Amana High School - Bugle Yearbook (Amana, IA)

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61644 of '48 LORETTA ZIEROLD: Class officer I, 3: Y-Teen member I, 2, 3: Vocal music'l: Dramafics 3: Universify of Iowa 4 . . . . GEORGE EICHACKER: Class officer 2, 3: Baseball I, 2, 3: Universify of Iowa 4 HENRY ZSCHERNY: Class officer 4: Baseball I, 2. 3, 4: Dramafics 3: Candiclafe for Icing 3, 4: .... LILLIAN BERGER: Class officer 4: Y-Teen member I, 2, 3, 4: Vocal music I, 2. 3, 4: Dramafics 3, 4: Bugle sfaff 4: Hi-Lifes sfaff 4: Queen cancliclafe 3 z BETTY JANE LIPMAN: Y-Teens I, 2, 3, 4: Vocal music I, 2, 3: Dramafics 3, 4: Bugle sfaff 4: Hi-Lifes sfaff 4: Sfudenf Council 4: .......... REYNOLD MOESSNER: Baseball I, 2, 3, 4: Vocal music I, 2, 3, 4: Dra- mafics 3,,4: Bugle sfaff 4 FRED HAHN: Vocal music I, 2, 3, 4: Dramafics 3. 4: Bugle sfaff 4: . . . . . . . LILLIAN DICKEL: Class officer 4: Y-Teen member I, 2. 3, 4: Dra- mafics 3, 4: Bugle sfaff 4: Hi-Lifes sfaff 4: Queen candidafe 4 SHIRLEY SHOUP: Class officer 2, 4: Y-Teen member I, 2, 3, 4: Vocal music I, 2, 3, 4: Dramafics 3, 4: Bugle sfaff 4: Universify of Iowa 4: . . . VERNON SMITH: Baseball I: Vocal music I, 2: Dramafics 3.4: Bugle sfaff 4 RAYMOND OEHL: Class officer 2, 3: Baseball I, 2, 3. 4: Vocal music I, 2, 3: Dramafics 3, 4: Bugle sfaff 4: .... VIRGINIA METZ: Y-Teen member I, 2, 3, 4: Vocal music I, 2, 3, 4: Dramafics 3, 4: Bugle sfaff 4: Hi-Lifes sfaff 4 MARJORIE LEICHSENRING: Vocal music I, 2, 3, 4: Dramafics 3: Bugle sfaff 4: Hi-Lifes slaff 4: ..... DONALD MEYER: Baseball 3, 4: Music 2: Bugle sfaff 4

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-d.n!i ini! STfi'!i J YEARBOOK 1947-1948 COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES The commencement exercises for the grad- uating class of the Amana High Scl.ool will be held in the auditorium at 8:00, May 19. The fourteen seniors will enter to the march of Largo played by Mrs. Beck. The invocation will be given by Elder William Foerstner. The girls' glee club will sing two songs After Graduation Day and Now Thank We All Our God . Following these songs Dr. H. G. Moershel will introduce the speaker, Dr. john H. Haefner of the Univer- sity of Iowa, who will give the address. The program will be continued with the present- ation of class by Supt. J. R. Neveln. Dr. Lud- wig Unglenk will distribute the diplomas to members of the graduating class. Elder Will- iam Foerstner will conclude the commencement exercises with the benediction. -Lillian M. Berger NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY AWARDS The class of '48 will be the first graduating class in the history of the Amana High School to receive'National Honor Society awards. Four members of the graduating class will be awarded membership in the National Honor Society by the president of the Young Men's Bureau. The Bureau is acting as sponsor of the local chapter of the Society and will award the pins and membership cards. The superin- tendent and the principal of the high school and three faculty members will choose the four students to receive the award.. -Betty Jane Lipman CLASS DAY All fourteen of the graduating class. includ- ing those attending S. U. I., plan to have their annual class day May 15. Plans are indefinite as yet, but the group may make an all day trip to McGregor and Strawberry Point. -Marjorie Leichsenring SENIOR NEWS In March of their junior year the graduat- ing class of '48 received their class rings which lad been ordered in late fall from the josten Company in Chicago. The announcements and calling cards were not ordered until the end of the first semester of the senior year, also from the same company. Cap and gown measurements were taken in February and it was decided that everyone have gray gowns. Committees for choosing a motto. flower, and colors were appointed by the president, I-Ienry Zscherny. He was elected at the begin- ning of the second semester when Shirley Shoup, the former president, left to attend the University of Iowa. The committees were as follows: motto, Virginia Metz fchairmanj, Marjorie Leichsenring, Lillian Dickel, and Ver- non Smithg flower and colors, Lillian Berger fchairmanj, Betty J. Lipman, and Henry Zsch- erny. -Virginia Metz SIGNIFICANT FACTS Three of the seniors attended the Univer- sity of Iowa during their last year. No one in the graduating class is fiom East, High, or West Amana. First class to give the junior-Senior Ban- quet in Cedar Rapids. First year that senior girls attended school for only a half day. There are the same number of boys as girls graduating. High percentage of people attending Uni- versity of Iowa will be held by this class. Three are already attending and two will go in September. Percentage is 35.7W. It is the first class to become members of the National Honor Society. -Lillian Berger and Marjorie lieiieliscnliiig BACCALAUREATE SERVICES The church building in Amana was the setting on Sunday May 16 for the baccalaureate services in honor of the senior class of 1948. The services consisted of a sermon by Dr. C. F. Noe, songs by the