Osage High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Osage, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 84 of the 1955 volume:

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I I I Q t f Zf i wh I A A , T 3 k ,av IQ' 'W '43 Y v L5 ...J 4 T' CURTIS FOX Dont Worry Bout Me lu., Q'- 'Q MONTEL HERNAIX Hernando s Hzdeaway M-W 'Do 's-T., RICK JOHNSTEN I Gel Ideas fi Ns sud jANiES KIFNAST C mon A My House 56' gl' AP Ast l- ur' TOM GANNON on I Blame Me' -4 kr CAROL HILL s a Woman s World LJ' CHARLOTTE JONES Let lbe Res! o the World Go By i R MARGARET RLHN Am! Mzsbebavm RLSSELL HEIN How Ya Gonna Keep Em Down on tbe Farm DUANE GEMAEHLICH Lover Come Back to Me YN. DEINNIS IACRSON CAROL OHNSON Dont Fence Me In J Hold My Hand hr' cf? wi' AWN JAMES KELSEY l m just a Sby Guy FRED KELLY You re Drzuzng Me Crazy BEVERLY KUPER Make Yourself Com orldble 9' ' M G. a ,' , x C s, 'A E 'V ,A X 1 S X A W if 1 D I , HD , . .. . '. H. A Is- , QT 5, -. . -, ' xl I i . V W I 5 QQ ' ' A ' ' lr ' ' ' ' 7 ' - .. V I A K1 , .. R l L Em 4 L Q M T n n 1 6 ' ' ' I' ' I X 1 E ' -sa f . ,- xr O K A S X r 'f 1 ' L n 1 I 4 1 ,, . , . r '. ,, I I H epfafve. -.-f- V A- , - Nui-f uh q .-ff BILL LEEMAN Let s Lzve zz Lxltle KENT MARKHAM There s Notbmg Like a Dame .2 1. 4 PHYLLIS MLLLER JOAN NORBY 'Remember' 'A Lzttle B11 ofHeauen' 955' DICK PERRIN PAUL PIKE 'The Skater's Waltz Wh D 'I Y B I A x A it 4.-f -Ji CATHERINE LONERGAN It S a Bxg Wzde Wonder ul World cLARxssA LOUDERMILK ANN MALSER Wgtb u Song m My Hem, A Pretty Gzrl is Like a Melody K1 'Sf 8,3 WAL TE R MCCOY ROBERT MILLER MARCELLFNE The Happy Wanderer A Guy rs a Guy ML LLENBACH Goo us QA' 51.- i ,g1:xARoN OLSON oR1.o oTTEsoN I ll Understand 'Tbe Crazy Otto' Wh J -.C N ' 'N X K -' 1 'Q , if 13-- Y 'W X SHIRLEY RECKNER y on ou e :eve Me The Spzrxl rs Wzllmg' z -gg . X V ' , 1,1 . ' 'wi 2 e 1 xy, , L Q A iw ' 5 L xr W x' 1 , ' fx 'L .- X Q Af f M ,i f K-,L 5 X ax he ' ' t 1 ' ' X . 1.f E 'ff - ,A 1 gp - ' ' ' ,Q ' V -f 2 'E 4 k V E 2 .3--'?,' , .E L' - ' ' ' ' ' ', ' I, f .. , , . . . 5 . .. ' if L Q I S l ,A , V: 2 A ' r f x, J A . A n 1 - ,, n N l I ' V . R I I s L' - Q 51 L 5, -i f L R 'Y L ' sf C BARBARA RICHSMANN ROGER RODEMAKER PAUL ROETHI-ER 'lt May Sound Silly' Here' its l TERRY ROWLAND -'The High andthe Mjgbgy' 'Hail, Hail, the Gang's All 'You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby' Q 1' .4 mn ' J V 'A LORRAINE SCHULTHEIS JOANN SHELDON WAYNE SMOLIK EDWARD SNOPEK 'L ife Could Be a Dream' 'The Typewnler' Ma, Sbe'sMakir1' EyesatMe Yes, We Have No Bananas vyx +..f-' JAMES WEBER GARY TABBERT BOYD VAN VOORHIS MAROLD WEAVERLING A , 'Thinlein of You' Somebody Goofed' 1'lIBe Seeing You' I Found a Mzll1on Dollar g Baby in a Five and TenCen! Store X , 'w f tl-0' Y 1 I , X f f' SONJA WEINSCHENK BARBARA WOLDUM CURTIS XOUNKER 'Earth Angel' 'I'bat's Wbatl Like' 'Money Burns a Hole m My Poc het' 1 Gerald Anderson Gary Ca meron n Jerry Grlles an erome Jorgensen joe Kussatz Parrrcxa Arp uc. Harold Comrsky Lola Grap 2 Nhlron jorgen sen 4- Donald Baker -vu judxrh Cook ve ,, joan Grove Rrchard Kelly vi' Sandra lxrones Nlargrette Lassahn Sharon Lunde UNIORS Nierlyn Ball ially Fckford 11 Ronald Hagen Nhry Kleckner Marjorie Lassahn JoAnne Machrn Lors Berge Beverly Boutelle XP Larry Ellrngson ack Flel Terry Harrwrg olene Hepner Duck Kloberdanz Carol Kobemusz Dorothy Lrevrouw Gary Lrevrouw 19 janrce Markham 'ir 4.