Fenton High School - Sentral Yearbook (Fenton, IA)

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SENIOR CLASS HIST GRY Nineteen forty brought a brlght group of youngsters to begln thelr flrst year of school 111 Fenton The class conslsted of Arthur Boyken Vlrguua M1eller Larry 'Iheesf1eld Nhrvm Bolllnger Eldora B1erstedt and WUTICC Krause 'lhe teacher who had the pleasure of teachlng them was Mlss Carlson Cleo Larson Danny long and Marlene Stlgman JO1I'l6d LB the second semester of that year O.1r second year of school brought us the same class except that Cleo Iarson Danny Long and Nhrvm Bollmgger le ft us The class were really m1sch1ef rrakers by the t1me they reached the th1rd grade Wanda Wallace Jomed us the second semester of that year 'lhey were under the gl11dHIlCCS of Mlss Brathland and 'Vhss Hewltt Our merry class gradually advanced and now that we re 1n the fourth grade only one new student Jomed us Wlllfll was Delores lhck Wanda Wallace left us the f1fth year and so dld our teacher M125 Brathland Orr new teacher was Nhss Minus Ou' S1Xth grade many of our students left sone to attend Parochlal school Those who left were Arthur Boyken Larry Theesfleld Eldora Blerstedt Delores ilaack and V1rg1n1a M1eller Benora Mltchell Jolned us because of m1SSlIlg a year of school hav1ng rheumatlc fever and Marllyn Welsbrod and llienreth Nbtzger J01l'Bd us the second semester of that year Marlene Stlgrren left us the end of the s1xth year and our seventh year brought two new pupl ls to our class Those were Jerry Woods and Verle Plerce Oar teacher then was Mrs Halverson Olr e1ghth year of school we moved lnto the former Home ECOHOIIHCS room Nhry llou Fmnestad was the only new pup1l that year In May of 1948 we graduated fron 8th grade Our bashful class f1nally reached hlgh school and were1n1t1ated Green Freshmen They were Dav1d Berkland 'Vlarvln Bolllnger Verle Plerce John Bolhnger Jerry Woods James Neyer Maurlce Krause Eldora Blerstead Delores llaack Salome Uthof Beverly Potraz lJO1S Hante lnen Benora Mltchell Verda Luedtke and Nlarllyn ll61SbI'0d Ronald Potter JO1I'lCd us the 2nd serrester of that year Another term went by and we were sophomores Those who dropped out were LOIS Hantelrran and Jerry Woods Our .lunlor year cane w1th much excltement We looked forward to our Jllillm' class play and banquet w1th eager Lnterest John Bolllnger was the only one that left us Ah'at last our flnal year has come Now that we are senlors our class has dnrunlshed unt1l we only had eleven 1n our class Salome an Eldora ft us and got marrled 10- ' 1 1 1 1 1 . ' 1 . I 1 1 ' . . V .. . I A- 5 V , ' , . , , 1. , - . 1 . . , . 1 ' 1 1 . , . .. 1 1 ' . . . ,. 1 'l . ' 1 . . . . I 7 0 A I s ca 11 - - - as . ,A , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 V . . ,. 1 1 1 ' ' . . . . . . . , . . d Ivy. ' .- .

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CLASS OFFICERS Sponsor Pres1dent VICE PT6S1dCHt Secretary CLHRICULUM Anerlcan Llterature Bookkeeplng Amerlcan HISLOFV Mr Tatum James Nbyer Mar1lyn We1sbrod Beverly Potratz Soc1ology Government ECOnOm1CS Class Motto Take one step forward and secure that step Class Flower Yellow Rose and Violets Class Colors Yellow and Orchld CLASS SONG CTO the tune of In the Cool Cool Cool CH The Even1ng In our very last year of h1gh school We b1d you all farewell In our very last year of hlgh school MCMOFICS there w1ll dwell When the school bell rang 1D September And vo1ces fllled the a1r Cause we knew lt s our last So we had to thlnk fast So they d know that we were there We had a lot of fun Now when our work 1S done We'll g1ve our knowledge to some Flrst to the JUHIOF class goes all our And our Aggresslveness too And to Settle And to You'll the class of sophomores down and try the tlmld freshmen get here ly and by. last, last, year of hlgh school In our When we start to part In our last, last, year of hlgh school We know we aren't so smart But they're g1V1Hg us our d1plomas And send1ng us away In less than a month For Jobs we w1ll hunt And we'll have no more to say' qu1etness --'-9-- --- ------' ' Treasurer ----------- - -------- David Berkland ,. 'll ' I7 Y 1 ' ' 'J l V

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PROPHECY It has now been 20 years s1nce the class of 52 has graduat ed from good old Fenton H1gh We have now come together 1H the great Clfy of Fenton The f1FSt one was recogn1zed as DaV1d Berkland He settled down on a farm wlth h1s w1fe and he 1S also a member of the P T A Nhjor MBFVIH Boll1nger was home on leave so he was also here NEFVIH 1S st1ll h8V1Hg luck w1th women Delores Haack had a few changes school teacher but 15 keep1ng house lone Rock 1D her plans Qhe 1SH t a fmlwrhdbyamlkms MBUFICC Krause has become a Coach for Notre Dane and 1S st1l a bachelor Verda Luedtke has settled down here 1n Fenton w1th her husband and e1ght k1ds all of who are boys Ihr husband 1S stlll 1H the hardware bus1ness Janes Meyer was able to get leave from the P B I Off1CC 1D H3Sh1HgLOH D C w1thout any 1nwest1gat1on W1th h1m was h1S w1fe who 1S a nat1ve of lenton Benora Nhtchell after 8Lt6Hd1Hg college for a few years 1S aga1n Cl9fk1Hg 1H Ba1ley s Store Her husband 1S operatlng h1S fathers farm west of town Nerle P1erce has settled down 1H Jackson MIHHCSOCS where he 15 operat1ng a n1ght Club Tle Plantmore HIS Wlfe 1S a S1Hg8F 1H the club We had a call from Beverly Potratz from Ch1C3gO She 1S WOfk1Hg as a pf1V8t6 secretary to a veter1nar1an She 1S st1ll s1ngle but has a few prospects Honald Potter was found after much search1ng 1D the H1ngl 1ng Brothers CIFCUS He was the worlds tallest man Last but not the least we found Marllyn we1SbF0d We surely thought she was gO1Hg to be marr1ed but much to our surpr1se she wasn t She s WOFk1Hg w1th the F B I and has become en gaged to a person who se home 1S near Lone Rock 1 11 l - 1 ' ' 1 Q ' ' ' in . , . . Y W' l , . S . I A. .W . . H s H . . . . , A . 1 7 ' ' - T , l ,f'f.'x 1 'f't' i ts 1 Y 3 i 1 1 1,1