Havelock Plover High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Havelock, IA)

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0 .10 K 14 3 4 1 0 4 be Q-'90 W CQ Goo One bright sunny morning in the year of 1936, twelve little first graders fearfully entered the school house. Clang went the door behind them. They were in for twelve long years. What had the poor innocent little darlings done to deserve this? There wns quite s number of us when we first started out, but it has been a long hard journey and we lost a few of the weaker 0l'l8Se They had our characters typed the very first dqy. Girls on one side of the room and the boys on the other side. The girls were as follows Mary Jenn Bush, Phyllis E go, dnroaret Ferry, Fae O'Nenll, Ilene Sermon and Marian Stover. The fellows were Bob Fisher, nobert Henderson, Fred hclim, Denny Strong, Paul VnnAlst1ne, Frank Vavricka. We all oassed except poor Denny Strong. He decided he liked his seat in the first' grade so he just stayed there. Now we have advanced to the second mrade. We picked up sons new members here-Anne Vavricka, Marilyn Young, Mary Lou narrah, and sign---Dick Pnqe--well anyway he a'r1ved and we lost Marian otover who moved to Lavelock. Frank Vavricke was retained in the second grade. Our teacher for first and second arade was Miss Miller. Now we are advancing into the third Grade with Miss Borta as our beloved teacher. In tlls grade we lost two of tio girls, Margaret Ferry and Anne Vavrika were retained in the third grade and Marilyn Young moved. Jerome Forry and George lancter entered our class to spend their second year in the fourth grade! We al- so acquired a new girl Sophie Bnade. This gfve us four girls and six boys. Darn -t, they lave us outnumbered. We are in the fift! grade now and more boys entered out class, Dennis Henderson, Bennie hilton, and nnurice Kerns. Also some new virls, Shirley Webb and Joann Irwin. Whirley Hebb left us dur- ing the lost semester. Now we are about to enter the sixth grade. What a thrill we are allowed to climb those stnrls to the upper hall. Here Rnother new boy entered our class. Dean Hnwson. We lost Jerome Ferry and llene Seaman stayed in the sixth prade. 9447710514 We have climber another step in the long ladder, and have now reached the seventh grade. Here. Charlene budd joined us and had been with us ever since. We lost Bob fisher, Dennis Henderson, Jo- ann Irwin, Lnurice Kerns, and Dean Rawson. We did lose quite a few this particular year, but we nalned Delmar Travis, but then he left ln the second semester. Gosh 1 almost forgot we gained Bale Furzuson. Now for on even greater thrill at last we fre in the assembly! here we lost one of our beloved clvssmantes Cornelia bterns. We were all very dejected the day she left. KThere are e few state- ments in here which are slightly flctitiousll We gained a girl in her place, Patsy Ackland came here from Mallard. We lost one fellow. Clifford Nicol. The girls were so sorry to see him no especially one of then. WelL then Garland came and we all for- got Clifford. We all rcmonber Garland's first day in school. he was storter than any otter fellow in the class, but for just a kid he hed a terrifically loud voice. it took everyone in school about H month ond P half to det used to it! We all rannged to pull through the eighth grade, and rre enterino our first year in highschool! We have only four were years to no. Uh hapoy day! He had a horr- ible time tryinn to ret used. to only ferr subjects. We tryed hard, and towards the l'st we had n Por- rible tlme trying to keep up with four! In March we lost two boys. Kenneth Krejeci, and Dale FurHuSOH- It's really quite n sLane, because I hear they arc both cults the Romeos now! A new Qirl arrived--- IBOINGI Fror Bradyate. her name was Bev hielsen--JBOINGI Bev's first clear recollection of her first day in Plover High was when she wns in Miss Knapp's office got- ting the lowdown on the cirrulurdl when Foe who was standing out by the coat side and down the other and s hangers looked her u p one queal ed nOh there she ls'!I ever since that informal introduction Bev R Rae have been bosum Buddies ever since. This year we also lost Phyllis umgel how we sre