Shafter High School - Laurion Yearbook (Shafter, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 118 of the 1955 volume:

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Q.-X. kv: 5: -,S 3 rf, 5 X R1 5 X. because of your past SeI'V1CeS at our school, we, xiii-N-X V X X' - ' ' I 'Hx X' X .X ., - X XX 'X -f-X X the staff, w1sh to dedlcate th1S 1955 laurlon to X X XX :,,., X , . 1. 2. -X 5-F s:::z.-wrm..X:1-M ' Xf: .. X - s RS - :,: . ,X 5 ,t .E ,tk . X X - ' , . . Q X- X A X' . ou 1n thls yearbook we hope you enloy seemg X X, ,ff X- l fanuhar faces and meetmg new faces you wlll - ix, 5. ig , A X - 1- :f : U ' ,X , X - - .--X 5 come ln Contact vvlth next year - :X-XS, 1- .:X X X' ' 1' ' ,- ' 9 - f' :as fr. - 'Q - X ' x ,S X 2.1:,.,.g::g,5f 5 -' X .4 , X Y 1 5 S X . z Q. , E, i Mfg' I Q- 3 : X .X X, , . ,. Q-IX. ' X- X X: li.: . X- .o ts K X Q t 5 , , : .. 5 .- X -. .X ,Q X' ' ' K f' ' ,S i,..gi'Q If X f' X 1 -5 s' '35 Qi. - k 5:',5'r'3fr f- X- I 5 'Lx 5:55 5 5 X 5 X :: .X ' . V, X 1 X - I , -' :X : TWT , ' Y'-:X - N6 X- I nt' .,-,. ' - 1-' 2' X . X Q5 ., ' ' X 1-:' X -' ' . 1 X: 'fre .:5:XX-:-',:- -X .K R, , X X2 X 4 H ,, fgfjii :f , , W. . X X , ., . 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I7 G W ac1'cJ'1't1'ons to our 5 l'T7 U 5 t 1 this is one of the most familiar shafter views. principals office IS seen fiom the mam hal l the new football scoreboard IS quite a change from last years the new library has a pleasant atmosphere for studying. the student body stand is the center of attraction at the noon hour. the stand appeals to cold and hungry spectators during football season. mr. h. e. Woodworth mr. chester w. o'nei1 board president clerk of the board the boaro' foofcs O I' W 8 I' mr. t. 1. mc cuen superintendent mr. william t. baldwin board member mr. albert s. gould board member mr. emil bender board member dr. jensen practices his putting. sfvaftefs N - o U prlnclpaf dr. jensen, shafter high's advisory head, is busy with paper work at his desk. l'T7c3I l talking over student activities are dr. jen- N sen and jean thomas, social chairman. mrs. dooley attendance office secretaries, hilda unruh, kathleen warren Stall-If 17731465 USG marilyn bergman, minnie smith, anne klassen violet cowan, school nurse our counselors: dan bledsoe, ame- lia cornell, burley dooley, thelma martin, henry j. rnoroski, of new fJuifcJ'ings cafeteria staff: peggy neal, addie brown, lucille aday, ann bartell, dorothy friedly. blanche smith custodians: lst row, carl neuman, roy allen, dave greer. 2nd row, ernest howard, jimmy ball, harry janzen. 3rd row, harvey mizell, ray fortenberry 5 . 1 , tb, x E x 1 I Q 1 s E. gm, Q L K 1 A 1 w - 'wb-if Wfkfrf I . . 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SNS :fx ida may collctt drama 1, english 1. harlan h. hill history 2, u. s. history sam cresswell mech, draw., auto thelma painter mech,, coaching typing 2, bookkeeping Sis. -A K -f M A - ac., N, .fs :N . as .. it- n ,- iiiwig 1 i . N 4' M e , . ' X iiivii 1 . -,Qf,yi-gggisi , I v EQ xi ' i I X is i N 5.1 ,A i-51, fail bf .I N ss .. QKIY Y g A is A i 4 E aiqf Q Q S 'Y Egwmi bf 'I'1'i3??-lil: ,. 'Qzvi A iriiifiifif ' -e ' Si-K ,4'5i9Q5fi'.fff Z gaye pare billie wright amelia f. cornell charles tyner soc. sci. 2b.. cons. ed., coach physical education I, II spanish II, english III, journalism, english II counseling -1- rs- F Z. R. Q . '- Aztec' C60 mv hh!! 9 4.406 WL wmv . EJAP N -521. 1 f ff f j If W A , ,, ,I Jw W 70 I f 0 , f 7 , f gag 4 X I W Q A , ' 1 MW' , 7 W4 fi ,k. . X -. ..:,.+-, f sw' S. Q, . 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X X x dwaine banks, mike brown, john armendariz, william Wendell Cates. second row: roy chill, ivan cole, nadine louise bias, emma baker, john bennett. front row: joe lucille barnes, mary brooks, louise barker. patsy bankston. back row: jim carter, gordon carpenter, bill beckham, bonner boel, araujo, charles bland, donald anderson, marion barry, Wallace cook, bellows, carol barton, jean braisher, carol anderson, anna brown, banks, joyleen brown, peggy bowling, ella bursey, barbara bowers, DEW CIEISS ,Df9S9f7fS NSW IIGCES back row: canford davidson, frank davis. howard duck, pat crum, curtis daniel, billy ebling, edward crane, rudy estavillo, pat harding. donald disney. second row: rosalie guenther, virgie carroll, ruth chester, jackie eardwell, diana carter, lynda fike, sharon eidsen, claudette fore-hand, jo ann fields, darlene gallagher. first row: wayne dickinson, sandra duke, geneva ford, florence clark. freada dyer, charlotte ellison, rachel cota, rita chavez, loyce george, pat fuller. 1 first sem. officers: pres., john armendarizg vice , pres., richard sowder: sec., carol barton: yell leaders, paula mcclure and vernice taberg sec., Verna peters. the advisors of the freshman class were all new teachers to our school, mr. foreman, mr. easter- brook and miss michiletti. back row: c. l. howell, james reeves, leonard duck, don grant, tommy harrison, kenneth fox, dennis fink, archie fraser, bobby gre- well. second row: james green, ken johnson, doris haworth, nickie harp, betty hearn, linda hanson, dorothy foster, sue fowler, mary glass, glen johnson, dennis gaede. first row: regina horton, jjoan hamlin, margaret freedman, sally firkins, louise fulfcr, robert florez, larry fink. F l .X-K - ' Q .fi i -Rl l I I l is .,.,- .L,l-4l.k Nl back row: william roark, james Sherrill, william robinson, charles robinson, richard sowder, kenneth stacy, robert smithson, ken- neth schultz, victor smith, ray rice, leslie sellars. second row: patricia thompson, june smith, janice straube, helen sharp, lola smithson, billie simpson, linda smith. first row: dorothy sanders, beverly shultz, reba sill, rosalyn tatum, clara tate, vernice taber, letha sumtor. ,gdfjgjxdfjlj 'VU W f glwyofpffbjb ,j 'U jd! 