Salix High School - Hi Lites Yearbook (Salix, IA)

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CLASS HISTORY Of the 1949 graduatxng class only four of the present students Betty Mogensen Io Ann Dunn Dlck Mogensen and Pat MHlV1hl1l began thelr school career together way back 1n the year 1936 when Mxss Beula McClaran was our kmdergarten and flrst grade teacher Our other grade teachers were M1ss Orpha Bergh second and thlrd M1ss Gladys Page fourth and flfth Nlxss Mlldred Pottabaum s1xth Mlss Evelyn Blxven seventh and Mrs Lois Gardmer e1ghth Of our present Sen1or class Mary Anne Schopp Jomed us rn the th1rd grade Stanley L1lly 1n the fourth and Allena Mae Carroll 1n the s1xth New classmates Jomed us and old ones dropped untxl we entered our lugh school career xn 1945 w1th eleven students We entered Good Old Salxx H1 h just four short years ago and were broken 1n by an 1n1t1at1on where we were dressed ln outlandxsh costumes and carrxed band xnstruments At noon we paraded up town and back and ln the exemng we were honored by an 1n1t1at1on party g1ven by the sophomores Durxng th1s year we lost In September of the followlng fall we entered our Sophomore year w1th ten members and were prlvlleged to xnxtxate our lower classmates the Freshmen Durmg our Sophomore year we gamed two students Donald James and also Frances S1mons who later left us the same year Our J'un1or year was our most enjoyable year of our hlgh school career We added one member to our class roll Lavon Brotullette and lost one Edwm Eveleth We had two great events th1s year one was our very successful .Tumor Class Play entxtled D1amonds 1n wh1ch we all took part the other our Junnor and Sen1or Banquet held at Toney s Cafe ln Aprxl The theme of the banquet was The Last Roundup and our tables were decorated 1n green and bronze Follow 1ng our dlnner we had a short program and later we attended a movle at the Orpheum Theater Thxs closed our thxrd year xn hxgh school and we were proud to be Senxors the follow1ng fall At last we were Semors after twelve long awalted years We now have only seven members to fxll the last row of seats 1n the assembly We found that we had lost three members from our class roll Donald James who moved to Elk Poxnt South Dakota Betty Rodgers who after twelve years wlth us moved to Sloan and Lavon Brouzllette who was marr1ed ln September Now that our school years are growmg to a close we are grateful to Salmx I'-hgh for the most enjoyable years of our l1ves and we have learned to respect our school and school grounds through out our school career and are happy to be graduates of Sahx Hlgh of 1949 13 I D I I I I I . l - I D l . I . 1 . . , . , . . , , D . . , H l ' un ' ',. 'H ' one member of our class, Bernard Rook. , . g . , . I A I l . . , , . ,, . .. . . Q . I . , . . ll li ' 1 - ' , . l l . I D I I I . , . . I

