Gem Consolidated School - Gems Yearbook (Colby, KS)

Text from Pages 1 - 78 of the 1947 volume:

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Bond Mr Bond Mrs. Davis ADMINISTRATION The Gem Consohdated School began the present school term September 3 1946 The School Board 1S made up of Mr J R Lann1ng D1.rector Mrs Clyde E Treat Treasurer and Mr Ray Flanagm Clerk The teachuxg Staff gonqgts of B111 E Mc Arthur Supermtendent and commerce teacher Mlss Irene Thornburg hxgh school soclal scxence and Span1sh Mrs Breta Treat h1gh school Engllsh and sqenee Mrs lla Saddler elementary pr1nc1pal and seventh and elghth grades Mlss Dorothy Z1e3e1 me1er frfth and sxxth grades Mrs Ohve Ed1e th1rd and fourth grades Mrs Margle Koons f1rst and second grades and Mrs Ethel McArthur muslc ln bothgrades and h1gh school Mr john Bond 1S our custodlan and the bus drivers are Rev Irvin Bradshaw Roy Hxgerd and Leston Webb When we began serv1ng hot lunches the fourth week of school Mrs john Bond and Mrs Agnes Davxs took over the work of cookmg and serv mg the meals Mr McArthur graduated from the Brewster Kansas H1gh School He has a Bach elor of Scxence Degree 1n Educatron from Fort Hays Kansas State College His majors were ducat1on and bus1ness adm1n1strat1on and h1s minor speech He has had college trammg at Kansas Unlversxty and Greeley State College of Educatmn also Before comlng to Gem Mr McArthur had taught ln rural consolldated and c1ty schools and served three and one half years as Thomas County Superintendent of Schools Mrs Treat has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Ottawa Unxverslty Her major IS Enghsh and her m1nor blology She graduated from the Morrlll Kansas I-Ilgh School Her f1rst teachmg experlence was 1n rural schools Some years ago she came to Gem to teach 1n the h1gh school Here she met her better half and stayed to become one of Gems leadlng c1t1zens Due to the crltxcal shortage of teachers she was persuaded to take up classroom duties agaln and resumed work 1n the Gem Hlgh School last year Mlss Thornburg graduated from the Osborne Kansas Hlgh School She has had college trammg at Fort Hays Kansas State College where she recelved her Bachelor of Arts Degree Her major IS Spamsh wlth Engllsh as a mmor Her experxence con slsts of teachmg last year 1n the Clayton Kansas Hlgh School Mrs McArthur graduated from the Goodland Kansas H1gh School She has had college trammg at Fort Hays Kansas State College Kansas State Teachers College of Empoma and Cotner College She has taught 1n rural schools clty schools and fin lshed out s1x months of Mr McArthur s second term as County Supermtendent of Schools Mrs Saddler graduated from the H111 C1ty Kansas H1gh School She taught m rur al schools of Graham County before becom1ng a housew1fe She IS another who has re sumed teachmg to help out 1n the present shortage of teachers Mlss Zlegelmeler 1S a graduate of our own h1gh school She has had tra1n1ng in Texas State College for Women and Fort Hays Kansas State College Thxs IS her first year of teachmg and her home town IS very proud to have her here. , . . . . , , , . 1 1 - 1 . . . , - -7 ! 1 - , Q , , , 5 - ' 9 ' I 1 . 1 I . , ' ' . 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Admxmstratlon fCont1nuedl Mrs Edie graduated from the Mankato Kansas I-hgh School She has had tra1n1ng m Kansas State College at Manlxattan and from the Fort Hays Kansas State College She has had the usual rural school experience taught xn Mankato and taught some years ago ln Gem She too declded to help out m the emergency and came back to Gem to teach th1s year Mrs Koons graduated from the Levant Kansas Hlgh School She took further Levant elementary school and for the past eight years here ln Gem Most of the students know her as M1ss ETWID for it was only last year she decxded to affxx the Koons to her name Whlle the Gem Consohdated School 15 a small school as far as enrollment 1S concerned we feel It is an above average school The splendmd cooperation glven xt from the patrons 1n the district and the churches and other orgaxuzatlons help make it I very pleasant school and commimity in wluch to work training at Fort Hays Kansas State College. She has taught in rural schools. in the S S E N I O R S T5 ZZ...fAZ,7.Lm Freshmen ,OMW JMU Kanabam oi-ewlfwd fi-4.