Palm Beach High School - Royal Palm Yearbook (West Palm Beach, FL)

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H0W1iRD Senior Qfficers Mus. SAVAGE BOBBY RIGGS PIOYVARD FERRIN - Vice THELMA JEAN MILLER . JACK DALTON . . Mas. CLIFFORD SAVAGE . .- , - ,.,..4 President President Secretary Treasurer . Sponsor THELLLA JEAN JACK Bonny

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A Message to the Graduates H :ELL L. XVATKINS ' You, the Class of 1943, have earned the commendation and praise of all. Fac- ing the most difficult year, you have inet the challenge and carried on both your school work and your activities with outstanding success. To you who are with us, and to the group of fine young men who have entered the services of their country, and who are now scattered over the whole world, I extend my congratulations, best wishes, and sincere appreciation for a Fine year's work well done. Sincerely, I'IOVVELL L. WIATKINS, Supervising Principal

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OUR HISTORY 'lay 28, 1943, brings to a close record of, perhaps, the most illiant senior class in the his- 1 of Palm Beach High School. ng faced with innumerable dif- .lties brought about by war- e necessities, we have sur- inted every obstacle in a way t has surprised us, as much as ryone else. s sophomores, we began our 'ard climb by choosing Bobby gs as our president: Howard k, vice-presidentg Mona Bensel, -etary: and Peggy Riggs, treas- '. Our sponsor, Mrs. Jack ng was ever present to guide infant footsteps, To our hall 'ame we elected Thelma Jean er, and Burton Dickman, most ilar: Eleanor Johnston and zier Hull, best looking: Carol agher and Bobby Riggs, most etic: and Myrtle Roebuck and by Brockway, best all-around. me next year we started school iy in the knowledge that we 2 no longe insignificant, down- den sophomores. Again we ied Mrs. Jack Young, sor, and Bobby Riggs ident. Assisting him were ,nny Cushman, vice-presi- : Thelma Jean Miller, Qtary: and JaclLDa1ton, treas- . This year our superlatives I: Thelma Jean Miller, and ey Riggs, most popular: No- Meldrum and Johnny Cush- . best-looking: Myrtle Roe- and Bobby Brockway, best round: Carol Gallagher and Lance, most athletic. With presentation of our Junior , a party at Mayflower pool, publication of a junior edition .e Frond, we closed the books he year, one step nearer our 2 began our senior year with ved determination to work and live up to our reputation sperclassmen, by again elect- Bobby Riggs as our leader, Howard Ferrin, vice-presi- Thelma Jean Miller, secre- and Jack Balton, treasurer. iide us along the final stretch nose Mrs. Marguerite Savage, cor. r Thanksgiving edition of the i was the first example of possibilities. Following that our show, Purely Coinciden- written and produced by Nor- Nelson and Edgar Kopp. Then another first, the Victory nl, edited by Pat Ventura: 1 Willis, assistant editor: with ge Miller, business manager: and Harold Holden, official staff photographer. With the end in sight we collected senior fees, or- dered invitations, and chose su- perlatives. Then Skip Day at the Sun and Surf Club-an experience never to be forgotten. Next, Bac- calaureate, Class Day, and finally Ultima Thule -graduation. And so we bravely go forth with many a pleasant memory of our days at dear old Palm Beach High. Senior Hall of Fame In every senior class there are always some who seem to work just a little harder and do just a little more than anyone else. In the class of '43 there are so many who have done so much that we had to weed and weed and weed. The athletes are not included in our list,-space does not permit. We especially want to mention those who have worked behind the scenes. The first name is not that of a senior, but every senior will agree that she should top the list. Mrs. Marguerite Savage, our sponsor, has done much for the class as a whole and for many of the students as individuals. Bobbie Riggs, our president, has not only led the class, but has been an outstanding athlete and served as business manager for the se- nior show. Bob Brockway has been a grand Student Senate president. He has presided and guided with the touch of a veteran. Thelma Jean Miller has been not only an efficient secretary for the class, but has provided music for many occasions. Howard Ferrin has held down the job of vice-president to per- fection. Some may think that a vice-president has nothing to do, -that surely has not been the case here. Incidentally he also served as stage manager for Purely Coincidentalf' Jim Carver and U. V. Hender- son were joint special writers for the Big Show. They did a fine job. Peggy Riggs was chairman of the Skip Day committee. Due to her untiring efforts and her capa- ble assistants this wartime S. D. was an overwhelming success. Edgar Kopp and Norman Nel- son were the geniuses who wrote, produced, and directed the senior show. Need we say more? Ginny McVey ably handled the senior invitation orders. We can still visualize Ginny with her yards of adding machine tabula- tions. Harold Holden was responsible for all the new pictures taken for the Annual. Such patience and calm as he displayed-even after staying up all night to develop pic- tures-is past our understanding. He that has patience may com- pass anything. David Sutherland was the tech- nical advisor for the senior show. And that's no soft job, either! Roger Beekin was in charge of the props for the senior show. Judging from the number they used, he was pretty busy keeping up with all of them. Chester Haerlin was in charge of publicity for the show. He missed no avenue of contact-ra- dio, newspaper, posters, and word of mouth. John Kringle was in charge of the sound effects for the show. Irene Rybovich was one of the a ed untiringly for the show and the annual. George Miller has done so much in the past three years we do not know where to begin. We'll just mention his name and let him rest on his laurels. Bill Ferrin, the other twin, who had the roll of Master of Cere- monies for the show, helped to put the show across in a big way. Dorothy Miller and her assis- tant measured 249 seniors for caps and gowns. Her job was done accurately and speedily. Virginia Puckett was a wise choice as an assistant measurer of caps and gowns. Warren Peper will always be remembered for his amazing abili- ty to brownie and get away with it. Frank Hartwell did a splendid job of singing in the show and has worked hard in the Glee Club. Wynelle Shellhouse and June Schroder share honors as the out- standing dancers in the class. Betsy Netto was circulation manager for the annual. Through her efforts the subscriptions far exceeded all expectations. Dot Wiggs, feature editor of the annual, is responsible for the cute stories in the back. Our thanks goes out to Mildred Hall for her quotations chair- man, and ,Jean Simon worked hard on the V Annual.. Nancy Ware was advertising manager of the annual. Pat Ventura has earned her place in the Hall of Fame for the excellent work she has done as editor of the Annual. She was editor of the junior edition of the Frond last year and editor of the one issue of the Frond published this year. U Graduation At this, the ending of our final year, We stand upon the threshold of our life, .About to go into a world of strife, Away from all the things that we hold dear. Perhaps 'tis sweet we shed a part- ing tear: But no-are sorrows not around us rife? Instead, in triumph sound the cla.rion, fife, In glorious proclamation all may bear! The scroll of time shall now to us unfold The bounty of the future's plenti- ous store: With hearts courageous, spirits dauntless, bold, On wings of hope to untold heights we'll soar. Who knows what opportunities untold Await beyond the future's mystic door? Norman Kent Nelson. A brown-haired lassie with a sparkling smile, she seems to be happy all the while, A good game of tennis she's able to play, and we really will miss her when she goes away. lesneb anom Most Athletic Girl in the senior class, a small, slim girl is this good-natured lass. She's so full of pep and vitality, She'll always be well-liked where'ere she may be. namdob enixam This girl is a startling good-look- ing blonde, a girl of whom everyone surely is fond. Her lead in the junior play got a great big hand, and she has a charm that is really grand. klac ynnep Now here is a person who's not hard to guess: the clue ?-why his voice-it will bring him success. He's all, dark and lanky: likes motors and planes: you've had lots of hints, now tell me his name. repooc yddor