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Student Publlcotron of WARRENSBURG HIGH SCHOOL V 8 Wclrrensburg Missouri Wednesday February 22 l950 No 8 PERSONALITY POLL Thls week we present the w1n ners of the personal1tv poll They are as follows JUNIOR CLASS Best Dresser Dean Wllborn and Martha Dyer Best Personal1ty Pete We1tzel and Sh1rley Flsher Best Athlete Joe DeBacker and Dona Coif man Best Look1ng Dean Wllborn and Sh1rley S1m mons Best Dancer Dean W1lb0fn and Ledelle F1Ck Best Mus1c1ar1 Bob Martln and Carol Frost Best Student S1 F1ght and Joan Hard1ng Most Popular Pete Weltzel and Sh1rley F1sher Best Sense of Humor Lon Larson and Dons Dr1nk water Best All Around Pete Weltzel and Joan Hard1ng Best Manners gr1st SOPHOMORE Best Dresser John Mack Rogers Best Personallty Charles McCoy and Janet Mc meekm Best Athlete Alv1n Gregg and Norma Welll rleh Best Lookmg John Mack Werlmg and Janet MeMeek1n Best Dancer Monroe Fulkerson and Mary Carolyn McK1nney Best MUSICIHH John Mack Wcrl1ng and Mary Carolyn McK1nney Best Student J C H1gglIlS and V1rg1n1a Bak er CLASS Werlmg and Ann Most Popular CCont1nued on page 47 SEVENTH GRADE HAS VALENTINE PARTY The seventh grade Valent1ne pax v was held m the Junlor sc1 ence room clurmg the seventh hour on Fr1day February 10 The program was 1n charge of Dlane Montgomery class presldent The room was dtcorated Wlth Valen tmes drawn bv Dorothy Parson Brenda Bartel Delores Peek and Chr1st1na Wh1tman The program cons1sted of the story of St Val entlne Le Ann Jaeger accord1on solo Ernestme Lupton Valentlne po m Leonard Goodall plano so lo J1mmy Garrlson vocal solo James Cashi accompan1ed by Jlm and Ernestmcb Valcntme poem Jerry R1Ffle There was a Valen t1ne box w1th Valentmes for all Refreshments were 1ce cream pop COOk19S and pop corn The sponsors Mrs Thomas and TVIISS Sterlmg were present and the c ass presented them wxth box es of Valentme candy A short busmess meetmg was held and re ports were UIVCH by J3CklG Moon class secretary and Ernestme Lupton class treasurer Assembly News The CMSC band v1s1ted WHS Tuesday February 14 at Wh1Ch tllllf. a concert was g1ven The band dlrected by Professor Frank L1dral 1S composed of 8:1 members Two of the members Lonnle Ann Woodruff and Bess R1ckman are members of WHS both plaxmg the oboe Dwlght Massey and B111 PPICC who also play ln the CMSC band are alum nl of W H S Mr Frank Fendorf cllrected the college band m the1r last number Stars md Str1pes Forever lhe Hlgglnsvllle hlgh school band dlrceted by Mr M1ller and COIlSlSl.1I'lg of 85 members gave a xery enjoyable concert at the hlgh school Fr1day February 17 The WHS band plans to g1V8 a concert lll H1gg1nsv1l1e 1n the near future COMING EVENTS February 22 24 Sub reglonal basketball tournament Concordla February 28 Natlonal Honor Soclety In1t1at1on March 2 4 Reglonal basket ball tournament for Class CMSC March 6 Elghth Grade assem March 7 One Act Plays March 10 Arrow Ball Jumor Assembly SPEECH CLASS PLAYS The students of the speech class have now reached the c11max of the1r dramat1c tra1n1ng by castlng and produc1ng four one act plays The plays are under the d1rect1on of Mrs McKean she IS aSSlSt9d by student dlrectors Two of the plays W111 be presented March 7 and the rema1n1ng two W111 be glven March 9 The plays are cast as follows Ladles of the Mop by Aurond Harr1s Mattle Betty Bell Annxe Jo Campbell Hall1e Irene Mette Bess1e Sh1rley S1mmons J Campbell IS the student asslstant Three s a Crowd by Sara S and E C MeOarty Eddle Johnson J B1llv Boyd Madel1ne Carol Frost Ellen Connle Staley Elm er Pete Wextzel Edward John son Sr Jack Stewart Jack Stew art IS the student asslstant Broken Rehearsal by Nell1e Mc Casl1n Em1ly Joan Wllhams Jean Jeanneane Dona Coffman Caldwell Pat Margx Barbara Betty Barnhlll Parsons Lucy Mary Martha Helen Holder Black M1ller Sh1rley Mae Burge Betty Jane KB JD Le delle Flckas Janle Rosemary GOSFOSKI Helen Holder IS the stu den asslstant The festxval play The Hlgh Wmdow by Verne Powers was east as follows Em1ly W1nthrop Rowena Bobb1tt Walter Hodges Lee Adams L1nda Morton Jamce Etler Judlth Ware Betty Basham Judge Craig Ph1ll1p Houx Ro wena B0bb1tt IS the student as slstant ol. , , , , . , . - , . ,Q . . . .