Duncan High School - Wildkat Yearbook (Duncan, AZ)

Text from Pages 1 - 118 of the 1944 volume:

IN THIS ANNUAL WE PRESENT TO YOU A PICTORIAL REVIEW OF THE SCHUCL YEAR OF 1943-1944. IF IT RECALLS TO YOU PLEASANT MEMORIES OF SCHOOL LIFE, WE SHALL CONSIDER IT A SUCC£SS, AS WE HAVE STRIVES TO BRING TO YOU MANY PAST INCIDENTS CONNECTED WITH D. U. H. S. YOU AND YvUR FRIENDS ARE THE CHARACTERS IN THIS BOCK, AND AS LIFE UNFOLDS WE SINCERELY HOPE THAT Y„U CAN BE A STILL GREATER CHARACTER IN THE BOOK OF LIFE iA' 'J� v. 4? ifcV':% - - K E • '- , £• • jdJ, DEDI CATION WE, THE MEMBERS' OF THE WILDKAT STAFF, TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN DEDICATING THIS ANNUAL TO YOU, MR. PACKER. WE FEEL THAT THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY AND FACULTY OWE YOU A DEBT FOR THE MANY SER- VICES THAT YOU HAVE RENDERED OUR SCHOOL. MR. PACKER, YOU HAVE BEEN AN INSPIRING PERSONAGE TO ALL ACQUAINTANCES TH T YOU HAVE MADE ' ■. ' i- V. -'J % M , ■ ■ rj f i.; ;• • ;:v ■ • ROW l-L. TO R.-DOROTHY ELLEDGE, STELLA COSPER, ALICE SLAMON. ROW 2-L• TO R.-J. W. SANTEE, C. W. ROLAND, PAUL FARNEY, IRA A. MURPHY, H, T. CLOTHIER. NOT IN PICTURE LUCY SHUMWAY. H. T. CL'.THIEK---BETHANY COLLEGE AT LINDS6CRG, KANSAS; AND COLORADO STATE COLLEGE CF EDUCATION AT GREELEY, COLORADO; ART, SHORTHAND, TYPEWRITING, 8CGKKEEPING, BOYS TENNIS COACH. MRS. HOME R ELLEDGE--A. S. T. C. FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA; ENGLISH 2, 3, 4, DRAMATICS, WORLD HISTORY. PAUL F A R NEY-------A. S. T. C. FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA; BIOLOGY-, Journalism, boys athletic coach. IRA A. MURPHY--A. S. TO C, FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA; AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. AMERICAN HISTORY. PRACTICAL MATH., GENERAL SCIENCE. J. W„ SANTEF--5ETHANY COLLEGE AT LINDS CRG, KANSAS; BAND MUSIC THEORY, CRaMMER SCHv,. L BAND, BoYS GLEE CLUB, DUNCANETTES, GIRLS TENNIS C ACH. LUCY ShUidVJ, Y--A. S. T. C. FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA; Hi. ME ECON- OMICS I, 2, 3, AND BoYS H.ME EC;N„MICS. mLICE SLAM N--A. s. T. C. FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA; ENGLISH I, SPANISH!, SOCIAL STUDIES, GIRLS PHYSICAL EDUCATION. C. W. ROLAND—UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, TUSC N, ARIZ'.NA; CHEM- ISTRY, ALGEBRA, PRE-INDUCT I• N MATH, GE-METRY, PHYSICS CF AVIATION, BASIC COMMUNICATION I, 2,. ER, DAVID u-I-2-3-4-. VS CHORUS-3-4; . t: -iLL - I -2-3-4; SKLTbALL-3-4; ACK-4; AwiAT 1 CS-4; IN NAVY. ■PARANG, ANTONIA UJd-1-2-3-4; I|:LEYuALL-2-3-4; IJNIS-3; DSHAW, PEGGY E. EC.- I - 2-3-4; DENT oODY-1 ; LEYSALL-I-2; RNALISM-3; ING C0NT1ST-2; CRUM, EDNA PHY. ED.- I-2-3-4; DRAMATICS-3; GIRLS C'-iORUS-I-2- 3-4; STUDENT COUNCIL-4 JOURNAL ISM-3; HOME EC.-I-4; BEAUTY SCHOOL IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA. CURRY, PAT F00TLALL-I-2-3-4; BASKETBALL-I-2-3- TENN I S-2-3-4 ; «AND-I-2-3-4; STUDENT 60DY PRESIDENT-4; TRACK-4; DRAMaTICS-3; JOURNAL ISM-3; JOIN THE NAVY. ELLIS, ROBERT FOOTBALL-I-2-3-4; BASKETBALL-1-2-3- 4 I . .O.f JOIN tiW.VAL A I R CORPS. ' v ESTER, RUBY LEE UNCANETTS-3; HY� CD.-3; 01 N U.S. NURSES ORPS. pON, GENE ED.-3-4; A R I A N - 4 ; i H, CAROL f ED.- I-2 3j |-tAT I CS-3-4; 0-2-3; rfrl.-COUNC I L-3; ■gRNALi3M-3; I E EC..-I-4; 1 ■B U.S. NURSES FCOTi'ALL-l-2-3-4; TENNIS-2-3-4; CHORUS-4; STUDENT BODY VICE PRESIDENT-3; CLASS VICE PRES.- r JOIN THE ARMY. REYES, OTILIO FOOTE ALL-I-2-3-4; CLASS PRES-3; BASKET3ALL-2-3; BAND-I-2-3-4; JOINED MR CORPS, ROMNEY, WILLIAM BAND-1-2-3; ATHL. MGR.-1-2-3; DRAMATICS-3-4; JOURNAL ISM-3-4; STUD. COUNCIL-4; PRE. MED. COURSE. I I HCTURES OF THE F LL a, IN6 Sr : S WERE NCT AVAILABLE: LARITA CLAr. I liGF , FkTIE MAE HA6ARf EUGENE t. vETT, niA HUM TFR E E R, HGWARD a.c? vise .jres• • i - • -2-3-4; •. I • LL-i-2-3-4 UOr uCUNC i L-2 ; hLi SM-3-4; P TTE NAVY. TELLEZ, FLORENCE L A ND-L-- 3 ; VGLLEYEaLL-f-2-3- PHY. ED. - i - £ - 3 - •'•: HOWE EC.-i; . RE A.-3; I ££ Pr AC.-3-4; R A r? i A N — 4 ; £ D p - 3 ; T ASi AL WORK• I 3 F r E §« — I ; ift EC. - i -2-3- EX. V}CE pi LENT-4 [ A R.J AN-4 ; Er; R0 , y ROW HOW ,.L. TO R.-CAROL LUNT, BERTIE MAE HAGER, EaEEN STEWART, LARITA CLARIOGE, PAULINE NATIONA, RUBY JESTER, EDNA CRUM, ANTONIA EEJARANO, FLORENCE TELLEZ. Z-L. TO R.-DAVID .AKER, VERNON HILL, RAY MASON, JOHNSON, HOWARD SPEER, EUGENE LOVETT, WILLIAM ROMNEY. PAT CURRY. 3-L. TO R.-ORDITH SOURGEOUS, CECIL PEASE, ROWAN WILLIA, OTtLIO REYES, MR. FARNEY. - ■ Ill PR£S � DEN H'OWAKD SPEER VICE P RE o - i A V WASCN SEC. t«£AS ‘-ETTV WHIPPLE STUD. CDUN. REP.-WILL I AM RCMNEY-EDNA CRUM . Juniors PRES IDENT-P AUL SEXTON VICE PnES , - VE r G IE VEST SEC. Tn£AS.-LoUISE ECCTE STUD. CD UN , RfP.-LLCYD JOHNS-: fci-L I LL. I AN PARKS so SHomoros PriESIDENT-JAKIE LtVETT VICE PRES.-EGDERT PArtKS SEC. TREAS.-SARA LUNT STUD. CGUN. REP.-LEAN GOGUMAN-NANCY LRADSHAW rush men PRESIDENT-MAX GILLILAND VICE rRES.-WARNER FOOTE SEC„ Tt E AS. - A r;L E NE GILLILAND STUD. Cv,UN. REP . - Fn aNK C I LL I NGSLEY-LCR I ENE MDFFETT '-«.WV'C'Hi ■V .c- - S ' w 1 - S ROW l-L. TO R.-JEWEL BENNETT. PATSY SEXTO_N. JUNE GlgSON. VERGIE VEST, JOYCE ANN SIMMS, 0N 1 ™ -v LORRAINE ELLIOTT, NINA NELL CAPERTON, BERTHA WHINEkY FAYE GILLILmND. ROW 2-L. TO R,-MOLL IE GONZALES, LOUISE FOOTE, MARGARET | PHILLIPS, LILLIAN PARKS, BETTY LUNT, TED CURRY, STEWART JONES, UL3 GE jjjflq, DWIGHT MASON. 3-L. TO R.-CARL ETHRTD6E , JAMES BEAVERS, EVAN MERRILL, ------------------- f'ts i nnrc ROBERT ROW MELVIN ROMNEY, LLOYD JOHNSON, MARION SKINNER GALE. 4- L. TO R.