Missouri School for the Deaf - Memories Yearbook (Fulton, MO)

Text from Pages 1 - 128 of the 1976 volume:

x 1976 MEMORIES MISSOURI SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF FULTON, MISSOURI VOLUME NO. 6 Our Honorable Governor Christopher S. Bond Missouri State Capitol M.S.D. students look on as Governor Bond signs Deaf Awareness Week Proclamation. Commissioner of Education Arthur L. Mallory Assistant Commissioner Leonard Hall Board of Advisors Top row, left to right: Burney Fishback, Mrs. Corley Thompson, Jr., Don Stimble. Center: Archie D. Marshall, James C. Morris. Contents ADMINISTRATION 9 CLASSES 37 ORGANIZATIONS 67 SPECIAL EVENTS 75 SPORTS 93 ADMINISTRATION ... „ Jill Ail Top: Lloyd A. Harrison, Superintendent. Left: Marilyn Griffith, Secretary. 10 f wr ! Top: Alvin Remley, Business Manager. Center left: Leona Drinkard, Secretary. Center right: Jo Potter, Clerk Typist and Telephone Operator. Bottom left: Faye Schmitz, Bookkeeper. 11 Wheeler Hall Top: Richard O. Davis, Principal. Left: Janet Craghead, Secretary. Right: Steve Koziar accepting his retirement from Mr. Davis. 12 Wheeler Hall Faculty Mr. Bastean assigning new vocabulary words to the 12V class. 13 Wheeler Hall Faculty Mrs. Maupin explains how clay can be shaped into different forms. Mrs. Bosch explains Human Anatomy to her 9B class. 14 Media Department Mrs. Jamesette Gurule, Teacher Aide, mixing chemicals to develop color slides. Mr. Gene Stevens, TV Technician, operating the TV panel board preparing a TV news program. 15 Library Top right: James Lewis and Randy Wood sharing a library book. Center left: Rosemary Harris using the card catalog to find what library materials are available about dogs. Center right: Betty Lewis helping Madonna Steitz use the card catalog. Bottom: Looking for library books is fun for Dianna James, Sarah Paige, and Madonna Steitz. m 4 16 Rice Hah Top: Richard D. Reed, Principal. Left: Mr. Reed practices for a canoe trip with the Boy Scouts. Right: Jean Shipman, Secretary. 17 Rice Hall Faculty ma McMunn Fern Ready Sabra Rice icia Poe Teacher Aide Sherri Taylor Marthada Reed Teacher Aide Mrs. Betsy Tutt tells Pat Herndon his fortune at the Halloween party. 13 Rice Hall Faculty Meredith Weston-Band Ms. Weston-Band and Ken Stone ponder a comment from another student. Leon Gibson considers instructions given by Mrs. Haus in a geography lesson. Mrs. Ready works with Lisa Dattilo. Ken Burbridge raises his hand to answer a question posed by Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Taylor observes Frankie Ellis ' s work in Project Life. 19 Stark Hall Top: Frances Alexander, Principal. Left: Catherine Cuthertson, Secretary. Right: Kevin Clark and Mrs. Alexander—Mrs. Alexander taught Kevin ' s parents. 20 Stark Hall Faculty Kristie Vanderpool is manually spelling the news. Sarah Dzurick Nancy Gerhart Marilyn Herndon Nola Garner Teacher Aide Teacher Aide Marion Gordon Sidney Humphrey Teacher Aide 21 Stark Hall Faculty Carl Seabaugh is looking at beans sprouting in a jar. M Mrs. Payne ' s class is answering a calendar question. 22 Cheryl Gard is having a reading lesson. Shanna Stone is reading nouns. Melanie Owens is signing her news from memory. Mrs. Garner ' s class identifying money. Mrs. Barnes ' s class doing number work. Tina White is speech reading a calendar question. 23 Vocational Shop Top: Eldon E. Shipman, Principal. Left: Carol Maddox, Secretary. Right: Mr. Shipman and Mrs. Maddox looking over a list of the days activities. 24 Vocational Department Dema Harrison Danny Hanrion Kelly Bridges uses a nail set under the watchful eyes of Assistant Printer Mr. Morrison. Elizabeth Jones Clara Kurtz Robert Morrison Patricia CTRourke 25 Vocational Department Ed Thompson preparing to crease a pair of pants. Larry Clark, Mr. Taylor and Scotty Lee readying rolls for the oven. 26 Vocational Rehabilitation Charles Bland counseling with Karen Mull, senior, in regard to future plans after spring graduation. Driver ' s Education Charles Bland Counselor Woodrow Greninger Counselor Aide Carol Yates taking behind the wheel training from Mr. Clarence Davis. 