Ravenna High School - Blue Jay Yearbook (Ravenna, NE)

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Clcrss Prophecy About ten years ago when the Class of 51 graduated from Ravenna Hrgh School few of them knew much about what the future held rn store for them Just to satrsfy my currosrty I ve gone on world wrde poll lookrng up all the R H S senrors of that year to see how the world has treated them Here are the results of that poll Russell Love has Just opened up a beauty shop for men He specralrzes rn make up rn fact he and hrs grrl Babe Carlson make up several trmes a week Gerry Bedke lrves rn Tennessee now wrth her sarlor Don Hes retrred and they and therr two lrttle shrpmates are very happy B111 Irwrn rs workrng as the caretaker of a cemetary whrch he says rs a dead Job H wanted to be a dentrst but he rs satrsfied because he rs filling cavrtres anyway Jackre Calvm rs usrng her scholarshrp which she acqurred at the Natronal 4 H Conventron rn Chrcago Next week shell graduate as a County Extensron Agent Shrrley Brourllette lrves rn Hawau now She teaches hrgh school there They say she has the best Pep Club rn existence Betty Klmdworth has become the devoted wrfe of a mrnrster after spendrng a year celebrat rng and another year celebratrng the celebratron Roland Hughes recently purchased a new farm whrch he operates entrrely by remote con troll from the davenport Marge Srgler rs a model housewrfe and her husband rs the Presrdent of the Henpecked Hus bands League Lors Bock rs a stenographer and receptronrst at the Drspsy Doodle Mental Hosprtal Marcella Chramosta went to New York wrth hopes of becomrng a great srnger but we ve heard recently that her return address IS Clrnt Texas Rrch Greenwood rs out of the Navy now but he lrkes the water so much that he bought himself a yacht and lrves on the Gulf of Mexrco that rs when those Texan beautres dont attract hrm to pert Ronnre Hervert ran off wrth the crrcus about frve years ago He had always wanted to be a lron tamer but all he ever got to do was feed the elephants Poor Ronnre' He was so drsappornted' Maxrne Jarosz rs secretary to the Water Commlssroner a Job whrch she says rs all wet Even her boss rs a drrp Bonnalynne Standage has Just won rnter natronal acclarm as a concert pranrst for her ren drtron of Chopstrcks Bob Hrnkle rs now known on Broadway as the Rhumba Kmg He has started a syndrcate of dancrng studros rn the East AnnaBelle Larsen decrded to grve up her carreer as a school teacher and rs now housekeep er for a certam musrc mstructor rn Merna JoAnn Kocremba rs now manager of Scottres Drrve Inn We cant rmagrne how she acqurred that posrtronl' An all grrl chorus drrected by Babe Basnett rs makrng rts debut rn a new motron prcture called Take rt or Leave rt They got left 19- New members of the testrng staff for the atomr bomb are Merna Schuller and Ardyth Pabran It seems that these grrls team up to push the botton that pulls the lever whrch lowers the hose that puts water rnto the alr cooled engines of the testrng bomber Wrnner of last year s Indranapolrs Speedway Trophy for the thrrd consecutrve year drrvrng her Jet propelled Blue Bonnet was Margaret Klrn kacek Alyce Arnold Phyllrs Rrpp and Marlene Aden are all happy homemakers Joyce Jungles and Mrldred Schuller are now ooeratrng an old mards home rn Drdnt Wan t Hrm Iowa Beulah Struble has now become a very accomplrshed comrc strrp artrst and her Adven tures of Eggnog rs publrshed by several