-MISS SLAMON, MR. SANTEE, RENDO SWELL, 0OLAN CAMPBELL, PAUL VAN CLEVE. 5- L, TO R.-PAOL STOCK6RIDGE, PAUL SEXTON. LA WRENCE_W0Qfi5 -sy f t •- .' va V Al � • iv ■$, £ v V' � 4 ■ 'll V mV-,- V V T’i 4 i V'- y i -• tetTi ; foe ROW l-L. TO R.-LILLIAN BRIDGES, NANCY BRADSHAW, AUDREY LUNT SARA LUNT, JO JUNE JOHNSON, CARMEN VAN CLEVE, LILA MAE MC GRATH, GERALDINE NATIONS, FAY DAVIS, ANNA LOUISE NE IGHeORS, ROW 2-L. TO R.-LULA -BEACH, JERRY HILL, KATHRYN COON, JO ANNE DUNCAN, RUTH MARIE SLOAN, GETTY FINCH, DOROTHY ELLIOTT FRANCIS LUJAN, ELDA ivUE SPILLERS. ROW 3-L. TO R.-ETHEL DUVAL, VER'A PEASE, OLIVER KELLY, LILLY EATON, JAKIE LOVETT, DEAN GOODMAN, LILLY DANIELS. ROW 4-L. TO R.-PAT KELLY, JUNIOR GRISSOM, ROLAND GILL, ALVIN ROBERTSON, EMM ITT HANCHETT, CLARENCE BRAWLEY, ROGER! P ARKS, MR. CL OTHIER. ROW f —L. TO R.-JGE TELLEZ, EDS 1 L GOURGEOUS, MARION ROLLS, ROY HILL, PASQUAL LUJAN, PHIL LRYANT, KENNETH CLARIDGE, JERRY CASTRILLO. ROW l-L. TO R.-HELEN GOODNER, GERALDINE FINCH, IMA LEE ROBERTSON, SARAH COSPER, ARLENE GILLILAND, SAMMY JEAN MOSLEY, VERNA LEE JOHNSON, MARJORIE HUNTER, ELLEEN ' t NNETT, VIOLA ETHRIDGE, JOY NATIONS, ELLEN FOOTE, BILLY JUNE WALKER. ROW 2-L. TO R.-HOWARD TANKERSLEY, PATTY STEPHENS, HAZEL ROBBS, BARBARA WILSON, CHLOE ANN FULMER, LIETA NELL TAYLOR, NITA FERN WEBSTER, JACQUELINE BOEVERS, CAROLYN CASEY, LORIENE MOFFETT, BARBARA MCNAIR, JERRY PERRY. ROW 3-L. TO R.-EDD.IE EDDINGTON, EDWIN CLEM, EVERRETT EDDINGTON, MAX GILLILAND, EUGENE PENNINGTON, WARNER FOOTE, MULFORD WINSOn, PAT MARTIN, FLOYD JOHNSON, MILTON REEVES. ROW 4-L. TO R.-MAX PERKINS, NATHAN BARNEY, JOHNNEY TREWITT ROBERT SH RAG, FRANKLIN BILLINGSLEY, CARL JELL INGHOUSEN dick stewakt, Robert Cooper. ROW 5-L. TO R.- BUDDY DAVIS, DON CURRY, MRS. ELLEDGE, EDWIN ZUMWALT, BILLY PEASE. ROW l-L. TO R.-LILLIAN PARKS, LORRAINE MOFFETT, NANCY BRADSHAW, JOY DAVIS, FRANK BILLINGSLEY. ROW 2-L. TO R.-LLOYD JOHNSON, WILLIAM ROMNEY, DEAN GOODMAN , PAT CURRY, NERGE HUNT. ROW 3-L. TO R.-MR. CLOTHIER, MRS. COSPER. - i- i r n J I--' lira LI il THE STUDENT COUNCIL SPONSORED A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE SCHOQU YEAR OF 1943-1944. A HUNDRED DOLLAR WAR BOND WAS PRESENTED THE DUNCAN HIGH SCHOOL BY THE STUDENT COUNCIL. IN TEN YEARS, WHEN THE BOND IS PAYED OFF, IT IS TO BE PUT INTO THE STUDENT BODY TREASURY. AN ALL SCHOOL PARTY AND DANCE WAS GIVEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER 17, BY THE STUDENT COUNCIL. IT IS TRADITIONAL FOR THE COUNCIL TO GIVE THE FIRST PARTY GIVEN AT THE BEGINNING OF IsCHOOL. A CANDY PARTY AND TREASURE HUNT WAS GIVEN BY THE STUDENT COUNC'L FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEIR DATES OCTOBER 13. WILLIAM ROMN£Y AND LILLIAN PARKS HAD CHARGE OF THE TREASURE HUNT WHICH WAS A WELCOME DIVERSION FROM THE USUAL PARTY GAMESi THE STUDENT CO.UNCIL TOOK CHARGE OF THE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AND SAW TO IT THAT SANTA CLAUS ARRIVED WITH A TREAT FOR THE FACULTY AND STUDENTS. EACH CLASS ALSO GAVE THEIR SPONSORS SOMETHING TO REMEMBER THEM BY AND SHOW THE IR APFRECI ATI ON. A DANCE IN HONOR OF THE FOOTBALL, VOLLEYBALL AND BASKET- BALL LETTERMEN WAS GIVEN BY THE STUDENT COUNCIL, SATURDAY MARCH 4. THE THEME OF DECORATION WAS DUNCAN HIGH ALWAYS Ml THE COLOR SCHEME WAS RED AMD GRAY, AS THOSE ARE OUR SCHOOL COLORS, A VOLLFYBALL NET AND FOOTBALL GOAL PDST WERE ERECTED IN THE GYM. HO DOGS AND COKES WERE SOLD. AN ALL SCHOOL PARTY WAS GIVEN BY THE STUDENT COUNCIL MARCH 28. REFRESHMENTS WERE SERVED AND EVERYONE ENJOUED THEMSELVES IMMENSELY. y v y s A ' � y . ! X - : £v • •’ ft ROW ROW -L, TO n.-LILLIAN PARKS, CAROL LUNT, LARITA CLARID6E FAYE GILLILAND, JOYCE ANN SIMMS. -L. TO R,-CECIL PEASE, PATSY SEXTON, EUGENE LOVETT, PAT CURRY, BERTHA WHINERY, DEAN GOODMAN, MR. FARNEY, WILLIAM ROMNEY, HOWARD SPEER. X Y J i i , : j U-M v i ' , I ; ? ‘ i (i L I J ! i i ,,ri; 0 JPN :. Sta ClAcYS ri.«l« CHmRGE cF THE PUBLICATION CF THE SCH-OL PAPER AND THE ANNUAL. THEY ALSO SPONSORED THE ALL-SCHutL CARNIVAL� THE FIRST THREE ISSUES CF THE WILDKAT FOH THE FIRST SEMESTER WAS PRINTED IN SAFFCKO BUT BECAUSE OF LACK CF FUNDS THE PAPER WAS MiMECGRAPHEj THE SECCNC SEMESTER. VARICUS STAFFS WERE CHOSEN FOR EACH ISSUE. THE CLASS WAS .(VICED FOR THE PRODUCT I.. N CF THE ANNUAL, THE DUNCAN WILDKAT. THE STAFF WAS AS FOLLOWS: ARTIST------ departments JOURNAL ! SM DRAMATICS------ COMMERCE------- BAND----------- H ME ECONOMICS- ----DEAN GOODMAN -LARI TA CLAR1DGE ----VERNON HILL ■ — EUGENE LOVETT ■-FAYE GILLILAND ■LARITA CLARIOGE CALENDAR---------------------------------------- PATSY SEXTON student Council----------------------------------- liluan parks CLASSES--------------------------------------------------WILLIAM ROMNEY FACULTY--------------------------------------------------WILLIAM ROMNEY iSEN I 0 R ACTIVITIES------------------------------EUGENE LOVETT FORWARD---------------------------------------------VERNON HILL DEDICATION—---------------------------------------EUGENE LOVETT SP'ORTS tFuOTBALL--------------------------------------------------HOWARD SPEER B A SKETO ALL---------------------------------------------HOWARD SPEER TRACK-----------------------------------------------------h'WAR: SPEER TENNIS--------------------------------------------L I Li_ ! AN -PARKS iVCLLEYBALL---------------------------------------FAYE GILLILAND PATSY sexton SPONSOR PAUL FARNEY LIETA NELL TAYLOR, EFFIE QtA THOMAS, BERNICE MC NAIF. JOY NATIONS, SARAH COSF'ER, LULA BEACH;, LAR'TA CL A R EDGE , ELLEN FOOTE, GERALDINE NATIONS, LOUISE FOOTE, MAjAG A RET PH I LL 1 PS F ve :G 11 I I L AND r VERGiE VEST, AaLENE