Tama High School - Iuka Yearbook (Tama, IA)

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Standing: Alice Overturi, Ben Morgan, Georgia Betz, Alan Iones, Audra Peters. Sitting: Rosemary Iacobson, Ianet Lauderdale National Honor Society It is customary to choose from every high school graduating class a certain percentage of the upper fourth of the class to be admitted to the National Honor Society. The students chosen for this honor are to be commended for more than a superior scholarship because there are other qualifications to be considered, such as leadership evidenced by his being a class officer or in any way a representative of his class during his four years in high school. Service of course can be shown by his list of school activities, and character, one of the chief requirements, is judged on the basis of the student's conduct and attitude in school. The members of this society are the outstanding members of the classes from which they are selected, and membership in the National Honor Society is an honor coveted by all. Chosen also as ranking first scholastically in the valedictorian, Alan Iones and the salutatorian, George Betz who ranks second scholastically.

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ALAN IONES President AUDRA. PETERS, Vice-Pres. MERLE KENSINGER, Secretary MARILYN BRAMBLETT Treasurer Colors-Blue and Silver. ,Flower-Red Rose. Motto-Out of school life: into Life's school. Scrzirfr 611155 This graduating class of 1945 started its long and tedious Way to higher education in the fall of 1932. In that same fall Franklin D, Roosevelt was elected president of the United States. One month before our graduation we, with all the world, were shocked and saddened by the death of our president. None of us had ever known another president and few had ever had a better one. For this reason we think it fitting that we should set aside a page of this book devoted to his memory. The 50 Seniors that will leave Tama High this year have been at a handi- cap during their high school career. When as freshmen we sat in the hushed auditorium the morning of December 8, 1941 and heard Congress declare war against the Axis, our high school career assumed a more serious aspect. True, We had lots of good times and fun after then but against this was always held the fact that we were at war. Our outlook on the future was different: we were preparing not for a peaceful future, but one where we would have to fight for our country. The war reached in and took boys that would have graduated with us. It came into our lives and changed us. We were serious, althoucrh at times we assumed a false carefree attitude typical of pre-war years. We were the first class to graduate from Tama High School having spent our four years during a period when our country was at War. As older, more mature boys and girls we were the leaders in high school. We need not elaborate: merely look through the pictures of this book. In every field, music, athletics, speech work, or journalistic work, seniors assumed the leadership and were the core of every activity. We seniors will miss this school in future years but when we look back we shall see that we did a good job in high school. We only hope that we shall do individually as good a job in life's school as we did in school life.