Amana High School - Bugle Yearbook (Amana, IA)

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l 50-lh YEAH, FRESHMEN! Make way, everyone, for some information on the greenest class in high school, the class that sticks together and really shows school spirit. Certainly- it's the freshmen! The seven girls in the class are Alice Geyer, Harriet Ackerman, Harriet Hegewald, Elsie Moser, Kathleen Moessner, Violet Rettig, and Lola Zabo-krtsky, and the boys are Melvin Graesser, Alvin Mouchka, George Berger, Roy Moser, Billy Shoup, Billy Metz, Richard Eich- acker, Henry Trumpold, Leroy Trumpold, Nor- man Geiger, and Fredrick Renner. ,V The officers of the class are president, Fredrick Renner, vice president, George Berger, and secretary-treasurer, Harriet Ackerman. The freshmen girls have a 100 per cent membership in the Y-Teen, for which Harriet Ackerman is newsreporter. Boys out for base- ball are Billy Metz, Melvin Graesser, Leroy Trumpo-ld, Henry Trumpold, Alvin Mouchka, and Richard Eichacker. The latter is a regular on the team. This is the only class in high school which can boast of having all of its girls enrolled in vocal music. Four girls and one boy, Elsie Moser, Violet Rettig, Kathleen Moessner, Lola Zabokrtsky, and Billy Sho-up, are also taking instrumental music. The freshmen are taking the following sub- jects: English, algebra, science, and business training. They are taught by Miss Moershel, Mr. Neveln, Miss Rouner, and Miss Leichsen- ring, respectively. The freshmen class has the highest attend- ance record of any class in high school this year. Out of the eighteen pupils, five have never missed a day of school during thirty- three weeks of school. They are Harriet Hege- Wald, Elsie Moser, Roy Moser, Alvin Mouch- ka, and Richard Eichacker. Class sponsor during the first semester was Mrs. Beck and during the seco-nd semester, Miss Moershel. Both of these teachers have helped the students a lot in starting successfully their life in high school. SCIENCE PROIECTS This year in the study of science, the class undertook some interesting projects. The students performed experiments on how to find specific gravity and density. Since tfzere is a limited amount of equipment, the students worked in groups. Later in the year the class also- did some interesting experiments with the pendulum. In the first semester the class made astron- omy books. These books contained informa- tion about the universe. The early people and especially the sheperds made up stories about various star groups. The class went into a de- tailed study of these myths, theories, and be- liefs and wrote them up in book form. This made up part of the notebooks. The other part was compo-sed of a large, exactly scaled map of the sun and its surrounding planets, and detailed information on all of the planets. Not only was it interesting to gather all of the information for these books but worth- while and educational, too-, and when they were finished every student had a right to be proud of his notebook and the knowledge gained HALLOWEEN The frost is on the pumpkin, The witch is on her broom, The seniors put the freshmen In the pepper room. from it. The witches and the goblins Are up to some mischief, But still the poor freshmen Are filled with the greatest grief. Well, let them tease us as they want, We'll get our chance, you see. We are the freshmen this year, But after this, they're only three. -Alice Geyer W J 1 .L F AREWELL, BETTY The freshman class was sorry to lose one of its members, Betty jane Petersen, early in the second semester. She moved to Eau Clair, Michigan where her father is now employed. She was with this class for the last two years, and this year was a member of the Y-Teens and participated in music. CHRISTMAS MORN , When I woke up it was Christmas morn. And also the day that je-sus was born. Then I got up and peeped in the living room door, There were all kinds of pretty presents on the floor. I had the urge to sneak in and see Which of those presents were for me. I opened the door and stared in amaze At a huge Christmas tree all ablaze. I looked all around but I could not see One present that was addressed to me. I bet Santa pulled a joke on me, He'll put mine tonight under the tree. r-Elsie Moser THE MORNING AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE junior is sitting on the floor playing with his brand new train, Grandpa is taking a short walk trying out his gold-tipped cane, Baby brother is having fun drumming with his new toy drum, Sister Sue is on the phone, telling jane to hurry and come, Mom is wearing her new house coat, And Daddy over his tie does gloat, And Brother John has quietly retired To Jim's house to have his skates admired. Oh, it's always like this at our house, The morning after the night before, Mother doesn't