Spencer High School - Spencerian Yearbook (Spencer, IA)

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Fleming Top Left HlASt0H1Sh6X porters Top right the sales taff Lower left copv read ers and typlsts lower right feature editors H1 Astonisher editors and sponsors Standing left to right Barbara Blake Mis Ir1 Hall Helen Larson Sit ting left to right Lois Gran Betty Ann Erickson Kay All American - '- ' re- ! , I ' , 13 O The Hi-Astonisher, sponsored by Miss Iris Hall and edited by Betty Ann Erickson, is one of the largest organizations in school. It is through the tireless efforts of these leaders plus the Hi-Astonisher staff that has given the students of Spencer High and residents of Spencer the pleasure of reading the school news each week throughout the school year. ' . 1 , . , The thirty one staff members follow Editor Betty Ann Erickson Assistant Editor Kathryn Flem ing Managing Editor Lois Gran Business Manager Barbara Blake Exchange Editor Helen Larson Feature Editors Jerry Camp bell Jerrie Rehfield Organization Editors Mark Jane Estes Ruth Jensen Sports Editor Bruce Billings Assistant Sports Editor Stuart Van Kirk Copy Readers Arvis Ralle Maxine Busenbark Typlsts 'Vlaxine Vledencamp Marian Thomas Reporters Frances Dickinson Arlene Boxey H1 Astonisher Jean Spirey Margaret Jensen Shirley In man Betty Bullock Claire Camp Business Staff Knox Campbell Bob Anderson Harriet Adams Margaret Skinner Barbara Sorbe Franchion Tyrrel Mar lon Rubes Delores Grotte 'VIary Jane Chapman 29

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0ur Work ls Done As IS customary the staff of the Spencerlan has used ex ery energx to bu1ld a blgger better more complete and more attractne annual than the years preuous It takes hours of enthus1ast1c work and co operatne lnterests on the part of the staff to produce a book that tho student body and buslnessmen Wlll enjoy We the staff present 1940 effort Grace Redmond Gwen Peterson Wally Strlngham Barbara Wellmerllng Ruth Ann Swallum Mary Jane Moore V1rg1n1a Cash Jlm Peterson Bob Snyder Wallv B1ornstad Tommy Downs Bl SINESS STAFF Ch p b A d rson ART ll ed h ff Y F V g Sta Q Rlht Wally Strmgham J W Knudsen Grace Red mond Dale Cole Top left A sectlon of the An nual staff at work op rlght the photo staff exam 1n1ng equlpment Lower left buslness staff plannlng campaxgn Lower rlght An nual class edltors hdltor Assxstant Edltor BUSINESS Manager Organlzatlon Edltor Senlor Edltor Jumor Sophomore Freshman Sports Sports ASSlSt3Ht Sports Edltor Edltor Ed1tor Edltor Edltor Edxtor PHOTO STAFF TYPIST l ADVISOR W OU1 28 . Y . Y v Y 7 9 v Y. . . V - . Y . V I ' a v t , . V . . y K K . . '. .' ., . Ioe Carroll . .' Mary Jane a man l Bo n e Dale Cole Jaumta Sayre Bill Crouch Charles Fleming Newe R mond Florence S 8 er Char es Hemphill , R3 Y'?9bUl'lZ ir inia Ducharmo Bill Bowers Roxrer liurne Marion . nun Sherman Evans J, . Knudse T, ' Y ' . , - , . 3 t y - Q - 7 3 9 '

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Top lelt The G R glee club presents their annual Chnstmas eantata top right G R gurls wrapprng Chrlstmas gifts low er left G R cabinet lower rlght G R 1 fylxf M le rf sponsors left to right standung Mlss Ruth Crouse Mrs R M Tuttle town sponsor, Mrs Leland Phelps ftown sponsorj Ieftto right slttmg Mrs Myrtle sponsorj 0Nf f0R Alix And l1ft our candles hxgh that all may see One hundred flfty ot the two hundred thlrty sew en glrls ln Spencer Hlgh have hghted their small candles from the beacon llght and llfted them hlgh slgnltymg thelr deslre to be taken mto the eternal trlangle Wh1Ch represents the Glrl Reserve Club The G1rl Reserve IS the hlgh school branch of the Y W C A and the work carrled on by them ln much the same It IS through the ad mlnlstratlon of thls actlwe club that many unfortunate fam1'1es received mllk dally durlng the wlnter months and old clothes were collected to adequately clothe several fam1I1es Another magor progect was the ma1ntenance of the tennls courts at the North School wh1ch provlde hours of enjoyment and entertalnment to the publlc as a whole The G1rl Reserves also had an mfluencmal hand 1n the Recreational Depart ment of Spencer whlch provlded for the upkeep and supervlslon of the ICQ skatlng pond the handcraft clas es for people of all ages and game contests held at the Llncoln Boy s Club Besxdes all th1s outslde work the Glrl Reserve held regular meet mgs twlce a month The one outstandmg occasion of the year was the Chrlstmas Contata presented by the Glrl Reserxe Glee Club Each vear th1S event has created more and more enthusxasm untll this year under the dlrectlon of Mlss Blanche Wllhams th1S organlzatlon presented the lovellest performance yet wxtnessed by the Spencer publlc Dressed m whlte cottas ln a settmg of dxversxfxed hghts two large Chrlstmas trees decorated only wlth blue llghts a candlebra stretchmg the full length of the stage wlth tall vshlte tapers burmng steadlly and sprays of ever green here and there the glrls sang praxses of the season To make the Yuletlde busler for the club each member wrapped some toy or article of c othlng and brought It to the soclal servlce com mlttee vshxch dlstrlbuted them to many famllles Many Lhmsmases are made happy by the Glrl Reserxe Club i . n D . . . . I - E Q , . . i , . . ft 1 h ' cr f A lx 1 1 ga ' ' . F944 . I . I4 - Q .7 gf, It : gee. 'ff GW e Q p . ,E I E .1 I . . I . , . . . , Q I ' . I I , - Smith, Mrs. N. A. Redmond, Ctown IC ' ' ---7, ' 7 . - 1 . . . . . u I u u Q Y . l u s . 7 ! l ' 1 , - . . Y Y 9 7 5 Y . V . . . V - , . . . V P , . I . . . . - Y . Y . go