Gilman High School - Hi Lites Yearbook (Gilman, IA)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Take a look at this year's seniors, and it is hard to realize that these same people were once little tots back in the first grade. Yes, back on August Zlst in the year 1936 most of this year's graduating class began their schooling With Miss Helen Conrad as teacher, 26 students comprised the role They are as follows Mary Lou Burnett, Geneva Hill, Jean Lovig, Phyllis Stover, Kolleen Sult, Donald Campbell, Donald Crawford, Roger Davis, Don Dougherty, Vernon Graham, Dale Huseboe, Kenneth Lavender, Larry Gould, Dick Matney, Frank Patterson, James L Paul, James E Paul Virgil Richardson Lyle Stahl, Dale Stonewall, Robert Stonewall, Donald Weaver, Milford Arment, Billy Crawford, Jackie Collar, and Joanne Hauser Jacilyn Starnes and Helen Meyer Joined us the second semester, boosting our enrollment to 28 The following year we returned as second graders Mrs Marjorie Nuese was at the helm that year Our enrollment was reduced to 20, after having lost S students Joanne Hauser, Kolleen Sult, Donald Camobell, Vernon Graham, Roger Davis, Mary Lou Burnett, Donald Weaver and Don Dougherty During our 3rd year in school we added 3 new students Ermal Wagner, Fobert Carey and Virgil Shollenbarger, but we finished the year with only one of the newcomers, Robert Carey We worked this year under the tutelage of Miss Iorena Gonnerman Ne journeyed upstairs for the fourth year, with Miss Alberta laon as our teacher de acouired no new students and lost Virgil Pichardson and Billy Crawford The following year we gained Gordon Butterfield and Jon Famsey the latter of whom promised many a head 'P for his unlucky teach s fiss Nelson was again our teacher The teaching staff breathed a little easier the next year when Jon Pamsey did not return we lost Gordon Butterfield, however, we adde Betty lean Alink, Varllyn Thornes, and Donald Dewitt to our role Betty Jean Allnk James E Paul, and Lyle Stahl left us the se ,nd semester of our sixtn year in school He considered ourselves something when, as seventh graders, we moved u the high school building Hefore that year was completed, we Q r d Be lah Dooley, Lorena Foster, Patsy Fyan, Emcry Wunn and Jon Famsey once again Ve lost U of our classmates Jack Collar, 4e1e1 Meyer, Marilyn Trornes and Ph,'l1s Stover While in Eighth Q a we los r Do l Nlss Hath Tuttle and Miss Marjorie Scandrett directed us through 7un1or r sh Alas' we entered high school as ' L l0 U After init a 1 n day was over, e wel omed snootr s t e rest of the ye re of the freshmen boy N r 'n Lovl and ard 3 uler joined in our fun that year Pevenae was sweet the day ve 'tlafed the freshmen Our only :ret is that ue c uldn't ta t out on the juniors Some of xr v'ct1ms are still Fqflf a r unmerclfulness As sophomores We rained rrwllls Devorss and Paul, and Pichard Shuler left Ne displayed some of r s ents in the Junior class play, wr'ch was entitled 'mh ' 'rosts ae, also, received our class rings and entertslned se lore at the annual Junior Senior Banquet in Des Volnes e'vrss and Martin lovlg did not return for our junior year ined and lost Fobert Harvey ll in the first six weeks Jed n next page! I O . . . e Q 9 O O I O O -- ' 4 0 -- O .lf . , . -. . Sz' . V , . , , 7 - , i Ile-.. . . MP! . .. . . I . . 4 'as .. U A4 . , . Q- ,, ' , e,. . 0 . M' J .L A -g .f PA 'gf we 4- A.. A A , , . I 1' , . ' ' A , M -- , . , . . - A. . -4 AA .LL ' g . , X gr ce, t Eeula. Q ey. . fe l, . A s . S ,' 'ngau . . ' K . - ' lreshien n ,U . - let o . ' w M c , . , .oilirmq h, , ar. On initiation da varietlzns of the 'New Look' could be seen on an I 5. . s. .a t.. q ..u Plan, n' W 0 , . V Q.- . V ., , l-l V . n . reg' . ' c '. . n ve taken 1 . l 'l .Q 3' ,f A v . 1 g R' 'G , fl., nes 1. . . ' A J , our fine t l- .. . .ne Vnllsj Q. ,Q V .0 V ,, W f, t tae H n - 'L-. T 'K , H -. rnj.l1s - Et A . , 'Ti we ga A , R I .,..t1r:' ,-, ,

