Greene High School - Greene and White Yearbook (Greene, IA)

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H A P P Y Thanksgiving vacation included the 27th to December 2. DECEMBER The twelveth month of the year opened with everyone eyeing the calendar and the tinsel decked study hall, and putting time in until the long-awaited Christmas vacation. Monday, December 15, the junior high students presented a Minstrel Show to the highly appreciative student audience. It was the Sopho- more's turn to entertain. This they did, on the nineteenth with a Christmas program. The student body entered into the festive spirit singing Christmas carols. Vocal and instrumental numbers, a one- act play. the Nativity Story, and refreshments made the program a very enjoyable introduction into Christmas vacation. The Junior Class sponsored a Christmas dance Tuesday, the 23. The Snow Ball will be remembered as one of the nicest parties of the year. JANUARY School commenced again on January fifth with everybody immediately looking forward to C?D the appnn. ching semester were given the Wednesday, the honored Mr. G. examinations which fifteenth. 21st, the students Wilkins at a fare- well party. He had been princi- pal of G.H.S. for four years and had given many of us our firm 16 D A Z E foundation in mathematics. We all regretted seeing him leave but with him went our well-wishes in his business venture. Mrs. A.Morran came as sub- stitute in the math de- partment un- til the arri- val of Miss Mary Lou We- gand on Feb- ruary l3, who is shown here with her dog. FEBRUARY The county basketball tournament was held Parkersburg the 1-Pth thru the 6th. Greene defeated Bristow 36 to ll on the opening night but dropped to Allison the following evening 24 to 35. Parkersburg immerged as the county champs. The ninth thru the lbth, the students ob- , served courtesy week. Interest was aroused thru a courtesy honor roll, daily as- sembly talks by faculty and students, class dimus- sions and a poster contest. Jane Frudden and Terry Shook presented the winning high school and junior high posters. The nineteenth was a busy day for the annual staff and students. Photographers from National Studios, Waterloo took pictures of organiza- tions and extra-curricular groups.

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H A P P Y D A ZAE Two days later the fellows doned thah'best shirts, the girls curled their hair, and all posed with a most pleasing smile for individual photographs. The 13th through the 17th was a big week for all the spirited mem- bers of the high school, espedahy by the Juniors, whose task it was to arrange the annual Homecoming events. The pro- gram on main street Wednesday eve- ning included a band performance, presentation of floats, pep talks by high school members, past and present, and rousing cheers from all led by the cheerleaders. An- other pep meeting Friday afternoon and all was climaxed by the clash and the gridiron of the Manly Railroaders Greene Ramblers on the that evening. Marian Petersen was crowned Homecoming Queen by the re- tiring queen, Rita Ann Dralle. The next day, October 18, three students entered the state contest at Postville. Margaret MacLeod and Jane Frudden brought home a first rating in baton twirling and Mary Noehl received a first rating in flag twirling. NOVEMBER The student body was entertained on the third by a baritone soloist, Mr. D. L. Wood. Friday, the 7th, brought vacation whUe the faculty attended the state teachers' meeting in Des Moines. On November ll, Mr. Robert Fischer, commander of the local Tack-Barnett Legion Post, addressed the H.S. as- sembly at our Armistice Day progrmm An impmaptu vacation was awarded us that afternoon so the sharpshooters could take advantage of the opening day of the pheasant season. A negro male quartet from Rust Gol- lege, Mississippi, sang spirituals for us Thursday, the 13th. The fa- vorite song was Beans . And who said school was just books, study and tests? Chief Youngblood, a Chippewa Indian, vividly spoke to the student body on the 2lst. The same evening the Junior Class presented a mys- tery, Ghosts Wanted L L CAnd there were plenw on hand O 01. The basketball season opened Novem- ber ZU, at New Hartford. The Ram- blers dropped the closely contested game Q6 to Lkl. The student body received a tele- gram on November 27 announcing the campaign for subscriptions of the GREENE AND WHITE of l948!! Bigger and better than ever before, bring- ing forth the highlights of the school year. Only three days were given in which to subscribe-- 24th through the 26th. 15

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HAPPY nnzm The boys sectional tournament opened Hampton Wednesday, the 25. The Greene ive dropped to the host team in the opening round. The week Preceding February 27 was mm of interesting de- P velopments. The Sophomores intro- duced the 'feminine approachn for their high school leap year party. All reports were that the party was a success for a few new roman- ces blossomed. MARCH March came in like a lamb and found all students some what worried about the six weeks tests. On March 16 a group from Upper Um, versity, presented a program to high school students. It included a piano soloist, a gymnastic demon- stration, and a college talk to the Senior Class. The boys' inter-class basketball tournament was held the week of the Sth. In the finals the seniors dropped by one point to the Jumnns More enthusiasm and spirit was displayed in those few games than during the entire basketball sea- son. The girls' inter-class basketball tourney ended Thursday the l8th with the senior girls victorious by a one point margin in a fiery contest with the juniors. Good Friday vacation was observed March 26. It was time for all to think about their Easter bona nets. APRIL g April first was the deadline for the annual, and it was the staff's stand- ing joke that that was no AprD.foo1. As this annual goes to press, Spring is in the air and everyone is busily :wa looking forward to A artg, 5 the multitude of ao ' Vp' in tivitles that herald M ,,'QMfPLfw,e ha -v-Q.. the end of another . school year. April 2 Athletic Show April 3 District music conteeg APTi1 2 Athletic Show April 3 District music contest at Nashua. G.H.S. contestants: Marhn Petersen, Harry Downs, Betty Lou raw, and Phyllis Crosby as individual en. tri-GS. and girls' sextette. April 9 High school party sponsored by the Freshman Class. 17