- 17 Carl Bowman Ruth brllerman fe., K.- Q-, Nadine johnson 'AJ jane: Krones i I1 Drann Low 3 1-' r ' TK - -.2 '- -- . ' y - - v v . '. -L ' - 'Y 'W - 1 1 - 1 I M X -1 N 1 ' K . , , A . V I -Y I as A r.: Q f 1 -.- , ., 5, - - , if l x ' 1' f z Y' , X' Y 'X G 1 1 , - ' u ,' cu. - .LQ 1 1 4 I . . 5 1 . 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H al 1. 1 vim' ' , '4,., f' 'C ' 3 om Marr Ne rl Marun Berry Mayer --Q,-N...-, -wavy- 4f'o x K., james Moody Lmda Moss Gary Nelson Hw- Kxf'-v Ann Penney Paurcra Prnt Clifford Power 'aww-fm awww -,a,,...,,,,-,.- if M B111 Severson janet Smalley Charles Squier C e.,,,,,,,,.,,. wwf fvwwmw- sf g Larry Warrrngzon Brll Warns Melvm Wilde Darla Nordyke Irene Rreman K larence Thompso 4 'ua Yvonne Mayer Phyllis Men-rn Nancy Mohr Gerald Monaghan if 'Sf '-9 Fred Novak Marjorie Olson Sandra Otteson fs Charles Ruelrlow Wayne Ryan Don Schwerger -ph ur ef' U Corlene Thurovw John Trbbxu Kathryn Troge rviafb 1 iT f Mlchael Wrley Donna Woldum Gm-y gumgson 'H e ... X ya Kal Z .. A 7 Aff' 1, . oi .X 1- ' l N ' . xx , v. . T . . . . - M Av -4 U - y -' C X ' f' wf , A C JA W , ,M f, r I ' ' 5 . .' . A ' . X by - Y' A fy, N ,',:. , .1 4 . L A M , 1, A ,fr , C of a , A on HL Wlxr., '2 V 7':7,a-M ',. ' A 3 'Q li 4 l , if- ' A A I . ll h' I W ,,. Q A , X 5 J! 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Stearns Mary Nhtche ll Sharon Pike ws Delmar Ryan Allen Smollk ww, '5 ffl MBU' 10 W'mb 8ef Colleen Vlemschenk Jamce Wxgant Margaret Wxrzel x vu v-7 .,,, X! , 'Nw vw Q.- K .YM Par Mitchell Paul Nalg 9,4 Donald Popp Raymond Powers vv v-,f Andy Schwab I, f Q.. as Harold Thompson janet Woolworzh .1 Robert Wrage Melvm Wrxghx Rosemary Zerck Gean jordan Paul Schwab Q.,- om Von'1'ersch Marmnne Virage .-Q ,- . r .ll .' . ,A ' a P- X , h f, X - l l f 35.1 r sf' .fi Q r. of 1 ,l D ' 'lllifx-' ' A DT , , iii: , TZ' K s X- , . y f W V 1 l ' 'sl ,J ,7 A 1 n- - , . . A ' f- ' ww Q -' be f' '- - D -tix 2 we-A ' 1 , S I rl M ' .. t Y, ' X in I K f N D f ' A T91 bill. as E A , ' V 1 X A , r 2, if 'f 2 'W P ' Q? , 'T' 2' V y e' A 5 we f .I - 'N A '- V t x ' A M 4 -V V- t swf , ' ' . J f I r ' :www V1 ' Ra 7 A -ll: I ' : 1 ' f 4 , - - ' .K , ' Q- 5 S ' 'D ' l e 2 . o . . 1 - -, :L e if . A - , W ' W7 ' T ' N. I . Nsj . gh j ' ,. ! , J ' ' ' T e s. , X fY 1 V' 4 Vw - W K ull Q N wx-, ,gy L: -'Q , A rf l i pdf 4 V a Q , . A . ,- W L r r A C' . J I 1 7 2 x V 'ts 1 . I , ff -Q f A V if r. s -, ' 35,5 ' ' Qf. K , J FRESHME Xlxchael Brunner Phvllxs Bartz Ras ne Bow man rv 4-Q, IW V55 I gli I srl' .A Jxmmle Cockfum Richard C ornwell Wayne Ddhley ,-. 