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

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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-

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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 POEM Tnas the nlght before graduatlon and all thlo the school, All books KN ere put away and dunce cap and stool When out on the lawn thele 1ose such a clattex My How those SQDIOIS do 11ke to chatter I sprang to the xundou to see uh1t 111 the BOINC vs 'ts about And I spled Dulxy ood Schmldt w1th hls black cu1l ha1r At hxs 1nt1cs I can do nothlng, but stand md st 114 As I su1veyed the scene on the lawn I xecognlzed all of our SGHIOI class who t1x to git 1n by davsn Off to the slde stood Nielya Brock qu1et 11 Next to her stood LaVonne Wlchman may her tube 1nc1ease She IS constantlv spleadmg joy kmdness 'ind '1 xxmld full of peace Next 1n 11ne vwas Ge1ry Joens often called QU1Ckl6 He IS bound to catch onto a Joke IH a J1ff1e M1ss Frances Myers IS sure to make a h1t xvlth hex blonde han and or1g1na1 w1t The next ln 11ne 1S Bob Calentlne At mathematlcs he surely does shme Halley Ruehle vsho IS tall and thln You uont fmd many doors as h1gh as h1m Vela Helmanson IS oul basketball Stal At athletlcs she IS may above pax Thougn Paul Schnell wastes a lot of t1me 1n school We all must admlt he IS nobody s fool There IS Erym Norblad sometlmes good sometlmes bad But anyway he IS a mce lad ook out' Look out' Get out of the may Here comes Patsy Stewart 1n her old Model A co SIUTIHEIOD who 15 next 1n 11ne VK hen out ln the XX01ld she C0lldlI1l'y does Shlne 11 V1 h1tfo1d lb a 11tt1e country lass 1 dds 1 1e1t dc 11 of Joy 1.00111 c 1 111: 1 Prayer vshosm namf sounds odd sh11t o my 1 Pe ffx Peterson IS our f.,lgg'llI'1f., qur en new-1 d1d lYlXlhlI'lf., leallx me an my Lou 'Nolm xx ho 15 nex 01 cm tune but no really 1'1te altu Xushman lb a Jolly chap If he flunk d ht wouldnt gne 1 snap d1ne D1ennen who IS not xe1y stern tsses I-191 loyens each ln h1s turn fn1e h Pzlqulst IS the next one I 11111 descr1be I1 IS a thap no one can bllhe 11 n Skafu IS new on oul 11st stud1es hard IQIGIW plays 1d 15 well hked because of he1 pleasmg ways 1-I It comes Alnold Roland who IS qulte fond Espec1al1y of one cert'11n sophomoxe blond Then I see LuVe1ne S1monson 1f only all were as good natured as he COUHIIX would always t'1y ree but not least comes Bob Cole tall and sedate H can 11x1ays be located 1n the D11dST, of a heated debate LUXYCIIIC S1n1onson and Bob Cole A Y Y , v V Y nv 7' ,u ' . 1 , , u i l L . . ' , , , - A G V W . A . ,l . . . C1 ' ' ' Y ' ' ' , S ' ' v 5 5 5 ' - . , . . . ' . ' 'K .I 1 . , I I l v :, ii v ' , r , - v Y L Y l ' ' ' ' - - .1 '.V1 o a x 1 g' z Az ' j ' 11 ss, Y .Z ., 4 V, C gn 1'-.11,-1--1 . .' , .wser 1' n 1 ' Qob. 4 v ' :YT ' A A ' T' 4 Y' X 1 sp., . , . - . - . . ., , . Sli '- ' - ' z ' ' Y ' ' 1 . C K . . ' ' . liz . y, Av 5 . 1. . , 1 ' t . ' , ass, C v It is she who adds charm and poise to our class. S139 CHU IUWHYS SUCCC9d in E-Yetliflgf 3 date- wgyl ,. fr- L -. I e , , Y I ' 1 ' I O 1 ' Y' ', 2 . . . I - t . - - ,' - .L c L 'Pixel ' ' , ' ' , ' .. , . . . Q V. 4 . 11 . t , . , , ' ' ' ' 1' , ' ' . Ie W . . . . . . ' xiii! 5' 4 4 ' 'J 4 ' ' ' 'l Y 5 1 1 v 71 Y 1 ' ' :Ill ' ' 4 : ' ' . V . W '. ' e 1 .' ' ' ' , ' I 1 ' ' . v i ' ' H . . , 1 . , . Y . v . ' ' v i i . Q 1 This 'y' ' f A' ' 1 ' f . , ' ' '- Lust. 1 ' . , , ' 1 ' ' . Y 'xg . 5 - tv, ' ' 7 ' ' 17 1