Amana High School - Bugle Yearbook (Amana, IA)

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Music and Dramatics SENIOR PLAY The senior play, Whoa Auntie!, written by Karin Asbrand, was presented on Tuesday, November 3 in the AHS auditorium. Both a matinee and evening per- formance took place on the same day. u . Mystery, romance, and comedy, were included in this hilarious episode of the Fay family. The story dealt with Aunt Jessie fFlorence Oehllj, the tyrant who ruled with an iron hand and stood in the way when Jeremiah Fay, better known as Pbop CRaymond Rotterj, decided to run for mayor. Aunt Jessie didn't want Pop to be a candidate, even though it looked like a walk-in for him. Pop's children, Jerry, Junior tl-'toger Gaddisj and Marcia tGladys Shoupj decided the only way to get Pop elected mayor was to kidnap Aunt Jessie. So with the help of their friends, Lorraine Grayson CArlene Graesserj, Gail Hendricks CJoan Stumpffj, and Ted Carter fJackie Zuberj, they got Clarence Melbourne KI-Iarvey Oehlerj, the town hermit to do the kidnap- ing. p Claire Tyler CPauline Finkb, a young girl working her way through college was employed as cook dur- ing Aunt Jessie's absence. Having had no experience at this type of j-ob the concoctions she issued f-orth from the kitchen were deadly. More confusion was added to the story upon the arrival of Sally fPatricia Selzerl, her husband, Gard- ner Farrell CRiodney Ochsyg and her mother-in-law, Martie Farrell CDelores Ramseyl. There were plenty of jitters for everyone when Aunt Jessie's blood-stained clothing was found in an ash barrel by the police. This caused the arrival of Officer Brady fLester Davisj, a plain clothes mam. However, the plot finally unf-olded to reveal Clar- ence actually was a count who had inherited property in England as well as his taking Aunt Jessie for a wife. On top of that, Pop became the next mayor of Bayville. -Arlene Graesser JUNIOR PLAY A delightful comedy, Susie the Siren, was pre- sented by members of the junior class in the AHS auditorium on the evening of March 19 and the after- noon of March 18. Susie tDoris Dickelj was a typical young high school girl who forever lived the lives of characters frlom her English literature book. Mr. Reynolds, Susie's father fGeorge Ruedyhg Mrs. Reynolds CPat Gaddisjg Petey, her younger brother CDale Metzlg Midge, her best girl friend fShirley Carvillebg and Gussie, a young neighbor CJudy Phil- lipsj were all so used to Susie's dramatizations they tried not to pay any attention to her. During most of the st-ory Susie played Lorelei, a legendary siren who lured mariners to destructions on the rocks. Susie turned on her charm, hoping she could make boyfriend Jim KHarvey Jeckb do what- ever she wished him to do. Her wishes included steal- ing a chrysanthemum from her English teacher Miss Oakey's tHazel Hoppe! famous flower garden and painting a red sign, Beat Harristown, -on the school door of Weston's football opponents. Blimp fwilliam Van Haeckel, Agnes fSandra Holl- rahj, Annabel CJanet Hollrahj, Beverly QI-Ielen Smithl, amd Nona tHelen Mae Sontagj were school friends of Susie and Jim. Jumbo, the menace from Harristown High, flevi Williamsjg Mr. Foley, Harristown I-Iigh's principal tJohn Dickellg Mrs. Comstalk, a wealthy visitor fJoan Shoupig and Dugan, a policeman CDick Foerstnerj, were the other characters involved in this three-act comedy written by Anne Coulter Martens. -Arlene Graesser AHS GLEE CLUBS Two teachers taught music at AHS this year. Mrs. Joan Skipton directed the glee clubs during the first semester and Mr. Don Elick, second semester. . Sopranos in the glee club are Glenda Agnew, Shir- ley Carville, Joyce Fels, Sandra Hollrah, Violet Neu- mann, Shirley Reihman, Annette Seifert, Patricia Selzer, Helen S-ontag, Rosalie Trumpold, Marilyn Williams, and Mary Ann Zuber. ' - Second sopranos are Pat Brown, Pauline Fink, Ros- alie Eichacker, Jo Anne Gideon, Elsie Hahn, Mable Mouchka, Rose Marie Parson, Judy Phillips, Helen Smith, and Delores Ramsey. Doris Dickel, Pat Gaddis, Dolores Hess, Patsy Koch, Florence Oehl, Lorraine Votroubek, and Carol Ann Zuber are the girls who sing alto in music. Boys in the glee club are Bill Van Haecke and Lor- en Neubauer, who sang tenor, and Ringer Gaddis and Wayne Hopp who sang bass. A trio consisting of Mary Ann Zuber, Elsie