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SENIOR PRGPHECY The Opsal Schmnder Circus rs coming to town With permrssron from Park Rapids Mayor Hoffman attractive posters deslgned by Roland Vik were distributed through the suburbs by Hanson and Mears busrness and advertising managers The big day comes and arriving early we wander about uewrng the xarrous slde shows Attracted by the large crowd gathered around the Strong Man to our amazement we drscoxer rt is Bucky Memke Continuing on our wandering course we see Lester Frtch the Sword Swallower with the tip of a pointed dagger protrudrng from his mouth and just preparing to eat a huge bowl of hre Then hearmg exotic music we hurry over to another attractron featuring two well known snake charmers Arlene Hendrickson and Phyllis Berg Next we see the tall lady Dorothy Buckingham and the midget Robert Hand who was a uctxm of shrinking tablets invented by Iere Bishop Moving on our way we meet Anne Chilton taking her pupils on a sight seeing tour of the circus Walking on we see the tent of the fortune teller where we obey impulse and enter To our astonrshment rt rs Betty Vrzenor making a great many mysterious motions and peer ing into the palm of Gordon Ner who IS enjoy ing himself immensely Eleanor Blanchard and Barbara Wilson run a small refreshment stand at which vtc purchase some pink lemonade We now drscoxer it rs time for the perfor mance to begin As we enter the Big Top and buy our tickets from oan Sartarn and Delores Robertson wc see the barker who is none other than Bob Schwab yelling wrth his usual amount of noise Hurry' Hurry' Hurry' The performance rs about to start he shouts On the way in we stop to buy popcorn and find that the owners of the stand are Charles Amundson and Francis Carl who seem to have a thriving little business The band begrns to play and we see udy Merrxtt Katherine Garrett and Louella Krtterman majorettes Mary Lee Enfield rs directing the band and Fred Winter rs beating the drum with all of has usual enthusiasm The rmgmaster Eu gene Cuypers enters the ring carrying the tradi tional long black whip The first performance features Joanne Hammes as the daring bareback rider lollowrng her comes Gerald Roepke and hrs trained lions and the audience applauds as he puts them through the1r tricks Now the tight rope walker Irene Solrnger does everything but sleep on the rope The elephants and therr trainer Paul Nelson appear and rndmg on the elephants trunks are Barbara Hoefs Betty Mythen Marian Molander and Gloria Glatzmarer Next are Lors Fltch and Beverly Fuhr famous trapeze artists assisted by Kenneth Brock and David Steb bins who are the hrgh wrre clowns Between acts Robert Schmidt circulates selling pink and red balloons to all who will buy them Next come the clowns who we do not rm medrately recognize but who are rm Lind Dick Wyland and Allen Kelly Edwin Lannrng featured as Pete the tramp Meanwhile Peter Keuber performs magnificent feats of juggling The audience is spellbound as the famous acroba tic team Raleigh ohnston and Lorene ansen perform Following them IS Winston Manlove and his trained seal who has been taught to do everything except speak Keith Gulbranson and Delmar Zeller with their trained ponies and dogs now put on their act The last attraction rs the Wild West Show Into the ring prances Gordon Henry s magnificent white horse Harley Rex and Carol Oxtra perform rope tricks with amazing dexterity Don Massre srlents the crowd with his raprdly moi mg whip and with complete calmness he cuts a cigarette 1n tvso which rs rn the mouth of Bob Kastama who is standing 20 feet away Bob 15 currently known as No nose Kastama The show rs over and as we leave our seats we see Frances Bates and Marjorie Nissen co owners of a smart dress shop Lois Manners romrnent newspaper reporter tells us that Dar ene Dahl and Priscilla Sheldon have recently struck oil on the1r ranch in Texas and are now living rn luxury We also hear that Noble Lindberg has been voted the most eligible bachelor of 1960 We have to leave the big top rapidly because Fred Burlingame Clayton Chrrstransen Elwood Craig Walter Stewart and john Thersen are taking the tents down and are gettrng ready to leave The circus rs over but before we close our account we Pat Skeffimgton and Lois Maves wrsh to prophesy that after our classmates read this prophecy we will no longer be classmates - . 1 . . . . v ' ' ' - 1 ' 3 , P R ' . i . . . . . Y 1 1 1 ' 1 . 1 1 . . Y. 7 . 7 5 . . , V. . v . . 4 7 ' ' . . , . , K, - . . V . . - . ' ' . . . V h 1 - 1 1 , , . H ' 3 . . . . l IS . - , l u n - 1 ' 1 ? . . , 1 I l 1 j .l 1 Y. . . , J . . . . I . ' 7 . 1 . ' 7 ' - . c. , 1 I 7 . I . . ' 7 . , . Y - 7 . Y - . 9 . . . . . ' . . . , . ,A ' ' ' - 1 1 rl I A ' . . J l -Q , 11 ' Y . . . . . . 1 - 1 - 4. ' ' . . . . ' 1 . ,, . . , . , I I 1 . 4 ' , 1 ' , 1 .l f . ' . , as ' Q . . . . 1 1 , ' 1 1 I ' . . . , . , - ' l 1 - ' 3 ' . . . , . 1 . ' 1 -
