Ridgeway High School - Ridgerider Yearbook (Ridgeway, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 60 of the 1956 volume:

. ., .syn ' -' ' 41uQF9'!.LH'r,,y-4-x,-Q '- gin de ' uKlez.S'edaaZ , owa . 7 LUTHER COLLEGE CONGRA TULA TIONS SENIORSN DECORA H, IOWA f' li' 607704 64e47?5677Ka4ftew9w zowfgzqdedcmzed WINNESHIEK TITLE AND ABSTRACT CO. 58 Years of dependable service Decorah, Iowa Phone 155 BEN BEAR COMPANY Reliable Makes of Clothing Decorah, Iowa 00 M or JAMES W, SEIM Luther College, B. A. Drake University, M, A. Superintendent, Commercial FARMER'S STATE BANK The Bank of Friendlinessn Ridgeway, Iowa Q?- L fi 3i Lin 1 FZ' . :KAI - , EDWARD A. SHILENY MRS- LYLAH COOK Luther College, B, A, UDPCV Iowa. B- A- I Principal, Social Science, Band Home EC0f10m1CS- 511811511 fl if NORLIN E, ROBER ELMER ANDERSON Luther College, B, A, Parsons College, B, S, Mathematics, Science Coach, Industrial Arts General Science I 1 I i MRS, LAVONNE RAMSEY MRS, GENEVIEVE BAKER Luther College. B. A. Upper Iowa University, B. A. English, Speech, Dramatics, Commercial Vocal Music THE POSTEN PRESS GENE'S 66 SERVICE Commercial Printing G00d Dependable Service Decorah, Iowa Ridgeway, Iowa ll 1 X r. x . c RUSSELL STUDIO J 0 . RIC HA RD LA DWIG President One way to get ahead and stay ahead is to use a head, CAROL PETERSON Vice President Quiet and friendly. HARLAN BAKKEN Secretary-Treasurer His cornet he doth play and hopes to be famous some day. Graduation Photographs, Family Groups 12 South Delaware Mason City, Iowa T!! -31 i t 13 44 MA RIA M ALBERS There's a little bad in every good little girl. RICHARD ARMSTRONG I may be wrong, but I doubt it, LEO'S GIFT AND IEWELRY STORE Largest Selection of Jewelry and Gifts Cresco, Iowa -4 411' Norzvm ANDERSON 5-tfv' Af' SA NDRA A MUNDSON Quiet in appearance with motive unknown, Cl-IERYL A SCHIM S She is gentle, she is shy: but there's mischief in her eye, QW fi' was Basketball is my favorite sport, but girls are my specialty, ROSEL'S PHARMACY Your Prescription Headquarters Decorah, Iowa sl 11 ?'I7 ' saga-i 'QI 5-al 'i ie f i' ri ,Jr-12111: H' I -:gig .,-V 1- 4 if 4 t 1 Q 4 .- , 1 1 . . .1 , f , gm ,ey WAYNE HOVDEN 'In athletics my how he doth shine, MILTON QUAM Work fascinates meg l can sit and look at if for hours, , . .,.::Eg:l:E: 1 . . , .5 HALE'S For the big names in ladies apparel Decorah and Wa ukon '! f N wr' ELAINE PHIPPS I ML WAYNE KRIETZER ln all he does, he does his best, MARIE RINKEN In school a quiet lass she seems to be, but who knows if it's true when she's free, They say love makes the world go round,- Catch me, I'm getting dizzy, O. O. RUE LUMBER CO. Lumber, Coal, Fence Materials Ridgeway, lowa v -ver ' twf. EQ w4F ' MARY RYAN TREVA SIME AH innocent face, blll YOU Very studious but very nice can never tell! JEAN SMITH DELAINE VATTHAUER I could if I would, but I won't. Ta1l, nice and a nurse, THE MEN'S SHOP DARLING'S DRUG STORE, INC. Smart Looking Clothing For Smart PVCSCHPIYOU 5PCCi31iSIS Men Decorah, Iowa Decorah, Iowa x We left New York on the Queen Elrzabeth for France the next mornlng None of us had ever taken a crurse before and Sharon became seasrck the f1rst day We took her to the shtp doctor and she was later left tn charge of the nurse who turned out to be none other than DEIAINE VATTHAUER She soon recovered and we enjoyed the rest of our trrp We arrtved tn Parts two weeks later It was very ratny Whrle tn Parts vtsrted the famous Dtor Shop and met the head destgner JEAN SMITH We also went to the Place de L Opera and heard ELAINE PHIPPS s1ng the leadrng role We left Parts for Afrtca where we were tntroduced to the famous hunter MILTON QUAM He gave us a whxte 1vory elephant tooth for a souvenlr From AfrtcawewenttoBelg1um Italy Germany Po land and Russta At Russla we stopped fora longer perrod of trme because we wanted to vrstt the Amertcan am bassador to Russla WAYNE KREITZER We talked to htm for several hours and then left for Chrna From Chrna we went to Japan and there we saw SANDRA AMUNDSON teachrng basketball to the lxttle Japanese Shewas ustng many of the plays that we used when we played together m high school From Japan we satled to Hawa11 When we arrtved there Kay was very anxlous to learn the hula so we wenttothe Hula Studlo We were amazed to learn that rt was one of the many Ryan Danctng Stud1os We vtstted MARY before leavrng for the States Upon reachtng San Franctsco we had a day to relax srghtseetng trrp we wnet 1nto many of the stores and to our surprrse 1n one shop we saw CAROL PETERSON It was an rntertor decoratlng shop owned and run by Carol We vtsrted wtth her for a short ttme and then returned to our hotel Next mormng we boarded our tram We arrrved tn las Vegas 1n the afternoon andwe had qurte a trme fmdrng a room We drd frnd a room tn the end though and srnce we had some trme on our hands we dectded to v1s1t the Golden Nugget were surprised to see MARIE RINKEN at one of the head tables We later found out she owned the place and and many other such places of tnterest From Las Vagas we left for Mexlco We sttll had some money left In Mexlco we found tt extremely hot and so dectded to buy a hat We each bought one and found the trademark bearxng the name CHERYL ASCHIM We then drove to New Orleans to relattves Whtle eatmg rn a restaurant we heard the famous Loute Arm strong band wlth HARLAN BA KKEN leadmg ll From New Orleanswe drove back to Iowa all ln all we had a ntce tr1p We were so busy vxsttmg our frrends thatwe forgot all about the weather Maybe next year we can do ll agam' Thts past summer Kay Sharon andl had the pleasure of betng chosen by the