Williams High School - Tanager Yearbook (Williams, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1948 volume:

SHHVURUCK 2.hu.x,.4 QW: sir-1.2521 iw H WILLIALE HIGH SCHOOL WILLIAMS IOWA M amiga W ffm 4 , f1 i -5 L 1 iw, J f 4Nf gllfjip, ' - f : fx fb vgyfi- fxxwfx xN'5.PTX,tf.Qx E x x '-fxf QF WL 7 fixt. 'f'f : , Fx - fx-Q ,ig FX jk E71 gif ADX-Ffgjfff f ,L X E y ,J-5 f.. My Lf, '7fA7x.. Lf ,W X' , ia 'jx X RJ. Y I Fax-U xl , Q A. NN.. 1 N fffv 7 ' f'4'sx4Y-' To Mr Shelton who has so ably guided us the last three years and who has made so many efforts towards the future need of our education, we 5831600 thus annual 1 , n I - ' . 5'- 4? FACULTY ,,..f- ','5 -' o NOT 9610 C Yixgrigxg-43,5 4 V 7 FACULTY This is our faculty who have strwen to help us gam knowledge We greatly appreclate thelr effort'-1 and lundnees Edlth Bolender Grades 5 and 6 Georgia McArthur Grades Z Cecxle Baughrnan Grade 3 Margaret Schreck Grade l Exelyn W1ll1e Grade 4 Lorraine Lovm World Hxstory Fngllsh I English II Speech Engllsh IV Lyle Mxchener Typmg I Typing II American H1story Short Hand Bookkeeping Marjorie Shelton Grade Muslc I-hgh School Muslc Algebra I Phys1cs Geometry Mildred Mlchener Commercxal Law Arxthmetxc Pdx Home Nakmg Freshman Home Making Amerlcan L lteratu Florence Tolcott Grades 7 and 8 Charles l oxm Coach American Govexnrrwent General Sc len e Bxology Phvs ology Shop . , J . ' . , . Lyle Shelton, Superintendent ' Y l I . . . 4. re . 1 f ' U A, C r fx f.1:-ef-, 5-J J, I ,LQ x . ,.A-v- V QNX 'X 52 QA .gk 7 M12 2. X A X mx RONALD BAUMANN Ronnie Silence is golden Baseball l Birthday Aprl1l6 1930 Future plans Undecided DELORIS BROOKS Dee Happiness has this great advantage over wealth People don t try to borrow it Glee Club 4 Mlxed Chorus 3 Sextette 3 Newspaper 3 Freshman l Act Play jumor Class Play Drama Club 1 Birthday September 19 1910 Future plans Teaehmg ELSIE DAGIT Shorty She s full ol vim vigor, and vltallty Glee Club 4 Mlxed Chorus Z Quartette Sextette Z Cheerleader Z Newspaper Z One act plays Z junior Class Play Drama Club l Birthday july 19 1931 Future plans Teaching BETTE FEAR Fear l know a lot but I lust can t say it Glee Club 4 Mixed Chorus Z Sextette 1 Basketball 1 Newspaper 3 Birthday March 8 1931 Future plans Indefinlte M Q. Cs J' W M if 'hr 'sew PHILIS BRIGHTON Pete If stlence ts golden l wtll never be rich Glee Club 4 Mixed Chorus Z Sextette 3 Basketball 1 Newspaper Freshrnan l act play juntor Class Play Class Officer 1 Drama Club 1 Birthday February 4 1931 Future plane Indeflnlte ROBERT CAYLER Bob Married men may have better halves but bachelors have better quarters Glee Club Z2 Mixed Chorus Z Newspaper l Birthday September 8 1930 Future plans lndefinite COLLEEN DOYLE Doyle Give to the world the best u have and the best will come back to you Glee Club 4 Mixed Chorus l Birthday December 9 1930 Future plans Undecided PAULINE GREIUFE Pill The easy going gal with the dead shot Glee Club Z Basketball 4 Newspaper Z junxor Class Play Drama Club 1 Birthday September 19 1930 Future plans Business College C, RROL HALL Obie Great things are wrought by men Baseball 1 Birthday june 8 1930 Future plans lndeflnlre sne- X ff? 5 AYIVM. li' x MPX BFTTY HCCTKAMP Becky Always go thru 1 e sunny side up Clee Club -4 Baaket ball Newspaper Fresbn an I ct Pay 111101 Class llldy 'Drama Club l B1 thdaw anuavy ' P uture plans '+1Q1ns-ss HAWOLD P-XYTON Peanuts ll4YLl lb 11ov12R5TE1x Phxl Q, Do unto others as you ur ala har e them do unto yuu B rthday july 16 1931 ,Q Future plans ' Teaching 'ir- SADIE MAUBACH Moe A kiss may be petty larceny but sometimes mt 15 grand Glee Club 4 Mixed Chorus Basketball 4 Newspaper 4 One act play Band 1 Class Officer Drama Club 1 Birthday March ll l93l Future plans Teaching LAURENCE. RICKE Rlcke His laugh is worth a hundred groans in any ITIA rket Glee Club 4 Mixed Chorus Z Quartette Z Basketball 1 Baseball 3 Newspaper l Freshman l Act Play junior Claes Play Drama Club l Birthday February 28, 1930 Future plans Undecided. ,ne 3 w.., LL i7 i Q J' 'Qw- Never a dull moment ea Club lv lxed Chorus 3 Newspaper 3 xhrthday April Z7 N30 l- uture plans Navy EARL MARK JR jumor He may be shy but m Newspaper 1 Birthday March l 1930 Future plans Navy NEAL VULGAMOTT Beans To be single ls 0 be lonely, so Birthday September 5 1930 Future plans Undecided I A .. . ., , .. H U . . U3 fl -f Y , .. 