Amana High School - Bugle Yearbook (Amana, IA)

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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

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Since AMANA AND SOUTH SCHOOLS 'W AMANA SCHOOL NEWS The fourth, fifth, and sixth grades of the Amana public School are taught at the school house in Amana. The teachers for these grades are Miss Zimmerman, Mrs Beck, and Mr. Wil- liam Heinze. The total attendance of the school is fifty-two, fifteen in fourth grade, twenty-two in fifth grade, and fifteen in sixth grade. The perfect attendance goal for thte school year was reached by john and jean Shoup, Roger Gaddis, Levi Williams, jackie Zuber, Franklin Mouchka, and Dean Berger. The subjects taught by Miss Zimmerman include English, reading, spelling, sixth his- tory and health, and science. Arithmetic, geo- graphy fourth and fifth history and health are co-urses taught by Mr. Heinze. Ivlrs Beck teaches music and art. Every pupil subscribes to the Weekly Reader, a magazine that con- tains articles on current events, science, and world news in general. Even though there are no laboratory facilities for science experiments, the sixth grade pupils did an experiment in science. They tested different types of soil by grow- ing lettuce andradish plants. In connection with their English class, the fifth graders wrote and published a magazine Fifth Grade'Events in january. The sixth grade students are work- ing on a newspaper Sixth Grade Gazette. The geography pupils made portfolios con- tainingimaps, flags, and houses of different countries. The art classes in Amana have completed various projects. At Christmas time the pupils made knitting boxes for their mothers. The fifth and sixth graders painted designs on pa- per plates and did spatter painting. The s:u- dents also completed a Mother's Dav project. In music class, the students have learned to read and sing syllables, thus their-chorus is singing in three part harmony. Mrs. Beck has also taught them how to play the flute. Besides the conventional curriculum, there are a number of special activities. In the sec- ond semester the students attended the Cin- cinnatti Concert at Cedar Rapids. A nature study hike and a picnic on the hills north of Amana are two special activities held in the second semester. -Lillian Berger OUR FIRST SEMESTER Our first few days of school were spent in getting our books. While the weather was still nice we walked to the Amana overflow. In October we had our Halloween party. We played games and had some refreshments. It was lots of fun. In November our class worked on a pioneer table project. We used one of the tables in the study hall. The fourth and sixth grades had to help so that we could have it ready be- fore Thanksgiving. Our Christmas party took place in Decem- ber. We had short plays, poems, and songs. After Santa Claus had delivered our presents we ate. We had ice cream piece served by Mrs. Beck and Miss Zimmerman. -John Shoup LINDY One of my pets is a very unusual pet. Not many children have one for a pet except farm children. It is a sheep and its name is Lindy. I think it shouldn't have been a sheep, because it sometimes acts like a horse. Every time I come near it, it starts bucking like a wild lit- tle colt who is romping around in the meadow nibbling grass and drinking water. lt has lot of wool now and has been sheared only once. One day when I came home from school and looked up toward the fence where Lindy always was I didn't see any big sheep or buck- ing little colt but a little sheep. I didn't re- cognize my sheep any more. I thought my father got a new little lamb and sold my Lindy, but when I went up to it and it started bucking like a little wild colt again I knew right away that it was my sheep, for it had been sheared and that made quite a difference. -Helen Mae Sontag FIRST GRADE AND KINDERGARTEN The first grade and kindergarten pupils are taught by Mrs, Randall of Marengo. At the beginning of the year the number of pupils in the first grade was 21 and in kindergarten 26. Now there are a total of 19 in first grade and 22 in kindergarten. Since the first grades in school are the bases for higher education, the subjects studied com- prise a wide variety. Subjects in the first grade include reading, numbers, writing, spelling, language, social science, health and safety, music and art. The kindergarten schedule includes songs, stories, games, rhythm, and work periods, during which creative work with paints or clay is done. Before We Read' is a new book the kindergarten pupils have this year. It helps the children gain a beginning in reading by associating objects with words. Mrs. Beck teaches music on Monday, Wed- nesday, and Friday afternoons, and art on Tues- days and Thursdays. With Mrs Beck teaching these subjects, Mrs. Randall can devote more time to her reading classes. During the course of the school year the first grade and,kindergarten pupils enjoyed many special activities. Parties on Halloween, Thanksgiving, Valentines Day, Christmas, and Easter top the special activity list. At Christ- mas time Mrs. Randall's and Mrs. Disterhoft's youngsters gave a program for their parents and friends. Easter wouldn't be complete with- out an Easter egg hunt, so the little tcts made baskets