Mapleton High School - Rambler Yearbook (Mapleton, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 48 of the 1954 volume:

v0 L The sen1or class of 1954 1n an attempt to re 1nvested by the I-hgh School Faculty dechcate then' annual The Rambler to those teachers who have done so much for us XT . 0 pay at least a small part of the time and interest ! 2 The 1954 Rambler Staff presents this record in pictures for your pleasure WHIIS WHO 'HIM Chuck Chamberlin Editor Shirley Hahn Co Editor Chuck Griffin Business Manager Alice Foxhoven Senior Editor I Janet Streck Jack Daly Music Editor Business Mgr. nf 9 V' ,w V V it , 1 3 -'f?'? - LZQE - ' 1 X . H was ' 1 Ei S XE SIM D ?xank?aneXX, advisox, S. Vandex Naam, B. Bang, C, Tmek, C. Xlaixon, S. Hahn R. WeAXkeX, B. ?ouKS. H. SENYE 1 ahenj, Ps. riiim. COUNCAL. Km- -Bam! B mam. C. G UDENY 'nambex D . V0 S1 ' C. C tXexsXet , Baxhaxg , GMX- -S . C . Ken Xiokkxan. L I 13 A Q , Kirk TY:M 3 M ' Du Fqx' G 'HMatd1a'sS'h1. E. COP a, ' i C , nd F, Fmgf' N, Meiilfse, ,S :YL L, ' enblu ts: B 8: D ' . Arche r Chuck Chamberlin Master of Ceremonies April Workington Queen' s Crownbearer omecoming . ls. ,,,. EW' -' ,-ff' 'Q 1-I.,-MJ' ' ally , f ,Y , fu 'Wd 1 J X fi . 'e QUEEN Bonnie Bailey and x - l C5 f Senior Attendants Catherine Thiel and Larrv Lane 5 oronafion f KING Jack Daly Y King's Crownbearer Keith Uhl The Bake .X ' . .. fy-'iff' ik, I--f'S1y r . ' . D . L edt gf. 9 s '- ,, . .J ,fr ,fy . x s H- W .aa 7 ,it , en Virg Red ?, fi 5 'A ,. - X ,' 'Zi ,:.,1.NxT-in ' ., ,, vi ,Q 'Q 4.,um..i.,f- , -P515 T1 s , .4 V 5, 'Y . -if 1 - i Delb I X b - k Km' . I a. 'C -A. . e 'fs. 545.1 ., sg , ,Hz-Jar --nfs: gigs? - :SPL . e i u -1 ., 5' 4-. ' 'r' , W.- M ' s Chazz Little Put if A ffempf fMfz.f6 .AE f fx And the Merry-Go-Round Broke Down! The Board Watches the Birdie! . NIUSIIH BUSTHIS Ylll IIUHNS 2 FIRST ROW: A, Foxhoven, S, Hahn, C. Chamberlin, D. Ibsgaard, D, Archer, 2ND ROW: L, Grass, M, Sonksen, C, Theil, B, Bailey, J, Streck, C, Kafton, 3RD ROW: J, Wessling, G, Owens, L, Lane, I, Da1y,,C, Griffin, G, Putnam, L, Gries, ARCHHVS HEAIIAIIHES 4TH: M, Wodtke, C, Spahn, D, Tofmess, G, Owens, R, Armstrong, L, Gries, W, Vanderbur, 3RD S, Hahn, M, Muckey, S, Lane, D, Backer, D, Hagerdon, C, Theil, C, Kafton, 2ND: P, Heisler, B, Bailey, L, Grass, B, Bailey, K, Green, A, Uhl, C, Fouts, IST: A, Foxhoven, D. Ibsgaard, D, Archer J VanderNaa1d M Sonksen, I 0 1 o FHESHIHHH fHHERS xxx -ff' Student Counc11 ,, Repre sentatlve L, CLASS OFFICERS Student COUHCI1 Representatlve Betty Balley Kay Green Treas B111 Fouts Russ McC1atchey V Pres1dent Chuck Corbln Secretary Gary Putnam Pres IST ROW J Braden B Barley C Gregerson C Corbrn R McC1atchey G Putnam K Green G Rolland B Ibsgaard F Moore 2ND ROW Mr Clouse A Uhl M Backer B Moore D Backer C Nellsen, P, Hexsler D, Bnggs, S, Wesshng, M, Brenner, D, SCh1C1S, 3RD ROW Eugene Relslng, G, Castle, J. Blackman, K. Uhl, F, Bush, L, Battles, L. Plagge, J, Patrlck, I. Neubaum, V. Gosch. 4TH ROW' V, The1s, C, Dean, R, Greenough, A, Frck, B, Hupke, D, Wodtke, T, Spahn, R, Barthel, K, Z.ed1ker, B. Fouts, K. Chnstensen, Mrss Krrk. 14 T. ' 2 -x 1, , -N if . N ,T , ,,,, 34 ' I . Y ' X ' 1 k -A . o V - , 4 A , I ' 4 T 'fr' v . . K . ' ., ,fff I, ' x I fx 3 . 'J N , . ' 4 x ' 1 K A ,, 3 ,ov , 1 ' , 1 Y i I . ,A 1 e,- 51 : l 1 0 I C I U I U I 5 , ' Y 9 , n 1 n n 3 a 1 o I o 9 s 1 o 1 a , 2 SUPHUHIUHE SUUIHTS gs L GTIGS J Kluver Secr Treas V1ce Pres Garry Kafton Pres1dent C Kendall H Kglthan St Councll St Connell As we entered our second year 1n h1gh school, we chose class off1cers who are plctured above The Sophomore Class sponsored the f1rst all hlgh school party wh1ch was a skatlng party held at the Den1son Roller Rlnk. As homecorrung drew near we elected two very competent attendants, Jan1ce Kluver and Terry Green Much mterest and enjoy ment was shown 1n the bu1ld1ng of our class float. Our thanks to our sponsors, Mr. Matt1la and Mr. Archer, for mak1ng the year of '54 a successful one for us T ,Y . ey 1 ,,.' WV -1 1 . ' rr 1 2 n , K. JUHIUH JUVEHILES D. Lacey V. P Qkxri 11111 R, Kraft J. Wooster Secr, Treas. G. Owens- Pres. S. Hahn R. Weikel Stu. Coun. Rep. Stu. Coun. Rep 5 'L f Z waqqaq ' O Bedbug s Away .w XO QE! OUR HEARTS WERE Yoo-Hoo! -., V W f 'ffgsrdfang' fr A , SH! Do You Hear A Drip? Too Much Voice!! Merci! Merci! YOUNG AND GAY Cornelia OTIS Skinner! ! X 'X -1 X , . 