Tama High School - Iuka Yearbook (Tama, IA)

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NORMAL TRAINING CLUB Thirteen girls who are preparing to be rural teachers form the A. B. C. Club. This club. under the direction of Miss Pearl Sturm, holds a meeting on the last Monday of each month. The President this year was Ethel Willeri Vice President, Lola Haynes: Secretary, Esther Schmutte: and MEMBERS Treasurer, Evelyn Spire. SENIORS Lorena Davis Esther Hardon Lola Haynes Vera Maiden Bernice Piotter Esther Schmutte Dorothy Schuett Evelyn Spire Ethel Willer IUNIORS Marian Betz LaVon Cory Doris Frahm Dorothy Overturf KATHERINE McKAY The Katherine McKay Club is an organization of girls interested in home making and per sonality development. A meeting is held on the third Monday of each month, and at each meeting a guest speaker is invited to talk to the girls about vocations for girls trained in home making. Among the guest speakers this year were: Mrs. I. M. Standefer, Mrs. Merle Kensinger, Mrs. MacMartin, Miss Mary Svacina, and Miss Harriet Sides. During the year the girls have had a sliding party, a picnic, a hard time party, and a slumber party. Some of the important objects of this organization are to promote pleasant, wholesome social affairs, provide social training, combine business interests, promote healthful girlhood, promote democracy in the school. and to develop team work and friendship. The officers this year were: President, Carol Shearer: Vice President, Virginia Booth: Secretary, Lola Haynes: Treasurer, Bette McClure: reporter, Ruth Fulton, and Sponsor. Mrs. Clark. NORMAL TRAINING CLUB Back Rowil.orena Davis, Dorothy Overe turf, Vera Maiden, LaVon Cory, Ethel Willer, Bernice Piotter, Esther Hardon, Lola Haynes, Dorothy Schuett. Front Hown-Doris Frahm, Esther Schmutte, Miss Sturm, Marian Betz, Evelyn Spire. KATHERINE McKAY CLUB Sixth Row-Darlene Weaver, June Hardon, Geraldine Slebiska, Lavonne Iacobson, Rita Iacobson. Fifth Row-Helen Crane, Francis Chant- land, Bernice Piotter, Lillian Prusha, Norma Iean Brown. Fourth Row-Lois Kurth, Margaret Lou Hegardt, Elaine Willer, Pauline Hrstka, Betty Thompson. Third Row-Ruth Fulton, Loan Crane, Gladys Heishman, Norma Pagel, Esther Hardon, Evelyn Chyma. Second Row-Anna Mae Younqman, Ruth Finzen, Gail Feisel, Pearl Burton, Evelyn McCoy. Front Row-Virginia Booth, Bette McClure, Carol Shearer, Lola Haynes, Mrs. Clark.

