Richland High School - Richlander Yearbook (Richland, MO)

Text from Pages 1 - 48 of the 1953 volume:

DEDICATION LETA RAY LOCKE As a tribute to the memory of Kiss Leta Ray Locke, our teacher and friend, we the class of 1953 dedicate this annual. May her words of wisdom and encouragement and the noble example of her life remain long in the minds of all who knew and loved her. MRS. BERNEICE BRACKETT Secretary KR. SCHRIMSHER Superintendent KR. SIMPSON Principal ST UTS TURKEY HATCHERY, INC. - Compliments - 0. 0. GILBERT, FRISCO AGENT 4 TtTTTTTTTTTTTYT MR. FULBRIGHT MRS. STILLWELL ANNUAL STAFF UtdMiU 6 LORENE FUL8RIGHT HSL 3ATTSRT MARTHA SIM. JCK IR..NE JENNINGS Compliments - SALTZMAN PAINT FLOOR SER RICHLAND HARDWARE FURN. CO SENIOR CLASS HISTORY _V It was a-w-a-ay back and long ago it seems, although really it was only in September 1941, when approximately 70 of us (Mother's pride and joy—although everyone else con- sidered us spoiled little brats) started to the Richland Public School. We were so very proud to be going to school but and I'm sure that at least one of us cried and many more an one of us called Mrs. Fern Kulimax mother. We ati.er.pted to learn how to get along (with our new manta as well as with each other. We became quite proficient in the art of holding our respective noses within the confines of a smallcircle drawn on the blackboard. That little stint taught us that we'd better mind not only father and nother but teacher as welll Among that early grou of seekers—after-learning are the following students who are_ still among our number touay: Coruia Ann Noe, Betty Les Henson, LeRoy Hughes, Mary Lou Powers, Connie Powers, LeOren Simpson and Delores Wood. Most of us were passed that year and moved on to the second grade which was taught by Mrs. Clarice Barr. And wasn't that fun? There was one class below us in rank in school nowl We felt so vastly sup-rior to the new first gradeJ Mrs. Barr tried to teach us some of the funda- mentals of spelling. Bobby Evans and i-.orris Hawkins joined our ranks that year. We moved downstairs in the basement room next September, subject to Lois Martinson's — reign. We made several notebooks that year, chief of which was one concerning Indians. We felt like pure-blood Indians for a greater part of that year; the role suited us, little savages that we were 1 Beulah Scott became one of our number. Most of us learned how to write, (write, mind you, not printJ) maybe not legibly, but write nevertheless. With the feat of writing mastered we moved on to Mrs. Jenny Roam's room across the hall. In the fourth grade we had the distinction of having desks instead of tables and chairs. Clifford Ogle became a fourth grader with us. We participated in an operetta, The Cobbler of Fairyland. We also had to write the Roman numerals clear up to 10001 That may not sound like much now, but then it vas a gigantic taskl We climbed the stairs the next year back to the main floor and to Miss Pauline George's room. Half-way through the year she decided there ought to be some changes made to her name so it was legally changed to Mrs. Pauline Bunger. Mrs. Delilah Harrison taught U3 for two weeks while Mrs. Bunger was away on her honeymoon. When she back it ves so difficult to remember to call her Mrs. Bunger, and not ..iss Geor;e. Most of us were in the grade school operetta Cinderella. Bobby Fahy Roach, Margaret Michels and Bonnie Sheeley joined our class. This was the year that THE THING we had I been dreading for years came to pass—fractionsj But we lived over the or eal and we either mastered them or else ,.rs. Bunger wanted to get rid of us for she passed us into the sixth grade, taught by Mrs. Batterton. The next year we moved upstairs. Robert Kula was our class sponsor. Jerry Ghramm joined our number, .