Des Moines Technical High School - Engineer Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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lanuary lass . .. OFFICERS: HAROLD BURNS ROBERTA NELSON PEGGY OWENS AL GLADSON Vice President Secretary Treasurer President Beverly Nora Adams-' ' Bev. Live a successful life and make a certain person happy: Bob , Clerical Tomahawk Club 3, Chorus 5, Senior Decorating Committee 8. Ronald E. Allsteadt-4'Ronn e To own o 53 Oldsmobile. Aviation Baccalaureate and Commencement Committee 8. Roberta Lee Anderson- Betta To visit Alaska in the future. Clerical Movie Usher 5, 6, Hostess 55 Lunch Room Cashier 65 Baccalaureate 6, Library Stott 6, Technician lAdver- tising Managerj B, Engineer Stott 85 Senior Class Day Commttee 8. I The graduating class of Jane uary i954 was the largest mid-year group in the history of Des Moines Technical High School. Sixty seniors were graduated on January 28. Of this sixty, forty-five were boys and fifteen were girls. Hep Cats lamboree was the theme of their banquet at Younkers Tea Room. Jive talk included the reading ol' the Senior Will by Bob Burch and the Senior Prophecy by Virginia Caf- fee. One of the highlights of their senior activities was the Class Day Play, titled Are We Dressing? . Dr. Houser, pastor of the Plymouth Congregational Church, gave the Commencement Address. The Boc- caloureate Sermon was delivered by Rev. Foglesong, pastor of the Capitol Hill Christian Church.

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O00 iiiirs Q The seniors of Tech find themselves in o new oge and in ci new world. Living in the new age ond governing the new world ore their responsi- bilities. seniors -3-

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Richard Roy Baller- Balzer To have as many friends all through my life as I have in high school. Drafting Technician Staff 7, 8, Engineer Staff 7, 85 Senior Social Committee 8. Don L. Bemis- Toni To design a hotel, get married ond live in the penthouse in the hotel. Drafting Golf 3, 5, 6, 7, 81 Technician Staff 7, 85 Editor ot Technician 85 Engineer Staff 8, Nominating Committee for Senior Class 8' Baccalaureate and Commencement Cami mittee lCo-Chairmonj 8. Robert Charles Burch- Bob To become a tool and die maker. Machine Shop Table Tennis Tournament 4, 6, Cross Coun- try 6, Technician Staff 7, iSports Editori 8, Engineer Staff 7, 8. Virginia Carol Catfee-' 'Ginny To succeed in all the plans I have for the future. Clerical Student Council 3, 55 PBX Operator 5g Al- ternate Cafeteria Cashier 5g Lunch Room Cashier 6g Service Club 8, Social Commit- tee 8, Engineer Staff 8, Technician Staff iAdvertising Manongerl 8. Gerald Albert Carpino- Got A date with Marilyn Monroe. Aviation Tennis 65 Social Committee 8. Charles Vernon Clark- Chuck Head pressman in a print shop. Printing Baseball 5, Wrestling B, Cap and Gown Committee 85 Technician Staff 8, Engineer Staff 8. Glen D. Coplen- Cope To lead a happy and carefree life. Welding Galt 3: Technician Staff 7, 8, Engineer Staff 7, 8. Jerry Leroy Beech To go out West and be o cowboy with Harold Burns. Cabinet Making Wrestling 6, 7, 8, Social Committee 85 Technician Staff 85 Engineer Staff 8. James Dean Berg-- Jessie To own a fishing resort in Minnesota. Cabinet Making Decorating Committee 8. Harold W. Burns To go out West with Jerry Beech and hee come a cowboy. Auto Diesel Wrestling 8, Social Committee Co-Chairs man 85 Vice-President Senior Class 8, Darrell Carpenter- Junior To get a private pilot's license. Aviation Maxine Chonnon- Mickey To be like my mother and aunt. Tailoring Chorus 3, G.A.A, 3, 45 Social Committee 55 Table Tennis Tournament 6, Home Room Treasurer 55 Technician Staff 7, 85 En- gineer Statf 7, 85 Majorette B5 Cap and Gown Committee 8. John Delbert Colleft, Jr.-'iDeacon An accomplished musician or minister. Electricity Chorus 3, 6, 7, 8, Band 7, 85 Baseball Scorekeeper 75 Captain Hall Monitors 7' Hall Monitor 85 Baccalaureate and Cami mencement 85 Technician 8, Engineer 8, Danny Crooks- Owl To see Tech be City Basketball Champs. Drafting Golf 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Student Council 8, Bac- calaureate and Commencement Commit- tee 8.