Gem Consolidated School - Gems Yearbook (Colby, KS)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1949 volume:

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' 'V ,--.. - -'ffuf Y-:uf , -il 31,57-'V '. .1 XX DEDICATIUN MR BILL E1 NICARTHUR AND IARS LTHEL LICARTHUR We the Senlor Class gratefully dedlcate tlus thxrd lssue of GEM S QEMS m frue appreclatlon of the servlces they haxe rendered our school The Semor Class Z ACULTY cn' 7 lr lcirthur Hrs llclrthur llr Johnson FACULTY 1 .i 4 N., 'The House of Lurning fs.. it-X Mrs Souders Mrs Edie llrBoary Hrs Plraons llrs Wolf O O I R S - 4 ADMINISTRATION The Gem Consolidated School has been well served through the unselfish gxvmg of their thought time and effort by Mr j R Lanmng Director Mr Ray Flanagm Clerk and Mr C Ernest Ziegelmeler Treasurer who have composed the school board Always they have worked for the advancement of the school not only for the present but for the future The teaching staff mcludes Mr B111 E McArthur Superintendent and commerce Mrs Ethel McArthur grade and hlgh school music Mr Robert E Beery English Biology and coaching Mrs Mlldred B Parsons Social Science and Latin Mr Dean E johnson seventh and eighth grades Mrs Clara Souders fifth and sixth grades Mrs Olive Edie third and fourth grades and Mrs Thelma Wolf nrst and second grades Mr john Bond is completing his nmeteenth year in keeping our building and grounds 1n tip top conditlon Hls services cannot be minimized This year james Bond has been bus mechanic and driver with Charles Hopson the other driver transport pupils to other towns for our athletic sports In the lunchroom Mrs Agnes Davis and Mrs john Bond have seen to our hav ing balanced lunches on the dot tasteful and pleasmgly served Mr and Mrs McArthur and Mrs Edie are teaching their thlrd year in the Gem Consolidated School They have especially enjoyed the fme attitude of the pupils and the close cooperation and support of the patrons of the community Mr Robert E Berry comes from the neighboring town of Selden He complet ed high school and grades there and took an A B degree from Fort Hays Kansas State College Mrs Mildred B Parsons claims Salma as her home town There she went to high school and took an A B degree from Kansas Wesleyan College She has additional college work from Kansas University Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia and Fort Hays Kansas State College Mr Dean johnson is getting his first teaching experience here in the seventh and eighth grades He IS a graduate of the Rexford High School and has taken his college work at Kansas Wesleyan College at Salma Mrs Clara Souders has lived ln the Hlgh Plains region most of her life She was originally from Selden and met the man who became her husband when she went to Sherman County to teach in a rural school Now with her own boys raised she has returned to the teaching field to assist during the shortage of teachers, much to the benefit of the Gem School Mrs Souders has taken her college work at Fort Hays Kansas State College Mrs Thelma Wolf is a Sherman County girl She graduated from the Sherman Community High School at Goodland Here she took the normal training course and began teaching upon graduation from high school When she married and moved to Colby with her husband Dale Wolf Gem was fortunate to secure her for teacher of the first two grades. Mrs. Wolf has taken college work from Fort Hays Kansas State College 5 . ' . ' . . . . , . : u . ' - I : 0 . a 1 . ' . S 0 . , : . . ' ' : . . . r . S ' , ,. Besides driving the regular routes, these drivers have given of their time to . . . . ' . U . . , X - one Poland. EFS Kenna-H1 Munkn lower Carnahan ob I-lcv e renee ce Success AwanTS A+ Labors GG+6 7 I , gf I9 .xg x ,. , 4: F ' ' 4 W :. P 5' - 1' . I .3 ' '1 X I r no -3 ..- X-Z L J X B ir. i ' U . 9 H HISTORY OF THE 1949 Sl-INIORS Back 1n the fall of 1937 elght bright llttle eager faces appeared ln the prlmary room of the Gem Consolldated Grade School to launch out on a great voyage They were Anna Mae Sears joan Welshaar Ilene Poland Wayne I..aur1tsen Kenneth Munkres Bernard Haremza Alan Smxth and Clarence HBVICB The flrst two years of our voyage on our ship Success we had Francis Deckert as our Captam After the fxrst year Wayne Laurltsen transferred to Jom the Tully crew from Rawllns County Durlng our third year at sea we had Marjory Erwln for our Captaxn and a new crew member Merle Pavhcek who was transferred from another shlp The fourth year our Captam was Myldred Hays Myrtle Oyer Jolned us from the Ness Clty shxp Merle was transferred to another shlp and we rescued George Dresher who was strugglmg ln the water Esther Pryor was our Captam the fxfth year at sea wxth the same Happy go Luckies The Happy go Luckles set sa1l w1th Eula Pryor as Captaln the s1xth year Through the seventh and ezghth