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

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FROm THE HR The most eventful and important day of our young lives was the day almost twelve years ago when twenty-one shining faces lined up before Hiss Cleo English to begin our school training. We were: ’-''alter Arnold, Hezelmae Eakken, Myrland Hatleli, Alice Isherg, GarharA Jelberg, Barbara Johnson,Violc Jorgens.Jacaueline Mertes.Cleo CldenAorf, Grace Otis,Clarence Quaman, Carrol Rislove, Joyce Scheafer,Jane Sorum, Kenneth Stensing,Robert Stoyke, Harley Thoaoson, Carrol Tofstad, Eleanor Ukkestad, Irving Vitse, and Clarence Wang. The majority of the class remained through the first three years. Some pupils were added to our class and by the time we had reached our fourth year in Rushford Public School, our ranks numbered twenty-four. Finally we nulled out of the grades into junior high school! Now we were no longer confined to one class room but were on the regular high school schedule. We wore really growing up!!! One of our first events as a Freshman was the usual Freshman Initiation Party. You all remember Baby Louise (Alice Isberg) and Fifi, the skeleton (Donald Schroeder)? Kany of us for the first time stepoed out on the floor to the music of the Kelody Masters, our own school orchestra. Do you remember Everything1s Off , our class play1? It was presented at Peterson and the cast no doubt recalls the exclusion of ' oart of the olay. Our Freshnan year ended with a picnic held at Whitewater State Park. Those in our class were Beverly Amundson, Archie Anderson, Fern Bachman, Hazelnre Bakken,Ernest Benson, Betty Bjorge, Marvin Brand, Donald Buelow, Carl Carlson, Truman Carlson,James Corcoran, John Culhane, Charlotte Eggebakken, Adolf Feine, Norma. Glenna, Donna. Hoel, Audrey Holger, Doris Kovla.nd, Alice Isberg, Garhard Jelberg, Barbara Johnson, Lorra.ine Johnson, Maxine Jorde.Lorraine Kryzer, La.Vina Lea, Cleo Oldendorf, Ka.rlys Olson, Grace Otis, Clarence Quamnn, Carrol Rislove, Dolores Rude, Donald Schroeder, Leroy Schwnger, Thelma Skarstad, Jane Sorum, Donald Stephanson, Robert Stoyke,Lucille Thomason, Ellen Torgerson.Eleanore Ukkestad, Irving Vitse, Niles Nestby, Amazette Wilson, and Earl Wold.

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Glee Club-1 G.A.A.-1,2 Annual Staff Eleanor Ukkestad . s ■ —v No one knows what he can do until he tries. Senior class play One act play-1 Class Secretary-3,4, Vice President-1 Mixed Chorus-1,3,4 Glee Club-1,3,4 Girls Octette-4 G.A.A.-l,2,3,4, Recorder-3 Ripples-4 Annual Staff ’(A . Amazette Wilson Achilles had his heel, women their hair. Declamatory, local-4 Senior class play Mixed Chorus-1 Glee Club-1 G.A.A.-l Annual Staff ( Earl Wold Friendliness is priceless. Mixed Chorus-4 Glee Club-4

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The Sophomore year passed quickly without any outstanding events. We felt very fortunate because this year we had only four subjects to carry, and we had more leisure time. Our Junior year at last-------one section nearer the windows'. This was the year we purchased our class rings. How well we remember the mad rush down to the City Drug Store when they had arrived. The resoonsibility for the Junior-Senior Prom was placed on our shoulders that year. What with the war and all, we did very well, didn't we, mates? Our theme was the Blue Room. The ten leading songs of the Hit Parade were illustrated by Kissie and Donnie, our artists. Thanks to the home economics department under the direction of Hiss Killius.a very nice supper was served. Our Senior year was packed with the hustle and bustle of preparation for the future. Wo were frequently visited by renre-sentatives of various colleges, all interested in our welfare. College antitude tests, V12, and V5 tests were given. This year we introduced a new custom at graduation-------that of wearing caps and gowns. (Of course, you all heard about the heated argument we had in trying to decide.) As we go to press we leave a few important events unaccomplished. On May 12 our class play, Letters To Lucerne, will be presented. Our Skip Day will be held on Kay 17. We are going to Rochester and hope to see all the important places there. This year we will be the guests at the Prom. The theme, they say, will be a ship's deck and our own Melody Masters will furnish the nasic. We are all looking forward to a very pleasant evening. May 28 has been set as the date for Baccalaureate exercises. Our final step in Rushford High School will be taken on Junel, when we graduate. Dr. Ralph G. Hichols, University ef Minnesota, will be the commencement speaker. And so, farewell----we regretfully leave Rushford High. We have had many enjoyable experiences here, and we're sure they 11 always afford pleasant memories.