Hancock Place High School - Momento Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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l EW SOPHOMORE GIRLS Although vie have a small class, consisting of only 8 girls, we are all congenial. Our class ho.s not always been this small. Three girl.- b- ve ejoTjp- u ou -. S lren Higgens- mova e- dv. .-a No-u. J - l- ' - i ia x:i.. Trey e T«orking. OLr oi. ss, a a v,i,olc rec3.ves .very rev, .i ' . .ling grades. Yie ' ix-c al± tai. ' J} 500c -.vo- ' K.ers. T ' - ' e of- ' icers are: President— Mary Kolen, Vice-Pres.— Patr icia Poeppinp, Secretary— Laura Lee Chilton, Glass Report- er--LaVerne Eranan, f.nd 3 ' :adent-Teacher Represencative— Bhii?- ley iloorian V e arf- pro-.d of two of our students who are singing on the radio They are Pauline Hinson and La Verne Branam. They began on February 10, on station V EW, on the program Piano salon which is heard at 6:45 and lasts 15 minutes They sing solos and duets, and are known as the Hancock Sweet- hearts . Pauline can also be heard on Saturday, over station KluOX, on Cousin Emmy ' s program , heard from 4:00 to 4:30. p. m. She plays her accordion. v;e have had several social gatherings. One evening we aJl fathered at the nome of Laura Chilton, where we celebra- ted a Hallowe ' en Party. We all paid the e:o6nses. and a good time va? had by all. At a later date, our sponsor, Miss Besel, Lrvited us to her home. The time was spent in playing cards and eating. Several girls did not attend, however.

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OLD SOPEOMOEE CrlRLS ' hen v.e entered Hancock High School in 1941, vve vvere frightened half to deeth. It took us quite S0i..e time tc get used to being called, ' ' Freshies ' ' , Little boys and girls ' , by the upper-clsssmen. ' ' e didn ' t nind too ciuch though. Then in 1942 we ccme b£ck to school as Sophomores. Now, considering ourselves men and v.omen, v.e had the pleasure of calling the Freshmen the sane names thst we had been called. To prove this was all in fun, we gave e Fresh-nan-S oph omore Esdl- ' .-Fs-wkins Daj ' ' Partj ' in November. ■. ' hen the bssketbell season opened v,e chose Doris Holl- 5ngs .crth r-s our candidate for queen. Our first tv o years of Hancock High School h. ve been very ' happy and v.e hope our. Junior and Senior y ' =;brs Viill prove the ' seme. CI,D SCPEOLIOKE 30 ' - ' S There are now 33 members lii the Old SophCx-aore Boys ' Clasa T ' AO toys have left their classmates to satisfy their ambitions of life. A f ev. of the boys helped our govern.T.ent by building mod- el siriDlanes fbr identification purposes. The most plunesTAere built by ' - ' ' .uvsvc. Ea3 ' -less snd Emmett Bcles in our class. The f ello ' .e v.ho-maoe the teams were: Basketball Tony Fassler, Bctby Hood, Cene Gathcrd; Volleyball — Bernsll Fis- cher, Bobby 3 ' iyen, Trny Fassler, Bob Hood, Geie Gathard; Kas- 3ll--Fassler and Hood; Track — Buyan. Fev social engogements were attended. Some boys went to a party given by the Girl Reserves. .All of the class has devoted and v.ili devote much of their time to the war effort.

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