news paper syndrcates Joan Ehlers rs the only nurse who takes Judo as a regular course and use a blackJack 1n place of an anesthetrc It has posslbrlrtres. Daryl Bellke Just started hrs own company whrch makes auto accessorres from tatolastrc a new by product of potatoes Ed Furtak has Just recerved hrs college drploma after all these years He rs now earnlng a fabulous salary countrng bedbugs rn a thrrd rate hotel Gayle Asher marrred a rrch wrdow and IS lrvrng rn luxury on one of the rslands rn the South Seas Carol Ann Asher now a laboratory technr cran has drscovered a new wonder drug She clarms rts even better than Hadacol Delores Dethlefs 15 now State Superrntend ent of Nebraska Schools she has made some much needed changes rn our school system Mary Jo Morrtz has been granted a patent on an optrcal rnstrument by whrch one can see long drstances She says she can see Rockvrlle perfectly Ilene Stokl rs celebratrng her srxth weddmg annrversary It seems her plans for 1954 came true after all Arlene Rernertson rs strll tryrng to decrde who the man of her dreams should be She Just can t make up her mrnd J rm Adam rs now the world s heavy werght wrestlrng champ Bud Olson now owns a respectable horse ranch rn Idaho he strll hasnt grven up hrs hrgh heeled boots and trght Jeans Bob Supanchrck rs lrvrng on a farm north of Poole takrng lrfe easy lettrng hrs wrfe and the frve krds do all the work Lloyd Valentrne farled as a farmer so he decrded to follow rn hrs Dads footsteps-he now has a well known mrlk route Norman Cole and Brlly Zrnnel are well known farmers-they are famous for rarsrng cane See Howard Earnest for the newest rn modern farm rmplements 1 . , . 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Class W1ll We the class of 1951 ol Ravenna Hlgh School bexng of sound cmd disposmg mmd and memory do make and declare thls mstrument to be our last w1ll and testament I Arlene Aden wxll my long haxr to Cassxe Pesek Alyce Amold leaves headed IH Bob s direction Carol Ann Asher w1lls a few mches of her helght to Norma Hervert so she can see what the world s lrke up thar Gayle Asher ls surprrsed that he IS leavmg the H S at all but he s certamly glad to go LuElla Basnett leave my baton and all that goes Wllh 1t to Gwen Chab I hope she makes as good use of lt as I dxd Gerane Bedke wlll my glasses to those who cant see through the jokes that certam faculty members tell Daryl Bellke leave my band hat to anyone who IS man enough to wear 1t Lois Bock leave my nxckname Ma Kettle forever Shlrley Broulllette will my abxllty to date boys who have new cars to any girl who can equal my record Iackxe Calvin leave my srster Nadme to carry on Babe Carlson and Russell Love leave together we thmk Marcell Chramosta leave my hearty laughter to echo IH the halls of R H S for years to come Norman Cole will my alrfondxtloned car to the Sunklst Orange Company to use as an orange crate Delores Dethlefs w1ll my normal trammg books to Ioyce Knerl Good luck to a future teacher Howard Earnest w1ll my bashful ways to Dxck Broulllette who probably won t use them Ioan Ehlers w1ll my bangs to anyone who wants to get a bang out of life Ed Furtak leaves that IS xt he can get away from two celtamn girls I D1ck Greenwood w1ll my curly locks to Roger Standage He ought to get a klnk out of that I Ronnle I-Iervert w1ll my freckles to Mlss Wxlson so she too can see spots before her eyes I Bob Hmkle leave my manly phy 1que to Gayle Bol1sh Bill Irwm leaves