Class of 1945 Wilson High School Yearbook in Cherokee, Iowa

1945 Wilson High School Yearbook in Cherokee, Iowa * The Cherokean 1945

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Yearbook Name

The Cherokean 1945

Location

Cherokee, Iowa (Cherokee County)

Additional Information

CHERDKEAN

ly tire

SENIOR CLASS

WILSON

HIGH SCHOOL

Volume XXXIII

1945

FOREWORD

The hours go by—lengthen into days—the days

into months—and before anyone is aware of it,

another school year has slipped by. Some hours

should be remembered—others forgotten. Through

the combined efforts of us—the seniors of 1945—we

hope we have high-lighted those spots of your

school days that have been the

most pleasant for you.

ADMINISTRATION

R. E. CREEL

High School Principal

ESTELLA HENDERSON

Dean of Girls

SCHOOL BOARD

D. H. SCHALEKAMP....................President

R. M. GOTTSHALK....................Secretary

JAMES DUNN..........................Treasurer

P. S. McCOLLISTER

O. A. ROYER

D. C. KENT

KARL HALL

Paqe 3

OTTO HUEBNER

B. S. University of Iowa

Government

Sociology

Physical Education

MARJORIE JAMES

B. A. Iowa Stale Teachers

American Literature

Speech

English

B. A. State Teac

JOE E. CUFFEL

B. S. Iowa State Teacher:

M. S. Colorado Stat

ustrial

LUCY HEPFINGER

STENSEN

tdwa State

Home Economics

Library

CONNIE FEATHERS

B S. Iowa State Teachers

Physical Education

Page 4

Arithmetic

History

'Shorthand

U S

Sale

HELEN PEARSON

. S. M. Morningside

Vocal Music

anship

hess Law

VERA- PRATT

B. S. infcGhburn College

DOROTHY FRERIKS

R.N.. P. H. N.

University of Iowa

University ol California

School Nur1

DESSIE PENNEY

B, S. Iowa State Teachers

M. A. Colorado State

Algebra

General Mathematics

Meteorology

Business

U S.

CLINTO

B. A.

-cL^NA SHUCK

) Bx^k. Ji^orningside

Page 6

SENIORS

REPRESENTATIVE SENIORS

MARIAN KARLSON

JOANNE DUGAN

BETTY MONTGOMERY

SALLY HANLON

CANDIDATES

JOYCE OHLSON

HELEN NASH

JIM WISE

LOREN BECHTEL

JEROME PETERSON

JOHN GLASSON

HAROLD ZARR

TOM ANDERSEN

The CHEROKEAN staff takes pleasure in announcing Marian Karl son and Jerome

Peterson, as representative girl and boy of the senior class of Wilson High School.

They were selected by the senior class on the following standards: average scholastic

ability, friendliness, sportsmanship, loyalty, courtesy, and participation in activities.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Pagt 8

AVIS ANDERSON

"She likes a good time: she's a

lovable loss,

And we're all glad she's one

of our class."

Home Room President 1; Glee

Club 2; Volleyball 1-2-3

BARBARA BALLANTYNE

"Never a worry, never a tret;

She'll be a stenographer, we

bet."

Pow Wow 1-4; Band 1-2-3; G.

A. A 2 3-4; Volleyball 1-2-3-4

ALICE BONNIN

"With maidenly form and spark-

ling eye;

For her all the boys do sigh."

Band 1-2-3-4; Chorus 2-3-4;

Cheerleading 3-4; G. A. A. 2-3-4

wear,

When days are gloomy or

when days are fair."

Volleyball 3-4; Basketball 3-4;

Soccer 4; G. A. A. 3-4

DELBERT BUSH

"Pat's chief pastime is Io dance,

Of course at the girls he never

does glance!?)."

Wrestling 1-2-3; Football 4; Track

2-3-4: Annual Staff 4

Page 9

TOM ANDERSEN

"I always seem to get along,

I'm sure they'll miss me when

I’m gone."

Home Room President 4; Presi-

dent of Home Room Presidents'

Organization 4

LOREN BECHTEL

"If in trouble you should be,

I know the answer—just ask

me!"

