Warrensburg High School - Arrow Yearbook (Warrensburg, MO)

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Oct 19 1949 VV P1 S Spud Page 3 THE FORGOTTEN LINE We of the SPIRIT staff th1nk tl1at there are some stars o your football team that are stars ln every sense of the word but tuey do not get the cred1t they lully des rve We are g01I1g to my to tell you a l1ttle blt about a few of these boys ln each of the next three lssues of the bPIRIT Ralph QRuIIleJ Ross 1S 17 years of age H1s he1ght 1S 5 ft l1V2 1n and h1s Welght 1S 165 lbs Ralphs football number 1S 18 He has had 3 years of foot b ll and 2 years of track When asked why he was content ln the l1ne he Sald Because I l1ke the llne better than the backtleld We thank ou.r lucky stars that he does Don Q Chlef J Parmley IS 17 years old He stands 5 ft 10 1n and W6lghS 150 lbs HIS football number 1S 83 He has played foot ball 3 years and track one year Don Sald that he was contented ln the l1ne because Its Just as good portant Don 1S a flghter and we re glad we have hllfl, Lee Adams 1S 17 years old He 1S 6 ft 2 1n tall and We1ghS 175 lbs H1s football number IS 88 Lee has had 3 years of football 4 years of basketball and 3 years of track He IS a letter man 1n all three When we asked Lee why l'e was contented 1n the l1ne he Sald At the end I get x per1ence at about everyth1ng ln football I th1nk we all agree tl at we W111 m1ss Lee next year The b1g boy on our team IS Lon Larson He s 17 years old He IS 6 ft 4 IH tall and Welghs 185 lbs H1s football number IS 89 Lon has taken part 1n all of Warrensburgs sports When ask cd why he was contented 1n the lne he sa1d Because I dont th1nk I ould play ln the back field and anyway I llke the l1ne None of us w1ll ever forget how Lon took over center at the Eldorado Sprmgs game last year when he was needed most Carol Frost Look' Theres space 1n the p per W1th0Ut any pr1nt1ng on It Whats that for Oh I suppose for people who cant read Tagers Smother Blue Joys 40 19 The WHS T1gers came back after a weeks lay off to down the Hlgglnsvllle Blue Jays 40 19 at the ClvlSC Stad1um October 14 The T1gers held an advantage from the openmg klCk off when they recovered a Hlgglnsvllle fumble on the v1s1tors 29 yard l1ne and dl ove to the HlgglHSVl1l6 1 where Ron Heatherly went over lor the counter Jlm Coll1ns at tempt to k1ck the extra polnt was not good Warrensburg k1cked off and lorced HlgglHSVll16 to punt The Bengals took the ball non the Hlg g1nsv1lle 28 and moved on three plays to the 13 where Coll1ns passed to Jack W11k1nSOn 1n the end zone Heatherly converted w1th a place k1ck In the second quarter the T1g ers recovered a Blue Jay fumble on the H1gg1nsv1lle 6 and John We1tzel went through to pay d1rt Heatherly k1Cked the extra pomt DeBacker 1ntercepted a Blue Jay aer1al on the Warrensburg 40 and galloped 60 yards to score Heath erly k1cked the extra po1nt and the half ended Wlth the score 27 0 Coach J D Copple started the second half w1th the Tlger re serves After takmg the k1ck off the Bengals punted and H1gg1HS vllle drove ln a serles of downs to the 4 where Bell scored for the v1s1tors Kroencke attempted the extra po1nt but lt was not good In the last per1od the T1gers aerlal offense agaln cl1cked to pro duce another tally W1th the ball von the Bengal 25 DeBacker threw to John Weltzel to net 75 yards and the counter Heatherly add ed the extra po1nt Wlth a k1ck from placement H1gg1nSVl11e recovered a War rensburg bobble on the Tlger 12 and Kroencke went around the left slde of the l1ne for the touch down Sbolls attempted converslon was not good H1gglHSVl116S last tally was al so set up by a fumble th1s t1me they recovered a Warrensburg fumble on the Tiger 4 The Ben gal l1ne stlffened and the Blue Jays went to the 1 foot l1ne ln ZIGGERINA THE PIGSKIN Greetms Gates' Hows llfe tleatln you? lve been gettlng along r1ght well Alter that But ler game why shouldnt 1? Jo and l had a l1ttle d1scuss1on about Ralph bemg captaln We declded that 1t was a pretty DICE arrangement 1 was never rushed so much ln my l11e' l was pletty tlred that evcnmg and had dec1ded to rest a llttle 1n the tlrst quartex