SHS Senior of the Week: James Knapp

Seymour Herald - 8 May 1952

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The Pepper

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  James Richard Knapp, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burns, is a lad of 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 155 pounds. He is 17 years old, and has brown hair and eyes.

  His first school days beginning at Centerville, James received his eighth grade diploma from Murphy school. James has also attended grade school in Jerome and Washington.

  Now completing a general course and planning on receiving his high school diploma this spring. James has planned his immediate future to consist of working at home this summer and in the fall joining the service.

  Although James likes Seymour high, he thinks that it would improve the school a lot if they had a larger selection of classes.

  During his four years of high school, James has spent two years in band, three years in baseball, and two years in basketball. Now we come to Jim's favorites, which consist of the following: book--Green Grass of Wyoming; movie--Babe Ruth Story; movie star--Audie Murphy; orchestra--Spike Jones; singer--Doris Day; song--Time; car--Chevrolet; food--any kind; season--fall; sport--baseball; color--blue; hobby--cars and music.

SHS Senior of the Week: Betty Vruble

Seymour Herald - 21 February 1952

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The Pepper

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By Mary Alice White

  Betty Vruble, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Vruble, has been selected as the senior of the week. She has one older sister, two younger brothers and three younger sisters.

  On a body of five feet, five and one half inches of height and one hundred and thirty pounds, are two blue-gray eyes and short, light brown hair.

  While her pet peeve is "two faced people," her most exciting time was when she had her first ride on the "Bobs."

  Betty first started to school at Jerome, where she also received her eighth grade diploma. Now in her senior year, Betty is completing a commercial course, but she has no definite plans for after graduation.

  Having many favorites, Betty has listed some of them as: movie--Two Weeks With Love, movie star--Jane Powell, song--Blue Bird Island, singer--Bing Crosby, orchestra--Guy Lombardo, pastime--reading, crocheting, and listening to the radio, food--ice cream, color--light blue, and season of the year--spring. In her opinion, the bus rides to and from school are the best things at S.H.S., and her favorite subject is shorthand. Why? Why--Because it receives the most attention, of course!

  During her four years of high school, Betty has spent four years in basketball, one year as class treasurer and one year each the girls glee club and mixed chorus. She also was homecoming queen attendant and was in the junior play.

S.H.S. Senior: Bonnadene Wilson

Seymour Herald - 7 February 1952

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The Pepper  
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Senior of the Week

  Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Wilson are the parents of the second senior of this week, Bonnadene Wilson. She has two younger brothers, two younger sisters, and one older sister.

  She started to school at Mumby school and later attended Jerome, Jefferson and Johnston in Davenport. She received her eighth grade diploma at Kniffin school.

  Bonnadene has light brown hair, blue eyes, is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 96 pounds. Her nickname is "Bonnie."

  Bonnadene has a pet peeve and that is "People who think they know it all." Bonnie's favorites are: food--chicken and noodles; season of the year--fall; color--blue; movie--Show Boat; movie star--June Allyson; and book--The Littlest Rebel. Her favorite singers are Mary Ford and Les Paul, while her favorite song is The Little White Cloud That Cried. Bookkeeping is her favorite subject, her favorite pastime is reading; radio program--Mind Your Manners; sport--basketball.

  Friendliness of the students is what she especially likes around S.H.S. She only wishes we had more assembly programs.

  Bonnadene has participated in glee club four years, mixed chorus three years, junior play, class treasurer--senior year, homecoming attendant, and is on the annual staff.

  She is taking a commercial course, but doesn't have any definite plans after graduation.

S.H.S. Senior: Dorothy Colleen Hibbs

Seymour Herald - 31 January 1952

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The Pepper  
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Senior of the Week

By Mary Alice White

  Dorothy Colleen Hibbs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Hibbs, is the first senior for this week. Dorothy has one older sister. She has blue eyes, light brown hair, weighs 106 pounds, is 5 feet, 6 1/2 inches tall and is 17 years old.

  While she has had loads of fun and many good times, Dorothy says that her most exciting was attending Hawkeye Girls State at Grinnell last summer.

  Dorothy began her school days at Farmer School, where she also received her eighth grade diploma. Now, in her high school days at Seymour high, she has spent two years as librarian, one year on the Pepper staff, two years in the girls glee club, one year as class secretary, and has served on the Tomahawk staff and as prompter of the junior class play.

  The friendliness between the teachers and students, along with the very good appearance of the high school are the two best liked things of Seymour high for Dorothy. However, she thinks that to improve the school, the trick is to improve the heating during cold weather.

  Now completing a commercial course, after her graduation Dorothy is planning on going to college.

S.H.S. Senior: Norman William Hefner

Seymour Herald - 24 January 1952

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The Pepper  
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Senior of the Week

  Norman William Hefner is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hefner of Jerome.

  Norman started and finished grade school at Jerome. He has attended Seymour high school all four years.

  He is 17 years old, has brown hair and blue eyes, is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds.

  Chicken is Norman's favorite food. His favorite movie star is Allen Ladd, favorite singer Dennis Day, favorite orchestra Jimmy Dorsey and favorite song "Aba Daba Honeymoon." He says "Show Boat" is the best show he's seen.

  He doesn't say why but American problems is his favorite subject and track his favorite sport. He likes the radio program "Counter Spy" and is especially fond of western books.

  When anything happens around school, you usually see Norman there with his camera. You see, he is the school photographer this year and taking pictures is his favorite pastime.

  What does he like most about S.H.S.? The faculty. But to improve it he wished we had more movies.

  The activities he has participated in are: track four years, football one year, F.F.A. four years, glee club two years, mixed chorus two years, basketball three years, and operetta one year.

  He is taking an agriculture course in school but is undecided about plans after graduation.