Russell High School - Bluebirds Yearbook (Russell, IA)

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Class W 1ll KNOWN TO ALL MEN ARE THESE REMARKS We, the class of 1959 C1ty of Russell County of Lucas State of Iowa, be1ng of unsound m1nd, sluggish memory not actlng under fraud drunkenness or gun po1nt as far as lS known, because of any undue 1nfluence of any person un-less lt be a teacher, do make tell, publ1sn and declare th1s our last Wlll and testament, 1n tne fOllOW1DQ manner FIRST We, as a class bequeath to the faculty the lonely QUIET halls assemb11es, and classrooms caused by our nappy departure But we feel tne Sophomores w1ll follow 1n our foot steps and be known as the qu1etest class ln the school We hereby revoke and annul all of our deeds of m1sconduct wh1ch may have caused undue worry to the teachers SECOND We, as Sen1ors w1ll our ab1l1ty to duck out of classes early to the Iunxors To the Sophomores we w1ll our ab1l1ty to have the most successful partles To the l1ttle Freshman g1rls we w1ll the seven vacant g1rls basketball su1ts and hope you carry on 1n our trad1t1on to not Q1 e up unt1l the f1nal buzzer r1ngs And to the Freshman class we w1ll all the luck wh1ch pulled us through four years at Russell H1gh THIRD To the parents, fr1ends, and people of Russell we leave our apprec1at1on and thc for all the help you have g1ven us FOURTH We 1nd1v1dually would llke to w1ll the followlng valuables to the names mentlor d below Allen Sellers w1ll my mckname Mose to Iack Wr1ght Be sure and l1ve up to my stand ards Mary Ellen Edwards w1ll my sob sesslons to Myra Fowler Doyle DeBok w1ll my shyness to B111 Sh1rer Karen Chapman Wlll my safe 1dr1v1ng ab1l1ty to Roger Hlle You have a good start Roger Shella Curran w1ll my ab1l1ty to keep a stra1ght face at all t1mes to Dav1d Dean Ethel Dav1s w1ll my ab1l1ty to be a nomebody to I1mmy O Donnell Dale Parr1sh w1ll my mutterlng ab1l1ty to Ieora Lucas It fools a lot of teachers Dolores O'Donnell w1ll my ab1l1ty to keep one man on the str1ng and a dozen Wlth the pen to Lorna VerSteeg I Donna Reynolds w1ll my red ha1r to Marllyn Walberg I Iudy Green w1ll my Jumplng ab1l1ty to Sherry Wr1ght I Ilm Reynolds w1ll my d1st1nct wr1t1ng ab1l1ty to Edward Parker I M1ldred McKay w1ll my whlte toreadors to Chr1st1ne Iohnson Be careful where you s1t Chr1st1ne I Dave Orw1g w1ll my basketball ab1l1ty and helght to Kenny Moody Remember to eat your Wheatles jean Lockr1dge Wlll my ab1l1ty to study at all tlmes to Bob Blubaugh Verdella Slbert w1ll noth1ng I m golng to take lt all w1th me I Donald Relpn w1ll my ab1l ty to Keep my hands off the oppos1te sex to B111 Parks Ruth Sm1th, w1ll my walk to Veva Cocnran Practlce makes perfect aren W1ll1ts w1ll my fak1ng and dr1bbl1ng 6b111tY 1n basketball to R1cnard Atwell If at f1rst you don t succeed qult I Ieanette D1llman w1ll my even temperment to D1anne PTICG I Karen Moore w1ll my slow TGBCTIODS to Denny Gookm I Laurltta Cochran, vtlll my strength to carry an extra book everyday for n1ne months to Ierry D1llman I Mxldred Powers 1 111 mv long halr to Sh1rley Powers It looks llke you ll have to start all over IN XVITNESS THEREOF we do hereunto seal th1s on the 29nd day of May 1959 A D Ieanette D1llman Allen Sellers Karen Moore . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 or . . . Y 1 1 . . . , . . : I I I , . . . . . . I , - , . . . , . . .. .ly . . g ' ' ' -ks V 0 . . . . . . . , V - D , I I . l., . I - ' ' - ll ll ' V - 1 1 - . I1 1 Q 11 1 - 1 o 1 1 1 1 I I, , . , . If , . I . . . . , . l 1 , , I, , . . . I, , . 1 1 o 1 1 . 1 1 . I 1 - 1 . 1 1 - . 1, , . I . . . , . . . 1 1 ' - . . .4 , . . 1 I 1 4 ' I . . , . 1 . 0 I K - . 7. . . . . . . 1 . , Y 1 1 - . , , , . I 1 0 1 1 - . . Y. . I A . V 17' I I I I 1 1 - . 0 ' . V I . . , 1. , . .

