The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 58, No. 190, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 11, 1949 Page: 2 of 8
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Tuesday, October 11, 194
The El Reno Highschool Boomer
Band, Bring Prizes
From Contest
PUBLISHED IN INTEREST OF SCHOOL SPIRIT
LET'S KEEP TROPHY
FOR ANOTHER YEAR
“Yea, Indians! Scalp those Pi-
rate* I"
“Keep th4 Pop Maxwell trophy
lor another year!"
These are familiar war whoops
In El Reno highschool this week,
os the El Reno Indiana prepare
to battle the Putnam City Pirates
Thursday night In Memorial sta-
dium. This game Is considered one
of the "big" games of the year.
The winner of Friday night's fra-
cas gets to keep the Pop Maxwell
trophy for another year.
Quartet To Sing
At State Event
El Reno highschool boys' quar-
tet, members of which are Joe
Prank Marsh, Eddie Fuchs, Jimmy
Brown and Billy Spurr, has been
Invited to sing at the state home-
muklng teachers luncheon at the
First Methodist church In Okla-
homa City Friday afternoon, in
connection with the Oklahoma
Education association's convention.
Selections they will use are
“Dear Old Oirl" and "Down
Among the Sugar Cane.”
Meetings Held
By Pep Groups
Bennie Niles explained the pro-
cedure and rules in playing foot-
ball to the Squaws in their reg-
ular meeting In the room of Miss
May Shanklln, sponsor, last Tues-
day.
In the regular Pepett meeting
last Tuesday, committees were ap-
pointed to make plans for the com-
ing Initiation of pledges.
! DO THIS-
Mother,
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lie he site,
VISUS
When your child catches cold, relieve
distress even while he tleept! Rub his
throat.chest and
back at bedtime
with warming... ▼ VtPORui
Fifteen candidates were Initiated
into the El Reno highschool Trade
and Industry elub Tuesday eve-
ning of last week In the T. and I.
room.
Twelve members, stationed at
tables lighted with candles, con-
ducted the ceremony. Each mem-
ber held a piece of the emblem
and. as he gave his part, he placed
this on the main table to make a
large club emblem.
Oleta Helmes, director, was in
charge of the Initiation ceremony.
Otis Johnson, guide, led the initi-
ates into the room and Introduced
them as ready for membership.
The counselor. Carol Hardwick, pre-
sented the new candidates to the
director, who In turn Introduced
them to the other members and
guests. Then the creed of ihe
elub was repeated by each pledge
The meaning of each symbol was
explained to the candidates by the
members. Bill Sneed discussed
what the state flag stands for In
the club; Peggy Money, the axle,
which Is the symbol of the sponsor
and his work with the club; Wnnalu
Kltnnlller, the first spoke, sym-
bolic of the home and its relations
to the club; Jesse Haynes, the sec-
ond spoke, symbolic of the school;
R. L. 8tewart, the third spoke, sym-
bolic of Industry.
Bonnie Rowe explained the ring
band, which binds the club together
to give It strength, and Nelson
Allen discussed the gear tooth,
which Is symbolic of each individual
In the club. Dorothy Padgett pre-
sented a pile of sand, which Is like
unto each jierson In the club. The
oil was presented by Bill Fryrenr.
who explained the use and yet the
harm which can be done with oil.
Johnson and Hardwick then pre-
sented each new member with the
colors of the club and the emblem.
Pledges Initiated were Joan An-
derson, Jim Davison, Keith Eley,
Robert Foster, Christine Griffith,
Bob Johnson, Virginia Klepper,
Delores Roscher, Jim Schtffman.
Barbara Southern, Eileen Wake-
field, Leroy Want. Jack Williams,
Warpha Williams and Harriet Ann
York.
Soybean Crop Aids
In Increasing Quail
SETLING, Oct. 11—(Special)-,
H. Gift, a farmer near here, Is
convinced that his soybean crop
has been a boon to bobwhlte quail
on his farm this year.
Where formerly there were no
quail at all, Gift recently re-
ported to Arnold Purvlance. state
game ranger in this area, there
now are plenty of these game
birds.
Plant Now!
