Louisiana High School - Alamo Yearbook (Louisiana, MO)

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It was customaryfor the Jumor Class to pubhsh the L H S H1ghl1ghts so the class elected Fred Meloan as Edrtor and Anna Wagner as Asslstant Edxtor Mrs Enghsh and Mrs Kooreman sponsored the paper Boots Probst wrote the Junlor news Sh1rley Turner and Barbara Baker were offlce reporters Sh1rley Turner was selected by the faculty to be the Assmstant Edxtor of the Alamo and Fred Meloan had the tedmous Job of wrltxng the Jumor h1story Boots Probst was the only Junlor Cheerleader and she d1d a flne job The class also putona most successful Jumor play ent1tled Hot Ice The ast conslstedof Sh1rley Turner, Boots Probst, Phyllls Berry, Aloma Neumann, Anna Wagner, Nancy Uhle, Patty Tarrants, George Wagner, J1m Hedges, Glenn Holland, and Hugh Hodves To end a successful year the .Tumors gave the Semors a banquet that wlll e long remembered The theme of the banquet was 'Moonl1ght and Roses When next the class enteredthe halls ofold L H S , xt was, as D1gn1f1e emors The fmal page 1n a book of schoolday memorxes was about to be wrltten At the begxnmno ofthe school year the student body elected as Student Body Pres1dent, Fred Meloan, Vxce Presldent, Sam Kxlby and Secretary Treasurer Sh1rley Turner The Cheerleaders from the Semor class were Sh1rley lurner and Boots P1-obst Semor class offlcers were Presldent, Loren Umfleet, V1ce Presldent, Larry Bono, Secretary Treasurer, AlomaNeumann, and Student Councml Represent atxve, Boots Probst Sh1rley Turner was Edltor of the Alamo and Martha Alexander and Aloma Neumann wrote the Sen1or art1cles and also of the l-lomecommg attendants, Sh1rley Turner and Nancy Uhle, who was elected by the popular vote of the Student Body Two Senlors were at the wheel of the school orgamzatlons w1th Sam K1lby as Presldent ofthe F F A , and Aloma Neumann as Pres1dent ofthe F H A Queen of the annual Barnwarmlng wa s Mary Ruth Ocheltree and Semor Attendant was Margaret Rule, a new student at L H S Margaret also rece1ved the Betty Crocker Cookmg Award 1n Home Ecnormcs Awards g1ven durmg the year were the D A R Good C1t1zensh1p Award to Aloma Neumann and the Bausch Lomb Sclence Award to Fred Meloan Somethmng new for the year was a televlsxon show telllncv of L H S ln whlch three Semors, representmg the Speech class, took part Those Semors were Fred Meloan, Phyllls Berry, and Aloma Neumann Sponsored bythe Amer1can Leg1on was a County Part1c1pat1on Day ln whxch students from the M1ssour1 Const1tut1on classes fromfour h1gh schools ln Plke County took over the County offxces for one day Represented from I.40lllS1Z1I1a were Charles Buffum, Marvaret Rule and Aloma Neumann Selected as Alamo K1nU and Queen were Floyd Branstetter and Sh1rley Turner The year ended w1tha successful class play, Here Comes the Glrls ' The cast conslsted of Nancy Uhle, Anna Wagner, Kmtty Cox, Sally Patton, Marcxa Bennet, Judy Sandell, Mary Ocheltree, Joe Sh1elds, George Wagner, .hmmy Flaherty, and Charles Buffum Also durmg the year Charles Buffum was crowned Klnv of Hearts, wlth George Wagner, Semor attendant, at the annual F H A Valentme Dance And so ended a memorable four years of whlch any member of the Semor class of '55 can look back Wlth a sm1le on hls lxps and a tear IH hms eyes Thls pace IS sponsored by the HEALTH WAY DAIRY ' ' IV .IV C . . . D . b . ' ' . . . . ' ' ' ' d S . . . . . . , . - . . , -1 , The class was very proud of its pretty Homecoming Queen, Phyllis Berry, O ' C ' II ' 1 Q . C .

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amor oss gffstory When the Semors of 1955 entered L H S ln 1951 they began a spectacular four year career 1n hlgh school In l93l, there were smxty seven members 1n the class, one of the laroest Groups to ever enter L H. S To gu1de such a large class successfully throuoh thexr Freshman year, they elected as Presldent, .hm Mosley Vrce Presldent, Larry Bono , Secretary, Patty Tarrants, Treasurer Alo ma Neumann and Student Counc1l Representat1ve, .lane Johnson .hm Hedoes d1d a frne yob of represenunv the Freshmen of the Hwhhghts' Staff, and Aloma Neumann was the Freshman Ed1tor on the Alamo Staff '1 he two charm1ng attendants to the Homecomxng Queen of 1951 were Karen Sm1th and Martha Alexander Nancy Uhle wa s selected by the F F A as Freshman attendant to the Barnwarnunrv Queen Floyd Branstetter was d1st1nctly honored to be elected not only Freshman Cheerleader, but the only male member of the Pep Squad The class also had numerous members 1n the F H A , F F A , Glee Club, Band, the basketball team and the football team Another accomphshment of whlch the class was very proud was the f1rst pr1ze they rece1ved fo r the1r float 1 n the annual Homecom1ng parade The theme vtas, Welll Cook Warsawls Goose After agay and carefree summer vacat1on, the class once aga1n assembled to begrn 1ts year as snooty Sophomores The class enrollment had dwlndled The year began by electlng an entlrely new slate of off1cers Pres1dent, Paul Balserak, V1ce Pres1dent, Shlrley Turner, Secretary, Barbara Baker, Treasurer, Karen Smlth and Student Councll, Sally Patton N1ne of the boys made the football team and three were on the basketball squad Sam K1lby vu a s selected a s the Outstandmg Sophomore, and made the p1lgr1mage to Jefferson C1ty Betty Kanan and Donna Sm1gh were the Home comxng Attendants and Barnwarmlng Attendant was Sally Patton There was so much Sophomore news that two people were needed to act as r e po rte r s for the Hlghhghts, Martha Alexander and Sally Patton The Sophomore chosen for the Alamo Staff was Karen Smlth A new event of the year was the Sadle Hawluns Dance over wh1ch Sh1rley l Jrner relvned And so at last the class was on the last lap of the long journey, and were Junlors and upper classmen lhe enrollment for the year had taken another drop and was a mere fxfty fxve Offxcers for the year were Presldent, Jxm Hedges, V1ce Pres1dent, Loren l nfleet Secretary, Shxrley Turner Treasurer, Boots Probst, and Student Councxl Representatmve, Aloma Neunxlnn Chosen a s Homecormng attendants we re Anna Wagner and Boots Probst This page IS sponsored by the LOUISIANA MAYTAG CO -I D ,, . . G , . . 5 . - . U V r , 5 . . . . G . . . D .O . . D I I U 0 I l I I I , . , H uv . . ,, . to a mere fifty-eight as compared to the sixty-seven in the Freshman class. . 9 ' . ' . x ' 4 ' . ,.' . U . ' ll , Il 1 c X, . . ' ' V . . ' ' I I

