North High School - Polar Bear Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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SE IUH UIAHY September Z-Ah, seniors at last. after waiting and waiting the day finally arrives when Dave Farber. Eugene Iahnke, and Richard Gibb can tell someone else what to do instead of being bossed by the big seniors. September 4-First Student Council meeting held. Moore, Higday, and Wimer get a chance to display their newly acquired authority. September 5-Anita Benson gets caught roaming around the halls. and a big 10A tells her to get back in class. Names of prospective Ianuary graduates turned into office. September ll-First assembly of the semester. Ioan Lutz decides she wants to learn how to play the marimba. Find it hard, Ioan? September 19-Senior meeting for nomination of officers. Everyone speaks to each other for the first time. Mary Ellen Fulton tries to crash the 10B party but fails. September 22-Election of senior officers. Pat Smith and Tom Moore try to stuff the ballot box, but caught by eagle-eye Watts. Officers are Dick Roe, Bob Ewing. Rosie Abruzzese, Bob Faust, Eleanor Miller. Ieannine McLaughlin, and Betty Marmet. September 26-Senior meeting for installation of officers. Fern Watts starts cutting her wisdom teeth. North beats Valley 6-0. Senior committeemen are chosen. McLaughlin manages to get on two committees. September 29-Senior dues are paid. Georgia Sartalis goes hun gry for the rest of the week. Pictures for the Polar Bear are taken. Carol Streyffeler tries vainly to get in the front row of every picture. October Z--Senior picnic held at Birdland Lagoon shelter house. All seniors get together at Reeds Ice Cream shop. Phil Seidenfeld causes a commotion by playing tunes on their glasses. October 3-Ianuary graduates doing unsatisfactory work reported to Mr. Thompson. Don't look so amazed, Pat Smith only works in the office. fellows. October 4-North ties Des Moines Tech 0-0. After the game, all senior night owls have a party at Pat Smith's house to celebrate the tie. October 8--Senior kid day. Barbara McDowell fools Mr. Lory by looking only eight years old. ' October 10-North ties Lincoln 0-0. Nadine Dingeman brings home the bacon in the form of lack DeCou. October 13--Senior activity sheets filed in the Oracle room. Bar- bara Meier needs two sheets to take care of everything. Forty-two points is quite a load. isn't it? October 16--Student Council picnic held. Forrest Epperly leaves all the maidens spellbound with On the Wabash. October 17--North loses to Roosevelt 47-0. Torn Moore is out- tanding in the track field. Well, at least. we do win something! October 18-Beverly House has a birthday party. The longest on record. 9:00 P. M.-9:00 P. M. Dale Hammer didn't want to miss anything. so he arrived an hour early. More Fun! October Z1-Thelma Garland tries to sneak into the P. T. A. din- ner hoping to hear what the parents and teachers talk about when they get together. Anyway-she didn't get a free meal. October 24-West Waterloo-North game. North loses 38-6. lt was nice to see so many students out cheering for the football team, whether they won or not. October 29-Barbara Meier, Denise Mintzer, and Richard Russell d le everyone with their brilliant oratory on Youth Looks at the Schools. October 31-Glossies due. All the girls in journalism spend Mr. Bamett's class period drooling over Bill Wimer's picture. Page 28 November l-Homecoming dance. Was pretty difficult to be at the dance and at the East-Roosevelt game especially when your boy friend is on one of the teams. Right, girls? Eula Gordinier chosen as queen for the annual dance. November 3-Polar Bear fee paid in office. Herb Katz collects pennies for the rest of the week. November 6-Color day. School dismissed at noon for I. S. E. A. meetings. All seniors go home happy with a grotesque assignment from Mr. Lory. November 8-North-East game. Seniors have big shindig after the game at Greenwood