Sterling High School - Tiger Yearbook (Sterling, CO)

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PAGE FOUR THE 1945 TIGER SENIOR NEWS A REMINISCENT TALE Twelve short fast years ago proud mammas accompanied then' srx year old offsprlng to school Just to make sure Georgre and Betty got off on the rrght foot That was the frrst day of school for the graduat ing class of 45 Our faces were scrubbed trll they shone and our harr was slrcked back or brarded Some started at Franklrn School wrth Mrss Hummel as the frrst grade teacher and some started at Lmcoln wrth erther Mrss Smrth or Mrss Campbell Our frrst lessons rn school were learnrng to get along wrth the other puprls and then we began to learn the three Rs The really brrght students rn learnrng to read vyere referred to as the red b rds and the rest of us were the bluebrrds Then we were promot ed rnto the second grade where the work vyas more drffrcult and we were expected to act more experr enced We even put on lrttle plays Durrng the thrrd year maybe youll remember the excrtrng and spooky ghost storres Mrss Trrpp told us decrded we had musrcal talents and started us on musrcal rnstruments At the end of the fourth grade there was a musrcal program put on by the students and Drck Qurnn played Londonderry Arr on hrs cornet Erght years later he played Star dust for the senror talent program For several years durrng musrc week a festrval was held rncludrng all the grades from one to twelve At these pageants the students were lrttle prckrnrnres Dutch boys and grrls and manv others Then one day at the end of our frfth r ear we lrned up and marched dorrn to the arrplane shaped burld rng of Junror hrgh where we were assrgned to our home rooms and got acquarnted wrth our new fellow students from the other school Durrng our Junror hrgh school ca reers me earned the usual amount of honor bars and shrelds and en tered essay and spellrng contests Many of us belonged to Mrs Jones musrc electrve tl rs or chorus groups and sang for many affarrs about toryn We also remember our Jaunts to the theater or the trrp to the park for a watermelon feast sent Peggy Rasmussen to the C Y ,C L as our representatrve The brg events of our erghth grade were the nrght socrals and the Junror Hrgh carnrval How we worked dec oratrng settrng up booths and prac trcrng for the carnrval Not to be 'left out of thrs hrstory are the sports of our Junror hrgh years There were games rn basketball football baseball and soccer between homeroom teams also the school team Then ame the trme when we left our chrldhood days and entered the grown up realm of hrgh school For seyeral weeks we trptoed fear full: through the halls wanderrng mto the wrong classrooms and won derrng who among these all wrse lc alfulf students were dreaded sen ,rors loud clangrng norses were heard for one solrd week because we had to carry our books rn buck t and an outsrder would prob ably comment on the backward llooknrg freshman because remem b we had to wear our clothes backward Our freshman dramatrc Musrc Box and The Hard Borled Egg Our class offrcers for that year were Ray Harrrs presrdent and Brllre Cassell secretary As sophomores we elected Shrrley Hayden presrdent Albert Wagner vrce presrdent Ila Mae West sec retary and Charlene McBrrde treasurer We were really proud when one of our number was crown ed beauty queen of Sterlrng Hrgh Then we went on to become Jun rors and upper classmen One of our accomplrshments was the Jun ror plays wrth 22 Junrors makrng up the cast Our class offrcers were Loren Paullng presrdent Peggy Rasmussen vrce presrdent Marjo rre Setterberg secretary treasurer Class offrcers for our senror year are as follows President Loren Paulrng vrce presrdent Ila Mae West secretary Marjorre Setter berg and treasurer Peggy Rasmus sen Sponsors