Canton High School - Flash Yearbook (Canton, MO)

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Semor Class Hzstory In the year 1939 40 we honored the Canton Public School with our presence beginning our twelve long years of education Of those beginning twenty eight we now have eight remaining They are Alice Adams David Bader Hollis Emry B111 Lloyd John Miller, Ramona Milnes D1ck Shores and Jim Smith During our first year Miss Paulme Kress guided us safely through the long months of school Miss Leta Schlager m t us at the door of the second grade room and here we had our fu-st mdivldual desks When our third year rolled around there was Miss Velma Wolfmeyer to guide us Our fourth year our last to be on the first floor we were taught by Miss Shores Here we mastered the multiplication tables Miss Maiers our fifth grade teacher met us at the top of the stairs and guided us to our room That year we labored through United States Geography Our sixth year we traveled across the hall to the room of Mrs Frances the seventh grade Mrs Mabel McClain our seventh grade sponsor shoved us through our first year in Junior High Our eighth grade sponsor was Mr Brown Mr Martin and Mrs McClain helped Mr Brown push us ahead mto high school Our Freshman year we were under the able direction of Mr Raymond Martin Here we added new students from various country schools As Sophomores we were under Mrs Pauline Doyle During our Sopho more year we were beginning to fe 1 more at home among the upper classmen During the Junior year we were guided by Mrs Edna Beerley We worked hard for the Junior Senior prom and banquet ln the Senior class our number is twenty Our Senior trip consisted of a trip to the Lake of the Ozarks We ended our year by givlng the Senior play and havlng exams on the college hill Our commencement was held in the Chrlstian Church All of this because of Old Man River Mr Ellxs guided us through despite all of the obstacles This concludes our twelve years of school O 9 - s . V Q . , . . . ' a ' 1 a l D I I I . I P I D I . I . . , . I . Nichols. This year passed slowly, because we were anxious to get into ' . D I A , . , I . I . - , . . 8 - , h . . . , . .

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Let s get a rev1ew on those four dmstmguxshed lookmg gentlemen over there We here see Mr H Garner Emry James Smith Wzllzam P Tuley and Dr John Blue Mr Emry IS foreman of a large contractmg flrm here LTI Canton He was Constructmn Foreman on the sea wall and many of the city s fmer bxnldmgs Mr Smlth and Mr Tuley own a strmg of 011 statlons from one end of the clty to the other I have been told that they employ over half the boys m hxgh school Dr Blue has a large hospltal on the outskxrts of town anlmals onlyj and IS stxll a bachelor Who rs that sallor that just came mn? Why, 1t's E1ectr1c1an s Mate F1rst Class D Sam Bader Dave was drafted and llked h1s work so well that he hasn t had the heart to tell Uncle Sam he wants to resxgn While we re on the m1l1tary side of 1t, Lxeutenant and Mrs John Mlller have just arrwed John and Patsy are lxvmg m Alaska where he as statxoned at the present Well that seems to be all m th1s hall so let s look rn the ch1ldren s nursery I-I m' A number of mothers are just arrxvmg I see the former Paullne McDermott and two chlldren the former Marllyn Hendrrckson and one ch1ld and the former Norma Baugher a specxalxst m carmg for and treating chzldren Paulme and Marllyn both marrled to prosperous farmers lwe on two of the county s most modern farms Norma 15 a graduate of Chxld Care and Treatment and 15 also marned to a prosperous farmer That superbly dressed gentleman behmd the desk xn the lobby 1s Mr Bob Otte the last of the honored class m attendance He 1S host to this celebratzon and news revlew Bob zs major1ty stockholder and manager of the hotel Well our time has run out so I w11l s1gn off untrl 1971 w1th our next Future Vzslon News Broadcast , . .. . . . - n , , . , . . . f . . . ., . .. . . . . . - . . . 1 . K . . . . . . .. g . . . . . p . . . , .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . , . . , 1 9 , . .. 4- 9 0 9 . .. . . 1 1 . . . . . ' 9 . , . , . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . u 1 o o

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Class Wzll We the Senior Class of 1951 being of sound 'P mind and body do make this Last Will and Testament on this 17th day of Ma in the year of our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Fifty One I Alice Ann Adams bequeath my height and basketball ability to Shirley Milnes I David Samuel Bader bequeath my speed in getting around to Chester fL1ghthlhg Spurgeon I John William Blue bequeath my ability to laugh at Mr Smith s Jokes to Henry Hendrickson I Norma Eileen Baugher bequeath my quiet manner to Delores Bruns Walter Wayne Dichterman bequeath my cowboy boots and six shooter to Tommy Motley Hollis Garner Emry bequeath my ability to dance to Orville White Alma Marilyn Hendricks on bequeath my sewing ability to Norma Jean Raleigh Charolette Ann Hunt bequeath my nickname and habits to anyone who wants them Betty Jo Leeser bequeath my intellectual and romantic qualities to Ruby Hess to anyone who still has a chance I Patricia Blanche Martin bequeath my b'ank look to Mr Walter who gets it all the time anyway I Newton Spencer McCutchan Jr bequeath my high heel shoes to anyone else who has a tall girl friend Pauline Pearl McDermott bequeath my pleasing disposition to David Sawdy John Walton Miller bequeath my ability to no one I ll need it 1n West Point Ramona Donn Milnes bequeath my forward manner to Nancy Rogers Robert Eugene Otte bequeath my girl 1n St Patrick to anyone who can get her Dorothy Jean Plank bequeath my ability to stay at home nights to Georgia Klusmeier Richard Earl Shores bequeath my dictionary of excuses to Mr Martin so that no one else can use them James Dean Smith bequeath my two tone car to anyone who can drive it William Preston Tuley bequeath my courteous manners to David Howard Lastly we the Senior Class bequeath Ellis Island to all the young cannibals still re mainmg there C . ' ' . ' C - J ' . ' ' . , . . . . , I, . ' . - I, . , . . . . . I' . . , . . . . . It . ' ' - L , . . . . . I, William Lee Lloyd, bequeath my phonograph record, I Wish I Was Single Again, I, . , . . . . . . I' . , . . Q , . . . i I, ' , - . I, , . . . . i . I, 1 . . . . . I L . 9 . . . . 1' . , - . . . I. . . I . '