Caruthersville High School - Cotton Blossom Yearbook (Caruthersville, MO)

Text from Pages 1 - 128 of the 1954 volume:

1 Foreword How like the circus, especially The Greatest Show on Earth, is our high school! The spacious building resembles the big top, the various areas of learning are similar to the rings of an arena, and the students are akin to the circus personnel. From the day a youth enters high school until he makes his exit four years later, he is a performer in a great show. If he is very versatile, he may act in nearly every display, but if his interests are limited, he performs in only one. However, no matter what his performance is, h� takes his place in the Grand Finale. As he makes his final bow, he realizes with pride that he has been a participant in a great show. Noting the similarities of high school life to those of a circus, the Cotton Blossom Staff decided to carry out the circus theme in its 1954 yearbook. The Staff proudly presents the 1954 performance of Our Greatest Show on Earth. Table of Contents THE PRODUCTION STAFF....................p. 6 THE DEPARTMENTS PERFORM . . . DISPLAY NO. I Ring 1 - Commerce.................p. II Ring 2 - Physical Education . . . . p. 12 Ring 3 - Academic Subjects . . . . p. 13 Ring 4 - Practical Arts...........p. 17 Ring 5 - Fine Arts................p. 20 THE ORGANIZATIONS PERFORM . DISPLAY NO. II Ring 1 - The S. A. C..............p. 25 Ring 2 - The Publications.........p. 26 Ring 3 • The Honor Society .... p. 29 Ring 4 - The Clubs................p. 30 Ring 5 - The Music Groups .... p. 35 THE ATHLETES PERFORM .... DISPLAY NO. Ill Ring 1 - Football.................p. 38 Ring 2 - Basketball...............P-42 Ring 3 - Track....................p. 44 Ring 4 - Intramural Sports .... p. 46 Ring 5 - Junior High Sports .... p. 47 THE MIDWAY ATTRACTIONS..................p. 48 THE PERFORMERS Beauties of the Big Top...........p. 64 The Star Performers...............p. 68 The Supporting Cast...................p. 70 ADVERTISEMENTS..........................p. 95 The Production Staff To make a success of the 1954 gigantic performance of Our Greatest Show on Earth required an efficient production staff. One of the top notch members of this directing staff was its general director, Mr. R. M. Pierce. His tenure of twenty-six years in Caruthersville attest to his efficiency. He encouraged the latest methods in instruction, was always on the watch for specialists, and was always desirous that his actors have the most modern equipment. He has maintained for our school a State Department AAA rating for several years. His resignation last spring was a great loss to the Big Top Production Board. ROSCOE M. PIERCE. Superintendent Mr. Pierce receives from Miss Essie Johnston, second grade teacher, a wrist watch, as a token of esteem and respect of the entire faculty. The presentation was made at a faculty dinner, honoring him and Mrs. Pierce. BOARD OF EDUCATION Another requirement for a successful Big Top performance was an alert and interested executive board. That, too, our school had. Composed of civic minded businessmen and women, the production staff conscientiously tried to provide for the Big Top the latest equipment, the best working conditions, and the best personnel possible. Pictured here is the School Board at work: T. W. Collins, Secretary Paul Horner, Charles G. Ross, President William E. Chaffin, Frank Slentz, Fred Henley, Mrs. J. Thomas Markey. 6 KATHRYN TAYLOR. Secretary EDWARD J. SHELTON. Principal Good management is essential to the running of any big top performance. Mr. Shelton, the ring master, had a busy job managing the displays and seeing that each act went on smoothly. He also saw that the members of the staff were on the job, and that the general rules and regulations of the Big Top were followed. As secretary to the Production Staff, and General Director, Miss Kathryn Taylor also contributed much to the success of our Big Top performance. Her willingness, efficient work, and cooperative spirit acquired for her many friends in Our Greatest Show on Earth. It is with regret that we see Miss Taylor leave the staff to accept a position in Raton, New Mexico. She will be greatly missed by all. MORRIS LAWRENCE — OTTO GOING Custodians The show must go on! Like any big top performance, Our Greatest Show on Earth had to go on. Both the performers and directors of this great show depended much on Otto Going, our property custodian, maintenance manager, bus driver, and Mr. Fixit. Whenever equipment or props needed repairing, Otto always did his best. Because of the continual growth of our Big Top. Mr. Lawrence was employed as a very able assistant to aid Otto with the never-ending jobs of the Big Top. 7 Display No. I..... The Departments Perform Ladies and gentlemen! The colossal, stupendous, gigantic spectacle, unequalled before in the history of Caruthersville, is ready to begin! Coming in the entrances you see the performers approaching their rings where they will present the first display, The Departments Perform. First of all, direct your gaze to the center ring. Here you will see great accomplishments of the academic departments demonstrated. Here sometime during the display each member of the cast will be required to exhibit his skill in readin', 'ritin', and 'rithmetic.' Now, focus your attention on the other rings. There the actors will perform according to their various aptitudes, interests and skills! Ladies and gentlemen, notice that in each ring competent, well trained instructors will direct the performances. These trainers have given untiringly of their time and effort to develop better performers! ARTIE MOODIE Mrs. Artie Moodie, librarian, arranges a bulletin board display of new books. Mrs. Moodie is also the Spanish instructor. CLARA WHITE - LOUISE BROWN Mrs. Clara White and Mrs. Louise Brown are assistant librarians in the high school. Mrs. Brown also teaches civics and world problems, and is a freshman class sponsor. THOMAS MOCK Mr. Tom Mock, guidance director, assists Sonny Sanders, with the help of the tape recorder. Besides being guidance instructor, Mr. Mock teaches civics and 7th grade social studies, and is co-sponsor of the junior class. Ring 1... Commerce REDMAN DUNHAM Mr. Redman Dunham watches the work of Louie Dudley in bookkeeping class. LeRoy Cravens, Samijoe Castleberry and Janet Bacon seem to be deep in concentration on the lesson. Mr. Dunham also teaches shorthand, typing, business law and business English. EDWARD SHELTON Mr. Edward Shelton with his general business class. He also teaches bookkeeping and sponsors the Projectionists Club besides taking care of his duties as principal. (Below) In their newly equipped typing room, complete with the latest type desks chairs, and typewriters, the members of the fourth hour typing class are pitting their skill against that of a former record breaker. Doyne Mtchie. class of '38. Doyne is at the corner typewriter. Typical of Mr. Dunham is that broad grin. Here he IS illustrating shorthand to three ol his students, Betty Koyf Clark. Patty Taylor, and Freddie Howell (At right) From top to base: King, McCoy, Robinson, Cook, Tate. Edgerton. Gilmore. Butler, Payne. Teroy Standing on hands: B. Johnson, and J. Dudley. Ring 2..,. Physical Education COACH DITSLER Coach Don Ditsler was our football coach and physical education instructor for the first three quarters of the year. Upon his resignation Mr. Joe Parkinson took over the department and finished out the year. Besides the acrobatics pictured, other phases of instruction include: calisthenics, basketball, tennis, volleyball, kickball, badminton. COACH DITSLER (Below) Bobby Johnson lifts Jerry Dudley high into the air with one hand as the physical education class looks on. (Above) E. Wilks, N. Bryson, E. Christian, B. Burrows. M. Cottrell. P. Whitfield. C. Brodie, P. Rushing. J. Hawkins, and M. Lauck form a pyramid in physical education. Ring 3.„ Academic Subjects Mathematics LENA WALK lean Alexander and Eddie Adams look on as Miss Walk demonstrates the use of the transit in indirect measurement. Miss Walk sponsors a junior homeroom, and also does an excellent job as sponsor of the Honor Society. (Above) Joe Anders explains to Ann Elise Berry a locus construction problem and Jerry Figgins and Lee Bennett Jones construct an intricate problem in geometry class. WILLIAM L. ALLISON Mr. Allison explains a trigonometry problem to Tom Lee Smith and Marjorie Baker. Mr. Allison, assistant principal of the South Side School, teaches this one class in high school. (At Left) Bob Bartholomew and Ann Richardson explain graphs ol linear equations as Nancy Foster, Betty McAdams, and other members ol the algebra I class look on. Science JACK HOPKE Mr. Jack Hopke demonstrates a scientific experiment to Barbara Crosser, Betty Pearson, and Martha Hayden in general science class. In addition to teaching this class, biology, and chemistry, Mr. Hopke sponsors a sophomore homeroom and coaches junior high football and basketball. (At right) Phew, that stinks! says Bob Dickson as he, Coach Hopke. and Sandra Zaetsch conjure up a flame with the able help of Yahooty . in chemistry class. (At left) Maxine Woods, Jenry Figgins. and limmy Grigory, biology students, examine a specimen under the microscope. 14 English . Spanish LORENE CUNNINGHAM Mrs. Lorene Cunningham points out references on the poet Tennyson to Cynthia James and Tom Moodie in the English IV class. Besides this class, Mrs. Cunningham teaches English I and II, is a sponsor of the senior class, co-sponsor of the S.A.C., and adviser to the literary staff of the yearbook. DOROTHY MOCK Mrs. Dorothy Mock with Dorothy Miller and Billy Townsend, students in her English I class. Other than this class, Mrs. Mock teaches English III, sponsors a freshman homeroom, is co-sponsor of Pepsters, and adviser to the Tiger Rag. ARTIE MOODIE Mrs. Artie Moodie, Spanish teacher, with Louis Cook, Charline King and Bernice Cain. Mrs. Moodie is also high school librarian. (Above) Viva el Espanol! The students of the Spanish class give a toast to La Senora Moodie at a Mexican dinner which they planned, cooked, and served. Social Studies MARY ELLEN HORNER Miss Mary Ellen Horner, social studies teacher, with Mary Alice Jordan, Peggy Wheeler, and Clara Ellen Hicks surveying the bulletin board which depicts Geography Around the World. In addition to being a teacher of geography, American history, and American problems, Miss Horner is a sponsor of a sophomore class and the coordinator of the yearbook. The American history class made replicas and sketches of early American life for extra class projects. Sandra Zaetsch. Shelby Mayo, Marjorie Baker. Carolyn Bookout, and Bob Willis admire their work. JOE PARKINSON Coach Joe Parkinson, social studies teacher for the first three quarters, explains terms in world problems to Jerry Figgins and Jackie French. Mr. Parkinson also taught civics, coached basketball and sponsored a homeroom. During the last quarter he took over the physical education department. 