years Twxla Saddler was our Captam Durmg the seventh year Anna Mae Sears was transferred to Oklahoma At the end of the year Bernard Haremza and George Dresher fell overboard Wayne Laurztsen Joined us again ln the elghth year Durmg the year Myrtle Oyer was transferred to Greensburgh shxp and Nebert Spencer and jamce Buford were transferred to Stlll eager for more knowledge Wayne Laurxtsen Bob Havlce Clarence Havxce Alan Smith jamce Buford Kenneth Munkres and Ilene Poland went on together 1nto our Freshmen year with our Captaln Blance Lzvmgston joan Welshaar was trans ferred to St Mary s Academy Nebert Spencer was shanghaled During the year Alan Smlth was transferred to Brewster Our Sophomore and junxor years were with Irene Thornburg as Captam Durmg the Sophomore year janzce Buford was transferred to Levant leavlng only One Rose Among the Thorns Ilene Poland During our junior year we docked and were hosts to the Gem Seniors at the junlor Senior Banquet We used Moon I..1ght and Roses as the theme of the Banquet We Wayne Laurltsen Bob Havxce Clarence Havlce Kenneth Munkres and Ilene Poland boarded our old shlp Success our Semor year wzth Robert Beery as Captam On May 19 194-9 our good ship w1l1 make 1ts fmal moorlng at Gem Hlgh School Here the crew will be glven lts papers and dxscharged so each may Jom a shlp of his own choosmg to contmue into the voyage of l1fe 8 ' O ' I 5 l D ' Y I I I 9 I I tl 90 H . . . . . 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' ' . . . . . . 0 WILL We the Senlor Class of 1948 49 of the c1ty of Gem county of Thomas and state of Kansas belng of sound mlnd and memory do hereby make publlsh and declare this to be our last wlll and testament hereby revoklng any will or w1lls heretofore made by us Fxrst We dlrect that all our just debts and Commencement expenses be fully paid and satlsfled and that our just grades and achxevements be recorded ln the annuals of the sand Gem Consolxdated School as soon as convenlently may be after our release Second Of our varlous tangrble chattels we d1str1bute as follows Kenneth Munkres wxlls hls dark complexxon to Al Schmaderer Shurl Decker IS the new owner of Clarence s small feet To Nellle Hmson Ilene walls her helght Wayne wllls his ability to shoot paper wads to Kenneth Poland Ilene wllls her ab1l1ty to smg to L Vena Spencer Bob wllls hxs ab1l1ty to learn I..at1n to jerry Knudson Ilene w1lls all her typmg mistakes to Estelle Treat Wayne wrlls hrs abllxty to play the mouth organ to Duane Saddler Kenneth wxlls hls romantmc abllxty to Darrell Clarence wllls h1s ab1l1ty to play pmg pong to Jean Carrol IS the proud owner of Clarence s loud volce Charles wllls hxs abxllty to dnve the school bus to Darrell Thlrd To the oncomlng classes the Semor Class w1lls all of 1ts mtangable propertles of good w11l good sportsmanshxp studlousness and patrlotxsm to those who are wlllmg to help make Gem Hlgh School the best xn the west In Wltness Whereof I Wayne Laurxtsen the Representatlve have set my hand and seal hereto thls first day of March ln the year of our Lord one thousand nme hundred and forty nme W ayne Laurltsen 9 I -I I I I I I I I I a , . 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I ! 1 I - . -. n PROPI-IECY One evemng m the sprlng of 59 I was readmg my dally copy of the Los Angeles Txmes when I came across an artlcle about Admxral Bob Havlce s darmg explomts ln the South Pacxflc and I began wondermg what my other class mates were domg for a llvxng Next mornmg I packed my bags went down to my deluxe auto and helicopter garage gave my manager a few last mmute m structlons Jumped mto my Jetmobxle and headed for our old campmg grounds around Gem In Salt Lake C1ty I stopped for my dally atomxc energy food and I overheard two college students talkmg about thelr classes under a teacher by the name of Mxss Poland After mquxrmg I learned that lt IS none other than Ilene They lnformed me that she was a excellent teacher havmg studxed under great masters of muslc xn Europe I was well pleased to hear th1s so I drove out to the umverslty to see her and found all that educatlon had left her sweet d1spos1t1on unchanged I learned from her that Clarence Havlce had a busmess ln Denver so say1ng farewell I made a speedy trlp and arrlved there before mght Drwmg down Broadway I spzed a large neon slgn blmklng off and on and readlng I-IAVICE HOTEL BFST PLACE IN TOWN Upon enterlng dxgmfxed man wzth a luxurxous beard came over to me and sald ln a famllxar behmd the beard I recognized Clarence After exchangmg greetmgs we VlSlt ed for a whlle then drove out to h1s home ln the suburbs where I met hxs wlfe and family That evemng he showed me a letter he had rece1ved from h1s brother Bob It told of h1s marrlage to a beautlful 1sland ma1den hls mansion ln Cuba and of hzs three black eyed trlplets Next mormng I bade