Warrensburg High School - Arrow Yearbook (Warrensburg, MO)

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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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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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Nov 23 1949 W H S Spmt Page 3 Tlgers Roll Over Adrlon 48-6 In thexr 1949 homecommg en counter November 11 at the CMSC stad1um the WHS Tigers steam rollered the Adnan Black hawks 48 6 It was the T1gers last home t11t of the season and the v1ctory insured the WHS grld ders of at least a tie for the con ference tltle The Bengals led 20 0 at the end of the 1n1t1al period and held a 36 0 advantage t half time Adr1ans only touchdown came 1n the fourth quarter against the T1g 61 reserves when halfback B111 Hancock went 5 yards around end The k1ck for the extra po1nt was blocked Warrensburg started their touch down parade as soon as the game got under way returning the k1ck ofl to the Adrian 46 Jlm Collins moved the ball to the 27 in two tries and Joe DeBacker went a round left end to score Ron rleatherly went through the mxd dle cn a fake k1ck for the con vers1on went 54 yards around left end for the second tally 1n the perxod and tnen went through on a fake k1Ck for the extra point Ted Dowler Tiger guard got ll1tO the act on the next touch oown when he 1ntercepted an Adr1an aerial and ran 20 yards to pay dirt Pete Wextzel attempt ed to run the extra po1nt but was stopped In the second quarter Collins crashed through center fo 5 y rds and a score after a pass 1ntercept1on by Charles Semor h d g1ven the Bengals possess on of the ball Colllns ran the extra po1nt The Txgers added 2 more po1nts on safety when Adr1an was downed in thelr own end zone Before the half ended J1m P1eschel went off tackle for 39 yards to score and Collins con xerted wlth a place k1ck The Tigers came back after the h lf to recover a Blackhawk fum ble on the Adrian 35 Collins galned 2 then a pass by Heath erly settled 1nto John Weltzels arms Just as he crossed the goal une Col11ns was stopped on an attempt to run the convers1on TIGERS DROP CONTEST TO LEXINGTON 613 The W H S Tlgers rece1ved their second defeat th1s year at the hands of the Lexington M1n utemen at the CMSC stad1um No vember 4 Fumbles and an aerlal attack that backfired proved the Bengals downfall when prom1s lllg drlves were halted by one or the other Lexington took a 6 0 lead 111 the second quarter when MCAIIS ter Lex1ngton fullback mtercep ted a Warrensburg pass and went 46 yards to score untouched M AllSte1 s place klCk for the con version was blocked The second Lexlngton tally came 1n the th1rd per1od when a Warrensburg lateral was snatched in m1d field by a Mlnuteman and run to the Bengal 24 yard l1ne before being downed From there Lexington moved to the 5 yard line where Horton went around end to score A pass from McAl1s ter to Edwards netted the extra point The Tlgers scored IH the late m1nutes of the contest to cl1max who had reeled off long runs throughout the game went through the middle from the 3 to pay d1rt An attempted place klCk for conversion was blocked STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS The Central MISSOUPI D1str1ct Student Council Assoc1at1on was organized at CMSC October 20 Warrensburg High School and College Hlgh co sponsored he meet1ng The eleven schools presented wrote and rat1f1ed const1tut1on and elected officers as follows College Hlgh pres1dent Eldon vice president W1ll1am Chrlsman secretary Warrensburg High treasurer Plans for a meet 1ng to be held this spring were d1scussed Tlgers Roll Over Adrlan fContD The final Warrensburg touch down came after a long pass by DeBacker to the left s1de of the field was lncomplete An 1dent1cal pass down the opposlte side was completed to P1eschel to net 71 ymrds and the counter The con VCFSIOD attempt failed Tugers Moul Holden To Toke WCC Tltle The WHS T1gers romped to a 40 0 vxctory over the1r arch r1v als the Holden Eagles at Holden November 18 to finlsh the season as und1sputed champions of the West Central Conference and 120 w1n the newly 1nst1tuted Sports mansh1p Trophy The Bengals Jumped to an early lead after an Eagle fumble gave Wanensburg possesslon of the p1gsk1n on the Holden 22 yard l1ne A first down moved the ball to the 8 where two tr1es by Joe DeBacker advanced It to the 1 yard str1pe and John Weltzel plunged through the mlddle for the counter Ron Heatherly an the extra po1nt on a fake k1ck After the k1ckoff by Warrens burg and an exchange of the ball the T1gers drove to the Holden b where the Holden 11ne stiffened and held the Bengals on the SIX mch lxne Holden punted out of danger but Warrensburg return ed to the Holden 35 and drove m the second quarter on two flrst DeBacker moved the ball to the J where John Weitzel went a round left end to score and went off tackle on a fake k1ck for the conversion The Tigers again struck pay dirt shortly before the end of the first half when Holden punted md Warrensburg aga1n returned 11 into Holden territory th1s tlme tc the 37 yard l1ne Two first downs advanced the ball to the la where DeBacker went for 5 and John We1tze1 skirted left end for the touchdown Heatherlys kick from placement for the con version was wide and the half ended Wlth the score 20 0 The next Bengal tally came late lll the third per1od on a 42 yard spr1nt by DeBacker after War rensburg had taken over the ball on a Holden punt Heatherlys k1Ck struck a goal post and bounc ed back onto the field After the k1ckoff Holden drove to the Tiger 25 but lost the ball on downs and the Bengals started a dr1ve that was cllmaxed when Pete Wextzel went off tackle from the 16 to score John We1tzel rdl the conversion on a fake k1ck Holden was downed after the . , . . . . ' , ' ' - 1 1 1 - a - ' . y , ' ' ' ' V . c- - ' I . r A y . . - . A , Y. v - . . 1 . . John Weitzel took a lateral and 311 82-yard drive, Ron Heatherly, downs to the 14- Two tI'i9S by . . C - - r ' - t f' . . . , . . a I ,