Mapleton High School - Rambler Yearbook (Mapleton, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 44 of the 1947 volume:

NAFIHGJN HIE!-I SQHGINJH, Paul T. Liljedahl Superintendent QHQDCD Walk First row Sylvia Morrison Qeecretaryl, Vern Vanderburr, Willard Sanford Ctreasurerl Bust Paul T Liljedahl Second row B111 Nutt presldentb A H Bruning, Carl Jen sen, John R Welch '44 'MT 95515 5 3mf9f5mm M' Ha? if IH! 9 llll lm llmllll llll Ill? li' nsr -x-win' - s' 2 I Aff: I : I ' , . . - ' 1 - , 7 4 if ,Il ,V M., , 5 - -' - .L 'A .A s Y 4 5'- ' -. ' Q .1 , . 'Ihf 3 'H Q 'J M' 'H ru ,H 9' ltls f s Il L.. -1' Eli ' , . 1 r Y ,M 1. , . Y L ' Ui -nu ,Ig N Q , -W U M 4 I . -4 , ,gllll Yin' , In ,Q -j my V . . llll Allll Ill Q , i -, ,, . . ! A --nl In I ll p U or ww- ,. 1 rl.-f mn eil I in .nn ' Ol I ' 1 -f ' , - T' f , , . 1.-z-' 4-'A ' '-be i r ,. V l - 4 1,..-'-wig ' 3 jf , A H: f l ' fr 'QE . ?i '- 'f 'Hr 'nu A' V I Q f F A . Y. -ui We, the senior class of 1947, respect fully dedicate this annual to our worthy class spon or, Mr Neil Rippe, who through his constant effort and forsight has guided us successfully through both our junior and senior years IPEIPIWX I Mrs R Rowlett Eleanor Ryan Home Economics Commercial George Iseminger Music and Speech Gladys C Avery History, Government, English l Gordon Hansen Sherwood Jonson Coach and Manual Arts English Mildred Roderick Science LF? .- , L Q ua - H I -,m l A , 4. VA T: 1? If . , ,,, .L , D- A1 ' 4 ' - ' -if V' 1' fl , 1f'5:7fi 2 -1' ' ' .i' 1-'44 'Tn 1 fv , guwytq Q 'J ' I 'iQ A -' AQ 3 'v 09.2, v 23.51. .1 , V ' ,- . . . 1-. -Q -Va, . ' - ' ,Z 2 -iv? .. N7 if ,, 9 IQLQZL I F N l F Editor Copy Editor Make up Editor Business Manager Photographers Feature Writers Sports Organizations Music Senior Editors Junior Editor . Sophomore Editor Freshman Editor Publ1sher......... HumorlOO0 0000! ArtOlU Typists.... Audria McClatchey Cecelia Kraft Berta Lou Koll Bill Ellis Virginia Jensen Bob Sumpter Adeline Kraft Ray Croxdale Bob Movicker Eva Nagel Clyde Hollister Margaret Etchison Jack Ganzhorn Leila Hesse latty Barton . Dwan Martin Norma Jean Chamberlain . Robert Greenough ........La Virta Hintz ...Gloria McCleerey Fred Plagge ....Harley Carter Ray LeFebvre Anne Babb ....Mar1on Brooks Joann Thiel Betty Henry S 4. i 8 OOQIOOOQO Oli! Pub1i08tiOHS.... ....Elizabeth Hahn 2 If S , 31290 IQ ANNE BABB 'She's a laughing, peppy dame always joking, always game never, never, quite the same Choir 3 Maple Leaf Staff 5 4 Annual Staff 4 PATRICIA BARTON Q- 'L1ttle but nice oir 1, 2, 3 Girls' Basketball 2 Hbmemaking Club 1 3, Pep Club 1, 2, 4, Cheerleader 4, Marching Band 4 Girls' Glee Club 2, 3, 4, Annual Stafffl, Maple Leaf Staff 3, ERVIN BENNIGSDORF 'Beneath that calm exterior there lies a great deal of dev iltry ' A 1, 2, Basket ball 4 CHARLES BRADFILLD ALBERT BRIY DONNA BRUHN 'They say the best goods is always done up in small pack ages, but Basketball 1, 5 4 Football 4, Track 5, 4, Choir 2, M C ub 3, 4, Boys'G1ee Club 2 Sigma Rho 3, 4 'It couldn't be done, but he did it W CTransfer studentl Student Manager 3, 4 Sigm mm 4 'She talks muon to her friends, other ise she is s lent ' onoert Band 2, 5 4, Marching Band 4, Choir 1 Homemaking Club 1, 3 3. 2 J i .lf Ch , 43 - I 3 f . ,, 51 , F.F. . - - ' I 3 3, e e 1 3 F 4. , 9 , ' 'F-' -- H - . 5. S' 1 R . n 5 . 3 3 e Q 1 . HARRY CARTER When a child developed the habit of talking, and has been talking ever since Track M Club Sigma Rho 5, 4, Choir EARL coUcH 1. 1 'A cute little boy, that's me. F. F. A. 1, 2: Siam Rho 5, 4, Basketball 4. CLAIR COLLINS PM Must I study? Oh: w at waste o time MARY JANE DOTSEN H 0Her only faults are she has no faults' Homemaking Club 1,55 Pep Club l, 2, 5, 4: Girls' Basketball 2, 5. VERNA MAE COOPER uAs serious as one might wish, yet not too serious U Pep Club l, 2, 5, 4, Girls' Basketball 5, Homemaking Club l Maple Leaf Staff 4, Annual Staff 4 BOB DUNCAN 'When differ, the book is wrong. KTransfer studentj Basketball 43 Foot- ball 4g M Club 49 Sigma Rho 43 Class Treasurer 4. he book and I O I -sa x U he H is X J h a f o n .H I 53 43 I 2. , . Ik . I n ' E ' H BILL ELLIS uThe secret of suc cess is something of purpose W Basketball 1, 2 3 4 Baseball 3 4 Choir 2, M Club 1,2 3 4 Annual Staff 4, Class Secretary 3 Golf 3 BETTY LOU HENRY smile is orth a dozen groans N oir 1 Homemaking Club Girls' Glee Club 3, 4, Pep Club l, 3, 4, Girls' Basket ball 2, 3, Concert Band l, 2, 4, March ing Band 1, 4, Maple Leaf Staff 4, Annual Staff 4 Pep Band 4 LEILA HESSE nHelen of whom the old fell more fair Choir Glee Club 3 4 Pep Club 2 3 4 Ho e Troy for walls of was not Class Secretary 1 Annual Staff4, Maple Leaf Staff 4 LA VIRTA HINTZ CLYDE HOLLISTER BERNEICE IDDINGS 'A sunny disposition ever ready with a smile W 011' l 5 9 Glee Club 3, 4 PGP Club 2, 5, 4, Gif S' Basketball 3 Home making Club 1, Maple Leaf Staff 4, Annual Staff 4 'That he's a Jolly n good fella' all a She has the quiet gree W Baseball 1, 2 Bas B 2 I 3, Track 3, 4, Choir 2, , M Club 2, 3, Sigma Rhoii 4, Class President 3 f way ofone who knows W Homemaking Club l, 3 , 5' I N Q El - 'A w . Ch , 2, 5, 4, 9 9 1: on , , , 2, 1, 2, rs, 4, ' 9 ' 2, 1 3 s 3 ' - ' 1 I 5 m ' - - making Club 1, 33 ' - 3 6, of N , , cn ' , 2. U 4' ' : - ' . 