Lenox High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Lenox, IA)

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Q SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY Contd for I found out that he was settled on the farm Soon I parked m front of the spaclous farm house and was met by Jack s lovely wlfe Flossle I had a fine talk wlth Flos s1e and then droxe out to the field where Jack was bulld mg fence After a hearty handshake we dlscussed events of the old days Jack lnformed me that he owned the farm and was gettmg along fine Jack stated that h1s young son had celebrated h1s blrthday the day before at the rlpe old age of one year A qulck trlp to town for breakfast was my next asslgnment Dr1v1ng ln I notlced a slgn whlch read Bon mes Beanery Here I stopped and ate my breakfast Bonme had a well run beanery and lt was Wlfh pleasure I dmed and engoyed a flne talk w1th the owner and oper ator herself She stated her husband w as an 1nterpreter over ln Morocco and was due home 1n a short whlle As tlme was fleemg I had to leave After the fine v1s1t w1th Bonme I proceeded on down the road to VISII Dorothy Symonds now happlly marrled and contented to be a housew1fe Dorothy presented me wlth a fine varlety of vegetables out of her pr1ze garden Then I went on across country a few mlles to see Beverly Barker Beverly too was just a housew1fe and after a happy hello she mformed me that her husband was a ralser of Polled Shorthorns I spent the late afternoon v1s1t1ng w1th Beverly and her husband Then as the sun started to slnk ln the west I proceeded back to Lenox to stay overnlght After a tasty meal at the local cafe I declded to see a show At the t1cket wxndow whom should I see but Cora Lou Reynolds After greetmgs Cora Lou stated that she was a model at the local style shop and took tlckets at the movle on the Slde She had not found the certaln one yet but had several prospects 1n mmd After the show was over and whlle walkmg out I chanced to see Ramona Ewart She saxd that she had lntended to marry a man ln a daredevll act but had marrled the local pollceman and she felt much safer over her ChO1C6 Then by chance I happened to look down the street and my eyes rested on Mr Harold Larlmer He recogmzed me too and soon we were dlscusslng old tlmes Harold stated he was marrled to Juanlta Ferguson and after recelvmg h1S B A at the State Unlverslty was now professor at L H S I then proceeded the following mornlng to v1s1t Vaun ce1l Beck She too was a successful housew1fe and her prlde and Joy was her flock of Plymouth Rock hens Wh1Ch had been judged the best 1n thelr breed at the State Falr We enjoyed a fine talk after whxch I proceeded out to the Lenox alrport As I arrxved there I watched a local hell copter settle to the ground 1n a perfect landlng Who should step out but Norma Howard We exchanged greet mgs and Norma Sald that her husband was a salesman for a well known soap company After watchmg Norma take off ln her trlm llttle craft I proceeded on up the road to the pleasant farm w here V1rg1n1a Hewltt and her husband llved I enjoyed a fine talk w1th V1rg1n1a and sampled some apples from thelr huge apple orchard After vlsltmg wlth V1rg1n1a I turned my l1ttle car toward the west In Omaha I stopped to watch the feat ured ball game of the day It was a great game between the Cardlnals and the Athletlcs playlng an exhlbltlon game at the ball park On the mound pxtchmg for the Cards was my old classmate Don Immel After the game I went down to the field to congratulate Don as he had pltched hlS team to a fine vlctory The followlng mornmg found me proceeding on my wav west and whlle dr1v1ng through Colorado I stopped at a fine ranch and who should be runnlng the ranch but hrglnla Reynolds and Mxldred Blvens It seems V and M had pooled thelr resources and had secured th1s level DIHIFIQ 1n the heart of the west The ranch was well stocked and would soon pay for ltself Both V and M mformed me they were well satlsfied wlth thelr ranch and wouldnt trade lt for any buslness I spent the mght 1n Denver wlth my very good classmate Glenn Norton Clcnn and Peggy Ford h1s lovely wlfe ran prosperous cabln camps ln some of the lovellest country I have ever set eyes on Glenn stated that he was an ardent sports man ou the s1de My stay here wtth Mr and Mrs Norton was one I shall always treasure 1n my mmd Glenn 1n vxted me on one of hxs frequent flshmg expedmons but The followmg mormng I was aga1n headmg west Two days later found me ln Callforma I headed my car toward Hollywood My destlnatlon was the Warner