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

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finished our second year in high school quite completely, although it proved to he the less interesting, in the minds of most. Our Junior year started out with about the same attendance, and of course with every boy wishfully thinking how nice it would be if we only had a few more girls in our class. William Boettcher, John Riebhoff, Betty Olsen, Melvin Graham, and Charles Officer had leading -parts in the operetta Robin Hood, Inc. and many supported them in the chorus. We gave the Junior Class Play, Creeping Shadows , with Lois Weber, Betty Olsen, and Dorothea Laverns taking the leads in the girls' parts and Gene Geilenfeld, Gerald Riedel, and John Riebhoff with leads of the boys. Twerfcy-one.olassmates took part in the play, and all helped to make it a success. Although the play was to be very mysterious, the audience thought it quite the comedy, probably because of the dangerous looking guns we used'. The Junior class took an active part in the magasine sales held so that a high school honor roll could be purchased. In the field of sports William Boettcher and Gene Geilenfeld were regulars on the first team. Our class was host to the seniors at a banquet held in the high school gymnasium. In keeping with the times, the gymnasium was col- orfully decorated in red, white, and blue, ’-dth all the flags of our allies making a very impressive scene. The banquet was carried out very successfully, even though the blup pears with the cottage cheese weren't the favorite on the menu'. With Just one step left of school life, we resumed our studies very furiously, determined to complete our days at old Burt High. The begin- ning of the year found us having part in the planning of the initiation of the freshman as well as the new faculty members. It was only natural that proper greetings be given to new members. Initiation revealed to us that many looked very good without make-up and gave way to improve- ment in others. The operetta Pinafore was given, again proving to be a huge success. Principals from the senior class were Gerald Piedel, John Riebhoff, Charles Officer, and William 3oettcher. In athletics Melvin Graham, William Boettcher, Edward Smith, Gene Geilenfeld, Donald Nordin, Roland Christensen, Carol Reynolds, Charles Officer, and Gerald Riedel held prominent parts in leading the team to many successful vic- tories in baseball, as well as some in basketball.After the first of the year, we had our pictures taken at Algona. We again attended contest af- ter a rest period of two years, and came out with first in mixed chorus, boys' glee club, girls' glee club, madrigal, boys' quartette, tuba solo, and baritone solo, and second in piano and in bass solo. Many of our class members participated in the various groups. State contest was held at Mason City where Burt received mostly seconds. We gave the Senior Class Play Huckleberry Finn Hay 1, with Lois Weber, LaVonne Griese, Betty Olsen, Evelyn Meyer, Clarice Riebhoff, Betty Mann, William Boet- tcher, John Riebhoff, Gene Geilenfeld, and Charles Officer holding parts. A large crowd attended the pla.y, which was considered very good since v e didn't have an advance ticket sales. It proved to be very entertaining, and real even to the point of Hucks' dirty feet. A few nights later, May 4, the seniors were entertained at a beautiful banquet by the juniors. The gymnn.siura was transformed into a flower garden with a wishing well and horse shoes for luck. Baccalaureate was held on Sunday, May 13, and comrnencemesnt on Thursday, May 17. C.T. Fieldhaver, Principal of the Fort Dodge School was speo.ker. In May, 1945, thirty-one energetic and capable students left Burt High School, .many of them into the service of our country to make this a. bet- ter world.