Muscatine High School - Auroran Yearbook (Muscatine, IA)

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FRED NESPER- Our heron of several football games . . . Was always breaking through the line and gaining yards . . . Was given honorable lnention in the Little Six Conference ..., L Xlso played baseball and was a four-year track man . . . A member of Musky Letter lVIen's Club . . . Belonged to Hi-Y. LORRAINE OPPELT-Sparkling, vivacious, so- phisticated-just some adjectives that describe this pretty miss . . . Likes to sing, skate, and dance . . . Her favorite song is 'KDipsy Doodlel'-when sung by Bing Crosby . . . Wants to take a beauty course. BETTY PEETZ-Has a friendly smile . . . Rather quiet, neat in appearance, and a good worker . . . Wants to be a stenographer . . . Gained considerable experience by working on the Auroran and in the oflice . . . lielonged to Non Pareil during her junior and senior years ftreasurerj . . . Sang in lVlartha. ARTHUR PlLGRllVI - Art was an all-around sportsman . . . Played basketball lirst three years- football last three years .... A lso went out for track and baseball . . . llflember of the lVlusky Letter lVlen's Club this year . . . His favorite pastime is eating . . Wants to take up forestry. GRACE PETERSEN -Senior class president . . . Reipresentative senior girl . . . Active in oratorical declamation-Received a superior rating at the Iowa Nine Contest this year .... A Student Council mem- ber . . . lielonged to Speech Arts fsecretaryj . . . Sang in all operas, chorus three years, and girls, sex- tet in junior year. GORDON MOSSW Nickname is Frosty . . . lnter- ested in sports throughout high school . . . Played football several years . . . Served as student manager of the basketball A squad for two years . . . Belonged to the Musky Letter Men's Club this year . . . Was one of Sam Guryst's chief helpers. IK SHIRLEE RANDOLPH - Very tiny - Deserves the nickname Pee Wee . . . Dark hair, dark eyes . . . A member of Curia Regia during her sophomore year . . . Plans to take a secretarial course . . . Spends her spare time in the company of Doke jones. WAYNE PURDY+Spent his first three years of high school at Colfax School in Harris, Missouri . . . Likes the Muskies' song . . . Because of his interest in farming he joined F. F. A .... Wants to continue his agricultural course by attending lowa State Col- lege . . . Likes all kinds of sports. RICHARD RFPIVIZS 3 Played violin in the orches- tra throughout his high school life . . . Belonged to Camera Club in his junior year . . . ln the summer he likes to swimg in the fall, hunt, in the winter, read, in the spring, not just sure-Maybe he catches up on his studies then. BETTE RAKOVV- Hetz for short .... f Xn active actress about school . . . Was in the junior and senior class plays and in the contest play for two years . . . Belonged to Curia Regia, G. A. A., and Non Pareil in her underclass days-Later, Hi-Tri, Camera Club, and Speech Arts . . . Sang in the operas and chorus. ROBERT QUACKENBUSH - ls known by his nickname, Bud . . . Started high school in Creston, Iowa, then Went East to a little town in New York, and then came here for his senior year . . . Belonged to the well-known Hi-Y Club ...t A lso sang in L'Carmen, chorus, and the boys' quartet. GLENN PAUL- His friends have nicknamed him Toxic . . . Says that his favorite pastime is working . . . Likes to hunt . . . Took a general course . . . His favorite song is I joined the Navy To See the World -Perhaps his wanting to join the navy is the reason. School Superintendents, Advertising Men, WalteFS ,273

