Clear Lake Community High School - Lions Tale Yearbook (Clear Lake, IA)

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DICK ROGERS- The only man to swim lish Channel six times is has been acclaimed the swimmer of all times. He proud of him. He tells across the Eng- Dick Rogers. He most miraculous has made us all us confidentially All it takes is an extra little motor at- tached to one foot. IUDY MERRIMAN- LEON WYRUM- We find Leon has traveled the farthest of all the 1952 students. He is now em- ployed by the Clear Lake Board of Edu- cation. We asked Leon what he did. At last the kids will have lockers that work! he answered. BUD SCHOBER- Bucl is back from serving four years in Iudy is now operaing a little newspaper of her own. It is Wednesday and she is frantically shouting to her triplets, Copy, copy, Don't you know the paper comes out tomorrow? BARBARA LESTER- Bones is teaching in the Lincoln school building at Clear Lake. She is still trying to get into the road building busin- ess though. lt seems she has an everlasting mania for Tarr. BARBARA NASSET- Barbara is now an instrumental teacher at Podunk High School. Nasset's Natty Numskulls consists of two girls and three boys. DONNA KAY SHIELDS- They said Donna would make a good one. She had all the training. Yes, Donna is now a M. R. S. She is keeping the home fires burning at a small farm just outside Sheffield. ANNA MAE HOIT- In the last year at Clear Lake High School, Anna Mae took a subject that caught her eye. She went to college for 5 years and is now laboring away at her new job, Mr. Grell's old job. Anna Mae's shrieks can be heard clear out in the the navy. We see Bud and his little Korean war bride running a grocery store on the south shore of the beautiful Clear Lake. In his spare time, Bud gives jujitsu lessons in the rear of the store. Every little bit counts, Bud says. EVELYN RASMUSSEN- As we pick up a newspaper, we see by the headlines that Evelyn has become the first woman president of Denmark. Congratulations, Evelyn. GWEN RUSSELL- After being completely trained in the commercial field, Gwen has finally found a suitable position. She has replaced Ma- rie Wilson as the indispensable but dumb secretary on the My Friend Irma show. MARILYN NELSON- Much to our amazement, we find Marilyn teadhing music in the Hampton Public schools. She proudly tells us that her high sopranos have just won a first at the state contest. They have finally reached their goal of beina the flattest vibrato voices in the state. DICK DECKER AND ROGER MILLARD- We find that Rog and Dick have kept their high school vows and are bachelors in the Navy. They are still the inseper- hall. Come on, you lazy has to be done at four. boys! This desk Her voice grows soft and gentle, Tonight I'm holding an advanced class. LEON LIN CICUM- Leon has carried out all of his adoles- H ables they were in school. The boys put their heads together and decided they could earn promotions faster if they were together. They have, they are swabbing the top decks now. , DUESENBERG AND LOIS IAMES- cent plans. After serving four years in the Navy, he is working as a carpenter in good ol' Clear Lake. Whenever Leon gets depressed, he rushes home to his faithful Ellen and 5 little Lincicums. RON NESSETT- Most of the kids in his class suspected it, but Ron never believed us. It has come true though. Kirk Douglas broke his leg in one of his films, and Ron was called to take over. Ron was so good, he now has a ten-year contract with MGM. MERLE OLINGER- Merle is now working at the Mason City Fairgrounds. His faithful Betty is helpling him. They have a new business. They are running a concession for those who work in the cattle barns. LESTER NICHOLS- Einstein Nichols has been working on a complicated problem for two years. He has a masters' degree in engineering but that does not seem to help. No matter how Les does it, he cannot seem to get his back tires on the axle of his hopped-up car. The tires are so thick that they just will not fit. His tires have to be that thick though because Les still digs out. DARWIN REITER- Darwin is now doing those things about which he was always dreaming. He is down in the deep heart of Africa catching ferocious lions. There is only one thing that bothers him-those mosquitoes are driving him mad! H has succeeded in promoting the Dues- enberg Corporation by adding fifteen little Dusies to the firm. H is foreman over them. Who is the boss? Why, Lois, of course. TOM FURLEIGH- Tom has followed his father's footsteps and is a farmer farming 640 acres. He still has one school habit that he has carried over. Tom cannot leave track and runs around his land every morning in hopes of making the l97O track team. BOB GERDES- We find Bob running a chain of night- clubs. Most of his business is in the day- time, however. On the night program, he does his famous feather dance. During the daytime, he gives dance lessons! IACK HENDERSON- We find is a popular New York Times columnist. He is now at his office tthird booth from the back in The Greasy Spoon Cafe l collecting choice bits for his column. By the way, he calls it Henny Pen's Gossip Handle. BEVERLY BALLANTYNE- We see Beverly over in India. She has fulfilled her life-long ambition to be a missionary and is now surrounded by little black natives. ABBIE ANN WINKLE- We find Abbie in the psychiatry depart- ment of the University of Chicago. The pertinent question is Who is examin- ing whom?

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VIRGINIA ASHLAND Virginia Ashland, attendant to the queen, has a good-natured per- sonality which makes her popular with all, She is active in many or- ganizations. Everyone was very happy to have Toots as one ot the attendants for this year's Home- coming. MARIORIE BAUM Marjorie Baum, our l95l Home- coming Queen, has a Wonderful personality and a fine sense of humor. Marjorie is a junior and is very active in most ot the school oryanizations. Marj is a blue-eyed brunette with a Wonderful smile for all. IOYCE LIEN loyce Lien, attendant to the queen, is one ot our most popular students. She is a blue-eyed blond and a senior. loyce is very busy with her many activities. She is Well liked by all because she has a cheerful smile and a friendly word tor every- one. 1 . 3 The freshmen gathered boxes at the Lion's field for a huge bon- fire on the eve of Homecoming. This year the queen was crowned and introduced on this night instead of at the half of the Home- coming Game as had been the custom. The evening closed with a snake dance led by the freshmen, clad in their pajamas. 66