Plattsburg High School - Gleam Yearbook (Plattsburg, MO)

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cf! We, the Senior Class of 1908, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament. We bequeath firstly, our noted dignityg secondly, our outstanding scholastic abilities: thirdly, our musical talents: fourthly, the remarkable cooperation that we have enjoyed through the past four years: fifthly, all our aches and pains and mourning sorrows and regrets: and sixthly, all our mischievous pranks and worldly knowledge to the succeeding Senior Class. To our dear sponsor, MISS TOTZKE, we shall dedicate our success or failure. JOAN ARBUCKLE bequeaths her ability to out-sing and out-talk any of her fellow classmates to George Greaves, who seems so quiet, and her tall, slender figure to Jean Belk. MARGARET BOHART bequeaths her scholastic abilities skilled voice and ability to play NBoogie-Woogieu to Dolly Ann Harper One of our more robust and hearty Senior men EUGENE BRIDGES wills his physique and tech- nique at playing football and his personal permission to use someone's downstairs locker to Evan Kirkpatrick MARY BROOKS bequeaths all her excuse blanks and absence privileges which were all true to form we know, to the three well known hookey players Carroll Ford Shirley Ford and Helen Taylor so there will be no racked brains next year to find passing excuses BILL CHASTAIN a notable senior bequeaths his ability to get straight WEN averages his art bluffing to get them and his success at playing the great NRomeo t a deserving Bootsu Moreland CHARLES CLUTE the nclownu of all Seniors wills what little luck he had with his high school romances and more to Carl Jackson and Gertrude Anseaume in case they would like their Senior days flavored with a little romance and the senior class presidency to Don Henry who might be silly enough to want it JO ANNE GOLDEN Drum Major extraordinary leaves her musical and strutti g ability to Frances Slayton her love for dancing to Garry Matthews, and wishes the Pen Points editorship off on Rudy Holman BETTY FRY bequeaths her 'graceful' walk to Helen Killgore, and her chewing gum technique to Harold Boone KEITH ELLENBERGER bequeaths his battered but durable baritone horn to Jean Petree,whose musi cal talent must be heard and some extra weight to Effie Sue O'Connor HILAH JUNE GARDNER wills her bubbling vitality that leads you to mischief to Hershel Ferguson who should let more people know him better and her day dreams of the future to Anna Lee Genson BILL HALES wills his reputation as a foremost P H S wolfn to Ronald Adam and his tendency to say HI don't known to Don Marsh considering that Bill can't have that expression hanging over him out in the big wide world STELLA GREEN wills her brightness not only in head but in hair to Gail VanFossan who might not want to be a dishwater blond all her life and her worries in typing II to Rex Nall STERLIIG JACKSON is more than happy to bequeath his seat in Study Hall and some wise advice to study while you're there to Wray Moreland who always has to 'studyn at night and his well known reputation as a reckless, dare devil driver to Tommy O'Connor who has to learn D'ARLENE KIRK bequeaths her formula on how to go steady successfully the last two years of high school to Mary Beth Fries, who has been searching desperately for it and the editorship of The Gleam to Keith Hartell KENNETH KINCADE wills his height and position on the first team in basketball and his nick name to Pat Downey LOIS MAYSE wills her artistic talent along with her position as Art Editor on the Pen Points staff and The Gleam to Buddy Grafton who seems to have a flare for it ROBERT PENDLETOI wills his friendly but quiet disposition to Alma Jean Quinn who rever tires of talking MARY LOU SCHUSTER bequeaths her ability to get along Wltb Nt ose guysu to Mary Ellen Mallen and ber experience as a librarian to Bettv Lee Barnett JACKIE REYNOLDS bequeaths his charmlng way with P H S girls to Bob Cravens and the Job of hauling around all P F S kids in dire need of a taxi to Pauline Mallen who we hope will have her driver's license by that time NADA WILLIAMS bequeaths her secret passion for St Joseph to Marilyn Hartell and her ability to look sweet W1tbOUt any make up to Mary Belle Price ROBERT RICE leaves his love for football and his bard fighti g to win honor for P H S to Ward Amos and his technique in mastering the commercial subjects to Francis Trompson who as a junior still loves business science so wel l WILB R SPALDING bequeaths his masculine handsoneness and his way with women to Billy Reed and don't neglect these traits RAYMO D SPEAR leaves h1s DOGLIC ability to Wllber Anderson enabling this junior to pen more pleasant love notes to Dian ROSEMARY WREN last but certainly rot least but no less the shortest member of the class wills her girlish figure and her work in secretar1al practice to Mary Russell 35 n 1 . n 1 I . , - - I ' ' 1 1 D , . 1 1 n ll of , U o . 1 1 1 s 9 . 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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 . 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pwfbdecq Let us climb aboard our dreamboat and begin our journev 1 to the land of dreams and for tule As we glide trrodgh the mlst of dream, we slowly approacr our destl atlon tre vear of 1958 Now the Job of dlSCOV6T1Hg row well the Senlors of l9U8 of Plattsbdrg Hlgk Scrool are progressing 11 tre world waits us Ar Y, there 1n tle dlstance is a fanillar flgu el rrahl for Prunefaceu take a bow' Applauding sports fans cheerl Pro basketball ras clalmed Kincade, Sensation of the vear Weather man in old K C Good steady work come rain or sh ne, In the safest Job that he could flnd Eugene Bridges president Of Plattsburg's National Bank, they sav Still l1ves at home, Just north of town And speeds to work in his Model A Designer of clothes known o'er the world She s1gns ber trade name nSchuster But Marv Lou we're proud of you We long have been your booster A white capped nurse trips down the hall Thermometer in hand, Now Nada Williams is her nam The patients think she's gran In a schoolhouse in the Rockies Where the air is crisp and cool We find dear, patient Bohart Miss Margaret's teaching school Wilber Spalding what a manl We knew you'd make it Doc He heads his special baby clinic 'Way down in Little Rock Chicago Bears at last report, Have signed at his own price The former star of P H S He's known as Robert R1C6 If you should stop at a jewelry shop Right near our courthouse square Above the door you'll read tris sign ay Spear for Watch Repair The Market Crain of William Hales Is Kroger's b1ggest threat, His income tax each year, t1s sald, Wil' pav our National debt. A handy man to have around, Is Pendleton, they say. Bob fixes flats and greases cars At Allen's Chevrolet. It's Mary Brooks' Market now, And Plattsburg's largest store, Just take a peep at Mary's Jeep She delivers to your door. 36 n . ' A ' . . ' t 4 'n .' -- I 1 , . I . . A l 4. Q . . 4 A - 'r , a' . I-, H ' . ' 1 ' ' r Hu N .... - Y , . 1 Sterling Jackson eyes the skies I Y . . A y . ' , - A n--- , 9 1 1 9: dl 1 I , --- 1 I I --- I . . ., 4 D HR A .II . , . .