Mason City High School - Masonian Yearbook (Mason City, IA)

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ODELLA MCGOWAN, girls' gym teacher, is helping the Red Cross with knitting and bandages, teaching a woman's class in physical fitness, and making her students physically fit. VOLNEY A. HANSEN, boys' gym teacher. is an air raid warden in addition to his work for physical training hoth in high school and VVar Training Service. Tr DR. RALPH F. EVANS was vice- prineipal until he left March ZS, 1943, for the United States Navy. ROSETTA A, STENHOFF, office secretary is giving much of her time to keeping records for the lVar Training Service. Howard T. Barker Eleanor Hazlitt Chief Specialist, physical train- ilsznior clgzmist Wright Field. ing program, U. S. Navy, ayton, hio. Sampson, New York. S ee. E' Ethel M. chin Ellen M. Smith Mathematics instructor to pre- 5 ., '1' ,, f Red Cross field director. Great alight naval ggdefg at Cornell Lakes Naval Training Station. ,ollege, Mount Vernon, Iowa. 5 ca. N . , . who -4' r a V Q We Tommy D. Priest . 4 U James F. Kee Administrator in Red Cross, 3, Lt. U. GJ Fort Schyler St. Louis, Missouri. i Bronx, New York. :-,,, 4. ii. . .... - Chan M. Welch lr if William Moore Iiaborer, constructing short Army radio instructor, Mad. gr rgute to Russia through ison, Wisconsin. ana a. V V . T' ' ' . if . W Ralph F. Evans f A . 5 M Wilbur J, Cline Lt. U.G.j, U., S. Naval Re- ' ,,r Army Air Corps cadet, Ground serve, Hollywood, Florida. . ,- Jil , School, Florida. Page l2

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Page 14 09' Ugzqif C Re-elected to the posi- tions of class officers were Barr Peterson, pres- ident, and Barbara john- son, secretary. Bob Pow- ell gained the vice-presi- dency last fall. Mr. Francis Kee, class adviser for three years, has ably guided the class. The genwz Glass 06 has reached its goal and in the course of three years has proved itself outstanding in all fields open to Mason City lligh School students. , The Student Council, in its second year of service had ten senior members among whom were Barr Peterson, president, and Olin Storvick, vice-president. High scholastic ratings were maintained consistently by such seniors as Olin Storvick, Barr Peterson, Bob Powell, jeanne Manuel, Corrine Laughlin, Ida DiGregorio, and Bette Phelan. Outstanding in the band and orchestra groups were such graduates as Chuck Hines, Bob Straw, Mary Hansen, jerry Fockler, Delores Perdue, Barbara johnson, Eleanore Rae, Olin Storvick, Ralph Leaman, Betty Lapiner, Nancy Robinson, and Patty Maynard. The vocal department also excelled this year due to the fine performances given by Barr Peter- son, Dick Burgraff, Connie Manley, Marge Hall, Donnis Klempnauer, Tom Jorgensen, Theo Hunt, Dick Moore, and Betty Grunz. The student body has always responded vigorously and enthusiastically to the part :zihletics play in school life, and this year has proved to be an outstanding year for MCHS. The class of '43 led the school through an undefeated season of football and basketball, an achievement seldom heard of in. any high school in the country. The future is one of service for the graduates who will be exchanging their newly won diplomas for various implements of war and industry. Witli all the fire and spirit characteristic of . XlllCl'lC2ill youth, they will carry on making the world of tomorrow thrive and prosper.