Adna High School - Adonian Yearbook (Adna, WA)

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i Class Will We, the class of 1954, of the city of Adna, county of Lewis, and state of Washington, being of sound mind-s and memories, do herby make, pub- lish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking any will or wills heretofore made by us. First. We direct that our picture be hung in the hall and be given due respect by all future students of A.H.S. Second. We give, devise, and bequeath unto each of the faculty the following: Mr. Bolton, a year with no laryngitis. Mr. Roundtree, a shortcut from Boistfort to Adna. Mrs. Scherer, a class that makes no failures. Mr. Robinson, two 7'3 giants for basketball. Mr. Weber, an automatic system of filing for his desk. Mr. Morris, a bus whose gears can't be stripped. Mr. Nelsen, an air conditioner for the chemistry room. Third. We give, devise, and bequeath the following to the custodians and cooks of A. H. S.: Carl Haase, a remote controlled broom. Roy Richter, a robot to shovel coal. Gladys Haase, Lydia Ickes, and Estelle Bolton, a class who likes their cooking as well as we did. f AFIoIurth. We give, devise, and bequeath the following to the students o . . S.: I, Addison DeBoer, will my climbing ability to Jim Stafford and Bobby Smith. I, Beverly Kerrigan, will my extra curricular activities to Tiny Smith. I, Norman Adolphsen, will Mr. Morris a private secretary to do all his library typing. I, Virgil Rayton, will my ability to get ahead of Gail in the lunch room to the entire freshman class. I, John Norman, will my 1940 Chevrolet to anyone who can fix it. I, Rodney Cody, will my math class and my trouble with cars to Joe Grigsby. I, LeeRoy Wisner, will my fortune to anyone who can find it. I, Gordon Young, will the rest of my life to Lois Orloske. I, Anna Hein, will my flirting ability with soldiers to Patty Walch. I, Lena Skoff, will my job as Girls Athletic President to anyone who wants an easy job. I, Tanny Thomas, will my ability to make typing errors to Mabel Grim. I, Ray Boche, will my sense of humor to Lois Torporke. I, Ray Wink, will my car to Janice Ozar. I, Kathryn Carroll, will my hectic job of Blue and Gold Editor to some unsuspecting Junior. I, Janice Tramm, will my small feet to anyone who can find shoes to fit them. I, Bobby Fay, will my slowness at taking a shower to Lee Thomas. I, Calvin Coie, will my line of baloney to the guy with the strongest pitchfork handle. I, Elvin Mitchell, will my ability to miss school to Tiny Smith. I, Bob Johnson, will my ability to sleep in class to anyone. I, David Siegwarth, will my height to Jim Bureleson. I, Dan Olson, will my singing ability to Rocky Enbom. I, Wendell DeBoer, will my bashfulness around girls to Donny Haase, I, Clara Marth, will my ability to talk fast to Bobby Smith. I, Marilyn Schmidt, will my ability to keep from going steady to Jackie Young. I, Barbara Haase, will my knowledge and love of shorthand to Susan Scherer.

