Kalona High School - Centerika Yearbook (Kalona, IA)

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FRONT ROW—left to right—-Ruby Kinsinger, Shirley Hershberger, Mary Swartzen- druber. BACK ROW—Dwight Schlabaugh, Dwight Bender, Orval Miller, Robert Rhoades. Vernon Kinsinger was absent when the picture was taken. S enhemore History On September 1, 1942, seven freshmen started on their voyage of education with Orval Miller, president; Shirley Hershberger, vice-president; and Ruby Kinsinger, secretary-treasurer. During the year several of us took part in the declamatory con- test and in several plays. In the fall of 1942, all seven of us (used to be freshmen) returned to Center to further our knowledge. A few days later Dwight Bender joined us, thus boosting cur enrollment one. Dwight Bender, Orval, and Robert, all went out for basketball. Dwight S. took part in the play, “Atta Boy, Walt!” Orval also substituted one evening of this play.

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| i Net se aie + sha , a Rei: SEATED—left to right—Mary Jane Burns, Irene Brenneman, Dorothy Jean Yoder, Kathleen Yoder, Geneva Spicher. STANDING—Cleese Gosnell, Burdette Hershberger, Kenneth Hershberger, Robert Schlabaugh. Beulah Dickel was absent when the picture was taken. Junior History In 1940 thirteen freshmen began a four-year auto tour across the country of educa- tion. We placed Kenneth at the steering wheel, Kathleen at the gear shift, and Irene at the throttle. We made three stops to let several of our members take part in the plays “Sonny Jane” and ‘Don’t Darken My Door” and to compete in the declamatory contest. Our tour was continued in the fall of 1941 with twelve in our group. Our car was run by Robert, who handled the wheel, Wayne who shifted the gears, and Dale, who controlled the throttle. ‘‘Andy Has the Answer,” “In May With June,” “Eh,” “Winter Sunset,” “Business, Merely Business” and ‘‘Where There’s A Will,” were the plays we helped to present. We were well represented in the declamatory contest, in music, and in athletics. In 1942 we took on another passenger, Burdette Hershberger, but Mary Maple and Wayne failed to join us, and Dale soon left us. Wayne is now serving in the navy while Donald Woods, who was with us as a freshman, is now in the Army. The task of steering was given to Kathleen, the job of shifting gears, to Dale, and Burdette was the plays, “Atta Boy, Walt!” “Step On It Stan” and “Dummy,” while four of us gave asked to keep an eye open on the throttle. Some of our members helped to present readings in the declamatory contest. All the boys of our class went out for basket- ball, as did also two of the girls. We have now traversed three-fourths of the country of education and hope soon to get our citizenship papers (diploma). We have had very little auto trouble in spite of a few rough roads. As a whole, our trip, this far has been very interesting. —TI. B. ’44

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FRONT ROW- left to right—Darlene Brenneman, Shirley Fleming, Arlene’ Brenne- man, Mildred Gosnell. SECOND ROW—Phyllis Lienneman, Margaret Rhodes, Marjorie Rhodes, Samuel Spicher, Donald Hochstetler. Qreshman History On August thirty-first, 1942, ten freshmen entered the halls of Center high school in further quest of knowledge, but in the second week, Dorothy Graper failed to return, leaving only nine to continue the journey. Serving as officers for the class were: Arlene Brenneman, president; Mildred Gosnell, vice-president; Donald MHochstedler, secretary-treasurer. Two freshmen students took part in declamatory. Two took part in the plays. One in “Step On It Stan” and the other in “Dummy.” —P. L. J, 746