Vinton High School - Arrow Yearbook (Vinton, IA)

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emor Class Huslory Th dlscovery of the class of 1950 was an acc t nt Four , ars ago early one mornlng on the flrst of Septemoer 1952 the faculty of tne Shrpley Hlgh School were strolllng almlessly through the orrldors and wonderlng wh ther there would 9 an startlrng cnar ges ln therr work durlng the commg year Suddenly they caught a glrmpse of sometnrng ex a td strange Just lnsrde the front door huddled together ln mute embarrassment x ere tic, m m bers of what became the class of 1956 To the casual eve they seemed merely a gro p of ordlnary boys and glrls well dressed reasonaol, good lookrng and naol frrgntcx ed But to the tralned eyes of these experlenced expldrers these strangers scemed drstuct a td w1dely separated 1nd1 lduals each possesslng aptltude talents and defrcler cres decldedly worth flndlng out The faculty wanted to help them get r1d of thelr fears so they ID lted them to spend a few weel s wlth them so they could galn thelr confldence and frler dshlp They succeeded after great dlfflculty ln ac ompllshlng thrs That year we were ten ln mumoer Donald Apland Larry Barl er Janet Donald Jams Groomes Alvln Kemmerer Joann Lyon Pamela Mather Mlldred Murrell Larry South and Mllo Weeks The class offlcers elected at our flrst class meetlng were the followlng Pres ldent Larry South Vlce Presldent Alvln Kemmerer Secretary Treasurer Mlldred Murrell Our class sponsor was Mr Harold Hunt Slllbe there was a Student Councll we ele ted two representatlves who were Jams Groomes and Mllo Wee' s One event that we all experlenced as Freshmen was the 1n1t1at1on Indeed we were ln ltlated too After thls we were looked upon as off1c1al members of the hlgh school Thls year we had a carnlval and the Freshman class had three booths Ore was a Flsh Pond Beauty Parlor the other one was Hlt tue Dummy The Pre hmar Class sponsored a party for the h1gh school at wh1ch we nad a taffy pull hlgh school The Sophomores were Donald Apland La ry Barlfer Janet Donald M1lcred Murrell Jams Groomes Georgette Hrghland rlv n Kemmer 1 Joan Lyol Pam la Mather and Larry South At the beglnnlng of the s co d semester D1 k Sarge t ret uned from 11l1no1s to be wlth hls classmates whom he had had ln elohth gran' Our class offlccrs were Presldent Larry Barker VICG Presldent Joann Lyon Secretary Trca urer Pamela Mather Mr Harold Hunt was our sponsor Vlfhen we returned as Jun ors we had lost two boys and one g rl and galned one boy They were Donald Apland Larry Barker Janet Donald Jams Groomes Joann Lyon Pamela Mather Mlldred Murell and D1ck Sargent The class offlcers elected w re Presldent Joann Lyon V1ce Presldent Larry Barker Secretary Treasurer Jams Groomes Our sponsor was 1Vlrs Jane Meadows Thls was a very busy year for the Junlors We had the concessron stand at all of the home ball games Th1s was lndeed a new experlence to all of us The money helped us flnance the Junror Semor Banquet whlch we held ln Des Molnes Iowa at the alrport The theme for the Banquet was Hawanan Another hlghllght of our Jumor year was our Jumor Semor Class Play S1las Smldge from Turnlp R1dge County Clay ln Ioway The entlre class enjoyed thls new experlence One of the partles of tlus year was the Shoeshlne Party where the losers of a Magazlne Campalgn gave tne wlnners a party At the beglnnlng of thlS year elght senrors enrolled rn the Senlor Class They were Donald Apland Larry Barker Janet Donald Jams Groomes Joann Lyon Pamela Mather Mlldred Murrell and D1ck Sargent The class offlcers were Pres1dent Jams Groomes V1ce Presldent Dlck Sargent Secretary Treasurer Joann Lyon Our Class sponsor lS Mr Edwln Smlth Thls was an eventful year also We presented our JL.n1or Sen1or Class Play A Feudln Over Yonder 111 October Durlng the four years the entlre class had added very much to the basketball and musrc act1v1t1es Now as we look back on all that we haJe done x c do 1 remember the worl as much as the fun we had ln dolng lt We are now loo' rng forx aro to our Sk1p Day to ChlCaQO our Junlor Senxor Banquet and most lmportant our Graduatlon Dag Of the elght Graduates flue ot them began Klndergarten together They are Donald Apland Larry Barker Jams Groomes Joann Lyon and Pamela Mather 0 l e ' ' f ' i le 'fe , J I I ' Y - ' . 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