CLASS MOTTO
"The elevator to success is not running. Take the stairs."

CLASS COLORS:
Lavender and Gold

CLASS FLOWER:
Violet

CLASS ROLL:

Doris BALDWIN
Glenn L. BEICHLEY, Jr.
Helen Y. BLONDEFIELD
Lillian JOHNSTON
George B. DURHAM
Marianna ERBENTRAUT
Richard GAGE
Dale GARDINIER
Mildred C. GEORGE
Alta Marie GRAY
Marcella Rosamond GRAY
W. Sylvester GRIFFIN
Richard A. HADDOCK
Ralph Wm. HARRIS
Katherine Mary HART
Earline HOCKENSMITH
Helen L. HOFFMAN
Burton JOYCE
Kathryn KINSEY
Harlan Edward LENANDER
Odell Alfred LEONHART
Zadie Dorothy MAELZER
Helen Hope MERRYFIELD
Riley O. MILLER
Esther Carol MORTON
Glenda Alleen PERRY
Manetta Marie PITTS
Lela Myldred SANDERS
Earl J. SANTNER
Elva May SCHEIBELER
Iona Arline SMITH
Virginia E. STRATTON
Madeline Marie TEASLEY
Florence Mae WALMSLEY
Winnifred M. WINGARD

Esther M. SPENCER
Glennys J. HAYDON
Ruth I. BEAM
Anne M. McGILL
Margaret J. MAXWELL
Vern L. MOORE
WesLee Walter HOALST
Donald Paul PANCOAST Jr.
Dwight Kieth SPANGLER
Jack V. COLSON
William R. OGLE
Earl L. HARMON
Jack L. RASH
Joseph Lyle OWENS
Eugene F. SPENCER
Sue A. Ward LARSEN
Patricia L. CALVERT

President: Zelma Jane FELTEN

Vice President: Dorothy HUNSICKER

Rec. Secretary: Naomi GRIFFITH

Corres. Secretary: Anne REED

Treasurer: Ilo BRUMITT

Chaplain: Ruth BUTLER

Editor: Bonnie ZIMMERMAN

Sergeant-at-arms: Eleanor CALBERT

Committee Chairmen: Lucille LOVE, Ilo BRUMMITT & Juanita THOMPSON

Sponsors: Maude GORHAM

In Faculate: Lucille FOLTON & Carolyn GOOPFORT

Patronesses: Mrs. C.E. RARICK, Mrs. Clydo REED, Mrs. Etta L. WARD, Mrs. E. L. WICKIZER, Mrs. C. F. WIEST.

ACTIVES

Ilo BRUMITT
Ruth BUTLER
Eleanor CALVERT
Betty DANIELS
Zelma J. FELTEN
Naomi GRIFFITH
Rita HARPER
Dorothy HUNSICKER
Wilma LOUDERBAUGH
Lucille COTTEE
Esther MAJOR
Anne REED
Vivian SYSTMA
Juanita THOMPSON
Dorothy WILSON
Fern WRIGHT
Bonnie ZIMMERMAN

PLEDGES

Doris BRAKEBILL
Lois DOWSE
Jane DUNLAP
Mildred GEORGE
Bea JOHNSON
Evaleen LEBSACK
Blanche MOSHER
Marguerite ROAH
Patricia START
Betty WEAR

LIFE MEMBERS

Nadyne CALVERT
Ernestine FIELDS
Mrs. Clara MALLOY
Dorothy MORAN
Eldred Shaw WIETING