Nattonal Weather Statlon at Washtngton D C to take a trtp around the world to lnvestrgate the weather We were to fly to New York and satl from there to France We drove to Mmneapolts arrtvtng there tn the even mg Our plane left at 10 00 A M so to pass the even mg we attended a basketball game between the Mrnne apolls Lakers and the Boston Celt1cs We were more than surprtsed when the Lakers came onto the floor be cause their No 23 was none other than NORVIN ANDER SON formerly of Rldgeway The game was very close but the Lakers ftnally won rn the th1rd overttme by a score of 174 to 172 The w1nn1ng basket was made by our hero Norvtn who frntshed the game wtth a totalof 65 pornts the htghest score of the evenrng After the gamewe went to a restaurant for a mghtcap Thts we fully agreed should be a glass of milk The next mornmg we boarded our plane and after an hour s flrght landed at Chrcago where we had a stopover of three hours To amuse ourselves durlng thts time we went to the World s Farr After much walkmg around we went 1nto one of the tents to s1t down and rest our feet As we watched the drfferent acts ln the three rmgs we were greatly surprrsed to see an old alumnus DICKIE ARMSTRONG performrng the aston xshrng feat of bendlng tron ratls with htsbare hands After hrs performance we left the fa1r and returned to the arrport tn ttme to board our plane for Detrort We arrtved tn Detrort at 2 30 and as our plane for Washtngton dtd not leave unt1l8 00 we dectded to spend the trme tourlng the General Motors plant At the test rng area wewere astontshed to see the hrgh rate ofspeed at whrch the cars were drrven Then we had a chance drrver stepped out of the car because tt was none other than WAYNE HOVDEN He offered us a r1de and agatnst our better Judgment we agreed and clxmbed tn After a very thrllltng rrde ll agam was ttme to board the plane Severalhours later we arrrved tn Washmgton D C where we were lmmedtately taken to the Whlte House to meet the Presldent RICHARD LADWIG We were gtven our mstructlons and boarded our plane for New York We arrlved tn New York at 1 00 A M and tmmedl ately went to the Waldorf Astorta and checked lnto our rooms In the mornmg we found that our plane would not leave untll the next day That day we also went slghtseelng We vlsrted the Statue of Lrberty the Emptre State Butldlng and many other places of tnterest We also went shopplng at the varlous departments stores At Younkers whrle V1S1IlIlg the fur department we saw MA RIAM ALBERS modeltng mmks We dxdn t purchase anything because the prrce was more than we could af ford After our shoppmg spree we returned to the hotel to change 1nto evenrng clothes because we agam had been tnvtted out to dmner and a concert After dmner wewent to Carnegre Hall where the concert was to be held Therewere two ptamsts on the program Lrberace and TREVA SIME They played many enchantmg duets and also solo selecttons The one surprtsing thmg was that there weren t any candles After the performance we returned to our hotel and had a good mght s sleep ' . . ' D . . 1 1 .. , . ' u 1 1 - ' . ' ' ' ' I .' ' . . . - . ' ' ' . . ' . . ' I s 1 ' . 1 . . ,I ,I . : ' . as our train didn't leave until the next day. On our to meet one of the top drivers. We gasped when the . 1 ' ' . . . . ' . . ' I ' ' ' . ' I I , ' v 1 I D , . ' ' ' vt II. 1 1 : . ., 1 .- 1 . 1 - ' . . ' , . . . . u ' : ' ' . 1 1 ' 1 ' ' . - , . .1 1 I D 0 O U Ol ' ' I 9 We the Semor Class of 1956 of the C1ty of Rldgeway County ofW1nnesh1ek State of Iowa do hereby make publlsh and declare this our last W1ll and Testament 1n manner and form as follows 70416 fgltdf Marxam Albers wlll my cheerleadlng umform to Kay Trytten Sandra Amundson w1ll my pos1t1on as post forward and my left hand hooks to Andrea Bakken Norvin Anderson wxllmy darly attendance to Don ald Hrdxna Rrchard Armstrong wlllmy ablltty to w1n an argu ment to my brother Ferdte Cheryl Aschlm wlll my ab1l1ty quletness and fnendltness to Sharon Bakken Harlan Bakken wtll to Charles Meyer my abllxty to do no more than I absolutely have to Wayne Hovden wrllmy ab1l1ty to sleep rn govern ment class and not get caught to Phtlllp Ryan Wayne Kreltzer will my gavel to Wayne Wemark Councxl Meetlngs Richard Ladwtg w1llmyab1l1ty to speak only when necessary to Davtd Cotant Carol Peterson will my carpenter s ways to Eugene Huhe and Alan Rue so that they can bu1ld their own glngerbread houses We Elaine Phtpps and Sandra Amundson w1ll our Spxllvllle dances to Sandra Fjelstul Mrlton Quam w1ll my favonte parklng places tn Decorah to Roger Hovden Mary Ryan will to Deanna Albertson my stay at home ways Marie Rmken wlllmy government notes and chap ter terms to Joe Frethrem Treva Slme will my chemlstry experiment wtth hydrogen to Letlam Hovden so that a less vrolent explosion w1ll take place Jean Smxth w1ll to Neva Lehman my Tenor Sax so that when the Band period comes she llhave some thlng to do I Delalne Vatthauer w1ll my POSIIIOH as offlce glrl to Mav1s Creger so that Mr Selm can keep watch over her To the Sophomores we the Semors w1ll our qulet study halls To the Freshman we w1ll all that we have that they don t already have 1f there IS anythlng To the Cooks we w1ll our speed so that they can have dxnner ready for the Semors of 57 To the Janltors we wrllenough coal to keep the burld mg warm next year To Mr Setm we w1ll a Semor class and an offrce glrl as competent as ours rf there ts one around To Mr Anderson we wlll a house wlth a large lawn To Mr Shtlenywewllla more co operative band and Government class To Mr Rober we w1ll a new supply of pyrex test tubes to replace the ones that we broke To Mrs Cook we will a more quxet study hall ftrst hour To Mrs Baker we w1ll the absolute rlght to refuse to boggan r1des To Mrs Ramsey we QIVC our slncere congratulatrons and best wrshes We hereby nommate and SDDOIIII Norlm Rober the executorofthis our last wtll and testement and here by authonze Norlm Rober satd executor to compound compromise and settle any claxm of demand whtch may be against or rn favor of our sa1d estate ln wrtness whereof we have hereunto subscrlbed our names and affxxed our great seal thls 23 day of March A D 1956 Srgned CAROL PETERSON SA NDRA A MUNDSON MA RIA M A LBERS H A WARNER 8: SON RIDGEWAY SERVICE Cresco s finest ladxes store Servel appllances Crosley T V Cresco Iowa Rrdgeway Iowa . 