Houstonia High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Houstonia, MO)

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Class History GRADE SCHOOL In the year of 1940, only two of the pupils of the 1952 class were enrolled at thee Houstonia School. They were Harold Charles and Allen Nutt. Harold-left after the first year and spent his second year at McCallister Springs. During that time Alberta Smith came at the beginning of the second year. Harold came back his third year and spent the rest of his time here. In the fourth year Margaret Kreisel and Vera Klein started to this school. The fifth year went by with no one coming or going. In the sixth year Jean Waite, who is now Mrs. H. L. Kreisel, joined the class. In the seventh year something happened, there were only six of who are in this class now that passed through it. They were, Alberta Smith, Jean Kreisel, Vera Klein, Margaret Kreisel, Harold Charles, and Allen Nutt. On February 4, 1947, the school building burned. We finished the rest of the seventh and part of the eighth grade at Higgins School Building which was vacant. In the spring of '48 we came back to the new school building, and we are graduating in it. HIGH SCHOOL Our Freshman year we had six new students to join our class. There were now thirteen students in our class. They were: Keith Venableg Donna Holmes, Bobby Ward: Harold Charles, Allen Nuttg Margaret Kreiselg Jean Kreiselg Vera Kleing Alberta Smith, Bernadean Coffeltg Dewey Pummillg Lilly Mae Anderson, and Susan Curry. Dewey Pummill left in February of '48, and then started back his Sophomore year. . In our Sophomore year, Lilly Mae Anderson and Bobby Ward did not start back to this school. We gained some pupils at the first of the year, making our class a little bigger. They were: Ethel Renfrow, Bud Sousley, Marlene Dennis, and J. C. Tuckwiller. During the same year some pupils left, making the class number smaller again. Those were Susan Curry, Donna Holmes, Dewey Pummill, Ethel Renfrow, and Bud Sousley. The Junior year, at the beginning, Marlene Dennis and Keith Venable did not come back to this school. We then had a little class again. This year, the Juniors, sponsored by Mrs. Blackburn, put on a play, entitled Spring Fever. The play cast took all of us and we still had to borrow one of the Seniors, Jim Blackburn. The Juniors were raising money to take the Seniors on a trip. We raised enough money, and we took them to Lone Oak for a week end. This year we think we are pretty big, as all Seniorsido. We gained Roger Tolson at the beginning of the year, and that made the class number nine. This year, sponsored by Mr. Jean Slankard, we put on a play, entitled Twixteen. We had just enough members of the class for the play. The Lclass officers of this year were: Allen Nutt, President: J. C. Tuckwiller, Vice-President: Vera Klein, Secretary and Treasurerg and Margaret Kreisel, Student Council member. We think we are all sorry to leave, but we are anxiously awaiting graduation.

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HAROLD EUGENE CHARLES nRlatvl S0ftball......... 1, Z, 3, 4 Basketball. . . . . . 5... 3, 4 Art Editor The Houstonia . . . . . 3 Spring Fever . ..... ..3 Twixteen ....... . . .4 Sophomore Play, , . . . . . 3 ALBERTA ROSE SMITH Bertie Softball ......... 1.2, 3, 4 Volleyball ....... l, 2, 3, 4 Spring Fever .... .-.13 Twixteen ..... Q.. 4 One-Act Play. . . . . 1 Q 4 Annual Staff...... ....4 Newspaper Staff ...... . 4 JEAN JO-ELLEN KREISEL Jeanie Softball .... .....l,Z,3,4 Volleyball ....... 1, Z, 3, 4 Cheerleader ........... 3 Spring Fever ........ 3 Twixteen ........... 4 Tommy's Growing Pains .. ....... .... 4 , Newspaper Staff. .... '. .Q 4 Q Co-Editor of Annual. . . .4 BERNADEAN ANN COFFELT Beanie SOftbB.11ueullollllxzn3l4 Volleyball. . . . . . . . Z, 3, 4 Spring Fever . . Q . . . . 3 'l'wixteen . . . . . . . . 4 MARGARET E. KREISEL lumargenu Softball ......... 1, 2, 3, 4 Volleyball ....... l, Z, 3, 4 Cheerleader ......... 3, 4 Spring Fever . . . . . . . 3 Twixteen ..... . . . 4 One-Act Play .... . . . 4 Editor '1'he Houstoniarv' ... . . 4 Annual Staff ........... 3 Editor of Annual. . ..... 4 WALTER ROGER TOLSON HROSII Roger transferred to H. H. S. for his Senior year.

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Class Will We the Seniors of 1951-'52 of Houstonia High School in the city of Houstonia, Missouri, supposedly being of sound mind and legal age do hereby bequeath our last will and testament. ' Allen Dean wills his curly hair to Tiny and his smile to anyone who thinks they have the ability to develop one like it. Harold Charles wills his height and long legs to Charlie Walk. Roger Tolson wills his dictionary to Duane Schelp and his ring to Vera. J. C. Tuckwiller wills his flirting ways to Willis Charles and his mischie- vousness to all the boys of I-I. H. S. Marg Kreisel wills her volleyball suit to Betty Amos, and her errors in typing to Laura Sue. Alberta Smith wills her score keeping job to anyone who thinks they can out talk the officials, and her jumping ability in volleyball to Judy Schuler. Bernadean Coffelt wills her ability to argue with the teachers to Mary Faulconer and Dub to anyone who thinks they are big enough to take him away from her. Ve ra Klein wills her jobs in office practice to anyone who is silly enough to accept them. Jean Kreisel wills her height to Bea Schondelmeyeru and her married life to anyone of the girls who think they can catch a man during leap year. The Seniors will their intelligence and ability to have their names on the honor roll to any of the students who wish to study hard enough to make the grade. They also wish to leave all their good times to the Seniors of '53. CLASS FLOWER: White Rose CLASS COLORS: Blue and White CLASS MOTTO: Our Past Lies Behind Usg Our Future We Have Yet To Explore.