club School Paper Softball Basketball Glee Club Softball Alma Tilmon Annual Staff Basketball Glee Club Softball a ____ heeves innual Staff Betty Wattle Glee Club Softbal James rtells Glee Club bonaiu .-.Hite Annual Staff Glee Club Softball GoodOlfDit4 WKdfV -Pose. Now airr't- that 5wec J � I J u •n o ri .ncy Pate Annual Staff Glee Club iveba i.atkins annual Staff School Paper Basketball Glee Club Softball Ii V; . Lavan Womble Glee Club Softball Wii y TA e Beulah Huffman Sponsor Class Flower-Iris Class Color-Lavendar and White Class Motto-Hitting the rough roads, to make the paved ways of tomorrow. Gerald Cunningham President Paper Staff Softball Lavem Pullam Sec.-Tres. Annual Staff Basketball F. H. A. Norris Blaylock Basketball Boy Scouts Softball Lorene Brock Annual Staff School Paper Basketball Tommy Crowe Basketball Boy Scouts Softball Basketball Softball Class Reporter Annual Staff Paper Staff Glee Club J. W. Curtis boy Scouts Softball Sonny DeBakey Basketball Softball Annual Mandie Keller School Paper Basketball Softball Margaret Grubbs School Paper Glee Club F. H. A. I Paul Pritchard Boy Scouts Softball Delano Boy Scouts Softball Track Mary Hart Basketball Softball F. H. A. James bight boy Scouts Track hichard neeves basketball Boy Scouts Softball Cb fib fell of Carl Ryder Dixie Scott Maxine Sherwood «Jeanette Teeter Softball Basketball Annual Staff Annual Staff lrack Glee Club Glee Club Glee Club Jack Hopke Sponsor Class Motto: Aim high, then shoot for it. Class Color: Blue and White Class Plover: Chrysanthemum Noel Dudley Maxine Crowe kodgers Harper James higgs President Mildred Sherwood oec.-Tres. i.uby Colbert Shirley Darnell ;.alph Hicks Virgil Palmer Vice-President Jean Tilmon Class Heporter I Lynn Cook Wallace Darnell Frankie King Peggy pat v O -.JUl itig .' Kronees 3c rtrough The following do not have ; lcturt i shown: Lou Nell ..lexnuder Ina Lou comer Georgia drown borothy Cecil J o.in Lamb L. V. ohort Lilly 3waf:ora .«lima battle Lugene ..right C 6 u 3 x r Is San fiaih • Cr o IJ Crf Pn .noY cS LJhni «� '«• y «ic e rjyrvc? £( Q Rade We began our school year with an enrollment of thirty-six. We met with Mrs. Speer, our sponsor, and elected class officers. President ------- Bobby Pullam Vice-President - - - - Betty Ann Orlnstead Secretary-Treasurer - - Tommy DeSalvo Flower ------ ---------- White Rose Class Colors ----- Green and White Reporters ------- Sarah Frances Gill Betty Ann Grlnstead In August we had our picnic-party. We played games in the gym. After this social hour we went out to the athletic field and were surprised to see our parents playing softball. It was hard to tell which event offered the most fun----the picnic or the ball game. Our home room mothers are Mrs. Frank Grlnstead and Mrs. Chester White. We are looking forward to next year when we will be In high school• As students of the Eighth Grade, we want to thank Mrs. Speer for being so helpful, kind, and patient with us. Seve v fh Gf? de At the beginning of the year we cane from grebe school to high school feeling grown up. We met In our home room end elected the following officers: President ------- Yack Russell Vice-President - - - - Anna Mae De Salvo Secretary-Treasurer - - Jackie Blaylock Reporter ------- Mabel Sherwood We also selected a class flower, color and motto as follows: Class Flower ----- Tulip Class Color ------ Red and 31ue Class Motto ------ The word American ends In, WI CAN.rt The first quartor we had a party with our sponsor, Mr. Kinder. Since cotton vacation, we have a new sponsor, ?