Hoyt High School - Cowboy Yearbook (Hoyt, KS)

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In September, 1952, fifteen inexperienced freshmen crossed the golden threshold of Hoyt High. Since the majority of us had attended grade school in the high school building, we were pretty well acquainted with the setup for high school. The freshmen this year were Doris Turley, Sandy Gillespie, Janice Rickel, Joyce Tuck, Grace Williams, Delores Rickel, Imogene Stolle, Nanette Pappan, Delores Nioce, Caroline Rose, Joan Ehrhart, Mildred Bolz, Gayle Stithem, Bill Carey, Lorraine Covert, and Shirley Eabb. Bill Hidy from Morganville entered our class during the year. Lorraine Covert left us to go to Washburn Rural and Shirley Babb went to Circleville. Our class officers were Delores Nioce, president; Gayle Stithem, vice-president; Janice Rickel, secretary-treasurer. We were initiated, as freshmen usually are, but our biggest thrill during this year was when two of the freshmen, Janice and Gayle, won the title of King and Queen of the carnival. Our sponsor was Mrs. V . R. Horn. Vie started our sophomore year in 1953 and again had fifteen members. Bill Hidy was missing as he had moved to Soldier, but Nancy Rickel from Burlingame had entered our class. During the year Bob Springer from Wetmore entered. Our officers were Delores Rickel, president; Gayle Stithem, vice- president; Delores Nioce, secretary-treasurer. Since there were so many girls in our class, only eight were chosen to serve at the Junior-Senior Banquet. Our class sextette won first rating at the County Music Festival in the spring which made us very happy. Mr. Bliss was our sponsor. When we started in as juniors, we found that we had lost Bob Springer. He had gone back to Wetmore, but in November Garry Wright from Perry joined us, and at the beginning of the second semester, Bonnie Bausch from Holton entered. This year our officers were Gayle Stithem, president; Mildred Bolz, vice-president; Sandy Gillespie, secretary; Doris Turley, treasurer. Two of the highlights of our junior year were the junior play, Hillbilly Weddin', and our Junior-Senior Banquet. The theme of the banquet was Hawaiian Nights. It was a lot of work, but everyone enjoyed doing his or her part. Mr. Haden was our sponsor. In the fall of 1955 when we started in as seniors, we had nineteen mem- bers. Victor Miller entered from Topeka, and Evelyn Beasterfeld from Esk- ridge joined us soon after school started. We lost Bill Carey and Evelyn Beasterfeld before the Thanksgiving holidays. Bill joined the Marine Corps and Evelyn returned to Eskridge, Garry Wright left at the end of the first semester as he moved to Meriden. This year the following classmates guided us through our senior activities: Grace Williams, president; Victor Miller, vice-president; Joyce Tuck, secretary; Janice Rickel, treasurer; Delores Rickel and Joyce Tuck, Student Council representatives. The most important events of this year were our Class Night, senior trip, and the Junior-Senior Banquet, and of course our graduation exercises. During this year the stu- dent body organized a Student Council on which seven seniors served. Mr. Thorpe was the sponsor as well as sponsor of our class. Thirteen of the students who started in as freshmen in Hoyt High back in 1952 will be graduated in this class. We have enjoyed our high school days, and we hope the seniors in years to come will have as much fun as we have had.

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We, the Seniors of 1956, being of sound memory and disposing mind and knowing our places will soon be taken by others, do hereby make and publish this our last High School Will and Testament: I, Joan Ehrhart, do will and bequeath my chubbiness to Charles Haines and my hair to Charlie. I, Grace Williams, do will and bequeath ny dancing ability to Miss Barrett, providing she teaches it instead of shorthand; and myself to the Marine Corps, providing Ben is there. I, Mildred Bolz, do will and bequeath my quietness to the Freshman class, and my overweight to David Spencer. I, Joyce Tuck, do will and bequeath my interest in football players to my cousin, Jean Martin, and my shorthand book to Judy Ungerman, providing she spends a life time studying it. I, Caroline Rose, do will and bequeath my curly hair to my sister, Kathleen, providing she doesn't put a permanent in it, and my cheerleading ability to Jane Ann Miller. I, Sandy Gillespie, do will and bequeath my dimples to Bob Alfrey, my interest in boys to Edith Plants, and my love of Mercurys to Ronnie Bausch. I, Nanette Pappan, do will and bequeath my interest in Eli Whitney to June Alfrey, and my pony tail to Gylene Starr. I, Victor Miller, do will and bequeath my ability to sit on the side- lines at a football game to Teardrop Schone, my missing car windows to Frankie Rose, and my immense typing speed to Hunt and Peck Thorpe. I, Bonnie Bausch, do will and bequeath my ability to get along with the boys to Darlene Spiker, and my title of Queen to Mary Hrenchir. I, Doris Turley, do will and bequeath my empty Coke bottles to Mr. Haden, my good behavior to my brother, George, and my love of motorcycles to anyone who will buy me one. I, Nancy Rickel, do will and bequeath my long hair to Carol Bostwick, and my ability to get along with boys to Carolyn Younger. I, Imogene Stolle, do will and bequeath my physique to Harold Meggison, and my cold hands to Dick Newell, providing he won't hold them. I, Oarry Wright, do will and bequeath my wavy hair to Jack Pettijohn, and my ability to get along with Jean Martin to Virgil Rickel. I, Bill Carey, do will and bequeath my Marine uniform to Bob Waters, and my interest in Silver Lake girls to Paul Shipman and Lloyd Richards.