1. far- Q A I 4 -. 0 ' 1 .i' 'Y ' ' e- ' S ' . U ' 'ly 5 -V H, 1931 1. f X 1 A K , ll - ,- I H 'X 5 ..1-' , Course. A -I :fs '53 , lv ' ,j .y I My A l. yi 1 11,14 ,J .1 '1 fund.. 1 .. l .gags , I A .,, V v - 11 A f' , .2 1 2' A - f' . t ,v.,.J K I I i .1 I' -,- if ff-'S . - 1-:A . .1 ' F41 -J k Y , ' V X JZ. ng . 1 . . A Q v 'f?j?. 1 ff ' 1' I ., V . ' i'-,'-w e f Q., - --4 1 ,, ' -4 Q, 1 ,, ' LM fl :If g -.. 1 fl' H . L In ,sv ' A 1 ' ,Q A l I fx - - LT? ' . 1. .. -, , A av' ' ' 1 2- 4 ,rv li-gi g:, . .rv -, 2? - 1 gr, 1 -. A F ' A A oh, yzn - C' ,. . -- U 3 5 L- 'N -- ,' 3 -:-3 l . . -- 4 l . ,1 -. I, . an n 4 ' rm 1 U Q PIQOPIII' CY llert tt ts only 10 years from the xery date that we graduated let s haxc a look around and see what is happening the dear old Class of 48 Our tour beglns tn a beautxful tropxcal island m the Pactfxc This place was called UIlC'lXlll1Pd untll the Rex Ronald Baurnann came here and establtshed a m sston Who would hate eyer thought that of Ronn1e'? We board our shmp after TECCIX mg Rex Baumann s blessing We are headed for sunny Caltfornta and Hollywood Reachlng Hollywood we decide to take tn a night club so we goto the Brown Derby The floor show ts just begnnntng Oh look at the flery blond dancer Doesn t she look fam1l1ar'P Vlhy sure that ms bashful Colleen Doyle Tlme surely changes people Dectdmg our ttme ls grow 1ng short we moye on to the western platns 5Ol1f1dS lik? WP X6 got B flat tire but I guess that ts just a cow hand yodellng And who comes rtdlng up on her horse Trlgger but Phil Hoyersten She owns her own ranch now and tells us she IS gunnlng for a man We learned tn an atomtc bomb explosion but managed to land the job as Head of the Atomic Bomb Commtsslon wlth the other seven fingers We left Phll and crossed oyer the Canadtan llne We are plcked up for speeding by a Royal Mounted Pollce But we get out of gettlng a ticket as the Mountle turned out to be none other than Neal Valgamott We continued on to dear old Iowa It wouldn t be right not to stop tn and look at W I-I S We are greeted by Peanuts Payton at the door Is he sttll here'P Well I guess he IS supertntendent and IS teacher of Physics We learn from the students that Supt Payton IS a hard man to deal wtth Now when the oumls get themes for puntshment Mr Payton Just makes them outline the book that he memortzed from practtce Peanuts then told us of Delorls Cornfoot She ts the former Delorts Brooks From what the prof sald Delorts met a man elght years ago who came tn on the 4 O0 A M tram After a whtrlw md romance they left town on the next tram going east Nothing has been heard of her slnce We hope they and all the little Cornfeet are happy We understand that she has never trusted long romances ever smce her hugh school days We didn t haye too much ttme so we drove to Des Moines and took a plane to New York For heaven s sake Who 1s the fresh pilot? Oh no It IS JUHIOI' Mark only they call htm Earl now Hasn t changed at all has he? He told us as long as we were going to New York we may as well look up Sadie and Laurence They newer dld get married but they are now buslness partners They f1gure if they save their money for another 10 years that they wtll be able to afford to get marrled We must look them up We stopped off at Chicago for a few hours As we were casually drwmg around the Loop we nottced a new butldtng Cayler s Cave This must be Bob s new place The newest Dme and Dance tn Chicago Bob met us at the door of hts establlshment He informed us that Elste Dagtt has just married a man from down south Thls one ls from way down south Vlrgmla He IS a ,, . , ' - nn 1 as t V ' ' ' 1 - . ' r f ' ' n - ' I. ' . - from Phil that Carroll Hall is now in Washington, D. C. I-Ie lost three fingers . , ' . ' , ' 2 . . ' . . ' ,' ' v Y . . I I 0 Y 0 . , y . , , . . . . . . 