Gibson High School - Ano Memores Yearbook (Gibson, IA)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 1955, four little children crossed the threshold of the Gibson schoolhouse and began their edu- cation. They were Edwin Allison, Paul Bates, Paul Richman, and Mary Slaven. Q We lost Paul Bates and Paul Richman, but gained Dona and Kenneth Ferns and Pearl Steinke at the beginning of our second year of school. Thus, our class roll.was: Edwin Allison, Pearl Stelnke, Mary Slaven, and Dona and Kenneth Ferns. Miss Josephine Galbraith was our teacher during out three years in the primary room. We gained several classmates and when we returned to continue our education in the third grade we found that we now had seven students in our class. They were: Edwin Allison, Pearl Stelnke, Mary Slaven, Donna Jane McDowell, Donna Jean Molyneux, Shirley Nanke, and Robert Graham. We gained Clayton Meeks and David Ahrens in the four- th grade, but lost David again before beginning in the fifth grade. The class roll for the fifth grade was: Ed- win Allison, Pearl Steinke, Mary Slaven, Donna Jane Mc- Dowell, Donna Jean Molyneux, Robert Graham, Clayton Meeks, and Glenn McKa1n. Miss Ada Cover, now Mrs. Lowell Neis- wander was our instructor during our years in the inter- mediate room. Starting in the junior high we were nine: Edwin A11- ison, Pearl Steinke, Mary Slaven, Donna Jean Molyneux, Donna Jane McDowell, Robert Graham, Clayton Meeks, Glenn McKa1n, and Paul Bates. In our three years in that room we had as instructors in the sixth srade, Mr. Dale Pace, in the seventh grade, Mr. Lowell Robertson, and in the eighth grade, Miss Velva Parker. We lost Robert Graham, Clayton Meeks and Donna Jane McDowell and gained Ida May Strasser and Enid Kitzman, so those who received their eighth grade diplomas were Edwin Allison, Pearl Steinke, Mary Slaven, Ida May Strasser, Donna Jean Molyneux, Enid Kitzman, Paul Bates, and Glenn MCK8 in 0 We entered high school the next year feeling rather small and insignificant. Our class was the same except for several new additions. The new members were: Gerald- ine Fox, Robert Vail, Loren Roorda, and Shlrlee Cooner. It was the task of Miss Norma Moore, now Mrs. Ray Gasperi, Mr. J. E. Hewitt, and Mr. Ernest Smith to try to teach us something. Several of our members were on the basketball team. We oresented s three-ect slay uCrrshinv Societyn under the direction of Kiss Moors.

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We gained several more members when we started our soohomore year, and had a bigger class than ever before. The class roll consisted of Paul Bates,Glenn McKain, Loren Roorda, Merrill Shepherd, Robert Vail, Enid Kitzman, Ger- aldine Fox,Mary Slaven, Pearl Ste1nke,Donna Jane McDowell, Donna Jean Molyneux, Edwin Allison, Shirlee Cooper and Ida May Strasser. During the first semester, Mr. E. C. Evans, Mrs. Keith Wymore, and Mr. Ernest Smith were our instruct- ors, but Mrs. Wymore and Mr. Smith were renlaoed by Mrs. Carolus and Mrs. Heifner at the beginning of the second se- mester. Maybe we d1dn't learn much the second semester,but it save us many things to remember. When we returned in the fall to begin our Junior year we found that we had lost Paul Bates to Deep River, Loren Rcorda to Lynnville, Enid Kitzman to What Cheer, and Ida May Strasser to Emnoria, Kansas. This left in our class Glenn McKa1n, Merrill Shenherd, Robert Vail, Mary Slaven, Geraldine Fox, Pearl Steinke, Donna Jane McDowell, Donna Jean Mo1yneux,Edw1n Allison, and Shirlee Cooner. Accord- ina to customgwe nurchased class r1ngs,oresented the class play, WReady-Made Fsmilyn and gave a WCandlel1ghtn bannuet for the seniors to start them on their way. Of course, We were all thinking of the time when we would be on the re- ceiving instead of the giving end of the banquet. Our teachers during our junior year were Miss Viola Watson,Mrs. Carl Moore, Mies Pauline Riggs, and Mr. P. E. Pyle. We began our senior year with the same members as we had the year before,as we have neither lost nor gained any- one. Therefore, the graduating class consists of Shirlee Cooner, Edwin Allison, Donna Jean Molyneux, Donna Jane Mc- Dowell, Pearl Steinke, Mary Slaven, Geraldine Fox, Robert Vail, Merrill Shepherd, and Glenn McKa1n. Our teachers were Miss Viola Watson, Miss Vera Longwell, Mr. Gene Burk- hart, and Mr. P. E. Pyle. we presented the class play WAunt Sally from Cherry Valleyu. All the girls made the first team in basketball. Glenn McKa1n was the only boy in our class who played basketball this year. Glenn and Bob were both active in baseball. As we go out into the world, our school days will not be forgotten. Many haooy memories of them will remain with us forever.