27 Kerr Hall Counselors Top right: Helen Hawkins, Head Counselor. Left: Girls sendin message on teletype telephone. 28 Front row, left to right: Susan Miller, Fern Sherer, Wannadean Lewis, Betty Russell. Back row: Marcella Houchins, Bettye Galbreath, Helen Lawrence, Louise Salmons, and Catherine Rice. Tate Hall Counselors Top left: Tom Bastean, Dean of Boys: Right: Ron Scantlin giving boys tips on driving a car. Front row, left to right: Robert Williamson, Betty Lawrence, Francis Saling, Lynn Starkey. Back row: George Galbreath, Howard Yancey, David Airaghi, Randy Russell, and Ronnie Scantlin. 29 Rice Hall Counselors Left: Wanda Jones, Matron. Right: Marty Spencer and Lester Guenthcr playing a game of checkers. 30 Front row, left to right: Santina Creed, Sylvia Miller, Alva Polacek, Nancy Houchins, Carolyn Stocksick, Mary Yates. Back row: May Schmohe, Cindy Tate, Joyce Thompson, Dan Berry, Hollis Schmohe, Ocie Creed, and Burford LaRue. Stark Hall Counselors Left: Serving line in dining room. Right: Audrey Spencer, Matron. ' 13 4 5 6 8 9 10 II 12 13 IS 16 17 18 19 10 M 23 24 25 26 57 29 30 31 WHvaW Front row, left to right: Lillian Phelps, Mary Ann West, Jean Stieferman, Jessie Bradford (seamstress), Sandy Russell, Marilyn Sparks, Louise Huff. Back row: Oscar Gomez, Leta Geisler, Nancy Koetting, Opal Polacek, Mary Brewer, Linda Rouse, and Sterrett Bell. 31 Infirmary Staff Left: Henry Durst, Doctor. Top right: W.E. Montgomery, Dentist. Front row, left to right: Helen Wilt, Doris Dunavant, Dorothy Briggs, Jo Ann Pemberton. Back row: Sue Sanning, Ronald O ' Neal and Carol Meyer. 32 McKee Dietary Department Front row, left to right: Velma Boehlen, Dorris Greninger, Thelma Herring, Kay Jatho, Helen Stephens, Michael Speaks, Sue Fisher, and Allen Wilcox. 33 Rice Dietary Department Left to right: Delores Loucks, Eliza Braxton, Howard Richmond, Pearl Winingear, Hazel Morris, Nellie Johnson, and Viola Poff. Stark Dietary Department Left to right: Albert Barczewski, Verna Hutchings, Connie Bowen, Betty Gaumer, Mamie Pasley, Kathy Hutchings, Mary Kronk, and Juanita Houchins. 34 Maintenance Department Front row, left to right: Charles Lander, Gifford Rowe, Mike Healy, James Hendrix, and Harold Bosch. Back row: Bob Hoffnagle, Charles Harris Laundry Left to right: Margie Bertani, Agnes Craghead, Eula Seabaugh, Edna Quick and Grace Tharp. Custodians Left to right: Charles Kirk, Wesley Long, Willis Hillgartner, Elliott Hughes. Absent: Howard Alton, Tom Bartley and Martha Lee. 36 CLASSES 37 L Front row: Sponsors, Pat Adams, Barbara Morrison, Danny Hanrion; Debbie Gamblin, Secretary; John Drury, Treasurer; Tracy Barnes, President; William Richard Ward, Vice-President; absent Loren Goeres, Sponsor. GRADUATES 39 Roy Baker Warrensburg Sonya Ballenger Columbia Tracy Barnes West Plains Clinton Bradshaw West Plains Cathleen Bragg Brookline Craig Bruning St. Louis Mike Butler Columbia Mark Celeslie Lemay Donna Cochran Rocheport 40 Candy Dattilo St. Louis John Drury Kirkwood Neil Eshbaugh Ferguson Debra Gamblin Festus ■ M Melody Goetze St. Louis Pat Ham Montgomery City Rosalee Hampton Oran Katheryn Holloway Alton Debbie Kendall East Prairie 41 Bonita Lee Kansas City Steven Lloyd Keytesville Kevin Miles Bethel Barbara Milk St. Louis Jimmy Mize Bernie Karen Mull Bonne Terre Becky Myers Springfield Carol Nelson Kansas City Randy Ragland Independence 42 Mike Ray Bloomfield Melvin Runyan Martinsville Mary Jane Ruoff Hemple Danny Scott Holts Summit Monte Scott Independence Mike Skaggs St. Ann David Talley St. Louis Terry Ulinski St. Charles Richard Ward Carrollton 43 Class of Sponsors Officers Top, left to right: Carol Adams, Tom Bastean, Ron Scantlin. Center: Debbie Kendall, President; Leland Gregory, Vice President. Bottom: Dennis Bacon, Treasurer; Debbie Ames, Secretary; John Hoffman, Sergeant-at-arms. 47 J umors Debbie Ames Dennis Bacon Larry Barton Dennis Bowman Kelly Bridges Yates