Amana High School - Bugle Yearbook (Amana, IA)

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IH-IN CHEESE COTTAGE On December 5 a large crowd gathered at the high school auditorium to see Cheese Cot- tage, the senior class play directed by Miss Moershel.' The action of the play begins when Judy fLillian Diclfelj and Evvy fShirley Shoupj en- ter the combined kitchen, living, dining, and bedroom of Breeze Cottage which they hare rented for the summer months at Fairyland Beach. 'The girls are abashed when they find a cottage with leaking roofs, a lack of beds, and other inconveniences instead of a three- room modern cabin. Gus Hinkle fReynold Moessnerj, a plumbing contractor with the temper 'of a 'wildcat, is the father of Evvy and Judy. Gus, a born pessimist, has made life. a misery for the girls and for his sister Liz QVir- ginia' Metzj. The girls decide that their aunt Liz, who has taken care of them since their mother died, needs a vacation, and bring her to Breeze Cottage. Gus has been induced to come to the beach for the summer, renames Breeze Cottage, Cheese Cottage, and then the fun begins. Bartholomew Rensaleer, a young plumber working for Mr. Hinkle fFred Hahnj, comes to Breeze Cottage at Gus's invitation and is forced to propose to Evvy. By this time she has been attracted to J. Orville Spence fRay- mond Oehlj, the real estate agent of Fairyland Beach. In fact, she has never cared for Bart and throughout the play is very cold toward him. Bart really loves Judy, but since he has orders to marry Evvy he doesn't dare reveal Mortimer, a wealthy widow fLill'an Bergerj, his true feelings. The plot thickens when Mrs. and the real owner of Fairyland Beach, comes to Breeze Cottage, and is invited to stay for the weekend. Uncle Cooney, Gus's brother fVer- non Smithj, and his number one enemy, adds to the complications by arriving unexpectedly at the over-crowded cottage. Alma Carlay, a bathing beauty QBetty Jane Lipmanj, friend of Evvy's, invites herself and even tries to win J. O. Spence's lo-ve. Gus roars, sputters, and literally throws himself through this three-act farce written by John Hershey. The third act brings about some surprising but happy conclusions. Judy and Bart plan to marry, Evvy has announced her engagement to Orry, Alma has a s'nging contract, Uncle Cooney has a plumbing con- tract, Gus has asked Mrs. Mortimer to become his wife, and Aunt Liz will get her much-need- ed rest. -Lillian Berger ....M..,T. A H. S. DRAMATICS HIGHLIGHTS Even though dramatics is not offered as a regular course in the Amana schools, they play an important part in the activities of the stu- dents. We felt that there moments in the dif- ferent school productions during the last few years, that would be remembered by most of us but do you remember - - Mary Jane and Glenn's extra-lo-o-ong-ng kiss in Tell Me Pretty Maiden to- which Mary's only explanation was, Well, Miss Moershel, you told us to wait for laughs. ? The handsomest actor on A. H. S. stage this year, Ronnie Hertel, as Lord Arthur Beaufoy in Tell Me Pretty Maidenn? Fred Hahn's hairdo in Cheese Cottagen? Bobby H.'s version of Feudin' and Fight- in' ? Fred Baumgartner, a living Dickin's char- acter? The sheepish looks on the high school stu- dents' faces after the excellent performance by the grade school pupils? Then of course, there were moments that the audience just doesn't know about such as -- Celebrating Betty and Lillian B.'s birthday at a rehearsal of Cheese Cottage and Miss M.'S during rehearsal of Tell Me Pretty Mai- den . Wier's picture serving as a mascot back- stage during Tell Me Pretty Maiden . Luggsy's toothache during the rehearsal of My I-Ieart's In High. HANSEI. AND GRETEL On April 2, 1948, the Amana Grade School glee club presented the operetta Hansel and Gretel, in the high school auditorium, under the direction of Mrs. James Beck, Miss Marie Zimmerman and Mr. W. C. Heinze. The characters in the cast were: Peter, a broom maker, Roger Gaddisg Gertrude, his wife, Gladys Shoup, Hansel, their son, John Dickelg Gretel, their daughter, Florence Oehlg the witch who eats little children, William McKinneyg the sandman who puts little child- ren to sleep, John Shoupg the Dawn Fairy who wakes up little children, Jean Bahndorf. The first act takes place in the interior of the cottage where the children are working, while their parents are out selling brooms. Weary of their work the