Ocean Springs High School - Greyhound Yearbook (Ocean Springs, MS)

Text from Pages 1 - 46 of the 1944 volume:

r t r • VvV r igp ll To the stars in our service flag, which represent the boys end girls, who—like us— attended this school, nd who ere now ready to sacrifice their lives so that our country may endure—we proudly d-dic te the annual of 1944. i t'- FACULTY Miss Mary C. O’Keefe, Superintendent Lucille M. Denr.i3on, Principal-Science, Math Francesca Spencer, Supervisor—English Dorothy H. Cede - 5th Crede Ruth Cooper - 3rd Grade Martha Gardner - 7th Grade Ruth Geibel - opanish--5th Grade Henrietta Gladney - 4th Grade Alice Emily Hauge - 2nd Grade Mary G. Joachim - 3rd Orc.de Mildred A. Jones - Commereir.l Ena Bv Knipple - Primary Helen Knox - History Virginia I,«e -• 6th Grade Corir.ne McClure •• Misto Miriam urroe - History Ruth Painter - 7th Gr .de Louise T. sriyder - ocience uth D. V.hite - Latin, English Vir - Pr ’ -- . Of 'I ,'vdvertialj. X nnger of i- itio 31ub, Trtnaur-.p ( i Popular iiy Contest T Jones .4 Miss 0. S. H. S. —DOT RYAN—Evelyn Ward Mr. 0. S. H . S. --i D C.iMPBALL--Glenn Buckingham Jolliest Jr. --J..CK DAoSOMMAS—Glenn Buckingham Most Dignified Sr,-—j-RCHIA TOOTLE—Dot Ryan Greenest Freshman —PaT MUjR KY—Harvey Tootle Most Sophisticated soph. —P TSY riICH riDS—Lillie Bell Best-. .ll-around Girl—PAGC-Y AGLIN--Louise Lynd Best-Al : So.;—GJ.ANN BUCKINGHAM—3d Campbell Best Athlete—C-L.PL:-2 2AY MAY—Ad Campbell Glamour Girl—PaGGY EGLTN—Glo Gay Play Boy No. 1—CONNiJ.LY McGINTY—Billy McDanielsp-Glei Buck Sr. Most Likely to Succeed—BOB FORDS—Dot Ryan Wittiest Girl—M3LBA LOVITT—Alien Patterson Wittiest Boy—Jj.CK DS3S0MM33—Gordon xtyan Most Talented Girl--GLO G..Y--Dot Ryan Most Talented Boy—BILLIA MeDu.NISL S --uaareus Shanteau I r £k to a Pi. y SWINGING THE VOTES”—One-Act Pantomime CAST—In Order of Appearance 01M COLLINS......................GLEN BUCKINGHAM ALICE ROLLINS.....................DOT RYAN CLARICE ROLLINS...................ORAL MAE RYAN WALLACE KIRK..........-.........—BOB FORDE SPIKE FARREL......................CONNIE McGINTY READER------------------------ — -GORDON RYAN INTERMISSION BUTCH HaoTINGo- C.kRaMEL ————————— STEVE BRaDDOCK— MR6. ARCHErt—— PAULA DUNLkP..... GAIL ARCHER...... MnS. VAN ZaNDT—- ‘«iILBExv VAN 2ANDT- ”THE MIDNIGHT GHOST'� C sT—In Order of Appearance ....................GORDON AYaN ....................MELBA LOVITT ....................CONNIE McGINTY ....................Oa.� L MaE RYaN ....................DOT «YAN ....................JOYCE BEkUGEZ ...............-ADrIEMKE ILLING VAiilETY ACT- SOLO......... Nellie Baker Emogene Illing -BOB FOrLE Between the Acts .......r-G-----GLEN BUCKINGHi� M PETE STSSLIIAN ...............GLO GAY USHERS Charles Ray May Muriel Snyder M JUNI0R SI3Q0R BANQUET The 1943-44 JUNIOR really set a record—they had their annuel Junior-«6'enior banquet in JANUARYI Last Saturday evening they entertained the SENIORS and other friends with a beautifully appointed ban- quet at Dale98 especially honoring the Juniors and Seniors who will enter tie armed forces before June, B Members of the JUNIOR CLASS and their