First Alum Martha Potgieter Answers Editor Letter
Martha Potgieter associate professor of foods and nutrition at the University of Connecticut writes as Steamboat Rock high school alum. She recalls teaching nutrition, plans to exchange jobs with Miss Copping of Queen Elizabeth College, and outlines Fulbright bids to teach abroad while describing her Connecticut home and Steamboat Rock memories.
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Martha’ ‘Potgieter
Steamboat.Rock High School
Martha. Potgieter
University of Connecticut
London
Queen' Elizabeth College
University of London
Miss Copping
Iowa State College
Copping
Queen Elizabeth College
Pirates Stumble In Loss At Alden Court
The Steamboat Rock boys were routed 60 39 at Alden as they offered their poorest performance of the year. Coach Roechik used reserves, giving experience in a lost cause while Alden dominated all facets of the game.
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Connecticut
New England
Steamboat Rock
Pirates
Alden
Steamboat Cagers
Roechik
Steamboat’ Boys
Geneva
Partment
Ronnie’ HaVens
Gordon Pixler
Joe Knight
Consisténiey
Daroid Frerichs
Marv *Manning
The
Junior Jazz 7 By SARAH School Notes
The Junior Jazz column notes students returning to routine amid semester stress with some studying harder and others aiming to skip tests. Plans for a junior senior banquet and the junior class play are mentioned while the group mentions losing Jim Eggleston and hoping to engage Wayne Norris.
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Wwe
Jim Eggleston
Wayne Norris
Youth: Senior class forms committee to get the ball
The senior class has organized a committee including Joe Knight Dennis Holmes Dave Asher Marv Manning and Robert Mann to get the ball.
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Joe Knight
Dennis Holmes
Dave Asher
Marv Manning
Robert Mann
Susan's 10th Birthday Party Grades Event
Mrs Kenneth Kramer hosted a Saturday afternoon party for Susan's tenth birthday. Twenty two fourth grade children attended with Mire Weber present. Games followed, then Susan opened gifts, with Linch served by the hostess and Mrs Gerhardt Kramer. Jolene Kramer moved back from Eldora school, leaving seven girls and eleven boys in the class.
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Kenneth. Kramer
Susan
Weber
Gerhardt Kramer
Gade
Jolene Kramer
Eldora School
What Will Be In these dear old halls of Steam boat High
A reflective verse questions the future of Steam boat High as graduates depart. It ponders where classmates will go, who will tutor, and who will lead future classes.
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Steamboat High
Mientsy
Katherine
Rick
Study Hall Signals Involving Dave And George
Fragmentary lines describe a study hall scene with Dave and George. The text references Barbara, Louie, Ehlers, Fat Max and her ring, and a character called Pretty Boy Roehlk. No coherent narrative or dates emerge from the OCR fragment.
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Zender
Barbara
Louie
Ehlers
Big
Batt
Fat Max
Big Bull Reed
Beezer
Basher
Pretty Boy Roehlk
Dave and
George
Steamboat Triumphs In Spirit Boosted Rivalry Victory
In a lively gym night, Steamboat faced Radcliffe with the Rockettes rallying chants and a tough pace. Despite slow starts and tense moments, Radcliffe edged ahead briefly before Steamboat surged back and clinched the win as the crowd roared.
Sat in Petticoats and Paddles in Satin Pedal Pushers
A humorous domestic vignette imagines role reversals where sisters confront brothers wearing each other’s clothes. The speaker jokes about wardrobe swaps and a playful nod to fashion shifts, ending with a teasing question about returning to George Washington era norms.
Prying Pan And School News Fashioned From Local Bits
Prying Pan by Dee L. Luiken reports on Christmas gifts and casual chatter about who may be the next “victim.” Student notes share a cautious social scene, a dating concern, and a park plan. Highlights include girls winning another basketball game and a boys’ thriller by two points in sudden death. Local items list Lostring Mervin Wright Eldora Found by Alma Lyons Steamboat Rock and a panel discussion on a youth center and snow shoes as a fad at Steamboat High.
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Steamboat Rock
Beane
Légion Hall
C. Lostring
Mervin Wright
Eldora
Alma Lyons
Steamboat
Rock
Apgar's Take Pictures Monday at Old Gold event
Monday Apgar Studios will take pictures for the Old Gold group and various school segments on January 14 starting at 9 30. Dress codes and group formats outlined include bands, choirs, glee clubs, student council and class officers with robes or uniforms as specified. Mrs Roehlk will photograph groups, trios, soloists, and costume acts.
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Apgar Studios
Board
Glee Club
Glee
Glub
Bard
Year 1956 Iowa student council events and sports notes
Readable portions cover four student council delegates presenting a panel on good student behavior at the Iowa Association of Student Councils, a girls softball tourney at Union Whitten, Wellsburg beating Steamboat 21-6, and a drama cast performing October Fog. Also noted are Iowa basic skills tests, Phyllis Bell earning Homemaker of Tomorrow honors and a Betty Crocker $500 scholarship, plus class activities, staff roles, and trips to Marshalltown and National Field Days.
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Iowa Association of Student Councils
Iowa State College
Dounncil
Phyllis
Bol
Bonnie ‘Plergon
Pat Luiken
David Asher
Mt. Gehrings
Union
Secord
Wellsburg
Steamboat
Cave
Iowa
Phyllis Bell
Rock
Betty Crocker Company
Jufilor
Jon Coer
Falls
Dave Asher
Shirley Kite
Ronnie Riekéh
Pat Luk
Bone P
Shirley
Kruse
É Piéreon
Phyllis Be Bell
Alle
Jaspers
Oean
I Rockettés
Helen
Union Whitten
Roehik
Delores
Davids Shen
Barry Mients
Spos
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University of Hawaii
Honolulu
Énnomics
School of Home Economics
Martha
Potgieter
Junior Jazz
Sarah
Barbara Heard
Vail
Hubbard
Radcliffe
Farmall
John Deere
International
Cultipacker
Ft. John
Deere
Hay Bank
Paul Brinkmeyer
Reisinger & Heltibridle
He - Gee
Berith
Gast
New Heard
Karla
Ruth
Rhoads
Jane
Rockettes
Canille
Lynn Asher
Brother
Pop
George’. Washington
Dee-Luiken
Roeser
Mr. Rhoads
Birks
George Ehlers
Son
Hill
E. Snow-Shoes
Apgar
Judy Gabt
Ardin County Indies
Colfax
Ike
Marshalltown
Apéar
Fred
Karen B
Barbara H
Karla F
Dave. A
Whitten
Dave
Farm Bureau
Washington, D. C
Farmers OF
Washington,d. C
State Dept
Dept. of Agriculture
Soil Bank
Hardin County
Hardin County Farm Bureau
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