Bros Studlos There I wanted to see the truly great actresses and especlally to see the top star wmner of the Academy Award the prevlous year Miss Katherxne Buxton My W1Sh to see Katey was granted Soon we were greetmg each other and she mformed me that 1n add1t1on to belng a great star on the screen she was clxmbmg the ladder of success m ICIQVISIOH We spent a wonderful hour V1Slt mg after whlch I had the pleasure of watchmg Katey perform 1n front of the cameras After a noon day meal at a Hollywood restaurant I sped north to VISII w1th Janet Walter now marrled to Mr Andrew J Rockefeller I pulled up xn front of the beautl ful home and soon I was dlSCllSSlIlg past days w1th Janet Janet whose husband owned several rlch 011 wells out ln the PHCIHC Ocean stated that thls was a great day for her new custom bu1lt Cadlllac pet car would arrxve from the factory 1n Detrolt At Janet s W1Sh I stayed to consume a very tasty dlnner and spent the evemng v1s1t1ng over old tmmes My Jaunt across thls land had been a complete suc cess I had seen all my old classmates of the class of 47 Now I was satlsfied to leave on my space Jump wxth the knowledge that my fellow mates had achleved the finest of success ln thelr chosen fields My earnest hope was that I mlght achleve success ln my chosen work also 'ENOX HIGH SCHOOL 18- 9 , 1 . , ' 1 r ' 1' ' ' . 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HE YEAR IS 1951 I have completed my study and hard dlllgent work at the Rocket Research Labora torles 1n the eastern part of the Unlted States Now I am ln a pos1t1on to contmue my llfes work Together wlth everal other lmmlnent sclentlsts I am to have the prlvllege of attemptlng to conquer space ln a speclal rocl et shlp Plans have been carefully worked out to the pomt that I know I w1ll leave th1s earth 1n a couple of weeks Therefore I wlsh to journey through th1s land that IS called Amerlca and especially to VlSlt the town w h1ch shall always be the home town to me the town of Lenox My trlp was to brlng me together I hoped wlth some of my old frlends and classmates W1th the thought ln my mlnd that two weeks would dlsappear very qulckly I made ready to journey the fol lowmg day My travelmg started the followmg mornlng brlght and early It occurl ed to me that perhaps I should vlslt the Rocket Plant where final preparations were be mg made on the sleek shlp that was to carry my compan 1ons and me through space I arrlved at the plant 1n m1d afternoon and after showlng my 1dent1ficat1on papers I was escorted to the mner hub of the plant There to my amazement was an old classmate of mme It was Gene Hanson one of the ace w elders and Chl6f lnspectors of the Rocket After a hearty handshake we had a fine chat Gene lt appeared to me had done all rlght for h1mself He had a fine w1fe and was the proud father of a fine lad of a year and a half As he would not take no for an an swer I dmed that evenlng at the modest Hanson house hold and after one of the finest dlnners I have ever eaten we spent the evening dlscussmg old tlmes Wlth a partlng handshake and a final farewell I con tlnued on my journey for the tlme would qulckly fly I drove south along the Atlantlc coast and the followlng day I was greeted by a huge WhlfP Slgn along the hlghway WhlCh read very boldly Amerlcan Saddle Ranch F1nest to see lf th1s was the samt Paul Ross that had been my school pal Sure enough lt was We enjoyed a fine talk and Paul lnformed me that he was very happlly marrxed to a fine southern belle I had the wonderful opportunlty of vlewlng Pauls beautlful ranch of lmmaculate bl1lldll'lgS on rollmg grass lands Thls w as a VICW I would long re member and as we patted I reallled that there was one fellow classmate who as a lover of fine horses had aChl9V9d hxs goal The mxles sped by untll the clty of Charleston loomed up While crulsmg through the tree lmed streets I no tlced a clrcus ln full swlng Stopplng my car I notlced Rlnglmg Bros ptlnted on the SICIQS of the tents and shows Well th1s I wanted to see I walked by one of the shows and chanced to see SIQHS advertlslng lf One slgn read Ed Hlll worlds strongest man for h1s S128 VS as th1s the same man I had known as Ed H111 of dear old Lenox Sure enough It was Ed and we enjoyed a fine chat before hlS performance w hlch I had the prlvllege of watchlng Then contmumg onward I journeyed untll at length I arrlved at a very large w h1te manslon Here I stopped for th1s w as the home of Mr John A Cabw alldar III one of the Souths greatest plantatlon owners I proceeded from my llmousme up to the house At