Chambers Larry Clark Pamela Cullins Ken Culver Mary Davis Albert Ealy James Fitzpatrick Kent Garn Vivian Goforth Leland Gregory Sherry Hall John Hoffman Jim Hunter Nina Jacobs Kathy Ketchem Kelly Kline James Lewis John Manning Doug Miller Jerry Oliver Sarah Paige Kathy Peknik David Poteet Doris Pride Joe Sandhaus 4S James Scott Kendall Shuller Cindy Smelser Sherry Thurn Patty Warren 49 Wheeler Hall Students Mark Abramovitz Cheryl Adams John Albers Debra Ames Joseph Andrade Dennis Bacon Roy Baker Sonya Ballenger Tracy Barnes John Barnett May Barnhart Ray Barnhart Larry Barton James Baskett Karen Bennett Tensil Boone William Botz Samuel Bowen Dennis Bowman Clinton Bradshaw fljf B : M : c „ 50 «( M am v fl 1 km ' ' ft ■ ' 2 i — ■ E - t ... i I a -. ■■ l t: ; B HL H H i ; Cathleen Bragg Kelly Bridges Phyllis Brown Craig Bruning Paul Burchett John Burghardt Michael Butler Mark Celeslie John Chambers larry Clark Jhonny Claybrook Donna Cochran Ernest Conway Pamela Cullins Kenneth Culver Candy Dattilo Jeff Davidson Dena Davis Mary Davis Roy Draper John Drury Steven Dunaway Dennis Duncan Albert Ealy 51 Wheeler Hall Students Perry Ecton Charles Elkins Theresa Elliott Neil Eshbaugh Jacquelyn Fitzpatrick James Fitzpatrick Steven Gaddy Dwayne Gallion Debra Gamblin Kent Garn Kimberly Gilleland Eugene Gillilan Danny Glidewell Marjorie Code Melody Goetze Vivian Goforth James Gooch Mary Gowin Theresa Gray Lorrie Greer Leland Gregory Terry Griffith 52 Sherry Hall Patricia Ham Rosalee Hampton Robert Harvey Mark Hase Belinda Hathoren Michael Hess Roger Hickman Judith Hill John Hoffman Kathy Holloway Webster Holmes James Hunter Larry Imlay Nina Jacobs Dianna James Darla Jenkins Shirley Jenkins Steven Johnson Debbie Kendall Kathy Ketchum 53 Wheeler Hall Students Debra Kline Kelly Kline Evelyn Koepke Bonita Lee Scotty Lee Sheri Levingston James Lewis Nancy Litton Steven Lloyd Alvin Lovings Earl McBride Raymond McCurdy Joyce McKee Robert McKinney Gerilyn Mackenberg Russell Maddux John Manning Elizabeth Mathes Judy Mick Kevin Miles Barbara Miller ji iflt 54 H ' i ft M K •w ' Jr BH| Hi - - . • w _ n - - ' tff - K Douglas Miller Elizabeth Minor James Mize Michael Morris Karla Morse Karen Mull Rebecca Myers Carol Nelson Jerry Oliver Michael 011a r James Ousley Mary Overby Sarah Paige Troy Parks Jerry Peknik Katherine Peknik David Poteet Doris Pride Randy Ragland Ronald Randolph Michael Ray Earl Rogers Larry Rogers Melvin Runyan 55 Wheeler Hall Students Mary Jane Ruoff Joseph Sandhaus Robert Schebaum Danny Scott James Scott Monte Scott Jeffrey Sheddrick Kendall Shuller Michael Skaggs Cynthia Smelser Darrel Smith Wallace Spivey Madonna Stietz Duane Stevenson James Sullivan Robin Talbot David Talley Bernard Thiessen Susan Thomas Edmund Thompson Timothy Thompson Sherry Thurn Angela Tolie Roland Tompkins 56 I t- —■ m W IB r Terry Ulinski Sandra Veach Keith Volkart Ricky Walker William Ward Patricia Warren Brent Weedin Linda Whiggam Darren Williams Karvita Williams Joseph Wolf Randy Wood Elvin Woods Sandra Woods Kenneth Wright Carol Yates Timothy Yates Michael Yount 57 Rice Hall Students Tammy Baskett Tresa Baughman Mark Bax James Belongy Keith Benfield Kathy Bennett Kris Blankenship Ken Burbridge Andrew Buford Kim Campbell Kerry Chaney Roberta Clark Dennis Clines Lane Conley Terry Cooper Marilyn Crocker Dean Crowe Allen Cunningham Jerry Curry Lisa Dattilo Andrew Dieterich 58 Rhonda Dyer Mark Edwards Frankie Ellis Janice England Steven Englebrecht Janet Forbis Janice Forbis Joe Forbis Leon Gibson Kent Gilleland Teresa Gray Rhoda Gurule Emily Hampton Sue Hanna Kenneth Hartman Kenneth Hatch Jeffrey Hatter Djuana Haynes Sherri Herbert Pat Herndon James Hines Alice Hollis 59 Rice Hall Students Donna Hutchinson Vergie Jagodzinski Wayne Jones Charles Kingston James Krpan Teresa Kuhn Paul Lloyd David Mcintosh Steven Mason Kenneth Miller Vicki Mills Jeanette Morris Shannon Nichols Leila Orr Brenda Owens Dededra Owens Carla Person Russell Pickens Keith Poteet Randy Pyeatt Annette Reavis Bryan Reed