3 1 k t , 43 S ' 3' 43 VIRGINIA JENSEN JOE KOENIGS NThose teachers just work me to death no wonder I am thin oir 1, 2 3 G ee Club 4, Annual Staff Homemaking Club Pep Club 1, 2, Basketball 3 Con- cert Band l 2 Marching Band l 4, Pep Band 4 BERTA LOU KOLL A pal to all, and a g and good sport Pe Club l president, Band Band Band tary dent 4, 1, 25,4- Choir l, Concert 5, 4, D Marching Class Secre Class presi Glee Club 3 4 Maple Leaf 4 Annual 3 Homemaking Club 1, Basketball 2 Begone, dull books, for you I have longing W Band 1, 2 Choir 2, 3, 4, Football 3 4, Sigma Rho 3 4 President, Sigma Rho 4, Boys' Glee Club 2 M Club 4 CECELIA KRAFT 'Thorough in every th1ng,even in laugh ter W Concert Band 1 2 4, Pep Band Marching Band 1 4 Maple Leaf 2 3 4 Editor 4, Annual 2 3, 4, Pep Club 1 2 3 4, Basketball 2 CONSTANCE KOITHAN uNever fusses, nev r stays out late, and always has her les sons Choir 3 Maple Leaf Staff 4 ROBERT LANGHOLZ 'All the great men are dead and I don't feel so very well myself ' Concert Band l, 2, 3, 4 Choir 1, 2, 3, Boys' Glee Club 2 Sigma Rho 3, 4 Pep nd 3 Marching Band 1 4 Maple Leaf 3 . X tk W g 8 --' no .U so . S 1, .U - Ch ' 3 1 ' 9 5 43 ' I . lg 3, . , 45 S . I 1 3! 43 , 3, ' . 0, .5 F jjfkW,, Q :B 1 Nillw N - If .H A - P , ', ' , , , l 6 . . 2, 3, 43 ' 4: 5 43 1, 2, ' Pe ' -1 3 5, 4: - ' ' Z : ' ' - , , Ba 1, 2, a 43 ' ' , - , s 5 2? 2, 3. - 1 5 59 5' 9 43 AUDRIA MC CLATCHEY nIt's a million one and she's one a million W oncert Band l 4 Marching Band 4 Annual Staff 4 Ed1tor,MapleLeaf Staff 3, 4, Homemak ing Club l 2 Pep ub l Class Secretary 4, Girls' Basketball 2, RICHARD NAGEL Kb 'The more you study, the less you know, so why study?' FFA l, 25 Sigma Rho 3 4' Basketball 4' Class Treasurer 2. GLORIA MC CLEEREY good laugh is bet- ter than medicine Concert Band 5, 4 Marching Band 3 4 making Club l, Maple Leaf Staff 4 Annual Staff 4, Pep Club 5 LAWRENCE POWELL 'If football were music, he'd be t whole brass ban .' B8S6bB1L l, 2' Fbot- ball 5 4' M Club l 2, 3, q BOB MC VICKER 'I have broken the heart of many girl ' Marching Band l, 4 Concert Band 2, 3 4, Choir 5, 4, Pep Band 3, 4, Football Basketball 4, Class President l Q Class Treasurer Glee Club 2 Staff 4h1Club 4 Boy Annual RAYMOND SAYERS nquiet, yes, but still water runs deep.' M Club 2, 5,4' Sigma Rho 3, 43 Basketball 1 2, 3, 43 Fbotbal 43 Baseball 33 Track Golf 5. ii- 'sg ,' V52 ,Q ECAC' to NA in ,N 8 C 1 29 9 Q ' 3, 5, 4: PSP Band 2, 3, Pep Band 5, 43 Home- ' 1, 3 1, 0 i 0 1, 2, s 5' : ' 1' 2' --I ' ' , . 3, ' ' 4. ' 9 Z ' C1 , 2, 5, 43 .53 S' ' I r 3. A ' . f ' he B d i I ' ' ' Z ' ' . 1 JEFELL TAYLOR .ro ANN THIEL PAUL WILLIAMSON 'Silent you just think SO ' Choir 2 ANNA MARIE ZURN 'She has no trait NOPO striking than her common sense Choir 1 2, 3, Home makin Club 1 Pep ub 2, 3 W is nice t e natural, when you're naturally nice Choir 2,Annua1 Staff 4 Maple Leaf Staff 'A quiet well man ered young man Sigma Rho 4, Track MARIAH BROOKS MARGARET INGHRAM ' 1 'Take it easy, have your fun,and let the old world flicker W oir 1 2 e Club 1 2 5 4 Club 2, 3, 1, Annual Maple Leaf Staff 4 Cheerleader 4 Glee 4 Girls' Basketball 2, 5,Band Staff 4, 'She s the quiet kind whose nature never varies CTransfer studentl 4 1 pg.:-4 . -- It o b . - - 0 N O On , . ' 2, 5. 3 4J QE . V 8 N , I- , ,ggi 1 n , .N , 0 ., , , 3, Q Q P P 9 9 9 F Cl Q Q 4' 3 3 ENIOR LASS HISTORY We enter the massive portals of M H S library and with great care uncover musty and dust laden volumes of forgotten lore They are none other than nThe Senior Class Histories N Let us browse through the pages in these leather bound me morlals Ah, what's this, only fourteen of the senior class started to school together in kindergarten and only seven continued on together through senior high Who were the fourteen? well let's see, there were Charles Bradfield, Paul Williamson La Virta Hlntz, Joe Koenlgs Berta Lou Kell, Clyde Hollister, Cecelia Kraft, Verna Mae Cooper, Bob Duncan, Patty Barton, Mary Jane Dotson, Bob Mcvlcker, Marian Brooks, and Virginia Jensen We find that these few little tots bravely struggled upward through the grades Names were added and subtracted from the original list of fourteen but always the little group climbed towards their goal In the year l94l on August 51, they became full fledged junior high students Of course they took upon their shoulders the solemn responsibility of being as mischievous as the former students To pay them due respect we shall say that they car ried the responsibility well This stage of their development soon wore off and they became accustomed to the frightening noises made by the seniors and juniors As time wands its way so did these ambitious people They would not stop until they had reacted the top By now one can see the many active students in this class The musically talented and star athletes began to show their faces Many took part in choral groups As juniors they financed the Junior Senior Banquet and Prom Their theme was WAn Old Fashioned Garden W To earn the money they sold magazines, put on a mlnstrel show, and sponsored a carnival The class meetings became more and more sedate as the years advanced or nearly so And then they were