Denison High School - Monarch Yearbook (Denison, IA)

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Pulience is Powevfull sgpfwmw. you I The class of 1948 is at present the largest in Denison High. In the fall of 1945, 100 members were found on the roll. Since that time tive have discontinued their studies while one new member was added during the school year. Should the present members continue their studies, this class will rank among the largest ever graduated from our school. The Sophomores have taken an active part in the various activities of the school. On the roster of the mixed chorus, boys' glee club, girls' glee club, one will find names of this class presented repeatedly. Three of the members have done their part in presenting numbers for the pep club during the past months. The school band and orchestra also have many of our class in their organizations. During the past year the class gave three onc- act plays which were favorably received: The White Phantom, Happy Journey and Elmer and the Love Bug, directed by Mrs. Bachman. In athletics this class had already won dis- tinction by the boys it has furnished for the foot- ball and basketball squads. Winning letters in football were Clyde Ames, Bob Glotfelty, Gene . Holtorf and Eldon Groth. In the basketball the second team was composed mostly of members of this class which gave an excellent account of it- self this season and promises a fine future for our conference record. Not to be outdone by the mas- culine contingent, the girls also took an active interest in athletics, many girls being members of the Girls' Athletic Association. Many of the boys in the class were members of the Future Farmers team which established a good record in games won. Of course, so far nothing has been said of the scholastic abilities of the various class members. We feel, however, that the Class of 1948 will also produce its outstanding lights in this department when honors are passed out. 2nd Row Srd Row 4th Row LOWER Klrk, Reltt, Jensen, Volkman, Evers, Schmidt, Ruberg, Beerman, Ahrenholtz, Moeller, Scheuermann, Shreeves, Grelnke, Thomsen. Mrs. Gllrhrlst, Mr. Ruch, Mrs. Bachmun, 1Sl'ROW Dldler, Bray, Podey, Knott, Hyson, Bnughman, Hansen. Schneider, Com- 2nd Row - 3rd Row 4th ROW Jurgensen. Lump, Saly, Gluestng, Carstensen, Lutz. Kropt, -19-

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Anonymous I l H I i The fares! fruit is near the lop: Reach high. Q Q ' 't . UPPER PICTURE . 1st Row - Mlchaelsen, Carlson, Petersen, Bnllzintlne, Naub, Gaughan, Blelteldt, Barber, Sl lt K Solbach L et'ens eci ri, carney, . u J . 2nd Row - Sipes, Eggers, Lyman, Mullen, Ahart, Jepsen, Miller, LaFrenz, Hayes, Garvin, ' Coan, Lorenzen, Krueger. 3rd Row - Brogclen Ruth, Groth, Koenck Miss Best, Ml'. Nelson, Miss Johnstone. Bocck, Brown, iloltorr, Pret-ht. Rummk. LOWER PI CTURE 1st Row - Paulsen, lil. Vernon, Isleldt, Ullrlch, Popken, Denker, Meadows, Henning. Bnlrtl, liieeves, Baughman, North, Kenyon. 2nd Row - Moeller, Ahart. Gloe, Poggcnsee, Heeren, Bohnkcr, Mann, Lockman, Owen. Pautsch. Brd Row - Olson, Lump, Pnup, Hannah, Lnngholtz, J. Vernon, Schrnmni, Schlllz, Steuart, Ehlers. Eck. 0 The class of '47, having only 69 members. is a very active one. The members participate in all school activities and outside activities-barring none. Everywhere you go you will find a Junior. no matter where it is-in plays, in band, in glee club, in sports, in G. A. A., Rainbow, church or- ganizations, or the like. Led by Dick Boeck, presidentg Lois Barber. vice president, Lorene Petersen, secretary, and Bob Hannah, treasurer, and under the supervision of Mr. Nelson and Miss Best, the class is the envy of the high school. Where else will you find such pretty girls or handsome boys? Where else will you End a class as smart? Where else, but in the Junior class! The class, in preparation for the Junior-Senior promotion is sponsoring the Junior play, Where's Laurie? having a cast of fourteen-nine girls and five boys. Also, the Junior players have giv- en three onesact plays during the past school year - Too Many Cooks, Betty, Behavef' and The Contest Play. Lorene Petersen leads the Junior play produc- tion group as president and is helped by Fern Bielfeldt, secretary-treasurer, and Tom Brown, reporter. You have all seen Juniors running around,or on the football field and dribbling the ball across the. basketball floor. This shows that they are also interested in sports. The band also occupies the Juniors' time. Heading the band as president is Fred Precht and helping him is Carolan Carlson, vice-president. This shows the hold the Juniors have on the band. Juniors are also occupying must of the chairs in glee club and mixed chorus and are also rep- resented in the school orchestra. The Juniors, whose flower is the rose and whose colors are aqua and rose, are living up to their motto: Forward ever, backward never, and nowhere will you flnd a Junior who isn't proud of his class. els..

