Tama High School - Iuka Yearbook (Tama, IA)

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, I Alf 5 fKenny Porter, Paul Hoffman. Leo Kuplsa, Iames Dumbauld, W Mahlon Pelham, Don Andersonj April 19 Tama Public Schools had another Vic- tory Drive. This time it wasn't for scrap but for bonds and stamps. The total bonds and stamps sold at both the grade and high schools amounted to 33,049.00 The high school students purchased 31,612.50 worth of bonds while the grade school was not far behind with Sl,337.50 worth. This is just one high school out of the hundreds of thousands throughout the country that are trying to show the boys in the service-maybe from their own schools-that they are behind them 1002! Surely with a spirit like this, how could it be other than an Allied Victory? Tama l'liql1's Part In the War Ellurt Are you all out for Victory? Tama Public Schools have certainly been since the beginning of the school year right up to the end of it. The students started to work by help- ing with the scrap drive. Six industrious senior boys scouted around and found cr huge two ton tank partly buried in the dump. After struggling with it several days, the boys were able to raise it from the ground as is illustrated by the picture at the left. By the end of the drive, the students had brought in between thirteen and fourteen tons of scrap. It was time to cele- brate! A Scrap Queen was elected: Ruthe Burnes held this honorary position. Led by the band, the students paraded through the business district displaying their scrap in trucks and behind tractors. One of the outstanding attractions of the parade was a Victory Model T owned and operated by Arnold Chantland. It was typical of the patriotism of American school boys throughout the country.

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JUNIOR CLASS The Iunior Class will complete the end of the school year with one wish, and one alone, that next year will return to our school the boys and teachers who have so gal- lantly given up their own way of life for our protection. By selling pop corn, candy, and hamburgers at the football and basketball games the class was very successful in raising money for the social event of the year, The lunior and Senior Prom. The Iunior Class Play helped to contribute a good sum for the same purpose. The close of the school year is drawing near and the thought of each Iunior is that next year will end the happy high school days. Though they will never be able to take the place of the seniors that are with us this year, they will endeavor to hold high the standards reached by that class and strive to leave the same fine examples for the next class. Officers were: President, Ezzy Coleman: Vice-President, I-luth Burnes: Secretary, Voda Weaver: Treasurer, Maxine Prusha: Sponsor, Miss Dorathy Cords. SUPHUMURE CLASS The second year of this class's era in Tama High School has come almost to an end. Already some students are showing promises of better things ahead. A number of students from this class have participated in declamatory work. One is writing on the news staff and several others are signed up for next year. Various instruments of the band are played by different class musicians. Among these are the trombone, cornet, drum, bassoon, French horns, alto saxophone, and a clarinet. This shows that this class is almost a band in itself. Sports, too are claiming some of these sophomore boys as valuable to the basket- ball team, baseball team, and football team. Those who have worked hard and proved their ability are Merle Kensinger, Ben Morgan, and Rex Coleman as well as many others. This will be the Iunior Class next year and they will have more opportunities to let these talents develop. Lincoln Essay Medals were awarded to Arnold Chantland, Audra Peters, and Bernard Shilhanek for their excellent essays on Why Buy Bonds. Officers were: President, Ben Morgan: Vice-President, Georgia Betz: Secretary and Treasurer, Alan Iones: Sponsor, Miss Elizabeth Roberts. FRESHMAN CLASS People usually speak of this class as the Green freshies ! However, after having spent a year in high school, they feel it is time to pass the tradition on to the succeed- ing class. Even though these people may seem small and unimportant now, a few years will mark a different trend in their lives. Some are already represented inthe band: others have great possibilities in the field of athletics. Vocal music will be the aim of others while some will develop in the field of dramatics. Then, of course, there will be the scholastic type of student who will stick to his A's l This class is well deserving of praise. May they be as outstanding when the time comes for them to stand on the threshold of graduation as the preceding classes have been. Officers are: President, Darrell Rebik: Vice-President, Dick Corns: Secretary, Dick Burns: Treasurer, Cecelia McCoy: Sponsor, Mrs. Clyde Drury.

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