'lar XX , .- ,-X ei' ' xxx. X XTSQR . ?eep Hr X I gag? Stfefd dnb! pfow JOCLQW IST ROW: C, Spahn, S, Haworth, J, Kluver, C, Fouts, E. Copp, Advisor, C, Kafton, Pres., R, Ullrich, B, Bailey C, Thiel, M, Muckey, 2ND ROW: R, Gregerson, J, Shay, Jane J., D, Christophersen, D. Briggs, J, Braden, J, Hickman, Betty B., K, Green, A. Uhl, F, Moore, C, Gregerson, 3RD ROW: J, Kettler, C, Cameron, P, Heisler, I. Dean, F. Henshen, J, Gosch, J, Armstrong, A, Brummer, J. Godberson, M, Blackman, D, Hahn, Jean J, J, Muckey, M, Brenner, 4TH ROW: D, Hinrickson, H. Morgan, M, Sonksen, J, Uhl, S. Patrick, B, Maas, L, Gries, J. VanderNaa1d, J, Streck, C. Kendall, M, Wodtke, L, Hasbruck, N. Passick, P. Uhl, J .Luv IST ROW Mr Mecklenburg L Miller J Wooster D Putnam G Vanderbur N Patrick D Lacey andR Armstrong 2ND ROW L Plagge K Zediker D Wodtke R Greenough B Castle K Uhl E Reising J Black Blackman R Gosch M Sonksen V Thres A Fick J Patrick 4TH ROW D Dean L Kafton H Jensen L Davis D Larson D Lane D Palmer W Baker R Hunsaker E Berlenburg J Wesshng B Fouts G Putnam and K Christensen X 9 ,Q ' man, V. Gosch, D, Schlies, 3RD ROW: E, Jennings, G. Kafton, T, Green, H, Koithan, G, Banks, G, Zediker, B, 3 l I HW FJQAfFJLA. CHRISIMAS UA Cl No Jitterbugs here, but some mighty fancy two steppin! 5 5 s F 1 ! x .- 1 I The Quintette in action--Members are Carolyn Spahn, Jack Daly, Janet Streck, Joan Kettler and Mr. George I-limes at the piano. E '-A 'Q i Smiley Jack Heisler whirls Queen Alice Brumrner around the floor. Sweetest music this side of the Maple River provided by the High School Jazz Band under the direction of George Himes. W OZQHL 50 ggi old J' XM Rfsfp 31,8 fx, mn CO1-Icer fBand MARY LOU MUCKEY ' BERT MOORE JOANN MUCKEY JANICE HICKMAN xy' Y x CATCH THESE PICS!.. Q, B . f' - ',....,, rass Qllartette , K ' , 7' ' fsgff' 9 t ,ax 4 H f4 . TrumPet Trio M rs '-.222 ,li 00 U K 5 'Aw' A C131-in et Quarfette Drum Eng, Cfflbl 6 5 fr S fl H1 h H or-n Quarfette 22 QF. Nr xv S' ,an K GEORGE Director 348 J HXMES' A? Sexfette Cz f '1 3 ,I , 1. . xy if if Boy' S Quartette M5193 an ulareme Courf Gu-1 5 Tr1o '7 U-- G11-11 S Quarfette Mixed Double Quartette HEHIEIHBEH V Q1:....,.,. The noon rush ml ' g J A I 3-gwtmglf-git x WWF i sv fir n 'I1f '-. ' A ---'d-' -' - - A. 7-.. Q, '-A -,'-- . ' s31g?:3 fQx,' ..,-. A5-1 A -as ' - Q-1 . -V s- Q r 'n1f- P' Q,-4Q,J,j,n v I QVJNIZ S3,-t.. -A ia. ,FA U n. . .. 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I am the Mapleton Publlc School Halls I have heard many vo1ces but none were so clear and lmpressmg as those of the Sen1or Class of 1954 when they deternfnned the1r goal 'to graduate from the Maple ton Publ1c School I shall never forget the fall of 1941 when Rose Barry Jlm Wes sl1ng Al1ce Brummer Charles Chamberl1n Bobby Conyers Jack Daly Lo1l1e Grass Roberta Moore Nell Patr1ck Glor1a Rohde Carolyn Spahn Charles Gr1ff1n JoAnn and I.,ouAnn Hupke Gene Vanderbur and Joan VanderNaald entered my doors eager but afra1d The followlng year they ga1ned one more small weak vo1ce whmch was Denn1s Palmer but they lost Rose Barry Al1ce Brummer 1..oll1e Grass Roberta Moore and JoAnn and LouAnn Hupke Jolmng the echoes 1n the Znd grade were Shlrley Lane and Leon Newk1rk They lost Bobby Conyers as he went to Cal1forn1a The group sl1pped 1nto thlrd grade and ga1ned Kent Slefker Lorna Copeland and Dale Putnam Bobby Conyers and Roberta Moore both dec1ded to come back but the vo1ces of Carolyn Spahn Shlrley Lane and Denms Palmer left the year of 1945 Carolyn Spahn and