Calamus and Wheatland High School - Echo Yearbook (Wheatland, IA)

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THE 1948 ECI-IO CALAMUS SCHOQL CRL4kHJb ICMVA CONSOUDATHD if B9 no 103' SC IIUOL SU PT JOHN MECKL ENBURG BO XRD 5-x4697 ' HARLEY SHELTON ERNEST HUETTLR ELMER PRUHS President IJ-15 LOUIS VETT ER JOHN BRAET Ffxcunxrv ca NEP. go Q4 TX N ,,..v- 'f1 OT Dwwunh FAQ LTY HIGH SCHOOL John Mecklenburg, Supermtendent, mstructor m agrxculture and manual trainmg Clarence Westphal Prmcxpnl Coach boys and gxrls physxcal education, mstructox' in physics, and mathemahcs Han-net Ten Boer mstructor m cnnunercial and socml science Vu-gxma Woollxs mstructor lh home econmn xcs and scxence Mane Mecklenburg, mstructor mn Enghsh and German John Graham, bend mstructor GRADE Arlene Lahann, 7th G: 8th Winlfred Becker, 6th Melbn Andresen, 5th Dolores Shelton, 4th Gertrude Mahnanger 3rd Mary Cruson, Znd Svanlnld Pedersen, lst i VIRGINIA WOOLLI5 MARIE MECKLENBURG HARRIET TEN BOLR -15 I 'Q-. gun sm 9041 A-4 CLARENCE WEST PHAL JOHN GRA1-IAM ARLENE LAHANN WINIFRED BECKER MELBA ANDRESEN '51 -i T- 5 C kbs ..1 ,- X 2? 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E 5 u - ' N u I . - I . . 2 O ' ' ' R ' ' e - CLASS OF 1948 Presldent Geralduxe Stueland V1ce Preszdent Mardelle Mueller Secretary Neola Grage Treasurer Luc1l1e Green Student Councll Mardelle Mueller As all Freshmen do 1n C H S we endured the r1tes of Freshman in1t1at1on For class ofhcers we chose Joel Olson as Presxdent, and Lucxlle Green as V1ce Pres1dent Mr W11l1arn Glasgow was our class sponsor We st1l1 remember when as Sophomores we carne back and uutiated the poor Fresh1es M1ss Ella Stuit was our sponsor that year and we elected Bob Ia cob1, Pres1dent we found out later the ballot boxes were stuffed, and Mardelle Mueller, h1s assocxate 111. crune as V1ce Pres1dent When 1946 rolled around, we were .Tumors Donna Webb was elected our our class sponsor That year we really put our nose to the grindstone to tlunk of d1fferent ways to earn money for our banquet F1rst we had a paper dr1ve, and in October we gave the h1gh school a skatmg party 1n Davenport In November, after weeks of work, we proudly presented our f1rst play No Brlde For The Groom F1na11y after all th1s work plus hours of to1l we entertalned the Seniors and fac ulty at a banquet 1n the Blackhawk Hotel m Davenport Afterwards we walked through the ram formals and all to a movle Th1s year we were semors at dear Calarnus Hxgh Most of us antzcxpated the t1me of graduatmon but yet hated the 1dea of no longer bemg students at C H S For act1v1t1es most of the class were members of the paper and yearbook staffs Most of the g1rls part1c1pa.ted rn grrls chorus Mardelle Mueller Geraldme Stue land Cam1lla Easton and Neola Grage played on the gmrls softball and basketball teams Bob Jacob1 Joel Olson, and Roy Husen played on the boys baseball and basketball teams Our Sen1or play glven on March 19, was The Campbells Are Commg under the dxrectxon of Mrs Vxrgmza Woollls Supenntendent John Mecklenburg was our class sponsor Our lass has reached its stay m the halls of C H S , and with sad hearts we turn over our dutxes to the present and future hlgh schoolers o 4 6 class President and Russell Meeks as Vice-President. Mrs. Clarence Olson was ' as ' I! ' K D ' - , . . , SENIOR CLASS WILL Be It Remembered That we the Sen1or Class of the Calamus Consohdated School bemg of sound m1nd and body do hereby declare th1s to be our last w1ll am testament Cam1lla Easton do w1ll and bequeath my shortness to Charles Ste1nbeck Ioan Emmert do w1ll and bequeath my qmetness to D1ck Johnson Neola Grage, do w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to stay out late to Ellen Saun ders Joyce Grau do w1ll and bequeath my wr1t1ng ab1l1ty to Duane Dav1sson Luc1lle Green do w1ll and bequeath my knack with the teachers to Tom my Green Lorra1ne Hoag do w1ll and bequeath my art1st1c ab1l1ty to Dolores Mueller Vens Robert JaC0b1 do wnl and bequeath my ablllty to argue car pr1nc1ples Darlene Grau Theodora Jacobsen, do w1l1 and bequeath my ab1l1ty to f1ght w1th my s1ster to Frances Olson Darlene Lee do w1ll and bequeath my dunples to VIVIHH McNe1l Mardelle Mueller do w1l1 and bequeath my horn runmed glasses to Beverly Mueller Joel Olson do w1ll and bequeath my blonde locks to Mary Juha. Eden I Geraldme Stueland do w1ll and bequeath my 11ght complexmn to .Txrnmy Horstmann Sealed by Notary Pubhc W1tnesses Geraldme Stueland Sen1or Pres1dent John O Mecklenburg Super1ntendent Harnot TenBoer Advxsor iflkilliirlklkiriklklblllr , . . , . I, ' , ' ' . I, i . . . . I, . . . - L , . . . . . . . I, ' , ' O I II - I, . , . . . . . . I, Roy Husen, do will and bequeath my ability to get check marks to Regina L ., ., . . to L . . . . . . I, ' . . . . . i I, , . - . I, , ' ' . SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY This 15 an article that might appear in the Calamus Times in the year 1960 As you purchase your newspaper from the newsboy, you are nearly knocked off the sidewalk by a bevy of Jabbering fighting, little ruffians who are pushing up the sidewalk in the tow of their Momrrue Picking yourself up