Hamilton Rural High School - Tiger Stripe Yearbook (Hamilton, KS)

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if ' 111. FRESHMEN First Row: Jones, Randolph, Leedy, McClure, Long, V. Henry, Borsdorf, Hanson. ' Second Row: Cassel, Brown, Barnes, Meador, Ensmlnger, Mahoney, Borsdorf, Liby, Webster, B. French, H. French. Third How: Seaton, Dawson, Sloderbeck, Edwards, Brown, Juanita Wingo, Sherman, Miss Martin. Fourth Row: Worford, DeBruler, Wiley, L. Evans, Kerr, English, Lewis, Covert. On the sixth day of September, nineteen hundred thirty seven, thirty six freshmen entered the halls of the Hamilton High School. Although they were green it d1dn't take long for them to ncatch onn to things. They survived the freshman tnltation with smiling faces and eager hearts to await the coming events of the year. Three of the thirty six who enrolled were unfortunate enough to be transferred to other schools. Doris Dunlap and Wilbur Tannehill left the first semester, and Joe Mathews, the second. To make up the loss we gained Jack Sloderbeck, Lyle English, and Carl Fry. The freshman class has been more active in athletics than any other freshman class in the history of made a letter, and Leon Jones, C Sherman made provisional letters letter, with Leon Jones, Charles Merle Long making provisional le freshmen were second. Bonnie Brown and Betty Liby Brown was also chosen one of the The freshman class was very the Glee Clubs, the Rand and the The freshman class presents Martin the class sponsor. Bonnie Brown and Leon Jones Miss Hamilton 'n the contest for The class officers were: Pr Orph Barnes, Secretary and Trea 42.- Hamilton High. In football Don Brown harles Covert, Raymond Kerr, and Harry . In basketball Don Brown also made a Covert, Vernon Henry, James Lewis, and tters. In the interclass tournament the were elected to the Pep Club, and Bonnie cheerleaders. active in music, many of them belonged to Orchestra. d the play nWhlskers,n directed by Miss were the freshmen chosen as Mister and the title of King and Queen Hamilton. esident, Eloise Meadorg Vice President, surer, Glenna Webster. --Glenna Webster Merle Long 4-Q f - LJ Page 12

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-Yi Y ,sur SOPHOMORES First Row: L. Johnson, Carl Curtis, Wallace, Evans, Reid, Sloan, Sanderson. Second Row: McMurray, Clopton, Henry, Barb, E. J Third Row: Oliver Kseatedj Wor Smith, Sandberg, Our present Sophomore clas Randolph, Puckett, Shaffer, Gravatt, ohnson, Mahoney, Johnson. ford, Hancock, Wheeler, Cannon, Martin, M. Smith, Hoover, Miss Kreider Csponsorl s enrolled as freshmen in the fall of 1956, hoping that we would be the future graduating class of l94O. As Freshmen we had an enrollment of 46 the first semester and at the end of school we had an enrollment of 42. We had the largest class in school. Miss Martha Jane Ulric carnation as our class flower, NNot at the top, but climbingn carried through our four years Although we were freshmen high school, we got along very green as our class color. We s with this year's initiation. h was our sponsor. We chose the blue blue and silver as our class colors and as our motto, all of which is to be of high school. and a green bunch, and weren't used to well. It's a miracle we didn't chose urvived the freshman year, and helped As Sophomores we had an enrollment of 37 the first semester and have 55 for the last semester. Miss class we have many outstanding in basketball, four received le Lydia Kreider is our sponsor. As a students. Four boys received letters tters in football, six of our class played in the band and orchestra, and a number of Sophomore boys and girls sang in the glee clubs. A cast for a one-act play nSauce for the Goslingsn had been chosen for a Sophomore project. The ones participating are: Nadine Barb, Vera Gravatt, Helena Henry, Genevieve Mahoney,p, A, Wgllgcg , Kenneth Bonczkowski, and George Reid. The Sophomore Girl's English Class edited a school paper the nHamiltonianu which was published every two weeks during the first S6m6St6I Motto: nNot at the top, but climbingn Flower: Blue carnation Colors: Blue and Silver Sponsor: Miss Kreider --Vera Gravatt Page ll .I wi' A 55 he ,

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SQQ- Calendar of Year's Events. Sept. 6--Back to H. H. S. for another year. field 12-6. Freshmen Nice rainy day. 'on their cold, hilly Sept. 9--Largest enrollment of school--157. Sept. 16-Election of class officers Sept. 25-Issued activity tickets. Sept. 24-Hamilton Football Tigers combatted with Eureka on Eureka's gridiron. They defeated us 6-0. Oct. 1---Defeated Hartford football team on their field 21-0. Oct. 8---Gridley defeated Tigers on our initiated, also new teachers Oct. 15--Tigers in combat with Florence field and were defeated, 7-0. Oct. 22--Altoona defeated Tigers here 7 Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. Liar 0 29--Tigers played Madison on their game. They defeated us 15-O 5---Tigers defeated Leon here O-46 -0, field to a hard fought 5---School dismissed for teachers meeting. what a happy vacation. ll--School band played in KSTC-W.U. football game and school was dismissed. 12--In a hard fought game Tigers tied with the Council Grove boys 7-7. Who says we're not good! 15--Senior pictures arrived and underclassmen see all kinds of monkeys. 19--Played Emporia on a icy home field and the roughnecks swamped us 26-0. 25-27--Thanksgiving vacation--Wonder how many doctor bills? Q--Madison had scrimmage debate here. 14-Basketball game at Fall River postponed on account of ice. 16-Junior Play, nThe Go-Gettern. Pretty good, eh! 17-Tigers played Toronto boys at Toronto and did they de- l8-Burlington Debate Tournament. Pep club had Xmas party. molish us--28-9. 22-nThe Nat1v1ty.n 25 to see Santa Claus. -Christmas Party! Vacation started and everyone eager 7--Tigers defeated Madison here 22-24. Some game! Everyone from Madison and Hamilton here! 8--Reading Debate Tournament. 11-Ever-pupil Scholarship tests--Such disappointments do have to happen! ll-Played Virgil Bluebirds and defeated them 14-16. Did we yell! 14-Another hard fought game at Reece with another victory 24-26. 18 -Severy was here. We won 25-15. 21- Roosevelt here. They won 19-27. 25--Climax here. We won 25-20. 28-Madison, there. They won 20-21. 1---Climax, there. We won 26-25. 4---Piedmont, here. We won 55-24. 8---Virgil here. They won 25-50. --Reece, here. They won 25-16. ll 17, 18, 19. County Tournament--Virgil took it. 25 ' ' --Burrton, here. We won 55-50. 5, 4, 5,--District tournament at Toronto. Hamilton Wins!! 14--County Literary Festival. Hamilton won trophy. 26 --County spelling contest. April 1--County Music Festival April 8--Senior play nM1stakes at April 25--High School Track meet May 6--High School Tennis meet. C5 May 22--Baccalaureate Service. for 1957-58 .I the Blakes.n May 24--Commencement Exercises Farewell to H. H. S. ,rxgqfxiaz-lsiiy 7--Jr. Sr. Banquet. Page 15