Amana High School - Bugle Yearbook (Amana, IA)

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Faculty Bottom row, l. to r.--Miss Ferne Halverson, Mrs.Mildred Franey, Miss Marie Zimmerman,Supt. Charles L. Selzer, Mrs. Augusta Disterhoft,Mrs. Henrietta Ruff,Mrs. Bonnie Staples Second row--Mr. Donald Elick, Mrs. Edna Randall, Mr. William Setzer, Mr. Elden Moon, Mrs. Clara Hall, Mr. William Heinze Mr. Delbert Jebousek Absent at the time the picture WHS taken--Mrs. Joan Skipton, music teacher during the first semester. Mr. Edck taught this subject during the second semester. At the first meeting of the current school year, Mrs. Franey was elected president of the Amana teachers' organization and Mr. Jebousek secretary. Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Ruff represented the local teachers' group in the Iowa Coun- ty Council. Mrs. Hall was also one of the two county teachers who attended the delegate assembly in Des Moines in February. The Amana teachers held regular meetings on the second Tuesday of each month usually after school. In October they enjoyed a picnic followed by a business meeting at the Stone Dam near Homestead. On December 12 the faculty held their annual Christmas party. Husbands and wives were guests. After a turkey dinner at the Roosevelt Hotel in Cedar Rapids, they adjourned to the home of Mrs. Franey for a grab-bag gift exchange and cards and other entertainment. Twice during the year school was dismissed to allow the Amana School faculty to attend teachers' meetings. The Tri-County Convention was held at the high school in-Tipton and featured as its speaker Dr. Paul Kelso of Iowa State Teachers College. The other meeting was the State Teachers' Convention in Des Moines on November 5 and 6. Here the teachers met at the KRNT Theater, hotels, and schools for lectures and also saw exhibitions at the State Fair Grounds. The grade teachers also attended a teachers' workshop at the Univer- sity Elementary School at Iowa City. The PTA invited the teachers to a dinner which took place in the AHS Auditorium on November 12. Group singing and a short PTA business meeting preceeded the program which featured Mr. Moon as emcee. Mrs. Skipton, accom- panied by Carol Ann Zuber, began the evening's entertainment with a song, 'Give Thanks and Sing.W Following this several teachers gave short talks aumm American Education Week, which was being observed at the time. --Delores Ramsey

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Elementary School The construction of the Amana Elementary School at the lake side addition of Middle was officially begun on July 8 1953. At this time the board mem- bers contractors and a small gathering of visitors were present to watch Mr. Rudolph Blechschmldt, president of the school board, and nr. H. c. Moershel perform the ground-breaking by spading the first shovelso dirt. On February 1, seven months after work was begun, the building was opened by Hr. Blechschmidt at a brief ceremony in the gymnasium. Here all invited guests, teachers, and Amana Township School students had assembled foriie occasion. Dr. Moershel president or DDB Amana Church Society gave the invoca- tion which was followed by the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Superintend- ent Selzer also introduced the various individuals who had planned and helped in the construction of the school. The 'L' shaped building on highway 220 is brick with Waylite interiors-- 30,000 bricks were used and 26,300 Waylite blocks. It consists of seven class rooms and rooms for storage, the furnace, and a kitchen, aside from the gym and shower rooms. No basement was provided for the school, but a tunnel around and under the structure takes care of plumbing facilities. All the floors except the gymnasiu are made of concrete, and the -finish work is all oak. Some of the attractions that help to form a cheerful atmosphere for the teachers and younger pupils attending school here are the many pleasantcomb- inations of colors in the big rooms and halls, large, numerous windows with venetian blindsg new green chalk boardsg and modern room conditioning systems which provide proper ventilation. The number of students at the school is l6l., 89 of whom are girls, 75, boys. Grades taught here range from kindergarten through sixth. Contractors who took charge of the construction were Mr. David Toenjes, architect from Waterloog Gethman Construction Company, Gladbrookg Boyd and Runmelhardt Heating Co. Iowa Cityg Young Plumbing Co., Waterloog Olson Elec-- trlc Co. Harengog Model Paint and Wallpaper Con Cedar Rapidsg Homestead Deco- ratinga iarshalltown. Various other businesses took charge of other details. addition, the school appreciated the contributions of various local businesses and organizations. These helped to bring about the completion of the building's facilities.