Prescott High School - Eagle Yearbook (Prescott, IA)

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Yuma S 12522 if w LQNY' - ' 9, i www ...W me el as Y' of Edward Scanlan Richard Bissell Top picture Paul Campbell and Dale Anderson Bottom picture First row Carol Walters and Wilma Coleman Second row lyrna Brandt, Sue Cunningham, Verna Killer The freshman initiation took place on Friday September 7, 1951 Upon arrival at school we were immediately seized and painted wore unusual costumes with dunce caps and mothballs around our necks We had to have a sack of candy and every time we saw a senior we had to give him some and ask what we could do for him. We had to carry the seniors books to and from classes and at noon we had to carry their dinners After dinner they took some pictures and we were marched through town barefooted, on hard gravel, and back again That night, we were given a party at the schoolhouse, and were required to do a number of things Everybody had to perform various embarrassing acts Everybody had to take off their shoes and put them on the stage We were taken down stairs, one at a time, blind folded and made to crawl along a plank where water was squirted on us, and were fed different things telling us it was some other weird thing Then they took us upstairs Again we were blindfolded and taken in cars to the cemetary After that we ran ahead of the cars to the schoolhouse When we got inside we found our shoes were gene. When they were found the laces were all tied in knots Later we were served refreshments and went home Those entering the freshman class from rural schools were James Botkin, Verna Hiller, Wilma Coleman, Dell Grill, LaRell Wilkinson, and Hartford Cooper 0 Z4 , A A ' 'Q 'L l 'mtvflfw A 1, ,ld' A 5 'J' v 'af Y, if hyat' f if ji . gf. , kj, , ' Ill. ugid ag f n r ef 'gre 'Q M f A .,, ' ' by ' Shu., Q ' N 4 K z '- v ' A M-42 y o 31257 X r 1 A' Lg 1 ii 8 5 H A 'K' E .,', . 'rr . Q' ef' X FZ: in M f . 4'-V 1 ,' ' ,Vx ,U f by 1 Md K-'mf xei , 5511 A - ip 5, T1 -A ,k I , .5 V A e1!E!5 Sfl l ning W' ,MA I s We l I , - O O O I C ' e