Fayette High School - Noclaf Yearbook (Fayette, MO)

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THE SENIORS IN GRADE SCHOOL Senior Class History On a sunny September morning in the fall of 1931, twelve of our 1943 sen- iors' bright and shining faces had their first taste of school life. The twelve unfortunates included operatic Betty Skillman, acrobatic Iuanita Williams, modest Mildred Thurman, brown-eyed Dorothy Patrick, versatile Carlos Mc- Cullough, dreamy Ierry Hamley, nimble-toes Bobby Crews, easy-going Bobby Innes, wolf Roy Werner, shiek Marvin Perry, blonde Venus Ann Abernathy, witty Kathryn Sue Clingenpeel and vivacious Martha Rogers. No doubt any gray hairs which Mrs. R. Simpson might now possess were acquired as she attempted to learn us the ABCfs. After successfully climbing the first rung of the ladder to knowledge, we entered the second grade under the supervision of Miss Pullman. Regardless of several encounters our classmates had with the office, where they learned the tactics of Mr. Riley, the year passed very successfully. Because of measles, however, we were unable to have our operetta. In the third grade, under the loving eyes of Miss Mary Gladys Alexander, Winsome ringleader Dorothy Burton and likeable Bonnie Mobley came into our midst. lt was on this rung of the ladder that Bob Innes and Dorothy Burton were reprimanded for their constant whispering and giggling on the back row. When we reached the fourth, we thought we really had gotten into the upper bracket. Here we listened intently as Miss Sudie read us The Secret Garden. The McCullough-Clingenpeel affair reached a crisis when Miss Su- die intercepted one of the private notes sent via a rubber band.

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY' CContinued'j As fifth graders, Miss Elizabeth enlightened us on the subject of 'u'nouns. ' We were indeed fascinated by The Wonderful Adenturers of the Electric Ele- phant. When Betty Bell Gibbs joined our group. it took us a long time to figure out whether or not her brother was her twin. As sixth graders the rains came and we were greatly affected by the re- sulting flood-mainly when the McMurry twins took our room by storm- Rooney never could make up her mind which one she liked the best. The love affair of Martha Rogers and Iimmie Plains-now serving in the Navy- was brought to an abrupt halt when his family moved to California. Measles again and no operetta. Reluctantly we bade Miss Russell, our favorite teacher. goodbye and journeyed onward to F.H.S. There as seventh graders we were rudely set back a notch or two, espec- ially when we got our rooms confused. Iohn R. Walker and Wanda Beamont climbed into the wagon with the rest of us Moonshiners. As eighth graders we created quite a sensation by trying to get a permit to the student body dances-we failed gallantly. In our assembly program What's the Matter With Sally was presented and all began to wonder what was the matter with the eighth grade. In the ninth grade Carolyn Mallinckrodt, Betty Alma Quisenberry, Emma lane McCrary, Bettie Sunderland, Ruth Burton, Iessie Zumsteg, Mary Lou Eck- hoff, Robert Simpson, Iimmie Settle, Iimmie Snell, Ben Basye, Rolla Magru- der, Ray Kampschmidt and Roy Suddarth joined our ranks, making us the larg- est class in school. Much to the amusement of the upperclassmen we played drop the handkerchief at our Freshman get-acquainted party. During our Sophomore year we had our last wild fling, as l:'l'awai'ians- grass skirts and all-we helped make the junior-Senior Banquet of that year one which will be treasured for years to come. Russell Fridley was added to our happy family of Iuniors. At last we really' got to see the bright lights, as we prepared and attended our Iunior-Senior Ban- quet presenting The South American Way. The Halloween Carnival was or great success and something new was added as we sponsored a May Day Box Supper. Biology trips proved to be very interesting, especially ones to the park and golf As dignified Seniors we got only a 'Touch of Texas as Iinky DeVore was with us the first semester and then journeyed to college with Carlos Mc- Cullough and Bobby Innes. The second semester Charles Walcott helped to fill their vacant places.. As a triumphant finale, our senior play, Beginner's Luck, was presented, and as we recall our 12 happy years of school together, we realize that this is really' only the beginning. With such a successful start- we should sail far into at bright future! -Sgmggg CLASS