Titonka High School - Indian Yearbook (Titonka, IA)

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CLASS LTQWURY We were drafted into the A E P CArmy of Educational Eorcesj as Buck Privates on Auvust 30 1937 we started with ll recruits who were HARCLD HEESCH DhLORro IQIB AAD DCNvA CALLI s HABIRT Divkb KEITH BRUNS, JANETTE PRUIS MANN PATSY SFOLKWELL LAQL YOUWL ROB Rl BATT, GRACE SNIDT and JUN OR QNYDER Under the supervlsion of Colonel Carmi chal, we took our dally drllls stopping at the half year to take on a new recruit from Camp Lakota This was ESTHER A3SAw We flnished our first year with the same routine After recelvina a short furlouvh we returned once more to Camp Tltonka where we were promoted to Private PlPSt Class Under this new ratin we recelved Colonel Johnson Wltq the 8ddltlOD of two new recruits from nearty camps They were DECNA JOPNDTON and FRED HOFMANN By this time we were LCCOmlHU oetter acquainted with army rules and regu We received three months furlouah and then back to army life Once more received a promotion We were corporals Assl lna us this year was Colonel Van N st, who Ueliev d in strict army discipline W compl ted thls term rapidly wlth 3 nev recrults lley were EDITH KRULL, La VONNE Mc CLIILY and RALPH AESsEL'AN Also GRACE QNIDT wha translerred to a nearby camp We had little dllflculty tuat year except the ppedimic of measles which struck all bu a few in camp A short leave was viven to ev ryone Aft r P6COV6PlHq from the ebedimic we returned to cimp and finLshed the pear wlthout further upsets Hurrah' another furlouvh for three months and then back to cam to leceive a vcry pleasant surprise We were promoted to Sargeants Thls year we were given a very well liked Colonel Colonel Wellmeyer who alded us throuvh many difTlCUltl8S Army llfe was Uettlnp harder all llong But after struavling nine lon months and after being given a three months furlouvh we were promoted to Staff Sargeants This change was needed by all of the camp as we found army llfe was not all play We also received a new Colonel who was Colonel Thompson, who was substituted by Colonel Bier DONNA RAE CALLIEb was transferred to a different camp this year We went on throuph the year wlth little trouble, ex cept for a feu who were court martmaled for constandly wh1sperinU 1n class 31 Y 'W A' +L.. - , ,- ' 1 -w .I . 1. I . . A J 1 3 , 0 N 1 1 w A an H 11,'1 yv , J , J .A A. A , X rw 1 X' ' xt l 1 1 A E1 , f L IJ , , , 1 1, w Yr -A - v , fx I Fl ' in 1 1 , . , J. . A I, AL .. 'T' '1 ' ' ll J a ' 4- . ,. 9 A 0 F ' 'I P V . A L, N u A , 4 . I M, fx, . V 1- ' 9 0 . n A-J A , . A - . s A N Q -1 ,, - V L ' 1 - lations. . A in Y , we . . Y . . A A S I , T ,.: VIN fs ' - J 1 A 4 -. A A' ' ru f, 1 - 'v . , 3 -A ,fs 5 y ,AA xs J' , Y - 1 Q 11 A , K' A' ' O X L 1 , . t . y ,. A 0 L1 0 P ' , , t l , . U ef Q 0 C7 - 'I .- .ao - o . -- l , C-3 -A. . ,. o . . :J ' 1 ' CT 1 3 , 'B .J rw ' q ' 3 ' i 0 X IY , , , e ' 0 , - un . v -. D . 1 .iw 9

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FRANCIS PA R SON was transferred t another camp and ROBIQT KILEY came at the O8glDDiDg of the year and then left us later on Along wlth our new rank we also recelved a new general of the Army, t 13 belna General Metcalf, also a new Major Gene al who was Major General VanZanibercen and three new BPldP iler Generals, these were Spindler, Guse, and Conner, 1th Brlivad er Ceneral Allen remainlng with us fr m the previeus year us, this was quite a year We had the privllage of inltiatinv the lower offlcers CFreshmenJ Wothinm much happened this year and we went through our tralninv with no m'shaps, except for Lieut DELORhS RANZEN, who receivei a brocen nose We really welcomed our furlouvh this time and when we came back we were glad to receive the ratin as Captaxn It gave us a little more authority Major General Castor, soon shoved us that it didn't9999 The Bridgadier Generals who also h lped enforce the laws of the army were Mehlan, Gard Harrls, and Callies who was later replaced by Greb W also rec lved two new Captalns who were ZELNA WILSCN and BERT RCSKANP MAX CARR was tr nsferr ed to another camp This year went along as smoothly as could be expected After another furlough was vranted we came back to wood old Camp Titonka for our last year in the army After oeinv in the army for ll years we knew we would miss it when we finally did receive our discharges Just think, in our last year we dld receive the ratln of Major Ne received the same officers as we had the prevlous year, except Schenk took Gard's positlon at the last part of the year Some f s took too mxch for granted being Mayors, and were seen quite frequently in Major General Castor's of fice W also received new buddy this beinv EMMA GaNE SCHMIDT The year went fast, and flnally the great day came when we recelved a dlsoharve We Seniors wish to thank all of our te chers who h lped us all the way through school We really did enjoy it an none of us will ever forget it All of us Senxors, we hope, will become a success in some way or another and we owe it to the teachers who were patient with us and who helped ug through school , f-I' ' - O 1 ' . A 0 3 . L . . 1 I, ' A X 3 'K-T , ' aa ' . w' , i 1, ' J o ' . . To . ' O i : :V xv 0 . 1 + 9 ' U v T . 1 F Q I .- 0 v L3 l. KT . 0 ' .f v '- thought----but our General of the Army, Metcalf, and our new . - 'V Y A 5 U I S ' . NA L 9 Q ' J L ' N V V X . 1 s 1 Zi ' . ,f , O ,D 0 I O I I . , . r O O u 4 ' . e o a , U U - at ' 1 . A . p . O . f . ' 1 d O O