Colfax High School - Tiger Yearbook (Colfax, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 48 of the 1941 volume:

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Ivilllmlf if-V TUUIKS- FRANK GREGG 7YXU 't4L Greggy - General ' 'QX'U1m1iy fvnuld suppose Im! 1'm fmlzmzlly 17l!.Y11f1lI.n HAROLD GROSVENOR Pinky - General Thr Baslzful Bray HOWARD GROSVENOR Snakeye - College Preparatory Ylilltf' mfr 0 cn had c ll HII' ROBERT HANING Bob General llzffr IX no 0110 like me MARY RUTH HARTNETT Shorty Commerclal 1 v zoo ml scrzouslx bu flfll v fzmr fm fvlrnsurc' ROMAN HEUER Romeo General I fm nm I5 ummzg thc best of men DERWENT HIGBY Dr Cyclops General I mind In male and a hand io me ruff uzznhzcf RUTH HUNTROD Rud1e Comercxal S ve mst the Izuet kmd Home -penn-LA, ARLISS ILLINGSWORTH 'Cf +1 Blondle General fl f 5 za 0 ct an DAVID KENNEDY Dave General In ll lord has no! bar d LEOLA KONO Lee Normal Tralnmg 1 Yflllilfd' arc :lx a ffarf I1 nz U 7 Izmvsj JULIA KVASNY V Julle Normal Tralnlng Il 1' Ill tztlz clzevrfrzlnzcss ALICE LAWTON Screwball General rn uid duh flasl lvl u fn YIHIIXII DEAN ORCUTT Dxzzy College Preparatory I U U 1711011 Ill 110 .SC HI N ell L0 'zs JOYCE ORCUTT Penny College Pre pa1 HIOI y EDWIN PEARSON General 1 U J I J Il MARGARET PEARSON Marge Commexclal 1 ll IH H! K RILEY PRITCHARD P1 1teh General 1 I Il .Y JOHN REYNOLDS Doc General 1 11 1111 I111 111.1 1IllL I .1 DEXTER sEXToN V Deck College Preparatoly .5 .Y If I 1111'111111d BETTY SMITH C11-1 Sm1tt1e Normal Trammg 111 111111 11111' tl 11511111111 1 P1 1.11111 ALICE STILLIANS Commerc1al 11115 111 I1 1.111515 1111 111111 L MARY WILMA STOCK Stocky Commerclal I ill L ELIZABETH STREMFEL Beth Normal Trammg 11'f 111 PERRY WADSWORTH Speed General 1 LJ 0 1115! 111111 LEONA WILLIAMS Shorty N01 mal Trammg 5 171 AGNES WILSON Aggle Normal Tramlng IZETTA WOLFE Ze Normal Trammg 1 tl 1r111 MARCILE YOCHUM7-1 Da1sy Mae Normal Tlallllflg 1 11 In 11 y ggi' ILL? JOU7 861715 In the year of 1937 when we entered the nrnth grade 1t was obvtous that the class ot 4l was to be an extraordtnary class Qur freshman year passed wtth a few excrttng events Une of them v as the d1scuss1on of a much ne ded new burldrng to be used as a gymnastum a td an audrtorrum After a favorable electron work was begun on rt The next year found the gymnastum ftnrshed Then the fun began and we were thrrlled to have all hrgh school partr s assemlolres tn the new audttortum rnstead of the crowded assembly and a larger place for our physrcal trarnrng classes ln our sophomore year we were represented 1n nearly all of the sports and school act1v1t1es The boys of our class who entered athletrcs proved to be excellent for begmners Frnally we were Juntors and looked forward to the many promtsmg events to take place thrs comrng year Many of our athletes were elrgtble for the C club thts proved the fact that our strength was begrnnmg to reveal rtself rn athletrcs Durtng our rumor year a grrls ba ketball team was organtzed lts power gradually rncreased We presented a class play whtch resulted 1n a very entertarnrng event We also selected our d1st1nct1ve class rrngs and prns To close the year successfully we gave the senlors a royal banquet The semor year the year we had been looktng forward to fmally came We had our class prctures taken selected 1nv1tat1ons and drd all the other thrngs that go wrth the honor of betng a senror lt was durrng thrs year that an annual was publlshed the frrst rn many years T eavtng behlnd a splendrd record some of us wrll go to college others rnto the busrness world but we can never forget the trrnes we spent tn C H S The general success of thrs year ts du largely to our class sponsor and su perrntendent Mr Eastrnan and we wrsh to thank hrm for what he has done for us The class also ext nds therr thanks to the faculty for therr 'xlllllflq coopera tton As we leave our htgh school we wr h the greatest of success to the suc ceedtng classes and know that they w1ll do thetr best for the prospertty of C H S CLASS MO FTC In Ourselves Our Future Ltes Class Colors Class Flower Blue and Srlver Rose M 1 1 1 , . 11' . 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KNCW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS That we the peerless unequalled and coll ctrvely concerted Senror Class of Colfax Hrgh School rn the year of Our Lord l94l A D berng of sound mrnd and rn full possessron of all our mental capacrtr st rgnorrng the faculty s pessr mrstrc pornt of vrew concernrng the foregorngl hereby evolve make and declare thrs our last wrll and testament To the faculty we leave the undoubt dly odrous task of contrrbutrng to fu ture rntellects not so grgantrc as ours luanrta Bale wrlls h r basketball surt to loy Van Rrper Ardythe Beard leav es her slrmness to Betty Cross and Esther Frye leaves her guardrng abrlrty to Nadrne Bale Pnyllrs Barrons her shyness to Thelma Osborn Elmer Black leaves hrs werght to the football lrne Leland Bowre leaves hrs calmness on the court to Guy Wade whrle Iames Martrn leaves hrs frghtrng sprrrt on the football freld to Wrlbur Hunter Kathryn Bolen leaves her drawrng abrlrty to Frances Brnkerd Gerald Burt hrs banro to Paul Wadsworth lunror Deskrn leaves hrs Newton grrls to Thomas Whrte Darwrn Clrpprnger wrlls hrs new automobrle to Donald Brnkerd and Davrd Kennedy leaves leremrah and hrs abrlrty to drrve to Rex Mrller Lola Ann Daly leaves her superb drsposrtron to Darlene Howell Frank Sage hrs pleasrng grrn to Mr Farrell Dexter Sexton s personalrty to Robert Burt and Mary Wrlma Stock leaves her sophrstrcatron to Mary Margaret Pratt Prrscrlla Forsythe leaves her srngrng abrlrty to lanet Pease Frank Gregg hrs superlatrve physraue to Bob Sherratt and Alrce Strllrans leaves her