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

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But to become MEMBERS was worth all the trials and tribulations. Oh, happy day! . . . The F.F.A. boys really “shined” that year. James Sands was elected treasurer of the club, and Gaylord Reuter’s hog won grand champion at one of the stock shows. Leslie Lunnon’s barrow was rated as reserve grand champion at the State Fair. . . . FLASH! LOCAL GIRL MAKES GOOD! That’s what we all said when we heard Melva Cupp sing over the radio on the Farm and Home Hour. ... It was another happy day when the girls received their literary club bids. Then there were more pledge days. Hor- rors! . . . And the dramatic talent that blossomed that year! Remem- ber Jack Tomlins and Hugh Hawkins as Regina and Horace in a take-off on “The Little Foxes,” presented on the variety show at the band carnival? . . . And the “almost perfect” way for the girls to end their year as “sophs” was by serving at the junior-senior ban- quet. Won’t mention any names, but «-emember what a big laugh we all had when one of the waitresses spilled water down one boy’s back? Ha! . . . Well, that’s about all that happened that year, so-o-o-.

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Oh. yes, Jack Kinkade won first place in the American Legion Auxiliary essay contest that year in the junior division, and Kay Demke placed second. . . 89ers’ day was a memorable one when a group of students dressed up in finest pioneer fashion and went to sing at the rodeo. Only something happened, and they didn’t sing after all. Too bad! . . . And will we ever forget Alfred Herberger as the flower girl at the band carnival? Wasn’t he cute? . . . But the highlight of our freshman year was the day when we received our club bids. The boys proudly wore their black and red or purple and gold ribbons, while the girls sported blue and white ones. Weren’t we proud, though? . . . Well, so much for our activities. On to our sophomore year. Kathleen Miller was elected presi- dent that year, with Hugh Hawkins as vice president, Lois Jean White as secretary, and Wilma Mathews as treasurer. . . . Outstand- ing in our memories of that year were the club initiations. Oh, what horrible specimens of humanity we were on those “terrible” pledge days! Never before had pledges endured such misery (WE thought).

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Things really started buzzing in our junior year. . . . First of all, we elected our officers. Hugh Hawkins was our prexy , while Clarice Childers was vice president; Wilma Mathews, secretary; and Emma Culley, treasurer. . . . And remember all the excitement when E.H.S. was host to the Oklahoma Federation of Student Councils conven- tion? In addition to all the fun, we learned about plans and proj- ects sponsored by student councils in other parts of the state. . . . Speaking of student councils, this was the year when E.H.S.’s stu- dent council officers attended the Southern Association of Student Governments at Little Rock, Arkansas. What wonderful reports those officers brought back with them! Made us all wish we were officers. ... Of course, there was the junior class play, “Arsenic and Old Lace.” Students participating in it included Glyndeen Crawford, Norma Lorenzen, Mary Cornelius, Bill Shirey, Bob Fowler, Hugh Hawkins, Jack Tomlins, Bill Bowers, Joe Perry, Jack Riley, Jack Ricker, Chauncey Hall, and Jack Kinkade. Glyndeen and Norma were perfect in their parts as “old maids” (a compliment),