Amana High School - Bugle Yearbook (Amana, IA)

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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

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Senior Activities SENIOR SUMMARY The class of 1954 consists of thirteen members, sev- en girls and six boys. They are Pauline Fink, Arlene Graesser, Florence Oehl, Delores Ramsey, Patricia Selzer, Gladys Shoup, Joan Stumpff, Lester Davis, Roger Gaddis, Rodney Ochs, Harvey Oehler, Raymond Rotter, and Jackie Zuber. , These students chose blue and gold for their class colors, and they will make use of these colors at com- mencement when they will wear navy caps and gowns. The caps will be adorned with gold and blue tassels. For their motto the class chose Out of the harbor, into deep channels, and their flower is the gardenia. All of the girls were Y-Teens, and Florence Oehl, Patricia Selzer, Delores Ramsey, Arlene Graesser, Pauline Fink, Joan Stumpff, Roger Gaddis, and Har- vey Oehler were members of the glee club. During the year five seniors took cooperative edu- cation outside of school. Arlene Graesser was em- ployed part time at the Main Office, Lester Davis, at the Amana Society Bakery, Rodney Ochs and Harvey Oehler, at the West Farm Department: and Raymond Rotter, at the Middle Farm Department. Raymond Rotter and Roger Gaddis were out for baseball. Lester Davis, Rsoger Gaddis, Pauline Fink, Delores Ramsey, and Joan Stumpff, were the members of the class out for basketball. ' Class officers for their senior year were Lester Davis, presidentg Jackie Zuber, vice president: Flor- ence Oehl, secretary-treasurerg and Harvey Oehler, student council representative. An important day for these students was October 23. On that day they went to Lasswell Studio in Cedar Rapids to have their pictures taken. -Florence Oehl SENIOR TRIP TO CHICAGO The 13 members of the senior class, and Mr. Selzer spent the weekend of April 29 to May 2 in Chicago. They left on the Rock Island Railroad from Iowa City late 'Thursday afternoon and returned by the same route Sunday evening. As in former years Amana Refrigeration, Inc. paid the hotel bill at the Conrad Hilton and several other expenses for all members of the class and chaperones. Some of the high points of the trip were a dinner and ice show in the Boulevard Room at the Conrad Hilton, a Grayline Tour of a part of the city, and see- ing the Cinerama Producti-on at the Palace Theater. The group also visited the Board of Trade Build- ing, the Merchandise Mart, the Art Institute, the Shedd Acquarium, the Planetarium, the Museum of Science and Industry, and saw a production of a tel- evision show. -Florence Oehl SENIOR CLASS DINNER The seni-or class and Mrs. Ruff, their sponsor, were treated to a dinner in the home ec. room on the even- ing of December 4. It was prepared by the senior home ec. class, under the supervision of Mrs. Bonnie Staples. The home ec. girls chose Christmas as their theme. A miniature snow-covered Christmas tree in the cen- ter of the long table and two Christmas candles pro- vided the proper holiday atmosphere. On the menu for the evening were tomato juice, apple salad, french fried chicken, home made hot rolls, mashed potatoes, lima beans, candied sweet potatoes, peach sundaes made with nome-made ice cream, cookies, and milk for coffee. Most of the foods served had been previously frozen by the home ec. girls in their unit on freezing. After dinner the entire class helped with the dishes. -Florence Oehl NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY AWARDS Membership in the Ebenezer Chapter of the Na- tional Honor Society was awarded to three seniors at an assembly program on April 3. The students were Gladys Shoup, Florence Oehl, and Jackie Zuber. Mr. Marvin Bendforf, president of the AYMB, who sponsors the chapter, made the presentations which were given for a probationary period. The awards were made final at an assembly program in May. Mr. Selzer gave a brief welcome and then intro- duced the main speaker of the afternoon, Dr. John Haefner, head of social studies at University High Sch-ool in Iowa City. He talked on the four attributes required of honor society members. They are charac- ter, scholarship, leadership, and service. Also at the program were four alumni members of the society. They were Jo Ann Foerstner and Janet Wendler, who are attending Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, Jim Graichen, attending Coe Collegeg and Lorraine Leichsenring, at the Univer- sity of Iowa. These students gave short talks dealing with their experiences in college. - -Pauline Fink .COMMENCEMENT Commencement exercises for the senior class took place atthe high school auditorium on May 21, 8:00 p.m. The processional was played by Mr. Don Elick, and the invocation was given by Elder Rudolph Pitz. The salutatory speech by Florence Oehl followed. The girls' sextette, consisting of Doris Dickel, Pat Gaddis, Dolores Hess, Rosalie Trumpold, Carol Ann Zuber, and Mary Ainn Zuber, sang Peace In Our Time, O Lord. The main speaker for the evening was Dr. Ray Bryan, head of the Department of Vocational Educa- tion at Iowa State College. His commencement ad- dress dealt with The Road Ahead. Supt. Charles L. Selzer introduced the class of '54, and Mr. R. C. Blechschmidt, President of the Amana Board of Education, presented the diplomas to the seniors. The Lord's Prayer was then sung by Florence Oehl, after which Gladys Shoup, valedictorian of the class, delivered her speech. Elenediction by Elder Rudolph Pitz closed the ex- ercises. -Florence Oehl BACCALAU-REATE SERVICES Baccalaureate services for the class of 1954 were conducted at the Amana Church on May 16 at 7:00 p.m. The English sermon was given by Elder H. G. Moershel, and the German one by Elder Peter Stuck. The congregation sang several German hymns, and the AYMB Chorus also sang two selections. -Florence Oehl SENIOR BREAKFAST Eight -o'clock in the morning on September 21 found most of the seniors assembled in the home ec. room, vsihere breakfast was prepared by three boys in the c ass. 'The menu at this informal affair consisted of gener- ous amounts of bacon, eggs prepared to suit each in- ditiidual taste, orange juice, toast and jelly, coffee or mi lr. Chefs were Lester Davis, Roger Gaddis, and Ray- mond Rotter. Afterwards everyone helped with the dishes. -Florence Oehl