Excelsior Springs High School - Tiger Yearbook (Excelsior Springs, MO)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1953 volume:

At the beginning of this year, the Senior Class of '53 had bestowed upon themselves, the burden of the high school annual. First of all, the editors, Mary Jo Turner and Teresa Crabtree, were chosen, with a complete staff to back them, who are Beverly Boley, Sally Brinkley, Phyllis Edwards, Donna Atkins, and Nicky Roach. With our advisor, Miss Molly Weathers, we really got down to business. Soon after school started, Sally started getting pictures of football games, snapshots, and other activities. You can readily see, that Beverly had no little task when she was called upon to display her ability in the artistical work of the annual. With the astounding reports the students had heard about the annual, they nearly swamped our salesmen, when they went on sale February 16. DAVID MARTIN Superintendent Jic er GLADYS SMITH Secretary FAYE McKISSACK Assistant Secretary CHARLES GARDNER Safety D. O. ROY CRAVEN Principal LARRY FIELDS English II, Dramatics EDITH CURTISS English III, Spanish HAZEL PFIEFFER Librarian STELLA GARINGER Home Economics ELLEN MARTIN Art, Civics EUGENE APT English II, History MOLLY WEATHERS Commerce RICHARD HYDER Coach GRACE BLOOM English I, Girls Physical Education JAY ANDERSON Coach REX MOYER Music EMMET SHERONICK Science RICHARD MOORE Commerce, Math GLEN HILTON Agriculture LAWSON TAYLOR Trades J.M. COCHRAN Science, Manual Training y lnnua ( t oya(ty On Friday night, February 6, as a climax to a thrilling senior carnival, the curtains swung open to reveal at last the annual king and queen. The audience waited breathlessly as the attendants were announced one by one, until at last the king and queen appeared to be crowned. The royalty were announced by Phyllis Edwards and were greeted by fanfare as they appeared on the stage. The queen was Gloria Hyder and the king, Bill Craig. They were attended by Pat Russell and Larry Bisbee; Teresa Crabtree and Fred Kleinbeck; and Mary Jo Turner and Quinton Bowles. As the king and queen knelt on the velvet-covered throne, they were crowned by Donna Atkins and Nicky Roach in behalf of the annual staff and the senior class. Kle inbeck !pr0is J°nes President dident, crctarx DONNA ATKWS Soph. Vice Pres.; Junior Treas.; Intra- mural Basketball I yr.; Annual Staff; Soph. Candidate for Annual Queen; Soph. WsiTiety Show; Band 3 yrs.; Can- dlelighting 2 yrs.; Senior Carnival 3 yrs.; Dance Band 2 yrs. 2 D's a B; Quill Scroll; Bookkeeping Contest at Chillicothe. WlLSOhl ,liCC Pres.; Jb2yrs., se %?nd ya 3nejy Show; V Chr'stmai tonior pla Pres. I y , amufai bJl 8 PAT RUSSELL Transfer from Kansas Junior yr.; Senior Candidate for Home- coming Queen; Chorus I yr.; Senior Candidate for Annual Queen; Commercial Contest at Chillicothe. LARRY BISBEE E Club 3 yrs.; Football 4 yrs., Lettered 3 yrs.; Basketball 2 yrs.; Track 2 yrs.; Intramural Basketball 3 yrs.; Junior Candidate for Annual King; Soph. Variety Show; Candle- lighting 2 yrs.; All Conference Guard; Senior Carnival I yr.; Senior Candidate for Annual King. PAT ROUNKLES Intramural Basketball 3 yrs.; Tiger Tales Staff; Quill Scroll; Debate 2 yrs.. Lettered 2 yrs.; Soph. Variety Show; Senior Carnival 2 yrs.; Christmas Play I yr.; Junior Play; Chorus 2 yrs.; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; National Forensic League 2 yrs.. Pres. I yr.; Senior Play. LEO SHELTON Football 2 yrs.. Lettered I yr.; Basketball 2 yrs.. Lettered I yr.; Track 3 yrs.. Lettered I yr.; F.F. A. 4 yrs.. Vice Pres. I yr., Pres. I yr.; Senior Carnival. GERRI BENNETT Debate 3 yrs., Lettered 2 yrs.; Junior Play; Soph. Variety Show; Senior Carnival 2 yrs.; Pep Squad I yr.; Chorus I yr.; National Forensic League 2 yrs.. Vice Pres. I yr.; Candle- lighting 2 yrs.; Quill Scroll, Tiger Tales I yr.; Senior Play. ALNEY RUSSELL Transfer from Kansas Junior yr.; Basketball I yr.; D. O. Club I yr. SALLY BRINKLEY Transfer from Leavenworth Soph. yr.; Junior Sec.; Annual Staff; Tiger Tales Staff 2 yrs.; Quill Scroll; Operetta; Soph. Variety Show; Cheerleader I yr.; Pep Squad I yr.; D. O. Club I yr.; Chorus 2 yrs.; Candle lighting 2 yrs. GENE MILTON E Club 3 yrs.. Vice Pres. I yr.; Football 4 yrs., Co- Captain I yr.. Lettered 3 yrs.; Basketball I yr.; Track 3 yrs.; Intramural Basketball 2 yrs.; Soph. Variety Show; D.O. Club I yr.; Candle lighting I yr.; Senior Carnival 2 yrs. PHYLLIS EDWARDS Annual Staff; Soph. Variety Show; Chorus 2 yrs.; Office 2 yrs.; Candle lighting 2 yrs.; Mathematics 3 yrs.; Intramural Basket- ball I yr.; Quill Scroll; Senior Carnival I yr.; Senior Play. GLENDA FORD Soph. Variety Show; Band 4 yrs.; Twirler I yr.; Candlelight- ing 2 yrs.; Mikado; Christmas Play I yr.; Senior Carnival I yr.; Senior Play. JESSE BAIRD Soph. Treas.; Junior Pres.; E Club 3 yrs., Treas. I yr.; Football 4 yrs., Lettered 3 yrs.; Basketball 2 yrs., Lettered I yr.; Track 4 yrs., Lettered 3 yrs.; Intramural Basketball 3 yrs.; Soph. Variety Show; Junior Play; Student Council 2 yrs.; Vice Pres. I yr.; D. O. Club I yr.; Pres. I yr.; Candlelight- ing 2 yrs.; Senior Carnival I yr.; Senior Play. MARY JO ALDRICH Intramural Basketball 3 yrs.; Annual Co-Editor; Tiger Tales; Twirler 2 yrs.; Chorus I yr.; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; Shorthand Contest at Chillicothe; Senior Carnival I yr.; Quill Scroll; Senior Candidate for Annual Queen. KENNY RICE E Club I yr.; Basketball 3 yrs.. Lettered 2 yrs.; Junior Play; Soph. Variety Show; Christmas Play I yr.; Student Council 2 yrs.; Treas. 2 yrs.; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; Quill Scroll; Senior Play; D.O. Club I yr. Vice Pres. Iyr.; All Conference Basketball team. TERESA CRABTREE Soph. Sec.; Intramural Basketball 3 yrs.; Annual Co-Editor; Fresh. Candidate for Homecoming Queen; Soph. Variety Show; Student Council I yr.; Chorus 2 yrs.; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; Office 2 yrs.; Typing Contest at Chillicothe; Girl's State; Mathematics 3 yrs.; '52 Homecoming Queen; Christ- mas Play I yr.; Quill Scroll; Senior Play; Senior Carnival I yr.; Senior Candidate for Annual Queen. BILL CRAIG E Club 3 yrs.. Pres. I yr.; Football 3 yrs., Lettered 3 yrs.; Basketball 3 yrs., Lettered 3 yrs.; Track 3 yrs.. Lettered 3 yrs.; Soph. Variety Show; Student Council I yr.; D.O. Club I yr.; Boy's State; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; Senior Carnival 1 yr.: '53 Annual King. GLORIA HYDER Intramural Basketball 2 yrs.; Debate I yr.; Junior Play; Pep Squad 2 yrs.; Candlelighting I yr.; Christmas Play I yr.; '53 Annual Queen; Shorthand Contest at Chillicothe. DON PAGE E Club 3 yrs.; Football 4 yrs., Lettered 3 yrs.; Basketball 4 yrs.. Lettered 2 yrs.; Track 2 yrs.; Intramural Basketball I yr.; Soph. Variety Show; Student Council I yr.; D. O. Club I yr.; Candlelighting 2 yrs. MARY ALDRICH D.O. Club I yr.; Intramural Basketball I yr.; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; District State D. O. Contests. HOWARD KILGORE Fresh. Treas.; D. O. Club 2 yrs. CONNIE RENO Pep Squad 2 yrs.; Senior Carnival I yr.; Candle lighting 2 yrs. james McCulloch Soph. Variety Show; Christmas Play 2 yrs.; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; Basketball