Brownstown High School - Bomber Yearbook (Brownstown, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 90 of the 1955 volume:

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The yearbook has contributed tremendously to the stu- dent life and spirit of our school. As the years pass, no doubt, you and I will refer to this book for those that have left our community, and to show to our friends, with pride, our HGood Old School Days.H Cordially yours, Wesley Bartimus 6 ce 4 Z L' V MAX GRINNELL PAUL JOHNSON Agriculture American History F. F. A. World History Student C0l1r1Ci1 American Government Athletic Director Track Coach Boys' P. E. Senior Class Sponsor Q 1 2 . S M. LEAH KEMP THOMAS KUMP WARREN MANNING Mathematics Band General Science Junior Class Sponsor Music Appreciation Drivers Training Camera Club Biology Science Club Junior Class Sponsor Yearbook, Finance 4 66 MRS, MARIE MCCLELLAN Bookkeeping Shorthand Typing II General Business Office Practice Yearbook Sponsor Senior Class Sponsor BILL MEYERS IRENE PIPER English English Coach Junior Class Play Boys' P. E. Librarian Newspaper Sophomore Class Sponsor Senior Play Sponsor MRS, DELLA PONTIOUS Home Economics F. H. A. Freshman Class Sponsor A LBERTA SCH ULTZ Typing I Girls' P. E. G. A. A. Sponsor Dancing Club Sophomore Class S ponsor MRS, PA ULINE GRINNELL Chorus iii , ,,. 'i'-h....,.- MRS. MINERVA SMITH BEVERLY GATEWOOD -?. WSW , -Q f it 4 mg , ga V U, , 4.4 Z 3 v ,, ., , , , ,,. .Q , M -A ,, , st , . 0 ,Ag f. tif V' 5 4 1 , J V, .N ' 'S L . . .. ,1X,.vjt' fag ik , 4 ww? . 3 Q ,. 8 E: .,, , is 2, l ff? A. QQQKJF3 .91 4 . ' 1 fr 43 1 'QQV .4 'aif HS'- 'W d, 'ar Q ,Qin Q WN, ww no I ,Egg 66444 0 X we Of.-f, , gy , An. f, wr I, ,f?'l,,. ., f A? - -wav, ! ,Lf ai, 1 ,Uv Iggy ,, wubzs 'Y S 'vs 5' 4-40:4 Nl -' 'Z7' Nm QA I BETTY FULTON GAA 1, Pep Club 1,2,3,4, Band 1, 2, 3, 4, Chorus 1, 2, Camera Club 1, 2, Class Officer 1, Dancing Club 2, 3, 4, Junior Play, Yearbook Staff 4, Librar- ian 3, EDDIE HENDRICKSON Student Council 1, 2, 3, Science Club 1, 2, Math Club 2, Danc- ing Club 2, 3, Yearbook Staff 4, JOAN GREER Camera Club 1, GAA 1, Pep Club 1, Class Officer 2, Junior Play Prompter, FHA 2, 3,4, Yearbook Staff 4, SARA HOPKINS GAA 2, 3,4, FHA 2, 3,4, Presi- dent 4, Student Cotmcil 1, 2, 4, President 4, Homecoming Queen Candidate 3, Art Club 1, Cheer- leader 4, Yearbook Staff 4, Pep Club 1, 2, 3, Chorus 1, 2, Junior Play, Class Officer 3, Dancing Club 1, 2, 3,4, Camera Club 1, Librarian 3,4, Math Club 2, VIRGINIA HANCOCK Cheerleader 1, 2, Dancing Club 1,2,3,4, GAA 1, Yearbook Staff 4, Camera Club 1, Pep Club 3,4, Junior Play, Home- coming Queen 3, Class Officer 3, 4. SHIRLEY JACKSON Band 1, 2, 3,4, chorus 4, GAA 2, 3, FHA 1,2, Junior Play, Stu- dent Council 3, Class Officer 4, Dancing Club 2, 3, .ff Lv ,f e I W rf 325, if. , U -'J ' Q2 Y' f D u, LSL ?1 35 If i t ws + - Av f, ,pw maf wiltf' Vg. ' 2 Q sf 1,2 ' Q V 93:0 A fr 'Sy' 'W as Ex' ,X ,V v 7 Aa. 1 3' I 'C K V T1 ' 'ali 1? - H 1 A .::Z'f ' i f ,1-L I W X531 M , wssziriefs . ., ,irhiv 5? 