Rushford High School - Valley Legend Yearbook (Rushford, MN)

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THE VALLEY LEGEND On June 3, 1957, a former commercial teacher of Rushford High School sat beside her radio to spend a quiet evening;. At eight o’clock p. m., she heard the voice of a new announcer. She knew that this program would be of interest to many, so she made use of the shorthand which she had taught to the class of ’32, and as each new voice came over the air, she wrote down in neat notes all that each said. She transcribes her notes as follows: You are listening to station RHVL, the Rushford High School Valley Legend station, with studios in the new and spacious auditorium located in Rushford, Minnesota. Your announcer is Arthur Laumb. This twenty-fifth anniversary program of the class of 1532 has been arranged especially for friends and classmates of the fiftieth graduating class of the famous Root River Valley High School. Through the untiring efforts of the former class president, Margaret Peterson, and through the cooperation of this broadcasting station, this program is made possible. Fortunately we are able to present on the program, or to give recent information regarding every member of the class of 1932 with the exception of Paul Parish. No word has been heard of him during the past five years, although every possible means of locating him has been used. He was last heard of on board a cruising yacht in the South Sea in company with his club members whose motto was “Long Live the Single Man.” It is believed that they were shipwrecked and that at present they are living on a small island. The attention of the United States is centered today on the national tour of the new and largest dirigible in the world. It was built by the United States t 9 [ PAGE FOURTEEN ] Navy and is being piloted by Clifford Olstad, a graduate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis and of the International School for Aviators in Paris. Aboard the same air liner is another alumnus, class of 1932. For the first time in the history of air craft the position of chief mechanic is held by a woman, one who early in school life showed mechanical tendencies. The holder of this exalted position is Florence Manion. A third member of the same class aboard the giant ship is Lorna Marker, who because of her discovery of concentrated food in tablet form, is employed as dietitian by the government. The No-Squirt Pickle Manufacturing Company is on the air. Pickles from this company are guaranteed not to squirt. Buy pickles from this company, and if they are not satisfactory in any way your money will be refunded. The company is sponsoring a million dollar contest, the prize going to the person who can write the best reason for using no-squirt pickles. The rules of the contest are simple. All you need to do is to write one hundred words—no more—no less. Each word must be printed on the cover taken from a no-squirt pickle jar. Then send the covers to Iver Bakken, manager, or to Gladys Honsey, sales manager. The next number on the program is a song by a quartet of girls who graduated in 1932. Although the'T sing together, they are many miles apart geographically. Frieda Peterson will sing from a landing field in the Pacific Ocean where she is stationed as dishwasher in a hot dog stand. Elizabeth Shirven, the second member of the quartet, is singing from the Rushford Studio since she owns and operates the local municipal gas and heating plant. Lelah Peterson, who is now a Senator 3 2

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THE VALLEY LEGEND Then is Lotah, a most perfect blond. Of a basket ball name, she is fond: She is pleasant to meet. For she’s always :o sweet Whether jersty or silk she has donned. When we gaze on our Margaret so bright. Through smoked glasses we see with delight One who never will ihirk From most arduous work : Such ambition routs tasks out of sight. When soft strains from the fiddle we hear. We all know tha Ruth Richards is near: She has « urly light hair. A dependable air. And with skill a car she can steer. Oh our Harriet surely can sing: Blues, jazz, ragtime, and most anything. When we hear that clear voice We an alway» rejoice For won’t music charm even a king? There is Betty who strives for the best, And he.- studies she doesn’t detest. She is jolly and frank— One on whom we can bank. To our cla j« she adds zeal anil zest. Of myself. I have little to say. I am known ;o my ia; mates as Ray. To describe one’s re!f right 1 a ta-k that’s not light So I’ll leave that to friends to jiortray. We will cherish our high school days ’r rou rh the years in a great many ways. We are sail to depart But so glad for a start To success which brings glory and praise. I ! In that memorable fall of 192S, little did we realize when we entered high school that We were then becoming members of the select minority of the country, nor did we know that there Jay ahead of us four years of education not commonly given to most of our people. The thirty entrants who came fearlessly into the assembly that bright September morning were: Doris Ahern. John M. Anderson. John Peter Anderson. Ruth Bagley. Helen Kkern. Ksther Engrav, Bernice Erickson. Georgia Erickson, Rachel Fris-vold. Martha Himlie, Asmund Highum. Donald Hoegh, Gladys Honsey. Gordon James. Florence Johnson. Valborg Julsrud, Arthur Laumb, Ruth I.auntb. Florence Manion. Elfrieda Markegard. Truman Markegard. Clifford Olstad, Paul Parish. Frieda Peterson. Lelah Peterson. Margaret Peterson. Harriet Rislove. Elmer Rislove, Telona Tor-gerson. and Phyllis Sloan. Introductions to vhe following teachers were made: Miss Urbatch. Miss Van Ornum. Miss Nelson. Miss Hoppe. Mr. I oos. Mr. Bostrum. Mrs. Stehly. principal, and Mr. Rodin, superintendent. At last the unpleasantness of being the lowest class was over. We moved southward toward the windows into our Sophomore year. Doris Ahern left us this year, and Ruth Bagley remained with us only until March. Gyda Hulling, Lorna Marker. Ruth Richards. Norman Chilson. and Bennett Larson joined our ranks. Mr. Rohweder replaced Mr. Loos on the faculty, while Mr. Hanson replaced Mr. Bodin. Mr. Hedlund became our history teacher for the second semester. After a brief vacation we came back to resume our studies as Juniors. We acquiree! only one new member this year. Iver Bakken. while Norman Chilson and Bennett Larson failed to come hack. This year Miss Turnacliff. Miss Penschuck. and Mr. Erlanson aided us in our struggle for achievement. They took the places cf Miss Urbatch. Miss Nelson, and Miss Hoppe, respectively. Last but not least came the final year of triumph. We became seniors, and moved to the seats next to the windows. We entered twenty-nine strong. Eliza 1m-th Shirven having joined Us. and nil but two of that number are graduating. The only changes in the faculty for this memorable year were Miss Holsinger. who replaced Miss Van Ornum. and Mr. Johnson, who was Mr. Hedlund’s successor. Mrs. Smaby was appointed to direct the musical festivities. Events which helped to keep us busy during the last month were numerous. Among them ranked our class play. Climbing Roses which we believe we can call a succc ss. It was given May 5 and 6. A delightful entertainment at a banquet was given us by the Juniors on May 20. Our class day exercises were held May 23. Baccalaureate services will Ik held in the Presbyterian Church on May 29. Arthur T. French will deliver the address on our commencement day. June 3. Graduation means that we have concluded our educational career in Rushford. In the future we must look elsewhere, for we know a successful futur is of great importance to everyone. Consequently, we are looking forward to other activities of an educational nature. Our education is not the end of life’s ambition, but the nieanrf of attaining that end. This is brought fe-th in our class motto. Not the end but on the way. ! ♦ i » l ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ I » I ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ I : ♦ ♦ : ♦ i 19 3 2 [ PAGE THIRTEEN 1