Manager I yr.; Senior Carnival I yr. BETTY McCRARY Fresh. Candidate for Annual Queen; '51 Homecoming Queen; Band 3 yrs.; Majorette I yr.; Soph. Variety Show; Candle- lighting 2 yrs. FRED KLEINBECK Junior Vice Pres.; Senior Pres.; E Club 2 yrs.; Football 4 yrs.. Lettered 3 yrs.; Basketball 2 yrs.; Track 2 yrs.; Intra- mural Basketball I yr.; Tiger Tales; Mikado; Christmas Play I yr.; Soph. Variety Show; Junior Play; Student Council I yr.; Band 3 yrs.; Candle lighting 2 yrs.; Senior Carnival 3 yrs.; Quill Scroll; Senior Candidate for Annual King; Senior Play; All Conference, All District; All State 2nd foot- ball team. LOIS JONES Freshman Secretary; Senior Sec.; Student Cluncil I yr.; Chorus I yr.; Candlelighting I yr. JOE SCRIBNER Candle lighting 2 yrs. BEVERLY BOLEY Fresh. Sec.; Annual Staff; Soph. Variety Show; Senior Car- nival I yr.; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; Quill Scroll; D.O. Club I yr. RONNIE POPEJOY Football I yr.; Basketball 3 yrs.; Intramural Basketball 3 yrs.; Sports Editor for Tiger Tales; Junior Play; Soph. Variety Show; Chorus I yr.; Senior Carnival 4 yrs.; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; Quill Scroll; Senior Play. JANET WILLIAMS Tiger Tales; Quill Scroll; Soph. Variety Show; Soph. Candidate for Annual Queen; Debate I yr.; Cheerleader I yr.; Pep Squad 4 yrs.; Candlelighting 2 yrs. BONITA MITCHELL Mikado; Chorus 2 yrs.; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; Quill Scroll. BEVERLY SMITH Pep Squad I yr.; Soph. Variety Show; Junior Candidate for Annual CXieen; Senior Carnival 2 yrs.; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; Dance Band 2 yrs. (2D’s a B) GORDON RAY WILSON F.F.A. 4 yrs.; Candlelighting I yr. WANDA O’DELL GODLEY Soph. Variety Show; Candlelighting 2 yrs. JACK SWEARINGIN Football 4 yrs.; Lettered I yr.; Basketball I yr.; Track 4 yrs. Lettered I yr.; Intramural Basketball 2 yrs.; Christmas Play I yr.; Soph. Variety Show; Senior Carnival 2 yrs.; Candle- lighting 2 yrs. DONNA O’DELL SHEA Senior Treas.; Intramural Basketball I yr.; Soph. Variety Show; Pep Squad 2 yrs.; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; Senior Car- nival 2 yrs.; Dance Band 2 yrs. (2D's a B) BILL GARDNER Basketball 3 yrs.; Track 2 yrs.; Intramural Basketball I yr.; Debate 3 yrs.; Soph. Variety Show; Junior Play; Christmas Play I yr.; Band 2 yrs.; D.O. Club I yr.; Candle lighting 2 yrs.; Senior Carnival; District State D.O. Contests. SHIRLEY SMART Transfer Junior year from Chillicothe; Band 2 yrs.; Candle lighting 2 yrs.; Bookkeeping Contest at Chillicothe. JUDY HURD Intramural Basketball 4 yrs.; Co-Captain I yr.; Editor of Tiger Tales; Quill Scroll; Debate I yr.; Soph. Variety Show; Christmas Play 2 yrs.; Junior Play; Cheerleader I yr.; Pep Squad 2 yrs.; Band I yr.; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; Senior Carnival I yr.; Senior Play. NICKY ROACH Football 3 yrs.; Basketball I yr.; Track 2 yrs.; Intramural Basketball 4 yrs.; Annual Staff; Sports Editor of Tiger Tales; Quill Scroll; Junior Play; Soph. Variety Show; Student Council I yr. Sec. I yr.; Senior Carnival 2 yrs. ; Candle- lighting 2 yrs. BARBARA PIBURN Intramural Basketball 4 yrs. Co-Captain I yr.; Debate 2 yrs.; Junior Play; Soph. Variety Show; Senior Carnival 2 yrs.; Pep Squad 2 yrs.; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; Quill Scroll. JIM MOLES Debate 2 yrs.; National Forensic League I yr. Sec. I yr.; Junior Play; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; Soph. Variety Show; Christmas Play I yr.; Senior Play. SHIRLEY CALLAWAY Soph. Variety Show; Band 3 yrs.; D.O. Club 2 yrs.; Candle- lighting 2 yrs. ROGER HARTMAN Basketball I yr.; Track 2 yrs.; Intramural Basketball 2 yrs.; Debate 2 yrs.; Soph. Variety Show; Senior Carnival 3 yrs.; Christmas Play 2 yrs.; Band 2 yrs.; D.O. Club I yr.; Candlelighting I yr.; Graduated in 3 yrs. PEGGY MOORE PENCE Transfer from Polo Senior yr.; Pep Squad 2 yrs.; Chorus 3 yrs.; Candlelighting I yr. RAY TURNER Track 3 yrs. Lettered I yr.; Intramural Basketball 3 yrs.; F.F. A. 3 yrs.; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; Senior Carnival I yr. VADA CAMDEN Candlelighting 2 yrs. J. W. KINNEY Football 2 yrs.; Basketball I yr.; Track I yr.; Soph. Variety Show; Christmas Play I yr.; Mikado; Band 2 yrs.; D.O. Club I yr.; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; Senior Carnival 3 yrs. CAROLEE DEIS Intramural Basketball 2 yrs.; Mikado; Band I yr.; Chorus I yr.; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; Senior Carnival I yr.; Commercial Con- test at Chillicothe. QUINTON BOWLES Fresh. Pres.; Senior Vice-Pres.; E Club 2 yrs.; Football 3 yrs. Lettered I yr.; Basketball 2 yrs.; Track 3 yrs. Lettered 2 yrs.; Intramural Basketball I yr.; Debate I yr.; Band 4 yrs.; Chorus 1 yr.; Student Council 3 yrs.; Tiger Tales I yr.; Candle lighting 2 yrs.; Soph. Variety Show; Senior Candidate for Annual King. RALPH O'DELL D.O. Club 2 yrs.; F.F.A. 2yrs.; Candlelighting 2 yrs. WANDA ALEXANDER Soph. Variety Show; D.O. Club I yr.; Candle lighting 2 yrs. JUSTIN MARRANT F. F. A. I yr.; Candlelighting 2 yrs. EVELYN RODGERS Intramural Basketball 2 yrs.; Candlelighting 2 yrs. tommie mcginnis Football 2 yrs.; Basketball I yr.; Intramural Basketball I yr.; Soph. Variety Show; F.F.A. 3 yrs.; Candlelighting 2 yrs. MAXINE SPIDLE Senior Carnival I yr.; Senior Play; Intramural Basketball I yr.; Soph. Variety Show; Pep Squad 2 yrs.; Twirler I yr.; Chorus I yr.; Candle lighting 2 yrs. I 1 � I I I DELORES PEERY Intramural Basketball I yr.; Soph. Variety Show; D.O. Club I yr.; Candlelighting 2 yrs. JIM THOMSON Football I yr.; Basketball 2 yrs.; Track I yr.; Junior Play; Intramural Basketball I yr.; Christmas Play I yr.; Band I yr.; D.O. Club I yr.; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; Senior Carnival I yr. GEORGIA DOUGLAS Soph. Variety Show; Band I yr.; Chorus I yr.; Candlelighting 2 yrs. NANCY THOMAS Transfer from Bensenville, Illinois Junior yr.; Art Club 2 yrs.; Candlelighting 2 yrs. FRANK BEASON Soph. Variety Show; Candlelighting 2 yrs.; Senior Carnival I yr.; Quill Scroll. SHIRLEY ALEXANDER Intramural Basketball I yr.; Soph. Variety Show; Pep Squad I yr.; Band I yr.; Candlelighting 2 yrs. DONALD SIEGEL Track I yr.; Intramural Basketball 2 yrs.; F.F. A. 4 yrs. Vice Pres. I yr.; Candlelighting 2 yrs. BETTY NORRIS Chorus 2 yrs.; Candlelighting 2 yrs. LONNIE BRYAN Candlelighting 2 yrs. Girls Merit s° v rwe tSoh yr.:Canrt, etySbo� - BaS ph- •; Candfe ; etba Ji GERRY PELFREY Transfer from Mooseheart. Illinois Senior yr.; Cheerleader 2 yrs.; Band 2 yrs.; Chorus 2 yrs.; Candlelighnng I vr.; Symphony Orchestra 2 yrs. J . i vr. ChMtes «“ Jim DeMint, Vice President; Doris Sisk, Secretary; Bill Smith, Treasurer; Kenneth George, President. Peggy Owens Beverly Schmidt Joyce Turner 17 cVde m 18 Maburt Scribner Bill Milton Patty Hurt 19 CWste osen Irene Smith Kathryn Leutsen Gerlene Mayes Helen Carroll Doris Carlow Anita Pendleton Shirley VanPelt Elaine Summers MISSING PERSONS: Robert Borden David Essig Jackie Kalberloh DeWayne O’Dell Clark Schoolfield Donald Schwarzel Bill Smith 20 Jack Manteli, Vice President; Gayle Emmons, Secreatry; Marty Craven, Treasurer; and Steve Cain, President. 