Muscatine High School - Auroran Yearbook (Muscatine, IA)

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DERRINE BIEBER-BeauTy plus brains . . . DebaTed Tor Tour years . . . Shared valedic- Tory honors . . . ParTicipaTed in NaTional Speech TournamenT aT Beverly Hills in '39 . . . Member oT Speech ArTs, N. F. L., and Hi-Tri Tor Three years . . . PresidenT oT class when a sophomore . . . SecreTary-Treasurer oT senior class . . . NaTional Honor SocieTy . . . SecreT ambiTion is To become a lawyer. PHYLLIS EITMAN -- Phyl is very popular wiTh The girls and especially so wiTh The boys . . . Sang in girls' glee club and chorus Tor Three years . . . AdverTising manager oT Auroran in her senior year. . . OTher senior honors were Quill and Scroll and NaTional Honor SocieTy . . . AcTive in Hi-Tri and Jun- ior Ad . . . She would like To become a pre- school Teacher. GERALD HETZLER-This young lad is liked by everyone . . . Called Gary . . . Claims girls are his peT peeve . . . 5 TeeT 7 inches Trom head To Toe . . . Member oT F. E. A. Tor Tour years-Served as secreTary-Treas- urer and presidenT . . . CirculaTion manager oT Auroran Tor Two years . . . NaTional Honor SocieTy and Quill and Scroll in senior year . . . AmbiTion is To Travel abroad. ARCHIE KING--JusT plain Archie . . . AbouT 5 TeeT ll inches Tall . . . ls ambiTious To become a successful elecTrical engineer . . . An A-I debaTer and declaimer . . . A member of Speech ArTs, N. F. L., and Chem- isTry Club . . . NaTional Honor SocieTy in senior year . . . Sang in Rose oT The Dan- ube . . . ls a sTudious, likeable Tellow who doesn'T care much Tor The girls. SYDNEY THOMAS-Syd, The inTellecTual genius and human encyclopedia . . . OTTen heard saying, Now, TheoreTically speak- ing- . . . RepresenTaTive senior boy . . . PresidenT oT STudenT Council and vice-pres- idenT oT The senior class . . . Member oT Speech ArTs, N. F. L., Honor SocieTy, and Hi-Y . . . A debaTer and declaimer . . . Ex- pecTs To enroll in The UniversiTy of Iowa. EUNICE WAGNER--Eunie is a deTiniTe good-looker . . . JusT 5 TeeT llfz inches +all . . . Always concocTing plans Tor a good Time . . . A member of Hi-Tri, Speech ArTs, and Camera Club . . . AcTive in play work . . . Became member oT NaTional Honor So- cieTy as senior . . . Has dogs, painTing, mu- sic, phoTography, sporTs, kniTTing, sewing, and reading as hobbies. ROBERT WEBER- Bob was one ol: The ouT- sTanding all-around bovs . . . CapTain oT The JEAN DOWNlNG- PersoniTicaTion oT Judy Garland . . . DeTiniTely democraTic . . . EdiTed The l94O yearbook . . . Weak- ness Tor dogs . . . SecreTary-Treasurer of STudenT Council . . . A Tormer debaTer . . . Freshman class oTTicer . . . SelecTed Tor NaTional Honor SocieTy, Quill and Scroll . . . Always had a good Time . . . STill had Time Tor hard sTudy . . . Maybe ThaT was why she was co-valedicTorian. oT her class. ELIZABETH FROEHNER-BeTTy has a very sweeT, Triendly personaliTy . . . Pre- Terred sociology above The resT oT her sTudies . . . Sang in The operas . . . A member oT Seco, Hi-Tri, Speech ArTs. ChemisTry Club, and Junior Ad . . . Na- tional Honor SocieTy as senior . , . Her hobby is dancing-She really can dance, Tool! . . . ExpecTs To conTinue her sTudies aT M. J. C. nexT year. DAYTON HOWE-DaTe lacks one-halT inch oT being a six-TooTer . . . STudiouS. Triendly, well liked . . . A member oT Hi-Y, Speech ArTs, Junior Ad, NaTional Honor SocieTy. and STudenT Council . . . ln sophomore and iunior plays . . . Col- lecTs sTamps in his spare Time. . .A news wriTer and copy reader Tor The Auroran . . . Quill and Scroll honors as senior... A likely prospecT Tor M. J. C. nexT year. ANNETTE LEWIN - ShorTy is iusT 59 inches Tall . . . Always in a hurry and always worrying . . . Never sTarT an ar- gumenT wiTh her because The odds are againsT you-She's debaTed Tor Tour years . . . Member oT Speech ArTs, Hi- Tri, N. F. L., and NaTional Honor SocieTy . . . ArTisT Tor The Auroran . . . Will aT- Tend The ArT lnsTiTuTe aT