Midwest City High School - Bomber Yearbook (Midwest City, OK)

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we lzign of fde if arid 0 45g Once upon a time in a country, called Midwest High School, there mled a queen. She was the dearest in the whole land and her name was Mary Ann. This is the story of Mary Ann and her people. Now in this land lived a rince w o helped the queen mle the people. This prince was called S. L, .End with him ruled a princess, named Betty. whose peo le were descended from the woe Emerald lsle. The Royal Court was composed of many Lords and Ladies which l shall name here. Lady Betty Cummings who moved from the country soon after the Crown Prince began his reigng Lady Peggy Line, Lady Lois Holcomb, Lady Verdia Conner, and Lady Betty Kimsey who were great supporters of the royal game called basketbalg Lady Betty Ratliff and Lad Betty Lewis were Ladies-in-Waiting to the Queen: Lady Helen Holliday who was so cheerful she was loved by the entire courtp Lord Brandenburg and Sir Bob Bean who participated in basketball, and Lady Anna Lee urtis and Lady Marion Bell who gave the court a quiet reserved quality. Not long after the eoronation, Lady Wanda O'Dell came to court and with her ladyship came her royal carriage in which many a Lord and Lady spent man a pleasant evening. Sir I. D. Shonts tended the post in the court and all the Ladies of the Court were happyectio see him come. Lady june Myers held the position of Royal Historian use she knew all the inside do . Now in The Kingdom there lived a lady who was noted for her grand rties, There was not one in the whole court who did not love to attend llhdy Vivian's balls. The Court lestcrs were Kenneth lMurtl Bacus, Richard fRickj Meeks, and George fSnagj Mills. These added much mirth and merriment to the atmosphere of the Court. Into our land came Sir Donald Edmond and his twin sister, Lady Cleo. They were much impressed by the throne room which was a.beautiful shade of blue. There were several court romances, among which was the courtship of Lady Lois Holcomb by Prince Bill Price of a neighboring kingdom. Lady Helen and the Court lester were the object of scandalous remarks for several months. The mles of 'the Court would not permit a love affair between royalty and a member of a lower station. Lady Betty Ratliff and Lord Calvin Randolph fRedj Srowers, Ir.. who later went into the ro al rd, were betrothed, L 'y Betty was attracted for a time by Sir loc madows, a knight passing through the country. The first celebration in the kingdom after the coronation was high- li hted by the rformance of l.ady elen who consented to sing with the dun lester. Tlizy gave one of the popular ballads of the day, Revolver Car in Mother. gladly Betty Kimsey was given the honor of being Queen of the royal toumament. Sir Bamey Ward crowned her. At the end of the reign of Crown Prinoe S. L., a great banquet was given and all the court and the kings and queens o the surrounding countries attended. The next decade, Lady Betty Lewis, a distant relative of the Prince fthrough Adam and Evej, was placed on the throne, and the lovely lady ruled mang years fone, to be exaetj. Lord randenburg gained the favor of the Court and helped nsle until he accepted a commission in the Royal Navy as an Apprentice Seaman. His lace was taken b Lady Lois. Lord Barney Ware? was given control of the kingdom's gold and jewels. Lady Betty Kimsey too over the record books of the kingdom. The Court moved into a new castle with moats and draw-bridges. lights. 'gps and other modern stuff. The throne room became green to match e people. A great feast was given in honor of the princes and princesses who had been crowned and had been given a kingdom of their own. Lady Helen has been wooed and won UQ by Admiral Dowling fifcj of the Royal Navy. Lady Lois has given up her Prince for a greater ambition. fSchool teachi . llalgj' Carter, a new addition, has come to the cmssroads. To be or not to be fmarriedj. -Lady Mildred is going to a school to leam how to sit on a boss's lap Lady Marion is undecided. 1????P????j Lady Betty Patrick is changing her title to Countess jones. Lady Ratliff is still waiting for her Prince Charming. Lady lanice is still being courted by a neighboring Prince. Sir Barney is still pursuing his Princess with the Sioo,ooo,ooo,ooo. Lords Brandenburg and Meeks are preparing themselves for a South Seaa cmise. Lady Betty Lewis is being pursued by the officers of the royal guard. Ladies Cleo and Pe are in charg: of a canteen, whose chief purpose is to keep up the moraqfyof the mem rs of the Royal Army. Lord Curtis is the Royal Butcher, while Sir Bob Bean is serving in the capacity of Rcgyal janitor, Lady Ver ia has been won by Sir Leon Wallace. Lady Kimsey is continuing her education. Lady Anna Lee still is associating with the people of brighter intellects. Sir Dou Michaels will leave for his plantation in the southern part of the kinggam soon. Lady Deane O'Dell is going to retire into obscurity and replenish the kingdom. Count Shonts has charge of the Royal Correspondence in the capacity of censor. This includes the Countess llene's mail. Lady Mary King will continue to be the quiet refined girl she is. Lady Clance is contemplating! flust what, we're not sure.j Sir Donald Edmonds and Lord S. L. Dare are entering the Ro al Navy. Duke and Duchess are residing in the palace of the former Iguke. Lady Harrel is betrothed to Lord Bowman of the House of Bowman Lady