Mapleton High School - Rambler Yearbook (Mapleton, IA)

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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

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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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CLASS WILL We the graduatrnq class of 1948 do hereby bequeath those tratts and characterlstrcs wh1ch have made us the 1nd1v1duals that we are to the lowly underclassmen who we hope wxll hold these mherxtances dear to body and soul for the remammg years of thetr hxgh school l1ves Ioe Woodward reluctantly leaves his beard to Bob Sumpter Clem Ntkolatsen s way wtth the women goes to Loren Blakely Lawrence Hupke recetves Mary Sonksen s eagemess to learn Ray Croxdale gxves hrs bubble gum to B111 Hasbrouch Ramona Chrxstensen s tndrfterent attxtude towards boys IS left to Georgie Hedrtck whtle Alberta Kunkel leaves her technrque w1th the opposite sex to Andy Anderson Dons Butcher g1ves her temper to Betty Sperry Wllh the cautton handl wtth care Irnomy Iohnson leaves hrs short stature to Bob Peterson Dade Etchxson bestows her long sktrts upon Nan McV1cker LaVonne Head wtlls her hrgh notes to Ruth Koemgs Dwan Martm leaves her tnterest m out of town boys to her slster Kay Itm Hasbrouch IS the fortunate recetver of L12 Hahn s wxtty humor whtle Ike Zedtker lS the unfortunate recetver of Corrlne Fergen s seat 1n the assembly Lots Collm s seat ln the assembly goes to anyone who wtll take 1t h1s mnocent look to Harvey Habrnck I P Cook s helght goes to Emmett Lamp and Erna Prxce s freckles are awarded to Pranctne Hupke Iohn Zedtker wtlls h1s arttsttc ablltty to Pat McBurney and Marxlyn Muckey recetves Adeltne Krafts shorthand notes To Francxs Powell go all of Lena Ftck s and Velma Rose s love letters Fred Plagge Drck Uhl and Paul Nlelsen leave thetr drtvlng abrltty to lack Ganzhorn the Kolthan brothers and Bauldy Brummer Paullne Lane leaves her homemaktng abtltttes to Donna Mae Kueny Elalne Ieschke wtlls her brown eyes to Glen Petersen Leo lddtngs bequeaths hrs skrll rn bookkeepmg to lmky Chamberlatn Marcella Schoenherr s abtltty to get work done goes to Harley Carter whtle Te s lat oby gtves her talktng abtltty to Bob Thlel The Sentor Class wtlls to the Mapleton Htgh School 1ts class plClU.I9 tn order that future Sentors may hnd encouragement tn the fact that We got through why can t you? 13 - I ll 9 -I .ll Dorothy Ketelsen leaves her quiet manner to Ronald Ellisg Don Uhl gives