Lamar High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Lamar, CO)

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i The Savage Chieftain Volume 4 Lamar, Colorado, February 3, 1948 Number 5 Annual Senior Formal Features Spanish Theme By MARILYN PEECHER With its theme, Serenade de Siboney, the senior class pre- sented its annual formal dance in the Junior College auditorium, January 24. Forty-seven seniors and guests danced to the music of Alden McKinley of Rocky Ford under a ceiling of festive Spantsh t-olors. The windows were hung with red,' blue. yellow green and orange drapes of crepe paper. Sombrerns. scrapes and typical Spanish decorations Orna- mented the walls. Soft light was provided by floor lamps, The programs featured gay little yarn dclls and carrying out the theme, everything was writ- -en in Spanish. intermission entertainment in- troduced by Master of Ceremon- ies, John McCall included a trom- bone solo by Todd Haveyg a trio. Sibonev. by Margaret Baird. Pam Pollock and Ileta Sterretti a solo LaPaloma by Bob O'Dell, Highlighting the evenings enter- tainment was a Spanish dance by Marilyn Peecher, Jack Eddle- mang Mildred Hendrie, John Hermes: Ileta Sterrett, Sim Hall. Refreshments were served fol- lowing the program. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred R. Young and Mr. and Mrs. Max Coffman served as cha rones. Asslstir with P0 the dances was Mrs. Ha the de ann- Q Joy Martin, DAR Good Citizen Each year the seniors of LUHS choose by vote three girls from the Senior Class who nos' Nineteen Enroll In Driver Education Class by Joy Martin. Nineteen students are enrolled, in the driver education class.- This course for which one-fourth. credit is given, is taught after, school by the football coach, John Allen. The course includes thirty- three class hours in the dual-con-I trolled Chevrolet. 24 of which will be observation. Nine periods will be spent in actual driving.1 The requirements allow four stu-, dents in the car at one timef three looking on and the other one driving. No back seat driv- ing, Mr. Allen wams, just ob-' servationf' Of the six week spent in the clasmoom, two wili be spent in learning actual driv- ing technique. Responsibilities as a driver ar stressed to the student and als -fnonsibilities concerning th car itself. They will be given experiefnc in mountain. street, night, high. way ani heavy traffic driving, 'or thelridrivafg CHORUS T0 PRESENT FAMED MlKADO FFA Mako Annual Trip To N ationfil Westem Stocksbow by Bob Sweat Early, ln the morning of Janu- ary 20, forty-two members of the Lamar F.F.A. Chapter left Lamar and headed for Denver to attend the National Westem Stock show and Rodeo. Accom- paning the boys were Mr. Black, Mr. Coff' and some of the boys p ' fumished transpor News 'IDLCH in Deny? Featul-eEdit0,, IEP nou , . - to the SAsS sf-inf liimof I ' been ports E v 'salute ' trip - EN. Editodztop Editor iii? Rghangsrc- ' - 5 Uni ,gggfgkfeksxflor E - tin s'v.,: - g 'w.'DCnrl1,, ' by Deborah Merrill Gilbert and Sul1ivan's famed Mikado or Town of. Titipu will be pruented on February 17, 18, and 19, by the L.U.l-LS. chor- uc, under the direction of Mr. Harold Hanson. A matinee is to be presented Tuesday, the 17th, and the two evening perform- ances will be held Wednesday and Thursday at the Pioneer Theatre. The price of the tickets has not as yet been determined. will present the , casts - Q 'trst includes: . -a-Dwight - E' . ' A. - B Bob Blferfall ' Aan L . 'fkby Mari eflliq 16179 D E91- sees qualities of de' service, leadershi ism. This yer' lyn Peect were girls 'I tContinued on pa! Orchestra School To H Music Festival And Au The School of the Ui of Denver has just annoui two-day orchestral Festival Scholarship Auditions to in Denver on' March 6 and 7. In addition to scholarship auditions for each instrument, participants will appear in a festival orchest- ra, a special radio broadcast and attend a special concert by the Denver Symphony Orchestra. Successful contestants will re- ceive free instruction on their ma- jor instruments during the aca- demic year 1948-49 from the first chair players of the Denver Sym- phony Orchestra. Those interest ed in the festival or auditions may secure information and ap- plication blanks from Mr. Theo- dore Geringer, Director of Instru- mental Muaic, Lamar Union High School or from Dr, Camp- ton Bell, Chairman, Division of Fine Arts, University of Denver. 