16 Ring 4... Practical Arts Industrial Arts HARRY DARR Under Mr. Harry Darr's efficient instruction, the industrial arts department has become one of the most popular and outstanding departments of our school. In this picture. Mr. Darr is instructing Wilkie White in welding, one of the phases of advanced metal work. In addition to the classes pictured, Mr. Darr also has classes in general shop and advanced woodworking. (At left) Louis Cook and Mr. Darr inspect a cedar chest Louis has made in cabinet making. Working on other projects are Donald Lay and Charlie Moodie. (At right) As Earl Hill steadies the boat. Terry Wilson uses an electric drill on the hull. These boys have constructed the boats pictured in boat building, a course offered by the industrial arts department. (At left) Mr. Darr inspects the work of boys in mechanical and architectural drawing. Some are beginners and others are advanced students. 17 Home Economics DOROTHY WOOD Mrs. Dorothy Wood explains a sewing detail to Janice Hundhausen. Sewing is only one phase of instruction in Home Economics I, II, and III. Mrs. Wood also teaches marketing, menu planning, preparing, planning, and serving of meals, home management, child care, good grooming and many other valuable things about home life. Mrs. Wood is also sponsor of the F.H.A. (At right) Phyllis McClanahan. Janet Bacon, and Patricia Whitlield. first, second, third place winners respectively, in the F. H. A. Dress Making Contest held in conjunction with the Woman's Club Style Show. (Above) Mm! This tastes good! remark the girls o! Mrs. Wood's Home Ec II classes as they eat the food they have prepared. (At right) Girls of the 4th hour Home Economics class learn to prepare lunch in their well-equipped four unit kitchen. Vocational Agriculture FLOYD BARNHART Mr. Floyd Barnhart, vocational agriculture instructor, presenting a ribbon to Wilkie White for representing F.F.A. in a District Oration Contest, Mr. Barnhart teaches Vocational Agriculture I, II, and III, sponsors the F.F.A. and is also a freshman sponsor. (At left) Roger Medlin and Melvin Mann building a chicken coop in the farm shop which is directed by Mr. Barnhart. (At right) Jimmy Lynn. Ronnie Whitfield, and Bobby Carter receiving their Greenhand pins at the F. F. A. Greenhand Initiation. Ten boys received their pins on this occasion. (At left) Members of the F. F. A. and their parents enjoy a covered dish dinner before the annual initiation ceremony. Ring 5...Fine Arts Art IRENE HAZEL Mrs. Irene Hazel instructs Terry Wilson and Sonny Sanders in leathercraft. Besides teaching Art I, II, and III, Mrs. Hazel is elementary art supervisor and sponsors the S.A.C. and the Art Staff of the Cotton Blossom. (Below) Jerry Vance, Roy Vied, and John Figgins concentrate on weaving. The loom is a recent addition to the art department. The proud winners of the Christmas Gift Wrapping Contest are Carolyn Davis. Bution Clark and Bernice Cain. (At right) Sue and Aei Kim, our Korean students, enjoy an art activity. These girls spent the last quarter in our school in order to orientate themselves to American school life before entering college the next fall. 20 Music EDGAR I. AILOR Watch that hold, girls, warns Mr. Ailor, as the girls' Glee Club gets ready to sing The Bells of St. Marys. Mr. Ailor directs the glee club, mixed chorus, and band, as well as the band for beginners. His resignation last spring was a real loss to the high school faculty. The band and choral groups perform during the half-time at the annual Thanksgiving football game. (At left) In honor of former President Harry S. Truman, the band under the direction of Mr. Ailor. plays the Missouri Waltz , on the campus of South-side School. 21 Display No, 11..,.. Campaign Manager Elizabeth Christian and her candidate. Julie Hawkins. The Organizations Perform Attention! Attention! We are about to present to you our second great display, The Organizations perform. This display will be even more spectacular than the first. In it vou will see a light and different side of our show portrayed. In the first ring we present to you the most important and responsible performers, the Mighty Monarchs • the (student) leaders of our great show. In Ring 2 are the Colossal Creative Crew and the Big Top Reporters, the journalists and writers of our Big Top. Moving on we find the Intelligentsia - the more intelligent members. Ring 4 presents The Lively Ladies and other outstanding troupers - homemakers, farmers, and projectionists. In Ring 5 listen to the Melodious Music Makers - the band, mixed chorus, and the girls' glee club. The Big Top is proud to present these hardworking, enthusiastic, cooperative and dependable performers. With the help of their sponsors they have developed qualities not emphasized in the other displays. (At leit) Candidate Rose Hicks Mathenia and her manager. Jeanette Hicks. and Charline King work- Marjorie Baker, Carolyn BookoV ed together lor Carolyn Bookou • Ring The Student Activity Committee The Mighty Monarchs” The Student Activity Committee, a member of the National Association of Student Councils, is a representative group of the student body which serves the school through promoting extracurricular activities. The S.A.C. is composed of eighteen members elected through the homerooms. While ninth and tenth grade rooms are entitled to only one representative, the juniors and seniors elect two from each homeroom. The vice-president and president are candidates from the junior class and are elected the previous year by popular vote of the student body in an assembly. The 1953-54 S.A.C. promoted many extracurricular activities. The list included: S.A.C. Installation Ceremony, Intramural Softball, Basketball, Football, and Tennis Tournaments, Fall Festival, Play night, Student - of - the - Quarter, Noon-Day Dancing, Care Packages, Student Directory, Bond Issue Essay Contest, S.A.C. Spelling Contest, S.A.C. Election, Anti-Cross-the-Lawn and Clean-up campaigns. Babe Ruth Awards, and Honor Recognition Day. INSTALLATION CEREMONY. S. A. C. Vice-President Tom Moodie presents gavel to President LeRoy Cravens after S. A. C. Installation Assembly. While other officers, Julie Hawkins, reporter; Claudette Malin. secretary: Anne Elise Berry, scrapbook keeper; Sam Castleberry. Treasurer; and Barry Trainor. historian, look on. FACULTY SPONSORS Mrs. Hazel Mrs. Cunningham ROW ONE: President Cravens, standing. Moodie. Hawkins. Malin. Castleberry. Trainor. ROW TWO: Taylor. Bookout. Berry. Christian, Dudley, Collins. ROW THREE: Dodd. Ball. Miller. Hopke. Leslie. STANDING: Mrs. Hazel. Mrs. Cunningham, sponsors. Ring 2♦♦♦ The Publications The Cotton Blossom u Colossal Creative Crew” EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, Mona Choate and associate editor. Marjorie Baker. The birth of the circus idea set many wheels in motion. Immediately the editor and sponsors of the Cotton Blossom got on the job to make overall plans for the great show. Three units of grand spectacle plus the side line numbers were decided on. To produce this amazing pageant of student life, the staff had to iron out many details and fill the roles with skilled personnel. As might be expected with an enterprise of such gigantic proportions, there were snarls and set backs. However, performance after performance was successfully given and write-ups and pictures made of them. Finally the day came late in May when the staff announced triumphantly At last 'Our Greatest Show on Earth' has given its last performance. Furthermore, our record of the season's triumphs, achievements, and ordinary experiences have been compiled and now the completed work is ready for the printers. Hurrah! THE LITERARY STAFF. Mary Parkinson, Connie Parrott. Cynthia James, editor. Tom Moodie, sports editor. Linda Taylor. Martha Lauck. THE BUSINESS STAFF. Standing: Virginia White. Helen Ball, Jerry Butler. Ray Teroy. Seated: Julie Hawkins, Paul Rast, Louie Dudley, manager. Janet Coker, Sam Castleberry. THE ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF. Charline King, art editor. Martha Lauck, Bernice Cain. Caroline Bookout, Bob Reichert. Jane Aquino, stall photographer. mm 26 THE COTTON BLOSSOM SPONSORS. Mrs. Hazel, art sponsor; Miss Horner, photography and business sponsor and coordinator; Mrs. Cunningham, literary sponsor. (At left) Ruth Hughes waits as Ray Teroy writes a receipt for her Cotton Blossom subscription. In background Mary Ruth Diviney pins a subscription boutonniere on Evelyn Green. (At right) Members of the Cotton Blossom staff work hard on the subscription boutonnieres. In background. Julie Hawkins. Bernice Cain. Tom Moodie, Charline King, Sandra Zaetsch. At table in front. Martha Lauck, Samijoe Castleberry. Jerry Butler, Ray Teroy. (At left) Linda Taylor, Marjorie Baker, Mona Choate. Sandra Zaetsch making Cotton Blossom subscription tags. 27 EDITORIAL STAFF. Assistant editor. Bornice Cain and Mrs. Mock, advisor, look over editor Shirley Shield's shoulder at one of the finished products. The Tiger Rag “Big Top Reporters” Extra, extra, read all about it! Yes, for the second year the Tiger Rag tried its hand at editing a printed paper. Again tl e staff ran i__• the age old financial problem. Fin illy the- school agreed to help finance the paper if i,-o staff would pitch in and help. Although the paper had to be discontinued during the year, those issues which came out were very much enjoyed. (At right) NEWS STAFF. Fiont row. Kay Kelly Gothard. exchange editor. Julie Hawkins. Carolyn Bookout. Back row: Jimmie Dinnell Nelson. Jane Kindred, Cynthia James, news editor. Jerry Butler. Sonny Unice. sports editor. (At left) TYPING STAFF. Ida Watkins Tarpley. seated. Rose Hicks Mathenia, and Betty Clark Taylor. 28 Ring 3... The Honor Society uThe Intelligentsia” OFFICERS President .............. Louie Dudley Vice-President .. ........ Joe Anders Secretary ............ Carolyn Bookout Treasurer ................ Mr. Dunham Reporter ................Cynthia James Scrapbook Keeper Mary Parkinson SPONSORS Miss Walk Mrs. Moodie Tom Moodie. President Louie Dudley, and Carolyn Bookout place the Hobby Lobby sign for the Honor Society Hobby Show. The Caruthersville Chapter of the National Honor Society was organized in 1947. To be eligible lor membership a student must have a scholarship average of S, leadership ability, good character, and willingness to serve. The members of the Honor Society feel that they have concluded a successful year because they sponsored a number of worthwhile projects. The activities included the Honor Society Induction Ceremony and the reception for new members and parents, the Hobby Show, a Who's Who Contest, the presentation of a scholarship banner to the homeroom having the greatest number on the honor roll, and the supervision of the library during the noon hour. ROW ONE: Michie. L. Taylor. DePriest. Wilks. French. King, V. White. Cain. ROW TWO: Baker. Brodie, Berry. Christian. Lauck. Malin. Ball. Kindred, Shields. Meadows. S. Hicks. Aquino, Clark. ROW THREE: O. White. Zaetsch, Mathenia. James, W. White Castleberry. Streete, J. Taylor. Hawkins, Parkinson. Bookout. C. Hicks. ROW FOUR: Dudley. Anders. Figgins. Sanders. Reichert. Moodie, Vied, Jones, Lynn, Bratcher. Cravens. Miss Walk. (Mona Choate) Ring 4 — The Clubs Senator Pat Patterson congratulates the F. F. A. officers. Talmadge McCoy. Wilkie White, and Robert Hundhausen. Future Farmers of America “Miracle Food Producers” President ... Vice-President Secretary .... Treasurer..... Reporter Sentinel Sponsor....... OFFICERS Wilkie White Joe McCoy ... Robert Hundhausen ..............Jackie Cecil Talmadge McCoy Melvin Mann Mr. Floyd Barnhart The Future Farmers of America, being a national organization, has over 8000 chapters and 250,000 members in the United States. One of the main events of the Caruthersville chapter year was the dinner which preceded the initiation ceremony. Senator Pat Patterson was the guest speaker at this occasion. In addition to netting a profit of more than $10,000 on their individual farm programs, the boys won first place in the county F.F.A. Spelling Contest. They also won third place in another event, the Tractor Driving Contest. ROW ONE: Howard, Estes. Rogers, Robertson, O. White. Dugger, Turnbow. Gatewood, Mann. Hundhausen. ROW TWO: Bill Constant. Carter. W. White. L. McCoy. Lynn, J. Hicks. J. McCoy. Bob Constant. L. McCoy. Mr. Barnhart. ROW THREE: F. Hicks. Phelps, Kelly. B. Dugger. Cecil. Payne. Whitfield. Medlin, T. McCoy. Jean. Future Homemakers of America “Capable Clothiers and Cookers” OFFICERS President ....... Vice-President ... Secretary ........ Treasurer ....... Reporter ....... Parliamentarian Historian Chapter Adviser Jeanette Hicks Rose Mathenia ...... Sally White Wanda Barnes Mary Parkinson Martha Lunceford Clara Hicks Mrs. Nathan Wood F. H. A. members who earned Junior Homemakinq Degrees: Jane Ellen Markey. Clara Hicks. Rose Mathenia. Phyllis McClanahan. Sue Bader. Janice Hundhausen. Led by capable officers and their sponsor, Mrs. Wood, a group of girls from the first, second, and third year home economics classes - the F.H.A. -accomplished much this year. Several useful projects were carried on, including a tea for the 8th grade girls, a shipment of doll clothes to foreign countries, two style shows - one at the Memphis Midsouth Fair, and one for the Woman's Club, a booth at the American Legion Fair for which they won the first prize award of $75.00. In addition to these projects ten girls earned Junior Homemaking Degrees and one member, Phyllis McClanahan, was elected to a district office. ROW ONE: Vick, Michie, Richarson, Lay. R. Dodd. J. Hicks. L. Taylor. Green, M. Clark. Beecher, Cobb. Reel. ROW TWO: Whitfield. Brown. A. Taylor, Davis, Finley B. Clark. Howell. Lunceford. Lauck. Riggs. Rushing. Going. Hopke. Foster, Markey. Bader. White. ROW THREE: Hughes. N. Dodd. DePriest. Mayo. Dean. Parrott, Franklin. Lane, Odom, McTernan. McGill. Alexander. Barnes. Cummings. Hundhausen. Robinson. ROW FOUR: McAdams. Parkinson, C. Hicks. Walls. Penrod. McClanahan, Thompson. Pigmon. Mathenia. Prost. Bookout. Miller. D. Clark, Speight. Mrs. Wood. CHEERLEADERS Elizabeth Christian. Carolyn Bookout, Julie Hawkins. Bunny VanAusdall. and Janet Coker give a yell at the Turkey Day game. SPONSORS Mrs. Nathan Wood and Mrs. Tom Mock The Pepsters “Lively Ladies” What would we do without our enthusiastic Pepsters? Again this year the Pepsters kept up the spirit at the football and basketball games. This lively group planned the coronations and dance honoring the football and basketball queens. In addition to this, they participated in car parades and pep assemblies. The Pepsters under their efficient sponsors, Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Mock along with the outstanding cheerleaders, worked hard this year to make this a better school year for all. OFFICERS President Anne Elise Berry Vice-President Charline King Secretary Phyllis McClanahan Treasurer............... Linda Taylor SPONSORS Mrs. Nathan and Mrs. Tom Mock CHEERLEADERS: E. Christian. C. Bookout. J. Hawkins. B. VanAusdall, J. Coker. ROW ONE: Reel, Cobb, Richardson, L. Taylor. M. Jordan. J. Hicks. Markey. Greer, R. Dodd, Beecher. Michie, Vick. ROW TWO: A. Taylor, Green. Hughes. Davis. Whitfield, Cummings. Williams. Barnes, King, Rushing. Berry. Hopke, Foster. N. Dodd. Moyers. Bader. ROW THREE: Clark. Wilks. Kindred. Robinson, Lauck. Lane, D. Jordan. McCulloch. Odom. Meadows, Horn. S. Hicks. Brown, Mayo. Baker. ROW FOUR: Mrs. Wood. Speight, Murff. Garrett. Mathenia. McClanahan. Thompson. Pigmon, Prost. James, Penrod. Zaetsch. Parkinson. McAdams. Reichert. Mrs. Mock. The Projectionists uMechanical Masterminds Although the Projectionists were a comparatively new addition to our school, they were a welcome one. A new organization, they enrolled fifteen members. They met for the purpose of learning to operate the movie projector, tape recorder, spotlights, and the public address system; then in turn, they taught others. Their efficient service to our high school deeply appreciated. OFFICERS John Finley. Jerry Butler, and Ray Teroy. approved operators of the public address system. President Vice-President Secretary Sponsor John Finley Jerry Butler Ray Teroy Mr. Shelton (Above) John Finley shows trainees Jerry Lyell. Dale Abernathy, Robert Willis, and Sonny Sanders, how to operate the movie projector. (At right) Jerry Butler. Dick Swiggart, Ray Teroy, John Finley, and Ronnie Whitfield are approved operators of the projector. Abernathy, Willis, Whitfield, and Hughes learn how to operate the tape recorder from Finley. Teroy. Swiggart. and Butler. Music Qroups MAJORETTES. Ellen Wilks. Mary Nell McCullough. Ida Tarpley. Phyllis McClanahan. Sharon Zoller. and Shirley Shields. “Melodious Music Makers” The school was fortunate in obtaining the able leadership of Mr. Edgar Ailor to direct the band and choral groups this past year. The band started off on the right foot by playing for the football and basketball games. They participated in the National Soybean Festival Parade, the Se Mo Band Fall Marching Festival at Jackson, the Se Mo Spring Band Concert at Malden, the County Band Festival at Cooter, as well as presenting their own spring concert, a pop concert, and many other activities. The Girl's Glee Club and Mixed Chorus were also very active. They sang for the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs, The Women's Club, and other local organizations. They presented their own choral concert and also attended the choral festival at Cape Girardeau and the County Festival at Cooter. Something new was added this past year. Mr. Ailor began a series of 15 minute radio broadcasts on Sunday afternoons presenting various chorus numbers and solos from the high school music classes. ROW ONE: Twirlers Tarpley. McCullough. Shields. Wilks. Zoller. McClanahan. ROW TWO: S. Southern. Bishop, Highley. Knott. Michio, J. Taylor, Beecher, Jones. Privett, Hendricks. Mr. Ailor. ROW THREE: Choate. Barnes. Mayo. Green. Chitwood. T. King, A. Berry, Snow, Hughes, Finley, Going. Howard, L. Green, S. Mehrle. ROW FOUR: Roebuck. J. Greer, Jackson, Greenway, Garrett, J. Dudley. Streete. Earnhart. M. Berry. Jack Taylor. McTernan. W. King, Horn, Ball, Figgins. ROW FIVE: Burns, Watkins, Dickson. Unice, Caruthers. J. Southern, Clayton. Swiggart, C. James, Reichert. Trainor, Smith. D. Dudley. Pigmon, C. James. ROW ONE: Mr. Ailor. Shields, McIntosh, J. Hicks. Whitfield. Wilks, Nelson. Coker, King, Cain, Cook. Greer; seated. Hawkins, pianist. ROW TWO: Dowd. N. Jordan, McCullough. Rushing. S. Hicks. Gothard. Robinson, White. Williams. Manors, Dickson. Leslie, Rast. ROW THREE: K. Jordan. Franks, McClanahan. Zoller. Johnson, Mitchum, Howell, Thompson. Jones. ROW FOUR: Grigory. Taylor, Bookout. Brock. D. Jordan. P. Taylor, Parkinson. Going, Swiggart, Lay. Book. Mixed Chorus and Qirls’ Qlce Club Qive Spring Concert ROW ONE: Privett. Knott. Michie. Cobb. Jordan. Clark. J. Davis. Markey, Reeves, Foster, Vick. C. Davis. Greer, Richardson; seated. Hopke. pianist. ROW TWO: Ball. Burrus, Moody, Horn. Hundhausen, Wheeler. Reel, Jones. Taylor, Bader. Brown, Williams, Nelson. Eamhart. Coker. ROW THREE: Speight. Reichert, Shields, Odom, Driskell, Moore. Thomas, Young, Dodd. McAdams. Kindred. Frensh. Lay, Mathenia, Pigmon. ROW FOUR: Miller, Roebuck, Richards. Hicks. Lane. Thurman. McGill, Jarrett, Prost. Penrod. Walls. McCulloch. Malone. Ward, Thompson. James. Display No. III...The Athletes Perform COACH DON DITSLER — CAPTAIN LEROY CRAVENS Ring 1.... Football “Mighty Massed Maneuvers” Ladies and Gentlemen! Our next display to be presented is a lively performance entitled, Our Athletes Perform. In this display you will see superb, spectacular, thrilling feats of physical skill. In Ring I we proudly present our football squad, a hardworking crew in our Big Top. Over in the second ring we ask you to direct your gaze over the long and short of it - yes, this is our colossal basketball team. Ring 3 has a newer addition to our repertoire - the track boys. Watch them closely and you may see them set new records and perform unequaled stunts. Of course we must mention the intramural sports over in Ring 5. Our Big Top would not be complete without them. In Ring 4 we proudly present our understudies, the junior high athletes, future center ring performers. 1953 FOOTBALL SQUAD ROW ONE: Martin, Snow, O. White. Nelson. J. McCoy. Woody. Taylor. ROW TWO: A. Hicks. L. Cook. Tanner. Davis, Bynam. Hughes. Streete. Castleberry. ROW THREE: Edgerton. G. Cook. L. Cook, Watkins, Trainor, T. McCoy, Figgins, Leslie. ROW FOUR: Richards. Abernathy. Lay. Bartholomew, Hill, Cravens. Moodie, Grigory, Willis, Jordan. Captain LeRoy Cravens crowns Jimmie Dinnell football queen at the Homecoming Game, as the attendants and escorts look on. POINTS SCORED Hughes.......................54 Cravens......................54 Abernathy................... 