you look at the mother You have a feeling somehow that you should rec ogruze this tired fat woman about 30 Why, hello there she called, coming over to you with hands outstretched, Quiet, Joey No Mary, you cannot ride piggy back on Roger Now be quiet, all of you Now you know who she Mardelle Mueller and Joel Olson had been married the very evening of com mencement exercises Joel was now owner of twenty farms surrounding Cal amus He and Mardelle live in a big white stucco house in Cala.mus You fi nally untangle yourself from the herd of little ones, and proceed on your way As you are passing a certain house, the door opens and again you are nearly flattened by a tremendous gust At once you know who lives in that house Your old friend, a victim of hay fever, Lorraine Hoag Lorraine is going out so you walk along with her, and as you walk you talk Lorraine says that she has just received a letter from Neola Kavanaugh this morning You ll remem ber Neola She and Art have a fine little farnily and are now living 1n DeWitt As you walk up the street you are attracted by angry shouts You round a corner and see a thin old lady standmg out in the yard of a house shaking Robbie Jacobi you get away from there she cried The little boy continued running the stick along the fence and then he stuck out his tongue and cr1ed out, Okay, Miss Easton Still screa.m1ng Naa naa ran o Those Jacobi kids fumed the old lady If Gerry and Bob Jacobi don t keep those away from here, I I ll have the law on em As if in answer to her words a blue umiormed figure of a policeman comes strolling by But this 15 a woman policeman Under the blue brim of the officer s hat you see the face of another old friend, Theodora Jacobsen Along the sidewalk behind her, Theodora is dragging the limp form of Roy Husen whom she had just caught robbing the grocery store run by Darlene Lee Officer Jacobsen offers to escort you on your way, across the street, since, at this time there is a parade honoring Calamus returning movie starlet, Joan Emmert Joan has returned to her home town to set up her own theatrical company Lucille Green, another former Calamusxte is Joan s press agent You lmow, forever the diplomat But now it s about time for you and me with my little black satchel, filled with atomic chemicals, to be leaving for my laboratory Leave your card t the newspaper office Dr Joyce Grau, Ph D I 0 , . ll ,ll ' lt ' U ' ' I I ' 22 ' is. . . . . , her fist at a small boy who was running a stick along her picket fence. ll ' I ', Z II . 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' . a REVIEW OF SENIORS OF 1948 Ba1l1ff, br1ng 1n the f1rst defendant The f1rst trembl1ng person to appear before the Judge 15 a short blonde boy who goes by the na.rne of Roy Husen Roy s age 15 determmed to be seventeen, and the judge goes on w1th h1s quest 1on1ng The defendant has blue eyes spec1alizes 1n eat1ng sweets wears s1ze e1ght shoe, and l1kes to sing the Too Fat Polka Roy confesses that his favor1te h1gh school subject IS Agr1culture and that he plans to farm after he graduates The Judge g1ves w1th a soleznn express1on shakes 1115 head and pronounces a verd1ct of Guilty too much sleepmess The court s next V1Ct1II1 is a f1ve foot tall g1rl, Wlth l1ght brown ha1r and hazel colored eyes The second defendant g1VeS her name as Carmlla Easton Cam1lla s confessed favor1te food 15 lemon p1e, her favor1te song 1S Now Is The Hour and her pet peeve 15 goss1pmg people She plans to be a cosmo tol1g1st after school The Judge g1VeS her the chance to make a last remark 111 her defense to Wh1Ch Ca.rn11la qu1ps, It must be n1ce Yah yah yells a fem1ne VOICE, and 1nto the Judge S prev1ous1y qu1et courtroom rushes the tall brunette g1r1 whom we are accustomed to as Lor ra1ne Hoag Lorrame beg1ns a verbal barrage on the judge through Wh1Ch he learns that Lorrame s pet peeve IS gush1ng g1rls that she prefers Ch1Cken to 1ally swoons over the song, Always, After becomlng slightly breathless, Lorra1ne assures the Judge that, however, tak1ng everything into cons1dera tion, these four years spent 111 h1gh school have been wonderful Paymg her fme of contempt of court, MISS Hoag runs along, to her post graduat1on Nur ses Tra1n1ng Br1ng me an asp1r1n, moans the Judge to wh1ch request the door opens and a f1gure 1n a wh1te cap and gown enters carrymg a glass of water and the Judge s asp1r1n Th1s 15 J'oa.n Emmert Th1s brown ha1red, hazel eyes young lady 1S humm1ng her favor1te popular song The Very Thought of You The next one who comes 1I'lt0 the judge s chambers 15 a tall blonde, blue eyed farmer, Joel Olson He 15 followed, as usual by brown eyed, v1vac1ous Mardelle Mueller Mardelle s favor1te food 15 ice creann, her favor1te mus1c, the popular song How Soon Mardelle plans to go to college after h1gh school graduat1on Her favor1te saymg 1S the br11liant remark Oh Phew Where you have Mardelle you most often find our next specunen, tall s1x feet I and blonde Gera1d1ne Stueland In case you don t know her by that name, she IS qu1te often known by her al1as Gerry Gerry s favor1te food 15 ham burgers and french fr1es After graduatmn, she plans to go 1nto Nurses Trauung Joyce Grau IS the next V1Ct1I1'1 to be judged by our worthy pen Joyce has green eyes, and redd1sh blonde ha1r Her favor1te food 1S 1Ce cream, on Wh1Ch . . . , . . . , a . 