West Liberty High School - Cometeer Yearbook (West Liberty, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 122 of the 1950 volume:

410 E 3rd Street West Lrberty, Iowa 52776 Mildred V. Hunter THE ANNUAL STAFF OF 1950 PRCDUDLY PRESENTS VCONSTELLATIONH EEEEJHQEZQBTHME X 43 Qfk xx si -cz jf 3 2 ll Q 4 xx ' We the Semor Class of 1950 do hereby dedicate thxs annual The Constellation to the under graduates of West Lzberty I-hgh School It ns ded xcated wlth the smcere hope that the undergrad uates and future students of the hugh school wlll do thelr utmost to uphold and honor the school s name, wxll strive to make thelr school fxrst ln everythmg and wnll particxpate m only those ac txvxtles whlch w111 be for the good of this high school 5 W 1 w w W V . - I D H ll I 11 - I I . . . . .- . . . - - 1 . . . . . Q The Semor Class would hke to ex tend thelr thanks and apprecxatxon to then' sponsor Anton Toft, whose un class through thelr most important years of hlgh school Hxs advxce and amd xn plannmg the Junlor Semor Prom helped make xt a huge success 6 tiring efforts have inspired and led the ggmmnmusmwmvm M J JOHANSEN buperintendent C LARENCE E. WESTPHA1.. Principal -wsu. I -s...n-. L NA DI NE O E HI. ER Vocational Hom emaking I 1 5.4 S OWEN OLSON Junior High Science Mathematics Junior High Boys Athletxc Instructor 10 5 n.. 5 'ss-L MILTON WETZEL Speech, History and Journalism instructor PATRICXA JACOBS Health. Socxology Seventh Grade Lxterature Gu-15' Physical Education J Q I .. n? 4 ' Oh N' fo ' I 1 jfs A n 'L : 4 'ij A A 4,1 C , f, . SL no 3 A 5 , vb CECIL. I BOWIE ANTON TOFT Vocltionnl Agriculture Mathematic: Instructor Instructor ff? ,ff OON x-I Vx arse Apefcxd C0 EMARY Cami' sL1bz-,ne CK E H1155 Q1 lglor Llhn 11 MARY ANDERSON LORENA MARTIN Seventh Grade Mathematics Vocal Instructor And Geogrnphy Seventh And Exghth Grade English JAMES HARDING CLARENCE J. PALMER Aghleggc. Industrial Art: Instructor Boys' Physical Science Education, Biology IZ MEIRLIN I.. JOHNSON Instrumental Instructor ii GRAYCE. MEJRRIDITH English World History MABEL HORMEL Secretcry To The Superintendent 13 WIRIMGS m 5 N 'v5 le F4 .4 WILBUR BARNHART 415' ,Y-. fs X. MARY Bonv:.1AN MARU YN BEACH it ,Q BOB CARTER ' A Pwr! -as' DALE. CI-HQISTENSEN BILL CLXNE 1' 'QM 'bf .ay- DELMAR GINGERICH BILL HETHERINGTON QF Uv!- '-if DUANE PUME LETA NLAE. HOWARD l MARY L S 905 WWW. 3' -..,!' JOYCE Ma GO VAN MARILYN MARTIN MARY PAT MILLER ZX 3, A 3 'fm -f 2-'fy .-nf' CECIL MOON THOMAS Mosl-n:R Z0 w Q XV! . ' f w , fs ,1 ' .:f wif,-' X jf i 1 ' gy v 'V 'I , 'r X' ' F K- x ,Z 4 . ,V . A V - lk if U X. ' XAW. Q' he- 'i' JEAN MYERS ROBERT OXLEY DONALD PALMER WILLLAM Rr-:INHARDT Z1 I..eROY SANDERS LOGAN STEEN 'M T-. Ns- ROBERT STEPHENS CHARLES TRIMBLE ZZ MARIORIE WILKEZRSON JUNE YOUNG Class Motto Tas the set of the saxl and not the gale that determmes our destmy Class Flower Yellow Rose Class Colors French blue and silver SENIOR FAVORITES PEPPIEST Leta Mae Howard FRIENDLIEST Marilyn Beach BEST DANCER Cec11 Moon boy 8: glrl June Young BEST ATHLETE Tom Mosher lboy 81 girl, Marilyn Beach MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Tom Mosher BEST STUDENT Tom Mosher TALLEST Bob Oxley SHORTEST Mary Lewls BEST LOOKING Cecil Moon Qboy 81 gxrl Joyce MacGowan BIGGEST GIGGLER Leta Mae Howard NDST BASHFUL Mary Bowman BEST PERSONALITY June Young BEST WARDROBE Cecxl Moon Qboy 81 girl Marxlyn Iviartln NDST POPULAR June Young Kboy 8,1 glrl B111 Rexnhardt PRETTIEST EYES Leta Mae Howard PRETTIEST TEETH B1l1Cl1ne Moon Mary Lewis PRETTIEST LIPS Jean Myers BEST FIGURE Leta Mae Howard GREATEST LOVER Bob Stephens PRETTIEST NOSE June Young PRETTIEST LEGS Leta Mae Howard BIGGEST EATER Jean Myers PRETTIEST HAIR Mary Pat Mzller PRETTIEST HANDS Marjorie W1lkerson 23 I Q ' I .... ... ' J ........ . ' ' BEST APPLE POLISHER. . .Cecil Moon BIGGEST gl SMALLEST FEET .... Cecil ' 7 ....... ......... Wrlbur Barnhart Boys Glee Club 1 Mxnstrel l Gay Nmetxes Z The spxans 4 Music Festxval 1 Z Christmas Apple Speech Fe stlval 4 Play Festival 4 Marxlyn Beach Gxrls Glee Club Z Mixed Chorus 4 Class Play 3 Pep Club 1 Z 3 4 fPres1dent 4 Annual Staff 4 Messxah Z Basketball Z 3 4 Chrlstrnas Apple 4 Mary Bowman Y Teens 3 F A 1 Z Christmas Apple 4 Bob Carter Football l Z Basketball Z 4 Track l A Z 3 F F A Offxcer 3 4 Class Play Crew Dale Christensen Football 4 F F A 3 4 Attended School at Sprxngdale Iowa Bill Cline Basketball 3 4 Boys Glee Club 4 I P 'SZ 1 nr 1.1 234 1 34 Mixed Chorus 4 Blue and Wblte 4 Class Play 3 Thesplan 3 4 Chrzstmas Apple Speech Festlval 3 4 One Act Plays 3 Attended School at Boonville Missouri Delmar Gmgerxch Football Z 3 4 Basketballl Z 3 Trackl Z 3 4 A l B lll Hetherxngton Concert Band l Z Boys Glee Club 3 Mlxed Chorus 4 Muslc Festlval 1 Z One Act Plays 3 4 Class Presxdent 1 Student Councll 4 Thespnans 4 fVite President 4 Class Play 3 Speech Festival 4 Annual Staff 4 Pep Band 4 Play Festival Duane Hlme Football Z 3 4 co captam 4 Basketball Z 4 Trackl Z 3 One Act Play 3 Boys Glee Club Z Leta Nlae Howard Gxrls Glee Club 1 Mxxed Chorus Z 3 Concert Band 1 Z 3 4 Marchmg Band 1 Z 3 4 Clarmet Quartet Z 3 Pep Band 1 Z Music Festxval l-Z 3 4 Play Festival 4 Pep Club I Z 3 4 QSCC-Treas I 3 Z4 Nh... Basketball 1 Z 3 4 Gxrls Trxo 2 3 4 Lxbrarlan 3 Homecommg Attendant 4 Annual Staff 4 All State Chorus 4 Class Offlcer 3 Chrxstrnas Apple 4 V1ce President 4 Class Play 3 One Act Plays 3 4 Gay Nmetxes 3 Messiah 1 Z Mary Lewxs Concert Band 1 Z 3 4 Marching Band 1 2 3 4 Gxrls Glee Club 1 Mxxed Chorus l Z 3 4 Glrls Sextet Z 3 4 Lxbrarlan 4 Jr Band 4 French Horn Oua rtet 4 Annual Staff 4 Gay Nlnetles Z Chrxstmas Apple 4 Student Council l Pep Band 1 Messzah l Z J oyce MacGowan Mixed Chorus Z 3 4 Girls Glee Club 1 Messiah 1 Z Y Teens 1 Z 3 4 A 1 Annual Staff 4 Class Offxcer Z 4 Gay Nmetnes Z Chrxstrnas Apple 4 Queen Attendant 1 4 . ' 1 ' 4 ' a . . - g fi . . -3 . . . . . J - - - . F.F. . -Z-3-4 ' F,H.A. 1 F.F.A. Officer 4 Student Council 3-4 - -3-4 . . O -4 . . - -3-4 . .H. . - - - . - . , . - - - F.F. . - -4 - 3 ' ' c - ' J ' - . I -Z - . -3 . - - . . . . -Z ' ' ' -Z F.H. . -Z ' - -4 Ma r rlyn Ma rtln Mlxed Chorus 1 Z 3 4 Gxrls Glee Club 1 Boys Glee Club Acc 3 Concert Band 1 Z 3 4 Marching Band l Z 3 4 Madrxgall Z 3 Mxxed Quartet 4 All State Band 3 All State Chorus Z Music Festwal 1 Z 3 Speech Festxval 4 Cheerleader 1 Z 3 Pep Club 1 Z 3 4 Student Councxl 4 Class Play 3 One Act Plays 3 Gay Nmetxes Z Minstrel l Y Teens 1 3 4 Thespxans 3 4 hxstorlan 4 Blue and Whrte 4 Annual Staff 4 Gxrls Glee Club Acc Solo Accompamst 4 Vocal Solo l 3 4 Flute Solo l 2 3 4 Prccalo Solo Z 3 4 Plano Solo 1 Z 3 4 Student Dxrector 2 3 Chrlstrnas Apple 4 Southeastern Iowa Band Messlah l Z Woodwmd Trlo 1 Z 3 Mary Pat Mxller Concert Band 3 4 Marchxng Band 3 4 Junxor Band Z 3 4 F A 1 2 Y Teensl Z 3 4 Thesplans 3 4 Class Play 3 Chrxstrnas Apple 4 One Act Plays 4 Play Festxval 4 Trombone Quartet 4 Annual Staff 4 T om Moshe r Basketball l Z 3 4 Football 3 4 T ackl Z 3 4 Class President 3 4 Student Council 3 4 Boys Glee Club 1 Mxxed Chorus Z 3 Boys Quartet 3 Thespnans 3 4 Qulll and Scroll 3 Class Play 3 One Act Plays 3 Vocal Music Pres Annual Staff 4 Gay Nxnetnes Z All State Chorus Music Festival l Z 3 Messlah l 2 Christmas Apple 4 Minstrel 1 Cecll Moon Marchxng Band 1 Z 3 4 Concert Band 1 2 3 4 Pep Band Z 3 4 Band Officer 2 3 4 Brass Sextet 3 4 Cornet Solo 1 Z 3 4 Student Conductmg 3 4 Boys Glee Club l Z 4 Boys Quartet 4 Mxxed Quartet 4 Madrxgal 1 2 3 4 Vocal Solo 3 4 Student Council 1 Thespxans Z 3 4 QPres1dent 4 One Act Plays Z 3 4 Class Plays 3 Hawkeye Boys State 3 Basketballl Z 3 Football Z 4 All State Chorus Annual Staff 4 Chrxstrnas Apple 4 Messiah l Z Gay Nmetxes Z ! L 'Tn' I' 'X Z5 Class Ofircer 2. Play Festwal 3 4 Jean Myers Mixed Chorus 1 Z 3 4 Gxrls Glee Club l 2 Boys Glee Club Acc Gxrls Sextet Acc Z 3 4 Vocal Solo Acc 4 Music Festival 1 Z 3 4 All State Chorus 4 Messxah 1 2. Gay Nmetxes Z Chrlstmas Apple Class Offlcer 4 Thespxans 3 4 fSecretaryj 3 4 Class Play 3 Student Council 3 Madrngal l Z 3 4 Pep Club 1 Z 3 4 Sec Treas 4 Plano Solo 1 Z 3 4 Vocal Solo 1 Z 3 4 Student Conductmg 3 4 I-lomecomxng Queen At tendant 3 Robert Oxley A l Basketball Z 4 F F A Basketball Donald Palmer Football Z 3 4 Basketball Z 3 Track Z 3 Mixed Chorus Z 3 Boys Glee Club 1 Madrxgal Z. 3 4 Gay Nmetxes Z Minstrel 1 Chrxstmas Apple 4 One Act Plays 3 4 Play Festival 4 Thespxans 3 4 Class Play 3 Brass Quartet 1 2 Brass Sextet 3 4 Concert Band 1 Z 3 Marching Band 1 Z Pep Band 2 3 4 Blue and Whxte 4 Annual Staff 4 n I -Z F . - - . - . . 