Hartley High School - Oracle Yearbook (Hartley, IA)

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— 1961 ORACLE — SENIOR CLASS HISTORY (continued) Big wheel seniors at last! No upper classmen to boss us around! We were looking forward to initiating the freshmen, even when we were in grade school; figuring out what class we’d get to punish. Then that day came . . . and it ended with Kangeroo Kourt for the violators. It was all in fun. A new thing was started this year: the football team, basketball boys and girls really looked sharp in their snazzy blazers. They really represented our school well, not only in playing and winning their games, but most of all, in their appearance, es- pecially the seniors. The last homecoming of our class was represented with the royal four as Joan Noonan, queen: Harry Graves, king; and Annelie Bohrensen and Esther Denny, attendants. The class began their last year without Mary Aldrich and regained Gary Tibbetts. We also met a new face belonging to Jean Samuelson. As the enrollment of our class increased throughout the thirteen years, we always seemed to lose some: we lost Keith Lorch and Marge Gathman during the year. We will always remember our days at the Hartley School whether they were good or bad. So now, the class of ‘61 must step aside and let another class follow in our footsteps. We will rise higher: for the view will be better. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF 1961 We, the entire class of 1961, composed of a few sound minds and a few more strong bodies, do hereby bequeath and bestow upon you lucky or unlucky juniors the following traits and characteristics, of which we may or may not be proud. I, Jim Beck, leave my nicknames to Larry Engeltjes and Jim Schwien so the teachers will be really confused next year. I, John Beck, leave my knack for annoying Mr. McKinstrey to Danny Boyer so government class will be kept loud and lively. I, Annelie Bohrensen, leave my basketball ability to my sister, Inge, to keep it in the family. I, Lynn Byers, leave my appendix to all the girls in Biology, so they will have something interesting to study. I, Marla Byers, leave my position as Pep Club president to Bonnie Schmidt. I, Craig Cooper, leave by FFA judging skill to John Heimsoth and my pigs to Charles Smith to keep Ag class in good shape. I, Kelly DeBoer, leave my baking ability to Gloria Hebbel and Beverly Heuer so they can learn how to bake cookies without soap. I, Esther Denny, leave my cheerleading ability to Cheryl Dornbusch to help lead the teams to victory. We, Janis Donnenwerth and Joan Noonan, leave our sack lunches to Mar- jorie Linder and Glenda Reinke so they can stop counting calories. I, Gale Ewoldt, will my love for polkas to Geraldine Doherty and Martia Dodson to heln keep Neebel's thriving. Page Eighteen