sophomore. We pick ed up a new fellow and a new girl 6 in That makes the score 5 to favor of the boys. The boy was Donald Rienders and the mirl was Dorothy Maitland. This yerr the Bop. sponsored a party. Oh, what OUT OF THE HARBOR, INTO THE DEEP H P9Pty that was. We danced in th! GYM to the music of a juke box 'An interesting incident haopened ghat '0'11 Drobablly never forhet. -hen we were sophomores we were the bells of the Ball. Well anv- WHY 'th0 S0Dhomoro girls were the only ones who were Getting dances. Really could we heln if the Junior and senior boys were so attracted to us that they forget their own class mates! Well to net back to what I was going to tell you in the beginning--the superintendent -nd his wife drew the sophomore girls over in n corner. ver con- fidentlal you know-and said equate 80n't you please ask the Junior d senior boys to dance with the old- er girls. After all you are spon- Orine the Party and you should see to it that'everyone enjoys them- selves. 'Unquote'! This littl, Speech boasted the Sop's moral sc much they haven't gotten over it ye Our Junior year was one of great activity, and we were really in on every little tling. We lost one member that year, that handsowe character dennis hilton. Everyone' was crushed, utterly crushed the day he left. We had our Junior play that year. We really enjoyed tlrt play ill the scences behind stare showed re- markable talent--Too bed We did- n't have an audience brck there! We get our class rinns that year. Three of thc cirls were all ready sportinf around freot big grad- uftion rings--and o roll of tape- llen their own rings camo they irmeflatcly returns' the large rinrs minus the roll of tape and have been flrshing around their own ever since. Our banquet last year was reolh'sohethLng to re- mcnmor.. I'll none P few of the very interesting incidents that happened. Robert ran over n Celfv I nice big one too. Jim V. and a few other senior boys :ot Stuck ln the mud, fnd rested there all night. Fred had three flat tires and arrived at the dance in time for the last wfltz. The car Char- lene and Ere were in had r little trouble--mainly the rerr and fell out. had to cfll Fae's drd in the middle of the morning and he had to come after us. iev and Tnrllnd zoored down and zoomed bfck with- out any hrrdslips. he hope we have half rs rucl' hm this ycfrl How we are seniors. ht last we have reacted the top of the ladder. In five days we will be alupni. We wish to thank the terchers for coonerrting with us and doing their best to nrhe us .tvs a hpppy and successful year. Gnly four of the orldinnl twclvc are loft, Fred, Paul, Robert, and Ere. Thus ends the first chapter in our journey tnrounn life!!

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ways to Chloe. Weed we sry noro 10 10 K 4 34 We the Senion Class of '48 belnq of unsound mind and sound body do make this our last will and testament. We wish to bequeath to each 'nd every class in the assembly our sbilitj tc pet along with each other. We have found by bitter experience that to succ- eed, you must love one another, even if you do think the other person is a stinkerl . Next we wish to leave the North row of seats, with all the scratches, carvings, etchings and so en along with any old pen cils and paper you might find in them to the first ten or fifteen kids who arrive first to grab those dear old desks next fall. Each senior wishes te will the following to these people: Fred wills his ability to gd along with tue oirls to Russell Budd and may he have a jolly good time. . To Gary Prinvle, Donald Reinm dere wills his fbility so make beautiful chest of drfwcrs. Lf? he kfvv r thrivinr business. Charlene wills her quietness, .oerfect manners nnd feminine ' Paul wills his ambition to Darwin, haitland. Darwin take notice of all the scholarships, honors and so on that Paul has won and still he has hed time for music, sports, and a few In the year 1968 my work led me to make a research on pro- gressive education. To take me on my nation-wide survey, I choose as my means of transports tion the new, popular electrome- bile. It was developed and per- fected by Robert Henderson. The ante emits electrons and the electrometive field