1 ' - v y . , ' n I 0 lt. I Bl ' I V ' 1 , , 44 ' av ' ' r1ch plantatton ovvner and Elsie sald VN lth his money looks money dlgnlty money proposal of marriage and money Ah just couldn t resist htm She has acqulred a southern drawl and IS the dtgmfled SOClCty leader of her town We hear her husband made her glve up jltterbugglng when she marrled htm After devouring Bob s hamburgers and drlnkmg a Bromo just ln case we went back to the plane and flew toward New York Arrlvtng ln New York we at once headed for Carnegie Hall The talked about Girl Wonder at the Plano was there to night We enjoyed her perfor mance and went backstage to mters xew her We asked her mother s name She saxd Mama s name was Bette Fear but she ts married and her name IS different now Pap name IS jlm but Mama calls h1m lots of different names The fact that Bette married her hxgh school fellow shocked one of the people 1n our party so badly that he fell over and cracked hxs head open We called an amublance whlch came immediately The drlver walked ln and 1t was our old classmate Laurence Rlcke He explalned that all of the ambulances were busy so he brought his business vehicle for us to use He has gone into the duggmg business He told us that Sadie Maubach has a flortst shop next to h1s place of business and that they work together She decorates the church and he decorates all the other thmgs essential for a mce funeral servlce Laurence makes a lovely undertaker The victim of shock was rushed to the hospital The head surgeon was called an on the case She IS a slave driver according tothe nurses whowork under her She came mto the room dressed in white clothmg We hardly recogntzed Paulme Greufe When we asked her why she went mto surgery she remarked Well I alwavs was handy with a Jack knife Leaving our frtend in the hospital to recover under Paulme s care we drove down town What s that ahead? There IS a big crowd gathered around and the cops are trying to break up a fight Thus IS takmg place in front of a Chevrolet and a ord garage A cop comes and tells us if we want to lwe to stay back This is a personal fxght and those two are really mad It is Becky I-loltkamp and Phlhs Brighton the two garage dealers settling a disagreement Oh those two are stxll argumg That s the last straw We will have to close and watch thus fight CLASS MOTTO Not at the top but climbing CLASS COLORS' Green and silver CLASS FLOWER Yellow Rose . - , - - an 7' - . . J 1 1 1 '1 1 L o - 1 - - 11 1 1 r . . . . . . . . V 1 . U.. . ,. p . . - - 1 - . . . . . , . . nn - - m - . - . - . v. , Q . 1 tl 1 . . 1 . . , . . . . , . 1 1 . 1 . . . - . ., . . yy - . . . - as 1 sa 1 . . . . 1 . . Q . . . 1 u . n - ov . 1 9 9 . . . gg . . . . . . , I Q , . . . . . . . . Q 7 . . , . - 1 n . . . . , . . . . , g Q 1 . . q - o . . . . . . . . . . Q CLASS WILL WIIOM IT IMAX FONCFRN We the selnors of VX 1' 1 ms rhgh .school Ctty Wllllams Co nty of Ham xlton and State of Iovta do hereby make publlsh and declare thls to be our last will and testament I Phllis Brighton w1ll my love for skating and my clever quips to Duane Jansen You will take advantage of these Duanseee I Ronald Baumann wtll my will to work and my many amblttous moments to Ann Ruby These wtll help you to get that 4 point average Ann I Delor1s Brooks wtll my ability to capture eligible bachelors to Pat Uthe Start early to lay the trap 15 her suggestton Pat I Robert Cayler w1ll to you Lyle Van Langen my dimples and cute g m With these added features Lyle you should really floor them I Elsie Dagtt w1ll my characteristic glggle to Betty Inks and my half pmt size to Arlene Gruefe This added height will help you m your basketball career Arlene I Colleen