Brooklyn High School - Echoes (Brooklyn, IA)

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In our sophomore year with Mr Les-he Douglas and 'VIr Paul Bye as sponsors, we thoroughly initiated tne freshmen Dressed for the theme of Oriental Gardens we were thrilled to serve at the Jr 8a Sr Ban quet With the arrival of our class rings we felt a spark of hope Our class trip to Lake Keomah was the climax to a year of fun frolic and some studying Shirley Boyd and Jim Kies enrolled during our sopho more year and Carolyn James left us as Juniors Mrs Ruby Eyestone and Mr Leslie Douglas assisted us in fund raising 3C'f.lV1t1E.'S Among th n was a pancake supper the Christmas dance entitled A Winter Waltz and the class play Under the direction of Wir 'Vlax Palmer the play entitled Down to Earth was a great success Dutch Treat was the theme of our Jr 84 Sr Banquet and the Deep Purple Orchestra played ,nance music Our class trip was spent at Lake Keomah Joan Doty Marvin Doty and Sandra VIcKeag Joined the class and Mary Jane Good rch left tore taken by Apgar Studio in Marshalltown and our c i s play was entitled Are Teachers Human? T raise money vue sold refreshments at ballgames and had a pancake supper bake sale oar wash a.nd a sock nop 'VIary Niemann Alice Rhinehart Jean Taylor Sharon Otto and Larry Wheeler left 1n our senior year The Juniors entertained us at the Jr 3: Sr Banquet 'Hawaiian Cruise was the theme At last the wonder ful excitement of graduation week and the fun packed class trip to the Ozarks' After thirteen years those who made it together are Earl Carpenter Jan Dale Sondra Foster John Law on Judy 'Vlanatt Gary Norris Jim Newman Mlarilyn Rhinehart and William Rhinehart To quote our motto We hate crossed the bay the ocean lies before us No matter what is ahead in our lives well remember our wonderful school daze in BHS , I 1 . A . 1 - . ' ' U ' V7 ' 1 ! 1 . ' A, V , . , . . 1 . . . 4 , - A .' . Y A ' A . , . . - . . . .. ' ,,, '- ' as - Y 11 Q.. , , . ' ' , ' at 11 ., u 11 A - A 1 1 1 - R ' . , . 'I , 4 . . ...l ' , Mr. Haas and Miss McCord guided us through our last and most memorable year as seniors. Our pictures X' i ' ' S ' V u b 11 0 ' 'Q .Y I R I 1 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 A 1 ' A ' ' V ' l l 1 ' 11 It - S , A , , ' , . : ,, V N - . ,, . I . . , - 1 U 77 '

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Class fllsfory Twenty seven uneducated lxttle devrls were forced mto the kxndergarten room m the fall of 46 Mxss Vxr glnla Hulse taught us such comohcated thmgs as flnger pamtmg how to make a church wuth our hands and to roll our rugs up neatly after takmg our naps Starting out the long cllmb were Gary lB1ll1ck, Barbara Brown, Earl Carpenter Judy Crxder Jan Dale Sondra Foster Mary Jane Goodrxch Judy Henderson Caro lyn James Ferrell Keeney John Lawson Judy Lord Judy Manatt Jack Mxtchell Mary Nxemann Gary New ton Gary Norrxs Jlm Newman Frank Orr Margaret Prnce James Reams Marllyn Rlunehart Wlllxam Rhme hart, Paul Smlth Barrett Thxele Anabel Walker Larry Wheeler Flrst grade under the guxdance of Mxss Alxce E Hogan, will be remembered for dally mspectlons sesslons m the cloak room Jack M1tchells darly trxps down the hall and problems wlth kldney control Jxm Allgood, Rnchard Chvala Jerry Krlegel Kelth Squxres Harold McNaul, Thomas Anthony John Bunn Robert Toney Joan Krumm Nancy Zxka, Karen Krrby and Patsy K1bbee Jomed us, and leavrng us ln the flrst grade were Judy Henderson Rlchard Chvala Harold McNaul, and Ferrell Keeney A second grade enrollment of forty s1x students necessxtated a formation of two classes and many salty llttle tears were shed by unsatlsfred puprls M1ss Ehrrg and Mxss Slmpson suffered together that year through such thlngs as Barbara Browns hysterxcs upon flndlng a mouse ln her pocket and Earl Carpenter the Classroom Casanova who krssed both the grrls and the boys In second grade