Warrensburg High School - Arrow Yearbook (Warrensburg, MO)

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Ratmgs of excellent were re Student Publncatlon of WARRENSBURG HIGH SCHOOL V 8 Warrensburg, Mussourl Wednesday, Aprul 5 1950 N ll WHS Takes Part In Muslc Festnval At the West Central MUSIC Fes t1Va1 held 1n Cl1nton March 24 and A5 WHS recelved seventeen hon or ratugs of excellent and super 101 out of elghteen entrles Seven SCIIUUIS parL1c1paLed 1n tne iestl val vvno Cnnton Butler, 1-lolden rucn 11111 Appleton C1ty, and Ll uoraao Sprmgs ouuges were 1v11 Carl rranglu su Q. IIUULLUJ. UL me rxansas City Unlty Dana and lVl1SS Mary Lou lse loner ot LMSC muslc depart lent I. CE1V6d or the followmg WHS en tr1es g1rls glee club, baton twlrl 1ng 1-tutnanne Marr and Phy1l1s Bo1and coronet tr1o composed of Jo Ann Almond Bob Martln and Charles McCoy g1r1s hxgh vo1ce Patr1c1a Summers g1rls low vo1ce Joan Wlll1aIT1S Super1or ratmgs to Lonn1e Woodruff and McK1nney for plano solos Braunmger for baton tw1rl Lonme Woodruff for oboe Al1ce McCul1y for bassoon Wlar1lyr1 Sh1vely Mary Mc Kmnex and Phyll1s Boland for flute t11o Betty P1ne for glrls h1gh NOICC Jo Ann Almond for g1rls l'IlCdlUI'I'1 vo1ce g1rls tr1o composed of Betty Basham Jan1ce Etter and Betty Plne and g1rls sextet composed of Jo Campbell Bettv P1ne Barbara Black Jo Ann Almond L0 lIl16 Woodruff and Patr1c1a Summers went Mary TOHI 111g solo solo STUDENT COUNCIL SQUARE DANCE The Student Councll sponsored a square dance 1n the gymnas1um Apr1l 4 at 7 30 Refreshments were offered the east end of the gvm A short perlod of soclal dancmg was of fered The Jun1or h1gh party formerly scheduled for th1s date w1ll be g1ven later Meet Me In St Louls The well known Meet Me 1n St Louls dramat1zed from Sally Benson s book by Perry Clark w111 be presented by the sen1or class Apr1l 14 1n the h1gh school aud1 tor1um The story centers around the 'var1ed d1ff1cult1es Mr Smlth en counters when h attempts to move h1s famlly from St Louls to New York The quxck tempered Smlth sxsters launch the1r cam palgn to stay 1n St Lou1s and then the fireworks begln After dera1lmg a trolley throwmg wat er bombs on the1r fathers boss beatmg up thexr boy fr1ends and gnawmg on the bosss leg the glrls settle down and the prob lem IS sat1sfactor1ly 1roned out 1n a short t1me Both the story and characters as well as the colorful costumes are long t1me favorltes The cast 15 as follows M Helen Holder Rose Rowena Bob b1tt Esther Jeanneane Parsons Agnes Mar11yn Sh1ve1y Tootxe Jo Campbell Lon Herb1e Smxth Grandpa Prophater Parker Chrls topher Kat1e Irene Mette Mrs Waughop Barbara Black Ida Boothby Judy Coulson John Shepherd Ron Heatherly Fred Gregory Elbert Lelgh Lucllle Pentard Betty Barnh11l Dodge Earl Murphy Mr Duffy Bob Ball Conductor John We1t ze The play IS bemg presented by speclal arrangement Wlth the Dra matlc Publ1sh1ng Company and IS under the d1rect1on of Mrs Meryl McKean T1ckets can be purchased from any member of the sen1or class Buy yours now' You cant afford to mlss Meet Me IH St Louls LAST SPIRIT OUT APRIL 19 The last ISSUE of the SPIRIT Wlll be out Apr1l 19 Its game to be somethmg d1Fferent some thmg SDGCIHI Heres hopmg youll l1ke 1t' COMING EVENTS Apr1l 6 Easter assembly Ray town track meet here 2 30 Apr1l Apr1l Apr1l there Apr1l Cl1nton Apr1l 1or play Good Fr1day hollday FHA meetmg R1Ch H111 track meet Tr1angular meet w1th Holden here 14 Grade cards out sen Apr1l 19 WCAC track meet here Representotnve tor Glrls State Chosen Four Jun or g1rls from WHS w1ll ltend G1rls State th1s summer The project IS sponsored by the Amer1can Leglon AUXIIIHFY and w1ll be held at W1ll1am Woods College at Fulton from June 25 'o July 2 Betty Ann P1ne and Martha Caldwell who are members of the Matthews Crawford Aux1l1ary 1l1ary Two other glrls who were se lected by the faculty are Joan H rdmg and Sh1rley Slmmons These two w1ll