18 Bartholomew................. 12 Cook......................... 6 Hill......................... 6 Grigory...................... 6 1953 FOOTBALL SEASON SUMMARY— The 1953 training session got under way in the August heat with a new coach, Don Ditsler. After a period of conditioning the Tigers began to work on a different offense than had been used for the past several years, the split T. Progress was somewhat slow because the T formation was new to nearly all the boys. After the first game of the season with Portage-ville, it was evident that the team was ragged in many spots. As the season progressed, the Tigers and their coach worked hard to smooth out the rough spots. Their efforts were rewarded by a marked improvement in the latter part of the season. After losing the first five games the Tigers bounded back to win four out of the next five. With Hughes, Cravens, and Cook pacing the ball, Bartholomew handling the ball from the quarterback slot, and the line opening holes, the Tiger offense scored 78 points in the last three qames for an average of 26 points per game. The Tigers had a 4-3 conference record placing them next in line after a three-way tie for first place. Many of the boys received conference honors which deserve mention. York Hughes, halfback and punter, made the all conference second team and honorable mention on the all state team. Leroy Cravens punched the line from fullback to halfback and was captain of the team. He too earned a place on the all conference second team. Bill Grigory, the only lineman to make the scoring column, was a third member of the team to make the all conference second team, as tackle. Several boys received honorable mention. They are: Jack Taylor, guard; Robert Willis, tackle; and Tom Moodie, center. 1953 SEASON RESULTS Caruthersville 0 Portageville 34 Caruthersville 0 Hayti 25 Caruthersville 6 Sikeston 26 Caruthersville 20 Dexter 25 Caruthersville 6 Cape Girardeau 55 Caruthersville 32 Charleston 18 Caruthersville 14 Popular Bluff 47 Caruthersville 7 Jackson 6 Caruthersville 37 Cairo 0 Caruthersville 34 Kennett 0 (Left to right) Managers Walker and Rast and Coach Ditsler 1953 HILL, end WILLIS, tackle CARUTHERSVILLE - PORTAGEVILLE The seasoned veterans from Portageville outclassed the Tigers 34-0 in the season opener. CARUTHERSVILLE - HAYT1 Our old rivals from Hayti broke the spell and took home a decisive 25-0 win over the Tigers. CARUTHERSVILLE - SIKESTON The Tigers fought hard against the Sikeston Bulldogs, but were edged out in the last quarter, 26-6. MOODIE, center CARUTHERSVILLE - DEXTER As the Caruthersville eleven left the field at the hall, they were ahead by a narrow margin. In the final period the Dexter boys nosed ahead 25-20. CARUTHERSVILLE - CAPE GIRARDEAU Something went wrong in the Cape game and as the final gun sounded the Tigers had met their worst defeat of the season, 55-6. PLAYER ATTEMPTS YARDS GAINED AVERAGE Bartholomew 33 167 5.1 Cook 60 223 3.7 Cravens 152 911 6.0 Hughes 153 1051 6.9 LAY. guard ABERNATHY, ©nd BARTHOLOMEW, quarterback CASTLEBERRY, end CARUTHERSVILLE - CHARLESTON Determined to get in the win column the Tigers polished off Charleston 32-18 for their first victory of the year. CARUTHERSVILLE - POPLAR BLUFF The Tigers came up against stiff competition at Poplar Bluff. It was a long ride home after a 47-14 defeat. CARUTHERSVILLE - JACKSON In their homecoming game with the Jackson Indians the Tigers played well for the queen and her attendants. They gained 334 yards to the Indians' 154, but won by only 1 point, 7-6. CARUTHERSVILLE - CAIRO The Tigers looked sharp as they racked up a decisive win against the Cairo Pilots, trimming them to the tune of 37-0. CARUTHERSVILLE - KENNETT As a fitting end to their '53 football season the Tigers trounced the Kennett Indians 34-0 in the annual Turkey Day Game. YARDS GAINED FROM RUSHING Caruthersville 2474 Opposition 2277 YARDS GAINED FROM PASSING Caruthersville 314 Opposition 697 JORDAN, guard COOK, hall-back GRIGORY, tackle CRAVENS, fullback 41 A” TEAM (Lelt to right) ROW ONE Coach Parkinson. Hughes. Abernathy. Franks. Cravens. Lewis Cook. ROW TWO Reichert, manager. Willis, McClan-ahan. Grigory. Darnell. Nelson, manager. (Wilson, not pictured). Ring 2...Basketball “Swift Stepping Strategists” The Tigers had a new coach for their '53-'54 basketball season, Coach Joe Parkinson. Mr. Parkinson is a graduate of C.H.S., and played at Arkansas State University. Coach and the boys worked hard, and although the A team won 6 and lost 13, and the B team won 5 and lost 10, both teams just missed by a few points in many games. COACH PARKINSON 42 B TEAM (Left to right) ROW ONE Coach Parkinson, Martin. White. Camp. Figgins. Watkins, Cook. ROW TWO Jones, Southern, Bartholomew. Swig-gart. Hill, Clayton. LETTERMEN POINTS SCORED FREE SHOTS Wilson 186 70.4% Franks 169 66.1% Cravens 170 50.0% McClanahan 212 55.7% Willis 71 51.2% Grigory 66 34.0% Hughes 58 45.7% Abernathy 30 27.3% Darnell 20 50.0% A TEAM RESULTS Caruthersville 51 Cooter 41 Caruthersville 60 Deering 49 Caruthersville 57 Steele 42 Caruthersville 39 Portageville 57 Caruthersville 50 Wardell 71 Caruthersville 50 Blytheville 59 Caruthersville 39 Poplar Bluff 54 Caruthersville 42 Sikeston 53 Caruthersville 52 Hayti 54 Caruthersville 64 Kennett 76 Caruthersville 65 Braggadocio 35 Caruthersville 52 Jackson 60 Caruthersville 65 Bragg City 73 Caruthersville 46 Hayti 50 A TEAM B TEAM RESULTS Caruthersville 38 Cooter 20 Caruthersville 41 Deering 40 Caruthersville 35 Steele 26 Caruthersville 40 Portageville 45 Caruthersville 31 Wardell 43 Caruthersville 39 Blytheville 72 Caruthersville 45 Poplar Bluff 55 Caruthersville 55 Sikeston 63 Caruthersville 56 Hayti 44 Caruthersville 46 Kennett 64 Caruthersville 50 Braggadocio 20 Caruthersville 34 Jackson 47 Caruthersville 37 Hayti 42 TOURNAMENT RESULTS Caruthersville 65 East Prairie 51 (Kennett Invitational Tourney) Caruthersville 53 Wardell 71 (Kennett Invitational Tourney) Caruthersville 62 Holland 58 (County Tourney) Caruthersville 41 Wardell 47 (County Tourney) Caruthersville 40 Sikeston 46 (Regional Tourney) Caruthersville 51 Hayti 63 (Hayti B Tourney) Caruthersville 56 Portageville 58 (Hayti B Tourney) Ring 3....Track Hurdling, High-jumping T roupers ROW ONE: Hughes. Edgerton. Davis, J. McCoy, Tanner, Rast, L. Cook, G. Cook. ROW TWO: Leslie. Streete, McGill, Unice, 44 Abernathy. Clayton, Darnell. HolloweU. L. Cook. ROW THREE: Coach Darr, Murff. T. McCoy. Lay. Hill. McClanahan, Grigory, ______Southern, lones. Greer.____________________________________________________________________________________________ COACH DARR AND CAPTAIN UNICE The Tigers and Coach Harry Darr worked hard this year and the result was a very successful track season. In the County Meet the Tigers trounced all their seven rivals by taking first place with 103‘ a points, 57 Vi points ahead of second place Deering. Caruthersville boys claimed three of the five new records that were set - the 880 yard relay team with a time of 1 minute 30.8 seconds, the mile relay team with a time of 3 minutes 44.2 seconds and Unice in the low hurdles with a 21.8 second time. Jim Leslie, despite an injured leg, proved to be the star of the meet by winning high point honors. The Tigers finished third in the Big 8 Conference Meet just 5 Vi points behind second place Kennett. The Tigers placed fifth in the District Track Meet at Cape with 11 points. Unice received first place honors in the low hurdles by beating his county record by .6 of a second. Others placing in the meet included Grigory, fourth in shot; Darnell, tied for third in the pole vault; the mile relav team, third; and the 880 relay team, tied for third. With thirteen schools competing in the Bluff Relays the Tigers ran a close race, but were nosed out for first place by Charleston, 54 to 49Vi. Tigers Jones, Unice, Streete, and Hill set a new record in the 400 yard low hurdles relay, stepping off the event in 53.1 seconds. Many individual players and relay teams also placed in the various events. meets throughout the year too. In the Kennett Invitational they tied for third place with Kennett. In a dual meet with Blytheville the Tigers ran away with the meet, winning ten of the fourteen events. Again the Tigers ran away from their opponents, winning 9 out of the 14 events in a tri-school meet with Deering and Hayti. Good work, boys! You can be proud of the 1954 track season. The Tigers did well in several of their smaller WILKIE WHITE goes over the top pole vaulting. 880 RELAY TEAM. Unice. Hughes. Edgerton. Leslie. UNICE in the low hurdles relay. FRESHMAN RELAY TEAM: Cook. Clayton. Holowell. Edgerton. INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL WINNERS. President Cravens presents trophy to Miss Walk's junior boys. Stone. Hayden. Johnson. McGill, and Young. INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL WINNERS. Mrs. Cunningham's senior girls. Seated: Guest. Cottrell. Berry. Clark. James. Stand- ing: Tarpley. Mrs. Cunningham. Shields. Ring 4... Intramural Sports “Clashing, Competitive Amateurs” In order to provide noontime recreation, the S.A.C. sponsored a number of intramural activities. A softball tournament in the fall was followed by a new sport, touch football, which was tried with good success. Enthusiasm and competition ran high in the annual basketball tourney held in January. For the second year Cravens and Wilson (below) were tennis champs. The boys also won second place honors at the district tournament at Cape in the class B division. FOOTBALL AND SOFTBALL CHAMPS, senior boys. Seated: Churchill. Walker. Anders. Nelson. Hayden. Standing: Unice, 46 Malone. Rast. Johnson, and Parker. SOFTBALL CHAMPS, junior girls. Seated: DePriest. Brodie, Aquino. Garrett. Green. Standing: Zoller, Bookout. Ball. Pigmon, Lane. Hawkins. Ring 5 Junior High Sports “The Mighty Midgets” Under the capable leadership of Coach Jack Hopke the junior high had a very successful year in both football and basketball. Many of the boys show promise as prospective varsity material, and some played ”B team basketball. The junior highers can be proud of their record of 5 won and 1 lost in the '53 football season. Their only defeat was dealt them by Hayti who nosed them out by only 1 point. Their '53-'54 basketball season proved to be equally successful. The boys wound up the season with a record of 8 wins and 2 losses. In the Junior High Invitational Tournament at Malden the team fought its way through 16 teams to get to the finals. Although they were beaten by Fisk, we of C.H.S. are all proud of the second place trophy they brought home. Coach Hopke and his boys admire their tournament trophy. Edgerton takes a shot as Green and Collins look JUNIOR HIGH SQUAD (Left to right) ROW ONE Coach Hopke. Streete, Mollett. Edgerton. L. Cook, Michie, A. Wattle, G. Cook. ROW TWO Dean. Caruthers. Collins, Patterson. Clayton, Green, Snow. The Midway Attractions HARRY S. TRUMAN VISITS C. H. S. (Above) Mr. Pierce introduces the distinguished guest. Harry S. Truman, to the high school student body. (At right) Mr. Truman tells the students of C. H. S. of their responsibilities to the United States. 