Sidney Rice Scott Rogers 60 2 kJ t - V Mark Roth Lesley Ruede Kenneth Russell Brent Simmons Roger Smith Angela Soliz Marty Spencer Becky Spry Larry Stephens Ken Stone Linda Sutton Lisa Taylor Brenda Tennyson Angelica Terrazas Leah Thompson Cynthia Tolie Judy Warren Dianna White James Willoughby Tyrone Woods 61 Stark Hall Students Audrey Adams Robert Adams Lonny Appleberry Amy Jo Barber Kurt Bouchillo n Candace Brawley Kenneth Brite Connie Buffington Denal Burden Kim Carter Clyde Carver Philip Christus Danny Cissell Kevin Clark Sandy Clark Carol Clayton George Cole Roger Combs 62 HHHHik vlv JoS IH ■fc - m H _2i- o| HftW ' Brian Creed Robert Curtis Annette Daniels Patrick Day Tracy Dowdy Bradley Drew David Dunagan Freddie England Judith Faber Ricky Fryman Cheryl Gard Patrick Goodman Danny Gregory Chris Greathouse Richard Grisham Tracy Hampton Hal Hawkins Vicky Helton ArtyeHill Judy Hubrins Stacy Jackson 63 Stark Hall Students Elaine Jennings William Jennings Emily Johnson Pat Jones Roy Jones Marjorie Kekes Angela King Phillip Lagud Mary Ann Lassen Sophia Lawer Robert Lawson Betty Jo Lechliter Allen Letterman Kenneth Lewis Timmy Lewsader Charles Lockhart Mark Lockhart Charles Loofbourrow Kevin Luttrell Frank McVay Paul Mann 64 Jonathan Martin Nicky Masters Joe Miller Nelson Murray Bonnie Nelson Edna Operle Shelly Owen Melanie Owens Lisa Parker Lee Parrish William Pierce Roger Powell Scott Reed Richard Riedel Barbara Reschke Janet Roach Annette Robinson Christine Romaker Serena Romo Melissa Rush 65 Stark Hall Students Ray St. Clair Brad Schlimme Steven Schmitz Lisa Schumacher Carl Seabaugh James Seeloff Robert Sparks Gwen Stewart Shana Stone Craig Storms Michael Tilley Steven Tipton Jesse Tuttle Becky Vahle Kristie Vanderpool Andrea Vinessa Carol Wetze l Tina White William Wilson Annette Wright Liz Wolf Regina Ziegler m WSM I 66 ORGANIZATIONS 67 z a .a S (2 .a £ S ■9 Q T3 C« c - 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' u 1 O XI ■o SP K , - ■- f o s| i. ■a « M c — g 2 2 00 - o O C - « « u w £ B. § = 1 . .5 « § J.SS 68 42 ■5s 69 42 70 71 Junior N.A.D. First row, left to right: Michael Butler, Cathy Bragg, Michael Ray, Tracy Barnes, Richard Ward, Ken Shuller, John Barnett, Randy Ragland, Danny Scott, Mary K. Dattilo, Becky Myers, Robert Morrison, head sponsor. Second row: Mark Celeslie, Mary Jane Ruoff, Terry Ulinski, Barbara Miller, John Drury, Karen Mull, Clinton Bradshaw, Craig Bruning, Keith Baker, Steven Lloyd, Bonita Lee, Rosalee Hampton. Third row: Leland Gregory, John Hoffman, Darrel Smith, Dennis Bacon, Jerry Oliver, Debra Ames, Cindy Smelser, Kenneth Culver, Larry Barton, John Manning, Kathy Peknik, Kelly Kline. Fourth row: Robin Talbot, May Barnhart, Cheryl Adams, 72 Mary Overby, Kar la Morse, Darla Jenkins, James Fitzpatrick, Debbie Kendall, James Scott, Kathy Ketchem, Jim Hunter. Fifth row: Debra Kline, Sheri Levingston, Jacquelyn Fitzpatrick, Angela Tolie, Sandra Veach, Beth Mathes, Robert Schebaum, Duane Stevenson, James Baskett, Albert Ealy, Russell Maddux. Sixth row: Joyce McKee, Kimberly Gilleland, Susan Thomas, Scott Lee, and Charles Elkins. 73 SPECIAL EVENTS 75 Homecoming Activities 76 Ki SH HHsBuiB K ' BBtfT •- - 1 v ■ i 1 ' |?friftJBH 77 , . v v, L v ■ P. I ' . ' Attendants and Escorts Students 9 Swimming 80 81 Junior NAD Haunted House 82 83 Snow Queen and 8? Student Activities -- Rice . k. 86 87 Student Activities -- Rice 88 89 Student Activities — Stark 91 Student A ctivities -- Stark 92 SPORTS 93 ff A Cheerleaders Front row, left to right: Candy Dattilo, Tracy Barnes. Back row: Karen Mull, Patricia Ham, Cindy Smelser, Kathy Holloway, and Darla Jenkins. 94 rf B Cheerleaders Sitting, left to right: Karvita Williams, Rosalee Hampton, Sandra Veach. Standing: Becky Myers, Robin Talbot, and Mary Overby C Cheerleaders Sitting, left to right: Roberta Clark, Janice England. Standing: Elizabeth Minor, Kimberly Gilleland, and Angela Tolie. 