Spencer High School - Spencerian Yearbook (Spencer, IA)

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Then of course along came the frrst sophomore one act play ever produced Junrors Mustache was a hrlarrous arry one act play that everyone enjoyed In assembly programs the sophomore home rooms gave orrgrnal programs Harold Booths home room presented a style show accompanred by Knutes Koncert Krngs Toots Cornwall was the Swrss Hrll Brlly and Duane Alberts a lovely soprano solorst Doro thy Ender son the grrl wrth the porse was a second Grnger Rogers whrle Betty Hess could be a second Eleanor Powell Junror Freeburg and Rene Jacobs could really ballyhoo The pep assemblys were better than last year s Can you guess why? Yep rt s because four peppy and enthusrastrc sophomores were cheer leaders The Dramatrc Club contarned many sophres and gave excellent plays rn front of the club and the assembly Coyla Chaney was runner up for Spencer hrgh s most popular grrl and Ofrrls partrcrpated rn the carnrval elven after Chrrstmas The Spencer Hrgh School Band was rrade up of qurte a few sopho mores The clalrnet sectron could be drstrnvfurshed because sorre of our grrls put forth a lrtte extra effort and wrnd to be heard The flute se tron was made up of two thrrds sophomores The band gave concert and publrc appearances durrrnfr the year The Freshmen Sophomore Clee Club was made up of qurte a few sophomores The Glee Club sang rn the assembly a few trmes and rrade several publrc appearances Gwen Peterson a sophomore was accompanrst for several musrcal groups and recerved much prarse The hrgh school serctette rradc rany publrc appearances and some were rn costume Thev went to the contest rt Storm Lake and recerved a hrgh honor Not only drd the sophor ore class have good srnffers but we had good speal ers Barbara Wellmerlm and Frances Drckrnson really told the audrence all about then toprc for drscussron rn extemporaneous speakmg All rn all weve had a fairly good ycar rn hrffh school and srnce wc have become better acquarnted wrth our teachers and our subrects rn dear old Spencer H1 we lrked rt a lot better Even rf we are Just be comrng accustomed we at least arent green anymore We owe 1 great deal to our teachers whose patrence rs everlastrng and thoufmt fulness wrll always remarn wrth us to eternrty We can hardlv wart untrl next year when we shall be allowed to yell our heads off sellrnff apples candy peanuts and gum We know the Junrors are lookrnff forward to relaxrng and wartmg for us to glV6 them a prom We had fun at the dances thrs year and we feel we have qurte a few talented people rn our class We all thrnk and hope we wrll amount to some thrng We enjoyed our sophomore year and the more we thrnk about rt the sadder We get thrnkrng that ID just two more year's wc wrll have to brd good bye to the place where dear memorres wrll never fade page 1 1 ' . , ca ' 1 as - ' ' u , - , ' J . . , ' . . - s ' u rv ac ' ' ' n , - ' 9 1 ' ' ' H . . . ,, . . 1 v . . , . , . . ' o - r , ca ' r - u o r e o - U. . . . . Y - o . 1 . v 0 . - . O . I' I - C . ' L . C, i . . 9 7 - 4 o ' . . . . i X . l r ., A u ' - . . . . A . v s u l o 1 X - t . . ' . . I H A . K r . . ,, . . . . , . . N . . . . r cr o H .,, v . . . g . ' s as vs , , v o - ' ' ' . . . , - o o . . . . i . i I . ' . o u rv ' - - v 1 r ' c . A . , .

