New Hampton High School - Shadow Yearbook (New Hampton, IA)

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0 'f W 2 Q T h e 1 9 2 0 U UUUUHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUWU E lmillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 'QS HADO W :af iw Q? Senior Class History Zilhgvtivt HE Senior class of 1920 entered New Hampton High School, Septem- ber, 1916, as innocent, gentle Freshmen, almost afraid to call our souls our own. Our ranks were filled with fifty honest and studious pupils. VVe were hazed to whatever extent the upper-classmen deemed neces- sary. Early in the year we were organized with Miss Lulu Utley as il Q , 57' class advisor. Not wishing to be ostracized from high school life, for lack of pep, we gave a party. This entertainment gave us an oppor- tunity to become better acquainted with one another and to get a good stand-in with the faculty. None of the members became famous that year but later talent was rec- ognized in some of us. As the end of the year drew nigh, we looked forward to vaca- tion with great rejoicing as we knew we would not be looked down on by the other students so contemptuously the next year. By the time we were Sophomores all our shyness had vanished and we had grown quite self-confident. Many of our pals had dropped by the wayside to assume other duties of life. New pupils from other schools entered our ranks. As Sopho- mores we took an active part in initiating the Freshmen. YVe had looked forward to this occasion for a year. The class reorganized in October. Miss Utley had proved to be a successful advisor of our Freshmen class, and was re-elected to lead our way another year. Rula Spencer was elected presidentg Marian Bliss, vice prcsidentg Roy Dilley, treasurer. As all Sophomores are imposed upon or at least, imagine they are. wc, in accordance with the custom, were treated mercilessly by the faculty. We held no social functions that year because of the stringent conditions of the war. VVe became stronger in athletics and declamatory work. First place in the oratorica! class and second over all were won by one of our members. Honorable mention in the humorous class was given to one of the girls of the class. New Hampton High organized a debate club that year, and one of the boys of the Class of '20 made the team. At the beginning of the Junior year we found our ranks had dwindled to thirty- six, but our spirits did not lag, for we were determined. Miss Leona Meier was our class advisorg Grace VValker, our prcsidentg Alfred Bigelow, vice presidentg YVayne Frazee, treasurer. When the call for the War Fund came, the Juniors responded patriotically. VVe surpassed all the other classes in the amount subscribed per capita. Several of the members of the class made the basket ball. foot ball or base ball teams. After looking forward to being Seniors for three years we finally realized our ambition. VVe are not deviating from the usual custom of Seniorsg namely. acting dignified and treating the lower classes in a condescending manner. Scanning the Senior faces, one will recognize only seven members of the Freshman class that en- tered New Hampton High, September, 1916, but there are eighteen who have joined us on the way, so we have a class of twenty-five. VVe have had the privilege of in- cluding within our ranks the classes of January, 1920, and of January, 1921. Super- intendent Lapham is the Senior class advisorg Sam Denner, presidentg Lee Hunt, vice presidentg YValter Merrill, treasurerg James VVhalen, secretary. VVith much pride we may boast of the success we have achieved in athletics. de- bate, and declamatory work. VVe are drawing nearer to our goal day by day. and al- though wc look forward to graduation day with joy, it is mingled with a little sadness in having to say good-bye to high school days. sz ,L 5517.1- func M J ii 9 X R. M. and G. W., 'zo Uunnuunuuuunnunnunuiuiuuuuunnnnuuuuuni 1 9 2 0 'jununuuuuunuunidunnuunnunuuuunnunununi I wcnty-three

