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

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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.

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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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We, the Class of 1944,being of sound mind and joyous memory, do hereby compose and ordain this our first will and as sincerely as is seniorially possible, do dispose of our personal interests and belongings to the succeeding beneficiaries. We, the Class of 1944, leave to the School Board our sincere gratitude for the support and assistance which they have so graciously given us. We will to the Faculty appreciation for their patience in being able to guide us through these past years. We will to the Janitors an automatic paper-picker-upper and sweeper. We will to the Juniors the ability to get through the next year successfully. We will to the Sophomores and Freshman the dignity and importance that now accompanies our persons as seniors. I, Fern Bachman, do will and bequeath my singing ability to anyone who has the talent. My ability to pick handsome men to Jeanette Vigness. I, Betty Bjorge, do will and bequeath my desire to listen to music to Phyllis Bean; my small stature to Joyce Severson. I, Marvin Brand, do will and bequeath my trips to Winona on Saturday nights to Glendon Laugen;my wavy hair to Harvey Brunner. I, Donald Buelow, do will and bequeath my ability to get to school just under the bell to Audrey Barney; my crate to Alton Morken. I, Truman Carlson, do will and bequeath my ability to got along with people to Sonny Thompson; my ability to play basketball to Milton Hoff. I, James Corcoran, do will and bequeath my daily walks to school to Delores Ekkcr; my love for the farm to Betty Hude. I, John Culhane.do will and bequeath my ability to play football to Alf Bjorge;my blushing about any little thing to L.Burke. I, Adolf Fiene, do will and bequeath my slow drawl to Dick Stoyke; my slow walk to Wallace Larson. I, Norma Sienna, do will and bequeath my daily work for Mr. Ottoson to Hazel 3jorge. My interest for a certain somebody in Peterson, I vrill to no one. I, Donna. Hoel, do will and bequeath my ability to talk fast to Billy Joe Turek.