quret charm Harold Grosvenor wrlls hrs way wrth women to lohn Rude whrle Howard Grosvenor leaves an apology to lohn Fatland Robert Hannrng leaves hrs alto horn to Robert Thatcher lean Mrkes her baton twrrlrng abrlrty to Elrza Iune Davrs Leona Wrllrams her clarrnet to Nadrne Mrtchell and Mary Ruth Hartnett leaves her abrlrty to trrp the lrght fantastrc on the typewrrter to Geraldrne Duncan Roman Heuer leaves hrs brrght rdeas to Vrctor Case and Derwent Hrgby leaves hrs grft of gab to lunror Moore Perry Wadsworth hrs amazrng agrlrty to Max Rosenbaum Ruth Huntrod leaves her Jrtterbugrng to Dorrs Kent and Ioyce Orcutt leaves her phenomenal abrlrty to get a rush on any dance floor to the frrst grrl who gets stuck at the lunror Senror prom Alrce Lawton rs leavrng a blouse she made rn homemakrng to Mrss Hagen and Dean Orcutt bequeaths hrs reputatron for sartorrcal splendor to Robert Mc Qurston Arlrs lllrngsworth leaves her abrlrty on the Orange and Black Staff to Norma Lee Kvasny Leola Kono leaves her temper to B tty lontz and Iulra Kvasny her thrnkrng power to Margaret Cross and drrvrng abrlrty to her srster Norma L e Edwrn Pearson leaves hrs knowledge about tractors to Royal Blanford Rrley Prrtchard hrs bass horn to Darrold Hunter Margaret Pearson leaves her shorthand abrlrty to Dorothy Stevens Betty Smrth her herght to Helen Lewrs and lzetta Wolfe her A brlrty to Barbara Neal Agnes Wrlson leaves her abrlrty to have every harr rn place to Phrllrs McCollum and Marcrl Yochurn rs wrllrng her frngernarls to Beverly Thomas fohn Reynolds and Elrzabeth Stremble leave therr romance to Robert Davrd son and Rozella Moore Srgned seal d cublrshed and declared by the above named Senror Class as and for rts last wrll and testament THE SENIOR CLASS D - , , 2- ' ' ' I 1 I I ' 'I I I 9 . , 9 l I I . . . 9 . . i 1 . 1 . I : , 5 , ' to Ardena Crozierg Wayne Rexroat leaves hrs red hair to Bill Hendee. : S ' , I . I . Q , - . , V ,r . , , C ass .qbrop ecy May 23 1961 Ivllss Lola Ann Daly Colfax Iowa Dear Lola Ann I f9CG1V9d your letter asklng me to tell you about my vacat1on tr1p And do you know I met a lot of our classmates that we graduated w1th way back 1n 41 I started back to Denver and I had a flat t1re 1n Wlll1GmSbUIQ As I was t1x1ng my t1re a fuzzy headed fellow came over and told me h1s name was Robert Han1ng and that he was the local horse doctor He always wanted to be a doctor anyway 1 pulled lnto Denver and dec1ded to get my ha1r l1X9d so I went to the Nu Mode Beauty Parlor and Doggone 1t the propr1etor was Leland Bow1e the star athlete ot old C H S The ass1stant MISS Ruth Huntrod was crazy about h1m but he was rnarned Then we went to the Thomas Cate to eat The waltress was very attract1ve and looked fam1l1ar It turned out her name was Iuan1ta Bale Thomas Dexter Sexton 1S the Dan1el Webster ot the County Board In h1s spare tlme he 1S the barker for the Snyder Sergent Stern S111 and Other Ammal CUTIOSIIIGS CIICUS Perry Wadsworth 15 1n the hosp1tal w1th a severe case of athletes toot Wood term1tes 1nvaded h1s wooden legs DGIWIH Chppmger 1S the local undertaker and coroner R1ley Pr1tchard 1S the f1re ch1ef and Roman Heuer 1S the speed cop He surely looks classy 1n a umform Davld Kennedy and Elmer Black are the local bankers and they say the bank has only ta1led three t1mes s1nce they started Katherm Bolen IS s1ng1ng star ot Grand Uproar Ahce Lawton IS sell1ng cush1ons to s1t down str1kers Iohn Reynolds IS now a great mov1e star and h1s old ch1ldhood sweetheart Ehzabeth Strerntel 1S play1ng oppos1te h1m 1n thelr new p1cture Heart s Des1re And Arl1s llhngsworth 1S an 1nstructor at the Un1vers1ty ot Colorado Frank Sage bought the State ot North Carol1na and started a camel ranch Derwent Hlgby 1S runnlng for dog catcher on the Soc1al1st t1cket When I went to Lmcoln, Nebraska l saw Margaret Pearson who lS a s1lent partner 1n the plumb1ng buslness Iunlor Deskln IS the SOCIGIISI mayor ot Lmcoln succeed1ng Gerald Burt 1 1 - 1 1 . 1 I . 1 11 . 11 1 . 1 1 . . . , , , . 1 1 1 . . 1 . 1 . 1 - 1 11 11 . 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . 11 1 . 11 , . . . . 11 11 . . 1 1 1 Class .qbrop ecy l also saw Esther Frye the l1fSl woman ever to s1t 1n the Supreme Court on one of her rare publ1c appearances Ahce St1ll1ans IS the new matron of the Des Moxnes Orphan Asylum lean Mlkes IS the champ1on flgure skater of the Northwest Her form and technlque can t be beat Leona W1ll1ams and lzetta Wolfe are runn1ng a home for aged men wlth small 1ncomes Marclle Yochum IS engaged 1n beauty agr1culture Harold and Howard Grosvenor are the owners faculty and Jamtors of the local Toe Danclng Academy Incorporated Frang Gregg 1S Jamtor of the local Holy Roller Church Mary Wxlma Stock 1S presldent of the ladles a1d Agnes W1lson IS secretary of the same organxza t1on Ardythe Beard IS the local photographer She guarantees to remove all blemlshes from one s p1cture Mary Ruth Hartnett went there and got her proof 1t was a blank Betty Sm1th IS a wldow over at Lansmg Colo The saddest th1ng of all IS PI1SC1llG Forsythe s p11ght They say that she was d1sappo1nted 1n her love hte and became a nun Phy1l1s Barron 1S Chlef cook and bottle washer up 1n the logg1ng camp Ioyce Orcutt lS a famous model 1n the East Dean Orcutt wr1tes magaz1ne art1cles on How to Be a Good Cook Iames Mart1n IS a famous arch1tect Leola Kono marrxed a travelxng sales man and sees the world Wayne Rexroat IS a famous yudge noted for h1s w1s dom and courange Well l cant thmk of much else so w1ll close for now lt s past a school teacher s bed tlme even 1f she 1S on vacat1on So long Iul1a Kvasny DEDICATION TO OUR SENIORS Through four long years of learn1ng Mxdst fallure you have come Through tour years of hard labor All has pa1d you now have won Led by a va11ant effort Whrch all success Wlll crown For through the ages eftort has Made men of hlgh renown Wxth la1th as your compamon And hope deep 1n your heart You ve reached the goal men set for you But now you only start Youll say goodbye to hlgh school days To hxgh school s Joy and strrte You ll say goodbye wlth memorles k1nd And say hello to hte M E B 1 1 . 