Ackley High School - Torch Yearbook (Ackley, IA)

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QSS 1 IN THE NAME or Goo, AMEN we, THE Smuon CLASS or 1950 of Ackley High School, be1ng of sane, sound and dlsposlng m1nd and memory, do make, execute, publlsh, and declare thls to b our last Will and Testament FIRST We glve and devlse to our esteemed successors, the Senlor Class of 1950, the pr1v1 leges whlch we as senlors dld en joy and partake of ln the lawful executlon of our rlghts as members of Sa1d class SECOND Each member of the sa1d class does hereby, and wlth full knowledge aforethought, glve, devlse, and bequeath the followlng of h1s or her personal possesslons I, George Abbas, also knmm as HB1g Lewey,H leave my w1tty re marks and short stature to Darrell Dass You'll have to look for a short gal now, Dass I Duane Dlemer, leave my steady g1rl and my car to Fran L arney Just thlnk, you can have tw1n monograms on lt the car, that is' Gertrude Borchers, w1ll my dlgnlty to Norma Qchachterle Now you can banmsh that glggle, Norma Glennus Hlnders, bequeath my much used olpe to Ronald Slat sema It burns the best w1th Bond Street, that ls, the smoke 1Sn't as strong I Velma Holcomb, lrave my dr1v1ng ablllty to Pat Haber 1S really a snap to learn after you can see over the dash I, B111 Heffelmeler, leave my town and country Job to Thelma Weber It's qulte a change from yellow to green I, Leonard Oelmann, leave my ab1l1ty to get klcked out of b1ol ogy class to Lggig Dgygleg It's all 1n knowlng how to do 1t, Lou I Qarrell Qleeger, leave my 'dreamboat' characteristlcs t Qagyln Munler It w1ll take you a wh1Je to get used to them, but look at the results' I, Sz1V13 Anderson, leave my strapless formal to Maxlne Saller It really w1ll do wonders for your figure look what lt d1d to mine' I Paul DeVr1es, leave my pllot llsence to Russell Bevlng It's useful ln government, Russ I Marlene Elchmeler, leave my stutter1ng ab1l1ty to Shlrl y Kleln Remember, you musn't talk too fast I, Irene Claassen, leave m long, glamorous Halr to Margori Sessler Just thlnk, it's practmc ally the same color I, Ruth Kaus, leave my glft of gab to Ellzabeth Arends You uon't have to be so qulet now, L12 We, Verla Zlnser and Fern Huesman, leave our beautlful, falr complexlons to the JUHIOF g1T1S Now you won't have to rear so much pancake to cover the blemishes Elmer K9H1HE6T, leave my flamlng red halr and my trlcks in how to Edward Boyeng You'll Just have to be careful so lt doesn't get too llvely the party, of course I, Rlta K6H1HgCT, gladly g1ve my many dates to Darlene Noble Now you won't have to cut in on steady steppers, Darlene I, Terrlble Terrance the Ty rant, or Terry Shellard, bequeath my startllng role 1n USon of Br1t ta1n,U to Marvln Fr1tz Remember, Marvln, the accents won't be pre domanate w1thout the halr lacquer I, Harold Llndaman, 31135 UCouth,N w1ll my ab1l1ty to study molsten a dry party to A 0 . 1- . . . . . . . ! ' R , I ' O . e . . -- . . . . 4 l . . . . 0 1 :alll . . . . -. -- . . 0 i ......... ...---. . O . o I ' 0 I .......-- .........-.-- 2 9 . A . . . ' I o . K . . . . e A U. Q . . '--1 ...1-.--.- o O ' J 'fiii -l W - kf V Q , .7 l il--ii I lllth 1 . W C S Ke . ' 4 n a o . o C . 1 1, .......... ..... 1, 4 U . . . . . . . I: .............. .ao ' A . ,, - . ' an . Ji ' ' n n D 0 0 ..----- ---1 J ..... ....... 5 . It -, . . i I , . u .....T.-..-.- I . ' i ' vc-ill? 4 - Q L it . . . r . . -. U .-

