Yates Center High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Yates Center, KS)

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-:-Senior Class History IQLLI O YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL? That was the day you got there fifteen minutes earlier than you ever did afterward. Zip backward with me twelve years and we-'ll find out about it. The time: 8:30. The place: State street with Lincoln school at the south and Washington school at the north. Tripping gaily toward the south we find Mary Dell Burnside, Kenneth Briggs, Junior Stockebrand, Laura Mae Simpson, Clark Hollinger, Wayne Wilhite, Velma Heinlen, Ralph Lake, Richard Leighton and Richard Vadnais. Toward the northern end of State street we find Mary Joan and Virginia Fry, Patricia Pfifer, Lavonne Daniel, Margaret Eichorn, Alan Stoll, Ella Fae Stroh and Junior Varnum. We learned much this first year due to the fact that we were in the hands of capable teachers, Miss Greenman and Miss Spencer. Our superintendent was Mr. Markham. Our second year was notable because of our increase in number. We were joined by Mary Frances Briles, Gertrude Pugh, Glenn Tolle, Elaine Starks, Betty Simpson and Jerome Sorenson. Also Junior Stockebrand got his first paddling, re- member? In the fourth grade Doris and Wilda Church entered our class, and in the fifth we were joined by Bill and Benjy Greene. In 1935 we no longer thought about elementary school, because we were in new surroundings, Junior High! We were joined by Harry Theobald, Helen Gun- nels, Calvin Brodrnan, Lauren Ryan, Geraldine Drain and Hal Widner. We remem- ber this year especially because we began playing basketball. The girls used to beat us, too. What a thrill in the eighth grade to be the oldest ones in school. An ad- dition to our class was Kenny Stockebrand who played on the championship basket- ball team that year. In 1937, came the thrill of thrills-High School! After eight years of hard work, we were being admitted into the portals of the building of our dreams. We were the greenest bunch of Greenies that ever set foot in the halls of old Y.C.H.S. Piqua contributed Mary Beth Haen, Joan Heffern, Lorraine Heffern and Marjorie Lair. From various other places came Estil Barnes, Mary Jane Dassow, Gordon Stockebrand, Helen Massey, Margaret Smith, Evelyn Mulsow, Wilma Watts, Wilma Mabie, Alma Jean Rehmer, Charles Lewis, Lenore Reep, Mardell Randall, Arthur Bowers, Elvin Weide, Fred Steffen, Eva Lee Shotts, Mildred Bauersfeld, Melvin Ruth and Jesse Gillespie. Dick Buck joined us in the middle of the year from Great Bend. We started our sophomore year with seventy members, being joined by Barbara Sisson and Starl Driskill. That year will be remembered for the loss of Mr. Widner, Hal Widner, Kenneth Briggs and Patricia Pfifer. This was also the year that we welcomed J. W. McDonald as our new coach. The class proved its talent this year by the number of extra curricular activities in which it was represented. In our junior year we welcomed our new Superintendent, Mr. Lancaster. Our class was joined by Richard Lancaster and Chancey Turner. The high points of the year were the Junior Play, Spring Fever, and our Antarctic Banquet. In our twelfth year we lost Mary Elizabeth Pingrey, but in the middle of the year we were joined by Gertrude Altman. The climax of our school career was our senior year. We can hardly say other than that it was a rip-roaring success in View of our accomplishments, not the least of which was placing second in the Tri-Valley League in basketball. Special events of the year were the Senior Play, the J unior-Senior banquet, the coronation of our King and Queen and Diplomas. 18