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I . 4 . . . 1 Ill September 3 1952 was that eventful day when twenty one freshmen sheeptshly trod the path to Rtdge way Hrgh School The second week of school Jerry Albertson left us and Clrfford Hepker Jotned us only to leave agarn tn the second semester The class of ftcers elected were Elame Harvey prestdent Martam Albers vtce presrdent Andy Benson secretary treas urer On Spetember 21 we were properlytnttlated bythe Jumors who chose to costume us as characters fromthe comtc sectton of the datly paper We ll all remember the mock weddtng of Elame and Cltfford the egg shampoo gtven to Cltfford by Jean and the scream heard from Sherry as she unknowtngly sat down onahot seat The flre exttngulsher prepared by Har lan and Wayne tn General Sclence w1ll be remembered as a fatlure Havtng completed our freshman year we returned as confrdent and wtde awake sophomores Elame Andy Edwrn and Edward left the gang to attend school tn Cresco The class offrcers elected were Norvrn Anderson Presrdent Harlan Bakken vrce prestdent CherylAschrm secretary lean Smrth treasurer Our class party rn which we played Ftve Hundred and vol ley ball will be remembered by all As we assembled together 1n September for our Jumor year tt was anttctpated by all Our class con ststed of stxteen as Elame Harvey and Sherry Duenow departed from us and Elame Phtpps and Marte R1nken Jorned uf from Cresco The elected class offlcers were: Treva Sxme prestdent Rlchard Ladwtg vrce pres1 dent Wayne Hovden secretary treasurer We re cetved the Honorable Iumor tttle and had the great pleasure of tmttatrng the freshmen A skatmg party was also sponsored rn the eventng We were eager to display our talents and dtd so by presenttng the play Meet Me In St Louts under the superv1s1on of Mrs Ingersoll We considered our play a tremendous suc cess eventhough we had a few backstage dxffrcultles We ll never forget Dick smrsrnterpretatton ofthe word dtsgusttng when he sald drgesung Our class rtngs came rn February and were very pleased wrth them Our Prom the htghltght of the school year was our responsrbtltty and as the occaston neared we spent many enjoyable hours preparmg for II Rtchard bemg very helpful cltmbed the ladder on the stage and when tt mystertously collapsed he fearmg nothtng grasped the curtatn and down they came Oh what a mess Wxth the assxstance of Mrs Cook we enter settmg at a banquet and prom A class p1cn1c was enjoyed by all even though we got caught in the ram The class welcomed Carol Peterson from Decorah as she Jotned our company at thxs tlme Many trips were to be taken th1s year and the f1rst was the an nual Journey to Mason Cxty where our prctures were taken This also proved to be a day of shopping for the gtrls As a supplementary a1d to Soclology class Mr Shrlney arranged for a trlp to Rochester Mtnne sota We llallremember Martam peering through the Jatl bars when the gulde shut the door on her Dtck set the pace tn car stylmg by painttng his reltc a des ert tan and Norvvayspruce Mrs Norland drrected our senior play entitled Our Hearts Were Young And Gay I C PENNEY COMPANY DROLLINGER S HARDWARE Clothtng Shoes for the famtly For all your hardware needs Decorah Iowa Cresco Iowa 741 ' . ' : . ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' - . . I I , 1 D tained the seniors on May 5, in an Evening In Paris . . ' . . , . . ' . . : Q ' . - I : . - . - . : , . . u D I I I n - ' 0 D 9 D - . : ' ' - ' ' . . ' : . ' . ' , I . ,, .. ll I I I I 66604 Mariam Albers Class officer 15 Girls chorus l,2,35 Mixed chorus 1,2,35 Cheerleader 3,45 Basketball 1,25 Class play 3,45 1 Act Play 3. Sandra Arnundson Girls chorus l,2,3,4g Band 1,2,3,45 Mixed Chorus 1,2,3, 45Declam lg Brass Sextet lg Girls Sextet 35 Pep band 1, 2,35 Class play 3,45 Basketball 1,2,3,4. Norvin Ande rs on Basketball 1, 2, 3, 45 Baseball 1,2,3,45 Class officer 2, Class play 3,45 Student council 45 Band lg Pep band 1, Richard Armstrong Basketball 1,35 Manager 2,45 Class play 3,4, Cheryl Aschim Girlschorus 1,2,3,45 Mixed chorus 1,2,35 Student coun- cil 35 Declam 1,45 Annual staff 3,45 Class officer 25 Band 1,2,3,45 Pep band 1,2,3,45Basketball 1,25 Cornet trio 1,2,3,45 Cornet quartet 3,45 Cornet solo 1,2,3,45 Brass quartet lg Brass sextet 1, Harlan Bakken Baseball l,2,3,45Basketball 1,2,3,45 Band l,2,3,4g Cor- net solo 1,2,3,45Cornet trio l,2,3,4g Cornet quartet 3,45 Brass quartet l,2,3,45 Pep band 1,2,3,45 Declam 1,2,45 Boys chorus 25 Class play 3,45 Annual staff 3,45 Student council 35 Class officer 2,4, Wayne Hovden Basketball l,2,3,45 Baseball 1,2,3,45Class officer35 Class play 3,45 Band lg Pep band 1, Wayne Kreitzer Basketball 1,2,3,45 Baseball 1,2,3,45 Class play 3,45 An- naulstaff 3,45 Student council 3,45 Class officer 35 De- clam 45 Band 2,3,45 Pep band 2,3,45 Saxaphone trio 4, Richard Ladwig