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BEVERLY BURP MUELLER FRANCES FRAN OLSON Broadcaster Staff Band Echo Staff Broadcaster Staff Basketball Echo Staff Softball Girls Glee Club Mixed Chorus Mixed Chorus Play Play Class Vice President Class Vice President Class Treasurer REGINA GINA VENS Librarxan Echo Staff Girls Glee Club CLYDE OLIVER KLEINSMITH Mixed Chorus Echo Staff Student Council Play Librarian Semor Class Prophecy As we were touring this part of green and beautiful Iowa in 1960, we stopped at Calamus to see the Seniors of 51 We were low on gas so we stopped at the Texaco station Who should come out but Dorothy Green Horstmann with a half dozen kids running behind her Then we saw Jim coming around the corner rolling a tire We talked for awhile and Jam told us that Beverly and Wob were living on a farm north of Calamus Time was running short so we drove on downtown We had some cards to mail so we stopped at the post office Mary Eden now has a steady job there She saxd that Jean and Sherry were living on a farm near Big Rock As we were leaving the post office we met Betty She said she was home over the week end and works as a receptionist for a doctor in Davenport Betty told us that Regina also works in Davenport as a stenographer We decided to take a dr1ve in the country About two miles out, we had a flat tire, lucluly xt happened in front of a farm house We got out to go for help and to our surprise Loren and Kay came to our axd They have been living there for two years Loren saxd he had just seen Keith and Clyde who were home on leave from the Navy After a very exciting day we decxded to Journey to DeWitt for the evening While we were checking 1n at the hotel, we heard a very familiar voice ask for her key. Much to our surprise it was Frances. We had talked awhile and learned that she'd just returned from a tour of the states, having lectured on Home Economics. Frances told us she was going to the basketball game and invited us to go along to the Fieldhouse where Janice Bruckman had just started coaching the girls' teams After seeing Janie and her fine team, we went back to the hotel after a very wonderful day. - - - - - - - 2-4 - - - - - - - - - - l-Z-3-4 - - - - - - - - - 2-4 - - - - - - l-Z-3-4 - - - - - - - - 1-Z-3-4 - - - - - - - - - - -2 - - - - - - - - - 1-Z-3-4 ' ' - - - - 1-Z-3-4 . - - - - - - - - - Z . - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-3 . - . .----- -3 . - . --.- - - - 1 Lette:-man's Club - - - - - 3-4 Class Secretary - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - 4 ,, ,. . . -.--- - - - Z - - - - - - - - - 2-3-4 ' ' ------ l-Z-3-4 ,, ' - - - - - - Z-3-4 ---- - - - - - - Z ' - - - - - - - 2 ---- - - - - - - - Z . . - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Senzor Class H :story President - - - - Jim Hor stmann Vice President - Kay Hansen Secretary-Treasurer - Frances Olson Student Council - - - Betty Miller On September 1 1947 sixteen enthusiastic Freshmen entered Calamus High Our class sponsor was Miss Harriet TenBoer During the year, Jamce Bruckman Joined us and Allan I-Iaack Gerald Behne and Charles Steinbeck left us On August 23 1948 we entered the doors of Calanuus High again but as Sophomores Mr Gundacker was our sponsor Clyde Kleinsrruth entered our class while Roger Kell left us We chose Jean Hansen as our candidate for carmval Queen As we began our third year, Kay Hansen and Dorothy Goodell joined our class Mr Gundacker was re elected class sponsor Under the capable direction of Mr Gundacker we presented our play Ready Made Family Our Junior Senior Banquet was held in April with a Spring theme Kay Hansen was nominated carmval Queen candidate Lois Saunders Helen Stolte Dorothy Goodell Tom Green, Harry Kallenbach and Merlin Wulf dropped out during the year 1950 Having been our class President since fifth grade we re elected Jim Horstmann once more Our sponsor was our home room teacher Mr Court At the carmval Jim Hor stmann and Janice Bruckrnan were crowned King and Queen On October 18 1950 our class had their pictures taken at Lasswell's Studio in Cedar Rapids Frances Olson was valedictorian Out of our class of twelve the following have spent all their school days together here at Calamus Betty Miller Mary Eden Jean Hansen and Jim Hor stmann Senzor Class W111 Mary Eden do wxll and bequeath my black hair to Janelle Henning Janice Bruckman do will and bequeath my love for boys to Edna Knudsen Jean Hansen do will and bequeath my love for Fords to Dorothy Green Clyde Kleinsmith do will and bequeath my shortness to Grace Hoag Keith Jensen do will and bequeath my ability to own a car to Gene Dunn Beverly Mueller do will and bequeath my basketball ability to P Neff Regina Vens do will and bequeath my ability to blush to Jim Byerly Frances Olson do will and bequeath my brains to Dorothy Schwien Jim Horstmann do will and bequeath my love for D Green to Bud McGlone Loren Christensen, do w1ll and bequeath my musical ability to L Court Betty Mxller do will and bequeath my typing bility to Darold Dzeckman I Kay Hansen do will and bequeath my long blonde hair to Delores Duke Calamus High threw its doors wide open for twelve Seniors on September 4, I, ' . . . G I, ' , ' Q 1, , ' . I, . . , . . L . , . . . u I, 1 . . . u . L . , . . . . c L D . . . . I, ' , ' . Q I, . . . . 9 5 L . , . . J . . . Y .
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