Ritenour High School - Melaureus Yearbook (Overland, MO)

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JUNIOR CLASS DEE CROSBY THORLEY SXVlNULI:R OFFICERS WILLIAM DEE . President FRANCIS CROSBY VicefPresident PAULINE THORLEY . Secretary HAZEI. SXVINGLER 'Treasurer HISTORY On September 6. 1927, ninerylnlne Freshmen enrolled at Ritenour High. Miss Field and Mr. Punshnn were appointed sponsors. After calling the class to urtlcr the following officers were elected: jack Adams. President: Allen Umstattd, Vicelllresidentg Pearl Glhbs, Sccretary'Treasurer. The Freshics were started on the road to success in Athletics. Loren Gregory received the coveted R in Football, and he an.l john lY:lndell received awards ln Baseball, Leona Gass played on the Varsity Team in Basketball, and Alma Blaze nas on the Varsity ln Baseball, A Masquerade was given on Halloween and not only Freshmen were rhere but also the upper classmen. Witches and clowns and other characters came dressed in their bright colored costumes. The party was a huge success and a good time was had by all. Duong the summer months thirty three dropped from the group leaving only sixty'six for the Sophomore Class. Miss Bailey was appointed as our sponsor, Marshzlll Royster was elected President, lVllllam Dec, VlcefPresldent, and Helen Kamman, SecretaryfTreasllrer. A Farmer Party was given and was one of thc mnst successful social aflrrrrs at Ritenour rlrrrlrrg the school year. Tlrr lar,-5 were lrerrrrrrlrrg more srrfrrsslrrl in Athletics. Francis Crosby, Harry Freise, Loren tlregory ana Charles Trrylrrr rrfelwrl letters. The bars it-rrrlrra rery lrara for their eau . Charles Miller, Harry Freise, Charles Taylor and Howard Kircher were members of the Baseball team. XX'llllam Dee was manager oi the team. .losepll Lockhart, Marsliall Roysrer and Charles Taylor were the Sophomore Basketball players. Arla May Percival was rlrr rrrrly girl from our ella, rr, play rrrr are Rrrr-rrrrrrr Varsity Basketball team, In girls' Baseball class teams were organized. The Sophs had a line team and the glrs worked hard together, Catheryn W'ise was elected Captain. The other plavers wcrr Ellzalweth Vollsen, Alma Blaze, Nichola Malxkln, Marie XVhite. Hazel Swinglcr, Opal NYOH, Naomi Leyhe and Ada lvlay Percival. These girls received '51 numerals. Nlchola Mankin, Ada May Percival, Naomi Leyhc anrl M,lrle lVllire were on the Varsitv. Marie lYhite was the Sophomore reporter for the Pepper Box. Howard Klrcher and Ada May Percival were the representatives from our class to the Athletic Association. A Glee Club was stzlrtel and Miss Hammock was thc sponsor The President elected for this club was Louise Coughlen who was very much Interested ln the Glce Clubs success. The junior class has decreased somewhat, hut the remaining memhers have rrled hard to make up for those who have dropped out. In Football this year Charles Miller, Charles Taylor, Francis Crosby, Harry Frelse and William McCracken received letters. Allen Um tartd, Willlani l7.se, Marshall Roy-ster. Oliver Klnker, Charles Taylor, Charles Miller and NVllllam Mcllracken were on the Basketball ream. Charles Miller recelvedfan Rf Randle Elliott was the team's manager. Naomi Leyhe, Elizabeth Vohsen, and Hazel Slvingler made the Soccer Varsity and on the Basketball Varsity were Cathcryn Wise, Elizabeth Vohsen, Hazel Swlngler, Naomi Leyhe, and Arla May Pererval. A junior Dance was given in the fall and early ill the spring :l Gingham Partv was givcn. Everyone en oyed themselves in-m---lsclv. These arlrlrrs at-rr grrrrr rr. ral-Q mf-nev for rlrt llrrrrrrr vrrrrrr Early rn May are lrrrrrlrrr Senior Promenade was given. It was the climax of all social acrlvirles given at Rite-llour High during the past year 27

