Kiron High School - Telic Yearbook (Kiron, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 54 of the 1949 volume:

E ,gf 5,5-1 .. 1 ' . -4.. x ,,,,1s-S g Q, -2'-1 ,X 44249-'iv X' 3. . A x ' W i X , xx., -, . , :m4.'Q? F Q...-'Q-ygf .5 A': K ,A fi u DEDILATION 'Ve the Semor Glass of the Tehc to the stu dent body of Kxron Hlph School Z of 1949 dedicate this issue X ORVAL L TRAIL Superintendent coach Algebra, Geometry, Speech Waldorf College A B and B S U of Dubuque Univer sity of North Dakota University of Minnesota MILDRED FERN BYERS Journalism. History, coach Iowa Wesleyan College ROBERT M FRANKEN English Biology Social Studies B A Morningside College Graduate Study U of Minn B. A. University of Iowa 4 fX X Pk BURDETTE HEDSTROM , A U Basketball --2 l A ' ' f Basketball manager 4 S K Baseball Class Officer 'N ,f Glee Club I' W Mixed chorus , Class Play qi U Newspaper Staff I Annual Staff Basketball Glee Club Mxxed Chorus Class Officer Class Play Dramatxcs Cheerleader Softball Annual Staff Newspaper Staff 1'llII' FS JEAN NELSON Basketball Softball Class Officer Cheerleader Class Play Dx-amatics Newspaper Staff DEE Anuss SWANSON JOHN LARSON Basketball Baseball Glee Club Mixed Chorus Class Play Class Officer Newspaper Staff Annual Staff Basketball manager Glee Club Class Officer Class Play MARv1N SCHURKE MAXINE HANSOHN Basketball Class Play Dramatlcs Newspaper Staff Newspaper Staff DONALD BILSTEN ALICE SCHURKE Basketball Baseball Class Officer Clan Play Newspaper Staff Basketball Softball Class Officer Cheerleader Class Play Dramatics Annual Staff Newspaper Staff 3, 4 ELSIE KOR NBR B asketball v 3 Softball Class Play Dr amatics Cheerleader Annual Staff Newspaper Staff BAYARD LARSON Basketball Baseball Class Officer Glee Club Class Play Dramucxcs Annual Siaff Newspaper Staff RONAL Basketball Baseball Class Office Class Play Annual Staff Newspaper D MAURITZ SL NIOR CLASS HISTORY Just before the Great blxzzard of 36 came raging throuvh the country s1de three llttle 1nqu1s1t1ve chlldren courageously began then' f1rst day of school They were Dee Arhss Swanson Bayard Larson and Donald Bmlsten Mrs Lloyd Benson then Mar1an Currle w s our teacher for our f1rst two years Mar1an Sundell for the th1rd year Besxdes the attractlon of enter1nv the lntermed1ate room, we pamed a new student a tough l1ttle boy from Arthur named Jun1or Skarxn In the f1fth year Bur dette Hedstrom jo1ned us Durmp our stay 1n th1s room we enjoyed an afternoon lunch of m1lk and oraham crackers every diy We had two teachers wh1le 1n th1s room M1ldred Denn1ngton durmg the fourth grade and Jeanette Cedergren 1n the fxfth and sncth grades The followlng year we got to go up two whole fllghts of stalrs We were now 1n .Tumor hxqh In the seventh year two more students Jo1ned us They were Betty Ann Moulds of Lake Clty and John Larson Our class now numbered s1x Mrs Ralph Schultz taught us that year Jean Nelson Dlck Hemer and Dxck I-Iagberg Jomed us IH the elghth grade Dlck Hemer was wlth us for only a short t1me as he left that year to l1ve 1n lsarly Our teacher was Geraldme Glade At last we were 1n hwh school On September lst 1945 twelve green Fresh Maxine Hansohn Ronald Maurxtz and Marvxn Schurke came mn from country school and Jolned us Three of our classmates left us thls vear Betty Ann Moulds D1ck I-Iapberg and Clement Th1ede Now that we were 1n hlgh school we had three teachers xnstead of one Our Sophomore year brourvht us 1 llttle Southern belle Elsxe Ko of Tunas M1ssour1 Also Alxce Schurke of Delo1t