Okmulgee High School - Torchlight Yearbook (Okmulgee, OK)

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Senior Will We, the Seniors of '48, of Okmulgee High, in the State of Oklahoma, being of sound and disposing mind and memory do hereby make, publish, and declare this, and only this to be our last will and testament: Betty Anderson leaves her quietness to Nanette DeVinna. Bill Baker leaves all his fair followers to Gus Ostrander. Bob Baxter leaves his happy disposition to Joyce Baker. Doris Bogie leaves her ability in Physics to Rosamond Edwards. Barbara Bowman leaves her honor roll grades to Bob Hatter, who gratefully accepts. Paula Bracken regretfully leaves Billy Claude to the A. and M. cofeds. Elsworth Briscoe leaves gum on the bot' tom of the Choral Club chairs. Patty Brown leaves her place singing with the Key Notes to Iva Ella Shelton. Phillip Brown leaves his freckles to Kathryn Hightower. Ronald Campbell leaves D. O. class to anyone energetic enough to get up that early. Bertrice Chappell leaves her job at the shows to Joe Warriner. Dick Chronister leaves his piano pupils to struggle by themselves. Bill Claiborne and Frank Sessions jump in the old Ford and leave. Period. Pat Clark leaves her extremely demure way to Janis Dieman. Lou Ella Coleman leaves dear old O. H. S. to become a housewife. Fleta Cotner leaves her place in the main office to Bobbie Raffety. Joan Crawford wills her ability to sew to all future homemaking classes. L. Crow leaves his friendliness to Tom Kenan. Joe Crowley leaves his muscular build to John Allen. Frank Dalton leaves his diminutive size to Jimmie Boss. Wendell Dieman leaves his ability to fix a Ford to Tommy Bingman. Pauline Dilldine leaves Miss Montgomery and Mrs. Dunham a messenger. Bob Duncan leaves his Toni Kit to Jimmy Nay. Eula Edmoundson regretfully leaves dear old English Lit. George Emmons leaves his musical laugh bouncing thru the halls of O. H. S. Betty Finks bequeaths her studious way to Clara Ru Mueller. Vada Fuller wills her blond tresses to Freda Wood. Theresa Gainor leaves her sweetness to Dorothy Pennington. Page twenty Donna Sue Goodman wills her ability to make friends to Pat Corbell. Lloyd Gorrell leaves his serene manners to Jimmy Mayes. Earl Greene leaves Okmulgee High!!! George Grissom bestows his quiet ways upon Ednabelle Child. Charles Guckian wills his shy grin to next year's senior wolves. Donald Hale leaves his excess height to Bob Murrell. Don Hammer leaves his pop corn stand at the Orpheum. Dorothy Jo Harper bequeaths her sparkling personality to Beverly Dodgen. Amos Hayden leaves to join Cora Lee Craig. Nancy Hedrick's quiet dignity goes to Charlene Franke. Cora Ellen Henderson leaves and definitely takes Bobby with her!! George Hines isn't leaving his choice seat in English Lit. to anyone. Gregory Holford wills his ability to go to summer school every summer to anyone who can stand it. Edna Holland leaves the throne and the ride in the convertible to next year's queen. Bobby Holleman bequeaths his big muscles to Ike McGrew. Louise Hoodenpyl leaves her perfect neat' ness to Carolyn Jackson. Dick Hull leaves his little finger he broke playing football to next year's center. Evelyn Hurd bestows her gorgeous red hair and matching freckles to Barbara Chas' tam. Robert Ingle wills his shyness to Phillip James. Louis James leaves his singing ability to Chet Smith. Norton James leaves all his overdue books to Mrs. Keith, and immediately catches the first bus for Muskogee. Clifton Jennings sadly leaves Louise. Bill Johnson wills his cheerfleading ability to Billy Loyce Johnson. Billy James Johnson leaves his printing skill to next year's class, hoping they have better luck with the Torchlight. Betty Jones leaves her black bangs to Mar' lene Rathburn. Roma Jones leaves her skill at shorthand to Edna Jackson. Martha Keaton leaves her bubble gum in Miss Finklea's waste basket. Rowena Keith leaves her quiet manner to Bob Peeler. Pat Kenan leaves his golf balls to anyone who can find them. Mary Lou Kenney leaves her fascination for football players to Tula Mae Evans. fContinued on Page 601

