Ransom High School - Longhorn Yearbook (Ransom, KS)

Text from Pages 1 - 144 of the 1986 volume:

A yearbook can bring back memories of good times and special friends as fresh and clear as the day they happened. As the years have passed, events sometime seem to fade away. The purpose of this book is to rekindle those special events in your high school days. Alumni, special events, organiza- tions and the growth and development of the Ransom High School, since its beginning in 1886 to the present, have been recorded here in hopes that it may take you back to days gone by; special days that should never be forgotten. This book is being presented through the efforts of many people. Without the help of many alumni it could not have been compiled. To all of those who helped, THANK-YOU!! A special THANK-YOU should go to Mrs. Minnie (Dubbs) Millbrook whose articles and books have been used to record the early school history. Other history has been taken from the Ransom Journal' and the Ran- som Record , as well as from old High School Yearbooks, and School Newspapers. A new experience awaits all seniors as they leave RHS. Many will further their education at colleges and trade schools; some will take on their first full-time jobs; some will marry soon — but all will have benefited from their high school experience. Memories of RHS will linger as we take our place in the adult world. May this book help to bring back those memories. HISTORY OF THE RANSOM SCHOOL SYSTEM The wide level lands along the northern part of Ness County have always been called the Flats . Only a few years after settlements were made, the Flats came to be called the Dutch Flats because many of the early settlers were German-speaking. The very first locations were made along the trail from Ness City to Wa- keeney and the first settlers were all of one Pennsylvania-Dutch family, the Mast family from Berks County, Pennsylvania. In the fall of 1878, four men, John and Sam Mast, Jerry Young, and Pete Lawson and their families came to Ness County from Barton County, Kansas. They all made homestead lo- cations and built two sod houses for the Mast brothers. They then went back to Barton County for the winter. In the spring of 1879, the four families moved onto the Flats along the Wa- keeney road, which is now known as U.S. highway 283. They were joined here by the A. D. Baer family, and the elder Mr. Mast. Mr. Mast was the fa- ther of John and Sam Mast, as well as the father of Mrs. Young, Mrs. Law- son, and Mrs. Baer. In 1879 the Charles Schreiber family arrived on the flats . Following them, in 1880, were, Mrs. Schreiber's brother, Joseph Kraus and his family. They were ac- companied by the John Meik family. These families all arrived directly from Austria. Finally, in 1881, the last of the Mast's arrived. This being Emma (Mast) Moyer and her husband Franklin H. Moyer. The Young's and Lawson's moved away soon after set- tling, but all the rest of the Masts, as well as the Scherzinger, Schreiber, Kraus, Aeby, Ummel, Moyer, and Baer families stayed, and many of their descendents are still living in and around Ransom. Many are still farming their ancestors homesteads. The third group to settle on the Flats were the Swiss in 1882. Those who came were the Jacob Aeby fam- ilies and Abraham Ummel and his two sisters. Following them came the Amstutz families, the Rutschman and the Oppliger families, as well as the Julius Jaende family. Most of them arrived in Wakeeney on the Union Pa- cific Railroad and freighted down to Ransom. With this population explosion the need for a school became a press- ing one. So, in the winter of 1886, classes were held in a little sod house on the Jacob Aeby farm one-half mile east of what is now Ransom. The school board was composed of John Mast, Sam Mast, Sr., and Frank Moyer. The teacher was Mozelle Mul- vaney. The school term lasted only three months and even at that, there was not enough money to pay the teacher. On September 29, 1887, J. B. Bist- line, John A. Snodgrass, and Charles Horchem were elected to the office of school board. Then on October 31, 1887 a school district was formed in building, which had been built in 1888. This school had only one teach- er, Mr. J.M. (Clint) Bistline, who re- ceived $32.50 per month for his ser- vices. This school building stood just south of the east end of the present grade school and faced to the east. This first school building was used until 1902, when it was purchased and moved to be used as a church building Sod house of Frank and Emma (Mast) Moyer. Ogdensburg, (later to become named. Ransom), that being school district 71. With the organization of the school district and the completion of the railroad through Ogdensburg, there was enough money to pay the teacher, which again was Miss Mul- vaney. Money was sufficient enough to even pay Miss Mulvaney her back pay as well. According to the school daily term register of 1887, classes were held be- ginning November 21,1887 with Miss Cora Beardslee as teacher. This term ended January 13, 1888. Classes were held again from January 16th and ended February 15th. The roll of pu- fiils included; the Behymer children, enny. May, Oswald, and Rettie; the Carroll children, Charlie, Frank, Fred, and Walter; Franklin, Martin, and Re- becca Eshleman; David and Mary Field; Dollie and Fred Horchem; Da- vid, Martin, and Susanna Reiff; Otto Schell; Alman, Jacob, and Mary Young; Annie, Albert, and Mable Potts; and Emma Young. The first regular school term in Og- densburg began on September 3, 1888 and lasted until May 24, 1889. It was held in a new one room frame school by the Ransom Church of Christ. This building still stands on the Church grounds. The early 1900's were prosperous years in Ness County. The hard times of the 1890's had been overcome and the citizens were eager and financially able to improve their schools. Graded schools had been established in the smaller towns where before there had been only one-room ungraded schools. There was then but one high school in the County, at Ness City, the County seat. Since 1891 it had been offering two years's instruction beyond the 8th grade. There was great interest in education all over Kansas and the State began to take steps to standardize high schools, prescribe courses of study and specify require- ments for the entrance of graduates to colleges and universities. In 1907 the Ness City high school began offering the four years of high school specified by the State. In 1902 a new school building was built for the Ransom school system. This building was a large, two story, six room native stone structure, known as the Grammar Room. Henry Tilley was the stone mason in charge First School house, built in 1888 (Courtesy of Kansas State Historical Society.) of the construction and the stone used in the building was taken from his farm, six miles southwest of town. The town was very proud of this building. It faced the east and its one entrance opened into a narrow hall that ran clear across the east side. At the south end of this hall was the stairway to the second floor. At the north end was a small square room partitioned off, this room was called the Library. The rest of the first floor was divided into two large classrooms. the partition running east and west. The first teacher in the north room of this new building was John Sunley. This building was at first too spacious for the student body so the second floor was used by the city council for their meetings and also used for enter- tainment purposes. The Ransom grade school had two teachers. In the south room, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades were seated at desks running in rows from east to west. Each class when called upon to 1902 Grammar Room, used until 1954. recite came up to a long bench or row of chairs in front of the teachers desk at the east end of the room near the door to the hall. The same pattern was followed in the other classroom where the four upper grades were seated. The teacher of the higher grades was also the principal of the school. In 1907, there was some talk about establishing a high school in Ransom. It was to be comparatively inexpen- sive since space for it was available on the upper floor of the school building. A new and large high school district could be formed to bring in extra tax money to finance the extra cost and all the country school graduates could come to high school without paying tuition. Some approved and some thought that a school that taught a child to read, write, and figure was sufficient. What more did a farmer need? There was much argument and dis- cussion. One of the advocates for a high school was Dr. W.S. Grisell, the Ransom doctor. Dr. Grisell had a spe- cial counter set up in the S-D Mercan- tile Co., where he dispensed his drugs. He saw all the farmers who came into the store, and talked with them about the high school. Another person to give credit to in establishing the high school was Mrs. Florence (LaPlante) Dubbs, a country school teacher who was very devoted to the establishing of the high school. By 1909 the opinion had solidified and at the school meeting in the spring of that year, it was voted to organize a high school, beginning that fall. A teacher was founa, that being Mr. C.M. Livengood, who agreed to teach the four necessary high school subjects along with the four upper grades of the grammar school. Twen- ty-nine students were enrolled under Mr. Livengood, six of them for the high school courses. The second floor of the grade school was used for the high school classes. The subjects taught were, Latin, English, Ancient History, and Algebra. The members of the Freshman class were; Georgia Blocksome, Gladys Carroll, and Ag- nes, Minnie, and Albert Dubbs. Geor- gia dropped out at the end of the year and the remaining four made up the first graduation class of Ransom High School in 1913. As indicated earlier the first high school in Ransom was begun on tne second floor of the grade school. The attendance continued to grow until there was not sufficient room to ac- commodate this school building. The majority of the people decided the pu- pils needed more room, and voted bonds for $13,000 and built the fine new high school in 1915. This two story building was built on the south RHS HISTORY CONTINUED. - - High School built in 1915. edge of the present high school site. This building was composed of a study hall, an office, and two class rooms on the top floor; four class rooms on the main floor; and a gym, furnace room, one class room, and locker rooms for the girls and boys in the basement. As there were no res- troom facilities, everyone used the house out back when it was needed. In the fall of 1917, the grade school classes occupied the native stone structure witn the faculty as follows; Miss Jessie Morris of Salina, primary; Miss Rosa Vermillion of Ransom 3rd and 4th grades; Miss Mary Peters of Utica, 5tn and 6th grades and Frank Strickler, Principal and 7th and 8th grades. The high school faculty con- sisted of four teachers that year; L.W. Hampshire, Superintendent; Miss Dorothy Fitzpatrick, Latin and Math; Miss Mary E. Rubel, Normal Train- ing; and Miss Laura Mueller, Domes- tic Science and Art. The high school offered four courses; general, normal training, college preparatory, and do- mestic science and art. The following is an excerpt taken from the Ransom Record dated August 23, 1917: This is a better course of study than many of the larger schools offer. The par- ents have a right to be thankful that were; Peter Horchem, C.J. De Witt, and Dr. Grisell. Once again the students outgrew the school facility. In 1926 an addition was added onto the west side of the existing building. This addition con- sisted of a gym, stage, 2 dressing rooms and a boiler room on the ground floor; a balcony over the gym and one class room on the first floor; and five classrooms, offices, and a Li- brary study hall on the second floor. In later years, a kitchen was added to provide the students with hot meals. A hot lunch program was begun during the 1940’s and bus transporta- tion was added about 1958. In 1954 a modern brick school building with five classrooms, a gym, an office, and a kitchen was bunt to replace the native stone structure of 1902. This building is the present grade school building. Two class- rooms and a centralized library room were added in 1969 to serve the needs of the students in Kindergarten through grade six. An industrial arts building was built east of the high school in 1959. This replaced the basement room in the high school that was being used at that time for an industrial arts room. In the spring of 1960, the Arnold schools joined the Ransom district re- sulting in the high school attending at Ransom. The Brownell High School was also closed that summer with most of the High School students coming to Ransom and some going to McCracken. The following year the Brownell school joined the Ransom- Arnold district while maintaining an attendance center for grades one through eight in the former high school building. In 1961, the Ransom and Arnold Grade schools combined by having the students in grades 1-4 in the Ransom attendance center and the students in grades 5-8 in the Ar- nold attendance center. A Kindergar- ten class was added at the Ransom attendance center in 1962 for all of the Kindergarten students in the district. In 1966, a $700,000 bond issue was voted and passed for the construction of a new Ransom High School build- ing. And, later, a supplemental bond they can give their children a grade id high edu . The thing school successful is Everybody high education right here at home. The thing that makes every Boosting . Let’s be true to our best impulses and boost the Ransom schools. The members of the school board High School after 1926 addition. RHS HISTORY CONTINUED. issue of $160,000 was passed to equip the building. This new building was designed so that the 7th ana 8th raaes could be included in the new igh school. It was the opinion of the Board of Education that the Junior High program should be initiated for the 1968-69 school year for the follow- ing reasons: 1. This program would allow the school to provide an expanded in- structional program for tne 7th and 8th grade students of the district. 2. It would allow the 7th and 8th grade students to utilize the laborato- ry facilities, gymnasium and library in the new building. 3. It would allow better utilization of faculty and would allow the school to use specialists in Mathematics, Sci- ence, English, Home Economics, In- dustrial Arts, Music, Art and Lan- Present Grade School, built in 1954. guage for Jr. High instruction. 4. This was in keeping with the Citizen Committee Recommendations made in 1964. In February of 1968 the Ransom High students moved into a new, modern high school building, which was built just to the north of the high school they had been using. The fol- lowing fall, 1969, the 7th and 8th rade students from the district also egan their classes in the new high school building. The school buildings in Arnold and Brownell were closed in the spring of 1969 and that fall, all elementary stu- dents in the district, Kindergarten through grade six, were taught at the Ransom Grade School. It was about this time that a name for the new school district of Arnold-Brownell- Ransom was being considered. Smo- key Hill Unified School District No. 302 was the name selected. A new industrial arts building was constructed just north of the new school building in 1976-77 and the first classes were taught in this build- ing in 1977. For 98 years, Ransom has pro- gressed well. In 1888 the Ransom community was proud to have a new school building with one teacher and an enrollment of 43 students. 98 years later, we are still proud of our school facilities. We have two very fine facili- ties, with 21 teachers and enrollment of as high as 297 students. The largest graduating class had 37 students in 1966. The present enrollment for the district is about 190 students in Kin- dergarten - grade 12. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF RHS ALUMNI YEAR GRADUATED - WOMEN LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY MAIDEN NAME. Dorothy (Aeby) Patrick — 1930 Evelyn (Achy) LaOrange — 1938 Albert Albers — 1965 Dave Albers - 1972 Donna (Albers) Klitzke — 1964 Linda (Albers) Dietz — 1967 Randy Albers — 1970 Reni Jo (Albers) Potter — 1973 Steve Albers — 1984 William Albers — 1969 Paul Albrecht — 1940 Dean Allen — 1947 Eloise (Allen) Oriez — 1949 Robert Amerine — 1982 Steve Amerine — 1980 Tom Amerine — 1978 Cleo (Amstutz) So my — 1941 Fayne (Amstutz) Snedden — 1941 Fern (Amstutz) Crossland — 1941 Fred Amstutz — 1934 Hazel (Amstutz) Davis — 1939 Max Amstutz — 1944 Ralph Amstutz — 1930 Delores (Anderson) Ellyett — I960 Harold Anderson — 1935 George Anspaugh — 1918 Letty (Anspaugh) Foos — 1944 Oral Anspaugh — 1943 Dorothy (Baer) Hobson — 1935 Willa (Baer) Jones — 1935 Adelbert Barber — 1937 Betty (Barber) Rider — 1944 Blanche (Barber) Misner — 1930 Dorothy (Barber) Schreiber — 1946 Elizabeth (Barber) Dalyrymple — 1926 Faye (Barber) Jarvis — 1942 Hazel Barber — 1926 Mane (Barber) Paris — 1933 Russell Barber — 1929 Herbert Barkley — 1922 John Barkley — 1934 Barbara (Bauer) Sunley — 1967 Beatrice Bauer — 1986 Carole (Bauer) Wolfe — 1961 Curtis Bauer — 1961 Del Bauer — 1967 Gloria Bauer — 1977 Jacob Bauer — 1983 Juanita Bauer — 1979 Judith (Bauer) Lee — 1969 Lexie (Bauer) Deines — 1961 Linda (Bauer) Ummel — 1970 Lynetta (Bauer) Skaggs — 1963 Mark Bauer — 1973 Philip Bauer — 1979 Ruth Bauer — 1977 Sylvia Bauer — 1968 Elma (Baumgartner) Anspaugh — 1918 Shawn Baus — 1966 Edna Mae (Beamer) Simpson - 1943 Edwin Beamer —■ 1942 Robert Bentley — 1944 Wallace Bentley — 1953 Anna (Berry) Schertz — 1931 Florence (Berry) Schertz — 1930 Mike Berry - 1966 Stan Berry — 1970 Bob Btrnbaum — 1977 Johnetta (Blackburn) Duncan — 1934 Craig Block so me — 1971 Donald Blocksome — 1917 Keith Blocksome — 1937 Kent Blocksome — 1965 Neta (Blocksome) Hafliger — 1945 Roderick Blocksome — 1963 Marc Boethin — 1978 Carol Bottom — 1968 Robert Bottom — 1967 Bob Bradshaw — 1962 Bonnie (Brewer) Schneider — 1931 Gerald Briand — 1971 6 Joan (Briand) Grover — 1973 Larry Briand — 1976 Marjorie (Briand) Tillitson — 1968 Myrtle Briand (Received GED — 1967) Wendell Briand — 1978 Vera (Brock) Kuhlman — 1936 Wilbur Brock — 1937 Kervin Brungardt — 1972 Dorothy (Bruntzel) Darcey — 1935 Dale Buxton — 1927 Enid (Buxton) Scott — 1928 Faye (Buxton) Bailey — 1931 Jerry Buxton — I960 Kim (Buxton) Dennis — 1967 Mont Buxton — 1924 Paul Buxton — 1965 Reginald Buxton — 1933 Scot Buxton — 1970 Wilma (Buxton) Mitten — 1927 Francine (Callow) Neitzel — 1964 Gladys (Carroll) Bowen — 1913 Lela (Carroll) Cearcy — 1916 Nathan Carroll — 1930 Kelle (Carter) Randa — 1977 Shirley (Carter) Weeks — 1972 Sharon (Chapman) Rupp — 1961 Daren Ciempa — 1981 Darla (Ciempa) Gaddis — 1983 Harry Clawson, Jr. — 1940 Mildred (Clawson) Clark — 1935 Tholen Clawson — 1946 William Ciodfelter — 1933 Bartha (Cofer) Horchem — 1918 Dale Cofer — 1978 Evelyn (Cofer) Yost — 1930 Harriett (Cofer) Pfaff — 1932 Harvey Cofer — 1932 Herman Cofer — 1939 Virgil Cofer — 1938 Virginia (Cofer) Toedman — 1965 Tammy Colburn — 1980 Mickey Colgin — 1985 Dirk Combest — 1964 Bertha (Combest) Sterling — 1926 Blanche (Combest) Best — 1932 Earl Combest — 1920 Florence (Combest) Engle — 1924 Gayle Combest — 1947 Gwen (Combest) White — 1958 Merwin Combest — 1939 Nathalie (Combest) Elswood — 1942 Paul Nay Combest — 1916 Signe (Combest) Barnes — 1962 Ena (Conard) Hanke — 1939 Ruth Ann Conard — 1930 Peggy Conard — 1932 Williard Conard — 1936 Doug Conkright — 1961 Kay (Conkright) Shellenberger — 1965 Tom Conkright — 1966 Marion Conley — 1929 Ben Cowan — 1941 Joyce (Cowan) Bailey — 1944 June (Cowan) Ronga — 1939 Jackie Crabtree — 1962 John Craig — 1924 Darlene (Cromwell) Tillitson — 1976 Korene (Cromwell) Triplett — 1975 Nolan Cromwell — 1973 Jack Curry — 1946 Joe Curry — 1946 Thelma (Curry) Ensminger — 1929 Michelle (Curtis) Fairbank — 1977 Carol (Dalrymple) Harris — 1961 Kathy (Davis) Lutters — 1972 Leslie Davis — 1969 Randy Davis — 1971 Richard Davis — 1968 Sam Davis — 1975 Beulah (Dean) Jarvis — 1930 Kathy (Deines) Berry — 1969 Pam Deines — 1966 Willis Dennis — 1946 Jesse Dieffenbach — 1916 Verla (Dieffenbach) Edwards — 1940 Rob Dietterich — 1978 Valerie (Dietterich) Heinrichs — 1977 Denise (Dinkle) Fuller — 1972 Walter Doerschlag, Jr. — 1940 Amy (Doty) Jarvis — 1923 Edwin Doty — 1941 Helen (Doty) Clouston — 1931 Kenneth Doty — 1927 Reita (Doty) Schreiber — 1937 Rosalie (Doty) Schweitzer — 1934 Shelby Doty — 1°44 Grace (Douglas) Miller — 1921 Lila (Douglas) Scott — 1925 W.W Douglas — 1920 Agnes (Dubbs) Hayes — 1913 Albert Dubbs — 1913 Alice (Dubbs) Gravatt — 1914 Bertha (Dubbs) Graham — 1919 Charles Dubbs — 1917 Clara Louise Dubbs — 1942 Dora (Dubbs) Tuttle — 1920 Florence (Dubbs) Roat — 1943 Mabel (Dubbs) Adkinson — 1915 Margaret (Dubbs) McMillin — 1918 Melba (Dubbs) Tillitson — 1944 Minnie (Dubbs) Millbrook — 1913 Myrtle (Dubbs) Stover — 1919 Netta (Dubbs) Curry — 1918 Rebecca Dubbs — 1924 Ruth (Dubbs) Harkness — l io Thelma (Dubbs) Anderson — 1941 Vera (Dubbs) Huxman — 1920 Wendell Dubbs — 1931 Fern (Duncan) Sonnenberg — 1929 Dorothy (Durr) Fabrizius — 1948 Merrill Durr - 1943 Doyle Eisenhour — 1936 Glenn Eisenhour — 1925 Harry Elliott — 1931 Melvin Elliott — 1932 Ora Elliott - 1929 Wilbur Elliott — 1939 Carlyle Engle — 1926 Everett Engle — 1916 Oscar Engle — 1920 Charletta (Evel) Carson — 1975 David Evel — 1979 Elnora Jeanette (Evel) Ochs — 1966 Ethel Evel — 1971 Loretta (Evel) Brudos — 1974 Ronald Evel — 1968 Carl Everhart — 1942 Rolla Everhart — 1939 Carol (Fairbank) Small — 1951 Chester Fairbank — 1953 Dora (Fairbank) Yoder — 1965 Elmer Fairbank — 1941 Esther (Fairbank) Zordel — 1954 June (Fairbank) Bartlett — 1941 Laura (Fairbank) Kraft — 1948 Paul Fairbank — 1954 Ralph Fairbank — 1937 Richard Fairbank — 1963 Robert Fairbank — I960 Rodney Fairbank — 1974 Stan Fairbank — 1969 Hollis (Farmer) Stowe — 1928 Lowell Dean Farmer — 1954 Marilyn (Farmer) Mollenkamp - 1948 Roselma Farmer — 1953 Wilbur Farmer — 1955 Marilyn Flanders — 1975 Rhonda Flanders — 1976 Alice (Flax) Fox — 1969 Bernadette (Flax) Taylor — 1972 Bernard Flax — 1978 Bernice (Flax) Barber — 1976 Brad Flax — 1984 Cathy Flax — 1985 Cletus Flax — 1977 David Flax — 1970 Dennis Flax — 1984 Doris (Flax) Estes — 1966 Eugene Flax — 1973 Francis Flax, Jr. — 1964 Fred Flax — 1967 Greg Flax - 1980 Harold Flax — 1968 James Flax — 1971 Kenneth Flax — 1978 Kenneth Flax — 1980 Kevin Flax — 1982 Lewis Flax — 1983 Margart (Flax) Kraft — 1970 Michael Flax — 1979 Michelle (Flax) Martin — 1977 Myron Flax — 1983 Norbert Flax — 1974 Pat (Flax) Kail — 1972 Richard Flax — 1976 Robert Flax — 1969 Terry Flax — 1980 Vernon Flax — 1974 Virginia Flax — 1970 Yvonne (Flax) Siek — 1983 Myrna (Foster) Soloman — 1966 Brent Foust — 1985 Paula (Foust) Erb — 1984 Anna Mae (Friess) Ferguson — 1948 Bernard Friess — 1952 Carolyn Friess — 1985 Daniel Friess — 1958 Earl Maurice Friess — 1960 Fred Friess — 1956 Harold Friess — 1955 Lewis Friess — 1944 Rosella (Friess) McLain — 1953 Tammy (Friess) Schweitzer — 1977 Chris (Froelich) Dysinger — 1980 Donna (Froelich) Bauer — 1981 James Froelich — 1983 Sylvia Froelich — 1979 Henrik Frokjaer-jensen — 1983 Gayle Garrelts — 1956 Geneva (Garrelts) Merriman — 1939 Gladys (Garrelts) Friedell — 1934 Glen Garrelts —■ 1932 Herbert Garrelts — 1930 Wayne Garrelts — 1938 Lloyd George — 1954 Angelus Gerstner — 1949 Joe Gerstner — 1951 John Gerstner — 1945 Mary (Gerstner) Englert — 1947 Nelle (Giddings) Dieffenbach — 1917 Alan Giess — 1972 Alana (Giess) Thomas — 1967 Connie (Giess) Spena — 1969 Darwin Giess — 1975 Dave Giess — 1983 Dwight Giess — 1961 Mike Giess — 1972 Randy Giess — 1978 Robin Giess — 1974 Rodney Giess — 1964 Roger Giess — 1979 Alice (Gill) Clark — 1930 Ralph Gill — 1934 Viola (Gill) Clark — 1928 Cerol Gilmore — 1917 Laura Gilmore — 1916 Debra (Gish) Adkins — 1970 Doug Gish — 1972 Betty (Glazier) Blunt — 1940 Eugene Glazier — 1938 Vera Mae (Glazier) Smith — 1937 Stella (Goodvin) Shutt — 1927 Versa Lee (Gostnell) Foos — 1961 Eleanor (Graf) Westby 1966 Elmer Graf — 1964 Eugene Graf — I960 Harold Graham — 1919 Ralph Graham — 1929 Donald Green — 1954 Norman Green. Jr. — 1955 Pauline (Green) Wilson — 1935 Brad Griffith — I960 Albert Grisell - 1923 Shirley (Grisell) Madden — 1930 William Grisell - 1930 Delmar Grubbs — 1937 Hazel (Grubbs) Cable — 1935 Arlan Hair — 1951 Calvin Hair - 1971 Juliana (Hair) Wagner — 1970 Melvin Hair - 1977 Chet Halblieb — 1965 Dale Hanna - 1979 Debbie (Hanna) Gunther — 1951 Marilyn Hanna — 1975 Gary Harkness — I960 Keith Harkness — 1939 Lorena (Harkness) Amstutz — 1915 Mary Jane (Harkness) Spiess — 1965 Steve Harkness — 1967 Vance Harkness — 1936 Arlyn Harris — 1956 Bertha (Harris) Shannon — 1961 Carol (Harris) Halsey — 1966 David Harris — 1959 Gail Harris — 1955 Jay Harris — 1954 Kim (Harris) Borger — 1952 Norma (Hartman) Wagner — 1954 Norman Hartman — 1954 Bob Haug - 1972 Everett Haug — 1930 Louie Haug — 1942 Russell Haug 1941 Russell Haug Jr (Butch) — 1965 Velma (Haug) Felton — 1933 Wilma (Haug) Pfannenstiel — 1969 Mary Sue (Haynie) Horchem — 1933 Daisy (Hazen) Vermillion — 1915 Dean Hazen — 1952 Jack Hazen — 1953 William Hazen — 1939 Carol (Henning) Nemechek — 1973 Donna (Henning) Bollig — 1969 Jim Henning — 1950 Joe Henning — 1975 Kenny Henning — 1971 Terry Henning — 1977 Brad Herndon — 1951 Brian Herndon — 1975 Evea (Higgins) Rumple — 1962 James Higgins — 1966 Alan Hilmes — 1970 Arlene (Hilmes) Roth — 1952 Chester Hilmes — 1947 Francis Hilmes — 1945 Fred Hilmes — 1955 Gerald Hilmes — 1950 Harold Hilmes — 1945 James Hilmes — 1945 Joan (Hilmes) Roths — 1945 Johnetta (Hilmes) Matter — 1942 Kenneth Hilmes — 1970 Larry Hilmes — 1957 Loren Hilmes — 1955 Loretta (Hilmes) Ummel — 1955 Marvin Hilmes — 1950 Mary (Hilmes) Klitzke — 1953 Mildred (Hilmes) Keller — 1943 Ralph Hilmes — 1955 Robert Hilmes — 1952 Ronald Hilmes — 1956 Steve Hilmes — 1966 Virginia (Hilmes) Stoecklein — 1953 Norma (Hiltabidle) Kumpa — 1965 Rita (Hiltabidle) Stoppel — 1964 Carol (Hinnergardt) Thompson — 1963 Larry Hinnergardt — 1959 Cherie (Hitt) Flax — 1952 Marcheta (Hoagland) Rasmussen — 1944 Reva (Holmes) Klitzke — 1919 Bessie (Hoover) Barr — 1931 Mane (Hoover) Rider 1923 Carol Horchem — 1971 Clarence Horchem — 1915 David Horchem — 1965 Debra (Horchem) Smith — 1975 Dev a Horchem — 1975 Fern (Horchem) Shellenberger — 1925 Gary Horchem — 1973 Gerald Horchem — 1964 Hubert Horchem — 1915 Jane (Horchem) Lovelady — 1963 Janet (Horchem) Wiedeman — 1961 Jean (Horchem) Snook — 1955 Junior Horchem — 1941 Linda (Horchem) Ciaycamp — 1964 Lorin Horchem — 1941 Mark Horchem — 1976 Mary Lou (Horchem) Willour — 1956 Melba (Horchem) Bondurant — 1923 Otis Horchem — 1927 Opal (Horchem) Baker — 1941 Paula (Horchem) Huxman — 1969 Peter Horchem. Jr. — 1919 Ralph Horchem — 1929 Rex Horchem — 1952 Richard Horchem — 1950 Ronald Horchem — 1951 Sally (Horchem) Giess — 1963 Sandra (Horchem) Allen — 1959 Shad Horchem — 1953 Vivian (Horchem) Klitzke — 1945 Willard Horchem — 1931 Gregory Horlick — 1979 Theresa (Horlick) Simpson — 1966 Don Horning — 1957 Edward Horning — 1955 Emily Horning — 1970 Frances Horning — 1952 Mary Lou (Horning) Durall — 1955 Reita Horning — 1975 Rosanne (Horning) Haberman — 1967 Seraphine (Horning) Knoblauch — 1944 Virgil Horning — 1953 Harold Hosman — 1953 Lynn Hosman — 1950 Bernice Houghton — 193f Blanche (Houghton) VanWinkle — 1924 Eunice (Houghton) Conley — 1931 Myrtle Houghton — 1924 Virgil Houghton — 1931 Bruce Huber — 1971 Charles (Spike) Huber — 1975 Janice (Humburg) Gawith — 1969 JoAnne (Humburg) Wildeman — 1965 Brent Huxman — 1952 Craig Huxman — 1974 Gil Huxman — 1970 Kami Huxman — 1956 Karri (Huxman) Roths — 1977 Kent Huxman — 1966 Kim Huxman — 1969 Kris Huxman — 1975 Vada (Huxman) Farrington — 1964 Alberta Jackson — 1929 Maurice Jackson — 1932 Robert Jackson — 1929 Anna (Jaehde) Holmes — 1925 Bill Jaehde - 1935 Eva (Jaehde) Horchem — 192c Helen (Jaehde) Robison — 1934 Martha (Jaehde) Willour 1925 Mary Jaehde — 1925 Vera (Jaehde) Long — 1936 Basil Jarvis — 1963 Cecil Wayne Jarvis — 1935 Cynthia (Jarvis) Frye — 1917 Jesse Jarvis — 1929 Vera Jennings — 1932 Elsie (Jesse) Mollenkamp — 1921 Gertrude (Johannes) DeWitt — 1914 Lucille (Johannes) Jesse — 1919 Ralph Johnston — 1957 Corina (Kaler) Ummel — 1953 Duane Kaler — 1963 Don Keilman — 1972 Ralph Keilman — 1977 Russell Keilman — 1977 Sharon (Keilman) Holiman — 1975 Steve Keilman 1974 Jean Kenworthy — 1951 Jeff Kenworthy — 1979 Jim Kenworthy — 1975 Jo (Kenworthy) Hardy — 1977 Joyce Kenworthy — 1976 James Ketzner — 1949 Marie (Ketzner) Schuckman — 1951 Berniece (Kisslinger) Blakely — 1963 Brenda Kisslinger — 1951 Dorothy Kisslinger (Rosetta Healy) — 1955 Harold Kisslinger — 1953 Joe Kisslinger — 1956 Judy Kisslinger — 1974 Katherine Kisslinger — 1979 Linda Kisslinger — 1975 Myron Kisslinger — 1979 Ronald Kisslinger — 1977 William Klein — 1929 Bonnie (Klitzke) Slocombe — 1972 Fred Klitzke — 1963 Jean (Klitzke) Patterson — 1950 Jeb Klitzke - 1972 Jill (Klitzke) Becker — 1977 Joy (Klitzke) Madden — 1971 Louis Klitzke — 1949 Max Klitzke — 1955 Nancy (Klitzke) Powers — 1966 Rex Klitzke — 1975 Richard Klitzke — 1956 Russell Klitzke — 1945 Sandra (Klitzke) Seibel — 1967 Steve Klitzke - 1967 Taa (Klitzke) Schweiterman — 1974 Vickie (Klitzke) Betz — 1966 Virgil Klitzke — 1941 Eloy Koenders — 1954 Beverly Kraft — 1950 Brent Kraft — 1976 Darlene (Kraft) Cody — 1956 Evelyn (Kraft) Carr — 1951 Helen (Kraft) Wagner — 1962 Jody Kraft — 1979 Lee Kraft — 1950 Lon Kraft — 1971 Loretta Kraft — 1972 Michele (Kraft) Nuttle — 1951 Renata Kraft — 1976 Rick Kraft — 1974 Ruby (Kraft) Allen — 1950 Violet (Kraft) Mai — 1945 Wendi (Kraft) Kjellberg — 1954 Wilma (Kraft) O'Krakel — 1957 Anna (Kraus) Buxton — 1927 Annette Kraus — 1975 Bernard Kraus — 1932 Brad Kraus — 1975 Evelyn (Kraus) Olson — 1940 Frank Kraus — 1924 Helen (Kraus) Sunley — 1927 Jeanette (Kraus) Flax — 1965 John Kraus — 1935 John Kraus — 1970 Joseph Kraus — 1924 Judy (Kraus) Bernbeck — 1961 Julie (Kraus) Kramer — 1970 Mane (Kraus) Ney — 1969 Mark Kraus — 1973 Michael Kraus — 1961 Mildred (Kraus) Fouquet — 1915 Nancy (Kraus) Foust — 1963 Pat Kraus — 1971 Shirley (Kraus) Stegman — 1965 Timothy Kraus — 1963 Rosa (Kreutzer) Wolfe — 1942 Henry Krug — 1934 Lutie (Krug) Schwein — 1933 William Krug — 1935 John Kysar — 1956 Laureen Kysar — 1955 Vern Kysar — 1959 Warner Kysar — 1951 Arlene (Landwehr) Langer — 1953 Berniece (Landwehr) Pfannenstiel — 1945 Betty Jean (Landwehr) Kaspar — 1977 Billy Landwehr — 1975 Elizabeth (Landwehr) Gannor — 1970 Gilbert Landwehr — 1943 Joann (Landwehr) Bergkamp — 1974 Juanita Landwehr — 1953 Laverne Landwehr — 1947 Leona (Landwehr) Schulte — 1950 Marcellus Landwehr — 1941 Philip Landwehr — 1944 Susan (Landwehr) Ketter — 1965 Urban Landwehr — 1939 Lorraine (LaPlante) Berger — 1936 Phebe (LaPlante) Scott — 1923 Theron LaPlante — 1929 Diane (Larson) Copeland — 1966 Jerry Larson — 1964 Lois (Larson) Eye — 1974 Dee Leikam — 1955 JoAnn (Leikam) Ellis — 1954 Bob Leiker — 1965 Donald Leiker — 1963 Maxine (Leiker) Barry — 1963 Patricia (Leiker) Moeder — 1969 Tom Leiker — 1961 Niina Lindberg — 1951 Carl Long — 1925 Caroline (Long) Whisler — 1927 Fred Long — 1937 Jacob Long — 1931 Lillian (Long) Greer — 1944 Mary (Long) Craig 1942 Victor Long — 1934 Bradley Lovitt — 1979 Kathy (Lovitt) Hurd - 1977 Lora Lovitt —- 1953 Teresa Lovitt — 1951 Carolyn (Luetters) Maska — 1965 Charles Luetters — 1963 David Luetters — 1979 Diane (Luetters) Harton — 1964 Donna Luetters — 1965 Doug Luetters — 1966 Duane Luetters — 1952 Eugene Luetters — 1955 Janice (Luetters) Houdeshell — 1962 Jerome Luetters — 1972 John Luetters — 1961 Kathleen (Luetters) Clement — 1965 Kathryn (Luetters) Kraus — 1939 Linda (Luetters) Hess — 1966 Louis Luetters — 1954 Mary Ann (Luetters) Munsch — 1959 Rosanne (Luetters) Veeder — 1952 Susan (Luetters) Bellenve — 1961 Thelma (Luetters) Ciempa — 1961 Tom Luetters — 1956 Velma (Luetters) Garcia — 1961 Vernon Luetters — 1949 Werner Luetters — 1932 William Luetters — 1933 Barbara (Lutters) Summers — 1973 Bill Lutters — 1975 Carla (Lutters) Tillitson — 1979 Carol (Lutters) Dunbar — 1967 Debbie (Lutters) Wantland — 1977 Ed Lutters — 1969 Elfrieda (Lutters) Roth — 1939 Geraldine (Lutters) Offutt — 1972 Greg Lutters — 1973 Hubert Lutters — 1941 Hubert Lutters — 1975 Jeanette (Lutters) Hornung — 1965 Jim Lutters — 1970 Joe Lutters — 19o4 Kathleen (Lutters) Sunley — 1976 Kenneth Lutters — 1966 Leonard Lutters — 1946 Marie (Lutters) Bernbeck — 1976 Martha Lutters — 1942 Mary (Lutters) Funk — 1966 Richard Lutters — 1979 7 Ronald Lutters — 1969 Timothy Lutters — 1976 Opal (Lynn) Cornell — 1935 Freida (Lyon) Stowe — 1932 Joe Lyon — 1932 Lorena (Lyon) Reeve� — 1934 Twila (Lyon) Krau� — 1943 Henrik Madsen — 1978 Dana (Mai) Brown — 1966 Debra (Mai) Fries� — 1971 Delma (Mai) Collins — 1965 Evelyn (Mai) Mast — 1949 Hilda (Mai) Wilson — 1952 Walter Mai — 1944 Doris (Marhofer) Kraus — 1942 Kay (Marhofer) Borger — 1961 Vernon Marhofer — 1943 Harold Mast — 1942 Howard Mast — 1933 Jennie (Mast) Newlee — 1917 Letha Mast — 1928 Mary Mast — 1933 Dorothy (McDaniel) Horchem —1952 Cindy (McDonald) Helleurd — 1980 Susan McDonald — 1982 William McDonald — 1979 Arlene McFall — 1970 Glenn McFall — 1972 Ralph McFall — 1974 Cleo (McGimsey) Lynn — 1934 Felton McGimsey — 1930 Kenneth McGimsey — 1931 Ralph McGimsey — 1929 Irene (McKenzie) Marcy — 1934 Lois (McKenzie) Schwein — 1940 Lyle McKenzie — 1941 Mabel (McKenzie) Brack — 1935 Virgie (McKenzie) Renner — 1957 Allen McLain — 1970 Margaret (McLain) Larson — 1964 Mary Kathleen (McLain) Hladek — 1969 Robert McLain — 1966 Dallas McNinch — 1930 Lila (McNinch) Israel — 1939 Mildred (McNinch) Shank — 1932 Nelle McNinch — 1928 Sarah Merriman — 1979 Anna (Miek) Sargent — 1919 Caroline (Miek) Anderson — 1924 Anita (Miller) Dailey — 1940 Charlotte (Miller) Wisehart — 1943 Elva (Miller) Page — 1919 Fern Miller — 1929 Julie Miller — 1986 Phyllis (Miller) Dooner — 1933 Rhea (Miller) Evel — 1926 Rita Belle (Miller) Rolfe — 1942 Vera (Miller) Garten — 1928 Alan Mishler — 1974 Alice (Mishler) Parker — 1929 Brian Mishler — 1980 Bruce Mishler — 1969 Evelyn (Mishler) Carlson — 1946 Janet (Mishler) Wyman — 1978 John F. Mishler — 1942 Joy Jean (Mishler) Antenen — 1950 Melba (Mishler) Marburger — 1928 Nancy (Mishler) Smith — 1976 Richard Mishler — I960 Robert Mishler — 1953 Ruth (Mishler) Green — 1933 Virginia (Mishler) Dietterich — 1952 Lester Mitchell — 1926 John Moeller — 1921 Corlie (Mollenkamp) Halblieb — 1965 Jim Mollenkamp — 1975 Gerald Mollenkamp — 1963 Kirby Mollenkamp — 1974 Leisa (Mollenkamp) Hansen — 1976 Melody Mollenkamp — 1981 Lenora (Montgomery) Hafliger — 1931 Ora (Montgomery ) Keyser — 1932 William Montgomery — 1931 8 Calvin Moore — 1937 Elsie (Moore) Hinton — 1930 John Moran — 1985 Michele Moran — 1986 Dorothy (Morton) Fearing — 1936 Daniel Musselman — 1959 Esther (Musselman) Gottberg — 1952 Jim Musselman — 1951 Kirk Musselman — 1963 Ross Musselman — I960 Ruth (Musselman) Mateyec — 1948 Gary Meyer — 1958 Heidi Neyer — 1985 Helen (Neyer) Rufenacht — 1928 Jane (Neyer) Ball — 1955 Marian (Neyer) Blue — 1930 Phil Neyer — 1924 Phil Neyer. Jr. — 1949 Richard Neyer — 1954 Teri Lea Neyer — 198e Terry Neyer — 1964 Tom Neyer — 1952 Blanche (Niblock) Wolfe — 1938 Al Nichol - 1978 Lynnette Nichol — 1983 Bent Nielsen — 1977 Byron Noll — 1975 Dara Noll — 1981 Eric Noll — 1973 John Noll - 1915 John (Kip) Noll — 1980 Kathryn (Noll) Block so me — 1938 Kevin Noll — 1977 Wilma (Noll) Sim — 1940 Claudia (Nuttle) Nadeau — 1965 Joni Nuttle — 1984 Randy Nuttle — 1980 Rick Nuttle — 1967 Robert Nuttle — 1980 Russell Nuttle — 1982 Ted Nuttle — 1969 Valerie Nuttle — 1982 Gerald Offutt — 1961 Kevin Offutt — 1971 Marla (Offutt) Edwards — 1973 Norman Offutt — 1967 Denny Ohlemeier — 1957 Karla (Ohlemeier) Ewing — 1963 Reita (Ohlemeier) Weeks — 1970 Rex Ohlemeier — 1951 Terry Ohlemeier — 1965 Bill Oliver — 1954 Deann (Oliver) Snodgrass — 1981 Jim Oliver — 1964 Randy Oliver — 1972 Rhonda (Oliver) Younger — 1973 Sandra (Oliver) Fehrenbach — 1976 Blanch (Olsen) Newkirk — 1932 Orville Olsen — 1930 Alice (O'Neill) Pfannenstiel — 1943 Gordon O'Neill — 1936 Inez (O Neill) Frank — 1941 Jim O'Neill — 1945 Lucille (O'Neill) Luetters — 1933 Rosa Lea (O'Neill) Kraus — 1934 Alice (Oppliger Willour — 1929 Emma (Oppliger) Hamlin — 1932 Eric Oppliger — 1937 Joe Oppliger — 1916 John Oppliger — 1920 Oscar OppPiger — 1933 Wilma (Oppliger) Demuth — 1941 Dorothea (Osborn) Barry — 1923 Jessie (Osborn) Glentzer — 1926 Violet (Osborn) Wild — 1931 Ida Papst — 1934 Florence (Paul) Eudy — 1946 Clarence Pavey — 1918 Miguel Pedraza — 1983 Ivan Petty — 1924 Harold Petty — 1936 Jessie (Petty) Scott — 1933 Norman Petty — 1943 Connie (Pfaff) Eickhoff - 1983 Duane Pfaff — 1984 James Pfaff — 1982 Joni Pfaff — 1986 Susan (Pfaff) Gabel — 1982 Duane Pfannenstiel — 1967 Elaine (Pfannenstiel) Stewart — 1974 Galen Pfannenstiel — 1971 Marlin Pfannenstiel — 1981 Terry Pfannenstiel — 1969 Kathy Phelps — 1986 Vickie (Phillips) James — 1964 Dick Potter — 1970 Sandra Potter — 1981 Steve Potter — 1982 Leola (Ptomey) VanWinkle — 1916 Susie (Randa) Stenzel — 1977 Bernice (Randall) Wilcox — 1966 Joan (Randall) Rothe — 1952 Theron Randall — 1934 Tim Randall — 1970 Victor Randall — 1942 Violet (Randall) Lange — 1924 Nancy (Raskopf) Snodgrass — 1957 Andy Rauch — 1986 Dale Rauch — 1948 Darlene (Rauch) Kraft — 1952 Don Rauch — 1957 Edwin Rauch — 1982 Lonnie Rauch — 1973 Marilyn (Rauch) Higgins — 1977 Marqueta (Rauch) Keeton — 1977 Melba (Rauch) Roatch — 1957 Edrie (Richards) Williams — 1926 Dwayne Richardson — 1977 Karla (Richolson) Langley — 1968 Dena (Ridenour) Welch — 1974 Robynn (Ridenour) Rome — 1972 Becky (Rider) Petrowsky — 1962 Deea (Rider) Pfaff — 1980 Jerry Rider — 1973 Jim Rider — 1966 Kip Rider — 1975 Opal (Rider) Doerschlag — 1930 Willa Sue (Rider) Luetters — 1968 Melvin Robbins — 1937 Florence Robinson — 1916 Harold Robinson — 1920 Laura (Robinson) Wright — 1916 Mae (Robinson) Guest — 1917 Valda (Robinson) Rogers — 1947 Vance Robinson — 1943 Willafred (Robinson) Ward — 1951 James Rohr — 1977 Tom Rohr — 1980 Darlene (Roth) Foster — 1950 Evelyn (Roth) Hunter — 1932 Frankie (Roth) Oliver — 1953 Janie (Roth) Boyd — 1956 Olivia Roth — 1939 Alan Roths — 1979 Carol (Roths) Walker — 1971 Diane (Roths) Reddig — 1983 Dorothy (Roths) Stetler — 1939 Francis Roth� — 1939 Gilbert Roths — 1939 Howard Roths — 1944 Irene (Roths) Hazen — 1942 Jake Roths — 1946 Kenneth Roths — 1981 Mary Ann (Roths) Davis — 1970 Monty Roths — 1980 Tom Roths — 1974 Grace (Rowson) Luce — 1920 Irene (Rowson) Maneval — 1919 Don Rufenacht — 1957 Eleska (Rufenacht) Mishler — 1929 Gina (Rufenacht) Amerine — 1982 Kirk Rufenacht — 1959 Kolleen (Rufenacht) Overman — 1955 Vyrl Rufenacht — 1954 Edward Rutchman — 1937 Judy (Ryan) Piercy — 1966 Julie (Ryan) Nuttle — 1969 Tom Ryan — 1967 Gary Sargent — 1982 Laurel Sargent — 1939 Lynn Sargent — 1980 Marjorie (Sargent) Jaehde — 1938 Patricia (Sargent) Flax — 1976 Susan Sargent — 1974 Gerald Sauer — 1969 Tom Sauer — 1965 Beulah (Schaeffer) Klitzke — 1927 Nell (Schell) Swisher — 1917 Edwin Shellenberger — 1932 Cleta (Scherzinger) O'Connor — 1929 John Scherzinger — 1928 Roy Scherzinger — 1923 Clarice (Schneider) Bell — 1952 Debbra (Schneider) Jensen — 1977 Kent Schneider — 1976 Leon Schneider — 1950 Lester Schneider — 1944 Michael Schneider — 1979 Tammy Schneider — 1980 Troy Schneider — 1983 Andrew Schoeppel — 1916 Annie (Schoeppel) McDaniel — 1978 Daisy (Schoeppel) Jacobus — 1927 Elizabeth Schoeppel — 1917 Eugene Schoeppel — 1945 Lucy (Schoeppel) Goss — 1923 Mabel (Schoeppel) Russell — 1921 Timothy Schrag — 1976 Betsy (Schreiber) Spiegelman — 1967 Bill Schreiber — 1954 Clarence Schreiber — 1938 Clark Schreiber — 1969 Darlene (Schreiber) Sargent — 1942 Delbert Schreiber — 1937 Earl Schreiber — 1939 Emma (Schreiber) Bloxom — 1926 Esther (Schreiber) Welch — 1922 Fern (Schreiber) Haug — 1941 Gladys (Schreiber) Corder — 1943 Jeffry Schreiber — 1979 Jim Schreiber — 1971 Ken Schreiber — 1956 Kevin Schreiber — 1980 Leslie Schreiber — 1935 Lester Schreiber — 1935 Louis Schreiber — 1945 Marjorie (Schreiber) Bartkowski — 1945 Martin Schreiber — 1917 Mary (Schreiber) Porterfield — 1964 Melvin Schreiber — 1939 Ralph Schreiber — 1944 Rita (Schreiber) Sekavec — 1953 Robert Schreiber — 1972 Rosalea (Schreiber) Gerstner — 1951 Tim Schreiber — 1984 Vera Mae (Schreiber) Whitfield — 1948 Vincent Schreiber — 1935 Virgie (Schreiber) Conrady — 1963 Virgil Schreiber — 1936 Winnifred (Schreiber) Stover — 1936 Herb Schuckman, Jr. — 1966 Janet (Schuckman) Saroh — 1971 Maynard Schuckman — 1961 Pam (Schuckman) McCoy — 1974 Wayne Schuckman — 1972 Carol (Schuster) Eckhardt — 1967 Robert Schuster — 1977 Delven Schwartzkopf — 1940 Earline (Schwartzkopf) Fairbank — 1962 Herb Schwartzkopf — 1966 Mary Beth (Schwartzkopf) Foster — 1971 Rosalea (Schwartzkopf) Bruner — 19o4 Angela (Schweitzer) Ball — 1957 Anna Mae (Schweitzer) Klitzke — 1974 Betty (Schweitzer) Atkinson — 1968 Cindy (Schweitzer) Berry — 1971 Darrel Schweitzer — 1954 Francis Schweitzer — 1950 Kenneth Schweitzer — 1969 Mary (Schweitzer) Glazier — 1952 Shirley (Schweitzer) Basgall — 1966 Virginia (Schweitzer) Conkright — 1943 Wallace Lynn Schweitzer — 1972 Bill Scott — 1952 Bob Scott - 1954 Chloe (Scott) Horchem — 1923 Craig Scott — 1978 David Scott — 1964 Donna (Scott) North - 1947 Florence (Scott) Hartman — 1925 Jim Scott — 1970 Karen Scott — 1980 Kenneth Scott — 1920 Kent Scott — 1976 Lester Scott — 1925 Ralph Scott - 1923 Richard Scott - 1950 Robert Scott - 1927 Tom Scott — 1957 William Scott - 1927 Wilma (Scott) North — 1948 Zora (Scott) Horchem — 1921 Betty (See) Kessler — 1948 Charles See - 1951 Florence (See) Trimble — 1927 Jimmy Sekavec — 1961 Joyce (Sekavec) Crawford — 1967 Ella Shearer - 1919 Edwin Shellenberger — 1932 C.R. (Shelly) Shellenberger — 1963 Lori Shellenberger — 1984 Russell Shellenberger — 1923 Sharon (Shellenberger) McKinnie — 1954 Carl Sherwood — 1918 Daisy (Sidebottom) Munson — 1925 Ernest Sidebottom — 1946 Fern (Sidebottom) Leiker — 1938 Harold Sidebottom — 1933 Opal (Sidebottom) Hahn — 1933 Otis Sidebottom — 1940 Victor Sidebottom — 1937 Virgil Sidebottom — 1944 Wayne Sidebottom — 1942 Sheena (Siek) Moeller — 1982 Terry Siek - 1985 Todd Siek — 1983 Raymond Simon — 1972 Robert Simon — 1973 Rose (Simon) Amerine — 1977 Steve Simon — 1975 Greg Simpson — 1965 Hazel (Simpson) Jaehde — 1925 Jane (Simpson) Lambert — 1962 Virgil Simpson — 1937 Mildred (Sipe) Nuss — 1935 John Sipe — 1937 Wilbur Sipe — 1924 Audrey (Smith) Hilmes — 1950 Dirk Smith — 1976 Grant Smith — 1945 Jeff Smith — 1984 Laura (Smith) Lutters — 1943 Lynn Smith — 1964 Robert Smith — I960 Sara (Smith) Wilson — 1978 Sheila (Smith) Wood - 1974 Hazel (Snider) Andrew — 1932 Donna (Snodgrass) Kraft — 1978 Earl K Snodgrass — 1957 Kathy (Snodgrass) Henning — 1977 Larry Snodgrass — 1983 Lynne Snodgrass — 1985 Michael Snodgrass — 1983 Randy Snodgrass — 1979 Sharon Snodgrass — 1981 Barry Snook — 1977 John Snyder — 1952 Barbara (Sonnenberg) Poage — 1958 Dorothy South — 1929 Bill Squier — 1967 D.Ann Squier — 1977 John Squier — 1979 Lavern Squier — 1973 Lee Squier — 1969 Leland Squier — 1966 Vera (Stanton) O'Brien — 1948 Violett (Stanton) Young — 1947 Jnell (Stegman) Dinges — 1965 Kirby Stegman — 1971 Leon Stegman — 1969 Rocky Stegman — 1977 Gary Steinert — 1956 Myron Steinert — 1970 Stanley Steinert — 1958 Wayne Steinert — 1954 Barbara (Stetler) Woods — 1968 Janice (Stetler) Leiker — 1964 Dave Storer — 1980 Doug Storer — 1982 Lisa Storer — 1986 Dean Stover — 1933 Gayle Stover — 1929 Judy (Stover) Runyon — 1955 Rebecca (Stover) Van Bergen — 1952 Agnes (Stowe) Cook — 1915 Claudia (Stowe) Neyer — 1958 Gloria (Stowe) Folkers — 1948 Gwendolyn (Stowe) Klitzke — 1951 Lloyd Stowe — 1947 Orel (Stowe) Cafferal — 1934 Particia (Stowe) Frey — 1954 Rex Stowe — 1932 Willard Stowe — 1923 Carol (Stramel) Ryan — 1970 Steve Stramel — 1968 Adam Strieker — 1948 David Strieker — 1932 Emma (Strieker) Naiman —- 1931 Esther (Strieker) Tuxhorn — 1943 Hannah (Strieker) Naiman — 1933 Mary (Strieker) Marcy — 1933 Frank Strickler - 1915 James Strickler — 1981 Lori (Strickler) Summey — 1984 Robert Strickler — 1949 Danny Stull — 1984 Ronald Stull — 1954 Susan (Stull) Zordel — 1964 Dorothy (Stutzman) Walters — 1937 Evelyn (Stutzman) Hallock — 1936 Mary (Stutzman) Morehead — 1939 Mildred (Stutzman) Stoddard — 1939 Ruth (Stutzman) Ritter — 1936 Vernon Stutzman — 1936 David Summers — 1970 Susan (Summers) Pfannenstiel — 1968 Darrel Sunley — 1970 Heidi Sunley — 1986 James Sunley — 1961 Leon Sunley — 1972 Richard Sunley — 1979 Robert Sunley — 1966 Ronnie Sunley — 1966 Shirley (Sunley) Peterson — 1967 Galen Suppes — 1979 James Suppes — 1976 Lyle Sweasy — 1934 Ruth (Thomas) Neyer — 1931 Susan Thompson — 1986 Darrin Thornbrugh — 1984 Dorothy (Tilley) Phelps — 1939 Elsie (Tilley) Horchem — 1915 Dave Tillitson — 1966 Ellen (Tillitson) Albers — 1973 Jeanette (Tillitson) Albers — 1968 John Tillitson — 1968 Larry Tillitson — 1976 Mary Lou Tillitson — 1969 Rob Tillitson — 1980 Ronald Tillitson — 1965 Vona (Tillitson) Kraft — 1975 Michael Toedman — 198© Sandra (Townsend) Shirley — 19©8 Debra (Triplett) Schmale — 1975 Rick Triplett — 1974 Sandra Triplett — 1977 Betty (Turley) Tenny — 1967 Jim Turley — 1971 Karen (Truley) Riha — 1961 Beverly (Turner) Simon — 1975 Gary Turner — 1978 Linda (Turner) Depperschmidt — 1966 Mary (Turner) Hill — 1917 Michael Turner — 1980 Nancy (Turner) McDonald — 1965 Vickie (Turner) Schmidt — 1974 Alice Ummel — 1968 Audrey Ummel — 1979 Barbara (Ummel) Kisslinger — 1954 Betty (Ummel) Bnand — 1971 Beverly (Ummel) Whitney — 1956 Bill Ummel — 1966 Brenda (Ummel) Bach — 1983 Dave Ummel — 1931 David Ummel — 1971 Dean Ummel — 1959 Donald Ummel — 1975 Doris (Ummel) Scott — 1976 Earl Ummel — 1964 Edward Ummel — 1953 Fern (Ummel) Renner — 1969 Fred Ummel — 1943 Kathryn (Ummel) Johannes — 1929 Kathy (Ummel) Lewis — 1984 Kelle (Ummel) Schniepp — 1979 Larry Ummel — 1986 LaVerne (Ummel) Fisk — 1966 Lester Ummel — 1966 Louis Ummel — 1944 Lydia (Ummel) North — 1915 Lyle Ummel — 1954 Mark Ummel — 1982 Mitch Ummel — 1978 Richard Ummel — 1965 Robert Ummel — 1951 Robert Ummel — 1963 Roger Ummel — 1981 Rolla Ummel — 1941 Rose Ummel — 1927 Rosemary (Ummel) Hinz — 1960 Ruby (Ummel) Deiser — 1951 Vicki (Ummel) Dick — 1978 Wilma (Ummel) Carr — 1962 Fern (Vanderlip) Burrows — 1939 Ruby (Vanderlip) Arthur — 1931 Cleo (VanHorn) Jesse — 1945 Wayne VanHorn — 1948 Clyde VanWmkle - 1929 Daisy (VanWmkle) Richolson — 1942 Drucilla (VanWinkle) Whitman — 1942 Edith (VanWinkle) Mauch — 1937 Judy (VanWinkle) Luetters — 1970 Ray VanWinkle - 1931 Richard VanWinkle — 1965 Verna (VanWinkle) Yost — 1979 Vernon VanWinkle — 1941 Vina (VanWinkle) Dennis — 1924 Edith (Vermillion) Huff — 1919 Ira Vermillion — 1919 Charles Walker - 1981 John Walker — 1973 Linda Walker. Smith — 1975 Robert Walker — 1972 Wilma June (Walker) Fairbank — 1968 Carl Weedin — 1932 Bob Weeks — 1967 Kathy (Weeks) Willour — 1972 Larry Weeks — 1968 Terry Weeks — 1975 Iris Wewer — 1977 Dorothy (Wheeler) Winkler — 1930 Maxine (Whitfield) McClarnan — 1945 Melvin Whitfield — 1946 Connie (Wiedeman) Brumbaugh — 1980 Dale Wiedeman — 1967 Jerry Wiedeman — 1964 Susan (Wiedeman) Kraus — 1972 Edward Wierman — 1979 Gene Wierman — 1974 Judy (Wierman) Schreiber — 1971 Lawrence Wierman — I960 Tom Wierman — 1977 Gary Wildeman — 196© Kathy (Wildeman) Wendler — I960 Richard Wildeman — 1963 Robert Wildeman — 1962 Carl Willour - 1938 Clyde Willour — 1929 Dorothea (Willour) Foster — 192© Jim Willour — 1954 John Willour — 1936 Mary Anne (Willour) McMurry — 1950 Orville Willour — 1925 Randy Willour — 1971 Rosanne (Willour) Hilmes — 1945 Russell Willour — 1934 Velma (Willour) Fairbank - 1940 Waldo Willour — 1930 Wayne Willour - 1941 Jerome Wilson — 1925 Evelyn (Wisehart) Duffey — 1938 John Wisehart — 1943 Rex Wonnell — 1935 Truman Wonnell — 1938 Connie (Wyman) Base — 1978 Gerald Wyman — 1975 Leroy Wyman — 1973 Marilyn (Wyman) Kelley — 1972 Randy Wyman — 1976 Albert Yost — 1933 Barbara (Yost) Schreiber — 1959 Charles Yost - 1932 Glen Yost — 1964 Jennie (Yost) Rufenacht — 1929 John Yost — 1919 Ulrich Yost — 1925 William Yost — 1931 Bonita (Zimmerman) Pfannenstiel — 1982 Jacinda Zimmerman — 198© Lenny Zimmerman — 1979 Eddie Zitnik - 19©4 Albert Zordel - 1956 Allen Zordel - 1975 August Zordel — I960 Chris Zordel — 1983 Dollie (Zordel) Shoupe — 1962 Don Zordel - 1957 Edgar Zordel — 1948 Elaine (Zordel) Flax — 1984 Ida Mae (Zordel) Decker — 1954 Juanita (Zordel) VanWinkle — 1941 Julie (Zordel) Stegman — 1978 Kelly (Zordel) North — 1982 Lavonne (Zordel) Nelson — 1954 Lila (Zordel) Reeder — 1947 Marion (Zordel) Overbay — 1944 Michael Zordel — 1981 Paul Zordel — 1937 Robert Zordel — 1951 Roy Zordel — 1953 Tami (Zordel) Du Bois — 1976 Walter Zordel. Jr. — 1948 Wanda (Zordel) Nixon — 1942 CLASS OF 1913 In the fall of 1909, a high school course was added to the Ransom school system. This was a 4-year high school organized under the Barnes High School law and two more teach- ers were added to the faculty, already consisting of three teachers. Enroll- ment in high school was 50, 20 boys and 30 girls. Three courses were of- fered at that time. The second floor of the Grammar Room was used for high school classes. C. M. Livingood was hired to teach the 8th and the first year of high school. The subjects taught were; Latin, English; Ancient History; and Algebra. The members of the Freshman class were; Gladys Carrol, Georgia Blocksome, Agnes, Minnie, and Albert Dubbs. Georgia dropped out at the end of the year and the remaining four made up the FIRST GRADUATING CLASS OF RANSOM HIGH SCHOOL, this be- ing in 1913. The following quote was taken from Albert Dubbs' autobiography; The Sophomore year our teacher was May Bernard, daughter of a pioneer doctor in Ness City. She was one of the finest teachers I ever had, al- though I kept up a running argument with her the entire year. One amusing incident that year was that our Doctor Grisell, who was on the school board, decided that the school building should be fumigated because of a measles epidemic. Miss Bernard, be- ing the daughter of a competing doc- tor, decided that the fumigation was not necessary. I can still remember her wrath upon coming to school one Monday morning and finding that the building had been fumigated over the weekend. The rest of this history was pro- vided by Minnie (Dubbs) Millbrook, the only surviving member of the 1913 class. In 1912-1913, the high school was complete with two teachers, Claude DeWitt and Gladys Dreher. Miss Dreher taught the Latin and English classes and Mr. DeWitt taught the rest. I still remember going up to the teacher's desk in front for recitations. As to the courses offered, there was little choice. Everyone took four years of English and Latin, a year of Alge- bra, a year of Geometry, and assorted classes of History, Civics, and Physi- ology. For graduation each student must have passed sixteen courses, four each year. In addition. Miss Dreher, a skilled musician, trained a girl's quartet and Mr. DeWitt taught a boy's basketball team, with all the games being played on an outside court. Finally the Ransom High School was complete. The first graduation was in May 1913. There were four graduates; Gladys Carroll, Albert, Ag- nes, and Minnie Dubbs. Since the school building was now fully taken up by classrooms, the graduation ex- ercises were held in the Christian Church. Some local orator gave the main address; each member of the class spoke briefly, the valedictorian, Albert Dubbs, more lengthily. I do remember my graduation costume — a white embroidered voile dress or- dered from Montgomery Ward, and white, high buttoned shoes. CLASS ROLL: Gladys (Carroll) Bowen Agnes (Dubbs) Hays Albert (Dubbs) Minnie (Dubbs) Millbrook CLASS OF 1914 The school term ran from Sept. 1, 1913 to May 15. 