Th1s year was uneventful except for the Halloween party we gave the h1gh school Our .Iumor class play Hot Water Henry was a huge success Harr1et Wav ner of Cox esv11le jozned us th1s class was once aga1n an even dozen Moonhg t and Roses was the theme of the banquet we gave for the Semors The b nquet was e u rf room of Hotel Den1son after whxch we attended a theater partv at R1t We are now ll our last year of h1gh school The Senxor class plans to g1ve a class play some time 1n Aprll whxch we are sure w1ll be very successful The Junxors say they have earned so much money th1s year so maybe they w1ll gxve us a banquet as lovely as the one we gave However that rema1ns to be seen Our Baccalaureate serv1ce w1ll be held at the M1ss1on Church w1th Rev Orvllle Johnson s speaker Commencement w1ll be held May 19 mn the Baptlst Church 8 .H K . ' tb- U 1 V . Y ' l 0 ' . . A . . l it l I ' 1 0 1 1 N 1 1 , . ' . I A FV . 0 C I u 1 , , K K . . . . X . . . , O - 1 1 ' men bravely entered that mammoth room we call the assembly. Clement Thiede, l L . . 0 n . I 5 , . , . . g . ' . , ' ' rxer ' tl I1 ' - ' o . A . . . . M Au: . . n. . 14 7 11 - a - 1 I.. ... 'ining ' ' , . . , . Q . . . .t . , . SLNIOR GLASS WIL L I Donald Bilsten will my ability to eat candy in school time without rvettinp caught To Carroll Skarin I Ronald Maurxtz will my interest 1n the sports page to John Ogren Dee Swanson wills her rides to Omaha in stock trucks to Jean Robey I John Larson will my ab1l1ty to play basketball to Gorden Larson Marvin Schurke and Bayard Larson leave all their empty ash trays and pipe cleaners to Mr Franken I Jean Nelson w1ll a box of rubber bands to the typing class so they can fix the typewriters Donald Bilsten wills his ab1l1ty to play center to Franklin Bolte I Ronald Mauritz will my careful driving to Gerald Lyrnan We Marvin Schurke and Bayard Larson w1ll our little ZOC packages to any one who is in the habit. Elsie Korner wills her ability to throw hints at Donald Bilsten to Joyce Fxnstrom Dee Swanson wills her half interest in Denn1s Goetsch s knee guards to La Vonne Neumann The Senlor class w1l1s 1ts ability to learn current events to the Sophomores I John Larson will Gladys Peterson s lnterest 1n me to Glen Ba1lant1ne Don Bilsten wills his ab1lxty to write to J1m Dahl Els1e Korner wills her slenderness to Miss Byers We Maxine Hansohn and Burdette Hedstrom leave our desks by the middle radlator to Genevieve Wxlson and Glen Ballantine I Bayard Larson will my interest in the Iowa Code of Law book to Mr Trail We the Senior g1rls leave all our old shoes to Miss Byers I Don B1lsten will my ability to f1X window shades to fall down on Mr Franken s head when he opens the window to Glen Ballantine Ronald Mauritz and Lois Schurke leave the back seat 1n the school bus to John Ogren and Marlyn Baker I Dee Swanson will my ability to keep shoes on my feet to Miss Byers Bayard Larson wills his ab1l1ty to wrlte to John Ogren 9 John Larson wills his ability to open coke bottles to Jim Dahl. ' I . 