El Reno High School - Boomer Yearbook (El Reno, OK)

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SYMPHONY OF THE CLASS OF 1940 At the start of our four-part symphony, we found ourselves classed simply as quarter notes; however, we soon found that, though we were called quarter notes, the school could not do without us. When we elected our officers, we selected Howard Minton, president; Sammy Shackel- ford, vice-president; Raymond Rollin, secre- tary-treasurer; and Jimmy Blair, yell leader. The “crowning” event of the year was the solo part we played when Barbara Taylor was crowned football queen. There were also some oher soloists in our section of the symphony. Bobby Wood house, Pauline Bruce, Marjorie Hunt, Sammy Shack- elford, Boyd Wilson, jr., Byron Gambel, Jim- my Blair, Jimmy Canon, Billie Jeanne Torpey. Charles Blake, Mary Bell Wickware, and Mil- dred Gardner played their part in speech ac- tivities. The band claimed Albert Houle, jr., Ken- neth Sain, Floyd Palmer, Jewel Lord, A. J. Stitt, and Raymond Urton as full fledged members to help round out their harmonious numbers. Byron Gambel and Frank Gibson played their first few notes on the golf team during the first quarter of our symphony, while Lon- nie Mitchell was making his first “tune” on the track team. The fall of 1937 found us entering the sec- ond part of our symphony, classed as half notes. At election time, we chose Charles Blake, president; Buddy Grace, vice-president; A. J. Stitt, secretary; and Raymond Rollin, treasurer. When we were playing the second part of our symphony, we did something that had never been done before in the El Reno High School; we gave a play, “Growing Pains”. Again many of our members played solos and duets in different types of dramatics and debate. Our contributions to speech ac- tivities were Pauline Bruce, Marjorie Hunt, Jimmy Blair, Charles Blake, Jimmy Canon Byron Gambel, Nancy Naylon, Barbara Tay- lor, Billie Jeanne Torpey, and “Penny” Vann. Jewel Lord and Floyd Palmer played in the massed bands of several festivals that they attended. This was quite an honor for two half notes. The different sports attracted many mem- bers during the second part of our symphony. Playing melodies of cooperation on the grid- iron were Raymond Rollin, J. W. Offield, Ray- mond Wagner, Gordon Anderson, Kenneth Sain, and Stuart Chambers. Boys who found their best chance for playing in quintet on the hardwoods were Byron Gambel, Moms Hurst, Jimmy Canon, Sammy Shackelford, Frank Gibson, Raymond Rollin, and A. J. Stitt. Solos were in order when Morris Hurst and Frank Gibson went out for track. Then came the fall of 1938, and suddenly we found ourselves classed as three-quarter notes. What a thrill to think that we would soon be three-quarters of the way through our symphony! When election time rolled around, Sammy Shackelford was elected president, with Jerry Kelso serving as vice-president, Hubert Marsh as secretary and Raymond Rollin as treas- urer. The three-quarter note section of our sym- phony was very successful, for Anna Belle Brown was crowned football queen and Paul- ine Bruce was chosen as the first band queen. While we were three-quarter notes, we gave a play, called “The Night of January Sixteenth”, on January 16th. Speech activities again produced many so- loists for our part of the symphony. Stu- dents who were active in speech work were Jimmy Blair, Marjorie Hunt, Charles Blake, Byron Gambel, Barbara Taylor, Sammy Shackelford, Elizabeth Cox, Billie Jeanne Torpey, and Nancy Naylon. The music department claimed many of our symphony members while we were class- ed as three-quarter notes. Pauline Bruce had the lead in the annual operetta, “In Old Vi- enna”. Jewel Lord, James Griggs, Albert Houle, jr., and Kenneth Sain were active in the band, taking many solo parts. Raymond Rollin, Curtis Myers, Bud Hard- wick, Stuart Chambers, and Porter Beard continued with their starring roles in football. Basketball claimed Morris Hurst, Frank Gib- son and Sammy Shackelford. Running up and down the scales on the track field were Lon- nie Mitchell, Morris Hurst and J. W. Offield. Continued on page 49

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JAMES WILLMON Language Arts What Have You Got That Gets Me? EVERET WILSON Trade and Industrial So Rare BOYD WILSON, Jr. Language Arts You Leave Me Breathless MARJORIE WITT Commercial Scotty Blues BOB WOODHOUSE Academic It's The Tune That Counts DAVID WRIGHT Scientific Sparkling Blue Eyes LAVONNE WRINKLE General When Did You Leave Heaven? GUS ZAIS (Withdrawn) Anchors Aweigh FRED GRUNKEY Industrial Arts Don’t Worry 'Bout Me U. ■ ■ in m 'I . hi ii 1 »• ft IN MEMORIAM He’s still here. . . He’ll always be here in the minds and hearts of the Seniors of 1940. . . We remember him for his smiling face, his help- fulness, his cheerful whistle. . . It is fellows like Orville who make school worthwhile. . . He was the type that makes you appreciate the not-to-be-defeated and forward-looking attitude of American youth. . . He was active in sports, and his practice of playing the game fairly and squarely helped his colleagues to accept victory or defeat in a sports- manlike manner. Orville Wayne Duncan was born September 3, 1920, north of El Reno. He entered El Reno High School in 1936, which he attended until his death. :: (22)

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JUNIORS: First row — Hattie Atkinson. Alice Mae Atwood. Mildred Aubrey. Betty Birlew, Margie Bran- son, Walter Branstool, Hugh Bright, jr., Helen Brown. Catherine Bruce. Jo Eva Burton. Second row—Pat By water. Frank Capps. W. H. Chase, Bob Chilton, Margaret Clark, Virginia Cooksey, Lloyd Corlee, Mary Lou Cozad. Third row—Jack Crose, Eleanor Davis, Eugene Davis, Hazel Davis. Harold Dcfenbaugh, James Dennis, Jay Denwalt, Geraldine Deubel. Fourth row— Karl Dittmcr, Hubert Doke, Geraldine Donnellan, Bar- bara Douglas. Curtis Douglas, Oscar Dow, James Duffield, Eldon Dungan. Fifth row—Christine Ellerd, Orbie Estelle. Dona Mae Fahey, Charles Faubion, Jim Fleming, Buddy Fox. Sixth row—Fay Gardner, Ger- aldine Garnett, Hazel Griffith, Roy Hahn, Sara Mar- garet Hale, Dolores Harrison. Seventh row—Wilma Hart, Kenneth Hart, Dolene Hebberd. Vesta Mae Hen- dricksen. Clara Hickerson. Marilyn Hoffman. Eighth row—Lois Hulbert, John Hummel. John Hutton, Betty Imboden. Lenora Jacks, Phil Jerman, Rayford John- son, Archie Jones. Ninth row—Frances Julian, Dewey Kessler, Marguerite Lakin. Herbert Little, Ernest Long. Jewel Loyall, Myrtle Luschen, Charles Luttrell, jr., Charles Malone, Floyd Martin.