Le Roy High School - Bluejay Yearbook (Le Roy, KS)

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CLASS HISTORY Of the n1neteen graduatmg Sen1ors of the class of 1959 f1ve of them have gone through the twelve years of school together They are Paula Sue Meats Lowell Graham R1chard Dav1s James Br1nk and Bruce Welsh We entered L H S as Freshmen 1n the fall of 1955 The members of our Freshman class were as follows Presldent Melvm Ratz V1ce Pres1dent Sharon Storrer Secretary and Treas urer D1etr1cha Mltchell James Br1nk Larry Brutchm Sherry Crotts R1chard Dav1s D1ck Dear1nger Eugene Gehrke Lowell Graham Dale Harshberger Larry Hess Jud1th Houston Martha Hutchms Raymond Klaus James Lake Lawrence Lynn Paula Meats Nancy Noble LaVerne Ohmle Larry Storrer and Bruce Welsh In1t1at1on by the Sen1ors was the mam event of the year Eleven boys part1c1pated 1n ath 1et1cs Our sponsor was Mrs Young In the fall of 1956 we entered L H S as Sophomores w1th twenty three enrolled havmg gamed Syb1l Barrett and Denn1s Dewey and losmg Dletrlcha M1tchell We lost D1ck Dearmger Eugene Gehrke Dale Harshberger and Denn1s Dewey IH the flrst semester 'Class off1cers elected were Pres1dent James Br1nk V1ce Pres1dent Rlchard Dav1s Treasurer James Lake and Secretary Sharon Storrer We had the honor of servmg the Jumor Sen1or Banquet We had a ch1l1 supper and food sale dur1ng the year M1ss Austm was our sponsor Nme boys part1c1pated 1n athlet1cs We entered h1gh school as Junlors IH 1957 w1th an enrollment of twenty one hav1ng ga1n ed D1etr1cha M1tchell and Dahlla McCullough Durmg the f1rst semester we galned Ger1 Jordan and lost Nancy Noble and Lawrence Lynn Class off1cers elected were Pres1dent R1chard Dav1s V1ce Pres1dent Paula Sue Meats Secretary D1etr1cha M1tchell and Treasurer Melv1n Ratz Student Counc1l members were Sherry Crotts and James Lake Our Jun1or play Amer1can Boy and our Jumor Sen1or Banquet The Gay N1net1es were outstandlng events of the year We ordered our class r1ngs the f1rst of the year Our sponsors were M1ss Austm and Mr D1xon Seven boys part1c1pated 1n athlet1cs As we entered our f1nal year 1n L R H S we had an enrollment of nlneteen Class off1cers elected were Pres1dent Sharon Storrer V1ce Pres1dent Larry Brutchm Secretary Melvm Ratz and Treasurer James Br1nk Student Counc1l members were Jud1th Houston and James Br1nk James Lake was elected Pres1dent of the Student Counc1l H1ghl1ghts of our fmal year were the Sen1or play Home Sweet Hom1c1de our Sen1or p1ctures were taken our football and basketball teams went through the1r regular seasons w1thout a defeat or t1e We were guests at the Jumor Sen1or Banquet and Prom Song 1n My Heart ' The fol lowlng morn1ng we left for Osage Beach MISSOUPI on our Sen1or sneak Baccalaureate was held at the hlgh school on May 17 w1th Rev Bradbury as the speaker Class mght took place 1n the h1gh school aud1tor1um on May 18 cons1st1ng of the pre Sentat1on of awards and the readmg of the class h1story w1ll and prophecy Commencement exerclses were held for the class of 1959 1n the school audltorlum on May 21 The speaker was Rev StephenW1ll1ams of Empor1a After Rev W1ll1ams had delwered h1s 1nsp1r1ng talk we rece1ved our d1plomas whxch concluded our br11l1ant hlgh school career at L R H S 1 ' - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 ' 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - . . . ' , I ' I 1 1 - ' 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 - - , - . - , 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 - 11 ' 11 - - - nz - ' 11 1 - 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 . . . . . U . . H . ' I I . . H . , 1 1 ' , . . , - , . 1 1

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'H+ in A I B BY PICTURES Bruce Welsh Paula Sue Meats Me1v1n Ratz Dee M1tche11 Larry Brutchm LaVerne Ohmle Raymond Klaus Rlchard Dav1s Dahlxa McCullough Larry Hess James Lake Ger1Ann Lankton Martha Hutchms Judlth Houston Lowell Graham Larry Storrer Sharon Storrer James Brlnk Cornphments of WHELAN LUMBER COMPANY

