Burt Community School - Bears / Roundup Yearbook (Burt, IA)

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CLASS '.''ILL OF '40 He, the graduates of 1940 of the 3urt High School, City of Hurt, State of Iowa, bein'? of some nlnd and memory, do make, publish, and dee’.are this our last rill and testament, ir manner and form as follows} First: To Supt, 3owie—all left-ov, r detention for whispering May he have as hard a time mailing it up as we had Second: To Coach Anderson—all the family oudgets that we made in Sociology anc.ve hope that he uses them better than we Third: To Mr. Anderson—all our English IV Grammar work- books which we worked in, corrected, and studied in. Fourth: To Miss Barrs—cur A!s in P.T. and all towels, shoestrings, and soar left in the locker room Fifth: To Miss Stein—all the love scenes, from Easy Money and may she not have as much trouble as they. Sixth: To Mr, Mickle—all the correction fluid we used when typing stencils and all the slip sheets used for mimigraphing for the annual. Each individual senior do will and bequeath a portion of his properties to his under clas-smen. I, Duane Arend, do will and bequeath my model A and ability to learn to dane quickly to Fay Mann, I, Frank 3ecker, do will and bequeath my blue pants, the old Chevy and my position a.s editor to Oliver Plurnb. I, Homer Bristow, do will and bequea.th my fist anc bashful ways to Lawrence Chlpraan. I, Thelma Bristow, do will and bequeath my hair styles and love for walks to Beverly Van Steenberg. I, Donald Dugan, do will and bequeath my driver's licence (I didn't get) and my winning ways with Alyona girls to Elvin: Godfredson. I, I, Pruce Graham, do will and bequeath my specks', trumpet, and love for co-eds to Kenneth Trenary.

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The Public Speaking Plays were given in which many members of this class participated. Luella ’ elske, Mary Jean Rachut, and Sayre Winkle were members of the typing team that.entered a contest at Estervllle on April 23. Duane Arend, Ralph Thlesen, and Harriet Hoffman entered our class. The Carnival was held December 17, in which Vlcla Trenary was elected Queen of the Sophomore Class, The baseball boys won Kossuth County Championship, Ralph Thlesen, Paul Arend, Laura Jean Smith, and Harriet Hof- fman withdrew from our class this year Our Junior year we presented the play Special De- livery with Mary Jean Rachut, Joyce Graham, Thelma Bris- tow, Sharon Mann, Leta Olson, Sayre ''inkle, Donald Dug- gan, Dean Meier, Russell Patterson, Frank Becker, Duane Arend, as charactors of the cast, with Viola Trenary act- ing as prompter. We enjoyed a picnic at the Call Park in Algona followed by a Theater party, Viola Trenary was elected cheer leader by a unanimous vote. The Operetta, The Mikado , was giver, Nov, 15 and 16, Luella Weiske, Russell Patterson, end Wallace Hawcott, had principle parts. The Girls' Sextette, Girls' Glee Club, and Luella Weiske won superior at the sub-district music contest at Burt. They attended the district contest at Eagle Grove and won excellent .ratings there. Sayre Winkle left our class, and James Rath entered. We began our Senior year by having a Junior-Senior dance at the schoolhouse. The seniors presented their play, Easy Toney1', May 16 and 17, Mary Jean Rachut, Thelma Tristov? Joyce Graham, Luella Weiske, Viola Trenary, Lstti or son. I rank Becker, Russell Patterson, Duane Arend, Donald Hamrncrstrom, Wallace Hawcott having roles. The operetta, Blow Me Down , was presented October 26 and 27. Luulla i'eiske, Dean Meier, and Russell Patterson having principle parts. Luella Weiske was elected cheer leader by a unanimous vote. Glenna Worden was transferre! to Dows at the end of the first semester. Luella Weleke, Brass Sextette, and Boys' Glee Club '.von a superior afing at the Pre-state contest at Emmeteburg and oartl'. 1paled in the State contest held at Storm Lckt April 25 and 25, Our Senior class hs.s risen from four to twenty-two and back down to the final eighteen. By—Leta Olson and Viola Trenary

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I, Joyce Graham, do will and bequeath my love for study- ing, good grades, and position as nursemaid to Neva Sewick. I, Donald Hammerstrom, do will and bequeath part of my ward-robe and ability to manage to have a chauffeur along even if it is a girl to Wendell Ringsdorf. I. Wallace Hawcott, do will and bequeath my love for swing music and my laugh to Raymond Laverenz I, Sharon Mann, do will and bequeath my winning smile and curly hair to Vivian Volentine, I, Dean Meier, do will and bequeath my ability for a new catch each season and musical talent to Kenneth Reed» I, Leta Olson, do will and bequeath my love for the big Job and ability to calk myself out of a predicament (no matter how 'bad) to Ruth Olsen, I, Russell Patterson, do will and bequeath my heroes for a position in 'the bank some day, and my German Eand clothes to Wayne Eolie. I, Mary Jean Rachut, do will and bequeath my love for Mercury's and memories of the pleasant hours between 4 and 5 in the assembly after school to Norma Jean Rash. I, James Rath, do will and bequeath my bashful but winning ways and fear of the marshall—not for speeding however— to Herbert Leek, I, Eleanor Steward, do will and bequeath my hopes to live on the plains of Nebraska someday and my typing ability to Marjorie Reidel. I, Viola Trenary, do will and bequeath my cheer-leading outfit, one'half my wardrobe and love for model A's to Ruth McFarland. I, Luella Weiske, do will and bequeath my French Horn, and my ability to leave boys alone.to Virl Higgins. BY—Ruth Olsen and Virl Higgins