'fa' L J W XFWYSYVV ia .afftvf Aj!! XL Q! jg iv 3 you zfjbdja I, ,715 i Vyjf 0 W back row: verlin meisner, clmer ledbetter, mike king, leonard jones, james jones, carl kubelmann, charles lambert, bobby krause, richard lytle. second row: bobby lewis, sally mendias, etta lee, bette maxberry, colleen jones, geraldine jones, francis johnson, martha mitchell, neoma jarrard, lola howard. first row: Vern kern, reuben marquez, nona johnson, diana mettler, pat jones, jane jones, kathy kadel, doris kilgore, evelyn kloeppel, ' Q back row: elias verlade, carlos noriega, j. b. love, raymond villalvazo, frank whitbey, harold tolbert, genson miller, Willie wool- folk, jerry whicker, bobby weaver, don trout, leeman parker, owen hiler. second row: tom vera, ronald witcher, bruce wishon, richard warneke, dave howard, lavina unruh, carlyn townson, augusta washington, jeanett hester, sharon turner, jean davis, her- min moren. first row: hern horn, mike wilson, doyle williamson, mary williams, marilyn warron, alice tillman, lorene Vickers, donna waters, velta vigus, dorothy hosey, charles wright. nosing onions across the floor was one of the trials the freshmen went through dur- ing their initiation. the football fans enjoy the freshmen hot chocolate. the freshmen join in with the upper class- men to play such games as volleyball. bobbing for apples at christmas time is much more fun than bobbing for onions at the freshmen initiation. back row: edward parks, warren nelson, kermit prickett, olin garrett, g. c. reed, jerry mccreight, gene mcgraw, jimmy nixon, glen putman, ronald mcdonald, dennis mcdonald. second row: david northam, milton patrick, leroy mcmillan, donald ogle, edward reed, sandra newboles, clarice mouser, judy mcclellan, verna peters, mona moor, jimmy mcclure. first row: rosalie pei-ry, mary rlos, lavonia pendergraft, nancy pierce, paula mcclure, nora ross, sherry padgett. L ,zvlfi Mag, Cf .1720 54779 mr. galante, mrs. stannard and mr, creswell were advisors to the sophomore class. first sem. officers: willie kelly, pres., vaughn tay- lor, vice pres., ann sherrill, barbara maupin, linda robey, yell leaders, joan eckmann, sec.: jean tho- mas, social chairman. the sophmore cfass enjoys back row: johnnie bureh, charles dansley, jesse bradford, luciano carrasco, larry banks, bill Crawford, dennis bledsoe, jerry bonham, don beaver, george absher. second row: richard arreola, james eummings, gloria broom, paula allen, jerrene bradshaw, mary brown, melva bell, pat ballard, robbie blakemore. first row: david jarrard, mike camillo, hazel bardell, dorothy bullock, carol anderson, lupe arismendez, darlene barnes, barbara beaver. back row: alton french, walter duncan, lonnie dearmore, homer hecter, jackie ford, jerry heiser, larry hamilton, fyrel fenton, bob funk. second row: ronald dickinson, jesse grumbles, joan eckmann, pat cornell, jonni coltran, ardetta Clement, barbara davis, joyce carr, dorothy crane. first row: raymond haworth, ann Cummings, jane dauphin, lonnie davis, Vivian butcher, audrey dunn, jorri cardwell. many activities back row: ross johnson, pete jara, billy howze, paul jones, a. j. hopkins, kenneth kirkpatrick, jim loper, bruce krieg, teddy hill, curtis hiler. second row: jerry lauderdale, olen hutchings, mary grant, edna hanson, kathleen giles, barbara howze, priscilla john- son, virginia fields, patricia fowler. first row: Willie kelley, lester klein, geneva holland, tilda franco, barbara fenton, jo ann grecr. lenora holmn, nova dell holman. back row: howard nanney, charles mitchell, larry mullins, ken lott, gene lvtle don mansfield clay noiman gene nichol ialph marquez, manuel lopez. second row: donald neufeld, don mcclure. elnoia lane iosella mettlei laiae pilgi 1m sharon nusz Jo ann mettler, delores mitchell, elvesta jones. first row: don maupin, barbara maupm sue phillips chiisteen Jones cecxlia lopez baibaia migdat. back row: roy ryan, don shackleford, cruz sabedra, paul scott, joe silva mike Steele geius robey lerox simpson marshall smith jimmy padgett. second row: marvin Schmidt, ann Sherrill, ruby Sanders louise how ell m1lI1e penkerton 305 ce milam maly dean lupe prendez, rosie plaza, alex prendez, jimmie smith. first row: Carolyn robel ts Judy Shultz mary sklnner malguellte shockleg barbara self, O goldie mahan, bernice Sprague, linda robey, carol rosales iilgsz K 1 N ' A A back row: tommy tacket, ray stewart, eugene sullivan, vaughn taylor, gary tidwell, harvey waters. second row: benny lamas, benny west, jean thomas, walker, lanney white. first row: barbara Webb, phyllis waters, elloise wherr true, art williford. wilson, rex tudor, harvey stone, larry vannatta, gary sandra Steele, dorothy weitz, june thompson, alvin y, mary washington, joyce woods, robby tharp, henry everyone seemed to enjoy the shafter-wasco victory dance given by the sophomore class. jo ann and jean are supporting their class by selling pins. - vv'X1f S2' 'vi' 9cxgaQ,s3g,nn K .ikS1g'1,fj, S. , l . . 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S, -f 1' 'iv' s M Ned . .f ' lv generals OIJIJOHGIHS north high arvin taft Sanger coalinga lemoorc Corcoran exeter wasco engle and bonham down a taft wildcat. kirschenmann downs a ball carrier from lemoore. the shafter generals started their season by winning the first three games from north high, arvin, and Sanger, but they could not win any of the other sequoia league games. the loss of the games was partly due to the injuries of the players. the generals were coached by mr, dan bledsoe and assistant coach, mr. gaye pare. the mainstays for the gener- als were mike Steele, joe borjon, bill he-arn, lawrence becker, jim engle, george larson, wayne kirschenmann, bob goossen, and glenn morris. front row: b. goossen, e. ellis, g. larson, j. engle, w. kirschenmann, b. hearn, h. crite, j. bonham, g. morris, j. borjon, m. steele. middle row: d. bledsoe, coach, b. hamilton, c. kastner, l. moser, c. new, r. tatum, d. robinson, w. bradshaw, j. grumbles, e. cri- ner, g. handel, g. pare, coach. back row: o. cates, mgr., 1, chavez, o. hamlin, d. mendias, l. banks, r. eslick, d. morris, h. gladden, bradford, c. bonham, 1. schultz. missing: l. becker. j. .fi A fv, , sg, exeter man fumbles the ball and crite recovers. gladden, engle, and new get set to block a conversion engle, morris and kirschenmann gather round the wasco tiger, shafter routers happily claim the sportsmanshin bell. colonels 12 north high 0 arvin 13 taft 13 sanger 33 coalinga 14 lemoore 37 exeter 7 Corcoran 63 wasco wilson gets set to drop a taft kitten. opponents 13 34 0 12 7 6 0 O 13 fn ano' C footbaff bucks opponents 0 e. b, 27 13 wasco 6 6 wasco 13 0 k. c. 25 12 k. c. 25 O 9' b' 12 taft man downs muir 5 k0l'D VHHCY 13 after a nice gain. front row: j. grumbles, mgr., d. nieto, j. brown, g, tidwell. c. mitchell, b. trout. d. burnquist, j. ragsdale, f. lamas, b turner vu wilson, b. muir, r. johnson, mgr. middle row: d, murfin, coach, 1. white, 1. banks, b. vignolo, m. smith, r. tudor, b. west j broom b. weaver, c. 1. howell, d. mccauley, coach. back row: p. jara, rn. lopez, j. johnston, a. prendez, j. lauderdale, k. lott, g robey J curry, j. saenz, 1. mouser. Q S' ii 17 -3.75 1 is-33 ' 2 f' 35 Greg 3 'EF .Z 1-umm manum gf rw es www. . -msmnoks. Lmmmnmnnumnn 8. the b's under the coaching of mr. mc cauley and ass't coach mr. murfin won the sequoia league this year with only two losses. the mainstays for the b's were b, turner, f. lamas, w. wilson, p. jara. d. burnquist, b. trout, C. mitchell, g. tidwell, b. muir, j. brown and d. nieto. wasco tiger rams nieto front row: w. nelson, w. cates, t. harrison, cl. mansfielcl, j. love, g. putman, d. trout, b. wilson, b. lamas, g. absher, middle row: s. creswell, coach, d. banks, h. duck, b. boel, j. arrnendariz, c. sabedra, g. carpenter, m. brown, r. warncke, o. hiler, ass't. coach, b. cummings. back row: o. cates, mgr., j. banks, e. parks, j. nixo n, d. bledsoe, m. barry, p. scott, r. florez, r, witcher. Ml- s XFX.:- bucks sweat it out during the wasco game. m. carrillo calls signals for the bucks. , .. ,,. ......... v.,...,.,., .,.. 