New Bloomfield High School - Beacon Yearbook (New Bloomfield, MO)

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History ot the Sophomore Class On September 5, 1950, the Sophomore class began a new school year with nineteen members. As the year went on we lost Billy Frank and gained Jerry Drinkard. Class officers: Carrie Mae Baker, President; Gene Finley, Vice-President; Hattie Bullard, Secretary-Treasurer; Sue Witcher, Reporter; Mr. M. H. Lewis, Sponsor. The class is represented on the Student Council by Carrie Mae Baker and Gene Finley. Members of class (see picture page, from left to right): Top Row: Opal Butcher, Gene Finley, Harold Jones, Shirley Rice. Second Row: Sally Hampton, Bonnie Ousley, Carrie Mae Baker, Martha Moore. Third Row: Charles McKim, Jimmy Bommel, Roland Meyer, Jerry Bommel. Fourth Row: Jerry Holt, Hattie Bullard, Mr. Lewis-Sponsor, Shirley Ousley, Sue Witcher. Last Row: Jerry Drinkard, Wayne Windsor. We miss one of the boys who went to school with us last year, Billy Taylor Wilson, who is now attending M. M. A. at Mexico, Missouri. As the year draws closer to the end, we are hoping to pass and do the work next year as well as the Juniors are doing now. Inasmuch as the Junior class is all girls, Jimmy Bommel, Jerry Bommel, Harold Jones, Gene Finley, and Charles McKim took part in their class play, “Cheerio, My Dearie.” Sue Witcher also took a part in this play. We also have a couple ox girls, Jerry Holt and Carrie Baker, who are taking part in the Senior play. Two additional girls were needed to complete the cast for their play, “Cornin’ Round the Mountain.”

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was postponed until February 23rd. As there are no Junior boys we had to borrow some from the Freshmen and Sophomores. They were H. C. Berry, Tim Suggett, Gene Finley, Jerry Bommel, Jimmy Bommel, Harold Jones, and Charles McKim. Mary Sue Witcher was also borrowed. The play was an outstanding success. The Junior class is now an all-girl class. Last year, as Sophomores, we had two boy members, but they transferred to the Fulton High School this year. Our class stands high in scholarship, loyalty, good school citizenship, pep, and of course, pulchritude.

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History of the Freshman Class In September, 1950, the Freshman class joined the New Bloomfield High School with a membership of nineteen. So far, we have lost no members and have had the good fortune to gain a good girl--Mary Ann Keyhill. (See picture page.) From left to right, top row: Jerry Giboney, Frances Windsor, Tim Suggett, Dorothy Cundiff, Carl Colter. Second row: Anita Clark, Gene Childers, Ruth Rackers, H. C. Berry, Mary Lou Yancey. Third row: Shirley Thomas, Buddy Clark, Mrs. Smith-Sponsor, Billy Me Kim, Mary Jane Cave. Fourth row: Jimmy Fleming, Mary Ann Keyhill, Patsy Hurley, Mary Dooling, Melvin Moore. Bottom: Robert Gray. Last year, most of us as eighth graders, had two teachers, Mrs. Estella Jones, for a short while, and later Mrs. Leeona Capps. The year before in the seventh grade we had Mr. John Spindler for a teacher. During the year we enjoyed two parties. The first one was at the school build- ing and the second was a visit to the Fulton Theatre. Several members of our class have already established records in the short time of our high school career. Jimmy Fleming has made a splendid record for scholarship and for his baseball playing ability. Other baseball players with pos- sibilities are: Melvin Moore, Robert Gray, Tim Suggett, Gene Childers, Jerry Giboney, Billy McKim, Carl Colter, Buddy Clark. Also all of the boys mentioned above show considerable talent for basketball. Class officers: Buddy Clark, President; Billy McKim, Vice-President; Tim Suggett, Secretary-Treasurer. We have had a good time all during the year, in spite of which we hope to pass to the class higher up, lose our verdant tinge, and become sophisticated as Sopho- mores.