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

Text from Pages 1 - 140 of the 1957 volume:

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A centennial year is not only a time for looking hack: it is a time for looking forward, too . . . for reviewing the ways of living, the ideas, the happy events, the fine achievements of today. The centennial celebration of our town also spotlights the Caruthersville of today. It is for these reasons that we, the 1957 Cotton Blossom staff, have chosen for our yearbook theme. TODAY AND YESTERDAY. In this, our centennial edition, we have tried in words and pictures to capture the special events which were the happy remembrances of this 1957 school year — our TODAY . . . against the background of the past . . . our YESTERDAY. With pride in our past and with hope for our future, we dedicate this 1957 Cotton Blossom to our town in its centennial year. CONTENTS ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY 8 SPECIAL EVENTS ________________________ 16 Fall . . . Winter ... Spring ORGANIZATIONS .. 36 Publications . . . Clubs . . . Music ATHLETICS .. 56 Football . . . Basketball. . . Track Intramural Sports STUDENTS AND CLASSES 70 Seniors .. . Juniors ... Sophomores Freshmen ADVERTISERS 109 Caruthersville Celebrates 100 Years of Progress One hundred years ago in 1857, John Hardeman Walker and George Bushey laid out a town on their farmlands in the Missouri “bootheel” and called it Caruthersville. The name honored a Madison County lawyer, judge, and representative, Samuel Caruthers. An earlier French trading post. La Petite Prairie, founded about 1790 at the present site of Caruthersville, was destroyed by the 1811-12 earthquakes. As the desolated land again became habitable, settlers slowly returned to the “bootheel.” Caruthersville was replatted in 1857 and in 1899 became the county seat of Pemiscot County. Our location on the Mississippi River and our C.H.S. STUDENTS examine the centennial exhibit at the County Fair. vast timber resources and fine farmlands were the keys to Caruthersville’s steady growth. Today, a town of 10,000 population, Caruthersville is known for the richness of its surrounding farmlands and the friendliness of its people. Our town’s centennial celebration has provided good fellowship and fun for C.H.S. students, as well as for the entire population of Caruthersville. From the opening parade in October to the final events of Centennial Week in June, C.H.S. students were in the midst of the planning and the fun. We paraded with the band, designed the official centennial seal, served time in the stockade, hawked centennial products, participated in the pageant, “La Petite Prairie Chronicle,” and thoroughly enjoyed the continuous activities of Centennial Week. It was a year we will always remember. WEARING THEIR CENTENNIAL COSTUMES, C.H.S. students Collins. Roebuck, and Dean pause before the old hearse during the burial of “Uncle Jim Razor.” SCHOOL DISTRICT 18—YESTERDAY, sponsored by the schools of Caruthersville, typifies school life as it was 100 years ago. Miss Pat Swiggart, wearing authentic clothes, portrays a teacher of that era. 6 CENTENNIAL QUEEN AND KING, Kay Burn? and Jerry Caruthers, ride the cotton wagon of yesterday in the centennial parade. 30 THE ROBERT E. LEE, centennial float, brings back memories of the days when Caruthersville was a thriving river port. CAROLYN DAVIS, C.H.S. art student, displays the centennial products which bear the official emblem she designed. “HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CARUTHERSVILLE,’’ says the Ark-Mo Power Company in their centennial parade float. C.H.S. student. Demetra Franklin, is the Ark-Mo queen. MR. DELMAR A. COBBLE, Superintendent B.S., Southeast State College M.E., University of Missouri New Teachers and Buildings Benefit C.H.S. Under the leadership of Superintendent Delmar A. Cobble and our Board of Education, C.H.S. made marked progress in 1956-57. Our new music building, one of the finest in the state, was completed. The Southside Cafeteria was completed and opened to high school students. Four additional teachers were added to the teaching staff, making possible the offering of more subjects to our stu- dents. A music instructor for choral work, and courses in general music, physics, and metal work, a woman physical education instructor for C.H.S. girls, and additional teachers for English, social studies, and mathematics were added to fill long-felt needs and absorb the increased enrollment. C.H.S. maintained its AAA rating and North Central Association membership. MEMBERS OF THE CARUTHERSVILLE. BOARD OF EDUCATION discuss building plans at their regular monthly meeting. Seated: Mr. Dalton Teroy, President Willard Collins, Mrs. J. Thomas Markey, Mrs. Frances Walton, 8 Secretary. Standing: Mr. Dale Bracey, Mr. Frank Slentz, Mr. Wayman Foster, and Superintendent Delmar Cobble. TODAY Caruthersville High School in 1957 YESTERDAY Caruthersvillc High School from 1897-1911. The first high school graduating class in 1897 graduated from this school located at the site of the present Lee Rood Annex. The size of our present school system is made more impressive when contrasted with that of Caruthersville’s first high school, organized sixty years. ago in 1896-97. The total budget for the 1896 school which employed four teachers, including Superintendent Lee W. Rood, was $2,241. The annual budget for our 1956-57 school, with its twenty-five teachers, superintendent, principal, two secretaries, and two custodians, was $948,000. The high school enrollment in 1896 was 38: this year, it was 435. The total evaluation of property for taxation in our school district in 1896 was $300,000. Today, it is $6,500,000. Caruthersville and its schools have grown in these first one hundred years of our history. TOMORROW—The future Caruthersville High School Auditorium-Gymnasium. The class of 1958 hope to have their Commencement Program in this new building. 9 MR. EDWARD J. SHELTON, PrincipaI B.S., Northwest State College M.E., University of Colorado Our Teachers Are Busy J People . . . Our teachers and our principal. Mr. Edward J. Shelton, were busy people. They taught us fifty-one different subjects, worked with us in fourteen school organizations, and coached us in three varsity and seven intramural sports. MR. REDMAN DUNHAM B.C.S.. Drake University M.A., University of Missouri Teaches typing, bookkeeping, business law. business English. consumer economics . . . Sponsors a senior homeroom. MRS. MILDRED BASKIN B.S.. Southeast State College Teaches shorthand, typing, secretarial practice, general business . . . Sponsors a junior homeroom. MRS. RUTH PATTERSON B.S., Arkansas State College Teaches English II and III . . . Sponsors Honor Society and a junior homeroom. MISS PATRICIA BREWER A.B.. Lamhuth College Teaches Spanish. English II, journalism . . . Sponsors Pep Club and Tiger Rag. MRS. LOUISE PARKER B.S., Arkansas State College M.A., Memphis State College Teaches English I and speech . . . Sponsors Thespians. Drama Club, and a freshman homeroom. 10 MRS. LORENE CUNNINGHAM B.S., Southeast State College Teaches English IV and world problems . . . Sponsors S.A.C. and a senior homeroom. MR. CHARLES ROOME B.S., Southeast State College Teaches civics and world problems . . . Sponsors a freshman homeroom. MISS MARY ELLEN HORNER B.S., University of Missouri M.A., George Peabody College Teaches American history, American problems, and geography . . . Sponsors the Cotton Blossom and a sophomore homeroom. Our Teachers Are Professional- Minded MRS. LENORE MUIR B.S., Southeast State College Teaches algebra I, general mathematic , and English I . . . Sponsors a freshman homeroom. MISS LENA WALK B.S., Central State College M.A., University of Missouri Teaches algebra I, plane geometry, advanced algebra, trigonometry . . . Sponsors a senior homeroom. MRS. MOODIE, president, thanks Mr. Lynn Twitty, President of the Missouri State Teachers’ Association, who has just spoken at the District Classroom Teachers’ meeting at Sikeston. Mrs. Muir is secretary of the Classroom Teachers’ Association. Our teachers belonged to and worked in many professional organizations. They were lOO f in their membership in the National Education Association and Missouri State Teachers’ Association. Most of them belonged to our local Classroom Teachers’ Association and to the professional organizations in their own fields. Mrs. Hazel was a member of the Advisory Staff of the Scholastic District Art Committee and the State Art Curriculum Guide Committee. Mr. Shelton served this year as Chairman of the SE Missouri Principals’ Association and Mr. Cobble as a member of the SE Missouri Administrators’ Association Executive Board and the MSTA Resolutions Committee. Mr. Mock was President of the County Schoolmasters and Mrs. Moodie and Mrs. Muir were President and Secretary, respectively, of the District Classroom Teachers’ Association. II MR. FLOYD BARNHART B.S.. University of Missouri M.A.. University of Missouri Teaches Vocational Agriculture I, II. Ill . . . Sponsors F.F.A. and freshman home-room. MRS. HELEN BAKER B.S.. University of Missouri Teaches Home Economics I. II, III . • . Sponsors F.H.A. and a freshman homeroom. MR. HARRY DARR B.S., Northwest State College Teaches general shop, wood and metal work, electricity, lathe work, mechanical and architectural drawing . . . Coaches track and football. Our Teachers Are Human, Too . . . •RUFFLE UP YOUR FEATHERS! ” coaxes Mr. Dunham to one of his favorite roosters. Raising “fightin’’’ chickens has been his hobby for several years. MISS WALK proudly shows her hobby, African violets, to Mrs. Cunningham and Mrs. Brown, who are also interested in flower gardening. Our teachers had many outside interests and hobbies. Within our faculty were choir directors, the Democratic County Committee-woman. members of many local civic clubs, active church workers, and den mothers. Our teachers’ hobbies included everything from photography, fishing, gardening, hunting, reading, painting, travel, music—to Mr. Dunham s chickens and his birthday book. MR. JOHN McGUIRE B.S., Arkansas State College Teaches physical education in high school and junior high . . . Coaches football and track. MR. JOE PARKINSON B.S., Arkansas State College M.E.. University of Mississippi Teaches drivers’ training and physical education in high school and junior high . . . Coaches basketball. MRS. DOROTHY MOCK B.S., Arkansas State College Teaches girls’ physical education in high school and junior high . . . Sponsors Pep Club and a sophomore homeroom. They Have Relaxing Hobbies MISS MARY ELLEN HORNER’S ever- MRS. IRENE HAZEL is putting the finishing touches on her oil painting, one of her many hobbies. “ISN’T IT A BEAUTY!’’ exclaims Mrs. Mock as she and Mr. Shelton look at Mr. Tom Mock’s “pride and joy.’’ The homemade flies are also a part of his hobby. Mrs. Mock and Mr. Edward Shelton are also fishermen. present camera is evidence of her hobby, photography. 13 MR. EDGAR I. AI1.0R B.S., Southeast Slate College Directs senior, Lee Rood, and beginners’ band and boys’ glee club. MRS. IRENE HAZEL B.S., Southeast State College M.A., University of Missouri Teaches Art I and advanced art and supervises elementary art . . . Sponsors S.A.C. and Cotton Blossom. MISS SUZANNE CAIN B.S., Southeast State College Teaches general music and directs girls’ glee club and mixed chorus . . . Supervises Lee Rood music. Our leachers Offer C.H.S. Students MR. JACK HOPKE A.B., Westminster College M.A., ( leorge Peabody College Teaches general science, biology, and chemistry . . . Sponsors Projectionists Club and a sophomore homeroom . . . Coaches junior high athletics. MR. J. H. O’CONNOR B.S., Southeast State College Teaches general science, general math, and physics . . . Sponsors Projectionists and sophomore homeroom. MRS. ARTIE MOOD1E B.S., University of Missouri St. Louis Library School Librarian . . . Sponsors Honor Society. MRS. LOUISE BROWN B.S., Oklahoma City University Supervises study hall . . . Sponsors F.T.A. 14 MR. TOM MOCK, guidance counselor, advises Pat Swiggart on a designing school. Special Services . . . In addition to our regular classroom teachers, C.H.S. students had the help of many teachers and workers who offered them special services. Mr. Mock gave full time to his guidance counseling this year. Mrs. Moodie offered trained library assistance, while Mrs. Brown supervised the study halls. MR. TOM MOCK B.S., Southeast State College M.E., University of Missouri Guidance counselor . . . Sponsors Conservation Club, Inter-Club Council, and a junior homeroom. MISS BETTY THOMPSON, school nurse, capably bandages Anita Southerland's arm. Miss Thompson, our new school nurse, Mrs. Frances Hiller, our new visiting teacher, and Mrs. Lyman Dillard, our speech correctionist, were all available for our benefit. In addition, our two secretaries, Mrs. Walton and Mrs. Trainor, and Mr. Otto Going, head custodian and bus driver, and his assistant, Mr. Maurice Lawrence, were indispensable members of our school staff. OPERATING THE MIMEOGRAPH MACHINE is only one of the many secretarial duties of MRS. RENNIE TRAINOR and MRS. FRANCES WALTON. MR. OTTO GOING, No. one bus driver and head custodian in C.H.S.. is known to all the students as “Otto.” His able assistant is Mr. Maurice Lawrence. ■ ;• • '%?■'•« ..■ 4 % M-J . ■•' r. ■; S special events From the square dancing of yestlrday to the rock and roll of today . . . this typifiel the vasl change.s in the life of our school during its 60-year history. Yesterday’s school was entirely academic. Today many and varied activities enliven C.H.S. school v«:. V-' •. .• .- .. ;• • • - ■' V -■ ..•% . •, •• v-. • . -Jl . i .4 • . � • • ?.:• • •.•r-.v - ; -� . V .v•' - ; •• £7:-• 3£.“Cv; - - 7'r v ’ . . f. ,;.v' ‘ .’v -r. V„7v. ,.v r v -•«. -v . vV •T.S.-i'-tV5- � • •'H-r.' •••• •' . 'V : v. . .••• . •7'7- v• •. ' V;vv-7: p1 - V- Si s -.r , :• v« Yv'«yV:i ;• • n‘-r.• %iS •• v . Vv. V ij'- y gr - w Fall Heralds Registration REGISTRATION DAY! At this time, it seems as if nothing but freshman boys are signing up for their first year in high school. GRINNING WITH PRIDE, “most typical freshman” winner, Virginia Bingham, accepts her prize from S.A.C. Vice President Jackson, as Streete and freshman slogan winner, Ann Adkins, look on. 18 Fall Se pteraLber Octoher Nove-joatbe RESHMEN, FRESHMEN, everywhere—signing up for lasses is a busy task for freshmen and faculty alike. Special events were welcoqie interventions in the daily grind of C.H.S. Assemblies, football games, crownings, track meets, elections, special weeks . . . all these extracurricular activities helped to vary the everyday routine and to make school life more interesting. August 30-31—Registration. It was a time for both old and new students to catch up on old friendships and to make new ones. Excitement, expectancy, and various emotions filled the air during those first hectic days of registration. September 3-7—Freshman Week. With the support of the Student Council, the upperclassmen tried to help make the “lost” freshmen feel at home. Bright name tags and a big brother and sister speeded up the “get-acquainted process.” A “typical freshman” and slogan contests were sponsored among the freshmen. To climax the eventful week, the newcomers wrere honored at the Freshman Frolic, a dance that gave them their first taste of social life in C.H.S. September 10-13—Elections. C.H.S. students faced an important task this week . . . the selection of class officers, S.A.C. representatives, homeroom officers . . . and the organizing of other clubs. September 14—The First Football Game. Filled with the pep and enthusiasm of the season’s first game, C.H.S. pepsters journeyed to Hayti to watch a victorious Tiger squad trounce the Hayti Indians. Parades Halloween . . IN A CANDLE LIGHTING CEREMONY. S.A.C. members Bader, Mehrle, Davis, Streete, Parrott, Summers, Hunt, and Jackson are officially installed as officers for the 1956-57 term. September 28—S.A.C. Installation. The Student Activity Committee, “student backbone” of our school, installed the leaders of the 1956-57 school year in an impressive ceremony. October 31—Halloween. Following tradition, the art students drove down town to place clever Halloween scenes on the merchants windows. Students of all the schools of Caruthersville. attired in various costumes, participated in a big parade that began at the Courthouse and ended at the high school. Later, they attended the “Goblin’s Convention.” a dance that provided a full night of enjoyment for all. GETTING READY for a Pep Club car parade are cheerleaders Bader. Taylor, Jones, Davis, and Sawyer. ART STUDENTS Lane. Johnson, and Coleman prepare their Halloween decorations for display. First place winners in ihe window decorations contest were Kay Summers and Beverly Nelson. DESPERATELY TRYING to keep that potato from falling in the “Potato Dance” are these couples at the Halloween Dance. 