farewell and sped off toward Colby havmg been told by Clarence that I would fmd Wayne Laurltsen around there On commg mto Colby I xmmedxately became snarled ln a trafflc Jam Next to my car was a pickup truck w1th the words LAURITSEN FARMS INC painted on the sldes I spoke with the drlver and he told me that Wayne would probably be found at his headquarters north of Rexford Drxvmg up the paved road to hls farm I saw a large herd of purebred cattle ln the corral and golden wavxng wheat as far as I could see so I surm1sed that he was dolng falrly well for h1mself Once there after much back slappmg and hand shaking we talked about old tlmes and looked over the farm Later as I was about to depart for home two llttle golden halred twlns came runnmg up and said Daddy when IS mommy coming home? Wayne explamed that h1s w1fe was down to the cxty for the week end to do some shoppnng Blddmg goodbye and regrettmg that I was unable to see her as my tunes was runmng short I sped off mto the sun set towards my own home and farruly 10 ' : , .. , ' , 'a voice, Welcome to our hotel. I hope you enjoy your stay here. And faintly . . . . , ' . , . . . . . I - . . , 9 I , . . , . - fi JUNIORS - Shurl Decker Charles Hopson Jerry Knudeon Joyce Lauritson Beverley Menthck Duane Saddler Estelle Treat Jean Noerpel l Darlene Bond Carrol Burke Peggy Lanning L V912 Spencer QF R x-h k Nellie I-Iinson Darrell Leh Kenneth Poland A1 Schmaderer Ilea Sparing ,,,,,, lei- -Ag- -llv Y Y 4 ,rg ' - . :N -v-I is 3 - , , af. 4 A . 2' L, Cf. LM-iff' JUNIORS The school year of 1948 49 has been an eventful one for the jumors who are Shurl Decker jerry Knudson joyce Laurltsen Beverley Mentllck Duane Saddler Estelle Treat and jean Woerpel Charles Hopson was a member of the class untxl the second semester when he had enough credits to classlfy as a Semor Soon after school opened we agaln chose Mr McArthur as our sponsor and elect ed jean as our President and Beverley as Secretary Treasurer ln the fall we had several class partles whlch bolstered our morale even though the town of Colby was left none the better for the occasxons We must not have behaved too badly though for the Pyramid Cafe w1ll stxll let us nn after f1rst hxdmg all ash trays and alertlng the not squad All Jokmg asnde we had fun on these class sponsored parties and belxeve there should be more all school partles We thmk our sponsor Mr McArthur the best ever and cannot properly express our appreclatmn to htm for all he has done for us thls year Wlth an eye on the junlor Semor banquet thls year and our future Semor actlvztles we have been busy tlus year raxsmg money for our class fund We have done thls by sellmg magaz1nes Chrlstmas cards and wrappmg paper and by servmg at all our home basketball games The juniors have been active ln any and all school actlvltles as are all the students of G C H S We have chosen umform class rxngs whxch we wxll recexve thls sprmg Also The Darkest Nrght the World Has Ever Known Did Not Put Out the Stars and our class colors blue and whxte As thus year closes we are all waztmg for but not anxlously our Semor year SOPHOMORES We L Vena Spencer Darlene Bond Carrol Burke and Peggy Lannmg were unwillingly led Into school once agam last September We elected Mrs McArthur as Sophomore sponsor We all take part m musxc and athletzcs At the beglnnmg of the year we all had parts 1n the gypsy operetta Chomta We thought we accompllshed rt very well for all the postponements we had because of stormy weather We believe all of us shall have earned a letter 1n basketball Darlene has played forward Carrol has played both forward and guard whxle L Vena and Peggy have played guard regularly We turned out to oe good magazme peddlers after we got through sellmg magazxnes last fall We have taken up the candy sellxng busxness as a way to mcrease our class funds We also sold napkms last spring Accordmg to the way our customers ask for our wares we sell Cherry Marshes Lockjaws Bltes o Honey Vegetable Gum and Brothers Smlth s Cough Drops We really sell qulte a few of the more popular brands of candy bars and gum By the end of the year we hope to have made a lxttle proflt 13 Y I I I , D I I 0 . - I - O . I - . . . . . . I I n I g o 1 . I I . . . . . . , 0 I I 0 4 we have decided upon announcements, our class flower, the white rose, and motto, ll I ' 'il , . . . . . ' Y C D I I V . . . . . . . . o ll 9 IV. o n . . . ' , I . ll I V' ll a Q1 it n If 1 1 ' ' 0 di il an u I il u 7 l . . FRFSHMEN In the school year of l948 49 four Freshmen Kenneth Uoland and Darrell le 1 who attended the grades here last year Ilea Sporxng who came from Brew ster and Al Schmaderer who came from the Tully x1c1n1ty appeared ID the halls and classrooms of Gem Hlgh Schoool At the end of the flrst semester we were at Hanson Hlgh Hanson Kentucky To raxse funds for our class we haue sold magazmes and pencxls In athletlcs we haue taken part mn xolleyball and basketball In musxc we helped ln the Gypsy Operetta and we look forward to helpmg ln the Negro Mmnstrel Besxdes thxs we are hard at work mn our subw-2-cts ofC1t1z,ensh1p Envlxsh Algebra and Latm 14 A ' ' e . 