21 Ct°' ,vc eV Class Meeting Variety Show JeO'ce G'ee fiar6, '3 i , °y Barbara Martin, Secretary; Barbara Lee, Treasurer; Delma Bisbee, President; Judy Martin, Vice- President. Barbara Brown Kenneth Brunke Nancy Dooley Jim Reno Sue Plummer Jimmy McKown Ellen Roach Delma Bisbee Billy Green Hazel Short Tommy Gillahan Charlie Misner Glennidean George Buddy Ranes Barbara Masters Billy Dixon Barbara Lee Laura Scribner Norman Eckles Dorothy Coats inior Matthews rilyn Clemmens George Smith Janetta Ford Darlene Duncan Earl Heathman Bobby Shade Melba King David Allen Rosalie McCrary Duncan McDaniels J.C. Douglas Helen Cecil Arthur Barksdale Elaine Ford Sharon Pierce Jerry Woods Patty Parsons Mike Mullin Janice Ruark Walter Miller Maxine Alexander Charles McCubbin Lonnie Dravenstott Roberta Jones Helen Coleman Billy Allen Mary Brand Qmy Martin On October 3, a long-planned homecoming celebration began at 2 p. m with a parade led by two very comical clowns. Each class presented a float and the Junior float won first prize with the slogan It's all wrapped up for Tigers. It proved to be, as the Tigers won over Richmond 36 to 7. At the halftime, Maburt Scribner, escorted by Roger Hartman, was crowned queen. Attendants were Pat Russell, Jenice Green, Judy Martin, escorted by Ronnie Popejoy, Jim Cornwall, Gary Russell. The vVilliam Jewell Kampus Kats provided the music for the final event of a successful day, the homecoming dance over which Queen Maburt reigned. On November 21, 1952, the annual Sophomore Variety Show was presented in the auditorium under the direction of their Sponsor, Mr. Apt, with Rodney Rounkles as the master of ceremonies. Some scenes from the program show: the swing band taking time out for a jam session--a scene from the Laughing Ghost which gave the audience many thrills and chills--Farris Wilson as he appeared in the play Wilbur's Honey Bea --the guy who made the whole thing possible, Mr. Apt, backstage--Rodney Rounkles' acting as master of ceremonies gave the audience many laughs with his corny jokes--Barbara Crowe in a scene from The Laughing Ghost --Bill Morse, the great news commentator--Meredith Payne portraying the holiday, Easter--Mary Ruth Hart as Cleopatra in The Laughing Ghost --Eddie Miller playing his electric guitar. Mr. Cravens opening one of his Christmas presents--Mrs. Hatfield in the decorated cafeteria--Making Christmas centerpieces in Home Economics-- Gerlene Mayes with, the mural in the cafeteria--Decorating the tree in the Christmas play--Fred Kleinbeck presenting Kenny George the lighted candle at Candlelighting Service--Charles Phillips lighting his candle from Teresa Crabtree's at Candlelighting Service--A scene from the Christmas play The Tree . areer Council Meeting or Poker game? Whew! Taking The Oath Waiting For Orders Mayor Page was ill so pokey takes over. Law and Order All set. Oh Boy - Food! rfl 'emor Se Carniuul 1 S yr 1 ' jN ; 1. Suspense 1 2. Wheel of fortune. 3. Madame La Zonga. 4. A girl with a pretty voice. 5. Characters from a comic strip. 6. Step right up I A penny a throw. 7. Ouchl My back. 8. Heyl Can’t you hit the nail? 9. South Sea Islanders. 10. Roger, don’t just stand there. 11. Where's the mice, Bill? 12. Brother Bill. i unior REST ASSURED' Mr. Morlock • . Marion Rowin Mrs. Morlock . Garland Sue Moore Mary .... Jessica . . . Mildred . . . Joe Lanconi • • Kenneth George Luigi Lanconi . • • Richard Waring Martha . . . Elaine Summers Lucifer . . . Dennis Knudson Miss Akers . . • . Jerre Jo Cain George Plew Gene Livingston Mrs. Schmaltz • Gerlene Mayes Dr. Brown . . Mr. Black . . Mrs. Frink . . . • Kathryn Leutjen CJhe Cannila Q ueen SENIOR CLASS PLAY CAST Martha Craig.....................Gerri Bennett Daisy Mae Comfort . . . Glenda Sue Ford Lucious Long..................Fred Kleinbeck Bruce Clyde........................Jesse Baird Eugenia Sherwood .... Jo Ann Cochran Julia Boyd....................Phyllis Edwards Brenda Day................................Judy Hurd Prof. Cornelius Kent .... Jimmy Moles Mildred Wade...............Teresa Crabtree Allen Kent ........................Kenny Rice Mary Fremont...............................Pat Rounkles Robert Fremont................Ronnie Pope joy Ju-Ju...........................Maxine Spidle Home Economics III Typing I Trades Vocational Agriculture Trades Georgraphy Algebra I English I Bookkeeping Senior Literature CLASS-WHERE EVERY YOUNG TIGER SITS AND YEARNS FOR THE OUTDOORS AND ITS FREEDOMS. a adSroom S ceneS On Friday, May 1, at 6:30 a.m. a group of 54 happy seniors, along with their sponsors, boarded two school buses and headed for Rock- away Beach for a three-day senior trip. The group arrived there at approximately 3 o'clock, and were assigned rooms in the Fischer Hotel at Rockaway. Entertainment there was varied --horseback riding, boating, danc- ing, tennis, bowling, swimming, and just plain loafing and sunbathing (or rather getting sunburned). During the days, the girls and boys looking for excitement found many new friends. The boys seemed to be most interested in the girls from Monett, Missouri, and the girls in the boys from Wynn, Ark- ansas . Then, on Sunday morning, bright and early, the journey home began. Dinner was eaten in Springfield after which the group explored Crystal Cave just outside Springfield. At 8:30 Sunday evening the two busloads of seniors, who seemed to have even more pep than when they started out, re- turned to Excelsior Springs. The Seniors brought back many memories with them--Judy's birthday party, Evelyn's broken window, Teresa's Larry, Sally's sunburn and chills, Kenny and Ronnie's tennis lessons, girls from Monett, Alney's water gun, Sheik Bill, Mr. Moore's hand-outs, the quartette's street serenades--never to be forgot- ten by the Class of 1953. THE SOUTHERN BALL On May 12, the Junior class pre- sented the best prom ever in honor of the Senior class. The ballroom of the Elms was overflowing with Juniors and Seniors, and their guests. Johnny Alexander's band provided snappy music which was always good for dancing, and many times so good everyone just stopped to listen. Inter- mission time was filled with entertain- ment--a tap dance and twirling routine by Patty Elder, an acrobatic dance by Sharon Nelson, and a piano solo by Mike Rogers. The room was decorated like an old southern mansion with the band sitting on the pillared front porch, and flowers twined their way all over the room. Everyone who attended had a wonder- ful time, and left firmly convinced that never was a Junior-Senior prom so gloriously wonderful. BACK ROW: Frank Beason, Fred Kleinbeck, Quinron Bowles, Kenny Rice, Ronnie Popejoy, Nicky Roach. SECOND ROW: Larry Fields, Bonita Jo Mitchell, Jo Ann Cochran, Evelyn Rodgers, Barbara Piburn, Gerri Bennett, Judy Hurd. FIRST ROW: Donna Atkins, Sally Brinkley, Beverly Boley, Janet Williams, Pat Rounkles, Teresa Crabtree, Phyllis Edwards. BACK ROW: Ronnie Popejoy, Larry Fields, Nicky Roach. FRONT ROW: Sally Brinkley, Pat Rounkles, Jo Ann Cochran, Judy Hurd, Janet Williams. 