1 3:41175 5 f Jn E is '49 e I 3 l Z- ' 'l i , .5 3 . -'fn . W Y H' J 1-. X. 1 ei s ' ? 4 1 THOMAS TAYLOR LEO WHITEHEAD WILLARD WRIGHT Class Officer 1,4, Science Club 2, Science Club 1,2, 3,4g FFA 1,25 Track 1, Baseball 4, Letterman's Dancing Club 1, 2, Newspaper Staff Pep Club l,2, 3,4. Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Student Council 1, 3, Photography Club, Secretary- Dancing Club 1, 3, Math Club 2g Treasurer 43 Art Club 1,25 Pep Club Science Club 4, Yearbook Staff, 1, Librarian 2. Om S MARIE MCCLELLAN PAUL JOHNSON 1 ----......,i. 70402: 7040 8 gui? Biggest Flirts Most Couneous IVALEE STINE - DAN LINGAFELTER BETTY FULTON - BOB SUTTON Most Dependable DONNA PRUETT - KEITH PRYOR Most Likely To Succeed JOAN GREER - BILL WRIGHT Me Wittiest YVONNE PATTERSON - JIM KISTLER Most Athletic SARA HOPKINS - ANDY PULLEN ,.f -T , 'fi I AEN .F - o. -f ...-..- ll,- , A.- Most Studious SHIRLEY JACKSON - TOM TAYLOR Cutest VIRGINIA HANCOCK - BUD BARTIMUS '.4'a4z!70cZZaad We, the class of '55 of Brownstown Community High School in the county of Fayette, state of Illinois, being of sound mind? and memory and having exceedingly strong will, do make, ordain publish and declare this to be our last will and testament. We hereby bequeath the remains of the school to our successors, and to the faculty we leave behind four years of drudgery. I, IRIS ALBRIGHT, will my eyelash curler to Scotty Diveley. I, DERALD BARTIMUS, will my wavy hair to Ronnie Gray. I, MARTHA BAZZELL, will my loud mouth to Charles McConaughay. l, CAROLYN CROTSER, leave all the boys to some other beautiful girl, I, JACKIE DODD, leave my Brownie Camera to anyone strong enough to take it away from me. fFlash bulbs included,J I, HELEN FISHER, leave my ability to get hand-outs at Eph's Place to Bob Atchison. I, SARA HOPKINS, will my ability to stay up all night at F. H, A. slumber parties to JoAnne Bartimus who is a good equal JIM KISTLER do will a pocket full of thumb tacks to Larry Davis BETTY FULTON will Jerry Fisher to Georgia Price if she thinks she can swing it DANIEL LINGAFELTER leave my quiet good natured personality to Donnie Sidwell DANNY OBERLINK leave my John Green levis to Bill Orr YVONNE PATTERSON leave Brownstown to go on Liberace s TV show as chief candle lighter SHIRLEY JACKSON leave my clarinet to anyone with a strong enough lip to withstand the season GALEN JARRETT will my G man badge and a Wheaties box top to Charles Reece ANDY PULLEN leave my white tee shirts to Miller Garrison WILLARD WRIGHT leave my speaking ability to Doris Oldham , JOAN GREER, will my ability to have ten boyfriends at once to Barbara l-luddleston BOB SUTTON leave a pint of whipped cream to Wanda Curry DONNA PRUETT, leaveB C H S for Eastern IVALEE STINE will my ability to go with college guys to anyone who can do as well as I KEITH PRYOR, leave my water gun to anyone who plans on going to Vandalia Corn Day ROBERT SMITH leave my extra height to Red Sidwell LARRY SIDWELL