the almighty seniors, overlords of high school At least they thought so There we shall close the annals of history until again we pass this way i 1 As frightened little freshmen they crept into high school. RGC-T'HQ'5 ll We, the senior class of '47, being of superior minds and sound bodies, do hereby commemorate this year of our emancipa tion by declaring this to be our last will and testament In respect to the above stated, we do hereby bequeath the following to our respective heirs We, the senior class, do bequeath to the juniors our unusud. ability general Sonksen Butcher to Jack ish and whoever for apple polishing, getting in late, and disturbing the tranquility of M H S Anne Babb, do will my artistic ability to Harley Carter Patricia Barton, do bequeath Clem Nicholiasen to Mary to care for during the senior year Donna Bruhn, do will my letter correspondence to Doris Ervin Benningsdorf, hereby leave my chauffeur's license Ganzhorn to use with discretion Charles Bradfield, leave my curly hair to Crox to cher to comb until baldness do your part Albert Bray, cheerfully bequeath my job as handy man to will take it I Marian Brooks, leave my enthusiasm at pep meetings to all the bo s in M H S Harry Carter do will my tall stories to Fred Plagge Earl Couch, leave my popularity with the fair under classmen to Ray LeFebvre I, Verna Mae Cooper, do bequeath a year's lease of my seat in the assembly to Jimmy Johnson I, Mary Jane Dotson, do will my laugh to Dwan Martin in the hopes she will substitute it for her 'giggle I, Bob Duncan, do bequeath my innocent expression, however false it may be, to my industrious? cousin Elizabeth Hahn I, Bill Ellis, do leave my athletic ability to Bruce Wight HBR I, Betty Henry, do will my friendliness lespecially with the out of town boysl to Dede I, Leila Hesse, bequeath my beaux to Correene Nepper I, LaV1rta Hints, leave my shorthand notes along with my 'tales of last night' to I, Clyde Hollister, Lena Flck leave my place as only boy in bookkeep ing to John Zediker for the brouch If son leave my shyness to Ronald Morgan leave my brainstorms to Lois Collins the class of '48 Joe Koenigs, bequeath my sense of humor to Bill Has Bernice Iddlngs, Virginia Jensen, entertainment of Constance Kolthan, leave my studiousness to Teresa Jaco Berta Lou Koll, bequeath my appetite to Dorothy Kettle We, Cecelia Kraft and Audria Heclatchey, do bequeath our friendship to Donna Mae and Francine with the thought that two heads are better than one U I. ' ' ' . In I, ' If I, ' ' - 1, ' I, y ' I ' . I, Clair Collins, will my height to Richard Uhl. . Om I, ' . I' . I, ' - I, - UV' - I, Robert Langholz, do will my Harry James tendencies t Wayne Leonard I, Gloria McCleerey, will my big, brown eyes to Adeline Kraft to use as she sees fit I, Richard Nagel, bequeath my irresistible red hair to the just as irresistible Marcena Peterson I, Lawrence Powell, leave my Poogan Wightman I, Bob McVicker, will my bass hopes that the feminine portion of fer their interest Ray Sayers, do bequeath my Jewell Tayler bequeath my Jo Ann Thiel, do Paul Williamson, Iddings Betty Sperry Signed, sealed, and football playing ability to voice to Robert Greenough 1 the freshmen class may trans quietness to Nan McVicker pug nose to LaVonne Head will my quiet smile to Marice Hickman do will my love of story books to Leo witnessed by the senior class of 1947 No annual would be complete without a prophecy, so we, the mighty seniors of '47, invited the world renowned Madame Whachu sed to gaze into her crystal ball and foretell our futures As Madame moved her hands slowly over the surface of the ball, she beckoned us to come forward to see what good old Father Time had in store for us The faint vision becomes clear There appears to be a group of excited girls croweded around some apparently importadz person We see the police taking a hand in the matter They clear a pathway and what's this? It's Bob Duncan, matinee idol of millions! This scene changes We see Congress in session with Ray Sayers, speaker of the house, giving one of his famous speeches It's theme is 'Shall We Outlaw Cosmic Ray Pinball Machines? His speech ends with a thunder of applause as the light in the crystal ball fades The scene becomes clear again A strange man enters with Betty Henry on his arm They are on their way to the church to be married This is Miss Henry's fourth marriage Miss Brooks, who has recently made her debut at Carnegie Hall, sings 'I Love You Truly' at the wedding After the ceremony we see Betty stop to talk with Jewell Taylor, a Conover model, who is working in New York City Jewell has had occasion to come in contact, at one time or another, with the various members of our class also working in the city o n 1, ' , I, I 0 I, , I, I, Anna Marie Zurn, will my largest wad of chewing gum to She informs Betty that Berneice Iddlngs, the famous ballet dancer, left recently lor a tour of Europe, also that most of her pin up pictures are taken by their former classmate Virginia Jensen In reply to Betty's reference to her natural looking waves, Jewell told her to go to Saks Fifth Avenue Beauty Salon and ask for Madame Hesse, New York's leading hair stylist Their voices become