Chouteau High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Chouteau, OK)

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1951 volume:

'Dedication MR. JESS GRIDER WE THE MEMBERS OF THE ANNUAL STAFF OF CHOUTEAU High School do dedicate this issue of the Chouteau wildcat to Superintendent Jess Grider who has given us encouragement, has shown faith in us, and has been responsible for so many Improvements in our school It is the hope of the administration to offer a school program that will prepare We appreciate your efforts and your cooperation in the school program. It is our hope that in days and years to come that you will look back upon the years spent in the school with pleasant memo-r 'es. We expect you to form friendships that will be of life long standing. It is our sincere desire that your life • will be successful in every respect. 2WW SdccccUian Left to right: George Motter. Lloyd O’Neal. Ruth walker. . Orv i lle Lowrey Jess Grider. . Mart in Abel. . ............ Member . .Vice Pres i dent ..........President ............. Clerk . . Super intendent (Not shown) Member faculty MR. CHERRY PRINCIPAL COMMERCIAL £ j'r L MR. GRIDER Superintendent Algebra MRS. ROM INE Home Economics MRS. WISDOM English MR. BURNS History MR. MILLER Agriculture MR. ROM INE Band-T heory MR. MAXWELL SC IENCE, 7TH-8TH Coach MRS. WHITSON 4 T H — 5 T H GRADE MRS. NOFSINGER 5th-6th Grade MRS. GRIDER 2nd Grade MRS. TITUS 3rd Grade MR. MURRAY veteran Teacher MRS. MILLER 1st Grade MR. COMBS Janitor Se U n4, LORENA BAERGEN Class Play 3 Home Ec. 3 Annual Staff 4 GERALD BURKE Basketball 3,4 Agr. I,2,3,4 CHARLES BURNS Basketball 3,4 Agr. I,2,3,4 Class Officer 4 DON CHIDESTER FAWN CROFT Class Play 3 Basketball 1,2,3 L I brary 3,4 Class Off i cer I,4 Annual Staff 4 Home Ec. 1,2 DONALD FLINT Agriculture 2,3,4 V I ELORENCE ENNS Class Play 3 Llbrary I ,2,3,4 Annual Staff 4 Class Officer 3 Home Ec. 1,2 EDNA FROESE Home Econom i cs 1,2 Class Play 3 HELEN COMBS JONES Class Officer 4 Play 3 Home Ec. 2,3 HAROLD HAMLETT Basketball 3,4 Agr. I,2,3,4 Class Officer 4 RONALD MARQUETTE Agr. I ,2,3,4 Class Play 3 : u FERN MANN Class Play 3 Home Ec. 1,2 ALLAN MOTTER Class Play 2,3 Agr. I,2,3,4 Basketball 3,4 Class Officer 3 Setuax Cete4 TOill WE, THE CLASS OF 1951, IN FOURTEEN INDIVIDUAL PARTS, BEING ABOUT TO PASS OUT OF THIS SPHERE OF EDUCATION, IN FULL POSSESSION OF A CRAMMED MIND, WELL-TRAINED MEMORY, AND ALMOST SUPERHUMAN UNDERSTANDING, DO MAKE AND PUBLISH THIS, OUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT: WE GIVE AND BEQUEATH TO OUR DEAR TEACHERS A SWEET AND UNBROKEN SUCCESSION OF RESTFUL NIGHTS AND PEACEFUL DREAMS. WE HAVE BEEN A HARD STRAIN ON THEM, FOR IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DIFFICULT TO MANAGE. WE ALSO GIVE THE FACULTY THE PRIVILEGE OF USING, TO FURTHER EDUCATION, ALL THE AMAZING KNOWLEDGE AND STARTLING INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE FURNISHED THEM FROM TIME TO TIME. To the Junior Class we give all such boys as were NOT ABLE TO KEEP PACE WITH THE BRILLIANT GIRLS OF OUR CLASS. TO INDIVIDUALS WE WILLI TO THE BASKETBALL TEAM NEXT YEAR, THE ABILITY OF Harold Hamlett, Allen Motter and Charles Burns. We COULDN’T INDUCE GERALD BURKE TO SURRENDER HIS. To Mona Roper, Lorena Baergen’s gift of gab. TO ANYBODY WHO