sponsor, MRS. JONES'? welcomed guesits and led them to the rivate dining room, vhich was decorated in a patriot! motif. A ■'arge American flag held the place of honor over ♦•he spsakers9 table ana a huge snow-man wearing an Uncle Sain hat i ii the entrance, adding a touch of gaiety to the scene Crystal bowls oi red camellias and white nraroissus were placed at intervals down the long bancve’t tables and small flags, red, white and blue hats and favors marked each place. GLEN I3UCKINGrLJvI was toast master for things started off by having everyone the evening sing Hail, Cong's jALI Here , then introuuce, BuUCS [ail the SDVAuaDS? president of the Senior Class,' who was on special loave, having become a cadet at the Merchant 1-rine School in P«ss Christian on Tu $suay. Bruce, .n turn, introduces the members of the SENIOxv CLASS. Jnef tal.ks were maue by Mr. Mestier, president f the sahc l board; iCLSS iluvY OfKEEFE?Supt. of the )cean Springs Sch.. 1 and M YOxi «LBunT S. WESTBROOK. Presi en'ts of local organizations, civic leaders and seachers were called on to take a bow ana Buck then ailed for speeches from the boys who expect to enter she armed forces in the near future. (TH3 JACKSON COUNTY TIMES—Feb. 5.) '■( m ■ A JUN10ri-oiiNI0x PrtOIvI Of course the evening was just BEGINNING,when the anquet ended—the crcwa merely '‘moved over to the com- munity house for the JUNIOn-S.uNIOi . P tOM, where these men-of-finance, GOxtDON AY N, TOOTLE ana BOB ! OADE, hauled in the sheckels to the tune of KL ION jjiPS]NTEn'S BILOXI HI OaCcL TIu . The community house was elaborately aecorated in ed, white and blue ana the Senior class colors. Uni- or ms, i.rmy, Navy, Marine ana Merchant Marine, were VEIiX luch in evidence. DOT xiY N, lookin' mighty feassy, was waying with the AeMY and JOYCE BiL.UGEZ, MSLBi- LOVETT nd ADRIENNE ILLING were also being given a rush by the oys in khaki. B.«uN2Y DES30MM33 ..ND BEEDIE Me ELEN really ut it cn—California stuff , we suppose—but Oxu.L MAE YAN, JUNIO., V0IV2DICH, P.-UL SC u(BOaOUGH, BETTY 2GLIN -u.CIE PaTTEASON and MERLIN IL.UTEuE cut-up—Gulf Coast tyle. Glu.CIE ;JJD MERLIN got right int the spirit of he evening and danced off with the JITTa.,-EUG PRIZE! onder how they spent those two bucks? SISTLu SETS were popular: there were the SNYDEn isters, MURIEL and PHYLLIS; the EGLIN sisters, PEGGY no BETTY; the NOEL sisters, DOT and BETTY an., the LLING sisters, BIENNE ..ND EMnGENE. Jii.N KING locked ightv chic in a frock f her own making and .LICE LE. as having Tun in her 'quiet way. JaMES DENNISON was winging a cute little Biloxi number but his friend, ONNIE MoGlNTY, spent half cf his ti...e looking 'em cveifi LLI Bx.Koi, was truly the la y in red , while IvL.aGIE -.oTBxvOOK wore filmy black with a rea carnation corsage nd EVELYN VA.aD in blue an- sivler, wasn't allowed time o rest. Lots ..f EIGHTH GiwJ EuJ were there anc they hadlj heir fun--V«e even saw the MnYOn dancing; s y..u know the arty v as 3Ux-Zx |l! (THE J..CK0ON COUNTY TIMtiS—Feb. 5, 1944) 9 SENIOR DAY January 14, 1944—Yes, that was THE day for the Seniors, Back to their tender childhood and kid games and pranks they