Warrensburg High School - Arrow Yearbook (Warrensburg, MO)

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Student Publlcotnon of WARRENSBURG HIGH SCHOOL V 8 Warrensburg Mlssourl Wednesday November2 1949 N0 3 JIM TE ATER WINS Jxm Teater a member of the Junlor Class won first prlze and 52.3 m the recent F1re Preventnon Essay Contest Dolores Peak a seventh grade student won sec ond pr1ze 1n the same contest There were more than 100 entrles ln th1s contest from all over the county W H S IS Justly proud 0' these students Congratulatmons' PLAY DAY HELD FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS The women s physlcal educat1on department of C M S C spon sored the first Play Day smce World War II There were 105 g1rls who attended from Warsaw Calhoun Lowry City Ballard Lexmgton LaTour Farmers Boonvllle Wanrensburg Norrls College H1gh Osage K1ngsv11le Corder Independence and Holden The g1rls were drvlded 1nto groups named for the holldays A varxety of events was played w1th the Labor Day and Thanks place Followmg the mornmg aCt1V1 tres a much welcomed lunch was served 1n the shelter house After the meal the glrls saw exh1b1t1on danc1ng by the Orchesls Dancmg Club and a sw1mm1ng demon strat1on by the Dolphms Carol Frost Barbara Black Dona Coifman and Betty Barnhlll won awards m the posture parade W H S was represented by Dona Coffman Joan Hardlng Betty Barnhlll Joan McCoy Bar bara Black Edna Jo Campbell Shlrley S1mmons Shlrley Flsher Carol Frost and Della Cummlng It IS only an error of Judgment to make a mlstake but xt argues n lnfirmlty of character to ad here to It when dlscovered The Chlnese say The glory IS not m never fa1l1ng but 1n r1s1ng every tme you fall Florence Ball CStory on page 45 HOMECOMING poppmg up such as floats and more candldates for Homecom1ng Queen th1s years Homecom1ng parade IS bemg awalted w1th greater ant1c1pat1on than ever before Any organlzatlon or class may enter a float 1n the Homecom1ng parade The Student Councll IS offermg prlzes amountxng to S15 and the wxnners w1ll be announc ed the mght of the game To add more compet1t1on the W Club has decxded to enter a cand1date for Queen along wlth the upper three class regulars Floats entrles must be reglster ed w1th the secretary of the Stu dent Councll by November 9 to be el1g1ble for the parade Wtxh the cooperatlon of every one concerned thxs should be one of the most memorable Home commg parades 1n the h1story of W H S COMING EW ENTS IN v 7 11 l 1errcan Educatlon Week Nov 10 P p Rally and Snake Dance Nov 11 Iloemcommg Game Adnan here -lomecomlng Parade Nov 18 Foctball Holden there KUTHANNE MARR. LELEBRATES BIRTHDAY If by chance ywou happened to be gomg down Grover Street Frlday mght after the football game w1th H1gglf1SVl118 and 1f you happened to hear a commotlon 1n the basement of the Marr resl dence lt was only a party bemg held 1n honor of Ruthanne s bxrth day There were about fifty guests present two of whom were here from Columbla Clf you dldllt meet the two g1r1s from Colum bla ask some of the boys who dxd Im sure they ll all agree when I say they were really cute' Rxght boys J The party was a blg success and the ICC cream cake and A good t1me was had by all, and everyone left wlth the hope that Ruthanne would have anoth er party ln the near future It CLUB MEETING HELD The Warrensburg Hlgh School W Club met Tuesday October 18 and voted to sponsor a cand1date ior homecommg queen and a float for the parade They have made money by servmg as ushers at the teachers meetlng October 6 7 and by selhng mums 'on Dads Illght PHA DELEGATION GOES T0 LEXINGTON Members of the Future Home makers Club attended the FHA SUbdlS'tI'lCt meetlng at Lexlngton on Saturday October 22 Betty Plne was chosen sub dlSt.!'lCt song leader for the year The Club was accompanled on the tr1p by their sponsor M1ss Velma Flsher . . A A y V' ol' I ' .I 1 I 7 - ' , fo . - -- '. ' ' 7 . , . 