ALUMNAE MEMBERS

Winnie ADAMS
Lulu BENSON
Mabelle BILLINGS
Mrs. Anna Lee Foley BILLS
Wilma Shull CARSON (Mrs. Karl)
Phyllis Hanley CHILDS (Mrs. Ammon)
Lois Rarick COOKE (Mrs. Edwin)
Martha Blew DREILING (Mrs. John)
Helen Butler DOW (Mrs. Robert)
Lucille FELTEN
Grace Olson George (Mrs. Fred)
Jean GLENN
Opal Huxman HOOVER
Frances Hanson HUFFMAN (Mrs. Ralph)
Kathleen Northup JENNINGS (Mrs. Francis)
Guwendola JOHNSON
Mildred KING
Chrystabelle KISNER (Mrs. Lee)
Telka KRAUS
Dorothy Rissoe LEBSACK (Mrs. August)
Fern Lacey LEVAN (Mrs. Vyrl)
Helen MALCOLM
LaVergne MANN
Ruby Van Doron MALMBERG (Mrs. Carl)
Florence Wallace MARKWELL (Mrs. R.)
Dorothy Hunt MILLOR
Wilma MONTGOMERY
Wilma Claire McREYNOLDS
Juanita Wilson MORTON (Mrs. Ray)
Marguerite PERKINS
Fern Field PHILLIPS (Mrs. C.U.)
Margaret RARICK
Helen Smart RAYNESFORD (Mrs. Kirk)
Mary Gayle REECE
Mary REYNOLDS
Helen Drake SCOTT (Mrs. Raymond)
Velma Unrush SHEPHERD (Mrs. Harold)
Maurine SHIMMICK
Beryl Gardner SMALL (Mrs. Ralph)
Louise Food SUMMERS (Mrs. Claude)
Goldie VAN DIOST
Hollis VAN DOREN (Mrs. Edwin)
Josephine Hunt WELLS (Mrs. Victor)
Ida Marie WICKIZOR
Juanita WILLIAMS
Elaine WISE
Lou Verne WILLIAMS
Martha WRIGHT

This is the Fort Hays Kansas State College Thirty-Eighth Annual Commencement Program. It was held at Ten o'clock Monday morning, June 3, 1940 at the Coliseum and my husband grandmother was one of the graduates. Fort Hays Kansas State College is now known as Fort Hays State University. An index of names found therein will follow the photographs on this post.







FACULTY
Charles Fisher WIEST
Lucille FELTEN
Grover POOLE
A. J. BRUMBAUGH
L. D. WOOSTER
Roy RANKIN
Robert L. PARKER
C. E. RARICK
F. W. ALBERTSON

MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREES

Floyd Altamus EDWARDS
Wayne C. JACKA
Lowell O. YASMER
Iris Mabel STEVENSON

BACHELORS DEGREES
Humanities Group

Applied Art:

Maxine Carol ROBERTSON

English:

Elva Ellen BARTEL
Beatrice Marie BINGAMAN
Ila Lucille BURKE
Lauren Kent COLLIER
Gwendolyn DIMMITT
F. Kenneth EDWARDS
Amy Louise HILDEBRAND
Greta Ethelyn PILCHER
Robert Lewis RATH
Mildred Roberta STEVENSON
Darlienne Josephine THOMPSON
Inez Elizabeth WIBBELER

Industrial Arts:

Harry Jacob CREAGER
Robert William DORLAND
Jesse William WOODRUFF

Language:

Mary Margaret ZELLER

Music:

Clair Morton ANDERSON
Bruce Arnold BRENDT
Eleanor Lela CALVERT
Robert Warner HELMAN
James Henry JENKINS
Robert WESSEL Jr.

Biological Science Group

Agriculture:

Lawrence JANSEN

Biological Science:

Alfred Ward RIEGEL
Wilbur Olin STRONG

Biology:

Wayne Lowry MILLER

Botany:

Claude W. BICE
John Earl BUTLER
Charles Wayne COOK
Jack Arthur EADES
Harold Hoffman HOPKINS
Marvin L. LACEY

Health and Physical Education:
Charles J. BACON
Kathryn BELLMAN
Elmer LeRoy JOHNSON
Ruth KING
Alvin John STAAB

Home Economics:

Cleone Olive PARKER
Wanda Mae SCOTT
Hazel Mae WEBS

Psychology:

Harold Clifford ADAMS
Josephine Eilts THEX
Billie WIRSHING

Zoology:

