Skidmore High School - Beacon Yearbook (Skidmore, MO)

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WQH O ' S W H 0 I N S. H. S. The high school students had a contest in March 1941 determine who should be listed among the 'Who's Who' of' ' the high school during the year of 1940-'4l. Dorothy Jean ' Peter won over Kathryn Wright by only one vote to receive the distinction of being the queen for this year's Beacon. Charles Parman, who won over Ted Barber by a margin of only three votes, has the honor of being king. Dorothy Jean Peter, Queen Charles Parman, King Prottiest girl. . Most handsome boy. wittiest gi:-1. . . wittiest boy. . . Most athletic girl Most athletic boy. Best actress. . . Best actor. . . . Best dispositioned Best dispositioned Most musical girl. Most musical boy, l I I O girl boy. .Dorothy Jean Peter .. . . Bob Lowrance Katherine Cottrell . . ..Lansing Reese Betty Jean McDowell . paul ovniley . . . Guila Fletchall . .Paul Fletchall . Barbara Dearmont . .Franklin Colwell 0 u .Vivian Xvilson . Roger Lee Barrett

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MILESTCIES IN RETROSPECT In 1929, twenty pairs of tiny feet skipped gaily up the hill. Yes, we were in the first grade. Miss Iona Devers was our teacher. In March two more pairs of tiny feet, belonging to Don and Ted Barber, joined the first twenty to go to the'Skidmore Public School in the old building. Our enrollment was as follows: Jessie Lou Newton, Betty Jean McDowell, Delpha Chaney, Doris Mae Littles, Maxine Messner, Anna Belle Morton, Ruth Heig- ler, Betty Jane Randall,.Letha Mae Murphy, Jenny Bose Bennett, Franklin CoJ:wevI'l,f- Richard Argo, George Hicker- son, Dale Johnson, Wilbur Hilbert, Darold Kaughman,Rob- ert Edwards, Donald Bassett, Delmer Johnson,and Charles Lowrance. Of these, Betty' Jean McDowell, Anna Belle Morton, Betty Jane Randall, Letha Mae Murphy, Franklin Colwell, Richard Argo, and Wilbur Hilbert are now grad- uating. we were very excited our second year when we moved into the new school building. Miss Iona Devers was still our teacher, During this year Letha Mae Murphy left our group. Our third year, when we were in Miss Maud Linville's room, Dale Johnson, Darold Kaughman, Ruth Heigler, and Jane Randall were not with us. With open arms we wel- comed Vernon Hitcheoek, Junior Linville, Darold Yates, Chrystal Davison, Guila 'Flctchall, and Paul Fletchall. Jeanne McGinnis canm :bring this year. In the fourth year Donald.3assett left us to join the fifth grade, and Franklin Celwell, Delmer Johnson, and Wilbur Hilbert left schoolg but again we gained new classmates: Billy Coston, Junior Keever, Gilbert Kon- dall, Aleta Hord, and Dorothy Key. Again Miss Maud Lin ville was our teacher. , The fifth grade did terrible things to our total, as we lost Junior Keever, Gilbert Kendall, Dorothy Key, Ruth Heigler, Don Barber, and Ted Barber, and gained only Harold Reynolds and Dorothy Russell. Miss Mar- garet Parker was our teacher. The sixth grade was rather uneventful. Miss parker was still our teacher, and we were the oldest on the lower floor. Irene, Esther, and Barbara Dolph came. We were saddened during the following summer by Miss Parker's death. The seventh grade! We cane upstairs to have depart- mental work. If we were lost in all the space and con- fusion, we never admitted it to ourselves. Miss Jones was new our sponsor. Barbara and Esther Dolph left, but Dorothy Joan Peter came. At the beginning or our eighth year we were happy to have Wilbur Hilbert with us again and also to have his brother, Lawrence. George Hickerson moved away, Then we became green freshmen and really a part of the high school. we were accepted as such by the seniors who had a lovely party for us and who were very ta