Humboldt High School - Nokomis Yearbook (Humboldt, IA)

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C1 ha 1? FRESHMAN CLASS Farsi Row Phylhs Rohr Ka n een lensen la 11a Nels n llarv Margaret M rr1s Second Row Norma McFarland Mary Rhoads Evelyn Sabacky Mar ene Ped rsen Mary Arn Nelson Mar1lyn Roh nsor Myrna NVlll1G!TlS 'if rbara Hank Tlurd Row Marlene McFarland Kay lolnnson Barbara Olson Mary Etta Solbeck Marrlyn Srlbatdgh Marrlyn Edwards Beverly Nelson lean Schuler Lau 1ta Rusner Carmen 1JlOff1SOl'l Fourth Row Rrchard Scott I d Strelow lames Stoddard lrvtn Nelson lflervln P terson Voter Stn' nsen B1lly Soppeland Rrcharcl Srachan Alfred Woodward Randall Strand Clark Lane Gary Wncox tant phase of the freshman extra curncular accomphshments They were capably represented 1n speech and drama actrv 1t1es Ianyce Krrchhof and Barbara Bank quahhed for mter scholastlc competltlon Kathleen Iensen and Ianyce K1rch hof can number themselves among the lrterary ehte of our school hav1ng wntten stor1es ranked among the f1rst ten 1n the annual Nokomls short story contest Scholastrcally the freshmen took a back seat to no one A wlde varlety of subject xnterest was made evldent by the fact that freshmen were enrolled 1n algebra general math matlcs Enghsh sp'-tech art home economrcs xocatronal agnculture general SCIGHCS bus1ness Spanrsh and geogra phy Twenty freshman names were hsted on the f1rst semes ter honor doll Llnda Andersen Iudy Edwards Ianyce Klrch hof Carmen Morrlson Ioanne Larsen Leola Loftus Mary Margaret MGIIIS Evelyn Sabacky Carol Ahlrlchs Ruth Chrlstensen Allen Iensen Barbara Olson Kathleen Iensen Marlene Pedersen Fred Hollar Arloween Loverrng Ted Stre low Karen Altman Ioan Kashn and Shar1 Greene Russell Chnsten en holds aloft the Curtrs plaqu lor the approval of salesmen Renme Lou Bastran and Dean Kmght CASES OF POP AND GALLONS OF ICE CREAM PROVED TO BE THE FAVORITES OF THE I-'AMISHED FROSH. -23-

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'Q FRESHMAN CLASS First Row Dlxl Greene Lots Larson le rnet e Lehman Ioarne Larsen Renme Lou Bastlan Patty Beeoe Dane Lxndstr m Rah ahrlstensen Marvel lflrchncf Second Row Marlen Ernst Shlrley Lane Ruth Kramer Homme Brownneld Esther Koob Carol Ahlnchs Karl Al' an Carolyn H rr1l4 Vlrgxna Cleveland Third Row lt an yn Ferry Leola Loftus loan Kas 1U Dale Bagenstc Alan L vrren laclc L, elerley lrm Alou Dan Daqgy Me vm Bortmel Dale Kramer Ianyc 'Ctr hho Judy Edwards Lmaa Anderson Fourth Row Tom Hoyer Russell Chnstensen Allen ,lensen Ilrn Clabauqh hm Eevolcl loe Guert man Fred dollar Don Kuehnast Marlyn Oreqersen Class of l955 The Walk Ons A horde of 98 bewrldered but eager fresh men descended upon the Humboldt Hrgh School 1n early September bent upon mak1ng an envlable reputanon among the d1gn1f1ed upperclassmen They soon demonstrated re markable capacltles 1n almost any li11'1d of endeavor Escorted by Mr Sunwall one of the1r sponsors and Mr Schultz they hlked to the p1cn1c srte 1n Skow s woods on October 9th for an h1lar1ous evenlngs of frollc food and frogs A subtle crew managed ln an un guarded moment to yack up Mtss Rollands Rag Top so effectlvely that she later had to walk to the nearest farm house for help Further demonstratlng the1r unusual ab1l1t1es on October 22 the freshmen launched a two week Curtrs Magazlne campalgn unequaled 1n the h1story of the school The total sales was S1545 70 and the freshman treasury expanded to the comfortable balance of S500 Early 1n December when the pr1zes for salesmen fmally arr1ved a party was held m the gym Games danclng refreshments and the presentatlon of awards made 1t a gala occas1on Renme Lou Bast1an rece1ved the radro pnze for the h1gh salesman In boys athletlcs and IH G A A the freshman were r1ght 1n there spark1ng the var1ous teams Muslc organ1zat1ons too were an 1mport Freshman Class Officers: Russell Chris- tensen, president: Donavon Daqqy, treasurerg Diane Lindstrorn, secretaryg Mary lo Chamberlain, vice-president. .-28-.

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Iunior High instructors, Mr. Piper, Miss Betts and Mr. Iuel, inspect cumulative records in study hall. Mr. Piper taught mathematics and science, and assisted with the safety patrol and coach- ing. Mrs. Rank instructed eighth grade Eng- lish students and sponsored the dramatics program Miss Betts taught language arts and C1V1CS She was also seventh grade counselor and in charge of the library lunior High Chorus consisting of sixty voices participated in several programs The play Raspberry Red was presented be for an appreciative high school audience at the October 3 assembly The Halloween party was a howlm success and most of the junior high was there Students learned 9 l Junior I-ligh The Understudies On a cool autum day last fall, Ethel Betts, Helen Rank and Charles Piper helped Ariel Iuel usher 143 students-a record breaking junior high enrollment-through the halls of middle corridor to the cramped quarters of the junior high school. Although a bit over- whelming at first, manuevering one's way through senior high school halls to study hall between classes soon became a required skill to be executed with routine calm and precision. Mr. Iuel, the principal, taught social studies, sponsored the safety patrol program and a student council and acted as athletic director. to square dance in after school sessions which Mr. Iuel conducted. The high light of the year was the Iunior High Big Show with a cast of 100 who played before an audi ence virtually packed into the auditorium Saturday mornings the boys participated in an intramural basketball program Mike Bakers Lions were undefeated A junior high cheerleading sextet urged the athletes on to numerous victories Football held the fall spotlight basketball took over the winter months and in the spring the boys returned once more to the out of doors for track and baseball CLASS EIGHT B First Row lyl lensen Cary Leighton M Hel a1ll.ehrran Donna Gr brer Garne Peer sox E her Femla 4a n Rob ns n Clog r Dickinson Gary p Second Row Iames Anderson lohn Underberq lerry Beele Na J Soy pel nd Bonnie lergens Barb xaslm 'Jr 1a Terwll lqer Kathie n lane Stan Fort Willis Hel lickson Dale Hanson Third Row Bonnie Meyer Gavia doaard lvlnce D nahu Lverette Tfiorson Bob Henderson allow Pa ole Marilyn Baugotis Siaron Imnion Sharon fernrq - . . . . , ,, . ,, . . 1 . 1 . H H . . I 1 ' I , H - H , - r. . . , Jn, ,N . nh , : - 53 ,Q A' , a:'1.fn .LL Q , , e . , . i . ,.. v ,i . r l Cgmr , - -, Q- ' ,. re l c,. .de , .,...., , , ff f. ' ,.- - -in .- 'i' V - W , 1 it 1 .a , , , t .na I' , f t , . e .. , , '.. , .1 . , . A ,, ,- , - tr A . A , A o ' , . 0 e, .A , -1 ' - IX . , ' , 1 1 , A , . xi .