Alta Community High School - Cyclone Yearbook (Alta, IA)

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C ass Prophecy lt us the year l96l Loud thunder crash es full the aur and flashes of Iughtnung zug zag across the angry sky As a tured raun drenched man hurrues along a deserted street un tne now great metropolus of Alta he stops before a small bruck house and auuckly enters He looks tured as he takes off hus druppung coat and settles humself before a warm fure But then who wouldnt look turecl after havung been pruncupal of Alta Hugh School for ll years You guess ed ut The man us no other than Mr Ham mond who ut seems would luke to reture but funas ut umpossuble to do so and st ll scupport hus wufe and famuly wnuch has grown to seven chuldren now The turea look soon dusappears as he removes from uts trace the telletravelvususcope ru ma clune of hus own unventuon The ubeluev able power of thus machune enables hum to travel to any part of the world un a few se onds At thus tame he decudes to look up the class of 5l and see how the great class us doung lt sounds unterestung so l ts all hum He presses a small sulver button and Our furst trup takes us to New York wwere we fund Barbara Barr as a dramatuc actress She us the leadung lady un the bug gest hut sunce l8OO playung un the famous Roxy theatre on Broadway Now we journey back to Alta where we fund Carol Boyd happuly marrued wuth a famuly luvung un a new house on a farm about 2 mules north of Alta We then look un on the Swanson Daury where we fund Darlune Carlson who us very happuly marrued to the owner Our eyes journey to Japan where we see Darrel Carlson He us a fuve star general un command of the enture Unuted Natuons Forces He also us marrued to a former Alta r We now fund Gordon Carlson at the head of the make your own Atom Bomb Chem ucal Company un Alta NNhule lookung through the teletravelvusu scope we fund Frances Castle us star ath lete of a professuonal gurls basketball team We fund Tom Chase as presudent of the l C Raulroad but hus offuces are un Alta to take care of all the work as ut us tne Cen ter of the raulroad Back agaun to New York we fund Phul El rod as conductor of the Plculharmonuc or che tra Whule lookung around un New York we fund Clunton Hoferman us workung as a travelung salesman for Gossard featurung ladues lungerue Now we journey to Texas where we fund lzldon Huseman has bought the Kung s Dude Ranch He features of course How to stay on a horse for fuve munutes Jerry Huseman owns the transcontun ental truck lune from San Francusco to New York He us marrued to a gurl from Galva We fund Jerry Hux operatung a harem located between Cherokee and Aurelua In hus spare tume he us a chemust at Ames After several unfortunate love affaurs we fund Bob Jesse has entered the munustry and us now a mussuonary un Afruca Ray Johnson us the Ambassador to Hawauu and us teacnung the Hawauuans to rumba We fund Punky Johnson happuly marrued to a former Alta gurl and us owner of an auto racer ln l959 he set a new record un lnfluanapolus We fund Ruby Johnson as an aur lune hcstess on a rocket shup between Mars and Earth Now back to Alta agaun where we fund perous farmer rausung a farnuly on a farm south east of Alta Her love for the school has brought Norma Kath back and she us now teachung furst grade un Alta We now fund LeRoy Larson us operatung gamblung houses un Las Vegas Gladys Movall us happuly marrued and helps her husband a mussuonary un Afruca Neul Patten us now down un Georgua puck ung peaches and boy' Can he puck them Phyllus Plog us busy as a stenographer for a bug executuve un New York We fund Margaret Ryherd as superun tendent of nurses un a bug naval hosputal Darrel Radke has gone unto busuness wuth Radke Bros and us runnung a chaun of recreatuon parlors Howard Smut us star reporter for the New York Tumes Also keepung up courtshup wut P P We look unto the Stork Club and fund Fldon Sundberg and a gurl from Storm Lake operatung ut Harold Hunkeldey us a prosperous Han over farmer a land tycoon owner of four sectuons One of the Representatuves us Claruce Van Hooser representung lowa un the House of Representatuves Darlene Walsh us now owner of the X1Valsh Clothung Store un Storm Lake as a sudelune , - A I ' . I T l V . , , C , - , . - . ,, , . ,, u' A 'A - . , . . . . , . . A 1 A I 1 . . I . , H l I . I . I . D . A .. . I . ,, . 7, I . , . I I 1 I 1 . - ' ' 5 , . -, g ' ' ' , V e ' join . V I I V - , . I . here we go. tlano Kuolhecle happuly marrued to a pros- I I , .V , . , , , , . , . T I A l ' gl l, ' . ' ' ' .. . , . ' I I I I. . i I g S H .