mind what we do So we throw things all over the floor, And shout with joy as loud as we can To cheer that wonderful Santa Claus man. -Harriet Ackerman ililllI'lt'6ll THE FRESHMAN INITIATION This wonderful night fwonderful--we were wondering if it would endj started off in a place called'the pepper room. A pepper room is a place where everyone sits around at card tables playing Peppers. fThat's a card game.J Next were some recitations, and of course the people who were reciting stood on the stage. This was partly to recite and partly to see that none of the freshmen sneaked out. Then came the initations. Initiation means run for your life or all is lost, translated from Latin. We all had fun doing tt-ese, part- icularly Roy, who loves to chum around with ghosts. Dick was one person with a shocking personality, at least, that night he had one any- way. George had a lot of fun, blueberry pie tastes pretty good, doesn't it, George? Billy Metz and I, revising the old saying, You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, proved that you can make a good tire out of a sieve. Norman and Alice learned to dance. Norman's a regular second Fred Astaire. Melvin's'a good treasure hunter, Ali Baba didn't do half as well when he opened the magic door. Melvin does'nt believe in magic doors, he goes right out in the o-pen to get his treasure. I vaguely remember a play, the term play meaning in this case, do we have to tickle you to make you laugh? Then refreshments were served. They were intended to give you just enough strength to stagger home so that the bodies of the freshmen wouldn't be lying in all parts of the West Amana clubhouse. As part o-f the freshman initiation, we had to clean the place up. This was not a hard job at all. We merely tilted the floors and everything rolled down to the basement. Then we went down to the basement, lifted up the furnace, stuck Billy Metz under to hold up the furnace, and swept all the dirt under the fur- nace. just as we were about to lock up and go home, we remembered that Metz was still under the furnace. Billy wasn't at all tired from .holding up the furnace. He had found and eaten some odds and ends of food left over .from the night before, and these had given him amazing energy. -Fredrick Renner HALLOWEEN Hooray, hooray for Halloween, When all the witches are to be seen, When most of the colors are black and gold, When people are happy, young and old. Freshmen receive their initiation, They wish that they were on a vacation. When all the witches can be seen, Hooray, hooray,then it's Halloween. -George CHRISTMAS DAY Christmas day is here again, The day that Christ was born In a stable in Bethlehem On bright and sunny morn. -Kathleen Moessncr HALLOWEEN Today is Halloween and also initiation day, This day the freshmen think will not pay. The seniors are our hosts, They make us dress like ghosts. -Lola Zabokrtsky Berger HALLOWEEN Hooray for Halloween! The witches can be seen. The ghosts will be here, too. To see what you will do. -Harriet Acherman

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fxvelvt' , HAIL, SOPHOMORES1 Meet the record-breaking class, not in size, 'mt in school spirit. The six girls in the lass are: Leona Clemens, Jeanette Franke, arolyn Hahn, Elsie Zimmerman, Anna Marie Qhuhmacher, and Dorothy Eichackerg and the nys, numbering eight, are Ivan Reihmann, .ernon Hoppe, William Roemig, Vernon Reih- ian, Willard Lippmann, Willard Hegewald, .harles Roemig, and Henry Moser. All six girls are in both vocal and intru- iental music. Henry Moser and Willard Lipp- :ann are both in intsrumental music and also lay baseball. The other baseball players are :an Reihmann, Willard Hegewald, Vernon Leihmann, and Vernon Hoppe. The sophomores are very well represented .1 the Y-Teen club, for all the girls are mem- ers. Of these, Jeanette Franke is treasurer, 'Iarolyn Hahn is secretary, and Elsie Zimmer- .ian is social chairman. The class officers are all boys, namely: van Reihmann is president, Willard Lippmann 's vice-president, and Henry Moser is secretary- feasurer. The president is also the sophomore xiember on the student council. Miss Leich- enring is class sponsor. All the class takes three required subjects: yping, English, and world history, under Miss eichsenring, Miss Moershel, and Mr. Selzer, respectively. Some of the students take band .s a fourth subject, while others take either lerman or geometry, under Mr. Selzer and Mr. Neveln, respectively. Ivan Reihmann and Elsie Zimmerman were candidates for king and queen at the Y-Teen program in April. Elsie is also queen of the Xmana school band. l' HE SCHOOLHOUSE ON SATURDAY AND ON MONDAY When on a Saturday you drive past the schoolhouse it looks very lonely and deserted. The windows are all closed and locked for the week-end. The flag has been