Madison High School - Panther Recall Yearbook (Madison, MO)

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,Cad 04 cf Zedameni 0 lzeegemor Clau 0 1949 We the members of the Semor Class of 1949, want to hand down to the underclass men our dearest abxl1t1es and possesswns May they carry them on through the1r future years I Betty Cupp do wtll and bequeath any abmlnty or possesslon I own to anyone except my mterest 1n Gunn s whmch I ll keep for future use I personally w11l my abmlrty to stand on my toes to Sally Snell I Roger Smdow, do w1ll and bequeath my bashfulness toward gurls to Bobby Holohan and my love for flshmg to Donald Doyle I Clyde Ragsdale do w1ll and bequeath my love for Anne Carolyn to Bxlly Games and my excuses of rntsslng the bus to Kenneth Witherspoon I jaumta Pollard do wrll and bequeath all of my loves except the latest whxch I intend to keep to Dorothy Forsyth or anyone that can win them and my flalr for snake dancing to Billie Games best g1rl I Betty Overfelt do w1ll and bequeath my mterest in the teachers sons to Barbara Myers, and my ablllty to be Don Smiths best gmrl to Dorothy Forsyth I Barbara Noel do w1ll and bequeath my favor1te expresswn you know who Arlen Wood and my basketball sumt to Selma Lou I Mary jenmngs do w1ll and bequeath my hexght and basketball su1t to Katherxne Stewart and my abtllty to get along w1th older people to Martha Martln I Mary Humphrey do wxll and bequeath my flair for the plano to Anne Bryant and my typing speed to Barbara Myers, and my old shorthand book to anyone that can keep the pleces together I Vtrgrma Forsyth do wlll and bequeath my seat ln study hall to anyone who can keep the two halves together and my typmg speed to George Hall can learn It and my seat ln study hall by Don Smtth to anyone who can get hlm to talk I Wretha Newbrough do wxll and bequeath my seat on Smdney s bus to Dollme Dunwoody and my love for dancmg to Betty Pollard I Bertha Wh1te, do w1ll and bequeath my abxlrty for talkmg wr1t1ng notes ln study hall and skipping school on April Fool s day to anyone who th1nks they can get by w1th It and my love for playxng jokes on people to Katherlne Stewart who doesn t need tt I Curtis McMorr1s do wlll and bequeath my place on the basketball bench to George Hall and my place tn bookkeepmg to anyone who IS fool enough to take mt I Doris Thomas do w1ll and bequeath my love for frghtmg on the bus wnth jack Hayden to Betty Seefeldt My l1k1ng for a certain Freshman boy to jo Ann Glaser I Helen Robertson do will and bequeath my love for slnglng to Bonnle and Dollle Dunwoody my glgglmg to Martha and my basketball suit to Wanda Alexander I Mane Rawlings do wlll and bequeath my love for Clyde Ragsdale to Anne Bryant my typing speed to Dorothy Clark and my seat 1n study hall to jean Peterson I Charles Campbell do w1ll and bequeath my basketball su1t to Bobby Holohan and my love for the Moberly glrls to Arlen Wood on second thought I think I w1l1 keep them for myself At last we the members of the Semor Class of 1949 do w11l and bequeath to all the underclassmen the best of luck and a most successful llfe To the jumors w w1ll the ab1l1ty to flnlsh our ambxtlons and never have a stopplng mark on the ladder of success To the Sophomores we w1ll falthfulness and loyalty To the Freshmen all the luck tn the world and we hope you wxll reach the hugh standard of bemg a d1gn1f1ed Senior 19 I L I1 O , . . . , ' 0 ' ' , ll ,UV I, Mary Gwyn, do will and bequeath my shorthand books to anyone who thinks they ' . ' , e