1914 Faculty included: Claud J. DeWitt, City Superintendent who received $100.00 a month for his services. Gladys Draher, who received $80 00 a month. Zippa L. Bunn who received $7500 per month. CLASS ROLL: Alice (Dubbs) Gravatt Gertrude (Johannes) DeWitt Alice Dubbs in her graduation dress in 1914. The three Senior boys of 1915, Frank Strickler. Clarence Horchem, and John Noll, on a mule belonging to the Brundage family. The mule never stayed home and was always on the school . grounds, so what better to have your picture taken with! CLASS OF 1915 The school term began Sept. 7,1914 and ended May 21,1915. Construction began on a new high school. There were 30 pupils outside the district that were attracted to the school because of the free tuition. Total high school en- rollment included 53 pupils. Faculty included: Rush Ellenberger, Principal and City Superintendent at a salary of $100.00 per month; Gladys Draher — $80.00 per month; and Ethel Calkins — $75.00 per month. The school board was composed of; W.S. Grisell, Director; Peter Horchem, Clerk; and Fred Johannes, Treasurer. CLASS ROLL: Mabel (Dubbs) Adkinson Lorena (Darkness) Amstutz Clarence Horchem Mildred (Kraus) Fouquet John Noll Agnes (Stowe) Cook Frank Strickler Elsie (Tilley) Horchem Lydia (Ummel) North 1917 Graduates: Seated: Nelle, Cynthia, and Mae Standing: Nell, Jennie. Donald. Martin. Ceorl, Charles, Mary, and Elizabeth. CLASS OF 1917 This class was the first class to gra- duate in the new High School build- ing. They made history again by be- ing the first class to have caps and gowns. On May 4, 1917 the school present- ed a school play entitled, The Dicta- tor . It was a three-act comedy-drama. Nineteen students participated in the play, eight of which were Seniors. These eight were; Mary Turner, Don Blocksome, Charles Dubbs, Martin Schreiber, Elizabeth Schoeppel, Ceorl Gilmore, Nelle Giddings, and May Robinson. This play was presented at the Ransom Opera House at 8:00 P.M The play was about two hours long. $40.00 was spent for direction and costumes, which were ordered from a large costume house in Kansas City. Ticket prices for admission were 25- 35 cents, which were available at the Scherzinger Mercantile Co. Martin Schreiber was in the title role. The Baccalaureate services were 19X6 Graduates: Seated: Nay. Jesse. Andrew, Joe, Everett. Standing: Lela, Leola. Ruth, Laura Robinson. Laura Gilmore, and Florence. CLASS OF 1916 CLASS MOTTO: — -Dig CLASS COLORS Pink and White CLASS FLOWER: - Pink Rose Total enrollment for the school year was 54 pupils. High School faculty included: Rush Ellen- berger, Mary M Ruble, and Ora E Fullen Grade School faculty included. Bertha Vermil- ion, Ruth Poland, and Zella Scott. Commencement exercises were held on Wed- May 17th at 500 at the Methodist Episcopal Church The Valedictorian was Joseph Robin- son and the Salutatorian was Laura Robinson. The address was given by George O Fostor and diplomas were presented by Principal Rush W. Ellenberger CLASS ROLL Lela (Carroll) Cearcy Nay Combest Jesse Dieffenbach Ruth (Dubbs) Harkness Everett Engle Laura Gilmore Joe Oppliger Leola (Ptomey) VanWinkle Florence Robinson Laura (Robinson) Wright Andrew Schoeppel 11 1919 Graduates: Standing: Lucille, Elva, Myrtle. Harold. Ira. John, Peter, Edith, and Ella. Seated: Bertha, Irene. Anna, and Reva. held on May 13, 1917. The sermon was delivered by Rev. Fisher. His ser- mon was Proverbs, entitled: He that is slow to anger is greater than the mighty, and he that ruleth his own spirit than he that taketh a city. Commencement exercises were held on Thurs. night, May 17,1917. Due to the prevalence of a scarlet fever epi- demic, the commencement exercises of 1917 could not be held in the Opera House as scheduled, but instead the graduates were informally presented their diplomas Thurs. night at the lit- tle High School. Little preparation and less publicity were given the exercises and only a few witnessed the last meeting as a a class of Seniors. The exercises consisted of a brief address by Brother Briggs, a farewell invoca- tion by Martin Schreiber, and the pre- sentation of the diplomas. CLASS ROLL: Donald Blocksome Charles Dubbs Nelle (Giddings) Dieffenbach Ceorl Gilmore Cynthia (Jarvis) Frye Jennie (Mast) Newlee Mae (Robinson) Guest Nell (Schell) Swisher Elizabeth Schoeppel Martin Schreiber Mary (Turner) Hill CLASS OF 1918 The School Board was composed of C.J. Shellenberger, director; Peter Horchem, clerk; and C.J. DeWitt, trea- surer. Class Colors — red, white, and blue. Commencement exercises were held on April 29, 1918 at the Ransom Op- era House. Professor F.L. Farley of Kansas Wesleyan College of Salina gave the address. Miss Edna Robison, County Superintendent of Schools, CLASS OF 1919 CLASS MOTTO: Our class was one of the largest classes to graduate, at that time, and we were also younger in age than the average High School grades. Our Baccalaureate services were held on Sunday, June 1, 1919 at the Opera House. The sermon was deliv- ered by Rev. Morton Miller entitled, presented the class with their diplo- mas. CLASS ROLL: George Anspaugh Elma (Baumgartner) Anspaugh Bertha (Cofer) Horchem Margaret (Dubbs) McMillin Netta (Dubbs) Curry Daisy (Hazen) Vermillion Hubert Horchem Clarence Pavey Carl Sherwood Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free . Due to the in- clement weather, many could not at- tend. The steady downpour of Tuesday caused the postponement of the Com- mencement exercises which were to be held that evening. The exercises were given at the Opera House the follow- ing evening, June 4, 1919. The girls wore dainty dresses of white and the boys wore suits of black. All wore bouquets of pansies and sweet peas, which were presented to us by the Ju- nior class. Following the graduation ceremony, the faculty and our gradu- ating class were royally entertained by Mr. and Mrs. George Shellenberger at their home until a late hour. The fol- lowing day, we all went to Ness City to have our class picture taken. CLASS ROLL: Bertha (Dubbs) Graham Myrtle (Dubbs) Stover Harold Graham Reva (Holmes) Klitzke Peter Horchem Lucille (Johannes) Jesse Anna (Miek) Sargent Elva (Miller) Page Irene (Rowson) Maneval Ella Shearer Edith (Vermillion) Huff Ira Vermillion John Yost 12 CLASS OF 1920 CLASS MOTTO: Hit! Don't Fan CLASS COLORS: Gold and Green CLASS FLOWER: Pansy The High School had an enrollment of 50 students and the Grade School had an enrollment of 105 students. The School Board consisted of Mr. Charles J. Shellenberger, Peter Hor- chem, Sr., and Claude J. DeWitt. R.H.S. started the year with an en- tirely new faculty that year, and also several changes in course of study. This faculty consisted of: Frank L. Main, Superintendent, Frank E. Strickler, Principal, Fayne Bondurant, Mrs. Frank Main, Harold Bjork, Mrs. Sylvia Conly, and Laura Robinson. On Friday evening, Nov. 14, 1919 the High School hosted a weiner roast for the entertainment of the visiting Hoisington team. Weiners, pickles, sandwiches, apples, coffee and dough- nuts were served. The doughnuts fea- ture was made possible thru the gen- erosity of Mrs. Charles Shellenberger, who contributed six dozen toward the menu. Following the supper the football team proceeded to defeat the Hoising- CLASS MOTTO: Not luck but pluck CLASS COLORS: White and purple CLASS FLOWER: White Rose In July of 1920 a new district was organized in Ness County known as Ransom Rural High School District 3. This district had an area equal to ton team. The Hoisington players and coach pronounced the Ransom team the cleanest bunch of players that their team had ever met. This was a special complement considering the terrible game that had been played the week before with Ness City. The game with Ness City had been an es- pecially rough game and several play- ers had been hurt in that game. The physics class installed an elec- tric bell in the gym and repaired the bells in the other rooms. A basket dinner was held at the Ransom Grade School on Wednesday, May 26. Following the dinner and the afternoon, the Seniors graduated with evening services held at the Opera House. The diplomas were presented by Professor Main to 9 students, 3 girls and 6 boys. CLASS ROLL: Earl Combest W.VV Douglas Dora (Dubbs) Tuttle Vera (Dubbs) Huxman Oscar Engle John Oppliger Grace Rowson Harold Robinson’ Kenneth Scott that of Nevada township, with the boundaries following very closely the township lines. At the conclusion of the 1920-21 school year the new dis- trict took over the supervision of the High School work. The Grade School remained as District 71. The first school board of R.R.H.S. 3 was elect- ed November 12, 1920, with Mrs. George Schoeppel, Mrs. Lawrence Miller and Clinton Scherzinger being elected. The Ransom P.T.A. was also orga- nized that year. Shower baths were installed in the school. Also, during the summer of 1920, many improvements were made on the High School to make it more comfortable. Some of these included weather stripping and caulking the windows, overhauling the heating system, almost doubling the heating system, repairing the gym floor, and installing electric lights. The first day of school was sched- uled for Sept. 6, 1920, but due to the rain and mud, many students were not present. Senior class officers elected were; Ray Schell, Pres.; Mabel Schoeppel, Vice-Pres.; and Zora Scott, Sec.-Treas. The first High School yearbook was published that year. The boys gave the basketball girls a banquet on May 24, 1921 at the Com- mercial Hotel. The room was decorat- ed in purple and gold, the school col- ors. Place cards were in the form of basketballs with gold thread. The last day of school was celebrat- ed with a dinner and a ball game. The basket-dinner was provided by the la- dies of the community and was much enjoyed by both the Grade and High School students. The ball game was a victory for the business men, but the game was not an easy one. The final score was 9-12. For Commencement, the Junior class provided the decorations for the exercises. Purple and white streamers, looped back at the sides, adorned the stage. Behind the chairs where the Seniors sat was a lattice of purple and white. The Senior pennant, illuminat- ed by the footlights, announced the class of 1921. Diplomas were present- ed by Supt. Douglass. Special honors went to Mabel Schoeppel and John Moeller. Mabel graduated with a grade average for her four year of High School of 93%. During her whole course she had only two grades below 90%. John stood second in hon- ors with a 91% grade average. CLASS ROLL: Grace (Douglas) Miller Elsie (Jesse) Mollenkamp John Moeller Mabel (Schoeppel) Russell Zora (Scott) Horchem 1J 1921 Graduates: Back Row — Elsie, John, and Zora. Front Row — Grace and Mabel. CLASS OF 1921 CLASS OF 1922 CLASS COLORS: Orange and Black There were 46 students enrolled in school that year. The faculty for the High School in- cluded: Clarence O. Douglas, M.L. Chapman, Anna Balaum, Minnie L. Watson, and Bertha L. Palmer. The Grade School faculty was composed of Bessie Rogers, Laura Robinson, Har- old Williams, and Mrs. Sylvia Cauley. Music and physical training were added to the list of subjects available to enroll in. A new Kimball piano was purchased and placed in the High School Auditorium. The old piano was moved to the north east base- ment room, which had been fitted up for a music studio. Also, new chorus books were purchased. Baccalaureate was May 14th, 1922 at the Ransom Opera House. May 24th was the day of the High School play. Miss Palmer was the di- rector. The box office receipts from the play amounted to $107.00 CLASS ROLL: Herbert Barkley Esther (Schreiber) Welch CLASS OF 1923 CLASS MOTTO: Esse Quam Videre CLASS COLORS: Blue and White CLASS FLOWER: White Rose The class of '23 from the beginning had at that time always been the lar- gest class in school. It was not only the largest in numbers but also the greatest in merit. All were good na- tured and intelligent. So intelligent in fact, that they never passed through the Freshman awkward stage. We first showed our intelligence as Sophomores when the Juniors and Seniors planned a party and failed to invite the other two classes. So, we planned a hike and stole the Jr. and Sr.'s watermelons for our refresh- ments. They were greatly vexed at us and threatened all sorts of punish- ment, but never carried out their threats. As Sophomores, we entered more contests in the W.K.E.A. track meet at Scott City than all the other classes together. The W.K.E.A. league includ- ed five counties. Prof. C.L. Williams thought that be- sides the football team, basketball teams, and baseball team, we should have a debate team. Any students could try out for the team. After the try outs, four of the six members were from our class. On the affirmative team there were Lucy Schoeppel, Al- bert Grisell, and Amy Doty. On the negative team there were Russell Shel- lenberger, Rebecca Dubbs, and Caro- line Miek. Each debate night one team traveled and the other team debated at home. Some of the towns we debated were Greensburg, Peabody, and Gar- den City. It was in Garden City in February 1923 that we won the Sev- enth District Championship by de- feating Dodge City in the semi-finals. (In those days there were 7 Congres- sional districts in Kansas instead of the 6 we have now). This was a great accomplishment for Ransom and a big compliment for such a small school. The smallest school that Ran- som defeated was larger than the lar- gest school in the Class B, of which Ness City had won that year. We won a silver cup with our six names en- graved on it. Our debates were held at the Strand Theater. How lucky we were in those days that R.C. Buxton so generously let us use the stage and auditorium. All of our class plays, op- erettas, recitals and graduations were held there, as there was no stage or auditorium at the high school. Minnie Dubbs was the girls basket- ball coach in 1921-22, which consisted of Audra Slaughter, Chloe Scott, Zora Scott, Lucy Schoeppel, Mildred Carter, Mabel Schoeppel, Louise Oppliger, and Violett Randall. The season of 1921-22 was a decided success for it had the best team ever to represent R.H.S. at that time, loosing only 2 games out of 15 and one of them was to Hays High School by one point in an overtime. We had a season score of 549 points while the opponents held a score of 173 points. Much credit was due to the coach, Minnie Dubbs. The last day of school each year was climaxed by an elaborate community dinner and ended with a baseball game between the high school and the business men of the town. Senior Scholastic honors went to Albert Grisell with 94% and to run- ner-up Lucy Schoeppel. Albert won a scholarship to any Kansas College he selected to attend. Commencement was held on Friday, May 18th at 8:00 at the Strand Theater. Our diplomas were signed by the school board mem- bers; Mrs. George Schoeppel, C.E. Scherzinger, and Ward Scott. Not graduating with us, but a part of our class for many years were, Jettie Eisenhower and Mildred Carter, who left our Senior year and Audra Slaughter, who left our Jr. year. We like to think that the class of '23 was instrumental in starting the Alumni banquets, which are held each year. Again much credit was due to Prof. Williams. All twelve Seniors were in the Sen- ior class play which earned about four hundred dollars. With this money, under the leadership of our President, Russell Shellenberger, it was decided to invite all alumni to a banquet. Sev- eral members of the class of '23 planned a reception for the class of 1924 to be held in the Methodist Church basement. At this reception the Alumni Constitution was adopted, officers elected, and a banquet planned for the 1925 class. The offi- cers for the first Alumni Banquet were: Andy Schoeppel, President; Jes- se Dieffenbach, Vice-President; and Chloe Scott, Secretary-Treasurer. CLASS ROLL: Amy (Doty) Jarvis, Albert Gri- sell . Marie (Hoover) Rider. Melba (Horchem) Bondurant. Phoebe (LaPlante) Scott, Dorothea (Osborn) Barry, Roy Scherzinger , Lucy (Schoeppel) Goss, Chloe (Scott) Horchem, Ralph Scott , Russell Shellenberger. Willard Stowe 1924 Graduates: Seated Blanche. Joe, Florence, Frank, and Caroline. Standing: Phil, Vina. Myrtle. Wilbur, Ivan. Violet, Rebecca, and Mont. Also graduating, but not pictured, John Craig. CLASS OF 1924 CLASS MOTTO: Deeds not Dreams CLASS COLORS: Red and White CLASS FLOWER: Red and White Carnation CLASS RING: A gold ring with a 6 sided design. CLASS YELL: Rah! Rah! 24 Rah! Rah! 24 Rah! Rah! Rah! (submitted by Caroline (Meik) An- derson, and from the Ransom Record) The class of 1924 was organized the first week in September 1923. Mr. Williams, our principal, was chosen sponsor. John Craig was elected Presi- dent, Mont Buxton, Vice-Pres.; and Wilbur Sipe, Sec.-Treas. There were 14 members in the class. forewords and guards played in the end sections. There was no crossing lines, so basketball was not the stren- uous game it now is. Mr. Williams had a reputation as a debate coach. The two years I was on the debate team we went to the district meet. One year we traveled by train all the way to Burlingame, where we lost, so we didn't go on to the State Cham- pionship meet. But, we debated much larger schools than we were; such as Dodge City, Garden City, and Hois- ington. This was the second year for Ransom to be in the Debate League, and the second year in a row to win the 7th District Championship in De- bate. The Ransom Rural High School 3 purchased the school building. 1924 Class on their way to a parade downtown. That was an increase of two members over the last year. The school activities were of great importance. In many instances, more important than our school work. Per- haps our most outstanding teacher was Miss Watson, who taught Eng- lish and Latin. Mr. Prather was an excellent Geometry teacher. The girls did not play football, but often followed the boys team to cheer for them. Most of us traveled in cars with side curtains — Fords, Dodges, and Buicks. When we played basketball, we had two games. One for the girls team and one for the boys team. The girls suits were very full pleated Bloomers, usu- ally made of black wool serge. The top was made like a navy middy. The bas- ketball court was divided into three sections. The first and second centers played in the center section and the grounds, and equipment from the school District 71 for the amount of $12,000. Our Jr.-Sr. banquet was held in the basement of the Methodist Church. Most of the girls wore dresses of taffe- ta, some of changeable taffeta. We made our own dresses at that time or ordered them from Sears or Mont- gomery Ward. Our Commencement, as I recall, was held May 16th at the Opera House, above the Johannes store on the east side of main street. I re- member the girls wore white middies and pleated skirts. Mine was made of white linen, so it wrinkled very badly. Rebecca Dubbs was Valedictorian, and Vina Van Winkle was Salutatori- am Myrtle Houghton was the winner of the scholarship award. Andrew Schoeppel (RHS alumni, 1916) was our Commencement orator. CLASS ROLL. Mont Buxton Florence (Combest) Engle John Craig Rebecca Dubbs Blanche (Houghton) Van Winkle Myrtle Houghton Frank Kraus Joseph Kraus Caroline (Miek) Anderson Phil Neyer Ivan Petty Violet (Randall) Lange Wilbur Sipe Vina (Van Winkle) Dennis CLASS POEM: by Violet Randall Of all the classes gone before There's none as great as '24 Mont Buxton there and Caroline Rebecca Dubbs as sure as fate And Johnnie Craig are superfine In any old debate. And so is Frank who is our 6'2 If work will will, he'll sure get through What a wonder Phil Neyer would be If Labors value he could but see There is always a smile on Myrtles face And a twinkle in her eye In every race she is sure to win With her courage that never can die It's good that knowledge Is not measured by size Or you never would guess Vina wise. Ivan is our artist. Wilbur our old Nick For to pester and tease is his regular trick. Florence has her Engle — Blanche has Hubert Who meddles with either is bound to get hurt. Joe is our flirt with never a date Until he brought Mr. Williams home very late And I! Oh! I'm just an old maid A hundred and ten. But I'll make the grade Ah yes, as I've said We re a wonderful class We're proud of each lad We're proud of each lass And if we ever our motto keep true Somewhere far on the hill top gleams A glory for each if we dare and do And strive to the end in Deeds Not Dreams 15 CLASS OF 1925 1925 Graduates: Left to right: Florence Scott, Hazel Simpson, Glenn Eisenhour, Jerome Wilson, Fern Horchem, Orville Willour, Ulrich Yost. Lester Scott, and Lila Douglas. High school faculty greeting us our Senior year were, F.W. Lennen, Supt.; Elmer H. Ringe, Prin. and Coach; Mrs. F.W. Lennen, English and Normal Training; Ruth Wil- liams, Domestic Science, and Com- merce; and Evelyn Starr, Music New subjects were; Commercial Arithmetic, Psychology, and Solid Geometry. The girls glee club elected the fol- lowing officers for the year 1924-25; Fern Horchem, Pres.; Jessie Osborn, Sec.; Bertha Combest, Librarian; and Beulah Schaefer, accompanist. The usual rain accompanied the Junior's entertainment for the Sen- ior's on Wed., April 22, 1925 at the Methodist Church. The guests were received in a room furnished as a reception room and decorated in the colors, gold and brown. The banquet room was decorated with the Senior colors, blue and gold. Crepe paper streamers formed an arch over the table where 25 guests were seated and yellow roses, blue menu cards and yellow nut cups carried out the color scheme on the table. The four course dinner was exceptionally good and the unique way of serving the ice cream, in small flower pots covered with yellow paper with a small yellow tea rose planted in the ice cream, made a very attractive set- ting for the last course. The subjects of the toasts were taken from the Senior notes, Be Square . Carlyle Engle, Junior class President, acted as toastmaster. The Juniors served us a very nice banquet and it was enjoyed by our class, guests and fac- ulty. More persons than seats had been arranged for, attended the High School Commencement exercises at the Methodist Church Monday evening. May 18th. We were seated in the front of the Church beneath a canopy of blue and gold crepe paper. The girls were all in lovely dresses, and the boys wore nobby spring suits. We all looked very nice! The girls glee club sang The Old Road , followed by Rev. Mitchell's invoca- tion. A beautiful piano was given by Florence Scott, a well rendered read- ing by Wilma Buxton, and a vocal solo by Carlyle Engle. This all con- stituted the opening numbers of the program. This was followed by a talk by Prof. Walter E. Myer of the Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia. Prof. Myer delivered, what he called, a heart to heart talk to we Seniors. He did not like to call it an address His talk was brimming over with good sound advice and en- couragement to us. He encouraged us to be our best at all times, and through appreciation and good hab- its, to enioy life and be of value to the world. With a few well chosen remarks. Rev. Mitchell presented the diplomas and the benediction was pronounced by William Irving. After our graduation, the first Alumni Banquet of the Ransom High School was held May 19th 1925. It was held at the Methodist Church. The dining room was beau- tiful. It was decorated with the High School colors, blue and gold. The ta- bles were decorated appropriately with colorful streamers and flowers. The table in the center of the dining hall was arranged for our Senior class and Professor and Mrs. Len- nen. Our initiation into the RHS Alumni was very interesting and the Alumni members gave us a hearty welcome. The Ladies Aid of the Church served a bountiful meal of the courses to over 60 Alumni mem- bers, besides the visitors and hon- ored guests. Andrew F. Schoeppel, President of the Alumni gave a very interesting welcome address. We all appreciated Mr. Schoeppel's manner and his appropriate remarks. We are very grateful to him for interest and the way he planned the entertaining part for the evening. Mr. L.A. Dubbs was chosen toast master and after a few remarks, he called on Fern Hor- chem who responded with a hearty welcome. Mr. Dubbs, who was a member of the first graduating class, then called upon others who cheer- fully responded, thus making the program very interesting. CLASS ROLL: Lila (Douglas) Scott. Glenn Ei- senhour . Fern (Horchem) Shellenberger, Florence (Scott) Hartman . Lester Scott , Ha- zel (Simpson) Jaehde . Orville Willour , Jer- ome Wilson, Ulrich Yost CLASS OF 1926 CLASS OF 1926 CLASS MOTTO: Launched But Not Anchored CLASS FLOWER: Sunflower CLASS COLORS: Brown and Cold Our Senior class officers were; Bertha Combest, President; Rhea Miller, Sec.-Treas.; and Mrs. Len- nen. Sponsor. Dorothea Willour was elected cheerleader of the pep squad — Herman Lynn was elected as assis- tant cheerleader. On Tuesday evening, Oct. 6, 1925 there was a box supper held at the Ransom High School. The two big events held were the Popular Girl contest, which was won by Dorothea Willour, and the Lazy Man Contest, which was won by Henry Schaeffer. The total pro- ceeds of the evening was $110.00, which was given to the athletic fund. The High School was given the privilege of taking subscriptions for the Country Gentleman. We were divided into three teams, the red, green, and orange teams. We were given one week in which to gather the subscriptions. At the close of the week the count was to be made and the two losing teams were to give the winning team a trip to the moon. The total number of subscriptions were counted and it was found that the orange team had turned in the greatest number. The total amount collected was $122.00, of this amount $61.00 went to our School. Saturday night the red and green teams invited the or- ange to come at 8:00 to the High School, where they were marked according to their respective teams. They were taken to the gym, which was decorated with scarecrows and crepe paper. A series of games were held in which all took part. About 9:30 refreshments consisting of sandwiches, doughnuts and cocoa were served. Otis Horchem was elected to the title of football captain for the 25- 26 year. On December 14, 1925 a district bond election was held with a peti- tion for issuing bonds of the Rural High School District for the pur- pose of erecting and equipping the schoolhouse. Tne amount was pro- posed for $40,000, of which bonds were sold at not less than .95 cents on the dollar. The building we were using, when erected, was one of the best in the county, but we had out- grown it. At that time, we had the second largest enrollment of pupils of any High School in Ness Coun- ty, and we had the smallest High School building. The election re- sulted in 205 votes in favor of the bond, and 95 votes against it. Elec- tion day was a very cold and stormy day and a very disagreeable day for many voters to get out. For- mer RHS students. Miss Melba Horchem, Miss Florence Combest, and Wilbur Sipe, were found busy providing transportation to Ran- som residents to get to the High School to vote. On February 4th, 1926, a special board meeting was held for the purpose of reading the bids for the proposed addition to the High School. The general contract was awarded to Scott Brothers Con- struction Co. of Wichita in the amount of $33,438.00. The plumb- ing and heating contract was awarded to R.E. McNeley of La- Crosse, Ks„ in the amount of $8,276.00. Work was begun on the construction in February of 1926. The April minutes of the Grade School District 71 stated that there was a motion to cancel the remaining indebtedness of the High School building. This indebt- edness was the result of the High School, purchasing the building and grounds from the District 71 in 1924. This motion was seconded and approved with the stipulation that tne RRHS Board establish and maintain a Jr. High School with the High School. Our Senior play was a comedy with music, Sunshine . This was presented Wednesday, March 24th at the Strand Theater with an ad- mission fee of .35 or .25 cents. Our sponsor was Mrs. Lennen. Commencement was held May 24th at the Strand Theater. Our Valedictorian was Jessie Osborn, and Salutatorian was Dorothea Willour. The day after graduation about 60 High School pupils and teachers joined together for a picnic at Fri- zell's Dam. A bountiful picnic din- ner was held with lots of ice cream. CLASS ROLL:. Elizabeth (Barber) Dalrym- ple . Hazel Barber. Bertha (Combest) Ster- ling, Carlyle Engle . Eva (Jaehde) Horchem. Rhea (Miller) Evel. Lester Mitchell, Jessie (Osborn) Clentzer, Edrie (Richards) Wil- liams. Emma (Schreiber) Bloxom. Dorothea (Willour) Foster The following poem was taken from the Ransom Record , March 4, 1926 concerning the girl's basketball team. First there is Toots the Captain And a right good sport is she She plays hard, fair, clean, and fast And is the kind we like to see. Toots is a right good forward And a player A-number 1 She shoots and scores and keeps on scoring Until tne game is won. We have another forward And she's a Daisy with lots of pep And tho' her name is fitted for her We sometimes call her Shep She has played everyplace on the team But at forward she has played the most And when it comes to counting the scores There are many of which she can boast. Anna Kraus is our running center And tho' she objects to much running When it comes to getting our forward the ball She does it with very much cunning. She is also very good on teamwork For she is almost 6 feet tall And when it comes to jumping She sure can hit that ball. Enid Buxton is our side center A player full of mirth And when it comes to playing She always proves her wortn. She works rignt with her center And always gets the ball And when it comes to quickness She simply beats them all. Eleska Rufenacht is our hefty guard And she guards them clean and fair And when forwards are trying to score their shots You'll always find her right there. She is a hard one to deceive For she always knows what to do And the forwards just as well not shoot For it simply can't go through. Another hefty guard is Kathryn Who is Eleska's running mate And when it comes to scrapping She can give as well as take. She has also played at center But she mostly plays at guard And when it comes to scoring on her The forwards find it hard. Mary Jaehde is another guard And should have a first team place But unfortunately she hurt her knee And this kept her out of the race. (Continued on page 19. column 3) 17 CLASS OF 1927 1927 Graduates: Front Row: Stella Goodvin, Florence See. Rose Ummel. Caroline Long. Wilma Buxton. Robert Scott. Back Row: Beulah Schaeffer, William Scott, Anna Kraus. Helen Kraus. Daisy Schoeppel, Dale Buxton. Kenneth Doty, and Otis Hor- chem. CLASS OF 1927 Twenty-six students gathered at the High School on Sept. 3, 1923 to begin their High School career. Officers elected were; Beulah Schaeffer, Presi- dent; Dale Buxton, Vice-President; William Scott, Secretary; and Mr. Ringe, Sponsor. The Junior year was a busy year. Money making projects were orga- nized in order to make some money for the Jr.-Sr. Banquet. In October a food sale was held at Kennedy's Ga- rage. After all expenses were paid, an amount of $36.97 was deposited in the Junior treasury. Another effort to raise money was the Junior class play. The play was entitled, Star Bright . It was held at the Strand Theatre on April 1st. $72.00 was raised through this effort. The Senior year arrived and with it a High School enrollment of 73 stu- dents. 7th and 8th grades had an en- rollment of 22 students. The Sr. class sponsor was Miss Gladys Peery. Class President was Wilma Buxton, and Secretary-Treasurer was Dale Buxton. The Manual Training class, under the direction of Mr. Meisel, tore out the old floors in the Manual Training room and layed a new concrete floor in its place. 30 bags of cement were used, as well as 5 loads of sand. The space occupied by the working classes was formerly devoted to shower baths and dressing rooms, and the floors were unsuitable to shop work. An- other project the class devoted consid- erable work to was the putting togeth- er of the new school desks, which were placed in the assembly hall. 200 auditorium chairs were unpacked and were made ready for a reception to be held on Friday night, Sept. 17th, 1926. This reception was for the dedication of the addition to the High School. The football squad, working in re- lays under the direction of Coach Har- vey, dug a ditch 100 feet long by 3 feet deep to the septic tank. This enabled the School to utilize its up-to-date plumbing system. Telephones were installed in the School in October. In November the Senior presented their class play, The Wren . This play was such a success that after the Nov. 18th performance it was present- ed again, by popular demand, on Nov. 29th. The High School Orchestra made its first public appearance at the Senior play. Ransom closed a successful football season on Thanksgiving Day when they met McCracken on the home gridiron. The score was 51-0 in favor of Ransom. This game, as were all the later ones of the season, was charac- tarized by excellent teamwork. Before the game was over, all the reserves were used, but the four Senior boys remained throughout. These players especially distinguished themselves and all of them, Otis, Dale, Kenneth, and Bill were told how they would be missed the next year. Otis was Quar- terback; Dale-Linebacker; Kenneth- Center; and Bill-Tackle. Captain Otis Horchem played the best game of his career, scoring 5 touchdowns. The Football Banquet proved to be one of the big events of the year. It was discovered that Ransom had scored 186 points to the opponets 28. Only four touchdowns had been made against Ransom during the entire sea- son, and only one of those was made on the home field in a total of five home games. Ransom had a season record of 7 wins to 2 losses. The ban- quet was held on Dec. 16th in the Mu- sic room of the High School. A four course dinner was served by the Foods class under the supervision of Miss Williams. The sports activities that were held included football, basketball, track, and baseball for the boys, and basket- ball for the girls. The gymnasium, lo- cated in the basement of the old two story building on the West side, was a all gym. The heating pipes ran the ceiling of the gym and small g through long had t long shots couldn t be made as you had to nearly be under the basket to do any shooting. During the Junior year basketball was practiced in the Arnold gym after they were through. For the Senior year the new regulation size gym had been completed. A food service was begun in Janu- ary by the Foods class. This service was discontinued in March. Over 1200 hot lunches had been prepared. The girls did their own shopping, planned the menus, and paid the Dills. While the lunches were served at practically no cost, a sufficient profit was gradually accrued to finance a class trip to the Ness City bakery for an observation lesson on bread bak- ing. A Track association was formed and for the event the Manual Training department built a complete set of hurdles and the standards for the broad jump and the pole vault. Class Day was May 18th. This was the day when each class strove to put their class colors at the highest point they could think of. The Seniors had possession of the flag pole but they were beaten by the Junior class who got ahead by putting their pennant on the top of the water tower. Commencement was May 19th with Florence See delivering the Valedicto- rian address entitled, Work . Dale Buxton was the Salutatorian. His ad- dress was entitled, The Engineer . This was the first class to graduate in the newly completed High School. A picnic for the last day of school was held on the Walnut Creek south of Ness City for the entire High School. CLASS ROLL:, Dale Buxton. Wilma (Buxton) Mitten. Kenneth Doty, Stella (Goodvin) Shutt, Otis Horchem, Anna (Kraus) Buxton, Helen (Kraus) Sunley . Caroline (Long) Whisler . Beu- lah (Schaeffer) Klitzke, Daisy (Schoeppel) Jaco- bus. William Scott , Robert Scott, Florence (See) Trimble. Rose Ummel CLASS OF 1928 CLASS OF 1928 CLASS MOTTO: Not at the top but climbing CLASS COLORS: Red and White CLASS FLOWER: Red and White Carnation The class of 1928 began as Fresh- men in Sept, of 1924. Their initi- ation was on Sept. 4th at George Lynn's Beach. Time was spent swimming and playing games. Ev- eryone had a good time roasting weinnies. An abundance of ice cream and cake, which were fur- nished by some of the girls, was enjoyed immensely. The Freshmen, after going through many require- ments, were given their supper. The Debate team again won the District 7 Championship, with 7 out of 12 points. This made the 3rd District Championship to be won by Ransom in the past 5 years. A lot of the praise went to their spon- sor, Supt. Williams. The two years out of tne five that Ransom did not win, Mr. Williams had been loaned out to Minneola, and Ransom did not enter the Debate contest. Senior class officers were; John- nie Scherzinger, President; Melba Mishler, Secretary-Treasurer; and Miss Peery, Sponsor. Johnnie Scherzinger was also the captain of the football team. Work began on the ground im- provements at the High School. The County crew broadened the street to the south, and the ground south of the High School was fenced off to exclude cars. The Board of Education ordered about 40 trees, which were planted on the School grounds on March 27th, 1928 in accordance with a plan de- veloped by the Improvement Com- mittee of the P.T.A. The following was taken from the Ransom Record: For the first time in the history of Ness County a state tournament was held within its borders and Ransom took first honors. The district tournament at Utica differed from those that had one before in that it was held un- er the auspice of the State Athletic Association, and the winner be- came the representative of this sec- tion of the State in the final state tournament at Ottawa. Ransom won the right to compete in the finals by defeating Lane County, Dighton, in a hard fought fast con- test by a score of 16-19. Utica, play- ing in another bracket, defeated its principal rival, Ness City, also after a sharp battle. Utica ruled as a prime favorite over Ransom when the final game began and led by a narrow margin at the end of the first half, but the red and white team, playing a driving game, ap- peared in a fair way to overhaul their rivals. In the second half, Ransom,playing almost constantly on the offensive, passed their rivals and won the fastest game that had been seen in the West this year, by a score of 24-21. Utica played a hard and well fought game throughout, but were outspeeded and fairly played off their feet by the Ransom Quintette. The new champions of this part of the state in Class B will go on to the State tournament at Ottawa. This was made possible by the generous contribution of our Ransom citizens. At the State tournament Ransom led the big Montezuma team for the first three quarters, only to lose at the end by a very narrow margin. CLASS ROLL: Enid (Buxton) Scott . Hollis (Farmer) Stowe . Viola (Gill) Clark , Anna (Jaehde) Holmes , Martha (Jaehde) Willour, Mary Jaehde, Carl Long , Letha Mast . Nelle McNinch , Vera (Miller) Garten. Mel- ba (Mishler) Marburger, Helen (Neyer) Ru- fenacht . John Scherzinger The following is a song written about the football team, ft is to be sung to the tune of Jingle Bells: OUR MINUTE MEN They fight for Ransom High, Our loyal minute men. Shout their battle cry, Striving hard to win. Give a rousing cheer. For each one cheer again, Honor, faith, and victory To our High School Minute Men. (Chorus) Captain John, Felton Mac, Hurley, Clyde Willour, Quarter Van and Carl Long, Dallas, Bill, and Klein, Shorty, Jess and Marion, Graham, Bus and Moore, Jacob, Ralph and Kenneth Mac, Our High School Minute Men. (Continued from page 17, column 3) Now folks if you will listen To what I have to tell I'll tell you how it happened You see, she slipped and fell. But Mary is a good player And a most dependable guard And her place was very hard to fill Because she played so hard. Anna Jaehde plays second center And tho' she is not very tall The way she gets around over the court Shows that she can play basketball. Fern Miller is one of our forwards And there is one thing about her we must tell She can shoot goals from all over the court Providing she doesn't yell. Jennie Yost is another forward And a right good shot is she And everytime she gets a goal You can see her smile with glee. Helen Kraus is a running center And when she is put into play Between she and her second center They have things their own way. Wilma Buxton is our utility player She plays first here and then there And its hard to say where she is the best For she can play good anywhere. Vera Miller also played with us until she got the flu And then her mother said to her, Now, Vera, you are thru. So, Vera is patiently waiting Until we get a new court And then we know she will make the team Because she is a very good sport. We had two other players Ruby Kendall and Bertha Com best And often while we are playing a game We wish they were along with the rest. And now my poem is finished But before I sign my name There is one more thing I'd like to say So I won't get any blame. Of all Sad words of tongue or pen The saddest of all are these These girls are very, very good But tney are sometimes nard to please. It's true they sometimes powder their nose And do the Charleston too But really, girls without you 1 don't know what we'd do. W.B. 19 CLASS OF 1929 192Q Graduates during their Junior year. (Left to right) Back. Row: Clyde Van Winkle, Robert Jackson, Theron La Plante, Marion Conley, Ralph Graham. William Mein, Ora Elliot, and Ralph McGimsey. Middle Row: Clyde Willour, Kathryn Ummel. Fern Duncan. Cleta Scheninger. Fetn Miller, Thelma Curry, and Alberta Jackson. Front Row: Jesse Jarvis. Alice Oppliget. Alice Mishler, Jennie Vost, Lleska Rutenaiht, and Dorothy South Giaduates not pictured. Russell Barber, Gayle Stover, and Ralph Horchem CLASS OF 1929 Freshman class officers: Ralph Hor- chem, President; Clyde VanWinkle, Vice-President; Ruby Kendall, Secre- tary-Treasurer; and Mr. Leonard, Sponsor. The Junior class play was Dan Cu- pid, Head Coach” and Number 1 of the Mounted . These were presented on Wednesday, Feb. 1st, 1928. Senior class officers; Fern Miller, President; Alice Oppliger, Vice-Presi- dent; Eleska Rufenacht, Treasurer; Clyde VanWinkle, Secretary; and Miss Florence Scott, Sponsor. New classes the Senior year were; Sociology, taught by Mr. Peercy; Commercial Geography, taught by Mrs. Meisel; and Virgil Spanish, taught by Miss Joseph. Cheerleaders were Ralph Horchem and Theron LaPlante. The new tennis courts were fin- ished, and practice began on April 1st. The High School Glee Club pre- sented a three act musical-comedy en- titled, Miss Cherry Blossom in the High School auditorium. Due to the courtesy of Mr. George Shellenberger the student body was able to listen to the Inaugural address of the 31st President of the United States, Herbert Hoover, on March 4th 1929. Mr. Shellenberger furnished a radio so the School could listen to the address. The Senior play was a three act comedy entitled, Who Wouldn't Be Crazy? , and a one act play, Station Y.Y.Y.Y. These plays were presented on March 14th and again, by popular demand, on March 22nd. The pro- ceeds from these plays was used for Commencement expenses. The Seniors took a class trip to Cas- tle Rock for an all day picnic on April 10th. 1929. Highest grade honors went to Eleska Rufenacht, 1st; Fern Miller, 2nd; and Clyde VanWinkle, 3rd. Valedictorian was Eleska Rufen- acht. Salutatorian was Fern Miller. Commencement was May 16th in the High School Auditorium. CLASS ROLL Russell Barber Marion Conley Thelma (Curry) Ensminger Fern (Duncan) Sonnenberg Ora Elliot Ralph Graham Ralph Horchem Alberta Jackson Robert Jackson Jesse Jarvis William Klein Theron LaPlante Ralph McGimsey Fern Miller Alice (Mishler) Parker Alice (Oppliger) Willour Eleska (Rufenacht) Mishler Cleta (Scherzinger) O'Connor Dorothy South Gayle Stover Kathryn (Ummel) Johannes Clyde VanWinkle Clyde Willour Jennie (Yost) Rufenacht Pictured at right is the 1927-28 girls basketball team. Left to right: Eleska Rufenacht, Jennie Yost. Kathryn Ummel. Melba Mishler (class of '23). Vera Miller (class of '28). and Alice Op- pliger. INSTRUCTOR 9:05 9:50 10:35 11:20 1:00 1:45 2:50 3:15 Williams Algebra I Expres- sion English II U.S. History Civics Super- vision World History Office Opdycke Physics Agri- culture Algebra III Geometry Science Jr.-High Play Study Phys- Ed. Hartman Study and Library Foods Clothing Jr. High Clothing Joseph English III Spanish Latin I Latin III Caesar English I Phys- Ed. Mr. Meisel Agriculture and Study Jr. High Manual Training Manual Training Manual Tr aining Rice Grades Geog- graphy Piano, Violin, and Voice Orchestra Glee Clubs Mrs. Meisel Jr.-High Math VII Type- writing Jr.-Hiah Math VIII Commerce-Geo- graphy Study Type- writing Book- keeping Type- writing Peercy English vm Jr.-High Enplisn Soci- ology History VIII Physiol- ogy or Cnorus Spelling or pen- manship Band Study The above graph shows the class schedule for the 1928-29 school year. Classes at 9:05 were preceded by a Chapel period at 8:50 each day. Pictured at left is the 1927-28 boys basketball team. Left to right: Ralph Horchem. Jake Long ('31), Ralph McGimsey, Wilbur Willour, Clyde Willour. Harry Elliott ( 31), Willard Horchem ('31), John Scherzinger (28), Felton McGimsey ('30), Jesse Jarvis, Ralph Graham, Clyde Van- Winkle. Carl Long ( 28), and Coach Opdycke. 21 CLASS OF 1930 Senior class officers: Everett Haug, President; William Grisell, Vice- President; Vera Snodgrass, Secretary- Treasurer; and Miss Florence Scott, sponsor. The Freshman class initiation was held September 28, 1926 at the High School. After the Freshmen were properly initiated, games were played and supper of sandwiches and cocoa were served. The Freshmen held a class party at Lynn's Beach under the supervision of Mr. Harvey, Chaperon. Sandwiches, weiners, pickles and marshmallows were served. The High School had an enrollment of 129 students with 21 of them being Seniors. School opened for classes on Sept. 2 1929 with graduation day be- ing May 15, 1930. Valedictorian was Ruth Ann Conard and Salutatorian was Alice Gill. (The following was taken from the Class History, written by Alice Gill for class night.) In the fall of 1926 we entered this High School. It was a bright and peaceful September morning when we presented ourselves at this splendid institution of learning. There were 20 of us to start with and there were 20 of us graduating, although not the same 20. Of the 20 that started together, only 12 were with us at graduation. They were: Blanche Barber, Evelyn Cofer, Nathan Carroll, Ruth Ann Conard, Herbert Garrelts, Everett Haug, Elsie Moore, Marian Neyer, Florence Berry, Opal Rider, and Dallas McNinch. We had entered into a new world and found our surroundings most novel and interesting. After running the gauntlet and eating soap pie and garlic sandwiches, and a few other un- comfortable things that the upper- classmen called initiation, we were duly entered as Freshman and proper- ly started on the road to the Land of Great Wisdom . After wandering around from room to room for some time trying to learn what studies we were supposed to pursue, we settled down to business, some well satisfied with conditions and others feeling sorry they had at- tempted the untried depth of High School life. We needed a motto and class colors. After many suggestions for colors and much arguing and debating, we se- lected green and white, but it seemed we couldn't agree on a motto and we finally selected, Rowing not Drift- ing”. We chose the white carnation for our flower. Soon after school started, Felton McGimsey joined us. With a much different air, we en- tered as proud, domineering Sopho- mores. There came into our midst a great number of Freshmen whose greenness could never be described. But we remembered our own green actions and felt sorry for them. At that time, we had lost a few of our mem- bers but Dorothy Wheeler, Shirley Grisell, and Harry Elliott added to our number. In our Junior year, Vera Snodgrass, Bill Grisell, and Beulah Dean joined us. Many were the triumphs we won as Juniors but we were anxious to come into the limelight as Seniors. So as we bade good-by to each Senior class we realized that we were one step nearer the goal of our ambition. Now the world seemed to expand and our greatness enlarged in our own estima- tion. It would take a volume to write the history of that Junior year. We determined to present to the people a great and wonderful play wherein each was to act what he was not. We chose for the sacrifice the play, Much Ado About Betty . The play was simply butchered to make a Junior holiday. The multitude cried out in their hearts, Heaven forgive them for they know not what they do. But, with their lips they said, It is wonderful beyond all description. (Pictured at right). Some of the projects in Mr Frank Meisels Manual Training class. The ce- dar chest in the front was constructed by Na- than Carroll. At this the heads of the class swelled to great size and we prepared to mur- der other great plays. Never did the king feel more joy and pride than did we when we en- tered the High School as Seniors. We took our places with dignified step and compressed lip for the last lap of our journey, which would place us Out of School life and into life's school. In September 1929, we started out with 22 members. Orville Olsen, Ralph Amstutz, and Waldo Willour had taken their places among us. In the first semester Vera dropped out and at the end of the first semester, Harry left. We then had but 20. On November the 19th, the class of 1930 presented two plays. They were, Aaron Boggs, Freshman and Just a Little Mistake . On April the 17th, the Juniors gave a very beautiful banquet for the Sen- iors. The class of 1930 have taken part in all activities. Herbert, Bill, Everett, Felton, Dal- las, Orville, and Waldo played foot- ball and basketball. Most of them let- tered. Nathan, Bill and Orville have also played baseball. Blanche, Evelyn, Beulah, Herbert, Shirley, Dallas, Elsie, Marian, Orville, and Opal sang in glee clubs and chor- uses. Ralph was the orator. Florence, Ruth Ann, Dorothy, and Dallas were our teachers. They had. by graduation time, secured school jobs. Nathan, Dallas, and Shirley showed their ability for playing instruments in the band and orchestra and helped to win many honors for the school. In the girls teams, Blanche and Shirley seemed to have always stood out front. They had lettered in their sports. For twelve years we ate the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge and were ready to go out into the wide world and take our place in the ranks of those who were doing the useful things in the world. We vowed we would not weary of well doing and in due season we would reap our reward. CLASS ROLL: Ralph Amstutz Blanche (Barber) Misner’ Florence (Berry) Schcrtz Nathan Carroll’ Evelyn (Cofer) Yost’ Ruth Ann Conard Beulah (Dean) Jarvis Herbert Garrelts Alice (Gill) Clark Shirley (Grisell) Madden William Grisell Everett Haug Felton McGimsey Dallas McNinch Elsie (Moore) Hinton Marian (Neyer) Blue Orville Olsen Opal (Rider) Doerschlag Dorothy (Wheeler) Winkler Waldo Willour 23 CLASS OF 1931 CLASS ROLL: Anna (Berry) Schertz Bonnie (Brewer) Schneider Faye (Buxton) Bailey Helen (Doty) Clouston Wendell Dubbs Harry Elliott Willard Horchem Bessie (Hoover) Barr Bernice Houghton Eunice (Houghton) Conley Virgil Houghton Jacob Long Kenneth McGimsey Lenora (Montgomery) Hafliger William Montgomery Violet (Osborn) Wild Emma (Strieker) Naiman Ruth (Thomas) Neyer Dave Ummel Ruby (Vanderlip) Arthur Ray VanWinkle William Yost 24 CLASS MOTTO: Seize the Opportunity CLASS FLOWER: White Rose CLASS COLORS: Rose and White Senior Class Officers were: Ray VanWinkle, President; Dave Ummel, Vice-President; and Willard Hor- chem, Secretary-Treasurer. Sponsors were Mr. Andree and Miss Scott. A pep band was organized that year with seven instruments comprising the band. Senior class rings arrived in No- vember. Several of the rings were set with a Sardonyz setting with the em- blem mounted on it. Most of the rings had a ruby for the setting. The following are clips taken from the Ransom Record and the Dighton Herald; The Ransom Rural High School, in a Ness County town of less than 500 population, has two bands and an orchestra. There is an advanced band of 24 pieces, a beginners band of 26 pieces and an orchestra with 25 pieces. The advanced band and orchestra competed in the Dodge City and Hays contests, and have won honors in each event. Special Individual work is giv- en in violin, piano, all wind instru- ments and voice. I believe there is nothing can build up a community spirit and keep it alive better than mu- sic organizations, said Paul H. An- dree, Principal of the High School. The Dighton Herald, in surprise remarks: The High School Orchestra won first place at the music festival at Hays last week and the band took sec- ond place in D class. This is going some for a school of the size of Ran- som in State competition. Ah, shaw, Herald, Ransom was just going at half speed when she got that bunch of trinkets..... One of the best home talent shows that has been staged in Dighton in years was presented by the dramatics club of the Ransom High School. The play was clever and was well present- ed. The class showed some remark- able coaching. A good crowd enjoyed the entire play from the begining to the final. (Commrurrmnit Thursday. bil5 P. M. Prelude PpOCexalon.il Violin Solo, Rondino.’’ Kreuler ... Violet Osborn Salutatory. AH'� Well That Beam Well”... .............................Wendell DuM a C.iria Quartette_________________ Way«de Rates Bonnie Brewer, Velma Haug. Blanche t'ombcat. Mildred McN'inrh Valedictory. Seize The Opportunity’’------ .... _____________________ Violet ( � b� m Boya Quartet....................... _.“Pefgy” Dean Stover, Dave I’mmel. Kdwin Shellenbenter, Wendell Dubba. Add reax ..........____...Dr. 1 eon H. Sweetland Presentation of Llau ... Principal Paul H. Andree Presentation of Diplomas---...... Mr. Lee Miller President of Board. School Song. 25 CLASS OF 26 CLASS MOTTO: The elevator to suc- cess is broken; take the stairs. CLASS FLOWER. Blue and white dai- CLASS COLORS: Royal blue and white. CLASS PROPHET Emma Oppliger CLASS POET Peggy Conard CLASS HISTORIAN ............ Edwin Shellenberger CLASS WILL by Maurice Jackson VALEDICTORIAN Peggy Conard SALUTATORIAN Emma Oppliger SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS: Werner Luetters, President; Maurice Jackson, Vice-President; and Edwin Shellen- berger, Secretary-Treasurer. Com- mencement exercises were held May 24, 1932. The school had an enrollment of 100 students our senior year. That to- tal was the highest that it had been for our four years of high school. We had an enrollment of 16 for our Freshman class. Officers were; Emma Oppliger, President; William Jaehde, Vice-President; Mildred McNinch, Secretary-Treasurer; and Mr. Meisel, Sponsor. Our Freshman class play was, And Home Came Ted , preced- ed by The Light That Jailed'. We had an enrollment of 22 stu- dents in our class our sophomore year, with Melvin Elliott serving as our President; Rex Stowe, Vice-Pres.; Edwin Shellenberger, Secretary-Trea- surer; and Miss Joseph, Sponsor. The Patsy was our Junior Play. Mildred McNinch was our class President; Ed Shellenberger was Vice- Pres.; Emma Oppliger was Secretary- Treasurer; and Mr. Nipps and Mrs. Meisel were our sponsors. CLASS ROLL: Harriett (Cofer) Pfaff Harvey Cofer Blanche (Combest) Best Peggy Conard Melvin Elliot Glen Garrelts Maurice Jackson Vera Jennings Bernard Kraus Werner Luetters Freida (Lyon) Stowe Joe Lyon Mildred (McNinch) Shank Ora (Montgomery) Keyser Blanche (Olsen) Newkirk Emma (Oppliger) Hamlin Evelyn (Roth) Hunter Edwin Shellenberger Hazel (Snider) Andrew Rex Stowe David Strieker Carl Weedin Charles Yost Faculty, 1930-1931: Front row Ethel Shearer. English, Blanche Meisel. Business course. Florence Scott. Music; and Mildred Fox. Domestic Science, Domestic Arts, and Latin Back Row: Otis Rogers, Jr. High Principal Frank Meisel. Manual School Principal, and Roland Nipps, Coach and We ordered our senior class rings on Oct. 31,1931, the beginning of our senior year. These rings had the em- blem mounted on black enamel and they arrived in November. Our class officers were; Werner Luetters, Presi- dent; Maurice Jackson, Vice-Presi- dent; and Edwin Shellenberger, Secre- tary-Treasurer. The football boys (22 on the team) had new uniforms that year. The jer- sey's were cardinal with white letters on the back. The average weight of the football boys was 129 % pounds. Marvin Elliott was the football cap- tain. The cheerleaders were Victor Long and Wilma Thomas. A new 2000 watt light had been in- stalled during the summer, which made it possible for outdoor ball- games. The senior hike was to a canyon North of Brownell. Students in typing 1 class took a Training and Agriculture; Paul H Andree, High Math. speed test in November. The highest score was made by Velma Haug and Emma Oppliger. This score was made by typing 29 words a minute for a period of 10 minutes. Edwin Shellen- Derger, Franklin Clark, Fred Amstutz, Irene McKenzie, and Vera Jennings had perfect papers, writing 10 min- utes without an error. The foods class served hot lunches in December. The average attendance was 30, which was one-fourth of the student body. Four of the girls took charge of the meal each aay. They planned the menu, bought the food, and prepared and served it. A typical menu consisted of creamed beef on toast, pickled peaches, and cocoa. The Senior class raised money by selling subscriptions to the Ness County News. With this money they raised, they bought and donated a Philco Radio to the school. Cast of And Home Came Ted , Out Freshman class play, presented Nov. 28, 1928. Front row: Ed Shellenberger. Peggy Conard. Mildred McNinch. Emma Oppliger. Rex Stowe, and Harriet Cofer. Back Row: Wayne Williams, Blanche Combest. Lucille O'Neil. Carl Weeden. Merrill Wheatcroft. and Harvey Cofer The play had a surprise ending as the script called for Ed to kiss Peggy at the end of the play, but Peggy fooled him and ran off the stage before he got a chance to kiss her. CLASS OF 1933 Twenty-six students joined to- gether in the fall of 1929 to form the Freshman class of the 1933 graduating class. Class Officers were; Dean Stover, President; Os- car Oppliger, Vice-President; and Lucille O'Neill, Secretary-Treasur- er. Our Sophomore year there were 96 students enrollea in school. Our class officers were; Lutie Krug, President; Velma Haug, Vice-Presi- dent; Lorena Lyon, Secretary-Trea- surer; and Mr. Meisel, class spon- sor. We presented a play our Junior year entitled; A Pair of Sixes . This was a 3-act comedy presented on Nov. 20, 1931. In the fall of 1932 we had the largest class enrollment, with 22 students. This was somewhat less than that of the year before, but most of the classes lost students. The total high school enrollment amounted to 81. In the Jr. High there were 35 stu- dents, 23 8th graders and 12 7th graders. Agriculture seemed to be the most popular subject as it had an enrollment of 24 students. The text used was Modern Agriculture , by Grimes and Holton. Mr. Ander- son was the teacher. Sr. class officers were; Lucille O'Neill, President; Mary Mast, Vice-President; and Oscar Op- pliger, Secretary-Treasurer. Oscar Oppliger and Dean Stover were the cheerleaders. CLASS ROLL: Marie (Barber) Paris Reginald Buxton William Clodfelter Velma (Haug) Felton Mary Sue (Haynie) Horchem Lutie (Krug) Schwein William Luetters Howard Mast Mary Mast Phyllis (Miller) Dooner Ruth (Mishler) Green Lucille (O Neill) Luetters Oscar Oppliger Jessie (Petty) Scott Harold Sidebottom Opal (Sidebottom) Hahn Dean Stover Hannah (Strieker) Naiman Mary (Strieker) Marcy Albert Yost In November of 1932 our Senior class went on a most enjoyable hayrack ride. The ride started at 5:00, with the destination being Sand Creek, which was reached about 6:30. After a few of our mem- bers staged a football game, a hearty lunch was eaten and we started home. Various games were played on the return trip. Our Senior class play was An Arizona Cowboy . What turned out to be our out- standing basketball game of the season was played between Ran- som and Ness City. Both were un- defeated W.K.E.A. teams. An en- thusiastic crowd witnessed the double-header basketball exhibi- tion on Friday evening, Jan 27th. The girls' team lost to Ness City 19-29, but the boys' team defeated the rivals by a score of 25-16. This was the first victory for Ransom over Ness City on our local court for a good many years, and by vir- tue of this victory, Ransom led the eastern division of the W.K.E.A., having won all games played so far that season. A noticeable feature of Ransom's playing was the splendid team work of the players. Willour was the high scorer for Ransom with 13 of the 25 points being cred- ited to him. Taken from the Ransom Record , dated Dec. 23, 1932. Miss Florence Scott entertained the members of the Senior class with a Christmas party at her home on Thursday evening, Dec. 15. Ev- eryone was present with the excep- tion of Mary and Howard Mast and Albert Yost. The first game of the evening was played after everyone had arrived. After this game, This is my nose , five card tables were set up and Progressive Rook was played. Following this, delicious popcorn and punch were served. The lowest score was seventy points in the hole, made by Oscar Oppliger and the highest score was made by Edwin Shellenberger, who scored 1130 points. After the re- freshments, consisting of ice cream and cake were served. Miss Scott asked all to go into a room where she had a present for everyone. Each of the members pulled a string that was tied to the present in a box. When everyone had a string, the lid was taken off the box and each member received the pre- sent that was tied to his string. The presents were enjoyed by everyone. After thanking Miss Scott for the presents and the fine time, every- one adjourned to his home. On September 5, 1887, School District 71, containing 12 sec- tions of land, was formed. The first district meeting was held Sept. 29, 1887, at which J.B. Bistline, direc- tor; John A. Snodgrass, clerk; and Charles Horchem, treasurer; were elected to the Board of Officers. This district was changed on Feb. 13,1890 by attaching the south half of sections 13 and 14 in Township 13S, Range 24W, and was changed again Jan. 11,1926 by detaching the N.W. quarter of 22-16-24. District 71 disorganized and made a part of Joint District 21 by redistricting on March 1, 1946. With this change, all property, both real and personal of School District 71 became part of School District Joint 21, which had been formed Dec. 3, 1945. The first offi- cers elected to this new district were; P.N. Combest, director; Mar- aret Mishler, clerk; and Frank andwehr, treasurer. On July 28, 1920 Ransom Rural High School 3, containing 106 sections, was formed. The first dis- trict meeting was held Nov. 12, 1920, at which Mrs. George Schoeppel, Director, Mrs. Lawrence Miller, Clerk; and Mr. C.E. Scher- zinger. Treasurer; were elected to the Board. The entire territory of District Joint Union, Arnold, was attached to District Joint 21, Ransom, on May 28, 1960 and the entire terri- tory of District Joint 93, Brow- nell, was attached to District Joint 21,Ransom, on May 25, 1961. On July 1, 1965 U.S.D. 302 was established for all school purposes and all former school districts were disorganized effective on the same date. The first officers of this dis- trict were: Bob Giess, President; John F. Mishler, Vice-President; Mrs. West, Clerk; Florene Riden- our, Treasurer; and members, Rus- sell Squier, Rex Huxman, Reginald Buxton, and Gale Squier. There have been 336 regular teachers who have taught in one or more of these districts, (substitute teachers have not been listed). The teachers are listed here, alphabeti- (continued on page 33) CLASS OF 1934 The following is the History of the Senior class of 1934, as given by Ida Papst on Class night, Wednesday, May 16, 1934: On September 7,1930, a large group of unusually green Freshmen entered Ransom High School to acauire some of that much needed knowledge. The following were in this group; Fred Amstutz, John Barkley, Johnetta Blackburn, Franklin Clark, Clarence Cunningham, Rosalie Doty, Gladys Garrelts, Ralph Gill, Helen Jaehde, Leonard Kreutzer, Henry Krug, Elaine Leighton, Victor Long, Elden Lynn, Cleo McGimsey, Irene McKenzie, Elmo Meade, Rosa Lea O'Neill, Ida Papst, Orel Stowe, Lyle Sweasy, Wil- ma Thomas, Mildred Wisehart, Rus- sell Willour, Rex Wonnell, and Alvina Zordel. The class then numbered twenty-six. On September 15 the Sophomore class took it upon themselves to duly administer to us all the things that it is necessary for a green Freshman to come in contact with. In so doing, they discovered while we were quite green, we were full of life. That is why we blossom so now. On the 18th our regular class meeting was held. At this meeting Wilma Thomas was elected as President; Lyle Sweasy, Vice-Presi- dent, and Rex Wonnell, Sec.-Treas. When school opened on September 6, 1931, Alvina Zordel, Elden Lynn, Elmo Meade and Elaine Leighton were unable to return with us but to take their place we had with us Kathryn Wheeler, Lorena Lyon, and Pauline Longstreth. In October Virginia McCaskey joined us. She previously had been attending school at Utica. In February it became impossible for Leonard Kreutzer to continue school with us. The Officers elected that year were; President, Clarence Cunning- ham; Vice-President, Pauline Long- streth; and Secretary-Treasurer, John Barkley. On September 17, we decided it was time to show those Freshmen what they might expect from upper class- men, such as we. By the time we were through with them, they were promis- ing to do just what we wanted them to do the coming year. When we entered school as Juniors, our class was diminished to nineteen by Virginia McCaskey, Wilma Thom- as, Pauline Longstreth, Mildred Wise- hart, Kathryn Wheeler, and Clarence CLASS ROLL: Fred Amstutz , John Barkley. Johnetta (Blackburn) Duncan , Rosalie (Doty) Schweitzer, Gladys (Garrelts) Friedelt. Ralph Gill . Helen (Jaehde) Robison. Henry Krug. Victor Long. Lorena (Lyon) Reeves, Cleo (McGimsey) Lynn, Irene (McKenzie) Marcy, Rosa lea (O'Neill) , Kraus. Ida Papst . Theron Randall. Orel (Stowe) Cafferal, Lyle Sweasy . William Russell Willour Cunningham not returning with us. Our class officers that year were; Franklin Clark, President; John Bark- ley, Vice-President; and Ralph Gill, Secretary-Treasurer. On April 21, we presented our play, The Girl in the Fur Coat and aid it rain! Why shouldn't it? Well, anyhow there wasn't a very large audience so we decided to give it again on the 25th. This time it didn't rain and we had quite a large crowd. May 9 was the day of the Junior- Senior banauet. The banquet this year was carried out in a little different way, it being an overall and cotton dress banquet. On September 4, 1934, we entered school with a total enrollment of 18. Rex Wonnell and Franklin Clark did not return with us. Franklin is finish- ing this year at Ness City. Theron Randall joined us this year. some great secret. Of course all was revealed the next morning when they did not appear in school. They had gone to Hays on their pike day . The eleventh was the night of the Senior play, Mama's Baby Boy . It was a great success. On May 5 the Juniors, in betoken of our kind deeds bestowed upon them, asked us to be their guests for that evening. The banquet was very beautifully and artistically carried out, the scene being a Japanese garden. Sunday evening. May 13, the Bacca- laureate sermon was preached by Mr. Briggs. Tonight (Class night) is the night of nights. Each member of the class is represented before you perhaps for the last time as Seniors. It is an oppor- tunity for the people to see how well the Seniors have progressed. Friday night will be the end of our 1 34 Undefeated W K.E.A League Champions. Back Row. Victor Long, (Vic); John Barkley. Russell Willour, (Shorts); Lawrence Rarick, Coach. Front Row Bill Jaehde; Vincent Schreiber; Lester Schreiber. (Les); Theron Randall; and Leslie Schreiber. A note from Lester Schreiber along with the picture of the basketball team said; This same year we played Hays High and beat them 17 to 34. This was back when you jumped center after every basket. The reason I remember this year so well was that night I scored 17 points. Opdycke was coach at Hays, he had coached me in Jr. High and we were really laying for him. Hays High would not play us the next year. The Senior class officers are Victor Long, President; John Barkley, Vice- President; and Ralph Gill, Secretary- Treasurer. At this meeting, the colors, flower and motto were decided upon. The colors chosen were blue and sil- ver; flower — sweet pea; and the motto; Honor Lies in Honest Toil . On the 9th of April we had all of the rest of the classes held in suspense. The Seniors would congregate in groups and talk in hushed voices; they seemed to be keeping to themselves high school days. We will then receive our diplomas and be prepared to go out in the world to fight our own bat- tles. Many of us shall choose careers, others of us will perform the common duties of every aay life. CLASS OF 1935 f Hit lemLi fa Nui H. Anartf «• •� ■•• tr K|.m •«• 4 f SeK'®r % «P Good ole R.H.S. started another year on September 3, 1934 with a bang, although the halls and corridors rang with the shouts and greetings of a somewhat smaller enrollment than the year before. This year promised to be one of the best of many. The students as a whole all took a very active part in making the school a superior one. The faculty members were the same as the previous year with the exception of three; Miss Braddick, head of the English depart- ment; Miss McPeak, head of Domestic Arts; and Miss Shanton, head of the Music depart- ment. The Ransom Rural High School was very proud of its fine group of students that year Though the enrollment was smaller than th year before, it was felt that the students as I whole made a very good showing in all that they undertook. There were 73 students en rolled that year, as compared to 79 the yea: before. Of this number, there were Id-Seniors 19-Juniors; 21-Sophomores; and 15-Fresh men. 1935 Girls Basketball team. Back Row; Coach Agnes McPeak, Pauline Green, Opal Lynn. Hazel Grubbs, Vera Jaehde, Reita Doty, and Principal Paul Andree. Front Row: Vera Mae Glazier, Faith Thomas, Evelyn Wisehart, Winnifred Schreiber. and Edith VanWinkle 1935 Basketball team: Back Row: Principal Paul Andrec, Lester Schreiber, Doyle Eiscnhour. Wilbur Brock, Lawrence Rarick, Coach. Front Row Calvin Moore, Leslie Schreiber. Willard Conard. and John Sipe. rections the vast expanse of the ocean met the eye. Tropical skies overhead only added to tne colorful scene. Commencement exercises were held in the high school auditorium, Tuesday evening, May 14. Presenta- tion of the diplomas was made by Lee Miller, President of the Board of Education. Saluatorian was Mabel McKenzie, and the Valedictorian was Dorothy Baer. Friday evening. May 17 at 8:15 in the high school auditorium, the graduating class of 1935 made its last formal appearance, with the presen- tatio of tne classs play, “Crashing Society , a comedy in three acts. The play lasted about two hours and the price of admission was 10 and .25 cents. Also during the evening the trophies, athletic letters, scholastic, music and literary awards were made. CLASS ROLL Harold Anderson, Dorothy (Baer) Hobson, Willa (Baer) Jones, Dorothy Bruntzel. Mildred (Clawson) Clark, Pauline (Green) Wilson, Hazel (Grubbs) Cable . Bill Jaehde, John Kraus. Opal (Lynn) Cornell. Mabel (McKenzie) Brack . Leslie Schreiber . Lester Schreiber, Vincenl Schreiber. Daisy (Sidebot- tom) Munson. Mildred (Sipe) Nuss, Rex Won- nell. Assembly was called for the elec- tion of cheerleaders, members of the student council and class officers. Cheerleaders elected were Edith VanWinkle and Charles Hall. The following members were elected to the student council: President, Bill Jaehde, Betty Hall, Richard Klitzke, Charles Hall and Edward Beam. The Senior class officers elected were; President, Leslie Schreiber; Vice President, Dorothy Baer; and Secre- tary-Treasurer, Willa Baer. Ransom High's football squad be- gan practice on the afternoon of Sept 4th. The squad was bigger than it had been for five years. 26 reported for practice the first night. The team was fairly large; the average of the first string was estimated at 140 ounds. Since Ransom had no foot- all team the year before, nearly all the boys were inexperienced and needed to develop speed. There were only three lettermen back this year, Ricnard Klitzke, Lester Schreiber, and Vincent Schreiber. The high school ordered new bas- ketball suits for boys and girls. The boys' suits were cardinal and white corduroy. The girls' suits were somewhat different from those of previous year. The trunks were trimmed in white, and buttoned up the sides. The shirts were sleeveless, and but- toned down the front. They were also of a cardinal red. The annual Junior-Senior banquet was held in the high school May 11 at 7:00. “Out With the Tide to Hid- den Treasure was the theme of the evening. The tables were arranged in the shape of a U on the deck of a pirate ship. To one side an island could be seen while in all other di- (teachers list continued from page 29) cally rather than chronologically. The years in which the teachers taught is listed along with their names, for example; Helen L. Ad- ams, Fall of 1926 through the Spring of 1927. If a teacher hap- fienea to have taught twice, it is isted that way. Example, Dora Bar- ber, Fall of 1903-Spring of 1904 and Fall of 1905-Spring of 1906. Adams, Helen L. — 1926-1927 Adams, Mabel — 1922-1923 Ahlstedt, Melvin — 1937-1939 Amstutz, Laura — 1910-1911 Anderson, John — 1932-1935 Anderson, Louis — 1951-1952 Andree, Grace — 1930-1932 Andree, Paul — 1929-1937 Arnold, R.L. 1954-1960 Atwell, Sharon 1976-1978 Balaum, Ellis 1946-1947 Balaun, Anna 1920-1922 Barber, Dora 1903-1904 1905- 1906 Barber, Hazel 1947-1967 Barkley, Herbert 1949-1952 Beardslee, Cora 1887-1888 Beardslee, Jacqueline 1978-1979 Bell, Bill 1976-1978 Bell, Robert 1968-1969 Bender, Vernon 1962-1966 Bentley, Lenora 1938-1942 Bickel, Richard 1955-1956 Bistline, John M. 1888-1889 Bistline, J.M. (Clint) 1894-1899 Bjork, Grace H. 1919-1920 Biork, Harold 1919-1920 Blackwell, Gloria 1985-currently teaching. Blocksome, Kathryn 1959-1984 Bollinger, Valerie 1944-1946 Bollinger. Walter 1923-1926 1937- 1946 Bolt, Karen 1979-1985 Bondurant, Fayne 1919-1920 Booth, Louise 1965-1968 Borger, James 1940-1942 Bottom, John R. 1963-1968 Bosworth, James 1964-1967 Braddick, Kathleen 1934-1935 Bradshaw, Delvis F. 1941-1942 Briggs, Esther O. 1918-1919 Brock, Vera 1942-1944 Brown, Clay 1929-1930 Bunker, Gerald 1972-1973 Bunn, Zippa L. 1913-1914 Buxton, Jerry 1965-1967 Buxton, Margaret 1968-1971 Buxton, Mont 1968-1969 Buxton, Vera (Friesen) 1942-1949 1953-1970 Calkins, Ethel 1914-1915 Calvin, Ronald 1938-1940 Carlson, Alta 1940-1941 Carter, Leo C. 1953-1955 (continued on page 35) CLASS OF 1936 '«Wv� 0111 : id The following poem, On Algebra , was taken from the Ransom Record, dated Dec. 29, 1933. Mr. Rarick is my teacher, I shall not pass. He maketh me to go to the board, he compelleth me to work difficult prob- lems. He giveth me zero. He maketh me to sit down for my class sake. Yea, though I study till midnight, 1 will gain no knowledge, for my equa- tions surely bother me. He prepareth a test before me in the presence of my classmates; he giveth me F . Surely flunks shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the class of Algebra forever and ever. (Mr. Rarick was a teacher at Ran- som from 1933 until 1935) During our Senior year, the Bulldog became the school mas- cot. (From the Ransom Record) The Trojan looks like a girl with a stream line hat. We don't want to be snakes in the grass or kitties. From this conglomerate situation the vote of the student body was taken, and the Bulldog emerged triumphant as our school insignia. Merwin Combest submitted the winning name, and for that, he re- ceived a free season basketball tick- et. The student body enjoyed an oddity the afternoon of Nov. 11th. The event consisted of three male faculty members who, together with Doyle Eisenhour and Willard Conard, strove to defeat the Junior class boys basketball team. Many students at first found it an object of fun to see the faculty, but changed their minds and yelled for them to sink a bucket as the game neared the end, with the score 7- 7. The only way out seemed to be to call a foul. The victim was Mr. Milleson, the new coach, and Hap Moore, who was given the chance to shoot two shots from the free- throw line. His first shot missed, but his second shot proceeded to go through the rim, making the score 8- 7 in favor of the Juniors. The stu- dents were surprised as they found out the teachers were not as inac- tive as they had supposed. The ref- erees for the game were Clarence Wisehart and Adelbert Schreiber. The first and second teams of the R.R.H.S. were dressed in new flashy outfits this year. New red pants and jerseys trimmed in white were purchased. As the mascot Bulldogs had been adopted, a bulldog emblem was placed on the backs of their warm-ups. (From the Ransom Record, Jan 16, 1936) The (1936) Senior class, with Mr. Andree, gathered at the high school auditorium at 6:00 last Wednesday evening for a celebration after a hard day of writing on Emporia tests. Everyone enjoyed basketball, keep away and general play. Three girls retired to the foods room to prepare the lunch of hamburgers, pieties, fruit salad and cocoa. They were interrupted from time to time by starving little Seniors demand- ing their supper. Eventually, how- ever, the call, Soup's on, sounded through the halls, and a rush was made for the food. Willard and Gordon — the Nit- Wits — were no less entertaining than usual. They kept Mr. Andree and the others in an uproar of laughter. Doyle declared he had ability as a professional dish- washer and proved it. The party CLASS ROLL: Dorothy (Aeby) Patrick. Vera (Brock) Kuhlman. Willard Conard . Doyle Eisenhour , Vance Harkness . Vera (Jaehde) Long, Lorraine (LaPlante) Berger, Dorothy (Morton) Fearing, Gordon O Neill. Harold Petty . Virgil Schreiber . Winnifred (Schreiber) Stover. Evelyn (Stutzman) Hal- lock. Ruth (Stutzman) Ritter, Vernon Stutz- man. John Willour. broke up at an early hour, and the dear little Seniors departed for their homes (?) to study for semester tests (?) — at least some may have gone home to study. For the second consecutive year. Ransom Rural High School won a superior rating and the cup at the W.K.E.A. instrumental contest held March 27, 1936 at Dighton. Competition was made from Tri- bune, Dighton, Leoti, Scott City, and Utica. The Senior play, In the Light of the Moon , a three-act play, was presented April 21, 1936 by five boys and seven girls of the Senior class, under the direction of Miss Alice Henley and Principal, P.H. Andree, Senior class sponsors. The Junior-Senior banquet was held in a big red and white circus tent, pitched in the music room of the high school. Multi-colored bal- loons and gay clowns clad in bright suits added zest and enjoyment to the performance of the evening. Immense center pieces of red and white carnations, nut cups resem- bling miniature circus wagons and favors of memory books adorned the neatly laid tables. Throughout the evening the clowns , (Sopho- mores who were serving the food) bounced in and out of the big top with delicious foods, which the hungry spectators sneaked by hur- ried bites as they sat watching while speeches were made by mem- bers from each class and by Mr. Andree. 53 students, teachers, members of the Board of Educa- tion, and guests were present to en- joy the banquet and program. The banquet was planned by Miss Ag- nes McPeak, the Home Economics instructor. The menu was prepared by the Ladies Aid of the Christian Church. Senior pike day was May 5. The Senior left the school building at 7:30 in Virgil Schreiber, Gordon O'Neill, and Miss Henley's cars for the Scott State Park. The morning was spent exploring various nooks and corners and in going boatrid- ing. About noon the girls fixed the lunch of sandwiches, baked beans, pickles, bananas, and cookies. In the afternoon they broke Virgil's Kodak, visited Scott City High School, succeeded in running into dust, rain, and what-have-you. The class treasury provided .15 cents for each of the Seniors for their sup- pers. Eventually everyone reached home safely. (teachers continued from page 33) Chapman, M L. 1921-1922 Clarlc, Lowell 1941-1942 Clawson, Harry L. 1913-1914 Clawson, Zella (Scott) 1915-1917 Cloud, Nell 1947-1948 (resigned) Clymans, Susan A. 1911-1912 Cole, Loren A. 1949-1951 Conard, Ruth Ann 1946-1977 Couley, Sylvia 1919-1923 Cox, Rick 1982-1985 Crabtree, Jacqueline 1968-1970 Crabtree, James 1966-1974 Crabtree, Virginia 1969-1978 Crane, Neil 1963-1964 Crosswhite, Patricia L. 1963- currently teaching Curry, Netta 1946-1948 1961-1962 Dalke, Herbert M. 1955-1956 Darnes, Marie 1922-1923 Davis, Daisy 1948-1949 Davis, Franklin 1975-1976 Davisson, Luther 1944-1946 Dean, Clara 1936-1938 DeWitt, Claud 1911-1914 Dietterich, John 1959-1971 Dietterich, Virginia 1971-1975 1978-1980 Dirks, Alvina 1947-1948 Donecker, Lydia 1961-1962 Douglass, Clarence O. 1920-1922 Draher, Gladys 1912-1915 Dreiling, Neil 1960-1963 Driskel, Elvin 1935-1937 Dubbs, Minnie 1920-1921 Duncan, Vernal 1936-1937 Dunn, Janet 1982-1984 Edgerton, Arthur 1926-1928 Eisenhour, Doug 1970-1971 Eisenhour, Joyce 1962-1964 Ellenberger, Rush 1914-1916 Enright, Monty 1981-1983 Ervin, Gwendolyn 1977-1980 Evans, E.R. 1903-1904 1905- 1909 Fearon, George 1968-1971 Feldkamp, Duane 1973-1977 Ferguson, Viola E. 1942-1944 Fisner, Esther L. 1925-1932 Fitzpatrick, Dorothy 1917-1919 Flax, Eugene 1983-1985 Flax, Nancy (Higgans) 1984- currently teaching Floyd, Helen 1954-1958 Fox, Mildred 1930-1933 Friberg, Delores 1976-1984 Friess, Janice 1970-1985 Fuller, Ora E. 1915-1916 Garten, Glenn 1939-1941 Gibson, Eunice 1969-1976 Gibson, Flora 1892-1893 Gibson, Marion 1940-1941 Goering, John, Jr. 1958-1970 Goodman, Opal 1935-1937 Goodrich, Louis D. 1947-1948 Griffith, Luella (Mollenkamp) 1930-1932 1956-1961 Grimes, Ruth 1980-1981 Grisell, Lona 1902-1903 Gumm, Alan 1983-1985 (continued on page 37) CLASS OF 1937 OOAOTHV STVT2MAH ADElBLRT SCHRtlBtR MYRTLE nOuOHUM. Pictured at right is the 1937 Football team as pictured in the Ransom Record. De- cember 10. 193©. 36 Bottom I o 1 op In A Year! Cofrr Z ede . Fairbanks Barber. Robbias He amber Smith, Seb re iber. D. Moore. Randal. Hark a ess. Ctsoroa WilUxir. truths. Sidebcttrm. Sije. C Moore. Long Coach ' Bill Ho'ehem. center second ror . r (teachers list continued from page 35) SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS: President, John Sipe Vice-President, Fred Long Secretary-Treas., Dorothy Stutz- man Student Council, Eric Oppliger Class Sponsors, Miss Houghton and Mr. Andree A pep club and a pep band were organized that year, with 21 mem- bers joining the two organizations. There were new football jerseys again, with the colors being, cardi- nal red and white. The Home Eco- nomics girls, under the direction of Miss Mdler, placed the white num- bers on the jerseys. The Seniors met in the gym for a class party. Basketball proved to be the game which held the attention of most of those present. After playing for a while, they were called to the study hall to be served refreshments of cocoa, sandwiches, and salad. After a short period of visiting, the party was adjourned. Besides thirteen of the Seniors be- ing present, there were six teachers; Miss Miller, Miss Houghton, Miss Dean, Mr. LaPlante, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Driskel. The Ransom Rural High School, which played no football in 1934 and lost every game in 1935, won the W.K.E.A. championship this year, and climaxed the season by trouncing the Hays High reserves by a score of 72-0 on November 20, 1936. The squad never had more that 18 out for practice and this year was the first year for Coach Bill Horchem, but the team won 6 out of its 8 games, and tied one. Sipe and Siaebottom were half- CLASS ROLL: Adelbert Barber Keith Blocksome Wilbur Brock Reita (Doty) Schreiber Ralph Fairbank Vera Mae (Glazier) Smith Delmar Grubbs Fred Long Calvin Moore Eric Oppliger Melvin Robbins Edward Rutchman Delbert Schreiber Victor Sidebottom Virgil Simpson John Sipe Dorothy (Stutzman) Walters Edith (VanWinkle) Mauch Paul Zordel backs, Moore was quarterback, Barber was at center, and Fairbanks at end. These were the most consis- tent players. Sipe, a Senior playing his first season of football, was the high scorer of the W.K.E.A. confer- ence. Sipe scored a total of 79 points in the 8 games, his jaunts for touchdowns included runs of 98, 90, 76, 72, and 61 yards. The season record was scored as such: Ransom 13 — Ness City 6 Ransom 7 — Otis 14 Ransom 13 — Bison 6 Ransom 6 — McCracken 6 Ransom 12 — Dighton 0 Ransom 20 — Leoti 14 Ransom 72 — Hays reserves 0 Ransom total points 143 Opponents points 53 SENIOR PLAY: Have Patience, Doctor , a merry medical mix up in three acts. The cast was made up of 8 boys and 4 girls. A synopsis of the play was two doctors start a sanitarium, and need patients, (also patience). Senior sneak day was April 27, 1937. The Seniors, along with Miss Houghton and Mr. Andree, started out (Tom Ransom at 7:45 enroute to Hays. When they arrived, they reg- istered at the college. A guide took them on a tour of tne campus. They visited the printing press, where the college paper was printed. They were taken tnrough the museum, the chemistry and the psychology laboraties green house, and rock garden. They had the privilege of watching a potter make a vase and plate. Tney also saw work being done in the manual arts depart- ments. At 11:00, an assembly was given for all Seniors present. About 150 people attended. The assembly consisted of musical numbers, a reading, and a tumbling stunt giv- en by some college students. In the afternoon, some students attended a track meet, some attended a show, while others went shopping. They all arrived home safely and report- ed an enjoyable day. Valedictorian Dorothy Stutzman Co-Salutatorians Reita Faye Doty and John Sipe Hall, Carl 1916-1917 Hampshire, Levi W. 1917-1919 Harding, B.B 1945-1947 Harkness, Cathering N. 1900-1902 Hartman, Ella 1928-1930 Harvey, A.L. 1926-1927 Hays, Agnes 1943-1946 Hays, David 1967-1969 Hays, Sharon 1967-1969 1976- 1985 Hendrix, Helen 1948-1949 Henley, Alice 1935-1936 Hensley, Kathy 1978-1980 Henthorn, Helen 1942-1945 Herndon, Presley 1968-1978 1980-1981 Hiebert, Oliver 1948-1951 Hildebrand, August 1963-1965 Hilmes, Rosanne 1950-1951 Hoch, Steve 1971-1981 Honderick, Lizzie 1893-1894 Hoopes, Dale A. 1942-1943 Horchem, Richard 1954-1955 Horchem, Willard 1936-1939 Hostetler, Hugh 1946-1947 Houghton, Myrtle 1936-1942 Jacobs, Sharon 1978-1980 Jansonius, Randall 1983-currently teaching Jedlicka, Sarah Boyd, Funk 1965- 1972 Johannes, Lucile 1920-1921 Johnson, Alma D. 1960-1962 Johnson, Jerry 1964-1967 Joseph, Myrtle 1928-1930 Kastle, Mike 1978-currently teaching Kelsey, Frankie 1942-1945 Kenworthy, Ralph 1966-currently teaching Klitzke, Reva 1959-1965 Kohl, Gertrude 1943-1945 Kunau, Esther 1970-1971 LaPlante, Florence 1890-1892 LaPlante, Theron 1935-1938 Larson, Milo 1979-1980 Lennen, F.W. 1924-1926 Lennen, Irma W. 1924-1926 Leonard, Roosevelt 1925-1926 Linn, Edith 1970-1973 Lippert, H.S. 1947-1949 Livingood, C.N. 1909-1910 Livingood, Mrs. C.N. 1909-1910 Locker, Mary Ann 1975-1976 Loflin, Shirley 1980-1982 Luebbers, Lenora 1949-1951 Lutters, Elfrieda 1946-1947 Lynch, Alta 1962-1965 Mackey, Sylvia 1922-1923 Maddy, Alvin 1935-1942 Maetby, Christine 1920-1921 Mai, Esther 1947-1948 Main, Frank L. 1919-1920 Main, Marie 1919-1920 Martin, Louise 1933-1934 Mattingly, Norma 1974-1975 McCullough, Cleda 1964-1966 McCullough, James 1964-1965 (continued on page 43) 37 CLASS OF 1938 Pictured at left is the 1938 Girls Basketball Team: Front Row: Mae McFarland, Fern Schreiber, Lila McNinch, Marjorie Sargent. Pauline Smith, and Wilma Noll. Middle Row: Miss Vera Miller, teacher, Velma Willour, June Fairbank, Blanche Niblock, Ena Conard, Thel- ma Dubbs, and Walter Bollinger, Coach. Top Row: Inez O'Neill, Wilma Oppliger, June Cowan, Anita Miller, Darlene Willour. and Bet- ty Glazier. 38 The Ness Co. News dated May 5, 1938, was headlined with the follow- ing: Ransom Seniors Received By Gov. Huxman on Topeka Trip . (The article described the Senior's Sneak Day. This happened to be the first Senior Sneak.) The Ransom High School Senior class, accompanied by Superintendent W.A. Bollinger and the sponsor. Miss Myrtle Houghton, and extra drivers. Rep. L.A. Dubbs and David Roth- weiler, took a trip to Topeka, Friday, returning Saturday night. Governor Huxman invited the group to attend a forty minute press conference in his office Saturday morning. The Governor spoke freely to the reporters concerning the recent events of the oil situation and of his coming trip to Washington, D.C. He and the reporters joked democratical- ly with each other over various ques- tions. CLASS ROLL: Evelyn (Aeby) LaOrange Virgil Cofer Wayne Garrelts Eugene Glazier Cecil Wayne Jarvis William Krug Blanche (Niblock) Wolfe Kathryn (Noll) Blocksome Marjorie (Sargent) Jaehde Clarence Schreiber Fern (Sidebottom) Leiker Carl Willour Evelyn (Wisehart) Duffey Truman Wonnell In the State House itself, the group climbed to the top of the dome, but some members reported that the re- turn trip was worse than the climb. Once back on the ground floor, the Seniors were shown through the Sen- ate and House of Representative chambers and the Supreme Court by Representative L.A. Dubbs and the custodian of the building, who acted as a guide. A sports meet of thirty colleges was held at Washburn College on Satur- day. The Seniors witnessed the tennis Pictured at left are the 1938 Seniors and Spon- sors on State Capitol steps, left to right Kath- ryn Noll, Clarence Schreiber. W A Bollinger. Evelyn Aeby, Evelyn Wisehart, Fern Ann Side- bottom. Wayne Carrelts. Wayne Jarvis, Carl Willour, Eugene Glazier, Marjorie Sargent. Myrtle Houghton, Truman Wonnell, Blanche Niblock. Willie Krug, Virgil Cofer (in front of group). meet, while driving around the grounds. The manager of the Coco-Cola Bot- tling Company took them on an in- spection tour of their new plant which is nearly completed. The group stayed at a cabin camp in Topeka, the Seniors and sponsors and the drivers taking over the entire camp. One carload of Seniors went to the studios of W.I.B.W., where they heard the news given and heard the drug store cowboy, Roy Faulkner, on his fifteen minute program. They were al- lowed to be in the same room with him while he broadcast. On the journey home, the group drove through the grounds at Fort Ri- ley. They saw the guard house, bak- ery, barracks and homes of the offi- cers in Fort Riley. The Seniors also explored the first Capital of Kansas at the site of old Camp Funston. This house was built for a storehouse in 1855. (Governor Huxman was related to the Huxman families in the Arnold community.) 1938 Boys Basketball team Front Row: Melvin Schreiber. Logan Smith, Eugene Glazier, Clarence Schreiber. Wilbur Elliott. Elmer Fairbank, Carl Willour Middle Row: Walter Bollinger. (Principal). Willie Krug, Earl Schreiber, Keith Harkness, Truman Wonnell, Rolla Everhart, Merwin Combest, Junior Horchem, Willard Horchem, Coach Top Row: Paul Albright. Otis Sidebottom, Bill Hazen, Loren Horchem, Ben Cowan, Eddie Doty. CLASS OF 1939 Labor day of 1935, forty-four Fresh- man entered Ransom High School hoping to graduate as Seniors after completing our four years of work. In the first three or four months, several of our number had dropped out of our ranks. This was the largest class to start in the hisory of the school to the year of 1935. The dirty thirties and the height of the depression took it's toll on our class, as there were only twenty-five of us left at the close of our Senior year. I am sure that the records will show that this was the largest class to graduate up to 1939. Our high school Principal was Paul Andree our Freshman and Sophomore years. Walter Bollinger was our high school Principal for our Junior and Senior years. Myrtle Houghton was our English teacher, Willard Horchem was our football coach. There were others also, but, you know, after for- ty-five years one does forget a few things that he should be able to re- member. Our Senior trip was a trip to the State House in Topeka, and also to W.I.B.W. Radio Station. CLASS ROLL: Hazel (Amstutz) Davis Herman Cofer Merwin Combest Ena (Conard) Hanke June (Cowan) Ronga Wilbur Elliott Rolla Everhart Geneve (Garrelts) Merriman Keith Harkness William Hazen Urban Landwehr Kathryn (Luetters) Kraus Elfreida (Lutters) Roths Lila (McNinch) Israel Dorothy (Roths) Stetler Francis Roths Gilbert Roths Olivia M. Roth Laurel Sargent Earl Schreiber Melvin Schreiber Mary (Stutzman) Morehead Mildred (Stutzman) Stoddard Dorothy (Tilley) Phelps Fern (Vanderlip) Burrows CURRENT ADDRESSES: (Hazel Amstutz) Mrs. George Davis 3700 NE 39th Terrace Kansas City, Mo. 64117 Herman Cofer 2090 Jasmine Ave. Medford, Or. 97501 (Ena Conard) Mrs. Harry Hanke 502 Boyd Newton, Ks. 67114 (June Cowan) June C. Ronga 3846 NW 14 Place Gainesville, FI. 32605 Wilbur Elliott Rt. 1, Box 470 Hagerman, Id. 83332 Rolla Everhart 2240 Derby Hill Dr. Loveland, Co. 80537 (Geneva Garrelts) M rs. Ray Merriman 932 Merrill Salina, Ks. 67401 Keith Harkness 218 N. Lake St. Ness City, Ks. 67560 William Hazen Grinnell, Ks. 67738 Urban Landwehr Utica, Ks. 67548 (Elfreida Lutters) Elfreida Roth 3300 S. Marion Dr. Englewood, Co. 80110 (Kathryn Luetters) Mrs. Florian Kraus Grainfield, Ks. 67737 (Lila McNinch) Mrs. Bob Israel 452 Emerson Tracy, Ca. 95376 (Dorothy Roths) Mrs. Ivan Stetler Brownell, Ks. 67521 Francis Roths Rt. 3, Box 135A Wichita, Ks. 67208 Gilbert Roths 66 S. Bethany Kansas City, Ks. 66102 (Oliva M. Roth) Kemp Mills Estates 117 Claybrook Dr. Wheaton, Md. 20902 Laurel Sargent R.R. 1, Box 121 Ransom, Ks. 67572 Earl Schreiber 2304 Maple Crest Bettendorf, la. 52722 Melvin Schreiber Box 114 Nickerson, Ks. 67561 (Mary Stutzman) Mrs. Ted Morehead 36 Cyprus Way Rolling Hills Estates, Ca. 90274 (Mildred Stutzman) Mrs. Ed Stoddard 1455 Lyndell Dr. Kissimmee, FI. 32741 (Dorothy Tilley) Mrs. Harry Phelps Box 326 Oakley, Ks. 67748 (Fern Vanderlip) Mrs. C.A. Burrows 1002 E. 5th Coffeyville, Ks. 67337 41 Paul Albrecht Claremont Men's College Pitzer Hall Claremont, Ca. 91711 (Verla Dieffenbach) Mrs. Orvil Edwards 121 N. Topeka Ave. Ness City, Ks. 67560 Walter Doerschlag, Jr. 1338 Parker Dr. Longmont, Co. 80501 (Betty Glazier) Mrs. Millard Blunt P.O. Box 1097 2 Hesperia, Ca. 92345 CURRENT ADDRESSES: (Evelyn Kraus) Mrs. Evelyn Olson 34 Davis Street Monte Vista, Co. 81144 (Lois McKenzie) Mrs. Slick Schwein Wakeeney, Ks. 67672 (Wilma Noll) Mrs. Jim Sim R.R. 1, Box 146 Oakley, Ks. 67748 Delven Schwartzkopf 511 N. Baughman Ulysses, Ks. 67880 Otis Sidebottom P.O. Box 56 Edcouch, Tx. 78538 (Velma Willour) Mrs. Elmer Fairbank Box 193 Ransom, Ks. 67572 CLASS ROLL: Paul Albrecht Harry Clawson, Jr. Verla (Dieffenbach) Edwards Walter Doerschlag, Jr. Betty (Glazier) Blunt Evelyn (Kraus) Olson Lois (McKenzie) Schwein Anita (Miller) Daily Wilma (Noll) Sim Delvin Schwartzkopf Otis Sidebottom Velma (Willour) Fairbank Pictured above is the 1939-40 Ransom High School Band. They received an Excellent rat- ing at Scott City for the W.K.E.A. contest. Di- rector was Glenn C. Garten. Drum Ma)or was Betty Glazier and twirlers were Drucilla Van- Winkle and Edna Mae Beamer The Ransom girls made a perfect season in basketball by defeating their last opponent, Brownell, by a score of 28-12. They maintained their record by not being beaten in the last two years of basketball. Senior Class Sneak, on Capitol steps in Topeka, (left to right), Otis Sidebottom, Paul Albrecht, Verla Dieffenbach, Betty Glazier, Evelyn Kraus, Velma Willour, Walter Doerschlag, Jr. Anita Miller, Lois McKenzie, Wilma Noll, Harry Clawson, Jr., and Delven Schwartzkopf (teachers list continued from page 37) McElhaney, Kim 1973-1974 McElhaney, Patrick 1973-1976 McKinney, Bryan 1980-1983 McPeak, Agnes 1934-1936 McReynolas, Harold 1961-1966 Meisel, Blanche 1926-1929 1931-1932 Meisel, Frank O. 1926-1932 Miller, Evelyn 1933-1934 Miller, Joan 1941-1943 Miller, Kenneth 1960-1962 Miller, Opal 1911-1915 Miller, Vera 1936-1940 Milleson, L.E. 1935-1936 Milstead, Bertha 1953-1955 Mishler, Eleska (Rufenacht) 1932- 1938 1945-1951 Mishler, Fern 1976-1980 Mlynar, Carol 1951-1953 Mlynar, Robert 1951-1953 Moore, Gerald 1976-1977 Moore, Louise 1945-1946 Morris, David 1985-currently teaching Morris, Jessie 1917-1918 Morti, Eldon 1956-1958 Mudd, Mrs. Forester 1923-1924 Mueller, Laura 1917-1919 Neyer, Phil, Jr. 1956-1958 Nichol, Patricia 1980-currently teaching Nichols, Amy E. 1953-1954 Nipps, Rollen 1930-1933 Noll, Karl 1912-1913 Noll, Mary 1899-1900 Nuttle, Jon 1965-currently teaching Oberly, Evelyn 1970-1972 Offutt, Wilda 1980-1981 Ohlemeier, Della J. 1961-1962 Oliverious, Clara 1962-1963 Opdycke, LeRoy 1927-1929 Orth, Bill 1969-1970 Owens, James 1954-1955 Pahls, Janel 1972-1976 Palmer, Bertha L. 1921-1922 Peercy, Harold 1928-1929 Penner, Erich E. 1932-1935 Peters, Mary 1916-1918 Petersilie, Althea 1965-1966 Pfannenstiel, Charles 1975-1979 Pfannenstiel, Doris (Peters) 1953- resigned Pfannenstiel, Gloria 1975-1976 Pfrong, Anna 1939-1940 Phillips, Walter E. 1922-1923 Pitts, Stanley 1939-1940 Poland, Ruth 1914-1916 Potter, Phyllis 1949-1951 1954- 1955 Prather, Clare 1922-1923 Pury, Gladys 1926-1928 Rarick, Lawrence 1933-1935 Reinert, Barbara 1981-1982 Reinking, H.H. 1952-1953 Rice, Lois 1928-1930 Richards, Don 1976-1977 Ringe, Elmer H. 1923-1925 (continued on page 47) 43 CLASS OF 1941 CLASS MOTTO: Love, Labor, and Laugh CLASS FLOWER: American Beauty Rose SENIOR HIGH COMMENCEMENT Friday, May 17, 1941 at the high school auditorium, 8:00 p.m. The salutatory address was made by Cleo Amstutz. The valedictory address was made by Inez O'Neill. Dr. Wooster delivered the address, entitled; And Where Shall Wisdom Be Found . Our class rings were purchased from Josten's. They came from the general Offices and main plant in Owatonna, Minnesota. The price at that time was $9.50 44 As Freshmen in 1937-38, we had nineteen girls and thirteen boys in our class. There were several other people who were with us during our high school years, including; Loraine Friess, Marjorie Friess, Philoma Horning, Lucilia Robbins, Irene Roths, Peggy Roths — (who moved away), Joan Rothweiler — (who moved away), Darlene Willour — (at- tended school with us for 2 years be- fore she got married and moved to Topeka), Anna Zordel — (attended 1 year, then got married and moved away, and Irene McCray — (came when we were either Sophomores or Juniors and stayed for one year). Ver- non VanWinkle joined the Navy dur- ing January of our Senior year, but he received his diploma several years later when Mr. Herbert Barkley was the Principal. We had several parties through the years. We had a farewell party for Joan Rothweiler, the Methodist preacher's daughter. We spent an evening at the Luet- ters' Bluffs. On the way we stopped to see the oil well that was being drilled south east of the Bethel Country school in Trego County. Their pretty lights were what attracted our atten- tion. We had a Christmas dinner in the gym and exchanged gifts. Everyone took food and we cooked potatoes and heated chicken and noodles on two kerosene burner stoves in the manual training room. When the boys had football games out of town, Miss Houghton would read us stories in our English class. One day she caught some boys eating candy and remarked that she liked candy, but she thought all of us should have some. After that, the boys brought some chocolate candy for all of us one day. OUR SENIOR SNEAK TRIP. The Ransom Seniors left Ransom at 4:00 a.m. in cars driven by Rep. George I.. Shellenberger, Prof. W.A. CLASS ROLL: Cleo (Amsiutz) Somy. Fayne (Amslutz) Snedden, Fern (Amsiutz) Crossland . Ben Cowan, Edwin Doty, Thelma (Dubbs) An- derson, Elmer Fairbank. June (Fairbank) Bart- lett. Russell Haug , Junior Horchem, Lorin Horchem . Opal (Horchem) Baker. Virgil Klitzke, Marcellus Landwehr, Hubert Lutters. Lyle McKenzie. Inez (O'Neill) Frank. Wilma (Oppliger) Demuth. Fern (Schreiber) Haug. Rolla Ummel, Vernon VanWinkle, Wayne Wil- lour . Juanita (Zordel) VanWinkle. Bollinger, Coach Jim Barger, Class sponsor. Miss Houghton and Mrs. G.G. Hays for our Sneak day trip. We saw the old Pawnee Capitol building, the first capitol of Kansas. It was built of stone in 1855 and is locat- ed on the Fort Riley Reservation. We went to the museum at the col- lege in Lawrence, Ks. All of us were guests of Mr. Don E. Blocksome, manager of the Sears Roe- buck and Co., and Mrs. Blocksome at the Pennant Cafeteria. Mr. Blocksome had a picture taken of us there, and later it came out in the Topeka Daily Capitol newspaper. He had a copy sent to each one of us. We went to see the news go to press and to the radio station. We went to the Capitol building where we saw the desk of Rep. George Shellenberger and the Governor's of- fice. Governor Payne Ratnor was not in. Some of us also went to the top of the Capitol to see the city's views. Sunday morning the cars did not stay together. The car Miss Houghton was in, was involved in an accident when a lady pulled out of her lane and hit the front left fender of Miss Houghton's car while we were still in Topeka. Needless to say, we were the last ones to arrive home. A hot lunch program was started this year at the high school. The price of the meals was .5 cents and the menu usually consisted of Spanish rice, lima beans, cornbread, peanut butter and grapefruit; commodities that were readily available. The first cook at the high school was Minnie Opatt. A hot lunch program had already been established at the grade school prior to the one at the high school. The lunches at the grade school start- ed about 1937. This lunch room had been made in an old furnace room in the basement of the old rock grade school. The first cooks in the school were Zella Clawson, followed by Belle Vanderlip. Other people who have cooked ei- ther at the high school or grade school include; (these dates are as accurate as can be with what information is avail- able) Emma Schreiber, 1954; Jennie Wahlborg, 1946-1953; Mildred Um- mel, 1953 1954; Martha Lutters, 1956; Rosalie Schweitzer, 1958 1959; Ethel Smith, 1947 1948; Minnie An- derson, 1950, 1955-1956; Jennie Ru- fenacht, 1957; Edna Swisher, 1953; Hilda Wahlborg, fall of 1953-1955; and Laura Smith and Mildred Hilmes, (Laura and Mildred cooked together in the 1945-46 school year). In the fall of 1959, the kitchen at the high school was closed and the high school students were taken to the grade school for their dinners. The cooks were Peggy Conard, (who cooked from the fall of 1959 until the spring of 1979), Edith Randall, (who was the person that cooked the long- est, 23 years, from 1948 until 1971), and Helena Kraus, (who cooked from 1957 until 1960) The following year the kitchen was reopened at the high school. The grade school cooks then were Edith Randall and Peggy Con- ard. The high school cooks were Es- ther Buxton, (1961 and again in 1964), and Esther Durr, (1961-1964) Others serving as cooks at the high school were; Letha Mast (1962), Carol Streit (1963), Lila Reeder (1962-1964). In the fall of 1964 the kitchen was again closed at the high school, (this time to remain closed until the new high school was built), and, again the high school kids were bussed to the grade school. The cooks were, Peggy Conard, Edith Randall, and Edith Lar- son, (Mrs. Larson cooked at both the grade school and the new high school kitchen from the fall of 1964-spring of 1974 fall of 1975-spring of 1979). Others serving as cooks are (with years listed, fall-spring); Alice Barber, 1969-1974; Myrtle Briand, 1967-1969; Lucille Cromwell, 1974-1976; Joan Flax, 1979-presently cooking; Elda Kysar, 1969-1976; Angelita Randa, 1979-presently cooking; Pat Roths, 1974-1977; Carol Snodgrass, 1977- presently cooking; Laura Turner, 1976-presently cooking. Thelma Wiedeman served as the first-call substitute cook from 1970 until her tragic accident in 1986 that took her life. In 1941, when the kitchen was put in, meals were costing .5 cents. In 1986 meals at the grade school cost .95 cents for students and $1.40 for adults. Meals at the high school cost $1.05 for students and $1.40 for adults. CLASS OF 1942 CLASS MOTTO: To the Stars through Difficulties CLASS FLOWER: White Carnation CLASS COLORS: Royal Blue and Cold CLASS OFFICERS: President, John Mishler; Vice-Pres., Mary Long; Sec.