all the teachers wxth a head ache Maxine Iarosz w1ll my sympathy to all Juniors who take speech next year Margaret Khnkacek wrll my shy and llmld ways with the boys to Carolyn Mmgus Betty Klmdworth wxll my bookkeepmg book to anyone who wants to work hard I do mean hardl Us there anyone 11ke thatl? Io Ann Koctemba w1ll my Job as a Soda Ierk to anyone who wants to be a Jerk as long as I was AnnaBelle Larsen leave my ab1l1ty to charm muslc xnstructors to anyone who needs xt Mary Io Morltz leave my typewrxter and all those budgets with no regrets Bud Olson w1ll my good grades to l.aDonna Pogorelski Ardyth Pabian leave all my chewxng gum wrappers to Ilmmy Irvin they will start good flres in the furnace next year Arlene Relnerston came and left tand dxd a lot of other thingsl in one short year Phylhs Rlpp w1ll my quxet and Ill argue lf Im right disposition to Amy Schroeder my old roommate Mxldred Schuller wlll my Job as hbranan to Ted Loprest1 so that he can keep his eye on thmgs w1thout stretchmg hxs neck so far Manone iigler would leave my dark harr and eyes 1f I dldnt need them myse Bonnalynne Standage leave my saxophone to Amy Dusek a hlgh flutmg sophomore Ilene Stokl and Beulah Stmble w1ll their artlstxc ability to the art editors of next year s annual I Robert Supanchlck wrll my Model A coupe to my sister Betty so that she can drive the Brovm brothers to school next year We do not know what Loyd Valentine IS leav1ng but we thmk he has left I Bxlly Zmnel will my football accomplishments and sult to Ted Koemer Iwlll lt fxtl? I Ioyce Iungles leave my sense ot humor to anyone who can appreciate it. I Myrna Schuller w1ll nothm to nobodv 18- 1, f . Q ' - . Il . I 1 I' A I I I ' If . . u 1, , A -' . . . Il Roland Hughes, leave Pat Maxlngr to two years of oldlmaidhood. I' 'H' H I . . H H 1, - , ' - - . I, , ' . . I, I I ' ' - II . . I . n . n 11 1 . :A u . I' I I ' . I . I . l . I ' L - . I . I . , Il I I 1 . n . n

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Calendar SEPTEMBER Pep Club 1n1t1at1on Gtrl s Club Track Meet OCTOBER G1rl s Club Gypsy Hrke Harvest of Harmony F F A All School Dance 27 DlSlf1Cl Teacher s Conventron Senror Show Gtrl s Club All School Dance NCDVEMBER F F A Pheasant Drnner Gxrl s Club lnvrtatlon 17 18 1-ltqh School Musxc Clmrc Freshman S hool Dance Iumor Play Too Sweet for Sixteen 24 Thanksqwmq Vacatton DECEMBER Band Cl1n1c Glrl s Club Senlor Party F F A Pub11c Speakrng Contest Christmas Concert Chrlstmas Vacatron Beqrns IANUARY School Reopens luntor Class Party 9 Nebraska State Scho 1 Boards ASSOCIGTIOH Conventlon Sentor All School Dance Grrl s Club Dlnner FEBRUARY F F A Banquet Band Concert Vocal Cl1HlC Class C D1str1ct Tournaments 26 ' If ff - 1 28 ' ,, ,, , , 14, , , 19 23, ' 23 . . , 30 - ' ' ' ' 26, ' ' ' ' 30 ' , ' ' 9 I 1 L - 11 I n 13 ' ' ' ' 15. ' ' ' 16, , ' ' ' ' 20 Kearney Track Meet 17 c 27' ' ' 21 ' , 23, ' ' ' 6 ' ' I l 12 ' ' ' 3 . ' , ' 13 . . . ' ' ' 20 ' 10. . 23 ' ' ' 20 25 2 3 . 8, o ' ' 24 ' ' 31 ' 13 . . . 19 21 ' ' 28 ' ' --20.. MARCH 1 2Class C D1str1ct Tournaments 6 7 8 Class B D1SlT1C1 Tournaments 15 15 17 State Basketball Tournaments Regents Exams 26 Easter Vacatron 29 D1str1ct Speakrna Contest Inter Hlqh School K S T G Contest APRIL L 6 7 State F E A Conventron Gothenburg Relays 14 D1str1ct Muslc Contest 28 D1SlflC1 Track Meets MAY Sen1or Play Trans Nebraska Track Meet Hastlnqs Iunror SEHIOT Banquet ll 12 State Track Meets Baccaleaurate Commencement