McCallsburg High School - Eagle Yearbook (McCallsburg, IA)

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Sensor Class Prophecy About ten years after graduating Marilyn Mannes the pres1dent of the class of 1959 in McCalls burg dec1ded to look up all of her former classmates She had married a m1ll1ona1re who had formerly been her boss and IS now the president of General Mills Because Jo Ann was working in nearby Des Moines Marilyn decided to v1s1t her first She got into her new car and started to drive southward As she was nearing Des Moines she spotted a road Slgll with the 1nscr1pt1on See the former home of the Roland Rocketts ' Just out of cur1os1ty she dec1ded to go and see the town As she drove 1nto the deserted streets she saw a man guiding tourists through the ghost town and showing them the sour grape vines As she Joined the crowd she saw that the gulde was Larry Rutter her former classmate Since McCallsburg has become such a booming metropolis Larry Rutter has all he can do guiding tour1sts through the ghost town Then she continued on her way to see JoAnn who IS working as a model for Younkers in Des Moines JoAnn was also very prosperous and had won the title of M1ss Iowa Wh1le Marilyn was in Des Moines she decided to visit one of her friends who was in the hospital there As she entered the hospital she saw Sherry Grunsted working as a secretary for the head surgeon It has been rumored that a romance 1S budding between Sherry and her wealthy employer Marilyn was very happy f1nd1ng three of her former classmates in Iowa and now she decided to go out to San Francisco to see Marilyn F1ncham On her way she stopped in Omaha to stay for the mght As she entered a hotel she noticed a fashion show 1n one of the ball rooms After going in she saw Aruta F1ncham who is now a very successful dress designer showing some of her new fashions west As she entered one of the finer department stores she saw Valerie Olson in a private office When she talked to her she found that Valerie owned the store and was very happy and prosperous in her l1ne of work It was a beaut1ful day as Mar1lyn cont1nued her trip west The traffic wasn't very heavy so she took notice when a car pulled alongside and flagged her to a stop It was Paul Ellingson in his self designed car that had recently won the Indianapolis 500 mile race Paul was very successful in his work and has won nation wide fame At noon Mar1lyn stopped for dlnner at one of the steak houses along the road Just as she was fuuslnng her meal 1n walked Ruberta and her husband Ruberta was on vacat1on and usually workeu at John's Hopk1ns hospital as a nurse Because she had just started her vacation she decided to accompany Marilyn to the west coast On the way Ruberta became 111 so in Denver Colorado they stopped at the Denver Health Cl1n1c There they found Ernest Lehman and Larry Lee practicing medicine Ernest was an M D and Larry was a dentist They were both very successful and happy to see their former classmates Ruberta' only trouble was a slight cold and soon they were again on their way While they were at the Cl1I11C Larry and Errue told them that Jerrol Severtson had a tourist resort in Colorado Springs The resort was on their way west so they stopped and there they found Jerrol and h1s wife 1n the1r private swimming pool Jerrol was very prosperous and had a very vigorous business Just as they were leaving Jerrol's resort a plane came seemingly from novuhere and almost grazed the tops of the tourist cabins Jerrol told Marilyn and Ruberta that It was only Roy Black doing rolls at 15 feet to polish the belly of lus aircraft He also told them that Roy was a Lt in the A1r Force and was stationed in Carson Nevada Roy had designed h.1S own aircraft that had revolutionized the air force o . . . ,, After spending the night, Marilyn decided to do a bit of shopping before continuing her trip on ' . ' . s

