Bennett High School - Bomber Yearbook (Bennett, IA)

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CLASS TRIP The Senlor Class Mr and Mrs Dahhen and Mr Boyle went on the Semor Tr1p to Chlcago the week end of Apr1l 30 and May 1 They left Bennett at 5 00 Saturday morn1ng by chartered bus They stopped to eat breakfast on the way to Chlcago They reached the outsklrts of the large c1ty sometlme around 11 00 After dr1v1ng through Chlcago for qulte some t1me they f1nally reached the Congress where they were to stay Then they spent an hour checkmg 1nto the hotel and eat1ng lunch After lunch they rode through d1fferent sect1ons of the Clty After spendmg some t1me do1ng th1S they went to the Museum ofSc1ence and Industry They spent two hours gomg through the museum and d1d not see everythmg After leavmg the museum they drove down Lakeshore Drxve The bus then took thern back to the hotel Some of the students went to the1r rooms and others walked around look1ng through the stores and stopplng to eat Then everyone went back to the hotel agaln and spent some t1me gettlng ready for an evenlng of fun At about 7 30 the students sp11t up 1nto two groups One went to the Barn Dance and one went to the Aragon Then after the Barn Dance some of the students went on to a show and the others Jolned the flrst group at the Aragon Everyone f1nally went back to the hotel It was a httle whlle before everyone got settled down enoughto sleep what w1th d1scuss1ng all the events of the day By the t1me everyone went to sleep lt was almost t1me to get up Sunday mormng some of the early rlsers went to church and some slept late gett1ng up for a late breakfast Everyone checked out of the hotel around 11 30 From there we went on to a ballgame between the Wh1teSOX and Baltlmore OFIOIGS It was a double header but the f1rst game lasted 11 1nn1ngs and by the t1me the OFIOICS f1nally won the game lt was t1me to start home DT1V1ng out of Ch1CagO they drove past the a1rport and had a chance to see some of the large planes take off and land They stopped around 7 30 for d1nner at the Colon1a1 Inn They then drove steady and reached Bennett about 11 30 It was a t1red but happy group of people who f1nally reached home late Sunday even1ng and early Monday mormng ROLLER SKATING PARTY The faculty and h1gh school students went skat1ng 1n Muscatme Apr1l 4, by way of three school buses In sp1te ofthe fact that the party had to be postponed once because of bad weather, everyone f1nally got to go and they had a fme t1me. Although many were sllghtly bruxsed every one stopped for someth1ng to eat before gomg home. p 1 1 y 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . . . - . 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' J 1 1 1 n . 1 1 1 1 J 1 1 1 , 1 1 o 0 . I 1 - 1 1 A ' a ' 7777

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IUNIOR CLASS PLAY CAST FIRST ROW Carole Coonfare Dianne Weih Loren Juergens Deanna Sievers Janice Goethals SECOND ROW Mary Bowstead LeRoyMoe11er Francis Wiese Mr Holldorf Treadwell Dwaine Sievers Marvin Otto ORATORICAI. FIRST ROW Mary Bowstead Terry Bachus Dianne Welh SECOND ROW Lamo1neRekemeyer Mr Holldorf Jim Conrad Phelps Furniture Sn Floor Coverings H1l1'S St0I'e Tipton Iowa Tipton Iowa Dave Rues, Virgil Meyer-,.Da1e Swartz. THIRD ROW: Dick :Iordan, Barbara Steen, sharon

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CHRISTMAS DANCE The h1gh school students had the1r annual Christmas Dance December 15 in the gym nasium Music was provided by the Playboys Orchestra The dance was very well attended by the h1gh school students and faculty The students took time out from danc1ng long enough to have refreshments during 1nterm1ss1on Everyone went home tired but happy after a very enjoyable evenlng JUNIOR SENIOR BANQUET Tuesday April 26 was the evening chosen for the Junlor Sen1or Banquet At 6 30 we had a delicious dinner served by waitresses and walters from the sophomore class They certainly d1d an excellent Job of serving The fine dinner was prepared by the mothers of the Junior class corating skill They spent several days decorating The evening of the banquet I am sure proved that all the work put 1nto the decorating was well worthwhile The gymnasium was aglow with candlel1ght and streethghts During the dinner there were small tables scattered through out the gymnasium each llghted by candles Overhead there were stars and colored streamers there were colored balloons hanging here and there At the north end of the gymnasium there was a setting of a side walk cafe There was beautlful color used throughout all the decorating After dinner and the program the tables were removed and the dance mus1c was played by the Playboys Orchestra After such a n1ce dinner program and an evening of very enjoyable dancing who could have helped but call the evening a success and one that would be long remembered CORN QUEEN CONTEST There was a Corn Queen Contest held in the fall with each class having a queen Candldate The candidates for queen were Deanna Harmsen Mary Bowstead Janet Edler and Pat Johnson Pat Johnson was crowned Corn Queen by Tom Tread well The contest was held November 2 the night of the Music Festival Each class worked hard for their cand1date and had a very good time throughout the contest This 1S the second Corn Queen Contest to be held at Bennett. The theme for the banquet was April in Paris. The juniors really showed their de-