Grafton High School - Chatterbox Yearbook (Grafton, IA)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In 1943 Grafton High School’s Train of Education left the depot and started down the tracks with eight new freshmen aboard. Our engineer for the first year proved to be Mr. Manchester, the conductor, Mrs. Welchman, and the brakeman being Mrs. Miller. The second year, Mr. Belken became our engineer. Miss Knutson, the conductor, and Mrs. Miller the brakeman. That year we picked up a new passenger, Harold Belken, and one of the passengers, Darlene Huebner, switched from the Grafton Streamliner and went Rochester bound to finish her high school career. The third year of our journey we once more changed trainmen. Miss Christenson was our engineer, Mrs. Casey was the conductor, and Mr. Hardy, the switchman. The second lap Mr. Tannatt stepped on to take the place of the con- ductor and the switchman. Mrs. Miller remained as our brakeman. Before we finished the year, Marilyn Schmidt jumped off the train to become the wife of a farmer. The fourth and last lap we finished our journey with six very tired passen- gers. Again.our crew line changed, Miss Christenson continued engineering, Mrs. Cota stepped in to be our conductor, Mrs. Miller stayed on as brakeman. At the station we also picked up Mr. Grant as our switchman. Six stayed on the train and continued the journey. The first seat of our coach is occupied by Glenn Schultz, who is known as “Spoof.” He spends most of his time studying. His favorite subject is history. In the nekt seat we have Maxine Greiner. She is a very quiet sort of girl. She does not go out for any kind of sports. Ever since she moved up by Glenn there is a buzzing up there all the time. Her favorite pastime is reading. Richard Navratil, who occupies the third seat, is a tall six foot lad who hails from the country. He plays center position on the basketball team and also plays baseball. He is better known as Dick. Next is Or land Walk the smallest boy of our group. He is known for his mischievous ways. He also likes to tease Bonnie about Clarence. Marjorie White who sits behind Orland is one of those gals that can have a good time wherever she is or goes. Her favorite nickname is Margie. She lives on a farm and really enjoys getting on the bus at seven fifteen every morning. In the last seat we find Lois Krueger, she is the swiftest forward on the basketball team. One of her hobbies is giggling in history class. If it was not for one of the senior boys, Lois just would not come to school.

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I'll bet when you first started To read this you thought that it Was a poem. Isn’t it funny how people go on Reading anyway when they know they are being fooled? Monday Morning Blues Speak gently to me, teacher, It's so hard to concentrate When it’s the morning after the night before, And I stayed out way too late. But I’ll buckle down this week, teacher, Though I confess I can hardly wait, For a night before a morning after When I stay out way too late. ”1 know I’m not really much to look at,” admitted Elroy. “Oh, well,” Joyce said, “You’ll be at the garage most of the time.” “A modern girl doesn’t chase a man. But then a mousetrap doesn't chase a mouse, either.” SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY As we gaze into professor Ish Kabibble’s crystal ball we see the class of 1947 twenty years hence. The greatest share of the class have worked diligently and climbed the ladder of success. Glenn Schultz our industrious student, has a million dollar jewelry business in the heart of Bolan. He has a store that equals “Tiffany’s in elegance. His speciality is exquisitely cut blue diamonds. Maxine Greiner’s only ambition was to secure a husband. Despite many flirtations it was not until last year that she finally succeeded. The striving couple are farming near the county home. Looking again into our crystal ball we see, away out in Colorado, Richard Navratil on a tiny twenty acre ranch. His only desire when he was in high school was to hear the rattle of the saddle so we think he must be very happy. Looking more closely, near Richard, we see Orland Walk. Orland often dreamed of finding his fortune in a store, and of all things we find him selling salt in his own store in Salt Lake City.