Sidney High School - Cowboy Yearbook (Sidney, IA)

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Zlaeegfcetofuf Sept h, 1939 on a bright summer day, 30 boys and girls stepped through the grade school doors for thelr f1PSt day of school and their last look at freedom for l3 long years Of those 30, only ten would stay w1th us for the long trip through grade school and hlgh school They were Buddy Cloyd, Rex Farwell, Rlchard Hall, Tom Johnson, Rlchard Thompson, Joe Wyatt, Maelee Hatten, Barbara Brownfleld, Bertha Howard, and Don Frederickson Don Freder ickson attended ever year wlth us although parts of several years were spent 1n other schools we all remember our very first teacher, Miss Isadora Wilson, whom even though we thought she took many of our freedom's and prlvlleges away by making us raise our hands before we spoke she did let us have a rest perlod in whlch we all lay down on our own rugs brought from home we lost Jlmm Moore, Janice Hanlng, Murlel Dlnkle, and Kelth Scott Our first step up the long ladder was promotlon from kindergarten into the flrst grade Our teacher this year was stern Mlss Mlldred St1ckler She started us to soundlng out words and countlng to a hundred Before we were out of the f1rst grade we had really gained the knowledge This year we gain ed Rose Marle Cook, Shlrley Shrum, Lela Colllns, and J1m Nenneman we lost B1lly Joe McClary, Duane Stephens, FT8UC1S k Elleen Wlse, Norma Jean Whlte, and Carol Hobbs Next came promotlon to the second grade Now we were really mOVlng along Our teacher this year was Miss Norma Jean Hays She got us started 1n add1t1on and subtraction Th1s year we had five puplls come for a short stay and then left agaln, they were Phyll1s Mattes, Max Brooks, Davld Hanlng, Kenneth Metzger, and Betty Ann Mulllgan, also ga1ned was Lloyd Buttercase we lost Merlln Gardner, Charles Renfro, June Engllsh, Shlrley Nlchols, and Rose Marle Cook Now we were starting our third grade year and we were to learn somethlng that we wouldn't l1ke very well, that was multlplicatlon, and 1f we ever had troubles w1th add1t1on, Miss Llghtfoot, whom got marrled and become Mrs Walters, gave us many more troubles when she lntroduced multipllcatlon to us This year we gained Leonard Gray, and Stephen Jay both of whom left us short ly, also ga1ned was Eugene Plerce, Phyllls Zach, Mirian Newton, and Ruth Dav1s Thls year we lost Richard Greene, Earl Whlte, and Mary Jane Goodin Next came the fourth grade wlth the short dark halred Mlss Florelce Fucinara whom really gave us troubles w1th d1V1S10n and multipl1cat1on but were willing and all learned fast Th1s year Esther Major and Peggy Long spent a short time w1th us and then left again Also gained were Joan Knack stedt, Don Needs, Roger Shlffer, Janet Tangeman, Marjorie Monroe, and Lonnie Ward This year we lost Iva Jean Shirley, Benny King, and M1r1an Newton Now came what we had all waited for, the cllmb up them long Sta1rS 1nto the fifth grade we were blg boys and glrls now and we soon found that we hadn't been decelved when told the f1fth was one of the harder grades to hand le M188 Betty Prultt was our teacher and she taught us to come what may to take it l1ke b1g boys and girls Th1s year we ga1ned Ellen Lawrence and Nancy Newton and evldently everyone was well satlsfled because no one moved away Our second move upstalrs brought us 1nto the slxth grade where we had two teachers Mrs June Boyd for the flrst seven weeks and Mrs Hubert Rosser whom we all llked even though she was very strlct about d1sc1pl1ne Thls year we ga1ned Bob Driever, Walter Major, Mary Jane Goodln, and B111 Lundle all of whom only stayed a short while and then left agaln Also ga1ned were Gary Curtls, Laverne Simpson, Irene Carson, 5 Kenneth Wyatt we lost Don Needs, Marjorie Monroe, Shlrley Shrum, and Nancy Newton 0 0 Q Q Q 0 Q - O , Q Q Q . .- Q Q O . . Q Q Q Q ' Q 0 O I Q Q Q Q K O Q , Q Q Q O I Q Q O Q ' Q. Q Q Q Q O , Q Q Q Q I I Q Q Q O ' Q Q 0 Q Q Q Q , 0 -Q o Q Q Q 0 Q Q Q Q Q I Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 0 - Q Q Q 0 - Q Q Q Q Q Q O I Q Q Q Q - Q Q Q Q Q Q e Q Q Q . -Q Q Q-Q I O Q Q Q Q Q 0 Q Q - Q Q ' 0 Q Q Q Q l Q Q Q c Q- Q Q Q Q I g, Q Q Q Q . Q O Q Q Q Q o 0 Q Q - 0 Q ' Q Q 0