Amana High School - Bugle Yearbook (Amana, IA)

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School Activities HALLOWEEN AT AHS On the morning of October 31 the AHS assembly was awakened to the clang of cowbells and a chorus of freshmen singing a new version of April Showers. This day was initiation day for the sixteen fresh- men, who were passing out free goodies and shoe shines for the seniors. The freshmen girls came to school wearing stuff- ed bib overalls, 9-inch high boots, wool shirts and sweaters, and transparent raincoats. The boys wvore hip boots, shorts, tee-shirts, vests, and transparent raincoats. Both boys and girls wore a lot of make up and an oozy mixture of starch and syrup on their hair. They carried books to classes for the seniors, and also carried umbrellas and sat on the floor all day. The student council and a volunteer entertainment committee aided by Mr. Jebousek planned the party which took place in the auditorium that evening. The program was opened with an eery welcome by a witch whose silhouette was visible thnough a sheet suspended on the stage. A short act by Florence Oehl and Gladys Shoup was next on the program. The girls performed a pantomime singing number to the recording of Bermuda and June Night by the Bell Sisters. After this, freshman baby pictures were shown to the gnoup by the way of an opaque pro- jector. Finally the students played several games. Refreshments were prepared by the juniors and consisted of tenderloin sandwiches, French-fried po- tatoes, pop, apples and pop conn balls on a stick, and ice cream. The last event of the eveningwas a movie, The Ape Man. ' -Patricia Selzer DR. BRYAN SPEAKS T0 AHS STUDENTS On October 28 Dr. Ray Bryan, head of Vocational Education at I-owa State College in Ames, spoke to the AHS and junior high students. His topic was Choosing Your Life's Work. The points he stressed in his talk were: Q11 know yiourselfg C25 how well do you like to go to schoolg C33 knowing the work of the world, and 145 knowing the kind of life 'you want to lead. -Arlene Graesser DICK CHEVERTON AT AHS Dick Cheverton, director of .news and president of the Iowa Radio News Association, spoke to the junior high and high school students on the afternoon of February 12. Mr. Cheverton's main topic dealt with the censorship of news. After the interesting speech he answered questions the students asked him. -Delores Ramsey THANKSGIVING PROGRAM A Thanksgiving program for the junior and senior high was presented on November 26. A skit Father Talks Turkey, was presented by seven members of the senior class-Lester Davis, Arlene Graesser, Har- vey Oehler, Raymond Rotter, Patricia Selzer, Gladys Shxoup, and Joan Sturnpff. After this two poems were read by Florence Oehl and Gladys Shoup. After a short talk given by Mr. Selzer, group sing- ing of Thanksgiving songs was led by Mrs. Joan Skip- ton. The students were then dismissed for a four-day vacation. -Delores Ramsey SOCK HOPS Two sock hops were sponsored by the Y-Teens in the gymnasium during the second semester. One was on the evening of Feb. 26, and the other on March 24. The reason the dance is called that is because every- one is asked to remove his shoes so the gym floor will not be marred. The club arranged for Mr. Robert A. Lee, -director of the Lowa City Recreation Center, to be present and teach everyone to square dance. To start off the evening's activities at the first ses- sion everyone did some social dancing until the in- structor arrived. Then they got into a circle and learn- ed the basic steps such as prominade, swing your partner, and grand right, grand left. Finally everyone was divided into four groups and they did some square dances. Among the ones per- formed were the grapevine and Texas star. Afterwards everyone was invited to refreshments 'of pretzels and pop. The dance in March was much the same except that the refreshments were .not free. The students were asked to buy them. - -Pauline Fink MARJORIE NORRGARD AT AHS Mrs. Marjorie Norrgard from Sanford's in Cedar Rapids gave an interesting talk to junior high and high school students at an assembly program on No- vember 10. Her talk dealt with books and for her topic she chose, Reading is Fun, the 1953 National Book Week theme. She gave each student a sheet of paper listing tlge variety of books she had brought along to tell a ou . After the informative speech the students were in- gted to look over any of the books that interested ern. -Delores Ramsey PAUL SCHMIDT SHOWS SLIDES On February 5, Paul Schmidt, veteran of the Kor- ean War, showed colored slides to the high school and junior high students. He took the slides while he was in service. Most 'of them were scenic views concerning Hawaii and Korea. However, he also showed a few pictures of a truck accident that had -occurred near Homestead. Paul helped to transport North Korean POW's to Freedom Village, and many of the slides were -of this trip. Others were of various battlefields such as Heartbreak Ridge. . -Patricia Selzer JIM MEAGHAN EN TERTAINS Jim Meaghan, general manager of the Cedar Rapids Indians, and his two daughters, Roberta and Joan, entertained the senior and junior high students on April 15. Mr. Meaghan shiowed a colored film of last year's Indians training in Oklahoma, as well as showing the 1953 World Series, and various games Rapids team played last season. Joan and Roberta sang several songs the piano. Each of them played a semi-classical se- lection and then they sang April Showers, Easter Parade, and Singing in the Rain. -Arlene Graessei this Cedar and played