"The bobwhlte likes to eat the
soybeans and really gTows fat on
them.” Gift said, but he also sug-
gested the planting of hedgerows
and other border vegetation to af-
ford cover and food in winter
months.
EVERGREENS
htUuINu
FLOWERING SHRUBS !
FLAGLER’S
BROADLEAFS
Ideal planting weather.
Expert Design and
Planting Service when
desired. Select your
trees at the Nursery.
Hutchinson
Nursery Company
GREETING CARDS
FOR ALL OCCASIONS
Rock Island Cafe
415 West Wade
Now Under New
Management
Open 6 a. in. to 12 p. m.
We Serve Plate Lunches,
Steaks, Sandwiches and
Cold Drinks
1260
Block West Highway 66
Phone 542
MR. AND MRS.
JOHN MANSFIELD
• Your Patronage Appreciated
There are several students In El
Reno highschool who possess tal-
ent In music. One of those stu-
dents, whose voice has been loved
by all since 1040 when she sang
her first solo for the public on
Central grade school's annual
Christmas progrnm, is Nadine By-
num. daughter of Mrs. C W By-
num, 402 South Choctaw avenue.
Nadine was born on March 21,
1932, In El Reno.
Now beginning her second con-
secutive year as band queen, Miss
Bynum has competently discharged
the duties of several other offices
In various organizations, Including
treasurer of the 1948-49 junior
class, song leader for her sopho-
more homeroom, 1948-49 secretary
of the students' association and
treshman pep club cheer leader.
Also during her freshman year she
attended Jerry Kitzmlller, football
queen.
Nadine, a member of the Pepetts,
Phtlalathean and Colloquium
Dlcens, has sung In the girls' trio
and the a rapprlln choir the Inst
three years.
"Nate,” a nickname bestowed
upon her by friends, has partici-
pated In the several marching con-
tests that have occurred during
her reign as band queen. Last
June both the El Reno highschool
band and Its queen emerged from
Oklahoma City's Battle of the
Bands with banners flying. Miss
Bynum was selected as one of the
two queens of the event.
She participated In the 1948 Jun-
ior class production, "We Shook
the Family Tree,1' This year Nn-
dine Is to enact the part of Sun-
day McHugh In the annual all-
school play.
Her most Interesting trip was
one to the Hawaiian Islands, where
she attended school In Schofield
for four months. Her wish Is to
tour the eastern and northern por-
tions of Ihe United States in the
future.
The following are "Nate's" fa-
vorites;
Feature on school page. Gnd-
About; pastime, listening to the
radio; color, green; subject, mu-
sic; sport, swimming; flower, rose;
magazine, Seventeen; orchestra,
Fred Warlng's; book, "An Old
Fashioned Girl;" and song, "You'll
Never Walk Alone.’’
Collection Of
Gifts Started
Many Articles
Made in Class
Future Homemakers
Again Participating
In World Festival
Gifts are being collected this
week by the members of the El
Reno highschool and Junior high-
school chapters of Future Home-
makers of America for the World
Christmas festival. Each member
Is being requested to bring one gift
and to ask a non-member to bring
one.
Sponsors of this project report
that the elementary schools are
also responding generously.
Olfts may be .sent to any of the
following countries: Norway, Den-
mark, Finland, England. Holland,
Belgium. France, Luxembourg, Italy,
Oermany, Austria, Poland, Yugo-
slavia, Czechoslovakia, Oreeee, Is-
rael, India, China, Japan or Switz-
erland.
Members of the El Reno high-
school chapter of Future Home-
makers of America will pick up the
gifts at all schools Thursday. Last
year there were 866 gifts collected.
Fashion Notes
Among the charming girls in the
El Reno highschool student body
Is Marilyn Stevenson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Stevenson.
1104 West Wade street.
Marilyn Is a brown-haired,
brown-eyed girl of 17.
Miss 8t*venson has held a home-
room office each of her four years
In highschool. She was president
in her freshman and sophomore
years, alternate student council
representative in her Junior year,
and now Is treasurer of her senior
homeroom.
Her freshman pep club elected
her treasurer, and she held the
office of secretary In Adclante the
same year. Her club memberships
Include the Pepetts and Bonita
Marlca Catta.