be sponsored by the Bus1ness and Profess1onal Womens Club and the L1ons Club All glrls attendmg are honor uldcnts Ten Top Ratmgs to WHS In Dlstrlct Contest Ten of the slxteen entr1es of Warrensburg Hlgh School 1n the D1str1ct Muslc Contest recelved the h1ghest ratmg 1n thelr respec t1ve events Seven were excellent ratmgs and were qual1f1ed for the state contest to be held at the UH1V6FS1ty of M1ssour1 Apr1l 27 These were Lonme Woodruff p1 ano solo Mary Carolyn MCKlHHey plano solo Ruthanne Marr baton twxrllng Phyllls Boland baton tw1rl1ng Al1ce McCu1ly bassoon solo Patr1c1a Summers g1rls hlgh VOICE and Joan Wllllams tCont1nued on Page 31 ol. , , o. ll ' ' Il . . - U l K - g - . ,, . 1 1 Z ' . - . , , . 7 - . . . . 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Page 4 W. H. S. Spirit March 22, 1950 Seventh and Eighth Grade Snooper Jerry Riifle has been spending most of h1s study hall per1ods 1n shop lately Hes makmg a model car to enter 1n the F1sher Body Contest The seventh graders have been makmg puppets 1n art class They are gomg to present puppet shows for the grade school soon It seems Joe IS g1v1ng Alan some keen competltlon Huh Pat? The bus trlp back from Sedalla surely was fun If you don t thmk so Just ask Martha Jane We hear Betty has an educated dog How about a performance please? What happens 1n soclal stud1es'P Here s an example CThe subJect of dlscusslon was the starvlng people 1n Texasb Mrs Thomas asked I wonder why those people are starv1ng Leonard Goodall phed Because they dont eat' Brenda Bartel had a skatlng party Sunday at the Estes Hotel Her guests were D1ane Montgom ery D1ane Denny Rosemary Cot? man Delores Peek and Dorothy Carson The elghth grade welcomes back Shlrley Bradshaw Hope youll stay awhlle Shlrley HONOR FOR JUNE BURR June Burr has been elected chalrman of the West Central She w11l be lnstalled along w1th the other state offxclals at the state meetmg ln Columbla Apr1l Don Glaspey Elected Presldent of Junior Red Cross County Council At a meetmg of the Junlor Red Cross County Councll at Holden last Saturday Don Glaspey was elected presldent and Ruth Ann Marr was elected secretary trea surer Several of the muslcal numbers appearmg on th1s program were from WHS Among these were Ton1 Braunmger who d1d a twlrl 1ng number Joan Almond vocal solo Patr1c1a Summers vocal so lo and the glrls vocal sextette composed of Patr1c1a Summers Betty Pme Jo Ann Almond Lon me Ann Woodruff Florence Ball and Barbara Black ELTON DARRAH PERSONALITY Make way for the man of the lssue the seventh grade personal 1tV Elton Darrah' Elton IS the l1ttle carrot top you see run nlng around w1th a cornet Hls favorlte class ln fact IS band CTheres a plug Mr Fendorf how about a grade J Hrs favorlte color IS red He llkes all the guys ln h1s class chxcken Royal Crown Cola chocolate cake and 1ce cream Guess what hls favorlte song IS Uh huh Mule Tra1n In hxs spare tlme he plays the plnball machme and runs around wxth the fellows goes huntlng and flshxng Oh yes he llkes glrls too I understand that 1tS two ln general Clnltlals are M A D and D M5 The man of the 1ssue d1SllkCS people who brag all the txme sausage bananas glrls fhey what goes on here l basketball Che says 1ts a good game but he doesnt l1ke ltl and he def1n1te I dlSllkCS people who always th1nk they re rlght no matter what Elton lxkes h1s pets too He has a cat named Kztsy and a rat terrler named Chlgger QI won der 1f he calls h1m ch1gger be cause he scratches? Oh What a cornylb You should remember hun be cause one of these years hes go 1ng to be a band leader Cor would hke to bel or else a professional baseball player Well good luck EIementary, My Dear Watson How many times the past week do you suppose youve heard that phrase? Yes all super sleuths and would be detectlves are now shln mg by attemptmg to solve The Case of the Cracked Safe Durmg the early hours of the morn1ng