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the local clothing store and Marlene owned the Hiding Academy. Delbert Drew was now the minister of the St. Johns Church. It seems that from the class of 'SO one of the girls, Henrietta Abbas, had become a teacher and one of the boys, Clair Holdgrafer, was the most successful prin- cipal ever hired at Ackley. Reluctantly I left my home town and set out on the next lap of my journey which took me to Omaha On the plane to Omaha I met Dolores Win ers, stewardess, and Duane Hanig, passenger, who, after the plane landed, took me to Rosemaxy's Drive In Theatre The film featured the new Rudolph Valentino who turned out to be none other than Harold Lin daman! There was also an animated cartoon which was drawn by the now fannus cartoonist, Paul DeVr1es After the theatre we stopped in at the home of Roxie Fossler W found her sitting on the porch knitting a rug Roxie was able to tell me the whereabouts of some of the others Velma Holcomb was with the J nuw'Lynch Death Dodgers Glennus Hinders is a professor of German at Northwestern Ronald Harken had opened a large hatchery in the out skirts of Omaha The next day we stopped at the Kaus Clinic which was under the direct on of that eminert doctor, Ruth Kaus On the staff of the hos oital, as pediatrician was Bill Heffelmeier Ruth took me to the pera ng room where two serious cases were being treated They were Norris Ackerman and Kerle hevenhoven, who had been in a fight the night before Bidding Ruth adiea, I took the plane to Reno, Nevada Here I ner+ a 'ew hours in Gail Schoenemann's Gambling Casino which was mas q e ading under the 'gu se of a dude ranch Lurking among the guests was that infamous international soy, Madame Y, who was in reality, rern duesman She was sitting at the table with Elmer Keninger, who was now a nrole sional wine connoisseur I learned that the large ranch next door was owned and operated by Leonard Oelmann list as I was beg nning to enjoy myself at the Casino, I was sirprised oy Dorothy Pies, the secret service woman assigned to my pro tection Dorothy claimed that the pres1dent's wife should not be in dulging r ich activities so she took me back to Washington, greatly fa-Q ..-+- XX X 1 x , E I L L: ' U . . . ' ' . e .. . . . . . . . - i . . . . - . V ' ' i ' . ' . - A. L . . . . . . I U o ti- ' ' ' . . , , . . . Au A in 4 . .U . V - - o S- .J L , . . A . . . - u r '. f A i . . ' 'R v - . A A 1 . . 44 -o A. 'v ' A ' s-' ' . ' , I I t' i ' .' ' L! . ' ' s , . ' ' . an ' . ' ll 4 n I 1 1 ' i. s' . ' ' ' ' refreshed by my visits with my old friends. 1 f- LL' A TT PM I , '-. 'N D- 'P 1 , 4 an , . ,..-f I I x - -, i ,fx ' J 4 5 a ' Y, ' Q NDNXK I 1 - 'N I ,, A - .L Q . , sbxxx xi vessx H.. V ,-f --sf i . lQ5x If ,' xnn--h---'---mu'---w-J,

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to Luella DeVr1es You'll b amazed at the outcome We, Dolores Winters and Donna hlamgg, reluctantly glve up our fllrtlng talent to Norma Ubben DANGER Full potency is guaran teed We, Gall Schoenemann and Joan Abbas, W111 our marltal plans to Irene Pohlmann It won't be long before you'll need them I, Henrletta Abbas, leave my stralght halr to Verla Janssen Won't lt be a rellef not to p1n lt up every n1ght9 I, Uarvln Roos, leave m qulet nature to Erma Jean Freese you thlnk you can aoply lt to a good advantage? We, Dorothy P105 and Delores Jean Melnd rs, leave our knack for sewlng to Lucllle Claassen Sen lor Homemaklng 15 really fun I, Duane Hanlg, glve m dad's Bulck to Peggy Burma Won't that be better than rldlng 1U a drafty Ford? I, Vlrgll Bevlng, sadly be queath my assorted wardrobe to F1122 Meyer It seems as 1f the glrls are tendlng toward boy's apparel these days I, Delbert Drew, leave my shlny shoes to LaVern Muller Now you will be sure to attract the glrls Ve, Ronald Harken and Qla grafer, wllllngly leave four 1nCh8S of our helght to Norma Oelmann Now you'll at least come up to h1s shoulder I, Rlchard Slcand, most grac 1ously w1ll my ablllty to play WThe Blue Sk1rt Waltz,N1 Lorralne Oelmann I've always played t successfully at boys' quartet, wh not try'1t at sextette9 I Joseph Steffen, sadly leave my good looks to D gyl Becker Be tween my looks and your physlque you'll really have somethlng I Merle Nevenhoven, WWh1tty the Wh1p,N sadly bequeath my tendency toward Cedar Falls to Donald Achtermann You'll go over EIg'WIth'fH5f'E5Evortlble I, Morrls Ackerman, leave my contest solo to any Boy who would llke to try h1s hand at slnglng Don't worry about gett1ng frlght ened fellas, there's nothlng to lt I Rosemary O'Hare, leave my talent ln typlng envelopes to Lols Mnrra, It w1ll come 1D handy when you're worklng on the Argus I BQXLQ Fossler, le1ve'u:the future edltor, mv knack of glvlng ambltlous students frgus ertncles All you have to do 15 get on your knees and beg the vlctlms to co operate I, Charlotte Kleln, leave m secretarlal dutles to Mary Lou K-hle With all your training, you'l1 get along f1ne I, Luella Flscher, leave my ablllty to glve speeches to Norum on is gestures! FOURTH We do hereby nomln ate and appolnt Mlss Helen Rath, our sponsor, to be the Executrlx of thls, our last hlll and Testa ment IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto subscrlbed our names and offered our seals, thls nineteenth day of May, ln the year of our Lord nlneteen hundred and flfty . . e Q I Sc ' ' ' . iii 4 .. b . . . . l . - ..Q............. .... ' ' - , - 'i u -.,,.. ,,--,,..' J . it-.- 4 ' . . . L h .4 I . . . . Do ' ' - . O . Q --- ---- a . , ... ,-Li,-,, --1-if - . o . . ' - AArends. All you'll have to work Ma ' . ' - I . . . . . . ' . a . - ir Hdd ' ' . 1-'t f' 1 ' 'f fl, -Q -' v 1' Y 'r if 0 - i .9 ' L- A a - A , - o f s I L, ' Q 3 ..L....4 -14+ OI'