Wrestling 1-2-3; Basketball 4;

Class President 2

HERMINE BRODERICK

"She's musically inclined, they

say;

She pounds the piano and

makes it play."

Big Sisters 3-4; Band 4; Pow

Wow 1-2-3-4; Mixed Chorus 1-2-

3-4

BARBARA BURKE

"Whatever she does, she does

well.

And that's enough for us to

tell."

Girls' Chorus 1; Pow Wow 4;

Volleyball 1-2; Annual Staff 4

DONALD CARLSON

"He'll farm some day on a very

large scale,

And win renown through hill

and dale."

Track 3-4; Intramurals 4

LEILA CARS

"The nice things about] her ore

too numerous to mentioh:

And it's very well known that

she merits attention."

Band 1; Class Flay 3; Volley-

ball 2-3-1; Basketball 3-4

BETTY CONNER

"She likes pleasure, she likes

fun,

She can 'muse most anyone."

Declam 1-2; Junior Class Play 3;

Girls' Sextet 2-3-4; Mixed Chorus

2-3-4

BILL CRIPPEN

"Lite's a test and all things show

"Her highlight is her pretty red

hair: •

In our Senior class that is quite

rare."

Chorus 1-2-3-4; G. A. A. 1-2-3-4;

Girls' Sextet 2-3-4; Co-editor An-

nual 4

ELDON DILOCKER

"Study makes some people wise,

But it makes me otherwise."

Class Treasurer 4

FLOYD EHRICH

"Put your sorrows and cares on

the shelf,

For I come to school to enjoy

myself."

Football 1-2-3-4; Track 1-2-3;

Glee Club 1-2-4

TTY ELFRINK

I "The kind of a girl who makes

the class better;

A.n excellent student, and we

won't soon forget her."

Pow V/ow 3-4; Quill and Scroll 4

LEONA

"It seems most apt to describe

her thus—

A girl with personality plus.7 i

Concert Band 1-2-3-4; Marpliin/

Band 4; Basketball JLetterTJj/y

MARGARET FURGASON

Margaret's a personality sweet:

For an al! round pal she can't

be beat."

Marching Band 4; Concert Band

2-3-4: Class Play 2-3; Girls'

Sports 1-2-3-4

-DOROTHY ZGANO

"No matter what the subject may

be,

I can always find room to dis-

agree."

Student Store 2-3; Library 4;

Badminton 4; Tennis 2-3

Page 10

Page 11

DONNA KLUDAS

"Dainty and neat:

Short and sweet."

Declam 1-2; Pow Wow 4; An-

nual Staff 4

KENNETH GATES

"A quiet sort oi lad is he;

A farmer he does hope to be."

Wrestling 1-2-3

LEEDS

as you may

later and be

CLAYOMA

"Is quiet in school

guess,

But will speak up

a success."

Cleghorn: Band 1-2; Glee Club

1-2-3; Basketball 1-2-3; Cherokee:

Concert Band 4

BARBARA HAIGHT

"To name all her talents we

could not start—

She's a girl with a friendly

heart."

Pow IVow 2-3-4,■ Quill and Scroll

3-4; Volleyball 1; Annual Staff 4

ROBERT^ JOINES

"Bob is always having fun,

But what he likes best is chew-

ing gum."

Wrestling 1-2-3; Glee Club 4

MARIAN KARLSON

A Big Sister', she lends a help-

ing hand,

The best hearted person in the

• land."

bw Wow 1-2-3-4; Big Sisters 3-

; Girls' Chorus 3-4; Mixed Cho-

us 4

JOHN GLASSON

"John, John, the farmer's son,

Drives his car and has his fun."

Wrestling 1-2-3-4: Track 1-2-3-4;

Club 3-4; Mixed Chorus

"C"

3-4

1-2-

SALLY HANLON

"With Sally we will always

Because she has a car, you

see."

Pow Wow 2-3-4; G. A. A. 1-2-3-

4; Chorus 1-2-3-4; Big Sister 3-4

RUTH JOINES

"Huth, you're swell, we say as

we pass;

We're glad to

class."

