Fife High School - Illahee Yearbook (Fife, WA)

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Class Prophecy Come with me to the luxurious home of Mr. RICHARD RAGAN, president and originator of the Rogan Air- craft Corporation. The l973 Ragan let plane for private use is causing much excitement. In honor of the new streamlined model, Mr. Ragan has invited his high school graduating class to dinner. Everyone is very happy to see all his old cronies. Let's scout around a bit and see how everyone is. Why look here! If it isn't SANDRA KEIGHTLEY and ARLINE TOLER. They look somewhat different from the way they did in their high school days, though, because both of these famous lady wrestlers weigh in at about 2lO pounds. They're doing okay for themselves. Who is that over by the punch bowl and what in the world is he putting in the punch! Well, wouldn't you know it, it's the same old JIM TURLEY - hasn't changed a bit. Chatting with him is the very rich Texas rancher, JOHN TIMMONS. It seems he owns five oil wells and 3,000 head of cattle. Oh! there by the fireplace is Miss MARION STALDER, the reputed old maid. Up to date she has turned down twenty-one proposals of marriage. She must have rocks in her head! That beautiful red head talking with Marion seems familiar, but I can't remem- ber anyone's having that bright red hair in the '53 class. Well, blow me over, it's PAT NELSON! Some of the boys are married to girls within the class. l.et's see who they are. Why, here's Mr. and Mrs. TOM MURRAY, Mrs, Murray being the former WINNIE MITTONI l'd never have guessed it. Mr. and Mrs. BOB COPPOCK are here, too. Mrs. Coppock, or as you know her, RHODA BRITT, is very busy raising little cops. RON NELSON also picked his bride from this class. Her name, MARY ANN STOVNER. Over in the far corner LESLEE WARD and MYRNA REED are reminiscing about their'college days. Leslee is a school teacher and Myrna is a bridge engineer. That farmer surely doesn't have good manners. He could have changed his boots and overalls at least. But poor HAROLD PETERS can't take that much time. DON WOODARD turned out to be just what every one ex- pected, a pro football player. His manager, JACK ROSENOW, is as proud of Don as he can be. PHYLLIS METHVEN has worked herself way up in the world. She works on the TOP floor at Woolworth's now. Boy!! CAROL GREGORY has the largest numbers of heirs - twelve in all. But then, she had a head start, and they're cheaper by the dozen. Up in cold Alaska the former CARLEETA PHELPS is living. By the way, she has lost her Texas accent 'cause the Eskimos couldn't stand it. That poor beggar girl at the window looks so hungry. I wish she were part of this class so she could come in. Well, forever more! lt's ELEANOR YOSHIOKAI DAVE EMRY is causing quite a commotion around the table. He is giving a preliminary campaign speech for his nomination to office of governor of Washington. Imagine! Another political prospect is DON SHOOP. He has gone all the way up to a corporal in the Army. His motto is, If Ike can, I can. Talking about the weather are Reverend LeROY TURNER and the heavyweight champ of the world, none other than JIM LOVELL. Just breaking in on the conversation are EDDIE RIGGS and JoANN CURRIER. Ed and JoAnn are building a rocket I I l in Death Valley. If the rocket succeeds in reaching the moon, they plan to build summer resorts there. MARY JOHNSON, the notorious woman gangster, has just been released from prison. DAVID LUND iust got out of the pen, too, corral, that is. JOHN LANCASTER, the present day Romeo of the stage and screen, has all the girls swooning over him. He iust received his fifth divorce and is on the prowl again. HOWARD WISSINGER was splashed all over the front page today as a result of his daring feat. He got married. The doctor of the class, RICHARD CHESTER- FIELD, is looking at everyone's throat for throat scratch. . . That's his hobby, besides girls. Sweet JERRY SWEET has the newly acquired iob of head ianitor of Fife High. He has composed a new song entitled, Don't Do Today What You Can Put Off until Tomorrow. In a dark corner, ED CARDER is eyeing everyone closely. He seems to be estimating their height and width. I wonder what he does now-a-days? Oh! Oh! He's a coffin maker. Run for your life! ANNA KAELIN, the noted psychiatrist, has made an amazing discovery: DICK SPENCER's brain is