Grimes High School - Nugget Yearbook (Grimes, IA)

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Claw Hin tory In the fall of '48, fourteen very green-looking freshmen entered high school. We were Ronald Baer, Anna Mae Bauman, Beverly Booher, DanielBeauchamp, Donald Col- lins, Rodney Hall, Donald Kallem, Anne Kinsey, Patricia O'Donnell, Lowell Meiers Shirley Paulson, Samuel Price, Herbert Wilson, and Rheta Wiese. Later in the year we were Joined by Eleanor Shepherd. Soon after school started we had to undergo the process of initiation. We all lived in spite of the treatment we received. We elected class officers and chose Dan Beauchamp as our president. Mrs. Schleuter successfully saw us through the year as sponsor. We gave our freshman play Nso Help Me Hannah.H From our class rollwe lost Lowell Meiers. We chose Anne Kinsey as class president. This year we gave in all our high school years many of our ranks were We entered our sophomore year, now a lot less green than just a year before. Mrs. Johnson as our sponsorand our play NToby Helps 0ut.W As engaged rusports and music and made a very good showing for the class. At the beginning of our Junior year we lost Shirhy Paulson Burkedzwho decided the role of a housewife suited her better than that of a high school girl, and Rod- ney Hall who moved away. This year Mr. Smith was our sponsor and Pati 0'Donnell was the class president. Mrs. Schleuter directed our play nTea Toper Tavernn which was presented to a full house. We entertained the Seniors at a banquet at the Cam modore Hotel in the spring and everyone enjoyed it very much. As we entered our senior year we had 12 members. They were Ronald Baer, Dan- iel Beauchamp, Donald Collins, Donald Kallem, Samuel Price, Herbert Wilson, Anna Mae Bauman, Beverly Booher, Anne Kinsey, Patricia O'Donnel1, Eleanor Shepherd, and Rheta Wiese. Of these twelve only thra Anne Kinsey, Rheta Wiese and Daniel Beau- champ had gone all the way together. Out of the twelve, nine participated in sports and five were in band. Near the end of the school year we put on our class play which turned out to be a huge success. Besides the twelve people mentioned above these 30 stone time or another have been members of our class: Fred Bagatti, Janet Bartelt, Mary Cole, Charles Fuson, Delbert Guinn, Jean Oyres, George Anderson, Billy Cole, Keith Neal, Joan Loney, Maxine Hember, Joan Wykoff, Edward Cross, Paul LaFee, Lowell Meiers, Shirley Paul- son, Leona Patterson, Kenneth Anson, Bonnie Grim, Jimmy Benshoff, Joy Schwabe, Betty Rife, Keith Anderson, Phillip Clark and Rodney Hall.

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weomafcy Bggg, Ronald Lgggyz Born March 3,1934 on the old Baer homestead near Grimes. Dur- ing his years in G. H. S., he took up photography as a hobby but later decided to take it up as his career. He realized his ambition whenln became head photographer of an expedition to explore flea life on Schmoo in the Valley of the Shmoon. This proved to be so hilarious he died laughing at the ripe old age oflO5 in Lower Slo- vovia. Bauman, Anna Mgg: Born May 5, 1934 on a farm near Grimes. In school she special ized in shorthand and typing. Her ambition wasto become a private secretary. She won many contests because of her amazing speed in shorthand. But one fearful day her shorthand became so short she could write no more. So she becamealady plumber, the first to use a left-handed monkey wrench. To her misfortune someone pulled the plug and she was sucked down the drain never to be heard of again. Beauchamp, Daniel Lge: Born September 22, 1934 in Carlisle. In school Daniel was a great physics student. When he graduated from college Daniel becamea very bril- liant inventor. His first success came from inventinga shoestring that would last a lifetime. Le sacrificed his life trying to discover a non-explodable bomb so no one would be hurt in wars. He became so frustrated he blew his stack, and no one has been able to find him since. Bgghgg. Bgygrly Legg: Born September 4, 1934 in Prairie City. During her senior year Beverly became engaged to a sailor, the son of a janitor. She was swept off her feet and immediately after graduation the carpenter's daughter eloped with the janitor's son. They settled down in Woodwork and had seven little shavers. She died atthe age of 93 because she stopped breathing. Collins, Donald Christie: Born August 4, 1934 on a farm near Dallas Center. Don was a great speech student and his ambition was to become a criminal lawyer. He was a top lawyer for 20 years and then went into politics. One day while phili- bustering before the senate he talked himselfto death. He left to grieve him, his wife, a former classmate, and several little blowhards. Kallem, Donald EQEQEQ: Born July 7, 1934 in Des Moines. In high school Don was a star player on the football team. He went to college on an athletic scholarship and majored in the theory of football and penmanship. He won the Pulitzer prize