Ruthven Consolidated School - Rams Horn Yearbook (Ruthven, IA)

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CLASS PROPH ECY fflontmuedj he vas alwax good at long debates uell It so happened that durlng one of those h1S halr was torn out 'and the toupee vis purchased Pob What me hlppened o Harlex Ruehle Nladame Lolettl Nlx m lgll, clxstwl ball lex cals Hal lex as the held mm n the chulch olgmnlza tlon Bob Halle Head man ln the chulch olganlzatlon tlon Madame Loretta Yes you see Halley slts ln the mlddle IOW of the chuleh pew Then lf 1n,on2 becomes sleepy and nods He takes hls hands flom hls pockets 'md taps them on the HEAD Poh xNYh Lt, hls Vlllllyn Skull flttfd lnto thls pat t IH of llfe7 'Nlldlme LOICIII NIHIIIQHS plofesslon IS one of great cornmendatlon She was flequently stat mg people xx ere ChlpS off the old block So we flnd Marllyn a sculptor You see she IS puttlng her CIHCRS to Work fol hel Bob Whele 15 Cleo Qlmlngtono Madame Loretta The ball tulns and splns and m the mldst I um 'lble to see the shadow of Cleo she lb head cook 'lt one of the flnest New York Pastry Shops Hel results ale fabulous but Cleo always lefralns from eating any because that would be teallng she onlx llcks them Bob Ale 'lnx ot the klds ln Ruthx en Xlldlml IJOIQIII Turnlng to Ruthxen I see Dur x ord Schlllldt l 'famous llUIIlCl'1Yl He lu stand tllklng o folmfl Ulilllbifl of oul class nos he fllwl xxomm doctol ln Ruthxen Nlelva BIOCR I1 seems that Nlelxa has l ters hopeless else on bel hlnds rl she ls talklng lt mer ulth Dag You see Dag has plomlsed to buly all the sellous Ill1StxkPs 'nolde ln the early days of 'Xlelx l s DI LCIICQ as '1 doctol I guess lt ls pletty n f fl 1 doctor to haw an undertakel fOl a frlend ol Sl n lk to 5.0 to Mrv fol L doctol She mlght mll-cf, dI'lOthC1 mlstake md Du, would hue some l'Y'l0lI buslness Whit lllppfnfd to Flkln Nolblld 'N ldlme Lollttl EIYIH IS non mana er of e DOICUDIHPS 'md peacocks at the St Louls Zoo He lfallx hls a gl, tlme SIHCE It seems all the bcautlful St Louls gll1S loxe to X1Slf that part of the Loo Fox those classmates vsho predlcted Alchle Polands futule wouldnt be brlght should look lt hlm now FOI Alchle IS the successful plodlleel of neon slgns 1nd electrlc llghts Now mx CIXSY ll blll lexeals to me a four leaf clover Lnf 1 ed bx 1 blckglound of mlslngf skysclapers colleges open flelds folmulutlnh a landscape of su cess fOI the SENIORS of 1948 Ver a He rmanson . - 45 , , - , s j - . ., . s . A 1 1 . . V . Y ,, V. t. V C l -CN . - . -- - J I Y l, Y, L t , ' , 2 2 '- -1 2: 'A , - ' lx : .' 2 .2 J l ' 2 . g' ' - , 2 ' ' 2: . h' 2 'V ,i '- III! 2 ' I Z1 ' -' ' ' ' . - I- .-- 1 , i , . ' - 2 ' - 1 1 ' z - ' .. ' . ' 1 , 5- .t ' - 2 5 2 ' j '2 ' . ' 2 ,t s .7 2 ' ' ' - . ' ' '7 , I - If ' ' Y , C V- . V K B. . ' V V , ,' .' Q 1' 1' . 2 ' ' V. V, ' w V ' '. . v . . . - 'l , 2 2 . f ,, .. , I , . V . A l , A I ' . , IC' o 2 ' 2 'e 2 2 ' ' ' .' 'V 4 - B l I fi y. I do 'L think I'rl i if f el a 1 : 2 :.',:' ' .2 I - 1' Z ',, . 2. . ., ,- ,. V . 0 ' 1 . , , V v' V V , '7 . 2 . . . 2 . , , . . V V' v Y V ' ' A , 2 2. I h 4 r N 7 -1: 2 , 5: .V A. . ' K th , - . , I .' . -e y' 2 5 f2 ' . , ' .A I ,H 1 s 5 ' I l A V . V if V . . ' 4 ' ' 4 5 Y f . g V4 . . I A' ' 1 ' , c V U' '-'l' I li ' , Y Q' . ' Y . . v 1 1 1 ' ' . s 4 C, - -2 s K 2 2 1 2 . , . . . ,V V . ,. ' .' . L ' ,W 111-