-Treas., Johnetta Hilmes; Sponsors, Miss Myrtle Houghton, Principal W.A. Bollinger FACULTY: (Our Senior Year) Walter A. Bollinger, Principal Joan Miller — Home Economics Delvis Bradshaw — Manual Training Edith Spengler — Math and Girls' Physical Education Lowell Clark — Music Myrtle Houghton — English and Lat- in The Bulldogs of 1941 had an out- standing season record. Under the direction of Coaches Barger and Settles, the team played a full schedule of nine games. They lost only one game in the W.K..E.A. League, and none outside of the league. They tied Ness City, the League champions, by a score of 6- 6, and tied the undefeated Jetmore team, the champions of the South- west Conference, by a score of 6-6. Two members of the team, Carl Everhart and (Freshman) Tholen 46 Clawson, were chosen by the coaches of the league for the All- star Team. Three others, Edwin Beamer, (Juniors) Vernon Marhofer and Norman Pettv, received honor- able mention. The season record was 6 wins, 2 ties, and 1 loss. Ran- som had a total of 182 points to the opponents 25. Only one team scored against Ransom, (other than the ties and the loss), Making the record an almost perfect shut-out. Ransom 27 — Otis 0 Ransom 6 — Ness City 6 Ransom 2 — Leoti 6 Ransom 13 — Quinter 0 Ransom 40 — McCracken 0 Ransom 19 — Dighton 7 Ransom 27 — Bazine 0 Ransom 42 — Scott City 0 Ransom 6 — Jetmore 6 During this year, each class was allowed to have two parties and two picnics. Everyone took advantage of this regulation and enjoyed some good times. The most favored spot for picnics seemed to be Luet- ters' Blurfs. The Senior class had a picnic at the Bluffs, a farewell party for Ila at Marhofers, an ice skating party at Horchem's dam, a party at the high school, and a line party by the faculty. Each class took part in the farewell party for Coach Barger. Baccalaureate was Sunday, May 10, 1942. Commencement was Monday, May 11, 1942. The Salutatory ad- dress was delivered by Mary Long and the Valedictory address was delivered by Clara Louise Dubbs. Rita Belle Miller and Doris Mar- hofer presented a piano duet. Joh- netta Hilmes played a French Horn solo. Nathalie Combest and Dru- cilla VanWinkle sang a duet. Mr. Bollinger presented the class and CLASS ROLL: Faye (Barber) Jarvis Edwin Beamer Nathalie (Combest) Elswood Clara Louise Dubbs Carl Everhart Louie Haug Johnetta (Hilmes) Matter Rosa (Kreutzer) Wolfe Mary (Long) Craig Martha Lutters Doris (Marhofer) Kraus Harold Mast Rita Belle (Miller) Rolfe John F. Mishler Victor Randall Irene (Roths) Hazen Darlene (Schreiber) Sargent Wayne Sidebottom Daisy (VanWinkle) Richolson Drucilla (VanWinkle) Whitham Wanda (Zordel) Nixon Mr. J.L. Dieffenbach presented the diplomas. The last time for the class to be together as a class was Thursday, May 14, 1942 for class night. The class poem was read by Johnetta Hilmes, the class presented their play, Fixers Incorporated , the class will was read by Darlene Schreiber and Daisy VanWinkle and the class prophecy by Doris Marhofer. We presented the play Hobgob- lin House , a three-act mystery comedy on May 7, 1942. Miss Houghton was the director. Cast of Characters — Darius Krupp, Caretaker John Mishler Priscilla Carter, present owner Drucilla VanWinkle Marian Carter, her niece Irene Roths Jill Carter, Marian's younger sister Daisy VanWinkle Frank Harlow, Marian's fiancee Louie Haug Jack Loring, Jill's fiancee Carl Ever- hart Susan Parkins, Hinglish ous- keeper Nathalie Combest Henry Goober, darky gardener Harold Mast Delilah Worts, darky cook Darlene Schreiber Bluebeard Bronson, escaped con- vict Edwin Beamer Bill Wilkins, his keeper Wayne Si- debottom Patricia Arnold Doris Marhofer The Dramatics class put on the play Waiting , a story of a girl in a state penitentiary who takes the blame for a crime to save the man she loves — and a man who would rather be waiting on the other side of death for the girl than her waiting on the other side of bars for him. For their efforts the cast received a Superior rating at the W.K.E.A. Con- test. Drucilla VanWinkle was chosen for the All-Star W.K.E.A. Cast . Oth- ers on the cast were; Daisy VanWin- kle, Nathalie Combest, Shelby Doty, and Vernon Marhofer. (leathers list continued from page 43) Robinson, Edna 1923-1924 Robinson, Florence Fae 1943-1949 Robinson, Laura 1918-1925 Robinson, Will E. 1889-1890 Rodeman, Katharen 1963-1968 Rogers, Bessie 1920-1925 1937- 1958 Rogers, Ida 1904-1905 Rogers, Otis 1931-1932 Ross, A. Raymond 1940-1941 Ross, David 1977-1979 Roths, Cynthia (Henderson) 1981- 1983 Rubottom, Avonne 1967-1969 Rubottom, Darrell 1967-currently teaching Ruble, Mary M. 1915-1919 Rues, Arlene 1967-1968 1971- 1973 Runberg, George 1938-1941 Runyon, Isabelle 1963-1965 Rutschman, Edward 1947-1948 Saylor, Lawrence 1932-1936 Scalapino, William 1916-1917 Scanlan, Shawn 1979-1980 Schauvliege, Camilla 1956-1958 Schmidt, Arleen 1938-1939 Schoeppel, Daisy 1932-1934 Schreiber, Melvin 1946-1951 Schreiber, Reita 1952-1958 Schroyer, Gwendolynne 1927-1928 Schulte, Lucy Ann 1949-1951 Schwartzkopf, Earl 1958-1961 Schweitzer, Shirley 1958-1959 Scott, Florence 1930-1933 Settle, Irene 1969-1970 Settles, Dean 1941-1942 Shanton, Dorothy 1934-1936 Shaver, Juanita (Clark) 1981- currently teaching Shearer, Ethel 1929-1934 Shklar, Steve 1975-1979 Simpson, Theresa 1985-currently teaching Smiley, Pearl 1942-1943 Spengler, Edith 1941-1942 Spillman, Douglas 1970-1973 Spillman, Kathy 1972-1973 Starr, Ozene Evelyn 1924-1945 Sein, Paula 1974-1975 Sterling, Dwayne 1958-1960 Storer, Donald D. 1962-currently teaching Strecker, Anita (Thyfault) 1978- 1980 1984-currently teaching Strecker, Delvin 1975-1986 Streit, Donald L. 1962-1964 Strickler, Frank 1916-1917 Stutzman, Charles 1912-1915 Sunley, John H. 1902-1903 Sutton, Effie 1966-1970 Swisher, Minnie 1901-1902 Talley, Don G. 1951-1953 Thieszen, Carl D. 1960-1976 Thieszen, Louise 1962-1967 Thomas, Melva 1937-1938 Thompson, Nella M. 1910-1911 Thornburg, Coralee 1961-1963 (continued on page S3) 47 CLASS OF 1943 Ten children started first grade to- gether in Ransom in 1931. Miss Grace Andree was our teacher. There were also ten second graders, who sat across the room with a large wooden table dividing us. We began to learn to read from a little pre- primer, called Toats in School Toats was a small dog. The children in our first grade were; Esther Strieker, Florence Dubbs, Mildred Hilmes, Charlotte Miller, Vonda Gene Grubbs, Vance Robinson, Donald Scott, Tholen Clawson, Johnny Andree, and Junior Wise- hart. In second grade Eleska Rufenacht was our teacher. I remember her ex- plaining to us on the blackboard about tne election, and the photo- fraph records she played about The oy Shop and The Teddy Bears Picnic . In third grade, Daisy Schoeppel was our teacher. I remember seeing her putting Vicks nose drops in her nose in the girls' bathroom, and be- ing surprised that teachers had colds just like other people. The bath- rooms were quite large, and on rainy days we sometimes played games there at recess. There were also aban- doned outdoor privies which served as bases for Run Sheep Run . In winter we bundled up and went out CLASS ROLL Oral Anspaugh, Edna Mae iBeamer) Simpson, Florence (Dubbs) Roat, Merrill Durr, Midred (Hilmes) Keller, Gilbert Landwehr. Twila (Lyon) Kraus. Vernon Mar- hofer. Charlotte (Miller) Wisehart. Alice (O Neill) Pfannenstiel . Norman Petty . Vance Robinson, Gladys (Schreiber) Corder, Virginia (Schweitzer) Conkright, Laura (Smith) Lutters, Esther (Strieker) Tuxhorn, Fred Ummel, John Wisehart in the snow for recess. Fox and Goose was the most common, (or maybe the best liked game). We had swings, slides, monkey bars and a merry-go-round. The only bad in- jury I remember was when Joe Lee Agle fell off the high swing set and broke his arm. Joe was also the cause of a very disgraceful incident. He and Vonda Gene got into a fight one day at recess and the Principal, Es- ther Fisher, paddled them both. I re- member how sad and horrified ev- eryone was. That's the only corporal punishment I remember in the six years at the grade school. The first bell rang at 8:30, and I wanted to be there to play until 9:00. When the second bell rang, everyone lined up on the sidewalk by grades and marched is as someone beat the triangle. We had a whole hour at noon, and at the morning and after- noon recess. Two games I especially liked were Blackman and Break- ing thru China , although jump rope and hop-scotch were also popu- lar. In fourth grade. Ethyl White was our teacher. Depression and dust storms were taking their toll, but ev- eryone was in the same boat, so it didn't seem so bad. If there was a dust storm, it was fun and spooky to be at school when it was dark and eat inside and play under the ever pre- sent table down the middle . Fifth and sixth grade were both upstairs, and taught by Alvin Maddy. The other big room upstairs was a combination auditorium and gym. We got to play basketball and the entire school had assemblies and programs. By seventh grade, pupils from the country school joined us, and of course members of our class had changed during the grade school years. Junior High was wonderful with football and basketball games, band and chorus, as well as different teachers for each subject. A big treat was listening to the World Series on the radio — the only time as a stu- dent body I can remember we did, except the day war was declared on Dec. 8, 1941. Mr. Bolliner was our Principal during those years — Bill Horchem and Stanely Pitts were coaches. Clara Dean and Vera Bux- ton taught vocal music, Melvin Ahl- stead and Glen Garten, band and in- strumental, Vera Miller and Joan Miller taught Home Ec., Mr. Clark and Mr. Runberg taught math, and Myrtle Houghton taught English and Latin. In our Senior year we took a trip to Topeka. Andy Schoeppel was gover- nor at that time and ne entertained us at the Capitol. We rode the train and stayed at a hotel — real adven- tures! 1043 Basketball Team: Back Row: Willis Dennis. Bill Horchem (Coach), Grant Smith Middle Row: Charlie Zordel, Tholen Clawson. Vernon Marhofer, Merril Durr. Front Row: Wray Miller. Norman Petty, Ralph Schreiber, Bud Hilmes. Our class started to school in Sep- tember of 1932. Miss Eleska Rufen- acht was our first and second grade teacher. Miss Edith White was our third grade teacher, while Miss Opal Goodman taught us fourth grade. Fifth and sixth grades were taught up- stairs, where Mr. Alvin Maddy was our teacher. In the sixth grade. Miss Bessie Rogers taught our music class and also taught us to play the har- monica. We got to play basketball that year and even went to Utica for a ball- game. We remember the dust storms in our early years of school. With the exception of a few who lived very close by, no student was allowed to leave the building unless someone came for them. Consolidation of the country schools began in our sixth year and our class increased in num- ber that year, as well as the following years. We had the usual programs with Thanksgiving and Christmas be- ing the most memorable. Sometimes we had a picnic or games the last day of school. Junior High brought a real change — going to the high school building, where we had several teachers, taking home ec. or manual training, playing and marching band, having hot lunches, and playing basketball in the big gymnasium. One highlight of the eighth grade was an operetta per- formed by all of the grade school stu- dents. Eighth grade graduation was on the afternoon of May 16,1940. Ronald Colvin was Jr.-High principal and W.A. Bollinger was Superintendent. CLASS ROLL: Max Amstutz Letty (Anspaugh) Foos Betty (Barber) Rider Robert Bentley Joyce (Cowan) Bailey Shelby Doty Melba (Dubbs) Tillitson Lewis Friess Marcheta (Hoagland) Rasmussen Seraphine (Horning) Knoblauch Philip Landwehr Lillian (Long) Greer Walter Mai Howard Roth Lester Schneider Ralph Schreiber Virgil Sidebottom Louis Ummel Marion (Zordel) Overbay The boys all wore white shirts and trousers and of course, neckties. The girls were in various colors of dresses, with pink being the most popular col- or. Those graduating from the eighth grade were; Betty Ann Barber, Letty Anspaugh, Elsie Everhart, Audrey Fairbank, Joyce Cowan, Seraphine Horning, Lillian Long, Melba Dubbs, Carol Barry, Norman Carroll, Philip Landwehr, Ralph Schreiber, Shelby Doty, Charlie Zordel, Lester Schneider, Virgil Sidebottom, Max Amstutz, and Dudley Ummel. High school brought more changes — more new students, third floor classes and W.W. II. Many things were rationed. Paper was scarce and we used every bit of scrap paper we had. Gasoline and tire rationing made for little running around, but we en- joyed class picnics at Luetters Bluffs, Sand Creek, and Devil's Canyon, and parties at school, where we played games or perhaps at the Ransom roll- er rink. We were known as the Ran- som Bulldogs and had ballgames with Brownell, Arnold, Utica, Beeler — just the towns close by. The basketball tournament at Utica was always a highlight. Sometimes the band went to the tournament too. There were a few music contests and class plays our Jr. and Sr. years. We also had a box supper our Senior year. Most of us had the mumps the spring of our Sen- ior year. Seems Ransom schools had never had an outbreak of mumps un- til then and the biggest share of stu- dents got them. We were fortunate to have a sneak trip. We went to Wa- Keeney by car and boarded the train for Topeka. We visited with Governor Andrew Schoeppel, (a former Ransom graduate), climbed the stairs to the top of the capitol building, toured W.I.B.W., a favorite radio station, and saw the Air Force Base. We left on Friday morning, returning home on Sunday. We always looked forward to the Jr.-Sr. Banquet. As Juniors, we used a Hawaiian theme. The girls made leis in Home Ec class and the boys made a moon with light in Manual Training class. We used tree branches and lined the walls of the band room. A victrola played Hawaiian music and the food also followed a Hawaiian theme. After working every night for a week, we really enjoyed the banquet we planned. The next year, we enjoyed it even more as we were the honored guests. As Seniors, we chose the white car- nation as the class flower; the colors of blue and silver; and the motto, Life is What You Make It . Only three of our class went through all twelve grades together; Lillian Long, Melba Dubbs, and Shel- by Doty. They were joined by 16 other students on graduation day, May 18, 1944. They were; Dudley Ummel, Max Amstutz, Virgil Sidebottom, Walter Mai, Lester Schneider, Howard Roths, Philip Landwehr, Ralph Schreiber, Lewis Friess, Robert Bently, Letty An- spaugh, Marchetta Hoagland, Marion Zordel, Joyce Cowan, Seraphine Horning, and Betty Ann Barber. Bac- calaureate and Class Night were held earlier in the week. In addition to those who graduated either as 8th graders or Seniors, there were a number of students who joined our class for a time. Some of these included; Richard Schreiber, Bernice Roth, Eileen Roth, Louie McAllister, LaVonne Rohr, Esther Rohr, Verle Mermilion, Virginia Thomas, Marjo- rie Hall, and Dewayne Lynn. Members of our class have scattered far and wide and have many memo- ries to add to those of our school days. Little did we know when we chose our motto how true it really is, Life is What You Make It ! CLASS OF 1945 P £S SPONSOR PP HC PPL V PP£S SC-T C S CrfPHT SM TV [ au5om Seniors 1945 JOHN OiPSTNiP J' '£ O'w U M JORi£ SCM £ $£ CPRL AI T2HP trff aiOCKSOM £U6£Nf KPfUTIfP The 5th and 6th grades shared the same room. Our 6th grade teacher was Alvin Maddy. The music teacher was Bessie Rogers. Mr. Bollinger was Principal in Jr. High and High School. The not lunch program was started during our 8th grade year, 1941. The meals were cheap and delicious food, especially over sack lunches. For our 8th grade graduation, Mr. Al- bert Dubbs was the commencement speaker. Our Freshman class had 24 mem- bers, and all of us survived the Fresh- man initiation in September. Then came Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7,1941. Mr. Bollinger had a radio in the study hall and we could listen to President Roose- velt's speech when the United States declared war on Japan. Little did we know how war would change our lives! We were deprived of many things dur- ing the war. Teachers were brought out of retirement because the young men were all drafted. Many things were ra- tioned; gas, tires, meat, sugar, and many otner items were scarce. Our class rings were poor quality, also the class picture frames. Not only did we lose teachers, but we also lost some classmates. Carl Klitzke was one in our class who went to the Navy during our Senior year, which did not allow him to graduate with us. Several other young men our age were drafted our Senior year, one of which was Delbert Durr. We always had the W.K.E.A. Tour- nament at Utica and Ransom hosted the District Tournament often. Our 1945 basketball team won the Utica tournament, defeating Utica 30-26 in the finals. We did not have football every year because there was not al- ways a coach available. The class of 1945 took a Senior trip to Topeka. We boarded the train in Wa- Keeney on the evening of April 12th, the day of Pres. Roosevelt's death. We were guests of Gov. Andrew Schoeppel, former R.H.S. graduate at a dinner at the Governor’s mansion. The Gover- nor's limousine picked us up and re- turned us to the Jayhawk Hotel. We also attended a session of the House of Representatives, where George Shel- lenberger was our representative. We were his guests at the cafeteria for lunch. Saturday we had time to climb to the top of the Capitol building, shop, and then board the train for our return trip. Mr. Bollinger and Vera Buxton were our sponsors. We had a carnival every year, (I think). A King and Queen was always chosen at the carnival, and the vote was made by casting a penny for your choice. This money was then used for CLASS ROLL: Neta (Blocksome) Hafliger. John Gerstner. Francis Hilmes, Vivian (Hor- chem) Klitzke. Eugene Kreutzer, Berniece (Landwehr) Pfannentiel, Jim O Neill, Louis Schreiber’, Marjorie(Schreiber) Baitkowski, Grant Smith, Cteo (VanHorn) Jesse, Maxine (Whitfield) McCtarnan, Rosanne (Willour) Hilmes. buying war bonds and war stamps. We had 2 picnics and 2 parties a year. The picnics were at Luetters Bluffs , Sand Creek , Devils Canyon , and Castle Rock . We gave a Jr. class play, entitled, In- timate Enemies , which was very much fun to perform. We also gave a Sr. class play and a Public Speaking class play. One was entitled, That Crazy Smith Family and the other was, Room for Ten . Mr. Bollinger was our director. We also always had a one-act contest play. This I i was entitled, The Hills of Eire , and performed in 1945. The play was a tear jerker for which we won a 1 rating with it. Mrs. Gertrude Kohl was the director. Senior week was the week before graduation. One morning we went to Sand Creek for a Senior breakfast, Mr. Bollinger's treat. We also had a Jr.-Sr. Banquet, al- though not as elaborate or decorated as the ones now. In those day there were no proms allowed in Ransom. We graduated with 13 members. Our commencement speaker was Gov. An- drew Schoeppel. The alumni banquet was held tne same evening in the Methodist Church basement prior to graduation. (teachers list continued from page 47) Tillitson, Mary Lou 1980- currently teaching Tillitson, Ronald 1985-currently teaching Toedman, Virginia 1980-currently teaching Torrey, Melvin 1932-1935 Trotter, T.C. 1946-1947 Uhlenhop, Susan 1981-1984 Ummel, Amy (Doty) 1926-1930 1953-1959 Ummel, Treva 1985-currently teaching Vermilion, Bertha 1915-1917 Vermilion, Myrtle 1906-1909 1911-1912 Vermilion, Rosa 1917-1919 Vest, Edna 1951-1953 Vest, Fenton W. 1951-1953 Vincent, Donna 1979-1980 Voth, Harold 1956-1958 Waddell, Gary 1966-1968 Warkman, Mrs. Robert 1924-1925 Watson, Minnie L. 1921-1924 1925-1926 Wedel, Donald 1961-1963 Weeks, Reita 1976-1978 Weeks, Shirley 1978-1980 1984- currently teaching Wells, Eleanor 1976-1978 Wesley, John R. 1951-1953 West, Wayne 1963-1967 Wheatcroft, Mae 1926-1930 Whipple, Joyce 1977-currently teacning Whipple, Ray 1970-currently Williams, C.L. 1922-1924 1926- 1930 Williams, Harold 1921-1922 Williams, Gladys 1925-1926 Williams, Ruth 1923-1925 1926-1928 Wolff, Sherryl 1973-1975 Wolff, Walter 1973-1975 Young, Carol 1961-1963 Zielke, Lenna 1969-1970 teaching White, Edith 1934-1936 Willard, Faith 1917-1919 TRIVIA TIME Of the 334 teachers that have taught for Ransom, 39 of them are graduates of RHS: They are; Hazel Barber (1926), Her- bert Barkley (1922), Kathryn Block- some (1938), Vera Brock (1936), Jerry Buxton (1960), Mont Buxton (1924), Ruth Ann Conard (1930), Jacqueline Crabtree (1962), Netta Curry (1918), Virginia Dietterich (1952), Minnie Dubbs (1913), Eugene Flax (l973), Ag- nes Hays (1913), Rosanne Hilmes (19451 Richard Horchem (1950), Wil- lard Horchem (1931), Myrtle Houghton (1924), Lucille Johannes, (1919), Reva Klitzke (1919), Theron LaPlante (1929), Elfrieda Lutters (1939); Kim McElhaney (1967), Vera Miller (1928); Eleska Ru- fenacht Mishler (1929), Phil Neyer, Jr. (1949); Florence Robinson (1916), Laura Robinson (1916); Daisy Schoeppel (1927) Melvin Schreiber (1917); Reita Schreiber (1937), Florence Scott (1925), Theresa Simpson (1966), Frank Strickler (1915), Mary Lou Tillitson (1969), Ronald Tillitson (1965), Virginia Toedman (1965), Amy Ummel (1923), Reita Weeks (1970), and Shirley Weeks (1972) Of all these teachers, the one person who taught more years for the Ransom districts was Ruth Ann Conard. Ruth taught a total of 31 years, from 1946- 1977. 24 of those 31 years were in town and the other 7 were at Cyrus, under the Ransom Board and District. Prior to her teaching for Ransom, she taught in other districts including, Fairview, Nirvana, Ash Grove, Centralia, Colum- bia, and Cyrus. She taught at various levels until 1962, when she became the Kindergarten teacher. In 1970, she took over the duties of grade school librar- ian, as well as her regular teaching du- ties. After a career of 44 years teacning, Ruth Ann retired in 1977. Ruth Ann taught many kids throughout her career, always calling them ner own. From these first kids of hers, she was awarded with many grandkids , too many to count. But, in her career she did have the opportunity to have two sets of great-grandkids . She taught llene (Randall) Roths and her son. Bob, and in turn Bob's kids. Montv and Ki-nnv She a No taught Vir gil Cofer, his daughter Virginia Toed- man, and her son Michael Toedman This made three generations, in two separate families, that began then school careers under the direction of Ruth Ann Many, many alumni will remember her and will always be thankful they had her as their teacher. To Ruth, we say Thank You! for your many years of service. 53 CLASS OF 1946 HSCVIN WMTFKU) JACK CWWY LCOMXRO LUTTWtS JOf CUt Y nMtnum stuck Di'O -OKlK CURRENT ADDRESSES: (Dorothy Barber) M rs. Louis Schreiber 1305 W. 2nd McCook, Ne. 69001 Dorothy attended KSU, then married Louis Schreiber in 1948. She worked as the Nursing Home Administrator. Tholen Clawson Box 98 Ransom, Ks. 67572 Tholen worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad and for Hesston, Inc. at Hesston. Jack Curry 228 E. 13th Hutchinson, Ks. 67501 Jack attended KSU for four years, moved to Hutchinson where he worked in the insurance dept, of Kansas Farmer Service Assoc. Leonard Lutters Rt. 1, Box 1267 Cabazon, Ca. 92230 Leonard worked as a carpenter. CLASS ROLL: Dorothy (Barber) Schreiber Tholen Clawson Jack Curry Joe Curry Willis Dennis Leonard Lutters Evelyn (Mishler) Carlson Florence (Paul) Eudy Jake Roths Ernest Sidebottom Melvin Whitfield (Florence Paul) Mrs. J. Estes Eudy 3509 S. Union St. DeMoines, la. 50315 Florence worked as secretary to the manager of the photographic dept, for the Meredith Printing Company. Jack Roths R.R. 1, Box 127 Ransom, Ks. 67572 Jake attended KSU for one se- mester. He married Joan Hilmes and settled on a farm east of Ran- som, where he is still living. Ernest Sidebottom 714 Twiss St. Topeka, Ks. 66616 Ernest worked in a flour mill in Topeka. Melvin Whitfield 13504 E. 55th North Rt. 3 Wichita, Ks. 67228 Melvin married Vera Mae Schreiber and worked at Christo- pher Iron Works. MORE TRIVIA: In 1887 there was one teacher. Miss Cora Beardslee. She taught a three month term and her salary was $22.00 per month. In the 1915-16 school year there were 6 teachers, each teaching an 8 month term. The highest salary was $100.00 per month and the lowest was $55.00. By 1925-26, there were 9 teachers, each teaching from Sept. 7, through May 21st. The highest salary was $222.29 per month and the lowest was $95.00. The 1935-36 school year had 12 teachers and the term ran from Sept. 2, through May 15, (at the grade school) and May 21, (at the high school). The highest salary at the grade school was $90.00 with the lowest, $70.00. The highest sal- ary at the high school was $150.00 and the lowest was $85.00. Ten teachers made up the staff of the school system from Sept. 3, 1945 — May 17, 1946. This was the year that District 71 became Joint District 21. The highest salary at the grade school was $160.00 and the highest at the high school was $291.00. The lowest salary at the grade school was $150.00, with $183.33 being the lowest at the high school. In the 1955-56 school year there were again 10 teachers. $3,900 a year was the highest salary at the grade school. The lowest was $3,200. $4,800 was the highest at the high school and $3,500 was the lowest. In the 1965-66 school year the base salary was $4,900. From this base additional increments were made according to the years taught and the level of teaching degree. Additional compensations were made for added activities, such as class, activity, or club sponsors. The base salary in 1975-76 was $8,500; and the base in 1985-86 was $16,200 with the average salary be- ing $21,239.14. With the added benefits the average salary was $22,739.14, (not including adminis- tration salaries). These salaries were based on a 9 month term, or 180 days. The 1986 average monthly salary was $1,894.93, compared to $32.50 for the first 8 month term, in 1888-89. The class of 1947 was the first to have a Senior dance instead of just a banquet. (Dancing had not been allowed in Ransom) The dance was held in the roller-skating rink in- stead of the high school. This class was also the first class to take its Senior trip outside of the state of Kansas. They went to Denver. Dean Allen — Deceased in Texas, January of 1977. Gayle Combest 18 Edward Ave. Old Bridge, N.J. 08857 Gayle was drafted into the Army after college at Fort Hays. After a few years in the Army, most of which was spent in Germany, he went to Kansas City where he taught school for a couple of years. During a summer vacation he drove to New York, and liked it so much, he stayed. He became the news editor for CBS, and has cov- ered such assignments as manned space shots in Cape Canaveral, po- litical conventions and the State fu- neral for President Truman. (Mary Gerstner) Mrs. Edward Englert 1922 Whittier Rd. Hays, Ks. 67601 Mary graduated from nurses training in Dodge City, and served as Ellis County school nurse. Chester Hilmes Star Rt. Mesa, Wa. 99343 Chester worked for his father until entering the armed forces during the Korean War. He mar- ried Audrey Jean Smith and moved to Washington State in 1954. His chief occupation was farming. Laverne Landwehr 1178 Anzio St. Crescent City, Ca. 95531 Laverne went to the Navy for four years after graduation. He worked nights for EFD express de- livery and had rental property. (Valda Robinson) Mrs. Henry E. Rogers 2878 Parry Lake Blvd. Ortonville, Mi. 48462 Valda attended Fort Hays for two years. She taught in Gove County. (Donna Scott) Mrs. Harley North Brownell, Ks. 67521 Donna attended K.U. for two years before marrying Harley North. She worked as a Physical Therapy Aide for the Grisell Me- morial Hospital in Ransom. (Violet Stanton) Mrs. Otis Young 483 Williams Creek Rd. Oakville, Wa. 98568 Lloyd Stowe 222 N. Carlon PI. 1 Simi Valley, Ca. 93063 Lloyd worked as a civilian for the Air Force. (Lila Zordel) Mrs. Elmer Reeder 407 East Bend 319 Dodge City, Ks. 67801 After graduation, Lila worked as a housekeeper in Brownell. She then worked for the dietary depart- ment of Dodge City Grade Schools. CLASS ROLL: Dean Allen Gayle Combest Mary (Gerstner) Englert Chester Hilmes Laverne Landwehr Valda (Robinson) Rogers Donna (Scott) North Violet (Stanton) Young Lloyd Stowe Lila (Zordel) Reeder The first school district was Dis- trict 71. It was established Sept. 5, 1887. The first district meeting was held Sept. 29, 1887, at which a group of people were elected to serve as a School Board. Those who have served as Direc- tor have been: J.B. Bistline, Sept. 29, 1887-1889: W.O. Dubbs, July 25, 1889-1892: J.S. Turner, July 28, 1892-1893: W.E. Shellenberger, July 27, 1893-1894: Henry Dieffenbach, July 27, 1894-1895 and again Aug. 4, 1905-1907: Fred Marhofer, July 25, 1895-1904: W.A. Scott, June 16, 1904-1905: D.A. Shellenberger, Nov. 8, 1907-1909: J.A. Graham, 1909-(moved away): Dr. W.S. Gri- sell, July 21, 1910-1917: Charles J. Shellenberger, (appointed) Sept. 26, 1917-April 1928: Cliff Anderson, April 13, 1928-April 1931: W.A. Doerschlag, April 10, 1931-May 1934: and Clarence Horchem, May 24, 1934-April 1946. Those who have served as Clerk have been: John A. Snodgrass, Sept. 29, 1887-1891: J.B. Stutzman, July 30,1891-1894: W.Z. Trover, July 26, 1894-1897: O.J. Schell, July 29, 1897-Nov. 1897: E.M. Shellen- berger, (appointed) Nov. 29, 1897- 1898: F.C. Peck, July 28, 1898-Dec. 1898: W.H. Barr, Dec. 3, 1898-Dec. 1898: Ira Shellenberger, Dec. 1898- 1900: H.C. Ptomey, July 26, 1900- 1903: W.O. Dobbs, June 18, 1903- 1912: Peter Horchem, April 10, 1912-1933: C.F. Miller, May 26, 1933-April 1942: Orville Horchem, April 10, 1942-April 1945: Russell Shellenberger, (elected, but did not accept) April 13,1945: Orville Hor- chem, (appointed) May 17, 1945- April 1946. Those serving as Treasurer have been: Charles Horchem, Sept. 29, 1887-1891 and again Dec. 3, 1898- 1908: H.L. Shellenberger, Oct. 5, 1891-1896: Henry Dieffenbach, Dec. 12, 1896-1897: Jasper Rogers, July 29, 1897-1898: D.A. Shellen- berger, July 16, 1908-1909: W.A. Scott, Aug. 4, 1909-1911: Fred Jo- hannes, April 14, 1911-1917: C.J. DeWitt, April 13, 1917-April 1929: Fred Amstutz, April 12, 1929-April 1932: and Mary Dubbs, April 8, 1932-April 1946. The Director serving the most years was Fred Marhofer with 9 years; the Clerk serving the most years was Peter Horchem, with 21 years of service; and the Treasur- ers) serving the most were, Charles Horchem and Mary Dubbs, both with 14 years of service. (continued on page 61) $7 CURRENT ADDRESSES: Great Bend, Ks. 67530 9310 Osceola St. Westminister, Co. 80030 (Laura Fairbank) (Joan Hilmes) (Vera Mae Schreiber) Mrs. Elder� Kraft Mrs. Jake Roths 2814 Washington R.R. 1, Box 127 Mrs. Melvin Whitfield Great Bend, Ks. 67530 Ransom, Ks. 67572 13504 E. 55th North, Rt. 3 Wichita, Ks. 67228 (Marilyn Farmer) Russell Klitzke (Wilma Scott) Mrs. Gayle Mollenkamp R.R. 1, Box 119 Star Rt. Box 5 Ransom, Ks. 67572 Mrs. Keith North Russel Springs, Ks. 67755 2562 Fraser Dr. (Violet Kraft) Loveland, Co. 80537 (Anna Mae Friess) Mrs. Alex Mai Mrs. James Ferguson 1603 Kansas (Betty See) Ransom, Ks. 67572 Russell, Ks. 67665 Mrs. Richard Kessler 210 Willow Esq. Harold Hilmes (Ruth Musselman) Wichita, Ks. 67209 150 S. 8th Ave. Mrs. Martin J. Mateyec Othello, Wa. 99344 117 Pohlman Ave. (Vera Stanton) Ellinwood, Ks. 67526 Mrs. Earl O'Brien James Hilmes 1557 Belle Ave 3023 18th St. Dale Rauch Topeka, Ks. (Gloria Stowe) Mrs. Melvin Folkers 413 9th Wakeeney, Ks. 67672 Adam Strieker 7133 S. Lorraine Wichita, Ks. 67207 Edgar Zordel Russell, Ks. 67665 Walter Zordel, Jr. Box 93 Ransom, Ks. 67572 CLASS ROLL: Dorothy (Durr) Fabrizius Laura (Fairbank) Kraft Marilyn (Farmer) Mollenkamp Anna Mae (Friess) Ferguson Harold Hilmes James Hilmes Joan (Hilmes) Roths Russell Klitzke Violet (Kraft) Mai Ruth (Musselman) Mateyec Dale Rauch Vera Mae (Schreiber) Whitfield Wilma (Scott) North Betty (See) Kessler Vera (Stanton) O'Brien Gloria (Stowe) Folkers Adam Strieker Wayne VanHorn CLASS MOTTO: Not at the Top but Climbing CLASS COLORS: Red and White CLASS FLOWER Carnation CLASS OFFICERS: President. Walter Zordel, Jr.; Vice-President, Harold Hilmes; Secretary- Treasurer. Wayne Van Horn. Class Representa- tive, Joan Hilmes. The class of 1948 was a large class, with an enrollment of 20 students. There were a lot of cars driven to school in 1948, mostly old and small cars. After school let out for the day some small cars were found with the front bumper over the parking post!! In 1948, we had an open noon hour After lunch, most of the student body walked down town to buy a frosty malt at the drug store. These were very good and even better with a bag of salted peanuts. 1948 was the year of the yo-yo. These yo-yos went wherever the student went. Some got real professional with them The boys played football, but their equip- ment was not nearly so sophisticated as today. White T-shirts were very popular then. The girls wore skirts 10 inches from the floor, bob- by socks. Loafers were the popular shoe. CLASS HISTORY: The Senior class of 1948 started out in their Freshman year with 28 members. They were: Betty See, Violet Kraft, Joan Hilmes, Wilma Scott, Vera Schrieber, Dorothy Durr, Marilyn Farmer, Gloria Stowe, John Akers. Laura Fair- bank, Delores Roth, Anna Mae Friess, Ruth Musselman, Harold Hilmes, Dorothy Kaiser, James Hilmes, Russell Klitzke. Glenn McKen- zie, Dale Rauch. Adam Strieker, Laverne Gla- zier, Walter Zordel. Jr., Wayne VanHorn, Hugo Kohl, Meril Davidson. Edgar Zordel. and Keith Charles. When we were initiated in our Freshmen year we had to wear our clothes to school that day wrong side out and backwards and go barefoot. The night of initiation we had to do many ridic- ulous things such as push a peanut down the gym floor and back with our nose, and feed each other syrup with a spoon. We had to sweep the gym floor with a toothbrush. These and many other things we did for the amusement of the upper-classmen When we started in our Sophomore year the following had dropped; Meril Davidson had moved to Utica, Hugo Kohl started to the Ness City High School, Dorothy Kaiser went to school at Lakin and Keith Charles moved to California This then left a total of 24 members out of the 28 which we started with in our Freshmen year. Nothing of special interest hap- pened during this year as we just did the gener- al Sophomore routine of school work. By the time our Junior year rolled around John Akers had moved and Delores Roth had quit school, that left the class with 22 members. This year the class put on the play. The Ghost Parade They had ghosts parading around and thunder that sounded almost like the real thing. We started our Senior year with 22 members which was the same number as we had in the Junior year. The Senior class play was The Three Old Maid Aunts ' and they were typical old maids too. The main event in our Senior year was our sneak trip to Denver. Co. SENIOR SNEAK TO DENVER We left the little town of Ransom, via Bickel bus April 9th at 4 00 A M and arrived in Den- ver at 130 P M After arriving in Denver we went to the United States Mint at 2:00 and then to the Roosevelt Hotel which was to be our home while we were in Denver. We were as- signed our rooms and after freshening up a bit we went to the City Park where we saw one of the largest zoos in this part of the country. On this same trip we visited the City Museum which is the finest of its kind in the United States. We then went back to the Hotel and by this time it was high time to eat We all went to a cafeteria where tables had been reserved for us by the manager of the Roosevelt Hotel After supper we all went back to the Hotel to rest a little before going to a show. The Uncon- quered , this is the show that the producer Cecil D Mille says was his best production. This fin- ished our activities for Friday. We were all up and had our breakfasts and were ready to go to the K.O.A Radio Broadcast- ing Station by 700 on Saturday morning We heard Happy Jack Turner broadcast. He also played three numbers, just for our group, which was not broadcasted. One of the engineers then gave us a fine detailed explanation of the me- chanics of the control room in the broadcasting station which was very interesting as well as instructive. We went from K.O.A. to the Capitol Building. Here we saw the Senate and House of Representative rooms and went up to the balco- ny around the dome from which we took pic- tures of the city. We had now planned to visit the Denver Post but on going there we learned that another school group was to be taken on tour of the building at 1:30, so we had to wait until then too. As we had time before lunch we went via our bus to the airport and saw big passenger planes come in and take off also large cargo planes come in. By the time we got back to Denver it was lunch time. After lunch we again met at the Hotel and walked to the Post building where after many interruptions, on account of a large Army parade, we arrived at 130 A guide took us through the building where we saw the Sunday Denver Post being printed We had left our bus parked on a street which would be the one to lead us out of Denver to the Red Rocks. Well, we all thought we knew which street would lead us to the bus but after going, say, five blocks one way and two some other, a time or so. we asked a policeman and he told us to go back five or six blocks — we eventually found the bus and were on our way. The drive was beautiful and some of the girls sang in the Natural Amphitheater, while the rest climbed through the natural tunnels, etc., after about an hour we left for Lookout Moun- tain where we saw Buffalo Bill's grave, and had a fine view of the surrounding mountains and Denver in the distance. We returned to Denver about o 30. After our evening meal each person went to a show or whatever he chose and then back to the Hotel by 10 00 Sunday morning we left for Colorado Springs. We had anticipated having a lovely mountain drive but it stormed almost all the way. After a short stop we started for Ransom, arriving about 10 30, a tired, but happy group 59 CLASS OF 1949 ANGtUJS 6ER.STNER r IVtlXH MW Itt TAtAI RANSOM SENIORS LOO� � KUTlKt ------- fUMCHCS W� � S0N - mm — WL) ST MiKXlD CMO ■ 4 i 1 it O'SI U.tN JlkMtS K6T7MER VSHMON tUtTTWS Eloise (Allen) Oriez moved to Council Grove after graduation and worked for Peter Pan Ice Cream stores for eight years. She then moved to Geneseo, Ks in 1962 where she worked for Montgomery Ward for seven years. She now lives at 325 N. Harrison, Lindsborg, Ks. 67456 (Stanford Cato — Stanford did not graduate with the class of 1949, but he did attend school with them for several years. He quit the Senior year, but took his G.E.D. test later. He now lives in Nashville, Tennes- see and has his own truck and hauls freight all over the United States. He stops in Ransom to visit friends every year on one of his trips through). Angelus Gerstner joined the Ma- rine Corps after graduation. He was in the Marines for two years, one of which was in Korea during the Ko- rean Conflict. He has worked for the Santa Fe Railroad for 29 years. He was a telegraph operator at Boi- se City, Ok, and on the Extra Board, he worked at various telegraph jobs in Colo., Ok., and Kansas. He also served at least 20 years as an agent at Copeland Ks. He still lives at Copeland, Ks. 67837. James Ketzner farmed with his dad for several years after gradu- ation, then enlisted in the Air Force in Jan. of 1953. He served in To- koyo for 3 years. Following his dis- charge in 1957, he went back to the farm at Bird City. In the fall of 1960, he entered KSU as a pre-vet student, and graduated in 1963. He became a D.V.M. in 1966 and ac- cepted a position in a small animal hospital in Ks. City, Mo. In June of 1973, he opened his own practice in Shawnee Mission. He now lives at 11701 Johnson Dr., Shawnee Mission, Ks., 66203. Louis Klitzke went to college and received his PHD in education and taught Psychology and was Guid- CLASS ROLL: Eloise (Allen) Oriez Angelus Gerstner James Ketzner Louis Klitzke Vernon Luetters Evelyn (Mai) Mast Phil Neyer, Jr. Robert Strickler ance Counselor at Stout Institute in Menomonie, Wi. He also taught graduate students during the sum- mer, and also taught for two years at University College, Dar es Sa- laam, Tanzania, Africa. He present- ly lives at 1706 12th St., Meno- monie, Wi. 54751. Vernon Luetters joined the Ma- rine Corps after graduation, and served during the Korean Conflict. He worked as a construction super- visor for Thomas Construction Co. of St. Joseph, Mo. He now lives at 1710Vi Dewey Ave., St. Joseph, Mo. 64505. Evelyn (Mai) Mast worked at the Wichita Eagle Beacon. Her address is 3610 W. 3rd St. Wichita, Ks. 67203. Phil Neyer, Jr. enlisted in the Army after graduation and served in Korea. After his discharge, he attended and graduated from KSU. He taught physical education and coached at Ransom from 1956- 1958. He then moved to California where he became the Physical Edu- cation Coordinator for the 22 grade schools in the Compton School District. He resides at 2538 E. 2nd 102, Long Beach, Ca. 90803. Robert Strickler attended KSU for two years before enlisting in the Air Force in 1952, where he served for four years. After his discharge he returned to Ransom to farm with his dad. He farmed and raised livestock before taking a job in the Maintenance Department of the Grisell Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home. (school board continued from page 57) Ransom Rural High School 3 was formed July 28, 1920. The first district meeting was held Nov. 12, 1920. The Directors of this Board have been: Mrs. George Schoeppel, Nov. 12,1920-April 1925; L.C. Mill- er, April 10, 1925-April 1937; Ira Stutzman, May 27,1937-April 1940; J.L. Dieffenbach, April 11, 1940- April 1949; Orville Klitzke, April 7, 1949-Feb. 1954 (resigned); ana Wil- lard Horchem, Feb, 25, 1954-May 18, 1956 (the district was disorgan- ized). Clerks of this Board have been: Mrs. Lawrence Miller, Nov. 12, 1920-April 1921; Charles J. Shel- lenberger, April 8,1921-April, 1922 (resigned); R.W. Scott, April 13, 1922-April 1933; Fred Robbins, May 26, 1933-April 1936; J.L. Dief- fenbach, May 29, 1936-April 1939; G.G. Hays, April 1939-April 1945; Herman Schreiber, April 13, 1945- April 1946 (resigned); Elmer Um- mel, April 1, 1946-April 1946 (ap- pointed, resigned); Mrs. Lynn Sto- ver, April 11, 1946-Aug. 1946 (re- signed); L.C. Miller, Sept. 24, 1946- April 1947 (appointed); Martin Schreiber, April 11, 1947-April 1951; and George V. Luetters, April 12, 1951-May 18, 1956. Treasurers have been: Clinton E. Scherzinger, Nov. 12, '1920-April 1947; W.F. Scott, April 11, 1947- April 1950; and Robert Scott, April 13, 1950-May 18, 1956. L.C. Miller served the longest term as Director, (12 years); R.W. Scott served the longest term as Clerk, (11 years); ana Clinton E. Scherzinger served the longest term as Treasurer, (26 years). Another person to be recognized is Jesse Dieffenbach (J.L.), who served a to- tal of 12 years in two separate of- fices. District 71 disorganized and made a part of District Joint 21 by redistricting on March 1, 1946. Those who have served as Direc- tor for this new district were: P.N. Combest, April 12, 1946-June 1955; Dr. Kenneth McLain, June 9, 1955- June 1961; and Robert Giess, June 2, 1961-July 1, 1965. Those who have served as Clerk were: Margaret Mishler, April 12, 1946-June 1960; Robert Giess, June 7, 1960-June 1961; Eddie Horlick, June 2, 1961-June 1964; and Gale Squier, June 1964-July 1, 1965. Those who have served as Trea- surer were: Frank Landwehr, April 12, 1946-June 1956; George Luet- ters, June 1, 1956-June 1962; Roy Crabtree, June 1, 1962-Aug. 21, 1964; and Reginald C. Buxton, Aug 22, 1964-July 1, 1965. Others serving on the Board of Education for this district have been, Willard Horchem, June 1, 1956-June 1962; John F. Mishler, June 1, 1956-July 1, 1965; Ruth Neyer, June 1,1956-June 1960; and Rex Huxman, June 7, 1960-July 1, 1965. P.N. Combest served the longest term as a Director, (9 years); the longest term as Clerk was served by Margaret Mishler, (14) years, and the person serving the most time as Treasurer was Frank Land- wehr, (10 years). (continued on page 63) 61 mss uxnuis t o Jt AN KUTZKt AottK shith CLASS OF 1950 Mt t. •« nNSOM SENIORS KXBVIH WLtttS 0 C A OttC M Ru« ARAM 01 RAID HUM ttINOS KlMlTUR inmto i� ‘C cm a CLASS MOTTO: To the stars through difficulties. CLASS FLOWER: Carnation CLASS COLORS: Red and White The class of 1950 began our formal education in the native stone school building located directly south of the grade school now in use. It was a two- story building with the lunch room in the basement. In 1938 Lenora Bentley taught grades 1 and 2, Bessie Rogers taught 3 and 4, and Alvin Maddy, the Principal, taught 5 and 6 upstairs. Two activities stand out in mind with recalling our days in this build- ing. One being marching in and out of the building. Every morning we lined up for the flag salute and to a drum cadence performed by a select drum- mer we marched in for classes. Along with the three R's , we learned our left foot from our right! At recess, noon, and 4:00 we marched out and when it was time for classes to re- sume, we lined up and marched back in. Everyone had a place in one of the two lines formed. The other activity that stands out was the May Pole Dance, which was performed at the last program for par- ents and patrons and this was always in May. We lost some classmates during the elementary years due to families mov- ing — these being Jewell Ritgers and Keith Davidson. We moved to the High School building for the 7th and 8th grades and then the four years of High School. Highlights of these years were a good basketball team, music con- CLASS ROLL: Gerald Hilmes Marvin Hilmes Lynn Hosman Richard — Dick — Horchem Jean (Klitzke) Patterson Ruby (Kraft) Allen Leona (Landwehr) Schulte Joy Jean (Mishler) Antenen Darlene — Dolly — (Roth) Foster Dick Scott Francis Schweitzer Leon Schneider Audrey (Smith) Hilmes Mary Anne (Willour) McMurry tests with outstanding contestants, one-act plays taking top honors, pic- nics at Sand Creek and Castle Rock and most memorable, our sneak trip taken in the Spring of 1950. We char- tered a bus which took us to Carlsbad, New Mexico; Juarez, Mexico; and Canyon City, Colorado. The Junior class hosted a banquet for us on May 6th with the theme, Garden of Friendship . Commencement was May 17th with Mary Anne Willour delivering the Valedictorian address, and Joy Mishler delivering the Salutatorian address. RHS SCHOOL SONG: Out upon the rolling prairie. Glorious to view. Stands our dear old Ransom High School, Towering toward the blue. Lift the chorus ever onward, Red and the white. Hail to thee, Our dear old high school, We will win this fight! (more on teachers, from page 53) Besides teaching classes, the follow- ing people have served either as Prin- cipal or Superintendent (or both) in either the grade or high school: Paul H. Andree, R.L. Arnold, Ellis Balaum, Herbert Barkley, Walter H. Bollinger, John R. Bottom, Clarence O. Douglas, Rush Ellenberger, Esther L. Fisher, Levi W. Hampshire, Mi- chael L. Kastle, Ralph F. Kenworthy, F.W. Lennen, Harlan S. Lippert, Alvin Maddy, Frank Main, James McCul- lough, Gerald E. Moore, James Owens, Erich E. Penner, Walter E. Phillips, H.H. Reinking, Bessie A. Rogers, Frank Strickler, Carl D. Thieszen, Harold Voth, John R. Wes- ley, and C.L. Williams. Of these people, only two of them are alumni of Ransom; Herbert Bark- ley (1922) and Frank Strickler (1915). (school board continued from page 61) Unified School District 302 was established for all school purposes on July 1, 1965, and all former districts were disorganized effective on that same date. Individuals who have served on the School Board from that time on have been: Albers, Don — 1967-1971 Basgall, Leslie — 1985 to present Buxton, Reginald — 1965-1968 Dietterich, John — 1975-1983 Fisher, Richard — 1983-1985 Flax, John — 1971-1978 Giess, Robert — 1965-1967 Harris, Gail — 1985 to present Huxman, Kent — 1975-1979 Huxman, Rex - 1965-1969 Klitzke, Carl J. — 1968-1974 McLain, Dr. Kenneth — 1967-1971 McLain, Mary Jane — 1974-1981 Mishler, John F. — 1965-1967 Mishler, Robert — 1969-1981 Mollenkamp, K.D. — 1971-1975 Neyer, Terry — 1978 to present Phelps, Steve — 1979 to present Schreiber, Clarence — 1967-1971 Schreiber, Judith - 1981-1985 Schwartzkopf, Herbert — 1983 to present Scott, Bill D. — 1971-1983 Shellenberger, Shelly — 1981 to present Squier, Gale — 1965-1977 Squier, Russell — 1965-1967 Strickler, Robert — 1969-1975 Toedman, Charles — 1977 to present. In all four districts put together, the person serving the most years on the school board was Clinton E. Scher- zinger with a total of 26 years as Trea- surer of R.R.H.S. 3. Clarence Horchem was the first member of the Ransom alumni to re- turn and serve the school on the School Board. Other alumni who have served on the Board are: P.N. Corn- best, Reginald C. Buxton, Willard Horchem, John F. Mishler, Ruth (Thomas) Neyer, Orville Klitzke, Jesse Dieffenbach, W.F. Scott, Robert Scott, Gail Harris, Kent Huxman, Terry Neyer, Clarence Schreiber, Herbert Schwartzkopf, Bill D. Scott, Shelly Shellenberger, and Robert Strickler. 63 CLASS OF BOBER! UHHtL f.WlNOCXYN STOW q NSOM SENIORS UHORA t Ul ftftt RS } N nARrt J t! MtR ROW RT rn Ufl JOE GtftSTNf R EVtltN KRAFT Our class was small. We graduated 14 people, 7 girls and 7 boys. We have a wide range of professions. We have farmers, stockmen, secre- taries. oil workers, a doctor, navigator, carpen- ter, laundress, maintenance man in a hospital, salespeople, custodian in a school, bus driver, and teachers aide. Carol Fairbank married Tony Small — Star Rt Box 104B, Liberty. Tx., 77575. Joe Gerstner married classmate Rosalea Schreiber — 502 S. School St.. Ness City. Ks., o75o0. Ronald Horchem married Dorothy McDaniel (RMS 52) — Box 241. Ransom, Ks.. 57572. Marie Ketzner married Floyd Schuckman — Arnold, Ks.. 57515. Lvelyn Kraft married Dick Carr — 3437 W Questa D., Los Alamos, NM„ 57544. Warner Kysar married and lives at 4070 Peter Lynn Court, San Diego, Ca.. 92154. RexOhlemeier married Viola Schroyer — 910 Holiday Dr., O Fallon, III. 52259 Willafred Robinson married Bill Ward — 3007 N.E. 55th, Seattle, Wa . 