Red Oak High School - Pep Yearbook (Red Oak, IA)

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ww wef t? Stagg RUTH ROLF E Vice President IZ A merry heart doeth good like medicine COURTLAND SI-IANCKS President I3 Secretary and Treas ur r 14 Mighty oaks from little acorns grow RUSSELL SCI-IAEF ER Booster I5 If Wit Were Wisdom ye god another Solomon' BESSIE SCI-IIMPFF Public Speaking I5 A kind and gentle heart she has to comfort friends and foe. EMMA SPRAGUE S A brilliant mindga manner kind. . GLEN SMITH I-le can appreciate a good' joke, even when on himself. S F .K-U41 , g' , .. , - '

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ww Lew , QW X Yr X In the second year the class came minus good part of their greenness but stul the favorite subject for the teachers was cold Again it was found neces sary to organize and Courtland Shancks was elected president Ruth Bass vice president and Will Fife secretary and treasurer The colors purple and gold were chosen The aforesaid colors were found flying upon the high school tele phone wire and were easily taken down by the vicious Fifteens The Sophs contributed Ralph Griffith to the boys basketball team and Dora ohnson and Ruth Bass to the girls team also Ivan Willis and Fred Wetterholm were made members of the Glee Club. Laura Gonick won first place in oratory this year again and captured first place in the tri-city contest also. The class partook of one party during the year. 4 637 , S i , 7 4 o , ' 1 1 I P A IK . X Y , ,Al u ' 'Z , ,T 5... E. Lx X V V 1 D D , 2 as ., zz: sf : - . ' c 'f I :- as 2 K ', A , . . 15: - ,lf f E lil: .:: i . If ,QI .I N - iff' -.Y s' V' , E Efl al x ' n ::: 1 ,v '- G- 3 - : 57 -- A ff- : 2 t ez 1:-sfff ' - ' - . t . fp - I , 1 Q ' 1' - s Q' X . I Q- ' 1 , , 1 ' 1 XX i - 1 ,a . , - 47 I y :x ' , ,- . LJ I! ' I www. ' , . . , Q, V gpg v . 3. s A S , . ' j ' - ' . ' ,, f 9 9 Q - ' , Q . . . a Q :Y , , , A. V V, lv . , V -Y . The class fame soared v . . To the heights of ancient Rome e . And the l-I. i Assembly roared- , ' ff' A ' Thiswas their welcome home. N The first notable event the 'l6s encountered during their Junior year was the selecting of officers. There being such a goodly number to choose from, it was hard to decide upon. However Elmer Olander was finally chosen presi- dent, -van W1ll1s,.'v1ce-president and Courtland Shancks secretary and treasurer. , The next event was the hard times party the chief characteristics of which were overalls and aprons, starvation and 2:30 a. m. ' The following Juniors were now added to the Glee Club: 'Dwight Hus- ton and Russell Anderson. The class was also honored by having, one of its members chosen for the debating team. In the series of declamatory contests, the following Juniors+Dwight Hus- ton, Grace Thomas, Laura Cioniclg, and Gladys Archer won firsts. . The year closed with the great climax of the year, the Junior-Senior recepf tion which added another laurel wreath to the fame of the Juniors. Throughout the year Miss Ballard most efficiently advised this illustrious class in all matters of prudence. L, G, ' I 6, I 4.4