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

Text from Pages 1 - 66 of the 1949 volume:

XT ll, TH! ECHO STAFF, DBDI 4 BC to the PA R BN T S of our student body le take this opportunity to say 'Thank Youi' for the sacrifices you have undo for us, for the guiding hands that have directed our course, for the fine school in which we spend our happy years Thank you for being tolerant of us when we an wrong, and for sharing our ,joy when smcess comes to us This is our way of telling you that we do appreciate all of tm things you do for us Thank you again, dear parents, each and all Z CAT! THIS CALAHUS HIGH SCHOOL 19 9 H0 ff? fi FACULTY E L GUNDACKER Superintendent Hawkeye Iowa Subjects Industrial Arts and JUHIOI' Business Schooling Upper Iowa University Fayette Iowa and Iowa University Iowa City Iowa CLARENCE WESTPHAL Principal Maquoketa Iowa Subjects Mathematics PhYSlC81 Education and Coach Schooling Iowa State Teachers College FLORENCE RAMSAY Cedar Rapids Iowa Subjects English and Speech Schooling Coe College and University of North Carolina LOIS HOON Cedar Rap1ds Iowa Subjects Home Economics and Junior High DONALD MARSTON Calamus Iowa Subjects Social Studies Schooling Coe College Oxford University Oxford England and Northwestern University Chicago Illinols JAMES LEVANG Cedar Rapids Iowa Subjects Commercial Studies and Iumor High Schooling Iowa Umverslty and North State Teachers College Aberdeen South Dakota CAROL ROSVALD Kindergarten DOLORES STANKEE Fourth Grade SVANHILD PEDERSEN First Grade MELBA RECHTERMAN Fifth Grade MARY CRUSON Second Grade MARGARET BOSSERT F1fth Grade GERTRUDE MALMANGER Third Grade LOIS DIECKMANN Sixth Grade RICHARD LARSON Band Instructor 4 Schooling--Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois T X '84 T -7 TFFZIJY ff!! f f7'f7fYfY Vfflf I f'?ZJ1!VL' v 5 'f vii! 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J 107' 1 ,Y ' gn fi f7.'l' 1 71117 O 6 SENIOR NEWS On August Z0 1945 we, the Senxors of 49 started as green Freshxes wxth thxrteen members and Mlss Stuzt was appomted class sponsor The class members were Dons Easton Betty Busch Lo1s Busch J'ord1s Vetter Shlrley Goodall Dorothy Porth D1ck Johnson Terry Schwennsen Loren Kenyon Duane Davlsson FIHHCIB Forret Marlm Hoffman and Leroy Stexnes The class offxcers chosen at the begxnmng of the year were President Francxs Forret Vice Presxdent Loren Kenyon, Secretary Terry Schwennsen Treasurer J'ord1s Vetter The class was properly xmtxated mto Calamus I-hgh School by the Sophomore Class on August 31 Dorothy Porth and Duane Davlsson won flrst place ln the costume contest A few weeks later we entertained the Sophomores the hxgh school and the faculty at our return party Durxng the year we lost one member of the class Shxrley Goodall who moved to Cedar Raplds On August Z4 1946 twelve pupils enrolled ln the Sophomore Class Betty and Loxs Busch and Leroy Stelnes left us durmg the year We gamed two new members JoAnn Webb from Davenport Iowa and Louxs Morgan from Kansas City Mlssourx We chose September 13 1946 to 1mt1ate the Freshman Class That mght we enter The class offxcers were Presldent Loren Kenyon Vxce Presxdent Terry Schwennsen Secretary Dorothy Porth and Treasurer Dorxs Easton Mrs J' O Mecklenburg was chosen class sponsor When school reopened August Z0 1947 we began our Jumor year Th1s year we had the smallest class xn hlgh school There were three gxrls and elght boys but during the year Loren Kenyon and Jerry Dolan dropped out leavxng a total of mne After many weeks of practxce we presented our three act play Auntle s Money on October 31 1947 For our .Tumor Semor Banquet we chose a cxrcus theme The banquet was held at the Roosevelt Hotel lh Cedar Raplds, ln the Florentme Room Terry Schwennsen acted as toastmaster Speakers mcluded Louxs Morgan Geraldme Stueland 'Francxs Forret, Clarence Westphal Iordxs Vetter and Dorothy Porth After the banquet we went to a show at the Paramount Theater Terry Schwennsen was our class Presxdent, and Dxck Johnson was V1ce Presxdent Mr Westphal was our class sponsor We began our last year at Calamus, August Z3 1948 Loren rejoxned us and Duane Davxsson left us We chose 'Out of the Harbor Into the Deep Sea as our class motto Aqua and rose were our class colors For our flower we chose varxegated plnk carnatxons Jordxs Vetter was chosen as Valedxctorxan and Terry Schwennsen was Salutatorxan 7 tained the entire high school and faculty at a party. ' ' ' ll ' li C Ol SENIOR PROPHECY In the year 1980 as some frxends and I were cruxslng down the South Creek 1n our motor boat we became stalled on a sand bar and thought xt best to look for some asslst ance We swam to shore and from the top of the bank we dxscovered a farmer plowmg hls corn w1th an alrplane He stopped and offered h1s assistance and we soon recognized hxm as our old classmate none other than Frank Forret After tallung to hun awhlle about old txmes we contlnued on our way After travelmg several mlles we stopped at Syracuse Inn for the nxght As we entered we met Dxck Johnson who mformed us that he was now proprletor of the Inn and had branches all over the Umted States We retlred for the mght and upon r1s1ng the next mormng continued on our Journey Dxck offered us h1s Jet Stud1e but we decided we had better walk After walkmg for about an hour, we came to a farm house and thought we would stop to mquxre about who lxved there To our surprlse another classmate Iordls Vetter now Mrs Green came to the door wzth three bashful chlldren hangmg on her sk1rt We sat and talked for awhlle and learned that Louxs Morgan who had marr1ed hls teen age sweetheart, Mary Eden, now lxved on a ranch out West She also told us that Marlm As we entered the town of Calamus we notlced a man sxttmg 1n the shade of a tree ln front of a beautlful home He looked famlhar so we declded to get a closer look at hlm Guess who xt was? None other than Loren Kenyon He told us that he was marrled to J'oAnn Ahrens and that she had such a good Job that he dldn t want her to qu1t workxng so of course