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— 1961 ORACLE — SENIOR CLASS HISTORY (continued) On September 3, 1956, we advanced to our second year of junior high with our guides as Mrs. Grace Anderson, Miss Stofferan, and Mr. Robert Burt. They all three tried their best to keep us from throwing paper wads, unnecessary pencil sharpening, and what not. We began the year without Sharon Triplett, Gary Moore, and James McCord. In the spring we lost Naomi Ewoldt, but numbered a strong 37 at the end of the year. August 29, 1957, meant we really were going places; we were finally up in high school. High school had many things in store for us. First of all we had a lot of new faces and names in our class to meet and learn. We, as green freshmen, had to cope with stinky onions, smeared lipstick, push-ups, proposals, and other things the “big wheels” had in mind for us, during initiation. Our class number was 58. We gained Marilyn Miller, Ken Boernson, Lynn Byers, Alvin Groff, Roger Groff, Gerald Heetland, Don Idso, Don Speck, Eugene Walrod, Gordon Williamson, Janis Donnenwerth, Rose Harders, Charlotte Koele, Joan Noonan, Deanna Pearson, Grace Rasmussen, Beverly Schwarting, Karen Steen, and regained Susan Powers and Marla Byers. We started the year without Gale Ewoldt, but she came back in the second semester. The freshman royal court of 1958 homecoming consisted of Queen Joan Noonan, King Eugene Walrod, attendants Deanna Pearson and Annelie Bohrensen. After living down the title of “freshmen , we gained the title of sopho- mores. This year we numbered 59. We gained two; Gary Doherty and Alfred Nis- sen, but lost them later in the year and also during the year; Judy Sampson, Sonya Dries, and Thomas Maschmeier. Our candidates for 1959 homecoming were Queen Carole Kluender, King Ken Boernsen, attendants Annelie Bohrensen and Joan Noo- nan. Upper classmen! That’s us juniors. It seemed only a short time since we had been little green freshmen. This year we started without Beverly Peters, Gary Tibbetts, and Kurt Ott. Those that received our welcome sign were Dean Peterson, Jerry Sears, Harry Graves, Kenny Kroger, John Beck, Terry Muilenburg, Linda Mey- erink, Willa Mae Nagel, and Mary Aldrich. This was to be our all time high as we reached 1960. During the year we lost Lynn Thorn, Barb Raw, Bill Linder, Ken Boernsen, Charles Smith, and Ronald Schaefer. The first big thrill came in September, when one day we were called out of class to select our class rings. Some members of our class didn’t have them very long, but nevertheless we thought they were the greatest. Homecoming was our next big event of the year. Jim Hansen was our king and Jane Schierholz was our queen. After nights of diligent work, our float received a disappointing second place. Every class has its actors and actresses and we were no exception. Our class presented the play, “Our Hearts Were Young and Gay”, which was a big success. Our Jr. and Sr. banquet was the most beautiful ever, or so we thought; the theme was “An Evening in Hawaii”. Do those members of our class who obtained the sand and rock for our beach remember this occasion? We saw another class graduate and now we realized we would be next. Page Seventeen

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— 1961 ORACLE — LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT (continued) I, Terry Fahlenkamp, leave my position as president of the Student Council to Arlyn White. I, Harry Graves, leave my neatness to Bill Hesse so the Hub will be well represented in HHS. I, Alvin Groff, leave my radio fix-it ability to Benny Watts so someone in the senior class next year can fix the junior girls’ radios. I, Roger Groff, leave my hot Ford to Gary Mohr, so he can scrap his Buick. I, Jim Hansen, leave my will power to leave parties early to Jim Rons, so everybody won't be out so late. I, Rose Harders, will my giggling to Sheryl Bobzien and Julie Sandersfeld so the teachers will have someone to drive them crazy next year. I, Jerry Heetland, leave my butch haircut to Glenn Maurer so he too will know the feeling of no hair. I, Don Idso, leave my No-Dose pills to Herman Kamradt, so he can stay awake in school. We, Roger Koehnecke and Tom Stoterau, leave our grocery-sacking ability to Doug Boetel, so the senior class will have at least one carry-out boy. I, Charlotte Koele, leave my shortness to Charlotte Peterson and Connie Rieck so they can see how the other half lives. I, Kenneth Kroger, leave my ability to blush to Kenny Mundt so HHS will always have a bright side to it. I, Patricia Larsen, leave my flair for beautiful clothes to Nancy Tewes so she too can look like a fashion model. I, Marilyn McCarty, will my neat appearance to Jean Johnson. I, Karen Menke, leave my cheerfulness to Marjean Harders and Delores Sherman so the teachers won’t get too depressed without us next year. I, Linda Meyerink, leave my position as Oracle editor to some gullible junior who doesn’t know what he is getting in for. I, Marilyn Miller, leave my love for out-of-town men to Delores DeBoom. Mary Ann Hansen, and Judy Rost though they have already used it. I, Terry Muilenburg, leave my football and basketball ability to Wayne White. We, Willa Mae Nagel and Lillian Strayer, leave our membership in record clubs to Cathy Miller, so she may keep her collection well stocked. I, Marlene Nissen, leave my position in the sextet to Phoebe Linder, so the chorus will have one warbling Jenny Lind. Page Nineteen