-irs. Peterson was our other teacher that year until she was re- placed by Mrs. Elizabeth Shipman. We att.ended the Shrine Circus and Doling Park. We financed the trip by selling slices of cake in the lunch room. In May of that year a ' few of us were privileged to usher at the 8th grade graduation. We passea on the the 8th grade the next fall with the same teachers, Mr. Kula and i-.rs. Ship;-an. Doris McClay came to our class from Nebraska. We held a carnival in the gym that year. With the money we earned we returned to Doling Park for our annual picnic. But the climax of this year was our graduation from grade school. How superior we feltj We selected as our official class colors red and silver and these are still the colors we have .cept through the years. ow we were officially in High School and we had a little voice in the selection of 8 the courses we were to take. Our sponsor was Hiss Leta Ray Locke Editions to our class that year. They were; Delilah Timmerman, Lillian Smith, Morri ■TTkcDaniel, Clyde Woody, Bruce Wanger, Sddie Robeson, Boyce Hurley, Shirley Morrow, ana l Gerald Henorix. Bennett Springs was our picnic spot that year. We stopped in Lebanon I to skate. Bob Ogle also joined our rank that year. few -The next September we became Sophomores vith growing poise and egos. Now the studyhall lecame our home room. JoAnn Scott, Don Fancher, Kay Vance and Mary Holder swelled our forces. But we lost a member because Shirley Saltzman oecided to set sail on the sea of matrimony. With Miss Locke as our class sponsor we gave a program which incluueo a play and several stunts. The money enabled us to hold a picnic at Lost Lake, across the road from Ozark Springs. In our Junior year we were given another sponsor in addition to Hiss Locke; this being Coach Clyde Ruble. This was the eventful year when we decided that wc would endeavor to save enough money to make a trip to some other state during our Senior year. Chicago was eliminated ana we settled on New Orleans as our goal. We presentea a three act play under the direction of Kiss Locke. The title was Are you Mr. Butterworth? Jesse Robertson and Jimmy Campbell came to our class that year. With the profits from our play we financed the Junior-Senior banquet in the spring. Our theme was A Nautical Adventure, We decorated the gym as a large ship. Mr. Schrimsher gave the address. At last we reached our Senior year—the rar-off objective we had set when first we'd entered the first grade in 19A1J From the first of the year we started working for our proposed trip to Louisiana. Vernon Bassett, Don Hanson, Cary Matthews and Oeorre L. Baker joined our class this year. We had lost Miss Locke, so now we chose both Coach and Mrs. Clyde Ruble as class sponsors. We held a pie supper in November and sponsored a basKet- ball