Brush High School - Sagebrush Yearbook (Brush, CO)

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CLASS WILL The Great Class of '51 want all their teachers happy and therefore do hereby leave . ... To the new Senior Class we give our troubles—may you work them out, for we couldn t! For the new Junior Class we are leaving the Juniors of this past year. (It's not our fault!) The new Sophomore Class will be glad to know that we are leaving them an open date for their hayride, June 3, 1952. Last but not least of the underclassmen is the new Greenhorn Class. To you we leave a can of Red paint—we don't think the green does you justice. (It's so old fashioned!) Margaret Adams leaves with Chuck. Llewellyn Bass leaves his All-Star Football ability to Allan Richards. Don Beneke leaves his airplanes to Janet Christen- sen. (Model, that is). Phyllis Blessing leaves John. JoAnn Bollig leaves her temper to Betty Jo Henry. Marybelle Brandt leaves her cheerleading to Shir- ley Tackwell. David Bretzke leaves his pets in formaldehyde. Bob Casady leaves his acting ability to Jerry Hart- wig. Avis Christensen leaves for Boulder. Audrey Church leaves the Missouri Waltz to Harry Truman. Marilu Danielsen leaves her red hair to Georgia Hoffman. Dorothy Diggins leaves her tennis racket to Donald Wilcox. Marian Eicher leaves her cakes to next year's fire squad. Ardith Fegley leaves speech class to Mary Ann Gobble. Helen Gimbel leaves her shorthand to Shirley Schneider. Larry Henry leaves his height to Joyce Ann Christ- ensen. Charles Hoff leaves his Math grades to Shirley Schweers. Conrad Hoffman leaves. (Oh Garsh!). Wilma Hoffman leaves her high stepping to Bar- bara Adams. Beverly Holford leaves with Albert Ruhl. Florence Hunt leaves her daintiness to Alice Pote. Maxine Ingmire leaves her Ford for a better car. (Kaiser?) Bernard Johansen leaves the boxes at Safeway for Frank Jensen. Eleanor Koehler leaves for Pearl Harbor. Johnny Lynn leaves his slide-rule to Merc. (He hopes it's not too large!) Betty Jean Miller leaves for the races. Leona Moeller leaves her jewels to Addie Smith. Leta McKellips leaves the office to anyone that wants it. LeeRoy Needens leaves his basketball to Merlin Ray. Jim Noffsinger leaves his passing ability to anyone. Harry Osborn leaves the library QUIET! JoAnn Ott leaves the De Soto for Jerry Ott. Neva Owens leaves Brushland Drug to Joy Pollock. Jim Patton leaves his big stories to anyone that will use them. (Coach Lindberg?) Kenneth Pollock leaves for J. C. Penney Co. (Does this mean a Job or ng job?) Frank Ritchie leaves the streets safe. Gene Ruggles leaves the Ford for Jim Ruggles. Rex Schweers leaves the books in a mess!! Wayne Seeley leaves his art where it has been left for the past four years. Alice Smith leaves her twirling to Ethel Marietta. Doris Smith leaves bookkeeping to Mrs. Jensen; she can figure it out. Paul Sorensen leaves Mr. Richards happy! Katherine Spomer leaves her sewing to the first year homemaking class. Lucille Sprigg leaves her High School fun to all Underclassmen. Lois Stenback leaves her quietness to Paul Hilde- brand. Joyce Stitt leaves her long blonde hair to Cynthia Smith. Bob Thornsby leaves without a word. (After all these years who wouldn't?) Elmer Thomas leaves his drawinq ability to Buddv Pote. Douglas Tomky leaves the girls. Wilford Tomky leaves his hillbilly ways to Walter Atkinson. Mary Ann Wendt leaves her drums and her drum- ming ability to Bob Wetzbarger. (Good Luck, Bob!)

