Algona High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Algona, IA)

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Class Motto Tam! far, our goafiin fde 545, our aim a afar . . . H Class History On September 6, 1946, we, the Class of 1950, began our impressive march. We shuffled up to the monumental building which was to become symbolic to all of us in the years to come. Once inside we were directed here and there and soon were completely lost among several hundred others, equally lost. This, however, did not hinder our progress. As we look back through the keyholes at the memories locked inside our hearts we see .... Ooops, wrong keyhole! Taking another look, we find the Freshman class entering the smallest door of knowledge. Education isn't the only phase of school life, as we can see: Bill Sparks is searching for a perfect girl , Bonnie and Ray are sipping soda from the same straw, and not for ec0nomy's sake, either: The Poolroom Sextet, Dutton, Meyer, Reding, Hutchison, Anderson and Rielly are getting haircuts via the pinball machine at Barry's: Paul Lindholm and Claudia Pollard, our two young debators, are using their talents to keep Miss Miller off the subject of mathg our homeroom geniuses, Pete, Zeke, Dave, Iris and Marilynne, managed to win the Homecoming Window Prize for the class, which is quite uhusual for the Freshies. Our scene changes .... the year is 1947, and a larger door stands before us. As usual, we find Dutton lying across the pinball machine, maybe he's tilted! Ron Hutchings, a new-comer, won fame if not fortune because of the riotous parties he had in his basement. Dramatics invaded the class and lured away several promising young actors and actresses, such as Marilynne Miller, Arlene Johnson, Ted Hutchison, Claudia Pollard, and George Meyer. Another invasion came in the form of joan Sunshine Ballard. The same talent plus a new idea won the class the Homecoming Prize again. Time passes .... and a still larger door awaits us, and we gaze upon the records of our busiest but most successful year. We spent the entire year selling everything but the shirts off our backs to raise money for the Prom. The sight of our girls in formals and our fellows in suits banished any doubt as to the success of this expensive but exciting dance. Variety is the spice of life and to provide this variety, we distributed our various abilties thus: brawn and muscle fTed, Garry, Ray, joe, Bill, jerry and Arlenj to the field of sports, brains CPhyllis, Helen, Iris and Irenej to the honor-roll, musical and dramatic talent QPete, Nancy, Marilynne Marian Jack and Harriettej to the various departments. As usual, we won the Homecoming Prize. If must be habit-forming. A year older .... a year wiser, we stand on the threshold of a new life. Another year in which to gain experience and then we are on our own. Among those experiences we find Mari- lynne and joan on the modeling runway, Janet in the Queen's crowng Marian winning countless honors with her postersg Iris and Helen comparing their grades, relatives, and men, and Nancy, Hutch, and Jack on the stage. Whatever the future brings, these young men and women, to- gether with their friends, will face it bravely, for four wonderful years of education, recreation, and memories cannot help but make their life career a successful one. The key to success, together with our memories, is our gift to the underclassmen. Class Sponsor The handiwork of Miss Miller, our sponsor, can be seen in every successful project we have carried out, and the lesson of good manners she has taught us far exceeds the benefits of any etiquette book we may ever readg her Christian outlook on life as a whole, and her tireless energy in helping us build our careers have done more than anything else in making us fit to graduate and take our place in the world today. She is, in every respect, exactly what our parents and friends expect in a counselor of young people. We can never reprj' the debt of kindness we owe this remarkable woman who gives so much and seeks so little. 22

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NAME Arlene Abbas Lila Adams Jack Allen jerry Anderson Doris Applegate Bob Applegate Laura Barr jean Beamish Carol Black Margaret Bottger Arlen Briggs Harriette Brown Beverly Caughey Ruth Chism Bill Clawson Dale Collins Betty Dearchs jerry Dutton Irene Fraser Betty Gengler Marlene Gillespie Warren Godden Dean Goff Carol Hansen Sheila Hansen Beverly Harvey Charlene Henry Ronald Hutchings Arlene johnson Sharon Kain Opal Kern jerry Leaneagh Helen Lenz Iris Lieb Nancy McAlpine Bob McDanel Garry McDonald Dick McGinnis Mary McKim Richard Mawdsley David Merryman janet Mertz George Meyer Marilynne Miller Ronald Peterson Shirley Phillips Claudia Pollard janet Reding Joe Reding Jerry Rielly Phyllis Richardson Bernadine Rochleau Ray Ross Lavonne Sabin James Scuffham Joanne Sernett Bill Sparks Darlene Speth Bonnie Steil Merle Teeter Lamont Wellendorf Marian Zeigler Class Will LEAVES her her his his her his basketball form earrings acting ability army surplus clothes peaches and cream complexion dialect her big brown eyes her retainers Paul her husband his list of excuses her marble cakes her curls her Temptation escapades his curls his sliderule and compass her freckles his presidential abilities her last name her saxaphone school his advice his Casanova approach her her her the his her long thick hair tray of milk good humor county farm front tooth dime novels her blushes her slacks his jeep her big toe her slumber parties her figure his wrestling ability his his her his his her his her his her her her the his her her his her his her his her her his his her out of town dates rambling walk brains driver's license pipe fur coat ambition dramatic expression horn technique corridor fights arch supports crown Athletic Park school spirit bookkeeping book sizzle poolroom technique occasional smile bashfulness swivel hips ability to pick the perfect girl cowboy boots emblems and letters strong arm datebook palette and brushes 21 TO Dolores Lane 2, gypsy jim Lindhorst charity a baby a hillbilly a baby panda an orthonodist the wolves her in-laws the Iowa Liars Club the fireplace mantle those less fortunate those who can take them the twin with the phony Einstein Margaret O'Brien Thomas Dewey Heinies Super Service Lem Turner to those who wish to learn' a stuntsman Jon Rising Wig Makers, Inc. Puss in Boots the Good Humor Man the old folks at home the person who finds it the Junior High library Gordy Brown Katherine Hepburn anyone who can stay in it Ringling Bros. Circus anyone with insomnia Powers Modeling Agency Montie Black a traveling salesman a turtle a non compos mentis Iowa Safety Commission a peace conference a native Californian a politician Betty Hutton the angel Gabriel the Tom and Jerry cartoons the mailman next year's Queen the Park Commission a mortician next year's class Giggle, Inc. the guy behind the eightball the Ipana ads Donnie Ray Cook Donald Duck anyone else who wants one the Senaca Saddle Club someone who can sew them Mr. Sefrit Ronnie and Donnie Elbert future poster committees

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