Mapleton High School - Rambler Yearbook (Mapleton, IA)

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CLASS WILL We the graduatrnq class of 1948 do hereby bequeath those tratts and characterlstrcs wh1ch have made us the 1nd1v1duals that we are to the lowly underclassmen who we hope wxll hold these mherxtances dear to body and soul for the remammg years of thetr hxgh school l1ves Ioe Woodward reluctantly leaves his beard to Bob Sumpter Clem Ntkolatsen s way wtth the women goes to Loren Blakely Lawrence Hupke recetves Mary Sonksen s eagemess to learn Ray Croxdale gxves hrs bubble gum to B111 Hasbrouch Ramona Chrxstensen s tndrfterent attxtude towards boys IS left to Georgie Hedrtck whtle Alberta Kunkel leaves her technrque w1th the opposite sex to Andy Anderson Dons Butcher g1ves her temper to Betty Sperry Wllh the cautton handl wtth care Irnomy Iohnson leaves hrs short stature to Bob Peterson Dade Etchxson bestows her long sktrts upon Nan McV1cker LaVonne Head wtlls her hrgh notes to Ruth Koemgs Dwan Martm leaves her tnterest m out of town boys to her slster Kay Itm Hasbrouch IS the fortunate recetver of L12 Hahn s wxtty humor whtle Ike Zedtker lS the unfortunate recetver of Corrlne Fergen s seat 1n the assembly Lots Collm s seat ln the assembly goes to anyone who wtll take 1t h1s mnocent look to Harvey Habrnck I P Cook s helght goes to Emmett Lamp and Erna Prxce s freckles are awarded to Pranctne Hupke Iohn Zedtker wtlls h1s arttsttc ablltty to Pat McBurney and Marxlyn Muckey recetves Adeltne Krafts shorthand notes To Francxs Powell go all of Lena Ftck s and Velma Rose s love letters Fred Plagge Drck Uhl and Paul Nlelsen leave thetr drtvlng abrltty to lack Ganzhorn the Kolthan brothers and Bauldy Brummer Paullne Lane leaves her homemaktng abtltttes to Donna Mae Kueny Elalne Ieschke wtlls her brown eyes to Glen Petersen Leo lddtngs bequeaths hrs skrll rn bookkeepmg to lmky Chamberlatn Marcella Schoenherr s abtltty to get work done goes to Harley Carter whtle Te s lat oby gtves her talktng abtltty to Bob Thlel The Sentor Class wtlls to the Mapleton Htgh School 1ts class plClU.I9 tn order that future Sentors may hnd encouragement tn the fact that We got through why can t you? 13 - I ll 9 -I .ll Dorothy Ketelsen leaves her quiet manner to Ronald Ellisg Don Uhl gives

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CLASS HISTORY ICONTINUEDD Long will Miss Stribley's ability for reading stories be remembered by her students. Fred Plagge joined the class in the Sixth Grade. The excitement of being Iunior High students made it a bit easier to begin school in 1942. The class was under the direction of Miss Myrland and Miss Westerberg. Four new students were inducted into the class in the Eighth Grade They were Ray Croxdale Iimmy Iohnson Clem Nickolaisen and Velma Rose A successful year was brought to a close with graduation and a play Mr Fleming and Miss Boggs were the proud teachers Finally in 1944 the class reached high school where 'Ramona Christensen Lois Collins Corrine Fergen LaVonne Head Leo lddings Teresa Iacoby Paul Nielson Marcella Schoenherr Mary Sonkson Richard Uhl and Iohn Zediker Joined the group Realizing that they were lower-classmen the ego of the Freshmen was deflated For the first time in four years initiation was again started and every Freshie sufiered the result The Sophomore year ushered in Pcrulme Lane and Ioe Woodward The students pursued their interests during the year by participating in sports clubs music etc The Iunior year was welcomed by a group of ambitious pupils The group known as upperclassmen now sold magazines and enacted a play in order to give the Iumor Senior banquet and prom Through co-operation their wishes materialized and the banquet and prom was based upon the theme of a Dutch Garden The year 1948 found a group of school weary tired Seniors Yes there was one new one on our list Elaine Ieschke After sponsoring Sadie Haw kms day giving a cl s play ordering caps gowns announcements and pictures editing an annual and participating in various other activities the Seniors faded into The Past Class Colors Maroon and white Class Motto Life is like a picture so paint it well Senior officers President Liz Hahn Vice President Iohn Zediker Secretary Bert Kunkel Treasurer Paul Nielson 12 I I I I I ' I I I I I ' I I I 1 1 , I 1 I I I I ' a Il II Class Flower ...,l..,...,.l,.................,..l........,.....,..............,.,...,.,..4............, White rose Il I I ' II