Chorus 1-2-3-4:

our

have you in

Badminton 4

ARY

KLEDIS

Everyone likes her, she's full

fun;

OI all good characteristics s

has a sum."

Band 1-2-3-4; Pow Wow 3-4; Big

Sisters 4: Quill and Scroll 3-4

GLADYS LIBKE

"Gladys, it is plain to see,

Will blend in any company."

DOROTHY MILEHAM

"The world's no better if we

worry:

Liles no longer if we hurry."

DARLENE MOSES

"A silent girl she does appear;

From her, a word we seldom

hear."

G. A. A. 2-3-4

HELEN NASH

"Helen is known by

Is happy and

fun."

Chorus 1-2-3-4:

G. A. A. 2-3-4;

gay

everyone—

and lots of

Wow 2-3-4;

Pow

Big Sister 3-4

DOLORES NORD

"She's noted for her friendly

smile;

She makes friends in a very

short while."

Lamberton, Minn.: G. A. A. 1-2-

3; Library Club 2-3; Cherokee:

Basketball 3

DONNA MAGNUSSEN

"Gets very good grades without

a fuss,

And has time left to be nice to

us."

Pow Wow 4: Annual Staff 4

was elected Ho^ipeb'mfhg

Queen;

Why she received the hjfnpfjs

easily seen." /'A_/Cz'x' j

Band 1-2-3-4; Big Sisters 2-3-4;

Cheer Leader 2-3-4, Chorus 1-2-

3-4.

PAULINE MUELLER

Pauline is a friendly lass—

The kind you like in every

class."

Girls' Glee Club 1-4; G. A. A. 2-

3-4; Annual Staff

NELSON

of the town,

CLIFFORD

"If I were mayor

l‘d sell the school or tear it

down."

LOIS NORDSTROM

"Her friendly air and quiet smile

Help to make life more worth

while."

G. A. A. 1-2-3-4 , ,

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JOYCE OHLSON

"A line example here vze see

Of what a Senior girl should

be."

Big Sister 3-4; Chorus 3-4; Pow

Wow 3-4; G A. A. 4

CHARLES PERRIN

"Chuck has got what it takes—

What he hasn't got. he fakes'."

Wrestling 1-2-3; Track 1; Foot-

ball 4; Honor "C" Club 4

JEROME PETERSON

"Even though he is a 'Swede'

He is an asset—yes indeed!"

Wrestling 1-2-3; Track 2; Home

Room President 4

LUELLA SALISBURY

"Friends she never seems to

lack,

And for talking she has a spe-

cial knack."

Volleyball 1-2; Class Play 3;

Librarian 3-4; Annual Staff 4

GEORGE PHIPPS

"He is so tall that in the hall

He can look over the heads of

all."

Wrestling 2-3

ELAINE SMITH

"Here's a blonde and blue-eyed

miss;

We're sure you've often noticed

this."

Declam 1: G. A. A. 3-4; Basket-

ball 2-3

/jb J

WANDA SPECHT

"This Senior lass we

know,

Her vim and snap make things

go."

Band 1-2-3-4; Girls' Chorus 3-4;

Pow Wow 4; ^Annual Staff 4

DORIS WAYMAN

"We may expect to find her an

efficient office clerk:

In this business she will never

duty shirk."

Spokane, Washington: Classical

Club

Page

ALVIN WALLACE

"in class I never make a peep,

But simply catch up on my

sleep."

Football 1; Basketball 1; Wres-

tling 2-3

WEEKS

"This description does surely fit,

She seems to have that certain

'it'."

Annual Staff 4

MITTIE WRIGHT

''Miltie is a little shy,

3ut easy to know after the first

try."

Soccer 1-2; Volleyball 2

MARJORIE WILLIAMS

"However inadequate the word

may seem,

One that describes her best is

'keen'."

G. A. A. 3-4

LOIS WITCOMBE

"Oh; She is so very quiet,

We know some day she'll prot-

it by it."

Band 1

/ JIM WISE

"With many a bum joke and

/ many a crack,

A sense of humor he does not

lack."