1 ' ' 1- i . , - Yr . ' 1' 1 x L s 1 . , l , v v a r 1 - , I I ' 0 I , n - l Y rx ! ' 3 , ' 1 . Q , , Y , Q I Y U ' ' Y I Y ' Y , . ' Y U ' . , . . . . . . , . , . - - I 1 Y Slvlng Day EPOUPS tying f0l' first Wlth all of these new ideas punch were delicious. I I , . ' . , l . Y . , - y . . . . . . , - , I I - . . ' ' ' S l I s 1 , I . D , . . . , .I - . . . - , . . . . - , , - . . . , 1 1 1 . , 1 7 ' . 7 , l 7 , ' ' . , - ' ' - 1 . . ' , a . . - . . - , l . y ,, . . I - l c ,, . . . . . . . . ,

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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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Page 2 VV PI S Spun Nov 2 I949 W H S SPIRIT Publlshed B1 Weekly by Warrensburg Hlgh School Warrensburg, MISSOUII SPIRIT STAFF Edltor l ouena Bobllllt Ass1stant Ldltor 1 1t11c1a Summers Busmess Nlanagel Ldltlll f.,LLNChlll Art Ldlt0l Maulyn bhnely 5130115 Ld1LU1 lilclldld blllltll l ettuxe Ld1t.ors Jo 111 ll Lldlllfb all d Shlrley blIllIIl0l'lS Exchange LdlIOT Lalol lxost T5 pxst lat11c1a bllllllllelb Reportels Helen lloldtx I1 ene Mette Nancy Dax lb M utha. Ctldvwell Joan Cooper and Betty Roach Sponsoxs NX1ll1e l nth a11d Lo1s Camel EDITORIAL YEAH W A R R E N SBURG' YEAH TIGERS' YEAH YEAH WARRENSBURG TIGERS' As the yell of the pep club r1ses the people of Warrensburg are proud proud of tl1e1r publ1c h1gh school proud of the1r Hne young c1t1zens But when tl1e yell d1es down they somet1mes hear th1ngs that causes them to lose that sat1stact1on words that l1urt the1r pr1de The callber of language used t our games IS Just as not1ceable as 1S our short punt format1on We grant tl1at a crovtd of football fans 1snt the most courteous and agreeable group 1n the world but We need not tu1n football lnto a verbal battle The T1gers fight our battles We W111 agree that 1n our own m1nds we admlre a courteous well behaved group of I1 gh school v1s1t0rs We want to ueate that klnd of 1mpress1on on the other schools We want to be known as a school that 1S tops 1n everyth1ng selfd1sc1pl1ne a mong ourselves and Wlth others belllg a ma1n factor F1rst lmpresslons are last1ng lets make our Hrst 1mpress1on somethmg to be proud of' THE FORGOTTEN LIN E To cont1nue about the boys of tl1e line to whom we want to g1V6 full credlt Jack W11klHSOH 1S 17 years old Ire 1S 6 ft exactly and WC1ghS 148 lbs H1s football number IS 68 Jack Sald he l1ked the l1ne best because, I l1ke the way the l1ne plays, and lt7S more fun than the backfield Wllkle, who IS a semor, has played football two years, basketball 1 year, and A QUICK GLANCE AT A CLASS OR TWO By Barbara Cone Ever walk past that door at the end of the hall upsta1rs say about second hour? Heres a sample of what was golng -on the other mornmg I hale 1 2 3 4 c Crazy? No Just speech class It seems they re learmng breathe Now surely Mrs Mc Kean there must be an eas1er way than that' After all they ve done pr tty well for the last sev erteen years havent they? If anyones mterested 1n some 1nfo about p11gr1mages Cln case anyone ever wants to make onel oome