indistinct and many other scenes flash by We hear the sweet music of Bob Mcvicker and hls band at the Stork Club where Patty Barton is the hostess We also see Bill Ellis as the new owner of the Walgreen Drugs, Albert and Paul, explorers in dark Africa, and Constance Koithan, writer of the government textbooks for the State University of Iowa A scene seems to hov r in the crystal ball Ah, yes, the mist is clearing now We see a large mike with the letters, NBC on it Goodness, the announcer is Ervin Bennigsdorf Is that really Jake Powell he is referring to when he speaks of the great coach of Notre Dame? My, what promising futures we have in store for us CNow comes one of those exasperating commer cials J 'Fblks, the next time you are out for a ride, stop in at 'Harry's Drive Innn for a chicken dinner He gets his chick ens from Joe's Chicken Ranch where chickens grow as large as turkeys a yn Well, what do you know? There's LaVirta playing the part of Mary in nBob's Other Wife U Whew, we thought Mary was really going to leave Bob this time! Well Cspeaking of wells, if you are in need of one phone the Never Thirsty Well Company, or see in person the proprietress, Audria McC1atchey Her slogan is nother announcement It seems that Verna Cooper, star of the Baby Snooks show, will be heard at 7 50 p m on that particular evering Next comes the Banker's Life program Robert Langholz, president of the company, is a special guest tonight Another guest oi the program is Earl Couch, who is declared to be a sec ond Einstein Some other things the ball tells us is that Anna Marie Zurr is the private nurse of Henry Ford III and that Gloria is his secretary It also told us that Charles Bradfield is the owner of the biggest road show in the U S , Clyde is the president of the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Donna Bruhn is the first clarinetist in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Jo Ann Thiel is a fashion designer at MGM, and Anne Babb is a teacher at the Chi cago Institute of Art The last scene is one of the campus at Vassar A car is approaching It is the latest Ford design, the aero car, which is sold exclusively by the Collins Ford garage As it stops out steps the Dean of Women, Miss Dotsen with her is the hon ored guest of tke afternoon, Secretary of Agriculture Richard Nagel lIt must have been due to Miss Avery's influence? and his capable body guards, Berta Lou and Cecelia It is rumored that they passed their tests for the F B I in Grant Center, Rich ard's home town 1 L I Uwe drill anywhere, anyplace, anyt1me.'l here ls Ervin with a- UNIIDR Front row Lena Flck, Ramona Christensen, Rrna Price P8u1iU6 Lane, LOiS Collins, Doris B tcher, Teresa Jacoby, berta Kunkel, Corrine Fergen, La Vonne Head, Dwan lartin, Urs Rowlett, sponsor Second row Jimmy Johnson, Nary Sonksen, Elizabeth Hahn Adeline Kraft, Marcella Schoenherr, hargaret Etchison, Velma Rose, Dorothy Ketelsen, Carolyn Rhode, Niss Ryan, sponsor, Rich ard Uhl Third row Donald Uhl, John Zediker, Bill Dean, Raymond Croxdale, John Paul Cook, Joe Woodward, Fredric Planae, Donald Thiel, Clem Wickolaisen, Leo Iddings, Paul Nielson, Mr Jensen, sponsor The school year of 1946 47 found thirty two Juniors on the third lap of the long journey through high school Our first step was to elect our officers to carry us through a successful year Those elected were as follows President Ray Croxdale Vice President Clem Nickolaisen Secretary elizabeth Hahn, Treasurer Alberta Kunkel Our sponsors are lies Ryan, Mrs Howlett, Mr Jensen, and Mr Hansen This year we really ot a work out selling magazines Lois Collins earned a pen and pencil set for selling the most magazines Just as we finally saw the end of our earnest work of se ing magazines, Mr Jensen ound a new high light a play, The Crazy Smith Family ' We practiced for a month and then the final performance was given November 26 l v - A-I p A Al- I v 1 O 1 - O J Cs I X - 0 0 Missing: Mr. Hansen, sponsor. . . Q .. 0 0 3 .. I . v and I! 9 g .'A A 5 0 I I 0' as O 0 I ll- ! f ,E .1 N ., . ' O There seemed to be no let up on the amount of work to be done tournaments, parties, exams, and music contest all seemed to be tossed in our laps at once When we next saw a ray of light, the juniors were the only ones still working We busily went about the work of our annual Junior Senior Prom Then the blessed time arrived the prom was here. Our class is represented in every school activity and club They are in basketball, football, pep band, marching band, con cert band, M Club, Sigma Rho and on the Maple Leaf and Annual Staffs J P. Cook, Joe Woodward, and Ray Croxdale were among the first ten of the basketball squad Those three and Clem Niko lalsen were out for football We are looking forward to next year as the final year of our high school life TITLES THAT FIT nI'm Wild About Harryn LaVonne Head Goodbye Seniors NLaugh1ng on the Outside' Shorthand Class nmy Darling Clemlentineb Patty Barton Guilty What say, studen s' 'I'll Be Seeing You Faculty nOh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning J P WThe Three Huskeyirlps not teersj' Benny, Earl, and Red 'I Can't Begin to Tell Y ' Jimm n0h Johnny Doroth 'Big Bass Drumn Robert G 'In My Arms Ray LeFebvre IIYSEPHBHBLE Gloria and Anna Marie Donna S and Betty S Correene and Jenaette Mr Rippe and his keys Freshmen and giggles Dwan and baby talk Connie Koithan and school books Berta Lou and food Bill Ellis and athletics Audria and Cecelia Robert L and Lavonne Bob D and Bob M Donna Mae and gum Clem and John Croxdale and his antiques Hlllis and his drawings Elizabeth and her cute remarks n ll-- -- '11 nit Il ll-- t . USooner or Latern--Juniors n,- n-- . . ' Ou' ' y Jo lf-- y K. 1 ll-- -- . 