John R Mott High School - Mir Or Yearbook (Postville, IA)

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U55 Jlflifz-ofz cysffeafs AUGUST Q 2871 Curtain rises with a bang! New faculty faces seem to be prominent for '44 and '45. SEPTEMBER I-2-3-4. Oh, Come to the fair! No School!! IS. First football game of the season with Sumner. The boys aren't doing so well. 22. Another game lost to West Union. Flat tire-the rain- what a day!!! 27. New Hampton game in the rain. The doctors there received a great deal of business-just ask Filbert or Cloy about it. 28-29. Teachers' Convention at Cedar Rapids. Gee, even the teachers don't know it all. OCTOBER 4-5-6. Six weeks' tests!! . 5. The Lewis Players entertained us at an assembly pro- gram. Red turns professional! 6. Whot's ,wrong with you guys? Still another game lost. I2. Pep rally held at 7 o'clock-the usual charging into the Palm. I3. Homecoming! Sssh-the Woukon game. Well, at least the band did a better iob of marching than did Waukon's. Junior class presents College Daze. Remember the little party afterwards? I4. Marching band needs more practice! We only received a ll rating at the State Contest. More tears shed!!! I8. New fad-bow ties arrive! 27. Imagine! Our first victory during the football season, with Fayette. Keep it up, fellas. NOVEMBER 3. Lost!-lost game of season, with Cresco. I5-I6-I7. Six weeks' tests. More headaches! Zl. Letter Club Hop. Alumni lettermen come to see the crowning of queen, Virginia Brown, and to swing out to Benny Gamble and His Gamblers. 28. The victory of the first basketball game was well worth going after at Fayette. 29. Sadie Hawkins party sponsored by the juniors! DECEMBER 4. SmiIe pretty, please -pictures taken. 5. Basketball game. Did we beat Luana! 6. Shirwood's seat is changed! We wonder whyl 8. We traveled to Sumner for the victory this time. I4. Musical program by Prof. Otto Schocht. Ah, shortened periods again! I5. Team goes on skids with their first defeat of the season with Manona. I9. We make Fayette sit up and take notice-score!! 20. Grade school operetta- Scrooge's Christmas. 22. Jitterbugs have the floor at the high school party. The train pulls out for Christmas vacation! JANUARY 3. Back with our noses to the grindstone! 5. West Union there. .We're doin' all right!! 8. Second semester begins. More books to buy!! 9. We won the game with Clermont-surprised? ,l0. Report cards are out. What have we done to deserve such beautiful red letters? Arlo reads to us from his comic book!! . Basketball game at Woukon. They won. I6. Wanted: Lessons on how to win a basketball battle with Elkader. Call any member of the varsity. I9. Defeated McGregor. What a wild game! , 23. Beat Fayette, too. Could you believe it? W 25. Students show their dignity at the Activities Banquet. The Woukon Indians defeat the Pirates. FEBRUARY ' I-2-3. County basketball tournament at Woukon. Lansing receives the trophy. 6. Happy days are here again-we beat Maynard. 'l3. Team lost to Manona. I4-I5-16. Six weeks' tests. Study-worry-fIunk!! West Union takes another beating! 20. Game with McGregor-beat 'em, too! 21. Time out to go to Castalia-P.T.A. meeting. 23. Last basketball game. No one answered the want-ad so we were again defeated by Elkader! U 27-28. Sectional basketball tournament-here!! MARCH I-2-3-. Tournament continues. The trophy is presented to Woukon! lUgh!l 9. Juniors show their new class rings! l6. One-act plays. 20. Rosie gets first rating at the district declam contest. 27. Eyes out front! Before us we have the RolIicking Raggedy Anns, the most outstanding tumbling team in Northeastern Iowa!! 28. Chuck and Bette are looking happy these days, Pfister has Whitie's ring-tsk, tsk! We didn't know spring was so near! 30. Vacation is here again! ' APRIL 4. Hold your breath-report cards again!!! Baseball game with West Union. 6. State preliminary music contest at Woukon. Postville is really going to the state contest!! l0. Monona, there! I3. Hats off to Bob Douglass. He escorts McNally to the school party. ' l6.. Art Schultz is green with envy-see item above! Another baseball game at West Union. 2I. Junior-Senior Prom. Gret throws a party at the Zie- man residence-ask anyone who was there!! 27-28. Students attend the State Music Contest at Mason City. They brought home several firsts and that's not all.. 30. We play ball at Lansing. MAY I. We take time out to hear what Willie and ldayne have to tell us in noon-hour assembly. 4. Senior Class Play, American Passport. Those kisses Emmett received sounded plenty real!! 5. Sectional Baseball Tournament. 6. Baccalaureate 'ot the St. Poul's Luthern Church. 7. Class night in the little red schoolhouse! 8. We never were happier-V-E Day! School party-wel- come freshmen--farewell seniors!!! 9. Commencement!! More tears and fond farewells! l0. The Letter Club picnic at the Luana Golf Course. II. School dismissed. Fare-thee-well, Alma Mater!

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acuffy MRS. IRENE ROGERS, Normal Training, Iowa State Teachers ENILLARD GROVE, Vocational Agriculture, Iowa Idle QAERLE BRUENE, Vocational Homemaking, Iowa I'0I'e ,I MERNA AITCHISON, Commercial, University of Dubuque KENNETH BLACKMAN, Coach, Sciences, Govern- ment, University of Iowa , CLAIRE SCHWANEBECK, English and Dramatics, University of Dubuque ' 'RUTH MACKERT, Mathematics, University of Du- uque 1 MRS. E. C. MARSTON, Substitute Mathematics, University of Wisconsin g ESTHERSESSLER, Vocal Music, University of Du- uque e FLORENCE HOTH, Junior High, Iowa State Teachers . MARGARET CORKERY, Junior High, Upper Iowa University ELMA BERKLAND, Fifth Grade, Iowa State Teachers A MRS. SHIRLEY OVERLAND, Fourth Grade, Iowa State Teachers RUTH HILLIGER, Third Grade, Wartburg College MRS. VIRGINIA LAMMERT, Second Grade Illi- nois State Teachers MRS. SHIRLEY JACKSON, First Grade, Kinder- garten, Iowa State Teachers MRS. IDA BELLE HOFER, Substitute First Grade, Kindergarten, Iowa State Teachers VIRGEAN LETCHFORD, Secretary HERMAN SCHUTTA, Janitor