95115. Charles See married Ann Taylor — 5015 Peb- ble Beach Dr., Houston, Tx.. 77059. Gwendolyn Stowe married Russell Klitzke (RHS 45) — RR 1. Box 119. Ransom, Ks.. 07572. Robert Ummel married Loretta Hilmes (RHS 58) — 4505 N.W 35th, Oklahoma City. Ok 73112 Ruby Ummel married Bill Deiser — 225 Court, Ellsworth, Ks.. 57439 Robert Zordel married Jenny Lorenz — 013 Walnut. Hill City, Ks.. 67o42. As Juniors, we presented the play. The Pen- nington Case ' on Jan 31, 1950. Loren Cole and Oliver Hiebert were the directors. We had a good football team our Junior year, playing both six man and eleven man football CLASS ROLL: Carol (Fairbank) Small Joe Gerstner Ronald Horchem Marie (Ketzner) Schuckman Evelyn (Kraft) Carr Warner Kysar Rex Ohlemeier Willafrd (Robinson) Ward Rosalea (Schreiber) Gerstner Charles See Gwendolyn (Stowe) Klitzke Robert Ummel Ruby (Ummel) Deiser Robert Zordel In six man. wc had a record of to wins and 0 losses. We played teams from Bison, Beele McCracken, Hanston. Utica, and Arnold In eleven man, we played Bazine, Schoen- chen, and Otis. We only lost one of those games, that was Otis, 13-5 Throughout the whole season, we only let the opponents score 75 points against us. We scored 310, with one of those games a shut-out. Ransom 25-Schoen- chen 0. Our football team was not quite the team in our Senior year as it was in our Junior year We again played both 11 and to man. In 11 man we had a record of 2-3 and in to man 2-1. For their efforts on the football team the fol- lowing people were awarded nick names in the 1951 yearbook Bob Ummel — Old Aches and Pains' . Charles See — The Thing ; Dean Hazen ' Sitting Bull . Billy Dean Scott — The Atom Bomb , Tom Neyer — “The Im- movable Object ; Virgil Horning — Lujack Lyle Ummel — “Scatback Rex Horchem — Ole Faithful . Robert Zordel — Fighting Fool Joe Gerstner, Old Glue Fingers’ ; Dean Hazen, Toy Bulldog Harold Hosman. The Toe ; and Francis Horning — The Banty Rooster The basketball team our Senior year was beat out of the Regional tournament by Covert, by a score of 25-19 The season record was 14 wins, to losses We scored 513 points and held our oppo- nents to ooo Ransom won second place in the Ransom Class B District tournament, and they shared the co-championship with the Brownell Wildcats. Team members were: Francis Horn- ing, Paul Fairbank, Rex Horchem, Robert Um- mel. Ron Horchem, Gilbert W'ahlborg. Charles See, Robert Zordel. Dean Hazen, and Lyle Um- mel. There was an enrollment of 71 students our Senior year, 30 of which were in the band. Lucy Ann Schulte was the director Drum Majorettes were, Jeanne Horchem, Norma Hartman. La- donna Schneider. Mary Ellen Hilmes, Esther Fairbank. and Frankie Roth We also had glee clubs The girls had 25 and the boys’ also had 25. CLASS MOTTO: Not at the top but climbing'' CLASS COLORS: Blue and Silver We had fifteen members in our Freshman class. Twila Snodgrass was President; Evelyn Kraft, Vice-Presi- dent; Mary F. Friess, Treasurer; and Marie Jean Ketzner, Representative. As Juniors, we had fourteen mem- bers. We had by then lost classmates, Twila Snodgrass and Mary Friess, but Joe Gerstner had joined our class. Class officers were; President, Wil- lafred Robinson; Vice-President, Joe Gerstner; Secretary-Treasurer, Rex Ohlemeier; and Representative, Gwen Stowe. We graduated May 16, 1951 with the same fourteen members as we had our Junior year. Jim Musselman also received his diploma that year as he took the G.E.D. test before going to the service and received his diploma the same year we received ours. Another group of people that can not be left out is the faithful secre- taries. Without them, the school would be in a big mess. Nothing could operate without them there. Again, there are no records as to who served as secretaries in the earlier years, so not everyone will be listed. Those who have served as nearly as can be found are: Anderson, 1971-1983 Emma Basgall, Shirley 1984-present Breit, Florine (Ridenour) 1962-1970 Brooks, Susan 1974-1975 Giess, Peggy 1969-1973 Huxman, Jean 1967-present Miller, Mrs. Ken 1961 Neyer, Loretta 1976-present West, Marilyn 1964-1966 SCHOOL NURSE: Fern Mishler began a new program at the high school in 1960. This was the school health program, and Fern, who was a R.N., became the school nurse. She provided services in dental care, hearing and vision screening, checking heights and weights, and immunizations. She also had classes in health education. She continued as school nurse until 1978. At this time her duties were taken over by the County Health Nurse, at Ness City. 65 CLASS OF 1952 What’s In A Name, by John Snyder. Dear Josephine, Did you hear about the big storm? There was quite a GAYLE blew up. I RANDALL the way home, but DWAYNE came down anyway and got me all wet. I thought I was going to FRIESS, but MAI VEST kept me warm. My house was damaged a little. The RUFENACHT of the walls came down. Some of the other houses in my block ARLENEing a little bit, too. Was I aFRED? No!! But I am look- ing for a LANDWEHR it never rains. I hear that FRANCIS a pretty good country to go to, but I don t get many LUETTERS from there, so I must not know many people there. I think I'll go to VIRGINIA instead. My neighbor keeps HORNING in on my business all of the time. The other night I was out singing CAR- OLS and as CLARICE day I heard my neighbor say that I was GREEN. We really had a RAUCH about it. I STO- VER head in, and then ESTHER if she had had enough. She said, Have a HARTMAN! WILLOUR love last forever? I sure hope so, because I want to MARY you someday. I sure would enjoy SHAR- ON my bank account with you. If anyone tries to take you from me. I'll make REX out of them. I would DAR- RELL the people in the world for you. My cat doesn't do anything. All he does is just LYLE over the floor. Neither my brother NORMA sister SCOTT colds yet, but lots of other people have. I RITA letter to my doctor and told him that his BILL was too high. I said, See HAROLD man, I think you charge too much. I HILDA bank up at HAZEN got away with lots of JACK. Now I am a RICH man and can pay the doctor. It was a FAIRBANK to rob. It was not very hard to JIMMY the safe. I met a FARMER coming out of the bank, but I STULLed him off and got LOUIS. IDA shot him, but I said to myself, HILMES up the floor! So I didn't shoot him. I PATed him on the head and went BOBing along. Were you EVERETT a carnival? I went to one and I saw a MUSSEL- MAN. I think I got cheated at the carnival, because my money doesn't TALLEY. My sister went to a MYLNAR the other day. She said she was just going to DON a hat, but she came out with three of them. This morning I tried to MAX some ancake dougn. The dough RO- ANNE I stillhaven't gotten it off of the ceiling. I just could not STOWE it away fast enough. I guess I'll go out and try to RUSSELL up some grub. Maybe I'll eat a SHELLENBERGER or something. WILMA letter's finished. Love, Joe 1952 Girls' Sextet; Left to Right: Clarice Schneider. Esther Musselman. Mary Schweitzer, Hilda Mai. Virginia Mishler, and Dorothy McDaniel. Rosanne Luetters (not pictured) was the accompanist. CLASS MOTTO: Tonight We Launch. Where Shall We Anchor? Graduation was on May 14,1952 — 5:00 P.M — High School Gym. Our class was close. We enjoyed doing things together. We aged a few teachers before their time”. We were active in sports and music. Our class play was She'll be Coming Round the Mountain , a hillbilly play that was fun to do. A week after graduation, our class left on our Senior trip. We went to Carlsbad Caverns, Old Mexico, and many other points of interest in the southwest. We returned one week later. Herbert Barkley and Carol Mylnar were our sponsors. Our class has known the sorrow of losing two classmates: Tom Neyer was killed in an oil field accident in 1967, and Darlene (Rauch) Kraft died of cancer in 1954. We would like to dedicate this page to them. CLASS HISTORY The Senior class of 1952, consisting of 19 members, began in September of 1940 at the Ransom Grade School. Six of the Seniors were from the original class, Robert Hilmes, Rex Horchem, Francis Horning, Tom Neyer, Virginia Mishler. and Mary Elizabeth Schweitzer. In the second year Bernard Friess, Hilda Mai, and James and Esther Musselman joined our CLASS ROLL: Bernard Friess Dean Hazen Arlene (Hilmes) Roth Robert Hilmes Rex Horchem Francis Horning Rosanne (Luetters) Veeder Hilda (Mai) Wilson Dorothy (McDaniel) Horchem Virginia (Mishler) Dietterich Esther (Musselman) Gottberg Tom Neyer Joan (Randall) Rothe Darlene (Rauch) Kraft Clarice (Schneider) McRae Mary (Schweitzer) Glazier Bill Scott John Snyder Rebecca (Stover) VanBergen class. This same year Tom Neyer dropped out. having moved away. September 1942 found us again in school with one new member, Roger Allen. Leaving our number the same year was Hilda Mai, who dropped out to go back to country school. Our fourth and fifth year the number was the same. Tom Neyer came back to be one of our group in the sixth grade. Our seventh year of school found us with four new members, who were: Arlene Hilmes, Joan Randall, Clarice Schneider, and Hilda Mai, who again joined us. In our eighth grade year, we had three new members, Rosanne Luetters, Billy Dean Scott, and Mamie Zordel. We started our Primary year under the direc- tion of Miss Leora Bentley, and finished our fifth and sixth grade years under Miss Bessie Rogers. I wonder if Miss Rogers ever found out who the deep bass voice was in our music class??? In our seventh grade year we wandered all over the high school as we had no home room, with Miss Hazel Barber as our teacher. Some of the social events we enjoyed during our Junior high years were: picnics, skating parties, a Sneak day at Hays, and a lovely lawn party given by Mrs. Netta Curry. Our Junior High commencement was May 14.1945. Mr. L A. Dubbs, (a 1913 graduate), was our commencement speaker. At this point we were numbering seventeen. and ready to join high school — Look out, here we come! Our Sophomore year, 1949-1950, we num- bered 15, with the addition of Dorothy McDan- iel to our ranks. Our Senior year we gained Rebecca Stover, making us 19 strong. We also lost Jim Mussel- man. who had quit school after our Junior year to join the Air Force. He took the G.E.D. test durig the summer and received his diploma in 1951. With considerable reluctance, the band had to forego the playing at the football games. The reason was that all of the boys in the trumpet section played football, and a band is based on the trumpets. However, every effort was made to organize a good pep-club. Hilda Mai, Sharon Shellenberger, and Bob Scott served as cheer- leaders. Officers of the pep-club were: Presi- dent. Dorothy McDaniel. Vice-President; Vir- ginia Mishler, and Secretary. Mary Elizabeth Schweitzer. Hilda Mai and Dean Hazen were elected Car- nival Queen and King. The Carnival was held Oct 26th The 1952 Seniors were the guests of Fort Hays State College on Monday. April 25. for Senior day. They were entertained by the Fort Hays Band, a guest speaker, and the Koshare Indians of La Juanta. Co. Each Senior went to two guid- ance classes in which any of his questions about college were answered. 67 CLASS OF JACK MA1CN CHI ST! I HUMAN X DWAWO UMMft ARUM iAHUHXm VST1 1 AV ND r WM !� 68 1953 SENIOR PROM. Rosella Friess, Virginia Hilms. Rita Schreiber, Frankie Roth, Arlene Land- wehr, Mary Hilmes. Roselma Farmer. The Senior class of 1953 began their high school years in the fall of 1949. Of the sixteen members of this fresh- men class, fourteen members were still together on graduation day. They were: Rosella Friess, Arlene Land- wehr, Edward Ummel, Roselma Farm- er, Rita Schreiber, Robert Mishler, Chester Fairbank, Roy Zordel, Fran- kie Roth, Mary Hilmes, Harold Hos- man. Jack Hazen, Virgil Horning, and Virginia Hilmes. Class officers were: President, Howard Hosman; Vice- President, Bob Mishler; Secretary, Ed- ward Ummel; Treasurer, Chet Fair- bank; and Representative, Virgil Horning. Fifteen Sophomores came to school in the fall of 1950. We lost classmate Tommie Zordel. Officers were: Presi- dent, Jack Hazen; Vice-President, Vir- ginia Hilmes; Secretary, Edward Um- mel; Treasurer, Rita Schreiber; and Representative, Virgil Horning. Edward Ummel was class president our Junior year. Virginia Hilmes again served as Vice-president; Arlene Landwehr was treasurer, Bob Mishler was secretary, and Roselma Farmer was representative. The class roll stayed the same. Dwayne Zordel left our Senior year, but Wallace Bentley joined us, which again left us with 15 members. Seniors on the football team were, Roy Zordel, Harold Hosman, Chet Fairbank, Bob Mishler, Virgil Horn- CLASS ROLL: Wallace Bentley Chester Fairbank Roselma Farmer Rosella (Friess) McLain Jack Hazen Mary (Hilmes) Klitzke Virginia (Hilmes) Stoecklein Virgil Horning Harold Hosman Arlene (Landwehr) Langer Robert Mishler Frankie (Roth) Oliver Rita (Schreiber) Sekavec Edward Ummel Roy Zordel ing, and Jack Hazen. The students of Ransom wer enter- tained Friday Nov. 14th, 1952 by the P.T.A. with a Victory Party. They were entertained first by movies of the football games. Next they had a Truth or Consequences quiz, with contes- tants of a boy and girl from each class. This was followed with a big bonfire on the football field, where refresh- ments were served. This was the last year that the foot- ball team used the field north west of the high school. There were no lights at the field, so games had to be played during the day. The next year the foot- ball games were played at the grade school grounds, which had lights. The season record was not one to boast of as only three of the eight games were won by the Bulldogs. However, the basketball team is an- other story. The first team played 18 games, 13 of which were won by the Ransom team. There were 35 boys out for the team, seven of which were Sen- iors; Virgil Horning, Harold Hosman, Bob Mishler, Jack Hazen, Roy Zordel, Wallace Bentley, and Chet Fairbank. There was a big storm in December of the Senior year. On Dec. 2nd many were not able to come to school, so those that were there saw two movies. The first sponsored by the Santa Fe Railroad, Making Movies , showed how movies were made. The second movie showed how television was filmed and how it was broadcasted. The Annual School Carnival was held on Dec. 3rd. The Radio-Phono- graph combination was won by Mrs. Lynn Stover, who wanted it auctioned off. It was sold to Mrs. Pete Rauch for $180.00. A bean contest was held as one of the attractions of the Carnival, where a person guessed the number of beans in a quart jar. The winner of this was Mrs. Lloyd Ummel, for which she won a large doll. There was over $1,000 taken at the door. This money was used for the lights for the football field. The class of 1953 dedicates this page to their classmate Wallace Bentley who has passed away since gradu- ation. 69 CLASS OF Do you remember Beauregard Wil- lour? The following is his obituary, published in the Nov. 20th edition of The Bulldog ; The true origin of Beauregard Willour is not known, as he was found in a field when just a pup, but we know that he must have been of very noble parentage. He passed on to dog heaven on the 11th day of October, 1953 as a result of a horrible accident. Beauregard was a very faithful dog, and could be found either of two places - following the green Ford or on Bill Horchem's front porch. He was a faithful church goer, attending services every Sunday morning, although his true denomi- nation was never actually established. Beauregard was a beautiful dog, al- though he had a few faults. His lovely white coat, spattered with mud and brown spots, could be recognized by all Ransom citizens. He leaves to mourn his passing his master, James Willour, his mistress, Bummy, and a great host of relatives, friends, trees and fireplugs. On Friday the 13th, 1953, the stu- dents of RHS came to school and found out that the school had had visitors the night before. The visitors had robbed the school safe and had made a general mess of things. The culprits had climbed into the band room from the fire escape and gone to the office. There they dragged the safe into the study hall, where they ripped the front of the door open and scat- tered insulation around the room. A total of approximately sixty-five dol- lars was taken. The checks were left and nothing else was harmed. A watch and a little blood were found on the scene of the crime. There were also quite a few footprints. The K..B.I. was called and they arrived in the after- noon. They identified the job as an Oklahoma Rip . They seemed to think that the footprints were of no value, but they took the watch with them. Two other schools, Bazine and Arnold were robbed on the same night. 70 The class of 1954 began their high school days in the fall of 1950 with 24 members on the class roll. Richard Neyer was President: Paul Fairbank, Vice-President; Donald Green, Secre- tary-Treasurer; and Ron Stull Rep. Mr. Hiebert served as class sponsor. When Sophomores, Mr. Vest was our class sponsor. On the class roll there were 22 students. Robert Ketzner and John Thomas were no longer with us. Part of the class served at the Junior-Senior Banquet, and we ended our Sophomore year by having a picnic on the last day of school. There were again 22 students in the class at the beginning of the Junior year. Mr. Mlynar sponsored the class play Everybody's Crazy , under the direction of Mrs. Carol Mlynar. The play was presented Dec. 18. The class served at all the home football games and the first semester basketball games in addition to selling maga- zines as money-raising campaigns. Lloyd George joined the class during the second semester to boost the class roll to 23 members. Class rings were received by the class who finished their Junior year by giving the Seniors the annual Junior-Senior Banquet, May 2nd. A Hawaiian theme was car- ried out in both food and decorations. Surely no one present will ever forget the moment when the crepe paper wall fell down. As Seniors, the class of 1954 began with the same 23 members that fin- ished the Junior year. Mr. Leo Carter was our sponsor and advised the class on such projects as magazine sales CLASS ROLL: Esther (Fairbank) Zordel Paul Fairbank Lowell Dean Farmer Lloyd George Donald Green Norma (Hartman) Wagner Norman Hartman Louis Luetters Richard Neyer Bill Oliver Vyrl Rufenacht Bill Schreiber Darrel Schweitzer Bob Scott Sharon (Shellenberger) McKinnie Wayne Steinert Patricia (Stowe) Frey Ronald Stull Barbara (Ummel) Kisslinger Lyle Ummel Jim Willour Ida Mae (Zordel) Decker LaVonne (Zordel) Nelson and serving at all home football and basketball games. The Student Council of Ransom High was organized Oct. 30, 1953, as representatives were elected from each class. Those elected and the class they represented were: Richard Neyer - Seniors; Ralph Hilmes - Juniors; Gary Steinert - Sophomores; Virgie McKenzie - Fresnmen; Barbara Son- nenberg - 8th grade; and Mary Ann Luetters - 7th grade. The Council was sponsored by Mrs. Buxton, Mr. Carter, and the custodian, Mr. Van- Winkle. Meetings were held every Wednesday noon to discuss and make decisions on problems presented by the student body through the sug- gestion box. Student Council officers were elected by the Council members themselves. They were: Rich Neyer, President: Ralph Hilmes, Vice-Presi- dent; and Virgie McKenzie, Secretary- Treasurer. Ten Seniors were on the undefeated football squad: Darrel Schwietzer, Paul Fairbank, Ron Stull, Vyrl Rufen- acht, Jim Willour, Lyle Ummel, Bill Oliver, Rich Neyer, Bill Schreiber, and Lowell Farmer. Stull, Ummel, and Rufenacht were chosen by the team as co-captains for the year. Class Officers included: President, Jim Willour; Vice-President, Don Green; Secretary-Treasurer, Pat Stowe; and Representative, Rich Neyer. Rich was also elected Student Council President. The Seniors published both the An- nual and the bi-weekly school paper, The Bulldog . The Senior play was presented in the spring under the direction of Mr. Carter. They were guests of honor at the Junior-Senior Banquet, given them by the Junior class in May. Baccalaureatae services were held May 9th and the Seniors received their diplomas at the Commencement exer- cises held May 12, 1954. BULLDOGS GO UNDEFEATED: There were 28 men on the football team that year. The schedule was set up with 7 games, all of which Ransom won. The location of the football field had moved from the high school to the sticker field at the grade school. With this move the games were able to be played at night, since there were now lights available. Ransom defeated Quinter in the first game 18-6. Next came Bazine, at which Ransom defeat- ed 38-0. The next game was a big one, against Victoria. RHS squeezed by on extra points, 21-19. Grinell was defeat- ed next by a score of 18-6. Ransom traveled to Dighton for the next game and defeated the Hornets at their homecoming, 24-0. The next game was another first for Ransom. This was the first Homecoming game to be played. It was played before probably the largest crowd ever to witness a RHS football battle, (at that time). The St. Mary's Crusaders from Dodge City was the team visiting Ransom. The Ransom team sent St. Mary's home with a defeat of 27-6. Darlene Kraft was crowned queen during the half- time of the game. Her attendants were Jane Neyer and Esther Fairbank. Ran- som played its final game of the sea- son against Otis on Otis' field. Ran- som traveled home after defeating Otis 25-6. Not only did Ransom end the season undefeated but they held their opponents tota score for the sea- son to 43 points while Ransom made a total of 171. The members of the football team, faculty, and student body of RHS ex- pressed their thanks to those who made it possible to have new football lights. The V.F.W. sponsored a Bingo Party, from which tne proceeds were donated to the Light Fund ; the Lions Club committee, (Keith Hark- ness, Bill Horchem, and Ed Shellen- berger), sponsored the erection of the lights and worked throughout the summer on the project; some business firms and some individuals donated $100.00 each for the purchase of light poles; and many other organizations and citizens donated their time and money. The Bulldog basketball team also had a very successful season, playing their 18 game schedule and taking part in two tournaments. The bull- dogs ended their 24 game season with 20 wins and only 4 losses. They aver- aged 66 points per game to their oppo- nents' 38.8. The Bulldogs took 2nd place in the Utica Invitational Tour- nament in Jan. of 1954. They were the Champions of the Ness County League, not having been beaten in 12 league contests, and ended their sea- son by placing 3rd in the Class B Dis- trict Tournament at Victoria. The sec- ond team also had a good season, win- ning 11 and losing only 1. Their only loss was to Dighton at Dighton. Coach for both the football and bas- ketball team was Leo Carter. The Heritage of Wimpole Street , a one-act play by Robert Knipe, was presented at the Ness County League One Act Play Festival. It was held at Ransom on the evening of Feb. 4th, 1954. The play was given a 1 rating by the critic, Professor James Start, head of the Speech Department at Fort Hays State College. The cast was di- rected by Miss Nichols, and consisted of Jane Neyer, Judy Stover, Ralph Hilmes, John Kysar, and Kolleen Ru- fenacht, (all Juniors except John, who was a Sophomore). 71 CLASS OF 1955 Larry Snodgrass Vn-e - President Max Klitzke Treasurer Wilbur Farmer MRSlEfiWALD UXTON Edward Horning FresiJent Ralph Hilmes CuumJ Harolo Fuess JEANHOACHEM JANENEYER R.L. ARNOLD Principal CLASS OF ”55 (taken from The Bulldog”, Dec. 1952) We are very proud to be. In the Sophomore class you see. We make a lot of noise they say, But we just like to laugh and play If you think that we are onery. Remember how you used to be. If by now you have a hunch That we re not too bad a bunch, Your luck has just begun. Join in and have some fun. Just laugh and smile hello, We'd treat you well you know. If you think that we are silly, And to laugh is dally-dilly. Just remember days of old, Don't think that they're now too old. If you think we re too alive, Remember, we re the class of ”55”. The Senior class of 1955 began their four years of high school in 1951 There were 13 members in the Freshman class, sponsored by Mr Talley Ralph Hilmes joined the class the second semester, after attending Maur Hill at Atchison. Kansas. Mr Vest sponsored us as Sophomores. Har- old Friess returned, after attending Maur Hill his Freshman year. We lost Everett Kraft, and Bobby Gene Scott moved ahead one year We served at the Junior-Senior banquet in May. During our Junior year, we lost Ladonna and Ken Schneider, bringing our enrollment down to 10 Miss Milstead served as our sponsor. We presented our Junior play. Professor How Could You in November under the direction of Miss Milstead and Mrs Buxton. This year we sold magazines, received class rings, made con- tracts for the annual, and planned for Senior pictures. On May 1. we honored the class of 1954 with the Junior-Senior banquet The theme was Moonlight and Roses . and just like the year before, the crepe paper wall fell CLASS ROLL: Wilbur Farmer Harold Friess Ralph Hilmes Jean (Horchem) Snook Edward Horning Max Klitzke Jane (Neyer) Ball Kolleen (Rufenacht) Overman Larry Snodgrass Judy (Stover) Runyon down. In the fall of 1954, we began our last year of high school, with 10 members. The sponsors were Mr. Arnold and Mrs Buxton The Student Council sponsored the convert- ing of the old English room into a lounge. There had been a need for a room where teachers and students could relax in their leisure time. Some of the boys volunteered to paint during their free periods. The girls made curtains and slip- covers for the furniture We served at all home football and basketball games. Our six boys were all on the football and basketball teams. Harold Friess, Ralph Hilmes, and Ed Horning were co-captains in the football season and Max Klitzke was captain of the bas- ketball team We presented the Senior play in the spring under the direction of Mrs. Buxton, and were honored at the Junior-Senior banquet in May. Baccalaureate was on May 22nd and Com- mencement was May 25th The class of 1955 took one of the longest, most extensive, and certainly the most exciting Senior sneaks ever! Starting the night of gradu- ation. May 25th. nine of our ten graduates, along with the Chaperons. High School Princi- pal R L. Arnold, and our Jr High School teach- er. Hazel Barber, boarded a chartered bus and headed toward New Orleans. After driving all night in stormy weather, we arrived in Blackwell, Oklahoma, just minutes after a tragic tornado had struck. Many lives had been taken and was a sight none of us will ever forget! After spending a night in Jackson. Miss., we proceeded on toward Pensacola. FI., with major stops (not necessarily in order) at The Grand Ole Opry where we heard Elvis Presley sing just before he became popular. Jane Neyer par- ticipated in the amateur contest. We experienced swimming in Lake of the Ozarks and wading in the ocean at Pensacola. FI. While in Little Rock. Ark., we almost lost classmate Wilbur Farmer!! Ha! The class of 55 will have to explain that! After arriving in New Orleans, we strolled down Bourbon Street, crept down Pirate s Alley, listened to jazz bands, toured the Old Absintte House and were guests at Pat O Brian s night club where we each received a class picture and a 78 r.p m record. We rode a show boat, toured capitols and ate lots of new foods. We sampled coffee and doughnuts at the French Market On our way home, we visited Mrs. Vera Bux- ton. who was in the hospital. She was one of our class sponsors, but due to illness was unable to go on the trip. The poem below was taken from the book Rhyme Write , a collection of poems and let- ters written by R W (Ward)Scott. Ward, grand- father of this years Senior, Jean Horchem, served as Clerk of the Board for 11 years, from 1922-1933 Minutes of the Ramsom High School Board Meeting 1925 Minutes of the meeting of High School number 3. just pay attention what I write to thee. House come to order, shouted President Lee. And just be as quiet as you can be Let s hear the minutes, the same as of old Provided the writing is not too cold. Minutes and re- ports were then all read, no objections made, and nothing said Next was nomination for clerk of the board, says Mr Miller. Don t elect that same gourd The suspense was long. I thought you asleep But lo! There came a voice from the deep It came from Claud, who is quick as a cat You can cut his hair without removing his hat I nominate Ward, he said with a roar. To be our clerk for three years more I did not say, Sir, I resign nor even shout, T decline The way I acted was just a fright, for all I did was just sit tight I was then elected by unani- mous vote, now wouldn t that just about get your goat? The date was set for the beginning of school, first Monday in September, as has been the rule. A general discussion then fol- lowed in line, those who responded did just fine They talked of athletics, and habits you know, and all that was said do you suppose was so? How the boys, they chew, drink and gam- ble, strain at a gnat, and smoke the Camel And we never inquire about those exams of Simon, Timon. Peter, and Sams. But, How was the game? What was the score? Did you say eleven to forty-four? And sure as the crow hopped off the log. we re letting the tail wag the dog I hesitate to say, and shake with fear. Our girls should wear sox in the games, mother dear True, other schools do the same, yet all who go. don t watch the game They get in that fliver and go for a ride, with eight in the car and nine on each side What’s the matter, boy, won t that other car run? Then why do you all ride in one? Then Prof Williams made this reply, You tell it to me and they won t get by. I tell you these boys that are mean in school, fail at home to obey the rule Now I'm telling you straight, it's true but sad. it's nine to one they learned it from Dad So a vote of thanks to Prof. Williams, we gave who has been so good, noble and brave Good luck. Prof. Williams, Hello Paul, it's up to you to keep rolling the ball Just keep on working morn, noon, and recess, and we think you will be a howling success If you can twist that lion's tail, you 11 be big like Jonah who swallowed the whale. Now dear folks, please don t get sore. I have written what was said and plenty more. I don t blame you for thinking me green as a gourd, yet, I'm yours truly. Clerk of the Board R W Scott 73 CLASS OF 1956 DARLENE KRAFT FRED FRIESS VICEPRES. wr ia MRS VERA BUXTON SPONSOR : KENNY SCHREIBER PRESIDENT I MARY LOU HORCHEM SECRETARY yr.4 . M GAYLE GARRELTS TREASURER BEVERLY UMMEL GARY STEINERT ARlYN HARRIS STIDENTCOUNCIIREP R.L. ARNOLD PRINCIPAL-SPONSOR Ljrru's Studio ■HAYS The 1956 class affectionately and proudly dedicated their Senior year- book to fellow classmate Kenny Schreiber, who was paralyzed in a swimming accident during the sum- mer of 1955. His spirit and boundless will to win gained him honors for his school, his classmates, and himself. The class of 1956 began its High School career with 17 members. The Freshman year was one primarily of adjustment. Class officers elected were: Gayle Garrelts, President; John Kysar, Vice-President; Mary Lou Hor- chem. Secretary; Beverly Ummel, Treasurer; and Albert Zordel, Student Council. Then came an initiation which will never be forgotten!! Mr. Don Tally was class sponsor. Vernon Schneider attended in Wa- keeney for his Sophomore year, leav- ing us with 16 in the class. Mrs. Vera Buxton sponsored our picnics, parties and other activities. Serving as offi- cers this year were: Beverly Ummel, President; Janie Roth, Vice-President; Darlene Kraft, Secretary; Joan Um- mel, Treasurer; and Gary Steinert, Student Council. For money raising projects, the class had food sales and sold Christmas cards. Other than the regular school activities, the class served the food for the Jr.-Sr. Banquet. There were 15 students on the roll this year. Officers for the year includ- ed; John Kysar, President, Kenny Schreiber, Vice-President; Mary Lou Horchem, Secretary; Beverly Ummel, Treasurer; and Gary Steinert, Student Council. Coming into the class from Ness City was Arlyn Harris. Leaving us were Joan Ummel, Wilma Van Winkle, and Pat Zordel. All of the boys participated in sports, with five of them lettering in CLASS ROLL: Fred Friess Gayle Garrelts Arlyn Harris Ronald Hilmes Mary Lou (Horchem) Willour Joe Kisslinger Darlene (Kraft) Cody John Kysar Tom Luetters Janie (Roth) Boyd Ken Schreiber Gary Steinert Beverly (Ummel) Whitney Albert Zordel football. Mary Lou Horchem was crowned the homecoming queen by Captain Harold Friess as the Bulldogs hosted the Otis Flying Eagles. Atten- dants to the queen were Darlene Kraft and Mary Lou Horning. The girls were escorted off the field by Co-Cap- tains, Edward Horning and Ralph Hilmes. The football season ended with a record of 2 wins, three losses, and 1 tie. The basketball team had a season record of 13 wins and 8 losses. Miss Bertha Milstead and Mrs. He- len Floyd were co-sponsors. The big- gest money making project of this year was the Junior play, which was entitled, The Girl in the Rain , a play by James Reach. The play, directed by Mrs. Floyd, was presented on Dec. 15, 1954. The cast included: Mary Lou Horchem, Kenny Schreiber, Beverly Ummel, Gayle Garrelts, Patsy Zordel, Darlene Kraft, Ronnie Hilmes, Janie Roth, and John Kysar. Other money making projects included food sales and the selling of Christmas cards. Under the Sea was the theme car- ried out by the Ransom Juniors for the Junior-Senior banquet, which was held in the Ransom V.F.W. hall, Sat- urday, April 30, 1955. The arch was covered with moss, green crepe paper, and the walls were covered with blue cheese cloth. Blue crepe paper stream- ers were draped across the ceiling and bright colored fish and sea horses hung from the ceiling. The tables were arranged in a large square with a boat, treasure chest, and rocks in the middle of this square. Candles in star fish holders lighted the room as the Sophomore girls dressed as starfish and Sophomore boys dressed as sea horses served the meal, consisting of fruit cocktail, lettuce and tomato side salad, potatoes and gravy, fried chick- en, corn, rolls, ice cream and cake, and coffee and milk. The kitchen was hid- den from view by an under-water cas- tle complete with a draw bridge and cabins. The Junior mothers cooked the meal. During the program the servers handed out anchor favors from the treasure chest. Red Sails in the Sunset was sung by the Four Fishes . John Kysar, Junior class president, acted as toastmaster and gave a talk entitled On the Bottom of the Sea . Ed Horning, Senior class president, gave a talk, Coral Reef . Beverly Ummel sang Ebb Tide . Mr. Arnold, Principal, Mrs. Floyd, Junior sponsor, and Bill Horchem, School Board director gave very interesting talks. Cool Water was sung then by the Six Shrimps . All present sang Auld Lang Syne for the closing number. Receiving our class rings during this year was another joyous occasion. Our Senior year began with an en- rollment of 12 students. Darlene Kraft, who had started school at Ness City in the fall, returned after a month, bringing our enrollment up to 13. Kenny Schreiber was able to take his required work for graduation at the hospital, giving our class a total enrollment of 14 members. Added to the money making pro- jects this year were the High School annual, car washing, serving at the home games, and the Senior Play. The class was honored at the Jr.-Sr. Ban- quet in April. Mrs. Vera Buxton was class sponsor and helped with the Bulldog , the annual and other ac- tivities. Kenny Schreiber had been elected as President for this year, but as he could not be here to conduct meetings, Fred Freiss, Vice-President, acted as chairman. Other officers elected were; Gayle Garrelts, Treasurer; Mary Lou Horchem, Secretary; Gary Steinert, Student Council; and Gayle Garrelts, President of the Student Council, re- presenting the band. Captain Gayle Garrelts crowned Wilma Kraft with a football helmet and presented her with a bouquet of mums. Co-Captains, Fred Friess and Ronnie Hilmes escorted the atten- dants, Sandy Horchem, and Mary Lou Horning. The Girl's basketball was reorga- nized that year also. At the beginning of the season, the girls in the gym class decided that they would like to play basketball. Since the boys sched- ule had already been set up, the girls competed with the same schools that had girls teams. The idea at first was just to have a little fun, but it became a serious business before the first half of the season was well under way. The seasons' play was greatly enjoyed by the players and their boosters. The girls ended their season with a record of 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 tie. They played the towns of Brownell, Utica, Ness City (twice), and Arnold. We would like to dedicate this page to our fellow classmate, Gary Stein- ert 75 CLASS OF 1957 EARL K SNODGRASS treasurer LUELLA M GRIFFITH SPONSOR DONALD D. RUFENACHT LARRY MIL MES VICE - PRESIDENT DONALD HORNING VIRGIE McKENZlE PRESIDENT STUDENT COUNCIL REP MELBA RAUCH :a NANCY L SNODGRASS WILMA J. KRAFT ANGELA SCHWEITZER SECRETARY R L ARNOLD SUPERINTENDENT i, DONALD L. ZORDEL DON RAUCH This was the year of: Ike's second inauguration Wilt Chamberlain The Green Door Charles Van Doren Food fads Wee hour BULLDOG Antidisestablishmentarianism. Fifteen Freshmen entered Ransom High School on August 31, 1953. Four of them — Anglea Schweitzer, Donald Horning, Tom Scott, and Donald Ru- fenacht — had been together since the first grade. Of the eleven others who made up the original Class of 1957 — Virgie McKenzie, Melba Rauch, Wilma Kraft, Larry Hilmes, Donald Zordel, Ralph Johnston, Donald Rauch, Charlie Smith, Earl Kay Snod- grass, and Delmar and Delbert Kraft — eight of them were destined to con- tinue with the class until graduation, as were the four who had already had their grade school years together. The class had the distinction of having a pair of twins and four Dons . Mr. Wesley was Freshman sponsor. Fresh- man picnics provided much fun, earn- CLASS ROLL: Larry Hilmes Don Horning Ralph Johnston Wilma (Kraft) O'Krakel Virgie (McKenzie) Renner Denny Ohlemeier Nancy (Raskopf) Snodgrass Don Rauch Melba (Rauch) Roatch Don Rufenacht Angela (Schweitzer) Ball Tom Scott Earl Kay Snodgrass Don Zordel Pictured above is the first school bus. pur- chased in 1957. ing money was the biggest headache. The Sophomore year found the class much more settled. Working as a group became the important thing. Money making activities were con- ducted with zest and enthusiasm. Re- lationship with RHS through activi- ties, studies, and social gatherings be- came closer and more binding. Coach Carter was the class sponsor. Activities increased in the Junior year. Mrs. Griffith was class sponsor. One member, Charlie Smith, moved to McCracken. A magazine subscrip- tion sales contest for raising money was won by the Juniors. The losing Seniors entertained the class with a Theatre Party. Many hours were spent on the Jr.-Sr. Banquet. The banquet hall was transformed into an island of Hawaii, where the class entertained and said, Aloha to the Seniors. The Dead of Night , directed by Mrs. Floyd, was successfully presented in December. Delmar and Delbert Kraft trans- ferred to the Leon High School for their Senior year. Nancy Snodgrass came to RHS from Ness City, and Denny Ohlemeier earned enough credits to join the Seniors. Mrs. Grif- fith and Mr. Arnold were class spon- sors. The class again won the maga- zine subscription sales contest and another free movie. Publication of the paper, presentation of the class play, and the editing of the yearbook were the big projects of the year. Captain Denny Ohlemeier crowned Mary Lou Horning queen with a foot- ball helmet and presented her with a bouquet of brown and white mums. The first school bus was purchased this year. It was an old Army surplus International bus, purchased for $50.00 in Salina. It was a rough riding bus as the seats lacked padding and the seats had very straight backs. During the win- ter. it was a very cold bus to ride as there was either no heater at all or else one that just did not work very well Ronald Horchem was one of the first bus drivers, as well as the school custodian. Raymond Schweitzer The bus was just used for activity trips. In the 1958-59 school year additional buses were purchased and rural bus routes were estab- lished This enabled the students to be picked up at their homes and taken home again after school. Many people have served as bus drivers over the years, either as activity trip drivers or as regular rural route drivers, (or both). Those who have served as regular route dri- vers are: Bernard Bernbeck, 1964-1967 1969- 1971; Dale Clews. 1965. Verle Clews. 19el; Adam Deichert, 1971. Elmer Fairbank, 1962- 1965; Albert Flax. 1962-1965; Francis Flax, 1967- 1970; Charolette Ciess, 1968-presently driving; Verle Ciess, 1967-1976; Gail Harris. 1964-1965 k 1974-presently driving Ronald Horchem. 1957-1959. 1967-1968 1972-1975; Willard Huber. 1971-1977; Delores Huxman. 1977-1978 1081-presently driving. Kent Huxman. 1972; Gwen Klitzke, 1984-presently driving; Leo Kraus. 1961-1965; Chester Larson. 1961-1965 19 8-1975; Vernon Lohrentz, 1961-1962; Ray Marhofer, 1961-1962; John G. Mishler. 1961- 1972; Tom Neyer, 1965; George Noll, 1964-1980; John Ohlemeier, 1959-1961 1967-1970: Betty Richardson, 1975-presently driving; Patricia Roths. 1975-1982: Vernon Schneider, 1964-1972; Bill Schreiber, 1971-1975; Vincent Schreiber. 1975-1985: Raymond Schweitzer. 1957-1900; Larry Snodgrass. 1977-1981 1985. IvanStetler, 1974-1978. Ron Stull. 19ol. Roy Sunley. 1970- 1975: Betty Tenny, 1972-1975; Earl Ummel, 1974; and Mary Wyman, 1970-1975. Several teachers were bus drivers for activity trips in the first few years including teachers: John Dietterich, 19o0; John Goering, Jr. 1959-1960; Dwayne Sterling. 1959-1960; and Harold Voth, 1959-1960. A Kindergarten was established in the fall of 1962. so an additional route was made to trans- port these kids to their homes The grade school custodian has always been in charge of one of those routes. Vincent Schreiber was the other driver on the Kindergarten route when two routes were established These people are owed a debt of gratitude for all of the many miles of safe transportation that they have provided for the children of our dis- trict. (continued on page 81) 77 CLASS OF 1958 uffTTtQf rtro {All UAMM , ts OMfXtT { PAH SOM ' , ■ HIGH KHfflL I __ OOOOTMV KlULlNtlO The class of 1958 began in the fall of 1946. The original class members were: Daniel Friess, Loren Hilmes, Lo- retta Hilmes, Mary Lou Horning, Laureen Kysar, Gary Neyer, Barbara Sonnenberg, and Stanley Steinert. They started as Freshmen in the fall of 1954 with 16 members, but lost one member at mid-'-emestei when Jo Anne Zordel moved to Wakeeney. Mrs. Phyllis Potter was class sponsor. The Freshmen were the Senior's slaves for the day on initiation day. They dressed as comic strip characters and had to carry books, lunches, and whatever else the Seniors wanted. The boys of the class were enthusiastic about sports and participated almost 100% in both football and basketball. The girls prepared and served a Christmas dinner, inviting Mr. Ar- nold as their guest. The class definite- ly liked activity and enjoyed several good parties during the year. One such party was held Oct. 28 at Cliff Harris's home. Including the Harris family and 3 teachers, there were 29 present. They played Truth or Conse- quences, other games, and sang songs. Some of the Consequences were as follows: Mary Lou Horning had to get down on the floor and lap milk from a saucer like a kitten; Mr. Arnold had to catch a rooster, pull a feather from it, and wear it all evening; Gwen Corn- best was told to call Russell Shellen- berger and ask him when he was born, when and where he was mar- ried, and how many children he had. Refreshments of potato chips, sand- wiches and fudge were served. An- other party the Freshman year was held January 11th. This one was a farewell party for JoAnne Zordel and it was held at Gwen Combest's. All of the Freshmen were present except Denny Ohlemeier. Others who at- tended were Mr. Arnold and Mr. and CLASS ROLL: Gwen (Combest) White Daniel Friess Gail Harris Fred Hilmes Loren Hilmes Loretta (Hilmes) Ummel Mary Lou (Horning) Durall Dorothy Kisslinger Laureen Kysar Eugene Luetters Gary Neyer Claudia (Stowe) Neyer Barbara (Sonnenberg) Poage Stanley Steinert Mrs. Combest, making a total of 19 resent. They froze ice cream in a and freezer, which they said was de- licious. Indoor games were played, and then they ate refreshements con- sisting of ice cream, of course, choco- late chip cookies, and peanut butter cookies, and also some popcorn balls which Mrs. Combest had made. After the party, the girls had a slumber par- ty at Dorothy Kisslinger's. Freshman Class Officers were: President, Gary Neyer; Vice-President, Dorothy Kiss- linger; Secretary, Stanley Steinert; Treasurer, Gwen Combest; Student Council Rep., Denny Ohlemeier. Phyllis Potter was class sponsor. Dorothy Smith joined tne class the Sophomore year and with JoAnne's departure, the number in the class stayed the same, 16. Class officers were: Barbara Sonnenberg, President; Claudia Stowe, Vice-President; Eu- fene Luetters, Secretary; Fred Hilmes, reasurer; and Mary Lou Horning, Student Council Rep. Class sponsor was Richard Bickel. There were 15 in the Junior class as Denny Ohlemeier had moved up a year, and joined the class of 1957. Class officers were: Loren Hilmes, Pres.; Dorothy Kisslinger, V.P.; Loret- ta Hilmes, Treas.; Gwen Combest, Sec.; and Gary Neyer, Stuco. Helen Floyd was class sponsor. The Juniors gave an outstanding performance of Message from Mars'', a science-fic- tion play dealing with space travel and Martians. The play, directed by Mrs. Floyd, was presented Dec. 7, 1956. Dorothy Smith was not with the class the last year of high school, so they graduated with 14 members. Fred Hilmes was class President; Dorothy Kisslinger, V.P., Gwen Combest, Sec.; Stanley Steinert, Treas. and Gary Neyer, Stuco. Mrs. Floyd was again class sponsor. Senior homecoming candidates were Sandra Horchem, a Junior; Clau- dia Stowe, and Barbara Sonnenberg. The candidates were chosen from all classes, and voted for by all students. The captain and co-captain were cho- sen by the football team and coach. Each class decorated a float for the Homecoming parade. On the eve of the Homecoming, a pep rally was held. The parade featured the floats, decorated bicycles, the band and clowns. During halftime of the game between Ransom and Hanston, the Queen candidates were driven onto the field for the crowning ceremony. Sandy Horchem was crowned Queen by Captain Gary Neyer, and was pre- sented a bouquet of brown and bronze mums, an autographed football, and the traditional kiss. The attendants were Barbara Sonnenberg and Claudia Stowe. Co-captains were Fred Hilmes and Dave Harris. The Senior class play was Down to Earth , a comedy-fantasy in three acts. It was presented April 29th in the high school auditorium. Mrs. Floyd was the director, assisted by student director Gene Luetters. Activities that people could partici- pate in after school included meeting at the drug store for .5 cent cokes, lots of slumber parties, going to movies (for .50 cents) and roller skating, (which also cost .50 cents). But of course the biggest past-time was drag- ging main street, just as it is today. Probably no one will forget the Sen- ior sneak. The Seniors departed for Branson, Missouri aboard the school bus Longjohn . Raymond Schweit- zer was the bus driver and a few miles short of Branson they came upon a steep hill which they had to descend. Rather than ride the brakes down the hill, Raymond down-shifted into 2nd gear, but before they got to the bottom of the hill, something snapped and the transmission was gone. He used the brakes as long as they would hold but eventually had to use the emer- gency brake to stop the bus. Before they could get stopped, the emergency brake caught fire, which added to the excitement. Needless to say they had to be towed into Branson, much to everyone's embarrassment. While in Branson they saw lots of scenery, vis- ited Rockaway Beach, swam, canoed, found the cooks, played ping pong, watched boats, had a picnic, bought souvenirs, and went broke. They also watched a baseball game in Kansas City. Baccalaureate services were held May 25th and Commencement was held May 27th. Mary Lou Horning was the Salutatorian, and Barbara Sonnenberg was Valedictorian. For part of the ceremony, Gary Neyer sang a solo I Love Life and Gwen Combest sang Spring Song . The di- plomas were presented to the class by Dr. Kenneth McLain after Dr. M.C. Cunningham, President of Ft. Hays State College delivered the address. For the second year in a row, The Bulldog , the annual book published by the Senior class, was awarded the State and National Certificate of Hon- or in the 1957 School Press Project sponsored by the Columbia Scholastic press association and the Kansas Tu- berculosis and Health Association. 79 CLASS OF r� w. ft � � o r (ANTlM MOO'Ml M RANSOM fcniOW-1959 mo � i M'it r mo', iiifuo ;w rtn tunVMirdflkM WMtr4 vifw too MAO' «MM Ten students began first grade in Septem- ber. 1947 in the old stone grade school under the direction of Miss Eleska Rufenacht, who was also our second grade teacher Miss Bes- sie Rogers was our third and fourth grade teacher as well as the Grade School Princi- pal. Fifth grade found us on the second floor of the Grade School, and now the upper classmen in the school. Our fifth grade teacher was Louis Andersen. Mrs. Reita Schreiber became our teacher the next year for sixth grade. At that time, each teacher had two grades in the same room to teach. We moved to the High School for seventh grade and Miss Hazel Barber was our teach- er We had nine members in our class, whose activities included, a picnic, and a foodsale, at which we cleared $25. We also gave a Halloween party in the high school gym for the eighth grade. Barbara Yost was President; Larry Hinnergardt, Vice-Presi- dent. Sandra Horchem. Secretary, and Mary Ann Luetters was the class representative to the Student Council. Since the new Grade School had been completed, we were moved back to the Grade School for our eighth grade year. Dick Horchem was our eighth grade teacher. Eight of our original class members were graduated from eighth grade on May 23, 1955. We began our High School years in the fall of 1955. R.L. Arnold was the Principal- Superintendent. Teachers throughout the next four years of High School included; Vera Buxton, Helen Floyd, John Goering, Luella Griffith, Richard Bickel, Eldon Morti, Earl Schwartzkopf, Bud Neyer, and Dwayne Steling. There were ten students in our Freshman class, the same nine we had as 7th graders plus Dave Harris, Sandra Horchem was class President; Dave Harris, Vice- President; Mary Ann Luetters, Secretary; Vern Kysar, Treasurer; and Larry Hinner- gardt, Student Council. Mrs. Helen Floyd was the class sponsor. Catherine Friess left before our Sopho- more year. Our class roll stayed the same for our Junior year. Class officers included: Dean Ummel, Vice-President; Larry Hinnergardt, Treasurer; Dave Harris, President. Barbara Yost. Secretary; and Sandy Horchem, Stu- dent Council. CLASS ROLL: David Harris Larry Hinnergardt Sandra (Horchem) Allen Vern Kysar Mary Ann (Luetters) Munsch Daniel Musselman Kirk Rufenacht Dean Ummel Barbara (Yost) Schreiber The objective of the Student Council was to promote special activities and to create and maintain high standards of citizenship in the high school. The council was com- posed of one representative from each class, one from the band, and one from the pep club Mr Eldon Morti was the faculty advi- sor. An open house sponsored by the Stu- dent Council, was held on Nov. 13, 1957. This was the first activity of the year planned by the Council. At this time parents were given the opportunity to become better acquainted with their children's schedules, the curriculum of the school, and the teach- ers. One of the main projects undertaken by the Council was the School Carnival, which was held Nov. 26th. Matilda , our Junior class play was a comedy concerning an unorthodox maid and the changes which she brings about in the Lamb household. This play was directed by Mrs. Floyd and was presented on Nov. 19. 