NEEDS IT, ALLEN’S KEY TO ENGLISH. Apply early and avoid the rush. To Betty McDonald the musical gifts of Edna Froese, Music hath charms to soothe the savage, -(Otis). To Kathryn Dodson, Jerry Quall’s ability to get SHORTHAND, BUT NOT HIS BEAUTY. HE STILL FEELS HE NEEDS THAT . To Rose Neel Hibbs, Fern Mann’s place as FFA princess To Billy Bussey, Ronalu Marquette’s jealous nature. To Dean Neal, Helen Comb’s Jones speed in typing. To Tom Hamlett, Don Chidester’s big cowboy hat. To Warren N icodemus, Don Flint’s ability to play HOOKEY AND GET BY WITH IT. To Stanley Stubblefield, Charles Burn’s cute way with THE WOMEN. To Bobby Kilgore, Gerald Burke’s good looks, hoping Bobby will be as popular with the girls as Burke. To Marie Wright, Florence Enns' popularity and quietness. To Clarie Carrey, Fawn Croft's ability to win lower CLASSMEN . To Melvin Stubblefield, Harold Hamlett's ability to CHEW GUM AND GET CAUGHT IN MR. BURNS CLASS. The request that our picture be placed in the hall to INSPIRE ALL FUTURE CLASSES. All the rest of our property we leave to our Superintendent, Mr. Jess Grider. And we do hereby appoint the said Superintendent sole EXECUTOR OF THIS OUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. PALS First Row: ROBERT E. BURNS JOHN COURTNEY CLAR ICE CARRY NONTINE COMBS SECOND Row: BILLY F. BUSSEY KATHYRN DODSON BERTHA ERV IN TOM HAMLETT Third Row: Fourth Row: BOB HAYNES MERLE KAT ING ORV IL HENRY ROSE NELL HIBBS RONN IE HULBERT F IRST Row: BOB K I LGORE RUSSELL MARQUETTE BETTY MCDONALD HAROLD MICKENS Second Row: DEAN NEAL ROBERT WAYNE NEEL WARREN N ICODEMUS MONA JAUN ITA ROPER Third Row: LEROY SELLERS ME LV IN STUBBLEF I ELD STANLEY STUBBLEF IELD BOBBY TUCKER Fourth Row: MAR IE WR IGHT Wanda Abbott Phyll i s Bendure Virginia Blackwell joe Ray Glynn Earl peggy Dill Dinsmore Dooley dyches Kenneth Alfred junior Kenneth Green hagar henry heibert Joy Marthelle Billy Bob Dwayne Hinkle Jackson McCleery McDar is Shirley NEEL Albert Price Charles Walsh •VI Ona lee Owen JOSEPHINE KATHERINE Owen Owen Peggy Ray i Bobby Sellers Effie Ruth Olla bell Ratcliff Roberts Dale Nadine Paul WARD WILLIAMS ‘YOUNG Kenneth Morrison (not shown) 0?'ie4 4He t JAMES BENDURE Charles Fra iley Farrell Bowling Jane Froese Wallace Broyles J i mmy Haynes WAYNE CH I DESTER Mildred Henry Glenda Crow Mary Hofme ister PEGGY D INSHORE Billy Hutchens jean Etter Kenneth Marquette Juan i ta m i ckens Eddie Roof Junior Morgan Mary Stamps Harold nave James Warren Mary Patterson Barbara Williams John Ratcl iff Charlene Will iams j immy Ray Jo Ann W inf i eld R I CHARD WRIGHT Opal Roach Marv in Woods 'JcnAt cute First row, left to right: Homer Duniphin, Dennenth holmes, Jimmie Brown, Dennis Tidball, Lloyd Warren, Leon Clifton, Troy Ellison, billy Grossman, Albert Lee Mann. Second row: Carolyn Cross, Patsy Crow, Linda Enyart, Judy Steddum, Sharon Tucker, Mary Frailey, Betty Bryant, Nina June Bendure, Remona Cleveland, Deanie Kroeker. Third row: Sandra Haynes, Jennie Criner, Sharon Wright, Linda Hancock, kolleen korthles, Retha O'Neal, Billy Dee Jeter. Teacher: Mrs. Miller. Second tyicule First row, left to right: Larry Suggs, Leroy Justice, Tommy Titus, Dennis Rutherford, jimmy Hancock, w. C. Bryant, Lee Goforth. Second row: Don hamlet, Jimmy Nofsinger, Jerry Ray, Billy Holmes, Jackie