3 .,.,.. V .,,... Q ., .. 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X bruce epp and ross johnson show two fine steers which were on display at the kern county fair. first semester officers are: standingvvice- president, paul anderson: reporter, ross johnsong sentinel, henry warkentineg trea- surer, sam bakerg seated, president woody wilson. fha. swings through bruce epp proudly poses with his entry in the 1955 fair. another year hungry students enjoy hotdogs and pop. a group of happy party-goers pose. girfs feague new club called the girl's league vas formed this year, the purpose ing to better acquaint freshman d new girls with our school, and provide a club for all girls at- .nding shafter high school. ie club's first activity was the in- 'oduction of the little sisters, all ew girls, to their big sisters. a 'institution was later drawn up d officers were elected, which lcluded a representative from ich class. club advisor, mrs. thelma martin the big and little sisters get acquainted to music at the first meeting. the officers of girls' league are the following: standing: advisor, mrs. martin: hospi- tality chairman, helen shields: senior class repre- sentative, sue howellg junior class representative, carol irvin: sophomore class re- presentative, nova dell hol- man: freshman class repre- sentative. clarice mouserg historian, valora kirschen- mann. seated: social chair- man, norma hooks: vice- president, lawanda edwards: president, barbara hardwickg secretary, patsy cook: trea- surer, carol giesbrecht. first president, barbara hardwick our student body stand serves us very well the bovs gnc a skit fox a pep rallv at our home games. ts Q ,. 6 f , . . gif x W ,cgi ::,ij xx - .es - -- -- - s I 2 is AN T . 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If A .5 X 'J' .- fs :Mff .El :W 3' -'N-'5 -is x-s,:.s-MARX A X 'TG-19 ' 1 . e , XY: Q F X. ilk RVN W X 'sf Y fx, fx? szl-S wwvsxj- ww .. .Q N . :V eww s s- ' s the new grandstand xx as packed 101 ou1 fust home game and the shafter generals are practxcmg t0 get ln shape for the song and yell leade1s am from left to rlght dons w1lson, lmda robey, joyce mcdonald barbala hamdmck calol UlLSbI9Cht the wasco tiger is being burned in effigy at the rally the flame appears to envelop the crowd night before the game. at the wasco rally. its footbaff season. the bop is now a popular dance everyone is doing. everyone enjoys the dances after the games, unfortunately miss victory didn't smile on the shafter generals this year and wasco won. watch out for that big general next year. he's going to win. tired but victorious, the shafter generals leave the field. 1 l the gayblades from e. b. the girls picked the boys for a peppy bunny hop. X, -a f Q twirp twirl queen mary brown and king larry mullins. twirp weefc mary de Vincenzo opens the door for robert millwef barbara maupin and jane jones carry bill nixon and joe coodey's books to class, .N is 55 .re oooo so ooooo so ooooooooooooooo o ooooooooo ooooooo o o ooooooo faii activities parents recall old memories and learn of new ad- vancements in teaching on back to school night. mr. schacht gives a lecture to parents in woodshop. one of the many activities of the pep club is selling beanies. everyone enjoys co-ed recreation. this year, as every year, the pep club decorates the goal posts for every game r V3 stuoient government sma,7 cfubs music Sports drama clifbs c3Cfl.Vl.fl.E'S 1: :X X 5 Q -ix. my-Xfaessg Xs ., 'X X X X ,:, u 1 . ' 1 xl X .st ss s.ix1,5?xg: Q , 1,46 gr I' Wiigfii . X '- 5-XS s. :,:, K -' ' 5 ii. Q 1.i.'ffS-fffN'-3'- ,Im X X.-..:-sz ss .::,::i.v. awww- x -ua r . i Q X. ,MX 1, .Xe+r:x,Xs.. x N Q 1. 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Just as bop, chess has invaded shafter high. art club adds its cheery note by decorating bulletin boards on campus. members of the how and why club have spent many exciting hours on different types of field trips. one of the most important service clubs on campus is the library club. some of the members have even donated lunch hours to show noon movies for the recreation department. lucky winner rosella mettler collects her prize from gaa president la wanda edwards. turkey trot this year as in the past the gaa came up with a very successful turkey trot. prizes were won, en- tertainment was given and on the whole, a lot of fun was had by everyone. as usual the queen and her court was introduced. left to right-princesses sue howell and la Wanda edwards maid of d Q honor joyce mcdonald, queen doris wilson, princesses patsy cook ' virginia taylor and la Verne liles. for the entertainment this year the girls perform the goofus dance. l J l Coronation oaff queen for 1954 o'or1S wifson princess, prince prince fveao'ingjfver,iCourt lawanda edwards ss, patsy cook ss, sue howell maid of honor, joyce mcdonald princess, virginia taylor narrator. laverne liles a mldsummer the ceiling committee poses for the cameraman. the work on the side scenes moves along rapidly. doris dances with bill. the court: from left to rightfv. loftin, v. taylor, b. muir, s. howell, r. millwee, j. mcdonald, d. wilson, b. cummings, p. cook, W. wilson, l. edwards, g. levi, l. liles, j. brown. attendants: b. spencer, g. olson, c. mouser, r. bridges, g. hill, v. rice, d. baker, cl. jensen. I l'7lQlLlf,S dream leo andersorfs band doris on her throne the refreshment booth the grand march the coronation ball the dramatics class performs at christmas pageant. miss rnichiletti directs the girls' and boys' choruses. mrs. stannard leads her public speaking class in the night before christmas. ch rlstmas 5' aaA., .,..k, me ..,, - sgvmsxc,,,,ss-,,,txs.s1,:m..m .,k. ,:,sfsm:es,gs1:1 ,. 4 crm-11-.s at-me the girls' glee club sings the boys' chorus entrances the audience. Q r - -as , . - --ss-A-was-',....,. tt., - ..., . 