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enwr Cfaaa .fvlwlory On August Z8 1945 twenty e1ght Freshmen gathered m study hall All felt rather self conscious durmg the flrst weeks of school however they soon became a part of the student body and parttclpated tn the acttvltles We l1ke to recall our 1n1t1at1on day when we wore gloves and sun glasses and knelt to the upper classmen Our class officers for the year were Prestdent Betty Sue Carnes Vlce Presldent Bob Oldham Secretary Betty Cupp Treasurer Barbara Noel and Student Councll member jaumta Pollard Mrs Brownfleld was selected as our Sponsor Our Freslunan party was held October 30th We came masked and had a lot of fun Toward the end of our flrst year Dorothy Tlpton Joined our class The enrollment was then twenty s1x On September 9 1946 we came back to M H S for our Sophomore year We lost three class members Dorothy Txpton jumor and Laveta Hammons and gaxned two Dor1s and V1ck1e Thomas The class enrollment was twenty fxve Our class officers were President Barbara Noel Vlce Presldent Helen Robertson Secre tary and Treasurer Betty Sue Carnes and Student Councll members Dorms Thomas and jaun1ta Pollard Agam we were glad to have Mrs Brownfleld as our Sponsor Several members of our class part1c1pated m basketball At the end of the year we lost another student Robert Snell Our Sophomore party was a rook party jumors We lost five members Sue Carnes Bob Oldham Robert Davidson V1ck1e Thomas and Freddxe Walters We chose as our class offlcers Presxdent jauntta Pollard V1ce President Mary jennmgs Secretary and Treasurer Mar1e Rawlings Our St Patrick s Day party was held March llth Our jun1or play Bolts and Nuts had a very successful presentatxon under the drrectlon of Mrs Swartz We enjoyed makmg preparatlons for the jumor Semor Banquet Our theme was apple blossoms After fmlshmg our junlor year we looked forward to becommg the Semors of 49 On September 7 1948 we wended our way back to dear old M H S We fmally settled wlth an enrollment of seventeen We lost three members Bobby Davls Kenneth Branstetter and Anna jean Mallory Our class off1cers were chosen as follows P1-es1dent Helen Robertson Vice Presldent Charles Campbell Secretary and Treasurer Betty Overfelt We selected Mrs Coates as our Sponsor We had an 1n1t1at1on party for the Freshmen whlch the whole hxgh school attended Later ln the year we had a party at Doyle s Cafe Our Semor play The Campbells Are Comlng was presented March 17 1949 We are planmng to enjoy our Semor trxp We are also lookmg forward to the Junlor Semor Banquet and other exer crses at the end of school 9 Q O On September Z, 1947, we assembled again in study hall to become jolly

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Dear Diary Whxle shoppmg m my old home town today I met a former schoolmate of mme from back m the class of 49 She has just opened a style shop on East Madlson Avenue This proprretor was none other than Betty Overfelt Her assistant Miss juamta Pollard, IS top model specxallzmg In frtted gowns wxth reptile accessories Juamta nn her spare tmme mstructs students from all over the state ln the famous dance known as the Snake Crawl While chatting with her I learned the whereabouts of some of her former classmates She told me that Mary Jennings now Mrs jake Overfeltl was an mstructor rn home economxcs and physical educatxon at our old Alma Mater I also learned that Helen Robertson was employed m the commerce department of the h1gh school When the school year ends Helen is planning on that long delayed june wedding The groom IS to be Ed Swartz Glancmg at my watch I reallzed that I was late for my appomtment at the beauty salon I gathered up my parcels and rushed out 1nto the street Zoom Who on earth? Why that was Char es Campbell drwmg a truck for Standard O11 And who should be rlght behind htm but Patrolman Clyde Ragsdale Careful, Charlre or Clyde wlll get you After reachmg the beauty salon Mrs Gunn fBetty Cupp rushed me into a cha1r and began to work We were soon deeply engrossed xn con versatron concernmg our old frrends She told me of the openmg of the new john Deere plant tn town, and of those employed It seems that Roger Smdow IS the produchon manager of the flrm she holds a strategic pos1t1on Another new bulldmg rn town IS the Samaritan Hospxtal Curtts McMorr1s IS the staff surgeon and IS very mmportant Mlss Mary Humphrey IS head nurse and I hear she is very capable and efftcment I found out that Dorls Thomas and Marme Rawlxngs were followmg thelr husbands around the umverse one bemg a contractor for a large construc tion company, and the other a member of Uncle Sam s Navy Whrle under the dryer I picked up the Mormng Herald and read of the famous softball player Wreatha Newbrough playlng ln a Natxonal Women s Tourney I ll bet she IS a whrz with that left handed pitch Now who do you suppose the edrtor of thrs state wlde cmrculated paper 159 V1rg1n1a Forsyth IS your best guess Oh ho What s th1s'P Bertha Wh1te has taken over Thleman s Flower Shop In Moberly She and her younger slster w1ll manage It After puttmg away the paper I glanced across the street and notxced a famxllar flgure Now who else but Barbara Noel IS so t1ny'? Mrs Gunn spoke up and sa1d that Barbara had been marrred for fwe years and was the mother of three lovely daughters By the way their last name IS Burke l Betty contmued to say that Barbara was also runnxng a day nursery I ll bet she has her hands full This has certainly been an eventful day but I was glad to hear about my former schoolmates and their walks of life My curfew has sounded so I must retmre for the evemng Reportmg for the jumor Class ll . ' I . . , D j Miss Mary Gwyn is one of the many typists for the company and it seems . f D . .