1957. There were nine graduating Seniors in May, 1959. Of those nine, six were in the original group that started in the first grade together twleve years earlier. They were: Larry Hinnergardt. Sandra Horchem, Vern Kysar, Mary Ann Luetters, Eugene Graf, Dave Harris and Kirk Rufenacht. Our class had food sales, car washes, Junior conces- sions, etc. throughout the years to raise money to be kept in our treasury for our Jr.- Sr. Prom, Sneak Trip, and othe Senior ex- penses. Classes available to enroll in our Senior year were. Shop I and II, General Business, Foods. Physics, American History. Geome- try, Health and Physical Education. English II, III, and IV, Office practice. Typing II. and Algebra I and II. Dave Harris and Sandra Horchem were Yearbook King and Queen They were at- tended by Pete Smith, Earl Friess, Rosemary Ummel, and Kathleen Wildeman. Barbara Yost was presented with a bou- quet of bronze mums and a crown as she won the 1957-55 Homecoming Queen. She was crowned by Football Captian, David Harris at the halftime of the Ransom-Grin- nell game. The attendants to the Royalty were. Earline Schwartzkopf. Kathleen Wil- deman, Kirk Rufenacht, and Pete Smith. At this time, we were still allowed to take Senior Sneak trips. Our class left Ransom on May 8th at 6:00 P M on our Senior sneak, using the school's activity bus. Mr and Mrs. John Goering were our sponsors and Mr. Goering was also our only bus driv- er. We arrived in Springfield. Mo., on May 9th. We then spent from May 10-16 at Rockaway Beach. Mo., enjoying various ac- tivities We also took a side trip into Arkan- sas. On May 17th, we returned home after a fun Sneak . (continued from pge 77 about buses) These people take great responsi- bility in transporting the students in all kinds of weather. The buses have capacities now of anywhere from 19 to 52 students. The buses are used not only for routes, but are also used to transport students and sponsors to activities, such as ball games, festivals, class parties, and field trips. The goal of the bus dri- vers job is to provide safe and effi- cient transportation so that stu- dents may enjoy the fullest possi- ble advantage from the district's curriculum and extracurricular pro- grams. In 1957 the school owned one school bus. Now, in 1986, there are 8 buses, 1 school car, 1 pickup, and 1 extended van. Each year the school district must file a report of school district transportation costs with the Kansas State Department of Education. In the 1984-85 school year there was a total of 101,734 miles traveled, 75,789 of which were covered in route miles, and 25,945 activity trip miles. There was a total of 123 students on the bus routes. The average cost per mile for the route miles was 86.65 cents per mile and activity miles were 59.76 cents per mile. This was a total of 101,734 miles at an aver- age cost of 79.76 cents per mile. 81 CLASS OF 1960 no rAiNdAN VlCt-PWtSlOIW? PfTC SMITH Tftt ASU I MAT MV «110« MAM SICA!TARV OICH MiSHifd STuOfMT COUMCll Jt� «V |M «TOM I’HITIMUT 82 Shop building completed duiing the 1959-1960 school year. This building was used for shop (manual training) classes until 1977, when the present shop building was built. We began our Freshman year with 10 members; Delores Anderson, Jerry Bux- ton, Bob Fairbank, Earl Friess, Gary Hark- ness, Dick Mishler, Pete Smith, Rosemary Ummel, Kathy Wildeman, and August Zordel. The class enrollment remained the same for our Sophomore year. Ross Musselman joined the class our junior year. We had our Junior class play, Boss of the Powderhorn , magazine sales, money-making projects, music fes- tivals, Junior-Senior Banquet, Moonlight and Roses”, and many more things that made memories for us to share. Eugene Graf entered the class our Senior year, which made a total of 12 students in our class. This year the honor roll was set up with three classifications; High Honors, which required grades of all A's; Honors, which required grades of all A s and B's; or Hon- orable Mention, which required all A's and B's with a one C exception. The Seniors receiving the Honors award were Rosemary Ummel, Jerry Buxton, and Delores Anderson. The only Senior to re- ceive the Honorable Mention award was Kathleen Wildeman. CLASS ROLL: Delores (Anderson) Ellyett Jerry Buxton Robert Fairbank Earl Maurice Friess Eugene Graf Gary Harkness Richard Mishler Ross Musselman Robert Smith Rosemary (Ummel) Hinz Kathy (Wildeman) Wendler August Zordel Royalty this year went to Rosemary Ummel and Jerry Buxton, for Yearbook Queen and King. Their attendants were; Jane Horchem, Earline Schwartz- kopf, Earl Maurice Friess, and Shelly Shellenberger. Homecoming Queen, Kathleen Wil- deman, was crowned by Football Cap- tain, Robert Fairbank. They were at- tended by Earline Schwartzkopf, (a Sophomore), Carol Dalrymple, (a Ju- nior), and Football Co-Captains, Rich- ard Mishler and Earl Friess. The Student Council was busy this year with the school carnival, the Na- tivity Scene at the Nursing Home, all school parties, and aftergame dances. The main objective of the Student Council was to promote high standards of citizenship and carry out special ac- tivities of the school. The Council was composed of representatives from each class, one from Band, and one from the Pep Club. The sponsors of the Student Council were Mrs. Vera Buxton, and Mr. John Goering. Earl Friess and Car- ol Hinnergardt were crowned as Carni- val King and Queen. Another group of individuals that needs to be remembered is our faithful custodians. These are dedicated people who are always there at the school be- fore many people are even out of bed, and are usually the last ones to leave the school. They put in many long days, especially on days of ballgames, as they not only have their daily duties to perform, but also attend the games and -traighten things up after everyone is gone. In the early years of the school, the teachers were the individuals who took care of the buildings. The high school building was com- pleted in 1917. The records are non- existent on this subject but as closely as can be found, the first custodian at the high school was W. A. Scott. He was replaced in the fall of 1922 by Mr. Wil- liam VanWinkle, who served until his retirement in 1946. Mr. VanWinkle was replaced by Goodvin Wahlborg, who worked until the spring of 1953. He was then replaced by Clyde Van- Winkle, who only worked the one year, 1955. In the fall of 1955, Raymond Schweitzer began working as the custo- dian and continued in that capacity un- til the spring of 1960. At that time, Leo Kraus assumed the duties and contin- ued until 1967. In 1965, Leo was joined by Chester Larson, who continued working until 1973. After Leo's retire- ment in 1967, Kermit Huxman and Gene Triplett joined the staff. Kermit worked until moving to California in 1972 and Gene quit in 1973. Vernon VanWinkle took over Kermit's posi- tion and he worked until the spring of 1979. After Gene left, Gerald Leikam came to work, (fall of 1973). Gerald worked until 1980. Albert Zordel re- placed Vernon, and he worked one year, 1980. At this point two new peo- ple came to work, August Zordel and Bob Thornbrugh, (fall of 1980). During Bob's second year on the job, he suf- fered a fatal heart attack. He was re- placed in December of 1980 by Richard Flax, who continued in that position until 1985. At this time Donald Plum- mer took over for Richard, and he and August are still serving in that capac- ity, (1986). The grade school has always had its own personnel in the custodian depart- ment. The first custodians seem to have been Everett, Cynthia, and Naomi En- gle. John Ohlemeier came to work in 1938 and continued as custodian and bus driver until his retirement in 1972, a total of 34 years. Chester Larson transferred his duties from the high school to the grade school to assist John in 1970, where he served until his retirement in 1973. Earl and Linda Um- mel took over the duties from Chester and worked one year, 1974. They were replaced in the fall of 1974 by Gerald Briand, who worked until the spring of 1977. Tom Sauer then took over and worked the next two years, 1978 and 1979. August Zordel began working at the grade school in the fall of 1980 and worked one year before transferring to the high school. He was replaced by Alan Roths, who worked from the fall of 1980 - spring of 1983. Alan was joined by his brother, Tom Roths in the fall of 1982, where, in 1986, Tom is still working. CLASS OF 1961 I QCRA4.D 0 VTT SUSAN wjf C S JO OOt� NO � � 0 50� •£AthA mAA V 84 CLASS MOTTO: The Door to Success is Labeled P-U-S-H CLASS COLORS: Blue and White CLASS FLOWER: Carnation In the fall of 1949, our class began our lives as little students of Ransom Elementary School. Our teachers dur- ing this time were; Eleska Mishler, 1st grade; Rosanne Hilmes, 2nd; Bessie Rogers, 3rd and 4th; Reita Schreiber, 5th and 6th; Herbert Dalke, 7th; and Harold Voth, 8th. During our 5th grade year, we moved from the old rock two-story schoolhouse to the new building. In 1957, 11 very nervous Freshman began our years at Ransom High School. During the next three years, we only lost one member of our class, but in the fall of 1960, our Senior class roll was greatly increased with the consolidation of the Ransom, Arnold and Brownell schools. We lost several class members that year and our class consisted of 23 members. During our years at R.H.S., we pre- sented a Junior class play as well as a Senior class play. Getting ready for our Junior-Senior Banquet in our Ju- nior year provided many happy fun filled hours for us. Our theme was CLASS ROLL: Carole (Bauer) Wolfe Curtis Bauer Lexie (Bauer) Deines Sharon (Chapman) Rupp Doug Conkright Carol (Dalrymple) Harris Dwight Giess Versa Lee (Gostnell) Foos Bertha (Harris) Shannon Janet (Horchem) Wiedeman Judy (Kraus) Bernbeck Michael Kraus Tom Leiker John Luetters Susan (Luetters) Bellerive Thelma (Luetters) Ciempa Velma (Luetters) Garcia Kay (Marhofer) Borger Gerald Offutt Maynard Schuckman Jimmy Sekavec James Sunley Karen (Turley) Riha South of the Border . We considered it a big success. Senior class officers were; Carol Dalrymple, President; Maynard Schuckman, Vice-President; Kay Marhofer, Secretary; Thelma Luetters, Treasurer; and Judy Kraus, Stuco Re- presentative. Our Senior year, we were guests of the Junior class at the Memorial Union Building on the Ft. Hays Cam- pus for the banquet. Although our four years were filled with many activities, the highlight of it all was our Senior sneak. From the 7th grade on, we had been working, saving and planning for that trip. We had worked many hours at food sales, suppers, car washes, magazine sales, concession stands and many other jobs to get a bank account that would send us on our way. The big day be- gan on May 5th at 4 A.M., when we departed with 19 Seniors and 4 spon- sors on our school bus, Long John , with Rockaway Beach, Mo. as our des- tination. We had 10 days packed with fun and excitement and memories we will always treasurer. On May 21,1961, 23 Seniors gradu- ated from R.H.S. to go in all directions and all walks of life. We were the first consolidated class to graduate from our school. CLASS FAVORITES: Senior Yearbook Queen and King were Janet Horchem and Dwight Giess. Attendants were Carol Dalrym- ple, Versa Lea Gostnell, Doug Conk- right, and Maynard Schuckman. Homecoming Queen, Versa Lea Gostnell, was crowned by Football Captain, Maynard Schuckman. Atten- dants were, Janie Simpson, Karla Oh- lemeier, and Co-captains, Dwight Giess, and John Luetters. This was the first year that the Ran- som High School was consolidated with the Arnold High School. Both Ransom and Arnold still had their own individual grade schools, (grades 1-8), but all the high school students were attending at Ransom. A new mascot was chosen for Ransom, and we became the Ransom Longhorns in- stead of the Bulldogs. This was the year of; Keds The Twist Lavender Pony Pep Assemblies Parties Big Purses — Short Skirts Overblouses and Hair Rinse. Commencement Valedictorian was Judy Kraus Salutatorian was Janet Horchem, who also sang a vocal solo. Of the 23 classmates there were only 6 who had been together in the Ransom schools since that first day of 1st grade back in 1949. Those 6 were; Janet Horchem, Susan Luetters, Vel- ma Luetters, Thelma Luetters, Judy Kraus, and Carol Dalrymple. Those who have shown their lead- ership abilities for our four years of high school are; Freshman class officers; Thelma Luetters, Velma Luetters, John Luet- ters, Susan Luetters, and Carol Dal- rymple. Sophomore class officers; Carol Dalrymple, President; John Luetters, Vice-President; Thelma Luetters, Sec- retary; Velma Luetters, Treasurer; and Susan Luetters, Student Council Re- presentative. Junior class officers; Carol Dalrym- ple, President; Bertha Harris, Vice- President; Thelma Luetters, Secretary; Janet Horchem, Treasurer; and Susan Luetters, Student Council. Senior class officers; Carol Dalrym- ple, President; Maynard Schuckman, Vice-President; Kay Marhofer, Secre- tary; Thelma Luetters, Treasurer; and Judy Kraus, Student Council. 85 CLASS OF 1962 e«c«'s«aos a STUCO «I� wUA OACOUCLtm C«AaT� «t JANICC LUCTTfAS 5� GNC COU CST SCC«fTA rr PMESlOCNT yiCf-PWfSJOCNT T EASC € KCKT � iOf STUCO •€ • L AftfuOcO HCtP±. 86 At the beginning of this year. Joint District 21 was formed when the Brownell High School closed and the high school students joined the Ran- som and Arnold students at Ransom. The grade school students from Ran- som and Arnold all attended in the Ransom grade school for grades 1-4. Grades 5-8 attended at Arnold. All grade school classes, 1-8 from Brow- nell attended in the Brownell grade school. This was known as the 17 mile campus , as each town was un- der the same district, but still operated four buildings in three different towns. CLASS ROLL: Bob Bradshaw Sign? (Combes!) Barnes Jackie Crabtree Evea (Higgins) Rumple Helen (Kraft) Wagner Janice (Luetters) Houdeshell Becky (Rider) Petrowsky Earline (Schwartzkopf) Fairbank Janie (Simpson) Lambert Wilma (Ummel) Carr Robert Wildeman Dollie (Zordel) Shoupe We began our High School career in the fall of 1958 as Freshmen. We had to go through an initiation to be- come part of the High School. We had to memorize a speech and be able to repeat it any time a Senior demanded it. The speech went like this; We the meek, verdant Freshman, submissively bow before you, the eminent, illustrious, and dignified Senior. You are our ideals. We thank you for permitting us to bow before you on this, our day of recognition. Our Freshman class officers were; Janie Simpson, President; Wilma Um- mel, Vice-President; Signe Combest, Secretary-Treasurer; and Earline Schwartzkopf, Student Council Re- presentative. We had an enrollment of 11 students. We began our Sophomore year with 10 students. Linda Sonnenburg and Bob Sollars had left, but Harold Dixon had joined us. Jane Simpson was again class President; Wilma Ummel, Vice-President; Earline Schwartzkopf, Secretary; Signe Combest, Treasurer; and Robert Wildeman, Student Coun- cil. Our Junior year we again had 11 class members. Tom Evel, Jackie Crabtree, and Evea Higgins had joined us and Harold Dixon and Ron- ald Ummel left. We presented Jessi- ca's Journey as our Junior class play on Nov. 15, 1960. This was a farce- comedy, relating the changes made in the Foster mansion on the arrival of a group of high school girls and their chaperon — as they deceive a wealthy aunt of the Fosters. Mrs. Johnson was the director. We were assisted by three Sophomore girls, Maxine Leiker, Lyn- etta Bauer, and Nancy Kraus. We hosted the Senior class at the annual Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom. This was held at the Fort Hays State Memorial Union. Our Senior year arrived and with it, an enrollment of 12. New students this year were, Bob Bradshaw and Ja- nice Luetters. We also lost classmate Tom Evel. Our Senior class officers were; Jack- ie Crabtree, President; Janice Luetters, Vice-President; Signe Combest, Trea- surer; Wilma Ummel, Secretary; and Neil Dreiling, Class Sponsor. CLASS FAVORITES; Yearbook Queen .......Becky Rider Yearbook King .................Tim Kraus Carnival Queen _____Helen Wagner Carnival King . . Chester Halblieb Homecoming Queen Janie Simpson Homecoming Captain .. Rich Fair- bank The only Senior on the football team was Robert Bradshaw, who played halfback. The evening of January 12th was the School Carnival. The midway featured many booths including; a young gypsy; a strong deputy, ready to take you to jail; the fish pond, which was a favorite of the young children; the shooting gallery and the dart throw. Later in the evening, the audience became guests at the RHS Studio as The New Steve Allen Show was presented. Responsibilities increased our Sen- ior year as there were many more ac- tivities in which we were in charge. The monthly Longhorn was pub- lished which showed school life to the other classes. Editing the annual be- came a major highlight in our Senior year as well as a big responsibility. Another activity was operating a con- cession stand at ball games. Our teachers included; R. L. Arnold, Superintendent; John Goering, Indus- trial Arts and Drivers Education; Della J. Ohlemeier, Mathematics; John Dietterich, Business Adminis- tration; Alma D. Johnson, English; Neil Dreiling, History and Football Coach; Donald Wedel, Social Science and Girls Physical Education; Vera Buxton, Music; Carol Young, Home Economics; and Kenneth Miller, Sci- ence and Basketball Coach. 87 CLASS OF 1963 A USTiilwf 88 In the fall of 1959, 20 students made up the roll as Freshmen of Ransom High School. Before our Freshman year had passed, we lost classmate Sandra Jo Hilmes, who died on Feb. 6, 1960. She will always be remembered for her sweet thoughtful disposition, for her cheerful smile and her helping hand. Our Sophomore year we gained stu- dents from the Arnold High School. New students were; Lynetta Bauer, Maxine Leiker, Gerald Mollenkamp, Basil Jarvis, Don Leiker, Ronnie Um- mel, Nancy Kraus, and Duane Kaler. We also lost classmates Rick Schweit- zer and Dona Gerber. This left us with an enrollment of 25. Our class officers were; Bob Ummel, President; Chuck Luetters, Vice-President; Nancy Kraus, Secretary; Berniece Kisslinger, Treasurer; and Basil Jarvis and Fred Klitzke, Stuco Representatives. 23 classmates made up the roll in the fall of 1961, as we began our Ju- nior year. Class officers were, Carol Hinnergardt, President; Fred Klitzke, Vice-President; and Nancy Kraus, Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. Miller was the class sponsor. There was one new student that year, Tom Bradshaw, and three students, Robert Roths, Butch Meisner, and Ronnie Ummel, did not return. A Rocket In His Pocket” was the CLASS ROLL: Lynetla (Bauer) Skagg Roderick Blocksome Richard Fairbank Carol (Hinnergardt) Thompson Jane (Horchem) Lovelady Sally (Horchem) Giess Basil Jarvis Duane Kaler Berniece (Kisslinger) Blakely Fred Klitzke Nancy (Kraus) Foust Timothy Kraus Donald Leiker Maxine (Leiker) Barry Charles Luetters Gerald Mollenkamp Kirk Musselman Karla (Ohlemeier) Ewing Virgie (Schreiber) Conrady C.R. — Shelly — Shellenberger Robert Ummel Richard Wildeman name of our Junior class play. The scene for this play was in a classroom. Mr. Oswald Agnew, (Shelly Shellen- berger) a mild mannered young gra- duate of Hackensack Teacher's Col- lege, comes West to Rim-Rock High School. The first major problem he meets is the precocious principal, Mrs. Matchett, (Jane Horchem). Not only is she an incurable early riser and sentence diagrammer, she's foot- ball coach. Equally disturbing is Spaceman , (Fred Klitzke) a Senior science student who is an interstellar, outer space enthusiast. To make the situation worse, man-hungry student, LuLu Grumbine, (Carol Hinnergardt), is eager for private tutoring. Miss Chisle, (Virgie Schreiber) who talks like a textbook changes her approach to grammar. Love, demonstrative ad- jectives , rockets, and football send the classroom into orbit. Other cast members are Arlin Abbot, (Tim Kraus), Harry Cooper, (Don Leiker), Janice Brown, (Sally Horchem), Judy Mills, (Karla Ohlemeier), Jackie, (Rich Fairbank), and Barbara, (Nancy Kraus). Twenty-two students made up the graduating class of 1963, Tom Brad- shaw did not return for our Senior year. Carol Hinnergardt was the class President; Basil Jarvis, Vice-Preident; Virgie Schreiber, Secretary; and Karla Ohlemeier, Treasurer. Mr. Donald Wedel was the class sponsor. The football team was comprised of 33 members. Shelly Shellenberger was the Senior quarterback, Fred Klitzke was the Senior guard, Gerald Mollen- kamp and Chuck Luetters were the Senior halfbacks, and Rich Fairbank was the Senior center. The Longhorns had a fine season with a 4-4 record. They won the R.E.N. League Cham- pionship in their first year of league competition. The team, school, and community were proud to have Rich Fairbank, Senior, chosen as All-State Center. It was a fine season, one showing promise, and one of which to be proud of. Homecoming royalty included Queen, Carol Hinnergardt and Cap- tain, Fred Klitzke. They were attended by Karla Ohlemeier, Sally Giess, Don- na Albers, Rich Fairbank, Shelly Shel- lenberger, and Terry Neyer. The Basketball team also had a fine season with a record of 13 wins to 6 losses. One of those losses was the league championship. This was to Otis, but not after a hard fought bat- tle, losing in two overtimes. The Sen- ior cheerleaders were Karla Ohle- meier, Carol Hinnergardt, Virgie Schreiber, and Jane Horchem. A brand new sport. Golf, got off to a good start this year. The team took 2nd place at the Ransom Invitational Tournament. Shelly Shellenberger had some outstanding individual scorings, 1st at both the Ransom and Beloit invitationals, 5th at the Ellis re- gional and 2nd in State competition at Marion. The team was composed of 2 members — Shelly and Paul Buxton. Other royalty included Karla Ohle- meier and Basil Jarvis reining as Year- book Queen and King. They were at- tended by Carol Hinnergardt, Jane Horchem, Shelly Shellenberger, and Fred Klitzke. The music department had a new group formed this year. This group, The Hoofbeats , was a dance band. (The following was taken from the 1963 yearbook) And finally ... the sneak. Five days filled to the brim with riding the bus in seats, on top of seats, and each other. Eating hamburgers and ham- burgers and hamburgers. Pillow fights and the feathers that remained stuck to shaving cream and hairwax and cologne from the water guns. Suddenly we're there. Rockaway. And they know it, nineteen of us in cut- offs, suspenders, jerseys and barefeet. Rockaway where we rode the Lake Queen built pyramids in the pool, danced in the rain, played cards until morn, rolled up his hair, messed their cabin, got Mr. Wedel hanged and explored Marvel Cave. And then far too soon, lots of good-byes. Good-bye Rockaway, good-bye joy- land, good-bye everybody, good-bye twelve years ... we’ll miss you. Commencement was May 23, 1963. The Salutatory address was given by Karla Ohlemeier. Valedictory address by Jane Horchem. The address, Keep Moving was delivered by Mr. Henry Hall from Graden City, Ks. Supt. Ar- nold presented the class and Mr. Bob Giess, presented the diplomas. 89 CLASS OF 1964 viv PMrjun rtm «rnt mucwi cAnow i l C TH|M JARsofmK D NI LUimtS Commencement Exercises were held on Wednesday, May 27th, 1964 at 8 00 at the Ransom Football Field. The Salutatory address was by Vickie Phillips and the Valedictory address was by Mary Schreiber. Jan Stetler was the only Senior Cheerleader. The Senior play was Cm the Track . This play was directed by Don Wedel and John Bottom. The Jr.-Sr. Banquet was entitled. Moonlight and Roses and was cele- brated on Sat. April 18th, 1964 at 7:00 in the evening in the Ransom High School Gymnasium. ROYALTY: Yearbook Queen and King were; Lin- da Horchem and Lynn Smith. Homecoming Queen and King were; Donna Albers and Terrv Neyer. Another first was the Outstand- ing Senior Musician award. The band members selected the Senior on the basis of leadership, musical ability, and co-operativeness. Donna Albers was chosen to receive the Outstanding Senior award for 1964, which was a bronze plaque. The Longhorn football team had a tremendous season! For the second year in a row, the Longhorns captured the R.E.N. League Championship. The Longhorns had a 7-1 record, with taking first place in the LaCrosse Dis- trict Tournament by defeating Claflin - 59-51; then defeating LaCrosse, the number one-rated team, by a score of 59-58. Ness City was defeated in the finals by tbe Longhorns by a score of 56-51. The boys were coached by Neil Crane and Don Wedel. Mr. John R. Bottom headed our school assisted by the following teachers; Vera Buxton, Neil Crane, Pa- tricia Oosswhite, John Dietterich, Joyce Eisenhour, August Hildebrand, Jonn J. Goering, Isabelle Runyon, Donald D. Storer, Donald L. Streit, and Donald G. Wedel. Our Senior class sponsor was Mr. CLASS ROLL: Donna (Albers) Klitzke Francine (Callow) Neitzel Dirk Combest Francis Flax Rodney Giess Elmer Graf Rita (Hiltabidle) Stoppel Gerald Horchem Linda (Horchem) Claycamp Vada (Huxman) Farrington Jerry Larson Diane (Luetters) Hatton Joe Lutters Margaret (McLain) Larson Terry Neyer Jim Oliver Vickie (Phillips) James Mary (Schreiber) Porterfield Rosalea (Schwartzkopf) Bruner David Scott Lynn Smith Janice (Stetler) Leiker Susan (Stull) Zordel Earl Ummel Jerry Wiedeman Glen Yost Eddie Zitnik 'We re Expecting Victory , was the theme of the first place float at the Homecoming Parade this year. The lettering was done in red and white. Colors in the stork were white, yellow, and black, with the LONGHORN VICTORY in its beak Russell Shellenberger Insurance sponsored the winning float. First place was rewarded with a traveling trophy, which had to be won 3 years in a row before the firm was able to keep it. This was the first year the trophy was awarded. Second place went to Bazine Takes Their Medicine , a float featuring two Longhorns giving a Bazine football player a dose of medicine. It was sponsored by Marhofer Drug. the only loss being to Dighton. Sen- iors on the football team were; Jerry Larson, Jim Oliver, Jim Money, Fran- cis Flax, Ed Zitnik, Terry Neyer, Lynn Smith, and Gerald Horchem. Terry, Gerald and Lynn were the only three who participated in football all four years and lettered every year. The Longhorn basketball team also had a successful season, taking 1st place in District play. The Longhorns ended their season with a record of 16 wins and 8 losses. The highlight was Donald Wedel. Our officers were; Rod Giess, President; Gerald Horchem, Vice-President; Margaret McLain, Treasurer; Vada Huxman, Secretary; and Ed Zitnik, Stuco Rep. This page is dedicated to our fellow classmate, Eddie Zitnik. 91 r CLASS OF 1965 p NSOM SENIORS TON SUI 1965 92 8th grade graduation. Back Row: Jerry Everhart, Dick VanWinkle, Greg Simpson, Paul Buxton, Terry Ohlemeier, Ron Tillitson, Albert Albers, and Richard Ummel. Front Row: David Horchem, Phil Crabtree, Virginia Cofer, Dora Fairbank, Kathy Kinsley, Kent Blocksome, and Tom Kraus. CLASS ROLL: Albert Albers Kent Blocksome Paul Buxton Virginia (Cofer) Toedman Kay (Conkright) Shellenberger Dora (Fairbank) Voder Chet Halblieb Russell — Butch — Haug David Peter Horchem JoAnne (Humburg) Wildeman Bob Leiker Carolyn (Luetters) Maska Delma (Mai) Collins Corlie (Mollenkamp) Halblieb Claudia (Nuttle) Nadeau Terry Ohlemeier Tom Sauer Greg Simpson Jnell (Stegman) Dinges Ronald Tillitson Nancy (Turner) McDonald Richard Ummel Dick VanWinkle The graduating class of 1965 was a group of students that experienced many changes in the process of their education. They moved into a new grade school building and also exper- ienced school consolidation when Ar- nold and Brownell joined Ransom U.S.D. 302. A very few students from the class of '65 began their formal education in the Ransom City Building attending Kindergarten. Alma See was the teacher. Later the class was moved into Mrs. See's home. In 1953, they began first grade in the two story stone school that stood on the south-east side of the present grade school. There were 18 students. Miss Ruth Ann Conard was the teach- er. Ten of these original students were also a part of the graduating class of 1965. They were: Terry Ohlemeier, Paul Buxton, Dora Fairbank, Kent Blocksome, Virginia Cofer, Ron Til- litson, David Horchem Richard Um- mel, Albert Albers, and Greg Simp- son. This class was the First first grade class to move into the new grade school building, (the present grade school building). Each student carried their own desk and school items to the new building on moving day and then completed the year in new surround- ings. In 1961, the class graduated from 8th grade only to find their Freshman year full of new experiences. They changed from a class of 15 students to a class of 27. Students from Arnold and Brownell came to Ransom for 4 years of High School. There were also students from several country schools that joined the class. The students were active in sports and music activi- ties with some very talented young people. Competitive girls sports were not stressed as much as they are now, but there was an excellent pep-club that encouraged the boys to do their best. Entering the doorway to the school for our final year of High School, students could immediately find there was something new about the High School that year. Walking into the old music room, they found it was now the math room. In class they were pleasantly surprised to find new programmed text- workbooks, a new way of teaching math, which enabled each student to progress just as rapidly as he or she was capable of doing. To make room for urgently needed class space, the vocal part of the music department moved into the gymnasium. The band remained in the band room. New uni- forms helped band members feel a lit- tle prouder to belong to the RHS band. The old math room became the new language room with both Spanish I and II offered that year. The new lan- guage laboratory provided individual listening stations, so that students might be given the individual instruc- tion they needed. The business department expanded its curriculum, offering economics, business law, business machines and office practice. Several new business machines had been purchased to make the new courses possible. Shop offerings had been enlarged by offering open shop classes, which permitted more than one grade level of students to work together by the use of the project method of teaching. The vocational guidance counselor was on hand to assist students in se- lecting suitable courses of study to guide them on toward their life's work. It was an old building, but there was a new spirit. Better methods of teaching and new equipment, plus vo- cational guidance equaled a better Ransom High School. At the time of graduation, there were 23 students ready to receive their diploma. At this writing, all 23 stu- dents are alive and actively pursuing careers. They have continued to work at self-improvement through job ad- vancement or higher education. This is a class to be proud of and should be commended for each students' indi- vidual accomplishments. 93 First Grade-1954, Back Row: Greg Simpson, Terry Ohle- meier. Paul Buxton. Joe Gerber. Lester Ummel, Dora Fair- bank. Middle Row: Vickie Klitzke. LaVerne Ummel, ? Barber, Kent Blocksome, Virginia Cofer, Ron Tillitson. Front Row: David Horchem, Richard Pfaff, Albert Albers, Tom Kraus. Del Zordel, and Richard Ummel Miss Ruth This year became the end of an era for the Ransom High School building. The Ransom school district decided that the school building, which had served the community for the past 49 years had served its purpose. It had become clear that the Duilding was no longer adequate to meet the needs of that time. Poor lighting, inefficient heating and faulty plumbing were among the problems tnat the students were facing. So, on February 25, 1966, the voters of Unified School District 302 met to vote on a proposed new school building, which would replace the building tney were using. The vote passed with 415 votes for the not graduate with them. Mike Berry was the class Valedictorian and Diana Larson was the class Salutatorian. Baccalaureate services were held on May 15th in the High School Gymna- sium. Commencement exercises were held on May 18, also in the Gym. Senior class officers were; Nancy Klitzke, President; Diana Larson, Vice-President; Carol Harris, Secre- tary-Treasurer, and Tom Conkright, Stuco Rep. The class sponsor was Mr. Don Storer. Royalty included; Homecoming King and queen — Dave Tillitson and Nancy Klitzke. Yearbook King and Queen — Gary tie. Seniors on the team were Brad Griffith, Leland Squier, Herb Schuck- man, Dave Tillitson, Tom Conkright, Ron Sunley, Kent Huxman, Herb Schwartzkopf, and Ken Lutters. Coach was Jerry Johnson, assisted by Bud Bender. The RHS Band, under the direction of Mr. James Bosworth, had a busy year. The band marched in the Christ- mas Parade at Ness City, and partici- pated in the K-State Band Day at Manhattan. They also performed in five half-time presentations for the home football games and played at two home basketball games. The band also gave a winter concert on March Football fi building and 246 against. Thirty-seven students began the Freshmen class together in the fall of 1962, although not the same 37 that graduated together. Diane Schulte and Kenneth Lutters joined the class for the Sophomore year, giving them an enrollment of 39. Diane Schulte left before the Junior year, leaving 38 stu- dents. There was an enrollment of 37 for the Senior year, as Ruth Smith did CLASS ROLL: Mike Berry Tom Conkright Pam Deines Elnora Jeanette (Evel) Ochs Doris (Flax) Estes Myrna (Foster) Soloman Eleanor (Graf) Westby Brad Griffith Carol (Harris) Halsey James Higgins Steve Hilmes Theresa (Horlick) Simpson Id. dedicated October 1st, 1965. as it looks today Wildeman and Berneice Randall. The Ransom Longhorns dedicated their new football field on October 1st, 1965, hosting the Logan High School for the event. The Longhorns must have really been excited about playing on their new field as they de- feated Logan by a score of 34-0. The rest of the season was not quite so successful. They ended the season with a record of 2 wins, 6 losses, and 1 Kent Huxman Nancy (Klitzke) Powers Vickie (Klitzke) Betz Diana (Larson) Copeland Doug Luetters Linda (Luetters) Hess Kenneth Lutters Mary (Lutters) Funk Dana (Mai) Brown Robert McLain Berneice (Randall) Wilcox Jim Rider Judy (Ryan) Piercy (1986). 11th and a pops concert on April 29th. Kim Buxton, a Junior, was the Drum Major, and twirlers were Sandy Klitzke, Linda Albers, also Juniors, and a Sophomore, Norma Hiltabidle. Besides sports and band other high school activities included; Pep Club, R-Club, Mixed Chorus, Industrial Arts Club, and Student Council. The Jr.-Sr. Banquet was Paris by Night . Herb Schuckman, Jr. Herb Schwartzkopf Shirley (Schweitzer) Basgall Leland Squier Robert Sunley Ronnie Sunley Dave Tillitson Linda (Turner) Depperschmidt Bill Ummel LaVerne (Ummel) Fisk Lester Ummel Cary Wildeman 95 CLASS OF 1967 ik « 1 jo o vurnt BW K7TT0M Ul NSOM SFNI005 1967 -WTMT % The class of 1967 began its high school years with 28 members. We elected for class officers, Carol Schuster, President; Tom Ryan, Vice-President; Eldon Nuss, Secre- tary-Treasurer; and Steve Klitzke, Stuco Rep. Jonette Crabtree left us our Sophomore year leaving us with 27 members. For the first time in 25 years. The Ransom High School band proudly sported new band uniforms. These uniforms were made so that they could be worn for marching and concert wear. The marching uniform was black trimmed with red and white with a red Longhorn accenting the back of the uniform. A red plume was at- tached to the hat to add color. The concert uniform was also black, trimmed with gold and white with a red cummerbund and a bow tie. The coat was also adorned with tales to add dignity to the uniform. Our drum major was Kim Buxton with Sandy Klitzke, Linda Albers, and Corlie Mollenkamp as twirlers. Robert Anderson and Linda Stull CLASS ROLL: Linda (Albers) Dietz Barbara (Bauer) Sunley Del Bauer Myrtle Briand (Received her GED) Robert Bottom Kim (Buxton) Dennis Fred Flax Alana (Giess) Thomas Steve Harkness Rosanne (Horning) Haberman Sandra (Klitzke) Seibel Steve Klitzke Carol (Lutters) Dunbar Rick Nuttle Norman Offutt Duane Pfannenstiel Tom Ryan Betsy (Schreiber) Spiegelman Carol (Schuster) Eckhardt Joyce (Sekavec) Crawford Bill Squier Shirley (Sunley) Peterson Betty (Turley) Tenny Bob Weeks Dale Wiedeman left us our Junior year leaving us with 25 students. We presented as a class Everything Happens to Us with Mrs. Sarah Boyd Funk as director. Paris by Night was the theme for the Banquet and Prom that we gave for the Seniors. Finally our Senior year arrived. Our class roll stayed the same. Mr. Nuttle was our class sponsor. Alana Giess served as President; Bill Squier, Vice- President; Rick Nuttle, Secretary; Robert Bottom, Treasurer; and Fred Flax, Stuco. We had a new school building, which had been built for approxi- mately $942,000. Our football coach was Mr. Jerry Johnson, assisted by Mr. Waddell. The season ended with a record of 6 wins and 2 losses. Seniors on the squad were Fred Flax, Guard; Bob Weeks, Bill Squier, Steve Klitzke, Backs; Del Bauer, Steve Harkness, and Duane Pfannenstiel, Tackles; Robert Bottom, End. Baseball had a season record of 8-3. They won first place in District, won the first Regional game, but lost their second. Duane Pfannenstiel, Bob Weeks, and Rick Nuttle, were the Seniors on the team. Coach was Mr. West. The Longhorn Basketball team end- ed a long, hard season by playing their last game in the Regional Tour- nament at Palco. They ended the sea- son with 10 wins and 11 losses. The highlights of the season were when the Longhorns took third place in the Conference, then went on to take sec- ond place in the District Tournament. Captain of the team was Bob Weeks. Other Seniors playing were. Bill Squier, Robert Bottom, Steve Klitzke, Duane Pfannenstiel, Fred Flax, and Norman Offutt. Jon Nuttle was coach. This year, the track team took part in four track meets; Dighton, Jetmore, Scott City, and the league meet at Quinter. Bill Squier was the high point man for the team this year and fettered all four years. Bill went to the Regional track meet at Dodge City for javlin throwing. The team was coached by Jerry Johnson. Other organizations included; Stu- dent Council, Industrial Arts Club, Pep-Club, R-Club, Vocal Club, and Annual Staff. Special activities for the Senior year included Homecoming, in which Sandy Klitzke, Bill Squier and Bob Weeks were crowned as Queen and King. Many hours of work and fun were spent in preparing the floats for homecoming. Students displayed re- sponsibility and originality in creat- ing new and different ideas for the floats. Due to extremely cold, windy weather the homecoming game and ceremonies were postponed until Monday. Monday proved equally bad, for it rained during the entire game, and the crowning ceremony was held in the high school gym following a victorious game over Almena. A brief dance followed the ceremony. Because of the bad weather, the floats had not been displayed. So, on Tuesday after- noon, the floats were displayed to the public during a parade downtown. These boots are made for walking , sponsored by Humburgs Ransom Motors, received the first place travel- ing trophy. Second place went to the Drug Store's float, Wipe Out . For the Senior play, three short plays were inactea. The first play, The Storm received second place at League Drama Festival. The other two were, Take a Letter and Shock of his Life . FINALLY!! Graduation day, May 17, 1967. Barbara (Bauer) Sunley gave the Valedictorian address and Bill Squier delivered the Salutatorian ad- dress. This page is dedicated to Staff Ser- eant WilRam R. Squier, Jr., who was illed on his 2nd tour of duty in Viet- nam. He was qualified in the Airborne forces as Ranger and a member of the Green Beret. He received 9 different medals, including the Bronze Star and the Vietnam Campaign, both with Oak Leaf Clusters. 97 CLASS OF 1968 22) « � sicr-i «n ou pr There were 26 in the graduating class of 1968: 20 girls and 6 hoys. That should tell you who the rulers were!! Not so, as those 6 guys were very spe- cial and we all had a wonderful feeling for one another. Seven of us gals began the first grade and continued the next twelve years together. During the twelve years came consolidation, bringing a total of 7 from Arnold, 5 from Brow- nell, and the remaining 7 came from other areas to help complete the last four years together. We were on a picnic in the 8th grade (Arnold and Ransom consolidation) when some of us had our first encoun- ter with an electric fence. It was rather a difficult decision, but no one wanted to be chicken. So, after joining hands, one brave soul grabbed a hold of the fence and we felt the current pass through us. We are still alive, though. Then came high school days, and we were all glad that initiation had been banned in one of the 3 years prior. We seemed to sail along rather roughly the Freshman and Sopho- more years gaining new friends and just gathering experience to get through the days. Then in our Junior year, most of us were beginning to chose our probable careers, (taking those courses needed), and finding that we enjoyed school a bit more. We CLASS ROLL Sylvia Bauer Carol Bottom Marjorie (Briand) Tillilson Richard Davis Ronald Evel Harold Flax Mary Jane (Harkness) Spiess Norma (Hiltabidle) Kumpa Jeanette (Kraus) Flax Shirley (Kraus) Stegman Susan (Landwehr) Ketter Donna Luetters Kathleen (Luetters) Clement Jeanette (Lutters) Hornung Karla (Richolson) Langley Willa Sue (Rider) Luetters Betty (Schweitzer) Atlunson Barbara (Stetler) Woods Steve Stramel Susan (Summers) Pfannenstiel Jeanette (Tillitson) Albers John Tillitson Sandra (Townsend) Shirley Alice Ummel Wilma June (Walker) Fairbank Larry Weeks had our Junior play, (all wanting to be apart of this), and another major part of the year was decorating for the Jr.- Sr. prom. This was the last year to have the privilege of spending a whole week decorating the old high school gym. We were also the first graduating class in the new Ransom High School building, meaning the added agony of moving from one building to another. For most it meant — NO CLASSES!! With construction nearly completed, RHS moved into its new building on February 12, 1968. Even though it was a cold, snowy day, all students pitched in to help and in no time were out of the old building and into the new one. The boys did tne heavy moving, the girls unpacked the boxes, and every- one straightened up. The Juniors, Seniors, and teachers returned the sec- ond day to finish arranging the var- ious departments. A couple of our teachers we remem- ber; Jon Nuttle who helped us to be 1 in District Basketball; Vera Bux- ton, who we give credit to for tripling the vocal department; and Avonne Rubottom for teaching us that we are human and need to act like it, espe- cially when it comes to using English correctly. Our class Motto was: 4 legs good — 2 legs bad . Even though we've all had to stand on our own two legs since 1968, we thank all those who have been a friend and helped us in many ways to better ourselves. Of the 26 graduates, only 3 of them did not go through the four years of high school together. They are, Susan Landwehr, Alice Ummel, and June Walker. There were also some other students that started high school but did not graduate with us. They in- clude, Edward Heili, Ida Higgins, Richard Kraft, Rodney Randall, and Rita Wierman. Susan Landwehr, June Walker, and Paul Younger joined us our Sophomore year, and we lost Ed- ward Heili the same year.Ida Higgins. Richard Kraft, and Rita Wierman left our Junior year, but we gained Alice Myers, giving us 28 classmates. Our class roll changed again our Senior year by losing Alice Myers, Rod Ran- dall and Paul Younger and gaining Alice Ummel. Our Senior class offi- cers were; President, Donna Luetters; Vice-President, Richard Davis; Secre- tary, Jeanette Tillitson; Treasurer, Ronnie Evel; and Stuco, June Walker. The Senior play night was one of one-act comedies. Mrs. Booth directed us in Hollywood Can Wait . The Right Kind Of House , and The Ca- pricious Pearls . During our Senior year, 30 Indus- trial Arts students and 11 sponsors boarded a charter bus and went to Oklahoma. While there they toured the Wetmore Plant, a hammer mills plant. From there they went to the Vassar Equipment Co. in Perkins and then on to Uni-Parts, which rebuilds and is an automotives supply com- pany in Oklahoma City. Another place visited in Oklahoma City was the Christopher Steel Co., which makes steel girders. On the way home they visited the Wichita Police De- partment. They left at midnight March 22nd and returned home at 3:00 a.m. on March 24th. We had a very disappointing foot- ball season. We fought, we yelled, but we still lost. We played a schedule of 8 games, losing all the games but one, and that was a 0-0 tie with Almena. We only scored 25 points the whole season, while our opponents scored 307. The worst score for us was when Ness City defeated us on our home field, 72-0. The basketball team did do a little better however. The season record was 7 wins and 8 losses, but we did finish number one in District play. Special honors the Senior year went to Yearbook King and Queen, John Tillitson and Jeanette Kraus. For the first time the Student Council held a dance in honor of the Yearbook King and Queen. They were crowned, and the dance followed thereafter. A band was hired for the dance. They were the The Banshees from Dodge City. A dance contest was held with almost everyone participating. Barbara Stetler and Kenny Schweitzer were the winners, receiving a carton of Pepsi for their efforts. Other royalty included Larry Weeks and Norma Hiltabidle receiv- ing the Homecoming King and Queen crowns. Twenty-six classmates graduated in May of 1968. Susan Landwehr earned the honor to serve as Valedictorian. For this accomplishment, she received a four-year scholar award of $400, a year at Marymount College where she planned to major in medical technol- ogy. Kathy Luetters was the Salutato- rian, and won a renewable $350 schol- arship to St. Mary's of the Plains, where she planned to major in Nurs- ing. She also won the Outstanding Senior Science Student Award. 99 CLASS OF 1969 U ft NSOM SENIORS Ulkl | MI Memories --- pressed beneath the pages af our minds —- Thirty-five quiet, gentle, fun-loving Freshmen walked into the RHS history book By the end of the year, the school song could have been changed to The South s Gonna Rattle Again”!! Our offi- cers included Ted Nuttle. President. Stan Fairhank, Vice-Pres.; Kathy Deines, Secre- tary-Treasurer; and Kim Huxman, Stuco Rep. Our class sponsor was Mr. Wayne West Mr West's theme song could have been. Why Me Lord”! Our Sophomore year started out with 35 classmates. Richard Peters and Scott Thomas moved on and Wilma Haug moved in. Our class officers were; Ron Lutters, President, Connie Giess, Vice- Pres.; Marie Kraus, Sec.-Treas.; and Kim Huxman, Stuco Rep. Mr. West was again our sponsor. 1 guess Old Habits Die Hard Our biology class was the high- light of our year I don t know if Mr Nut- tle would agree. He usually had the ex- pression of a song Juice Newton sings, entitled Break It To Me Gently”, on his face during class It seemed like each crit- ter. (or parts of it), we disected ended up in someones locker!!! Right, Ted? Rod Adkinson and Diane Hartman left our Junior year We were at 32 classmates. Our class officers were; Kim Huxman, President; Lee Squier, Vice-Pres.; Connie Giess, Sec.-Treas.; and Marie Kraus, Stuco. Our sponsors were Mr. Nuttle and Mr. Flays. We presented three one-act plays our Junior year, No Time for Skirts , CLASS ROLL: William Albers Judith (Bauer) Lee Leslie Davis Kathy (Deines) Berry Stan Fairbank Alice (Flax) Fox Robert Flax Connie (Giess) Spena Wilma (Haug) Pfannenstiel Donna (Henning) Bollig Paula (Horchem) Huxman Janice (Humburg) Gawith Kim Huxman Marie (Kraus) Ney Patricia (Leiker) Moeder Ed Lutters Ronald Lutters Mary Kathleen (McLain) Hladek Bruce Mishler Ted Nuttle Terry Pfannenstiel Julie (Ryan) Nuttle Gerald Sauer Clark Schreiber Kenneth Schweitzer Lee Squier Leon Stegman Mary Lou Tillitson Fern (Ummel) Renner The True in Heart , and Aunt Miran- da's Will . Mrs. Sarah Boyd Funk was the director for all three plays. Also our Junior year we hosted the Senior class with the annual Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom, entitled: Stairway to the Stars . The ban- quet was served by eight Sophomores and held in the school cafeteria. Entertainment was provided by Arlene McFall, Kenny Schweitzer, and Stan Fairbank. each sing- ing a solo. An eight piece show band, The Shadows of Blue , provided the music for the prom. Our Senior year found 29 classmates beginning the year. Rita Walker, Stan Townsend and Marnie Bottom all moved to other schools. Our class officers were, Mary Lou Tillitson. Pres.; Alice Flax, Vice- Pres.; Bill Albers, Sec.