Odebolt High School - Trojan Yearbook (Odebolt, IA)

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SENIGR CLASS P'LAY We Shook the Family Tree is a new comedy from the novel of the same name by Hildegarde! Dolson, It is a three-act play, full of adventures. and escapades that keep the family tree aquiver. Young Hildegarde is desperately anxious to attract. the attention of some eligible senior, for it's al- most Saturday night, and no boy has even hinted that he'd like to take her to the big dance. She wins the school debate with an impassioned plea against drinking, but instead of attracting boys with her brains, she only convinces everyone that her father must be a terrible drunkard. Friends call to suggest Alcoholics Anonymous. Despite Mothers horror at these growing wild stories about her abstemious husband, she's moved by Hildegarde's plight, and she takes action. Mother knows a nice boy, and she's sure he'd love to go with Hildegarde. She calls his mother. Hildegarde, not knowing who he may be, brags to the other girls about her date-only to learn that the boy is Freddie-the one boy in school whose old-fashioned parents force him to wear knickers! Hildegarde pleads with her father to let her break the date, but Father is mad, for everyone is convinced now that he's a great drinker. Furthermore, Freddie is the son of Father's boss. Father, in danger of losing his job at the bank because of all the talk Hilde- garde has started, invites his boss out to the house to see for himself how sane and sensible his family really is. Hildegarde, her face smeared with beau- ty clay, dashes into the room screaming that her Sixty-two brother has put a large live bass in the bathtub. The boss is stunned, all the more so when his son, Freddie, bursts in wearing long pants which he had hooked from Hildegarde's brother. It all looks like the end of everything, and they all turn on Hildegarde, for, one way or another, she's at the bottom of every single disaster. Finally, how- ever, by overthrowing the domination of his mother, Freddie overcomes his inferiority complex and, re- splendent in a new suit-with long pants-he escorts Hildegarde to the long awaited prom. A CAST or CHARACTERS Hildegarde ...................... Joan Einspahr twho is tired of being a wallflowerl Mr. Dolson, her father ............ Don Jackson Mrs. Dolson, her mother ...... Alleen Lindquist Sally, her younger sister .... -- Audrey Schultz Bob, her older brother .............. Dick Morr Jimmy, her younger brother ...... Melvin Lindner Jill, her friend .............. Arda Lee Flogstad Paige, who likes to play postman, Claudia Flogstad Ellie May, Bob's heart-throb .... Mary Bengford Freddie Shermer, who wears knickers, Bob Watts Mr. Shermer, his father ........ Douglas Boerner Mrs. Shermer, his mother --- --- Jean Landgraf

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4Left to rightjz James Barkley, Fayetta Murr, Lois Schaeffer, Doyle Hansen. WNAX FORUM The above students participated in the High School Forum Series ,which was sponsored by WNAX last fall. This is the third year that the Sioux City radio station has conducted such a pro- gram, and the third year that Odebolt has been among the participating schools. Two years ago, twelve schools were included in the plan, and t-he programs proved so popular that the number of schools was increased to twenty this year. The program is recorded on a wire recorder in the school auditorium by WNAX technicians, and is broadcast on Tuesday evenings from WNAX, one school each week for twenty weeks during the fall and winter. This year our topic for discussion, which was chosen by vote of all pupils in the school, was Is Permanent Peace a Possibility? It was of timely interest to everyoneg and it required much study and concentrated thought on the part of the four students selected to represent the school. Lois chose the negative side of the discus- sion, while Fayetta, Jim, and Doyle attacked the topic from the affirmative angle. The panel, accompanied by Mr. Shaw, speech director, were guests of WNAX in Sioux City on April 19, where they met with the speakers from the other nineteen participating schools. At this time the common subject, Are We Americans Losing Our Basic Freedoms ? was assigned, and each group prepared a speech which was given later in the day in competition by one speaker from each school. Jim Barkley represented Odebolt and he went through to the semi-final contest, which was broadcast that evening. Bill Kruse of East High, Sioux City, was chosen by the judges as the best speaker. His award is a trip to Wash- ington, D. C. On April 20, Jim Barkley appeared on a panel arranged by Station KAYL of Storm Lake. Eight schools in this vicinity were represented by stu- dents who spoke on Zeal for Democracy. JUNIOR CLASS PLAY The Junior Class, under the direction of Mr. F. J. Shaw, presented their annual play Thursday and Friday, November 18 and 19, 1948. The comedy, Headed for Eden by Sidney Duvall, was presented by two different casts on successive eve- mngs. CAST A CAST OF CHARACTERS CAST B Joan Kies Mrs. Skipworth Joan Kies Marilyn Olberding Imogene Marilyn Olberding Doyle Hansen Henry Banks Doyle Hansen Ruth Kessler Dorothy Ruth Kessler Kathryn Currie Peggy Verna Mae Tiefenthaler Velma Paul Gladys Velma Paul Helen Landgraf Nancy A Helen 'Landgraf Jane Teaquist Kate Roberts Lois Schaefer JoAnn Bye Rosina Margaret Bengford Jeanne Lindquist Minnie Jeanne Lindquist Joan Wilken Marcella Joan Wilken Don Sorensen Hank George Hummel Charles Krusenstjerna Eldon Oldnettle Tom Bengford James Turner Lyle Konrady Barry Richards Bob Roberts Serg. Kelley Ken Howard Limpy Ronald Rex Tom Reynolds Albert Veit James Barkley Howard Hoefling Curtain-Irvin Stehr Lights-Don Peterson Stage Crew-Charles Gunderson, Jack Gunderson, Royce Hannel, Sidney Nelson Due to illness and other causes, the following Juniors were not in the play: Donna Marshall as Mrs. Skipworthg Lorna Snyder as Minnieg Mildred Schramm as Marcella, Lawrence Hoefling as Henry Banks. Sixty-one

