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

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FORWARD In tine of war, events occur in rapid succession. As we look to the future, we realize that many of us will soon be sent to distant places where we can best serve our country. We will be forced to assume responsibilities beyond our years, and perform tasks peculiar to youth making its start in life in a war-torn world. Thus far, our lives have been matter-of-fact;soon it will be different. We will see many places, have many now experiences, notice many changes about us; and all in a time so short we will find it difficult to look back and recall any but the most important things. While we have the chance, we want to reminisce on things already past. Wo have spent a long tine with our present school chums—a very important pert of our lives. Lest we forget, we have tried to record in this book some of the major evonts and experiences of those years. We suspect that when we look at this book in the years to come, many things that seem so important now will then appear insignificant; but we believe also that we shall look with pride to certain deeds and achievements and delight in the memory of friends we have made here. We hope that this Valley Legend will serve as an inspiration to the underclassmen. They havo been our companions in classes and activities. We wish, for their sake and ours, that as they become seniors this world will be at peace and wo may all look into a happy, lasting future. The Coin Into my heart's treasury I slipped a coin That time cannot take Nor thief purloin— Oh, bettor than the minting Of a gold-crowned king Is the safe-kept memory Of a lovely thing. —Sara Teasdale

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SEfllOR CLASS RUSHFORD, mmnESOTR

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We, the Class of 1944, wish to pay tribute to Olaf Bachman, Anne Kingsford, August Boss, and Ovedia Riso——the Class of 1893. This class started the hatchet tradition which,for fifty-one years, has been an important part of the commencement ceremony. Each year the class colors are added to the hatchet. The president of the senior class then presents it to the junior class president. Since our high school was first established,many new additions and improvements have been made. In the year 1906, the present building was erected because of the disastrous fire that ruined the original building in Brooklyn. In 1936, a new addition was built, which provided for an auditorium, laboratory, and two class rooms. The curriculum has been enlarged to include such special departments as industrial arts, commercial, home economics, and agriculture. Football, basketball, baseball, golf, G.A.A„class plays, declamatory contests, F.F.A., Ripples, and the Valley Legend,are a few of the many extracurricular activities included in the school program. Through this issuo of the Valley Legend, we wish to pay tribute to the four graduates of the Class of 1893 and to the ceremony which they inaugurated. We, the Class of 1944, hope that the presentation of the hatchet will continue to be a fine tradition in the annals of