Burt Community School - Bears / Roundup Yearbook (Burt, IA)

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THE CLASS WILL L943' °f ‘U6 Burt Hlgh School, city of Burt, state of Iowa Iv f toil n do solemnly s-.vear, on this the twenty-seventh aay oi April, nineteen hundred and forty three A. D., this, our last will and testament, in manner and form as follows: na Pi;.0ffl?er» a 20 0 word theme, may he have as hard a time in writing it to iss R onn the COnlC b00ks (I • Superman in a hSt ofif to CoflrhBShfU government papers and may she get them corrected; hnva •;fcko£t' °yr h1 school championship and all the free throws the L ? iss Baar:-a the ItJtlU the band iforms and all lost sheet music; •it fho B“ r » the ?reretta costumes and P. T. calisthenics; to Mrs. Ziegler, nnd ho ora 0las3 and all the m-th papers; to ;,:iss Steen, all first aid and Home Ec. classes; to Mr. Sewick, all pencil stubs and chewing gum. i, . arren A., do will and bequeath my motorcycle and quietness to Dean K. 1, Hetty B., do will and bequeath my shorthand and basketball ability to .argaret R. d£ 7iU ?nd V?queath my d0Sk ln the back of the assembly and my Joe Louis technique to ilton HcBride. J 1, Sylvester B., do will and benueath my temper and curly hair to Don D. I, Joel C., do will and bequeath my !■ arine suit and butch haircut to David B I, Donna D., do will and bequeath my hair and clothes to ary Janice ...c. Harvey .E d° Wl11 and bequeath my odel A and special junior friend to tA oury?nne Gettman» do wil1 and benueath my quietness and typing ability to bnirley H. ration°book todJim v1 beoUeath my abillty to nlay bcsketball and my gas style to '-•nda iX1 Qnd bequeath my ablllty to ch nge my name and jitterbug I, Caroline H., do will and bequeath my ability to walk in the assembly at one minute to, and my tardy excuses to John R. i, i..ary , do will and bequeath ray hair styles and height to Marilyn B. I, Virginia . f do ill and bequeath my figure and a certain sr. boy to Helen: I, Opal ., do will and bequeath my laugh and boyfriend to Donna Ruth. I, Jr. 0., do will and bequeath my Harry James records and vast number of girl friends to Arthur G. I» Lorena R., do will and bequeath my height and laugh to Pat. H. to DonV ' d° WU1 and bequeath my fast v'Qlk shiny shoes, and chewing gum the eacher to ecl S bGqUeath my dulabness, my curly hair, and way with gradesVto David6? d° WlU 8nd bequeath my abHity to tell jokes and high I, Darlene V., do will and bequeath my quietness and tardy excuses to Ruth C. I, Herbert iVeiske, do will and be-ueath my music ability to Claude W. I, Nedra Wolf, do will and bequeath my voice and nylon hose to Dorothy S. ] Ko! H ' d? w111 and bequeath my height and lips to Ruth C., and Helena (May the best one win!) L

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Nedra Wolf Pedro No one knows It but she'. just naturally bashful Girls' Glee 1,2,3,4; Mixed Chorus 1,2,3,4; Madrigal 4; Girls' Octette 4; Operetta Chorus 1,2,3; Operetta Prin. 4; Class Pres. 3; Jr. Class Play; Waitress; Dramatics 4; G.A.A. 1; V-Pres. Girls' Glee 4; Sr. Class Play Melvin Thelsen Punk Gives the teachers a pain, always ready to help raise cain Jr. Class Play; Dram- atics 4. Richard Smith Richie Left handed and curly hair Boys' Glee 1,2,3,4; Mixed Chorus 1,2,3,4; Operetta Chorus 1,2,3,4; Walter; Baseball 1,2,3,4; Basket- ball 1,2,3,4; Dramatics 4. Darlene Volentine Dolly Quiet and dependable Band 1,2,3,4; Clarinet Quartette 3; G.A.A.1 Herbert Welske Herbie With his friendly smile Is our pride of our class all the while Band 1,2,3,4; Boys' Glee 1,2,3,4; Mixed Chorus 1, ■ 2,3,4; Operetta Principal Pi,2,3,4; Boys' Quartette : 1,2,3,4; Madrigal 2,3,4; 3 Bass solo 4; Brass Sextette 2; Brass Quartette 2,3; Baseball 1,2,3,4; Basket- ball 4; Annual 2,3,4; Jr. Class Play; Dramatics 4; Class Pres. 1; Pres. Boys' Glee 3,4; Basketball Manager 1,2,3; Walter; Sr. Class Play. Florence Bronn-Sponsor