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S059 homonc Claws J'lUstonuf We started to school thls thxrtleth day of Au ust feelmg pretty Ulum We started to pelk up b1t though when vue found we wele just about as lmpoltant as when we were fleshmen The only change 1n our beautlful new audltorxum was that we were seated on the west mstead of the east slde We f1nally became accustomed to our nevs schedules and settled dovsn to hard and vlgorous wo1k Vle had one hundled and thlrteen sophomores reglstered and had qulte a few newcomexs Some moved away so our number was qulte ste dy throughout ou1 school N631 At the begmmng of the new semester we agam had to get accustomed thls tlme to a new schedule never befole used ln Spencer Hlgh School The sophomole class was dlV1d8d 1nto four home rooms wlth the average of twenty elght students ln each home loom We had our class pxcture taken and as you all see It turned out very good MISS Helen MSVGI a new teacher fo1 Spencer h1gh and Thorrel Fest were elected as clas sponsors Gwen Peterson was class p1es1dent Inez Cornwall secretary and Grace Redrrond vlce presldent The season started out flne for the boys that were lntelested 1n sports Morry Pleston Wally B1ornstad Webb Sumncers Bob Snvder Bob Verne1 and Don Sondergaard were all on the football squad They blocked and tackled and although Coach Nelson sa1d he was bu1ld1n character It seems the sophs were made of blawn and not braln A for basketball they had tvso classmates on the flrst team Webb Summers and Bob Velner It IS sa1d that Webb Summels Sm ede vull provlde a nucleus around whlch Coach Nelson mll undoubtedly fo1m anothel wlnmng qumtet Our second team was made up entlrely of sophomores who really kept up w1th the flrst team 1n thelr sco11ng polnts In sports then the sophomore boys certalnly held up the honol and glory of the class ln the splendld way they came through w1th baskets and touch dovs ns for dea1 old Spencer h1gh Gene Rlchards and Don DeWall 1eally made a palr as they drlbbled down the floor L1k6W1S9 Wally B1o1nstacl and Morly Preston page 26 The glrls stalted play mg basketball just before Chrlstmas vacation The freshmen sopholrole g1rls came down on Tuesday nlghts and of course the sophles always won Ahem' We had a good clean playmg team and we re not concelted elther Gerry Rehfxeld was elected captam and Helen Kabrlck V1rg1n1a Jones F1 ances Dlcklnson and Ruth Swallum prov1ded the th1rd best team Wlth Gvs en Peterson as treasur er the G A A s money was 1n good hands and also wlth Helen Kabrxck as pomt manager fox the sophomores the pomts Just couldn t get mlxed up The Pep Club th1s year really was peppy and a most attractlvely decorated gym was exhlbxted at county and dlStllCt tournaments held here Hovs could Pep Club be anythmg but peppv w1th Ruth Swallum as vxce presldent Grace Redmond as secretary and treasurer and Gwen Peterson and Ger1y Rehfleld as proglam cha111nen The Glrl Reserves went fal th1s year Wlth Inez Colnwall and Grace Redmond as Cablnet members o . . 04 an o ' . f- ' , y . ' a , ' I Y 7 . . v - - Y . . . . V , ' . 1 . ' . L, . 9 u v I . .A U . ' u . . . . ' u 9 s ' N , .3 ' l 1 Y , , ' . - 1 . v v . v , . . U . . 1 J g- sv ' ac sv , ' , , . S r s v , ' ' , ca V n ,- - - A 1 v . 7' U 1 - 1 ' 1 r . ' ' as as - Y I 1 . . u ' 7 . . I Y. . . ' v T y - - 9 , . . . . 9 1 1 ' 7 - , . . . . , . . . . . . . , . ' 9 ' a 7 , . Y . . ' r 1 Y . . . ' . . 1

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page qnaahman CQQM FIRST ROW: CLeft to Rightj Kenneth Preston, Bob Wesner, Stan- ley Anderson, Bob Barber, Kenneth Rowley, Donald Binkely, Billy Dee Peterson, Glenn Tuttle, Ragnold Jensen, Lucille Thuirer, Anna Uttley, Royal Guerttman. SECOND ROW: Marian Stanton, Helen Stukey, Dorot-hy Knight, Dorothy Nelson, Marian Knight, Ione Kolb, Naomi Wunn, Colleen Curry, Llyod Harris, Helen Frye, Cleo Harris, Konrad Kail, Raymond Freeburg, Roger Byrne, Robert Rausch. THIRD ROW: Helen Larson, Lois Gran, Mary Jane Moore, Betty Ann Erickson, Bruce Billings, Dean Viedenkamp, Orville Breidinger, Arlene Noll, Barbara Sorbe, Leah May Kritz, Mary Jane Estes, Marjorie Shook, Delores Kephart, Helen Amick, Virginia Brinkely, Beulah Sonius. FOURTH ROW: Elmer Koench, Robert Muetzel, Duane Fiske, Jim Darr, Glenn Starner, Kay Kunath, Donald Witt, Charles Hemphill, George Prechel, Dorothea Colburn, Marilyn Weemers, Shirley Uslan, Florence Tuttle, Marian Rubes, Harriet Adams, Thelma Jesperson, Kathryn Don- nelly, Shirley Barrett, Delores Grotte. FIFTH ROW: Stuart Van Kirk, Knox Campbell, Ace Cory, Duane Morrow, Ted Carpenter, Gertrude Grey, Virginia Ducharme, Marian Eng- land, Norma Myrell, Florence Shaffer, Barbara Blake, Martha Hull, Har- riet Ketcham, Dorothy Olsen, Karen Hansen, Virginia Ingrahm, Mildred Clark, Elvera Johnson, Virginia Gosch. SIXTH ROW: Lon Rossiter, Gail Jones, Wayne Seomen, Laverne Lane, Donald Hastings, Bob Gould, Ralph Runckle, Rodney Farnham, Chester Smith, Bob Anderson, Ervin Carlson, Verne Hansen, Jack Adair, Arthur Warren, Dar Kephart, Don Madsen, Dale Cole, Vergene Bleeker, Marjorie Ketcham, Raejean Gould. SEVENTH ROW: Lee Campbell, Charles Fleming.