Pleasanton High School - Hilltop Yearbook (Pleasanton, KS)

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HILLTOP REPORT This page of the annual is designed to remind you. in years to come, of things you witnessed in national and world news this school year of 1952-1953. The Korean conflict has remained a serious threat. We've watched the peace talks with hope, only to see them fail time after time. Reports of casualties still pour ing the truce talks have been discontinued and the stalemate remains the same, which emphasizes the necessity for a continued build-up of strength in a chaotic and confused world. On the national scene, this was election year, the American people were to choose their leader for the next four years. Two able candidates, Adlai Stevenson and Dwight D. Eisenhower headed the Democrat and Republican tickets respec- tively. The American people, sensing the need for a change, elected Dwight D. Eisenhower, the first Republican to occupy the Whitehouse in twenty years, thus ending another era in American history. The death of Premier Joseph Stalin was an unexpected incident which further heightened the feeling of insecurity among peaceloving citizens througlwui U19 world. Georgi Malenkov became successor to Stalin. resulting in an apparent shake- down among communist leaders. The year 1953 has been designated as coronation year in England, with Queen Elizabeth becoming the reigning monarch. Although the Dowager Queen Mary pass- ed away unexpectedly, the coronatiou will be an event of the month of June as originally planned. Turning back to the national scene, items which have received a great deal of comment throughout the past school year we-re as follows: The widespread flu epidemic: new atomic explosions, the thirty-fourth having taken place in mid-March: and several air clashes between communist and American aircraft over supposedly neutral zones. Thus, a school year passes, others will come and go. News will be repeated. and each will have its distinguished incidents. These outstanding events will al- ways be associated in our minds with '52 and '53 at Pleasanton High School. The Editor

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CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 1 School begins 9 Class officers elected 10 Seniors order rings 16 Magazine sale began 19 Football season opened at Arcadia 26 Football, Kincaid here 30 Magazine sale ended OCTOBER 'J ., Football, Louisburg here 6 Underclassmen pictures taken 10 Football, Parker there 11 Band to KSTC Pittsburg Homecoming 17 Homecoming, La Cygne here 2:00 p. m. Chapel 7:30 p. m. Football game Crowning of the Queen at half-time 10:00 p. ln, Homecoming dance 24 Football, Blue Mound there 28 Group pictures taken 29 Junior Class party 30 Halloween Chapel - DeForrest the Magician 31 Football, Bronson there NOVEMBER 2 Sophomore Class party 4 Senior rings arrive 5 Football, Mound City here 6-7 Teachers meeting 14 Football, Uniontown hero 25 All school party DECEMBER 2 Basketball season opened at Mound City 3 Junior play 5 PEO entertains Junior and Senior girls Basketball, Parker here 9 Arcadia here 12 Prescott there 19 Blue Mound here 23 Christmas vacation began JANUARY 5 Christmas vacation end! 6 Basketball at LaCygne 8 Yearbook contest begins 9 Mound City here 16 Parker there 20 Prescott here 22 Yearbook contest ends Stuntesta 23 Blue Mound there 27 Bronson here 30 La Cygne here FEBRUARY 6 Louisburg here 18-19-20 Linn County Tournament here 24 Kincaid there MARCH 3-4-5-6 District Tournament at Greeley 10-11-12-13 Regional Tournament at Richmond 20 Glee Club alld voice clinic at LaCygne 24 All-school Carnival 25 Yearbook Royalty pictures taken 27 Band clinic at Mound City APRIL 2 Senior party 3 Easter vacation 9 Pittsburg Invitational Track Meet 10-11 District Music Festival at Pittsburg 15 Open house 17 Frisco Education trip to Kansas City 21 Senior Play 24 Fort Scott Invitational Track Meet 29 Track Meet MAY 1 Last Blu-J ay 7 Junior-Senior Banquet 11 Senior party 17 Baccalaureate 1 9 Commencement 20 Last day of school

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Ti f X! l XX log-5 1955