College High School - Rhetorette Yearbook (Warrensburg, MO)

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.ee, ff., A.- YQ? This little Senior Cutie came to C.H,S. from Valley School as a freshman. She is 17 and has mpwn hair and hazel eyes She is 5'5n tall and weighs l54 pounds and she than Joan Knaus. Her hobby is mm.butterflies and her favorite Msh is ice cream. Joan also loves to swim and skate. When asked who her best friend was, she said nBetty Eckhoffg but everyone else tooo A ' Joan is F.H.A, Reporter,FihA. Historian and. Reporter on Colt Capers Staff, She lettered in Hee Club last year and is also mmactive member'ofIeaders Club, Pep Squad, and Career Club. In her sophomore year she was a candidate for C.H.So Carnival Queen. After graduation Joangnansto attend C.M,S,C. and become a teacher, Here are only a few of the nwny facts about Joan so if you M not know Joan get acquainted. is none other cdlecting stamps 1i- Owner--UDon't you see that sign, no fishing on 1311689 Upunds?n Angler--nl am not fishing on the Upundso I'm. fishing in the Wateron What happened??? No it canft be??? But it ls!!! Yes, it's Russel Halley in his little ,red Chevy With white siaewaulsps William Russel Halley was born one morning Cl:OO AMD in April, almost eighteen years ago, Hussel's life was uneventful until he started to Kindergarten in Hollywood, where he claims he played with Shirley Temple, CWe don't believe it, 1 thoughsl Hollywood was too much for Russ, consequently he returned to Missouri, and went to the first grade at Cross Roads School, By the time he reached the second grade he realized his mistake, and came to Laboratory School.and has been going to school here ever since. Russel now measures 5'9s' in height and weights 145 lbs. He has blue eyes and blonde hairs CA nice combination, huh?J Russ claims he dearly loves lobster, pecan pie, and scallops, and claims his hobby is raising Mallard ducks, CHe likes to eat those, too.J Russel is treasurer of the Student Council, President of Johnson County Junior Red Cross, Exchange Editor on the Colt Capers, and Business Manager on the Rhetorette. Russ is also a member of the WWW Club, National CCont, on next pagej

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LARGE CROWD SEES CHRISTMAS PARTY A large audience of parentS and friends heard the first performance of nThe Lost TPail,n a musical play written by Mrs. Thelma Kester of Independence, given in Hendricks Hall, Sunday, December ll. The performance was under the direction of Miss Edith Brooks and starred the pupils of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades. The mixed chorus ' and Juniorkugh chorus assisted with Christmas .Music. Preceding the play, Elbert Gallemore played an organ solo, USilent Night,N and'dm first and second grades sang a medley of Christmas songs. The program was sponsored by the P. T. A. and marked the beginning of the ,Christmas activities of the Laboratory School. ORCHESTRA'S CONCERT The Central Missouri College Orchestra, directed by Prof. Hugh B. Williams, presenteda concert at the College Convoca- tion in Hendricks Hall, Iecember 1 at lO:OO A. M. The program was: uMarch-Mili- taire Francaise,U from UuaAlgaw ienne Suite by Saint Saensg Mo- zart's Symphony No. 55 CHaffneUg HEvening Prayern and nDream Pantomimeu from nHansel and Greteln by Humperdinckg and Strauss's UThe Bat Cverture.u It was greatly enjoyed by- an appreciative audience. GLEE CLUB NEWS After a long hard siege of Christmas rehearsals,' the glee clubs have settled down to mwady Pfogress on nThe Gondohers.n Two night rehearsals have been held for the castand it is hoped 4 that a full rehearsal can somim held in Hendricks Hall. The Capella Choir made Us first appearance Tuesday,Dec.2q Singing from the balcony M Hendricks Hall for thegmoducthn of nThe Juggler of Notre Daman It was a fairly new experienm for the group and they enjoyw it very much.i BAND AND CHORAL CLINIC. Three hundred students gathered on the college campus Friday December 8, for the Distrhi Hmd and Choral Clinic. Activities afthe day includm registration and a concert W the college,Madrigal Choir undw the direction of Prof. Paul R Utt, and the college band directed by Prof. Frank Lidral. Directly afterward, the banq 150 strong, met in Dockery am under the leadership of diffenm directors, sight read many pimm of music which were furnished'm the Streep Music Company. The chorus of 150 voices assem bled in Hendricks Hall, and umhr the direction of Prof. Uttwormd on several pieces of music The first band clinic in thu district was held last year, mm at the suggestion of many direw tors the choral clinic was addw this year. It has been Limmd to make this an annual affair. Those who came seemed weU pleased with the results andmwm unanimous in' asking that it be continued. Teacher: When was New York founded? Herb: I didn't know 'it was losted. Teacher: That is the meaning d cubic? Bright b0y: Cubic is thelan- guage they speak in Cuba.