Sh1rley Lane s vo1ces once more shr1lled 1n 'ny halls Larry Lane also entered and Joan Vander Naald and Lorna Copeland faded from the group the 5th grade everyone Jo1ned 1n wholeheartedly and really blasted the1r lungs up and down my length More bashful httle echoes were heard 1n the s1xth grade as Donna added the1r vo1ces to the d1n In Junlor H1gh there were two more fem1n1ne vo1ces added those of Donna Toftness and Mary Braden The no1se really became a roar 1I'1 hlgh school as the group was Jo1ned by Roland Armstrong Bonfue Balley Al1ce Brummer I.,oll1e Grass Jack Helsler Ralph Hunsaker JoAnn and L.ouAnn Hupke Carla Kafton Joyce Naznanny Rose Barry Janet Strect Catherlne The1l and Marlene Wodtke Betty Howard Lanny Godsey Sharon I-Iagerdon Vlayne Baker and Lorna Copeland added the1r vo1ces to the group durlng the1r Sophomore year The Jumor year was br1ghtened by George Zed1ker and Dennls Palmer W1th all the students fmally togeth r they planned the1r .Iumor Sen1or prom and banquet 1n the sprlng of 1953 I shall never forget the sweet stra1ns of muslc and the laughter as It slowly drlfted 1n that memorable spr1ng even1ng Another h1gh l1ght of the .Tumor year was the class play N More Homework ' Now xt 1S 1954 and they are leavlng my halls to enter the ' Halls of Fame ' Halls that w1ll be long and dark but they w1ll keep go1ng and look back on the1r years w1th me w1th many happy memor1es Z6 C ' I 1 . A 2 I ' ' ll v ! I ' 7 Y ! 9 3 I Y ! ! Y 7 l -.. , . , , . , . 1 I ' ! , . , l i In ' ' ' In . . . Ibsgaard, Alice Foxhoven, Joan VanderNaald and Mary Lou Muckey . . i Q. . , . h , . I S Y ! f 1 , 3 , - . -- r 7 I I I u . . 2 , . ' - ' ' , ll O I . . . , 1 f V , . . 1 3 ,S SIIUAHEDANCE PARTY SADIE HAWKINS TX J u 5, I , 'Q . ,, A51 ...A 5 1 I ' - s - u ul sx s.f'?4:7 AIX 3 v X. ,N if v .fy flier Me po Aer I was pondering over the problem of just who to ask to wrrte the class prophecy when the name of an old frrend of mrne came rnto my mrnd I knew rn stantly that he was Just the one to do rt for me so dashed off a short note to hrm telling of my sad plrght This rs the manuscript St Peter returned to me Twenty years from now the class of 54 wrll be around 38 years old married and contented with therr place rn lrfe They wrll be scattered all over the face of the earth dorng all sorts of drfferent Jobs For rnstance JACK DALY fnow I Robert Dalyy who rs on set rn the Sahara Desert frlmrng Desert Passion co starrrng Rosebud Barrymore the former ROSE BARRY Rosebud s last picture was wrth the famous Blackface comedy team HEISLER and CONYERS Here on the desert we also frnd Rose s laywer CHARLES CHAMBERLIN fof the firm of CHAMBERLIN AND GODSEYJ who rs grvrng her legal assistance rn her drvorce from her frfth husband the famed rassler LANE THE PAIN Yes Larry has been talked rnto professronal rasslurg by hrs manager GEORGE ZEDIKER L R has just won the world title KER, who rs managed by hrs wrfe another school mate CARLA KAFTON Though we ve mentroned some rather famous people from the Class of 54 we are just now coming to the most famous of them all the woman who captured the lrberal party through her great oratorrcal contests with the famous Democrat James Roosevelt JOAN VANDERNAALD Her battle for dre Presrdency rn the 1976 campaign was started Just recently and she and her advrsors LORNA ROBSON and GLORIA PETERSON are currently touring the country by arr The pilot of the rocket rs another friend of ours LEON NEWKIRK The navrgator rs DENNIS PALMER and the stewardess rs none other than Roberta fpardon me I forgot to ask her married name but she will be recalled as ROBERTA MOORE J Mrss VanderNaald rs currently seeking the support of the Midwestern farmers typical of whom are WAYNE BAKER and hrs famrly of 5 ROLAND ARMSTRONG and RALPH HUNSAKER each with 3 lrttle ones and GENE VANDERBUR who needed 6 boys to help h1m run hrs bounteous acres Miss V s news secretary JANET STRECK who wrrtes under the bylrne