95 fctff ' m md; COACH OF THE YEAR Bob Alexander, Football Coach and Athletic Director at Missouri School for the Deaf, was named Coach of the Year for Class 1 A Schools by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters. He guided M.S.D. to an 8-2 record, a near play-off berth, and a rating as 10th Best Small School in the State. The Eagles also ended the year as the fourth team in the nation by The Deaf American. ALL STATE Ken Shuller, Junior was named by the Missouri Sports Writers Sportscasters as All-District Halfback on Offense and as a Defensive End. He won honorable mention All-State at Defensive End. MBk ALL AMERICAN ALL STATE W wP s Richard Ward, Senior Quarterback for the 1975 I football year, won many awards. This year he was named to the All-District Team, honorable mention All-State, and Deaf All American by the Deaf American and The Frat Publications. ALL AMERICAN John Drury, Senior Tackle for the Eagles in 1975, was named as Deaf All American by the Deaf American and The Frat Publications. 97 1975 Football First row, left to right: Jim Hunter, manager; Elvin Woods, John Drury, co-captain; Dennis Bacon, Joe Sandhaus, John Hoffman, Mike Skaggs, Danny Scott. Second row: Robert M. Alexander, head coach; David Tallay, manager; Mike Butler, co-captain; Kelly Bridges, Darrell Smith, Michael Ray, Richard Ward, co-captain; Ken Shuller, co-captain; John Manning, Craig Bruning, Randy Ragland, Kenneth Culver, Roger Davis, assistant coach. Third row: Ron Scantlin, assistant coach; Albert Ealy, James Ousley, Jerry Oliver, Mike Ollar, Ed Thompson, Randy Wood, John Barnett, Robert Schebaum, Roy Baker, Bill Botz, manager; Terry Ulinski, Charles Elkins, manager. Fourth row: James Gooch, James Lewis, Duane Stevenson, James Fitzpatrick, Dennis Bowman, Darren Williams, Leland Gregory, James Scott, Ray Barnhart, Jim Sullivan. 98 MSD FOOTBALL RECORD OPP. 14 North Callaway 48 Wisconsin School for the Deaf 30 Hardin 14 42 Westran 14 Milan 21 42 Missouri Military Academy 6 14 Kansas School for the Deaf 53 Montgomery City 54 Van- Far 14 14 North Shelby 21 99 Football Action Mike Skaees blocks his man out. STOPPED COLD Ken Shuller drives for the first and ten. Rick Ward hands off to Craig Bruning. 100 The Coaches comment on the last play. Terry Ulinski makes a fine defensive play. John Drury gets a signal from the sideline. M.S.D. Menu-Q.B. Meat ' 101 C Football ■HLair v '  First row, left to right: Michael Yount, Webster Holmes, James Krpan, Kenneth Hartman, Wayne Jones, Scott Rogers, James Belongy. Second row: Ernest Conway, Larry Rogers, Troy Parks, Leon Gibson, Raymond McCurdy. Third row: Coach, Pat Adams; Manager, James Basket; Doug Thompson, Roy Draper, Dwayne Gallion, Eugene Gillilan, Jeff Davidson, Marty Spencer, Steve Johnson; Manager, Paul Burchett. • .. .- ■■ 102 A Basketball Squad Kneeling, left to right: Michael Butler, Danny Scott, Richard Ward, co-captain; John Hoffman, co-captain; Elvin Woods, John Manning. Standing: Kelly Bridges, Joe Sandhaus, Ken Shuller, manager; Coach Roger Davis, Melvin Runyan, manager; James Mize Dennis Bacon. BASKETBALL RECORD MSD OPP 47 Missouri Military Academy 27 45 Kansas School for the Deaf 38 37 Wright City 71 62 Missouri Military Academy 55 72 Valley Park 61 52 Blair Oaks 79 48 Silex 50 43 Illinois School for the Deaf 57 87 Community R-6 80 58 Missouri Military Academy 44 33 Blair Oaks 46 75 Community R-6 70 41 Chamois 49 44 South Callaway R-U 59 72 New Bloomfield 75 76 Community R-6 57 36 Wright City 45 42 Kansas School for the Deaf 37 58 Sturgeon 67 50 Sacred Heart (Sedalia) 57 34 Chamois 44 48 Iberia 65 45 South Callaway R-II 52 Coach Davis talking over game plan. 103 ff A Basketball Action The Eagles leading scorer and most valuable player gets 2 more points. Another stolen ball and easy lay up for John Manning. The Eagle ' s No. 2 scorer Danny Scott wi; for 2 more points. Happiness is Eagle victory. Co-Captain Hoffman and Ward accept Consolation Trophy at the Wright City Tournament. 4.1 ii r C w i j i i M i ' l ± A m ■ Woods gets into position. 