081 IDRS First row LaJeanne Rhode, Nancy Rhode, Cleo Sasges, Lil lian Bruhn, Darlene Etchison, Eva Nagel, Phyllis Freerking, Lu cille Lane, Pat McBurney, Norma Chamberlain, Dorothy Jensen, I,a Vina Gries, Betty Sperry Second row Bob Sumpter, Miss Avery, Marilyn Muckey, Nan nette Mcvicker, Wilma Jean Uhl Nancy Uhl Irene Cannon, Carol Bush Barbara Tadlock, Francine Hupke Lois Hunsaker,Connie Dean, Jean Peterson, Florine Kurth, Donna Kueny, Howard Baker Third row Tony Chamberlain, Bob Thiel, Wayne Hasbrouck, Carl Morhauser, Beryl Jensen, Glen Peterson, Elva James, Flor ence Hough, Bob Peterson, Wally Brunner, Ivan Zediker, Francis Powell Ray LeFebvre, Bob Steckleberg Fourth row Warren Albertson, Loren Blakely, Gerhard Koi than, Dale Lumbaugh, Lawrence Hupke Hillis Creek, Jack Ganzhorm Jim Hasbrouck, Leonard Anderson, Bill Hasbrouck, Ronald Morgan, Kenneth Marsh, Harley Carter, Bob Collins Wayne Leonard The sophomores were well represented in all leading activi ties such as football, basketball, band, choir, M Club, and Pep Club The class has thus far enjoyed three parties journeylng per and a bob sled party at Mapleton This school year of 1946 47 found fifty seven sophomores starting their second year in M H S lTwo down and two to go D The following class officers were elected President Beryl Jensen Vice President Jack Ganzhorn Secretary Bob Steckleberg Treasurer Ivan Zediker i V I - Q ! , e once to Denison for a skating party and enjoying a pot-luck suP' RISIIE4 First Row Jane Hunsaker, Jeanette Le Febvre, Coreene Nap per, Shirley Brooks, Ruth Foss, Deloris Stender, Marcene Peter son, Opal Fidc, Ardis Gosch, Joan Martin, Wanda Watson, Ruth Koenlgs, Floretta Hupke Second Row: Anthony Jacoby, Mary Lou Reitz, Crystal Bert well, Elsie Pauley, Fern Rhode, Roberta Banks, Rosemary Jensen, Ardith Davis, Bethine Christensen, Helen Dubbert, Phyllis Wach eldorf, Elvera Hesse, Donna Sanford, Karlyn Martin, Richard Jen sen ough, Dwaine Ibsgaard, James Heisler, Joy Uhl, Thelma Johnson Maurice Hickman, Norma Muckey, Ethel Johnson, Leon Roderick, Rex Jones, Jerry Wessling, Gerald Flammang Back Row Mr Iseminger, Bruce Wightman, Phillip Nagel, Ronald Jacobs, Erwin Carlson, Charles Hodges, Richard Wightman, Walter Sonksen, Frank Jensen, George Koithan, Charles Lane, Don Muckey, Gene Dotson Those not pictured: Roselle Brummer, Marilyn Olson In the fall of '46 there were fifty seven freshmen enrolled The first week of school was bewildering They went to the wrong classes at the wrong time and were late for some of them Many of the freshmen entered choir, concert band, and marching band at the beginning of the school year The class officers were elected the first six weeks under the sponsorship of Mr Iseminger The officers were as follows Robert Greenough President, Bruce Wightman Vice President, Rose mary Jensen-Secretary, and Rex Jones-Treasurer. Third Row: Donald Struble, Gilbert Babbe, Robert Green- , I ZAZEEIDAI With the 9 o'clock bell that rang so cheerfully on the morning of September 2, 1946, a whole year of excitingly new ad- ventures and experiences began for M H S , an exclusive year which was to leave its mark forever on the pages of memory The schoolhouse was aglow with its varnished walls and waxed floors, shiny unmarred desks, new pencil sharpeners, and clean smooth unbroken windows and blackboards All of which re flected the bright eager faces which were to write the most colorful history ever known The freshmen, in whose willing faces were detected the am bition and curiosity which gained them much knowledge, brigh tened the school with business The sophomores were renewing their knowledge and were marveling at the freshmen The juniors were acquainting themselves with the duties before them, finding they were too busy to study or have parties Even though the patience and the calmness of the seniors is strong,they found it difficult to learn further for all they could do was to antici pate their coming graduation Thus the annual events began September Halo, everybody, halo' John and Dorothy resume school time relationships Friday, our lucky day Kay, Nan, Marian, and Pat are elected cheerleaders Teachers meeting welcomed vacation KThe faculty need ed it worse, however J Pep Club initiates new members new businesses survive Our sunny smiles are recorded on class photos Kilroy's first visit to M H S Marching Band marches to honor October Homecoming' Sioux City Sue crowns Betty Henry as queen, meanwhile, Kingsley crowns Hapleton approximate score 50 O! Freshmen begin to lose bewildered expressions Faculty party Are teachers ever guilty of sleeping on students' time' Magazines sold juniors rest The boys or ghosts deflated Mr Rippe's car tires November Rubber band epidemic Freshmen skating party Oh well, they have to learn sometime Onawa game hospitalizes Jay, Jake, Babe P and Poohgan Jim J models a black eye -vv Appendices epidemic Marian, Lillian, Bob Collins, and and Jimmy lalmostj Sadies 'ketched' their men Fust rlze winnin kostume wit a Sadie garter show'd by Leila hubba, hubbal Junior class play practice hindered John and Dlan stuck C75 in the country Junior class characters portray characters of 'That Crazy Smith Fbmily ' 28 Thanksgiving vacation begins as Maple Leafs fall 2 . e ??