Mapleton High School - Rambler Yearbook (Mapleton, IA)

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SENIOR HISTGRY As once more old M H S begins to round out another school term the Senlors of 1948 begm to round out thelr high school l1ves The attentlon of all IS focused on one grand hnts that be1ng of course graduation Many obstacles and tr1als have been overcome by each of the thlrty students but 1nterm1ngled wtth the hardshlps that were endured lay fun humor and delight ful t1mes In order that these memorres may not be destroyed ln so short a t1me let us take a short revtew of the Senlor htstory In September 1935 K1ndergarten opened her doors to a group of enthu s1ast1c hve and SIX year olds Among the group were seven members of the Sen1or Class They arel P Cook Margaret Etchason Ellzabeth Hahn Adehne Kraft Alberta Kunkel Dwan Martm and Erna Price Under the supervlslon of MISS Tye the future graduates learned to play w1th blocks take naps Wllh therr 1nd1v1dual rag rugs and rn general start a new llfe of learmng To the horror of all Margaret Etchtson and Dwan Martm became the terrors of the class when they knocked on the Thlrd Grade wtndows and had to make up trme Next year the group entered the portals of the Frrst Grade where they were met by MISS Langmack The great ach1evement ln thxs year proved to be the r1d1ng of the glant strrdes on the playground Second Grade proved to be an excltlng and mterestlng class under the leadersh1p of M1ss Wtrsrg Among the numerous act1v1t1es emoyed 1n 'll'11S term were an excurston to Castans by tram and bus and v1s1ts to the bakery post OfflC9 Creamery and lumber yard The class 1dol for 'J day at least proved to be Alberta Kunkel when she mastered the spell1ng of encyclopedla and wrote 1t on the blackboard for the class Wrth a llbrary of therr own and a telephone 1n the room our lxttle group entered Thrrd Grade wxth w1de-open lnterest Under the encouragement of MISS Olson the students became fond readers of books had a health contest and pubhshed a paper known as The T G Flash Th1s year Don Uhl en tered the fold Around this tlme 1t seems that I P Cook developed the hablt of gettmg hurt even to the extent of falhng off the house and break1ng an ann In Fourth Grade Dorothy Ketelsen Jomed the group ln the classroom of M1ss Adee M1ss Adee was later replaced by Mrs M1ller In Fzfth Grade the class dlsplayed wxth prlde the elaborate salt and pepper shakers mace for the1r mothers Chrrstmas presents Both the class and M1ss M1tchell welcomed Lena F 1ck and Dons Butcher 1nto thelr mxdst ll . . . , 1 . . - 1 . 1 . . . 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' - 1 . , . 1 ' ' - 1 . . . . . , , , 1 1 ' 1 1 . , . , . , . 1 1 1 - 1 . - - 1 - . 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 . 11 - 11 1 1 1 1 . 11 11 - . , . . U 1 1 1 . , , .

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ALBERTA KUNKEL A glrl rellable and true and furthermore a worker too Grs Glee Clubl 2 3 4 Cho1r1 2 3 4 Pep Clubl 2 3 4 Eta Mu Gamma 2 Maple Lmk 4 Class Secretary 4 LOIS COLLINS A modest lass yet full of fun she s a real pal to everyone Cho1r 1 2 3 Glrls Glee Club 2 3 Basketball 2 Pep Club 1 2 3 4 Eta Mu Gamma ADELINE KRAFT She seems d1gn1f1ed but wa1t untll you really know her Cho1r 1 2 3 4 G1rls lee Club2 3 4 Pep Club 2 3 4 Eta Mu Gamma 2 Basketball Staff 3 4 Maple Leaf Staff 3 4 The K1ss1ng Lmk 4 JOHN ZEDIKER I m a great bellever IH luck Cho1r 1 Track 3 Sxgma Rho 3 That Crazy Sm1th Famlly 3 M Club 4 Class V1ce Pres 4 F F A 4 Baseball 4 CLEM NICKOLAISEN Why take l1fe ser1ously You ll nevel get out of It al1ve Class Pres 1 Class VICE Pres 3 Basketball 2 3 Football 3 3 Basketball 23 Football 3 3 4 Sxgma Rho 3 Student Councll 4 That Crazy Sm1th Famxly 3 The Klssmg Lmk DORIS BUTCHER Lxght or small short or tall she sets her sna1r to catch them all Pe Club 1 2 3 4 Eta Mu Gamma 2 Basketball Club 4 Maple Leaf 4 'din P' 5 'i 'gf ' Q by I 'X l L Q A fl ilh' , , , 1 ' , . , : ' 'G . 1 ' . Beat Staff 49 The kissing 23 Basketball Club 43 Annual Baseball 43 Track 43 M Club 4. ' , 1 , Y ' 9 3 ' . D . , , 1 , , , 9 2. : . . . 1 . 3 g -+1 R ge

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CLASS HISTORY ICONTINUEDD Long will Miss Stribley's ability for reading stories be remembered by her students. Fred Plagge joined the class in the Sixth Grade. The excitement of being Iunior High students made it a bit easier to begin school in 1942. The class was under the direction of Miss Myrland and Miss Westerberg. Four new students were inducted into the class in the Eighth Grade They were Ray Croxdale Iimmy Iohnson Clem Nickolaisen and Velma Rose A successful year was brought to a close with graduation and a play Mr Fleming and Miss Boggs were the proud teachers Finally in 1944 the class reached high school where 'Ramona Christensen Lois Collins Corrine Fergen LaVonne Head Leo lddings Teresa Iacoby Paul Nielson Marcella Schoenherr Mary Sonkson Richard Uhl and Iohn Zediker Joined the group Realizing that they were lower-classmen the ego of the Freshmen was deflated For the first time in four years initiation was again started and every Freshie sufiered the result The Sophomore year ushered in Pcrulme Lane and Ioe Woodward The students pursued their interests during the year by participating in sports clubs music etc The Iunior year was welcomed by a group of ambitious pupils The group known as upperclassmen now sold magazines and enacted a play in order to give the Iumor Senior banquet and prom Through co-operation their wishes materialized and the banquet and prom was based upon the theme of a Dutch Garden The year 1948 found a group of school weary tired Seniors Yes there was one new one on our list Elaine Ieschke After sponsoring Sadie Haw kms day giving a cl s play ordering caps gowns announcements and pictures editing an annual and participating in various other activities the Seniors faded into The Past Class Colors Maroon and white Class Motto Life is like a picture so paint it well Senior officers President Liz Hahn Vice President Iohn Zediker Secretary Bert Kunkel Treasurer Paul Nielson 12 I I I I I ' I I I I I ' I I I 1 1 , I 1 I I I I ' a Il II Class Flower ...,l..,...,.l,.................,..l........,.....,..............,.,...,.,..4............, White rose Il I I ' II