Warrensburg High School - Arrow Yearbook (Warrensburg, MO)

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Pqge 2 W H S Spirit April I9 1950 W H S SPIRIT Published Bi Weekly by Warrensburg High School, Warrensburg, Missouri SPIRIT SIA!! Editor Rowena Bobbltt Assistant Editor Patricia Summers Business Manager Calvin Czeschln Art Editor Marilyn Shively Sports Editor Richard Smith Feature Editors Joan Harding and Shirley Simmons Exchange Editor Larol Frost Typist Patricia Summers Reporters Helen Holder Irene Metre Nancy Davis Martha Caldwell Joan Cooper and Betty Roach Sponsors Willie Faith and Lois Carter Edltorlal ThlS the final ISSUS of the Spirit IS dedicated ln Hnal tribute to the senior class of 1950 +1 +1 lm a Semor The shining ambltion of most seventh graders IS to be a senior the highest rank reached 1n sec ondary schools of education The honor of being a senior is accom pamed by many privileges an abundance of good times and pop ularlty at 1tS peak Each year as you pass from seventh to eighth to freshman to sophomore you just look forward to being a sen lor and bxde your time Just walt mg Then your Junior year a thought strikes you Next year youll be the -oldest of all the kids in school You ll be the big wheel the person thats looked up to Theres so little time to have fun So you try to make up for lost time you try to cram all of the wonderful things youve missed 1nto one year But you cant qulte do everything youd like to You Just have to look back and regret You cant do anything to stop t1me and before you know lt you're a semor The older kids that were so glamorous the boys and girls you adm1red so much are gone and forgotten Now you re the glamorous one the admxred cne the older one But you dont teel any different You feel a scared unsure and very m mature But you are a senior rave to act like one It wont be long t1ll you re sep axated from the kids you know so well Separated forever prob ably So you erase all pet griev arces and you try to get along w1th everyone because you want just you your last year to be perfect You look back and remember all the silly things youve done you re gret the wasted time and unhappy moments You re actually Jealous of those kids Just starting out Sure you can t wait to graduate Lut youd give your right arm if you didnt have too You look to graduation And then what? Work? College? Marriage Who knows? Anythmg can happen and will' And what about WHS? Youre nothing to those klds there but a name and a picture in the Arrow an autograph on the back of the flats a name on a gold trophy Look at those kids wasting their time Waltlllg till theyre seniors to have fun If they only knew If you could only make them un derstand But you cant Theyre just like you and so many others oefore you They have to find out the hard way And believe me the way IS hard and heartbreaking I know Im a senlor il Throughout the year the mem bers of the Spirit staff have work time we wish to express our thanks for their work and cooperation Ve thank First our sponsor Miss VS 1ll1e Faith whom we continual lb annoy with our problems We thank Helen Holder and Irene Mette who wrote club news Nancy Davis and Betty Roach who wrote I Ben Pryon Jr and other fea tures and Jo Ann Cooper who ipervised by Mrs Flanery wrote the Junior high news We thank Martha Caldwell who wrote per sona11t1es and features so well Carol Frost our exchange editor Jo n Hardmg and Shirley Sim mons oo authors of I Ben Pryon Herb Smith our sports editor Marxlyn Shively our art editor and Calvin Czeschin busines manager and errand boy e thank also Miss Nellie Hart Ster ling who has reported Junior high news We ve all worked