children begin to play, Their mother comes home after an unsuccess- ful day and scolds them. She then sends them out to the woods to gather strawberries. Later the father returns, having been more success- ful, and brings with him some food. He asks about the children and is very perturbed when he learns they are out alone in the woods after nightfall. Both mother and father go o-ut in search of them. Act II finds Hansel and Gretel deep in the woods filling their baskets with strawberries. Having paid no heed to direction or time they suddenly find themselves amidst the darkness not knowing which way to turn. Eventide having brought with it its childish fears, they were soon seeing strange and fearful shapes. Finally they laid themselves down and fell asleep. Act III opens at daybreak. As the children awake they see before them a beautiful lttle ho-use made of sweets. This is the home of a very wicked witch who catches Small boys and girls and bakes them into gingerbread. Hansel and Gretel, entranced by the goodies of which the house is made, break off pieces from the walls. Soon the witch appears and casts a spell on them. She puts Hansel in a cage and wants to feed him until plump. She intends to push Gretel in the oven and bake her. In the meantime Hansel escapes from the cage and as the witch bends over the oven the children quickly push her in and shut the door. All the gingerbread shapes in front of the now transformed into the boys and once were. The father and mother searching for their children, then scene and all ends joyously. Between the first and second acts a chorus of flutes played Nearer My God to Thee, Lightly Row, and Braum's Lullaby. A flute sextette played My Bonnie between the second and third acts. --Marjorie Leichsenring ART EXHIBIT An exhibit of paintings from the Metropol- itan Museum of Art was seen by students and teachers of the Amana High School on March 16, 1948. This valuable collection of old mas- terpieces represented the work of great artists from the fifteenth to- tle nineteenth centuries. Everyone viewed such paintings as The Horse Fair by Rosa Bonheur with great interest as Mr. Nandquist, the guide, pointed out main features of the paintings. Other favorites of the group were Christ's Descent Into Hell, by a follower of Basch, Portrait of an Ad- miral's Wife, by Rembrandt Van Rijn and The Last Judgement, by Van Cleve. The collection was exhibited in the Art Building of the University of Iowa. After eating at thc Memorial Union, the students and teachers saw Panacea's present- ation of the musical comedy The Elegant Mr. Emperor. This student written and produced playl was given in the auditorium of Macbride Ha . Transportation for the trip was provided by Mr. Selzer driving the school bus. -Lillian Berger house are girls they who have enter the Polishing off of the soup after the play, Cheese Cottage. Betty's escapade with Ulla, with Dopey try- ing to save the situation. Seven TELL ME, PRETTY MAlDEN The junior class play Tell Me, Pretty Mai- den was presented in the high school auditor- ium on March 4 and 5. The play was a three- act comedy written by John Storm. It was directed by Miss Henrietta J. Moershel. The proceeds of the play will finance the junior- senior banquet. The entire action of the play takes place in a glade near Dr. Sutcliffe's School at Cedar Grove House in England about the time of 1860. Members of the cast are as follows: Judy, Lillian Roemig, Kitty, Rosemarie Lipman, Tilly, Madeline Oehlg Bella, Lillian Sontagg Naomi, Mary Jane Seifertg Milly, Helen Kraus, Clara, Ramona Marzg Hetty, Anna Marie Schuhmacher. These girls are enrolled in Dr. Sutcliffe's School. Others in the cast include Dr. Sutcliffe, Carl Albertg Mrs. Sut- cliffe, Dorothy Trumpoldg Mr. Krux, Theo Setzerg Mr. Farintosh, Fred Baumgartner, Lord Arthur Beaufoy, Ronald Hertel, Jack Poyntz, Glenn Wendler. The play opens as the girls are getting ready for their daily school work. Dr. Sut- cliffe is expecting guests, Mr. Farintosh, Lord Beaufoy, and Jack Poyntz, and so the morning classes are dismissed and an examination is called for the afternoon. During the examina- tion the guests of Dr. Sutcliffe are present. It is love at first sight between Bella, a charity student, and Arthur, and between Nao- mi, an heiress, and Jackg and a courtship is carried on despite Mrs. Sutcliffe's disapproval and Mr. Krux's attempt to destroy the happi- ness