congregation, a text read by the presiding elder, Iouis Hess, and Take Time To Be Holy and. Mit Dem Herrn Fang' Alles An , selections by the Y.M.B. chorus directed by Dr. Louis Clemens. Mary jane Seifert and Madeline Oehl ser- ved as ushers for the senior class and their parents. -Lillian Berger IUNIOR-SENIOR BANOUET In the Florentine Room of the Roosevelt Hotel in Cedar Rapids the juniors were host to the senior class of the Amana High School at the. junior-senior banquet on May 14. Tlee banquet was planned aro-und the theme of the wishing well. The table arrangement was in the shape of a horseshoe, and a bouquet of spring flowers was at the head of the table, with miniature wishing wells at either end. Adding color to the table were pastel colored candles and jon- quil placecards. The senior girls were present- ed with corsages of jonquils tied with ribbon of the class colors, purple and gold, and the boys received yellow carnation boutonnieres. The menu consisted of the following: Poppy Tears Ctomato juice! Snowball Blossoms Humming Birds Qmashed potatoesj fveal cutletj Green Arbor Ccombination saladj Stepping Stones Murky Pool fhot rose rollsj fcoffeej Orchids Cripple P161 After the dinner the following program was presented: Buds of the Garden ........................ Ronald Hertel Blossoms in the Garden ............ Henry Zscherny Four Leaf Cl-over Song ........ Four O'Clocks'F Wishing-U-Well for the Future ...... Rosemarie Lipman. Carl Albert The Old Oaken Bucket ......,... Dandy Lionsif Scattering Weecls .....,,.,.....,,.....,.... Lillian Berger fclass willj Betty jane Lipman I Believe ....................,............... Four Roses? jack-in-the-Pulpit .....,......,... Mr. Charles Selzer 'l:Ronald Hertel Glenn Wendler Carl Albert Theo Setzer -Madeline Oehl FUTURE PLANS OF SENIORS Betty jane Lipman -- intends to enroll in nurses training course at S. U. I. Lillian Berger -- plans to enroll in fall nurses training classes at S. U. I. Shirley Shoup -- is undecided as to whether she will enroll in nurses training course or continue in her liberal arts course. Virginia Metz -- wants to work during the sum- mer and take a business course in fall. Reynold Moessner -- intends to work during summer and attend school in fall. Henry Zscherny -- plans to work in Refriger- ation Dept. Lillian Dickel -- has not decided on the busi- ness school she will attend. Marjory Leichsenring -- is still undecided as to' which business school she will attend. George Eichacker -- will continue his Studies at S. U. I. Loretta Zierold -- will continue her studies at S. U. I. Donald Meyer -- plans to continue working at the Amana Farm Dept. Raymond Oehl -- intends to continue working at the Refrigeration Dept. Vernon Smith -- will continue driving his truck. -Vernon Smith CLASS HISTORY Sixteen members enrolled in the Amana High School in 1944 and fourteen of these are in the graduating class of '48. South Amana has contributed four mem- bers: Lillian Berger, Marjorie Leiclpsenring, Shirley Shoup, and Loretta Zierold. Their first three years and their sixth were under the instructions of Adolph Berger. Fourth grade was under Fred Pitz in South and fifth grade under William Heinze in Middle. There are three from Homestead: Betty Jane Lipman, George Eichacker, and Vernon Smith. The first two had as their teacher in tie pr'mary grades Carl Fels. In the fourth grade they were in Amana under Ludwig Ung- lenk, fifth grade in East Amana under Rudolph Blechschmidt, and sixth grade in South under Adolph Berger. Vernon Smith did not join the class until the seventh grade in Amana. Amana has three representatives: Henry Zscherny, Raymond Oehl, and Donald Meyer. Mrs. Carl Roth, William Graichen, and Lud- wig Unglenk were their teachers in the first four years. The fifth and sixth grades were spent in East Amana under Rudolph Blech- Schmidt. Middle Contributes four members: Lillian Dickel, Virginia Metz, Fred Hahn, and Reynold Moessner. Their teachers were Fred Pitz in the first four grades, William Heinze in the fifth, and Rudolph Blechschmiclt in the sixth. High, West, and East Amana are not re- presented in this class. All these students attended junior high in Amana in their seventh and eighth years. They lead Mr. and Mrs Donald V. Lowe, Mrs. Carl Roth, Violet Cummings, Mrs Marabelle Eye, and Rudolph Blechschmidt as teachers. Marie Meyer of Amana was with the class up to the latter part of her senior year. jim- mie Klaner of Marion spent eighth grade and part of the tenth with the class. Harley Mantz was with the class in the seventh, eighth, and part of the ninth grade. D-orothy Rohrbacher and Genevieve Ceynar did not continue after the eighth grade. Loretta Zierold and George Eichacker com- pleted their high school courses in three years and spent the fourth year as freshmen in the University of Iowa. Shirley Shoup entered the University after the first semester of her senior year. -Virginia Metz