put away and is io longer waving gently in front of the build- ng. The paper has all been cleaned up, only .o find more again on Monday. This is not the same if you drive past on a Monday. You will find the windows all open- -:d and even some heads looking out. On the ,grass you again find paper and the boys pract- icing up on baseball for the next game. The old worn-out flag is again flying in the breeze. Xt noon you will find the radio going hot with fthythm Rambles, so that you can hear it half .1 block away. There has been a slight change of atmosphere around the building for every- where you can see students playing ball or tak- ing their daily trip to the Middle Amana Store. If it's nice weather you will find the students eating outside, grouped off, telling the latest happenings. With all of this I am sure you find a change between the schoolhouse on Sat- urday and on Monday. -Leona Clemens MY STATE OF MIND IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT Every bright spring morning I jump out of bed with zip and zest determined to do a good day's work. I am ready and willing to tackle any difficult or unpleasant problem that should stand in my way. I have a keen feeling of expectation, as if this day were quite different than yesterday or the day befo-re. I seem to expect something very unusual or exciting to happen. I can't wait to get to school and delve into my school books, sure that today my grades will be better than they were. But when I get into bed the story is quite different. I'm usually quite tired. I can't seem to make up my mind whether I should read or go' to sleep right away. If the day has'nt gone too well I feel discouraged. I blame myself for not acting differently and think I should have handled things better. Oh, well, I think, to- morrow's another day. -Jeanette Franke THE SDPHEIMEIREE SPRING FEVER The birds are singing, The bees are buzzing, And I just sit here, Doing nozzing. -Charles Roemig BARGAIN SHOPPING Peo-ple think that if they go and buy a lot of things at a bargain, they have saved money. This is not true. Bargain shopping is an ex- pensive thing. The people think that the prices are low and yet they are not. They might be on some items but on the rest they are the same as if you would buy them at any other time. At the bargain sales the things you buy are not of the best quality. The store might have so much on hand or have things that are out of style that they want to get rid of the things as fast as they can. This is when they have these bargain sales. ' Clothing stores usually have the most bar- gain sales. When you buy clothing at a bar- gain it looks as if the clothing is of good ma- terial, but, after you have worn them several times the material seems to be losing the color and high priced look. You didn't save very much by buying that, someone will say. You know you didn't after you look at it very close- ly You lose the money and the store makes it at the bargain sales. The people that go to bargain sales spent a lot of money for nothing. They buy what they want and then let the sales- persons talk them into buying more. By the time they're through they have have no money le t. Women are usually the ones that buy the most when they go bargain shopping. When they get home they wonder what happened to all the money they had when they left in the morning. The husband usually raises the roof then. -William Roemig BARGAIN SHOPPING Bargain shopping happens to be my favor- ite pastime, but only when there is a sale, of course. My only reason for bargain shopping is be- cause I am almost always on the edge of being broke Buying bargains really helps the pocket book. I certainly am a voice of exper- sales are the only times I do go- shopping. ience, so any one can take my word for it. I get along very well in a rush at a sale. I just sort of push through the crowd. It's very easy, once you've done it a few times! I enjoy it, or rather I have to enjoy it, for at sales are the only times I do goo shopping. There is only one exception to that. I don't buy my presents at sales. Don't worry, for if you ever get a present from me, it will be gen- uine and not one for twenty-nine cents. One of the best examples of articles bought at sales are my purses. They are quite numer- ous at home, but I use only one at a time. I buy one every two months, approximately. I have never gotten one for a gift, so I keep buying new ones out of my small account. Usually in one store or another there is a counter with purses on sale. I have one favor- ite store where there is always a counter right where one enters the door. Such a counter is very handy for me and it certainly saves me a lot of pushing. Inquire personally for the name of the store. I also love to buy shoes, but in buying cheaper shoes it is hard to get