Hahn, and Florence Oehl sang between acts I and II of the senior play. They sang Come to the Fair and De- licious Snuff. Canol Ann Zuber was accompanist. California and I Passed by Your Window were sung by Rosalie Trumpold, Shirley Carville, Judy Phillips, Rosalie Eichacker, Doris Dickel, and Carol Ann Zuber between acts II and III. Elsie Hahn was accompanist, and the music was directed by Mrs. Joan Skipton. Between acts I and II of the junior play the girls' chorus sang By the Bend of the River, and between acts II and .III they sang Whispering, Elaine Van Haecke was accompanist at this time. At the Amana Community Carnival the chorus was again called upon to sing. Their selections this time were Will You Remember and Whispering The music at the junior play and the carnival was directed by Mr. Elick. -Arlene Graesser BELLE PLAINE BAND AT AHS The Belle Plaine Band, accompanied by their di- rector Mr. Paul Nielson, visited the Amanas on Feb- ruary 24 to give a concert in the gymnasium. This was the first program given in the new building. Before the concert the group had dinner at the Ox Yoke Inn after which they toured the Woolen Mill and the Amana Refrigeration. Student council members Lester Davis, John Dickel, Dick Foerstner, Rosalie Trumpold, Carol Ann Zuber, their sponsor, Mr. Jebou- sek, and Florence Oehl and Gladys Shoup served as hosts for the group during the afternoon's activities. The band which has over 70 members played a number of selections including Hail Miami and dif- ferent versions of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. All the Amana Township School students and facul- ty members were invited to the concert. -Pauline Fink STUDENTS ATPEN D SYMPHONY Members -of the Amana schools attended a concert presented by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in the Cedar Rapids Colliseum on April 2. The or- chestra was conducted by Antal Dorati. The afternoon's program was opened with the sing- ing of the Star Spangled Banner. Mendelssohn's Overature to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream was the gnoup's next presentation. When Tchaik-ovsky's ballet, The Nutcracker Suite was played Mr. Dorati explained the different incidents to which the ballet had reference. Also on the pro- gram were Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries, from Die Walkure and a Strauss waltz, The Beautiful Blue Danube. --Arlene Graesser

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Y-Teens 'Y-TEEN CABINET For the first semester of the school year the Y-Teen cabinet was as follows: President ....................... ..............,................ H elen Sontag Vice-Pres. and Pnogram Chairman ...... Delores Ramsey Secretary ............................................................ Joyce Fels Treasurer ................................................ Shirley Carville Newsreporter .................................................. Joan Shoup Social Committee ................ Patricia Gaddis, chairmang Rosalie Trumpoldg Rosalie Eichackerg Elsie Hahn Worship Committee ................ Doris Dickel, chairman: Judy Phillips, Jean Bahindorfg Hazel Hoppe Pnogram Committee .......... Delores Ramsey, chairman: Mary Ann Zuber: Patricia Selzerg Rose Marie Parson For the second semester the officers were: President .......................................................... Elsie Hahn Vice-Pres. and Program Chairman .... Rosalie Trumpold Secretary ........................................................ Hazel Hoppe Treasurer ........................................................ Doris Dickel Newsreporter ................................................ Dolores Hess Social Committee ............ Rosalie Eichacker, chairman: Helen Sontag: Shirley Carvilleg Ainnette Seifert Worship Committee ........ Carol Ann Zuber, chairmang Lorraine Votroubekg Mary Ann Zuber Program Committee ...... Rosalie Trumpold, chairman, Patricia Gaddisg Judy Phillips: Jean Bahndorf -Joan Stumpff SUMMER CONFERENCE The Y-Teen Summer Conference of 1953 was held June 6-13. To this annual at Lake Okoboji from meeting clubs from all parts'-of the state send dele- gates. ' Shirley Carville, Doris Dickel, Patricia Gaddis, Elsie Hahn, Helen Sontag, Rosalie Trumpold, and Mary Ann Zuber were the girls representing the Amana club. The theme of the conference was i'We the Younger Generation. During the day the girls attended tech- nique workshops, discussion groups, worship meet- ings, and heard addresses by different leaders. Dr. Frank Coburn, associate pnofessor of psychiatry at the University of Iowa, was the main speaker at the conference. Recreation the Y-Teens enjoyed during their time at Lake Okoboji was tennis and sunbathing as well as swimming in- the lake. Another big event was a picnic and bonfire out- ing that took place one night during the week. -Joan Stumpff BREAKFAST HIKE The Y-Teens had a breakfast hike on September 3 at the Amana Lily Lake. At 6:30 a.m. the girls from Homestead, Amana, and East met at the store in Amanag and the girls from High, West, South, and Middle met at the Middle store and walked to the lake. The girls brought with them whatever food they wanted to eat. After breakfast the group hiked to Middle for school. -Joan Stumpff -GIFTS FOR ORPHANS ' A service project the Y-'Teens performed shortly before Christmas was gathering old cards, picture books, toys and clothes, for an orphanage in Cedar Rapids. All the contributions were assembled at the meeting -on December ll. Shortly afterwards Mrs. Staples delivered them to the children's home. ' -Pauline Fink WOMENS COUNCIL The Women's Council is an organization estab- lished to help the Y-Teens with some -of their pro- jects. Each year the club has a money raising project. The council meets every other month at one :of the member's home. Its members are Mrs. Elden Moon, president, Mrs. A. C. Schrnieder, secretary, Mrs. Helen Schuerer, treasurerg Mrs. George F-oerstnerg Mrs. Leonard Hal- dyg Mrs. Louise Moser: Mrs. Paul Oehlg Mrs. George Schuererg Mrs. Herman Shoup: Mrs. Jenny Shoup: Mrs. Richard Staples: and Mrs. Otto Zuber. -Joan Stumpff Y-TEEN CARNIVAL , Om Sunday, October 14 the Y-Teens persented a carnival on the Amana High School grounds. The carnival started at 2:30 p.m. with Y-Teens in charge of the concessions stands. The booths featured dart throwing, pony rides, bingo for cakes, horseshoe, fishing, ringing ducks, the selling of comics, and pin- ning the tail on the donkey. Refreshments consisting of hamburgers, h-ot dogs, potato chips, pickles, pop and coffee were on sale throughout the day. - Door prizes were important attractions of the day. At 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. the drawings' for the sand- wich grill and the French fryer were held. Kenneth Neuman of West and Carl Seifert -of Homestead, re- spectively, were the lucky winners. A program was held at 7:30. It oonsisted of three skits about hill-billy life, a dialogue between a mother and her son, a shotgun wedding, and one about a car which always broke down. -Joan Stumpff Y-TEEN FALL CONFERENCE Y-Teen clubs from the Southeast area met in Clin- ton October 24 for the annual fall conference. The theme of the conference was Y-Teens Now- What Next. Fred Johnson, former principal of the Clinton High School and Superintendent of Beloit School, was the main speaker of the day. Registerati-an took place at 9:30 a.m., followed by a snack and mixer. The opening sessions began at 10:30. At 11:15 there was a worship meeting followed at noon with a lunch served at the YWCA. ' The meeting was resumed at 2:00 p.m. with a speech by Mr. Johnson, and a business meeting was held at 3:00. The installation of officers -of the Southeast area concluded the conference program. K 1 Jean Bahndorf, Mary Ann Zuber, and Mrs. Bonnie Staples, Y-Teen advisor, were the Amana delegates who attended the conference. -Joan Stumpff Y-TEEN GENERAL SUMMARY 'The first Y-Teen meeting of the year was held Thursday, Sept. 10. However, because after the com- pletion of the gym basketball practice took place after school on Thursdays, meetings were held every Wed- raeslglay. Mrs. Bonnie Staples served as advisor of the c u . Almost .every week various activities were planned for after the meetings by the vice president who is al- so program chairman. Among these were ,playing games, seeing films, group singing, -or worship meet- ings lplangied byhthoig worship committee. At one time a spea er rom e istrict YWCA Mi ' ' talked to the girls. ' SS Dons Flew' In addition, the club engaged in several service and money-raising projects. A father-daughter and ahgnobtlgg-daughter banquet were also enjoyed during -Joan Stumpff