4 n I I I . - - -4 ' - -4 . . -4 . . - - - . . - E -4 . - . . -4 . - - - -4 . . .. - - - ' 4 . . . 4 . . . 4 . . . - - -4 . C n - , 1 K - 0, . . . Z . - ' - -4 - - - F.F, . -Z-3-4 Concert Band Sec. 4 Mixed Chorus Z-3-4 One-Act Plays 4 1 ' - - . . . 3-4 . . - - -4 . ' -4 - -4 . - . , . - -4 . - - - - Q . -Z .H. . - ' - - . 4 - - - - -4 '. .fx yn' vw. - , , , , F , ' - - - M ul 1 :LQ'.Os.. l f nfs, . - Q .. . M' 0 B111 Remhardt Mxxed Chorus 3 4 Boys Glee Club 3 4 Boys Quartet 4 Student Councll Z 4 Presxdentj 4 Class Play 3 Music Fe twal 3 Lxbrarxan 3 4 Basketball l 3 4 Football Z 3 4 Track 3 Class Officer l 2 Christmas Apple 4 One Act Plays 4 Annual Staff 4 LeRoy Sande r s Mxxed Chorus 4 Boys Glee Club Z Mixed Quartet 4 Music Festival Z 3 Football 3 A l President 4 F F A Nat 1 Choru F F A State Choru One Act Plays Gay Nmetles Z Annual Staff 4 Logan Steen Class Officer 1 F.F.A. l Z 3 4 F.F.A. Offxcer Z 3 One Act Plays 4 Student Council 2 Annual Staff 4 Robe rt Stephens Mixed Chorus 3 4 Boys' Glee Club l Boys' Quartet 4 Messiah 1 Z Gay Nmetles 2. 34 4 s4 s34 4 234 Footballl Z 3 4 fCo captain 4 Basketball 1 Z 3 Track Z 4 Class Offlcer 3 4 Chrxstmas Apple 4 Minstrel 1 Musxc Festxval 1 Z One Act Plays 3 Thespxan 3 4 Student Councll 4 Blue and Whlte 4 Annual Staff 4 Charles Trimble Track 3 Boys Glee Club 3 4 Class Play Crew One Act Plays 3 Muslc Festxval 3 4 Llbranan 3 4 Annual Staff Marjorie W xlkerson Mlxed Chorus 1 Z 3 4 Glrls Glee Club 1 Madugal Z 3 4 Messxah 1 Z Gay Nlnetnes Z Music Festwal l Z 3 4 Concert Band 1 Z 3 4 Marchxng Band I Z 3 4 All State Band 3 4 Woodwmd Trio l Z 3 4 C'lar1net Quartet l Z 3 4 Clarmet Trlo 4 Clarlnet Solo Z 3 4 Pep Band Z 3 4 Band Offxcer 3 4 Christmas Apple 4 Student Councxl Z Thespxans 3 4 fTreasurerl 4 Class Play 3 One-Act Play 4 Southeastern Iowa Band 1 June Young Student Council l 3 4 Student Counc1lOff1cer l 4 Class Play 3 One Act Plays Z 3-4 Gay Nmet1es 3 Messzah l Z Glrls' Glee Club 1-2 za Mixed Chorus 1 Z 3 4 Marching Band 1 Z 3 4 Madrxgal 1 Z 3 4 Y Teens Z 3 4 Presxdent 4 Cheerleader 3 Thesp1ans Z 3 4 Blue and Whxte 4 Music Festxval 1 Play Festxval Z 3 4 Annual Staff 4 fEdltOTJ 4 Basketball 1 Z 3 4 Class Officer l Z 3 Concert Band l 2. 3 Mixed Quartet 4 All State Band Z 3 Clarmet Quartet Z 3 4 Woodwmd Trxo 3 4 Pep Club 1 Z 3 4 Hornecommg Queen 4 attendant 3 Girls Trlo Acc 3 4 Vocal Solo 1 Z 3 4 Ass t Director of Jr Class Play 4 Pep Band 1 2 Chrlstmas Apple 4 Girls State 3 Band Offxcer 3 Vocal Music Officer 4 Pxano Solo l In 15 2, 4 4 - . , . - E - L- - Q4 ' - ., ,. 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Seniors Qi '45 .TUNE YOU NG -'54, ga, MARILYN MARTIN MARY LEWIS TOM NIOSHER ,7 V Bos oxu-:Y 1 Q BILL CLINE LY! 4 MARILYN BEAC H JOYCE MACGOWAN BILL REINHARDT Z7 Class Poem Our Class of fifty has been mfty All through our years of school We ve worked and slaved and paved The way for happmess to rule In nxneteen hundred and thirty eight We started our career There was Marje and Tom and our three Bxlls Who gave our teachers many thnlls Also came Duane and our two Bobs Along with Charles we started our jobs In second grade came June and Joyce They plcked our class as their choxce Third grade brought us Jean and Leta Mae Who made us all shout Hooray Hooray Along an fourth grade Dale came a buzzxn And moved nn the ixfth leavmg the fn-st dozen ln sixth grade we added Mary Lewls and Mary Pat Logan LeRoy and Don along wxth them sat A mxghty flne class so proudly we Hall In eighth we lost B111 Chne and Dale Then came the two Marxlyns rlght on thelr traxl As fre shles green we thought we were swell When are added Mary Bowman Robert and Del The Sophomore year we remaxned the same And all were m there playmg the game In our Jumor year Dale and B111 came back to stay And we added Mr Toft who made us gay And now as Semors we look back to past days And now wxll strlve to do only the thmg that pays We are about to fxmsh our school years That brought us joy and a few l1ttle tears Leta Mae Howard Z8 Over in seventh came Cecil, Wilbur, and Dale, NAME Wxlbur Barnhardt Mar1lyn Beach Mary Bowman Bob Carter Dale Chr1stensen B111 Cl1ne Delmar Gmgerlch B111 I-Ietheungton Duane H1me Leta Mae Howard Mary Lewxs Joyce MacGowan Marxlyn Martln Mary Pat Mlller Tom Mosher Cec11 Moon Jean Myers Robert Oxley Donald Palmer B111 Remhardt LeRoy Sanders Logan Steen Bob Stephens Charles Tr1mble Marjorle W1lkerson J une Y oung SENIOR CLASS PLAY GAZING THROUGH THE STARS WANTS TO BE Inter1or decorator Home economzcs teacher Offlce worke r Farmer Farmer Inte rnatxonal deale r Farmer Photographer Eng1neer Career g1r1 Schoolteacher Bookkeeper Concert flut1st Home economxst Success Traveller Nurse Farmer Band d1rector C1v11 englneer S011 Tlller Farmer Coach Bus1nessman Secretary Speech teacher lk ik PROBABLY WILL BE Bob Oxley's news spotter Wrestler Member of a debate team Bxrd catcher Mayor of Sprxngdale John Deere dealer Roofer Motorcycle wrecker Mldge ette auto racer Spxnster Bareback r1der Chorus g1r1 Dead Ballet dancer Mouse tra1ner D1tch d1gger Nursmg Arxzomans KWPC Sport s announcer One of the Harmomcats Presxdent of Erector Set Co Hot Rod racer Inmate 1n an 1nst1tut1on Po1ygam1st Baby s1tter Secretary to the Moon Queen of the Amazons The Senxor Class has selected Mother Was A Freshman , a three act comedy to present thxs year on May ll and 12 under the direct1on of Mr Wnlton Wetzel The tenatwe cast IS as follows Mrs Ab1ga1l Abbot June Young Marge Marjone W1lkerson Susan Marxlyn Martin Bobo Don Palmer Mrs Mnller Jean Myers Jack B111 Remhardt Bunny Leta Mae Howard HOWIC Tom Mosher Helen Mary Pat Mxller B111 Bill I-Iethermgton Carr1e Joyce MacGowan Dean Gxllingham Bob Stephens Clara Mary Bowman Professor M1chaels Cecil Moon HELLO T HER E YOU J THE THREE SAD SACKS 29 l'M FOREVER BLOWIN BUB BLES 4 1 ll I ll ll ll Q I n 1 u ll II 4: wk af I ll ll - , . . 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'tl ' N , I I Last Wzll and Testa ment W1lbur Barnha rt w1ll my physxque to Robert Wright Marxlyn Beach w1ll my pep and frxendlmess to anyone who needs them Mary Bowman w1ll my quxet ways to Betsy Hetherington Bob Carter w1ll my place on the basketball squad s bench to Hubert Pelzer Dale Chrxstensen w1ll my Chevy to anyone who 15 sucker enough to take xt B111 Cl1ne w1ll my Ford to anyone who w1l1 g1ve me a good pr1ce Delmar G1nger1ch w1ll my care of girls to Bob He1ck for I know he w1ll do th1s w1ll my knowledge and l1keness of motorcycles to Phy11ss Harned what s left of Cxty Hxgh g1rls to R1chard Barklow w1ll my knee guards to Bonn1e Watters Mary Lewns w1ll my shortness to Jack Hxxon Joyce MacGowan w1ll my tu-mdness to Raymond Morr1son Marxlyn Mart1n w1ll my Bblllty to go steady to Peggy Grooms Mary Pat M1ller will my long hair to Helen Fox Cecxl Moon w1ll my actnng and speak1ng abnlxty to Vernon Conklxn B111 Hethe rxngton Duane Hzme wxll Leta Mae Howard Tom Mosher w1ll my studlous attitude to Sylvia Sullwan Jean Myers w1ll my ab1l1ty to eat so much to Barbara Brennan Robert Oxley w1ll my ab111ty to raxse champ1onsh1p pngs to Jerry R Donald Palmer w1ll the Palmer Hudson to Jim Nelson B111 Remhardt will my QUIET temper to Clodean Morgan LeRoy Sanders 1n the absence of havmg anything to w1ll w1ll accept anytlnng anyone has to offer to me Logan Steen w1ll my knowledge of parhamentary procedure rules to LeRoy Stewart Bob Stephens w1ll my t1tle of ' The Great Lover to Gary Mclntlre Charles Tr1mb1e w1ll my ab1lity to be a baby sitter to Bob Heick Marjone Wilkerson w1ll my 11tt1e brother Wayne to Bonn1e Watters June Young w1ll my ab1l1ty to get along w1th the Speedy photographer John Gundy to Mr Palmer so that he may g1ve 1t to the next an nual edntor Tony Toft will keep my dry sense of humor to use next year OSSITIGBD EATING AGAIN' OUCI-IZ OLD CLOTHES DAY 30 1, ' -- ' ' . I, . H . . . O A L H . . , 1, -- ' ' , L . H . . . n I, . . H . . . . . I' . . H . . , . L . . H . . , I, . H . . . . . . . I' H . . . I, . H . . . L H . . . . . L . . H . .. i L . H . 