-X FQZM: SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In the year of 1943 s1x students enrolled ln the Freshrnan class of the Gem H1gh School They were as follows Juamta Oyer Paulxne Nevens Orvella Baalman Joyce Mallory V1rg1n1a Bond and Verble Bond Two weeks later a new student Cleora Kley enrolled 1n the Freshman class Durlng the Sophomore year sxx students enrolled They were Virginla Bond Jaumta Oyer Joyce Mallory Cleora Kley and Verble Bond After the fxrst six weeks of our Sophomore year Juanxta Oyer left our class to enroll ln school at Grennsburg Kansas Orvella Baalman had returned to her home town Grinnell Kansas to fxnlsh hrgh school Paullne Nevms had returned to Selden Kansas to enroll mn the Sophomore year of school In 1945 four students Joyce Mallory Virguua Bond Cleora Kley and Verble Bond enrolled 1n the Junlor year of school Durxng this year our class made a success of serving at ball games presentlng the Junior play and being hostesses to the Senlors at the Junlor Senlor Banquet The Semor year mcluded only four students Joyce Mallory Cleora Kley Virginia Bond and Verble Bond Thls IS our smallest class of the four years of hlgh school After twelve weeks of school Joyce Mallory left to be marrled becomlng the wxfe of W11l1am M111er Verble Bond was also a victun of Cupzd and became Mrs Harry Tra1l However Verble 15 f1n1sh1ng hxgh school The subjects taken up by each of the Semors were Typmg II Spamsh I Physiology and Amer1can H1story Besldes we were promment in gxrls chorus and athletics We pulled through the f1rst semester with fazr grades and plan to do better the second semester Dur1ng the flrst semester we sold magazines to make money for our treasury Thxs not only helped us but the rest of the classes in high school as we sponsored a con test for them We struck a hxgh level with our magazine sales Between Columbus Day and the b1rthday of Thomas County we gave an assembly program mcludmg both events It was we feel a success We are lookmg forward to the Semor class day and the Semor play The name of our play IS The Girl Wzth Two Faces It IS a mystery play wh1ch we hope to present successfully Another tradxtxon we have changed IS the use of a plam gray tassel on the mortar board cap This year the tassel w1ll be red and wlute which are the class colors Our flower IS the Amerxcan Beauty Rose We plan to come through the second semester with three graduates Cleora Kley V1rg1n1a Bond and Verble Bond Traxl Verble and Vlrginia have gone all twelve years to the Gem School. . . . . 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Q D . . . . . 1 ' - CLASS WILL The Semor Class of 1946 1947 of the Gem Consolldated Hlgh School w1lls and bequeaths the followxng To Wayne Woerpel Verble w1lls her ambltxon Ilene Poland IS sole owner of Vlrglnla s ab1l1ty to make errors 1n typlng 1n case she needs It next year Cleora w1lls Clarence HBVICC her helght Verble w1lls her quletness to Beverly Menthck Bob Havlce IS to be the proud owner of Virglnla s g1ggleS To jerry Knudson Cleora w1lls her ab1l1ty to chew gurn Verble s tw1n s1ster 15 w1l1ed to Bernard but that :lsn t saylng he wouldn t have gotten her otherwlse V1rg1n1a w1lls her bangs to Mary Bell Mxller S1nce Estelle Treat would 11ke a long page boy Cleora w1lls her brazds to her Verble w1lls her sophlstlcatlon to Joyce Laurltsen V1rg1n1a w1lls her dark complex lon to Betty Gglgrnboslq To Wllma Hopson goes Cleora s typlng abi11ty Verble w1lls her graceful movements to Wayne Laurltsen Kenneth Munkres 15 to be the owner of V1rg1n1a s ab1l1ty to yell at ball games Cleora w1lls her waves to Don Mullens Verble wills her t1ny feet to Shurl Decker To Jlm Knudson V1rg1n1a w1lls her pleasmg d1spos1t1on All of Verble s luck IS wllled to jean Woerpel Cleora w1lls Duane Saddler her low VOICE To the on confnng classes the Senlors w1l1 the physlcal propertles of the school to be used with care and cxrcumspectlon Whlle stlll reta1n1ng a share we the Seruor Class leave all our 1ntang1ble propertles of good w11l sportsrnanshlp studlousness and patr1ot1sm to all who are Wllllng to help make the Gem Hlgh School the best ln the West PROPHECY One nlght ln 1957 as I V1rg1n1a Bond was reading the newspaper I read a colurnn about graduatxon 1n the Gem Consohdated School It put me to thmkmg just what had become of my schoolmates when I was a