he dxdn t work After talklng to h1rn for awh11e we noticed a strlng of cars gomg toward the Calamus Stadlum Loren told us that Terry Schwennsen a second Babe Ruth was puttmg on an exhxbltlon on how to play baseball that afternoon Suddenly there came the noxse of barkmg dogs and screarnmg cats Evxdently It was Dorothy Porth s cats and Dorxs Easton s dogs having a nexghborly fxght Later we learn ed that Dorothy and Dorzs were old malds After vxsxtxng the Class of 49 we thought xt a good xdea to return to good old cxvxlxzatxon Unknown 8 Hoffmann, a well known bachelor, was a neighbor of hers. DOROTHY PORTH Basketball 1 Z 3 Softball 1 Z 3 4 Gxrls Chorus 3 4 Broadcaster Co Edxtor 4 Echo 4 Band 3 4 Play 3 4 Secretary Z 4 Mxxed Chorus Sextet 3 4 Trlo 3 Cheerleader 1 Z 3 Lxbrary Staff Z 3 FRANK FORRET Play 1 Z 3 4 Broadcaster 3 4 Boys Chorus 4 Candy Man Z 3 4 President 1 Treasurer 4 LOUIS MORGAN Basketball 3 4 Baseball Z 3 4 Mnxed Chorus 4 Boys Chorus 4 Octet 4 Play 3 4 Broadcaster SENIOR ACTIVITIES JORDIS VETTER Basketball 1 Z 3 4 Softball 1 Z 3 4 Gxrls Chorus 3 4 Broadcaster 1 Z 3 4 Co Edxtor 3 Edxtor 4 Band 1 Z 3 Play 3 4 Treasurer I Student Council 3 Mixed Chorus 4 Mnxed Sextet 4 Trlo 3 Gxrls Sextet 3 Cheerleader 3 Lxbrary Staff Z 3 LOREN KENYON Vxce President I Play 3 4 Basketball 1 Z Presldent Z Echo Z 3 DICK JOHNSON Basketball 1 Z 3 4 Baseball 1 Z 3 4 Echo 4 Stage Manager 3 4 V1ce Presxdent 3 4 WILL TERRY SCHWENNSEN Basketball Z 3 4 Baseball 1 Z 3 4 Mlxed Chorus 4 Boys Chorus 4 Qu1ntet l Octet 4 Sololst 4 Broadcaster 3 Echo 3 4 Co Edltor 3 Edlto Band 1 Z Play Z 3 4 Presldent 3 4 Student Councxl Secretary I V1ce Presldent DORIS EAS TON Basketball 1 Z 3-4 Softball 1 Z 3 4 Broadcaster 3 4 Play 3 Treasurer Z MARLIN HOFFMAN Play 3 4 Broadcaster 4 Mxxed Chorus 4 Boys Chorus 4 Candy Man Z 3 4 Jordls Vetter do will and bequeath my ab1l1ty to play basketball to Loxs Hoag D1ck Johnson do wxll and bequeath my abllxty to be tardy to Gene Untxedt Dorxs Easton do w111 and bequeath my small feet to Ralph Lee Terry Schwennsen do w1ll and bequeath my henght to Clyde Klemsmlth Loren Kenyon do w111 and bequeath my abxllty to mlss school to Regma Vens Frank Forret do wxll and bequeath my flat feet to Burton G1-age Marlm Hoffman do wxll and bequeath my abxlxty to chew gum to Janelle I-lenmng Dorothy Porth do wxll and bequeath my abxllty to wrxte notes to Vwxan McNe1l Louis Morgan do w111 and bequeath my blue eyes to Betty Lou Whxtman 9 I' 3-4 - - - ' .. ' -4 , . 4 . - 1 g Q - ., -4 ' ' ' - ' - ' 3-4 . - . Z Mixed Chorus 4 Baseball 1-Z-3 Girls' Chorus 3-4 Z In . I . . . . U I, . ' . . . . l I, ' , ' . . I, . . . . . u I, ' . . . . . . I, , ' . I' . ' . . . . . I, ' . . . . . . . l I, ' , ' ' . bOPllO'Vl0l?P CLASS FIRST ROW Regina Vens Student Councxl Betty Muller Qecretary and Treasurer Jim Horstman lresxden! Tom Green Vice lresxdenl Mr Gundacker Sponsor SECOND ROW Clyde lllelnsmlth Helen 'itolte Merlnn Wulf Beverly Mueller Loren Christensen Roger Kell Kexlh Jensen Mary I-'den Harry Kallenbach THIRD ROW Lols Saunders Jean Hansen Frances Olson Jamce Bruckman f-3 F5 Z JUNIOR CLASS FRONT ROW Nr Westphnl, Sponsor Jean Hass Serruury Martell! Sfnggs Prnsldvnt Jlm Hendes Vice l resxdenl and JoAnn bundacker lrnasurpr SECOND ROW John Snhmxtt Ellen Saunders Darlene Cvrau Dolores 'Nlueller Marlane Malmanger June! Peters Phil Huetter and Gene Unlxedt THIRD ROW Lols Hoag Aloxs Xlueller Cn-urgla Luge Marilyn Bruckman Vlvxan MLNQ-xl and Lucille Mexer FRESHMAN CLASS FIRST ROW JoAnn Morehead Student Councxl Janelle Hennmg Jams Davxsson Treasurer Mane Knudsen Donna Olson Mrs Ramsey Sponsor SECOND ROW Sherwood Lahann Bob Huetter Presxdent Darold Dxeckman Ralph Lee Bob Hansen Lee Hovey Secretary Buddy McGlone Harold Oorzney Vxce Prelldent Gene Dunn 'Q . :'. ' ' 2 ' '. ' : ,. K - l ., Z ' -' ' - .' . : ', x J, , - l 1 ' r J n 4 . D Q' . U, , AJ -,I D , D ,. , . .I . Q ,- . , -, P. , . . . . . . . . . ,L 5 , . . ,l : . ' ' . : ' . . . L5 . h , A . . . e : . A . . - . I I . . . E CLASS OF 1950 Presxdent Marcella Staggs Vxce Presxdent James Hendes Secretary Jean Hass Treasurer J'oAnn Gundacker Student Counc1l Marlene Malmanger On August Z0 1946 mneteen brlght eyed Freshles entered hlgh school We were duly mxtxated by the Sophomores and later we entertamed them at a return party Our sponsor was Mlss Harrxet Ten Boer and the offxcers elected by the class were, Phxlxp Huetter Presxdent Aloxs Mueller V1ce Presxdent, Lucxlle Meler Secretary and We held a skatmg party for the hxgh school and publlc and also put over a successful paper drlve When we entered our second year we lost three boys and gamed one gxrl Marllyn Bruckman, xn our class Offxcers elected for thxs year were Presldent Lucxlle Mezer V1ce Presldent Marlene Malmanger Secretary Marcella Staggs Treasurer Aloxs Mueller and student councxl Jean Hass Our class sponsor was Mrs J' O Mecklenburg When we trxpped mer r1ly mto our Iumor year one new member was added JoAnn Gundacker makmg a total of exghteen Many of our gxrls excelled ln basketball among them Georgxa Gage Marcella Staggs Marlene Malmanger Dolores Mueller J'oAnn Gundacker Aloxs Mueller and Lucxlle Meler We gave three skatlng partxes for the hlgh school at Davenport September Z7 January 8 and March 5 At the carmval our candldate for Queen A1015 Mueller was crowned as Queen over all of the other candxdates from the other classes Durmg the year Mr Clarence Westphal was our sponsor Our class play The Spooky Tavern was presented December 10 and Mr E Gundacker was our sponsor 12 Marcella Staggs, Treasurer. . cl it I . . 