Joice High School - Jo Hi Se An Yearbook (Joice, IA)

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 There have been six great events In the history of this world. The first was the appearance of Adam and Eve. The second was the rise of King Tut. The third was the death of Julius Caesar. The fourth was the crossing of the At- lantic by Columbus. The fifth was the reign of Joe Louis. And the sixth was the entrance of the Class of 1952 into the Joice High School. Of these the first five were of minor importance. Adam and Eve, I believe, are now dead. King Tut is in a museum. Julius has been eclipsed by Onele Joe Stalin. Columbus has moved to Ohio. And Joe Louis is trying to keep from be- coming a faded cauliflower. But the class of 1952, not only is history, but is still making history. In September 191 8, twelve meek, frightened Freshmen crept unhesitatingly through the halls of Joice High School. What instruments of torture might be awaiting us we did not know; from the dungeon horrors of medieval England, to the guillotine of France, to the electric chair of modern America, we suspected and expected everything. The four meek girls; Lorna Haroldson, Eleanor Malloy, Blanche McLain, and Clarice Arneson huddled into one group and the eight humble boys; Richard Abraham, Darrell Bang, Merlyn Heimdal, Darwin Bang, Junior Rogness Donald Ball, William Rezabek, Glen Rogness, huddled into another group. There certainly was no chivalry in our class in those days J Those stern, heartless, teachers scared us by voicing nothing beyond the ordinary directions. That pack of reprobates, the Sophomores, also scared us by saying anything they could think of that might have a dampening effect on our ardor and to discourage our ambition to become educated, so that we might all become president of the United States. In spite of all this we prospered during the first year. Little by little our greenness wore off, and our true intelligent natures began to assert them- selves. We survived the various tasks set before us by those whose work has the oreating of geniuses, and came back in the fall of 191|9 with the rank of Sophomores. During the second year it took the combined efforts of all our teachers and the Juniors, and Seniors to keep us properly squelched. In our new wisdom we wanted to symbolize the revolt of modern youth, and it was during this revolt that some of the boys of our class began to discover that the girls in the class were human beings, and were interesting; and likewise, a few of the feminine members of our class discovered that a little smile is a dangerous thing. Even though this year was one of the most important in our class history we lost three of our classmates. Blanche enrolled in the Fertile High School, William enrolled in Sacret Heart Convent at Rockwell, and Glen Rognes enrolled in Hill- crest Lutheran Academy at Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Our third year in Joice High School was one of grezt progress. In number we barely held our own, but in wisdom we became mental giants. We learned how to recite upon various subjects without advance preparation. We learned many successful excuses for avoiding home study and others for not having completed it. We became practiced in the art of finding reasons to be away from school, and other equally good arguments in favor of not making up the missing class work. We learned also that in union there is strength and that not more than one pupil should ever do a math lesson or complete a typing assignment. Our Junior Year was also one with many new experiences----the first of which was the class play. Showdown at Sawtooth we even surprised ourselves at the evening performance, after our hilarious practices. Also our Junior—Senior Banquet, which was a great success. This year is almost as fresh in your memories as it is in ours. There were many activities involved with being a Senior—the Banquet, the class play, and This page sponsored bys HUSO STANDARD SERVICE EVANS' DRUG STORE Joice, Iowa Joice, Iowa

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the Parties. I believe It would be much more In keeping, though, to take count of stock and list the damages which have been wrought In our passage through the halls and classrooms of Joice High School. Of damage to the sohool I dare not. The less said about Initialed desks, penciled books, and battered teachers, the better. Of damage to our minds there has been little racking effort. The last four years have been happy ones. Our teachers and our principal have done everything that human beings possibly could do to make our time spent here both profitable and pleasant. Our associations with one another have been very pleasant too, and fruitful of lasting friendships that will continue for the remainder of our lives. Whatever our success and future happiness, I am sure that each one of us will be able to look back on our days at Joice High School and sayj Those were the four happiest years of our life. The definition of a gift. In law, is a voluntary conveyance of property usually without legal consideration. Not wishing to do anything which isn't lawful we never do anything like that. We will follow this definition very closely, and more especially since we can't afford a lawyer anyway. (lifts are of two kindst Causa Mortis, or those given while the donor, be- lieves himself In Imminent danger of death, and Inter Vivas, or those given when the donor is in no fear of death. Being no more pessamlstlo than the average person, we decided to present gifts of the latter type. In order that a gift may be legal there must be actual or constructive delivery, the donor must have acted of his own free will (no one twisting our arms), and the donor must be competent to contract. There they go again; trying to aoouse us of not being able to think straight I By this time they should know better than that. After all the above mentioned requirements are complied with, the gift becomes irre- vocable between the parties—in other words—no Indian giving. So to proceed with the gifts. So Richard Abraham won't have to rely on the Mercury when his father is using the Buiok, we have this car so he will be avle to go see his girlfriend. To Lorna Haroldson, we give this box of non-sleep tablets so dhe can stay awake when she is out on a date with Qary, especially when on her way home from Albert Lea. We don't know how much of a hunter you are Junior Rogness, but Just in oase you haven't got your license yet, here it is and free of charge. We understand that there is open season on blondes now but don't take more than your limit and always be sure to give them a sporting chance-no more than a five foot handicap. To Don Ball, the lady-killer of this class we give this doll so he can have one of his own. Don, you can practice your line with her on the way to Lake Mills. To Darrell Bang, the Chevy lover of the class, we give a share of stock in the Ford Company, or if you'd rather you can use it as a down payment on a new car—Ford only 1 To Merlyn Heimdal, we give this camera so he can take plotures of all his girlfriends. So Eleanor Malloy won't have to take her shoes off to sneak in the house at night (or in the morning) we give her this pair of noseless shoes. To Clarice Arneson, we give this beautiful diamond ring to use as a sub- stitute for Harold's class ring. If Clarice doesn't think this is real she can test it by applying one of the Physic's formulas she learned so well. To Darwin Bang, we give this diamond ring which he may keep for a certain girl. CLASS GIFTS Merlyn Heimdal Richard Abraham Clarice Arneson Darwin Bang Junior Rogness Eleanor Malloy This page sponsored byt BOYDS CLOTHING STORB MEN BOYS CLOTHINO Forest City, Iowa AAMODT MOTOR CO. MOBILE GAS OIL Joice, Iowa