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

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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-

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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 WILL fflontlnuedt queatzh to Bob Aldnch my a.b1l1ty to take my books home at mght. Bob I know thls wlll be pretty hard for you, but here 18 a shoppmg bag It w1Il make them much easier to carry I KENNETH PILQUIST do Wlll and bequeath to Eugene Brady my slang expresslons Here IS a card wlhh the most common one You wxll need a I CLEO SIVIINGTON do vx 1ll and bequeath my qulet ways to Dormda. Voss Everybody knows lt as hard for you to be qulet so here IS a handkerchnef for you to tie over your mouth I VERA HERMANSON do ulll and bequeath to Betty Wllson my posltlon on the basketball floor Smce people say I am on the floor most of the tlme here IS a plllou for you to use I never had this ad vantage but I thmk xt IS a swell idea, I ERVIN NORDBLAD do w1ll and bequeath to Bob Murphy my ablllty and love for smokxng cxg arettes Bob just so you can enjoy yourself heres your folks dont see you smoking I LAVONNE WICHMAN do w111 and bequeath to Elxzabeth Gleason my tltle of 'High School Queen Here Betty IS your crown and here tonlgvht we would hke to crown you the gurl we believe should be the 1948 Hlgh School Queen Melva Brock, Arnold Roland lot of practice to use it to the extent that I do. a pa'ck'age of cigarettes for you' but be calzeful so -19-