wandered. Despite the rain and cold weather the ten of them roamed to school dressed as kiddies. The five girls wer darling in short dresses and little checked aprons. Big ws of ribbons sat atop -heir flouncing curls, and each rried a huge toy. The boys name as ladies”. Each was attired in a complete ontfii of high heels, dress, hat, purse, and of course, the ma c-up y;gs unlimited. From 9 tVl 1C,:Z0 in the morning the school was cirs, and they really took over. Following the pleasant ur and a half of tormenting teachers and students the Q3s broeped out and into Dot RyanTs family home and was tertainod there. Dales Restaurant was the next stop; a on the class and sponsor, Mrs, Francesca Spencer, were nored with a luncheon at the Ocean Springs Cafe by Mrs. C cries Ryan. Bowling and a movie were enjoyed in the af moon. The Seniors, tired of being kids, even for a day, re id tz conool Monday morning with niJ their Senior I'-ji:: I • on. display. COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM June 1, 1944 Dcessionul-----------Bund ur Spangled Banner------------Band edge of rtllegicinoc---------Class and Audience Lutatory------------aobcrt Forde J lior Song-----------Junior Class Papphcoy------------Orul Mae Ryan ion-----------band sentution of Class Gift----------Bruce Edwards ojpss History----------Goidon Ryan C crus----------Aoed cans • ss «' ill— .....Connally MoGinty .un s Club .award--------Mrs. D. nodges ricaa L- gion Auxiliary Award----------taxs. H. Struchen rican Legion awc-.rd---------Mr, E. ar.dy rding of diplomas------------Mr H. P, Plateau sentatjon of G U.js Honors------------upt, Mary 0 Keefe Gjfccting t0 Seniors-----------Hon. A. YJestbrook ValediCvO-y-------------Doris Ryan wdaross to Seniors-----------Chaplain Warren Allen, US Ar. uong ”Fu ell''-----------Seniors essional ic-------------—Mrs. P. Bennett—Miss McClure CLrtSS HONORS D ris Ryan------ ert Forde---- mally McGinty - rdon Ryan 0 a I Ma Ryan -95.8 -91.9 «I � ' io -i reiiidir.t - •.: : npfcj :- .............-1 . ; ep rroa.uror - url -: Snyder 1-911 Baicer l«no Career - ; jr i’lla sr J 1 i 'WHHBSHSKHCa usu en 111 1 r.g ..lt«« Let Jaari,e«- A y l urw jilt vtol! Billie McLK t;l«l: iiorottty tool Hu :. ; •; rberg .4 « f I s % a , 4 o Officers President - Frank Verner Vice-President. - Jeanette Carsen Secretary - Betty V illieras Treasurer - Gloria Gay Sponsor - Louise T. Snyder Class Poll i fi ►H Calvin Baggett Faye Baggett Robert Beaugez Henry Brumbough Jeanette Carsen Joyce Catcnot Bill Connell Charles Davis ..ailace Mu rds Gloria Gay Dorothy Gideons Faye Gideons Shirley Gray Malcolm Hodges Chas. Hutchinson Joan Lee Virginia Lee Bruner Martin Pat Murphy Leo Noble Betty Noel Kenneth nogers Charles House Joseph Ryan Phyllis Snyder •Sailine Spiers Jackie Tardy Harvey Tootle Frank Verner Jackie Voivedich Viola «ebb etty «iliiams h Louise T. Snyder a. EIGHTH GRADE £m i .-«aidant - i e jy Jtrvar Vi :v- roalda:.'. - ....•..- :•,., j-.-opeUiry - .’ jc� 1- - -r - . 1 : JU ebb ■ Jpcr,:� or - rl _ ,.. : .r.roa .iuIL .