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On Tuesday, September 18, 1951, each member of the class of '55 and all new students, came to school, dressed in their best. The following day brought a real contrast for all Freshmen girls were adorned with shoe-box shoes, knee socks with a green ribbon around the top, skirts above the knees, and sweat shirts. To add to the sight, each wore an onion around the neck, one half of their hair set, and no make-up. The boys wore shoe-box shoes, unmatched socks, knee pants, mens' garters, white shirts without sleeves, make-up, necklace and ear rings, a baby bonnet, and a curl in the middle of the forehead. The halls were crowded with bowing freshmen that day, and the school song and yell were heard from every corner of the building. Between classes, slaves were seen carrying their master's books from room to room. Noon found Seniors seated on the front steps while shoe polishing slaves sat at their feet. The Seniors found that eating the candy and other goodies supplied by Freshmen was most enjoyable. That night, the whole school assembled in the gym where the initiates were ushered, barefoot, through spaghetti before the crowd. Seniors voiced their criticisms of the Freshmen, and punished all who had violated the initiation rules. After Mr. Auguston and Miss Morsch gave a cheer, each initiate gave a stunt: egg tossing, eating of garlic or limburger cheese sandwiches, drinking colored buttermilk, etc. The program was concluded with dancing, and refreshments were served. The Seniors hope that the new members of our school have been well started on a useful and enjoyable career in Walnut Community High School. 5' ' tl SEATED: Sally jay, Joyce Dyche, Larry Akeridge, Raymond 5 ' val Burkey, Bob Geldean, Betty jo Metcalf Diana Wangelin George , 'i .B Nordon, Edgar Palmer, Ross Alshouse., 7 N Q . r it STANDING: Mr. Auguston, Kay Brandenburg, Keith Sherman, Q' ' ,jr , Harriet Blackert, Harold Burkey, Dorothy Lee, Gary Buzzard, fe. I ml Margaret Anderson, Albert Moffat, Agnes Lauritzen, Joe Hassler. f -- J .4 K, ' ' wr , r fy M- inf I ' it is Y' . , 9 Fre hmen Initiation
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Fre hman Class Y l l Fr Q STANDING: Miss Defelmeier, Charlene Rudiger, Dennis Snider, Janet Durham, George Gerbitz, Marjorie Peterson, Roy Lathrop . Mona Hallman, jim Middleton, Dorla Albright, joe Waterhouse. SEATED: Bob Schrader, Patsy Sash, Barbara Lowery, Phyllis Carpenter, Donald Christiansen, Edward Nearing, Bruce Carr, Eugene Dir, Nancy Andersen. Under the guidance of our advisors, Miss Dufelmeier and Mr. Auguston, we, the Class of '55, started off our first year in Walnut Community High School with high ambitions and great expecta- tions. Our class selected the following members to act as our officers for the first year: Joe Waterhouse, president, Phyllis Carpenter, vice-president, and Nancy Andersen, secretary-treasurer. ln addition to the above class officers, we selected the following Student Council representa- tives: Senator-Don Christensen, Representatives first semester-Agnes Lauritzen, Diane Wangelin, Gary Buzzard, Representatives second semester-Kay Brandenburg, Bob Geldean, Dennis Snider. After the first frightful days in which we learned the rules of the school, we became acquainted with our new classmates and found our various classrooms. We were also informed of the coming initiation. This event turned out to be a lot of fun and no one was killed. The Freshmen seem to be tops in money making. Our biggest project was the Magazine Campaign in which Bruce Carr was our super salesman. We have also successfully carried out other projects such as preparing the food for the Homecoming Dance, and decorating the gym for the Leap Year Party. Our class has been well represented in athletics, since we have twelve of our boys out for football and eight out for basketball. We are also well represented in Music with seventeen in our band and an equally good record in both boys' and girls' chorus. I
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