0 We, Elsie Korner and Donald Bilsten, will our knee guards to Marlene Winter and Leonard Benson. I, Don Bilsten, will my ability to sing to the sophomore girls. I, Alice Schurke, will my ability to type to Gordon Clauson. W, Alice Schurke and Maxine Hansohn, will our noon day walks down town to Joyce Finstrom and Genevieve Wilson. The Seniors leave the north row of desks to members of the Junior class if they are lucky enough to get them. JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET The Juniors, with the aid of their sponsor, Mrs. Sipes, presented a banquet for the 49 Seniors and members of the faculty The theme for the banquet was Moonlight and Ros The banquet was held in the dining room of the Hot 1 Denison, which was decorated in blue and silver with red roses These were the Seniors class colors and flower Jean Nelson Elsie Korner Mrs Slpes Burdette Hedstrom Bayard Larson Miss Johnson Don Bilsten Ronald Mauritz John Larson Marvin Schurke Miss J Cedergren and Miss R Cedex-gren SITTING Betty Norelius Norma Winquist May Delle Gustafson Herbert Larson Glenn Tellgren Bill Johnson Beverly Skarm Gay Wood Judson Johnston Helen Schlernbeck Donna Rosenquist and Norman Johnson 10 l K ' 1 A ' e Sl I ' ' ' e . . ' I STANDING: lLeft to rightl Alice Schurke, Hai-riette Wagner, Maxine Hansohn, Dee Swanson. . . - . . . - . , . . . . . . 3 n ' , v 1 I P ' I I 9 1 SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY We are sorry to see another school year so swmftly pass We also re gret that because of the graduatzon of the Semors they w1ll leave Kiron h1gh to attempt to prove themselves a success 1n the world We would l1ke to see them accomplxsh the1r amb1t1ons And so for your enjoyment the class would l1ke you to come along wxth us and by travel1ng faster than sound and t1me we shall V1S1t and eavesdrop on the Semors of 1949 as they w1ll be 1n the year of 1959 Our flrst stop 15 Spr1ngdale Memorlal Hospmtal Austln Texas where we f1nd lnterne B1lsten at h1s daxly sh1ft At present we fznd h1m wheellng a poor lnnocent pat1ent xnto the operatlng room As we remember Don he was Doc Bmlsten the b1g center on the basketball team Slnce then he has acqu1red much knowledge havxng gone to Iowa State College at Ames where he majored m animal husbandry graduated as a veter1nary and now 15 pract1c1ng med1c1ne on people When we ask h1m where he 1ntends to start h1s practlce after f1I11Sh1Dg his two years of intern sh1p he rephes I haven t dec1ded def1n1tely but my fzancee suggested that we start up 1n a small town perhaps Kxron The homely l1ttle town of Ette North Carolxna 15 our next stop Thls Southern town boasts a very promxnent c1t1zen whom we all know Why of course 1t IS Marv1n Schurke who 1S a character to the town but not to Allegra his plump Mexmcan wmfe who loves h1m Mr Schurke IS a tobacco auctmneer and owner of a leadlng Snuff Company We now f1nd ourselves 1n Hollywood the f11m cap1tal of the world In thxs mxllxon dollar busxness of mak1ng movles there xs an abundance of varlous profltable Jobs An xmportant one 1S that of the ha1r dressers and make up men and women th1s and here we flnd Jean Nelson applylng wave lotlon and settxng Van Johnson s haxr She seems very unconcerned about the famous personage she must be dreamlng of her Loule to whom she IS engaged Jean tells us the Dee Swanson worked here too but left several years ago for a more glamorous posxtmon that of bexng the w1fe of Vernon Gustafson Up the rxver let us stop at Omaha We have a spec1al reason for stopplng for you see Alxce Schurke and the former EISIC Korner l1ve here Al1ce IS a long d1s tance telephone operator who could use the practzcal advxce of Mr Anthony It seems that Red and Bob S are neck and neck 1n the race of capt1vat1ng Al1ce s heart Her problem 15 how to say yes to both of them and stall not be a polygammst F1516 IS more fortunate for she had a husband and st1ll maintains her buslness status She IS vxce presxdent of the M1d West Dlaper Laundry Service Oh yes Elsxe IS very contented