£rs. Caleb Davis, Jr. Norma Lafferty was our carnival queen candidate who was very pretty. She wore a black gown with a corsage of pink Chrysanthemums. Bobby 3ryant was her escort. We had the pop-corn stand and the pro- ceeds were $38.78. Mrs. Claude Landrum Is our room mother. GirLs Gas etba . . G sketb iL In'a.ck TeaLiA CALENDAR '50 '49 This year we were given two whole days to celebrate Thanksgiving! In- stead of coming back to school with one roll of Turns as they did last year —we brought back two rolls. Thursday evening, December 22, a Christmas program was presented to the public by primary and high school students. Several musical selections were presented by therythmn band and the grade school students did one or two selections. High school musical selections were: Boys' Glee Club. Girls' Glee Club Mixed Chorus.... Thomas Bruton... Pat Hart......... Patsy Reeves.... .........The Magi .....Good Tidings .......Holy Night ........Holy City .Cantique de Noel Little Lord Jesus The play, Dickens' Christmas Carols, was co-directed by Mrs. Carrie Speer and Miss Beulah Huffman. Members of the cast were: Ebenezer Scrooge.. Fred..................Andy Lannie Bob Cratchit.....Charles Watkins Ghost of Past.......Charles Wells Ghost of Present..Happy Gallaher Ghost iff Future.. .James Blaylock Marley s Ghost.....Amos Ferguson Ebenezdr...........Shirley Bruton Dick.................Donald White Fezziwig..............Tommy Crowe Mrs. Fezziwig.........Nona Dudley Dancers A Boy. ..Thomas Bruton Tiny Tim...............W. D. Pate Mrs. Cratchit.........Veneva King Belinda Cratchit...Berdyne Henry Cratchit uirl.......Shirley Hicks Cratchit Boy................Bobby Bryant Cratchit Boy..................Joe Bryant Fan...................Elmeda Wade Scrooge As A Boy....Gerry Bruton Mrs. Fred..............Helen Mayo Mrs. Dilber.................Patsy Reeves Old Joe....................Edward Hayes ..Bobby Pullam On the night of December 23, Mrs. Essie Adcock and a group of students went caroling. Light refreshments were served to the group by Mrs. Speer at her home. Afterwards the carolers went to Hayti where rs. Adcock served 9 buffet supper. Donations (414.65) were sent to the Crippled Children's Home in St. Louis, Mo. Braggy girls played eleven scheduled basketball games during the sea- son including an alumni game. The squad entered four tournaments. In the Kennett Tournament they were defeated in their first game by Deering. In the Wardell Tournament theydefeated Hayti but lost second place to Holland. At the play off for third, Braggy was defeated by Brosley. The team enter- ed the county contest held at Caruthersville only to be defeated by Hayti. Braggy entered the Cooter Invitational Tournament where they defeated Cooter, lost second place to Holland and third place to Steele. 'This was the last game of the season and though none of the girls felt too good about it there were no nervous breakdowns. The Braggy boys played sixteen scheduled games this season including an alumni game. The boys won eight games, lost two by one point, two by two points, and one by three points. The basketball boys entered two tour- naments. The County Tournament at Caruthersville and the Sub-District Tournament at Senath. During the County Tournament at Caruthersville the boys lost their first game to Deering, the champions of the tournament. The boys were rather disappointed as they had beaten Deering twice previ- ously. During the Sub-Regional Tournament at Senath the boys defeated Hornersville but were later defeated by Holcomb. On January 15, Dolores Sides was crowned Basketball Queen of 49-'50 by Thomas Bruton. Attendants and tneir escorts were: Francis Blayloc , escorted oy James Blaylock, and Patsy Reeves, escorted by LaDrew Rudkin, captain of the visiting team, 3ragg City. On March 10, there was a party given at the SEMO Theater at Steele, Missouri for the basketball girls and boys. Tills ended the season. The Senior play, Everything ?appens To Us, under the direction of Mrs. Carrie Speer, was presented April 7, 1 50. Members of the cast were: J. A. Ross...................James Blaylock Kitty Ross..............June Scott R'rett Ross................Charles Gallaher Ronald Ross.........Thomas Burton Jay Ross............Charles Wells Gloria Thatcher.....Patricia Hart Martha Fay..........Dolores Sides Charley Duncan......Amos Ferguson Josephine Cartwright..Veneva King Ike Hicks...........Andrew Lannie Iva