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

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MUSIC At the dedication of the new gym the first musical program was given The boys chorus girls' chorus mixed chorus and the band participated ln this program The program featured the mixed chorus ln a Fred Waring arrange ment of You'll Never Walls Alone ln this program many new band members were given their first chance to perform All music groups participated ln the annual Christmas P T A program The fourth grade played Christmas carols on their song flutes The song flute program was instituted this year to develop interest ln the pre band grades After the song flutes the audience heard the kindergarten children sing two songs complete with gestures under the direction of Mrs Robinson The mixed chorus also at this time gave a program of Christmas muslc An Easter oratorlo was planned to be held Aprll 6 as a joint civic and school project Sololsts were picked early by Mr Heller and Pastor Tatley was selected as the narrator Other groups who worked in the music department were the pep members who provided muslc at the games and the boys' quartet and girls' SCXIQIIB Robert Hansen was the accompanist for all musical groups as well as soloists We added twenty new players and instruments to the band this year The chorus took on a new looh with the new Nbel donated by the Music Boosters Letter Men The officers of the l.etteman's Club are President Janelle Henning Vice sponsored the Homecoming Banquet and sold at the games to send the basket hall teams to the tournaments Student Councll Dorothy Green was elected president We sponsored the Christmas program Senior Play Star Crazy is a three act comedy with the elements of romance astronomy and young people The senior class presented this play on April 4 Those ln the cast were Donna Olson Janelle Henning Marie Knudsen Grace Hoag Dorothy Schweln Robert Huetter Gene mann Lee Dovey and Jack Armstrong Jl.Il'lIOf Let 'Er Go Gallagher a three act comedy was the choice for the Junior Play The play is built around two ald age pension plans which caused an upset ln the lives of the young people sn the mountain community The people ln the cast were Arla Olson Mary Sheldahl Delores Duke, Dorothy Green JoAnn Green Ian Christensen Henry Knudsen Gary Braet and Ronnie Byerly 29 president, Sherwood Lahann and Secretary- Treasurer, Dorothy Green. We I

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CI1Ol'I.IS First row Instructor Mr Heller Elaine Olson Jeanette Gaspers Marilyn Christensen Jim Byerly Ronald Byerly Murray Vetter Jim Peters Loulse Vetter Mary Sheldahl Meryne Mueller Second row- Joanne Wulf Marie Selmer Lonnee Mllnes Gary Braet lack Armstrong Herbert Tatley Lowell Gage Sharon Christensen Mary Peterson Barbara Jorgensen Third row Hilda Sheldahl Lois Green Penny Neff Henry Knudsen David Davenport Sherwood Lahann Vlrgll Noel Norman Bousselot Marie Knudsen Arla Olson Donna Olson Fourth row Delores Duke Dorothy Green JoAnn Green Colette Gormey Myra Olson Band Front to back first row Mary Sheldahl Myra Olson Nora Bousselot Alta Bousselot Second row- Mary LaFayette Leslle Gran Gary Eden Norman Bousselot Eugene Heuer Third row' Louise Vetter Stanley Laash Fourth row Donna Olson Hilda Sheldahl Richard Christensen Fifth row Herbert Tatley Arthur Bousselot Neome Vetter Sixth row Gary kaet Nels Olson Left to right first row- Sandra Stampe Arla Olson Second row Roge Gran Elaine Olson Robert Dlercks, Marlon Olson Esther Olson Kteth Beste lnstnsctzx Mr Heller 28 August Vetter, Lee Hovey', lan Christensen, Douglas.Hennlng, Arthur Bousselot, laneele Henning.,

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SCIIOOI Calefldal' Se t 28 Freshman Initlatlon Oct Oct Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov an Feb Mar Mar April April Aprll April May May May May 21 25 28 31 18 22 Each freshman was required to do a stunt ln front of the crowd Our new teachers were also initiated M and Mrs Nelson dld a swltch in clothes Letterman's Initlatlon Some of the new members were required to sing songs down town Skating Party The senlor class sponsored the party It was held ln Davenport at the Prom The trlp was made by bus Senlor Pictures The seniors had their plctues taken at Lasswell Studio in Cedar Rapld After havlng their pictures Ilkell they went to a movie ln Cedar Rapids They visited Miss Hansen ln Iowa Clty before coming home Freshmen Return Party The freshmen sponsored a scavenger hunt through town Vlsltlng Day Many parents came to the school and sat ln on the classes with their offspring Senlor Assembly Program The senlor English class presented an assembly program for the whole school They gave an original Thanksgiving skit Iunlor Play The jnnlor class presented the play Let 'Er Go Gallagher The tournament was held at Elwood Calamus won third place The trophy did not survlve the trlp very well On the way to the tournament Ianelle accidently let the trophy sllp and it broke Into two pieces That was the trophy they won loys' County Tournament This tournament was held at Calamus We won second place Weatland won the tournament Glrls' Sectional lt was held at lennet and we lost Boys Sectional The sectional Tournament was held at Calamus and our boys won the tournament by beating Wheatland Boys' District The dlstrlct tournament was held at Wheatland Music Contest Senlor Play The senlor class presented Star Crazy junior and Senlor Banquet High School Pupil Conference Prom Senior day Going to Chicago Class Night Graduation Ceremonies Wg had gs our prlnclpal speaker Mr Uhllnger from Davenport School Picnic 30 p . . . r. . 5 'I . . 13 . . 25 ' ' . as ' . 14 A ' I . 21 ' . 20 ' Jan. 14-18 Girls' County Tournament ' . I . - I - - . 2-7 I . 29 a 4 12 ' ' 15 ' 26 9 . . 18 22 23 .