Macon High School - Oipi Yearbook (Macon, MO)

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1 THE OIPI 1951 3 THE FOUR YEARS STRUGGLE OF THE CLASS OF '51 On that fateful day of September 4, 1947, the faculty of MHS shuddered as they heard a great racket. Upon investigation they found it was not men from Mars, but just 95 p-green Freshmen, who were determined to take over the high school. Soon we had our first class-meeting, and we elected Tom Zelade as our President and Barry Green and Grace Craig as our representatives on the Student Council. Time passed, and soon it was the Homecoming and we elected Jean Franks as our Class Queen. In April we participated in Fun Night and Doris Jean W'aller was our representative in the Queen Contest. By the time we were Sophomores we were quite a problemg at least the teachers thought so. But- really we were improving! We elected Stan Grimm to lead our class through the long, hard year. Carol Edwards and Tom Zelade stood up for our rights on the Student Council. Fair-haired Judy McQuay reigned as our Class Queen, and Ramona Maloney as our Homecoming Sophomore attendant. Our Junior year began as gentle as a lamb, but it went out like a lion. This year was one of our hardest years, but with Stanley Faught in the driver's seat we succeeded in pulling through. Small, black-haired Patsy Bianchi was our Class Queen for the Homecoming Parade, with Rose Anne Kelley as our Junior Attendant to the Homecoming Queen. This year we had the large responsibility of raising funds for the Junior-Senior Prom. Se we sold every- thing from pins to doughnuts. We also sponsored two school dances. We had the Homecoming Dance in Oct- ober and later in the year we had a Spring Dance. Both were a success, but natch! We had the food-stand at the Homecoming gameg we just about ran out of everything but mustard. Mr. Nelson, one of our class spon- sors, picked up his nick-name that night. Just call him Perk . Our class is loaded with talent. To prove it. Barry Green with the aid of his Cornet won first at Kirksville and second at Columbia. The Brass Sextet tincluding three Juniors-Hazel Hartung, Alfred Welch, and Betty Whittenburgi won first at Kirksville and Columbia! Be tty Whittenburg and her french horn won first at Kirks- ville. Barry Green and Alfred Welch, two of the three members of the 'Cornet Trio, won third at Columbia. With a year's experience behind us, how many prizes will we take in '51? We didn't, either, bribe the judge!! Well, what do you know?? It is September 1950, and that means we are SENIORS!!! It hardly seems as if three years have passed, but we didn't let the underclassmen know our feelings. We tightened our safety belts and took off for the best year Macon High has ever known. To prove that we were going to have a whiz of a ye ar, we picked a whiz of a leader-Francis Edward Tem- pleman. For the first time in our class history we elected a Class Queen and King-Katherine Christiansen and Alfred Welch. We really out-did ourselves this year on our class fioat for the Homecoming Parade. Our float represented the throne room of the King and Queen. The white-draped throne was built on a platform at the front of the truck with steps leading up to the throne covered with grass. Above the throne was a huge silver crown with the word-SENIORS-written across the front of the crown in red. The rest of the truck was attractively decorated in our class colors-red and white. The football squad with Tom Zelade and Stan Faught as co-captains chose-guess who?? N0 - - Yes - - Miss Ramona Maloney as the Homecoming Queen of the year 1950. Her Senior Attendant was Sue Roebuck. Since the Seniors of 1950 had a Senior Trip, we were determined to have a trip or bust!! So early in Oct- ober we declared a Senior Work Day. We raked leaves, put up storm windows, and worked for local merchants until at the end of the day we had S196 in our Treasury. Stan Faught received S6 for his day's work at Kroger's. This was the most turned in by a Senior for one day's work. Once Stanley gets started there is no stopping him! This year the class of '51 .published the best Oipi that has been put out since the first one in 1910. The Oipi Queen was cute, blue-eyed Marilyn Orbin. We are sure the underclassmen agree with us that we couldn't have picked a lovelier queen. Despite our reputation, this year the Senior Class got busy and revived the school newspaper. The new school newspa.per is called- The Tiger's-Tale . The tour Seniors on the staff are: Stan Grimm, Editorg Barbara Pate, Business Managerg Wilma White and Virginia Lucas, Reporters. Other years just dragged along, but our Senior year flew, especially after the second semester. We had a class meeting and chose grey caps and gowns. But lo and behold we all agreed on one thing for the first time in twelve years! VVe agreed on our announcementsg Mr. Knapp nearly collapsed from the shock. We had to write our real names for our diplomas, the reward for twelve years of hard labor. On March 21, we had Senior Career Day at MHS. Seniors from over Macon County met and heard interesting talks on different careers. On April 20, we traveled to Kirksville for our annual Senior Day at K.S.T.C. And guess what-?? We got the trip and a swell time was had by all Seniors and their sponsors. That last week was wonderful- the Prom, our Senior Breakfast, and the final Senior Assembly. But above all, our Baccalaureate and Com- mencement. . On May 19, 1951, as we marched to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance a great loss was felt by all students of MHS as the Senior Class of 1951 walked out the doors to face the cold, hard world.

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THE 01111 1951 L f X,-1' A W! I 77 .,,,e534'i .,g,,.Qev4 of J 5 ,f , A, ,fd XA J Af-H' 7? -SN-:vu .ff,,,fLQ-sy-jiew A':f t ' ' FRANK TEMPLEMAN-Senior Pres., Yearbook Staff, Football As Senior Class President He's really on the go A finer boy, we will never know. . Y fhEi!A.f'Cls '-fflf,-1f3f'As 'g , flfifj , 'Alf' . QARICL ,FAmsfsec..fqf.,.smi1or Class, F. H. A. 'lyi' 519' ' When she iSn't ffSparking, A5154 A ,,.She'wantsQ'iMoore . , f' fa fps' ' W 9.5 'C . n Ill' ,L I 'Vi' 1 1 ,.' 'f li ' 1n'.,'d. I Y - ff., 4 ..---'s---- 'H , sf. BARBARA PATE-Treas. of Senior Class, District Pres. CFHAJ, Yearbook Staff, Newspaper Staff To be a history teacher, She has a good start, l We all agree she's very smart. , - ff P' f.g'f'i11q,f-e:45,'fj,w -4-weasel, --' af BILL! WILSON-Senior Vice-Pres., Yearbook Staff With pallet, brush. and oils in his hand , He'll grow up to be an artist man. . , ,1 , I .f' . , , ,' , Q. 'L i 'Ldv' -ff'- 'EJ 62. -iles ALFRED WELCH-Senior -Class King, Football All hail the Senior King, . And listen to his trumpet ring! , ' ff' 4' -iff' F 4' L J, n 1 N A 4532? ' 5134-f.f'l .!f 'erifp ATHERINE CHRISTIAN-Senior Queen, F. H. A. Our Senior Queen was she: Allen's queen she'll always be. MARILYN ORBIN-Yearbook Queen, Yearbook Staff ' She is smart and can sew a straight seam, Guess who is our Oipi Queen '? STANLEY GRIMM-Yearbook Staff, Newspaper . Stai, Football Stanley is a preacher's son Be careful, Stan, you'11 jump the gun. 904-Z A .ff-K., ' 1 A ws- ,4ZffeW?iyQfmf