Browns Valley High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (Browns Valley, MN)

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never all be together again, but I'm sure we shall think back many times with fond memory of our High School days. We are indeed proud to be graduates of 1955. Graduates of 1955 and friends, it is with great pleasure that I am with you this day. I have come thousands of miles at your request and it is indeed an honor to offer my service to such an outstanding class. For years my crystal ball and I have been shining a light into the future to see what life has in store for people. And now that these young people are ready to venture into the world, let it be for their benefit that they may know what the future years will bring to them. A faint light is appearing in my crystal ball. This tells me that the magic spell is about to come over us. Oh yes, it comes to me clearly now It is the premier to a stage show and there are thousands of people present. The crowds are so large that it is very difficult to distinguish any certain individual but the spot lights are turning now and they shine down on a very attractive blond. Being introduced as the academy award winning star of the year, she arises. Her smile, the smile of a star, leaves us in suspence no longer. It belongs to none other than our own Helen King. As the thunderous applause continues the crystal ball switches to another part of the world......Paris, the city of beautiful women and music. But as we near the Conservatory, I see it is the latter we are concerned with. Among the famous teachers and composers listed in front of the building, the name Wm. Mozart Lehrke is being inserted as the latest musician of his day. The sound of his famous orchestra, Bill and his Beebops can be heard now, and as much as I would enjoy listening, we must continue on. The crystal is growing very dim for the tale it has to tell now is a very sad one----It seems Jerry Hess has spent his entire life deciding who should be his lifes companion. But now he sits in his bachelor apa-tment answering the problems of the lovelorn. He has a feeling of gratification for his past experiences which influenced him to shose the more peaceful side of life. The smoke from Mr. Hess’s pipe has filled the crystal, but as it clears I find we are on a farm on the outskirts of Browns Valley. The name, Kaufman Bros' is printed on the silo. Two of these brothers, A -min and Virgil, came from your class. Their hard labor has made the Kaufman farm the most prosperous in South Dakota. Seated in the window of the house, the former Geraldine Hein, who has recently joined the Kaufman family, is conversing with her brother, Gerald, financer and part time manager of the farm. The rest of the time is spent on his milk route. (He didn't want the profession to get out of the family.).............The crystal ball is again showing familiar scenes around Browns Valley. '.Ve see a businesslike personage, none other than Glenn Ewald, on his vast apple orchard busily loading boxes and crates of fruit. No swings of dolls can be seen so we must conclude Glenn still spurns the fairer sex...........Another scene of Browns Valley slides silently through the crystal ball. I see a familiar figure jump from the drivers seat of the inte -city bus which runs from Browns Valley to its suburb, Beardsley. Harry Finley never did lose his nack of economizing and making ends meet..........On a side street, the scene rests on a car of unknown model and make. As the object becomes clearer, I can see a oair of booted feet protruding from under it's side. Soon a person smeared with grease and soot emerges. It isn't hard to detect him as Dennis Johnson. The shop nearby tells me by its sign, he is the creator of midget cars and souped up racers......From Browns Valley our crystal ball takes us to a distant city. Here I am looking down on the crowded streets of Chicago. There is quite a commotion of honking horn, the waving of banners and the noise of cheering crowds as Honest Ev Randall steps from his convertible to be enterviewed after being the winning candidate for a high office. From the steps reoorter J. L. Moeller of the Chicago Complainer and Inquisitor. Before flashing cameras and cheering crowds, the two notables enter the nearby convention hall. There seems to be a delay. Everyone is waiting and watching the door. Soon an efficient and well-dressed young lady enters the hall. She has shaken hands with the other officers and now Miss Schlefelbein takes her place as Secretary of the first meeting of the Republlcates. .......There is one more flash, that of the crystal ball changing it's scene from Chicago to a 5Vof s}een CheuroleV Com piimenli

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foreign land. Here a troop of American soldiers are stranded, many wounded and homesick. In command of this troop I see General Gene Nelson quite calm and collected reading up on his latest edition of How to Get to Mars in Three Easy Lessons as Lieutenant Joyce Giedt is busy giving shots, smiling and encouraging them. Marlys Lindsay, very capable in her nurses uniform is aiding a group of men just removed from the -“scue plane piloted by Arlen Schulz, an ace of many years service. In'addition to their other troubles, they are having difficulty getting their airplane repaired as the mechanic, Sergeant Ronald Anderson has been wounded.everything has turned out for the best.... The plane has been reloaded and now they are all safely flying to-ards the United States..In the states abain the crystal rests on the home of the former Lois Pieclowski at Fai-mont North Dakota where a big social event in honor of Miss Irene Hanson is in full v swing. Miss Hanlon has just returned from Pa-i? -he e she has completed her final course of schooling and now is preparing to set up her own hair salon specializing in the latest styles.As Lois turns her new 31 inch screen television set I can see the fans are in for a big surprise. The years have put many wrinkles on the face of the famous comedian, Groucho Markx and now his program portrays a new face. As Smiley Westbrock leaves the air, and his fans with aching sides he has taken his first step toward success in the entertainment world. Before the par$y breaks up, Ronny Witte, the manufacturer of Ronnies Ice Cream and Dairy Products delivers the refreshments....... My crystal ball has grown very dim, my friends, but before we depart it still has to say there is much happiness, good fortune and good health in store for the graduating class of 1955. LAST WILL We, the Senior Class of 1955, being of sound mind and sounder body, do hereby declare this document, our last will and testament. ARTICLE I Our first benefactor, Glenn Ewald, after scrutinizing Gale Despeiglar, wills Tuke his own charming, wide-eyed personality......on condition that Tuke never, never soil the wings or tarnish the halo that accompany Glenn's beouest. ARTICLE II Geraldine Hein, upon deciding to make the supreme sacrifice, is going to reveal to Blancle Harrington her exclusive man- catching formula. This one, too has a condition, Blanche must promise to never reveal it to another living soul. It's just to potent. ARTICLE III Duane Labs is to be the recipient of Bill Lehrke's most cherished possession, his job in the dance band. The money and girls Bill has accumulated do not go with this, however. Duane will just have to acquire them on his own. ARTICLE IV Jim Moeller, observing that Theresa Roerig is too well adjusted to school, is planning to pass on his hatred of it to her to see how miserable she can make it for the rest of us. (Jim certainly made use of this talent during his stay here.) ARTICLE V Gene Nelson, another Senior with talent to spare, has decided to keep it in the family. So to his beloved brother, Gary, goes his ability to talk fast and furious on any and all subj- ects. Let's hope Gary doesn't develop a permanent case of laryngitis from over use of this ability. ARTICLE VI To Donna Opsal, Helen King wishes to leave a small portion of her brain so Donna needn't have such a tussle with History in the future. 'Ne've asked Helen to hang on to all her forget- fullness which so nearly drove us mad.