Lytton Community High School - Bark Yearbook (Lytton, IA)

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We all looked forward to the eighth grade graduation which finally came. Those who received their diplomas were: Duane Bardole, Ruth Barkley, Donita Campbell, Robert Ditzel, Dean Hass, Delbert Hillmer, Donita Kruskop, Eldon Maye, Helen Meyer, Delmar Scharn, Dick Schultz, Bonnie Rae Schwartz, Wilbert Siemering, Donald Subbert, Carol Plain, Darrel Plain, Ramona Vanderheiden, Virginia Ewoldt, and Twyla Pelley. Ramona Vanderheiden moved away during the summer. At last we were ready to complete the last four rungs of the ladder we had been climbing. We were all anxiously awaiting our high school days. This meant partici- pating in sports, music, and all the other great things that go with high school. We were joined in our Freshman year by the following who had come in from country school: Donald Nehman, Connie Kreft, Hilbert Schramm, Alan Mhtthias, and Robert Carlson, and Betty McMeekin who came from Jolley. During the year Virginia Ewoldt left us. After our Sophomore year, Daryl and Caryl Plain and Connie Kreft left us. Dur- ing the Junior year no one joined us and no one left us. Our present graduating class is as follows: Duane Bardole, Ruth Barkley, Donita Campbell, Robert Carlson, Robert Ditzel, Dean Hass, Delbert Hillrner, Donita Kruskop, Betty McMeekin, Alan Matthias, Eldon Mayo, Helen Meyer, Donald Nehman, Delmar Scharn, Dick Schultz, Bonnie Rae Schwartz, Hilbert Schramm, Wilbert Siemering, Donald Subbert, and Twyla Pelley. Of the original twenty-five in the first grade there are nine of us that have been together all twelve years. They areg. Duane Bardole, Donita Campbell, Dean Hass, Donita Kruskop, Eldon Mayo, Delmar Scharn, Dick Schultz, Bonnie Rae Schwartz, and Twyla Pelley. Now we all bid our farewell to good old Lytton High. We have completed the twelve steps to the ladder. For some there will be more steps. We sincerely hope our future will be as bright and happy as our school days have been. Class Poem 'Tis the end of 1950, And the Senior Class will close. But still we have our memories, Ot all our joys and woes. Today is but the time, We dreamed of long ago. During those long school days When time passed, oh, so snow. Tomorrow is the time, We're dreaming of right now. Who may say what each will do, And where we'll go and how? We come to the end of high school days, And as we finish this last year. We thank all those who helped us through, And Dia farewell to friends so dear. - 13

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Senior Class History It was a bright sunny day in the fall of September 1937, and the doors of old Lytton High were wide open awaiting all the students for the first day of school. Why look who is coming up the stairs to the first grade room. Yes, it is Mrs. Bardole leading for maybe I should say dragging, her small son Duane. This was Duane's first year of school. He was greeted at the door by his teacher Miss Lillian Halverson, and twenty- four bashful classmates hiding behind their mothers' skirts. The following were the classmates: Lora Nell Boyd, Donita Campbell, Keith Jowler, Dean Hass, John Heecht, Ray Hill, Alice Jones, Donita Kruskop, Donald Lauver, Eldon Mayo, Avis Meusberger, Donald Nicholson, Maurice Pelley, Delmar Scharn, Richard Schultz, Bonnie Rae Schwartz, Wilbert Sierrnering, Shirley Stevens, Joann Underwood, Joann Wagner, John Wagner, Loren Little, and Twyla Pelley. During the course of the year four of our classmates, Ray Hill, Joann Wagner, John Wagner, and Loren Little moved away. Lora Nell Boyd, Avis Meusberger, and Shirley Stevens were left behind to greet new class- mates the coming year. The next fall we were greeted by our second grade teacher, Dorothy Collins. We also welcomed three new students: Helmuth Helmbrecht, Barbara Pellersels, and Kathleen Foresone. Keith Fowler, John Heecht, and Barbara Pellersels moved away during the year. We left no one behind us this year. At the third grade door we were greeted by Miss Catherine Casey. We now had our classroom on the north side of the schoolhouse and we felt a little more grown up. This year we had a new experience in taking state tests. I dbn't think we were very thrilled about taking them though. Mary Vauble joined our class this year and Kathleen Foresone moved away during the year. Again this year we were fortunate that we all were promoted. Miss Lola Gildemeister greeted us at the door of the fourth grade room. I think we will all remember her because she was so tall and slender. The pupils this year were: Duane Bardole, Ruth Barkley, Darrel Dierson, Dean Hass, Helmuth Helmbrecht, Alice Jones, Donita Kruskop, Donald Lauver, Eldon Mayo, Donald Nicholson, Maurice Pelley, Delinar Scharn, Richard Schultz, Bonnie Rae Schwartz, Wilbert Siemering, Mary Vauble, Robert Ditzel, Donita Campbell, and Twyla Pelley. Helmuth Helmbrecht moved away during the year and Donald Lauver left after the school year was com- pleted. This year Don Nicholson and Alice Jones were left behind to make new ac,- quaintances the next year. The next fall we advanced to the second floor of the schoolhouse and we began to feel more important than ever. Miss Lois Ray greeted us along with four new stu- dents and classmates. They were: Lulu Gildea, Helen Meyer, Joann Simons, and Donald Bovey. Priscilla Francis entered our grade during the year, but remained be- hind to continue with new classmates. Wilbert Siemering left us this year to continue in country school. Miss Margie Bentley met us at the sixth grade door. Four new .classmates joined us. They were Darlene Kuebler, Dorothy Alberts, Donald Subbert and Delbert Hillmer. During the year, in fact on April Fools Day, the girls had quite a privilege of attend- ing the wedding of our teacher. She was now Mrs. Pellersels. We were all quite fortunate in passing on to Jr. High. ' We all felt quite grown up in the seventh grade. We did find though, that the work was quite a bit harder and also we had a lot more walking to do, because now we had to go to different classrooms and had several teachers. Miss Sherwood 'was the main teacher though. Again this year Wilbert Siemering joined us during the year. This year Maurice Pelley and Mary Vauble left to join the class behind us. We found upon entering the eighth grade, that it was not much different from the previous year. Miss Sherwood was again our main teacher. The new pupils this yea: wereg Ramona Vanderheiden, Virginia Ewoldt, and Darrel Plain. 12