hard on the p per this year and hope that we have in a measure at least sat 1sHed the student body with our 1 ublications In the meantime after thank mg all concerned we thank heav en that this is the last ISSUE Ed What They Remind Us of Judy Coulson sun always shining Florence Ball fruit cake nut ty but nice Keith Cox woman with a bank ccount always drawing Wanda Heatherly ginger full of pep Marilyn Shlvely TNT hable to explode any minute Don Parmley song Take It Easy Joan Warden spring carefree nd in love Barbara Cone ginger ale dds sparkle Guess who animal wolf John Weltzel beard growmg wllder by the hour Bettie Bell holiday always merry Sara Regers-Secret Service quiet Ralph Ross tiger tough guy Joan McCoy ball team-coop erative Janice Etter song Sweet and Lovely Lee Adams Abe Lincoln hon est and sincere 1 man in her heart Ron Heatherly-Joe DlMagg1O good athlete Donna Morrison house slippers easy going and informal Barbara Black k1ss lot of lun Lorm Hyslop fish thrives on water Betty Basham puppy true friend Jack Stewart chemistry necessary element Nadine Steele electric clock a necessary element Charlene Rich Juliet because shes in love Elbert Leigh bow tie adds a certain something Jo Campbell tornado rather windy at times Betty Barnhill new car easy on the eyes Bob Brockman weather p1ed1ctable Helen Bradley bee always buzzing A11ce McCully Barbara Ann Scott usually found skating Bob Ball clown always Jok in Mae Burge money like to see more of Jo Ann Almond proverb-slow . . . , X . 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The SPIRIT Vo 8 Wcrrensburg Missouri Wednesday, April 19 1950 N 12 4 .l awww 0 5 Lee Adams Jo Ann Almond Florence Ball Bob Ball Betty Basham Betty Barnhill Bettie Bell Barbara Black Rowena Bobbitt Helen Bradley Bob Brockman Mae Burge Edna Jo Campbell Parker Christopher Barbara Cone Judy Coulson Keith Cox Joan Dodge J nice Etter Rosemary Gosroski Ponald Heatherly Wanda Heatherly Irmgard Heberling Helen Holder Lorin Hyslop Doris Jean Johnson Elbert Leigh Irene Mette J mes Morley Lonna Morrison Jcan McCoy Alice McCu1ly Earl Murphy Don Parmley Jeanneane Parsons S'-ra Regers Charlene Rich Helen Rich Ralph Ross Marian Shaw Richard Smith Marilyn Shively Nadine Steele Jack Stewart P' tricia Summers Don Swope Jo Ann Warden Vernon Weinrich John Weitzel Jackie Wilkinson Joan Williams Frances Wilson Lonnie Woodruff 'Q Student Publication of WARRENSBURG HIGH SCHOOL I' I ' .I Q I Ka., -lp ,.1.:..... :a li-V , p,1,i 1 . 1 : . Q it C

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April 19, 1950 w. H. s. spmf I LEAVE THEE I gaze on thee in sorrow O frlends of frlends to me I have but one tomorrow And then farewell to thee I have known fun and sorrow In your great halls O School I have gamed much ln knowledge iThough some say Im a fooll And all the laughter g1ven thee I hope you may retaln 'That others may succumb To 1tC I W1ll no pa1nJ And I must Journey onward O frxend of frxends to me For Im a sen1or now Frnend I qult my lxfe Wlth thee A Semor WHAT THEY REMIND US OF CContmuedD but sure Parker Chr1stopher Jokebook lrovlder of laughs Lonme Woodruff glue helps hold the class together Joan Wllllams clrcus--colorful and gay Herb1e Sm1th Emstem class braln J eanneane Parsons--summer day warm and pretty full of song Jack W11k1nson elementary teacher lnterested 1n lower grades Helen Holder d1ct1onary full of blg words Vernon WelUflCh chlmney l ways smokmg Irene Mette game hunter terested ln anlmals Frances Wllson Readers Dlgest full of varlety Jxm Morley banty rooster small but powerful Joan Dodge candy allfesawer Dorxs Jean Johnson rumor al ways runnmg about Don Swope ventllator