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CLASS PROPH ECY Bob Madame Loretta I am certaln all the semors would enjov knovsmg thelr future so they have sent me to ask you There IS Geraldlne Drennen who was engaged to Bob whxle me were ln school Dld she get mal rxed or dld she go on to college Madame Loretta Sllence whlle I gaze lnto my crystal ball Nou I see the former Geraldlne Drennen now Mrs Bob Buffum She IS a house xufe llvlng ln Brooklyn New York Gerry has a very n1ce llttle famlly now Tvnns' Elmo and Iodlne exact I8pllCaS of thelr parents Bob Say where dld Gerry ever hear of names like that Oh xxell Gerry lowes them anyxnay To contmue Madame what IS LuVerne Slmon son d01hgr' Madame Loretta Shhh h Sllence my crvstal ball IS mhlrllng to Europe France IS where It stops Here IS Pete managmg the Stork Club Parls Tary a moment there IS another mem ber of the class of 48 The hghts are low the spotlxght gleams IH steps a beautlful glam orous vocalist why xts Kelth Whltford Kelth the constant recelver of klddlng fmally had made that true Wlne Men and Dance Bdb It appears as lf the sharpxes of R H S are doing all rlght for themselves What are Helen Beaver and Peggy Peterson do1ng Madame Loretta The swooners Peggy and Loule are fmally cooped together ln Florlda They obtaln a llvmg by SWISHING SWASHING AND VVHITEWASI-IING LACES CASES OR FACES As for Helen Beaver her desire :for a lxttle farm qulet and peaceful has m part come true L1ttle Yes you shake her rugs on the porch and the next door neighbor IS compelled to clean her porch Qu1eft Well at mght you go to sleep to the Lullabye Pzstol Packxng Mama Bob It seems as though all the glrls are resldlng ln outslde states What happened to Robert Lee Cole Esq? Madame Loretta I vxsuallze Bob as a fierce, bold detenmlned C1ty sherlff He IS havmg dlfflculty malntalmng peace for the town IS located ln Death Valley and Bob cant make much tlme by means of transportatxon For you see Ol Dobbln hls horse only rocks Bob Well I bellexe Bob needed a rest flom h1s fast days of R H S What IS the 12.5518 LaVonne Wlchman doing these days Is she stlll recelvlng callers from Ames? Madame Loretta Sllen e whale I agam gaze mto my crystal ball Ah yes heres a stunmng blonde beauty operator LaVonne Wxshtmg for alman IS hex name She cares for the malds wlth thmnmg black han Yes that college boy from Ames IS stxll around but he doesnt go to college any more he lost too many cred xts commg to see LaVonne m Hollywood I LaVonnes Shoppe now xs a blonde actress Adam Love the former Frances Myers She dxdnt become a nurse after all She came to Hollyxx ood after vsmnlng the Mlss Iowa Corney Contest ln 1950 Bob These glrls are dolng all rlght for the'n selves What are Kenneth Pxlqulst and Paul Schnell do1ng Madame Loretta My cxystall ball turns to the Rocky Mountalns ln Vlrgmm Paul and Kenny are batchelors ralslng klds fNow mmd I sald I'8lSlIlg not reaxmgl Bob Dxd Walter Wlshmans dream of flylng come true Madalme Loretta Yes Vkalt has a fleld and planes ln Tokyo Japan He wrltes that shells are burstxng all about hlm Dangerous well h transports eggs He has a manager at h1s fleld so he can make fllghts CQu1ck getavsays were always needed by Loobyl Bob What happened to Robert Calent1ne Is he successful Dxd he reach the peak of fa1ne Madame Loretta I see Mr R L Calentlne now at the peak of success and fame He IS the for anyone who sklps school Guess he s gettmg hxs revenge now The klds seem to enyoy thelr vacatlons Just as well as Bob Bob What have the passmg of years brought forth for Mary Lou Nolan and Vera Hermanson' Madame Loretta I see there IS a large clrcus ln Ruthven now There ln her tent preparmg for her performance IS The Fat Lady And who could xt be but Lulu Nolan' Seems that Mary Lou has changed m appearance since her hxgh school days Walt heres someone commg xnto the tent It IS the famous Bums Partner the snake charmer Mary Lou and thls famous snake charmer are talkxng over old tlmes when they vsexe IH hxgh school together You see the famous Bums Partner IS none other than Hermle lNovu the snakes rather than Hermle do the wrlg llng and squlrmmg ln txght spots Bob I see by the Ruthven Free Press that the dxstmqulshed Senator Snordhoff IS to speak at the dedlcatlcn of the Pue and Stat Theater Thls IS erected by Patsy Stewart xn connectlon xuth the xneldmg shop Pat explams thalt xn thls mannel she can make thelr own noisy ap- plause uhen needed But back to Senator Snordhoff I dont recogmze hmm yet vuth the mustache heard and long haned toupee I cant make hlm out VVho IS he' Madame Loretta Oh do you not recognize your former class mate Gerald Joens You recall 16- : . , ' ' -- - . . , , , . 