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Hustory Thurteen robust boys and seventeen pretty gurls stepped happuly aboard the Great Wusdom Zephyr at Alta Consolu dated School on September 5 l938 The Zephyr whuch was due at 9 OO A M had just pulled unto the statuon and thurty chubby hands were wavung reluctant ly to parents standung on the platform The conductor yelled All Aboard and the Zephyr of Great Wusdom had begun uts l3 year journey The followung passengers purchased a round trup tucket for one year Barbara Barr Arlene Carlson Darlune Carlson Darrel Carlson Gordon Carlson Carol Case Frances Castle Kenneth Day Jack Chrustuansen Jummy Eruckson Mona Fag erholm Marlys Goettsch Donna Gruenke Gordon Grohe Jerry Hux Marulyn Holmes Bob Jesse LeRoy Larson Bully Markley Marjorue Morruson Marjorue Mulluns Frances Porter Tommy Russell Eldon Sundberg Francus Waldo and Nancy Warnock Muss Velma Summs effucuently unstructed these passengers as they sped over tne rauls of theur kundergarten jour ne Durung the next 5 laps of theur journey the passengers shared man ex eruences other schools others wauted for the traun to come un Conductors thus tume were Muss Vera Nordstrom Muss Joyce Albertson Muss Margaret Cunnungham and Muss Ora Luchtenberg Although ut seemed a long tume to most of the chuldren the Zephyr was movung rapudly on New passengers who boarded the Zephyr for the furst tume durung thus journey and completed the 7th lap whuch was suxth grade were Phyllus Plog Tom Chase Keuth Clark Roger Holsteun Ray Johnson Ruby Johnson Elano Kjolhede Bull Poul son Carol Rupley Howard Smut Ardyce Smuth Darlene Walsh Duane Wadsworth Donald McGowan Eldon Huseman Mar garet Ryherd Claruce Van Hooser and Clunton Hoferman ln the fall of l945 after journeyung past the grammar school depots we entered the Junuor Hugh depot The followung entered wuth us Larry Matzdorff Rolly Hagen Gladys Movall Jum Chase Gerald Huse man Doyle Prescott Lorna Ruhs Connue Anderson John Eruckson Harold Hunkel dey and Bull Paulson At thus pount there was a total of 39 students Through suxth grade to eughth we were guuded by Mrs Chaum Mrs Wal do Mrs Cornell Mrs Lykuns and M Strackbeun By thus tume we were ready to leave our Junuor Hugh depot and embark upon the hugher level of knowledge whuch was Hugh School After enterung thus grand de pot we see several other students gettung off for other destunatuons and one more gettung on to complete the journey Those who left us on the Grand depot were Jum Chase Donald McGowan Larry Matzdorff Bull Poulson Tom Russell Con nue Anderson Ardyce Smuth Marjorue Morruson Our new passenger was Norma Kath Durung thus year that we were freshmen our tumuduty and many mustakes furnushed the rest of the hugh school a great many laughs We lost three passengers durung thus tume who were Rolly Hagen Duane Wadsworth and Roger Holsteun Our next destunatuon was to journey to the sopho more year We took on two new passengers who were Phulup Elrod and Anna Ost Those who left us were Keuth Clark and Lorna Ruhs ln the next two years to follow we were consudered upper classmen Those John Eruckson and Carol Rupley Those we took on were Arlen Johnson Darrel Rad ke and Barbara Peters Our last and funal stop was at Gradua tuon Statuon Two passengers fauled to come back to thus funal stop they were Anna Ost and Barbara Peters Our con ductors who so effucuently served us durung thus four year lap were Mr Arnold Ham mond our head conductor Muss Dorus Jean Champ Mr Art Sutton Muss Arlene Scholten Mr Stanley Strudthoff Mr Mel vun Samuelson Mr Robert Gamm Mrs ldella Green Muss Joan Wulluams Muss Margaret Davus Mrs Ann Graham Muss Donna Emmons Muss Ella Mae McDer mott and Mr Duane Muckelson Remaunung un our lust of passengers are only nune who have been wuth us the en ture trup Gordon Carlson Barbara Barr Darlune Carlson Frances Castle Eldon Sundberg LeRoy Larson Jerrold Hux Bob Jesse and Darrel Carlson There are twenty nune graduatung un the Class of l95l It has been a wonderful journey We are now preparung to meet the problems whuch wull face us and shall do our best to help buuld a better world . . I ', I . - . , I I. ' ' ' r' I I . . I I I , . ll 11 ' 1 I 1 1 I A . ' , ' . , . . . . Z ' . I I 'Q 1 1 1 . ' ' - . ' . .