of the young couples. Extremely angered, Mrs. Sutcliffe orders Bella from the school. She goes to London, and for several weeks no trace is discovered. To everyone's surprise, Bella turns out to be Mr. Farintosh's adopted grand-daughter. She returns to Cedar Grove House and Lady Beaufoy and is joyfully wel- comed by everyoneg and with the promise of an early marriage for Jack and Naomi, the curtains close on a happy scene. -Reynold Moessner MUSICAL MEMORIES Remember when . . How often these are inspired upon hearing a familiar song. The words of the song may bring to mind a special event or perhaps you heard or sang the song yourself at some special occasion. It may have been at a party or a program, a dance or a special date, or just an evening at home. A musical file in your menory is a wonder- ful thing to have. You will never forget the first song you sang at a school program or the first song you learned. It helps recall school activities such as operettas, programs, Y-Teens, and commencement. Ours Is the World will always make me recall the commencement exer- cises at which we sang this song. Carols will naturally remind one of everything connected with Christmas, but especially of Christmas eve at home with a tree and presents. There are many songs for special occasions, like Easter Parade, which will remind anyone of some season or holiday. The Skater's Waltz has always meant cold winter evenings at an ice pond with a large bonfire, to me. Perhaps one has seen a celebrity perform in person. The songs he or she sang or perform- ed will undoubtedly bring back memories. I can recall a whole program, in fact a whole day and flashes of a summer vacation, when I hear Perry Como sing Temptation, This would probably be a more personal memory than any I have mentioned up to now. In this present list would be hundreds of songs which would have a special meaning to one person or to only a few persons the same meaning. They will recall incidents which may be very significant or insignificant to you. They may be sentimental, whimsical, romantic, or sad memories which the songs recall, and yet they are all personal milestones in your musical life. Whatever the memory or what- ever the song, neither will be forgotten as long as they are brought together in a thought. Memories that linger are best recalled with a song. ---Rosemarie Lipman

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Six BAND In the spring of 1947 a canvass was made by Superintendent Neveln to' determine how many high school students were interested in band and would buy an instrument. The re- sult showed that a larger number of junior high students were interested than senior high. To make possible the organization of a band, the School Board moved the junior high from Amana to Middle. Early in March Ronald S. Fleming was employed by the Board to give band instruction. Mr. Fleming had previously been band instructor at Roosevelt High School ni Cedar Rapids. The first orchestra of the Amana High School was organized in 1954 under the dir- ection of Edythe Brandt. Several years later a band was o-rganized out of it instead. The band was discontinued after a few years be- cause of the lack of interest shown by the students. There are twenty-six members in the band at present. Students playing the various instru- ments are: CLARINETS Virginia Dietrich Marlene Hahn Lee Herr Howard Jeck Kathleen Moessner Violet Rettig Janet Wendler Lola Zabokrtsky Joan Foerstner CORNETS: Leona Clemens Jeanette Franke Willard Lippmann Elsie Moser Henry Moser Anna Marie Schuhmacher Theo Setzer William Shoup TROMBONES: Ronald Hertel Jimmy Graichen Lorraine Leichsenring TUBA: Glenn Wendler SNARE DRUM: Emily Setzer Carolyn Hahn BASS DRUM: Elsie Zimmerman CYMBALS: Dorothy Eichacker BELLS: Roy Setzer Since some large instruments like the sausa- phone would have to be owned by the school it was necessary to invest from five to seven hun- dred dollars for these instruments. Because of rapidly increasing school expenses in general and the fact that it takes two years for tlie dis- trict to get tax money which is levied, it was necessary to get money for instruments from other sources. Therefore it was decided to use money which was made by plays and operettas for this purpose. The school now owns four instruments valued at six hundred dollars. -Marjorie Leichsenring -.. .... CINCINNATI SYMPHONY CONCERT On the