that of a genius. JIM SISKA has taken up the violin. He will give a concert next week. Millionaire LeROY ELLESTAD has contributed S2.I8 to a home for soreheaded trackmen, because his old friend RONNIE METTLER is the home's best patron. MARGERY HOLMQUIST has recently moved into her teepee on the Yakima Indian Reservation since becoming an honorary member of the tribe. Prospecting for gold in the wet Amazon, GORDON ANDERSON lost his curly hair. Hopscotch champion, DON GRISH, has forfeited his crown to FRED MEYER for his amazing two-foot lump. After ten years of work Mr. Sim Phony has finally succeeded in teaching KATHERINE JENSEN her scales on the oboe. In order to avoid his little session with the draft board, JERRY ALDRIDGE ran off and joined the circus as head monkey ltrainerl. MARJORIE KELLEY, who is working for the dog pound, and shy little MARDELLE SAVCIKI, are talking about MardelIe's decision to prolong her engagement iust one more year. The egg omelette a la Dinosaur was provided by VICTORINE BOITANO, whose favorite pastime is dinosaur egg hunting, MAXINE COX's world-shaking discovery has caused a big stir. She found out how to grow chlorophyll on trees. GEORGE LlNDSTROM's cows are now required to eat pasteurized grass in order to get homogenized milk. Because BILL SPEAR's and JOHN BOHREN's wives didn't have enough to do taking care of their 42 room apartments, the men set up a sign Laundry. Education is SHIRLEY EVENSON's field now. She is teaching economics to kids at Remann Hall. The Beef Association of America has honored NANCY LUTTER with the title of Biggest Beef. DICK DUNBAR has lead a very interesting life for the past ten years. He is chief demonstrator at the Sip 8. Sip Spaghetti Company. Fisherman ALLAN WARREN has learned to tell any kind of a tail. Since DONNA BRUNER saw a mermaid catch a man in a recent movie, her diet has consisted of seaweed, seashells, and fish. DIANE SHEPLER's north pole home for crazy Crocodiles is a thriving, expanding business. Bald heads are the fashion, so GENE BIXBY can't be an exception. Funeral directors RAY WASHAM and MARJORIE McKEEN are engaged in open warfare against penicillin. All other members of I953 class are married or single, happy or unhappy.

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Closs Will We the class of i953 being of sound mind and body do declare this our last will and testament: Katherine Jensen wills her horse to Shirley Mills to use when her car breaks down. Jerry Aldridge wills his ability to grow hair on his chest to Richard Delin. Eddie Riggs wills his muscles to Ellsworth Finlayson. Winnie Mitton wills her left hook to Juanita Brodahl. Don Woodard wills his camera technique to Frank Gustafson. Harold Peters will his middle name to Barbara Fox. Carleeta Phelps wills her southern accent to Pat Patton. Mardelle Savicki wills all her skirts to Joyce Pedersen. Ronnie Nelson wills his tennis shoes to Lucille Ofstad. Dick Spencer wills his mimeograph machine back to Mrs. Booth. John Timmons will all his love to the junior girls. Sandra Keightley wills her long hair to Everett Plumb. Jim Lovell wills his guitar to Gene Mead. Diane Shepler and Victorine Boitano will all of their boy friends in Tacoma to Beverly Torgerson for dates after Howard goes into the Navy. JoAnn Currier wills Aberdeen, Washington, to anyone who wants it. Arline Toler and Leslee Ward will their ability to get along with each other to the Ryan twins. Richard Chesterfield wills his accordion to Gayus Sweet. Richard Ragan and Dave Emry will their love for jazz to Mr, Wickstrorn. Ed Carder leaves Stewart Carder to the rest of the school. Rhoda Britt wills her singing lessons to John Reines. Donna Bruner wills her cigarette lighter to Delores Russell. Margery Holmquist wills her red hair to Marilyn Trolson. Gene Bixby wills his ability as a bus driver to Ray Dunn. Don Grish wills his ways with the girls to Kenny Devenny. Marian Stalder wills her lost majorette uniform to whoever found it. Leroy Ellestad wills Sharon Kelly to Don Clarkson. Ronald Mettler wills his ability to run to Mr. Belknap. Anna Kaelin leaves her quiet manner to Kathleen Leighton and Janet Giessel. Bill Spear wills his hair-do to Mr. Vinson. Jerry Sweet wills his TRlCK OR TREAT SACK to Don McKechnie, Nancy Lutter wills her speaking voice to Sharon Johnson. Marjorie Kelly wills the duals on