Chicago. CAROLYN RUTI-IENBERG-Carolyn has large, appealing eyes, a nice smile, and preTTy blonde hair . . . A member oT Seco, Junior Ad, ChemisTry Club, and Hi-Tri . . . Belonged To Curia Regia when a sophomore . . . Chosen Tor NaTional Honor SocieTy in her iunior year... Her TavoriTe color is blue . . . She plans To become a nurse. MARIAN VAN GENT-Marian is a pros- pecTive sTudenT Tor The STaTe UniversiTy oT Iowa . . . Tall, slender, and red-haired . . . Fiddled in The orchesTra Tor Two years . . . A member oT Hi-Tri and Seco . . . Member of NaTional Honor SocieTy as senior . . . The sorT oT girl who will always make The besT oT Things . . . Fa- voriTe song is SouTh oT The Border. MARIE WEIKERT--A quieT, sweeT young miss . . . AbouT 5 TeeT 2 inches Tall . . . CURTIS DEEMS - Call him CurT or Blondie . . .An especially well-liked mem- ber oT The class . . . Maybe ThaT's be- cause he was always promoTing a dance or some oTher good Time . . . ParTici- paTed in TooTball Tor Tour years . . . Cap- Tain oT baskeTball Team This year . . . Member oT Hi-Y, Junior Acl, and STudenT Council . . . Class presidenT in his iunior and senior years. LORMA GALLAHER-l-Ier middle name is Louise . . . A very Triendly, likeable personaliTy . . . SomeTimes caughT hold- ing The bag, Tor she was Treasurer oT boTh Seco and Junior Ad . . . Member oT ChemisTry Club, Hi-Tri. Speech ArTs. and NaTional Honor SocieTy . . . Sang wiTh chorus in senior year. . . Her plans Tor The TuTure are noT yeT deTiniTe. MARGARET HElTZ- HeiTzie was in ev- eryThing . . . Has a very sunny disposi- Tion, loads oT personaliTy. and pep . . . Sang in chorus, glee club. and operas Tor Tour years . . , Member of Hi-Tri, Speech ArTs, G. A. A.. and Nafional Honor So- cieTy . . . ln freshman, sophomore, iunior, and all-school plays . . . Will enroll in Cornell nexT Tall . . . Superior raTing Tor conTralTo solo in pre-sTaTe conTesT. ELIZABETH KNOX-l-las preTTy blue eyes . . . STudious and raTher quieT . . . Sang in chorus during her Treshman year . . . NaTional Honor SocieTy in senior year. . . Likes To wear blue . . . Consid- ers enTering The new school The ouTsTand- ing evenT oT The year . . . Took a com- mercial course . . . Hopes To become a sTenographer . . . SpenT many hours in clerical work Tor speech deparTmenT. EVELYN SMALLEY-Evie knows how To powder her nose properly-She was on The make-up crew Tor The plays Tor Two years . . . Member oT Hi-Tri, Junior Ad, Speech ArTs, and NaTional Honor SocieTy . . . Sang in Messiah . . . Member oT G. A. A. Tor Two years . . . Member OT chorus in her senior year . . . AmbiTion is To become a kindergarTen Teacher. MARY ELIZABETH TIMM -'Known as BeTTy . . . A girl who did a biT oT every- Thing . . . Member oT Hi-Tri, G. A. A., chorus, ChemisTry Club, and Speech ArTs . . . NaTional Honor SocieTy in senior year. . . MusT be easy To geT along wiTh. Tor she says she has no peT peeves . . . Likes all sporTs-Especially enioys camp- ing and swimming . . . ls an avid sTar gazer . . .Will aTTend M. J. and S. U.l. TooTball squad in his iunior year . . . OuT Tor TooTball, baskeTball, and Track all Tour years . . . Member oT Hi-Y, STudenT Council, LeT- Termen's Club, and ChemisTry Club . . . Chosen Tor NaTional Honor SocieTy when a junior . . . Hopes To become a TooTball coach . . . Will aTTend S. U. I .... Bill Roach Trophy award. A Hi-Tri girl Tor Two years . . . In dec- lamaTion work Tor Three years . . .Joined NaTional Honor SocieTy in senior year . . . Likes horseback riding, hiking, and music... Plans Tor The TuTure aren'T defi- niTe buT sTenographic work looms up as a possibiliTy . . . AssisTed in high school oTTice during her lasT semesTer. -25- RALPH WEIS-Big Slim is 6 TeeT 2 inch- es Tall . . .A promising sTudenT Tor Ames . . . AcTive in TooTball, Track, Speech ArTs, and ChemisTry Club . . . ParTici- paTed in sophomore, all-school, and ex- change plays . . . Claims he has no hob- bies . . . A True ladies' man . . . Hopes someday To become a chemisT.

