Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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ALL-STARS Speedball: (back row) Purnell, Lucerne; Watson, Aurora; Colon, Lucerne; Helms, Aurora; E. Todd, Callio. (front row) C. Shedd, Callio; Thomas, Aurora; Howell, captain, Aurora; Hart, Aurora; Phillips, Aurora. Basketball: (back row) Runnels, Callio; Glidden, Lucerne; Hart, Aurora, (front row) McComb, Aurora; C. Shedd, Callio; Rosay, captain, Lucerne; Helms, Aurora; Thomas, Aurora. CHAMPIONS Basketball, Auroras: (back row) Fortune, King, Watson, Mc¬ Comb, Hart. Holmes, (front row) Shepherd; Nelson; Helms, cap¬ tain; Howell, Thomas Speedball, Auroras: (back row) Hart, Watson, Walters, (center) Lafoon, Phillips, Simms, Fortune, (front) Turner; Treeman; Thomas, captain; Helms; Howell; Toliver. SPEEDBALL For the second time in nine years the Green and White Au¬ roras ruled the speedball field. With very little trouble and a great deal of teamwo rk, under the supervision of J. Thomas, they stood undefeated at the end of one of the best seasons in some time. The Callios led by veteran E. Todd, crossed the line just a hair ' s breadth ahead of Eskridge’s luckless Lucernes. It was a comparatively “tame” season. Students took charge of all official duties with a great deal of success. There were no injuries, serious or otherwise. Aurora victory can be accounted for by their abundance of substitutes and veterans. Lucerne defeat came as the result of a lack of substitutes and many times a shortage of players. The P and G girls were short in only one thing — one of the game’s most valuable assets — experience. BASKETBALL Walking off with the basketball championship, the Green gals chalked up their second undefeated season in 1943-44. V. J. Helms led the Auroras through six well earned victories. B. Covey’s Callios defeated Vincent’s Blue and Blue-ers for runner-up spot. Again student “refs” were employed with comparative success. Because of a lack of practice hours all three teams started out in a pretty ragged condition, but they were all playing heads up ball by the second round of games. Outstanding scorer of the year was Helms with 23 points per game to her credit. Ranking second was All-Star captain, M. Rosay. McComb and Runnels took top honors as defensive standbys. Representative athletes: Velma Jean Helms, Aurora; Eloise Todd, Callio; Marty Vincent, Lucerne.

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personality Kiny and Queen, Harold “Smitty Smith and Betty Gail Hall reigned at the mid ' winter senior dance. “Smitty ” will be best remem ' bered as chief of Park’s plumbing force, while Betty Gail’s speech work marks her Park career. Mary Jane Rankin wills her “senior legs ' ’ to Muriel Mossey. Peg Shedd wills her aptitude for foreign languages to . . . well, we’ll leave that up to Emil. Eloise Todd wills her frequency of change to Peggy McHenry. Marty Vincent shares her ability to be faithful to one man w T ith Sankey and Jean Thomas. Steve Griswold wills his athletic ability to the Parchies. Jimmy Riley leaves his convertible to Laurel Fry on the condition that he remains true to Mary Carolyn Weir. Marion Moyes wills his mustache to “our- boy” John “Gangway, I ' m-on-the-social- committee” Rothstein. “ Smitty” wills his dorm technique gained while on the plumbing force to Dave Larson. Gordon Frazier wills his variety of interest at Park to Peter B. Hill. (signed) Seniors, February ' , ’44 WL WL Chosen for their qualities of lead¬ ership, character, scholarship, and potentialities for usefulness to busi¬ ness and society, the following will be included in this year’s edition of Who ' s Who Among Students iti American Lniversities and Colleges: Jean Brown, John Burton, Donald McMasters, Betty Ann Myers, Marie Pangborn, Jody Phillips, Mary Jane Rankin. Majorie Rosay, Walter Sil- vernail, and Howard allace. Mot pictured : Ann Hoffman.

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CHAMPIONS Soccer, Parchevard: (back row) Warfield; Orscheln; Kamit- suka; Airey; Reynales, captain; Griswold; Lentz; King, (front row) Molesworth, Yamamoto, Dunlap, Cansino. Basketball, Orion: (back row) Crockett, Klein, Speck, Bean, Carrick. (front row) Smith; Hernandez; Mori, captain; Good- enberger. ALL-STARS Soccer: (back row) Mnsgrave, Lowell; Reynales, captain, Par- chie; Orscheln, Parchie; Griswold, Parchie; Brackett, Lowell; Browning, Orion, (front row) Iwasaki, Lowell; Mori, Orion; Corbin, Lowell; Hernandez, Orion; Yamamoto, Parchie. Basketball ; (back row) Pickens, Lowell; Hernandez, Orion; Christensen, Lowell; (front row) Griswold, Parchie; Smith, cap¬ tain, Orion; Mori, Orion. SOCCER Displacing the Orions as champions, an inexperienced but hand-fighting Parchie squad upset the pre-season favorites, the Lowells and Orions, to win the soccer crown. The lead built up by the stellar playing of Reynales, Yamamoto, Orscheln and Gris¬ wold was enough to overcome a tie and defeat late in the season. Second-place Orions, handicapped through loss of players, were too inexperienced to live up to pre-season expectations. Sparked by Hernandez and Mori, they started to work together late in the season, but were unable to overcome the Parchie lead. Also handicapped through injuries and loss of players, the Lowells were the hard-luck team of the season. Corbin, Iwasaki, Brackett and Musgrave were outstanding for the Blue and Blue. BASKETBALL Taking the championship for the fifth consecutive year, the Orions won seven straight games after losing the opener to the Lowells. Hard hit by the loss of players, the success of the Green and White was due to their fast, accurate and deceptive passing, and their excellent team-work. Lewis Smith was particularly out¬ standing, with Mori, Hernandez and Schoolfield playing smart ball. The strong Lowell squad ended up in second place after giv¬ ing the Orions several hard games. The Lowells were an accurate and high-scoring team with Pickens, Cravens and Finch outstand¬ ing, but their play most of the time was lacking in teamwork. With only one regular, Griswold, back from last year’s squad, the Parchevards finished the season in the cellar. The Parchies possessed plenty of drive, but were unable to work as a team. Representative athletes: “Nails” Itvasaki, Lowell; Steve Griswold, Parchie; Pete Mori, Orion.