Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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English teacher. Mr Dave Watson, chooses his disk in order to compute his students' grades. Thirty years ago teachers wouldn't have been able to do the same Thirty years ago this tree was only a sapling, today it's a full grown tree Assumption's first year was known as the year of the mud. today it's landscaped and includes sidewalks and a paved parking lot and driveway. Thirtieth anniversary

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rendy It was the start of a style or mode of dress. That was the way it began. Then outerwear underwear became the trend. Comfort became the dominant aspect of dressing as students wore boxer shorts, long johns, and t-shirts over or under clothing. uterwear underwear was they were found to be comfortable a new trend in fashion. In and versatile. In gym class many r cold weather it was not girls could be seen wearing boxers 1 1 uncommon to see some and sometimes the guys wore V, J girls wearing insulated them as shorts too, but they underwear pants under seemed to feel they were better for their skirts and insulated shirt the conventional use. Senior under their school blouses. The Katrina Merritt said, 1 think they're guys also wore the shirts under comfortable to wear around the their school shirts. This was not house, but 1 don't wear them in only for the warmth, as it was public. Others had differnt often chilly in the winter months, opinions on the subject of these but also for the new style in clothes. Some didn't like the fit and dressing. some just didn't like the way they Another item around the looked. Personally, 1 don't like to fashion scene for about a year wear them but 1 guess it’s up to was the Henlystyle shirt. This was the individual,” said senior Theresa the three or ten button shirt that Minnick. was copied from old-fashioned The guys also had opinions of men's undershirts. Both men and the way the girls were dressing. It women could be seen wearing all depended on their own this style of shirt. They're really individual tastes. Senior Jim Laures comfortable and in style and you said, 1 think it's stupid for girls to can wear them with about wear them. They don’t even fit anything, said Junior Erin Maher. them.” Senior Henry Jacobsen These shirts weren’t acceptable added, They look O K. on some at school, however, because they girls but 1 don't really think they didn't sport a collar, but it was should wear them. common to see both girls and All of these clothes were worn by guys wearing plain men's t-shirts people because they were under sweaters in place of a comfortable and trendy. Another school blouse or shirt. example of outerwear underwear More outerwear underwear was shown by the popular music dressing included the use of star Madonna. She repeatedly was men's boxer shorts as everyday seen at concerts revealing her shorts. They were worn by both underwear. No one at school, men and women. They were however, went to this extreme popular to girls because not only measure in dressing. being cheap as normal shorts Gym clothes were often improvised by box- er shorts as shown by Freshman Ann Zeckser As Junior guys lounge in the cafe, Paul Henkhaus looks comfortable in his t-shirt along with Scott Klein and Matt Saskowski The sweat pants Senior Jane Miller is wearing prepare her for the cold weather outside.

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The U.S. Constitution turned 200. St. Anthony’s Church and the city of Davenport turned 150. Notre Dame’s football team turned 100,and the Golden Gate bridge turned 50. American bandstand reached 35 and along with “Leave it to Beaver,” Assumption High School turned 30. ould you believe ... The first tuition was $125, now it's $1280. The first cafeteria lunch price was $.35 for meat and potatoes, bread and butter, with choice of vegetable or dessert, $.05 for second helpings; now it's $1.00 per meal with no second helpings. The first graduating class con- tained 197 students, this year 131 students will graduate. Three current staff members have been employed at Assump- tion since the first day it opened,Ms. Mary Michl.Ms. Ge- neva Ries, and Ms. Catherine En- derle. Planning for the $2.3 million As- sumption dream began in 1955. On October 13, 1955 it was an- nounced that a new school would be built on ground located just west of St. Vincent's on West Cen- tral Park. The school would be co- institutional joining St. Ambrose Academy and Immaculate Con- ception Academy. Assumption of- ficially opened in the fall of 1958,but due to strikes by workers during the summer, it opened later than planned. Thinking back on Assumption's first year, Mr. Donald Miller, for- mer student, faculty member, coach , and principal stated that Assumption’s first year was the year of the mud. There was no grass or landscaping and there wasn't any pavement to be found. West Central Park wasn't even paved; it was a gravel road. The first schedule was a traditional one consisting of nine 40-minute periods. While the schedule was traditional, co-institutional meant the school would be one building, with one side for boys and one side for girls.The cafeteria was one of the few places boys and girls weren't offically separat- ed. But,” remarked Miller, we ended up separating ourselves. Girls lined up by the windows and boys used the other line, because it was what we were used to. There have been many change in Assumption's history, such as scheduling from 20 mods to 16 mods, to 8 periods, co-ed classes, and the new addition of the com- puter room, the small gym, and the tennis courts. Assumption may pride itself on its many suc- cesses both traditional and mod- ern, and wish itself a happy thir- tieth birthday. Center Jim Cawiezell '59 scrambles lor the ball in one ol the first Knight basketball Thirtieth birthday