Baseball l,2,3,45 Manager 3,45 Annual staff 3,45 Class play 3,45 Class officer 3,4, Carol Peterson Girls chorus l,2,3,45 Mixed chorus 3,45'One act play lg 'Operetta l5 Annual staff 35 'GAA 35 'Pep club 25 Class play 45 Class officer 4, Elaine Phipps Girlschorus l,2,3,45 Mixed chorus 1,2,3,45 Declam l,2, 3,45 'Spanish club 25 'GAA 25 Cheerleader 3,45 Vocal solo 3,45Class Play 3,45 Softball 45 Basketball lg Annual Staff 3,4. Milton Quam Basketball 1,2,3,45 Baseball 1,2,3,45 Class play 3,4. Marie Rinken Basketball 1,2,35 Softball 45 Girls chorus 1,2,35 Mixed chorus 1,2,35 Class play 3,45 'GAA 1,25 'Latin Club 1,25 'sodaury 1, 2, Mary Ryan Basketball 1,2,3,45 Softball 45 Girls chorus 1,25 Class play 3,45 Annual staff 3,4, Treva Sime Girls chorus 1,2,3,45 Mixed chorus l,2,3,45 Basketball 1,25 Class play 3,45 1 Act play 35 Class officer 35 Stu- dent counci145 Annual staff 3,45 Band 1,2,3,45 Pep band l,2,3,45 Girls trio 25 Girls quartette 15 Girls sextette l, 25 Clarinet trio l,2,3,45 Declam 1,2,35 Piano solo 1, Jean Smith Girlschorus 1,2,3,45 Mixed chorus 1,2,35 Sextet 25 Bas- ketball 2,35 Declam 1,2,45 Class play 3,45 Class officer 25 Band 1,2,3,45 Pep band 1,2,3,45 Saxaphone trio 45 Saxaphone solo 2,3,4, Delaine Vatthauer Basketball 1,2,3,45 Girls chorus 1,2.3,45 Mixed chorus 1,2,35 Sextet 35 Vocal solo 3,45 Class play 3,45 Declam 1,2,3, 'Schools other than Ridgeway, .35 Sharon Bakken Davrd Coram Mavls Creger sandra Fjelstul Joel Fretherm Lellanr Hovden Roger Hovden Donald Hrdlna Eugene Huhe Neva Lehman Charles Meyer Alan Rue Ph1l1p Ryan Kay Trytten Wayne Wemark Charlene Woldan Deanna Albertson Ferdle Armstrong Andrea Bakken .25- '-1,,,,,, is l xP:., X '23, F25 5 Y Qi in NX 'Q' 41' 4... 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' ' .Lf 15 Ramona Anderson Peteralan Ask Leanne Bakken Linda Bakken Roger Bergan Neil Daniels Gary Hovden Patty Huhe Larry Ladwig Donna Lehman Marion Lundby Kenneth Nesvik Robert Rinken Darryl Rue Mary Samec Tommy Trytten Michael Walsh Howard Wemark Vince Wemark Imogene Woldan QQ 5 A f 35- fo' SOPHOMORES President, Sharon Hove Vice President, Beverly Rue Secretary-Treasurer, Charles Anderson r .4 ,vo JUNIORS President, Sharon Bakken Vice President, Charlene Woldan Secretary-Treasurer, Alan Rue FRESHMEN President, Tommy Trytten Vice President, Gary Hovden Secretary-Treasurer, Linda Bakken 704443 Wef? Marram Albers Sandra Amundson Norvm Anderson Rlchard Armstrong Cheryl Asclum Harlan Bakken Wayne Hovden Wayne Krertzer Rxchard Ladwrg Carol Peterson Elarne Phtpps Mtlton Quam Marte Rtnken Mary Ryan Treva Srme Jean Smrth Delatne Vatthauer Deanna Albertson Ferdle Armstrong Andrea Bakken Sharon Bakken Davrd Cotant Mavrs Creger Sandra Fjelstul Joe Fretherm Lerlanr Hovden Roger Hovden Gene Huhe Donald Hrdma Neva Lehman harles Meyer Alan Rue Phrlrp Ryan Kay Trytten Wayne Wemark Charlene Woldan Sonja Amundson Charles Anderson Wayne Anderson Sandra Ernst Jeroy Fjelstul Sharron Hove Paul hrak Betty Itrak Beverly Rue Davtd Srme Duane Snyder Dems Wemark Martlyn Wemark Robert Albertson Donna Anderson Ramona Anderson Peteralan Ask Leanne Bakken Ltnda Bakken Roger Bergan Nerl Dantels Gary Hovden Patty Huhe Larry Ladwrg Donna Lehman Mar1on Lundby Robert Rrnken Kenneth Nesvrk Darrell Rue Mary Samec Tommy Trytten Mrchael Walsh Howard Wemark Vrnce Wemark Imogene Woldan Mr Anderson Baker Cook Ramsay Rober Setm Shrleuy Mrs Norland I I Career gtrl Favorrte pastrme Dancmg The g1rl that gets me IS lucky' If argurng rs good for the heart he ll lrve forever look' There s a trny gleam of mtschref rn her eye College bound!! It s almost tomorrow! CLIIIOUSA7 Magazrne salesman I never met a man I dtdn t ltke' Steady mght ltfe What a mght' I m all pooped! Heaven sent me down heaven knows why Rock around the clock Moments to remember Quret and effrcrent gal Mr Serm s httle helper Ltfe 15 long and I am short Quret but oh so sly Her personalxty has won her populartty Nrce thmgs come tn small packages Cheshue smrle How would you lrke a blmd date? S81 what I meant and I meant what I sard Grrls' I d rather rrde horseback The thoughtful type Ltttle Romeo' Call the wrecker quxck Allergrc to grrls' Oh those green Oldsmobrlesl' Come on I m a good drtvet a btrd rt s a planel' No It s a Butck' All the gtrls chase me'?'? Her gold rs rn her hart I don t need a ladder' Nebraska s loss Rrdgeway s gam Not a lrar but reckless w1th the truth' 'l It s nxce to have a drrvers ltcense wonder where Norvm s car keys are? The gal wrth the strong rrght arm Oh lf Pop could see me now' The horn blows at mrdmght' A future grade school teacher I sa what I thtnk and nothmg more or less' If you want to know ask me' book what the Mannes are gett1ng For he s a Jolly good fellow Oh' Those Blology drsectronsl Sports Short and snappy' Clothes clothes clothes' I m httle but I m loud' She has an eye for the basket Busy telephone' Freshman pm up' Future hero' One of the rovxng k1nd Busy lrttle grrl Mtss Rrdgeway' Lrttle spxtftre' He favors a 5 day week end' School would be fun wrthout books' Peewee' More nonsense than sense' My t frne Future basketball stat Another adm1t ' Mrghty Mouse' Huh Who N1e'7 Speech rs great but stlence ts greater Well Everybody s favortte teacher Even teachers eat' Patrence and fortrtude Ltfe rs full of fun' Oh' I have a class now' My ptckup ts on strlts again' Novs open your mouths thrs wrde and SllsG' 'Q 'IIIllIII1QIIIfIIIQII1QfIfIi 'a , .... 1, - ' I J. f1fQIf1IfII1IIffQIfIQfiIIQ1QfI1IiiiII1i..' ....... 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J 4 a F ' ii . x, I P - X X 4 ' ' M N - ,Q 0 r ' . ,Nm D D . I U Ei-ff' - 7 ' 5 r. - F12 , .. 