1 1 1 , . . 1 . ' 1 , . . . 1 . . 1 . . 1 11 11 1 . . 1 , . 1 . . . . 1 1 . . 1 , . 1 1 1 11 11 . . 1 . . 1 11 11 . . . 1 11 11 . 3 Lll'll09Z GSS BACK ROW D Hunter T Whlte H Kaldenberg R Burt R Blanfold FOURTH ROW B Mam R Thatchel R Sherlatt W Agar R Daudson D Walker M Rosenbaum R Case J Rude THIRD ROW MISS Englert E Mltchell R Rexroat P Wadsworth L Logsdon M Stoutfer R Beard R MCQUlStOH G Wad D Btnkerd L Wade SECOND ROW Mlss Capellal M Cross J Pease D Hovtell B Neal T Osborne D Kent A CIOZILI F B1nle1d P McCollum FRONT ROW E J Davts MM Platt M E Bell B Thomas M M Wllllams D Stexens C Daly C Henderson D Llndsay A Holdefel E Whlted H Lewls From green lreshmen to lumor Class studertts the class ot 42 has grown They have passed many mtlestones successfully but they have a great mtle stone ahead ot them that ot graduatlon Forty seven ot them are ttghtmg towards thts rmlestone by part1c1pat1ng ln all school GCllVll1GS Under the able leadershtp of the1r sponsors Mtss Cappel lar and MISS Englert they work tatthtully wtth thetr class presldent Donald Wal ker v1ce prestdent Robert Davldson Sec Treasurer Henry Kaldenberg They have thetr honor students Francls Bmkerd Ardena Crozler Mary E Bell Mary M Pratt Beverly Thomas Phyllts McCollum and Henry Kaldenberg Thtrteen lettermen and tour letter women are from thts class On March 28 thls class presented a play Angel Unaware to a crowd ot three hundred and tttty persons On May lO the Jumors entertamed the sen1ors and members ol the faculty at a banquet The patrtottc theme was used m the decoratlon ot the hall and tables Followmg the banquet a prom was held ln the gymnaslum Thls was the t1rst ttme a prom has been held tor many years and all who attended agreed lt was a mght to DG remembered long alter they lett school So these lur tors X orlc on to a goal bteadtost and ttrm they sttck together lfnowmg that through cooperatton and work all thelr dreams can be reallzed 0 . 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C . . op 101110628 USS BACK ROW B Johnson R Mlller J Fatland R DcRtus J Allfree R Meckley D Schmldt D Madlson THIRD ROW R Zlmmlck W Walku O Beard M Cotdxy M Llndsoy R Mlller J Wll1lHmS T Hanmg SECOND ROW M1 Noum N 'Vhtchtll A Gablemdn A Kono D RODIHSOH N Smlth V Tomlonovlc D Walku B Luxls B Mum B Daft G Dodd Mr Far re FRONT ROW B Stock C Rugglns N Btle R Moon B Phelan B Kupp M Rlley B Jontz C Norvcl D Thomas B Young J McD1n1ds M Joms SIDELIGHTS ON THESE SOPHOMORES As we survey the Colfax Hrgh School we see that the Sophomore Class 1S a sh1n1ng example ot the type ot democracy ln whlch our school IS rnterested The class lS outstandmg IH all ot the currlcular and extra currrcular act1v1t1es of the school The sophomore representat1ves of the Student Counc1l are Ro zella Moore Barbara Kelpp secretary and Marram Wetrlclc Treasurer The orllcers elected 1n the tall were Mrrtam Wetrlck pres1dent Iuntor W1l hams v1cepres1dent Barbara Ketpp secretary and Rozella Moore treasurer Many members ot the class are mustcally mcltned both mstrumentally and vocally M1r1am WG1IlCk and Iohn Fatland are pres1dent and treasurer ot the Band Councll and Barbara Stock Barbara Ketpp and M1r1am WGlflCk are members of the g1rls sextette Barbara Ke1pp represents the class as a cheer leader and as a drum ma1orette The sophomores play an tmportant oart 1n the athletrcs of our school In the newly formed Glrls Athletlc Assoctatton Rozella Moore and Geraldme Duncan are pres1dent and secretary Besldes these tlelds of tnterest there are a number of sophomores on the Orange and Black Stall Thts class lS also noted for tts many scnolastt afh evements The Sophomore Class adds to the er tlrf school the zest sparkle and aual 1ty of leadersh1p that w1ll be greatly nt a Jh n they r ss through the portals of knowledge for the last tune 1n l943 , s . 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'ZHICIII C6195 BACK ROW D Shcplty B1ll Hcndco R Sustc T Gdblcman P Cortez D Ekln J Davls FOURTH ROW R Runydn E Hanlng R Hybl C Wa111ck D Hendee R Logsdon M Wllson J WL1I1Ck W Sm1th THIRD ROW MISS Hagrn J Plcklcs R Ekm J Hcndrrson J Thomas R Crozxer R Howell J Paynter D W1ll1ams W F1GldS N Young J Copplcus Mr Jorgenson SECOND ROW J Lrsttr M Hlndman E SIIIIIHHS D RLXIOHI E B1nke1d L Betts E AHDIS M Fa1dlry B Bauctt B McQu1ston L DeCamp C Mmdham B Olmstead M LQWIS S Stllllans M Wade Betty Derks FRESHMAN CLASS HIGHLIGHTS Last May the Freshman Class elected Cary Warrlck Ioan Sayre and hm Dav1s to the Student Counc1l These people are f1n1sh1na a successful term and f1nd the Student Councll helpful and educat1onal ln many ways Thls fall they elected Cary Warr1ck as the1r class prestdent and under hls leadersh1p they have managed several successful part1es and have many mem OTIGS of the1r freshman year ln the mus1c department Beverly Robblns Clara Ann Ellsworth Iune Had sall Luqene Betts Evelyn Bmkerd Ioan Sayre hm DGVIS and loe Plckles are act1ve band members Evelyn Bmlcerd 1S 1n the sextette and Ioan Sayre IS 1n the IYIO Beverly Robbms IS 1n the saxophone quartette These freshmen are very athlet1c Amana the basketball players are Ev elyn Blnkerd Dorothy Bexroat loy Van B1per loan Sayre Maxme Htndman Cary Warrlck hm Davls D1ck Hendee B1ll Hendee and Iames Thomas In football Paul Cortez Bob Hybl Cary Warr1ck and B1ll Hendee are outstandmq Much mtelllaence has been shown tn the career of the class Those who made the honor roll 1n the1r freshman year were Luaene Betts Evelyn Bmkerd R1chard Crozter Clara Ann Ellsworth Marvel ratdley lune Hadsall Edward Hanmq Norma Lee Kvasny Dorothy Rexroat loan Sayre and Dav1d Wtlltams So you see you w1ll be hearma much more about th1s parttcular class before the1r htqh school career IS over . 