Plattsburg High School - Gleam Yearbook (Plattsburg, MO)

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F.,- LOVT YAJR NEIGHBOR Wingy Vasrki son of the housetold Dora Vasbki his sister Flora Vasrki Dora's twin Emil Vashki treir fatrer Anna Vaskki their mctrer Biddv Brady a next door neighbor Mrs J nes, anotrer elgktor Tessy VBQPK1 tre eldest daughter Luke Natsor a farmer wro collects Oswald Fredr1ck engaged to Tessv Pat Downey Gertrude Anseaume Betty Lee Barnett Ward Amos Marilyn Hartell Rudy Holma Marv Russell Helen Killgore garb Don Mars? Harold Boone Johnny Jores an ex Marire son of Mrs Jones Keith Hartell Mrs Bixby Osw ld's Aunt Agatha Maxey the Fredrick's craufzeur Judge Patrick local JHSt1C9 of peace Perciva Ping a UIHIO tuner Grandma asrki Enil's rotrer Zuvabelle cousi of the Vaskxis' Sarabelle anotker cousln Dixie Jones a stranger from tke Deep Mrs Fredrick Oswald's motrer Director Alma Jean Quirr Buddy Grafto Billv Reed Francis lkompscr Wrny Morelard Mary Betr rrles Pauline Malle Soutk Gail VanFossar Mary Belle Prlce Mr W odrow Carpbell 33 O, .,p ,, f ' 92:7 if Y V.. U A . , . . . ................ .. . , . ............. . . ... . , ............ ....... , . A ................. ......... . . , . . ...................... l t , M A . ................... 1 . n . 1 . o . n .o ......... .......H. 1 . . e -1 , . ,, . , ........ ....... ' Q ,, A age........... . . , . ................. 1 . , .- . y . ,... . , a , n ............... ll , . , - L .................. . n , - ..... ......... 1 1 ' 1 rn l . , A . A, .......... ....... , L . rf 1 . V n , . U . .................... t . A W 1 11 - , .. . . ............. . . , . . ....................... n . , . ..... . . , . L ............... . , .................................. . o M UU' A

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3 The home 6CODOm1CS girls are learning to sew under the supervision of Mrs O'Malley A great deal of tte responslbility of transportation of rural students rests witb our capable bus dT1V8TS Nr R W Cox and Mr Floyd Gibson 32

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Twelve years ago the groun of students who were to make up the future class of 'U8 as cended the first rung of the ladder of learning Now, only five of the original members Mary Brooks Margaret Bohart Bill Chastain Hilah June Gardner and D'Arlene Kirk are in cluded in the graduating class That the classes to follow may view our accomplishments and p ofit oy our mistakes we do hereby publish this 'History of the Class of l9U8 During our eight years in the grades, many new faces appeared They were Joan Arbuckle, Eugene Bridges Stella Green, Bill Hales, Lois Mayse, Jackie Reynolds Wilber Spalding Nada Williams, and Rosemary Wren We graduated with the total of twenty two members We were the second class to attend the eighth grade at the high school and the first class to be under the direction of the new teacher, Mrs Martha Bentley Entering the summer vacation, we looked forward with eager anticipation our initiation as freshman into the high school Our freshman year began with the usual initiation of Hfreshiesn to the high school How ever the attempts of the upper classmen to make us feel insignificant were futile During the year, our activities ranged from the publishing' of our autobiographies in English to field trips and experiments in general science Our class officers as elected were Bill Chastain president D'Arlene Kirk vice president and Betty Fry secretary treasurer r freshman sponsor was Mrs Marie Buck We were fortunate to gain in our freshman year several new members We welcomed to our class Betty Fry Charles Clute Estil Hooper Jo Anne Golden Mary Lou Schuster, Darrell Musser Alfred Bonwell, Eugene Bridges, Harry Douglas. Joe Mc Enaney, Robert Rice Raymond Spear, and Harley Stanton Toward the latter part of the year the freshman girls were honored to serve at the yearly Junior Senior Banquet In our second year of high school, we elected for our officers, Bill Chastain, president Dorothy Taylor vice president and Bill Hales, secretary treasurer Our representatives to the cheering section were Margaret Bohart and Betty Fry We started the year with twenty nine members and were joined by Keith Ellenberger in January to raise our membership to thirty During the year we lost the following members Alfred Bonwell Bonnie Gardner Doris Mayse, Darrell Musser, and Minnie Lou Osborn While our class has never had a very large membership ftotaling only twenty four in 'U8D we have made up in quality what we lacked in quantity We were quite proud of our representatives to the commerical contests at Excelsior Springs Three members Bill Chastain D'Arlene Kirk and Charles Clute attended as repre sentatives of general business and emerged triumphant, with Bill Chastain taking first place in individual honors We also secured first place as a team Our class has also boasted a number of talented musicians This was proved when in '46 '47 two of the members of a drum ensemble, which captured first place in the State Musical Contest at Columbia and entered the National Contest, were from our class Many other activities were engoyed throughout the year W had several hayrides on the frosty fall evenings and at the close of our year we the privilege of decorating the auditorium for the baccalaureate services To guide us through our Junior year we elected for our sponsor Miss Vernelle Bauer who, later during the year became Mrs Julian O'Malley We elected for our class officers Jo Anne Golden president Betty Fry vice president and Bill Hales secretary treasurer These officers did a fine job in helping our sponsor make plans for the activities of the year One of the main events that year was r junior play titled nHobgoblin Housen Through the cooperation the class our play proved a success and we were well rewarded for our efforts With part our profit from the play, we purchased and left to the school an electric arc spot light A great social event was the traditional Junior Senior Barquet which was held at Hotel Continental, Kansas City Missouri The theme was Bon Voyage The class prophecy, com posed by Bill Chastain and Charles Clute and read by Betty Fry was written in the form of a Ship's Log The welcome was delivered by Jo Anne Golden, and the response was given by Gene Shackelford Ronald Dale Hartell read the senior will After a delicious chicken dinner, the remaining part of the evening was spent in dancing Time passed quickly and soon another banquet was history During the year Dorothy Taylor left us to become a bride Harley Stanton moved to Lathrop and Wstil Hooper moved to Carthage Missouri We ordered our class rings early in November but did not receive them until March These rings very different from previous years, were onyx mounted in yellow gold We entered our senior year with great expectations for the future We elected as our sponsor Miss Ida May Totzke and the following class officers Charles Clute, president Jo Anne Golden vice president and Bill Hales secretary treasurer We gained three members Robert Pendleton Sterling Jackson, and Kenneth Kincade We ordered our cards and announce ments the first graduating class to have an etching of the school building placed on the announcements We gave as our parting gift to the school the steel etching for use by future classes At this writing we have plans for our senior play We met earlier in the year and chose as our class flower the American Beauty Rose and as our colors green and silver r motto is 'We have launched our ship now the Ocean lies before us Though lack of space prevents our stating further any other accomplishments we have made we wish to leave to posterity these cherished memories of the graduating class of l9U8 34 I r . ' U. I ll I . n I 1 ' 2 1 ' ' Ou . e went as a class on a picnic to St. Joseph where everyone had an enjoyable time. We also had of ou en . of , , , . . of , . - u ' u., - ll II . , .. , . Ou I : ll .