Cobb High School - Kernels Yearbook (Cobb, WI)

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WE WERE THERE The time for our Junior Prom approached and for our theme we chose April in Paris. It was a tremendous success. Our color scheme was in pastel shades and proved to be very beautiful. Jon Ladd and Faye Ann Johnson reigned over our prom. Phillip Johnson and Sonja Peterson were the miniature king and queen. Mr. Lindauer was our advisor. V-W, . 1 as ,A ,iat, a f.s. 7 it A August, 1953 The thirtieth of August was a dark dreary day for thirteen would-be seniors as they trudged back to school to begin their last year of high school. N S is . ,ix as 1 xi i gf . -I r ssc I if 35' ,qi it 1 an x Us Our officers were: Maureen, President, Betty, Vice-President, Paul, Secretary, and Jon, Treasurer. We found that Shelby Hughes had failed to join us and later in the year, Maxine Kramer withdrew from school. Our pictures were taken the second week of school. Taming the Brat was the name of our class play, ably directed by Miss Studier. Our annual staff was selected, and we began working with enthusiasm to pro- duce an annual worthy of praise. With fond memories of basketball and baseball games, proms, dances, and many other activities which are a part of each high school student's life, the senior year came to an end with Baccalaureate Exercises on Sun- day Evening, May 14, Class Night Exercises on May 16, and graduation on May 19, 1954. So ends a very important chapter of our lives, a chapter that can never be forgotten. P., , Y :fn H ' .ff 41 . , is. ,gs .. 5 f i ...,, E , .

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WE WERE THERE September, 1950, Cobb, Wisconsin On the bright morning of September 1, 1950, a group of fifteen witty greenhorns enrolled in the Cobb High School. The class consisted of: James Brockert, Betty Dickenson, Marlys Halverson, Patricia Holmes, Maxine Kramer, Paul Kieslich, Jon Ladd, Maureen Mahoney, Ralph Osterndorff, Betty Peterson, Lois Ralph, Richard Ritchie, Beatrice Straka, Gerald Tremelling, LeRoy Udelhoven, and Robert Zimmerman. Oh! that first dreaded day-the strangeness-the burden Cwe were weighed down with a big load of booksj. We found out that we were to transfer this load from the outside to the inside of our heads. Our class officers were: Patricia, Presidentg Jon, Vice-Presidentg Lois, Treasurer, and Maureen, Secretary. The major event of the year was initiation. We were everything that freshmen could be-timid, afraid, curious, and dumb. After some struggle on the big day we managed to become As studies, had passed, and we were official members of the high school. the year rolled by we contributed our share of talents, sports, and fun to our school life. Before we knew it the school year freshmen no more. September, 1951 September, 1951, found us back at the Cobb High School with renewed enthusiasm. It was our turn to initi- ate the freshmen. We did such a thorough job that we helped in establishing the rule of no painting on initia- tion day. Our class officers were: Marlys, President, Richard, Vice-Presidentg Betty, Secretary, and Maureen, Treasurer. We lost James Brockert, LeRoy Udelhoven, and Gerald Tremelling and gained Shelby Hughes that year. As school drew to a close we had many happy memories to carry with us throughout the summer. f 3515? Q I 1952 September, For a long time we had been thinking of the day when we could order our class rings. That day came and passed and before the middle of October we were flashing our class rings. Our class President was Jong Pat Kent, Vice-President: Betty, Sec- retary, and Beatrice, Treasurer. That year Betty Dickinson transferred to Highland, Lois Ralph to Dodgeville, and Patsy Kent joined us from Dodge- ville.

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553 5- l,-J F iii. . I :if 'f .fe 'Alb It if 5 I7 1' XX 4 alfa n 5 .h.y.A W ra' .,. T. .., ff + T A .. i :. ,Q 4, Just on the stroke of midnight on the dark gloomy night of May 14, 1964, as I was floating through the air in my newly constructed space ship, I heard strange noises. At first I thought it was a flying saucer, then I wondered if the space cadets were acting up again. Much to my surprise, when I removed my space helmet I discovered it was one of my old classmates, Donald Yerke. He was out for a joy ride and was looking for more adventures to present to the people of Mars on his tele- vision program. After graduation Donnie became interested in crime de- tection and worked with many famous detectives. He was associated for a time with Jack Webb and initiated the idea of Dragnet on Mars. Of course, I recognized Donnie at once for he was humming the familiar tune from Dragnet Together, we decided to contact the old classmates of 1954 and hold a reunion. This was no easy task, for many of them were famous and lived many planets away. Believe it or not, some were still living on earth! Before starting we decided to take out more life insurance. We came upon a large building with a sign reading Mutual Indemnity Insurance Company, and were admitted to the office of the president and found much to our surprise that he was Jon Ladd. Jon thought that it was quite a joke that he was the head of an insurance company after the accidents that he had when in school. We had a long chat with Jon and asked him if he knew where we could get in touch with our class president, Maureen Mahoney. He told us she was a famous comedian now starring with Jerry Lewis in the movie, The Mouse and I. Immediately we decided to go to Hollywood and see what Maureen thought of a reunion. As we boarded the plane a chic-looking stewardess came running up to us. It was Betty Peterson! Betty told us about the exciting experiences that she has had since graduation. A young man came toward us in the plane at one of the stops. Recognition was instantaneous. He was Bob Zimmerman, our old cheesemaker classmate. Bob, too, had followed in the footsteps of Donnie and had become interested in crime detection. He was an agent for the F.B.I. and had just earned a two weeks' vacation with pay. That evening we went to the radio show, Ya Don't Know, Do You? where Ralph Osterndorff was Master of Ceremonies. Ralph told us to be sure and go to Milwaukee and see the Braves. He added that our old class- mates, Paul Kieslich and Richard Ritchie, were playing first base and give special attention to the Lovelorn Column which was written by none other than Marlys Halverson. We went to see Marlys that after- noon and found that she was quite a success. Marlys told us she would get in touch with Beatrice Straka and Patsy Kent. Beatrice had done 9 . , , ,. v fn ',ipf?5 Il ll, ff r 1 l l f - -Lf I . X Q X , l Willie .gm fl, J 'mx I- . 6 lf Q w ya centerfield for the Braves. Bob showed us a newspaper and told us to . ' ' S - - E so well in commercial work that she was now teaching Business Ad- ministration in University of Wisconsin. Patsy was supervising nurse at the Madison General Hospital. How proud we felt! We had contacted every member of the class of 1954 and soon we hoped to be together for our reunion on Mars. I found myself, Patricia Holmes, in bed and still in the year 1954.