Archer High School - Eagle Yearbook (Archer, IA)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In the fall roundup of September, 1946, ll head of wild, roly - poly, five and six year olds were corraled fromthe range into Archer Consolidated School. These critters carried the following brands! Stanley Van Den Berg, Beatrice Ballou,David Ballou, Roberta Blok, Richard Dykstra, Robert Hoekaan Katherine Harkin, Mary Kuiper, Bradley Pietins, Edwin Wolthuizen, and Nancy Wolf. Miss Juanita Begg had the job of keeping us corraled. By the time the next year rolled around, we found we had lost Stanley Van Den Berg, but we had gained Janice Den Beste, Phyllis Bruggom, Stanley Lemkuil, Marilyn Rolfes. Miss Ver Hoef, the teacher, tallied the group to be 11+ head. In 197-+8 we found ourselves in second grade with Miss Thompson as the teacher. After gaining Arvin Verburg and losing Nancy Wolf and Robert Hoekman, we totaled 13, an unlucky number. In third grade Miss Thompson was still Trail Boss. After the loss of Janice Den Beste we totaled 12 in all. when 1950 came along we were in fourth grade with Miss Payson as the teacher. with the loss of Richard Dykstra and the gain of Donna Bogaard we still totaled 12. Fifth grade found us with Miss Brink and we still totaled 12 after losing Katherine Harkin and gaining Voly Louderbeck. By now we had reached Junior High. Since we had then entered into departmentalized instruction it woid belnrd to record the various teachers. In sixth grade we dropped Voly Louderbeck, taking us down to ll. In seventh grade we gained Ernest Sorensen, bringing us back up to 12. In eighth grade we gained Jacqnlyn Macky, totaling us to 13. We entered High School in 1955 with a group of lk-afterlosing Jacqulyn Macky, but gaining Sharon Buren and Norene Dykstra. After suffering the usual punishment of initiation, we became adjusted to high school work. Mr. Wolverton was our sponsor and Mr. Matzdorf was our principal. In our Sophmore year we lost Phyllis Bruggom, totaling us to 13. Mr. Wolverton.was our sponsor. This time we enjoyed the Freshman initiation. In our Junior year we totaled ll after losing Ernest Sorensen and Marilyn Rolfes. We presented our class play, UHappy Dazen with the help 0f.Mrs. Tanner. with Mrs. Colvin's help we gave the Junior-Senior Banquet with the theme of NThe Gay Nintiesu. We didn't lose anybody in our Senior year so we still totaled ll. These wearied, worried and worthy graduates who had made it tnmgh. the many years and were fortunate enough not to have moved away will be the ones who will be remembered as the class of '59. They areg Beatrice Ballou, David Ballou, Roberta Blok, Donna Bogaard, Sharon Buren, Norene Dykstra, Mary Kuiper,Stanley Lemkuil,Bradley Pietins, Arvin Verburg, and Edwin Wolthuizen Mr. Matzdorf was our sponsor with whose help we planned our various esca- pades to which, Seniors are entitled. Mrs. Tanner helped us present our Senior class play, HKeep Movingu. After our graduatiqm exercises the faculty willsorrowfully and regret- fully let us slip from their grasp with the hope that our thirteen years exposure to academic life will have rubbed off on a few of us. But let's give credit where credit's due: We had to be slicker'n a hounds tooth and twice as sharp to come out of Hthat onen standing up. . CLASS FLOWER: PINK ROSE CLASS MOTTO: TODAY WE FOLLOW3 TOMORROW WE LEAD IIN HOWARD WOLF DECORATING , Q K CHAIWBFR OF COMMERCE INTER COLLEGIATE PRESS, INC SANBORN KANSAS CITY, MO If T41 .A HOSPERS -'siege A -1,41

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PROPHECY One Sunday afternoon in 1970 as we were driving to the beach we saw a large group. It turned out to be the class of '59 having an alumni picnic. The first one who caught our eyes was Johnny Kuil. He is the newest thing since Elvis Presley retired. The famous actor is also well known in the stock yards as nBuy-All-Stan.n He is a very wealthy cattle-buyer. Mr. Kuil was the former wit from Archer High School--Stan Lemkuil. By that big oak tree, we see Mademoiselle Marie,the famous hat design- er from Paris. As you all know, she bases her hats chiefly on chicken and bird feathers. This arose from a high-school fantasy for a liking of chick- ens. Mademoiselle Marie is the former Mary Kuiper from old Archer High. way over there we see the distinguished Professor Ballou, who has been touring the country the last ll years, speaking to many different groups of students on the subject of NRopes.N Although he has never tried using a rope we know one thing and that is that the distingnshed Professor is David Ballou of Archer. Nhile making her home in Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Norene, with her husband Bud and her five younguns, has come all this way just for this picnic. To pass her spare time she changes tires at Bud's Automotive Hospital. We hope that she has an enjoyable time in the United States while she is here. She was Norene Dykstra of AHS. Sitting on the picnic table we ses Professor Van Irvingburg. He comes from Dodge City, Kansas, where he was formerly assistant to Matt Dillion. Ne are happy to say that he has also worked himself up to Professor of his Institute for Mathematicians. CArvin Verburg remains free for all husband seekers. Donna DeBoer, formerly Donna Bogaard of AHS, has now completed M years of home work and also 6 tears of advanced house-keeping. She will soon re- ceive her degree as a very good housewife and mother. She is off again to help Harlen Jr., who just fell off a stump. And here comes Ed Wolthuizen sliding to a stop. He has just arrived from Los Angeles, California, where he had a big race this morning. As you all know, Ed is the world champion in racing. After all these years he has not settled down. He says, uSettling down would take all the fun out of life.n But he is still chasing women. Gnly through exheme preparations was Miss Roberta CParakeetJ Blok able to attend this picnic. For you see she is specializing in raising hybrid parakeets. In fact, she even took a few along to show. Roberta made the remark that she couldn't stay long because she soon had to be back to her little apartment house in Archer to attend to her birds. That much publicized accordian player from the Kentucky Hills has just arrived. He is followed by a string of kids too long to count. Brad 'Hicn Pietens is noted for making the best Kentucky Moonshine ever. Dr. Madeline Florence Nightingale and Dr. Snron Scalpal are also here. The Dr's, formerly Sharon Buren and Bea Ballou, have a very fancy one room hospital on the main drag of Archer, where they specialize in ant brains. Beside this vocation, the Dr's are also very interested in racing and very often participate in the Archer Speed Bowl. when we asked Dr. Nightingale whatymade her horse uOcean Biscuitn go so terribly fast she replied, 'I feed him May-po.' Lets hurry back to tgwn and put this fascinating bit of news in the paper, Maybe Weld better not, no one would believe it anyway.