Schaller High School - Rocket Yearbook (Schaller, IA)

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CLASS HISTORY lt was on a September day in l938 that this class began its journey. Our teacher that year was Miss Alice Freeman. There were five girls and five boys. The Unlucky members of that group were Norma Jean Collins, James Currie, Donald Gosch, Marjorie Huelman, David Nelson, Don Duane Pyle, Lavonne Pyle, Lila Stanton, Naomi Teague and Richard Whalen. We also had in our group for part of the year, Alice Miller. ln the second grade we had the same teacher but a few different faces, We started the year without Naomi Teague and were joined by John Keenan and Mary Oelrich. Next year we traveled down to the third and fourth grade room. As third graders our teacher was Miss Kathleen Carney. This year we added another member to the class. His name was Jackie Langner. The next year we were without Norma Jean Collins and David Nelson. We still had Miss Kathleen Carney as teacher. ln l942-l943 we were fifth graders. Our teachers this year were Miss Elizabeth Roos and Mrs. Glen Walker. Our class roll this year was as follows: James Currie, Don Gosch, Marjorie Huelman, John Keenan, Jackie Langner, Mary Oelrich, Don Duane Pyle, La- vonne Pyle, Richard Whalen. We lost Stanton and Langner but added a new member to the group. That was Billy Spindler. As sixth graders our teacher was Miss Lenahan. We were joined this year by Donna Merkley. Later in the year we were joined by the Readinger twins, Lorene and Lorraine, and also Gerald Brown. PAGE EIGHT As seventh graders our teacher was Mrs. L. L. Woodke. This year we were joined by Vivian Carlberg and Jim McHale, the latter left us after a couple of months. As eighth graders our teacher was Mrs. Guy Brown. This year we were joined by Mar- garet Kotz, Nelda Maxson, Forrest McCoy, Merle Freese, Robert Claussen and Robert Holstein. We lost Nelda Maxson and Whalen in the middle of the year. ln the fall of '46 we became freshmen. We had lost Lorene and Lorraine Readinger, but the following were still with us: Gerald Brown, Vivian Carlberg, Robert Claussen, James Currie, Merle Freese, Don Gosch, Ro- bert Holstein, Marjorie Huelman, John Kee- nan, Margaret Kotz, Forrest McCoy, Donna Merkley, Mary Oelrich, Don Pyle, Lavonne Pyle, and Bill Spindler. The new members of the class were Charles Barlow, Marjorie Buehler, Betty Gosch, Eleanor Hase, Glen Johnson, Richard Nelson and Larry Quirk. During the year we lost Richard Nelson. As sophomores we were joined by La- Belle Werner. As juniors we were without Mary Oel- rich and Lavonne Pyle and also during the year we lost Merle Freese. We were joined this year by Leroy Schwanz and Merle Bunt- ing. Our class play, Damsels in Distress was presented in the fall. The theme of the junior senior banquet was The Forty- Niners. As seniors we were without Merle Bunt- ing and Robert Claussen. Our class play was Lights Out.

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CLASS OF '50 OFFICERS Glen Johnson, President Don Pyle, Vice-President Donna Merkley, Secretory-Treasurer CLASS MOTTO Tonight We Soil, Where Shall We A CLASS COLORS Blue ond Silver CLASS FLOWER Red Rose CLASS REPRESENTATIVES TO STUDENT COUNCIL Don Pyle Jim Currie Donna Merkley Morgoret Kotz nchor? PAGE SEVEN

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CHARLES BARLOW: Class Play 3, Football 2-3-4, Basketball Trainer 3. Chuck MARJORIE BUEHLER: Girls' Glee Club l-2-3-4, Mixed Chorus l-2- 3-4, Girls' Sextet 3-4, Girls' Trio 4, Class Play 3-4, One-act Play 4, Annual Staff 4. uMargeu GERALD BROWN: Baseball l-2-3-4, Football l-2-3-4, Basketball l-2-3, Boys' Glee Club 4, Class Play 4. uJerryu VIVIAN CARLBERG: Girls' Glee Club l-2-3-4, Mixed Chorus l-2-3-4, Sextet 3-4, Trio 4, Mixed Quartet 4, Class Play 3, One-act Play 4, Annual Staff 4. nvigu JAMES CURRIE: Baseball l-2-3-4, Basketball l-2-3-4, Football 3-4, Boys' Glee Club l-2-3-4, Mixed Chorus l-2-3-4, Band l-2-3, Class Play 3-4, One-act Play 3-4, An- nual Staff 4, Student Council 2-4, Sec.-Treas. 3. Jim or Mort BETTY GOSCH: Girls' Glee Club 1-2-- 3-4, Mixed Chorus l-2-3-4, Sextet 4, Class Play 3-4, One-act Play 3-4, Speech 3, Annual Staff 4. nsuppyn PAGE NINE