Huron High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Huron, IA)

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La.st WIII and Testament Vte the Semors of 51 of the School of Huron County of Des Memes and State of Iowa belng of sound mmd and memory do make publish and declare thxs our LASI W ILL AND TESTAIVIENT hereby revokmg and annulmg any and all V Ill or vllls by us made heretofore Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item INW I V VIII X XIII XIV XVI YVII X VIII XIX XXI XXII XXIII ITNESS The Semor Class mdxvxdually and collectnely does herc by w111 devmse md bequeath unto our teachers all old tests and all of our good grades We the Senlor Class hereby w1ll to our coach 1V1r Pollock our ab111ty to do cahsthemcs We the Senlor Class hereby w1ll to our janxtor Mr Brockway all our t1ny footprmts 1n the halls I Naom1 Gerst hereby w1ll my shape to Rollan Schxetlm and my lxps to Don I- enton Use them carefully Don I Arnold Gerst hereby w11l my smgmg ab1l1ty to Ron Hadler and the abxlxty run the movle projector to .hm Schrock I Mar-1or1e D1stelhorst hereby wxll my quxetness to Rxchard Sxegle and Douglas Wyss to Bonme Schwartz I Vnllxam Manford Harry F1chthorn Jr w111 my name to Jerry Nood and my chocolate drops to Paul E1senmann I Hazel LOUISE Brown hereby w1ll my g1ft of gab to B111 Schrader and Dave Vtyss to Kathleen ads Take good are of h1m Kathy I Harry Schrader and my g1ggles to I Ruth Stonoff he A s to Don Fenton I James Schrader hereby W1ll my new trousers to who ever can use them best Ruth Frank reby w1ll my ab1l1ty to study to Jerry Vx ood and my stra1ght hereby w1ll my whlskers to B111 Schrader and my blg feet to Harry E1senmann I Ruth Berry hereby w1ll my brother to Joan Wxegand and my he1ght to Bonme Schwartz I Dav1d Exsenmann hereby w1l1 my car to Kenny Frank and my curly locks to Doug vyss I Eugene Luttenegger hereby w1ll my smgmg ab111ty to Dewayne I-1oggem1l1er and my abxhty to sway the females to Henry Otto I Velma Schulz hereby w1ll my abxlxty to hold a man to Eleanor Cverst and m ab1l1ty to fhrt to Rxchard Amenell I Kenneth w ehage hereby w11l my typewr1ter to Ron Kadler and my ab111ty to sk1p school to Henry Otto I Donald Schulz hereby w111 my art ab111ty to Doug Wyss and my pretty eyes to Nola Ibbotson I Phyhs Schnedler hereby w11l my ab1l1ty to work ln the lunchroorn to Eleanor Gerst and my straxght ha1r to Rollan Schxetlm I Dav1d Wyss hereby w1ll my ao1l1ty to box to Henery Otto ano my ab1l1ty to dance to Rlchard Amenell I Thelma Schulz hereby wxll my hlps to Bonn1e Schwartz and my ab111ty to play basketball to Kathleen Eads I James Berry hereby w1ll my basketball abxlxty to the Freshmen boys and my large hands to Joan vlegand I Lavonna Johnson hereby wxll my s1ze to Harry Exsenmann and my offlce job to Donna K1ns1nger I Kermlt rvlrt hereby w11l my abxllty to play pool to the Junxor boys and my ab111ty to dr1ve the school bus to Douglas Vvyss WHEREOF We The Semor Class of Huron H1gh School oo hereunto afflx our slgnature th1s 6th day of March 951 A D Semors of Huron 1-hgh School II J l I 1 - '- 1 ' - n l l III . ' 1 . ' ' , - . I IV , ' , ' ' 2 ' ' v ' f V , l . . . . . V I . . to VI , . . . , . . :sh 1 .I r -. , Y II , .' ' ' A , ., ' IX , , ' , ' . 5 ' 2 X 1 1 l ' l I A XI , Y . . . V , V II I 1 . .. . . XV , , ' ' ' ' y XX , , ' ' ' ' ' f . . .I

