Sumner High School - Spartan Yearbook (Sumner, WA)

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6lV6LlC6LJ6 of H55 of The lights dimmed, and the curtain parte-dp thus be-qcxn the drcmo of school life, Due to circumstances beyond their control, the fascinating history of the Class of 1947 began in 1935, when lim Cade, Ioe Cade, Ann deCarteret, Lyle Clerqel, Lorczlee Caster, Denny Frye, Don Lee, Ken Levcck, Albert McCoy, Robert Pcxvlich, Bill Pyfer, Geneve Purvis, Charlotte Ransom, Dorothy Rutledge, Iohn Scxqer, Denzil Staple, Eugene Tribou, Letcx Vitletoe, Ronnie Voiles, and Beverly Wright were the crude beginnings of the present senior class cmd started their school life in the first grade of the little Sumner Grade School, Later in their grade school career they were joined by Mary Fortier, Ioan Hinrichs. Don Chapman, Edgar Kcxelin, Irene Minch, Ken McDcmie1s, Linnea Johnson, Pot Riddell, Bill Riddle, Fred Soulier, luck Word, Estelle Ufflemon, cmd Shirley cmd Ken Thompson. Memories remind us that cx favorite game of these above average juveniles was Dare Base, played morning, noon and night. All kinds of sports were the most ideal pcs- times cmd on annual playday with free ice cream bars usually cllmcxxed the year s events Mary Fortier and Bill Py ter won the sixth grade sportsmanship award A Pageant held in the sixth grade with lock Huntington as the star singing Wagon Wheels cmd Home on the Runge showed the town and the rest of the world that this class WGS going places Besides all the fun and learning there were many activities among them C1 student council of which John Sager was president with Iccfc Huntington cmd Ann de-Carteret hllmq the othtes oi Vite President cmd Secretary Ne-or the end of the six happy years of carefree learning c v1s1t was mode to the Iumor High which was soon to be the future home of these promising pupils so after summer vacation that year this group progressed with ease on to the Iumor High The first two years of Iumor High were singularly important because the boys cmd girls were separated Merle Cheesman Iim H111 Eugene Wallace Pct Gordon George Eqqe Larry Wadsworth Carl Iclcobsen Frank Swetz Richard Hanson Bruce Rea Ken Meyers Herbert Nickelson Hoy Moceri Duane Magee Vern lense-n David Sutter Ioe Stone Frank Matthews Ronnie Pcnnell Darrel Miller Beryle Waller Rosemarie Kuriqer Noma Young Verna Hansen Claire Hecxdwull and Shirley LaCrosse combined with the rest of this class during Iunior High days As usual this clcxss branched out into all activities the Senior High Band and the one oct plays had CI number of representatives from these students In the ninth grade the classes were mixed again and Spanish Home Economics cmd Agriculture be ccxme worrisome realities to many for the first time Social affairs began to grow cmd cx football banquet was held IH honor of the team Many High School dances were putronized by these wzde awoke youngsters Student government played cm important port in developing cmd preparing