Cobb High School - Kernels Yearbook (Cobb, WI)

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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.

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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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ODDS AND ENDS We, the Senior Class of 1954, of the Village of Cobb, town of Eden, county of Iowa, and the state of Wisconsin, do on this the twenty-third day of March, nineteen hundred fifty-four, being of legal age and sound mind and memory, hereby give our last will and testament. We, the Senior Class, leave to our underclassmen, what remains of our faculty, who have put up with us these past four years, The senior girls want to leave their unique way of clicking together to the sophomore girls. Betty Peterson bequeaths her ability in math to Mary Halsey. Ralph Osterndorff wills his talents in basketball to anyone who wants them. Paul Kieslich wills his Dodgeville girl to Kenneth Moen. Donald Yerke gives his long legs to Larry Lindauer. Maureen wills her ability to be boss to Sharon Tucker. We advise Beverly Thomas to use pencil and paper to portray her artistic trends rather than the school desks. To Larry and Stanley Novotny go the Senior boys' t'Little Black Book. To Janis Perrin goes Betty Peterson's ability to argue with the teachers. To Lois Vickerman goes Maureen Mahoney's long black hair. Richard Ritchie wills his athletic abilities to LeRoy Mellum. Ralph Osterndorff leaves his quiet manners with the girls to Jim Mahoney. To the Junior boys goes Beatrice Straka's ability to study. Marlys Halverson bequeaths her long sandy-colored hair to Kay Thomas. , Betty Peterson wills her unending chatter to Margie Nichols. We bequeath all the latest gossip to Roger Kingery. We will some of our money to Jim Kielly so that he can get a larger basketball suit. If he doesn't get one soon, he may haue an accident. Jon Ladd wills his curly hair to f??J well, he has decided he would rather keep it. Patsy Kent gives her ability to get out at night to Greg Schmitz. Maureen Mahoney gives her driving ability to Russell Nelson. To Elaine Nagel goes Donnie Yerke's ability to disagree with the teachers. Pat, Maureen, and Betty leave their forensic abilities to Donna Lou, Charleen, and Kay. Rich wills his clarinet to anyone who can make better use of it. The Senior Class bequeath to Judy Holmes all of their cuds of gum. Bob Zimmerman wills his ability to get the car to Larry Novotny. To Joan Erickson goes Marlys Halverson's giggles. Paul Kieslich leaves his ability to be heard at all times to Nancy Drury, Carol Mellum, and Nancy Nichols. The Senior Home Ec. Girls would like to give their ability to sneak to the kitchen for food to Colleen Kartman and Barbara Gardner. To Adele Bobo goes Paul Kieslich's drumming ability. Maureen Mahoney wills her excuses to Rodger Trankle. Bob Zimmerman gives his smile to Douglas Anderson. Donald Yerke wills his studious characteristics to Linda Leix and Mary Dresden. Betty Peterson and Pat Holmes will their majorette and cheerlead- ing suits to anyone they will fit. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We, Patsy Kent and Donald Yerke, the testators, have set our hands and seal hereto this twenty-third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four. ma Q.-' .3 l U Sao :7 'w U ln. G 4 l KW -t PATSY KENT fSealJ ,fx if f Nw DONALD YERKE fsean . 'x REPMV J e L,-C,-,sql f ' i-4 I 1 lf'