And what SllOd1Ci happen nut that John m kes a IOULIIGOWII on the k1ck oft And then Jlnunle ran around Wltll me tor a century Un well 1t was wolth my l0bI lcep .lxlcu Butler got ahold ot me I was be gllllllllg to wonder 1t theyd ever glve me up but Ron got Jealous and took me over for two more touchdowns Gee lsnt lt n1ce to be popular? W1th all those men llghtlllg over me Im hable to Lust a seam someday And that H1gg1nsv1l1e game' C,h1el was out 1n front as captaln Sh1.rley and I agreed that he made Gosh but I was t1red after that game' Ron Juoe John and Jlm mle Just nearly wore me out car 1y1ng me across that l1ne CNot that Im compla1n1ng you under stand'J My boy Joe took me for qu1te a run I thought but then that last touchdown came up and really surprlsed me' Ron prac tlcally k1lled me Jugglmg me a pound' Then to apologlze he took me for a llloooonnnnggg run And the substltute boys treat ed me tenderly Tra1n1ng them young you know' Well I gotta catch up on my sleep belore the Raytown game Somethlng tells me 1tS gonna be klnda rough Im tellm you now th1s rugged l1fe 1S KILLIN me' Keep lt up T1gers' Yours for more touchdowns Z1gger1na thrcc tr1es and Branson went over on a lme plunge Bell klCked the extra po1nt Heatherly added the last Tlger tally ln a flash of speed and open field runmng when he took the k1ck off on h1S own goal l1ne and spr1nted the length of the field for the counter Coll1ns attempt fol the converslon was no good Il ll 0 ' 1 ' 7 7 ' ll n n - , Y . 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Page 2 W H S Spirit Oc I9 49 W H S SPIRIT Publlshed Bi Weekly by Warrensburg High School, Warrensburg, Missouri SPIRIT STAFF Editor Rowena Bobmtt Asslstmt Ldltor latuela Summus Busmess Manager LZINIH Lzesehm Art Lditox Malllyn Sluuly Sports Ldltol lilbllilll Smith I eatule Ldltors Jo IH I aiding Shuley Simmons Exchange Ldltox Larol lie t Typist latrxeii bllllllllnli' Reportels Helen Holden llene Melia lxaney Duls Mal tha, Caldwell Jom Looper and Betty Roach bponsols Vvlllle lalth and Lols Lallttl EDITORIAL Our homecomlng football game this year IS with Adrian Novem ber 11 The student counc1l spon sors the election :of a homecom 1ng queen There will be one can more Junior and senlor classes It IS qulte an honor in our school to be elected homecoming queen and the candldates deserve royal treatment Th1s year the counc1l IS expandlng the homecoming ae t1V1t19S A parade including floats for each candidate will be added event as w1ll the prize for the best float Lets do a bang up Job on our floats and parade and support our candidates bo the best of ou.r abil 1ty so that our homecoming ac l1V1tIOS w1l1 long be remembered as an outstanding event 1n the year of 49 50' CLASSIFIED ADS WANTED Well furnlshed com iortable cell 1n Wh1Ch to regain sanity after maklng the first deadline ARROW STAFF FOUND Slmple method for profit able black mall Anywone lnterest ed see BOB HAMMOND FOR SALE No 62 8: 63 white football Jersles Slightly used ftorn from shoulder to waisth In slncere thanks for the under standing? and help '? given me by my fellow bookkeeping class mates D M LOST Somewhere ln llterature one heart If found please notify HELEN HOLDER FOR RENT Cheap Good case of hay fever Long tlme lease See W M McKean, in llbrary Football game Frlday night at Rich H111 PUDIIC 1nv1ted ESCAPADE By Lonnie Ann Woodruff As l recall the words used by N11 lwndorf were We leave promptly at seven Whoever lS not there at that time will be e At twenty minutes after seven on the morning of Saturday O bober the elghth two busses pull ed away from the curb in front of Warrensburg High School As the busses moved along the high way the stillness of the morning was broken by the lncoherent mumbllngs that one makes while 1n that early morning stupor The two busses that shlow such promlnence ln this story were carrying this llvely carefree gloup of band members to Co lumbm where bands from twenty Missouri high schools were to take Day This band of W H S was Jodrneymg to Columbla to play a very lmportant role Standing 1n three files the red clad mem bers would form one slde of an At nine