St Joseph Academy - Academy Yearbook (Chillicothe, MO)

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ass gfzstofy Our class of 58 began 1n 1945 when eleven chlldren entered klndergarten They were Delores Stretz Sharon Mohng Carol Holmes Donna Archer Iudlth Iohnson Ellen Anderson Jane Gllmere B111 Pfaff Marvln Murry Rex Meneely and Kelth Iacobs Durlng thls year we learned to color to cut out and to p e 1nto scrap books Newcomers dur1ng the year were Gary Peters and Tausca Iv1cC11ntock The followlng year St Columban flrst graders were B11 y Pfaff Larry Kmsella Larry Strub Marvln Murry Ke1th Iacobs Carol Holmes Dolores Stretz Luetta Eber11ng Carolyn Conway Sharon Mollng and Delores Gladbach Larry Strub had the mlsfortune to break h1s leg and he had to come to school on crutches for a wh1le We learned about the months the seasons and how to tell t1me We made our f1rst Holy Communlon that year Iewell Bennette and Karen Pfaff were newcomers to the second grade Mak1ng h1gh grades 1n spelllng that year were Bllly Pfaff Carolyn Conway and Delores Gladbach Roy Wh1te and B1lly Mannlng Jo1ned us that year Our eventful thlrd year 1ncluded a spell1ng champ1onsh1p for Roy Wh1te the arr1va1 of Hllda Greenawalt from Nlexlco Carolyn Conway and Delores Gladbach 1n the Chrlstmas Processlon as angels and the Sacrament ofruonflrmatlon from the Most Reverend Charles H LeBlonde Arthur Tauchen Jolned us ln the flfth grade commg from WISCOHSIH and Ier1 Lynn Baker Jolned us 1D the SlXLh grade In the seventh grade B111 Pfaff was elected captaln of the Safety Patrol Freddy and Teddy Pepple Jolned us comlng from Payettevllle Arkansas In the elghth grade we were Jomed by Iane Anderson from Ludlow Some of our classmates were star performers on the Black Panthers football team The Freshman year found us 1n the Academy and class off1cers were B111 Pfaff Pres1dent Carolyn Conway V1ce Pres1dent Iane Anderson Secretary and Roy Wh1te Treasurer Roy won second honors ln the spe1l1ng bee sponsored by the Kmghts of Columbus Durmg our Sophomore year we welcomed the Rev Lawrence Spelchmger as our youth dlrector Under hxs guldance and d1rect1on the CYO was organlzed and many good thlngs came to us because of h1S efforts Class offlcers were Roy Whlte Pres1dent Carolyn Conway and Iane Anderson Co V1ce Presldents and B111 Pfaff Secretary Treasurer In our Iunlor year we welcomed the Rev M1chael I O Rourke as our new pastor B111 Pfaff was elected to represent the Iunlor class at Boys State sponsored by the Knlghts of Columbus and Carolyn Conway represented the class at Glrls State sponsored by St Ann s Altar Soclety Art Tauchen reJo1ned us for a year Carolyn served as Pres1dent Art as V1ce Pres1dent Roy a,s Secretary and B111 as Treasurer In our Semor year we welcomed the Rev Alexander B S1ncla1r as asslstant pastor and rel1g1on teacher We Jolned 1n the reJo1c1ng at our beloved pastor s elevat1on to the rank of R1ght Reverend Monslgnor Class offlcers were Carolyn Conway Pres1dent B111 Pfaff V1ce Pres1dent and Roy Whlte Treasurer Our tr1p mcluded the Iumors and we were honored to have the Rev Lawrence Spelchmger to accompany us Our greatest honor was fn hav1ng Hls Excellency the Most Rev Iohn P Cody preslde at our gradautlon on Iune 8th . G! . , . . . 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 I I I I I . . NL. - 1 1 1 '- . . 1' - -1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I I 9 , . I I ' . . 1 1 1 . . 1 I . . ,-.. . I . . 1 1 . , . I I ' . . I ' I I I - I I I 0 ' v . . ' 1 1 ' I 1 1 ' ' 1 1 ' o . . I . . . . . , I . . ., I I . . . I -. I I ' . . . . 1 1 1 - 1 1 0 1 . ' I . - , .