-it-.i- ' ;rpby e«ryi :;obi« . ley ’.:url wcharr -indya oc.no .... roy .obb if EIGHTH GRiJjE GRrJXLwTION May 31, 1944 Processional---------Band Star Spangled Banner--------Audience and Band Pledge of allegiance--------Audience Welcome-——------Beverly Drake Solo---------Benny •' ill i ams Prophecy---——-Marilyn park |Our Heritage— .....—Robert Sndt Sweet and low� --------Intermediate Group Cur Mothers----------Til lie Davis Select j on------Band Presentation of Ci .ss G'.ft------Peggy Carver Will----------Morris Ko3 b Woman's Club ft 'ard —------w-rs. D. Hodges Aireric n Legio� , auxiliary A'.vard------Mrs, H. Struchen Presentation r C Clans I£onor3—----Supt. Mary O'Keefcf;- Awarding of Jiplo.r s------ivir, L. Gottsche Class oong--- ----Glass Recessional------ -Band Music--------M; s, I, Burnett—Miss McClure HONORS Marilyn Park-- Morris Kolb— Beverly Drake- Pcggy Carver— Tillie Davis— AObert Andt— •94.6 -92.9 -89.1 -8911 -88.6 -87.2 amateur Program—February 25 One Little White Lie — x .pril 7 5 EVfWTH GR I If ......- § i a'tT Jpe 'A = m. AT V. OFFICES President - Sstelle C-ay Vice-Presiden - Paul Gottis Secretary and Treasurer - ?ebe Steelmans Sponsor - Ruth D. White lioh el Anderson tone Baker � ary I, Bciiman fell. Brooke terry Bun oh .dron Campbell Srnoflt 0moil one Chapman -bar? es ±)e3ee21up.es ’ Virginia Poro.e Dorothy fountain CLASS POLL Joseph Gallot Paul Gattis Pst elf: e Gc.y Clarence Hamilton Car'd or. Hov:ze Har • Hutchinson L:■ oby Feebler rrellit jutr.g LcbJtfc Mod e'v Co.licon Patterson .vieta runnels Ruth D. V hite, Sponsor Pauline Schock Pete Steelman j.Virj rtcoksti.il James Sullivan iii tzi Tardy i-L ry i Welker «je.rj.-y We’ob Milton Webb Podaid Webb rmilxa Weber . Lthol Ycaug •a V o r P2P SQKLJ) CH2ERL2tJ)2RS Jack Dessommes l ct rtyan Oral ae Ryan Kvelyn Ward [q.U Baker q,«-ye Oiiecn Marilyn Parks 'oyce Bs r ez el4. broor.s R«-'h Ouoobbe I’atsy Richards .. . .ier.nc riling Glarctta Rogers iildiod Hitler ieue itilng Mary Murl So.harr curette Cara r o av.x •. Ling Muriel °nyder eg y Carver ratio X.ir.g Phyllis °nyaer itnol CatoLot «klJr.3 lee Jackie Tardy pvge Cut mot Virginia J.ee Grace Van V� inkle jiXii e Davis fleJ.ba Lev it o Jackie Voivedioh evenly Drake Louise Lynn Viola VJebb bo tie 2p.iin Arfiura Mi tone 11 “■argj e Westbrook pgGJ 2 ?'.in Beryl Nobel Betty Wi.Uiains Lirley Gray Betty Noel Dot Noel Zrnsstins Zettel � J1 o Ronald Steelman, Captain Marcu3 Shanteau, First Lieutenant Billie McDaniel, sergeant Ltelyn Ward, Drum Major Betty Fngbaith ) Phyllis Brown) Majorettes Patsy xtichs.rcs) Ivin Baggett jen Buckingham gene Clifton ies Dennison k Dessemir.es .1 Gattis ria Gay ry Hutahinson Charles iifry i ivl b'iMB LRS $ Bennie Director—Corinne McClure BiwND fiUJILL.RY OFFICERS Gerald May Laura Mitchell Betty Noel Claretta itogers Pete Steelman James Sullivan Grace Van Winkle Jackie Voivedich Williams President-Mrs. C. J. Steelman Vice-President-Miss Mary O'Keefe Secretary-Treasurer-Mrs. R. 2. Dessommes Band Concert March 88, 1944 Field Meet. prii .?