Brush High School - Sagebrush Yearbook (Brush, CO)

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Senior Class Officers President Jerry Richard Choir 2; Band 1 2 3 4; Orchestra 1 2 3 4; Class President 4; Dramatics Club 4; Camera Club 12 3, officer 1 2; Fire Squad 4; Nativity; Track 1; Basketball 3; One-Act Play Festival 4; Thespian. Presidents...................G. Richard, B. Luethi Vice-Presidents.................M. Ackley, B. Wood Secretaries................R. Nygaard, B. Hoffman Treasurer..................................M. Weber Representatives.................V. Lewis, H. Stitt

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Senior Class 19 49 In September of 1945, a wagon-train composed of fifty freshmen pioneers began the long, hard trek to become Senior Forty-niners. One of the first hardships found on the trail was initiation. Girls clad in overalls and men’s worn shoes, their faces covered with beards, and sporting giant-sized bars of Lifebuoy soap struggled side by side with boys costumed in women’s dresses and high heels, with pie tins on strings around their necks. Serving as guides for the 49’ers through the wilderness were Miss Annette Johnson and Mr. Franklin Mercer. Scouts chosen to help lead the train were: Harold Stitt, President; Virginia Lewis, Vice-President; Joyce Christensen, Secretary, Jim Lorensen, Treasur- er; and Jim Allingham, Student Representative. Three of the accomplishments of the pioneers for the first leg of the journey were the presentation of the inter-class play, the Homecoming float, and the bonfire for the Homecoming rally and snake dance. Growing accustomed to the hardships of pioneer life, the Forty-niners returned next year to continue their journey. Mr. Rex Schweers and Mr. Darrell Lindberg successfully guided the pioneers along the trail. The activities for the year included the traditional sophomore hayride, decorating for Baccalaureate and Commencement, winning second place in the Homecoming parade with their float, and surpassing all other competition with the first place inter-class play, “Angela’s Surprise.” Our hard working trail scouts for this year included: Paul McDill, President; Jim Lorensen, Vice-President; Neil McLagan, Secretary; Bud Luethi, Treasurer; and Cecil Lusby Student Representative. The Junior year proved to be the hardest for the pioneers, as they found the wilderness trail becoming increasingly more and more difficult. The wagon train progressed very well and the far- away goal became even nearer under the capable ability of the scouts, who were: Cecil Lusby, Pres- ident; Virginia Lewis, Vice-President; Mary Jane Weber, Secretary; Joyce Christensen, Treasurer; and Emerson Talbott, Student Representative. Mony-making plans included selling hot dogs and cof- fee at the football games, selling magazine subscriptions, and their outstanding presentation of their three-act play, “Running Wild.” On the 29th of April the Forty-niners were hosts to the seniors at the annual banquet. Climaxing the evening, they entertained the entire school at the prom present- ed at the Central Gymnasium and decorated in keeping with the theme, “Rainbow’s End.” The guides for this section of our journey were Miss Eleise Klemme and Mr. Mark Richards. 1949—At last the long awaited goal has been attained, the pioneers have reached the journey’s end. This year the trail was marked with many activities for the Forty-niners. Serving as joint trail scouts for the group were Gerald Richards and Frank Luethi, Presidents; Beulah Wood and Mari- lyn Ackley, Vice-Presidents; Blanche Hoffman and Ruth Nygaard, Secretaries; Mary Jane Weber, Treasurer; and Harold Stitt and Virginia Lewis, Student Representatives. Wilderness guides for the last part of the trail were Miss Hildred Walters and Mr. Franklin Mercer. The accomplishments of the wagon train members this year included first place in the float contest of the Homecoming pa- rade. The class successfully published the traditional annual, introducing the “Forty-niner’s” theme. During the year the pioneers presented two highly rated dramatic productions, the annual Nativity and the Three One-Act Play Festival. They also found time for recreation when they enjoyed a Sneak Day trip to Colorado Springs, Canon City, and the Royal Gorge. Gold and white were select- ed as the class colors, the carnation as the class flower, and the motto chosen was “Tonight we launch, where shall we anchor?” At last the wagon train has reached the promised destination and we, the pioneer Forty-niners, have become The Senior Class o f 19 4 9 (THIS PAGE SPONSORED BY JACK BOXER and A-BAR-S CAFE)

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MARILYN acklky Snyder High School 1; Choir 2 3 4; Band 2 3; Or- chestra 3; Y-teens 2 3 4, of- ficer 3 4; Pep Club 2 3 4; Dramatics Club 4; Nativi- ty; Junior Honor Society 2; Senior Honor Society 3 4; O.A.C. 3; One-Act Play Festival; Thespian. ROSS ATKINSON Nativity; Track 1 2; Foot- ball 1 2; FFA 1 2 3. offi- cer 1. LEO AUGUST Camera Club 2 3; Nativity; Track 1 2; Football 12 3; Basketball 1; FFA 1 2 3. officer 2. KENNETH IIAt II Cheerleader 4; Hi-Y 4, of- ficer 4; Junior Class Play; Nativity; Track 12 3; Foot- ball 1; FFA 2 3 4, officer 3 4. BETTY MAE BASS Y-teens 1 2 3 4; Nativity; Spanish Club 2; Sagebrush Reporter Staff 4. RAYMOND BLAKE Woodrow High School 1 2 3. ADOLPH BOLLIG Hi-Y 4; Camera Club 4; Nativity; B-Club 4; Track 1 2; Football 2 3 4; FFA 1 2 3 4: Sagebrush Report- er Staff 4. MORTON BOX ER Hi-Y 4. officer 4; Radio Club 2 3; Camera Club 1 2 3 4. President 4; Quill and Scroll 3 4; Annual Staff; Track 1 2; Football 12 3; FFA 1 2 3 4; Sagebrush Reporter Staff 3 4; PETER BACK BEVERLY BRETZKE Brighton High School 1 2 3; Y-teens 4; Pep Club 4; Camera Club 4; Nativity; FHA 4; Sagebrush Report- er S'taff 4.