Plattsburg High School - Gleam Yearbook (Plattsburg, MO)

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QIQLOI' CL55 W We the class of 1949 belng of sound mlnd may by our last w1ll and testament devise all our estates real personal and m1xed and all interests thereln to the students of Platts burg Hlgh School RONALD ADAM WARD AMOS WILBUR ANDERSON GERTRUDE ANSEAUME RACHEL BAKER JOHN COLLEY PATRICK DOWNEY HERSHEL FERGUSON CARROLL FORD MARY BETH FRIES ANNA LEE GENSON BUDDY GRA TON GEO W GREAVES DOLLY ANN HARPER MARILYN HARTELL DON HENRY RUDY HOLMAN HELEN KILLGORE EVAN KIRKPATRICK MARY ELLEN MALLEN PAULINE MALLEN DON MARSH WRAY MORELAND CALVIN MORELAND REX NALL EFFIE SUE O'CONNOR JEAN PETREE MARY BELLE PRICE ALMA JEAN QUINN WILLIAM REED FRANCES SLAYTON FRANCIS THOM SON MARGARET WIENEKE GAIL VANFOSSAN His H1s His Her Her His His His Her Her Her His His Her Her His Her Her His Her Her His Her His His Her Her Her Her His Her His Her Her We extend our best w1shes to MR CAMPBELL MISS TOTZKE MISS DEDMAN MR KELLEY MISS EVANS MR. HALL MR. OLSON MRS. O'MALLEY late hours to Nancy Lawler and h1s dependabillty to M1ldred Henry love for studles to Donald Ray Gardner technique of driving to Hudson Devellng abil1ty to get that ring to Dee Newk1rk quiet manner to Betty Presley mechanlcal brain to Tommy Jaques knowledge of the dictionary to W A Reed weakness to spend money to Carl Jackson boyfriends to Pat Musser ability to overcome reckless drivlng to Freddie Clute sleeping hours to George Breckenr1dge ability in art at school to Roscoe McIntosh quiet ways and meek look to Gerry Fry long eye lashes to Helen English way of making frlends with everyone to Elizabeth Transue but perhaps he will need it next year new car to Bob Cravens troubles at Cameron to Wanda Wilkerson editing of the Gleam to George Anne Thurman, and her sewing ability to Dian Clark class ring to JoAnn Jackson art for always remaining sweet tempered to Lewlse Green luck to whoever wants to be Homecoming Queen of 1950 best wishes to the junior class, since he wants to keep the girl in the blue Ford success in Lathrop to Madelvn Mart1n wavy hair to Micky Mallen and his trips to North Kansas City to Franklyn Mayse name in sports to Vernon Wade pep and vitality to Marvin Green job at Plattsburg Drug to Jean Holman ability to type to Paint White necklaceand bracelet she received from Bob Jonesto Ann Dedman 'gift of gab to Joanne Hartel afternoon at home to Ruth Gordon nights at Red Crown to Bill Greaves efficient work in all commercial subjectsto Franklin Berryman interests in Harvard to Jean Baker the faculty and trust that next year will bring to four sponsorl a qulet dependable able bodied, sensible industri ous ect class New Jokes More money from book fines to buy new books Clean halls in P H S Longer period for shorthand New band instruments. A champion basketball and football team. The backroom fin1shed in the Home Economics room. In witness whereof we have herewith subscrlbed our names. This fourth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty nine. Signed Members of the Senior Class Sponsored by Anderson's Plumbing 37 O O - L KEITH HARTELL His ability in geometry to Phillips Cox. It may be a little late, ' l. .

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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.

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friday Gnleaf s A Since May, 1913, the students of Plattsburg High School have had the opportunity to compete every spring - in the Ellis Essay Contest. It was in that year that Mr. J. Breckenridge Ellis, a writer of national fame and a citizen of Plattsburg, offered a ten-dollar prize to the high school student who would write the best essay talked with Mr Raleigh A Shaver about his plan Shaver, who became known as the Santa Claus of Clinton County, readily agreed that he would l1ke to have a part in sponsoring the contest He l1kewise contributed ten dollars The prizes then became fifteen dollars for the first place and five dollars for the second However 1n later years three prizes have been given first fifteen dollars second, ten dollars and th1rd five dollars Upon the death of Mr Shaver, Mrs Shaver, his wife has generously contributed one half of the prize money e verv first subject Mr Ellis submitted to the students s N ow Plattsburg Can Be Improved H Previous to the contest, Mr Wllis always sends the essay subJect to the h1gh school Not until the competing students are assembled is the envelope opened Thus no one knows he subject and consequently no one can make any preparation The students partlcipatlng are permltted only paper pencll pen IHP and a d1ct1onary No one enters the room durlng the afternoon whlle the students are wr1t1ng As each student flnishes the teacher 1n charge puts a number on h1s paper Thus no Judge knows the name of the person who has written the essay The Judges are chosen by the sponsors of the contest or those delegated by them course, no person who has any connection with the school or students is a Judge The essay wins flrst, second, or thlrd place as soon as three judges agree on 1ts rank For thirty six years these sponsors have contributed approxlmatelyonethousanddollars The students of Plattsburg High School express to Mr Vllis and Mrs Shaver their deep apprec1ation ho' YJ 'Q' Bill Chastain Margaret Bohart Mary Faith Chastain The first prize winner of the l9M8 contest was Bill Chastain The winner of second prize was Margaret Bohart, third prize went to Mary Faith Chastain 5 . H S r . . . Mr. f' L : : D I ' I - . Th wa t H . t . ' . Of - ::3tQ'?3 nz' is QQ 'iff .Q, Vdqg X 4 f? Vw gba! aa Sponsored by Laclede Hotel