Yuma High School - Smoke Signals Yearbook (Yuma, CO)

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CLASS OF 1951 Past--and--Future MOTTO: Forward ever: Backward never COLORS: Maroon And Gray FLOWER: Blue Carnation CLASS OFFICERS President ----- ---------- - - Russel Richardson Vice President- - - - - - ---- Shirley Yost Secretary ---- - Bette Weeks Treasurer ------ - - '- - - - Doris Rutledge Student Council Rep, - - - - - ------ Rodney Chance September first, l948 brings back great memories for our class and probably more for the teachers when they remember that day we fifty one freshmen swoopedldown upon Yuma Union High School, T-wo weeks later the upper-classmen caught up with us, The results were that we came back to school looking a little queer, That year we had for our Class Officers: Charlotte Blach, Don Chrismer, Jo Ann Bennett, Mrs, Dazey and Miss Graham were our lucky sponsors, The next year found us again entering the doors of good ol' Yuma High, We took an active part in the initiation this year, Our class officers for this year were: Gary Howell, Melvin Reeh, and Pat Gard, with Mrs, Gillespie and Miss Roetker as our spon- sors, When the fall of 1949 rolled around we again entered Yuma High this time as Jun- iors, Of course we Juniors had to be in everything, That year Student Council was started and Gary Howell was elected as Vice President, The Junior play entitled, That Crazy Smith Family, was the best ever according to our way of thinking, Of course, we had the traditional Prom with the theme being Indian Pow Wow, Our class officers were Roylynn Hoyt, Elva Korf, Lowell Hansen and Don Chrismer, Our sponsors were Mr, Lallo and Miss Bailey, Now our highly awaited year has arrived, We are now known as the SENIORS. Many of the class members take part in organizations, Presidents are Phyllis Gaines of FHA, Barbara Mekelburg of Pep Club, Doris Rutledge of GAA, Jo Ann Bennett of Student Council, Georgia Ann Hall of the Pow Wow and Roylynn Hoyt of the Annual, Our spon- sors are Miss Graham and Mr, Sandstead, We are looking forward to the Senior play, graduation exercises, class night, the prom and of course Sneak Day, LuRynne Aagesen--Has won her fame at last as Featherweight champion of the world, Nita Atkinson--Still making weekly trips to Alcatraz trying to find 'The RIGHT man

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Alma Benedict and Dorothy Mathies are teaching Skiing Classes for Backward Penquins at the South Pole, Jo Ann Bennett has just completed building a 33, 000, O00 Hospital for duck-billed platypuses in Australia, Charlotte Blach is President of the Old Ladies Gossip Center in Yuma County, Bob Bueltell is still trying to find a gullable girl to finance his trip to Mars, Joyce and Joan Bueltell are posing for Which twin is the phony ads, Rodney Chance is master of ceremonies in his own radio program entitled, Fake a Chance with Chance, Marjorie Chandler is living in London and looking for a lean, lanky, loony, love- able lobster, Wayne Chapman is noted now as Public Enemy No, 1, Mary May Cleese Physical Ed, instructor at the Y, M. C. A, in Siberia, Don Chrismer has made his fortune with his new magnetic force for rounding up cattle, Marilyn Day--Head nurse in the Phuscopathis ward of Dr, Bennett's Hospital for underprivileged Platypuses, Elmer Douglas--Just won the title of Champion Jitterbuger in Colorado, Lera Anne Dunafon--Looking for a way to the moon, she heard there's a man in it! Phyllis Gaines--Has just won a trip around the world on roller skates sponsored by the famous radio program, Fake a Chance with Chance, anyway, she says They were free, Dorothy Graf--Making a big hit as head football coach at Harvard, Lewis Greenfield--Chill garbage collector of New York City, He now weighs 273 lbs, ' Georgia Ann Hall--Third Vice President on the False Teeth and Toupse industry in Iran, Lowell Hansen--Has just discovered an interesting specimen, and saying he MUST stick to science, he calls HER Lead nitrate for short, Roylynn Hoyt--Secretary of the Lonely Hearts Club for Arabian Knights, Gary Howell--just voted America's most eligable Bachelor, He's not too well pleased about it, Wanda Jewell--Floorwalker for Duckwalls in Timbucktoo, Shirley Josh--Raising little bullets for manpower in the next war, Verna Josh--Hairdresser for the President, Harvey Josh--Very popular in Vaudeville singing Chattanoogia Shoe Shine Boy, Coeta McCasland--Has taken over the part of Tarzana, Barbara Mekelburg--Still wondering what Hedy Lamar has that she hasn't, Mark Nielsen--A famous missionary in Communist China, Elvie Proffitt--Is now selling Burial Insurance,