Mercer High School - Memories Yearbook (Mercer, MO)

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1940 THE PILOT l9Ll Ao.Ll KLL 1 :OHL 'EJT6 113,13 Tfeal-L dlf v rv wro o nafe e year eeabse the Mercer Caro were several Joys played thl a lew elected boys nad a verf A of the bows fere a er v th the squad thls nad a good season lnere so lr blavton coach, and fwcult trme 1c.1ng tle letter men But after much Ch6Ck1Ub up tne found tuat the followlnb recelved letters nenneth 00111198 Iaxne Shrover LGU1S lac Gardner J D Rumpn, Dar wan ells, DdIWlD ncTntosh Forest Young, Bllly Coll1ngs Gene lock U nton Anderson and Denzll nclntosh The followlng boys, Kenueth Coll nhs Wavne Shroyer J D Rumph, and L6W1S nec GlIQ'GT who reserved letters last year and tH1S both were elect d to nelp choose the flrst rank olavers thls vear The bofs wust lately hare had the res onslble task of electlng an honorart oaptaln for the team tl1s Veer because the orlglnal canta1n, Wenoell Vlnzant dropped out early 1n the season After tro electlons the lwrst belng a t1e t1e boys aUpOlHtGC Derwln ells as honorary canta1n of thls year Also lD the eleotlol the bo1s close as CHDbalH for next year Le LS Mac xv l dvlel' ACCOTdlDg to Mr Slayton the team Qld very well l1nan even as far as uonef was concerned Crter clell They oroke lls a Q other equlpment Althouuh QS they QEIHG L, l1S na law or sev ral eaten e Iew twmes verf nvlt t1e score We se son ss ald steadv uerve Won several games These rnclueed a w1+h Rava11a Wl1Ch was the last game fame the boys snowed good UDVS1Cal to ga n tne most DOlHtS lH flve mln utes overtlle Dlaylng lAbL' TEH IS 1OURmAuENTb lllS ,ear's taole tenn s season opened wlth many notlc nrosoects n slght A few weeks ago there was a ner od of about tnree wee s wnen there was a contlnual CllCk of balls 7 on the taales every elghth p r od as tne yearly tournament t full SW1Dg Afbbl man1 d saopo1nted boys and glrls were able S VP13l days after defeatec e r ached the vs Qettw Datws and Lee perlod ol 8XClt ng 3133 nae salrett and Lee loor flnals whlcb were Della mae barrett Moore vs Dale dulllns After a full lng the wlnners were found to be Della the slngles ga es were f nlshed the students vho cered to slgned thelr uames for the doubles For about e week alter the nartners were plched the thrllllnb games were Dlayed every e1ght1 ner od, boys one daf, HHH tue g1rls the next After the f nal round the wlnners of the boys were Lee Moore, who was also V1CtOI7OUS 1D the S1Dg16S and 'rant Clark who rlth n1s steady hand was a great asset to the team The Wannlng g1rl's team was hary Lee Beavers, and lercelee Jones .. - I nr - .-4 'pf--1m 11 ':1T1', X71 4. 4 Q! 4 .mu , l 45 7 I-l it - , md 't ' ni Q -1 fa -Eye! is ' 1 - 1. I .I ., 1 t l, L, 1.4. .. ... 4. L. .L .J 4. ',. I 7 4 . - A . an A - , ,. . V 1 .1 .,. c .LL - A 4. 5, f ,, . : l .,.. H - - - 1 0 V - ,N , rw 1 3 .., -A I - S -.- s o Q ,, 'ff 'W ' j 'Z' x 1 Q vw Q 1 ' .. Q l 5 , If . . . . . , . -v ', 'P - , A - ' tw '1' .. -.. x.. . ., o . u -- 1 -. - , 1 - . ,-,. ' -1- . V - 1 K - ., .1 1 , ,.. . - . . -, F In T N fi - ... 1 R. , 1 I - J , - . , e 4 , 4 -w T7 :V ' -gf' , ' 4. . .. T . ,,, , . - .. , I ,, n -1 - - u - L - 1 -. .. - . c L L , , 1 . T7 ' H -1 ri , .J , a Q , - V. . -,W . v -, . V' J 1 L , V- u 'E 1 new D 0 1 L .. . v. ,, 1 jd ' N . , . . . - -5 a ., 1.-.. J . - . -. . 6 . . r .. . .. - 1 ,.. , , , .L I . -9 . . . 1 . - 1 -H J L n r 4 , .- - , . . . A T7 1 . . . ., .. uv . J ., . o . . - - J . . 'v wo- 1- -u ' - rv ' A l J L.. J , , K , , .1 . . - -4 . J. L I ' -A -1 . J- . 7 ' 'V E -C' ' . - - L Q , . 1 .. . I -, - f. . - , . ., T7 n L- J . , A 3 FL U .: ,-T, -92' A Q 1., . '1 .1 fo. 1 5 , A - .L ' U '-1 3, All 0 . J - -. . . if r-'Q Q 1 1 x - 1 1- fs -' I , , ... . a - .., ' . -.. Qs 4- - J. . - , ,I .L 1 - ef 43 Q.. -. ... Q , 1 ... -J 1. - .L 4. w J, 1 . -, 1 . 1, A V , I . O ji 'J L.. fu. .. .: Ill J.- -3 - -J -rr ' 4, T . , , . -, . - . - . . .1 1 -.V HSN .L v 1 P. 1 -- ' '11 a- ' r' - c' ' - I 7-1 'S' T' 'X 'T l 1 ' 'TT- ff 1 1 :J .L 4-2 -. P11 - V 1 - .3 -- . .: - - -.. . - .L ' A Q4 ' J. ', u 1 4- 1 if . - ' ' . lx ' ' , 4, - . . , A - n 1 1- f fw- . v -- L is O i 'VX ' J' A 1 - r -7 - ' ' 1 ...la . 0 J' .. .. , 1 T Y Q 4 . I Q I -R .. .1 . .. Ll 4 A I : . L j 'L ' . U t . K A . -5- . :Z 1 Ja 1 7 . . - ... . , - - 4 lf . ' J' .ff e - .- . ,.. o J- . l . . 1 . -1 , f-1 - ,fs . -x e .1 . .J ... Lu .X .x. r . 1 . T ' 'Y - U . J, , L 1 1. n . . . . . ' 1 f ' 'r 1' ' 1' 4 ' 1 - ' ' i ., J J. - .L 4. ' 1 - : . g, 5 --. .4 I .L- , - . . . . s - , V , 1 1 1-1 1 A - -I 1 - 7 5. 7 +V , ' . Y. . ' . ' ' K K . . . I yr .L o - . - . .V - A 4, 0

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