Oak Grove High School - Panther Yearbook (Oak Grove, MO)

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'GET OUT THOSE OLD RECORDS' HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1953 The Senior Class of 1953 began its freshman year with an enrollment of forty pupils in September 1949. After the first semester we lost Rex Curtis Qhe moved to lndependencej and Elwanda Keeran Qshe transferred to another schoolj. Kenneth Johnson dropped out of school before the end of the first semester. Richard Workman joined the class late in September. His family moved here from Eldorado Springs, where his father was pastor of the Methodist Church. Shirley Hobbs, Gene Thomas Wilkinson, Betty Mansell, and Joyce Middleton finished the freshman year in this school but did not return for the second year. Our sponsor during this year was Mrs. Gertrude Wyatt. Our sophomore year began with an enrollment of thirty-one. We lost Charles Allen Jessee by death during the second week of this year. Early in October Richard Workman left us as his father was moved to the Metho- dist Church in Malta Bend, Missouri. We gained Norma Kirk during the second semester, but she transferred to another school at the end of the year. She came to us from the high school in Ukiah, California. Louise Wil- kinson did not return for her third year. Our sponsor for this year was Mr. Joe Wolf. Beginning our jtmior year, we found we had gained Jimmy and Ronnie Reagin, who transferred from the high school at Tipton, Missouri. Mary Mullinix from Lee's Summit, Donna Warren from Odessa, and Betty Lane from Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kansas. Our total was thus increased to thirty-three. Dur- ing this year we lost Mary Mullinix, who moved to Raymore, and Betty Lane, who dropped out of school to go to work. We gave Life Begins at Sixteen as our Junior play on April 15, The annual banquet and prom was given in honor of the seniors on May 6. Our sponsor was Supt. H. F. Cline. We began our senior year with an enrollment of thirty-one. Those who have spent the entire four years in this school are: Joan Adams, Dorothy Axsom, Nancy Baker, Mary Ellen Barker, Mary Ellen Bozarth, Roberta Brown, Jim Cummins, Curtis Day, Bill Dean, Lawrence Dennis, Joan Duvall, Jackie Ewing, Mary Lou Grayum, Jean Green, David Heath, Sharon Lou Hutchings, Raymond Lindquist, Braddy Marble, Fae Moore Miller, Charles Nebgen, Mary Belle Sears, Norma Simmons, Roy Gene Turner, Bonnie Trabue, Arthur Lee Wilkinson, Glenn Williams, Johnny Williams, and Sonny Webb. The Senior play Oh, Promise Me! was given on May 5. It was directed by our sponsor, Miss Mary Moore. During our four years in high school we have had the following teachers: Supt. H. F, Cline, Miss Mary Moorefprincipall, Mr. Garrett O'Dell fcoachj, Mrs. Gertrude Wyatt, Mrs. Hannah Belle Peck, Mr. Howard M, Vaughan fmusicj, Mr, Joe Wolf Ccoachj, Miss Betty Kinney fmusicj, Mr. Jack Vrentas fmusicj, Miss Zelia Zulauffmusicj, Mr. James E. Embrey, and Mr. J, E, Griffith fcoachy. Written by Mary Belle Sears Bonnie Jean Trabue