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CLASS OF 51 Presldent Jxm Horstmann Vlce Presldent Tom Green Secretary Treasurer Betty Mlllf Student Councxl Regxna In the fall of 47 sxxteen green Freshmen began thexr hrgh school Our class offxcers were as follows Presldent Jxm Horstmann V1ce Presxdent ces Olson Secretary Betty Mxller Treasurer Loren Chrlstensen Student Co Iom Green Our class sponsor was Harrlet Ten Boer On September 19 the Sophomores 1n1t1ated us The evenlng seemed to be nothlng but torture but xt ended well wzth a dance and refreshments Durmg the year Gerald Behne and Allan Haack left us whrle Jamce Bruckman and Helen Stolte Joxned us A return party was gxven by us to the hlgh school on October 10 whrch featured a Snake Dance and Treasure Hunt It seemed to be entertaxmng for everyone especlally the vandals who thought It was fun to plck up the clues Jxm Horstman Charles Stembeck Loren Chrlstensen and Kelth Jensen played on the baseball team The cheerleaders Betty Mxller and Jean Hansen were from our class On August Z3 1948 we entered the doors of Calamus Hxgh School agaxn but as Sophomores We welcomed Clyde Klemsmzth to our class Our class sponsor was Mr Gundacker On December 4 our class sponsored a roller skatxng party at whrch we all eagerly awaxted for the downfall of Mr Gundacker The hxgh school presented a carmval on November 5 We chose Jean Hansen as our candxdate for Queen Jnm Horstmann Loren Chrxstensen and Kerth Jensen played on the baseball team Betty Mxller Beverly Mueller and Jamce Bruckman played softball Harry Kallenbach Betty Mxller Beverly Mueller Mary Eden and Jamce Bruckman played on the two basketball teams Loren Chrlstensen and Jxm Horstmann were ln the Musxc Contest Boys Quartette. The same two, together wnth Betty Mxller, Jean Hansen, and Frances Olson played in e band All of our gxrls sang xn the Glee Club and most of us sang in the Mxxed Chorus. 13 I - - - C. - .-. - r. - - - .- . - - - 3 1 Q Q - an 1 Q in . Xu' i , . . . 1 I ' . I I . . . 0 . - . ' - 1 I ' 1 . . . . ' . 1 1 1 1 - . , ' . , . , . 1 1 ' 1 ' I 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 A 1 1 1 . . 1 , - an 11 . . ' O 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 V I , . . , ' FRESHMAN CLASS NEWS President Robert Huetter Vlce Presldent Harold Gorzney Secretary Lee Hovey Treasurer Jams Davxsson Student Counc1l JoAnn Morehead The usual welcome for the so called Freshles was the 1n1t1at1on Thxs year the vandals were the Semors mstead of the Sophomores All the members of our class wore Our fxrst task at the Inxtxatxon party was to walk bare footed down steps covered wxth shelled corn We then commenced to step ln molasses got ducked nn a tub of cold water crawled through a barrel attached to an electrxc shockmg machme On the black s1de the fun ledger we were honored wlth an assembly program The party was concluded wlth refreshments and dancmg The Freshman Class m turn gave the hxgh school a party Muslcal chalrs and a laughmg game were played The evemng ended wlth dancxng and refreshments Some of our boys went out for basketball They included Darold D1eckmann Bob Huetter Ralph Lee and Harold Gorzney Sherwood Lahann Bob Huetter Ralph Lee and Darold Dxeckmann partlclpated ln baseball Marne Knudsen Donna Olsen and Jams Davlsson Jomed the Gxrls Glee Club Four Freshmen boys belonged to Boys Glee Club They were Bob Huetter Darold Dxeckmann Lee Hovey and Robert Hansen Members of our class ln the Mlxed Chorus were Bob Huetter Lee Hovey Bob Hansen Darold Dleckmann Jams Davlsson and Marle Knudsen Lee Hovey offered lumself as the Creeper 1n a three act play gxven by the Jumors Our class sponsor was Mrs Donald Ramsey 14 hobo type of clothes, and were forced to carry the Seniors' books to class. . . . Q . of Q-EVFNTH C RADE lllbl ROW Barbar 1 Jorgenben Myra Jean Olson Barton Pruhs Jxm Byerly Robert Ste.-mes Marle Cleamer Fdna Mae Knudsen Mr Marston SFCOND RON 'Nlorman Bousselot Burton Grage Iv ryne Nluel er Roger Kallrnbarh Ronald Schau Penny Neff Colette Gorzney Bxlly Webb EIGHTH GRADE FlRbT ROW Arla Mae Olson Mary Ann Sheldahl Delores Duke Betty Lou Whltrnan Darlene llg Dons Stexnes Mr Levlng 5ECQND ROW Gary Braet Henry Knudaen Vlrgxl Noel Ian Christensen Fugene btaggb Ronald Byerly Douglam Heuer Lowell uage 15 SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADES The seventh and elghth grades journeyed upsta1rs at the begmmng of thxs year to Jom the hlgh school The exghth grade entertamed the seventh grade wxth an lIl1tlatl0n party Meryne Mueller and Roger Kallenbach were chosen for wearing the best costumes Mr Gundacker was our chaperon at th1s party The seventh grade gave a return party at Chrlstmas Arla Mae Olson and Mary Ann Sheldahl sang 1n the Mlxed Chorus The f01l0W1ng seventh and exghth grade glrls and boys were on the Junlor high basket ball teams Betty Lou Whxtman Delores Duke Mary Ann Sheldahl Arla Mae Olson Meryne Mueller Marle Seamer Myra Jean Olson Penny Neff Lowell Gage Eugene Staggs Jan Chr1stensen Ronald Byerly Gary Braet JxmByer1y Bxlly Webb and Norman Bousselot Bxlly Leonard and Darlene Ilg Jomed the elghth grade at the begmmng of thls year Mr Levang IS the e1ghth grade sponsor and Mr Marston IS the seventh grade sponsor 16 n . 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FIRST ROW SECOND ROW THIRD ROW FIFTH GRADE Nels Olson Jr , Larry Doaland Gary Eden, Terry Ryan Ronald Bender Robert Mlller Lester Schau Allyn Welaa, Madelxne Crab Sandra Leonard Margaret Knudsen Mary Looney Alta Mae Boualelot Patrxcxa Staggs Jumce Stexnes Janet Bengtaon Mrs Andrenen Lowell Grau Creta Gall Eden, Roaalee Schulz Bxlly Eden, Bobby Cxtek Betty Vogt Karen Schwennlen John Byerly Kenneth Dearborn Lyle Behne FIRST ROW SECOND ROW THIRD ROW Hxlda Mae Sheldahl Sharon Chrxstensen Louxse Vetter Mary Lou Petersen Kay Morehead Dolores Hoffman Elaxne Olson Mar-xlyn Chrlstensen Gene Tlmmerman Douglas Henmng Eugene Heur Rayrnond Carstensen Reginald Nerhus Eldon Pewe Davxd Davenport Donald Nerhus Mrs Dxeckmann Jxmmy Peters Billy Bender Murray Vetter Garry Vogt, Arthur Bousoelot, Donald Block Larry Rock Wayne Kageman Norman Kuehl 17 o I ' SIXTH GRADE FIFTH GRADE Our class started ln the year of 1943 Our kmdergarten teacher was Mnss federsen Gary Eden Kenneth Dearborn Janet Bengston Rosalee Schulz Jumce Stexnes Nels Olson Jr Wnllxam Eden Alta Mae Bousselot Lowell Grau Margaret Knudsen Lester Schau Creta Gall Eden Mary JoAnn Looney Madeline Crabb Karen Schwennsen Everdene R Fisher Ronald