Kennett High School - Indian Yearbook (Kennett, MO)

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CLASS HISTURY September 7, 1934 was a red letter daY for approximately sixty little boys and girls who enrolled in the first gade of the Kennett Schools. By careful checking over the rec- ords, we find that only seventeen of the origi- nal sixty are among the forty-two graduates of 1946. They are Alma Louise Barnes, Mar- cella Edwards, Peggy Killian, loe Hemphill, Frank Dickey. Leonard Favell, Virginia Hinch, Donald Hipp, Io Ann McGahee, Zack Parr, Ioe David Patrick, Helen Richardson, Bobby Std Russell, Betty lo Shrum, Paul Slicer, Patsy Stout, and Kathryn Williams. The second year C1935-36l passed rapidlt' with a few new ones being added to our number: Anita White being the only one who remained throughout the years. We were in- troduced to the intricacies of addition and subtraction of Arabic figures 2 + 2 I 4. A great thrill came to us in our third year C1936-37l. When all dressed up ln our Indian costumes, which we made ourselves, we got our picture in the St. Louis Globe Democrat. We also published a little news- paper ourselves with news of our own and other classes. Iune Ross, and Dorothy Iean White, who still remain with us today, iolned our class at this' time. The next two years, being mostly remem- bered for the epidemics of measles, whooping cough, chicken pox, etc., were profitable as well as eventful. The fourth year fl937-387 was a momentous one not only for us but the whole world. Hitler marched into Austria and achieved the bloodless anchlus. We were awed by talk of war, but were busily occupied with the task of obtaining an education, and little did we dream that some of our number would be helping to fight the war before hav- ing finished their high school course. Bill Smith who has served as our class president for two years, joined our ranks in our fourth year, as did Alberta Iames. In our fifth grade ll938-397 year we were joined by Olga Harris and Mary Lee James. Time was passing slowly for us and a school year of nine months seemed interminable. We reached our sixth year H939-403: the half-way mark in our public school career, and counted the years before us. We were full of enthusiasm for life in general, but were loosing, somewhat, our enthusiasm for school. Again we published a newspaper, The Chat- terbox, and never did a name more truly reflect the characteristics of the publishers. Paul Wright and Venlda Reagan were sixth grade additions to our class. For us the seventh grade C1940-4ll seemed most difficult, now we were in Iunior High. We had been accustomed to staying in the same room with the same teacher all day long: now a different teacher and a differ- ent room for each class. School was less like a second home and the teachers seemed like strangers until the term was half over. Our Iunior High science department spon- sored a club of Nature Knights during our seventh year. Marcella Edwards and Anita White were awarded pins. We felt very important during our eighth year C1941-427 for were we not grammar school seniors? Although we were hardly ready for tt, we had received diplomas of graduation from the eighth grade and were ready for high school, or so we fondly be- lieved. Wlllene French, Kenneth Mills, and Grace Hazzard were valuable additions to our number. September, 1942, sixty-five strong, we ent- ered Kennett Hlgh School. New additions to our class were Charles Baker, Mary -Lee Green and Lorene Reis. Be it known to all we more than lived up to the name of Green Fresh- men. We were scared, and we acted and looked it: we got lost, we wandered into the wrong classes, and were pretty miserable for sometime. But we came out of it with a flourish in our Sophomore year H943-441. Sophisticated is the word that described us. Bill Smith was elected President of the class with Peg- gy Killtan as secretary-treasurer. The Pro- gress Club gave an award of war stamps to an outstanding member of the Sophomore Class and Peggy Killian was chosen by vote of the class members for this honor. Her subsequent record has more than justified their choice. Betty Chlsm, and Marcella Ray entered our midst this year. 1944-45 was our lunlor year. We were firmly convinced that the Iunlor Class was the most important one. Certainly we work- ed harder, though not on our lessons. We had heavy financial responsibilities, what with having charge of the junior stand dur- ing football and basketball games, and de- vising new methods for making money, with which to sponsor the Iunior-Senior Banquet, which was the high-light of the year. This was a gala affair and its success astonished everyone, for as you know, we are noted for our laziness! Two members of the lun- ior Class, Bill Smith and Anita White, who had supported the class with their time and work, were chosen by the class members to lead. the graduating class down the aisle for their graduating exercises. Paul Slicer was awarded the Annual History Award, presented by the Lions Club, for three years of high scholastic achievement in history. Two members of our class were called into the service of their country during this year: Harold Culp, our class president, and William Green. Thus we became full-fledged Seniors ln 1945-46. The following officers were elected: President, Bill Smith: Vice-President, Ioe Pat- rick: Secretary-Treasurer, Grace Hazzard, and Business Manager, Ioe Hemphill. During this year we had several new members: Bonnie Koonce, Rayburn Crawford, Mabel Holmes, -47-

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