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Douglas Tomky Choir I; Class Officer 3,4; National Athletic Honor Society; Dramatic Club 4; Radio Club I; Student Coun- cil 4; Thespian 4. Wilford Tomky FFA 2. 3, 4; Nativity 4; Junior Class Play. Elmer Thomas Basketball 1,2; Track 1,2; Orchestra I. 2. 3. Robert Thornsby Band I; Choir 2, 4; B Club 2, 3, 4; Basketball I. 2, 3, 4; Football I, 2, 3; Dramatics Club 4; Thespian 4; Hi-Y 4; Spanish Club I; Journalism 4; Track I, 2. 3; Four One Act Plays 4; Nativity 4. Mary Ann Wendt Band 2, 3, 4; Choir I, 2. 3, 4; Class Officer 2; Drama. Club 2. 3. 4; GAA 3; Orch. 2, 3. 4; Pep Club I. 2, 3. 4; Sagebrush 3, 4; Student Council 4; Thespian 3, 4; Inter Class Play I; Junior Play; One Act Plays 4; Nativi- ty 4; Jr. Honor Society I, 2. 3, 4; Sr. Honor Society 3, 4; Y-Teens I, 2. 3. 4; Trees.

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY The former Margaret Adams is thriving nicely on the income of the Schafer Pen Ranch. Hard-hitting Llewellyn Bass, has decided to go into professional football. Don Beneke has now advanced from piloting model airplanes to a real B-29. Still up in the clouds! Phyllis Blessing, has been chosen the best dressed co-ed at Aggie College. Congratulations, Phyllis! JoAnn Bollig recently modeled the $10,000 fur coat for her fellow debutantes. Marybelle Brandt has been chosen Miss Person- ality by the Brush High School Freshman Boys. David Bretzke plays a french horn in the Ringling Brothers Circus in the day time; and his father's car horn in the evenings. Still as musical as ever. The new Rocket , the car that turns on only two wheels, is being tested by none other than the dare-devil, Bob Casady. After graduating with top honors from Bakers Col- lege, Miss Avis Christensen has returned home be- fore accepting the position as Dean of Baker College. Miss Audrey Church is now a registered nurse and is planning for a higher education. Marilu Danielsen has just erected a new honey fac tory north of Brush. It is said to be the best in Colorado. The Brush High School girls Physical Ed teacher, Dorothy Diggins, has just signed a contract to teach in Europe. Fox theater has just appointed Marian Eicher as their chief dress designer. Ardith Fegley has just accepted a new contract from M.G.M. Helen Gimbel is still striving at Tuts cafe as chief cook and bottle washer. It is still the belief of Larry Henry, the great car- toonist, that the very best things come in short packages. (Haven't you got her yet?) The new mathematics teacher of Brush High School is Charles Hoff. Everybody be alert! The famous game warden of Colorado, Conrad Hoffman, is still trying to get his first victim. The new dance instructor of Arthur Murray's is Wilma Hoffman, now living south of Brush on the Atkinson Ranch. Beverly Holford has changed her career from sec- retary to good old housekeeping. Florence Hunt and Maxine Ingmire have just re- turned from their trip to Paris. Bernard Johansen, famous trumpeter, has just chal- lenged Kirk Douglas for the title of A Man With- out A Horn. Keep it up, Bernard. After returning from a long trip to Pearl Harbor, Miss Eleanor Koehler has accepted the position of secretary to the Navy. Johnny Lynn is now editor of the magazine, Tennis Champs. Betty Miller has become the first woman jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. Leona Moeller is now painting for the Hallmark Card —) Company. A new advancement in the Eaves Jewelry store was the promotion of Leta McKellips, the chief floor washer. LIFE Magazine recently gave a full report of Life of LeeRoy Needens Basketball coach of Colo- rado University! Jim Noffsinger is still trying to find a challenger for the title of Champion Pole Vaulter.” Harry Osborn has become librarian of the United States Congress. Joan Ott is now Playing for the Toscanini orchestra. Neva Owens has advanced from soda jerk to phar- macist. Jim Patton is developing smittys for modern cars. He has become the cops chief noise maker. Ken Pollock, believe it or not, has been giving driv- ing lessons for dare-devils.