Football 1-2-3-4; Wrestling 1-2-3;

"C" Club 2-3-4; Class President 4

WANETA WOOLEY

"She has a sweet and winning

way,

Gains more friends day by

day."

Declam 1-2; Band 1-2; Annual

Staff 4; Class Officer 1

HAROLD ZARR

"This lad from the country does

fare;

There's little room in his car

to spare."

Wrestling 1-2-3

SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS

JIM WISE......................................President

MARIAN KARLSON______________________Vice-President

JOANNE DUGAN______________________________Secretary

ELDON DILOCKER . . ’___________________Treasurer

Class Motto: "Climb Tho the Rocks be Rugged"

Class Colors: Blue and Gold

Class Flower: White Carnation

FACULTY SPONSORS

MISS HEPFINGER

MR. STANFIELD

Page 14

SENIOR CLASS WILL

We, the proud and progressive members of the noted class of nineteen hundred and forty-five, having been

declared sufficiently sane, and possessing, without exception, the required degree of intelligence, do proclaim

this as our last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and annulling any and all Will or Wills by us made

heretofore:

I, Tom Andersen, do vzill and bequeath my deep, resonant voice to Bobby Elfrink; Avis Anderson, my

Chesterfieldian disposition to Jean Stowell; Barbara Ballantyne, "Having too many things to begueath. I'll take

them all with me"; Loren Bechtel, my lustrous, black curls to Coach Huebner; Alice Bonnin, my knack for imi-

tating people to Miss Henderson; Hermine Broderick, my plain, but stylish hair-do's to leannine Johnson;

Dorothy Bugh, my SI,000,000 smile to my sister, Alice; Barbara Burke, my frequent trips to LeMars to anyone

interested in that city; Pat Bush, my speed in athletics and otherwise to Bill Snodgress; Don Carlson, my

tuition bill to any brother farmer; Leila Carson, my lovely, lily-white hands to any envious Junior; Betty Conner,

my "ice-house technique" to any muscle-bound underclassman; Bill Crippen, my bookkeeping feats to Bob

Barnes, Eldon Dilocker, my loafing jacket to all loafers; Joanne Dugan, everything I have to whoever needs it;

Floyd Ehrich, my way with Senior girls to Mitchell Johnson; Betty Elfrink, my ability to carry five subjects in the

Senior year to any brilliant underclassman; Leona and Margaret Furgason, our sisterly love to the Noah sisters:

Dorothy Gano, my broken glasses to Lois Ritter; Kenneth Gates, my ability to make every shell count to Tommy

Sleezer; John Glasson, my ability to go steady to Joe Bunker.

I, Barbara Haight, do vzill and bequeath my subtle sense of humor to Crete McCallister,• Sally Hanlon, my

car to anyone in possession of four or five good tires; Bob Joines, my inability to grow up to Charles Lamoreux;

Ruth Joines, my exquisite diamond to Betty Bolles; Marian Karlson, my pleasing personality to Laurine Zwick;

Mary Kledis, my efficiency in Mr. Creel's office to some steno student; Donna Kludas, my locker, complete with

mice inhabitants, to the unfortunate freshman who is assigned to it; Clayoma Leeds, my readiness to be helpful

to Betty Collins: Gladys Libke, my ready smile to Joyce Johnson; Donna Magnussen, my sweater-girl figure to

Leota Ritter; Dorothy Mileham, my rust-red hair to Joyce Aman; Betty Montgomery, my cheerleading ability to

Pat Meloy; Darlene Moses, my frequent blushes to Randall Ralston; Pauline Mueller, my superb taste in clothes

to Lorna Miller.