will my A s in Speech Class to anyone with muscles enough to take them away from me THOMAS TAYLOR, leave Brownstown and go to St Elmo every Tuesday night EDDIE HENDRICKSON leave my friendship with John Small to Kent Sutton DELMAR ROBHITS, will my blond hair to Sue Gerrish , JERRY MAHON leave my mechanical ability to Jesse Miller DENNIS SIDWELL, leave my souped-up Ford to Jerry Fisher in exchange for a Harley David son scooter VIRGINIA HANCOCK leave my car at home and vo with Bob Davis MARY RINE will my gentle Toni to Ann Dial NELSON POWELL leave my high vibrato to Mary Hancock, LEO WHITEHEAD leave my chap stick to Ruth Ann Gelsmger CHARLES SMITH, will my athletic abilities to Charles Kilzer I, , . 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I. . . . . 319:12 X ':?i41'f'Q Seneca fddd pzapdecq S. i 'Ab 'jk I bemg the chref executrve of the F B I agency upon lookmg mto Madame Hooflung s Crystal ball whrle I was mvesugaung her questtonable busmess happened to see what the future held for Brownstown s Graduating Class of 55 I see IRIS ALBRIGHT shoemg horses 111 New York s T1me Square As I slowly turn the ball DERALD BARTIMUS comes 1nto focus He 15 a travelmg tattoo man and IS at th1s moment tattooxng an anchor on Seaman Ftrst Class JACKIE DODD Holdxng hrs needles IS MARTHA BAZZELL Soon the PICIUIC faded out and all of the sudden vlvaclous HELEN FISHER popped 1nto sight I see her now teach1ng l1ttle Afrrcans how to play hop scotch Her cousxn BETTY FULTON IS assistlng her husband JIM KISTLER, 1n then thrlvmg business of d1amond smuggllng hrs song leader I see CAROLYN CROTSER SARA HOPKINS 15 beatmg out old t1me hymns on the baby grand prano hand made by the comely DANNY OBERLINK and hrs twelve sons As I gaze hterally fascmated mto the hazy future I also see GALEN JARRETT carefully hoardmg Wheattes Box Tops for hrs son s motor scooter as a present for hxs second blrthday All of the sudden everythlng faded away and the ball was blank Slowly as a mtst arlses I see ANDY PULLEN bustlmg around a beauty salon g1ViI1g massages to ured women WILLIARD WRIGHT was busy shampootng halr I see JOAN GREER sull waxtmg on her chemrst BOB SUTTON 15 keeping her company A strange no1se arose from the ball makxng me Jump back sl1ght1y DONNA PRUETT IS commg mto vxew She 15 bustly carvmg on a wooden Indran to place OJISICIC her crgar store Sweepmg her floors and steadrly swrpmg clgars 1S IVALEE STINE Soon KEITH PRYOR appeared It looks to me as though he has a hard Job that of poppmg corks from champagne bottles catchlng the corks IS ROBERT SMITH Also, I see LARRY SID WELL pamtmg cartoons on the table tops I D P- 'I 4 V Preaching the gospel and fast taking Billy Graham's place I see DANIEL LINGAFELTER, as TOMMY TAYLOR appears to be giving twirling lessons at the Alton State Institution for the mentally afflicted, EDDIE HENDRICKSON blows the whistle when rest period arrives for the patients. Next I see DELMAR ROBERTS, He has a thriving shoe shine business in Decatur, Georgia, lt