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.7 In choosing your friends let Character be the nnnymous - ' ' 1 IBSE. -A UPPER PICTURE 1st Row - Eclt. Gloede, Klelngarn, Meyer, B. Miller, Petersen, Hollister, Clarey, F. Keesling, Mnrtin, Ncppl. 2nd Row -Iteloghhclniasen, Brown, Brandt, Runge, Miller, Sehwanz, Johannsen, Wnlde. c e nn, t eve-rt. 3rd Row - Anderson, Slcchln, McClellan, Jenkins, Miss Moore, Hadentcld, Eggers, Stump. YVIIIFOUI. LOWER PICTURE lst Row - Ericson, Neumann, Jacobsen, llobson, Danlelsen, Keptord, Tamm, Ruch, Kirk, Rld elv Rube 2nd Row - Smihf bhrlstiansen, Meeves, R. Christiansen, Hollruh, Haworth, Asmus, Carsten- sen. Bell, W. Peters, Henning. 3rd Row - K. Peters, Grlmm. Retmnn, Smith, Bassett. Rule. Smith. Stolze. Van Fleet, Preclit. swm-twood, Robbins. O From country schools, neighboring towns, parochial schools, and the Central, came the sixty- tive members of the freshman class. Many of them were dazed and confused by their new sur- roundings. However, they soon became acquaint- ed with their classmates, teachers, and subjects. Their subjects consisted of algebra, general math, English, Latin, home economics, general science, industrial arts, and farm shop. They elected officers just like normal people do. Amid cries of I got cheated! Count 'em agaln! and Who stuffed the ballot box? came the voice of Miss Moore, one of the class sponsors, announcing, Bill Willroth, presidentg Ray Chris- tiansen, vice-presidentg Dick Stump, secretary- treasurer. Most of the boys started football in the fall. Bill Willroth, Ray Christiansen, Jobe McClellan, Dick Hennings, and Charles Anderson all partici- pated in this sport, on the high school team. Freshmen played an active part during the home-coming festivities. This included putting on a skit at the bonfire and sponsoring a float in the parade called Our Team Is Red Hot. f After the completion of the football season many of the boys continued their athletic activi- ties in basketball, two playing on the high school team, Ray Christiansen and Charles Anderson. Others play junior high basketball under the sup- ervision of Mr. Lapitz. Some boys who didn't play but who were of great assistance as manag- ers were Dick Hennings and Donald Danielson. In the spring a few freshmen went out for track ' The girls' activities in sports included volley ball and basketball, which Miss Best directed. In this manner they were able to obtain points for G. A. A., into which they were initiated later on. The ninth graders also took part in musical groups. These were boys' and girls' glee clubs, mixed chorus, and band. The class decreased when it lost a few of the original members. These were Joyce Stolze, Dor- othy Speer, Joan Swartwood, Mary Meeves, Wal- ter Brown, and Aldora Kleingarn.