of March 14 a person or persons unknown broke 1nto WHS tak1ng approxlmately S50 from varlous places By 800 the next mornmg 300 curlous and exclbed students were peerlng 1nto rooms closets and lockers hoplng to see some evldences of the crlme Trooper Abney and Sher1ff Alex Nlchols spent the greater part of the mormng at WHS and the ex cltement grew hourly The crlme as of today IS un solved whlch fact only adds to the already overwhelmlng fervor of all concerned But after all we dont make the headl1nes every day ln the week so when we do we have to make up for lost tlme Say you don t suppose True De tect1ve Magazine would want a wr1te up on th1s do you? Seventh Grade Gave Assembly Program On Wednesday March 22 the seventh grade presented the fol lowlng program m assembly wxth Leonard Goodall announclng Flag Salute Jean Swope D lores Peek and Margaret Ann De Backer Star Spangled Banner School J,un1or hlgh band Style show Home Economlcs gxrls Clar1net tr1o- How Can Leave You? Margaret Ann De Backer W1lmalee Norrls James Cash Plano solo Theres No To morrow Jlmmy Garrlson Playette 'W11l1e Glrl D1ane Montgomery Lee Ann Jaeger Brenda Bartel Jackie Moon J1m my Bradshaw Noble Davls J W Bradford Presentatlon of check to Stu dent Councll through hlgh school llttle Dorsey or D1Magg1o whlchever lt may be . . . , , . 1 1 , ' . ' ' U 11 1 ' 1 I , , . ' ' : A 1 - . . n l I , .. , , n , . , 1 ' . 1 U ' ' ss . . . , Y ' . A re- I - an 1 11 , , , , . 1 . ' - 1 ' , ' ' . . 1 ' . , - 1 - 1 ' ' H - 11 - ' . 1 1 - - - ' - ' , , - - , - y - i .i.l...f-ii. 7 o ' 7 Y ' 7 , . . . . . 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Page 2 W H S Splrlt Ap,-,I 5 195Q W H S SPIRIT Published Bl Weekly by Wan-ensburg High School, Warrensburg, Missouri SPIRIT BTL!! Editor Rowena Bobbi!-t Asslstant Editor Patricia Summers Busxness Manager Calvm Czeschln Art Ed1tor Marllyn Shively Sports Edltor Hlchafd bmlth Ieature Edxtors Joan Hardmg and Shlrley S1mmons Exchange Editor Larol Frost Typlst Patr1c1a Summers Reporters Helen Holder Irene MSU-9 Nancv Davls Martha Caldwell Joan Cooper and Betty Roach Sponsors Wlllle Faxth and Lois Carter Easter Editorial Good Frlday and Easter are two separate days accordlng to the calendar but It IS pleasanter 1n the m1nd to remember them to gether For 1f lt were not for the happy Easter that follows soon after Good Frlday It would mdeed be a dreadful day because lt was on th1s day that Jesus was cruel ly cruclfxed Good Frlday orlg mally called Gods Frlday 1 a holy day 1n the Chrlstlan Church a day of solemmty Easter also IS a holy day but lt IS one of the most joyous days of the year for lt marks the trlumph of death over l1fe not for Chr1st alone but for all the world as well The New Testament sets no spec1al date for Easter but the date was settled m th1s way Easter should come always on the f1rst Sunday after the full moon followlng the 21st of March wh1ch IS the sprmg equl nox The name Easter can be traced to the Saxon goddess of Spr1ng Eostre ln whose honor a celebratlon was held about th1s t1me L1ke all other holldays Easter holds many popular customs and bel1efs To chlldren It means col ored eggs brought by the Easter bunny The early Chrlstlans con sldered the egg an emblem of the resurrectlon for as the chlcken breaks open 1ts enclosmg shell so d1d Chr1st break open the doors of h1s tomb The reason for color mg eggs IS g1ven 1n the story of a l1ttle bxrd who sang and shed tears above the tomb of our Sav 1or From the t1me the blrd sang over H1s tomb h1s eggs were al ways of br1ght and beautlful col ors In many places hot cross buns appear ln the wmdows of bakerles and then dlsappear when Easter IS past Easter lll19S bank How About o WPUS7 We re constantly hearing f Book Week or Educatlon Wleek so how about a WPUS CWeek for Poor Unfortunate Students J Lets pretend that md Mr House agreed to a WPUS and these rules were When you