0 L . H . . . . . . D L H . . . c I' H . . . . L H . . . . . . . . 1, -- ' ' , I' . . H .. .. . L H. . . , . . I' H . . 1, -- ' ' ' ' , L . H . . u 1, -- . GLAMOUR GIRL TALKING AS USUAL THE BALL WENT IS IT REALLY THAT BAD CEC? THAT A wAY sAM 1949 DISTRICT TOURNEY WHICH TWIN I-IAS THE TONI? THE CAPTAIN OF THE SPUP RELAXING AT LAST PRACTICING Loox AT THE B1RD1E 31 ul x. A I if I , , LW' A A I I WEEIMS MERCEDES ATILANO CAR OL DUPLE JACK HIXON DICK NIERCHANT Arte,--tr -rr, RICHARD BARKALOW PEGGY GROONIS LUCILLE JOHNSON JANET BRANSON f ww PHYLLISS HARNED ROY JOHNSON KEITH C HRIST ENSEN FA BETSY HETHERINGT ON ,fn Qa.,'N BARBARA KEIT H SHIRLEY RAY BUD MILLER MITCHELL MOI-IR VERNON CONKLIN BETTY DANNER ROBERT HEICK RONALD I-HNTZ RAMONA LENZ DON MORRIS GARY MCINTIRE RAYMOND MORRISON .., . ..E , C ijt . -'Fifi - K . Q ' , Q i - 4 7 D . 1 155 5 . ,JI 1. I I , f -I' fag I I Q ' Q e Ii i? ' iqy 2 n , . . -iz I ' I I -Eh' ' 'elm ' 'I' bf. , I ' if 'A Q I '3 V t 1 Q 1 , 5 ' t' A I, IW S. 3 E P.: V, E '3 f rf' 4. . Y i A ,G 4, 5 ' Hn ' I I 35 JUNIORS READY TO START LAST HALF OF CENTURY 13' K -59 mN im i....lA IM DONNA FAB MARY C RONALD JANICE .TERRY PARIZEK PASSMORE PELZER PIKE RICHARDS ROSSMAN DONNA DELORES RODNEY HAROLD JOAN BONNIE RUESS SPILLMAN SLAITH STAGG STRATTON WATTERS u Q ANDREW KEITH WAYNE MARILYN KENNY WEI-IDE WINDUS WILKERSON WUESTENBERG YE-RINGTON Wxth C J Palmer as sponsor the Jumors looked forward to another bxg year The members of the class opened the year by electing the following as offlcers Presxdent Andrew Wehde Vlce Presxdent Joan Stratton Secretary Romona Lenz Treasurer Betty Joan Danner Student Councll Betty Joan Danner Keith Wxndus To start the ball rollmg m September we found the following Juniors out for football Bob Helck Ande Wehde Ronme Hmtz Don Morrxs Keith Christensen After basketball started several eleventh graders were members of the boys varslty team They we re Bob Hexck Bud Mohr Harold Stagg Ronme Hmtz and Don Morrxs The varslty gxrls basketball team claxms Mary Catherine Pelzer and Shxrley Mlller as players and Joan Stratton as manager. Janice Richards and Peggy Grooms were elected members of the cheerleadmg squad. To start their calendar of events, the Jumors presented Home Sweet Homi cxde as the1r class play, which played for two mghts to a large crowd. In September the energetic Jumors entertained themselves wnth a hayrxde, Under the keen eye of Mr. Palmer, the Jumors are already planmng thexr bxg event of the year, the Jumor Semor Prom. 36 - , , , 1 VA W G A 4 I 5 'I I A ' A . : Q' Q' 4. I 'A g 7 f 'x S I ' T ' N . ,Z -- E x , Q , ' .Q -T . -, X , 6- K J - I . 7 - k 1. Q J of i wi f 5 ' '11 ,, A ' y ' - P. A a-I-., -1 MQ- . 9' 4 7' ta' 'X . . . . . ' . . . mm , ' 1 11 ' 11 9 -- 1 , . I : I I I l 9 Y ' U I ' . I . . . Q . . . ,-.Q SHIRLEY BECHTEL gh s LOIS HENDERSON AUDREY MQCGOWAN TIM NELSON JOYCE BILLICK ANITA HUDACI-IEK PATRICIA MADSEN BOB ORR QQKJKVP' ROB ERT BROOKE IOLA I-IUDACHEK EDWIN MADSON LARRY FERGUSON MARVIN IARVIS CARROLL MARSHALL MARION RICHAR D PATRICK PING 9. CHARLES GOSENBERG KENNETH .TEHLEZ ROBERT MONTGOMERY ,dv JANET HALE CAROL KRUSE .1- WILLIAM MORRISON IOYCE CAROL SNIIT H SWART I 0 U Q .P 1 1 vt A Y, I A ' l K 1 , , N, 4 ' f . I E, ::' L- A . 5 T45 N i A I 4' A '. I Q I I . 3 5 3 1 4 , Bw: Q R' 5 A. 'E I 4 I 'I P Y Y Q . 4 -: . 9 A'fR5fg LLILM A A I I A 1 ' A , I K I 'J ' J rl' 1 J ' 37 SHIRLEY VIRGINIA GARY Jo ANNE GLEN wAc1-is WEAS WINDUS WOLF YOTTER SOPHOADRES CONTINUING UP THE GRIND Startmg thexr second year of hugh school the Sophomores are under the sponsor shxp of Mrs Jacobs The class offncers as elected by their classrnates are Presxdent Carroll Marshall Vxce President Shirley Wachs Secretary Kenneth Jehle Student Councll Audrey MacGowan, Marvm Jarvis At the begxnnmg of the school year it seemed as if the Sophomores were very en thuszastxc over football because the sport lured eight Sophomores xnto nts ranks These eight were Bob Orr Bob Montgomery, Kenneth Jehle Carroll hiarshall Marvm Jarvxs Glenn Yotter Charles Gosenberg, and Bill Morrison Of these, the first s1x were letter wmners After football came basketball and those entering mto varsity competition on the boys team were Kenneth Jehle Glenn Yotter Bob Brooke, who was also manager, Bob Montgorrmery Charles Gosenberg and Richard Pxng The following girls Joxned the varsxty gxrls team Janet Hale, Carol Svsart Lois Henderson and Shlrley Wachs As the flrst semester was drawxng to a close Shxrley Becktel from Minnesota Joined the class Besides benng actxve nn all the extra curricular actxvxtles the Sophomores en Joyed a class hayrxde early xn Septernber 1 LUCKY c 38 5 S e A . oleolonollloeloillillll . Q ' lil ill . Treasurer..........,,,.,,,,,,.CarolJeanKruse . 3 n I r I I ' , . . . .. I I I I I ' u 1 -. n u I 0 v . ' I , . f N N f 3 Al . , X 1 , t I D . .xl .x.:: MARGARET BR ENNAN MARILYN FERGUSON MARILYN I-IOGA N BETTY MARTIN MAUREEN BENDER HELEN FOX SHIRLEY IEHLE SHIRLEY MCINTIRE .TANICE BROWN KENNETH GEERTZ NORMA JOHNSON DON BYBEE JAMES I-IECKART DONNA KEITH VIRGIL KATHERINE ML-:YERS MILLER HAZEL DRUMM HARVEY I-IINES nj! MARLENE KENNARD DON MINOR DALE EWALD LM I-IINES HAROLD CLINE CLODEAN MORGAN A 1 Q 5 2 ! 5 ' Z A I' , I I V 6 I N . . 5 :K V F W., S V x Y - 5 . ' , -' W Ai' ' I 39 FRESHMEN START C LINEBING 'E .TOANN DONALD PARIZEK PELZER CHARD REINHARDT BONNIE RAE HARLEY SYLVIA SMITH STAGG SULLIVAN av- X DUANE BONNIE GORDAN ROSSMANN RYDER SCHROEDER 1 'si EVELYN LAUREN ROL TRILABLE WINDUS WOLF GENE RICHARD EDITH wou- wo1.1-' Yorrr-:R With thirty seven members and Coach Harding as their sponsor, the Freshmen elected the following students as their class officers President Gene Wolf Vice President Harold Kline Secretary Treasurer Margaret Brennan Student Council Janzce Brown, Lauren Wmdus The Freshman Class started this year with eight new members Joann Parizek, Virgxl Meyers, Dale Ewald, Don Minor, Clodean Morgan, Sylvia Sullivan, Kenneth Geertz, and Gene Wolf The Junior High Football Team welcomed Harvey Hines, Donald Pelzer, Richard Reinhardt, Don Bybee, and Harold Kline as participating members. Gene Wolf, Richard Wolf, Jim Hines, Harvey Hines, and Duane Rossmann added their Freshman talent to Junior High Basketball. The high school girls basketball team was enlarged by the following Freshmen girls' Donna Keith, Margaret Brennan, Betty Westfall, Shu-ley Jehle, Janice Brown, Bonnie Ryder, Marlene Kennard and Hazel Drumm. Most of the class members are participating in at least one' or more extra-cur- ricular activities. Early in the year a hayride was held, chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. James Harding. The trip carried them through Nichols and, while coming home, they stopped and en- joyed a wxener roast. JOHN ANDERSON ORMA CHELF LARRY I-IINTZ CAROL MADSEN 5E::iQ3 ROBERT BARCLAY BARBARA BRENNAN CAROL BUCKNIAN DONNA CARTER IQANNE MAURICE CONKLIN DITNIERS JUDY HUNTER DLANE MAI-IER BERNIECE J'EI-ILE SANDRA MCGILL FRED HAWKER mir DARYL KEITH 'V' LEWIS MORRISON 41 ROBERT HECKART STANLEY KEITH DICK PALMER GLEN CARTER YV ONNE I-HM E VIRGINIA KRUSE DONALD PANTEL. TERRY ROSS PEEL PETERS FOREST LeROY SMITH STEWART .TANET EDWARD PING ROBERTS IOYC E RIC HAR D SCHNEIDER SCHRQEDER FRANCES KENNETH CAROL JAMES TAYLOR TAYLOR WAI-IL WHITTINGTON E :gh th Grade The exghth grade began their second year m the high school bulldmg wlth thirty s IX membe r s In October the class held a hayrxde and an the course of the trxp went to the Carol Madsen farm for a wlener roast Later ln the month a Hallowe en party was held ln the recreation room Along in December a Chrxstmas party was held On February 14 Valentmes day the exghth grade sponsor Mr Olson was presented wxth a pen and pencxl set for his bxrthday Those partxcxpatmg ln jumor hxgh football were Larry Hxntz Dnck Palmer Maurice Dltmars Duane Maher Edward Roberts Kenny Taylor, John Anderson Daryl Kexth Leroy Stewart Fred Hawker and Stanley Keith Those particlpatlng m Junlor hxgh basketball were Larry Hmtz Dick Palmer Maurice Dztmars Edward Roberts Terry Peel Daryl Kexth Leroy Stewart Ross Petters Fred Hawker and Lewxs Morrlson Three eighth grade gxrls who partlclpated ln varsxty basketball were Janet Ping Orma Chelf and Bernxce Jehle Barbara Brennan represented the exghth grade on the junlor hugh cheerleadmg squad The offxcers of the class were Presndent, Lewis Morrlson Vxce President Dlck Palmer Secretary Joyce Schneider Treasurer Janet Ping Student Council Representatlves Maurxce Dxtrnars and Bernxce Jehle . 