Muscatine High School - Auroran Yearbook (Muscatine, IA)

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SEATED: Mrs. Glen Downing, Muriel Hammer, Pauline Reynolds, Eslher Schullz, Gladys l-lelzler STANDING: Jean Downing, George Parks, Mr, Clyde Parks. IN BACKGROUND: Palricia Johnson Lucille Sleinmelz. DEDICATICJN The l94O Auroran wishes lo honor lhe parenls and laxpayers of Mus- cafine, who offered lo lvluscaline l-ligh School sludenls Jrhe pleasure and opporlunily of a beauliful new building. To lhem we dedicale lhis book, in which we endeavor 'ro piclure some of 'rhe oulsranding leaiures ol lhe building and record lhe slory ol Jrhe school year. As represenlalives of srudenr parenls lhe Auroran slaii inviled Mrs. Glen Downing, Jean's molrher, and Mr. Clyde Parks, George's falher, To Qin lhem in a visil lo various paris ol lhe building. ln offices, classrooms, laboralories, library, gymnasium, social room, lillle lhealer, and audilor- ium, our guesrs wilnessed srudenis making use ol lheir new half-milliorv dollar home. In showing our school lo lhese parenls we wish lo express apprecialion To all parenls and Taxpayers for The opporlunilies presenled lo us. -7..

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Marinus Jensen supervised Jrhe school caleleria, in which as many as 'rwo hundred lvluslcies purchased lunches daily al a minimum charge. The audilorium foyer ioins Jrhe main hall on second floor, where sludenls ollen slopped al lockers lo discuss lasl nigh+'s dales and lhe Teachers' long assignmenls. l , , l

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lvl. l-l. S. acTiviTies naTurally divided inTo Tour secTions: adminisTraTion, by which The TaculTy exercised supervision over The sTudenTsq clas- ses, where individuals perhaps learned Their lessons: organizaTions, in which lvlusldes spenT Their spare Time proTiTablyq and sporTs, in which sTudenTs made use oT exTra energy. F. Gr. Messenger and lvlrs. lvlarie RuThenberg, assisTed by The oTTice sTaTT, worked ouT semesTer class schedules. BoTh chemisTry sTudenTs and building visiTors Tound lab experimenTs inTeresT- ing as well as educaTional. The parenTs and sTaTT members pic- Tured were perusing a weelcly Auroran as The camera clicked. Bob Kinnan, basl4eTball coach, dia- grammed a diTTiculT play Tor The par- enTs, sTudenTs, and oTher coaches.