Galva Holstein Community School - Moo Yearbook (Holstein, IA)

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Class of 1 91 7 'Class colors-Black and VVhite. Class flowers-Black and White Carnations. Motto-' ' Today decides Tomorrow. ' ' A S 'WELL as we can remember, there were about ten members of the first grade, most of which dropped out, as we passed along each year. When we entered the second room, the children were kept out of school on account of the measles. This kept them back in their work. Vfhen we entered the fifth and sixth grade, we were very mischievous, and many a night Hugh McGuire had to remain after school and write the spelling words a hundred times for whisp- ering during the day. After reaching the eighth grade, there were many who left school. Several country pupils including, Frederick Klotz, Edna Will and Albert Kahl came to take their places, making a large class again for the Freshmen year in High School. It was that sa.1ne year that Harry decided to take his High School Course here instead of at Tipton. The High School teach- ers introduced us to the new rules. The Ereshies were very particular about their school work, for fear they might get called down. We always glanced over each other's Algebra problems while Hfirandma Logan shined her specks. Upon entering the Sophomore Glass, we had the plea- sure of making our first attempts at geometry. Edna Will and Albert Kahl thought it a hard task to draw a circle with chalk and a string. But they soon learned to manage it. Edna had the habit of taking a compass out of her neighbor's desk without previously asking the owner if she might do so. After leaving the Sophomore year, Harry Yule bequeathed to his successor all the earthly re-

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Class of 1917-Continued mains ol' his lit-levi-tl XYentwortl1 and S111ltl17S,7 Geometry, and the privilege of iggriiiiiiiig' at all times :intl :ill plzu-es. As Juniors we had a hard time in p1 .9p3-1'g11gth9 Jumm' 59111010 anfluffli HS the htivs tlisngiw-t-tl with the girls on all class matters. Frederick klotz had the honor. of rumnng the Vliiss hast vt-:un llt- ht-ing the most experienced in managing things, also had the right to open the wiiiiltiws :it tht- lim-lc tit' the reoni during physical culture period. When we came to school for the lust hip, we rt-alizt-il for the first time that we missed the Seniors of last year. During the first part of the yt-:ir two new iheniliers entered the Senior Row, Raymond Toedt of Miles, Iowa, and Albert Heyde I'i-ont tlrznitl lslnntl. Nt-hr. We entered the new school building-on,Monday, December 11, and it was with th-ep regrets t Il that we left the many footprints which had been made on the tloors of the nhl huihling during our eleven and one half years of school there. Wve were also sorry to leave the row ot' seats on the north side of the room, with their many marks which made the Sen- iors innnortnl. The nienihers of the Senior Row are, Albert Heyde, Raymond Toedt, Harry' Yule, Alhert Kahl. l1'retleriek Klotz, Hugh McGuire, Edna Will and Nina Carstensen. Hugh McGuire :intl Ninn t'z1rstensen are the only two members of the Class of 1917, who have completed the twelve years ot' school in Holstein. N N ow, as we leave forever these halls of learning, it is a great satisfaction to know that we have full eonliclenee in the ability of the Class of 1918 to carry on the bufdgu of qptfiuu- .lu QXQQ11 ent example for the underclassmen. p ii