Hale Robert Mxller Charles Smdler Lynn Smnth Patrncla Staggs Nancy Wxese and Allyn Wexss started thexr fxrst year Mxss Pedersen was our first grade teacher also Ronald Hale Nancy Wlese and Robert Mxller moved durmg that year Danny Green entered and left and Flora Mae Emmert entered Our teacher 1n the second grade was Mxss Cruson Charles Sxnkler and Lynn Smlth left Our teacher ln the thxrd grade was Mxss Malmanger Mary Bowstead left Betty Ann Vogt Ronald Bender John Byerly Larry Dosland Robert Muller Lyle Behne and Barbara Hospardarsky entered Our teacher xn the fourth grade was Mxss Shelton who ms now Mrs Stankee Flora Mae Emmert and Barbara Hospardarsky left Terry Ryan jomed us m January 1948 Sandra Leonard joined us the th1rd s1x weeks of our flfth year and Ronald Schmltt entered just before Chrlstmas Bobby Cltek also joxned us SIXTH GRADE On a hot sunny August mormng twenty s1x chxldren started xn the sxxth grade We knew r1ght from the beglnnmg that our sixth grade year would consxst of hard study well as a lot of fun Our fxrst party was on Halloween At that tlme we all dressed ln our fmest clothes Some gxrls ln overalls and men s shlrts some boys ln gxrl s dresses and hats whxle others wore Halloween and other styles of costumes Those wmnxng PFIZES for the best costumes were Jxmmy Peters Douglas I-lennmg Larry Rock Hxlda Mae Sheldahl and Mary Lou Petersen After the great parade of costumes games and lunch were enjoyed Then before we knew It Christmas was rollmg around the corner We knew that we would be busy gettmg ready for the Chrxstmas program and our room Dxfferent gxfts were made for the mothers Some made plctures whxle others made hot pads When the day came for the all school Chrxstrnas program we were all rather nervous e presented a Chrxstmas Pageant But before we could snap our fmgers xt was all over and we were back to our room opening Chrlstmas gxfts and enjoymg Chrxstmas treats All xn all, we had a wonderful Chrxstmas To begm our second semester we orgamzed a club whlch was called The Merry maker Offxcers elected were Presldent Sharon Chrxstensen Vxce Presxdent Hllda Mae Sheldahl Secretary Davxd Davenport Treasurer Arthur Bousselot Dur1ng the rest of thxs year we held many club meetmgs At that txme we had a buslness meetmg a program and a treat Each txme dxfferent pupxls were on a commxttee We have really enjoyed our club Now that It IS time to draw the curtaxn on our sxxth grade year we w1sh to say we have enjoyed xt very much and are looking forward to next year 18 . . . 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I I FIRST ROW SECOND ROW THIRD ROW ABSENT THIRD GRADE Imogene Vogt Glenda Kae Davxsson Gwenda Mae Davxsson, Dorothy Burzlaff Dorxs Block Le Ellen Hoffman Robert Olson Leslne Grau Naomi Vetter Sarah Smxth Ronald Gage Bobby Dlercks Rlchard Armstrong Angela Eden G Malmanger Nlarle Bandlxen Dennls Hennxng Dale Meier Jerry Olson Wayne Dearborn Barbara Hayes Robert Leonard Barton Huetter and Glarxa Roseland SECONID ROW THIRD ROW NOT PICTURED FOURTH GRADE Knudsen Dawson Pewe Edmond Noel Davxd Block Patrxcxa Galxtz Davxd Kageman Rxchard Petersen Jeannene Kuehl Esther Olson Norma Joan Nenss Barbara Chase Marvel Swenson Judxth Schwartz Jamce Roseland Carol Ann Olson Mary Anne La Fayette Ellen Bandxxen James Webb Mrs Stankee Darlene Copenhafer Carol Hoag Robert Bruckrnan Paul Armstrong Kexth Beste Charles Heuer Nancy Wexss Roger Grau Dallas O Donnell Nora Bousselot Donald Burzlaff 19 FIRST ROW: .Times Kuehl, Io Lene Rock, Mary Byerly, Roger McNeil Billy THIRD GRADE School began August Z3 1948 after an enjoyable summer vacatlon Our class had an enrollment of thxrteen boys and fourteen girls After a few weeks we all became accustomed to our new routme and were workxng dxllgently wxth our usual readm .wrltln and rxthmetxc Geography was a new subject tlus year Our fxrst soczal actxvlty was a Halloween party Games and refreshments were enjoyed Before we were aware of txme passxng so quxckly Christmas was not many weeks away Our class wxth the assistance of the second graders and Mxss Cruson presented a carol servmce and playlet entztled On Chrxstmas Eve as our part of the Chrxstmas program Our Chrxstmas tree, a glft from Richard Armstrong added much to the pleasure of our party When our hollday festlvxtles at school were ended we really felt we deserved a mce vacatxon Wxth February came St Valentine s Day We decorated our Valentlne box and began fxllmg xt w1th gay greetings for each other Our party w1th 1ce cream centered wlth a red heart and cookxes was the cllmax of the day From thxs txme on most of our t1me was spent studymg and preparlng for our next year s work FOURTH GRADE On August Z3 1948 tlurty one boys and gxrls entered the fourth grade wxth Mxss Shelton as our teacher Just as we got used to callmg our teacher Mlss Shelton we had to change to Mrs Stankee as she was marrxed October 30 We gave her an Aladdln lamp as a weddlng gxft On November 5 we sang a group of songs wxth fxfth and slxth grades for the program at the carnival December Z3 we took part ln the all school Christmas program We gave a choral readmg playlet entxtled The Plot to Kxdnap Santa The mam parts were played by Marvel Swensen Maryanne LaFayette and Patrlcla Galntz who were the gxrls who trxed to kldnap Santa who was Robert Bruckman One evening at the end of the school year our room was open at the school exhlblt to show varlous thmgs we made durxng the year We have had several partles xn school Halloween Chrxstmas and Valentine Games and refreshments were enjoyed at all of these partles At the begxnnnng of the second semester James and Ieannene Kuehl joxned our room Davld Kageman moved xn February to Charlotte After a hard year of study we are all lookxng forward to an enjoyable vacation and next fall talung another step ln our education ladder to the fxfth grade Z0 I I v - . . . ,, . , . . , , . . ,, . n I 1 . . 