Earlham High School - Memories Yearbook (Earlham, IA)

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3r,.,,t,,f, it 6 Gm Our class has had the usual experiences both hippy and othcrwrse during our school lrfc at Earllra rrr Only three rn our classhavc completed all of therrst hoolrng at Earlham DcnnrsByrnc BrllCompton and M rry lytlynSrror1g Ross Lceper and L rrrr Sloan started to krndervartcn with this group but left to spend a few years elstwhtrt In the frrst grade Marlyn Grblert Mary 'slrtchals and Betty Stanley Joined our class T re second grade brought into our midst Lois Mohler and Edr1aJuneCounrrxrnrn Writing took the pl ice of printing rnonr worl and we learned to tell time with cardboard clocks Norma Welch and Nancy Boyle came and Ross Leeper left rn the third grade We all hare memories of thc tcachtr and her discipline methods during this year We began our learning of history for which we made a movie from rn orange crate broom handles and our artistic ability With the help of the music instructor we formed a symphonette band that could be heard all oy er the building whtnwt were rn the fourth grade Larry Sloan left our group to go to Des Moines was recovering from a fall Peppy Henry Grrpenberg and Wilbur Russell brought new excitement to our sixth grade year Wilbur spent much time in the hall by himself while the rest enjoyed stories read by the teacher Mary Nrtchals left us rn the seventh grade but we gained Jo Srllrman Alice Taylor and Wilbur Hcnkle We spcnt all our extra time making bracelets and doing textile parntrng In the eighth grade Keith Sage and Ross Leeper came to rom us This year was full of difficulties Henry Grrpcnberg collided with a fellow student and broke hrs own nose Jo Srllrman had the measles and couldn t attend eighth grade graduation and many lectures on drsrplrne were held For our eighth grade graduation we chose blue and gold as our colors white carnatron for our flower and our mottowas Always Climbing At last we were ready for hrgh school Esther Young Jean Compton WrnrfredNel1rs Vernon Sprllers Larry Sloan and Mary Nrtchals Joined us We had a class party rn the gym and also one the last day of school Bill Compton was elected class president the frrst of his four terms By the time we began our sophomore year we had ga med more confidence rn ourselves BurtKrs1rng IoneM1neart Jim Spen cer and Nancy Boyle entered the group Ione claims she was never so embarrassed as when Mr Bowman introduced her to the en tire assembly We had a coasting party with only a few minor accidents Our junior year was packed full of events the frrst was ordering class rings We were proud to have Jean a member of our class crowned Homecoming Queen In the sprrng we held the traditional Junior Senror banquet with a Hawauan theme of palm trees dancing girls and waitresses rn sarongs Duane Letz came to finish hrs hrgh school career at Earlham At last the big year began We were frnally senrors The frrst event of generalrnterest was Burt sweddrng Homecoming came next with Betty being crowned Queen Our frrst class party was an evening dinner and theater party rn Des Moines We enjoyed rehearsals and the production of Cheaper By The Dozen very much We went to Omaha for Skip Day Itwas quretan experience Other events that wrll linger rn our memory are Baccalaureate Class Night Junior Senror Banquet and Commencement fs 1- -nn .... 9 sl?-'-' 0 11 AV A O 0 X Gi , . . , A , , . , ' ' . ' , . . , . A , . r , ' - V , V ,' s ' , . . ,, , ' V s ' V 4 V Q V. V A r. 1 s ' K 1' I x 5 D 1 'I ' , ' x H 1 ul ' fs' v ' , r A ' , ' 7 r ' ' ' . l - 1 ' ' ' ' . ' 4 . ' 1 t - ' ' ' ' Q, A' - L' . , ' ' V t' V, f - f I ' . . :V s . - . Nancy' Boyle departed in the fifth grade to go to a nearby country school. The entire class went to visit Mrs. Standing, who .' . ' 5 ' ' . ' , ' . ' Q. I 1 Y I ' I Y - ' A I A I I V . . , , . , . I . , . - ' Y I ' u r A - ff x r 13