41 BACK ROW: Bill Milton, Kenny George, Fred Kleinbeck, Dean Russell, Steve Cain, Paul Wilson, Kenny Rice. FRONT ROW: Mr. Gardner, Darlene Farris, Patty Neal, Delma Bisbee, Russell White, Nicky Roach, Dennis Knudson. Bill Craig, not pictured. C.S.J4.S. Carol Watson, Joyce Potter, Elaine Summers, Betty McCrary, Clara Ka Terry, Glenda Ford, Linda Horn. Mary Jo Aldrich not pictured. 42 BACK ROW: J. W. Kinney, Billy Dixon, Eddie McCullough, Walter Miller, Roger Hartman, Rex Greim, Bobby Shade. THIRD ROW: Eddie Miller, Irene Smith, Gloria Bingham, Wanda Butz, Jerre Jo Cain, Marilyn Sprong, Quinton Bowles, Edgar Bush. SECOND ROW: Jo Ann McCullough, Ona Morrison, Judy Martin, Georgia Douglas, Dean Russell, John Paul Henry, Duncan McDaniel, Carolee Deis, Guy Miller, Ronald Pearson, Beverly Schmidt. FRONT ROW: Wincel Curry, Virginia Smallwood, Elaine Ford, La Verne Mosser, Helen Cecil, Shirley Smart, Mary Ruth Hart, Billy Allen, Russell White, Barbara Martin, Pat Hurt, Kenneth Brunke, Robert Marrant. BACK ROW: Judy Reno. Frances Norris. Francine Zuklin, Gloria Clevenger, Irene Sloan, Delores Duncan, Darlene Farris. THIRD ROW: Mrs. Bloom, Carol Clevenger, Barbara Crowe, Betty King, Barbara Brown, Sally Jeffries, Laura Scribner, Patsy Elder, Gayle Emmons. SECOND ROW: Juanita Hodges, Sue Williams, Dorothy Coats, Lutricia Palmer, Betty Hope, Barbara Swearingin, Sharon Pierce. FIRST ROW: Inez Wilson, Betty Creek, Jo Ann Cochran, Judy Hurd, Janet Williams. 43 BACK ROW: Frank Beason, Bill Milton, Jim DeMint, Paul Wilson, Kenny Rice, Don Page, Charlie Phillips. SECOND ROW: Delores Peery, Bill Gardner, Maxine Spidle, James McCulloch, Gene Milton, Roger Dickey, Richard Waring, Dennis Knudson, Bob Borden, Justin Marrant, Darrell Spidle. FRONT ROW: Gerlene Mayes, Mr. Gardner, Wanda Alexander. Mary Aldrich, Janet Williams, Lois Jones, Beverly Boley, Shirley Callaway, Alney Russell, Bill Smith. BACK ROW: Kenny George, Fred Kleinbeck, Quinton Bowles, Bill Craig, Don Page, Charlie Phillips, Paul Wilson. THIRD ROW: Larry Fields, Bill Pendleton, Kenny Rice, Gene Milton, Eugene Easley, Jim Mohler, Kendall Woods, John Miller, Richard Hyder. SECOND ROW: Melvin Siegel, Leo Shelton, Larry Bisbee, Jesse Baird, Dennis Knudson, Jim Cornwell, Robert Teegarden, Jay Anderson. FIRST ROW: Gene Livingston, Rodney Rounkles, Rich- ard Waring, Keith Dagley, Jack Swearingin. £.S.J4.S. EXCELSIOR SPRINGS CHAPTER BACK ROW: David Simmons, Billy O'Dell, Max Pike, Jim Norris, Richard Birkness, Billy Thompson, Ray Shelton, Raymond Parman, Bertie Masters, THIRD ROW: John Brunke, Jerry Woods, Darrell Holt, Earl Merrill, Earl Heath- man, Junior O'Dell, Glenn Williams, Gordon Farabee, Curtis Clemens, Billy Green, Mr, Glenn Hilton. SECOND ROW: Junior McDaniels, Lonnie Dravenstott, Royce Sharp, Kenneth Clevenger, Jerry Straka. FRONT ROW: Ralph Ryan, Leon Coble, Lowell Way, Louis Patterson, Ronald Hightower, Donald Hightower, Donald Woods, James Griffin, Don Pettus, Phillip Millsap. BACK ROW: Mary Ruth Hart, Quinton Bowles, Rex Moyer, Ronnie Pope joy, Jo Anne Bryant. FRONT ROW: Beverly Schmidt, Jerry Straka, Harold Schmidt, Peggy Banning. 1. Ouch I 2. Was it dull. Gerri? 3. Its in the bag, fellows. 4. Having fun Betty? 5. Shall we dance? 6. School helpers. 7. Superintendent Martin 8. Principal Roy Craven 9. Don't Patl 10. How is the sun? 11. Get together 12. Did Bill take Home Ec.? 13. Our golf team. 14. Junior picnic. COACHES Jay Anderson Richard Hyder Larry Fields FOOTBALL SCORES •Excelsior Springs 5 Cameron 0 Excelsior Springs 36 Slater 0 •Excelsior Springs 28 Marshall 6 •Excelsior Springs 36 Richmond 7 Excelsior Springs 19 Rich Hill 0 •Excelsior Springs 13 Liberty 19 •Excelsior Springs 6 Carrollton 7 •Excelsior Springs 26 Higginsville 24 •Excelsior Springs 13 Lexington 0 •designates conference games TRACK MEETS TV Jj Liberty Dual: Liberty 8l I '2 points - INDIVIDUAL TRACK RESULTS Excelsior 36 1 2 Eugene Easley: new school record for Lexington Dual: Excelsior 70 points- discus - 136.4 feet Lexington 48 Bill Craig, Ronnie Moberly, Bill Mo. Valley Invitational at Marshall: l Ujr'y Pendleton, Jr. O'Dell: new school Excelsior 1st record for Mile Relay - 3:46.2 William Jewell Invitational: Excelsior Quinton Bowles: 3rd in State Indoor 4th high hurdles Missouri River Valley Conference: Bill Craig: 2nd in State Indoor 880 Excelsior 2nd. CONFERENCE Excfe lilor Springs 47 Liberty 42 Excelsior Springs 57 Richmond 39 Excelsior Springs 45 Lexington 37 Excelsior Springs 63 Richmond 43 Excelsior Springs 59 Lexington 36 Excelsior Springs MRVC play off: 68 Liberty 39 Marshall 68 Excelsior Springs 54 The Spa Tigers got off to a bang-up start in the '52 season opener against Cameron. A touch- down parade resulted. Continuing their steam-roller tactics, Ex- celsior trounced the Slater Wild Cats in their first Conference outing. The third game played for the season was with Marshall, and we won. Another MRVC game was played against Richmond in which Baird made four out of the six touchdowns, to win by a big margin. Five straight wins for the Spa Tigers, but there is a time when one must lose, and that is just what happened. As we started playing the Liberty Blue Jays, we could soon tell Liberty was in the best of condition. We knew this loss would mean losing the Dueling Pistols, but we plan to recover them next year. The Carrollton Trojans squeezed out a tight victory over Excelsior by a one-point margin. The last game of the season was with Lexington. This was not an easy battle, but we suc- ceeded in winning by a small margin. Carrollton won the MRVC champion- ship with Liberty coming in second, Excelsior taking third place. FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Coach J. Ander- son, K. George, J. Baird, B. Milton, E. Calla- way, L. Bisbee, C. Phillips, T. Gray, F. Klein- beck, D. Page, B. Craig, Coach D. Hyder; SECOND ROW: R. Smith, J. DeMint, L. Shelton, R. Moberly, G. Milton, Q. Bowles, B. Pendle- ton, R. Waring, K. Woods, E. Easley; BACK ROW: J. Miller, B. Carr, J. Swearingin, B. Stark, R. Teegarden, B. Clevenger, S. Cain, D. Knudson, M. Siegel, J. McGinnis, R. Greim. 49 Don Page Leo Shelton Kenny Rice Coach Dick Hyder, M. Rowin, J. Mohler, B. Pendleton, N. Eckles. K. Dagley, D. Knudson, R. Waring, G. Livingston, J. Cornwell, Coach J. Anderson. Managers, R. Teegarden, M. Siegel. 50 THIRD ROW: Bill Pendleton, Bill Craig, Paul Wilson, Marion Rowin, Kendall Woods, Ray Turner. SECOND ROW: Robert Clevenger, Ronnie Moberly, Eugene Easley, Quinton Bowles, Ralph O'Dell, Junior O'Dell. FIRST ROW: Robert Teegarden, Buddy Carr, Jack Manteli, Jesse Baird, Richard Waring, Gene Livingston. KNEELING: Rex Greim, Marty Craven, Rodney Rounkles. COACHES: Richard Hyder and Larry Fields. CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS BACK ROW: Maburt Scribner, Marlieta Ranes, Wanda Ward, Phyllis Graff, Darlene Farris. FRONT ROW: Doris Sisk, Jackie King, Wincel Curry, Barbara Christensen, Jerre Jo Cain. tranxura I BACK ROW: Jack Swearing Milton, Larry Bisbee, Ray FRONT ROW; Paul Wilson, Roach, Tommy McGinnis, ,UJ( RUNNERS-UP BACK ROW: Faye Wendleton, Kaye Wendleton, Mary Ruth Hart, Gayle Emmons, Juanita Hodges. FIRST ROW: Pat Neal, LaVerne Mosser, Nancy Parker, Betty Creek. RUNNERS-UP Bill Milton, Jim DeMint, Kenny George, Ralph O'Dell, Robert Smith. 