Rocky Ford High School - Le Cantaloupe Yearbook (Rocky Ford, CO)

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Class History In September, 1931, this class of 1137 began to make the history which is to be here recorded. The highlights of the seventh grade are two picnics at Holbrook which were considered very successful by the students but extremely distracting ito the teachers, who ran from one place to another :to stop mischief makers letting air out of tires, going swimming in full dress, and swiping food. Other important events were the pep day when the seventh graders appeared in red and yellow baby bonnets, and thie operetta, The Gift of the Magic, Whiclh was presented under the direction of Miss Curry. Our eighth grade career was also quite eventful with a fall picnic at Holbrook lake, a presentation of an Operetta, HOn Plymouth Rook, in which Elizabeth Laye made her debut, and a very exciting picnic at ftlhe pow wow grounds where the sponsors were an- noyed by cows, ants, and members of the class wading and falling in an irrigation ditch. It is interesting to note that our junior high group was the largest yet to be enrolled Cn Rocky Ford High School. It included about 120 students. In 1933, with Fred Carmen as our captain, we set sail on the stormy sea of high school life. The first event of importance was a Halloween party in the cafeteria. It was our first dress-up affair, at which some of the students lhad real dates. However, this party was not a. huge success, and as the majority of the group diiidi not know how to conduct themselves, the party turned to rowdyism, from which we returned quite disheveled. Later in the year at Holbrook Lake we had a picnic at which some of the food mysteriously disappeared, only to reappear afltier tlhe majority of the crowd had gone home. M0re eventful still, was our sophomore year, which we began under the leadership of Dean Holler. Late in the fall, we had the sad misfortune of losing by death one of cur outstanding class leaders, LeForrest Hayes. The most outstanding work we did dur- ing the year was the sponsoring of a magician show, at which about fifty dollars was cleared. This money all was applied on the debt for the new grand piano which was pur- chased by the school. An enjoyable, although quite an unevenltful spring picnic was held, as usual, at Holbrook Lake. This brief history brings us to our present year, which, again under the leadership of Dean Holler, has been our busiest and most eventful year. Our first job was the work on the circus where our crazy house and a p0p stand netted us a nice sum. As soon as football season opened, the juniors started operating their concession stand at games, all of which proved very prohtable. A very enjoyable sklating party was held at Swink in the late fall. At Christmas time, the juniors had a very delightful time making and selling popcorn balls. These were also presented as gifts to the teachers. As soon as 1936 made i-ts appearance on the calendar, tlhis class rushed to sponsor a Leap Year Dance that iproved 'to be the best attended of the entire season. Our play HI-Iere Comes Patricia, directed by Miss Morrison, drew a good crowd, which would have been much better had the weather not been disagreeable. The evening's enter- tainment used nearly ev-ery' member of the class, as there was a vaudeville, candy sale, and several other enterprises in which the whole class might participate. A conces- sion has also been operated at all basketball games by this class. One of the enjoyable, as well as profitable evvents of the year, was the Leap Year Pie Supper given in the gymnasium at which the boys brought the pies and 'the girls bid on them. We have several pleasant events to look forward to for the rest of this year and the next. We have a reception to plan and organize, a picnic in the Cedars, getting our class rings, and best of all our senior year. 'Much of our success as juniors may be directly attributed to our three able spon- sors, Miss Crowfoot, Mr. Powell, and Mrs. Slaughter, who have given freely of their time and effort 'to help us 'in every way possible, ibolth as a class and as individuals. We truly' appreciate all tlheir efforts and hope that we have cooperated 'in such a way as to make thei1' year a pleasant one. We may now look back over our days at Rocky Ford High School with a great deal of pleasure, and a little 'touch of sadness when we ithink of those who are gone, and realize that in another year we will be separated, perhaps never to meet in one group again. As we look forward into our senior and other future years, it is with the sincere hope that every member of this class of 37 may meet 'wlith all possible suc- cess and happiness in life. IRENE LAWSON Page Forty-six

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WILLIAM EDEN R elaxes 'horseback riding Fond of agriculture Hopes to be a farmer Success in grain judging JOHN LITTLE HUBERT PEACE Relaxes as a blushing bride Fond of night life Hopes to be an aviator Success as a stock judger HAZEL GIFFORD Relaxes making crystal .sets Relaxes when talking to her friends Fond of inventions Fond of public speaking Hopes to 'be a mechanic Hopes to geit acquainted Success in original handicraft Success in moving very frequently INA MAY KERR Relaxes when happy Fond of moving Hopes to be an actress Success as a very quiet girl I N M E M O R I A M L1-:FORREST HAYES Class of 1937 Who once has had a frlend has found The link twixt mortal and divine He lives in memory s sacred shune Edgal A Guest '93 423 Though now he sleeps in 'hallowed ground, xi ' - ' ' - 'th xi iiilw J , J..

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f X Z SCDPHCDMCDRES President ...... Vice-President Secretary .... Treasurer - - Class Qflicers Class Sponsors Miss Ruth Lytle Mrs. Donna Mae Imhoff Mr. Ralph Rea Evelyn Tomlin - - - - Bill Johnson - -Y Ione Kitzman - - - Milo Smith 2'