Liberal High School - Mirage Yearbook (Liberal, KS)

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SEHIUHS E Treasurer Barbara Law Secretary Donna Bryan Vrce Presrdent Reba Shank Presrdenr Mrlan Hart In the autumn of 1945 the class of '51 entered L1beral H1 h School as seventh grad ers They were t e lar est class 1f not the most rmportant They e ected as the1r pres 1dent Reba Shank After the hot and wrndy summer vacatron they returnedto school as seasoned fand sun burned elghth graders Thrs year they elected B111 Holt as pres1 dent and Dee Ann Dltch as ca.nd1date for foot ball queen In the1r freshman year they d1st1ngu1shed themselves by carryrng out a grass plantlng project on the campus of L H S Th1s 1dea was suggested by Wendell Smotherman In thelr frrst year rn semor h1gh as so ph1st1cated sophomores they elected B111 Holt as pres1dent Bobby Jean Cole was the candr datelfor football queen but she lost to an older r1va the class butby sellmg magazmes operat1n the concessrons stand at football games levymg class dues they rarsed enough money to honor the semors wrth a Junror semor ban quet and prom whose theme carrled out ln blue and srlver was H1tch Your Wagon to a Star Memb e r s of the Jumor class dzsplayed therr dramatrc ab111ty rn the play Fog Island a modern mystery drama Mxlan Hart was the pres1dent durrng thxs busy year At last the class frnal year 1n L H S arrrved At the beg1nn1ng of the year the class elected as pres1dent you guessed lt M1lan Hart Football was the frrst b1 sports event of the school year andbasketba land track pro v1ded excxtement too The class of '51 was the lastgraduatrng class to watch contests be tween s c hools of the Crm Ark League be cause f1Ve members of 1tW1thdreW le avrng Llberal and Garden C1ty w1th no league at all Sports were rmportant th1s year but there were of course many other thlngs rn wh1ch the semors took part Dur1ng the Chrrstmas season they decorated the frrstfloor hall of the school as has become a trad1t1on 1n L H S On February 15 the semor and Junror g1rls were enterta1ned at the annual Cottey Tea atwhrch chapters F A and A P of P E O were hostesses Dr Blanche Dow presrdent of Cottey College spoke to the glrls That same evemng the senlor gurls attend edad1nnerg1venb the A A U W Dr Dow was the speaker t at evemng also In late February four sen1ors Delores Grlffln Barbara Law Hazel Gr abeel and Wrlda Naylor became candrdates for basket ball queen Wllda was the one who was chosen to be queenbyballotof the four upper classes March 7 saw all the semors 1ndustr1ously L1bera1 Money earned rn thrs manner went mto the class fund to help cover the multltude of expenses thatconfronts every semor class Frlday Aprll 13 brought the presentatlon of the class play, another money rarsrng proj e c t Desprte the supposedly unlucky day the play Seventeenth Summer, was a success One day found the semors strangely quret No 1twasn't brought about by any great tra edy Itwas only Hush Day Anyone who spo e had to pa a frne The srlence was probably very rest ul to the teachers Afrnal rush of act1v1t1es marked the month of May Frrst the jumor semor prom then exams class day and Baccalaureate and fmally on May 25 a s olemn processxon of s en1or s g1rls rn wh1te ca s and gowns and boys 1n w1ne colored ones 1led mto the old audrtonum to the strams of Pomp and C1r curnstance to ICCCIVC therr d1 lomas, wh1ch represented not only the knowledge they had ga1ned but also all the happy years they had spent rn L H S 12 X . E f , l. 1 l 9 . . ' l . ' ' . ' . . 0 A ' . 9 . . . ' As juniors, financial problems perplexed WP 1' king at Some businffss establishment in I , I , , ang I 1 ' . . . Q . I .1 ' , n 1 s , , - - . , . U U . ll , . . . . I I ' 1 n 1 0 . f . ' . n 1 I ' , - I ' 1 ' I , I 1 1 :D I ' -1 I -1 . A , A a, 0 I 5 . 1 . ' . . - u 1 ' - -