19 Elections . . . Crownings November 2—Varsity Queen Crowning. Once a year, all the lettermen of C.H.S. meet to select a Varsity Queen and four attendants to reign over all high school sports events. The queen’s identity remained a secret until the curtain opened to reveal her with the treasured crown and football. November 5—Presidential Election. Following authentic voting procedures, C.H.S. students registered and voted in secrecy for the candidates of their choice. The social studies classes distributed handbills encouraging the people of our community to vote, and also wrote and tape-recorded spot announcements for the local radio station, KCRV. Oddly enough, both candidates received the same number of votes—proving that the students liked “Stevenhower”! ON ELECTION DAY, C.H.S. students voted, too. In tliis scene, juniors are casting their ballots at the polls staffed by junior clerks and judges. November 11-17—Cotton Blossom Week. On Thursday morning. May 16. the student body had a chance to view in an assembly the four most beautiful girls in C.H.S. Judges, too, were in the audience and in sealed secrecy made the decision that would be announced at the Cotton Blossom Ball the following Friday night. Talk about suspense and mystery! November 15—Parents’ Night. On this night, mutters and groans were heard when parents climbed up and down three flights of stairs as they went to classes. Following the normal school day routine (in a shortened form) these “back-to- school-kids” were finally convinced that students work, too! � November 29—F.F.A. Initiation. Proud parents attended a formal ceremony and dinner honoring the ‘ greenhands” who were being initiated as full-fledged members of the Future Farmers of America. AHI . I HE.SE GIRLS luture Homemakers of America? Yes, these initiates, in all sorts of garb, are prospective F.H.A. members. ACTING AS GUIDE, Ann Richardson helps these back-to-school kids” who are getting a taste of what a real school day is like on Parents’ Night. This visitation night was held in observance of American Education Week. ESCORTS Don Woody, Jerry Caruthers, Ted Streetc and George Cook and Attendants Patty Sawyer, Ann Sowell, Sandra Southern, and Sue Rader look on as Captain Edgerton crowns Barbara Crosser Varsity Queen. EATING CAFETERIA STYLE are these parents and Future Farmers at the F.F.A. Greenhand Installation Banquet. AFTER THE COTTON BLOSSOM CROWNING is over, everyone gets into the act. •VARSITY QUEEN BARBARA CROSSER After a thrilling first half of the Homecoming Game, the time had arrived for the crowning of the 1957 Varsity Queen. Queen Barbara Crosser and her attendants rode in new convertibles down the field, coming to a stop in front of the grandstands. Gracefully stepping from the cars, the thrilled young ladies took their assigned places. Then—co-captain Giff Edgerton officially crowned the pert senior—Varsity Queen of 1957. Shouts filled the night air as the crowd cheered Queen Barbara and her three attendants. November 2—another date—another eventful night to be fondly remembered by all. Barbara Crosser Choice of Varsity WAVING JOYFULLY, Varsity Queen Barbara leads the homecoming car parade followed by her attendants, Bader, Sawyer, Sowell, and Southern. (In circle) ACCEPTING A BOUQUET from co-captain Edgerton is Varsity Queen Barbara Crosser. VARSITY QUEEN Barbara Crosser and her court, Sandra Southern. Sue Bader, Patty Sawyer, and Ann Sowell, smile happily as they reign over the Homecoming Game. 23 COTTON BLOSSOM QUEEN SUE CHRIS MEHRLE COTTON BLOSSOM QUEEN Sue Chris Mehrle and her attendants, Bobbi Moore, freshman; Margaret Johnson, sophomore; and Sonja Vick, senior; smile for the photographer. Beauty of C.H.S. Is Crowned. “A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody” was the appropriate theme for the Cotton Blossom Ball, November 16. All night long the crowd had been tense and expectant, waiting impatiently for the revelation of the judges’ decision. Then—the sealed envelope was opened! Jane Ellen Markey, editor of the yearbook, crowned Sue Chris Mehrle as the 1956 Cotton Blossom Queen. An uproar of applause filled the gymnasium and the suspense was ended. In this year of 1956, C.H.S. experienced another memorable occasion. YEARBOOK EDITOR Jane Ellen Markey crowns Sue Chris Mehrle 1957 Cotton Blossom Queen. Gerald Jones, Bobbi Moore, Wicky Taylor, Jerry Cheek, Margaret Johnson, Joe Johnson, Sonja Vick, Linda Hopke, and crown bearer Ellen Tipton watch with approval. 25 r ■ Wixiter' Deoemier January FejDi-xxar'jy' (. MON, IIGERS!” yell cheerleaders Jones, Davis, Taylor, and Bader as they lead popsters at a basketball game. S.A.C. PRESIDENT Sue Bader presents Tglent Show winners Taylor, Merideth, and Farrow with first, second, and third prizes, respectively. W inter Is Season of Basketball . . . Reunions . . November 30—The First Basketball Game. Again our old rivals, the Hayti Indians, were defeated in our first basketball game. Raring with energy and spirit, the team, with a boost from the Pepsters. started the season with the right idea. December 7—Talent Show. The local “home-spun talent of C.H.S. displayed their once hidden abilities to the student body and to the community in two entertaining performances. December 14—Christmas Art Display. When each faculty member received a hand-made Christmas card inviting them to the art room, they knew that they would spend an enjoyable hour. There they viewed the Christmas art work of the three art classes and were served cake and coffee. December 21—Alumni Christmas Assembly. Old “grads’ returned to C.H.S. on this Friday to reminisce with old friends and to visit with former teachers. Coach Hopke, master of ceremonies, emphasized the fact that many graduates of the first graduating classes were present at the assembly. January 11—Basket Ball. What a dance! Given in honor of the basketball team, this dance was really a “ball.’’ Everyone enjoyed such dances as the Hokey Pokey, Bunnyhop, and naturally, the favorite of all—jitterbugging. February 11—Faculty vs. Seniors. In a polio benefit basketball game, the men of the faculty slaughtered the senior boys, whereas, the women only defeated the senior girls by one point. All the aching muscles were worth the fun. TALENT SHOW participants Farrow, Gortner, Taylor, and Mrs. Taylor (seated) wait for Barbara Copeland to take her cue. Holiday Festivities . . . EXCHANGING GIFTS an F.H.A. juris at their Christmas party. HOSTESSES Linda Hopke and Ann Richardson serve tea at the Christmas Alumni Tea. Alumni guests pictured here are Jerry Dudley, Jane Aquino, Ann Dillman, and Donald Lay. AFTER THE CHRISTMAS ALUMNI ASSEMBLY. M. C. Jack Hopke shakes hands with Mr. Lee W. Rood, first Caruthersville High School Superintendent. With them are two of the oldest graduates of C.H.S.. Mrs. Clara Bigham. class of 1900, and Mrs. Mayme Crider, class of 1897. “SEE MY PACKAGE?” asks art student Joe Johnson to visitors Mr. O’Connor and Mrs. Mock and fellow students Christine Reichert and Judy Luckenbach at the Christmas Art Display. 27 Weeks . . . Dances . . Banquets February 15—Valentine Dance. Appropriate valentine decorations and a festive mood set the tone of the Honor Society’s Valentine Dance. A couple from the homeroom with the most representatives at the dance won the title of “King and Queen of Hearts.” February 17-23—Brotherhood Week Rabbi Vise, guest speaker from Blythe ville, joined with ministers of the Catholic and Protestant faiths in a Brotherhood Week Assembly. His moving appeal for more understanding and tolerance was a challenge to C.H.S. February 21—F.H.A. Mother-Daughter Banquet. After a delicious dinner, the girls’ mothers were entertained by a style show of garments made by the F.H.A. members. “Get togethers” of this kind promote closer understanding between the mothers and the F.H.A. organization. HONOR SOCIETY PRESIDENT Eddie Adams crowns Jerry Burge and Carolyn Glozier “King and Queen of Hearts” as attendants Madeline Green, Gerald Jones, Bobbi Moore, and Jimmy Michie look on. Senior attendant Ruth Hughes and Jerry Britton, junior, are not pictured. ARRANGING THE BULLETIN BOARD on Brotherhood Week are geography students Shirley Cobb and Genette Henderson. THIS DINNER SURE IS GOOD! This seems to be the thought of these mothers and daughters as they enjoy a sumptuous meal at the Mother-Daughter F.H.A. Banquet. Spring Unfolds Gay Social Life . . . Contests . . . Spiria g TO SLIT Cll Apiril TO©.y “HERE’S MY CHOICE!” say S.A.C. presidential campaign managers Collins, Cheek, Clayton, and Cole as they point to their candidates Hunt, Merideth, Sawyer, and Figgins. March 1—Play Night. Each one of the four classes enacted a one-act play to compete for prizes. Drama, comedy, and mystery combined to offer an enjoyable evening for all. March 8—Sophomore Hoedown. Hillbilly singing, “professional” square dancing, and other types of entertaining really “dressed up” this dance. The ambitious sophomores certainly made the money for next year’s prom! March 22—District Music Meet. Concerts, contests, and music meets walked hand in hand with the beginning of spring. Many of our top-rated music students w'ent to Cape Girardeau, received district ratings, and if lucky enough, on to Columbia for state ratings where the competition got stiff. April 4—S.A.C. Election. Huge signs, posters, peppy band music, and enthusiastic yells filled the gym on this day. In this democratic election, four candidates and their campaign managers all gave convincing speeches. The identity of the future president and vice president remained a secret until Honor Recognition Day. THE WINNAHS!! S.A.C. President Bader presents Play Night awards to: Davis, best actress; Bizzle, best supporting actress; King, best supporting actor; and Morelan, best actor. Concerts . . . Track . RELIGIOUS SERVICES PARTICIPANTS Eddie Walton. Mary Etta Speight, Giff Edgerton, and Shirley Cobb lead one of the noon-hour Holy Week Programs. and PART OF THE PEP CLUB is shown here in the all-out school parade in support of the school bond issue. April 15-19—Religious Emphasis Week. During Holy Week, students participated in and attended religious services each day at noon in the auditorium. Students of eleven religious demoni-nations gave the prayers, scripture, and sermon-ettes. Students liked these services so much that they voted them one of the ten top events of the year. April 25—Vocal Music Spring Concert. The Mixed Chorus and the Girls’ Glee Club, arrayed in pastel-colored formals, gave a varied and entertaining program. Also the Boys’ Glee Cluh sang some popular songs from one of the current Broadway hits. “Oklahoma.” April 30- Bond Drive. If you don't at first succeed, try, try again. This was the motto of C.H.S. for the bond issue. After making spot announcements for KCVR. handing out handbills, and parading down Ward Avenue, the school was disappointed when the bond issue for a new auditorium-gymnasium failed by a small margin. .Not to be discouraged, however, C.H.S. worked even harder a second time urging townspeople to vote. Their efforts were rewarded when the bond issue passed by a big majority. | A BIC “SEND-OFF” for the track members, C.H.S. shows the boys they’re behind them all the way. The team left immediately after for the State Indoor Track Meet. 30 . . Junior-Senior Prom. On the night of May 3. juniors, seniors, and their dates walked into the high school gym and saw a Blue Heaven. As they looked around the room the could see on the left, Heavenly Inn” with its angels on floating clouds and crepe streamers designating heavenly beams. While looking. they could hear “Stardust” being played, and glancing to the right of the tables, they saw a low-hanging cloud with “Heavenly Music” written on it. Underneath the cloud Joe Smith's orchestra was now playing “My Blue Heaven.” Then, catching their attention was Mr. Moon with two angels blowing a fanfare on golden trumpets on either side of him. On the right of the angel was the refreshment table with its “celestial nectar. Next to it. couples were sitting in “Azure Inn.” It. too, had angels on floating clouds. Then the couples standing in the doorway glanced to the right of them and picked up one of the programs held out by life-sized angels. Since the dreamy music could not be resisted, they swirled away and danced under a sky-blue ceiling with dangling, glittering stars, II • MMMM. THIS LOOKS GOOD. exclaim juniors Camp, Figgins. Merideth, Coleman. and Buchanan as they reach for “heavenly goodies and celestial nectar.” THE GRAND MARCH is led hy senior class Vice President Joe Johnson and President Ted Streete and their dates, Sonja Vick and Sandy Southern. 31 ART STUDENT Jot Johnson demonstrates lr drawing to Open House guests. nSlraleS ll,s la, nt in still life Visitors Admire Open House Displax May 7—Open House. A larger crowd than ever before attended the annual Open House this year. All parents were urged to come and to register since the homeroom with the largest parent representation won a cake. s WW ' I V - am lV1 y IjOOK NICE in our home. ex-THESE WOULD CERTA1NL admire tl,e work o( the laim parents at ndustrial arts student . All classrooms were open and student work which was done throughout the year was displayed. Some of the exhibits were: metal and woodwork, blueprints, and worktables from the industrial arts classes; handicrafts, costume designs, and the prize-winning art work of the art classes: historic models, reports, and maps of old Caruthersville in the history department; displays of physical education and athletic and drivers’ training equipment; research papers, posters, and hook reports in the English rooms: and commercial, science, and agricultural shop work. The brand new music building, with its modern risers and individual practice rooms, was another main attraction for many visitors. c In addition to serving refreshments to the visitors, the home economics girls acted as guides while they modeled the dresses they made in home economics. MOHBY SHOW WINNERS Ricky Roland and David Bishop proudly show their blue ribbon and their coin collection to some of the Open House guests. Carolyn Davis and Ann Rich-a . °n were first place winners in the -k,n hobbies class. Richard Chaffin was first in the horse show, an un-usual addition to the Honor Society’s Hobby Show on Open House Night. 32 Honor Day Reveals Individual Honors May 16—Honor Recognition Day—the most anticipated assembly of the year-revealed the many honors which outstanding students had achieved. This year medals were given to seniors who ranked high in these classes: home economics, art, physical education, music, social studies, Spanish, science, and industrial arts. Among other awards presented were to the winners of district art and music contests, state music contest, Senior S.A.C. Scholarship Award, Babe Ruth Sportsmanship Award. Egyptian Music Camp Scholarships, and Harper’s Senior Award. Also recognized were: new officers and members of Honor Society, Boys’ and Girls’ State representatives, honor graduates, students making first honor roll for three quarters, students of the quarter and year, D.A.R. Citizenship Award winner, students with perfect attendance, athletes who lettered. F.H.A. president, cheerleader, head twirler, drum major, and majorettes for 1957-58. At the end of the program, in a hushed and expectant silence, S.A.C. President Sue Bader announced the new Student Activity President, Patty Sawyer, and Bob Figgins as vice president. PARTICIPANTS in the Senior Recital pose at the close of the program for one last round of applause. They are Markey, Brown. Woody, King. Caruthers, Collins, Carter, and Hopke. HONOR GRADUATES Garner, Parrott, Prost, Markey, King, Richardson. Hopke, Bader, Foster, Davis, and Adams are recognized at Commencement. MORRIS PATTERSON proudly accepts the “Most Valuable Athlete Award” from Key Club president Robert Jackson. APPLAUSE is heard as President Sue Bader presents the S.A.C. Scholarship to senior Jane Ellen Markey. 