New Holland High School - Mirror Yearbook (New Holland, IL)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Th1s Great Hxstory Was Donated By LaForge and LaForge Th1s hlstory, whlch may not be studled throughout the Unxted States but only read Ln our community shall be very mterestmg when our grandchxldren fmd th1s book m the cor ner of the closet and make us relate who IS who They may say D1d you look hke that? It all started when nme gxrls and boys went to school for the fxrst trme m 1937 A D They seemed to be as happy as they are today The New Holland Grade School doors were open and m came Norma Bartman, Sandra McNe1l, Robert Petmtt, Arvm Lee Schroeder, Emmett Huffman, Dons Jean Behrens, Edward Mangold, W1ll1am LaForge, and Wayne LaForge Thexr frrst and second grade teacher was Mxss Stone There was a swxtch the thrrd year when Edward Goad took Edward Mangold s place Mlss Zxmmerman was thelr teacher 1n the thmrd and fourth years The fourth year they gamed a member by the name of Mary Jones Durmg the fxfth year course, Mlss Stone was therr teacher agam Mary Jones and then good fnend Arvm Lee Schroeder moved away In the slxth Year they moved to the upper room where Mrs Deacon was the1r teacher the last three years In the s1xth grade, Irma Utech jomed them and they lost Dons Jean Behrens The seventh year they gaxned that old joker, Don Maaks, from Rosedale, but lost Edward Goad UI the sprmg because he moved to a suburb of New Holland wh1ch they call Lmcoln The last year they were Jomed by Dale Blaum and John Bracey Irma Utech was forced to leave school because of severe burns In the freshman class, Norma Bartrnan Sandra McNe1l Robert Pet1tt, Donald Maaks, Dale Blaum, John Bracey, and the LaForge brothers were Jomed by Wmlma Gehrke Dons Behrens, Norma Juhl Charles Podbelsek, Robert Ger1ets and B111 Danley all from the vanous rural schools The smrlmg Mxss Baker was thexr sponsor They had a Valentme dance whlch was a great success It added money to therr empty treasury Durmg the course of summer vacat1on, they lost Dons Behrens The sophomore year, they had Mr Waldrlp for then sponsor The Junxor year, they had to work so they could put on a Jumor Sen1or Prom wh1ch was a wonderful success because of the teamwork between the students of the class and the coachwork thexr sponsor, Mrs Brandt gave them They presented the l1vely play Ab1ga1l Goes I-laywxre, and Mxss Alexander was then dmrector Startmg the last but not least year, they were Jomed by happy Nancy Prerce They now had fwe beautiful g1rls and nxne handsome boys to graduate from good old N H C H S The semor year Mr Van Huss and Mr Waldrxp were thelr sponsors Wlth the great help of Mrs Snuth they are trymg to put out a yearbook that wzll please everyone When they looked back 1n the fxrst grade records, they saw that there were hve students who went through twelve years of school together Namely they are Norma Bartman Sandra McNe1l, Robert Petxtt and of course, the LaForge twms As we close the history of Class 1949 we hope we have told the correct statements that you may remember mn years to come 14 l , - - u - - so - n - . . . . . . . Q . . . . g . . . . . . . . . . . . ' ' ll OD n . . . 1 I n I 1 Q . . . . . . ' n . . U . . n 3 1 3 . ,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . p . . . n - I . - nr on .

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CLAu5 WILL We the Seruors of the Class of 1949 of New Holland Communxty I-hgh school bexng the owners of superfmlal health both mentally and physlcal ly do hereby make our la twull and testament Artule l Norma B artm xn vnll my unlerstxnd1ng of bookkeepmg to Darrell IN xller Dale Blaum vt 111 my eurly haxr to Eugene Behrends Iohn Bracey vxlll my 1b1l1ty to tease the uenlor gzrls to Lowell Koester Wllllam Danley lf ive rny wpanlsh Voc 'lbulary to Gracxe Brlnner W1lnnn Gehrke vull :ny brunette halr to l aul Been Robert C,er1ets vull my safe Jru mg ablllty to John Chestnut Norma Juhl leave all my laughs ani glggles to lmarvm Iuhl Wxlllam l.,aForge vull my smooth dancxng abxlxty to the green Freshmen Donald Maaks vull my basketball enthusxasm to Tommy B sandra lNlCN91l w1ll my typ1ng abllxty to D1Ck Beck Robert Petltt vull my burr ha1r euts to Donald bemple Naney Pmerce, leaxe all my unchewed gum to V1rg1n1a Ewers Charles Podbelsek vull my hexght to Rex Berger Artlcle ll We, the Sen1ors w1ll our happy d1SpOS1t1OnS and love for sports to the Flesh man Class We, the benxors, leave our vtlllmgness to co operate to the bophomore Class e e Sen1ors leave our hxgh lntelhgence excellent grades and punctuahty the Jun1or Clas Art1c el e e Benxor Class leave our oecult talents to the Faeulty e e 5en1or Class, leave our xarxous experxences to the Board of Edun atxon e e Sen1or Class leaxe our pnceless treasury to the school 13 l, L 1 , 1 f 2 ' -- L' . I, r , ' ' ' ' f '. l, . ' , f ' - : 1 I ' . I, . , 1: - K' Q 'C ' . , l, J, ' fl ' ' ' . I, , ' ' ' . A ' . . I, Wayne LaForge, wlll my quiet disposxtion to Marilyn Elmore, 1, ', ' i . l, ' ', ' 'V ' . l, f ' , ' ' ' . I, , ' . C . I ' ' ' ' '1 e ' ' ' ' '. l ' . , . W , th QL . . . , X Y , to ' 's, ' l ll: W , th .' .-', ' ' ' I ' ' ' . W I th - - , K. ,, , , , - . . W , th ' 2, r' ' ' 5 ' , .

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DENTOR CLAob POEIM While walkxng along dur1ng the next c Behold some tombstoneb we dxd see They belonged to Lhe Class of 19 And upon each wa: wrxttfn a rhymc We paubed at each one Whxle down shone the sun Not one could we mms For they read 11ke th1s Here hes a blonde Of blondes she was fond Norma Bartman was her name Teachmg Engllbh was her a1m Blaum IS my name I m no longer the same I ra1sed rabb1ts galore It waan t any chore Don t pasa by me Im Bracey you see I played baaeball Wlthout a fall Here 11es B111 Uanley Who knew plenty of jokes It was h1s happy habxt Oh yes I loved Home Bc Oh yes It S Wxlma Gehrke dxdn t you guebs P Wh1le thc sun d1d shlne and the ra1n d1d I studled hard you may be sure Speed they called me Butl m really Bob you see Gerxets lb my last name Ambxtlon to fly an aeroplane Happy go lucky wlth nary a care That 5 Norma Iuhl w1t.h golden ha1r Many a dare but always faxr To sum It up she was very rare Here IS Lhf Jolly fellow Iklaaks Burxed m h1s brlght rel socks Always happy always gay HL thought the beat waa h1C, way 15 entury pour . V v . x I , , . y , . . 'A -- 1 ll ' . D V , fx , ., , . 9 . , .. , Q D l V' - 9 To tell them to the folks. ,,1 s .1 I ' I 4 -r X , . . Q 1 A- - ' , 2 ' ' . 1 A , . . ., .. I D ' ' V I I 1 . 'f h ,' , Y V I . 5- . ' - ' - 5-' .Q K K y - 9 ., x. , ., ,, x , ,