Piedmont High School - Wildcats Yearbook (Piedmont, OK)

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1948 volume:

-X if A-.-.5 . 3i,..4: r ':'z.,,...Q:Mw-15,5-ff' -'--'-f'- ' 'q:34 e-Ms:-Mft' IQQESQ' lm:-ffl! ' ai--554-'-' - --'-J -'T- ' ' 4- 1 - - - f- ff -'5 'f Af 'f'f ' ' A ' -ffdnr f ff FOREWCDRD 7Ae Zdlbaz' Puhll hed b the Junlor and Senlor Classes ttlbuonl' M411 1565001 PlEDlNACJlNl1',Oi4LA lSM4T l94HB Fo- dltOTS BuSlHP S Manager Sport Fdl+OTS Proof Nr d rs Novelty Pages Jo Fry St nley Glll Dorothy Moffat Royce ashecheok oooe Slmpson Baro r F rton harles Prlde Ala Treece Pearl ROblHQOH Darrell Bennett Roy Ratcllff .S f . . I I o E,' . . . y a f ' ' es 3 . . M! W Advertising Agents . . . Lloyd Shepherd G 3 r ' ' 5 J 'V . . 'F 'Ana ua CA . Uea,e . q A X .J . DEDICATION To Ruth Roberts whose unfalterlng efforts have been a baS1S for Pledmont Hlgh School for the past fourteen fears we Alsh to Xpress our thanks In gratltude we dedlcate the annual to a patlent, understandlng teacher, Mlss Ruth Roberts if . 1 155. ' . M ,L. ' 1 -f e . h . The Edltor Speaks One of the usual requlrements every teach r mak 15 that the tudents' WTltt6H work lus be well arranged and contaln as few mlstzkes as DOSSlble When a student D87lHS to prepare hls lesson, he must be careful lny mlStak8 that lS made wlll re duce hlS grale although a mls a e can D0 r palred, lt c n never be repalr d perfectly There 15 always a s r he con SClGHt1OHS student wlll trf hlS best to b careful en ugh o make no mlSl3k6 So lt lS Wlth a person's llfe We ln hl hschool are gust be glnnlng our llVGS It lS lmportant that th J b w ll arranged and contaln few mlSt3kSS, for every mlstake wlll leav a scar Every mlstake Wlll reduce our chances for a successful llfe To prepare a well wrltten lesson, one must D6 eiulpped wlth the proper tools pen, paper, and knowledge lO have a suc cessful llfe one must also have the proper tools good char acter, hlgh ldeals,and knowledge fe are fOTmlHg our character and galnlng our Knowledge for llfe dHTlHU our hlv school years Uach one should StFlV9 to make hls hlghSChOOl care r proflt ble to hlm 1U preparlnn for a successful llfe 97747 Roger Babson once sald, HLlfe lS llke a ladder, every step you take 15 elther up or down H How true that statement 15 We must all StTlV8 to cllmb up the ladder of llfe he mu t never cllmb down A ladder must be thoroughly braced, or lt wlll sag and break when heavlly loaded We should brace our ladder of llfe before we start to cllmb We can do thls by maklng ourselves stronger splrltually, mentally, and phySl cally In youth we must declde elther to go up or fall back the few steps we have taken We, the student body, should StTlV8 for success We are grateful for the t lented, patlent and understandlnv teacners WhlCh have made thl year a success We must not slacken but let us keep rlght on pushlng untll that go l we set early ln llfe lS achleved It lS not easy to Cllmb that steep ladder of llfe, for lt takes ambltlon courage, and perseverance to reach the top ' - e es ' H ' ,. L ' J L , D . Z . E . . l ' O . f ' as - 1 ' 6 . A ' t k 'V e ' ' a . . , H Q 1 CJ. n l . . . X . 5 A L J , . D. J J . . . . . . .3 . - . A D . new e e - e . . A . . n . Y. F1 1' 0 I A '- I O - 1 . ., , - 11 . , . . . . . M Y , D gn A . Q ' e a r o 'J . . . . . , C . - x ' ' , . . . . . . f '1 ' 1- ' ' a , O . ic P i . a q . . . . I . . . . . . . J' W6 QM 2- 1 7 X my I L ij? Q X2 3552.3 f N ' it 5 .lx N 9 b I -3 5 rlla Hun Bob Jennln S Marle 'ioestlng FACULTY an. lx 'nv Harold Colle-tt Thelma Ratcllff CQ, Ruth Roberts Ona Larklns Clara Knlght MH Wifi, Ml ! Mm 4 Q M M Q YYWW 1 9 9115014- 39 5 1 T M W HI ww fp ,gy Q' 1 HV , ' I y :Qs xiii SSM egii eu- Ng? SENICDRS 'link '3 Dorothy Moffat Joy fry au- fs.. 