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f' FIA .QA L, ist. . f at A. . 'F 0,,,,,,-,,, n..,'1 A 1-, . 112-.0-ex' V' X5-I VELMA MONSON-Has been nicknamed Blondie . . . Likes to read and dance . . . Sang in chorus dur- ing her junior year ...A -X member of Hi-Tri when a freshman . . . One of the many who like the song You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaveni' . . . Wants to be a beautician and take her training in Des Moines. BETTY JOYCE MILLER - If you want to short- en Betty joyce's name, just call her Betty . . . Not very tall-Has beautiful eyes . . . Took part in Hi- Tri activities during her junior and senior years . . . Warbled in 'IMartha,' and Rose of the Danubef, DONALD MILHOLIN -Don was one of the scrappy members of the football squad during his junior and senior years . . . Played shortstop on the baseball team the last two years . . . Another member of the Musky Letter Menls Club . . . Wants to be either a lawyer or a coach. CAROL MAXSON-Somewhere along the road she has received the nickname of Angel-Would be a hard name to live up to . . . Likes to dance and dance some more . . . Has two favorite songs: first, f'Deep in a Dreamf, and second, Mr, Franklin D. Roosevelt jones. MARGARET MIDDAGH - Another girl that got a head start and could quit in january . . . Says that her hobby is collecting items out of the newspaper . . . Her favorite pastime is hiking . . . Took a com- mercial course . . . Would like to be a beauty op- erator. ARLENE MORROW-Has pretty hair with match- ing eyes . . . Hails from Richland, Iowa, where she took her first three years of high school . . . Played a great deal of basketball there . . . Has a cute saying - That,s for sure-honor brightn . . . Is fond of roller skating . . . Has a hobby of collecting samples. -26- QW l 1 I EDNA REYNOLDS-A good worker, and a quiet worker . . . A member of Hi-Tri for the last three years . . . Joined Seco this year . . . Belonged to G. A. A. during all four years-Played both basketball and volleyball throughout these years . . . Likes to knit . . . Hopes to take up nursing. LUCILLE MARTIN-Has acquired the natural nickname of Lucy . . . Likes to read, sew, and draw -perfect activities for spending a night at home . . . When she steps out she enjoys dancing . . . Is fond of saying That's swell --Hope she says it often. IMOGENE MILLER-A rather quiet little girl about school . . . Sang in Faust,' when a sophomore . . . Says she will miss the noise between classes when she leaves high school ...t A nother girl that wants to make women beautiful . . . Her hobby is collecting movie stars' pictures. ROBERT MOHNSEN - Bob has pretty wavy hair . . . Often heard going down the hall yelling to a friend, Hi, Screwball . . . Played football the past two years and baseball for three years . . . Belonged to Hi-Y and Musky Letter Men's Club . . . Sang in chorus during his freshman and sophomore years. WILLIAM NARVIS-just plain Bill . . . Is blessed with a sense of humor . . . A member of Hi-Y for more than three years-Served on the kitchen ser- vice -Insists it's the best position in the club . . . Freshman class president . . . Exchange and senior plays . . . Belonged to Curia Regia and Non Pareil. EUGENE REHBEHN -A rather quiet lad about school-Not sure about out of school . . . Is very fond of playing ping-pong . . . Likes Leo Reisman's theme song . . . Was a member of the Latin Club, Curia Regia . . . Wants to take an engineering course and then put it to use in the navy. if

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RUTH RlCHlVlAN-A very attractive miss . . . Has been around-Attended three high bschools, ex- cluding Muscatine High-Brooklyn High, Maquo- keta High, and Davenport High . . . Was a member of G. A. A. this year and enjoyed playing volleyball and basketball-Was also a member of Hi-Tri. GRACIC SATTICRTHWAITF - Has the pretty middle name of Phyllis . . . Belonged to Hi-Tri organization in her sophomore year . . . Also sang in f'Faust when a sophomore . . . Took a general course . . . VVants to study at Cedar Falls so that she can be a grade school teacher. CHARLOTTE ROBISON -A quiet girl- very studious . . . Took a commercial course through school-Hopes to be a stenographer . . . A member of Non Pareil during her junior and senior years . . . Helonged to Seco this year . . . Likes to read and go to the movies. RALPH RFNSINK - His middle name is William . . . Sometimes a menace to the study hall . . . Played football in his freshman and sophomore years . . . His great ambition has to do with aviation-Wants to go to a school of aeronautics . . . Says he regrets most to leave his physics class. -IACUB SANDERS- Most of his friends call him for two year His fuorite song is that piece that made a great comeback list year Alexander s Rag time Band His hobby is collecting coins OM-XR SAUNDI Rb Likes all sports is best sport is baseball Remember one summer when he pitched '1 no-hit no-run game? . . . Also played basketball three years in high school . . . Belonged to the Musky Letter lVlen's Club this year . . . Likes to read in his spare time . . . Took a commercial course. -lake . . . Played violin in the high school orchestra 1 5 x Y 1 1 Vx ,JK x m ,N - . ,, .i Y'.i X . . r e C l - ' s . e . . . H' is ...MJ RUTH RONIANN - This pretty miss has a good time all the time . . . Lets off steam by bowling and horseback riding ...i -X trained National Honor So- ciety and Quill and Scroll in her junior year .... A declaimer first three years .... A cted in the sopho- more, junior, and senior plays . . . Student Council, Hi-Tri, Speech Arts, and Junior Ad member. lVIARlAN RUTH - Has pretty, dark eyes with hair to match ...i A cted in the senior play . . . Likes her hobby of bowling . . . A member of Non Pareil, Camera Club, Seco, Hi-Tri fvice-presidentj, and Chemistry Club . . . Took a commercial course and wants to take up secretarial work . . . Favorite piece is the 'fDesert Songf' RICHARD RUl'fCKl'fRT-- Full name is Richard Ralph Herm Rueckert . . . Says his favorite pastime was being a menace in the halls . . . Played baseball the last three years . . . A member of the Musky Letter lVIen's Club . . . His hobby is working on Model T Fords . . . Wants to take an engineering course and enter the Diesel or electrical field. DONALD SHARAR-When he's in the halls ev- eryonels sure to know it . . . ls always full of rhythm -lVIaybe he's dancing, maybe he's singing, or maybe he's playing the drums . . . His hobby is women- Knows how to handle all kinds . . . His favorite say- ing is That's for sure -Wonder how sure. DANFORTH SAUFR-Rather quiet, at least in school . . . Was a member of the Hi-Y club in his senior year . . . He's not just sure yet, but he thinks he wants to be a farmer . . . His favorite saying fnot his favorite songj is :Sleepers Creepers . . . ls very fond of sports . . . Especially likes to hunt. g 71. Iffu Housewives, Athletic Coaches, Decorators -gg..