104 Bacon muscles his way up for a tough 2 points. tf B Basketball Squad Kneeling, left to right: Duane Stevenson, Manager; John Barnett; Charles Elkins, Manager. Standing: John Albers, Darren Williams, Ray Barnhart, Jim Ousley, John Burghardt, Robert Schebaum; Coach, Bob Alexander; Keith Volkart, Russell Maddux, Alvin Lovings, Roger Hickman, Earl McBride, and Brent Weedin. BASKETBALL RECORD dSD OPP 26 Missouri Military Academy 24 37 Kansas School for the Deaf 64 34 North Callaway Freshmen 31 30 Blair Oaks 64 43 Silex 36 37 Illinois School for the Deaf 43 45 Community R-6 63 62 Missouri Military Academy 39 43 Fulton Freshmen 45 64 South Callaway 48 43 New Bloomfield 40 33 Community R-6 37 30 Wright City 39 58 Fulton Freshmen 62 41 Kansas School for the Deaf 40 47 Sturgeon 31 50 Sacred Heart 52 26 Chamois 50 37 Iberia 41 Coach Bob Alexander talks about defense. 105 B Basketball Action Darren Williams goes up for a rebound. Alvin Lovings gets the tip-off. L 4 S J U ii - M 2 jgi f r%BvlJ U 13 i ' t-y B ■ w - - Z M ' T ■ T i Ink 1 John Barnett lays in two points. Robert Schebaum puts pressure on M.M.A. W i t!7jL 1 1 1 Keith Volkart knocks the ball away. Ed Thompson goes up for a rebound. 106 rp C Basketball Squad 8th Grade, front row, left to right: Raymond McCurdy, Larry Rogers Mike Yount; Coach, David Haus; Paul Burchett, Leon Gibson, and Webster Holmes. Back row: Ernest Conway, Jeffrey Davidson, Eugene Gillilan, Steve Johnson, and Roy Draper. 7th Grade, kneeling, left to right: Wayne Jones, Kenneth Hartman, James Krpan, Marty Spencer, James Hines, Scott Rogers. Standing: James Belongy, Ricky Walker, Sidney Rice; Mark Celeslie, Coach; Perry Ecton, and Kenneth Russell. 107 f( A ' Track Squad Sitting, left to right: James Ousley, Darren Williams, John Manning, Edmund Thompson. Second row: Kelly Bridges, James Scott, Jimmy Mize, Joseph Sandhaus, Clinton Bradshaw, Roy Baker, Michael Skaggs, Michael OUar, Randy Ragland, John Drury, Danny Scott, Richard Ward. Standing: Roger Davis, assistant coach; Mark Celeslie and Charles Elkins, managers; and Bob Alexander, coach. 108 Track Action Missouri Record Staff 110 Yearbook Staff Front row, left to right: Tracy Barnes, Richard Ward, Bonita Lee; Dema Harrison, Instructor. Back row, Pat O ' Rourke, Instructor; Claude Niedergerke, Graphic Arts Instructor; Jimmy Mize, and Danny Hanrion, Layout and art work. Absent: John Drury and Karen Mull. 111 112 I Am the Nation ) TM I was born on July 4, 1776, and the Declaration of Independence is my birth certificate. The bloodline of the world runs in my veins, because I offered freedom to the op- pressed. I am many things, and many people. I am the Na- tion. I am 200 million people, living souls and the ghosts of millions who have lived and died for me. I am Nathan Hale and Paul Revere. I stood at Lex- ington and fired the shot heard around the world. I am Washington, Jefferson and Patrick Henry. I am John Paul Jones, the Green Mountain Boys and Davy Crockett. I am Lee and Grant, and Abe Lincoln. I remember the Alamo, the Maine and Pearl Harbor. When Freedom called, I answered and stayed until it was over, over there. I left my heroic dead in Flanders Fields, on the Rock of Corregidor, and the Black steppes of Korea. I am the Brooklyn Bridge, the wheat lands of Kansas, the granite hills of Vermont, the potato fields of Wisconsin. I am the coalfields of the Virginias and Pennsylvania, the fer- tile lands of the Mid-west, The Golden Gate and the Grand Canyon. I am Independence Hall, the Monitor and the Merrimac. I am big! I sprawl from the Atlantic to the Pacific, three million square miles throbbing with industry. I am more than five million farms. I am forest, field, mountain, desert. I am quiet villages and cities that never sleep. You can look at me and see Ben Franklin walking down the streets of Philadelphia with his breadloaf under his arm. You can see Betsy Ross with her needle. You can see the lights of Christmas, and hear the strains of Auld Lang Syne as the calendar turns. I am Babe Ruth and the World Series. I am 169.000 