Thornburg High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Thornburg, IA)

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MARILYN CRANSTON - Commercial. I can't miss that dance. Glee Club 2-3-4. Quar- tette 3. Jr. Class Play 3, Sr. Class Play 4. May Queen At- tendant 4 Basketball 2-3-4 Vltnstrel 3 Tattletale Staff 3 Annual Staff 4 HAROLD TUTTLF Commer c1al Now take those gnls 1n the South Oh Bov' Clas Officer '7 Boys Quartette Glee Club 1 2 3 Orchestra 1 '7 Jr Class Plav 3 Semor Play 1 Ope1ett1 1 Mmstul 3 VERNON WILSON-General. Girl's are my hobby. Class President 3, Sr. Play 3-4. Edi- tor of Annual 4, Tttaletale Staff 3. Basketball 1-2-3-4 Baseball 1-2-3-4. HAZEL KITZMAN Com merclal Blue eyed Blonde vuth a g1ggle Glee Club 1 Jr Class Play 3 Sr Class Play 4 Annual St iff 4 Tattletale Staff 3 One Act Play 1 May Queen Attend mt 4 CLASS POEM To thmk of a poem or even a rhyme to f1t our class would take some tlme But ttme IS what I ve got most of so just forget whats wrltten above And tn these l1nes I ll try to relate about each of the members and Just how thev rate Ill start w1th Tut our ex Marlne we re proud to have back ID class routme Next comes Rog our lad1es man The fun lov1ng member of the clan And the one known for such late hours IS none other than Bob Bowers Wh1le LOUIS IS the one we can see a success IS gomg to be Now we mustnt forget Tom Orr who th1nks glrls are Such a b0r0 And Vernon who doesnt agree w1th Fr1end Tom s theory So all of our boys th1s does complete except our d1scr1pt1on of Pete And th1s doesn t really matter cause all he does IS chatter' chatter' Chatter' chat er Now our g1rls xt ho number SIX are really SIX S11 ck Ch cks Theres 'Vlar1lvn tall llghthearted and gay Its the fellows she savs That keeo her that way Now Marly s smtle IS qu1te a treat and folks we thtnk she s qu te all rut M wme the art st of our gang 1n the hall of fame w11l some day hang And Keller s as sweet as any rose 1nclud1ng even a turned up nose Last of all IS a gal who s really keen none other than our own Bettv Jean And th1s completes the f1nal score of a poem Wh1ch IS proboblv a bore But we thought that perhaps you d 11ke to know ab out these Semors be fore Out 1n the cold cold world to see 1f they can use the golden kev they Po Wh1ch IS the educat1on of these four years IH Thornburg Hlgh and ll s xerv clear It 15 the best that can be had and now as they leave It makes them sad To know that they ll be back no more to enter agam the ooen door Of th 1r beloved Thornburg Hlgh to Wh1ch novt they b1d a fond goodbye' men the fact that the poem 1tself bemg sort of nut y m1ght re m1nd you of tnem IN purtlv comcxdental Just blame t on the 'tuthor who 15 monymousj I 7 I X 4 . I A 1 , U ' X W x . Q 1 . 'f I , 1 5 T . .,, ' v' x. s 1 ' . , v- - 1 ' ' ' - - ' v 1 U - - i 1 - . 1 u . . . - v 'Y ., 1 ' A - 5. ., I' 1 z . 1 ' ' . ' v ' ' 1 - 3 ' l 1 - ' 1 ' - v I ' 1 ! , ' ,V , ' y ' at ' .7- 2 1 . ' ' , 1 '. , . - And Pavel. a truer word was never spoke. she'll laugh and laugh at any joke. v - - ' ' v 3 1. l X -v . y , . - A l I . . y , A, 5 . A. 1 V x . V l f X A I D - ul ' ' V ' - ,Ugg CWOTICE: Any resemblance to this poem and the actual personalities and descriptions of the Semors ot u I 1 L A ' ' L v A l n . .t A - i 1 . . ' ' 1 j

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CLASS OFFICERS P1 esldent Lols Keller Vxee Presldent Robert Bowers Secretary Sz Treasurer Roger Mullen SPONSOR Superlntendent John G Parlsho ROGER MULLEN General Keep my name out of xt Class Officer 4 Orchestra 1 Baseball 1 2 3 4 Basketball 1 2 3 4 Edltor of Tattletale 3 M1nstrel 3 Jr Class Play 3 Sr Class Play 4 Annual Staff 4 LAWRFNCE BOS Commer C131 Shame on you' Basket bal 1 2 3 4 Baseball 1 2 3 4 Sr Class Play 4 Jr Class play 3 Quartette 2 3 4 Annual Staff 4 Tattletale Staff 3 BETTY SPRAGUE Commer clal Llttle but m1ghty Class Presldent 2 Glee Club 1 2 3 Cheer leader 13 Declam 4 Jr Class Play 3 Sr Class Play 4 Mmstrel 3 Operetta 1 Annual Staff 4 Tattletale Staff 3 May Queen Attend mt 4 Duft 3 Quartette 3 MAXINL HOMAN Commer cial. I love an ex-Marine. Glee Club 1-2-3 Jr. Class Play 3 Sr. Class Play 4 Opcretta 1 Basketball 2-3 Paper Staff 3 Tuttletale Staff 4. LOIS KELLER Commerc1al Waltln for hex shlp to come Class Presldent 1 4 Cheer leader 3 4 May Queen 4 De clam 4 Glee Club 1 2 3 4 Ta tletale Staff 1 2 3 4 Operetta 1 Orchestra 1 2 One Act Play 2 Quartette 2 3 Duets 3 Mlnstrel 3 Sr Class Play 4 Jr Class Play 3 Annual Staff 4 ROBERT BOWFRS Commer clal Gonna get 1n early to nlght Class Officer 34 Sr Class Play 3 4 Mmstrel 3 One Act Play 12 Baseball 1 An nual Staff 4 Tattletale Staff 3 Declam 4 MARLYS MERCK Commer cla Songblrd of the Sen 1ors Glee Club 1 9 3 4 Quar tette 3 I-hgh School Pxamst 4 Jr Class Play 3 Sr Class Play 4 May Queen Attendant 4 Orchestra 2 Mmstrel 3 eretta 1 Tattletale StaH 3 An nual Staff 4 Duets 3 4 LOUIE SOUER Commerc1al Im gonna take a nxce quwt speed test Glee Club 2 4 One Act Play 2 Jr Class Play 3 Sr Class Play 4 Declam 1 Minstrel 3 Quartette 4 TOM ORR Comme rclal Ill appoint someone to do it. Class Officer 2-3 Baseball 3-4 Basketball 3-4 Jr. Class Play 3, Sr. Class Play 4. Annual Staff 4. Minstrel 3.