33 Commencement Bring Smiles and Tears for ’57 Graduates HOLDING THEIR DIPLOMAS six,v ei„h, an,) sin the ,.1,1 alma mater. ' 'g ' enior' s,an '57 GRADUATES Patterson. Jones, and Cook pack their robes and give them to Mr. Dunham after commencement Before the seniors had realized it, it was the night of the Baccalaureate Service- May 12. This class of thirty-one boys and thirty-seven girls congregated on the south lawn, found their marching partner, then slowly walked up the aisle. The class remained standing as Reverend Brower gave the invocation. Then, those seniors in Mixed Chorus marched up to the stage to sing two selections. After Reverend Blanton’s sermon, Reverend Brower concluded the program with the benediction. On Thursday evening, May 16. the 1957 graduation class met together as a group for the last time. Excited yet sad seniors again marched up the aisle for the final time. After Reverend Huels’ invocation Ted Streete, class president, gave his speech of welcome. During the program the brass quartet and double mixed quartet, composed of seniors, provided the entertainment. Superintendent Cobble introduced the speaker. Mr. Curtis Wilson. His address. The Road Ahead” was both inspiring and entertaining. The presentation of awards was next on the program. Seven outstanding seniors were honored by civic clubs of our town. Out of this class of sixty-eight. there were thirteen honor graduates. As the commencement program came to an end. the high school careers of the 1957 graduates also ended when they accepted their diplomas. Then, while singing the school song, many graduates were probablv thinking. “What lies ahead for me?” Last Days of School Mean Exams . . . Picnics . . . Good-byes ENGROSSED IN FINAL EXAMS an studious juniors laylor. Hollowed. Huntley, Lane. Going, rurnbow. Trantham, Swiggart. Shepard, and Worsham. May 20-24—Last Days of School—The freshmen, sophomores. and juniors were so busy studying for final exams during those last days of school that they really didn’t have time to “cut loose. Then, while the teachers were busy filling out report cards. C.H.S. students packed up and journeyed to Reelfoot Lake for an all-day outing. On Friday they came back to school, sunburnt and sore, and cleaned out their lockers, paid book fines, and said goodbye to teachers and friends they probably wouldn’t see for three glorious, fun-filled summer months. COLLECTING AND STACKING textbook? arc sophomore Glen Bynum. Toby Abbott, and Joanne Parks. TEACHERS’ WORK, like a never done. On Thursday tin filling out permanent records. AS RECOMPENSE, they were treated to a covered-dish dinner. Some of the home economics girls baked three cakes for teachers having May birthdays. WE fts? . v -T ' Kszammm WOT •5k.- , — TODAY ■ $ £ V .x ;C«fer organizations d if miin ms • t g?8| fK Tc v • silk v L'Zap, .£. ▼ - t V ‘7i ?� iSi . • f •« •1 from the teacher-dominal huh V.- yesterday to the student-participating school of today . . . this, too, is a part of the story of progress in C.H.S. The high school of 1897 had no student clubs; today, 13 C.H.S. organizations help to develop student leadership. 37 COTTON BLOSSOM CO-EDITORS Markey and Parrott listen to Mis Mary Ellen Horner, yearbook advisor, as she shows them how to lay out one of the copy sheets. Cotton Blossom Staff Chooses Centennial Theme Centennial 1857-1957—and Today and Yesterday. These dates and words ran through the minds of the Cotton Blossom yearbook staff from the beginning of the school year. Since Caruthersville was celebrating its 100th anniversary, the staff decided to keep in st le by joining the centennial parade. Having decided upon the theme. Today and Yesterday, the yearbook staff settled down to serious business. The three departments, literary, art. and business, had their weekly meetings and started planning. The literary staff worked diligenth to tell the ston of the 1956-57 school year. All of the cop on the pages and under the pictures were written by this hard-working crew. The art staff drew, painted, cut. and pasted on their creations as they carried out the centennial theme. Centennial figurines were made and photographed to illustrate the contrast between 1857 and 1957. The job of financing the yearbook and laying out the ad section belonged to the business staff. After school and on weekends they solicited advertisements from Caruthersville merchants. The yearbook was not the only project that occupied the minds of the staff because they sponsored a big assembly in order to select their queen and gave a dance for the announcement of her identity and crowning. Two weeks after school was out. the three departments were still working to make the 1957 Cotton Blossom a better yearbook. 38 MR. N. S. PATTERSON, Chairman of ihe National School Yearbook Association, Jam Ellen Markey, and Carolyn Davis examine top-rated yearbooks. Jane Ellen and Carolyn attended the journalism short course directed by Mr. Patterson at Missouri University. BUSINESS STAFF MEMBERS dis- cuss the money problems of the annual. SEATED: Teroy, Hunt, comanagers Streete and Collins, Hopke. and Bernard. STANDING: Chitwood, Dean, and Adams. KAY BURNS, designer of the 1957 Cotton Blossom cover, shows the finished product to Mrs. Irene Hazel, art advisor of the yearbook. WORKING ON THE YEARBOOK di-vision pages are art staff members Lane, Davis, and Burns. LITERARY EDITOR Parrott explains caption writing to literary staff members Bishop, Roebuck, Southern, Associate Editor Mehrle, Berry, Foster, and Foster. 39 Student Council Organizes New Club FOLLOW INC TRADITION. S.A.C. President Bader pins the official gavel on Sawyer, next year’s president, as Bob Figgins. vice president, smiles approvingly. OFFICERS President SUE BADER l ice President ........ ROBERT .1 CKSON Recording Secretary SUE CHRIS MEHRI.E Corresponding Secretary ........... CAROLYN DAVIS Treasurer .......................... TED STREETE Reporter........................ MARY SUE HUNT Historian CONNIE PARROTT Scrapbook Keepers ANN RICHARDSON BETTY COI.LINS Advisors MRS. IRENE HAZEL MRS. LORENE CUNNINGHAM This year the Student Activity Committee took one of its biggest steps by forming a new club— the Inter-Club Council which was made up of one representative from every club in C.H.S. This interdependent grotjp strived for understanding and cooperation between the organizations and the school as a whole. In the early spring, two more big projects were sponsored Play Night and the S.A.C. Election. During Holy Week short services were held at noon by students of eleven religious denominations. In April tbe S.A.C. encouraged the students and the townspeople to “get-out-the-vote” for the bond issue. Throughout the year the S.A.C. sponsored many other activities. Among these were: Freshman Week. Freshman Frolic, S.A.C. Installation Ceremony. Students-of-the-Quarter, Students-of-the-Year. Intramural Sports. Christmas Alumni Assembly and Tea, Christmas baskets. School Spirit Week, Senior Scholarship Award. Ten Top Events, Babe Ruth Sportsmanship Awards, and sending a delegate to the State Student Council Convention and Student Council Workshop. On May 16. the Student Council sponsored the most anticipated assembly of the year. Honor Recognition Day. At this time, the identity of next year’s S.A.C. president and vice president was revealed. FIRST ROW : VanAusdall. Parrott. Hunt. Davis. Mehrle. Richardson. Collins. Jackson, Bader. SECOND ROW: Carter, Hughes. Sowell. Henley. Figgins. Grigory'. Streete. THIRD ROW : Mrs. Hazel, Mrs. Cunningham. Ferrell, Gortner. Burge, Figgins, Clayton. 40 Baking Birthday Cakes Is New F.H.A. Project FIRS'! ROW: Grosser, Hopke, Prost, Hicks, Markey, Richardson, A. Going, Hughes, Avis, Mrs. Baker. SECOND ROW: Slider, Johnson, Privett, Sharpmack, Reel, Green. Ingle. Beecher. Clark. DePriest, Fisher, Bingham. THIRD ROW: McCallum, High ley, McCormick. Martin, Henley, Short, Speight. Williams, McCoy, Conway, Ford. Lavelle, Woody. FOURTH ROW: Dugger, VanAusdall, Preston, P. Going, Turnage, Woodard. Bridges, Roebuck. Camp, Barnett, Davis, Bader. FIFTH ROW: Turnbow, Goodman, Bizzle, Jones, Swiggart, Morse, Woods. Bradford. Carter, Frakes, Walls, Hardy. Thomas. •HERE’S YOUR CAKE,” says F.H.A. President Ann Richardson as she hands Superintendent Cobble his birthday cake. Ann won first place in the cake-baking contest at the County Fair. “Mrs. Baker, what kind of cake shall I bake for Mr. Cobble’s birthday?” This was a common question asked by the F.H.A. girls this year, because observing each teacher’s birthday with a gift of a home-made cake or pie was a new project of this club. These Future Homemakers were active in many projects this year. The chapter was host to the sub-district meeting held here on October 15. Also the girls had an important meeting in Cape Girardeau on March 16. because a local member, Jane Ellen Markey, was district president. Other activities which the F.H.A. carried out this year were: decorating a booth and participating in a cake-baking contest at the County Fair, having a F.H.A. party and packing a basket for a needy family at Christmas time, serving banquets for various groups, and holding their own annual Mother-Daughter Banquet on February 21. The purpose of the F.H.A. was to offer opportunity for the development of pupil initiative in planning and carrying out activities related to homemaking. OFFICERS President ......................... ANN RICHARDSON Vice President DOROTHY HICKS Secretary BARBARA GROSSER Treasurer .................................. PAT AV IS Historian JO ANN PROST Reporter RUTH HUGHES Parliamentarian JANE ELLEN MARKEY Advisor MRS. HELEN BAKER Pep Club Builds Sportsmanship and School Spirit CHEERLEADERS Patty Sawyer, Captain Ann Taylor. Jane Ellen Jones, Sue Bader. Carolyn Davis, and little Susie Taylor. OFFICERS “Someone’s in the crowd yelling, ‘hurrah for Tigers!’” Not only does this chant rank high as one of the Pepsters’ favorites, hut also defines the purpose of the club—to support the athletic teams in all their games. Led by the five cheerleaders, the Pepsters were always there on the job to back up the boys and to lend them spirit. In addition, the club encouraged good sportsmanship among the students and helped to build school spirit by their many pep assemblies and car parades. Their other projects were supporting the Varsity Queen activities and presenting an assembly during School Spirit Week. In late April the five 1957-58 cheerleaders were selected by the vote of the student body from ten finalists who had been chosen in preliminary tryouts. The winners were Patty Sawyer, Jane Ellen Jones, Betty Collins, Beverly Nelson, and Virginia Ann Bingham. President SONJA VICK Vice President ................. ANN RICHARDSON Secretary JO ANN PROST Treasurer JANE ANN TRANTHAM Reporter JUDY MOORE Advisors .................... MRS. DOROTHY MOCK MISS PAT BREWER CHEERLEADERS: Sawyer, Bader, Taylor, Davis, Jones. FIRST ROW: Mrs. Mock. Bingham, DePriest, Richardson, Southern, Green, Ferrell, McCallum, VanAusdall, Cole, Roper, Dunavant, Markey, Hudgins, Reel, Butrum, Vick, Privett, Slider, Grosser, Miss Brewer. SECOND ROW': J. Moore, Martin, Henley, B. Moore, Watkins, Glozier, Collins, Foster, McTernan, Hughes, Hopke, Mehrle, Vaughn, McCormick. Hulbert, Kelly, Bernard, Daulton, Lafferty. THIRD ROW: Wilks, Camp, Hicks, Coble, Parrott, Woodard, Adkins, Thomas, Hepler, Nelson. Bizzle, Gilmore, Roebuck, Goodale, Brooks, Stovall, Waldron. Brown. FOURTH ROW: Terrell, Going, N. Dunavant, Speight, Klinkhardt, Miller. Prost, J. Dunavant, Burns, Buchanan, Woods, Merideth, Trantham, Dodd, Ward, Bradford, Carter, Goodman, Robinson. 42 Honor Society Combines Show With Open House FIRST ROW: Mrs . Patterson, Hunt. Richardson, Southern, Markey, A. Taylor, Bader, Short, McCormick, J. Jones, Sawyer, Beecher, Mrs. Moodie. SECOND ROW: Henley, Mehrle, Hopke, M. Johnson, Luckenhach, Hudgins, M. A. Brown, Coble, N. Foster, Davis, Bernard. THIRD ROW': Roebuck, Speight, King, Klindhardt, Frost. B. Figgins, Merideth, Adams, J. Taylor, Cobh, Carter. Parrott. FOURTH ROW: C. Figgins. J. Johnson. L. Foster, Clark. W. Taylor, Gortner, Berry, Mollett, Abbott, D. Brown, T. Foster. Horses! Horses in C.H.S.? Yes, the Honor Society did urge all students to participate in their Hobby Show on May 7 and all kinds of hobbies were entered. Prizes were awarded in three categories: animal hobbies, collection hobbies and hobbies of skill. This year the Honor Society sponsored manv varied and worthwhile activities. They were: Valentine Dance. “Basket Ball.” Induction Assembly, Who’s Who Contest. Most School-spirited Boy and Girl Contest, and Scholarship Banner Award. They also made a noon-hour study hall available for all who needed to study. In the Honor Society Assembly there were thirteen new members and seventeen probationary members inducted. In short speeches Honor Society members stressed four necessary qualities all members should have— scholarship, character, leadership, and service. Striving always to uphold these qualities, the Honor Society members completed a busy and fun-filled year. OFFICERS President Vice President Secretary ................. Treasurer ................. Reporter Advisors ________ EDDIE ADAMS .. NANCY FOSTER BETTY CARTER MR. EDW ARD SHELTON DORIS KING MRS. ARTIE MOODIE MRS. RUTH PATTERSON HONOR SOCIETY PRESIDENT Eddie Adams helps participant Johnson. Mitchell. jAd James, set up their Hobby Show displays. .. Future Farmers Attend Various Fairs FIRST ROW: McClanahan, Greenway, Leek, Avis, Travis, R. White, M. Medlin, 0. Medlin, Nelson, Hardy, Hutchison, Petty. SECOND ROW: Mr. Barnhart, Dodd. Vaughn, Jordan, Lynn, T. White, McCoy, Garner. THIRD ROW': L. Medlin, Bizzlc, Hughes, Erwin, Goodale, Crosser. FOURTH ROW': Cobb, Ferrell, J. Bruce, T. Bruce. Stanfill. One of the busiest clubs in C.H.S. is the Future Farmers of America Club. In September the freshman and sophomore F.F.A. boys attended the Cape Girardeau Fair where they saw: the exhibits of the agricultural students of Southeast Missouri. Later in the month the juniors attended the Memphis Fair where they helped their advisor, Mr. Barnhart, in the crop judging and enjoyed the sights. In October, the club set up their own exhibit at the Pemiscot County Fair. Johnny McClanahan, junior, Lynn Medlin, sophomore, and Joe Bruce, freshman, won the most ribbons for products exhibited. Don Medlin, junior, Jimmy Leek, sopho- more, and Tommy White, freshman, were the winners of the F.F.A. Self-Improvement Contest. In the Cotton Production Contest Billy Avis and Joe Crosser were first, producing slightly over two bales per acre. The last activity of the F.F.A. year was the annual Parent-Son Dinner, when the chapter initiated the greenhands and recognized the chapter farmers. The purpose of F.F.A. was to help its members enjoy and become interested in their farming and to develop competent rural and agricultural leadership. 44 OFFICERS President RUDY WHITE Vice President CHARLES PETTY Secretary ......... JOHN McCLANAHAN Treasurer ............... DON MEDLIN Reporter ............... WAYNE HARDY Sentinel ................ BILLY AVIS Advisor MR. FLOYD BARNHART THE FUTURE FARMERS’ booth at the Caruthersville County Fair is examined by Goodale, Hughes, Roper, and Watkins. Thespians Stress Dramatics in C.H.S. “WHAT, girls helping the hoys put on their coats!” Diana Daullon. Johnnie Bracey. Pat Roebuck, and Donald DePriest demonstrate this situation in the Thespian play, “If Girls Ask Boys for Dates.” Have you ever thought what it would he like if girls asked boys for dates? Well, the Thespians allowed the school to take a peek into this situation by presenting the play, “If Girls Ask Boys for Dates,” in an assembly. This year the Thespians also sponsored a poster contest for the first school bond drive, and helped the band sell tickets for their spring concert. The purpose of the Thespians, which is affiliated with the national Thespians organization, was to encourage dramatics in C.H.S. and to give assemblies for both the public and the student body. Membership in the Thespians is achieved by the earning of points through participation in plays and by assisting in the activities of other organizations. This year a number of members of the Drama Club began their work toward Thespian membership. OFFICERS President ......................... BRENDA BRADFORD Vice President DONALD DEPRIEST Secretary PAT ROKIU'CK Treasurer ............................ MARY BERNARD Historian ........... _.............. SALLY HENLEY Reporter ........................... JAN MARTIN Advisor ................... MRS. LOUISE PARKER FIRST ROW. SEATED: Bernard, Martin, Henley, Roebuck. SECOND ROW: Teroy, Dunavant, Wilks, Ward. STANDING: Bradford, president; Reichert, Lafferty. Copeland. Merideth, Mrs. Parker, Daulton, Dugger. 45 Future Teachers OFFICERS President LINDA HOPKE Vice President CAROLYN DAVIS Secretary-Treasurer ANN RICHARDSON Reporter PATTY SAWYER Advisor MRS. LOUISE BROWN READING CLASS is in session as student teacher, Nancy Foster, tries her hand at being a third grade teacher on Student Teaching Day. Gain Experience by Teaching 46 SUPERINTENDENT COBBLE presents to President Linda Hopke the Future Teachers’ “Oh, he was the cutest thing, and my favorite, of course If this statement came from a member of the Future Teachers Club, the chances are that she wasn’t speaking about a teen-ager. Instead, she was exclaiming about a little seven-year-old Future Tab Hunter, one of her pupils on Student Teaching Day. Since the purpose of the F.T.A. is to encourage interest in the teaching profession, the members were allowed to experience teaching first hand this year. Each future teacher spent one day observing and one day teaching in an elementary grade. The F.T.A. also helped in other school projects. They assisted with homecoming activities, sponsored an essay contest for the bond drive, and helped publicize a talent show sponsored by the county teachers. charter. MEMBERS FIRST ROW: Linda Hopke Carolyn Davis Ann Richardson Patty Sawyer SECOND ROW: Pat Roebuck Jane Ellen Markey Mary Ann Brown Mrs. Louise Brown Nancy Foster Ann Taylor Betty Carter Varsity “C” Builds Much-Needed Concession Stand OFFICERS President .... Vice President Secretary Treasurer Reporter Advisors GEORGE COOK CECIL TATE G1FF EDGERTON MORRIS PATTERSON JERRY CAR OTHERS ... COACH DARK COACH McGI IRE COACH PARKINSON CUSTOMERS swamp the Varsity C” stand during one of the home basket hall games. Varsity Club workers are Streete, Caruthers, McCoy. Woody, Snow. Jackson, and Tate. “Hot dogs, pop corn, peanuts! was a familiar ring at all hall games. This cry could be traced to the boys of the Varsity “C” Club as they peddled refreshments to earn money for new athletic equipment. This year the club spent their hard-earned money for a Crowther charging machine for the use of the football squad. A new concession stand on the football field, built by the club members under supervision of Coach Darr. made selling easier this year. This building was the bub of activity at C.H.S. football games. Another project of the “C” Club was the awarding of their “Best Athlete’’ trophy to Giff Edgerton at Commencement. All football, basketball, and track lettermen. including the managers, were eligible to membership in this organization. The boys worked hard to promote sportsmanship at all games and to encourage good will between the teams. FIRST ROW: Coach McGuire, Gurley. Cook, Warren. Raburn. Hinze. Woody, Sawyer, Coach Darr. SECOND ROW: king, Thompson, McCoy, Lauck. Hinton. Britton, Bynum. Edgerton. Collins. THIRD ROW: Tate. Grooms, Streete, Clayton, Green, D. - now, Jackson, C. Snow, Coach Parkinson. FOURTH ROW: Mitchell, Caruthers, Patterson. Michie, Burge, Ward, Hollowed. 47 Conservation Club Emphasizes Wild Life Preservation OFFICKRS President TONY FOSTER Vice President RICHARD CHAFFIN Secretary-Treasurer DORSEY CLARK Advisor MR. TOM MOCK LOOKING WITH PRIDE at their marksmanship are Conservationist members Abbott, Sales, Mr. Mock, Cbaflin. Taylor, Speight, Clark, and McCullough. Although a young organization, the Conservation Club successfully fulfilled its purpose of increasing knowledge among its members about equipment used in outdoor sports and promoting a sense of responsibility in conserving natural resources. To carry out the purpose of the club the members had many programs about bunting, fishing, and natural resources. Two of the most interesting were: a talk given by Don May, county conservation agent, and Pete Cook’s demonstration on “How to Tie Trout Flies.” At the end of the year, the club members enjoyed a breakfast and rifle match at the home of Wickie Taylor. This is how it’s done,” says Pete Cook as he demonstrates to Ronald Sales, Mr. Mock, and Tony Foster how to tie trout flies. ANOTHER BULL'S-EYE is the aim of Speight, Sales and Abbott as Me Cullough. Clark and Taylor look on. Projectionists Liven 11 Classrooms With Movies PROJECTIONIST CLUB MEMBERS Terrell, King, Book. Hill, DePriest, Mr. Hopke, Brown, Norman, Hall, and Mr. O’Connor lake lime out from a projector demonstration by President Tommie King to pose for a picture. “Oh. boy,” exclaimed a general science student as he spied a projectionist heading for the science room. A projectionist pushing the moving picture projector through the hall meant a classroom film and a welcome break in the daily class routine. However, this was not the only service given by the Projectionist Club. These boys also operated the film strip projector and tape recorder for the faculty. In addition, they helped with the public address system, spotlights, and record player in the production of school assemblies and for dances. The projectionists also assisted with the “get-out-the-vote” campaign in November and the school bond drive in March by tape recording spot announcements to be broadcast over KCRV. KtCOKDINO get-out-the-vote s„„r „„„ John Short and Jerry Cheek is reSwen T mit fC Waym‘ ing. Burch, OFFICERS President .............. Vice President Secretary-Treasurer Advisors ................ .. TOMMIE KING DENNIS BROWN RONNIE BOYD MR. JACK HOPKE MR. J. H. O’CONNOR EXPLAINING the complicated public address to new projectionists Book, Hill and Terrell is veteran Donald DePriest. 49 Music Department Accjuires New Home TWIRLERS Sue Cole Carolyn Glozier Patricia Roebuck Kay Burns Head Twirler, Dorothy Miller Drum Major, Betty Carter Many changes were made in the music department of C.H.S. this year. The number one change was the completion of our fine new music building. No longer does the band have to compete with the school buses for a place to rehearse. Both the band and the choral groups now have their own spacious rooms in which to rehearse. Change number two was the employing of a new vocal instructor. Miss Suzanne Cain, to share with Mr. Ailor the responsibility for the music department. Change number three was the adding of a hoys’ glee club to the choral department. With these three changes have come an improvement in both the spirit and ability of the entire music department. FIRST ROW: Cook. Watkins. Coble, Martin, Jones. Davis, Preston. SECOND ROW: Southern. Henley, Butrum, Lafferty, Highlcy, Cronan, Hopke, Sawyer, Roper, Daulton. P. King. THIRD ROW: Walton, Thomas, McAlister, Stovall, VanAusdall, Frakes, Bingham, Nelson. Book. Hill, B. Bracey, Dunavant, Wilks, Ward, Coleman. Dugger, Latimer. FOURTH ROW: Chitwood, Wadley, Hendricks. Thomasson, L. Graham. B. Figgins, W. King, G. Norman. M. Norman, Klemp, Clayton, DePriest, J. Bracey, Thompson, Atkins, B. Graham, Jackson. Privett, Garner, Taylor, LITTLE JIMMY AILOR shows band member Sally Henley, Cheerleader Patty Sawyer, and Twirler Sue Cole just how a “veteran” does it. TROMBONISTS Chuck Grooms, Wayne Morlan, and Harold Gortner “sound off” in a trio performance which was a feature of the hand assembly program. Waldron, L. Figgins. FIFTH ROW: Caruthers, Cheatham, Bizzle, Berry, Woody, Mr. Ailor, Teroy, Culp, Farrow. James, Going, Carter, Miller, Roebuck, Glozier, Cole, Bums, Gortner, Morlan, Baskin. There has been a renewed interest and enthusiasm among the band students this year. They have participated in many activities including half-time shows for the football games, playing at basketball games, participating in many parades and concerts all the way from Jackson, Missouri, to Blytheville, Arkansas. The biggest project of the band this year was the selling of chocolate bars to raise money for new uniforms. In addition, the group played host to the Piedmont High School Band when Piedmont presented a concert in our high school. The band members made fine records at both the district and state music contests. These students and ensembles brought home “ones” from the district and state contests: Harold Gortner and Don Woody in instrumental solos and the clarinet quartet. The following students and groups made “ones” at the district contest: Wayne King and Jerry Caruthers in instrumental solos, the brass sextet, Sue Cole in twirling, and the twirling ensemble. Sandra Southern and John Bracey, pianists, also won “1” ratings at the Cape contest. 51 MIXED CHORUS: Accompanist, Hopke. FIRST ROW: Grosser, Vick, Reel, Richardson. Bracey, Grigory, Brooks, F. Young, Markey. Ferrell. Adkins. Beecher. Green. Miss Cain. SECOND ROW: N. Foster. Davis, Taylor, Thurman. Hayden, Copeland, Jones, Latimer. Robinson. Parrott. McCoy, Hayden. McTernan. THIRD ROW: Swiggart, Terrell, Brown, Alexander, Reichert, Speight. Dodd. Franklin. Hinze. Going. T. Young, Hughes, Turn bow, Hudgins. FOURTH ROW: Graham, King, McClanahan, Chitwood. Streete, Townsend. Hill, Gortner, Collins, T. Foster, Buchanan, Merideth, Trantham, Dunavant, Miller. The mixed chorus with its new director and new choral room as really been stepping high this year. Among the many programs in which they participated were: the Brotherhood Assembly, Thanksgiving Assembly, Easter Sunrise Service, Cape Choral Festival, and Baccalaureate. Their two big programs of the year were the Christmas Concert and the Spring Choral Concert. The interest in music among C.H.S. girls this year made two glee clubs necessary. These groups participated in the Alumni Assembly, Christmas Concert, and Spring Choral Concert. The main activity of the boys’ glee club was the Spring Concert. The three choral groups cooperated in entertaining the Cape A Cappella Choir which gave two concerts in the high school. GIRLS GLEE CLUB: Accompanist, Preston. FIRST ROW: Hundhausen, Clark, J. Taylor, McCallum, Samuels, Lafferty, Dunn, Dunavant, Teroy, Bradshaw, Mercer, Thurman. Fisher, J. Copeland, Miss Cain. SECOND ROW: Willis, P. Ford, McNeil, Butrum, Graham, Lawler, Alexander, Moore, Cole, Stovall, Roper, Waldron, W;ilks, Hinze, Brown, Watkins, Brister, L. Van-Ausdall, Phelps. THIRD ROW: Lane, Hulbert, Vaughn, Jones, Williams, Turnage, Kelly, Gilmore, O’Keene, Walls, Moore, Speight, McCormick, Adkins, Millikan, Dodson, J. VanAusdall, Spencer. FOURTH ROW: Hepler, P. Copeland, S. Henley, Mollett, Daulton, Bradford, Moody, Figgins, Driskill. Dean, Featherston, Bernard, L. Henley, Barnett, Martin, Goodman, Hardy. BOYS’ DOUBLE QUARTET Accompanist Linda Hopke. FIRST ROW: Lowell Foster, Mr. Ailor, Chris Chitwood, Ted Streete, Tommie King. SECOND ROW: Harold Gortner, Gerald Jones, Tony Foster, John Fields, and Audry McCutcheon. This group made a T rating in both the district and state contests. 53 PROOFREADING Sue Bader’s article is Tiger Rag staff member Nancy Foster, and Carolyn Davis cuts a stencil for the student newspaper, the Tiger Rag. Tiger Rag Keeps Students Up-to-Date Every other week the seven members of the Tiger Rag staff attacked the mimeograph machine in the school office to print the regular issue of their paper. Each time this event took place, it was a battle between machine and students, but the staff always put out an issue bi-weekly. Besides battling the mimeograph machine, the seven girls also gathered news, wrote articles, cut stencils, and stapled the paper together. The Tiger Rag staff did all this work within the journalism class under the supervision of Miss Pat Brewer, class instructor. This year the Tiger Rag staff published fifteen issues and at the end of the year they published a special senior edition. THE MIMEOGRAPH MACHINE causes quite a struggle for Richardson, Mehrle, Taylor, and Hunt as they print the Tiger Rag. MINUTES BEFORE the deadline the Tiger Rag staff Richardson, Foster, Taylor, Hunt, Miss Brewer, Mehrle, and Bader staple and stack the papers for homeroom distribution. 54 SERVING N.E.A. BIRTHDAY CAKE to fellow Classroom Teachers are Mrs. Betty Allison and Mrs. Sylvia Davis. Other teachers pictured are Mr. Ailor, Mrs. Moodie, Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Neff, and Mrs. Mowcry. C.T.A. Encourages Fellowship Among Faculty Our teachers had a school club, too—the Classroom Teachers’ Association. This group, which included most of the teachers in the entire school system, built closer fellowship among the faculty and worked for the professional growth of its members. In their monthly meetings, during 1956-57, the Classroom Teachers had programs and enjoyed social occasions. In April, the program and social hour was in honor of the centennial observance of the National Education Association, of which the Classroom Teachers are a part. A HAT STYLE SHOW by the men teachers and guests provides amusing entertainment at the Christmas Classroom Teachers’ banquet. TEACHERS AND GUESTS are shown here enjoying the food at the Christmas Classroom Teachers’ banquet. F.T.A. members, who were guests, are shown in the left background. 55 UD'Gai ;Vv A •. . . • . • ‘ ;• 0;‘� ' • ■ « . . ' « • . • . , . • :• • ■ ' - .v :-v • v 1 AT ♦ • . • • -i y''� ■-.• •;•.. .■■’ I' 'V «• •-.« ♦« v; soiismye rf -v. f iLvaoi iJ $vv - ti A ' v ;v'ir r B9 -V ■v.SU r ? � s : ■ � V A' •♦v.Vs:; VvVy «X 4 . v .• .V v?x - i «£ -. -. .► • — :v. fe afii Football Squad Fights Hard for C.H.S. BIG GRINS show that the football boys enjoyed their meal at the annual football banquet. Working together in their third consecutive year. Coach John McGuire and Assistant Coach Harry Darr guided the 1956 Caruthersville football team in rough practice sessions and through their tough schedule consisting of Big 8 and Little 6 Conference foes. After compiling a record of four victories against only one defeat, the Tigers ran afoul with their luck. At that point, a wave of injuries hit the squad and they never actually recovered until the final game with Kennett. In the closing Turkey Day game, the Tigers again took the measure of their long-standing rivals, the Kennett Indians, by a score of 33-20. Halfback Giff Edgerton and end Gerald Clayton were named to the mythical Big 8 Conference first team. Ted Streete and Jerry Caruthers were picked for the third team, and Cecil Tate, Charles Snow, and George Cook were rewarded for their hard work by being placed on the honorable mention list. FIRST ROW: Cheek, manager; Hinson. M. Medlin, White, McCoy. Hill, Terrell, Jackson. Hendricks. Harper, Taylor, P. Thompson, Cronan. SECOND ROW: Boyd, Sawyer. J. Thompson, Barnett, Davis, Owens, B. Cook, Wooldridge. Kingsbury, Luckenbach, Baskin, R. King. THIRD ROW: Bizzle. Cobb. Malone, Worsham, Britton. T. King, Clayton, Burge. FOURTH ROW: L. Medlin, C. Figgins, Coleman, Lauck. McCutcheon, Ward, Jones, Tedder. FIFTH ROW: Hinze, Hollowell, B. Figgins, Norman, Chaffin, Grooms, Rabum, Walls, Collins, Hamby. SIXTH ROW: Mitchell, Bynum, Caruthers, G. Cook, W'oody, L. McCoy, R. Jackson, Edgerton, Streete, Tate, Snow. FOOTBALL BOX SCORE POINTS SCORED TD EP TP Giff Edgerton ..... 8 0 48 Don Woody 6 0 36 Gerald Clayton . 