5 . u v Q 0 . ,t . ,, . . . - n D n ' ' ' ' v - - 1 ' Q . - 5 e 0 . , 0 any other kind of food, that she is simply ga-ga about swing music, and espec- . . , . : -D .. . . . ,, . . 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D Review of Sen1ors Continued she would like to be placed on a d1et She likes popular mus1c best espec1a1ly the current song hit Now IS the Hour She likes to go to movles and spends agreat deal of t1me correspondmg w1th pen pals 1n four d1fferent countries After graduation she plans to go to college These four Joel Mardelle Geraldine and Joyce have something 1n com mon not shared by the rest of the class They entered the f1rst grade together twelve years ago and continued on to graduate together The already tingling old ears of the judge are next cruelly assailed Stupid cries the next entrant of the courtroom Green eyed reddish brown haired LOIS Neola Grage has come 1n Neola s favorite food 1S hamburgers french fries and strawberry milk shakes Her pet peeve 1S Burton who 1n case you haven t heard is Neola s much loved brother Her favorite recre ation IS horseback r1d1ng She has listed her hobbies as Art bu I can t tell you how she meant that The next suspect suspect h1m of anything or even of nothing and already he s guilty 1S a former Chicagoen Bob Jacobi Bob is six feet three 1nches g1e H15 favorite song 15 Old Man River His hobby 15 ra1s1ng chickens If you by chance r1de on his bus you will know that his favorite saying IS Come on BBSSIC when the bus stops or rather Won t start After graduation Bob plans to join the armed forces The Sen1or with the greatest urge to travel 15 Theodora Jacobsen Most of us know her better as Teddy After graduat1ng, she plans to work at home and then take a tr1p to Washington I th1nk that Teddy s pet peeve just now The Too Fat Polka Theodora 15 a very good dancer She has blonde hair, and brown eyes Now we bring to your attention one of the most highly mtelligent members of our class Brown eyed with brunette hair, 1S Lucille Green Lucille s fav or1te food 15 steak Her pet peeve 1S for are her brothers of which she has a goodly nurnber, six She also has a. nickname, that of Lucy After gradu ation she plans to go to college, after which she plans to torment future gen erations er, I mean teach Above you have the honest confession of each member of the Senior class of 1948 But we ask you, don't Judge us too harshly we only tried to do our best to study a l1ttle and have a 11tt1e fun during the four years of our h1gh school exper1ence . . . . . .,Hi . . . . i . . A ,, , , . t , c 1 1 , a , . J . . , .. . . , . tall, has hazel eyes and brown hair. His favorite type of music is Boogie Woo- . . i . , . is tl .Oi ' ' 0 1 . 0 7 ' Q X X Qtxlvq Z.-F4-1 4 ' N A DUANE DAVISbON DORIS EASTON C I 'XSS O! FRANK 1-'omu-:'r LOUIS MORGAN MAP-LIN HOFFN Ar' I9-lf RICHARD JOHNSON DOROTHY PORTH TERRY SCHWENNSEN JORDIS VETTER X .. I fi , f 1 R if .J CLASS OF Pres1dent Terry Schwennsen Vlce Pres1dent -Dxck Johnson Secretary Lou1s Morgan Treasurer Frank Forret Th1rteen br1ght eyed Freshrnen entered Calamus h1gh school on August Z0 1945 To welcome us an 1n1t1at1on was held 1n our favor a few weeks ai terwards On August Z4 1946 we passed through C H S s doors agam th1s t1me as d1gn1f1ed Sophomores For off1cers we elected Loren Kenyon Pres1dent Terry Schwennsen V1ce Preszdent Dorothy Porth Secretary and Dor1s Easton Treasurer When our Junzor year opened we had the smallest class 1n the hxgh school There were three g1rls and e1ght boys but durmg the year Loren Kenyon and Jerry Dolan dropped out leavxng a total of nme For our juruor class play we gave Aunt1e s Money on October 31 1947 In the sprmg we gave the semors thexr annual banquet To help ra1se money for the treasury we sold hot dogs doughnuts and cof fee when the sectmnal and county baseball tournaments were held here Members of the class Jo1ned m basketball baseball band chorus and cheerleadmg Mr Clarence Westphal was our class sponsor 149 Student Council --------------------- Jordis Vetter GLORGIA GAGL LOIS HOAG LUCILLL NILILR DARLI' Nl' GRAU PHILIP HULTTILR W 155, J ALI!-.S HLNDES VIRGINIA lACUBbI:.N AL UIS lw1Ul'..LI. 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Pres1dent V1ce Pres1dent Secretary Treasurer CLASS OF 50 Luc1lle Me1er Marlene Malmanger Marcella Staggs A1015 Mueller On August 26 l946 we the Sen1ors of l950 started our h1gh school ca reer The ofhcers elected by us were Ph1l1p Huetter pres1dent Alo1s Muel ler v1ce pres1dent Luc1lle Me1er secretary and Marcella Staggs treasurer M155 Harr1et Ten Boer was our class sponsor Th1s year we dropped our Fresh1e 1nst1ncts and became sophomores However we d1d dehght 1n 1n1t1at1ng the Freshmen We 1nv1ted the h1gh school to a skat1ng party at the Prom 1n Davenport on January 10th Mar1lyn Bruckman entered our class at the beg1nn1ng of the second sem ester Otto Olson Owen Morehead and Herman Z1mmermann dropped out durmg the year Many of our g1rls excelled 1n basketball They were Dolores Mueller Lucllle Me1er A1015 Mueller Marcella Staggs Marlene Malmanger and Georg1a Ann Gage Ph1l1p I-luetter played on the boys basketball and baseball teams Jean Hass Janet Peters A1015 Mueller Luc1lle Me1er and Marcella Staggs had SCh0lBSt1C honors Mrs J O Mecklenburg was our class sponsor Student Council ------------------------ Jean Hass a n 1 ' 9 0 ' i I . . 