Gilmore City High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Gilmore City, IA)

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with us to the end. As we call the roll at the end of this lap, we find Frank Jensen and Richard Seaman have fallen by the wayside. Again we resu.med our adventurous way as sophomores but found Joan Jergens was absent from our file at the starting line. We continued under the same supervisor, G. W. Berrier, with Mrs., R. A. Holm, Herman Wilken, and Erwin Jones, his helping staff. Our company, now only seven, assembled to proceed down the trail through our junior year but were confronted with a complete change of guides, Superintendent O. B. Taylor, Clarence Hartman, and Jean Blessing. The same party continued down the homeward trail but here we reached our goal another member, Virgil Burris dropped from our group. Another change in guides gave us the efficient leadership of Superintendent Robert Bellis with the aid of Herman Wilken, Roy Roed, and Mary Garver, whose physical condition forced her to abandon the trail and her duties were placed in the hands of Mrs. Hein. Now with the never failing interest and assistance of this faculty, we, the class of 1950, numbering six, three girls, Marjorie Wolcott, Doris Nelson, Gladys Odland, and three boys, Elden Lanning, Dean Hoag, and Eldon Jacobsen, are approach- ing the end of the trail. We will climax this journey's end at our commencement exercises, May ll, 1950. Class Night BRADGATE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM May 92 Salmtatory - - - ------ - Eldon Jacobsen History - - - -Elden Lanning Poem - - - - - Gladys Odland Will- ---- - - - Marjorie Wolcott Prophecy ------ ----- D oris Nelson Treasure Chest ---- - - Eldon J. and Dean Hoag Presentation of Hatchet - ------ Elden Lanning Presentation of awards - - - Mr. Bellis and Mr. Wilken Valedictory - 4 ----- ----- - - - - - - - - Doris Nelson Song ----------- ----- --- ---------Class -Q- Class Roll Dean G., Hoag Doris Nelson Elden Lanning Gladys Odland Eldon Jacobsen Marjorie Wolcott -O- CLASS FLOWER - - - - Sweet Pea CLASS COLORS - -------- - Lavendar and White CLASS MOTTO In Us Our Future Lies 7

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Class History We, the Senior Class of 1950, look back upon the year of 1938 as a very famous year in the history of our class. This year was the beginning of our quest for education and we started down the trail of knowledge which would extend over a span of what then seemed to us, twelve long years of hard toil. As we look back upon this twisting, winding,path,,up hill and down, and over many obstacles, we will note numerous changes in the members of the class and also in varied types of guides who were so ably chosen to direct our wandering minds, that we may safely reach the end of the trail. In September, 1938, we found a timid, bashful bevy of ten tots in the first grade, beginning the first lap of our journey under a very competent guide, Mrs. Lula Blair. The following members assembled at the starting point and began the long, weary tramp: Gerald Blank, Conley Daniels, Dean Hoag, Joan Jergens, Tommy Law, Marilyn Whittlessey, Marilyn Neilsen, Audrey Seaman, Doris Nelson, and Marjorie Wolcott. This first year had brought us through considerable swampy ground and undergrowth, nevertheless, we began to make some headway and we lost only one of our number, Marilyn Whittlessey, but two others joined us at the start of our second year, Elden Lanning and Deila Mae Sinclair, and we continued onward with the same expert guide. After a short period of rest, June North took the responsibility of guide. Another member of our company, Conley Daniels, pursued a new course and Evelyn Zeman joined our party. We were slowly but surely making progress and with the same guide and party, with the addition of two new members, Virgil Burris and Lois Gatch, and for a very short way, Jimmy Fox and Leroy Gist, we advanced down the fourth year on this trail of knowledge. We were apparently getting our bearings and learning the fundamentals of education and as we pushed on, we recall many joyous occasions and happy times together. In this, our fifth year, we lost the companship of Gerald Blank, Evelyn Seaman, Jimmy Fox, and Leroy Gist. We adopted no new members but a new guide, Annabelle Johnson, led us down the trail. Soon after the next start, Lois Gatch departed from our midst but later on Eldon Jacobsen joined our happy party to make eleven and we trudged on to explore still more of the unknown possibilities of the trail ahead and with Margaret Larsen leading us through this treacherous strip, we emerged to another opening where for the time being, we sought rest and enjoyment from our wearisome travels. Before we reached the end of our next hike, we found our number dwindling and four of our group, Tommy Law, Marilyn Neilsen, Audrey Seaman, and Delia Mae Sinclair, left us to follow other lanes of adventure. The remaining seven struggled on greatly encouraged by the capable support of an older and more experienced guide, Mrs. Nora Hecht, who was deter- mined we would all reach the end of the trail in good standing and with this goal in mind, we resumed our travels under her guiding hand. Then, in the eighth year of our tedious trip, we bade farwell to Joan Jergens but we still had the same efficient guide. On May 13, 1946, we adopted as our motto Do Your Best and our small group of six valiantly completed the elementary training of this course and perhaps covered some of the most important phases of the trail. We were now at the crossroads but we dare not tarry long, we must continue with eager anticipation for the new adventures we would meet down the winding trail that leads only to the security of Success. As our courses became more difficult to pursue, we were required to have more guides along the way. We were fully supplied by the aid of Superintendent G. W. Berrier, Kaleb Sunwall, Mrs. Clappison, and Edwin Jones. Our members were again increased part of the way by the addition of Joan Jergens, Frank Jensen, and Richard Seaman, and before we completed the freshman drive, we gained the acquaintance and friendship of Gladys Odland, who stayed 6

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Stan Gray .... Charlie Norris . Sid Pressley . . Ray Cryder . . Peggy Brooks . . Hazel Wilton. . . Prudence Ouimby Sibley Shepard . . Sarah Boggs . . . Senior Class Play STEP ON IT, STAN: Characters . . The town's leading failure . . . Elden Lanning . . The town's leading Romeo . . . . Eldon Jacobsen . . The town's leading loafer . . . The town's leading citizen . . Who inspires Stan to step on it The object of Charlie's affections . The town's leading old maid . . . The town's richest girl . . . . In search for her fortune . . Story . . . . Dean Hoag . Delmar Lanning . . . Phyllis Curry . . . . . Doris Nelson Marjorie Wolcott , . . Leona Anliker . . . . . . . Gladys Odland The scene takes place in the new town library. Hazel Wilton is the new librarian and Charlie is the new owner. Prudence Quimby and Peggy Brooks appeal for church funds. Prudence's nephew, Stan Gray is broke and slept on the park bench overnight. .Ray Cryder came to town, wrecked Stan's business and started courting Stan's girl, Sibley Shepard. Sarah Boggs, from Willow Springs, identified Cryder as Potter, who swindled her father in a deal at her home town. Stan knew that Cryder was the man who swindled him. Sarah found a mineral spring and Sid Pressley decides to become mayor of the town. A mayor should have a wife. This brought up some exciting incidents. The land where Sarah found the mineral spring was owned by Cryder. Fast work was preformed to get the option to the land. Peggy secured it and all was happy, Stan soon finds out that he can drive a racer for a thousand dollars. Stan's racer won the race. The land was paid for and preparations for a hotel were being planned. As the curtain falls there is prospects of wedding bells to ring out for Peggy and Stan. 8