Enid High School - Quill Yearbook (Enid, OK)

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16 THE QUILL MAGAZINE y I , I B Continued Success Seniors BM Fossett Funeral Home CHAEFFER Burial Ass'n. I I 70l West Maine St. Telephone 34l Enid, Oklahoma QXC w. 1. FossET'r ' P. D. FossE1T , Q ,tyarv ,L ' X 4, il.-a 3 W IIIlIl IlIlllIll . IJIGCWSMZM S 72198 C2149 go By Betty Thomas and Mary Katherine Thomas Crash! Bang! Ouch, Hurry! Hey, here's a seat. This was heard along the halls as one rushed to student assembly. Where are they going? All right, letis find out! By pushing our way to the auditorium, we Hnally reached our assigned destination, and after carefully examining ourselves to see if there were any broken bones, we settled back in our seats ready to take in what the peppy Plainsmen could give out. The three outstanding joint pep assemblies of the year were for the Norman, Shawnee and Perry football games. This enthusiasm started the year off with the usual vim, vigor, and vitality that all Plainsmen possess. Regardless of our being separated, everyone had fun at joint assemblies, and nothing was lacking in the spirit of old Enid High. Emerson's first student assembly was the morning of February 4th. Acting as Master of Ceremonies, Frank Howard introduced Dwight Minton to play at the piano. The next feature of the program was Dorothy Friday singing Oh, What a Beautiful Morn- ing,', and Lullaby of the Bellsu. Charlene Gunning gave a reading entitled The Trap- per' and His.Dog, followed by a solo by Iohn Kumli. Two selections on the accordian were presented by Ruth Lillibridge. Closing the program was a marimba number by Iune Rose Scott. hfiiss Charlotte Kretsch was in charge of this program. The morning of February 4th found the Longfellow section of our student body set- tled in their specially assigned seats for another assembly also. Bob Gregory acted as Master of Ceremonies. The first part of the program took place in the broadcasting station C-O-R-N-Y where we found Ted Chaney at the microphone and Robert O'Rourke at the piano. Several musical selec- tions were played. The second part of the program was a Hindu Stunt by two mystics from Enid High School. A womanless wedding was put on by the boys from the Industrial Arts Department, and it was quite the social affair of the sea- son. This assembly was presented for both parts of the student bodyg and was under the direc- tion of Miss Ruth Moore, Miss Lois Brad- ley, Mr. Herbert Seem, and Mr. Ray Brown. February 25th found us participating in an entirely new and different assembly. This assembly was dedicated to the boys who had gone into the Service at the close of the first semester and to those who were to leave at the close of the school year. Iohn Kumli sang the Marines Hymn, followed by Don Milligan singing The Army Air Corps . Iohn Burdick sang Anchors Aweighf' and together the three boys sang The Artillery Song . Dorothy Friday sang Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There . The program was concluded by the three boys singing Over Theren. Miss Dorothea Houghton and Mr. Cecil Gott were sponsors of this program. The Science and Home Economics Depart- ments presented their assembly on February 25th. Donald Yates and Ervin Goertz were responsible for this assembly which was pre- sented as a radio program. The first part was advertising Coyotes' breakfast food, and the last half was sponsored by Gurgleheim- ers' Liver Pills. Between the commercials there were several musical numbers by the swing band and individuals. The Science and Chemistry Departments had several interesting and colorful experi- ments. The Home Economics Department showed through a display of posters the im- portance of a well balanced diet with the use of the seven basic foods. The English and Speech assemblies were combined this year, and we had double the usual entertainment at one time. A vocal trio, Wilma Lawter, Grace Hronopulos, and Dorothy Wilkinson, introduced the program followed by a Spanish song by Barbara Moots, a tap dance by Betty Malone, and a piano solo by Iune Robbins. The most outstanding thing was Virginia McGinnis' tap dancing on roller skates. QHOW she did it, we'll never knowj. Miss Margaret Edwards concocted a clever chorus composed of eight boys from our Iunior Class, Dave Hume, Bill Tom Sheets, Bill Harlan, Bill Richardson, Lawrence Mar- vin, Bob Hays, Don Waters. and Bill Stramp. The last part of the program was a synco- pated court scene, and when the students left the assembly they were all talking with that syncopated accent. Included were Don Hndrie, Iudgeg Maude Scrivner, Court Clerk, Lois Hobart, Barbara Iones, Bob Eddleman, and Ioe Woelke, lawyers. Iurymen were Andy Hronopulos, Efy Hronopulos, Martha Hronopulos, Bill Hemingway, Mary Lou Lambert, and Lou Ida Lookabaugh. QYou oughta try it, itis funj. March 3, a one-act play entitled His Father's Gone South, was staged by the Iuniors in a special assembly program. Those in the cast were: Oleta Clinesmith, Iane Ash, Nancy Frantz, Patty Iayne, Naoma lean Crews, Winston Miller, Bob Bingham, and Robert Childress. Frank Davies, Class President, announced the pro- gram. Miss Ruth Moyer and Mr. Myrl Kirk were in charge of this program. On March 24, a patriotic assembly was given by the History Department under the direction of their sponsors, Miss Ella Iohnson, Miss Helen Stewart, and Professor Shane. Bill Masters dedicated the program and told of the many boys in the Service from Enid High School. Grace Hronopolus sang A Prayer for the Boys Over There . The Student Body had a hand in the program, too when they were asked to join in on fContinued on page 62j