1 Q - - ua ' II - I I I I . n . . , . . . - I , . I I . . . . . I I ' Q , . Q Q I O I 1 9 ' - no ' In - . I I , . I Q -.. ' D , . . . . . l' IKS I L1KAlJL. FIRST ROW Dolurts Burzlaff Alxce Stennes Carole Ann Siebel Larry Behne Beverly Andresen James bt John Iudnth Galxtz Carolyn Syalo Myrna Kay Meyer Davxd Bender Alne Block SECOND ROW Janet brau Betty Dlerc ks Janice Grau Georglne Petersen Karen Weis-. Marnlyn Betts Roberta Green Cathleen Vogt THIRD ROW Delbert Hoffmann Roger Hamann Davxd Hamxlton Roy Hayes Dearborn Marhn Bandlxen Sl-.COND L-RAD!-. FIRST ROW Ruth Ann Vuss Sandra Ann Stampe Richard Minor Therese Connell Alan Kageman Clay Ray Dosland Mayme Ann Grau Ardelle Bousselot Verna Jae Hass SECOND ROW Jolene Olson Russell Rock Ronald Braet Richard Andersen Ruth Ann Byerly Barney Pelham Melvm Staggs Lois Green Marlon Olson THIRD ROW Rnchard Chrxstensen Lucxlle Knudsen Yolanda Pewe Denms Tnmmerman Duane Petersen Qandra Beste Edward Vens Charlene Knutsen Harlan Bengtson Charlotte Knutsen Z1 Haruld Nerhus, Jack Hoag, Alvin Block, Frank Kallenbach, Melvin : , . ' ' . 3 n ' - . I v I I ' I L n u FIRST GRADE Wxth vacatxon days over the bxg bell at the Calamus Consolxdated Scl ool agam rang out loudly the ever famxhar message Come to school boys and glrls It s t1me now for the 1948 1949 school year to begln Thlrty three happy and exclted llttle chlldren found thexr way to the fxrst grade room I-low fascmatxng and thnllmg It was to learn to read espec1al1y when the textfxlms accompanymg each of the pre prlmers were used wlth the projector machxne There were many partles too Some were blrthday part1es others were Halloween wxth spooky decoratlons and masks Chrxstrnas wxth those myster1ous packages under neath the beautxful and glxttermg tree and St Valentine s Day wxth more than a thousand valentmes for us, were both very happy occaslons One of the hlghllghts of the year was our partxczpatlon ln the all school Chrxstmas program We gave The Llvmg Chrlstmas Tree Yes thxs has been an mterestmg enjoyable and adventurous year for all of us SECOND GRADE At the openmg of the school year flfteen boys and fourteen gxrls enrolled 1n the second grade all eager to begm thelr new studxes Much enthusxasm has been shown m one hundred per cent spellmg whlch results ln a chart shlmng w1th ghttermg gold stars The warm Autumn days were enjoyed and next came the maklng of spooky decora t1ons and masks for the Halloween Party Wxth Chnstrnas came the oft repeated story ever new 1n lts beauty Plctures and stones of Chrxstmas ln other lands also found mterested hsteners Our part ln the all school program was a Carol Servlce On Chrlstrnas Eve All anxlously wanted for the party, when the exchange g1fts placed so carefully about the beautxful tree were opened For the Valentme Party we made and decorated 1nd1v1dua1 boxes for our Valentme Post Offlce and had fun postmg Valentmes Refreshments completed a jolly afternoon After the long wmter days everyone eagerly awamted slgns of sprxng and the return of birds and flowers ZZ , A . . ,, . , . 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EId1tors Asslstant Edxtor Semor Reporter Junxor Reporter Sophomore Reporters Freshman Reporters ECHO STAFF Boys Sports KB asketball U3-aseballl Gxrls Sports Humor ACtlVlty Reporter s Darlene Grau Malmanger Edxtor Assistant Edxtors Feature Edxtors Socxety Reporters Art Edxtors Sports Reporters Boys Gxrls Printers Reporters Typxsts Assemblers Marcella Staggs Terry Schwennsen Lucllle Meler Dorothy Porth Jean Hass Betty Mxller Frances Olson Regina Vens Donna Olson Robert Hansen Jxm Horstmann Phxl Huetter Duck Johnson Jxm Hendes Dolores Mueller Alols Mueller Jordxs Vetter Dorothy Porth Grace Hoag Lucllle Meier Jean Hansen Janxce Bruckman Beverly Mueller Mary Eden Clyde Klexnsmxth Merlnn Wulf JoAnn Gundacker Vxvlan McNe1l Marlene BROADCASTER STAFF Seventh Exghth Reporter s Seventh Grade Elghth Grade Jumor Scandal Advisor Jordxs Vetter Dorothy Porth Janet Peters Vwxan McNe1l Darlene Grau Dolores Mueller Georgxa Gage Vu-gxma Jacobsen Loxs Hoag Phil Huetter Marcella Staggs Marlm Hoffmann Frank Forret Dons Easton Beverly Mueller 'Vlarxlyn Bruckman Betty Mlller Mary Eden Jxm Hendes Jun1ors and Semors Janelle Henmng Frances Olson Barbara Jorgensen Colette Gorzney Arla Mae Olson Mary Ann Sheldahl Betty Whitman Meryne Mueller Mr Levang 0 , ---------.---- ---- ' - - - - - Jean Hass Z5 GIRLS CHORUb FIRST ROW Helen Stolte JoAnn Morehead Marne Knudsen Marlene Malmanger Frances Olson Gecrgm Gage Jordxs Vetter Alols Mueller Dorothy Forth Mary Fden Jean Hansen Janxce Brurkman Regina Vens Donna Olson SECOND ROW Janet Peters Doris Easton JoAnn Gundacker Marcella Staggs Ellen Saunders Lo1s Saunders Vwxan McNe1l Dolores Duke Lucxlle Mexer Dolores Mueller Betty Whltman Jean Hass Mary Ann 'iheldahl THIRD ROVN Barbara Jorgensen Myra Olson Meryne Mueller Colette Gorzney Arla Mae Olson Mane Seamer BOYS CHORUS FIRST ROW Bob Hansen James Horstman Darold Dxeckmann Francxa Forret Gene Untmedt SECOND ROW Mr Levang Bob Huetter Lee Hovey John Schmntt Loren Chrxstensen Harry Kallenbach THIRD RON Marlm Hoffman Tommy Green Ralph Lee Terry Schwennsen Louis Morgan Phxlxp Huetter BAND If IRST ROW Mary Lou Peterson Vwxan Nlc'NIe1l Dorothy Porth Marlene Nlalmanger SLCONID ROW Cary Eden Nels Olson J Mary Ann bheldahl Arla Mae Olson 'Xleryne Mueller LOUISE Vetter Mary La Fayette THIRD RO V Nlora Bousselot Alta Mae Bousselot 'Nlorman Bousselot Douglas Henning Myra Jean Olson Carol Ann Olson FOURTH ROW Donna Olson Janet Peters Frances Olson Betty Mlller Jean Hansen Harold Corzney Jxm Horstman Arthur Bousselot Hxlda Mae Sheldahl Mr Larson Instructor FIFTH RO N Flaxne Olson Kenneth Dearborn Bxlly Bender Burton Grage Ronald Schau Loren Chrtstensen Lester Srhau Lowell Gage v- ?', JIM HORSTMANN I BOB HUETTER TERRY SCHWENNSEN Loral-:N CHRXSTENSEN DIVISION I WINNERS nos HANSEN Wxth Bob Hansen at the Stemway the Boys Quartet swung along to vxctory at the Muslc Contest at De Wxtt March IZ The only group ln 1ts class to be gxven such a ratmg the boys sang Swmg Along a Negro song They w1ll represent Calamus High School 1n Iowa Cxty nn Aprnl As Arla Mae Olson