her Dad's Cadillac to Mr. Arnason. Shirley Evenson wills all of her love letters to Lucille Friend to add to her collection. Howard Wissinger leaves his ability to talk himself out of trouble to Ernie Bailey. Eleanor Yoshioka wills her wonderful personality to Elsie Yotsuuye, Tom Murray wills his little black book to Tadashi Kajamura. Johnny Bohren wills his class ring to Beverly Gordon. Jack Rosenow wills his 'phone number to all of the junior girls. Gordon Anderson leaves his shyness to Charles Chinn. Allen Warren leaves his place as the biggest baby to Harold Farris. U To be kept perpetually alive, Fred Meyers bequeathes his hard'-earned reputation for being the biggest flirt to Dean Crawford. By virtue of legal possession, Dave Lund and Tony Chipala transfer their rights as the quietest boys to Ray Timmons. Frances Berwick bequethes her politeness to Marsha Gordon. Margie McKeen and Maxine Cox leave their ability to sing to Marilyn Siska and Jerrilee Browning, Mary Ann Stovner bequeathes her good sportsmanship to Marsha Gordon. Carol Gregory wills her advice on marriage to all of the junior girls. James Young leaves his blue jeans to Gary Weaver. Georgia Lindstrom leaves her thoughts of Minnesota to anyone from there. Jim Siska will his height to l-lideo Watanabe. Phyllis Methven leaves the student body books to the next year's treasurer. John Lancaster leaves his quietness to Joyce Pedersen. Pat Nelson leaves her ability to get into trouble to anyone who wants it. LeRoy Turner wills his house to Barbara Fox so she can live closer to Barbara Marzano. Ray Washam wills what is left of his car to Gene Brown, the only boy that kept his car running all year. Dick Dunbar wills the ticket booth to the junior class for their class meetings next year. Mary Johnson leaves her job as Mr. Almstead's secretary to Pat Rosenow, ln witness whereof, the said Class of i953 have hereunto set their hands in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and fifty three.

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,W ,Q V. lie'- . , .... ,n,. Us fs- . ,Mk K g ngzw ws fi- , i ' .N 'Ysw,,,.w lr A, his 0 CRW. 'S' LEFT VERTICAL, class officers, top to bottom: Elsie Yotsuuye, Hideo Watanabe, Barbara Fox, Sharon Kelley, Joyce Pedersen, Mr, Gustafson, advisor. LOWER PICTURE, FRONT ROW, left to right: Shirley Mills, Geraldine Murray, Elsie Yotsuuye, Gloriann Miller, Jeanne Petorak, Delores Russell, Barbara Marzano, Beverly Rowan, Lucille Ofstad. SECOND ROW: Gayus Sweet, Loretta Olive, Kathrina Salzmann, Marilyn Siska, Joyce Pedersen, Kathleen Leighton, Barbara La Veille, Beverly Tcrgerson, Nadine Morgan, Hideo Watanabe. THIRD ROW: Tadashi Kaiimura, Sam Shimizu, Tommy Kamenzind, Leon Rader, Gene Mead, Ronnie Jones, John Reines, Everett Plumb, Don Mcliechnie, Gary Weaver. UPPER PICTURE, FRONT ROW: Narita Falaschi, Caroline Chlipala, Phyllis Headley, Sharon Johnson, Janet Giessel, lnez lsaksen, Barbara Fox, Diana Holt, Margie Bladgett, SECOND ROW: Juanita Brodahl, Vera Crawford, Carol Jensen, Mary Bisig, Joy Carr, Lucille Friend, Jerrilee Browning, Sharon Kelley, Marsha Gordon. THIRD ROW: Ellsworth Fin- layson, Dave Frazer, Loren Chinn, Victor Coon, Charles Frazer, Don Clarkson, Albert Cochennette, Stewart Carder, Gene Brown, Ernie Bailey, Harold Farris, Bill Mohler. Juniors Forward . . . Ever! Backward . . . Neverl! With these four words as our motto, the Class of '54, under the able guidance of Mr. Frank Gustafson and with the help of a fine group of officers, attempted many undertakings which constituted a very successful year. The first proiect undertaken by this class was sponsoring the concession at the annual football iamboree. This proved to be a highly successful means of replen- ishing our treasury. The juniors were also responsible for two outstanding dances held at the school. We feel that the success of these dances was due to the enthusiasm of its members. Another exciting moment for this ambitious class was the arrival of the class rings called the Sabre Jet.'i Much discussion went into the selection of our class rings, but the final selection was approved by everyone. Last but not least was the unforgettable Junior-Senior Prom held in honor of the senior class. This is an annual formal occasion sponsored by the iuniors, and we hope this year's prom will certainly be remembered by all who attended.