1. V, ' + ' 4 V ' 1 . L A.- ' R H' ., R -- D ,U f -ff 4 .Z,.I' . 9' 1 f ,- ' i' ,' fs. . A r fi - s - LA ffm. 4 K i ,, L V , 4 f 1 f-L K' ,, W 4 ,, ,M .-- . ' ,, , ' N . Y Q.. 4 Y ' 1 fl X K A ' 'Qs I ' ' un. L ' .'- - ,fa f - :7 w. - L. ' I I I . I ' ! . l - D I . I l . 1 I I l ' ff.-'ifif' -' 'f I X l 3 - I E 3-A7 fa, Y e V v 1,1 3 , Q Sl 4 1 ' P - 5 x, 4 -Q X ,. 'S X V g I A f ,, -.1 1 1, - , D- f ' i - 'W C' ff In 49 ' X - I X ,fl ' . ' . X Q ' - l ' ' s A ' ' ' X4 v I WA h Q l ' Q! 974 Afkqidffdl' FIRST ROW: Dale Neste,Roger Mohr, Donnie Sime, Dale Penne, Keith Walsh, Michael Hoven, Carleton Hougen, Jerry Rinken, David Bakken. SECOND ROW: Mrs. Rathert, David Aga, Sally Rue, Carmen 'Ni'-W 4 chemwK56z Rue, Janice Bakken, Sharon Boe, Diane Wemark, Lorna Anderson. THIRD ROW: Lynn Wemark,Stan- ley Johnson, June Smith, Sharen Milbrath, Bobby Hellem, Parnell Ellingson, Jimmy Amundson. fneecmdcwz FIRST ROW: Dean Penne, Jimmy Halverson, Ken- ney Rinken, Dean Rue, Gary Walsh, Maynard Hau- gen, Dickie Trytten. SECOND ROW: Mrs. Asbe, Jean Ann Anderson, Sharon Gilbert, Eloise Ander- 3 .4 ,I Q 1'-1 -' ' I , 11 son,Carol Bergan, Dennis Rue, Marlyn Butz, Roddy Bakken. THIRD ROW: Marilyn Boe, Myrna Amund- son, Lana Hopperstad, Diane Hoven, Diane Mil- brath, Mary Miller, Diane Dvorak. 453 .- ,, M X5 We f-I se iff- si-' . x P ' -:Lb . at 3 99 5 --7, uv- +--f M S :rp at ,... ,NJ ' s f, 'rv ,lv 1,,,.., far 'VS lvl 1 'i':1 S2:s . Piixp-ft-xi L .,, 1 X1 1, nn' Onemwi 74014 FIRST ROW: Ronnie Halverson, Dennis Nesheim, Shirley Gilbert, Lila l-lopperstad, David Vobr, Gary Rue , Dennis Hovden, Dennis Kecker, Edward Miller. SECOND ROW: Mrs. Blake, Lorraine Bergan, Ann Penne, Dennis Albertson, Susan Milbrath, Norma Kay Aga, Betty Hellem, Vernelle Haugen. THIRD ROW: Phillip Johnson, Donnie Powers, La Vonne Hopperstad, lla Mae An d e r son, Michael Lundby, David Gilbert, Roger Carolan. O FIRST ROW: Sharon Hoven, Tommy Penne, Stanley Carolan, Marcia Rue, Michael Hau- gen, Marcia Milbrath, Philip Hoven. SECOND ROW: Mrs. Trytten, Dennis Gilbert, Mike Elder, Sandra Stinson, Janice Nesheim, Rita Soukup, Cynthia Aschim. ., ..Y hiJ7,J.. 4. R At the beginning of the school year five new members of the Student Council were elected by the student body. The council elected Wayne Kreitzer, president, Treva Sime, vice-president, and Denis Wemark, secretary-treasurer. Other members of the Council were Norvin Anderson, Senior, Wayne Wemark and Andrea Bakken, Jun- ior, Sonja Amundson, Sophomore, and Leanne Bakken and Kenneth Nesvik, Freshmen class rep- resentatives. The highlight of this year's activities was a Game Night, sponsored by the Student Council for the entire high school on November 4th, 1955. Cootie occupied about halfof the evening while the remainder was spent in various group games such as Winkum , Streets and Alleys , Jacob and Rachael and assorted relays. All who at- tended the party will long remember Norvin and Wayne Wemark galloping down the gym floor dur- ing the three-legged race! For the high school Christmas Party on Decem- ber 21st, the Student Council was in charge of decorating the tree and distributing the gifts. Dickie Armstrong did a wonderful job as a realis- tic and humorous Santa Claus. The Student Council a d de d to the Activity Fund by serving refreshments at the Homecoming and other basketball games. Heading this year's Annual Staff was Treva Sime, editor. Wayne Kreitzer was in charge of advertising and Elaine Phipps was head of the sales department. The sports editor was Harlan Bakken. Cheryl Aschim was music editor and Mary Ryan was grade editor. Richard Ladwig served as pho- rographer. Under the leadership oflvlr. Rober, advisor, the staffworked hard to meet its deadlines. A few of the members of the staff not only stayed after school to work, but also came to school at 7:30 or so in the morning. The staff had a lot of fun Putting out this year's annual and would like to wish next year's group much success. E! Wayne Kreitzer, Denis Wemark, Kenneth Nesvik, Norvin Ander- son, Wayne Wemark, Andrea Bakken, Sonja Amundson, Leanne Bakken, Treva Sime fgfutddf Staff Cheryl Aschim, Wayne Kreitzer, Mary Ryan, Elaine Phipps, Har- lan Bakken, Richard Ladwig, Treva Sime. ii' C-T' ' I E- 4 74 it X .ig gvz. 1 Emi: -D I 'o f'i.Pb -TfiF15 ' - 4, , , Q At? 114, QW 7 1. is-I ff. W V I C K H- ,,4p-alll' X NL-f him 691, N 3 One --two--three-- Our organization entered this school year anticipating the forthcoming activities. Mr. Shileny had a bit of re- building to doin the bass section, due to the loss of two fine trombonists and sousaphonists. The first semester found the pep band giving support to the basketball teams with their marches atthe home games. A Christ- mas Concertwas presented jointly by the Band and Vo- cal departments before school dismissed forthe holi- days. Coming back from a hearty vacation, practice ses- sions were resumed. Selections were now being con- sidered by soloists and ensembles for the State Music Contest. The band also set to work and tackled Poet and Peasant overture. This proved to be a challenge and in mid-February Mr. Rober made a tape-recording ofouraccomplishment. We firstheard The Boston Sym- phony play it, then we recorded. The playback sur- prised most of us as the results were quite good. Jean, Treva, Harlan and Cheryl were selected from our band to participate in the Dorian Music Festival at Luther College. The band attended the annual Cresco Band Festival on April 12. Our newly organized ensem- ble groups performed before critics and received favor- able