G'LLiLANC. FAY GAVIS MARjORIE VEST, HELEN MCGRATH, TED CURRY. JA-K’.E LOVETT, PATSY SEXTON; EUGENE LOVETT. RENOO STOWE' L, HAZEL R0B3S, BARE AHA FOSTER. L I wL ■ A Parks, BETTY LENT- B Anb A R A MCNaIR. V • EG • N ! a Vv'.us. CCP.S B'lL ! N G SI E y t SH.RLEY ROMNEY,-. MEL V I N C’L-EEL R .NOY BROOKS. CARL JELL I NGHOUSEN . MA R • ON 50B S, CAV',0 aKER I JIMMY KATES ROY KILL. PAT CL'ftrtY. MELVIN ROMNEY. cACOULINE V EOF. VERS. OCEAN-CAMPBELL . DON CURRY, OTlLIO REYES, EDDIE I EDC I NG i ON , F.VthET EDDINGTON, KATHELENE BRUBAKt‘I. MAUR I NE I JELL INGHOUSEN. ANTON:A BEJAAANQ. .fELp JANE COX. MOLLiE I GONZALE j, JEnRY C STR!LLI 0, MARCELLA TELLEZ, MR. SANTEE, •' I ! THIS YEAR THE BAND HAS PLAYED AT MOST CF THE FCCTBALL AND BASKETBALL GAMES. THE MAJORETTES AND FLAG TWIRLERS GAVE PERFORMANCES. NEW MEMBERS IN THIS SECTION WERE: SARAH LUNT BARBARA MC NAIR, VIOLA ETHRIDGE, PATTY STEPHENS, BETTY FINCH, AND NANCY BRADSHAW. ON APRIL 28, A BAND CONCERT WAS PRESENTED UNDER THE DIR- ECTION OF MR. SANTEE, MUSIC INSTRUCTOR. IT WAS AS FOLLOWS: POMP AND Cl RCUMSTANCE. MARCH..............................ELGAR MY REGARDS............TROMBONE SOLO WITH BAND..........LLEWELLYN SOLO BY PAT CURRY BLUE SKIES............FCX TROT...........................BERLIN BY BAND CLARINET POLKA........CLARINET QUARTETTE WITH 8 A N D....BENNETT CAROLYN CASEY, EUGENE LOVETT, DEAN GOODMAN, AND VERGIE VEST CARDINAL OVERTURE......0. U. H. S. BAND...................JOHNSON PIANv SOLO............RONDO CAPRICICSSC.......... .MENDELSSOHN BETTY WHIPPLE CLARINET SOLO.........ELEGANCE.........................FRANDISER CAROLYN CASEY ACCORD I AN SOLO......ON THE TRAIL.........................GRoFE JACQUELINE BEOVERS VOCAL SOLO............cSYLV k.............................SPEAKS JO JUNE JO HNSLN TWO PIANOS............SONG OF THE BAYOU.................. BLOOM THE ARMY..............MARCH.............................. ALFCRD THE GIRL FRIEND.......FOX TROT...........................RODGERS BOUGIE WwuG1E BAND....FOX TROT...........................BENNETT RHYTHMS OF RIO........ScUTH AMERICAN RHAPSoDY............BENNETT STAR SPANGLED BANNER......................................... KEY HOW 2-L. TO R.-CECIL PEASE, PATSY SEXTON, EUGENE LOVETT, WILLIAM ROMNEY, HOY.aRD SPEER, DAVID AKER, FLOYD GRISSOM. ROW 3-L. TO R.-ONITA CLENDENNEN, MARGARET PHILLIPS, DEAN GOODMAN, MRS. ELLEDGE, VERNON HILL, ORDITH EsOURGEOUS, t ,T f . - ■ A ■ - ' . .... . V. . , i •. ■ Vl U Y ; ' - • -:? r; ■ ■ - 20-J r v; •- jl? ; isp Afta 2 «NO THE V! LL i AN O' LT • .PSO,r.U Hr.il A ONE-ACT MELC- pftAMATIC BURLESQUE. WAS P RE S£NT LD ON SEPTEMBER 24TH IN THE [fRESHMEN INITIATION ASSE MBLY THIS OPENED DRAMATIC ACT IV- 'ITIES FOR THE YEAR. DRAMATIC CLASSES THIS YEAR WERE UNDER I THE DIRECTION OF MRS. DOROTHY lUEDCE. FEATURING DEAN GUODMAN IN THE - CLE OF ELMER, « CNE-ACT ■CuMEDY, ELMER AND THE LoVEbUC.' W«S PRESENTED TO AN APPRECI- ATIVE AUDIENCE ON NOVEMBER 25TH, A ONE-ACT TRAGEDY ENTITLED A MESSAGE FROM KHUFU WAS GIVEN uY THE DRAMATICS CLaSS ON DECEMBER I6TH. ORDITH oGORGEOUS PLAYED THE PART OF PROFESSOR HARDIN, DAVID AKER PLAYED HERMAN, BUTCH WAS PLAYED BY HpWARD SPUR, AND FLOYD GRISSOM PLaYED THE ROLE OF DEN . ALSO GIVEN ON DECEMBER I6TH WAS A ONE-ACT FARCE, THE BRIDE WORE RED PYJAMAS. ONE OF THE DRAMATIC HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR WAS A HIGH SCHOOL ASSEMdLY PROGRAM WhICH FEATURED THE HIGH SCHOOL PLAY- ERS IN A- GAY NINETY REVIEW. HOWARD SPEEn GAVE A FINE READING OF CASEY AT THE LAT, AND A GROUP OF GIRLS PUT ON AN OLu FASHIONED CAN-CAN. CLIMAXING A SUCCESSFUL YEAR, DRUMS OF DEATH WAS GIVEN BEFORE A Large GROUP ON MAY I2TH. THE MALE LEAD WAS PLAYED dY HCWAkl SPEER AS SHELDON HARLEY. LOUISE BERRY FLAYED HER pART AS FAULA, caILY WELL. THE VILLI AN WA«S PLAYED BY WILLIAM RollNEY. WHILE THE COMEDY WAS HANuLEu BY EUGENE llVETT, AS 'THE SHERIFF . . i i -■? ._vtCxJS • -I tfe 5 6r in'. M x V; 7 ' - J. . Z iSv . i- - ' ..; '-' n, _,• _ irOt -.- . • - .v-- - - . •£ - ROW 2-1. TO R.-TED CURRY, PAT CURRY, LLOYD JOHNSON, MR. ROLANO, EVAN MERRELL, DOLAN CAMPBELL, PAUL VAN CLEVE. i I r iki V « -j • ■■ P- ac? Y;;;-v•.. Y 1 rv ;k S ,K . •£ 0 -•■•. OT • ■ i • •? � T ,• '. - f ■ V .ni c 1 rV 7j� ’ .-vSiP i. , - 7 . « 4 .■� . ■ .-- • ■;-- � .-l f: v- l T:-v • . •.'■ jve J V- .1- • , cV - HOfTIE EC. THE HOME ECcNuMICS DEPARTMENT WAS UNDER THE DIRECTION CF MRS. STELLA COSPER FOR THE FIRST SIX WEEKS. SHE THEN RESIGNED AND WENT T. JUN HER HUSBAND, WHO IS IN THE SERVICE. toISS LUCY SHUMWAY OF MESA HAS HAD CHARGE OF THE HOME ECONO- MICS DEPARTMENT THE REST OF THE YEAR. A TACwS SUPPER WAS HELD IN THE HCME ECONOMICS DEPART- MENT FOR THE HOME ECONOMICS CLUB MEMBERS IN OCTOBER, A LARGE CROWD WAS IN ATTENDANCE AND THE EVENING WAS SPENT IN A SCAVENGER HUNT. uURING OCTOBER INITIATION WAS HELD AT MRS. CCSPERS. NEW MEMBERS WERE I N I ATI ATE'D. THE EVENING WAS SPENT IN PLAYING GAMES. HAMBURGERS AND CdKES WERE SERVE! AS kEFRESHMENTS. JANUARY 29 THE HOME ECONOMICS CLUB HELD THEIR ANNUAL Co-ED DANCE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. THE HALL WAS DECORATED WITH A VICTORY THEME WITH RED, WHITE, AND BLUE [crepe PAPER. A LARGE CROWD WAS IN ATTENDANCE. FEBRUARY 21 WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE NURSERY SCHOOL. THE PURPOSE dF THIS SCHOOL WAS F.R THE TRAINING OF THE Hi ME ; ECONOMICS STUDENTS IN CHIL . CARE AND GUIDANCE. THE CHILD- WREN’S RECORDS, PLAYING IN THE SAND BOX, AND SOME OTHER ENTERTAINMENT. FEBRUARY 25, NINE MEMBERS t-F THE HOME ECONOMICS CLUB JOURNEYED TC WILLC-X TO THE DISTRICT CONVENTION. TH:SE ATTENDING WERE LOUISE FOOTE, JOY DAVIS, VERGIE VEST, LARITA CL ARILGE, BETTY WHIPPLE, PATTY STEVENS, SARAH CCSPER, EONA CRUM, DoRwTHY ELLIOT, AND MISS SHUMWAY, SPONSOR. «% •' .: • ' ' • . ... ' . � ' . • V 'iir .V ROW I -L. TO ft.