looks like JERRY MAHON is doing the dirty work for him, DENNIS SIDWELL has a snappy looking barber shop Just across the street from Delmar He specializes in crew cuts lt seems as though VIRGINIA HANCOCK is his mamcurist NELSON POWELL is busy patching Dennis roof MARY RINE is patiently handing nails and shingles up to him CHARLES SMITH and LEO WHITEHEAD are it seems, the overseers of the Arlington Cemetery They both have a tiny lawn mower made especially for hopping tombstones YVONNE PATTERSON, II appears is the editor of the Esquire magazine The assistant editor is SHIRLEY JACKSON former Dairy Queen of Fayette County All too soon the D A came in and took Madame Hooflung s ball away from me, but as long as I live I will never forget that wonderful experience of seeing into the future 1 :Y Eli? :C Q P . . . . . I . . , . , . 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Karen Shelton Alvin Dean Sidwell Carl Sidwell Ruth Ann Sidwell Francis Stewart Norman Vance David Wakefield Billy Washburn Dale Wasser Freddie Wasser Wenonah Williams Q aw E N I 0 Mary Hancock Carl Frsher Clara Sawyer Brll Orr Flossre Porter Ronnre Gray Helen Frsher Thomas Taylor Freddre Wasser Flower grrl Vrrgrma Ham1lton Queen Karen Rose Shelton Crown bearer Larry Meyers Derald Barumus Vrrgrnra Hancock Denms Srdwell Donna Pruett Ted H8116 Norma Cralg Brll Pullen Loretta Pruett Lady Karen Rose Shelton Freshman was crowned Homecomrng Queen of 1954 1955 by the Rellfllflg Queen Vrrgmra Lea Hancock at Brownstown Communrty Hrgh School, December 29 1954 Her Lady rn Wartrng was Helen Jean Frsher Semor Other attendants to the Queen were Senror Donna Pruett Junrors Norma Cralg and Flossre Porter Sophomores, Loretta Pruett and Clara Sawyer Freshman, Mary Hancock. aeeab Retiring Queen VIRGINIA LEA HANCOCK Senior x 2' Lady in Waiting HELEN JEAN FISHER 44660 Senior MARY ELIZABETH HANCOCK Freshman x 3 3- ff' , 7 3 LORRETTA MAY PRUETT CLARA ,TUNE SAWYER NORMA JEAN CRAIG Sophomore Sophomore Junior I FLOSSIE MARIE PORTER DONNA BELLE PRUETT Junior Senior uv 'F O QA, ,gn if Connie Gray, Carl Hoffmire, Key Doll Lipscomb, Nelson Powell, Helen Fisher, Del- mar Roberts, Sara Hopkins, Joanne Bartimus, Doug Hopkins, Lorretta Pruett, Cathy Bayles, Norman Vance, Mary Hancock. Reporter- - - - - - - - Secretary- - - President- - Treasurer- - - Vice President- - - - Mary Hancock Joanne Bartimus - Sara Hopkins - Helen Fisher - Carl Hoffmire 5 4 I Ulu X i'gQ?',', 'gmt M -Em gk 2 G 1 v K .g,,, x5g , if ' ' Q V . ' , -. A 4 ' s. Q XV fs pix , S539 xi-Kg. gg W 1. gjifi 2'-1 V. 