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'Q-.zfsareaff 'NYJ' HEINLEN. VELMA ' 1929 Whom does she love? Well goodness me! She doesn't know and neither do we. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4g Pep Club 3, 4, G.R. 1, 2, 3, 4, G.R. Cabinet 3, 4, Wildcat Staff, Christ- mas Pageant 4. SORENSON, JEROME 1937 'tStrongly built was he, and athletic. Glee Club 1, Football 3, 4, Track 3, 43 Mixed Chorus, 3, 43 Christmas Pageant 3, 4. GREENE, BENJY 1933 Is this boy quiet? Well maybe. Band 1, 2. CHURCH, WILDA 1932 She is gentle, she is shy, But there's mischief in her eye. SIMPSON, LAURA MAE 1929 A true, honored, and much respected friend. G.R. 1, Band 1, 2, 3, 4, Student Council 3, 4, Officer 33 Chorus 1, 25 Wildcat Staff, Tennis 1, 2, 3, 43 Glee Club 1, 2g A Cappella 35 Solo 2, 3, 43 Pinafore 13 Chorus 33 Quartet 2, Pep Band 2, 3, 4. STOCKEBRAND. GORDON 1937 A good fellow but a quiet one. The numbers opposite the names signify the year they entered the Preszdeni .,,.....,.......... ............................. Vice President ........ Secretary ........... Treasurer ......... Sponsors ......, Colors ...,..... Flower ....... Motto .......,.. Yates Center Schools. SENIOR OFFICERS Fae Siroh ........Junior Stockebrand ....,...,.,.....,......Barbara Sisson ...............Mary Frances Briles McDonald, Mr. Grafel ........Silver and Green Rose u Work Conquers All f .9 A. ww ' N-t .Q a j' If s,'i, . K 'V , '-1 - . -,ill , V ',,. ,kg ,3 ' ' Q U-.., gig J '?x? -Q V 'EH- L 17

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? Last Will and Testament -z- E, THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1941, before venturing into deeper and darker waters do hereby make known our last will and testament, in which is pub- lished our individual wishes for our successors. To the faithful members of our faculty we express our profound gratitude, for they have steered us through rough water and given words of encouragement when we were about to give up our ship. We have witnessed triump and defeat which adds much in making life worth living, Now we have but one regret and it is that we will never have these years to live over. To the members of the freshman class we will the right of knowing that they are no longer green. To the sophomore class the back-breaking, brain-racking task of preparing a Junior-Senior banquet. Last but not least, to the juniors the right to rule in Y. C. H. S. The following are our worthy beneficiaries: Wilma Watts wills her formula for swaying all the boys to Mary Buck. Lavonne Daniel and Eva Lee Shotts will their title of Brenda and Cobina to Emilia Kraft and Hilda Sieker. Marjorie Lair wills to her sister Bernice the stretch of road between Y. C. and Piqua. Melvin Ruth wills his honor of being judged the best actor of the Tri- Valley League to Dick Plumb. Mary Joan Fry leaves her red hair to Mr. Townsend for use in plays. Gordon Stockebrand wills to Charles Steinforth his quiet disposition. Geraldine Drain wills her violin to Wanda Daniel. Glenn Tolle's slogan of You have to be a football hero to get along with the beautiful girls goes to Francis Campbell. Calvin Brodman wills his physique to Denzil Philo. Harry Theobald leaves his love and devotion to Ula Brown. Starl Driskill wills his title of soda jerk to Bob Ryan. Laura Mae Simpson wills to Lawrence Robinson the first chair of the bass section. Helen Gunnels Wills her lack of interest in Y. C. H. S. lads because of an out-of-school steady to Evelyn Steffen. Alan Stoll wills his technique in pulling a rabbit out of a hat to Richard Slane. fThat is about all Richard can't do.J Junior Stockebrand wills his 1923 crackerbox to his brother, Charlie, to haul to the junk yard. To Lola Steele, Elaine Starks wills her active membership in G. R. - Kenneth Stockebrand wills to Billie Trueblood the right to take four English classes all in one year. Junior Varnum wills his daring personality to Maxine Brown. To Vanessa Wells, Gertrude Pugh wills her height. Mildred Bauersfeld wills her place on the honor roll to Kenneth Etter. Wayne Wilhite and Charles Lewis will their love of skunks to Billie Dean Randall. Chancey Turner wills his way with one girl to Ted Gould. Richard Leighton his title of assistant band director to Charles Stockebrand. Jesse Gillespie wills his ability to ask questions to Ronald Naylor. CONTINUED NEXT PAGE I9 E P- .P rl A M vig, W. .4 D A 1 wr. .4 .l Q, .va 41 .W . '3 ',x LV g l . wx Jn, - ,