1 . , pageant a play is given by the dramatics club. miss collett directs the dramatics club in a play. the band rehearses for the pageant mr. fahsbender leads our band. the band sounds good. a capella choirg row 1: paula mc clure, pat jones, carolyn jenkins, alice mathis, donna michael, carolyn wilson, carol giesbrecht, joyce mcdonald, shirley conn, nona johnson, jane jones, carol anderson. row 2: lorene tugman, jane dauphin, ann sherrill, carolyn roberts, judy janzen, judy shultz, eileen bradshaw, clara tate, mary suderman, donna young, lavina unruh, vivian butcher. row 3: verna schmidt, barbara wil- coxen, norma mixon, ann cummings, royce eslick, jim engel, jack curry, jonni coltran, raynetta mann, barbara prickett, etta lee, donna skidmore. row 4: donald neufeld, luis flores, robert taylor, lionel nightengale, oliver cates, lawrence becker, roger tatum, ray rice, pauline anderson. members of the boys' chorus, row 1: don bender, jim engel jack curry, harold howard, owen hiler, dennis gaede. row 2 olin garrett, donald klassen, luis flores, ray rice, mckinle, dillard. row 3: ray blattenberg, billy unruh, oliver cates, rober taylor, Vick loftin, michal Steele. band, row 1: obie hamlin, herman linden, philip johnson, jack curry, joe hicks, eric hansom, mary de- vincenzo, judy janzen, norma craig, elaine ross, sherry Cassidy, mar- lene enns. row 2: richard lytle, bob grossman, dale morris, leonard duck, gerald bender, joel saenz, dick nieto, leroy mouser, norma hooks, roger tatum, russell har- den, bob goossen. row 3: charlie glenn, wayne kirschenmann, mary suderman, bobby holmes, elro cra- mer, roy ryan, dennis gaede, gervis robey, alvin walker, royce eslick. row 4: claude new, joe grumbles, don neufeld, luciano carrasco, jesse grumbles, harold neuman, jack noriega, bruce muir. -..... W. ..,..,.,,.v girls' glee, row 1: lorene tugman, velta vigus, pat jones, paula mc clure, carolyn roberts margie hearon, donna michael, carolyn wilson, joyce coltran, emma giles, eileen bradshaw, helen sharp, alice tillman, carol anderson. row 2: ann Sherrill, carloyn jenkins, gloria broom, phyllis waters, judie shultz, marcella johns, alice rnathis, velta daniel, jean davis, clara tate, donna young. row 3: jane dauphin, ann cummings, verna Schmidt, ella mae bursey, leona white, delores mitchell, lonnie davis, Shirley conn, jonni coltran, donna Skidmore, raynetta mann. row 4: barbara wilcoxon, vivian butcher, jennifer collins, etta lee, mary grant, elnora lane, christeene jones, edna hanson, pauline anderson. the 1955 majorettesg standing: la- rae pilgrim, betty cunningham, kay duerkson, sally firkinsg kneeling: members of the new string orchestra: lavina unruh carol barton janej0ne5'arChiQj01'dan and mar- clarice mouser, carolyn wilson, linda fike, nona Johnson noima garet freedman. m1X0U- generals place thiro' in the sequoia league front row: jesse grumbles, woody wilson, jesse bradford, ed ellis, george love, bob goossen, bill nixon, bill hamilton. second row: Vaughn taylor, charlie anderson, glen handel. larry mullins, ellis criner, coach mr. moroski. third row: sam baker, paul anderson. coach, mr. moroski the shafter generals closed season and nailed down third in the south sequoia league a record of six wins and losses. the mainstays for this were george love, bill nixon goosen, bill hamilton and ed their place with four year , bob ellis. mr. pare's b team took 2nd in the league and mr. murfin's club, 2nd, the pep band entertains between quarters. monarchs attempt a shot. j. bradford and r. love wait for its return. j. bradford grabs re- bound as it comes down. S55 bucfcs and cofonefs pface secono' in feague. colonels opponents 27 wasco 45 26 wasco 63 49 Corcoran 21 47 corcoran 27 39 exeter 27 35 exeter 23 35 coalinga 20 27 coalinga 20 31 lcrnoore 57 37 lemoorc 35 last row: b. grossman, r. warneke, j. curry, b. west, l. banks, middle row f. fenton, j. nieto, j. nixon, 1. mettler, p. jones. front row: o. cates, mgr j, coodey, k. kroeker, j. brown, g. lytle, j. broom, mr. parc. broom sinks a perfect jump shot as a wasco man tries to stop it. coach gaye pare lack of height koeps jackie brown from reaching the ball. exeter man, broom and turner struggle for the ball. broom and mcfarland boys fight for f-1 rebound. k. kroecker sinks one easily for two points. lack of height and experience handicapped the colo- nels somewhat. however, they improved every game they should provide a good nucleus for the a's next year since most of them are underclassmen. ac- cording to mr. pare he is very proud of his boys, the mainstays for the b's this year were as follows: b. turner, j. broom, f. fenton, j. coodey, k, kroecker. according to mr. pare these boys gave the game their best. the c's put all they had in the game, according to mr. murfin most of these boys should be ready to play b, basketball next year. the mainstays for the c's were: k. lott, b. funk, j. lauderdale, d. thompson, o. hiler, d. mansfield. others that showed a lot of effort were rn. brown, g. robey, j. nixon, and d. bledsoe. kroecker tips the ball to broom, no. 10, at the XK'c iSCO game bucks ODPOHGHYS 26 wasco 22 39 wasco 35 22 exe-tm' 33 34 cxctcr 36 26 le-moore 21 34 lemoore 27 39 Corcoran 26 29 corcoran 26 49 coalinga 4 34 coalinga 18 back row: d. bledsoe, d. mansfield, g. putman, m. brown, j. nixon, g. robey, o. hiler. front row: j. johnston, mgr., j. lauderdale. k. lott, a, johnson. 1: funk, d. thompson, d. muffin coach. coach don murfin ken lott and a wasco cub struggle for X a rebound. ken lott jumps for the ball after a lauderdale keeps an eye on a wasco cub as he passes the ball missed bonus shot. to r. funk. ........nn robert millwee, ken kroeker and margaret freedman during the per- formance of what a life. rehearsing for what a life are ken kroeker, nelson west, bill hamil- ton, nancy pierce and kneeling, marvin schmidt. margaret freedman and janice straube apply make-up to Verna peters and bill hamilton. drama cfub presents a minute later we discovered bill cum- mings, student-body president, didn't know how to pin on the corsage miss collett received from the drama class. amelia cornell, advisor I C. s. f. officers first semester were pres., jack robbinsg soc. Chr., la- vonne stoller: sec., barbara hard- wiclcg vice-pres, robert grossman. on c. s, f. day edna crane shows merita reynolds how to gather the sleeve of her dress. c. s. f. members were, row 1: barbara wilcoxon, pauline anderson, barbara hardwick, rita tiberghien, carol giesbrecht, norma hooks, lavelle stoller, virginia bender. row 2: valora kirschenmann, mary brown, dorothy Weitz, jean thomas, lyda holman, louise burrows, lavonne stoller, norma craig, patsy cornell, mary devineenzo. row 3: gerald bender, roger tatum, jack robbins, robert grossman, gary wilson, eric hanson, alvin walker, bobby neuman. row 4: royce eslick, lawrence mettler, jack brown kenneth kroeker, joe borjon, bob funk, paul jones. ii Nix I EXWN N K..