afternoon of March 11, the Amana High School adjourned classes so that the pu- pils and teachers could attend the Cincinnati Symphony Concert at Cedar Rapids. The stu- dent matinee consisted of the following rendi- tions: Overture to Rosamunden by Schubert, To A Wild Rose by MacDowell, Spielerei by Stix, Tschaikowsky's Waltz of the Flowers, the last part of Water Music by Handle, Bizet's 'Intermezzo from Carmen , Brazilian Dance' by G'uarrieri, and a narrative piece, Pee Wee the Piccolo. Thor Johnson, con- ductor, introduced the string, brass, and wood- wind sections during the course of the pro- gram. -Lillian Berger . W BAND CONCERT AND VOCAL PAGEANT Ronald S. Fleming, band instructor, and Mrs. James Beck, vocal music instructor, pre- sented a concert in the high school auditorium on November 21. Both junior and senior high students participated. The band opened the program bv playing Lightly Row, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Skaters Waltz, Church Hymn, Eastp0rt March, and Scouts on Parade, all arranged by Weber. Next on the program were Chapel Echoes and Over the Waves, arranged by Buchtel. These were followed by the Mar- ines' Hymn, also an arrangement by Weber. Lorraine Leichsenring then played two trombone solos, Merry Widow Waltz and The Waltz You Saved for Me. To conclude the band concert a brass sextet played In a Sanctuary, arranged by Buchtel. America Sings was a history of the de- velopment of music in America through songs by the junior and senior high vocal groups and a story written by Mrs. Beck and read by Lill- ian Dickel. The reading and the songs were alternated throughout the program. The history started with early music in the American Colonies and was illustrated by the Doxolo-gy sung by the high school girls' glee club. A tableau of Pilgrims and Indians was presented by Virginia Dietrich, Dolores Schoenfelder, Bob Conley, Lester Davis, and Raymond Rotter. Marvin Ceynar then sang 'Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes. 'the girls' glee club sang Our Flag, Anita Marz presenting Betsy Ross in a tableau. The Spirit of '76 was portrayed by Billy Metz, Fredrick Renner, and Glenn Wendler. After the history of the Development of Folk Music had been read, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot was sung by Carl Unglenk, and then a square dance was presented by Marvin Ceynar, Jimmie Graichen, Lorraine Leichsenring, Emily Setzer, Russell Mantz, and Marlene Hahn. After that everyone enjoyed the singing and acting of Feudin', Fussin' and Fightin ' as sung by Russell Mantz, Marvin Ceynar, Ken- neth Neumann, Jimmie Graichen, and Bobby Hergert. Then the history of Music on an Advancing Frontier was read. This was illustrated by the girls' glee club humming America, the Beauti- ful. A parody on Old Susanna was given by Russell Mantz, Jimmie Graichen, Gene Kel- lenberger, Marvin Baumgartner, and Bob Con- ley, and I'm an Old Cowhand by Kenneth Neumann, Bobby Hergert, Jimmie Graichen, and Russell Mantz, After the history on Musical Entertainment was read, Harriet Ackerman, as Jenny Lind, sang If My Song Had Wings. Fred Hahn, Carl Albert, Glenn Wendler, Fredrick Renner, and Marvin Ceynar then sang Sweet Sixteen and the first four named above, the W..iffen- poof Song. Maytime was sung by Carolyn and Fred Hahn. Next on the program were a number of in- strumental selections. Andantino and A- bide with Me were played by Violet Rettig, Lola Zabokrtsky, Marlene Hahn, Janet Wend- ler, Lee Herr, Kathleen Moessner, Joan Foerst- ner, and Howard Jeck, a clarinet choir. Pe- tite Quartet was played by a clarinet quartet. In conclusion, the girls' glee club sang Over the Rainbow. A group of seventh and eighth pupils--Lorraine Leichsenring, Virginia Krauss, Marlene Hahn, Joan Foerstner, Janet Wendler, and Emily Setzer--presented Lil' Iiza Jane. Dorothy Eichacker and Glenn Wendler sang Make Believe, and Carl Albert, Old Man River, both from Show Boat. The fin- al number was America the Beautiful by the mixed chorus. The proceeds of the program were used for the benefit of the band. Members of the high school chorus not al- ready mentioned are as follows: Lillian Ber- ger, Leona Clemens, Bernice Dietrich, Jeanette Franke, Alice Geyer, Harriet Hegewald, Helen Kraus, Marjorie Leichsenring, Rosemarie Lip- man. Ramona Marz, Virginia Metz, Kathleen lens EASTERN IOWA BAND FESTIVAL Elise Zimmerman was chosen by the band