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Class Hnstory In August 1945 th1rteen little tots started to school they were Doyle DeBok 11m Guthr1e Fred Iagger, I1m Reynolds Larry W1lk1nson Ethel Dav1s, Ieanette Dlllman Barbara Hosk1ns Karen Moore, Dolores O Donnell Iudy Ryan, Karen Werts, Karen W111lIS In the Second grade they were jo1ned by Colette Kenworthey They lost Colette in the Thlrd grade but Donna Reynolds, Karen Patterson, and Allen Sellers jo1ned them In the Fourth grade they lost I1m Guthr1e Fred Jagger Barbara Hosk1ns The Flfth grade year lost Larry W1lk1nson, and were Jomed by M1ldred McKay Mary Morr1son Sam Patterson, and Ronald Tuttle The Slxth grade brought Karen Chapman to join them Seventh grade brought Iudy Green and Larry Iones, and lost Ronald Tuttle Larry Iones was lost 1n the E1ghth grade Gee' Now we are Freshmen We lost Mary Morr1son, Karen Patterson,and Sam Patterson But the class 1S Jomed by Charles Mann, Donald Relph Verdella S1bert, Laur1tta Cochran, Iudy Sm1th Iean Lockr1dge, Al1Ce Savage Mary Ellen Edwards, Ioyce Busby, and M1ldred Powers don't th1nk any of us will ever forget Freshman 1n1t1at1on, but it was all fun and the Sophomores had a party for us at the end of the week Our sponsor was Mrs Wantland In our Sophomore year we lost Charles Mann, Iudy Smlth Iudy Ryan and Karen Werts We had many part1es and fun Our sponsor was Mr Hunn1cutt Our Iunlor year brought many new problems, fun and Mar1lyn L1ster Je were busy thmking of ways to make money for the annual Iunlor Sen1or Banquet We had bake sales car wash, con cess1ons at the basketball games, and a Chlll supper We presented our class play on October 25 entitled The Boardlng House Reach d1feCted by our sponsor Mrs Cathar1ne Iohnson After the play Donna Reynolds 1nv1ted everyone to her house On May 9, we enterta1ned the Sen1ors and the faculty at the Iumor Sen1or Banquet held 1n the gym The gym and tables were decorated w1th an Or1ental theme Of the present twenty two class members seven have been together s1nce K1ndergarten they are Doyle DeBok 11m Reynolds Ethel Dav1s, Ieanette D1llman, Karen Moore Dolores O Donnell Karen W1ll1ts Th1s year we lost three members they were Ralph Egbert, Al1ce Savage and Mar1lyn L1ster, and were Jolned by Shella Curran, Ruth Smlth Dave Orw1g, and Dale Parr1sh Our sponsor 15 Mr Robert Roach Our fun together 1S com1ng to an end Such th1ngs as sneak days DBYIIGS class mght, and graduatlon Wlll soon be a thing of the past VVhat the future holds nobody knows We w1sh one another luck and cher1sh the memorles of Russell Hlgh and the fr1ends made here Iean lockrldge Verdella Slbert Ruth Sm1th THE EDUCATED MAN In the cradle our educatlon began An lt w1ll cont1nue t1l we are ln the grave From Mother s knee to h1gh school halls We have traveled thus far But we are merely beg1nn1ng our life s Jou1ney Now we come to a bend 1n the r1ver The water 1S not as shallow as before We have yet to know our deepest Joys, and sorrows We have yet to fulf1ll our deepest dreams and desires We may plant these dreams, And Wlth the a1d of educat1on Nour1sh them and watch them QTOW We shall be thrust out 1nto the world soon What er l1es ahead marr1age, college, career vho knows? No matter what the future holds May we take lt 1n our Stflde And never cease to srr1le at l1fe May we cont1nue our educat1on always For educat1on 1S not the m1nd s collect1on facts and f1gures Educat1on forges keys w1th wh1ch we maY Open many doors and f1nd many wonders So let us learn to th1nk, to create goodness and beauty May we spread love truth and 1nsp1rat1on Wherever we may go The edges smoothed the Splflt sh1n1ng, An then perhaps we may Become the truly educated man by M1ldred Powers I r ' I I I I I I 1 - ' . , . 9 I ' I , . I I I . . . 0 I U I I I - I l I I , . . . . , . ... . I .. . . ll ' ll ' ' I I . ' . 1 I . u . . . , ' I I I . I 1 , . . . ' I I . , . . , . I I . . . . . . ' ' . I I I ' l I . - - I ' - - ' ' ' of I I I . ' o . I l I , . I I . I 1 . . . I - - '

