Plattsburg High School - Gleam Yearbook (Plattsburg, MO)

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elnoried 0 fAe 1948 ganquef On the balmy, spring evening of April 29, l9l+8, we seniors realized as the banquet hour drew closer that though this was one of the happiest occasions of our senior year and the traditional climax of all our social events, it was also a sad reminder that we were leaving dear old P. H. S. forever. However, as the evening drew to a close all of us seniors felt a deep appreciation towards the Juniors and all those who helped give us such a wonderful send off It was one 'farewell we won't soon forget Just to show how impressed we really were, we would like to 1te a few last words about the banquet for the l9b9 nGleam you won't forget! As the hands of the clock finally reached seven thirty slowly wandered into the old familiar high school gym A negro butler Kenneth Rice received us at the door As we were ushered through the ivy covered trellis, we felt as if we were walking into a beautiful plcture The host and hostess Phillips Cox and Nancy Lawler, acting as Mr and Mrs George Washington,cordially welcomed us 1nto the glowing atmosphere of their old plantation Pickanin 1n1es serenaded us with songs of the South everywhere, friendli ness and hospltality characteristics so well known among the south ern people were extended to us As a delicious southern style dinner was served by the maids Mary Beth Fries on behalf of the Juniors and the faculty gave us a warm welcome to the banquet and wished all of us the best of suc cess and happiness in the comlng years even as we had been success ful during our high school years Charles Clute responding thanked the Junior class and asked that they carry on the standards which we had established for the honor and glory of P H S The senior w1ll and class prohecy were then read by Jo Ann Golden and Keith Hartell As 12 30 o'clock rolled around, everyone reluctantly left the beautiful surroundings of the old plantation especially us seniors who were being entertained as students of P H S for the last time Thanks for the memories juniors! We won't forget youl Jo Ann Golden Sponsored by Fry Truck and Tractor

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Al'Yl,952:f of fA8 Wowl Am I glad to sit down to rest my feet They have been carrying me around in c1rcles as fast as they could for a week now, and are they barking! Now that the blg banquet is over and the de corations have been removed, I can stop to look back on all that has happened this week Monday, I remember how surprised we all looked when it flnally dawned on us that this was THF week Monday and Tuesday we finished the fence, whlch was later banked with flowers, put up the l1ghts we used soft colored Japanese lanterns and built a frame for our palnting of the mansion The girls,too, were busy with the Thursday the all important day came Several squads in flowers, trees, rocks fish,and anything that would help gymnasium look like an old time southern garden One can't all the work But when Thursday afternoon came the juniors programs gathered make the describe were al most too tired for the banquet When we arrived that n1ght,after a little rest and much differ ent change in appearance, we soon forgot about all of the hard work and thought only of what a good t1me we were having When we saw the well pleased happy faces of the senlors, whom we were honorlng, The meal was delicious and served in the best manner We Juniors ofthearist much as the engoyed the slnging of the pickaninnies and the actions ocratic couple, who played the part of our hosts, s senlors seemed to After having many laughs over the speeches the orchestra began They were very good, engoyed We left thls as here in after dinner and everyone dancing to their music twelve like Cinderella we had to stop dancing and leave feeling proud because we were sure the Sen1OTS will remember one of their most enJoyable even1ngs I am writing this I can count at least ten people asleep study hall It is a custom to stay out until the wee wee hours of the morning on the night of the Junior Senior Banquet This years sen1ors were no exceptlon It is no wonder that everyone is about to fall asleep on their feet Helen Killgore Sponsored by Guess Cleaners I . . . , C D ' . . we felt doubly paid for our many fears and worries. a At , , . As

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enior Wag O! ,48 HOLD SNOOPYH A Comedy In Three Acts By Dana Thomas Miss Totzke applying make on Robert Rice Bill Chastain, and Wilbur Spalding as seen in the play CHARACTERS Ronald Bill Chastain Serious seventeen Mrs Hudson Margaret Bohart Prop of the Mt View Hotel Helen D'Arlene Kirk Her daughter John Pendleton Bill Hales In love with Helen Gr1nnell Robert Rice A guest at the hotel NO d Snoppy Herman Wilbur Spalding Also serious at seventeen Mrs Thorne Mary Lou Schuster Of Boston, another guest Marilyn Betty Fry Her daughter Mrs Varney Mary Brooks Presidentofthe Ladies Mission ary Society Kathryn Weatherley Nada Williams ident. presenting a gift to Of the sheriff's office Miss Totzke, Senior sponsor Willie Kenneth Kincade Jo Anne Golden class pres Who lives down the street Sponsored by Plattsburg Leader up . Uncle Ben ............ Charles Clute 1 H.