members as their queen. She is elegible to be represenative for all four of Mr. Flemings band who will enter the Eastern Iowa Band Festival in Cedar Rapids on May 29. At this band festival one queen will be selected who will reign that day. The band will be one of the thirty who will each give a fifteen minute recital in Green Square. In the afternoon the band .will take part in a three mile parade. The day will be completed with a mass band concert at Hawk- eye Downs. -Betty Jane Lipman BAND CONCERT The auditorium of the Amana High School was the setting for an instrumental concert on March 19, presented by the Amana,School band. Three vocal selections, April Showers, Shortnin' Bread, and Heaven, sung by the junior high school chorus, commenced the evening's entertainment, To introduce the instrumental music the band played Military Escort, I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles, In My Merry Oldsmobile, Whiffenpoof Song, and Under the Double Eagle. The other selections on the program, which are as follows, were played by individual members of the band: Conclave and Fugue Patrol by Lee Herr, Violet Rettig, Lola Za- bokrtsky, Marlene Hahn, Star Dust, a piano solo by Lola Zabortskyg Song of the Islands by Lorraine Leichsenringg A Prayer, by Theo Setzer, Jeanette Franke, Glenn Wendler, Carl Unglenk, and Lorraine Leichsenring, When Yuba Plays tlze Rumba on the Tuba, by Glenn Wendler, For Remembrance, a piano solo by Madeline Oehlg March Slave by Carl Unglenk, Trumpeters Three, by Theo Setzer, Jeanette Franke, and Leona Clem- ensg Claire de Lune, piano' solo by Violet Console, by Jeannette Fran- Lorraine Leichsenring, and Skylarks, by Violet Rettig, Marlene Hahn, and The and Now Is The Hour, Rettigg At The ke, Theo Setzer, Ronald Hertelg Lola Zabokrtsky, Vlfayfarer Reverie, by Jeanette Franke, Theo Setzer, Carl Unglenk, Ronald Hertel, Lorraine Leichsenring, and Glenn Wendler. A free will offering was taken for purchas- ing new band instruments. During the course of the program Mr. Ron- ald S. Fleming, director, was presented with a car robe by the members c--f the band. -Lillian Berger PARKINSON MUSICAL. On April 5 the high school, junior high, and grade school again enjoyed the Parkinfon musical group, as has been their privilege for the past few years. Each year the group dwells on a particular choice of music, either instruments or composi- tions. This year the string instrument was the highlight. Mr. C. B. Parkinson opened the program with a few selections played on the cello fan overgrown violinj. Some of the re- lections which he played were Evening Star , La Paloma , Liebesfreud , and The Carni- val by Popper. On every program Mr. Parkinson features some person or persons who have done out- standing work in music. This year 18-year-old Richard Schultz was featured. Mr. Schultz ac- companied Mr. Parkinson on the piano and chimes. At the end of the program he enter- tained the group with selections played on the piano. They were as follows: On The Trail , Tommy D0rsey's Boogie Woogie , and The Irish Washerwomann, or in other words, Scrub Me Mama With A Boogie Beat . -Lillian Dickel Y Moessner, Elsie Moser, Betty Jane Petersen, Violet Rettig, Lillian Roemig, Anne Marie Schuhmacher, Shirley Shoup, Lillian S01-,fagy Dorothy Trumpold, Lola Zabokrtsky, Richard Eichacker, Willard Lippmann. -Marjorie Leichsenring

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Eigln. Y-TEEN SEMESTER REVIEW With a new school year under way, the Y- Teens were eager to start on new and more activities for their club. Twenty-eight girls showed interest in the club, including eight freshmen girls. The officers of the Y-Teens for the first semester, elected before the close of the school year in spring, were as follows: president, Lil- lian Berger, vice-president and program chair- man, Rosemarie Lipman, secretary, Lillian Roe- mig, treasurer, Madeline Oehl, social chairman, Lillian Dickel, worship chairman, Shirley Shoup, and newsreporter, Mary Jane Seifert. Business meetings were held every week and special meetings were called when necessary. A program committee was appointed by the Cabinet fofficersj to plan some program after short business meetings. Those on the co-m- mittee were: Rosemarie Lipman fchairmanj, Betty J. Lipman, Dorothy Trumpold, Lillian Sontag, Elsie Zimmerman, Harriet Ackerman, Betty Jane Petersen, Harriet Hegewald, and Elsie Moser. For