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JANICE BRUCKMAN JAMES HORSTMANN HARRY KALLENBACH LOREN CHRISTENSEN MARY EDEN TOM GREEN CLASS OF Lo ROGER KELL BETTY MILLER BEVERLY MUELLER JEAN HANSEN KEITH JENSEN FRANCES OLSON Lois SAUNDERS CHARLES STEINBECK HELEN sroL1'r-: REGINA vEN5 MERLIN WULF X - , Y g if , O f J' f V' A uf , V i ff V ' 5 ' CLASS OF 51 Pres1dent Jxmmy Horstmann V1ce Pres1dent Frances Olson Secretary Betty M111er Student COHHC11 Tommy Green On September lst Calaxnus H1gh School threw 1ts doors w1de open to s1x teen scared green fresh1es It also welcomed two new pup11s to the class Ke1th Jensen and A11a.n Haack The Sophomores 1mt1ated us on September 19th Besldes the class among those 1n1t1ated were Mr C Westphal Mrs F Woo111s Herman Zunrner mann and Jerry Dolan Herman Zunmermann and Loms Saunders were chos en the best dressed On October 10th we gave a return party whxch cons1sted of a Snake Dance and a Treasure Hunt In the spnng a skat1ng party was sponsored Allan Haack and Gerald Behne dropped out of our class dunng the year Iamce Bruckman Jo1ned the class Mzss Harr1et Ten Boer was our class sponsor 9 Treasurer-------------------- Loren Christensen , .. 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' , ' - 9 ' ' n , . . ll ll Ol if ' U 1909 ga '-6'5 fgfff Ap.: -NPJ X. u ' ff , 'IAXKX 6 X O 0 FIRST ROW Mardelle Mueller Dolores Mueller Georgia Ann Gage Iflfdil Vetter, Lucille Meier Marcella Staggs, Morlene Malmanger SECOND ROW Mr Westphal Bet ty Jean Miller Mary Julia Eden, Jean Hansen, Beverly Mueller Geraldine Stueland, Dorothy Perth, Alois Mueller Doris Easton Camilla Easton BOYS BASEBALL TEAM FIRST ROW James l-lendes Duane Davxsson Roy Husen Phxhp Huetler James Horstxnann SECOND ROW Loms Morgan,Char les Stemheck Joel Olson Robert Jacohx Terry Schwensen Rxchard Johnson Mr N esfphal BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM FIRST ROW Duane DIVLIIOII, Char les Steinbeck, Robert Jacobi, Joel Olson, Richard Johnson, Mr Westphal SECOND ROW James Hendes, Roy Hnsen, Philip I-lueiter, Louis Morgan, Terry Schwensen, Tornmy Green, Loren Christensen, James Horstmann GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM DAT E September October Sen1ors .Tumors Sophomores F r eshrnen 5 9 1947 BASEBALL SCHEDULE OPPONENT Wheatland Wheatland Lost Nat1on Grand Mound Grand Mound SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT Delmar Lowden Lost Nat1on COUNTY TOURNAMENT Wheatland Elwood Charlotte Delmar BASEBALL TEAM Joel Olson Robert Jacob1 Roy I-Iusen Terry Schwennsen R1chard Johnson Lou1s Morgan Loren Kenyon Duane Dav1sson Ph1l1p Huetter James Hendes Owen Morehead Herman Z1mmermann James Horstmaxm Charles Ste1nbeck Loren Chr1stensen Tommy Green Ke1th Jensen Allen Haack Roger Kell Harry Kallenbach THEY f1rst base p1tcher catcher and out f1e1d held p1tcher th1rd base left f1eld center held catcher second base f1elder short stop r1ght f1e1d short stop rlght held WE 5 4 9 9 4 12 ' 9 3 16 ll 10 18 34 11 20 4 Z Z2 2. 1 Z4 ' 7 3 Z7 Norway fDistrictj 3 4 3 4 1 4 7 5 7 7 12 5 1 NIGHT BASEBALL ln the spnng of 1947 the people of Calamus donated money for the school lzghts now on the ball d1amond E1ght poles were put up four havxng f1V6 bulbs 1n the outf1e1d, two hav1ng s1x bulbs by fxrst and th1rd bases and two poles w1th four bulbs by the back stop Electr1c1ty was prov1ded by a genera tor belong1ng to Carl Hansen Bleachers for the spectators were obta1ned from the Chnton County 4 H Many school and 1ndependent baseball games were played under the hghts and enough money was rece1ved to pay for the use of the generator SCOREBOARD Durmg th1 year an e1ectr1c scoreboard was mstalled 1n the gymnasmrn Money to pay for the scoreboard was ra1sed by an auctzon sale sponsored by the Calamus P T A , on December 12 after the Wheatland Calamus Bas ketball garne DATE November December January February February February OPPONENT Charlotte Elwood Welton Charlotte Buffalo Grand Mound Wheatland Elwood Lost Nat1on Grand Mound Lowden Wheatland Lowden Welton GIRLS SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT Atahs s a GIRLS COUNTY TOURNAMENT Welton THEY Total Pomts 574 14 1947-48 GIRLS' BASKETBALL SCHEDULE . WE 7 34 26 14 16 57 18 Lost Nation 40 15 Z1 31 31 2 56 30 5 26 18 9 33 Z3 12 42 33 16 34 60 6 ' 31 18 9 37 Z5 - 13 41 41 16 42 35 26 40 39 19 Z3 Z5 4 ' Z4 36 11 A Z4 REVIEW OF THE 1947 48 GIRLS BASKETBALL SEASON The Calamus Comets ended a falrly successful season under the manage ment of Coach C Westphal w1th 11 wms 5 losses, and 2. t1es The g1rls game w1th Welton, a trad1t1onal r1val, was the roughest tough est game of the season After a hard struggle the g1rls managed to t1e he score 31 31 Dolores Mueller spra1ned her ankle 1n the last IQ mmutes P1aY The most exc1t1ng game