Prairie City High School - Plainsman Yearbook (Prairie City, IA)

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JUNIOR CLASS There are twenty members in the junior class, with Miss Lindgren as their sponsor. Oliver Elrod is acting president, Beverly Bauer, vice-president, and Ramona Wiggins, secretary- treasurer. Their activities include: the class play, 'Professor, How Could You?' presented October 27 and 28, the Junior-Senior Ben- quet, and a class party every month. Front Row: M. Harmison, J. Hannold, B. Bauer, J. Boatwright, R. Wiggins, J. Ven Zee, F. Trombley Center Row: M. Schuttinga, E. Osborn, N. Roorda,, D. Calvert, H. Gertsma, E. Beerends, S. Shawhan Back Row: Miss Lindgren Qsponsorl, O. Elrod, D. Steenhoek, H. Pulver, G. Colston, I. Stravere

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1 CLASS PROPHECY This is your man on,the street speaking from Prairie City, Iowa. we are standing in-front of Gypsy Ellse's Tea Room located on the corner of 5th and Nulberry. The 30,000 inhabitants are all out today celebrating the tenth annual Hoosier Convention. Here comes a man who looks very much like ---- yes, it is the mayor of this thriving metropolis, Cecil Fifer. Would you like to tdll the radio audience who made this day of celebration possible,S2r? , UI did. I appointed the committees of Appropriations, Deco- rations, hefresherations, not to mention .Conglomerations, and everything else to make this day unforgettable. I 5 Thank you, Wayor. Now we have a young lady beside us. She is wearing a red satin blouse, green breeches, and is carrying a ferocious looking black snake. She needs it with people like my right hand man Lester around. Les is hoarse from barking at her. what can you say for yourself Miss? UAin't got much time. M'names Betty Jo Buckingham, jest call- me Buck. I came all the way from Albeouerque to show my trick dogs here. Oh, there's my sweetie. He came with me to bathe the dogs--Oh, Clarence, Clarence Gilbert. Q Goodbye,Buck. As she was talking folks,Snapping Joe Timmins the cameraman passed by. Fe was murmuring something about getting a picture of the famous lecturer, Harold Dalton and his pretty secretary Joan De Wit. well here we have a little news boy. Want to say something in the mike, Sonny? H f 'Yep, my pop told me to. My pop is Harold Tim ons the Wat- kins man who sells vanilla, spices and and and-- . , ' walt a minute, boy. This can't be a commercial. What is that whistle for, Les? Oh, I see. It is that pretty little trapeze artist, wands Lea and her partner husband, Wilbur. And off to my right I see the famous violinist, Gerard Vander'Leest, and ? his accompanist, uPete the Poundern. Gerard was hidinp the secnet passion to become a great violinist, when-he,used to miss school frequently. H Now here comes a troop of children, maybe we can get a wdrd from their escort. that is this, Madam, a Sunday School Picnid? nOh my no, Ilm Marcia, matron of the Keith McFadden Orphanls Home. Don't you recognize your old classmate, Barry?n Why, of course, Marcia. So you're working for Keith, I have not heard from him since he made his first m1ll1on....Hey! watch out, mister, can't you see this is a mike? Hwell, excuse me-7I'm Lawrence McFadden, and I'm looking for Nettie Helm of the Helm Matrimonial Bureau. She promised to get me a wife in two days--so long 1 Good luck, Sam! Did you hear all the crashing and banging folks? Well, we had a little accident. Two women drivers col- liddd. One was Marjorie Briles, taxi driver, and the other was the-girl I remember as Alberta Van Horn, now a Prairie City house wife. well, Ladies and Gentlemen, I must be going now, for here come the street cleaners. I wou1dn't move but you see they're my old buddies, Lowell and Harold, still sweeping through life to- father. This is your announcer J. B. Kane signing off for the Tilh Hednav Vitamin Pills---spelled backwards the Vander Hart Cure A11 Company. So Long!

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Q-.-...R-..-.n,.. , SCP: .c:.:c cuss ' There ere thirty - nine members in the sophomore cless wEth Xr.Go1stcn es their sponsor. Richard Charls is acting president, Xary Lou Kc Fadden, vice-president, end Beverly Stravers, aecne- tary-treasurer. Front Row: T. Roo1da,- L. Vande Lune, P. Nelson, P. mrskine, E. Steiger, Z. xcF2d5en, B. Schakel, P. Cosby, G. Enydrt Secpnd Row: J. Eoorda, 3. Schuttinga, E. Tremblay, A. Schippegg, K. Venderhert, G.-Van Arkel, I. Hunsicker, N. Pulv , E. lecker, J. Krohn Third Row: J. Frank, R. Charls, wg VhnderKraan, F. Rainey, R. in Bruyn, 3. Rose, L. Hooidell, K. Henken, H. Stampdr D. Klnert, Kr. Colston Csponeorl Fourth Row: '. Vcwng, H. Van Steenbergen, I. Eirkenholtz, J. De Vries, D. Kane, M. Rewenhorst, 3. Schut. E. Stravens, E. Myers, Marilyn Mc Fefden