Atlantic High School - Javelin Yearbook (Atlantic, IA)

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FACULTY J. P. STREET, SUPERINTENDENT TO THE CLASS OF 1935--COURAGE Your high school days are about over. Iour euooeesee and failures, your days of joy and your hours of disappointment will soon be e closed chapter ln the history of this high school. In eplte of the fact that most of you have been very busy, your lite to a large extent has been ears-free, sheltered, and parent directed. In the new lite which you are about to enter, you will oe more dependent upon your own initiative and Judgment. A few ot the favored ones will be able to enter oellege et once, thus eontlnulng their training, but for the present at least, lost 0!,ybu Illl have to welt. This waiting ls the hardest ot all. Under these eondltlons, to keep up your courage and maintain a oheertul, optomletlo, attitude toeerd l1!e, will require moral courage ot the highest type. ly wish for you is best expressed in the words of Park Benjamin in his short poem. 'PRESS ON' 'Press on! Surmount the roeky steep, Climb boldly o'er the torrents erehg He tails alone who feebly creeps, Hs wine who dares the hero's march. Ee thou a hero! Let thy might Tramp on eternal snows its way, And through the ebon wall of nlght Hew down a passage unto dey.' WMM

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STUDENT COUNCIL Back row: Mr. Knipfer, Genevieve Walter, Fsther Seltz, Menney Mallette, Paul Hartkopf, Dagny Petersen, Verica Galiher Front row: Robert Heath, 'rma Thomson, Barbara Ann Jones, Delores McConnell, Dorothy Smith, Dorothy HUPP. Frances Desmond, Officers President ---- - ----- --------- - --------- vice-President ------- -- -------- ---- -- Secretary-Treasurer----J-- ---- ------------ Faculty Advisor ----------------------- Representatives Seniors Miss Ray1's Home Hoom-- ---------- ----- ---- Irs. Busse's ------ -------- - -------------- - lr. Goeken's ----- -------------------- ---- - Paul Clemensen. Paul Hartkopf Esther Seltz Robert Heath G. G. Knipfer Esther Seltz Paul Hartkopf Kenney Hallette Juniors Miss Armstrong's Home Room- --------------- lerica Galiher Miss Praser's ' ' ---------------- Robert Heath Miss Pr1ce's ' ' ------ ---------- Dorothy Smith Sophomores Miss Anderson'e Home Room ----------------- Paul Clemensen Kiss K1uever's ' ' ---------------- -Barbara Ann Jones lisa La1rd's H ' ----------------- Delores McConnell lr. Lockridge's ' ' ----------------- Genevieve Walter Freshmen ' Miss BeekI1th's Home Room ----------------- Frances Desmond Miss Busse's ' ' ------------- ----Dagney Peterson lies Temple's n ' ------------- ---- Erma Thomson Miss Zell's ' ' ----------------- Dorothy Hupp The Student Council is the representative body of Atlantic High School. The members work out the different problems con- fronting the student body, acting as a median between the faculty and student body. The organization is composed of one member from each Home Room. 11

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FACULTY G. G. KNIPFER, PRINCIPAL TO THE GRADUATES OF 1955 The completion ot your high school course is just the beginning of education. lay you leave A. H. S. as individuals who are self-dependent in learning. le believe that you have an attitude ot appreciation, proper ideals, habits, and interests. Your sincere effort, cooperation, and friendly attitude have been a true inspiration throughout the school. 15