comments. Garnavillo was the site of the State music Contest on April 14, and this meant an e arly departure from school. Students taking part in this event were: Mary Jane Aga, Ferdie Armstrong, Cheryl Aschim, Andrea Bakken, Harlan Bakken, Lila Bakken, Jeroy Fjelstul, Sandra Fjelstul, Leilani Hovden, Betty Jir a k, Wayne Kreitzer, Kenneth Nesvik, Alan Rue, Beverly Rue, David Sime, Treva Sime, Jean Smith, Kay Trytten, Tommy Trytten, Dennis Wemark, Marilyn Wemark and Wayne Wemark. About 10:00 p.m., when all our groupshad finished playing,we set out for home. After journeying a few miles, a few members decided they were not as sleepy asthe rest and proceeded to liven things up with a jam session. Preparations are now being made for a Spring Con- cert which will conclude our band season. Szazeyampa JEAN S MITH Saxophone Solo DAVID SI ME Cornet Solo CHERYL ASCHIM Cornet Solo - 'Lx P, U AIRPORT ROLLER RINK rw- 1 For A Perfect Time 7 . Decorah, Iowa RIDGEWAY MEAT MARKET Quality Groceries Ridgeway, Iowa Yi gag! Last fall a good number of chirping students signed up for Girls' Chorus, Boys' Chorus and Mixed Chorus. These groups took part in the all school Christmas Con- cert under the direction of Mrs. Ramsay. The Boys' Chorus and the Girls' Chorus sang three selected Christ- mas Carols. The Mixed Chorus sang Fred Waring's ar- rangement of T'was The Night Before Christmas which seemed to delight the audience, as was evidenced by the smiles on their faces. Sandra Fjelstul, Leilani Hovden, Carol Peterson and Elaine Phipps were selected from our vocal department to participate in the Dorian Vocal Festival at Luther College. In February, tryouts were held for soloists and vocal groups which would compete in the State Music Contest at Garnavillo. As contest time was drawing near, Mrs, Norland had the piano wheeled into her Eng- lish room, where the students in study hall could hear a fewsour notes mixed in with the sweet ones. On Sat- i urday, April 14, the vocal members joined with the band members for an early morning jaunt to the Music Con- test. Students participating in this event were: Sandra Amundson,Rarnona Anderson, Andre a Bakken, Linda Bakken, Sandra Fjelstul, Leilani Hovden, Sharron Hove, Elaine Phipps, Treva Sime, Jean Smith, Delaine Vatt- hauer, Kay Trytten,Jeroy Fjelstul, Andrea and Kay re- ceived a I rating in their solos and the Girls Trio also received a I rating. Many songs have been sung in Chorus, easy ones and hard ones, and ofthese some remain favorites. A favor- ite song in Girls Chorus is A Little Song Of Life and Big Brown Bear . A favorite among the members of Mixed Chorus is BeautifulSavior , and a chosen one in Boys Chorus is The Deaf Old Woman . We now find the Girls Chorus and Mixed Chorus busi- ly rehearsing their selections which they will sing for Baccalaureate and Commencement. Scare 6440144 Kay Tryrten, Andrea Bakken, Sandra Fjelstul V Noel, Noel Twelve days ofanxious waiting preceded the Home- coming festivities for four popular Seniors. These four had been kept in suspense since the day of election and finally,on the afternoon of that festive day of Decem- ber 20th, they learned that Wayne l-lovden and Treva Sime would reign as King and Queen while Cheryl As- chim and Harlan Bakken were chose n by the student body to be attendants from the Senior Class. Not in suspense, but still excited, were the under- classmen attendants: Leilani l-lovden and Alan Rue, Juniorsg Beverly Rue and Denis Wemark, Sophomoresg and Leanne Bakken and Tommy Trytten, Freshmen. The crownbearers, chosen from the first and second grade, were Lorraine Bergan and Dennis Hovden. As the evening drewcloser, letters were put up which spelled out Merry Christmas , Happy New Year , Welcome Alumni , and Welcome Lime Springs . The royal throne in the middle of the bleachers had been decorated in red, green and silver crepe paper. Mrs. Cook and her Home Ec. class had been busy making cookies for the alumni reception after the game. That evening a large crowd was on hand for the games and for the coronation which took place between the boys' and girls' games. Wayne Kreitzer, Student Council president, acted ably as master of ceremonies. Amid the fanfare of four trumpets and Pomp and Cir- cumstance as played on the piano by Sandra Fjelstul, the King, Queen and their royal attendants marched to the middle of the floor for the Coronation. Coach An- derson was called forward to crown the King and Queen. Aftera brief speech by the newly crowned pair, Russell Bakken, ofthe Ridgeway Fire Department, presented the Queen with a bouquet ofpink and white carnations. The Queen and her attendants were then escorted to their throne where they reigned over a thrilling basketball game in which the Ridgeway boys won over Lime Springs by a hair's breadth. The Alumni reception was held in the Church after the game while a Sock Hop was enjoyed by the young- er set in the gym. HRPPY King. HHPDY Qlleenl Where are the crowns?? The Royal Court I 4 XX X 5, X T if ,A 'Q- zq, as 1 fd ,355 IJf,p' Bd bd 52553 B4 0' 3 B X 1 BRADLEY FUNERAL HOME Ambulance-Radio-Telephone-Oxygen Cresco, Iowa DAHLY CHEVROLET 211 Leif Eriksson Drive Decorah, Iowa The opening of the 1955-56 basketball sea- son showed the loss of5girls from the first team: Lor- raine, Gerry, Leona,Helen, and Norma. Determined to make good along with the rest of the girls were Sandy, Mary, Dclainc, Andrea, and Mavis, the re- turning lettermen. We entered the sectional tourney against great odds. Surprising everyone, we advanced past Proti- vin and Riceville. In our game with Riceville, Sandy tied