and scavanged through the school building finding the colored eggs. Creative work is an important and success- ful subject in Mrs. Randall's schoolroom. Be- fore Christmas finger painting was studied, and at the present time the children are easel painting. Felt pin cushions and match box holders were made as Christmas presents for the mothers and fathers. Even the wrapping paper for these presents was designed and painted by the little folks. Paper plates with colored designs are another product of this creative project. One project which the kindergarten and first grade pupils plan to undertake in the re- mainder of the school year is the construction of a playhouse. This will be made of orange crates and crepe paper and will serve as a form of entertainment for the pupils. --Lillian Berger PHYSICAL TRAINING Every Friday morning the weather is nice we have an hour of physical training. We play softball. There are two ball diamonds so four sides are picked. Two of the sides go to one diamond and two go to the other. Mr. Heinze watches one diamond and Miss Zim- merman tl.e other. The following Friday the losers play against the losers and the winners against the winners. -Gladys Shoup INIY VACATION In August we went on a very nice vacation. We saw many great things. First we went to Ft. Wayne, Indiana. We saw the Eear Field Army Air Base and the General Electric plant. Then we went to Detroit. There we saw the Willow Run Plant and the Ford automobile plant. We also saw Greenwich Village and the building which Henry Ford built. They have airplanes, locomotives, boats, gypsy wa- gons, other wagons, old cars, and many other things. They also have a clock built into the ground, and they have a beautiful church. Then we went to Toledo. There we saw Lake Erie. Then we went to Ft. Wayne and back home. -john Dickel MY PET I have a dog for a pet. Its color is brown and white, and its name is Tiny. Although it is a dog it doesn't fight with my cats. One day one cat had kittens. My do-g barked at them. But finally she got tired and stopped barking. When the dog wants a bath she walks in mud puddles. -Marguerite Renner SECOND AND THIRD GRADE Mrs. Augusta Disterhoft of Marengo is the teacher for the second and third grade pup'ls. With a majority of boys in both grades, the to-tal number of pupils in second grade is 18, and in third, 19. The curriculum for the third grade is com- posed of arithmetic, spelling, language, reading, geography, music, and art. The subjects taught in the second grade are arithmetic, spelling, language, reading, music, and art. A school year would not be complete with- out the conventional parties at various holidays. The pupils in Mrs. Disterhoft's room lad Halloween, Valentine, and Easter parties. The Easter party entertainment included an egg hunt and learning how to jump rope. In col- laboration with the kindergarten and first grade pupils, the second and third grades gave a Christmas program for parents an:l friends. A Bobbsey Twins series is included in the library this year which Mrs. Disterhoft reads to the pupils at various times. In connection with their studies, the youngsters are keeping a vegetable chart, which shows what veget- ables they eat every day. The survey shows that lettuce is the vegetable eaten by most children. The pupils each wrote a letter to john Fair while he was in the hospital with a broken leg. Besides teaching music and art, Mrs. Beck taught the children various folk dances. -Lillian Berger MY DOG On june 26, 1947, a new pet was added to- our family. It was a dog. His name is Pal. He is a mixture of two breeds, beagle and dachshund. He has short legs, short hound-like ears and mouth. His hair is red and very short. How old he is we don't know. He likes to hunt squirrels and rabbits. 0 -Roger Gaddis MY PET CAT I have a cat for my pet. He is black and gray. We have a lot of fun together. One day when I was water.ng the garden, he was in the garden also. I kept on watering the garden, and I pretended that I did not see him. When he was looking a different way I turned the hose on him and he couldn't run away tast enough from the water. So now he stays away from me when I am watering.tlie garden. -Arlene Graesser INIY PIGEONS My pigeons are tame. They like to go into the little house I built for them. In winter they often go into the house to keep warm and to lay their eggs. When it is very told the water in the can freezes. They like o chop a hole in the ice with their beaks and drink the water out of the hole. -Dean Berger MY PET I have a dog, he is about five months old. He is part collie and part police. He can bark loud and can run taster than I can. He is red, black, and brown spotted. He likes to play with people that he knows. His name is Stubbie. -William McKinney SCHOOL IS UUI' Another school year's gone at last, And everyone is glad! I'm glad there're no more studies, But in one way I'm still sad. I surely will miss seeing All my friends from other towns, As well as all the fun we've had Since last year's gone around! There'll be lots of things to do, In the good old summer days! Now there won't be any more school, Until September says: Come on, kids, it's time for school!' But now, away from that! Spring is here, there's no more school And we should all be glad! ' -Florence Oehl 1