Frank Howard OSBORNE
Charles Fred SCHWARZ
Clarence H. STINEMETZE

Physical Science Group

Chemistry:

Elton Lloyd LOOMIS
Leonard Clarke SIMPSON
Dale Roush WEEMS

General Science:

Sene Russell CARLILE
Mary Anne LOCKER
Charles Fred SCHWARZ
Sylvan Stanley SIDESINGER

Mathematics:

Esther Marie CARTER
Lael Orville GILBERT

Social Science Group

History, Political Science and Sociology:

Lynn Rollin BISHOP
Donald Henry KAUFMANN
Lydia Bernice MERMIS
Allen Pershing MITCHEM
Arthur Rudolph SELF
Levene John WEIGEL
Carlyle P. WETLAUFER

Economics and Business Administration:

Clair William ANDERSON
Guy Virgil BARNES
Corwin Amos BROWN
Dean CARROLL
Floyd Carroll ELKINGTON
Marguerite FESLER
Austin LeRoy FINCH
Louise Irene LOCKER
Paul Wesley LUCAS
Oscar Lyle LUCE
Lola Louise MARVIN
Bernard Francis MERMIS
James William RAWSON
Vernon Virgil SCHRAEDER
Howard Chesley STEHWIEN
Bard Lyle STEPHENS
John Roland STEWART
Elmer Bruce VECERA
Lawrence Leighton WEBS

Education:

Opal Lucille ARMSTRONG
Velma Iola Billings BACON
Constance Alta BOGART
Mildred Catharine GEORGE
Iva Mildred SELL

Pictured is a Sigma Alpha Iota Formal Rush Dinner Booklet for Fort Hays Kansas State College, now known as Fort Hays State University. It was held at the Lamer Hotel in Salina Kansas on Saturday Sep. 16, 1939. My husbands Grandmother Mildred George was in attendance.

Bettie Ford ASH was born January 7, 1889 in Gloucester Point, Virginia to James Polk ASH and Elizabeth W. HUGHES. She had several older half siblings from her father's previous marriage. When Bettie was 13 years old and spending some time with her cousin Lillian, she nearly drowned.

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING
Mr. and Mrs. Graw, of Washington, D.C., and Mr. Henry Flint, guests at Gloucester Point Hotel, and Misses Bettie Ash and Lillian Hughes came very near losing their lives by drowning during the severe thunder storm of a few days ago. They were on a visit to Mr. J.B. Hogge's peach orchard a few miles down the river when overtaken by the storm and narrowly escaped going to a watery grave. The skill of Joseph West, the man in charge of the boat, alone saved the party."
-Richmond Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia) 10 August 1902, Sun. Pg. 10

After having survived that frightening experience she lived to have perhaps, the grandest fourteenth birthday bash I've ever heard of.

YORKTOWN, Va., Jan. 1. - Miss Bettie F. Ash entertained her friends at a delightful birthday party at her home, Gloucester Point, the past evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Ash, parents of the young lady gave a most elaborate entertainment incident to the coming out of their daughter. Dancing was the feature of the evening and was indulged in until a late hour. Among those present were Misses Lillian Newbill, Eva Richardson, Elnora Duffy, Lillie Wilson, Maggie Rowe, Jessie Hughes, Ruth Anderton, Mary, Lillian, Lucy, Ruby, and Fannie Ash, Mrs. Dick Sibley, Mrs. Maggie Ash and daughter, May. A large number of young gentlemen were also present. 
-The Times (Richmond, Virginia) 02 Jan. 1903, Fri. Pg. 6