-s.,si..... in-an f t a offlcersg principal, norma hooks sec marlene ennsg vice-prin., caiol irvin ass't. supt. of finance, jo- ann mettlerg vice-prin., lavonne members of the new future teachers of america club, row 1: mr. foremar advisor Jo ann mettler, virginia fields, june thompson, norma hooks, carc irvme marlene enns row 2: mr. easterbrook, advisor, ruby sander rosella mettler sharon nusz, sandy steele, jean thomas. row 3: georg laison marv dexmcenzo, lavelle stoller, louise burrows, lavonne stoller nadine bellows reads to her kindergarten class norma hooks helps some of the second graders with their numbers. the quillen club is a new club organized this year. it is an official member of the national future teachers of america club, this club was probably the most active club in school this year. one of the most interesting things they did was to teach in the richland elementary schools. they also visited bakersfield college. advisors of the club were mr. easterbrook, mr. pare, and mr. foreman. the block s examines the new letter jackets which will be regulation wear next year. second semester officers: billy nixon, pres.: bill hearn, vice-pres.g clickie nieto. sec.g glenn handel, sergeant-at-arms. the harlem roadkings played an exciting game against nick's drive-in team. the game was sponsored by the block s. block s first semester officers and advisors, row 1: jesse bradford, sergeant-at-arms: bob goossen, vice-pres., ed ellis, pres.: glenn morris, sec-treas. row 2: lowell todd, ass't adv.: don murfin, ass't. adv.g don mccauley, adv. inzmnim-M, -V . .x Q.: participants in the g. a. a. variety show: lionel Q nightengale, russel harden, luciano carrasco, jane jones, herman linden, and bob reeves. g. a. a. officers and advisors: back row: lavellc stoller, recording sec.: billie wright, advisor: martha hitch, advisor, doris wilson, soc. chr. front row: lavonne stoller, vice-pres., lawanda edwards, presi- dent: patsy cook, sec. g. a. a. row 1: norma hooks, rita tiberghien, maria franco, irene arreola, marlene cnns, carol giesbrecht, mary devincenzo, barbara hardwick, joyce mcdonald, mary brown, archie jordan, rosella mettler, lavonne stoller, patricia kayser, lavelle stoller, dorothy Weitz, row 2: barbara absher, carolyn jenkins, norma mixon, barbara friedley, carole cartnal, nelda pearson, deloris potts, sharon nusz, janis beaver, edna crane, johnnie criner, gloria broom, pat cornell, linda robey. row 3: Carolyn wilson, thelma latta, Shirley coodey, ruby sanders, ann sherrill, Carolyn roberts, june thompson, belvi moor, norma mc bee, toni ogle, frances higbee, donna Skidmore, valora kirschenmann, carol anderson, eileen bradshaw, christeene jones, jerrene bradshaw. row 4: joyce milam, elnora lane, tiny giles, jean thomas, jo ann mettler, la rae pilgrim. , . l 3 la Wanda edwards deloris potts la velle stoller mary de vincenzo la vonne stoller g.a.a thousand point winners are the six girls above. they have worked hard the past four years and earned their points. they received their thousand point pins to wear on their letter sweaters. edna crane a big discussion is held be- fore voting on a change in the school constitution. the seniors from the state of florida are all hep at the primary election. odds SHCI' GDOIS the harlem roadkings keep everyone roaring with laughter when they play nick's drive-in. a gay and colorful assembly was presented by the indian dancers. ' .sl -' ge . .... ..,,Q.f.s, the melonaires sing several lively numbers at the football banquet. 4 , . ,- NE' M , X , W ' X J B , .R , .0 I f J E Q , gg X 05 F5 13 ' front row: ed ellis, hollis crite, jesse bradford, glen handel, jack bonham, jim engle, larry grider, bruce epp, oliver Cates, mgr. second row: david robinson, bill cummings, bill hearn, obie hamlin, sam baker, paul anderson, bill unruh. third row: bill robinson, ellis criner, bill hamilton, harold neuman, larry becker, bill nixon, leroy mou- ser, charlie glen. the track team had very good turn outs this year since most all the boys came back. at the time of this writing the squad had a very good record. according to mr, todd the relay team, composed of ellis, crite, bradford and moser, was the outstanding group in the squad for speed. on the b squad, according mr, mccauly, bruce muir was the best broad jumper, and woody wilson was the pole vaulter. front row: bob trout, robert grossman, bruce muir,shir1ey fox, manuel lopez, c. 1. howell. larry mouser, jim broom, james everett. second row: rex tudor, marshall smith, lawrence mettler, jack brown. fred lamas, robert vignolo, cruz sabedra, richard arreola, jerry smith. third row: jessy grumbles, mgr., gary tidwell, charles pa- trick, jack curry, jackie ragsdale, jon johnston, bill turner, woody wilson, charles hood, don maupin, mgr, vhs1mwsammwmms,:amm , , . . ,, . . . . 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J x front row coach mr moroski gene lytle ronald dlcklnson bill vtoods benny west, larry mullins, larry Chavez, george absher. second row pete Ja1ra mg: Jim smlth homer hester kenneth knkpatuck leonard roden, Vaughn taylor, david mendias, joel freshmen: front row: coach mr. crcsswell, richard warneke, warren nelson, j. b. love, edward parks. kermit pi-ickett, victor smith, don trout, rudy esta- villo, ray rice. second row: bobby weaver, jerry witcher, leonard duck, jim nixon, john armendariz, mike king. dwaine banks, richard lytle, dwainc dickinson. knschenmann stietches to retne ie side benny west fouls the ball at the north high game. gj??Y9?c7.S3' E s- 11 V. -, W vif'BPQSQA9:RSS-i'iEK?xH!,ST'IS1:YA892ifXiYVQZNMXXNSQ'P : X531 'Q front row: eric hanson, bob reeves, robert millwee, hen- ry warkentin. second row: gary wilson, jack robbins, jack ogle, larry Schneider Cmanagerl. new coach takes over tennis team eric hanson and jack robbins get set for the return of the ball. henry warkentin, demonstrates his skill at serving. front row: irene palomo, paula allen, maria franco. anna cota, marlene enns, se- cond row: larry Schneider tmanagerl, mary divincenzo, june thompson, barbara mau- pin. 