'Q S . , E 1 '-V i, Q' 1- -HQ 1--g-,, Director--PAULINE GRINNELL Pianists DELORES McCOY SHIRLEY NEATHERLY KAREN SHELTON 'c v 3 s -' M ' Q59 .,A F3 6 J. ff-N I '4 9433 'Z A R' I I ALLAN WIRZ HARDWARE, Brownstown '7 - A X --X... fandom 66444 play 'QUIT YOUR KIDDING' Mrs. Mary Buford --------- Evelyn Buford ----------- Winston Buford QWinniej- - - Binnie Buford -------- James Horton Travis Uirnj- - Jean Owen ---------- Betty Anderson ----- Dr. Mel Shannon ---- Thomas Patton QTomy ---- David Spivey Whitten fSpikeQ- - - Miss Sophronia Buford ---- Camilla Dusenberry ----- Carol Lee Miller Key Doll Lipscomb Ronnie Gray - - -Connie Gray Ted Harre Kay Engle Frances Willms Charles McConaughay Vernon Brazle Carl Hoffmire Barbara Huddleston Phyllis Ann Dial FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Brownstown 99' l Junrors and Senrors Sentinel- - Reporter- - Secretary- - - President- - - Vice President ----- Treasurer- - - Advisor- - - - - - Vernon Brazle - - Nelson Powell - -Denms Srdwell Charles McConaughay - Danny Oberlrnk - - Max Grmnel '7.?.,4, Freshmen and Sophomores Y 1 9 Y, Q.,-f.,-4, OFFICERS Vice President ---------- Connie Gray President ------- - - Sherrill Bingaman Secretary-Treasurer ---- Key Doll Lipscomb Sponsor -------- - - - Alberta Schultz PHILIPS CHEVROLET SALES, SY. Elmo 'I v QA 13- 'M' Xw fx E 'li in , N Y Q , 1,1 E Q 1 33 1 nf ww- '40, . I my 4 0 Au , . Noel Knight, Elbert Hipsher, Joe Hamer, Maynard Ray, Ray Abendroth, Dale Smail, Walter Luckenbill Darrell Diveley. 3:44 LAURA CURRY PAUL BECCUE GRACE HENDRICKSON HARRY DENNING HUDDLESTON'S STORE, Brownstown X X X 'Q f , .. x 6, X X It ur X X Y n f f 'X if n 'V X I ' qt xxX X ' R Q N X X F I ,X,.........., 'S- 4 1 Lx , K f . Sue Ann Dowell, Joanne Bax-timus, Lorretta Pruett, Sara Hopkins, Key Doll Lipscomb SARA HOPKINS KEY DOLL LIPSCOMB bemor IUDIOI 'Vs . 34 W 4-, ' f . f 5' F217 McCOY'S CAFE, Brownstown Www 59444 ' ,n 'sc' U Q- QQ B TEAM front row. Norman Vance Bob Atcheson Jim Lansford, Bill Washbum, Sonn Doehrin n ' 1 I y 8 Carl Biggs. Back row: Francis Stewart, Dean Sidwell, Bob Dowell, Joe Keenan, Richard Koehler. 10' Armetic DUCZN B C0-zch P wr SOHNS ILL M YERS ii. ' L. 90 f 4. 5 . xt XR N 54- 55 f X , Managers Front: CARL BRUEGGER, KEITH PRYOR Standing: JOE KELLY, BOB SMITH First Altamont Holiday Tournament 5 za, ,XX A :mek 'V 4,11 s 7 x qm1'nsny ' B' 1 a . ... ' ' 'A ' ' -fp-. . ,. -J .dixqxf iff-' g-an - ' L ' . A, ,, 352135: ,gf .,,, . - , .., ' P- Q '. Lv., , ' . - A H. . 4- -'ia' 'M .rv ' -mag.-wp., , fa , V ' F 'UB 4-. 5, Q5 5.1 'Q E-a. 'f Y fx Y 1335? W 4 f-wp BUD BARTIMUS ANDY PULLEN Won Lost Tied Percentage St. Anthony 8 O 1000 Teutopolis 7 1 . 875 sf S 5 2 1 . 714 Beecher City 4 3 1 .571 Brownstown 4 4 . 500 Altamont 4 4 . 500 Windsor 2 6 . 250 Cowden 1 7 . 125 Neoga 0 8 . 000 if' NELSON POWELL I i N ,If If an 014W 7mm 'Fl-'H .I x ,:, o N BILL WRIGHT CHARLES SMITH DEI-MAR ROBERTS Z, Brownstown 4 Brownstown 0 Brownstown '7 Brownstown 0 Brownstown 3 Brownstown 1 Brownstown 15 Brownstown 6 Sconce-7 954 Cowden 3 S A th 12 Bgechlzar 2 TERRY MAHON Altamont 4 Teutopolis 9 sfs 8 Neoga 10 Windsor 5 fig!! i aNSr , , ,SV 'Wa wifi NST0 .: YYY 042 Q Y li' Qi NS Lf? fm Km- Q .rf 1 E lvl ' . xii? ?5 , H ', 'I' ' .1 5 '?f at Feature Eartor Yvonne Patterson 3 Snapshot Editor Sara Hopkins SW! Sponsor A lbert Thomas Business Manager Keith Pryor 1 p - at xx.-S 9' A . Sports Editor Bill Wright X nw . ,,..,., ,. 