Dow City High School - Greyhound Yearbook (Dow City, IA)

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Class History y ln the fall of 193 8, thirty-two scared but very game youngsters trudged up the steps to Miss Agnes' room. These were Marilyn Smith, LaVonna Swenehart, Anna Mae Price, Paul Leslie, Minnie Malone, Ralph Tech, Delmar Weise, Estheir Omstead, LaVonna Clothier, Betty Andersen, Bill Baber, Clara Mae Mathys, LaVerne Poitevin, Maurice Rule, Beverly Smith, Robert Tillet, Jean Weber, Roberta Jean Deiber, Marty Furne, Dwayne Tech, Isabel Hunt, Connie Ahart, Vincent Ahart, Betty Jleane Stuin, Daryl Keairnes, Eddie Houston, Junior Croxell, Glen Beam, Perry Buff,l Viola Jean Coburn, Clara Mae Beam, and Glen Higgins. Here we started our school life and it wasn't long until everyone had caught on to what was expected of them and some things not expected. l'm sure we will all remember kindergarten or trxe birthday cakes we drew on the board, and the singing of Old Shoes, New Shoesx' whenever anyone had a new pair of shoes. It was fun, too, playing the games Miss Algnes taught us and learning to read, color, and print. We were all glad to see the end of the first year of school but before the summer ended we were eagerly awaiting the new school year. How proud we were to have desks now instead of tables! ln first grade, we became even 'more accustomed to school life and by the time we reached second grade we were fast learning all tricks of the trade. l'm sure Connie and LaVonna will always remember the second grade and Miss Metcalf's paddle, Peppy. In third grade, we were taught the habits of Indians and Pilgrims. Here we also learned to control our desire to whisper. Remember, Bill, when you had lto go to the cloakroom ? Good thing the janitor came along when he did. Fourth grade will always beremembered because this was the year we started using ink. How proud we were that now we were trusted with ink. Our mothers didn't appreciate it very much, though, when we came home ink from head to foot. ln fifth grade, we were acquainted with The Little Colonel series., Also, this was the year we started our dramatic careers. The girls made up and presented a play to our class as well as other visitors. We thought we were doing something wonderful then. t ln sixth grade, Miss Turnlund did her best to make us good writers, but l'm sure all high school teachers have wondered where our writing talents were by the time we got to high school. We were very proud to have Betty Andersen represent our class in the County Spelling Bee when we were in sixth and seventh grades. Marilyn Smith represented our class when we were eighth graders. , Our grade school days came to an end when we received our eighth rade diplo- mas in the spring of '47. All our grade school teachers were rather sad o see us go into high school because we always supplied them with numerous fruity rolls. Our teachers through the grades were Miss Agnes, Miss McBride, Miss Metcalf, Miss Wiggins, Miss Rounds, Miss Mendenhall, Miss Turnlund, Miss I-lanhigan, Miss Johnson, and Mrs. Boham. J 13