'T i beginners: front row: paul jones, ross johnsong sharon nusz, mary brown, bob holmes, bob funk. back row: barbara jobe, leroy simpson, larry vanatta, jerry heiser, gor- don pipkin, gary levi, nelson west, jim wilson, larry schneider Kmgr.l mary franco keeps her eyes on the ball as irene sends it over. '- Q. :j pg gi ell: 1. T l 'l L ,P X U 5 .. ,, ., W X X, . Nw .R f-1 -- ww' L-- - . K:-...g..-,g,,Mg- , .5 . -, A, 3, ,.: , .. X: 1:-.::Q. donald deckert, ass't visual aids director 1 mary divencenzo, shows her skill and judgment at serving the ball, noon recreation attractions for this year were noon movies in the study hall put on by the library club, and intramural basketball in the gym. some of the teams that participated were the trojans, bears, bruins, and others. ping pong was part of the noon recreation. mr. mccauly's p. e. classes participated in track, square dancing, and were to begin to play soft ball. joe hiclfs , Senlgfg. . . kenneth dalke lkmiluill 1. 2, 3. lawrence mettler lmsketlmll -!. philip johnson manager 3. billy unruh manzurer Il. . . Q john brown k ' l'nn!'IullI 'l, Zi. 4 lmaskrtluxll 2. ::, 4 In lmsebnll 3. woody wilson ffmmlmll 1. 2, :x. 4 basketball 2. 3. 4 trnrk 1. 2 1. robert goossen fnullnnll 1. 2. R, 1 lmskethzlll l. IZ. 4 lxusclmll ZZ, H, jim rice george larson robert grossman glenn morris u14 gary levi fnnlhnll 1. 2 rm-11.1111 :. 3. 4 nm-k 4 foollvall 1. L. :.. swimming 3. baseball 1. 2. 3, baseball 2, 3. huskeilmll 2. baseball 1. 2. 3. -I bill hamilton, don bender, joe coodey, bill hearn, don povs ell base-hall 1, lmsehzill 1, 2. 3 lniskemlvzlll 4 truck 3. 4 lnwhlll lmsketl-all 3. -1, football 2. 4 harold gladden, l-uselmlll, 2, 3 football -I jack bonham, football 1. 2, 3, 4 lmsketlvzill 2 truck 1. 2, 3 carroll crabb, foollmzlll 1. 2. 3 l oliver cates, fuotlmll 2. -L track 2, 3, -1. l11:mzlg'cx' 2, 3. 4 fetterman. . fred leonard, lwzxsohzlll 3 robert millwee, tennis 3 bill milam, lxzlselmll 3 robert taylor, lvasketlmll 2, lmseliall 1. 2 bruce muir, obie hamlin, claude new, eric hanson, football 2. 3. -l. football 2. Zi, fnmlmll 4. tennis 3, 4 baSBbnll 2, 3 A IFEICK 3 h1lS9lmll 2, f' 5 v leroy moser, bob reeves, lawrence becker, russell harden, foorlmll 2. 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Tf2:vz.,,-.:. f , Q - ' -. - 4E9:,.rgg::9 -41:-A A Q, 1 ., ' 1--Pjj' 1.1, 3 fgf 452222. :.g,l- X ' J 3 . track 1. 3 wayne kirschenman football l. 2, 4. baselmll 3. nmnager 2 f. f. a. officers are: seatedg larry hamilton, reporterg sammy baker, treasurer: woody wilson, presidentg paul jones, vice president. standing, bill araujo, se- cretaryg henry warkentin, sentinel. .t. one of the highlights of the year for the f. f. a. is the annual father-son banquet. this gives the fathers a small glance at what their sons have accom- plished during the past year. banquet speaker for the annual father-son banquet was john turner. while waiting for the speaker some study their progra-ns while others chat with old friends. the officers of the f. f. a. sit at the head table waiting for the entertainment commander staff: row 1: irene palomo, raynetta mann, donna micheal, barbara absher, irene arreola, jenney arreola, maria franco, anna cota. row 2: mr, tyner, barbara wilcoxon, pricilla johnson, barbara hardwick, toni ogle, norma mcbee, geneva holland, pat ballard. row 3: ronald mcdonald, jerry lauderdale, mike brown, kenneth lott, bob trout, george absher, kenneth fox. Commander and faurion laurion staff is: seated, merita reynolds, miss speich, dolores patrick: standing, opal jackson, r-dna crane, lyda holman, lavonne stoller, editor: luis flores, lavelle stoller, bus. ed., barbara jobe, dorothy howard, peggy bankston, patsy sage, jo ann mettler, le roy simpson. during its first year girl's league sponsored an all school election to choose george and ginnie general, two outstanding seniors who filled quali- fications by having a C+ average and demon- barbara hardwick, the first ginnie general, barbara hardwicke, the first ginnie general, transferred to shafter from abilene, texas at the beginning of her junior year. during her two years here she has been a member of horizon club. g. a. a., commander, c. s. f., commercial club and pep club. she was social chairman for her class for two years and for the student body this year. barbara filled up the rest of her time this year acting as girls' league's first president, a student body yell leader and winning in the original orations division of the high school speech contest. george and ginnie generaf the first george general at shafter transferred here from bakersfield during his freshman year. bob taylor played football one year, basketball three, and baseball four years, he has been in block s for four years. he has also been a mem- ber of library club, science club and commander staff for one year, vice president of his junior class and twice president of boy's chorus. second semester of this year bob climaxed his activities by running successfully for president of his class. gir1's league and the entire student body can be very proud of barbara hardwick and bob taylor, the very first george and ginnie general. row 1: members of the c. s. f.: clarice mouser, nona johnson, cleloris potts, patsy cook, edna crane, virginia bender ,norma craig, irene palomo, carole giesbrecht, marlene enns, pat jones, clauclet te forehand, mrs. cornell and diana mettler. row 2: dorothy Weitz, jean thomas, jo ann mettler, valora kirschenmann, barbara wilcoxon, phyllis waters, louise burrows, la velle stoller, mary de vincenzo, barbara hardwick, norma hooks, carole irvin, la vonne stoller, patsy cornell, bette maxberry, lyda holman. row 3: bob goossen, bruce muir, dennis mc donald, dennis gaede. alvin walker royce eslick, jack robbins, roger tatum, gerald bender, eric hanson, gary wilson, jimmy mc clure, robert grossman, and lawrence mettler. 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X: No K X. .Q X - M . xx X A pfxgwiw. 