Lockridge High School - Golden L Yearbook (Lockridge, IA)

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church. 14 7 We defeat Salem in first game of Sectional Tournament 20-17, at Burlington. 8 School dismissed in afternoon and many students and the teachers travel to Burlington to see Lockridge lose to Olds 30-26. 11 Basketball is the subject of conversation of school and town. 13 Several students are making up tests. Sub-district declam contest at Baptist church. Eddie gets first in Oratorical. 14 and 15 Nine weeks tests. 22 Clara Mae Schillerstrom and Ferne Hickenbottom discontinue school. Helen Manley visits school. Miss Cherryblossomn presented to a full house. 25 First German measles victim, Howard Messer, absent. 27 Seniors select class play committee. 28 Amy Arnold announced as Valedictorian. Edna Rauscher, Saluta- torian. 29 Eddie Linn places first at pre-district contest at Burlington. APRIL 1 April fool. What were Pauline and Glenn doing in Literature -class? Did Mr. Calkins April fool the Biology class? 3 Individual pictures of all of us taken. Wesley Johnson visits. 4 Eddie finally eliminated at District Declam contest at Ft. Madison. Seniors collect ads. Arlene Rivey visits school. 5 Business men nose out high school basketball team by one point in a benefit game. 8 Basketball game the talk of the day. 9 Biology class takes field trip. Literature class starts study of Parliamentary order. 10 What a rain. Clifford Leu to be given mock trial. He is charged with murder. 11 Third anniversary of burning of school house. 12 Leu trial begins. Some real evidence. Who is guilty? 15 Seniors hard at work on annual. 16 Everett Graf riding bicycle runs into Vernon Leeper. 17 Everett G. runs into telephone pole. Nine spokes broken out and wheel bent. Look out for Everett. 18 Many smile because the county musical festival is cancelled. 19 Physical training. Margaret and Lucile O'Dean visit school. 22 Pictures for annual sent to engravers in Chicago. 23 Laurel collides with grade student and receives a black eye. 24 Girls enjoy physical training. 25 Several girls got too much exercise yesterday. Some are limping today. 26 American history class visits old log school house on Charlie Erickson farm. MAY 1 Annual May breakfast at school house. Rain. 9 Second annual grade night at Community building. 10 Senior-Junior banquet at Hotel Turner in Fairfield. Attend Or- pheum and see Girl of My Dreams. 12 Rev. J. A. Cochran preaches Baccalaureate sermon at Baptist Senior play, Look Out Lizzie. At last! Commencement. 16 17 Annual school picnic. It's all over.

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?' uyywv-'uuu u W.. . vue., l N948 i wffti' f. ',- 475 j i f H 332 Eighty-five Years of Loclcridge School Houses Edna Rauscher The first school built in the Lockridge community was erected in 1850, a little west of the present site of the Baptist church. It was called the Ripley school house and was constructed of logs. Its dimensions were about eighteen by twenty-four feet, there was one door at the south end, with two windows on each side. What remains of the building is now standing on the Charlie Erickson farm south of Lockridge. The building was purchased in 1865, by Mr. Samuelson, grandfather of Miss Agnes Samuelson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and rebuilt on its present site and used for a home. The school term in this first school consisted of three summer months, taught