'ANN . .mills Ii Joseph Fox Denms Gannon Judy Grove ov Ronald llnll Vvalrer llungare Nancy Jefferies pn ,A J -va 1, Kexrh Jorgensen kenneth Jorgensen Merrlll Kelley K9 Patrlcna Kollman Gene Krahn X' s, ,X -v-1. lxexrh Campbell bandra Lanny Larry Decklevcr ane Dennxs Sandra Harrwxg ary 'leard Jerald Johnson Loms ohnson Q. Par Kenny Karen Kmdschuh 0 ames Casey Wanda Chnstlansen 'Q -r Flleen Deppe Clenda hckford -.. 1 AA E15 Byron Hemlngson Nolyn Hepner 'W Sharon Johnson Thomas Johnson as Wxllxam koeff Patricia Kleckncr Elxzabeth Larson Lcnore Laughlin ,A 4, , 'Q A , '. 41, Q ' -na , - 9 9 sf. l Q '- 4? - 1 A P N Q1 -'ff f ' Q -w ,z' , 1' . A. g l ' I . 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Gary Nehls Tom Ne lbergall X Wu Beverly Randall Alan Suchy rim' ' -5 Beulah Ryan -, af' Alan Sundal Nr -7 4 v ...., Qu v ws. L . A Susan McSweeney Margaret Mrchads Sonya Nelson QV? 'Nd 'Nz' Gary Shadle WY Gene Tabbert TWP 4 1. Norman Nrchols Karen Smalley mf fur I fad Vemxe TerHarlr 5 13 'S Mm-cus Wemschcnk gin Wrldg Hllmore Wllhams Mary jean Woolworth 4' s Gary Hveem Darrell Mnchels mr f H sf' ,ur 1, G ET vi I A f l 1 f' '?fis,.x , - v , I vw ' X2 ' , ' ,, V 8 Q 1 4 L .L ' , , Q A ' ' ' , ,Q 'rio' ' ' ' ' . 1 1 , or L. A G , ' 1 my A x l M. , - 1 If 1 V M ' A A A s 0 A Q V , ' W ii 1 ., 4 - 3 G M ee . f 1 , an fl M G , 4 fl Qui!! is ,fl -W 5 ' , 'hr ' 1 Q ' K M ,YK V . I VA . iz: '. ' ,. , I K, 1 5 A , x . H 3 E b . Jiri, A :,. X. , - , 4 M: K , , :.. its V W 1 Vlliyzlw 5A , 2 . Q -.'.:l:1eE: :5i,L?'lf': lllmllfix. be 9 ., i , f-,- eq.. n '. wg. an ..f. . . ,Y ' Q , ,q,h,-,351 ,sgya K vi V 'H ' -. , L L v, 1 G Q: ' r fl , I V f '- V 55 V , X I :V 1 1, . X U X 1 34 A . , . X 2 Eng' 45-1' 3 .' VM lah , I . . . . P f ES., ,f . - ADMINISTRATION Q The faculty this year included: fleft to rightj Arnold Grummer, Ruth Dockerty, Lottie Littele joe Doyle, Keith Young, Dale Mead, Eunice Kjorlaug, Dorcas Dorow, Sid Stott, Bertha Hanson Lewis Lauterbach, james Vaughn, Fred Shadle, Joan Markland, Marie Weber, Charlotte Place Marvin Graf, Shirley Stott, Ira E. Larson, C. T. johnsten, and Marlene Ziegler. A Y STUDE T COUNCIL The Student Councrl started the year wrth a three party campargn The U Bangrs won over the Mauklaus and the Zulus james lxrenast was elected presrdent wrth Carl Bowman vrce presr dent, and Mrke lhley secretary The advrsor was Ira E Larson Some of the Councrl s projects were the water melon feed the Gary Heard drrve, Homecomrng, the noon trme recreatronal program the Commun rty Chest drrve and the Clothes for horeans drrve The annual magazrne sale netted 34f8 30 The Councrl purchased a second sectron of trophy case and four table tennrs tables Members of the Councrl helped to plan Parents Nrght College Day Recognrtron Day and the Semor Receptron The group also formed a Teen Drrvers club and made arrangements to spon sor a communrty Concert serres durmg the next year FIRST ROW Pike Gunderson Klaehn, Behrns Lonergan Kleckner Werns chenk Klndschuh Markham SECOND jorgenson Mrtchell Berge Hveem, Wrley Dahley Hrll Groff THIRD Bow man Berg, Chrrstoffersen johnsten, Nxchols, Krenast, Casey Fox Nelson IB Mlkg CI-ASS OFFICERS fSCCrCtary vxce-presrdent presrdent PS V V Mayer Penny Kussatz sophomores Wrrght, Jackson, elillylghs fresahnmagorhlsfrllgglsd Mlillgljglhalxniltgjrd : Y Y 7. 