I, Helen Nash, do will and bequeath my thoughts of a "certain someone" to any Junior sporting a diamond;

Chfford Nelson, my personality plus to amiable Jim Smith: Dolores Nord, my talkative manner to Merrilyne

Gregg; Lois Nordstrom, my Navy brothers to an envious underclassman; Joyce Ohlson, my congenial disposi-

tion to Betty Laursen; Charles Perrin, my beard to Edith Johnson; Jerome Peterson, my dislike of girls to Cal

Modisett; George Phipps, my manly physique to Lawrence Johns; Luella Salisbury, my jitterbug technique to

Beth Coffin; Elaine Smith, my artistic ability to Ruth Wallace; Wanda Specht, my place in band to Stanley

Anmbrecht; Alvin Wallace, my fondness for bottles to Cherokee's baby population; Doris Wayman, my short-

ness to Bonnie Storey; Betti Weeks, my ability to get my man to Delores Jensen; Marjorie Williams, my slimness

to Coral Clark; Jim Wise, my "hard times" to Bobby Carson- Lois Witcombe, my job at the Public Library to

anyone interested in same; Waneta Wooley, my number nines to Betty Geiger; Mittie Wright, my inferiority

complex to Gwen Hoglan; Harold Zarr, my "Sinatra" bow ties to Gene Snyder.

