Rockford High School - Indian Rocket Yearbook (Rockford, WA)

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Robert Walker is a designer of women's hats at the nAny Thing Can Be a Hatu shop in New York City. He has five charming little Walkerettes who have the pleasure of being his hat models. Lyle West, an expert saxophone and clarinet player, is patiently trying to give music lessons to all of the teach- ers in Rockford High School. He is having trouble with Mr. Butler and Mr. Fitzpatrick, they donlt know enough about his kind of music to suit him. After many long years of training, Gene Wycoff has de- veloped ,her alto voice so that she can now hit high C. Of course, she got much practice singing Lohengrin's Wedding March in the senior play. She has taken the place of Jessica Dragonette as an operatic star and there are rumors that the young debutante may wed the orchestra leader, Andre Von Finklesteln from Shanghai, Argentina. . As we look in on Ethel Hausken we can see her gently soothing the brow of a handsome young man in the Mayo Clint. Ethel is Superintendent of'the Nurses here and says she has found that her occupation has brought her the things she has always longed fer. Ethel says life there would be perfect if only they would replace the elevators with staircases and banisters. Our own little Mildred Schmidt after all her practice as a home economics teacher in Rockford High School has be- come a bride and is testing her ability to cook on her hus- band. She has really accomplished something, she can boll water without burning it. Her next task is to make hash. HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF FORTY TWO The class of '42 has only four of its original students Mildred Schmidt, Lauren Brown, william Hickstein, and Ken- neth Purcell with Mrs. Golda Carter who did her best to make us Hcatch onu for two long years. Then, Mayme Olson took on this task during our third and fourth years of work, fun, play, or whatever you wish to call it. Don Nulph breaks up our little foursome and it is now a quintet as he entered the fifth grade from parshall, North Dakota. Miss Josephine Milton spent two very hard years try- ing to teach us how to multiply and divide correctly. Then, who should enter the seventh grade, but Gene Wycoff from Freeman, Washington, and Harold Tiede from Pine Bluff, wash- ington. While we were in the seventh and eighth grades, Mrs. Ida Taylor took us under her wing and mothered us until we were ready to be green-emphasis on the green..freshmen. O6'course, many members of the class came and went but

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we started our freshman year with many new students, Pearl Coppersmith, Ellen Bernet, and Robert walker, all from the Mlca Peak dlstrlctp Keith Ahern from Falrfield, washlngtong Pete Anest, Zelda Siegel, Ethel Hausken, Sam Anest, and Mar- jorie Hausken entered from Freeman, washington. we were all as Ugreen as grassn and then what would happen but we had to be Initiated. We, of course, thought we were quite smart, getting out of the elghth grade, but all those teachers really scared us and we found all too soon that we were just as dumb as ever. Well, anyway we got to be sophomores, how we did it ls a subject for a lot of discussion, and we thought we were pretty smart, we had to, no one else did. Ahal we got to do the initiating thls time. But shucks, it just turned out to be a lot of work. During our freshman and sophomore years, we gave an occasional party but during our junior year we gave several parties, a prom, a plcnlc for the senlors, and last but not least, our class play which was a huge success as far as knowing our parts and acting was concerned. That was when Ann Labish joined us from Cheney, washington, but she left us and went back to Cheney this year. Our latest member is Lyle west who entered the senior class from Kingston, Idaho. However, Luella Dobler started with original four but she entered and withdrew several times and finally finished her schooling before the rest of the class. Now, we're seniors or upper classmen but after all these years of waiting to boss everybody around, we have no desire to do so. We'd just as soon be ourselves and take things the best we know how. Now that we are graduating, no matter what we sald before, we're going to miss good old ROCkfOFG High School and all its ups and downs and teachers, too. Class Motto- we've Crossed The Bay In Safety, The Ocean Lies ln Vlewn Class Colors--Green and white Class Flowers-white Carnatlon In the last, year, the seniors have been active. ln February, they presented their play, HThere Goes the Bride.n They have purchased their announcements and personal name cards. They had their sneak May 2l. The two people to re- ceive honors ln the class were Ethel Hausken, valedlctorlan and Mildred Schmidt who was salutatorian. Baccalaureate was May 24 wlth Reverend I. G. Wilkins as speaker. Commencement was May 28. Professor Maynard Daggy delivered the address. we also had a party ln Spokane on April 25. Then, of coufSe the Prom was given ln our honor. N

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FRESHMAN CLASS FIRST SEMESTER OFFICES SECOND SEMESTER Lionel Young President Betty Bell James Pierce Vice President Esther Dau Esther Dau Secretary Shirley Hamilton Billy Adams Treasurer Shirley Hamilton Betty Bell Class Representative Lois Hecht Stanley Primmer Sergeant at Arms Max Dobler Class Adviser - Virgil O. Butler one of the most exciting events for the freshman class was their initiation, October 3. They gave a return party to the sophomores on October I7, and an all-hi party on March I3, with a Saint Patrick's Day theme. SOPHOMORE CLASS FIRST SEMESTER OFFICES SECOND SEMESTER Desmond McDonald President Marilyn Stroup Marilyn Stroup Vice President Rovella Sahll Blll Goebel Secretary h Treasurer Gordon Anderson Rovella Sahli Class Representative Desmond McDonald Phil Hausken Sergeant at Arms Phil Hausken Class Adviser-Mrs. Rosalie Adams work for the sophomores came at the beginning of the year when they initiated the freshmen. They gave them a party on October 5. They also gave an all-hi party on Jan- uary 50. :JUNIOR CLASS FIRST SEMESTER OFFICES SECOND SEMESTER June Laakso President Eugene weitkamp Eugene Weitkamp Vice President James Trejbal Wilma Seehorn Secretary b Treasurer June Laakso Tommy Purtill Class Representative Tommy Purtlll Junior Drechsel Sergeant at Arms Don Christiansen J. J. Fitzpatrick was the adviser of this class until he enlisted In the Army Air Corps at Geiger Field at the end of the first semester. E. C. Patterson was then adviser of the class. During the first semester the class gave an all- hi party on DGCBMDSF 20, I94l. The class presented their three-act mystery comedy play HAs the Clock Strikes,n on April 6. It was very ably direc- ted by Mlss winnifred Shepperd. The class used the proceeds from this play to give a prom In honor of the seniors on May I5. The gymnasium was decorated with a patriotic theme. A dance band from Cheney furnished the music.