Semor? Of course I knew where my twm slster Verble was and declded to go V1S1t her and her husband and famxly I hadn 1: as yet seen any of her chlldren and I wanted to so very much After I was there for a a few days I felt as 1f I reeded another vacatlon so I declded I would take a flylng trlp Iboarded an alrplane 1n Washmgton where my slster llved and started on my way to Ca11forn1a I stopped at Grants Pass Oregon and whxle I was Waltlhg for another plane whom should I meet but Cleora Kley another of my Sen1or churns I found that she was not marr1ed as yet, but had a prospect Also she was a professor ln one of the h1gh schools 1n that town I asked her 1f she knew about any of the other students of the Gem Hlgh School when we were and she told me she had corresponded w1th Donald Mullens and that he owned a blg ranch 1n Texas whlch was d01ng very nlcely Also she told me that Beverley Mentllck owned an elaborate dress shop 1n Grants Pass 0 . . . v . 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' I , 1 1 , , Y l I - 1 . . .. . , 1 1 - L' - 1 . 1 I - .. 1 1 1 A - . 1 9 Prophecy qc ontmuedl I boarded my plane agam to start on my way and the next stop was at The Dallas 1n Oregon Here I found a store Hav1ce and Havxce Inc I declded to look 1n and to my surprlse I found that Clarence and Bob HHVICS had a real n1ce store grocery and dry goods combmed I d1d not have any t1me to waste so d1d not get to talk to them I was hurrymg back to my plane when whom should I see but Estelle Treat She had on a w.h1te umform I dldn t thmk she looked 11ke a nurse so I asked her the mean mg of It all She told me she owned a Beauty Salon Treat For Old Age just around the corner and that jean Woerpel was her partner She was ln a bxg hurry and so we d1d n t get a chance to talk over all the good tlmes we had had back 1n our hlgh school days I got on my next plane and there I found Wllma Hopson She was an a1rl1ne hostess We had a great talk about our high school days 1n Gem and she told me that Wayne Woer pel was up ln Malne and was the owner of a w1nter resort I stopped at Los Angeles and dec1ded to stay over nlght there I went to the best hotel I could fmd and there I met Duane Saddler who sa1d he was the pr0pr1ef0r Of the place He told me he knew notlung of any of the rest of the klds so I spent a quxet nzghu. thmklng of my experlences durlng the past few days The next mornlng I started on my way home to Florlda I declded to go back to my home town of Gem and see just who was there yet The plane landed at Colby whlch had really grown I was Just gettlng and started to get 1n the taxl when someone called my name I turned around and there was Betty Golemboskl After the usual greetlngs I asked her about herself She told me she had marrled an artlst and they were very well to do I told her of all the klds I had seen and asked her 1f she knew of any of the rest of them She sa1d she thought Joyce Laurxtsen was the champ1on glrls basketball player 1n the state of Kansas and that Shurl Decker was the boys champ1on basketball player m the same state It was really quxte surpr1s1ng After we sa1d our good byes I declded to get a bus and did so When I got on I found that Wayne Laurltsen was the dnver He sa1d that jerry Knudson was go1ng to school at Yale and hoped to be superlntendent there some day He also told me that JIIH Knudson had a bzg farm north of Colby and was domg qulte wel' for hzmself I got off at the next bus stop and declded to see 1f I could get a r1de to Gem I start ed walklng down the street and I heard someone honk a horn at me I looked back and there was Kenneth Nlunkres 1n a 1957 l1mous1ne I went over to the car He told me that Ilene Poland had marrled a b1g farmer and that she 11ved up ln North Dakota Ole had learned to swlm' Also he sa1d that Bernard Poland was a lawyer 1n Tampa Florzda I found that Kenneth a car dealer was makmg a busxness tr1p to Gem He asked me 1f I would lzke to go along to r1de ln h1s new car When I got to Gem I found that lt was the suburb of Colby There I found Mary She had marrled a teacher and had two very mce lookxng ch11dren I thought that th1s must be the end of my Journey so aga1n I caught my plane and flew back to Florlda I was very happy to get back to my Sewmg Factory and home' Why? Because I happened to l1ve ln Tampa n tl ' ' U! ' 0 . , , . n 1 . 