SENIOR CHARACTERISTICS

NAME NICKNAME IS HAS RAVES ABOUT NOTED FOR AMBITION

A. ANDERSON "Andy" alive big heart everything grass skirt farm wife

T. ANDERSEN "Speed" quiet (?) a line Joan G. quiet way janitor

B. BALLANTYNE "Barb" satisfied Cleghorn beau Rationing Office blond hair secretary

L. BECHTEL "Buck" smart big blue eyes Storm Lake girls white car cabbie

A. BONNIN "Bonehead" black hair Ehrich talking land her man

H. BRODERICK "Herman" musical a form Spencer swimming undecided

D. BUGH "Dot" present a boy-friend Cleghorn things aerial-artist

B. BURKE "Sailor" a blonde Jack Army Air Corps winking none

D. BUSH "Pat" wolf a line everything tormenting veterinarian

D. CARLSON "Don" big airplane flying flying pilot

L. CARSON swell abilities grocery store smile be happy

B. CONNER "Condo" second soprano a job "Coney" chewing-gum fiddler

B. CRIPPEN "Crip" smile night life good-looks hauling cowboys

E. DILOCKER "Dilock" cute drawl anything handy old cars junker

J. DUGAN "Io" strawberry blonde ten toes gentle-men soprano voice career-girl

F. EHRICH "Eli" lady-killer charm being an uncle twice bright ideas General

B. ELFRINK seventeen laugh "Frankie" good English grades nurse

L. FURGASON blonde tough luck Jack crutches dairy-maid

M. FURGASON "Mag" friendly big heart Quimby basketball grow up

D. GANG "Dot" librarian "Dekky" California conversation wife

K. GATES "Kenney" a dear friend glasses hunting slow-talking Pic.

I. GLASSON "John-boy" taken Betty B. Betty B. cream cans graduate

B. HAIGHT studious brains she doesn't Pow Wow school-marm

S. HANLON "Sarah" stubby Model A good times reckless driving journalist

R. JOINES "Bob" short yellow shirt graduating wrestling toe-dancer

R. JOINES "Ruthie" engaged Kenny Navy natural-curly hair good wife

M. KARLSON "Karl" swell personality "dieting" contentment teacher

M. KLED1S "Kledis" aunt friends Canadian Air Force Creel’s sec'y see the world

SENIOR CHARACTERISTICS

NAME NICKNAME IS HAS RAVES ABOUT NOTED FOR AMBITION

D. KLUDAS "Donnie" brown-eyed blonde deep blush "Bituminous" cartoons teacher

C. LEEDS new wavy hair Cleghorn shy smile who knows

G. LIBKE "Sunny” all right sweet smile "Frosty" friendliness nurse

D. MAGNUSSEN reserved "Billie Boy" "Moses" brilliance undecided

D. MILEHAM "Dottie" sarcastic a "gob” men letter-writing street cleaner

B. MONTGOMERY "Monty” meek French Horn Courier abilities aviator

D. MOSES "Dottie" in love herself a man John silence wife

P. MUELLER "Pirn" fun ambitions Remsen gum-chewing land a man

H. NASH engaged "it" Oh, Brother! personality good wife

C. NELSON "Einer" jitter-bug long legs dancing belching playboy

D. NORD quacked smile tobogganing talking lose her voice

L. NORDSTROM nice two brothers teachers tallness beauty operator

J. OHLSON surprising dimples men baby sister secretary

C. PERRIN "Chuck” cute lots of fun Janie bluffing President

J. PETERSON "Pete" clever ears politics old car farmer

G. PHIPPS farmer wavy-hair good times pestering people hen-pecked husband

L. SALISBURY "Myrt" O. K. "Doc" Navy Men her own way cover girl

E. SMITH "Smitty” a blonde a man chemistry shyness fashion artist

W. SPECHT friendly flute red hair her car same as all other girls

A. WALLACE "Al" cute friends enjoying life sleeping graduate

D. WAYMAN "Pye" short Air Cadet Barney being tiny marry a cadet

B. WEEKS "Buttons" pretty Kai LeMars manners wife

M. WILLIAMS "Willie" skinny gusto all the time willingness nurse

J. WISE "Adolph” witty false tooth hard times dry wit doctor

L. WITCOMBE "Jessie" subtle what she wants brothers silence librarian

W. WOOLEY "Worm" intelligent brains noisy people good grades stenographer

M. WRIGHT quiet seat in balcony nothing silence get acquainted

H. ZARR "Flat-top" screwy a mother (aiming subtle humor sell insurance to

canaries

SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY

What does the future hold? Just to be sure that the future doesn't drop what she’s holding before you get

your fair share, visit the inner sanctum of Madame "Mindreadei Alfrank” (purely a trade name) She sees all,

tells all, and picks your pocket at the same time.

What is in store for the seniors of Cherokee High in the next ten years? The Madame can bring the time

up to 1955 by gazing into her crystal ball. Let's see what she has in store for the 1945 seniors by the time

their war bonds have matured

Harold Zarr has reached the pinnacle of his ambition by becoming the great spooner-crooner, bow tie and

all. Among his flock of admirers, foremost are Mittie Wright, Delores Nord, and Clayoma Leeds. The section

gang has undergone a change by the addition of those "Shovel Swinging Six" singing songs for their pay. It

is composed of Alice Bonnin, Helen Nash, Joyce Ohlson, Joanne Dugan, Sally Hanlon, and Betty Montgomery.

If you are high enough in society, you might be able to get an audience with our new President of the

United States, namely Delbert Ambrose Bush, the second. Standing steadfastly by his side (he's got her hand-

cuffed to him) is the first lady of the land, Dorothy Bugh. To get to the intellectual side, those two master minds.

Loren Bechtel and Bill Crippen, have just completed a new substitute for muscles which has proved very suc-

cessful if you like eating rocks for breakfast.

Tom Andersen, the great oil magnate, and his personal secretary, Mary Kledis, are getting along very well

together. Alvin Wallace, the chief undertaker in Death Valley, has had an increase in business His new

assistant is Lois Nordstrom. George Phipps is now employed at "Guzzling Gertie's Gables".

Kenneth Gates serves as accomplice to Freddy Fraudhammer. Avis Anderson is Chief Secretary to the

eminent Senator, John Glasson, of the State of Utopia. Charles Perrin has risen in the world to President of the

great I O. U. Railroad.

Hermine Broderick ranks as the favorite pupil of the great ballet instructor, Floyd Eli Ehrich, holder of the

fine arts degree for being the best suited not to succeed. Donald Carlson rates as the world's champion raiser

of corn in more ways than one. Barbara Burke and Barbara Ballantyne now are co-workers in a commercial

college.

Betty Conner. Betti Weeks, Luella Salisbury, and Doris Waymap hold prominent places in the Ladies'

Homemaking Circle. Barbara Haight is editor of the Setting Sun. Marian Karlson and Donna Kludas run an

Old Maids’ Home with chief conspirators being Gladys Libke, Darlene Moses, Leila Carson, and Pauline

Mueller.