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i i - 1 ff-sf' ff-ffm-S sfvw1E1,AUR EUS 1 -YY! C 'li llll', K I Y l a f f I J Y fw my Hill rtx 3,5 SENIOR CLASS ROBERT SCHEFFING-uB0l7H ' Ritenour 11213149 Class President 33 Melaureus Stall' 33 Glee Club 45 Pepper Box QEditOrl 49 Cheer Leader 3g Football Manager 4g Basketball 24-45 Baseball 117-1314. Besetting Sin-Pepper Box. Pet Saying-'Tm big as you are. i'He's not exceedingly tall, but neither was Napoleon. 1 ALICE JEANNETTE COUGHLEN-UAV' Ritenour l-Z-3145 Melaureus Stall 45 Dramatic Club 3141 Reckers 45 Glee Club 3. Besetting SinfBob. Pet Saying- I wish this were Friday. jolly and friendly to everyone. DOROTHY SMlTH4 Dot Ritenour lf2-3-4g Reclcers iSecretaryl 44 R Club iPresidentJ 45 Soccer 43 Basketball 3f4g Baseball lf2f3. Besetting SinfAthletics. Pet Saying'- Man-O. UAS merry as the day is long. MERRITT HAMILTON'4sMETgE,, Ritenour 1-203145 Glee Club 4. Besetting Sin-Absent from school. Pet Saying- Well, if you aren't the stupid one. All things come round to him who will wart. but ORVILLE CUNDIFF--KAFGFI, Ritenour l'Z'Jf4g Dramatic Club 4. Besetting Sin-Laziness. Pet Saying- Aw, Gee! Not afraid Of work, but not in sympathy with it. EMMA LEE WILKINSON-KgLCC,, Ritenour lf2-3f4g Glee Club 45 Reckers 3f4g Base' ball 3. Besetting Sin-Avoirdupois. Pet Saying-- Oh, Gee! I envy no min who knows more than I, But I pity him who knows less. DOROTHY KING- Don University City I'Z-35 Ritenour 43 Melaureus Staff 45 Dramatic Club 4. Beserting SinfBlushing, Pet Saying- Why7 Her very frowns are fairer far. Than smiles of other maidens are MORRIS ETHERTON- Heavy Ritenour lZ'3'-lg Melaureus Staff 43 Dramatic Club 3f4 lVice Presidentlg Boat Building Club 3g Hi'Y 43 Football 314. Bcsetting Sin-Mary. Pet Sayingf Filty cents. He had a head to contrive, A tongue to persuade, And a hand to execute any mischief. 5 at ,tgjf fa 61--.-ffuf' ff: o -..G f r 1 f ya 11.31, fx :ff ,,,::,, ff gf, ,ca fig fqeecgx, ig 1- --.. . , 26 il .. i i - 1 i 1 'l i mi i , 2 fl w I 'v i i i 1 R 'i i .l l 'i i l 'A e l XNYJ skit:

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I I WMV, 1 um, xl, :MILLS A IUNIOR CLASS ADAMS, JACK ARNOLD, IRENE BICKMEYER, COY BLICKENSTAFF. HELEN BOEHM, OLE BUSCHBAUM, EVELYN CARTER, SAM CHORDAS, IRENE . COLES, HARVEY COLLINS, DOROTHY COOK. HARVEY COUGHLEN. LOUISE CROSBY. FRANCIS CUNNINGHAM, FRED DAVIS, ARTHUR DEE. WILLIAM ELLIOTT. RANDLE EUBANKS. DEAN EUBANKS, MARGIE FLEMING, ROSIEMMA FREISE, HARRY GRAU, WILLIAM HERZOG, MARGARET HOEFFNER, WILLIAM KINKER, OLIVER LASSERRE, MARCEL LEYHE. NAOMI - Dee Eubanks Adams Coles Carter Kinker Crusby Frense Huctlncr Cook Grnu Boehm Bxckmcycr Collins Iiubanks Leyhe Coughlen Buschbuum Churdas Arnold Flrming Blickcnssaff Herzog ZS