Midwest High School - Black Gold Yearbook (Midwest, WY)

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Class Will Little Johnny Jones dashed frantically to the locker room of M.H.S. He MUST find his English paper before the next class! Flinging open the door of his neat and orderly locker fare we kidding?J he started rummaging. Books flew right and left. Then a battered paper fell at his feet. Johnny pounced on it eagerly-no, it wasn't his English paper. He started to throw it aside, but his curiosity got the best of him. He blew off the dust, shook open the paper and slowly began reading the inscription, The Last Will and Testament of the Class of '47. Ignoring the bell he continued: We, the Class of 1947, under the influence of spring fever, do hereby bequeath to our worthy successors the memories of many happy hours spent in Midwest High, plus a few of our own invaluable possessions. Ginger Connors is leaving her beau-ti-ful dimples to Reta Wick. We hope they will be as useful to Reta as they were to Ginger. 'Tee-hee', said Joyce Hooley when we asked her if we could give away her giggle. After a little consideration she decided she would rather just lend it. So, Donna Carr, we are letting you use THAT giggle until Joyce comes back for it. To Ardythe Bieg, Pat George is giving her enticing way with men. Need we say more? That lucky Charles Lewis is getting Norman Carter's supply of bobby pins. For details on how to use them, see Norman. Melvin Warford has decided to leave Vic Nottingham his quiet manner. A hush-hush proposition, we believe. After much persuasion, Everett Chaffin finally contributed his Bay-Window . We are giving it to Jimmy Clabaugh. We know we shouldn't, but we couldn't resist the idea of slender little Jimmy with a stomach like that. Bettie 'Moo' Nall bequeaths her cows and her wonderful C21 '39 Chevrolet to Raymond Rorabeck. Betty guarantees many interesting and unusual experiences with these possessions. Harold 0'Connor will soon be the proud possessor of the height for which he has been wishing. Verne Hansen is leaving his long, long legs to Hairly . It was hard to decide which of Clifford Hendryx's many gifts he should donate. Our final decision was to leave Cliff's wa-d of gum to Miss Repp as she has been trying to get it all year. After Dorsey Chabo wears his essay medal on his graduation gown, he will let Dave Adams use it on very special occasions. However, Dave, you must promise to shine it carefully once a week. Larry Terpening is leaving his 1934 Chevrolet to Gaylord Brow. Keeping this car on the road requires the use of both han-ds, Gaylord. A prize possession, that of Jack Hahn's horse, Gilda, is going to Ivan Million. P. S. Ivan MIGHT be getting a bargain-two in one. To Jeannine Work, we are giving Harry Clabaugh's ability to pester anyone and everyone. This, plus, Jeannine's own talent will probably cause Mr. Gilbertson and Miss D-ille to take up residence in Evanston. A collection of excuses for morning tardiness is Jeanie Stephens' gift to Barney Hoy. George S1aughterbeck's corny joke book is going to Mr. Davis and Coach Bays. We hope they won't both pull the same joke the same day. Richard Moore is leaving his Mt. View blonde to Allan Carr, if she still be- longs to Richard at the end of the year. Joan McCain bequeaths her mania for the wooden ducks to Shirley Van Norman. They enchant you, too, don't they Shirley? Not being able to consult Gloria, we are willing her nickname, Dinky , to her little brother, Allen. And last, but not least, Mardelle Harvey's bottle of peroxide is left behind for those young ladies who prefer to be dirty old blondes . funquotej . We wish to leave to the faculty our appreciation for their patience and under- standing during the past four years. Signed and sealed this sixteenth day of April, nineteen hundred and forty-seven. CLASS OF '47 Midwest Highschool

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Senior Success The Class of '47 entered the halls of M.H.S. deter-- ,,... mined to prove our superior ability. As shining examples we offered our class officers: Jack Hahn, president, Ginger U Connors, vice-presidentg Charlene Schuster, secretary, and i I Joan McCain, treasurer. Mrs. Connors was chosen spon- KI sor. Two weeks later, considerably wilted, we all emerged I from our formal initiation into high school. The Seniors I- descended upon us with a vengeance. Later in the year c -1 'W twenty-seven green youngsters retaliated by opening the - - 5 new Canteen with a party for our tormentors. This party was declared, by popular consent, to be the best party of its kind ever given by a