41 a. ki' 'A V1 . . ....... .... . . . . . . . - . . . . . . , . . . 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A 43 MARTHA JANET ARLINE LELAND JEAN ROBERT STAGG WALKER WATSON WE!-IDE WEIEZRHAUSER WI-IITE ROBERT BILL DONALD CONNU3 wR1GH-1- YERINGTON YOUNG ATU-P-N0 Seventh Grade The thirty four members of the seventh grade have started thexr first year 1n the hlgh school bulldmg and have rapidly become accustomed to lt lowed by a Valentxne s party Seventh grade boys out for football were Dean Montgomery Bob Henderson Robert Kaalberg, Robert Wright, Tommy Roberts Bob Clnne Dick Morris Don Young and Bob Hxntz The junlor hlgh basketball team was supported by Dean Montgomery Ronnxe Helck Bob Cline Bob Henderson James Howard Robert Kaalberg Tommy Roberts Fred Bailey Don Young and Dlck Morris The following glrls completed the Jumor high cheerleading squad Sandra Bllllck Karen Boone, and Carol Jean Barkhurst Two of the seventh grade gurls remaxned out for basketball for the whole sea son They were Janet Walker and Betty Pederson The class officers were Pres1dent Leland Wehde Vxce President Bob Henderson Secretary Betty Pederson Treasurer, Karen Boone 44 wi , ,,Z'Iav. 'K A Christmas party was held in the recreation room and in February was fol- I Y I I I I l , . I ! I 9 I U l D ! ' 1 2 , . . I , . 2 n Q T 1 S 1 5 - bf 'ff Q7 ' 'l' 'R cs. J ' 3, , A .L f Y xx Y p A fer A .fl V - 407 lax I J-If JAN STEVE GETS HIS HAIR COMBED SLEEPY TIME BOY i BATHING BEAUTY 'xxuhl SUNTANS ff, TCH TCH EEEEEWWWWW RIDE EM COWBOY OVERALL GIRLS RAY AND HIS LHVIOUSINE 47 OLD C LOT HES BUDDIES DAY MARILYN BETTE ,JN CLOWNS ? sl'sV ' ' 'Ti ull 5 A v' O.. --I--o 'W K -K-JJ -0' FPO' BIG TUSSLE . - up , '. - Q 5 Y O L- Q K! Y.: u , P V 4. N Q' Tx-A ' , ' ' ... F'-' , Q k , I .X Y 2 iffjsjf- I? , v' . V - Q: ', .A . I 1 . - N I - -F ., If ' N' I OK7 - -- ,'k 'I 1 , L- U U J ' Y .2 I ' Y 'A ! -r . I Q . f , If I I 1- - H 9' ar- N- - vgxkxl 1 . ' 3 0 . N 4, ,Qi 5 .. 5,5 I .' ns , ' ' L, , f 1 .Q T n 25 , 'I ! Ni x : t ::::: 5 . T Q ,I Q! mf H H ' , , 1 ', . 6 -K a- , , V t 'Q ls I , 5 N I. K' 1 -, 0 .. I 4' ' r I 1- ' L ' . xi, A I .- COMETS LACKED EXPERIENCE On August Z4 thlrty four candidates reported to Coach Hardmg for the com mg grld schedule Wlth only fxve lettermen returnmg the squad was composed mostly of Juruors and Sophomores Wmfxeld, the eventual conference champs, smothered the Comets 33 0 S1x Sophomores started the game and gained a great deal of experxence Durmg the second game, the Comets showed marked lmprovement but Mt Vernon stopped them 19 0 In their third game the Blue and Whxtes lost a heartbreaker 6 0 as New London scored m the last second of play Columbus Junction proved to be too much for the locals and they lost Z7 0 Wllton scored on a long pass to t1e the Comets 6 6 and West Liberty had thexr number ln the txe column for the fxrst tlme thas year Whale playmg In the ram the Comets stopped U Hugh wlth a 0 0 t1e Injuries plagued the Hardxng men ln the Wapello game and Z9 7 was the best the Comets could do Playmg agaxnst West Branch ended a dzsmal season wlth a 26 0 whxte washmg Coach Hardmg awarded letters to the followmg eighteen boys Semors Bob Stephens Duane Hrme Don Palmer Tom Mosher, B111 Remhardt and Dale Chrxstensen, Junlors Don Morrxs Delmar Gmgerxch Kelth Chrlstensen Ronme Hmtz, Bob Hexck and Andrew Wehde Sophomores Bob Orr Kenneth .Tehle Marvm Jarvxs Glenn Yotter Carroll Marshall nd Bob Montgomery All season long Bob Brooke and Jxm Nelson served the team as traxner and manager respectlvely At the close of the season Bob Helck was chosen as a second strxng conferen ce fullback COACH AND CO CAPTAINS GO DOCTOR BROOKE INTO CONFERENCE 48 ' - .:. . . . . . . ' n . . - . - ' . 0 0 A l ll I ll . . . . . . . . . n 5 ' . . . . . - . - . ' . ' i 1 l n 1 S x I 1 1 2 Ai 1 1 1 1 a u v . . X K , .. .. WM Whig g ' 1 1. i JK Affair' iw 4 wg 5 + ,pg 422 5. 21 xv Y. J J- i i F1 Qld ld Kexth Chrxstensen Cecx Moon Tom Mosher D at Row Bob Orr Ronnxe H ntz Don Morr Don Palmer Da e Chr stensen De mar Gmgerxch ob Stephens B dK ne Bob Brooke Ande Wehde Gary Mc nt re Haro age: dh UWM ondR Sc Marvin Jarvis Carrol Marsha Kenny .Tehle ontgamery Char es Gosenberg Bob He ck U8 rdx Ha CS Jaxn ch and Coa Cf Yott CD G STEVE C HRIS NIO DEWEY WlLLY csc PORK 50 -4 -- -- n -. . U u M. r ,f S -Q .. v- -- T ' L K-.-1 e .Jr Jumor Hzgh Boys Basketball Squad Fha! Raw Jim Hines Edwlrd Mldnn Gene Wolf Dick Palmer Den Montgomery Second Row I.ARoy Stewart Hu-vey Hines Duane Rossmnnn Dxckne Mo z-is Bob Kallbe g and CoachO e Olson W L. GAME Wilton Atalnssa. Txpton Muscatine Nxchols St Marys Muscatine Atahssa St Mathxas T1pton West Branch Wllton OPP 51 JEHLE SCORES IN SPRINGDALE GAME Boys Basketball Squad Fiflf Row Bob Stephens Bob Carter Bud Mohr Ken Jehle Bob Heick Don Palmer Second Row Bob Brooke Manager Don Morrms Harold Stagg Bill Reinhardt Ronnie Hints Torn Mosher Coach J'un.s I-Iardmg Third Row Bob Oxley Ronnie Pike Glen Yotter Charles Gosenberg Bob Montgome y Ricard Ping COMETS IMPROVE AS SEASON PROGRESSES The basketball team won eight games thts year whlle losmg twelve Three of tht vxctorxes came an the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye Conference to put the Comets ln thxrd place One of the loses was by one pomt to Atlxssa In the County Tournament Fourteen boys composed the squad thxs year They were Semors Bob Stephens Don Palmer B111 Reinhardt, Bob Carter and Tom Mosher Jumors Bob Hexck Bud Mohr Don Morrls Ronme I-Imtz and Roy Johnson Sophomores Ken Jehle Bob Montgomery, Glen Yotter and Charles Gosenberg Bob Stephens Don Palmer B111 tnme durxng the varsxty games The rest of the boys played on the reserve team which won four of their seven games The Comets won two of their better games over West Branch and Wtlton by hu mzlxatmg scores In the Comet s 61 36 drubxng of Durant, Ken Jehle tallled Z5 points and mtssed breakmg the mdlvtdual scormg record by one point Bob Brooke served the team faxthfully all season as manager In the Sectxonal Tournament at Durant the Blue and Whntes clxpped Wxlton 35 They will meet Txpton nn the ftrst round of the dxstrxct tourney to be held at Davenport 52 ! and 7 . f . . r I' . Reinhardt, Tom Mosher, Bob Heick, Bud Mohr, and Ken Jehle played most of the . , . . . -32. w.