In 1946, Miss Stevenson played
the part of Judy Graves In “Jun-
ior Miss.” She was an accompan-
ist for the 1947 musleale.
Gad-About on the school page
Interests her most. Miss Steven-
son's most Interesting trip was to
Fort George G. Meade, Md., and
she would like to visit Carlsbad
caverns.
Her favorites are as follows:
Color, green; subject, music:
flower, carnation; orchestra, Ed-
die Howard’s song, “My Dnrllng";
and her hobby and pastime in-(
elude talking and playing the
piano.
Wanda Young, one of the new
Junior students, looks attractive In
a pink wesklt and pink straight
skirt of pinwale corduroy. With this
she wears a white long-sleeved
blouse, with a brown plaid tie at
the collar. To complete her en-
semble, Wanda chooses white ank-
lets and brown moccasins.
Pat McWhorter portrays the
typical highschool girl in the ever
popular skirt and sweater. Her(
green straight skirt has a fly
front, and the yellow sweater she
wears with it has the Initial "P"
in a diamond-shaped box on the
front. With this Pat chooses yellow
anklets and brown loafers.
"A cutle full of charm" is Betty
Evans, when she wears a red cor-
duroy skirt with a fly front and a
black and red checked jacket. Her
short swing back Jacket has red
corduray cuffs nnd Inserts of cor-
duroy around the neckline. With
this Betty wears a white short-
sleeved blouse and white mocca-
sins.
For the last few weeks the art
room In El Reno highschool has
been the source of the hammering
and pounding and erics of "Ouch!
I hit my thumb" that have come
from the lower floor of the high-}
school. But, ns the result of all
this, numbers of billfolds, belts,
bookmarkers, key esses and nu-
merous other articles have been
made.
But recently things have been
calmer as the students of Mrs. L.
V. Porterfield have been drawing
designs. The designs are drawn In
various shapes and sizes, such as
triangles, squares and circles, and
fitted Into surroundings accord ^
ing to the tastes of the Individual
Student.
The classes also are .preparing
for an art contest to be held later
in the school year.
Local Group
At Institute
Speech Students
Participate In
Norman Event
Our Teachers
Melbem W. Nixon was grad-g
uated from Oklahoma A. and M
college in 1942. He Uien entered
the University of Michigan, where
he received his master’s degree In
music In 1948.
Nixon has been with E3 Reno
highschool for three years. He
teaches four classes—the high-
school band, the Junior high band,
beginners’ band, and the theory
class.
Nixon was a member of the
United States air force band for
three and one-half years. During
this time he was stationed at va-,
rious points In the United States,
England. Oermany and France.
Librarians Are
Chosen for Year
Class Is Tested
On Transcription
Mrs. Clarence Cooper, librarian
In El Reno highschool, has an-
nounced the student librarians for
this year.
They are Mildred McBec, first
hour: Ernestine Ownby and June
Huddleston, second hour; Phyllis
Preno, third hour; June Huddle-
ston, fourth hour; Beverly John-
ston and Mary Lynn Schwab, fifth
hour; Louvis Elchholz and Betty
Kreager, sixth hour.
Miss McBee is a senior and the
other seven girls are Juniors.
Twelve speech students from El
Reno highschool attended the an-
nual Oklahoma debate and dis-
cussion Institute held at the Uni-
versity of Oklahoma Oct. 7-8
The main purpose of this in-
stitute was to help Instructors and
their students make a good start
on this year’s debate question,
which is "Resolved: That the
president of the United Stntes be
elected by a direct vote of the peo-
ple."
The highlight of Friday's pro-
gram was an address by Dr. Thor-
rel B. Fest, director of the Colo-
rado Speech league and member
of the national committee on in-
tercollegiate debate and discussion.
“Resolved: That the basic In-
dustries of the United States
should be nationalized" was the
topic for roundtable discussion. Dr.
Cortez A. M. Ewing, O. U. pro-
fessor of government; Dr. Oliver
Benson, chairman of the govern-
ment department, and Dr. Edwin
McReynolds, professor of history,
participated In the roundtable.
Students from El Reno high-
school participating In the demon-
stration debate were Danny Ho-
baugh, Billy Funk, Alger Clark
and Tommy Tolbert.
