Audubon High School - Wheeler Yearbook (Audubon, IA)

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I—Our first look II—On to Extra III—fudge Roger V—Our first play VII—Batter Up! It was a beautiful fall day in 1939 when thirty-four new pupils took a tight hold on their mothers’ hands and entered the kindergarten room of the Audubon Public School. We soon got acquainted and started coloring and playing house. At first Charlotte Faye P. had quite a time getting used to the idea of going to school, but cousin Clifton P. soothed sobs and then everything was fine. Miss MeBroom was very well liked by all as she must have known by the long line of pupils that lined up and gave her her daily kiss before going home. It seems Donald H. was always the first in line. Our biggest day during our first year of school was a train trip to Exira. This was our first big adven- ture. Kathrine J. got a little sick from riding backwards but otherwise we were in tip-top condition when our parents ntt us in Exira. From the kindergarten we went into first grade. Here we started reading and were promoted from the “Honey-bees” to the Scotty-dogs with every new word learned. This is the year Roger Law joined our class. During this year we also had a court, complete with a jury and judge. It seems Roger always happened to be taking his turn serving as judge when Kathrine J. would bring up eases against him. You see; Roger would chase Katy home every night after school. We also first learned finger painting here, and it seems we first remember Dean C. because he delighted in chasing Virlcc W. with fingers covered with paint. Rosanne C. was envied because she got to nng the recess bell every day. From the first grade we traveled to second. This is where we had our first taste of social life. Under the careful direction of Martha Jean H. and Jane Ellen M. we held a surprise birthday party for Miss Kopp, complete with birth- day cake an extemporaneous play. As time passed to 1943. this industrious class advanced to third grade. About this time we were just big enough to realize that the world wasn t getting along too well. To help this situation we sold defense stamps to the whole school every Tuesday. We also sold American flag pins and won an emblem which is hanging in the high school today after following our class all through school. We also gave an “All Nations Day, representing all the countries we had studied about in geography. We served our mothers tomato juice and crackers in great style with Amy Jo L. proudly pouring. In fourth grade a larg poinsetta plant occupied our time and was our pride and joy. It was Donna O.'s job to water the plant each day—that is it was until she caught on how tnc new boy, Johnny Sjoolom, ran when she sprinkled him. The little duty was then put into more competent hands and Elizabeth B. was the proud new holder of the yellow watering can. In fifth grade we wept over the sad plights of “Kitty. a china doll, as Miss Hertz read. Coralee Nelscn joined our group then anti as time marched on we came to sixth grade. We must have been pretty ornery during this year because we had three different teachers. We also became very sports minded. We formed a boys and girls softball team. Joyce Ann H. and Roma Ann P. were the efficient cap- tains of the girls. The new boy. Bob Finnerty, led the boys. The girls were all rather jealous of Maxine Jo Ann C. as she was the only girl accepted on the boys team. This was because she was the only girl who could slug a homer to suit the boys. IV—Rosie VI—The Tea IX—Into the Lake