4 A , - l pleased to welcome into our class, Nellie Hinson who formerly attended school . . . Lu . . . , O . , G D L X fb!! A 700 UID V11 Q 1 11:15 fi X if GRADE .Agn GRADE ny 7- . 9 -L 0 'A ' ' os. 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N' '24 I vw 'L' 7 G RADE -FN GRADE GRADE GRADEXDJ1 GRADES ONE' AND TWO There are 16 enrolled rn the Fxrst and Second Grades School opened wlth begmners ready to begm therr venture ln educatron They are Gary Graham Loretta Hlgerd Sharon Hoppas Earl Treat Llnda Warner Patty Wolfe Judy Young and Margaret Zlegelmeler The Second Graders all boys are Marun Barnett jerry Dax IS john Flanagm Delbert Graham Larry Hwerd Roger Hopson Gary Saddler and Conme Skeers We took part ln the program for Natlonal Education Week We gave a play Our World and dramatlzed the song I.,1ttle Red Hen We also took part ln the Chr1stmas program We have enjoyed part1es at Halloween Chr1stmas and Valentines We celebrated many blrthdays by havlng partles Margaret Z1egelme1er spent Thanksglvmg vacatlon ln Texas She had many mterestmg thlngs to tell about her trlp Sctence we have had projects such as plantmg wheat and takmg care of plants We hope the rest of the year wlll be successful GRADES THREE AND FOUR Enrolled 1n the Thrrd Grade are Toby Skeers Hulda Haremza Verl Havlce Betty Haremza Katherme Treat Rebecca McArthur and Larry Burke In the Fourth Grade are Carol Hopson Evelynn Webb Vera Weese Ward Munkres Robert Davis and Ronme Hlgerd w1th Mrs Ohve Edle the teacher These are a llvely as well as a hard working group of children They enjoy play but are always eager to begin work when playtime is over The arm of every pupxl IS that all asslgnments shall be completed each day The art perlod IS a very enjoyable tune for all and some very commendable art work has been done The music class wlth Mrs Ethel McArthur as teacher 15 a very pleasant and dellghtful t1me for all Book report tune 15 enjoyed by everyone Short oral reports are glven on books that have been read and enjoyed Tlns stlmulates an apprecratlon for good books and creates mterest rn free readmg Each ch1ld places on the readmg table books whxch he thmks especrally good so that others may read and enjoy them 17 . . . . 8 E ! I l l l Y , . I I 'l I il I . 1 7 .Q 1 1 . . . . n y Cl 9' 4 li I I1 , . . I l ' . We like all our subjects. It is our aim to learn to read and write well. For D 0 : I I P 9 7 1 1 0 : 7 I I 1 7 . a D ' . . 9 . . Q G , . . . i . . I . O O . ' . . . . , , . . . D , . The school programs must not be forgotten For our part of the Natxonal Educatxon program both grades dressed m old fash1oned costumes sang I ve Got the Rheumatlz A choral reading Autumn Leaves was also glven The Chrxstmas tree whlch was gay wlth electrxc llghts and candles brxght colored balls and xcxcles was a source of dellght On the afternoon of December Z3 the exchange gifts were unwrapped and exeryone had a good tlme playmg wxth the toys and admlrlng the other guts The Halloween party and Valentme exchange were also happy occaslons Sxnce the begmmng of school several bn-thday part1es have been gmven by the mothers of chlldren having blrthdays These lzttle part1es are eagerly ant1c1 pated and fondly remembered These are a few of the hlgh hghts of the year GRADES FIVE AND SIX School opened w1th the followmg enrollment In the Flfth Grade Marllyn Poland Mary Lee Treat Fred Loseke Mary Beth Zlegelmeler Lester Haremza Sherman I-lopson Ronald Barnett Carol Kay Mullens and Dorreen Graham I the Sixth Grade Margaret Bradshaw Darlene Davls Davld McArthur and Bob We are makmg art panels to exh1b1t at the falr th1s year We decorated our room for Chrlstmas with Santa Claus posters and for Valentme wlth Valentmes that we made We celebrated Mary Lee s Davld s and Marxlyn s b1rthdays wxth blg blrth day cakes and frult salad Mrs Souders told us that she would not have a bxrth day this year we are not sure whether she meant she was skxppxng a bxrthday or not havmg one durmg the school year so she treated us wlth a Valentme Cake We also had a Valentme box and each one of us received many pretty Valentines For Scxence we planted flowermg beans whlch were just begmnmg to bloom when Old Man Wmter broke the electnc power lxnes and let jack Frost sllp mn and mp them We are glad to have the Travelmg Llbrary which has provlded us wlth a great many mterestmg books We all have been eager to get our noses mto them Two very mterestlng reports were glven to us Mary Beth v1s1ted over the Thanksglvxng holxdays at Saginaw Falls Texas She gave