Sorrell.........Evelyn Miller Ester Todd.......Faye Bingenhelmer Dallas Bomar was properties manager. The plot concerned the lively goings-on of the Ross family. The Bacculaureate service was held on May 21, at the high school gym- nasium. Commencement exercises were held Thursday evening. May 25. Diplomas were presented to both the eighth and twelfth grades. The Senior robes were gray with gold and purple tassels. Junior-Senior Trip The event most looked-forward-to Is the Junior-Senior trip which will end the 49-'50 school year. The route chosen will go through Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Points of interest along the route to New Orleans will be Vicksburg, Natchez, and Baton Rouge. At Baton Rouge we will visit the capitol building. Two nights and one day of the five day trip will be spent in New Orleans. Here we will see the old cemetery, the French Quarters and the famous Saint Louis Cathedral. On the return trip we will stop at Lake Ponchartrlan where we re hoping to use our bathing suits. After the students get the teachers to leave the Lake we'll drive along the Gulf to the Jefferson Davis Shrine Beauvoir House. On the re- turn trip we will visit Jackson, the capitol of Miss. We will see both the Old and New Capitol buildings. From Jackson we will drive to Memphis and then home. Basketball 1 A 6 The £a j _et Staff £a.ciLe Stan Staff o nclL it I e James 31aylock 1ersonality Jft Nces BL LjLock Ra aiu lL QueeN f V atricia 'iart .ersonality Thomas Bruton Outstanding athlete . Big lagle Andrew lannie leadership Charles Gallaher Sportsmanship taihi latsy Reeves Outstanding Athlete i usic Sc tOO L CstR s ivSlL On the night cf November 11, 1949, the -Ugh School held its annuel school carnival 8t the High School gymnasium. Lech class had a concession and of course, their lovely queen candidate and escort wno are shown in the above picture. Standing left to right in the picture; Norma Lafferty, Betty Ann Grinsteed, Anna Jean Tllmon, Lavern Pullam, Nancy Pate, Patsy Reeves, Gorden Crowe, Charles Watkins, Ihomss Bruton, Sonny DeBakey, James Riggs, Bobby Pullam, and Bobby Bryant. Ihe crown bearor was Dottle Lou Long. Seated is Dolores Sloes, Who was crowned '’Carnival ueen of f49- 50n by the rotiring queen, Kiss Patsy Reeves. Dolores wore a lovely pale pink, taffeta formal and carried a bouquet of huge white chrysanthemums. Total profit made by each class is as follows: Seniors, $200.29; Juniors, 144.53; Sophomore, $198.80; Freshman, $64.49; Seventh Grade, $38.78; Eighth Grade, $177.65. Total profit of the evening was $703.34. The proceeds are to be used for the semi-annual Junior-Senior trip. i I, T Thirst, Too, Seeks Quality Months of study—Months of pleasant companionship— All of them summarized in this yearbook, a memento to the effort you have put forth to make a success of your school work. It is our hope that Coca-Cola has in some small way made your task easier— contributed a friendly pause for refreshment to your work or play. Anywhere, anytime, you will find a frosty bottle of Coca-Cola near-by to help you make any pause ‘The Pause That Refreshes”. Ask Jor it either way . .. both trade-marks mean the same thing. Compliments of Coppaqe G Lon Gin Coppacje Mercantile Co. Braggadocio, Mo � COMPLIMENTS OF FARMERS BANK Braqqadociq Missouri security-safety-service ' --Orqanized 1911- ECSpeet Resident FrankGrinsteadVice-Rnesident Frank L.LonqCashier Bob RLonqAstftCashier Bob RLonq.Bookk.ee per Betty SueLonq.Bookkeeper COMPLIMENTS °( WAL DROP' S GROCERY AND MARKET ALL KINDS OF FEEDS home owned and operated COOPERMAN G SONS Furniture Exchange, Inc. Steele Missouri DeBakey'S dry goods and groceries retail store with wholesale prices Braggad oci o, Misso ur j Compliments of BAIN MOTOR COMPANY 703 £ Washington Hayti .Missouri For Better Ford Service Bring Your Ford Back Home 1950 FORD-50 WAYS NEW R R K I! Compliments of EARLGILLGIN Hayti, Missouri CREWS REYNOLDS CIM CO. 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