Steamboat Rock High School - Old Gold Yearbook (Steamboat Rock, IA)

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C ' 1940 Doris Brown, capably guided us during this flight. Clifford Readout Joined us and we continued happily onward until our usual distance had been covered and we reached our resting station. Upon entering our eighth plane, we found two strange passengers listed as Marjorie Price and Jack Dodd. At one of our numerous stops for investigation of interesting material, Alvin Hundertmark came a- board. Our stewardess, Miss Brown, proved to be very efficient through- out the trip but nevertheless, Charles Asher, Jack Dodd, and Lester Kramer found sufficient reasons to use their parachutes for hurried landings. When we again resumed our journey, we found an entirely different plane and different plans for its operation. Instead of being respon- sible to only one stewardess, we had a stewardess, Miss Letha Van Nos- trand, a steward, Mr. Kenneth E. Amsberry, and we were also under the instruction of the pilot, Mr. W. A. Scott, and co-pilot, Miss Marguer- ite Temple. On this new adventure, we encountered five new passengers, Luella Eilders, Virgil Inman, Merton Snapp,Dale Bogue,and Ruth Bear, but the place previously occupied by Marjorie Price was empty. We had much rough weather and came through monstrous clouds before we reached our eagerly anticipated rest. As we found our places aboard a new clipper for excursion ten, Maxine McElroy joined us, but Dale Bogue left to Join another air-way elsewhere. During this flight, Mr. H. A. Sissel occupied the vacancy made by Miss Van Nostrand andwe continued our flight with the rest of the crew remaining the same. This Journey came to an end all too soon when we were asked to pile out and take a rest. We soon resumed our Journey in a new plane with Mr. Amsberry ad- vancing to p1lot's position and Miss Dorothy Barker taking the co-p1- lot's seat with Miss Lucille Conzett and Mr. Sissel as helpers. Mary Stutzman, Ruth Bear, Virgil Inman, Maxine McElroy, and Kenneth Kramer failed to resume the flight. One seat was occupied byanew passenger, Anna Mae Janssen. Many new adventures were experienced during this flight which quickly came to an end. Then one bright morning in September, 1939, we took off on the last lap of our Journey in the Steamboat Rock Consolidated Lines' new streamlined clipper, with an extra passenger, Norma Hartman, and the same crew members. Many expeditions not previously experienced were now commonplace, and soon we were informed that the Board of D1- rectors of the Steamboat Rock Consolidated Air-ways had decided that we had finished our excursion. In all we have used twelve fully e- quipped clipper planes, have had five pilots, two co-pilots, seven stewardesses and stewards, and a total of forty-seven different pas- sengers aboard the planes at different times. We received a diploma for the outstanding work we accomplished during our 12,960 hours spent in the air. We, Faye Schwitters, Russell Karsjens, Elmer Gast, Ray Taylor, Lorraine DeVr1es, Roger Gast, Harold Boyenga, Alvin Hundertmark, LeOra Platte, Hex Sharpshalr, Merton Snapp, Anna Mae Janssen, Ernest Luiken, J1mSharpsha1r, Wilbert Harms, Luella Eilders, Clifford Read- out,and Norma Hartman, are proud to be able to launch out from the Steamboat Rock Consolidated Lines. 15