YORKTOWN, VA., January 1. - With today's festivities the holidays close. The most brilliant affair of the season was a most enjoyable reception given by Mr. and Mrs. James P. Ash at Gloucester Point, yesterday evening to the many friends of their popular young daughter, Miss Bettie F. Ash. The occasion was the fourteenth birthday of the attractive young lady, and the number of those present fully attested the esteem in which Miss Ash is held by a large concourse of acquaintances. The larger portion of the fair maidens and gallant youths of old Gloucester gathered at the hospitable home to engage in the festivities. The spacious rooms of Gloucester Point Hotel were thrown wide open and the light fantastic was tripped until the small hours of the coming morn ave the guests of the evening a keen appetite for the splendid collation prepared by the veteran caterer, Captain Jim Ash, and superintended by "Aunt Lizzie," the hostess of the evening. The music for the occasion was furnished by local talent, Professor William Seawell and Master Seawell, and heartily enjoyed. The feature of the evening was a number of artistic fancy dances executed by Master Seawell and Mr. George Harwood. Those attending were Misses Lillian Newbill, Eva Richardson, Elnore Duffy, Lillie Wilson, Maggie Rowe, Jessie Hughes, Ruth Anderton, May Ash, Lillian Ash, Ruby and Fannie Ash, Mrs. Dick Sibley, Mrs. Maggie Ash and daughter, Miss May. The gentlemen were Messrs. Avery Newbill, Willard Fary, Buddie Lawson, Todd Pointer, Dixie Bunting, Tom Leigh, Hawkins and Tommie Hughes, Henry Leigh, Hubert Crawswell, Herman Rowe, Lloyed Pointer, Lumpkin Harwood, Ervin and Sam Rowe, J.H. Minor, Bubb and Elmore Bray, Maryus Shackelford; Tom, Aubrey, and J.P. Ash Jr.; Winnie Rowe, John Newbill, Herman Weaver, Tom Bass, Otis Hogg, Droyette Pointer, George Harwood, Jesse Richardson, Marion and Frank Robins, Clinton Hogge, Bennie Bray, and Frank Ash. Mr. Edward L. Gallagher and the venerable Mr. Charles Gallagher were honorary guests of the occasion.
-Richmond Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia) 02 Jan. 1903, Fri. Pg. 2

I imagine that Bettie's marriage just two years later at age 16 was widely publicized in the papers but at this time I can't access the Dispatch after 1903. She was married to Louis Daniel Heideger with whom she had one daughter, Edith Elizabeth Heideger born in Philadelphia Dec. 18, 1905

Sometime before 1920 She and Louis divorced and Bettie eventually remarried to Herman Frederick HARDENBURG. They had no children and Bettie's only child Edith never married.



Bettie passed away the summer of 1969 in her 80th year.

HARDENBURG
June 1, 1969, BETTY F. (nee Ashe), of 5842 Akron st., beloved wife of the late Herman F. Hardenburg, mother of Edith E. Heideger. Relatives and friends are invited to attend services Thurs., 2 P. M., MANNAL FUNERAL HOME, 6925 Frankford ave. (at Tyson st.). Int. E. Cedar Hill Cem. Friends may call Wed. eve. Contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society or Wissinoming First Aid Corps if so desired.
-The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 03 Jun. 1969, Tue. Page 18

Pictured below is a bulletin I picked up at an antique store for St. Barbara's Parish. Also known as St. Barbara's Catholic Church or St. Barbara's Slovenian Catholic Church. A 1950 photograph of the actual building can be viewed here on The Illinois Digital Archives.

An interesting history of the church was posted at the Sangamon Link on 2 June 2015

This bulletin serves as a partial directory of some of those affiliated with the church in 1939 and I'll type out their names below for anyone who might perform a search for their ancestors. This bulletin was in a packet of belongings of one, Joseph ULCAR who emigrated from Slovenia as a young man and worked as a coal miner in Springfield.



