Des Moines Technical High School - Engineer Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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CocbOKiai) Vol. 3 DES xMOINES TECHNICAL SCHOOL, DES MOINES, IOWA, June 4, 1947 No. 8 stu dents Manage Tcch Graduation Scheduled For June 5 Citj ' Business and Government Saturday, May 17, the cream of the crop from Des Moines high schools invaded the stores, firms, offices, and civic positions in the city. This was the fifteenth an¬ nual high school day for Des Moines. The day is set aside each year by the Retail Merchants Bureau and the Chamber of Com¬ merce. To open the affair a luncheon was held at the Savery Hotel at noon Wednesday, May 14. All stu¬ dents and teachers, plus various business men and women, and a number of city officials attended. Students participating in the e- vent were given two days prein¬ struction on store procedure and other necessary information. Ap- roximately 220 students took part in the annual occasion. Besides benefiting from the experiences and gaining a sense of impor¬ tance, the students received pay of five dollars or more. All wore ribbons bearing the name of their high school and “High School Day’’ inscribed on them. They were also given certificates for participating. Tech was represented in all High School day by twenty-seven students chosen from the history, retailing, journalism and art de¬ partments. The students were: George Rose, Chief of Police; Ray Fenton, City Clerk; Jack Patterson, Streets Commissioner; and Roy Johnson, City Assessor. Others who took part were Rachel Angrove, Inza Cruik- shank, Anna Marie Cunningham, Dorothy Erb, Joan Evans, Doris Johnson, Dick Landers, Dorothy Perdue, Jo Anne McNeley, Mary Newman, Colleen Nichols, Claud- ine Peifer, Mary Phillips, Walter Reynolds, Jerry Scott, Alberta Simpson, Beverly Stump, and Elizabeth Teachnor. Senior Prom Success Girls in frilly formals and fancy flowers with an elegant escort on their arm made up the scene Friday night. May 2, as Tech High swung into the Annual Tech High Senior Prom. ’Neath a gold and blue canopy the couples danced as the old auditorium was transformed into a place of memories. Music was attributed to Bob Fritz’s eleven piece orchestra, and later in the evening punch was served. As proms come and go, and according to the ’47 Seniors, this was the most successful prom Tech has ever had. Surely the spotlight was on Tech that event¬ ful evening just as much as it was on the huge rotating silver star in the center of the room. A. D. Steffenson Sp eaks at Baccaureate AdTets Lniors Stanfield and Weinman Contribute to Warrior We w ' ish to take this opportun¬ ity to acknowledge and thank the the Commercial Art students of Tech for their fine work in the year book, the “Warrior.’’ A combination of ideas were submitted by various students, but the bulk of the work was done by Roy Stanfield and Fred Weinman. Roy was responsible for the excellent lettering you will see, while Fred did the actual illustrating. Much favorable comment has already been made by outside per¬ sonnel who worked on the book, and after publication we are sure many more words of praise will be received. Marilyn Bowman Wins Scholastic Award Word was received Monday, May 12, that Marilyn Bowman had placed third in National Scholastic Art Award. Marilyn placed in General De¬ sign-Group HI by designing a silk necktie material with colors of brown, tan and blue green. A ten dollar check accompanied this placement. Congratulations, Marilyn. Theater Dinner- Theme of Senior Banquet Amid a theatrical atmosphere, Ray Fenton presided over the traditional senior banquet Tues¬ day, June 3, in Younkers’ Tea¬ room. Mr. Betz and Miss Wheeler gave short speeches. A clarinet solo was rendered by Don Dory, a radio major, with Mr. Crisman as accompaniest. The class pro¬ phecy was revealed by Dorothy Perdue, a blond from home room 322, who also wrote the manu¬ script. Although Howard Fuger, who will graduate in August, wrote the class will, Roy Stanfield acted as class lawyer. Decorations, as usual, were made by the