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

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? again On September l, l9k7, twenty four green freshmen went behind those swinging doors to begin their high school career. The members were as follows: Marjorie Birkenholz, Larry Bechtel, Elva Lou Furnoy, Bettye Headlee, Joyce Jabaai, Betty Jo Osborn, Thelma Patterson, Helen Plate, Gladys Roberts, Lorena Roorda, Dolores Vander Leest, Norman Gilbert, Pete Myers, Darwin Ruggless, Harry Stinson Bill Timmins, Melvin Wicker, Faye De Reus, Robert French, Max Kain, Dick Thompson, Donald Van Zee, Lawrence Verwers, and Loren Verwers. The following officers were elected for the year: President-Betty Jo Osborn, Vice President-Loren Verwers, Secretary- Treasurer- Faye De Reus. During the course of the year we lost the following members, Larry Bechtel, Norman Gilbert, and Harry Stinson. We began our sqlmmore year with hn tyfbur members. The new faces were Doris Crosswait and Valjean Brant. Valjean left us at the end of the first semester. We were on the last step to becoming upperclassmen. The following offusrs were elected for the year: President-Doris Cross- wait, Vice President-Marjorie Birkenholz, Secretary-Treasurer-Bettye Headlee. when we came back our junior year, four members were not with us. They were Doris Crosswait, Helen Plate, Thelma Patterson, and Helen Wheeldon: Valjean Brant joined us after being gone a semester. Jean Junge, Dolores Vander Leest, and Valjean Brant left us and Joe Sprouse came at the end of the first semester. On the night Of December 3, l9'+9, we presented our Junior Class Play, entitled, HHere Come The Bridesn under the direction of Mrs. Brunkhorst. On the evening of April 20, 1950, we entertained the seniors and faculty with the Junior-Senior Banauet which was held in the lunch room at the High School with a western theme. During our senior year we lost Lorena Roorda, Joe Sprouse, and B111 Timmins. On May 2H, 1951, sixteen proud seniors received their long-sought diplomas. They were Marjorie Birkenholz, Faye DeReus, Robert French, Elva Lou Furnoy, Bettye Headlee, Joyce Jabaai, Max Kain, Pete Myers, Betty Jo Osborn, Gladys Roberts, Darw1n,Ruggless, Dick Uhompscn, Lawrence Verwers, Loren Verwers, Dolores Vander Leest, and Melvin Wicker.

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w f 1-.. We, the Senior class of 'Sl of the school of Prairie City, County of Jasper, and State of Iowa, being of sound mind and memory...Kpardon the expressionl do hereby make, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking any will or wills heretofore made by us. I, Max Kain, will my bus driving job to Buck Walker. Marjorie Birkenholz and Gladys Roberts will their ability to chit- chat all the time in the halls to Lavera Kinart and Mary Vanwyngarden. I, Darwin Ruggless, will my grades to Marvin Brubaker, who wil l probably be able to use them. I, Faye DeReus, will my typing ability to Pat Taylor. I, Melvin Wicker, will my place in Colfax to some underolassman and my Lit. book to Bob Warner. Loren and Lawrence Verwers will their pickup to Hubert Churchill. I, Bob French, will my quietness to Susie Thornton. My, won't it be peaceful! Elva Lou Funnoy and Betty Jo Osborn will their ability to g Bt along with Monroe boys to some fortunate girls in the Sophomore class. I, Dick Thompson, will my athletic abilities to Donnie Miller and my height to Gary Timmons. I, Joyce Jabaai, will my pep to Myrna Telfer. I, Bill Timmins, will my ability toget out of school to the Wiggins twins, who don't seem to miss so often. I, Dolores Vander Leest, will the great privilege of playing the bass horn to some unfortunate freshman. I, Pete Myers, will my forward ways with women to Dean Pulver. I, Bettye Headlee, will to Joann Van Arkel my ability to keep a steady guy throughrnt my high school days. The Slumber Party girls will their ability to have slumber parties to the Junior girls. We hope you have as much fun as we have had. In witness whereof, we, the Senior class, have set our signatures and seals hereto this Zlpth day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-one.