Kippy Nelson is physics instructor at the "Intellectually Deficient School for Morons", the president of which

is Jerome Peterson. Those Swingin' Singin' Furgason sisters have set the world on fire with their version of

"You Are My Sunshine". The honorable Dr. James Wise. Esq., with his favorite nurse, Wanda Specht, assisting,

performed a most delicate operation using a saw, hammer, nails, and a screw driver. Waneta Wooley has be-

come Ambassador to China. Ruth Jcines with her six children is running a "Home for Infants". Lois Wit-

combe and Dorothy Mileham are living with their husbands and children in south-side Cherokee. Elaine Smith,

the debutante, and Marjorie Williams, the millionaire, have retired to a life of work after ten long years of

idleness. Donna Magnussen is bookkeeper for Snappy Sneeze Stoppers, Inc. Dorothy Gano is now president

of the Gano Grafting Co.

Thus having completed the roster for 1955, the Madame leaves the rest up to you seniors and bids you all

a fond Adieu!!

Page 18

SENIOR CLASS PLAY

"Seven Keys to Baldpate" by George M. Cohan was presented April 5, by the senior

class. This play is a mysterious, melodramatic farce in a prologue, two acts, and an

epilogue.

The setting of this farce is at Baldpate Inn, a summer resort, but supposedly deserted

now because of winter. William McGee (Jim Wise) goes to Baldpate on a bet of $5,000

that he can write a novel there in twenty-four hours. In the course of this attempt many

interruptions occur—among which is a murder. In this supposedly deserted inn McGee

meets many interesting people: Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Quimby (Alvin Wallace and Joyce

Ohlson), caretakers of the inn; John Bland (Bill Crippen), the millionaire's right hand man;

Mary Norton (Alice Bonnin), newspaper reporter; Mrs. Rhodes (Joanne Dugan), charming

widow; Peters (Eldon Dilocker), hermit of Baldpate and woman hater; Myra Thornhill

(Betty Conner), a blackmailer; Jim Cargan (Delbert Bush), crooked mayor; Lou Max (John

Glasson), mayor's man "Friday"; Thomas Hayden (Loren Bechtel), president of the R <S E

Suburban Railroad; Juggs Kennedy (Jerome Peterson), Chief of Police of Asquewan Falls;

and the owner of Baldpate (Harold Zarr). This melodrama presented much excitement

and bewilderment to the spectators before the surprise ending.

Miss Marjorie James, faculty advisor and director of the play, was assisted in the

production by the following seniors who made up the stage crew: stage manager, Clifford

Nelson; prompters, Avis Anderson and Margaret Furgason; sound effects and lights,

Betty Montgomery, Sally Hanlon, and Barbara Burke; stage properties, Charles Perrin,

George Phipps, and Bruce Carpenter; hand properties, Helen Nash, Barbara Ballantyne,

and Dorothy Bugh; advertising, Hermine Broderick, Donna Kludas, Marian Karlson,

Leona Furgason, and Dorothy Gano.

Page 19

GRADUATION

BACCALAUREATE

Reverend Howard Lindstrom, pastor of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church,

presented a sermon to the class of '45 in the Baccalaureate service on Sunday

evening, May 20.

CLASS NIGHT

Jim Wise, president of the Senior Class, was in charge of class night exer-

cises on Monday, May 21. Outstanding members of the class were presented

awards and trophies for their achievements.

COMMENCEMENT

On May 24, commencement exercises were held with Dr. H. G. Harmon,

President of Drake University, as guest speaker. With a diploma in their hands

the world leaders of tomorrow walked proudly toward the future.

TO WILSON HIGH

These last four years we've spent with you

Have been the swellest, ever,

And no matter what the future holds

We'll remember you, forever.

Each day in rain or snow or shine

You'd greet us with a smile;

You seemed to say, "Come in, my friends,

And learn a lesson worthwhile."

The wisest took heed to your call

And through sheer endeavor

Learned to be not only worthwhile

But educated, skilled, and clever.

The others, the ones who paid no heed,

Will some day wake to find

That the world has traveled swiftly

And left them far behind.

So we'll remember in years to come

The time we've spent with you,

And we're hoping, Cherokee High,

That you'll remember, too.

—BETTI WEEKS

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JUNIOR CLASS PLAY

"Seven Sisters," a Hungarian Comedy in three acts, by Edith Ellis, was

presented by the junior class on November 21, 1944.

