Bowdle High School - Bobcat Cossack Yearbook (Bowdle, SD)

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JUNICDR CLASS V . Top rowg Donald Lange, Donald Murray, Albert Sebert, Oscar Ehresman, Delbert Schaible, Marvin Hoffman, Kenneth Herman, Middle row, Maybelle Haupt, Maggie Geier, Donna Schumacher, LaVila Brick MiSS Abel. FTOHt POW: Irene 3u6ChleT, Delores Buechler, Josephine Bachman, Bonnie Merkel, Doris Baer. JUNICDR CLASS HISTGRY September uhhh found nineteen Freshies in Bowdle High School. We elect- ed officers soon after school opened and those elected were Delbert Schaible, presidentg Jo Bachman, vice presidentg Bonnie Merkel,secretary and treasurer. Cur candidates for queen and marshall were: LaVila Brick and Richard Lange The opening of school in HMEH brought a decrease chose LaVila Brick as presidentg Donald Lange as vice Merkel as secretary and treasurer. Cossack queen and Geier and Donald Murrary. The year HU6n, sixteen Juniors entered the doors of one Sophomore. They president, and Bonnie marshall were: Maggie of Bowdle High School. This year they chose Donald Lange as presidentg Jo Bachman as vice president, Delbert Schaible as treasurer and Irene Buechler as secretary. We selected Jo Bachman and Kenneth Herman as our queen and Marshall candidates. HHe Couldn't Marry Five,H a three act comedy, was presented by the Jun- ior class on December l2 in the Bowdle school auditorium. The cast included: Kenneth Herman, Maybell Haupt, Jo Bachman, Bonnie Merkel, LaVila Brick, Dor- is Baer, Irene Buechler, Delores Duechler and Donald Lange. Those taking part in school activities were: Donald Lange, and Kenneth Herman, basketball: Donald Lange, Jo Bachman and Bonnie Merkel,student coun- cilg Bonnie Merkel and Jo Bachman, cheer-leadersg Jo Bachman selected for Girls State and Delbert Schaible for Boy's State. 18

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line. I went out and found them getting ready for a flight over China with the owner of the airline, Alvin Huber. I learned that Lester Giedt is reporter on a large western paper and that Eloise Giedt and Virginia Feist were recently married in a double wedding in New York City. I re- turned to SanAntonio for the night and reading a newspaper the,nSanAntonio Sentineln I found that the paper was edited by none other than GeraldineT? Dewald. It has been a pleasure to meet some of my old classmates and to hear ' about many of the othenb I had to hurry back to my work as.I am President of the Western Division of General Motors with the headquarters at Port- land. I married a girl who was in the freshman class while we were seniors and we have three lovely children. Yours Sincerely, Melvin Bollinger. SENIOR CLASS WILL ' We, the senior class of l9M7, of Bowdle, South Dakota, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and tes- tament, hereby revoking any will or wills heretofore made by us: Gordon Stotz, bequeath my economics grade to Irene Buechler. Geraldine Dewald, bequeath my dimple in my chin to Oscar Ehresman. I, Alfred Geist, bequeath my English grade to Josephine Bachman. Cornelius Schilling, bequeath my mathematical ability to Marvin Hoffman. Melvin Bollinger, bequeath my sauciness to Maggie Geier. I, Albinus Thomas, bequeath my undertaker's license to Albert Sebert. Athneal Buechler, bequeath my reckless driving to Donald Murray. Alvin Eisenbeisz, bequeath my devilish tricks to Kenneth Herman. I, Robert Doerr, bequeath my shprt hair to Donald Murray. I, Israel Stoecker, bequeath my nNayy Waysn to Oscar Ehresman. I, Alvin Schuh bequeath my broad grin to Maybelle Haupt. I, Hollas Goldade, bequeath my stub-nose to Marvin Hoffman. I, Tillie Gabriel, bequeath my slim waistline to Josephine Bachman. I, Leona Dumdie, bequeath my blonde hair to Kenneth Herman. I, Lydia Buechler, bequeath my snort stature to Donna Schumacher. I, Thelma Stangl, bequeath my quietness to Delbert Schaible and Donald Lange. I, Ada Lynne Schick, bequeath my big brown eyes to Bonnie Merkel and my ability to cook to LaVila Brick and Maggie Geier. I, Lester Giedt, bequeath my age to LaVila Brick. I, Betty Jean Thurn, bequeath my typing ability to DonaldvMurray. I, Alvin Huber, bequeath my black curls to Oscar Ehresman. I, Doris Oster, bequeath my ability to flirt to Maybelle Haupt. Rose Glatt, bequeath my faithfulness to LaVila Brick. Loretta Blumhardt, bequeath my chubbiness to Irene Buechler. I, Venoy Schumacher, bequeath my rolling, brown eyes to Doris Baer. I, Raymond Doerr, bequeath my ability to cook to LaVila Brick. I, Gordon Diedtrich, bequeath my big feet to Irene Buechler. - I, Martha Schick, bequeath my ability to be absent from school two days every week to Donna Schumacher. I, Eloise Giedt, bequeath my cute, little knees to Josephine Bachman. I, Caroline Mertz, bequeath my Hjeansu to Bonnie Merkel providing that she wears them at least three times a week as I did. I, Virginia Feist, bequeath my long red hair to Maggie Geier. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. In Witness Whereof, We the senior class of 1947, do hereby affix our great seal on this twenty-third day of May, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven.

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SOPHCJMGRE CLASS Top rowg Cletus Huber, Wesley Helmer, Nelvin Roebuck, Alvin Kundert, Dale Oster. Middle rowg Mrs. Wilkinson, Elenora Mertz, Jayne Hartzell, Darlene Albrecht, Lucylle Feiock, Donelda Lange, Front rowg Lila Dumdie, Delores Lassle, Carol Commet, Adeline Fleck, Shirley Delker, LaVaughn Schlepp. Not pictured Allene Bieber. FRESHMAN CLASS Top rowg Harlan Mertz, Harold Waltman, Robert Jarvis, Wendlin Glatt,Merle Merkel, Myron Schock, Harold Schuh, Andrew Fiest, Middle rowg Mrs. Weiszhaar, Melvin 'Mertz, Herbert Robinson, Willis Bieber, Jerome Leidholt, Front row, Viola ,Schaible, Dorothy Schmidtgall, Patricia Herman, Margie Erbe, Ardella Wlasenko, Anna Mae Eisenbeisz, Janet Dewald, Elvera Kiesz,