1 1 U Y ' 1 r D v v I 7 -1 ' : .7 . 7 7 1 ,. . . V .- .O 7 , . ., . l X 1 - , - 1 . W. . ' 1 I 7 7 agd - ' r , ' I - ' ,-- . . , - , , , - 3 - .. 1 1 X , f,-If , ATHLETICS FOOTBALL a N V' ydwbfrg .fr mfg Q re g-X,aQ SH 5 QP' FIRST ROW Wrlde Hem Moody Grlles Cameron Van Voorhrs Blanchard SECOND ROW W Ryan Lrevrouw Harrwrg D Ryan Schwerger Markham Roethler LAST ROW Coach Mead Ruefhlow Gemaehlrch Kussatz Erel McCoy Bowman Coach Young Osage Osage Osage Osage FIRST ROW: Weinschenk, llein, Wil- liams, W. Dahley, Stoddard, Brunner, Neibergall, Shadle, Thompson. SEC- OND ROW: Doak, Suchy, Hill, Nehls, Olson, Seeber, E. Dahley, Decklever, Mitchell. LAST ROW: Kindschuh, Naig, Casey, Mmaghan, Coach Doyle, Nichols, Frisbie, Flack, Machfn.. ---- Oe1wein------- Some thrrllrng hrghlrghts of the 1954 football season were Butch McCoy s 65 yard run rn the Rockford game, joe Russatz skrllful passrng and Carl Bowman s 70 yard run both rn the New Hampton game Burch McCoy and Carl Bowman were selected members of the Northeast Iowa Conference Honor Squad They were also on the All State Honor Roll The Green Devrls were coached by Dale Mead and Kerth Young The freshman sophomore squad coached by joe Doyle won four games an lost four games rhrs season Rockford Cre sco Charles C1 ty Osage Osage Osage Osage ---- Cedar Falls Decorah New Hampton Waverly - - - ....f 1f'9'7:e-.. I WRESTLING FIRST ROW R Hartwxg Otteson Lee C k H Th SECOND V V Cameron McCOY,Mar1cham Rowland man mms Y ompson an oorhlS,Ruehlow' Coach Kerth Young and hxs wrestlmg squad had a good season w1th nrne wms, seven losses, and one ne The second team had a record of 13 wrns and three losses The Osage wrestlmg team walked off wrth two outstandrng honors They took fxrst place rn the conference- tournament and second place m the dxstrrct tournament Leeman at 127 lbs , kent Markham at 138 lbs , and Butch McCoy at 145 lbs Indxvrdual d1str1ct champrons were Harold Thompson at 95 B111 Leeman at 127 and Boyd Van Voorhxs at heavy werght There were two second place wxnners, Orlo and Kent, makmg fmve Osage wrestlers e11g1 ble to compete rn the state wrestlrng tournament Orlo Otteson became a State Champron at 103 pounds At the annual Rotary Athletlc banquet Butch McCoy was named the Athlete of the Year Butch the son of Mr and Mrs W E McCoy, has lettered rn wrestlmg, football, track and baseballand IS a semor thxs year Fox J johnson, B Hem, Nelson Flack, Wan-mgton Nalg, Moody R Hem T Hartwng Gannon : ' l Q 1 . , a . I ' 9 , . ' Y The individual champions in the conference tournament were: Orlo Otteson at 103 lbs., Bill Z v . 