5 1 I . - U ' - - I I Q 5- - I ready to hail a taxi when I thought I saw someone familiar. I went on about my business I Y a , A l I . U . . , . I I D 1 , . , . XJ' U N D ER G RAD S JUNIOR CLASS We the Jwuor Calss of 1946 47 were happy to take our places 1n th1s school on September 3 The Junxor Class conslsts of only two gxrls Mary Belle Mlller and Wllma Hopson We are studymg the subjects of Amer1can HlSt0Ty Engllsh Typlng I Bxology and Chorus We also take an actlve part ln the athletlc fzeld Our class play Aaron S11Ck from Punkln Crlck was presented to a large aud1 ence on December 6 We were asslsted by the Sophomores and Seniors to complete the cast Our other money makmg enterprlses were the sellmg of Christmas cards 1n the communlty and selhng popcorn at the ball games In all we have cleared enough to royally entertam the Senlors at the annual junlor Senlor banquet to be held in the sprlng At the beglnnlng of the second semester two boys Bernard Poland and Wayne Woer pel jolned us Next year we hope to take our places agaln ln thls bu1ld1ng as SOEh1St1 cated Semors SOPHOMORE The Sophomore Class of 47 enrolled on September 3 w1th n1ne 1ndustr1ous and amb1t1ous students MISS Thornburg was chosen for the class sponsor The followxng officers were elected Kenneth Munkres presldent j1m Knudson vlce presxdent jamce Buford secretary and treasurer The great event of the year was Freshman 1n1t1at1on It seems that the Sophomore gxrls got mlxed up as much as the Freshmen The class has asslsted ln all school act1v1t1es JUIIIOI' play basketball volleyball mus1c and what have you Durlng this outstand1ng year they lost one of the students leavlng only One Rose Among the Thorns Ilene Poland THE FRESHMEN OF 1946 1947 On September 3 1946 the 25th set of Freshmen of the Gem School took thexr places m the study hall These mcluded Estelle Treat Jean Woerpel Betty Golemboskl Beverly Menthck Joyce Launtsen Duane Saddler Donald Mullens jerry Knudson and Shurl Decker Of these n1ne only four Estelle jean Duane and Don have been together smce the f1rst grade Thmgs went along smoothly enough as everyone dzved mto then' Algebra C1t1zensh1p Enghsh World Geography Mus1c and Physlcal Education untzl several weeks later the 1l'llt1Bt10Il came up There certamly were lots of lxpstlck smeared hlllbllly boys and g1r1s at school that day Freshmen have been well represented ln sports and all other hCt1V1t1eS of the school th1s year Our flrst play was presented durmg National Educatxon Week and was entltled The Roundup of Mxnme on behalf of the high school We also elected our officers 'r - . . ,F ll - ' 1 ' - . . . . ' 1 1 1 As - . . ,, . , .. . . 1 . . . . . . . , . . . . 1 . 1 4 I . I . . . - 1 1 1 1 , . 1 1 1 . . . 1 - Al vu , . Q I . 1 I 2 . . - , 1 1 1 I . 7 1 1 1 . . . . . . . 1 1 . 9 . , . - . 1 I 1 . . . 1 ' ' ' ' ' , . ' 1 .4 - . . . . . 1 . . . a an - - so O . . The Freshmen of 1946 1947 QCont1nuedy for the f1TSt semester Wh1Ch 1nc1uded Fstelle Treat as presldent jean Woerpel as t t r r and Mrs Clyde Tread as our s onsor We want to take th1s opportunlty to thank Mrs Treat for her expert P and fr1end1y guldance throughout the year In c1os1ng we w1sh to say that we do not feel too badly because we know there W111 be 1 new set of Freshmen next year and that we were not the only Freshmen th1S school has ever had ' X vice-president, jerry Knudson as secre ary- reasu e , . ' 5 . 0550 ,4 M35 Q. Fu-st and Second Grades Playground Fifth and Sixth Grub! physgounq Seventh and Eighth Grades GRADES 7 81 8 School opener' on September 3 1946 to flnd twelve puplls enrolled in our room We were glad to have two new pupxls added to our small number At the end of the fxrst IK weeks we had the mlsfortune to loose two of our boys Howard and Flern Buford lnoved to Levant Some of our act1vxt1es th1s year have been an assembly program 1n Octobm for Navy Day ln November our part of the Educat1on Week program was a folk danrc Peggy and Carrol had leads IH the Chr1stmas Operetta all the g1rls were 1n the human Chr1stmas tree whlle the boys took part In the Scripture Choral readmg cho1r When December 17 arrlved our Boys Basketball team was defeated bv X ford 19 to 18 So we were determ1ned to w1n the game at Rexford on january l And we dld ' Br1ng1ng home the f1rst v1ctory for our school in several