wh1ch few of the g1rls w1ll forget was the thr1ll er w1th Lowden In the last 3 seconds Marcella Staggs broke the t1e w1th f1e1d goal Mardelle fDelleQ Mueller a sen1or th1s year has been on the basketball squad play1ng forward for four years, where she really rolled 1n the po1nts for Calamus Her total pomts th1s year were 3rd h1ghest 142 pomts and an aver age of 10 po1nts per garne Geraldme Gerry Stueland a sen1or guard, was always ready to play her best when needed Iord1s Jordy, Vetter a jun1or, played very good p1vot guard this year Georg1a George Gage a sophomore was the h1gh pomt forward of he Marcella fStaggsJ Staggs, a sophomore was the second hzgh scorer th1s year havuxg bagged 162, pomts an average of 9 po1nts per game Marlene Shorty Malmanger was a sophomore part1me regular She was very valuable 1n substltute roles Luc1lle fLucy Me1er, sophomore played guard Th1s was her f1rst on he regular squad Dolores Deej Mueller was another sophomore guard Beverly fBurp Mueller played guard She 15 a freshrnan and was a par t1me regular Other members of the squad were senmors Joan Emmert Camzlla Eas ton Juxuors Dorothy Porth Dor1s Easton sophomores Lo1s Hoag, Alo1s Mueller freslunen Mary Julia Eden Betty Jean M1ller and J'ea.n Hansen Coach Clarence Westphal, serv1ng h1s f1rst year at Calamus, has been coach1ng 3 years Dur1ng these 3 years h1s stand1ng as a coach of g1r1s IS Z5 w1ns 8 losses and Z t1es Coach Westphal has only been w1th us for one year and 1n the future we wzsh hun lots of success m h1s coachmg . ' ' t - . ' ' - ' of . . . . a ' C J . ' 1 6 , n a 1 . a c D , , u I t year with 194 points, an average of 13 points per gaxne. C J ' - . 1 , v , l o o t , Q . J - ' - Wheatland DATE November December January P ebraary January OPPONENT Charlotte Elwood Lost Nation Welton Charlotte Buffalo Grand Mound Wheatland Elwood Lost Nation Lowden Wheatland Lowden W elton BOYS COUNTY TOURNAMENT THEY Delrnar BOYS SECTIONAL TOURNALAENT February Clarence Total Points 55 REVIEW OF THE 1947 48 BOYS BASKETBALL SEASON Joel Olson a senior will receive his third major basketball letter completing three years as a Calamus regular He had 170 points as a tlns year Bob Jacobi a senior will receive lus third major basketball letter completing three years as a Calarnus regular. He had 2.04 points as a this year. Roy Husen, a senior, traveled with the squad, and will receive his znujur letter. This was his fourth year on the squad. 703 after total after total I ii first dick Johnson, a junior, will receive his second major basketball letter. lie promises to be good material for next year's squad. He entered into the scoring this year with 60 points. 5'lO . Duane Davisson, a junior, will receive his third major letter for his third year on the squad. He also promises to be good material for the squad that will represent Calamus next year. I 'I . Terry Schwennsen, a junior, played with the tearn and shows good possi- bilities for next year's squad. 61111 l94TJ48BOYS'BASKETBALLSCHEDULE NVE 7 26 4l 14 15 49 18 Zl 45 Z1 Z5 30 Z 37 43 5 Y 47 Z1 9 Z4 30 12 37 38 16 12 71 6 ' 30 46 9 Gr and Mound 3 Z l 7 13 37 48 16 25 54 . 26 Z3 Z5 ' - 19 58 19 ' H Z8 26 ZZ Z9 27 38 Z6 40 66 3 ' . 62 63 5 8 I' 5 7 Review of 47 48 Boys Basketball Season Continued Louis Morgan a Junior traveled wxth the squad and as the coach once said When some one needs plowing 1nto Louie was the man to do xt e probably will make the squad next year 5 92 Phil Huetter a sophomore traveled with the squad and also shows great possibilities for next year s squad Although be1ng rather small he knows how to handle h1mself with much larger opponents .TIITI Hendes a sophomore traveled with the squad He shows great pos S1b111t1CS and probably will make the team next year Charles Steinbeck a freshman will receive his first major letter after tors to the Calamus team next year He entered into the scoring tlus year with 63 po1nts Loren Christensen a freshman made the squad and 1n years to come will most likely be in the paper as high point man for his pomtmaking ab1l1ty 1S already rather good Jim Horstmann a freshman traveled with the squad and 15 another those freshman scoring wonders His possibilities for the teams in the next three years are good If he keeps up his shooting and scoring he will prob ably receive the nickname of hot shot Tom Green a freshman traveled with the squad And as the coach once said When the boys start to feel blue I always send 1n Green 5 9 . i ,, . . ' . . I., H - v lm ' ' . 5'8 , . . . . . D 5,7,,. completing his first year with the squad, and will be one of the main contribu- ' ' . ' 6'. ' . 