txckled the xvorxes the Gxrls Sextet warbled a neat DIVISION II ratmg ln the face of competltxon from fourteen other schools Thexr songs were Griddle Cakes and Bless the Lord In the solo dxvxslon Terry s fme barltone vo1ce garnered hxm a Dxvxsxon II bracket wxth hxs rendxtxon of The Lord s Prayer and Loren copped the same score m the trombone section wxth Fancy Free Mrs Mary Anderson and Iordxs Vetter were the respective accompamsts JEAN HASb BETTY MILLER VIVIAN MCNEIL JOANNJ GUNDACKER DOROTHY PORTH IFAN HANSFN ARL-A MAE OIBON Z7 JUNIOR CLASS PLAY The Jumor Class play Spooky Tavern was presented on December 10 1948 under the dlrectxon of Supermtendent E L Gundacker The cast was as follows Lon Hacker Ghost Woman Lucy Hacker Joyce Wmgate Florabel Wmgate Bedelxa Ralph Channmg Wlllle Worgle Blackme Sxmms Farone Marlm Hoffman The owner of Spooky Tavern Lucy Me1er Who haunts Spooky Tavern Dolores Mueller A sp1r1tual1st1c medium Marlene Malmanger A resourceful college gxrl Marcella Staggs He r younger slster JoAnn Gundacker The two glrls colored mammy Ph1l1p Huetter A Semor an love wxth Joyce A Jumor ln the same f1x Frank Forret A stuttermg Freshman afraxd of ghosts Gene Untledt Farone s former henchman Lee Hovey Known as the Creeper SENIOR CLASS PLAY The Semor Class play George Washmgton Slept Here was presented Aprxl 8 1949 under the dlrectzon of Mrs Ramsey Newton Fuller enthuslastxcally buys a dllapxdated farm house m Pennsylvama because of the tradxtlon and because he wants to have hxs very own land and home away from the bustle of the cxty Many are the rxdxculous but trylng obstacles whxch he and hxs famxly have to overcome before peace reigns nn the home and xt ms hveable Hxs wxfe fmally and sardomcally resxgns herself to the worst water Japanese beetles a wayward mald and the wearmg v1s1t of Uncle Stanley the proverbial pretendmg rxch uncle who through some Clever prevarxcatxng saves the house from bexng confxscated by a cantankerous nexghbor Mr Prescott Z8 ' ll Ui U ' l TerryTanner-------------------JamesHendes I I ' ll ' ll , . . , . . . . . . . --no . . . 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SCHOOL CARNIVAL On Frxday nxght November 5 the Calamus town authorltles mvestzgated the commo t1on ID the south part of town and found that xt was none other than The School Carmval under way The people were asked as soon as they stepped m the door to have thexr foot s1ze measured In thzs way an admnssxon prxce was determlned by one cent and mch Door prxzes were gxven for the largest and smallest feet Everyone then followed the crowd upstalrs and found that a program was presented by the 'frade and hlgh school students The program lncluded muslc recxtatlons and small sluts wh1ch were enjoyed by young and old After the program the crowd turned thelr attentxon to the concesslons ln the gy'mna sxum There was much enjoyment ln play1ng bmgo rmg a duck penny pltch basketball throw and cake walk Soon their sense of smell turned thexr attentxon m the d1rect1on of the Home Economlcs room where the1r hungry appetxtes were satlsfled w1th the dehghtful refreshments sold by the Home Economzcs gzrls Then came the bzg event of the evenlng An announcement came that there was to be a crown1ng of the Queen Many hard hours were spent by the varxous hxgh school classes to help thezr candxdate along to the top pos1t1on Chances were sold on several prizes thus each chance bought gave one hundred votes to a Queen Aloxs Mueller Junior Class classes drew for the wxnners of the varmous prxzes It was a wonderful evenmg an evenxng whxch shall never be forgotten by the people The proceeds from thls carmval wlll help the school buy the many tlungs It needs to make our school days much fuller The profzt on the entxre carmval was S708 61 CROWNING OF THE QUEEN One of the most entertaxmng features of the carmval here at Calamus was the crowmng of the Queen Each of the classes m hzgh school chose a gnrl ln thexr class that they thought was the most popular The candxdates were Freshman Jams Davlsson, Sophomore Jean Hansen, Jumor Alols Mueller, and Semor Dorothy Porth Each class made books of chances, ten chances ln a book Each chance sold for a d1me and the buyer also had a chance on some valuable merchandlse beszdes gettmg a hundred votes for the candzdate of that certam class he bought from The prxzes were an alumxnum kettle case of canned soup sack of flour and a sack of sugar The alummurn kettle was won by Gwenda Mae Davxsson, the soup was won by Bertha Croswaxte the flour was won by Fred Gran and the sugar was won by Adolph Langbehn A program was gzven by the gxrls and boys glee club a puppet show was gxven by a paxr from Coe College, and the grades also put on some entertainment After the pro gram, the crowmng of the Queen took place Each candxdate had an escort picked from thexr class The Queens were escorted by Terry Schwennsen Tom Green .Tzm Hendes and Bob Huetter Each of the candzdates drew one of the chances out of a large basket and the person name on the chance recelved the prxze Aloxs Mueller was crowned Queen and recezved a corsage of whxte carnatxons and a compact. Z9 . . , ' . . . . - candidate, was crowned Queen by Mr. D. Marston and each of the Queens from the four . ,S C HRISTMAS PROGRAM Thursday December Z3 1948 was mght of great fest1v1t1es ln Calamus Consoll dated I-hgh School The audxtorxum was crowded wrth people wxth Chrxstmas Sp1r1t awaxtmg the Joyful Chrxstrnas Pageant The chlldren and teachers were busxly hurrymg to and fro preparmg to gxve the1r performances The fxrst grade started the evemng off by smgmg cherxshed Chrlstmas songs The second and tlurd grades also sang holiday songs along wxth a play The evemng would not have been complete wlthout Santa Claus so the fourth graders presented a comedy play entxtled The Plot to Kxdnap Santa Marvel Swensen Mary Ann LaFayette and Patr1c1a Galltz played the parts of the ludnappers Old Samt Nxck was portrayed by Robert Bruckman The srxth grade pupxls acted out a slut ID whlch Hrlda Mae Sheldahl