50 Step right up, people, only a dime! See the Big Top lovely, vivacious Cotton Blossom Queen, Bernice Cain. Dance with her and her attendants as much as you like! 15 cents stag - 25 cents drag. Come in and have the time ol your life at the S.A.C. Harvest Party. Now, ladies and gents, walk this way to Play Night. Watch each of the four classes present a play in competition for a cash award! Listen to the noise and confusion! Look at those slogans, rhymes, and campaign promises! Come in and see one of the most spectacular acts in the show - the S. A. C. Election Campaign! As you walk down the midway, step into the exhibition hall. See the Honor Society's Hobby Show, showing the various hobbies of the Big Top performers. Notice the many different and unusual hobbies on display. Do you want to see who's who in our great show? Then, folks, attend Honor Recognition Day, where all the achievements of the top performers are recognized. Leaving so soon? Oh, but you're about to miss the greatest treat of all! Our Climax Colossal is just beginning to get under way. Here, the qualified professionals graduate from our Big Top and go out into the world to start circuses of their own. These are only samples, folks of the wide variety of unique, sensational, stupedous, and unparalleled exhibitions available to you along our famed midway. Dances COTTON BLOSSOM QUEEN, attendants. and escorts at the ball in their honor. From left to right: Frances Earnhart and lack Downing; Jane Kindred and Jimmie Leslie; Queen Bernice and Robert Willis; Betty McAdams and Billy Collins. COTTON BLOSSOM BALL COTTON BLOSSOM QUEEN. Bernice Cain, and her escort Robert Willis, dancing at the Cotton Blossom Ball. JUNIOR SPECIALTY. GOOFUS — Helen Rob ertson. Charline King, Marjorie Baker, and Bernice Cain present their prize-winning song and dance act at the Fall Festival. S. A. C. FALL FESTIVAL Janice Hundhausen, Queen of the S. A. C. sponsored Fall Festival, is surrounded by the other homeroom candidates Left to right: Nancy Dodd. Janet Coker. Queen Janice. Delphia Manors, Regena Moody. Peggy Rushing, Linda Taylor, and Patsy Meadows. COUNTING THE BALLOTS S. A. C. representatives Castleberry. Leslie, and Hawkins count the ballots for the Fall Festival Queen as Johnson. Young. Willis, and Figgins look on. Play Night Play Night, the night when each high school class presents a one act play in competition for first place is one of the highlights of the school year. It is sponsored by the S.A.C. Below: LeRoy Cravens presents the special awards for outstanding acting ability to Marjorie Baker, honorable mention; to Donald Lay and Cynthia James, first place, and to Jerry Lyell, honorable mention. THE SENIOR PLAY. 'High Window , won first place in the local contest and third in the District Drama Meet at Cape Girardeau. At right: Judge Carey. (Jack Downing) offers words of consolation to Emily Winthrop (Cynthia James). Below: Performers Shirley Shields. Bob Dickson. Janet Coker. Cynthia James, and Jack Downing THE FRESHMAN CLASS performs Cupid on the Loose The cast includes Jackson. Prost. Hill, and Reeves. Cupid was played by Lee Jones, (seated) THE SOPHOMORES present Thank You, Doctor”. The cast includes Sanders, Lyell. Roebuck. Figgins. and Lauck. THE ENTIRE CAST of the junior play. It's Cold in Them Thar Hills' Mayo. Hill Wilks. Lay. Baker. Finley. Me-Clanahan Bookout. King. Williams. Horn, and Robinson. Halloween Since 1949 Caruthersville has observed Halloween in a constructive manner. Boys and girls have participated in the parade and the window-painting contest and have been entertained by a display of fireworks and free movies provided by the community. High school students have been particularly interested in preparing the floats and in window painting. OH. MY HANDS ARE FREEZING! , groans Charline King as she and Joe Anders and Bobby Reichert work on their Halloween paints. Bobby Reichert's picture on the right won first place. Other winners were: junior-senior division. Bernice Cain, second: Charline King, third; freshman-sophomore division. Martha Lauck. first. Carolyn Davis, second, and Ann Richardson, third. IN CASE YOU DON'T know what Bernice Cain is painting it’s her modernistic Halloween window painting design which won second place. THE PRIZE WINNING SOPHOMORE FLOAT. Hawaii From left to right. Libby Christian. BUly Watkins. Betty Ward. Lee Bennett Jones. Jerry Lyell THE SENIOR FLOAT. United States' . second place winner Kay Kelly. Goddess of Liberty. The five races are represented by Martha Cot trell. a boy from Washington School. Delphia Maners. Joe Anders. Mona Choate. Assemblies S. A. C. INSTALLATION CEREMONY. As the S. A. C. representatives look on. class presidents Richard Johnson, senior; Charline King, junior; Jane Kindred, sophomore; and George Cook. Ireshman. pledge the support of their classes to S. A. C. President LeRoy Cravens in the S. A. C. Installation Ceremony, the first assembly program of the year. ORATORICAL CONTEST. Carolyn Bookout, Jane Aquino. Bernice Cain, Julie Hawkins, and Charline King, contestants in the American Legion Oratorical Contest, admire the medal Mona Choate received for winning the school elimination contest. F. H. A. ASSEMBLY PROGRAM. 'Little Red Riding Hood. Janice Hundhausen. Little Red Riding Hood; Patricia Whitfield. the grandmother; Linda Hopke, the big bad wolf. SPELLING CONTEST. Carolyn Bookout. Cynthia James, Helen Ball. Marilyn Michie. Jerry Caruthers. and Mary Parkinson, contestants in the S. A. C. Spelling Contest, and Mr. Shelton and Mr. Dunham, the officials. Helen was the Caruthersville winner. 54 Other Special Programs ALUMNI RECOGNITION PROGRAM ■ . i« CYNTHIA JAMES seated before her collection of buttons, first place winner in the collection division of the Honor Society Hobby Show. PRINCIPAL PARTICIPANTS in the Alumni Recognition Program -Wendell Crow, composer of C. H. S. school song, '49; Jerry Book-out. S. A. C. President, '51; LeRoy Cravens, S. A. C. President. '54; Emma Staten VanAusdall, S. A. C. President, '49; Mr. Dunham. Emcee; Dick Richardson, S. A. C. President, '53. NUMEROUS MEMBERS of the Caruthersville High School alumni mingle with present students in an alumni reception. JOE ANDERS holds the blue ribbon he won for his prize winning collection of model cars. OPEN HOUSE — HOBBY SHOW BOBBY JOHNSON (standing in front of window) proudly watches as visitors to Open House examine the bedroom set he made in industrial arts. JUNIOR RED CROSS. Nancy Roebuck. Jimmie Grigory. Maxine Woods. Janice Hundhausen, and Otis White sign the American Red Cross Honor Roll. Drives and Campaigns C.H.S. students took part in numerous drives and campaigns this year. They included: Junior Red Cross. March of Dimes, Cancer Drive, School Bond Drive, Care packages, Clean Up Campaign, Needy Family Christmas Baskets, and the S.A.C. Presidential Election Campaign. CHRISTMAS BASKETS. Despite the freezing weather Lee Bennett Jones and Jimmie Grigory help to deliver Christmas baskets to needy families, a S. A. C. sponsored project. CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN. Industrious sophomores slave over their section of the lawn in the S. A. C. Clean-up Campaign. 56 S. A. C. ELECTION CAMPAIGN. The audience listens in tently to one of the campaign speeches in the student presidential election. v Parades HOMECOMING PARADE QUEEN JIMMIE D. NELSON. Susie Ditsler. and Eddie Ailor ride in the football queen's royal chariot. FOOTBALL QUEEN ATTENDANTS Virginia White. Anita Howard. Sonja Vick. Wanda Barnes, ride in the car parade preceding the Homecoming Game. INDIAN'' GATEWOOD and his enemy, the Tiger, pause for a moment in the prc-Thanksgiving parade. CHRISTMAS PARADE The high-stepping Caruthersville Band Majorettes leading the Christmas Parade. QUEEN BERNICE CAIN and the other Cotton Blossom Attendants ride on their float, second place winner in the Christmas Parade. Junior-Senior Prom BOB BOOK AND NANCY ROEBUCK face Janie Kindred and Donald Lay for a very enchanting picture before the oriental pagoda, the main attraction at the Junior • Senior Prom. AIE AND SUE KIM, in their native Korean costumes. look right at 'home standing by the jin-rikisha. 58 Oriental Gardens was the lovely and exotic theme of this year's Junior-Senior Prom. Tommy Lawson and his band set the mood for perfect dancing under the dark blue eastern sky. What a perfect evening! ISN'T IT A BEAUTIFUL EVENING sighs Junior President Julie Hawkins as she surveys the room with Senior Class President Sam Castleberry. OTHER COUPLES in front of the pagoda, Carolyn Bookout, Bob Dickson, Tom Moodie, Anita Sue Howard. A REAL FIRE-EATING DRAGON adorning one wall of the gym looks down upon couples at the refreshment tables. SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS celebrate the end of school at Magnolia Beach. END-OF-SCHOOL PICNICS and HONOR RECOGNITION DAY ASSEMBLY MR. HOPKE presents lucky Marilyn Michie with a watch, the Harper Senior Award. KEY CLUB Vice-President, Joe Anders, presents the Best Athlete Award to LeRoy Cravens. 