the door I was greeted by Mr Cabw alxdal s VK1f9 the former Phyllis Sex ton my classmate from the class of 47 We enjoyed a very pleasant YISII and Phyllls related that she w as a can dldate for the state leglslature VV1shmg Phyllls the best of luck I proceeded on my w ay SENIOR CLASS PHOPHECY Q Pomtmg my roadster toward Florlda I headed for the coast and the home of Mr Elllot Rlchards the world re nowned fisherman who fished solely wlth a harpoon I arrlved at the beautiful home and was met by the one per son I had drlven down to see the wlfe of Mr Rlchards the former Bonme McFee It seems that she accompamed h1m on all h1s fishmg excurslons for whlle he was trylng to harpoon the blg ones Bonme could keep the boat on lts correct course Old txmes were dlscussed and I spent sev eral fine hours v1s1t1ng wlth Bonme and her husband but the followmg mornmg found me on my way west and after a few days of hard drlvmg I drove mto the cxty of New Orleans My destlnatlon was the world famous Inn ln New Or lean town as Paullnes Place owned and operated by Paullne Knox It was not hard to locate the Inn or Paul me elther We had a happy greetmg and we dmed and spent the evemng VlSlf.ll lg over past events ln hugh school days Paulme mformed me that she was st1ll on the look out for that certam one so w1th best wlshes for contlnuing success I proceeded to head north the followmg day toward that certam spot 1n southwest Iowa on good old hlghw ay 49 Journeymg north I chanced to run 1nto my very old frlend Marym Nelson He mformed me that he had served a hltch ln the army and was now a travelmg salesman for lad1es lmgerle Mary too was marrled and appeared very happy w1th l1fe Slnce Mary and I had grown up as nelghbors we had much to talk about Fmal ly as always I had to say goodby For how long who would know So onward north I crossed the grand old Father of Waters Well here I was m Iowa my maln destmatlon Soon I would be ln Lenox and sure enough I drove lnto the evel thr1v1ng town The famillar brlck school house wlth 1ts generous wmdows stood erect and as fine as ever Drlvlng on through the suburbs I drove to the mam part of town the old famlllar mam street As I drove down th1s well known pavement my eyes rested on a huge neon sxgn whlch flashed Floy and Dales Groc er Immediately I stopped to lI'lV9Stlgat9 for perhaps th1s mlght be two of my old schoolmates As I stepped through the door my eyes rested upon the famllxar face of Dale Smlth After the usual greetlngs Dale lntro duced his charmmg wlfe the former Floy Beck who was by no means a stranger to me as we had been classmates m school Then to my surprlse what should I see peer mg around the door but two young rosy faces' Dale ln formed me that they were lxttle Smlths and proud he was for thev were twms As I gazed around the store I could see that Dale knew how to run a grocery and lt was easy to see why Dale was one of the town s leadmg business men I spent perhaps one of the happxest afternoons I have ever spent vlsltmg over old tlmes wlth Dale and Floy Durlng the evening I drifted across the street to the local recreatlon parlor There behmd the taps was none other than Gene Trost He mformed me that he had the prevlous season played and taken first honors ln the Na tlonal B1ll1ards Tournament at Mllwaukee Well we had a fine talk Gene sand that he had mtended to take up law but th1s bar sounded better to h1m He stated that I should by all means v1s1t the Purdum Clothlng Store went xmmedlately down the street to where a b1g slgn read Purdum Clothxers I went 1ns1de and was met by the boss h1mself as he was closmg up for the day Dale and I exchanged hearty handshakes He mformed me that he was happlly marrled to Pat Sherldan We dxs cussed old tlmes that we had enjoved whlle 1n hlgh school The followmg mormng I drove out to Jack 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OW THE history of the Class of Seven and Forty of the High School of the Cxty of Lenox County of Taylor State of Iowa is in this wlse In the beginning ln the third and fortleth year of our Lord ln 'imth month and on the second day of the month there entered into this Land of Learning twenty six seek ers of knowledge Some came up from the erghth grade some came from other halls of mstructlon and some from the farms Three Vauncerl Beck Juanita Ferguson and Janet Walter entered with the highest records for schol astlc achievement ln their counties As they entered this land they were received with malicious glee by a certain band of Jvlld beings who were called Sophomores and who