41- 4 ii- as --I 0 A JUNIOR PSALM I want to be a senior And with the seniors stand With a fountain pen behind my ear And a notebook in my hand. I don't want to be an angel For angels have to sing: I just want to be a senior And never do a thing. ,Sandstorm E - r ' . . , - emo if Rfigifzlg 2':i1':..y. D LI Spe Jugidzvfbelll 1 1' ite ' 'fh. - L. ' 'Mu i'- 3v. T'fu. 'leer 1' ic ' gipfygraphy , C'-Scar..-4.V'tg:, M. 'lj0ru, 3:12213 cglrfzcggratho Spoblng h , - ar. mum, R - P. P52335 Ash' '1-Yore ' ' ' , lr-rr,,.en ' H- , Maw ' M' 4, ner B., . La inf' Da Pines urlce mon S C . - S . ar f Miss Hrwce lm ford . J C1 ,Q Mes H-5'Qf E1i.,Qf' Ki Hanson .ie Baird X ,aault the exception if Dwight Howard Wagner the ging will take part which consists of o e i a o - perlonih M'kd be n Nankl-Poo flees the the Mikado, to an elderly Ha falls in a maiden SID Mai ,, vey, neth solo. ple Howard Wagner: Thine Alone by Jimmy Price: duet, Will You Remember? by Colene Welsch and Howard Wag- nerg solo, Just a Little Love, a Little Kiss by Colene Welsch. -it -if -it -if It -l- Student Council Recommends Early Opening of School Doors By Pam Pollock Last week in Student Council it was decided that the building should be opened a little earlier, since the weather has taken a tum for the worse. The doors are now opened at 8:10 and 12:45. This plan will continue through the cold weather as long as oroper conduct is maintained in the halls. Also the members of the council decided that to carry on tradition. the last dance in the vear will be sponsored by the Student Council in honor of the Senior class of that year. The Council has requested that they be notified of any organization desiring to sponsor an activity. At present a few dates remain open. an Wins Approval of The second Student-Faculty Directory, compiled and mimo- graphed by thc newly formed Business Service Club under the supervision of Miss Jewell Elkins, .has been issued. The Directory this year has :besides the students and faculty i l . n list of classes and club officers. The Editor-In-Chief is Marga- ret Jane Baird and the co-editors are flleta Sterrett, Mae Kerfoot and Bob Birkby. Members of thc Business Ser- vice Club are Carolyn Cambell. Anita Comell, Erma Grauberger, Mildred Hendrie, Helen Hierony- muy, Patsy Johnson. Barbara Kelley, Icy Martin. Spencer McGrath, Ellen McKenney, Bob 0'Dell Marilyn Peecher, Ruth Ann Smith and Eugene Sturgon The cover was designed and drawn by Dorothy Collins a member of the Art Department. Besides the Directory, the Bus- iness Service Club stenciled and Directory School mimographed the Savage lain up to the time it was and has served thc school in U1 Chief- printed ny capacities. il guardian. Ko- condemned Nanki-Poo the court of Ku-Ko ln Yum-Yum is free to has for Nanki-Poo learns and Ptah-Tuah has instead become Executioner. which sentence of decapita- from being carried out. Ko- J plans to marry Yum-Yum chat aftemoon. Things go well for Ko-Ko, but then a letter comes from the Mikado saving that if someone 'isn't executed soon, Ko-Ko will loom his po- sition. Ko-Ko is exasperated until he learns that Nankl-Poo ls near suicide because he cannot marry Yum-Yum. Ko-Ko persuades Nanki-Poo to be executed on the !Continued on Page Slxl i

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I .4- Page Thirty A CASE OF SPRINCTIMED Junior Play CAST OF CARRY PAGE - - - CURTIS GENTRY - JOY ANN SHANK - NANCY HILTABIDEL JERRY POSEY - - JEANNIE CROWE - JUDY CARRICO - JERRY KILDUFF - ALMA COLYAR - - BARBER DEHAVEN - DOROTHY CLAYTON JOYCE JENKINS - - DOLORES DRISKILL JACK ALEXANDER JUANITA WRIGHT - CHARACTERS - Bob Parker - Mr. Parker - Mrs. Parker Betty Parker - Dickie Parker Gwen Anderson Joan Abernaker - - - Eddie - - Louella Mr. Abernaker Mrs. Brunswick - Mrs. James - - Mrs. Hill Plainclothes Man - Miss Bright