- A ...ff STEVE mi PORK wxL1.Y SATAN 53 Girls Basketball Squad Front Row Janet Hale Leta Mae Howard .Tune Young Bobble Westphal mascot Marilyn Beach Mary Pelzer Shirley Miller Second Row Joan Stratton manag r Carol Swart Janice Brown Orma Chelf Betty Westfall Hazel Dx-umm Bonnie Ryder Coach Clarence Westphll Top Ro Shirley Iehle Janet Walke Janet Ping Margaret Brennan Donna Keith and Lois Henderson GIRLS CLIMAX MOST SUCCESSFUL SEASON The West Llberty Comettes under the coachmg of Mr Westphal, broke all girls records m this hngh school by wxnnxng eleven games and losing only four thls year On September Z0, our fxrst practxce was held wxth twenty mne report ln The first game agamst Nichols a score of 43 18 Another wm 43 Z4 was clalmed by the Comettes at West Branch The thxrd game of the season was at Wapello wath the Comettes tak mg vxctory number three by a score of 39 27 Westphal s gxrls suffered their first defeat 39 32 to Wilton on thexr home court After bemg defeated by Wllton the Comettes came back to de feat Wapello by a score of 45 38 The next showmg the glrls made was at Durant They won by a wxde margin 50 35 As the Comettes left thelr home court after playmg agamst West Branch they had captured another game by a score of 63 34 In the first round of the County Tournament, West Lxberty beat Nichols, then went down an defeat to Wilton, 44 40 By getting xnto the fxnals they recewed a second place 54 OUR MANAGER JOEY ' ? , : , I . ' : . . BI. I , . wt 1 Tn 1 1 . ' . . . 8. gave the girls victory number one, by ' ' . 1 ' n , . , - . . . , LETTUCE JUEN trophy, the first girls' basketball trophy ever won in W,I...H.S. The Comettes were unable to continue in Sectional play following their first round defeat by Wilton, 45-38. In the return game to Nichols, the West Liberty girls won by a record score of 71-Zl, When the Com- ettes traveled to Wilton, they were defeated 73-68, in a rough and tough game. Another win was acquired by the girls of West Liberty against Durant 69-16, on their home court. The last game of the season was.a very exciting one against Springdale with the final score end- ing West Liberty 40, Springdale 38. The letter winners of this year's team are: forwards Marilyn Beach Mary Catherine BEACHIE Pelzer Janet Hale and Orma Chelf guards June Young Leta Mae Howard Shirley Miller Carol Swart and Hazel Drumm The Comettes worked with an average mar gin of 13 75 and an offensive average of 47 25 against a defensive average of 33 5 In conclusion of the girls season a meet ing was called and it was decided that the cap tain stars would be given to the three Seniors Marilyn Beach, Leta Mae Howard, and June Young 55 I I w .. i .. .- . 1 u Q u I l , , . . . . . . . . . . . v . .. .. -QT! Q. Y . SENIOR SQUAD MEMBERS JUNE GUARDS BUD IN BOYS VS GIRLS GAME FOR MARCH OF DIMES PICTURES TELL THE TALE 56 , 1 .K , -V l X 5 Xx ' X X -I , x V x 'L I ' .af 7 ,JR f TX A W u ' I A ' 'd' n . Y- . w yn ' I . - f f'A , X S . , K' :fav i - Syg xg . Q, x A I , I ,QW 5 ,: 1 9 I ' I J 'U 1 'L I I V 1' !y I KD'- K 'A A Q Qiammnzmuwms Future Homemakers of America Fnst Row Carol Duple, Shxrley Mxller Donna Fae Passmore Betty Danner Mrs Oehler Ioan Stratton Iamce Richards Donna Ruess Bonnxe Watters Second Row Audrey MacGowan Shirley Iehle Janxce Brown Marilyn Ferguson Catherine Miller Betty Westphall Sylvxa Sulhvan Marlene Kennard Edxth Yotter Norma Johnson Joyce Bxlhck Thxrd Row Peggy Grooms Margaret Brennan Donna Kexth Sh1r1eyMaclnt1re Amta Hudecek Bonnie Rae Smith Marilyn Hogan Delores Spxllman Marxlyn Wuestenberg Janet Branson Evelyn Trxmble Fourth Row Iola Hudachek Carol Jean Kruse Mary Catherxne Pelzer Lots Henderson Lucxlle Johnson, Betty Hetherxngton JoAnne Wolfe Betty Sunon Shu-ley Wachs Clodean Mo rgan Bonnie Ryder Pre sldent Vice Presxdent T reasure r Hxstorxan Song Leader Pa rhamentarlan Student C ounc 11 Sponsor Joan Stratton Betty Danner Donna Fae Passmore ,Jamce Rxchards Shxrley Miller Carol Duple Bonnie Watters Mrs Oehler Secretary ..... . . . ..................... Donna Ruess 59 Left to Rxght Betty Danner Donna Fae Passmore Charles Trxmble Janet Hale Mxss Black advisor Delores Spxllman Carol Jean Kruse and Dxck Rexnhardt Joan it atton Mary Le 15 and B1llRe1nhardt LIBRARY THRIVES SUCCESSFULLY Starting its second year of exlstance at W L H S , our library has become nn creaslngly popular and useful It contams fifty perxodlcals and reference materx als on most of the subjects assoclated with hxgh school work and actxvxtxes At the present txme we have a wxde range of books suxted to the readmg capaclty of all our students . Standlng Joan Stratton Margaret Brennan Shxrley Mclntxre Shirley .Tehle Loxs Henderson Joyce Blllick Mary Le IS Sxttmg Clodean Morgan Mxss Black Edith Yott r The hbrary IS open before school at noon, and at anytxme durmg school hours Everyone has access to xt as long as they follow the rules lard down The lxbrary wlth a capacity for thxrty students xs excellently xllumxnat room are placed four large tables where students have ample room to do their work To help the students fxnd materxal we have seventeen student lxbrarxans They are B111 Remhardt Mary Lewis Donna Fae Passmore, Joan Stratton Janet Hale Margaret Brennan, Charles Trxmble Delores Splllman Shlrley Jehle Shxrley Mclntlre Clodean Morgan Edlth Yotter, Lols Henderson, Rxchard Remhardt Joyce Bxllxck Carol Jean Kruse, Betty Danner Miss Black, lS the head lzbrarxan and IS assxsted by B111 Remhardt I fl X . . ' -,--- ed by fluorescent lighting. About the . . ' ' E ' so Advisors Milton Wet el Cl rence Westph l Fu-st Row Bxll H the gto Don Palmer Marilyn Martin Second Ro Leta Mae Howard Janet Hale Ga y Mclntnre Bonnle Watters Third Row June Young Blll Cline Fourth Row Ramona Len Tom Molher Rodney Smith Blue and Whzte Staff Edltor an Chxef Managing Editor Feature Edxtor Boys Sports Edltor Girls Sports Edxtor Art Edxtor Exchange Edxtors Photographer F F A Reporter Advisor Reporters Tom Mosher June Young Bonnie Watters Don Palmer Leta Mae Howard Gary Mclntnre Ramona Lenz Marilyn Martln B111 Hetherlngton Rodney Smxth Mr Westphal .Marxlyn Martin Leta Mae Howard June Young Gary Mclntxre Don Palmer B111 Clme Janet Hale Marxlyn Beach Bob Stephens The Journalism class under the guxdance of Mr Wetzel fxrst semester and Mr Westphal, second semester d1d a fme Job of puttxng out the Blue and Whlte Sports coverage editor: als and general school news coverage were supplied ln fme style The Blue and Whxte holds membershlp rn the Quill and Scroll, Natlonal Scholastlc Press Assocxatxon and the Iowa State Hxgh School Press Assocxatxon 61 PUTTING OUT THE PAPER beta Mae Howard June Young Tom Mosher nd Marilyn Mal-nn g z, a a, ' gl e rin n, , - W: . . 1' . ' I n r 5 zu a I - - D00 s 1 u ana a ala ... .. . . . ...... .. .... .. . .... ..... . ... , . ... . .. . ...... . . . ..... ........... ............ ...............- ... .... ... , .. ..... .. ... .... ........ . . . ... ...... ........ ........ ........... . . .......... .......... . ... ..... , 1 n 1 a n , . - 9 1 - a - . . a , - 1 . . ' I a '- Front Row Left to R1ght Jean Myers .Tune Young B111 Reinhardt Logan Steen Second Row Mary Lewin Marilyn Martin Marjorie Wilkerson Leia Mae Howard Mary Pa! Miller Joyce MacGowan Marilyn Beach Mr To!! Third Row Bill Cline LeRoy Sanders Tom Mosher Charles Trimble Cecil Moon Donald Palmer Bill Hetherlngton Bob Stephens Annual Staff Editor ln Chnef June Young Asslstant Editor B111 Reinhardt Busxness Manager Logan Steen Busmess Staff Bob Stephens B111 Clme, LeRoy Sanders Art Editor Mar-yorxe Wxlkerson Actwxtxes Edxtor Cecll Moon Copy Edxtor Jean Myers Secretary Treasurer Mary Lewis Class Edxtor Charles Trimble Typlsts Marxlyn Martxn, Mary Pat Mxller Boys Sports Editor Gxrls Sports Edxtor Feature Edxtor Photographer Vocal Music Edxtor Instrumental Edltor Advmsor Tom Mosher Marxlyn Beach Leta Mae Howard B111 Hethermgton Joyce MacGowan Don Palmer Mr Toft 62 I I 1 1 1 I Z 1 1 1 I MMM 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 MM..- 1 1 v ' ' .-..........-.-. ............ .........-u.. .... , 1.1.1.-. .-.. 1.1.1 .....-.1 .1-.11--... -en... ' .-.--os... .-.'...-....- .In 1 . 1-.-....... . 1 . . anunfnu -.1 ....n.. -.- ..n nu. - .-.- p-1... --.qn-Q..-.-. ... 