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

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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

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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.

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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