we gamed the followxng new students Daryl Bremman Robert Graham Fred Mullen, Robert Saemlsh Patr1c1a Fritz Peggy Lance Mary Saemlsch and Janet Bennett Paul Smrth Barrett Thlele Robert Saem1sch, Patrlcxa Fntz Peggy Lance Mary Saemxsch and Janet Bennett left 111 the same year Thxrd grade found us still spht mto two classes wlth Mxss Agnes Lang ar Mrss MarJor1e Peterson r1d1ng herd on us Penmanshlp was our blg project and everyone was delxghted when some poor student sp1lled hrs mk Jommg us were Don Parks Loretta Herbrandt Joan Krumm Margaret L1ttle Joyce Montgomery and Back together agam 1n fourth grade under lMlSS Peterson We Jolned forces to play tackle tag and crack the whlp It was here that the boys learned to respect the gu'ls and the gxrls learned to run Jerry Allen and Larry Foley were added to our -class roll Confidence and Concentratlon became our motto rn flfth grade when Mxss Nme Wnlcox the great story teller was our teacher The natlonal pecan surplus resulted 1n desks filled wlth smuggled pecans from the lunch room Barbara Brown and Margaret Prnce left the class Mrs Mehssa Roberts taught us Iowa Hrstory m szxth grade The Busy Beavers Clab 'was orgamzed and we were the fxrst excxted bunch of s1xth graders to take a trlp to the Amanas We began to make use of our art and dramatxc tazlents rn pamtmg drawxng and presentlng plays Judy Henderson returned to the class agam and leavmg rn srxth grade were Bob Toney Jerry Allen, Larry Foley Judy Lord Margaret Llttle Jlm Allgood Tom Anthony and Patsy Kxbbee Upon reachmg Junxor Hrgh School rn seventh grade we had for our teachers Mrs Helen Bye and Mr Ben Wmslow As a penalty for talklng durmg meetmgs of the Lucky Seven Clu-b poems were wrxtten by most of the students Sam the skeleton and Bertha the paddle became close frlends At our fxrst crack m sports we were great xn football and basketball and we loved to Jump on the trampolrne Joxnmg us were Jerry Flser Alvm Krlegel Bob Toney and Roger Means Gary Bxllxck, Anabel Walker John Bunn Fred Mullen Don Parks and Judy Henderson left Mrs Bye and Mr Robert Clark were our mstructors rn elghth grade Our -club name was uC131'k16S Lrttle Demons We mastered the frne are of dancmg and put on a talent show We thrxved on football bas ketball and class partles In preparatxon for hlgh school, we learned to cheat effecrently Our fabulous tmp to Des Momes was the fxnal thrrll of Jumor hlgh days Gary Newton left us Ln the elghth grade We took a blg Jump 1n our great 'perxod of learmng' when we entered hxgh school as scrawny exerted lxttle freshman After survwmg xnxtxatlon, we enyoyed the years many actlvltxes Mr Robert 'Barger and Mrss Joan McCall were our sponsors Jormng us as freshmen were Edna Rhodes Manone Bauman, Sharon Otto Mary Rextzler Ahce Rhmehart Bonme Shaffer Wxlhs Butler Marvxn Foster Paul Jones Tom Bemhardt Jun my VanErsvelde and Tom VanErsevelde Jlmmy VanErsevelde Jerry Frser and Tom Bemhardt left. 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Class Prophecy The day rs May 19 2020 Now manager of the County Home I look back on thrs date rn 1959 when 3 graduates left BHS to enter thls cruel world. of the at her I look around, I see Earl Carpenter ftryxng to busy hlmself by takmg pnctures wlth hrs beat up camera retxred model Karen Klrby Over 1n the far corner behmd a large table s1ts Edna Rhodes stxll pulling now gray ha1r It seems l1ke she never w11l get that annual done the dlstance a ruckus IS heard as the former Bonnie Schaffer IS attemptmg to persuade Shlrley Boyd the homes 200 lb cook to bake a cake for her forthcomxng weddmg annxversary All 75 grandchildren are planmng to attend the celebratlon After her 5th try at marnage Nancy Z1ka IS w1th Us agam and trymg to capture John Lawson, the most elegxble bachelor 1n the home On the sun porch, Allvln Krlegel has challenged Sandra McKeag the worlds poker champxon to a match for the tltle Alvm