-LILA MCGRATH, GERALDINE NATIONS, FAY DAVIS,- JO JUNE JOHNSON, VERGIE VEST, JOYCE ANN SIMMS, ELDA SPILLERS. ANNA NEIGHBORS, t_ I LL IAN B R I DGES, FLORENCE TEI.l FZ, ROW 2-L. Tt'G ft -..0 ANNE DUNCAN. KATHRYN COON, RUTH SLOAN, CARMEN VAN CLF.VE. AUDREY L'JNT WILLIAM ROMNEY, EUGENE LOVE IT ETHEL LU V At , DOROTHY ELLIOTT', ANTONIA SEJARANO FOW 3-L v TO � ...JUNE GIBSON.. LULA rEACH. SARA LUNT, CECIL PE SE, .JOY DAV’S, LOUISE FOOTE, NANCY LftADSHAW. ROW 4-L, TO ft, - JEWEL BENNETT, PAULINE NATIONS, C A fit ETHRIDGE VERNON H ; . rvOY b ILL . B E r. 1 ! E L,AE HAGER, MARGARET I PHILLIPS, ftUTT JESTER. PEGGY BRADSHAW, ROW 5-L, TO ft.-EiBEEN S:EWART- DOLAN C TPBELL, PAUL VAN CLF.VE, LLOYD JOHNSON, MELVIN FCA'MLY, MR. CLOTHIER.. ; 5? 4- : U «-•• •' •• r c • u '■ vr A 4 ' • iG . tsfo ? ■ • -v W-V . THE COMMERCIAL CLASSES, TAUGHT BY MR. CLOTHIER, ARE COMPOSED OF; THREE SECOND YEAR SHORTHAND STUDENTS, FIVE FIRST YEAR SHORTHAND PUPILS. EIGHTEEN SECOND YE h u TYPISTS, TWENTY-FIVE FIRS’ YEAH TYPING 3TUDEMTS, F'VE BCCKKfFP!NG PUPILS, AND FOUR POTENT AL LTE NOGA P HE RS • THE SECOND YE .ft SliCR rH ANC STUDENTS HAVE AN AVERAGE OF 100-125 WORDS PEk MINUTE IN DI'Vi THN. 60-80 WORDS WERE TOPS «N 0!CT AT'ON SPEEDS FOR THE FIRST YEAR SHORTHAND STUDEN“S. Mr,, CLOTHIER SAYS THAT THE TYPINC SCORES OF THE FIRST YEAR, 50 WORDS AND PF.R MINUTE WERE EXCELLENT SCORES. THE SCORES 7C-QO WORDS PER MINUTE FUR THE SECOND YEAR TYPISTS WERE ABOVE Tj.!E AVERAGE TYPING SCARES. F';ER ‘vhPEE MONTHS WORK WITH THE STENOGRAPH MACHINE, A SHORTHAND MACHINE. THE STUDENTS CCUlD DO AROUND 70 WORDS A MINUTE ON PRA C T:sED MATERIAL. P RE V 1 oUS TO THE J ATE OF MARCH J5, MR. CLOTHIER WAS MA- KING pBNOirMa.L STUDENTS Or THE 300KKEETING CLASS. HE TAUGHT them all THE ANGLES AT WHICH THEY COl'LD ATTACK BLANK 0040, COMMONLY KNOWN THEN AS THE INCOME TAX RETURN BLANK, THIS PEAT WAS THEIR PROJECT FOR THE YEAR, ROW l-l. TO R.-RENDO STOWELL, DEAN GOODMAN, STEWART JONES, JAMES BEAVERS, RAY MASON, OTILIO REYES, BILL DANIELS. ROW 2-L. TO R.-WARNER FOOTE, ALVIN ROBERTSON, KARL JELL INGHAUSEN, DWIGHT MASON, CLARENCE BRAWLEY, JAKIE LOVETT, PHIL BRYANT, DAVID AKER, ROLAND GILL, CECIL PEASE. ROW 3-L. TO R.-DOLAN CAMPBELL, HOWARD SPEER, EDSIL bOUAGEOUS, ROBERT PARKS, ROBERT ELLIS, GILL EATON, BILLY PEASE, ORDITH LGURGEOUS. ROW 4-L. TO R, --ROBERT SCHHAG, COACH FARNEY, ROY HILL, PAT CUPRY. sff-rV: S ■- f ' •5''-'.' ' • , 2. W, ... : .'• • . ■ -■ HI! U U ! i u ! ' ' I in L i If IL- W!TH PAT CURRY STREAKING ACROSS PAY-STRIPE TWICE. DUNCAN BEAT LCRDSBURG SEPTEMBER 24TH ON THE LGRDSBURG FIELD. the Following week duncan tangled with thatcher's noted � T FORMATION AND FELL 13-0. RAY MASON LED THE KATS IN A POWERFUL DEFENSE AND VERY CAPABLY HELD DOWN THE SCORE. DUNCAN WAS VICTORIOUS IN THE NEXT FOUR TILTS WITH LCRDSBURG, CLIFToN, AND MORENCI, THE LAST NAMED WAS BE'ATEN TWICE. REYES' ABILITY TO CARRY THE MAIL, WHILE BCURGEOUS AND ELLIS PLAYED GOOD DEFENSIVE BALL. DURING THE MORENCI TILT AKE k BRODE UP MoRE THaN HIS SHARE uF MORENCI 'S OFFENCE AND mLSO PLAYED A GoOD GAME ON wFFENSE. THE WILDKATS THEN PLAYED MIAMI, SAFF RD, AND THATCHER AND ENDED THE SEASON WITH THREE DEFEATS. TEAM WHERE PLAYED WHEN WE THI LoRDSBURG LCRDSBURG SEPTEMBER 24 1 3 0 THATCHER THATCHER OCTOBER 1 0 1 3 LCRDSBURG DUNCAN OCTOBER 8 33 6 MORENCI DUNCAN OCTOBER 15 33 6 CL IFToN DUNCAN OCTOBER 22 20 0 MORENCI MwRENCI OCTOBER 29 23 0 MIAMI MIAMI November 5 6 14 S A F F 0 R D SAFFORD NOVEMBER 19 0 46 THATCHER DUNCAN NcVEMbER 29 0 24 TOTALS 1 18 1 09 £ b h ' • ,Y - -Y‘ i- v- ■ v' v ' .- ,4} Z; I • i t ; iv ■ - ; .; i. £ •;� ■■ '■ 1 ') W ••■ 1 A V} 1 ‘■■ J .A ■ . wf '• - •. - v S) $ Tj---------------- rr ROW I-L. TO R.-PAT CURRY, CO-CAPT., DEAN GOODMAN, HOWARD y }C- ►vV SPEER, Wtt.L-H l ROMNEY, ROBERT ELLIS, CO-CAPT. ROW 2-L. TO R.-KARL JELL INGHAUSEN, EDSIL BOURGEOUS, ROBERT PARKS, ROY HILL, AND PHIL BRYANT, . - ■ ' « 3 � W. I U I t «� Via . V iTH TLE CuM1 N3 vF DECEMBER THE DUNCAN WILDKATS STARTED A VERY E VENTF'J_ BASKETBALL SEASCN, WHICH BEGAN WITH A WIN OVER LGRDSBURG. THIS STAnTED A STRING CF VICTORIES. THE FIRST THREE GAMES WERE CAPTURED FROM L-RDSBURG, FT. THOMAS, AND V1RDEN; HOWEVER CUR LUCK CHANGED HERE AND DUNCAN LlST TO THaTCHER, PHOENIX, MESA, GLOBE, AND MIAMI. DUNCAN THEN WHIPPED CLIFTON AND FELL TO MCKENCt. WITH ALL FIRST STRING PLAYERS oN A SCORING STREAK, DUNCAN SWAMPED THATCHER, GLuBE, PIMA, AND FELL TO CLIFTON, AND THEN FOLLOW- ED BY LOSING To SAFFORD, MIAMI, AND PIMA. DUNCAN WQN FROM LvRDSBURG IN THE LAST REGULAR GAME. THE WILDKATS LOST TO MIAMI AND CLIFTON IN THE EASTERN-- CONFERENCE ToUr N AMENT To END THE SEASON. THE SEASON FoR 1943-44 PRODUCED FOUR SEN I v R LETTERMEN. THESE WERE ORDITH BCUKGEuUS, B B ELLIS, PAT CURRY, AND HOWARD SPEER. THESE 6o,YS HAVE PLAYED FCR DUNCAN THREE YEARS AND WILL BE SORELY MISSED NEXT YEAR. dean Goodman, sophomore scoring ace, usually rung up HIS SHARE F PO'NTS AND PROBABLY WILL CONTINUE NEXT YEAR. MELVIN RO' OIFY, a GOOD DEFENSIVE MAN, WILL PLAY ANOTHER SEASoN For i-.NCAN, ANO V ILL EE h GREAT HELP, 0T r. E R PLANTS WHO WIL'. PROBABLY SEE MUCH ACTION NEXT year are Robert parks, ph'l bryant, kahl jellinghausen, roy hill, dolan Campbell, ano clarence brawley. these b.ys were MEMBERS OF THE SECOND TEAM THIS YEAR. WHICH BEAT THATCHER, LCRDSBURG, V I ADEN, GL BE, MORENCI, AND CLIFTON DUR!THE SEASoN. v ■ ' - • • r • - •• •• ■ W -’ ‘ -• WV Wh ■■ ' Sfc 'Si® H§v . TEAM WHERE PLAYED WE THEY LORDSBURG DUNCAN 29 It VIRDEN ‘ VIRDEN 1 9 1 8 FT. THOMAS DUNCAN 43 9 THATCHER THATCHER 12 23 THOENIX UNION PHOEN1X 26 40 MESA MESA 2-0 OVERT 1 ME 2 1 GLOBE GLOBE 12 29 MIAMI MIAMI 2 1 39 THATCHER DUNCAN 32 26 MORE NC! MORENCI 25 31 V IROEN DUNCAN 24 34 CL 1 FT O'N CL '.FTON 28 26 GLOBE DUNCAN 24 21 PIMA DUNCAN 30 20 SALFORD SAFFCRD 32 23 FT. THOMAS FT. THOMAS 52 24 MIAMI DUNCAN 34 62 CL!FTON DUNCAN 29 39 MORENCI DUNCAN 44 1 9 P 1 MA P I MA 24 30 SAFFORD DUNCAN 27 32 LORDSBURG LORDSBURG 40 30 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT 1 1 LOST - - I 1 Ml AMI CL 1FTON 33 64 CL 1 FTON CL 1FTON TOTALS 30 688 34 709 ROW l-L. TO ft.