£ and 2 President - Dot Ryan Vice-President - ixonald Steelman - Nell Baker Secretary - Louise Lynd - Jack Dessommes Treasurer - Dot Noel - Joyce Beaugez Reporter - Oral Mae Ryan Faculty Adviser - Mrs. Francesca Spencer ROLL ell Baker oyce Beaugez swald Beaugez harles Bellman Ithel Catchot ack Dessommes ettie Eglin Peggy Eglin Bob Forde Shirley Gray Janet Handy Emagene Illing Lilly Bell Jones Melba Lovitt Louise Lynd Laura Mitchell Sot Noel Bennie Price Dot nyan Oral Mae Ryan Marcus Shanteau Muriel Snyder Earline Spiers Evelyn Ward Margie Westbrook •WORK OF DRAMATIC CLUB The Dramatic Club presented a pantomime, The Duchess Bounces In for the Oman's Club and for the student body. Luring the second semester it sponsored two quiz programs, one for the high school, the other for the intermediate department. another work of the Dramatic Club has been to star shelf in the library of longer plays and collections hort plays suitable for presentation at assembly progra 1 rrr.-’ T- s t s-tt g Sc t£ A ce C LliB OFFICERS President - Glen Buckingham Vice-President - Ernestine Zettel Secretary-Treasurer - Katherine King Faculty Adtiser - Lucille M. Dennison ROLL Calvin Baggett Faye Baggett Virginia Baggett Otis Beggs Glen Buckingham Ed Campbell Gene Carver Joyce Catchot Bill Hodges Katherine King Alice aee Fred Lemon Charles May Billie McDaniels Connie McGinty Gordon nyan Archie Tootle Grace Van V inkle Ernestine Zettel The iScience Club has had no major projects this year. They have revived aitid.es in current magazines, and performed r impie experiments. Each iiec.be wag required to,contribute a part at each «meet. ing . £55 r ( Wdrld F fff IRS CIlub 1 11 1 ■ fll i£r Sjj| III! -•i� -4; • • -...' pin � r'i «« •—) po� r? t 1 r i.unrofj—?ur-ilty . v — “• „• '•■•- .� on!n i! : . «■: }T •!: • ..i , C ■ -!� •� K iP hlO P --i jcnr' on rirurjj p v rtin i: •- u-v v 7. tip «,• . •'•� 7;? 107' ’‘Out .1 ijolnu r n In to- verts t � ' , cpi 'i Aff.!r C u? |rwfvpr b'’-' '• '0 tO: ' � ..� • V� ' , 7K j � mun hf i wilt • th ■ p? • ;„r 72 , bu lro of t.h A.—pI-v.p u y- • i'unv -0 •'■' ‘ f tO- • — 0' V br� � ! Or� vn 0- VH ” r ”n fill that f.hoy • — ' •'nr1 � «•)'i tr i hll ► - to- � n.rv bv t0« i - . •—•'hy 1 HoM 7r. ny Vcrr� - . v • rvr - ' 2 3| -cTu VIOR Reo Cfloss iii iii iii vri hJl Nell baker Peggy Carver fithel Catchot Patsy Clifton Leona Cherry Tillie Davis Beverley brake Ma i y n?.ys bo lines Adrienne 13 ling ROLL Jean King Dot Noel larylin Park Patsy ichar s Dot Ryan 1'uriel Snyder h’3ien M. Waller Aharon Webb Betty .Lain Wood The Ocean Springs Public school is proud of its 1C0 enrollment in the Junior Red Cross� and its members perform many useful services in this splendid organiza- tion. During the last two years, most of the effort of the Juniors has been direoted to Camp and Hospital service, and hunareds of articles have been furnished to the nearby camps—utility bags, tray favors, writing bpards.,..Christmas stockings, bed- room slippers, .etc. Supt. O’Keefe is Chairman for Jackson County, and faculty advisers are Mrs. Ruth Cooper and Miss Dorothy Cade. P.T. A, OFFICERS President— rs. Harry R. Lee Vice-President—iviiss ary C. O'Keefe occ£et . ry—Mx s. Oscar Joachim Treasurer—Mrs, Don Eglin WORK OF P. T. A. I |. j mong the organizations taking a prominent part in chool affairs in r ,Q osean Springs p. T. , whose large ities. Regu- eucji month, much useful quipmen ears the ourished P • j. t ii children furnished lunches he scuool. the under- P. T. CONCIT number of j k W L y'} ij r v f Rv F k ST ? How much funnier the Senior play was at rehearsals than any finished product COULD have been? What a pretty girl BRUCE SDt'LtRDS made Senior Day? How GLEN BUCKINGHAM rehearsed his part in the Senior play for the first time TrL.T aFT OON? GORDON RYAN'S collection of loud shirts? 