Doyle w1ll my qutetness and pretty blond locks to Eulalle Claude Also Eulahe to you I wtll all my gum I Bette Fear w1ll my music ab1l1ty and cuteness to Fern Hoversteen These are defmttely added assets Fern I Pauline Gruefe wtll my athlettc abthty to stster Irene and do hereby leave Lawrence Cheyne to the other cute girls tn WHS You lucky glrls I Carroll Hall will my sctentlftc mmd to yes you Albert Wllbholm Here s your chance to be another Einstein I Phylhs Hoversteen w1ll my quiet manner and love for skatmg to Dorothy Trample Watch for the next champion I Betty I-Ioltkamp wtll my natural curly hatr to all the girls tn WHS who have Pm theirs up every night and all the money made on basketball bets to the future basketball teams You can butld the new gym now I Earl Mark jr will my curly hatr and physique to Tom H111 Also Tom make good use of my good phystcs grades You will look after all my old gu-1 I Sadie Maubach wxll my athletic ab111ty to Gloria I-Ioltkamp and my dtmples to jaon Baumann At last they re yours joan I Harold Payton w1ll my way with the teachers and many themes to Bob Doyle You won t be needmg these wtll you Bob? 'P 'P 'P 'P 'P 'P 'P 'P I laurence Ricke wtll my burly shoulders and wavy red halr to Carrol Doyle Put them to good advantage Carrol I Neal Vulgamott w1ll my height to Billy Ellison Watch all the low doors Bllly We the basketball players will all our ability good trammg rules and State Tourneys aims to the future teams of WHS We the Sentor Home Economlcs Girls will all the old blscults potato chtps and the ltke to Mr Shelton Brmg on the bicarbonate of soda gtrls We the semors wxll all our Physics knowledge and our seats on the east stde assembly to the future sentors All the gum that we may have chewed and sttll remains m WHS we w1ll to Amos along wlth a good chisel To the Manual Train lng boys we w1l1 all the old carved up chairs for which we mlght be responsxble The foregomg document was slgned by the said class of 48 lh our presences and publtshed and declared to be our LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT and we truly subscrtbe our names as atttested witnesses at Wlllxams owa the 20th Ma D l S 1 g ne I F5215 117017143111 ass Ofil s TO .' , 1 ' '.l'a ' ' ' ' .. - I ' v I 1 I ' 1 Y' I . 1 . 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' ' . -..- ,,- K. -1 5.1 0 is I ', 1 A --.4... -,...i,a4- 1' 1 Y -1, I CLASS HISTOR Y On September 4 1944 there were twenty one freshmen startmg to W1ll1ams I-hgh They were as follows Mary Barr1ck Phxhs Bnghton Bob Cayler FlS18 Daglt Colleen Doyle Betty Fear Carroll Hall Russell H111 Cletus Hoefer Becky Holtkamp Harold Hoversten Phyllis Hoversten Eleanor Marcus JLLHIOI' Mark Sadie Maubach Dena Meyermg Neal Vul gamott Pauline Gruefe No freshmen boys lettered ln baseball or basketball but junior Mark Laurence Rlcke and Carroll Hall reported for practice Sadie Maubach was the only g1rl who won a letter In basketball that year but Eleanor Marcus Paulme Gruefe Becky Holtkamp Bette Fear and Ph1l1s Brighton reported for practlce The class offxcers were Presldent Phllls Brlghton Vice President Russell H111 Secretary Laurence Rxcke Treasurer Becky Holtkamp In the Sophomore year we gamed Ronald Baumann Delorls Brooks and Harold Payton We lost Mary Barrlck and Cletus Hoefer Laurence Rxcke got hls ftrst baseball letter junlor Mark and C rroll re ported for practice No one lettered IH boys basketball Ronald Baumann re cewed a letter for bemg manager In glrls basketball Salde got her second Chevron and Paulme Gruefe and Eleanor Marcus lettered At the jumor Semor Banquet JUIXIOI' Mark Laurence Rlcke Bob Cayler and Russell Hill were waiters The Wd1treSS6S Were Becky Holtkamp Elsie The class offtcers were President Sadle Maubach Vlce Presxdent JUHIOI' Mark Secretary Russell H111 Treasurer Harold Hoversten In the junior year we gained no one but we lost Harold Hoversten Eleanor Marcus and Russell H111 Laurence Ricke