Ransom High School - Longhorn Yearbook (Ransom, KS)

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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

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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

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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