was the announcer and Sharon and Marllyn Chrlstensen were sololsts The glee club 1nclud1ng the Jumor hxgh and hxgh school sang three beloved Chrxstmas songs under the dlrectxon of James Levang The aud1tor1um was dark except for the dxm candle lxght glvmg the audltorlum a beautlful rellgzous appearance The songs presented were O Holy Nlght Whxte Christmas and Sllent N1ght Between acts an octette sang the Chrlstmas Cradle Hymn Included m the octette were Jordls Vetter Georgla Gage Vwlan McNe1l Betty Mxller Loren Christensen Terry Schwennsen James Horstmann and Louxs Morgan Terry Schwennsen also sang a solo The name of h1s select1on was Oh Let Us Turn to Bethlehem The speech class presented a serxes of Tableaux on the Natxvxty scene wxth accompanylng narratlon by J'oAnn Gundacker Everyone xncludmg Erme Ralber Paul Neff and all the teachers helped 1n malung the Chrlstmas program a great success CHEERLEADERS 48 49 Our cheerleaders at the begxnmng of the season were J'an1ce Bruckman Dorothy Porth and Tom Green Tom dropped out later to Joxn the basketball squad The school colors were featured m our costumes the skxrts be1ng whxte and the sweaters blue They gave the teams much needed support from the sldelmes They even gave the Calamus rooters sheets on whlch the yells were wrltten Thls created a great cheermg sectxon at most of the games for then the spectators knew our yells too Everyone on the teams apprecxated them and the spectators enjoyed them too 30 ll II n 0 ' . . . . 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BACCALAUREATE SERVICES Sunday May 8 1949 Our Savxor s Lutheran Church Processxonal March Invocatxon Come Thou Alrrughty Kxng Class Sermon The Lord s Prayer Recessxonal Muslcal Number Salutatory Address Valedxctory Address One Act Play Class Hlstory Awardmg Awards CLASS NIGHT PROGRAM Monday May 9 1949 I-hgh School Aud1tor1um Mrs Loyal Wxese Reverend Rueben Redal Congregatmn Reverend Rueben Redal Terry Schwennsen Mrs Loyal Wxese Glee Club Terry Schwennsen Iordxs Vetter Speech Department Dorothy Porth Mr Westphal Mr Gundacker Mr E Ralber Mr Levang Style Show Home Economxcs Class Mrs Hoon Instructor Physlcal Tralmng Demonstx-at1on Hlgh School Pupxls Mr Westphal Instructor May Pole Drxll Grades Mr E Gundacker Dlrector COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Tuesday May 10 1949 Hxgh School Audltorxum Processxonal March Alols Mueller lnvocat1on Reverend Bernard Mott I m Proud to be an Amer1can Calamus Mlxed Chorus Introductlon of Speaker Superxntendent E L Gundacker Meetmg Llfe s Challenge Dr Erxc T Clltheroe Fxnland1a Calamus Mxxed Chorus Benedlctmon Reverend Bernard Mott Recesslonal March A1015 Mueller 31 Girls' Sextette -------------------- ---- M rs. Ramsey fi FRONT ROW Left to rxght Harry Klllenbach Sherry Lnhunn .hm Horstmann and Darold Dxeckmln BACK ROW Mr Westphal Conch Bob and Phxl Huetter Dxck Johnson Terry Schwennsen Keith Jensen Ralph Lee Nlerlm Wulf FRONYT RON Left to rxght Harry Kallenbanh Jam Horstmann .hm Hendes Loren Chrxstensen BACK RO V 'Xly Weslphal foarh Hob and Phil Huetter Dxck Johneon Terry Schwennaen Ralph Lee and Darold Dxerkman 'Ac Ml' ww, FRONT ROVN Left to rxght Jordxs Vetter Dolores Nlueller 'Varcella Stagg: Jo Ann Gundackvr Lucxlle Mexer and Nlarlene Malmanger BACK ROW Dorxs Easton Beverly 'Vlueller Georgxn Gage Alou 'N ueller Mary Eden Betty Mxller and Mr Westphal Coach DATE November November November November December December December December December December December December December December February January 1948-1949 BOYS' BASKETBALL SCHEDULE OPPONENT Wheatland Elwood Welton Charlotte Lost Natlon Goose Lake Grand Mound Clarence Charlotte Welton Wheatland Elwood Lost Natlon Grand Mound Goose Lake COUNTY TOURNAMENT Wheatland SEC TIONAL TOURNAMENT February Lowden TOTAL POINTS 50 74 The most excmtmg game of the season was when we played Welton and took them by a s11m margxn of one pomt The f1nal score bemg 33 32 Another perhaps less excltlng game was wxth Wheatland when we eV1Cted them by a score of 36 33 We lost xn the fxrst round of both the county and sectlonal tournaments The members of the squad are as follows Terry Schwennsen Dxck Johnson Harold Gorzney Bob Huetter Jlm Horstmann J'1m I-lendes Darold Dleckmann Harry Kallenbach Ph1l Huetter Loren Chrlstensen Tom Gre en 34 WE 16 46 19 19 26 33 30 Z8 3 ' Z1 7 32 13 46 Z1 19 4 17 7 26 18 Z9 Z0 14 Z5 ' 15 Z8 37 February 11 Bennet 52 15 Z7 13 Z6 ZZ 19 66 'T '75 C ' G C G . F . G ' F G ' F ' F F Bennet DATE May June June June July August August August September September September September September October October September Z5 2 9 BOYS' SUMMER BASEBALL OPPONENT De Witt De Wxtt Maquoketa Jr. Leg1on Lxsbon Lxsbon DeW1tt Jr Legxon Clarence HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Wheatland Grand Mound Wheatland Lost Natxon Bennet Lost Natxon Elwood Welton SEC TIONAL TOURNAMENT Charlotte Lowden Huron D1str1ct COUNTY TOURNAMENT October 12 6 Lost Nat1on NAME Charlotte BAT TING AVERAGES WE THEY 13 6 8 I 6 8 3 Z 13 1 8 ' . ' 11 12 17 z 1 31 3 6 3 4 z 1 5 3 10 ' 16 z 14 13 1 17 ' 1 z 1 3 10 5 14 s - 10 o 3 1 3 z 1 - - o 5 -1 ' 8 Z 1 4 AVERAGE HITS AT BAT .5 16 ala . 16 36 .3 15 39 . .3 5 10 Z9 .333 ll 33 - , 9 38 - , 2 s .178 5 as , .108 4 37 . 