Fort Ransom High School - Rockets Yearbook (Fort Ransom, ND)

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Senwr Class Hzstory Our semor class began xts flrst school years mn 1942 All of the semors attended country schools 1n the commun1ty surround1ng Fort Ransom for the f1rst e1ght years of school In the fall of 1950 we met at the Fort Ransom School to beg1n our four years to gether There were eleven who enrolled 1n our freshrnan year They were Joel Han son Bonme Hrghness Douglas Larson Maree Lou and Leroy Kornelxus Estelle Haar sager Joyce Peterson Thorman Paulson Marllyn B1rkl1d Denms Peterson and Jan 1ce Lmbak Dur1ng our freshman year Bonme Hlghness moved away and Joel Hanson dropped out Our membershrp was held to mne throughout our sophomore year ln our Jumor year Estelle Haarsager and Joyce Peterson left us to attend schoo 1n L1tchv1lle Lyle F1sher from Nome Jo1ned us that year Thorman Paulson and Lyle Flsher left us 1n our semor year Thorman Joxned the Mannes and Lyle attended h1s sentor year 1n Valley C1ty So we were tr1mrned down to a small number of slx sen1ors In our Jumor year we produced the play Aaron Shck From Punlun Cr1ck In the sprlng of th1s year We presented a three act comedy Here Comes Charhe Semor Class Wall The semor class of 1954 do hereby bequeath to the Jumors and teachers the followmg Maree Lou w1lls to Dolly her desk at the front of the room so she can hear what IS be Jamce w1l1s to Mav1s her ab1l1ty to play basketball and hopes she w1ll lmprove It Denms w1lls to D1ck h1s seat at the back of the room and hopes he w1ll remam there all through the school year To Carol Marllyn w1lls the ab1l1ty to keep qulet for flve m1nutes Maree Lou and Jamce w1ll to D1ck the r1ght to sk1p school and get by w1th lt To Dlck Leroy w1l1s h1s pr1v1lege of tak1ng h1s Dad's car whenever he wlshes Douglas w1lls to Ronald h1s danc1ng sk11l so he can take a certaln freshman glrl to dances Janlce w1lls to Carlo her cool temper so she w1ll not fly off the handle when she IS be 1ng teased about a certaln V F To Mav1s Mar1lyn w1lls the pr1v1lege of not havmng to stay out of school to work Jamce and Maree Lou w1ll to the whole Jumor class the remarkable talent of rardmg the refrlgerator wmthout gettlng caught To the Jumors Douglas w1lls the rlght to borrow paper 1nk penc1ls or any other supphes from everyone 1n the room The sen1ors w1ll to Mr W1ll the pr1v1lege of tak1ng a day off from school whenever the Occaslon permlts To Mr Fjeld the semor class w1l1s the1r 324 hand drawn hand colored and hand la beled maps wlth the hope that he w11l spend as much tmme wlth them as they did ll I C ! . V 1 D . Y - 1 y 1 . . I 1 v I ' . . , . . . ' ' Il ' ' ' ll , . ' ' ll ' ll , . I O , 1 ing said without saying huh. , . , . . . s , . . . , . . , . 1 . , , . . . , . . . - , , - -

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Name MARIL YN J BIRKLID AMBITION Be A Good Secretary EXPRESSION None SONG Old Man Rxver PET PEEVE Show Offs WEAKNESS Movmes SPORT Basketball SUBJECT Bookkeepmg Name DENNIS J PETERSON AMBITION Farm EXPRESSION 1 Don t Know SONG A Gxrl A Glrl PET PEEVE Gabby Women WEAKNESS Blondes SPORT Basketball SUBJECT Physxcal Educatxon

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Prophecy It lS now tht yta 1070 and our vvtll known bum Mr Stmon has just returned from a cru1se around the world He was telltng me about the sentors of 1994 Pl-llLADELPHlA I-le told me Martlyn Btrkhd ts workmng wmth Ltberace and they haye gm en sex eral ptano concerts throughout the world They have an hour T V show eyery Thursday eyemng VALLEY CITY Satd he ran aeros Mrs Arthur Kolrud the former Jamce Ltbakj operattng the1r lumber yard It seemed Ardy was away on a bustness tr1p and he left her tn charge They hayc two Chtl dren a boy Ole and a gtrl Gerry Wondc r why those names? 'P 'P MINNEAPOLIS He told me he attended a basketball game between the M1nne apohs Lakers and the Natmonal All Star and found the coach of the Lakers to be none other than Douglas Larson Douglas told me he and h1s wtfe fthe former Maree Lou Korneltusl have Just fxnlshed Lonstructtng a sports arena themselves wh1ch 15 very beautmful DETROIT Wh1le shopptng for a car he chanced to meet LeRoy Korneltus Leroy told htm he had just tnyented a ear that would turn Corners at the push of a button so he won t mlss any more corners lmke he used to when he was tn htgh school Thms car w1l1 carry twelye or thmrteen people lmke noth1ng NEW YORK CITY He satd Pete s Famous Redut 1ng Saloon located tn the heart of Ntw York C1ty ts operated by nont other than Denms Peter son Ht ts sttll stngle out has thoughts of marrtagc on hts mtnd Samd h gtrl was a form r Ltsbon gtrl and 1 now tmploytd tn New York Cxtx L l that futsht s L J tht SLIIIOTS of 193-1 12 ' f A -x v- V 1, r ' ' A E . y , , . T , ,, . AH , ,Y v V ' A . 5 F . . J . , C . X . , 'A .- ' 4 J L , , , , ..... , . 3 I - , . y . . . H , . . . ' VY I X' ll ' - , 1 ' . ' r u ' - , 2 ' ' ' ul ' 1 ' ' t e e 1 s ' - 'f A 4 I. Wal, 1 - ll x . . , . . . . , . . .