Highland Community College - Trail Blazer Yearbook (Highland, KS)

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TI-IE SCCDTTIE SQUAD Twenty-four Scotties assembled the first night ot' the season for the initial pep talk by Coach NVarren. Lettermen Ross, Chilcote, Molinare, Bell, and Johannes drew enviable attention. Two weeks of hard practice followed. Then Coach NVar- ren and his entire squad set out to take NVillis, but-didn't. Defeat seemed to be on every side ot' the Highland clan. Defeat. Defeat-by lola, twiceq St. Joe, twice: Haskell, twiceg Viihite Cloud Merchants, twice, and NVil- lis, once. Every possible combination ol' plays was tried by this clan, without avail. The great Ross with his accom- plished left hand seemed to fail. Chilcote convalesced from a knee thrown out of joint. Henry and Molinare suffered sprained ankles. The number of players dropped-20, 15, t12was practice became harder and winter nights became Colder. Only 10 courageous Scotties were to com- plete the year. This made practice 'hard- er, but at this point. the story takes a dif- ferent course. T . Victory. Did the boys learn what that word meant? They did. They went out to double the score on Vifillisg they took the Everest Internationals for two games, and they overthrew Doniphan. W'inning the games was only part of the 'Y- victxory. Courage, school spirit, and team work entered their games. Boss. making '19 points. showed up the strong St. Joe Crit't'ons. Molina.re, Henry, and Chilcote patched themselves together and got back onto the court. Bell and Batchelder came through in spurts to help the games along as guards. Johannes broke loose this year for some nice playing, breaking-more than doubling-his last year's goal record. rneaa-eye, Pele, too, knew where the goal was. Ketterman and Marsh shouldn't be left out of this, for they were ot' great help when the squad practiced. Then, with a great Pep Rally and a burst of school spirit such as never had been t'elt before, the Scotties marched to their last game with St. Joe Junior Col- lege. The boys really played. The half ended with St. Joe leading by 6 points. The game seemed endlessg on and on it went, both teams tiring fast. Bang! went the gun to end the last game 48 to 26 for St. Joe. But the Scotties were not 'tdown in the mouth , they congratulated the Griffon team and put away their suits for the year. H Yes, they were defeated in most of their gamesg but in courage, spirit, and morale they were triumphantly victorious. Thirty-seven

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WMM Q' Our Scotties Score fidealized maybe'7J The toss-up A basket Cheers. Time out. How some teams travel. Gerald Marsh fSever- fo--M0 fha: Thirty-six ancej. Time keeper. Coach Warren. The bench. Iolians in a huddle

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QEGINAE VICTCDRIAE I. A blare of bugle, and a blast of drum, And down the street the band does come. Look, tlieresla, clown, and another, too- You'd think they were all escaped from a zoo. There goes attboy who has pants that are patched, A big Caper sign on his back is attached. Salute our next, action, -if Germans you be, For Hitler himself in full costume we see. And what are they saying? A Be stillg let me hear, n For all are preparing to give a big cheer inviting us up to the campus at eight- And closing their lingo with 'tToots, it's a date! A contest they'rc sponsoring for one and all Tti 'elect the new queen who shall reign hert- this fall. Each class has chosen two co-eds so fair In hopes that no others could ever compare. Misses Blevins and Davis by Freshios did t 't seem The lassies they'd match against any fine team. But Poister and Lu Moore the proud Sophies chose, A t And thought that they, too, would rise far tbove their foes. Excitement ran. high in the course of the 'night And the closeness ot' votes did excitement incite. t But time then was speeding away to the end. VVhich one to crowning would all of us send? At nine-thirty sharp came the clear ringing voice Of Bill, who would tell us which one was ' the choice. lf longer. he'd waited there would have been war, He finally told us we'd chosen Lu Moore. II. When pumpkins were yellow and frost did descend Thirty-eight ' VVe found that another queen then we must send To reign among queens at the Hallowe'en ball Hiawatha was staging to gladden the fall. So called were the students once more to demand A lady to stand for the Highlander band. As records were broken this year by the score The custom of one queen we all did ignore. Two beauties were sent instead oi' just one More glorious than diamonds which flash in the sun. Breaking all precedent, great was the joy At the reign of Queens Nelson. the fair 'twins from Troy. III. VVith soft winds and bright days came the spring of the year- VVhen the birds tell the flowers of their love and good cheerg The hundreds of orchards were filled every-- where XVith crowns of pink blossoms that danced in the air. A queen of the Doniphan blossoms we chose VVith features as perfect. as sweet as a rose. Her merry wise eyes always sparkling and bright- No wonder t.he judges agreed we were right. VV ith pomp and with splendor we made her our queen, Subjects more loyal will never be seeng Our Marjorie Blevins, beloved by her school A queen among queens. we rejoiced in 'her rule. Our dear Alma Mater will always be proud Of the jolly collegians who make up her crowd. , . Monarchical splendors must pass with the year But. long will our queens in our hearts re- main dear.