52 Although my structure is not old, I have many fond memories to recall. For, I am the doors, halls, and rooms--the great structure of the Excelsior Springs High School. I have had the privilege to witness many classes and events, but none were quite so memorable as the Class of 1953. They entered my halls perhaps a little greener than most freshmen, but they learned--and learned quickly. I know my massive doors appear far smaller to them now than when they first hesitantly entered them on August 28, 1949. I watched them with the help of their sponsors, Grace Bloom and Leo O'Neill, elect from all the new faces their leaders for the ensuing year: Quinton Bowles, president; Paul Wilson, vice president; Beverly Boley, secretary, Howard Kilgore, treasurer; and Jesse Baird, student council. The 104 enrolled lost no time in getting into the swing of things. They not only won first prize for their home- coming float, but won over the other classes in a sweater sale contest at Penney's.Their smallness cut no ice, for the boys' team won the intramural championship. That year, two frosh beauties were chosen to represent their class-- Teresa Crabtree, as homecoming queen candidate, and Betty Lou McCrary as candidate for Annual Queen. Paul Wil- This year couldn't help being a big success with Paul Wilson as president; Donna Atkins, vice president, Teresa Crabtree, secretary; Jesse Baird, treasurer; Beatrice Walters and Don Page on the student council; and Eugene Apt and Lucille Majors as sponsors. float captured second prize. This class, not to be outdone by the juniors and seniors, used their ingenuity to originate the Sophomore Variety Show, which has since become an annual event. Over two-thirds of the class participated in the show, which was a huge success. Two lovely girls, Donna Atkins and Janet Williams, were chosen as sophomore candidates for annual queen. The many money-making schemes of this class tagged them as the one most likely to succeed. In September, 1951, I saw them pass through my doors a little less green and silly to assume their honored stant- ing as upperclassmen. These juniors chose as their leaders Jesse Baird, president, Fred Kleinbeck, vice president; Sally Brinkley, secretary; Donna Atkins, treasurer; Kenny Rice, Quinton Bowles, and Teresa Crabtree, Student Council; with Larry Fields and Edith Curtiss as sponsors. Again, they took second prize with their float, and their beautiful candidate, Teresa Crabtree, reigned as Home- coming Queen. Both the girls’ and boys' intramural teams were runners-up that year. Larry Bisbee and Beverly Rowland were their nominations for annual king and queen. One of the most outstanding plays to be presented within my walls, the well-know Cheaper by the Dozen, was made a huge sensation by this class. After they honored the seniors with a big farewell tribute, the lovely Rhapsody in Blue prom, this Class of '53 was prepared for their big year as seniors. During the summer of 1952, three members of this class were chosen to represent Excelsior Springs for a week at a state camp sponsored by civic organizations. Teresa Crabtree was a delegate to Girls' State; and Bill Craig and Paul Wilson attended Boys' State. The honored class saved their best until last when they elected Fred Kleinbeck, president; Quinton Bowles, vice president; Lois Jones, secretary, Donna Shea, treasurer; and Nicky Roach, Kenny Rice, Bill Craig, and Paul Wilson, Student Council. Richard Moore and Molly Ann Weathers were on hand to guide them through the busy senior year. The school paper, Tiger Tales, was edited by Judy Hurd. Betty McCrary was drum majorette; Quinton Bowles, band president; Pat Rounkles, president of the National Forensic League; Jo Ann Cochran, Debate Club president; Jesse Baird, president of the D. O. club; and Janet Williams, Judy Hurd, and Jo Ann Cochran were cheerleaders. With Paul Wilson elected as Student Body president and Bill Craig at the helm of the E Club, the seniors were the all- around leaders at E. S. H.S. Their float took second prize for the third straight year, and Pat Russell was their candidate for homecoming queen. On the same day, the seniors sponsored the annual homecoming dance. My aisles were aglow with candlelight at Christmas time, for these seniors were participating in their second and last Candlelighting Service. Then these seniors were honored to be the first to take part in what is now to be an annual event, Career Day. The student body elected a group of seniors to govern Excelsior Springs for a day. The winning candidates were Don Page, Paul Wilson, Ronnie Popejoy, Nicky Roach, Judy Hurd, Jo Ann Cochran, Larry Bisbee, Pat Rounkles, Gene Milton, Roger Dickey, Fred Kleinbeck, Bill Craig, Jesse Baird, Janet Williams, and Maxine Spidle. son and Fred Kleinbeck held two leading roles in the all-school operetta, The Mikado and other members began their long career of acting in school productions. However, bigger and better things were in store for the Class of ’53, for soon they earned the title of sophomores. To start 1950 off with a bang, Betty Lou McCrary was elected Homecoming Queen by the football team--and their 53 The senior boys’ intramural team ran away with first prize, and those treasured silver basketballs. Crowned at the annual Senior Carnival were beautiful Gloria Hyder as annual queen, and Bill Craig as the handsome king, elected by popular school vote. The attendants were Mary Jo Aldrich, Teresa Crabtree. Pat Russell, Larry Bisbee, Fred Kleinbeck. and Quinton Bowles. The proceeds from this carnival and variety show went to pay for the 1953 Tiger--published by the senior class and edited by Mary Jo Aldrich and Teresa Crabtree. The last few weeks of their senior year were certainly busy and memorable ones. Their play, The Cannibal Queen , was a big hit, there was a marvelous senior trip to Rockaway Beach, a senior work week and skip day, and last but not least--the wonderful prom which was presented in their honor by the juniors. Activities have been varied and numerous for this outstanding Class of 1953. For instance, many of the class athletes joined the E Club. Three year E Club members were Larry Bisbee, Gene Milton, Bill Craig, Don Page. Jesse Baird; two year members were Kenny Rice, Paul Wilson, Fred Kleinbeck, and Quinton Bowles; one year members were Leo Shelton, Jim McCulloch, Jack Swearingin, and Ray Turner. By their fourth year of high school, almost all the seniors were holding down a job in addition to their school work. Some of these students joined the Diversified Occupations Club. Members of the D. O. Club were Paul Wilson, Alney Russell, Sally Brinkley, Gene Milton, Bill Craig, Don Page, Mary Aldrich, Jesse Baird, Howard Kilgore, Lois Jones, Kenny Rice, Beverly Boley, Janet Williams, Bill Gardner, Jimmy Moles, Shirley Callaway, Roger Hartman, J.W. Kinney, Ralph O'dell, Wanda Alexander, Maxine Spidle, Beverly Smith, Delores Peery, and Jim Thomson. For the musical-mined students, there was always band and chorus. Four-year band members were Glenda Ford, and Quinton Bowles; three-year students were Donna Atkins, Shirley Callaway, and Fred Kleinbeck; two-year band students were Shirley Smart, Judy Hurd, Bill Gardner, Roger Hartman, J.W. Kinney, and Gerry Pelfry. Those taking band for one year were Shirley Alexander, Georgia