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CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of 1950, of Park Rapids High School, being of sound mind and normal judgment, do hereby will and bequeath the following: I, Allan Kelley, leave my voice to Bernadette Eischens. I, Lois Fitch, leave my crown to whoever is lucky enough to get it. I, Beverly Fuhr, will my cheerleading ability to Corrine Collins. I, Raleigh Johnston, leave all my make-up and detention slips to Darrel Casmey-who seems to avoid them. I Lois Manners leave my quietness to Bill Mathews I Katherine Garrett leave my short hair to ennifer Eddy I Fred Winters leave my physics book to some poor unsuspecting umor I Ed Hanson leave my chair in 210 to who ever possesses the same knack of quieting the radiator I Gordon Nei leave my knack for sleeping in class to anyone who can acquire the talent I Robert Hand leave my height to Oscar Wolff I ohn Mienke leave my knowledge of chemistry to all future residents of 203 I David Stebbins will my reading soice to Albert Schraw I Don Schmider will my ability to skip school to Edith Duckstad I Marion Molander leave my bangs t Cookie I Irene Solinger will john Skeffington to the freshmen girls I Gerald Opsal will my hemie hair cut to Don Mrchels I oanne Hammes leave all my bubble gum to Mr McDowell I Ed Lannrng leave my love for English 12 to the Seniors of 51 I ere Bishop will my attention complex to William Olsen We Eleanor Blanchard and Barbara Wilson leave our good times in Hubbard to Goldie Rogn stad and Elaine Karberg I Paul Nelson leave my dainty little voice to john Cox I udy Merritt will my pep to Pat Hughes I Betty Mythen will my shyness to Tim Larsen I oan Sartam leave my Steno ability to the Steno I class I Dorothy Buckingham will my height t ack Rohwer We Gloria Glatzmaier and Barbara Hoefs will our position as silent bystanders to Marlene Tomte and ulra Peterson I Darlene Dahl will my quick little steps to Patsy Larsen We im Lind and Harley Rex will our pos: tion as Apple Polishers to Paul Henry who is doing O K I Phyllis Berg lease my blonde hair to Wanda Smith I, Arlene Hendrickson, leave my ability to get around to Frances johnson, who does well by herself. I, Charles Amundson, leave, period, gladly, exclamation point. I, Betty Vizenor, leave my ability to be seen and not heard, to my sister, Rita. I, Frances Bates, leave my ability to accomplish things to Ruth Thelen. I, Luella Kitterman, leave my snacks in Spanish class to Betty Manners. I, Roland Vik, leave my artistic position to Violet Arthur. I Winston Manlove leave my fixed ideas to Lillian Meyer. I Mary Lee Enfield will my ambition and pleasing dsiposrtion to Mary Robinson who seems to be doing alright in that respect I David Hoffman leave my organization ability to Christine Anderson We Clayton Christiansen and Fred Burlin game leave our attitude toward learning in general to anyone who can get by with it I Francis Carl leave my love for school to joel Eddy I Anne Chilton leave my ability to do the unexpected to Martha Makinen We Keith Gulbranson and Delmar Zeller leave all our good times in the library to anyone who can succeed in doing so I Gordon Henry lease my position as Parade Marshall to some lucky unior boy I Lorene ansen lease my studious nature to Margaret Valentine l Pete Kueber leave my abilrty to be the silent type to Ned Greer We Priscilla Sheldon and Carol Oxtra leave our constant companionship to acquelyn ackson and Rosemary Krause I Bob Schwab leave my memory for isolated facts to Miss Ryan I Dick Wyland lease my outspoken nature to Bill Theisen I Delores Robertson lease my three years of mathematics to Alan Kruse I john Theisen lease my sagabond nature to ames Pape We Don Massie and Walter Stessart lease our ability to mind our own business to Roger Schmaus I Noble Lindberg lease my easy going ways I Bob Kastama lease my football ability to Gary Wooge I Eugene Cuypers lease my lose for arguing to Shirley Hearty I Virgil Mears lease my creatrse mind to Wayne Allen I Elvsood Craig lease my prisate seat on the Osage bus to my brother Francis I Marjorie Nissen lease only to start I Gerald Roepke lease my ability for mak ing inappropriate remarks to Patty Miek stcr s a 1 to gise wrong ansssers to jean Hoets We Pat Sketfington and Lois Mases leise this gem of literature to next years creators 7 Y , , , , , y Y 7 . . . Y l Y ' . ., . . , 7 3 . ' y - , . . .- . - , I I - , 1 .7 . . y y 3 I y 3 1. J . y , . 1 , . . , . . V , , . l 1 Y .. s . I 1 - , , . ,y , J . . ' 1 J . v V s , 0 . ' I I a 1 , , . I 1 v . . , , . , r r J J ' 1 .l 1 s ' s i A 4 7 ' '-' l 1 - - H ' 1, 1 Z ' s 9 l U l l s 1 ii a V V ' ' y U i a V 7 Y y J . y . , y . Y, y iv . who has plenty. to jerry Fuller. s I y q . , -Q I, ' 1 ,I , '. s A . , y . v v V, ' 7 . y U ,- a, , , ' , o 1 . y , ' . . , by . J . , P. . , ., .- s X s l - ' D , ' 4 A iii' 1 A 'is ' .P . ' ' ' I, Lei ' latch, lea 'e my' bil ty' 1 the a s , , s L
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