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SENIOR CLAST HISTORY The r. -rning of Sept. 4, 1931, found 13 bright and willing 3tudents-to-be ©ntTii.r tho doors of Burt High School. Our original beginners wore Lorena Riobhoff, Herbert Weiske, Mary McDonald, Maryanne Oefctman, Marie Bette, vc- str r Braco, .or.t Ryorson, Ruby oodden, Richard Smith, Joel Carter, - Thorsen, srilyn Baor, and Betty Botes. Of the original 13 only 4 ■' ’■r : j r'd the full 1. years together in the rooms of Burt School--Mary , Herbert, and Richard. In ou” second year Kent was the only one to leave us but he returned seven year • lator t finish school with us. 'Ve also added a member, Bernadine 0.1 ur , who later left us in the eighth grad-- During the third year we lost three members of our class, Sylvester, Ruby, and Betty. Betty joined us the following year. Ruby in the sixth grade, and Sylvester as a freshman all all three are members of our graduating class The fourth year was both to our credit and loss since we dded ahother member to our group. Opal Meier, who is also one of our 21 graduates of '43. We lost Marie and Grace. The sixth grade also meant an increase in our roll call with one more ad- dition to the list of names, Caroline Hasse, who has since been with us. Tho following year we had two more new embers, Melvin and Eugene Theisen, and lost Lorena who returned in the seventh grade to stay with us. Eugene also drooped in the middle of this term. Another found her way into our room during our eighth grade, Darlene Volentine, another graduate. Our first year in high school found many new faces in the assembly. Among the: were Nedra Wolf, Warren Andreasen, Virginia McWhorter, Gerald Eimers, Patricia Plumb, Paul Bolie, Weldon Bolie, Billy Bahling, Betty Lou Cushman, Norman Lee, and Henry Sanke,; Billy, Henry, and Betty Lou remained with us only a short time. During the freshman year we rated two members on the baseball squad, Herbert, and Joel. We had one member on the basketball squad, Joel. Several of the freshman had the good fortune of acting as waiters and waitresses at the Jr.-Sr. banouet. Many of the class participated in the chorus, singing at the high senool operetta. Blow Me Down. Herbert rated a principal part. During our sophomore year we added three members, Donna Dutton, Helen Arer.d, and Kenneth Hutzel. Marion Lepper left us. Herbert again had a principal part in the operetta, The Gondoliers, we placed our limit in all activities. Helen left us at the cTose-oT tHe-year. Our junior year found us with two new members, Jr. Officer, and Jr. Fischer, and the loss of one, Norman. At the close of the year, Patricia also left us. As Juniors our class made its show. Four of the operetta. Pirates of Penzance principals came from our class--Herbert, Virginia, Lorena, and TTedra. Joel, Herbert, Gerald, Richard, Jr. Officer, and Kenneth Hutzel made up our share of the baseball squad. For basketball Richard, Gerald, Jr., and Joel did their best’for the junior class. Ten members of the Junior class presented the class play. Yours, Truly Willie in November. In tho senior year we made no additions and lost two, arilyn and Joel. Agaii the boys of ur clas • - ado their contribution to sports activities. Nedra, Virginia, and Donna, had speaking parts in the operetta Patience with many assistant senior singers in the chorus. Senior ability was aslo shown in the bamd Eleven members of the senior cla.s presented the class play, A Hus- band fo£ Sale on May 14. Senior baccallaurettee was held Sunday, May 16, and Commencement, Thursday, May 20.