- - , . 1- SK H - - B , ' I 1 1 ' . . . - C P ' . l v D s W 1 1 - v r . . . , g 1 , L 1 1 ' ' ' - 1 1 1 as. , , I . ' ' ' 9 9 - . - . 5 . . . , , . . . , , U , . 1 ' W 1 1 1 - - ' 1 1 3 - - ' O , - , . 0 - , . 9 Ted Dowler and Mary Ann S1- ' l , ' ' ' . . -1 ' , 1'-1 . 3 1 3 1 Z ' , . . . . y 3 - 1 c, . , , ., I - , - . . , .. , . 9 .. , V' ' 1 1 1 ' ' , . ' 1 1 . , I . . ., 7 y 5 g T N V I - . 3 l Y 7 - . ' . v , . . , - ' ' ' 3 , 1 . 1 - ' ' - - 14 . ' 11 . . . . C . l 3 ' 1 ' 1 i ' 1 ' 1 'Q Y D 7 J . . . 1 . Y 7 . . - ' . ' A . ' . 9 ' 1 y Y J ' -
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Page 4 W H S Splrlt Feb 8 950 DONT TRY to walk llke Ruffle to date Mary Anne to plck up a pencll on the sta1rs between classes laugh l1ke Blair grow dlmples 11ke Kelths break up Bob and Carol guess at the answers on Am Prob tests to out argue Jack Stewart to blush 11ke Martha D to lnsult Bob P around h1s falthful fans to understand Coach to wear loud suspenders 11ke Dean get a drlnk between classes read Phllllps wr1t1ng eat as much as Pete draw as well as Joan Dodge 1le l1ke Chief be a Cassanova 11ke John Weltzel' Seen, Head, Imagmed I Ben Pryon Flash The love bug IS at t agaln' Thls t1me 1ts two famllxar v1ct1ms one Dona Coffman and one Bob Ross' Watchlng telev1s1on must be lnterestmg Or maybe lt s not the telev1s1on eh Bob'?' The grapevlne has It that La Vaughn Johnson and Joan Baker are commg to blows over one Neal Denny Must be some guy' There must be some attractlon at Barbara Blacks locker lately Seems Lorln spends all h1s noon hours there We wonder lf It s the locker'?' Okay k1dS heres the questlon of the week Has Jlmmy Teater a TOI'll9'7'7'7 Your guess IS as good as m1ne Irene Mette has a mad crush on a cowboy slnger 1n Kansas C1ty Tell us more Irene' Betty Tllton had a blg party last Saturday nlght From what we hear College Hlgh was well represented Hmmm competxtxon' Were you wondermg who B P Helen Holder and Betty Bashams heart throb was? Well our guess IS B P Ah these secret loves' The reports on the latest coup les 1n the Junlor hlgh gang prove very lnterestlng Latest flashes come from the dxrectlon of Peggy Lamb and Noble DSVIS seen to gether at the Junlor play Orchlds to Mrs Carter and the cast of Brlnglng Up Father ' Onlons to Anyone who dxdnt come to the play WHO MADE THAT BASKET? It could have been su1t number eleven whlch comes ln the form of Herble Smlth Herb lS 5 ft 9 1nches tall and welghs 140 pounds and by the way he has blue eyes H1s hobby IS bu1ld1ng model a1r planes He l1kes On a Slow Boat to Ch1na and h1s favor1te pas tlmes are workmg 1n shop and h1s study halls Or look agaln lt mlght have been Lee Adams Cnumber 15? Lee IS 6 ft 2 lnches tall has blue eyes and welghs 175 pounds H l1kes all k1nds of sports H1s fav orlte song IS Dark Eyes and h1s pastlme Jamce' My eyes are foolmg me the number has changed to 88 It takes the shape of Pete We1tzel HIS hobbles are Cuh huh Just as Ithoughtb eatmg sleep1ng hunt mg and Janet He 1ns1sts that he has no t1me for a past1me' How does th1s happen? I see 00 and 13 batthng lt out' Because somet1mes Elbert Lexgh wears one number and somet1mes 1tS the other number' Elbert IS 6 ft 1 xnches hlgh' He tlpS the scales at 175 pounds and he has blulsh green eyes H1s major hobby lS golf Hm maybe another Ben Hogan Elberts favorlte pastlmes are read1ng and eatmg Wlll I ever flnd out who made that basket? I bet I dont cause here comes another basketball star Ron Heatherly Ron IS everv b1t of 5 feet and 834 lnches tall He welghs 160 pounds and he has hazel eyes HIS su1t bears the num ber of 12 I havent found out who made the basket because these boys are all wonderful players and lt could have been any one of them CAREER CLUB MEMBERS CCont1nued from page 15 ln varlous