Kalona High School - Centerika Yearbook (Kalona, IA)

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Left to Right—Arthur Yoder, Howard Gosnell, Kenneth Hershberger, Lester Kempf, Bill Swartzendruber. Left to Right—Howard Gosnell, Arthur Yoder, Lester Kempf, Kenneth Hershberger, Bill Swartzendruber,

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SEATED—left to right—Howard Gosnell, Kenneth Hershberger, Lester Kempf, Bill Swartzendruber, Arthur Yoder. BACK ROW—Donald Hochstetler, Robert Schla- baugh, Burdette Hershberger, Cleese Gosnell, Vernon Kinsinger, Orval Miller. Bashethall Céenterns19 eee Sharen 31 Centene2 ieee ee Sharon 22 Genter.26 - tees van eee Cosgrove 33 Center 2082 ae eee Sharon 17 Center (3D 72 eens eens Lone Tree 12 Gentér’sl 2a eee Solon 22 Center.c0 2 eee Oxford 18 Center 362) Seen ae ees St. Mary’s 19 Center! 2 eee eee ae Kalona 29 Center’33. ale ee Peittinea dG Genter SZ ate eens North English 14 COUNTY TOURNAMENT ' SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT Center’ 35 222 ee eee Pittin 42 Center 2 fe eee een ee ee Iowa City 55 Percentage .714 Kemp, 108, average 9 points per game. Swartzendruber, 79 points, average 7 points per game. Gosnell, 72 points, average 6 points per game. Hershberger, 61 points, average 5 points per game. Yoder, 35 points, 3 points per game. Center’s total points, 366 Opponent’s points, 342 Center’s average points per game, 28 Opponents average points per game, 26 Center finished one of its most successful seasons with eight wins and five defeats including tournament games. We placed second in the Victory League beaten only by Sharon and Cosgrove.

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SHOULD FLUNKERS BE FIRED? The question as to whether or nct flunkers should be fired depends upon two different things. They are, namely: if the flunker has done his very best, or, if he didn’t care if he got an ‘“‘F”’ or no grade at all. The student who goes to school merely to get out of work somewhere else and not to secure an education shouldn’t be given very liberal grades. If a student of this sort flunks in his studies, he might as well be kicked out of school. If the student who goes to school and works very hard but isn’t so bright mentally, flunks, he should be given another chance because he is trying. The number of subjects flunked by a student is alsc a determining factor as to whether or not that student should be fired. If the student flunks only in one subject it might be that that particular subject is much harder for him than some others. He should then be given another chance. But if a student flunks more than one subject it will probably be not because he positively can’t master that subject but that he just doesn’t care. A student of that sort hasn’t any business in school. Sometimes it will be discovered that there are other things distracting attention. Often sports are guilty of that. Sports have their place in a school, however the stu- dent shouldn’t be allowed to put sports ahead of his studies. Or, if a student likes a certain subject so much better than some others he may be inclined to neglect that subject. Since some other student might dislike the subject another likes, they should be made to work hard on all subjects and not be flunked. WHY IAM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN Just why should I be proud to be an American? What is it in the American way of living that is worth being proud of? Why am I proud to live in a democracy? Of the many questions that rush to my mind I think the best answer to these questions is in plain words. You are free to do as you please. If you were living in Germany today you would often get cold for lack of clothing and hungry because of scarcity of food. We Americans really don’t appreciate the ease of life that we live. Oh, you may say that we don’t have enough sugar, coffee or gasoline. But just sit down and think a minute. Wouldn’t you rather sacrifice a few things now and live in a country after the war where the boys aren’t under military rule at the age of twelve or where you do as the government says or if not you may get shot. Or you may complain about our rotten government. If you were in Germany or Italy and you said something against the government, you would get shot or put in a concentra- tion camp. Another thing we Americans don’t appreciate enough is our religion. In Germany and Italy what few chhrcues there are really can’t be callled churches. The minister is usually in the army and when he comes home to preach he is dressed in a military uniform with a gun hanging at his side. Do you think you would enjoy listening to a preacher dressed in this manner? I think we should support our government whole-heartedly for I know a democracy in a country is of the people, by the people, and for the people. —D. E. S.