Connors State College - Con Rah Yearbook (Warner, OK)

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USSELL BELLES The purpose of the Russell Belles Club was to create a helpful college spirit, to help the members to become acquainted, and to learn Lo work together for the benefit of each other. ln September, 1951, the Club re-organized and elected the following: President, Billie Bob Watsorig Vice-President, Pat Goorlnerg Secretary, lane Wlomlarrlg Reporter, Coleta Westg lvliss Libby Nlarshall, sponsor. The outstanding activity of the club was sponsoring Sadie Hawkins Week, climaxecl with the annual Sadie Hawkins Dance. During that week the desperate tlauisels clemanclccl rlates for the various Dogpatch Doinis. The recreation hall looked like llzlppy Yoeunfs barn with bales ol hay and bunches of corn ro give Lil' Abnerls and Daisy Mae's the right atmosphere to dance. Par Goorlner ancl Earl Miller received prizes for the best costumecl. ln the picture are l-avona Cook, Barbara Wliitc, Betty Blevins, Iawantla Begley, Ruby Iennings, Yvonne Toocl, Mae Carr, Iune liarnes, lane Wooclarrl, Coleta West, Shirly Harkev, Clara Bogie, Patsy Prevett, Doris Fine, Bonnie Leclforcl, Iuanita Myers, Nan Kennedy, Lois Burns, Virginia Scriba, lean Collings, Barbara Roork, Iune Ballcnger, Bea Knight, Pearl Rector, Doris Archer, Wilxuma Rector, Alice Emerson, Virginia Ashley, Wynenizl McGuire, Billie Bob Wfatson, Joyce Morgan, Patsy Gooclner, Louise Mills, and Miss Libby Marshall. Q ,- ev

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-1 25 Y?' Q . :IIA V- .' ml' l TRIPI Z! ,T X OOPS -Sn: what happened while the cameraman wa.m't looking. f The Tri-Psi Club for Sophomore women which was first organized in September of 1947 under the supervision of Miss Claire Harrison, chose for the 1951-52 sponsor Mrs. Ruth White, Art Instructor. Activities of the club included sponsoring Freshmen week which ended with an all-school mixer supervised by the Student Council, and the Valentine Dance which was a semi-formal affair. Ac this dance Mrs. White gave the thirteen members of thc club red and white Carnation corsages, and Wanda Edgmon, President, presented Mrs. Iva Maxcy, housemother of Russell Hall, with an oil painting done by Mrs. White. The Spring Formal was also an activity of the club. Pictured .are Anna Lee Iernigan, Mildred Williams, Io Ann Skelton, Pauline King, Tessie Sanders, Iune Millsap. Mrs. Ruth YVhite, Peggy Pride, Kathryn King, Wanda Edgmon, Doris Chapman, Christ ne Griffith, Alura Cole, and Iulia Merritt.

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DRAMATICS CLUB r-J 5 I i ll i l l 1 l -,,,-Qi , , ,, iv ,cy ' ,. . 5 NL 'gf lf ,eee e r as f ,ii 1 .- 'Dv -ii' txt J .N ,Y 1'1 . -7 ' rx -1 'EV 53.5 l ' J r A+ 1 me f I X . 1 it The Dramatics Club was organized in September under the direction of the class instructor, Libby Marslizill. Robert Foster was chosen as Presidentg Iune Simpson, Vice Presidentg lunc lvlillsap, Secretary, Don Bal-zer, Treasurcrg Doris Archer, Student Council Representative, and Don Hutton, Reporter. The purpose of the Club was to promote a better understanding of dramatics, to improve school spirit, and to provide extra- curricular activities. During the semester two excellent one-act plays were presented. llwliy' I Arn a Bacheloru was a comedy touched with satire portraying the before and after the honeymoon. Balcony Scenei' was a comedy drama in which a young man attended his own funeral in the company of the Devil, and much to his amazement he found that the world easily got along without him. Tlw audience was escorted in and out by the somber ushers while the music of a dirge hllccl the auditorium. An exciting 3-acc drama, The Night of Ianuary 16th, was thc spring production presented in the round whereby an audience selected jury decided the ferdict of 'Kguiltyn or not guilty. To wind up a successful and entertaining year, the Club held a picnic at Greenleaf Lake. 1: fer' Q QQ ENG' ' el 'Q' X, . Q r, 5, 9 -3 , ,f xt Bfvl . EQ! fwf ,, , ' ii Q' lin M2 My A ' 54 l VA t , f N Q li . , I I W I IA! ' Q ,,f ,cw nl--.'Fi2EMN4 V 1 W-. V f 29 N1 Cusco' ' 7 ' 0PR1Hwse ' Z 7 . lf ff ri N V 0 lp , 4 . ,ff . x2 k '0r.mm.i'ws 'Ama' -5