Tahoma High School - Ki Ah Yu Yearbook (Maple Valley, WA)

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JUNIORS DICK HUSELTON (Red) Treasurer (49-50) HERBERT WILKE ( Herb) President (49-50) JOHNNY LITRAS ( Greek)

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY Dear Teddie!! Well the year of 1960 has come, and here is the old class of 1950 slowly climbing to the heights of success in their chosen fields. We are on our way to visit our former classmates. We are passing the University of Washington Stadium, we stop for a moment to watch the Huskies play Notre Dame. Well! look who’s playing for the Huskies!! Bud Gcsell as star quarter-back!! There goes the kick-off by Notre Dame and their fullback is none other than Jim Sweeney. We go into the stands to sit down and as we pass the private box on the 50 yard line we hear someone say hello to us. Why it’s Ella Bowman and Don Crosson rooting for the Huskies. Don looks very sporty in his racoon coat. We finally find a place to sit and just as we get seated who should come by selling peanuts and popcorn but our old pal Johnny Petellin. He is still sticking by his old idea of never getting married. Well, there’s Harriet Schlief. She’s rooting for Jim Sweeney. Say it’s getting late so we had better be on our way. We go out to the street to hail a taxi when all of a sudden we are lost in a cloud of dust. No, it’s not a dust storm nor an airplane but Bob Hale in his Hot Rod Ford. Bob tells us he is in such a rush, because he is already late in picking up Janet Webb, who is an Art Instructor at the University of Washington. We say our goodbye and decide that we had better walk. After walking for a while our feet begin to burn so we decide to take in a show. We step inside and to our amazement Jim Knapp and Bill Hosmun greet us. They are the owners of this money making theater. They honor us by giving us our choice of seats. We thank them and sit down to enjoy ourselves. The newsreel is first. Sports flash on the screen and lo and behold! there is Bob Chipman, high jumping for Yale. Say, look at that cute little blonde with the first aid kit and no fingernails!! Why that’s Ida Stoker, Bob’s professional coach. Then it jumps to Washington D. C. and Politics. There is Dale Sandhei making a political speech. Dale is running on the Capitalist ticket for the president of the United States. Next, soft music and girls tell us we are abount to look at the latest Hair Styles from New York, and Look!! by Paulyne Martinez. Europe is next on the list where Margie Higginbotham is playing her violin. Margie is on tour with the Symphony Orchestra. That is the end of a surprising newsreel. Now we are ready to concentrate on the main picture. The name of this academy award winner is The Loves of Adaline” starring Artio Johneirn alias Arthur Johnson and being produced by Quentin Hyatt. We enjoy the picture very much and certainly think it will be a success. Well, our feet are rested so we had better be on our way. We step into the street and a photographer snaps our pictures. That should be a swell picture,’’ says a voice that sounds like Ralph Niemeyer. Well! Well! it is. Ralph is taking street pictures and enjoying it. As we walk on we hear a loud whistle, we turn around and there is Harold Dougan waving to us from a box car on the Northern Pacific Train. We wave and smile as it races by us. As we turn around we are just about knocked down by a rushing figure. It is Coralee Williams and she apologizes and says that her horse has come in first in the Kentucky Derby and she is on her way to the airport. Farewell, she says and off she goes. We look at our watches and decide it’s time to eat. We are in luck as who should be the owner of this restaurant but Shirley Bowman. Shirley says her rabbits are angora and the finest in the country. Darn, we spill our tea on us and we can’t go any farther unless we have some spot remover so we drop into Coffee’s Cleaners across the street. Across the counter a familiar girl gives us a friendly smile. Yes, Henrietta Codiga owns her cleaning shop. Henrietta removes the spots and we look like new. Just when every thing is peaceful and quiet, a loud siren sounds off. It is a cop chasing a car or something that resembles a car. We wait for the light to turn and then cross the street to get a closer peek. The officer gives us a friendly hail, and says, Remember me? I’m Bill Vetters.” We said, Hi , and turn to see who the guy in the car is. To our amazement the guy sitting in his imaginary car is Robert Johnson. Bob says, You can’t fine me because I have a good lawyer. Dick Korslund gave me a patent number for this invention. Well, since we all went to school together Robert is saved from a fine. He says thanks and we are on our way. Down the street a large skyscraper is being built under the supervision of Jack Spurgeon. Jack is 200 feet in the air so can’t get to talk to him. Bill Vetters tells us Shirley Lapinski and Donna Shelhamer are working at a television studio. So we decide we journey down to see them. Donna is the make-up girl for all the stars and Shirley is the chief announcer. They are both doing fine in their profession. We have a friendly talk and we think we had better hit the road as our time is up. After seeing all our classmates very happy our minds are filled with wonderful memories. Well, we have to sign off, but GOOD LUCK CLASSMATES and FUTURE SUCCESS!! Sincerely Yours, CLASS OF ’50

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JUNIDR5 ADALINE DEBILZEN ( Jackie ) GAILE PATTERSON (Pat) KAY BOWMAN K. C.) $ BERNADINE HOLLY ( Dean) BEVERLEE CAPE (Bee) PATRICIA MURPHY (Pat) WESLEY PRIEBE (Wes) ELSA LARSON (Peanuts) HELEN ENGLE ( Toots) MARLENE WEIMER ( Smoky)