1 . ' ' 1 . . . . , , . Q' I . , , 7 . I ' Y ' , . BASKETBALL FIRST ROW D Ryan, C Bowman, Gemaehlrch Kussatz Iohnsten, Klenasg, W Ryan SECOND Doyle, Anderson, Erel, Gxlles, Martrn, Wxley A glance at thxs year s basketball record wlll reveal three wrns and 18 losses but a closer ex 9 ammatron shows a much bnghter pxcture Thrs year the Green Devrls lost seven games by less than seven pomts Hrgh man rn total pomts was Rrck johnsten wrth 255 markers In 19 games Osage agam won the sectlonal tournament by defeatmg St Ansgar 60 54 Leaving the squad wlll b 3 R e senrors rck johnsten, jnm Krenast, and Duane Gemaehllch The Osage freshman sophomore team thrs season has beaten No rthwood, Cresco, twrce, and Manly for a 4-I5 record FIRST ROW Mrtchell, R Monaghan Nrchols, Wright, Doak SECOND H111 W Dahley, K johnson, Frer- rchs, E Dahley, Mead THIRD G Barker, Von Tersch, A Schwab, Stoddard Shadle Osage shot free throw at 5175 while in 14 games they made 367, of their field goals. ' ' 45 y 5, ,,f,.,.. -... CTI ITIES a ' , .,-,.'f. -v , . 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GAA The purpose of the Grrls Athletrc assocxatron rs to promote sportsmanshrp, physrcal effrcrency, and athletrc accomplxshments There are forty flve members The glrls have had a very busy year They have attended two play days a volleyball play day at New Hampton, and a play day at ISTC rn Cedar Falls On November 13, they sponsored a Sadle Hawkms Day dance, Quarl s Courtln They also went Chrxst mas carolmg They held a play day Aprrl 2 wrth grrls from surroundmg towns attendmg The annual rnuamural basketball tournaments were held ln March Thls year these tournaments were played durmg the regular GAA perrod and the fmal game was open to the publrc They have also had table tenms and volley ball tournaments Under the leadershrp of Mrss Mane Weber, they have partrcrpated rn basketball, tumbling, volley ball table tenms, trampolme, hockey, and softball The offrcers for the year were Marcellene Mullenbach presrdent, Margaret Kuhn, vrce presrdent, Sandra Otteson, secretary Carolyn Fox and Betty Mayer, pomt secretanes FIRST ROW Vulk, Loudermllk, Lonergan, Randall, Cook, Moss, Machxn, Prnt, Mayer, Hrll, Woldum, Dreterrchs SECOND Ahrens, Klndschuh, Weber, Mayer, Otteson, Mullenbach, Kuhn, Fox, Kleckner, Gunderson, Wexnschenk, Wessels THIRD Mlss Weber, Ryan, Kollman, Nelson, Muller, Rrchsmann, Thurow, Woldum, Canny, Grove, Olson, Wltzel FOURTH Mxtchell, Woolworth, Woolworth, Wernberger, Eckford, Laughlin, Frem, jackson, Mrchels, Hernon, Eckford, Hartwrg CHEEBLEADING FIRST ROW M Kleckner, D Lievrouw, C Fox, Y Mayer SECOND ROW M JaCkS0ll, L MOSS, G Ah,-gas, S Otteson MODERN DANCE The Modern Dance club one of the newer organrzatrons in OHS was under the drrectron of Marie Weber girls physical education m structor Membership was open to any high school grrl who wished to learn poise ordmatron and more graceful movements Members of the club appeared at school as- semblies and other programs This year pins symbolizing modem dance, were awarded to girls who had eamed points by parrrcrpatmg in dances and by good attitude Officers were Mary Kleckner,pres1dent Carolyn Fox, secretary treasurer and Anne Stearns publrcrty chairman The cheerleaders were chosen by the Student Council, the girls physical education teacher and one other faculty member. All eight of them led cheers at the football games. During the winter sports season four cheered at basketball games and four cheered at wrestling meets A new experience for them was attending a cheerleading clinic at Cedar Falls There they leamed new cheers, cheermg, techniques and how to conduct pep as semblres JUNIOR CHEERLEADERS P Fl'lCD,J Grove, M Weber, K Kmdschuh. 