Douglas, Jim Thompson, Carolee Deis, James McCulloch, and Paul Wilson. Betty McCrary was a twirler for three years in addition to being drum majorette for one. Mary Jo Aldrich twirled for two years, Glenda Ford and Maxine Spidle, one. In the field of journalism, seventeen seniors earned membership to the national society of Quiil Scroll. They were Donna Atkins, Jo Ann Cochran, Pat Rounkles, Gerri Bennett, Sally Brinkley, Phyllis Edwards, Mary Jo Aldrich, Kenny Rice, Teresa Crabtree, Fred Kleinbeck, Beverly Boley, Janet Williams, Bonita Mitchell, Judy Hurd, Nicky Roach, Barbara Piburn, and Frank Beason. Some students were interested in bettering their mind through perfecting their speaking, and joined the Debate Club, which was organized during their sophomore year. Three-year members were Pat Rounkles, Gerri Bennett, Jo Ann Cochran, and Bill Gardner. Those participating for two years were Roger Hartman and Jimmy Moles. One-year participants were Paul Wilson, Judy Hurd, Janet Williams and Quinton Bowles. Their Future Farmers of America consisted of Leo Shelton, Gordon Ray Wilson, and Don Siegel, four years; Ray Turner and Tommy McGinness, three years; Ralph O’dell, two years; and Justin Marrant, one year. In the ranks of the Girls’ and Boys' Intramural teams were Barbara Piburn, Judy Hurd, Jo Ann Cochran, and Nicky Roach, four years; Pat Rounkles, Mary Jo Aldrich, Teresa Crabtree, Larry Bisbee, Jesse Baird, Ronnie Popejoy, and Ray Turner, three years; Gloria Hyder, Carolee Deis, Evelyn Rodgers, Don Siegel, Roger Hartman, Jack Swearingin, and Gene Milton, two years; and Paul Wilson, and Don Page, Fred Kleinbeck, Quinton Bowles, Tommy McGinness, James Thomson, Shirley Alexander, Delores Peery, Maxine Spidle, Donna Shea, Mary Aldrich, Donna Atkins, and Phyllis Edwards, one year. Not only did this class participate and win honors in regular school affairs, but they also won recognition in the conference, the district, and the state. Fred Kleinbeck, Bill Craig, and Larry Bisbee were elected to the M.R. V.C. All-Conference football squad. Bill was All-District second team, and Fred was on the All-District first team and the second team All-State. In basketball, Kenny Rice and Bill Craig made All-Conference, and Bill again went on to be All-District second team. Several girls participated in the District Commercial Contests at Chillicothe during their junior and senior years, and Jo Ann Cochran won the District in Shorthand II, receiving the honor to represent Northwest Missouri at the State Commercial Contests, where she took 3rd place. Mary Aldrich and Bill Gardner won places in the District D. O. Contests in 1953. They journeyed on to the state contests, where Mary won first in the general related subjects test and Bill captured first place in the D.O. speaking contest. By 1953, this class has narrowed down to 69 students, only 13 of whom had attended all twelve years at Excelsior Springs Schools. They are: Wanda Alexander, Gerri Bennett, Larry Bisbee, Beverly Boley, Vada Camden, Jo Ann Cochran, Bill Gardner, Judy Hurd, Justin Marrant, Gene Milton, Bonita Mitchell. Kenny Rice, and Paul Wilson. Finally, on May 14, 1933, I saw the realization in their eyes of their dream and goal--the realization of twelve years of work and happiness, joys and sorrows. For on that night, they marched down my aisles for the last time as a group to receive those treasured diplomas. I must admit that my halls are a little more peaceful now, but they are also rather lonesome since the passing of the Class of 1933. 54 Being of sound mind and able body, do hereby declare this to be our Last Will and Testament. Never has there been a senior class so prominent, so upstanding, so intelligent, so talented, so ideal, and so downright ornery as the Class of '53. Realizing that we are soon to be torn from these wondrous halls of education, and that you will no longer be able to look up to our shining faces, we leave you these last bequests to lighten the burden of your mourning and sorrow. We leave our dear and beloved faculty, which has so patiently and continually pounded knowledge into our craniums, but we don't leave them much. To the Juniors we leave our seats in assembly for them to sit in, although they cannot hope to fulfull the example of those who sat there last; our overwhelming dignity and stupendous leadership; and last but not least, we bequeath them our superior senior sophistication. As for the sophomores and freshmen, we have decided that there is so much they need that even our abundance of outstanding qualities will not help them much. As it has been seen and acknowledged that every member of our class has one or many more superior char- acteristics, we do hereby leave these personal bequests. We are sure that in your later, wiser years you will realize the unselfishness and value of our following gen- erosities: I, Mary Aldrich, will my ability to get to school on time to Gayle Emmons. I, Mary Jo Aldrich, will my mailman to Pat Hurt, as I won’t need him any longer. I, Shirley Alexander, will my diploma to Darrel Spidle. I, Wanda Alexander, will my ambition to be a missionary to Jimmy Martin. I, Donna Atkins, will my sweet personality to Meredith Payne. I, Jesse Baird, will my Richmond girls to anybody else who has a way with women. I, Frank Beason, will my mathematical ability to Keith Dagley, and my red hair and freckles to J.C. Douglas. I, Gerri Bennett, will my country boyfriends to Jane Flinchpaugh. I, Larry Bisbec, will my ability to say Yes, dear to my girl to Charlie Phillips. I, Beverly Boley, will my intelligence to Ralph Ryan, as Ralph is going to be a lawyer. I, Quinton Bowles, will my lover boy reputation to Rex Greim. I, Sally Brinkley, will the Annual Staff camera to anyone who can take pictures without cutting off the heads of people. I, Lonnie Bryan, will my hair oil to Betty Pate. I, Shirley Callaway, will my ability to get engaged, and my dimples, to Francine Zuklin. I, Vada Camden, will my walk to Mrs. Bloom-- better not have any more traffic jams. I, Jo Ann Cochran, will my love life in Liberty to Doris Sisk, providing she doesn’t try to collect. I, Teresa Crabtree, will my typing ability, plus one eraser, to Wanda Ward. I, Bill Craig, will my size 13 I 2 high-top shoes to Phyllis Graff. I, Carolee Deis, will my ability to get along with Miss Pfteffer to David Allen. I, Georgia Douglas, will my silly laugh to Judy Pettus. I, Phyllis Edwards, will my standing in Mr. Craven’s office to Carol Clevenger. I, Glenda Ford, will my ability to be true to my steady while he is away to Beverly Schmidt. I, Bill Gardner, will my trustworthy driving to my dad’s next safety class. I, Wanda Godley, will my ability to settle down to Elaine Ford. I, Roger Hartman, will my off-color jokes to Monna Sue Coffman. I, Judy Hurd, will my ability to go steady with more than one boy at the same time to anyone who thinks she can handle the job. I, Gloria Hyder, will my ability to graduate in five years to Roger Dickey. I, Lois Jones, will my natural-colored hair to Betty Moore. I, Howard Kilgore, will my car to anyone who can afford the repairs. I. J.W. Kinney, will my position as school charac- 55 ter” to James A. Lick. I, Fred Kleinbeck, will