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E-eniUr5... The lmpnriarie Ui Being Earnest With witty and flirtatious conversation the 1948 seniors of O,H.S. presented, on March 18 and 19 under the direction of Miss Sarah Kate Wood, Oscar Wildels unusual English production The Importance of Being Earnf est. The production was unusual in the fact that the most important feature was not the plot, as in former plays, but the center of interest rested on the type of conversation exchanged by the characters. Entanglements begin when Algernon Mon' crieff, played by Jim Miller, discovers that his friend Earnest Worthing, portrayed by Pat Kenan, is really ,lack Worthing who is part of the time in a country house with a girl named Cecily Cardew, Mary Lou Kenney, whom he calls his ward and is tutored by a nervous lady named Miss Prism, played by lo Anne White, who is in love with Dr, Chasuble, the country preacher, played by Tom Stewart. He also learned that lack had pretended to have a wicked brother Earnest in town in order to have an excuse for going there, and upon arriving in town assumes the name of Earnest. Algernon is very anxious to meet Cecily so, while jack is in town making love to Gwendoline Fairfax, Patricia Worstell, he goes to visit Cecily, with whom he not only falls in love but also becomes engaged, falsely allowing her to believe he is ,lack's wicked brother Earnest from the town. Meanwhile ,lack wishing to marry Gwendo- line, Algernon's cousin, has asked permission of her mother Lady Bracknell, Cherre Wheel' er, but because all ,lack knows of his birth is that he was found in a black handbag in the Victoria railway station, Lady Bracknell refuses. It later is discovered by Cecily and Gwen' doline that neither is engaged to men named Earnest and jack and Algernon have just called Dr. Chasuble to have him christen them Earnest, when it is discovered by Lady Brackf nell that Miss Prism used to be 'lacks nurse maid and that by mistake she had placed jack in her handbag instead of a work of fiction which she had written. This discloses that -lack Worthing's true identity is Earnest Moncrieff and consef quently Algernon's elder brother who had been lost since childhood. This made a happy union of Gwendoline and black, Cecily and Algernon, Miss Prism and Dr. Chasuble, and Lady Bracknell with the thought of her daughters marriage. Merriman, Miss Cardew's maid was played fContinueaf on Page 62j Page nineteen

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Juniors Move Forward Junior Class Uiiioers TOM KENAN Prefident RAYNELL JOHNSON Vice-Prefidenl CHARLENE FRANKE Secretary Junior Elass Sponsors LILLIAN BRASHER Chairman J. O. DUNHAM FRANCES GREEN CHARLINE LAMONS ALBERT PAOLUCCI SARAH KATE WOOD Starting the 1947f48 year's activities for one of the most outstanding junior classes of all times was the election of class officers. Tom Kenan was chosen president, Raynell Johnson, vice president, and Charlene Franke, Secretary. Under this trio, the juniors received many honors and won the respect of all OHS. Junior sponsors chose A Date with Judy as the annual junior play, December 11f12. Although only fourteen juniors ,could be in the play cast itself, there were more than fifty other class minded students on com' mittees, crews, and other positions. Evidently, work put into the two producf tions of A Date With Judy was well worth it, for all previous gate receipts of junior plays were topped by the comedy. Teenftown was the site of a junior class party February 12. Entertainment included dancing, floor shows, other recreational ad' vantages and refreshments. This was the first such party ever held by an OHS class in history. In the annual English intrafmural speech contest, three oratoricalfminded juniors carried the banner for their class. These three were Nancy Greaves, dramatic reading, French Brown, standard oration and Torn Kenan, original oration. Closing the year's activities for these juniors was the annual juniorfsenior banquet May 14 at the Presbyterian Church. A Southern plantation theme was used, with gay decorations suggesting the colorful plan- tation life placed about the tables and rooms. Deserving most of the credit for the success of the banquet are the junior sponsors and the Junior council, They worked together in i perfect harmony with the class officers in selecting the theme, the committees and col- lecting the junior dues. The two main addresses of the evening were delivered by French Brown and Bob Rogers. French's speech was the tribute to the Senior class and was entitled My Old Kentucky Home. Bob's was of a more humorous vein and was under the theme of L'Old Folks at Home. Other special numbers on the program were two songs by the Junior Key Notes, and vocal solos by Charlene Franke and Edna Jackson. Nancy Ryon did a reading called Topsy Takes the Cake and Johnny Carpenter and Joe Ann Parks dramatized a famous love scene from Romeo and Juliet. To fill out the banquet program a famous Southern Medley was played by two Junior cornetists, Junior chairman, Mrs. Frances Green, Mr. J. O. Miss Charline Lamons, Mr. A1 John Allen and Bob Bailey. sponsors are Miss Lillian Brasher, Dunham, Paolucci, and Miss Sarah Kate Wood. Members of the Junior Council who planned the events of the year are: Sandy Douglass, Joe Warriner, Raynell Johnson, Zula Smith, Ken Barton, Pat Corbell, and Walter Harkrider. The Junior class wishes to extend to the 19474948 seniors best wishes for their sucf cess and happiness and hope to prove theme selves capable of taking the Seniors' place next year. The juniors are ready to accept the chalf lenge and responsibility of being the school leaders given to them Commencement night with the flaming torch. Page twenty-one