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 THE VALLEY LEGEM) : i in Congress, is singing from Washington, D. C., where she has spent the past fifteen years on an investigating committee in an attempt to determine the effect of the 1930-1931 depression on the sale of gum to high school students. The last member of the quartet, Harriet Rislove, will sing from her farm home near Hart to which she has recently retired after having won the title of “sweetheart of the air” because of her radio singing. It is of great interest to Rushfordites and especially to alumni of R. H. S. to learn that girls’ basketball has taken a prominent place in athletics since the construction of the new million dollar athletic field and gymnasium. The Rush-ford girls’ team won the 1957 state championships in both track and basketball. Their coach who is the head of the girls’ physical education department, is the popular Miss Georgia Erickson, class of 1932. Prominent in Rushford athletics, also, is the son of Asmund Highum, who inherited his father’s nickname, so is popularly known as “Sonny.” He is to participate in the 1957 Olympic games to be held this summer . Asmund, Sr., is still connected with the local High School in the capacity of Business Manager of The Valley Legend, the high school annual. Because of his record in that field in 1932, all classes since have employed him. During his leisure time, he has been attempting to discover a method by which a Studebaker car would have an endless supply of gasoline. Buy at John Peter Anderson’s department store where service and quality abound. Ladies, see our line of beautiful new dresses which are being modeled by the well known Gyda Hailing. A piece of Anderson merchandise is truly worth twice that of any other store. We are pleased to present Miss Ruth Richards in a violin number which she is playing from her Berlin studio where she is a famous teacher. Within the next week this vicinity will have an opportunity to see Ringling Brothers Circus as it has included Rush-ford in its circuit. The community is especially interested in one feature of the circus in which a magician accomplishes the transformation of nickels into quarters. Although the magician travels under an assumed name ne will be recognized here as Truman Markegard. A news item of world-wide importance is the trans-Atlantic non-stop swimming contest in which the class of 1932 is represented by Bernice Erickson whose home is in Paris. There she is known as a countess. We had hoped to present on this program a member of the 1932 graduating class who has succeeded in becoming the most popular crooner in the world. Because of so many other demands on his time, we were unable to secure John M. Anderson. Due to the generosity of two members of our class, this studio has been fully equipped. After teaching for many vears in Whalan, Valborg Julsrud and Rachel Frisvold travelled in Norway where they married and are now living on adjoining farms. A news item from the evening Tri-County Record tells of the fashionable wedding of Ruth Laumb which took place yesterday in Pilot Mound on the estate of her husband where they will make their home. Before her marriage, she supervised a training school for nurses. The book store of Wilson is offering two very special bargains this week in putting on the market two new books written by former members of the Class of 1932. The owner of the store, Margaret Peterson, also of the class of 1932, makes the announcement that two books are of special interest to both educators and students. Miss Florence Johnson, who is head of the Bureau of Research for High Schools in the nation’s capital, has written one of the books which deals with the problem of how to get through high school with the least possible effort. Before writing this book. Miss Johnson made a survey of all high school graduates in connection with this subject, so the book is considered to be very reliable. The second book, written by the editor of The American Boy, Donald Hoegh, treats of the problem of the overworked high school boy and remedies for such students. 19 3 2 I PAGE FIFTEEN I