becomes so intense as it nears approaching objects that the ruto is repell- ed, thnsfmwklnq adcidenm huposs- ible. It was expecially devel- oped for the lnventor's own safe tv., Hecause of unfavorable condi- tions I was forced to prolong my stay in New York. To re- lieve the monotony, I went to see a baseball game7 between the Brooklyn Dodgers and new York Yankees. I was fortunate to ob- tain sn excellent seat just bo- hlnd the back stop. When the Brooklyn catcher turned around to retrieve s ball, I wfs amazed to see the familiar face of Paul VnnA1stine. Imagine that, cat- ching for the Brooklyn Dodgers. It seems incredible but even more astounding was the old man setting two rows ahead of me making a ferocious racket. Lo and behold! it was my one time athletic director, Edward Gar- look. qirls. We wish you good luck with you newly acquired skill. Dorothy Maitland wills her snappy temper to that easy going Alice McKlm who never takes of- fence te anything. Also there are a couple of undesirable Characters, or at least Dorothy thinks so, that she would like to leave to the sophomore girls who are at the moment quite wor- 'iedottittwllisntiiniiiii think- ing and actions behind the steer inn wheel of h1s--car-- to John Tjehbens who has s dreadful time trying to drive with one hand. Sophie wills her studlous nature and determination te get ahead to John Ferry. W0 have thought if over seriously, .John and we have decided that of all the desirable trrits we could leave you, this will do YOU the most good. ,Beverly Nielsen wills her hbility to talk herself our of any revolting development to Jan et McFadzen. May she always find a wry out. Garland wills his great de- votion to a certain girl to Gerald Kerns who is still scout- ing, May he find hor soon. V We couldn't think of anything f r Fas to will awas so we sug- g3st.that Bill Sharp will Fee some of his curly hair. Then she can add ncurlyu to her collection of nicknames. Subscribed, sealed, QubliLLQm and declared by the Senior Clegg as and for our lrst wlll, in the Presence of each of us, who at their request, in presence of each other, at the same time have hertunto subscribed our name as witnesses this Fourteenth any of Hay, Nineteen Hundred and Fourtysoight, at the village of Podunk, state of iowa. 65144 FWFQW As we passed out of the city we crossed the Multiple Metro- politan lanhattan Bridge built by the great civil enaineer, Herr Don Helnders. By the way, speaking of old classmates, I received a letter from an old friend informing me that Charlene Budd after a suc- cessful coreer of toachinr, has settled down to a blissful married life. My friend is a poo: writer so I was unable to dis- t'nqulsh oart of it but sue said sonethlng about Coils. I crn't see the connection. Guess what! -he also informs ed me that Freddie is a success- ful salesman. he has developed a new type of cigarettes and chewing tobacco and has a million dollar business. I My first step on the tour was in Chicsgoz I was informed that the Franklin Delano Roosevelt School was noted for it's pre- gressive methods of education and that the inspiring teacher is Pee 0'Neall. After talking some time with Miss Olhesll, I learned that her business sec- retary is Dorothy Maitland. After leaving Chicago I stop- ped in my old home town. It was Saturday night when the train pulled into the station' and as anew I walked up the street a car pulled up with R gcreech, A lady carrying a basket of eggs and the man a can of cream went into the produce station. I asked an old timer setting on a general bench in front of the store who they were, he said nYou must be a stranger in these here parts. Nhy, that's hr. and Mrs. Garland Westerman, he's one of the most prosuerous farmers in these here parts. I said, I thought they were plannlnq on business careers.u 'Well, its like this, Garland gave up his commission in the Navy to marry sev, who had req tired from stewardess service, so here they are the most pros- perous and happiest family in the country with. four kids--two sets of twins! I endev my trip in Sen Fran- cisco uhere ,Sophie Baade had acquired fame anoung the parents of the younger generation for' her practical methods ef teach- ng.