Ellsworth High School - Eagle Yearbook (Ellsworth, IA)

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Class History Louise Chesling and Bob Hoverstein left in eighth grade, and Hazel Koop joined us. This was the year when the long awaited eighth grade gradu- ation day came. When entering high school some of us were sorry, because of initia- tion. Anyway, we all survived--but barely! This year we had the big- gest class in high school, with twenty members. New kids were Max Appelgate, Wallace Caruth, Theola McGonigle, Bill Gabrielson, Dorothy Gruefe, Darlene Peterson, Leslie Peterson and Bill Pomeroy. This year we lost Dick Krogstie, Dick Benson, Frances Olson, Donald Holt and Gene Ballantine. B In our sophomore year, Dorothy Gruefe and Theola moved, and Bill Schneider came to town. The next year, as juniors, we had our play and the banquet to look for- ward to to encourage us. Virgil, Leslie, and Bill Gabrielson moved away, and Gene Ballantine came back. The name of our play, directed by Miss lluhn, Everybody's Crazy --which proved everyone really Was,-and the theme of our banquet was the Gay Nineties. Everyone seemed to en- joy themselves-all during the evening and morning. At the end of our senior year we have sixteen members. They are Max Appelgate, Gene Ballantine, Stanley Valde, Norma Thompson, Wallace Caruth, Kathryn Sogard, Art Espeland, Bill Pomeroy, Bonnie Johnson, Darlene Peterson, Dorothy Johnson, Kenneth Magnuson, Darrell Kallem, Dale Magnuson, Helen Kantak, and Hazel K-oop. We had our pictures taken, skip day, the senior play, and the banquet given to us by the cap- able juniors. Then commencement came and we left our position as seniors for the juniors to fill next year. 21

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f I Q 4. Class l-lislory There were nineteen already studious students who came to E. H. S. in September in 1935. Naturally, we were all very anxious to begin our life of learning. Those who began were Stanley Valde, Norma Thompson, Gene Ballantine, Gene Swenson, Richard Staples, Donald Sogard, Frances Olson, Doyle Nelson, Kennie and Dale Magnuson, Darrell Kallem, Bonnie Johnson, Reuben Hinderaker, Donald Freese, Art Espeland, Kenneth Brekke, Dick Brattebo, Betty Berg, Dick Benson. Miss Lauer started us on our learning career. In our second year, Reuben Hinderaker, Donald Frccse and Donald So- gard left, and Pauline NVeaver, Kathryn Sogard, Donald lsvik and Dick Krogstie became new members of our class. Our teacher was now Mil- dred Voga. By the third year we all began to like our teachers and sch-ool. Donald Isvik, Richard Staples, Kenneth Brekke and Betty Berg left us, and Ho- mer Peterson and Don Obe came in. The fourth year we liked even better, although Pauline Weaver, Homer Peterson and Gene Swenson left. We Ulearnedl' this year from Miss Wick. The fifth year we felt grown upl' going to the second floor of the school house. But we soon got tired of climbing the stairs. Miss Hanson was our teacher. Theola McGonigle joined us and Doyle Nelson left. In the sixth year we felt pretty big. Miss Hanson was again our teacher. This year Dorothy Johnson and Helen Kantak came in. In seventh grade we enjoyed our classes QD. Those who left were Dick Brattebo and Theola McGonigle, while L-ouise Chesling, Donald Holt, Virgil Loux, and Robert Hoverstein became members of our class. Our teacher in the seventh and eighth grades was Mildred Brown. 20

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sf Q ' Es, ' f it 5Ci IOOi CCliSl'lCiCll' September 2-Fifty-three students and the faculty entered upon the threshold -of another school year. R. F. Vanderstoep and Mrs. Accurso were the new additions to the faculty. September 13-Friday the thirteenth was always known as an unlucky day and proved true for the freshmen. Although lacking in quantity they were exceeding in quality. Six members were fully initiated into high school life. Fun was had by all as we welcomed the Freshmen. September 13-Disappointment came when we played Blairsburg and lost. September 17-Three cheers for the boys who showed Randall they could do it by defeating them on their baseball field. September 21-The baseball sectional tournament was held at Rad- cliffe. VVe played the Blairsburg boys and were defeated. September 24--The alumni proved victorious when they played the high school team. October 1-We played Jewell and won. Nice going, boys! October 4-Played Williams here. Oh, well, someone had to lose. October 8-VVe did it again! Yes, Randall had tio suffer the conse- quences. October 11-At 2:30 P. M., the senior class, Miss Huhn, and Mr. Kline were all awaiting their turn in the photographer's room at Hart's Studio in Ames. ' October 14---The baseball boys journeyed to Stanhope and lost in spite of a hard fight! October 18-V-Jewell was the destination for the baseball boys today. Much to our sorrow they lost, but come on boys, you can do it next time. November 6-The Juniors presented to the public a swell play entitled The Darling Bratsf, Everyone seemed to enjoy it. November 15-We opened the basketball season by meeting Radcliffe on our floor. True it was, the girls lostg but the boys came out with fly- ing colors. November 20-The VVomen's Study Club organized a carnival in the school auditorium, the purpose of which was to raise funds for a movie projector to be given to the public school. November 26K-Randall came to visit Ellsworth and took home one vic- tory. The girls put up a good fight and were only defeated by a small margin. December 3-R-We traveled to Kamrar and it was the same story. December 4--A band concert was held in the school auditorium under the direction of Mr. Tjerland. December 6--NVilliams visited Ellsworth and their boys were defeated. December 10-The alumni versus the high school girls and they proved to be out of training. 22