an o1l tycoon, IS rather lrrxtated because Gary Norrls stepped upon his toe whxle brmg mg ln the even1ng mall Growxng tlred of hstemng to the arguments of Gary and Alvm, I dec1ded to stroll down to the local branch of Sandra Fosters Ice Cream Corporat1on You know of course that she now has control of all the Ice Cream Corporatxons m the US As I vnalked As I walked James Kles who As the lxght mall sports car by the Church, I looked m and saw Joan Krumms Pew all decked out ln h1s Sunday best by the street corner I heard people yellmg for autographs I looked and saw General had flmshed conductlng a successful campalgn on r1ddmg Japan of Gexsha glrls changed to green I saw former blob ue1ght boxxng champxon Jerry Krlegel step mto a A horr1ble scream rose from the car and the 95 lb weakllxng Wee Wllly Wmehart was oozmg out all over the place I tore my thoughts from the scene at hand and contmued to head for the Ice Cream Palace Suddenly I nas shaken by the s1g'ht of Judy Manatt former clrnch frghtex of BHS wrestlmg wlth a cxgar store Ind1an Upon arr1vmg at the Ice Cream Palace heard a terrlflc crash and Paul Jones 1n a very drunken be- havxor due to Pmeapple Malts was bexng very efflcxently splattered onto the pavement by former Mary Beaten up Rextzler As I settled myself mto a huge super duper chocolate flavored cereal CI mean Sundayl somebody played the Juke box and I heard J1ggs Newmans h1t recordlng of Puwt your Space Sult Back on Honey Its Cold Outside P easantly full I left the Palace and started for home by way of the subway After setthng back mto my sea I heard a fam1l1ar volce say Txckets please and xt was Marvm Doty alxas rt a leftover from Bac calaureate and Commencement S1tt1ng 1n front of me was the renouned Arthur Murray dance 1n5trucf,0r Kexth lxghtfoot Sqtuers Sxttmg wxth hrm was hms star pup1l of 14 years Tom Van Ersvelde We are glad to hear that Tom f1nally mustered the two step As I pxcked up the evenmg paper there splashed all over the front page was Joyce Montgomery s plcture She had accep ed a Job as marrxage counselor for successful marrlages after her 14th dxvorce On the next page wa a plcture of Marjorxe Bauman who had Just won fu'st place m a hog callmg contest Daryl Bremman has also found fame as a wealthy rancher for developmg a whxte angus Tne latest news features the retlrement of Secretary of State Jan Dale The Presxdent of the U S Robert C Graham has Just made a peace pact w1th Venus the plane of beautxful women and announces that Marv1n Foster wrll b the flr t US olplomat to Mars Laymg my paper as1de I notuced the occupants of the seats behmd me were Marxlyn Rhmehart and Loretta Herbrandt the famous owners and operators of a chaln of Bachelors Homes throughout the U S As I arrxved back at the County Home I met Bob Toney who was at one tune the best butcher Ill the coun ry It seems that he rs stxll waxtmg for Marlene to graduate Wllly Butler the wealthlest man ahve has Just wxlled a farm to each of hrs fourteen chlldren Trymg to grow old gracefully Joan Doty the retxred beautlclan has recently dyed her han' a glowxng pmk. Wh1le pondermg over the accompllshments of the Class of 1959 I look back agaln to good old days m BHS and wonder why we ever took the effort to leave that place In ummary I thmk the class of 1959 has left the wolrd wxth a great deal of prosperlty There has and prob ably never w1l1 be a group so famous as the Class of 1959 - . . 1 1 ' 1 L As - Y ' Y In I , , . . . . . , . . A . - 1 - - 1 . , 7 , . , 1 - I V . 1 ' I ' 1 1 7 - , . . I , I . , , . V . . . X . . . , , , - 1 ' ' ' ' ' 1 s . ' , . , , 1 , , , - , i 1 I 1 , . . I I , 7 1 - , , . - 1 - ', u I -I , 1 1 ' 11 1 , -. . - . , - - ' u ' YY - - ' u ' 11 t, 1 1 1 - I , ' 1 . H . . ,, . . . . , - 1 . . - , , - 7 . Z 1 . S , ' 1 . I ' X e Q, , - . ' Q ' K . , , , . . R .,. ' 9 S . . , 1 ' ' , - 1 Y n I 1 1 ' I V n 1 1 , . . . V , . . . S ' , ' I , -