2 12 24 Jerry Raburn 3 1 19 Jerry Caruthers 3 1 18 Chuck Grooms________________ 2 0 12 Wayne Collins 10 6 George Cook ] 0 6 Walter Hinze 10 6 Billy Sawyer 10 6 HERE I. THE Iurkey Day game the Kennett quarterback tries to buck the Tigers’ defense. FOOTBALL SQUAD members enjoy a plentiful meal at the football V ars’uy banquet given at the close of the season. the stand during A C’VILLE man tries for a forward pass as Kennett moves to intercept. GIFFORD EDGERTON goes on a touchdown scoring spree during the Turkey Day Game. CARUTHERSVILLE 12—HAYTI 0 The Tigers broke the ice of the 1956 season with a victory over their traditional rivals, Hayti, September 14, on the Indian’s field. CARUTHERSVILLE 7—SIKESTON 13 In the opening Big 8 Conference game at Sikes-ton, on September 21, the Bulldogs controlled the first half 13-0. A second-half Tiger rally fell short, and the Bulldogs held on for a 13 to 7 victory over our scrappy Tiger team. CARUTHERSVILLE 40—DEXTER 14 Playing before a hometown audience for the first time, September 28, the Tigers responded by trampling the Bearcats of Dexter 40-41. CARUTHERSVILLE 14—CAPE GIRARDEAU 13 On the night of October 5, the Tigers ventured to Cape Girardeau to bring home a 14 to 13 victory on the strength of an extra point. At intermission, the Central Tigers had the upper hand, 13-7. CARUTHERSVILLE 37—CHARLESTON 19 In a free scoring game on the home field on October 12, the Tigers overran the Bluejays 37 to 19 -in a Big 8 Conference game. The Tigers rallied from an early 13 to 0 deficit to take a 19 to 13 lead at halftime. CARUTHERSVILLE 0— POPLAR BLUFF 38 Due to injuries to key men, the Tigers ran afoul with their luck and were soundly trounced 38 to 0 by a much larger Mule team in a conference game, October 19. CONTRIBUTING TO VICTORY is Gerald Clayton as his conversion heads between the crossbars. 60 AFTER A GOOD GAIN, this Tiger is brought down by several of the opponents. CARUTHERSVILLE 12—JACKSON 20 Still feeling the effects of injuries of previous games, the Tigers made the long journey to Jack-son on October 26 to absorb a 20 to 12 defeat at the hands of the Indians. CARUTHERSVILLE 14—CAIRO 34 In the homecoming game, November 2, the Tigers were beginning to display some of their previous form in spite of their defeat by the conference co-champions, the Cairo Pilots. The final score was 34 to 14. CARUTHERSVILLE 12—PORTAGEVILLE 12 In the final home game of the season, on November 0, the Tigers encountered Portageville of the Little 6 Conference. This scrappy Bulldog team battled the Tigers to a 12 to 12 deadlock in a hard-fought game. CARUTHERSVILLE 33—KENNETT 20 For the traditional Turkey Day Game with Ken-nett on November 22. the Tigers paid a visit to the Indians’ field to bring home a 33 to 20 win in the last game of the 1956 gridiron schedule. FIRST ROW: Coach Parkinson, Patterson, Collins, Michie, Edgerton, Clayton. SECOND ROW: Haynes, Gortner. Wadley. Vlalls. Morlan, Barnett, J. Thompson, Sawyer. THIRD ROW: Cheek, Vick, Britton, Chaffin. P. Thompson, Raburn, Kin , manager. 1957 Basketball Squad Clashes With Tough Opponents The 1957 basketball squad, under Coach Joe Parkinson, worked harder this year in an attempt to improve their record. However, it appeared as if everyone else did the same. The Tigers proved that they did know how to play a good game as the closeness of most of the scores indicates. They always displayed good sportsmanship in defeat. The season record was four victories against eleven defeats. TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE of this time out are the coaches and the “B” Team. THE TIGERS show fight under the board, scrapping with their opponents for a rebound. “B” TEAM Scorers Points Scored Percentage of free shots Cheek 144 49.1% Barnett 137 63.1% Gortner 120 50.7% Walls .... 81 61.4% J. Thompson 79 55.7% Grooms 25 23.1% Raburn '44 34.7%) Britton . 13 33.3% Chaffin 14 47.1% Sawyer 9 45.5% Vick 6 80.0%, P. Thompson 4 “A” TEAM Scorers Points Scored Percentage of free shots Clayton 246 Morlan 193 Michie 194 Gortner 53 Collins ....................... 118 Edgerton 81 Patterson 72 Thompson 14 Barnett 27 Walls .... - 4 60.2 % 61.6% 55.0% 47.37, 50.07, 45.07, 60.77, 52.8' , 44.4% 50.0% 50.0% TALKING OVER last-minute strategy with the coaches is the “A” Team trying to assure a victory. SCORING over his opponent’s head is Michie. “B” TEAM RESULTS Caruthersville 34 Hayti 29 Caruthersville 44 Wardell 59 Caruthersville 42 Holland 47 Caruthersville 30 Portageville 19 Caruthersville —45 Bragg City 33 Caruthersville 41 Cooter 27 Caruthersville 40 Poplar Bluff 37 Caruthersville 54 Ross 58 Caruthersville 50 Kennett 41 Caruthersville 54 Steele 60 Caruthersville ... 58 Braggadocio 59 Caruthersville 52 Sikeston 54 Caruthersville 41 Deering 53 Caruthersville 42 Hayti 29 Caruthersville 40 Cardwell 72 SMILING HAPPILY after receiving the trophy for the “Best All-Around Athlete,” is basketball captain, Giff Edgerton. A” TEAM RESULTS Caruthersville... Caruthersville. Caruthersville... Caruthersville.—. Caruthersville Caruthersville Caruthersville.... Caruthersville Caruthersville.. Caruthersville.... Caruthersville____ Caruthersville.... Caruthersville.... Caruthersville Caruthersville . -.61 —67 - 48 —47 19 74 45 .73 ...56 ...58 ...66 ...44 58 55 .63 Hayti ___________52 Wardell 90 Holland ....... 72 Portageville ____83 Bragg City 53 Cooter ..........42 Poplar Bluff 74 Ross ........... 49 Kennett 54 Steele...........59 Braggadocio .....70 Sikeston ........56 Deering .......—60 Hayti 57 Cardwell 85 TOURNEY RESULTS Kennett Invitational Caruthersville 55 Holcomb County Caruthersville______37 Cooter .......... 35 Caruthersville......45 Holland ........ 59 Regional Caruthersville......49 Sikeston 70 DRIVING in for this basket is Michie seen going between his two opponents. WATCHING ANXIOUSLY in a tight spot are these C.H.S. students. 64 PROUDLY DISPLAYING gome of their trophies are Coach Darr, track co-captains Patterson and Edgerton, and team members Snow and Hollowell. These boys are members of the all-state track team. Thinclads Brin Home Trophies for C.H.S. Under the direction of Head Coach Harry Darr and Assistant Coach John McGuire, the Tiger track team experienced one of the finest seasons in the history of the school. Judging from their showing in the Class “B? meets and in track meets with Class “A” schools, the C.H.S. team was one of the top teams in the state. They won first place in every meet except the District and the two state meets. In those, they finished no less than fifth in a field of twenty-five or more teams. One of the most impressive meets the team participated in was the Mid-south Relays held at Memphis. It was in this meet that Giff Edgerton ran the century in 9.08 seconds. Also bringing home first place trophies were the 880-yard relay and the sprint medley relay made up of Clayton, Hollowell. Edgerton. and Patterson. FIRST ROW: Coach McGuire. Ward, J. Thompson. Hollowell, Burge, Snow. Clayton. G. Cook, Edgerton, M. Patterson. Green. Coach Darr. SECOND ROW: Norman, Walls. Sawyer, P. Thompson. Bynum. Raburn. C. Figgins. Lauck, Coleman, Short, Garner. THIRD ROW: Brown, Owens, Fisher, Hall. Hinson, Stone, G. McCoy, M. Medlin, Hendricks, Warren, Taylor, Terrell. FOURTH ROW: Cronin, B. Cook, Jones, Baskin. Wilson, Harper. Kingsbury, Wooldridge. Lynn, Dowell, Boyd. FIFTH ROW: McElwee, Caton, Bailey, Johnson, J. Martin, Clark, E. Patterson, Grooms, B. Green, Riggs, Scott. SIXTH ROW: Thompson, Michie, B. Martin. TRACK RECEIVING THE FIRST PLACE TROPHY is George Hollowell at the County Track Meet. Other team members looking on are: Short, Patterson, Edgerton, and Clayton. WINNING THE MILE RUN, Morris Patterson is about to break the string at the County Track Meet. SENIOR TRACK MEMBERS and Coach Darr are pictured here at the close of a successful track season. They are: Green, Patterson, Edgerton, Cook, Clayton, and Snow. The team repeated as conference champions by better than doubling the score of second-place Poplar Bluff. In other meets, the Tigers retained the County Championship and won the Kennett and Poplar Bluff Invitational Meets by overwhelming scores. Co-captains Patterson and Edgerton repeated as all-state team members and were joined by Hollowell and Snow in this select group. ‘‘Red-eye” Patterson brought fame to the track team by breaking the state mile record. All in all, nine of the seventeen school records were broken or tied this year. EDGERTON, Clayton, Short, and Hollowell are the undefeated 880-relay team. They hold the school record, and arc state champions, county champions, and champions of every meet. MEET PLACE POINTS Sikeston Dual First 67 Kennett Dual First 71 1 2 Indoor State Fifth 16 3 5 Kennett Invitational First 62 Midsouth Relays No Standings 0 Poplar Bluff Invitational First 80 1 5 Pemiscot County- First 129 1 2 Big 8 Conference First 84 1 5 District Second 35 Outdoor State Fourth 23 1 2 AT THE COUNTY MEET Clayton passes the baton to Patterson in the mile relay. The future looks bright for this year’s freshman-sophomore team who took second place in the Big-8 Conference. This mighty junior high team was undefeated during the three meets with other local and conference teams. THE MILE RELAY TEAM, which turned in some good performances during the season, is made up of Johnny Short, Gerald Clayton, Jerry Coleman, and Morris Patterson. TRACK MEMBERS Short. Figgins, and Coleman hungrily watch the chicken being fried at the picnic given in honor of the track team. SCHOOL TRACK RECORDS EVENT MEMBER TIME DATE 120 H. H. Jones 15.4 1956 100 yd. dash Edgerton :09.8 1957 mile Patterson 4:27.4 1957 880 yd. relay Edgerton Clayton Hollowell Short 1:32.9 1957 440 yd. dash Leslie 52.5 1956 I HE SI ART of the 880 yard relay, won by Caruthersville, at the District Meet is pictured. Second from the left is starter Edgerton. THIS FRESHMAN RELAY TEAM made up of Cronin. Jones, Owens, and B. Cook are members of the undefeated Junior High team. 880 yd. dash 180 L. H. 220 yd. dash shot put discus pole vault broad jump high jump mile relay 65 yd. L. H. 60 yd. dash 60 yd. H. H. (record continued1 Jones Leslie Snow Snow Hinton Hollowell Spain Southern J. Me( T. McCoy Hollowell Jones Leslie Jones i 2:02.2 1957 21.1 1956 22.1 1955 48' IV. 1957 127' 3 1957 11' 6 1957 21' 2 1957 5' ioy4 1951 3:36 1955 :07.9 1957 1956 :06.4 :08.I 1956 1956 Intramural Sports Add Variety to Noon-Hour Throughout the year C.H.S. students participated in or watched some type of noon-hour intramural sport. Again, as in past years, the S.A.C. sponsored this sports program for the benefit of all the students. Coach Parkinson and Mrs. Mock supervised and umpired the various games. In doing this, they also observed how their physical education students practiced what they had learned in their classes. M rs. Mock’s sophomore homeroom led all other rooms in total points while Mr. Dunham’s seniors were second. The tournament winners in each of the seven sports were: Basketball girls, Mrs. Cunningham boys, Mrs. Mock Volleyball girls, Mrs. Mock boys, Mr. Dunham Touch football ................. Mr. Dunham Badminton girls, Mr. Dunham boys, Mrs. Cunningham Table tennis............. girls, Mrs. Mock Tennis ______________ girls, Carolyn Davis Mary Ann Brown boys, Wayne Morlan Clark Davis Softball girls, Mrs. Mock boys, Mrs. Mock BASKETBALL CHAMPS, Taylor, Grooms, Patterson, Davis, and Burge, of Mrs. Mock’s sophomore homeroom. COACH HOPKE slams one over the net in the faculty versus Dunham seniors game. «m i la TODAY students enjoy m fflSM •-1 mm mm _________r__ J a student body’of 38 attending classes in a igerly equipped two-room school in 1897, to mr 1957 student body of 435 occupying a modern . . . this, too, illustrates the growth of C.H.S. With the Help of We Started On registration day, we seniors had mixed feelings about our last year in high school. Some felt important, some sad, and others relieved because after this short year we would leave old C.H.S. After the rush of registration, we were kept busy with the selection of class officers. homeroom officers, S.A.C. representatives, and club officers. Then came that all-important day when we bought our rings. Probably every senior went around that day with his hand in an obvious position, wanting everyone to notice his ring. !nH,LMl.SbTRY CLASS MEMBERS warily watch a near-exploe Easily we seniors slipped into the daily routine of a school day. There were many classes we liked and enjoyed—many that took time and study to pass. So many seniors wanted in English IV that there had to be two class periods of this subject. In this class we rotated between grammar and English literature. Bookkeeping was another popular class. Here our heads were filled with such terms as total expenditures, losses, and gains, and, if we were “unlucky” enough to sit near Mr. Dunham, we usually received a tap on the head and bruised shins if we did something wrong in our workbook. 72 STUDYING AND EATING foreign foods is one phase of geography. Class members Ferrell, Cobb, Henderson, King, DePriest, Copeland, and Markey find that using chopsticks is as difficult as it looks! Our Teachers, Our Senior Year With new lab equipment, the chemistry members were eager to be inventive geniuses. Coach Hopke made sure w'e learned gas laws, balanced equations, atomic structures, formulas, and inorganic chemistry. The students and teachers on second floor knew who to blame for all the unearthly odors. Anybody who didn’t like geography this year probably wasn’t the “gourmet type.” Besides studying the different customs and livelihood of foreign countries, geography class members learned first-hand about oriental and South American food at dinners at Miss Horner’s home. AMERICAN PROBLEM STUDENTS, King, Markey, and Fer rell, study the honor certificate their class won for aettinr the vote in the national election in November. B Seniors, like other underclassmen, chose their classes from a wide curriculum. Most of the senior girls signed up for commercial courses such as secretarial practice, shorthand, and typing. Some girls took home economics—it might be useful in the near future, eh? Quite a few senior boys took shop; some of the “brainier” ones, physics, trigonometry, or algebra II. Both boys and girls signed up for art and music courses, speech, and American problems. All of these classes helped to make us well-rounded students. L • are these seniors in TEDIOUSLY FILLING out their workbooics bookkeeping class. LISTENING TO THE NEW DICTAPHONE is secretarial practice member Sonja Vick, while classmate Mary Reichert types on her electric machine. 73 We Elected Capable Officers TED STREETE, President Student of the Year. Senior Class Play. Cotton Blossom Co-Business Manager, Mixed Chorus, Operetta, Boys’ Double Quartet, SAC Campaign Manager, Boys’ State Treasurer, Junior Play, Football, District and State Music Contests, Honor Society, Boys’ Glee Club, “C” Club. CLASS SPONSORS Mrs. Lorene Cunningham Mr. Redman Dunham Miss Lena Walk EDDIE ADAMS Honor Society President, Honor Graduate, Senior Citizenship Award, Junior Class President. Cotton Blossom Business Staff, Photography Club, District American History Contest, District Speech Contest. JEAN ALEXANDER FHA, Girls’ Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Junior Class Reporter, Dance Club, Physical Education Medal. SUE BADER Student of the Year. Honor Graduate, Babe Ruth Sportsmanship Award, SAC President. Sophomore and Junior Class Vice Presidents, State Homemaker Degree, Pep Club, Cheerleader, Glee Club, Band, FHA, Junior and Senior Varsity Attendant. Honor Society, Inter-Club Council President, Tiger Rag, Cotton Blossom, SAC Campaign Manager, Delegate Student Council Convention, President House of Representatives, Student Council Convention. PAT BEECHER Honor Society, Pep Club, FHA, Band, Mixed Chorus. MARY ANN BROWN Honor Society Historian, Charter Member FTA, Pep Club, FHA, Mixed Chorus, Glee Club, Operetta, Junior Play, District Music Contest, Tennis Doubles Champs, Inter-Club Council, Senior Recital. GRACILLE BRUCE Perfect Attendance Record, Three Years. 