The play setting was in a small Hungarian town where Mrs. Gyurkonic and

her seven daughters lived. Mitsi, the fourth daughter, was in love with Lieu-

tenant Horkay, but could not marry until her older sisters had wed. How

Mitsi and Horkay accomplished this made the play very exciting.

Members of the cast were: Mrs. Gyurkonic, Dorothy King; her seven daugh-

ters—Mitsi, Louise Dooley; Katine, Crete McCallister; Sari, Patricia Meloy;

Ella, Edith Johnson; Terka, Merrilyne Gregg; Liza, Donna Mundy; Clara, Betty

Ann Geiger; Colonel Roduiary, Wayne Ryan; Gidu Roduiary, his nephew, Joe

Bunker; Ferenz Horkay, Dick Parker; Michael Sandarffy, Bill Snodgress; Tony

Teleki, Harvey Minkler; Janko, Gene Snyder.

Miss Marjorie James directed the play. Crew members included assistant

director, Gwen Hoglan; stage manager, Gerry Curry; properties, Glen Ehrich,

Jim Phillips, Tom Kennedy, Dave Hull, Carol Beard, Marguerite France, Mar-

cella Ryan, Harvey Minkler; costumes, Joyce Montgomery, Joan Ferrin, Doro-

thy Sagness, Barbara Woodworth; make-up assistants, Patricia Meloy, Gwen

Hoglan; advertising, Ronald Martin, Kenneth Wickersheim, Gene Snyder,

Crete McCallister, Louise Dooley; prompters, Charlene Schultz, Bonnie Lou

Powell.

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JUNIOR CLASS

First Row: Munson, Curry, Phillips, Hull, Wickersheim, G. Martin, Booth, Tyrrell

Second Row: Beard, Reese, M. Smith, Koopman, Powell, B. Shove, Geringer, M. Shove, Soules,

Woltman

Third. Row: Coffin, Minkler, Bunker, M. Johnson, Miller, Dooley, Mundy, Snyder, Mongan, Geiger

Fourth Row: Carlson, Wright, Woodworth, McCollister, E. Johnson, M. Johnson, Meloy, Hoglan, King,

Lamoreux

Fifth Row: J. Johnson, Ritter, Peters, Burns, Collins, Olin, Moses, France, R. Martin, Gerjets

Sixth Row: Mahoney, Brown, Jensen, Fogleman, Mann, Kennedy, Barnes, Gerjets, Steward

Seventh Row: Noah, M. Ryan, Montgomery, Peterson, Ehrich, Creel, Jenkins, Houser

Back Row: Griffee, Sagness, Abels, Ralston, J. Smith, Grant, Ryan, Snodgress, Parker

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Gerald Curry

Louise Dooley

Glen Ehrich

Kenneth Fogleman

Marguerite France

Betty Ann Geiger

Gerald Ger jet

JUNIOR

CLASS

Lois Abels

Bob Barnes

Carol Beard

Marian Bilney

Dale Booth

Helen Brown

Joe Bunker

Donna Burns

Helen Carlson

Beth Coffin

, ■ Betty Collins

Ronald Houser

Dave Hull

John Jenkins

Ruby Jensen

Lawrence Johns J

Edith Johnson

Joyce Johnson

Marjorie Johnson

Mitchell Johnson

Bob Joines

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errilyne Gregg

Mary Griffee

Gwen Hoglan

Marlys Koopman

Charles Lamoreux

John Mann

Glenn Martin

Ronald Martin

Patricia Meloy

Elaine Miller

Harvey Minkler

Donald Mongan

Joyce Montgomery

Jim Morgan

Donna Mundy

Ronald Munson

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Jim Olin

Dick Parker

Jim Phillips

Bonnie Lou Powell

Betty Reese

Leota Ritter

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Wayne Ryan

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Betty Shove

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Jim* Smith

Maxine Smith

Bill Snodgress

Gene Snyder

Cora Soules

Mervin Tyrrell

Kenneth Wickersheim

Joyce Woltman ""

Barbara Wood worth

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WAYNE RYAN . .

LAWRENCE JOHNS .

LOUISE DOOLEY .