The following families gave one dollar or more in their envelopes last Sunday:

Thomas J. CHARLTON
Mrs. Ev. CORRINGTON
Mrs. Sally DAVID
Mrs. Susan DOLACK
John J. DUFFY
George FLEMMING
Herbert E. GENCK
Harold GRAMLICH
Joseph GROBELNIK
John HEFFRON
Frank HODALSKI
Frank J. HUTTER
M.J. KEELEY
Steve LACH
Mrs. Hannah LEDERLE
Charles MEDVESEK, Sr.
Anton MEHREIDER
A.J. MLAKER
Bartol MLAKER
Larence PERKO
Mrs. Helen POVSE
Joseph G. SABO
Charles B. WELCH
John ZGAGA

Mentioned in other places on the bulletin:

Father COUHGLIN.
Father Ralph GUIDO
Father BORCKMEIER
Mrs. Anton HOFFMAN
Val KERHLIKAR

Samuel G. RAGLAND was born 25 January 1853 in Victoria, Texas to Nathaniel Manson RAGLAND and Sarah Peninah SCOTT.  Samuel was a community activist. He was appointed Postmaster of Sharpsburg in San Patricio County Texas in 1881. In 1903 he donated $25 toward the construction of the Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi. He with many others worked to organize Neuces county Texas in 1913 and he held the office of county commissioner for many years. He was also a well known cattle rancher for the King ranch owned by Mrs. Henrietta King.

"The so-called King ranches, owned by Mrs. H. M. King, are situated in Neuces, Cameron and Hidalgo counties, and together comprise one of the largest ranch properties in this state. These ranches are stocked with Shorthorn and Hereford cattle, both pure bred and high-grade and cross-bred, are being constantly improved by the production of fresh blood drawn from the purest herds, not only of these United States, but also from those of Canada and Scotland. There are also a large number of fine brood mares on this ranch which are being bred to the best blood of the thorough-bred and standard-bred horses, and to fine jacks. Mr. R. J. Kleberg is general manager for Mrs. King of all of her property, assisted by Mr. S. G. Ragland, who is in charge of the Neuces county ranches, and Mr. E. B. Raymond, who is in charge of the Cameron and Hidalgo county ranches."
-Corpus Christi Caller (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, December 20, 1901

According to King Ranch Story: Truth and Myth by Mona. D. Sizer, Samuel, "brought the first herd of twelve hundred shorthorns from Grayson County just south of the Red River to Kingsville, six hundred miles, without a single animal lost."

Another story about Samuel is given in the book The King Ranch Quarter Horses by Robert Moorman Denhardt. An account is given of a young man named Caesar Kleberg and his first interaction with ranch life: "To test his adaptability to the ranch he was assigned to Sam Ragland, the best teacher available. Caesar's first trip with Sam was an early-morning buggy ride across some pasturelands. Once they were out in the wide-open spaces, Sam suddenly pulled up the team, tossed the reins to the young Caesar, and said, "Young fellow, watch the team." With that, he headed for some tall grass to tend to nature's call. Caesar held the reins a while. Then, remembering a newspaper in his pocket, he dropped the reins and pulled out the paper. The sudden movement and crackle of the paper made the horses bolt, right toward Ragland, who was hardly in a position for rapid movement. "Goddammit!" Ragland shouted. "You got a million acres here! Don't run over me!" Despite his tenderfoot background, Caesar learned quickly and soon became a key figure in ranch activities. To the Kleberg family he was more like an older and wiser brother than a cousin."

In Caesar Kleberg and the King Ranch, author Duane M. Leach writes of Robert KLEBERG'S, hiring of Sam RAGLAND: "With the nodding approval of Henrietta King, Kleberg Sr. had continued to enlarge her land holdings, improve the breeding stock of her horses and mules, and professionalize the beef-producing operation. The latter he sought to accomplish with the hiring of one, Sam Ragland. Kleberg felt comfortable when dealing with the business and legal aspects of the ranch, but an in-depth understanding of livestock, particularly cattle, was not yet his own. Ragland's reputation buttressed by the recommendation of his longtime friend and attorney James Wells eased Kleberg's mind. Ragland's appointment would prove fortuitous. Not only did he mentor Robert Kleberg Sr., but he tutored his sons and a generation of Kineños as well in the art of handling cattle. Moreover, with an experienced livestock man to oversee Mrs. King's great herds, the burden of day-to-day management might lessen a bit."