-Treas.; and Terry Pfannenstiel, Stuco. Mr Nuttle was our class sponsor and I'm sure by graduation day he was singing, The Sounds of Si- lence . Kim Huxman was our class vale- dictorian and Donna Henning was Saluta- toriam Our Senior class play was Headin for a Weddin ', a hillbilly play directed by Sarah Boyd Funk. Now that we are On the Back Side of Thirty , what is life like? Bill Albers, lives in Bison where he is a self-employed carpenter. Bill and Marlene have 3 children. Judy Bauer — Dodge City, Ks. Judy works in the postal dept, at Dodge and Spearville. Judy has 2 children. Les Davis is self-employed as a mechan- ic in Scott City. Les and Mary Ann (Roths) have a son, Daniel. Kathy (Deines) Berry, Haysville, Ks. — Kathy is employed by the Haysville school dist. as a librarian. Stan Fairbank — Irving, Tx. Stan is su- pervisor of 3 Black Eyed Pea Restaurants located in Fort Worth, Arlington, and Ir- ving. Stan and Nancy have 2 daughters, Danielle, and Chelsea Rhae. Alice (Flax) Fox — Ellis, Ks. Alice and David live in Ellis where she has her own beauty shop in her home. They have 2 children. Robert Flax — Wakeeney, Ks. Bob is farming and ranching. He and his wife. Ilia, have a daughter, Jennifer. Kim Huxman — Hays, Ks. Kim is em- ployed by the State Dept, working on Wa- tershed Dams, being built in Ness and Lane Counties. Kim has 2 children. Connie (Giess) Spena — Wakeeney, Ks. Connie and Bob have 2 children, Robbie Joe, and Raina, which keeps Connie busy as a housewife. Terry and Wilma (Haug) Pfannenstiel — Goodland, Ks. Terry is a route salesman for Rainbo Bread and Wilma is a book- keeper and tax professional for Kennedy and Coe, CPA's. They have 2 children. Paula (Horchem) Huxman — Hays, Ks. Paula lives in Hays and is a busy mother of her 2 children, Lana and Scott. Marie (Kraus) Ney — Hanston, Ks. Ma- rie and Joe live on a farm near Hanston. They have 3 children, Craig, Holly, and Heather Marie stays busy as a housewife and Joe works as a substitute mail carrier and as a mechanic at Gray. Donna (Henning) Bollig — Wakeeney, Ks. Donna and Delbert have 3 children. Donna stays busy being a farm wife and selling hail insurance. Kathleen (McLain) Hladek — Wa- keeney, Ks Kathleen and Darrell have 2 daughters. Kathleen is a full-time mother and housewife. Darrell is a city employee. Janice (Humburg) Gawith — Norman, Ok. Janice works as a business manager for a dentist and Keith is attending O.U. Medical School. They have 2 sons. Ed Lutters and his 3 children have re- cently moved to Colorado, where Ed is working as a mechanic. Ronald (Chuck) Lutters — Goodland, Ks. Ron and wife, Marion, have 3 chil- dren. Pat (Leiker) Moeder — Wakeeney, Ks. Pat and husband, Jim, have 3 children. Pat works at a Dr's. Office in Wakeeney and Jim does oil field work. Bruce Mishler — Lyndon, Ks. Bruce and wife, Willa have 1 daughter. Brandi. Bruce works for United Telephone Co. Ted and Julie (Ryan) Nuttle — Brow- nell, Ks. Ted and Julie live on a farm where Ted works and Julie works as Ac- tivity Director at the Nursing Home in Ransom. They have 2 sons, Tyler and Chad. Jerry Sauer — Phoenix, Az. Jerry is Ex- ecutive Manager for the McDonald's Corp. in Metro Phoenix. Clark Schreiber — Cheyenne Wells. Co. Clark and Danetta have 3 children. Clark pumps oil wells. Ken Schweitzer — Ft. Collins, Co. Ken and Linda have 3 children, Delayne, Holly and Courtney. Ken is Vice-President of M.I.C., which is a consulting firm for banks and brokerage houses. Ken is su- pervisor for Colorado and all states west to the coast. Lee Squier — Austin, Tx. Lee and Co- lette have 2 daughters. Lee co-owns a small construction company that frames houses. Leon Stegman — Topeka, Ks. Leon and Shirley (Kraus) have 2 children, Marc and Jodie. Leon is a Registered X-ray Tech, at St. Francis Hosp. Fern (Ummel) Renner — Cheyenne Wells, Co. Fern and Jim have 4 children, Steve, Dennis, Casey and Jayme, which keeps Fern busy as a housewife and moth- er. Mary Lou Tillitson, — Ransom, Ks. Mary Lou lives in Ransom, where she is a teacher at the Elementary Level. CLASS OF 1970 IkIM m¥ks ilfT 102 CLASS MOTTO: We Lead, Others Follow CLASS FLOWER: White Rose The Senior class of 1970 began our 4 years of High School in the fall of 1966 with 30 students. Our officers were; Presi- dent — Tim Randall; Vice-President — Debra Gish; Sec.-Treasurer — Carol Stra- mel; and Stuco — Connie Hartman. Mr. Jerry Johnson was our class sponsor. Randy Albers, Arlene McFall, and Judy Van Winkle joined our class as Sopho- mores, but we lost Connie Hartman and Debbie Younger, leaving us with 31 stu- dents. Our officers were; Tim Randall — President; Dick Potter — Vice-President; Reita Ohlemeier — Sec.-Treas; and Carol Stramel, Stuco. Mr. John Dietterich was our sponsor. As Juniors, we had an enrollment of 32. We lost Frank Walker, but gained Gayle Pickering and Debbie Younger. Officers were; Arlene McFall, President; Scot Bux- ton, Vice-Pres.; Reita Ohlemeier, Sec.- Treas; Tim Randall, Stuco and Mr. George Fearon and Mrs. Margaret Buxton as sponsors. We presented 'Rest Assured as our Junior play, under the direction of Mrs. Margaret Buxton. On May 10, 1969, we presented the Senior class with the banquet and prom, A Reverie of Roses . Gold rosettes were won at the Industrial Arts Fair by John Kraus, for his miniature cannon, and by Kent Offutt, for his meat tenderizer. A new organization was formed at Ransom our Junior year. CLASS ROLL: Randy Albers Linda (Bauer) Ummel Stan Berry Scot Buxton David Flax Margaret (Flax) Kraft Virginia Flax Debra (Gish) Adkins Juliana (Hair) Wagner Alan Hilmes Kenneth Hilmes Emily Horning Gil Huxman John Kraus Julie (Kraus) Kramer Elizabeth (Landwehr) Gannor Jim Lutters Arlene McFall Allen McLain Reita (Ohlemeier) Weeks Dick Potter Tim Randall Mary Ann (Roths) Davis Jim Scott Myron Steinert Carol (Stramel) Ryan David Summers Darrel Sunley Judy (VanWinkle) Luetters Kayettes. This was a State organization for girls. The organization was Kansas Asso- ciation for Youth, and the (etts) on the end of Kay, denoted it as a girls' club. In later years, (about 1976) a boys' club was formed, called Kays. Then about 5 years later, the two organizations merged and formed one club. The club was a service organization and the students had four re- quired categories in which to serve; World, National, Community, and School. Some activities that have been a part of Kayettes have been, Unicef (World), money making projects for donations to cancer research. (National), money making projects to help local tragedies. Our busiest year was our Senior year. We had 29 classmates in our graduating class. Kent Offutt, Debbie Younger, and Gayle Pickering all changed schools and did not graduate with us. We were guided by our class sponsor, Mr. George Fearon and officers; Scot Buxton, Pres.; Dick Pot- ter, Vice-Pres.; Julie Kraus, Sec.-Treas; and Reita Ohlemeier, Stuco. We treated? the Junior class to an afternoon of swimming and fun at Cedar Bluff in the spring. Mary Ann Roths and Dick Potter were elected Yearbook Queen and King. Carol Horchem was the 1970 Industrial Arts Club Sweetheart. One Senior privilege established that year was the Senior study hall. The only rules were that the day of or the day before major tests, the study hall was closed; a record player could be used if kept at a moderate degree of loudness so as not to disturb others; and a check out sheet had to be signed in the Commons Area before going to the study hall. For the first time in RHS's history, one player, Gil Huxman, made a clean sweep of the Outstanding Football Awards. He won the Toughest Tackier, Best Blocker and was voted the Most Inspirational Player. New at Ransom this year was an active girl's sports program. Basketball was in- troduced as a girls' competitive sport. The girls also played volleyball and both the A and B teams ended their season undefeat- ed. Spooks Alive was the play our Senior year. Mrs. Funk was our director. Graduation exercises were held on Thursday, May 21st, 1970 in the High School Gymnasium. Reita Ohlemeier and Betty Landwehr earned the honor of being co-valedictorians. The Longhorns' annual Football Home- coming was held on the Ransom football field, Oct. 3, 1969. Activities were sched- uled to begin at 6:45 with a parade of floats, followed by the crowning of the Queen. At 7:30 the Longhorns began their battle with Logan. It was a windy, bitterly cold night, and because of the wind, the showing of the floats had to be postponed until the following Monday. The crown- ing ceremonies were delayed until half- time, at which time Tim Randall crowned Carol Stramel Queen. 'Television Com- mercials was the theme for the Home- coming, and the winning float was This is Longhorn Country , sponsored by Ran- som Motors. Co-captains were Emily Horning and Judy Wierman. Second place went to the Queen's float, sponsored by R A Grain and Ransom Grocery. Judy Van Winkle and Myron Steinert were co-captains. Richard Howard Schultz, (a pen name) conducted a poll, by means of the editor of the school newspaper, concerning current problems faced by the student body. Poll 1 asked Should Ransom have a basket- ball homecoming? Results were 100% by each of the four high school classes. Basketball and football are both good sports. But why should one be honored more? The time has come for equality; Let's have it now - before someone else gets sore. It's a basketball homecoming I'm ask- ing for. And while you're here let me mention, too. That a Parent's Night would even the score. But wait just a minute - I'm not through: I've taken a poll, to see how you felt, And you're a hundred per cent for this activity. Now we need plans and maybe a belt. Like old Mr. Ford, to get things moving. Our Pep Club girls and R-Club boys Have agreed to help - so no more noise; Let's pitch in and give them our loyal support And a success will be won by our co- hort. by Richard Howard Schultz. February 6th, 1970 was the date set for the FIRST RANSOM HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL HOMECOMING. The four different clubs in the school elected a candidate. R-club chose Reita Ohlemeier, Pep Club chose Julie Kraus, Industrial Arts chose Mary Ann Roths, and Kayettes chose Margaret Flax. The first RHS Bas- ketball Queen and King were Reita Ohle- meier and Scot Buxton. Gil Huxman, Dar- rell Sunley, and David Summers were also attendants. CLASS OF 1971 q SOM seniors cot i M S’fftPit CA«k o� ; jiMfwill ¥ CLASS MOTTO: We are here to add what we can to life. Not to get what we can from it. CLASS FLOWER: Orchid The Senior class of 1971 began with 26 students. The class officers were; Judy Wierman, President, Jim Schreiber, Vice-Pres.; Carol Roths, Sec.-Treas.; Calvin Hair, Reporter, and Kirby Stegman, Stuco Rep. The class sponsor was Don Storer. Student Council officers were; Jim Schreiber, President; Galen Pfannen- stiel, Vice-President; and Debbie Mai, Secretary-Treasurer. Revenue for Stuco sponsored activities was pro- vided by the pop machine in the com- mons area and the money received from lyceum programs. Among the many activities sponsored by Stuco during the year were school dances once a month, football homecoming, the yearbook dance, Christmas dance, and all the lyceum programs. The en- forcement of a dress code, and other guidelines for the RHS students were the responsibility of Stuco. This year, after much discussion, it was decided that the girls could wear slacks or pantsuits to school instead of having to wear dresses. The arrival of Homecoming finally came after a week of hard work and unpredictable weather. Homecoming CLASS ROLL: Craig Block some Gerald Bnand Randy Davis Ethel Evel James Flax Calvin Hair Kenny Henning Carol Horchem Bruce Huber Joy (Klitzke) Madden Lon Kraft Pat Kraus Debra (Mai) Friess Kevin Offutt Galen Pfannenstiel Carol (Roths) Walker Jim Schreiber Janet (Schuckman) Saroh Mary Beth (Schwartzkopf) Foster Cindy (Schweitzer) Berry Kirby Stegman Jim Turley Betty (Ummel) Bnand David Ummel Judy (Wierman) Schreiber Randy Willour turned out to be a beautiful but very chilly, brisk evening. As in the past, the floats were an important part of Homecoming. The theme for the floats was Titles of Popular Songs . Don't Take it so Hard , sponsored by R-A Grain received first place. The captains were Cindy Schweitzer and Janet Schuckman. The Queen candi- dates, Carol Horchem, Carol Roths, and Betty Ummel, were chauffeured by Galen Pfannenstiel, Randy Davis, and Jim Schreiber in cars donated by Schwartzkopf Sales and Service of Ness City. The candidates' escorts were Calvin Hair, Kirby Stegman, and Pat Kraus. King Candidates were James Flax, Gerald Briand, and Jim Turley. Carol Roths received the hon- or of being crowned Queen by King Gerald Briand. After the game, a dance was held from 9:30 to 12.30 in the V.F.W. Hall with the Albatross as the band. Our school had needed one major change since it was built in 1968, that being paved streets. Travel, especially in rainy weather, was very rough. Children would bounce in their seats on the bus and there were times when you thought you were stuck. During the summer between our Jr-Sr. year, (1970) the streets were finally paved. It then became much smoother to go to school. Can't Help Falling in Love was the song played by the band as Jim Turley, Kevin Offutt, Randy Davis, and Gerald Briand escorted Joy Klitzke, Cindy Schweitzer, Janet Schuckman, and Betty Ummel to the center of the Basketball court for the Basketball Homecoming. King Candi- dates were Jim Schreiber, Galen Pfan- nenstiel, James Flax, and Kirby Steg- man. Galen and Betty were the two chosen by the student body as King and Queen. The Homecoming came to a happy ending as Ransom defeated the Healy Eagles, 101-63. The Pep Club and the R-Club were the two organizations sponsoring the Home- coming this year. Probably the most memorable event of the year was the disaster that hit on March 18th. What started out to be a normal windy day turned into a disaster about 9:30, Thursday morn- ing. Coach Spillman and his Jr. High boys P.E. class were in the gym when a 90 m.p.h. wind began to rip away the roof in the northwest corner of the gym. Within a few minutes after the roof came loose, the lawn, already cov- ered with gravel, became covered with large pieces of tar paper and insula- tion. Some of the flying tar paper hit the teachers' parked cars and broke out several windows. Most of the pa- per became plastered against the ten- nis court fence and the windbreak at the Catholic Church. Also damaged in the wind were the scoreboard and sev- eral bleachers at the football field. The old concession stand also was blown over. Other memories included the Sen- ior Prom: A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes and the Senior play, Rubberneck , which was performed under the direction of Mrs. Margaret Buxton. On March 22, Carol Horchem and James Flax were voted yearbook Queen and King. Their attendants were Debbie Mai, Randy Willour, Carol Roths, and Jim Schreiber. A dance was held in their honor on April 17 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Debbie Mai was voted Outstanding Senior Musician. This award is voted on by the entie vocal group. Debbie took a solo to the State contest and received a 1 rating on it. In sports, the baseball team took 2nd place in the Regional Tourna- ment. The basketball team took 2nd place in both the League and District Tournaments. And the football team tood 3rd place in the Cheyenne Con- ference. The girls' volleyball and basketball teams had improved since the pre- vious year. The basketball team was undefeated after playing three games, and the volleyball teams won nine games and lost two. Baccalaureate Services were Sunday, May 16th, 1971 and Commencement was Friday evening. May 21st in the High School Gymnasium. Maribeth Schwartzkopf won the honor of Vale- dictorian and Judy Wierman received the Salutatorian honor. 105 CLASS OF 1972 '9TUT- 106 As Freshman at RHS, we found new challenges ahead of us as we made new friends and worked toward building a sta- ble foundation. This class was the last of the classes to graduate from the Brownell and Arnold schools in 8th grades and the first class to complete 4 full years in the new school. As Freshmen, we had an en- rollment of 29 students. In 1969-1970, our Sophomore year, Charlotte Schuckman moved to LaCrosse and we gained a new face, Jerome Luetters. In 1970-1971, Kathy Davis joined us from Kansas City and Rickie Schwindt moved to Alexander. By now, our class was well acquainted with the RHS activi- ties. We began magazine sales as one of our fund raisers. We also had concessions during the ballgames. With the money we raised, we treated the Seniors to a Jr.-Sr. Prom. The theme was 'A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes . Several dreams came true for many of us the next years. We also received our class rings that year, a token we were all proud of. Our Junior class play was entitled, Her Father Said No , an experience we will all remember!! August 27, 1971 found 102 students en- rolled in Ransom High. Again this year, as usual, the boys in the high school out- numbered the girls by a margin of 63-39. Denise Dinkel joined our class, moving here from Ellis. Many dreams were being sought and this last year at RHS found us excelling in both academics and sports. We would be remembered!! CLASS ROLL: Dave Albers Kervin Brungardt Shirley (Carter) Weeks Kathy Davis Denise (Dinkel) Fuller Bernadette (Flax) Taylor Pat (Flax) Kail Alan Giess Mike Giess Doug Gish Bob Haug Don Keilman Bonnie (Klitzke) Slocombe Jeb Klitzke Loretta Kraft Jerome Luetters Geraldine (Lutters) Offutt Glenn McFall Randy Oliver Steve Potter Robynn (Ridenour) Rome Robert Schreiber Wayne Schuckman Wallace Lynn Schweitzer Raymond Simon Leon Sunley Robert Walker Kathy (Weeks) Willour Susan (Wiedeman) Kraus Marilyn (Wyman) Kelley To begin the year, the Kayettes initiated their new members. Dena Ridenour and Pam Schuckman, (Sophomores), were in charge of initiating the Freshmen. They came up with a wide variety of stunts and games ranging from kissing King Bob's ring to chewing six pieces of bubblegum. The upper classmen joined in on some of the games; one of these was to see how many marshmallows each could stuff into her mouth. Marilyn Wyman was declared the winner of the upperclassmen after stuffing twelve giant marshmallows into her mouth. The Longhorns took 2nd place in the League Basketball Tournament. Steve Pot- ter and Glenn McFall were named to the Honorable Mention All-League Basketball team. Glenn McFall tied for the Most Re- bounder award and the Most Inspirational Player Award. He also set a new school record while winning the Best Free Throw Award. The Longhorns also turned a new tide for RHS when they completed an unde- feated football season. This had not been accomplished since 1955. Football royalty included Marilyn Wy- man as Queen and Dave Albers as King. Yellow and blue streamers and brightly colored balloons set the scene for the 1972 Yearbook Dance, which was held on April 15, 1972. After some dancing and games, Bernadette Flax was crowned Queen by King Bob Haug. Attendants were Glenn McFall and Shirley Carter and Steve Potter and Kathy Weeks. There were five Seniors on the RHS track team. This team took 1st place in the 1A State meet at Wichita. Glenn McFall and Raymond Simon were on the medley relay squad, along with Vernon Flax and Nolan Cromwell, that set a new State track record of 3:37.3 This record still remains a school re- cord! The other three Seniors were, Randy Oliver, who held the school record for the 2 mile run in 11:06.5; Jeb Klitzke, and Bob Haug. The team was involved in 11 track meets; at three meets they placed fourth, at four meets the team placed third, at three meets the team placed second, and the last one, the State Track Meet, the team won it in Class 1A. Trophies that were brought home were, State Indoor, 2nd place; Quinter, 2nd place; Cheyenne Conference, 3rd place; and State Track Meet, first place. Nolan Cromwell, a Junior on the track team, broke 4 RHS track records that year: long jump — 21'7 , high jump — 61 , high hurdles — 14.9, and the 440 yard dash — 48.9, which tied the state record. In the girls sports, the volleyball team also had an undefeated season and earned the honor of going to Wichita for State competition. The girls' track team placed 3rd in the regionals, making them eligible for the State meet. Marilyn Wyman broke the school record for women's long jump with a leap of 157 . Mrs. Dietterich, aided by her student librarians, opened the Parchment Parlor This was a room in the library that sold new and used paperbacks. Open two days a week, students could browse through a Book Store within their own library. As we come to the end of our 4 years at RHS, we see that many of our dreams have come true! We had many happy moments at RHS and we have all grown close to one another. Our foundation was strong and we can be proud we were a part of RHS. The school board of U.S.D. 302 voted not to have baseball after 1972. The rea- sons used were (1) Limited number of boys participating in spring sports; (2) Number of class interruptions due to two sports; (3) The weather during spring; (4) Track is a league sport whereas baseball is not; (5) Competition of two coaches for the same boys; (6) The number of schools playing baseball is on the decline; (7) There is an opportunity for boys to play baseball dur- ing the summer. This did not set well with the students and excerpts from an editorial in the school newspaper, The Longhorn had this to say; As far as the limited number of boys, there are 27 boys participating in sports this spring. The number is limited? This is the highest number of boys out for spring sports since I've been in high school. The reason for the large number of class interruptions is that the track team has eleven meets. Why not cut down on the number of track meets instead of drop- ping baseball. Weather conditions is based on the same consideration. No baseball game has been cancelled in the last four years due to the weather that could have allowed a track meet to be held under the same weather conditions. Track as a league sport is a poor reason for discontinuing baseball. What is given out by the league — medals, trophies, prestige? What about enjoyment of the boys playing baseball? There is an opportunity for boys to play summer baseball, but most of the boys have jobs of some kind during the sum- mer and don't have time for practices and games. What are the boys to do after school without baseball - drag the streets, shoot pool, get into trouble? In my opinion, dropping baseball is one of the worst decisions made as far as the athletics go. ... Dropping baseball doesn't seem to be helping some of the students going to Ransom and I'm sure baseball doesn't hurt anyone at school. Could it be that the decision not to have anymore baseball is more to please the adults than to please the students? 107 EZ6I StfoiNas MTHtfS WO unam� � iw n C 'H3 £16 T AO SSVAD CLASS MOTTO: A Will to Try is a Will to Succeed CLASS FLOWER: Fluorescent Tulip The fall of 1969 saw 20 eager Freshman begin their upper level of education. Cho- sen to lead this class were Reni Albers, President; John Walker, Vice-Pres.; Mark Kraus, Stuco Rep.; and Rhonda Oliver, Sec.-Treas. These individuals were guided by sponsors Jon Nuttle and William Orth. As Freshman, we were introduced to many new and varied fields of interest. Besides the required subjects of English, Math, and General Science, we had the choice of electing other classes, including: typing, vocational guidance, girls' home econom- ics and boys' shop. Also, students could choose between music, band and or vocal, Spanish, and a new course offered that year, boys' Home Economics. Our Sophomore year saw several changes in our roll. We lost fellow class- mate Renee Schwindt, and gained 3 more students, Raymond McKinney, Robert Si- mon, and Ronald Stramel, making a total of 22 students. Mr. Nuttle was again our sponsor, along with Mr. Doug Spillman. As Juniors, we started the year by order- ing class rings. Then things really got busy! As in every year, the Juniors job was to work the concessions stands at all home games and to sell magazine subscriptions to earn money for the Jr.-Sr. banquet and prom. Gary Horchem received the top magazine salesman award. On May 6th, we presented the Senior class with the an- nual banquet and prom, entitled, A Time for Us , for which Gary Horchem sang the theme song for entertainment. The dance followed the banquet with the band Hot Summer Days of Hutchin- son providing the music. We had gained 3 new students that year; Nolan Cromwell, Delbert Flanders, and Dennis VanWinkle. We also lost one stu- dent, Ron Stramel, making a total of 24 classmates. At last our Senior year arrived. We lost classmates, Delbert Flanders, Cathy Ran- dall, and Raymond McKinney. Raymond had passed away during an emergency op- eration during the summer between our Jr. and Sr. years. This was a busy year!! We presented Suitable For Hanging as our Sr. class play with Mrs. Avonne Rubottom direct- ing us. Nolan Cromwell was our class Presi- dent, with Mark Kraus serving as Vice- Pres.; Carol Henning, Sec.-Treas; and Le- Roy Wyman, Stuco Rep. Mr. Doug Spill- man was class sponsor. CLASS ROLL Reni Jo (Albers) Potter. Mark Bauer. Joan (Briand) Grover, Nolan Cromwell, Eugene Flax, Carol (Henning) Nemechek. Gary Horchem. Mark Kraus, Barbara (Lutters) Sum- mers, Greg Lutters, Eric Noll, Marla (Offutt) Edwards. Rhonda (Oliver) Younger, Lonnie Rauch . Jerry Rider. Robert Simon, LaVern Squier. Ellen (Tillitson) Albers, John Walker, LeRoy Wyman. Remember the purple student lounge? Stuco members painted the old art room with alternating colors, light and dark purple. Even the ping-pong table was done in checked purple. The music department was busy that year also. Vocal class hosted the Cheyenne Conference Vocal Clinic on Nov. 21st with 9 schools participating. In December we gave a Christmas concert on KAYS T.V. We also presented the operetta, Bye Bye Birdy . The band accumulated 45 mem- bers, which outnumbered the uniforms. Red shirts and white slacks were substi- tuted with the cheerleaders wearing their uniforms. The band's activities included the State Fair, marching at home games, giving concerts, the League clinic and a music tour in the Spring. This was the first year that girls had been able to join R-Club. They had to go through the initiation, which consisted of having grease and sawdust poured into their hair, drinking cod liver oil, eating a raw egg, and having to roll in a very cold, muddy waterhole. After the initiation, ev- eryone had hamburgers and potato chips. In sports, the Longhorns were ranked 8th in Class 1A at the opening of the foot- ball season, but worked their way up to 1st and held it until the end of the season. When the final rating came out, the Longhorns were the top 1A team in Kan- sas. Due to the shortage of points, the Longhorns were unable to make it to the State Playoffs. Nolan Cromwell was se- lected to the All-League. Class 1A All State, and All-Class All State Teams. He made first team All League as an offensive quarterback and defensive linebacker. First Team Class 1A All State as an offen- sive back and First Team All Class All State as an offensive back. The All-State Football Team consisted of the top eleven football players in the State of Kansas. The crowning honor Nolan received was when he was named to Coach and Ath- lete Magazine's Prep-All-American Team, one of the top one hundred in the United States. Eugene Flax was selected to the First Team All-League as an offensive end, Second Team as a defensive tackle and Honorable Mention as a defensive end. He made First Team Class 1A as an offensive end. Robert Simon was selected to the First Team All-League as an offensive full- back and Second Team as a defensive line- backer. LeRoy Wyman was selected to the First Team All-League as an offensive guard and Second Team as a defensive tackle. The other Senior making All- League was Greg Lutters. Winning the Outstanding Athlete awards were, Robert Simon, outstanding tackier and blocker; Nolan Cromwell, most valuable player and outstanding tackier; and Eugene Flax, outstanding blocker. Football Queen and King were Carol Henning and Nolan Cromwell. The Basketball team did very well that year also. On March 8th, the Longhorns traveled to Dodge City to open Regional play against Bucklin. After a hard fought game, the Longhorns came out on top by a 7 point margin, 68-61. On Thursday the 'Horns took on Jetmore in a close game. Only in the last few minutes did the Ran- som team finally build up a 10 point lead to win the game 61-51. Then on Friday, the Longhorns took on the defending State Champions, McCracken. The 'Horns had already lost to them twice during the sea- son. But, this time, they handed McCracken their first defeat of the season, 54-46. This entitled the Ransom team to compete in State Competition. We opened play against Hope, winning by a score of 64-56. The next night we played Lebanon and after a hard fought game, we were defeated by a score of 54-63. In the final night, we played Little River, losing to them by one point, 67-68 to win 4th place in State Competition. However, we did win the State Sportsmanship trophy. Out- standing Basketball Athletes Awards went to Nolan Cromwell, Most Valuable Player, Most Rebounds, and Best Free Throw Shooter; Eugene Flax, Most Valuable Play- er, and Greg Lutters, Most Rebounds. Bas- ketball royalty included, Ellen Tillitson and Eugene Flax as Queen and King. In Track, we placed 1st in the League Track meet at Wakeeney, 2nd in the Re- gional Meet at Jetmore. and placed 2nd in the State Track meet at Wichita, with a score of 21 points. There were 7 Seniors on the team. Nolan received 1st in long jump, 1st in 440 yd. dash and 3rd in the 220 yd dash at the State meet. The Mile Medley team of Nolan, Vernon Flax, Mark Bauer, and Norbert Flax placed 1st in State with a time of 3:38.6. Nolan received the honor of being named, Mr. Longhorn' by the yearbook staff. This honor was only partly due to his outstanding accomplishments in the field of athletics; football-basketball-and track. It was also due to the fact that he was a very nice person to know, always friendly to students and faculty. He was a team man and often passed the ball to others, even though he could have easily made the shot himself. In honor of his football accomplishments, his football jer- sey, number 25, has been retired from ser- vice forever at Ransom. CLASS OF 1974 r NSOM seniors 110 CLASS MOTTO: We Came, We Saw, We Conquered CLASS FLOWER: Velvet Rose Of the 25 students that made up the graduating class of 1974, 14 of us were together in the original first grade class in 1963, including. Rod Fair- bank, Norbert Flax, Vernon Flax, Rob Ciess, Craig Huxman, Taa Klitzke, Rick Kraft, Alan Mishler, Kirby Mol- lenkamp, Elaine Pfannenstiel, Tom Roths, Susan Sargent, Pam Schuck- man, and Anna Mae Schweitzer. Mrs. Alta Lynch was our teacher. Due to the consolidation of the Ransom, Arnold, and Brownell schools and the closing of the country schools, our enrollment had changed from the 14 listed above to 27 stu- dents. Joining us over the years were Loretta Evel, Steve Keilman, Judy Kisslinger, Joann Landwehr, Lois Lar- son, Ralph McFall, Dena Ridenour, Sheila Smith, Rick Triplett, Vicki Turner, and Gene Wierman. Sandra Oliver and Jay Huxman were two oth- ers that started in 1st grade with us, although they did not graduate with us. Our Sophomore year we had an en- rollment of 26, losing Jay Huxman, who moved to California. Our class officers were Susan Sargent, Presi- dent; Rod Fairbank, Vice-Pres.; Dena Ridenour, Stuco; and Sheila Smith, Sec.-Treas. Class Sponsor was Mr. Presley Herndon. Judy Kisslinger was not with us our Junior year, so our enrollment dropped to 25. Alan Mishler was our Stuco Representative; Susan Sargent, President; Sheila Smith, Secretary; Vernon Flax was Treasurer and Rod Fairbank was our Vice-President. Mr Presley Herndon and Mr. Donald Storer were opr class sponsors. On May 3, our Junior class presented the 2-act play, 'Welcome to the Monkey House . The play was about a small drama group rehearsing to present upcoming plays. The three small plays presented were, The Handi- capped General , The Euphio Ques- tion , and The Kid Nobody Could Handle . Our Junior Government class took a trip to Topeka to visit the Capital and to visit with Governor CLASS ROLL Loretta (Evel) Brudos, Rodney Fairbank. Norbert Flax, Vernon Flax, Robin Cies� . Craig Huxman. Steve Keilman. Judy Kisslinger, Taa (Klitzke) Schweiterman. Rick Kraft. Joann (Landwehr) Bergkamp, Lois (Lar- son) Eye. Ralph McFall. Alan Mishler. Kirby Mollenkamp. Elaine (Pfannenstiel) Stewart. Dena (Ridenour) Welch. Tom Roths, Susan Sar- gent. Pam (Schuckman) McCoy, Anna Mae (Schweitzer) Klitzke. Sheila (Smith) Wood, Rick Triplett. Vickie (Turner) Schmidt, Gene Wier- man Robert Docking. The trip was spon- sored by the Ransom Lions Club. The Band, Collosis provided our music from 9:00 until 12:00 on April 28th as we presented the Senior class with the Banquet and Prom, By the Sea . The room was decorated in blue and green streamers with fishnets hung from the walls and lighted lamps hung at each of the entrances. Judy Kisslinger rejoined our class our Senior year and Sandy Oliver had changed schools, so we again number- ed 25. Mrs. Virginia Dietterich was our class sponsor and Mrs. Sheryl Wolff was our Senior play director. Our offi- cers were; Anna Mae Schweitzer, Stuco Rep.; Norbert Flax, Vice-Presi- dent; Rod Fairbank, President; and Pam Schuckman, Sec.-Treas. The 1974 Yearbook Dance was held on Sat., April 6th. This was a closed dance for R.H.S. students only. For- mal attire was worn with no blue jeans allowed. Dancing and refresh- ments provided the evening with en- tertainment. The crowning of the 1974 Yearbook King and Queen preceded the dance. Candidates for King were Steve Keilman, Tom Roths, and Gene Wierman. The Queen candidates were Taa Klitzke, Elaine Pfannenstiel, and Sheila Smith. Steve and Sheila were the two chosen by the student body to reign as King and Queen. On Tuesday, Oct. 2, 1973 voting took place for Football Queen candi- dates. Those winning the candidate osition were, Susan Sargent, Sheila mith, and Vicki Turner. These three girls were driven in cars furnished by Durfee Motors of Ness City. Rod Fairbank, Alan Mishler, and Vernon Flax were the three King candidates. The girls were escorted onto the field by Sam Davis, Brad Kraus, and Don Ummel. As the Longhorn Band played Ben , the candidates walked across the field. It was then an- nounced that Sheila Smith and Alan Mishler were second runners-up, Su- san Sargent and Vernon Flax were first runners-up and Vicki Turner and Rod Fairbank were the 1973-74 Home- coming King and Queen. The Pep Club and R-Club spon- sored the 1974 Basketball Homecom- ing, Feb. 22, 1974. The crowning cere- mony was held between the A and B team games. The Queen candidates were escorted to the center of the gym by Rick Triplett, Rob Giess, Tom Roths and Rick Kraft. The crown bearer, Joni Nuttle, carried the basket- balls. Susan Sargent was crowned Queen by Vernon Flax, King. First runner-up was won by Sheila Smith and Norbert Flax. Pam Schuckman and Gene Wierman were second run- ners-up. They were all then escorted to their seats of honor while the band played I Can't Help Falling in Love . Homecoming night continued with the A-team game which we lost. To complete the evening a dance was held in the new V.F.W. Hall, with Slaugh- ter Road as the band. A new item at the school that year was the snack machine that the Stuco had installed. Students could use this machine only during study halls or after school. Three one-act plays were presented by our class that year, including, Great Smokies! , The Swimmer , and Why Teachers Go Nuts . Moonlight and Roses was the theme for the Banquet and Prom. Mrs. Edith Linn gave a speech entitled Your World and Mine after dinner. The four piece band, Baltic Rock played during the dance. Ransom won more gold rosettes (17) that year than any other school at the Industrial Arts Fair in Hays. Those Seniors winning gold rosettes were, Kirby Mollenkamp, Rob Giess, Alan Mishler, Rick Triplett, and Craig Huxman. Kirby Mollenkamp won the Steve Hilmes award for his pecan tri- ple dresser and bed. Our Senior class float, A Daisy a Day , the Queens float, was the first place winner during the Football Homecoming. It was sponsored by Humburgs and C.R. Snellenberger. The floats that year were based on songs of 1972. Tne Outstanding Athletes Awards went to Vernon Flax and Larry Tillit- son, (a Sophomore) for the most re- bounds. Vernon also won the Basket- ball most valuable player. Larry won the best free throw shooter. In Football, Rod Fairbank and Rob Giess received the Outstanding Tack- ier award, Vernon Flax, Rick Triplett, and Alan Mishler received the Out- standing Blocker award, and Norbert Flax received the Most Valuable Play- er award. The Band was sporting new uni- forms that year. Susan Sargent was the President; Rob Giess, Asst. Con- ductor; Vicki Turner, Vice-Pres.; Joann Landwehr, Sec.-Treas.; Dena Ridenour, Point Chairman; and Pres- ley Herndon, Sponsor. Finally!! Graduation day. May 16, 1974. Rod Fairbank gave the welcome, Dena Ridenour played a clarinet solo, Andante De Concert , Co-Valedicto- rians Joann Landwehr and Susan Sar- gent gave their address, Mr. Ralph Kenworthy presented the class and Mr. Carl Thieszen presented the di- plomas. in CLASS OF 1975 � 9 lRi 75 112 •� H« In the fall of 1962, 23 students joined together to make up the FIRST Kindergarten class of the Ransom Grade School. Out of these 23 students, only 10 were still to- gether on graduation day, Sam Da- vis, Debra Horchem, Rex Klitzke, Brad Kraus, Jim Mollenkamp, Bryon Noll, Kip Rider, Vona Tillit- son, Donald Ummel, and Allen Zordel. Miss Ruth Ann Conard was the teacher. We began our Freshman year with 23 students also. Korene Cromwell and Marilyn Flanders joined us that year. Ron Leiker left us and we began our Sophomore year with 22 stu- dents. Our class roll stayed the same our Junior year, but in the fall of 1974, we gained one new student, Linda Walker, who attended half days. Also with us on graduation day were Debra Horchem and Lin- da Kisslinger. Marilyn Hanna re- ceived her G.E.D. in 1975, making a total of 26 alumni added to the list from our class. Our Senior year arrived and with it came some new classes. Book- keeping was one class that sur- CLASS ROIL: Korene (Cromwell) Triplett Sam Davis Charletta (Evel) Carson Marilyn Flanders Darwin Giess Mrs Marilyn Hanna Joe Henning Debra (Horchem) Smith Sharon (Keilman) Hohman Jim Kenworthy Linda Kisslinger Rex Klitzke Brad Kraus Bill Lutters Jim Mollenkamp Byron Noll Kip Rider Steve Simon Vona (Tillitson) Kraft Debra (Triplett) Schmale Beverly (Turner) Simon Donald Ummel Linda Walker Smith Terry Weeks Gerald Wyman Allen Zordel prised everyone.lt went over real well with an enrollment of 29 students. It was offered on a one-semester basis with the opportunity to re-enroll for Bookkeeping II. The highlight of the course was the bookkeeping sets, which simulated actual business pa- pers and accounting books. One set was finished each semester. Mrs. Crosswhite was the teacher. Another new class was the crafts class. The girls learned how to crochet, knit, and macrame. Some of the big projects were baby blankets, stuffed animals, tank tops, a shawl, sweaters, and pil- lows. Our Senior class officers were; Kor- ene Cromwell, Secretary; Allen Zor- del, President; Bev Turner, Treasurer; Terry Weeks, Vice-President; and Joe Henning, Stuco. Steve Hoch was the class sponsor. The latest craze was wild socks; there were striped socks, plaid socks, and even socks with toes in them. Many awards were earned by our class our Senior year, including: Kor- ene Cromwell — top rebounder in basketball, 1st in State in the 880 yd. run, (this happened to be a new school and State record), 3rd in State high jump. Basketball Queen. Gerald Wy- man — outstanding blocker and out- standing tackier in football. Jim Ken- worthy — the first boy (at RHS) to win the Betty Crocker Homemaker Award, most valuable player award in football, John Philip Sousa Award and the most outstanding vocal stu- dent, the I Dare You Award, one of the Murdock Scholarships and a State of Kansas Scholarship, and Co-Salutato- rian. Terry Weeks and Bev Turner — chosen by the Senior class as the two most likely to succeed. Seniors were ranked as to scholastic ability, manag- ing time, friendliness, and leadership. Bev was also chosen Football Queen. Steve Simon was chosen Football King. Allen Zordel — Basketball King. Sharon Keilman — Yearbook Queen Bill Lutters — Yearbook King. Brad Kraus — Steve Hilmes Award for his China Hutch. Byron Noll — Bill Squier Science award, High Hon- ors Plaque for every six week period, Valedictorian, one of the Murdock Scholarship and the KSU Engineering Scholarship awards. Terry Weeks — Co-Valedictorian, American Legion batting title certificate at the State tournament in 1974. The Speech class made their own western movie, entitled The Gang That Couldn't . The script was writ- ten by (Junior) Larry Briand. The movie was filmed at various places around Ransom; the Ransom Depot, and Darwin Giess' father's farm. The outlaws, Joe Henning, Allen Zordel. and (Juniors) Larry Briand and Leisa Mollenkamp robbed the depot. So, the sheriff, Darwin Giess formed a posse, Jim Mollenkamp and (Junior) Kent Scott. The outlaws stopped at farmer Scholeppenhotzer's farm, (Junior Kent Schneider), shot him and took his wife, (Marie Lutters, a Junior) cap- tive. They tied his two daughters up. (Juniors Rhonda Flanders and Kathy Lutters). It ended in a shoot out and a grave yard of dead men. We were the last class to have a Baccalaureate Service at Ransom. It was on Sunday, May 11, 1975 at the High School Auditorium. Graduation services were held in the gym on May 15, 1975. The following poem was written by Jim Kenworthy and appeared in The Longhorn , the school newspaper. Dear Mother Nature I am not one to complain, but with the cold you should refrain. No, I like snow like anyone. Even when it comes down by the ton. Ice is good to slide and ski, except when you fall and hurt your knee. So, if you could make a little change, to the weather a little rearrange. So, when it snows would you please, raise the temperature to 85 degrees. Sincerely yours, Jim Ken worthy 113 CLASS OF 1976 ©0 ©©• CLASS MOTTO: There are two things to aim at in life: 1. To get what you want. 2. To enjoy it CLASS FLOWER: White Mum The graduating class of 1976, com- posed of 25 members, began our twelve years of school with 27 mem- bers in the Kindergarten class. Miss Ruth Ann Conard was our teacher. Of the 25 graduates, 11 of us were from the original class, these being; Larry Briand, Richard Flax, Mark Horchem, Brent Kraft, Nancy Mishler, Leisa Mollenkamp, Pat Sargent, Kent Scott, Larry Tillitson, Doris Ummel, and Tami Zordel. The other 14 members of our class joined us in the following order; 1st grade — Bernice Flax and Kent Schneider. 3rd grade — Joyce Kenworthy, Kathy, Marie, and Tim Lutters. 4th grade — Renata Kraft. 6th grade — Dirk Smith and Randy Wyman. 8th grade — Darlene Cromwell and Rhonda Flanders. 11th grade-Jim Suppes 12th grade-Sandy Coe and Tim Schrag. Other classmates we have had over the years include, Steve Blake, P. Bruce, Peggy Clews, Roger and Shar- on Colburn, Kim Garrison, Ann Goering, Kandi Harkness, Debra Horchem, Jan Huxman, Leon Hux- man, Kristi Kisslinger, Christy McClean, Steve Moeller, Tim McReynolds, Pam Oliver, Tom Oli- ver, Debbie Schneider, Mark Sinclair, and Jane Sullivan. We were the last 5th grade class to attend school in the Arnold building. Arnold, Brownell, and Ransom had CLASS ROLL Larry Briand Darlene (Cromwell) Tillitson Rhonda (Flanders) Nelson Bernice (Flax) Barber Richard Flax Mark Horchem Joyce Kenworthy Brent Kraft Renata Kraft Kathleen (Lutters) Sunley Marie (Lutters) Bcrnbeck Timothy Lutters Nancy (Mishler) Smith Leisa (Mollenkamp) Hansen Sandra (Oliver) Fehrenbach Patricia (Sargent) Flax Kent Schneider Timothy Schrag Kent Scott Dirk Smith James Suppes Larry Tillitson Doris (Ummel) Scott Randy Wyman Tami (Zordel) DuBois by then become consolidated and the Kindergarten through 4th grade stu- dents attended at the Ransome Grade School. 5th and 6th attended at the Arnold High School and 7th through 12th attended at the Ransom High School. During the summer between our 5th and 6tn grade years an addi- tion was made to the grade school. Two classrooms and a library were added to the Ransom Grade school, making it possible for all students to attend in Ransom. During our 6th grade year, the en- tire Grade School presented a very successful operetta, entitled Christ- mas at the Circus Mrs. Vera Buxton was the director. The leading roles were played by Larry Briana, head clown; Mark Horchem, animal train- er; and Jan Huxman, ringmaster. New classes our Junior year includ- ed crafts, bookkeeping, and shop for girls. The bookkeeping course was of- fered for the first time on a one-se- mester basis with the opportunity to re-enroll for Bookkeeping II. The highlight of the course was the book- keeping sets which simulated actual business papers and accounting books. One set was finished each se- mester. The class was a surprise as it had an enrollment of 29 members. Tami Zordel was the first girl to be in a boy's shop class since 1962. Our vocal class sold light bulbs in order to buy new outfits, which con- sisted of blue-polka dotted shirts and white pullovers for the boys and blue dresses for the girls. Our Junior play was, Up the Down Staircase , which was directed by Mrs. Sherryl Wolff. We went to Scott City on January 6, 1975 for our Junior class party. While there we entertained ourselves with many activities, including; roller skat- ing, pool, air hockey, and a variety of pin ball machines. We left for home about 9:00 and arrived at the school at 10.30. The next day brought sore mus- cles and even a sprained wrist, but everyone had fun. Another party our Junior year was one at the lake in the spring. We went to the Cedar Bluff with the Senior class where we enjoyed swimming, baseball, and food. Our Senior year arrived and with it, many changes and added activities. New classes were German and Book- keeping II. On Sept. 26, Pat Sargent and Larry Tillitson were crowned Queen and King of the football homecoming. The theme for Homecoming was comic books and comic book characters . The first prize for the float went to the Sophomore class with their float, Tne Valley of the Longhorns . It was sponsored by Abe's AG and Ransom Motors. Float captains were Al Nichol and Kris Huxman. For a halftime show, the RHS band performed for- mations and played musical clues. The first formation was Snoopy's dog house. Next was Dick Tracy's chin, then Schroder's key board. Next was none other than the Lone Ranger's sil- ver bullet. Last was Mickey Mouse's ears and cap. It was a fun show and the crowd seemed to really enjoy it. We presented our Senior play in November. It was called Harvey and Mr. Delvin Strecker was the di- rector. In December, people from Hutchin- son, Great Bend, Ness City, Wa- keeney, Trego Center, Hays, and Ran- som all came out to see the German students present a Christmas program all done in German. (This program has since become a yearly tradition.) Also in December, Tim Schrag and Bernice Flax were crowned Yearbook King and Queen. January was the month for the crowning of Nancy Mishler and Rich- ard Flax as Basketball Homecoming Queen and King. Randy Wyman and a Junior, Kathy Lovitt were crowned as Sweetheart King and Queen in February. In May the Junior class treated us to a Banquet and Prom entitled, The Way We Were . The speaker at the conclusion of the Banquet was Joyce Kenworthy, who taught us what not to do when giving an after dinner speech. One of the main projects during this year had been the Shop Building program. This added educational fa- cility of 80 feet by 120 feet greatly improved the condition and space available for a good Industrial Arts Program. I wonder if Miss Locker ever found Fred Johnson? Miss Locker was the new librarian that year and students really took advantage of her. She was the pep club sponsor on the bus one evening and before starting home, we told her that we could not leave yet because Fred Johnson (a name we made up) was not on the bus. We fi- nally left, but we let her know that we left him behind. People checked books out in his name from the li- brary and she looked for him in school all year long. Finally!! Graduation Day. May 16th, 1976 at the High School Gym. Pat Sargent and Leisa Mollenkamp were Co-Valedictorians. Diplomas were presented to us by Supt. Carl D. Thieszen. ns CLASS OF 116 This school year got under way with the appearance of many new faces. The students and faculty exper- ienced a change in administration as Mr. Gerald Moore became the new Principal. New faces also appeared among the faculty members as we gained five new high school teachers, — Mr. Don Richards, English; Mrs. Eleanor Wells, Librarian; Mrs. Fern Mishler, Art; Mr. William Bell, Vocal; and Mrs. Reita Weeks, Home Ec. This year, a foreign exchange stu- dent program was started? Mr. Strecker received a letter from the Youth for Understanding Organiza- tion asking him if he would like to sponsor a student. After presenting the idea to the German classes and the school board, host families were found to keep the students. The stu- dents had two sets of parents to stay with, one for each semester. Robert Schuster, from Weiden, Germany stayed with the John Dietterich's and the Ralph Kenworthy families. Bent Nielsen, from Odense, Denmark stayed with the Keith Wierman and Presley Herndon families. At the be- ginning of the 2nd semester Lya Ller- ena, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, came to stay with the William Cromwell family. It was much more interesting and realistic to learn about their coun- tries by actual stories rather than CLASS ROLL: Gloria Bauer Ruth Bauer Bob Birnbaum Kelle (Carter) Randa Michelle (Curtis) Fairbank Valerie (Dietterich) Heinrichs Cletus Flax Michelle (Flax) Martin Tammy (Friess) Schweitzer Melvin Hair Terry Henning Karri (Huxman) Roths Ralph Keilman Russell Keilman Jo (Kenworthy) Hardy Ron Kisslinger Jill (Klitzke) Becker Betty Jean (Landwehr) Kaspar Kathy (Lovitt) Hurd Debbie (Lutters) Wantland Bent Nielsen Kevin Noll Susie (Randa) Stenzel Marilyn (Rauch) Higgins Marqueta (Rauch) Keeton Dwayne Richardson James Rohr Debbra (Schneider) Jensen Robert Schuster Rose (Simon) Amerine Kathy Snodgrass Barry Snook D. Ann Squier Rocky Stegman Sandy Triplett Tom Wierman through textbooks. The new industrial arts shop classes moved into the new building during February, shortly after its completion. WHERE WE ARE, AND WHO WE HAVE BECOME: Gloria Bauer — Fort Hays Trailer Park, Lot 25, Hays, Ks. 67601 Ruth Bauer — Arnold, Ks. 67515 Bob Birnbaum — 2322 W. Thomas Rd., Apt. 208, Phoenix, Az. 85015 Kelle Carter — Utica, Ks. 67584 Mar- ried to Joey Randa, 2 children. Michelle Curtis — 1302 E. 32nd, Hays Ks., 67601 Married to Rod Fairbank, (RHS 74), 1 child. Valerie Dietterich 906 N. Baughman, Ulysses, Ks. 67880 Married to Kendall Heinrichs. Cletus Flax — Brownell, Ks., 67521 Married to Pat Sargent, (RHS 76). Michelle Flax — 1110 S. Washington 23, Houghton, Ks. 67951 Married to Doug Mart, 1 child. Tammy Friess — Ransom, Ks., Mar- ried to Wally Schweitzer, (RHS 72), 2 children. Melvin Hair — Brownell, Ks., 67521 Terry Henning — R.R. 1, Box 6, Ness City, Ks., 67560 Married to Joby Wendler. Karri Huxman — Ransom, Ks., 67572 Married to Tom Roths, (RHS 74), 1 child. Ralph Keilman — R.R. 1, Box 151, Ness City, Ks., 67560. Russell Keilman — 1107 Ave G, Dodge City, Ks., 67801. Jo Kenworthy — Box 142, Morland, Ks., 67650, Married to Jim Hardy, 2 children. Ronald Kisslinger — 2932 S.W. 49th, Oklahoma City, Ok. 73119 Married to Linda Schreffler, 1 step-child. Jill Klitzke — 309 S. Taylor, Garden City, Ks., 67846 Married to Scott Becker, 1 child. Betty Jean Landwehr — Box 5, Jen- nings, Ks., 67643 Married to Ray- mond Kaspar, 2 children. Kathy Lovitt — Box 1573 Delta State Univ., Cleveland, Miss. 38733 Mar- ried to Jeff Hurd. Debbie Lutters — R.R. 1 Box 94A Eads, Co., 81036 Married to Ronald Wantland, 2 children. Bent Neilson — Saparken 131 Svo- gerslev, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark Married to Ann Gretta, 1 step-child. Kevin Holl — 1302 6th, Dodge City, Ks., 67801 Married to Jody Turner. Susie Randa — Wakeeney, Ks. 67672 Married to Gene Stenzel, 2 children. Marilyn Rauch — R.R. 1, Box 152, Ransom, Ks., 67572 Married to Jim Higgins, (RHS 66), 3 children. Marqueta Rauch — Dighton, Ks., Married to Randy Keeton, 2 children. Dwayne Richardson — Brownell, Ks., 67521 Married to Deidre Snider, 1 child. James Rohr — R.R. 1, Box 168A, Ran- som Ks., 67572 Married to Jody Rob- erts, 1 child. Debbra Schneider — 1704 9th St., Dodge City, Ks. 67801 Married to Jeff Jensen, 1 child. Robert Schuster — No information available. Rose Simon — Box 95, Ransom, Ks., 67572 Married to Steve Amerine, (RHS 80), 3 children Kathy Snodgrass — Ransom, Ks., 67572 Divorced, 1 child. Barry Snook — Box 312, Perkins, Ok. Married to Andrea. D. Ann Squier — 901 Avalon, Law- rence, Ks. Rocky Stegman — R.R. 1, Box 36B, Mayetta, Ks., 66509 Divorced, 2 chil- dren. Sandy Triplett — 1112 Warren, Wa- keeney, Ks., 67672. Tom Wierman — 5400 E. 21st, Apt. 201, Wichita, Ks., 67208. 