them us future citizens Merle Cheesman was the president of the Student Body ot this time with Geneve Purvis Pct Gordon Ioe Stone Mary Fortier cmd Dorothy Rutledge being other A SB officers A grand spring concert was held cn the end of the year and brought things to Q close except fox their Junior High Graduation The clcxss was proud that Iohn Sager cmd Roy Moceri earned the scholastic award and that Geneve Purvis and Merle Cheesman were chosen cts best representing Americans and that 'vierle ond Mary For tier were elected to receive the Sportsmanship award cmd that Roy Moceri was the Inspirational Award Winner After graduation the class prepared to move on to the awemspirmq high school Atter 1-xpernnting the h its rs 11 d J xs I t1t11t1 n tl 1- 11 us 11 41 tlllvltd Xe uldt high School in 1944 Thm Suplimnun class p1rt1clp1t1d ln many units ne-arlx 1-hun bmx tuxmd out tor t4mtb1ll ind thru flfthb m s we ll x llt hul nut bun idlt in spnrtx either ts t nk x lunlms tm S1 mms Om ni tha must 1nt1r1'-ting, utnts uf 1 H111 xx ts the cliuu-.ing of the rltss vu lltlw sxhirh were uhiu with puxplm 1nd gnld Another outstanding 1 Q-DIN 111-. lt' nu1l Soplimxwit Hop Iht tlumo Llndx uis tlmstn ulth th1 d1cnrf1t1unQ following 1 L x 1 x N 1 s rn 1 111 1 041 Xnnul, xx is d1d11 1tcd tu XX tr Bond balm Xlmmrs xnmng which wut ivven sophumures 1 U 1 1 11111 ln11uIl1lYlglll1wI'1 uquun e 1 1p.,h sduml 1 1 s s u 1 mmm '1 t mum 1 tiuu cld Q., 01 mul 1 llll n 1 N1 in S '11 w Q mlur t XXIIIIUYN 1 1 11 thq Junior xc ll WAS lt 1 ll I l 1 Nltlllllllglll Xl nsqut r1d1 xx iN re-inetiilnntl ls 1 muxt Ntuusxful dlnce -md tht 41, c,,rf,u,,n mmttu 1 cum ne 1 x nxt s un N 1 m ln Junior lllltlllf., the-in Q. drill ltllll ant tl t 1 tl f ns Q the- tllss un ths sph -. tl Ot them lm- 1 ads- remind Hunurlhle Xhntuvn un the :ll c-unf1r1m1 tnntlnll te llll ind IISU went to tue tuurnimtnt to run in thm 4-ll The r1-qmnsilulitx of dt-tumting incl u'-lining. for uwmmencement and c'1l1u11 ll if umm '- ln d l this Job 1 ll 11,11 11 l 1 ll lhc most intut'-ting progmm Q on ul s x 1 inns ll 1 1 lt ll in t11luut1 to th1 QQIIIUTQ nhl the 1 xurt soon to be 1 0 41 the nuinbus of this xull known 'md 1ml11t1ou-1 vllss uturnfd fur their flnll 36-'mr mm r St lmulx urn lkll im ll nu ll1lur1s B tn 1011111 r X 1 run 1 ll nv- N11 rlin C orlnn Shir 1 1 1X n 1 1 om ll Arson Mm mumi Pit N11 'NI IIIOH 'N 111' Llt' rice ll1l1 Rid llf lick Kan Horn Don ltx x1 1 1 1 l 1 N Q 1 it 41 hu 1 1 is usutl the senior X1 mr was e sn-.t md tlu ost inte-r1 sting. The lnggnst Nllllll ex Pnt ut tlt tha Seniur Bill xx 12 the best ever UIN we re unr1tu1u 1llll'll8dllIllX nfter Qvh 1 fl st1rted mc the the-me 1hUNlll xx IS Ntn et of Dr111 G I ffec 1 1 s s 1 11 1 dretn Plkllf' on N 1,1 11 1 1 1 Qunnig. 1 T811 Qucusq e- ss 1 x wud uf u 1 1 gmt simxln in IQ I1 1' 1 It xx IQ madw up 'tlniost en tlx u -.1 mu x Nhrlln tmlnn 1nd Bill Rirltlln xure 111 vtcd to tho -Xlllontau-nr'1 lint teim with Blll P3 0 . 