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

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JEAN GETTMAN Waitress................ 1 Student Council....... 2,3 Mixed Chorus...........«, 3 Girls' Glee Club.....2,3,4 Paper Staff........... 3,4 Annual Staff.......... 3,4 Secretary-Treasurer..... 4 Sassy, pert, and full of pep, That describes artistic Gep”. EUGENE STEWARD Basketball............. 3.4 Junior Class play Student Council.......... 4 Quiet and serious, yet easy-going too. You can call him “Gene”, “Peewee”, or “Stew”. LARRY HOLDING Basketball............ 1,2,3,4 Baseball.............. 1,2,3,4 Waiter...................... 1 Junior Class play Mixed Chorus.......... 1,2,3,4 Boys' Glee Club....... 1,2,3,4 Operetta Principal.......... 3 Band.................. 1,2,3,4 Paper Staff................. 3 Class Vice-President....... 1 He puzzles you and makes you think. Noisy, good-looking, likeable Dink” 14

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 DONALD REIMERS Basketball......... 1,2,3,4 Baseball.............. 2,3,4 Waiter.................... 1 Junior Class play President Student Council.. 4 Manager of paper.......... 3 Librarian............... 3,4 Business Manager Annual.. 4 Class Secretary........... 1 Intelligent and outstanding in many ways. He has found that studying really pays. NAOMI NELSON Sextette.................. 4 Girls’ Glee Club.......... 4 Mixed Chorus.............. 4 Madrigal................. 4 Librarian................ 4 Student Council........... 4 Curly hair and dancing eyes. That Naomi can sing is not a surprise. JAMES HARMS Boys’ Glee Club.......... 1 Mixed Chorus............. 1 Junior Class play Skating and sleeping are fine for Jim. He’s ambitious and full of vigor and vim. 13

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Class Prophecy It is the fall of I960 and we are speeding across the country in our plane to Dallas, Texas, where we shall visit the famous U R Lazy Ranch to see the Grand Show of the West. We have been invited by Duane Gross who is the proud owner of this huge ranch. The stewardess comes around to tell us to fasten our safety belts and we quickly make a perfect three point landing on the beautiful Dallas airport. As we make our way down the steps from the plane we hear a beautiful band strike up the famous “Deep in the Heart of Texas. We suddenly realize we are being honor- ed by the best band in the state of Texas....but wait....that band director....it can t be ....but yes, it is. It s Larry Holding from way back in the graduating class of 1952. After the number Larry comes over to greet us. and we ask him whatever prompted him to become a band director. He replies, “Oh, I guess it was just that I enjoyed being in band for Mr. Spade in old Burt High. Suddenly we hear a horn honking loudly and our attention is turned to a black car parked at the entrance gate. Is the driver beckoning to us? Yes, he is calling to us. That voice--why, it s Duane Mawdsley. We rush over to his car and find that he is the chauffeur of the U R Lazy Ranch and qow drives a Comet Deluxe Ford! We hop in the car and are soon speeding through the beautiful Texas countryside to the ranch. We always knew something would come of Duane's driving everyone from one place to another. We ask the chauffeur if that huge archway up ahead is the entrance to the ranch and he replies that it is. We pull ir front of the ranch and we are greeted by Duane and his wife--the former Congresswoman from Texas, Jean Gettman. We ask Duane how he ever managed to get such a lovely wife and his reply was, “I had a special political pull. After settling ourselves in our room and resting up a bit, we find it is way past noon. We have not eaten so we all gather on the cool, spacious patio to catch up on all the gossip and to eat a little. Duane tells us the great show is being put on tonight right here on his ranch. We ask him if we may look over the ranch and he says we may. He calls his foreman over. Soon the foreman comes swaggering around the corner. We seem to recognize his walk but don't realize until he hails us that is is our old school chum, Daryle Leeper. “How did you happen to become Duane’s foreman, Daryle?’ “Wa-a-11, said Daryle in his newly acquired western drawl, “it’s this way.” “I was headed out west to seek adventure when my car broke down. I traded the car off for a horse which proved more reliable. Besides, water is free- gas wasn't. Wa-a-11, my horse and I got to be such pals that we made the rounds to all the rodeos in the country. Met Duane at the rodeo one day, and first thing I knew I was the foreman of the U R Lazy Ranch. Good old Duane, he knows a good man when he sees one. Daryle leads the way to the stable and we look at all the horses to be used on the program. As we approach the end of the barns, we hear a loud noise that sounds like someone snoring. We rush to the end stall and find the rostler asleep on the job. Daryle draws out his revolver and fires a blank. “Yes, sir, 1999-2341-446, 100th Battalion, ready for duty sir.' ' the rostler shouts. We all burst into laughter as we recognize James Harms another old schoolmate. Evidently Jim still remembers his service days with Uncle Sam. Trying to keep a straight face Daryle tells him he must never do it again or he may lose his job. Making our way back to the ranchhouse, we see by the sun it is nearing 6J00 and we must get ready for the great show which starts at 7:00 sharp. We find a great deal of commotion at the house and after explanations front Jean we realize that some great celebrities from New York and Hollywood have arrived to see the show. 15