-- ' - - l5-- -- 16 . 0 ' 18 . ' 0 l9-- - 22 e e o 27 e 11-'L e ' ' 18--Flash! Clash with Moville--a smashl Ramblers reign-- ??-- , 29-- . , :5o-- l- . 51-- ' . , ll--2 . 5-- . lI5-- ' , , l4-- . . 22-- . , ? ?'z-- t . ' 2e-- , H ' December January ! February March 27 Maroon and gold beanies sprouted by the beans Pep Club, that is Messiah presented Basketball season New romances come son skating floor Mar1an's music box sings out during the sixth period assembly Hat pin epidemic Ramblers ramble on First year typing repairs Christmas vacation by a lOO voice chorus. begins up as the seniors go down on the Deni to a mere 19 point loss to Danbury students wonder why typewriters need begins lifesaver' Drudgery commences Ramblers ram Woodbine into defeat Surprise ff0P L01S C011iUS, juniors hold party at her ouse Otter assembly You ot'ter have seen it Sowing resumed with basketball team It loses to Dan UTY M8P16t0H SCOPGS 7 point victory over Castanal 16, 17 Exams examine students while students examine exams Semester expires Janitors perceive uselessness of sum mer labors Special: Sisters announce claims Leila and Joe, Elvera and Clyde Onawanians were welcomed by Mapletonians for a friendly basketball game and Robert McV1cker present government class broadcast over WNAX Soldier takes trophy as county tournament ends 'B bu lecture by Rippe Duncan pays usual visit to princ1pal's office Freshmen hold pot luck supper Game at Battle Creek Bugs' become thoroughly ac quainted with gym floor John Deere Show leaves five lonely C?7 boys at M H S Noble seniors shot pictures, that is Annual Staff diligently laboring, whereas Bert, Audria, Cecelia, and Bill spent the day in Sioux City 28 Sectional basketball'tournament held here Ebde and Betty are one hour late for school ty dazzled by Parade of Stars Faculty disregard diets at dinner party Lr Jensen throws his neck out of jointidentifying passing airplanes The approach of the music contest is signified by Mr Isem1nger's graying hair and worn temper Fifth period typing students practice to the time of The California Polka U 29 The day of trial Pre State Music Contest held at Onawa e--' -- 15-- ' l7-- , l8-- - ??-- ' ff-- ' . ??-- . gg-- 2s-- ' -- , e-l A , v-- . 8-- ' -- 9-- ' . , lO-- , - 14-- ' 15 -- 1s-- ' , - 11-- ' -- 24-- d . ' 50--Constance Koithan, Robert Langholz, Audria McClatchey, 5 : o 4-- - . 1r'e-- - - l7-- - . 18 e Q ' 19 I . e o 0 20 ' e 27-- 25- -- .. .6 ' 9 ll--Ci U .N o 2O-- I 0 21 0 . e 25-- 0 n l April May Good Friday. Spring vacation. las da Easter Bunny dood to aw oo ittle eggs? --Showers that in April fall, Bring hair with no curl at allg But when the boys learn how to shave, About them, all the girls will rave Juniors awaken from daydreams to discover a nightmare there's a prom to prepare Comic books and candy epidemics Albert discovers May basket at his door Donna? Pleasant odors seep from homemaking rooms Annual inspection of mental abilities fdisabilitiesl Reports of inspection tsh, tsh' Banquet and prom speeches, waitress's costumes, for- mals, flowers, juniors and seniors fmore fu l' Glorified skip week MAYBE' Commencement The genii receive their rewards The seniors leave us with a sense of a job well done The desks are thoroughly carved and marked, new window panes must be installed The faculty is worn to a fraz zle The halls and walls are begging for paint Books are torn and tattered Cuds of gum have become a per manent part of desks and bottoms of tables Lab mater lals must be replaced The gyms are scuffed and scar red Pencil sharpeners refuse to operate Window shades show definite signs of use, and what's more the juniors feel it is time for them to take over the control of M H 51' f5wvr'n S Anna Marie 'I don't get lt Virginia NI got another brainstorm Lavirta 'Do you want me to tell ya Bert uGood Grief Ronald M Oh, you kid ncan nGot your physics done?n Cecelia nDoodness'n Bob M nCome on, Langholz, let's practice Audria Gee mun ee'n Harry C 'Have you heard the one about Alva J nOh, c b U em N 'Oh, piffl Liz Why? Mr Rippe 'Let's have it quiet in here Jean Peterson nDid you really?n Dede Saa y Dwan nOh, my aching back ' Mr Jensen nTake out pencil and paper W Sophomores nLet's have a party Marian nCome on, fellows, let's yell arley Hey Bill Ellis nI'11 tell ya U 1v-- ' zz---- ' . Q 1-it 11 5 v 19-- 21-- -- . SS- 2 ff-- -- . 