Persia High School - Hi Lights Yearbook (Persia, IA)

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The semors publ1shed the school paper The H1 Lzght once every two weeks Several members of our class partxclpated xn band Glee Club and Basketball One of our class members was a cheerleader The sen1ors uutxated the freshmen at the begxmung of the year very successfully by havmg them Qress as Comlc strlp characters Class off1cers durxng the Semor year were Presxdent Cleo Arbaugh Secretary Treasurer Donna Pxtts Student Councxl members were Rlehard Hester and Marllyn Wxllard Class Colors S1lver and Blue Class Flower Whlte Roses Class Motto Not At The Top But Clxmbumg ll . . , ,, .- . S',, Vice-President --------------------------- Jo Ann Stamp

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Student Councxl Members Donna P1tts and Marxlyn Wxllard Class offlcers durxng our Sophomore year were Presldent Marllyn Wlllard V1ce Pres1dent Donna Pztts Secretary Treasurer Wayne Mart1n .Tumor Year Our .Tumor class consmsted of twenty two students Shxrley Cave who moved to Pxsgah m 1945 returned to Pers1a and entered our class Cleo Arbaugh started back to school here and Arlene Tennxgke1t who formerly attended Mlnden hlgh school also Jo1ned our class On October Z4 1947 the Jumors presented a mystery comedy play entxtled Hobgobhn House Our dmrector was Mxss Heldt Ingwersen and Harley Martens The class presented the Jun1or Semor banquet at the Hotel Fontenelle in Omaha May 7 A Mex1can theme was used Class ofhcers dur1ng the Jumor year were Presldent Arlene Tenn1gke1t V1ce Presxdent Bonme Carpenter Secretary Cleo Arbaugh Student Counc11 members were Rxchard Hester and Mar1lyn Wxllard Sen1or Year At the begmmng of our semor year our class cons1sted of e1ghteen members mne g1r1s and mne boys Harley Martens came back to enter our class at the fxrst of the year We lost Phylhs Ruckman durmg the f1rst semester and Bonme Carpenter moved to Colorado at the begmnmg of the second semester Thus leavmng seven g1rls and mne boys to graduate 10 During the year, we lost Jacqueline Martens, Arnold Pitzer, Lyle

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We the Class of 1949 of Pers1a I-hgh School Clty of Persxa and State of Iowa be1ng of sound mlnd and memory hereby make publmsh and declare thxs to be our Last W1l1 and Testament 1n manner and form followmg hereby revokmg any wall or w1lls heretofore made by us Flrst We dxrect that all our just debts and good t1me ex penses be fully pa1d and sat1sf1ed as soon as convemently may be after our departure We the Semor Class of 49 Do Hereby Bequeath Our Numerous Possesslons Thusly To Delores Champlm Arlene Tenn1gke1t w1l1s her des1re To Bern1e Howe Arlene Tenrugkext w1lls her ab1l1ty to have a good t1me To Ronald Stamp Rzchard Hester w11ls h1s he1ght and h1s b1g feet He s sure Ronald has had exper1ence w1th both To W11ma Cave Harley Martens w1lls h1s long arms so she can hold that man tlght h1s legs so that she can run from trouble and h1s eyes so that she can see lt com1ng To La Vonne Graybxll Donna Pmtts wllls her classmate R1chard Hester To Lo1s Champlm Donna Grayb1ll w1l1s her ab1l1ty to bat and chop wood at the same t1me To Peggy Ingwersen Roberta Alter w11ls her freckles Take good care of them Peggy especxally Herman To Mar1on Mart1n Cleo Arbaugh w11ls her ab1l1ty to get 1n early on a date mght See that you use It Mar1on To Jo Ann Ingwersen Cleo Arbaugh w1lls her pos1t1on as pres1dent of the Semor Class and Pep Club You have enough pep for that haven t you Jo Ann? 12 . D , . . , so to go with out-of-town boys.