Saturday's program centered
around practice debates and in-
dividual events, with criticism be-
ing offered by Instructors.
In addition to the debators other
students attending from El Reno
were Delores Meredith, Merllyn
Senn, Mary Lynn Schwab, Shirley
Thomas, Shirley Eichor, Lois Mtili-
nax, Floyd Sykes and Bob Bourne.
Max Kirkland, El Reno speech In-
structor and debate coach, accom-
panied the group.
Timed Writing Is
Taken by Typists
Miss Dovte Anna Noble's sixth-
hour typing class took a three-
minute timed writing last Friday.
Students who made S-plus by
typing correctly 23 words, or more,
a minute were Billy Abies, 23;
Paine Bnlley, 33: Barbara Brush,
39; Barbara Brown, 23; Jimmie
June Eason, 24; Chester Eaton, 23;
Juanita May Estes, 25: Taylor
Gustafson, 25; Janet Huddart, 35;
June Huddleston, 33; Mary Jane
Joehnk, 32; Lillian Johnson, 32;
Jo Beryl Long, 26; Marilyn Miller,
34; Jo Ann O'Nan, 25; Ernestine
Ownby, 28; Mynell Powell, 23;
Thad Seeley, 23; Billy Lee Wrede,
24; Virginia Engelhart, 30.
Bits of News
Art Society
Lists Staff
Mary Lou Tressid
Named President
Of El Reno Chapti
U Reno highschool teachers are
planning to attend the state teach-
ers meeting Oct. 13-14 In Okla-
homa.
The freshmen, Squaws, and Pep-
etts went to the El Reno-Chick-
asha game last Friday to cheer
for the Indians.
Students of El Reno highschool
appreciated and enjoyed a lecture;
Monday afternoon by Louvis J.
Alber on 'Britain's Man of Des-
lny.”
Officers of the El Reno
Blue Eagle chapter of the Ns
Art Honor society for this ye
Mary Lou Tresslder, pres
Kendall Oholston, vice pres
Orvella Vance, secretary-ires
and Ernestine Ownby, club re|
Active members, not Inc
officers, are Walter Barrett,
Lou Broady. Jeannine B
Jimmy Brown. Betty June
Louise Townsend, Joan Tow
Bob Turk, Coy Shaw and M
Riley.
Associate members Include
bara Bush. Jackson Reynold
Frances Slmes.
This association, a chaptei
national organization, was th
founded in Oklahoma and
named in honor of Acee Blue
Oklahoma's Hist outstandin
dian artist. Blue Eagle tang
In Bacone Indian college at
kogee, served In the army
World War II, and now h
Indian craft shop In Muskoi
The art chapter held a bi
meeting In September, at
time plans for the year were
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MERLE NORMAN
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Shorthand II class had a group
of six letters to be transcribed in
class on last Monday and Tuesday.
Beverly Von Werder transcribed
six mailable letters.
Five mailable letters were tran-
scribed by Dorothy Dittmer, Pa-
tricia Hutchinson nnd Wanda Koe-
brick.
Mailable letters are those which
have no misspelled words and no
serious errors In punctuation or
wording.
Test Is Given
On Bookkeeping
The bookkeeping class took a
test last Friday over the making
of a six-column work sheet, the
pToflt and loss statement and the
balance sheet.
Lilly Mae Albers, Joretta Biller,
Dorothy Dittmer, Willis Gregory,
Josephine Peters, Betty Ruth Pitts,
Ella Beth Royse, Carol Viewlg and
Mary Whiteman made S-plus.
Shorthand Classes
Are Given Tests
708 W. Watts Phone 1002
Students in Shorthand I classes
took two three-minute timed writ-
ings last week.
Students who received S-plus on
both tests for transcribing the
shorthand lesson into longhand
were Joanne Nash, Shirley Rowe,
Sue Stephenson, Luann Wilder,
Wanda Royse, Dale Stafford, Vir-
ginia Best, Olenna Ingram and
Mary Neathery.
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Committees Are
Chosen by FHA
El Reno highschool chapter of
Future Homemakers of America
selected committees for this year
last Friday noon.
There are 128 members in the
local chapter, with each serving on
one of tile many committees.
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