'he arguments in Physics class? How BOB FORDIS ran out on .he stage empty-handed, then dashed back for his tennis -acked and stop sign? r.nd how GORDON RY N covered his etreat? And that JOYCii BEAUGEZ knew her part in the enior play so well that even when someone gave her a rong cue she went on with the right speech? How everyone had to yell at CONNIE McGINTY every time it was his time to come on the stage at rehearsels? nd LOVETT'S ■Ah's dead, 2J1 know Ah is ? « nd the flat tire aRCHIE TOoTLE had the day the Seniors had their pictures taken? And how many parties were given for the Seniors? raid the lines from the Senior play I know everything and aDAILNNL IDLING S It's I, Mrs. Archer, Mrs. Van Zandt. raid the big flowers RCHIa TOOTLE wore on his lapel? r.nd ORAL M-.a R .uJ'S continuous gum chewing? «aid DOT RYrU'S second period off every day? raid anchors Aweigh as we leave the assembly? «aid snow in December? raid the ban- quet in January? raid all the premature. G. I. hair cuts? And the search for Tack the Ripper ? raid the E.J RING fad? raid the HECTIC time we had with the annual? raid the famous McGINTY WOLF C..LL? nd r RCHI2 TOOTLE’S frequent trips to CaMP SHELBY? raid the frequent ory— STOP IT, GORDON? AND BRUCE EDWARDS' impromptu SENIOR SPEECH? And all the BLUE SLIPS the SENIORS used up. V! V Ml DEMAND MORE THAN PRICE IN YOUR CAP AND GOWN . Sample gladly sent upon request '1 . ■■PMPWPBPW— jJSJ'-' jL-Ja. jL, M. 'J . L Address Caps and Gowns 615 Wyandotte Kansas City mmmmm 3 3= £ Seniors of 1944 Do You Know that you can purchase a very ap- propriate gift for your school-a gift that will perpetuate the memory of the class of’44 for as little as $3.60? Our “School Gift Service” catalog contains pictures and full descriptions with prices on more than 300 items which have been se- lected for their suitability as class gifts and which you can purchase at a saving at prices ranging from $1.50 up. Write for Free Catalog Today You will be pleased with the up-to- date suggestions offered' thru this service. SCHOOL GIFT SERVICE 4925 GLENDALE KANSAS CITY 1 COMPLEMENTS OF D EfS Compliments of otandard Oil Co ! DONATIONS Bit-tars Watch Hospital Deo Bertucoini Mrs. Charles x� .yan Ov. A c jo 7 r' '- H15 L K 7 T2 T - Compliments of Compliments of Perry Jewelry Co Biloxi Compliments of Vancleave Grocery uerfs Service Station Texaco Station .ucrey:s Beauty ohcp Compliments of Compliments of Gottsche's Grocery United Poultry Prod 4 ksfc+sp Compliments of Parker's Feec Store Compliments cf Biloxi Hardware IJiPJLJ, Compliments of Dave's Plaoe, 'ompliments of Mctern .uto Service Jompliments of “analeman’s Biloxi Compliments of The Speciality 3‘••ore i ■■■MK