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

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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

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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 . . . J . . I I I I 9 I -I I I I - I I I I v I I I I I - I I I I I I I - I I . . . . I I I I I 1 . . . , I , . I I . I I ' - , 35 . . . . . . . . , . . . , . I I . I I I I I , I . . I I - - , , W an - II - - 5 I . I . . . ,, I ,, . l . . . . . I 0 I I ' I I I I I I - I , . . I I

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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 , . . . . .