Skidmore High School - Beacon Yearbook (Skidmore, MO)

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easy with regular initation stunts. The new members of our freshmal class were: Dorothy Horn, Ola Mae Lincoln, Wilma Linville, Geneva Yeager, Kathryn lright, Willard Mclntosh, Paul O'Riley. Don Barber, Ted Barber, Mar- garet Troxell, Beverly Masters, Katherine Cottrell, and Charles Parman came during the year to make us the largest class in school, the total enrollment being thirty-three. Miss Lewis, our sponsor, left during the year, and her place was taken by Mr. Gunderman. Hr. Gunderman was our sponsor during our sophomore year. Josephine Thurston and Frances Taylor joined our class, but Harold-Reynolds and Ola Mae Lincoln were not back. Margaret Troxell left soon after school began. During the summer before our junior year, Jessie Lou Newton became Mrs. Fred Diggs, Josephine Thurston moved to Nebraska, Katherine Cottrell went to Rosendale, and Frances Taylor decided she had had enough school work. Thousands of things happened during this year. Kathryn Wri,ht was our president. Mrs. Van Hoozer and Mr. Tomp- kins were our sponsors. We had an operetta, directed by Mr. Tompkins, in which Guila Fletchall was the only junior who had a leading part. we sold candy bars and had a Junior-Night Club to finance the Junior-Senior Night Club we had the first school as we had making final preparations Decorations, theme, color scheme, when toghave it,and many other-things Banquet. At the dance. Such fun for our banquet, toasts, where and kept us all busy and happy for days. The theme finally turned out to be 'The Pot of Gold.n The height of our glory came when Irene Dolph, our representative for the queen of the Invitation Basketball Tournament, was crowned. To finish this year's activity, we decorated for the baccalaureate services and commencement exer- cises. Amidst all our fun during this year, we were sorry to lose Willard Mclntosh and Maxine Messher who moved away. we were glad to have Genevieve Garrison, Dorthy Veatch, and Barbara Dearmont join our class at the beginning of our junior year. At last we became what we had always wanted to be ever since we can remember---SENIORS OF TH GOOD OLD S. H. S. we were disappointed the very first day to find that Darold Yates and fleta Hord weren't with us, but we were consoled somewhat to see that Katherine Cottrell had returned. To our surprise Dorothy Horn had become Mrs. Delavan Patterson during the summer monthsg but she still thou,At we were nice enough that she wanted to finish school with us. With Miss Hash and Mr. Haun as sponsors, wc started off on the final mile. Miss Hash directed our senior play, uMistakes at the Blakes'.' Again our candidate for the queen of the Invitation Basketball Tournament won. we were all gen- uinely thrilled when Helen Godsey was crowned. Our rings, colors, motto, pictures, senior trip, announce- caps and gowns, and last, but not were all calls for excitement and history of our twelve milestones. ments and name cards, least, this yearbook, debates. So ends the n s h CD it Nl nv

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MILBSTONES IN PHOSPLCT Oh! for the power of Aladdin with his magic lamp' Merlin! Merlin! old and wise,help stones through this magic glass which knows all secrets And alas! we see events of ten years hem e as if they 4 us see future mile: Q were happening before our eyes! Richard Argo is a transport truck driver and has a girl in every port. Don Barber is running for governor of Arkansas on the Democrat ticket! Ted Barber is the owner of a most successful bank in San Francisco. Franklin Colwell is now vanager of the Chicago Cubs. Katherine Cottrell is traveling birds to sing. Barbara Dearmont is a secretary Irem Dolph is editor of a column tain That Schoolgirl Complexion. Guila Fletchall is still in that but she can swim now! Paul Fletchall is in New Work e work in Surrealism. about teaching the in Jefferson City. called, UHow To Re- sea of perplexity, Xhiblting his latest Genevieve Garrison is in the hospital. You know why-- she's still a nurse. Helen Godsey is operating a beauty shop in the West. Lawrence Hilbert has a Cat an Dog Hospital in Mary- ville. He always was Wilbur Hilbert is a his crops. Wilma Linville is.a Charles Lowrance is as Eddie has retired. Beverly Masters is Yorks Betty McDowell is Jeanne McGinnis is Anna Belle Morton a mannequin at kind to dumb animals. farmer. His destiny is sealed in dietitian in Minneapolis. driving the east-bound school bus Hacy's store in New living in Possum Hollow as a Mrs. teaching kindergarten in the Navy. is nationally known for her Jelly Doughnuts--the most important contribution to culinary art in the last decade. . Bill Morton is a cowboy in Alaska. Letha Murphy is kept busy caring for little Robert Jr Paul O'Riley is now a Secret Service Agent, but we w0n't.go into that because it's a secret. Charles Parman is the keeper of a zoo in Los Angeles. Dorothy Patterson is enjoying her postponed honeymoon in South America. Dorothy Peter sells tickets at Radio City Music Hall. Jane Randall is operating a combination tea-room and dance hall in Mound City. Dorthy Veatch is a famous teacher at Stephens College Kathryn Wright is teaching Latin in the Argentine. Geneva Yeager is the secretary of a scientist who is inventing vitamin tablets. el