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Kenneth Lavender Baseball 1, 2, 3, N Band l Cheer Leader 1 Basketball 3, U Boys' glee club 2, Mixed chorus 2, 3, 3 J 'V soya' quartet 3 Plays 2, 3, 4 School paper staff Annual staff M Frank Patterson Baseball 3, 4 Basketball Manager 2 ii Basketball 3, U School paper staff Annual staff H James E Paul Baseball 2, 3 U Basketball 3 N Plays 3 School paper staff Annual staff U Jon Ramsey Cheer Leader 1 Baseball 2, 3 U Class officer 1 Annual staff 4 Dale Stonewall Mixed chorus 2 Baseball 2, 3 4 Boys' glee club 2 Basketball U Annual staff N Robert Stonewall Baseball 2, 3 N Basketball 3 N Boys' glee clxb 2 Mixed chorus 2 School paper ataff Annual staff U :A+ A, Q

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semen cmss Hrsronr iconnnueai We have now earned the coveted title of 'Senlcrs' and are striv- ing for the grand finale, graduation Of the twelve graduates, nine are original members of the class that began ln '36. They are Donald Crawford, Geneva Hill, Kenneth Lavender, Jean Lovl Frank Patterson, James E Paul, James L Paul, Dale Stonewall, and obert Stonewall Our activities as seniors included having our class pictures taken by the Troy Mack Studio of Eldcra, publishing thls annual, presenting the senior class play, attending the Junior Senior Banquet as guests of the Juniors, skip day, class night, baccalaureate and, finally, commencement SENIOR CLASS PPOPHECY Back in the spring of l9U8 twelve talented seniors emerged from the noisy halls of glorious Gilman High Since that fateful day these people have embarked upon successful careers, contrary to all predictions about their futures My work with 'lho's Who and Who Cares?' has brought me in touch with all of these individuals, either by assignment or by chance My story beglns when I left my Chicago office to spend a week ln the great city of New York, where I was assigned to interview a cer tain Mr Lavender To my complete surprise lt was THE Kenneth Laven der, graduate of Gilman High I learned that Kenney ls now a well known figure in the dancing world and has established Lavender danc ing schools all over the United States They resemble those of Ar thur Murray but the modest Kenney says that there ls no comparison After flnlshlng my chat with my old acquaintance I walked down Broadway and The Great White Way Suddenly I saw ahead of me in glimmering necns a name which seemed to be familiar It was Frankie Patterson, all time crooner of popular songs of the hoop skirt era, and now starring in a current musical called 'Boots and Saddles ' I decided to lntervlew Boots, as he was affectionately referred to in the old days He had evidently reached the summit of success but as we talked Boots told me that all his fame was due tc the work of his press agent, Donald Dewitt Boots also told me that Donald now Browsing through this paper one day I saw an article about local street cleaner who found a note book containing valuable atomic formulas The name of the public servant was Robert Carey A plc ture of the owner was on the front page and lt looked vaguely faml llar, so I read the caption Lo, and behold it was Donald Crawford As I read I found that he ls now an up and coming physicist of the day Despite prcphesles of his teachers Donald is now considered a second Einstein, due to the fact that he has completed a fifth dl menslon My stay in New York came to an end so I taxled to Grand Central Station where I caught a train for Chicago The train was quite crowded, but I finally managed to secure a seat with a comely soln sterlsh young lady whom I recognized to be Geneva Hill I learned trat Geneva's work slnce graduation has been mostly missionary work lng among the Zulus who regard her as one of them She has taken it upon herself, however to do some detective work for Jerry Colona to help him find Caroline She said that her secret amblmon has always been to become a second Sherlock Her latest conquest was K ontlnued on next page? 3. E. 1 ' . 0 known as a second Billy Rose, writes a column for the New York Tlmes.