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Class Prophecy At last' The end of a hard day 1S here I think I ll relax and enJoy my Russell paper May 22 1974, yes, 1t's today s paper all r1ght Well look who s made the headl1nes' IUDY GREEN has Just been elected the f1rst female governor of the state of Iowa She QIVGS cred1t to her father 1n law for her pol1t1cal tra1n1ng I see DOYLE BeBOK 1S at lt aga1n He s a patrolman now and really enJoys arresting teen agers 1n old hot rods IIM REYNOLDS was elected mayor of Russell last year He lS sa1d to be noted for stand1ng on the street corner and watch1ng all the speedlng teen agers pass by IEANETTE DILLMAN has taken advantage of her nurse's traimng She IS workmg 1n the local veter1nar1an s Off1C9 Cats are st1ll her speclalty DONNA REYNOLDS has made good' She 1S now Presldent of the Central Nat1onal Bank 1n De Momes and lS llV1l lQ 1n an expens1ve apartment there Another Russell g1rl 1S 1n the news Th1s story about a farm girl going to the c1ty to work is all a bout VERDELLA SIBERT She married her boss and S100 O00 I see KAREN MOORE is st1ll hav1ng troubles One of the longhorns from her Texas ranch ran away It seems he wanted to take a trip to Iowa I Slmply must turn to the society page and read Auntie Ruth s AdV1Ce to the Lovelorn RUTH SMITH is the noted author And here s a picutre of MILDRED McKAY She is now a fash1on model and has Just made tops on the l1st of America's ten best dressed women Here's an mteresting art1cle about DON RELPH He was just voted Amer1ca most el1g1ble bachelor H1s advice is, Iust keep runn1ng' Oh I see the Poor MILDRED POWERS' It says here that Whlle on a reporting as s1gnment for the the Russell paper she tripped on her hair and fell down a fl1ght of stalrs She 1S 1n the hosp1tal suffermg from a broken clavicle and shock On the TV Guide Page there 1S the stroy of ETHEL DAVIS It s quite fascinating how she has launched her TV career by provlding g1ggles from the audlence for comedlans shows Oh I mustn t m1ss the late mov1e on Fr1day n1ght It stars the great SHEILA CURRAN in one of her f1rst Sheena p1ctures Here on the sports page 1S a plcture of the former KAREN CHAPMAN and her six little g1rls She 1S al ready tra1n1ng them for basketball and as a team they won the K1ndergarten Tournaments The former MARY ELLEN EDWARDS is help1ng the team by pro vidmg a set of cheerleaders to cheer them on to victory I see that KAREN WILLITS IS the successful manager of Ho1man s gymnas1um at Humeston DOLORES O DONNELLJust rece1ved the natlonal stock car dr1vers' champlon Shlp award I wonder where she got her exper1ence'P IEAN LOCKRIDGE s p1C ture is 1n the news Wlth the Wlld horse wh1ch she rode to win the bronc bustlng championsh1p of the year Well, we f1nally beat the Russ1ans in the Olympics! ALLEN SELLERS 1S the terr1f1c track star who came home with all the awards On the advert1s1ng page 1S the shock1ng news that DALE PARRISH 1S now a Chevy salesman He Junked his red Mercury since the upkeep was costing him so much DAVE ORWIG 1S also on th1s page He is now a salesman for Handy Dandy Do nut Dunkers H15 wmning smlle makes h1m a hit with the ladles and he makes a sale everytime The whole class of 59 has been a success' It has been much fun see1ng what they are all do1ng now It gives me a good feeling to say I knew all these famous people way back when M1ldred McKay Dave Orw1g Dolores O Donnell ' f . . . . ,S Lonely Hearts Club has elected a new President. Why, it's LAURITTA COCHRAN! . . ' . so