Nortonville High School - Badger Yearbook (Nortonville, KY)

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Rulh Sneed — Ambition: Be a secretary. Fault: Lack of seri- ousness. Accomplishment: Writ- ing shorthand. Odenia Woodruff — Ambition: To be sales manager of “Bon Ton.” Fault: Talking too fast. Accomplishment: Being the first senior to marry. CLASS OFFICERS Walter Prowse — Ambition: Play professional basketball. Fault: Laziness. Accomplishment: Editor of the “Badger.” Marvin Teague — Ambition: Be a musician. Fault: Not studying. Accomplishment: Going to town for the teachers. Melodean Morris—Ambition: To become a stenographer for Henry Ford Jr. Fault: Not being able to spell. Accomplishment: Being a stenog- rapher for Mr. Jenkins. Maxine Davis — Ambition: To become Dean of the University of Edinburgh. Fault: Bashfulness. Accomplishment: Dodging the boys. Sherlock Holmes — Ambition: To be world heavyweight champion. Fault: Skipping school. Accomplishment: Loafing. — 14 —

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Bettye Moore — Ambition; To graduate from N.H.S. Fault; Too much temper. Accomplish- ment: Being quiet. D. O. Morgan — Ambition: To become president of Czecho- slovakia. Fault: Talking to the girls. Accomplishment: Getting to be a senior. Wanda Phelps Atkinson—Am- bition: To be a good wife. Fault: Bashfulness. Accomplish- ment: Getting rid of my place on the “Badger. Minnie Rodgers—Ambition: To be a good” cook. Fault: Losing temper too easily. Accomplish- ment: Marrying Decil. Bill Smith—Ambition: To live on the county farm. Fault: Starting to school. Accomplish- ment: Learning to read. Donald Smith — Ambition: To graduate. Fault: Taking other boys’ girls driving. Accomplish- ment: Working business arith- metic. J. C. Smith — Ambition: Be a singer. Fault: Giggling. Accom- plishment: Keeping the class in an uproar. Troy Dean Smith — Ambition: Be a mechanic. Fault: Smoking and women. Accomplishment: Gift of gab. — 13 —

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Senior Class History Early in the fall of 1944, a group of strange and bewildered freshmen gathered around N, H. S. The group had an enrollment of approximately fifty-five students— one of the largest freshman groups ever enrolled at Nortonville High School. Although the beginning of the school year seemed to discourage us, we were very fortunate to have Mrs. Herman Gladdish as our sponsor. By her untiring efforts the freshman class sucessfully completed the first year of high school, leaving behind pleasant memories such as being winners in nearly all school campaigns and being one hundred per cent donors to the Red Cross. We began our sophomore year with renewed courage, still bearing the name which we earned as freshmen—the noisiest class in school. Mrs. Gladdish was again given the sponsorship of our class but she was unable to finish school. Miss Loella Lowery of Dawson Springs was selected to replace Mrs. Gladdish as sponsor of the sophomore class. During our sophomore year, we took part in many school ac- tivities. At the end of the school year, we were granted permission to take a trip to Evansville Zoo. We classed this as one of the many school events which we wanted to store in our treasure chest of memories. When school began another year we were “jolly” juniors. Miss Laselda Hamb was our sponsor. We began our junior year anxiously awaiting the time for the junior play and banquet. During our junior year we sponsored a magazine sale and a donkey basketball game. This was result of wanting a banquet. We worked hard to raise the banquet money, then waited impatiently for April twenty-fifth to roll around. Time flew by as we prepared for our banquet and junior play. Our play, “Aunt Susie Shoots the Works,” and our banquet both proved to be successful. Toward the last of the year the new paper staff was elected for the next year and we were given an opportunity to display our skill in editing a paper. After accomplishing all of our planned activities, we finished our junior year with a feeling of dignity as we were ready to begin the next year as seniors. — 15 —