Demotte High School - Keen Keener Yearbook (Demotte, IN)

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■ ■ JUIUOfi CLASS Front Row : Joyce Arens , Ruth Carter, Byrne Sekema , Miss Gundy, Bill Unzicker, Virginia Biggs. Betty Williamson. Middle Row: Eleanor Klip, Beatrice Streveler, Marilyn Sauer, Deraid Magers, Margaret Zylstra, Wayne Hahn, Vivian Stalbaum, Denzil Barker. Top Row : Verlin Schwanke, Geraldine Bel ' stra, George Konovsky, Kenny Terpstra, Ray Jabaay, Bob Moolenaar, Dolores DeVries, Don Fieldhouse. We entered high school in the fall of 1945. We elected Bob Moole- naar president; Don Fieldhouse, vice-president; Ruth Speechly, secre- tary, and Byrne Sekema, treasurer. During the month of September we were initiated by the, Seniors and in return we gave the Seniors a party. Miss Gundy was our class sponsor. Our class colors are blue and white. In the fall of 1946 we came back to school as Sophomores. We chose Marilyn Sauer, president; Margaret Zylstra, vice-president; Ruth Speech- ley, secretary, and Eleanor Klip, treasurer. We again chose Miss Gundy for our class sponsor. In September, 1947, we started our third year as Juniors. Our officers are: Eleanor Klip, president; Robert Moolenaar, vice-president; Beatrice Streveler, secretary, and Bill Unzicker, treasurer; Miss Gundy, sponsor. We gave our pla y on April 2nd and gave the Seniors a banquet in the spring. We received our class sweaters and rings during the early part of January.

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Irene ( Slick Chick) Muraida, she putum on clothes, takum off clothes all day long; she model for new look. Gene ( Droopy Feathers) Curry, him in poor farm, between girls and his car him gottum no wampum. Edward ( Revibrant ) Wilke, paintum pretty picture of what well dressed squaw shouldn’t wear. Gene (Big Pasture) Fritts, raisum cattle in far west, him gottum plenty big huntin’ ground. John (Wavy Feather) Kaluf, go to South Sea Islands to convert native hula dancers that wear grass skirts, him try to convert em into not wearin’ any. Mary Ann (Wolf Bait) Hamstra, now a debutante in New Yorkum, now married forum second time. Walt (Three Feathers) Roorda, him big asparagus baron. Him top man in his field. Beatrice (Happy Fingers) Punter, workum as secretary for big boss; she always much busy. Joe (Oneshot) Roorda, he follow in steps of his forefathers by huntin and fishin; him smart; him not work; not get married; him smart. Pauline (Fi Fi) Kingma, she fashion designer in France; she designum bustle for bigger and better look. George (Strong Feather) Kingma, has much big cattle farm with much cattle. Him gottum big field. Now prophesy finished; now me go hunting trip to deep South; huntum for Southern Belles; that what me like about the South.

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■ SOPHOfllOAE CLASS Front ROW : Barbara Gorbet, Marty Hoffman, Georye Becker, Mr. Mission, Josephine Vander Ploeg, Bob Kelly, Mary Ann Peterson, Shirleen Mayers. Middle Row: Marcella Nuss, Evelyn Hansen, Kenneth Heimlich, Joe Magee, Robert Nannenga, Walter Terpstra, Dorothy Schoonveld, Edna DeFries. Top Row: James Coffer } Annette Knip, Karl Patzschke, Russell Hunter, Jim Kingma, Harry Kaper, Stanley Cheever, Carey Hixson, Esther Nannenga. In the fall of 1946 we entered our second year of high school with 28 members. We elected as class officers: Russell Hunter, president; James Coffer, vice-president; Edna DeFries, secretary-treasurer, and Mr. Hission as our class sponsor. Carey Hixson, who previously had gone to Mt. Ayre, came at the be- ginning of the year. Our class colors are blue and gold, and our motto is Work Brings Success.”