got hts second chevron 1n baseball and Sadie Maubach and Paullne Gruefe recelved basketball chevrons Becky Holtkamp Bette Fear and Ph1l1s Brighton recetved their letters This year ln typing Sadie Maubach Harold Payton Bette Fear Elsie Daglt Bob Cay ler Delorls Brooks and Becky Holtkamp won 35 word pins Marlbelle Vey won her 35 45 50 pms Sadie Maubach also won a 50 word pin The class offlcers for this year were President Laurence Rlcke Vice President Paulme Greufe Secretary Bob Cayler Treasurer Sad1e Maubach In the Semor year we lost Marlbelle Vey and David Ttdman The class officers were President Laurence Rxcke Vgce president Bob Cayler Secretary Pauline Gruefe Treasurer Sadte Maubach In boys basketball Laurence Rtcke received hls first letter In baseball Carroll received his ftrst letter and Laurence Rtcke got a chevron In gurls basketball Sadie Maubach Becky Holtkamp and Paulme Gruefe won chevrons Phths Brlghton was the girl s manager. 1 1 ' ' . . . . Z . 1 .. . , I J . I 1 7 I D I I 1 Y I l 1 l 1 D 1 . 1 ' D 0 I 7 0 I ' I I P . . . : . - . . . , . . - 1 ' . 1 ' . . . I . , . . . . . E - . - . , . y . , Y . . ' , . Dagit, Pauline Gruefe and Philis Brighton. . I . - . , . . - 1 ' I 1 ' Q ' 4 I I ' ! 0 . . . I . 0 I I . u . . . , t , . . , , , . I . . . . . : . - . , . ' . 1 1 ' . Q . I . - . , , - - 1 ' I 1 ' . 0 , . . . . . , CLASS POFM B IS Baumann Ronald you know Just watch htm to see how slow he can go B is for Brighton best known as Pete To the Semor Class her jokes are all reet B xs for Brooks who balles along In her heart IS a man on her lips a song C IS for Cayler carefree and gay Bob from all g1rls keeps out of their way D IS for Daglt Elsie Laurene A cute little kid with much pep and steam D IS for Doyle Colleen so shy just get her tickled she ll almost die F IS for Fear she dreams all day And Bette s thoughts are so far away G IS for Greufe Pauline what a P111 I ll bet in her sleep She plays basketball still H15 experiments could blow us to Zenius H is for Holtkamp Becky whose heart Is in the right place she ll do her part H is for Hoversten a sweet quiet lass Who will if she can do what you ask M IS for Mark junior s okay Hts curly hair gets him his way M IS for Maubach Sadle this fall All shall miss you nn basketball P is for Payton a Jovtal lad He can be very good and also very bad R is for Rlcke by hxs laugh and red halr You can tell Laurence almost anywhere V ts for Vulgamott Neal is the name He will always be to us just the same Our whole class has a strong wxll Not the top, but climbmg still 1 I I , . I . I 0 ' ' ll Y 0 ' I I I U I 1 . . , I Q I . , . I I ' I I I I ' ' ll I li I I , . . I H is for Hall, he is our genius I . . . , . I , . . . , I . , . . , . . , . . . , . 0 I I I ' I . . 1 ' 0 . , . I . I ll ' ' 19 l - N A Qkvvq A Cheer Leaders Harold Payton Ronald Knickerbocker Beny Day 19 Elsxe Dagn Y W qv JuNxoRs First Row Eulalie Claude joan Baumann Betty Karekel Dean Meyering, Shirley L. Williams jean Walterman Second Row jo Ann Buzzetki Mildred Bryan Betty Doyle. Evelyn Howe Beverly Ratzke joan Walterman Marjorie Hansen, Shirley A Wxlliams Third Row Virgil Olson Dean Bryan, Millard Barz, Gene Vulgamott, Lawrence Cheyne Norman johnson. 404- by Ov .ps eo- '1 Sophomore Class Front row Dorothy Trample Patricia Hames Ann Ruby Leona Mxnard Marlyl Bare Lila Elverman Betty Arenda Second row Allen McCoy Richard Hoeler Harold Walker Duane Jansen Charles Walker Albert Wubholm Duck Kxckerbocker Freshman Class Front row Billy Ellison Merlin Oden Ronald KMCKOYUOCRCY Margaret Holdgrafer Lyle Van Langen Gene Cayler Lyle Hamel Mary Daglt Dorothy Beyer Dora jane Cady Betty Inks Fern Hoveratein, Second row Bob Doyle. john Rlcke. Francis Utho. Marlene Shellon, jane Bell, Arlene Gruele. jane Ruby, Irena Gruele. Gloria Holtkamp. Tom Hill, Carrol Doyle. Mary jane Merz Back row: Bert Dickinson, Daryl Hoefer. SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADES First Row David