good ones. My feet never complain, so I still buy as many cheap pairs as I can afford. It is much more interesting to wear different shoes all the time, don't you think? Fo-r some free lessons in bargain shopping, see me personally. -Carolyn Hahn HHS SHE ALWAYS LEAVES HOME Get off my hed! Oh, how often have I, to say nothing of my cat, heard those words spoken by my mother. My cat! What a character! I can remember when she first came to spend her independent life with us. Through a misunderstanding, when I opened the box, there wasn't a cat, there were cats-- two of them. But, being anxious to have a pet, or rather pets, I finally convinced my patient mo- ther that two cats would be easier to raise and it would be better for all concerned. Oh, she was a sweet little thing. My, just like a ball of fur, people used to say. To us she was more of a ball of fire. She dashed from chair to chair. She raced through the rooms, and upset everything she could get at. She discovered things in three days that I didn't know existed in our house in all the fifteen years I've lived there. But I guess she spent her young cathood like any ordinary, healthy, lively cat would. If you've noticed that I'm referring to her and not to- them, it's because the other cat disappeared and we don't know what happened to her. Now that leaves only one. She doesn't have a name. Everybody calls her what he wants-- and that varies. Even if she did have one, it wouldn't make any dif- ference. She's never home anyhow. During the summer she came home about once a week. Where she was the rest of the time We don't know, except that nearly everybody in town has fed her at some time or another. Once she came home with a bloodshot eye and we thought she would be blind. Next week she came back, her eye completely healed, but this time she was sick. She was so weak we had to carry warm milk to her. She could- n't even crawl to the kitchen. After about a week she seemed to be improving and we let her out one day. She didn't come back for a few days so we thought she had.died--but alas' a day later she was romping with the neighb- or's cat. , It's not that we don't like this cat. We re very fond of her. As a matter of fact, I've never been quite so fond of a cat before. She's very loving and she's home more when it's cold. I don't know what will happen when summer comes around again. She's a natural born adventurer and obviously you can't take her love for adventure away from her. U If you ever see a large black cat with white markings walk around town, she's not a stray-- that's just my cat. -Elsie Zimmerman CHRISTMAS PARAGRAPI-IS At home we prepare for Christmas in many different ways. A few weeks before Christmas every person in the family has his own secrets. Each person does his own shopping so the others will not know what he or she is buying for them. A week or two before Christmas the Christmas tree is bought and all the family helps to decorate the tree. Mother and Grand- mother make plans on what they Want to ser- ve on Christmas day. The Christmas packages are wrapped in complete privacy so no one will know what he or she is getting for Christmas. -Charles Roemig How often I have wished that my birthday came in the summer rather than so close to Christmas. It has always seemed to me that if their persons never get as many presents birthday is so close to Christmas as they would otherwise. It isn't just because of the presents but if a person has it so close to Christmas they usually can't celebrate because most of the peo- ple are too busy with the Christmas season So I have always felt that the people who have their birthday so near to Christmas are a little bit more left out than those who' have their birthday in the summer. -Anne Marie Schuhmacher

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Et'u ee SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADES 1948 FIRST IUNIOR HIGH AT MIDDLE AMANA This is the first year that the Amana junior High is at Middle Amana. There are two grades, seventh and eighth. They were trans- ferred to Middle Amana so that they could join band and take part in some of the high school activities. Ten members are in band. Whenever there has been a baseball game and high school was dismissed early, junior high was dismissed earlier too. At the Christmas party, the junior high saw movies with the high school pupils. IUNIOR HIGH SPELLING AND ATTENDANCE RECORDS Only two people have had perfect records as far as attendance and tardiness are concern- ed. Rose Marie Pitz and Anita Marz have never been absent or tardy as yet. The seventh and eighth grade pupils are also keeping a spelling chart. Each time a person has a per- fect score in spelling, he receives a star to put on the chart. The grades under one hundred percent are put on the chart