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

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THE HAIICOCK H CLUB Although the ' ' H club is considered new organization at Hancock High School, i t is looked upon vith great admir- ation. The sponsors of the club are Coach Kubiak Vvith Lr. Block as honorary sponsor. The officers of the club are: Ed Van Mierilo President Jim V hite Vice-President Pay Powell Secretary-Treasurer Harold Le .is Sports Manager The other merabers of the club are: Tony Passler Sidney Reeves Bill Davis Warren SandusKy Charles Emmenegger Kenneth Grace Bob Nichols Charles Bezciek The preamble of the H Club ' s Constitution read as follovss: v;e, the major letter men of Hancock High School, in order to form an organization to promote good sportsmanship, to fur- ther enthusiasm a n d school spirit towards sports, to devise means by which wo shall secure funds, to promote school activ- ities which i .ould further our ideals, to make the student body more conscious of sports, sportsijianship, an o ral, and teaj.! Gorfidsnce, we do ordain a n d establish the constitution for the H Club of Hancock High School. Any student boy or girl, who has earned a major letter for participating in any of the prescribed sports, may become a member of the H Club. He or she must attend all regular meetings except with good excuses, a n d in t h e event tl -i-ce consecutive meetings a re missed, h e or s h e shell be cuto- li-f tically dropped from the club.

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SHE ' S A SOLDIER ' S SVEETHEART On Dee-ember 5, 19 ' 4-2,- the senior class, following tJie cus- tom of preceding years, presented the annual Senior Play. This year ' s production- was a three- act comedy entitled She ' s a Soldier ' s Sweetheart, directed by L ' iss Penn, It was termed es one of the best plays presented by a senior alass. The plot was about an average young man leoving for the army very soon and a young movie actress vcho camti to the snail town where he lived. She was there by the advice of her press agent to give her publicity for e picture she was soon to star ir. She falls in love with the young man and promises to wait for him till he returns from the army. This disru:Dt£ her press agent ' s plans as she was to only pretend to fell In love with him. Complications which ocaur through the play, caused by friends and the grandparents of the young man, make the play very interesting and amusing. CAST Kip Larkin,-a young philanderer Charles Eezdek Andrea Bale, a young actress Gloria Bacher Grendmom; Kip ' s dependable grandmother Elda Mae Grose Grandpop, Eip ' s play-ectlng grandfather ' 2 Rickey, -Kip ' s tricky brother Andy Ziegler Erancey, a young ghost ---Valeria Cocos Paula, an adoring girl friend Charlotte Stolie Ccralie, a baby-talk girl friend Eileen Johnson Phil, a good pal - Y Meirlo Chub, another good pal ' ' ■ ' ?? i ? Gordon, Andiea ' s press agent I i m m st Fav ' •) writers for ' screen ' magazines Eetty Sparkea iaurette, Blondell Powell Bill, a young soldier Don Barklage

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Journalism Class The Growler , the Hancock school newspaper Ft ' irted pub licationth second semester, not puDlishin«? one the first se- mester because of paper shortage and the desire of the sponsor. Miss Fenn, to train the reporters in editoria J., f ' -.ri-ure, sports and society v ritlng. The Growler vrasmadeup of four pages--f mat , sports, society and editorial. The following people were chosen as officers in January hy Miss Penn. Editor ---Rita Long Ass. Editor James V hite Circulating Manager James Holliday Assistant Manager Tim Kempf Pressmen Vernon Browning Ed. Tan Meirlo John Schillinger Typists Gloria Bacher Margaret Chilton Mary Y et stein Irma Ki ' epps- Stencilers Anna Reiser Katherine Reiser Irma Jean Forshee Marion Torronce The paper has improved very much since the first edition and we hope it will continue to improve in the years to come. G. B.