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

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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.

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GINGER CONNORS CLIFFORD HENDRYX JEAN STEPHENS Seniors IJUILSZGY CHAEQ PAT GEORGE NURMAN CARTER 11