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

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Our Journey To The Moon On the first Monday of September, 1949, a group of timid and amateur passengers boarded a small and fragile plane headed for a long and tedious journey to the moon. We had been warned by many who encountered such an experience in previous years that our trip would not always be smooth and easy going. Amidst huge airliners, jets, and space ships our dubious crew felt very insufficiently clad in their green colored space suits. But, being brave and unfaltering, we are determined to reach our destination. The first lap of our journey was highlighted by an initiation into the solar system. We also witnessed our first football and basketball games in which a few members of our crew participated. After a year's travel over rough and treacherous territory we have to stop for refueling where we change our method of travel to an airliner and continue our trip with more confidence than in the previous year. During the second lap we take a more active part in the solar activities. Pep meetings to cheer our Space Cadets on to victory and crew parties are some of the events in this period of our trip. Becoming more accustomed to our new surroundings the third lap of our journey in a high-powered jet is not as difficult. We began this year with various duties such as operating a concession stand at the football and basketball games. Later on we received crew rings which we shall wear to remember our trip through the solar system. Another outstanding feature of this part of our trip was a play presented by the members of our crew. We also were hosts to a banquet served to those in the space ship ahead of us. At last we were qualified to board the space ship where our duties and responsibilities were broadened. During the last year of our journey we witnessed the first homecoming and a Christmas party for all the mem- bers of the solar system. A very nice banquet was served by the Crew of '54 and we presented another play. An annual, published by our crew, will stand as a reminder of our short while in the solar system. The baccalaureate service and graduation exercise marked the end of our long journey through the solar system and at last our dream of some day reaching the moon was fully realized.

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Cynthia Hoot Cindy Quiet, but so is a stick of dynamite before you light th Annual Staff . . Pep Club .... Glee Club .... Mixed Chorus . . Paper Staff. . . e fuse. Band. . ...... .l, Z, 3, 4 1, Z, 3, 4 ...4 ..l.Z Piano Solo. ..... Clarinet Quai-tette . . Clarinet Trio. . . Avvompanist. . one-Aft may. . Girls' Quartette . . 3, 4 . 1, Z . .3, 4 . .1 . . Z . . .3, 4 . . Z . . .4 Keith Eugene Thornton Susie Shall I go on or have I said enough? President lg Football 3,4: Basketball 3,43 Baseball l,Z,3,4: Letter Club Z,3, 45 Annual Staff 4: Pep Club l,2,3,4g Mixed Chorus l,Z,3,4g Paper Staff l,Z, 3,4: Class Play 31 Band l,Z,3,4: Cheer- leader Z3 Vocal Solo Z,3,4: One-Act Play lg Boys' Quai-tette Z,3,4g Brass Quintette 4. Hubert Churchill Egbert Somebody has to be a ladies' man. Vice-President. . . .... .1 Football .... . . 1. 3. 3. 4 Basketball. . .... 1. Z Baseball. . . . - - l- lf 3. '1 Letter Club. . . . . 1. Z, 3. 'l Annual Staff. . . . . . . . 4 Mixed Chorus. . . . 1, Z, 3, 'l Class Play .... ..... 3 Mixed Quartette. . . . . '1 Vocal Solo . . . . . 3. 4 Boys' Quartette . . Z, 3, fl Barbara Vande Lune Babs After man came woman, and 5he's been after him ever since. w Secretary and Treasurer ....... 3 Basketball ........ . .l, Z, 3, 41 Annual Staff . . .... . 4 Pep Club .... .. 1, Z, 3, -I Glee Club .... . . 1, Z, 3. 41 Mivecl Chorus . . . . l, Z, 3, el Class Play .... ..... 3 Band ......... . .- One-Act Play ....... . -1 Homecoming Candidate. . . .41 Jean Thompson Ju lu rs A mirthquake of giggles Pwasketball ..... . . . . AnnualStaff. . . . . Pep Club . Paper Stal' .. ..l. f.. Class Pl my . . Glee Club. Elise Green Rig Rm Happy as the night is long Annual Staff. . . . . Pep Club. . . . . 1,2 Glee Club. . , , , Mixed Chorus . .

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The Last Will and Testament of the Class of '53 I, Rosemary Hanel, will my post-guard position to Sheryl Koder. I, Jim Herweh, will my ability to knock rods out of cars to Lowell Vande Lune. I, Ronald I-Ieimstra, will my ability to be able to carry 6 subjects to Lowell Clark. I, June Jennings, will my slow ways to Beverly Messmaker who always seems full of energy. I, Wanda Abrahams, will my ways with the Monroe boys to Beverly Jabaai. I, Larry Jennings, will my bus -driving job to Duane Jennings. I, Jean Thompson, will my dimples to Karolyn Jennings. I, Hubert Churchill, will my wavy hair to Walter Miller. I, Cynthia Boot, will my ability to play the piano to Gordon Wassenaar. I, Keith Thorton, will my five-dollar word vocabulary to Alan Campbell. l, Gary Timmons, will may class ring to Beverly Trager ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I, Bob Vanderzyl, will my ability to participate in sports to Donald Hughes. I, Elise Green, will my quietness to Judy Shutt. I, Mary Lou Van Gundy, will my scholastic ability to Marvin Brubaker. I, Beth Williams, will my Pella boys to anyone who is interested. I, Arthur Van Ryswyk, will my ability to break glasses to Travis Walters Jr. I, Donald Hunsicker, will my Western Pocket Books to Larry Sparks. I, Ardis Van Peursem, will my ability to keep a steady boy friend throughout high school to Marilyn Miller. We, Jim Taylor and Barbara Vande Lune, will our ability to get along together to Joyce Moomaw and Max Ingram.