a very mterestxng report of her trlp and how Cotton IS raised and marketed Davld gave a report of a class rn Geography he vlsxted whlle at the State Teachers Conventxon at Hays 18 1 1 . n Saddlerg with Mrs. Clara Souders, our teacher, 1 J o g , e helped glue the play Young Amerlca for National Educatxon Week e helped gne the Chrlstrnas operetta Why the Chimes Rang We sang number of Chrlstmas songs We w11l have a Tonette Orchestra for the Negro Mlnstrel Ne are lookxng forward to a last day school program The boys played on grade basketball teams both Unllmlted and Mndgets The 81115 helped 1n the cheermg sectlon GRADES SEVEN AND EIGHT Gem Kansas 7th and 8th Grades School Year 1948 49 Dear Folks Here we are agam w1th thirteen ln our room The pupils ln the Seventh Grade are Phylxs Bugbee Rose Mae Burke Vernon Flanagm Kenneth Hav Hopson Robert Laurxtsen Phyllls Loseke Marseal Spencer and Claud Woerpel Our teacher IS Dean ohnson Durmg Natlonal Educatlon Week the Flfth and Sxxth combmed wxth Seventh and Exghth Grades put on Young Amenca We helped the hlgh school put Chomta and the grades put on the Chrlstmas program Why the Chunes Rang We are now plannmg wlth the hlgh school to produce a Negro Minstrel m the sprmg Our room has a class club The Presldent IS Betty Hopson V1cefPres1dent Vernon Flanagm Secretary and Treasurer Phyllls Loseke We call lt Twelve Kernels and a Cob We pay IOC dues every month We re lookzng forward to the last day pxcmc and the program Slncerely yours The Happy Thlrteen 19 W ' v ' li e 'QD 1 I . W 1 ' 1 , Cl n 'HI a ' , I I 7 . i Betty Hopson, Carl Mellor, and Bill Weishaar. In the Eighth Grade are Pa-g-1 . ' j . on' tl f 'OI n , ll X' 42, EEK Bags Mrs. McAr'H'1ur' CMMS 30'-'MGS from CHom+a NH Rose and Pk lead -the Ch Garfs Chord? Q? I Clannefasi' Recor-dm-3 -fn Z1 7 1 1-4. I I G 'l 1. A v F - 1 5' s q v Q2 If Nix R 1 . ,I i ' , - J' v 8 V I x A D ' 1 X X I -1 . 3 .41 .Q 1 ' v ,. ' H . ' .1-'gl 'U 5.0.14 6 . U t 1 ' 4 ' f Y .1 1 5 M' I I l l S ' 6 J 'si -1 3 .X 154 ' 5 G' D M .A , l 'Q , ' f G ' ' -E T T E 5 D HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC Thls year all eleven hzgh school gzrls and exght hlgh school boys make up the hlgh school muslc department In addztlon to thls Al Chuck and Wayne have been playzng the1r guxtars Durlng the flrst semester we worked mostly on the gypsy operetta Chomta whlch was presented by both boys and gxrls muslc wnth the did of part Of the grade school Due to the wmter s flrst bhzzard December 8 When lt was pre sented however we felt our efforts had been well worth whlle It was hlghly praxsed by members of thzs commumty and others Peggy Lanmng played the part of Chomta Wayne Laurltsen was her true love Shurl Decker her father and the gypsles kmg Estelle Treat her old nurse and duenna Kenneth Poland the Baron Stanescu Ilene Poland the Baroness Stanescu Duane Saddler thezr son and jerry Knudson was a servant Emll There were fme solos choruses and dancmg glrls The speech class deslgned the sets and Mr Beery d1rected the dlalogue The costumes were partlcularly beautlful and colorful The success of thxs operetta was based on everyone domg h1s part whlch however small contrxbuted to the fmal effect Now we are enthuslastzcally workxng on a Negro Mxnstrel whxch we wlll present thls sprlng with axd of the seventh and elghth grades Peggy Lanmng Ilene Poland and Estelle Treat comprxse the glrls tr1o wlth Joyce Laurxtsen slngmg wxth them th1s last semester makzng a quartet These groups wlll furnlsh numbers for our sprmg actlvxtles and at the Baccalaureate and Commencement exerc1ses Usually thls year we have had our music classes dxvlded up for special practlces except for fmal preparatlon for the ooeretta Mrs McArthur has a way of extracting the best work of her students and anyone ln her music classes wlll heartxly agree that she IS a really swell musxc teacher GRADE MUSIC The grade rnuslc department has been falthfully workmg toward Improve ment In smgmg playmg and muszc apprecmatzon The story of Why the Chxmes Rang was presented at Christmas txme The junior Choir Llttle Boys Choxr and the Angel Cholr sang the story as was read by jerry Knudson and pantomxmed by the cast chosen from the grades Ward Munkres and Earl Treat were very effectwe as Pedro and Little Brother The speech class made the stage settxng and Mr McArthur made the staxned glass plcture wmdow The combination of th1s beautiful settlng the good smg mg fme readmg and excellent axccompamment by Estelle Treat caused the true sp1r1t of Chrxstmas to be felt by each chnld and successfully portrayed to a large audlence The study of notes IS started ln the flrst arade by learmng the notes that came to school wlth dlrty faces and those that come to school wlth clean faces The game of Maestro 1s played through the grades to learn kmds of notes names of bass clef and treble clef notes and time values 2.2. . 