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O 2 2 Q 'r 11 e 1 9 2 0 gtunlmununnnununnuuunh-., Qguuuuunnnnuununnnuum ,Q s HAD 0 w Seniors CLASS OFFICERS President . . . Vice President . Secretary . Treasurer . . SAM DPINNER . . :LEE HUNT . JAMES VV1-xALEN . VVALTER NIERRILL CLASS COLORS Purple and Old Gold CLASS FLOWER Cream Rose CLASS MOTTO Hit, don't fan CLA SS YELL Hoya! Hova! Hoya! Hoya! Killa, Kilick! Kaza, Kazick! Rickety Re! Haw! Gee! Haw! Rah for the Seniors! Rall! Rah! Rah! Rah ! Seniors ! CLASS POEM Full twelve long years, the sun arose, Full twelve long years, went down E'er we the Senior ranks did climb To claim them as our own. s VVe've traveled o'er the sands of life, VVith slow but patient sway, Nc-'er faltering once, o'er problems hard, But moving on our way. Eight long' years in the grades we spent 'Neath school ma'a.ms' sway and master's rule, And many a day did we repent That life's hard path led on to school. As Freshies green, trials were ours, As Sophomores, wise, our troubles grew Through Junior ranks, we traveled on To mighty Seniors, staunch and true. And now the day is coming near VVhen friends bid friends, adieu. VVhen happy school days fade away And worldly problems come to view. VVhile We progress o'er life's stern ways, As years and years roll by, Fond thoughts of you we'll ever cherish, Grand old New Hampton High! J. F. '20 'Quuununnuuunuunuuunuinuuuuunnuunuuuuld 1 9 2 0 QuuuunuuuuuuuuiinnunnnnUuuunnunuuunuufi'

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Q 2 se 2 Q T 11 e 1 9 2 0 Qvunnuunuuuuuunuunnnna-4.1 Eg4nnunuuunuunuunnuuuuu,g sminow Senior Class prophecy copy of his paper to every member of the class. In the June 3. 1955. issue, he gives the following account of the class: Marian Bliss is an athletic director for girls at Chicago. The Mer- jini rill Brothers have a huge chain store system in Iowa, Minnesota and 2'iiZ4 Mlg?4 OE FLYNN, editor of the New Hampton Gazette, regularly sends a S? 'TV the Dakotas. Shortly after finishing high school, Grace VValker was united in marriage with Luke Wilkins. They own a number of skat- ing rinks in summer resorts in Minnesota. Clarence Haugh is a noted chemist now employed by the government: Leah Coutant and Mayme Mangan have opened a manicuring establishment on Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Alfred Bigelow has plans completed for the largest engineering problem ever attempted. The plans are for a tunnel under the Atlantic from New York to Bor- deaux, France. Mable Carr is now seated in the House of Representatives. She was chosen to succeed Alice Quirk, who had completed a term of six years. Alva Gray resigned the governorship of New York to be a candidate for president in 1956. Josephine Delsing spent some time in Honolulu, after which she traveled in the U. S. as a hula dancer. She has retired to California. Ida Barie has been admitted to the bar. Albert Kumpf has done much as a missionary. He is educating the un- fortunates of Nashua High School. Sam Denner is now Secretary of Agriculture, and if Alva Gray is elected president he will have a prolonged job. Grace VVinter has an enviable record as an elocutionist. Anna Leitch and Mamie YVinter are living together in New Hampton. Their chief source of income is from the state in the form of a teachers' pension. Irene lNIcGinn is the only member of the class who has led a quiet life. She married twenty-five years ago. Regina Murphy has established a private boarding house for girls who go to school at N. H. H. S. .Iames VVhalen started a pugilistic career but age overtook him and he was forced to retire to his western ranch. Raymond McAloon recently had his seat changed from the third row to the second in the assembly room in N. H. H. S. Reinhart Drewelow has started a spaghetti factory in Guatamala. Edward Schilling is a broker on WVall Street. He amassed a large fortune from investments in sauerkraut. Dorothy Rose accepted a position as a vampire with a movie company. Paul Boyce has held the position of straw boss on the section for the past five years. Clarence Denner is traveling as a violinist with a vaudeville company. Vera Decker travels with Ringling Brothers' Circus as the smallest woman in the world. Hazel Roarty is still the village heart breaker. Russell Crawford is now a cartoonist on the Police Gazette. R. D. '20 gunnnnuuununuuuuunuuiiuunuuunnnunuuuug 1 9 2 0Euuuuunnuuuuuuinnnunnnununnnnuuuunnuii T'wenty-four