Catholic Central High School - Banner Yearbook (Fort Madison, IA)

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VVe, the girls of the Senior Class, will to the Junior girls our great honor of always having the last word. VVILLIAM WAGNER. We, the undersigned, do hereby witness this as the final testament and will of the Senior Class of '28, Given at C. C. H. S. GILBERT KESSLER Fort Madison, Iowa, Signed BERNARD KRIEGER This 22d day of March, IQ28. CARL SUPER BLUEBIRD FOR I-IAPPIN ESS THE SENIOR-CLASS BANQUET Happiness, word with which to conjure, little word of deepest meaning! Hap- piness had unlocked for us the portals of our dear C. C. H. Happiness closed for us the portals of our Alma Mater, when on Class Day the little bluebirds of hap- piness greeted us at the Senior Class Banquet. How appropriate! How full of meaning! How portentous of what we would want our lives to he, of what we hoped our future would be. The dear old familiaiflibrary had been converted into a bower where fairies might have loved to dwell. Tender trailing vines covered the delicate lattice-work that lined the walls, and little azure-colored songsters were perched everywhere-on the table among the flowers, on our place-cards and menu-cards. They flitted among the delicately shaded lightsg they perched on the bubbling fountain, they nestled on the heads of the azure-gowned Juniors, who so gracefully served the delicious banquet to the happy class of IQ28. Little bird of happiness, your sweet warbling was heard even in the demure words of the toastmaster, in the earnest response of the guests. Sweet link of the past and future, remain ever near us! Let us hear your cheerful twitter in the days to come when youth's garden will have changed into life's rough, unhewn way. Teach our hearts to sing ever grateful, happy notes though skies be dark, and life be drear, for happiness has been the keynote of our school days, why then should it not be our soul's song for life, of which they were but the happy prelude? PLANTIN G OF THE SENIOR CLASS TREE JUNE 5 Dear little elm that we plant today, VVhat will you be when we're old and gray? Was that not the thought whcih passed through the minds of the Class of 1928 as they silently stood about the space reserved for the graceful Elm, the first class-tree ever planted by a Senior Class of C. C. H. Slender and tall, full of young life, it stood., so typical of the youthful, hopeful class whom, in years to come, it was to commemorate. We name this tree the Newman Literary Elm, were the words Of the Class President that rang out on the quiet air of that happy june day, and we dedicate it to the Class of 1928 May it be for us ever a reminder of what the elm-tree signifies. To be pliant, yet true, though bowed by rude winds, to rise ever anew. . Lord of the earth and sea, Prosper our planted tree, Save with Thy might. Save us from sin's false charm, Protect our souls from harm, And us Thy children dear, Lead e'er aright! TWENTY-SIX

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. N 1 X. .- F , Neg.. . -ff 'ff' -.- CLASS WILL State of Iowa County of Lee We, the members of the Senior Class of '28 of the Catholic Central High School in the city of Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa, having had the privilege of attending said school for the past four years and now finding ourselves forced to depart from its hallowed walls, beqneathe in our last will and testament: To the Juniors our ability to uphold the name of the school, to keep the Class Banner throughout the year, and to be in every way and every day the Model Class of the C. C. H. To the Sophomores our ability to have perfect lessons at all times. To the Freshmen our thirst for higher knowledge and the right to claim re- served places at every school function. To the Rt. Rev. Monsignor, Sister Mary Clara, and the Faculty our sincere gratitude and appreciation for all they have done to make our high-school career at success. Individual Bequests: I, Gilbert Kessler, President of the Class of '28, will my ability to address the students for the purpose of instilling school spirit, to Henry Danley. I, Bernard Krieger, will my prowess as a football player. to Clarence Auge. I, Paul Albers, the class shielt, bestow this great honor on Raymond Pohl- meyer. I, Joseph Heitz, will unto Paul Rose niy honor of reading detective and western stories during school time. I, Carl Super, will my honor of having polite manners in the presence of some girls, especially one Junior, to Raymond Helling. I, Louis Zumbroegel, will my he-n'.an physique to Harman Tuttenhoff. I, George Thinker, will my talent to impersonate the part of a minister in plays to John Richey. I, Norbert Rose, will,my poetic and musical talent to Johanna Vonderhaar. I, Robert Guenther, Will my pre-eminence as a valuable basketball player to Robert Linsenmeyer. I, Robert Williams, will unto John Cullen my ability to captain a basket- ball team. XVe, Adelbert Solheid and William XfVagner, will our ability to take the part of Negroes in plays to Edward Manka. We, the Senior boys, will our power to over-rule all ma-tters of which we are not in favor and that are proposed by the girls, to the Junior boys. I, Margaret Heitz, will my talent of getting to class late to Josephine Phil- lips and Lucille Rose. I, Helen Capwell, will my charming voice which I hope will make me a great singer, to Evelyn Ashby and Mary Einspanjer. I, Geneva Carney, will my habit of blushing when teased about my boy friend to Marie Gockel and Beatrice Childres. I, Elizabeth Kiener, will my talkative disposition outside of class-time to Beatrice Phelan, Adeline Biggs and Irene Starr. I, Louise Kassmeyer, will my brevity of speech and the habit of placing Hand a after nearly every word of a recitation to Lucille Spring, Esther Koellner and Helen Mansheim. 1 ' L, . Q l ' TWENTY-FIVE 1' E

