Kalona High School - Centerika Yearbook (Kalona, IA)

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F all Festival For the first time in years, the weather was really bad for our Fall Festival. October 2, 1941 could hardly have been wetter. However, in spite of the weather the crowd for the turkey dinner was large enough to make the event worthwhile. The rain did let up in the afternoon and a few softball games were played before a late shower ended the activities. Exhibits were up to their usual standard. Robert Adams, writer for the Iowa City Press-Citizen, again served as judge for the farm crops exhibits. County Superintendent Snider judged the school exhibits and Mrs. Oberman and Mrs. Eldon Miller judged the fancy work and baked goods. With a 21-31 victory for Center over Sharon, the fifth in the athletic history of the schools, there can be little doubt about the success of the event. This game was played at Sharon because of the weather. October 3 found shovels and hoes in use throughout the entire building as the first layer of mud was removed. This was followed by a thorough scrubbing and by noon or soon after the building was as clean as ever. Oyster Supper The annual oyster supper was staged March 10, 1942. 169 patrons and friends of the school gathered for the event. The evening was spent in visiting as well as eating. The weather was ideal and the crowd the largest in the four years of the history of the event. Only two school families were not represented by parents of stu- dents at C. H. S. Benjamin and Jacob Swartzendruber combined the prepared enter- tainment by showing several reels of travel pictures-one on a trip to Mexico and Qne on a trip to Minnesota and Michigan. Home Nursing Under the supervision of the American Red Cross, a home nursing course was presented at Center during the spring months for the adults of the cgmmunity, The enrollment was so large that two sections had to be arranged to accommodate everyone. In all, over 40 were enrolled and in addition there were always a number of visitors. Problems confronting anyone who must occasionally take care of the sick in the home were taken up. Successful completion of the course was awarded by a certi- ficate. The only cost of the course to the enrollees was the text book and a few inci- dental supplies. Instruction was donated by Mrs. J. F. Swartzendruber, R. N. Manual Training The manual training classes again produced some very worthwhile projects. Two kneehole desks, a chest of drawers, three end tables, two hall trees, five night stands, a number of lamps, four taborettes, a Martha Washington sewing cabinet, and numerous other articles were among the projects. Most of these items were made of native woods. Appreciation of good construction methods and a better judgment of the value of retailed furniture are also among the objectives of the course. Home Economics The home economics class wasn't exactly idle either. The first semester was used for study of cooking. Numerous opportunities were given for learning the finer points of sewing and preparing meals. The last semester was used for sewing classes. Numerous articles of clothing were produced. A number of students also learned to knit. ..17..