years are look1ng forward to two games wxth Levant 1n February Bill Wexshaar of px 1 1 f1V6 IS on our f1rst squad and we want to thank all the boys of grade flve and for pract1c1ng Wlth us We are taklng part ln the negro mmstrel presented by 1 e mgh school and are plann1ng to have a one act play of our own Along w1th all th1s act1v1ty when the mld year came along it found even over the danger mark ln our class work And th1s semester has started with h w work on all fronts ' Grade seven 1S all boys Edward Haremza jimmy Haremza Darrell 1 en and Kenneth Poland Grade Elghf has four g1rls Darlene Bond Carrol Burke Peggy Lamung l a Jena Spencer and two boys Bob We1ShBaT and joe Golemboskl Ila Saddler is teachf 1- GRADES 5 81 6 September of 1946 found us Fxfth and Sxxth Graders back 1n school wlth a room to ourselves after four years of havmg three grades 1n one room There are elght puplls 1n the Flfth Grade Phylhs K Bugbee Rose M Bu1ke Vernon L Flanagm Kenny D Havxce Betty R Hopson Lenna F Hughes M Amleen Newell and B111 Welshaar The Slxth Grade has SIX puplls Edward Golemboski Paul Hopson Robert I aurltsen Phylhs Loseke Marseal Spencer and Claud Woerpel Our teacher IS Miss Dorothy Zlegelmemer but we call her Miss Dorothy We organlzed a club to help us plan our BCUVIVSICS 511011 55 Parties assembly programs baseball and basketball teams It was decided that we hlve 0119 Birth day party each month for those who have a birthday 1n that month In October and December we had our Hallowe en and Chnstmas part1es We invited the 50'-fenth and E1ghth Grades to our Hallowe en party The assembly programs conslsted of a sk1t for Natlonal Educatlon Week about Our Current Events papers and a Chrlstmas Assembly Play In A Doll s Shop Both of whxch we feel were qulte successful , . 1 1 - ' 53 , , , ,1 L . 1 3- 1 H . 11 - 1 V . 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' 1 1 1 U ' . . , , . . 1 . -1 1 1- 11 1 1 . 1 urades 5 Sz 6 Contlnued Wlth a szgh of rel1ef we h1t the half way mark at the end of the f1rst semester and are now buckling down to the second whlch we have dec1ded IS a llttle harder but we are determlned to make the grade fWE HOPE J GRADES 3 81 4 The thlrd grade has an enrollment of n1ne puplls The1r names are Marllyn Po land Mary Ellzabeth Ziegelmeler Carol Kay Mullens Mary Lee Treet Ronnxe Barn ett Sherman Hopson Fred Loseke J W Royston and Lester Haremza The fourth grade enrollment mcludes Darlene Davis Davxd McArthur Larry Newell Robert Saddler and Margaret Ellen Bradshaw Mrs Ohve Edle IS our teacher School xs progresslng nlcely wlth each pupzl happy eager to work and doxng hls share to help make thxs school year a t1me to be remembered as a happy year and a year of advancement GRADES 1 81 Z School began September 3 1946 w1th an enrollment of 16 1n the fxrst and second grades 3 boys and 5 glrls ln each grade Toby Skeers Sharen Hughes Verl Havlce Larry Burke Katherlne Treat Rebecca McArthur Betty and Hulda Harernza are the flrst graders Ward Munkres Ronald I-hgerd Vera Weese Barbara Newell Evelynn Webb Bobby Davis Carol Hopson Marlene Dlederlch are the secornd graders Mrs Koons is our teacher Marlene left us when they moved to Seldon Kansas january 13 1947 We were sorry to loose her We started to work the first week of school because we had a goal to reach and to cllmb to the top we must keep gomg Besldes our daxly work we prepared an assem bly glven the third week of school cons1st1ng of readmgs and songs whxch our Music teacher Mrs McArthur accompanxed At Chrlstmas we helped the grades wlth an Operetta ln which we sang the song tellmg the folks they had better be good or Santa Claus wouldn t fmd them Our next assembly was given Febreuary 14 Snow White and Seven Dwarfs We each have Our Day observed when our bxrthdays come and we have a party in our honor Other parties we have had are Halloween Chrxstrnas Valentme and Easter Our art classes are kept busy at the fn-st of each month decoratmg for the dlfferent holxdays and some of the pupxls are domg mce free hand work Thi surnmer you may sae some of our work at the Thomas County Free Fair Good Luck and we will see you at Colby .durmg the Falr ' C ' J 1 . . 41 - 11 f 11 11 - 1 - ' 1 1 1 . 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - . 1 . 9 1 1 , . . , . . . . . . . 1 - - 1 1 1 1 , . 