are Mrs Margaret Shambaugh Mrss Margaret Pope 'vlrss Frances Smrth and Mr Dan Ckalla assrstrng Not to be forgotten are the pet nrcknames for the drgnrfred sen rors Glorra Fabian was Slurp Duane Dovrrs Wrenre Byron Son 4 4 1 1 1 nenberg was known as Saunch ' Shrrlee Cooper answered to Shul 1 and Drngy Loren Paulrng wrthl the Sterlrng Hr taxr and of course Berky for Joanne Berkstresser I We started the year out rugged wlth the rnrtratron of the freshmen rn two assembly programs After the gruelrng rnrtratron was over al semor freshman party was grven Much new talent was presented rn the semor talent program wrth the theme of four soldrers rn a foxhole at Chrrstmastrme The roles of the soldrers were played by Byron Son nenberg Dale Smrth Larry Werns man and Albert Wagner Lorene Ranum Rrchard Guenzr Peggy, Rasmussen Ila West Charlene Mc Brrde Phyllrs Ness and Rrchard Qrunn performed musrcally and Paulrne Haney portrayed the To kyo Rose So came commencement wrth the senrors grvrng therr pageant Volce of Arnerrca Seniors w1ll look back on therr years together wrth mrn gled happrness and sadness Happr ness for all the fun shared sad I ness because they w1ll be partrng to travel the drfferent paths they have chosen We go hoprng thatl those who wrll follow rn our steps wrll remember us not only as a fun lovrng class but as one who left the rdea of frndrng a trarl or blazrng one 1 Seniors Tutor Tender F rosh Slrppery and Shmy though we be 'unk rn the state of stuprdrty Solemnly we slrnk rn the slush and the slrme Senror oh senror please grve us trme' Practrcally everywhere one went durrng the week of September 11 la the above verse could be heard chanted by the freshmen as they sat on the floor legs crossed and hands movrng back and forth rn an orrerrtal manner Thrs was only a part of the tomary rnrtratron planned by senrors In addrtron to the assembly rnrtratron programs freshmen were requrred to dress rn a certarn vlay The grrls were com pelled to wear therr harr in at least frfteen prgtarls skrrts wrong srde out long black stockrngs therr dads parrrna tons and presumably their rrothers gloves and verls The boys wor shorts srx rnches above the knees turbans earrrngs and brg galoshes All were requrred to car ry therr books rn surtcases Due to the excellent sportsman shrp drsplayed by the freshmen and then wrllrngness to cooperate a us the wo a ber 19 by the senrors RAY HARRIS student body pres rdent of S H S was sworn 1nto the Navy January 10 and left Frrday January 12 for Great Lakes Illr nors where he recerved hrs basrc trarnrng He was one of the f1!'St of thrs years senror class to leave for the servrce Not only has he served as the, student body presrdent and the! presrdent of the student councrl but he served as yrce presrdent of the student body durrng hrs Junror year He helped plan the school socrals durrng hrs sophomore year and he was very actrve rn band and orchestra hrs freshman and sopho more years Ray has been very actrve rn all sports whrch S H S offers durrng the four years of hrs hrgh school lrfe Hrs leadrng sport was foot ban rn vyhrch he has been prckedl twrce for the all conference foot ball team Hes also yery outstand r mg rn track and basketball He was one of the boys who went to the! state basketball tournament rn 1944 ' On March 9 1945 S 2 c Ray Har rrs returned to Sterlrng to spend an erght day leave wrth frrends and relatrves He recently completed hrs boot trarnrng at Great Lakes Trarn mg Center After hrs vrsrt Ray reported back at Great Lakes where he awarted further trarnrng rn a servrce school for avratron ordnance Semors Treat Tuesday evenrng September 19 the senrors entertarned the fresh men rn the old gym from 7 30 p m untrl 9 30 p m Dancrng and a few mrxers were held Suckers were grven to all who consrdered them selr es suckers 1We had Just a few left Hm'Pr Drd you hear about the four Scotchmen who drowned vyhrle smmmrng rn the lock one after noon Each bet a shrllmg that he could stay under the water the longest of the four vsrnner take all .. ..: , Y ' uw ee: 1 ra ' ny ' ' v Q , ln V! , u - . 