23 e 0 24 e . s. ' 9 P 9 ll Q- . .N Mr. Iseminger--USO help me ...' --' . -- UI e n . in m -- -I' ' ,H O tin 1 1 . -u '-,n , ' O 0 C1 0--' ein --n 11 an ' .U nn , .T ' If N ' an . .n H --H .fl YXIJII Due to the patience of Mr IS6F1Ug6P and the efforts f some sixty M H S pupils, the music department had a busy and successful year The beginning of the l946 47 school term found fifty stu dents trying diligently to arouse themselves in time for march ing band practice at 8 30 A M Remembering those cold glances of Mr Iseminger's when some stray, drowsy eyed pupil came run ning madly down the football field after the band, one might be glad that it is all over Grief turned to gladness, however, when the band was rewarded by the praise of the spectators at every home football game Besides performing at Mapleton, the band made trips to Omaha, Paullina, and Sioux City At these exhibitions, the band made known such formations as nS1oux City Sue,N nGive Me Five Minutes More,N and nAnchors Aweigh At ev ery game the letter WMU was formed and the letter of the opposhg team After the football season closed and the basketball season started, band members turned their attention from marching band to pep band The pep band played at every home game and added a certain amount of spirit to the games A trip to Dunlap was enjoyed by all members of the organization The choir's first appearance of the year was at the presen and Battle Creek Joined the Mapleton choir in making this a suc cessful music event of the year Soloists were Mrs Laurel Dirr Mrs Louise Neubaum, Mr Evan Davies, and Mr George Iseminger MPS B9ttY R109 and MPS Angelyn Vanderburr were accompanists The high light of the year in the music department was, f course, HThe Parade of the Stars ' Approximately seventy sev music students presented this program on March ll ONTUT At the beginning of the second semester, music students turned their attention and ambitions towards preparing for the Pre State Music Contest held at Onawa The groups and soloists who received superior ratings at the Pre State then journeyed to Spencer for the State Music Contest The concert band presented the nRomant1c Cvertureu and a march, nFestal Day W The choir game a successful performance by presenting 'From Grief to Gloryn and WNow the Day Is Cver N Al though a boys' glee club was not organized, a girls' glee club practiced and presented WI Heard You Go By ' G' 4 if Q V9 f 1 Z . H' o On .- tation of Handel's nMessiah.N Residents of Mapleton, Castana: . . , - o .' - en J ' p rf Up? M00 ffifi FJ' 5 .J ,J I Q ie, A number of small groups were also entered in the contest These were as follows Boys' Quartet Girls' Sextet Mixed Quartet Clairnet Quartet Saxophone Quartet Woodwind Quartet Brass Sextet Only four instrumental soloists were entered in the con test They were as follows Og 5 S- Nan Mcvicker alto saxophone Margaret Etchison tenor saxophone Bob Mcvicker trombone Virginia Jensen bass clairnet Those singing vocal solos were as follows Soprano Solo Lavonne Head Lillian Bruhn Ruth Koenigs Wanda Watson Alto Solo Berta Lou Koll Baritone Solo Ronald Morgan Robert Langholz Jack Ganzhorn Bass Solo Bob McV1cker Leonard Anderson Those playing piano solos were as follows Lillian Bruhn Marilyn Olsen ' r MUSIC It has a language all its own, And in many ways expressed, A depth of beauty never known To lull a tired world to rest From early times its chorus men knew, Richer the ages through, So our store of music grew, Handed down to me and you Gladys Catherine Avery Karlyn Martin ' W 'L fJ'J'4'J', 5 nf , M, P A X Cf v 5 ll JCL HUM ECOM K1 I Q11-.. 1 gl- l6HA RH'5 QSQD WMFW M QEUB 6K3 - Sigma Rho was organized this year under the sponsorship of Principal Neil Rippe. Elections were held in the fall with Joe Koenigs elected presidentg Bill Ellis, secretaryg and Richard Nagel, treasurer. Costumes ranging from bathing beauties to negro mammies were worn to school by the new members on the day of their in- itiation. Their activities this year consisted of sponsoring the annual Sadie Hawkins Dance in November and the attending of the Golden Gloves Tournament in February at Sioux City. GRUB Sponsorship of the M Club this year was headed by Coach Hansen As this annual goes to press, no officers have been cho- sen but elections are being planned for the near future The membership qualification for this club is the receiv ing of a letter in any of the sports offered at M H S l Ill The spring of '46 brought forth a new sport to H H S Construction of a track was started and several boys reported for practice In consideration of experience the Ramblers had a success ful season The boys outran Onawa 52 44 and beat Ida Grove 63 62k The squad also participated at the Sioux City Relays and at a Leeds Movllle Mapleton Tri Angular meet Several boys also went to the Holstein Relays Prospects are bright for a good tract team this spring The returning lettermen are as follows Raymond Sayers lOO yard dash 440 yard relay 440 yard relay Charles Bradfield 880 yard relay Joe Woodward shot put mile relay Harry Carter 440 yard relay Ray Croxdale half mile run mile relay ED e ' 'E' . ' f . . ' . . f f rI r .J NJ- lf' ff-r mn? President Berta Lou Koll Vice President Audria McClatchey Secretary a Tres Margaret Etchison The year for the Pep Club began with initiation The stu dents of M H S really had a good laugh at the expense of the initiated girls Members of the Pep Club purchased maroon 3 gold beanies as a symbol of the Mapleton High