Tama High School - Iuka Yearbook (Tama, IA)

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DEDICAT UN Miss Jean Downing I9l2-l938 IT is with a deeper feeling than usual that the Senior Class approaches the dedicaa tion of its Iuka. .lust short of mid-year, death took from us our beloved class sponf sor and friend, Miss .lean Downing. 'l'llCl'C- by our task of dedication was made both easy and difficult, for what can one say that will do justice to SllCll a fine teacher, friend, and pal? VVe, the Senior Class, have felt the loss of Miss Downing keenly, both in class projects and in general school activities. YVe have missed her cheerful smile, her encouragement, l1er leadership. Our high school days have been so much richer, so much happier because of her work among us. Long after other memo- ries of high school days have left us, the many memories of the short time Miss Downing was with us will live on. It is our sincere hope that we have made in this book an object Worthy of dedication to so fine a person, and tr11st that as a class, we may be true to l1er ideals. This book, therefore, we respectfully dedicate to the memory of Miss Jean Downing. I cannot say, and I will not say That she is dead-She is just away! With a cheery smile, and a wave of the hand, She has wandered into an unknown land And left us dreaming how very fair It needs must be, since she lingers there.

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IHZN NfH HE COINIPLETION of the Tama High School building is a realization of a desire of the people of Tama for a modern building adequate to meet the educational demands of the present day. Civilization constantly changes and places addi- tional responsibilities upon each succeeding genera- tion. Educational facilities must be so arranged that education may serve its purpose in a changing society. Just as office buildings, dwellings, and factories bc- come outmoded because of new inventions and better ways of arranging rooms and other areas to meet the needs and activities of the occupants, so do school buildings with the passing of time become inadequate for the modern educational procedures and the newer standards of pupil comfort and health. Aesthetic sur- roundings are a potent force in influencing the forma- tion of a child's character. School rooms that are well lighted and ventilated and that have artistic ap- pearances leave good and lasting impressions upon the minds of the pupils who occupy them. This line of reasoning and the realization that the children are the community's best asset, in whose welfare a community can make its best investment, guided the members of the Board of Education in planning the new Tama High School. The building is considered one of the most beau- tiful and modern school structures in Iowa. The peo- ple of our community, the student body, and the school faculty have expressed their satisfaction over its completeness and utility. Dr. Eugene A. Gilmore, President of the University of Iowa, who gave the main address at the dedication services, said, Here is this beautiful building, a thing of joy and pride. VVe share your pride and satisfaction in the successful completion of this great civic enterprise. It means li CHUDL much to you of the present generation. It will mean much to the hundreds of boys and girls of this com- munity in the years to come. The structure of the outer walls is reinforced monolithic concrete. The materials used for finishing are, as a whole, fire-resisting, which gives the build- ing a Class A fire rating. The combination gymnasi- um-auditorium, vocational homemaking and manual arts departments, and the rooms to accommodate in- struction in the academic subjects will adequately meet the problem of housing a program of studies for a secondary school which offers both cultural and vo- cational educational training. The building can readi- ly be adapted to fit future changes of the secondary school curriculum. The aim of combining beauty, util- ity, permanence, economy in maintenance, fire-resist- ance, safety and comfort for tl1e occupants, and adapt- ability to changes, has been successfully achieved. It is hoped that we have built more than a school, a place where young, growing boys and girls may devel- op in a wholesome environment and be prepared for life's work. Bruce Barton has said, In times like these, invest in boys and girls. Men talk about buying stocks at the bottom. VVhen you invest in boys or girls, you are always buying at the bottom. You are sure that the youngster is growing up and there is no telling how far. I invite every man and woman in America to take a flyer in Childhood Preferred. I predict a great future for their security. It has an investment merit combined with the most exciting speculative possibilities. You are sure to get a man or a woman. You may get a great man or a great womanf, This building is a tribute to the foresight of the Board of Education and to the progressive thinking of the people of Tama.

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Hue:-I SCHOOL E. H. NELSON Tama, Iowa SUPERINTENDENT Ii. .-1. Coe College JI. .1. State University of Iowa MINNIE HAUSWIRTH Havelock, Iowa HOME ECONOMICS H. S. Iowa State College Sponsor-K. lVIcKag Club R. G. MILLER Tama, Iowa COACH AND COMMERCIAL Ii. S. Iowa State Teachers College SIJIIRSOTYFTCSIITHUR Class PEARL STURM lfVest Union, Iowa HISTORY AND NORMAL TRAINING 13.11. Iowa State Teachers College Sponsor-Normal Training Club, Girl Scouts Captain MARGARET E. TREVETT Estherville, Iowa AMERICAN LITERATURE, TCNG IIISII, TYIIINC 13. .'1. University of Iowa Sponsor-Junior C l a s s, Scouts, Iuka Staff ALBERTA BOND Peterson, Iowa ENOLISII, SPEECI-I Ii. .'1. State University of Iowa Sponsor-Senior Class FAC U LTY BEN JONES Tama, Iowa High School Principal SCIENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCE H. S. Coe College III. 11. University 'of Iowa LUCIE STEVENS Zllontour, Iowa COMMERCIAL Capital Citg Commercial College State l'niversitg of Iowa University of Chicago SponsorfNews Staff L. VV. VANDERLINDEN Ta ma, Iowa AIANFAL IXRTS AND PIIYSICAL ED. H. 11. Iowa Stale Teachers College Sponsor-Sophomore Class H. T. HURLEY Tama, Iowa RIATIIEMATICS AND SCIENCE 11. B. Buena Vista College JI. S. Iowa State College Sponsor-Iulca S t a f f, Camera Club MARGARET L. SHERMAN A Grinnell, Iowa MUSIC 41. If. Grinnell College Columbia State Teachers College MABEL MILLER New Sharon, Iowa ENGLISII, LATIN, PIIYSICAL ED. B. .f1. Penn College H. rl. Jlusic, University of Chi- cago Sponsor-G. J. A.