Windy has just rssued a statement on farm polrcy to the Approprrated Press which rs represented by ALICE FOXHOV EN and ALICE BRUMMER Turmng from polrtrcs to one of the brighter sides of lrfe I frnd another member of our esteemed class in one of the hrgher professions CHUCK GRIFFIN has advanced raprdly rn hrs chosen freld and as I watch I frnd one of hrs patrents the former LOLLIE GRASS entering hrs offrce to consult with the noted obste trrcran for the fifth trme rn as many years In Just the opposrte professron 1S to be found another of our pals Little IIM WESSLING alras the frrendly undertaker He tells me busrness rs great Televrsron rs on the march and with rt comes women s wrestling Here too the class of 54 rs represented wrth a star rn the freld the famous Body Breakrn WODTKE I understand she rs undefeated rn her last 19 matches Televrsron vrewers may also have sent two of the top novelists of the trmes on a book revrew show C SPAHN and D TOFTNESS that famous duo whrch has turned out so many mystery novels seem to be better than ever rn therr latest, Who rn the Crowded Subway Snapped Masre s Garter? Also qurte promrnent on the TV screen are the HUPKE srsters the leading grrls on the Tonr commercrals In the frne arts we frnd one of our classmates be rrsrng raprdly He rs the young modernist sculptor DATE PUTNAM We understand that hrs wrfe MARY LOU rs hrs chref rnsprratron Hrs latest work has won hrm considerable fame with the crrtrcs It rs entitled Two more of our classmates have Jorned the teach rng professron and are employed by good old M H S BONNIE BAILEY who holds a masters degree ur her freld rs the drivers trarnrng rrrstructor SHIRLEY LANE rs the grrls physrcal educatron drrector We frnd MARY BRADEN rn Chrcago and JOYCE NAMANNY rn Omaha drvrdrng therr trme between bouncing therr babres on the maternal knee and takrrrg shorthand at 120 words per mrnute In the New York Trmes I recently read the ad of one of the nation s leading Marriage Bureaus It rs operated by SHARON HAGERDON and DONNA IBS GAARD I guess they do a lot of busrness, too Another of our classy class could possibly be classrfred rn the frne arts department NEIL PATRICK has organrzed hrs Pops Patrick and Hrs Peppy Prpers the craze of the TV sets As I fmrsh thrs prophecy I frnd that I have saved the sinners untrl last My eyes now tu.rn to Las Vegas Nevada There we frnd the two black sheep of the 54 flock Bubbles O THEIL rs working rn the chorus lrne at Gerald s Club and Betty fHoward that wasp the mad better rs employed behrnd the drce table Well rn sprte of the last two I must say that out of the whole crop of 41 the results are extremely satrsfyrng and so good luck Srncerely Peter I' . . y I , . , . ,, . . . . . ' . to from one of his schoolmates, KILLER KENT SIEF- Dancing Girls. Cfcldzi IM! We the Sen1or Class of 1954 be1ng of superlor m1nds and sound bod1es do hereby bequeath our tra1ts and characterlstlcs to the lowly underclassmen by declar1ng th1s to be our Last W1ll and Testament We the Sen1or Class as a whole do bequeath to the Junlors our Sen1or Class plcture so they m1ght f1nd encouragement 1n the fact that we got through why can t you? Roland Armstrong leaves all h1s g1rls to Ronald Kraft Bonme Ba11ey w1lls her ab1l1ty to learn to Slster Betty To FTHHCIS Bush goes Wayne Baker s ab1l1ty to get front seats 1n the assembly Rose Mar1e Barry w1lls her largest wad of chewmg gum to Wee W1ll1e Dav1s Mary Braden w1shes to w1ll Ray to her Slster Jean for safe keepmg Donald Schlels 1nher1ts Al1ce Brummer s cheerleadlng ab1l1ty Charles Chamberlln bequeaths h1s dlfflculty to meet deadllnes to Shlrley Hahn To Mr Acher goes Bobby Conyer s Monday mornlng d1spos1t1on Lorna Copeland leaves her l1ttle pug nose to whoever wants It Jack Daly bequeaths h1s curly ha1r to Mr Farrell Ahce Foxhoven and Donna lbsgaard bequeath the1r fr1endsh1p to Marllyn Petersen and Evelyn T1llman w1th the thought that two heads are better than