Commercial Art stu¬ dents. Centerpieces consisted of gold and white “Oscars,” film, and foliage. The dessert sticks also carried the theater-dinner theme by featuring miniature masks with ribbons on colored toothpicks. The menus doubled as name cards. m A. D. Steffenson The traditional baccalaureate exercise for Seniors were held in the Technical School auditorium Sunday afternoon, June 1, with Mr. E. C. Betz presiding. The Seniors marched into the audi¬ torium in caps and gowns to the strains of “March of Progress,” played by Ulricha and J. Durwood Chrisman. Rev. A. D. Steffenson, pastor of the Gatchel Memorial Meth¬ odist Church, delivered the invo¬ cation and sermon. His text was “Securing Tomorrow.” After leaving Simpson College, where he earned his B. A. degree. Rev. Steffenson attended the Theological Seminary at North¬ western, where he received his Masters degree. Before coming to Des Moines this year. Rev. Steffenson had pastorates at Colo and Bedford, Iowa. The three years between Bedford and Des Moines were spent in the United States Navy as a Chaplain. Part of the three years he was stationed in the South Pacific Area. Music was supplied by a trio, consisting of Kathryn White, Marilyn Rutz, and Pat Landess. Their selections were, “God Ever Glorious” and “Prayer.” Coming Attractions June 1 Baccalaureate June 3 Senior Banquet June 4 Class Day June 5 Graduation June 6 Schools Close Dr. Devine Much worried and happy antic¬ ipation has preceded the hour of 8 o’clock P.M. Thursday, June 5, which has been set as the time of the Seniors’ commencemen;t exercises. Following the proces¬ sional, Mr. Betz will introduce Reverend William A. Knight who will deliver the invocation. Fol¬ lowing this there will be a violin solo, “Adoration”, by Borowski. The address of the evening will be given by Dr. Bennie H. Devine, an Ostopathic Physician. The sub¬ ject of his speech is “Formula for Living.” The Formula he exponds is Ability plus Opportunity equals Responsibility. Dr. Devine at¬ tended Drake and the Univer¬ sity of Colorado, and obtained the degree of Osteopathy and one in Major Surgery. He went to work as an interne in Oklahoma and later here at Still College. Dr. Devine has been a doctor in Des Moines for twelve years, and has been head of North’s Hi-Y Club for that long. He has also given free medical care to all athletes, and has supported ath¬ letics in all the city schools. After the address has been given, Mr. Buell M. Lindgren, a member of the school board, will present the seniors with their diplomas. Restaurant Posters The Commercial Art Seniors have made photomontage posters for the Des Moines Restaurant Association. The theme is that of cleaniness and comfort. They’ll be used at the convention on the 10th and 11th of June, in Hotel Fort Des Moines.

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Vol. 3 No. 1 TH T C DKS MOINKS TECHNICAL SCHOOL, OES MOINES, IOWA. November 4, 1946 TECH’S JANUARY hailto GRADS ELECT OFFICERS OUR new chief COUNCIL ELECTS F ALL OFFICERS The Student Council elected the following’ officers for the pre¬ sent semester Tuesday morning October 8: John Hicks, President; Greg Rice, Vice President; Ann Spicer, Secretary: and Ed Irving, Sergeant at Arms. For the first time in Tech’s history council members were elected by the whole student body. Elections were carried on in home room Monday, October 7. The home room representative then cast his ballot for the per¬ sons his home room voted for. Candidates gave campaign speeches on Friday morning before the election in a short but well conducted assembly by Mr. Nighswonger, sponsor of the council. Council Members from each home room are; Dick Brose 119 Merwin Fillnian 152 Betty Lou Roberts 153 Elwin Ellston 154 Jack Courtney 211 Marie Rondeau 219 Fred Shafer 221 Colleen Nichols 222 Greg Rice 239 Don Davis 300 Kathryn White 311 Theresa Andrews 312 Luella Becker 315 Harold Liuck 316 Ann .Spicer 320 John Hicks 322 Ed Hicks Irving 331 Diana Clark 334 Christine Hart 336-a Emmalou Johnson 336-b Marilyn McNamar 334 Eugene Scheffer 151 Tech Stenographers Hear