Simon Kenton High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Independence, KY)

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WE HONOR We proudly hail the classmates and faculty members, whose names weie 'Lt some time in the past six years listed with ours. Since then, they have been culled to the colors by Uncle Sam, as so many others have been throughout the notion Reuben C. llinsclalv Thomas C. Ticlicnor Malvin R. Sv.-lxrov john Thomson Clicster Tallenl Mayo Willialns Clinton Arxnstrong john Armstrong' Max Bailry William liaulccnipvi' Stanley Beers liugcnc Brewster lillwartl llrosnmrv Carroll Cavzinzuigll XYilliznn Clinkcrlucard Cliurlvs Dcnscr llurry Duncan .lcwcll liarls l'lzn'olml Fisk lfdwnrll 'liippilt tl' .lou Garvey ,lessic Hamilton john limnxnons XYalwr I-lzunnious Vv'ally Hancock liclwurd Hicks l,5'mzln llolzclcrhcr Donald Ilonsc Ray Huffman C. A. jackson ,linnny Fisk . O. WJ ,l csso Klciu fliiscliargcdi lfarl Nupivr Eugene Ncuspickul ,lului Prolill ll, C. Richarzlson Donald Rozlvn klclvin Rodgers Pal Runyan Donalxl Russull Arthur Scum-r lfarl Sllilunan Raymonrl Shim-lcv Irvin Still: Donald Kelly john 'l'inig:nc may xxx-har-f junior NYli:ilvy jack Yates KEEP THE RED CROSS BY HIS SIDE Page Twenty-eight.

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IN MEMORIAM OF FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT Our flag from April 12, to May 12, 1945 PLEDGE OF We dedicate this page of our annual to the memory of the lziie President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the great hero and statesman who during the past twelve years lead our nation through depression and prosperity, through peace and war. He passed away on April 12, 1945. We sorrow deeply in our loss. ALLEGIANCE en-r L5

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CLASS HISTORY The Senior class of 45 has at last reached the end of its destination in Simon Kenton High School. It is hard for us to realize that we have come this ar. In nineteen forty-one we entered the land of higher education under the su- pervison of Mr. Hinsdale. We were then one hundred in number and divided into Section one was met by three sections. Miss Riley, section two by Mr. Williams, Mr. Talent, and later Mr. Troutman, sec- tion three by Mr. Thake. Each- group had a different idea of high school life, but all striving for the same goalg and as Freshmen. pure and simple Cmostly simple! we stood upon the threshold of our high school career. During this year the Alpha Beta Gamma was organized and many of our class were invited to be members. Also it was the first year our school gave awards of honor and many of our class carried off special recogni- tions. This year the Junior Glee Club went to Lexington in the State Music Festival and practically all of us ex- perienced that joy ride in the school bus with Mr. Thake. During this year Mr. Hinsdale and Miss Brown fell victim to cupid's bow and before school was out we heard the toll of wedding bells. Our second year was marked by a sadness of Edna Mae Richardson's death. Shortly before school started she sus- tained burns which resulted in her death. This year we started under the su- pervision of Mr. Moore and also it marked the beginning of our decrease, not in ambition and fun, but in number. Of the one hundred who were Freshmen only sixty-eight returned to carry on Qin more ways than oneb in their Sophomore year. Some decided they would have no need of a high school education, others left to carry on their work at other schools, and some decided to take up other duties in the city as country life was too slow for them. This year we welcomed Bob Fuchs into our class and we proved that we had caught the true school spirit, the spirit which is indispensible and pro- ductive to a good school. Many leaders were chosen from us and we responded nobly to the call. We produced leaders in scholastic awards, basketball squad, and State Speech and Music Festivals. The myself attitude of our Freshmen days gave way to school first. The resultsof thorough Sophomore training was made evident when we started the year of forty-three as sixty Juniors. We were sorry to lose some of our members, but welcomed Bob Luck into our Junior Circle. This proved to be a pleasant year for us with our Junior Play and the Junior-Senior picnic at Sharon Woods. In athletics, speech festivals, musical fes- tivals, agriculture scholastic awards, and all special activities, the Juniors were foremost among other classes. We were the strongest class in school and this enabled us to have our own way to a great extent. Much to Mr. Moore's dis- approval We changed the standard of the class ring. During this year three of the boys of our class left for the armed services. They were Charles Jackson, Jack Yates, and Donald Kelley. We entered our Senior year under the direction of Mr. Caton and we numbered fifty-six. We were glad to welcome Billy Ryle into our Senior class. With awe and reverence do we regard our Senior year which seems but a pleasant dream from which we are to be rudely awakened by the buffeting of the cold world. This year we enjoyed many special privileges as our dances and the purchasing of the nickelodian by our class. Many more of our boys have left school to enter the services. Some of them are Stanley Beers, Earl Napier. Donald Russell, Clyde Hopkins, Wally Hancock, and many more will leave before this year is finished. Page Twenty-nine