Sharon High School - Annual Yearbook (Sharon, OK)

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CLASS WILL The members of the Semor Class of Sharon I-hgh School bemg of unsound mmd of weak heart and hav1ng but a few short hours to dwell among the horrors of the tr1als and trlbu latmons of our hmgh school days and bemg on the verge of departmg for realms unknown, do make, publxsh and declare th1s our last wxll and testament It 1S our request that Howard Groce, our jamtor, gather up all the wads of gum that may be found m our classrooms and under our desks and have them molded mto a monument to be erected to our memory on the northwest sectzon of the flag pole. To the Faculty of Sharon I-hgh we leave our heartfelt apprec1at1on for your patlence and guxdance. To the Freshman Class we leave a key to all the examxnatxon questxons for Engllsh and Math They are behmd the radlator mn the Enghsh Room To our fr1ends the Sophomores we leave our pencll erasers You wxll need them to erase your many m1stakes before you get to be Semors o the .Tumors we leave our abxhty to loaf and get by w1th xt to a certam degree Mrs Doughty our Hxstory teacher we w1ll a package of dates Mr Doughty our Math teacher a p1e mlxed wxth angle worms o Mrs Huffman our Englxsh teacher a well worn copy of a Western Magazme Mr Huffman our Sc1ence teacher .vho deals wxth electr1c currents a box of currents V1na Mrller wmlls her t1me for prxmpmg to Mary Dell Mrlton Ava Steele wxlls her abzlxty to go wxth the same boy for four years to Lucy Fay Satterwhxte Velma Lee McDonald wxlls her prwxlege of hav1ng boy frzends 1n every town around her to Peggy Steele Bxlhe Bob Ball w1lls h1s love for Cec1l1a Lock to Marxon Watson Harold Halley w11ls h1s broken heart to Janet Baker George Schmidt wzlls hrs posxtzon ln the band to Harlo Gaston Wllhs Routh w1lls h1s foot powder to Mary Lee Campbell Dale Lxvely wxlls h1s popularlty wxth the gxrls to Clyde Tower Garland Taylor wxlls h1s gxft of gab to Norma Lee Ph1l11ps He also w1lls washlng h1s neck to Cleona Watson Donald Barney wllls h1s abzhty to kxss Karen to Verlm Peetoom A C Thomas wills h1s appetite to Cula Montgomery and he also w1l1s h1s powerful nose to Donald Elmore In witness whereof We the Class of 1949, the testators, have to th1s our wrll, wrrtten on one sheet of parchment, set our hands and seal thxs day one thousand mne hundred and forty nxne Senior Play Cast THE ZOMBIE Dr Reeder A celebrated physxcxan Lawrence Irv1ng Stafford Dons Sterne Lynn Beula Robert Packard I-lxs son, an attorney A federal agent, Adele s flance Irvxng s former sweetheart actress, Lawrence s fxance Lawrence s law partner Margot French grrl, housemaxd Senora Fernando M1chael The mysternous woman The Zomble Mystenous South Amerxcan Irmsh caretaker Donald Barney Harold Gaston Garland Taylor Vma Mxller Velma McDonald A C Thomas Joanna Valentmne Wanda Hxnshaw George Schmxdt Betty Steadman W1ll1S Routh Stage crew Bxll Ball Harold Halley Dale Lmvely, and Bob Wall 8 T c , Q . s n , f 5 ,- To . , ' , ' . To . , , ' ' ' C J. T . , ' . ' . To . , ' , ' ' ' , . . I . . . ll ii Adele. . . . . . . . . . His motherless daughter . . . . . . . Ava Steele 1 I l l . I I .

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CLASS HISTORY Come, gather around the old rockin chair while I tell the story of that wonderful class of 1949 of Sharon High School Well, it seems as I recollect when the kids Billie Bob Ball and Dolores Adams started in the First Grade of Sharon Grade School in 1937 During the first eight years there were several that Joined them In the Second Grade, Carl Alvin Allison Jo Ann Culp Bonnie Ball George Schmidt Harold Loyd Gaston, Elvin Groce and Harold Halley Miss Carol Hynes was the teacher in the First and Second Grade Let me see I can t remember any that were added in the Third and Fourth Grade but we had a new teacher, Doris James that we loved very much In the Fifth and Sixth Grade there were several added because the country schools transferred to the big city of Sharon They were Gerald Day Dale Lively Vina Miller, Dene McLaren Garland Taylor, Bob Wall, and .Toe Walker Mrs Patricia Evans was our teacher in these two grades She said she enjoyed being with us so she followed us into high school, which we appreciated In the Seventh Grade, Mrs Owens and Kenneth Austin were our teachers No one came into our class this year In the Eighth Grade Mr and Mrs Shryock were our teachers Those who joined us were Willis Routh Kenneth West Donald Barney At last we were ready for the big day which we had so much looked forward to We were to be admitted to the grand and glorious institution of knowledge that we had heard about which was good old Sharon High School As I sit here rocking and remxnxscencmg of the past I recall the first day when the green Ball Garland Taylor, Dene McLaren, Dolores Adams, Bonnie Ball Harold Halley George Schmidt Bob Wall Dale Lively, Harold Gaston Kenneth West Willis Routh, and Donald Barney The new faces that came in were A C Thomas, Nancy Roberts, Velma Lee McDonald Ava Steele, Howard McLaren and Harlan Hinshaw We had some real teachers that year they thought we were about ready to give up Those that gave up were Mr Harris Mrs Chaffin, and Miss Rolf They said they didn t want us for another year so they passed us on to the Sophomore Class, and left us At the beginning of the Sophomore year we at least knew what room to dash into and what bell to run on During this year, Nancy Roberts moved away and Bonnie Ball got married and moved to Woodward We also had some new teachers that year Mr and Mrs Doughty and Creech The Fall of 47 we came to school and felt almost smart Mr Lawson took the place of Creech We were honored with a banquet given by the Baptist Church During the four years our officers were President, Dale Lively Secretary and Treasurer Vma Miller and the Reporters were Ava Steele and A C Thomas Our sponsors were Freshman year, Mrs Evans and Mr and Mrs Doughty were our sponsors the other three years When we came back to Sharon High for our last year, it seemed as if we had been studying all summer, we were so smart We looked forward to this year both happy and sorry that thxs was to be our last year in high school Now we approach the time when it becomes necessary to make decisions as to what to do in life However, wherever we go though in sorrow or in happiness, we will always remember our motto The Higher We Climb, The Grander The View 7 . . ' . . . . , ' . , . ' . Freshmen walked into the halls of Sharon High School. They were: Vina Miller, Billie Bob I I I I 1 I I ' I I . . I D ' 0 Mr. . Mr. . a 0 n . . . . . . , . ' . . , u ' ' ' II

