Grafton High School - Chatterbox Yearbook (Grafton, IA)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY The Senior Class of 51 began their freshman year with ten pupils. They were as follows: Harriet Christians, Phyllis Boeset. Dick Kuehn, Ramona Nack, Phyllis Trettin, Mardell May, Ellsworth Greiner, Betty L3 f ka, Lucille Schultz and Vivian Horton. Vivian left during the second semester of the freshman year. During the sophomore year we lost Ellsworth Greiner who moved to Saint Ansgar and Betty Lifka who moved near Stacyville. We lost no more classmates in the Junior year, but the following sum- er Lucille Schultz moved to Mason City. We now find six intelligent and industrious pupils finishing their last year of high school. At the head of the class is Richard Kuehn, Vetter krown as Dick”. He plays trombone in the band and center on the basketball team. He is the one voted most likely to succeed. His ambition is to become a doctor and have a pretty little nurse named Delores. Next in line is Mardell May, who claims she is the ouiet type, but she isn't fooling anyone. She plays in the band and is a guard on the basketball tesm. Her ambition is to become 8 teacher although she spends alot of her time be- hind the grainery. Following is Ramona Nack who plays forward on the B. B. team. She plans on going to I. S. T. C. to become a grade school teacher. Her favorite subject is Home Ec., where she is learning the essential art of horcemaking. Her favorite expression is I'm not taking any chances . Next is Phyllis Trettin, who also plays In the band and is a guard on the B. B. team. She plans on going to college to become a grade school teacher. It doesn't look like she is going to make this a life time profession. She spends alot of her time filling her hope chest. We now find Phyllis Boeset, who played basketball for a number of years but gare it up this year. She is noted for her ability to get along with the coach. Phyllis is the only one in the class who isn't certain about going to college. By the looks of things so far, she has a pretty good chance of being a house wife on a farm northeast of Grafton. Last but not least we hare Harriet Christians, who plays pivot forward on the B. B. team, and who also plsns on going to I. S. T. C. She says she is taking up Physical Training and Agriculture. Looks like Kermie is going to har e alot of help.

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We. the 1951 Senior Class, who will soon leave our respective places in the Grafton High School, being of sound mind and body hereby make, sign, and bequeath our Last Will and Testament to the Undergrads of Grafton High. I, Harriet Christians, of the Class of Fifty-one will my long finger nail to Marilyn Hannsman. Please keep it clean. I will my ability to get along with Mr. Carter to whoever can carry on the arguments. And my weakness for day dreaming during school to Jack Dailey. To Clo Ann Miller I will my pivot position on the basketball team, please im- prove it 111 I, Richard Kuehn, being of sound mind and body, do will and bequeath the following periphernalia to fellow school- mates who need them worse than I do. First off I would like to loose 20 pounds, so I hereby bequeath to Lois Kuntz 20 pounds of surplus to help her fill out her corset. I also hereby bequeath to Earl Backhaus my ability to drive a car one handed accurately so he doesn't have to sit and listen to the radio with Dorothy so long when he gets home. Last but rot least I leave to Donnie Krueger my ability to get along famously with the teachers'. I, Phyllis Boeset. of the senior class make the follow- ing will. To Lois Kuntz I will my ability to hold a basket- ball suit for one semester, and the courage to hand in my basketball suit to Betty Bartz. To Marlene Dailey 1 will my singing ability. Grease up those high notes, mine were be- ginning to squeek. To Marjorie Bartz, I will my membership in the Bachelors Club, dues are paid up for two months in advance. I, Phyllis Trettin of the class of fifty-one will the following to my under classmen. My good grade in English to my brother Dale. The gum under my desk to Darlene Berdiag. My ability to get my typing done on time to Cordelia Seegers. My membership in the Bachelors Club to Dorothy White. My desk in the assembly by Mary Rademaker to Eugene Wilde, may he have better use for it. My place in the front row or the clarinet section in the band to anyone who wants it. My place on the bus plsying cards to Doris Wilde. My bssketball suit No. 41 to my sister Maxine. My so called DARK EYES to Elizabeth Steiger. My ability to get out to the bus late to Marlene Dailey. I, Ramona Nock, being of sound mind and body, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testa- ment. To Beverly Bork, I bequeath all my ex boyfriends from Saint Ansgar. Remember I ssid Ex!'. My membership in the Bachelors Club to Lois Kuntz. To my brother Bob. I will my typing ability to make 15 mistakes in a ten minute test. My field trip with Mr. Carter to Rose Marie Navratil. To my cousin Marjorie Bartz I will my basketball suit No. 35 and my so called speed. To Elizabeth Steiger I will my horn rimmed glasses and the ability to break them in the Manly games. To Mary Ann Rademaker, I will my play part opposite Bud Doebel.