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

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I, Toni Angus, do will and bequeath my four worn out car tires along with my empty billfold and flat jokes to Barbara Dremmel. May she be aided by this when playing the role of damsel in distress. I, Roger Shipler, do will and bequeath my empty ice-box to Judy Hinckley. May she get as much enjoyment out of it as I did. I, Arlyce Johnson, do will and bequeath all of my breathtaking evenings with the opposite sex to J. D. Andrews. May this furnish him with fresh material for this diary. I, Claire Reutzel, do will and bequeath my ability to sleep through all of my study halls and classes to Barbara Dremmel. May she catch up on her lost sleep and pleas- ant dreams. I, Jerry Garman, do will and bequeath my unopened books and cherished letters to Judy Hinckley. May she use her own judgment as to which one is the best to study. I, Rose Petersen, do will and bequeath my love for horses to Delores Ackerman. May this love transfer to something else in years to come. I, Karen Steward, do will and bequeath my ability to avoid boys to Roberta Hamilton. May this do away with all of those embarrassing phone calls at the most inconvenient times. I, Andrew Harms, do will and bequeath my ability to curl my hair in an unusual fashion to Ladell Olson. May he find this useful the next time he styles his hair. 1, Gary Giddings, do will and bequeath my ability to sneak into classes and study halls unseen by the watching eyes to Judy Woltz. May she use this in creeping in at the last dark hour. I, Beverly Larson, do will and bequeath my ability to collect hearts and flowers from members of the opposite sex to Eugene Heerdt. May this aid him in future collect- ions of the same. Any Beneficiary attempting to change or disrupt the provisions of this last will and testament will be deprived of the usual privileges given to the inmates of this institution. Furthermore, he or she will be sentenced to peeling potatoes with their fingernails for twelve days and keeping all of the windows and light fixtures clean in the building for a period of one year. In the fall of 1945 sixteen little boys and girls started up their ladder of education by forming the first grade class. The class members were: Kristine Anderson, Toni Angus, Marlene Black, Dale Cushman, Ronald Daniels, Darlene Gifford, Jerry Garman, Gary Giddings, Arlyce Johnson, Beverly Larson, Karen Lavrenz, Norman Mitchell, Louis Rieth, Karen Steward, Alice Thompson, and Richard Wiener. Kristine Anderson left during that year to make her home in Ruthven. The class was taught by Miss Shirley Edel. On the second step of their climb they were joined by Mary Keith and Gene Whitmore. Betty Petersen also became a member for a short time before moving to Lu Verne. The class was happy to have Miss Edel again as their teacher. In grade three the class happily received three new members. They were Duane Dittmer, Clifford Pankuk, and Betty Rose Faber. The class was lead competently by Miss Helen McMahon. After four years with the group Ronald Daniels left his classmates. Betty Rose Faber also brought her school days at Burt to a close. The class had a visitor by the name of Billy O'Donnell from Spokane, Washington, for a number of weeks. Miss Velma Larson was the guiding light on their fourth step of the way. The fifth grade was sorry to lose both Louis Rieth and Clifford Pankuk and welcomed Trellis Jenkins. The class was privileged to have Miss Velma Larson back for a second year. At the half way mark of their education Kay Plumb joined and left the class during the same year. Two teachers taught the sixth graders; the first being Mrs. Virgil Schrader and the other being Mrs. Dudding. 21

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Glass W,ll We, the inmates of cell nineteen hundred and fifty-seven of the Burt Community School (otherwise known as the Burt Reformatory for ingenius juveniles), Town of Burt, County of Kossuth, in the state of frustration, executing the final plan for escape, do make, publish, and declare this sentence in the manner and form as follows: First, to Superintendent Castor, we leave all the noise of hammers, saws, and banging on pipes. May he lie down to pleasant dreams in his chambers in the silent halls of Burt High. Second, to Mr. Culbertson, we leave the unlimited steps we trod each day. May he acquire the slender waistlines the seniors developed during the wild dashes between bells. Third, to Miss Baars, we leave all of our unused governors set at 30 m.p.h. for her new Chevy that she may be late to school at least once a day. Fourth, to Mr. Ihnen, we leave all the tacks we never put on his chair. May this aid him in repairing his mistake-making typewriters. Fifth, to Mrs. Pettersen, we leave complete custody of the magazine rack. May she guard and protect the contents with undying faithfulness as long as the magazines reach Burt High. Sixth, to Mr. Vanderhoff, we leave the empty paint cans from the mountain scene of last year's banquet. May he find them useful when painting fences, garage doors, or bird baths. ■Seventh, to Mr. Lockhart, we leave our fishy stories and ailing jokes. May his next audience swallow them hook, line, and sinker. Eighth, to Miss Fortna, we leave the wild theories as to the theme of the banquet. May she use them as a great inspiration in planning future affairs; such as, a honey- moon in Africa, April in Paris, or Winter in Switzerland. Ninth, to Swede Batt, we leave the unrepaired water fountains. May he look for- ward to his refreshing shower each morning as the seniors often did. Tenth, to Madonna Vogel, we leave our carbon copy receipts. Mav she make room for them all in the office safe by emptying its present contents into our pockets. Each graduate doth also wish to bequeath a portion of his individualism to the in- mates of the coming senior class: I, Mary Keith, do will and bequeath the trouble I have had catching the bus every morning to David Stewart. May this help him develop strong leg muscles for chasing a certain sophomore girl. I, Karen Lavrenz, do will and bequeath my incomparable ability to get myself into embarrassing situations to Delores Ackerman. May she use this very efficient asset in future relationships. I, Marlene Black, do will and bequeath my ability to write long interesting letters about the night before to Karen Bernau. May this aid her in the tedious task of theme writing during her senior year. I, Duane Dittmer, do will and bequeath my long hours and worn out lip from practic- ing---my horn, of course, to Roberta Hamilton. May she attain an excellance in technique. I, Dick Kissner, do will and bequeath all of the beautiful Christmas decorations along with all the pleasure and enjoyment of putting and keeping them up to Eugene Heerdt. May he break the monotony of each day around Christmas by running up and down the step ladder. I, Norman Mitchell, uo will and bequeath my whole wardrobe of sport clothes in- cluding all of my fancy pants to Jonn Smiut. May he wear them on dates and acquire the success witn them that I did. I, Alice Thompson, do will and bequeath all of my peaceful, relaxing hours at home watching television and doing my school work to Gary Nauman. May he attain a straight A average during his senior year. 20