1 1 1 1 .- . on - I . 1 . 1 . . - n I 1 u n a 1 0 1 1 0 0 . 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U u 11 . . 1 1 1 Maestro the musxcal bmgo game IS a favormte of all and affords fun wxth the study of musxc Other favorltes are Muslcal Spellmg Matches and Baseball Our tonette orchestra gets bxgger and better each year After each chxld has a falr understandmg of notes he starts learnmg to play the tonette to prepare hlmself for the playmg of a real mstrument Th1s year we started the tonettes ln the thxrd grade The flfth and slxth graders w11l make up the orchestra for the Negro Mmstrel ln the sprlng When you hear them xt IS certain you ll agree that they are deflmtely ready for thelr mstruments Grades one two and three have some new rhythm band Instruments to play ln the rhythm band thxs year We have been studymg the lwes of muslcal composers and for a good revxew play the games Authors and Composers In our 11StCI'11I'lg programs we have enjoyed vlsltmg orchestravllle wlth Rusty and also our study of the Grand Canyon Suxte The seventh and emghth grades helped the h1gh school m thelr operetta by playlng the parts of I-lungarlans They are now worklng on the Negro Mlnstrel to be gmven thls sprxng Sometimes thls group feel they are ummportant but the hxgh school couldn t have had the1r programs wxthout them and the grades CLASSES ENGLISH The fxrst semester Enghsh lasses had to sweat out a workbook of grammar and spelling Spellmg IS a weakness for some of us and one too embarrassmg to be laughed off In our llterature classes the Freshmen have read short stones frorr- The Tragedy of jullus Caesar The Sophomores memorxzed Mark Antony s Frlends Romans Countrymen wh1le the jumors memorxzed selectlons from The Raven and Thanatops1s Stones of the West detectlve tales and cornedxes are preferred by most of the students From the last selectxons of The Teen Age Book Club all but one person chose My joke Book From all mdlcatxons Darrell Leh w11l haxe some compet1t1on from now t1ll school IS out BIOLOGY The flrst hour every day found four Sophomore gxrls and eight jumors four boys and four glrls engaged m a struggle for exzstence m the Sclence room But every lwlng thmg responds to Its envlronment and we have completed fue of the ezght umts from our text Z3 wouldn't want to have one without them, so who could fill a bigger bill? Cl ' II 4,0 1 ,ii We have examlned most of the speclmen from the lab case and others whlch class members have brought to school Among these was a scarlet kmg snake whlchjerry Knudson captured from a sand plt It llved for three days and now rests among other pxckled reptxles m our cabmet Incldentally on the day Shurl Decker brought a plg s kldney to school we had meatloaf for dmner We know the cooks dxd not rustle up the kldney because Beverley Mentllck was ln s hool the followmg afternoon She could hardly stay lil the classroom wlth the organ whlle xt was rare SOCIAL SCIENCE The Soclal Sclence department of Gem H1gh School meets the state requlre ments for graduatlon Cltlzenshlp teaches the prlvlleges and obllgatlons of an Amerxcan Cltlzen The class made a detalled study of the A F of L the C I O and other labor unlons Great stress was lald on the fact that unless each cltlzen exercxsed hxs rxghts he was llable to forfelt them Great emphasxs has been la1d on a good character and personahty when seekmg a means of llvelxhood after completxng the high school tralnlng The Amerlcan Hlstory class has been trymg to mterpret the present and to make predlctlons for the future by makmg a study of our ancestors who have glven thelr hves m war and peace to make our LATIN The Latm department has secured a thorough foundatlon ln Latin grammar and rhetorlc Sxnce the Enghsh grammar IS based almost entxrely on Latm grammar thxs knowledge xs mvaluable to them Many of our legal and medlcal terms have come from Latm The class has enjoyed translatmg these saymgs The class has enjoyed readxng stones about the Roman school also the Forum where the laws were made and publlc meetings were held The Romans have made extenslve contrlbutzons to c1v1l1.zat1on They had paved roads systems of 1rr1gat1on courts long before other natlons became advanced ln c1v1l1zat1on The Latin class was large th1s year and took a constructlve mterest xn 1tS work COMMERCE Ilene Poland 15 the only student m Typing II Hence she has often become general office gxrl as well as worklng out her budgets Her latest project has been typmg the dummy copy of Gem s Gems The exght m Typing I have discovered they have to learn somethlng of spell mg hyphenatzon letter forms and English as well as machme mampulatlon By the end of the fourth sxx weeks all regularly gross over 4-0 words jerry has attamed the hxghest net of 50 words per mmute on a ten mlnute test In Busmess Arlthmetlc the Semors and Sophomores have boned up on the four fundamentals and percentages as well as learmng many short cuts business forms and general business practlces Z4 . . . . 