Amana High School - Bugle Yearbook (Amana, IA)

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The graduates in each of the following 25 classes the one heading each class lt was placed first because it contains some reference to class events, or portrays something characteristic of Amana. are listed in alphabetical order, with the exception of

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THE HISTORY OF A H S CCONTINUEDl A twenty flfth high school year celebratxon was properly observed at Commencement 1960 wxth the Board cxtmg John R Neveln Supermtendent Emer1tus of the School Township and the Bugle bemg dedxcated co-jomtly to hxm m regard for all h1s servxces over the years and m helpmg wxth the preparatnon of thxs sllver anmversary Issue and to the present superm tendent. Approprxate music was furmshed by the schools muslc departments sxngers and band There were 25 graduates of whom 7298 are furthermg their educatxon thxs year Reverend Kenneth Hxldebrand of the Conrad Hxlton Central Church of Chlcago and old fr1en.d. of v1s1t1ng Amana semor classes gave the 1960 commencement address where 1200 attended at Lakesxde audltorlum. Charles L Selzer . - . -. . , . , . Q , . 1 .- . . . . . . ' , -

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Qlleee oft L33 HENRIETTA J MOERSHEL recelved her BA degree from Coe College, bemg the first from Amana high school to do so She was also the first to teach rn Amana h1gh school That she has been a thorough and resourceful English teacher in the high school for the past twenty years 15 amply proved by the excellent record made by Amana students in oollege m Ferdinand Ruff She wrztes about the begmmng years of the high school as follows I recall V1V1d1y the years 1934 36 those f1rst years of a struggling school How important they were, especxally to the first graduatlng class Ours was a class of frrsts school play, Lighthouse Nan , operetta Wlndmills of Holland , senxor class play, 'The Mystery of the Third Gable German play, Die Kameraden , junior seruor banquet Cat Upper South Hotelb com mencement Cwith speaker Dr B F Shambaughj We selected the school colors purple and white and gave the school paper xts name, DIE POSAUNE We attend ed classes too learned the cause of the Civil War, memorized a Milton sonnet read Der Schimmelreit er performed 6Xp10S1Ve physics experiments Amana Hrgh School has undergone many changes in twenty five years But strll appllcable to student l1fe today are two 141985 that date back to 1935 Edith Brandt muslc and English teacher impressed on us that first year these words 'never be ashamed that you come from a small town that you attended a small high school I never was To present day students I g1Ve comment by Superintendent Neveln regarding the school papers publication Dont we learn to take re sponsibxhties by assuming them ear1v'7 This nrowect represents Young Amana at Work They are keeping what IS good in the old and combxmnv it with vthat is best in the new This ln my opinion st ll holds tr ue for Amana High School students in 1960 RAYMOND BAUMGARTEL m Kathryn Geiger of Amana Iowa, ch Gayle 13 Alan 10 occ Postmaster of Amana, Iowa mem National Ass n of Postmasters Amerrcan Leglon, Masomc Dodge Amana Welfare Assn Iowa County PM Club serv Army 1941 1945 France Belgxum, Germany hob huntrng fishing modeling GEORGE ERZINGER educ BA Universrty of Iowa, occ real estate Cedar Raprds Iowa EDWARD C FRITSCHE m Marie Flick West Iowa, ch Patricia Ann Stephen occ postmaster Home stead Iowa, mem National Ass of Postmasters N League of PM AYMB Chorus BPO, Elks Lodge serv Overseas theatre 1942 45 Address Homestead Iowa CHARLES J KIPPENHAN m Jane Munsmger of Des Moines, Iowa, ch Judath 15 Kurt 13, occ Pro fessor and professxonal engxneer, Head of Engineerlng Dept Washmgton Umversity, St Louxs, Mo , educ BSME MSME PhD State Unxversity of Iowa, mem American Society of Mech Engineermg, Amerlcan Society Eng Educ, Instxtute of Aro Sclence, Serv Pacifrc Theatre, hob wood and metal working silver' sm1th1ng Address 12440 Sprmgdale Lane Krrkwood Mo Comments 'Smce I have been out of touch with school system s1nce graduation I can only comment on my own educatlon There despite the smallness of our graduatmg class C135 we were through the efforts and sacrriices of our teachers superbly prepared fo college work We had an excellent background In Englxsh Mathematics Hlstory and Sc en e and even a forergn language credxt I often comment that now 1n much larger schools a less adequate preparatory education is offered their own In large measure the keen personal interest of our teachers and then de votion gave us the important start EMMA LEICHSENRING rn Elmer Dittrich of Homestead Iowa ch Jeanene 14 Jacquelyn 11 How ard 6 -occ housewlfe part time bookkeeper mem Eastern Star, Amana Welfare Club Iowana Council as well as District Director at the present time Amana PTA hob readmg sewmg Address Amana Iowa HARRY LEONHARDT m Anne P Luft of Ober plan, Czechoslovakia ch Mark Alan 2, occ salesman mem AYMB past president AYMB Chor11S BSA Eagle Scout, BPOE590 serv Army, Medical Corps 1941 43 Armored Force ETO 1943 46 1950 52 win n1ng the Bronze and the Silver Star Address Mlcldle Iowa Comments ' My years in hxgh school have been very pleasant as well as very rewarding I am proud of having been one of the first graduatlng class DOROTHY MARZ m Rev Charles Wedlg of Den ver Qnlorado ch Stephanle 14 Phyllis 9, educ Brown Business College mem Wheat Ridge Lutheran Church Ladies Giuld Address 3700 Independence Wheat Ridge Colorado CARL F MOERSHEL m Marietta S Bendorf of High I-owa ch Marianne 13 Rebecca 10 educ BSC University of Iowa serv Army grad Administrative Inspectors School 1941 lst Lt 1942 Captam 1943 Major Karachi Indla 1944 Lt Oolonel 1945 After a sudden illness he dred January 13 1953 at whlch time he was an accountant for the Amana Society .' 5 F 3 . . . . 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