as Mrs Wxllzam Johnson Ne pxck up the Omaha World Herald at a newstand On the front page our BUCHIIOII IS drawn to a cartoon The cartoon expresses an xmportant SC18Dt1.f1C vxewpoxnt dealxng wxth lxvxng wlth mother ln laws We remark that th1s cartoon rates 1n compar1s1on wlth the work of Dmg Darlxng Married l1fe has alded the success of thxs cartoomst and artlst for he xs Bayard Larson and his wlfe of course Rachel Schlesmg IS the home of Mr and Mrs Sonksen we remember Mrs Sonksen as Maxine Hansohn In the lovely backyard of thelr new home we see Maxine s two ll . . . . . ' . , I D D . , . . . , . l ' ' on , . . , . , . 0 . . . . . , . . . . ' . ' It li , . whose job it is to repair the actors and actresses. We are fortunate enough to view . . . . . , . . . . . I 0 I Y I I I ' ' ll OI . . li ll li VI ' ' ' ' I . . - . ,, . - . . ., . . , , , . . . . . ,, . . . -. - ,, - I . . . . . . . , is . , , , year old tw1ns Wanda and Bertha play1ng happ1ly 1n the sandbox Max1ne 1S closely watchmg them as she weeds on1ons 1n her garden We all remember Ronald Maur1tz and 1n remember1ng Ron we also th1nk of h1s h1gh school sweetheart, Lo1s Schurke Well you guessed lt they are now marr1ed and l1ve on a n1ce l1tt1e farm of the1r own It seems that after Ronald grad uated he played sem1 pro baseball although he had planned on Jo1n1ng the Peace t1me Army for a few years Major League scouts were cons1der1ng h1m unt1l they learned Ron was such a good h1tter that no teams would play aga1nst h1m for reasons of d1sgust at chasmg Ron s balls through corn f1elds and hay meadows I-Ie f1nally deC1dEd to return to farm1ng and try marr1ed l1fe Lo1s was qu1te ready and Wllllng after a year of nurse s tra1n1ng Do you need some truck1ng or haul1ng'P Just r1ng 3xx or else ask the operator to r1ng The Super Haulers The local truck1ng magnate IS Burdette Hedstrom who started out 1n the truckmg bus1ness w1th a fleet of Crosely P1ckups haul1ng t1n cans to the c1ty dump He later expanded w1th several 3 4 ton p1ck ups and now has added several one and one half ton trucks and a sem1 to h1s company He employs h1s dr1vers w1th the followxng requ1rements h1gh school graduate a good safe dr1ver and under f1Ve feet 1n he1ght because they can get around faster We mustn t forget to look up the teachers Mr Tra1l IS coach of basketball at Mmnesota Un1vers1ty and do1ng a good Job of It too as the Gophers were undefeated th1s year 1n conference play That means they defeated Iowa Un1VerS1tY who has prom1s1ng young players as Sherw1n L and Douglas S Also a teacher at the U 1S the capable Mr Franken He has concentrated on the fxeld of soc1ology and physcology and w1th lus degree 1S 1nstruct1ng at Mxnnesota Mr Franken says he understands human behav1or now only he w1shes he had known someth1ng about It when he was at K1ron Everyone remembers the school paper The K1ron1kle and we know who was respons1ble for xts creat1on and superv1s1on The K1rOn1k16 1S now one of the f1ve lead1ng da1ly newspapers 1n Iowa M F Byers IS ed1tor 1n ch1ef and squaw and pract1ces law Her ed1toral on We Want No Speed L1m1ts won nat1onal recogn1t1on but the speed l1m1t 1n Iowa 15 st1ll 60 m1les an hour Our 11ttle tour 15 now ended We hope you enjoyed yourself and Jo1n us 1n w1sh1ng the Sen1ors of 1949 even more success than that whxch we have 1mag1ned for them 12 . . . . . . 1 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . s l . . . . . 