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VVILL AND PROPHECY THE 1945 TIGER PAGE FIVE Semor ClassWlll Wllda Balley wllls her cute glggle to V1rg1n1a Campbell Joanne Berkstresser leaves her summer trlps to anyone who fmds the tnp necessary Dons Brachtenbach leaves her rowdmess to shy Kay Tru1tt Chuck Bnght leaves on h1s own accord th1s t1me G11 Bnght leaves school w1th a stunned look on hxs face Leslie Browner leaves h1s sack of Bull Durham to Don Glacomml Bill Buslg wills h1S car responsl bllltles to Danny B1l11e Cassell and Ila West wxlll the1r llkeness to two chums Mane Chrlstner regretfully leaves Eddle Ness to the howhng g1rls ofl S H S Bob Colller a very selflsh person takes his d1Dl0ma and runs X The Cook twms leave therr vo1ces to the Patten twlns Shlrlee Cooper leaves her extra senxor pictures to Jeanette Barley Bernice Dlamond leaves her bl cycle to Don Dxckmson I Betty Jo Dlck 1snt leaving any thmg behxnd especlally Rusty V Duane Dowls leaves h1s nickname W1en1e to the meat shortage Irma Erlckson wllls all of her ex cess llpstlck to Joanne Croft Glorxa Fablan leaves her 23 pa1rs of shoes to Evle Hecker Norma Farrell leaves her golden tresses to Emma Jo To J1mmy Mxtchell gladly goes som of George Goulds he1ght Eula R1eke leaves her vacancy m the Honor Soclety to any Junior who can get m Elmer Schnelder leaves h1s b1g ears to Bud Bomberg B111 Schuppe leaves h1s studlous habits to Hollls Jackson Marjorie Setterberg leaves her plgeon toes to the plgeons Shlrley Sllce w1lls her flckleness to Joan Newman 1 Martha Smart leaves the sopho more g1rls To two Jerks goes Dale S-Hllth and Harold Waltes soda Jerking V Byron Sonnenberg leaves IS empty car to someone who w11l share lt Red Sonnenberg leaves h1s red hot temper to Lorena McKay June Stevens and Jean Van Du sen w1ll thelr qu1etness to FTRDCIS Scott and Lucy Yapp Charlene McBr1de w1lls her mu w1lls her place m Jacks heart slcal talent to Margaret R1ce Corlee Munson leaves her assls tance to 'VI1ss Cronbaugh and to Allce W1ll1s Phyll1s Ness w1lls her s1ng1ng to Marv Lols Hoel Raymond Nlessen leaves grlnnlng from ear to ear Pat OGrady w11ls her Bus1ness Manager pos1t1on to anyone who hkes work Loren Paulmg leaves the sen1or class presldency to the best man Alberta Payton leaves her Job 1n the l1brary to Vlfglnla Otzenberger Ramah P1per leaves her bangs to Pistol Packxn Mamma Rlchard Qumn wllls h1s plpe to Jlmmy Sparks LOUIS Ramey leaves his notebook to the mouse 1n h1s locker Peggy Rasmussen wllls her blue eyes to Shirley Wllllams Sh1r1ey iHobl Hayden leaves the Pol1sh Pump Polxshmg Parlors andl takes Steve to look for a love boat l.ou1e Helbert leaves wh1le the leav1ngs good Helen Henry leaves her square dancmg to the faculty L1ttle Bobble Waddle leaves h1s muscles to Bxg John Brunner Albert Wagner wxlls h1s actlng to Ronald Good Herbert Walte leaves h1s school loyalty to Jack Groce Larry Wernsman w1lls his vvmnmg smlle to B111 Boyes Martha Yeager w111s her peaceful ness to Mayreta Kmght Cleo Yonkers leaves her absences to anyone who can f1nd good rea sons To Ruth Rhlne and Shrrley G11 lesple goes Delores Zlma and V1v1 enne Woodwards Jltterbuggmg Annual Semor Day Well Attended l Approxlmately 200 persons 1 cluding students sponsors and school board members attended thel fourteenth annual Semor Day held' Fr1day Aprll 13 l The program began at 10 oclock w1th a general sesslon 1n the S H S aud1tor1um Loren Paulrng pres1 I dent of the Sterlmg senlor class' Taylor Bros Honor Sterlmg Hugh School, GIVE Splendld Show