59 THE MIXED CHORUS with Mr. Ailor directing sings for the Baccalaureate Service. Baccalaureate and Commencement Programs “The Climax Colossal” My what a class ' thought the audience, as couple after couple of the 1954 graduating class walked down the aisle to take their places for the Baccalaureate Service. Yes, it was an exceptionally large class - seventy-five all told. After two selections by the mixed chorus, the class heard an inspiring message by Dr. Sam Shepard, minister of the Baptist Church. THE SENIOR DOUBLE MIXED QUARTETTE. Jog Franks. Kenneth Jordan. Shirley Shields. Kay Kelly, Betty Going. Ida Tarpley. Bob Dickson, Jack Downing. Three more days of school with examinations and then the class was back again on Thursday night, May 20, for the Climax Colossal. Never did did Shirley Shields sing more sweetly, nor Cynthia James play better than they did that big night. The Senior Double Mixed Quartette also performed well. The main feature of the program was the talk by Dr. Don Streeter of Memphis State College who spoke on the subject I Heard the Learned Professor say. . FRANKIE HICKS. Trentice Walker. Charlie Moody. Floyd Parker, and Harold Crockrell take a last look at their commencement programs. (At left) MARY NELL McCULLOUGH and Frances Earnhart look at their programs as Helen Harry and two other seniors adjust their caps. (At right) SENIOR AWARD WINNERS. Roy Vied, Anne Elise Berry. Louie Dudley. Shirley Shields. Cynthia James, LeRoy Cravens. Bernice Cain. Jeanette Hicks. MR. DON STREETER of Memphis State College, main speaker for Commencement. HONOR GRADUATES. Tom Mocdie. Louie Dudley. Shirley Shields. Samijoe Castleberry. Cynthia James, Joe Anders. LeRoy Cravens. Mona Choate. Bernice Cain. GRAND FINALE. As Shirley Shields and Ida Tarpley clutch their diplomas tightly, one can see from their sad expressions that high school days are over for them, as well as for those who follow them. MR. WILLIE CHAFFIN, president of the School Board, congratulates Mona Choate as he presents her diploma to her. £§gg§ era t ee cun 0560 m ueen Can you imagine a circus without its beautiful girls? No, no more than you could a circus without its clowns. Our Big Top was so well supplied with circus lovelies that it was difficult for the Cotton Blossom Staff to narrow their selection to one from each class. As the four beauties were presented in an assembly, first in street clothes and then in their stunning formals, the judges made their decision, but it was not disclosed until the night of the Cotton Blossom Ball. On that historic night, everyone waited breathlessly for Editor Mona Choate to break the seal of the envelope which contained the final decision. As she read the name of Bernice Cain, the judge's choice, there was a burst of applause. Who could have been a wiser selection than our beautiful Bernice? COTTON BLOSSOM QUEEN AND ATTENDANTS Here lor all to behold is Queen Bernice and her escort Robert Willis, surrounded by her court - Frances Earnhart. senior candidate: with escort Jack Downing; Janie Kindred, sophomore candidate and escort Jimmie Leslie; and Betty McAdams and escort Billy Collins. MONA CHOATE, editor of the Cotton Blossom, presents a bouquet of chrysanthemums to Bernice Cain, the newly crowned queen. 65 (Jimmie 0 mnell llelson 1953 DootUi Q ueen ■59a Watk ins rjarpleu 1954 d alhethall Qt ueen 66 I football and IdasLethalt Our repertoire of beauties was by no means limited to the Cotton Blossom Queen and her attendants. Popular Jimmie Nelson was the wise selection of the football squad and vivacious Ida Tarpley led the list of favorites of the basketball team. BASKETBALL QUEEN AND AT-TEND ANTS. Ann Taylor, freshman; Phyllis McClanahan. junior; Queen Ida Tarpley; Mona Choate, senior; Elizabeth Christian, sophomore. (Right) Terry Wilson, basketball captain, with the queen, Ida Tarpley. FOOTBALL QUEEN AND ATTENDANTS Sonja Vick, freshman; Wanda Barnes, junior; Queen limmie Nelson; Anita Howard, senior; Virginia White, sophomore. (Left) (Below) Queen Jimmie, Susie Ditsler. and Eddie Ailor lead the homecoming parade. With them is Captain LeRoy Cravens. I crown thee Queen Jimmie”, says Captain Cravens as the queen flashes him a winning smile. 67 The Star Students of the Quarter CHARLINE KING SAM CASTLEBERRY Fourth Quarter LEROY CRAVENS Student-of-the Year Among the many star performers of the Big Top were the Students-of-the-Cuarter, the outstanding boy and girl of each quarter, selected on the basis of leadership, participation, and service to the school. At the close of the year the Students-of-the-Year are chosen on the basis of their total number of points. JULIE HAWKINS LEROY CRAVENS First Quarter TOM MOODIE CAROLYN BOOKOUT Second Quarter LOUIE DUDLEY CYNTHIA JAMES Third Quarter 68 CAROLYN BOOKOUT Student-of-the Year Performers JULIE HAWKINS S. A. C. President ior 1954 S. A. C. WINNERS. Retiring President Le-Roy Cravens, newly elected 1954 President Julie Hawkins and Vice-President Carolyn Bookout. ESSAY WINNERS. Tom Moodie. Cynthia James, Jerry Figgins. Other Star Performers The star performers also included winners of the S.A.C. Election, and citizenship, oration and essay contests, and representatives to Boys' State and Girls' State and the Sophomore Pilgrimage, in addition to the many other outstanding performers who are pictured elsewhere. SOPHOMORE PILGRIM Otis White and Elizabeth Christian alternate. District Oration Winner DONALD LAY and Ray Teroy, Boys' State; Mary Parkinson and Gracile Pigmon. Girls' State; Anne Elise Berry. D. A. R. Citizenship Award. Senior “The Professionals” SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS (Left to right) RICHARD JOHNSON ....................... Vice-President CYNTHIA JAMES Reporter DELPHIA MANERS Secretary SAMIJOE CASTLEBERRY President JIMMIE NELSON Treasurer FACULTY ADVISORS (Not pictured) MRS. HOWARD CUNNINGHAM MR. REDMAN DUNHAM Now we are professionals. As seniors we have had quite a struggle to obtain our goal. Now that we have reached the top rung of the Big Top. we must seek employment elsewhere and so depart. As we look back over the last four years, we realize that our knowledge was gained by the trial and error method and with the help of our very competent instructors. We hope that to you novices, amateurs, and future professionals we have left a heritage worth upholding. And as our class goes out into the world with its motto Take the world as you find it, but leave it better, we will continue to perfect our accomplishments as professionals. Our collective honors were many and varied: Boys' Softball Intramural Championship Boys' Football Intramural Championship Girls' Basketball Intramural Championship First place Play Night Yearbook Drive - 100% Scholarship Banner - four quarters Second place Halloween Float Second place S.A.C. Fall Festival Dance Specialty Senior Play - District superior rating SENIOR WHO’S WHO (Left to right) The girl most likely to succeed. Mona Choate; the boy most likely to succeed and the boy with the best personality. Leroy Cravens; the girl with the best personality, Jimmie Dinnell Nelson. 70 JOE ANDERS Honor Society Vice-President, 1 and 2 rating, District Art Contest, Track Manager, Junior Class Reporter, First Place District Geometry Contest, Honor Graduate. GEARLD ANGELA F. F. A. CHARLES ARBUCKLE Football JANET BACON Candidate for Miss Freedom Bell, Mixed Chorus, Girls Glee Club, Sophomore Class Vice-President, Sophomore Football Attendant, F.H.A., S.A.C.. Pep Club. JUNE WEBBER ARNOLD Honor Society, Band, Girls' Glee Club, Pep Club, F.H.A. Secretary. ANN ELISE BERRY F.H.A., Honor Society, Band, S.A.C., Pep Club President, Oration Contestant, D.A.R. Citizenship Award, Senior Citizenship Award. BETTY BURROW Pep Club SHIRLEY BURNETT F. H. A. JACKIE CECIL F. F. A. Treasurer, Football ROBERT CHURCHILL F. F. A., Track MARTHA COTTRELL Pep Club HAROLD CROCKRELL F. F. A. SAMIJOE CASTLEBERRY Football, Track, Honor Societ , S.A.C., Treasurer, Boys' State, Yearbook Staff, Tiger Rag Staff, Senior Class President, Honor Graduate. BERNICE CAIN Honor Society, F.H.A., Pep Club, Tiger Rag Assistant Editor, Yearbook Staff, 2nd Place County American Legion Oration Contest, Cotton Blossom Queen, Glee Club, Chorus, Band, 1st Place District Art Contest, District Music Contest, Operettas, Senior Art Award, Honor Graduate. MONA CHOATE Yearbook Editor, Senior Basketball Attendant, County and District Winner American Legion Oration Contest, American Legion Auxiliary Essay Contest, 2nd Place, Pep Club, American History District Contest, S.A.C. Reporter, Chorus, Student-of-the-Quarter, Honor Society, Tiger Rag Staff, F.H.A. Vice-President, F.H.A. State Convention, Honor Graduate. JAMES ESTES F. F. A. JOHN FIGGINS F. F. A. JANET COKER Cotton Blossom Queen, Freshman Football Attendant, F.H.A., Glee Club, Chorus, Operettas, Cheerleader, Candidate for S.A.C. President, Yearbook Staff, Pep Club, Freshman Reporter, Senior Play. JACK DOWNING Mixed Chorus. Glee Club, Band, Junior Play, Senior Play, Outstanding Actor Award, District Contest, Operettas. LOUIE DUDLEY Junior Class President, Honor Society President, Yearbook Business Manager, Band, Boys' State, S.A.C., Senior Citizenship Award, Honor Graduate. Seniors LOUIE DUDLEY. Honor Society President, presents the scholarship banner to Terry Wilson, president of Mrs. Cunningham's homeroom, winner for four quarters. LEROY CRAVENS S.A.C. President, Honor Society Vice-President, Freshman Class President, District Art Contest, 1 rating, Football Captain, All-Conference Team, Basketball, Student-of-the-Quarter, Tiger Rag Sports Reporter, Yearbook Staff, Tennis Doubles Champion, Senior Best Athlete Award, Honor Graduate. BOB DUGGER F.F.A., F.F.A. Spelling Contest, F.F.A. State Tractor Contest. BOB DICKSON Boys' Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Band, Junior Play, Senior Play, Operettas, Choraliers, Double Quartette. FRANCES EARNHART F.H.A., Mixed Chorus, Girls' Glee Club, Band, Cotton Blossom Attendant, Tiger Rag Staff, Pep Club, S.A.C. Campaign Manager, Student Typing Instructor. JOE FRANKS Football, Basketball, Track, Mixed Chorus, Boys' Glee Club, S.A.C. BETTY GOING Mixed Chorus, Girls' Glee Club, F.H.A., Choraliers, Operettas. Pep Club. HELEN HARRY Pep Club MIKE HAYDEN Mixed Chorus, F. F. A. FRANKIE HICKS FREDDIE HOWELL F. H. A., Mixed Chorus JACKIE JEAN F. F. A. President and Secretary Member of Crop Judging Team MARIE JONES Girls' Glee Club, Pep Club KAY KELLY GOTHARD Cheerleader, F.H.A. Songleader, Chorus, Girls' Glee Club, Choraliers, Play Day at Cape, Operettas, Tiger Rag Staff, Pep Club, Girls' State, Candidate for Miss Merry Christmas. JERRY GREER Football, Track, Track Manager, Mixed Chorus, Band, Junior Play, Operettas. DORIS GUEST Transfer from Steele - F.H.A., Glee Club, Operetta, Miss Steele Candidate, Pep Club. JEANETTE HICKS Mixed Chorus, Pep Club, Girls' Glee Club, F.H.A. President, Treasurer, and Historian, Sophomore Basketball Attendant, Operetta, Senior Homemaking Award. SHIRLEY HICKS Pep Club, Operettas, Honor Society, Mixed Chorus, Girls' Glee Club, F.H.A. ANITA HOWARD F.H.A., Mixed Chorus, Band, Senior Football Attendant, Junior Play, Pep Club. RICHARD JOHNSON Tiqer Rag Staff, Track, Basketball, F.F.A., Vice-President of Senior Class. SHERRY KAY JOHNSON Transfer from Kennett - Varsity Singers, Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Pep Club, F.H.A. CYNTHIA JAMES Winner of School Bond Issue Essay Contest, 1st Place in Hobby Show, Junior Class Secretary, Senior Class