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IHE BLUE BAG SENIOR INFORMATION Pre-s1dent V1ce Presldent Secretary Treasurer Clclss Sponsor CLASS OFFICERS Burdette Hedstrom John Larson Ronald Maur1tz Bayard Larson Mr Tra1l SENIOR CLASS PLAY The play takes place IH the lobby of the Macklyn Hotel 1n a small town 1n Connectxcut Mrs Macklyn and her extremely hen pecked husband run the hotel w1th the nd of a hstless type of maxd named Chattanooga Mrs Macklyn IS determ1ned to have 1 pubhc weddlng to advertlse the place Anton w1th the a1d of h1s chauffeur Ceorge IS tx-y1ng to make an 1mpress1on upon a young lady by return1ng her blue hwd bar: Emg and Allan are elop1ng and become m1xed up 1n the plot because Emd also Carnes a l1ttle blue hand bag Molly and J1rn are two crooks who smuggled Jewels xn a blue hand bag The offlcer at the dock got Molly s and actress Letty Lonfv s purses mxxed They came to the Hotel to f1nd Molly s purse B111 a detect1ve Conv cted for thexr cr1me George and Chattanooga fall mn love and have a double weddxnfr w1th Emd and Allan Mr and Mrs Macklyn are go1ng to celebrate the1r s1lver weddxng anmver sary and are golng to be marrled agaln 1n pub11c so Mrs Macklyn gets her wedd1ng 1n the hotel after all Cast Of Characters Anton McDonald George Reynolds Chattanoova EIVI Clndy Macklyn Obadlah Macklyn Allan Ross Fn1d Lauton Jxm Keefer Molly Keefer Letty Lonv B111 Harrmrvton r Llvermor e 13 Ronald Maur1tz John W Larson Els1e Korner Jean Nelson Burdette I-Iedstrom Bee Larson Al1ce Schurke Donald B1lsten Mmcky Hansohn Dee Swanson Marvin Schurke 15111 vv who is engaged to Letty Long discovered the plans of Molly and Jim and they are Q ' a ' . . . . . ' fX UNDERGRADS X X I fim n f frmefl e ooms BACK ROW Garlyn Lyman Timmy Renolds, Wellman Lindstrom Douglas Swanson Mervin Buller. Larry Tellgren, Dennis Kollbaum Richard Johnson Jerry Llndstrom Larry Schmitz MIDDLE ROW Delores Wangler Mavis Lyman Bonnie Jane Hard Letha Buchanan Mrs Boeck Karen Kollbaum Karen Baker Genevieve Lindstrom Mary Jane FRONT ROW Sharon Larson Sharon Moller Judith Pearson Sharon Bartlett Marlbel Gustafson Sharyl Anderson BACK ROW Roger Linden Wayne Baker Dean Noreliul Jlxnmy Moller Arthur Robey Roger Larson Larry Llndstrom Sherwin Larlon MIDDLE ROW .Terry Wilson Beverly Bartlett Janet Schelldor! Mrs Korner Mavis Wsngler Romona Bllsten Eddie Anderson FRONT ROW Kaye Carlson Joyleen Fredrichaen Joyce Ballantine Delores King Patricia Bolte Barbara Johnson Evelyn Hedstrom Betty Joyce Neumann l7 Jr Ill' Ill' ll 12 . Horstrrman. , . . I U D I . , fX GEOMETRY Although some of the pup1ls say Gxve geometry back to Omar Khayyam Mr Traxl has made the study of postulates axxoms and theorems very xnterestmg Some of the more 1ntr1gu1ng chapters were concerned w1th constructlons and locx parrallel l1nes angles and arcs and trlgonometxc ratzos WORLD HISTORY World Hxstory IS an interestxng study from the d1m past to our modern day and how man fmrst used the many convenzences we have today and how man began to become helpful to each other Tests were gxven at the end of every week SOCIOLOGY AND ECONOMICS Socxology a semester course proved to be qumte mterestzng It was a study of soc1al problems and possxble solutlons The second semester we found ourselves mvolved 1n economlc pr1nc1ples Those tak1ng these courses were the Semors and a few Jumors Mr Franken was our eff1c1ent lnstructor ENGLISH LITERATURE Lady Macbeth once sand, Scrc our courage to the stlcking place and we ll not fa1l That IS exactly what we have done ln Enghsh Lxterature, hopmg for the best We have traveled far 1nto mystxc hterary