Jefferson City High School - Marcullus Yearbook (Jefferson City, MO)

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the 27-19 beating they were handed by the Hornets in the second game of the season. The Jays were behind in the first half, and it looked as if they were in for their worst defeat of the year. Winning 23-20, they thrilled their home crowd. The score was 11-7 at the half, and 19-11 at the third quarter. When the sroke of battle cleared, the Jays had ad- ,ministered one of the most severe beatings given the Kewpies in many years, 24-15. The local lads journeyed to Sedalia for their next enoucnter with the Tigers. The Jays didn't get started until after the first helf was over, and they couldn't quite overcome that lead the Sedalia boys had mustered; The score was 34-29. The Jays Went to Columbia to play University High and were defeated 50-26. They entered the Sub-regional Tournament at Eldon and defeated Mack's Creek and Camdenton to qualify for the finals. They were beaten 30-25. Basketball lettermen: John Von Der Bruegge, and Dick Kasler, co-eapteins; Bill Jenkins, Kenneth Snel- len, Bert Bates, Sonny Ott, Noel Hall, Don Rob- erts, Richard Gwinn, and JPCk Rasp, manager. Girls physical education program included swimming, basketball, volley ball, soft hall, denc- ing, tumbling, aerial dart, bowling, deck tennis, conditioning exercises. The following girls took the senior life saving course: Sara Lou Grenstaff, Bette Huston,.Margaret,Linker, Marian Davis, Dickie Huggins, and Helen Jennings. The ones who completed the instructors course were: Margaret Cleiborne, Mary Applegate, Caroline Bushman, and Bette Jane Brenton. ' The boys' physical education classes haVe been altered to fit into the similar activities of the armed services. Swimming classes are held twice a week, and regular gym periois rre held twice weekly. Boxing, basketball,rope climbing, and wrestling are the main activities.

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only three lettermen from last year, and none of these were regulars. They got off to a shaky start against the California Pintos,but defeated them 51- 16. Their second game was with a much stronger Ful- ton quintet, and they were beaten in the last quer- ter by a score of 27-19.The score at the end of the first half was 12-10. Upon returning home the Jays encountered a strong Sedalia squad and up to the last moment it looked like a sure victory for the Jays,but the ex- perience of the veteran Tigers was too much,and the game was won by a last minute free throw, 25-24. In their next encounter the Jays again came close to being beaten by the Versailles quintet when they noticeably slackened their defense.However the Jays tightened up in the second half and won 26-24. The Jays took Warrensburg 21-17, having some trouble with the swift moving squad they had. University High of Columbia was the next obsta- cle in.the path of the Capital Citians,but they com- bined speed and height and won 25-21. Hitting their mid-season stride, the Jays defeated the California Pintos 34-27 at California in a rough and tunmle game. The Warrensburg Tigers were the local leds'next victims, coming out on the short end of a 34-24 de- ciaion. With this experience under their belts the Jays thought they were ready to take on their traditional rivals, the Columbia Kewpies. The Kewpies had just beaten Fulton, and were out to get revenge on their enemies. The Jays surprised the Kewpies with a 6-0 lead in the first few minutes of the game. The Red and Black was never behind, and had comparatively little to worry about. The score was 22-15. The Jays'next game was with the Fulton Hornets and the Jays had their minds set on a revenge for

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Baccalaureate Proceesional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Band Invocation. - - - . . . .The Reverend Henry J. Damm Thanks Be to Thee . . . . . . . . . . . The Chorus Evening Hymn . . - - - . . . - - - . . .The Chorus Scripture Reading and Prayer. Reverend A.B. Jackson America the Beautiful . . . . . . . . The Audience The Baccalaureate Sermon, The Signs of the Times The Reverend David T. Eaton Benediction. . . . . . . The Reverend Henry J. Damm Recessional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Band Commencement Precessional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :The Band Invocation. . . . . . The Reverend Raymond Kimbrell God of Nations . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Chorus Songs of the Services . . . . . . . . . The Chorus Commencement Address. . . . .Mr. Robert E. Lee Hill Scholarship Awards and Honors.Dean Walter L. Cooper Presentation of High School Diplomas...Thorpe Gordon Degrees and Certificates. . . .Supt. wade C. Fowler The National Anthem. . . . ; . . . . . The Audience Benediction. . . . . .The Reverend Raymond Kimbrell Recessional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Band