Martin, Frances Combs, Janet Steddum, Deloris Couch, John Keys, Danny Larremore. Third row: David White, James Croft, Leroy Barrett, Linda strickler, Bobsy Goforth, Cinda Saffell, Yvonne Saffell, Johnny Criner. Teacher: Mrs. Grider. Chouteau Mazfe School First row, left to rights Clifford Crow, Phillip Chatham, jimmy Jaggars, Roger Spencer, Patrick Grossman, Gary Baergen, Ray Nipps. Second rows Bonnie Jean Cherry, Ruth Tyner, Golda Ervin, Glenda Cross, Floreda Ellison, Sue Croft, Phyllis McDaris, Dale Clifton, David Rutherford. Third Rows Patsy hofmeister, Carole Sue Haync-, Reba price, Oneta Crossen, Faylene Tucker, Bftty Devers, Emilou Hiebert, Maurene Sorenson. Teachers Mrs. R. S. Titus. First row, left to rights Glyndal Combs, Junior Elwin, Garry Stea-dum, jonny Hofmeister, Jerry brayant, jimmy Taylor, jimmy Keys, Bill Stoveall, Jerry Homes, second rows Barbara Powders, Hazel Taylor, Jimmy Ervin, Bobby Ray, Patsy Bendure, jerry Powders, Mary Hamlett, Marthelle Justice, Margorie Duniphin, Kathy Smith. Third rows Lynne Dodson, Kathy Chandler, Elter Qualls, Christena Williams, Joan Nave, Euyon Saffell, Wilma Croft, Teachers Mrs. Whitson . i th rfttd Sixth tyxcutet First row, left to right: Gerald Clifton, Bobby Bryant, Walter Saffell, Freddie Grossman, Billy Raper, Billy Taylar, David Etter, James Naue. Second row: Doris Jones, Margarett Titus, Stanley Parker, Virgil Adair, lee Nickles, patsy Engle, Elsie Mann, Betty Frailey. Third row: Jackie Ray, Delora Cauiness, Rebecca Hofmeister, Shirley Ann Vanbrunt, Lorine Tucker, Shirley Craft, Caroline Motter, Betty Eriein, Mary Tyner. Sponsor: Mrs. Nofsinger. Seventh tyxcute First row, left to right: Leon Blankinship, Kenneth Ward, Leroy Etter, a. C. Couch, Cecil Taylor, Eugene Steddum, Billy May-field, Frankie Roof. Second row: Bill Smith, Katherine Flint, Jane Croft, Doris Dinsmore, Joan Wilson, Laretta Grossman, Margarett Barrett, Carletta Payton, Claudine Bendure. Sponsor: Mr. Jack Romine. Third row: Bobby McDaris, Francis Longcrier, Deloris Stubblefield, Laverne Cleveland, Avona Herndon, Aletha Mae Ash, Velda Spencer, Olive Broyles, Carolyn Baergen, Laura Sue Frailey. First row: Bobby Hagar, Danny Duncan, Frank Mann, Kenneth keys, Carlas Abbott, Ross Miller, Richard Couch. Second row: Pokie Ray, Virginia Croft, Corinne Fleming, Karolyn Dodson, Dorthy Elsberry, Marie Steddum, Mary Taylor, Helen Walsh, Carolyn hof-meister. Third row: Mr. Maxwell, Junior Grossman, Raymond O'Nell, R. D. Roberts, Beth Wilkson, Mary Johnston, Anna Mae Wright, Louise Wilson, J. D. Walsh, Albert Sorenson. 7 Sattd tZueeti MARY ELIZABETH HOF ME I ST ER Zccew't Pa itcf Left to right: Glenda Crow, Mary J. Patterson, Mary E. Hof-meister. Bob Haynes, Richard Wright, R. D. Roberts. The band under the direction of Mr. j. b. Romine had a VERY PROSEROUS YEAR. ONLY 20 FIRST YEAR STUDENTS REPORTED FOR BAND AT THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL, BUT ENROLLMENT UP TO THE TIME THIS BOOK GOES TO PRESS, SHOWS 48 ACTIVE MEMBERS AND IS STILL INCREASING. The band has taken part in numerous school programs, CONCERTS, SPORTS ACTIVITY AND PARADES. THE FUTURE PLANS FOR THE BAND THIS YEAR IS TO ATTEND BAND CLINICS, REUNIONS AND FESTIVALS AND ENTER INTO THE DISTRICT CONTEST HELD AT Tahlequah, Oklahoma, April 12-14. We, the