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SPEECH Two boys and fue gxrls composed the speech class the flrst semester Flrst we studled the physxcal aspects of speech and breathxng Then we studled varlous k1nds of speeches and the steps ln composmg them We clmmaxed thls part of the course by gxvmg long polztlcal speecl es for our favorlte pres1dent1alcand1date to the rest of the hxgh school just pr1or to the general electlon Much of our tlme then untnl Chrxstmas was spent 1n deslgnlng and makmg the stage settlngs for the operetta Chomta and the Chrlstmas pageant Why the Chlmes Rang After xacatlon we StUd19d formal speeches and concluded that study wlth a debate on the questxon Resolx ed That the sale of alcohol1c beverages should be ln C1t18S only and there determlned by local opt1on The negatlve won by the close decxslon of two to one We are waxtxng now to see just what our Kansas Leglslature decxdes to do ln handlmg the sale of alcohollc beverages We have recently been readlng one act plays and makmg cuts from them If a suxtable play can be found we shall enter the K S H,A A speech and drama festlval We also plan to produce an Easter play Later we shall study and practlce after dmner speeches m preparatlon for the jumor Senior banquet No doubt some of us w1ll make the all school play and all of us wxll help on 1ts stage settings One of the most enllghtemng features of the cllass has been the use of a wlre recorder Most of us were hzghly astounded to hear ourselves as others hear us erry Knudson s Jommg the class the second semester has gxven us another male whxch helps slmplxfy the castmg of plays from the group 'lr lk if IN APPRECIATION The Staff takes this means to express vxslble appreclatxon to Mr jerry Knudson and Mrs Breta Treat for the tlme and consxderatlon they have given us xn takmg most of the pxctures for thxs annual We also thank all those who have wrltten articles for thls yearbook or in any way helped make tt a success 25 I A . . . . .. . U . U 1 1 . 1 .. F I . , . . . . . H . n 1 .I l . u Q . . 1914! - 4 Ill 41 It 1 if - . . . , , ' . Q X WT 1 Memlnck ef' LU' Z7 Poland Lormm OUP! DTIYIS ' D ,f I gill, 77W5G+ NNoerPe! X . If a , S B ke, Sp ' I., ? I an 2 8 GIRLS ATHLETICS The athletxc season opened w1th a bang and the Gem I-Ilgh Glrls were clamor Ing around xn the dressxng room and everyone was trylng to talk at once We began by playmg volleyball Our flrst volleyball game was wlth Menlo We lost but we lost as good sports We won the next game It was wlth Selden It was after the Selden game that we competed wuth Levant and won The game wlth Grlnnell dld not come out as well and we were agam good sports ln the loslng bracket Cur next game was wlth Rexford whlch we won A tournament was held at Menlo and we came out fourth 1f I remember correctly and there was no trophy for that place After the volleyball season lt was tlme for basketball Our fxrst game of the season was wlth Rexford and we won' We then played Menlo and they defeated us We won from Levant ln our next game We played Menlo agam and agam they defeated us We have played Edson and beaten them twxce The tables turned the other way when we played Clayton twlce We have one more game wlth Levant and are rn great hopes that we wxll wm Beery for hls patlence ln tralnlng us and for helpxng us play good basketball all the way through BOYS ATHLETICS Twelve seems to be the lucky number for the G C I-I S boys athletxc depart ment Volleyball was the flrst sport of the season We played Menlo Rexford Selden and Levant be1ng v1ctor1ous over all but Menlo In October we went to the Tr1 County Tournament at Menlo brmgmg home the second place trophy In basketball we have won one-thxrd of our games We were defeated in the Tournament held january 21 ZZ 23 at Rexford Menlo forfeited thelr game us we lost to Herndon and Grlnnell to place 4th Now we are Wdltlng for the ellmmatlon tournament to be held March 1 Z 3 at Rexford Coach Beery says It looks llke an early baseball season Last but not least the purpose of volleyball basketball and baseball 15 to create a love for sports and good sportsmanshlp Z9 I On behalf of the girls in the Gem Girls Athletic Class I wish to thank Mr. 1 . . . . ' ' to GRADE AT HLET ICS The grades started out the season of athletlcs by playmg volleyball The gxrls won two and lost two games and the boys lost two and won two games also We had a reasonably successful basketball season The Mldgets won one and lost two games The f1rst team won seven and lost f1V6 games The Mldgets scored a total of 37 polnts to thelr opponents 4-8 The Unllmlted team scored a total of Z4-Z