11 14 1 r 0 1 ' nn 1 chow n 12 Hunurilmls Mmntm 1 1 s 1- 1 1 ll ll 1 s nn 1 nu m 1 1+ ltuunt mt lu it Pux Ill p Dumf- 1g.,11 11d the hunan of hung., thus ll 1 mm menu 1 ll In lnvhtll mxnx mnmr bms new lurne 11 inn 1 nstu 11 1 gnlx Htl tlsn interestul in aporn llllllf., l th l IN mt xo lu 1 iunpmne 1 is u-.uil xtudant gm inm nt had ln important trt in sthmnl l1t1 John S151-1 111s udent lmdx prmident uith N11 rh thusmin llld Du 1n1 'll11g11 I9 x preslchnt md s1cr1t1rx rs-Qpec-tuelx Nllrw Iortitr llld V11 Riddell 1 It the Som. le iders Near the end nf 1 1 tuurt xx IN thus with Imrotltx Rutltdhl IN fluflll Ili llll ttus 111 Ft Nlgfllflfullll IQ th1 Q1 nmr 1 X it 1 11 N 1 ts nn th1 production st ff The imrs suit lt huts tur ne 1 1ll the rxtl 1 tunic u111 tluhs llld h lnrlhd thnx jobs Qkilltullg and vapablw -. the 1 IQ 1 x tie 1l1'2S uvtul tu y.r1du L11 in xsh1t1 cms md Mm x ' r s 1n1 1 It 41 It lm 41 N 1 4 N null 1 lrmd ilu xthul INIIL lmnnrg 101 mg the 1 1 tl itturun inc n 1- u 11111 . lk ' ru- llll 1 1 thu-.mm denrxu xx 1 1 xx lllt ux 1r1 Xnn 11 f irte-iv mtl Iluant Nl lf.,t1 11111 the perwntlitx xxmnei md Lnrllee 1 ister 'md .Tum N lL,4l uuixed tht Qc-rwce .ward Xltlmugli tht lwginningv. of the 111'-N -t 41 xure Cllllll thm gnu nut nnlx in number but in Qchool spirit ind lumm Thu will rtmeniher their sr-lnml dns with P11 WWII -md l1I'10m11Q nie-nwri1Q but realize now S tht-5 lo uf- thf- challenge of their motto The past fnrf'VI' KWH U11 flllllft qflll Ulll' OWU Txuntx two . . , . . . 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xcep fiona 01 mance Knoblauch All American Athletes Joe Cade Charlotte Ransom Pep Peddlers Ronnie Pannell Pat Riddell Favorite Faces Ed Wallace Dorothy Rutledge Style Strutters Bruce R-ea Joan I-Iinrichs Dance Team Kon Thompson, Shirley Thompson lxu f 9 UYIl1Ild.tl'd tm thi tollmxlllg., IU KN bx the en on . xt Q 'O Geneve Purvis Success Seekers John Sager Charming Characters Merle Cheesman Jxne Geneve Purvis Ideal Spartans Roy HOCCTI Clever Creatures Joe Stone Brain Busters John Sager D nl N 41 Lmnea Johnson elores Brehon rful Chums Eugene Wallace Ann deCa1teret Chee Sh? Violets H1rold Hurd ROSIE Kuxxger gabby Gibbers Jmck Huntmgton Loxalee Caster Jggettish Klttens Ronme Volles Shxrley LaCrosse Y Wlllles Edgar Raelin Ann deCarteret UI V Ter F ,f . ' A 8 ' H ' f 'nfl ,v , ? ish . 'gl' 1 gl! 6 . 3. i z 10 5 'L - u 2 N ' . -T . - I , P .Q S- in - c'1-1.-.- f ' - f 62- C , I a 1 e 4. . K .-A J I ! E' , . X, 9 , - 3: - ' , , T 2- - 1 . 10: - ,' - - , 11. - .. , 12. - - A . ' Q. ' - , 13. . - 4 ' - , - , 14. - - . . ' . .. 15. - 1 '