-NEftGE HUNT, RAY MASON, TED CURRY, DWIGHT MASON, PAT CURr.Y. ROW 2-L. TO ft.- NANCY BRADSHAW, J;CQUELINE UOEVERS, MR. SANTEE, VERGIE VEST, JEWEL JENNETT. ROW 3-L. TO ft , - L I L L I, A N PARKS, r ..YE GILLILAND, MR. CLOTHIER, J E ft r Y HILL, MOLL IE GONZALEStf' : M -A • ‘ UP TO THE T I WE OF THIS V,SITING THE DUNCAN HIGH T E N N ! S ,AO UNDER THE ABLE DIRECTION OF COACHES SANTEE AND CLOTHIER, HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. TO DATE THE RECQUET [KwJNGERS Have WON FIVE MATCHES WHILE LOSING NONE. THE TOWN TEAM PLAYERS WERE MET IN A PRACTICE MEET PRELIMINARY TO. THE FIRST S -.FFCrD MATCH, WHICH 7 AS PLAYED ON ♦ THE LOCAL COURTS. DUNCAN OVERWHELMED THE L .FFG-D TEAM BY A f LOPS IDED I 3 TO 4 SCORE. OUR LADS AND LASSIES AQAIN WHIPPED TH£ CLASS B SCHOOL GY A SCORE OF || |TO 7 THIS TIME THE bCYS SINGLE PLAYERS WERE OFF THEIR GAME | P T CURRY WAS THE ONLY oOY TO WIN HIS MATCH. FAYE GILLILAND, NANCY EkADSHhV', LILLIAN PA«KS, AND MOLL1E i GONZALES WON THEIR SINGLES MATCHES HANDILY. CLIFTGNS TrOJANS FORMED THE OPPOSITION FOR THE WtLDKATS b netters in the next tilts, these were PLaYED on the local COURTS. DUNCAN .GAIN WAS ON TOP AT THE COMPLETION OF THE F'NAL SET dY A 14 TO 3 SCORE. PAT CURRY AND JERRY HILL i ! ;';s DUMBER ONE BOYS AND GIRLS SINGLES, RESPECTIVELY, KoTH WON THEIR MATCHES. ON APRIL 2 2 N D, A .RETURN, ,V.aTCH WAS PL ■ YE D 'WITH CLIFTON |-AND DUNCAN WON BY THE SAME 14 TO 3 MARGIN. WINNING THE ! ft pOVS SINGLES MATCH s .VE r P , T CURRY, LLOYD JOHNSON, F ' L'E VAN f.CuEVt, DWIGHT M -.SON Apf TtD CURRY, WHILE RAY M.. SON W,,S - VEriGiE VEST WAS THE ONLY GIRLS SINGLES NETTER.T0 LOSE AEk f.'j A T C H. THE WINNERS WE nE JEnr.Y HILL, LILLIAN PARKS, FAY 'LL I L «ND , JEWEL DENNETT AND NANCY BRADSHAW. 'H£T W- Ip 'U UN ' r- ic MAS'. :C ’ N I CH VIDED IN TW! W i N v i H V i G'!J TAKING TCP H . N u K S .1N. THE A 'CLOSE SECOND. AP A’ 11. (3 FCUNO THE WILDKa.TS THINCLADS ftEFTIN J'O'.'.Ti T • A e: TRACKMEN IN A PrvACTICL «FF A I ;t. THE «ED ANO G fv A A’ -. -. V i CTi.-h I cUS C Y A SCo E CF 60 TC 53. THE KATS SCORED FEW Ap.STS IN THIS MEc.T, bUT MANY SECONDS AND TH s VD3 EKAElfO THEM TO AMASS THE WINNING MARGIN. SAFFQftO AND CLIFTON COMPETED AGA INST DUNCAN AT S FFOnC C-N .J!' iL L 1 ST IN A TRIANGULAR MEET. S.-.FFORD BULLDOGS WE E TpUDUCUS BY A SLIM MARGIN OF 65 TO 63. CLIFTON ’'...r W T • P: --'NTS. AMONG THOSE WHO COUNTED FIRST 1! .0, 3 ‘I TH; T fFAIR WERE: OOLAN CAMPBELL, DISCUS; PAT CURRY. BROAu . UV,-• RAY MASON, HALF MILE; DWIGHT MASON, 440 YARD CASH; muV.h G SPEER, HIGH JUMP; AND' DEAN GOODMAN, jA ktE LOVETT AND HOWARD SPEER, ALL OF WHOM T LED FOR FIRST IN THE POLE VAULT APRIL 28TH FOUND THE DUNCAN CINDERMEN CAPPING TOP tiCNuhS AT- THE WILLCuX INVITATIONAL MEET WITH 47 POINTS, DUNCAN ANNEXED THE EaSTE-RN- - CONFERENCE CHAMF I CMSH I P CN R'i. 2. -? rH AT S .FF ARC, SCORING ol PUNTS TO 56 FOR S AFFORD. AY MASON SET A NEW CONFERENCE FFCORp IN THE HALF MILE LY -UMNLNG TIT Di CTVN TT. ' N . U,,- TO RACK .AND r I ELD EC MP C-7 C‘T;I t'N r.-i.': S R� NG ! TOES'-THLON .WITH DWIGHT MASON WINNING IN CLASS a, A 0 ■ 7A A-S' N TAKING Tv P HONORS .IN. THE HEAVIER DI VI .S vT � i I i T CO4r Y A CLv..S£ SECOND. APRIL 13 FCUWO THE WILOKaTS THIRCLAOS MCrTI,.0 a OR, T -«ACKMEN IN A PrvACTIC E AFFA1r THE «ED AND GRAY Ys y i c r i c :Y A SCoRE F 60 TO 53. THE KhTS SCORED FEW f-.STS IN 7H ! S MEc-T, - UT MANY SECONDS ANO TH|ADS ENABLED • THEM TO AMASS THE WINNING MARGIN. SAFFQRD AND CLIFTON COMPETED -AGA INST DUNCAN AT S FFQRC C.N A P f i L 2 ST IN A TRIANGULAR MEET. SAFFORB BULLDOGS WERE • V CrOi. i LUS liY A SLIM MARGIN OF 65 TO 63. CL I FT 0 N TRa'IITO W� Ts ■ = I TS. AMONG THOSE WHO COUNTED FIRST , . . , « f TK : , . f F A I R WERE: DOLAN CAMPBELL, DISCUS; PAT CU- Y. BROAD . oUf.'. • RAY MASON, HALF MILE; DWIGHT MASON, 4-40 YARD CASH; HOWARD SPEER, HIGH JUMP; AND DEAN GOODMAN, JACKIE LOVETT AND I HOW.'-At SPEER, ALL OF .WHOM TLED FOR FIRST IN THE POLE VAULT APRIL 28TH FOUND THE DUNCAN CINDERMEN CAPPING TOP HONORS AT THE WILLCOX INVITATIONAL MEET WITH 47 POINTS. DUNCAN «NNEXED THE EASTERN CONFERENCE CH .MF I ONSH I P CN A'pRl|. 2,-H AT S .FF.RlO SCORING oi POINTS TO 56 FOR SAFFCRC. IS 1 HE HALF MILE CY punning tit ■-n . ROW l-L. TO R.-JACQUELI NE 60EVERS, VERGIE VEST, FAYE GILLILAND, EILEEN BENNETT, JEWEL BENNETT, JERY HILL, JOYCE SIMMS. ROW 2-L. TO R.-MOLLIE GONZALES, PATSY SEXTON, NANCY BRADSHAW, BERTHA WHINERY, FLORENCE TELLEZ, MARGARET PHILLIPS. ROW 3-L. TO R.-LILLIAN BRIDGES, ELDA SPILLERS, LORRAINE ELLIOTT, MISS SLAMON THIS YEAR THE VCtLEYBALL TEAM WAS COACHED BY MISS ALICE SLAMCN. THE GIRLS WERE UNABLE To PLAY SOME OF THE GAMES THEY HAD PLANNED, DUE TO TRANSPORTATION DIFFICULTIES. FIRST STRING PLAYERS WERE: PATSY SEXTON, JEWELL BENNETT, MARGARET PHILLIPS, VERGIE VEST, FAYE GILLILAND JERRY HILL, FLORENCE TELLEZ, MOLL I E REYES, AND ACQUEL I NE BE DVE SECOND STRING PLAYERS: TlA FERN WEBSTER ) NANCY BRALSHAW, BERTHA WHINEKY, PEGGY WYATT, LILLIAN B R I DGE S . (jHELE N GOCDNEj (jSARAH COS AND ELDA MAE SPILLERS. GAME SCORES OCTOBER 9TH V IKDEN HERE LOST 33- 1 2 OCTOBER ! 