game. We sold—oh well, lets say we said articles too numerous to mention, ,'e washed dishes, we cut sprouts. The Lions Club helped us in giving a Pancake Breakfast. Together with the profits from these and other projects and what we made on our three one-act plays (presented under the direction of Mrs. Juanita Stillwell.) We made more than enough to make possible our long awaited trip. So at 3:05 Thursaay oming, April lbth, 22 of us together with Supt. Schrimsher and Mr. and Mrs. Ruble left for the sunny s uth. The first night we spent at Vicksburg, Mississippi and the second night wc arrived at New Orleans. On Tuesday morning April 21st we left for Biloxi where deep- sea fishing and sun-bathing on the beach were enjoyed. We arrived home April 25th dog-tired, short-tempered, sun-burned but oh, ever so happy. It was a fitting climax for our high school career CLASS WILL 11 'nTTTnTTTr We, the Sanior Class of 1953, of RHS, in the State of Missouri, Pulaski County, being of sound mind and body do hereby decree this to be our last will and testament. Morris Hawkins and Boyce Hurley will their ability to think up excuses for any occasion to Melvin Watkins and Jackie Nickels. Doris McClay wills her ability to be either secretary or treasurer through  n four years of high school to any Freshman. jary Matthews wills some of his six foot three inches to John Vance and Jackie Nickels to divide between themselves. Jesse Robertson wills his Marilyn Monroe calendar to Rm Hammock. Bob Ogle wills his bookkeeping book to Melvin Watson. (May he make good use of it. Betty Lee Henson wills to Clara Alexander the ability to keep all the Wayne3ville boys on the go. Margaret Nickels wills her Chemistry book to anyone who wants it. ANY offers???? Eddie Robeson wills his balanced farming workbook to anyone that can understand it. LeOren Simpson wills his position as center on the basketball team to Tommy T. Simpson. May he average 20 points a game. Corea Ann Noe wills her place as cheerleader to Lois Williams and as drum majorette to Doris Wells. LeRoy Hughes wills a slightly used English book to Eddie Aulbach. Vernon Bassett wills his ability to ride with Clyde Woody and not get scared to Jackie Nickels. Clyde Woody wills his ability to get along with Mr. Hicks to Elmer Bailey. J°Ann Scott wills her chewing gum wrappers found in Kr. Hicks' room to anybody who wants them. Bruce Wanger wills his ability to get to school before 10 o'clock to Louren Wood. Bobby Evans wills his wavy locks to Robert Howlett. Clifford Ogle leaves the bookkeeping he did not get to Larry Bowen. I, Lem Baker, will my position as 1st trombone to Tim Jones. Jim Campbell leaves his singing ability to anyone who can do better. Jerry Ghramm leaves his ability to play the tuba to anyono who wants it. Mary Lou Powers wills her nickname of Shorty to Johann McCann. Lillian Smith wills her technique of being dumb to Joan Haamock. Don Fancher leaves his singing ability to???? Gerald Hendrix wills his bashful disposition to Joyce Campbell. Beulah Scott wills her ability to skip school and not get caught to Otto Trower. Delores Wood wills her ability to get to school on time to Helen Sue Thomas. Duane Bade wills his height and slenderness to his brother. Bob. Morris McDaniel wills all of his unused Tonys