School Pep Club The girls enjoyed taking buses to two of the out of town games The first was at Dunlap and the second, at Battle Creek Both games were good APU REA? Through the efforts of the Maple Leaf Staff, the M H S teachers and students enjoyed the school paper again this year Many new schools have been added to the exchange list Thanks and appreciation are extended to Miss Avery and Miss Ryan for their part in making this vear's Maple Leaf a success Editor in Chief Cecelia Kraft Copy Editor Audria McClatchey Art Harley Carter Ray LeFbbvre Features Elizabeth Hahn Berta Lou Koll Music Margaret Etchison Sports Ray Croxdale Leonard Anderson Humor Fred Plagge Gloria McC1eerey Exchange Editor Eva Nagel Business Manager Anne Babb Reporters Patty Barton Leila Hesse Berneice Iddlngs Dwan Martin Paul Nielson Jinkey Chamberlain Bob Sumpter Shirley Brooks Correene Nepper Typists LaV1rta Hintz Verna Cooper Marian Brooks Jo Ann Thiel Betty Henry ll Make-up Editor. I I :Constance Koithan r Nfl Pl nfbfxf nf- ll C KJOIZA I ASKETBALL The years basketball season held many thrills and also many disappointments as the Ramblers won 5 games and lost 18, many of which were lost on overtimes. The boys showed fine sportsman- ship whether the team won or lost Coach Hansen's squad was composed of B111 Ellis, Joe Wood- ward, Bruce Wightman, and Ray Croxdale as guards- Bob Duncan, Clyde Hollister, Kenny Marsh, and Philip Nagel as forwards, and J. P. Cook and Richard Wightman as centers One of the most outstanding games of the season was the one in which we lost to the highly rated Danbury squad. The boys showed more teamwork and co operation in that game and played a more rugged defense than ever before Scores DUU18P Mapleton 40 5'9k Logan Covertimeh 25 gh4,k Denison 22 Qkqx Onawa ixmvb Ida Grove Danbury Woodbine Jlrvqv Danbury Jlbqjg Castana vrvqxl Manning 5 x Onawa N B Battle Creek QJ QX Moorhead XXKLX Logan Battle Creek 'juvqx Dunlap lovertimeb COT BALL Despite the efforts of the team, the football season was not too successful and the squad struggled through, winnhug one game and losing six games Though the Ramblers played well in all the games they were forced submit to greater experience and weight In the first game, the Ramblers met Logan, the conference champions, and lost 20 O In the second game under western Iowa's most powerful lighting system, Dunlap came out the win ner, 19 O Then at the homecoming game, hingsley won a hard fought contest 12 O It was in the next game that the team opened up Ramblers Sl Movllle O Journeying over seventy miles to Paullina, the team played the game that terminated in a nightmare We lost 52 O Playing their best game at home on a muddy field the squad lost to Woodb1ne's eleven 7 O The annual Armistice Day game was postponed and was played a few days later The Onawa Bulldogs emerged victorious 14 O J P Cook and Francis Powell received leg injuries, Richard Wightman, a broken arm, Raymond C and Bill Ellis, broken noses during the 8683011 g 63 26 27 38 28 r , 28 sv 51 52 26 59 59 IQ 28 35 48 19 40 25 44 25 W0Odbil'10 25 44 vuggqx 40 21 56 35' 1 27 24 .rag 59 55 fuel T0 HE 5L',NlQ1'siS This book will be meaningful to the members of the gradua ting class as a chronicle of their completed high school experi ence You have been expected to be courteous to your fellor students as tell as the teaching staff and custodians You have learned co operation in the various activities of the school since success hinges upon united action You have been required to use your own judgment in certain matters You have been called upon to accept leadership in greater or less degrees You have been taught by precept and example that personal appearance is important in impressing others Reliability is another trait that teachers have sought to establish in your personality Some of your school experience his been directed at developing resourcefulness The philosophy within, rather than a discipline improved by others To the extent to which you have successfully developed these traits while in high school, I predict success for you in your college and life work which follows The period of closing a school year is called commencement It has been given that name to signify that you are about to go on to more achievements rahter than to rest on lany of you may graduate from college four years chance some of you may take even higher degrees Eventually, you will enter into a life of greater nificance to the world depending on you your laurels hence and per of education or lesser sig nay we h0P0 that the training thus far received w ill b useful to you in achieving the highest goal of mankind, a lifg useful to a world yet struggling out of the f 1 that leads to wars and economic distress morass O gnorance Hay you have a full measure of succe s 1 and be the maximum service to mankind 8 n your chosen work Supt Paul T Liljedahl of the school has been that of self-control, a discipline from .-if P329 E 'Wh Ze . ff? . .A-g ill L! 3 , V 2 5 .gg ggi: 55:5 ' Wk! gl I Q , l,, 151 fo -TN: ' r url. pt 'SAM Qg Q tx-Nhg ' wi 1 ' Q g,,LU':x. 041, ,4- ff' w 1 'H 1' -Y f V 1 4 Q- , F ni G 'FO .2 if fin ffbe,g1Q..f'J fu ' 76 63 an fwi I gy, wk- A U 'FOG K A PH