6TH CL 1 FT uN HERE WON 23-17 GCTOBFR 2 ST V ’ r- pEM THERE LOST 38-15 OCTOBER 27 RD O 1 V A HERE WON 45 -5 CCTO EP F cl THERE LOST 26-20 NOVEMBER - ? r p! y a T r. E K f WON 25 VIROEN 3 ViRDFN rOURNAf'D f.T NOVEMBER !3TH DUNCAN 2o CLIFTON 22 L'UNCAN seniors ATHLET!CS PAT CURRY CRDITH..,; v‘OuGE.:. US HOWARD SPEER dOB ELLIS GTILIO REYES RAY MASCN •: Ml) Si C-- - or - v TIL I - ..EYES PAT CURRY - SCHGL ARSHIP BETTY- ftWPPLE . • SEr. V I CE ' .a4r EILEEN STEWART WILLIAM ROMNEY PAT CURRY OIIUG REYES Juniors ATHLETICS DWIGHT MASON DoLAN CAMPBELL SCHOLARSHIP LOUISE FOOTE VERGIE VEST SERV ICE LILLIAN PARKS MARION SKINNER soDHdmoros ATHLETICS DEAN GOODMAN JAKIE LCVETT SERVICE CLARENCE RAWLEY RoBERT PARKS 'roshmoo SCHOLARSHIP JACQUELINE boE VERS MUSIC JACQUELINE BOEVERS CAROLYN CASEY •A +r v .r,S5 L IT j. THE JUNIORS OF I944 ARE GATHERED ABOUT THE FUTURE VISION iv.ACH I NE TO VIEW THE HONORABLE SENIORS OF 1944 AS THEY GO ABOUT THEIR DAILY TASKS OF TEN YEARS HENCE. OUR EYES FIRST SEE THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS, HOWARD SPEER. IN THIS TEN YEARS HE HAS BECOME A DASHING AND DARING NEWS CORRESPONDENT FOR THE ALL Af ERICAN NEWSPAPER, OF WHICH HE IS THE SOLE OWNER AND EDITOR. A WORLD FALDUS PHYSICIAN NOW PASSES ACROSS OUR VISION. IT IS NONE OTHER THAN DR. WILLIAM ROMNEY. HE HAS JUST DISCOVERED THE LONG SOUGHT CURE FOR LOVE SICKNESS , HOWEVER IT IS STILL A SECRET FROM THE ENTIRE WORLD. THE BASS FIDDLE IS NOW BEFORE OUR EYES’ AND NONE OTHER COULD PLAY IT AS THE HILL-BILLY EUGENE LOVETT CAN. HE IS NOW IN THE BUSINESS OF TEACHING OTHER PEOPLE TO PLAY HIS STYLE SO THaT IT WILL SURVIVE FOR GENERATIONS 70 COME. THE SCENE SHIFTS TO THE HOME OF PaT AND BETTY CURRY WHO ARE HAPPY WITH THEIR FIVE HANDSOME CHILDREN WHOM THEY ARE TRAINING TO FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THEIR WORLD REKNOWN FATHER WHO IS A FAMOUS MINING ENGINEER. WE NOW SEE CAROL LUNT HOME FOR A VACATION FROM HER DANCING SCHOOL LOCATED IN HOLLYWOOD. SHE NOT ONLY TEACHES THEM HOW TO DANCE BUT HOW TO BE GRACEFUL TOO. WE NOW WILL VISIT THE STUDIO OF A FAMOUS V.OMAN WHO IS SHOWING THE OVER-WEIGHT WOMEN OF THE WORLD HOW TO REDUCE. IT IS NONE OTHER THAN BERTIE HAGER. SHE NOW WEIGHS 112 POUNDS AND IS A FINE EXAMPLE TO HER STUDENTS. WE NEXT SEE A SECOND CLARK GABLE TAKING THE FRONT SEAT IN LOVE-mAKING IN HOLLYWOOD. HE IS NONE OTHER THAN OUR SCHOOL ROMEO”, CECIL PEASE. HE WAS NOW GRADUATED FROM HIS CAVE-MaN TACTICS INTO MORE CIVILIZED ROLE. TILIO DORSEY JAMES REYES IS NOW THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS ORCHESTRA LEADER. BUT SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER HE HAS NEVER BEEN DISCOVERED AND STILL PLAYS AT THE LA FIESTA AND THE CORONADO INN. WE NOW SEE LA RITA CLwRi D8E AS AN OLD M feD SCHOOL TEACHER. IN HER SPARE TIME SHE HELPS HER FATHER RAISE HOGS. SHE ALSO WON THE HOG CALLING CONTEST AT THE COUNTY F - ' R . EDNA CRUM IS NOW HOLDING THE WOMENS HE.VY WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD IN WRESTLING. IT HAS BEEN A LONG HARO STRUGGLE TO ACHIEVE THIS SUCCESS BUT 'MAYBE HER r.-.;RRUGE TO CHARLES ATLAS HAS HELPED HER ALONG.. WE SEE SO.BBY ELLIS HUMBLY AM EL ING- THROUGH THE STREET OF ASH PEAK NE-R THE METROPOL ' S ARE;, OF DUNCAN. HE I S EQU1PED WITH ONE TYPICAL WR'ZONA DONKEV, A GOLD PICK AND A.MONTHS SUPPLY OF FOOD, HE iS hE D'ED FOR THE 8L CK HILLS IN SEARCH OF THE LEGENDARY rilGHTOWEWS I.AKt. Or COLD. WE NOW SEE PEGGY BRADSHAW. WHO HAS 3 £ E N UNABLE TO MASTER THAT WANDERING SPIRIT THAT HAS PRFVmDED HER BEING. HER -ABOCE IS SOMEWHERE � N THE HAWAilAN i BLANDS, WHERE SHE MODELS MEW FASHION COSTUMES FOR THE HULA-HULA CANCELS. HER TWO ASSISTANTS, P A UL I N£ NATIONS AND RUBY LEE JESTER, FIN'D THE MELODIES OF THE NATIVES' GUiT kS A N D the SWEET |h(AW] I AN MOONLIGHT FmR MORE FASCINATING THAN MODELING COSTUMES. WE NOW SEE hNNIE RUTH TAYLOR. .VHC HAS SUCCEEDED IN EXTRACTING ALL THE ELEMENTS OF DYNAMITE FROM THE EPIDERMIS COMBUSTIBLES WHICH IMMEDIATELY EXPLODE IN COL ING IN CONTACT WITH SALIVA. AFTER TEACHIN8 SCHOOL FOR THESE TEN YE-RS AND NEVER RECEIVING MOKE THAN MEASLY DOLLAR A DAY AND BOARD FOR THEIR SERVICES, ANTONIA 6EJARAN0 AND FLORENCE TELLEZ DEMANDED A RAISE IN SALARY, EUT THE SCHOOL BOARD REFUSED TO GRANT THIS DEMAND SAYING THAT THEIR INTERESTS WERE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. WE NOW SEE ELLA HUNTER WHO IS MANAGER OF THE APACHE GROVE DANCE HaLL. SHE HAS PERSISTENTLY ENDEAVORED TO ABOLISH JAZZ MUSIC, JITTER-BUG DANCING, ,-ND HOT DOGS. WE NOW SEE ORDITH BOURGEOUS AS ONE OF THE MOST HAPPILY married men of the oUrburban district of franklin, he has TEN FINE BOYS THAT DO THE WORK A.ND MAKE UP THE FRANKLIN FOOT ball team. EILEEN STEWART IS NOW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TEACHING ENGLISH TO EVERY OUT OF TOWN STUDENT. ' SHE DECIDED against marriage at the last minute, so teaching was her NEXT BEST BET. SONNY MASON IS SEEN WORKING IN a GARAGE IN DUNCAN ON A NEW TYPE OF AIR PLANE BY WHICH HE CAN ATTACH WINGS TO A MODEL-A AND HIS LOWEST RATE OF SPEED IS TO BE 180,000 MILES AN HOUR. GENE JOHNSON IS NOW DRIVING A SCHOOL BUS FROM NEBLITT TO THE LINE. HE DRIVES THE STUDENTS TO SCHOOL AND THEY PUSH HIM HOME AS GASOLINE HAS BEEN CUT TO 3 8 GALLONS A WEEK. VERNON HILL NOW HAS A STEADY JOB aT D. U. H. S. TEACHING THE DRAMATICS CLASS BALLET