one Lanny Godsey leaves all h1s nlck names to Charles Corbln to dlspose of 1n any what that he W1SheS Loll1e Grass w1shes to w1ll her ab1l1ty to catch a man to Cheryl Wesshng To Rex We1kel goes all of Chuck Gr1ff1n s gracefulness Jack Helsler be queaths h1s way w1th women to Herman Ko1than All of Sharon Hagerdon's happy school days are left to Dona Hagerdon Betty Howard leaves her ab1l1ty to get a r1de to school each noon to Helen Morgan Joel Patr1ck 1nher1ts Ralph Hunsaker s muscles JoAnn Hupke w1shes to w1ll her black curly ha1r to Donna Dorale LouAnn I-lupke bequeaths her rosy complexlon to Lors Grles Rlta Ullrlch w1ll get all of Carla Kafton s old used chem1stry tests Larry Lane Just leaves Sh1rley Lane leaves her hated nlckname Carrot Top to Dora Hahn Roberta Moore bequeaths her 1nnocent express1on however false It may be to Jamce H1ckman Mary Lou Muckey leaves her ab1l1ty to Go Steady 1n Sen1or Year to slster JoAnn Jan1ce Kluver 1S 1nher1t1ng Joyce Namanny s red ha1r Leon Newkxrk bequeaths h1s physlque to Jon Nuebam Denn1s Palmer W1SheS to w1ll h1s qu1et manners to Gary Baker Nell Patrlck leaves h1s muslc ab1l1ty to Carol Fonts Dale Putnam bequeaths h1s ab1l1ty to Catch on to Jokes to Dale Lacy Glorla Rohde g1VCS her sunny d1spos1t1on to Donna Lou H1nT1CkSOn Kent S1efker leaves h1s unused Govern ment book to Robert James Carolyn Spahn leaves all her tardy sllps to Evelyn T1llman so she can paper her walls Gary Zedlker has 1nher1ted Janet Streck's last bottle of peroxlde Catherlne Thell w1shes to w1ll her ab1l1ty to talk anywhere and anyt1me to Frances Moore Donna Toftness leaves all her enthuslasm at pep meetlngs to all the boys 1n M H S Gene Vanderbur bequeaths h1s h1gh scholast1c records to M H S as an example for further M H S students Tommy Spahn 1S gettmg all of Joan Vander Naald's old debate cards Sharon Nepper IS 1nher1t1ng J1m WeSS11ng s gorgeous black ha1r Marlene Wodtke leaves her ab1l1ty to play the bass horn to her brother Delbert George Zedlker leaves h1s bookkeepmg ab1l1ty to anyone who can use It We the Sen1or Class smcerely hope that the people named w1ll use these tra1ts to the best of the1r ab1l1ty Slgned and approved by the Sen1or Class of '54 9 O n 1 , v a I ---.. . .. . . ' . . I . . .. . . . . . I 0 -- . . ..' . . .- . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . , ' 9 . . . . H , . 9 I . . .. H . . , . , . . . . .. . . . . . - . , . . ... COO 09' ' . . . .. .. . ., - . , . . 1 . . .. . Q.. PRESIDENT Secret Ambition: To own a chicken hatchery in TREASURER JACK DALY Iohn Work never bothers him because he never bothers it. Choir I234: Boys Quartet 4: Mixed Double Quartet 34: Bas- ketball 125 Football I235 Track 23: Ir. Play: M-Club 34: Annual Staff 12345 Maple Leaf 34. Secret Ambition: Be Marilyn Monroe 's sparring partner. - JOYCE NAMANNY Red A . N Must be dye--there's no temper to match that hair. 'fr 2 Choir 35 Girls Glee I23: Band 234: Pep Club I234: GAA I2 Q 345 FHA I2: Declam 3: Annual 4: Maple Leaf 34. Q. XX Secret Ambition: Be a yeoman in the Navy. F . DONNA IBSGAARD Ibbsy Little, Sweet, and Snappy. Choir 4: Girls Glee I4: Pep Club 1234: FHA 123: GAA 12345 Declam 4: Annual staff 45 Maple Leaf I24. Secret Ambition: Be a bookkeeper at the Chevrolet garage. JACK HEISLER Poncho A devil with the ladies. Basketball I5 Football 34: Track 234: Ir. Play: Student Council I45 M-Club 34. Mapleton. VICE-PRESIDENT SECRETARY STUDENT COUNCIL DALE PUTNAM Putt An all-around good sport. Basketball 234: Baseball 234: Football 345 Track 23: Jr. Play: FFA 1234--Parliamentary Procedure Team 35 Student Council 4: M-Club 34. Secret Ambition: To know more about bookkeeping than Mr, Archer. BONNIE BAILEY Bon Bon True to her sex--she 's talkative. Girls Glee 23: Band 234: National Honor Society: Student Council 4: Ir. Play: I-act play 45 Pep Club I2345 FHA 1234: GAA 12: Declam 234. Secret Ambition: Convince men of Women's superiority? ,STUDENT COUNCIL . 