History
This section contains random selections from the class background. More items will be added as they are discovered and submitted by classmates.
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.
Jr-Sr Banquet
The Junior-Senior Banquet was held 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
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
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
* 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 was Josephine Ratzlaff.
Salutatorian honors were shared by Larry Webster and Jack Phillips.
* 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 was Josephine Ratzlaff.
Salutatorian honors were shared by Larry Webster and Jack Phillips.
Predictions
Jack Carr: Mr. Carr owns his own ball club and pitches for the team. Their record is 26 and 0. They are slated to win the pennant.
Billie Seal: The most prominent Hudson dealer ever to hit Oak Lawn. He is thinking about going to New York.
Josie Ratliff: Head of the biology department at Wichita University.
Juanita Bacon: Currently starring on the Jackie Gleason show.
Wayne Bacon: Just opened the frontier of Alaska by riding a polar bear across the state.
Vern Timmons: Mr. Timmons was just voted the laziest man in politics. It was a great honor.
Larry Webster: Now flying guided missiles to Jupiter.
Dickie Albright: Brain surgeon at Wesley Hospital.
James Walton: Just took over as proprietor of the new small animal hospital in Rose Hill.
Richard Pearson: Wins the Kentucky Derby for the third straight year.
Donnie Davis: Manager of the new Kroger store in Rose Hill.
Jack Phillips: Engineer on the new Kansas turnpike running through Rose Hill.
Larry Young: Owns the largest fleet of combines in Kansas.
Marilyn Barr: Head of the gossip column of the Wichita Eagle.
Mary Ann Jones: A retired airline hostess now living in Hollywood.
Marion Futhey: Contracted to build 500 houses north of Rose Hill.
Elsie Draper: Capital Records recording star now singing with the "Grand Ole Opry Show of Stars".
Letha Pickett: Teaching shorthand at Friends University.
Lewis Cross: President of the University of Oklahoma.
Billy Dunnell: Signs contract with Columbia to star in the show "Making Believe".
Dean Carlson: Owns big wheat farm in Western Kansas.
Billie Seal: The most prominent Hudson dealer ever to hit Oak Lawn. He is thinking about going to New York.
Josie Ratliff: Head of the biology department at Wichita University.
Juanita Bacon: Currently starring on the Jackie Gleason show.
Wayne Bacon: Just opened the frontier of Alaska by riding a polar bear across the state.
Vern Timmons: Mr. Timmons was just voted the laziest man in politics. It was a great honor.
Larry Webster: Now flying guided missiles to Jupiter.
Dickie Albright: Brain surgeon at Wesley Hospital.
James Walton: Just took over as proprietor of the new small animal hospital in Rose Hill.
Richard Pearson: Wins the Kentucky Derby for the third straight year.
Donnie Davis: Manager of the new Kroger store in Rose Hill.
Jack Phillips: Engineer on the new Kansas turnpike running through Rose Hill.
Larry Young: Owns the largest fleet of combines in Kansas.
Marilyn Barr: Head of the gossip column of the Wichita Eagle.
Mary Ann Jones: A retired airline hostess now living in Hollywood.
Marion Futhey: Contracted to build 500 houses north of Rose Hill.
Elsie Draper: Capital Records recording star now singing with the "Grand Ole Opry Show of Stars".
Letha Pickett: Teaching shorthand at Friends University.
Lewis Cross: President of the University of Oklahoma.
Billy Dunnell: Signs contract with Columbia to star in the show "Making Believe".
Dean Carlson: Owns big wheat farm in Western Kansas.