Okmulgee High School - Torchlight Yearbook (Okmulgee, OK)

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C0111 yn nn funn out S!VjLlkOI' .lost-ph A. Hramll Olilahonia l'niv1-rsily Pros. Josoph A, liarndt, pri-sidont of the University of Oklahoma is tho comniencv- mont spoaki,-r for tln- KllillllllFf04' High School graduatvs of 15142: whosi- exor- ciscs will bo Thursday, May 117. His sull- ject is Tho Last lllilm- to Vic-tory. Okmulgoc is fortunato ill gm-tting Mr. Brandt as he has had a'consistOnt ruli- gf not giving C0111llll'l10i'lllL'Ilt auldr1'4svs but breaks this rule bee-auso of Oklnul- gee's friondlinvss to O. U. Mr. Brandt is now in his second year as chief administrator of O. U., whore he was graduated in 1921. First graduate to boconio pri-sident of this alma mater Brandt is faced with the task of guiding the university through the war years, Prvsidont Brandt was born at Soy- inonr. Nnd.g zittwnrlvd thf- Tulsa Public sf-hools. and roooivvd his B. .-X. dvrrrov from tho l'nivf'r::ity of Oki:-lioiniv. As :L Rhodos scholar ln- olwiaii:-fl ll. A.. R. l,itt, rnfl Ill. A. ilf':.:'l'm-s from Oxford Univvrisiy. Thi- fiogi-we oi' doc-tor of laws was con- forrod upon him by Tvinplo University. Also on thi- vonmwnvvmont program arc four seniors who will givo five min- ntl- talks, This is thx- first your this has been done, Tho spvakors arc' Nil Kenan, Nr-Uv Jun- l4':'i:sI1jv, Allv- Bznlgrx-r, and Carolyn Gannon. Tho spoakor at tho annual Racva- lanrvah- svrvic-vs hold Sunday, May 23, D943 was Rox' Clayton L. Pottor, now pastor of the First Uhristian Churroh. He talkod on Religion, Required Sub- ject. As he addrvssed tho seniors, many of the Okmulgoeans got their first glimpsu of the now pastor. Rev. Potter came here from Wewoka to take the place of Rev. Ira A. Kirk as pastor of the First Christian Chrch. Rev. Kirk recently went into the U. S. Army as a. chaplain, Sonior Class Sponsors MARTHA DILLMAN HENRY FOTH MY RTLE THOMPSON SA R A H KATE WOOD NORIWA. DUNLA P SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Carolyn Gannon Bill Mala-od Rae Ann Colchensky President vice-vrssidwt SC eta'y MIK, Qs

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1943 SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Although the Class of 1943 has chang- ed more than any other class at 0. H. S. we started out much the same as any other. We came up, small and scared, mostly scared, to face that whole maze of rooms, teachers, and other students. The only things that cluttered up our little minds were grades, grades, and more grades. Our little eighth grade class had an election. Dick Bailey was elected presi- dent, C. F. Bryant, now in the Navy. vice-presldentg Barbara Burns, secretary, and Shirley Anne Routt, treasurer. Of course. they dldn't do much of anything, but at least we had officers. We started to give an opcretta, the one the eighth grade gave this year, only we didn't have enough good voices. During the seventh and eighth grades we had the largest honor roll in school. The. ninth grade was really a big year for us, as well as for the school as a whole. Our football team was state champion, the band walked off with all the honors at the different music meets. We had several of our class in the band: Ralph Beene, Kenneth Biggins, John Hutchinson, Kenneth Shouse, and Dick Bodenhamer. Warming the bench for the Bulldogs were Bill QCasanovaJ McLeod, Jack tSteam--Rollery Kyle, Pat tlrarmerj Mc-- Larty, Harley QOriginal Hard Luck Kidb Harris, Sam fLemJ Frevert, and Kenneth tRed Grange, Jr., Biggins. We did O. K. in the field of the Drama, too. Besides the plays which Miss 0rr's advisory gave every year, some of the students who were in Miss Rone's public-speaking classes had the honor of being in contest plays. Rae Ann Col- chensky went to the Semi-Finals in the Dramatic Reading Contest. Something of the greatest importance happened this year to dear of 0. H. S. A student council was started once again with Walter Maupin as President. This brings us up to the time we became Sophomores, The Sophomore class, rather one of its members, became an object of curiosity. What was that little blonde thing dashing around the halls? Animal, vegetable, or mineralQno, only half-pint Carolyn Gannon, who made an instant hit with the whole school. Band Soloists were Kenneth Shouse, Ralph Beene. John Hutchinson. Alice Ann Ramsey and Carolyn Richardson won First and Second respectively in the art contest at Stillwater. At Commencement Alice Badger did us up proud, for she won the Latin Award given to the student who had shown the most interest and progress in two years of Latin. The year we became Juniors really made us feel up in the world. As class officers we had Harley Harris, president: Carolyn Gannon, vice-presidentg and Bill McLeod, secretary. The Junior Play, Midnight , starr- ing Mary Virginia Haley, Jane Harris, Harley Harris, Carolyn Gannon, Sam Frevert, Jack Kyle, Shelby Gibbs, Bar- bara Burns, John Hutchinson, Nadine Rose, Bill McLeod, Dorothy Anne Wise- ner, and Carl Boatman, was the biggest success yet to be seen at 0. H. S. The play was given December 5, 1941. During the next two days the life of every student was changed. We were at war! It was strange to sec the intent expression on the faces of everyone at school. Everyone was talking about Pearl Harbor and the two Okmulgee boys who lost their lives in that tragedy. War was a pretty serious business, realizing the student council started the promotion of War Stamps and Bonds. However, you can't keep good people down, so we were soon at the cheerful task of planning a super Junior-Senior Banquet. We were determined to give the Seniors a banquet they would not for- get. It was a beautiful banquet if we say so, and we do, VVith Maytime as the thenve, Carolyn Gannon as May Queen, Bar- bara Burns, Molly McCoy, Dorothy Anne Vvisener, Dixie Powers, Mary Jo Good, and Betty Musgrave as attendants, and Harley Harris as master of Ceremonies, everyone was duly impressed by the amount of beauty in the Junior Class. To top it all off, Bill Frey and Eleanor Chase sang Maytime with background of music provided by six junior girls. Then all those present sang Memories of O. H. S. written to the tune of White Cliffs of Dover by Shirley Ann ltoutt. At Commencement Carrol Tarvin won the standard oration award. Alice Badg- er won the American History award, and Nil Kcnan received honorable mention. Nil also won the award for the best grades of the year, and the Clean-up Drive award for the best theme on that subject. We received the Torch of Learning and thus ended our fifth year of high school. Although they started our football Season late and with a new coach, one Bulldog made all-state. Our hero was Pat Mcluarty, tackle. Football players receiving football jackets were Jack Kyle, Kenneth Biggins, Bill McLeod, Harley Harris, Dick Bodenhamer, Sam Frevert 'Pat McLarty, Arthur Holleman, and Roy- ' .' continued to page 34

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