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School Activities AHS CHRISTMAS PARTY The AHS Christmas party was held on December 18. the afternoon's program was planned by the stu- dent oouncil and began after a long noon hour. An especially enjoyable feature of the afternoon was a short skit by members of the junior high and high school faculty. In their performance they acted the parts of students in a small country school. This was followed by several musical selections by Doris Dickel, Carol Ann Zuber, Judy Phillips, Rosalie Eichacker, Rosalie Trumpold, Shirley Carville, Har- vey Oehler, and Loren Neubauer. Mary Ann Zuber than sang a solo, O Holy Night. More music -on the program featured instrumental numbers by Jean Bahndorf and Rosalie Trumpold with their accordions and Harvey Oehler accompany- ing them on the piano. Finally all of the students joined in singing Christ- mas carols. As in previous years grab bag gifts were exchanged among the students, and the teachers received gifts also. Then each student got an ice cream pie as a treat. ' -Patricia Selzer WORLD SERIES ON TV AT AHS The 1953 World Series were viewed .on television by the high school and junior high students this year. The games were watched October 1 through 5 with the Dodger fans suffering most of the defeats. Stu- dents were permitted to watch as long as they had no particular classes. - 'The set was furnished for the students through the cooperation of the Homestead Store. A -Rodney Ochs CAREER DAY IN MARENGO ' The third annual Lowa County Career Day was at- tended by the Amana juiors and seniors on February 22 in the Marengo High School. Dr. Ray Bryan, of Iowa State College, was the opening speaker. His topic was Choosing Your Life's Work. After the first session the students and counselors had one hour for lunch. The -other three sessions were held in the afternoon after which the students were dismissed. The purpose of career day is to bring occupational information to the juniors and seniors of Iowa Coun- ty high sch-ools and to help them in making wise oc- cupational choices. -Arlene Graesser ROLLER SKATING PARTIES This year AHS students enjoyed many after-schrool activities, and one of the favorites was rollar skating. Because this activity was enjoyed by the students, and since it attracted large crowds, five skating parties were held during the school year. All were sponsored by the Y-Teens. Some were for the benefit of all the Amanas while others were only for the high school and junior high students. A variety of good and bad skaters were usually present. Some just learned, while others were already whizzing around corners or banging into walls. Couple bell, couple waltz, flashlight tag, and broom tag were some of the games played at these parties. ' -Pauline Fink JOE MAUNDERS AT AHS On Friday, September 18 the student council in- vited Mr. Joe Maunders to show some -of the films he had taken. Mr. Maunders is from Newport, Kentucky, but he was spending a few days in the Amanas at the time. ' His films concerned his trip to Central America, the Inaugural Parade of President Eisenhower, and two commercial films about animals. -Patricia Selzer HISTORY CLASS SEESO M'ARTIN LUTHER On the afternoon of Friday, October 23 the mem- bers of the United States history class were excused from school to see the movie, Martin Luther. The school bus provided transportation to and from the Iowa Theatre in Cedar Rapids where the movie was shown. -Gladys Shoup FIRE PREVENTION SPEAKER On October 9, during Fire Prevention Week, Mr. Bill Nelson of the Iowa State College Engineering Ex- tension Service gave a short talk at AHS. He also showed two films on fire prevention to the students. ' -Rodney Ochs THE LOST DOLL , On the afternoon of Thursday, December 10, the intermediate grades presented a one-act operetta, The Lost Doll by Eleanor Allen Schroll and Wil- liarn M. Schmitt. 'The operetta was again presented the foll-owing evening, Friday, December 11. The entire action took place in the interior of the Gift Shop where a modern young mother iSally Felsj and Doris, her daughter CTerry Schmiederii went to do some of their Christmas shopping. With the aid of the Floorman QTommy Zuberj and the Personal Shop- per lQAnna Marie Baumgartnerj, both employees of the store, many gifts were brought to the display room. These gifts were pupils in the chorus acting the parts of costumed dolls, candles, and other ob- jects aind toys. After a doll parade a very expensive doll was found missing, and an exciting situation followed. However, the story ended happily when the lost doll CBarbara Schrniederj was found again. The operetta was directed by Mrs. Joan Skipton, Miss Zimmerman, Mr. Setzer, and Mr.-Heiinze. Carol Ann Zuber served as accompanist, and Jackie Zuber was the electrician. -P -Patricia Selzer HIGHSHCHOOLERS GO C-AROLING As during the past two years the students of the AHS again went Christmas canoliing in the Amanas. gm night they chose for the occasion was December The -school bus picked up all of the students of the were interested in going and transported everyone from village to village. After the singing all of the highschoolers stopped at the Rfonneburg for a bowl -of chili. Crackers and cheese along with coffee, milk, or pop were also served. The student council sponsored the event and or- ganized the evcning's activities. -Gladys Shoup

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Photos I'm hushed! Windblown All Aboard Sitting Pretty Come and Get It! Frivolous Freshmen Camera Shy New teacher--New School