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CLASS PROPHECY As I approached the c1ty lxmlts of Mapleton I realrfed the vast changes that had taken place n nfy home town Only ten years before rn l948 t had been rn ns rnfancy but toaay rt had taken 's place rn 'l e world as a c1ty Let s see ' was just fue years ago that after at xgent resear n the Croxdale Woodwa d Lornpany set up rts new scxentrfrc research laboratorres v hlch have mduced many people to the farr c1tv of Mapleton Knowxrg of course mat Ioe V1 oadward and Ray Croxdole two of my old cla smates had been the pro oters tn tnls great busrness I wclkea hurrredly lu the mam offrce oulld ng of the huge concern rn hopes that they could grve me mformatlorm about the other membe s of the lass of 48 I was greeted at the ertrance by the door whorn l recogmzea at once as Leo ldarngs He rnforrnea me that both Ray and loe haa aken a few days off rn pursurt of thelr favorrte past1mes Yes you guessed It Ioe was attendlng 'Vrxa S Mr Iddmgs told me however that the receptlon s 1 the offr e kept a huge flle of the actrvrtres of the class Upon entermg the re eptron room I rmmedrately beheld another one of rrw class ates Slttrng beh nd a huge aesk ard typmg rapldlw was Dwan Nartm We at once fell nto a conversahon and she Informed me of the ac I1V1ll9S of the 26 remalnrng puprls or the lass of 48 Mrss Martrrw told me that whrle many of the lass of 48 had maae thexr fortunes ln other places auxte a few had stayea rn Maple-ton Paul ne Lane had recently opened a tallorrng shop on East l'v'a1n whrle Elalne leschke took great prlde ln her new eatrng establrshment on South Erghth Erna Prrce was to be seen mghtly srngmg at the local mghtclub whrch was under the 'management of Mary Sonlcson Much to my surprxse I found that Dorothy Ketelsen and Velma Hose had g1ven up the rdea of marrrage ana were now gvvrng flyxng lessons at Mapleton s greatly enlarged munclpal arrport ln case you are wonderxng Iohn Zedrl-:er has become a confrrmed Hollywood bachelor and IS now to be seen rn the current success Dark Eyes ln the near metropolrg of Sroux Crty Lors Colhns was reported to be Just completrng her supposedly three year nurses course Meanwhxle Dons Butcher and Ramona Chrxstensen after flnlshxng the-1r prelrmlnary nurses course had begun an extensxve research on new methods 1n the fleld of psychratry Paul Nrelson and Dxck Uhl have also clarmed S1oux Crty as therr home after establlshmg thelr Safety Frrst Drrvmg School ln the heart of down town SIOUX Cxty The Mornmgslde College faculty had found places for l4 , , , . 1. , . .1 . 1 4 . - , rw- A r , n , I I x. , J ' v- F' ' . ' ' f. ' , ' I A4 - 1 I A , , l. 7 A .. , s - D., Lu .. , rn ' ' ' ' ' , , ,I J ' A ' ' ' ' I ' A ' , . . . . c .. r . o . 5 ' I 'vw'--'wr-w v- ' I A mann .I I , . .... 1 I . A . the auto races rn Chicago and Ray was a guest partrclpant rn 'Famous Iury . '- ,. - , . . rtix fc - l . ' ' c ' , ' ' f - .j rn . . ' ' i . ' 1 ' ' lj I ,. .. 4 . . . , C , t I I I 1 l , ,