pomts to thexr opponents scormg 222 Some of the boys played on both the Mldgets and Unllmlted Selden ln a grade tournament ln which we took thlrd place trophy Rexford took flr t and Selden took second Edson won the consolatlon bracket The proceeds were enough to pay for the new warmup Jackets we got thls year For our sprmg aCtlV1t1CS we shall probably play some softball hardball and touch football We have enjoyed havlng Mr Dean johnson for our coach He worked us hard but we all proflted from It 30 On February 12, 1949, we entertained Rexford, Levant, Edson, Dresden, and I 0 I L. H S. Babes .IUST FOR FUN Freshman Say you can t take that glrl home' She s the reason I came to the party jumor Well you ve lost your reason Veteran Chuck Yeah once I put almost 300 men out of action My d1dn t you get a medal? Veteran Chuck Naw I was the camp cook It was late dusk the moon was just showmg on the horlzon The farm boy Kenneth Munkres and Estelle Treat hrs glrl from town were leamng on the pasture bars watching the calf and IIS mother rubblng noses Gee' sand Kenneth I d llke to be dolng that Go ahead sm1led Estelle It s your cow Bob Is jean a natural blonde or a platmum blonde? Wayne Nelther She s a su1c1de blonde Bob A SUlC1d8 blonde? What s that? Wayne Dyed by her own hand Mr McArthur I was foollsh when I marrled you Mrs McArthur I reallze that now but at the txme I was so mfatuated wlth you that I dldn t not1ce It Mrs Parsons I-low would you defme unaware 'P Shorty It s the last thlng I take off at mght erry What dld the little dog say when he sat down on the PIECE of sandpaper? I don t know What? jerry R ruf ' Darrel had spent much of the exenlng musterlng up courage to announce I m gomg to kxss you before I go Ilea Oh slghed Ilea klss me now whlle I m still young Mrs Parsons When I say I have went what IS wrong vuth that sentence? Kenneth Poland It s wrong because you am t vsent yet I.. Vena Do you SWIITI7 Nellle Only at tlmes L Vena What are those tlf'l l6S7 Nellxe When I m ln water Darlene Speaking of baseball I xe ex en got me a baseball dog Carrol What makes you call hnme a baseball dog? Darlene Cause he wears a muzzle catches flres chases fovsls and beats xt for home when he sees the catcher commg Joyce jean you have your shoes on the wrong feet jean What do you mean' These are the only feet I have 33 . . . . . - , . . , . Al: ' I l . . , . l 0 I I I I . I4 il . tl I o n li ll ll a tt 1 II , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . ' . . . I . . . . . J ' . . . Al: 1 - . : f... ll I 1 . il , . ll ll . at 4 . 5 I Sl D I I 0 . 1 . . . t . . . . l . . . - . a I . , . 4 I P I . , . . , . . . Did you hear about Beverley Mentlxck who was married four times? Her first husband was a millionaire Her second was a famous actor Her third was a well known minister And her last was an undertaker I see One for the money two for the show three to get ready and four to go How can I woo you? asked Duane the fond lox er and win you? Wlth three little words said Peggy softly And what are they? said Duane One million dollars When Shurl returned home from his first dancing lesson his mother said How d1d you like dancing? It s easy said Shurl All you haxe to do is to turn around and keep Wlplflg your feet Mr McArthur An article purchased goes to a buyer Ilene Except when it s coal then it goes to the cellar After Mr Beery had kissed his girl goodnight she looked up at h1m and said Darling I think I got your gum No said Mr Beery I just cleared my throat For example dog roses and dog dazsles Can anyone tell me a nother'P Please Mlster Collie flowers Mrs Parsons Who can tell me what the former ruler of Russla was called? Class in umson Czar Mrs Parsons Correct And what was his wife called? Class Czarma Mrs Parsons Correct And what were the Czar s children called? A pause and then a timid XOICC piped up Czardlnes Kenneth P What is puppy love? Kenneth M The beginnings of a dog s life Eat your spinach child Don t you know it puts firm white teeth in your mouth? Then feed it to grandpa Working on a crossword puzzle Mrs McArthur asked What is a female shee Evue replied Mr McArthur and the battle was on Beverley Mummy you know that xase you said had been handed down from generation to generatlon? Mummy Yes Dear? Beverley Well this generation has dropped it REICKLESS RECIPE A nut at the wheel A peach in his arms The car makes a turn FRUIT SALAD 34 u 1 . V. ' ll I ' F l Y .. .. .. V .. . .. ' Y ' U ' .. . . .. . , . . QQ 1 1 Il . . . . . .. Y I 4 - If I I .. u tt O ll G a if tl ii . A4 - I' I 5 I . Mr. Beery: Now, children, there are flowers beginning with the prefix Dog , I n ' Al: . , .. . I' ' lr . . : ., . ' ' ' . . . y i . . 1 . . Cl n 1 I s v 1 v i I P I1 .. . I. - .. . , . , P? ll .. , .. . y I 1: I 1 ' r - - v : , . 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