4,42 Secret Ambition: Be an outstanding Iowa farmer. ROLAND ARMSTRONG Army A perfect gentleman. Football 34: Track 23: FFA Parl. Procedure Team 3: FFA Judging Team 234: Maple Leaf 4: Jr. Play: Stage Mgr. Secret Ambition: To be a pilot. WAYNE BAKER Bake Not too fast, maybe slow, but he always gets where he wants to go, Choir 134: Basketball I: Track 3: Ir. Play: FFA 1234: FFA ' Livestock Judging Team 3. L 'ff ROSE BARRY El Rosa Alibi is her middle name. Girls Glee I: Student Council 4: Pep Club I234: FHA 12: GAA I234, Vice President 3, President 4. Secret Ambition: To go to Florida in a Lincoln Cap- ri with push-button windows, power steering and ik hogs MARY BRADEN betty 12 :nw in Pep and personality, too. 'K KW ,K QE, FHA 12: Maple Leaf 2: GAA 1. f Secret Ambition: Be one of Arthur Godfrey's chorus girls. al Q C, VJ We Wwe R X , V f cy C i xf ALICE BRUMMER outa ,'T MV As full of pep as a box of pepper. Xe Choir I234: Girls Glee 1234: Band 234: Drum Ensemble 234: Girls Sextet 3: Quartet 234: Octette 4: Cheerleader 234: Ir. Play: Pep Club I234: Declam 1234. Secret Ambition: Airline Hostess CHARLES CHAMBERLIN Chuck Quietl Einstein at workl Basketball 1234: Baseball 1234: Football I234: Track 23: I-act play 34: Jr. Play: National Honor Society: Student Council 4: M-Club 34: Annual staff 234. Secret Ambition: Own a million dollar gym. Er brakes . I4 I Basketball 235 Baseball 35 Football 345 Track 35 Student ROBERT CONYERS Bob 55 5 Whatl No girls in heaven, then leave me here! ' councn 35 M-club 345 FFA 15 Maple Leaf 4. Q, Secret Ambition: Get a cool million and retire. E ..-......-. LORNA COPELAND Lee X5 V, Always willing to argue. iv Q 1 .. Choir 12345 Girls Glee 12345 Pep Club 345 Secretary 45 FHA 4 I .5 3 5 ' 35 GAA 345 Declam 35 Transfer. V, L 1- K 5 1 - Secret Ambition: Learn to Hula while in Hawaii! 5, , LU Q Jl ,UM . M A 5 ilk' 1 M 1 I li A !'wLL 5 J! w Ijlklhlkfkj W4ffA f . -'A 1 -. ,fs . ' nf ff W NW H3 y lf' f PM f I A kj xl lf! jf. 15,3 ,lr A fl! 1' . fl if ffl , 5 , lf' ' - s X ff AJ f 5' by 7, X eu V1 I If 3, 301, xXG5l' 'Uk l f , 1-4 K 'l X. ALICE FOXHOVEN FoXie Where there is work to be done, there is Alice. Girls Glee 15 Pep Club 12345 FHA 1235 GAA 125 Declam 2345 Annual 345 Maple Leaf 245 Class Sec- T QF. , sv retary 3. Secret Ambition: Answer the big question correct- 5 X ly. LANNY GODSEY Lancelot One of Mapleton's future farmers. FFA 1234. SecretAmbition5 Be A Television Director on CBS. uw' lbw W 0 1 LORA GRASS Lollie 5 f Her heart just isn't with us. Q l Choir 45 Girls Glee 145 Pep Club 12345 Treas. 4: FHA I25 L Annual 45 Maple Leaf 4. Secret Ambition: Be a Homemaker. CHARLES GRIFFIN Griff F Made up of wisdom and fun. Q Band 12345 Pep Band 125 Drum. Ensem. 235 Brass Quin. 35 Track 235 Basketball 12345 Baseball 12345 Football 12345 Jr. Playg Student Council I5 National Honor Society5 M-Club 345 Annual 345 Maple Leaf 23. ' e f Secret Ambition: Be a millionaire. SHARON HAGERDON Sherry Lee Those expressive eyesl K Pep Club 3g FA 23g Ir. Playg One-Act Play 4. Sq-get Am ton. Travel the whole world. 1 D 'V . jj rplhgjrr 'fl-IOWARD Betts V ' P 4 ir P S' erity has a charm all its own, fl, Ga. '15 FHA rzg Pep Club 4. I J Se ret Ambition: Join the Waves and tour all over Europe. . ff A ' X Q I? lm Ag! , LP APM ,xx-'L KVA , ,A C rl 1 V' t li Xin 'Ml I yV,.lJ,w 1 X A V ,. L 'LV vf , ,NW f 1 V 1 f RALPH HUNSAKER Honey Fast--with a carl Choir 12345 FFA Parliamentary Procedure Team 34g FFA 1234g Jr. Play. Q Secret Ambition: Be Marilyn Monroe's secret love IOANN HUPKE Io There's a sparkle in her eyes. Girls Glee Ig Pep Club 1234: FHA 1233 GAA 1234 I Secret Ambition: Go to Georgia. 474 V,,yQJj f . 7 'A 'W'-eCf0 ty C f 4 JTC!!