Delta High School - Deltan Yearbook (Delta, IA)

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Class History In the fall of 1947 we boarded the train headed for HiHth grade with ten passengers aboard, namely: Edwin Sampson, Eugene Pearson, Mary Jane Johnson, Betty Lou Green, Lee Roy Green, Bobby Bird, Marvin Williams Evelyn Shook, Sally Denny, and Ida Mae Beman, Edwin Sampson soon. stepped off and Ruth Wells joined us in the second semester. Our initiation was the highlight of the year.- We, the guests, wore gunny sack dresses,sonion necklaces, unmatched shoes and stockings, dilapidated straw hats, and make-up that have us green faces and black eyes. The Seniors proved to be excellent hosts with many stunts up their sleeves. The faculty that year consisted of P. W. Farrell, superintendent, Miss June ThOmaSj commercial, Mrs. Catherine Johnson, home economics, Mr. Orville Buckingham, CORCDQ Mrs. Ethel Bruns, music. Mr. Buckingham was class sponsor.s During our Sophomore year we lost two of our passengers, namely, Betty Lou and Lee Roy Green,.and gained one traveler, Donald Van Vark. Faculty this year consisted of P. W. Farrell, superintendent, Mrs. Bruns, music, Mr. Keith Krohn, commercial, Mr. Buckingham, Coach, and Mrs. Johnson, home economics. Our class sponsor was Mr. Krohn. Passengers continued to get off our train and occasionally one . boarded the train. Eugene Pearson failed to board the train for our Junior year. During the year Norris Slechta joined us but didn't ride through the year and Donald Van Vark did not complete the journey, either. Ruth Wells later moved to Blakesburg, Iowa, Our Junior class play, NLouk Out Lizzie,H was a work of art, The class was assisted by two underclassmen, Junior Herrick and Robert McNabb, and directed by Mrs. P. W. Farrell. Faculty for our Junior year consisted of P. Mrs. Bruns, music, Mrs Krohn, commercial, Mr. Marie Willamon, home economics and sponsor. That year the Seniors were well dined amid created by the imaginative and artistic five. Only five passengers remained on the train were: Ida Mae Beman, Evelyn Shook, Sally Denny, Bobby Bird and Marvin Williams. Class officers were Sally Denny, president, Ida Mae Beman, vice-president, Bob Bird, secretary, Marvin Williams, treasurer. The Senior class under the editorship of Evelyn Shook and Sally Denny published the Hi-Spy, Delta school newspaper. Typists and machine operators were Ida Mae Beman, Marvin Williams, and Bob Bird. we stopped in Oskaloosa to have our pictures taken. this year were Mr. Gerald Knight, superintendent Darlene McCord, commercial, Mr. Doyle Ficken, coach Faye Hedges, English and speech, Mrs. Bruns, music. W. Farrell, superintenden Buckingham, Coach, Mrs. an old-fashioned garden our Senior year. They On November Yhh Faculty members and sponsor, Miss and science, Mrs. Our class play for this year was HA Ready-Made Family.H Our Baccalaureate Services were held May lu, 1952 and Commencement was held May 21, 1952. . This concludes the history of HTHG Mighty Five.H ti I