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PROPHECY It was a cold snappy fall mornmg 1n the year of 1959 as Mr Damels suddenly leaped up from h1s work table 1n the Sc1ence Room dashed down the hall toward the assembly then back to the sta1rs slxd down the bamster darted around the corner and rushed mto the Manual Tra1n1ng Room Here he found Mr Hungerford and qmckly lnformed h1m to take over h1s Job for a week or so as he had to leave lmmedmately on lmportant bus1ness What 1n the world 15 the matter? Has Mr Dan1els lost h1s m1nd'P Why no Wxth the help of h1s General Sc1ence Class he has Just perfected a rnlmature comb1nat1on two way radlo and telev1s1on set d1sgu1sed as a t1e p1n and IS now rushmg to Washxngton D C to secure a patent on lt Carefully conceahng h1s 1nvent1on ln the 1ns1de pocket of h1s overcoat he Jumped mto h1s new 1960 Atom mob11e the latest model car that IS run by atom1c power As he was cruxslng along at about a hundred mmles an hour he was suddenly s1desw1ped by a young lady dnvmg a b1g new automob11e when she tr1ed to pass h1m on the wrong s1de of the road Both cars stopped and the young lady came back to see what damage had been done Why what do you know? The young lady was Mary Anne Schopp who was tak1ng her dog .Toe for a r1de One fender was badly dented so Mr Damels stopped at a garage 1n the next town to have xt f1xed Whlle he was waxtmg he kept watchmg a mechanlc who had Just flmshed overhaul1ng a car and seemed to have one p1ece left over Fmally xt dawned on Mr Damels that the mechamc was one of hxs Semor graduates of 49 Stanley L1lly who was now propr1etor of the Don t .Tunk em We F1x em Auto Company seemed that there was always somethmg to slow h1m down A herd of cattle was cross 1ng the road so he had to stop He 1mmed1ately recogmzed the farmer who was drwmg the cattle as Pat Mulv1h1ll who owned a f1Ve hundred acre farm and was mdeed domg very well When Mr Damels stopped for a lunch he went mto a small restaurant and who d1d he see s1tt1ng 1n the corner booth but Mr and Mrs Lawrence Beauchene Betty told h1m that she and Larry had been marrxed nearly e1ght years What t1me she 1sn t at home dolng her housework and tak1ng care of l1ttle Larry Jr she goes w1th Larry to sell sparkhng sudsy dudsy bubble bath w1th that super sensatxonal sweet fragrance Some t1me later as Mr Dan1els was dr1v1ng through Ch1cago he saw a tall handsome sa1lor who looked very fam1l1ar commg down the street It was D1ck Mogensen w1th a beaut1ful blonde on one arm and a gorgeous redhead on the other It looks l1ke Dxck not only has one g1rl xn every port but two After a couple days dr1v1ng Mr Dan1els arr1ved 1n Wash1ngton D C and went to the patent offzce The off1ce glrl told h1m to go nght on 1n but lt seemed that he had interrupted somethmg As he walked 1n the door he saw that one of h1s off1ce g1rls had made good because there was Jo Ann Dunn a lovely peroxlde blonde s1tt1ng on her bosses lap tak1ng d1ctat1on He rece1ved the patent on h1s 1nvent1on and scurrxed over to obtam some advertlse ment 1n the Washlngton Newslest Newsy Newspaper pub11shed by the nosey newsy newspaper know xt alls He was sent 1nto the manager s offxce of the advertxsement depart ment and was very surpr1sed to fxnd that the manager of the art department was Allena Mae Carroll Not only dld Mr Dan1els rece1ve a patent on h1s 1nvent1on and get advertxsernent for lt but he had the satmsfactxon of see1ng what h1s Semor Class of 49 was do1ng 1 , . . , . . . . . ' b I 9 ' I I l . . ,, . .. . . - , I . . . , 9 . , . , , . . . . . , , . I I ' ll l I ' I Q! , . Because there was no time to lose Mr. Daniels was soon on his way again, but it l . . . . , . . . H . ll ' ' ' OI v 1 1 1 1 D ' . . , . , . . . ' i , , . y . . - nn - ' n ' I I 1 . . . . . - , . 2

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CLASS WILL We the Seniors of 1949 of the City of Sahx county of Woodbury State of Iowa being of sound and d1spos1ng mind and memory I hope hope hope and not acting under fraud duress menace or undue influence of any person whatso ever do make publish and declare this our last Will and Testament in the manner following that is to say We the class of 49 willingly will our row of seats to the Seniors of 50 and also our very worthy sponsor Mr Daniels Our ability to st1ck together goes to the Sophomores and to put everything off to the last rrunute to the Freshmen I Pat Mulvihill will my swiftness in basketball and also my small feet to Dave Jones this may all help you when you are up against a tough team My Sunday mornings goes to Lyle Van Auken Be Careful Take advice from someone who knows I Dick Mogensen will my ability to get out of work to Jack Taylor who does a pretty good Job of it himself and also my height which will come in pretty highway patrolmen My ability to get klcked out of basketball games goes to .Tack Copple I Jo Ann Dunn will my ability to eat my lunch before going to basketball practice to Margaret Miquelon and my office Job to Delores Luss1er I Mary Anne Schopp will my shortness to Maxine Putnam It sure comes in handy when reaching for the top shelves of the cupboards in Home Economics My dog Jo goes to anyone who wants it And my laugh to Connie Fry even though she doesn t need it I Stanley Lilly will my ability to tease to Keith Kelly and all my passengers to Chuck Txce My talent to tear down machines and always have one peice left over when I put it back together goes to Jerry Newhouse My Jeep to Ray Noble t may be useful at times Ray I Allena Mae Carroll will my ability to get A s to Doris Turkleson and my ability to be late for basketball practice goes to Berniece Cam I Betty Mogensen will all my arguxnents to Lorna Harrison My ability to shoot wild and long shots in basketball to Patsy Kelly I leave my temper to be divided between Hallie Carroll and Donna Dula be careful glrls temper temper 14 y ' . . . . C , I , . 4 D . handy at times. My driving ability goes to Mr. Hungerford, beware of those ' . , i