Baumann Roger Bryan Lee Shelton Duane Behrens Second Row Frank Mer: Carolyn Cayler Alan Everman Donald Williams Dxckle Holtkamp Helen Hamel Sharon Mathias Third Row john McDonough Gesley Keane Wayne Howe Anna jane Lamphers jim Holdlrahr Lola Hoff nead Florence Holdgrafer Lorraine Cheyne Pauline Uthe Fern Arends lda Olson 1 L L FlFTH AND SIXTH GRADES Flru Row: David Inks, Rolland Hauser. Curtis Lekwa, Merlin Howe. Second Row: Helen Everman, Stella Inks, Eva Radabaugh Ruth Nerland. Ida Djerf. Dorothy Holdgrlfer, Cheryl Cayler. Carroll Knickerbocker. Third Row: john Hames. Zona Matthan, Phyllis Radabuagh, Daryl Minard. Raymond Hanson, Billy Duden. David Mark, Vernon Behrens. Qi THIRD AND FOURTH GRADES First Row Monty Thompson Gary Fisher Denny Hauser Kgy Knickerbocker Ronald Nixon Robert Ewing Second Row Harry Arnold Bully Hollxs jxmmy Dagn Marlene ensen Bonnie jones Vxrgxnla Howe Shirley Nixon Shirley Peck Manly-n Thompson Peggy Caruth jane O Donnell Mary Holt kamp Bernadme Arends Mary Knickerbocker joanne Walker Wnlma Norem Third Row Bernie Hames Marvm Williams Gerald Cayler jon Peterson Avery Ratzke Robert Knickerbocker Roger Mathias Byron Krause Gary Knickerbocker Ronald Frayne Robert johnson Wayne Anderson Charles Kinney Charles Carpenter - 4 H FIRST AND SECOND GRADES First Row jerry Sawyer David Terfehn Roy Meyers john Berogan Walter Welch Earl Geitz Alan Caruth Second Row Audrey Nerland Patty Snell Melvm Nixon Karen Trample Marxlee White Larry Holtkamp Rojean Pelz Donald Ewing Sharon Frayne Charles Ellxson George Merz judy Crouch Darell Ewing Mxcheal Hames jamce Peterson Nita Hauser Lee Madxson Roger Arnold Third Row Glorxa Edvenson Lorna Hoversten jamce Doyle Sandra Knickerbocker, Nola Vulgamott, Norma Vulgamott, Sandra Carter, Karen Frayne. Carolyn Hollns, Bernard Ewmg. Glen Arnold. Russell Nerland, Danny Holtkamp, Ronald Mathias 9 .. . , , -.cpu lil., -1 . I ' ar 4 ' -. J '17 gi' .' V ' I ' . Y ,g i 3 yy: .. -- -- . V 5 'X Tr N qw if Y 7 POOR FENDER THE TROPHY THE GIRLS SILLY THE BOYS LEGS FAIR T IME PA1j B:-:1-rx-: AND BECK PBTB KILLER JR PLAY CAST 1946 BUBBLE c-UM 1 cAsANovA BECK AND Bx.sxr-: PEEDEE ANN DAVID AND PILL Q PWQJW ,g qrf 1 Ah +m,i L.. -J- 0 BO PF TV KIND BETTE B me M l'! 1x- ELSIF aw, BT-'TTU 41- SOUR PUSSFS li bn, M51 ...A- HOLD TIGHT PETE HAROLD AND BETTE GLAMOUR GIRLS LEGS GUESS WHO ? GAS HOUSE KIDS LOVERS ? KITTY MR AND MRS SHELTON SADIE v W FRESHMEN Jn. AND r-:Lsm Pmmurs AND Rxcxm GAS EATEF W If ,. 9 x 1 K xx Q 1. , X K Y Y fi XIX .f',2g F WP? '21, .ff 1 I. M 4.1. il Ya' P' is eb .RFP X SFS BOYS BASKETBALL SQUAD Fmrst Dow Millard Barn Charles Walker Laurence Rlcke Harold Walker Lawrence Cheyne Second Row Charlea Lovin Coach Allen McCoy Richard Hoefer Gene Vulgarnott Virgil Olaon Gene Cayler Lyle Hamel Dick Knickerbocker Duane jansen Manager fax!! 644 01 x. 'Ar U4 t ll if 01.11 1-J' BASEBALL SQUAD Front Row Laurence Rlcke Harold Walker Lawrence Cheyne Charles Walker Millard Ban Back Row Charlee Lovin. Coach Bob Doyle Richard Hoeler Gene Vulgamott. Virgil Olson Gene Cayler Dick Knickerbocker Duane janaen Mgr No Included in Ulla picture wae Carroll Hall BOYS BASKETBALL Only one semor was on the team The scores of the scheduled games Randall Alden Jewell Blairsburg Ellsworth Stanhope Kam rar Dows Randall Blaxrsburg Ellsworth Kamrar Dows Alden Stanhope were THEY The Wxllxams boys were defeated by Stanhope SZ 17 in the hrst round of the county Tournament They were also ousted out of the Sectional Tournament by Steamboat Rock by a score of 46 15 The Ftghttng Irlsh nearly broke even with seven wms Z5 11 Z9 ' Z0 29 36 Z3 26 42 ' Z4 42 44 Z1 Z1 111 GIRLS BASKETBALL Front Row Marjorie Hanson Becky Holtkamp Sadie Maubach, Pauline Greule Beverly Ratzke Shlrly L Williams Back Row Coach Charles Lovin Glorh Holikamp Irene Cvreuh Pat Hamas Marlene Shelton Arlene Greufe Ann Ruby jo Ann Buzzettl joan Baumann Manager Phllhs Brighton MARJORIE AND BEVERLY BECKY AND SHIRLY L SADIE AND PAULINE P ,. , 4 -y ,- . V r X 1 fy. 7 a n . I . . f U 1 l . , . n . . . . lf X, , A o 'A . ., '.