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BOY SCOUTS Fourth Row-Iohn McMurray, Robert Lipka, Paul Novotny, Norman Kauble. Iohn Mochal, Frank Hardon. Third Row-Lavern Croskey, Norris Beni- dict, Odas Iones, Dick Burnes, Ioe Deines, Kenneth Peters, Merle Kensinqer, Ben Morgan, Iames Mochal, Second Row-Mr. Sellars, Merle Hoopen- qardner. Darrel Rebik, Roland Scott, Duane Allan, Allan Iones, Eugene Weit- zell, Billy Mac Ruqq, Iames Rucker. Iames Dumbauld. First Row-George Wilson, Ierome Slebiska, Billy Thill, Bob Lester, George Luther, Bernard Musel, Mr. Iones. GIRL SCOUTS Fifth Rowslean Booth, Beverly Harlan. Lilyanna Ramsdell, lanice Sincox, Peggy Tenhoff, Viola Van de Woestyne, Audra Peters, lean Smith, Betty Quigley. Fourth Row-Miss Phyllis Clark, Leona McFate, Sally Rae Pelham, Marlys Walls, Marilyn Bramblett, Alice Overturt, Cecelia McCoy, Patricia Davis. Verna Mae Giddings, Sally Moyer. Third Row-Barbara Hill, Mary Nelson, Sarah Fisher, Ianet Lauderdale, Dorene Fiala, Betty Thill, Gloria Muirhead, Mary Io Witosky, Phyllis Frahm, Miss David- son. Second Row-Doris Booth, Marianne Les- ter, Ina Mae Mochal, Delores Kilcoin, Dorothy Zearfoss, Ioan Croskrey, Lottie Ramsdell, Ella Mae Peters, Delores Iochim, Doris lean Iensen. First Row-Evelyn Crawford, Maxene Booth, Sue Hartzell, Shirley Turner, Evelyn Groves, Margaret Wilson, Mari- . lyn McNamar, Doris Dailey, Doris Brown. Boy Scouts The purpose of the Boy Scout Movement is to build wholesome character in boys and train them for participating citizenship. This cannot be accomplished by lectures or by half-way methods. Good character traits in boys are developed by the actual practice of these traits in real life situations, by doing the right things instead of the wrong things. Young boys are enabled to take their place in the adult world by being thrust into practical situations under the direction of leaders who can help them find themselves. Scouting in Tama has always been very active. The accomplishments of the last year may be measured in terms of the fact that two boys, Norman Kauble and Robert Lipka, were chosen to serve on the staff in the summer camp held at Wild Cat Canyon Camp near Eldora. Norman was Camp Quartermaster and had charge of buying all supplies for the camp and also had charge of the Can- teen at the camp. Robert, in addition to his Senior Patrol Leader's duties, had charge of swimming and all water-front activities. Recently Troop Ill won a first place award in the Merit Badge shown at Marshalltown where they demonstrated Basketry in competition with scouts from six counties in the Central Iowa Area: namely Marion, Iasper, Poweshiek, Hardin, Marshall, and Tama county. Girl Scouts This year the Girl Scout roster has grown to an active membership total of forty-eight girls from the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. Divided into two troops of fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth grade girls, they carry out projects of educational, entertainment, and social value. The girls elect their own leaders and assist them in planning activities. Patrol leaders of the younger troops, led by Miss Phyllis Clarke, are Sally Rae Pelham and Ioan Mochal: of the seventh and eighth grade troops, Viola Van de Woestyne and lna Mae Mochal, with Miss Velma Davidson as leader. All mem- bers of Troop 2 are in the tenderfoot class. beginners in scouting. Troop l members are older Scouts of the first and second class rank. At Christmas time the Scouts of Troop 2 sold Christmas cards and donated part of the proceeds to the Red Cross. Troop l collected toys to be used in Christmas baskets. Twenty baby bibs have re- cently been completed for the Red Cross. Using the lives of outstanding women in American history as their theme, Scouts of Troop l pre- sented a program of music written and sung in the different periods of our national history. Girls were dressed in costumes of the women portrayed and gave brief biographical sketches of each. Other patriotic programs have been presented in the junior high assembly. Throughout the year Scouts have enjoyed hikes, picnics, and parties.

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COACHES Lett to Right-Herbert Fetrow, R. G. Miller, Hay Allen. Athletics With the close of the 1940-41 baseball season, comes to a close the greatest athletic record in Tama history, appropriately called the Golden Era of 'Hap' Miller. The last four years have produced fifteen trophies. As Coach R. G. Miller leaves Tama, he leaves behind him the greatest football record, the greatest basketball record, and the great- est baseball record in the school's history. As this is written, his teams have won 104 of their last 115 athletic contests. But this era has meant more than crowded trophy cases, and continued shouts of victory. It has meant hard work on the practice field learning the game. The boys have learned teamwork, for under Coach Miller that has been a basic requirement. They have learned sportsmanship and clean play, for that is another thing Coach Miller requires to the 'upteenth degree. When you're a winner, an accasional loss is hard to take: but Tama teams of the past four years have taken occasional losses and come back to win again and again. They have learned to never quit trying, that there is always a chance. They have learned teamwork, and that one man teams are never continually successful, for sooner or later that one man is stopped. They have learned sporstmanship. When you're a Winner or the favorite, the crowd is never for you: they like to see the underdog win, and every team is out to beat you regardless of other losses. Still through all this -because Tama was a favorite and a Winner-the Miller-coached teams have shown the finest sportsmanship and have often been mentioned as one of the cleanest playing teams in any and all sports by their opponents. This means much now, but it will mean even more in later life. These boys who have battled for Tama High have learned important lessons in life and learned them early in life through the channel of athletics.