members of the band would like to thank the band parents, Mr. Grider and the School administration for their SPLENDID COOPERATION. FLUTES: Mary Janett Patterson, Kathy Sue Chandler, Mary Johnson. CLARINETS: Richard Wright, Don Haynes, Leroy Etter, Carolyn Motter, Frances Longcrier, Kathern Flint, Billy Raper. SAXAPHONES: Bob Haynes, Delores Stubblefield, Bobby Bryant, Bobby Kilgore. FRENCH HORN: R. D. Roberts, CORNETS: jimmy Haynes, Paul Young, Bobby Sellers, Leon Blankenship, Carlos Abbot, Jackie Ray, Johnny Hofmeister, Glenda Crow, Farrell Bowling. BARITONES: David Etter, Dean Neal. TROMBONES: Albert Sorenson, Harley Stamper, Earl Dooley, Wanda Abbot. BASSES: R. E. Crow, Bob McDaris. PERCUSSION: James Bendure, Jr. Morgan, John Ratcliff, Mary E. Hofmeister, Jeral Clifton, Margarett Titus, Billy Taylor, Bell Lyre and PIANO: Wilma Froese. MAJORETTS: Pokif Ray, Peggy Ray, Shirley Croft, Corinne Fleming. FLAG GUARD: Wallace Broyles. DIRECTOR: jack B. Romine. r-'p'rf. ScveetJteaxt First row, left to right: Mickens, Hagar, Hulbert, Ray, Greene, Young, Sellers, Frailey, Broyles, Ratcliff, Oins-more, Hutchens, Kating. Second row: Haynes, Hamlett, nico- DEMUS, WALSH, KILGORE, MARQUETTE, QUALLS, MOTTER, BENDURE, Hamlett, Sellers, Stubblefield, Marquette. Third row: Wright, Nave, Woods, Neel, Courtney, Neal, Marquette, Henry, Bussy. Fourth row: Dooley, Stamper, Burns, Haynes, Stubblefield, Tucker, Burke, Hiebert, McDaris, Chidester, Henry, Teacher, Mr. Miller. cl?. Left to right: Allen Motter, President; Gerald Burke, Secretary; Donald Chidester, Treasurer; Bob Haynes, Reporter; John Courtney, Vice President; Robert Burns, Watch Dog. SUSIE ODNEAL AND JESTINA FUNK 'rtyome £c m mUc4, First row, left to right: Peggy Ray, Shirley Neel, Joy Hinkle:, Effie Ratcliffe, Marthelle Jackson, Peggy Dyches. Second ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: TEACHER, MRS. ROMINE, CLARA RUCKER, ONA Lee Owen, Olla Bell Roberts, Nadine Williams, Josephine Owen, Katherine Owen and Virginia Blackwell. Senun lcu4 'P'lafi tecy We Seniors, being very curious about the future, consulted A CRYSTAL GAZER-ACCORD I NGLY HERE WE ARE IN 1951: Jerry Qualls, a handsome bachelor living North of Vinita IS A DENTIST WHO FILLS THE MOUTHS WITH ATOMIC TEETH THAT EAT ON THE HOURS OF 9-12-3-6. Harold Hamlett, a television star, advertises hadacol. His theme song is He is a Jolly Good Fellow” which he often DEDICATES TO MR. CHERRY. Don Flint, due to Harold's medicine, has grown to the HEIGHT OF 8 FEET 5 INCHES. HE IS NOW TOURING THE WORLD IN H I S OWN C I RCUS. Helen Combs Jones is now doing famous Spanish dances in the Republic of China. Marlow her husband, is her manager. Gerald Burke is with the F.B.l. He is a regular Sherlock Holmes, including pipe and cap. Charles and Fern Mann Burns live on a picturesque ranch SOUTH OF MAZIE. DURING A ROUGH BASKETBALL SEASON, CHARLES assists his Dad who is still coach at Chouteau. Fawn Croft Hamlett teaches English at Chouteau. Her English CLASSES OFTEN GIVE PLAYS ON TELEVISION. EVERY ONE ENJOYS her English classes. Of course you aren't surprised that Donald Chidester and Florence Enns are married. They are owners of the Frank Kroeker Store which now covers a block and is a regular SHOPP ING CENTER. Edna Froese's orchestra the Racketeers, is