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CLASS WILL We the Semor Class of Ruthven Hlgh School do hereby Wlll and bequeath our good bahavlor and dlgnlfxed ways to the Jumor class Heaxen knovss they need lt And as lhdlVldU31S we declare our vulls as fol lows I ROBERT LEE COLE do wxll and bequeath to Norman Nelson my muscular buxld Here Nor man IS how I obtamed this bulld by llftmg this we1g1ht ten tlmes every mornmg If you do this Nor man you can obtaln this Charles Atlas bulld Just as I have I DURWOOD SCHMIDT do w1ll and bequeath to Melvln Wlshman my curly haxr Just to help out I want to glve you these halr curlers Put your haxr up every mght Curly hair makes a great hlt with the girls Melvln I PEGGY PETERSON do w1ll and bequeath to Shlrley Mxller my knowledge of the ellgxble Ayr most of them but Just ln case you ve forgotten a few we ve asked Peggy to make a llst for you Here lt IS and we the Semors hope you can fmd at least one among them that pleases you I HELEN BEAVER bequeath my Wednesday night dates to Betty Wxllls Here Betty ns a box of dates Now you can have a date every mght lnstead of Just on Wednesdays I PATSY STEWART do w1ll and bequeath to Lmda Lee my bounclng walk Here Linda IS a rub ber ball so you and I can bounce along together I ROBERT CALENTTNE do Wlll and bequeath to Bonnie Peterson my extenslve vocabulary Just so you will know how to use all those words Bon me here IS a dlctlonary vxhlch you may fmd useful I MARILYN SKAAR do wxll and bequeath to Tommy Mason the lelsure tlme on my hands Here as a clock for you Tommy You can have tlme on your hands too but Just for a pleasant change why dont you use part of the txme for school work I HARLEY RUEHLE do wxll and bequeath to George Nolan my hexght George Just m case you cant catch up with me m UIIIS manner I wlsh to present to you this palr of hlgh heeled shoes to add to your helght I KEITH VVHITFORD do vslll and bequeath my swmg to Nancy Taylor Nancy Kelth wxshes to present to you thls swxng smce of couzse you haven t one of your own I GERAID JOENS do vull and bequeath to Andy Hermarson my ardent love for beautlful glrls Andy thls I know w1ll please you very much Here IS a whole book of pm up glrls for you to admire I WALTIER WISHMAN do wxll and bequeath to Shlrley Sauglxng my love for the song Smoke Gets In Your Ayes Just to make lt more real Shlr ley I vs ould llke to present to you my plpe I PAUL SCHINELL do wlll and bequeath bo Vergene Rosewall my brand new razor It xs ln per fect condltlon Vergene as I usually forgot to use one too .Merlll Anderson thls large balloon It has t-o be pretty blg Merlll to hold all the hot air you hand out to people I MARY LOU NOLAN do wxll and bequeath to Dons Slmonson my ablllty to hold on to my man You havent had any trouble Wlth Arohle lately Dorls but just ln case he gets out of uhand here IS a rope It IS qulte strong you surely can hold hxm vnth H1115 I LUVERNE SIMONSON do will and bequeath to John Eckley my seat by the teacher s desk Here IS your permlt to occupy thxs desk next year John Would you read lt to the aud1ence MELVA BROCK do wxll and bequeath to Dean Hughes my wltty remarks Here IS a razor blade for you Dean Thls should make you very sharp I FRANCES MYERS do w1ll and bequeath to Tommy Grady my cornet Now Tommy you can blow your top all you want to and never have to worry about holdlng your temper I GERALDINE DRPNWEN do will and be shire boys. Shirley, we know you already know 1, ARNOLD ROLAND, do will and bequeath to , ' . . . ' 5 . Y I . . , . 1 1 ' . V . - I V . ,18-