DaNCING. SINCE HIS HIT IN THE PRODUCTION THE GAY NINTIES HE IS A NATIONAL FIGURE, BUT HE PREFERS TO STaY IN DEAR OLD DUNCnN TEACHING HIS TECHNIQUE. WE SEE ROWAN WILLIS SLEEPING I’NDF.K A TREE ON HIS FAMOUS BOOT LEG RANCH , NEAR BY STANDS HIS FAMOUS HORSE WHIRL-A- WAY. ROWAN NOW HOLDS THE WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP IN TEAM TYING. :■ AT THE FAMOUS RODEO AT SHELDON, HE WON THIS CONTEST SINGLE HANDED. WE NOW SEE DAVID AKER AT THE LA FIESTA AT LORDSBURG. j? HE IS NOT A CUSTOMER, BUT WAITING TABLES. HE HAS HOPES OF SOON WORKING UP TO BAR TENDER, THEN STEP ING UP TO PROPRIETOR. THAT IS HIS SOLE OBJECTIVE. THUS NO CUSTOMERS WILL BE NEEDED I ‘ V'v rS -W S . i Y 4 FOR THE SURPLUS GOODS. ON GETTING INTO BUSINESS HE HAS ALSO PROMISED PATSY SEXTON A CONTRACT AS A CAN-CAN DANCER .V v- v- - : ' bkH-. • rrfr. • . v - .• • 1 % .v , v.v vV V ' XV -V;;.x '-5 •WE, THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1944, BEING OF UNSOUND MINDS AND FEELING OUR TIME OF DEPARTURE IS NEAR AT HAND DO WILL AND BEQUEATH TO THE HONORABLE JUNIOR CLASS OF 1944 OUR ABILITY TO GET AN EDUCATION WITHOUT LETTING LESSONS , INTERFERE. WE ARE SURE THAT THEY WILL WANT OUR USED GUM AND | GUM PAPERS IN THE EMPTY DESKS AND CUR THUMB TACKS OFF OF THE BULLETIN dOA'-RD. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST WE LEAVE THEM OUR I SUPERIOR DIGNIFIED WAYS, OUR RESERVED SEATS IN THE WINDOWS AND OUR NUMEROUS OPEN HALL AND CLASS ROOM PRIVILEGES. I, DAVID AKER, DO WILL AND BEQUEATH MY MASTER MECHANICAL ABILITIES TO LLOYD JOHNSON AND MY GOOD JUDGEMENT IN WHISKEYS TO RENDO STOWELL. I, ANTONIA 8EJARANO, MY WELL BALANCED FIGURE,OLIVE COMPLEXION, AND DARK DASHING EYES TO MARGARET PHILLIPS. I, PEGGY BRADSHAW, MY SUPERB INGENUITY OF GRADUATING WITHOUT GOING TO SCHOOL TO JUNE GIBSON AND MY VERY MAGNETIC ATTRACTION TO MY BASSES TO PATSY SEXTON. ■ I, EONA CRUM, MY PLUMP FIGURE AND JOLLY PERSONALITY TO JEWELL C.ENNETT AND MY GL'AMOROUS BLOND HAIR AND GtvEEN EYES TO . MOLL IE GONZALES. I, LARITA CLARIDGE, MY WOLFISH ABILITY TO ATTRACT ANY MALE I DESIRE AND MY GRACEFUL AND EASY BODY MOVEMENTS TO u'. f ): v- ‘ NINA NELL 6APERTON. I, PAT CURRY, MY BEAUTIFUL UNCONTROL ABLE BLONDE HAIR AND MY GREAT ATHLETIC ABILITY TO EVAN MERRILL AND MY GREAT ABILITY TO H VL aND TO HOLD A FAITHFUL ONE OF THE OPPOSITE 'i, -Lt:- ? ‘ . v)C. ' ■'% ' ■ ' -'J ‘S v- r '• • .’• ••� ■. ■ r- -r jx: t X Vv ,1 'Via'-, SEX, TO PAUL VAN CLEVE. . V i . y • - ! 1 « r ; .- . • v V • . . ;• ■ ; ' ■ . - ' ■ • ' • I, bEHTIE MAE HAGER, MY SHY TIMID ACTIONS AND MY 6UB6LING LAUGHTER TO LOUISE FOOTE. I, GENE JOHNSON, MY SUPERB SCOLASTIC ABILITY AT MASTERING ENGLISH, AND AMERICAN GOVERNMENT; AND FOR ASKING THE MOST INTELLIGENT QUESTIONS IN ALL CLASSES, TO james Leavers. I, JUNIOR LOVETT, MY UNCONTROLLABLY CURLY HAIR, MASTERFUL ABILITY IN ATHLETICS AND MY ABILITY TO ALLURE THE OPPOSITE SEX, TO STEWART JONES. I, CAROL LUNT, MY PLACE AS THE LEAST IMPORTANT GIRL IN SCHOOL AND MY ABILITY TO ATTRACT THE HIGH RANKING OFFICERS OF THE ARMY TO dERTHA WHINERY. I, WILLIAM ROMNEY, MY ARROW-LIKE FIGURE, MY SERIOUS COUNTANENCE, MY GREAT WE AL TH, AND MY bUICK'S ATTRACTION TO WOMEN, TO NENDO STOWELL. I, HOWARD SPEER, MY SOCIAL NOBILITY, MY TITLE AS THE MAN OF TOWN, MY GAiLE-POWE LOOKS, MY MAGNETIC PERSONALITY AND MY DICTATING adILITY TO MARION SKINNER, AND ALL MY BROKEN DATES TO NERGE HUNT. !, Raymond mason, my extra good care of motors and my .ABILITY TO HAVE AND TO HOLD THE SAME DAME ALL THE WAY OUT OF SCHOOL TO DOLAN CAMPBELL. I, LOB ELLIS, MY BROTHERLY LOVE FOR VIRDEN BOYS TO TED CURRY, AND MY uELOVED COUSIN TO PAUL VAN CLEVE, 'I, RUBY LEE JESTER, MY GREAT AGILITY AS A HOSTESS IN ENTERTAINING ALL SERVICE bOYS ENTERING OUR COMMUNITY AND MY SHY FEMININE TOUCH TO JEaNNE DANIEL. ■iOwt - • • «LJ i V rVT , K iY v «ft .l - .. a 3 --'C r ' ' W • « i CvJ i •:.'.'J',7 . i g sgSr 2i-“id ' 1 - • ' ' i.« ■ rV � w r- ■ ■OWV•' . y- I , ELLA HUM TER, MY SUCCESS AS THE BELLE CF MAUDS PLACE MY MINT QF TIPS kMD MY ABILITY TO HOOK GLAMOUR BOYS, TO VERGIE VEST„ I, EILEEN STEWART, MY BOISTEROUS AND ROWDY ACTIONS AT SCHOOL PARTIES AMD TALENT FOR JITTERBUGGING TO LILLIAN PARKS F. i, ANNIE RUTH TAYLOR, MY POSITION AS CHIEF OPERATOR OF . THE DUNCAN TELEPHONE SYSTEM AND PR I VI LEGE OF HEARING ALL NEWS FIRST, TO LORRAINE ELLIOTT. I. FLORENCE TELLEZ, MY ABIMTY TO KEEP UP SUCTION WITH THE TEACHERS AFTER FIVE YEARS OF CONSTANT STRUGGLE IN THEIR CLASSES TO LETTY LUNT, t ; I. ROV.AN WILLIS, MY STOCKY BUILD AND NEVER-ENDING ENFRGV NJ HOVCR TO CARL ETHRIDGE. MY GRACEFUL FORM ON A HOKSF NO Li'' TALENT aS RODEO KING TO PAUL SEXTON. . ■' -i . ' .’.''-V • i ' ■: , I' 5� . .. ‘ • I 1, -B ' ' HiFPLS, my TALL SLENDER GRACE AND BEAUTY AND flY TOUCH f 07 : TUOE TO ONJTA BETH CLENDENNENo y J.l-Y '■'% ? ■ t ‘ 0. - - . • - ,r .ft • v • - 'A. r' U V ' SEPTEMBER 6TH...SCHOOL ST ARTEL WITH A BANG! (WELL ANYWAY IT STARTED). I7TH..STUuENT COUNCIL ALL SCHOOL PARTY. 24TH..FIRST Fw.TBALL GAME CF THE SEASCN WAS PLAYED WITH LoRdSEURG. LUNCAN WL,N BY A SCORE IF l2'-0. 30TH..HOME ECONOMICS CLUB PARTY. A SWELL TIME WAS HAD BY ALL WHv ATTENDED. OCTOBER. 1ST...PEP ASSEMBLY FvR THATCHER FO.TBALL GAME AT THATCHER. WE WERE -EFEATE tY « SC-RE -F 12-0. SjTH. • .FRESHMmN ALL SChv.L P rtTY. OTH..,FCwTvALL oA .E WITH LOR0SBURG IN H.ME FIELD. DUNCAN WCN BY A SCuftE LF 33-6. 9TH...lUNCAN VOLLEYBALL GIRLS PLAYED VI ADEN N THE LOCAL I COURTS ANL WERE DEFEATED BY A SCORE CF 33-12, I5TH..PEP ASSEMBLY FOR THE MvRENCI FOOTBALL GAME HERE. THE WILuKATS WERE VICTlRKUS BY A SCvAE .F 33-6. . 