Titonka High School - Indian Yearbook (Titonka, IA)

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I, RUSSELL FISHER, will my clever pranks in study hall to LYNN STRU- THERS. I, DONALD FRITZ, will my ability to look innocent to PAUL TJADEN I, DAVID BOECKHOLT, will my ability to get watermelon at my girls place to ROBERT ROSKAMP I, DONALD GERDIS, will my fliver to anyone who can get it into working condition. MARLYS STECKER, will my long legs to JERRY MCGURIE EVELYN WILLEMSSEN, will my ability to leave the class will in the cook book to future seniors. I, COLLEEN RIPPENTROP, will my witty conversations to GARLENE GRAY MARCINE HANNA, will my cheerleading ability to future cheerleaders. I, I I 7 I I, GERTRUDE HARMS, will my stiff neck to any one who wants it. I, MARILYN CALLIES, will my muscles to WALTER SMITH I, VERLA JANES, will my diamond ring to no one, I want it myself. I, ROBERT EDEN, will my quiet ways to NORETA'TRUNKHILL. I, MARILYN PETERSON, will my graceful walk to DORIS HIPP Four senior girls namely: DORIS, COLLEEN, BETTY and EVELYN will their tea parties in physics to MR. YATES for future use next year Herein lies the class will of '54 signed, sealed and delivered to the un- derclassmen and faculty in the presence of the Executor MR. TIMER HARMS. 1- awww- CLASS HISTORY We started up the Mississippi in our steam boat with Miss Gladys Gro- om as our captain. Those who started out on the trip were Maxine Batt, Marilyn Callies, Ina Lee Heifner, Carol Johnston, Doris Kuchenruether, La- vonne Lund, Betty Ann Miller, Sharon Paulson, Colleen Rippentrop, Elaine Sonnenberg, Patrica Kruchenberg, James Gardner, Paul Fisher, Russell Fis- her, Robert Hofmann, James Honken, Eldon McColley, Bruce Orthel, and Larry Peterson. Our first stop was at Greenville, Miss. Those that left us were Patrica Kruchenberg, Lavonne Lund, Colleen Rippentrop, and James Honken.Those we picked up were Jane Amesbury, Marion Davis, Marilyn Davis, Jack Carr, Glenn Welp and Donald Rippentrop, including our new captain Miss Isa- belle Miller.

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N! X lg CLASS WILL We the senior class being of sound mind do hereby bequeath the fol- lowing and separate gifts to the individual. I. VIOLET BAADE, will my ability to write letters to PAT DOUGHAN I, BETTY MILLER, will my flirtatious ways to DARLENE BENTELE I, ROBERT HOFMANN, will my sweater girl to MARTIN NORLAND I, RONALD KRAUSE, will my name German Valley Flash to HARLAN STECKER. I, LARRY PETERSON, will my ability to get girls to walk me to the door to DAVID SEABERG I, WILLIAM SMIDT, will my driving ability to the drivers training class I, ERNEST BEEN KEN, will my ability to make everyone believe I am shy to CAROL DUNMIRE I, GLEN WELP, will my good grades to no body, I need them myself I, JAMES VANHOVE, will my long rest periods in school to JAMES HON- KEN. I, HERBERT HARMS, will my story telling ability to SIDNEY BUFF- IN GTON I, RITA MILLER, will my lady like manners to RHONDA HAMMOND I, SHARON SCHUTJER, will my dancing ability to ROBERT KINSETH I, SHIRLEY EDEN, will my class rings to PATSY KORTE, she wants one I, DONALD RIPPENTROP, will my bookkeeping ability to the Juniors I, DEAN BOYKEN, will my adams apple to DAVID BUFFINGTON ' I, MARCELLA BOECKELMAN, will my neat hair do to MERLE GID- DIN GS. I, MYRTH AKKERMAN, will my ride home in a Packard to my little sis- ter, Donna I. JANE AMESBURY, will my ability to sew to underclassmen. - I I, ROSE BOEVER, will my frequent trips to Bancroft to MERLIN VAN- HOVE. I, GLORIANN TJARKS, will nothing because I need all I have. I, THELMA ULLMANN, will my cowboy ditties to MR. MULTHAUF. I, DORIS KUCHENREUTHER, will my speedy ways to anyone who'll take them. I, PHYLLIS SWYTER, will my ability to put life into any party to JUDY STECKER. I, ELAINE SONNENBERG, will my discussions with Mr. Mehlan to DAR- LENE FRANZEN. I, KENT HOOVER, will my likings for officials to LEROY BRUNS I, GRESHAM ROSKAMP, will my demurred charms with the girls to MERLIN BARTELT I, GARY ZWIEFEL, will my Tony to no one, she looks good to me

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Our next stop was at Helena, Ark. Marilyn Davis, Marion Davis, and James Gardner got off. Donald Gerdis got on our boat and our new captain was Miss Norma Abbas. At Memphis, Tenn. Miss Phyllis Beam took over as captain. No one got off but Kent Hoover, Sharon Ringsdorf and Colleen Rippentrop decided to come along with us. St. Louis, Mo. was our next stop and Phyllis Swyter, William Ether- ington and Janyce Sill got on. Miss Cleo Nelson also decided to come along and she was appointed our captain. Mrs. Mabel Dunmire took over as our captain on our stop at Omaha, Neb. Phyllis Swyter, William Etherington, Jack Carr and Merdith Wibben did not continue with us but Verla Janes and Paul Carlson decided to come with us. Our next stop was at Sioux City, Ia. and Mrs. Mary Oesterricher took over as captain and Marlene Baughman, Shirley Eden, Marilyn Fergeson. Rita Miller, Phyllis Swyter and Harold Simmons came along with us. Elaine Sonnenberg, Marlene Laughman and Harold Simmons left us before we were ready to stop. Our last stop on this journey was at Rainbow Bridge in Titonka Ia. Robert Eden, Donald Fritz, Gertrude Harms, James VanHove, Gary Zwie- fel, Duane Hanna, Marcine Hanna all came along with us. The only one that didn't come with.us was Marilyn Fergerson. Our Captain was Mrs. Carrie Torgersen. After all those stops we were now ready to start on the last four laps of our educational journey. Our captain now was Mr. Sylvan Theisse. We picked up Thelma Ullman, Ernest Beenken, David Boeckholt, Dean Boyken, David Buffington,.Herbert Harms, Ronald Krause, Gresham Roskamp, Wil- liam Smidt, Maryls Stecker, Carol Reith, Evelyn Williamssen, Violet Baade, Marcella Boekelman, Glora Ann Tjarks, Marilyn Peterson, Sharon Schutjer, Elaine Sonnenberg, Mervin Bruns, and Wendell Christensen. At the end of this lap we lost Mervin Bruns and Wendell Christensen. Beginning our next lap Mr. Sylvan Theisse was still our captain. Rose Boever came with us and Paul Carlson and Janyce Sill left us. At the end of this lap David Buffington and Eldon McColley also left us. On our next to the last lap Sharon Ringsdorf and Carol Johnston stay- ed behind and Myrth Akkerman came with us. Mrs. Beulah Mae Budlong was our captain. On our last lap of our educational journey Mr. Sylvan Theisse was a- gain our captain. Carol Reith left us and the trip was completed by the class of 1954. ents. James V. I like to shoot off my mouth at the party today Doris K. I frowed up ADOLESCEN CE is when seniors start to bring up their par Gary Z. Why do you brush your teeth with gunpowder'7 Mother: L Tell the minister what Mama's little darling did