Riverton High School - Electron Yearbook (Riverton, KS)

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JUNIORS First Row-Cleft to rightj Mr. Gerald E. Barkley Csponsorj , Miss Agnes C. Stairrett fsponsorj , Glenn Kirkpatrick, Marilyn Prather, Samuel Inman, Mary Osborn, Harold Merrill, Joyce Watkins, Bobby Joe Lyerla. Second Row-James Pillar fsecretaryj, Rita Gipson, Bill Dannels. Jeanell Merrill, Leslie Bash, Anna Jameson. Third Row-William Livingston, Ethel Garrett, Clifford Hardy, Jr.. Patsy Mast, Donald Hall, Betty Williams. Fourth Row-Maurice Sears Cpresidentj. Jack Cornell. Kenneth Rogers Ctreasurerj. Darwin Haner. J. R. Webb, Lloyd Hockett, Patty Thatcher, Frank Watson, Mary Ann Hodson. Fifth Row-Donald Barr Cvice-presidentj, David AuBuchon, Charles Pigg. Perry Saunders. Jr.. Chester Bilke. Electron Page Nineteen

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JUNIORS-THE ROYAL SQUIRES On September 2, 1946, thirty-eight green freshmen started out at R.H.S. as Court Jesters. They elected as their leaders, Clifford Hardy, Jr., president: Donald Barr, vice-president: Bobby Joe Lyerla, secretary: and Chester Bilke, treasurer. They chose Mr. Gerald E. Barkley, and Mr. Herbert S. Madaus as their sponsors, Patricia Benton and Maurice Sears were the class princess and prince. The class play was Watch Out for Spooksf' After three months of vacation, forty-two eager sophomores enrolled at R.H.S. for their second year of training. This time they entered as Royal Pages. They chose as their very capable officers David AuBuchon, president: Maurice Sears, vice-president: and Mary Osborn, secretary-treasurer. Mr. Gerald E. Barkley and Mr. Herbert S. Madaus again were chosen as sponsors for this class. Dorothy Youngblood and Charles Pigg were the class princess and the prince. The class play was It's Papa Who Pays. After a much needed rest, thirty-three juniors returned to R.H.S. on September 6, 1948. This time they entered as Squires. The officers for the year were Maurice Sears, president: Donald Barr, vice-president: James Pillar. secretary: and Kenneth Rogers, treasurer. They elected Miss Agnes C. Stair- rett and Mr. Gerald E. Barkley as their sponsors. Mary Ann Hodson and Darwin Haner were the class princess and the prince. The class play, We Shook the Family Tree, was a great success. Members of this class have taken part in many of the musical and athletic activities of R.H.S. Class Colors: Blue and Silver Class Flower: Gardenia Class Motto: After the Battle, the Reward Electron Page Eighteen

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SOPHOMORES-PAGES OF THE COURT On September 2, 1947, thirty-two freshmen enrolled at R.H.S. They started their four-year journey through R.H.S. as Court Jesters. The class oflicers for the year were Jane Garber, president: Patricia Martin, vice-president: Frederick Bro, secretary: and Doris Winfrey, treasurer. The class sponsors for the year were Miss Mary Louise Atkins and Mr. Arley B. Culbertson, Patsy Ann Larison and Robert Venturella were class princess and the prince. Patsy Ann Ann Larison was also chosen as freshman candidate for Sweetheart Queen. On March 9, 1948, they presented a successful three-act play entitled A Girl Named Pat. On September 6, 1948, thirty of these students returned to R.H.S. to resume classes for their sophomore year. This time they were known as Royal Pages. Mr. Wyatt P. Laughlin and Mr. Herbert S. Madaus were selected as class sponsors. Class officers for the second year were Robert Venturella, presi- dent: Harold Price, vice-president: Clark Fleming, secretary: and Lillian Ander- son, treasurer. Lillian Anderson and Charles Shanks were class princess and the prince. Patsy Ann Larison was 1948 Football Queen. Doris Winfrey and Dorothy Watson were class cheerleaders. The class play for the year was The Sunshine Twins. Class Colors: Blue and White Class Flower: Carnation Class Motto: The ropes of the past ring the bells of the future. EI I Page Twenty