117 CLASS OF 1978 SLN • «n MM 118 • M«« CLASS MOTTO: Hands That Work, Brains That Think, Hearts That Love. CLASS FLOWER: White Rose The original class of 1978 began in Kindergarten in August of 1965. This class contained 20 students. Of these 20, 15 of them graduated together in 1978. These 15 were, Wendell Briand, Dale Cofer, Rob Dietterich, Randy Giess, Deva Horchem, Reita Horning, Annette Kraus, Janet Mishler, Al Ni- chol, Annie Schoeppel, Craig Scott, Mitch Ummel, Vicki Ummel, and Ju- lie Zordel. As Freshmen, we could now enjoy the privileges of the High School stu- dents, including free home games, dances, pop during study hall, pep ral- lies, more course electives, clubs and organizations. Initiation was also a part of this new school life. Highlights of Kayette Initiation were being awakened early in the morning (at home in our beds) and having to wear our nightgown to school all day. The Industrial Arts club initiation was so horrible, initi- ates refused to tell about it. Al Nichol and Sarah Smith were chosen by the Freshman class as the most congenial. They were ranked as to good conversationalist, working well with others, and friendliness. We had a party at the lake our Freshman year, where we enjoyed fishing, swimming, and softball until rain forced us to leave. As Sophomores we had an enroll- CLASS ROLL Tom Amerine Marc Boethin Wendell Briand Dale Cofer Rob Dietterich Bernard Flax Kenneth Flax Randy Giess Brian Herndon Deva Horchem Reita Horning Charles — Spike — Huber Kris Huxman Annette Kraus Billy Landwehr Hubert Lutters Henrik Madsen Janet (Mishler) Wyman Al Nichol Annie (Schoeppel) McDaniel Craig Scott Sara (Smith) Wilson Donna (Snodgrass) Kraft Gary Turner Mitch Ummel Vicki (Ummel) Dick Iris Wewer Connie (Wyman) Base Julie (Zordel) Stegman merit of 26. Of these 26, 21 enrolled in the Typing I class. In this class, Mrs. Crosswhite taught us to type themes, letters, and tables. One of the most valuable training techniques used was the 20 minute production test in which we learned to type correctly un- der pressure of speed. We went to Lawrence, Ks. with the band that year and joined the parade on Band day, then went to a football game. Our Junior year we had three stu- dents join our ranks, Tom Amerine, Marc Boethin, and Junior Chagollia, making an enrollment of 29. New teachers this year included, Mr. Ger- ald Moore, High School Principal; Mr. Don Richards, English; Mrs. Eleanor Wells, Librarian; Mrs. Fern Mishler, Art; Mr. William Bell, Vocal and Mrs. Reita Weeks, Home Ec. Our Junior class rings arrived on Nov. 24. We entertained the Senior Class with a banquet and Prom entitled, We May Never Pass This Way Again . Our Ju- nior play was, I Was a Teenage Dra- cula . Mr. Strecker was our director. Our Senior year was a year with many firsts , and new faces. Three new teachers joined our fac- ulty, David Ross, Physical Education, Drivers Education, Coach; Joyce Whipple, Kindergarten; and Gwendo- lyn Ervin, English. Again, we had some Foreign Ex- change Students. Iris Wewer and Henrik Madsen. Iris, from Rein- heime, West Germany, lived with the Steve Hoch family. Henrik, from Ros- kilde, Denmark, lived with the Virgil Cofer family. When asked what she thought of the school Iris said that she was astonished at the fact that every- one went to the same school no matter what differences there were in abili- ties. She said that in Germany the school students went to depended upon their ability. Our band, numbering 45 members, received a 1 rating at the State Contest. The Vocal department also received a 1 rating. A new musical group was started that year, calling themselves, The Raine Group . This was com- posed of Brad Herndon, Tammy Schneider, Connie Wiedeman, Monty Roths, Jeff Kenworthy, and Alan Roths. Volleyball ended their season with a 10-4 record and 1st in League compe- tition. Football tied for 1st in the Chey- enne League and ended the season with a 7-3 record. The girls basketball team were un- defeated League Champions, and 2nd in both Regional and Sub-State play. They ended the season with a 14-7 record. The boys basketball team won the Sub-State tournament, but lost in the first round of the State tournament. They had a 9-11 season record. ROYALTY INCLUDED: Football Homecoming — Janet Mishler and Hubert Lutters Yearbook Royalty — Rob Dietter- ich and Donna Snodgrass Basketball Homecoming — Bernard Flax and Connie Wyman Sweetheart Royalty — Gary Turner and Julie Zordel Our Senior play was The Carol Burnett Show , where we presented different skits form the Carol Burnett T.V. Show, including such classics as As The Stomach Turns , The Hos- pital Nudge , Alice Portnoy and the Bank Robbers , Rolls Royce , The Coffee Commercial , and Bonnie and Clod . Seniors participating were. Dale, Connie, Mitch, Janet, Kenny, Kris, Iris, Henrik, Sara, Brian, An- nette, Reita, Annie, Donna, Gary, Ber- nard, Julie, Deva, Al, Rob, and Craig. Mr. Strecker was the director. Special Moments and awards for our Senior year included. State of Kansas Scholarship Awards to Al Nichol, Rob Dietterich, Kris Huxman, Connie Wyman, and Sara Smith. Outstanding Senior Science Award to Al Nichol, Rob Dietterich, and Connie Wyman. Seniors on the High Honors Plaque were Donna Snodgrass, Connie Wyman and Rob Dietterich. The John Philip Sousa Band Award went to Rob Dietterich. Outstanding Senior Musician went to Craig Scott. Football awards were earned by Brian Herndon and Hubert Lutters as co-best blockers; Hubert Lutters, most valuable player, and Kenny Flax, best tackier. Connie Wy- man and Al Nichol won the most free throws awards. Al also won the most rebounds. Bernard Flax won the most valuable player. Carla Lutters received a certificate for her outstanding work done in art. Rob Dietterich, Donna Snodgrass, and Connie Wyman had such close grade-point averages that all three were selected to be Valedictorian of their class. Graduation day came with Brian Herndon giving the welcome and a vocal solo by Craig Scott, along with the three Valedictorian address- es. CLASS OF 1979 i As 8th graders we went to Hays, Ks. on April 25, 1975 for a class trip. We were accompanied by Mrs. Stein, Mrs. Keith Wierman, and Charlotte Giess, the bus driver. The trip began at about 7 30 in the morning. While in Hays we toured Sternburg Museum, on the college campus. Next we went to Old Fort Hays and toured the grounds. The third stop was at the Hays Daily News. As it was about time for dinner, everybody went to the Pizza Hut for a fantastic meal. After dinner we went to see the KAYS TV and Radio Sta- tion. Here we saw how a commercial was made and we were put on video tape. We then went to the Industrial Arts Fair to look at the projects. From there we went to the Starlight Skating Rink, where we skated, played games such as foosball, electronic tank, rac- ing machines, and pinball. We arrived home about 6:00, tired but very glad we were able to go. Our Freshman class of 1976 num- bered 34 and we were greeted by Ralph F. Kenworthy, Principal, and Carl D. Thieszen, Superintendent. The new faculty included Miss Mary Ann Locker, Librarian; Franklin Davis, English; Delvin Strecker, Ger- man; and Steve Shklar, Coach and P.E. The class increased by two stu- dents, David Soles and Jim Hamilton. Duane Feldcamp and Steve Shklar were the class sponsors. Jamie Curtis and Carla Lutters made the Jr. Varsity Cheerleading squad. In 1977, Sarah Merriman joined our Sophomore class, which now totaled 35. Our sponsors were the same as the year before. The new faculty included Mr. Gerald Moore, Principal; Mr. Kenworthy became the Superinten- dent of Schools and Principal of the Grade School; Don Richards, English; Eleanore Wells, Librarian; Fern Mishler, Art; William Bell, Music; and Reita Weeks, Home Ec. Carla Lut- ters and Scott Suppes went to the State Tennis Tournament. Jamie Curtis and Carla Lutters became Varsity Cheer- leaders, and Kelle Ummel joined the Jr. Varsity Cheerleading squad. Vae CLASS ROLL: Juanita Bauer, Philip Bauer. Da- vid Evel, Michael Flax, Sylvia Froelich, Roger Giess. Dale Hanna, Gregory Horlick. Jeffry Kenworthy. Katherine Kisslinger, Myron Kiss- linger. Jody Kraft. Bradley Lovitt. David Luet- ters. Carla (Lutters) Tillitson. Richard Lutters, William McDonald, Sarah Merriman. Alan Roths. Michael Schneider, Jeffry Schreiber, Randy Snodgrass, John Squier, Richard Sunley. Galen Suppes. Audrey Ummel, Kelle (Ummel) '•Schniepp, Verna (VanWinkle) Yost. Edward Wierman. Lenny Zimmerman. Cromwell was voted all league in bas- ketball. In 1978 we had 36 Juniors. We lost two students, Jim Hamilton and Da- vid Soles, and gained three. Sue Moeller, Kathy Kisslinger, and Tammy Colburn. The new teachers were Gwen Ervin, English; and David Ross, Coach. Class sponsors were Steve Hoch, Fern Mishler, and Wil- liam Bell. We purchased Junior class rings at an approximate cost of $95.00. Our Homecoming Float, A Year At the Top won first place in the Home- coming parade. We sponsored the Jr.- Sr. Prom with a theme of Looks Like We Made It . Jamie Curtis was a Var- sity Cheerleader. Vae Cromwell was top salesman on yearbooks and also served as our band Majorette. Michael Flax received a 1 Rating on his piano solo at State. Rosette winners at the Western Kansas Industrial Arts Fair were, Jeff Schreiber, Dave Luetters, Dale Hanna, Lenny Zimmerman, Jody Kraft, Roger Giess, Vae Cromwell, and David Evel. Dave Luetters won the best 11th grade project at the fair. Girls volleyball placed 1st in League. Vae was voted to the first team in League volleyball. Boys football tied for 1st place in the Cheyenne League and were the first team in Ransom history to go the District play-offs. The girls basketball team was unde- feated League champions. They placed second in League, Regionals, and Sub- State tournaments. Vae was voted 1st team all League and 2nd team all State. The boys basketball team placed 4th in League and won the Sub-State tour- nament. The graduating class of 1979 had 32 students. 21 of these students were to- gether in the original Kindergarten class. We lost 4 students between our Junior and Senior years; Tammie Col- burn, Vae Cromwell, Jamie Curtis, and Lola Dinges. New faculty our Senior year includ- ed, Mr. Mike Kastle, Principal, Jac- queline Beardslee, Band; Virginia Dietterich, Librarian; Kathy Hensley, Vocal; and Anita Thyfault, Home E. Our class sponsor was Mr. Steve Hoch. That year there were three new classes added to the curriculum; Art III, taught by Mrs. Fern Mishler; Con- sumer Economics, taught by Mrs. Pat Crosswhite; and German III, taught by Mr. Delvin Strecker. The school newspaper, The Longhorn was revived again that year. It was printed as a class project by the Senior English Class. It was financed through the Instructional Materials Fund. Co-editors were Bill McDonald and Sarah Merriman. Miss Ervin, the high school English teach- er, was the sponsor. The student lounge privileges were also changed in hopes that it would improve grades. Only those students making A's and B's, with only one C were eligible for the lounge privilege. Approximately 49% of the High School students qualified. That year we had one foreign ex- change student at RHS, Gerard War- rens, from Sittard, Holland. His host family was the Jon Robinson family, and because of their moving to Her- rington, Ks., Gerard was not with us for graduation. Our Senior class won first place for our Homecoming Float. Carla Lutters was a Varsity Cheerleader. Homecom- ing royalty included; Queen, Verna Van Winkle, and King, Brad Lovitt. We enjoyed a class party on Oct. 10, 1978. We all boarded a hay trailer for a ride to a pasture north of Ransom. While there we enjoyed climbing rocks, exploring and many other nu- merous things. The barbecuing was done by the class sponsors, Mr. Hoch and Mr. Rubottom. There were ham- burgers, hot dogs, various kinds of chips, marshmallows, and pop for ev- eryone. After the barbecue, students went back into the rocks exploring and hiding. When the time came to go home, the students and frogs piled back on the trailer for a rough, cool ride back home. The frogs were caught along a creek bank and brought back to Ransom . . or at least part way back. Many have heard the expression ants in your pants , but how many have heard of frogs in your pants ? A few people exper- ienced this froggy feeling on the way home. As Seniors we presented the play, Arsenic and Old Lace . Mr. Strecker was the director. The Vocal Music organization, proudly sporting new uniforms, pre- sented a Christmas concert on KAYS T.V. at Hays. Our Senior prom was Sharing the Nights Together . Monty Roths and Tammy Schneider, (Juniors) sang for our entertainment and Mr. Nuttle gave the afterdinner speech. Other students who have shared some memories with us over the years include; Kim Turner, Rashell Swindt, Amy Orth, Laura Stramel, Brenda Dinges, Gregory Ball, and Scarlet Roth. CLASS OF 1980 122 CLASS MOTTO: Today We Follow, To- morrow, Lead. CLASS FLOWER: Red Carnation. MOMENTS TO REMEMBER OF THE 1980 CLASS: CLASS OFFICERS: Kip Noll, President; Greg Flax, Vice-President; Tammy Schneider, Sec.-Treas.; and Monty Roths, Stuco. Mr. Don Storer was Sponsor. FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT: Nikklas Paulsson. FOOTBALL: The Longhorns joined the WKEA League this year. This change from the Cheyenne Conference reduced the to- tal mileage of activity trips. In previous years, the longest trip was to Kensington, at 125 miles. By changing leagues, the longest trip now is to Wheatland, at 65 miles. The shortest trip used to be to Quinter at 48 miles, where now, the shor- test trip is to Ness City, at 13 miles. Schools participating in the WKEA League are, Ransom, Ness City, Quinter, Jetmore, Dighton, Wheatland. LaCrosse, and Otis Bison. SENIOR PLAY: — The Perfect Idiot , directed by Delvin Strecker. FOOTBALL ROYALTY: Queen was Tammy Schneider and King was Rob Til- litson. Attendants were; Deea Rider and Greg Flax; and Cindy McDonald and Ter- ry Flax. YEARBOOK ROYALTY: Queen and Escort were Connie Wiedeman and Kenny Roths. Attendants were Tammy Schneider and her escort, Steve Amerine, and Jean Kenworthy and her escort, Tom Rohr. The candidates for the Yearbook Christmas Dance were chosen by the student body. The girls had to be on the Annual Staff, and the three that won, chose a guy from any class to be her escort. Music was pro- vided by Brownie Lee, a disc jockey from Hutchinson. He had a really good, light show, and amused the students by wear- CLASS ROLL: Steve Amerine Tammy (Colburn) Stull Greg Flax Kenneth Flax Terry Flax Chris (Froelich) Dysinger Jim Henning Beverly Kraft Lee Kraft Cindy (McDonald) Helleurd Brian Mishler Kip Noll Randy Nuttle Robert Nuttle Deea (Rider) Pfaff Tom Rohr Monty Roths Lynn Sargent Tammy Schneider Kevin Schreiber Karen Scott Dave Storer Rob Tillitson Michael Turner Connie (Wiedeman) Brumbaugh Lawrence Wierman ing a Richard Nixon mask. BASKETBALL: The Longhorns began the season on a very good note, winning 9 out of 10 games. Unfortunately, the team suffered several injuries toward the end of the season and ended up placing 2nd in the WKEA Tournament, and finished out the season with an 11-8 record. A new coach that year, Shawn Scanlan, was assit- ed by Milo Larson. The Varsity Girls' Basketball team end- ed their season with a 1st place League standing and a Regional runner-up tro- phy. The girls ended with a record of 17-4, with a 7-0 record in the League. Coach was Jon Nuttle, assisted by Anita Strecker. The crowning of the Basketball Royalty was held between Varsity Basketball games. Sandy Potter and Brian Mishler were crowned Queen and King. Atten- dants were Dave Storer and Teresa Lovitt; and Sharon Snodgrass and Kenneth Flax. ART CLASS: The art class went to two shows; one at Colby and the League art show at Ness City. Karen Scott and Tammy Schneider both had a watercolor on display at the Capital Building in To- peka. Karen's photography was also fea- tured on the cover of the Shorthorn Country magazine. Tammy and Karen were the only Art IV students. Tammy took 2nd place in pencil at the League show and Karen placed 1st in watercolor at League, then 2nd place with an honor- able mention for her photography at Colby. Deea Rider took 3rd place in latch- hook at the League art show. Kip Noll received 2nd place at the League art show and honorable mention at Colby in ceram- ics. SWEETHEART ROYALTY: The Sweet- heart Dance this year was done differently than it had ever been done before. The queen candidates were chosen by the Kayettes, who sponsored the dance. Then the candidates each chose an escort to act as an attendant. Queen and her escort were Susan McDonald and Monty Roths. At- tendants were Yvonne Flax, and Shad Hor- chem. Melody Mollenkamp and Chuck Walker, and Karen Scott and Steve Amer- ine. FORENSICS: This year's forensics squad was one of the largest ever. The squad attended 6 speech meets, including the Ransom Invitational, at which they received 2nd place over all. Also, the one- act play received 3rd place. This play re- ceived a 1 rating at the Regional Speech meet, and a 2 rating at the State. The fol- lowing Seniors qualified for the State Speech festival; Kevin Schreiber, Oration; Mike Turner, Prose; Tom Rohr, Informa- tive. Seniors participating in the one-act play that went to State include, Tammy Schneider, Mike Turner, Greg Flax, Kevin Schreiber, Randy Nuttle, and Tom Rohr. INDUSTRIAL ARTS CLUB The In- dustrial Arts club went to Hays this year for the annual Industrial Arts fair. They also went to Garden City for a fair. At Hays, they received 11 rosettes and Brian Mishler won 2nd place overall in the Sen- ior division. At Garden City, Brian once again proved his talent by winning a $100.00 scholarship and the Best Furniture Making Entry Award for his walnut dresser and mirror vanity. At this exhibit. Ransom won 11 outstanding project awards. Ransom High School received Best Overall Exhibit, plus a $200.00 schol- arship. In addition to the 11 projects awards, the RHS students won 18 blue and 6 red ribbons. The Industrial Arts boys went on a tour of Denver, and visited the Coors factory, the Mint, Foreign Cars Mu- seum, and The Natural History Museum. Before coming home, they ate at a mexican restaurant. Sponsors were Steve Hoch, Leonard Rohr, and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Evel. At the year end awards, Brian won the Steve Hilmes award for his dresser and vanity. OUTSTANDING STUDENTS AWARDS: Dave Storer won the most free throws award. Tom Rohr received the most outstanding blocker award. Foot- ball’s most valuable player was Kenneth Flax. The most outstanding tackier was awarded to Rob Tillitson. A new award this year was the most outstanding track participant, with Deea Rider receiving this award. Brian Mishler received the most rebounds award. Basketball most valuable player awards went to Brian Mishler and Dave Storer. Outstanding vocalist went to Connie Wiedeman, who also received a 1 rating on her solo at the State Contest. Citizenship award went to Tammy Schneider and Dave Storer. Outstanding Forensics student went to Tom Rohr. Those Seniors having earned the opportu- nity to have their names placed on the High Honors Plaque were. Greg Flax and Tom Rohr. The 1980 Commencement was held at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 18th, in the high school gymnasium. The guest speak- er, Dr. Edward Stehno of Fort Hays State University, spoke on the topic, You Are What You Think . Greg Flax was the Valedictorian and Co-Salutatorians were Connie Wiedeman and Tom Rohr. There are events in life which bring to the human heart sadness and a deep sense of how short a time we have among our family and friends. In the fall of our Soph- omore year we lost one of our classmates, Billy Rider, who was accidentally killed one weekend. Billy was a quiet kid, but is fondly remembered by his friends, class- mates, and teachers. He did leave us with many memories — memories of him as he went through the day to day routine of the classroom with us — memories of morn- ing chats before school — memories of times spent at ball games and other extra- curricular activities, and many more. To Billy, we say goodbye, but we will always remember you. 123 CLASS OF 1981 % 124 The class of 1981 started their high school career in the fall of 1977. As Freshmen, it was the first time as stu- dents that they were able to go to the lounge. The requirements were to be a high school student with no D or F on their report card. The lounge could only be used once during the day, where they could watch T.V., play cards or listen to the stereo. The Freshman class party was on October 20, 1977 beginning at 5:00 at the high school. They listened to re- cords, played games, and drank pop until 6:30, when they all went to Ness City by bus to see the movie Star Wars . For their Sophomore class party, they went to Hays to go roller skating, then to supper. One new student that year was Jim Pfaff. Two students left that year also, Tamar Dinges and Sharon Foskett. CLASS ROLL: Daren Ciempa Donna (Froelich) Bauer Arlan Hair Debbie (Hanna) Gunther Bradley Herndon Jean Kenworthy Brenda Kisslinger Michele (Kraft) Nuttle Niina Lindberg Teresa Lovitt Melody Mollenkamp Dara Noll DeAnn (Oliver) Snodgrass Marlin Pfannenstiel Sandra Potter Kenneth Roths Sharon Snodgrass James Strickler Roger Ummel Charles Walker Michael Zordel The Junior class party was again in Hays. Students had their choice of go- ing to see The Electric Horseman or The Black Hole . After the movie, they went to McDonalds for supper. This was the year that they received their class rings, at a price ranging from $65.00 to $124.00. The main source of income for the Juniors was in selling concessions for the home football and basketball games. An- other source of income that year was in selling magazine subscriptions. $1,679.94 was raised in that effort. The money raised went into financing the Junior-Senior Prom. Kris Miller was the new student that year, but they lost Jim Pfaff. As Seniors, the only new student was a Foreign Exchange student, Niina Lindberg. Homecoming 1980 was on Friday, Oct. 3rd, with the Longhorns hosting the Jennings Coyotes. This year, instead of each class making a float, the halls were decorated with a movie theme. Each class had a section to decorate to their hearts content. There was a week to decide the theme, and decorating was done before and after school. The halls were judged by anonymous judges and the winners were an- nounced at the Pep Rally Friday after- noon. The Sophomores won 1st, fol- lowed by the Freshmen, 2nd; our Sen- ior class, 3rd, and the Juniors, 4th. Homecoming was also celebrated all week with each day something spe- cial. Monday was Tacky Day, many students at RHS really grubbed out for that day. Tuesday was for hats and Sunglasses, and again there was good participation. Wednesday was the 50's and Cowboy day, and the school was crawling with greasers from the streets and cowboys from the range. Thursday was Security day and people were caught bringing stuffed animals and swords to make them feel safe. Friday ended the week with dress-up day, and everyone looked su- per! The student body was dismissed from class at 3:00 p.m. for a half-hour long pep-rally on the front lawn. Here some ladies from Ransom did a cheer that they used to do and Shelly Shel- lenberger, Mr. Kastle, and Mr. Ken- worthy told us about football when they played. Everyone enjoyed hear- ing about the good ole days . The cheerleaders, Melody Mollenkamp, Kelly Zordel, Lori Lovitt, Val Nuttle, and Sheena Siek, gave out popsicles and Coaches, McKinney and Hoch gave speeches. The Coaches were also given flowers in honor of National Coaches Week. To top off the Home- coming activities Teresa Lovitt and Roger Ummel were crowned Football Homecoming Royalty. They were at- tended by Sandy Potter and Brad Herndon; and Sharon Snodgrass and Doug Storer. Poor Roger!! Due to a football injury, Roger couldn't be pre- sent, so Robert Amerine stood in for him. The Senior play was Toga, Toga, Toga , a play about a fraternity house trying to survive among jealous frat houses and troublesome neighbors. The crowning of the Basketball Queen and King took place between the Girls' A and Boys' A games. The Queen, Sharon Snodgrass, and atten- dants, Sandy Potter and Teresa Lovitt, were escorted in by Jim Strickler, Daren Ciempa, and Rusty Nuttle. The King, Kenny Roths, was attended by Chuck Walker and Roger Ummel. The Yearbook dance was sponsored by the Annual Staff. The candidates for girls were chosen from the staff. King candidates were chosen from the Senior class. Royalty included, Tracy Reeves and Roger Ummel, Queen and King. Attendants were Jean Kenwor- thy, Niina Lindberg, Kenny Roths, and Chuck Walker. The Sweetheart Royalty was Jean Kenworthy and Marlin Pfannenstiel. First attendants were Jim Strickler and Bonita Zimmerman. Second at- tendants were Robert Amerine and Val Nuttle. And third attendants were Gary Sargent and Kim Harris. Imperial Paradise was the theme for the Junior-Senior Prom. Daren Ciempa was the Valedictori- an this year and Sandy Potter was Sa- lutatorian. 125 CLASS OF 1982 126 CLASS MOTTO: Faith to Dream, Courage to Do. CLASS FLOWER: White Rose. Thirteen of the nineteen graduates of 1982 began school together as a class in 1969-70 with Miss Ruth Ann Conard teaching the Kindergarten class. These 13 were; Kevin Flax, Brent Huxman, Susan McDonald, Russell Nuttle, Valerie Nuttle, Jim Pfaff, Gina Rufenacht, Gary Sargent, Sheena Siek, Doug Storer, Mark Ummel, Bonita Zimmerman, and Kelly Zordel. There were 23 students enrolled in the Freshman class in the fall of 1979. Robert Amerine was President; Susan McDonald, Vice-President; Valerie Nuttle, Secretary-Treasurer; and Doug Storer, Stuco Rep. Class Spon- sors were Fern Mishler and Gwen Er- vin. This year, the Freshman class en- joyed a great variety of activities at their class party, including; ping- pong, racquet ball, basketball, watch- ing the World Series on TV, dancing in the commons area, drinking a case of pop and eating fourteen pizzas. As Sophomores, the class did some- thing a little different for their first semester class party. After school they all went to Gail Harris' pasture for a cookout. The Enrollment for the Sophomore year was 24. New students were Lori Colburn and Gene Dysinger. Steven Zordel was no longer with the class. Tamar Dinges was no longer with the class the Junior year, and two oth- er students, Kami Martin and Tracy Reeves both joined and left that year. Class officers were; Sheena Siek, President; Lori Colburn, Vice-Presi- dent; Kim Harris, Secretary, Val Nut- CLASS ROLL: Robert Amerine Kevin Flax Kim (Harris) Borget Cherie (Hitt) Flax Bient Huxman t Duane Luetters Susan McDonald Russell Nuttle Valerie Nuttle James Pfaff Susan (Pfaff) Gabel Edwin Rauch Gina (Rufenacht) Amerine Gary Sargent Shenna (Siek) Moeller Doug Storer Mark Ummel Bonita (Zimmerman) Pfanncnstiel 1 Kelly (Zordel) North tie. Treasurer, and Doug Storer, Stuco. Class sponsors were Don Storer, Pat Nichol, and Pat Crosswhite. The highlight of this year was earning money for Prom. Throughout football and basketball season, they worked in the concession stand. This was their main source of income, but the Sep- tember magazine sales also brought in some money. Imperial Paradise was the name of the Prom that we hosted for the Senior class. We worked on the decoration for well over a week, but everyone seemed to think it was time well spent. Mr. Nuttle gave an enjoy- able after-dinner speech. At 9:00 the Prom started. Music was provided by a disc-jockey. He played every kind of music and everybody enjoyed the dance. The Senior year arrived, and with it an enrollment of 20. Lori Colburn, Gene Dysinger, Lisa Likes, Barbara Landwehr, and Diana North all left before our Senior year, but we did gain one new student, Cherie Hitt. The Senior play was Boys and Ghouls Together directed by Delvin Strecker. Football homecoming was Oct. 2nd 1981 with the Ransom Longhorns hosting the Palco Roosters. The week was filled with many activities to gen- erate spirit. Each class was assigned a hall to decorate for Homecoming. The Senior won with the title of their hall, My Heroes Have Always Been Longhorns . That evening, the band marched out onto the field. They be- gan to play the theme from Romeo and Juliet . The crowning of Bonita Zimmerman and Doug Storer fol- lowed. After a slow start, the Longh- orns went on to defeat the Roosters by a score of 42-6 Basketball Royalty was Gary Sar- gent, King and Valerie Nuttle, Queen. The Kayettes sponsored a Snowball dance on Jan. 16,1982 with the theme, Feels So Right . The candidates were chosen by each class. The girls had to be either a Junior or a Senior and a member of Kayettes for at least two years. The boys had to be either a Ju- nior or a Senior. Robert Amerine and Kelly Zordel won the top honors. King and Queen. They were attended by Dave Giess and Lori Lovitt; Chris Zordel and Gina Rufenacht; and Lew- is Flax and Sheena Siek. The Junior class hosted the Banquet and Prom, Stairway to Heavy . Senior class officers were; Rob Amerine, President; Rusty Nuttle, Vice-President; Kim Harris, Secre- tary-Treasurer; Doug Storer, Stuco Rep; and Don Storer as Class Sponsor. Kim Harris and Val Nuttle were the Senior girls out for basketball. The Varsity girls' team were undefeated in League Play and ended the season with a record of 19 wins and 3 losses. The football team had an excellent season. With 18 members on the team, the Longhorns ended the season with a record of 10-1. They finished the regular season play undefeated, and proceeded to Bi-District play. Here they defeated Logan by a score of 10- 14. From this win they advanced to Regional play, where they defeated Cunningham, 36-18. Next, it was on to Sub-State. Here the Longhorns were defeated by Fowler by a score of 0-30. Coach Bryan McKinney had this to say about his team, There were a lot of fine individual efforts, but every member of the team worked hard and contributed to a fine season . Coach McKinney was assisted by Coach Monty Enright. The basketball team made it as far as the finals of Sub-State play, losing to Brewster 39-51. The team had a sea- son record of 16-7. Graduation exercises were held May 16, 1982. Rob Amerine was the Valedictorian and Gary Sargent was the Salutatorian. Others who have shared special moments and memories with us over the years include; Vaneata Farmer, Teresita Friess, Schuyler Goering, Troy Haug, Barbara Landwehr, Philip Stramel, Mark Dinges, Joan Jarvis, Jeff Leonhart, Terrence Oberley, Faran Rauth, Quen Williams, Connie Casper, Lori Colburn, Jessie Mixon, Tamar Dinges, Lisa Likes, Diana North, Steven Zordel, Gene Dysinger, Tracy Reeves, Kami Martin. To them we say, thank you for sharing our lives and memories. After all the serious League sports had been played that year, the RHS Annual Staff sponsored a game to bring alumni back to the school and encourage community spirit. They sponsored what was called The All Star Classic . This classic consisted of four games, played on two separate nights by past basketball stars of RHS. These players were picked by a local committee of five men. This classic became a tradition, and is still being held every year. CLASS OF 1983 In the fall of 1970, we began our school career Miss Ruth Ann Conard was our teacher, and we had an enroll- ment of 23 students. In fifth grade we did a variety of things Math and spelling were indi- vidualized so that each student could learn at his own rate. Some interesting living matter we studied were frogs, mealworms, isopods, crickets, and tu- lips. To prepare for leadership each student had a chance to be an officer during the weekly class meetings that we held. Films and slides made an en- joyable break in geography and health. One activity we were involved with in during our 5th grade year was learn- ing about money. We learned to count change and write and endorse checks. We visited the First State Bank to see money in action. We moved to the high school and opened a whole new world in school during our 7th grade year. We partici- pated in competitive volleyball, foot- ball, basketball, and track, as well as having new classes and scholarship tests. Our 8th grade was known for its un- defeated football season. In the two years of junior high, we only lost one game. We again opened a new world as we started high school, a lot like junior high, but still we were faced with new opportunities. As Freshmen we were very involved in school activities. Six girls were out for volleyball, eight boys were playing football; and during bas- ketball. there were six boys and four girls participating We also enjoyed music as there were twelve involved in band and seven girls in choir. We had 21 enrolled as Sophomores, with the same enrollment as the year before. Class officers were, Lewis Flax, President. Myron Flax, Vice-President; Todd Siek, Secretary-Treasurer; and Lynnette Nichol, Stuco. Bryan McKin- ney was thte sponsor. CLASS ROLL: Jacob Bauer Darla (Ciempa) Gaddis Lewis Flax Myron Flax Yvonne (Flax) Siek James Froelich Henrik Frokjaer-jensen Dave Giess Shad Horchem Harold Kisslinger Juanita Landwehr Lora Lovitt Lynnette Nichol Miguel Pedraza Connie (Pfaff) Eickhoff Diane (Roths) Reddig Troy Schneider Todd Siek Michael Snodgrass Brenda (Ummel) Bach Chris Zordel 1983 Class 1A State Basketball Champions: Front Row; Lori Shellenberger, Lora Lovitt. Lynnette Nichol, Joni Nuttle, and Yvonne Flax Back Row; Coach Jon D. Nuttle, Heidi Neyer, Kami Huxman, Lynne Snodgrass, Dee Leikam, Teri Lea Neyer, and Asst. Coach Karen Bolt Other team members included. Lisa Storer. Kathy Phelps. Jacinda Zimmerman, and Karla Triplett. Individual State medals won by the girls bas- ketball team. There were 20 Juniors in our class as we be- gan our busiest year. This year we were kept busy with conces- sions during football and basketball seasons. We also had magazine sales during September. We raised over So,000 This money was used for the prom. The highlight of this year was in learning the importance of working together. For individual highlights, each class member ordered their own class ring. We finished our football season with a 10-1 record overall in- cluding the District 7 Championship Two foreign exchange students joined us for our Senior year; Henrik Frokjaer-jensen and Miguel Pedraza This made an enrollment of 21 for our Senior year Henrik was from Smorum- nedre. Denmark and lived with Ron and Doro- thy Horchem Miguel was from Bucaramanga. Colombia, and lived with the Robert Stutz fam- ily at Utica. Wfe had a SUPER year in sports competition our Senior year!! The boys won the District 7 Championship in football for the second year in a row. The season record was 9-1. The B-team finished the season undefeated, 2-0. The boys basketball team was coached by Monty Enright and Bryan McKinney They ended with a sea- son record of 12-5 and a record of 14-7 after playoffs. As far as the girls sports, what more can be said than. CLASS 1A STATE GIRLS BAS- KETBALL CHAMPIONS !! The only loss for the lady Longhorns was to an excellent team in the finals of the League Tournament We were undefeated WKEA Champions for the fourth year in a row; Regional, Sub-State, and State Champions. According to Coach Jon Nuttle. Teamwork, team balance, and dedication have been the keys to our success . Other students who have been a part of our class at some time during our years in school have been; Sheldon Ball. Theron Flanders, Ralph Oliver, Joseph Smith, David Fearon, Martin Rohr, Loretta Schwartz. Amanda Wil- liams, Renee Stieben, Nancy Curtis. Myra Har- dy. Daniel Casper. Keith Peters, Angela Boethin, Shawn Wilkerson. Mark Dinges, Stan- ley Foskett. Billy Boleraczky, Clinton Evel, Kathy Dysinger, and Steven Zordel CLASS OF 1984 130 CLASS MOTTO: I am not afraid of tomorrow for I have seen yesterday and I love tomorrow. CLASS FLOWER: Peppermint Car- nation We had 11 members in our Kinder- garten class in the fall of 1971. Only two of these, Niki Haug and Ronald Ummel, were not still with the class on graduation day in 1984. We had an increase of 3 students in 1st grade; Shad Cook, Jay Harris, and Daniel Stull. We began 2nd grade in the fall of 1973 with 16 students. Paula Foust, JoAnn Leikam, and Lori Shellen- berger had joined the class, and Shad Cook had left. In 3rd grade we were joined by Cur- tis Colburn, John Edgington, and Jeff Smith. Corina Kaler joined the class in 4th grade, and Curtis Colburn moved away. During 4th grade, we got to use microscopes in studying bread molds, fungi, and bacteria. A special project we participated in was the exchanging of letters with the children of Ameri- can Oil Company's employees located in Saudi Arabia. Through this corre- spondence we were able to gain first- hand knowledge of their country. Niki Haug and Jeff Smith moved away before our 5th grade year, but we did have one new student, Tim Petter- son. We were busy this year improv- ing our handwriting, English, math. CLASS ROLL: Steve Albers Bradley Flax Dennis Flax Paul (Foust) Erb Jay Harris Corina (Kaler) Ummel Eloy Koenders Wendi (Kraft) Kjellberg JoAnn (Leikam) Ellis Joni Nuttle Duane Pfaff Tim Schrciber Lori Shellenberger Jeff Smith Lori (Strickler) Summy Danny Stull Darrin Thornbrugh Kathy (Ummel) Lewis Elaine (Zordel) Flax and learning many new reading skills. Christmas provided an interesting break from studies when we made yarn plant hangers for our parents. Curtis Colburn and Jeff Smith re- joined our class for 6th grade. We were also joined by Michelle Miller. Tim Petterson left that same year. Our class participated in a map making project in the fall, during the study of Africa. We made our own clay to make a relief map of Africa and paint- ed it to show rivers, lakes, and eleva- tions. Some of the students even made huts to show what a native African village looked like. We had 18 students in our 7th grade class. Ann Boleraczky was the new student. We elected class officers this year to guide us. Dennis Flax was President; Danny Stull, Vice-Presi- dent; and Kathy Ummel, Secretary- Treasurer. In 8th grade, our class was divided in half, with one half taking Home Ec. and the other taking Shop. At the be- ginning of the second semester, we switched. This was the first time at Ransom that this had been done. Richard Dysinger and Elaine Zordel were the new students. Anna Boler- aczky was the only student leaving. Darrin Thornbrugh and Rolanda Quenzer joined us for our Freshman year. We elected as officers; Joni Nut- tle, President; Tim Schreiber, Vice- President; Kathy Ummel, Secretary; and Jay Harris, Stuco. Mr. Hoch was the sponsor. Our Sophomore year arrived in the fall of 1981, and with it, an enrollment of 19. Students leaving were Richard Dysinger and Rolanda Quenzer. Class Officers were; Elaine Zordel, Presi- dent; Tim Schreiber, Vice-President; Darrin Thornbrugh, Secretary; Wendi Kraft, Treasurer; and Joni Nuttle, Stuco. Mr. McKinney was the class sponsor. Niki Haug re-joined our class as a Junior. Our sponsors were Mrs. Crosswhite, Mr. Cox, and Mrs. Roths. President was Darrin Thornbrugh; Brad Flax, Vice-President; Kathy Um- mel, Secretary; Paula Foust, Treasurer; and Tim Schreiber, Stuco. Saturday, April 30, 1983 was the night of our Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom. The Sophomores served roast pig, scal- loped potatoes, green beans amon- dine, garden salad, Hawaiian fruit and pineapple upside down cake. After the meal, the Streckers, Mrs. Roths and Mr. Cox sang Sailing , the theme song for the prom. Shelley Shellen- berger then gave the after dinner speech. Graduation day was May 13, 1984. There were several changes in our class roll our Senior year; Curtis Col- burn and Niki Haug were not with us, and we again had a foreign exchange enrolled at Ransom. That was Eloy Koenders, a student from Holland, staying with the Ron Horchem fam- ily. We presented the play You Can't Take It With You , as our Senior play. Mr. Strecker was the director. Before the Ransom-Coldwater foot- ball game, Kathy Ummel and Duane Pfaff were chosen as the 1984 football homecoming Queen and King. 1st at- tendants were Paula Foust and Tim Schreiber 2nd attendants were Joni Nuttle and Brad Flax. On Feb. 3rd, 1984 the annual bas- ketball Homecoming was held. Be- tween the varsity games, Tim Schreiber crowned Lori Shellenberger Queen. Joni Nuttle and Jay Harris were 1st attendants and Heidi Neyer and Steve Albers were 2nd attendants. There was also a Snowball dance, and with it, more royalty. The Queen was Corina Kaler and King was Steve Albers. They were attended by Wendi Kraft and Eloy Koenders; Paula Foust and Darrin Thornbrugh; and Carolyn Friess and Brent Foust. Saturday, April 28th, the Juniors hosted us to the annual Banquet and Prom, this year entitled We've Got Tonight . Invited guests were the Seniors, faculty, school board, and some Sophomores, who served the meal. This year something new was tried at the Senior-Faculty night. The Sen- ior-Faculty game was the last activity the Senior class did as a whole. The boys played the faculty men in bas- ketball, as had been done in the past. But, this year, the girls wanted in on the action. So, they took on the faculty women in a volleyball game. The fac- ulty women won the volleyball, but the Senior boys won the basketball. 131 CLASS OF 1985 132 CLASS MOTTO: Success is where you find it! CLASS FLOWER: Red Rose The class of 1985 was a small class, with only 10 graduates. Of these ten, 5 of them were together in Kindergar- ten in 1972-73. They are; Cathy Flax, Norman Green, Terry Siek, Lynne Snodgrass, and Brent Foust. The other 5 Seniors joined between Kindergar- ten and 12th grade. Dee Leikam came in 1st grade, Carolyn came in 2nd, Heidi in 7th grade, Mickey in 10th grade, and John joined the Senior year. He was a student who trans- ferred to Ransom when the school at McCracken was closed. There have been several other students who have attended with them over the 13 years of school. Those people have been; Daniel Dinges, Patrick Evel, Robert Oliver, Robert Thieszen, Bryon Har- dy, Kenny Edgington, Cheri Harris, Chad Strickler, Dean Conkright, San- dra Mixon, Eugene Froelich, Shawna Wells, Vicki Carpenter, and Lori Col- burn. As this was such a small class, the students had to work extra hard to get ready for the Prom. The Juniors spent every home game selling concessions. They also sold magazines. The com- mons area was transformed into a southern garden for the annual ban- quet and prom. Class President, Terry Siek, and the sponsors directed the rest of the class in the decorating. All ten students were kept busy moving flats, assembling the gazebo, and set- ting tables. This was all finished be- fore 10:00 p.m. on the 27th of May, 1984. The next night was the big night! The Sophomores served the meals that the mothers had spent all day preparing. After dinner, Mr. Nut- tie gave an entertaining speech. Later the dance band, Thunder-n-Light- ning provided music for the dance. After working all year planning the evening, and after about 8 hours of decorating, the dance was over and the Juniors started tearing down their hard work, but it was an enjoyable evening for all. The Senior year arrived and the Seniors made some memories right from the beginning with the produc- tion of their class play, Baby Doe Tabor . This was accomplished with the help of some Juniors and Sopho- mores as there were not enough Sen- iors to cast the play. The cast was hon- ored by the playwright, Kenton A. CLASS ROLL: Mickey Colgin. Cathy Flax, Brent Foust. Carolyn Friess, Junior Green. Dee Leikam. John Moran. Heidi Neyer. Terry Siek. Lynne Snodgrass. Kersting, when he came to the second performance and signed programs for them. The Ransom High Schol was the first group of high school students in the country to perform this play. Forensics seemed to be the most popular organization as there were 47 people involved; all but 9 of the high school students. The students all worked hard on their performances. Their work was also met by great suc- cess. This was apparent after the State Festival and the 4th Annual Kansas State High School Activities Associ- ation Speech Championships. The squad won the League speech contest, then they competed in two state meets, the State festival and the State championship. The State festival was held at Ransom. Ransom had 8 indi- vidual events, one duet act, and a one act play. The State championship was held in Emporia, where Ransom had a full entry of 9 events. The Ransom team took second place overall, and Lisa Storer and Jacinda Zimmerman came home with the title. State Cham- pions in Improvised Duet Acting. The Industrial Arts Club took a trip to Wichita, Ks. this year. They left Ransom at about 6:00 a.m. They stopped in Hutchinson for a quick breakfast, and then on to Wichita. While in Wichita they toured a metal processing company, Kansas Paint and Colors, and a gun manufacturer. They ate lunch at a McDonalds. On the way home they stoppped in Hes- ston, where they toured the Hesston Implement factory, and watched a movie on Hesston Implement's pro- ducts. The group arrived back in Ran- som at about 7:00 p.m. after a very educational trip; one that the students will remember for years to come. Most of the students in the Choir participated in the KMEA District Honor Choir, held on Dec. 1st, 1984. Auditions were held for the State KMEA Honor Choir, for which Polly Evel, (a Junior), was selected to partici- pate in. On Sept. 21, 1984, the Ransom Longhorns met the Wheatland Shock- ers for Football Homecoming. To get the spirit rolling the student body had spent a week planning activities. Be- sides the daily activities, each class competed against each other in an Air Band Contest. The Junior class won the contest by singing the song Pur- ple Rain”, by Prince and the Revolu- tion. Also, each class decorated a hall- way. The theme was album . The Sophomore class won the competition with their hall, Shocker Buster . Fri- day night came, and with it the crowning ceremonies. Queen candi- dates were; Cathy Flax, Carolyn Friess, and Heidi Neyer. Football King, Terry Siek crowned Cathy Flax Queen. Ter- ry was attended by Brent Foust, and John Moran. The game ended in a defeat for Ransom, but the dance was still filled with excitement. This year for Homecoming, the Longhorns played Quinter. The Homecoming attendants were Lynne Snodgrass and Junior Green. The King and Queen was Brent Foust and Heidi Neyer. Each week preceding Homecoming (both football and basketball), there was a Spirit Week held. The activi- ties for each day were planned to gen- erate spirit and get the student body ready for the game. Activities that stu- dents participated in during Football Homecoming Week were; Dress Up Day, Color Day, Cowboy Day, Hat Day, and Favorite Rock Star Day. These days were given titles to give the students an idea on how to dress for the day. There was an air band contest during the week between the classes. For Basketball Homecoming Week the student body showed their spirit by participating in Hat and Tie Day, Hillbilly Day, Dress Up Day, Tourist Day, and Pajama Day. The Kayettes sponsored another dance. This was the Snowball dance and there was royalty crowned again. The Queen was Carolyn Friess and the King was John Moran. They were attended by; Terry Siek and Heidi Sunley; Brent Foust and Lisa Storer; and Richard Klitzke and Jacinda Zim- merman. Stardust was the theme for the annual Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom. The dance lasted from 9:00 un- til 12:00. Then, what had taken eight hours to put up, was taken down in less than thirty minutes. The girls' basketball coach, Mr. Jon Nuttle, was honored on Feb. 12, 1985, as it was announced that he had won his 104th game. Since starting to coach, his teams have won five League Championships, seven Regional Championships, one Sub-State Cham- pionship and one State Champion- ship. Commencement day arrived on May 12, 1985. John Moran and Heidi Neyer were the class Salutatorians. Terry Siek was the Valedictorian. And, for the first time in the gradu- ation ceremonies of RHS, a member of the Senior class, Mickey Colgin, de- livered the address to his classmates. CLASS OF 1986 Graduating class of 1980: (Back Row); Kathy Phelps, Heidi Sunley, Michele Moran, Michael Toedman, Richard Klitzke, and Andy Rauch. (Middle Row); Beatrice Bauer. Teri Lea Neyer, Jacinda Zimmerman, Susan Thompson, and Shawn Baus. (Front Row); Julie Miller, Joni Pfaff, Kami Huxman. Lisa Storer, and Larry Ummel. In the fall of 1973, 14 students joined together in Kindergarten to make the future class of 1986.13 years later, 11 of those students were still together as they formed the Senior class of 1985-86. These 11 were; Be- atrice Bauer, Kami Huxman, Richard Klitzke, Julie Miller, Joni Pfaff, Kathy Phelps, Andy Rauch, Lisa Storer, Mi- chael Toedman, Lawrence Ummel, and Jacinda Zimmerman. There were many changes throughout the 13 years, with many people entering our class, and many moving away. The other 5 of the Senior class were Shawn Baus, Michele Moran, Teri Lea Neyer, Heidi Sunley, and Susan Thompson. Teri Lea joined the class as a 2nd grad- er, Heidi joined the class during the Sophomore year, and Shawn, Michele, and Susan aU joined the class during the Junior year. They were all stu- dents that joined when the school at McCracken was closed. Over the past 13 years, there have been many other students who have shared good times and memories with the class of 1986, Some of the students were, Marsha Horchem, Karla Triplett, Lloyd Um- mel, Danny Mixon, Deanna Zerr, Me- lissa Miller, Daniel Dinges, Diana Dysinger, Tony Quenzer, Brian Car- penter, and Cindy Miller. Football Homecoming candidates for the 1986-86 school year were; Teri Lea Neyer, Lisa Storer, Susan Thomp- son, Richard Klitzke, Shawn Baus, and Michael Toedman. Richard and Teri Lea were crowned the 1986 Foot- ball Homecoming Queen and King. A Snowball dance was held also this year, and with it, there had to be a Court. Candidates were Polly Evel, Kristin Harris, Lori Storer, Heidi Sun- ley, Shawn Baus, Larry Snodgrass, Richard Klitzke, and Larry Ummel. Larry and Heidi were crowned King and Queen. Candidates for the 1986 Basketball Homecoming were the 4 Senior girls and the 4 Senior boys who participat- ed in Basketball; Shawn Baus, Richard Klitzke, Michael Toedman, Larry Um- mel, Kami Huxman, Michele Moran, Teri Lea Neyer, and Susan Thompson. The date for Homecoming had been set for Feb. 7, 1986, with tne Ransom Longhorns hosting the LaCrosse Leopards. (Due to the publication date of this book, the results were not known at the deadline). As the Senior year goes on, each student looks forward in anticipation to the eventful day. Graduation Day, May 18, 1986. To make the time pass, the students involved themselves in such activities as German Club, For- ensics, Kayettes, Industrial Arts Club, R-club, Band Choir, Annual Staff, Art, and Athletics. The class looked forward to a great Senior year, one that could be fondly remembered as The good old days in years to come. To all fellow Ransom graduates and alumni: After spending much time in researching, writing, organizing, and editing this special Alumni yearbook, 1 am pleased to let you know that I have come to the end of my endeavor. No more deadlines, no more late night sessions, but, also no more time to spend reminiscing about old school days or learning about the history of our school. This has been a big undertaking, but I can truly say that it has been an enjoyable one. I would like to thank all those people who took time out to write class histories for me, for digging out old pictures, and for your time spent in identifying pictures. Without your help, this job would have been much harder. I sincerely hope that you find this book as enjoyable as I have. Maybe it will rekindle some fond memories and take you back in time to days of yesterday, days that should never be forgotten! Sincerely Mark D. Horchem, Editor