5'5 . . , , . . of ' ' Al .Il SIZIU. Al ECHO STAFF FIRST ROW Carnllla Easton Ter ry Schwennsen Mardelle Mueller Marcella Staggs Betty Jean Mxller Geraldxne Stueland SECOND ROW Lucxlle Green ola Grage Jordxs Vetter Dolores u eller Joyce Grau Vwtan MCNE11 Loxs Hoag THIRD ROW Ph1llp Huetter Mxss Harriet TenBoer Theodore Jacobsen Bob Jacobx Joel Olson STUDENT COUNCIL FIRST ROW Janmes Horstmann Mardelle Mueller Jordxs Vetter Jean Hass SECOND ROW Mr Mecklenburg Terry Schwennsen Geraldme Stueland Lucxlle Mexer Tommy Green BROADCASTER STAFF FIRST ROW Mardelle Mueller Joyce Grau Jordxs Vetter Lu cxlle Green Lorrtune Hoag Francxs Olson SECOND ROW Lots Hoag, Jean Hass, Theodora Jacobsen, Do lores Mueller, Janet Peters, Dons Easton, Frank Forret, Dorothy Porth THIRD ROW Geraldtne Stueland, Bob Jacobz, Roy Husen, Lucxlle Meter, Neola Grage -- - - , - , . I '- ' '-- ' , Ne- , ' , M - t 1 F Q- . , l - . , ' , . . A ...wg . , lg. . Q3 -- , I - , 1 k P I , . -- I I . I ' ' I I ' ECHO STAFF At the beginning of the year, the yearbook staff started work on this year s book. The staff included: Editor --------------- Mardelle Mueller Assist Editors ---- Terry Schwennsen Marcella Staggs Senior Reporter Junior Reporter Sophomore Reporter Freshman Reporter Boys' Sports Girls Sports Activity Reporters Hurnor Reporters Art Editors Business Managers Typists Joyce Grau -Jordis Vetter Vivian McNeil Betty Miller Bob Jacobi Dolores Mueller Lucille Green Caxnilla Easton Joel Olson Neola Grage Lorraine Hoag Lois Hoag Loren Kenyon Philip Huetter Lucille Green Jordis Vetter Carnilla Easton Geraldine Stueland Theodora Jacobsen Advisor Miss TenBoer BROADCASTER STAFF Several weeks after the school bell had rung announcing the opening of the 1947 48 school year the Broadcaster Staff started working Every two weeks during the school year a paper was published The paper contained feature stories editorials gossip sports class news grade news and the noon lunch menu Our mailing list included fifteen schools The staff included Jordis Vetter Geraldine Stueland Joyce Grau Theodora Jacobsen Assist Editor s Feature Editor Senior Reporter Junior Reporter Sophomore Reporter Freshman Reporter Boys Sports Girls Sports Society Reporters Art Editors Printers As s embler s Typists Advis or Doris Easton Jean Hass Frances Olson Bob Jacobi Dolores Mueller Neola Grage Dorothy Porth Lorraine Hoag Lois Hoag Roy Hus en Francis Forret Lucille Meier Janet Peters Senior Girls Miss Ten Boer Editor ------------------- Lucille Green THE STUDENT COUNCIL The student counc1l was formed shortly after class elect1ons The mem bers of the cou.nc1l cons1st of the class pres1dents and one elected represent at1ve from each class Off1cers are as follows Pres1dent Mardelle Mueller V1ce Pres1dent Terry Schwennsen Secretary Treasurer Jord1s Vetter The cou.nc1l meets every two weeks on Fr1day at Z 30 p m Bus1nes transacted by the student councll mcluded plans for the Chr1st mas Party Management of the Auct1on Sale plans for v1sual educat1on, school act1v1t1es and games P1ctures taken on February ll 1948 were sponsored by the CO'l1I1C11 also LIBRARY STAFF Mrs J' Mecklenburg was hbrary sponsor durmg th1s year The staff was g1na Vens, Joel Olson, Theodora Jacobsen and Joan Ernrnert Dur1ng the year twelve books were added to the h1gh school hbrary NOON LUNCH PROGRAM The noon lunch program began November 3 1947 and ended March 1948 Cooks th1s year were Mrs Harold Shelton Mrs rlarley Shelton, Mrs Dorsey Messcher Each ch1ld that part1c1pated was charged twenty f1Ve cents QS 251 a meal T1ckets were sold weekly or monthly Weekly t1ckets were Sl Z5 and monthly t1CkefS were S5 00 Attendance durmg th1s year was between 150 and 210 da1ly The average da1ly attendance was 200 Th1s year the lunch was unproved by the d1v1s1on plates , . , . . made up of Marcella Staggs, Dorothy Porth, Iordis Vetter, Betty Miller, Re- ! I 127 ' : . , . ' and FIRST ROW SECOND ROW THIRD ROW GIRLS CHORUS Betty Jean Mrller Georgxa Gage, Vxvxan McNeil Francn Olson Dorothy Porth, Loxs Hoag, Joan Emmett Loms Saunders, Marlene Malrnanger, Ellen Saunders Mr Graharn, Mardelle Mueller Beverly Mueller Neola Grage, Marcella Staggs, Dons Easton Aloxs Mueller Luc1l1e Mexer, Reguua Vens, Darlene Grau, .Tanet Peters Jean Hass, Luc1lle Green, Theodora Jacobsen, Jean Han guna Jacobsen, Dolores Mueller FIRST ROW SECOND ROW THIRD ROW BAND Norman Bousselot Nels Olson, Jr , I-hlda Mae Sheldahl Myra Jean Olson, Louise Vetter, Alta Mae Bousselot Brlly Eden Alja Isenhart, Arla Mae Olson, Donna Olson, Roma Husen Junmy Horstrnann Meryne Mueller, Ca mrlla Easton Mr Graham Robert Hansen Betty Jean Miller, Loren Chnstensen Joel Olson Jordas Vetter, Max-delle Muel ler, Jean Hansen, Janelle Hennmg, Franexs Olson, Doro thy Forth, Marlene Malmanger I . , . . . . I . . I . I sen, Geraldine Stueland, Mary Eden, Jordis Vetter, Vir- : , . ' , BAND Mr John Graham Jomed us as the new Band mstructor th1s year The th1rty four members of the band 1nclude BARITONE Joel Olson 12 CLARINET Robert Hansen 8 Janelle Hennmg 8 Roma Husen 8 Lowell Gage 7 Meryne Mueller 6 Lou1se Vetter 5 Gary D1eckrnann 4 Nels Olson Jr 4 B1lly Bender 5 TROMB ONE Loren Chr1stensen BASS HORN Camllla Easton 12 CORNETS Harold Gorzney 8 Arthur Bousselot 5 I-hlda Mae Sheldahl 5 SAXOPHONES Jord1s Vetter ll Mardelle Mueller 12 Myra Jean Olson 6 GIRLS CHORUS BASS DRUM Marlene Malmanger 10 FLUTE Mary Ann Sheldahl 7 Arla Mae Olson 7 Alja Isenhart 5 TRUMPETS Frances Olson 9 Betty Jean M1l1er 9 Jean Hansen 9 Junmy Horstmann Donna Olson 8 Ronald Schau 6 Barton Pruhs 6 B1lly Eden 4 Approxunately th1rty gxrls enrolled 1n G1rls Chorus th1s season Durlng the year they took part 1n var1ous act1v1t1es 1nclud1ng