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. V i Senior History Chapter One fFreshmenj The 1950-51 school yea.r found thirty students enrolled as green Fresh- men the class of 54 . At the first class meeting, class officers were elected with Gordon Young as president. Our class officially became a part of Adna High School after the initiation which was ably handled by the sophomores on September 29. A few aches and pains followed, but we a.ll agree it was one of the most enjoy- able events of our high school career. Just to prove there were no ill feel- ings held over from initiation, we gave the Sophs a return party on April 5. The entire class worked hard decorating the gym, preparing food, and cleaning up to make this dance a success. And a success it was too, with the combined cooperation of the class and adviser, Mr. Weber. A class picnic was held at Deep Lake the last day of school. Chapter Two fSophomoresJ The class of 1954 was happy to return to school September 4, 1951, as Sophomores. The first item of business that year was to elect class officers and Virgil Rayton was chosen class president. On September 21, we initiated the freshmen in grand style. However, they thoroughly enjoyed the ordeal, refreshments and dance, as Well as the devilment we dealt them. During the year, several parties were held at va.rious homes. Some of these get-togethers were Halloween, Christmas, surprise birthday and theatre parties. Mr. Weber again served as our class adviser and attended the class picnic at Puget Sound which was held on the last day of school. Chapter Three Uuniorsj Upperclassmen at last! Yes, we are now next to the top with a full calendar of events for our eleventh year. Our first activity of the year was the sponsorship of the Junior Prom. It was held on October 17, with decorations and refreshments following the theme Harvest Ball . Class officers were elected a-s usual at the first of the year and Bob Fay was voted in as president while Mr. Morris served as our adviser. Our long-awaited class rings arrived on November 10, and We felt very important as we showed them around. We really exploited our talent in the presentation of the annual Junior Pla.y, March 6, 1953, entitled Beanes for Breakfast . This hilarious comedy set the audience rolling in the aisles. There were rumors that this production was the best seen at Adna in many years. Mr. Morris proved himseH a very capable director. The annual class picnic was held at Offut Lake with a good time had by all. 5 Chapter Four CSeniorsD August 31, 1953, found the class of 54 headed down the home stretch, mighty Seniors of AHS. ' The activities of Seniors are many and important, as we soon found out. The Senior boys led the sports activities of AHS, many being indis- pensible members of the athletic teams. Wendell DeBoer was elected president of our class at the first class meeting and Bob Fay served capably as Student Body President. November 13, was the date of the Senior Play production You're Only Young Once , which was acclaimed tops in entertainment by many fans. On April 30, accompanied by Mr. Robinson, we journeyed to Seattle for the annual Senior Trip. This trip proved to be very educational and enjoyable for the entire class. On May 14, we sponsored the Alumni Dance, which proved to be another attribute to the class of 54 . The final events for our class were Baccalaureate, held May 23, and Commencement, on May 27. After this date, the Class of 54 became past history at Adna high school. A

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Class Prophecy ADOLPHSEN, NORMAN: Band leader. World-renowned band leader and drum major. He recently signed a ten year contract to lead' the equally famous E. C. Weber Marching Orchestra. During the winter months Mr. Adolphsen is a star performer with a troupe of traveling acrobats. BOCHE, RAY: Television specialist. Television and radio maintenance specialist for Admiral Company of New York City, also designer of the new Bochevision with the sensational 5-D dimension. Also a famous T.V. comedian, Boche has a two-hour program daily, competing closely with Arthur Godfrey for popularity. Boche's theme song is Istanbul . CARROLL, KATHRYN: Baseball club owner. Upon conducting thorough examinations of green cheese cultures from the moon, she has found that Moon Chee-se contains high nutritive value. Miss Carroll feeds her championship baseball team a, strict diet of this cheese, and as a result, her team has a record of no defeats. CODY, RODNEY: Doctor of Science. Has just completed a nation wide sur- vey on the domestic habits of the American House Mouse, Dr. Cody has also obtained valuable information as to the whereabouts of the near extinct Shmoo once famous in the comic strip Lil Abner . COIE, CALVIN2 Secretary of Agriculture. Successful because of previous he has been in office. DeBOER, ADDISON: Industrial designer. Noted authority on Lane Cedar Chests. He is world renowned for his modern and highly dif- ferent designs. Also was former star on the Michigan State Football Team. Q DeBO'ER, WENDELL: Actor. Hollywood film star of the romantic type. Academy award winner in 1963 for role in t'Lover, Come Back To Me . Conducts rodeo tours as a hobby. FAY, BOBBY: Guide. Famous hunting and fishing guide in Equatorial Africa.. In his spare time he captures wild animals for Clyde Beatty. HAASE, BARBARA: Famous journalist. Is at present residing in Switzerland while writing a history of her ancestry. She has a part time job making holes in the Swiss Cheese. HEIN, ANNA: Concert pianist. She has a lead on the whereabouts of 'The Lost Chord . She thinks it contacted pneumonia. at the 1953 Daffodil Festival in Puyallup and is still recovering on the French Riviera. She is now searching that area. JOHNSON, BOB: Governor. Newly elected governor of Lower Slobovia. His favorite hobby is raising Siberian Pot-licker Hound Puppies. They make ideal gifts for lazy housewives. KERRIGAN, BEVERLY: Automobile racer. World famed automobile racer Ctwo tone blue FordJ who has recently made news headlines for capturing the first known flying saucer. She reports that men from Mars are very disappointing.