Spencer High School - Spencerian Yearbook (Spencer, IA)

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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.

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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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qruzahman J'lLAtonl5 They came they saw they conquered Last fall the fleshmen came to Spencer Hlgh School They Wele ln expel lenced and bewlldered but wllllng and anxlous to cast thelr lot vllth the frlends who had pl eceded them to thls realm of hlgher learnlng These freshmen seemed partlcularly endowed wlth ambltlon and vlslon and very soon they savx the many thlngs of Intel est and value vshlch hlgh school offeled and they set to work Vlth determlnatlon to be a cledlt to the school ln every posslble vsay Ol ganlzatlon of the class began lmmedlately The class chose Dale Cole for presldent Bllly Dee Petelson for VICE presldent and Donald Brlnkley fol secretary and treasurer Lee Campbell and NIISS Helene Brlght were asked to sponsol the class At the mld year MISS Brlght was replaced by Mls Myrtle Smlth Charles Flemlng Mallan Pubes Vlr 011113 DuCharme and LOIS Gran vsere selected to represent the freshmen on the student councll Freshmen soon began to take 3CtlV6 palt ln all of the school s actlvl tles They worked hard and wele welcomed as valuable members of all roups Many were lnterested ln muslc Among these were nlne fflrls who formed thell own vocal group They were Maltha Hull Barbara Blake Mary Jane Moore Raelean Gould LOIS Gran Leah Mae Krltz Florence Schaffer Dorothy Ixnlffht and Vllglnla DuCharme Freshmen gllls wele ln glee club too and Raejean Gould soprano sololst sang at the muslc contest In the band were numbered Barbara Blake Bob Balbel Dale Cole Betty Ann Erlckson Kenneth Rowley Chester Smlth Gall Jones BeS1d9S ln Knutes Koncelt KIHUS we found Vlfglnla DuCharme playlng hel V10 lln and Dale Cole playlnv hlS colnet Athletlcs offered another fleld of lnterest and adventure to the fresh men In football they boasted that three of the boys Bob Gould Jack Adalr and Verne Hansen made the flrst team squad The freshman team lncluded Duane MOIIOW Gall Jones Glenn Starner Vlfgll Jones Myron Schwarck Verne Hansen Bob Erlckson Ralph Runkle Beryl Erlckson Ace Cory Knox Campbell Wayne Tatman Kenneth Preston Stewart Van Klrk Bob Anderson Bllly Petel son Bluce Bllllngs and Gerald Prather A very successful basketball team was coached by Harold Booth lhe team was composed of Beryl Erlckson Ace Coly Knox Campbell Ralph Runkle Kenneth Preston Bruce Bllllngs Bob Erlckson Dlck Metler Vlncent Loomls Gall Jones Bob Anderson Darr Kephalt and Bob Wesnel Freshmen Oflrls were fond of basketball too and they had a team com posed of Helen Larson Bonnle Glllesple Leah Krltz Martha Hull De loles Kephart Dorothy Nelson Naoml Wunn Flvera Johnson Florence Schaffel and Lowene Rodenburg A play glven on March 18th showed that ln addltlon to other flne qualltles the freshmen have some real dramatlc ablllty They produced The Ghost Hunters by Lura Woodslde Watklns much to the approval and satlsfactlon of thell audlence The play was recelved Wlth such enthuslasm and ploved such good entertalnment that It IS expected to become a tradltlon fol future freshmen groups It was coached by thelr sponsor Mrs Smlth Many freshmen wele promlnent ln othel school clubs Freshmen were among the most 3Ct1V8 members ln Glrl Reserve H1 Y Pep Club Homemaklng Club F F A Annual and H1 Astonlsher All good thlngs must end and so dld the freshman year The fresh men ale proud of the accompllshments of the past yeal and look eagerly toward the sophomore year as a new world to conquer page 29 . Qnn.uuuun-nn-u1ann-nunn-Qunnuunannn1nn.nun-uuuu-un-n lx , , 11 u . Q . - V I . . . r v v . . v Y . . . . Y . , - , 1 y ' ' Y ' - 1 o . . ' ' 7 L 7 - 0 7 . . ' . , . . 0' 4, . - o O . . , . 1 1 . 1 1 1 v , . . ' . . - , , u 1 . 1:1 ' ' l 1 1 1 1 1 P . ' 1 1 1 ' . ' . , I . . . . - I - O 1 1 5 - - 1 1 , . . Q 1 1 1 ! l 1 1 1 9 9 1 1 1 ! 1 1 1 ' rw - , l , , 1 1 1 1 9 Y 1 1 V . o 1 ' 1 1 1 9 - 1 1 1 ' Y , . ' ! as 97 - - ! 1 . ' . . . . . ' Y . , . . 1 ' ' v ' 1 ' 1 1 , . - ., ' . w . 5 as YY