the social functions of the Y-Teens a committee of seven was appointed by the cab- inet. Its members were: Lillian Dickel fchairmanj, Helen Kraus, Leona Clemens, Vio- let Rettig, Carolyn Hahn, Ramona Marz, Doro- thy Eichacker and Alice Geyer. This commit- tee was in charge of preparing the program for the Christmas Party, held on December 18. was in charge of preparing the program for the Christmas Party held on December 18. The worship meeting on October 15 was planned by the worship committee whose chair- man was Shirley Shoup. Other members were Bernice Dietrich, Kathleen Moessner, Jeanette Franke, Anna Marie Schuhmacher, Lola Za- bokrtsky and Virginia Metz. The Y-Teens, during the first semester, sent a CARE package to Europe to so-me needy family. The girls donated for this fund on the evening of their World Fellowship Pro- gram which Miss Brauninger attended Since the Y-Teens have quite a large fund in the treasury, it was decided to adopt a girl of high school age in Hollond. This means each month the club will send 315 for the care of the child, or a total of 35180 for one year. Besides attending the conference at Fair- field, the girls also had a special evening meet- ing and a Christmas Party during the first semester. A number of times the girls played games or participated in other outdoor activi- ties, including a picnic in the Middle Park in fall, while the weather was still favorable. -Virginia Metz DES MOINES CONFERENCE Nineteen Y-Teens and their advisor, Miss Moershel, attended a music conference and Y. W. C. A. meeting at the Des Moines YWCA on March 20. The girls were given permission to use the bus and Mr. Selzer consented to drive. Upon registration, the girls went into the auditorium where a worship meeting was held from 10:00 until 10:30 A. M. This was follow- ed by a music workshop, directed by Miss Marie Oliver. She is music secretary of the National YWCA Board. The adults in the meantime held their annual Iowa District Y. W. C. A. meeting. Luncheon, at 12:30 P. M., was served in the first floor lounge of the Y. W. C. A. building. After dinner a panel discussion on Our Youth Is Our Tomorrow was conducted by various merlpbers of YWCA organizations and Y-Teen clu s. Mr. Selzer took the group on a tour of the capitol building and grounds before starting home. -Virginia Metz Y-TEEN SISTER The Amana Y-Teens have taken up the res- ponsibilities of caring for a girl who is very much in need of help. Through the Foster Parents' Plan, the girls will send 3515 a month for one year to care for the girl. Margaretha Jansen, a fourteen-year-old Dutch girl, is the Y-Teen's sister. She is now liv- ing with her mother in Amsterdam. Her fa- ther died during the war. She has suffered from malnutrition, traces of which are still to be found. She is now re- ceiving constant care and is checked regularly by a visiting doctor. Margaretha is very fond of music and would like to learn to play the piano. As all girls do, she has dreams of a career and would be very interested in becoming a seamstress. The Y-Teens are planning to send packages of food and clothing to Margaretha. It is their hope that she will be able to- forget the fears and dangers of the war years and to be- come a good citizen of her native country. -Virginia Metz Y-TEEN FALL CONFERENCE On October 25 twenty two Amana Y-Teens and their advisor attended the Southeast Area Y-Teen Conference at Fairfield. The school bus, driven by Mr. Selzer, provided the trans- portation for the girls. At the Fairfield High School the girls registered and were given a morning snack be- fore the opening of the conference in the aud- itorium. A welcome to the delegates by one of the Fairfield Y-Teens was followed by a wel- come from Mr. W. G. Pence, Superintendent of Schools at Fairfield. Next, the nominees for the 1947 Conference officers were introduced to the group. An address, Growing Up in Times Like These, by Miss Priscilla Welles, executive director of the YWCA at Newton, Iowa, was enjoyed by everyone. She told of her exper- iences at conferences in Oslo, Norway and Wendlesburg, Sweden, and of the fellowship between different races and nationalities and the opportunities and hardships of some of them. A discussion on Y-Teen Charm and Co-ed Activities was led by Miss Rosemary Lacquemont, Y-Teen director from Davenport. Lunch for all the girls was served in the high school cafeteria. Before