1 mous-rnxous Pmzsrcs cuss Judy Mxller t Pa ary M Evelyn Trxmble nrshall M 11 Carro Roberts Edward Klme rold Hn Pep Band t to Rxsht Marjorie Wxlk rso Bonnie Wutte s Carol S art Marilyn Wu stenberg Betsy H therington Jerry Ross a n Don Palxn r Harold Klln R cha d Wolf Phylisl Horned Ronnie I-lint Orme. Ch lf C 1lMoo Rxcha d Px g B111 H the 1 gton and Joyce Billxck INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Begxnnmg h1s fxfth year ln West Liberty Hlgh School, Merlm Johnson IS domg an excellent Job of lmprovlng the instrumental muslc department Thxs year his band w1ll attempt to wm a thxrd consecutxve fxrst ratmg at the State Muslc Con test lon band practxce was held on Wednesday evenxng and the hngh school band on Fr: day evenxng A total of ten Saturday evemng concerts and three Sunday concerts were played In the fall the overtures were forgotten and the sound of marchnng feet could be heard on the street twxce a week F1fty fxve players, ten twxrlers, and four color bearers composed the marching band whxch marched at all home football games and at the game played at Wilton In the twzrlmg dlvlslon of the State Marchxng Band Contest at Fairfield Duane Rossmann and Lols Henderson recelved I ratings, while Janet Branson recewed a II ratnng Patty Madsen won a I ratxng In the bell lyre dlvnsxon Band Festlval Day was sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce to help raxse money for the band fund Marching demonstrations were presented In the afternoon and a concert played that evemng After the football season ended the concert band composed of fifty fwe mem bers, began xts practlce for concerts, the county festwal and contest Marilyn Martxn and Marjorie Wilkerson recewed the honor of playing nn the All State Band ln Des Momes Wayne Wxlkerson was chosen for the All State Or chestra In February the concert band spent a day In Muscatxne where they partxcxpated ln the county musxc festxval The only other concerts played this year were two evemng concerts ln March The pep band IS an organization made up of different members of the band who play at all pep meetmgs under the leadershxp of Cecil Moon 64 1 fi , I I 75 pkvi ,.......m.., Lgf ' 5 ' e n, 1' . W n e v 5 , m n , e , e. i r . , z, e , ec' n, ' r 'n , ' e r'n , During last summer one hundred and thirty children we re given lessons. Jun- I ll- . . I! . I ' I ' , . Y '!F-5 Brass Seater Wayne W lk rs D a Ha ld Khn Rx ha d Pmg C xl Moon Nlembers of the band who do not partlcxpate xn athletics are members of the two basketball bands whxch are evenly dwxded xnto twenty two members each One IS called the 'W band and the other the L band They took turns at all home conference games and the combxned bands made a trxp to Durant where they played for the game There are sxxty players ln jumor band and forty flve m the grade band The offxcers of the band are Cecll Moon presldent Marjorxe Wxlkerson Vxce Presmdent Marilyn Martxn, Secretary B111 Hetherxngton, Student Councxl Representatxve Mary Pat Mlller and Helen Fox are hbrarxan and assistant lxbrar lan. Last but not least IS the band commxttee conslstxng of Ray Bxlhck, chairman, Mrs, Ray Bxlhck, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Branson, Mr, and Mrs. Richard Petters, and Ralph Wolf. Thexr mam job IS raxsmg money to flnance band functions and they carry xt out to the utmost. Clarinet Quartet Bonnu- Nath rs. Marilyn Nuestenberg, June Young, Mar-yorxe Wilkerson 65 a ' ' L lf11ji'lf?+- i. ' D l s B A ivws. L i e on, Jerry Rossmann, on P lmer, ro ' e, 'c r ' , ec' . 1 -A - I I ll ll !l . . 1 I . . . . . . I I I 1 I I Z Clarznet T rzo Mnrjox-ie Wilkenon Bonnie Watters Carol Swart 'LJ' HH! Trombone Quartet Jerry Roumann Evelyn Trimble Mn-y Pat Mxller Judy Hunter French Horn Quartet Wayne Wilkerson Mu-y Lewin Carole Buckmnn Carol Madsen HE?- X- 5 Qi bi 'S ns . iv ui-2+ ' Marjorle Second Row Jo Ann Conklxn xrst Row Marxlyn Martln Catherine Martin Janice Brown June Young Leta Mae Howard Fred Hawker xlkerson Bonnie Watters Carol Madsen Carole Buckman Cheryll Petru Don y Lewls BI' M Wilkerson C 3Y'n W Shxr ey Mxller Carol Swart Marilyn Wuestenberg Thxrd Row bee Kaye Hunter B Janet Walker Helen Fox lola Hudechek Lucxlle Johnson tsy Hetherxngton Don Pelzer Phyhss Harned Don Young Vxrglnla Kruse Bob Clxne Rxchard W ol! ancy Robertson Joyce Bxlhck ary Ann Watson Jean Wexrhauser Larry Hmtz Bxll Hethermgton Dxrector Patty Madsen Maurxce Fourth Row Merlin Johnson xchard Pmg Cecil Moon I-lar old Jarvxs Janet Pmg Marvxn Dxckxe Palmer Orma Cheli xtmar s Ronnxe Hxntz. Judy Hunter line Edward Roberts Carroll Marshall Evelyn Trunble Mary Pat Mxller Jerry Rossmann Don Palmer Bernice Jehl etty Westfall Y Teens Fu-st Row Carol Duple Janet Branson Mary Pat Mxller Mrs Merrxdxth June Young Joyce Smith Janet Hale Carol Swart Second Row Barbara Kexth Maureen Bender Janxce Brown Betty Westfall Peggy Groornl Audrey MacGowan Joyce Bxllxck Third Row Marilyn Ferguson Carol Wolf Marlene Kennard Mary Bowman Joyce acaowan Anita Hudacek Patricia Madsen Evelyn Trxmble Marxlyn Mu-tm Fourth Row Norma Johnson Hazel Drurnm Delores Spxllman Carol Jean K use Lois Henderson Betty Sirnon Manlyn Hogan Shxrley Wachs Edxth Yotter Bonme Ryder The Y Teens under the sponsorshxp of Mrs Merrxdxth, IS a Jumor branch of the Y W C A and IS open to all hxgh school glrls The cabmet for the 1949 50 school year was Presxdent June Young Secretary Carol Swart Treasurer Joyce Smxth Socxal Servnce Carol Duple Program Chaxrrnan Janet Hale Socxal Chaxrman Janet Branson Student Councxl Marilyn Martm In June Joyce MacGowan and Mary Pat Mxller attended the Y Teen conference held at Grxnnell To start thelr calendar of events they had a plcmc rn the park durmg Septem ber to xmtlate the nineteen new members In December just before Christmas the glrls' brought sack lunches and enjoyed a llttle noon party They packed a box of clothes and toys to be sent to an orphan age for Chrlstmas presents On January Z1 the Y Teens sponsored the fxrst high school party of the year Thexr theme was Happy New Semester to commemorate the new year and new semester A box social IS bemg planned for March A tea ns scheduled for the month of May for the mothers of the members the new offlcers wlll be installed 68 Vice-President .... Mary Pat Miller 1 . ' ' . . . . ' I , - . . . n ll il 1 N.. Student Counczl First Row June Young Leta Mae Howard Mr Westphal Blll Reinhardt Betty Danner Second Row Keith Brockhardt Maunce Dltmaro Janice Brown Marilyn Martin Donna Fae Paulmore Bernice Jehle Audrey MacGowan Jean Welrhauler Lauren Wnndul Third Row Andrew Wehde Keith Wlndul Marvin Jarvis Cecil Moon Bill Hetherlngton Ramona Lenz Tom Mosher Bob Stephens The 1949 50 student councxl dld more than attend meetings, they were an ac tion councxl A popcorn machxne was purchased, candy and potato chips were on sale and the rest of the formatxons were performed according to plan Besides sponsormg the recreation room, the council took charge of all the Homecoming actxvntxes The offncers of the student council were President B111 Remhardt Vice President Leta Mae Howard Secretary Betty Danner Treasurer June Young Advisor Mr Westphal A Student Council Project. 69 h I s F ,K I px, i tt f 1' ' '- , D 4 .i Q' 'IKE ls' 3 ' Y' 1 -.W , . ,. 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Thespzans First Row Tom Mosher Marilyn Martin, Bill Hetherxngton, Mr Wetzel Cecil Moon Marjorie Wilkerson Jean Myers Second Row Betty Danner Bonnie Watters Vernon Conklin Delores Spillxnan, Peggy Grooms Janice Rxchards Raymond Morrisson Third Row Marilyn Wuestenberg Mary Pat Miller, Leta Mae Howard June Ynung Bill Cline, Janet Hale Carol Duple Phyliss Harned Ande Wehde Fourth Row Bob Stephens Rodney Smith, Betsy Hetherlngton, Don Palmer Jack Hickson Kenny Yermgton Keith Wmdus, Ramona Lenz, Jerry Rossmann, Bud Mohr The County Speech Festxval that was held here on Januar from Muscatme and Wllton Junction No rat to glve constructive crxtlclsms We partxcxpated rn the Forensic League activities and also the University Play Productxon Fe stxval Sxxteen new members were admntted hav mg obtained enough points on stage The officers are Sponsor Mxlton Wetzel y 16 drew entrance mgs were gnven as this was a clinic Presxdent Cecll Moon Vxce Presxdent Ball Hetherxngton Secretary Jean Myers Treasurer Marjorie Wilkerson Student Councll Tom Mosher Hxstorlan Marxlyn Martm Towards the end of the school year an all Thespxan play was presented The play was My Sxster Elleen Thespzan Cabmet I om Mosher, Marilyn Martin, Cecu Moon, Marjorxe Wilkerson Jean Myers Bill Hetberington 70 1 Q I 1 I I I , . Z 1 n I 1 1 - I 1 1 1 1 Q I - Z 1 I . I - I . .. . , , g . . . ... 