1-W, .L QY5 f X J' 450 'VAovuoviuQuDuAuou1ooiJ P V YD rnzxwwbi Dawn 7fz4ww9 R ., X., L my N K ,M . TIL,.A. ,V . xxgwgyx LKxX'X'wfTx?m?Y UNH SCHOOL X YN Sw MMS Qtfixvvxzovfn Dunxtouwox xz Plvflz TQANNG U' Uourtaoy M uvcnofr Moron co.- vAunAuA Q C V, 4 ,Z ' SOLZE STUDIO 5 CAMERA SHOP, St. Elmo WAS IT WORTH IT???7? Xa May You Have the Best Future Ever! DYCUS INSURANCE Good Luck to the Class of '55 VANDALIA FRUIT AGENCY A eesselfe af PRODUCE co. Vandalia, COCA-COLA Vandalia, Illinois BOTTLING co. Illinois AIP l:Kl VANDALIA DAIR-1-KING MICHEL FEED STORE MONARCH GAS COMPANY 71 own CURRY AND MARCHMAN 1' Hmmm TRI-COUNTY HATCHERY AND FEED, INC. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Good Luck to You in the Future KERSTEN'S GROCERY Avena STINE'S BUICK SALES Compliments from NATIONAL TRAIL TELEPHONE CO. Altamont Bee che r City Brownstown and St . Elmo Compliments from Be st Wishes to the ROSE BARGE LINES Class of '55 Marseilles, Illinois FSEKESSTZD fm BANK Mfv J. w. ROSE VANDALIA vandaua, NIfV BARRY DEAN DAIRY QUEEN Illinois fy' RE T if O' ITU BMESPIE FUR N 1 O O T 3-F 5 3 , f , l...L - .T MILLER GROBENOIERSER OILLESPIE FUNERAL HOME AND SON FURNITURE STORE I Q I O ..4'f . . . f ., A , 4- L aj , 3 1 .- L 5 L - ' O.: ,R ATWOODS DEE PRODUCE - PARA CLOTHING STORE SUNSET DRIVE INN Good Luck i Congratulations Best Wishes to the From Class of 1955 THE ALTAMONT BAKERY WEST END GREENHOUSES Altamont, Illinois Vandalia , ST. PETER Illinois EQUIPMENT CO. S H A N E Altamont Avery's Radio and TV Bluff City Pyatt Grocery St. Elmo Brown Funeral Home Kramer's Flowers and Gifts Seat Variety Store Western Auto Store Eph's Place St. Peter Armin D. Hotz Bernhardt's Hardware Store Bernhardt's General Store O'Dell's Market W. A. Borchelt Lumber Co. Vandalia Bitzer Motor Company V A N D A L A C O. Advertisements DE A YE SL R Y Carson's 5 and 10 Store Cain's Walgreen Drug Store DeLuxe Roller Rink Denny's Department Store Kelley Feed and Grain Co. Fayette Frozen Foods Lambert Drug Store New Leader Store Pey1:on's Gulf The Model Vandalia Music Store Morris 5 and 10 Store Brown stown Abendroth's Gulf Service Blue Bonnet Court Davis Grocery Diveley's Diner F. E. Turner Fisher's Marathon Station Fulton's Garage Hancock Produce Jake Harre's Garage Miller's Cafe Pryor's Grocery Smith's Texaco Service Tackett Garage C LO AR GT GU EA TR First row: Virginia Hancock, Joan Greer, Carolyn Crotser, Sara Hopkins, Derald Bartimus, Dennis Sidwell, Yvonne Patterson, Ivalee Stine, Donna Pruett, Iris Albright. Second row: Jackie Dodd, Dan Lingafelter, Robert Smith, Willard Wright, Galen Jarrett, Eddie Steve Hendrickson, Mary Rine, Martha Bazzell, Betty Fulton, Helen Fisher, Shirley Jackson. Third row: Nelson Powell, Keith Pryor, Dan Oberlink, Tom Taylor, Phil Fair, Charles Smith, Leo Whitehead, Bob Sutton, Jim Kistler, Jerry Mahon Those not pictured are: Andy Pullen, Delmar Roberts and Larry Sidwell. We, the Senior Class of 1955. wish to express our sincere apprecia- tion of all the guidance and help we have received from our faculty, parents, and friends throughout out four years in high school. Thank you. The Seniors. THOMAS LEE TAYLOR EDSON STEPHEN HENDRICKSON SHIRLEY LAVONNE IACKSON THOMAS LEE TAYLOR Www zo!! fgual! ,4w-wad THOMAS LEE TAYLOR SHIRLEY JACKSON EDSON STEPHEN HENDRICKSON HELEN JEAN FISHER HARLEY WILLARD WRIGHT, IR. SHIRLEY LAVONNE JACKSON :75 N,,,,f- -W -v gl SN u ' A :5i!I.IH In 3 t -1' 5 x , A -RFK ,..