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18 Q B ' Compliments of CHAMPLIN USE 2 QUILS 1 Stations Everywhere K if ali.-1561-.lv ,gy mn ununuuuuuuuuuuu, Unite jot Uicfofztj By MARY ELIZABETH PORTER Since December 7, 1941, our country, and with it, our school, have begun to know the real meaning of war. ln 1943 and 1944, Enid High has done her part to swell the rising tide of Hghting men. While school seemed to go on as usual, and there was an extra effort made to live each day as fully and as happily as possible everyone felt the imminence of war, the eighteen-age draft, and the fact that soon such things as Latin exams, that broken date, football wins and losses, and changes in schedules, would be but childhood memories while most of the boys took their places in the larger around-the-world school of war. Most of the boys, though often momen- tarily rebellious at the thought of going to school when their slightly older brothers and friends were really doing things in the various branches of the service, remained in school, feeling that a high school graduation with their classmates might be a cherished pre-requisite for further work in Uncle Sam's scheme of things. Others feeling just as strongly that May would be just too long to wait, enlisted. While the Marines claimed only three Seniors, Glen Danely, Bob Moncrieff, and Don Bogert, the Navy was the branch of service which appealed most to Enid High School students. W. Beckham, jim De- Busk, Frank Blevins, Bob Coyle, David Kirt- ley, Eldon Mires, Wallace Peckham, jim But- ler, Floyd Allen, and Aurelius Ramirez all enlisted in the ranks. Wesley Long, a Sophomore, and james Sidwell, a junior, joined the Army, while Bud Codner was called to active duty in the Army Air Corps in january of ,44, and Allen Curhbci-:son on March 21, 1944. Those in the Air Corps Reserve were Levi Mercer, Elwood Howle, Richard Sims, Bill Wooten, Leon Hall, Glenn Roper, and Max Ferguson. Herbert Young left at the semester for Okla- homa Military Academy at Claremore. On December 3, 1943, all sixteen and seventeen-year old boys were invited to the Enid Army Air Eield to attend the gradua- tion exercises of Army Air Corps cadets. Army trucks from the Held transported the boys to and from the exercises giving them their first taste of military escort. They en- tered the field thrilled at the solemnity of the occasion and the measure of accomplish- ment that the graduation indicated. Gover- nor Kerr addressed the class. The upper classmen presented the lower classmen with the class Hag, ancl the color guard exchanged colors. V... THE QUILL MAGAZINE The boys, and especially the Seniors, were impressed with the exact military correctness of every minute detail for they realized in a small way that this was merely a revela- tion of the future. In a few months, most of them would find themselves up there in that azure sky flying in those perfect pano- ramic patterns which they now viewed with such mixed feelings of awe and anticipation. The boys are grateful to the Enid Army Air Field for helping them remember this momentous occasion by giving them the spread of pictures which you find on the next page. The Army and Navy were in almost con- stant contact with Mr. Selby, offering oppor- tunities to boys to further their educational training through taking various tests and placing emphasis on certain science and mathematics courses having definite bearing on the war effort. Replies to letters of request for high school transcripts, personnel infor- mation blanks, and other types of statistical data were a part of the daily duties of the principal's office. Mr. Selby made every effort to see that each boy was informed of any change in conditions, any new opportunities afforded him, through frequent meetings and constant personal consultations. The Army and Navy Specialized Training programs gained widespread interest during the year. The V-6 gave the 18-year old Seniors an opportunity to remain in school after they were sworn in as apprentice sea- men. Seniors in the V-6 were Lee Parrish, jack Haworth, Lilburn Pierce, Bob Buxton, Walter' Stevens, Erank Neal, Richard Moler, Fritz Pratt, john Burdick, E. Gunning, Clarence Paine, Stanley West, and Richard Bell. james White left for training in the Naval Air Corps in january of '44, Those in the V-5, or Naval Air Corps Reserve were Dick McKay, Larry Wimpey, john McMahan, and Lee VVells, who made the second highest grade on the V-5 test. Three V-12 and A-12 tests were given in Enid High School. The first was given in April of '43. These tests were repeated on November 9, 1943, and on March 15, 1944. Seniors who passed the March 15 test were Bob Carlberg, Dick Mahoney, Wayne Schwedland, Bill Bohon, Frank Howard, jack Haworth, Otis Dimmick, and Bill Crews for the Navy V-12, and Kenneth Woi'ley, Larry VVimpey, and Kenneth Sabin for the Army A-12. From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli Enid High students are fighting for our Colmtry. We salute the boys from Enid High School, and stand be- hind them proud-united for victory!