4S?f 5- - advisors: miss evelyn michiletti, mr. burley dooley, and mr. harlan hill. back row: vice president, ed ellis: yell leader, norma hooks: president, ken kroeker. front row: yell leader, .ielda pearsong secretary, marlene ennsg yell leader, donna youngg social chairman, shirley coodey. the active juniors back row: gerald bender, richard abbott, laverne alexander, tom baker, tom Cowell, sam baker, paul anderson, james banks, elro Cramer. second row: henry badgett, dale morris, sherry Cassidy. Shirley clayton, eileen bradshaw, carole cartnal, paulenc anderson, barbara absher, first row: ruby baldwin, naomi bittle, peggy bankston, irene arreola, jennie arreola, loretta coodey. beverly blair, shirley ballard. back row: charlie glenn, novis crum, joel saenz, clarence reimer, jack ragsclale, gordon pipkin, jack robbins, roger tatum, le roy schultz, derek steele, jack ogle, larry chavez. second row: bill turner, ronald pierce, freda montgomery, Valerie kirschen- mann, norma mixon, jo latta, toni ogle, norma mc bee. first row: bobby trout, sylvia mariner, donna michael, virginia menden- hall, raynetta mann, nelda pearson, gaylon cotton, harold williams, bill wood. on the move... . back row: larry Schneider, robert newman, royce eslick, hollice crite, perry thompson, c. w. williams, robert vignolo, jerry word. second row: jerry smith, patsy sage, barbara wilcoxon, donna young, mary suderman, nelson west, henry warkentine, jerel wood. first row: maxine walker, bobbie deloach, nell thompson, Carolyn wilson, lorene tugman, sue wood, rita tiberghien. joyce and vic seem to be having fun at the junior dance after the shafter-wasco basketball game. kay, dean, and marjorie help with the coronation ball, but stop to admire their class rings. toni sells gerald another beat xvasco pin, one of the junior's money making projects. back row don king arlelgh Johnson ken koreker fred lamas, charles patrick, david mendias robert neuman larry mousei bob holmes 1 g flores James miller second row robert love, jackie nixon. emory keys, richard meto Jon Johnston norma hooks carol 1rx1n Judi Janzen margie hearon barbara Jobe doiothy howard. first row: irene haselden pat11c1a kay ser Jo ann hanson lauia gittingei carolyn Jenkins donna skldmore frances higbee, gail jones, archie faye jordan a quieter mood takes over at the junior dance. patsy and lorene, two juniors, are selling a couple of seniors some christmas cards. bop 1-ages at the school dance. back 1-ow: larry grider, dean burnquist, bruce epp, joe borjon, eugene howard, tommy grant, shirley fox, james everett, edward ellis. jim broom. second row: ernie estavillo, johnnie criner, shirley coodey, doyle gallagher, charles hood, carol giesbrecht, mar- lene enns, marjorie engel. first row: joyce coltran, arvilla fink, shirley conn, jennifer collins, pat deckert, maria franco, freshmen: seated, yell leaders margaret frcedman. sally firlcins, social ch. mona moor. standing, pres. owen hiler, sec. clarice mouser, v. pres. richard warnecke. term juniors: seated, yell leader donna young, soc. ch. nelda pearson, see. marlene enns, yell leader carol giesbrecht. standing, pres. arleigh johnson, v. pres, dale morris. SGCOFIC7, sophomores: seated. yell leaders pat Sherrill, la rae pilgrim sec. jo ann mettler. standing, V. pres. paul jones. soc, ch linda robey, pres. and yell leader rex tudor. ofzqcers f 'r E 1 E , I V Q A i 5 k K 2 . . i . v 5 . ' i i 1 r Y Q. CIERSS. . . adeline arreola janis beaver first semester class officers: sitting, joyce mc donald, yell leaderg barbara hardwick, social chairman: sue howell, sec- retary: virginia taylor, publicity agent: standing, glenn handel, vice presidcntg bruce muir, treasurerg robert mill- wee, president. lawrence becker don bender virginia bender charles bonham jack bonharn ...of1'55 Wayne bradshaw john brown 1 i F i second semester class officers: sitting, sue howell, secre- taryg joyce mc donald, yell leader: virginia taylor, publi- city agent: standing, vic loftin, vice presidentg robert taylor, president: bill he-arn, treasurerg not shown, doris wilson, social chairman. louise burrows patsy cook joe coody shelby cole oliver cates R . carroll crabb ellis criner' jack curry donald deckert fooking back on.. david cotton norma craig n I edna crane bill cummings betty cunningham , kenneth dalke velta daniels mary devincenzo footbaff in the fog.. lawanda edwards jim engel glenda frost robert goossen robert grossmann obie hamlin bill hamilton eric hanson jane farrar harold gladden joe grumbles glenn handel gfitter of Coronation baff. .. russell harden barbara hardwick nelson harris bill hearn joe hicks forriest hiler lyda holman bob holmes sue howell opal jackson philip johnson clarence kastner excitement of grao'uat1'on. . . 1 H Y ,M wayne kirschenmann donald klassen george larson fred leonard gary levi la verne liles herman linden victor loftin george love estel mathews alice mathis joyce mc donald 4, , kenneth mc whorter billy milam foofcing forward to... lawrence mettler robert millwee douglas mitchell mary rnitchell glenn morris leroy moser bruce rnuir harold neuman claude new Coffege, jobs, marriage.. dolores patrick deloris potts don powell barbara prickett reba reed bob rcevcs merita reynolds jimmy rice elaine ross lioncl nightingale bill nixon X helen shields W zfffff f ff v yy V . class advisors to the seniors were: .f-Qi! 5Q'K7W!! mrs. cornell, mr. murfin and mr. williams f ,ff ,I X4 ,f ,ffff 1 ff!! 67? WA if ff I ffif l :',! ' ll' 1 ,L IM' if fr , 77 f , C, f If fl , fl M 6 ,laxelle stoller ,, to f ' 'W 6 ffl! mr. williams, advisor to the class of '55 for their entire four years, proved to be a real friend to the entire group. thanks to his fine leadership, the officers and members of this senior class were able to plan many activities and to carry them out success- fully, providing themselves and mr. williams with the enjoyment that only a busy class can obtain. ffflfmf ZXW X fi A 1 1 1 ll yfyi, f axonne s o er herma stover Verna schmidt virgil tackett bob taylor 8 playing their parts well in the stu- dent-body play, the night of january 16, were jack brown, larry mullins, Willie kelley, and donald neufeld. dr. luke speaks to the seniors on senior career day. I jack ogle as d.a. conducts 0 cross-examination. ' eg: ft : ,533 is 2: l norma hooks , s annette chase, playing the marimba, presented an enojyable assembly. representatives from the armed forces spoke 011 senior career day. X Q , 1 5 4 b.b. r ' - ' 'Y N pat jones, lst place, lion's club speech contest. 1.135 a.gu:e.1s.fa ::sf::.Issmz the band did an outstanding job when it presented its concert march 31. under the direction of mr. fashbender, the band was rated superior at the music festival. barbara jobe, 2nd place, sierra league speech contest, mrs. stannard presents the speech trophy to arleigh johnson, president of the winning jr. class. Q i 5 ' 1 Y' leora dillard, 2nd place, sierra league speech contestg 1st place, county league. seniors gather for general assembly on senior career day. winners of the speech contest converse with mrs. stannard. standingg leora dillard, nelela pearson, donna waters. pat jones. seated: barbara jobe, barbara hardwick, mrs. stannard. ao'vertising poor mike, why sleep on an old cold park bench when you could sleep in the com- fortable shafter moter, located at 337 east lerdo. easy, bil1 eli whitney didn't invent the cotton gin for nothing, bill hearn. take advantage of the modern ginning equipment at s. a. camp. X e ' i ' f X Z ' 'ik .v 7-ii.Z.'