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1950 Class Prophecy In the year 1915 Ruth Barkley and myself decided to make an airplane flight around the country. Neither of us had seen our former classmates for quite sometime. We had our own plane so we could stop and start as we pleased. We first started west. Our first stop was in Platte, Nebraska. We noticed a foot-long hot dog shop which attracted us so, in we went and to our amazement saw Donald Subbert head of the place. Right behind him were six little girls. He said they were his, and his wife was the former Marilyn Phelps. We spent several hours with them, then started on for Denver, Colorado. As we got out and started walking down the street all at once we saw a dog, then a woman running wildly after the dog. She not noticing us ran smack into us, and we all three were lying flat on the street. I looked, and thought it wasn't true, but yes, it was Bonnie Schwartz who later told us she and Gene Kelley had married seven years ago. Our next stop was at Reno, Nevada, where we decided to stop purely for curious- ity's sake. We were met down town by the former Donita Campbell who was in tears telling of how she was going to get a divorce from Gene. She said sadly he had a dairy herd and had a habit of keeping a favorite cow in the house. She said every morning he woke her up by getting the cow in there and squirting milk in her face. After a little consideration, we got her to go back and give it another try, We decided to hit a dance spot before we left Reno, so we chose the Ritz which had a special attraction that evening. As we sat at our table the spotlight turned and who should be the attraction but Helen Meyer and Wilbert Siemmering who were pro- fessional jitter-buggers, Afterwards they told us they were married and had three kids. Our next stop was Boise, Idaho. There we decided we just had to have a drink so we went in Barney's Bar. ln there they told us Barney was frantic because he wasn't making any money. Then they told us why. They said, he buys the beer to sell, but drinks it all before he gets around to sell it. We talked to Barney for several hours. The smell of the place and Barney's breath was so strong we both staggered out. Next down the street came a poorly dressed, unshaved man yelling pencils for sale. It was none other than Hilbert Schrarnn. We then walked by a house we thought to be a day nursery because there were quite a few children playing in the yard. We went to the door and it was Mr. and Mrs. Duane Bardole, Duane and the former Betty McMeekin. The children they told us were all theirs --5 Qand Mr. Smith told us once the birth rate was lowerj ,...... . Our next stop was Spokane, Washington. All over we saw posters advertising a carnival. After a short debate we decided to go. When we arrived, we paid our taxi fare and began to stroll down midway. We heard an awful noise. Being curious we began to investigate or in other words, find the source of this awful noise. Being some distance from the noise we saw people gathering at a very large tent. Out in front our attention was called to ten beautiful dancing girls. Finding the cost to enter, being much too expensive, we went around to the side of the tent. Seeing an opening, we began to crawl through. We got through all right and when we looked up, we saw a policeman standing there. It was none other than our old classmate Bob Carlson. Being as he didn't recognize us at first, he said we had to come with him to- the manager. We followed Bob behind the curtain and when we got back there we saw some of the girls getting ready for the first inside act. 14