1 FIRST Row: lA. Ijerkovich. Ellsworth, J. Hadsalll-B. Robbins, J. Sayre, I. Brant, ACTIVITIES EVERYDAY SCENES We Three It was on a sum mers day One blg happy famlly A1nt he purdy Thats ught Ro meo Ill never frown agam A tr1o Feedlng the baby whole thmg Sprmg fever Goxn home Smlle when you re happy Left rlght J ltter bugs Drake Relays Alone Henry Busse What s so funny Happy about the . . rl umm lgll , asses SEVENTH GRADE BACKJROVWf J Jontz J Hamng B PIICG Me B1ss1nger W Henderson J Shepley ol e THIRD ROW J Wade G Wheelel R MadlSOH B Pratt V Flelds R Gregg J Johhnson M Rexroat T McDan1els C Whlted R Allfree R Luther J For syt e SECOND ROW J Eastman K Walker E Patterson J Mltchell J Shearer M Burt J Vessels R Brant T LEWIS M Van Ekeren R Harter FIRST ROW M Wllson D Holmes B COIICY W Mlller M W1ll1ams C Shadley J Patterson W Stemberger K N1chols B Paynter M Plerce R W1ll13mS Sponsols M1ss M Branlff and M1 Harms EIGHTH GRADE BACK ROVN J Zlmmlck H Clmo J Levsls R Case H Holdefer A Thomas J Smith V Walku C NCJlIT1dDdlH G BOIIIXXIIZ F Wdl1lCk L Shadley R Shadlcy E Flllott THIRD ROW M Boxxle A Gu1zLttt1 H Lloyd W Smlth M Calhoun K Pattel son R Holmes L Coulter M Deskm B Ex ans H Bell SECOND ROW H Stunaxt D Galgas J Pnnqulte M Shcplq H Wolfe I Shep lq D Robmson V Beason K Wade A Gabelmann A Conn I Hartnett FIRST ROW E Lexus B Waxfleld P Ovens J COPDICUS B Brant B Exans V lNaxsbutt D Allfree M Broun H Huntrod D Duncan D W1ll1ams B Mc Damtls E Norrls Sponsoxs Mlss Woods MISS Hmsenbrock FOURTH ROWI: B. Roherts. To wttamiouih. R.cBQa1Sl Ht Lindsey. Rl schm-merhom. 7anqe mu! lx 1 il BACK ROW P McCollum M Yochum D Wllku B Robbms THIRD ROW B Stock D Stunns N B111 A Bfdld R Moore. N N Smlth SECOND ROW D Thomas M Hdrtmtt B Dxft D Walker F Bmkerd A Croz IGI' B Neal M W Stock fEd11OIJ FRONT ROW M159 Capppllm fSponso1J P Forsythe D Hovscll J Pease M M P1att J Sayu B Thomas M E Btll Not on Plcturt 'VI Willlih J Kxabny B C1055 N Kxdsny Q luf en! ouncz BACK ROW B D1x1d on C VK1111ck J DJ 1 Mr E1 tman KSDOHSOFJ D Ken x H C N111 FRONT ROVN J S 5 'NI Vu L1 'NIL NT P1111 R Moore hclpp C ' Q If - - y - l . , . 5 4 ' , , . . v, ' ,. ,'5.v V 1 1 . . v. Q l A, . 1 1 ': . 2 S . '. 'z . v's.L , as . ' . . - m-dj. . l1'osx'1-11c11'. J . 2 1111. J 1' 'Q , ,'z1'1'1-. . . ' -11'1c '. J. I'1'z1f1-, F. 1 'C11111-. 1 . 'z . . '. B oncerf CLARINETS J Fatland L Wlll1HmS H Bell M Calhoun B Thomas M M W11 l1ams C Calhoun M Jones M Cross T Whlte J Hadsall C Ellsworth B Mam SAXOPHONES CA1toD E Dav1s D W1ll1dmS B RObb1HS M W1l11ams Ctenorb B C1 oss fbar1toneJ L Betts FLUTES M WQlY1Ck M Bell W Stemberger CORNETS T Hanlng J W1l11ams J Sayre E Bmkerd J Davls TRUMPETS M Pratt J Pease HORNS RHan1ng J Desk1n R Hadsall Cba11tonesJJ Moore J Shearer J P1CklGS DRUMS R M1lle1 J Martm J Hanlng R Sherratt ir Under the leadersh1p of Clayton Hathaway the Concert band has expand ed mto a f1ne muslcal orqamzatlon ln the two years he has been w1th us we have undertaken and accomphshed thmqs known to us before as too d1ff1cult or 1mposs1ble Due to the addltton of much needed rnstruments and other nnscellaneous equxpment the Concert Band was able to perform a qreat var 1ety of Concert Band Lrterature Among the outstandlnq GCl1V1ll9S of thxs year were the lomt Concert q1ven February 27 and the State Mus1c Contest ln Aprll We all know the emoyment and educatlon we have recewed from them The Concert Band also performed for pep meetlnqs and the annual Commencement EXETCISGS Early thls fall a Band Counc1l was elected by Concert Band members to handle the vanous buslnesses of the band Each member ot th1s orqamzatlon has done h1s Job well and those people are as follows Mmam We1r1ck pres1 dent Iohn Fatland VICE presldent hm Dav1s Treasurer Mary M W1l11ams Sec retary Asst Conductor lohn Fatland L1brar1ans Mary E Bell and Raymond Mlller CUT TROMBCNES: J.YForsythe, lN..Norve1l.,C. Mindhamglfbassl Miller, Rl Rritchardl wiv Under the drrectron of Mr Hathaway the cho1r has accomplrshed many dlt hcult works The most outstandrng srgn of development IS shown 1n the boys The bass sectlon partrcularly IS stronger and surer than 1t ever has been The students meet twrce a week once rn sectlonals and once rn full cho1r for a thor ough practrce All types of musrc that are surtahle for cho1r work are studled Gne of the more 1mportant act1v1t1es the cho1r has engaged rn thrs year IS the Iolnt recltal The g1rls chorus featured a specral arrangement of LIGDGS traum wh1ch was aurte successful The cho1r also presented a Chr1strnas Broadcast from the Preshyterlan Church When the operetta Words and Mu s1c was presented the cho1r held a manor role Boundmg out the1r solld year of achlevement the chorr made thelr tlnal appearance at the Baccalaureate Servl e smgrng Homeland and OBone lesu The grrls tr1o composed ot Margaret Cross Joan Sayre and Pnscrlla For sythe present d both classrcal and popular arrangements at dltterent soclal and publlc gatherrngs throughout the year The Colfax H1gh School was represent d at the All State Chorus held 1n Des MOINES March l5 l6 and l7 hy trve grrls Phyllrs McCollum Margaret Cross Ioan Sayre Pr1sc1lla Forsythe and Barbara Kelpp These representatlves were among the hve hundred and SlXlY part1c1pants from the state of Iowa un der the d1rect1on of Ncol Corn famed composer and d1rector The cho1r has the tollowmg ottlcers who carry on the necessary work Ac cornpantst Mary E Bell Se retar1 s Darlene Howell Dorothy Stevens Lrhrar 1ans luarnta Bale Betty Pnelan and Elm r Black 8 , 1 1 ' . . . 