Bob KLEBERG was another young man who grew up on the ranch with Sam as his mentor. Page 80 of the Jul 15, 1957 issue of LIFE Magazine reads: "From the time when he was a very small boy he lived with Sam Ragland, the veteran superintendent of the Santa Gertrudis. The fledgling ranchman and the bluff old bachelor had their meals at the big house with other members of the family. But they had their quarters at Ragland's cottage a hundred yards away. In this companionship and in the long days on the pastures and in the corrals young Bob absorbed what the years had taught Sam Ragland about the complicated chemistry that produced beef from grass. Bob Kleberg as a man would remember the evenings when the rain came pounding on the cottage roof and old Sam in his nightshirt would come lighting up his pipe, strolling into Bob's room, to listen to the welcome rain, to talk, to think aloud about the coming grass, and how best to use it. "When you see the cow chips floating," Sam would say, "then we've had a rain."

Samuel was named as a Trustee in the will of Mrs. Henrietta KING who died March 31, 1925.
"Her will provided that all property left by her should be held in trust 10 years from the date of her death with trustees conducting the business of the property." 
- San Patricio County news (Sinton, Texas) 11 April 1935





Sam died at the age of 82 on 4 September 1935. 
He never married but he left a legacy of community involvement, hard work, and successful cattle ranching practices and left a host of family and friends to mourn his death.

SAMUEL RAGLAND RITES ARE HELD AT KINGSVILLE
KINGSVILLE Sept. 7 - Funeral services for Samuel G. Ragland, pioneer cattleman of South Texas, were held Friday from the home of his sister, Mrs. Katie Robertson here. Burial was in Chamberlain Masonic cemetery. The services at the home were conducted by Rev. A. H. Clark, pastor of the First Baptist church of Kingsville.
-McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Texas) 08 Sep. 1935, Sun. Pg. 6

ATTEND RELATIVES FUNERAL
Mrs. Susan Ragland and her children, Mrs. Monroe Wells, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. Fred McDaniels were in Kingsville where they attended funeral services for their brother-in-law and uncle, Samuel G. Ragland, 82, who died last Thursday.
Mr. Ragland was one of the pioneer cattlemen of that section of the country and while a young man became foreman of the Santa Gertrudis Ranch, owned by the late Robert J. Kleberg. Mr. Ragland served as foreman and advisor and at the death of Mr. Kleberg was one of the trustees of the estate. He was a county commissioner from his district for over 40 years and was active until a short time before his death. A large crowd of friends from over the State were present for the services.
-Kerrville Mountain Sun (Kerrville, Texas) 12 Sep. 1935, Thu. Pg. 1

ATTEND RAGLAND RITES
RAYMONDVILLE - Judge S.L. Gill, George P. Durham, Sr., and George P. Durham, Jr., attended the funeral of Samuel J. Ragland, pioneer Kingsville developer in Kingsville Friday. All three Willacy men were lifetime friends of Mr. Ragland, who was a former county commissioner and organizer of Kleburg county, a developer of Kingsville, and of the county, and had been foreman and trustee of the King Ranch since 1892.
-Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) 08 Sep 1935, Sun. Pg. 11

KLEBERG COUNTY OFFICIAL, VETERAN CATTLEMAN, DIED
KINGSVILLE - Samuel G. Ragland, cattleman of South Texas, who for the past 42 years had been associated with the King Ranch, died at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Katie Robertson of this city. Mr. Ragland was born in Victoria. He remained in South Texas, following the business of cattle raising, during his entire life. He was an intimate friend as well as a business associate of the late R. J. Kleberg, and made his home at the Santa Gertrudis ranch home. At the time of his death he was a member of the Kleberg County Commissioners Court, an office he had held for 15 years. Funeral services were held Friday at 10 a.m. in Kingsville
-Victoria Advocate (Victoria, Texas) 08 Sep 1935, Sun. Pg. 6

I seek to digitally preserve historical photos for others that might be looking for them. When possible I reunite the original copies with descendants, free of charge. Here are more photos in my ever growing collection.