0 .. . . .. . . . . ....-.... .. . .- ........ . .. ..----f ' ... .- ....-Q ........n ..... -. .. . ......o ...-... . . .. . an - . an . . 1 . 1 Fix-it Row Bonnie Watters Marilyn Beach Mr .Tohnaon Jean Myers Leia Mae Howard cond for Shirley Miller Janice Brown Betty Westfall Jane! Brannon Audrey MacGovan Joyce Smxth Janice Richards Peggy Grooms Marilyn Martin Third Row Shirley Jehle Donna Keith June Young JoAnne Wolf Janet Hale Carol Jean uae Bonna Fae Paslmore Marilyn Wuestenberg Margaret Brennan The Pep Club has one male member, their sponsor Mr Johnson The rest of the club is composed of five g1rls chosen from each class plus the cheerleaders who are honorary members The club sold pencils with the basketball schedules on them and for the first time also sold West Liberty pennants Their mam duty this year was taking charge of part of the homecoming activities They helped organize pep meetings and provided a skit, at one of the foot ball pep meetings As usual the club journeyed to U High to back the Comets in a basketball game New members who came xn this year were Janice Brown, Shirley Jehle, cers wereg President .... Vice-President Bonme Watters Secretary-Treasurer Jean Myers Student Council Leta Mae Howard Cheerleaders Peggy Grooms, Marilyn Martin, Janice Richards, Jean Myers. FAITHFUL TO THEIR TEAM The .Tumor I-hgh Cheerleaders who traveled with their team were behmd then' all the way They worked hard all season and their efforts were very much apprec lated TEAM BEHIND THE TEAM Elected by the faculty, the cheerleaders have served the West Liberty High School teams very faithfully. They cheered for all basketball and football games and prepared their own pep meetings. As the team behind the team, these girls have done a fine job. Junzor Hzgh Cheerleaders Sandra Bxllxck Karen Boone, Carol Barkhurst and Barbara Brennan Gzrls Glee Club Front Row Barbara Keith Edith Yotter Audrey MacGowan Maureen Bender Norma JOIUIIOD Carole Wolf Ioyce Bxllxck Bonnxe Ryder Marxlyn Ferguson Peggy Grooms Shxrley Jehle and .Tamce Bro n Second Row Ianet Branson Bonme Watters Delores Spxllman Shxrley Bechtel Donna Kelth Mrs Lorena Martin dxrector Betty Westfall lola Hudachek Patty Madsen Hazel Drumm Clodean Morgan Third Ro Margaret Brennan Loxs Henderson JoAnn Wolf Marxlyn Hogan Carol Jean Kruse Ramona Lenz Sylvxa Sullxvan Evelyn Trunble Anita Hudecek Mary Catherxne Pelzer and Shirley Wachs VOCAL MUSIC Durmg Thanksgxvmg vacation four of the vocal muslc members journeyed to Des Moxnes to take part 1n the All State Chorus They were Jean Myers Leta Mae Howard Cecxl Moon, and Tom Mosher On February 8 one hundred and ten Jumor and Senxor hxgh school students attended the Muscatxne County Music Festival held m Muscatine Twenty three students are talung solo lessons thls year Marilyn Martxn ean Myers Marjorxe Wxlkerson Cecxl Moon and Don Palmer are taking student dn rectxng The elxmmatxon contest will be held on March 13 to declde who wxll go to con test later on The prelxmmary contest wxll be held on Aprnl 1 at Clmton for small groups and solos and at Tipton on Aprxl 15 for large groups The dxstrlct for small groups and the state for large groups will be Aprxl Z2 at Centerville and the state for small groups wlll be at Perry on May 6 The 400 Club was sponsored by theVoca1 Music and Speech departments The following programs were glven durxng the year Umverslty Symphony Orchestra Elks Chanters of Muscatlne, a piano concert by John Simms with xnterpretlve readmgs by Thorton Klos and Thespxan Play My Sister Eileen The vocal and instrumental departments wxll put on concerts for the publxc March 7 and Z8 Money was raxsed for the department by selling apples and candy at the foot ball and basketball games The Choral Auxlllxary held a square dance at the skatmg rlnk February 18 to help ralse money for obes 73 ' 1 : . . I . I I V I 1 I ' I U ' , ' w. : . ' . ' . ' . . . . f . . , . . wt 1 v n v . . . . , - . ' . I , , . D . - . ,J 1 1 1 ' . 1 1 1 ' ll ' I ll Mixed Chorus Fxrst Row Pxamst Joyce Bxlhck Janice Rxchards Marilyn Wuestenberg Betty Danner, Mary Lewis Joyce Smxth Phylisa Harned Carol Swart Janet Hale Shirley Miller and dxrector Mrs Lorena Martxn Second Row Edith Yotter Marilyn Max-tm Jean Myers Donna Fae Passmore Joyce MacGowan Ramona Len? Marilyn Beach Betsy Hetherxngton June Young Leia Mae Howard Marjorxe Wilkerson and Joan Stratton Thxrd Row Bonme Watters Donna Ruess Harold Klxne Bxl1Cl1ne B111 Reinhardt Bob Stephens Jerry Rossmann LeRoy Sanders Richard Ping Duane Rossmann Richard Wolf Janice Brown Fourth Row Bill Hetherington Jack Hxxon Cecil Moon Marvin Jarvis Kenny Yerinton Kenneth Jehle Carroll Marshall Marlon Patrxck Bob Helck Don Palmer Tom Mosher F4 A SPRINGDALE PLAYER BLOCKS BUD S SHOT ROSS GETS A WORKOUT 74 . Z . . I . . I . . , I . I I I 1 I : ' . ' ' . . . 1 ' I I a - I I I q ' I I I I I I I l I I I 4 ,. Ji Q 137' V '51, :N f mn HQ, V: N J N ,, li I I 4 P I V Boys Glee Club Front Row Iean Myers, Accompanist Harvey Hines, Gary Wmdus Larry FQ rguson Bob Montgomery Jerry Rossmann, Harold Kline Bxll Cline, Donald Pelzer Mrs Lorena Martin, Director Second Row Bob Helck Rxchard Pmg Wilbur Earnhardt Charles Trxxnble Jack Hlxon Edward Madsen Thxrd Row Richard Wolf Marion Patrick LeRoy Sanders Duane Rossmann Kenneth Yerxngton Bud Mohr and Bob Stephens M u ed Quartet Cecil Moon, June Young Marilyn Martxn LeRoy Sanders and Mrs Marun accomp Gzrls Trzo Left to rxght Donna Mae Passmore Marilyn Wuestenberg Leta Mae Howard and June Young anxst accompanist 75 D : . ' . ' . I I ' I I : . ' ' . . ' . ' 1 . . . . . . . 1 , f . A . , . I I I ' 9 I I ' ' I ' I I Madrzgal Don Palmer Carroll Marshall, Jean Myers Donna Ruess Betty Danner Mnrjorxe Wxlkerson June Young Cecil Moon Marvxn .Tervxs Ax Grrls Sextet Monotone Four Mary Lewxs Janice Rxcherds Bonme Watters Tom Mosher Bill Reinhardt Cecil Moon Ramona Lenz Carol Swart Joan Stratton Bob Stephens 76 ,.....-. Fxrst Row Delmar Gxngerxch Rodney bmxth l ogan Steen LeRoy Sanders Andrew Wehde Kexth Vlxndus Cecxl Bowie Second Row Dale Chrxstensen John Qxmon Lauren Wxndus Cary Wxndus Don Pe-lzer H111 Morrison Larry Ferguson James Parxzvk Marxxn Blur Bob Carter Duck Merchant Thxrd Row Bob Orr Marun Tarus 'Mayne imxth Rolnrt Oxley Lester Orr Charles Nolf Don Oven Thrd Row Harold qtagg Ray In xtchell Kenneth Geertz Vxrgxl Meyers Carroll Marshall Charles Cosenber Bob Montgomery Clarence Lenz Jr Nlerlyn Mohr Ldvun Madsen Don Bybee Harley Stagg Members not present Eugene Caxn George Lewis Paul Madsen Don Caxn Earl Jehle Fred Mxller Charles Smith Kenny Maher Tom Bailey and Hugh Nxlkerson ANEBITION Old and new offxcers enjoy annual outmg. Loadmg for the rlver 77 Chow mme at Camp, Executive Commxttee Delmar Gxngerxch sentxnel Keith Wxndus treasurer Logan Steen vxce president Rodney Smith reporter Andy Wehde secretary LeRoy Sanders presx dent Cecxll Bowxe ndvxser Kexth and Oxley admxre the Marshall and Parxzek F F A Chester gilt Selling Pop Monty Recell durmg the State F F A Conventxon ores Sandy and hxs pxgs Look Ou! 7 8 ,...--' Z, l'S FRESHMEN PREPARE FLOAT FOR HOMECOMING WHICH WAY D D I D 9 CANDIDATES FOR QUEEN I T GO' OC 79 -JF 'E D 1 5- 0 H 1 5-Q' ..-, J V +'w,, .,., gg I V K ,. A ,,., ,,. - 1,5 ' - f gx , at . gg E 4 ' E 4 XA . 'I .. I 1 I ' Q . , 4. Q' ' ' -. A 1 ! ' ff - . E I 1 , .4 W V, ,Ai . - S - I . x - g - X.. . 'SKI ,K f 'I -' f .lf n '- ' . E. i , 9 lie Tx ' ' . ' I ,ig - , .X , gl X 'sm' 'UNI c b Q i ., - . I R S If , camwm WX nrfrl if Xifrf i 5 X Wa ss x fffllll X S 0 N 3 1 4:2 Q. 23' CHRISTMAS APPLE One of the high lights of the Christmas season was the presentation of the Christmas Apple a pageant put on by the combined efforts of the Speech and Vo cal music departments Thls re surne of the Yule aCtlV1tl8S of an old clock maker Hermann Joseph and his gift to the Christ Child was accompanied by the Ham mond organ and the excellent work of the chorus For two nights, audiences sat moved by the attempts of an old man to realize his dream of a lifetrme giving the perfect gift to a statue of the Virgin Mary ln the hope that the statue would break its rigidity and reach out and take the gift At the close of the play to the stirring chords of Handel s Messiah the Vrrgm takes the apple from Hermann Joseph which he had intended for h1s Chrxstmas dinner The cast was Hermann Joseph ........ Cecil Moon Trude ......... Herr Graff ..... Frau Schmidt. . . Frau Mazner, , . Frau Schumann. Elsa ........... Blind Beggar, . . Herr Doermann. Hans.......... Hilde ..... . . . Doctor ......... Apple Woman. . . Footman ....... . . . . Janice Richards . ..... Ronald Pike ........JoanneWo1f . . .Wilbur Barnhardt Conrad ,,,. . ,. . . Marilyn Ferguson . , Mary Pat Miller Betsy Hetherington . . . . . Joyce Billick . . . . . . Don Palmer Raymond Morrison . . Larry Ferguson .Kenneth Yerington .. . . Mary Bowman ........BudMohr 83 -at HIGH WINDOW Leta Mae Howard Linda Norton Donald Palmer Walter Hodge June Young Emxly Hodge Mary Pat Mlller Judzth Ware B111 Hetherzngton Judge Cra1g ROMANCE INCORPORATED fbelow Carol Swart Pat Marllyn Wue stenberg Ahce Jo Anne Wolf Mrs O H P Whitney Delores Spulman Beatrice Marjorle Wxlkerson Mmme Brown YES MEANS NO ROMANCE INCORPORATED YES MEANS NO Joan Stratton Miss Colhns Jamce Rxchards Merxll LeRoy Sanders Mr Lawson Logan Steen Mr Morgan Glen Y otte r- Teddy Lawson VALIANT W xlbur Barnhart Jaxler J 1m Parlzek .Taller Ramona Lenz Curl Cecxl Moon Prxsoner Ronme Pzke Chaplin Bud Mohr VALLANT Warden HOMECOMING FLOAT PARADE BAND PERFO RMS FOR WEST BRANCH DURING HOMECOMING 85 Fx st Ro B tty Joan D I yc MncGo an June Y ung Lets Ma Ho a d Donna Fee Passmore cond Row Del Gx g rich Bill Reinhardt Bob Stephens D le Christen e To Mo her JUNE YOUNG REIGNS OVER HOMECOMING Homecommg act1v1t1es started offlcxally on November 10 Before the bonfire pep meetxng that mght a snake dance lead by the pep club pre sxdent Marilyn June Young relgned over the homecoming festlvxtxes Joyce MacGowan and Leta Mae Howard as her Sexuor attendents, and Betty Danner and Donna Fae Passmore serving as Jumor attendents Before the opemng luck off the Queen was present ed with a bouquet of roses by co captam Duane Hlme At the dance she was crown ed by co captam Bob Stephens The climax of a week s work on the floats came xn the parade m which many orgamzatxons and classes were represented Winner of fnrst place was the vocal music float with second place gomg to the Semors A score of 26 0 an favor of West Branch, added a blt of sorrow to the happy homecommg celebration Stan Stanley furnished the music for the dance which cllmaxed the day The gym, decorated by the Semors, looked very festwe with small paper images of the football players and cheerleaders of both schools Refreshments were served by the Student Council 86 'r wt e anner, 0 e w , o , e w r , , S2 1 'n e , , , a ' s n, m s . . . D . . . Beach, was held. During the pep meeting, the Queen was announced, I - j - 1 U 1 o a F stklo a s nn Wat s Ra a a S cond Ro And hd Rod W W Ja e HOME SWEET HOMIC IDE The 3 act comedy Home Sweet Homxcxde was presented by the Jumor Class on November 17 and 18 1949 under the dxrectxon of M11ton Wetzel It xs the story of a mystery wrltmg mother and her famxly who get txed up ln murder and a touch of romance In the mxdst of the children s problems a blackmaxler xs shot ln a house next door, brxngmg Bxll the polxce lieutenant and Officer O Hara who knows all about kids Wxth the kxds attemptmg to solve the murder and play cupxd at the same txme xt all added up to a dellghtful play On the techmcal staff were Student dl rector June Young Stage Manager Cecil Moon Electr1c1ans B111 Cline Jack Hxxon Propertxes Bill Hethermgton Bob Hexck Jerry Rossmann Phylxss Harned Peggy Grooms, Don Morrns Publxcxty Joan Stratton Donna Fae Passmore Ushers Delores Spellman, l..uc111e Johnson Betty Danner Mary C Pelzer Betsy Hethermgton James Parxzek Make up Mar11ynMart1n Leta Mae Howard, Marxlyn Wue stenberg Shirley Mxller Costumes Tom Mosher Phyliss Harned Peggy Grooms Scenery Harold Stagg Ray Morrxson, Richard Bax-kalow Vernon Conklin Kexth Chrxstensen Ray Mitchell Sound Don Palmer Jerry CAST GETS MADE UP Rossmann 87 ir w: Janice Rich rd . Bo ie t er , mon Lenz, Kenny Yerington, Donn Ruess. e w: rew We e, ney Smith, ayne ilkerson, Ronnie Pike, Bud Mohr, n t Brannon, Carol Duple, Keith Windus, Gary Mclntire, Vernon Conklin, Raymond Morrison. .. I 5 ' ' l 5 c , . . . . . . . . n I I I I n 1 . : . ' S . . . . . , . 5 . r 1 0 I I 0 I l . : . . , v Q 1 . l n - 1 . a ' a ' . ' ' . . 9 ' ' : . '. I Q n ' . . Y Y Y , . ' . . . ' Q l I ' HOME SWEET HOMICIDE The cast consisted of Marian Carstalrs Ramona Lenz Archle Carstaxrs Wayne Wxlkerson Aprx1Carstaxrs Bonme Watters Dxnah Carstalrs Jamce Rxchards Polly Walker Carol Duple B111 Smxth Ronald Plke Sergeant O Hara Merlyn Mohr Wallle Sanford .Gary Mclntxre Mrs Chermgton Donna Ruess Mr Chermgton Kenneth Yerlngton Rupert Van Dusen Kelth Wlndus Frankie Riley Rodney Smith Pete Andrew Wehde Joella Janet Branson Flashllte Raymond Morrxson Slukey Vernon Conklin TROUBLE S A BREWIN GOSH A DETECATIVE 88 ll ll l l I I I n I I . . I I I I l . I I I 0 I I I I I I I u I I I . 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Back Ro B b Y gton O th Johnson BobM 1-cha t Do Ch lf D a Sa der Babara Ditmars Ronald Matth Rx hard Rossmann Hugh Wzlk s F' o t R Louie lnghram R1 hard My rs Ma J x Buck Cath r ne B oth ARSENIC AND OI D LACE Under the dxrectxon of Mrs Perry Bodxe the Semor Class of 1949 presented the three act comedy Arsenxc and Old Lace Abby Brewster Catherme Brotherton The Rev Dr Harper Ronald Matthews Teddy Brewster James Brotherton Officer Brophy Oather Johnson Officer Klem Robert Merchant Martha Brewster Marjorie Buckrnan Elame Harper Barbara Dltrnars Mortlmer Brewster Dean Sander Mr Gibbs Rxchard Rossmann Rlchard Myers .Louxs Inghram Don Chelf Robert Yermgton Hugh Wxlkerson Jonathon Brewster Dr Einstein Offxcer O Hara Lxeutenant Rooney Mr Wxtherspoon 89 YIKES w: o erin . n er , e n, n e , en n , ews. 'c , ' er on. r n ow: 'c e , r'or'e man, ei r erton. as va .4 . . . ,. Q - 1 I ,A ' ll 1 - an K ., ' 0 , I K rf- ll . ff' . . .. ..... ......... ......... 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OFFICER O HARA TELLS HIS STORY 9 OH BOY, A F161-ITIL o The band stand was raised on the east end of the floor with the first strains of Stardust written on the front in blue let tering with silver dust on them In the pale light the blue pools of wat er kept up a bubbling effect all evening On the east wall was written 'Welcome Seniors and on the north wall was a huge yellow moon below which was an artificial pool sur rounded by evergreens r ,,5- ,1-'iF-u- -if Junior-Senzor Prom With Stardust as a theme, the classes of '49 and '50 gathered at 8300 on Friday, May 13, and contrary to the tradition of the day, had a grand evening of dancing and en- tertainment, 1 Stan Stanley's orchestra provided the music and Dick Peters of S.U.I. played the piano for the intermission program, Following the class of '50's class colors, French blue and silver, the entire gym walls and ceiling were decorated in blue stream- ers with aluminum silver stars placed close together all over. Ice cream strawberries and angel food cake were served in the Milky Way Cafe an alcove decorated very similar to the main ballroom Blue programs with silver stars on them llsted the dances for the evening Mr Toft sponsored and his untiring ef forts were appreciated The chaperones were Mr and Mrs Ronnie Brotherton Mr and Mrs Irwin Mosher and Mr and Mrs John Kirby 91 ll ll I ' 1 . ' . . 4 . so . . . . - Q ' , V . I r ' ' , . , I 1 ll I li I . f - 4 ,. . p - - V ' ,-in wry.-f' Y N , x , t. Ha A T'-5+ ' ' ' ' M. ,V V , , .- .. ..- . . fi ff: fanrf' H. V 'M' ' ' ,Q-1 ' - . .2 ,-ff..-- -c 'A . + r . 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