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Class History of 1951 Twelve years ago in September of the year nineteen thirty-nine nine little children began their journey down the Road of Education. Dick Larson, who began school the year before, was held back. Of the nine that started only two have gone all the way in Callender Independent Public School. These two are Eugene Lowry and Alan Bilstad. The other seven were Marcella Cronin, Mildred Johnson, Daniel Klevas, Luella Pygmon, Elvys Riedesel, Richard Smith, and Janet Stubbs. In the second grade the number was increased by four when Vincent Allen, Donna Mae Firnhaver, James Kallensrud, and Joan Dyvig joined the class. Dolores Peterson was held back from the year before. At the same time there were a few losses, how- ever. Elvys Riedesel, Vincent Allen, Janet Stubbs, and James Kallensrud moved away. The teacher during this year and the year before was Miss Vivian Norby. There was a class of ten when school opened in September of the year nineteen forty-one. This was a rather uneventful year until, when there were only a few weeks left in the school year, Phyllis Nelson joined the class. Her union with the class made a total of eleven pupils in the third grade. When the schoolhouse doors swung open in the year nineteen forty-two it was to see a class of nine pupils in the fourth grade. Dolores Peterson and Luella Pygmon, un- fortunately, were held back in the third grade. During this year the number of pupils in the class was increased by one when Edward Vinchattle joined but it was decreased when he failed to make the grade. Donna Mae Firnhaver moved away. The teacher during the third and fourth grades was Miss Eleanor Strand. The fifth grade began with a class of nine. Edwin Larson, who joined the class, apparently thought the class of which he was a member the year before lacked the in- telligence and intellectual power of this one. Therefore he joined our class. His union with the class had been most eventful and very enlightening to us all. The sixth grade of '44 had a class of eleven. Nothing of any importance happened during this year. Mae and Warren Slagle joined the class during this year and also moved away. The teacher for the fifth and sixth grades was Miss Eula Olson. We climbed the stairs to the seventh and eighth grade room where Mrs. Dale Hagen was our teacher. Mrs. Hagen was high school typing teacher so Mrs. Warner taught our history class. This was the year we decided it was better to be very quiet rather than see who could touch the floor the most times during the day. David Peterson and Don Weinzetl joined our class this year. Mrs. E. L. Hodgin was our instructor this year. Joanne Frederickson joined us at the beginning of the year, Evelyn Hanson in January and Shirley Jordanger in March. The rest of the class was Joan Dyvig, Phyllis Nelson, Marcella Cronin, Edwin Larson, Alan Bilstad, David Peterson, Don Weinzetl, and Gene Lowry. Alan Bilstad won the spelling contest here at school and went on to Fort Dodge to try his luck. We were very relieved when we found we didn't have to take state tests, saved on our pencils, too. At last graduation day appeared and it was eleven very proud eighth graders that walked up to get their diplomas. Now we entered high school as green Freshmen and the Sophomores made us toe the line. Marcella Cronin left us to go to school in Fort Dodge leaving ten pupils which included Shirley Jordanger, Alan Bilstad, Joan Dyvig, David Peterson, Joanne
1' Frederickson, Gene Lowry, Evelyn Hanson, Edwin Larson, Phyllis Nelson and Don Weinzetl. The first event we looked forward to was initiation. The girls wore their Dad's overalls while the boys enjoyed themselves as girls, especially Gene Lowry. Bob Green and Paul Kehoe joined us in March. This year it was our turn to do the initiating. Poor Freshmen! The class sold magazines to raise some money for our class fund. We were divided into two groups and the losing side took everybody to the show and to Treloars. We also ordered our class rings this spring and so presented the school with an electric clock. Eleventh grade at last. We put on our class play, Here Comes Char1ie and the Junior-Senior Banquet. The day of the banquet was very windy and it just doesn't pay to carry flowers around in the wind. We decorated the stage for Baccalaureate and Commencement exercises. We started our final year of school with eleven pupils since Shirley Jordanger left us to join the girls and boys at Coz-with. Our instructors this year were Mr. Hodgin, Superintendent, Mr. Behrens, Miss Shade, and Mrs. Wood. This past year we have had many amusing experiences, something to help us remember our days at Callender High School. Joanne Frederickson Edwin Larson Don Weinzetl
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