entering the various workshops at one thirty, the girls spent the time in singing. The workshop groups consisted of service and world fellow- ship, publicity, membership and finance, mus- ic and worship, and vocations, from which the girls received ideas for their own local clubs. At two-thirty a business session was held in the auditorium. Candidates for the confer- ence offices were again introduced and cam- paign speeches given by their respective clubs. The Amana club' was selected to nominate a candidate for District Treasurer and Mary Jane Seifert was selected. Had she been elected, she would have succeeded Shirley Shoup, who held that job for the past year and served as both recorder and treasurer at the conference. A Clinto-n delegate gave a report on the Grinnell YMCA-YWCA Youth Conference of the past summer, and then the results of the election were announced. The installation ceremony for new officers, written by the Amana Y-Teens then took place, and the closing event of the clay was a worship service, the Albia Y-Teens being in charge. On the way home, as well as when going to Fairfield, the girls were in a singing moo-d, but hunger set in, and before finishing their journey home, they ate supper at a Sigourney restaurant. -Virginia Metz ISD-lb Y-TEEN PROGRAM On April 16 the Y-Teens sponsored an evening program, Variety Plus, for the purpose of raising money for the club. Doors opened at 6:50 P. M. and refreshments were on sale be- fore the progran and during intermission. lar being the voting booth for electing king and queen of A. H. S. Cand.dates from each class were: seniors, Lillian Dickel, and Henry Zscherny, juniors, Mary Jane Seifert and Tlzeo Setzer, sophomores, Elsie Zimmerman and Ivan Reihman, freshmen, Violet Rettig and George Berger. Madeline Oehl and Lillian Sontag were in charge of this booth. Raffle tickets for the portable radio were also on sale. Those in charge were: Elsie Moser, Harriet Ackerman, Lillian Berger, and Virginia Metz. The first thing on the program was a song, Green Cathedral, by the quartet: Mary Jane Seifert, Madeline Oehl, Elsie Zimmerman, and Lillian Berger. The quiz pro-gram, with Lil- lian Dickel in charge, was next on the program. Questions for the contestants were prepared by Carolyn Hahn and Jeanette Franke. Prizes in- cluded Amana hams, Amana ties, dinners at the Ox Yoke and Colony Inn, and for those not answering all three questions correctly there were certificates for an issue of the Bugle. Mrs. Willard Zierold, a German bride, formerly Marianne Promeuschel, played sever- al songs on the accord an. Next was a vaude- ville skit by Carolyn Hahn and Madeline Oehl. This was followed by vocal solos, Now Is the Hour, Always, and The Whiffenpoof Song, by Elmer Dietrich. The Autograph Snatchers was a play presented by Violet Ret- tig, Anna Marie Schuhmacher, Lola Zabokrt- sky, Leona Clemens, and Elsie Zimmerman. To continue the program Harriet Ackerman sang, The House I Live In. The quarLet again appeared to sing Dingbat. A fifteen minute intermission was followed by the crowning of king and queen. The king and queen of '47, Donald Shoup and Emaline Noe, were present to crown the new king and queen, Henry Zscherny and Lillian Dickel. The queen was presented with a corsage of gardenias and the king with a rel carnatlon boutonniere. The lucky winner of the portable radio was Joe Renner of South Amana. To close the program all the Y-Teens sang Our Song. Lillian Dickel was mistress of ceremonies and Emily Oenl and Joanna Berger were ac- companists for the two soloists. -Virginia Metz SURPRISE PARTY FOR SENIOR Y-TEENS Under a veil of secrecy a surprise party was planned for the graduating Y-Teens by the freshmen, sophomore, and junior girls. The party was held in the high school building on April 30. A typical picnic supper was planned and prepared by the worship committee. The girls served wieners, potatoes salad and chips, pop, and cupcakes, and all the picnic lunch trim- ings. After the supper, the program committee took over the rest of the party. The president, Mary Jane Seifert, gave a short speech which was followed by the presentation of small gifts as tokens of farewell to the seniors. While the junior girls hummed the Y-Teen song, Our Song Caroline Hahn read a poem The Per- fect Day . The program was concluded with the singing of group songs, including several Y-Teen club songs. E -Rosemarie I.ipman