Myers still is huntingdthe answer to the S64 question. I AND QUEEN ARY ANN RULES ON. As a child, you no doubt have looked upmzo some upperclassman that seemed to you -as the smartest person in sc l, other than the teacher. Gee, this person was in the twelfth gudell lt seemed that you would never get to be a' senior in High School but you finally transferred from grammar school to lunior High where you probably thought you were practically grown. You got to wear lipstick, and your first really dress-up suit. You probably had your first heartbreak during this time on some boy in High School that seemed a man. lf he would only ask you for a date. lust wait until I get to be in High School and when I get to be Football Queen, he'll be sorry he didn't ask me for a date. The next really important step was when you were a junior. You were so near and yet so far from graduation. You stood around and admired the graduating class in their caps and gowns, and all the clothes they got in which to graduate. just one more year!! You came back from the summer vacation to be a Senior. Your very last year of school! More than likely, too, you have an idea in the back of your head to really have a good time this last' year. Try to get by with murder because you are now a Seniorl The year rolls along. the same as any other, except that you are reminded occasionally that you are a Senior when you have to order announcements and so forth. You really don't feel any smarter or any more superior to any other kid in schoo. Somewhere along the line ou were called into r. Sutton's office for a little pep talk about English IV. On some it does good, on others, it makes little impression. The last nine weeks, you start to order a play, prepare to give it, finish the Annual and a dozen other things in the time left. Before we know it we are trying on our caps and gowns and having those horrible cap and wn pictures made. The ones that our parents think that just have to E: made. Some afternoon, we stop and think of our school experiences, those that we wouldn't trade for any amount in the world. We visualize the school from Mid-America. A big red and white building with a green roof. The outside looked so cold on winter days, but inside the ki s made up, in their warrnness, for all the dismal appear- ance it may have on the outside. We remember the kids in the dmg store, 6 or 7 to a booth. Of Betty taking our order and Schmidt making Pepsi's. With books piled up so high on the table, you can't see the table itself. Kids laughing a little loud sometime and Mr. Conrad coming over and making us quiet down for a little while. He tries so hard to be stern, but we know him for the person he really is underneath. Going to the show here in Midwest City, and seeing all the steadys sitting to ther. Maybe a few surprises, too, you've never seen them together gfore. Wonder how long it will last? You think of all the time you've s nr waiting for a bus into town. lf you were only the owner of the bus liise, you would have a special bus come out and take you on into town, and not have to wait so long. You remember seeing the fellows out practicing football. You probably sat in the shade of one of the hutments, and admired some particular person out there. They look almost grown with big broad shoulders. You just know everyone of them will be a football hero this fall. And when we won a game, there wasn't anythin good enough for the players. When we lost a game, you felt downgiearted deep down inside, but you surely wouldn't let one of the layers know that you felt that way. You know that they certainly tried hard enough. You just live right out there on that football field all through the game. When someone is hurt, you can almost feel the pain. We had a basketball team, too. You just marvel at the way the players get around over the court. Every time they shoot for the basket, you almost feel that you helped put it in. You are really proud of them, too. You remember all the time you have spent in a classroom. Probably some night when you get kinda discouraged at going to school, you counted all the hours you spent there. This very seldom did any good except to console yourself. You still have studying m do. And some of the teachers! You can think of the times that they have just poured the work on and you thought they were the meanest people in the world. Especially if they assign a long lesson just before a good game or there is a show in town that you want to see. But still, you can remember when they have been so nice to you. You just practically loved them. lt's the same way with some of your school friends. They seemed so sweet, you felt that you could tell them anything in the world with the strictest confidence, and when you get the news that they told someone of your dearest secrets, you swore that you would never speak to them again. Funny, you always made up! One of the dearest sights was the gang piled on Roy Curry's car. lt disappeared once and you haven't seen it in a long time. lt may be out of sight, but you can still remember it right along with the rest of gout school days. These are just a few of the memories that you will ave of Midwest City School. You really regret to leave all these things behind. They will be with you always and ou look forward to the da when you are grown and a part of the world, to come back and see all your teachers and recall some of the time you had back in '44-'45 A Scmol. HELEN HOLLADAY