Houstonia High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Houstonia, MO)

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Activities Q FRESHMAN INITIATION Freshman initiation was held on Monday, September 9, last fall. The girls had to wear men's jeans wrong side out and backwards, men's socks, men's garters, a gunny sack blouse, and five pigtails with a tin can tied on each. The boys had to wear a woman's short dress backwards, high heeled shoes, earrings women's hose, three curlers worn in front of their hair, and a woman's hat. - As a reward for their patience, a party was given in their honor by the Senior Class that evening. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served to the high school pupils and the teachers. 4 HALLOWEEN PARTY The Junior Class sponsored a Halloween party, Wednesday night, October 31, at the high school. The Freshmen, Sophomores, Seniors, and the teachers were the guests. Badminton, table tennis, bingo, cards, basketball free throw, dive for shoes, relay races, and a fortune teller booth were the chief amusements of the evening. E Refreshments of sandwiches, cookies, and cocoa were served to the guests. After the games, there was a square dance with music furnished by Clinton and Forrest Reid, and Lyonel Charles. CHRIS TMAS PART Y The Christmas party was held in the morning on December Z1 because the roads were in an icy condition. The presents which were under the tree in the study hall were distributed. Afterthis, the teachers served ice cream and cookies to the pupils. They were also given a candy bar and some chewing gum. MAGAZINE CAMPAIGN For two weeks in December the high school and the seventh and eighth grade pupils sold Curtis Circulation Plan magazine subscriptions. Approximately S750 worth of magazine subscriptions were sold. The Sophomore.C1ass won first place by selling the largest amount per person in the class. Barbara Schondelmeyer won high salesman award, which was a radio. Willis Charles received a fountain pen and pencil set for second place. Willis Charles and Frances Norfleet won the high Curtis salesman awards given to the boy and the girl selling the most Curtis publications. Margaret Kreisel, Jean Kreisel, Alberta Smith, Willis Charles, Barbara Schondelmeyer, Barbara Reid, and Yvonne Bratton were the class captains and the managers of the drive.

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Junior-Senior Trip To Kansas City On Sunday, February 17, the Juniors and Seniors, accompanied by four high school teachers went to Kansas City to the Sonja Henie Ice Revue. On Sunday afternoon they visited Swope Park Zoo and ate a picnic supper. fOh, those cool breezes ll That night they saw the big ice show in the Municipal Auditorium. They spent the night at the Dixon Hotel, and on Monday visited the Police Department Building and the Kansas City Star Building. On Monday afternoon many of them attended their favorite show in the city, and all returned home on the bus late in the afternoon. Sophomore Play On Tuesday evening, February 5, the members of the Sophomore Class gave the play entitled Gone With The Girls, a comedy, in the high school auditorium. Those in the cast played their parts admirably well, and it was enjoyed by an appreciative audience. The cast consisted of the following girls and boys: Marge, Lena Mae Howard, the eldest of the Capp sisters. Doris, Betty Lou Hayworth, 'the next in line. Eva, Betty Jane Walk, the Baby of the family. Sonny, John Borchers, the one and only son. Alecia, Doris Smith, the ambitious mother. Ora, Dorothy Rayl, the maid. Gregory Van Stael, Willis Charles, a socialite. Lenny Fair, Judy Blackburn, anurse. - Binny Ware, Lavina Cornine, an actress out of work. Gramps, Ronald Collister, in search of peace and quiet. Captain O'Mal1ey, J. T. Smith, of the police. N 1 43