William Chrisman High School - Gleam Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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Dummy's fare is near Homecoming eve. DESPITE rain and mud fhe Pep Club held ifs annual homecoming rally af rhe campus. Banners waved and cheers resounded as 'lhe group marched around fhe square and lo fhe campus. The parade had nol' progressed very far when 'rhe rain came pouring clown. Af lhe campus a huge bonfire was slarfed miraculously, in all fhe mud and wa+er. The capfain for lhe homecoming game, Earl Cecil, 'lhrew fhe dummy, represenfing De LaSalle, info 'rhe blaze amid yells,for visfory: fhen fhe homecoming queen, Gwen Kimball, was infroduced. Sfanding in a circle around +he fire, she clamp fellows and girls gave one lasl' yell: ihen fhe rally brolce up. Conrow carrying for a TD. al Homecoming. 22

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Back 'ro your lines. Homecoming nighf was a gala evenl. There was even more 'lhan 'Phe usual gaie'l'y in 'lhe grand- slands as lhe Chrisman Bears and 'lheir foes for fhe nighf, fhe De LaSalle gridders, engaged in a pre- game warm-up. The acl'ivi'l'y in 'l'he 'Field ceased, however, when 'lhe Queen and her affendanls en- lered 'lhe field in a converlible. The aufomobile slopped where fhe opposing feams had formed a double line. Several of lhe boys slepped forward fo escorf lhe girls lo a small sfand which had been ROYALTY ARRIVES in regal roadsler. erec'I'ed on fhe 50-yd. line. There The queen, Gwen Kimball, was crowned by Tommie Conrow. The Queen and her aH'enden1's were elecfed by fhe members of 'lhe foolball squad. The queen's aH'endan+s were escorled by boys on 'lhe leam: Jalena Wilson by Bob Andes, Wanda Horn by Bob DePoor+ere, Suzi Slaplelon by Joe Sousley, Joan Whife by Bob Bales. Cerfainly 'lhe presence of royaH'y was inspiring. for 'lhe Bears 'lrounced De LaSalle by a score of 20-0. FOOTBALL - SECOND SOUAD Fronf Row:ARichard Wrighl, Donald Burkell, Jack Wilson, Richard Briggs, William Deam, Wesfley Herron, Roberl Hosfeller, Sherod Bradley, Donald Cordes, Frank Painter, Daniel Green, Ralph Towers. Back Row: Jerry Svaniford, Virgil Preafor, Dale Griesse, Vaughn Evans, Morris McOuinn, Ronald Bartlett, Donald Wollenbarger, Munro 1. in I .bmw 4, ,,-uL,.,.,,, 1-L,i,,vL ,,,,,, AJL A r.- .ii

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AT THE close of 'lhe season, Coach Redford gave a dinner ai his home for 'lhe senior members of fhe 'l'eam. Fried chicken wifh all fhe 'lrimmings was served. Good food and good fellowship made fhe occasion memorable. Earlier in The year al' a galh- ering ai' fhe legion hall, fhe Bear Boosfer Club was organized. Deljooriere and Barnerf in on Tackle, Homecoming. COACH IS HOST 'ro senior gridslers. 23 THE SCHEDULE AND SCORES Chrisman I3 . . . . Norfheasf 2l Chrisman 28 . . Lafayefha 0 Chrisman 0 . . Benion I3 Chrisman 7 . . Norfh K.C. l3 Chrisman 6 . . Rayfown 20 Chrisman 20 . . De LaSalle 0 Chrisman I2 . . Cenfral I4 Chrisman 3l . . Pembrolre I3 Chrisman I3 . . Wenfworfh 40 THE TWENTY boys who a'Hended +he dinner af Coach Redford's home were Bob Andes, Bob Barneff, Bob Bales, Coy Brown, Earl Cecil, Tom Conrow, Bob DePoorlere, Jim DouH', Guy Edson, Clayfon Hall, E. T. Houlc, Don Hudle- meyer, Alberl' Liddle, Bill Murphy, Joe Sousley, Lawrence Ti+'I'le, Don Vanland- ingham, Raymond Willoughby, Jim Wood, and Arfhur Burnham.