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ISHS LORETTA ZIEROLD . . has great sense of humor . . can make short work of her studies and still get a good grade . . wants to go back to taking piano lessons . . plans ways to ac- quire a nice tan during the summer . . makes an efficient waitress at D 8: L . . likes to take dancing lessons . . has as her favorite express- ion See Ya . GEORGE EICHACKER . .has a picture- sque way 'of writing . . never seems to be in a hurry except on the baseball diamond . . can be recognized by his carefree walk . . boasts of two middle names . . has been sporting a mustache off and on since he was a sophomore. HENRY ZSCHERNY . . is better known as Hank . . is very particular about having his last name spelled correctly . . is the handsom- est fellow in the senior class but under contract to a sophomore . . excels in drafting and car- pentry . . will be missed by the baseball team next year . . can be recognized by his wavy hair, physique, and big smile. .has as his favorite expression Hi toots! LILLIAN BERGER . . is known as Beep- ser to her friends . . is the only girl in school with red hair but hates to be reminded of it . . writes good English themes . wants to become a good nurse . . by her own admiss- ion is very gullable . . says she could live on bread and butter . . well annaway is her fa- vorite way of making herself understood. WHl'J'.'-3 WHD- BETTY J. LIPMAN . . is good at giving lo-ng and involved explanations. .has some pet peeves namely: crooked stocking seams, Margaret O'Brien, and Spike jones . . wants to learn to fly a plane. REYNOLD MOESSNER . . can be recogniz- ed by his lean and lanky physique . . is always ready to give a helping hand . . likes to dance . . is good at putting up stage scenery .. seems to be playing with his key chain most of the time. FRED HAHN . . has a way with girls . . his dark wavy hair is his pride and joy . . handled most of the leads in the high school operettas . . wears lots of brown . . combs his hair when ever he has a chance . ha' rs his favorite occupation eating . . likes to tink- er with his radio. LILLIAN DICKEL . . is always full of pep and bright sayings . . has lots of character . . hates being teased about her size. .better known as Luggsy . . is afraid the draft may catch her man . .has very small hands . . would like to go on the stage. SHIRLEY SHOUP . . good at art . . likes to argue . . loves catsup . . good at riding and goes every chance she gets . . is very ex- acting in everything she does. SENIOR MEMORIES As I turn back the pages of memories of senior days, there is one class that brings back the most and perhaps best ones of my last year in the Amana High School. This topic is the home economics class. As I sit here in the easy chair let me reminisce just one of these blessed days in home economics. When the bell rings, announcing that an- other geometry class has slipped away, we rush out of geometry class, scamper up the Stairs, and then go lickety-split through the auditor- ium to home economics class. Our minds, still filled with angles and theorems, are soon think- ing about the domestic side of life. Sewing is the project in operation, so after a hurried good-afternoon to Miss Rouner, we gather cur sewing and begin the afterno0n's work. As I take piece by piece of the material out of the box, I feel proud that I myself had cut this skirt-to-be. Everything looks terribly con- fusing - what piece shall be sewed to what? At last after careful concentration, I begin to baste fMiss Rouner's strict instructionj the pieces together. Now my only worry is match- ing plaids! When the skirt front is basted to t..e back, I start getting the machine ready to aid me in my tedious work. Some days every- thing goes against my wishes - the tension is wrong - the stitches look awful - and to top everything off, the needle breaks for some un- explainable reason. When, I have the machine in working condition again, and am ready to put in the first stitch, the bell sounds and the period is over. Home economics brings back a lot of mem- ories besides just cutting, basting, and sewing. Taking angel food cake out of the oven before it was done, mixing bread dough, preparing for banquets, going on various field trips, the ed- ucational discussions on child care, the express- ions of the students when we marched into the of the students when we marched into the assembly with baby 'books under our arms, Miss Rouner's encouragements at times when it' was needed, and the feeling o-f comradeship when working with our classmates are all memories that come to my mind when I hear the words home economics class. -Lillian Berger MEMORIES , I shall carry many happy memories with me when I leave A. H. S. fsome are not so happyj but among them I find that the memories of Bugle' and Hi-'Lites work stand out above the others. When I started working as co-editor of both the annual and the school paper, I didn't realize what it would mean. I sometimes wonder whe- ther I know even now but I have some idea by now, I am sure. ' Dead lines - horrors!! These two words carry a meaning almost as sinister as they look in black and white. No matter how early we started we always caught up with