thrrty on this same morning fhe two busses drove 1n to Boonville The band members each clutchmg his seventy five cents in l lS fist climbed off the losses They were told to buy tl elr dlnners for they would not eat again until eight that nlght Ir the restaurants they were g eeted by menus that read Good morning' Breakfast Menu After consumlng thelr Illld morning meals the band members Journeyed on to Columbia After practlelng with the other bands the band of our story marched to the stad1um where the M1ssour1 Tigers were going to defeat the Oklahoma Affgles During the half the twenty bands each uslng a dlfferent drum beat marched onto the field an iormed BAND DAY At the completion of the amc many reunlons were broken up and the two busses carried our band back to Warrensburg I know a teacher named Frankn Whom I never knew to be cranky But h1s temper 1n band Somet1me's out of hand, 'Tis enough to make Frallkle be cranky Janice Etter been, Heard, and lmoglned I Ben Pryon We hear Bob B has hls elass ring back 'md Barbara Burgess 11 s taken up where Connie left Why has Ledelle got that happy look on her flee? lVIaybe we sl ould 'isk Dean Carol and Jlgger have new filmes in COIUITIDIH Wish I could h ve gone w1th them What senlor girl Cwhos gomg steady mind soul has a terrific crush on Joe DeBaeker'? Tommie Reaves a cute soph omore from Lyons Kansas has been heard to say she doesnt know the boys very well Audrey couldnt you help her get ac QlldlIltCd9 The scmor Penny Carnival W is wonderful Those who dldnt missed something Ask Margaret Ann DeB1ckcr if you dont be lnve m Who was the boy Darlene Lup tcn was with at the Penny Car r1v'1l 'P Where do they find these men? Edmc has Ruflies rlng back 'mam Its golng to be worn out fiom changing hands so much Everxon has been havmg a swell time at Teenvllle Some out of town girls vtexe down Sat Uday So was Stan Pattison lsnt that right Joan Congratulations to Dlane and Noble for being the most popular glrl and boy Another couple to nut 1n the steadv ht IS Bllly Castor and Judv Coulson Orchlds to Everyone who pat ronwcs the Junior food stand Omons to Everyone who doesnt p tromze the Jun1or food st md W Club Elects Officers The first meetlng of the W Club was held Wednesday October 5 Plans for the year were dlscuss ed and officers were elected as follows Ron Heatherly presldent Ice Adams vice president Herb Snnth secretary and Teddy Dowler treasurer Therr money making projects thus far have been usherlng at the teachers' meeting October 6 and 7, and sellmg mums at the Higgmsville game . . . r. , I9 I 0 I R . .. y - ' . . w i w ' ' ' ' 'x s H x - . ' ' 7 ' 0 , 1 1 ' ' I: 1. ' A I . 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Page 4 W H S Spirit Oct I9 949 PRESENTING THE SPIRIT STAFF Once upon a t1me 1n the far beyond, as I was walk1ng along a man stopped me He 1nqu1red as to the contents of a eerta1n paper he held I Looked at the headlng THE SPIRIT 1949 I explalned lt to h1m then he 1nqu1red as to what those names 1n the upper left hand corner meant so I Sald Rowena IS our ed1tor Shes five feet two wlth eyes of blue As a cheerleader Rowena seems to have a never ending supply of energy and Zlp In the state speech contest last year she recelved first place and last summer she was awarded a sch1olarsh1p for a SIX weeks speech course at Denver Ln1vers1ty If you havent got ac qua1nted w1th Rowena youd bet er hurry because shes a senior Patrlcla Summpers better known as Tl'lSIl IS a sen1or too Shes our assistant edltor and also typ lSt Trxsh IS famous for her mu SIC If you have never heard her sing you re really m1ss1ng some thing Shes terr1fic' Ca1v1n Czeschln IS buslness man ager If you wonder who helps make part of the beaut1ful musle Ill the band now you know IIS Calvin on hlS new French horn Hes a freshman and qu1te a guy PreSeHI1Hg our sports editor R1chard Smlth who needs no m troduct1on your first encountear w1th Herble was probably over a mlcrophone Hes the guy who tells what s happenmg on the foot ball field Th1S 1S Just one of hlS many talents Look for th1s ath lete 1n basketball and track and youll be looking at a Jack of