because of their fierce taste for Freshman blood did pounce upon them daily and nightly and did cause them to suffer great things lNow it came to pass soon after they entered the land that they were one and all seized with a strange infirmity which did cause them to act wlth much fierceness and strangcne s of manner and to grapple and wrestle w1th thelr felloy ln much rage and seeming ferocity Wrs men called to look upon them pronounced the 1nfirm1t1cs ln the male football and basketball Dale Purdum Gene Hanson and Gene Trost were most sc rrously afflicted with football two of these Dale Purdum and Gene Hanson with the additlon of Dean Ynodle also suffered from bas ketball wlth Dale Purdum making the first team Two girls Janet Walter and Bonnie Roe caught the basketball fever and made the first twelve Mary Van Houten was outstanding in music entering the state contest with her trombone Virginia Reynolds and Ramona Ewart united with this band and Vernon Beck left it thus at the end of the first year the class being ln number twenty seven At the beginning of the second year a new band of youths came up and the Class of Seven and Forty in the dignity of their promotion remembered the days of their own grievances and as the Sophomores of their day had done until them even so did they do unto these Freshmen and showed no mercy unto their sufferings and heeded not their lamentatrons untll all were bruised and sorrowful As the class did Journey through the land they beheld Mild ed Blvens Junior Moffett and Jack Trost who had tra ed from the companles with whlch they had set forth 1 to High School and their hearts were stirred w 1th pity 1 tl h y did open w lde to them that they might be gath ered in Xnd the class was sorrow ful to later see two pupils JL lor Nloffett and Billy Dean DHVIS depart to JOIN an o her band Behold rn the thrrd year the class did asp1re to dra matic honors and did present to the people a great and wonder ful play wherein each should act w hat he w as not SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Q And the heads of the class became swelled to their fullest capacity at the praise they received for this deed lNow ln this year many of the class won honors Gene Trost in football Marvm Nelson Donald Immel and Harold Larimer in baseball Jack Trost Dale Purdum and Glenn Norton 1n both football and basketball and Cene Hanson rn all three In girls basketball were Janet Walter Bonnie Roe Virginia Reynolds and Mary Van Houten Mary entered State Contest with her trombone and received a first Now when the third day of the fifth month of the ycar of srx and forty came this class did give a great ban quet for the class of six and forty who were bravely de parting into a new world of labor and machinery or to more advanced halls of learnlng And the class rn its Journeys through this year found four new members Phyllis Sexton Donald Immel Dor othy Symonds and Harold Larlmer Now this the fourth year in the history of th1s great 'ind wonderful class of seven and forty has been one of much hard labor and but little resting for preparations have been made for them to take their final departure from the land Their pride grew to great brgness within them and the class began to wish for badges befitting their high they professed themselves satisfied with their choice and rings were purchased And in the same year the class did set themselves down that an artist of much skill should make of them a picture of great beauty but w hen lt was done and their eyes fell upon what was said to be like their faces horror was upon the face of the whole class for It was like noth mg on the earth nor under the earth nor on the face of the angry sea Virginia Hewitt was welcomed 1nto the class and Mary and John Van Houten were sadly told farewell as they departed to Join another band This year also many were seen to excel 1n sports Dale Purdum Gene Trost Jack Trost Glenn Norton Gene Hanson Harold Larimer Don Immel in football Dale Pur dum and Dean Knodle in basketball and many were in music activities Remembering with glad hearts our play of a year hence we aspired to do another which was met also with the pralse of multitudes Four years hath th1s class of seven and forty Journed 1n the land and gathered large portions from e tree of knowledge Now we must depart each to go is separate w ay And now may the blessings which ever attend e good and true follow us and help to bring ultimate suc cess rn our chosen fields Amen LENOX HIGH SCHOOL U O , . 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