16TH. .VOLLEYBALL GIRLS PLAYED CLIFTON N THE LOCAL COURT AND Vv N dY A SCORE wF 23-17. I 9TH. . JUN I wR ALL SCH..cL PARTY, (WHAT A fARTY)! 22ND..WIL-KATS MET THE CLIFTON TROJANS ,N THE HOME FIELD IN a football game, another victory was gained by the wilokats BY A SCvRE OF 20-0. 23RU..BUNCAN V-LLEYDALL TEAM MET PIMA AND WON BY A SC.RE CF 45-5. 27TH..VOLLEYBALL FLAYERS TANGLED WITH THE VIRDEN PLAYERS AND WERE DEFEATED AT V1R.-EN BY A SC.RE -F 3B-15. 28TH. .u-UNCAN VCLLEY6A1L TEAM J . UHNE YED TC CLIFTON TC BE oEFEATEL- bY A SCcRE uF 26-20. 29TH..AN INTERESTING ASSEMBLY WAS HELD WITH EACH CLASS PARTICIPATING. 30TH,. , SEN I JR BALL. (ANOTHER GRANS TIME)! November 5TH...THE FGoTSALL S.QUAl J-URNEYEC T( MIAMI T eE DEFEATED .Y THE VANDALS 14-6 9TH. . .Sv.rHu. ,k.RE PARTY. (A NICE TIME FvR THOSE WHO ATTENDED), t ITH.. SOPHOMORES V.S. JUNURS IN A SIX MAN FOOTFALL. GAME. I T WAS WvN bY THE JUNI -,RSl I2TH..L. UNCAN VALLEY-ALL GIRLS J-. UrcNEYED Ti FT M A TC REPEAT THE Rv, UGH rtlLERS FuR THE SBC N, TIME THIS YEAR. SC . RE 27-15 I3TH..V.LLEYLALL T 0 URN AMENT AT Vlm.tN, Cl. I FT. N , VIR.EN, AND w UNCAN PARTICIPATED. VUuEN WON, CLIFT. N CAME SEC NT, AN- L ST BUT N.T LEAST UNCAN. I 9TH. . W I L KmTS JoUkNEYEo T. SAFFCnD T. MEET THE LULL DOGS IN A 'STRUGGLE, oUT CAME .UT THE UN;. E k. o G . THE TYS WERE IN THERE FIGHTING ALL THROUGH THE GAME. SC.RE 46-0. 24TH.. DRAMATICS CLASS ASSEMBLY. 24TH..WlL KATS MET WITH A FOOTBALL DEFEAT WHEN THE THATCHER EAGLES JOURNEYED TO :.UNCAN. SCORE 24-0. DECEMBER. 7TH...SENUR PARTY. (A GRAND TIME F.R ALL). LOTH..PEP ASSEMBLY F.R THE FIRST bASKETSALL GAME CF THE SEASON WHICH TURNED CUT TO EE A GoCD START FOR DUNCAN LcRLSdURG 16, .UNCAN 29. NTH..AFTER AN EXCITING BASKETBALL GAME DUNCAN . EFEATEC VIRuEN AT VIRrUEN WITH A SC. RE .F 19-18 I7TH..A CHRISTMAS FRuGRAM WAS GIVEN. GIFTS WERE ISSUED TO THE TEACHERS, AND .LD SANTA CLAUS GAVE CANDY TC EVERY NE, I8TH..THE .UNCAN BASKETBALL SQUAD JOURNEYED TO THATCHER TC DE DEFEATED BY A SCuRE OF 23-12. 24TH..THE SENIORS SPONSORED A i.ANCE AT THE GRADE SCHC ;'L GYM. 28TH..AFTER A HARD F.UGHT GAME PHOENIX UNUN DEFEATED DUNCAN AT PHuENIX. SCuRE 40-26. January. 3RD. . .bACK Tc SCHu-.L AGAIN. 7TH...THE DUNCAN BASKETBALL SQUAD WENT TG GU.DE TUBE lEFEATE. bY A SCORE F 12-29. 8TH...VANuALS DEFEATED THE DUNCaN WILDKATS BY A SCCRE OF 39-21. THE GAME WAS PLAYED AT MIAMI. iITH..THE SENIORS AND SvPH.MoRES GAVE THE WINNING JUNliRS AND FRESHMAN THEIR CvTT N PICKING PARTY. |4TH..-. UNCAN .EFE TE. THmTCHER LASKETBALL TEAM N THE LOCAL COURTS. SCORE 32-26. I5TH..DUNCAN WIL.KATS WERE DEFEATED DY THE Mu’ENC I WILDKATS AT M.RENCI. SCORE 31-29. THE SECOND TEAM WON. 19TH� « L'UNC AN LOST Tv, VIRDEN oN v UR COURT. SCORE 31-24. 21 ST..WILDKATS CLASHED WITH THE TROJANS AT CL I FTv N ANO W(. N BY A SCORE wF 24-21. THE SEC.ND TEAM ALSO WON. 22ND..DUNCAN GAINED A VICTORY OVER GL BE CN THE L« CAL C'URTS BY A SCv RE dF 28-26. 25TH..DUNCAN DEFEATS PIMA UN LOCAL COURTS. SCCRE 30-20. 28TH..SAFFuRD AGAIN DEFEATED THE WILoKATS AT SAFFORL. SCCRE 32-23 29TH..HvME ECONOMICS CO-EC DANCE TURNED CUT A SUCCESS. ALL THE GALS AND THEIR DATES HAL A GCuC TIME. FEERUARY, 2ND...PHYSICAL EDUCATION ASSEMBLY. -A BASKETBALL GAME WITH THE FACULTY AND S..ME PICTURES SHEWING SOME BASKETBALL PLAYS, 5TH...JUNURS SPUN SC RED A DANCE AFTER THE CL I FT .N BASKETBALL GAME. 8TH...A VERY INTERESTING ASSEMBLY WAS HELD IN THE GRADE SCHOOL AUlITBRIUM. NTH.. IN A SECOND BASKETBALL GAME WITH PIMA THE WILDKATS WERE DEFEATED BY A SC RE F 30-24. I2TH..SAFFOHU AGAIN DEFEATS THE bUNCAN WILDKATS IN A BASKET- BALL GAME l,Y a SC v RE v F 32-27. I5TH. THE WILLKaTS AGaIN EFEAT THE Lv.RDSB.VRG MAVERICKS AT LCRuSBUPG VV-tH A SCoRE OF 10-30. i O’H . , Tv. PH MoRE t. ANCE . 24TH„ PEP ASSEMBLY F©R THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT. WILDKATS WERE CERATE-1 = Y A:I AM1 BY A SCQRE ©F 64-33. THE GAME WAS PL.AY7.U AT C! F TvN ;25,',T«F ■ (..' UK t. rs- WERE DEFEATED IN A HARD FOUGHT GAME EY THE CL IE TOP TROJANS -BY a SC CF 34-30. THE GAME WAS PLAYED CM THE Ci.V-rjN CDjRT, 2 TH. ’Cf del c :ub MARCH 3RD. . .C 1 3T R : Cl O- A OR ' ( i 'MTiS'- F • N; S , 4TH. . . STUDc:nt 'CD N C f . SPONSORED DAN CL HONORING ALL PLAYERS WHO LETTERED IN BASKETBALL. FOOTBALL. AND VGLLEYPALL. • i •• | to •. ,:- r vi .• ••;. - - � • i A P R I L . ' 7 ...SChOOl ASSEMBLY WITH EACH CLASS PARTICIPATING j ! 7...JUNIOnS SPONSORED A PUBLIC DANCE IN THE 64.DE SCHOOL 13.. TOWN Trt iCK TEAM V.S. THE HIGH SCHOOL TE 'l i A TRaCK MEET IftPINAL SCORE 60-53 IN FAVOR Of THE HIGH SCHOOL i 17.. .LETTEnMEN S SWEATERS C-V.E IN'. 18.. .FRESHMAN INVITATIONAL PICNIC. 22. . . ANNUAL ALL SCHOOL CARNIVAL SE ON SC RED t, Y THE JOURNALISTS | 26...HOME ECONOMICS GIRLS StYLE SHOW OF THE GAY NiNTIES. 27.. .MUSIC DEPARTMENT SPONSORED CONCERT FQR THE PUBLIC. ( 28...DUNCAN’S TRACK AND TENNIS TEAMS WENT TC WILLCCX TO I PARTICIPATE IN AN INVITATIONAL MEET. OTHER SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATED WERE TOMBSTONE AND [ENSCN. 29.. .BOTH THE TENNIS AND TRACK TEAMS WENT TO SAFFORD IN THE DISTRICT MEETS. MAY 2.. .GIRLS CHORUS SKATING PARTY. 11.. .DRAMAT ICS CLASS PUT DRUMS OF DEATH ON. 19. . .THE LIG AFFAIR OF THE YEAR WAS THE JUNIOR, SENIOR PROM. 12.. .JOURNALISM CLASS WENT TO EL PASO, WOWli WHAT FUNl! 17.. .ALL SCHOOL Tr ACK MEET. 21.. .EACCALAUREATE SERVICES. 24-.. .GRADUATION F C R THE SEM CRS, Y H I CH WILL IE A LONG REMEM— | bERED CLASS. 9TH...REVEREND NICKLES TALKED TO THE STURDEN BODY ABOUT POST WAR PROBLEMS. 24TH..DRAMATICS CLASS SPONSORED A GAY NINTIES REVIEW. 24TH..DUNCAN PLAYED LCRDSBUflG IN A SPRING FCOTEALL GAME..