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History of Class 1951 ln the fall of 1947 twenty green Freshmen arrived to become the largest class in the history of the Huron School They were James Berry Ruth Berry Hazel Brown Norma Charbonneaux Marjorie Distelhorst David Elsenmann Wilham Fichthorn Arnold Gerst Naomi Gerst Margaret Howe James Schrader Harry Schrader Donald Schulz Thelma Schulz Velma Schulz Ruth Stonoff Ted Thompson Kenneth Wehage David Wyss and hermit Witt During the month of March Norma Charbonneaux moved to Oakville and Lavonna Johnson from Denmark entered our Holy Gates The boys helped to win the sectional baseball tournament and the county basket ball tournament B111 Fichthorn was president and Mrs Muriel Neston was our sponsor During this year as our science and English teacher Supterintendent Franz Charbonneaux became one of our favorite and most popular teachers We re sure to remember the picnics tests and all the other ideas of his to keep class from being boring At the beginning of our Sophomore year Eugene Luttenegger Joined us and Sue Wykert came in March bringing our class to the total of twenty two members Another honor was given to the school when the boys again won the sectional baseball tournament Under the direction of our sponsor and English teacher Mrs Pauline Payton we wrote and enacted four short one act plays Ruth Stonoff won the county essay contest on Why I Like The State of Iowa Peg Howe represented the school in the dramatlc Our Junior year was one of the most memorable of all our years in school We ceived our rings gave our class play Grandad Steps Out which was directed by Mrs Esther Kline our sponsor entertained the Seniors at the Junior Senior Banquet usmg April Showers as our theme and we had the pleasure of picking apples in the Kline orchard 1n order to make money for the activity fund Naomi and Arnold won the local and preliminary dramatic and radio division in the declamatory contest But for the fact that we had so many highlights fate still looked upon us Ne lost three members during the year Sue Wykert Peg Howe and Ted Thompson and gained only one Phyllis Schnedler Our president was Velma Schulz Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of his country and as we have our last year to look back upon we realzze how true this has been The biggest project of the Senior class was the publishing of the 1951 annual As the annual goes to the printer we still have our play trip baccalaureate and commencement to look forward to Under the leadershlp of Superintendent Walden T Smlth our sponsor and Kermit Wirt as our president all has gone swell during our last year We only hope that things will keep on going that way so we can remember our Semor year as one of the best years of our lives I ' . , A . 1 , . . , , . . . , I D I 1 y 5 9 I I I X Y i I I , . . . , . l I U . . , . . , . ' 0 . , . , tl ' YI ' ' declamatory division in the sub-district. Class president was Donald Schulz. ' ' . ' re- ' ' , an 1 u - - I I I ' . ' 3 . . . - . . ., . ,, . . . . . . I . . J . t 9 I i . I ' ,, . . - - vu . . . - . , . , . , , . . I ' . I I . , . .

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Semor Prophecy lVladamo1selle Know lt All 15 s1tt1ng 1n her dxmly lzghted tent w1th her crystal ball before her The fxrst rub of the hand across the crystal ball brmgs an zmage of James Schrader a deep sea hsherman who 1S s1tt1ng on the bank of a small creek near the Father of Waters whlle h1s brother Harry a successful o1l drxllez 15 dr1v1ng a yellow Cad1llac Convertxble and the former MarJor1e D1stelhorst h1s Wlfe 1S hold1ng the1r pet dog Her long slender f1ngers rub the crystal ball aga1n and she sees Dav1d lf yss the l1ght we1ght champ1on of the world shak1ng hands Wlth the famous Pres1dent of the UD1t6d States Kenneth VM ehage The 1mage fades away and she sees another whxch 15 an Army hosp1tal Peg Brown a reg1stered nurse 15 runn1ng up and down the halls callmg for Surgeon Lavonna Johnson whxle Naoml Gex st another nurse IS gettmg the oxygen tank and other med1cal dev1ces for Prxvate Donald Schulz who was wounded wh1le peel1ng potatoes on K P duty Madamoxselle Know It All rubs the crystal ball once more and she sees the former Velma Schulz standxng 1n the doorway of a farm house wxth her s1x ch1ldren floclung around her She 15 aslung Eugene Luttenegger a travel1ng salesman to come 1n He IS sellmg Hadacol As she glances xnto the crystal ball she sees Kerm1t Vhrt rackmg the balls IH h1s newlv owned pool hall on Jefferson Street The last xmage slowly changes to a gymnas1um and she sees James Berry a gymnaslum 1nstructor g1v1ng 1nstruct1ons to Professor Arnold Gerst who 15 already try1ng to get 11d of h1s m1ddle age spread Aga1n the lmage changes and Madamolselle Know lt All sees Ruth Stonoff des1gn1ng dresses 1n a Fxfth Avenue dress shop wlule 1n the next buxldmg the famous model Thelma Schulz IS model1ng the latest zn oress fashxons Madammselle Know It All gracefully moves hex hand across the crystall ball and the lmage of a beauty parlor comes lnto vxew The propr1etor Phylhs Schnedler 15 g1V1Hg Ruth Berry the manager of the c1ty s Y W C A a cold wave Another rub of the crystal ball and she sees DaV1d E1senmann comb1n1ng wheat w1th a self propelled comb1ne m Kansas The wheat slowly turns to a body of water and the comb1ne to a shxp and she sees B111 F1chthorn workmg 1n the engmeermg room Maybe Madamolselle Know It All prophes1ed nght maybe not but 1n whatever you Sen1ors do we w1sh you the best of luck and hope you succeed Q 1' 1 A ' 1 1 ' 1 1 - - , . . L. . ' 1 1 7 1 - 1 I 1 1 1 . , , . 1 . . , . I 1 Y . . . ., . , . ' 1 1 ' I , 1 . . ., . 1 1 . ' V 1 1 , .