Wellston High School - Welhisco Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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.l-l'1C SODl'lOfT1OF2 Class VL 1 . lt S t i 1 l l lffnwl' Ron: ll. tlnllvll. Slullv, Cosy-1-1. Sing:-. Roach. lxauz. llalli. Wissorc. Varrlur-. Hyulnr. .Ivn-cn. ll. Xioorc. li. Hush Purxiunrc. Srronrl Ron: U'l1onnr'll. Slivplwrml. lilawklnlrll. Faulkv. Shaw. ll. kvlly. l lr'tm'l11'r, llittlc. llrisrm-. D'-ie. llvill. Tliinl Row: Cassidy. llnrgaul. Sl:-inf-r. W. Collclt. llunzml. ilarrling. Nlzuson. l.. Km-llv. Sunmlcrs. W. flloorc. Sc-yinour lloolcy. liayliss. Low:-. Spurgeon. ' Front Razr: Gonrlcy. Fischcr. Wvrrv. Xlcc. Abbott. lllarct. Hr:-cn. Lyncs. Pills. P1-rcivnl. Yatls-rroclt. Ros-per. -Kllu-rici Officers President ..... --- --,,Edward Dooley Vice-President ..... ---Winifred Gourley Secretary-Treasurer -- ...... Walter Moore bl Miss Badger Q Mr. Buddemeyer l Martha Percival ' it William Kauz Sponsors ......... --- Council Members--. -- The sophomore class is a very enthusiastic ring of our circus. They certainly lent their help when the Student Council sponsored the annual Halloweien party for the freshmen. When spring began to get into the air, the sophomores decided to go for a hike to Meramec Quarry. Mr. and Mrs. Buddemeyer and Miss Badger sponsored what turned out to be a very memorable hike. Vllith the subscription campaign of the Welhiscci came a little inter-class rivalry between the girls and the boys to see who could sell the larger amount of subscrip- tions. The girls sold IOOW. Each one buying an annual received a little tag in the form of an elephant. tConsequently this has been referred to as the elephant classj. Our thanks go to all of the members for their efforts to set an example of class spirit for the remaining rings of the circus. The class is proud of an exceptional distinction which has come to it: Miss Edna Mae Vatterrodt has been chosen from the ranks of the sophomores as Welhisco Queen. Honors in scholarship and in athletics have come to our elephant members also during their underclass years. Pup- Tliirlf-rn N RIN ..l HJ KU Ll.. 1 KU 1 xxx E kt!

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-I flo k E MIN CID KTN I l I KN flo I'- XXN The Junior Class linrlr Row: Grzulmly. Crusc. Higgs. l'4'nlrirk. Ycrscvlian. Whalcy. l,an4,1c. ltcn, Borlcn. Clark. YVinsln-Lui. Shcllon. Hn-4-kt-l. .llififllv Run: Hoon-. H.uusn'h. Slcxclls. Taylor. lin-wig. Slrulman. lxinulvrnuan. Ulf. l..1j4-uncss, liurnctl. I'crvixal. Yvallllcr. Houston. Kloll. lhlrgr-ss. Flon! Rim-: U. Smith. Non llvhrvn. Wahl. Xlills. Uossoln, Daxiscc. Conway. l'rn-iss. li. Smith, Noltc. Gzlskill. Kochlcr, Sivlullrl. Oficers President ...... ....... - -- Woodrow Gossom Vice-President --- ---Jeanette Davisee Secretary ..... ---Edna Walther - -- -Henry Sieland ---- --Evelyn Orr Student Council Representatives ......... Egiagj10tg?ni?I?erS Treasurer ....... Prom Chairman ........... -- Un September 3, 1929, a group of cubs joined the circus at Wellston High School. They elected as their leader Bruce Elder. These cubs were too ambitious and spirited to be just a sideshow, so they proceeded to make themselves known in the main ring. They excelled in scholarship and acrobatics. One of the members of this group, Erma Moll, received a scholarship HVW' for her high averages. Many others received honorable mention. ln acrobatics, they performed equally well. ,lessie Gibson, .lames Houston, and Alvin lten received athletic W,s,'. Bob Webb acted as cheer leader at pep sessions and received a felt megaphone. Their Hallo- we'en party, given for the other classes, was acclaimed a great success. The following year this group returned, greatly reduced in number, but full- grown in size, and ready to star in the circus. They repeated their former successes and gained more renown. Leroy Gaskill reigned as head bear of this group. ln the Musical Revue, another member, Florence Williams, a delightful soprano, played the leading role. At the end of the year, Margaret Nolte received a scholarship NWN. For their physical skill, a larger number received awards than in the preceding year. Charlotte Ayers, Leroy Gaskill, Dorothy Preiss, Ruth Von Behren, James Houston, Alvin lten, Dorence Ostendorf, and Ralph Smith were the stars. Two of these bears, Wendell Graddy and Bob Webb, stirred the enthusiasm of the audiences during pep sessions and at games. They were awarded felt megaphones. On September 6, l93l, this troupe again signed up with the circus and became a regular feature. Their success was overwhelming. ln the annual Dramatic Club play, most of the outstanding players were juniors. Florence Mills and Jack Percival filled the leading roles in an exceptional manner. The reader has only to look at the account of the Junior-Senior Prom in order to recognized what social leaders this class has become. They fell heir to the work of editing the year-book and also of sponsoring the May Day Fete. Every junior looks forward to entering the main event of the Circus next year. Page Tiuvlvrf

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--I 'TN 5 gin 2 II? WN I 'Tu -l FIN FN I- XIN -l-T12 Freshman CIGSS President --- ..... ........ P ete O,Connell Vice-President ...... .... A lma Lee Wachter Secretary-Treasurer --- ........ Joe Moore Council Members --- -- Tgljinpfliliifin S Miss Brown ponsors ' ' I Mr. Christian The fourth ring of our circus, the freshman ring, gave an interesting and gay party on the twentieth of February. Many of the monkeys, elephants, bears, and lionsithe freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors, respectively-attended. These people were dressed in costumes which gave a festive and ucircus-liken effect to the great event of the monkeys or the 'Lfourth ring of the fourf, The freshman class, which consists of about ninety or ninety-five members, had a contest between the girls and boys to see which group could sell the larger amount of our annual, the Welhisco. The girls won this contest and the boys in return are supposed to give the girls a Weiner roast. Up to this time the boys have not paid their debt. Three cheers for the efforts of the girls and all the monkey members of the Wellston High School. L P F