74 SENIORS GEORGE COOK. Secretary Freshman Class President, Football Co-Captain, Track. Basketball, Varsity “O’ President, Big Eight Conference. JOE JOHNSON. Vice President Senior Industrial Art'- Medal and Award, S.A.C., Honor Society, Cotton Blossom, District Art Contest. ANN TAYLOR. Treasurer Honor Society, Frohnian and Sophomore Basketball Attendant, Clee Club, Mixed Chorus, FHA, Tiger Rag, Pep Club, Head Cheerleader, Charter Member FTA. DON WOODY. Reporter Football, Band, Junior Play, Senior Play, Varsity “C” Club, Midwest Music Camp Scholarship, “1“ Ratings in District and State Instrumental Contests. Some of Us Were Outstanding Students . . . SENIORS JERRY CARUTHERS Football, Track. Basketball. “C” Club. Brass Sextet, Band, Big Eight Conference, Senior Recital, Centennial King. BETTY CARTER FHA, Charter Member FTA, Pep Club. Honor Society, Secretary, Inter-Club Council Secretary. Band, Drum Majorette, Mixed Chorus, Glee Club, Junior Play, Freshman Cotton Blossom Attendant. Twirling Ensemble, District Twirling Contest, FHA Chapter Degree. Senior Recital. GERALD CLAYTON “C” Club. Boys State. District and State Music Contests, All-Conference Football Team, SAC. Mixed Chorus, Track, Football, Basketball. SHIRLEY COBB Pep Club, Girls’ Glee Club, FHA Girls’ Se xtet. BILL COLLINS SAC, Freshman Class Officer, Basketball, Mixed Chorus, Operetta, Cotton Blossom Co-Business Manager, Senior Recital. BARBARA COPELAND Mixed Chorus. Thespians, Historian and Reporter, Thespian Society, Cotton Blossom, Tiger Rag Staff. BARBARA CROSSER Vanity ( ' Queen, Glee (lub, Mixed Chorus, Pep Club, FHA, Operetta, FHA Secretary. CAROLYN DAVIS Cheerleader, SAC Secretary, FTA Vice President, Charter Member FTA. Co-Art Editor Cotton Blossom, Pep Club Secretary, I Best Actress Award, Senior Play, District Art Contest, “1” Rating Four Years, FHA. Honor Society, Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Tennis Doubles Champs, Two Years; Tiger Rag Staff, Honor Graduate, Senior Art Medal and Art Award. JIMMY DEAN Basketball, Cotton Blossom Staff. LOLA DEAN Girls’ Glee Club, FHA, Cotton Blossom Staff, Speech Contest Play. SENIOR CAST members Parrott, Streete, Davis, Jackson, Richardson, and King enact a scene from “A Trip to Camden” in the annual Play Night. WHAT! Principal Shelton giving out cake instead of tardy excuses? Seniors Franklin, Adams, Tate, Snow, Grosser, Clayton, and Hill share the cake their homeroom won for having the largest parent representation at “Parents’ Night.” . . . While Others Gained Recognition as a Group NANCY DODD Pep Club, FHA, SAC, District Art Contest, Speech Contest Play, Student Congress, Sophomore Class Reporter, Glee Club. Mixed Chorus. DARREL DUGGER FFA, Boys’ Glee Club. JO ANN DUNAVANT Pep Club, Drama Club, Operetta, Glee Club. Mixed Chorus. GIFF EDGERTON Senior “Best All-Around Athlete” Award, All-State Track Team, Big Eight Conference. Babe Ruth Sportsmanship Award, Football Co-Captain. Track Co-Captain. Basketball Captain. Freshman Vice President, Junior Reporter, Varsity “C” Secretary. NANCY FERRELL Pep Club. Mixed Chorus, Glee Club, Operetta, Forensic League Secretary-T reasurer. NANCY FOSTER Honor Graduate. Senior Science Medal, Missouri Scholarship Winner. Cotton Blossom Staff. Tiger Rag. Honor Society ViFe President, Pep Club Treasurer. Charter Member FTA, FHA, Glee Club, Mixed Chorus. Junior Play. SENIORS DEMETRA FRANKLIN Pep Club, FHA Drama Club, Glee Club. Mixed Chorus. HARLAN GARNER Honor Society, Honor Graduate. Senior English Medal, Senior Mathematics Medal. LARRY GRAHAM Junior and Senior Band, State and District Band Contests, Mixed Chorus. DENNIE GREEN Varsity “C” Club. Track. Basketball. 78 MARTHA HAYDEN Mixed Chorus, Glee Club. Forensic League. MARY HAYDEN Mixed Chorus, Glee Club, Forensic League. GENETTE MOORE HENDERSON Pep Club. FHA. Girls’ Glee Club. RUTH HUGHES Pep Club, FHA, SAC, Cotton Blossom, Tiger Rag Staff, Junior Cotton Blossom Attendant. Mixed Chorus, Band, Speech Contest Play, Sophomore Class Officer. Junior Class Officer, FHA Reporter. LINDA HOPKE Honor Graduate. Senior Music Award. Senior Citizenship Award, Music Medal. Home Economics Medal, Senior Recital, State Homemaker Degree, FHA Song Leader, Pep Club. Junior Play, Operetta, SAC, Cotton Blossom, Sophomore Football Attendant, Accompanist. Mixed Chorus; Glee Club, Boys’ Double Quartet, Band, President FTA, Egyptian Music Camp Scholarship, District and State Music Contest. PAUL HILL Mixed Chorus, Honor Society, Freshman Play. Our 1 .ast Y ear as Filled With Both Pleasures and Hardships ROBERT JACKSON Senior Hand, Projectionists SAC Vice President, Varsity “C” Club, Sophomore Class Officer. Football. Boys’ State. ELVIS JONES LEE JONES Band. Freshman Play. BILLY KING Varsity “C” Club. Football Manager, Harper’s Senior Award. DORIS KING Honor Graduate1. Social Studies Medal. Foreign Language Medal, Honor Society Reporter. Glee Club. Junior Play. TOMMIE KING Football. Photography Club Vice President. Projectionist Club President, Best Supporting Actor. Senior Play; Boys’ Double (Juartet, Band, SAC, Glee Club, District and State Music Contests, Inter-Club Council. 79 SENIORS WAYNE KING FFA, Band, District and State Music Contests, Senior Recital. LARRY McCOY FFA, Varsity “C Club, Football, Track. Glee Club. JANE ELLEN MARKEY Honor Graduate, SAC Scholarship, Home Economics Award, Social Studies Medal, Senior Recital, Good Citizen Award, Honor Society, VFW Essay Contest, Third Place in State; SAC Scrapbook Keeper, Pep Club, Charter Member FTA, FHA Reporter, Historian. Parliamentarian, and District President, State Homemaker Degree, Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Operetta, Junior Play, Girls’ State, SAC Campaign Manager, Cotton Blossom Co-Editor. JIMMY MICH IE “C” Club, Football. Basketball, ROTC Sophomore Year Columbia Military Academy. DOROTHY MILLER Pep Club, FHA, Band, Majorette, Head Twirler, Sophomore and Junior Plays, Junior Class Officer, Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, SAC. Twirler Trophy, Arkansas State College; Senior Recital. ROBERT MOLLETT SAC, Honor Society, Sophomore Pilgrimage. Basketball. SHIRLEY ODOM Pep Club, FHA, Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Operetta. CONNIE PARROTT Honor Graduate, SAC Reporter, Historian, and Campaign Manager, Honor Society, Pep Club, Tiger Rag Staff, Assistant Editor; Cotton Blossom Literary Editor, FHA, Senior Play, Tennis Doubles Champs, Sophomore Pilgrimage, Alternate; Delegate Student Council Convention, Cotton Blossom Co-Editor. MORRIS PATTERSON Key Club Athletic Award, Missouri All-State Track Team, Two Years; “C” Club Reporter, Basketball. Track. CARL POOL Basketball, Band. 80 “THAT’S A MIGHTY FINE WATCH, says Principal Shelton to Billy Kinp, winner of Harper’s Senior Award. The three senior homerooms worked hard to bring honors to the senior class. We won these honors: Scholarship Banner Four Quarters — Miss Walk’s homeroom Winning play at I'lay Night Attendance Brizes at Barents’ Night anil Open House—Miss Walk’s room Intramural Champions—Mr. Dunham’s homeroom . . . and for Most of Us, We Said Good-Bye Too Soon JO ANN PROST Honor Graduate. Honor Society, Pep Club Secretary, FHA Historian, Glee Club, Freshman Play. CAROLYN REEL Pep Club, FHA, Drama Club. Glee Club. Mixed Chorus, District Speech Contest, Poetry; Operetta. DEMETRA REEVES Tiger Rag. Pep Club, Freshman and Sophomore Plays, Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Cotton Blossom, Speech Contest Play. MARY REICHERT Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Pep Club, FHA. Operetta. Thespians. ANN RICHARDSON Honor Graduate. Senior Art Award, Girls State. FTA Secretary, FTA Charter Member. SAC Scrapbook Keeper, Pep Club Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice President, FHA President. Glee Club. Mixed Chorus. District Art Contest, Honor Society, Cotton Blossom Co-Art Editor, Tiger Rag. BOBItt ROGERS FFA, FFA Spelling Contest. SENIORS CHARLES SNOW Football. Honorable Mention, Big Eight Conference; “C” Club. Projectionists. Band. DON SNOW All-State Track Team. Football. “C” Club. Projectionists. MARY ETTA SPEIGHT Honor Graduate. FHA. Inter-Club Council. Pep Club President. Honor Society Scrapbook Keeper, Glee Club Accompanist, Mixed Chorus. Junior Class Treasurer. Junior-Senior Prom General Chairman, Speech Contest Play. CECIL TATE Football Captain. “C Club Vice President, Track. Freshman Reporter, Honorable Mention. Big Eight Football Conference. AGNES THURMAN Girls’ Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, District Speech Contest. BILL TOWNSEND Band. Mixed Chorus, SAC. SONJA VICK FHA, Pep Club President, Glee Club. Mixed Chorus, Cotton Blossom Attendant, Two Years; Junior Play, Operetta, SAC Campaign Manager. JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS, John Short, Don Medlin, Janice Hudgins, and President Patty Sawyer, are planning the decorations for the Commencement program. JUNIOR SPONSORS Mrs. Carl Bask in Mr. Tom Mock Mrs. Ruth Patterson As “Jolly Juniors,” We Started a Busy Year . . . Registration day rolled around one fine day in August and we sophomores became “jolly juniors. When this transformation took place we began one of the busiest years in high school. Along with our many elective classes were the three required ones—English III. American history, and physical education. We spent long hours in the library finding information on writers and topics for hard themes in English III. The writing of long research papers was to prepare us for English IV next year! Yes, we were frequent visitors in the library, because we also had to dig for information on Caruthersville’s history for a project in American history. History was never dull because of the many educational films, individual reports, and extra projects we had so much fun making. And. of course, there were sounds of grunting and straining as we junior boys and girls took our physical efficiency tests in P.E. We junior boys sure were glad that we didn't have to wear “little blue uniforms” like the girls! H;0. NaCL. CO.—many juniors’ heads were ringing with such formulas found in one of our elective courses, chemistry. We always had fun experimenting, but it wasn’t so much fun when we had to take that over-all test on the last day of school after the seniors were gone. Tick-tick-tick went the junior typists hurrying to break their own speed record to the rhythmic music of the record player. Many of us also took shorthand, business English and law, and a new course, consumer economics. EARL PARKS, RUDY WHITE, AND ANITA SOUTHERLAND, look over the display of early American and Caruthersville models in their American history class. 83 ADJUSTING THE HEMLINE of Ann Going's new dress is the pleasant ta«k of Pat Avis. Other home economics students, Dorothy Hicks, Pat Swiggart' and Betty Woodard, give their helpful advice. Filled With Varied Class Activities . . . Other favorite electives of juniors were Agriculture III. shop, biology, general music, Spanish, music, and art. Two of us, Pat Swiggart and Kay Lane, received “1” ratings in the district art contest. These were the typical junior classes in which we struggled to keep our grades up. hoping that next year wouldn't be so hard. Being a junior called for salesmanship. We juniors worked hard so that we could give a “whing-ding” of a prom for the seniors. We sold pencils. Christmas cards, candy, sandwiches, cookies, Tiger pennants, C.H.S. pins, and had dances to raise prom money. Next we became artists, carpenters, and construction workers. Yards and yards of crepe paper were hung in the gym to make the sky for “My Blue Heaven.” Old Man Moon was brought in to help create the proper atmosphere. Clouds were attractively colored and lettered. The angels were made; the sky was hung; the moon was lifted into place. Then, the night of the Junior-Senior Prom the result of hard work and tireless energy—finally arrived. We only hope that the juniors of next year will work as hard for us as we did for the seniors of this year. 84 ENCLISH III STUDENTS hard at work in the reference corner of the library was a familiar sight this year. Working on their term papers are Figgins, Berry, and Bishop. PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES on a lamp table are shop students Worsham, Hutchison, Malone, Meales, Figgins, and J. Thompson. JUNIORS James Adams Pat Avis Larry Barnett Cindia Bennett Milton Berry David Bishop Dennis Bracey Jerry Britton Rosalie Brooks Martha Jane Buchanan Wayne Burch Martha Camp Chris Chitwood Dorsey Clark Madeline Clay Jerry Coleman Wayne Collins Donald DePriest Bobby Figgins Chris Figgins Lowell Foster Ann Going Georgia Goodale Harold Gortner 85 JUNIORS Vivian Grooms Frank Hamby Wayne Hardy Ray Haynes Dorothy Hicks Mary Elizabeth Highley Walter Hinze George Hollowed Jackie Howell Janice Hudgins Mary Sue Hunt Jean Huntley 86 George Hutchison Kay Lane Donald Latimer Manford Lauck Johnny McClanahan Glenda McCoy James McCullough Audrey McCutcheon Helen McTernan Jerry Malone Pete Meales Don Medlin BOYS AND GIRLS’ STATE representatives Short, Gortner, Figgins, Merideth, and Hunt discuss their plans for the camps they will attend. LOVE LETTERS play an important part in this scene from the junior play, While the Toast Burned.” Members of the cast are DePriest, Sawyer, Morlan. Going, and Highley. . . . and Many Events That Were Meaningful to Us Sue Chris Mehrle Mary Emma Merideth James Mitchell Wanda Moody Judy Moore Wayne Morlan Martha Murff Earl Parks Charles Petty Dick Prost Don Robertson Brenda Robinson 87 JUNIORS Ronald Sales Billy Sawyer Patty Sa wycr John Ray Shepard John Short Darlene Crum Skagg Jean Stovall Kay Summers Patricia Swiggart Steve Tate Wicky Taylor Phyllis Terrell s 88 Larry Thompson Jerry Thompson Jane Ann Trantham Judy Turnbow Melba Turner Eddie Wadley Donna Waldron Wayne Walls Mike Warren Martha Wilson Betty Jo Woodard Winford Worsham JUNIOR HONORS S.A.C. Representatives—Bobby Figgins, Mary S. Hunt, Sue Mehrle, Harold Gortner, Anne Going. Cotton Blossom Queen—Sue Chris Mehrle. Varsily Queen Candidate—Patty Sawyer. Boys State—Harold Gortner, Chris Fig-gins, John Short. Girls State—Mary Enuna Merideth and Mary Sue Hunt. S.A.C. Candulates—Bob Figgins, Mary Sue Hunt, Mary Emma Merideth. and Patty Sawyer. Assistant Cotton Blossom Editor—Sue Chris Mehrle. I RYIN'G ON AND ORDERING SENIOR RINGS is an event anxiously awaited by all juniors. Here the ring salesman talks with Hudgins. Terrell, Brooks, Figgins, and Goodalc. Well Always Have Fond Remembrances of Our Junior Year HANGING THE CEILING is one of the big jobs of the Junior-Senior Prom. “Cooney” Collins, atop the ladder. Sales, Southerland. Goodale, Hudgins. Moore, and Hicks are hard at work at this task. ENJOYING THEIR PROM are juniors Hicks, McClanahan, DePriest, Adams, and Going. They are selecting dance programs held by the junior-made angel. ruarr AFTER CLEANING OUT HIS LOCKER, Jerry Cheek is joined by other sophomore class officers Roebuck, Burns, and Klinkhardt. It w as a Great Day When We Registered as Sophomores . . . It was a great day when we registered as sophomores instead of “green freshmen.” Finally on this day we became upperclassmen to someone. The first few days were exciting, especially the election of class officers, homeroom officers, and S.A.C. representatives. Then, we had to settle down to classes. Many sophomores who were looking forward to getting their drivers licenses enjoyed using the new dual-control car in drivers training. In this class we gained general knowledge of the parts of the car, a good attitude toward pedestrians, and good distance judgement. The Home Economics II students enjoyed cooking, sew’ing, and learning about house cleaning and decoration. Frogs! Worms! Tadpoles! That was what we heard in biology! We learned many things, but everyone got the biggest kick out of dissecting various animals. Another world problems assignment! This was one class in which we really learned. We started with the beginning of the earth and worked our way up to the jet age. Book reports . . . themes . . . parts of speech. These were all familiar words with English II students. We learned all of these things plus a lot of prose and poetry. 