-fl' ' 'Ji 3 4- ,, ,. , E . 1 . GIRLS BASKETBALL The Wxllxams Fxghtmg Irlshettes mme through the 1947 48 basketball season w1th elght wms fwe loss s and two ties Three senlors and three Junmrs were on the flrst team THEY Randall Alden Jewell Blau sburg Ellsworth Stanhope Dows Randall Blalrsburg Ellswo rth Kamrar Dows Alden 39 Stanhope The Wllhams girls were runners up m the County Tournament We defeated Ellsworth 44 Z4 in the flrst round and Stratford 39 31 in the second round We were defeated by the strong Kamrar team in the final round 61 43 In the Sectional Tournament we defeated Dows 46 34 in the first round Radcliffe then changed our course by defeatmg us 56 46 We also lost out in playing for consolation by losmg to Eldora wxth a score of 61 55 ll? -..- 22 37 32 Z3 36 36 54 ' 39 61 41 55 42 39 Kamrar 65 42 Z1 36 36 68 ' 41 56 39 51 71 Z6 Z9 43 Z7 42 xxb X l- ' l .,, A . Q T -1 FH MIXED CHORUS First Row Dlck Knickerbocker Tom Hill Gene Cayler john Rlcke Ronald Knickerbocker Lyle Van Langen Allen McCoy Second Row Billy Ellison Elsxe Dagut joan Baumann Dena Meyering Delons Brooks Mary Dagit Betty Karekel Glorla Holtkamp Pat Hames Colleen Doyle Shirley L Williams Lyle Hames Merlyn Ohden Third Row jane Bell jo Ann Buzzetti Marlene Shelton Sadie Maubach Beverly Ratzke Norman johnson Ann Ruby Daryl Hoefer Phill: Brighton Bette Fear jane Ruby Fourth Row Charles Walker Harold Walker Laurence Racke Bob Cayler Harold Payton BOYS GLEE CLUB Front Row Billy Ellison, Dlck Knickerbocker Ronald Kmck erbockar Allan McCoy Lyle Van Langen Lyle Hama: Marlyn Ohdan, Gene Cayler Back Row John Rich Norman johnson Charlea Walker Harold Walker Laurence Ricke Bob Cayler Daryl Hoefer Harold Payton Thomas Hill iam-R8 GIRLS GLEE CLUB Front Row Flsme Dagmt joan Bauman Dena Meyermg Betty Arends Shxrley Lee Wtllmams Glorma Holtkamp Delux-ig Brooks Betty Karekel Dora Cady Mary Dagxt Middle Row Dorothy Beyers Margaret Holdgrafer Patsy I-lames jane Bell Marlene Shelton badxe Maubach Joann Buzzetu gnc Ruby Bette Fear Back Row Shxrley Ann Wlllxams Arlene Greufe Colleen Doyle Becky Holtkamp Betty Doyle Phghs Brighton Ann Ruby Beverly Ratzke PW NEWSPAPER STAFF Ftrst Row Seated Ann Ruby artist, Allen McCoy, Sports Sadie Maubach, Associate Editor, Philis Brighton Editor Harold Payton, Business Manager joann Buzzettl, Artist Mr Mlchener Faculty Advisor Second Row Reporters Betty Arends Margaret Holdgrafer Deloris Brooks Shirley Lee Williams Betty Karekel Marjorie Hanson Patricia Hamas, jane Ruby joan Bauman Becky Holtkamp Bette Fear Elsie Daglt Third Row Production junior Mark Robert Caylor Laurence Rtcke MUSIC Years 1944 45 Miss Bernlce Grazls instructor There were no small organizations this year The glee clubs sang at xarlous programs lncludmg Baccalaureate and Commencement Exerctses at the end of the year Years 1945 46 Mtss Be rntce Grazls instructor Thls year we had Boys and Girls Glee Clubs A g1r1s sextette was organlzed but did not gue any performances The Boys and Girls Glee Clubs both went to Muslc Contest The Glee Clubs both sang at Baccalaureate and Commencement Exe rclses and the jumor and Senlor Class plays Years 1946 47 Mrs Lyle Shelton, instructor Besides our Girls and Boys Glee Clubs we organlzed three new groups m the muslc department thls year One large group Mlxed Chorus has a membershlp of sixteen gurls and twelve boys The two smaller groups are Girls Sextette and Boys Quartet Members of the sextette are Phllxs Brighton Delorls Brooks Elsie Daglt Dorothy Gruefe Lolsj Tordoff and Marlbelle Vey Thelr first appearance was at the junlor Class Play Members of the Quartet are Sldney Bell B111 Cormaney 1 aurence Rtcke and Ory In Van Langen Dax ld Ttdman replaced Sidney Bell the second semester The Music Department joined with the Drama Department 1n presentmg a Sprung Program The five groups of the department