New York Speaker Miss Jean Zook, Representa¬ tive of Thomas Shorthand for Prentice-Hall Publishing Co., addressed the Stenographic co¬ ops on October 15. She spoke to the group on Thomas Shorthand, a method which was originaed about ten years ago and has been adopted in many schools throughout the country. It is considered less complicated than other methods. Your Next Technician November 27 Des Moines Tech’s senior class held its first official senior meet¬ ing. The main theme of the meet¬ ing was the election of class officers. The returns showed the class desired the following stu¬ dents to be designated as officers: Bob Aduddell, President: Betty Parr. Vice President: Bonnie Hutchins, Secretary - Bob Sauer- man.Treasurer. An executive meeting was call¬ ed for Tuesday morning at eight o’clock. As yet most of the plans for senior activities are just in a tentative state, but you can ex¬ pect sensational news from now on. A semi-formal dance, a ban¬ quet, an informal party, either in late November or early De¬ cember are forthcoming. Tech Girl Victim of Motorcycle Mishap Anna Mae Paskin, lOB, was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident Wednesday night, Oct¬ ober 16. She was injured when she was thrown from the motor¬ cycle on which she was riding with John Conroy after the ve¬ hicle struck a curb at the en¬ trance to the Des Moines ord¬ inance plant at 10:20 P.M. The Technician staff extends sincere sympathy to Anna Mae’s family. Although she had been in school only a short time, she will be missed by all who knew her. Action Ahead! November 1 Sadie Hawkins All- School Mixer November 7-8 Iowa State Educa¬ tion November 11 Armistice Day November 15 Football Banquet and Dance November 19 Open Party November 22 Senior Party Art Students Honored Shirley Swisher, Senior and Commercial art student, won second place and a cash award of $1.75 in the 1946 Iowa Poppy Poster Contest. Good work, Shirley! The Art department has the privilege of decorating the Fort Des Moines ballroom for the State P. T. A. convention which will be in session October SC¬ SI and November 1. In conclusion to the twenty- seven isketches completed last year for a history book com¬ memorating Iowa’s Centennel Fred Weinman has been asked to design the cover of this book¬ let. The work is being produced by the public schools and will be used in social study classes throughout the state. Mr. Betz Among the new arrivals when Tech’s doors were swung open September 2 was Mr. E. C. Betz, our new principal, who hails from Amos Hiatt Junior High where he was principal. Mr. Betz also held positions at Washington Irving and Lin¬ coln. He has attended Des Mo¬ ines University and Northwest¬ ern University, where he earn¬ ed his masters degree. Chief Betz has already en¬ deared himself to the boys and girls at Tech. A hearly wel¬ come to you, Mr. Betz, from your new students at Tech. ATTENTION CITIZENS! The history classes at Tech are sponsoring a mock election cor¬ responding exactly to the election of State Officials. Registration took place in the main hall and in room 119 from 8:15 A.M. to 8:45 A.M. Tuesday, October 25. On November 4. there will be an assembly, with political speeches from the various stu¬ dent “candidates.” The regular voting will take place in the aud¬ itorium on November 5. The “results” of the election will be found in the next issue of The Technician. Welcome To 10B s Hi strangers!!! Our welcome mats await your eager tread. Orchids to you on the success of your party and variety show. Hope all of you had oodles of fun, and we hear you did. Remember now, you are the guys and gals who’ll be the “big shots” around here in a couple of years, so start out now to make it a school you’ll be proud of. Get in on the ground floor and join all activities you can to add to Tech’s glory and yours. Mrs. Langworthy Named Girls’ Adviser Our new girl’s adviser, Mir¬ iam B. Langworthy, comes to us from Washington Irving Junior High where she held the same position for ten years. Previous to this she had been 9th grade Community Life Pro- hlems Teacher