the dead line before we know what happened. Of course, mistakes did occur once in a while. QThat's a joke because they seemed to happen all the timej. If you read the school paper you may noticed our declaration t' at spring began , when what we really meant was spring baseball practice began Tlren, too, we revealed to our reading public that we had a precious president, Shirley Shoup when we meant to say the previous president, Shir- ley Shoup . Well, we lived those two down but I don't dare think what that typewriter will print next. As I write this the Bugle has still to go' to press. I'll miss working on it when every- thing is in the printer's hands because it means a year's work to me as well as the other sen- iors. It was a part of my school life for a whole year and had a large part in my home life too. We had fun working on it, all of us. Working with thte rest of my schoolmates on these two projects will ayways be among my best memories of A. H. S. -Betty jane Lipman MEMORIES It was March 29, 1947, and the girls in the glee club were very excited. We were on our way to the music contest at Williamsburg. Everyone was saving her voice because cur music teacher, Mrs. Eye, was expecting us to do our very best. In the morning we heard soloists, sextets, and triple trios, including some contestants from Amana. Finally came the time when the girls' glee club sang and what a thrill when all contestants from Amana were given seconds, a very good rating considering that this was the first time any vocal group from Amana had been entered in such a con- ICSL -Virginia Metz Five VERNON SMITH . . wears loud shirts . . wants to own a fleet of trucks . . has a deep loud laugh . . is always friendly and cheerful . . says he doesn't ever want to have to work too hard . . can be found anytime at the quar- ries or at Oxford. RAYMOND OEHL . . has very blond hair . . likes to play chess and poker . . likes to tease . . is fond of going horseback riding . . has recently acquired quite a car. VIRGINIA METZ . . has a fiery temper . . is a speed queen in shorthand . . expert at flirting . . giggles as if she meant it . . wants to travel . . hates to eat in a cafeteria . . likes to dance and go rollerskating . . answers with Ach gell . . most of the time. MARJORIE LEICHSENRING . . couldn't eat with her new specs . . stays home when classes in S. U. I. are in session . . all she wants out of life is a happy home . . keeps a scrap book . . enjoys airplane rides. DONALD MEYER . , is Arnold to the geo- metry class . . likes to read magazines in study hall . . has a very quiet nature . . likes to go camping . . is an expert at fishing . . is recog- ized by his big brown eyes. MEMORIES OF A. H. S. I will carry many memories of A. H. S. with me until judgement day but I think one I will always be thinking of is the waiting in the morning for the bus to come and then the mad rush as everyone tries,to dig, crawl, or bruise his way through the door at the same time. I also remember the day Fred came through the assembly door in a cloud of smokc and the smell of burnt cloth. Among some of the other lesser memories that I have is the suspense of waiting for the second bell to ring to end a class period and the turbulent rush for the door when the last bell of th day rings .and school is over. ' -Vernon Smith MEMORIES As I sit here, looking out into space, my mind wanders back to when I first started high school. Everything was new and strange that first day. It was like entering a new world. What a queer feeling it was to open the study hall door and feel the many new eyes peering at me. I dared not look up and meet their glances. After the first week my fear tif that is what it wasj of the upper classmen was gone. I did, however, feel that the seniors were something way ahead of me and I did in many ways show my respect for them Now that I have reached the honored position as a senior, I don't feel supreme over the freshies as I thought the seniors then had felt over us. I still feel as any youngster and sometimes find it hard to realize I am now to take my place in the outside world, to face the troubles of the world and the realities of life, not to be shel- tered by parents and teachers. My thoughts bring back many experiences I had in my freshman year as well as the sopho- more year. As I think of my junior year my mind pauses to linger a little longer. I cs- jecially remember our music of that year. It was the first time in the history of the high school that the music department entered fest- ival and contest. What fun we had preparing our songs. Then after having worked for sev- cral weeks there was always that great satis- faction of having accomplished something worth while. Graduation is a glorious and happy event, yes, but it is sad also in more ways than one. It means parting with all my classmates and friends and starting again in a strange world, knowing not what the future may bring. Throughout life, however, I shall always re- member my friends and teachers as well many wonderful times we had together. -Marjory Leichsenring