'U' Barbara Car '1-Aw Barbara Godman Lloyd Shepherd ,f IU' .l Rose Lllen Brew Ada Treece SENIOR HISTGRY In IQAA twelve green freshmen entered hlghschool Slnce then we have lost Don Long, Lawrence Colley, Buddy Brewer Delbert Luschen, J C Morton, and La Verne Enterllne-Shep herd We have galned one boy, Lloyd Snepherd dr orover Br tcher was superlntendent durlng our fresh men year, and he was our class sponsor durlng our sophomore year That was the fear part of the class declded to play lookey lrom Le Roy Bell's study hall After we flnally es c ped from the bulldlng, we were walklng down the highway ouess whom we met? It was none other than orover Bratcher le came to the concluslon that we had better go back to school wlth hlm Durlng our JHHlOT ye r Mlss Thelma Ratcllff was our spon sor We nad much fun worklng on the JuH1OT senlor banquet La Verne Enterllne-Shepherd gave the address to the senlor class, and Mason Treece gave the response Barbara Lou oar ton, Dorothy Moffat, La Verne Enterllne ohepherd, and Ada Treece sang the senlor prophecy In a humorous readlng Joy o an expert horsewoman We had the banquet ln the Vene tlan Room at the Y W C A ln Oklahoma Clty Our theme was 'Travel At the end of the school term of IQA7 the JuHlOT class wls accompanled by our sponsor on a short trlp to Turner Falls We entered our senlor year wlth slx glTlS and one boy We declded he would elther be spoiled or hen peeked If we have done elther, we have spolled hlm Our superlntendent Harold Collett, lS also our sponsor We have thoroughly en Joyed WOYklHg wlth hlm throughout the year He took us to the O U Home COmlHg We watched O U as they whipped Iowa State, and we re sure our cheerlng helped them w1n the vlc tory Slnce we entered hlghschool, we have been serlously thlnk 1nJ of a senlor trlp Instead of belng wlse and savlng our money, we foollshly spent lt Thls year we are worklng our flngers to t1e bone nd gettlng bulglng flgures selllng can dy ! x U , 3 . . - N 77- :N ' V I 11 I 1 J - - 'ity D ,1 . , . . . . Q 9 . . - . U . D - Fry portrayed the part of HAunt Effien and set an example , . I ll. v . . . . , . S . . . . . . . , up . . . . - :- -. www .wap .w if I v. waiv 9 ,xigjr-Q iff ., .- fff?1:.:'1?E wg, ',.:1,u,,q3ik ' 5 - QI- , .gf L- U gf. i 1 . 1 ' 55 - A It ' 25 , ' ' w 15- J ' - 'Z . , P V 137' 5 ff , .V ei Q W :' , 45 1 1 f ' 5:5 x l Q I , 1 1 -A Pt' ,X l , K 'F Q, xy? .5 I e JUNICDRS -f Bptty Collins Florene Beckner June Elder Pearl Roblnson Martha Reed JUNIORS els' Ch. Roy Ratcllff Royce Vashel ek 'IN Stanley Glll coder 5lmP5OU 'iv i.. Charles Prlde Ray Elder Darrell Bennett 8 WEA Q ybdf MEM Q e f L.fr-14u1,1!JFiH J fn' j e N X 5: N M Sf X j kwmixmx X, -X 'YYYY M cv 6 V K, if! X Q X 35 S' X 5' X: f ---K I mf 1 H srl., Q ' I . M QM xl . Q 'V X. J Y X7 X R H17 E ' 1 1 I 1 I ' all! Ur' SOP!-ICDMCDRES f' I Robert Huebner Lonnle Lusohen '7 r ...cl Podman Norma Dell Ussary svn Q...,gy 'T -9 I Orlanna Ballard Nelda Fnterllne B111 Smlth Leslie Vledemann Dolores Enterllne LeRoy hide? 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J J E, Seventh and Elghth Grades Flfth and Sixth Grades Elementary Seventh and Elghth Grades Readlng from Left to Rlght Thlrd Row: Dolores Jacobs B1ll1e Mae Nlce, Clar etta Crawford, Wanda Colllns, Wllla Fry, Laveta Luschen, Loreta Luschen, Mrs Larkln Second Row Allen Moffat, Patsy Stout Madean Cole, Marle Prlde, Roberta Every, Beverly Wledemann, Barbara Sue Colllns, Douglas Ratcllff PlTSt Pow George Dannehl, Glen Ratcllff Rex Av , Leon McLane, Loren Luschen, Carl Musgrove Absentees Gene Glll Dorlsldarle Eades Flfth and Slxth Grades Thlrd Row Dalpb Taylor, Tommf Glelchmann Lols ann ohllders, Rlta Ann WllSOH Mary Lea Garton C rol Phllllps, Mrs Knleht Second Row Wayne Phllllps, Rlchard Cole, Dolphus Almon, Frank Shepherd, Jerry Dlckerson Dreddy Dun r wlTSt Row Anna Mae McLane, Jean Blggs, Mary Smlth Dorothy Jacobs Abaentees Hugh Peddlcord, JacKy wlayton, Jacquelyn Flelds , . . . . ? . I F I I . : , ' 1 . . r : ' , ery : . . , . , . ' : U A 3 ' . , , ,, . . . A V , , 'L . 1 . 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Pep Club Rhyth Band g '55 fvkskza me as lf Pb I J K v- ey: pi z vii E' Q' OF FRIENDS For the past four years, Thelma Ratcllff has alded ln the strengthening of Pledmont Hlgh School Her teaching ablllty ana lnt lmmGH59LY She h3S devoted a great deal of her tlme to the publlshlne of thls annu l For tnese reasons we vlsh to express our thanks. The Stuoent Body erest in the students have helped each of us' JYWWJWZZ 7fdQf Your yearbook is a store of treasured memories The oft repeated thrill of recollection which accompanies each new search through its pages gone into its creation We are publishing l948 Annuals for more than 900 Colleges and High Schools This patronage indicates a wealth of ideas and service which has no doubt made possible the long record of our school annual achievement 4.-v '1 ' many times repay you for the care and consideration which has an 1.3,,.,-lv.-..-.,.-..,,Q-V 1 V . - .v ... I V -, V- - - ..-VV -. W - .. , ,,V . ,a'L,,1 . I V 4 44 .F V