Delano High School - Del Hite Yearbook (Delano, MN)

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SCIENCE CLUB First Row-Howard Strey, George Libor, Martin Libor. Second Row-Andy Jim Warhol, Edward Polingo, Richard Dunn, Clarence Fautsch, Stanley Kittock. Third Row-Maurice Hayes, William Eppel, Eugene Nicolai, George Schaust, Willard Oestreich, Irvin Algers. Back Row-Edward Frach, James Mooney, Ralph Schumacher, Harlan Scherer, Shel- don Zabel. 1 The Delano Science Club is one ol more than l-1,500 affiliated with Science Clubs of Amer- ica, a national organization dedicated to the cleveloqyinent of science talent. Like the 350.000 other young scientists, who are members ol SCA, the nineteen members of the local club are privileged to study and experiment with use of school laboratory equipment and reference material provided by many COIl1lllCI'C1I1l organizations associated wlthe the SCA. Under the guidance of their sponsor, john H. Nipp, who is the science instructor, the jun- ior and senior high scho-ol students performed experiments and studied in their respective fields of interest or hobby, such as radio, photography, electronics, plant husbandry, magnetism, micro- scopic study, and experiments with light. The officers of the Delano Science Club fin' 1947-1948 were NVilliam lfptpjel, president, Pid- ward Polintgo, vice-president: lidward lfrach, sccretary-treasurer. Some of the interesting experiments were: trying to produce an early seedless tomato, using Ford coils to produce high voltage which will llght fluorescent bulbs and produce many weird ef- fects in a dark room, building of a numerous number of crystal radio sets, building of electric motors, electro-plating with the use of a tungar bulb, telegraph key and sounder, printing and de- veloping ot films and snapshots. I

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D CLUB The ll Cluh is an organization of the hoys who are out for all fields of sports anal who have earned letters. lt was organized for the first time this year ancl it has grown rapidly, Some of the actixities of the cluh this year were initiation of new lllCllllJC1'S,21llll selling refreslunents and tickets at the Crow River junior High Basketball Tournament, which was helcl at Delano on jan- uary Z-l ancl 31. 'l'he eluh officers this year were Harlan Scherer, 1'iI'CSlLlCIlt, Ralph Scherer, vice- presiclentg and liclwarcl Leuthner, secretary-treasurer, The faculty advisers of the organiza- tion are Mr. -luellce and Mr, Petersen. First Row-Allan Fonfara, Jimmie Nolan, Ralph Scherer, Ed Leuthner, Second Row-Andy Jim Warhol, Robert Schumacher, Howard Str I ' ey, rvm Algers, Wallace Johnson. Third Row-Sheldon Zabel, James Mooney, George Schaust, Ralph Schumacher. Back Row-Harlan Scherer, Donald Eckhoff, Edward Muckenhirn, Ed Frach, Eugene Neisen.

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FOOTBALL HOMECOMING For the first time in lJelano's history, a gala homecoming Celebration was put on. XVeeks before the scheduled game with Howard Lake everyone was eyeing the beautiful girls and hand- some hoys to decide which they would choose to represent their class. The three upper grades were to vote on two girls and two hoys from each class. The seniors chose lieverly Sell, Virginia Dunn, liddie Muckenhirn, and blames Mooney. The juniors chose Florence Honelirink, Sadie Ma- ra, Donald lfcklioff, and liugene Niesen. The sophomore class chose Patsy Murn, lileanor Ilan- son, lJeMarel Litfin, and Leonard Schaust. The entire high school then voted from these twelve 5 for their king and queen. The night lmelore the game a huge lzonfire was lit on the playground. A pep fest was held and there was a snake dance around town. .Xt the pep fest the six final Candi- dates were named. They were lieverly Sell, Virginia llnnn, lflorence llonehrink, lfddie Mueken- hirn, james Mooney, and llonald lfckliofl. The next dav evervone was all excited. llurinff the hall' the hand marched and Jlaved the - , 6 - two school songs hesides some other selections. The lcinff, liddie Muckenhirn, and cueen, lleverlv CH 5 . Sell, were crowned hy Mr. Parsons. Vat Gilmer and hloanne Callus were crown liearers. Howard Lake was the victim of an lg 0 deleat. blohnson and Mooney scored the points for Delano. That night a liomecoming dance and party was held at the school. The grand march was led hx' the kinff and rueen. The entire celelmration was verx' successful and evervone had a lot of fun. . M l . - is James Mooney, Donald Eckhoff, Edward Muckenhirn, Beverly Sell, Florence Hone- brink, Virginia Dunn. Pat Gilmer, Joanne Gallus.