-141 644,14 f , N LOUANN HU KE Lou ' A perfect picture of health. Girls Glee Ig Pep Club 12345 FHA 1235 GAA 1234. X,, Secret Ambition. Marry some rich guy and travel CARLA KAFTON It couldn't be done, but she did it. Choir 2345 Girls Glee 234g Marching Band 34g Concert Band 34, French Horn, FHA 1234, Nattonal Honor Society, De clam 13g Annual 34g Maple Leaf 4. Secret Ambition: To be a good nurse. LARRY LANE Young Lane I came here to get the general impression of things. Basketball I234g Football 2343 Track 34g M-Club 45 Annual 4. Secret Ambition: Be a bookkeeper. SHIRLEY LANE Sal Convince me? Try in Girls Glee I: Pep Club 4: GAA 4: FHA I2: Maple Leaf 4. Secret Ambition: Go to Georgia with Jo. ROBERTA MOORE Bert When fun is to be had, why study? Choir 34g Girls Glee 12343 Majorerte 12343 Cheer- leader I234g Pep Club I234g FHA Ig GAA 24. Secret Agtionz Fly to Paris as an airline hostess. MARY LOU MUCKEY Lou She seems quiet, but. . . Choir 4g Girls Glee 12343 Majorette I234g Cheer- leader 43 Pep Club I234g FHA 1234: GAA 234: Maple Leaf 4. 452121 Ambition: Be a telephone operator. LEON NEWKIRK Newk Lucky with women AND cards. Basketball I234g Baseball 135 Track 23. Secret Ambition: Dive in my private pool every morning. DENNIS PALMER The Menace Don't let his shyness fool you, FFA I234g Transfer. Secret Ambition: Be a professional wrestler, and run Hans Schmidt back to Canada! x 'Sw .14 I ci J NEIL PATRICK Pat This lad is sure to know how corn growsl Choir 12345 Band 12345 Boys Quartet 2345 Brass Quintette 2345 FFA 1234--Parl. Procedure 345 Maple Leaf35 Ir. Playg Stage Manager 1-Act Play, Secret Ambition: Own a large ranch, GLORIA ROHDE Glory N-A She doesn't lead, but she is a good follower. Girls Glee 45 Pep Club 245 FHA 1235 GAA 124. ' il Secret Ambition: To be happy and make someone else happy. if iv ' f rf H iii. KENT SIEFKER Butch , Npgvuvl. ww' Me and my little old Ford are going places! I 3 A Football 12345 Track 35 M-Club 34. K gn S .LH I- X Secret Ambition: Be a bookkeeping teacher. 41. X L C, B. ' A lite, CAROLYN SPAHN Blondie 5--A 'K T if 1. Fu1l of fun and nonsense. Choir 2345 Girls Glee 12345 Band I234g Mixed Dou- 4 .df A ' ble Quartet 345 Girls Trio 45 Girls Sextette 345 Stu- T A 'VVQ dent 25 Pep Club 12345 FHA 12345 GAA I23: Declam ' A 1345 Maple Leaf 1234. Secret Ambition: No ambition! i I 1 JANET STRECK Stretchie She seems dignified, but wait until you get to know herl Choir 12345 Girls Glee 12345 Band 2345 Trio 45 Sextette 345 National Honor Societyg Pep Club 345 FHA I2345 GAA 125 Declam 12345 Annual 2345 Maple Leaf 1. R Secret Ambition: Be the only dance instructor at Notre Dame. CATHERINE THIEL Cathy Lots of fun--a real pal. Girls Glee 2345 Band 345 Student Council 45 Pep Club 12345 FHA 12345 Maple Leaf 234. Secret Ambition: Be a boy's basketball coach. Secret Ambition: Sing at the Met Secret Ambition: Own a Cadillac. DONNA TOFTNESS Taffy A good sport, Choir 2345 Girls Glee 12345 Band I2345 Clarinet Ouartette v 4: CheCrlCader145 Jr. Play5 1-act play 45 Octctte 45 Stu- dent Council 133 FHA 1235 GAA 12345 Declam 34 Secret Ambition: Be governor of Minnesota. GENE VANDERBUR Vandy My only worries are the Junior girls. yhoir 12345 Band I235 Brass Qrt. 25 FFA Judging 235 FFA Parl. Procedure 345 FFA I234. Secret Ambition: Be an Arab Prince with a thousand blondes in my harem, JOAN VANDER NAALD Suzie Busy as a bee Choir 12345 Girls Glee 12345 Band 12345 Double quartet 345 Trio 45 Sextette 45 Quartet 345 Jr. Play5 National Honor Society5 Student Council 45 Pep Club 12345 FHA 12345 GAA 1235 DSC13111 235 Debate 35 Maple Leaf 12345 Co-editor 3--Editor 4. JIM WESSLING Little Jim His main interest is his car. FFA 1234--Creed Speaking I5 Sports Manager 345 M- Club 45 Annual 4. M MARLENE WODTKE Louie Full of fun, Band 234, Jr. Play, Pep Club 1234, FHA I234, GAA I2, Debate 45 Maple Leaf 4. Secret Ambition, Become a R. N, GEORGE ZEDIKER George III Of all my father's relatives, I like myself the best. Football 12345 Basketball 345 Baseball 235 Track 235 Trans- fer. Secret Ambition Get some money :Gi REINBOLD S STANDARD SERVICE T1res batter1es accessor1es wheel balanclng ROBINSON S BARBER SHOP For the best 1n Servlce GRIFFIN PHARMACY M H S Alumnl Your