Class of 1955, Rose Hill, Kansas

History

Random selections from the class background
    Teachers

    Our Teachers

    Our teachers

    Yearbook Staff

    Yearbook staff
    Year Pictures
    Senior Year
    Senior Year

    Front row: Mrs. Darlene Keely, Don Davis, Letha Pickett, Wayne Bacon, Marilyn Barr, Mary Ann Jones, Juanita Bacon, & Mr. L.C. Crouch.
    Middle row: Lewis Cross, Elsie Draper, Josephine Ratzlaff, Marion Futhey, Jack Phillips, Richard Pearson, Billie Seal, & Larry Webster.
    Back row: Vern Timmons, Dean Carlson, Jack Carr, Bill Dunnell, James Walton, Dick Albright, & Larry Young.

    Junior Year
    Junior Year

    Front row: Mrs. Shaffer, Mary Ann Jones, Elsie Draper, Letha Pickett, Marilyn Barr, Juanita Bacon, Mr. Johnson
    Middle row: Don Davis, Lewis Cross, Richard Pearson, Larry Webster, Marion Futhey, Josephine Ratzlaff, Cecilia Young
    Back row: Jack Phillips, Vern Timmons, Jim Walton, Billy Dunnell, Jack Carr, Dick Albright, Larry Young, Dan Helmer

    Sophmore Year
    Sophmore Year

    Front row: Juanita Bacon, Cecilia Keeler, Mary Ann Jones, Larry Webster, Richard Pearson, Don Davis, Mrs. Culver
    Middle row: Marion Futhey, Wayne Bacon, Elsie Draper, Josephine Ratzlaff, Marilyn Barr, Letha Pickett
    Back Row: Dick Albright, Jack Carr, Larry Young, Howard Higgins, Billy Dunnell, Jim Walton, Jack Phillips

    Freshman Year
    Freshman Year

    Front row: Mr. Nance, Juanita Bacon, Marion Futhey, Josephine Ratzlaff, Elsie Draper, Marilyn Barr, Cecilia Keeler
    Middle row: Don Davis, Wayne Bacon, Larry Webster, Richard Pearson, Letha Pickett, Jana Black, Mary Ann Jones
    Back row: Rex Crawford, Dick Albright, Jim Walton, Billy Dunnell, Jack Carr, Larry Young, Jack Phillips

    School Song

    ALMA MATER

    There's a school in dear old Kansas
    You'll find it hard to beat
    And a finer bunch of boys and girls
    You'll never, never meet
    Rose Hill's the one, you've guessed it;
    No other could it be
    So if you're from Missouri
    You'll get the chance to see
    The pride of the prairie
    The queen of the west;
    We're one among then thousand
    The brightest and the best
    We're marching on to victory
    We're always in the right
    Rose Hill High School forever
    We're bound to win the fight.
    Banquet

    The Junior-Senior Banquet was on May 7, 1955, at 6:30 P.M.

    The theme was "Hitch Your Wagon To A Star".

    Program

    • Invocation Caryl Pickett
    • "Wishing Stars" The Little Dipper, Dave Engels
    • "Holiday In Stardom" The Big Dipper, Jack Carr
    • "Shooting Stars" The Flying Comets, Dearlene Lance, Phyllis Pitts
    • "Hitch Your Wagon To A Star" Lord Saturn, Mr. Crouch
    • "Star Dust" The Northern Star, Deanne Cox
    • "Dusk to Dawn" Little Sunbeam, Josephine Ratzlaff

    Menu

    Dew Drops. Zodiac Special, Fleecy Clouds, Northern Lights,
    Venus Style Peas, Full Moon Salad, Half Moon,
    Star Dust, Milky Way, Stars, Moonshine

    Banquet handout
    Baccalaureate

    Baccalaureate was Sunday, May 15, 1955, 8 P.M. in the school auditorium.

    • * Processional Miss Roumel Morford
    • * Invocation Rev. Don Mardock
    • * "Prayer Perfect" Girls' Glee Club
    • * Scripture Mason Emde
    • * "Lord's Prayer" High School Triple Trio
    • * Sermon Rev. Ray Bressler
    • * Benediction Rev. Don Mardock
    • * Recessional Miss Roumel Morford
    Commencement

    Commencement was Thursday, May 19, 1955, 8 P.M.

    • * Processional Miss Roumel Morford
    • * Invocation Mason Emde
    • * "When The Red Bud Blooms" Trio (Elsie Draper, Letha Pickett, Phyllis Pitts)
    • * Address Tilghman H. Aley
    • * Presentation of Eighth Grade Diplomas Merlin Keely
    • * Presentation of Class L. C. Crouch
    • * Presentation of Diplomas Kermit Cox
    • * Benediction Rev. Don Mardock
    • * Recessional Miss Roumel Morford
    • Class Valedictorian Josephine Ratzlaff
    • Salutatorian Honors Shared by Larry Webster and Jack Phillips
    Senior Trip

    Senior Trip - May 21 to May 31.

    In the 1950's it was common for small senior classes to take extended trips after graduation. Many fund-raising events were held throughout the high school years to help meet the trip expenses. This is the itinerary of our 1955 trip.