and sponsor of the student council in the same school. Mrs. Langworthy received her bachelors degree from Iowa State College at Cedar Falls and her masters degree in Evan¬ ston, Illinois from Northwest¬ ern University. In her opinion, Des Moines Tech is one of the most needed schools and offers the best op¬ portunity of any high school in the city. We sincerely hope she is as happy to be here as we are to have her. To A Returning “Veteran” Returning to the high school staff after serving on the fourth floor in the G. I. department, Mr. R. M. Anderson, better known as Andy. He is now serv¬ ing as our vice-principal, and we’re “mighty” glad to have him in that office. Welcome back, Andy! Seven New Teachers On Tech’s Faculty The opening of the new se¬ mester introduced the follow¬ ing new faculty members to Tech: Mrs. Chris Knutson, Englisr and journalism: Miss Lillian Williams English; Mr. Eino Tuomi, hisftpry; Miss Helen Swanson, bookeeping and t.yp- ing; Mrs. Lory, home service: Mrs. Hardy, home service; Mr. Andreason, radio. JUNIOR TOWN MEETING BROADCAST On October H, 1946, a special events broadcast was carried on in the auditorium of Des Moines Technical High School. KRNT announcers who recorded the Junior Town Meeting of the Air were Russ VanDyke and Charles McCuen. The question discussed was, “Is the worker better off today than before the war?” The four speakers, who did a grand job, were Mary Way, Wanda Putz, Dick Galpin, and John Hinton. Their sponsor was Mrs. Edna Bohlman of the history department. Student participation made the open forum following the speeches an interesting feature of the program which was re¬ broadcast Thursday night, October 13.

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THt TfCHOICIIlO Vol. 3 DES MOINES TECHNICAL SCHOOL, DES MOINES. IOWA. May 2.1947 No. 7 ATTEND “BUTTONS AND BOWS” PARTY I Although my car is pretty old It always starts in weather hot or cold; Speed is not the thing for us. But it’s still better than riding a bus. Its wheels are painted a bright sreen. Its hubs and spokes sparkle and gleam. The body is as shinv as a star. Believe it or not, Utat’s my car. The motor is a model A, We hope it ' s here to stay; The body is not much to see. Cause it ' s only a model T. Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow The Wreck You work, and slave, and scrape, and save. Pennies and dimes and nickles you crave. A dollar down and a quarter next week, You hunt around and vainly seek. Money stays hidden out of your sight. While you work away into the night. And finally you get it all into a pile. And off to school, you lug it in style. Onto the desk you pile the dough. Three whole dollars worth to show It ' s for your basketball ticket. Son now your’re a wreck. Buying a season ticket for Tech! TitHToWWOVf TOMAHAVK Poetic Genius Here I sit Pen in hand. Trying to write, But darned if I can. I’ve no inspiration My mind is a blank. The paper is loo— fOn that you can bank) Well, maybe some day My thoughts will connect And I ' ll get something written I will by Heck! But ' tU I do I must admit I won’t get a grade if I just sit. THE LUNCH LINE V I Why We Like--- Frances Wallers-Those snappy clothes she tailors. Mrs. Hartley-Her generous con¬ tribution to canned food collections. Tom Dunn-His self confidence. Darrell Norem-His sunburnt contplexion. Don Bfarlow-That ear-to-ear smile. F.laine Tompores-Her flashy retl coat. Drusilla Newlon-Always has lime to slop and say “hello . CreK Rice-Black curly hair with dark brown eyes. I.loyd Dove-His honest effort to gel In the lop. Donald Coy-His overalls and ski sweaters. Dick Pelerson-His skill on the haskelhall floor. Al RIoise-Those black diamond eyes. Norma Wartl-Those pretty shoeslrinus. Curtis |ackson-His jivinji in home room. “JAIL BIRD” . SPRING FEVER All SrhtMtl Mixer ' I ' lif firol all-««’hiMil parljr uf thi« M-mmlff will hi liinishi al Tt.lO, In ihr ikcmr Ilf Ihilliinii amt Ihiwx Dam ins III Arn 1.111111 1 I ' h liaiiil amt a flmir ohnw will III ihi hish lishi iif ihi i »i nin||. (iami amt ri‘fri hnii i«l atwi will hr a ailahh . 18