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

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Twvnlg HE ringing of the bell closing the curri- cular activities of the day does not com- plete the daily educational program of the school. The participation of the students in the various extra-curricular activities of the school helps to give a Well rounded edu- cation to all who take part. Aside from the usual work of the organiza- tions, clubs. and sports occupying much of the students time, activities which aided our govern- mental agencies in the program of national defense were accepted wholeheartedly by the students. Knitting for the Red Cross, the col- lection of books, newspapers, and magazines, and the conservation of materials and money were a few of the jobs undertaken by some of the clubs. The civilian physical fitness program encour- aged by our government played an important part in the extra-curricular activities of the school. A variety of sports was offered to the students to build strong, healthy bodies. We feel that the educational values derived from after school activities this year have been greater than in past years. and that our nation has been strengthened through these activities. fix III II II XX N ,- - i -133' f i if X, err kf'W?tQf , '7'1,vfe'mg,f'rv'Ti?n'?, ttyl, Y L, 'T5Z ., ' ' 1 ' ' uM

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-M? History of the Class of 1942 ITI-I the hustle and bustle of freight cars, porters, trunk carriages, and many passengers, we buy our tickets to board the train bound to the past history of ,the Senior Class of 1942. While rushing to our seats we see, through the passenger car windows, familiar faces bobbing up and down. Everyone was waving to some of his friends, and wishing them good luck for the coming events of the future. We find our seats and are comfortably waiting to hear the whistle and the throbbing of the engines ahead. A long, low, vibrating voice yells. All aboard, and off we start on our trip of history. We make our Hrst stop in a little town called Freshman with a population of one hundred and thirty-three. We stop for a few hours and learn that this town had officers, whom we thought very important to list. The president was Vernon Stopke, the vice-president was Imogene Carroll, the secretary was Martha Moll, and the treasurer was Richard Stopke. The elders of the church that sponsored the town were lVliss Griswold and Miss Kruse, The rninutes grew short, so we again boarded our train and continued on our way. We began to talk about the towns that were listed on our map of the state of Wellston. Looking at the timetable, we could see that we were within a few minutes' ride of the next town, Sophomore. The time schedule for this stop was 19:40. We gathered our belongings together and again waited for the train to stop. Stepping down to the platform, we eagerly awaited an opportunity to meet the ofhcers of this town and the elders of the church. We asked a passerby these questions. He replied that the officers were as follows: president, Bob Corby: vice-president, Richard Williams: secretary, Lillian Alberici: and treas- urer, Richard Stopke. He told us the elders that sponsored this town were Miss Drury and Mr. Warner. He said that Lillian Alberici was chosen as the outstanding citizen of the town, Sophomore. We learned the town was made up of clubs, organized to support the town in its activities. Numerous towns! people belonged to these clubs. Some of the clubs were the Library Club. the Art Club, the Camera Club, and the A Cappella Choir. There were three townspeople, of this town who participated in the bookkeeping contest finals for the state of Wellston. They were Doyle Hawkins, Elvira Conrad, and Charles Johnson. We began to notice how quickly the time was passing, so we made our way toward the train. Traveling along at moderate speed, we again consulted our maps in search of the next town. Our next stop would be, according to the timetable, at 19:41, the following day. Having eaten our dinner earlier we went to our berths and fell asleep. The next day we came into the terminal of the town. Junior. This town was well planned and organized. Stepping from the train to the platform, we were handed circulars by a young man making his way in and out amongst the passengers. We began to read, VOTE FOR BOB CORBY FOR STU- DENT BODY PRESIDENT. Walking a little farther down the platform we were handed another circular by another young gentleman. This we also read: VOTE EOR RICHARD STOPKE FOR STUDENT BODY PRESI- DENT. Reading these over again we reached the conclusion that these two were candidates for the presidency of Junior. We learned the names of the officers of this town, who were: president, Earl Kemp: vice-president, Albert Haefner: secretary, Darline Tucker: treasurer, James Eoley, and Prom Chair- man, Robert Schwenck. The elders of the town, Junior. were Miss Whiteford and Mr. Magill. Taking a stroll through the outskirts of the town, we find that the townspeople are engaged in athletics as well as scholastic achievements, Sports played a dominant part in the activities of these townspeople. We learned the names of some of the women who made varsity hockey or basketball. They were: Dot Hoyt, Shirley Carpenter, Vivian Sneed, Margie Wilkenloh, Pearl Howell, Doris Cook,C1retha Paulsen, Mary Houston, Martha Moll, Lil Alberici. Joy Smith, and Darline Tucker. The men who were outstanding in football CContinued on page 451 Nineteen ra M- iff QE-aff: 1:21. - ,,i -45. . t 3,i'.se,ii,+w '.,:,- .Mimi . -J it fi igtf ,Lk 513 . Tia is h mst

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