dreamlands w1th such great authors as Chaucer S1r Walter Ra1e1gh Shakespeare, Pope, and Wxlham Wordsworth taking 1n our strlde thexr more somber moods as well as thezr fhghts of fancy Speakmg of fancy flxghts, thxs IS what happened one day the class had been told by Mr Franken to wrlte compos1t1ons 1n whlch they must not attempt any fhghts of fancy but should only state what was really 1n them The star product1on from thxs command was a composxtzon wr1tten by Donald B1lsten, who was both s1n cere and pamstakmg It went as follows I shall not attempt any fhghts of fancy but wr1te just what IS really in me In me there IS my stomach, lungs, l1ver, two apples, two cakes, and my dxnner TYPING Our f1r st year of typmg has lncluded the general rules of typmg and the klnds of busxness letters We had varlous speed tests mn wh1ch we all tr1ed to reach a certa1n number of words per mmute BIOLOGY We have found that Bxology xs a very xnterestlng subject The fxr st part of the year we studzed the 11v1ng and non l1v1ng thzngs and some of the factors necessary for lrfe Later we learned the c1ass1f1cat1on of 11v1ng thlngs and also the four plant phylum and the ten ammal phylum We dzsected var1ous ammals that we stud1ed and found It very helpful A un1t on conservatwn made us realxze how 1mportant It 1S to conserve our many resources Mr Franken was our help ful mstructor 19 ' ' vo 0 ' U n u ' v a . . . . , , , v ' I 0 l l 1 l . . . . . 1 ' I l . . 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I . . . . - Q ' 0 o ' . 1 SPEECH This year in speech we have covered everything from parliamentary pro- cedure to debates to radio speaking When we were on the unit of radio speaking w gave news casts news commentary and a radio play, The Potato Salad King We debated the question whether or not we should have a student council It came out a tie We gave a pantomime for the assembly entitled The Duches Bounces In In another unit we learned about plays stage settings etc Everyone that took speech has learned something he will not forget We are a l glad we took it ENGLISH II The Sophomores have found that English is not only work but can be fun The first part of the year had to do with radio in which we learned many terms concerning it We had much work on parliamentary procedure and some on how to develop better paragraphs Next we learned how to analyze sentences and also studied about verbals phrases clauses and various parts of speech At the beginning of the second semes ter we read the House of Usher by Poe and made a notebook of words to enlarge our vocabulary Miss Byers our instructor enjoyed reading the House of Usher as much as her students AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Our government class consisting of the Juniors and Seniors was taught by also how to be good citizens ENGLISH I The Freshman English class during the past year learned how to communicate with the modern world by correct usage of words punctuation the technique of conversing with others practicing group discussions communication by mail studying the different parts of speech developing sentences and paragraphs using the dictionary and public speaking This course which we have successfully completed will be a great benefit to us in our future years of study and life JOURNALISM Journalism is a subject that has never been offered in our school until this year We studied newspaper writing publishing and advertising We published The Knromkle a weekly newspaper which we sent to all of Kiron vicinity