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With sixteen members the class entered Junior High. The class was again reduced when Gene Whitmore and Trellis Jenkins left during the seventh grade. However, when the eighth grade gathered in the fall of 1952, Roger Shipler was happily received. In 1953, the class started Its final step of the way. The new members included Edith Smith, Larry Cummings, Andrew Harms, and Claire Ruetzel. Later in the year Rose Ann Petersen and Richard Kissner were the final additions to the class. The class lost Larry Cummings in its Sophomore year and the class has not changed in number since then. Therefore, the members of the class are: Toni Angus, Marlene Black, Duane Dittmer, Jerry Garman, Gary Giddings, Andrew Harms, Arlyce Johnson, Mary Keith, Richard Kissner, Beverly Larson, Karen Lavrenz, Norman Mitchell, Rose Peterse, Claire Ruetzel, Roger Shipler, Karen Steward, and Alice Thompson. The class regrets that Edith Smith due to an entire year of illness will be unable to graduate with the class. Best Wishes to you Edith and the class of 1957 of the Burt Community School. As we look into the future we see it is the year 1968 and the campaign for President of the United States is under way. Running under the Democratic ticket is Mr. Jerry Garman. His opponent, the first woman to run for President for over half a century, is Miss Alice Thompson. As we study a little bit more about the candidates, we find a very strange coincidence. It seems the two candidates graduated from high school to- gether in the small mid-western town of Burt, Iowa. We board T.W.A.'s special reporters plane which will carry us to New York where both candidates will be giving speeches. While we are sitting in our seats discussing the campaign, the stewardess, whom we recognize as Karen Steward, tells us that a former friend of ours, Gary Giddings, is piloting the plane. After a long but enjoyable ride Karen tells us to fasten our safety belts and prepare to land. We hope to land in time to meet the U.S. ambassador who is returning from France today. We are especially anxious to meet him since we know that Richard Kissner was also a classmate of the candidates. As we leave the plane, we notice a man near the North Gate surrounded by girls, so we decide to go over and investigate while wait- ing for the ambassador's plane. We soon recognized the man as the mayor of New York, the distinguished Norman Mitchell. Now we understand the reason for all the girls be- cause while in high school, Norman was voted The Most Popular With the Opposite Sex. After visiting with Norman for a few minutes we notice the ambassador's plane has landed so we go to greet Richard. We get a story and some pictures of Dick so we hail a taxi and start for the Plaza Hotel where we will stay while in New York. All of a sudden out of nowhere a big red Buick whizzes past us and misses the red light. We are stopped by the light, but as we reach the end of the next block, we see a highway patrolman by the Buick. We all have a good laugh as we see the driver, Beverly Larson, getting a ticket from the patrolman, whom we recognize as Claire Reutzel. When we finally reach our hotel, the courteous doorman greets us with a smile. By his stately figure we recognize him as Roger Shipler. While we are registering, the friendly manager, Duane Dittmer, calls a bell-boy whom we immediately recognize as Andrew Harms. We don't think it unusual that Bud and Andy are working in the same hotel as they were often seen together in high school. As we start to the elevator, Andy drops one of our suitcases, but it is soon picked up and we once again head for the elevator. After we have freshened up a bit, we leave for Madison Square Garden, where the can- didates will both give campaign speeches. As we arrive, we see Jerry pulling up in his new 1968 Ford limousine. Alice has already arrived and is sitting with a group of fellow Republicans. Jerry speaks first and then between speeches we are entertained by a woman's wrestling match featuring Dynamite Blondie whom we all recognize as Marlene Black and Edith Smith, more commonly known as Iron Clasp Edie. The spotlight is then turned on the referee, whom we Immediately recognize as Toni Angus. Toni proves to be a wonderful ref. as the match ends in a tie. After listening to the next campaign speech, which is given by Alice, we are told that 22