to anyone who needs them. Bobby Roach wills his acting ability and position on the pep squad to Ann Simpson. Bonnie Sheeley wills her humor and how to get along with the boys to Audrey Thomsberry. Don Hanson wills his ability to fall asleep in Mr. Schrimsher's class to any night-owl. The following persons didn't stay long enough to leave a will: Alma Haiauock, Delilah Timmerman, Kay Vance, and Shirley Morrow. We conceive this to be our last will and testament in the Year of Our Lore, One Thousand, sine Hundred and Fifty-Three A. D. Jimmy Dell Campbell (SEAL) or (WALRUS) ) H Jesse Robertson (SEAL) or (WALRUS) Dickie Simpson and Dog (WITNESS) 10 CLASS prophecy ■M AS I was walking through the French Quarters of New Orleans, I happen to see a llttl. Gypsy Tea Room. And out of curiosity I decided to walx in. I sat dLn at the GySv ' woman's table and inquired as to mine and the class' future. This is what she saw in t 6s cup: Harlem oJSotSrs. g0t 0n hi8 3Ummer VaCation’ with the the atient ’ th® stitution in N«™da, is often mistaken for one of Dr. Lem Baker gets a percentage of all the patients that he sends to Bobby Roach, who is working f or the Alma Lohmeyer-Jewell E. Windell Funeral Home. Lons lie Clay is, now, a sexy night-club singer, with raven black hair. Letren Simpson has world-wide fame as the loan Groaner, who took Johnny Ray's place. Jtery Lou Powers is working as a beauty operator on Betty Manes', now, red hair. Jim Campbell is a prominent dentist in St. Louis. JoAnn Scott is married to guess who and has triplets, named Bad, Worse, and Worser. Bob Evans is a famous band leader in the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans. theBl£moestheeley 18 8 t6Ster in a bubble S'™ factory, testing to see which kind pops Jerry Ghraam. is employed by the Ford Tractor Company in Detroit, Michigan. Margaret uicxels is now studying the life circle of the ring worm at the DuPont Plant. Gary Matthews is an accomplished scientist in the Sing-Sing laboratory. Eob Sgle and Mary and their five sons are running a used car lot in Illinois. Don Hanson is the Ozark's champion hog caller. Connie Powers has, much to Mr. Hick's'surprise, become an excellent stenographer. Boyce Hurley liked Psychology so well that he is a professor at M. U. Morris Hawkins is the light weight wrestler in New York. Delilah Timmerman is living in Hawaii and raising orchius and pineapples. Clyde Woody is testing jets, cars just woulcn't go fast enough. Corma Noe is a famous horse trainer in Kentucky. Gerald Hendrix is a dealer in the opium weed which grows on his farm. Shirley Morrow is now working at the Monkey Bar in New Orleans. Morris.McDaniel has a chicken farm in Arkansas. Beulah Scott inherited several thousand and is now traveling abroad. Bruce Wanger owns a huge sheep ranch in .