Union College - Stespean Yearbook (Barbourville, KY)

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HISTORY OF CLASS OF ' 53 OF COURSE YOU REMEMBER: As Freshman .... we were spared the advantages and disadvantages of Rat Week .... but suffered orientation and first classes. We elected Paul Easterling, Bobby Smith, Tommy Mitchell, and Mop Livingston as our officers. Our sponsor was Miss Marjorie Donnell. We were present for the new chapel dedication and were the first group to use it. We participated in the Boone Festival, whose author was Dr. Karl Bleyl .... The choir took its memorable trip to Florida that year .... A great honor was ours also — Miss Pat Parsons, one of our class, was named the Mountain Laurel Queen .... As Sophomores .... we elected Tommy Mitchell, Max Pinkerton, Herman Bays, and Jimmie Beth Lewellen as officers .... Our sponsor was Mr. Phillip Peters .... The Science Club Banquet for which we became famous .... with rattle snake meat, a mystery dish of white rat and blue grass plus .... Our class topped all the Sadie Hawkins days with a successful party .... The faculty gave a musical concert with Miss Sutphen as ' The Thing ' . . . . Bobby Smith was elected basketball queen .... also a take-off was given on the faculty which was hilarious .... Our Junior class .... we gave a banquet for the Seniors with high compliments from Dr. Boatman and many others .... ' as the most enjoyable banquet thus far ' . . . . one of our class, Dave Jones with his originality began a variety show which attracted many students to our campus. This year, one whose fighting spirit brought us through many basketball games left us ... . We elected Keith Hodgin, Bill Webb, Olive Blair, and Ruth Poe as officers .... Mr. Laite was our sponsor. As dignified Seniors .... Olive Blair and Charles Red Dugan were elected Mr. and Miss Union .... Our class officers were Charles Dugan, Keith Hodgin, Richard Davis, and Ruth Poe .... Again Mr. Laite was voted our sponsor .... Several of our class were lost to marriages, the Korean war effort, and mid-semester graduation, but we sailed through the Commencement exercises with one of the largest classes ever to graduate from Union College .... With great reluctance we left — each to his own fate — with the fondest of memories and high hopes for the future. RUTH POE

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CHARLES L. WHITE Barbourville, Kentucky A. B., MAY 1953 Profession sought: AVERT WILSON Russell Springs, Kentucky B. S. IN EDUCATION, MAY 1953 Profession sough!: Teaching SUE RODGERS YOUNG Loyall, Kentucky B. S. IN EDUCATION, MAY 1953 Profession sought: Teaching MARY MclNTURFF Williamsburg, Kentucky SPECIAL STUDENT SENIORS

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Left to nghl HAROLD COLE, DR. BLEYl, EARL VERNON EVANS, JOAN HOPPER, JACK BRUNER. JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS President HAROLD COLE Vice-President EARL VERNON EVANS Secretary JOAN HOPPER Treasurer JACK BRUNER Sponsor DR. BLEYL