Thomas Jefferson High School - Monticello Yearbook (Council Bluffs, IA)

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fd AAAAAA'A AA A, 1549549596 Hzstory qt Thomas jwrxon Hzglo Scloool N the beautiful rolling hills of Virginia a sacred monument to great deeds and a great name stands the sturdy old home of Thomas efferson Monticello. Monticello built by Thomas elferson truly stands a memorial to his strength in- domitable courage and leadership ability. Around these characteristics the students of Thomas Jefferson high school are developed. As each year passes new honors are bestowed upon the school. It is therefore only fitting that we should review the history of the school s accomplishments. Thomas efferson High School was organized in anuary, 1922, with 630 students and twenty-five teachers. The building was erected and equipped at a cost of more than ' half million dollars. In 1924 the first class graduated, and it consisted of thirty-five members. IQ This class had as their class colors orange and white, and these colors were later chosen to represent the school also, whose motto has always been the school where the golden rule is practiced. The junior class of 1924 gave the play, She Stoops to Conquer, ' j and it was received as a success. 1 ,117 A T ' l . . I ' 1 l , ' J -' g j s .l , s , 4 4. i . , I J J , Then came the class of 1925, and it was their good fortune in winning seven out of the ten debates in which their representatives took part. The seniors gave as their last 4 contribution the play, You and I. Q Our eyes are then turned to the pages in which is related the events of the school 1 year of 1926. In this period the Signal, the voice of the school, organized the beat ' system, and Byron Tellander attended the Inter-scholastic Convention at Madison, Wis- consin, bringing back with him helpful ideas along the journalism line. This year the debaters won first place in the Missouri Valley league, with Mr. R. S. Cartwright as coach In football, five games were won one tied and two lost, which was a very good record. Then for the first time in the history of the school an R. O. T. C. honorary lieutenant colonel was chosen, this being Hazel Walker. Our school paper the Signal was enlarged in 1927, to a five-column four-page paper. Then came the junior class play Adam and Eva which was enjoyed by all. In 1928, our commercial department stepped to the front. The novice shorthand team and the novice and amateur typing teams, won first places in the district contest Last year our musicians put forth their best efforts and as a result Walter Cassell won first place as baritone soloist at Iowa City and the boys quartet won first place in the state. In basketball a splendid record was made having won ten games and losing only four In 1929 Thomas eiferson won the Iowa State academic meet 1 lk , , , , , ff ,79 , l I 1' lb . x lhf , . 1 - .I - ml Now we come to the last pages of history, being made just recently. First of all NN our debaters won the Drake tournament and in this way brought much credit to the school. S N, Then, an outstanding member of the senior class, Leo Nogg, won the Iowa state cham- Q ' pionship in extemporaneous speaking. Our eighth grade, too, gave us a champion, Helen 3 H Jensen, who won first in the state spelling contest. The Signal staff also entered the wi 'Nl school paper in class B of the Columbia Press contest and won second place. They also Q 1 , won a second place rating the class A division of the Midland college tri-state contest. 'Q iN Although Thomas Jefferson is a rather young school, it has accomplished much along Q Nl all lines, and has competed with much older schools, and in many instances has been suc- Q ll , cessful. So great are the achievements of our students in music, typing, shorthand, history, athletics, debating, and spelling, that it would be impossible to enumerate them all. as 1 The wonderful co-operation of the forty-one faculty members, and the 875 students is Q j responsible for this. . 3 ---ix A f X 1' - fi , , ' - ' J Five 54 ,5 53 5 A-, - ' 7 ' ziaaaaap ic s.

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