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GUTSTANDING GRADUATES OF 1940 Class Officers Curtis Deems-President Sydney Thomas Vice President Derrine Bieber-Secretary Treasurer Valedictorians Derrine Bieber Jean Downing Representative Seniors Jean Downing Sydney Thomas National Honor Society Seniors Derrine Bieber Jean Downing Phyllis Eitman Betty Eroehner Lorma Gallaher Margaret l-leitz Gerald l-letzler Dayton l-lowe Archie King Elizabeth Knox Annette Lewin Carolyn Ruthenberg Evelyn Smalley Sydney Thomas Betty Timm Marian Van Gent Eunice Wagner Robert Weber Marie Weikert Ralph Weis

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MALETA AYE-Lee is lhe young lady's nickname . . . She is 5 leel 8 inches lall . . . Somewhal ol an alhlele--Played volleyball during her freshman and iunior years . . . Enioys hunling, hiking. and reading . . . A member ol Hi-Tri, Chemislry Club, and Curia Regia . . . Her vocalion will be nursing. HAROLD BAUMGARDNER-Bummer-A very alhlelic young man renowned lor lhe bumper crop he displays on his chin . . . Parlicipaled in loolball. baskelball. and lrack . . . Co-caplain ol loolball squad in senior year . . . Hi-Y in iunior and senior years . . . Wanls lo become a capilalisl. MYLES BEITZ-Myles is ralher small wilh dark wavy hair and brown eyes . . . A Thespian in lhe lreshman, sophomore, and iunior plays . . . Served on slage crew ol alleschool play . . . A member of Speech Arls . . . In F. F. A. lour years . . . Served as vice-presidenl ol lhe organizalion in his junior year. ROBERT BOHM -Carne lo M. H. S. from Dubuque . . . Is known as Bomber . . .f On loolball and lrack leams for lhree years . . . Says- his favorile ealing place is home-His molher musl be a good cook!-Bul he can cook lool-In lacl, he claims cooking was his lavorile subiecl . . . Would like lo ioin lhe navy or lhe army. M. H. S. SENIORS RICHARD ALBERT-This lad has a leaning loward sciences ol all kinds . . . Came lo M. H. S. lrom Sainl Malhias . . . Has unruly hair plus a mischievous smile . . . Member ol Chemislry Club . . . Dick's hobbies are model airplanes, scoolers, radios, and gasoline engines . . . Plans lo allend an aircrall Trades school. KENNETH M. BERRY-A small boy . . . Ralher quiel . . . Has mischievous eyes . . . Kenny has been aclive in F. F. A. work lor lhree years . . . He goes hunling and collecfs malch-book covers in his spare lime . . . His secrel ambilion is lo lly high some day-lo become an avialor. JAMES BERNARD BELL--Benny has large brown eyes, wavy hair, and lhe much-needed gray maller . . . Expresses his inner- mosl leeling by a lusly Jirniny crickelsl . . . Would like lo become an archileclural engineer . . . A member ol Chemislry Club. . . Skelches as a hobby ...Will haunl eilher M. J. C. or Iowa U. nexl lall. JOSEPHINE ELLEN BLAIR-A previous inmale ol Davenporl High . . . Transferred lo M. H. S. lor her senior year . . . lm- medialely became a member of lhal unique Chemislry Club . . . Likes lo skale and swim when she isn'l busy reading . . . Jo is 5 leel 4If2 inches fall . . . Expecls lo enroll in Cedar Rapids Nurses' Training Hospilal. BETTY BABBITT-A quiel lillle miss who lels olhers do lhe lalking . . . Towers exaclly live leel lall-so, well earns her nick- name. Shrimp . . . Dislikes people who chew gum and lalk aboul olhers . . . Her hobby is collecling piclures . . . Favorile subiecl was sociology . . . Hopes lo leach social sciences. SHIRLEY BERGENSKE-Much pep is lied up in lhis brighl- eyed miss . . . Friends call her Red . . . Belonged lo Hi-Tri in her junior and senior years . . . Chemislry Club member when a senior . . . Claims her pel peeve is chemislry . . . Will lake up nursing , . . Plans lo sludy al Iowa Lulheran Hospilal in Des Moines. VICTOR BILL-Jusl call him Vic or Bill . . . A Smilh-Hughes sludenl . . . Aclive in F. F. A. four years . . . Aboul 5 leel 9 inches . . . Likes molorcycling, fishing, and hunling as hobbies . . . Blue is his lavorile color . . .Reads The Enlhusiasl in his spare lime . . . Vic plans lo make agricullure his vocalion. GLEN BLOOM+Tall and slender . . . Likes lo swing oul on his sax . . . Slarred in baskelball all four years . . , Also aclive in baseball and lennis . . . A member ol Hi-Y lor lhree years . . . Parlicipaled in Chemislry Club, Lellermen's Club, and Junior Ad when a senior . . . Plans lo go 'lo M. J. C. 26- I