90 SOPHOMORES Joanne Parks, Opal Durham, Larry Thrasher, and Gayle Riggs relax on the school lawn during a lazy spring noon-hour. AGRICULTURE II STUDENTS study seed types under supervision of their instructor, Mr. Barnhart. Pictured are: Vaughn, Medlin, Avis, Crosser, Travis, Bruce, Dodd, Greenway, and Leek. SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS President Jerry Cheek Vice President Barbara Klinkhardt Secretary-Treasurer Pat Roebuck Reporter Kay Burns SPONSORS Mr. Jack Hopke Miss Mary Ellen Horner Mrs. Dorothy Mock Mr. J. H. O’Connor EXPLAINING A TOUGH GEOMETRY PROBLEM to the rest of the class are Sandy Southern and Tony Foster. We Quickly Settled Down to Class Routine . . . WORLD HISTORY STUDENTS, Betty Collins, Linda VanAusdall, Brenda Bradford, and Jane Ellen Jones, admire Charlotte McCormick’s poster on costumes of old. One, two, three, four . . . Familiar? Sure, that sounds just like physical education. Oh, how we groaned about being sore, but we should be strong now. Other elective courses offered to us were shop, agriculture II, general music, and art. Two of us, Kay Burns and Christine Reichert, received “1” ratings in the district art contest. In addition to our classes, we sophomores took an active part in two special events of the year. One of these was Play Night, where the freshmen worked with us in presenting “Bobb Sox.” The other, the Sophomore Hoedown, was something a little different, because the teachers square danced for us. We all enjoyed square dancing and various other types of activities. Two of our homerooms won group honors. Mrs. Mock’s room brought fame to their homeroom by being girls’ volleyball, softball, and boys’ basketball champions. Miss Horner’s homeroom enjoyed the cakes they won for selling the most tickets to Play Night. INSTRUCTOR Joe Parkinson gives llie drivers’ training class a lesson on the parts of a car. 91 SOPHOMORES Don Abbott Toby Abbott Shirley Abbott Joyce Adkins Gail Alexander Billy Avis Ronnie Beck Mary Bernard Pete Bizzle Brenda Bradford Sara Ruth Brister Dennis Brown Tommy Bruce Jerry Burge Kay Burns 92 Glen Bynum Richard Chaffin Peggy Sue Clark Jerry Cheek Jerry Cobb Patrica Coble Sue Cole Betty Collins Don Culp Diana Daulton Clark Davis Phyllis Dodson Joe Downing Linda Dugger Nancy Dunavant MRS. MOCK’S GIRLS Cole, Slatcn. McCormick, G 1 o z i e r. Lane, Daulton, Bernard, Henley, Roper, Watkins, and Woody enjoy the cake they won for being Intramural Champions. and W orking Together W e W on Many Honors . Pat Dunavant Eva Durham Judith Epperson Jerry Ferrell John Fields Lorena Figgins Jerry Fisher Maxine Ford Tony Foster Carolyn Glozier Barbara Graham Jerry Greenway Eddie Grigory Chuck Grooms Joe Gurley 93 SOPHOMORES Sonny Hall Ray Hall Patsy Harrison Bobby Hayden Sally Henley Billy Jordan Richard King Barbara Klinkhardt Tapian Lafferty Barbara Lane Jimmy Leek Judy Luckenbach Barbara McCallum Charlotte McCormick Wendell McIntosh Rita McNiel Jan Martin Lynn Medlin Tressie Millikan Bobby Mitchell 94 Donald Hinton f Shirley Hinze Joyce House 1 Jerry Hudgins David James Margaret Johnson Robert Johnson Billy Jones Jane Ellen Jones Tommy Jones AS REWARD FOR BUYING the most tickets for Play Night, Betty Collins presents the prize to Miss Horner’s sophomore homeroom. Enthusiastically, We Participated in School and Class Activities . . . Nellie Mitchell Sandra Morse Cleatus Mott Adair Nelson Glen Norman Pete Nunnery Reeda O’Keane Ehvood Patterson Martha Phelps Leroy Prince Jerry Raburn Martha Reeves Christine Reichert Dorothy Rogers Patricia Roebuck 95 SLOWLY THE GYM is transformed into a country scene by these energetic sophomores for the Sopho-more Hoedown. SPICY ENTERTAINMENT is provided at the Sophomore Hoedown by Bernard, Burns, Wilks, Bradford, and McCormick. Play Night . . . the Talent Show. . . the Soph omore Hoedown . . . Gay Roper Donna Sharpmack Ruth Short Charles Simms Benna Kaye Slaten Sandra Southern Earl Speight Ludell Spencer Ted Summers Joe Tate Jo Ann Taylor Joe Taylor Kenneth Tedder Judy Teroy INDIVIDUAL SOPHOMORE HONORS Centennial Queen—Kay Burns Student of the Quarter—Patricia Roebuck Yearbook Cover Designer—Kay Burns Cheerleader—Jane Ellen Jones Valentine King and Queen—Carolyn Glozier and Jerry Burge Colton Blossom Queen Candidate—Margaret Ann Johnson Varsity Queen Candidate—Sandra Southern Majorettes—Sue Cole, Kay Burns, Patricia Roebuck, Carolyn Glozier S.A.C. Representatives—Betty Collins, Linda VanAusdail, Jerry Burge, and Eddie Grigory and, in Many ays, We Were a Part of C.H.S. Faye Thomas Phillip Thompson Ben Travis Jimmy Trosper Lynda VanAusdail John Vick Bobby Ward Susan Ward Kenneth Warren Doris Watkins Anita Wilks Jean Williams James Woods Jane Woody Eagerly, e Freshmen Adjusted to High School Life . . . FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS Cook. Jones, Kelly, and Wilson take time to rest on the steps during a noon hour. We were finally in high school! But ... all 135 of us freshmen thought. “What will it really be like? All of these new classmates and teachers —will we ever learn their names?” It all seemed very new and exciting. We were even allowed to choose the subjects we wanted to take—with certain restrictions, of course. Our teachers and homeroom sponsors helped us in finding our way around this big new world of C.H.S. But. most of all we remember “Freshman Week.” We had a “big brother or big sister” who taught us what we needed to know about school life in general. Although it had been fun, we were relieved when the week was over and we could stop going to classes by the back stairs and calling the seniors “Mr. and Mrs. so-and-so.” It seemed odd to change teachers and classrooms every hour, but if high school was operated that way, then we accepted it quickly. We were certainly proud to be a part of C.H.S. The Constitution again! We were supposed to have finished that last year and then we had to pass it again! That wasn't all. we even had to write the history of Caruthersville. There were other units in civics too, but we remembered those two most vividly. FRESHMAN OFFICERS President Billy Cook Vice President Gerald Jones Secretary-Treasurer Pat Kelly Reporter James Wilson SPONSORS Mr. Barnhart Mrs. Baker Mr. Roome Mrs. Parker WORKING WITH PLASTIC are shop boys Trosper, Burnett, Nolan. Owens, Wicker, Skaggs, Fisher, and Dinnell. X-4, but how do you figure that out? Algebra I and general math almost killed us, but we made it through a whole year and feel a lot smarter in the subject of math now. The freshman class didn’t sponsor any special activity this year, but the upperclassmen surely knew that we were around. Our individual achievements included: Doesn’t that food smell good? That is one statement heard often in the halls of C.H.S. We girls in Home Economics I became expert in the art of cookie-baking and learned a lot about sewing, too. Other classes which made up our daily schedules were: general science, Agriculture I, general shop, music, and Art I. One freshman, Saundra Ingle, received a “1” rating at the district art contest. First Place, Slogan Contest—Ann Adkins First Place, Halloween Painting-—Beverly Nelson First Place, Bond Issue Poster—Murline Woods “Most Typical Freshman”-—Virginia Bingham “Best Supporting Actress”- Sandra Bizzle Valentine Queen and King Candidates—Barbara Moore and Gerald Jones Varsity Queen Candidate—Ann Sowell ATTEMPTING ALGEBRA in a general math class is a hard task for freshmen Doan, Jackson, Farrow, and Turner. HOME ECONOMICS I GIRLS Ingle. Goodman, Alexander, Lavelle, Frakes, Thomas, Barnett, Conway, and Doan check the cookies they baked for Open House visitors. I Individual Honors, continued) Cotton Blossom Queen Candidate—Barbara Moore S.A.C. Representatives—Billy Cook, Jo Ann Ferrell, Lynda Henley, Marie Carter, and Ann Sowell 99 m Ann Adkins Linda Adkins Loltie Alexander Julia Barnett Reed Baskin Jerry Bennett Virginia Ann Bingham Sandra Bizzle Jimmy Book Ronnie Boyd Brenda Bracey Johnnie Bracey Carolyn Bradshaw Barbara Brantley Mabel Bridges 100 Barbara Brown Janet Brown Joe Bruce Pat Bruce Harold Burnett Erma Butrum Sandra Camp Lyndon Campbell Marie Carter Jim Cheatham Larry Coleman Venith Conway Pete Cook Billy Cook Joann Copeland FRESHMEN RECEIVING THEIR “BIG BROTHER” assignments from S.A.C. officers Jack-son, Bader, and Mehrle are freshmen Harper and Wicker. Upperclassmen and Teachers in Guided Us the Right Direction . . . f Pat Copeland Jimmy Cronan Jerrie Lynn Darnell Barbara DePriest Pat Dinnell Sandra Doan Dennis Dowell Billie Kay Driskill Sharon Dunn Louis Ervin Clyde Lee Farrow Jonnie Featherston Joan Ferrell Larry Fisher Gay Fisher James Ford Phyllis Ford Jane Frakes Jerry Garner Linda Gilmore Frances Hepler Carl Hill Larry Hinson Lester Hosey Doyle Hughes Christy Sue Hulbert Sandra Hundhausen Joe Hutchison Saundra Ingle Jerry Jackson Wanda Jackson Gerald Jones Kay Jones Dorothy Johnson Patty Kelly Peggy Going Larry Golden Robert Goodale Shirley Goodman Becky Graham Shirley Green Kay Hardy Randall Harper Pat Haynes C. Mehrle Hendricks FRESHMEN DISCUSSING THEIR SCHEDULES on registration day with Mr. Mock, guidance counselor, are freshmen, Wooldridge, Book, Boyd, and Harper. and Classes Were More Interesting Than Ever Before Jere Owen Kingsbury Ray Klenip Demetra Latimer Judy Lavelle Mary Lawler Mike Luckenbach Talrnadge Lynn Margaret McAlister Gerald McCoy Anita McIntosh FRESHMEN A STRUGGLE BETWEEN P. Bizzle and Cheatham is one of the scenes from the freshman-sophomore play, “Bobby Sox.” Members of the cast watching are S. Bizzle. Bracey, Thom-asson. Woods, and Daulton. Throughout the Year We Enjoyed the Special Events Carolyn Mollett Saundra Moon Barbara Moore Jerry Murphy Beverly Nelson Dean Nolin Mickie Norman Billy Odom Frankie Owens Jeanette Preston Margie Privett Rosetta Samuels Hillis Skaggs Carolyn Slider Ann Sowell Glenda Speight Ralph Stone Patsy Talley Larry Terrell Tommy Terrell FUTURE CHEFS Bracey, Dinnell, and Hendricks prove that girls aren’t the only ones who can bake cakes. at the End, We Realized We W ere iNo Longer Green Freshmen Judy Thomas Charles Thomasson Ruth Thrasher Joyce Thurman Howard Thornton Bobby Trosper Linda Turnage Johnny Turnbow Wanda Turner Joyce VanAusdall Conetha Vance Carolyn Vaughn Ilene Walls Eddie Walton Charles Ward Eddie Wicker Claudia Willis James Wilson Murline Woods Dennis Wooldridg WHO’S WHO SENIOR CLASS Prettiest Girl ---------------------- Ruth Hughes Handsomest Boy ______________________ Jimmie Michie Best All-Round Girl Sue Bader Best All-Round Boy George Cook IVittiest Girl Ann Richardson Wittiest Boy _____ _____ Jimmy Dean Neatest Girl Jo Ann Prost Neatest Boy ......................... Billy Collins Most Courteous Girl Mary Ann Brown Most Courteous Boys _______________ Morris Patterson Larry Graham Girl Most Likely to Succeed Jane Ellen Markey Boy Most Likely to Succeed............ Eddie Adams Most School Spirited Girl Sue Bader Most School Spirited Boy George Cook JUNIOR CLASS Prettiest Girl ................. Sue Chris Mehrle Handsomest Boy .................... Larry Barnett Best All-Round Girl ................. Patty Sawyer Best All-Round Boy ................. Wicky Taylor Wittiest Girl Judy Turnbow Wittiest Boy Wayne W’alls Neatest Girl ------------------ Sue Chris Mehrle Neatest Boy John B. McClanahan Most Courteous Girl ................. Patty Sawyei Most Courteous Boy ______________ John Short Girl Most Likely to Succeed Mary S. Hunt Boy Most Likely to Succeed ____ Lowell Foster Most School Spirited Girl ............ Patty Sawyer Most School Spirited Boy Bobby Figgins SOPHOMORE CLASS Prettiest Girl ____________________ Kay Burns Handsomest Boy ..................... Jerry Cheek Best All-Round Girl .......... ... Betty Collins Best All-Round Boy ................... Jerry Cheek Wittiest Girl Charlotte McCormick Wittiest Boy .......................... Joe Tate Neatest Girl Pat Dunavant Neatest Boy ......................... John Vick Most Courteous Girl Jane Ellen Jones Most Courteous Boy Jerry Cobb Girl Most Likely to Succeed ......... Pat Roebuck Boy Most Likely to Succeed ........... Jerry Cheek Most School Spirited Girl Betty Collins Most School Spirited Boy ...... Jerry Cheek FRESHMAN CLASS Prettiest Girl..... Beverly Nelson Handsomest Boys .................... Billy Cook Gerald Jones Best All-Round Girl................. Pat Kelly Best All-Round Boy .............. Billy Cook Wittiest Girl .................................. Pat Kelly Wittiest Boy __..................... Tommie Terrell Neatest Girl .......... .... Bobbi Moore Neatest Boy ....__________________ Gerald Jones Most Courteous Girl ________________ Margie Privett Most Courteous Boy ................ John Bracey Girl Most Likely to Succeed _________ Linda Henley Boy Most Likely to Succeed ____________ Reed Baskin Most School Spirited Girl Pat Kelly Most School Spirited Boy ........... Barbara Brown Most School Spirited Boy _____________ Billy Cook TEACHERS’ INDEX Ailor, Edgar 1, 14, 50, 53, 55 Baker. Mrs. Helen 12, 18. 35. 41 Barnhart. Floyd 12, 18, 28. 44, 90 Baskin, Mrs. Mildred 10, 32, 35 Brewer, Miss Patricia 10. 42, 54 Brown, Mrs. Louise 12, 14, 18, 46 Cain, Miss Suzanne 14, 18, 12, 52 Cobble, Delmar A. 8. 41. 55, 121 Cunningham, Mrs. Lorene 11, 12, 40 Darr, Harry 12, 35, 47, 55, 65, 66 Dunham, Redman 10, 12. 18, 34. 7 Going, Otto 15 Hazel, Mrs. Irene 13, 14. 35, 39, 40 Hopke, Jack 14. 18, 27, 35,49 Horner, Miss Mary Ellen 11, 13, 35, 38 McGuire, John 13, 35, 47, 65 Mock, Mrs. Dorothy 13, 27, 35, 42, 125 Mock, Tom 13, 15, 35, 48, 55, 103 Moodie, Mrs. Artie 11, 14, 35, 43, 55 Muir, Mrs. Lenore 11, 35 O’Connor, J. H. 14, 27, 49, 55 Parker, Mrs. Louise 10, 32, 45, 118 Parkinson, Joe 13, 17, 35, 47, 62, 63 Patterson, Mrs. Ruth 10, 43, 55 Roome, Charles 11, 18 Shelton, Edward 10, 13, 28, 35, 55, 77, 81, 121 Thompson, Miss Betty 15 Trainor, Mrs. Rennie 15, 35 Walk, Miss Lena 11, 12, 35 Walton, Mrs. Frances 8, 15 ADS � U1D KWIK-SHAKE BEN FRANKLIN STORE All Milk Drinks and Sundaes ORDERS TO GO Locally Owned — Nationally Known Kwik-Snacks Our Specialty 103 East 16 Street Phone 1340 WILLIAM F. MORRIS TWO Names to Remember K. AND S. HARDWARE Sargent Paints Johnson Sea - Horse Motors MacGregor Sporting Goods TELEPHONE 187 CARUTHERSVILLE, MO. ROUSS JOHNSON COAL YARD raws POPHAM BUICK CO. 832 W. Third Street Telephone 28 CARUTHERSVILLE, MO. Black Business Handled White 1503 WARD AVE. PHONE 364 108 Newest Buicks Yet PIERCE AND HORNER INSURANCE 109 West Fourth Street Phone 95 SAWYER'S PHARMACY Prescriptions Our Specialty REGULAR PHARMACIST ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES John Sawyer John Sawyer, Jr. CARUTHERSVILLE, MO. 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ROYAL TIRES ------------- Dependable for 38 Years ------- THE OCCASION SHOP GRABER'S 109 East Third Street Satisfaction Guaranteed CARUTHERSVILLE, MISSOURI or Your Money Back CURTIS DRUG STORE 316 Ward Avenue CARUTHERSVILLE, MO. Prescription, Sundry, and Fountain Service DR. C. 0. DEHOFF Optometrist PHONE 205 C'VILLE, MO. WARD-COPPAGE MERC. CO. GIN AND ELEVATOR Since 1907 CARUTHERSVILLE, MO. East Sixth Phone 74 MAY CONCRETE CO. We Deliver Satisfaction Call 882 WEST 15 AT JULIET C’VILLE T. R. NELSON GROCERY Phone 296 1004 Adams CARUTHERSVILLE, MO. HAYDEN STORE Phones: 606 and 607 — Caruthersville, Mo. 1200 WARD AVE. Your Friendly Drug Store Gas and Gas Appliances TRADERS7 MERCANTILE COMPANY Hardware — Paints — Gifts Bendix and Admiral Appliances CARUTHERSVILLE —BERNIE, MISSOURI HAND-MADE APRONS and teddy bears make an interesting combination at the F.H.A. Mother-Daughter Banquet. GEORGE COOK MOTOR COMPANY Your Plymouth Dodge Chrysler Imperial Dealer If It Rolls on Wheels We Have It or Can Get It STANFIELD'S JEWELRY Gifts for All Occasions COSTUME JEWELRY SPEIDEL WATCH BANDS WATCH AND JEWELRY REPAIRING 322 Ward Phone 273 “Life-Stride, the Young Point of View in Shoes'' BROWN SHOE COMPANY CHRIS MEHRLE PAUL MEHRLE C. R. HENDRICKS First in Fine Clothes for Men GAITHER DALE AND THOMAS FURNITURE APPLIANCE CO. SALES 513 Ward —Phone 448 Philco Hotpoint Radio-Television Repairs Norge Home Appliances Zenith Televisions and Radios Pullman Couches and Chairs PHONE 945 CVILLE, MO. Kroehler Living Room Furniture FREE DELIVERY EASY TERMS CROW'S SUPER MARKET Corner of Tenth Street and Laurant CARUTHERSVILLE, MISSOURI TELEPHONE 289 Riverfront Phone I 18 MISSOURI SOYBEAN CO. Elevators: Caruthersville and Hayti McCARTY GIN CO. Six Miles South of Caruthersville on the Cottonwood Road JOHN R. BADER ROBERT C. MEHRLE 117 HUTCHISON FARMS West Fifteenth Phone 933 Always First in Quality PENNEY'S Phone 963 405 Ward COLLINS' REXALL STORE 418 Ward Ave. MONAN SALES COMPANY PONTIAC CADILLAC G. M. C. 111 EAST FOURTH CVILLE, MO. PHONE 90 VAN JOHNSON'S CHAFFIN BROTHERS Your Place to Eat Real Estate — Insurance FIFTH AND WARD C’VILLE, MO. 118 PHONE 202 1404 WARD CLIFF B. SMITH, President JUANITA P. SMITH, Secretary-Treasurer PEMISCOT LUMBER AND SUPPLY COMPANY Pittsburgh Paint Products Roofing - Asbestos Siding - Insulation Highway 84, West P. O. Box 870 CARUTHERSVILLE, MISSOURI BASKIN'S SUPER DRUG Prescription and Fountain Service Mil WARD AVE. PHONE 153 COOPERMAN SONS FURNITURE EXCHANGE, INC. Steele-Caruthersville, Mo. PHONE 168 PHONE 269 Two Big Stores Selling Better Values for Less Money BOYETT JEWELERS INC. Genuine - Registered KEEPSAKE Luggage Gifts GUARANTEED WATCH REPAIR 301 Ward 1711 PRESCRIPTION DRUG STORE Prescription Specialists Phone 899 112 West Fourth Street 119 ADAIR'S I G A Home of Best Dressed Chickens” International Harvester NEELY BROS. Thirteenth and Laurant Phone 209 INDEPENDENT OIL CO. IMPLEMENT CO. Highway 84 West CARUTHERSVILLE, MO. You Can Buy and Save at McClendon LUMBER CO. Call 287 906 WARD FREE ESTIMATES CLEVIDENCE MACHINE WORKS Belting Pulleys Cable Chains Hooks Shafting Bolts Cap Screws HIGHWAY 84 PHONE 134 C. L. WALDRON, Owner Gasoline for Less Fifteenth Street and Ward Phone 9662 EXCHANGING NAME CARDS i . tradition th.se Seniors of '57 follow. A Square Deal for All BERBAGE BRYANT REAL ESTATE AND LOAN COMPANY Real Estate and Farm Loans DEALER IN GOOD SOUTHEAST MISSOURI FARMS 902 Ward Phone 1557 Bulk Plants Steele Hayti PEMISCOT OIL COMPANY Incorporated Authorized Distributor tor THE TEXAS COMPANY Bulk Plants Kennett Risco CARUTHERSVILLE, MISSOURI MR. WALTER Serving All Your Beauty Needs ARTISTIC HAIR STYLING WALTER'S BEAUTY SALON 1212 Ward Phone 366 EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT FIRST STATE BANK OF CARUTHERSVILLE We Like for You to Bank With Us MEMBER OF F.D.I.C. 121 Phone 1189 or 1190 Caruthersville, Mo. BAXTER SOUTHERN, Owner SOUTHERN OIL COMPANY Distributors of Petroleum Products POST OFFICE BOX 911 CARUTHERSVILLE, MO. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI COMPRESS COMPANY Affiliate of FEDERAL COMPRESS WAREHOUSE CO. Memphis, Tenn. President, W. L. TAYLOR Secretary-Treasurer, MISS JEWEL WILLIAMS Memphis, Tenn. Caruthersville, Mo. PEOPLES OIL COMPANY Wholesale—Retail Phone 148 Highway 84 CARUTHERSVILLE, MO. COPPAGE-LONG GIN AND DELINTING COMPANY Buyers of Cotton and Soybeans Growers of Missouri State Certified Cottonseed and Soybeans PHONE 4371 BRAGGADOCIO, MO. LOGAN'S GULF SERVICE STATION H. D. Select Motor Oil Gulf No-Nox Gasoline 81 I Ward Avenue Phone 955 CARUTHERSVILLE Telephones 239 and 839 CARUTHERSVILLE SAND AND GRAVEL COMPANY - Wi H9f — OVERSTREET LAUNDRY-CLEANERS TOM OVERSTREET, Prop. Phone 765 1223 Ward Ave. CARUTHERSVILLE, MISSOURI CLEVIDENCE MACHINE WORKS Belting Shafting Pulleys Cable Hooks Chains Bolts Cap Screws HIGHWAY 84 PHONE 134 Caruthersville, Missouri THE REPUBLICAN Printers — Publishers — Stationers J. THOMAS MARKEY, Editor School and Community Booster LAUCK SERVICE STATION Phone 141 907 Ward Ave. 123 VANAUSDALL AND GILMORE, INC. 104 East Third St. Your Friendly Ford Dealer PHONE 382 ARL J. DILLMAN SON LAFORGE UNDERTAKING CO. Auto Parts and Garage Supplies PHONE 176 C'VILLE, MO. NOEL C. DEAN, Director Caruthersville, Mo. THE WARD STUDIO 510 Ward Phone 276 tor Appointment CARUTHERSVILLE. MO. Commercial Work - Artistic Portraits MEDLIN'S GROCERY VARIETY SHORT'S WESTERN AUTO 41 I East Fourth St. Phone 905 We Sell for Less 124 CARUTHERSVILLE, MO. Phone 798 403 Ward CARUTHERSVILLE, MO. BERNIE LAY BROWN'S GROCERY Phone 418 1407 Ward Ave. JIG! 606 West Eighth is Telephone 487 CARUTHERSVILLE, MO. HERFF-JONES COMPANY Class Rings-Graduation Announcements Medals-Trophies D. W. BLAKENEY Phone 210 DEXTER, MISSOURI HOWARD - SWAN ATHLETIC GOODS COMPANY 900 Broadway Phone 5-7729 CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI WALLACE BUCHANAN COMPANY Furniture — Appliances — Television CARUTHERSVILLE Phone 462 HAYTI Phone 262 A. P. NEIFIND INSURANCE COMPANY Fire and Casualty Insurance Phone 98 106 4th Street A. P. NEIFIND EARL J. LONG, JR. STUDENTS’ INDEX -A- 33. 40, 41, 42, 43. 54, 61, 64. 74, Bracey. Brenda 21. 50, 100 Abbott. Don 43. 92 75. 101 Bracey. Dennis 21, 85, 125 Abbott, Shirley 92 Barnett, Julia 41, 52, 100 Bracey. John 45. 50, 52. 100. 104. 105 Abbott. Tony 48. 92 Barnett, Larry 58, 62, 63, 85 Bradford. Brenda 27. 41, 42. 45. 52. Adams. Eddie 28. 33. 34. 38, 39. 43. Baskin, Reed 58. 65. 100 91, 92 73. 74, 79. 119. 125 Beck, Ronnie 92 Bradshaw, Carolyn 52, 100 Adams. James 85. 89 Beecher, Pat 34, 41, 43, 52, 74. 79 Brantley. Barbara 100 Adkins. Ann 18. 30, 52. 100 Bennett, Cindia 85 Bridges. Mabel 41, 100 Adkins. Joyce 52 Bennett, Jerry 53, 90. 100 Brister. Sara Ruth 52, 92 Adkins. Linda 92, 100 Bernard, Mary 21. 39, 42. 43. 45. 52. Britton. Jerry 58, 85 Alexander, Gail 52, 92 53. 92. 93 Brooks. Rosalie 42. 52. 85 Alexander. Jean 34, 52. 73. 74. 79 Berry, Milton 39, 43, 84, 85 Brown. Barbara 54, 100 Alexander, Lottie 100 Bingham. Virginia 18, 41. 42. 50. 100 Brown. Dennis 43, 49. 65 Avis. Billy 44. 90. 92 Bishop, David 32, 38, 84, 85 Brown. Janet 92, 100 Avis, Pat 28, 41. 84. 85 Bizzle. Pete 21. 44. 58. 92. 104 Brown. Mary Ann 21. 33. 34. 42. 43. -B- Bizzle, Sandra 20, 29, 41. 64, 100. 104 46. 52, 73, 74. 125 Book. Jimmy 49, 50, 100, 103 Bruce. Gracile 34, 74. 89 Bader. Sue 19. 21, 23, 26, 29, 30, 31, Boyd. Ronnie 18. 49. 58, 65, 100 CREWS REYNOLDS GIN COMPANY S. CREWS REYNOLDS, Owner 40 Years in Business Sinners and Buyers of Cotton, Cottonseed and Soybeans Caruthersville, Missouri Phone 1325 126 Taroy's Grocery Market Bruce. Joe 44. 90. 100 STUDENTS’ INDEX (Continued from page 126) Cronan, Jimmy 50. 51. 58, 65, 66, Bruce. Patricia 92. 100 Bruce, Tommy 44. 92 Buchanan. Martha 20. 26. 31, 42. 52. 64. 85 Burch. Wayne 49. 85. 109 Burge. Jerry 28. 40. 58. 65. 92 Burnett. Harold 100 Burns. Kay 21. 39. 42. 50. 90. 92 Butrum, Erma Jean 32. 42. 50. 51. 52. 100 Bynum. Glenn 58. 68. 92 -C- Camp. Martha 31. 41. 42. 85 Camp, Sandra 100 Campbell. Lyndon 100 Caruthers. Jerry 21, 33. 58. 72. 76 Carter. Betty 27. 32. 33. 34. 42. 43. 46. 50. 72. 76. 119 Carter. Marie 40. 100 Chaffin. Richard 48. 58. 59. 62. 92 Cheatham. Jim 100. 104 Cheek. Jerry 21. 25. 29. 49. 58. 62. 90. 92. 117 Chitwood. Chris 20. 38. 39. 50. 52. 53. 85 Clark. Dorsey 43. 48. 85 Clark. Peggy 41. 52. 92 Clayton. Gerald 19. 21. 29. 30. 31. 40. 50. 58. 62. 63. 65. 66. 67. 72. 76. 77 Cobb. Jimmy 53. 58 Cobb. Jerry 43. 44. 53. 58. 92 Cobb. Shirley 28. 30. 72. 76 Coble. Pat 43. 50. 92 Cole. Sue 29. 31. 42. 50. 51. 62. 92. 93 Coleman. Jerry 19. 31. 58. 59, 67. 85 Coleman. Larrv 50. 65. 68. 100 Collins. Betty 29. 40. 42. 50. 91. 92. 95 Collins. Bill 33. 34. 38. 39. 52. 58. 62. 63. 64. 76. 109. 125 Collins. Wayne 21. 85. 89 Conway, Venith 41, 100 Cook. Billy 53. 58. 65. 68. 98. 100 Cook. George 21. 23. 30. 31. 34. 58. 65. 61. 64. 66. 72. 75 Cook, Pete 48. 50, 53. 100 Copeland. Barbara 26. 34. 45. 52. 72. 76 Copeland. Joann 18. 52. 100 Copeland. Pat 52, 101 128 68. 101 Grosser. Barbara 21. 22. 23. 41, 42. 52. 64. 73. 76. 77. 109 Crosser, Joe 44, 90 Culp. Don 92 -D- Darnell. Jerrie Lynn 101 Daulton. Diana 42, 45, 50. 52, 53. 92. 93. 97. 104 Davis. Carolyn 19. 26. 29. 30. 33. 34. 38. 39, 40. 41. 42. 43. 46. 52. 53, 76. 77 Davis, Clark 50. 58. 92 Dean. James 21. 38. 39. 72, 76. 117. 125 Dean. Lola 52, 76. 109, 125 DePriest. Barbara 41. 42. 101 DePriest. Don 45, 48. 50. 72. 85. 87. 89 Dinnell, Patrick 101. 105 Doan, Sandra 101 Dodd. Gerald 44. 90 Dodd. Nancy 42, 52, 77 Dodson. Phyllis 52, 92 Dowell. Dennis 53. 65. 101 Downing, Joe 92 Driskill. Billie 52. 101 Dugger, Darrell 34, 53, 77 Dugger, Linda 41. 45, 50. 92 Dunavant, Jo Ann 34, 42, 52, 77 Dunavant. Nancy 42, 91, 92 Dunavant, Pat 26, 42, 45, 50, 52, 93 Dunn. Sharon 52, 101 Durham. Eva 93 Durham. Opal 90 -E- Edgerton. Giff 21, 23. 30, 31, 58. 60. 61. 62. 63, 64. 65, 66. 67. 68. 75, 77, 109 Epperson, Judith 93 Erwin, Louis 44, 101 - F- Farrow, Clyde 26, 30, 101 Featherston, Jonnie 52, 101 Ferrell, Joan 40, 101 Ferrell, Jerry 44, 93 Ferrell, Nancy 34, 42, 52, 72, 73, 77 Fields, John 53, 93 Figgins, Bob 29, 40, 43, 50, 58, 84. 85 Figgins, Chris 30, 40, 43, 58. 65, 68, 84. 85. 87. 89 Figgins. I.orena 52, 93 Fisher. Jerry Lee 65. 93 Fisher. Larry 101 Fisher. Gave 41. 52. 101 Ford, James 102 Ford. Maxine 41. 93 Ford. Phyllis 52. 102 Foster. Lowell 38. 43. 52, 53, 85 Foster. Nancy 33. 34. 42. 43. 46, 52, 53. 72. 77. 79 Foster. Tony 43. 48. 53. 91, 93 Frakes. Jane 27. 28. 41. 50, 99. 102 Franklin. Demetra 52, 77. 78, 79. 119 -G- Garner. Harlan 33, 78 Garner. Jerry 44, 65. 102 Gilmore. Linda 52, 98. 102 Glozier. Carolyn 21, 28. 42. 50. 93 Going. Anne 19, 26. 41, 42, 52. 84. 85. 87. 89. 125 Going. Peggy 20, 41. 102 Golden.'Larry 102 Goodale. Georgia 42. 85 Goodale. Robert 44. 102 Goodman, Shirley 41. 42. 52. 99. 102 Gortner. Harold 26, 30, 40, 43, 51. 52. 53. 62. 63. 85, 87. 109 Graham. Barbara 52. 93, 95 Graham. Becky 102 Graham. Larry 30, 50, 52, 78 Green, Dennie 21, 30, 34, 65. 66, 73, 78. 125 Green. Madeline 41, 42, 52, 85 Green. Shirley 102 Greenway, Jerry 21, 44. 93 Grigory. Eddie 40, 52, 53. 90, 93 Grooms. Chuck 21. 30, 51, 58. 65, 93 Grooms, Vivian 86 Gurley. Joe 93, 95 -H- Hall. Ray 94 Hall. Sonny 49, 65, 94 Hamby, Frank 58, 86 Hardy, Kay 20. 41, 52, 102 Hardy, W:ayne 44, 86 Harper, Randall 18, 53, 58. 65, 101. 102. 103 Harrison, Patsy 94 Hayden. Martha 34, 52, 73, 78 Hayden, Mary 34, 52, 78 Hayden. Bob 94 Haynes. Pal 102 Haynes. Ray 62. 86 Henderson, Genelte 28, 34. 72. 78 Hendricks. C. 18. 21. 50. 51. 58. 65. 102. 105 Henley. I.inda 30. 40. 43. 52. 53 Henley. Sally 28. 41. 42, 45. 50. 51. 52. 93. 94 Hepler. Frances 52. 102 Hicks. Dorothy 20. 41. 42. 84. 86. 89 Highley, Mary Elizabeth 19. 21. 26. 41. 50. 51. 86. 87 Hill. Carl 49. 50. 58, 102 Hill. Paul 34. 52. 73. 77. 78. 79. 119 Hinton. Donald 30. 73. 94 Hinson. Larry 65. 102 Hinze. Shirley 52. 93 Hinze. Walter 19. 52. 58. 59. 60. 86 Hollowell. George 30. 35. 58. 59. 65. 66. 67. 73. 86 Hopke. Linda 21. 25. 27. 33. 34. 39. 41. 42. 43. 46, 51. 52. 53. 72. 78. 79 Hosey. Lester 102 House, Joyce 94 Howell. Jack 86 Hudgins, Janice 20. 42. 43. 83. 86. 89. 94 Hughes, Doyle 44. 102 Hughes. Ruth 28. 40. 41. 42. 52. 78 Hulbert, Christy 42. 52. 102 Hundhausen, Saundra 52. 102 Hunt. Mary Sue 19. 29. 39. 40. 43. 54, 86. 87 Huntley. Jean 86 Hutchison, George 86. 84 Hutchison. Joe 102 - I - Ingle. Saundra 41. 102 -J- Jackson. Jerry 102 Jackson. Robert 18. 19. 21. 31. 33. 40. 58. 72. 77. 79. 101, 119 Jackson. Wanda 102 James, David 42. 94 Johnson, Dorothy 41. 42, 102 Johnson, Joe 21. 25. 26. 27. 31. 32. 34. 43. 75 Johnson. Margaret 19. 21. 25. 43. 94 Johnson, Robert 94 Jones. Billy 94 Jones. Elvis 34. 73, 79. 125 Jones. Gerald 21. 25. 29. 53, 58. 65. 68. 98. 102 Jones. Jane Ellen 19, 26. 30. 42. 43. 50. 52. 64. 91, 94. 95 Jones. Kay 102 Jones. Lee 31, 34. 79 Jones. Pat 52 Jones. Tommy 94 Jones. W anda 41. 52. 102 Jordan. Billy 94 -K- Kelly. Patty 42, 52, 98, 102 King. Billy 34. 59. 79, 81 King. Doris 33. 43, 72. 73. 79 King. Richard 9, 50. 58. 62. 94 King. Tommie 29. 31. 34. 49. 50. 52. 53. 58. 77. 79 King. W ayne 30, 33. 50. 80 Kingsbury. Jerry 58. 65. 59. 102 Klemp, Ray 50. 103 Klinkhardt. Barbara 21. 42. 43. 90. 94 -L- Lafferty, Tapian 42. 45. 50. 51. 52. 94 Lane. Barbara 94 Lane. Kay 19. 52. 86. 93 Latimer. Demetra 50. 103 Latimer. Don 50. 52. 86. Ill I.auck. Manford 58. 65. 59. 86 Lavelle. Judy 41. 99. 103 Lawler. Mary 52. 103 Leek. Jimmy 44. 90. 94 Luckenbach. Judy 27. 38. 39. 94 Luckenbach. Mike 103 Lynn. Talmadge 65. 59, 103 - M - McAlister, Margaret 50. 103 McCallum. Barbara 41, 42. 52. 94 McClanahan. Johnny 20. 44. 52. 86. 89 McCormick. Charlotte 26. 27. 41. 42. 43. 52. 53. 91, 94. 97 McCoy. Glenda 27. 41. 52, 86. 99 McCoy, Gerald 44, 65. 103 McCoy, Larry 34. 53, 54. 58. 86 McCullough, James 48. 86. 125 McCutcheon, Audry 53, 58. 86 McIntosh, Anita 103 McIntosh, Wendell 94 McNiel. Rita 52. 94 McTernan. Helen 20. 30. 42, 52. 86 Malone. Jerry 58. 86 Mann. John 103 Markey. Jane Ellen 25. 27, 33, 34. 38. 41. 42. 43, 46. 52, 64. 72. 73. 79. 80. 119, 125 Martin, Jan 20. 41, 42. 45. 50, 52, 94 Maxwell, Imogene 103 Meales, Pete 84. 86 Medlin. Don 44. 83. 86 Medlin, Lynn 44, 58, 94 Medlin. Michael 44. 58. 65. 103 Mehrle, Sue Chris 19, 21. 24, 25. 38, 40. 42. 43. 54, 87, 101 Mercer. Joyce 52. 103 Merideth, Elizabeth 103 Merideth.'Mary Emma 26. 29. 31. 42. 43, 45, 52, 53. 73, 87 Michie, Jim 21, 28. 31. 62. 63, 64. 80 Miller. Dorothy 34, 42. 50. 52. 64, 79, 80. 109. 119 Millikan. Tressie 52. 94 Mitchell. Bobby 94 Mitchell. Nellie 43. 94 Mitchell. James E. 58. 87. 109 Mitchell. Johnnie 58 Mollett. Carolyn 52, 104 Mollett, Bob 43. 64. 80 Moody. Wanda 52, 87 Moon. Saundra 104 Moore. Barbara 25, 28. 42, 52, 104 Moore, Judy 42. 52. 53. 89 Morlan, Wayne 29. 51. 62. 89 Morse, Sandra 41, 94 Mott, Cleatus 95 Murff. Martha 87 Murphy, Jerry 104 -N- Nelson, Adair 44, 95 Nelson. Beverly 50. 104 Nolin, Dean 104 Norman. Glen 49. 50. 58. 65. 90. 94, 103 Norman, Michie 50, 104 Nunnery, Pete 95 -0- Odom. Billy 104 Odom, Shirley 31. 34. 80 O'Keene. Reeda 52, 95 Owens, Franklin 58, 65, 68. 104 129 -P- Parks, Earl 83. 87 Parks, Joanne 90 Parrott. Connie 33. 40, 43. 52. 72. 77,80 Patterson, Elwood 65, 95 Patterson, Morris 30, 31, 33, 34, 62, 65. 63. 64. 66. 67, 72. 80 Petty. Charles 44. 87 Phelps. Martha 52. 95 Pool. Carl 80. 109 Preston, Jeanette 41, 50. 52, 104 Prince, Leroy 95 Privett. Margie 19. 20, 41, 42, 50, 104 Prost, Dick 21. 72. 87 Prost. Jo Ann 26. 31, 33, 34, 41, 42. 43. 64. 81 -R - Raburn, Jerry 30, 58, 62, 65, 91, 95 Reel. Carolyn 34. 41. 42. 52. 81. 109 Reeves, Demetra 38, 81 Reeves. Martha 95 Reichert, Christine 27, 95 Reichert. Mary 34. 45. 52. 73. 79, 81 Richardson. Ann 20, 23. 27, 28. 33, 34. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 46, 52, 54, 77, 79. 81. 125 Riggs, Gayle 53 Robertson, Donald 87 Robinson. Brenda 42. 52, 87 Roebuck. Patricia 27. 29, 41. 43, 45. 46. 50, 53, 90. 95 Rogers, Bobby 34, 73. 81 Rogers, Dorothy 95 Roland. Rick 32 Roper, Gay 42. 44. 50, 52. 96 -S- Sales, Ronald 48. 88 Samuels, Rosetta 52, 104 Sawyer, Billy Joe 35, 58, 62. 65, 59. 88 Sawyer. Patty 19, 21. 23, 26. 29. 30. 40. 42. 43. 46. 50, 51. 61, 64. 83. 87. 88 Sharpmack. Donna 41, 96 Shepard. John 88 Short, John 20, 30, 49, 65. 68, 66. 67. 83. 87. 88 Short, Ruth 35, 41. 43, 96 Simms, Charles 96 Skaggs, Hillis 104 Skaggs. Darlene 88 Slaten, Benna Kay 93, 96 Slider. Carolyn 41. 42. 104 Snow, Charles 58, 72, 82, 99, 119 Snow. Don 30, 34. 65, 66, 82 Southerland, Anita 83 Southern, Sandra 21, 23, 31, 38, 42, 43, 50, 53, 91, 95, 96, 97 Sowell, Ann 21, 23, 40, 104 Speight, Earl 48. 96 Speight, Glenda 20, 41, 52, 64, 98. 104 Speight, Mary Etta 30, 34. 42, 43. 79, 81 Spencer, Ludell 52, 96 Stanfill, Billy 44 Stine, Barbara 125 Stone, Ralph 53, 65, 104 Stovall, Jean 42, 50, 52, 88 Streete, Ted 18, 19, 21, 31, 34, 38, 39, 40. 52, 53. 58. 61, 74, 75 Summers, Kay 19, 38, 88 Summers, Ted 96 Swiggart, Pat 20, 35, 41, 52, 84, 88 -T- Tate. Cecil 34, 58. 60. 66, 77. 82 Tate. Joe 96 Tate, Steve 88 Taylor, Ann 19, 26, 30, 34, 41, 43, 46, 52, 54, 64, 72, 75 Taylor, Wickie 25, 26. 43, 48. 72, 88 Taylor, Jo Ann 52, 96 Taylor, Joe 43. 50, 58. 65, 96 Tedder, Kenneth 96 Teroy, Judy 38, 39, 45, 96 Terrell, Larry 49, 58. 104 Terrell, Phyllis 20, 31, 42, 52, 64. 88 Terrell. Tommy 65, 104 Thomas, Faye 97 Thomas, Judy 41, 50. 99. 105 Thomasson, Charles 50, 53, 104. 105 Thompson. Jerry 50, 58, 62, 65, 84. 88 Thompson, Larry 62 Thompson, Phillip 58. 62, 65, 97 Thrasher, Larry 90 Thrasher. Ruth 105 Thurman, Agnes 34. 52, 82, 89 Thurman, Joyce 52. 105 Thornton, Howard 105 Townsend. Bill 21, 31. 34. 52, 82 Trantham, Jane Ann 31, 35, 42, 52, 88 Travis, Ben 44, 97 Trosper, Bob 105 Trosper, Jimmy 97 Turnage, Linda 105 Turnage, Louise 41, 52 Turnbow, Judy 41, 52, 88 Turn bow, Johnny 105 Turner, Melba 88 Turner, Wanda 105 - V- VanAusdall. Joyce 20, 31, 41, 52, 105 VanAusdall, Linda 26, 40, 42. 50, 52, 91.97 Vance, Conetha 105 Vaughn, Carolyn 42, 52, 105 Vick. John 21, 53, 62, 97 Vick, Sonja 21. 25, 26, 31, 42, 52, 73, 82 - W- Wadley, Eddie 50, 62, 88 Waldron, Donna 42, 52, 88 Walls, Ilene 20. 41, 52, 105 Walls. Wayne 58. 62. 63. 65, 88, 111 Walton, Eddie 30, 50. 105 Ward. Bob 58. 65. 91,97.117 Ward, Charles 105 Ward, Susan 21, 31, 42. 45. 50, 97 Warren, Kenneth 6o, 97 Warren. Mike 88 Watkins, Doris 41, 44, 50, 52, 93, 97 White, Rudy 44, 58, 83, 109 White. Tommy Joe 58 Wicker, Edward 101, 105 Wilks, Anita 42, 45, 50, 52, 97 Williams, Jean 21, 26, 27, 41, 52, 97 Willis, Claudia 52, 105 Wilson. James 65, 98, 105 Wilson, Martha 88 Woods, James 21, 53, 97 Woods, Murline 20, 41, 42, 104, 105 Woodward, Betty Jo 41, 88 Woody, Don 21, 33, 58, 72, 75 Woody, Jane 41, 93, 97 Wooldridge, Dennis 58, 65, 105 Worsham, Winford 58, 84, 88 -Y- Young, Faye 52, 34, 77, 79, 82 Young, Thelma 34, 52, 79, 82 130 LITHOGRAPHED BY — LOR PUBLISHING CO. DALLAS • TEXAS Th« Boit Yearbook aro TAYLOR MADE % vn }Xr c i ■ . ?«, i B ? • . v ;• r MVvv« y£ es-. [ yssS} ' V V' 'l -✓ %■ t