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IN THE PIC'TURE GALLERY GF CELEBRITIES Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us, Footprints on the sands of timef' Time: A beautiful June day, 1956. Setting: The anteroom of a celebrated picture gallery. The room is fur- nished like an office. At the desk sits a middle-aged, well-dressed man. He glances up now and then with a smile of deep satisfaction, at the door of the of- fice on which appear in bright gold characters, the words: Bernard Krieger, Owner and Manager. In a meditative mood the great collector puffs away at a good Havana. Suddenly his reverie is broken by the appearance of a dis- tinguished looking lady. The following conversation ensues: Visitor: Mr. Krieger, I believe. Is it not? Mr. Krieger: It is. And how can I serve you, Madam? Visitor: Mr. Krieger, I am in a position which requires of me that I travel very extensively, and in the course of my journeys, I have again and again, in fact in nearly every part of the world, heard of your wonderful picture gallery. I have often desired to pay you a visit and see your world famed collection. just now I am chief editor of a new set of encyclopedias called America's Own Great Sons and Daughters. Though I have secured sketches of their lives, achievements, etc., I failed in many cases, to secure a good likeness of them. I was referred to you as to a probable source, since no gallery in the world is as famous as yours. Mr. Krieger: There is something peculiar about these portraits. Their real beauty and worth can only be estimated in the dark. Bright sunlight, so essential in viewing other things, would spoil their intrinsic value. Their real beauty comes from within. Neither are they mere photographs. No, they are a deep psycho- logical study. By a thorough study of the features, I was enabled to foretell their future career, and in every case the boy was father to the man. Behold I- Lady: Why, that's a baby picturel Mr. Krieger: True. but wait. Notice how bright the eye, how set and de- termined the expression of the little O1lC'S face, how firmly the little feet are planted on the chair! Determination, perseverance, 1 can because I will, is the meaning of it all and its answer is success. You are looking at the baby picture of our Senior Class President. You must have heard about him. The whole world knows him. After he left C. C. H. he continued his education, making an intensive study of Engineering. As from High School, so from College he grille uated with high honors. He became world renowned as a mathematical and sci? entific genius, and the greatest Universities of the country vied with each other to possess him as a member of their faculty. Finally he accepted the Deanship of the College of Science in the World's University, and just a few days ago I received a note from him, telling me that he had been honored with the Vice- Presidency of the University. Already during high-school days at C. C. H. he was considered a good teacher by his fellow-classmates, and he is fast becoming re- nowned as the foremost Catholic Educator of the world. . TWENTY-SEVEN -v :gg f . X 5 'it V- wg 1 fs 1' i , 11 14'jf'P 'jf 1 I Ifs - I 4- M if f V.-,, . 'L mag . J., -4- '55 A i