Amana High School - Bugle Yearbook (Amana, IA)

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School Activities AMANA COMMUNITY CARNIVAL Approximately 1,800 attended the Amana Commu- nity Carnival on March 28 at the new .elementary school in Middle. The purpose of the carnival was -to help pay for basketball equipment and other supplies for the school. Different rooms in the school had various booths among which were a fish pond, ring the ducks, chil- dren's rides, basketball throw, a cake-walk, weight guessing, and other contests and games. High school- ers, PTA members, and :other volunteer workers op- erated these booths. Souvenir programs, popcorn, candy, peanuts, ice cheam, hamburgers, hot dogs, coffee, cake, and pie were also on sale during the day. A pnogram, of which Superintendent Charles Selzer was master of cerem-onies, was held at 3 p.m. in the afternoon and another one at 7:30 in the evening. In the afternoon there was a rope jumping exhibition by the junior high girls, the YMB Chorus sang several numbers, and Roberta and Donna Meaghan enter- tained with a number of songs. After this two alumni teams entertained the crowd with a basketball game. The evening program consisted of singing by the high school and junior high girls' choruses, an intermural basketball game by the AHS boys, a basketball ex- hibition by the AHS girls and the presentati-on of a square dance by several high schoolers. . Ain important attraction of the day was the giving away :of a 15-cubic-foot Stor-Mor Door Freezer, do- nated by Amana Refrigeration, Inc. The drawing took place after the evening program. The lucky winner was Mr. George Berger of Norway, Iowa. Many different prizes donated by the Amana busi- ness places were also given away during the day. On the planning committee for the carnival were Mr. Moon, chairmang Mr. Jebousekg Miss Halversong and Miss Zimmerman. These faculty members work- ed in conjunction with community organizations such as the Homestead Welfare Club and the Ladies Aux- iliary, Amana Welfare Association, Middle Common- wealth Club, Amana Young Men's Bureau, Parent- Teachers Association, Amana School Board, Wfomen's Council, Y-Teens, and other faculty members. -Joan Stumpff AMANA STUDENTS RECEIVE BIBLES Dr. L. Sims, past president of the Iowa Gideon So- ciety of Cedar Rapids, visited the Amana Schools on March 18 to give Bibles to the students. He presented the St. James version of the book, which contained the Psalms, Proverbs, and New Testament, to every- one from fourth grade through high school. One large class Bible was handed out for each school room, and each teacher received a gold edi- tion, one with gold-etched leaves. The Gideon Society has drives every year for col- lecting money to distribute more of these Bibles- free to schools, hotels, the armed services, and to various other organizations and places. ' -Delores Ramsey AHS ENROLLMENT The total number of students enrolled at AHS dur- ing the 1953-54 school term was 68. Of these pupils 36 were girls and 32, boys. Thirteen students made up the senior class, the smallest in AHS, of whom 7 were girls and 6, boys. The largest class were the juniors who numbered 21 students. Eleven were boys and 10 girls. A total of 18 pupils, 13 girls and 5 boys were sopho- mores. The freshmen numbered 16, of. which 10 were boys and 6 girls. -Jackie Zuber AHS FALL TRIP Pikes Peak at McGregor, Pairie du Chien, Wiscon- sin, and Dubuque were the destinations of the AHS fall trip. The excursion took place on Saturday, Oc- tober 10, with two school busses driven by Mr. Ralph Moessner and Lester Davis. U l The group left Amana at 6:30 a.m. Their first stop was at Manchester, where they had breakfast and saw the glass schoolhouse. This construction is the first of its kind to be erected in Iowa and is built pri- marily of glass blocks. Ome of the most interesting parts of the trip was visiting the Villa Louis in Parie du Chien. This is one of the most famous historic homes in Wisconsin, built by Colonel Hercules Dousman in 1843. ' The tourists saw many beautiful views of the Mis- sissippi during the day from state parks located on high cliffs overlooking the great river. After a visit to the Grotto in Dickeyville, Wiscon- sin, the students went to Dubuque and saw the Old Shot Tower of 1855. Here, also they rode in the 4th Street Elevator' to the top of a 300-foot bluff. On a platform at the top -of this cliff they got a night view of the Mississippi and Dubuque. The rest of the even- ing until 10:00 p.m. the travelers were free to go to dinner and see a movie. Before they got back to Amana, a quick after-mid- night snack was enjoyed at Twin Towers in Cedar Rapids. -Florence Oehl NEW SCHOOL LS OPENED The new Amana Lakeside School was officially opened by Mr. Rudolph Blechschmidt, president of the school board, in a ceremony on February 1. The invited guests, teachers, and Amana School Township pupils were assembled in the gymnasium for the oc- casion. Dr. H. G. Moershel, president of the Amana Church Board, gave the invocation. This was followed by the Pledge to the Flag led by the students. - Superintendent Charles Selzer intnoduced some of the individuals who were present and had helped in the planning and construction of the building. After the ceremony coffee and doughnuts were served to the guests by members of the PTA, and tours of the school were taken. ' ' -Arlene Graesser SCHOOL BOARD BANQUET ' The annual Amana School Board Banquet was held in the home economics room on the evening of No- vember 19. I The following school board members and guests were present: Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Blechschmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Leichsenring, Dr. and Mrs. H. G. Moershel, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Shoup, Supt. and Mrs. Charles Selzer, Mr. Peter Stuck, Dr. and Mrs. Louis Unglenk and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wendler. A horn of plenty was the centerpiece.'The menu consisted of fruit cocktail, turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, candied carrots, creamed cauliflower, tossed salad, rolls, coffee, cookies and home-made ice cream with chocolate sauce. ' The dinner was prepared by the five senior home ec. girls under the direction of Mrs. Bonnie Staples, home economics instructor. The girls are Pauline Fink, Arlene Graesser, Delores Ramsey, Patricia Selzer and Joan Stumpff. ' -Arlene Graesser