Miss Byers was our instructor Z0 . e ll ' I1 l ' , ' - - - u on . . . . D Miss Byers, We learned that there are many forms and functions of governrnent and , . , . . . ' . . . . ' . . . , . JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Presldent Dennls Goetsch V1ce Pres1dent C3-1'1'011Ska1'1l'l Secretary and Treasurer Joyce Fxnstrom Class Sponsor M1ldred Byers JUNIOR CLASS PLAY HIS UNCLE S NIECE The play takes place 1n the 1nter1or of Francls Felton s and Rlchard Tate s bachelor establlshment 1n Boston Franc1s It seems has an uncle who IS worth a m1l11on dollars The trouble IS that Uncle thlnks Francls IS a g1rl and plans for h1m to marry a young man by the name of Phllander F1lmore Dlck the lawyer real1z1ng the poss1b1l1t1es of a m1l11on dollars proposes a scheme whereby Francxs w1l1 1nher1t the m1ll1on and stlll marry h1s glrl fr1end Dora Al1ce Dlck s g1r1fr1end agrees to help carry out the scheme Mrs Mullen a c11ent of Dxck s gets xnvolved 1n a search for her long lost husband but f1na1ly locates h1m Then th1ngs turn out all r1ght for Mrs Mullen and Sxlas Smkelrnore the constable Txmothy Haye the hayseed of a gardner helps br1ng the play to xts happy endzng Z1 ....... .-.........-.....-............ -' lltilliiol 'lil . .. 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FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS Presxdent Marlene Wmter V1ce Presxdent Marlyn Baker Secretary Treasurer Lo1s Schurke INITIATION ln1t1at1on was a small task for the Sen1ors thls year Balloons f1lled with water seemed to be the center of attractxon We wore long sk1rts wxth men s shxrts and Jeans t1ed with bxnder twxne around the ankles Our ha1r was bra1ded on one srde wxth curlers on the other s1de Our faces were marked up w1th cream and hpstmck SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS Vxce Presldent Sheldon Lyman Secretary MayDe11e Hedstrom Treasurer Frankhn Bolte Class Sponsor Mr Franken SCHOOL PARTY As 15 the usual custom of the Sophomore classes of K1ron H1gh School we the class of 48 49 held an all school party on October 15 After much debate we dec1ded to have a hay r1de The h1gh ,school students and teachers were dr v1ded mto Z groups wh1ch were the teams for a treasure hunt durlng the hay r1de Volleyball and other games were played after returnnmg to school Lunch chmaxed the evemng CLASS PARTY The Freshman class and the teachers were guests of the Sophomores on December ZZ when we had a Chr1stmas party Christmas carolmg games and lunch const1tuted the act1v1t1es of the evemng ZZ President............ .... . .... ......................TeanRobey A S Ul S f BACK ROW Left to rxghtj Miss Byers Joanne Edklund Betty Johnson Lois Schurke Maxine Hansohn Jean Nelson Jean Robey FRONT ROW Alice Schurke Lavonne Neumann Joyce Flnstrom Dee Arlhs Swanson MayDelle Hedltrom Genevieve Wilson fAbsent from picturel Elsie Korner BACK ROW fLeft to rlghtl Milton Giermann Burdette Hedstx-om Ronald Maurltz Leonard Benson Glen Ballantine, Mr Trail Ukbsent from plctux-el Sheldon Lyman FRONT ROW Dennis Goetsch John Larson Don Bilsten John Ogren Jan'es Dahl Z4 7irf In B ll 'flslffllflll : I ' . , . f lf1ffl Qfl7If'PS flll flwluflll JEAN NELSON JEAN ROBEY MAYDELLE HEDSTROM fAblent from picturej Elsie Korner Leonnrd Benson, Mxlton Gxermann Gordon Larson Ba' ard Larson FRONT ROW Donald Billten John Ogren John Larson Ronald Mauritz Jim Dahl, Glen Ballantine Z5 BACK ROW: KL!!! to rightl Mr. Trail, Burdette Hedstrom Dennis Goetsch, Franklin Bolte BOYS BASKETBALL 1948 1949 