careers throughout the year To end the program for the year any g1rl who w1shes can wrlte a theme on the profess1on she has chosen The themes are to be Judg ed and the best paper from each hlgh sh1p The at a Hall school w1ll recelve a scholar Ol one fourth term to CMSC wlnners w1ll be announced banquet to be held at Yeater March 17 at 7 00 p m There w1ll be a muslcal pro gram CO1lSlSt1I'lg of members from both hlgh schools and a speaker who w1ll be announced later All members are 1nv1ted to attend Intramural Winners The mtramural volleyball and basketball program of WHS 1S be mg readxly accepted as favorite noont1me entertamment The pro gram has been successful and ln terta1n1ng for both the players and the spectators The glrls partlclpated 1n com pet1t1ve volleyball games There were e1ght teams and seven play ers on each team The captaln of the wmmng team was Helen Clark The other members were Betty Bell Donna Coffman V1r guna Baker Athleen Berlekamp and Ton1 Braunlnger The boys found basketball more ln erestmg and formed ten teams for compet1t1ve play The players on the wmnzng team were John We1tzel Rxffle Don Shaw and Bradford the w1nners of second place were J1m Brockman Swope Berlekamp Marlon Shaw Taylor Darrah and Ph1ll1ps the consola t1on w1nners were J Nace Tom kms J Gossett Lockard Dyer Slmson and Audrey Lelgh Seen, Heard, Imagmed I Ben Pryon Jr What g1rl 1n the sophomore class was thrllled to death when a cer tam senlor boy Joxn d her world h1story class Have you heard Geraldine swoonlng lately? If you have 1ts only because Harold sang on the radlo the other day Barbara Burgess surely gets a round Fxrst Bob then J1m and now we hear 1ts another Bob N1ce gomg k1d Some of the freshmen and soph omores seen together lately are LaRcna and Monroe Ruthanne and Joe L V1rg1n1a and John Mack and Nancy and Blalr Say we hear that trlple datlng 1S really fun' Especlally when you re 1n a Studebaker' For 1n format1on see Ruthanne Mary Carolyn and V1rg1n1a Mary Carolyn We hear theres another g1rl here 1n W H S who l1kes Don Brown also Her 1n1t1als are B H and shes a freshman Russell st11l l1kes Ton1 but lt seems theres another g1rl who lxkes Russell' Her 1n1t1als are E B 1991 Char le always seems to be looklng out the door durxng 4th hour Engllsh We wonder could he be watchmg for Dor1s? . . . . , 1 y . at 1 n . . . . ' ' . , to - , , , ' . ' ' ' Y . . - . . ' to . - , . to . , ' ff . ,, . . . to - , - . . . . . - , , U ' 97 . . ' ': 7 . - . e . - . . . , , ' ' ' G4 77 ' 7 7 to ' ' . 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Page 2 VV Pi S Spun Feb 22 l95O W H S SPIRIT Published Bi Weekly by Warrensburg High School, Warrensburg, Missouri SPIRIT STAFF Editor Rowena Bobmft Asslstant Edltor Patr1c1a Summer-E Busmess Manager Calun Czeschm Art Editor Marllyn Shlvely Sports Ed1tor HlChaTd Smlth leature Edxtors Joan Hardmg a 1 Sh1rley Slmmons Fxchange Edxtor Carol Frost Typlst P1t11c1a Summexs Reporters Helen Holder Irene MGIIG Nancv Dans Martha Caldwell Joan Cooper and Betty Roach Sponsors Wlllle Ifaxth and Lols Lalttl Edltorml R ndom Thoughts Some of us who can t f1nd tlme money or des1re enough to attend games should be ashamed Teddy Dowlers grandmother w 0 sllghtly over four feet tall and w11l be 90 th1s year attends every game when lt IS phys1cally pos s1ble for her to do so After Slt ly she was heard to say Is that all Why I could have watched for another hour' SHIRKERS TAKE NOTE' Nothmg IS more repulslve than commg face to mg gum when founta1n There wastebaskets 1n USE EM' face Wlth chew one drlnks at a are a number of W H S LETS Lets be more conslderate of the referees at our games Some t1mes 1tS hard to be qulet when one KNOWS the referee IS wrong But after all everyone makes mlstakes And everyone ln the gym sees a play 1n a s11ghtly d1f ferent hght from his nelghbor The referee IS do1ng h1s Job-call 1ng the game as he sees lt Lets do ours be1ng good sports and mterested spectators' The books IH our hbrary be long to our school