1 . 11 . 11 . . 1 . , . . 11 . 11 . , . . . , . 1 . . . 11 11 11 11 f. 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' - r' Q 1- - . , - 1 v V 1 1 1 1 , 1 Q , . , V . uscc zglz lcglzis MARCHING BAND The Marchmg Band had been rather neglected unt1l two years ago Then Mr Hathaway revrved 1t and the band has been takmg long str1des 1n the held of success It has been supervrsed IH summer by Mr Hefty formerly of Baxter and 1n the fall has swung mto the 11ne of act1v1ty 1mmed1ately It has marched for many occasrons such as the Drake Relays the Nat1onal Corn Huskmg Con test street and pep parades and the Band Festlval It won a DIVISION One Rat mg at Albxa and attended the Nat1onal Regronal Musxc Contest at St Paul Mm nesota It has also performed for numerous football games show1ng spec1al band maneuvers Th1s sprlng R Sherratt I Fatland B Mann T Whrte F Bmk erd I Martm and W Norvell have been added to the March1ng Band PEP BAND Thts year we have had a spec1al pep band for pep meetmgs and the num erous games when the full band was not avarlable Bes1des pep meetmgs and basketball games they have accompan1ed the basketball teams to Mrngo They have played everythmg from marches to sw1ng musrc A new Gene Krupa was dlscovered 1D Bob Sherratt who fascxnated the crowd Wllh h1S br1ll 1ant drurnmlng The pep band conslsts of Ted Hannxng and Iun1or Deskm cornet Bob Han1ng horn Mr Hathaway barlton and bells Rex Mlller bass Betty Cross E Iune Dav1s Beverly Robbins and Lue Gene Betts saxophones Iohn Fatland and Howard Bell clarlnet Raymond Mlller and Bob Sherratt drums OTHER MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS Early th1s fall a tw1r11ng class was started These people were featured at the Colfax Nevada basketball game an a spec1al exh1b1t1on The solo tw1r11ng was done by Iean Mlk9S Barbara Kelpp Darlen Howell and Katherxne Wlng The muslc department has spec1al groups of muslcrans such as the clar1net quartette the saxophone quartette the vocal sextette and the g1rls tr1o The clarxnet quartette Iohn Eatland Howard Bell Leona W1ll1ams and Max Cal houn the saxophone quartette El1za lune Dav1s Beverly Robbrns Betty Cross and Lu Gene Bette the tr1o Margaret Cross Pr1sc1lla Forsythe and Ioan Sayre A clar1net solorst Iohn Fatland and a prano solo1sts Mary E Bell competed at the Pre State meet at West Des Moxnes Aprxl 3 4 and 5 New equ1pment has been added thxs year to the band two tympanl song bells a barrtone saxophone an alto clar1net and a bell lyre for the Marchmg Band 3-fn 0 o s - 1 . . , I . I I ' - . I -... - 1 . . ,. ,. ,. ,. ' ,. . . , . f . 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 1 1- 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 Q , , ., . .1. l I ' 1 I I I - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 ' I ll ' 1 1 , 1 1 AINGEL LNAWARE Puscntd by the Jun 101 Class BACK ROW B Dix 1dSOD R Shmritt M Stouffu W Agn T W ltc P W F111 11 CD1rLcto1J FROINT ROW B Tho mas M Ball M P1111 M Cross E Dans D Stunns JLNE MAD Prascntnd by thc SL11 lor Cl lss BACK ROW R Hcu Cr K Bolen M Halt nut J Bale P For S L I Wo fn Kx asm D Kenna ds MISS Woods UDIILCUJIJ FRONT ROW D Sc X ton W Rcxxowt J Zlltlfl F Saga Black PEP BAND BACK ROW R M11 ler B Hanmg Mr Hathaway T Hanmg Jr Deskm R MIIICI FRONIT ROW H Bcll J Fnland E J Du 18 B Robblns L Betts FUTURE BUILDERS OF TOVIORROVV CLUB JUHIOI and Semor Nor mal Trammg G1r1s BACK ROV! B, Smnh I Wolfg M Yochum L Kono J Kxasnx L W1ll1z1ms Mlss Hmmx fAdX1SL1J SECOND ROVS, A, B 11d A WVIINKPIT K Bolcn E Stramfml T Osboxm D Lmdsu FIRST ROW B Tho mas M Pmtt J P1 N D Hoxxdl H L1 mls 3 -1 1 v 1 - n : . . '- - - 1 C 1 , V 14. , Cin . h 1. . . z c. - .. V -- 1 , . 1 - 1... it.'. V. .. - yth-. . 11. J. - . - v - - L Q . 2 .1 '- , . . . Y V . ' 1 1 I xqa B. Shorratt. 1 : . 1. . z ' . . . L Y. ' K .HV .V ,.,. in . - V Q- V' ,. 1 ,' r- oz '. . . . 1 afzc mg Q3 n FIRST RANK M WQIIICK L Betts B Cross D Wllllams B Robbms SECOND RANK R Mlller J Deskm P Wadswolth B Hamng R Prltchard THIRD RANK M Boll E Bmkold J Pnasc M Platt M Jones FOURTH RANK S Shoemaku J Dams J Sheaxel J W1lI1HmS J Sayre SIXTH RANK B Thomas C Calhoun H Bell C Ellsworth M W Wlllxams SEVENTH RANK W St9lI'1bQIgC1 J Hadsall L Wllllams M Calhoun M Cross MAJORETTES E J Davls J Mlkes TWIRLERS D Hownll B Kelpp C 667 1,606,275 all f'0lUllle Juamta Balt Balbara Kupp D ll lc ne Howell P1 ISCIIIH Forsyth B1 on me I-44.4 I C . 61 FIFTH RANK: J. Mmm. R. Miubrf T. Hahing. J. Hanlng. J. Forsythe.. Q H ' f ' 1 ,Q . y ,' I Z , , . y h U ' K H I ' I 'I .f In if ATHLETICS if ,CF00 than BACK ROW L Bowte J Reynolds M McG1n1ey F McClure D Walker Coach HBTFIS THIRD ROW F Gregg E Black B Hendee J Fatland P Cortez B Mam SECOND ROW D Orcutt D Hunter V Case G Wade M Stouffer D Chppmger FIRST ROW R Davldson J Martln C Warrlck D Bmkerd R Hybl W Walker Not IH Plcture Asst Coach Norem W Agar R Cl1ne R Heuer D Hendee Student Manager FOOTBALL RECORD FOR 1940 Colfax Colfax Colfax Colfax Colfax Colfax Colfax Colfax Colfax Mltchellvllle Madrrd Ankeny Tama Story Clty Knoxv1lle Pella Nevada Colo Won Central Hawkeye Conference Champ1onsh1p Coach George Hams should be congratulated on hrs excellent record at Colfax I-hgh School Under hls coachmg both football and basketball teams have won recogmhon m thrs part of the state Coach s Job has not always been easy but he has managed to make good teams out of average rnaterlal each year Conference Games , , V, .. 26 ' ' 21 ' ' M26 ' ,. 