The Kxron basketball team won eleven games and lost exght th1s season They won three and lost four conference games KITOH came 1n strong at the end of the season and lost 1n the f1na1 round of the sectlonal tournament to Galva K1r on K1r on Klr on Ku' on Klron Ku' on K1r on Ku' on Schleswxg 74 St Anns 254' Charter Oak 524' Delomt Dow Clty Ute Arthur Va11 284' 384' 204' 4' Ind1cates conference games K1ron K1ron K1ron K1r on K1ron K1ron K1ron Klr on K1ron Percentage of Free Throws John Lar son hm Dahl Denn1s Goetsch Don B11sten John Ogr en Ron Maurxtz BOYS OUTDOOR SPORTS Klr on K1r on K1ron Ku' on Ku- on BASEBALL Those who play on the fall baseball team are Jlm Dahl B111 Lew1s Tohn Larson Don B1lsten Ronald Maurxtz 26 De1o1t Arcadla Charter Oak We sts1de 534' Arthur Sch1esw1g We sts1de Schleswlg Galva Total Poxnts 4 O7 Charter Oak 13 Delolt Dow C1ty Battle Creek 9 Dow Clty Sheldon Lyman John Ogren Leonard Benson Denn1s Goetsch Bayard Larson ' 12 ' 1 ' 52 ' 34 ' 42 . ' 50 ' 17 ' 21 ' 19 50 . 69 . . 33 . ' 34 ' ' 48 23 ' 34 47 ' 38 ' 33 ' 57 30 ' 33 ' 23 Kiron 36 Manilla 37 Kiron 37 Cushing 35 ' 31 ' ' 40 ' 25 ' 23 24 C 1 ' 50 196 ' 40 151 ' 46 1 1 ' 40 1 44 82 ' 42 25 ' 1 . 4 . 1 . 1 . 5 ' 12 . 4 . 7 141I'Of1 Klron hxron Klron Karon Klron KITOH K1ron K1ron FIRLS BASK1 TB 'Xl Qchleswm Charter Oak De1o1t Dow buy Ute Va11 Arthur lV8StS1dC M'1n11l K1ron KIFOD Kwon Kxron Kxron K1ron Kwon Kxron The K1ron furls won 9 and lost 10 Games th1s season The forwards made the followmnv number of polnts Elsle Korner Z7 Joyce Fxnstrom 240 Geneweve Wxlson 103 A11ce Schurke Betty Johns on V111 Arc ad1'1 De1o1t Moorhead Schlesww Vests1de Schleswm Vests1de The ouards were La Vonne Neumann Dee Ar11ss Swanson Maydelle Hedstrom Loxs 5churke Joanne Fcklund Jean Nelson and 1X 'LXIHE Hansohn Our Guards dxd a fvood Job of holdxnv down the opponents The student manaver was Jean Robey who kept us supphed wzth lemons and a towel Z7 1 J' . .' 'I 1- .1, ' Z4 ., . 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' i l f .J i if -.L,. 4 . . , ' J, '-'F N J 4 ' f' V I 'lu U - 'wg ,WPT , A I 30 The boys 1t the corner drurvstore were e1cch1nQ1nq stones 1bout the1r ex per1ences Wlth the OppOS1t6 sex Aw s11d John Opren gurls 1re 1 d1me 1 dozen Gee swhed Don B1lsten and 111 th1s t1me I ve been buyino Jelly beans My father s a doctor I can be S1Ck for nothmw Marlene V1nter Vell m1ne s 1 px-e1cher sol c1n be food for nothmq Mr Tra11 Vhat IS a C1I'C187 J1m Dahl A c1rcle 15 a bow leoged squire IVIISS Byers Carroll would you l1ke to oo to heaven? C1rroll Skarm Yes but Mother told me to come home rwht after school Hwh heels were mnvented by short g1r1s l1ke Al1ce Schurke who were lussed good moht on the forehead Dee Swanson 1nd Jean Nelson were on the1r way home from Sunday School 1nd Do you bel1eve there IS 1 d6V119 1sked Jean N s11d Dee He s l1ke Santa Claus he s your f1ther Marlyn Baker FlSh1Hg9 Leonard Benson No drowmng worms IVIISS Byers seemo that EISIE was absent from the room saxd Who s short S1d9S EISIS today? Shorty Hedstrom I am Donald to Mr Franken who was stand1nf1 1cross the room l can t hear a word you re s-aymq Mr Franken Vell Donald I can t he1r you elther Don1ld I m not sayxng anyth1ng Milton G1erm1nn 1nd Betty Johnson were at the blackboard domg a problem IH Georrxetry cl1ss N1lton Do l hun to dr1w th1t fxrure too Mr Tr11l r Tr 1 o u e Betty s flgure 1 C U A 1 X. A . I . - lx Ill ' ls ' ' Cl! . , . w , V . 1 4 , A - 1 ' U .. . . - .. . 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