P T A rneetmgs the County Councll Meet1ng at the Calamus school 1n January the Ju.n1or Class Play the Semor Class Play Baccalaureate, and Commencement The d1rec tor of the Chorus IS Mr Graham ' -9 FRENCH HORN Dar old Dieckrnann-8 AUNTlE'S MONEY Auntie s Money by Tom G. McGee was the txtle of the Junior class play wluch brought a surpnslng touch to all members of the aud1ence The cast mcluded Ivlrs Case Veleta Case Berthanna Lance Case Ruddy Boles Jord1s Vetter Dorothy Porth Dons Easton Loren Kenyon Terry Schwennsen Doctor Max Jones Franc1s Forret Doctor Bert Stockton Lou1s Morgan The play centered around an attempt by a lazy d1sparag1ng nephew and two quack doctors to get Mrs Case s fAunt1e sl money The quack doc tors actually cured Mrs Case s extreme deafness wh1ch enabled her to hear her nephew s shghtmg remarks and get an 1ns1ght mto lus real character To the Joy and astomshment of everyone Au.nt1e dldn t s1gn the check the nep hew forced her to wr1te out at guns pomt THE CAMPBELLS ARE COMING The Semors presented the1r three act comedy The Campbells Are Commg on March 19th The cast mcluded Ma Brann1gan Augusta Campbell Betty Branmgan Kay Brann1gan B11dad Tapp D1ck Brannlgan Kmgston Campbell Jeff Scudder Cyrus Narcms ses- Magnol1a Neola Grage Theodora Jacobsen Lucmlle Green -lviardelle Mueller Robert Jacob1 Joel Olson Roger Kell Pluhp Huetter Loren Chr1stensen Joan Emmert Joyce Grau Catalpa Tapp -------------- Geraldine Stueland Geraruurn Lorrame Hoag Pansy Carrulla Easton The play 15 centered around a farruly hvmg U1 the Ozarks who f1nd1ng the1r college daughter and s1ster has broken her engagement w1th a hometown boy and becomes engaged to a r1ch soclety boy are determxned to break the engagement by turmng h11l b1lly. ,gl f 4Qff , N- , J-qi: Y 'li 731 Our Coach Where are you going Carm? lan t Teddy cute ? Working industrxously Tune out Innocent youth Uoelj Medxtntmg on the game Uncx-oss your arms Civxlxzation Erme and Paul Coxy xsn t zt Careful girls Talkzng over the gaxne Help What gives boy Hey boys you re supposed to be watchxng the game Pretty smxle Dorothy The clown cl Calamus. fBobj Teacher's day off. Elephant walk. Guess who? Bus Drivers. Bus Wreck.. Those Freshiesf ' Ricky's wedding. Pyramid of beauties 7 Janet Peters. Dolores Mueller. Dorie and Jimmy. Bev Mueller. wi.-mf if 5 no Lum' LA ' OUR SCHOOL MBMOMES What would happen if? 'P ? ? ? Jim Horstrnann wouldn t date the Easton girls ? Allan Haack failed to g1ve Mrs. Woollis her daxly stick of gum? Roger Kell s feet would get smaller ? Charles Steinbeck would make the honor rol1'P Tom Green would forget to speak to Dolores and Lucille every day? Regma Vens would forget to sm1le? Frances Olson were seen wzthout Regina? Ke1th Jensen ever got fresh? Gerald Behne kept h1s model A under 60 m1les an hour ? Merhn Wulf wasn t hke his nanae ? Loren Chr1stensen left h1s dunples home'P Harry Kallenbach were bxg and husky? Lo1s Ann Saunders forgot her cheerful mormng greetmg He1lo'P Mary Eden d1dn t have a crush on Jirn A ? Beverly Mueller were Skinny? Betty M1ller had a f1gure l1ke Beverly M ? Jean Hansen would forget to srrule at Louls 'P Jaruce Bruckrnan d1dn t recewe phone calls from Ph1l'P How strange lt would seem 1f? 'P ? 'P ? Marlene Malmanger were 7 feet tall Marcella Staggs forgot how to play basketball Dolores Mueller wasn t constantly receivmg phone calls from D1ck J Lucxlle Me1er wasn t always saymg somethmg brxght to Mr Westphal Georg1a Ann Gage d1dn t have any freckles Lo1s Hoag made any no1se Alo1s Mueller d1dn t have a crush on a certam Senxor boy Jean Hass d1dn t have a sm1le for the boys Janet Peters wasn t Allan Haack s one and only James Hendes ever stopped laughmg V1V1B.Il McNe1l would get an F 1n department Darlene Grau qult throwmg 1nsults at V1rg1ma J V1rg1ma Jacobsen d1dn t have a l1ne for everyone Otto Olson s n1ckname wasn t Pedro Owen Morehead was a Lesshead mstead of a Morehead Phll Huetter qu1t tallung about g1rls Herman Z wasn t the lugh school s favor1te red head Maralyn Bruckrnan d1dn t have bangs Wouldn t lt be awful 1f everyone was as 'P 'P 'P 'P 'P Popular w1th the Freshrnen g1rls as Loms M 'P Much of a cut up 111 Hxstory class as Jerry Dolan'P Shy as Marl1n Hoffmann? Smart m I-hstory as Duane Dav1sson'P Short as Dons Easton? Gabby as Dorothy Porth'P Durnb actmg as Jord1s Vetter 'P Much of a wolf as Terry Schwennsen'P Much of a n.1ght owl as Loren Kenyon'P Reckless a dr1ver as D1ck Johnson? lnqu1s1t1ve as Frank F 'P I I . , . ' ' 0 ll U' , . ' I . . , . . . . . . . , . . . . . , . . , . . . , . D U Ellen Claire Saunders was a blonde. . . . . , . I ' O , . , . ' ' D Al If , . . What s it going to be l1ke without? ? ? ? ? Roy Husen to ball up the muneograph maclnne ? Stueland and Jacobx to look up to? Joel O to always smile at you, Alois M ? That happy go lucky character, Theodora J ? Lorraxne H to draw all over the school property? Camilla Easton always talkmg about her fr1end from Nebraska? Luc1lle Green and that b1g broad sm1le of hers ? Mardelle M always acting so xnnocent? Joan Emmert s qu1etness ? Darlene Lee s love for a certam sold1er who wntes very 1nterest1ng let ters ? Joyce G