Warrensburg High School - Arrow Yearbook (Warrensburg, MO)

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Student Publication of WARRENSBURG HIGH SCHOOL . Vol. 8 Worrensburg Missouri Wednesday November 23 I949 No. 3 WHS Wms est Central Conference Mary Ann Slgrlst Rowena Bobbltt Joan Hardmg tQueenD Mary C Mc Klnney I Crown Thee By Martha Caldwell The flags were flymg hlgh The band marched onto the fleld The n1ght was beaut1ful because the moon had pushed the clouds a Slde as though they were double doors The crowd became s1lent and anx1ous A green convertlble crulsed around the field and stop ped at the east entrance Four gxrls stepped from the car These Queens walked across the field and through an alsle prepared by the band The drums began to 1011 The atmosphere was tense A fanfare blared out 1nto the st11l ness of the nlght The candldates pproached the throne The Queen h1t xts stepped of red a VV' of wh1te carnatlons on the Queen s head and announced As captam of the football squad I crown Joan Hardmg Homecom1ng Queen When the wa1t1ng and tenslon xx ere over I thought of the events o' the precedmg week Early 1n the week each class m sen1or 111gh had nom1nated a candldate for Homecomlng Queen Th1s year for the first tlme the W Club chose a candldate also Posters lmed the cor1'1dors unt11 they resembled a l-fall of Fame Dlfferent methods were used to persuade students to vote for the RIGHT Queen At 2 30 on th1s sunny afternoon was seated The evemng cl1max as John We1tze1 forward placed a crown carn'1t1ons centered wlth of November 11 the Homecommg parade started 1ts two mile Jaunt Behmd the band came the floats and other entrles and each queen 1n a oonverltble Behmd the sen 1or float rode Rowena Bobb1tt the sen1or queen Mary Ann S1 grlst the Jumor queen was 1n a convertlble behlnd the Jumor float After the sophomore entry rode Mary Canolyn McK1nney and af ter the W Club float rode the1r candldate for Queen Joan Hard 1n After an over whelmmg vxctory cryone returned to the hlgh school to d1scover the gym masked ln the costume of a dance floor The at mosphere was dreamy In the back ground a symbohc T1ger was set to l1fe by a spotllght the only hghtmg 1n the room The punch and C0Ok1eS furnlsh ed by the Student Councll added sp1ce to the evenmg for those hungry 1nd1v1duals The Queens and thelr escorts began the dance The excltement and tenslon of the evenmg finally subs1ded and from thelr attractlve settlng couples made thelr way home ward to dream of another year cf Homecomlng gone by A relgn mg Queen has been crowned The hghts have been turned down The dance has begun and has end ed So untll next year Homecom mg IS over and done but never forgotten Tngers Defeat Holden To Clinch Tltle For the first tlme 1n the hlstory of our school W H S th1s year won und1s'puted first place IH the VVest Central Conference The Txgers downed every conference foe Appleton C1ty C45 07 Clm ton 625137 Butler C26 77 Rlch H C51 OD Eldorado Sprlngs C31 65 Adrlan C48 OJ and Holden C40 OD The v1ctor1ous team w1ll recelve a trophy and 1nd1v1dual gold foot balls they w11l be honored at two banquets sponsored by theWClub and the Mule Sklnners By Wm n1ng the Holden game W H S was awarded the Holden War rensburg trophy for one year An all star team was chosen by the athletlc board on November 21 The follow1ng members of that team were W H S players Lee Adams end Don Parmley tackle Elbert Le1gh guard John We1t zel halfback Ron Heatherly half back Ralph Ross was chosen as center on the second team The Tlgers were coached by J D Copple MISSOUTI Valley All Star Th1s IS the second consecu tlve year under h1s gu1dance that W H S has placed 1n one of the three top brackets COMING EVENTS Not 24 25 Thanksglvlng H011 days Nov 30 Dec l 2 Mule Skmners Basketball Tournament Dcc 5 Joh11son County Prose and Poetry Contest Dec 8 Assembly at CMSC Dec 9 Sophomore Assembly Band and Choral Cl1n1c Dec 13 Basketball Lexlngton Here Sen1or Chlll Supper Dec 16 Basketball Cllnton There Dec 20 Basketball Holden there Dec 22 Basketball Raytown here Dec 23 Chrlstmas Assembly I I I I I , . , ., Z . - Y . - 1 ' 1 ' v . 111 - , ' 1 ' 1 I . ' s - 1 . , . I - - Q ll ll A - , , I I 0 I , a - 1 - ' ' , . . . . ' x - 1 ' . . . , , . , . Q ' ' ' I v 3 7 5 - . 1 Q ' ' . - Q , ' . y - i - g. . . ' over the Adrian Blackhawks, ev- ' ..'. - - ' , - D 1 . . 1 a . ' ' . 1 7 . . . y I - ,, ' as 7 . ,h - T ' ' ', . , , . . - ca ' ' - , S . ' . A - ' H ' ' ' V . . I: ' ' . ' I 'U , i h Q . . . ' 3