the girls high score with 39 points which was held by Gerry Ryan. ln the finals we were defeated by Lime Springs and received the runners-up position. With the season completed, our records show the re- sults as 7 wins and 16 losses. We give special thanks to Coach Anderson in ap- preciation for all the effort he has put forth to help us. Thanks also to Bessie Snyder for her work as chaperone. Good Luck to the next year's team! Sectional Runners -up 1 Come on, now! let's get in there and hustle! WE 32 41 32 44 63 25 53 40 49 30 41 37 32 65 42 23 43 45 33 Ridgeway Sectional Tournament Ridgeway 50 Ridgeway 42 Ridgeway 48 Sandra Amundson Mary Ryan Mavis Creger Kay Trytten Leanne Bakken Sonja Amundson Lansing Protivin Notre Dame Lime Springs Chester Ossian Protivin Calmar DeSales Fort Lime Springs Lawler Ossian Lansing Calmar Notre Dame Fort DeSales Chester County Tournament 48 Ossian Protivin Riceville Lime Springs Individual Scoring GP FG FT 23 166 89 23 74 72 23 100 53 14 14 7 13 10 10 18 7 THEY 46 33 42 70 24 44 41 49 92 53 '75 42 59 69 39 29 48 62 17 86 47 35 86 TP 421 220 253 35 20 17 v'7 UWMP'Y1W ' if el sg r . H nm Coach Elmer Anderson, Norvin Anderson, Wayne Hovden, Wayne Wemark, Harlan Bakken, Mil- ton Quam, David Sirne, Jeroy Fjelstul, Tommy Trytten, Duane Snyder, Dennis Wemark, Wayne Kreitzer, Charles Mayer, Wayne Anderson. Planning strategy 74076424 HOW'W1NN CONFERENCE -fi s WINNESHIEK COUNTY ,, , . 4, 9 WAYNE NORVlN HARLAN MILTON The Ridgeway Mustangs began the 1955-56 basketball season with five re- turning lettermen. They were Wayne Hovden, Norvin Anderson Milton Quam, Harlan Bakken, and Duane Snyder. Around this nucleus Coach Elmer Anderson builtthe team thatcompiled one ofthe best records in school history. The team completed the season with a 25 win - 4 loss record, For the first time in his- tory, the Mustangs won both the Winneshiek County and the l-low-Winn Con- ference titles. They were unbeaten in conference play while winning 14 con- ference games, During the season the Mustangs piled up 1530 points while they held the op- position to only 1142. Wayne Hovden set a new school record with 44 points in one game against Ossian DeSales. The team set a new one-game record when it beat Ossian De- Sales 109-30. The individual scoring was led by Wayne Hovden with 580 points and Nor- vin Anderson with 314 points. At the basketball banquet on April 16, Coach Anderson announced that ten boys had won letters for their play during the season. They included five boys who won their first letter. These boys are Tommy Trytten, Wayne Wemark, Charles Meyer, Wayne Kreitzer, and Jeroy Fjelstul. The graduating seniors want to wish the teams in the future the best ofluck. COUNTY TOURNAMENT SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT Ridgeway 49 Calmar 46 Ridgeway 44 Protivin 43 Ridgeway 51 Fort 42 Ridgeway 52 Stacyville 47 Ridgeway 55 Mclntire 34 Lime Springs 44 Ridgeway 30 'll WAYNE WAYNE Lansing Protivin Cresco Notre Dame Lime Springs Chester Ossian Protivin Calmar DeSales Fort Lime Springs Lawler Ossian Calmar Notre Dame Fort DeSales Lansing Chester THEY 48 38 39 44 48 30 41 47 58 30 31 53 66 68 62 36 38 34 45 30 By drawing a bye in the first round of the Winneshiek County Junior High Basketball Tournament, the Ridgeway girls played Ossian DeSales in the finals. Although the Ridgeway girls came out on the short end, they received the runner-rp trophy. The experience gained in the county tour- nament and other games, will prove very valu- able in future years when they are leading Ridgeway High School to victory. CRESCO GREENHOUSE Flowers, Corsages for all occasions Cresco, Iowa TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC CO-OP Electric Power at its finest Cresco, lowa The Junior High boys completed their sea- son with a 0 win - 3 loss record. They played Calmar in the first round of the County Tour- nament and were defeated. The boys will always claim that the reason for this is that the Calmar boys were so much taller. However, we hope that these mem- ories will soon be forgotten and the boys will be givinglots ofhelp to future Mustang teams. .am-4, 4 yrg I V K, H. FIRST ROW: Imogene Woldan, Charlene Woldan, Coach Anderson, Leanne Bakken, Patty Huhe, Mary Donna Lehman, Linda Bakken, Donna Anderson, Elaine Samec, Romona Anderson, Sandra Ernst, Marie Rinken, Phipps, Mary Ryan, Sandra Fjelstul, SECOND ROW: Sharon I-love, Sonja Amundson. WAPSIE SERVICE MALCOLM CULBERT Chicks and Feed Sinclair Bulk Products Decorah, Iowa Cresco, Iowa FIRST ROW: Coach Anderson, Duane Synder, Roger son,Wayne Anderson,Marion Lundby, Wayne Kreitz- Ho vd en , Charles Meyer, Wayne Hovden, Milton er, Wayne Wemark, JeRoy Fjelstul, Norvin Anderson. Quam, Harlan Bakken. SECOND ROW: Bob Albert- Q m ' 1 1' 1 , , N, H . JI I s hs, ..- B!! u- : I 001 74eS The Pep Band kept things lively during halves and between games. Responsible for most ofthe enthusiasm d uring Basketball games were the cheerleaders: Donna, Elaine, Bev, and Mariam, ANDERSON LUMBER COMPANY Congratulations Senior Class of '56 Cresco, Iowa The ever faithful managers for this year were Richard Ladwig and Dickie Armstrong. PETER JOHNSON AND SONS Heating and Plumbing Decorah, Iowa if .,.-.J 'I' SCHOOL BOARD---Supt. Jim Seim, Loren Rue, Marion Ringeon, Lester Milbrath- Pres,g Mrs. Jim Soukup-Sec.: Harry Wemark, Howard Bakken, Mrs. Lee Kecker Knot in picturej - Treas. KOZY KORNER TAVERN BOLSON'S FEED Where friends receive the best of For all your feed needs service Decorah, Iowa Ridgeway, Iowa ' 'Me Seemed The cooks, Bessie and Ruth George at work A11 dressed up for Halloween -QIFQQQL K X Russell--West Bus Tony--South Bus Clifford--North Bus -g-- 5 4-6' -....,..L.. .....,... CAP 42 35 64604 '-un We came We saw We toured li We shopped That s us 1n Chxcago' She s m the fRochesterJ Ia11 house now' We rode Bon Voyage' Q., At the ZOO We went home 'wh I I ' 'V If' M ,- .