Walford High School - Treasured Memories Yearbook (Walford, IA)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY ln the fall of '44 one of the five freshmen was new in Walford She was Joyce Hofmaster The Freshmen Class con sisted of Leon Arp, Colleen Campen, Dolores Erusha, Joyce Hofmaster and Mary Lou Snell At our freshman initlation we wore our clothes backwards, our hair a different way,and lipstick on half of our lips Mary Lou Snell and Dolores Erusha participated in the Junior Class Play Joyce Hofmaster was a member of the Senior Play Cast The politi cal campaign in our freshman year resulted in the election of the forthcoming officers Dolores Erusha,presldent, Mary Lou Snell,vlce president Joyce Hofmaster,secretary Colleen Campen,treasurer The sophomore year brought back the same five pupils with more confidence This vear a girls' basketball team was organized and the four girls took part with much enthu siasm We elected Joyce Hofmaster,president Mary Lou Snell again took vice presidency, Dolores Erusha,secretary Leon Arp, treasurer and Colleen Campen, historian Narj Lou Snell participated in the Sen'or Class Play this year W had the privilege of planning the picnic in our sophomore year We then advarced to the Junior Class and had many new duties to perform which we had not coped with in the past two years Our class dropped to the lonely number of four when Colleen Campen left the class The plannlng of the freshman iritlation is a Junior Class tradition This was the year for our first class play Le Roy Erger,John Brockschink, and Herbert Snell from the Senior Class were Date For Bobby Sox , Luncheon For Six', and nJerry Breaks A Daten Mary Lou Snell was elected the class president, Leon Arp, vice president Joyce Hofmaster, secretary and Dolores Erusha, treasurer In Februar, we were joined by Donald Boesenberg who ncreased our class to five The Roosevelt Hotel was the spot for this festive occasion Dolores Erusha, Mary Lou Snell, and Donald Boesenberg as slsted tke seniors in the ser or play Five of Walford's most prominent young people began their final year of education in Walford High in the fall of 1947 Our class officers were Donald Boesenberg, president Leon Arp,vice president,Dolores Erusha,secretary and Mary Lou Snell,treasurer Our class published the first high school annual in the history of Walford High Joyce Hofmaster was our editor Leon Arp, Donald Boesenberg, and Dolores Erusha took part in the Junior Class play We were hosts to the rest of the high school at the annual Halloween party Our class was honored to have one of its members Dolores Erusha chosen Benton County winner of the annual D A R Good Citizenship Contest All members of the class participated in athletics During the spring the juniors entertained us at a banquet The last events of our high school career were Class Day the Senior Play,and Commencement, With these memories We shall ring bells of the future with the ropes of the past N s I ' . . l 1 1 . , - A l , 0 - . , . I ' I . N ' e 0 V 1 : A - . , 3 g . . H ' - , . e . . . I . I 1 I - 4 I , W very helpful in producing the three one - act plays: HA H H I . . ,, . , . I w ! O YY -! - . 1 1 - . . .- , . I I S ' ' 9 A I , , . . I I I O 1 U . W I .