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Page 4 W H S Splrlt Nov 2 1949 THIS IS THE ARROW STAFF OF 49 By Martha Caldwell The Edltor ln Chlef of the Ar row staff 1S Betty Basham She has a mad pass1on for football games I wonder It the players h ve anythmg to do wlth 1t'P Bet ty IS well known for her or1g1n al1ty 1n wr1t1ng plays Her fav or1te food IS Chlcken Tetrazmnl' Mar1lyn Sh1vely who IS an As slstant Art Edlt0F and she my goodness We talked about he.r 1n the Sp1r1t last week too So on to Ke1tl1 Cox lb another ASSlStaHt Art Edlt01 Hls favor1te d1Sh S fun yat sung Hmmmm sounds lke sometl11ng stra1ght from low 61 Slobovla to me but he 1ns1sts lt 1s from Cllllld His favvorlte game IS POSTOFFICE f wonder 11 Martha mfluenced th1s dec1s1on'7J I Sald Hobb1es and he sa1d Yeah so I sa1d On to Rowena Bobbltt who was al e wr1tten about 1n last weeks Sp1r1t staff hne up She 1S the L1te.rary Edltor Ass1stant Llterary Edltor Helen Holder wl1o IS another of 1 st weeks l1ne up Parker Chr1stopher IS the tall dark Senlor boy who IS seemlng I., afra1d of g1rls We dont b1te fno matter what Stewart tells xoub Park1e IS the buslness man ger of the Arrow Donna Morrxson IS a photog rapher for the annual FIOOSIC can usually be seen squ1r1ng half the k1dS IH school around 1n her truck Joan Dodge IS another photog rapher At football games she can be found out on the S1dG111'1eS Wlth her trusty flash camera The secretary of the Arrow staff IS Sarah Regers I hear she makes Mr Turnbow a rel1able secretary Her hobby lS crochet mg and she really does beautlful vtork The sponsor of the Arrow IS the general busmess teacher the typlng teacher the bookkeepmg teacher the fellow who sells foot ball t1CkGtS at the games and the person who keeps the score at the basketball games If by now you haven t recognlzed Mr George W Young you are really mlsslng the acqualntance of a grand SENIOR PERSONALITY Prom1seths prom1seths thats al' I ever get prom1seths Th1S 15 a facs1m1le of Elmer Fudd If you have heard th1S remark com mg from a tall blonde semor you leave had the pleasure of meet1ng Florence Ball Florence 1S the v1ce pres1dent of the Semor Class Her favor1te foods are fr1ed eh1cken and cherry p1e she l1kes to skate very much he prefers ta1lored clothes and her favor1te classes are short hand and Spanush We under stand she IS the Wh1Z of the short hand class Her hObb1e 1S Cuh huhb J C By the way she l1kes sweet people Hmmmmm When asked what she does 1n her spare tlme she can be heard to say Ha' What spare tll'I'l69 Florence IS one 1nd1v1dual whom well surely m1ss at the end of th1s year Her humor and v1vac1ty have made Clarence well known to the students of WHS I Ben Pryon Jr New and old flames D1ane M and Charles S Margaret D and DaVld B Margot E and Turrys George A and Betty P Jean1e S and Norman J Pat L and Joe L Ina May Gaebel the new e1ghth grade g1rl seems to be dolng all r1ght for herself Whats wrong Luc11le'? You re treatmg DaV1d sort of cool' A1nt love grand? Martha I thmks so could No 75 have tnythmg to do w1th 1t George A seems to have crush on Betty P but we know Bettys heart belongs to No 22 seems 'oo be carrymg qu1te a few torches Lee Ann tlme try1ng to make up her m1nd w1ll lt be Joyce F J IS havmg a hard Wh1ch one was a gal named Jo a lot to hex beau But one day 1n d1smay He ran away And now we find Jo so low Lee Adams There once Who talked teacher and a real frlend to all We re sure the students of W H S w1ll never forget the