When we check out a book 1tS l1ke bor rowmg one from a frlend Who would mutxlate a fr1ends proper y? The students and faculty w1sh to express the1r slncere sympathy to S1 F1ght, h1S mother, and SIS ters, ln the loss of the1r husband and father Sensor Snaps CHARLENE RICH Born I wasnt hatched because the date was December 15 1932 Heart throb My ole man f course Carl L1kes and d1sl1kes My llkes are Carl gettlng my hope chest together worklng and Icy Ilke Forever and Ever Someday and The Blueb1rd of Happlness I dlSl1ke a person who 1S con tlnually bragglng and anyone who cr1t1c1zes anothers act1ons Ambltlon My amb1t1on IS to marry my one and only to work and have a perfect home IRFNE METTE Born The day of Joy was Au gust 9 1932 Heart throb Pal of course L1kes and d1sl1kes I 1 e horses travelllng almost every body caullflower Vaughn Mon roe and B1bb1de Bobb1de Boo I dont l1ke l1ver or reckless drlv Amb1t1on Id l1ke to tour Eu rope and South Amerlca ROWENA BOBBITT Born Apr1l1 1933 Heart throb Ron Amb1t1on I have two one lS to be an actress L1kes and d1sl1kes I l1ke act mg Tlgress wr1t1ng postlchootl Can sta Jewelrx square danc1ng 'md most of all bemg Wlth Ron I d1sl1ke cats Cexcept Bruce? llp stlck Jokes arguments and so called frlends who love to nose lll my pr1vate af'fa1rs RON HEATHERLY Born March 8 1932 Heart throb Rowena Amb1t1on To graduate from some un1vers1ty and to be a good golfer L1k8S and d1sl1kes I l1ke foot ball basketball golf Canasta Sunday mght dates and s r1ous ta ks w1th Rowena My pet peeves are people who asplre to be great actresses and athletes that dont tram WANDA HEATHERLY Born March 8 1932 Amb1t1on To be a secretary to a large bus1ness f1rm LlkQS and dIS11k6S I l1ke fr1endly people workmg at the Dr1ve Inn Frank1e La1nes Black and Bue Stan Kentons How H1gh the Moon', watch1ng football Cont111ued on page 35 Seen, Heard lmaglned I Ben Pryon F1rst we WlSh to congratulate the Student Councll for the won derful square dance Everyone had a swell t1me' Dona has been up to her old tr1cks agaln ThlS t1me Bob R was her v1ct1m D1d you fall hard Bob? Patty Blank has a strange fond ness for Gerbes Market fSh1rley th1nks he s pretty n1ce too Pattyb D1d you not1ce how No 10 on Holdens basketball team kept watch1ng Reva'7 Florence Faulconer had a date wxth Monty to the square dance and a certam sophomore glrl was sllghtly Jealous C1n1t1als T RJ By the way Florence how do you llke Bob from Boonv1lle Whlle were speak1ng of the square dance another couple seen there was Betty Ann Harness and Don Brown Whats the reclpe Betty loose agaln and It seems that two freshman glrls are trylng to do somethmg about lt Flash' J1m Pleschel has had a g1rl for ages fwell anyhow qu1te a wh1leJ and nobody even sus pected The llttle b1rd told m that C19 she llves 1n K C and Q27 her name IS Helena Huffaker Hey Coach whats the matter Wl h slxteen year olds? I hear that lovers Larson and Coll1ns had better watch the1r step around certaln glrls Isnt that r1ght Poncho? Answer to last tlmes quest1on No' J1m Teater does not have Ton1' Thls weeks quest1on 1S Why does Ph1ll1p Houx want a lawyer? Connle Sue Lyon made her presence known 1n Warrensburg over the Week end Need I say more? Get out your lasso and brand mg 1rons glrls' I understand that Ralph Huffaker IS a free man agam at last' Hurray for Sun sh1ne Judy Coulson had a swell b1rth day party last week Everyone had lots of fun even Brlcklay er W1lson Now how d1d Fran ces ever acquxre a name l1ke that' Flash Gerald1ne has a new boy frlend Hls name IS Bob Ross Don't worry Dona, hels a college man . . . . , . . . , , ll 9 ' ' . 77 ' 1 ' ' F : li 5 , O D ----------------- T 11 - 1 ----- A ' f- t . . . . K, . , ------- - ---- 5 1 . , ' ' ' . ' c . ' -- ' ' 111 . ' . I ',. I . , . ' ' ' , A 1 c 1 - A ' ----------- Q 1 - ' 1 s ' 1 - --- -- - ' ' L N ' . . - . , . -: . , ' 1 - I ' 1 ' ' ' I ' ,Y 7 - . . . cc . . . . . 1 7 7. 1 !9 ' cc a I : ' . 7 l . ' K' . - s. 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