-.ontana. Duane Bade is still with t he United States Army as Captain of the ..echanics. Alma Hammack has overcome her shyness and is a cigarette girl at the Stork Club in New York. Clifford Ogle and Glenda and the four little Ogles, is now chief butcher at Swift's Packing Company. Vernon Bassett is the first-aid boy for the International Hot Rod Driver's Association. Jesse Robertson has taken Robert Taylor's place in Hollywood and his co-star is Kay Vance, the new Marilyn Monroe. Eddie Robeson walked in a shop in New Orleans and his future sounded so mixed up he ran out without knowing the outcome. Lillian Smith is a top flight nurse in the Barnes Hospital. LeRoy Hughes liked the South so well that he is now running the Buena Vista Hotel with Negro maids. VERNON BASSETT Glee Club 4 Operetta 4 F. F. A. 2-3-4 Class Play 2-4 Track 1 DORIS McCLAY Glee Club 1 Mixed Chorus 1 Class Officer 1-2-3-4 Class Play 2-3-4 Pep Club 3-4 Student Council 2 Annual Staff 4 LeOREN SIMPSON j Basketball 1-2-3-4 j Class President 1-2-3J Class Play 3 Rand 1-2 Student Council 2-3  PULASKI COUNTY BANK Compliicents - 12 DUSTIN REXALL DRUG it CONNIE POWERS Annual Staff 4 Glee Club 1 Band 1 F. H. A. 1-2-3-4 Pep Club 3-4 Class Play 3-4 JoANN SCOTT Annual Staff 4 Pep Club 1-3 Class Play 2-3-4 Operetta 2-3-4 Mixed Chorus 1-2-3-4 Glee Club 1-2-3-4 Softball 1 Volleyball 1 Class Reporter 1 CLYDE WOODY F. F. A. 1-2-4 BOBBY GENE EVANS Band 1-2-3-4 Glee Club 1-2-3 Mixed Chorus 1-2-3-4 Operetta 2-3-4 F. F. A. 3 Basketball 3-4 Class Play 2-3-4 DON FANCHER Basketball 1-2-3-4 Baseball 1-2-3 Glee Club 2-3-4 Mixed Chorus 2-4 Operetta 2-3-4 Class Play 4 Class Officer 3-4 Boys Quartet 3 DELORES WOOD Glee Club 3-4 Operetta 3-4 Mixed Chorus 4 Band 1-2-3-4 Class Play 2-3-4 Class Officer 4 Annual Staff 4 F. H. A. 1-2-3-4 F. H. A. Officer SHIRLEY MORROW Annual Staff 4 Glee Club 3-4 Operetta 3 Pep Club 3 F. H. A. 1-2-3 morris McDaniel Glee Club 2-3-4 Mixed Chorus 1-4 Operetta 2-3-4 Band 1-2-3-4 Boys Quartet 4 Mixed Quartet 4 F. F. A. 1-4 Pep Club 3-4 BONNIE SHELLEY ANNUAL STAFF 4 Pep Club 3-4 Operetta 3 Glee Club 3-4 F. H. A. 1-2-3-4 H. E. WARREN SONS Compliments PAYNE CHEVROLET COMPANY 13 KAY VANCE Gle Club 3-4 Mixed Chorus 4 Operetta 3-4 F. H. A. 1-2-3-4 Annual Staff 4 RICHLAND MIRROR GERALD HENDRIX Glee Club 1-2-4 Mixed Chorus 1-4 F. F. A. 1-2-3-4 Boys Quartet 4 ALMA HAKMACK F. H. A. 1-2-3 Glee Club 2-3-4 Operetta 2-3-4 Pep Club 3 Annual Staff 4 - Compliments - MM RICHLAND WASHATERIA BOB OGLE Glee Club 2-3-4 Operetta 2-3-4 Mixed Chorus 2-3-4 Class Play 2 Pep Club 4 MARY HOLDER Pep Club 3-4 F. H. A. 1-2-3-4 Annual Staff 4 Glee Club 3-4 Mixed Chorus 4 Operetta 3-4 Class Play 2 BOYCE HURLEY Gle Club 2-3-4 Operetta 2-3-4 Mixed Chorus 2-3-4 F. F. A. 2 MARY LOU POWERS Glee Club 1-2-3 Rand 1-2-3-4 Operetta 2-3 Mixed Chorus 1-2-4 Mixed Quartet 4 Cheerleader 3-4 F. H. A. 1-2-3-4 Class Play 2-3-4 Class Officer 1-3-4 Annual Staff 4 JIMMY D. CAMPBELL Glee Club 3-4 Mixed Chorus 4 Mixed Quartet 4 Operetta 4 Cheerleader 4 Class Play 4 Baseball 3 Basketball 3 Football 3 GEORGE L. BAKER Band 1-2-4 Class Play 1-2-3-4 Clas3 Officer 2-4 Operetta 2-3 MARGARET NICKELS F. H. A. 1-2-3-4 Annual Staff 4 Glee Club Mixed Chorus 3-4 Operetta 4 Pep Club 3 Class Play 2-3-4 Class Officer 1 GARY MATTHEWS Glee Club 2-3-4 Mixed Chorus 4 Class Play 3-4 Operetta 2-3-4 Pep Club 2 JESS ROBERTSON Glee Club 3-4 Mixed Chorus 4 Class Play 3-4 Student Council 1-2 Basketball 1-2-4 Raseball 2 Operetta 3-4 CORMA ANN NOe Ma.jorette 1 Drum Majorette 2-3-4 Pep Club 1 Cheerleader 3-4 Class Play 2-3-4 F. H. A. 1-2-3-4 F.H.A. Off. 1-2-3-4 FHA Parliamentarian 4 Annual Staff 4 LILLIAN SMITH Gle Club 1-2-3-4 Mixed Chorus 1-4 Operetta 2-4 Band 2-3 Class Play 3-4 CLIFFORD OGLc. Glee Club 1-2-3-4 Mixed Chorus 1 Basketball 2-3-4 F. F. A. 