encourage lrent and advlce of a swell per son 'our Mr Young SEEN HEARD IMAGINED I Ben Pryon Say d1d you hear about the hayr1de a bunch of the Jun1ors and SCHIOTS went on last Satur day n1ght'P It seems some of the g1rls suddenly went on a myster 1ous walk 1n the old cemetery' For further 1nformat1on see Jo Campbell or Mar1lyn Sh1vely' The grapevlne has lt that a certa1n romance seems to be bud d1ng 1n fifth hour typmg class' A certa1n Junlor g1rl one Betty 1ne and a blond semor boy 1111t1als M S Just m1ght be be h1nd all th1s ' We saw J1mmy PeUH1Hgt0H at the Raytown game Tuesday nlght' Mall oh man Somethlng new has been added ' Have yvou met Charles Senlor our new Freshman boy? It looks as 1f Dorxs D lS helplng h1m get acqua1nted Who wouldnt w1th a car l1ke that? If you have not1ced Joan W1l hams and Earl Murphy strolhng surpr1sed' They re another addl t1on to our Hall of Flames Joan tells us she has to look up to Earl' Oh these tall dark men ' It looks as 1f both those Sh1vely gals have crushes lon football men' Rumor IS that Mar1lyn s heart was 1n her tluoat when a certa1n r1ght guard was capta1n at the Raytown game ' Speakmg of Mar1lyn we lear she received a myster1ous mum for the Dads Day Game wxth no card m1nd you' We wonder P If you happened to notlce the glrls swmgmg lassos last M-on day lt was noth1ng unusual' Those Baucom men were here We hear John WeltZ61 fsup posedly gomg steady m1nd youj was seen 1-1d1ng w1th Celesta H1ghland the other n1ght ' John declares he was forced 1nto 1t' We wonder what Jloan thlnks of all that? Our Love Bug IS certa1n1y gettmg around lately Our latest report are two blond V1Ct1lTLS namely Mary Carolyn and W11 L.1e ' Say lets make thlS a perma nent arrangement Orch1ds to J1mmy Teater our Future Flreman of Amerlca Be sure to see the Lexmgton game Nov 4 . . . , I 1 A, . . , I I I 1 a . ,, . . I , . . . . . , v U . S 1 . 1 - - . A L . A . . 4 - a - Q . . - ' - I A . l v - - A I , , , . . : . . .. - - ' A , ' '- S . . , . , . , . A ' . . . 1 v , ' Y , u 1 - ID- Q - - - ' ' - - : s , ' , . . - . ., 1. ,x . . . , . D... U A ', ' 3 ' ' ' ' . . . 141 - , 0.1: ' ' . , . . i . - , , .... 1 . - . I. , sa - an , e , . . . I . . I , . . . , ' . . . . , , . . . U . . ,, I as 1, -- . . , , . . ' Sl 77 ' K4 . 1 I ' 9 7 9 ' ' ' ' ' , ' Wi - - rx ' ' ' Y U, . . . HEARD, through the halls lately, donft be r . I V A . , V .- . 4 . . I ' ., . ,. - ss as a . . - ' l, . L, . , ' , ' ... . . , 1 1 U I, I E 1 F ' F - . 1, o F . . , v . . , . . 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Page 2 W H S Spmt Nov 23 1949 W H S SPIRIT Publlshed Bi Weekly Warrensburg High School, Warrensburg, Mnssoun SPIRIT STAFF Edltor Rowena Bobmtt Assxstant Ld1tor 1 atl1c1a Summfrs Busmess Manager Lalwm Lzeschxn Art Ldltor Ma11l5n Shnmlx Sports l:.d1tor kmchald Srmth lertule hdxtors Joan 1lard111f:, Sh1rley S1mn1onS Exchange Ld1tor Lalol Frr t Typ1st Putrlua b'L1lllIllt.l'b RCDOFLGIS Helen Holder Irene Mettc, Iwanev D'u1s Martha Lxldwell Joxn Cooper and Betty Roach Sponsoxs YV1111e 1 'uth and Lols C.alte1 LDITORIAL TWO DAY VACATION' Two days to loaf VlSlt and stuff ourselves Wlth food thats the first thmg we tlllflk of 1n connect1on w1th Thanksgwlng 1snt 1t 'Ihe baSlC reason for th1s November hol1day has been lost smothered 1n a multltude of ma terlal thlnbs Our forefathers set aslde th1s day to g1V9 thanks to God for the many blessmgs he h d bestowed upon them Through the years these blessmgs have been lost 1n materlal 1uxu.r1es We are mov1ng farther and farth er away from the examples our forefathers set for us It lS true that the world has changed greatly but the wonders of 11fe and good health have not To l1ve 1n tlllS remarkable age to attend school at W H S to choose our frlends to have safe homes and good food to be free to do as we please these are the thmgs we should be thankful for They are the thmgs that money cannot buy they are g1ven by God We the students of W H S have every necessary 1ngred1ent for a rlch full 