Drugg1st S1nce 1878 GOLDEN RULE SUPER MARKET Stand by the Golden Rule and t e Golden Rule w1ll stand by you BARRY COLLINS Ford Sales and Serv1ce Phone Z5 BUD'S PRODUCE Cash buyers Nutrena feeds Poultry Cream Eggs Phone 69 SIOUX CITY MUSIC SUPPLY S1oux C1ty Iowa LITTLE JOE S RADIO Sz T Koehlgs Furnlture BELMONT CLOTHING CO reasonable Prlces Phone 97 J Mapleton I FAMILY SHOE STORE X Ray F1tt1ng Phone 355 VANDERBUR SEED STORE or A better buy 1n better fert1l1zer 81 seeds MAC'S CHEVROLET Sales and Serv1ce Mapleton Iowa SANDER 'S MOBIL SERVICE T1re Shop Vulcan1z1ng Recapp1ng All Work guaranteed VAN'S BEN FRANKLIN In School Busmess for 20 yrs KUHL'S WOMEN'S SHOP Now ln the School Supply Bus1ness ' Favorlte Place for Thr1fty See Us for Your School Needs Shoppers I I ll ' ' ll h . ' . V. Quality merchandise at - - ' an - , a. . . f I ' 0 l l . 1 ' . . ll SLOTA'S OLIVER SALES Oliver, New Holland, Ferguson Equipment Phone 351 HERB'S SKELLY SERVICE We Specialize in Service CASSADY S A Great Store In A Great Town Phone 358 Mapleton RONNY S RED 8: WHITE Complete one stop food mart Quality Meats and Groceries Dry Goods KRAFT CLOTHING CO Clothing and Snoes Since 1915 HAROLD L GANZHORN M D Phys cian gl Surgeon Phone 30 Mapleton Ia M AND D CAFE A Good Place To Eat PATRICKS DAIRYLAND good home cooking Mr 8: Mrs Patrick R K CONYERS Music Service Mapleton Iowa Office Phone 155 W LeFEBVRES 66 STATION Gas gl O11 Grease Tire repairs Car washing Phone 159 .I MCCLATCI-IEY 81 SONS Well drilling Mapleton Ia Phone 258 K.ABEL'S IGA SUPER MARKET Full Line Groceries 81 Meats Everyday Low Prices Phone 135 USE USE CO OP Quality Controlled Products mark is unlike any other trade mark in the world It not only s 1 gn 1 fi e s superior quality and reliability of merchandise but it makes a bus ine s s a different k1nd of business owned by the people the actual customer Farmer's CO OP OIL ASS'N Mapleton Danbury I I '1 H 1 D I Il I1 A U ' ' I co-oP... The peoples trade- IVIAPLETON TRUST 8: SAVINGS BANK Superlor Serv1ce slnce 1878 THE MAPLETON PRESS Monona County s Be st Newspaper Mapleton Iowa PIKE INSURANCE AGENCY Complete Insurance Servlce DAVIS BROS MOTOR COMPANY Complete Body 8: Fender Repa1r Used Cars Mapleton Iowa Dodge Plymouth MAPLETON DAIRY Homogenlzed 8: Pasteurlzed M1lk Products W1lIard Patrlck For TelSV1S1OD See Your Largest T V Dealer 1n thls commun1ty I-IAUBRICI-I LUMBER 8: SUPPLY CO Iowa s largest lumber Yard DUNCAN SALES 8: SERVICE I-IotPo1nt Appl1ances Haubrlch Const Co Haubrlch Manufacturlng Co I-Iaubr1ch O11 Co Haubrlch Te16V1S1On Hau Whlte Garaofe Phone 56 57 or 180W SCHMELING BROTHERS Phone 19 Mapleton Ia Ford Dearborn Sales and Serv1ce TIERNE Y S DRUG The Rexall Store Phone 67 ANDERSON Sz VOSS Weldlng 8: machlne work Congratulat1ons Sernors of 1954 GREEN BAY LUMBER CO .I F Etchlnson Mgr Nat1onally Known SpeC1al1StS In F1ner Photographs There 1S no subst1tute for quallty GENELLI STUDIOS 7 P1erce St SIOUX Clty Ia 1889 1954 FIRST STATE BANK The Frlendly Bank 65 years of frlendly bank servlce Member F D I C ll I . . I . Allis Chalmers Machinery brioch Appliance, Haubrich Red 81 l I ' ll ll ' ll 11 ' , ' ' , , . . . . FRANCIS GREGERSON TRUCKING 81 CORN SHELLING U call We haul Phone 381 KETTLER HARDWARE PHILLIPS JEWELRY For the lastlng g1ft COAST TO COAST STORES Locally Owned nat1onal1y organ1zed E J Greskowak owner Phone 22 .I MAPLETON CLEANERS AND TAILORS Phone 91 KNAPP S GROCERY Phone 282 Mapleton Iowa ROY OT TO MOTORS Pontlac sales and serv1ce Phone 65 DR P G INGHAM Mapleton Iowa Offlce 29 Phone resldence 218 ORTNER IMPLEMENT Internat1ona1 Harve ster Sales Serv1ce INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER Phone 19.1. Phone 16 UHL S STANDARD SERVICE Car washnmg T1res RGPBITS 115 South Fourth Phone 89 PARAMOUNT CAFE Good Place to meet and eat OLSON SPORTING GOODS CO PATRONIZE THE 317 Fourth Street ADVERTISERS S1oux C1ty Iowa 11 ' ' ll . . , I ! i ' ' Gas and oil, tires and tubes I YEARBOOKS