with red pencil. EIGHTH GRADE CLASS PROIECTS The seventh grade has art twice a week. During the first semester it was taught by Mrs. Beck and during the, second semester by Miss Rouner. During the first semester the pupils made paper mache's and in the second semester they had craft work. They also put designs on Easter Eggs and on pie plates, which may be exhibited later on. In spring outdoor sketch- ing was begun. EIGTHT GRADE CLASS PROIECTS Last semester the eighth grade had science and this semester in place of science they have civics. Both subjects were taught by.Miss Rouner. Last fall they took a field trip in science. They went to the ball park to study different insects and plants and how they adapt themselves to their environment. They also made a booklet in science containing pictures of different animals and plants and some writ- ten work. , This semester in civics the pupils are keep- ing a not book containing notes .and other art- icles that they discussed. Duilflg the latter part of the second semester the class put up. a bulletin board on which they had various dis- la s of class rojects. A P ,Each Fridzgf instead of history the PLIPIIS give news reports. These are talks of various important happenings. During part of the second semester the pu- pils were keeping a class journal in English. Two pupils were assigned to report the hap- penings of the previous day in class. The day after Lincoln's birthday the English class gave a program in memory of Lincoln for the seven- th grade in the auditorium. Included were talks, anecdotes, songs, and a play. One day in March Mrs. Franey took the arithmetic class outside where she showed them how to do shadow measuring. During the spring both grades had physical training each Wednesday afternoon. SEVENTH GRADE CLASS PROIECTS In the second semester the 7th grade had science instead of history. They performed ex- periments to find what kind of soil was best for growing plants, if water had air in it, and others. In arithmetic class they made designs using a compass, protractor, and a ruler. Earlier in the semester they made a' bulletin board on which were pasted an account book, blank money orders, checks, sales slips, and other business forms. VALENTINE PARTY The seventh and eighth grade had a valen- tine party on the 13th of February as the 14th was on Saturday. The Valentines were distri- buted by some of the 8th grade boys. Later Mrs. Franey treated the pupils with an ice cream cone. CHRISTMAS PARTY On Friday, December 19 the seventh and eighth grades had a Christmas party. During the preceeding days all of the pupils brought presents for the person whose name they had drawn a week o-r so before. Jeanette Stumpff was chosen to hand out the presents. Five of the eighth grade boys and girls with the help of Mrs. Franey, planned and cooked a meal. For dessert Mrs. Franey gave all the puplls ice cream and cookies. Later in the afternoon they went over to high school and saw movies. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A CAT The first thing I can remember was a large basket with a lot of soft quilts in it. There were four other sisters and brothers with me in the basket. We played with each other most of the time. Soon we were big enough to climb out of the basket and run around in the large room. -When I became a little older, a little girl came and looked at me and my bro- thers and sisters. She must have like-I me, be- cause she took me on her lap and said to the lady who often fed us that she would like to have me for a pet. The next thing I knew was that she took me under her arm and carried me away to an- other house. There she gave me milk to drink and all kinds of good things to eat. She named me Tommy and played with me every day. One day after I had been there some time, I got lost. I was exploring a region where I had never been before, and before I knew it I couldn't find my way back. I stayed under some bushes where I hid until it was light again. Then I retraced my footsteps until I found myself back at my door again. My lit- tle mistress must have been glad to see me be- cause she hugged and petted me. Everything went wonderfully for five years. After that I didn't feel very well. Then one day a strange man came, put me into a big sack, and carried me away. After we walked for quite a way, he put the sack down. There was a loud bang and that's all I can remember. -Luella Blechschmidt THIS IS I I came to live with Lorraine Leichsenring about eight months ago. I really get a lot of attention around the house. My mistress and the others all like to watch me and I do the best I can. I can really jump, and when they ask me to, I will jump as high as I can. I live in the basement and I have a big blanket on the furnace on which I sleep. I have all the food I want. I