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 g . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 - 1 - U - 1 11 as 11 1 . , , ' ! 1 1 ' 1 . . 1 . 1 A 1 1 S . . - , . QWAVLKQ W v vy AT I-IL 5,5 I-sn sj- aw -2- '-.,,.,-gh -1 .rr ,E-- ion' mf-XJR .L Q, gr qs, EQ L 5 is Gxrls Athletics wr f'!'? f k Q., ,wr Af '5 .ai Boys Athletxc I TYPWU 1 Typmg II 2412, Study Hall Boys Chor ul School Bunn Girls Chorus i GIRLS ATHLETICS Durlng the warm days rlght after school began last fall the h1gh school g1rls used thexr gym per1od to play softball We were just begmmng to be able to catch the ball and to swmg at xt wxth the bat lnstead of dxdgmg when lt was pxtched to us when we de clded to start volleyball Mxss Thornburg superv1sed us 1n both softball and volleyball Volleyball was more exc1t1ng as we played other schools namely Rexford Selden Grmnell and Menlo We also played 1n the tournament at Grlnnell Whlle we won a majorlty of the total games we played we won only half our sets Because Grxnnell and Selden dld not have gurls basketball we played thelr g1rls ln volleyball when the boys played basketball We won all three games wlth Selden but only one wlth Grlnnell Although we were beglnners ln basketball we dld not have beginner s luck The schools we shall have played are Menlo Brewster and Levant Whlle we have scored we have not won any games at thxs wrxtxng We st1ll have two games wtth Levant and one w1th Brewster Mrs lla Saddler has coached our basketball team Durmg the sprmg we shall probably resume volleyball and softball We may have another volleyball tournament slnce we cannot depend upon the weather for outdoor sports Smce our competltlve games are just for sport we have enjoyed all of them whether we won or lost Contact wxth other puplls and schools enr1ches our own lxves BOYS ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES The eleven boys of the Gem I-hgh School launched forth on then' athlet1c act1v1t1es by defeaung Rexford 1n all three sets of the flrst volleyball games on September Z7 1946 Durlng the volleyball season we played four games each conslstmng of three sets Of the twelve sets played we broke even havmg won s1x Our volleyball adversarles lncluded the Northwest Kansas Trl County League members Rexford Selden Menlo and Grlnnell Levant dxd not have enough boys to compete We drew Grxnnell for the tournament whlch was held at Grmnell October 26 1946 Although we were defeated we had the sat1sfact1on of being defeated by the champrons of the tournaxnent Durmg the basketball season we played two games each with Rexford Selden Grlnnell Menlo, and Brewster We also played Rexford and Clayton at the basketball tournament held at Rexford january Z2 24 At present we have won one game out seven not mcludmg those at the tournament although several were closely contested The game we won was Wlth Rexford w1th a score of 30 Z9 sald by some to be one of the best games of the season We of the team were glad of the vlctorzes of the year so we could brlng back the glory to our Alma Mater We tr1ed to l1ve up to the standards of good sportsmanshlp by takmg our defeats ln strlde too. Whatever the defeats and vlctorzes tally up to be We can at least say that we have profxted greatly m the experlence ln good fel1owsh1p Whlch our athletlcs have afforded us thls year D . . , ' Q f 1 I 1 I , . . , . 1 - y . . . . ll . 9 vi , . I I ' D Q - 4 Q . 1 l . . 1 y n , . 5 a .. -- , , , ' 1 I ' 'D . l ! I n - . , , . .. , X I ll 99 . . . . I I GIR LS C HOR US The gxrls chorus started thelr work wlth twelve members under the capable super v1s1on of Mrs McArthur who also accompanxes at the plano Thexr frrst appearance was rn the Senlor Class assembly when they sang two numbers Later they were asked to smg a Thanksgxving song at the Methodlst church Thelr next performance was the presentation of a human Chrxstmas tree at the Chnstmas program Th1s also mcluded the e1ghth grade 81115 The glrls stood ln a for-matron to represent the branches of a tree Thxs was done by standmg on boxes and a tall step ladder They wore formals and held flashhghts l1t wlth varlous colors whlle smgrng carols It made a very unlque feature An operetta entltled The Nlfty Shop was glven at the assembly on january Z4- Estelle was the Madame of a most exqu1s1te dress shop The servant Olga played by Ilene