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I UUH EUESHRE UPUH UUU Many eyes are upon us the sen1ors bec aus e th1s IS the year we step forth from the halls oil., H Q but remember our eyes are upon YOU the Jun1ors and sophomores who are mov1ng up one more notch 1n the process of gettlng an educa t1on Atlast 1t1s our turn to be the lead ers 1n our schoo Do you remember how 1n the seventh grade you wondered 1f you would ever be as rown up as those alrm hty sen1ors an how ln the elghthgra e you felt just a httle more as though you were a partof the school ac t1v1t1es even mf you were usuall Just a spectator? F1na1ly you were re shmen and then you were the most 1 mpo r t ant 1n the Junlor hlgh least' As sophomores you became a part of the senlor hlgh school ready to take part 1n the act1vxt1es wh1ch you had looked upon w1th longlng So now thatyou sophomores have had ayear of gett1ng 1n pract1ce for the b1g ger th1ngs to come 1n your Jun1or year and you who have had the exalted pos1t1on of Junlors for the past year have now ad vanced to the even more elevated pos1t1on of sen1ors remember we re watch1ng you' Ll...- S11ent Seruors It's Hush Day Hard workmg .Tumors fThe prom s sure to be a good one Soph1st1cated Sophomores fLook at all those books 'J

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xx, EVERETT BAKER Nrckname Gruzzly Favorrte Phrase That s rrghtl Majors Englrsh Mathemaucs Socral Scrence Mrnor Industrral Arts CLARA CARD Nrckname Shorty Favonte Phrase Get on the balll Ma jors Enghsh Socral Scrence Home Economrcs Mrnots Mu src Scrence Mathemaucs Commerce Fog Island Pro ductlon Staff 3 Grrl Reserves 2 3 4 HosprtalA1de 4 Band I 2 3 Pep Band 2 Grrls Glee Club 3 4 Mrxed Chorus 3 4 Clarrnet Quartet 3 DALLASI BARTLEY Nrckname Sprder Favorrte Phrase Buzz the drag Majors Englrsh Soc1alSc1ence Mrnors Art Industrral Arts Mrxed Cho rus 2 DONNA LA VORA BRYAN Nrckname P Bryan Favorrte Phrase I m gonna qurt typrngl Majors Socral Sctence Com merce Englrsh Mrnor Math ematrcs Fog Island 3 Handy Man Productron Staff 4 Class Secretary 4 Grrl Reserves 2 3 4 G R Cab1net3 Future Teach ersof Amer1ca3 4 F F A Sec retary3 4 Glrls State Alternate Nrckname Canon Crty Krd Favorrte Phrase What do you want? Egg rn your beer? M rs Englrsh Soc1a1Sc1ence Mrnors Mathemaucs Spamsh Frghtmg Lrttles 2 Fog Island 3 Cheer Leader 3 4 Jr K1wan1an4 H1 Y 2 3 4 Masque and Gavel 2, 3 A Cappella Chorr 3,4 Boys Glee Club 4 Mrxed Chorus 2 3 4 Boys State 3 Vocal Ensemble 13 COURTNEY BROWN Nrckname Cleo Favorrte Phrase Not prrntable Majors Mathemaucs Englrsh Socral Science Musrc MIHOI Com merce Jr Rotarran 3 Hr Y 2 3 4 Band I 2 3 4 A Cappella Chorr 3 4 Mrxed Chorus 2 3 4 Football 3 4 Basketball 3 4 Track 3 LOUISE BRYAN Nrckna me Loure Favorlte Phrase If I could only drop that typrngl Majors Englxsh Com merce Socral Scrence Mrnors Mathematrcs Home!-Zconomrcs Fog Island Productron Staff 3 Grrl Reserves 2 3 4 G R Cab 1116! 4 Ushers Club 2 3 4 Grrls Glee Club 4 V I .va 4' A 'fu , . .X fx '.: s ..: 3- GERALD E. BURNS 5 can H' U- U ' In ajaz il C 1, V I I . V ll