all trades Th1s IS about Mar1lyn our art ed1tor Maybe you recognize her as another Shlvely s1ster or may be as the pretty fortune teller 'vt the Penny Carnlval If you ever need to find Mar1lyn before school starts 1n the mornmg look 1n the gym There on the floor will be Marllyn pract1c1ng on her flute Shes another of the class of 50 Now come the people who tell you whats happemng about scnool the news reporters Joann Cooper who IS a cute elghth grader shes famous for her b1g brown eyes Her h0bb16S are collectmg plastlc animals and playing f-ootball Bet'y Roach IS a lreshman ll l1as been a promoter OL leentown She seems qu1te interested 111 loot ba boys It you vxoiuu why dont ask l1er I wasnt supposed to tell Nancy Dav1s lS a sophomrne and a majorette When you get through watching her tw1rl you are e1tl1er crosseyed or blind Last year Spec was princess of the Arrow Ball Marty Caldwell comes next QD1d you ever try to Wflte prmtable paragraph about your self? Well dont lt doesnt workJ If your favorlte top1e IS ho1ses I bet theres at least one 13615011 vsho can out talk you on tl1e sub ject Irene Mette If you happen to be drivlng past the skating r1nk look across the noad and you are liable to see the objeet of Irenes affect1on her horses Now comes Helen Holder the bass drummer It you look elose ly y-ou w1ll discover that llelen plays left handed You should hear her speak Freneh Ooh la la Helens another d1gn1f1ed senior Simmons and Joan Huuing Joans that redhead who key one of Coachs boys out at 111 ht Last year Joan made tI1e sopho 1nore p1lg11mage to Jeherson C1ty Shes a cheerleader and quite an rt1s't too CI understand that when Sh1rley writes her book Joan IS to 1llustrate 1tJ Yes Sh1rley IS gomg to write a book for ch1ldren The results should pnove lnterestmg Il you can scare Shlrley out of her shy ress Cat the p1anoJ shes '1 verv good p13HlSt She IS usually seen 1n a green truck Our exchange edltor IS Carol Frost Carol IS first cl.1r1net1st 1n the band Last year she was sopho more cand1date for Queen Carol s llObbl9S are the plano and Bob Reynolds Sponsormg our pape1 are Mrs Carter the freshman En llsh teacher and Spanish teacher She WI11 direct the Junior play th1s year And now some one who needs no 1ntroduct1on es'pec1al1y to the students of W H S IS MISS Fa1th' Dont ever try to stump her on a math problem because It cant be done If you want ad JQCIIVBS to deser1be IVIISS W1ll1e A NIGHT AT THE CARNIVAL On the even1ng of October 4 1949 the senior class presented the a11nual Penny Carn1val After being greetd at the door by Mrs Xxo1kn1an and Rowena Cwho gra e ously offered 'oo rel1eve us of a small amountl we went 1nto the gym wlueh was d1sgu1sed wxth tie many attractlons charaeter1s t1c of a carmval Being part1cularly 1nterested 1n the rat race we hurrled over tneie but were d1sappo1nted to discover not rats' We had our fortunes told by the pretty fortune teller and got in l1ne for the museum but the a1o1na of Chef We1tzels popcorn tempted us away Among other attractlons were 1oulette b1ngo fun house cake walk the fish pond the Hot Spot rd a rooster guess Included 1n the unlque Slde sl ow were a skit The HltCh IlIkC1S enacted by Florence and Joe tI1e minstrel quartet TD TS which was very good and 11otl1er skit ent1tled Llttle Nell The highlight of the even1ng mme at the announcement that Diane Montgomery and Noble Gene Dav1s had won the tltles Most Popular Girl and Most Pop ular Boy Each class was well represent ed Janice Etter and Lee Adams for tl1e seniors Martha Dyer and Burton Shukers for the Juniors for the sophomores were Janet li'IeMeek1n and J C HlgglHS the freshmen were Nancy George and P lul Ovymffs and the elghth grade c nd1dates were Joyce Foekler nd Donald Cleveland So ended another Penny Car mval and we thank the Sen1or Class of 1940 for affordlng us a y onderful evening l'a1th Just th1nk of all the DICE thmgs you l1ke 1n a teacher and you ve got her CNote MISS Falth eut th1s but your edltor put it back 1n Shes gonna be madlb Vlhen I finished explammg to the man he suddenly asked What year lS this? 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