my ability to make All- State to Ronald Pearson. I. Gerry Pelfry Marlin, will my dangly earrings to Mary Brand. I, Justin Marrant, will my eleven brothers and sisters to Shirley Van Pelt. I, Betty McCrary, will my old rattletrap to Judy Lynch, so the poor thing won't have to drive that old Cadillac around any more. I, James McCulloch, will my physique to Kenny George. I, Tommy McGinness, will my youthful looks to Miss Pfieffer. I, Allen Mensing, will my innocence to Jude Gillahan. I, Gene Milton, will Sally to anyone short enough to kiss her. I, Bonita Mitchell, will my neatness to Barbara Crowe. I, Jimmy Moles, will my ability to be absent from school and yet be excused to Maxine Alexander. I, Betty Norris, will Lora Frances, to anyone who can outtalk her. I, Ralph O'dell, will my hatred for women to Marty Craven. I, Don Page, simply will myself to all the unattached girls of E.S.H.S. I, Delores Peery, will my job and seniority at the. dime store to Sally Jeffries. I, Peggy Moore Pence, will my ability to keep my marriage a secret to all the engaged girls of E. S. H. S. I, Barbara Piburn will my ability to forge Mr. Field's name to excuses to Jimmy DeMint. I, Ronnie Popejoy, will my always-hungry look to Eddie Calloway. I, Connie Reno, will my petiteness to Gerline Mayes. I, Kenny Rice, will my standing as the Gene Krupa of ESHS” to Eddie Miller. I, Nicky Roach, will the phone number of the Blind Date Bureau to Miss Curtiss. I, Evelyn Rodgers will my five feet, eleven inches to next year’s varsity basketball squad. I, Pat Rounkles, will my success with Noreen hair dye to Helen Cecil. I, Alney Russell, will my motor scooter to next year’s track team. I, Pat Russell, will my job as model at the Elms to Betty Creek. I, Joe Scribner, will my dad's grocery store to my sister, Maburt, so she won't starve during Mr. Sheronick's classes any more. I, Don Siegel, will my hog calling ability to Eddie Holloway. 1, Donna Shea, will my quick actions to Janetta Silkwood. I, Leo Shelton, will my farm chores to Jerre Jo Cain. I, Shirley Smart, will my flute to John Brunke.. I, Beverly Smith, will my ability to get married and finish school to Jackie King Short. I, Maxine Spidle, will my job as meterman to anyone who doesn't mind the blisters. I, Jack Swearingin, will my shoeshine ability as an ”E” Club pledge to Gene Livingston. I, Nancy Thomas, will my quiet disposition to Judy Reno. I, James Thomson, will my tall tales to Mr. Fields. I, Ray Turner, will my wrestling ability to Roberta Waring. I, Janet Williams, will my job as Gossip Editor to Glenda Ware, who would be most appropriate for it. I, Gordon Ray Wilson, will my popularity writh the girls to Steve Cain. I, Paul Wilson, will my library of joke books to Rod- ney Rounkles. So, here in the last few hours of our lives at Excel- sior Springs High School, in the presence of banging lockers, clicking typewriters, and cluttered halls, we make it our final wish that our beloved principal, Mr. H. Roy Craven, and our dear superintendent, Mr. David A. Martin, both of the City of Excelsior Springs, County of Clay, and State of Missouri, do hereby wit- ness and approve this Last Will and Testament of the Senior Class of the Year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-three. 56 - rophecy May 14 is a very memorable day in our lives, for on this day we were informed that we had won first prize in a jingle-writing contest in which the prize was a free trip around the world for two. Our winning jingle was: If you’re feeling mighty low. And your body needs a clean. Come to Excelsior Springs And drink Sulpho Saline Also, on this date, just ten years ago, we graduated from the Excelsior Springs High School. We packed our bags and got ready to leave our quaint little shacks way down in the Ozarks. Our first stop after leaving our husbands was Kansas City, where we bought our first shoes for ten years from the Leo Shelton Shine-Ever Shoe Company. Also in Kansas City, we met the pilot of the high-speed super jet plane which was to carry us to the far corners of the world. He was none other than Jimmy Thomson. We decided that we should see the United States first, before venturing to distant lands, and our initial stop was naturally Excelsior Springs, America's Haven of Health. We found that most of our graduating class had left the home city, but we did encounter Fred Kleinbeck, who was still trying to get his job back at Stanberry's, after being fired again. An then, much to our surprise, we saw Lonnie Bryan, now completely bald. On making inquiry, we learned that he had been sitting on the front row during a three-dimensional Indian picture and had been scalped. Since that time, Lonnie had taken up residence at Allen Mensing's Old Men's Rest Home. Leaving our Alma Mater, we snapped on our portable television set just in time to see another exciting episode of Sally’s Second Sucker, soap opera starring Sally Brinkley. At intermission we saw the commercial for Atomic Poo shampoo, demonstrated by Beverly Smith. By the time it was over, we had arrived in Hollywood, California. The first glamorous movie star we saw was Gerri Bennett, who had recently replaced Marjorie Main in the Ma Kettle Series. Next we visited our old friend, Beverly Boley, who is now the leading hollywood gossip columnist. Her exclusive news item for the day was that Gloria The Body Hyder had just divorced her seventh husband, Ray Wilson, the Fertilizer King of America. Gloria has since joined all the beautiful young debutantes in the chase after that elusive bachelor, Mr. Lush-Lush, alias Ralph O'Dell. We found that Nancy Thomas was also a top journalist in Hollywood, for she wrote advice to the lx velorn. When we saw Nancy, she was writing advice to a certain little blonde, who has been trying to catch that millionaire play- boy, Nicky Roach, ever since our high school days. As we walked towards Ciro’s we heard someone call our name. It was Connie Reno, who had been promoted from Beyer Theater to Hollywood, where she now makes up glamorous names for the movie stars. Her name, by the way, is now Constance Agatha Dingleberry. As we had always wanted to see Niagara Falls, we made that our next destination. As we zoomed through the air in our jet, we noticed some sky writing advertising Bisbee's Baby Burping Service, Pelfrey's Pig Pellets for Prettier, Porkier Pigs, and Beason’s Building Better Blue Prints. Upon arriving at Niagara, we were astonished to see Janet Williams attempting to go over the falls in a barrel. After her funeral, we attended a lecture by Evelyn Rodgers on how to have a slim, slinky, slender body. There were quite a number of celebrities vacationing in Niagara. We swooned at the sight of the muscles of Mr. Atlas of 1963. James McCulloch. We had a chat with Donna Shea, who is now managing her own baseball team. The novelty of it is that the players are all her own children. We also ran into Quinton Bowles, who said he was a renowed authority on magnets--or was it maggots? Traveling with him was that laughable, lovable character, J. W. Kinney, who has become a great author of joke books. At the airport in Niagara, the plane landed bearing the three sparks of the Red-Headed Girls Basketball