-,Lf Lad W S '1,J+'T M 3 . ,sl Wy in .,fXi . fE' 5,-gn! 2-gg. ', , Q' ? 9'IQ4 , , .,.. - , ,A ,' ff'-'- -, -qv .......-.---- , ?l' .. 3.14. If A-..., 1' f fm: .ii-Yi., 11 av. 'vfigv Wm. --K 'fd m ,W 3 -I if ' 5 3 fi Q 'z C. 9 5 W , 4 ! H, aa 429' S., qs. -1-5. gf 60604 Mary Sawyer Hilda Jensen Peggy Sears Harold Trueblood Elizabeth Ford- - MOUNT AIN HOUSE MYSTERY Directed by Mr Myers CAST Maxwell Williams- - - - Sandra Williams- Jonathan Ford- - - Mrs. Williams- - Thomas King- - Andrew Stone- - - A mysterious girl- Betty Fulton Shirley Jackson Virginia Hancock Bud Bartimus - - Sara Hopkins -Eddie Hendrickson - - -Ivalee Stine - - - -Keith Pryor Yvonne Patterson Jerry Mahon - -Jim Kistler - - Helen Fisher S.. 'lb-1 wr. ,fk X Derald Bartimus, Virginia Hancock, His Majesty, Andy Pulleng Junior Representative Virgil Wasser, Her Majesty, Sara Hopkins, Shirley Jackson, Phil Fair, Helen Fisher, Dennis Sidwell. 2 fdayand aeea Senior King and Queen of the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom were crowned by Junior Representative Virgil Wasser on May 19, 1955. at the B.C.H.S. Gym. They were Sara Hopkins and Andy Pullen. L--4 ,r...,,e- W -.few mm..,....,..W,W,. A 1 Sara Hopkins, Delmar Roberts, Cathy Bayles, Norman Vance, Her Majesty Joanne Bartimusg His Majesty, Carl Hoffmireg Student Council Representative, Helen Fishery Connie Gray and Doug Hopkins. ' 40366 Joanne Bartimus and Carl Hoffmire were crowned Queen and King of the Valentine Dance, held at the Brownstown High School Gym on February 12, 1955. Other attendants ro me Queen are: Sara Hopkins and Delmar Roberts, Seniors, Connie Gray, Juniorg and Doug Hopkins Sophomore, and Cathy Bayles and Norman Vance, Freshmen. 7714? Brownstown Brownstown Brownstown Brownstown Brownstown Brownstown 81 Brownstown 69 St Elmo Greenvllle Vandaha Vandaha Ramsey St. Elmo Altamont .1-'Q Wg: g0 'N ,M ' Mi ': If. MHA, KN med 5 41111 far-x. s-:Jo , 4 . 4 -i if X , ff I : f lm? if M 'I .' f Q ' I Q' if 7-N ll. Mile Relay 880 Relay Freshman Relay 1955 n 1 3 ACD PHIL FAIR DOUG HOPKINS CHARLES SMITH TED HARRE if ' f?fi f ttliif-15 1-9---' ' E -W 1 3? iggfl. 676 , HT' ' 1, ELKS MEMORIAL V7'k X U- . vi 'tid' if W, W1 f ,MLQVO -.a I 'ff., ,W K ,Y 4 gg ' E' E sf2fQmQfMThv'WET4wM ,14gm2f'M 'A ' W- ' '42 ' -fwggsiiv hn ' , L , ' 4 1, H gf 'W W- ' 1 I , FOUNTAIN OF TIME DAN and JACKIE 6 H ELK5 MEMORIAL BREAKFAST CLUB '64- V my . ?A , ,M , -a Q ,g,f f .W 'Pkg 'W' M K' W 2 -M. -,.M '.:1 gf Y 5 v Q--..,, 'W' ff 5? -..,,,-Nm-K g-. ,W Yllr 3. www? 7 Q' J, if min ll? - Smmnqn 2' NNW '4-'-- L25 ii' g Mig ,,,,- 'f i 1 f 1 1 a 1