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QLD ww- - - SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In 1928, on the first of October, a group of sixteen little trav- elers met at an improvised airport, the Presbyterian Church. These passengers gave their names as Wanda Dooley, Lorraine Devries, Robert Frerichs, Agnes Frerichs, Elmer Gast, Harold Harms, Gerhardt Kramer, Russell Karsjens, Ray Folkerts, Helen Olsen, James Sharpshair, Jeanne Starr, Ray Taylor, Faye Schwitters, Maxine McElroy, and John Henry Ca- ble. After brief instruction here under our stewardess, Miss Lynn Platt, we boarded a new trans-educational plane of the Steamboat Rock Consolidated Lines with Pilot H. A. Helden, Co-pilot Marguerite Tem- ple, and five assistants. Sixteen little hearts beat fast when they realized that their plane had not been occupied before. After a brief flight, Robert Frerichs found it imperative to fasten on his parachute and bail out to a new destination. At the refueling station, Howard Wooten, Robert F'1sher,LeOra Platte., and Kenneth Kramer joined the pas- sengers. Upon reaching the first stop, we saw fit to rest for a brief time. When we again resumed our flight we were promoted to a second plane with the same name and stewardess but a bit more complicated mechanism. Upon this flight, Harold Harms and LeOra Platte did not rejoin the company, but Ruth Bear and Mae Bleeker Joined the sea of familiar faces. During this flight, Wanda Dooley, Robert Fisher, Ag- nes Frer1chs,and Helen Olsen found use for their parachutes and left our company at various places along the way. At the refueling sta- tion, Don Folkerts stepped aboard and filled one of the seats so re- cently vacated. Following the performance of many spectacular feats, the passengers welcomed a rest. The embarkment upon the third plane found a new stewardess whom we learned to call Miss Trena Christians. John Henry Cable did not accompany us on this plane. We soon found that with the change of planes came increasing requirements. No parachutes were used during the entire flight but ata stop for supplies, Lawrence Kadolph, Roland Newby,a.nd Glen Robinson Joined our ranks and LeOra Platts transferred from an Owasa plane to our Steamboat Rock Consolidated Clipper. Heed- ful of our feverish activities, the stewardess informed us that we must rest. After this rest we resumed our Journey in a more advanced plane with the same stewardess and the new passengers, Evelyn Cretin, Mary Stutzman, Norma Hartman, Arthur Frer1chs,and Ernest Lulken. Dur- ing our flight, Roland Newby, Lawrence Kadolph, and Norma Hartman bailed out to catch other planes, but our activities continued until our fourth stop provided additional recreation. After our fourth stop, we resumed our trip without the presence of Mae Bleeker, Donald Folkerts, Ray Folkerts,and Gerhardt Kramer . We also found a new stewardess, Miss Lucy Grieves, and two new pas- sengers, Charles Asher and Lester Kramer. At our usual stop for re- fueling, Verna Weatherman and Charles Monroe bounded aboard our com- fortable plane. With this group we continued until our next 'time out after which we entered another plane and found our usual company with only two vacancies--Glen Robinson and Charles Monroe hadn't re- sumed the flight. During this exciting lap of the Journey, Jeanne Starr bailed out and Harold Boyenga occupied her place.. All too soon we were informed that we must again rest. The seventh trip found all the previous students in their seats and lax Sharpshair occupying an extra one. A new stewardess, Miss 12

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o.,UNl'..fl2S1 - 1 1 1 BACK ROW: Robert Klatt, Gerhardt Kramer, and Junior Persons. MIDDLE ROW: Dallas Gast, Pearl Eilders, John Jaspers,DonFb1kerts, and Freda Reiter. FRONT ROW: Andy Ackerman, Ruth Bear, Marjory Taylor, and Ray Folkerts. THE JUNIOR CLASS This year has been one of increased activity over their Sophomore year for the members of the Junior Class. They started out the year by helping the Seniors make the annual carnivilasuccess and by preparing a three act comedy, NHuckleberry Finnn, which they gave on November 29 to a large crowd in the high school gymnasium. Seven of the members of the class, three girls andfourboys, were on the basketball squads and we have high hopes of having them as the foundation of our teams next year. Three of the boys are also on the baseball team. During the last semester, the Juniors have publlsheduamajority of the issues of our school paper, the NStat1oH. They sponsored several different projects during the year for the purpose of raising funds for the Junior-Senior banquet held in May. All in all, the Juniors have had a successful year and we sincere- ly wish them even more success in their Senior year. JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS President ....... ... ....... Ruth Bear Vice President ....... ..... Andy Ackerman Secretary-Treasurer ....... Marjory Taylor 14