Reporter, Junior and Senior Plays, C.H.S. Best Actress Award, Outstanding Actress Award, District Contest, S.A.C., F.H.A., Pep Club, Band, Yearbook Literary Editor, Tiger Rag News Editor, Glee Club, Honor Society, Reporter, Honor Graduate, Sen'or Music Award. DOROTHY JORDAN Band, Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Pep Club. KENNETT JORDAN Football, Boys' Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Band, Operettas, Choraliers, Double Mixed Quartette, Boys Double Quartette. NATHAN JORDAN Band, Boys' Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Choraliers, Operettas. DOROTHY KNOTT Band, Girls' Glee Club, Pep Club, F.H.A. Songleader. PATSY LYNN Girls' Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, F.H.A., Pep Club Seniors MRS. CUNNINGHAMS HOMEROOM enjoy the cake they won for being the first room to com plete their Cotton Blossom sales. ED MALONE Track DELPHIA MANERS F. H. A., Girls' Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Pep Club, Operettas MATTIE MEYER F. H. A. ROGER MEDLIN F. F. A. Reporter, Crop Judging Team CHARLES MOODY JOHNNIE NELSON MARY NELL McCULLOUGH F.H.A., Girls' Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Pep Club, Majorettes, Candidate for Miss Merry Christmas, Operettas. CLAUDETTE MALIN Mixed Chorus, Band, Pep Club, Tiger Rag Staff, Honor Society, Yearbook Staff, F.H.A., Junior Class Treasurer, S.A.C. Reporter and Secretary, Girls' State. TOM MOODIE S.A.C. Vice-President, Boys' State, Honor Society, Football, Yearbook Sports editor, Student-of-the-Quarter, Track, County Winner American Legion Auxiliary Essay Contest, Honor Graduate. MARILYN MICHIE Honor Society, F.H.A., Pep Club, Band, Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, 3rd Place in Spelling Contest, 3rd Place in Hobby Show. JIMMIE DINNELL NELSON Pep Club, Chorus, Glee Club, F.H.A., Song Leader, Junior Class Vice-President, Tiger Rag Staff, Majorette, Football Queen, S.A.C., Junior Basketball Attendant, Senior Class Treasurer. PAUL RAST Yearbook Staff, Junior Play, Honorable Mention for Best Actor, Track, Operettas, Football Manager, Football. Seniors FLOYD PARKER BETTY ROBERTS Girls' Glee Club, Chorus CATHERINE SAWYER Pep Club, F. H. A. ROY VIED Honor Society, Senior Industrial Arts Award TRENTICE WALKER F. F. A. Secretary and Scrapbook Keeper RICHARD WATKINS Projectionists, Honor Society SHIRLEY SHIELDS Tiger Rag Editor, Senior Play, District Drama, Speech and Music Contests, State Music Contest, Junior Football Attendant, Operettas, Girls' Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Honor Society, F.H.A. Vice-President, Pep Club, Majorette, S.A.C., Yearbook Stafi, Senior Music Award, Honor Graduate. TOM LEE SMITH Band, Boys' Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Yearbook Staff. MARGIE SLIDER Transfer from Braggadocio High School - Queen Candidate, F.H.A. Secretary, Girls' Glee Club, Basketball. IDA WATKINS TARPLEY Basketball Queen, Pep Club, Majorette, Mixed Chorus, Girls' Glee Club, F.H.A., Tiger Rag Staff, Freshman Class Secretary, Sophomore Class Secretary. BETTY CLARK TAYLOR F.H.A., Pep Club, Freshman Yearbook Attendant, Tiger Rag Staff. PATTY TAYLOR F.H.A., Pep Club, Girls' Glee Club, Mixed Chorus. TOM THOMPSON F.F.A., Mixed Chorus, Operetta. SONNY UNICE Track Captain, Tiger Rag Staff, Band. SALLY WHITE Girls' Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, F.H.A. Secretary. WILKIE WHITE F.F.A. Reporter, Vice-President, and President, Sophomore Pilgrim, Honor Society, Track, Football, Crop Judging Team. PATRICIA WHITFIELD Girls' Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, F.H.A., Pep Club, Operetta. TERRY WILSON Basketball, Sophomore Class President, S.A.C., Yearbook Photographer, Tennis Doubles Champ. “The Semi-Professionals” CLASS OFFICERS (Left to right) Julie Hawkins. President; Charline King. Vice-President; Carolyn Bookout. Secretary; Wanda Barnes. Treasurer; Earl Hill. Reporter. SPONSORS Miss Lena Walk — Mr. Tom Mock We juniors, the semi-professionals of the Big Top worked hard and made great strides this past year. Being accustomed to the many tasks of the Big Top, we set to work to make our performance a great one. By working under the gigantic tent selling hundreds of pencils and sweat shirts, and working in the football and basketball concession stands, we acquired the money for one of the main events of the Big Top—the Junior-Senior Prom. Along with this hard work we achieved many honors, both individually and collectively. S.A.C. Representatives—Helen Ball, Carolyn Bookout, Julie Hawkins, and Linda Taylor. Cotton Blossom Queen - Bernice Cain Football Queen Attendant- Wanda Barnes Basketball Queen Attendant—Phyllis McClanahan Student-of-the-Quarter—Carolyn Bookout, Julie Hawkins, Charline King Cheerleader—Carolyn Bookout, Julie Hawkins S.A.C. Presidential Candiates—Helen Ball, Carolyn Bookout, Julie Hawkins, and Rose Dawn Mathenia Play Night—Best Actor Award, Donald Lay; Honorable Mention for outstanding actress, Marjorie Baker District Music Contest—Julie Hawkins, No. 1 rating Girls' State—Mary Parkinson, Gracile Pigmon Eoys' State—Donald Lay, Ray Teroy S.A.C. Fall Festival Specialty—First Place Boys' Intramural Basketball Championship Bob Book. Peggy Mott, Charline Brodie, Bobby Reichert. Charles Roome. and Charline King sell cokes at the football game to raise funds for the junior class. 79 DALE ABERNATHY JANE AQUINO HELEN BALL MARJORIE BAKER WANDA BARNES BARBARA BENNETT BOB BOOK CAROLYN BOOKOUT HAROLD CAGLE CHARLINE BRODIE JERRY CAIN SUE CARTER LOUIS COOK JAMES DARNELL LUCILLE DEPRIEST JO DODD JOHN FINLEY HELEN ELY KATE GARRETT BOBBY GATEWOOD LARRY GILMORE JERRY GREEN RACHEL GREEN BILL GRIGORY {At right) Charline King and Louis Cook pose before the Dutch windmill on the junior Halloween float. Juniors (At left) Pat Meadows. Carolyn Bookout, Kate Garrett and Julie Hawkins sell sweat shirts for the junior class. TOMMY LOU HARRY JULIE HAWKINS JOE PECK HAYDEN HELEN HORN YORK HUGHES ROBERT HUNDHAUSEN JO ANN JARRETT BOB JOHNSON GERTIE LOU JOHNSON PHIL KELLY CHARLINE KING JERRY McCLANAHAN Juniors JUNIOR WHO'S WHO (Left to right) Boy and girl most likely to succeed, Joe Reichert and Marjorie Baker. Boy and girl with best personality, Larry Gilmore and Julie Hawkins. DONALD LAY MARTHA LUNCEFORD CLEO LANE PHYLLIS McCLANAHAN JOE McCOY TALMADGE McCOY DICK McGILL MELVIN MANN ROSE DAWN MATHENIA SHELBY MAYO PAT MEADOWS PEGGY MOTT MARY PARKINSON BOBBY PHELPS GRACILE PIGMON GERALD RANDELL Juniors JUNIOR WHO'S WHO (Left to right) The wittiest girl — Carolyn Bookout The handsomest boy — Earl Hill The wittiest boy — Joe Hayden The prettiest girl — Bernice Cain JUNIORS NOT PICTURED Glenda Sebaugh Lois Thomas BOB REICHERT JOE REICHERT GEORGE RICHARDS HELEN ROBERTSON BARBARA ROBINSON CHARLES ROOME CLARK STONE LINDA TAYLOR RAY TEROY JERRY VANCE ELLEN WILKS ROBERT WILLIS JUDY WILLIAMS DONALD YOUNG SANDRA ZAETSCH SHARON ZOLLER omore “The Amateurs” Although we sophomores were only amateur performers in C.H.S.'s great show, we feel that we were an essential and integral part of the Big Top. We made a good record and we anticipate a spectacular grand finale in '56. Among our performances, achievements, and honors were. S.A.C. Representatives—Barry Trainor, Elizabeth Christian, Jimmy Leslie Cheerleaders—Bunnie VanAusdall, Elizabeth Christian Football Queen Attendant—Virginia White Basketball Queen Attendant—Elizabeth Christian Cotton Blossom Queen Attendant—Jane Kindred Sophomore Pilgrim—Otis White Play Night honorable mention for supporting actor—Jerry Lyell PATRICIA ALLEN JANE BALL BOBBY BARTHOLOMEW MARTHA BRANTLEY JOHNNY BRATCHER PATRICIA BROCK BONITA BURRUS VIRGINIA BATTON SOPHOMORE OFFICERS (Left to right) Jane Kindred Virginia White Bill Watkins . Charles Dowell President . Vice-President .... Secretary Reporter SPONSORS Mr. Jack Hopke Mr. Joe Parkinson Miss Mary Ellen Horner ELIZABETH CHRISTIAN BUTION CLARK DONNA CLARK LAQUITA CLARK MARION CLARK MILDRED CLARK BILLY CONSTANT BOBBY CONSTANT DOLLY CUMMINGS LEWIS DAVIS CHARLES DOWELL JERRY DUDLEY ELLEN ENGLEHART LARRY FERRELL JERRY FIGGINS CAROLYN FINLEY I JACKIE FRENCH LINDA GOING BILLY GREENWAY LORITA GREER JIMMIE GRIGORY ALFORD HICKS CLARA ELLEN HICKS CAROLE HILL JANICE HUNDHAUSEN CURTIS JAMES CAROLYN JONES LEE BENNETT JONES MARY JORDAN GENE JOSLIN MODELLE KEYES JANE KINDRED JUNE KING DOROTHY LAY MARTHA LAUCK JIM LESLIE JERRY LYELL ROBERT LYNN dorothy McAlister LEON McCOY Sophomores BETTYE McTERNAN BARBARA MALONE JOHNNY MARTIN SARAH JANE MATHIS kay McCullough LOUISE MITCHUM REGENA MOODY HERBERT MURFF FRANKIE NELSON JIMMY PAYNE BETTY PEARSON SHELBY PRIVETT NANCY ROEBUCK PEGGY RUSHING LONNIE RIGGS PEGGY RICHARDS SONNY SANDERS JIM SOUTHERN JACK STREETE DICK SWIGGART BOBBY TANNER JACK TAYLOR JANET THOMPSON BARRY TRAINOR Sophomores SOPHOMORE WHO'S WHO (Left to right) The wittiest boy. Jerry Butler, the two boys with the best personality. Jerry Butler, Jack Streete: the wittiest girl and girl most likely to succeed. Martha Lauck; the boy most likely to succeed. Lee Bennett Jones. The handsomest boy. Jerry Dudley; the prettiest girl and best personality. Elizabeth Christian. IOE TURNBOW BUNNY VANAUSDALL DALE WALKER PEGGY WALLS SOPHOMORES NOT PICTURED Inis Danley. Claudette Curtis. Joan Featherston. Harry Godsey. Opie Houston. Michael Keeton, Jerry Smith. Melba Stanfill. BILL WATKINS BETTY WARD PEGGY WHEELER JOE WHITE man “The Novices” We freshmen joined the cast of Our Greatest Show on Earth in the fall of '53. Although we were unaccustomed to the ways of professional performers, we entered the arena eager to learn from our trainers. Without them, our show would have been a failure. Novice performers that we were, we strove to become amateurs as we worked toward our goal. We can always look back to our first performance under the Big Top with pleasure and gratification. The following members of the cast were outstanding in the spotlight: S.A.C. Representatives—Billy Collins, Nancy Dodd, Dorothy Miller, Linda Hopke Cotton Blossom Queen Attendant—Betty McAdams Football Queen Attendant—Sonja Vick Basketball Queen Attendant—Ann Taylor Halloween Painting Contest—Second place, Ann Richardson; Third place, Carolyn Davis S.A.C. Spelling Contest—Second place, Jerry Caruthers EDDIE ADAMS BETTY JEAN ALEXANDER MARY SUE ADELOT SUE BADER PAT BEECHER JOHNNY BOSTIC MARGARET BOYD MARY ALICE BRADSHAW BILLY BROWN MARY ANN BROWN NELLIE BRYSON JERRY CARUTHERS Freshmen FRESHMAN WHO'S WHO (Left to right) The boy with the best personality, George Cook; the girl with the best personality. Sue Bader; the two prettiest girls, Betty McAdams and Sonja Vick; the