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We welcomed Roy Black to full the empty space Mar1lyn Fmcham was elected pres1dent ttus year Ernest Lehman was vlce pres1dent Aruta F1ncham was secretary, and Jerrol Severtson was treasurer Our sponsors were Mrs Lucey and Mrs Campbell Here we are semors at last Our class sponsor 1S Mr Knaphus and class off1cers are as follows Pres1dent,Mar1lyn Ma.nnes V1ce Pres1dent JoAnn Severtson Secretary Aruta F1ncham and Treasurer Roy Black Our play tlus year was also a b1g success We would l1ke to thank the Jumors for the1r well enjoyed banquet Through the twelve years, eleven have stayed together, they are as follows Paul Ellmgson, Mar1lyn F1ncha.m, Sherry Grunsted Larry Lee, Ernest Lehman, Mar1lyn Mannes, Carolyn Menzel Valer1e Olson, Larry Rutter Jerrol Severtson and JoAnn Severtson L1nda Hartman had been Wlth us eleven years but thought she'd try Roland for her semor year We all have enjoyed twelve years, shar1ng our fr1endsh1p and galrung an educat1on We w1ll always have cherlshed memor1es of good old M H S Class Wall I ANITA FINCHAM, do bequeath my ab1l1ty to talk back to the teachers and get away w1th It to Ja.net Chentland I SHERRY GRUNSTED do bequeath my ab1l1ty to heave the ball down the floor to D1ane Sandv1ck, who IS really on the ball I LARRY LEE do bequeath my ab1l1ty to go w1th 'Burg g1rls to the rest of the 'Burg boys, who need a l1ttle encouragement I CAROLYN MENZEL do bequeath all my good look1ng bus dr1vers to the next casluer at the bus depot 1n Ames I MARILYN MANNES do bequeath my fmendslup w1th Judy Steensland to her two favor1te semors next year I JERROL SEVERTSON do bequeath my manly phys1que to Phllhp Rutter who may need lt I J OANN SEVERTSON do bequeath my he1ght and hook shot to W1lla Beth M111S, who has a good start on one but not the other I RUBERTA ARNOLD do bequeath my left over second hand worn out frustrated battle scarred boy frlends to Deanne Twedt who reallv doesn't care for other peoples' leftovers I LARRY BUTTER do bequeath my checker play1ng to our beloved pr1nc1pal who probably won't graduate for a few more years anyhow I VALERIE OLSON do bequeath my ab1l1ty to get along w1th Mr W11113lHS to Delores Lehman who 1S runmng a close second now I ERNIE LEHMAN do bequeath my Qft of gab to all the underclassman because I have enough to go around I ROY BLACK do bequeath my ablllty to XVIII pI'lZ6 wmrung r1bbons on my 11V8 stock to K1rby Chnstensen I MARILYN FINCHAM do bequeath my dark ha1r to Aruta Ellmgson I PAUL ELLINGSON do bequeath my many hours of 1ntense studymg to Leo Arnold TO THE JUNIORS we bequeath all that IS left 1n our treasury wluch probably W111 be none, because they have been accus1ng us of be1ng tlueves TO THE SOPHOMORES we bequeath our athletlc 3.b11lt1eS because they haven't many 1nterested or out for athlet1cs TO THE FRESHMEN we bequeath the old purple and gold school sp1r1t wluch vle hope they w1ll remember when reorgamzatlon has taken place TO THE TEACHERS, we bequeath all the te s d3l1yqll.1ZZ6S fray edged textbooks qmetness gum wrappers, and anythmg else t ey may be worthy of ' 2 .. , . . . Q , . Q 3 Q ' 5 QL 9 I . . . s s , 0 , . Q . . . O Q . 1 a . 9 Q . s s ' 1 9 a . 9 J 3 - 9 9 '- . v 1 ' 1 s 9 s 9 . 1 . 7 , 9 1 . 9 1 0 , . 9 1 . 9 9 ' ' . 9 1 ' 1 1 - 1 . 1 . .. . V 9 . G ' ' .- 'fv s 1 . . , s -I .

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FAVORITE Mar1lyn and Ruberta cont1nued thelr tr1p out to San I' ranclsco wlthout 1nc1dent Upon arrlx 1ng they found Mar1lyn Fmcham 1n her schoolroom w th some 50 4th graders She told them she was xery happy 1n her work and was very glad to see them She also told them that Carolyn Menzel xx as worlong 1n the hosp1tal there 1n San Franclsco All Three of them went to see Carolyn and found her the head nurse 1D the SarLFranc1sco General Hosp1tal Wh11e they vsere v1s1t1ng Carolyn's husband came 1n to take her home He was a very sue cessful m1n1ng engineer Mar1lyn was very happy that all of her class had been so prosperous and w1shed only that she could see them more often On her way back to Mmneapohs Mar1lyn declded to go agam to see her classmates as soon as she could Semor ABC s NAME Ruberta Arnold Roy Black Paul Ell1ngson Amta Flncham Mar1lyn Flncham Sherry Grunsted Larry Lee Elnest Lehman Mar1lyn Mannes Ca1ol5n Menzel Valerle Olson Lal ry Ruttu Jerrol Sexe1tson JoAnn Severtson FOOD Plzza Barbecue Steak sparembs Baked Ham T Bone Steak Komula and Ham S1rlo1n Steak Shr1mp Sw1ss Steak SVVISS Steak Komula G1 een RIVCI Shr1mp P1zza and PCDSI NIC KNAME .Se rt Black B1rd Fuzz N1ta F1nn1e None L1ttle Lee Ern1e Marmle None O e T1 lcky Sevo Jo NEVER Fllrts Tells Jokes Loafs Has a Date Keeps B B scorebook Plays Basketball Matches Penn1es Talks Goes Skatmg Dances Studles Plays Checkers Teases Dlane Play s Basketball FUTURE Nurse Pllot Have a New Impala Secretary Teacher Teacher Dent1st Doctor Secretary Nurse Seem et lry D1sc Jockey Resort OKXH01 1n F101 1d'1 Secretaxx ' I 1 r ' . v . . Y . . . . . , . ' 1 wl flu- f f is . Q ff A ' 9 . , . 1 1 . . ' r ' - . ' 1 ' - 1 0 1 Q s I 1 u' I 1 V ' . . ' 1 . 1' 1 ' ' V 1 v