St John High School - Whirlwind Yearbook (St John, KS)

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enior add TOP ROW: Teddy Drake, Arlo Beitler, Donald Downing, Orpha Witt, Adrain Sayler, Paul Miller, George Franklin, Doyle Miller. IVLIDDLE ROW: Hazel Brenn, Jewell Brodie, Don- ald Schroder, Rex Moore, Thain Jordan, Stanley Harris, Danny Mac Taylor, Verla Rus- sell, Melchor Gutierrez. BOTTOM ROW: Dorothy Hager, Donnie Toland, Colleen Allen, Dorothy Helton, Richard Spring, Stanley Muci, Berneice Krentzel, Norma Lou Coffin. Absent: Donald Ashby and Stephen Burnett. aaa .Mafory We entered the freshrnan year with a class of 38. Officers elected to serve us through this year were: pre sident-Tommy Hook, vice president-Donnie Toland, secretary and treasur- er-Eldon Lutz, and cheerleader-Norma Lou Coffin. Sponsors were Miss Tritt and Mr. Hook. The seniors initiated us through the doors of higher learning on September 28. The girls had to wear their hair in pigtails tied with yellow ribbons, their short dresses backwards, neckties, no makeup, and carry food for the seniors. The boys had to wear makeup and short pants and shine the senior's shoes. The only class party of the year was a Christmas party held on December ll. It was held in the gyrn and group games and soccer were played after which refreshments were served. Our sophomore year startedwith a roll of 37,12 girls and Z5 boys. We lost four from our freshman class and gained three new members. Iva Hahn moved to Hutchinson, Betty Lou Helwig to Longmont, Colorado, and Wanda Kirkhart to Stafford. Earl Evers and Verla Rus- sell joined us. Class sponsors for our sophomore year were Ivlr. Struble and Miss Beswick. Officers were: president-Donnie Toland, vice president-Doyle Miller, secretary and treasurer-Cob leen Allen, and cheerleader-Verla Russell. We had a party during the first six weeks of school. It was a hayrack ride to Jordan's sand pit. Games were played and fires were built. All gathered around the fire to roast wieners andhave a free for all talent show. Quite a bit of new talent was discoveredamong the classmates and it was thoroughly enjoyed by all. During January we selected our class motto, flower, and colors. As our motto we se- lected, We have reached the bay in safety: the ocean lies in view, flower-Better Times Rose, and red and silver for our colors. With Respects of Western Auto Associate Store 42

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ada WgAf 7-nw-af AN ALUMNI BANQUET F utures 'fProphecyJ . . . O ur Gift ...... . Donnie Toland . Colleen Allen R ernembrances fHistoryJ . . . Norma Lou Coffin T rio The Last Roundup . . Y our School Activities. . . . N otice fLions Club Award, . . I deal Music fPiano Solo, . . . N otes of Yesterday fWillJ. . . E ntertainment fQuartetQ . . R ewards fSchool Awards, . . S ong fClassQ . . Hazel Brenn Colleen Allen Dorothy Helton . . Bob Snell Wayne E. Mase Jewell Brodie Dorothy Helton . Paul Miller Donnie Toland Richard Spring Stanley Harris Wayne E. Mase Paul Peterson . Senior Class Compliments of .Tim's Auto Service 41

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We busied ourselves selling magazine subscriptions during 10 days in February. Red and blue teams were chosen so as to create competition. Norma Lou Coffin was captain of the red team and Richard Spring of the blue. Colleen Allen kept the records of all sales. Our commission from the sales was S224.lZ. We now had 3296.35 in our class treasury which made us feel quite wealthy. On April 21 our second party was held. It was a skating party, after which refreshments were served those who had aided in the magazine sales. A grand time was had by all who attended. We gave the last assembly program of the year on May 9. It had a decidedly Western theme with bales of hay, a fence, and saddles as stage props. Thus our history as sopho- mores closed and juniors we now emerged. At the beginning of the junior year there were 35 of us, 13 girls and ZZ boys. We lost Alene McKenzie between the sophomore and junior years when she moved to Oregon. Three boys also left us. They were Earl Evers, Paul Miller, and Weston Stambaugh. New mem- bers were Berta Lou Whitaker and Orpha Witt. We were glad to see some more girls join our group. Officers for this year were: president-Colleen Allen, vice president-Donnie Toland, secretary and treasurer-Jewell Brodie, and cheerleader-Verla Russell. Our junior play, 'The Haunted High School' was presented in December. Due to the ice storm it had to be postponed a day and thus we were disappointed in gate receipts. We gave the seniors the traditional banquet, our theme being, 'Gypsy Camp. We were proud of our banquet and received many approving compliments. Our one party of the year was another skating party. Tommy Hook, Ralph Pound, and Ward Spencer left our ranks during this school year with Tommy going to Pittsburg and Ward to California. Our senior year opened with no brand new faces greeting us. One old member back again, however,was Paul Miller. Some members were absent this time though, as our roll only read 27. Sponsors for the year were Mrs. Herd and Mr. Davis. Officers were: Presi- dent-Colleen Allen, vice president-Paul Miller, secretary-Orpha Witt, treasurer-Jewell Brodie, and cheerleader-Verla Russell. Donnie Toland was also senior victor for Student Council president. His junior class opponent was Murphy Noyes. We initiated the freshmen in due fashion and felt quite big in our new positions as seniors. We had been talking of having a senior trip, so it was decidedto go to Colorado Springs. We then began thinking of ways to earn money. During the second semester a committee was appointed to be in charge of jobs and we soon began doing odd jobs at whatever price we were lucky enough to be paid. Mowing lawns, hauling trash, collecting paper, and tree trimming were only a few of the things we did. The people of St. John really helped us on our trip too, by giving us so many jobs. In fact we were so busy that afew jobs had to he turned down. During October Delores Spurlin joined our group, but she moved again in February. The senior play, 'Girl-Shy, was presented to two full audiences in the spring making us quite proud. We were the honored guests at the junior-senior banquet. The juniors gave us a very nice evening in their 'Rose Festival. On May 6 at 7:00 a long awaited time arrived. We left for Colorado Springs on a Santa Fe bus. Twenty-two seniors and our two sponsors made the trip. As we arrived in Colorado Springs a little after dawn not much sleep was gained that night. After a big breakfast a few visited the radio station and looked the town over while the sleepy-heads slept until noon. The afternoon and evening of this, our first day in town, were given free to us all for us to do what we pleased. That is, as long as we were in by curfew time. We arose fairly early Sunday and visited the Garden of the Gods and Denver. A picnic at noon was held in Denver Park. We then visited the Denver museum and zoo and saw the Colorado State Capitol build- ing. We were again given the evening free, so many ate late suppers and looked the city of Colorado Springs over at night. Monday morning we journeyed to Canon City and the Royal Gorge where more money was spent on souvenirs. ln the afternoon all of us went on a tour to the 'Cave of the Winds' and fifteen also looked at 'Seven Falls. That evening a banquet was held in one of the big res- taurants. Colleen Allen's birthday was also celebrated with a big birthday cake and her as honor guest. We left for home Tuesday morning, and after stopping at various towns for shopping, a very tired group arrived home at 8:00 that evening. Any senior will say that they had never spent a better time. The senior class also sponsored the annual and senior journalists published the school paper, 'Teen Tirnes. These pleasant remembrances will always be remembered by us, the class of 1949. Courtesy of Rich Implement Store--Your M-M Dealer A2