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

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The next part of the trlp was packed vnth all kxnds of excltement W gave our class play The Henpecked Husband on October ZZ Tom Grady Vendell Rezabeck Dean Chr1st1anson Andy Hermanson Earl Brock Lmda Lee Mary Ellen Voss Elame P1lqu1st Marjorme P1lqu1st Marlene McDonald Audrey Clas1ng and DOIIS Slmonson performed We gave the Sen1ors a banquet on Aprll Z3 at the Country Club m Emmetsburg Marjorle Rebhuhn Conn1e Huffman and R1chard Ka1ser are new on our plane Kathleen Brennen Hazel B1ggerstaff Dorxs Baxter and Vxrg1n1a NISSBD are not wlth us any more When we stopped to refuel m the mlddle of t.h1s lap Conn1e Huffman and Rlchard Kalser left us Our offxcers 1n flmght th1s year were Nxla Brauner Pres1dent Dorxs Sxmonson Vxce Pres1dent Ellowene Thompson Secretary and Melvm Wlshman Treasurer The new crew of commandmg offxcers were Mr L L P1ckett Supemntendent M1ss Lo1s M Staker Mrs Julra Foster Frances G1v1den Agnes Sponhelm Mr Darrel Foster Mr T A Chr1st1anson Now we are gomg through the last lap of our Journey through our Senxor year 1n hlgh school Our frrend from the second and thlrd grade Rosemary Peterson ms wmth us agam after spendmg so many years 1n Oregon The Junlors gave us the banquet ln May Our offxcers 1n flrght for t.h1s last lap were Vendell Rezabek Pres1dent Mary Ellen Voss Vxce Pres1dent Ellowene Thompson Secretary and Marjorxe Rebhuhn Treasurer Mr L L Pxckett and M155 Lo1s M Staker are stlll wxth us as Supermtendent and Prmcx pal respectlvely Mrs Frances G1v1den Mr Elmer G Wendell G E McK1mpson Mr T A Chr1st1anson and Mr Noble J G1v1den are also st1ll part of our crew The new members of the crew are Mr Ralph Co1l1ns Mr Ira Semler Mr Chester Porter M1ss L1la Lansmg Mr Charles Brandt and Mr Paul Vance Now that our journey IS f1n1shed we leave the plane to another group who we hope w1ll apprec1ate xt and keep It gomg as we go our way to try to flnd our places rn the World of Better People Senzor Class of 1950 19 . ' t. . . . e Mr. G. E. McKimpson, Mr. Noble J. Gividen, and Elmer G. Wendell.

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beginning the second half of our trip and were now allowed II1 on some of the things that the higher seated people did We flew with Mrs Logan durmg this lap and added quite a few people to our little group The new ones were Elaine Pilquist Marjorie Pilquist Jon Cedarholm Marion Feissler and Wilmer Feissler We also welcomed Tom Grady back again Joan Saeuglmg spent this part of the trip with some people in Guttenburg Iowa Mrs Hazel Logan remained as our pilot in the eighth part of our trip The new passengers were Doris Slmonson Alma Langfit Mervonne Garrelts Earl Brock and Dean Christiansen We also welcomed Kathleen Brennen and Joan Saeugling back Marion Feissler Wilmer Feissler John Lmebarger and Jon Cedarholm are no longer on the plane with the rest of us At the half way mark our plane stopped to refuel and we welcomed two more friends They were Hazel Biggerstaff and Leila Whiting Then we began the trip through the last four laps of our journey which also led us through the four best years of our lives We chose Andy Hermanson Pres1dent Linda Lee Vice President and Mar11ynCronwall Secretary Treasurer as our officers in flight The top commanders were Mr L J Cronwall Supermtendent Miss Irma Davidson Principal Mr Donald Hahn Mr Sherwood Rowlands Mr Bert Kruse Mrs Nora G Tripp and Mrs Mildred Largey Sophomores with a skating party at Arnolds Park The newcomers to our ship this year were the following Andy Hermanson Dean Grethen Betty Wilson Vendell Rezabek Bonnie Peterson Virginia Nissen Nila Brauner Wanda Slmington Mable Schnell Audrey Clasing and Doris Baxter Tom Grady IS gone again but Mervonne Garrelts and Alma Langfit spent part of this year with us before both decided on a dif ferent plane for the remainder of the journey Now we are Sophomores' We gave the Freshmen a good initiation this year and then received a very nice theatre party in Spencer from them Edna Westergard from Graettmger is with us for the remainder of the trip Tom Grady is back again and this time it 1S for good though we bid Marilyn Cronwall and JoAnn Whitman good bye At the half way mark of this leg of the trip we said good bye to Dean Grethen and Betty Smith and said hello to Marlene and Pat McDonald This year the officers xn flight were Tom Grady President Doris Baxter Vice President and Linda Lee Secretary Treasurer We had a new crew of com manding officers They were Mr C S Mayhew Supermtendent Mr Donald K Sunde Principal Mr J E Hoekstra Mrs Evah M Skarr Miss Frances T Wyman Mlss Esther Schram Mrs Mildred Largey and Mrs Nora Tripp 18 . . . , . . . . , , . . , . . . . I 0 2 ' ' . ' . . , . U . . I . . I . , . . , . n ' Q l 9 ' ' I i ' 9 . . D . . g . . , . . S . , . , . , . . , . . We soared right through the initiation this year and then repaid the D I - I I - I . . . . , . , . . , , P 0 9 . . . : ' . : . ' . - . s . , C . - ' ' . : . . . . , ' . . u 9 D . g Q n u g Q o p I ' 0 ' 1 1 ' I ' - '

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C Ia as Poem T1s a m1ghty class ofn1neteen fxfty The graduates are gay and thr1fty And though we re proud to have seen you We re prouder sull to be here too There re twenty seven of us 1n all So our class really 1sn t small We hope to grow b1gger as farther we go W1th all the knowledge we re hopmg to grov. Nov Vendell Rezabek 1sn t so dumb He d devote h1s whole lxfe to that of a bum To gllde through space 1n a gallant shlp From Saturn to TVlars on a one way trxp And Dorls Sxmonson 15 one of the best If she doesn t turn out to be a 'Vlae N est We ll glve her a good chance of return And whatever she makes we ll known she has earned But for another we ve Lmda Lee She s workmg hard for a college degree Though ever so sportmg and gay for a chance But never 1n the mood for a b1t of romance She s gO1l'1glO be an aer1al1st To fly through the a1r w1th the greatest of ease A dar1ng young g1rl on the fly1ng trapeze Here s Ellowene Thompson blg and blonde Sure IS a gxrl to get around She s full of the fun and the devxlment too, She ll get sore but not mad at you Now Marjome Rebhuhn wull make a good wxfe She s smart as a whxp and sharp as a kn1fe And though she has l1ved many days on the farm No one can see where 1t s done her harm -Xt Rosemary Peterson we ll l1nger awhxle Cause she s got that beauuful lpana smmle She came from Oregon and 1S new to our school we ll all adm1t she s nobody s fool For a walkmg clown lvlelvm W lshman vull do To go around vuth h1s head ID the blue Whxle others are bendmg thexr backs to the sun He ll be out playmg and hav1ng h1s fun 0 W x t n - ' ' ' I ' Y D D ., , . , . I V ' I I . . . ' 1 ' 1 . ' ' , . I . . . , L Y . , . I ' . , ' ' ' , . I Mary Ellen Voss is one of the list, V' - A ' . I I - , . l D ' I . V. V. , I . ' ' V ' I , . 7 , . 4 I , 1 Y I l . . . ., Z