handsomest boy. Giff Edgerton. GERALD CLAYTON SHIRLEY COBB BILLY COLLINS GEORGE COOK LOGAN COOK BETTY CRAYNE BARBARA CROSSER TOMMY CURTIS CAROLYN DAVIS JANE DAVIS JIMMY DEAN NANCY DODD DARRELL DUGGER MELBA DRISKILL JO ANN DUNAVANT GIFFORD EDGERTON Freshmen FRESHMAN WHO’S WHO (Left to right) The boy moat likely to succeed, Eddie Adams; the two girls most likely to succeed, Carolyn Davis and Ann Richardson; the two wittiest girls, Ann Richardson and Nancy Dodd. NANCY FOSTER DEMETRA FRANKLIN JERRY GAMBLE HARLAN GARNER SHIRLEY GIBSON CAROLYN GOODMAN LARRY GRAHAM DENNIE GREEN EVELYN GREEN MARTHA HAYDEN MARY HAYDEN J. R. HICKS PAUL HILL GLENDA HOOKER LINDA HOPKE STANLEY HOWARD RUTH HUGHES JUNE HURLEY JOYCE JACKSON ROBERT JACKSON JOE JOHNSON ELVIS JONES LEE JONES BILLY KING DORIS KING TOMMY KING WAYNE KING CHARLES LAVELLE BETTY McADAMS LARRY McCOY BARBARA McGILL JIMMIE MICHIE JANE ELLEN MARKEY DOROTHY MILLER JAMES MITCHELL BOBBY MOLLETT GENETTE MOORE CONNIE PARROTT BARBARA MOYERS MORRIS PATTERSON Freshmen FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS (Left to right) George Cook .... Billy Collins . Cecile Tate Gifford Edgerton Johnny Bostic .... President ... Secretary Reporter Vice-President ... Treasurer SPONSORS Mr. Edgar Ailor Mrs. Louise Brown Mr. Floyd Barnhart SHIRLEY ODOM MARTHA PAYNE MARY PAYNE CAROLYN PENROD WAYNE PHELPS CARL POOL JO ANN PROST RONNIE RANDALL CAROLYN REEL DEMETRA REEVES MARY REICHERT ANN RICHARDSON BILLY JOE ROBINSON BOBBY ROGERS KENNETH SERGEANT DOROTHY SHELBY Freshmen Mrs. Mock. Carolyn Davis. Ann Richardson. Morrie Palterson. Sue Bader, and other freshmen work diligently on the freshman float. FRESHMEN NOT PICTURED Gracile Bruce. Lola Dean. Mary Ruth Diviney, Gary Pebler. CHARLES SNOW DON SNOW MARY ETTA SPEIGHT TED STREETE CECIL TATE ANN TAYLOR BARBARA THOMAS AGNES THURMAN BILLY TOWNSHEND SONIA VICK PEGGY WATT ARLIE WATTLE DON WOODY ANNETTE YOUNG THELMA YOUNG FAY YOUNG 95 Drink ROYALCROWN COLA Compliments of NEHI BOTTLING COMPANY MIDWEST DAIRY PRODUCTS CORP. Caruthersville, Mo. Golden Royal Milk - Midwest Ice Cream Our Many Years of Experience Brings You Quality and Style Minus Extravagance PETE ROBERTSON GROCERY COMPANY WOLF'S FASHION SHOP Caruthersville, Mo. Caruthersville, Mo. BASKIN'S DRUG STORE 301 Ward Avenue Phone 140 Prescriptions Fountain Service BASKIN'S SUPER DRUG STORE 1111 Ward Avenue Phone 153 96 COMPLIMENTS OF The Rodgers and Gem Theatres THE BEST AND MOST IN MOVIE ENTERTAINMENT BOTH THEATRES AIR-CONDITIONED BY MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION FOR YOUR COOL COMFORT SAWYER'S PHARMACY Prescriptions Our Specialty Reg. Pharmacist on duty at all times. John Sawyer, John Sawyer, Jr. 324 Ward Phone 83 Caruthersville, Mo. BERNARD INSURANCE AGENCY Personnel Walter Bernard Mrs. Jean Gooden, Sanford 0. Bolin, Miss Margaret Kindred, Robert McGraw Compliments of Compliments of THE SPORTSTER ADAIR'S GROCERY “Everything For The Sportsman” Phone 209 97 Compliments of K C R V RECORD SHOP “Columbia, Victor, and Decca Records by the World’s Greatest Artists. Single Records and Albums of all speeds.” MODERN SHOE STORE Save 20', to 50', On Nationally Advertised Shoes 508 Ward Phone 744 1370 On Your Radio Dial Nobody Can Please F.verybody, But We Try. “Southeast Missouri’s Listening Habit” QUINN'S BARBERSHOP Compliments of ROUSS JOHNSON COAL YARD A Compliments of “Black Business Handled White” 1503 Ward Avenue Phone 364 CROW'S SUPER MARKET 950 Laurant Compliments of Caruthersville, Mo. BERNIE LAY 98 VAN AUSDALL GILMORE, INC. GUY C. HUSTEDDE Office Machines Supplies Always Reliable Service 705 Walker Ave. Phone 422 Caruthersville, Mo. CHAFFIN BROTHERS AGENCY Loans, Insurance, Real Estate We Buy, Sell, Rent, Trade and Insure Real Estate 1404 Ward Ave. Caruthersville, Mo. EDGERTON'S Auto Parts - Hardware Farm Home Supplies Phone 131 Caruthersville, Mo. Compliments of CHARLESDORROH Freshmen and Sophomores watch a ball game at noon. Compliments of STANDARD OIL CO. You Expect More from Standard and Get It! Phone 199 Agents Frank Kindred Leonard Kindred WILKS GROCERY MARKET Quality Meats Phone 175 Compliments of MOORE'S INSURANCE AGENCY DR.C.O. DeHOFF Optometrist Box No. 73 Phone 205 Caruthersville, Mo. A-l RADIO TELEVISION SERVICE For An A-l Job, Try Us! Phone 51 S. Ward Ave. HERFF-JONES COMPANY Class Rings - Graduation Announcements - Medals Trophies D. W. Blakeny Phone 210 Dexter, Missouri 100 Compliments of BARNES GROCERY MARKET TARP'S ELECTRIC SERVICE 803 West 11th Phone 732 Phone 974 Arkansas-Missouri Power Company —Extends best wishes to the students and faculty of the Caruthersville High School, for an abundance of happiness, good health and good cheer, through the years to come. LAFORGE UNDERTAKING CO. A. P. NEIFIND INSURANCE AGENCY Established 1895 Phone 149 Caruthersville, Mo. Caruthersville, Mo. 101 Caruthersville Motor Co. DODGE CARS JOB-RATED TRUCKS SALES—SERVICE L. K. VAN AUSDALL, OWNER PHONE 49 LD-7 AND City Motor Sales CHRYSLER—PLYMOUTH SALES—SERVICE L. K. VAN AUSDALL, JR., OWNER PHONE 1400 BROWN'S GROCERY MARKET 1407 Ward Phone 418 Caruthersville, Mo. SIGMA DELTA CHI Pres., Carolyn Bookout Vice-Pres., Ellen Wilks Sec., Virginia White Treas., Jane Kindred Sgt. at Arms, Wanda Barnes Compliments of HOME OIL GAS COMPANY ESSARY'S VOGUE SHOP Ladies’ Ready To Wear Caruthersville, Mo. POPKOLA BOTTLING CO. “Popkola Bottlers Manufacturers of Better Beverages” WATKINS PLUMBING CO. Jesse (“Pidge”) Watkins, Prop. Phone 629 1406 Walker (Left to right) Yearbook beauties: Kindred, Cain, Earnhart, and McAdams. Compliments of CITY DRY CLEANERS 103 Best Wishes From - THE WARD STUDIO WARD-COPPAGE Artistic Portraits GIN Commercial Work Phone 276 For Appointment Compliments of 510 Ward Ave. Caruthersville, Mo. CHURCHILL'S GARAGE Peck Hayden Drug Co. CARUTHERSVILLE, MO. PHONES 606-7 1200 WARD 104 Compliments of PIERCE HORNER P. L. Horner E. C. Pierce DALE-THOMAS RADIO Philco Sales Radio - Television Repairs Phone 945 Caruthersville, Mo. PEOPLES' OIL COMPANY Wholesale - Retail Phone 148 Pink Acuff, Prop. Caruthersville, Mo. “For Better Ginned Cotton” CREWS REYNOLDS GIN CO. Gin At Shade Switch Caruthersville, Mo. - - Phone 1325 105 BETZ-TIPTON VENEER COMPANY Manufacturers of Finest Quality Southern Hardwood Rotary Veneers Egg Case - Wirebound - Commercial Caruthersville, Missouri CARUTHERSVILLE CUSTOM GIN Phone 39 Buyers Ginners of Cotton Modern Ginning Equipment Joe Parkinson Frank Wilks Compliments of Coach Hopke gives his boys a pep talk in a game halftime. HINCHEY'S CAFE RECREATIONAL PARLOR JOPLIN FLORAL CO. 400 East 9th Phone 73 MILK BAR Ice Cream Dairy Products 106 Dionysius Cato Prescribed: “MINGLE YOUR CARES WITH PLEASURE NOW AND THEN.” -- Disticha De Moribus MAKE THAT PLEASURE AN ICE-COLD COCA-COLA AND YOU’LL TIP THE SCALES FROM CARE TO CHEER. GEORGE COOK MOTOR CO. “If It Rolls On Wheels, We Have or Can Get It”. JORDAN'S GROCERY MARKET Open Every Day 1117 Ward Phone 171 Caruthersville, Mo. CONOCO SERVICE STATION 7th Ward Caruthersville, Mo. OVERSTREET DRY CLEANERS Tom Overstreet, Prop. Phone 765 1223 Ward Ave. Caruthersville, Mo. 107 WRIGHT HOME FURNISHING CO. Phone 17 314 Ward McCOY BROTHERS Drexel Mengel Corno Feeds All Leading Lines of Carpets Gordon S. Wright Frank Nelson Phone 92 107 E. 4th HOWARD-SWAN Compliments of Athletic Goods Company MONAN SALES COMPANY Cape Girardeau, Mo. Pontiac Cadillac G. M. C. THE GLOBE CLOTHING STORE Compliments of First In Fine Clothes For Men BROWN'S SINCLAIR SERVICE STATION Chris Mehrle Paul Mehrle 802 Ward Phone 512 Cyril Hendricks Caruthersville, Mo. 108 CLIFF B. SMITH, Pres. JUANITA P. SMITH, Sec.-Treas. Pemiscot Lumber and Supply Co. PITTSBURGH PAINT PRODUCTS “SMOOTH AS GLASS” ROOFING - ASBESTOS SIDING - INSULATION HWY. 84, WEST P. 0. BOX 870 CARUTHERSVILLE, MO. FIRST STATE BANK OF CARUTHERSVILLE Your Friendly Home Owned Bank Invites Your Account 109 “Just A Good Local Newspaper” THE DEMOCRAT ARGUS 0. W. Chilton, Proprietor Commercial Printing Office Supplies K. S. HARDWARE Compliments of Phone 187 Caruthersville, Mo. SHADE EQUIPMENT COMPANY Compliments of VAN JOHNSON'S MAY CONCRETE COMPANY “Your Place To Eat” 5th Ward Caruthersville, Mo. no COMPLIMENTS OF Caruthersville Sand and Gravel Co. CARUTHERSVILLE, MO. Compliments of HUNT'S NEWS AGENCY Compliments of HARPER'S JEWELRY STORE Compliments of WALLACE BUCHANAN Electrical Appliances ill CLEVIDENCE MACHINE WORKS Machinery Supplies Phone 134 Caruthersville, Mo. Compliments of MISSOURI SOYBEAN COMPANY Caruthersville, Mo. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER NEELEY BROTHERS IMPLEMENT CO. McCormick Farm Equipment Phone 42 PEMISCOT OIL COMPANY, INC. Bulk Plant: Steele, Hayti Bulk Plant: Kennett, Risco Authorized Distributor for The Texaco Company Caruthersville, Mo. THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG STORE Prescription Specialists 108 West 4th Phone 899 Caruthersville, Mo. “Gifts For All Occasions’ STANFIELDS JEWELRY 112 Compliments of CITY FURNITURE CO. Complete Home Furnishings Mr. Shelton presents gavel to new S.A.C.. president, LeRoy Cravens. Gas Gas Appliances TRADERS MERC. CO. Hardware, Paints, Gifts Bendix “G-E” Appliances Caruthersville - Bernie, Mo. Compliments of HOWARD CUNNINGHAM RIVERSIDE GIN CO. Modern Cleaning - Drying Mothing System Phone 181 Hwy. 84, West Compliments of STANFIELD'S HARDWARE Figgins, Williams, Allen, and Richards on a biology field trip. Compliments of NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION Hubert Wilson, Secy.-Treas. 113 H. S. SMITH FUNERAL HOME Ambulance Service 808 Ward Phone 468 Caruthersville, Mo. NELSON Coal - Feed - Fuel Oil Phone 250 Caruthersville, Mo. “YOUR DEPOSITS INSURED FOR $10,000.00 The National Bank OF CARUTHERSVILLE A. B. RHODES, Vice-President Cashier “A GOOD BANK WITH A LOT OF GOOD CUSTOMERS” 114 Taylor Sand and Gravel MATERIALS FROM THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI BUSHEY RIVERFRONT CARUTHERSVILLE, MO. PHONE 753 Best Wishes Seniors INDEPENDENT OIL COMPANY KASPERS Phone 757 Caruthersville DUSTY'S STEAK HOUSE Steaks - Sea Food Highway 84, West l COMPLIMENTS OF Arl J. Dillman and Son AUTO PARTS GARAGE SUPPLIES PHONE 176 CARUTHERSVILLE, MO. GAITHER FURNITURE APPLIANCE CO. PEMISCOT CLEANERS 513 Ward Phone 448 Caruthersville, Mo. “Cleaned The Expert Way” Fine Furniture for the Home Satisfaction Guaranteed Phone 16 Ward Ave. T.R. NELSON GROCERY Phone 296 1004 Adams Caruthersville, Mo. Compliments of POPHAM BUICK COMPANY 116 TEROY'S GROCERY MARKET WALSWORTH L Bound by WAjLBWORTH BHOTHCna Marrolino. Ho . U. B. A. � • A . ft c n WALSWORTH Lithographed Bound by WALSWORTH BROTHERS Marcoltn . Mo., U. S. A.