1 Pep Club 3-4 Compliments - HOOK BROTHERS MOTOR CO. ------„iin BOdtil noHoii Operetta 2-3-4 Class Play 2-3-4 Mixed Chorus 1-2 Glee Club 1-2-3-4 Band 1-2-3-4 Class officer 1-2-3-4 Che rleader 4 Annual Staff 4 BETTY LE , HENSON F. H. A. 1-2-3-4 Majorette 1-2-3-4 Glee Club 3-4 Mixed Chorus 3-4 Operetta 3-4 Pep club 3-4 Che rleader 3 Class Play 2-3 Annual Staff 4 LeROY HUGHES Class Play 2 EUGENE NOE F. F. A. 1-2 Class Play 2 Glee Club 2-3-4 Operetta 2-3 Mixed Chorus 2-3 BRUCE WANGER F. F. A. 1 MORRIS HAWKINS F. F. A. 2-3-4 Class Play 2-3 DUANE BADE F. F. A. 4 Basketball 2-3-4 Glee Club 2-3-4 eretta 2-3-4 EDDIE ROBESON F. F. A. 1-2-4 Class Play 4 Glee Club 2 Operetta 2 17 DELILAH TIMMERMAN Glee Club 1-2-3 Mixed Chorus 1-2 F. H. A. 1 Operetta 3 BEULAH SCOTT F. H. A. 1-2-3-4 Annual Staff . BILLY HAfcMOCK BARBARA SEARS OHANN I-.cCANK TOf'J-.Y SIN-PSON JACKIE NICKELS LARRY BOWEN ;LIWER BAILEY WAYNE PERRY LESLIE CRCSSLAND GLENNA SALTZA.AN ALLENE NOE CECIL PEKBERTON HELLV.IG CLEANERS Compliments RICHLAND HATCHERY ROSEMARY LOWERY DONNIE PAYNE JOE CROSSLAND DORIS BALES WANDA MELTON PAT LANGSTON CLARA ALEXANDER DORIS WELLS PEGGY FREUND DICKIE FLYNN CLAUDETTE FOX MELVIN WATSON COWAN AND BRYANT Compliments ROAM'S HARDV.ARE zo D'. IGHT BARNES MARY ANN BOWLING ANN SXKPSON HELEN SUE THOMAS AUDREY THORNSBERK' ULBACH EDDIii. LOUREN WOOD KEITH OSBORNE MARY PREWER JACK KAXEY T RRY LEDB TTc-R EVELYN OGLE iNDA SIGLER CHRISTE SON FURNITURE STORE - Compliments- V.'ICKMAN RURALGAS SERVICE 21 LUU M£i SaLMA B viiTLETT ortiRLEY ROGERS VELDA GHRAMm ARY SCOTT LAVONNE HENDRIX IETTIE PEARL GRAY LYLE WEEKS NINA BERRY THEL1' WILboN MARVEL ROBESU RAYMOND PRUITT IRG1L Li 'Mmuiurr WARDEN Compliments 22 JOAN HAMMOCK 24 JOYCc. SCCTT GEOS BERRY CLCVIS DAVc.Nl CRT JESSIE GRCCE LCUIS HURLEY J RRY BLACK DOUGLAS TRACTOR IMPLEMENT CO.- Compliments - RICHLAND CLEANING Sc. LAUNDRY 25 BASKETBALL SEASON RECORD (1952-1953) Richland 37 Dixon 62 ♦Richland 62 — —Richland 62 — Versailles 75 Richland 70 — Richland 60 -- Camdenton 75 ♦Richland 62 — Richland 40 — Lebanon 35 ♦Richland 63 — Richland 41 — Stoutland 42 ♦Richland 50 — Richland 52 -- Conway 44 ♦Richland Lb - Richland 62 — Licking 69 ♦Richland 66 — ♦Richland 46 — Waynesville 52 ♦Richland 49 — Richland 59 — Phillipsburg 43 CAMDENTON TOURNAMENT (3rd Place) Richland 43 — Niangua 33 Richland 40 — Richland 58 — Ozark 60 LEBANON TOURNAMENT (4th Place) Richland 64 — Windyville 34 Richland 50 — Richland 43 — Springfield 53 Richland 38 — SUB-REGIONAL TOURNAMENT (WAYNESVILLE) (3rd Place) Richland 70 — St. Elizabeth 56 Richland 52 — Richland 60 — Osage 62 Richland 61 — Rolla 42 Camdenton 56 Versailles 45 Licking 6l Dixon 63 Stoutland 41 Lebanon 42 Crocker 51 — Camdenton 36 Conway 45. Stoutland 43 Eugene 44 Crocker 51 1 4 27 TvrrvTTT TttTvT GARY POWERS JESSE ROBERTSON BOBBY EVANS SCOTTY FORMAN DUANE BADE J. A. MURPHY k SON USED CARS Compliments PARSONS FARM k IMPLEMENT CO 28 - I ‘t J 1 1_1_ SIMMON'S BEAUTY SHOP BOHANNON AND SONS Compliments Ann Bobby Simpson Roach Mary Lou Powers Jimmy Dell Campbell Corma Ann Noe Shout Students Shout I Hallelujah! 31 ttttttttt JUNIOR PLAY CAST SENIOR PLAY CAoT •Compliments 32 umor 3? HARRIET ELIZABETH 34 H«e e CV®V ee fAuVu c “Wo b RICHLAND HOTEL Compliments - LUCKI SERVIC TATION “ “T EIGHTH GRADE SEVENTH GRADE 37 Mm