Dr Charles Taylor and h1s broth er Dr Laune Taylor natlonally knovvn evangellsts spent two weeks r- Sterhng 1n S ptember S rvlces held nlghtly xn the clty udltorlum attracted great crowds A Jery materlal part of these crowds was made up of S H S stu dents who attended the servrces enthusmstlcally Sterling Hlgh School IS Justlfl ably proud of havxng had the fa mous Taylor brothers whom they came to know slmply as Laur1e and Charlle entertam them on Septem ber 12 1n assembly Clrarlx captured the students at tentlon wlth h1s whlstlmg of popu lar tunes HIS down to earth talk to the student body convmced lts members that Charl1e Taylor un derstood modern youth and that he was a genume fr1end of todays boys and girls Laurle Taylors performance at the p1ano was superb The tran s1t1on from Beethovens Turkxsh Betty Humphrey and Rusty Walk , presxded Joanne Berkstresser ex er leave the1r art1st1c ab111ty to t nded the welcome The response Nona Wernsman and Bob Hall Betty Innes leaves her devllment to Kay Regrster ' Elsle Jernberg and Marlon John , son leave the Argus to Ph1l1p Ph11 l xp who? Phrllp Space Glor1a Kn1ght leaves her shoes' to the navy department they re crylng for boats Don Koemg leaves h1s four years in S H S to anyone who can un 1 dertake them B111 Gr1mm wllls h1s pos1t1on at the Naugle estate to Dean Todd Rxchard GUEHZI and Lorene Ra num leave the1r muslcal lnstruments to the senlor talent program Dora Hagemeler and Kelth Matte son leave thelr comblnatxon slze to Joyce Whxte and Don Hoskms Loms Hammack and her boots leave to Jom the saddle va Mae Harper and her gum leave together Ray Harrls leaves h1s football playmg to Les JZCKIE Hartway leaves her busy combs to Arlene Mahaffey Orv111e Harvey leaves h1S extra gas stamps to h1s buddxes To use at next years football games Rosle Hassmans booming volce goes to the Pep Club I 4 Suspectmg that Sissy wlll tryl was g1ven by Marlbelle Stunkard of Crook Loren Paulmg presented the various class presidents to the group Mr R R Knowles super mtendent of the Logan County I-hgh school system made a short talk on the purpose of Semor Day The senlor sextette of sterllng sang two songs Mr R H Foley prmcxpal of the! jumor hlgh addressed the senlors on Responsxbllxty Colonel H E Reed d1rector of the state selectlve serv ICE board gave an address ent1tled Hlgh School Graduates In the War Effort A group prcture was taken ID front of Blair Hall The luncheon was held at 12 30 ln Henderson Hall at the Method 1st Church Ila Mae West acted as toastmlstress Mr Knowles gave the lnvocatlon Mrs Musll led IH group Slnglng Mary Lou Helgothl gave a saxophone solo A Kay Ky ser College of Muslcal Educatron dellghted everyone At the concluslon of a short talk by Colonel Reed the senlors re turned to Blaxr Hall where they were entertamed by a square dance performance superv1sed by Mxss Cronbaugh and Mr MacAdams The remamder of the afternoon was agam next year Dorothy U'hr1glspent ln dancxng I March to a burlesque ent1tled most professlonal ease Students also met the father of thls lnterestmg palr He IS Rev Charles Taylor He IS the father of eleven sons fxve of whom are ln the mmlstry Served As Secretary For Slxteen Years Mrs Manahan S H S s falth ful Off1C6 secretary for slxteen years left us 1n November of thls school vear to become Mrs C A Walra ven Mr Walraven IS one of the custodlans of the school For Bob Knowles S H S teachers presented Er n1e Pyles Brave Men to the 11 braxy 1n honor of Lxeutenant R R Knowles Jr who dled 1n the serv lce of hls country February 16 1945 NATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK was observed by a parents Go to School Night A shortened sched ule of the classes of each parents chlld was followed 0 D I . . - . . , I n. 1' . . 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