Cottonwood High School - Prado Populus Yearbook (Cottonwood, ID)

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Now it was September 1948, and to our surprise we found two new faces, one was Walter Ford, and the other, Joanne Lightfield. To our dismay Shirley Dixon went to Texas, and Mary O'Neil, not knowing gold had already been found there, went to California to discover her fortune. Dorothy Sudkamp left for the Academy, and Dick Forsman and Harold Schacher struck oil instead of a gold mine. For the following half year we elected Rita Ann Rohwein, President, Clinton Schnider, Vice President, Joanne Lightfield, Secretary-Treasurer, Walter Ford and Fred Funke, Council Members. The matter of class rings came up in the middle of October. Gold was almost struck, at least we could wear it now which made us very proud of ourselves. Another meeting in January found Clinton Schnider, President, Don Spencer, Vice President, Joanne Lightfield, Secretary, Rita Ann Rohwein, Treasurer, Don Spencer and Norma Jungert, Council Members. Walter Ford was missing from our class now. Then May 6th came around, which was Prom time. In An Old-Fashioned Garden was our theme. We closed the year with the annual school picnic which led us to a little stream not too far from our camp. Our advisor, Mr. Torgerson, didn't find fishing very good but everyone always knows how the big ones get away. Dig on class of SO , never give up. We'll strike gold soon. In 1949 Mrs. Buettner became our advisor, Bob Duclos, President, Don Spencer Vice President, Donna Tacke, Secretary, Clinton Schnider, Treasurer, Mary O'Neil and Dawn Huntley, Council Members. Don Simon, Mary O'Neil, and Dawn Huntley joined us, which made us fourteen. On a foggy Thursday night, September 29th, the entire class started for the old rock which they had long protected for this occasion. With red and white paint and some paint brushes, we left emblems which would identify us in the future. We , hope everyone saw our masterpieces while they lasted. As usual the Juniors had to be their repulsive selves and smear our four-day-old letters. But we didn't give up, for on Halloween night we Seniors went out again, and a little more success- fully this time, to paint our letters on the other side of the road where they stayed. QWe hope.j Events during our last semester at C. H. S. were, the traditional, Senior Sneak, Baccalaureate, Class Night, Graduation, and last but not least, the school picnic. Gold is found! It's not the kind of gold which can be bought or sold, but it's our wealth in Spirit, Character, Ability, and Sincerity. ,