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V0 OQLLE Scene Frna res rng plate or the senror Class Tune The taarnr, hours ot the last semester ot l94! Lharaeters Senrers who have completed therr edugatronal hte span rn Sumner Hrqlr School Syno srs We the senror uass oi lQ47 collectrvely and severally do hereby Lequeath and devrse to our herern named leer s rn comolee and ,ertect ownershrp all our q ades rsed eencrls textbooks and rtenrrzed lrsted ap Lurteranees where er srtra ed appc ntrnq lv r Henry Moh r L and rlrss Florence Poole rornt erceeutors wrthosr Lond tem rerlrn Caro n vvrlls hrs mrd 'erm qraduatron to Marre Calavan Vern Iensen wr ls hrs urly busrness technrque to Phyllrs Lour ks ffonnre Vorles wr ls hrs sea rn the tardy roon to Georae Marty Ken Meyers wrlls bus rare to Aur urn to C l. Drvelbrss Loralee Cas er wr ls her Lra llue eyes to Stewart Bro vn tl y tok well wrtlr hrs red harr aek W ard wrlls hrs h tken farm to 'he tute thrr ks rn the Sophomore Class Pat Cordon wrrls hs rrendly puppy doc, smrle to lack Conlon Geneve Purvrs wrlls her proronoed excused absence to loyte Gerqer loser hrne Sutter and leona Cwurel who dorrb can .rse rt o advantage Doro'hea Baumqar ner wrrls her rnterest rn the Jewelry uS1r1Lbb Tb GGOYCJICI Heersmk Iack Van Horn v rlls hrs tar to Nell Bruge She gguldnt cause any more darrraqe to rt For a srrrall tee he wrll rnelude rnstructr ns n how to start the temreranrental creature Harlan Coo er wrrrs Comrr ercral Law wrthout recourse ack to Mr Pe'erkm Darrell Mrller wr s hrs place on he Alderton alrstars o Don lohnson Reber Pavlrch wrl s the brte of the Doodle Buq to Drck Soulrer lt Beverly Vt rroht strcks to Auburn Alrce Eckerd can have the Murine to Gdd to l1PI fOll9CYlOf1 lee Stone wrlls hrs lpana sponsored sm le to loe Cave-ltr Duane Magee Jrlls hrs cose cropped wn to Bdck Buchanan .Jon Loe aven w lrs nrs senror hrstory o.rrses to loanne Paterson .Jale Hrddle wr ls h s eollectron of Srrra ra tres o Ted Bennett ,oan Hrnrrchs wrlls Harlem Nocturne back to 5 Mrle Lake Verna llansen wrlls her metrculous harr do to Del ora Brckel aro d llurd wrrls hrs areful cou e drwrn, to Don Brenqman na oals vrls her arm span Jarst to D -'rne Moo y e J re w rs rs sock o strr tly tresh omatoes t lrvrr S Kenny and Shrrley Thompson wr' the-rr br ther and srse dantrnq act to Douf, ani Dorrne Santhand Pustrrarre Kurrqer vvrlls a free rrde on the Pony lake Express to Drck Hunter Bob Wallace wrlls hrs portable smokrnq room to Bob Mclienzre .Jenny Frye W rls hrs l mg lrceps to Ted Dake D n lerse vrr s hrs Nnn na ways wrth Mrs Dolan to Ernre Lle lrnq ortrad Larson wrlls h s mechanr al drawrnq set to Ioan Shaver Cla re rledwal wr ls her rrrvate parkrng place to Mary l.a Crosse nothrna lrke keep rnq rt rn thc tamrly r erre C heesman v lls hrs trtle ct Dream Boy to Kerth Errksen Geo ,e Eqoe wrlls Bet y Ann Zurschmrede back to the class of 48 ner ert Nrcholsen .vrl s hrs ass ho n to Charles Mc!-Xllrster who rs bra enough to hold rt ur Eugene rrr ou .frtls hrs rnterest rn the superrntendents famrly to oyce Hodqrns A McCoy wrlls hrnsrlf rn lsrs blade T to lrm Mrller knowrnr hell apprecrate Prrnce Allrert rn a tn t ha ot'e Hansome leaves hfr cash reorster and wrnnrnq ways wrth the gulrlrt to lrllran Thurstt rr rn ho, as that wrll help the St rdent Body Treasury u n arer wrt s lcrs cc' ate no es c lla y But s For a small cc re. 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