'P TSM FIRST ROW Otteson, M Woolworth, Stearns, Wol dum, Mayer Frem jackson, Fox,j Woolworth SECOND ROW Gunderson, Lesch, Bledermann, DlCICIlChS, Thurow, Merritt, Ahrens, Grove, Kleckner, Miss Weber l 1 2 A 1 ' , . , . . .. 1 ' ' ' , Con A W, 4 I , . . 1 . ,K V .1 , lf 1 ' : ' 9 ' 0 v .9 ' I ' 0 CLUB The lettermen s club, wrth the addrtron of several new members, set upon a two-fold purpose Frrst they started a dnve to pur chase a new athletrc vrbrator Thls was pard for by sellmg concessrons at local basket ball and wrestling tournaments They chose Sonja Wemschenk as Homecomrng Queen for 1954 Offrcers elected were Butch McCoy, presr dent Duane Gemaehlxch vrce presxdent Davrd Almqurst, secretary treasurer Gary Cameron, sergeant at arms Faculty advrsors were Kerth Young, Joe Doyle Dale Mead, and Fred Sludle FIRST ROW Kussatz, Grles, Erel, McCoy, Wxley, War- rlngton SECOND Hartwxg, Ruehlow, Hem, Rowland, Perrin THIRD Moody, Ryan, Gemaehltch, Bowman, Mar- un Comlsky FOURTH Monaghan, Anderson, Ryan, Berg, Cameron The FFA wrth Lewls Lauterbach as therr facultw advrsor had 44 members th1s year Offrcers were presrdent, Kent Markham, vrce presrdent, Russell Hem secretary, Jerome Jorgensen, trea surer, helth Barker, reporter, Gary Cameron, sentrnel, Terry Hartwxg The summer proyects were oats soybeans, and rotatron demonstratrons In the fall the annual Pest Control campargn was held wzth the members dwrded mto teams They also put scotchlrte on machmery and two boys partrcrpated rn the State Gram Dealers speech contest Other actxvrtres were testmg 400 acres of sorl, farmrng the land south of the school, a hayrlcle entermg a float rn the Homecommg parade, and playrng basketball and softball In the sprmg they prepared an exlubxt at the Mmnesota State Sprrng Barrow show held at Albert Lea FIRST ROW Moody Lauterbach, Cam cron, K Barker, Markham, Jorgensen R He1n,W1lde, Prke SECOND Norby, g Cockrum Groff B Hem, Mrchels, eeber, Jacobs, Johnson, Hu ate, W Dahley THIRD E Dahley IW Mark ham, G Barker Popp, K Jorgensen, K Jorgensen Wrage, M Jorgensen Fox, Humphrey Machnn FOURTH W Smollk Torney Johnson Olson, Hveem Tabbert A Smolrk Burke, Koeff Cockrum , . .. . . . 1 s ' 1 - 5 -- . v . p I , I , . : . . . . V . . . ' . . - , - - ,. i ' . . . :, . . - 1 . . . , - .'. 