St Henry High School - Trojan Yearbook (Charleston, MO)

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QUE' CLASS COLORS jill Maroon and Gold Robert Coon Already risen to great Ever willing to starte heights argument 3 cfs Tw 'lt li 9 is l'i l i I 15 F 5 Q' e IJ ' P f 5? Q ' .U L ii ! i, , l 1 'Ss..av': 9 M' !'2 l I , 1, W ,e lp I J 3 it K , 5' ig. e 4 J' fe 'S' Kenneth Houston l932 -- 1950 The Senior Class of 1951 wishes to dedicate a portion of this book to one of our classmates, Kenneth Houston, who is not with us to help assemble this year book. Kenneth was electrocuted last July. He died while doing something in which he seemed always to be engaged -- helping someone else. He was close to all of us both in the class room and in our other activities. Kenneth was ever an enthusiastic contender in all our sports as well as the other projects which fell to our lot. Though we are deprived of his physi- cal presence, Kenneth will be with us in memory for many and many a yearg for who could forget his friendly smile and his helping hand. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. Robert Coon '51

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H444 Wakita NWJCZD Clang, clang, went the bell and a new crop of little tots were settled in their places. The first day of school, naturally, is the longest for the pri- mary student. It is no wonder that Bob Coon insisted upon playing with Betsy McGuirk's pencil box. All the graduates of the class of '51, with the excep- tion of Frank Schaffer and Vernon Smithers, were present. Also in the class were Bill Moore, Eugene Hayden, Jerry Brumley, and Eugene Stallings. Frank Scheffer joined us in the first grade and Vernon Smithers in the fourth grade. .Due to crowded conditions, Vernon was told to sit with a girl, Jo Ann Bryant. Afterwards, when arrangements were made to seat him'with a boy Vernon, quite taken up by his first acquaintance, was loath to move. Charles Doolittle left us in the early years for St. Louis but returned in time to be with us in eighth grade. Kenneth Houston entered our class shortly before Charles ' return. Our eighth grade year passed rapidly and graduation day brought an end to our grade school days. That day we looked on with joy as Charles Doolittle re- ceived the American Legion Award for having obtained the best grades in both scholarship and conduct. The next September thirteen green little freshmen enrolled in St. Henry High, namely, Robert Coon, Charles Doolittle, Kenneth Houston, Eugene Leible, Harold Leible, Albert Rolwing, Frank Schaffer, Vernon Smithers, Mary Kathryn Cassel, Helen Marie Cross, Helen Lober, Betsy Alice McGuirk and Frances Schef- fer. Together we battled through Algebra, Science, Citizenship and English. Ten blustery sophomores returned the next September -- Eugene, Harold and Helen Marie had withdrawn -- to find that all of the Faculty except Sister Eu- docia had been changed. Shortly after Christmas that year we bid Farewell to Father Wieberg and nwelcomen to Father Schmitt. It was during this year al- so that school notes entitled nSt. Henry Highlightsn were first published each week in the Enterprise Courier. Nine of us sedately returned as Juniors, upper classmen. Our first ac- tivity was to order our class rings. How excited we were when the rings fin- ally camel Betsy and a Senior were appointed to write the nHighlightsn. Plans for the Junior - Senior Banquet and the Prom gradually developed. we were the first class to invite Alum i and Alumnae to the Prom. Kenneth Houston was accidently electrocuted during the summer, so only eight serious seniors entered St. Henry High in September, 1950. Early in the year Charles Doolittle and Bert Rolwing were elected President and Vice-Presi- dent respectively. Both also edited the nHighlightsn. Now, that our school days are over, we, the Class of '51, take this op- portunity to express our thanks to Father Schmitt, Father Rau, Father Wieberg and the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood for having reached our goal. May God bless them each and all!