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

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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

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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 , . . . . .

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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 . . ,, . , . I l ' ' tv ' n . - . . . . . . v . - . . . . . . . . . I f 9 v n g ' . . . . , . 9 I 1 . as - ' - vv Q - l l I - 9 , . . . . ' - . - -- . ' 1 , , . - u - Qs - ' - . , I I Q . . . . ,, . . H . . . , . . 9 9 , .