Amana High School - Bugle Yearbook (Amana, IA)

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I I I ROGER GADDIS ARLENE GRAESSER PATRICIA SELZER I HARVEY OEHLEB DELORES RAMSEY PAULINE FINK JACKIE ZUBER

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Senior History It all began in l9h2 when this year's graduating class started first grade at the Home- stead and Middle Schools. Since no kindergarten had been organized. the six original class members started their schooling a year later. The first graders in Homestead, Roger Gaddis, Florence Oehl, Gladys Shoup, and Jackie Zuber, were taught by M ss Roberta Elder. Later in the year these four were transferred to Middle and Joined their other two classmates Arlene Graesser and Joan Stumpff. here they were taught by Miss Muriel Wood. An important event at Homestead that year was a weiner roast in the fall. The dry leaves in the school yard were raked in a pile and set aflame. Soon afterwards hungry appet- ites were curbed with hot dogs. Second grade found Amana and East class members attending school at Homestead, and third and fourth grade at Middle. At this time they were taught by Miss Wood, Miss Marie Zimmerman, and Mr. William Heinze. During this time thestu- dents from South, High, and West wmm to the South Amana School, where they ere Joined in second grade by Harvey Oehler. Their instructors were Mrs. Morris Miller, second grade, Miss Marie, Zimmerman, Mrs. Wilkinson, third gradeg and Mary Jo McCune, fourth grade. The entire class including a new member, Patricia Selzer, went to school at Middle during their fifth grade Year. Most of their classes at that time were taught by Mr. Heinze. But the thrill came at the time of day when they had classes on the high school side of the building by Mrs. Henrietta Moershel Ruff and Mrs. Marabelle Eye. The most important activity ofthe sixth grade year was the presentation of the operetta,'Hansel and Gretel.' None of the students at the Amana School in 191.7-1.8 will ever forget img l ,ZLQQLQ-Aiil'-M-4 the practices of songs and dances the colorful candy house, the huge gingerbread men, and other fascina- ting costumes. Another pleasant sixth grade remembrance was theflute chorus directedby Mrs.Jerelyn Beck, who taught that year along with Miss Marie Zimmerman and Mr. Heinze. Junior high was a big step v an by the class of '5L. Mrs. Mildred Franey and Mrs. Emma Zimmerman had charge of themineeventh grade, along with Miss Evelyn Rouner in eighth grade. Three mu members were added to the class at this time--Lester Davh Rodney Ochs, and Raymond Rotter. To top off thejunior high experk ences a picnic tookplace at Lake Mc- Bride. Boat-riding, fishing, sun- tanning, and eating were the features of this happy day. At the beginning of their high school years many new adjustments had to be made to class meetingss and spon- sors,new class rooms, more teachers etc. Freshman instructors included Mn Elden Moon, Mr. Delbert Jebousek, Mrs. Henrietta Kolb Lastuvka, Mrs. Ruff, and Mrs. Emma Denham. Also- at the beginning of this year Dolores Ramsey joined the freshman class. The faculty during their sophomore year remained the same except for Mrs Bonnie Vander Linden Staples who took the place of Mrs. Denham. Finally in theeleventh grade came two events which the class had long anticipated, the junior play and the junior-senior banquet. Both took many hours of practice and planning. New teachers during the last two years were Mrs. Beck, Mrs. Joan Skip- ton, and Mr. Donald Elick for music instructors. Mre.Rose Wendler taught commercial subjects in 1952-53, but Mr. Jebousek resumed this teaching position during their senior year. The beginning of their last year of school brought the last member to join the class, Pauline Fink. Various occurences played major roles during this year of school. Among them was the Chicago trip, calaureate services the senior play and the junior-senior banquet. B tperhaps the most important event of all for these 13 seniors is May ZL commencement which will bring to a close their days in the Amana Sdxnls