Team, Carolee Deis. Shirley Callaway, and Georgia Douglas. These athletes told us of the tragic news about Glenda Ford, who had just been committed to an insane asylum. It seems the Nifty Nut Novelty Company has gone to to her head. Since we were so close to Canada, we decided to journey on into this scenic country. There we met Shirley Alexander, whose husband was a Royal Mounted Policeman. As we were talking to her. up walked Jimmy Moles who 57 had just returned from the Arctic with his dog team and sled. He had encountered Bonita Mitchell modeling Bikini Bathing suits to the Eskimos. Our last entertainment in this land was a wrestling match featuring the female champion. Mangling Mary from Missouri. This was none other than Mary Jo Aldrich. After we had toured most of North America, the rest of our journey was mostly hop-skip-and-jump between the interesting places of the world. Gay Paree was perhaps the most exciting of these. In preparation for the Paris night life we went to purchase a new wardrobe, only to find Pat Rounkles doing the same thing. She said she had ruined all her old clothes burping babies at Biz's Service. We also learned that Jesse Baird had developed his father's dairy business into an elite ladies' milk bath salon, so naturally we had to stop there. Our first evening was spent at the opera, where we heard Phyllis Edwards singing high soprano. Naturally, we then went to Paris' gayest night spot, Rice’s Riviera Rendezvous owned by Kenny Rice. There we caught a glimpse of that dashing, debonaire lover, the toast of all Europe, Bill Craig. We then were entertained by the chorus girls, two of whom were Vada Camden and Wanda Alexander, before we were thrown out by the head bouncer. Tommy McGinnis. Before leaving France, we bought a newspaper, and learned that Jack Swearingin had finally found uranium on the Rock of Gibralter. He had been there with his Geiger Counter for the past io years. We also noticed in the classi- fied add section that Delores Peery is operating a chain of dime stores in Lower Slobovvia. The trip out of Paris was an exciting one, for we got to see Donald Siegel, who was engaged in breaking the world's flag pole sitting record by sitting on the Eiffel Tower. Next stop--Athens Greece, and the World Olympics. We got there too late to see Teresa Crabtree win the women's shot put championship, but we did watch Justin Marrant in the Decathlon, and Gene Milton, who represented the U. S. in the Marble Tournament. Dropping by the Athens Post Office to mail letters home, we stumbled upon Ronnie Pope joy, who was the head stamp licker. He asid he likes the taste of that Grecian glue. On to the mysterious land of Persia, where we found Mary Aldrich taking Rita Hayworth’s place--she had recently married Aly Khan. We also visited Bill Gardner, now a sultan, and his tremendous harem. He allowed us to watch the entertainment before his court, which was a Russian Ballet, starring Ray Turner as the leading dancer. And then, we ventured into the wilds of Dark Africa. Going across the vast Sahara Desert, we were nearly blown down by a ultra-high-speed vehicle which zoomed by us. It was none other than Alney Russell, testing his jet and atomic powered hot rod. While we landed for repairs, we thought we saw a mirage, but no, it was only the hundreds of slave girls building a pyramid for their master, Don Page, who was resting and refreshing himself at Betty McCrary's lemonade stand there in the desert. Hesitating a moment, we saw a large group of men marching toward us. It was the French Foreign Legion, in which Paul Wilson was a buck Private. Traveling further into the wilds of the jungle, we found Donna Atkins teaching American slang to the natives. From her we learned that kindly missionary, Barbara Piburn, had just passed through on her way to reform the native tribe of Maxine Spidle, now a jungle queen. Always having longed to see the Taj Mahal, India was our next destination. Upon visiting this great building, we found Shirley Smart at her job, keeping the leaves and bugs out of the pool. Sitting outside the Taj Mahal, who should we see but Wanda Godley, the lady snake charmer, who was spending her off duty hours reclining on a bed of nails. Before leaving India, we saw the Blonde Beauty from Bombay, Lois Jones. We passed a bar in Bombay and noticed that Darrel Spidle was the proprietor and his bar maid was Peggy Pence. Deciding we had seen enough of the old world, we headed our jet back toward America. While refueling at Hawaii, we watched Betty Norris, the Hula dancer, who is a big attraction there. Before entering the dear old U.S., we spent a few hours in Mexico watching the famous bull fighter, Howard Kol- gore. Being hungry, we purchased some hot tamales from the Joe Scribner Hot Tamale Wagon. Only having a few hours remaining in our world tour, we begged the pilot to take us through Rockaway Beach to renew some old memories. There we found Pat Russell, operating a new summer camp for boys. Being very tired, and lonesome for our husbands and ten children each, we, Judy Hurd and Jo Ann Cochran, re- turned to our humble little shacks in the hills of the Ozarks. 58 Paul Wilson and Teresa Crabtree, School Citizens On the night of May 14, 1953, 68 seniors were graduated from the Excelsior Springs High School. Commencement exercises began with the traditional Pomp and Circumstance processional. After an inspiring speech by Mr. W. Carl Ketcherside, newspaperman from University City, Mr. Cravens and Mr. Martin announced the scholastic awards. Jo Ann Cochran was named Valedictorian with a four-year average of 96. 32. Beverly Boley was Salutatorian with an average of 95. 13. Pat Russell, with the highest average of 96. 66 was ineligible for either of the honors as she only attended one and one-half years in Excelsior Springs High. Others in the top ten were Donna Atkins, 94. 27; Mary Jo Aldrich, 93.29; Jesse Baird, 92. 17; Mary Aldrich, 91.94; Sally Brinkley. 91.91; Judy Hurd, 91. 61; and Teresa Crabtree, 91.56. The Glenn L. .Lewis award for the school athlete with the highest scholastic record was awarded to Jesse Baird. Jesse lettered in football three years, in basketball one year, and in track three years. Students chosen for their outstanding dramatic ability were Judy Hurd and Jimmy Moles. Teresa Crabtree and Paul Wilson were named as the outstanding school citizens. Awards chosen by members of the Senior Class were as follows; Paul Wilson, greatest service to class; Bill Craig, most likely to succeed; Justin Marrant, Connie Reno, Nancy Thomas, and Ray Wilson, the four most deserving students; Jesse Baird, student showing the most improvement in the four years; and Gloria Hyder, the most outstanding senior. Commercial diplomas were awarded to 13 students--Mary Aldrich, Shirley Alexander, Teresa Crabtree, Carolee Deis, Pat Russell, Shirley Smart, Mary Jo Aldrich, Donna Atkins, Wanda Alexander, Georgia Douglas, Phyllis Edwards, Vada Camden, and Donna Shea. Other students honored were Bill Craig as the athlete with the best team spirit, Gerri Pelfrey who graduated in 3 1 2 years, Roger Hartman who graduated in 3 years, and Jo Ann Cochran was named as a four year honor roll student.