and her love for books ? Neola Grage s love for a certain c1t1zen of DeW1tt? QUIPS Louie What travels faster, heat or cold? Marlm I don t know Lorne Heat does, because you can catch cold Mr Westphal The bra1n of the average h1gh school student 15 the most amaz 1ng thang known to science Tommy Green Why? Mr Westphal It starts to function the m1nute he juxnps out of bed and doesn t stop unt1l he reaches the classroom Mrs Woolhs Jord1s why 1S th1s bottle of sun tan 1ot1on on the stove? .Tordis V I use It on the toast so that lt won t burn lt fnghtened the crows so badly they brought back corn they had stolen almost a week ago Shortly after Mardelle M has landed the lucky man you rrnght hear th1s con versat1on between her and Meat Market clerk Clerk What can I do for you Madarn? Mardelle shyly What have you that I can make over 1f I don t cook lt rxght the f1rst t1me ? Bob J' carrymg on a very ser1ous conversat1on w1th h1s father r J'acob1 Bob you ve been go1ng w1th Gerald1ne for a long t1me now Why don t you marry her ? Bob J I ve been thmkmg about It Dad but 1f I dld, where would I spend my evexungs ? r Westphal talklng to the boys basketball team Nh' Westphal We have never been beaten, scored agamst or t1ed Now get out there and w1n your f1rst game D1ck J' Doctor, I was playlng a mouth organ and I swallowed lt Doctor My dear boy be thankful that you weren t play1ng a grand p1ano . . . . , . ' ' . Joel talking to Roy: This scarecrow is the best I've seen yet, when I put it up, M . .: , , . . . . . September October November December 25 .Tanuary February March April May HIGH SCHOOL CALENDAR 1947 1948 School opened Baseball garne, Wheatland there Baseball ga.me, Wheatland here Calarnus Lost Nat1on, there Calamus Grand Mound, here Calamus, Grand Mound there IIut1at1on Party Sectzonal Baseball Tournament Assembly Prograrn, Capt Paul Dry, speaker D1str1ct Baseball Tournament County Baseball Tournament Freshman Return Party Sen1or p1cture day at Cedar Rap1ds 11111101 Class Play Basketball game Charlotte there Echo Skatmg Party TB X ray Tests Basketball game Elwood, there Basketball game, Lost Nat1on, here Basketball game Welton, there Thanks g1v1ng Vacat1on Basketball gaxne Charlotte here Basketball game Buffalo here Basketball garne, Grand Mound there Basketball game Wheatland and Auct1on Sale Basketball garne, Elwood here Christmas Party Chnstmas Vacation Basketball game, Lost Nat1on, there Basketball game Grand Mound here Basketball game, Lowden there County Counc1l Adm1n1strators Club supper Basketball garne, Wheatland there Basketball game, Lowden here Boys County Tournarnent G1rls Sect1onal Tournament G1rls County Tournament P1ctures Taken of Ent1re School Basketball game, Welton here Boys Sect1ona1 at Clarence School Board Election Dental Survey Sophomore School Party Beguuung of Kmdergarten School Board Banquet Semor Class Play Iun1or Sen1or Banquet High School Pupmls Conference Freshman Skatzng Party Baccalaureate Graduatxon 21 School Closes 1 . 5 , . 9 V , . 12 , ' . 16 , . 18 , . 19 ' ' ' . 20-24 ' . 25 . . 27 ' ' . 3-9 . 10 . 24 ' ' ' . 31 ' . 7 , , . 8 ' . 13 - . 14 , . 18 ' . 21 , . 28-29 ' ' ' . 2 , , . 5 , , . 9 , . 12 , ' 16 , . 24 . - 1 ' , 6 ' . 9 , , . 10 Sophomore Skating Party. 13 , . 14 ' ' ' - . 16 , . 26 , . 29-31 ' . 4 ' ' ' . ll ' ' . 11 ' ' . 19 , . 23 ' ' . ' 8 ' . 11 . 12 . 15 . . A . . 17 . 26 ' . 17 ' - ' . 21 , ' ' . 24 ' . 16 . 20 ' . 4' I A fxiif 3115? o X 4 X ALLIS CHALLAERS AND NEW IDEA TR ACTORS ILAPLEIAENTS PICKERS COIVIBINES SALES AND SERVICE CALAMUS IOWA Hansen Implement Ce. COMPLIMENTS uller 84 Sons Co USE MUELLER C- GREEN TAG SEEDS AND ECONOMY FEED9 OF 0 .h O IQ ' A ,L4 ' BL CALAMUS 10W Farmers Elevator Co DEALERS IN GRAIN FEED COAL TW INE SALT SHLPPERS OF LIVE STOCK r 1 AIVIUS IOW A f U - - - .. A .A j lr ii, 'l--H C' lamu ILLER'S I uncbroofn and Serxme Statxcm H J Nhller and Son Cornplete Battery SGTVICE TITCS Phlllxps 66 Gas and O11 Iowa VRO uell r Motor Co pm' Sa es And Servxce Philgas And Apphances 115 low a . . ...4 . . ' 1 1 . . . J -' S P F 9 l I N ,, I ..s7..,..L! ' L V iv, n .L 1 W1 .L-1-'x , , . 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J Bob Kell, Proprietor 7 O Dewitt Motor Sales 616th West 9th Telephone Z5 ,,mrw....7 DeW itt Iowa John Deere Iviachmery Author1zed Parts And Servlce I-Iorstmann 5 Texaco Station F11-estone Tlres and Batterles Pennzo11 Calamus Iowa 0 I .y ' ' tr 'f Chevrolet Cars and Trucks 7 O Congratulatzlons To You Seniors Iowa Electrnc Co Phone 85 DeW1tt Iowa Hllmer Greenhouses Mrs C T Hilmers Flowers For All Occasions We Telegraph Orders Anywhere DeW1tt Iowa Nowlens Flowers On Lincoln H1ghway Phone 14 W DeW itt Iowa I Phone 406 919 Eleventh Avenue 7 Compliments Of I Edward Witte We Sell Insurance T1ade At Home Cdlamus Iowa Union Savings Bank Grand Mound Iowa McDonald Cleaners A T1'1a1 W111 Convmce We Dehver Phone 210 Kelis and Horstman Agents 0 Ko l . 1 50 ' ' 1 I Wuestenberg Motors Inc DeW ltt Iowa Sales Service Your Ford Dealer Knows Your Ford Best Hanrahan Funeral Home Ambulance Servlce Phone '46 Phone 36 I3 eW att Iow a Majestic Theatre G. L. 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