11fe If ever we ask ourselves What do we have to be thankful for? let us re member that l1fe ltself lS the most beautlful of all blessmgs F H A NEWS The Future Homemakers f Amerlca met Tuesday evemng November 9 Sh1rlene Wl1bOYH the club presldent called the meet mg to order P1ns were present ed to new members and Judy Coulson reported on the sub dlS tQlCt meetmg Plans for a bake sale were d1scussed The meetmg was closed by the members smg mg the F H A song BANQUET HONORS FOOTBALL SQUAD Honormg the squad and cele bratmg lt and ltS coach as con ference champlons the 1949 foot ball banquet was held at Rlggles Tuesday evenlng November 22 Ruff1e CRalphJ Ross and Ron Heatherly senxors were named as havmg been elected co captalns by the1r teammates Other enter tamment whlch supplemented lavlsh turkey d1nner 1ncluded the showmg of mov1ng p1ctures of the Warrensburg Butler game he Warrensburg Adr1an game lnclud mg the crowmng of the Home commg queen and the Homecom lnt, parade Guests at the banquet m ad d1t1on to all members of the foot ball squed were the faculty and the Board of Educat1on The Forgotten Llne 5 ft 915 ID and welghs lbs h1s football number IS J1m sa1d he had played 1n he l1ne smce he was a freshman that was the reason he contented there He has played lor three years and we hope to see h1m 111 that l1ne next year Robert Ross lS 15 years old 5 1 10 and we1ghs 157 bs h1s football number IS 76 Bob s 1d he l1ked f-ootball and he o dnt care where he played He has taken part 1n both football and track We certalnly thank our lucky stars that we have Bob to take Ruffies place Bob Crocker IS 16 years old 5 I 5 ll and we1ghs 158 lbs Hs football number IS 80 He 1d le plays 1n the l1ne because he ll3S never played anywhere else Bob has played football for three years He IS a Jumor so we ll be see1ng h1m next year Ralph Huffaker 1S 16 years old 5 ft 7 m and welghs 137 lbs lhs football number lS 75 Ralph 15 another one of those fellows who llkCS the l1ne better than tl e backfield He has been -out for ll sports We hope to see h1m gam next year Some of the up and commg l1ne men and boys who wlll be sfemg more act1on 1n the com mg years are Avery Brandt, Bur ton Shukers, Gary Larson, Bob Hammond, John Mack Werllng, ard Lester Volent1ne and was Seen, Heard, Imagmed I Ben Pryon Betty Barnhllls long lost lover h s come back We feel sorry for you Joan B Does Deleta have a crush on 'Ied Dowler or are we Just lmag 1n1ng 1t From the and Black how do you burg flut1st th1nk shes pretty cute We won der who they could mean' June Burr has got a couple of b1g handsome men to walk her home at noons Isnt that r1ght Joe L and Loren H 'P Was Donna really gomg to form a Man Haters Club last week? Personally I th1nk lt was all talk and no do Sh1rley F what 15 Jerrys last name' From what we hear hes Butler paper Red Say Robert Mlller l1ke that Warrens They tell me you The off and on romance of Pat ty Wardens IS on agam She has Buddy s rmg n-ow As they say 1n rad1o Tune 1n tomorrow for the next exc1t1ng chapter Orchlds to The falthful mem bers of the Pep Club who yell at '1l1 the games On1ons to The people who d1dnt come to the Homecommg game and dance PROSE AND POETRY CONTEST HELD A prose and poetry readmg fes tual vsas sponsored by the speech class November 16 Dr James S111 actmg as cr1t1c chose the fol lowmg students to represent W H S 1n the Johnson County Con test to be held at KlllgSVllle De cember 5 glrls poetry Joan W1l boys poetry Ron Heath glrls prose Rowena Bob boys prose Ph1ll1p Houx Other students part1c1pat1ng were poetry Jo Campbell falter Barbara Black Jo Almond Joan Wl1l13mS Sh1rley Slmmons Helen Holder g1rls prose Carol Frost Calternateb Betty Basham Rosemary GOSf0Sk1 Jeanneane Parsons and Martha Caldwell boys prose Jack Stewart and B1lly Boyd Dr S111 comp11mented the speech class and Mrs McKean for the h1gh quallty of work demonstrated l1ams erly b1 t g1rls nate? . . . . , . . . 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