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Silver Milestones of '46 Class History In the year of n1neteen hundred and thirty four a group of eleven first graders assembled m the Primary Room of Thornburg Consolidated School to begin their educatlon As they trudged down the hall and 1nto this room with shmmg faces and perhaps an apple for the teacher little d1d they think of the fact tha they were originating the Thornburg High Senior Class of 46 The begmn1ng class consisted of L1ll1an Jean Adams Roscoe Albrlghton Betts Lu Allar Chester Edmundson Norma Hermanstarfer Robert Molyneux Roger Mullen Helyne RODIDSOD Zelma Stanley B1lly Trager and Vernon Wilson Of this class two members are now in the present or1g1nal class They are Roger Mullen and Vernon Wilson In the second grade Lawrence Bos and David Sparrow Joined our number and later ln the year Marvel Leola Johannes was also a member However we lost L1ll lan Jean Adams Roscoe Albrlghton and Norma Hermanstarfer At the opening of the third grade Tom Orr Audrey Wells and Marilyn Cranston reglstered for class but Bill Trager Marvel Leola Johannes David Sparrow Helyne Robinson and Zelma Stanley were not present Marllyn was with us only until the first of March when her parents moved from the community With the first three years of grade school beh1nd us the fourth grade loomed ahead of us as another m1lestone to be conquered We m1ssed Chester Edmondson from our number At the beginning of the class this year were Loise Jean Merry field Don Morrxson Marvin Douglas Billy Trager Ronald Douglas and Phyllis Wodsworth Phyllis was only w1th us the first SIX weeks Proceeding onward to the fifth grade we find Bllly Trager Marvin Douglas and Donald Douglas no longer in our class but a new member Louie Souer who has continued 1n the class to also graduate this year Sixth grade roll call found Donovan Nanke in our m dst along with the mem bers of the last years class Advancing into the Junior I-hgh proved to be an interesting and exciting exper xence for We took our places in the upstalrs assembly The class then had the follow mg members Betty Lu Allar Lawrence Bos Lolse Jean Merryheld Robert M05 neux Don Morrison Roger Mullen Tom Orr Louie Souer Vernon Wllson and Donovan Nanke Betty Lu Allar left us in March of ou1 seventh year and in the eighth grade we With the beginning of another September in 1942 the eight boys and one girl from the eighth grade graduating class Hled in the assembly to find six more Creen Fresh es ready to Jo n the class The six new members were Marlvs Merck Hazel Kltzman Betty Sprague Lois Keller Harold Tuttle Laverne Erteld and later in the year Darlene Coats was also a member of the class Beginning our sophomore year Darlene Coats was no longer with us but we had a new member Robert Bowers During the same year we lost Willard Holmes Don Morrison and Laverne Erteld Bob Snodgrass Joined the class dur ng the year Back once again as Juniors we found Lois Jean Merryfield and Bob Snodvia s l'TllSSlI'lg lrom the roll but otherwise the class was the same The long awaited t me had arrived at last we were Seniors' ' ' l Max ne Homan Jo ned our group but we missed Harold Tuttle who had Jo ned the Marines a ter school was out the year be ore lt was possible later hat he could Jo n us again dui ing the second semester And so comes the end of the history of the graduating class of nmeteen hun dred and forty six and another class has been provided xx th one Ol th lm t cclu cat ons poss ble in the var ous cla siooms of Ihornl urg Con ol datcd School O - ' 9 . ll 77 ' ' ' A. , t . . . . , Y Y s , D , . , l , - Y 1 . . ? ' . ' 9 ' , . 3 1 ' 1 ' ! - Y 9 ' , . , , , Y I Y . Y I 7 7 ' ' , Y 8 l i ' - . . . . I ,- . G . . , - y w 1 4 V' , , , Y , . gained one member. Willard nolmes. - - - - 4. i Y . I all ' ' ' . . . . I , , 7 7 7 7 V 1 ' ' ' 1 . V Y ' 7 ' i ' - . , ' .... . . 1 - . , , , T . N ' ,. A . , A . -. 1 ' 5 ' A 1 ' 1. ,,' . V. . ' -. ,Q f' . it . - 4 ' 1 A ' ' - --n ' -. - ' . , . , S. 1 5 . ' L, .