6 1 18 . o 4 .o o 1 . o 1 Morgan Jensen Schwennsen B Huetter Johnson D1eckn'1ann Christensen Horstmann P Huetter Hendes Lahann Wulf Kallenbach ZZ 444 85 4 237 250 05 000 O0 000 35 DATE November 16 November 19 November 26 November 30 December 3 December 7 December December January January January January January January February February February December December December February February 4 February 1948-1949 GIRLS' BASKETBALL SCHEDULE GIRLS GIRLS S OPPONENT Wheatland Elwood Welton Charlotte Lost Nation Goose Lake Grand Mound Clarence Charlotte Welton Wheatland Elwood Lost Natlon Grand Mound Bennet Goose Lake Welton WE THEY 32 ll 29 36 25 Z8 47 39 41 21 32 Z3 COUNT Y TOURNAMENT Charlotte Grand Mound Welton Wheatland fforfextl A11 Star s EC TIONAL TOURNAMENT Walford Sprmgdale Grand Mound TOTAL POINTS 80 Perhaps the most exc1t1ng game for the team was w1th Welton which we won seven poxnts It was a long awa1ted tnumph Another close game played w1th Clarence wluch ended wlth the score was 32 m favor of Calamus In both the county and sectlonal tourneys after hard struggles for fxrst place w came out wnth two thlrd place trophxes Calamus wxtnessed a successful season wxth mneteen wms and s1x losses Members of the squad are Marlene Malmanger Marcella Staggs Georgla Gage Aloxs Mueller Betty Mxller JoAnn Mor ehe ad Dorxs Easton Janelle I-Iennmg 36 Jordzs Vetter JoAnn Gundacker Dolores Mueller Beverly Mueller Lucllle Meier Jams Davzsson Mary Eden Jamce Bruckman 13 51 15 Z1 32 31 4 46 2.8 D 7 29 40 18 41 29 20 Z4 44 ZS ' 63 19 Z8 46 15 ll 89 13 15 53 Z0 17 27 Z0 15 35 33 16 34 19 17 Z3 Z5 December 18 ' 2 0 - 21 ll Z 64 43 ' 30 47 5 64 9 T EF by ' . ' ' . 31 ' . e . . . . F ' G F G ' F G ' F G . F . . G F ' ' G ' F G ' F ' G fi 7 M F -4 if 1 Freshman honeys Bus drxvers Future home makers lg Kxds Party But can they L-ookv 9 o o o Gomg to the game Put up your mxtts Morning afier Monkey shxnes Jeanxe Newly weds Oh you cad Q. F'-1 Busy7 Ha The cooks Semor typxsts Snxtchxng eh7 Catch xt Nob Fancy :hot What a fxgure Babhful Oopz, mxssed Workxn hard? Ranmng Jordy' Guess. what'7 Dunk her That wxnd blown look Lucy 1xttle7 Pot shots Age of innocence ,A 'll' ,gi -.L Aren t we lucky Mxss Rosvold Mxss Bossert AYTlblflDLlS aren t w Whoopee We won thxrd place Cold gxrls'P That shy look Jus! got out Don t cut you little fxngera Alma Mater This lm t hay Another school day over Dick: I've never seen such dreamy Mrs. Hoon: Tom, let's not whistle eyes before. while we work. Dolores: You've never stayed out Tom: Well who's working? so late before. Tom Hey look at that bunch of cows Doctor Jones fell mn the well and Frank Not bunch herd dled wxthout a moan Tom Heard of what? He should have tended to the sxck Frank Herd of cows and let the well alone Tom bure Ive heard of cows Frank I mean a cow herd Tom Well what do I care lf a covs heard? I dldn t say anythmg I m ashamed of WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF Jxrnmy Horstmann would grow Jamce Bruckman wouldn t go vuth a Green Betty Mxller vsouldn t dream of Wayne Frances Olson would get straxght F s Merlxn Wulf would chase the gxrls Bev. erly Mueller would stop smxlmg Kelth .Tcnsen were short Loren Chrxstensen forgot about gxrls Tom Green would get along wlth the teachers Jean Hansen would go wlth someone besides the Low den boys XNOLLDIN TIT BE STRANCE IF Phxllp NK ouldn t always talk to Jo Ann Xlarctlla dldn t always recelxe tele phone calls Francls For ret we1ghed one hundred pounds Dxck dxdn t go out to the Mueller Ranch Jord1s dxdn t recene letters from Chuck 1'-.lox Xlueller would talk out of turn CAN YOL INIACIINI-I Xl arlcne gxxmg up roller skatmg Shi rry Lah mn belng thm Dorothy I orth staylng home Dorls aston goxng wlth Frank Forret Te rry Hchwennsen would qalt smoklng Lore lwnyon not eelrg Toan F' llo 'mr X ora he ad ard Iohn rl: rmanj not spe akmy, r I lch other I n c Daxlsson not datln-v L a lx: Buddy cillone not callmg lle lee Hoxu, asklng a girl or R lph Lre gmttlng enough l Q B u 1 lan en not lxsp nl 41 , me so - ' I ' I , an - - . , . . O an va - - - v , , an vu , nu- 1 av . . , -A' so . t' ' , ' I . . . , , II 1 ' ol . I , . t p ' 'w , . -. ' - 1 --.T- V. I i ,Ur . 751 1 , , , ' ' . .. , x i . . . ' , ' ' . Vivlan McNeil wouldn't talk in study hall. ' ' ' Y . A A In 1 . L ' ' ' ' . I, 7 - ' A 1 ' . ' - - -' 'rw 1- ' s . ' .. I :...l 1 L '. . '3 ' 3 ' 7165. . all-I ' g hr , ' I ' fxl I f Jolla' l l, , ', ' .adatz-, I ix ' -' I 4 c p. cl' fr s- hi Lg, Frank I saw a swell show thxs afternoon but I couldn t stay for the last act Marlm Why not? Frank They saxd xt took place a month later HARVARD A The questxon In the physlology exammatxon read How may one obtaxn a good posture? The httle country boy wrote Keep the cows off xt and let grow awhlle GOOD ADVICE My lady beware of Cupxd And lxst to the lmes of thxs verse To let a fool kxss you IS stupxd To let a. kxss fool you xs worse Tom You ought to take chloroform Loren Yeh? Who teaches xt? make xt but for the pedestrian xt s lf he makes xt Mr Westphal Jxm do you know any thxng about Geometry? J'1m Sure when a lxttle acorn grows up he yells Gee um a tree Here I slt an the moonlight Abandoned by women and me Murmurxng over and over, I 11 never eat omons agam Mr Levang Gzve me three collec t1ve nouns Harold Flypaper wastebasket and vacuum cleaner GRATITUDE Are you the man who saved my lxttle boy from drowmng when he fell off the dock? Well where as hxs cap? Jean Belxeve me Bob IS the most unsophxstncated boy ahve Helen Sometxmes I rn not so sure Jean That he s unsoph1st1cated'? Helen That he s ahve Lxttle Stanley was taken by hxs parents to hxs fxrst symphony concert and a soprano was the soloxst for he fxrst number Asked Stanley pomtmg to the con ductor Mother why 15 that man shakmng hxs stxck at the lady? He s not shakmg his stzck at her the mother whxspered Then why IS she screamxng l1ke that? What dld you thlnk of the ventrxlo qu1st'7 asked the husband after the vaudev111e act I dxdn t thmk much of hmm replxed the vnfe But I thought the httle fellow on h1s knee was awfully clever CHEMISTRY Smg a song of sulfxde A beaker full of lzme Four and twenty test tubes Breakmg all the txme When the top IS lxfted The fumes begxn to reek Isn t that an awful mess To have two txmes a week? Mr Marston How old would a per son born ln 1894 be now'7 Gene Man or woman? Mrs Hoon That s the third txme you ve looked on John s paper Merlm I know his wrxtlng IS awful SCHOOL TRAFFIC SIGN Do Not Kxll The Chxldren Walt For The Teacher , ll ' Q ll ' ' . . , 1 . . . H , . Ol , on - s - , ll va , ng 0 - - on . ll ' ' , ll I ' lil li ll V! ' ' . . . . t - - , on ' . ,, . . Q ' - ' 0 n 'U ' . . , .. Q . ' it . . . .,, ' il ll 1 ' I ' ll ' I mzzuntittzrmzmt .. . ' . 01 I . I . . . . ,, . . . 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