Tama High School - Iuka Yearbook (Tama, IA)

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le rd ,sc Tama s Fxrst Hxgh School Buxlt rn 1865 CENTENNIAL A blrthday cake topped Wllh 100 candles adorns Iowas table of plenty th1s year The fhckerrng lrghts beckon us to pause a moment and consrder what has made th1s ann1versary possrble From humble begrnnmgs on untamed pra1r1es a century ago Iowa has developed rnto a modern and prosperous state noted the world over for tts corn hogs and other foodstuffs Durrng the war and 1n the reconstruct1on per1od followmg hungry m1ll1ons have looked to Iowa farmers for food But her accomplrshments have not been l1m1ted to agrrculture alone Iowa IS fast takrng 1ts place w1th other states ln lndustry cla1m1ng the worlds largest manufacturlng plants rn several frelds of productron Her culture has made great strrdes since the days of spellmg bees charcoal sketches on slabs of wood and log schoolhouses Such progress has been possrble only through the courage determrnatron and v1s1on of early p1oneers and succeedrng generatlons It IS therefore f1tt1ng durlnq th1s centennral year that we of the present day pay homage to them for the herrtage that ts ours As we browse through the pages of Iowa s Centenmal Scrapbook w llnger on those contrrbuted by our own communlty especrally those concermng Tama Hrgh School One page shows Tama s frrst hrgh school bu1ld1ng con structed rn 1865 and 1866 on the s1te where the present grade school IS located In 1914 th1s bulldrng gave way to Central School Today we are proud of our beautlful modern hlgh school fmrshed 1n 1939 Throughout the IUKA we f1nd more qhmpses 1nto earher days at Tama Hrgh as well as the story of dear old golden rule days durlnq th1s annrver sary year As we reflect on the contrasts between the past and present 1n our own sphere we gain perspectrve and rdeas Wllh whlch to meet the challenq xnq future and determlnatron to contrlbute even more to progress rn our hrgh school commumty state country and world W1th these thoughts 1n mrnd the staff presents the IUKA of 1946 Centenn1al Scrapbook C X g x , . . ' ' 1 ' 9 IA, I 1 ., , X , . f - .. 1, , 1 f , ' , I If . 1 A V A , . - ' A if.-'ef'fifh'x. .. - 7 Jn ' -r, . - r '.... .- ., 'sv-3.1 ...ff..f ve- Q . . 1 1 I I - , . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 , . 1 1 - 1 1 I H . n . ' e ' , . , . . . . u 1 - I . . H ,, . . . I - I I I I I I