Ringsted High School - Treasure Echoes Yearbook (Ringsted, IA)

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696444 Wwkfzq On our graduat'on day we write 'finis' to our book, 'Class of 'MQ to '53 Tet us flip back the pages and note our adventures of the past twelve years In our first chapter we found 25 infant explorers launching onto the ocean of education They were Darrel Casperson, Gene Goetsch, Mary Ann Ehret, Paul Glasnapp, Cleo Goetsch, Leroy Hansen, Clifford Jensen, Franklin Jensen, Donald Jensen, Marlys Long Jeanne Lund, Leah Belle Madsen, Carol Miller, Jon Olson, Gene O tedgaard, Paul Pedersen, Richard Petersen, Charles Petersen, Harvey Sat hoff, Darrel Soper, Ronnie Christensen, Paul Casperson, Beverly Christiansen, Dale Flint, and Donald Friders Those who left us that year were Donald Frlders, Leah Belle Madseny Darrel Casperson, Paul Casperson, Richard Pedersen, and Ron nie Christensen, In the second chapter of our book, we were only 17 pupils Donald Henlch joined us before the chapter ended and only one left us, Harvey Sathoff During our third chapter, we were joined by Martha and Maurice petergon and Bernard Andersen, while Donald Henich left us In our fourth chapter, Robert Kunath, and Lawerence Twedt Joined us but left before the chapter ended And in the fifth chapter of our interesting book, Everett Crees and David Saunder entered, and Marlys Long and Jon Olson were dropped from our roll During our sixth chapter, Gary Meyers teamed up with us and Everett Crees, Franklin Jensen and Marlene Sathoff dropped out Beginning the eighth chapter, Duane Moore, David Meyers, and Willard Twait entered our class, while Mary Ann Ehret and later, David Meyers moved away We started to blaze our names on the annuals of hlstory ln the Ninth Chap ter from the minute, we arrived at the assembly door buried under penny pencils, tablets, and green paint First we put our belongings in our desk and then put up a bold front in an effort to dlslllusion the sophomores who were smiling as each freshman breezed in and smacking their lips in anticipation Initiation went over with a big bang and while we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, the sopho mores were left to clean up the mess This was the Chapter in which Janette and Janice Madsen, Carol Hammer, Mavis Paulsen, Lila Senf, David Jacobsen, Donald Heerdt, Norman Nelson, Kenneth E Peter sen,Harald Sorensen, Marlys Long, and Mary Jo Tindall enrolled with us Exploring the Tenth Chapter, we note that Bernard Anderson entered while Clifford Jensen and Lila Senf dropped out, also Marlys Long and Carol Miller left at the end of the chapter During our eleventh chapter, Richard Matheson, Wanda Shryock and Paul Jen nlngs Joined our class before the chapter was completed Wanda left us We order- ed our class rings, and presented our Junior class play And at the end of the year we planned the banquet and prom which we gave in honor of the class of ' 2 In our twelfth chapter, Letha Sheely and Marlys Bratrud became seniors with Now the long looked for chapter has arrived with only six of the original explorers of the first chapter still in the class They are Jeanne Lund, Donald Jensen Cleo Goetsch, Gene Ostedgaard, Paul Glasnapp, and Gene Goetsch, The others that have Joined us during our chapters and haved stayed by us till the end are Leroy Hansen, Martha Peterson, Maurice Peterson, Gary Meyers, Harald Sor ensen, Willard Twait, Duane Moore, Carol Hammer, Donald Heerdt, David Jacobsen, Norman Nelson, Kenneth E Peterson, Janice Madsen, Janette Madsen, Mavis Paulsen, Mary Jo Tindall, Paul Jennings, Richard Matheson, Letha Sheely, and Marlys Bratrud Though we have looked forward to graduation, still it is with some regret that we close this, The Annals of the Class of 1955 ws' va X4 .9 ' ' us. A ' A I f , f' XX xy .

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Sreninr Glass 1Di11 We, the Senior class of 1955, being now of sound mind and whole in spirit, do at this time bequeath and devise our most highly prized possessions and talents to those who may have some need of them in the future. To Ringsted High School, we will our sincere wishes for continued success in all activities in which lt participates, and best respects to the school. To the freshmen we will our quiet, orderly,,and grown-up manners. To the sophomores we seniors, will a Ndaren. We dare you to have as much fun during junior and senior play practices and prom preparations as we did. To the Juniors we will our ability to decide something in class meetings and what' s more J accomplish something. we the seniors, will a larger waste basket to Mr. Cherland. Remember all the candy-bar wrappers ffrom the candy-bars! during history class. To Mr. Wilson we will lots of bugs and worms fespecially the grasshoppers Norman and Gary caught? along with biology books for future bug lovers. To Mr. Matre we will all the nL.P.C.' system of typing. To Mr South we will all the headaches, but not all the fun we had with the senior play To Mr Manson we will a 10 by 12 ft platform for him to walk around on when he's making a speech To Mr Lachelt we seniors will our inflated egos He seems to have an infer iority complex I, Mavis Paulsen, will my cuietness to Nancy Ohrtman who seems to have a hard time keeping still Martha Peterson. will my ever ready blush to Shirley Madsen, who never blushee Jeanne Lund, will my ability not to go steady to two certain sophomore g1r1S Don Heerdt, will my peppy, studious nature to Mildred Prescott Paul Glasnappf will my masculine physique to Chuck Bredesen, who 1sn't Masculine that is! I, Don Jenson, will my 'Don Juan' personality to Franklin Jensen I, Mary Jo Tindall, will my job as editor of the annual to the 'lucky' junior who will be editor next year I, Janice Madsen, will my noisiness to Berdine Paulsen I, Norman Nelson, will my sleek figure and good grades? to Maynard Maas I, Leroy Hansen, will lots of red paint to anyone who likes to make things Ped referring to my ear I, Gene Goetsch, will my gear, shift and knob to anyone who has trouble getting theirs in gear I, Harald Sorensen, would will my long nose to Ronnie Twait, but I'm afraid he wouldn't be strong enough to carry it around I, Kenny Petersen, will my fun with girls to Dean Moore who doesn't seem to Q notice them 00 , 8-Ill K. +1-vw X, avqps KWSN 1, , I, . I, . I, - ' 2 ' sa syaQQ'i4i's A jvvsvvs -X . , , fl- ,j.g,,sQf