Orient High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Orient, IA)

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Those who fell off the ladder th1s year were john Hansen Wayne Grldley and Bev erly Wlnn Now we were struggllng to reach the slxth step Increaslng the slze of our class were Tommy Purdy and Maxlne Dorsey Maxxne dxdn t stay very long Guldmg us along thls year were Mxss Richardson Mlss Kmgsley and Mlss Tracy Our class was especially xnterestlng thls year for we studres about health We drew dlagrams of the cxrculatlon of the blood JUDIOI' I-hgh was the next bxg step which we all cllmbed except Dickie Fust who fell off Our new addltlons were Leroy Keesey Bllly Steel Harold Recoy Ardys Rlchard son jlmmy Hartman and Melvm Fulton Helpxng us ln the seventh grade were Mlss Reynolds Mrs Mltchell and M1ss Richardson Dallas Green Billy Steel and Ardys Rlchardson fell off thls year ln the eighth grade Gwynethe Carson Robert Standley and Edwln Lilly were added to our group but we lost Paul Bryant Our teachers m jumor I-hgh were Mrs Mltchell Miss Richardson Miss Klllxon Mrs Bennett and Mrs Dorsey Thls year was ended w1th a farewell party given to us by the seventh grade We were reluctant to leave but anxlous to chmb the last step mto hlgh school Durmg our freshman year our teachers were Dr Lockhart Mlss Repplmger Mlss Hunsxcker Mr Preston and Mlss Holland lncreasmg the slze of our class were George Bzrd Mildred Wallace Katheryn Lamb Ray Welss and Bob Beaman Bob Beaman fell off the same year Thrs year we all tackled Algebra thmkmg that 15 was 1mpossxble to find an answer to a problem that dxdn t have numbers only X and Y s We soon changed our minds however As we cllmbed to our sophomore year we were jomed by Rebecca Lambl Leavmg us thls year was Tommy Purdy who moved away Guldlng us th1s year through geometry home economics Engllsh, world hlstory and mechamcal drawmg were Dr Lockhart Mr Speed, Dorothy Taylor Mr Lyons Mrs Kelley Mrs Davzs Mrs Thompson M1ss McKee Mrs Supple and Mlss Frederzcks We lost Mildred Wallace during our eleventh year of school Our subjects th1s year were busmess trammg typmg shop Enghsh bxology and hlstory To teach us these subjects were Mrs Rust Mr Speed Mrs Graham Mr Rutan Mr Lovely Mlss Mxller and Mlss Gustason Our Jumor year brought some new hlghlxghts Our play, Aaron Sllck from Punkm Creek was presented November 14- and the jumor Semor banquet was held on May l Our theme was the Gay Nmetles carrred out ln sxlver and blue 18 I 1 0 u . - . I , . I I ' , . a y D - I I I I I ' I ' I ' I . I 1 I , . ' I I I 0 . - . 1 I ' 1 I , a 9 0 I I 1 9 D 0 l . I I o I ' I u . y o I I I , e y a 9 . , 1 I ' I ' I I ' I 0 . . . - . . . . . . . ' I I I I I I ' ' I ' I ' I ' I ' I I I ' ' ' ' ll I . n 9' . . l 1 ll I - ll n Q f

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CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 37 twenty slx llttle brats started their long journey up the edu catlon ladder They were Margaret Hamline Barbara Husted jack Stewart Waneta Weed Lucxlle Vandewater john Musmaker Kenneth Leeps Arnold jensen Merrxtt Eblen Ronald Keating Eloulse Sheehan La Donna Reppllnger Hugh Swoyer Dallas Green Vera Dunn Earl Reeves Delores Mlkkelson Lester Kuhns Russell Kuhns james Buchanan Beverly Winn Glor1a Gordon jackle Carter Iona Stem john Ryan and Leroy Keesey Wxth the help of M1ss Finley we learned to prmt our names and to read and spell a few words such as cat and dog We were all domg well when Gloria Gordon Elouxse Sheehan Delores Mxkkelson and jackle Carter fell off the ladder The rest of us however stayed for a try up the next step We all made xt w1th the exception of Margaret Reha Waneta Weed Ronald Keatmg Arnold jensen Russell Kuhns and john Musmaker Durmg our fzrst year 1n school we met wxth a very sad experlence Earl Reeves one of our classmates passed away 1n the early sprmg In the second grade we were jon-ed by Rxchard Stephens Regema Chadvnck and Lola Campbell Miss Kmyon guided us along and taught us our numbers We worked very hard and were progressing mcely when two more fell off They were Merritt Eblen and Iona Stem The rest of us flmshed the year successfully As we struggled up the thlrd step we met Donna Llttrell joan Strong and Ruth M1ss Holmes taught us to wrzte and to apprecxate nature We took long walks through the town looklng at and stud 'mg the many dxfferent kmds of trees and bxrds We had a lot of fun fmdmg out who saw the most robms in the sprlng when they were flymg back north Almost before we knew at we had all cllmbed to the fourth step except Barbara Husted who fell off We were put ln the charge of Miss Mxtchell th1s year We galn ed Eugene Buckm1ller Dale Bam ey Wayne Gr1dley john Hansen and Donald lnlow this year A new and very mterestxng subject was added this year American Hlstory I was a httle harder than our other subjects but our teacher was very pahent wzth us and we flnally learned lt Mr Bishop the depot agent 1nv1ted us to rlde on the C B 8: Q to Greenfxeld for half price We were all exclted for It was to be the fxrst tram rlde for most of us Everyone went and seemed to enjoy It very much especxally looklng out the wlndows We all cllmbed to the f1fth step but R1chard Stephens who fell off and Donald lnlow who couldn t quite make xt Commg mto our class this year were Paul Bryant and Dickie Fust thus mcreaslng lt to twenty We were mstructed by Miss Caryl In th1s grade our ab1l1ty to draw and to make things was tested In the end we had some very fxne looking specmmens Each of us made a puppet doll which we proudly dxsplayed 1n a Punch and judy show presented to the grades 17 I . - lt OI . . Breakenridge, but it wa.sn't long before Ruth and Leroy Kessey fell off. This year . . . . -- . . u t l u Q . . , - ,

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Here we are at last sltting ln the last row of seats next to the wmdows Thxs IS the year that we have all been wa1t1ng for our semor year Our subjects this year are typmg bookkeeplng Englxsh economlc geography home economics phslcs government econumlcs shop and geometry Helpmg us w1th these subjects were Mr Speed Mr Lovely Mrs Rust Mrs Meyers Mrs Goodall Mr Lxggett and Mrs Rlgby Thls year we lost George Bmrd Important events thas year mclude the semor play sl-up day career day Jumor semor banquet and last but far from least Comrrencement Day There wxll be elgh teen among the graduatmg class of 1949 Class Flower Plnk and Whlte Roses Class Colors Green and Silver -of :ef -of Is the return of the long sklrt due to modesty or despa1r 'P 4 :ef af Goodall Can I get through th1s gate to the street 'P Small Boy Maybe A load of hay went through there a llttle whlle ago :or -o: :or Margaret Halnllne I sure don t beheve ln spoomng' I m strlct wlth all the men except Frank for 4: -u Mr L.1gget't Mr Frederlck dld you have a hard txme gettxng that paper WTIUZED7 Chuck Yes I had to ask four dlfferent people before I found one that wasn t too busy tiki Women wxth short sklrts keep out of thls pasture Strange calves exclte the cows fx for fo: Old way A tooth for a tooth New way Llp for al1p. 4: It 4 19 I . . . . ' Class Motto Not Finished, just Begun. gg rl 44 . . H . ll '