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Back Row: fleft to rightl Charles Gunderson, Donald Peterson, Lawrence Hoefling, Cletus Wingert, Donald Finger, Harlan Gosch, Dallas Rohlf, Duane Einspahr. Adviser Mr. Brown Second Row: Donald Gunderson, Rollin Linman, Gerald Huldeen, James Wareham, Carol Youngren, James Hess, James Klus, Dean Nelson. Front Row: Royce Hannel, .Tack Gunderson, Sidney Nelson, Howard Einspahr, Richard Taylor, LaVern Haradon, Paul FUTURE FARMERS GF AMERICA Zad ow, Roger Buxton. Several different phases of Agriculture were studied and carried on in the Vocational Agricul- ture Classes and F.F.A. during the year to make the experiences of the boys varied and interesting. In August, our team won fifth place in a coun- ty livestock judging contest for 4-H clubs and F.F.A. chapters, in September, they placed ninth out of twenty-two teams in a similar contest at the Clay County Fair at Spencer, and in April, at a four-state contest held at Sioux City, they ranked eighth out of thirty-nine groups, and second among Iowa teams. Five of the group attended and enjoyed the State Fair at Des Moines, four went to Waterloo, to the Dairy Cattle Congressg and five attended the F.F.A. leadership conference held at Laurens. During the winter months the F.F.A. boys played a schedule of nine first team and seven second team basketball games. The first team won seven and lost twog the second team won four and lost three. On April 2, the F.F.A. chapter took part in the Northwest Iowa District Contest held at Poca- hontas. Lawrence Hoefling won a bronze award in the F.F.A. quiz: Donald Peterson was awarded an honorable mention in the Public Speaking eventg and the Parliamentary Procedure team composed of Duane Einspahr, Dallas Rohlf, 'Carol Youngren, Royce Hannel, and Jack Gunderson also took an honorable mention. , Duane Einspahr and Royce Hannel were se- lected as official delegates to the State F.F.A. con- vention held at Cedar Rapids April 21-23. Dallas Rohlf and Carol Youngren, nominated for the de- gree of Iowa Farmers also attended, along with Gerald Huldeen and Daryl Stehr, who played in the State Band, and Irvin Ste-hr, who sang in the State Chorus. The highlight of the school year was reached on April 12, with the holding of the Annual Par- ent-Son dinner. Dallas Rohlf served as toastmaster for this event, with a large majority of the boys and their parents attending. George Dresselhuis was initiated as an honorary chapter farmer during the evening program, Besides these varied activities, the chapter sold refreshments at several of the home basket- ball games, tested seed for the farmers of the com- munity, sold license plate signs, and helped in the finance drive to raise money for the Odebolt 'Com- munity Fair. A pigeon hunt was held during the winter months and a couple of pruning demonstra- tions were held. Officers for the 1948-49 year were: Dallas Rohlf, president: Carol Youngren, vice-presidentg Royce Hannel, secretary: Jack Gunderson, treasur- erg and Charles Gunderson, reporter. The chapter had 32 members, 26 of them high school students and 6 out-of-school youth. In addition to those in the picture, there were Irvin Stehr and Melvin Determann who were enrolled in the schoolg and Austin Babcock, James Scott, Robert Schwaller, Clyde Meyer, Ronald Bloom, and Daryl Stehr, who have graduated. Sixty-three