1 ' . I ' I 1' . . :. ,, - . , , . , , , . , . :. Y I , Y Y' 1 , . Sonny Blanchard served as president of troupe 843 of the National Thespian Society. Sponsor of the dxamatics organization was Mrs. Lottie Littell. Other officers were: viC8'PfCSidCl'lI, Carol Hill, secretary-treasurer, Kent Markham. A fommal initiation of seven members was held in the fall. Another initiation was held in the spring. A winter fommal was sponsored by the troupe. The annual alumni banquet was held at Club Iowa during the Christmas holidays. TI-IES PIANS FIRST ROW: Hepner, Lievrouw, Penney, Hill, Lewis, Mayer, Mrs Littell SECOND ROW Kleckner, Schultheis, Kuhn, Merritt, Dreager, Alexander, D Woldum, Moss THIRD ROW Mohr, Sheldon, Brush, B Woldum, Rrchsmann Krones, Prnt, johnson, Olson FOURTH ROW VanVoorh1s, Markham, McCoy, Barker, Chrrstoffer sen, Blanchard, Bowman, Berg, Gannon Kelly LIBRARY mann, Miss Tabbert, N Hepner, I I-lepner, Reckner, Dreager Thirteen students, under the direction of joan Markland, faculty librarian, served as student librarians this year Barbara Richsmann was the student manager The duties of the librarians were to check out books and magazines to the students and teach ers, to shelve books as they were retumed and to keep the library in order Student librarians were required to work two periods a week in order to receive credit for library activity Q . I Q Q 2 . ' 7 s 2 - , . . . . . . or R . , . , . - All . ,' , I 1 4 5 . . ' u J 0 o 1 . . , . P BLICATIONS FIRST ROW: Hahn, B. Mayer, Rosen- feld, Fox, Frein,jackson,Hill. SECOND: N. Johnson, Brush, Pint, Lesch, Liev- rouw, Kleckner, Moss, Alexander. THIRD: Richsmann, S. Krones, j. Krones, Thur- ow, Dreager, B. Woldum, S. Olson. The Hi-Times is the high school newspaper published weekly in the Mitchell County Press. It is written by the students under the supervision of joan Markland. The 1954 staff was headed by: Carol Hill, editor-in-chief, Barbara Woldum, news editor, Pat Pint and Nadine johnson, copy editors, Clarissa Brush, feature editor, Barbara Richsmann, ex- change editor, Harlan Hahn, sports editor, and Linda Moss, picture editor. Pat Pint became editor-in-chief the second semester. Other editors were: Linda Moss, news, Nadine johnson, copy, Anne Stearns, picture, Harlan Hahn, sports. FIRST ROW: Moss, Brush, Hill, Pint, Wol- dum, N. Johnson. SECOND: Stearns, Grove, Danforth, Allmann, Lewis, Weber, lilaehn, Markland. THIRD: Alexander, Muller, S. Olson, Lesch, B. jones, Dreager, Biedermann. The Spotlight was headed by Carol Hill and Betty Mayer with joan Markland as faculty advisor. Busi- ner. David Almquist served as picture editor. Quill and Scroll members were David Almquist, Clarissa Brush, and Carol Hill. They attained membership in this international honorary society for high school journalists by serving as editors for one year, writing 200 inches of copy, being in the upper one third of their class scholastically, and being recommended by the chapter adviser and approved by the executive secretary. Faculty sponsor was joan Markland. Initiation for juniors and seniors was held in the spring. ness managers were Clarissa Brush and Mary Kleck- NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FIRST ROW Hahn, Penney, Hill, Lewis, Mayer, johnson, Flack SECOND ROW Klaehn, Mauser, Dleterlchs, Thurow, Prnt, Behms, Berg The Pro Meriro chapter of the National Honor Society held a formal initiation before the stu- dent body in the fall. Five sophomores were