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L ..!. '-1 100W ...M -AAF! -Q. ,Ln - s ff' - SI . ,..., .jg N.. .-...L-1 :e-I. Jw- MA , ,ua-.ag , 0,3 --...fm ...,,. s.. ' 1'-11' ...g-:- , Q h.-., .-. -, n. -- '- A.- . -'fs 'A-Inu.. T'-1 1'1 W 5 . .' I 1 fcont from page 51 Honor Society, Glee Club, and a capella choir He. singswmth the boy's quartet and the nuxed quartet, and plays in the band. Russel plays on thefdrst team in basketball, and has lettered in both track and basketball dur- ing his high school career. We think Russel is quite an outstanding member of the Senior Class and if you donft know him, get acquainted We promise youfll be glad you did. PRESENTS PLAYS Two plays, The Last Straw and Years A o, were presented by the coiisge High dramatics class, Friday, December 2, at 1 15 H The Last Straw was.a tragedy. The plot centered around the accidental k lling of a cat, which in the eyes of the neigh- bors, was a disgrace. Mr Bauer, the caretaker of the apartments, was accused of the killing and was considered an outcast . I Because he could not stand the disgrace, Mr Bauer committed suicide A The gast of characters was: Mr Bauer - -v---Bob Elwell Mrs ,Bauer --Wanda Simpson Fritzie - ---Daryl Dodson Karl --Wallace Brown Grocery Boy Jack Easterwood The comedy Years Ago, centers around Ruth Gordon ' Jones' struggle' to go to New York to become an actress Those portraying the charac Q ters were' Ruth Gordon Jones--Ruth Scott Fred Whitmarch-Ray Fitterling Mrs. Jones ----Q-- Donna Sproat Mr. Jones ------- Jerry Harding Kathryn ----------- Dorothy Nnos ' Anna- ------- --n- -Georgia Herd Mr. Sparrow ----- Charles Evans J., 1 GSVILLE P oss A,Q POETRY C a ST Cgllege High students placed in three events at the Kings- ville Prose and Poetry Contest, December 5th. RoYCe Fleming Won first place in boy's prose read- ing with his selection, W The Tragedy of Jones's by Stevenlea- cock. Verlyn Clark was awarded second place in girl'-3 PQSPTY reading. She read, UThe Admirals Ghostn by Alfred Noyes. Jerry Harding received second place in boy's poetry reading. WThe Man With The Broken Fingersn by Carl Sandburg was his selectziorn Marilyn Brown's selection was WThe Milk Pitchern by H. Brubdmr in girl's prose reading.r The winners of the contest were: A Cirl's Prose reading: First--Jane Huffman, Farmer's High. Second-Sarah Arwood, Center - View High. , Boy's Prose reading: First--Royce Fleming, College High. Second-Carl Hamilton, Holden High. Girl's Poetry Reading: First ---- Eva Early, Farmer 's High. . Second ----- Verlyn Clark, Gikzw High. Boy' Poetry reading: First ------- Ronald Heatherly, Warrensburg High. A Second-Jerry Harding, College High. s c First place winners were amamf 'gdldtmedals,isecondopdapefwin- ners received silver medals. Mr. Fred B. House, superintendent of Warrensburg Public Schools, pre- sented the awards. , The judges were: Dr. Gilbert Rau, Mrs. Helen Prescott and Mr. Meade Johnson of the college facu31?Y C. O. D. 'Duncan, superintendent