14 ' l3 ' ,6 l ,. t O ' A Qaskeiball ---wr--1 BACK ROW F Gregg R Dav1dson H Grosvenor W Rexroat THIRD ROW J Dav1s J Reynolds F Sage SECOND ROW C Warr1ck D Hendee W Agar Student Manager FRONT ROW G Wade B Hendee R Whlte L Bowle Not on Plcture J Thomas R Hybl J Plckles P Cortez M McG1nley D Walker V Case R Howell J Wllllams BASKETBALL RECORD l94O 41 Won Lost Colfax Vars1ty Colfax Second Tearn Colfax Iumor Hugh Total 41 Won Central Hawkeye Conference Cl'1amp1onsh1p Won Iasper County Cl'1amp1onsh1p Undefeated Second Team Undefeated Iuruor H1qh Squad, R Iorqenson, Coach 'k ' 19 4 10 0 ' ' 12 0 4 Hz s aslxetlaall BACK ROW J Van Rlper B Thomas B Phelan J Sayre N Bale M Hrndman FRONT ROW E Bmkerd D Rexroat E Frey Cco captarnh J Bale Ccaptamb J Pease D Howell Mr Norem coach Not on prcture Mxss Hxsenbrock Adv1ser if HISTORY OF GIRLS BASKETBALL The add1t1on of a new qymnaslum to the Colfax Hlqh School 1n l938 her alded a return to th1s all but forqotten qlrls sport Due to lnadequate fac1l1t1es qrrls basketball had prevrously undergone a seven year per1od of de emphas1s Under such clrcumstances 1t was not SUTDTISIHQ that the qlrls strll hunqered for a vlctory at the concluslon of the1r f1rst season Thelr second season was but sllqhtly more rmpressrve The qlrls tasted vlctory on but one occasron 1n eleven starts they llked the flavor and vowed to mclude more of such tasty morsels rn thelr caqe dlet Wrth exper1ence qamed rn the two prevrous seasons plus two answers to a coach s prayer from the Freshman class the Colfax TIQTGSSGS h1t the hoop to the tune of f1ve Vl tones one t1e and seven defeats rn the 1940 41 season The Q1flS hrt a new hlqh when they held the stronq Mmqo Sextet Dlstrlct Tournament contenders to a4O to 40 t1e The season was cllmaxed by a vlctory over M11 chellvllle rn the Sectlonal Tourney at Runnells whlch netted the Colfax Sextet the Consolatlon trophy Next year s team wlll be mmus the able servtces of luanrta Bale All County selectlon and Esther Frey a stalwart ln the team s de fense . 7 gl I' 1 t t . ,. ,. ,. , . , . . - - y - 1 - ' x r ' , . , . . , . , . f . .1 , .1 . . . 1 . . 1 . .n. . . - . C , . - I 1 ' ' . f . . . . . , f 1 - I 1 A Wnnevs BACK ROW R Hybl 1M T Whlte 2 3 B Hendee 12 P Cortez 1M M Stouffer FOURTH ROW D Hunterl C Warrtck 1 2 J Daxxs 2 R Hendee 2 V Casel L BOWIG 1 2 J Reynolds 1 2 THIRD ROW J Fatlandl R Heuerl D Rexroat 2 M E Bell 2 J Bale 2 E Frey 2 R Shelratt Cstudtnt managerh W Rexroat 2 3 SECOND ROW G Wade 12 3 H Grosvenor 2 J Van Rlper 2 E Bmkerd 2 B Thomas 2 D Howell 2 J Pease 2 B Phelan 2 R Davldson 1 2 3 R McQu1s ton 3 FRONT ROW D B1nkerd1 W Agar 12 3 E Black 1 J Martln 1 F Sage 2 F Not 1n Plcture D Orcuttl W Hunterl R Cllnel B Maln 1M F McClure1 J W1ll1ams 2M3 M McG1nley 1M W Walker 1M 1 Football 2 Basketball 3 Baseball M Mmor Letter BASEBALL ROSTER O B Norem Coach R Davtdson F Gregg W Rexroat T Whlte G Wade R McOu1ston L Bow1e D Walker L Wade I W1lharns B I-lendee C Warrtclc R Hendee l Dav1s V Case D W1ll1ams H Grosvenor D Blnkerd A TRIBUTE TO OUR SENIOR ATHLETES Ltke true sportsmen worktng tor a common cause you have served us well Your honest ettorts have been well rewarded Us our trophy case now shows ASIGG trorn turn1sh1ng our local fans worthy entertarnment we trust that each of you has enrtched your attttude and respect for tellow assoctates and that you have come to respect your body and health as hte s most valuable asset ln partmg your htgh school asks that w1th1n yourself dtg a grave let 1t be ltke some forgotten spot to wh1ch no path leads and there alone bury any wrongs you hold agatnst her She ltke a loyal and devoted parent shall always stand bestde you Letterxnen tt 99 . - - v s - v - ' 1 ' a v - Gregg 1l2-3.' D. cuppinger '1, D. Watkei 1-'2-3, L. W2-me 3. ' ' ' ' evzew 0 ea? nz Jtlzfeizcs FOOTBALL W1nn1ng of Central Hawkey Conference ChCHlp1OH 1n Football Fallure of Conference foes to cross the T1gers goal lme Loss of Quarterback Wlllle Agar from squad Def at of Knoxvrlle l3 6 All Conference selectlon of Rey nolds and Klme All State honorable mentron of Davrdson and Gregg 80 yard sprlnt of freshman Warrtck for a touchdown Puntlng 65 yards by Dav1dson Passlng and runmng of freshman Hendee Football banquet by Colfax Com merclal Club wrth All Amencan Enrch as a guest Conference banquet at Nev ada WON LO T 2 T D l BASKETBALL WIHHIHQ of Iasper County Charnp1onsh1p from Mmgo 47 34 W1nn1ng of Central Hawkeye Conference trtle from Nevada 27 23 Undefeated Second team Undefeated Iunror I-hgh team coached by R lorgensen Consolatlon honors won by G1rls over M1tchelv1lle rn the sectronal tournament coached by O Nor Bowre and Rexroat on the All County flrst team Davrdsons one foul IH the Nevada game Tumor H1gh s defeat of Newton n annual tournament at New on WON 42 LO T 4 FINAL CENTRAL HAWKEYE CONFERENCE STANDING FOOTBALL BASKETBALL School Won Lost T1ed Pct School Won Lost c Colfax l 000 Colfax l 000 Nevada Nevada Madr1d AHk9DY Ankeny Story CITY C010 Madr1d Story Crty C010 IASPEB COUNTY TOURNAMENT IUNIOR SEFGIEIIEQFlVC?FlgDRI3IXlAMENT Colfax 37 Baxter Colfax 44 Broolyn COHCIX 43 Kellogg 18 Colfax 30 Baxter COHCIX 47 Mmqo 34 Colfax l8 Newton l7 . fl Cl! . . ' 6 s IE emfselection of Iuanita Bale on all County Teame fUnanimous choice of Oregg t . S ' . P t. 4 0 l . 5 0 . 