Park. Phil Seidenfeld gets lost. All seniors have a place to sleep-boys at Rich House's and girls at Carol Streyffeler's. November ll-Report cards issued in home room. Gary Gammel hides his face. Denise Mintzer goes home with a smile on her face. Were those 1's worth losing all that sleep for. Denise? November 14-Senior party. Phil Seidenfeld and Aileen Osmond reign as Li'l Abner and Daisy Mae. All the seniors come dressed in Skunk Hollow and Dogpatch fashion. November 21-All School Play. Richard Russell gives his last performance for North High. November 28-Thanksgiving vacation. Bill Sodi and Betty Porter still trying to recuperate from too much turkey. December 5-First basketball game of season. North vs. Fort Dodge. North 40. Ft. Dodge 30. December 6-Basketball team plays host to Mason City. Score Mason City 37, North High 29. December 12-Seniors doing unsatisfactory work reported to Mr. Thompson. Alfred Florence begs Mr. Lory to give him just one more chance. Entries for senior poem filed. December 13-Senior prom. Rosalie Kawarsky shows up with her Drake man. All the girls look heavenly in their formals. North meets East and West Waterloo there. We are victors over both. December 19-My how our class decreases as seniors doing un- satisfactory work are reported to Mr. Thompson. School ends until next year. Nuff 'sed. December 25-Merry Christmas. everybody. Ianuary 1-North meets D. M. Tech on basketball court. North wins 35-30. January 2-North vs. Roosevelt. Roosevelt is victorious-34-31. lanuary 5-School convenes. Dick Roe comes to school showing off three new shirts he got for Christmas. What's wrong Dick- think you'll freeze? Ianuary 9-Senior meeting for commencement instructions. Walter Church can't believe he made it this far. Final report of seniors doing unsatisfactory work reported to Mr. Thompson. North plays Lee Township. Ianuary 13-Final report on Ianuary graduates sent to main office. Bob Ewing stays after school to make sure he is still on the gradu- ating list. Ianuary 15-Senior banquet. All seniors look haggard after stay- ing up all night. I Ianuary 16--Senior work closes. Alfred made it!!! Caps and gowns issued. Ianuary 21-Class Day. Senior talent displayed. Barbar Meier and committee really do a bang-up job. Ianuary 18-Baccalaureate Exercises. Class picture taken. Carol Streyffeler still trying to get into the front row. Ianuary 22-Commencement. Al Fulton shaves for the first time. Freedom!

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The A Cappella Choir with a total of 56 members this semester have devoted most of their time to Christmas programs. Under the direction of Miss Ruth Bickards, the choir sang Christmas music at the Wakonda Club, for the North High P. T. A., and the same pro- gram for the students, as well as singing at the Rotary Club's annual Christmas party. Eight members of the choir participated in the Iowa State Chorus held in the Coliseum, Ianuary 3. Singing for the graduation services filled out the rest of their schedule. MISS RUTH RICHARDS A CAPPELLA CHOIR FIRST ROVV: Mary Ellen Fulton, Mary lune Eaton, Nancy Iohnson, Bonnie Christian, Martha Albaugh, Mary Mardis, Dorothy Clayton. SECOND ROW: Alice Purdy, Edna Bonjour, Martha Routh, Annette Fastje, Vllilrna Iflfilliamson, loan Cruikshank, Ieannine Iohn- son, Ioan McMillan. THIRD ROW: Mary lo Cory, Pat Van Sickle, Lois Baty, Audrey lohnson, Beverly Fitz, Eula Gordinier, Marilyn Case. FOURTH ROVV: leanette Sample, Donna Klisares, Audrey Gibson, Shirley Turner, Evelyn Highland, Virginia Bootz, Marilyn Stiles, Cleota Proctor. FIFTH ROW: Charles Long, loe Critelli, Clyde Titus, Don Hohnbaum, Bob Hagrnan, lint Swallow, Wendell Kempton, Lawrence lackson. SIXTH ROVV: Kenneth Moore, lohn Thomas, Barry Norcross, Bill Pedersen, Deane Nelsen, Richard Long, Dean Bell, Tom Brown. SEVENTH ROW: George Bible, Ed McDaniel, lames Wright, Dick Holt, Ted luroe, Earl Sutton, Forrest Epperly, lamie Sylvester. Page 30