took part m this program Later tn the year we gate a program for P T A Thls was based on songs of the south and negro sp1r1tuals Chorus and two piano sololsts Bette Fear and Alan McCoy We will close the year by furnishing muslc for the Baccalaureate and Commencement Se rvlces Those wlnnmgghernllg Ly:-es tn muslc this year of the class of 48 were Phtlts Brighton Delorls Brooks Elsie Daglt and Marlbelle Vey Those wtnnlng felt Lyers were Bob Cayler Laurence Rlcke and David Ttdman Years 1947 48 Mrs Lyle Shelton mstructor This year we again have our three large groups Girls Glee Club Boys Glee Club and Mvced Chorus Members of the sextette are Phxlis Brighton Delorxs Brooks Elsie Dagtt Bette Fear Pat Hames and Ann Ruby We orgamzed a Freshman sextette thus year whlch includes jane Bell Mary Daglt Gloria Holtkamp jane Ruby and Marlene Shelton Members of boys quartet the fxrst semester are Norman johnson Ronme Kmcke rbocker Alan McCoy and Laurence Rtcke Second semester Norman johnson Gene Cayler john Ricke and Ronme Knickerbocker Our first event this year was presenting the stage show at the carnival Thls was patterned after a Barn Dance Frolic Then came our appearance at the Christmas Program Our Girls and Boys Glee Clubs are parttctpatmg ln a County Music Festival which as to be held in Webster Clty March 27th We have four students Bette Fear jane Bell jane Ruby and Alan McCoy entering solos ln the Music Contest to be held In lowa Falls And again music for Baccalaureate and Commencement Exercises will close the year. ln the Music Contest held in Iowa Falls, we entered Girls Glee Club, Mixed 0 -an 1 J BAND Clarlnetf. Flrst Row Curus Lekwa john flames Burton Dickenson Second Row Phyllv- Radabuagh jerry Doyle Duane Behrens Third Row Fxa Radabaugh Stella Ikns Lor anne Cheyne Snxophones Roland Hauser badle Mm hach Snare Drum Bob Doyle Bass Drum Ray Vulgumott No! Present Bass Horn Ann Ruby French Horn Vernon Behresn Cornet F1rstRow Lee Shelton Gene Cayler john Rucke Gesley Keane Dav1d.Mark Second Row Allen McCoy DBX1d Baumann Dick Holtkamp Bantones Frank Me rz Norman johnson Trombone-5 jane Ruby Marlene Shelton Anna jane L amphers 3 39 4 4,-Q .1 DRAMACRAT' Fire! Row Eleie Dagit joan Baumann joann Buzzettl Mlrj0t1e Hanlon Delores Brooke Beverly Ratzke Becky Holtkamp Second Row Betty Doyle, Sadie Maubach. Laurence Rlcke Norman johnson. Dean Bryan, Pauline Greule, Phllle Brighton. Mu Lovin I ACT YOUR AGP' CAST erry Delorts Brooks Pngy' Becky Holtkamp COTE Paulme Gruefe Helga Phllts Brlghton Aunt Sandra F1518 Daglt Gadget Laurence Rtcke lm Bob Cayler Commander Stone David Tldman Director Mrs Charles Lovln Act Your Age a three act comedy was presented by the junlor Class at Wtlllams Hugh School November 7 1948 THE PLAY Out of patrtottsm 9 Angy and jerry started to write to a pair of lonesome sailors and just to make tt more intersting passed them sleves off as a couple of young ladxes Instead of kids of 14 And then they hear Gadget and jim are coming They dress themsleves an grown up clothes and it looks like fun untll their Aunt Sandra arrwes Sandra decides to teach the gtrls a lesson She dresses up as a brat of a chtld and makes a holy terror of herself From then on lt s a whxrl of fun and comphcattons The boys wlre Commander Stone for an extension of leave to get married Their sentimental old commander is bound to fall for that line But Sandra happens to be the Commanders daughter and she mtercepts the message and re addresses lt to her Dad as Ptcklepuss Stone In the meantlme Gadet falls for the cook a lady wrestler tn her time off and wires for another exctenston Thls tlme It is to bury their wives who have supposedly drowned but Commander Stone unexpectedly arrlves and the boys are forced to put on a hukum wake scene The chmax of the play erry and Angy reform to gn-ls of 14 and Gadget and j1m get thelr girls Cora and Aunt Sandra K i 1 A if 1 . . 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