initiated as probationary members and four jun- iors as regular members. The group had a bake sale as a money making project The year was ended with the annual banquet held in May Officers for the first semester were president, Meredith Berg, vice president, Carol Hrll, secre tary Ann Mauserg treasurer, Janice Behrns Second semester officers were Carol Hill Janice Behms, Corlene Thurow and Meredith Berg Sponsor of the society was Ruth V Dockerty ELOOUENCIANS cipation in debate, dramatic declam, orrginal oratron, interpretive reading, extemboraneous speaking, humorous declam, and radio speakrng Members of the club attended several touma ments, including the Bundley Debate and Drs cussion tournament, Gustavus Adolphus tourney, Coe College toumey, and the district tourna ments Officers for the year were president, Meredith Berg, vice president, Janice Behms, secretary Clarissa Brush treasurer, Sharon Olson Arnold Grummer, debate coach, was faculty advisor of the club F O09 FIRST ROW Olson, Stearns, Penney, Alexander, Bledermann SECOND ROW Mr Ckummer, Rosen feld, Brush, Casey, Berg, Dleterlchs, Behrns, Hahn Activities of the Speech Club included parti- ' iX f ' Q1 f it . 0 - ' ' . ' 'N FIRST ROW - Woolworth, Woolworth, Terl-lark, Boutelle, Allman, Loften, Wilde, Lassahn, Mauser, Klaehn, Hill, Larson, Markham, Norby, Bird. SECOND - Lusk, Laughlin, Michels, Witzel, Griswold, Smith, Smith, Krones, Biederman, Nelson, Deppe, Lunde, Kindschuh, jackson, Loden. THIRD -- johnson, Hartwig, Olson, Brush, Kober- nusz, johnson, Pint, Cook, Smalley, Ahrens, Roethler, Danforth, Otteson. FOURTH - Wiggant, Woldum, Kollman, Krones, johnson, Thurow, Dietrich, Muller, Richsmann, Smalley, Kuper, Dreager, Stearns, Bartz, Ewald. OC L MUSIC The first performance of the vocal music department was the opera, 'Down In the Val1ey,' starring jerry Gilles and Clarissa Loudermilk. The Christmas concert was highlighted with a candle-light processional and Ringwald's 'Song of Christmas.' A Program called 'Memories' was given with the band in March. The girls glee club and mixed chorus attended the state music contest in Mason City on May 7. Contest for solos and ensembles was held April 30, in Vinton. Director of the vocal music department was Mrs. Edgar Dorow. FIRST ROW - Norby, Berge, Markham, Hill, Grove, Appleton, Loften, Wilde, Lassahn, Kobemusz, Dieterichs, Christiansen, Krones, Pint, Wilde, Ewald, Roethler, Kleckner, Mayer, Rosenfeld, Allman. SECOND - Mitchell, Jefferies, Weber, Olson, Machin Brush, Moss,Loudermilk, Krones, Biedermann, Muller, Richsmann, Johnson, Mauser, Witzel, Klaehn, Kuper johnson, Mayer, gackson, Lewis. THIRD - Hepner, Hein, Williams, Weinschenk, Flack, Olson, Kelly, Bowman, Stoddard, Krahn, S adle, Markham, Gannon, Miller, Stibal. FOURTH - Hahn, Kelsey, Hemingson, jackson, Van Voorhis, Anderson, Berg, Eiel, Martin, Bowman, Marr, Almquist, Nichols, Gilles, Thomp- son, Mitchell, Doak, Dahley, Barker, Brunner, Muller. .L va 48.195 nn Mm M Wa vw at . was 3 4.- ' A L.: ie? 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