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Arts PATRON FIBHCIS fA MOTTO Deus 'weus e FLOWER Lily of ne alle COLORS Blue an Wm e CAROLYN ANN CONWAY Presrdem Valedrctonan Daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Conway ROY MARTIN WHITE Treasurer Son of Mr and Mrs Walter Whxte A-.Q WILLIAM R PFAPF Vxce Presxdent Salutatcnan mon of Mr and Mrs Ixm Pfaff

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CAM UV If We he Senlors of St Ioseph Academy of the class of 1958 belng of sound mlnd and body do hereby set fvrth our las wlll and testament I Carolyn Conway leave my ab1l1t3 t pass ne lrlvers test the very IIFSI tlme I take II to Ellen Anderson My helght I leave to Delalne Curtls and Beverly Anderson My ablllty to be llgnt hearted and carefree no matter wha test IS comlng up the next day to Patty Carpenter My ab1l1ty to procrasttnate Wlth regard to competlng for nurses scholarshlps to Peggy Glllesple My ab1l1ty to keep my wlndow s1ll completely neat and clean and free from all waste paper purses and muslc to Carolyn Pulllam My ab1l1ty to make book reports on movles and televlslon shows to Mary Kltty Rupp To Ianet Culllng who does not need them I leave my qual1t1es of leadershrp To Cathy McClure I leave my ab1l1ty to recelve oood grades ln math My ab1l1ty to be heard when I speak I leave to Karen Mlller To Mary Carol Conrad I leave my muslc talent who could use lt I Roy Whlte leave my modest approxlmatlon of a Yul Brynner ha1rcut to be dlvlded equally among the followlng flve boys Prancls Elllott, Gary Mackley Tom Burgard 11m B111 Pennlngton and Benny DdVlS ln the hope that a small dose for each w1ll be sufflclent My state of consclousness to Donme Cullmg so he w1ll at least know what year lt IS My car goes to Larry Klnsella so he can get Kathryn to school on tlme and pro vlded he also dellvers Nlkkl and Barbara safely to and from school My small handwrltlng to Mlke Saale who doesn t l1ke to wr1te any more than he posslbly has to and my qulet ways I leave to Iudy Fewell I Blll Pfaff leave my car to my brother Larry prov1d1ng he wlshes lt once week, and contlnues to make payments on II My Job at Marts goes to Mlke Bauer and Ronnle Blce slnce 1t would take two of them to handle the work Idld My short halrcuts to Pat Anderson provldlng he gets r1d of hls curls My ab1l1ty to sneak off durlng physlcal educat1on and enJoy a crgarette to Madallne Parsons and Mlchael Leah Clark provldlng they learn how to smoke My ab1l1ty ln advanced algebra I leave to Dav1d Martln to make hlm a true gemus My handwrltlng goes to Don Donoho so that the teachers don t go bl1nd before thelr t1me My ablllty to stay awake ln smgtng class to Ierry Davls and to Iudy Merrlman I leave my generoslty and understandlng ln forglvmg my debtors To Shlrley Mackley I leave my ab1l1ty to get along w1th her brother Gary To the 1ncom1ng Freshmen we the class of 1958 leave the fun we have had our four years at S I A I' n su ... l, t . 1 . 15- - 1 - 1 I r' ' 'Q' f' W . , I L t, .. Y QU I. , .' . , , 'Q t. , . ,. ..- W VZ 4. . , 0 .. . . . -l,, . . 1 1 ' Q . .. 1 . 1 1 ' ' I .J ' , . I 1 ' 1 1 ' I 1 1 . 1 1 I - , . .. . I. . I , . 1 1 1 a . 1 . , . I I . . . . + 1 1 . .. ,, . . 1 . 1 ' 1 ' , , ln .na