Lenox High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Lenox, IA)

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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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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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Q SENIORS Now herc s a l1ttle dltty About us Sen1ors gl eat You llsten to th1s poem now And tell us how we rate Beverly who IS ln OUI class Is lndeed a very fine lass Shes the blonde whos here at school And one that never breaks a rule Theres Floy yes slr shes here too You hardly ever see her blue She stud1es every slngle page And plays mald when on the stage Oh Vaunce1l Beck IS a swell glrl She has long ha1r wnth the prettlest cur She doesnt care any for a Lenox guy But as for farther south oh my oh my' Now M1ldred B1vens shes all here From head to toe and ear to ear She s a smart one 1n our class And then she says Do you thlnk I ll pass? And Katty Buxton shes OK She learns more thlngs from day to day She attracts just qu1te a few Joes Yep she gets plenty of ah s and oh s And now thele IS Ramona too She IS really a good sport clear through She s the chunky one 1n our class But IS really a very swell lass Oh Peggy here IS qulte a dame Each llttle spark becomes a flame Now ltS a semor lt was a Mar1ne But I guess to her they re all pretty keen Now Hanson here IS a lot of fun And he helps the teacher to keep on the run Rlght now hes rak1n the school yard a b1t So a certaln semor gal wont have a Edd1e H111 IS our llttle squlrt Who IS, well sort of, qulte a fllrt, He really gets around OK, And brother, l1sten, that a1n't hay 'Norma HOXNdld IS a qulet g11l When wlth the band she tw1rl tht lXklI'1 Thls ycar he 1 a our hom c mm queen And boy oh boy dld she look l1ee1 Knodlc Knodle hc s our man And he IS qulte a basl etb'1ll f n About the g1rls he does11t seem to care But afte1 h1m they 193115 do te'11 Knox I nox whos there? Well 11ow we 198115 do can Im sure you d all llke Paullne Laust shes got a bI'1l11 IHSICIO ll bean Who lcally IS 1 Olld pal Shr thlnks school IS Ju t dumb A d wonders why sht has to comc M'1rv1n herc IS the guy who can cl aw lhlngs from Whlstlers Mothcl somebodys pa He a lot of fun sometlmes a wee b1t shy But we know that MHYVIQ XVIII get Glenn Norton IS a ladys man The g1rls all Ketch 1m lf they can Hes not bashful 1n any way He says Just what he wants to say Dale Purdum IS our athlete Whos hardly ever ln hlS seat Hes always up walkln the floor Watchln and watchln h1s l1ttle Jun1 or Cora Lou Reynolds IS a qulet dame Who w1ll some day go up 1n fame She IS l1ked by every one And IS honestly more fun V1rg1n1a here IS our redhead Not much of a temper tho IIS sa1d Shes the only red head that there IS And way down deep I thxnk shes IS BONNIE Roe IS our class sweetheart Whom we all l1ke r1ght from the start And at basketball shes a WhlZ Yep thats r1ght she IS she ls' Now Paul here IS a dlfferent man, He doesn't do more than he thmks he can, I expected he could have lf he'd try, But oh, he's such a funny guy 20 1711K Sm1th IS tllll mathr mat1c1an finc Who l nox 111 1h1 1gs all down tnc 11e I e his 1 g1rl 111 every DOII up C1san 1 IS qulte 1 1 11rht lon w1tl1 tl1 othe1 men Cent '1 st XlSllS tht Ch1Cl en Inn ut Ill ch mol how he hates to 1 Ollx lIe cl 11ther d1ear1 the llttle 1e1l lxow lic hr 1s our 1-11 scle man Ilt too IS q.11t '1 basketball ffm o klcldm now he gets around 1 tl h1s heat 1 ound l'11tt Walter play b1 ketb'1ll too cant dn o tl11nk he '1 prett gal fut I gt s he yust w '1nts to be the1r p'1l 1 nothcr blond '1t chool IS Phll Oh ye that gal 1 qulte a p1ll At chool h seems to be rather shy But she 1SllI l1ke that wlth her col lege guy Don Immel here IS a football man As well as belng a baseball fan He too IS our hlgh tenor great Who TISQS early and goes to roost ate Dorothy here IS a blonde st1ll She 1S a pretty qu1et J1ll When she hears some Knox at the door She trots r1ght across that k1tchen floor Dad says Harold stay home tonlght And Harold answers Oh I mlght But before the n1ghts over hes ln h1s helght of Joy In town talkmg about football wlth another boy V1rg1n1a Hewltt IS a new g1rl here Cause she moved just thls year She IS a pretty swell glrl tho Just ask that r1ngless semor Joe Now Juamta, here, IS the author of the rhyme Please, Folks, 1t's no great cr1me, She tr1ed, so to her IIYS a hlp, hlp, hurray, To a pretty swell glrl, I'd l1ke to say c o 0 Av, ' I ' , I' , . -, . 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