3 l l .750 4 l .800 ' 3 2 0 .600 3 2 .600 3 2 0 .600 ' 2 3 .400 l 4 0 .200 ' l 4 .200 T l 4 0 .200 0 5 .000 l4 9 12 SCHOOL LIFE Jeremxah and crew Four Aces Freshman gang Practlce makes perfect Seelng double Everybody s frlend Whats behmd It a fa Frxends or rela t1V6S', Sprmg must b here Just love bolds Sophomore Trl angle Sm11e before work Casanova V999 Ever falthful Three Corny Cobs Star gazm or sum p1n F T A All State Group 11. ' e 'A' if IZEATUIQES 1858 ,J 'Z8fl9Ll 786 8075 How qurckly t1rne envelopes present thmas The waves are hastenlna on thrs very day To cover up these qlortous hrqh s hool years And throw a m1 ton all our past year s way We lrve each day unheedlnq tts short hte We cannot qrasp the years and hold them fast We must be cont nt to llve and then Slt back And watch each year sl1p slow ly from our grasp But all the Th1I1QS we ve packed rnto those years We V learned a lot and lrved them very hard Are here safe from th qropmq hands of tlme Wrthrn th1s book each treasured day unmarred MEB OBSERVATION H1 there everybody' l l l Here I and qreetrnq you from the paqes of th l94l annual and from all my observmq peers to be plenty that happened rn thls 40 41 school year Well all remember the Blrtzkrl qers that took the place ot the Dead Enders after the latter dl a vtrth the class ot 40 Speakmq of orqamzanons how about the F M C s'? And how could We forget the next rnormnq whel the boy came to chool wrth handkerchlets prnned to therr plard shrrts? We rrvustn t torqet the prom after the lunrcr Senror banquet lt was the flrst that had been held 1n thxs s hool for many years Mernb r how snazzy the Marchlnq Band looked ln thelr new un1forms7 Then we ll all rern mber BTOWHIG the mascot who helped the basketball teams Wm banq up vtctorles tor our alnna mater Member the new re ordlnq machlne the s hool purchased and how the band recorded nearly every rnorntrtq pre arlnq tor contests? And then we S nlors How can x e ever forget the day We had our plctures taken? krd day? tlunk d ry? the play? th b nauet? you teachers who labored so valrontly to 1 st1l rn us C lrt l knowledge alodq wrth our fun? and all of you swell fellow s and qal we leave b hmd to ccrry on tor C H S 'P , f , I Q l 4 K Q X I K' . c . f , C. v sl' . fs 'l 9 YV7 1 . f . , . Q ,,. o Q . , c K if W - , .... 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C? 7 Qays SEPTEMBER The doors of C H S open Only 228 days left of school Colfax w1ns over Mrtchelvllle 1n frrst football game W1ll1e s leg broken Vlctory at Madrld 21 0 Mr Harrls blossoms out 1n h1s orange and black sh1rt Assembly Sam Grathwell Colfax beats Ankeny 26 0 MaJorettes new hats shown OCTOBER Yea possrbxhty of an annual 1n sxght Assembly Cotton Blossom slngers Colfax conquers Tama 14 0 FIIS1 all hlgh school party Colfax and Nevada t1e 0 0 Drum manorettes costumes sported Assembly M1sner players present The Merchant of Ven1ce Trgers upset Story C1ty to the tune of 14 0 Band rates super1or at A1b1a Assembly World s Farr mov1e DeW1l1o concert Band marches at cornhusklng contest Colfax outplays Knoxvllle Assembly Mrs Henley talks on her tr1p to South Amerlca NOVEMBER Pella fans Colfax 7 6 Slant enters school State teachers meetmg Selected group of chorus members smg at Arrn1st1ce Day servrce Arm1st1ce Day Football game postponed due to bad bl1zzard No school 1n the afternoon Vacc1nat1on and 1nnoculat1on day Colfax beats Colo 19 0 Wrns Hawkeye Conference Champ1onsh1p Assembly A 1 Draper Grade school operetta Dec 2 Thanksg1v1ng vacatton DECEMBER Boys trxurnph over Knoxvrlle m f1rst basketball game of season Grmnell v1ctor1ous 22 19 Mlke Enrch Ken Pettlt and E I Davrs at football banquet Curls defeated by and boys v1ctor1ous over Ankeny Glrls lose and boys W1n 1n Monroe game Story Clty falls under mlghty boys team 20 Chrlstmas vacatlon beglns U 3- . . . 5- 13- ' ' ' ' ' . ' ' ' . 20- ' ' - . 23- . ' ' ' ' 24 1 27- - . ' ' In I , . . . . 2-f : ' 4- - . ' ' 11- ' - . ' ' 14- : ' ' 18- ' ' - . 19- ' ' 21- : ' ' ' 22- ' 25- ' . ' 13-6 28-Willie returns 30- : . ' ' . 1- - . 6-,, ,. 87 , . 10- ' ' ' ' . 11- ' ' . ' . 13- ' ' ' ' 15- - . ' ' ' . 20- : . . 26- 27- . - ' ' ' 4- ' ' ' ' . 6- ' ' ' - . 13- ' ' ' 17- ' ' ' 19- ' ' ' Ll en CU' JANUARY School begrns Boys w1n and grrls lose to Baxter Assembly Nordham the Great Artrst Boys defeat Monroe 33 11 grrls defeated 54 31 Boys down Madrrd 51 10 Work' Work' Cram' Cram' Semester tests begrn Boys skln Mlngo 72 24 g1r1s t1e 40 40 Glrls conquer Colo 37 17 boys w1n 72 l0 Colfax wrns Central Hawkeye Conference from Nevada 27 23 Assembly Mr Hershey the clown Boys w1n and grrls lose ln Baxter game G1r1s lose to Mmgo boys w1n FEBRUARY 3 Band goxng to St Paul IH May Assembly A1r show 5 Iasper County tournament starts 8 Colfax Iasper County Champlons Lynv11le g1r1s w1n 14-Colfax takes Perry Glrls w1n sectlonal consolatlon Colfax beaten by Pella 29 26 Iornt Concert a great success Boys and grrls wtn over M1tchelv1l1e Nevada conquers Colfax SGUIOIS have thetr plctures taken Iowa Falls defeats Colfax glrls w1n over Mltchelvxlle ln last game of season MARCH Slgh stgh Report cards out for frrst s1x Weeks of second semester Dowhng outplays Colfax 1n game at Altoona All hrgh school party New publlc address system rnstalled Margaret Cross Ioan Sayre Prlscllla Forsythe Barbara Kelpp and Phyllrs McCollum represented us at muslcal program at Shrlne P1ctures for the annual taken Reverend Doughty g1ves f1IS1 chapel serv1ce Parson College Chorr 1S superb Father Cahalan glves chapel serv1ce Iumor Class Play drrected by P W Farrell a howhng success APRIL Basketball games played for benef1t of band Rev Wybenga glves chapel serv1ce 4 5 D1str1ct Mus1c Contest rece1ved 4 DIVISION I rat1ngs and two DIVISIOD ll rat1ngs Spnng vacat1on begrns Nmth grade g1r1s go on Des MOIHGS trxp Easter Sprlng vacatron ends Assembly Capta1n Crllley Band at Drake Relays MAY 3 State Musrc Contest May Pete Iunlor Senlor Banquet followed by the Prom Class Day EXGICISGS Band at St Paul Baccalaureate Exercrses Senlor Class Play Iune Mad drrected by M1ss Woods was exceptronally successful Commencement Senror P1cn1c 23 Alurnrn Day 2- ' . 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' ' ' ' . 13- 14- ' ' 15- 1 ' ' 26- 2' - . 9- 10- ' ' 16- ' 17- . 