can go outside and have fun, and when I cry outside the door so-meone will let me in. I can play inside whenever I want to. There are plants all over the house, and I love to eat them. If my mis- tress catches me eating flowers and if I know what's good for me, I run. One evening the folks at home held a quilt up in front of the door frame, blocking the door. They threw my favorite little ball over the quilt and wanted me to get it, because I can carry it in my mouth. I couldn't part with my little toyg so I took a head start and jump- er over the quilt. My hind leg caught and I fell. At first I thought I was terribly hurt, but later I found out I was only bruised. I got my ball all right and I'm going to keep it. plat every cat is lucky to have as many toys as o. I really consider myself a lucky cat because I have all the attention, food, and shelter I want. I never have to worry about going out and catching a mouse or a bird for my dinner because it is always brought to me. On those winter nights when I can crawl on the furnace and sleep cozily all night, I pity every cat that has to stay outdoors where it's cold. However, I have no pity for the dogs because they chase me up trees and telephone poles all the time. I just wish some big bully would come a'ong and frighten the dogs the way they frighten me. I still am completely satisfied, and I dont care if I have nine lives or not. The first o'ne's the best. -Lorraine Leichsenring A TALE OF A TREE It is a very cold spring in the year 1888 and it's raining right now. I have just been plant- ed. I hope to live for many years to come. It is now 1910. A big storm has just ended, and now I see that my brother, who was beside me, just fell down. Now it is 1927. I see there is a moving van outside this house. Some new people are com- ing to live here. I must show them how tall and straight I am. It is now about 1932. It is the time of an important election in the Amanas. In that election they will see if they wish to change their type of government. The time is now May, the same year. Cou- ples are walking under my branches and enjoy- ing the fragrance of my lovely white flowers. The next morning very early, there is a fat robin sitting on one of my branches. Ouch! Ouch! There it is again. Some- thing bit me. Oh! I can see it now-- a tiny woodpecker. June is nesting time, and I have a nice nest of young robins in my branches. 'Ihe father robin just brought them a worm to eat. Oh! such chatter! October is a very sad month for me because I must shed my leaves and prepare for winter. It is Halloween, and a big black cat is crawling up my trunk. I have lived through many hard days. I am now approximately eo years old. 'Woodpeck- ers bored holes into me every day. l have an owls' nest on one branch, which I don't like. They keep me awake at night. I see the woodchoppers bringing tlteir axes. One man is climbing up my trunk and ty?ng a rope around me. The truck is pulling me down...crack:..... The tree is chopped down and is no longer living. -Marlene I-Ialn SANDY'S BIOGRAPHY The story of Sandy, our pet dog, begins about two years ago when a friend of my dad's brought a cocker spaniel dog into town and wanted to give it away. We took him right away because he was very nice. He has a long tail and red eyelashes. He is sandcolored and that is why we call him Sandy. He had a habit of chasing chickens when we first got him. We cured him of doing that and now he chases cats. Our neighbor ltas cats, and Sandy always chased those until our neighbor got a dog. Their dog is bigger than Sandy and they usually fight and Sandy loses. We have to pull them apart. Sandy can hunt, too. When we go rabbit hunting he chases up the rabbits and we shoot them. He is a very friendly dog. He wouldn't hurt or bite anyone for a bone or anything. -Lee Herr CH RI STM AS PRE PARATI ONS At school we prepare for Christmas in many ways. About the first thing we do is to draw names. Someone comes around with a box or hat or something else. It was the names of all the pupils in it, and the person whose name you get you must buy a gift. Another way we prepare for Christmas is to hang up pictures of Christmas scenes. We also get a Christmas tree and decorate it. Around it are the g'fts. Someone is chosen to pass the gifts around. The doors are decorated with branches of ever- green trees. This year we had a lunch at school which the members of a committee planned and prepared. -Theo. Dahl .AIM OF EDUCATION The aim of education is to bring about bet- ter understandings. In some cases it helps stop Juvenile delinquency. Some education helps develop better citizens. We make up the World of Tomorrow and we should be able to carry out its problems, If the people use their education correctly they help create a better tomorrow. -joan Foerstner