- V - .. I-I 3 r ' ' BV o , ,Ml ok V Q f -Fl 'I-.,, - . 'ig e Z A A H .V Q M, V ,LA I 7 A . F N 'F I ka 5 ' ff: an-A-. .S-.' 5 ,. - , f if s a r I 1,14 Q-,aw'ai -V W gaf1,g.4f': - , E .KL . ' .cv U . wp .o ff A . Q- fwzzmfs:-115 'ff-.--M-,,. .,., H s so 1 fr Q. S 'i 55? F 2. 1 ,.. , -1 5? , 'Y - 1 rs ,ry sn 's 1 'w m 23- . 'sf - ,sv 7 1 0 s my ry, xx-Ot 54' ' Vagabonds! Monkey! Yes, that's Dickie! Oh, you Sophomores! Richard and Larry It was a rough night When Marie was a kid Mmm--good! Sax Practice Teacher's Table Coach on the sidelines! Watching the game? Now you see Ed ll s this way On their way to a Declam Con- test It s a long pull V , ox -r x? ' ' 1 ,. , k QJQY vi, ' Jw., 1. q-.M un- We 6' bk? at Y, ff, +,vY Is the water warm? Royalty at the Sock Hop Twins? Cutie For the noble cause of Chemistry! s...f-' N-...Q- J xq...---0' s-vvsww' In Here I come Don't wake me up! Here we come,--bags, baggage and Coach! Ouch! ! At the State Tournament 1 'Ct I Daw 2 'fade Penny! SALLY, a maid with a purpose . . . NORMAN PORTER, a publicity man. . . PENNY,apretty little miss . . . . . CALEB, her absorbed father ..... . . MARK, her farm-minded brother . . . . MAVIS, her attractive sister . . . LYDIA, her busy mother .... IOANNA, her loyal girl friend . . KERRY, her resourceful boyfriend. . . GREG, his pal with ideas ..... GRAM, just herself . . . MONSIEUR HENRI ,....... CLAIRE, a pretty young model . . ELSIE, a pretty young model . . LUCILE, a pretty young model . . RED, a delivery boy ....... . Leilani Hovden . Donald Hrdina . . .Kay Trytten Ferdie Armstrong .Wayne Wemark . . Mavis Creger I Andrea Bakken . Sharon Bakken . . . Philip Ryan . Charles Meyer . Sandra Fjelstul . .Roger Hovden . . Deanna Albertson . . Charlene Woldan . .Neva Lehman . . .Eugene Huhe HARRISON DAY, a young author. . . . . . David Cotant STAGE MANAGERS . . . . . Alan Rue and Joe Frethiem DIRECTOR ..... . . . . . Mrs. Dean Ramsey This comedy has youth, zest and laughter. Penny is most certain that she is to be chosen for a movie role. And Sally, the maid and former child star, plans to be rediscovered. Much fun and mischief- making goes on , until finally the part isgiven to Penny's older sister, Mavis. RIDGEWAY CREAMERY BLY RENDERING WORKS Phil Lusson, Proprietor When they die, call B1y Ridgeway, Iowa Cresco, Iowa -10 Oh Lambie Pie Frm . X '1 Ze so beautiful gown for Mademoiselle Honey Boy, l'll be so sweet to you that you won't miss her at all! an Zfeaztc Wwe Seaebzk44Pl4q STEWARD .... . MRS, SKINNER ...... CORNELIA OTIS SKINNER . . OTIS SKINNER ...... EMILY KIMBROUGH . . PURSER .... STEWARDESS . DICK WINTERS . . . . ADMIRAL ...... HARRIET ST. JOHN . . . . WINIFRED BLAUGH . . . LEO MCEVOY .... INSPECTOR. . . THERESE .... MADAME ELISE ..... . MONSIEUR DE LA CROIX . . WINDOW CLEANER . . . Sandra Amundson . Carol Peterson . . . Treva Sime . Richard Ladwig . Cheryl Aschim . Dick Armstrong . . . . Mary Ryan . Norvin Anderson . , Wayne I-lovden Delaine Vatthauer . . .Jean Smith . Harlan Bakken . . Marie Rinken . . Elaine Phipps . . Mariam Albers , , Wayne Kreitzer . . Milton Quam V' '955Ifvf'g 'P' This play features the sparkling and exuberant escapades of two girls, Cornelia Otis Skinner and Emily Kimbrough, who are deter- mined to prove how mature and cosmopolitan they can be on an uproarious and charming trip to Europe. Together with boys and bed bugs, this play presents a very delightful 3 act comedy. BURGESS 8: SONS, INC. CLEAR LAKE BAKERY Lumber, Coal, Cement Ask for Butter Building Material Top Bread 8a Pastry Cresco, Iowa Clear Lake, Iowa -H My men discovered these -- they are yours, aren't they? 54' I S I Emily practicing ballet! lurk Thanks to Mrs. Norlandl Then, THIS is Miss Skinner--I am right, yes? sas BBW 'll-if Bedecked w1th 1e1s Oscar and Kay Queen Delame and Kmg Norvm And the band played on 1. We haven't had such fun smce What a mght' ' Wayne and Ardy we were kxdsl 42 !f .'fl g . - . if . W W e Q y K .424 'a A as ,I Q , ve W ev r-6 ,,,- 74a Doom 70 Succeaa an .laleled paced 66444054144 6la44?Zawa Edwzcoalmndpcizl and Baccalaureate was held on Sunday evenmg May 13 Pastor Obert l-lovenwas the speaker and Father I-lerneman gave the xnvocauon and benedtcuon The week preceed1ng Graduat1on had been a week of raxny w1ndy undecrded sprrng weather so we felt fortu nate when Thursday May 17 was such a pleasant day Many frxends and relatlves assembled rn the gym for the commencement CXBICISCS As Sandra Fjelstul provrded processronal musrc the Junror Class stood at attenuon U1 Meyer served as Honor Guards None of our class w11l for get the thrrllmg moment as we marched passed srlent and saddened schoolmates frrends and parents The speaker for the evenrng was Dr H W Renmger Professor of Engllsh and Languages at Iowa State Teachers College Mr Serm presented the balutatorran Cheryl Asch1m and the Valedlctorran Treva S1me Treva re sponded w1th the Valedtctory Address Four members of our class recelved scholarshrps Treva Srme and Harlan Bakken from Luther College and Jean Smrth and Cheryl Aschrm from Iowa State Teachers College HOLT S D AIRY Salutatorran Cheryl Asch1m and Valedlctorran Grade A M1114 Pasteur-lzed Treva Srme Decorah Iowa A c L, Y , . I I I - I I ' two rows along the aisle. 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