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Class o 1951 Colors. Blue and White Flower White Gardema CLARA MAE MATHYS Mathys Silence ls golden, but why be a rnlser. Yearbook Typist 4: Glee Club l,Z,3,4: Mked Chorus l,Z,3,4: Plays: Oh, Kay 3, Sally Lou 4: Favorite Ex- pression, Kld: Pet Peeve, People who are always on time: Favorite Food, Chocolate melts: Secret Ambl- tlon, To cllmb Mt. Everest: Favorite Pastime, Earling boys. VINCENT Al-IART Vince Worry causes wrinkles, but he hasn't .ny.ll Yearbook Staff: Sports Editor 4: Bas- ketball 3,41 Mixed Chorus l,Z,3,43 Glee Club l,Z,3,4: Quartet 3: Plays: Oh, Kay 3, Sally Lou 4: Favorlte Ex- pression, l don't know: Pet Peeve, Wrltlng themes: Favorite Food, Baked ham: Secret Ambition, Make l00 points tn s basketball game: Favorite Pas- tlme, Playing cards. GLEN sz-:AM sleepy Th bed has become a place of lux- ury to me! l would not exchange tt lor all the thrones in the world. Yearbook Typist 4: Glee Club Z,3,4: Mixed Chorus l,Z,3,4: Plays: Oh, Kay 3, Sally Lou 4: Favorite Ex- pression, No Kidding: Pet Peeve, Taking care oi chickens: Favorite Food, Cherry ple: Favorlte Paltlme, cemg turing. Q LAVERNE POITEVIN Poitie Gd'l gift to Womanlilndf' Yearbook Staff: Advertising 3,43 Plays: Oh, Kay Stage Manager, Sally Lou 4: Favorite Expression, Hey: Favorite Food, Anything that's good that I like: Pet Peeve, Milking cows: Secret Ambition, To own a nightclub: Favorite Pasttme, Tearing around at dances. MARILYN SMITH Smitty Bubbllng with vlvactty and ambi- tion. Class Vice-President 3: Yearbook Stall: Business Manager 3,4: Adver- tlslxq 3.4: Sports Editor 4: Basket- ball l,Z,3,4: Glee Club l,Z,3,4: Band 4: Mixed Chorus 3,4: Plays: Oh, Kay 3, Sally Lou 4: Operetta 1: Favorite Expression, Watch lt: Pet Peeve, Foullng out: Favorite Food, Cherry Pie Alarnode: Secret Ambition, To marry a coach: Favorite Pastlme, Writing letters. IZ ,

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As green, but energetic, Freshies we entered high school in the fall of '4'l. On the roll call were: Virgie Adamson, Connie Ahart, Vincent Ahart, Betty Andersen, Bill Baber, Glen Beam, Carl Beymer, Franklin Bolte, John Brink, LaVonna Clothier, Leola Coburn, Viola Coburn, Duane Hard, Charlie Harder, James Houston, Daryl Keairnes, Vernon Malone, Rueben Malone, Clara Mae Mathys, LaVerne Poitevin, James Schwartz, Marilyn Smith, Norman Weed, Maxine Wright, and George Andersen, Jr. Of these twenty-five beginners, fifteen dropped out, so our graduating class now numbers ten. Initiation was the first high spot of our high school career. The girls had to dress as boys and the boys as girls. Of course, all were plastered with lipstick. What a very funny sight we made. It was loads of fun though, and everyone enjoyed himself immensely. That night, a party was given for all Freshmen. l'm sure we'll always remember the verse on our invitations which read as follows: Remember that the mighty Oak was once a Nut like you. The Home Economics girls were very proud to have been chosen to give a Christmas tea. It was beautiful and under the excellent guidance of Miss Thompson, highly successful We gave our first high school party during this year. It was a May day party and very successful. As Sophomores, we were a little more experienced about high school ways. At first, geometry got us down but with excellent teaching we soon mastered it. This was also the year we made our favorite fairy tale into a movie and showed it to the grade kids as an English assignment. The biggest thrill of our Sophomore year was the serving at the Junior-Senior Banquet. The theme of the banquet was a circus so the girls dressed as gypsies and the boys as clowns. It was lots of fun and no one spilled a thing. Serving at the Alumni Banquet was quite a different thing, though. Everyone's feet hurt that night! Our Junior year was -filled with excitement from the very beginning. Everyone was excited over the prospect of giving a play. When the play came and parts were given out we were all eager to begin practice. The name of our play was Oh, Kay and it was a mystery-comedy in three acts. l'm sure we all drove Mrs. Walters crazy for fear we wouldn't have our parts learned on time. Our play was given October Zlst, and attended by a record crowd. As soon as our play was over, we ordered our class rings. This was an event for which we had been waiting for eleven long years. To us, our rings were the most beautiful in the world and we wore them with a feeling of pride. We took time out in the hustle and bustle of school life to choose our class motto, colors, and flowers. This took much pondering, but finally we chose Today We Follow, Tomorrow We Lead as our class motto: blue and white as our colors, and the gardenia as our flower. Gardenia means refinement and we thought this fitted our class very well. 14