to anyone 1n Enghsh lltera ture They can g1Ve It to you str:-ught from the shoulder The lI13JOI'lty feel as 1f theyd been there and back They Just flnlsh back m1nd you? Wlth the Can terbury P1lgr1ms They also d1s covered some new ones 1n thelr m1dst along the way It seems some p1lgr1ms appeared of wh1ch even Chaucer never dreamed Rlght Helen? Drop 1n on them scmetlme They ll be start1ng on Macbeth soon Cant you Just hear Mrs Mclxean when she hears them read Shakespeare? Quote Wha hoppened? Unquote Well nothmgs happened yet but th1S column had better stop before srmcthmg does' See you next IS sue t ack 1 year Jack Stewart lS 17 years of age He 1S 5 ft 7 1n and Welghs 160 lbs H1s football number 1S 18 Jack saxd he was contented ID the l1ne because It g1V6S me a sense of accompl1shment and xt IS ln the m1ddle of everythmg Jack has taken part 1n all three sports offered at W H S He IS another senlor Ted Dowler IS 15 years old IS 5 ft 10 1n and we1 hs 4 lbs H1s football number 15 He has taken part 1n football and track He l1kes the l1ne best be cause I th1nk I can help the team more ln the l1ne Its boys l1ke that that make a football team' Jack Colbern IS 16 and IS an other SIX footer He W9lghS 144 lbs H1s football number IS 77 ZIGGERINA THE PIGSKIN Wow' Wow What a work out Ive had lately' After that Ray town game Coaclue scrubbed me t1ll I thought Id wear out' But it was worth every speck he scrubbed off what a game' I was p1ouder of my boys that n1ght than ever before We ve really got a Hghtmg team There was only one deta1l I couldnt tell tnem apa1t They all looked l1ke a mud p1e 1nakers del1ght to me'- Just IH case you couldnt d1S tngulsh e1ther DeBacker made that touchdown I guess you fig ured that out though eh? Elbert was capta1n that n1ght I made a mental note of the fact so I could tell Zo The way I understand It though a certa1n brunette 1n the band Ca senlorb IS Just as mter eted 1n aforementloned subJect uS lS Zo COoops' Me and my b1g By the t1rne I got around to the R1ch H111 game I was Just as c1ean as could be so what hap pens? It rams harder than It d1d before the Raytown game I th1nk Ill Just go dlrty the rest of my lfe These baths are wear1ng my lude out And I was so confused hom all c1ybody 'uct and P Pete kept me Speakmg those touchdowns 'Ev vtanted to get 1nto the DID' John Jxm C J1m Bob R and Ron really busy w1th touchdowns of Ron l1e was captam that n1ght Me for maklng that a permanent arrangement CRO wena agrees? And a word to If atcr here henceforth please be more careful about what you say to our opponents Not every cnc HDDTGCIHIGS bemg called But terball Well folks I gotta run Anoth Cl bath you know' Yours for more touchdowns Z1gger1na Jack says he l1kes the l1ne be cause he can Do more good there He has played two years ard we WIII be seelng hlm 1n '1ct1on agaln next year Bob Ball lS 17 years old He IS 5 ft 8 ln and he WC1ghS 144 lbs H1s football number IS 71 Bob Ilk6S to play the l1ne because It IS the roughest part of the game, and I l1ke tfo be where lt IS rough He has taken part 1n football and track . . . , I t . . . . , - ! 7 Q . . ' 1 ! 7 . . ------ ......- ---- x , ' 1 .4 . . 3 ' 1. - ' ' ' ----- . 1 , . . - . A , . .------ -. u w my ' U I , , K. , . V ' . H . - . 4 v------------ - v 4 , . fl , , , H CX y ' v 1 ' . 1 4 ' ' ' as !! . f' -- --..----.. llal-, 1, 2, 3, 4. 5 1 V 1 - .-- Z 1 - ' 1- A 1 . ' s i ' 'A '. ' y ' . ' 1 , - - .- - - - to V . . 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