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CLASS PROPHECY L1sten Oh yea men women youths maldens, and l1tt1e ch1ldren Lxsten All yea people of Sharon the words of w1sdom from a great prophet who has spoken and revealed to me the happen1ngs and do1ng of our classmates and teachers over a per1od of 50 years Fmally George Schm1dt has reached the top He has eleven sons wh1ch make the best basketball teams 1n the Un1ted States HIS youngest boy George J'r , 1S the mascot and the other fxve are substitutes He used h1S h1gh school Geometry to bu1ld the gymnas1um B1ll1e Bob Ball s th1ck black curly ha1r has turned wh1te and thm He IS now the Superxn tendent of the Women s Lonely Heart College 1n New York He IS qu1te feeble and 15 walk1ng w1th a cane but IS st1l1 1ook1ng for a wxfe Donald Barney our h1gh school opera smger has lost h1s vo1ce and enrolled 1n a deaf and dumb school to learn s1gn language He found th1s too d1ff1cult so he has now returned to h1s farm near Sharon and depends entlrely upon nature for a lxvmg Vma M1ller, the valed1ctor1an of h1gh school IS now a great tw1rler nn Bob Wall s band whxch is called Graves and Graveyard s Rugcutters 1n Parzs and st1ll IS a smgle woman Velma Lee McDonald has always dreamed of bemg Frank Smatra s asszstant 1n smgmg But to her m1sfortune she 1S now 1n the slums of Chxcago teach1ng the refugees of Afr1ca Ava Steele, the baby of the class of 49, IS now the largest woman the world has ever known Her occupat1on IS bareback r1d1ng for a w1ld west show 1n Wyommg Occas1onally she corresponds w1th Kenny who l1ves 1n Sharon He 1S pat1ently wa1t1ng for h1S shxp to come 1n W1ll1s Routh 15 very happy now and mak1ng good money He IS a famous bull flghter 1n MEXICO He has marr1ed a beaut1ful Senor1ta and l1ves 1n Mex1co C1ty A C Thomas IS now the manager of a troup of m1dgets and xs hxred by the Barnum and Baxley C1rcus For h1s recreatxon he tames elephants hons, and monkeys Harold Halley IS now tour1ng Mars 1n h1s latest 1nvent1on, an atom1c car HIS Wlfe, former Nancy Roberts and f1ve ch1ldren are Wlth hxm You remember bashful Dale L1vely don t you? He blows soap bubbles for a bubble dancer He s just fnnshed a stretch 1n the pen for bemg caught w1th a sl1ng shot 1n the da1nty ladles dress1ng room Garland Taylor who always bel1eved that It 15 women s work to cook wash d1shes, and care for the bab1es however, Garland has estabhshed and IS now operatmg a nursery for Chinese ch1ldren 1n war torn Ch1na w1th only men as employees Mr Doughty the Supermtendent of Sharon Hxgh 1n 49, was unable to meet w1th us today because he IS now l1v1ng off the coast of Cal1forn1a 1n Alcatraz He IS qu1te old but 15 stxll able to conduct a Geometry Class In h1s lexsure tnme he meets wxth the Sp1t and Whxttle Club Oh Yes h1s former w1fe has eloped w1th a Yale football player leav1ng Mr Doughty 1n care of the1r tr1plets that were born soon after they left Sharon Our P1'1nc1pal, as we remember as Blgg Huff has been employed as baby s1tter wlule h1s w1fe, Blond1e, has permanent employment 1n the Po Dunk Center Opera House of Rzchmond, Oklahoma Our good frxend, Elton Shryock, IS 11v1ng nn Hollywood and 15 runn1ng a sauerkraut and garhc factory He has become a multz m1l11ona1re from sellmg these products If-hs wzfe, Cec1l, has become a famous movle star, she plays the part of a flapper 9 . , . . . , . , 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 . . . . . , n U I . . , . . . . . . 1 1 - ' u 1 n - - - - 0 1 1 ' 1 . . . . . . . . . , 1 1 . . U , ,, . . . . . , . . . , . . . . . a q a 1 u ' 1 . , . , . . . . . . 1 . 1 1 ' . . . . . . . . . . , 1 - 1 , . , . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 . . . , . 1 . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . , . v 1 . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 , , . . . . u 1 1 1 ' u 0 - . . U . U . . - . . . . - a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ' 0 . . .