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Basketball Seated-Howard Gosnell, Lester Kempf, Bill Swartzendruber, Bernard Hershberger, co-captain, Arthur Yoder, co-captain, Wayne Lantz, Kenneth Hershberger. Standing-John Miller, equipment manager, Robert Schlabaugh, Dale Hochstetler, Cleese Gosnell, Vernon Kinsinger, Robert Rhodes, Orval Miller. This year the Blue Crusaders won a higher percentage of games than ever before. In league game we won 8 games and lost 4 for fourth place in the league of thirteen teams. Counting all games, we won 12 and lost 8 for a percentage of .600. 'Considering the fact that among the opponents were class A schools Sifch as Kalona and Keota and larger class B schools such as Oxford, Nichols, Lone Tree, Riverside, Solon, Atalissa, Springdale, Tiffin and Conesville along with Cosgrove, Sharon and St. Mary's of Riverside, this has been a successful year for our team. - High scorer for the year was Bill with 210 points. Lester was second with 160. Lester was again unable to play the full season due to illness but gave good ac- count of himself in the games he played in. The team scored 696 points in the 20 games for an average of 34.8 points per game. The opposition was able to score 549 points for an average of 27.5 points per game. Center 31 ,,,,, ............ S haron 21 Center 23 ..... ....., O xford 32 Center 54 ..... ...... S hueyville 17 Center 25 ..... ...... K alona 40 Center 33 ..... .l....... A lumni 24 Center 35 ..., ...,,..... T iffin 46 Center 57 ..... .... S pringdale 16 Center 26 .... ....... R iverside 22 Center 43 ..... ...... C onesville 18 Center 41 ..... ...... L one Tree 17 Center 36 ..... ...... S t. Mary's 32 Center 19 ..... ........... K eota 43 Center 47 ..... ....... A talissa 39 Center 42 .... ........... N ichols 26 Center 15 ........... ......... S haron 23 Center 57 ..... ...... Shueyville 20 Center 41 ............... .............. S olon 28 Center 26 ..,......,......,,,,.,.,,, Cosgrove 28 Games Won: 12 Games Lost: 6 Percentage: .667 COUNTY TOURNAMENT--Center 22 ........ Cosgrove 33 SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT-Center 23 ..... ..,,,, R iverside 24 Center 13 ..... ............ S haron 21 Center 15 ..... .,,,,, K along, 29 Center 9 .... ....... S pringdale 8 Center 21 ,,,,, -,,,,,,,,,,,, T iffin 7 Center 16 ..... ...... C onesville 13 C t Center 13 ..... ...... s t. Mary's 14 C225 3 ' LCE? ir? if Center'25 ..... ...,... A talissa 12 ---- -----'- 1 C OS center 8 ..,.. ...... s haron 12 Center 21 ---,- -4.-- C osgrove 19 Center 19 ..... ...... O xford 22 Center 10 ...........,.,.,...,.,,,,,.,,,,, Keota, 27 Won: 5 Lost: 8 Percentage: .385 Letters were awarded as follows: Major letters, Bernard, Arthur, Lester, Howard, Bill, Kenneth, VVayne, Dale, Cleeseg minor letters, Robert Schlabaugh, Vernon, Orval, Robert Rhodes, John fmanagerj. ' -.16-.

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Sophomore Essays My WMM I have classified my ideas about the sort of world I want to live in. I want it to be a world in which democracy and Christianity have first place-where peace and good will are common to all. I don't want a world in which selfishness and hatred are the ruling powers. I want a world full of sunshine and joy, not that I think there should be. no trials, for if there were none we would have a world with no strength or backbone. Let's not have the social divisions as the Romans did-plebians and patri- cians-but a feeling of humanity toward our fellow men. -I. B. '44 I would like to live in a country where the people help make the laws, where there is freedom of speech, press, and religion, and where I may do as I choose to do. In some of the countries we have studied about, the chances would have- been ten to one that I would have been a slave. In some, one individual rules over the people and they must do as he says or die. That is dictatorship. One dare not say what he thinks, he must only say what he is allowed to say. A democratic Christian nation is, I believe, the best nation, for other nations will decay and fall sooner or later. -K. H. '44 All Gpzmzw My personal opinion is that Kalona should put up signs showing where their sidewalks are located, or that they should drain their ditches, or that someone ought to be more careful. Perhaps one of our freshmen girls should have her eyes examined and save all the bother. At any rate, a rather amusing incident happened at the Kalona game. As we were getting out of the car upon arrival, Mary Lois bounded for what she thought was the sidewalk. To her dismay it was not a sidewalk, but merely a ditch full of water slightly frozen over. I don't know how much of her got wet, other than one leg almost to her knee, but from her yells you would have thought she had nearly drowned. I agree that the water was a bit icy. She jumped up on the opposite bank and started yelling, What'll I do ? Oh! what'll I do? I'm freezing! Oh! I'm frozen. It was funny, even though it wasn't a laughing matter. After some per- suasion she jumped back across the ditch and got into the car. We didn't know what else to do and as it was time for the game to start we emptied her shoe and decided that she would probably live, and maybe not freeze. We went to the game hearing a squish-squash all the way in. We wondered what the people would say when they saw the bottom of her leg wet and the top dry but luckily all eyes were turned on the game. -- M. J. B. '44 Afro. sczmz The sun is brightly shining On yellow curls and brown The swings and rings are moving With children up and down. All cares are left behind, Their books and pencils, too, For teacher has dismissed them And they've nothing more to do. -1g.. Some are hurrying homeward In streams like busy ants, While some are playing marbles At winning to take a chance. A few engage in quarrelingg But have broken up at last: For grudges among children Are quickly soothed and past. -M. M. 43