lcts off heat Rosemary Gosroskl dlary full of secrets Mar1an Shaw 1ce cream al wavs dlsappearmg Helen Rlch factory lI'ldUSII'l ous Earl Murphy soda fountam mce to be around IrmgardHeberl1ng vault what goes on msxde IS unknown Seen, Heard, lmagined I Ben Pryon Well th1S IS lt the fmal issue' Cuess thls IS our last chance to report to you on the latest g0SS1p round the old plle of brlcks Rumor has lt that Jack Stewart 'Number 317843110925 IS rapldly developlng a deep affectlon for back alleys Anyone nursmg a grudge agamst the Gallant Tlger can obtaln blackmall mformatlon from John and Ron Seems that the Englxsh Lltera ure class gets a lnttle off the sub ject sometunes For mstance Tues o y they were callmg about BP' Wasnt xt n1ce to see Mrs Smlth agam She s such a mee lady' Our orly regret was that we temporar xly lost Mrs Carter 1n the bargaln We hear that Jo and Ruflie have spht the quxll so to speak We wonder 1f the other member of the sen1or threesome w1ll take over Say d1dnt Barbara Black have on a pretty sweater last Monday? Evldently Scoop thought she looked better 1n It than he d1d Too bad Lorm dldn t thmk so too' Jo Ann Warden xs growmg more fluttery by the mmute Just Aprxl and May and shell be a brlde Ah sprlng nas defimtely sprung' Florence and J C have come to eems to have her eye cast ln an other d1rect1on Now who could lt be' Have you not1ced the sen1or boys sldeburns Wow What cu ues' What Cl,1tl8S?7 Say Smokey what can you buy for 30c Trlsh says lt ll buy a lot' Now what does she mean? Study hall note Alice McCully falthfully read1ng the Boonvllle p per Her eyes gleam fire That wlcked gleam ln the eyes of the senior glrls denotes myster wus plans abrew We dont know what they re cookmg up but we ll bet our bottom dollar that IIS a snzzler' Brunos back ln town glrls On your mark get set go' Barbara Cone Cformerly called Icy J has ofliclally abandoned her mckname Th1s change of heat was due to the lnfluence of one B111 Borden We understand there w1ll be another change of names for Barb before too long but that lt w1l1 be more on the serlous slde B Pop! We Are Proudof Our' Artists Kexth Cox Manlyn Shnvely and Herb1e Srmth Athletes-Ron Heatherly and Lee Adams Home Ec gals-Judy Coulson and Jeanneane Parsons Oldest Steadles-Ron Heatherly and Rowena Bobbltt Scholars- Herb1e Smxth Park cr Christopher and Lonme Wood ruff Hardest workers-Helen R1ch Barbara Black Nad1ne Steele Joan McCoy and Rosemary Gosroskx Photographer Donna Morrxson Boy with the legs Lee Ad ams Twms-Wanda and Ron Heath erly Pol1t1c1an Jack Stewart Musxclans Trlsh Summers Jo Ann Almond Joan WIIIIHUIS Jo Campbell Kelth Cox Dancer Elbert Lexgh Glrls wxth the black tresses-- Barbara Cone and Betty Barnhnll Future Brldes-Jo Ann Warden, Dorxs Jean Johnson and Charlene Rlch Slowest Person-Jo Ann Al mond Tallest G1rl Florence Ball Strawberry Blonde-Sara Reg ers W1t-Helen Holder Great Lover -John Weltzel Torch Smger Betty Bell Fash1on Desxgner Joan Dodge Seen but not Heards Earl Murphy J1m Morley Don Swope, and Mar1an Shaw Arrow staff Betty Basham Parker Chr1stopher Helen Holder Rowena Bobb1tt Herb Smlth Kelth Cox Marllyn Shlvely Alice McCully Donna Morr1son and Joan Dodge Bashful Beaus-Jack Wmlkmson and Parker Chr1stopher I Ben Pryon CCont7 Bob Brockman usually seen w1th Marllyn Shrvely was spotted wxth a glgglxng Jumor last Sat Lrday mght Sprmg must be affect mg h1m too Donna Morr1son IS ready to revo utxomze UD the world of fashion She IS all ln favor of revertlng to the 1905 mode of dress Well thats all kxds' From now on youll Just have to dlg up your own d1rt' See you next year' . 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