.fb 'I . Ii R 5' ' ' my, there's a difference yes, you'll notice a great deal of difference as sue woods did when you buy your cosmetics from shafter's cosmetic center, me clure's drug store, located at 333 central HVGIXUC. wow, what a guy! nelda pearson thinks derek steele looks great and so does everyone else when he wears those colorful shirts. you'll look great, too, if you shop for your clothes at shatter mercantile at 357-361 central avenue. let's head for the reed -and bell the 1955 laurion staff takes time out Ctheir own time? to visit the favorite shafter high hang-out. reed and bell, sometimes known as nick's, located at 301 cast lerdo highway. i feel like a queen like joyce carr, you'll feel like a queen of the campus when you buy your clothes at king's depart- ment store, located at 305 central avenue. oh my goodness! don't worry patsy fowler, the shamrock cleaners, at 320 state avenue, can take the spot out quickly and easily to make your skirt look like new. l getting the deep freeze mickie harp and oliver cates are going into the freezer, when they come out they'1l be wise to leave their food in the deep freeze located at 208 central ave-nue. br1'rrrr . .... big jack loglel and little jack lnixonl are having a gay time playing with their trucks. jack thompson isn't playing as far as his trucking business is concerned. for dependable service go to 548 walker ave. ooooh joe joe hicks is a pretty smart boy presenting jo ann with a gift from goylord fords. she'll love it. school supplies, stationery and drawing supplies are also found at gaylord fox's, located at 433 james. ah contentment! you'1l be as contented as bill fulmer is if you patro- nize shatter congrete pipe company located at 812 walker avenue. stick 'em up bud keep your money in a safe place, ed ellis. dcn't take chances with all that cash with characters like david northam around. invest it in bonds, a check- ing or a savings account at the bamk of america at 261 central avenue. nmmmmm well .... fire! fire! george and jim say that modern household appli- ances at, the shatter mayatg shop at 169 east lerdo are hotter than a 4 alarm fire. dollar for dollar you can't match maytag, frigidairc, and wedge- wood. when you need service they are as near to you as your telephone. there seems to be some question as to the quality of artist royce es1ick's latest crea- tion. you'll be satisfied without question if you rely on the central paint and cabinet shop located at 169 central avenue for paint products and services. -,s ,N 5. 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Q , X -,, do as the beavers do when getting a prescription filled call on either bob cloud Cclass '42b, mr. e. b. stringham or merton wiedmann Cclass '42l, at stringham's drug store. go to stringham's for quick reliable service as janis and donnie beaver do. but i keep it watered that plant, dorothy crane, like all plants needs fer- tilizer as well as water. for ideal fertilizer visit brown and bryant, located at 402 central avenue. oh, isn't it nice yes, joan eckman, it's a very good picture of leroy moser and you'l1 be proud of it for many years to come. he had it made at howell's at 553 james street. a maple leaf? don't wonder about the maple leaf as mike steel does. put your faith in the maple leaf enterprises, X which includes kwso, 1050 on your radio dial. beautifull no wonder mona moor looks so happy. who wouldn't if they got a beautiful engagement ring from mc- whorter's jewelers, at 248 central avenue? oh shucks! hey. robert millwee, why don't you save yourself a lot of trouble by seeing richland chevrolet for a new car deal today. it's located on 511 central avenue. get a ready mix, archy fraser! for concrete as well as for cakes, it's easier, safer and cheaper in the long run to use a ready mix. get your ready mix concrete at the Shaffer ready mix concrete, located at 812 Walker street. 1 +22 X X wt bi Q2 3-sg - my s. if E Q X r. ii X ' 5 Q: X QQ-Q-tif X Sus. is , tgxg,:,.' N w- f .X-Q we X Ss ,Q Seams-: x ' X f- I S 'L , . ,,,, X 9, Ng 5 X 'X ex XX X XX i sig W 2 5 Q Q Q Q 2 -:. -Xs -:gigs Xi 1 X ' 5. X is N is Q X X X X EX N X 1 X N is N Qx X X 'F Qxi XS . '5 N Q Q X ,Xs chest is finished, dorothy, you will need something to go in it how about a set of dishes from central hardware on 242 central avenue, f01 a startex guys 11 you ve had a misunderstanding with your best girl like glenn morus has with becky jones, ask her to forglxe sou with flow GIS fiom cooper's, at 329 cast lerdo. N. -Six Q XX, X X now what eveiybody including donald mansfield gets them selx es out on a limb from time to time to prevent this get your insurance from kelly and somers, located at 422 james street. congratulations seniors oi '55 chrysler-plymouth international trucks irvin e. iike 825 central valley hiway shatter, california igxgigie 1 X754 is sffessgijjj was f , '-who is iw 5, -bs? vernice taber is easily recognized, even behind a mask. :QL so is the beautiful 1955 pontiac. see your shafter pontiac C-s Q xc dealer, the garlatz motor oo., located at 385 east lerdo. C- E . I .SEEK QS, gil, .Z , af the laurion staff hopes that through a letter to mr. gates many memories will return whenever you look through your 1955 laurion. many hearty thanks go to miss speich, our new advisor this year. this is the first yearbook miss speich has advised. through her help and encouragement the staff has been able to present you with the 1955 laurion. the staff again wishes to thank the shafter merchants, for their advertisements have made it possible to publish the 1955 laurion. thanks also go to mr. howell of howe1l's studio for his great job of photography. the shafter press for their printing and engraving and the s. k. smith company for the covers also deserve their share of thanks from the staff of '55. best wishes and many thanks also go to the 1955 laurion staff. it has been a lot of hard work and great fun making this year's laurion. editor, la vonne stoller 'gvgrrz-Af yr. sfgssvg umm, A' ' '- ' ' ' ' ' ' D ' 'PCHESEAPUYAD ' ' f -+?od:.- Pmbwwvixkid www vMMmMox'm5,u yg ,Mmpk Ti-MQLU q Q:MOwmJQeJo8.xMwu.Q5?0Lnfvvt'9mouvLJCJa ' fYYUU-Ufxffly-uQ,o.J.QUQ,Qf ,B OfQw1e153vQ N312 ff! 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