Grimes High School - Nugget Yearbook (Grimes, IA)

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SENIOR CLASS HIST OR Y On a bright sunny day September 6, 1937 twenty-two small tots trudged up the steps to begin their grade school career at Grimes. They were josephine Bagotte, Dean Bowen, Robert Dirks, Donald Fuson, Ronald Hart, Helma I-lull, Paul l..aFee, Carolyn Mills, Samuel Price, john Quigley, Albert Ray, Billy Richards, Oris Richardson, Betty Lou Rife, Ronald Rosenburg, james Seibert, Nyal Tassler, Patricia Walker, Gloria Walthers, james Weiser, Evelyn Wipperman, and Patty Shuller. To us this was the all important day. We started under the supervision of Mrs. Ivah Butler. The next fall we found fifteen of us in the second grade, again under the instruction of Mrs. Ivah Butler. That year we were joined by, Bobby Cole, a new student. Dean Bowen and Helma moved away. We entered the third grade with ten students and were joined by jim Pinegar, Darrel Richart, Frederick Voss, and Vernon LaFee. Robert Dirks, Gloria Walthers, and Nyal Tassler moved to a new locality. Our teacher for this year was Miss Helen Seibert. In our fourth year we were joined by Leo Sels. Again we were greeted by Miss Helen Seibert. We entered the fifth grade with our student body numbering twelve. Here we were joined by Howard Gossmeyer jr., Donald Neal, Mariana Osterhout, and Donald I-Iember. Leo Sels and Bobby Cole moved away. Our teacher for this year was Miss Flo. McCloskey ln the sixth grade we were greeted by a new teacher, Miss Cornelison and a new pupil Billy Lancaster. During that year we had four teachers, Miss Cornelison, Mrs. Huckle, Mrs. Isabell, and we finished the year with Miss Maxwell. During the year we also lost two students, Frederick Voss, and Donald Neal. There were twelve in the student body as we entered the seventh grade under the supervision of Miss Costello. We were joined by Betty Mae Anson, Louis jean Anson, Willie Meier, jr., and Robert Hart. Louis Mae and Betty jean Anson, Patricia Walker moved into new localities. ln the eighth grade we were greeted by Mrs. Cora Proven and a new student, Diane Beveridge. Robert Hart, Mariana Osterhout, Diane Beveridge and Darrell Richart moved away. Then came our first year in high school. We entered with six and were called Freshies Freshman initiation soon came and we began getting acquainted with out upper-classmen. We enjoyed our Freshman-Sophomore play Meet The Folks. Our class officers: Don Hember-Presidentg jimmie Pinegar-Vice-Presidentg jim Weiser-Secretary: and Evelyn Wipperman-Treasurer. That year Howard Gossmeyer and Willie Meier joined the U. S. Navy. Our Sophomore year saw us with four students. Our officers this year were: jim Pinegar-President: Don Hember-Vice-President, Evelyn Wipperman-Secretary, and jim Weiser-Treasurer. As Sophomores we were again in the Freshman and Sophomore play johnny Grows Up. We entered our junior year with four students. We lost Don Hember but were joined by Don Mills. We enjoyed our junior -Senior Banquet at the Commodore Hotel May lst. This year our play was Good Gracious Grandma. 9

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Our Senior year we still had our four students at the beginning of the year. We elected our class officers and sponsor. Our officers were Evelyn Wipperman- Presidentg jim Pinegar-Secretaryg Don Mills-Treasurer and Mr. Lowell Fullmer as our sponsor. We enjoyed our Junior -Senior Banquet at the Commodore Hotel April 8th. The latter part of the year we were joined by Ann Shepherd from the Cooper High School at Cooper, Iowa. We enjoyed our play Hillbilly Courtship a comedy in three acts. Skip day we went to Fort Madison and then on to Saint Louis, Missouri for a very enjoyable time. The Baccalaureate services were held at the Presbyterian Church May 15th. Commencement Exercises were held May l9th at the High School Auditorium. This brought to a close our memorable activities. SENIOR SKIP DAY On April 29th at 6 o'clock in the morning, five Seniors and Mr. Fullmer left the school- house for Fort Madison, Iowa. We reached Fort Madison abound 10 o'clock and went direct- ly to the State penintentiary whe re a special guide was waiting to show us around. We learn ed how a criminal lives and of course we got to see some of the prisoners. fWe really ex- pected to see some of our buddies j. We had our lunch at the penintentiary and it was very good, but to tell you the truth we sure thought we'd get bread and water. Of course Mr Fullmer knew better than that. After leaving Fort Madison we started for St. Louis, Missouri, the better half of our trip. After stopping so many times to buy something to eat or pick up a few souvenirs we finally reached our destination. We went to a ball game that night and saw the Cardinals and Brooklyn battle it out. Boy what a game. We never ate so many peanuts in our lives. After the game we went to the Fox Theater and then to a Hotel Roof Garden where Stan Kenton and his orchestra were appearing. We drove around a little while to see what we could see, and then to the hotel and bed. We got up EARLY the next morning because we still had a lot of places to see before we started home. We went to several parks, the munition works and the jefferson Army Barrack. We also visited the Missouri Botanical Gardens where there are all kinds of beautiful flowers. We saw the Wedding of the Rivers fountain where The Mississippi and the Missouri rivers meet. The last place we went to was the zoo fit's a wonder they didn't keep some of us.l We finally got started for home. Of course when we got to Keokuk we had to stop and see the dam. What a lot of water. We got home Saturday night at ten o'clock a very tired looking group, but happy because we had had such a wonderful time. 10