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0flIOl C199 W I, Martha cB1g Mouth Alexander, do hereby w1ll and bequeath my s1mpl1f1ed book on how to play basketball to Norma lYea' I made a basket Pr1ce I, Phyll1s QBubbles Berry, do hereby w1ll and bequeath my bubble solutlon to Sarah Branstetter I, Barbara fI'm confused Baker, do hereby w1ll and bequeath my r1ght to go w1th boys out of school to Frances QStark Brothers trees bear fru1t Verd1er I, Ray QBruz Blxss, do hereby Wlll and bequeath all of myfootball equxpment and w1nn1ng smlle w1th the glrls to Rockne QUnderwevght Calhoun I, Larry lSax appeal Bono, do hereby Wlll and bequeath my goofy ha1rcut to Denms fTerry's brother, Latta I, Floyd fBye Bye, Branstetter, do hereby w1ll and bequeath my he1ght and jumplng abllxty to Oll1e QMuscle bound, Parker I, Charles QBest of the Buffum fam1ly Buffum, do hereby w1ll and bequeath my seldom worn Bermuda Shorts to W1l11am Haley, 1nthe hope that helll make more publlc appearances 1n them I, Pat lMr Helmerfs g1rl Campbell, do hereby w1ll and bequeath my way w1th Mr Helmer to Judy QPerfect Model Woods I, Mary lJust wa1t 't1ll schoolls out C o r u m , do hereby w1ll and bequeath my laugh to Shu-ley KWhere's Joyce? Sm1th I, K1tty QSoon to be Mrs Cox, do he r eb y w1ll and bequeath my no1sy ways to Lena Holly Sparks I, Margaret QI know Ilm rxght Creech, do hereby w1ll and bequmth my rlght to look fo rward to the future to Sue Ka f1re usually draws them away Dan1el r1bbon troph1es whlchlhaven t won to Bruce QOh, those Semor gxrls' Penn I, Mar1e QQu1et one Elhott, d he r eby w1ll and bequeath my bxg mouth to Joyce Kennedy I, J1m fP1cad11ly Flahert do hereby w1ll and bequeath my remalnlng bottle to John QI get so tlred 1n Amer1can H1story, Wood I, Everett QSpeck, Gerry, do hereby w1ll and bequeath my freckle remover to Bobby, fRed, Glllett I, J1m fCasanova Hedges do hereby w1ll and bequeath my ab1l 1ty to date all of the freshman g1rls to Andy Love I, Glenn QCutback Holland, do hereby w1ll and bequeath myabll 1ty to take care of Trlgger and Idon't mean myhorse, to Note QI can do xt , Mltchell I, Bob fOh, Patty, Holman do hereby w1ll and bequeath all of my flat t1res to Henry QHot rod Gr1esed1eck I, Sh1rleylBu1ck Jeffr1es, do herebywlll and bequeath my studlous soul to Joan Burbndge I, Jane fBroad fender Johnson, do hereby w1ll and bequeath my trophy 1n sports to Mar1lyn Thomas I, BettyfL1ttle Crab Kanan, do hereby w1ll and bequeath my qulet moods to S1s Branham I, Sam Kllby, do herebywlll and bequeath my rlght to p1Ck up gxrls then let some one else take them home to Clxfford Bl1ss I, Wayne fl talk a lot Kurz, do hereby w1ll and bequeath my loud mouth and fl1rty ways to H J Burnett I Terry fTall one, Latta, do hereby w1ll and bequeath my hexght to Gerald Beck I Fred QEIDSICIH, Malone do hereby wx ll and bequeath my dumb braln and soft head to Paul Neumann This page is sponsored by the IENKINS SEWING CENTER ' - .. ' ill . - . - j D I ' . . - 3 I Q . , . I , . . . . . j . I l U j - . . . I. D . 5 T ' . , . . J . . 5 0 . . I . . I ' - I, Marvin Dillender, do he reby will and bequeath all of my blue . . . , . . J . . - 5 . 0 . . , 1 ' ' 1' Yi . j . Q I , .. I . - 4 ,. . . . .- . 7 I . - . . .-3 . I I 5 . . . . 1 . l .