Fremont High School - Fi Hi Yearbook (Fremont, IA)

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Prophecy CLASS OF 1954 In the year 1964 I decided to spend a two week vacation at the McLandsborough Resort in Fremont, Iowa, and look up my old friends and classmates . I boarded a plane out of Chicago at 10:00 A. M. and arrived at the Ottumwa Airport at 10:30 A. M. A newspaper boy sold me a Fremont Gazette paper. The headlines read: BILLIE NEIL MOFFAT Of Fremont dis charged from the Navy after 10 years of service. It seems the admiral had reached the point where he was forced to separate the men from the boys. The next day, after having arrived in Fremont, I had a chance to see Bill, handsome as ever and in bell bottomsg he told me that he was playing it as cagey as ever and that so far Faye's bankroll was holding up rather well. I decided to take in a movie at the local theater before going out to the Mel. andsborough Resort the next morning. I was surprised to see that the star of the show was Nicky Teen, Hollywood's newest sensation since Marilyn Monroe, and I recognized him as my old classmate, DONNIE WELCH. The next morning I went out to the McLandsborough Resort , located on the highest knob in Crackers Neck. When I reached the Showplace, I was very surprised to be greeted by another old class' mate, for Jerry's hostess and private secretary was none other than NANCY LEE. I walked' into the lobby and was very pleased to meet JANET GORDON. She explained to me that she is now touring with a pro- fessional basketball team, The All-American Miniatures, the wor1d's shortest girls team, and one of the best. I heard from the other players that she was the star and modest as ever. I discovered on the lobby bulletin board one morning, a poster of the Flying Dutchmenn racing drivers, who were appear- ing in Ottumwa the following week. The head driver was JAREN VAN DEN HEUVEL, an old resident of Fremont. Mr. McLandsborough told me that .Taren and his daring Dutchmen were going to stay at the resort. One evening while watching 3-dimensional television, who flashed on the screen but my old classmate, DARLENE BIESHAAR, doing singing commercials. The next program that came on was the one everyone had been raving about for weeks called Rockets from Roquet, with DAVID ROQUET as master of ceremonies. It was a quiz program where each contestant had a chance to fly a mile for a rocket. During my stay, the National Federation of Women's Clubs held their annual convention at the resort. I was very happy when I was invited by the president to attend an afternoon teag and who should she be but CAROL STORM. It was easy to see how Carol had gained her position for she still possessed the same pleasing personality she had in high school. I boarded a plane the next morning to make a business trip to

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he , ,w- Class History At the beginning of our Freshman year, August 28, 1950, there were 17 in our classg Paul Allman, Barbara Barker, Darlene Bieshaar, Joe Blunk, Joe Fell, Janet Gordon, Nancy Lee, Frances Longcor, Raymond Meinders, Bill Moffat, Mary Jo Piper, David Roquet, Carol Storm, Jaren Van Den Heuvel, Eddie Webb, Donnie Welch, and Ronnie Winner. We lost Ronnie the first semester, but gained Ted Kudart the second, so in number we were still the same. We began our econd year of high school with two new students, Mary Robb and Jerry McLandsborough. However having lost Eddie Webb and Paul Allman at the end of our Freshman year, our class roll remained at 17 and included the following: Barbara Barker, Darlene Bieshaar, Joe Blunk Joe Fell, Janet Gordon, Nancy Lee, Frances Longcor, Raymond Meinders, Bill Moffat, Mary Jo Piper, David Roquet, Carol Storm, Jaren Van Den Heuvel, Donnie Welch, and Ted Kudart. Two of our classmates left during the course of the year, - Joe Blunk the first semester and Ted Kudart the second. During the following summer, Raymond Meinders trans- ferred to another school and Mary Robb moved away, leaving but 13 of us as we began our Junior year: Barbara Barker, Darlene Bieshaar, Joe Fell, Janet Gordon, Nancy Lee, Frances Longcor, Jerry McLandsborough, Bill Moffat, Mary Jo Piper, David Roquet, Carol Storm, Jaren Van Den Heuvel, and Donnie Welch. We were sorry to lose two students that year: Frances Longcor left us the first semester and Barbara Barker the second, reducing our number to eleven. We are now up to our Senior year with the same eleven members that finished the preceding year: Darlene Bieshaar, Joe Fell, Janet Gordon, Nancy Lee, Jerry McLandsborough, Bill Moffat, Mary Jo Piper, David Roquet, Carol Storm, Jaren Van Den Heuvel, Donnie Welch. J Ten of us completed the four years of high school together Darlene Bieshaar, Joe Fell, Janet Gordon, Nancy Lee, Bill Moffat, Mary Jo Piper, David Roquet, Carol Storm, Jaren Van Den Heuvel, and Donnie Welch. Two of us, Janet Gordon and Joe Fell, have gone all the way through school together. Joseph W . Fell y , ,-n A4 -' . 1 , f .Q.....1lc-- ., L, ,

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Washington for my boss. As I settled myself in my seat for the long trip someone next to me was struggling with her safety belt. She wasn't as handy with it as she was with those bandages back in our old First-Aid class of 1954. Sure enough, it was MARY JO PIPER. She told me that she was going on her vacation from the Ottumwa hospital where she had been head nurse for the last five years. When I arrived in Washington, I visited some of the government buildings and when I went through Congress I noticed that all the rep- resentatives were carrying large dictionaries. I later found out that JOSEPH WESTBROOK FELL, an honest-to-goodness hometown boy, had just been nominated Speaker of the House, a democrat, of course. I boarded my plane to Chicago. I leaned back in my seat and thought about the past two weeks I had spent visiting my former class- mates . Cleo Sterling Sue Siegrist Senior Class Will of 1954 We, the Senior Class of 54 of the Fremont High School, hav- ing come to the end of four years of high school, do hereby publish and declare the following as our last will and testament. We willed as seemed fit and wise without advice Ol' counsel from anyone and without being influenced in the least by past favors or disfavors, past kindness or un- kindness. We bequeath to the following persons all property, giving them an absolute title: To the Juniors, we will our positions as Seniors, knowing they will never quite fulfill the high standard we have established. Our south side of the assembly and our so-called seniority P-rivilegeg, our flaps meetings, and our ability to get things done on time. To the Sophomores, we will our quietness, good behavior, and our ability to get along with the teachers. To the Freshmen, we leave our love for studying, our willing- ness to work and memories of high school days. The separate personnel of the class wishes to leave to our less fortunate underclassmen, our earthly abilities, excellencies and virtues, as follows: Carol Storm leaves her many complaints to Janet Birdg also her numerous diets to Betty Keasling. Her good nature she wills to Clair Anderson, which we feel Clair can make good use. Jerry Mcbandsborough and Jaren Van Den Heuvel leave their curly hair to Raymond Welch and Joan Roquet. Jerry also leaves his way with the opposite sex to Rex Dinsmore hoping Rex realized the value of this gift. Bill Moffat leaves his many trips to Oskaloosa to Bill Clark and Harold Stull. He wills his habit of losing his class ring to Jerry Van Zomereng his long shots in basketball, which he never misses, to Ronnie Schmitz and his tardiness to Cleo Sterling. Darlene Bieshaar leaves her pet parakeet Mickey to Sue Siegrist. She wills her gifts from the Army to Shirley Dunn hoping Shirley will appreciate them as much as Darlene. 15