was a very humorous character who seemed to thlnk only of her sweetheart rn Sweden The French malds, Verble and Vxrglma were neat and trlm ln black dresses wrth frrlly, whlte aprons The very wealthy customer who canxe to the shop was Mrs Goldore played by Cleora wxth her two daughters jackxe and Bess, ln reallty Mary Belle and Betty The models fashloned 1n the latest styles were the remamder of the hlgh school g1rls alded by the four elghth grade glrls The grrls have been 1nv1ted to g1Ve the operetta ln Colby at one of the teachers meet mgs On February 28 both the Gxrls and Boys Choruses w11l gwe a Negro Mxnstrel jerry Knudson w1ll be the Interlocutor There wlll be both end men and end women We hope xt wrll hrghly entertaln our audlence Other sprmg work wxll be ensembles for varlous programs and workmg on nuxnbers to present at the Northwest Kansas Trl County League Festlval BOYS CHOR US A very unenthused group of boys met ln September to organlze the Boys Chorus Thls group was composed of the eleven hlgh school boys Besxdes lacklng enthuslasm, the boys have had to combat many other thmgs They practlce so hard m the gym class that precedes the muslc perlod that they are too t1red to do anythlng but relax several Of thelr volces have changed, and some are stxll changlng whlch has left the chorus wlth twrce as many barrtones and basses as tenors Even wlth all these handzcaps the boys have sung ln assembly helped wlth the Christ mas program and have the leads ln the Negro Mxnstrel The second semester the chorus has lncluded the seventh and eighth grade boys know lng that a few more volces would help the chorus Most of the boys w1ll adrn1t mus1c could be worse In fact some parts of It are O K 1 0 C ' 1 . . - ,, . . . 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' ' if 7:3 V HUMOR Gentle reader 1n these pages Your name may be WTII Deem lt honor to be ment1oned h. en though you be hrt If the mentlon does not ph lse you Curb your wrath we lead K1ndly fun can t harm yo1 greatly Come now let us r l Selected W myne When I look 1nto your eyes lt sets my l r un on flre Fstelle I thought L smelt wood burn1ng Du ine I 1S Mr Treat No not I1s but Iam Du xne I am the nlnth letter of the alphabet Tc tcher I have went That s wrong ISD t 1t'P Student Yes ma arn Teacher Why IS 1t wrong 'P Student Because you a1n t Went yet Mr McArthur Duane what does the buffalo on a n1ckel stand for? Duane Becuase there 1sn t room for hun to s1t down The mlmster arose to addr ss hrs congregatron There 15 a certam man among us today who 1S f11rt1ng w1th another man s Wlfe Unless he puts f1V8 dollars in the col1ect1on box h1s name w1ll be read from the pulpxt When the collectlon plate came xn there were nlneteen f1Ve dollar b1l1s and a two dollar b1ll w1thLh1s note attached Other three payday Shurl How long could I lxve wlthout a bra1n'? Mrs Treat That remalns to be Seen A f1rst grade teacher, despan-mng of teachmg her youngest student to read numbers enhsted the a1d of the boy s father The father wrote 3 on the blackboard Three, sa1d the son The father wrote ' 5 F1ve said the son The father wrote ' 8 Pretzel sa1d the son jerry It s gone' It s gone' I had xt wh1le I was slttxng there but when I stood up It was gone V jun Don t worry httle brother I ll help you What IS lt that s gone? jerry My lap . . , +1 ' F ?r , , . y 1 Q . r v I . X -- gf -4 ' V l, . . , p . . av I ,Q P 1 , 1 . 4- v - H -4- . . - It ' 'I F 1 ll 5 ' Y A I I1 .u. . , . , . an ' H Q - 1 -il. x . H 1 . 5 . 1, ff . s 1 - y . on v' . y - . H . . N , u - I 11 -ll.. . H . ag . . , . su - 1 - - an ---l..l . . A . . H . . . . . . , . . . . . un , . 1 . . . I H ., l-.....-.ii , . -Q-kill. . . . . ' ' ' nl I' nn 1 - . - 1 H na - an . ny . - , . , I' ' , . -1.1-l . , , . . . . , . , . . . . , . , . . . Humor fCont1nued Mlss Thornburg Whxch IS closer England or the moon? jean The moon I guess Mlss Thornburg Why do you say that? jean I can see the moon but I can t see England Mary I hear your b1g brother got F ln hxstory jerry It wasn t h1s fault The teacher asked h1m about thlngs that happened before he was born Vxrgmla Changxng a tlre eh? Bernard No no Ijust get out every few mlles and jack xt up to give xt a rest Mrs McArthur I would lxke to know why xt IS that whenever I leave the room for a short t1me and then return I flnd