schools and colleges, and 250,000 churches where my people worship God as they like best. I am a ballot dropping in a box, the roar of a crowd at the stadium, and the voice of a choir in a cathedral. I am an editorial in a newspaper and a letter to a congressman. I am Eli Whitney and Stephen Foster. I am Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein and Billy Graham. I am Horace Greeley, Will Rogers and the Wright Brothers. I am George Washington Carver, Daniel Webster and Jonas Salk. I am Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Walt Whit- man and Tom Paine. I am Phillip Brooks, Billy Sunday and Bishop Quayle. Yes, I am the Nation, and these are the things I am. I was conceived in Freedom and, God willing, in Freedom I will spend the rest of my days. May I possess always the integrity, the courage, and the strength to keep myself unshackled, to remain a citadel of freedom and a beacon of hope to the world. This is my wish, my goal, and my prayer on this my birthday, two- hundred years after I was born. Author Unknown (Reprinted from the Wisconsin Veteran ) Spirit of Supplemental color pages prepared to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the United States of America in this bi- centennial vear — 1976. 1 .■■■ ; ■ ' ■ r I 1 ' . j MH s -- M i S SiT r P .■■ ' ■ 9 B I f n CO N G R £55, Jm- 4, , 1 Call of the Minutemen prior to the historic Battle of Lexington. 2 The Battle of Concord Bridge was the first battle of the war. 3 Monument to the Minutemen which stands on the site of the Battle of Lexington, where the shot heard round the world was fired April 19, 1775. 4 The signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. 5 Independence Hall, Philadelphia, where the Continental Congress con- vened to decide a course of action. 6 Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson working to revise Jefferson ' s draft of the Declaration of Independence. the Colors. . . We Have Just Begun to Fight. Capt. John Paul Jones These Are the Times That Try Mens Souls . . . Thomas Paine 1 Captain John Paul Jones unfurled the first Stars and Stripes over the ocean when the young nation ' s banner, containing thir- teen stars and thirteen stripes, was hoisted aboard the Ranger. 2 From the deck of the captured British vessel Serapis, Capt. Jones and his crew watched as the American man-of-war, Bonhomme Richard, sank in victory, September 23, 1779. With the aid of friendly powers — namely France and Holland — and the leadership of commanders like Jones, the American fleet was able to effectively combat Britain ' s naval supremacy in the colonies. 3 General John Stark led the colonial forces to victory at Ben- nington on August 11, 1777. The victory, along with an American triumph at Saratoga on October 12 of that year brought France to the colonies ' aid as an ally and was the turn- ing point of the war. 4 Outside of occupied Boston, colonial patriots organized themselves into a volunteer militia known as the Minutemen. On the eve of April 18, 1775, British troops numbering more than 800 were dispatched from Boston to seize colonial munitions stored at Concord. Forewarned, Paul Revere and others spread the alarm and the Redcoats were met by a deter- mined band of Minutemen at Lexington. It was here that the famous shot heard round the world was fired. It is not known which side fired the first shot of that battle which marked the opening of outright hostilities and led to open war. 5 The surrender of British troops under the command of General Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown on October 19, 1781, brought an end to all-out fighting. A few scattered skirmishes continued for over a year. However, complications of negotia- tion with England delayed the signing of a peace treaty for nearly two years. General George Washington, commander of colonial forces, accepted the British surrender at Yorktown and later presented the captured British flags to the Congress. Stand Your Ground . . . They Mean to Have a War, Let