Lynnville High School - Lynnx Yearbook (Lynnville, IA)

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1042388 PRIMARY, FIRST, AND SECOND when school opened, there were thirty-three pupils in our room. In 0ctober,, Linda Van Genderen moved to Oskaloosa. In November, Bobby Vander Zyle and Sharon Kay Ford joined our group. At Christmas time Bobby Vander Zyle moved away. March 1, Jerry and Carolyn Renaud moved to Grinnell. One great improvement was made during the Christmas Vaca- tion when the ceiling of the furnace room below us was plas- tered. Our room is much more comfortable, and we are able to do better work. In our art work, we have -enjoyed making stuffed toys, puppets, and Indian papoose in a cradle, and animals from potatoes. ln music, we have enjoyed our Toy Band with Joyce Beason our director. Our favorite songs are nHelping Mother,N nddgging Sambo,n and WA Farmer Went Rid1ng.n We like our phonograph records nBurnie Been and nA Fox Went Out One Stormy Night.m We had parties at school on Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. All of us celebrated,our birthdays properly. Our mothers gave the teacher a surprise1 on her birthday, September 7. So far as our school work was concerned it was a suo- cessful year.V We had many good times together that we will remember in years to come. THIRD AND FOURTH When school opened August twenty-ehym we enrolled twenty4 two boys and girls, five of which have neither been absent or tardy. They are namely Viola Beason, Marcella Van Zantq Roger Beason, Carl Ray James and Larry Renaud. We hoped with the Christmas program, the Library and the March PTA programs and enjoyed doing them very much. Those having perfect spelling records this year are Mel- vin Harthoorn, Phery1,Jean Stewart, Capglyn Vos, Sharon Kay Willemsen, and Roberta Beason. ' The first of March Larry Renaud moved to his new home near Grinnell, we wish him good luck and hope that he, will like his new school. FIFTH AND SIXTH On August 28, 1951, nineteen boys and girls enrolled in grades five and six. Six girls--Marilyn-Renaud, Marilyn Van Zante, Sandra Hudson, Linda Harris, Marjorie' Jansen, and Patricia Ratcliff and six boys--Donnie AMcDannel, Gordon Roorda, Richard Conn, Donald Jansen, Claren Van de Krol, and Earl Dobbs made up grade five, while Marilyn Terpstra, Har- riet THY3-OP. Robert Beason, Larry Craver, Robert Van Weel- den, Carroll Harthoorn, and Lester Gause were members of grade six. This was the first year that Donnie McDanne1 had been H Pupil in the Lynnville, School. .I SULLY IMPLEMENT'COMPANY John Deere Implements-Hardware:Farm Supplies .Sully, Iowa

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IUEZJHS rlrwh AND SIXTH CONTM The parents of the boys and girls served lunch at the' November meeting of the P. T. A. A prize of a picture is to be given to the room having the most parents attending the meetings, and we had the greatest number in October and Nov- ember. We helped with the program in October. Vg At Christmas Time it was fun to be a part of the annual Christmas program. The room was gay with holiday decora- tions. For the library meeting we learned and. gave as choral readings the poems, nAbou Ben Adhemn by Leigh Hunt, and nDare to Do Rightnannonymous. On Valentine Day an exchange of valentines gave much plea sure to the boys and girls. During the afternoon we played NI Have Itu, and at the close Marilyn Renaud was given a gi- ft from her roommates and teacher. Marilyn moved with her parents to a farm near Grinnell. The favorite school subject of the boys and girls of grade six was Hlowa Storiesu. All enjoyed making colorful maps of Iowa showing the location of the early Indian set- lers. The fifth grade took much interest in making trips across the U. S. and the study of the groups of states. Basketball brought much enjoyment during recesg.periods when the weather was cold. In a few years, watch for these boys and girls on the high school teams. SEVENTH AND EIGTH We have eleven pupils in the seventh grade and six in the eighth this year. We have had no transfers. Our Hallowe'en Party was held at the Old Settlers Grounds on the night of October 5l,'l95O, Several from the seventh and eighth grades took part in HA Christmas Caroln at the Christmas Program. Both grades joined with the other six grades in singing carols as a part of one of the plays. Richard Sparks, Artie Craver, and Gene Ver Steeg sold enough magazines subscriptions to win prizes from the Curtis Publishing Company. A party was also given for the Junior High and High School students and teachers sponsored by Mr. Byers of the Curtis Company. The entire room sang two songs at the library meeting, held on February 5, 1951. Patricia Verwers was also in the play NNeighbors.U Mr. McCaulley is our Junior High Teacher' and Coach. The boys played against New Sharon, Newburg, gearsboro, and Prairie City. We have had two teams this year, a seventh grade team and a Junior High team, in which both grades participated. Our team won five games while losing eight. Our best game was played at Prairie City, Lynnville winning by a score of 52 to lO. Newburg gave us our worst defeat, 42 to 20, at Newburg. We are looking forward to March 15 and 16 when we plan to play in the Newburg tournament. We have high hopes of mak- ing a good showing in this tournament. Although our record has not been too impressive, the boys have shown much im- provement throughout the season and next season should show an improved team. Lynnville VERWERS WELL DRILLERS Iowa Wells Drilled for any Purpose.