no one worklng Don It s because you wear rubber heels, ma am Wllma Does the moon lnfluence the t1de'? ' Ark1e I wouldn t know honey but lt sure influences the untled Cleora I ll say we do We get as fur from hlm as posslble The young brlde Verble placed the chlcken carefully on the table for the dmner Thls my dear she exclaimed 15 my fxrst roast chlcken Her husband Harry looked wlth admlratlon Marvelous darllng he saxd d how wonderfully you ve stuffed 1i ' Stuffed lt? she asked Why, dearest thls one wasn t hollow Ilene johnme says he s golng to marry the prettiest glrl ln town Beverly The ldea ' Why, I don t even know hlm' Mr McArtl1ur What IS the most powerful po1son'P Kenneth An alrplane one drop and you re dead Clarence I dreamed last mght that I had mvented a new type of breakfast fond and was samplmg xt when Wayne L I woke up and found a corner of the matress gone Mother Why are you tlp toemg past the medicxne chest? Betty I don t want to wake up the sleepmg pxlls 4 . Q5 1 . ll . Il . 1, . , . Q I li Y, . ll . l I 1' . ll 1 1 1 ll r IC ' . 1 1 . Y, . 1 . . QQ 1 1 If . , . . QQ v Q 1 1 1 . Y. . , , . l .. . . . . . 1 1 n 1, . ll ' I 5' ' I ll ' ' ' 1 I ij I v n 1 Q, . , , . Don: The skunk is a very useful animal. We get fur from him. lj Q . 1 Il ....M..-M., 5 I . ll u fl u UQ' I 1 if I I l ' 1 . e ld I 'f 1 , I ' I I ' lla Y - D IC 1 1, ll D Y 7, . . , . . If v Q 1 1 f 11 . ll - f 1 if .-MM s U -..-...Ml.. . ll 1 1 s 1 QI , ll ll M-.MMM . an . . - n , - . Il I 1 1 ll M...-M..i...i Humor C ontlnued Joyce I ve been stung by one of your bees agaxn and I expect you to do somethmg about xt' Bob Certalnly just show me whlch one dxd lt, and I ll pumsh hlm severly Customer I want some consolated rye Drugg1st You mean concentrated lye'P Customer It does nutmeg any dlfference That s what I camphor What does 11: sulphur? D1-ugg1st F1fteen cnets I never clnnamon wlth so much w1t It was a wet day and as the pretty g1rl entered the crowded car he rose hls feet No you must not gxve up your seat I 1ns1st saxd the young woman You may mslst as much as you hke Mlss was the reply I rn gettmg off here' Father Mary that young man .mf yours stays too late when he calls Hasn t your mother sald somethmg to you about 1t'7 ' Mary Yes daddy mother says men haven t changed a bxt A rose by any other name would smell as sweet Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why I I 1sn t V1rg1n1a a stock lnstead of a Bond? dxdn t Verble choose a hlghway lnstead of a Tra1l'? 1sn t Mary Belle a butterfly lnstead of a N11ller'P aren t Bernard and Ilene Russla 1nstead of Poland? doesn t Estelle collect lnstead of Treat? xsn t Shurl a packer mstead of a Decker? 1sn't Duane a harnesser xnstead of a Sadd1er'P 1sn t Wllma a Jumpdaughter mstead of a Hopson'7 Thls Is No Joke The Semor Class appreclates the help glven by all the students and teachers ln the maklng of thxs yearbook We smcerely hope that It not only entertams you but becomes a tangxble l1nk and a pleasant one, between your hlgh school days and YOUI' future memorles Cleora lxley V1rg1n1a Bond Verble Bond Trall mu. q phodllo any wu.swon-ru nomzu Kuo xx u u s A 1 sl I . , ' 1 . 11 I as - . . . 1 . . 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A ' N S OF ACETYLENE A ND ELECTRIC WEIIING GENERAL AUTO AND TRUCK REPAIRS TIRE TUBES BATTERIES PHONE 5 GEM Ix NSAS COMPLIMENTS OF Thompson Furniture COMPLETE HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS AND FLOOR COVERING YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME PHONE 96 COLBY, KANSAS Cf' If? -,.ifTv'1i!'I T , ' -r A x . N - ...I ' ' ,. .1 , .1 .L 4 JJ.. ,L 1 , , .x J.: 1 ' K 7 1- -. , I . A O 4 FIB? PLIMENTS OE H 84 B Super Market QUALIFY Wllf EEONOMY DHPNF 404 COLBY KANSAS PCR ANYTHING TO EAT OR WEAR Smltlfs Lash Store MAKE OUR STORE YOUR STORE COMET IMENTS OF The Colby Clesslc LADIES AND CHILDRENS READY TO WEAR MRS IRUEA SMITH 'T CNE 46 COLBY KANSAS ra ff - - f .-I fe, 2: 1,1 1 ,..1 A. J' .J ' , A A xl .L. X - ' N PHONE 120 COLBY, KANSAS , LJ l ip ir 5 2 , , .i6liPCBl'-mba f., v ., gym, A . ., .,, ,. . .- we :mm Q . a , ffillflifl if mm, I 4 , I 1 x 1 w l I T31 X 1 1 mugs: Q. 4 .J , 3 1 .' 1 1 7 ,qw . ,4 ' g A -ct K I ... I '47 , fr- , ,Q , f , I - Y , 4- a I 1 ' ' - 5 s 1 1 . . ! '! 1 1, 4 li . 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