18- ' 20- ' ' ' , ' 21- 22- ' ' ' G1r Elrzabeth Stremtel Kathryn Bolen Colleen Henderson Mary Margaret Pratt Margaret Cross Agnes Wllson Dorothy Rexroat Gerry Duncan Mary Ellzabeth Bell Pr1sc1lla Forsythe Mary Ruth Hartnett Thelma Osborne Margaret Pearson 'P 'P 'P 'P Leona Wllhams lzetta Wolfe Barbara Neal loan Sayre El1za lune Davrs Mary W1lma Stock Iulra Kvasny Coleen Daly Beverly Thomas leane Mllces Esther Frey Mlrlam W91f1Ck Betty Cross Rozella Moore Evelyn Blnkerd Dorls Kent Arl1ss lllmgsworth Phylhs McCollum Ianet Pease School ggalloi Most Attractrve Best Artrsts Most Careless Lazrest Prettlest Complex1on Best Actress Actor Cutest Qmckest Most Tallcatlve Most Mus1cal Best Dlsposltlon Most Studlous Brggest Blutter Most D1gn1f1ed Worst Fl1rt Most Bashtul Most Responslble Most Slncere Sleeplest Brggest K1dder Most Earnest Most Observant Day Dreamers Most Com1cal Most Graceful Most Loyal Most Trustworthy Worst Grggler Most Vrgorous Perpetual Gum Addrcts Most Pleas1ng Personahty Most Tacttul Most Democratlc Most Devoted Couple Boy Robert Davldson hm Mart1n Guy Wade Donald Bmkerd Earl Mltchell W1ltord Agar hm Davrs Cary Warrlck Roman Heuer Bob Sherratt Blll Maln Dean Schmldt Bob McQu1ston Darwln Chppmger Royal Blanford Max Rosenbaum Iohn Fatland Paul Wadsworth Frank Gregg Harold Grosvenor Edwln Pearson Lane Logsdon Perry Wadsworth Henry Kalenburg Frankhn McClure Tom Whrte Mark Stouffer Elmer Black Leland Bowre Raymond Rexroat Dexter Sexton Wayne Walker Robert Thatcher Frank Sage ' l 'P 'P ? ? .. . . Iuantta Bale . , A Most Enthusiastic . , , A .. , , Wayne Rexroat Ciafilrrzs 17 oie Reaaers Mfhen the car s of th world have dtmmed all the alonous memor1es of your Crcnqe ona Blacx d ys and the future se ms cloud d vt 1th despa1r then rnay thts pook op I1 qold channe s to the memorres of Colfax Hlqh and help you to re llVG the treasurea years o h1ah school l1fe We have att npt d to atv yor a resun e of the 1940 4l school year We hope you wrll f1r d of mter st tne thtnqs that have seemed outstandrnq to us who are eav1 IQ school lNe w1sh to expr s our aporecratron to all who have arded rn the complla tton of thrs annual Ea h had h1s part and a1d 1t perfectly and 1n harmony Wllh the rest We partrcularly w1sh to extend our thanks to Mr Eastman and M1ss Capel lar whose efforts rr1ade th1s book poss1ble and to M1ss Enqlert who was re spons1hle for 1ts typma THE 1941 TlGER STAFF lanet Pease Ed1tor REMEMBER WHEN Mary E B ll never walked honse alone? Dar e 19 Howell wourd los her ter The lunror Pl y cast had cor11pet1t1o1 W th th measles? We had our all hrah pc ru s ana the fun we had? lean Mrkes d1d her fancy lN!1fl1HQ9 Bob Sherratt tSlantl vv nt to town on the drums when he playe Alexan der s Raatnne Band? We worked hard to q 1 our Grange ond Black asslqnments? lanet Peas hat d psycho oqy put B verly Thorras loved rt? The marchmq band won ct Albra? The? T A was oraamzea? Evelyn Wh1ted wore lonq corkscre 1 curls? NJayne Rexroat woula rncke o e of h1s long flyma shots on the basket pall floor? XJe would face VV1 l1e p la o ts to 1 ke fudge and popcorn halls when tney fore botn re oven 1g or oroken legs? You hela your hr h untt you go you reuort card? e had s X stuae t 1 me sta e n us1 fes11val 1n Des Mo1nes? 0' The 'nar lrtnq ho as e1t to th D ake Relays? 0' Brll Md c V1 naar? lVe x outd 1 skot at the Unk on Sunday ana how sore everyone was on Monaoy? . e e 1 1 ' c ' ' A 1 4 . if , 1 Q 9 ' , V ' ' - . 1 - A A e en , . ' 4 , ' I ' ' 'A 1 . . nv' O ' vm 1 ' 1 , , or A, o J o . . ' ' 1 ' c e' l e ' , 1 o ' 1 1, . 1 A . ' A Q S 1 A A fu ' W ' ' ' . I 4 K' F V ?I r I I ,. E . I I V - , , Q , . u . .V . l - -1 l .M v - -1 N1 f e 1 ,pe-r? ' Q AQ T 1 Q . - A, 1 . 'e . d - , , , 25 rx 1 V o . . , . , , e e 1 e . . 1 , . ,, ,, Mark Stoutfer was our father IH Angel Unaware 'P . . . , ,. ' 1- 'N v , A A Y 4 C 1 ,, - 'T 1 , 1 'qt U ,X S1 VU V' YI 2 ' 'V' LY' 'V' l T A v A s., A .A AA . 1 , A .. . -1 f . ,. . CO1 . . Y A . VJ Q 'NA 5 my ' A f 1 -C - ' - ' W f- ' fn l r-'fo' Q. f , 4 Q. , by . , , V w N , A, , . .fm '.'JCt.A.Cl ar.Je ms P.y.1. u . to sc. c . Q lf-'fx 1 fx l w 'J , Lx: . C . . .. .. 1 ' Y . Uqppfzeccatzon We W1Sh to express our appreclatron to the followrng rndrvrduals and bus mess frrms for the1r co operatron IH makrng the publrcatlon of thrs annual frnan crally posszble A1k1ns Hardware Allsup Bell CS. Rhone Hardware Arkln Doctor Bauer s D X SGFVICG Station Bollhoefer and Doyle Branlff Mane Carrns Iohn Capplllar Ruth Carlson Al Carroll Ronald CShell Servlcel Colfax Alumnl Assoc Colfax Coal Company Colfax Hatchery Colfax Manufacturmg Co Colfax Motor Co Colfax Sanltarrum Colfax Tr1bune Coulter s Skelly SGIVICQ DGVIS Vern tlewelerl Denn1ston ci Partrldge Du Rocher Earl Downer Drug Store Eastman H I Englert Gertrude Evans Frank Evans W1ll1am Everett L B Farrell P W French s Variety Store Gregg Mrs H Hagen Maye Harr1s George Harnett S E Hathaway Clayton Henry Hazel Hmsenbrock Isabel Husson Geraldlne Iorgenson Roy Iunls Charles Lawton Kelth Leseney C A tPlumb1ngl Lester Mrs Sam Lovlng Grocery Luther Grocery Mam Iane Monroe Company Pratt Cleaners Pratt Clothlng Store Regal Cafe Rodger s Cafe Rosle s Cafe Sage Shoe Shop Schermerhorn 6: Sons tGroceryl Slatkoskr Servlce Sprrng Crty Cafe Sprlnger Cablnet Company Star Theatre Stroup G Sons tGroceryl Sue s Beauty Shop Thomas Davld Trffany 61 Sons 'l'1lton Barber Shop Tobras Servrce Unlted Food Market Wayne s Market WGlf1Ck s Drug Store West End Grocery Western Auto Supply Woods Gladys l C , , , , - I I 1 I , , , , , Colfax Bottling Works Norern, Obed , , , , , , , , YV X- Q Lxvl, '51 lxj Jk.H!.A.g KVM A X H -., 'Xf,! fp, 1,11 M ,f K ,M N-jing! 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