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

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the happiest of them ell, and the moct .ventful. First of all oamc the ordering of our announcements. Then on January 20, v e wont to Lanssboro and got shot by ilr. Bue. Yiro no more than turned around before Annual v ork started popping out at us, and hc Senior Class Flay came Into view. April 12, brought Senior Day at the T inona State Teachers College. At the beginning of the err wo had selected green and white as cur class colors, and the white reso as our clrss flov er. Because wc couldn't got white gowns acid caps to coincide with our colors, we chose a light grey ensemble with grc: n tasslcd caps for graduation, and wc folt quito proud as wo walked down the Junior lined aisle' at Baccalaureate Services on Hf-v 27. Then ther«.. were only a few days left--------soon wc V v' would bo leaving jI.H.S. never to return to its familiar halls and rooms. ;io began to grow reluctant about leaving it's grounds, car our friends, tfhon wo walked together as a class through the gym on Commencement night wo silently said goodbye to old R.H.S. and the friends wo wore leaving behind. In our chest of nemorios we 'firmly locked the night of Kay 31, 1945, as we received our diplomas, end stepped individually into the vast expanse of the future.

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of someday sitting in the row by the windows up in the high school assembly. Throughout the years we gained and lost in class population. And then a da.y we had long awaited finally came. Didn't we all have a sinking feeling as we ascended the long flights of stairs to the place of more advanced study? That first glori-us year wo strutted around with the title, Green Fresh ies. Our first real high school experience was the initiation party whore 37 of us met the grindstone. Those initiated were: Vilas Amundson, Clarice 3artleson, Alf Bjorge, Elisabeth Buolow, Karvoy Brunner, Lorayne Bur.ke, Myrtle Bunke, Vernon Carlson, Jean Colbonson, Dorothy Dahle, Allan Eggen.Lila Glenna, Edel Grindland, Wallace Hello-land, Viola Jorgens, VJilbert Kahoun, Alton Llungtvcdt, Elaine Konetchy, Shirley Lange, Glondor Laugen, Doris Laurcb, Loretta Lucdtke, Wallace Markegaard, Raymond McManiraon, Audrey Nerdgaard, Mary Oldtndorf, Viola 01-sta.d, Eugene Peterson, Donald Rakstad, Dale Reishus, Betty Rude, Ardis Rye, Joyce Severson, Clarice S rum, Milford Thompson, Mae Torgerud, Jeanette Vigness. At last the nine months of freshman training was over, and the following fall we began as Sophomores. Since wc were now upper-classmen wo considered it our privilege to look down on the Fresh. We now had only three years 'til we would reach the windows. The Sophomore year passed as quickly as the Freshmen one, and bef're we knew it, wo were sitting in the middle section of the Assembly. As juniors we were given the privilege of ordering class rings and when thxy finally arrived, there wa.s a. mad rush to H. 0. Hanson 8 to pick them up. Another privilege given us was that of putting on the Junior-Senior Prom on May20. We chose the deck of a ship for the basis of ur theme. The Juniors and Seniors came decked in new formals and suits, and boarded the ship via a gangplank, which led directly to the open snip deck where the lunch was served. Dancing wac in the spacious ship's ballroom,’ with the R.H.S. Melody Masters presiding. After sailing for three hours the U.S.S. Ship docked at Pert Rushford and unloaded its cargo. Finally came the last of the twelve years, and one ambition was fulfilled. Cur senior year proved to be

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 W -A • :-n k. '-Ifi --A ;. a nd i M ----r V e, the Class of 1945, do make this our first will and testament, through which we hope to dispose of our various vices, virtues, and interests to those whom v e leave behind us. V e, the Class of 1945, do will to the Board of Education our deepest appreciation for all they have done to make our school life more profitable and enjoyable . V e, the Class of 1945, do will to the Faculty our gratitude for helping us t! rough the four years of high school here at R.H.S. V e, the Class of ly45, do will to the Juniors our scats beside the windows. Vic also leave them the occasional desks full of used gum wrappers. Vie, the Class of 1945, do will to the Sophomores and Freshmen our best wishes for the future and the book-learnin' we failed to pick up. I, Alf BJorge, do will and bequeath my presidency of the F.F.A. to Vincent Niggle, ley ability to win blue ribbons on calves I will to hilton Ronn.nb rg. I, Harvey Brunner, do will and bequeath my blue Ford to John Colbenson for his morning trips to school. as for my Saturday right trips to 'Vinona,—well, I prefer to keep them to myself. I, Elisabeth Anne Buelow, do will and bequeath my ability to got straight a’s to my sister, Marion. L'y editorship of the Ripples I leave to whomever is capable. I, Lorayne Bunh.e, do will and bequeath my sports ability to Audrey Dahl. I leave my short red hair to Anita Miller. I, Robert Bunke, do will and bequeath my love for driving at a terrific speed to Robert Knutson. My interest in the Freshmen class I wish to keep myself. I, I, J:an Colbenson, do will and bequeath my writing ability to anyone who has the talent; my letter writing I prefer to keep as a personal hobby.