turn guess what Coke' Students dont have e teachers Jokes Everyone whlspers as much as they please ln study C73 hall The glrls can wear dlrty old Jeans and lev1s anytlme' Gum IS perm1tted 1n all classes Extra cred1t w1ll be glven for all work not handed 1n No health classes all week' A 'dream band room Chke the one at Cllntonl w1ll be added to our buxldlng All errors 1n typ1ng must be erased School starts at nme and ends at three every afternoon A soda fountaln mstalled for use durmg study hall perlods Televlslon sets 1n each room Cha1rs w1th soft colorful cush Mr Tarbet lssued a fountam to laugh at long m every room Better IS a l1ttle wlth content than much wxth contentxon the altars 1n churches and homes and people all over can be heard saymg Chr1st IS rlsen and frlend respondmg 'He 1S r1sen mdeed New clothes and f1nery are worn on Easter morning for a superstltlon says that lt IS un lucky not to wear somethlng new on Easter Yes l1ke most holldays Easter a t1me of celebratlon But lt IS more than that It IS the resur rectlon of our Lord that IS the most lmportant thlng ln the world Followlng IS a poem wrltten In s1mpe language wh1ch tells us reat deal about Easter The l1ttle flowers came through the ground At Easter t1me at Easter t1me They ra1sed thexr heads and looked around At happy Easter t1me And every pretty bud d1d say Good people bless th1s holy day For Chr1st 1S rlsen the angels say A happy Easter t1me' Seen, Heard Imagmed I Ben Pryon Hx gang' Have vou all heard bout Trlshs crush on a certaln Junlor boy? Well hes tall has blond halr and plavs football and basketball' Guessed lt yet Slnrley Flsher went to Clmton over the weekend Shes been beammg all week' Hmm she must have had fun' Mr Fendorf must have been asleep comlng home from the mu SIC contest last Saturday mght' Wow' Sprxng had sprung on the band bus Speak1ng of the ITILISIC contest vue hear Don Glaspe5 went for an afternoon rlde wnh one of those Clinton gal Man oh man he gets around Whlle we re on the subject we llllght mentlon Jlm Teaters mad crush on a l1ttle Clmton belle none other than MISS Barbara Vandenburg' Not bad not bad at llllllXIlS been slck the last few d xs but Brockman stems to be tant xou make up xour mmd' ' We he u Cave Hollow had v1s lOlS last Sunday afternoon Un doubtedly a rumor Hmm We wondero ' Rumor las that Della x ouldnt let Lon walk her to the door the nlght of tle W Club square dance Why Della thats no attxtude to take We hea1 Dona c uldnt see h lt'l6VlS10ll set the other nl. ht Say Bob do you thmk wc ou ht to get he1 some 5135595979 B1lly Boyds Wrltten 1 po: m loout hls true love namely a certaln blond Jumor Is It a d1llv Wow' Thats okay B111 every lanes twltterpxted come sprm Say what d1d Monty and Flor ence do Saturday n1ght Rumor has It that Florence started for Teenv1lle but the quest1on IS where d1d she end up? We wonder what Leo Crocker was so elated about last week'P Could It be that he p1cked up a cholce b1t of goss1p'P Orchlds to All the entrles to the D1str1ct Contest who won 81 ther of the two top ratlngs On1ons to The SPIRIT Staff for not turmng 1n all the news' . . . I . . . . . I u 7 ' 0 . . ' . Q. K Q A ii ' 7 S! ' ct I l . . y ----- .--- -------- 1 . ' ' , ----- n h y .1 ' - . ' Z, . ' ' , ----------H . . . v . . . . 1 .V - U ' ' on 1 , . 1 w ' 1' ' ' ----------- , . , ---T -'----- y , I I , , . . . l ' . ' 1 ' - 1 . - 4' , . . - ' I 0 0 . 4 . ' 1- ' ' ' I l .- . . . ' - ' 3 . ,Q y , i , . x .A . . . , , 1 . a ' U , . . . . . , , . E , - ' ' . . . . . . C . , - . . , . . . , S 1 . . . . 2-ll!!! a ' ' . . . . . 1, 2 - ty N . - - , , , . . . - - - aj . ' gr v ' ' - . .. - . ' making out okay! Say. Romeo, , , a I l v r v ' ' Y' ' c . t . . . . ' , ' . . . li ' . ' - Y 1 3 - v Y . . . , - .. , 1 V' , ... - ' l lt ' u ' v , ' - Q ax - - - ,H a N - - 1 is va . . . . 1 . . 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