Freshman class. As our first year ended, the class found very little money in its coffers, but that bothered us not at all. As Sophomores we elected ofiicers and a sponsor, and began a campaign to raise money. The officers were Gloria Grifiin, presidentg Ginger Connors, vice-president, Joan McCain, secretary, and Charlene Schuster, treasurer, with Miss Dille as sponsor. With a movie, hot dog sale, bake sale, rafiie, and two one act plays, Elizabeth or 'Liz' , and Amelia in Reverse , the Sophomores delightedly saw their treasury begin to bulge a little at the sides. In September, 1945, our Junior year dawned brightly and full of promise. Ginger Connors was elected president, Gloria Grifiin, vice-president, Charlene Schuster, sec- retary, and Jeanie Stephens, treasurer. Miss Repp and Mr. McLaughlin proved able sponsors. A movie, and the sale of hot dogs and coffee at a football game strained the sides of the treasury and the industry of the class to the breaking point. In March we decided to give a barn dance. We decorated the Gas Plant Hall with lanterns and hay to give that barn effect, and requisitione-d a hay wagon to give the revelers a real old fashioned thrill. Then work began on the Prom, and the treasury became decidedly deflated. The Emerald City from The Wizard of Oz provided an unusual theme. The gym had a ceiling of solid green streamers, and along the walls were banks of poppies. ln the center was a fountain and pool with tiny goldfish swimming in the water. On the stage stood a castle with a golden road leading up to it through billowy clouds. It was a beautiful prom and all who attended had a memorable evening. The Seniors attempted to ditch us on the annual sneak day shortly aft-erwards, but since everybody was determined to go to Story, Seniors and Juniors 'became slightly mixed in one anothers' cars, and most of the ditching was done on horseback. A little sadly, We attended that year's commencement and knew that we were next. The oliicers who carried the class through this last year were Norman Carter, president, Jack Hahn, vice-president: Joyce Hooley, secretary, and Mardelle Harvey, treasurer. Miss Repp and Mr. McLaughlin again sponsored the class. Remembering the humiliation of three years before, we became very severe with the Wee Tots . We imposed a week's curfew, ending with Initiation Day and Kangaroo Court. We, as privilge upper classmen, wandered through study hall carrying pillows and licking our all-day suckers with relish. Kangaroo Court provided baths and a few charges for the Frosh. Also the obstreperous Juniors succeeded in smearing the mighty Seniors with an ample amount of lipstick. We repeated the barn dance of the year before with even more success. While the Juniors planned their prom behind bolted doors, the class worked on a ditch day that would really be a DITCH day. The Juniors ambled far behind wondering which direction to take. After their prom given in our honor, came Baccalaureat and Commencement. Everybody was happy to be free, but rather sor- rowful as they realized they actually would never know such freedom again. During our high school years a number of the class distinguished themselves in various activities. Jack Hahn was basketball star for four years, making the first ten his fresh- man year and the first five each year thereafter. He also was outstanding in football, and earned All-State honors for the 1946 season. Norman Carter made the first ten in basketball his Sophomore year, and the first five his next two years. He was on the football eleven during his first three years in high school. But at the beginning of the '45 season he broke his back during a game, and was unable to play again. Dick Moore had an excellent record in football and won honorable mention for the All-State team his Senior year. He also made the first five on the .basketball team his Senior year. Several members of the class showed brains and won essay contests. Joan McCain and Joyce Hooley placed in the V.F.W. contest their Junior year. Dorsey Chabo won first place Jack Hahn, second, and Joan McCain, third with their American Legion essays their Senior year. Also Pat George and Bettie Nall won first and third places respectively in the V.F.W. contest. Mardelle Harvey became T.N.T. president and worked hard presenting assem- blies and the Football Banquet. Charlene Schuster and Gloria Grifiin also won honors in T.N.T. by being elected cheerleaders their Sophomore and Junior years. Ginger Connors then took over where they left off, and led the cheering section her last year in school. We were unable to obtain a picture of Gloria Griffin.