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We the Semor class of 1958 59 bemg of excellent phys1cal health h1gh 1ntell1gence moral mtegrxty and sound mmd do w1ll the follow1ng valuable possess1ons I JAMES BRINK dow1llmyoverpower1ng muscles to Neal Rohr and my ab1l1ty to sleep 1n class to B1ll1e Houston I LARRY BRUTCHIN do w1ll my speedy ga1t and fast ways to Edd1e Ohm1e my ab1l1ty to get out of everythmg I can to George Swank and my paper planes to Gene Dav1s I SHERRY CROTTS do w1ll my ab1l1ty to s1t on the cha1r braces 1n the back of the Amer1can H1story room to Karen Matt1ngly I RICHARD DAVIS do w1ll my ab1l1ty to get along w1th everyone to Irene Merr1ll and my worn out tenn1s shoes to Bxlly Elhs I LOWELL GRAHAM do w1ll my ab1l1ty to stay out of Iola at all t1mes for all reasons and all occaslons to Gary Murphy I LARRY HESS do w1ll my skatmg ab1l1ty to Sus1e The1mer and my ab1l1ty to get along w1th everyone to the teachers of the 1959 60 term I JUDITH HOUSTON do w1ll my qu1et ways to J1mmy Bartlett and all my deb1ts and credmts 1n bookkeepmg to any unsuspectmg soul I MARTHA HUTCHINS do w1ll my th1rd place 1n the county spell1ng contest to D orthy Gleue and my red ha1r to Patsy Franc1s I RAYMOND KLAUS do w1ll my wavy ha1r to Ralph Starkebaum and my cowboy boots to Chloe Storrer I JAMES LAKE do w1ll my shotrod to anyone brave enough to dr1ve It and my ab1l1ty to play basketball to Jlmmy Bartlett I GERI LANKTON do w1ll my dental braces to Mary Corb1n and all my old boy fr1ends to anyone who can put up w1th them I DAHLIA MC CULLOUGH do w1ll my towermg he1ght to Judy Brownf1eld and my Shorthand book to anyone crazy enough to pay S2 50 for lt I PAULA MEATS do w1ll my stuffed seal lbackl to Mary Corbxn and my shy ways to Irene Merr1ll I DEE MITCHELL do w1ll my ab1l1ty to be Drum Major for two years to Ada Fern Jones and my bad case of Sen1or1t1s to Lo1s Stohs I LA VERNE OHMIE do w1ll my ab1l1ty to chew gum 1n typ1ng and get by w1th lt to Joyce Har Vey and to make A s 1n bookkeepmg to R1chard Johnson I MELVIN RATZ do w1ll my athlet1c locker to Edd1e Crotts ane my h1gh IQ and low ambx t1on to Ralph Starkebaum I LARRY STORRER do w1ll my old Yates Center g1rl fr1ends to Gary Murphy my broken down typewrxter and ab1l1ty to get along w1th the typ1ng teacher to Irene Merr1ll I SHARON STORRER do W1 ll my ab1l1ty to play sports to Roberta R1chards and my ab1l1ty to cheerlead to Sara Hutch1ns I BRUCE WELSH do w1ll my good grades 1n Amer1can H1story to Eldon Wr1ght and my motor scooter to anyone who w1ll take It I MISS KRENEK do w1ll my naturally curly ha1r to Sara Hutch1ns and my f1rst hour typ1ng class to the poor unsuspect1ng soul that takes my place I MR DENNIS do w1ll my ab1l1ty to smg to J1mmy Bartlett and my coal black ha1r to Roy Rodgers Our splend1d athletes to any college who doesn t thmk they re too good to have them our rusty halos to the Jun1ors our qu1et ways to the Sophomores our ab1l1ty to st1ck through four years of h1gh school to the Freshmen and to the teachers fond memor1es of us . . . . . . I 3 I 1 . . . . . . O I 1 ' I 1 1 1 I .9 , . 1 I I 1 1 I I I I I . . . ' . - 1 I I 1 I I I I I I 1 I I I I 1 I I I 1 I I I 1 H . . . gy . u I 1 - , . . . , . I 1 I - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1 I I ' I i . , . , I I I , .