the best in the United States. Some of the members were in the high school band in 1951. Lorena Baergen has been voted the best dressed lady in America for the past three years. Her husband, Allen Mot- TER, DESIGNS HER CLOTHES DURING HIS SPARE TIME. ALLEN IS Governor of Oklahoma. As soon as Anna Mae Wright finished high school, she and Ronald Marquette were married. They own the Anna Mae Air Jitney Service of Oklahoma. Now THAT WE KNOW ABOUT OUR HAPPY FUTURE, ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS STUDY, PASS OUR EXAMS, AND BE ON OUR WAY. Left to right: Fawn Croft, Florence Enns, Lorena Baergen, Josephine Owen, Mary Patterson, Mary Hofmeister, Sponsor, Mrs. Romine. Editor................................Fawn Croft Assistant Editor.......................Josephine Owen Sports Editor...........................Florence Enns Will and Prophecy................Lorena Baergen Photographer.....................Mary Patterson Bus iness Manager Mary Hofme ister CHS OPPONENT 35 INOLA 17 28 Oaks 3 1 28 Hui BERT 24 38 Strang 26 25 Okay 28 20 Locust Grove 26 30 Strang 26 29 Porter 14 33 Coweta 34 1 1 Locust Grove 2 1 40 Coweta 25 24 Sal ina 23 17 Hulbert 34 43 Checotah 57 2 1 Okay 25 40 Sal ina 28 38 Porter 26 37 Oaks 2 1 34 INOLA 35 3 1 Adair 40 KATHYR INE DODSON Capta in First row: I tor. Mildred Henry, Katherine Dodson, Juanita Mickens, Mona Roper, Montine Combs, Phyllis Bendure, Glenda Crow, Peggy Dyches. Second row: Charlene Williams, Maire Wright, Bettye McDonald, Effie Ratcliff, Mary Hofmeister, Wanda Abbott, Mary Patterson, Mr. Cherry, Coach. 2 4' Scu6et6cUC Chouteau won the Mayes County Conference and placed third in the Arkansas Valley Conference. In tournament play, at Conners A and M tournament, Chouteau LOST A CLOSE GAME TO MULDREW, A TEAM THAT WENT TO THE finals. The next tournament at Northeastern A and M, Chouteau LOST A THRILLING GAME TO WYANDOTTE, A TEAM THAT HAD LOST ONLY ONE GAME ALL SEASON. IN THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT, at Pryor, Chouteau ran up a lopsided score against a good Locust Grove team, the afternoon of Feb. 22. On the evening of Feb. 22, Chouteau defeated Sequoyah, the number one SEEDED TEAM OF THE TOURNAMENT. FEB. 23, IN THE FINALS CHOUTEAU LOST A HOTLY CONTESTED GAME TO POWERFUL OAKS TEAM. First row, left to right: Allen Motter, Warren Nicodemus, Dwayne McDaris, Harold Hamlett, Melvin Stubblefield. Second row: Bobby Ticker, Charles Burns, Stanley Stubblefield, Joe Ray Dill, Gerald Burke, Mr. Burns, Coach. First row: Loretta Grossman, Katherine Flint, Frances Long-cryer, Mary Taylor, Claudine Bendure, Jane Croft. Second row Mr. Maxwell, Coach; Anna Steddum, Pokey Ray, Mary Johnson, Jean Elsberry, Virginia Croft, Karolyn Dodson, Anna Wright, Deloris Stubblefield, Carlyn Hofmeister. First row: Bobby Hagar, Kenneth Ward, Danny Duncan, Kenneth Keys, Richard Couch. Second row: Mr. Maxwell, Coach; R. D. Roberts, Raymond O'Neal, jimmy Crow, Albert Sorenson, Bobby McDar i s. '7eufl n � vulc SCHOOL ANNUALS SKILLED CRAFTSMEN—MODERN EQUIPMENT and 35,000 SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA are combined to produce FINE SCHOOL ANNUALS for 1400 schools in twenty-three states Binding Inspection TAYLOR PUBLISHING COMPANY P. O. Bo 597 DALLAS, TEXAS 63 20 Denton Dr. mk m. u Cf —