It Begin Here. Capt. John Parker 1 Capt. John Parker uttered those words as the colonial militia under his command prepared to meet the British troops at Lexington. Those words and the painting— Spirit of 76— exemplify the dedication and determination of the American patriots in their fight for independence. The colonies had organized to express their grievances in an effort to resolve the differences within the framework of the Empire. Several of the colonial legislatures had instructed their delegates to the Con- tinental Congress in Philadelphia to oppose any move toward in- dependence. The movement for independence was gaining strength and following the publication of Thomas Paine ' s Common Sense, which argued for colonial sovereignty, a resolution was adopted and a committee of five appointed to draft a declaration of independence. 2 General Washington, who had been appointed commander-in-chief of American forces by the Second Continental Congress, was a brilliant military strategist. It was his decision to take his Continentals across the Delaware River on Christmas night which resulted in the first ma- jor colonial victory. That victory at Trenton over Hessian mercenaries gave the ragged army renewed vigor. Supported chiefly through the printing of Continental currency, the colonial army also went through the personal fortunes of many American patriots — among them Washington, Jefferson, Richard Henry Lee and John Adams. These fortunes were donated to the cause of liberty — a cause supported by about one-third of the American population which was near 2,000,000. Another one-third remained loyal to the English crown and the remainder were apathetic. Despite many defeats, the colonies managed to keep an army in the field as a symbol of American resistance, to guarantee a negotiated rather than dictated peace. . . . Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death! Patrick Henry 3 Following the victory at Yorktown, Washington refused the offer of his troops to become king and returned to Philadelphia to aid with the establishment of a permanent government for the new republic — a loose alliance of sovereign states held together by the Articles of Confederation. An envoy composed of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay was sent to negotiate with the British. It was not until 1783 that the peace agreement, known as the Treaty of Paris, was signed, guaranteeing the sovereignty of the United States of America. The Articles of Confederation, despite many weaknesses, served to un- ify the states until 1787 when a special convention was held at Independence Hall in Philadelphia to revise them. The meeting was attended by fifty -five of the most-prominent men of the day. Twenty- nine of the delegates representing a majority of the states met on May 25 and decided to draft an entirely new constitution rather than am- mend the Articles of Confederation. The meeting then became known as the Constitutional Convention. 4 The men who assembled for the Constitutional Convention were an illustrious group with nearly every delegate a person of prominence in his home state. A large majority favored a strong central government. After four months of debate, on September 17, 1787, the new constitu- tion was completed. In a little more than four months, six states had ratified the new constitution. Despite the good beginning, the fight for ratification was bitter and it was not until September 13, 1788, that the necessary two-thirds majority of the states had approved the docu- ment and Congress could call for states to choose their electors and congressmen. Several of the states had ratified the constitution with the provision that it would be amended. Thus, as one of its first official acts under the new constitution, the Congress added the first ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights. Washington was un- animously elected President and a new nation was launched on a course of democracy. 1 f ' I ' ■•Ml ■ V 1 £ . ' I . ..«%