Ransom High School - Longhorn Yearbook (Ransom, KS)

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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

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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

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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