- 1 1 . I ' .I . 1 I . I I 1 1 . ' ' I I I I l f- . , ' . I . . 1 I I I I A I 1 l 1 ' . I 1 S 1 1 , V ' . ' I D 1 1 V I . . I . . I A ' . , - I . . . . - ' I V Y' . , . l 1 Y D ' ' I A 11 - 11 Some Clel30 led to l0 'l ?'m'l0V QVOUDS ln who left us during the junior year were u I . l I l . . . 1 T 1 1 I ' 1 I l 1 ' - I . . . . ' 1 . I I . ' I ' I 1 ' 1 1 - , . I . , . ' 1 1 1 ' I . I ' I ' I I - . . . . ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' ' ' ' 1 ' 1 1 1 1 ' - - 1 1 1 ' - , . . D ' ' . . . . 1 A l . . V - I . - 1 I ' I I ' 1 1. I I I I 1 1 1 I I I .T I ' 1 1 1 ' ' ' - 11 11 1 1 .

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Class Wall We the class of l95l beang ot sound mand and memory and rememberang our happy years spent here do hereby bequeath the tollowang artacles to those we leave be hand Barbara Barr walls her abalaty to get to school on tme to Dack Peterson Carol Boyd walls her lovang ways toward the teachers to Janace Graenke Darlane Carlson walls her abalaty to go steady to Sharley l-luseman Darrel Carlson walls has l95O Mercury to anybody who wall gave ham SBl8OO tor at Gordon Carlson walls all of has scaentatac abalaty to Jammae Erackson Frances Castle walls her dravers abalaty to Janet Noble Thomas Chase walls of course has ath letac abalaty to has brother Phalap Elrod lalaas Arthur Murrayl walls nas abalaty to Morras Johnson Harold l-lankeldey oh yes' he walls has baseball talent to Lloyd Wealand Jerry Hax walls has women to Ronnae Kandwall C'anton l-loterman walls has musacal and romantac talents to Eugene Carlson Jerry l-luseman walls has abalaty to study to Eddae Matzdortt Bob Jesse walls has flashy plaad sharts to anybody who s bag enough to get anto them Arlen Johnson walls has long red haar to Walbur Carlson Ray Johnson walls has nace dark wavy haar to Ronald Peterson Ruby Johnson walls her bag blue eyes to Joyce Van Hooser Elano Kaolhede lBlondaeJ walls her druni nKnoreHe posmwon to whoeveras as capable next year Norma Koth walls her desk to the next occupant LeRoy Larson walls all ot has automo bales to Tommy Combes Gladys Movall walls her shorthand abalaty to Marae Glnenke Nea Patten walls every anch of as heaght to Dwaane Specketer Darrel Raclke walls has pool playang abal aty to Bob Endersbe Eldon Sundberg walls has quaetness to Madelane Graenke Howard Smat walls has remarkable drav ang abalaty to Bytord Jarvas Margaret Ryherd walls her joyous mood to Lowell Lachtenberg Clarace Van Hooser walls her abalaty to sack popcorn so well to Jo Ann Hansen Phyllas Plog walls her way wath the boy to Laura Wealand Darlene Walsh walls her speech and grammar abalaty to anybody who wants at The Senaor Class of 5l washes to wall several lattle thangs ot manor amportance to the Under Classmen hopang that they wall follow taathtully an the same footsteps l Thear auaetness durang study peraods 2 Thear abalaty to get thangs done on tune 3 Thear abalaty to stay away from other towns 4 Thear abalaty to get along together as a class Sagned and Sealed thas Eaghteenth day of May l95l . ' ' ll ' Il . 'I I I I - J 1, If . , . I - ' Il - ll - V I - V ' ' ' ll A ll . . , . . ' I I - . , ,. .. . ' ' f ' - - A 11 H a I . . ll If . . - I I , , . . . . ' ' ll If ' . . , -